[[Report] Canucks name Jim Rutherford as president & interim GM]

2 minutes ago, Jester13 said:

Chiarelli and Benning won cups together. Does that give them a pass when it comes to their highly questionable moves?

Context matters. The positives of Rutherford's tenure as Pitts GM far outweigh the deleterious effects of his tenure. 

[[Report] Canucks name Jim Rutherford as president & interim GM]

This is good.  People complain about him trading Pearson for Gudbranson, but he also won 2 cups and helped assemble the HBK line. I would take 2 cups anytime at this point given that i have been a fan for decades. 

[[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche | Nov. 11, 2021]

Colorado broad cast :

 

"I'm looking at this canucks roster, I don't understand why they can't score, especially the powerplay"

[[DEBATE] Which #1 in their prime are you taking?]

11 hours ago, Patel Bure said:

The 2006-2007 version of Luongo would have been my choice, but any other form of Luongo after that and I’d have to pursue different options, with respect.  I don’t know the other goalies all that well and so I chose Terry Sawchuk.

 

Agreed. the 06-07 Luongo is one of the most dominant goalie performances I've seen. Crazy how Martin Brodeur had to pick that same year to take it away from Lui. I personally felt Lui had a better season, but eastern bias gave the edge to Brodeur. 

 

[[proposal] Pettersson/Hughes for Eichel/Dahlin “swing for the fences?”]

You've spent a lot of time thinking about this. 

[[Trade] Canucks trade Nate Schmidt to Jets for 2022 3rd-round pick]

Lol Schmidt shot himself in the foot. He goes from nice cities like Vegas and Van to Winnipeg. Be careful what you wish for. 

[[Signing] Capitals re-sign Alex Ovechkin]

He's still one of the best goal scorers in the league. He went through two lockouts, and then in the Covid shortened season was stuck at 49 goals. 

[[Report] Jussi Jokinen announces retirement]

He's still playing?

[[Report] Jim Benning to return for next season]

This is good. While I agree he has made questionable signings, he has given this team the deepest prospect pool ever. 

Assuming this core stays together, if this team wins a cup in the next ten years, Benning deserves much credit. 

 

Also, I find the argument that "Scouts were responsible for drafting Pettersson, not Benning" an absolute joke. This argument can be made for every superstar ever drafted. 'Brian Burke didn't draft the Sedins, Tomas Gradin did". It's under the GM's watch, period. 

 

 

[Is the Bobby Orr goal over rated?]

This is exactly the type of question that is usually followed by an awkward silence and then followed by a buzz that is killed. 

[Top 5 Team Improvements in Canucks History [Article]]

Good list but i would add:

05-06 =missed playoffs

06-07- got luongo, won division, made it to second round.

It was also the west coast express passing the torch to the sedins and luongo which cemented a new identity for the team for years after.

[[Speculation] Tanev possibly being shopped]

omg tanev for nylander guyz

[[Signing] Oilers re-sign Jujhar Khaira]

Surrey's finest.

[[Signing] Blue Jackets sign Gustav Nyquist]

Gm MG out GMD again.

[[Signing] Blues re-sign Jordan Nolan]

He was deadly for the Kings in 2012/14. His play has dropped significantly since then. 

[NHL Draft Preview: Chris MacDonald (Canucks Amateur Scout) Interview!]

Nice work, but the interview doesn't really begin until about 5:51. I would recommend you keep your intros much shorter and cut to the chase. 

[Canucks reveal new jerseys for 50th season]

i like the third jersey. i think it will grow on people once it is seen on the ice.

[Rumor New Home and Away Jerseys for Canucks]

On 6/8/2019 at 8:38 PM, Tiger-Hearted said:

Here's proof that Orca Bay was a meddling corporate ownership that wanted their corporate orca influence on the Canucks:

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/team-changes-name-of-holding-company/article17979211/

 

^^^Arthur Griffiths said it wasn't "his intention to incorporate an orca into the team's logo". 

 

**In fact, Griffiths stated on his former radio show that he wanted to have the updated Johnny Canuck in the Skate colours, also designed by Orca logo designer Brent Lynch, as the new primary but new majority owner John McCaw and his Orca Bay "Yes people" like Stan McCammon wanted to have their orca brand in the Canucks' identity.

 

https://relationshipscience.com/person/john-e-mccaw-jr-3366735

 

^^^ Orca Bay Capital Corp. Sounds like corporate influence to me.

 

https://theprovince.com/sports/willes-the-complicated-ultimately-happy-saga-of-arthur-griffiths-and-his-vancouver-sports-legacy

 

While I'm not responding to this quote, I would like to respond to one of your other posts in this thread that I cannot find. I am paraphrasing, but you responded to a comment about the orca being important for indigenous history, and then posited that indigenous history is relevant throughout all of Canada, and then used Montreal as an example. 

 

I think you're forgetting the orcas significance to the pacific north west. The orca is much more prevalent in the pacific ocean than the atlantic or arctic. 

 

 

"Killer Whales are the most widely-distributed mammals in the world. Although they are more commonly found in areas associated with high ocean productivity, in the mid to high latitudes, they can tolerate temperature ranges from polar to tropical waters. In Canada, Killer Whales are found in all three oceans, but are less common in Atlantic and Arctic regions. In British Columbia, they have been observed throughout almost all marine waters, including long inlets, narrow passages and deep embayments, as well as occasionally up brackish river channels."

[[Discussion] Erik Karlsson - the all encompassing Free Agency Thread]

Perhaps he is writing this just IN CASE he does not re-sign. IMO, it makes sense for him to re-sign, as that team can still win. The age argument is hilarious. Brent Burns is 34 and still one of the better offensive defencemen in the league. Erik Karlsson does not play a reckless game either, I am not convinced that he will never be the same. I think he has many great years in front of him.

[[Proposal] Boeser + 10th for Byram + [winger]]

People less than 25 years old shouldn't be allowed to make proposals. 

[[Report] Benn Wants out of Dallas]

he'll be 30 in 2 months. It sounds great short term but I wouldn't want him longer than aged 33.

[***The UFC/MMA THREAD***]

I find it amusing that people are suggesting that the reason Connor never participated in the after fight brawl is because he was showing 'class'. No, he is on probation and one of the conditions of any probation order is to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is a safe bet that if he was not on probation he would have jumped the gate too.

 

edit; there is actually a clip of Connor trying to hop the fence (which now quashes my theory). Good thing security prevented him from doing so.

 

[***The UFC/MMA THREAD***]

1 minute ago, SabreFan1 said:

How does that excuse Khabib and his corner?  Conor paid for that and now Khabib will pay for this.  It's all in NSAC's hands now.  If they suspend Khabib for a year, he'll lose his title.  If he only gets dinged for 6 months, the UFC may just let him keep it.

You're qualifying your statement with the false assumption that I believe Khabib's actions should be excused. I was comparing the moral culpability of both of their actions. 

 

 

[***The UFC/MMA THREAD***]

Khabib isn't perfect, but McGregor vandalized a bus full of both men and women. Men and women who had nothing to do with the quarrel. At least Khabib confronts the guys that are involved.

[Lu tweet thread]

Luongo is still a very good goalie.