Bo Horvat was going to be the Canucks鈥� representative at the NHL Media Day, but since he still doesn鈥檛 have a new contract, Chris Tanev was sent in his stead. The annual event involves both interviews and promotional video and photo shoots, so you can expect to see plenty of Tanev in the NHL鈥檚 marketing of the Canucks this season.
We鈥檝e seen some behind-the-scene glimpses of Tanev on social media and they have been universally delightful.
There鈥檚 Dramatic Lighting Chris Tanev...
Source: @Canucks on Twitter
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...Good With Kids Chris Tanev鈥�
Source: @Canucks on Twitter
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...Road Hockey in Dress Shoes Chris Tanev鈥�
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...Production Values Chris Tanev鈥�
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...Mean Muggin鈥� Chris Tanev鈥�
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...and the incomparable Male Model Chris Tanev.
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This definitively tells us that Tanev should be put into more awkward photo shoot situations, because the results speak for themselves. But he should never ever again be asked to draw anything.
The NHL asked several players to doodle their respective team鈥檚 logos. Some turned out better than others 鈥� turned out surprisingly well 鈥� while others had a tougher time. But the worst doodle undoubtedly belonged to Tanev.
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That is gloriously disastrous and I couldn鈥檛 be prouder of Tanev for committing to the terrible job he was doing by aggressively colouring in the whole thing.
Some Canucks fans on Twitter were willing to give Tanev the benefit of the doubt. After I suggested Tanev had never looked down at the logo on his own jersey, Graham was quick to reply.
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I mean... He's a heads-up D-man
鈥� Graham (@firestorm_3)
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ZeroTenacity thinks Tanev鈥檚 version is actually an improvement.
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tbh, he left off the 'Vancouver' word mark, so this is instantly better than the original.
鈥� Z岽囀�岽廡岽嚿瘁磤岽勆礇蕪 (@ZeroTenacity)
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Meanwhile, smoothmedia thinks that Tanev has discovered a new species.
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TIL The Canucks logo does not feature an Orca but rather the very rare and elusive Concaveback Whale
鈥� smoothmedia (@smoothmedia)
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Honestly, Tanev鈥檚 logo looks a lot better when it鈥檚 on a jersey. You can almost excuse the proportions as being caused by folds in the fabric in this wonderful mock-up.
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鈥� Hopeful Charger fan (@boltup16)
