Former Canucks centre Ryan Kesler flashes back to the 2011 playoff series between the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks. Kes dives into the current Canucks team, including the comparisons to J.T. Miller, how the league has changed since he left, how his body is holding up in his post-career playing days and the idea of one day being inducted into the Ring of Honour.
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Vancouver in 5 games. We got this.
Supposively hockey guy thinks this will be a series with a lot of hits compared to most others
I rmbr that year's playoffs as if it was yesterday…first finally slaying the dragon in game 7 against Chicago, Burrows catching the puck in mid air to keep the puck in play then laying a slapper past the goalie…against Nashville I just mainly rmbr Kesler being a BEAST for us in that series helping us past them in 6 games…then on to San Jose what stuck out to me the most was game 5 double OT the weird puck bounce off the stanchion and nobody knew where the puck was and it landed on Bieksa's stick pretty much just inside the neutral zone and he just slapped it in the net, their goalie and everyone else had no idea where it was and next thing they knew it was already in the net…and then ofc the inevitable battle against the big bad Bruins in the finals, with us completely choking it in game 7 with an absolute no show. Ahhh such a fond yet bittersweet memory. Hope they go all the way this year!!
Of course Miller is better on offense, but look at all the seasons Kesler made the playoffs and his success in the playoffs. It's taken Miller 30 years to get his defensive game near to on par with Kesler and it's taken this long for him to lead the team to the (real) playoffs. This season Miller's "team game" has leveled up whereas Kesler was born with team spirit.
New found respect for Ryan. His off-ice demeanour as a player was sour and sometimes petty at times but, he was a key cog during the Canucks 'good ole' days running up to game 7, 2011. J.T. Miller redux. I think a Ring of Honor banner is warranted.
Listening to the overall demeanour of this interview and dare I say, a subtle tone of repentance/humility ("young and dumb"), sounds like time for the prodigal son to return home – RK17 for ROH!
I love u again Kes. You abandoned the beautiful orca but once a canuck always a canuck
Man this guy showing his humility and human side is awesome. Might have to rep the Stick n Rink jersey this year
I give that man second place behind Bertuzzi as the best player ever that wore a Canuck uniform.