The Call
Jim Robson’s call at the end of Game 6 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals embodies what Linden was and is. Every time I watch it, the pure joy of that Cup run comes back (along with the crushing feeling of defeat after Game 7). Still, despite me being the biggest goalie fanboy growing up (my single most vivid hockey memory is still “The Save“), Linden was Canucks hockey. His speech at his jersey retirement ceremony on Wednesday turned something that was supposed to be all about him into something that was a gift to all the fans. Players like that don’t come along maybe once in a generation, and I often wonder who the next player will be who will capture every Canuck fan’s imagination like Trevor Linden did.