MystifyNCrucify

As someone who doesnt live in canada anymore, this forum was the only way to keep up with news not just canuck/hockey related, but canadian in general. When they outright banned certain topics, it was pretty obvious this was coming. Im finding myself giving less and less of an eff about hockey in general. Losing in 2011 and that whole shady final series, years of mediocrity, questionable DoPeS rulings, the whole league felt more like WWE than professional. It feels kind of refreshing, not “being able to” check scores and trade forums. Time to move on and find more productive things to do with my time....the final nail in the “hockey isnt fun anymore” coffin. Good luck everyone. So long, and thanks for all the fish.

I just finished it. It scared me like fifty pages in, seeing the similarities between our society and that “dystopian” one. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Big brother is watching.

1984. Its scary.

I think you are confused. You seem to be under the impression that perpetual early round exits for 5+ years is a “great start”. Looks like mediocrity or just straight up flat lining to me. I get you are sad your team lost, but you cant honestly believe toronto management is doing a great, or even good job.

Did i just predict the winner?

Awww look at all the people thinking vancouver is going to move UP in a draft. It would be kinda cute, if years of dissapointment and loss hadnt turned me into a jaded mess regarding anything nhl. Chicago is drafting first i think. Corruption and deceit are rampant in all organized sports. Its all about the money..money...

Be careful what you wish for. I would rather choke down one month of hearing about how the panthers won the cup..... ...instead of sportsnet having one month of every year dedicated to “one of the greatest teams ever assembled who blah blah so much great blah blah even better than the oilers and islanders dynasties barf barf lets see that again in slow motion”.

Robbie Alomar would like to tell you a story about him and Dennis Eckersley.

People say a lot of stupid things on this site, but this is a real gem.

Not spineless alf. No need to use your back when someone is paying you lots of money to do what they tell you to do with zero consequences. What, are they gonna fire him? Oh no whatever will he doo?!?! oh right hes 74 and still getting paid

Its probably a good deal. I dunno time will tell. I dont think anything will change if the team keeps trying out the rest of the leagues project players though. We need to be the ones getting assets back for players, not constantly giving them up.

Its really not about the player in all honesty. Its more about the fact that the trade looks like another david booth, keith ballard, “what was that guys name” quick fix crap we see every year. Do it right goddammit. Draft and develop, and in three years we have a team. Dont piss-ass around every year and trade for contracts or project players. Fookin do it right the first time.

Wrong. So wrong. Vancouver has a few players that might be good, but together they suck ball saxophones. They traded their goddamned captain to “make it work”. Demko is always injured. Hughes is overworked. Petersson is sheltered. Is that the kinda core you want for a contender? Or are you saying boeser, ekman-etc and garland are part of the core.

There is no such thing as rebuilding, unless it is through the draft. Actually, in my very firm opinion, there are no perennial contenders who do not have consistently strong drafting to allow them to trade *insert injured player for free first rounder*. People dont give away nice things for gummy bears and mickey mouse hats. Unless they are stupid. Steve Yzerman is far from stupid. Allvin and the chitmonks got fleeced.

Obviously demko. Hes played one full season. Always “injured”, whether its physical or mental, he cant be relied on.