TheAce

totally agree... it was a complete shock to everyone at the draft that we didnt take MT. To make matters even worse, it was very well known that Calgary was trying to move up in the draft to take MT. Even if JB wanted a d-man, he could have swung a deal with Calgary to drop down a pick. I will absolutely give JB credit for his drafting of Boeser, EP and Hughes but at the same time he deserves to be critisized over this drafting blunder

and silver..... most of my investing goes into these 2 physical assets . Gold and silver has stood the test of time

The geocentric model was the leading theory for nearly 1500 years before Kepler and Galileo came along.... and yes, science did end up refuting it but thats exactly my point. In 20 years from now some of the current scientific theories will be updated or found out to be wrong as new scientific info is learned

not at all, what im saying is science has a history of not always being correct. as new information comes out, theories will change. Is climate changing ? Yes.... Should we as humans be doing everything we can to limit the damage being done to this earth ? absolutely..... But ever since i was a kid ive been hearing about another ice age is coming or acid rain is gonna get us all, etc etc.....

The problem is that Science, especially this branch of science , hasnt always been correct . Science used to teach that little rocks fell slower than big rocks, science used to teach that the planets rotated around the earth, etc etc etc . And even now more than ever, science has become political depending on who is funding the grants as to which results get published.

careful Jimmy, you are starting to sound like a Conservative with posts like this

Even some who werent lost in the cracks..... i had a friend who came here from England on a work visa. Was here for 5 years with a decent paying job, paying taxes, never got in trouble with the law and was applying for PR and was denied, tried applying for an extension on his work visa and was also denied. The owner of his company wrote and called the gov't pleading to allow him to stay because he was such a valuable member of his work ( he ended up in the management ) but to no avail. Was given a date and sent home. Yet we have our RCMP waiting at known illegal points of entry to help carry luggage over and our country is paying for them to stay in 5 star hotels. Makes you shake your head at how backwards we have it....

Regardless of whatever political spin people want to put on this, over 70k people lost there jobs right before Christmas and thats a sad thing. I really hope our government can put aside differences and start doing things that will benefit the people instead of worrying about scoring political points.

I dont think it was much of a concern to most people because oil prices were good and business was rolling. Like anything, people only notice when things start to go bad. While I agree JT is getting some wrongful blame he didnt help himself out by giving speeches talking about killing the oil and gas sector in Canada.

yes, normally there clients ....

For someone who is old, you dont read very well do you ? I called him useless on the PP ! I then backed it up with how much better our PP has been with Hughes ever since he replaced Edler on the number 1 unit. If you want to throw a tantrum and insults, atleast argue the actual topic which was Edler on the PP

If you read my original post, I was talking about him playing on the PP. My comment had nothing to do with the rest of his play or how many minutes he plays

Actually several posters on here have admitted that Edler would be much better suited as a 3/4 d-man . He was thrown into a top pairing role because we didnt have anyone else. Canucks were 22nd in the league last year on the PP and it has been a puck moving D-man has been a huge need for this team. Our PP this year started off poorly and the only switch that was made was Hughes for Edler and there has been a noticeable difference. basement dweller poster ? are you still in high school by any chance ?

Canucks first and 2nd fav is whoever is playing Calgary that night....

Our PP was struggling when Edler was on the point at the start of the season..... Its really turned around ever since Hughes was moved up to the number 1 unit. Edler , much like Ohlund, was kind of thrown in that situation out of a not really having anyone else. I find there to be a huge difference in puck carrying and not rushing the shot or play with Hughes as opposed to Edler who more times than not would bumble the puck at the blue line or blasting the puck into the defenders shin pads

A big part of this is how useless Edler was on the PP. He was constantly thrown on the number 1 unit but doesnt have the offensive mindset that Hughes has

Will Edler ever be able to take a shot from the point and it doesnt go into the shin pads of the opposing forward ?

Treliving came out today saying that one of the reasons it was a shorter deal and for less money than expected was because Tkachuk " could not and would not " allow his contract to be the reason one of his teamates was traded off. There were lots of stories that Brodie or Frolik would have to be moved when Tkachuk signed but he made sure that wouldnt happen. With stories like that, its easy to see why he was given an A so quickly and is a well respected in the locker room

not to mention EP may not have been on anyone's radar. There were some serious concerns about his size. I believe Bob Mckenzie had him ranked 11th overall

Tkachuk doesnt play with either of those players. He originally started on the 3rd line and worked his way up to the 2nd line.

Or how after a trade they can force a team to buy them out so they can go play for a team of there choice . Why should a team have to give them money so they can go elsewhere to play ?

I drafted Miler in my hockey pool so I would watch Tampa games a fair amount. He originally started on a line with Stamkos and Kucherov. When they started to struggle the lines were shifted around but he played a fair amount of time on the top line and on the PP.

a team looking to dump salary and they still manage to snag a 1st round pick out of it......

we gave up a 1st ? yikes....

I would like to see something like this when it comes to foreign aid. Im all for generosity and helping other however it should be an individual choice as to how much you give and to where you want to give it to. Its not fair that the government takes your hard earned money in the form of a tax and then gives it away to other countries only to turn around and then cry that they need to raise our taxes because there isnt enough for roads, medical, etc. The government can set up a foreign aid charity and every dollar donated has a 1.5 dollar ratio deduction towards someones tax receipt . That should help encourage people to donate and allow Canada to continue to help.