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Strawbone

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  1. I tell my wife to watch the damn kids and lock myself in my basement office to watch. Note: that's a bad idea, don't do that. Most regular season games that start at 7-7:30, I do manage to sneak away and watch on my own though, with a few interruptions to help out with something. I have managed to get my 2 young daughters to watch a bit with me, and my wife doesn't mind the game on in the background, but it's hard to get in the zone watching with noisy people who aren't all that interested. Being a dad can certainly cramp your style sometimes lol.
  2. I agree that Dermott, if healthy, is ahead of Burroughs and Wolanin, but I'd like to see those two fighting for the 6/7 spots. And you just know we'll have more injuries before or shortly after the start of the year, so both could easily play for stretches of the season. I don't feel like the potential offense that Rathbone brings is going to make up for his defensive lapses. He makes me nervous out there.
  3. I like this unbiased take from a completely neutral observer.
  4. OEL, Hughes, Myers, Schenn, Burroughs, and Wolanin would be my crazy pick for the 6 D to start the season.
  5. I think you've gotten some great advice here, and I don't have a lot to add, but think of this as an opportunity to meet someone who's a better fit for you, and hopefully lives in the same city! You seem like a good guy and I think this is the start of an exciting new chapter in your life.
  6. I guess they figure the team only needs 2 games with the full NHL roster to get up to speed. I don't like it.
  7. I know I hoped Rathbone could make a difference with Quinn on the right side, but that doesn't seem to be working out. I'd like to see both Burroughs and Wolanin as 6/7 defencemen, they seem steady playing a simple game and we need more of that on D.
  8. Did Kuzmenko play tonight? He was on the game day roster sheet. I watched about half the game and I don't recall seeing him at all. I would have hoped he'd be more noticeable.
  9. This team is way better when Petey and Quinn are playing. We will need those 2 healthy all season to have a chance at a good season. I see we’re already well on our way to wearing Demko out if he has to keep playing fire wagon hockey like this.
  10. Nah I love watching hockey. I’m still enjoying the games but knowing how important a good start to the season is I feel like they need to crank it up sooner rather than later. But I’m also well aware that great seasons sometimes follow bad preseasons. I could really use a good year of Canucks hockey!
  11. I know it’s waaaaay too early but this preseason isn’t filling me with excitement for the season. Wanna see some better effort and execution. Games that count are gonna be here before we know it.
  12. And based on your profile photo, you know all about trainwrecks!
  13. I like Belgian beer very much in general, but Belgian sour beer... I bought a really expensive bottle of the stuff once, from a famous Belgian monastery, and it was the worst thing I ever drank. It tasted like bile and to this day it's the only beer I've poured down the drain after a single sip!
  14. I was disappointed to lose in the end, but I was entertained. And we came away with 1 big point... every point matters this time of year!
  15. There's no way you can post this much from work, is there...? I'd certainly rather post here all day instead of working!
  16. I'm starting to get the impression you're not a big fan of Travis Green.
  17. Damnit I knew it when we didn’t get a quick update after the game or the next morning. This sucks. I don’t follow other training camps but other teams must have key guys getting banged up too?
  18. So no news on Mikheyev? You'd think if it was something minor we'd have an update by now. I'm not liking this.
  19. I had high expectations for a convincing Canucks win, so was pretty disappointed. That'll teach me to get my hopes up when watching pre-season games. Haha, who am I kidding? They're gonna DOMINATE next game!
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