[[GDT] Canada vs. United States | Gold Medal Game | Jan. 05, 2021 | 6:30 PM PT]

Bummer. They didn’t start great, but then they dominated the 2nd half.  We got absolutely zero bounces or luck. Hockey gods weren’t on our side tonight. Oh well.

[[GDT] Canada vs. United States | Gold Medal Game | Jan. 05, 2021 | 6:30 PM PT]

Man, boys are folding under the pressure. All we need is one goal to turn the momentum. Come on boys!!

[[GDT] Canada vs. United States | Gold Medal Game | Jan. 05, 2021 | 6:30 PM PT]

Canada isn’t bringing it enough. Step it up, boyz 

[[GDT] Canada vs. Russia | Semifinal | Jan. 04, 2021 | 3:00 PM PT]

Wasn’t the media claiming goaltending was Canada’s weak point?

 

Levi leads the tournament in Save Percentage, Goals Against and Shutouts. 

 

No doubt he’s been fantastic all tournament. We need his best in the Gold Medal game. 

[2021 IIHF World Junior Championship Thread]

Can’t believe Sweden choked again. My god, how can one be so dominant in preliminary play but fail so spectacularly when the chips are down? 

[[Discussion] Canucks Orca.]

 Are you kidding me? Change the logo because one anal historian snowflake gets offended by the logo that isn’t remotely offensive at all?

Sorry, but let the First Nations speak for themselves. This has never been a big issue before. It’s only now getting attention because of all the controversy of other logos being deemed “offensive” In recent years.  
 

People need to get a life or a hobby. Jeez

[[Fired] Mark Donnelly]

6 hours ago, WeneedLumme said:

Wow, I thought all the "hate Jake" and "hate JB" threads brought out the worst of CDC. But this thread has some truly disgusting people showing their colours. 

 

"D'uh, everyone's entitled to their own viewpoint, and it only makes sense to let the old and the weak die, I'm young and healthy, not my problem."

Seriously. Makes me wonder who raised these ignorant, selfish bigots. 

[[Fired] Mark Donnelly]

1 minute ago, canuck2288 said:

Funny how Donnelly sings the anthem for an anti abortion rally so he makes a point of being public about controlling a woman’s right to make decisions yet he turns around and sings the anthem for anti anti masker rally on the basis that people have the right to choose whether to wear a mask 

 

But if a selective overweight opera wanna be hypocrite are you not Mark ?

 

see ya 

 

don’t let the door hit you on the way out 

Exactly. He supports taking away a woman’s right to choose when it’s HER body and HER choice, no one else’s, and then he supports a protest about a bunch of ignorant tools saying their “rights” and “freedom” are being taken away by having to wear a mask to prevent the spread of a global pandemic?

 

Absolute hypocrite. Screw him.

[[Fired] Mark Donnelly]

Okay, I listened to Donnelly speak about this and my god.... This guy is off his rocker. 

Good riddance. 
 

 

[[Fired] Mark Donnelly]

Guys and gals, let’s stop feeding the troll. Ignorance can’t be cured, especially for Covidiots.

[[Fired] Mark Donnelly]

1 hour ago, Tystick said:

The reality is these measures may have some effect, but ultimately over time around others, that protection will diminish to nothing.

 

If you are around someone who has COVID-19, six feet distance will not protect you, groups of six people will not protect you, and a mask that only filters a certain percentage of COVID-19 will not protect you. We're also not accounting for human error. The reality is all the people who are lecturing the "anti-maskers", don't wear masks 100% of the time, you break distancing, and your around different people all day. If you wear a cloth mask, which is what most people are buying because they have cool styles and stuff, it's as effective as not wearing a mask. Studies have proven them to be ineffective against the flu, and a flu virus is slightly bigger than COVID-19

 

There are more cases now because testing is more frequent than earlier this year. We've actually tested 20% of BC. Not to mention the false positive rates are disturbingly high. Most of the time, the deaths always include some other serious illnesses (including the flu + pneumonia). Also how many people had the virus but never got tested for it? Unfortunately the stats are not reliable.

 

The odds of any of us catching the virus are extremely low.

If any of us caught the virus, the odds of survival are extremely high.

When you're gambling, do you play your hand with the best odds or go all-in with the low odds? Because right now we're all-in on assuming we're all risking death, and it's stupid.

 

Wear a mask if you want, but the argument and protest is that they should not be mandatory for everyone because like it or not, people think differently than and make different choices than you do. You or the anti-masker have different worldviews and you could learn from each other.

 

All in all, I'm not mad at anyone. I'm not buying into the fear hysteria. I just want us all to start understanding each other. We're not on teams. We're Canadians.
There should be a way we can do this where our rights aren't infringed upon and all voices are heard, etc.

And you’re qualified to lecture others on COVID-19 and the benefits wearing a mask vs not wearing a mask? Sorry but I’m trusting health professionals over some smartass who thinks they have all the answers. 

[[Fired] Mark Donnelly]

1 minute ago, Ms.Glitter said:

YOU CAN'T FIRE SOMEONE ON TWITTER because they 'might' attend a political rally ! 

 

He has free will to go and think what he wants!  what is this!

 

THIS IS SO PROVOCATIVE,   THIS IS A RIDICULOUS, CHILDISH ACTION BY THE OWNER OF THE CANUCKS FRANCHISE!

 

Francesco Aquilini is supposed to be a community and business leader NOT A CHILD BORED BY HIS COMPUTER!

VERY IMMATURE AND PROVOCATIVE!  

 

Immature that he  dismissed a guy who may be going to a protest that is against public health rules? Yeah, see what you think after he is laying in a hospital bed dying from Coronavirus by choosing to disregard basic safety rules.
No, it was right move. 

[[Fired] Mark Donnelly]

Absolutely the right call. Anti-maskers are one of the reasons the virus is spreading so badly.
 

Can’t believe people are this stupid for protesting against a pandemic, come on! All of us that are obeying social distancing rules are doing our part. You think we enjoy it!? Of course not, but we suck it up for the sake of others who are more at risk. Stop being so damn selfish!!!

[Vasily Podkolzin | #92 | RW]

Jeez, the way he has been treated by these yo-yos over in the media and KHL is nauseating and toxic. I hope for Podz’s sake we get him the $@*k out of there ASAP. That way he can be in a much better environment either in Utica or the NHL if he’s ready. At this point, I’d prefer it if Jim buys out his remaining KHL contract. 

[Blackhawks core veterans “have had enough”]

Pah! Comes across as delusional. Everyone without rose coloured glasses could see a rebuild for the Hawks on the horizon. They doomed themselves by signing all those bloated contracts. Their core aged, declined, and the teams around them in the West got younger and faster. 
 

You reap what you sew, sunshine! 

[[Signing] Maple Leafs sign Joe Thornton]

Signing a way past his prime veteran?? I mean he can still chip in, but he his wayyyy too slow for today’s NHL.

 

 Errr okay, you do you Toronto.

[[Signing] Red Wings sign Troy Stecher]

Wish Troy all the best. Good luck in Detroit. 
 

Are people seriously panicking over losing Stech? FFS, I like the guy but he is 100% replaceable. We have players that fill that Bottom D role. Even so,  I suspect JB has something in the works. Hasn’t he earned our trust with how far this team has come In recent years?

It’s only a couple DAYS into FA! Will you all stop saying the sky is falling!!??? My god, I can’t deal with the whiney snowflakes right now.

[[Signing] Flames sign Christopher Tanev]

Sucks to hear This. But definitely too rich for my tastes. All the best to Tanny. 
 

It’s quite comical that some people are complaining that our anchor contracts with poor terms prevented signing Marky and Tanny when in fact Benning is avoiding signing even worst anchor contracts with even more awful terms like the ones today. 

Y’all are so Jekyll & Hyde it’s ridiculous. 

 

[[Signing] Canucks sign Braden Holtby]

1 hour ago, SILLY GOOSE said:

Lol suck it EDM

 

 

 

Haha! That’s the cherry on top. But in a location perspective who would choose a dump like Edmonton over a pristine place like Van? Not many! 

[[Signing] Canucks sign Braden Holtby]

I’ll miss Marky but it was inevitable. I wish him all the best. Just wish it wasn’t the Lames 
 

Holtby and Demko will be an Amazing team. Well done JB!

[SCF: (2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (3) Dallas Stars | Lightning win 2020 Stanley Cup]

Glad Tampa won it. They absolutely deserved it.
 

Seguin and Benn are absolute tools. Glad they lost in heartbreaking fashion. Sad for Bowness though. 
 

COVID cup kinda feels anticlimactic but oh well. Off season is officially here!

[Loui Eriksson was the Canucks’ least engaged and productive forward of the 2020 playoffs. He’s signed for another two seasons - @CambieKev]

 

 

Thanks captain obvious.

 

 

[[Rumour] Canucks will not retain $ or add a sweetener for Loui to be moved]

I don’t trust a word Dhaliwal says anymore. He had some credibility at one point but nowadays he just tries to stir the pot to create drama just like all the other idiots in the local media.
 

Guy is a tool.

[Quinn Hughes loses Calder]

It was a total flip of a coin honestly. Both Makar and Quinn were equally deserving. Don’t be a homer.

[[Rumour] Red Wings interested in Jacob Markstrom]

We have options. Which is great but we need to be smart about it. 
 

I love Marky, but if he wants to move on or try his luck in free agency, so be it. He won’t come cheap and we are tight to the cap with UFA Still to sign, not to mention we have to extend Petey next year. Demko is likely ready to assume a starting position, and he proved he’s good under pressure in the playoffs. But my bet is Marky goes to a contender because he’s not exactly young nor a grizzled veteran but he waited a long time to make the playoffs and the Wings are a hot mess right now. 
 

If we can utilize by trading the rights to rid ourselves of a bad contract, that is an option to consider as well.

 

Should be interesting to see what transpires.