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What have the Canucks just done? (feddit.uk)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/hockey@lemmy.ca
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Is this the worst managed and owned team in the league? In the whole hockey world? In all of sports history (probably not quite that bad but cut me a little slack here)?

In 2 years they've gone from one of the most stacked groups in the league, with 6 players going to the all star game to this.

We're in dead last place and just traded arguably the greatest player in Canucks history, a true generational talent, Calder nominee, 3 time Norris trophy nominee and winner in 2024, Canucks all time leader in points and assists for a defenseman, the team captain, for Rossi, Ohgren, Buium and what might very well turn into a 32nd overall draft pick.

I'm done emotionally investing in this team and shall now be watching the Wild and my second team the Sharks instead until Aquilini sells the team.

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[–] 4 points 8 months ago

The Ottawa Senators once had what should have been one of the greatest lineups in hockey.

The 2005 lineup had Heatley, Chara, Alfredsson, Spezza, and Hasek in net.

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000542006.html

The management got so bad there were billboards put up demanding the owner sell the team.

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    [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    Ah, shooting yourself in the foot. Classic Canadian hockey management maneuver.

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    [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, that was a surprise of a deal. It's like the Canucks just gave up after the Sedins retired.

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    • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Do you guys want a guy who doesn't want to play there anymore?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    The problem isn't the trade per se but the appalling asset management that's lead us to this point.

    Imagine a team that's had to trade out 2 captains in 3 seasons, had to ship out their points leader one year because of a bullying problem that management encouraged, had 4 head coaches in 5 seasons.

    Imagine Colorado turning themselves into such a tyre fire that Makar wanted out and they had to trade him out in a panic or risk losing him for nothing.

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    • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    As you said , it's the owner. He is capable of supporting an up and coming team like Sedins era, but not so much trying to build a new era. Hoped he learned something from the past 1.5 decade. Or else just sell the team.

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    [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    It's either that or just lose him anyways 18 months from now for nothing. Sell when his value is as high as possible.

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    [–] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    General Manager Patrik Allvin announced that he is the General Manager Patrik Allvin.

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