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<blockquote data-quote="Teflon Billy" data-source="post: 2478826" data-attributes="member: 264">Vancouver fans loved &quot;Sideshow Bob&quot;Potvin showed up here, got a fat contract, and began to suck almost immediately. Fo a goalie of Potvin's reputation it was uncanny. He was awful.He routinely got pulled in favor of Essensa who--every time he was put in--delivered a solid, workmanlike performance. You could score on him, but it wouldn't rattle him. He didn't get on streaks either good or bad. He simply wasIt was like watching a (non-obese) Buddha play Goal.He was also class in interviews.Interviewer: &quot;Hey Bob, why, when your stats are so much better than Felix's, are you still the backup? Isn't it about time you became the starter?&quot;Essensa: &quot;No. you see what a lot of people don't understand is that the rest of the team trusts in Felix's skills so much more than mine, that they tend to play a lot tighter defensively around me; simply becasue they know I can't match Felix in skills. It's a necessity that takes away from the team's offense...&quot;Literally. the guy never had anything but incredible--and largely nonsensical-- praise for Felix Potvin, even when 2 minutes into the first period the Vancouver fans were deafening chanting for Sideshow Bob to put in.Next year they traded both of them. It was a baffling move from a baffling period in Canucks history.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Teflon Billy, post: 2478826, member: 264"] Vancouver fans [i]loved[/i] "Sideshow Bob" Potvin showed up here, got a fat contract, and began to suck almost immediately. Fo a goalie of Potvin's reputation it was uncanny. He was [i]awful[/i]. He routinely got pulled in favor of Essensa who--every time he was put in--delivered a solid, workmanlike performance. You could score on him, but it wouldn't [i]rattle[/i] him. He didn't get on streaks either good or bad. He simply [i]was[/i] It was like watching a (non-obese) Buddha play Goal. He was also class in interviews. Interviewer: "Hey Bob, why, when your stats are so much better than Felix's, are you still the backup? Isn't it about time you became the starter?" Essensa: "No. you see what a lot of people don't understand is that the rest of the team trusts in Felix's skills so much more than mine, that they tend to play a lot tighter defensively around me; simply becasue they know I can't match Felix in skills. It's a necessity that takes away from the team's offense..." Literally. the guy never had anything but incredible--and largely nonsensical-- praise for Felix Potvin, even when 2 minutes into the first period the Vancouver fans were deafening chanting for Sideshow Bob to put in. Next year they traded both of them. It was a baffling move from a baffling period in Canucks history. [/QUOTE]

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