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Been here since 2008. I don't post much, but I do make it part of my daily routine to check stuff out here. This makes me sad.
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When the housing market collapses I'll be there with open arms... until then I'll be making tax free $$$ in the middle east.
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I think we found Benning's burner account...
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I live in Calgary (at least for the next two months) and things are insane here too. Housing has been so hot the past couple of months. I became debt-free (not including my mortgage) in September. Talk about great timing! Anyway, I'm selling my house and most of my possessions and moving to Abu Dhabi for at least two years. I figure I'll ride things out there until Canada calms the hell down and then maybe I'll move back.
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How long until we are competing with Vegas & Colorado?
babych replied to Nucks89's topic in Canucks Talk
This is revisionist history at it's finest. Agree to disagree, I guess. -
How long until we are competing with Vegas & Colorado?
babych replied to Nucks89's topic in Canucks Talk
Ummm.. I'm pretty sure they didn't pick Stone or Eichel or Pietrangelo or Stephenson or Barbashev or ..... And before you say that they got Marchessault just remember that Florida basically begged Vegas to take him. Vegas wasn't "gifted" anything. They picked wisely and took advantage of stupid GM's during the Expansion Draft. They then made aggressive trades and good signings and built a winner. They weren't afraid of making bold moves and moving on from contracts when needed. It sure would be nice to have management/ownership that wasn't incompetent, unlike Vegas. -
How long until we are competing with Vegas & Colorado?
babych replied to Nucks89's topic in Canucks Talk
I don't know that we will ever win a cup without first embracing a complete rebuild. We've lost a decade trying to retool, and we are a capped out team that has some real garbage contracts and a defense that isn't going to take us very far. We should be learning lessons from Las Vegas, tbh. They've managed to acquire Stone, Eichel, Pietrangelo, etc. They're able to cut bait with players to get better players. They simply don't tolerate losing. I will say that trading Bo was a step in the right direction. Now get rid of Miller, OEL, Boesser, and Garland and we have the start of a real rebuild. -
Further to this... I don't understand why so many of these (likely) same people continue to watch hockey and complain? If everything is rigged then the NHL is basically the WWE and thus why would you bother getting so worked up about it?
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Good morning, and Happy Pi Day to you all! I created this topic to allow your inner poet and nerd to shine. Please submit your best Pi-Ku for the world to see. A Pi-Ku is like a haiku, but the syllables are 3, 1, and then 4. For Example: Vancouver, (3) You. (1) Always hurt me (4) Or.. Sometimes I Think I can do this Enjoy the day people!
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Hits and Misses - Evaluating Rutherford and Allvin
babych replied to Elias Pettersson's topic in Canucks Talk
I don't post a lot on these boards anymore.. but here goes. I liked the Horvat trade. I don't understand the Hronek trade. This team needs to rebuild and trading away 1st round picks in a deep draft ain't how that happens. Hate, hate, HATE the Boeser, Mikheyev, and especially the Miller signings. This management group is as bad as Benning ever was. I give this management team a D-. Put it this way, if you were in a coma for the last 2 years and just woke up, and someone told you only the moves made by the Nucks in the last 2 years, you'd have to assume that Benning was still at the helm. Management/ownership has been absolute dogshit over the last decade. Our team is trash and, I got news for ya, they ain't getting any better any time soon. I love my Nucks. I've been a fan since the 80's. But this ownership needs to go. Until it does, I'm about done supporting the team. As a fan, I vote with my dollar.. that's about all we can do. /end rant -
League wide cap issue solutions
babych replied to Mustard Tiger's topic in General Hockey Discussion
I can't see the players agreeing to non-guaranteed contracts (which is essentially what this is)... but I would love to see teams be given the ability to buyout a contract every year, penalty free. -
Provorov declines pre-game pride night skate
babych replied to Slegr's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Suggesting being gay is a choice is certainly based in ignorance. I don't really have a comment on the religion part. As for the rest, we can be civil and respect that we see it differently. Also we agree that his stance is wrong.