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Dr. Crossbar

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  1. Does anyone know the channel number for Telus with the free preview of Centre Ice?
  2. I was going to bring "context" into this earlier but wanted to separate points on their own merits. I agree it will lead to good things from a cultural awareness place. It'll be a longer burn. I'm hopeful for that. The thing that gives me pause is whether political correctness, that hive insecurity, the finger pointing, will lead to oppression quicker than those good things. It already is. When I saw those photos, that's the first thing I thought ... what's the context? I didn't just jump to that's racist. That's reactionary. From another angle of context, Justin inherited a certain eccentricity from his father. Pierre wasn't exactly mainstream in all areas. In context, I don't think Justin was racist but rather trying to be more relatable or paying homage of sorts. But you have to have the ability to look at other angles instead of just crying racist. What's racially stupid today was actually more acceptable then. Acceptable but yet still uncomfortable. We're just now dealing with that uncomfort. If that was Scheer, people would be like, see, we were right ... going back to that need to be right rather than going inward.
  3. Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places ... C. Thomas Howell in Soul Man ... Eddie Murphy as Mr. White on SNL ... So, how long before these guys get canceled? Remember, the decision to okay this rests with Hollywood. How progressive back in the day.
  4. Exactly on the Noah point. That kinda goes back to my point about fear of confrontation. It's easier to protest with your thumbs and "feel" that you're an activist - the illusion - than actually get out there and own your opinion through action. It's no different than "thoughts and prayers." The identity politics thing doesn't do anyone any good because things like calling someone a racist eventually calls into question the racism of the person calling others a racist. It's a circular firing squad.
  5. My point between the lines is that you can also apply that to the current state of identity politics as well.
  6. I wouldn't be surprised. I'd be willing to bet the farm on that one. I do think there's a layer of that behavior or reaction that connects to snap judgements. I'd say a connection to name calling as well. The thing about all of this is that there's so much about the human condition people don't fully understand or perhaps want to accept. For example ... the recurring behavior I've noticed in my Facebook feed ... - The people I know to be the most pessimistic and angry are also the ones who share the most cuddly animal photos and funny videos. - The people I know to self-identify as depressed, negative and sad are the also the ones who are sharing the most photos of themselves in overly happy smiles and poses. - The people who I know to be the least caring and compassionate are also the ones presenting themselves as the most altruistic and caring. I know I'm not the only person who sees this type of behavior. It's literally the opposite. It's even in language people use. You know, when someone says, "I'm not trying to be a jerk ..." and then proceeds to be a jerk. Or when someone says, "No offence intended ..." and then proceeds to be offensive. Or when someone says, "I don't mean to insult ..." and then proceeds to insult someone. The people I know to be the most altruistic and caring aren't online trying to show how much they really are or putting someone else down for not being as caring.
  7. What I believe is more significant - and organically extends into older demographics over time - is a lack of ability to handle/receive criticism and feedback from others. Those two things challenge a person to explore their own actions, beliefs, behavior, and the negative emotions that come with criticism and feedback. It forces you into a place of not only objectivity with yourself but also a place of neutrality to see yourself from another perspective. It's then up to you to filter the information into what's true and useful, and what's not - and that requires awareness. As a result of that process, a person may have to admit or confront hard truths about themselves. Ultimately, it's a positive but you first need to embrace the negative. It's unavoidable. You have to look inward. And that degree of negative really depends on the individual. It's staggering the amount of people who can't handle cricism and feedback. We've largely eliminated it from the mainstream school system and other aspects of society. Rather than have young kids examine their actions, behavior, mistakes, etc, through criticism and feedback, we've made it easier to not experience that type of negativity by rewarding kids for participating. This has also bred a culture of deflecting blame outward and normalizing defensive behavior when criticized and challenged. This is easily testable in the real world. A positive outcome from criticism and feedback is reliant on one's ability to say, "I'm wrong." Look at this board and social media and the amount of people who need to be right at all costs to avoid being wrong. Things like social media enable this even more culturally, and have been now for over a decade. Facebook, for example, is an echo chamber of the same type of thinking largely because a lot of people can't handle criticism, feedback, and being challenged. And all of this also ties into fear of confrontation as well and one's behavior to avoid confrontation by seeking solace in like minded beliefs rather than being challenged. And there's safety in numbers that shield people from being challenged all the more. Just my .02 ... carry on.
  8. Jake is still only 23. My take on him is that he's maturing at a slower rate than others. Everyone's different. Some guys are like that. He's still more of a young, free spirit in a professional man's world. In some aspects he's already there. In other aspects, he's still finding himself and his game. I think that's why we keep seeing those flashes of brilliance and potential. His maturity and talent are still misaligned. Once that settles out within him and he sees himself more as a man, that maturity will change his approach to the game, give him more confidence physically and mentally, and align his talent and skill in a complete way. The interesting thing is that all the adversity and challenges he's faced to date should turn into a much deeper level of confidence once he really comes into his own after 25. At some point, after so much experience at a young age, it will all just click and come together for him. The talent is there but the maturity hasn't been. When that happens, I honestly believe we'll see what we've been waiting for in Jake. And given how the team is evolving and growing, Jake should be that player at the same time as our team talent level increases in a couple years. Having Ferland in the lineup will also be invaluable for Jake's next steps. I wouldn't be giving up on Jake yet. Imo, his best days are coming.
  9. Oilers tripping over their own feet
  10. Yeah, I'm not trying to be a d**k by pointing that out. Hopefully those who were so negative can rethink those sentiments. The guy is high character and class.
  11. Lol ... it was just 48 hours ago people were hating on Brock, turning on him, calling him greedy, selfish, not a team player.
  12. The future success of this team is going to really depend on those younger and cheaper guys coming up through the system. Especially when we have to pay bigger money to Petey, Hughes, Boeser, etc. As compared to the Leafs current predicament, this is where JB's drafting - if all develops as planned - will be the difference in long term sustainable success. I think the Miller, Ferland, Myers contracts, also Beagle, reflect that window before we start to see the emergence of Gaudette, Podz, Hoglander, etc, also Brisebois, Rafferty, etc, while guys like Edler, Tanev, Sutter, Eriksson, and Baer peel away or are dealt. You can see and conceptualize it but the thing is, right now we still need a lot of guys to pan out.
  13. Glad to see Hutton get another shot. He's just heading into that period of his life at 26 where the next level of maturity kicks with more focus and seriousness. Imo, he'll be organically approaching the game more as a man than the smiley kid that we saw. That should only help his game at this point. I wish him all the best!
  14. I agree with OP. This offseason was a huge success and turning point. Over the past couple of seasons, I was starting to wonder if Benning had fallen into a certain west coast culture of complacency. I was waiting to see the same type of aggressiveness as his second season in making change. It's still a bit mindblowing that what needed to happen this offseason actually happened (excluding Eriksson but including the Edler and Boeser contracts). As a Canucks fan, there have been so many years where we're either standing pat with no major moves or settling for less than what we need. I'm just glad we're out of the phase of shedding the old core and transitional placeholders to now getting to experience Benning working with his team.
  15. Get Tryamkin with Myers and they'll be like Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon.
  16. Goldy out there working through it all. He needs to keep at it. Want to see him get a goal for his confidence. But yeah, he needs some finishing power.
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