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  1. I think JB needs to seriously consider trading a 1st or top prospect to package with LE.
  2. Hopefully JB can re-sign Toffoli and Markstrom. Protect Forwards (7): 1. Horvat 2. Petterson 3. Miller 4. Toffoli 5. Boeser 6. Gaudette 7. Virtanen Protect D-men (3): 1. OJ 2. Meyers 3. New D acquisition Protect Goalie (1): 1. Markstrom
  3. All 4 lines looked good. Some defensive gaffs but it is what it is. Hopefully JB can re-sign Tofu. Then we finally have a full top 6 wingers. Just need to improve the D next year. Miller EP Toffoli Pearson Horvat Boeser Roussel Gaudette Big Mack Motte Sutter JV All line have some potential to score. Beagle (better at the faceoff) can replace Sutter when he's healthy.
  4. Real reason... LE: Hey Jim. I'm sick of being scratched. Put me in. JB: Sorry Louie, I'm not the coach. LE: Put me in for the rest of the season and I'll retire. JB: Travis!!! Put LE in all remaining games.
  5. On the radio, Boeser was practicing on Horvat's line. Also mentioned that Motte may be injured. So maybe... Miller - Pettersson - Toffoli Pearson - Horvat - Boeser Roussel - Gaudette - MacKewan JV - Sutter - Eriksson
  6. Would be nice if he can sign and be slotted in right away. Definite upgrade on Fantenberg and Benn.
  7. A 'nuclear-sized event' for Alberta The oil market has seen arguments like this before. In 2014, OPEC held off production cuts in order to hold onto market share in the face of a resurgent U.S. oil industry. That led oil to tumble from over $100 US a barrel to below $40 by 2015. But experts say this drop is much more dramatic. "This is a really big move. I was an energy trader for 15 years. I don't have all the daily moves in my head, but this would definitely be one of the biggest ones I've seen," Shaffer said. Martin Pelletier, a portfolio manager with Trivest Wealth Council in Calgary, said this is a "nuclear-sized event" for an already-hurting Alberta, and if not contained, the economic malaise could spread to the rest of the country. "This could be the knock-out punch for Alberta, unfortunately," Pelletier said, adding that some companies might not survive the hit. "We're going to really need to see some leadership coming out of Ottawa, and I mean both the Bank of Canada and [Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau and the government … This is a crisis; this is a very serious event." Pelletier said he'd like to see both a large fiscal spending program tailored to impacted provinces and an emergency rate cut. Richard Masson, the chair of the World Petroleum Council, said some Canadian companies are in a better spot than their U.S. counterparts because of a pipeline crunch that has forced them to contain growth, pay down debts and look for efficiencies. Still, he too thinks the federal government needs to get involved to prevent a crisis, as financing continues to dry up. "We're going to need some support, or we're going to lose a lot of our native companies, and we won't be able to bounce back when prices recover," said Masson. "One of the things they're probably going to have to look at is can they provide loans to companies to get them through?" The Alberta government's recent spring budget forecasts WTI will average $58 US a barrel in the coming year, and Shaffer said this is bad news both for the economy as a whole and for the province's royalty revenues. "Roughly every dollar [per barrel] is about $350 million to the government … We're talking about a $7 billion decline in revenue expectations," he said, adding that about $2 billion is made up from the improved differential and the Canadian dollar, so the net hit would be about $5 billion. Some experts are predicting even lower numbers could be on the way. Ali Khedery, a former Exxon adviser and now CEO of strategy firm Dragoman Ventures, tweeted "$20 oil in 2020 is coming" after news broke of Saudi Arabia's plans to hike production. Shaffer said seeing such a wide difference in price forecasts after the province's budget dropped just weeks ago makes a strong case for the government to change how royalty revenues are budgeted and push for further economic diversification. "If this is prolonged, you'll see continued job layoffs and effects on families. One of the really important things I'll stress is having an economy that isn't dependent on the outcome of a price war between the Saudis and the Russians …. I hope it's yet another wake-up call in terms of the efforts to diversify our economy," he said.
  8. I would have the opposition party form the oversight committee. Nothing like having the enemy dig up dirt when there is something there to be found. Kinda keeps you honest.
  9. Sure. Add BC logging into the mix. I find it staggering that with all the resources Canada has, we pay a premium for everything.
  10. NHL shuts down for a month? Maybe Markstrom will be back by the time it restarts.
  11. You just literally said to "use the money to top it up to private businesses". Isn't that a bail-out?? The start up costs would be alot. But it would help Canada not be at the mercy of the oil barons. I'm not opposed to Canada controlling resources as long as there can be an independent oversight committee to prevent government abuse.
  12. So you want Ottawa to "bail-out" the oil industry. Just want to confirm that is what you meant. Also, don't know your stance of "bail-out" for other industries (ie. auto, etc).
  13. Make it a Crown owned corporation? Canada owns it, extracts it, refines it, and sells it to the rest of the Provinces?
  14. I think it was reported last week that there were 6 people in that care home that tested positive.
  15. Good luck with getting Alberta on board. Something that makes sense to some of us is a non-starter for some of them. Like a modest PST. Hell no!!! AB is going to be hit hard if this keeps up. In order to avoid a total collapse, I think the Feds need to step in and prop up Alberta. Maybe devote a significant $$ for infrastructure improvements (building stuff that takes 5-6 years to complete) should keep the economy going.
  16. Yes the land is considered Federal.
  17. Well on CDC, most were optimistic that the team would keep on rolling. No one really predicted a losing streak.
  18. Not laying all the blame on Demko. Even the scoring has dried up. Getting 6 goals in one game is great. Getting only 1 measly goal next game is not. I like the current 3rd line with Big Mac. 1st line always looks dangerous. 2nd line is meh. 4th is just hope we don't get scored on. And the defense pairing is a concern too. The weak links (imo) are Stecher and Fantenberg. Benn included when he plays. Add Baumgartner to the list of complaints. I prefer an aggressive defense instead of the collapsing box that we have been seeing.
  19. Miller rejuvenated play easily surpass what we traded him for. If traded today, he'd get at least 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Or more.
  20. Hindsight is 20/20. Who knew Canucks would crap the bed without Markstrom? In limited starts, Demko appeared to be able to at least go 50/50 the rest of the way. Life doesn't always happen the way we predict.
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