Month: April 2008

until that sweet vacation… it really can’t come at a better time :)

First off – Happy Birthday Marian! Hope you have an awesome one down there and that you don’t get too boozed up ;)

Anyways, making this post is my excuse to take a break from studying for my CMPT-165 final on Friday (which is now tomorrow). The course in all honesty has been a joke – which is exactly what I signed up for back in December. I needed a GPA booster so my CGPA when I graduate will be one that smaller, weaker CGPAs will be afraid of. This course has been exactly that.

As for my 2 other courses, IAT-404 is gonna be done with later today while my final exam for ECON-103 isn’t until late next week. After that, I’ll stew in my own juices for 2 weeks before starting up again for (hopefully) my second-last semester at SFU. I’ve yet to see what happens after that…

Speaking of stewing in my own juices, I’ve been doing just the opposite. The Vegas trip is coming up and I’ve (surprisingly) been able to stay dedicated to visiting the gym regularly. ROB: hope you’re doing the same or at least thinking about going. If not, you’ll look all large standing next to me in Vegas. Actually you know what? Don’t work out at all, I’m kinda liking the idea of being the “fit” one come May ;)

In regards to the Canucks, that empty feeling has officially started to set in considering the 2008 Playoffs got under way yesterday. The bottom seeds came out with victories too, which would have definitely gone well for the Good Guys. As a result of the Canucks being out though, I’ve found myself more focused on schoolwork lately which I guess is a good thing, but just the fact that our team isn’t at the big dance kinda sucks. Actually it really sucks. I’m really starting to hate those damn Edmonton SPOILERS. Get rid of Jeff Cowan too – man do I ever hate that guy.

On a lighter note though, Thanks Guys for a good season. It had its share of ups and downs – I just wish the ups came a lot more frequently than the downs. Who knows what the offseason holds for the Canucks – Nazzy and Mo may have played their last games as Canucks, which I really hope is not the case. I think some changes need to be made to this team, but plucking Nazzy and Mo out of the mix isn’t the answer. I guess we’ll have to wait and see how things go. We’re picking 10th in the draft, which can be pretty promising – I just hope they don’t drop the ball again and do something dumb like pick Bourdon over Kopitar and Corey Perry.

Finally, Trevor Linden. Melissa kinda beat me to it in terms of making a post on the real Captain Canuck but I think he’s worth posting twice for. If he is in fact gone next year, I hope he stays involved in the Canucks organization – maybe lobby to be the next head coach? As a player though, some things I’ll never forget:

• Getting drafted and how happy he was to come to the city of Vancouver (fuck you Steve Francis, btw)
• How sad it was to see him hand over the “C” to Messier
• How happy I was to see Messier leave Vancouver
• Playing through pain and scoring two goals in Game Seven
• Bodychecking Jeff Norton and smashing the glass with his St. Louis Blue ass
• Playing NHLPA Hockey 93 on Super Ninentdo and making Geoff Courtnall or Cliff Ronning pass it to Linden for the heavy right-handed slapshot from the right wing
• Leaving Vancouver then coming back to where he rightfully belongs
• Scoring the game winner in Game 7 against the Dallas Stars last season
• April 5th, getting saluted by Canuck fans in (maybe) his last game ever

The thing that sucks the most about it all is that Trevor’s never gotten to hoist the Stanley Cup. Had Nonis made the right moves this past offseason and AV ease up on his restricting defensive style (and Luongo not have a baby [j/k]), maybe just once Lord Stanley’s Cup could have paid a visit to Vancouver. We got a taste of some playoff success last year, and Nonis could have done some tinkering to the lineup that would instead of worsen it, enhance it in hopes of bringing us the cup. So much also for AV “saving” Linden for the playoffs. Shame on him for sitting out Trevor for most of the season.

And now, it seems as though it’s too late. He seems more ready than ever to hang up the skates for the last time. It hurts to see someone who’s done so much and has dedicated himself more than any other player to this team end his career unrewarded for his efforts. If there’s anyone that deserves that cup in this league, it’s the guy that laid his heart out on the ice and gave us his all every time he pulled on that Canucks sweater. Number 16 in the blue, white and green trim – Trevor Linden. Thanks for the memories :)

Back to work!