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Vancouver Canucks urged to change major tradition amid rebuild talks
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The Quinn Hughes trade signifies a new era for the Vancouver Canucks, and with Patrick Allvin admitting to a rebuild for the team, the Canucks need to find their identity again and it can start with a new goal song.
With a bunch of new young players joining the team, they need to feel like it's their franchise now, and they are in charge of creating the culture, a new song can be the first step in that.
"What the Canucks are going to try do now is get the young players they brought in developed as fast as possible to compete again, but just because they are two years older than a draft pick would be, means it's retool instead of a rebuild according to them. But nobody is buying that, the fans nor the analysts."-Stinson
A change of culture is required for the Vancouver Canucks.
Yahoo Sports brought up the interesting proposition that it's time to pass the torch to the younger players, and it's time they define what Vancouver Canuck hockey is all bout. The only way to that is taking small steps at a time, over time Canuck hockey will mean something again, when we look at other franchises like the Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins. They are all notorious for having winning culture and team camaraderie. That's why even when they have poor rosters, they still compete.
The Bruins and Penguins are excellent examples of this, this season nobody expected anything from either of them, but they are both likely to make the playoffs, a lot of it has to do with the mentality you experience, the second you enter the locker room for the first time.
""Don't You (Forget About Me)" has been a fan favourite in Vancouver, but it's time for the Canucks to change their goal song."-Yahoo
Changing the goal song won't change anything right away, but it's an example of rebirth, a fresh start. And the young players of the team need to redefine what it means to be Canuck. And that's how you build culture.