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I.Am.Ironman

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  1. I.Am.Ironman
    This Russian coup could put an interesting wrinkle into things. Same goes for draft eligbles like Michkov and Simashev
  2. I.Am.Ironman
    I wouldn't be surprised if Michcov drops in part due to the presumably nefarious nature surrounding his father's death. There is potentially unwanted baggage there.
  3. I.Am.Ironman
    I agree his legacy was cemented before the merger but a lot of the Pride guys struggled to make the transition to the tougher competition of UFC. Speculation is that PEDs were heavily used in Pride which played into his decision. It is not that far fetched of a theory. It could have also been the UFC contract, or a combination of both. Sure he beat Arlovski and Time Sylvia but they were some of the weakest heavyweight champs. This was a time where the lower weight divisions were the strongest of the UFC (particularly light heavyweight). Prime Cro Cop vs prime Fedor was a fairly even fight. Cro Cop didn't sniff the same level of success in the UFC compared to Pride. Same goes for Wanderlei. Fedor is one of the greats for sure, I give him top 10, but I don't think he is close to the greatest. Now, if he made the switch and won the UFC championship he would be top 3 with GSP and JJ. Just my opinion.
  4. I.Am.Ironman
    This is Dana's MO. Create a controversy by sh*t talking which generates publicity. He is the poster boy for "any publicity is good publicity". Good point re CM punk but disagree on Fedor. The knock on Fedor was the level of competition he was facing after the Pride-UFC merger. All in all, Dana White is a great marketer but I would never work for the guy.
  5. I.Am.Ironman
    After sleeping on it I still think this was a premature decision. The only way this works is if the cap starts going up significantly starting in 2024-2025. Personally, I was in the give him 1 more year camp then explore the buyout option. He was injured for much of last year and was actually decent his first season. It's not that I think he necessarily earned another chance but I think the club would be better off if they could hold off buying him out for another year. I think he would have been more than fine playing bottom 4 minutes as LHD. The 4.5M dead cap from 2024-2026 is terrible timing for this team's window. Another potential intriguing possibility is that they provide a team some cap relief for the coming season and gain a pick out of it. I guess that would relieve some sting but I think the odds are about 80% that this hurts us in the long run.
  6. I.Am.Ironman
    If we're lucky, we draft a Center that can provide some secondary scoring in 1-2 years while they are on their ELC. It has happened before. A RHD would be great but they will take longer to develop.
  7. I.Am.Ironman
    OEL is overpaid by 3 million and is signed for another 4 seasons. You can't replace a player better than him at lesser value (when considering buyout cost) and those 4 seasons are prime years for our core. Waiting simply isn't an option. There is redundancy between Garland, Boeser and Beauvillier. Those 3 players play similar roles and combined take up 16M in cap space. That's a bigger issue imo than 1 overpaid defenseman. If they clear some redundant forward cap, the NHL salary goes up by 1-3M per year, then the OEL contract is easier to manage as long as no other cap mistakes are made.
  8. I.Am.Ironman
    I think management's plan is being competitive with OEL. It makes no sense to wait until OEL is done.
  9. I.Am.Ironman
    They do mean something but a lot depends on the player. Context matters. If nothing it else it can strengthen conviction or be a tie-breaker of sorts. Pull ups are very dependent on body type (see Bedard). IIRC Sam Bennett had a shoulder injury at the time. Some tests are pretty meaningless. The FMS for example is a waste of time which provides very little value to teenage hockey players. But I do think there is value in the lower body power tests (long jump, squat jump etc) and to a lesser extent VO2 max.
  10. I.Am.Ironman
    Reading through the combine results it seems that the best performers on the more meaningful tests were Honzek, Willander, Moore, Danielson. Particularly Honzek, I wont be surprised if this raises his stock. These tests give some decent insight into general athletic qualities but they don't indicate skill obviously. I know nothing about him but Matteo Mann seems like a beast. 6'6 RHD from the Q. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/2023-nhl-combine-results-top-10-prospects-in-every-drill/
  11. I.Am.Ironman
    I wonder if they will go for the often proposed deal centered around JT + Silovs/Demko for 3rd OA. Not sure if the cap would work or not. If I'm CBJ I probably wouldnt do it but they would be competitive. It's worth PA making the call imo.
  12. I.Am.Ironman
    Boeser is probably the only forward with some value. Maybe there is a deal that can be worked out involving Boeser and Carlo
  13. I.Am.Ironman
    ASP strikes me as someone who can end up anywehre from a Derrick Pouliot to a Ryan Ellis. Either way, Hughes makes that player somewhat redundant. He's not my first choice, I'd rather go for a little more size if drafting a defender.
  14. I.Am.Ironman
    They absolutely need to recoup assets if they are going to lose those players. I feel that the Jets fan base would be able to stomach a rebuild.
  15. I.Am.Ironman
    It was Virtanen over Nylander and Ehlers. Tkachuk was taken after Juolevi.
  16. I.Am.Ironman
    That package may get you 2nd or 3rd OA, but not 1st
  17. I.Am.Ironman
    Why is everyone in a rush to trade our 1st round pick? We are supposed to keep those.
  18. I.Am.Ironman
    Not really. The Canucks were in a unique situation with a hurt goalie and an expiring coach contract who was a fan fav. Hughes shouldn't have been playing 27mins per night, Demko shouldn't have started 85% of the games. But we are where we are and no point in beating a dead horse. Hopefully we get the steal of the draft at 11.
  19. I.Am.Ironman
    It's not that I don't like the hire(s) but the timing was terrible, they could have even waited 3 more weeks and been better off. He came in at the start of the easiest portion of the schedule. The coaching bump would have been put to better use next season. Those wins did nothing except drop us from drafting 6th or 7th to now drafting 11th. Reinbacher, a player who fits this team's needs perfectly, will very likely be gone. We will see who goes between 6-10, and who we end up with 11 (still likely to be a decent player). I'm sure many of us will be wishing we picked a few spots earlier.
  20. I.Am.Ironman
    Might be one of the worst timed hires in recent memory.
  21. I.Am.Ironman
    Was certainly an entertaining finish, especially with Butler's 3 clutch free throws preceding the final possession. Looking forward to game 7 but I don't see either team beating a rested Denver.
  22. I.Am.Ironman

    Any vets in here? My border collie chomped a piece of cooked beef tbone (maybe 1-1.5cm which likely fractured into smaller pieces). Will their digestive tract break it down? She seems totally fine right now. Dr. Google says to just monitor the stool over the next day or so to make sure it passes.

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    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Proof that a dog can always catch you unawares, even when you only want the best for the dog.

    3. brilac

      brilac

      Maybe I am an overreactive pet owner. The previous cat I had, when she was 11, I took her to the vet and had all these tests done. She was spending extra time in her litter box, and plus she needed a blood workup and so forth. 

       

      When the tests came back, the vet told me that nothing was wrong with my cat, and that she liked her litter box very much, and that some cats really like their little box. 

       

      She was previously diabetic and was in remission and I was ultra cautious about her health.

       

      As with any old pet, she started developing health issues like kidney disease, but it hadn't really progressed. 

       

      She passed away at 14.5 years old. Her body shut down just like that. She was fine one day, and the next day she was sick, and I took her to the animal hospital, and she passed away 2 days later.  

       

      It's strange because she passed away in December 2019, I took a vacation to London for a week in January 2020, took George home (current cat) in February 2020, and the pandemic hit in March 2020 when the stay at home order started.  That time line is very strange and makes sense. Like it was meant to be before the pandemic. 

    4. I.Am.Ironman

      I.Am.Ironman

      Based on my research the cooked bone is more harmful than raw bone because raw bone is softer and easier for the stomach acid to break down. Cooked bone also fractures into sharper pieces. But like you say I imagine the stomach acid can still break some of it down to the point where the pieces are less sharp/harmful.

  23. I.Am.Ironman
    It would be interesting to see how mock drafts/pre-draft rankings of various media outlets stack up against actualy results. Who is the most accurate over time and is there anyone that actually performs better than NHL teams (eg. ranking chycrun, sergachev, hronek, tkachuk, nylander over Puljujarvi and Juolevi)?
  24. I.Am.Ironman
    Brandt Clarke went 8th but we had/traded the 9th pick so we couldn't have drafted him anyways. I also think you aim for more than a 3rd line center with your 1st round pick. Not only do those take longer to develop, but they are also easier to sign/trade for. The best 3rd line/defensive centers are all 25+.
  25. I.Am.Ironman
    Well the AI bubble is in full swing. Nvidia up 25% after hours. They will open with a 200+ PE. It will be interesting to see where this goes.
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