mark messier

[ladystorm3 0]

did messier ever decide if he was retiring? i went to his "last" unofficial game in new york last year,so is he done?

[ladystorm3 0]

why dont ya want him playin?

it wud be cool for me cuz i have numerous pictures of him, because i set right behind the bench, and his fmily was staing close to m the whole gamee.

[Crazy legs 0]

Amen Theo...

ViVa La Youth Movement!!!!

(that should have happened in 95-97 )

[ladystorm3 0]

i never knew all that stuff

[ladystorm3 0]

he is getting pretty old, i wander if the lockout will make him miss nhl and want to go back.

[ultraman7k 0]

kinda like when he was here in vancouver...aggh the dark days

[Adam91 0]

ultraman don't even mention those years. That was one of the biggest disasters in recent hockey history

[mickz 107]

To be fair, I heard he had a great influence on Marcus Naslund in his VAN stint. That might be embellished though.

I heard the same thing basically. Don't get me wrong, I don't think Mark Messier is a bad player or person at all but he just wasn't a good fit in Vancouver. Mike Keenan is known for his frequent trade habits and conflicts with younger players. But I do agree Naslund wouldn't be where he was today without playing with Mark for 3 years in Vancouver.

[ultraman7k 0]

but a lot of Nazzy's success also has to do with Iron Mike Keenan being here, and not having Bure or Mogilny (who was injury prone). as much as Naslund dislikes Keenan, he admits that Iron Mike told him to stop worrying so much and just go out there and do his thing, (obviously not as nicely as that i would imagine) but having Messier to set him up was a plus. it was like a necessary evil i say, those dark times....

IIRC, at one point in the 97-98 (or was it 98-99) season, there was an article on naslund in the sun, who said he'd like to be traded if he didn't get more icetime.

[mickz 107]

but a lot of Nazzy's success also has to do with Iron Mike Keenan being here, and not having Bure or Mogilny (who was injury prone). as much as Naslund dislikes Keenan, he admits that Iron Mike told him to stop worrying so much and just go out there and do his thing, (obviously not as nicely as that i would imagine) but having Messier to set him up was a plus. it was like a necessary evil i say, those dark times....

IIRC, at one point in the 97-98 (or was it 98-99) season, there was an article on naslund in the sun, who said he'd like to be traded if he didn't get more icetime.

Actually Mike Keenan was pretty close to trading Markus Naslund to the Ottawa Senators one year near the trade deadline for draft picks. I heard the owner stepped in and prevented Naslund from becoming a Sen.

[Tanner23 0]

personally i think messier is done but u cant reallly tell he might want to play still