RRypien37

fight club 

Exactly!  Get out and live life.  

@Gaudette Celly I disagree.  Refusing to vote is not the answer.  It gives the power to fewer people.  The key to winning any election is getting your supporters to get out and vote.  Roughly, only 66% of eligible voters cast a ballot in this election.  That means about 9M eligible Canadians did not vote.  If more of those people got out and voted, we may have had a different outcome.

I voted conservative and they won in my riding. I never thought the liberals were gunna lose. Justin won me back with the cocky victory speech and cutting off scheers speech was a legendary move

When you have a choice between the Hell's Angels and Taliban, how does "more turnout" help?  Your presumption is that more people voting for the same corrupt tyrants can somehow make things better?  It doesn't matter who wins, it's a dog and pony show, a staged circus no more real than WWE.

"More turnout" simply legitimizes the corruption, and says "Yes, I approve of this".  That's why in places like Australia where people were fed up and not voting they had to FORCE people to vote, otherwise the charade would be up because the government had the support of so few people they were illegitimate and powerless.

If you believe the SYSTEM is fantastic then fine, but if not there's no party that's going to do anything to change let alone fix it.

https://bsnews.info/youve-got-stop-voting/

@MikeBossy lol. Funny comparison using Reaves and scoreboard. You contradict yourself hard. Reaves career high in points was this past season at 20. Ironically Lucic lowest point total was this past season, at 20. Reaves doesn't contribute on the scoreboard but is able to play a regular shift and understand his role while being a top heavyweight. The only difference with Lucic is his salary. He is getting paid on past performance. If Lucic was making 2 million a year right now no one would bat an eye. Maroon on the other hand isn't an enforcer at all and routinely gets his ass handed to him so again your comparison is completely off. 

Punches a guy that is not looking, who delivered clean hit by the way.

Once a Bruin always a Bruin I guess.

Lucic has picked a fight first game for his last 4 clubs....

Problem is that he then disappears for the next 80 games.

He can't skate anymore and is just a terrible hockey player.  By the way... last night was not a fight... it was more of an assault.  Gutless. 

Does it matter?

They're always so slow about it. Some guys seem to go several years without an update sometimes. 

Buffalo did not win CUP in 67  lol

@Shift-4 Toronto was the team of discussion 

I was replying to your initial statement 
We are tied with Buffalo

more skilled? doing what? 

He's probably seen as too slow. Might be worth a PTO. 

Take a look at the numbers he was putting up at the start of his career. He has top 6 skill level. AR tops out as a 3rd liner at best. 

I was there at the 2006 draft (it was actually at GM Place (yeah, to "old name" for the arena) when Stewart was drafted.  I didn't have a clue who the heck Grabner was (I didn't follow the draft prospects all that closely back then).

Only 46, hmm fame dont do much if you cant extend the roll ; ( 

It's sad. I think it was Erick Sermon who said that Craig was apparently aware that he was dying.
 

Flava in Ya Ear is a classic.

All the Olympic players should be treating this like a tryout for the NHL. I'd be disappointed if they weren't playing hard.

You're comparing a 1.5 week tournament to an 82 game grind? Makes sense. I doubt you'd be saying the same thing once NHL Playoff hockey rolls around.

@RRypien37

Totally agree about the NHL going soft.  I think the league will lose a lot of the fans they have (would normally attract) in the traditional US hockey markets because of it too.  We Canadian dopes will fork over our hard earned coin no matter, but I don’t think the Yanks will.  

Playing in the Allsvenskan allowed him to sign a very short term contract, the SHL would not -- Methinks Vancouver wants him back in North America sooner rather than later. Like, sometime this season soon.

@BananaMashThanks for clarifying. 

they just wanted him to go somewhere to get enough minutes to get his strength back from the mono, he'll likely be back in Utica in January 

If there's any justice in the world, Drunk acting 101: intro to Jim Dunsworth; will be mandatory at acting schools.

A legend, he will never be forgotten.

Oh come on. We may have a much smaller population, but I'd say we're plenty patriotic. Besides, I was just joking around. 

I'm more obnoxious than I am patriotic....

You stole my line!

guarenteed top 6 pick...they have the same odds of winning lottery as 3rd worst team

this is all on wikipedia

Same odds as the 3rd worst team. But no matter the lottery outcome, they will pick third in every round after the first.

His dad apparently wore #6 in high school.

6 >>> 61, although both are awful.

Evan McEneny has already worn 61 this season. I don't believe teams recycle numbers within the same season. I could be wrong, but that might have something to do with it. 

I'd like to make a request under the People`s Choices and Voices Act to be able to smoke and swear in your courtroom.

no such thing as a "must lose"  thats for losers. 

Players usually aren't concerned with improving their draft odds, just play every game to win.

Inconsistent at everything 

It was like watching a cat toying around with a mouse.  I saw someone who looked generally afraid of inflicting serious damage.  The aggression will come, so will the technique. 

I referred to it.  Looked like a very large man holding off a smaller man and shrugging off a few jabs.  Looked like if the big man wanted to destroy him it would have been over pretty quickly, that reach advantage on Tree is disgusting.  Certainly no interest in Tree in fighting, certainly doesn't look totally comfortable dropping the gloves but that god given size is crazy.

Also, he torqued up Benn somehow and Benn left the game  Crazy stuff

Accountability: 

Emotion is what hockey is about big hits, rivalries, organic scraps.

Too much of regards season games are boring and played without 

emotion. Only in the playoffs every game players are hitting each other.

@Chip Kelly Rule changes, elimination of certain character players have played a big role in this. 

The one Jets game that my wife doesn't watch...

Or, there could also have been other teams looking to sign him and so by drafting him, you gain the full rights of that player making it that much harder for other teams to acquire him.

Fair enough. Thank you guys. 

Viktor Avidsson was 21 when he got drafted too? Not sure if it was the same thing with Franzen.