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Canucks: TSN releases Vancouver’s All-Time roster

By Brayden Ursel

VANCOUVER, BC - OCTOBER 5: Daniel Sedin #22 and brother Henrik Sedin #33 of the Vancouver Canucks take to tv reporter Dan Murphy prior to their final home game against the Arizona Coyotes in NHL action on April, 5, 2018 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - OCTOBER 5: Daniel Sedin #22 and brother Henrik Sedin #33 of the Vancouver Canucks take to tv reporter Dan Murphy prior to their final home game against the Arizona Coyotes in NHL action on April, 5, 2018 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /
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Vancouver Canucks stand at center ice for the National Anthems. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images/NHL)
Vancouver Canucks stand at center ice for the National Anthems. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images/NHL) /

Pairing 1: Matthias Ohlund – Doug Lidster

Matthias Ohlund was a force not to be messed with during his days in Vancouver. Combine that with pretty much any other partner and you’re still at an advantage. This pairing could do it all in terms of defence.

Pairing 2: Jyrki Lumme – Sami Salo

Offence always came first for these two fine gentlemen. That’s not to say they couldn’t play defence (because they could), but these guys were power play scoring talents with absolute howitzer’s firing from the blueline.

Pairing 3: Alex Edler – Kevin Bieksa

The franchise leader in most, if not all categories for blueliners in Vancouver Alex Edler joins the fan-favourite Kevin Bieksa as a shutdown pair with offensive capabilities. Edler’s calm and cool demeanour mixed with Bieksa’s rough and tough style was as deadly of a combo as they come.

Goalies: Roberto Luongo, KirkMcLean

You can’t even argue the fact that somebody else can claim the spots taken by Roberto Luongo and Kirk McLean. The two most loved goaltenders in the team’s 50-year history rightfully take this roll. Luongo leads the team in franchise wins while McLean holds the playoff win record.

Final thoughts…

Not much can be said negatively about TSN’s final roster except for the fact that a few key players were left out of the mix. Some veterans were maybe missed along with a few current young guns. That’s a debate for another time.

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The Canuck Way will soon be releasing their version of the Canucks All-Time roster. Stay tuned.

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