Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watrose.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watrose!absary From: absary@watrose.UUCP (Al Sary) Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: Re: Let's give some respect to the Vancouver Canucks Message-ID: <7569@watrose.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 23:29:11 EDT Article-I.D.: watrose.7569 Posted: Sat Sep 28 23:29:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Sep-85 07:26:27 EDT References: <7564@watrose.UUCP> <664@alberta.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 37 > > Why does everybody keep putting down the Vancouver Canucks? Recently, > > on TSN sport news, one of the reporters made the following comment: > > > > The only reason the L.A. Kings are safe in the Smythe division is > > the Vancouver Canucks. > > > > Statements like this are not only offensive,............ > ................... > > I think you gave justification to this kind of statement in the > remainder of your article. Based on past performance, (last year) and the > displayed coaching and playing talent, the Canucks ARE gawdawful! I may have not made myself clear. What I was trying to express was that a 59 point season was quite unexpected after years of being close to 80 (which is not great with Edmonton standards, but many teams in the last few years would have been happy with that kind of production, including a sure playoff spots). The point I was trying to get through was that they had just about the same players last years as previous years (and some of these players are not so bad, which you may not know), so who knows, with the same players they may actually get 80 points this year (although this is just a hypothetical suggestion because they probably are going to make a lot of player changes, but I don't really know how much). I know, someone from Edmonton would say that 80 points still suck, since Gretzky gets more points alone (I don't mean scoring, I mean team points). When you say "Based on the previous performance, (last year) ..." it seems to me that you again base your opinion on their performance last year. By the way, I said that the reporters statement was offensive. I thing it was just a moment of anger, because it probably isn't offensive, it's more along the line of untrue (which is obviously a personal opinion). So, how about those Lions.