Trevor Linden's last stand: Will it be enough to save the Vancouver Canucks?
Hunched over his broken ribs, crouching with his back to the boards, his face the living embodiment of the "Leave it all on the ice" cliche, Trevor Linden struck the pose for one of the Vancouver Canucks most iconic images, moments after his super human two goal performance in game 7 of the 94' Stanley cup finals. This was the moment he became immortal to the province of B.C, who for the first time in checkered history of NHL competition could point to one of their own and say: "Wow, I want to be more like THAT guy" that night he put the team of his back and swung for the fences." He didn't leave with the cup,but with a 1st-star performance with broken ribs to boot,he left Madison Square Garden with the respect of New Yorkers and Vancouverites alike, it was even discussed in NY media that the team should try and acquire him as he would clearly be a worthy successor the just beginning to age, mark Messier (If only they knew then what w...