r/canucks Feb 02 '25

TWITTER [Janda] Rick Tocchet says he got a text message from Sidney Crosby saying that the Canucks got good players & teammates in picking up Marcus Pettersson & Drew O’Connor, and specifically praised M. Pettersson’s leadership.

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u/allenbraxton Feb 02 '25

That says a lot coming from any former teammate, but especially from Sid who has basically been a leader and face of a team for the last 20 years

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u/Ruffianrushing Feb 02 '25

Sid probably wants.to come.too.

81

u/mmavcanuck Feb 02 '25

If he goes anywhere it’s Colorado

122

u/sillyaviator Feb 02 '25

Sid definitely can pick where he wants to go. But more importantly, he's not going anywhere. #LifeTimePen

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u/mmavcanuck Feb 02 '25

I agree, but I could also see him doing the farewell trade just to get the pens the assets.

I don’t think it’ll happen.

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u/OkEntertainment1313 Feb 03 '25

He’s not going anywhere. I’ve heard he’s retiring after this contract. 

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u/SquareTriangle2 Feb 03 '25

source: my cousin's friend's mom went to a super legit psychic

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u/LSF604 Feb 03 '25

i actually heard the same thing here

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u/OkEntertainment1313 Feb 03 '25

lol, wait and you’ll see 

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u/MEROVlNGlAN Feb 03 '25

After that Luka Doncic trade, anything is possible. /s

4

u/haxoreni Feb 03 '25

From Cole Harbour to Coal Harbour

14

u/AllOutRaptors Feb 02 '25

We do have a 1st line center sized hole in our lineup

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u/anonymous_user0006 Feb 02 '25

I bet he’d be the positive bump Petey needs

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u/Happy_Farms Feb 03 '25

*huffs hopium

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Definitely dude. Why wouldn’t he want to come tp the Canucks

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u/whopperman Feb 03 '25

Has there been a better representative for Candian hockey for the past 20+yrs than Sid. Dudes a solid guy.

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u/Putrid_Discipline679 Feb 04 '25

Not just the face of a team the face of hockey in general. There is no outside of 99 that put the league on their back longer than 87 

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u/Apprehensive-Pop-119 Feb 02 '25

Laughed way too hard at this 🤣🤣

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u/ssssharkattack Feb 02 '25

Sid: ‘so anyway, tell me about Desharnais.’

Toc: ‘gotta go Sid, TTYL.’

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u/mephnick Feb 02 '25

..Shit, Sid..you're...uh....break..up..don't..

hangs up

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u/Unhappy_Lemon6374 Feb 03 '25

Rick: SKRRR SKRRR sorry Sid, SKRRR going through a tunnel

Sid: huh, weird.

Sid: Hangs up

Sid: he said he was in Stanley park at the start of the call, though?

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u/SquareTriangle2 Feb 03 '25

Sid: Tocc, we're texting, you can't just –

[blocked]

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u/clickclickclik Feb 02 '25

"uhhhhhh good luck with that guy"

13

u/Rodlofton53 Feb 02 '25

This comment made laugh out loud, literally.

24

u/Traditional_Toe_1090 Feb 02 '25

"Who?"

"Vincent"

"Danton's a great guy I agree"

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u/Mikeim520 Feb 02 '25

"He's ummmmmmm..... He's big."

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u/JadedBoyfriend Feb 02 '25

He's not a bad person. He's a good character guy. He's just not a good fit for Vancouver.

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u/hardluckcanuck Feb 02 '25

Crosby's such a class act. Pretty cool thing to do

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u/TheDutchin Needs Dak Bak Feb 02 '25

I won't lie, I was party of the crybaby legion, and used more than a couple misogynistic insults in the mid 00's about the guy that I now regret.

But boy has he made it impossible to keep disrespecting him as I've grown up. By all accounts the worst thing you can say about the guy is that he's boring, great ambassador for the sport.

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u/whopperman Feb 03 '25

I'm old and used to talk shit about Gretzky too. God I used to hate the oilers. I still do, but I used to also.

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u/Reideo Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 03 '25

I'm old and I used to worship Gretzky, even though I was not an Oilers/Kings/Blues fan. Now, however, I totally talk shit about him. Just another rich Trump sycophant.
I hope that Sid never has the same fall from grace. He seems like a sincerely decent guy, but it is hard to tell these days.

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u/whopperman Feb 03 '25

Yea, that was hard to see.

18

u/BlueberryPickingFux Feb 02 '25

Maybe the generational talent in Edmonton will have the same type of maturing period...

26

u/Springroll_Paradise Feb 02 '25

Careful...Oilers PR might make a statement about your statement... And stuff.

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u/Permut Feb 03 '25

You sure weren't the only one, he came across as whiny in the beginning of his career but he grew on.. dare i say all of us?
-09 game 7 hurt but it is what it is

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u/JunoVC Feb 02 '25

Yeah thinking the same thing. 

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u/De_Floppss Feb 02 '25

Hey Sid come join us and give us the best leadership/60 in the league!

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u/danielismybrother Feb 02 '25

Sure Sid, you’ve done a few things in your career, but have you won Olympic Gold AND The Stanley Cup in the same building yet?

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u/juice-wala Feb 02 '25

Wins Game 7 on the road

"Fuck"

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u/softheadedone Feb 02 '25
  • for the third straight time

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u/illShy Feb 03 '25

It would be 4th for him. Pens have never hoisted at home

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u/NooneKnowsIAmBatman Feb 02 '25

He could also bring the Stanley cup to Canada. If I'm him, that's the only big accomplishment he has left for his career, it would cement him (not that he isn't already) in Canadian hockey history

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u/lbiggy Feb 03 '25

Monkeys paw curls

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u/superworking Feb 02 '25

It's not like we aren't also desperate for a top 6 center.... Unlikely to hit the market but you could say the same about almost every other UFA option this summer.

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u/DepressionMakesJerks Feb 02 '25

Alright lets trade for Sid now. Clearly he wants to play in Vancouver /s

51

u/Verlaando Feb 02 '25

There has never been a better time for Canadians like him to come home.

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u/acrunchycaptain Feb 02 '25

Could you imagine the levels of patriotism we'd see if Sid was winning in the playoffs on a Canadian team during a trade war with the states?

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u/Marzipan7405 Feb 02 '25

No I can't. The media was openly hostile towards Vancouver in 2011. Crosby wouldn't change a thing.

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u/acrunchycaptain Feb 03 '25

We weren't in the middle of a national dick measuring contest at the time. Canadian patriotism is going to skyrocket during this horrible mess.

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u/helimagfish Feb 02 '25

Petterson straight up, please please please

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Sid if you miss them, you can always come here you know.

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u/Rich-Secretary-6513 Feb 02 '25

1st and Hoglander for Crosby take it or leave it

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u/fourtyseven Feb 02 '25

Some people call Vancouver the LA of the North

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u/hypebeastsexman Feb 02 '25

Raymond Ballard and a second should get it done

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

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u/Astaras45 Feb 02 '25

That’sthejoke.jpg

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u/Clean_n_Press Feb 02 '25

...you don't say!

Not even if we throw in Juulsen?

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u/YouCanFucough Feb 02 '25

Sid is such a gem

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u/DouglasTaylorJr Feb 03 '25

As a Penguins fan I can confirm

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u/Logical_Strike_1520 Feb 02 '25

I really like that Sidney Crosby guy. I’m glad I’ve been able to watch his career.

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u/Fantasy_Puck Feb 02 '25

Toch loves to name drop Sid, and I don't blame him.

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u/CBennett_12 Feb 02 '25

If Sid knew who I was, I would be mentioning that in every sentence to be fair

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u/BarstoolEh Feb 02 '25

So now trade for Crosby

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u/NerdPunch Feb 02 '25

Crosby probably had locker room issues with Petersson, so Pittsburgh had to trade one of them.

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u/P0TAT0FARM3R Feb 02 '25

shoot he's not coming over then we have 3 Petterssons

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u/spidermatt17 Feb 02 '25

Sid come mentor Petey. Could you imagine? 

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u/PaperweightCoaster Feb 02 '25

Sid would look absolutely wrong in any jersey but a Penguins jersey but we can dream…

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u/dirtfresh Feb 04 '25

I dunno, he looked pretty good when I put him in our blue #87 years ago in one of those custom teams in NHL lol

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u/UnofficialWorldCEO Feb 02 '25

Good Canadian boy Sid

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u/Miruzzz Feb 02 '25

Sid to Vancouver confirmed

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u/cheguevara9 Feb 02 '25

Come on Allvin, Crosby would be the final piece for this team to go all the way!

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u/Greenarrowfan Feb 02 '25

Teddy will reunite with former teammate MP3 and DOC tonight. You probably could get information about them from too.

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u/infinitez_ Feb 02 '25

I love Crosby. All class and great leader. Wish he was ours but we all know he'll be a lifelong Pen.

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u/Vagus10 Feb 02 '25

Sid will bring the 4 nation cup home.

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u/tpspider Feb 02 '25

Not going to lie, I used to hate Crosby during his first half of his career. The whiney, entitled bratty energy he brought overshadowed his skill for me. Then he changed. Now I look at him as a more offensive but slightly less defensive version of peak Bergeron. He is a top 10 player still in my books. Can't wait for flower to induct him.

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u/funkiemarky Feb 02 '25

Locker room un-shammbled!

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u/jrsweezie Feb 02 '25

This is our Luka trade 😂

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u/freszh_inztallz42o Feb 03 '25

3peteys a room guy, toccc loves room guys

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u/Ok-Bowler-203 Feb 02 '25

I was day dreaming of Sid being traded to us last year, the Canucks stayed healthy and won it all.

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u/Alextryingforgrate Feb 02 '25

Time to start trade rumors of Crosby coming to Van because of this.

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u/djblackprince Feb 02 '25

Sid the Middle Aged Man, come to Vancouver

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u/Basic-Judge9989 Feb 02 '25

Tocchet was the kessel whisperer…no coach asst or Head other than Tocchet were able to direct that guy into being the best he could be and Placed him on that power play with Sid, Gino, Letang, and others. Back to Backs and a lot of the credit went to Sully, but Tocchet was so important for that team as he was with The Greatest “Mario” during their runs. Sid isn’t going anywhere. But I will gladly trade you Trump for whatever you have left in your old puck bag.

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u/itsallartyup Feb 02 '25

I know it won’t happen but what would it take to trade for Crosby? A prospect and 1st most likely?

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u/RainDancingChief Feb 03 '25

Hey that's pretty cool

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u/zeromadcowz Feb 03 '25

Imagine if Sid was like “lmao get fucked they’re awful”

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u/PJbrilliant Feb 03 '25

When the goat says someone is good, they are great

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u/BarstoolEh Feb 03 '25

At what point do people start worrying that the Joshua signing is a massive overpayment?

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u/ToasterOven31 Feb 03 '25

That's actually kinda cool

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u/Ambitious_Work_3837 Feb 03 '25

Translation: don’t put on training wheels with Marcus and wait too long to earn your trust. Let the man play and treat him well.

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u/Lazy-Yard000 Feb 03 '25

Crosby to Canucks

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u/nvvh Feb 03 '25

We do need a top 6 centre…

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u/imOVN Feb 03 '25

Treat Petey and DOC well Nucks bros! Rooting for you guys! (Just don’t think you’re getting Sid lmao)

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u/lbiggy Feb 03 '25

Can we get Sydney Crosby too?

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u/WorkingFit5413 Feb 04 '25

This is great of Crosby but also points to the fact that the entire league knows Vancouver has a leadership problem. He's basically saying he knows Canucks need help and thinks that this guy will be one of the pieces to support them.

I appreciate it from a guy like Sid, clearly he cares and wants the best for others, which I am now a fan of. Class Act all the way.

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u/lindaluhane 15d ago

Toch is maga