Ok, its been a couple of days since the Canucks' humiliating departure from the Playoffs and I've had this time to settle down and think objectively.
Let's call a spade a spade. Game 5 was a gutless, soulless effort by all the Canucks except Luongo.
So I did not feel as bad as might have with the loss simply because they did not deserve to win that game.
It's shamefully too bad because all in all it was a great season with many successes. But that's hockey.
The major disappointment of the season and even the Playoffs was the sad play of Marcus Naslund.
Yes he got a few goals and now and then here was a flash of the player he used to be but don't forget this guy is making close to $6,000,000 per year.
When a player makes that kind of money he HAS to perform every night. He HAS to be the best player, among the forwards at least.
There are some really sweet players that could be had for that six million. A couple of first or second line forwards, three or four 3rd or 4th liners, or a superstar D-Man.
Think of what could have been if the Canucks had gotten Value for that money.
I have my doubts if Naslund will be back, if he is it would only be because no other team wants to inherit that salary with the risk attached.
I've always been a Naslund fan. Who hasn't?
But maybe now it's time to say goodbye.
