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  1. Let's just hope we can't say the same ... as in "amazing to think, EP, Miller and Brock used to our Lotto line" and now they are all gone. My bet - is that 2/3 of that crew will be gone within 2 years....all 3 well balls.
  2. Sure it's something to talk about. I guess as a story it's just that a story.
  3. And our cap window is also now. At least as far as cap goes. Funny thing is... so far JR/Allvin have made two significant signings and both seem just as overpaid, as JBs deals did. Right? Well they do. So ..: we better make some lopsided trades or draft way better then on draft slot, Otherwise we can't keep up. Back during the peak Sedin era we weren't so bad off tax wise. Now thanks to the NDP we are screwed. CAL .. and EDM stayed where they were (exactly where we were back then)...they've got a chance. Not a good one but they've got one nonetheless.
  4. Well he never offered Sundin. Almost retired Sundin. 2 years at 10 million did he? Could be worse things... like that lol. And Nonis waited for year for the WCE era cap from Burke to go away and never got the chance to use it. First thing MG did was make a shady, absolutely ridiculous signing with his former client. JB ? Well i wonder what he'd have done with that core. Or Nonis or Burke. MG lol what a tool.
  5. I do. And mustard on my burgers! All dressed. My Dad hates me....
  6. I'm confused. We are paying the second and 4th correct? Kerfoot is the better player. Edit: Ok seems the OP is on point. That's too much anyways. Kerfoot was TO's media darling for Miller last TDL, plus their two best prospects and their first. Its too much to pay for Kerfoot. He's a UFA. But get that you want to dump Dickie. Kind of. Why not just play Dickie and if he's not up to snuff put him on waivers. Maybe if Kerfoot wasn't a UFA and had a couple extra years it would be a decent proposal. Dickie isn't really hurting us or helping us. Kind of just a depth wash. Kerfoot is a meh player.
  7. Lol. This isn't even a story. Anyone who's had to listen to endless pitches knows how most of them are ridiculous. And how "we've done the studies and this well is bigger then anything in Saudi Arabia!" This isn't a story at all. Just another example of how litigious the US is, and well another example of buyer beware. Someone's trust fund got smaller that's it. Wayne's going to counter sue i'm sure. What a silly lawsuit.
  8. Fiddlers mocking of Kevin Bieksa's grumpy face, and then AV's reaction (laughing hysterically) was pretty priceless ... i'm not internet savy enough to post the video (pathetic i know lol)... maybe one of you lads could post it for me? Two of my other favourite viedos are rankings on fastest skater ever, and top ten goals scorers all-time. Bure was the fastest skater (number one!), and 10th best goal scorer on the other ... subjective for sure ... Bobby Hull was on both too of course. His speed was a weapon. What a hockey player! Favourite video all-time? A VHS/DvD - Wayne Gretzky's top fifty goals all-time. He did it so often it became rather ridiculous ... but his top 50...is something. One of my favourites was tying the game late in the third ... from a face off. Perfect shot far corner, through a mess of legs and the lined the guys up like it was a soccer play (just in case!) ... unreal. Someone made a video of every goal Bure ever scored as a Canuck ... I watched it ... all 60ish minutes of it ... that one was amazing too.
  9. Why he's suing for more is the future value of money is also lost, even at a safe investment rate. Plus his lawyers cut would be added. The actual dollar amount lost would be lower. Who knows exactly how much money the courts or his accountants figure was actually lost "as a result of preposterous claims". Guy better be careful or Wayne's net worth goes up in a defamation counter suit.
  10. Yes they are uber rich, but got check out Wayne's biggest money deal and compare it to todays players. Even with inflation, they didn't earn the same way the guys do now. Mario? How much of that did he earn in his career playing hockey, and how much is that from his ownership stake (which he took because they couldn't afford to pay him)... One thing Wayne did was make sure he got his endorsements ... actually hard to think of a player who did as many. Maybe Messier with Lays lol. That bald dome had the "it factor" on TV.
  11. It's just bubblegum. Like who's dumb enough to think anyones going to chew that hard to lose weight? Maybe there is something else behind the story that will be revealed. Is it "unethical" to say if you eat certain foods and lose weight! Hell yes! That's how it works. It's a trillion dollar industry in the US and 115 million of their citizens are obese. Atkins. Paleo . whatever .. guess what - just be active and work out and then you can eat pretty much as much crap as you want. That's like grade 8 biology (ok certain body types have to work at it harder...but that's just it - you have to put the work in, diet doesn't create muscles, and fat weighs 50% less then muscle as well, i'm almost 50 and get it's harder with age... but it's not that hard either... seriously this isn't a wayne gretzky cancel culture im going to get behind ... just move on.
  12. Hey if you had the wear that crap growing up (like me!, aside from how sucky soft it was it was about as embarrassing to wear as short shorts!) then you've suffered. So hilarious. I think that made my day.
  13. Pretty sure he said "meh". I certainly got that. None of us have lived a day in his shoes. So who are we to judge? If you want to do that, go look on the WJs thread. Lots to judge on there.
  14. Maybe he's jealous Mario did it the right way. And also is very aware of how both Orr and Howe got constantly shafted during their careers and many more before him. Guys today have it way better. Ovi and his 128 million ish dollar deal... and well that's not even medium tier when it comes to beer bellied baseball players that are good at their position these days. Not saying it's an excuse. But this guy was used to making side money and i'm sure that's all he's up to now. And probably gets bugged all the time to do stuff from his agents, friends and family,
  15. And i think that exactly what we should expect from a Miller trade. A prospect/young player a guy on an expiring deal maybe we keep or maybe we don't and a pick. So can agree with that.
  16. I understand all the circumstances regarding the Kesler trade, but am bringing that up because, well we also thought we'd be a boatload for him - more for Schnieder then a 9th overall as well as any sort or TO deal for Luongo. Miller .. well he did get us a Bonino (second line C that scored 50ish points) and a first did he. So again we need to temper our expectations. And as far as production goes you can't put 3 Kesler seasons together that match Miller last three PPG wise can you, and seriously compare those two teams ...wow. Even points would be tough (and Miller played during covid). In other words your even making my point more pointed. The entire market last year - didn't give us that. Edit: Kesler had two teams he was willing to waive too. Both contenders. And me know that folks thought he was a traitor, but admire that about him. Plus also thought and maybe this will peeve some fans off. that we should have re-tooled around him and Luongo, instead and just let the Sedins walk. It's also why JB walked into a gong show. Torts was absolutely correct - the core was stale, even if he also said the Sedins were warriors. Burrows didn't waive. Bieksa didn't either. Neither did Hansen lol not until they are almost done. Like who gives a bottom six guy a full NTC ? MG does. And did. Edler didn't go. Neither did Tanev. Not until they got their money. So for all those folks that are bitter about Kesler ... at least he tried ...
  17. I think we've for to hope Dickie plays or fits like he did in Dallas more then anything. Pearson for sure is going to create interest. And well maybe. This next season (and next off season as well) dumping cap goes way way up. We've still got this one, and the one after that before we see an increase. Tough to really pin it down. Personally see the path to keeping Horvat and Miller via Brock. Because we have Garland.
  18. If Alf saw these deals he'd be all over it! Even straight up for Coglan. I know that the group think is, or at least used to be (it's coming around finally), is that Miller is worth something massive. We also thought that about Kesler. What did he get us? A fair or decent deal that was flipped a year later for Sutter. Good grief. That's a fair deal. 100 points.., what exactly did Hall get again? And wasn't he a Hart winner and first overall with a better pedigree?! We are just as lucky to get a bag of pucks after the dust settles, as a Sutter or as a ?? something better. I've been trying to explain this for awhile. Could go either way. So maybe 1/3 odds it's a better trade then Kesler. Similar age and all.
  19. As far as Dickie goes think we are stuck with him until someone bumps him. Pearson however, lines don't lie, added something to each one he played on. He's an easy trade, and not at all a cap dump. And one of JBs parting gifts. Edit: Poolman. Allvin and JR are fine with him if he plays...he's not bad either. I'm not expecting any action for the rest of the off season. Other then Horvat being signed. That's about it. Courtnall was also only here for four seasons ... we don't have to lament Miller. I'm with DLC and know that he'd already have an 8 year deal pre-cap. Thems the breaks. That said i'm going to enjoy him until he's no longer a Canuck, and if he's traded one of just a few former Canucks, i'm going to cheer for once the post season arrives if he's not playing us. Edits: And for the record that was Jovo, Ohlund and Burrows. That's it since the cap anyways.
  20. People should doubt Miller a little bit... but 3 years is a trend and expecting him to regress more then a PPG for the next 3 is pessimistic. And well that's worth 8.5 the next 3 years as a UFA. What if Seguin and Benn get again? Or the Sedins for that matter, after a couple PPG seasons. I'm talking cap percentage. And it was over 10 % a player. So here we are. Teams about to ascend. Totally agree we need a cheap RHD or at least a better guy then Myers at 6. As an aside.. when EP blew up down the stretch a couple other guys did too. Miller had one of the best 15 or so games a Canucks ever had (was it 27ish points)... and Horvat was actually the prime goal guy, scoring at a higher clip then EP was. Both over 40 (a full season... not that i'm expecting that - but am expecting good things...) Bruce's full sample size is decent, but that push was actually some of best hockey i've ever seen this club play during the regular season. Which says a lot. Why not support that next year and see how it goes? There are also plenty of small trades in the top 6-9 that can jam EP, Miller and Horvat in. By the time Miller regresses, EP likely will be dynamite. And as far as this summers deals go - GMs know the cap is going to get a big bump in a couple years. We need to relax. It's a very deep team. Next year is going to be a blast.
  21. You bet. Not that being a lot older is a bad thing because they will be all within that age ... but we have to be real about the cap. And with this current core, the best shot we have is during Demko's and QHs contract unless management is willing to make a lot of changes. Miller absolutely isn't enough on his own. They'd be smarter to start with Demko and work their way back. Even QHs. What id do, if it was up to me, is let this season play out and possibly even add. Then next off season adjust. And maybe that's tearing it down to the studs and rebuilding. Maybe it's a tweak here and there. Just got THN fantasy mag... guess who they've got as doing a big advancement? Well it's Garland. 62 points. The eye test doesn't disagree. All this talk about trading Miller, yet Brock's stock is still high enough to trade. His cap would service both Miller and Horvat.... Every cup winning teams has a solid mix of second and legacy deals on it. For a reason. Our window doesn't need to be in 2-4 years "because then maybe we can be a contender" ... everyone knows our D is suspect. But did anyone else notice the forwards we brought in were to fix the PK or improve it and our defensive play? We can't just scrub names off and insert ?? there. It takes two to tango. Cap being at its peak limited next off season when both Horvat and Miller are up. Is actually a good thing for us. And well if your not worried about Demko and QHs leaving and or their next deal... then the 2-4 years and maybe .. as in a maybe gets even more iffy. Also didn't we just add Kuzmo? THN has him getting over 50 points ... and he's going to cost us a whopping cool million. This forward group is as good or at least for me seems that way, as we've ever had. I seriously am excited for next season for a reason. And for the next 7-10 years really. We need to chill. The bones, and muscles and the brain are all there. Dark horse? It's going to change to front runner awfully quick. Semi or Finals wouldn't surprise me.
  22. And that y person is rich too. Needs to be part of this sequel...
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