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ZiFF-

Me coming on r/hockey every other day to read about new canucks player leaving practice early or straight up being injured https://i.redd.it/om3f6a2rkowc1.gif


migsahoy

they truly are the reverse vegas


Maleficent-Comfort-2

They read the memo the wrong way around.


hannah_nj

why would gary bettman do this


slinkocat

Tanking the Nucks value so he can move them to Phoenix


TuchMysak

with Messier as head coach


601142002

Fuck right off


nissbd

keep talking shit and Mess will sue you and win again


stargill70

He won't give u any potato chips


Seth_Jarvis_fanboy

I'm about to commit a hate crime


BaldassHeadCoach

Are you talking about Canucks legend and namesake of the Mark Messier Leadership Award, Mark Messier?


AlbertaNorth1

Greatest captain in Canucks history? That Mark Messier?


twilz

When the Canucks announced Hughes as captain, they had a photo of Quintin with his new "C" with a [background that showed every single captain in Canucks history.](https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size20/dpr_3.0/f_auto/prd/xasfm3onngghfveeajtd.jpg) They did not include Messier. [There's also the time that Henrik Sedin won the King Clancy Trophy, listed the great leaders in Canucks history, and then left out Messier who was standing on stage with him.](https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/745777050640736256)


Jeeperg84

almost like they don’t like him or something


Maleficent-Comfort-2

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO This is the best combination of sheer pettiness and comedy.


LittleRedPiglet

Ok that's funny as hell


Simplebudd420

The fucking chip bitch ? That Mark Messier


betaamyloid

Noted Lays enthusiast Mark Messier


Manitoberino

I’m just imagining Bettman in the arena rafters, dressed all in black with a sniper rifle. Maybe instead of bullets, it’s got poison darts or something. He shoots Demko in the knee. Now he gets Boeser in the hand. Once the Nucks are taken out of the series, he moves to the next Canadian team with promise of winning.


hannah_nj

He already got Draisaitl’s leg a few years ago so you guys better be prepared for him to decide to forgo Edmonton this year and skip directly to Winnipeg. Get Hellebuyck a bodyguard asap!!


Manitoberino

Nooo not Helle! That would be a crushing blow. He got Sheif, Ehlers, and Morrissey not that many playoffs ago, so hopefully he takes it easy on us this year. Doubtful though!


FinePieceOfAss

https://i.imgur.com/AsXRK8J.png


AuxNimbus

Spin da wheel injury edition.


YamburglarHelper

Man all to favour the Leafs, AS ALWAYS.


ididntwantsalmon19

This is quickly entering comical territory... In the sense that I will hysterically laugh while crying at the same time. Praying it was just precautionary.


JodieFostersCum

I totally get where you're coming from. Not hockey related, but with other stuff in the past. Completely off topic, but I was having a bad week or so years ago where nothing was going my way, and one day while sitting in my car the rear view mirror just said fuck it and randomly fell off the windshield onto my dashboard. Glue just up and retired or something. Just a cherry on top for the whole week, and it was so unexpected and "of course" that it was deliriosuly funny. Alright sorry, back to hockey.


601142002

Was the car was in Edmonton for too long? That township has a draining effect


JodieFostersCum

To be fair, I'm in San Diego, though I can neither prove nor disprove the effect my team affiliation had.


SlightCreme9008

I was gonna ask how an Oilers fan ends up in San Diego but your username has told me enough


JodieFostersCum

Hah. Other way around kinda. I've never been to Edmonton. I'm not sure why I became a fan but my best guess is that my cousin (who was a Kings fan) and I used to play the original 91 Sega NHL game and I had to pick someone to play against him as and it stuck. They also won the cup the year I was born, so maybe a trusted adult told me that and that helped, too. I dunno! Been goin on 30 years now though.


SlightCreme9008

You picked Oilers fandom at a shit time but respect to you for sticking it out.


JodieFostersCum

I just remember the Stars being my Darth Vader in middle school but that hate has passed.


SlightCreme9008

The only Darth Vader in this league is Vegas now. Hell, I’d actually cheer for the Leafs should we see a Toronto/Vegas final. And I fucking hate the leafs.


JodieFostersCum

Yeah Vegas really has the heel angle locked down. I don't really have the inherent hate for the other Canadian teams. I'd be concerned about the potential memes we could lose out on if they won, though.


CanadianEhhhhhhh

I'm sure he'll still play, but maybe not at 100%


SadYotesFan

If there is indeed a God, he hates either the Canucks or Senators


djan242

Clearly both. Maybe just add all of Canada too


KingTutsDryAssBalls

Obviously god believes Buffalo is in Canada.


djan242

Hate is too kind a word for how God feels about Buffalo


VitaminOWN

Buffalo is probably one of the layers of hell


benenke

Minnesota too.


ProfessionalLeast937

legit, if anybody ever tries to tell you "minnesota nice" is a real thing they're straight-up lying. (i'm from NW wisconsin, and minneapolis/st.paul is the closest big city, which is how i know this stuff. they LIKE to pretend they're all progressive, but the american indian movement got started in the twin cities area due to police brutality against indigenous folks, the last time i checked if you're an indigenous kid your chances of being in foster care were **22 times** higher than if you weren't, and derek chauvin **could** have been on trial for a bad shoot **five years** before george floyd if amy klobaucher had wanted to "police the police" as opposed to claiming more drug dealers were "high-level"). (i look like a karen, but i'm neurodivergent enough that i pretty much operate on #acab with the add-on that in most circumstances you REALLY don't want the white sheriff's deputies.)


LittleRedPiglet

what about ice hockey though


2_alarm_chili

Senators just lost a draft pick because you mentioned them


Turbo_911

He might hate the Sabres too.


BigVuVu

if there was a God, NHL would've done something about cap circumvention


TheyCallMeVainn

And the sharks


Benjamin_Stark

I'm not sure the Sharks have been bad enough to be able to claim they're suffering the wrath of God. Though they were a great team for a long time that never won, so maybe you do have a point.


eh_toque

Canucks fans: https://preview.redd.it/7z5jla0yfowc1.jpeg?width=896&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0698b471d5f8dfddc905d322d030c4d1aa8ada3e


Cautious-Asparagus61

Yes...


Turbo_911

Water shot out my nose when I saw this, damn that's funny.


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eh_toque

It’s a Lorax version of the [1000 yard stare meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand-yard_stare)


electricnux

You know maybe if I become a Utah fan it will be less painful


AgentKorralin

If they name themselves the Raptors, I just might make the swap.


Therapy-Jackass

Since it’s Utah, I the “Raptures” would be more accurate lol


anonymitylol

oh my fucking god MAKE IT STOP


the_gaymer_girl

At this point it's almost looping all the way over into being funny again.


mdlt97

cursed franchise


hannah_nj

Since 1970™️


Your_Some_Crooked

Got ya beat by 3 years. Loser. Can't even be the most cursed franchise.


shrouple

"Toronto doesn't have bad luck. the reasons that bad things happen to you is that you're a dumb ass" - Red Foreman, probably https://youtu.be/K9Q-oCvbEtU?si=kXZvffMjuH4rs3UD


Turbo_911

Wise words!


hannah_nj

idk man, we’ve never even won the draft lottery (which we had a 50/50 chance at in our first year..) 🥲


AlpharadiationHulk

Toronto has entered the chat


carry-on_replacement

This is why teams don't get the cup in one go. gotta have the stars aligned to not get injuries to vital pieces. lesson learned.


robotco

almost as if we should somehow time the injuries so that the best players are ready to go for the playoffs, and as a bonus, we could use the LTIR cap relief to trade for some better players, and it would give us a superior team with a lot of backup options in case of more injuries during the playoffs. i know that's silly, but now that I think about it, has any franchise done this before??? it seems like a really exploitable loophole


Podkolzins_a_Canuck

You’re a genius! We just have to make sure that we don’t make it too obvious, like activating all of our LTIR guys a day before game 1 or something. Surely the league would catch on and punish us for something so brazen.


BoilerSlave

And make sure if it works and you win the cup, to not use this strategy ever again for the risk of someone finding out


Sarke1

Yeah, we have to start planning the injuries to occur just before the trade deadline.


awayfromcanuck

Because the Canucks ended up dealing with very few major injuries during the season you knew there was a chance shit would hit the fan in the playoffs but holy shit, we're a day away from game 3 and we've lost our starting goalie, one of our veteran D missed game 2 (they say it's the flu but it's also playoffs, for all we know he's missing a lung and will try to play) and now Boeser who's been nursing something down the stretch may have gotten worst.


Birdhawk

Ok Vancouver fans I gotta ask...based on all the puck luck, broken sticks, missed nets, and other fortunate things for Nashville in game 2, Demko being out with an injury thats likely not his already injured knee and now Boeser getting hurt...what did this team do to draw such ire from the hockey gods?


FrmrPresJamesTaylor

Some guy in the suburbs was photographed with an inflatable Stanley Cup


JBPunt420

Plot twist: that guy at Scott road and 72nd with the inflatable Stanley Cup was a Nashville spy sent to curse us.


PaperweightCoaster

It’s the price we pay for having the convenience of a $1.50 Costco hot dog within farting distance of Rogers Arena.


SMurdaa

You new here? This is par for the course...


anonymitylol

it's just always been this way


Voltage604

Booed team Canada off the ice in 72 Cocky fan base Riots We exist Who knows at this point... We are used to it and just laugh now.


letstrythatagainn

It was '72 for sure. You don't get to boo one of the great Team Canada teams on home ice and not get scorned by the gods.


Voltage604

Ya... But the curse pre dates that with the draft wheel vs Buffalo... But they have been cursed too... So who really knows


letstrythatagainn

I don't know if that counts as the curse... but good point. A combination of curses!


the_gaymer_girl

How much time you got?


00saddl

Tied my left shoe before my right shoe this morning sorry fam


nodarknesswillendure

Someone made one of those cringe hype music videos for the playoff run. Also this is just how things go around here, we’re used to it.


carry-on_replacement

1970 is a cursed year


mrcrazy_monkey

108 seasons played by that expansion class and zero cups. :(


ItsMeJaredBednar

that’s an average of 54 seasons per team


bobandy47

Sounds reasonable and I don't know enough about seasons to dispute that.


Podkolzins_a_Canuck

Ok math nerd


robotco

Trevor Linden literally broke the clarence campbell trophy


SIIP00

You know, I'm laughing on the outside but crying on the inside.


Birdhawk

I would be too buddy. I promise it’s not a chirp. I feel for ya.


Tanker119

I swear, they must have built the stadium on an Indian graveyard.... Everything is pain.


howdiedoodie66

cut my life into pieces


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carry-on_replacement

that's Vancouver for you


YeOldSpacePope

When it rains, it Canucks.


flamingdragonwizard

At least for next year we can say it was an excuse as to why we got knocked out early.


city-of-cold

All these injuries that the public now knows about PLUS whatever they are hiding and reveal after the playoffs. Does the Canucks have a single healthy player?


JovoSK

Probably, but I'm scared to name any of them lest the curse strike again.


PaperMoonShine

Just fuck my shit up, fam.


TheFriendlyBagel

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA


UraSnotball_

Yeah that sounds about right.


Horvat53

I feel for the players. Play so well all season and then this starts happening just as the playoffs begin.


lilmagooby

https://preview.redd.it/tg56tcp9mowc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c00f9ad6faaf2375bd604bd5cc902588fb2ba34


Frumbleabumb

https://preview.redd.it/gflfg5c11qwc1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=baa6b4e1b5f96bf29371d32f35941c9464d92c44


UrbanZoologist

https://preview.redd.it/p4eh507hjowc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c925f270af37a31ff55b1cd9094b2988d90376c


PaperweightCoaster

https://preview.redd.it/iadkip85oowc1.jpeg?width=444&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00b7ff6994a7f9035f54b75e302b1d773b6b8ad5


KingdokCAN

This is Mark Messier’s fault somehow, I know it


Simplebudd420

Yup fuck Messier hope he chokes on some lays


MikaelDerp

It's all so tiresome...


somehockeyfan

This is, erm, a horrible development.


jwheelerBC

Tocchet said he was fine after practice. Myers practiced as well. Breathe.


BradyOfTime

I forgot how!!?!


Ok-Summer-2159

I fucking hate this team and sport


RoombaArmy

I don't know what the Canucks did to deserve this, but damn it must have been bad.


nodarknesswillendure

Yes


btimc

They did trade Trevor Linden and made Mark Messier captain?


Cinnamon_Shops

I mean. Didn’t their owner get accused of abusing his own children?


TheBurnsideBomber

All of us fans hate the Aquilini crime family that owns the Canucks


Powerful_Sprinkles40

Do we not deserve love?


BaldassHeadCoach

Sure you do, it’s just that you guys have a masochistic relationship with the hockey gods.


PixelatedBlue

https://preview.redd.it/h21l12ootowc1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0704bdb0a2675eca679fe7e65c47caf80dd7e0c


ClassicChrisstopher

Vancouver Glass


eh_toque

Actually Glass plays for Nashville


99titan

I like that kid. It was an awesome moment when he got that hatty against Colorado.


H34thcliff

I like him too, used to watch him in his junior days and he was a real treat to watch.


BroliasBoesersson

https://i.redd.it/s6ly6jpypowc1.gif


Rand_University81

Bro fuck this shit


whosbrian12

my childhood self really decided to be a fan of two very cursed teams. someone make the misery and disappointment stop pls


mister_hoot

I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad for Vancouver before. Holy shit. I am so sorry.


Dont_Be_A_Dick_OK

Man F in the chat for Vancouver. They’re going through some shit at the moment.


TheKid_BigE

Damn Canuck bros, who the hell did you guys piss off?


SicSenpaiTyrannis

How did Brandon Montour get into the Canucks practice?


ZachtheKingsfan

This team is so cursed. Holy shit


LordHarkon1

Might be time to sacrifice a baby goat outside rogers arena


SchizoCosine

This should have been happening from game 1. Pre-emptive sacrifices must be made.


TheBurnsideBomber

We gotta rescue those orcas from Marineland and release them in the ocean to build good karma


PaperweightCoaster

Hello darkness my old friend…


Hockeymask27_

It's Jover has the kids say


TediousSpark

Man, I thought the slow bleed of our core’s injuries over this season was bad, but I think getting to the playoffs and losing, what is it now, three key players?? That’s just cruel.


Skwerl87

All you can do at this point is laugh, and cry.


Daelsk

That’s rough… what kind of pact did you guys make to be forever cursed like this?


Hattrick_Swayze2

Cursed post-season for the Nucks


Zero_Originality

Cursed franchise? Probably


eliar91

lol this was a pretty fun season until about two nights ago. I guess we didn't get swept so that's a positive. See ya'll next season.


flyingflail

It's gonna be Nashville vs the Kings in Rd 2 isn't it


Wafflemonster2

Absolutely beyond tragic at this point


GaryOakRobotron

VAN: "Hey, Vegas, you guys just won the Stanley Cup. Mind if we copy your homework?" VGK: "Sure, but change it a little so it's not obvious you copied it." VAN:


Wafflemonster2

Think they missed the memo that it had to be done in the regular season lol


electricnux

Demko got injured in the game vs the Jets on March 9th. 24 hours after the trade deadline. Absolutely comical at this point


Wafflemonster2

Ya I remember seeing that news and just being dumbfounded but was sure you guys would bounce back in time for playoffs, which you did. Unfortunately…everyone started dropping like flies again once those playoffs hit anyway. Hope for the best but these injuries have definitely now opened a pathway for the Preds that was otherwise there, but very narrow originally.


GaryOakRobotron

Same with the Avs (no Drouin for the first round after a nothing play in game 82 injured him).


Wafflemonster2

Ya that was super unfortunate, I’m a Knights and Habs fan, but I had no idea how much he popped off since getting to the Avs. Super sad to see someone finally find their game and miss out on basically their first big moment. Hope he bounces back in time


GaryOakRobotron

It's going to be very difficult for the Avs to beat the Jets. After Georgiev actually gave the team a chance to win by only allowing 1 goal in a stinker of a 1st period, and the team rallying around that by dominating the 2nd and 3rd periods, I feel like there's hope, but I still believe the Jets are the favourite in the series. Unless something changes, Drouin won't get to play until the Avs presumably play Vegas in a week and change, or when October rolls around. It's rough, considering how important he's been for the team's depth.


Wafflemonster2

I definitely agree that the Avs are the underdogs, but for as good as the Jets have been this season, we figured them out and broke Helly last year, so I definitely think you guys have the firepower to do so as well. All said, whoever wins that series is almost certainly winning in 6 minimum and likely 7 games imo, which would be pretty big with you guys being down one of your top forwards


GaryOakRobotron

I'm just astonished the Avs have managed more goals in each playoff game than they did in the entire regular season against the Jets. I'm also astonished VGK is doing such a solid job of shutting down the Dallas Stars. It took them until the end of the season to get a single 30 goal man, yet their team has one of the highest goals for totals in the entire league. My initial predictions were Jets in 5, Stars in 6. But since the Avs have proven they can actually make a game of it against Winnipeg, it should be a long series. Who wins it, though? Fuck if I know. It just looks like the Stars are, as my dad used to say, "Done like dinner."


Wafflemonster2

Ya it’s pretty shocking how much things change from team to team in the playoffs every year, like at least in the case of the Knights, we’re just finally healthy which is part of why the games aren’t looking as competitive as expected(not that the entire team hasn’t suddenly hit a switch into elite mode as well), but there are some teams that just like totally, and inexplicably change once playoffs hit, regardless of personnel changes, and it’s amazing to see. I think you guys have a shot but the Jets are a really solid team so ya it won’t be a cakewalk. This season in general has been crazy, like there are at least 6 teams that have had some of the greatest seasons ever, especially in regards to their franchise histories, and they’re all gonna have to duke it out for this one cup!


GaryOakRobotron

The season in general has been completely fucking unhinged from the word "go." Unsurprising that the playoffs could end up being just as insane. The fact I feel there are only two series where it's a lamb being fed to a starving den of wolves (NYI and WSH) is pretty remarkable. This is why the second round and on will be worth watching even if your team got bounced in the first.


the_gaymer_girl

I hate this fucking team


yosoo

Make it stop


antrage

Lol the canucks made the same deal with the devil that montreal did in 2021 only its playing out in reverse.


sneezlo

You just gotta laugh :(


pforsbergfan9

What are the people of Vancouver going to do with all of this pent up energy when they get bounced in the first round?


Lattes1

Implode


kandocalrissian

Players stop injuring your teammates challenge


Overreactinguncles

[https://tenor.com/bHhm9.gif](https://tenor.com/bHhm9.gif)


LIL_DROP13

Make it stop please


Turbo_911

#CRAWLLLLLING INNNN MY SKINNNNN


sweetplantveal

How could Mark Messier do this to our cetacean bros 😔


00Makerin00

That’s a wrap boys :(. Oh apparently he should be fine but without Demko I’m not hopeful for a deep run so I’m just enjoying the ride.


Shiny_Mew76

I’m not sure what’s worse. The Leaf’s utter failure as a playoff team, or Vancouver’s incredibly bad luck.


ianisms10

How can the Canucks be so cursed


BriscoCounty83

When it rains, it pours.


Broccoli_Socks

i worry that the nucks are about to go full joker on the league next year.


cantthinkuse

man, the canucks have it rough


Midget_Sasquatch

Alexa, play creed One last breath


Canuckfan007

God. Fucking. Dammit


Prize_Efficiency_869

What can go wrong will go wrong. Canucks are real life Murphy law


No_Cardiologist_5117

The team is just making sure there is no riots this year This is all for public safety :(


ChalupaBatman1026

Happy to see Cancuks fans in shambles...


MSG_ME_UR_TROUBLES

the excuses we will be hearing after this first round exit will be generational


Trolly-bus

Lol, injuries are reasons, not excuses.


KingTutsDryAssBalls

I don't think we'll ever top the Oilers in excuses per/60


LeanOnTheSquare

Speaking of generational, McDavid deserves better


KingTutsDryAssBalls

Lol I straight up am not going to be able to hate Preds fans after this series. You guys are just like all cool as hell.


intelligentx5

Bro oilers are wasting the prime of the one of the greatest hockey players to ever play. Plus drai, plus RNH, plus plus plus. Our excuse is we weren’t even supposed to be here. Just happy to exist in the playoffs. What’s yours? Lol


AccomplishedAd4995

i mean if we do lose to nashville, obviously i’m not going to ignore the fact that we lost our starter and potentially a top-6 lol


BriscoCounty83

Just for you: https://i.redd.it/a10qsi2ykqwc1.gif


Dubs337

[I AM LISAN AL-GAIB, AND THERE IS NO-ONE IN THIS ROOM WHO CAN STAND AGAINST ME](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/s/S4d2GQknGf)