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Green said himself, with Quinn's effortless skating technique, he's able to skate miles without really exhausting himself. I believe he has a lot more stored reserves than Petterson or Brock so he should be fine as the season veers towards the playoff season.

Which means 8 out of every 100 kids are transitioning to cigarettes after vaping. Wonder what the percentage of youth that start off smoking and stay smokers are. I also would like to know of the 27% of youth that vape, how many would've tried cigarettes and stuck with it if vaping wasn't a thing.

Bad habit yes, but there really hasn't been any concrete information out determining cause of these serious respiratory illnesses of late. I'd guess that those that have fallen ill are either vaping black market products or attempting to fill vape cartridges with their own bootleg products. I'd put the blame on lack of law enforcement geared towards the black market vape products.

I'd be saying that too if I wanted to keep my job. What else would I say? I certainly wouldn't pubicly say anything that goes against my bosses MO. So your saying you'd take Benning's word for truth while also agreeing that Aquilini is full of crap? Wasn't Benning a Linden hire?

I don't understand the hard stance that you guys take carving up JB like this. There have been and still are substantial rumours coming from all parts of the hockey world of how the Aquilini's insist on interfering with the direction and day to day operations of the team despite FA's repeated denials. FA didn't want a rebuild. Let me repeat that again... FA DID NOT WANT A REBUILD! Wanted the playoff $s. So I'm of the thought that JB has/had his hands handcuffed to a certain extent this whole time. I'm also under the impression this is the very reason why Trev left the organization so abruptly. If he, as team president, did not have full control steering the team forward with his vision/plan because of the major speed bumps thrown here and there from ownership, his reputation as a savvy team builder and life long dedication to the city of Vancouver would be compromised permanently. Exactly what is happening to JB right now. You'd all be throwing TL under the bus as well.

I certainly do. Jimbo is walking a fine line right now trying to save his own butt getting into the playoffs next year whilst attempting to not leave the cupboards too bare for him to work with once he gets a new contract signed for himself. I can't imagine what it's like to work for someone like FA who obviously likes to meddle with executive decisions while stating otherwise to the general public. Jim has no choice. He'll get it done.

In two years time, We'll have Tryamkin back there mixed with either one of Gardiner/Myers or whomever through free agency/trade. We'll be ok. TWIN TOWERS ACTIVATE!

Personally, I have the opposite opinion here. After reading the turmoil with Canucks prospects last year in Utica and their management's penchant to sit Palmu, Lind, Jonah, etc for long periods of time, I'd rather Hoglander go the path that Petey took for now.

I think you mean it'll be a real treat to watch Pettersson and Hughes leading this team to success NEXT MONTH.

To be fair, Gretzky had Semenko and McSorley there to remind opponents of what would happen to them if they looked at Gretzky the wrong way.

Yes, but for "all things being equal", how was Gretzky's fitness level compared to the elite hockey players today? Did he train and specialized his diet during his hey day? I honestly don't know myself.

It may not have matched their on ice production, but their role as leaders both on and off the ice were just as valuable. Their work ethic, dedication to the game, community work, etc cannot be shrugged off. Had to rub off on the baby Canucks the right way yes? Without that, We have a good chance to emulate the path that the Oilers are stuck on. So I say well worth the price till the very end.

I think he's figured it out already. If he played any other way, i don't think he makes it out of Utica... EVER!

Agreed but the player Lets agent know whether at what point they are willing to sit/demand trade/set minimum $ amount if contract demands are not met. I would also like to point out that the active NHL player agents/companies out there all have a "reputation" as to how they approach negotiations with teams. Players know this and choose their legal representation based on this. So in a round about way, I don't think it's entirely unfair if the player gets a bad rep for something the agent did.

Why not? I feel the same way about Messier. Don't you?