Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet to always do the right thing the wrong way.

Speaking of the wrong way, leave it to the Vancouver Canucks to get things exactly backwards in their search for Rick Tocchet’s replacement. They were meant to hire a head coach, and they went and hired a Foote coach instead. Whoops!

Dorky puns aside, Adam Foote has been hired as the 22^nd head coach in franchise history after having been elevated from his assistant position. It’s a choice that has been met with a wide range of mixed reviews, though none that we’ve seen have been particularly extreme in either direction.

For better and for worse, it seems to be a clear continuation of the Tocchet Era, though Foote’s first few conferences with the media have indicated that things won’t be exactly the same. Whomever Foote brings on as his assistants – still undetermined as of this writing – will no doubt go a long way toward determining how much of a difference has truly been made.

But before we get to any of that, there’s an opportunity for a good ol’ fashioned gut reaction, and that’s one of our specialties here at WDYTT. You’ve heard the news, now, how did that news make you feel?

This week, we’re asking:

Let it be known in the comment section.

You answered below!

JT Miller is by far my favorite. He brought skill, grit, and intensity. The unknown of how his intense behavior would play out was always entertaining. Good or bad, you never knew what was coming. The Canucks will miss him more than they know. They don’t have anybody even close to what JT brought.

Hughes is my favourite hands down. Its worth watching the game just to see him play and he’s only going to get better.

I wanted to pick a player from our 2011 team, but Hughes has just been too much of a pleasure to watch.

Easily the best D-man this team has ever had, and arguably the best player we’ve ever had. I have never seen a player break so many guy’s ankles with dekes.

Juice without a doubt. Was he the best player in his time here? Nope, but that wasn’t the question. He was followed by Burr and Kesler. I’m not sure what that says about me as a person.

The answer is always Harold Snepsts.

Every time he comes out for a ceremonial puck drop is like an injection of youth.

Henrik Sedin is my favourite. Excellent player and better person.

Bieksa was a hoot and my favourite. I remember one of his first games back after he was traded. The camera was on Murphy setting up the game. The Ducks were filing onto the ice behind Murph. Bieksa shoved him out of the camera frame. Freaking hilarious. Still enjoy his antics and Friedman ribbing on Sportsnet. One of the only talking heads who understands and can explain hockey systems.

An often forgotten player who gets little mention is Ohlund. Just solid. In a series against the Flames he shut down and frustrated Iginla until Jarome lost his mind, dropped the gloves, and started swinging.

Alexandre Burrows was and is my favorite Canuck of all time. It’s an off the board pick, but I always liked his underdog story; he rose from nothing to becoming the only true player to have chemistry with the Sedins.

At his career height, he was a pest, a finisher, a relentless puck retriever, and he made the Sedins better with him on the line.

Fantastic work ethic and all-round good guy.

Second favorite was Gino Odjick. Another underdog that just loved to score. There is a fantastic story about how he went to Russia and asked the KGB to help him find his friend Bure.

Linden.

After watching the Canucks struggle with goaltending for a decade. I was sure happy to see Luongo arrive. That skit with him and Schneider was hilarious. He helped turn the Canucks into a contender. That being said, he’s second on my list behind Miller. I loved having a guy on the team that could score and would drop the gloves in a heartbeat for his teammates.

Love me some Hank and Dank, but Ryan Kesler is my guy. Total jerk, but when he was our jerk. It was great.

For me it’s

#1 Kesler

#2 Burrows

#3 Hamhuis

If Kesler and Hamhuis had not been heavily injured, the Canucks would have won the Cup in 2011.These three did whatever it took for the team to win.

My favorite player is a tie between:

Pavel “the human highlight reel” Bure (he sneaks in in the 1999 year.)

The Sedin twins (l consider them one unit.)

Honorable mention to Dave Randorf and empty net specialist Loui Eriksson.

Despite it all ending badly (a very Canuck trait) — Todd Bertuzzi.

HENRIK SEDIN! He took an absolute pounding yet managed to put together a 679 game iron man streak.

Toffoli just scores and signed a very reasonable contract after his short run in Vancouver. In Montreal. FFS. The team needed scoring and “couldn’t afford him.” Thanks Benning.

Miller was a complete player, power forward with attitude, and would drop the gloves anytime. Org chose JT over Horvat, but has now dealt BOTH away.

Hughes, because self-explanatory. Will the Org screw this up too?

Mr. Stanchion: “Juice” Kevin Bieksa.

Rypien

Hughes

Bieksa

Burrows

Bertuzzi

Naslund

Miller

Sedins

Most of the team from the 2011 final team.

Sean W:
Burrows.

Thomas Vanek.

Shootout slap shot.

Quinn Hughes.

It’s a tie between Mattias Ohlund and Rick Rypien. They were the league’s strongest players of their respective weight classes.

The way he effortlessly dominates the game for 25 minutes a night, putting up point-per-game numbers as a defenseman.

If he leaves via trade/as a UFA, he’s already on the Ring of Honor; if he resigns, 43 goes into the rafters as the best Canuck player ever.

Part of me worries about him getting injured, given how much of his game is predicated on his elite skating ability. That said, if anyone could adapt it would probably be him.

2A) Roberto Luongo.

2B) Henrik Sedin.

2C) Daniel Sedin.

Daniel, a great player with humility enough to defer to his brother, which to me suggested a great strength of character.