Kubby31 Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 VANCOUVER -- Former Vancouver Canuck captain Markus Naslund says he's humbled and proud that the NHL team has decided to retire his jersey. Naslund's No. 19 will officially be retired Dec. 11. It's part of the Canucks' plan to celebrate the team's 40 years in the NHL. Naslund, speaking on a telephone conference call from his home in Sweden, says the best part about being a Canuck was the friends he made on the team. His biggest disappointment was not winning a Stanley Cup with some very good Canuck teams. Naslund played 12 years with the Canucks and was the team's captain for eight seasons. He scored 346 goals and remains the Canucks leading scorer with 756 points. Naslund left the Canucks in 2008 to play with the New York Rangers. He retired after the 2008-09 season. Trevor Linden and Stan Smyl are the only two other Canuck players to have their sweaters retired. TSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyHAWK Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 VANCOUVER -- Former Vancouver Canuck captain Markus Naslund says he's humbled and proud that the NHL team has decided to retire his jersey. Naslund's No. 19 will officially be retired Dec. 11. It's part of the Canucks' plan to celebrate the team's 40 years in the NHL. Naslund, speaking on a telephone conference call from his home in Sweden, says the best part about being a Canuck was the friends he made on the team. His biggest disappointment was not winning a Stanley Cup with some very good Canuck teams. Naslund played 12 years with the Canucks and was the team's captain for eight seasons. He scored 346 goals and remains the Canucks leading scorer with 756 points. Naslund left the Canucks in 2008 to play with the New York Rangers. He retired after the 2008-09 season. Trevor Linden and Stan Smyl are the only two other Canuck players to have their sweaters retired. TSN. BUT BUT he didnt win no cupzzzz!!!111 koivu haters rush in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koreysecord1992 Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Congratulations to Markus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carey_Price Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I think it's too early to retire his jersey, but congratulations anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catt-_mtlc Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 BUT BUT he didnt win no cupzzzz!!!111 koivu haters rush in As soon as I saw this post I thought about Saku. I'm surprised they haven't retired Bure's number before Naslund's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 BUT BUT he didnt win no cupzzzz!!!111 koivu haters rush in we have 24 ... they have ... our standards are obviously going to be different than theirs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyHAWK Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 we have 24 ... they have ... our standards are obviously going to be different than theirs lol so i guess being the second longest serving captains one of the best pointers in team history DESPITE being on a crappy canadiens formation being the first european captain of this team being an outstanding man in the community, like that mri you know? he didn't even have to do that for PR' he did it cause he gave a damn. of course, don't retire him now but he deserves to get his number retired about 5 years after he retires; the nhl has changed, we will never get people like henri who won 11 cups with the habs, face it; we are not going to be a super dynasty this century. Time to actually retire a number based on more than just ''cups'' by any means i'm not insulting you or being mean to you but this player has done what it takes to have his number retired in my books, we are in a different nhl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Guys the comparisons between what Naslund did for his team, and its history - and what Koivu did for this team, and its history are silly. When you evaluate a players career & whether his jersey deserves to be retired, you HAVE to consider the history of the franchise as well and the reality is, we have had a hell of a lot of great players on this team over the years. The reality is that aside from maybe Bure, Gradin or Brodeur, Naslund is the best player ever to play for the canucks - certainly amongst the most important ever to don that sweater. As much as we may all love Koivu, there are DOZENS of great players over our 100 year history that were as good or better and did not have their jerseys retired. I still would not be opposed to retiring the Jersey in the near future (not yet by a long-shot) but not just for koivu - in honor of the many other greats that have worn that number for the CH. in fact, i believe there was only 2 years (prior to this last one) where it was not worn in the past 100 years. Thats a lot of great players, considering this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catt-_mtlc Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 so i guess being the second longest serving captains one of the best pointers in team history DESPITE being on a crappy canadiens formation being the first european captain of this team being an outstanding man in the community, like that mri you know? he didn't even have to do that for PR' he did it cause he gave a damn. of course, don't retire him now but he deserves to get his number retired about 5 years after he retires; the nhl has changed, we will never get people like henri who won 11 cups with the habs, face it; we are not going to be a super dynasty this century. Time to actually retire a number based on more than just ''cups'' by any means i'm not insulting you or being mean to you but this player has done what it takes to have his number retired in my books, we are in a different nhl. Very well said. This era is much different than the past glory years and thus the criteria for having your number retired should reflect that. There is no one I can think of besides Koivu that represented this team better between 1995 to 2009 than Saku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianMike Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 BUT BUT he didnt win no cupzzzz!!!111 koivu haters rush in jersey retired? REALLY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 BUT BUT he didnt win no cupzzzz!!!111 koivu haters rush in Funniest post I have read in weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyHAWK Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Funniest post I have read in weeks. POTD HERE I COME!!! ya, like that's gonna happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Guys the comparisons between what Naslund did for his team, and its history - and what Koivu did for this team, and its history are silly. When you evaluate a players career & whether his jersey deserves to be retired, you HAVE to consider the history of the franchise as well and the reality is, we have had a hell of a lot of great players on this team over the years. The reality is that aside from maybe Bure, Gradin or Brodeur, Naslund is the best player ever to play for the canucks - certainly amongst the most important ever to don that sweater. As much as we may all love Koivu, there are DOZENS of great players over our 100 year history that were as good or better and did not have their jerseys retired. I still would not be opposed to retiring the Jersey in the near future (not yet by a long-shot) but not just for koivu - in honor of the many other greats that have worn that number for the CH. in fact, i believe there was only 2 years (prior to this last one) where it was not worn in the past 100 years. Thats a lot of great players, considering this team. thats the biggest point here i think ... in terms of naslund and koivu ... naslund was probably the best to do it for the canucks in that franchise's history ... i mean before you retire koivus 11 wouldnt you have to consider yvon lambert ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyHAWK Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 thats the biggest point here i think ... in terms of naslund and koivu ... naslund was probably the best to do it for the canucks in that franchise's history ... i mean before you retire koivus 11 wouldnt you have to consider yvon lambert ... nothing's stoping us from retiring them both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 thats the biggest point here i think ... in terms of naslund and koivu ... naslund was probably the best to do it for the canucks in that franchise's history ... i mean before you retire koivus 11 wouldnt you have to consider yvon lambert ... Had the pleasure of watching both players careers but if were doing an overall comparison as to which is more deserving ( and i loved Yvon too),,,Saku gets my vote hands down. As far as Naslund getting honored,,,different team=different standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostyHAWK Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Had the pleasure of watching both players careers but if were doing an overall comparison as to which is more deserving ( and i loved Yvon too),,,Saku gets my vote hands down. As far as Naslund getting honored,,,different team=different standards. different lague = not same domination = rules change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 The habs didn't win that many cups after expansion. Only 2 in the past 25 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 A bit surprising they'd retire it this early, considering Naslund wasn't exactly legendary. I mean the four seasons before the lockout he was on one of the best lines in the NHL and put up four straight seasons where he was over PPG (not far over, but still a good feat), and the first year after the lockout wasn't bad either (although under a PPG), and he won one Lester B Pearson (Ted Lindsay now) award. However, the rest of his career was mediocre. I think the standards for the Canucks are probably pretty low given you can't really think of many "stars" that have donned the jersey in the past, still seems like a very quick decision, gone from the NHL 1 season, for a player who on a team like the Habs probably would never have it retired. At least wait a little: he's not Gretzky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 A bit surprising they'd retire it this early, considering Naslund wasn't exactly legendary. I mean the four seasons before the lockout he was on one of the best lines in the NHL and put up four straight seasons where he was over PPG (not far over, but still a good feat), and the first year after the lockout wasn't bad either (although under a PPG), and he won one Lester B Pearson (Ted Lindsay now) award. However, the rest of his career was mediocre. I think the standards for the Canucks are probably pretty low given you can't really think of many "stars" that have donned the jersey in the past, still seems like a very quick decision, gone from the NHL 1 season, for a player who on a team like the Habs probably would never have it retired. At least wait a little: he's not Gretzky. I agree... I found this a lil quick myself. Considering many fans at the end couldn't wait for him and his contract to leave Vancouver. I guess people have short memories in Vancouver. In 07-08 I remember talking to a nucks fan who was fed up with Naslund. No question he was a good player, but his final years in nuckland were far from his best and the money spent on the guy didn't come close to his point production. Good for him... He left Vancouver on a sour note, but at least the city is showing their gratitude for his good years. The team might've made this decision due to the way he left. He did have quite a few good years with the Nucks, but it was obvious at the end, that his time had come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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