The long wait is over for the Vancouver Canucks fans. No, I’m not talking about a Stanley Cup championship (unfortunately). I’m talking about this team’s willingness to finally get the inevitable-yet-delayed rebuild going, once and for all.
During Wednesday’s conference where Travis Green was formally introduced as the Canucks’ new head coach, team president Trevor Linden told the Vancouver Sun‘s Iain MacIntyre that the rebuild is happening:
OK, he said it. Trevor Linden just told me the #Canucks are "rebuilding," which we all know. #R-word
— Iain MacIntyre (@imacVanSun) April 26, 2017
Linden to @imacVanSun "If that's the word it takes to align our fans, we are rebuilding this team"
— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) April 26, 2017
Linden’s refusal to use the “r” word was well documented for quite some time.