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We’ll get to around 92-93% in the end I’d bet. About 5% of Canadians are hardcore will never ever get the shot regardless of logic, fact, reason or consequences and there’s probably about 2-3% who can’t get it due to being immunocompromised. The other unvaccinated people still have questions or are hesitant and can be convinced to get protected. Given that every day we see the first dose and second dose numbers increase I think we still haven’t hit the ceiling there yet. 91% of kids in Canada are vaccinated against measles and mumps so getting us close to or even over that number despite the deluge of misinformation and disinformation on social media/internet that never occurred for those diseases is pretty damn encouraging. It reflects well on our country, lifestyle and values regardless of our political differences. Don’t get me wrong there’s still going to be unnecessary deaths, hospitalizations and outbreaks, but I shudder to think about what situation we’d be in if say a quarter of our country said no to the vaccine.
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That's why I couldn’t find it. Wrong title for the channel, thanks! It’s on tomorrow too, so I’ll just watch it then. Been getting more into watching soccer lately, which I’m definitely not alone in doing given the ever growing popularity of the sport in Canada. Might end up becoming our 2nd national sport one day besides hockey.
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At least we’re on track to hit 90% of all people above age 12 fully vaccinated considering we’re at 89% now who’ve had 1 dose (if they get one they’re almost assuredly going to get the 2nd). The anti-vaxxers are a small minority and are shrinking daily in numbers. They just like to be really loud on the internet to make their following seem bigger. It’s encouraging to see that Canada is also creeping up the vaccine charts as we used to be 20th in the world with more people getting the shot/s. As of today we’re 12th in the world in 1st doses behind U.A.E., Portugal, Cuba, Malta, Chile, Qatar, Singapore, China, Cambodia, Spain and Uruguay. We’re 14th in fully vaccinated behind U.A.E., Portugal, Malta, Singapore, Spain, Qatar, Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Uruguay, Chile, China and Belgium.
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So I guess while the deadline was at 2pm today we won’t know what the final roster looks like until tomorrow for whatever reason.
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Don’t they have to decide on Chiasson before 2pm?
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Switch Höglander and Chiasson and I’m happy. That’s probably the best lineup we can ice given we don’t have Boeser, Sutter, Motte or Hamonic available. Though I do wonder why Green didn’t try these lines out at all beforehand in preseason when most of CDC posters had pencilled the roster in like this.
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[Waivers] 43 players - Oct. 10, 2021
StanleyCupOneDay replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
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It’s a positive attribute to be able to take in new information about a situation and then be able to re-evaluate your previous opinion and/or change your mind on it. It shows open mindedness when most people stay stuck in their views come hell or high water always and forever irregardless of anything else. It’s a quality that is sorrily lacking in many people on far too many subjects to count.
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There’s obviously a lot of deserved frustration given the game we watched, but as a team on paper we have the best and deepest roster since the Sedin era by far. The result of the players making up the team is on the GM. The result of on ice performance is on the head coach. If you’re looking at the quality, caliber and points totals/corsi of our lineup and aren’t excited at what we have then I really don’t know what to say. Green screwed around in the preseason trying to find the perfect fit for the 4th line instead of experimenting to find player combos that have chemistry together with so many new faces this year. Because of that the team looks completely lost and has no idea what their line mates are going to do even on set plays, which leads to giveaways and takeaways. Meanwhile certain players that get on his bad side are constantly punished and those who he likes get an unlimited number of chances even after major mistakes. Honestly it’s starting to feel like DejaVuDesjardins all over again with the same dump and chase defensive style of play, same fitting players into a system rather then building a system to fit the players, same mistakes made in roster decisions. He’s definitely on the hot seat and might be on his way out depending on how we perform when the season begins.
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My tune’s changed too as a former Green supporter. He’s been given the greatest Canucks lineup since the Sedin era and this is what we end up with? It’s a preseason game so I’m not going to panic, but he has a short leash from me and other fans. Like I said in the other thread I’m giving him 20 games and if we suck he needs to go. I have a sneaky suspicion part of why Shaw was hired was as an option should Green falter again which would indicate concern among upper management about Green’s performance as head coach. Considering we did nothing to the coaches every other year of Green’s tenure I think that’s more likely then not to be the case.
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The reason we don’t hear more about gun gangs or murders in Canada is very simple. The gun laws are doing their job. Or would some rather be the US? https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/24/980838151/gun-violence-deaths-how-the-u-s-compares-to-the-rest-of-the-world https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country USA: 120.5 firearms per 100,000 people in 2021 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 Canada: 34.7 firearms per 100,000 people in 2021 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 United Kingdom (even stricter gun laws): 4.6 firearms per 100,000 people in 2021 .04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 Not only does the number of guns in society correlate to the lower death rate like one would expect, but it decreases the number of deaths even further then that. The reason these laws work as intended in Canada is because when someone gets into a bad situation of their doing or someone else’s doing there isn’t an easy option to get a gun and take revenge. Most murders are created by negative emotions in a person whether real or imagined and having access to a weapon in those situations makes killing someone more likely. Waiting days or weeks until purchasing a gun diminishes the strength of these negative emotions and makes it less likely a murder occurs. Making sure gun owners go through proper training lessens the chance of an accidental death. Having firearms be licensed and registered means people who own them are less likely to commit murder knowing they’re in the system. Not having access to guns when depressed makes it more likely a suicidal attempt fails and the person can start getting the help they need. Yes it’s an extra burden on those who want to be/are responsible with their guns, but so is getting a drivers license for those who are driving instructors. Every law in history has put some burden on those who are doing everything right because it’s impossible to determine who is and is not going to abide by the law so it’s better in the interest of the public to make all laws applicable to everyone.
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As a long time Green supporter this is the almost final straw for me, I’m here now too. It was a ridiculously stupid move and I’m sick and tired of him not following his own words to get those who have earned playing time a shot at the NHL. It’s a Desjardins debacle all over again sticking with vets instead of letting our prospects have a chance to shine. Not only that, but he seems extremely unwilling to mix up the lines if they don’t work. That’s your goddamn job, to figure out what combination works best from game to game and what is best in one game may not work in another, which means you need to be able to mix things up to have a competitive team at all times. This also reminds me of WD. Does any team in the NHL that’s successful play the same line combos for 82 games? Not even close. It’s getting ridiculous. It’s also exceedingly obvious that like WD Green has different standards for different players and that’s not how a good NHL coach does things. Except for me my limit is at 20 games. If we go nowhere it’s time for Shaw to take over or for us to hire someone else. For the record I didn’t give a damn about Corrado, Lind, Miller trade, OEL/Garland trade or any of the other situations that got CDC up in arms. Gadj has 3 things we desperately have needed for a decade: net front presence, greasy goals and size. I’m just hoping SJ can’t fit him in and we can claim him back if he goes on waivers. Not happy about this at all.
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The Score craps on the Canucks playoffs chances
StanleyCupOneDay replied to grandmaster's topic in Canucks Talk
How I view this season and our playoff chances: it all depends on injuries. If we’re healthy we’re in no problem. If we’ve got a couple guys out here and there we just sneak in. If we lose two or three of our top players for significant time to injuries we’re out. We don’t yet have the depth to adequately replace any of our top 9 guys or top 6 D, so just gotta hope the injury list isn’t long this year if we want to make postseason. -
[Waivers] 29 players - Oct. 06, 2021
StanleyCupOneDay replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Very disappointed to see a guy who gave his all in preseason get waived. Especially one with the tools/play style we’ve sorrily missed that makes a big difference in tight games. I really hope he doesn’t get claimed and we see him this season getting the call up to the big club. On a slight side note: Does anyone know of any website that has preseason stats? I can’t find anything and I’d like to take a look at how he’s done comparatively within our team. -
We’ve got 4 or 5 D-men that can play the big minutes in Myers, OEL, Hughes and Poolman/Hamonic, but what we lack is complimentary partners for each backend pair. It’s more a specific need to find a Tanev like stay at home d-man for Hughes so he can play his offensive style game and not get caught on the back check. Hamonic looked ok with Hughes last season and maybe someone else if he’s not here will step up (pretty sure that’s why we got Poolman, we’ll see how that pairing works out) and find a home next to him. I gotta say though considering our team rosters since the Sedin era ended its really refreshing to only be talking about possibly one missing piece instead of multiple glaring holes in our lineup.
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Considering what Dorsett brought to our club at $2.65m AAV for his last 4 seasons and knowing how similar Motte plays the spark plug energy guy role I’m fine with re-signing him. These guys are hard to find that can change the entire complexion of the game on the back of one shift and it’ll cost us about $1m more per season. Do we really want to give him up over such a small amount of money? He’s a guy you win the playoffs with if healthy, so unless he wants more then $2.5m or so I’m definitely wanting to keep him. We have enough low dollar contracts and young prospects fighting for a roster spot to compliment our team cap wise in the future and it’s pretty likely the cap will go up over the next few years giving us more room. Personally I see a lot of risk in letting him go, but not a lot in spending a bit more to give him the value he deserves when he’s on the ice. I also have a soft spot for how open he’s been about dealing with his mental health problems and advocating on the issue.
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Maybe it’s because I’m up too late, maybe it’s because I read the Canucks dedication to Truth and Reconciliation Day, maybe it’s because I’m remembering the time my Native American friend told me she was drugged and raped and police said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to open an investigation, maybe it’s because I recently watched Wind River, maybe it’s all of the above, but I decided to start a monthly donation to a charity dedicated to helping indigenous communities with humanitarian aid in Canada called True North Aid. They post their yearly review online in a surprising move of transparency. This is obviously after the day of remembrance, but for those interested in doing the same here’s a great list of charities and what they do that support indigenous communities in Canada. If you are able to afford it then find one that speaks to you and join me in making a one time or monthly donation. https://circleacts.org/best-indigenous-people-charities-nonprofits/ Reconciliation in my mind starts with giving those struggling a hand up.