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I get it but realistically haven’t we really only dropped our odds from 7.5 to 6? I don’t think we ever had a chance of finishing bottom 5 after the trade deadline without management committing hard to the tank. Also I was referring to where we sit now as opposed to a couple weeks back so I’m just playing the hand that was dealt.

Easy peasy. Since none of the teams below are going to catch us I can cheer on Canuck wins while also rooting for victories by my new co-favourite teams STL/Det/Wash/Buff/Ott. We can enjoy the games and still keep our micro-measly infinitesimally tiny odds of grabbing Bedard.

Mmm…maybe but we don’t know that yet. I agree with you that last year’s finish under BB turned out to be a mirage when the team sh!t the bed to start this year but we don’t know if this will be the same. As I said, once is not a pattern. It may turn out to be two like you say but the optimists among us choose to believe it can be otherwise. This has a different feel to it with RikTok, who incidentally I was against hiring. He looks like he is well on his way to proving me wrong. I hope.

The last 20 games of the last 10 seasons, starting last year working back… 10-10 7-13 8-12 9-11 7-13 4-16 7-13 12-8 8-12 13-7 Or if you want to use the last 12 like your model… 8-4 4-8 6-6 6-6 6-6 2-10 5-7 8-4 5-7 7-5 So I don’t really see where the team is “winning meaningless games every year.” I’ll give you last year if you like but one year isn’t much of a pattern.

I’d include McTavish as well.

Nope.

Thatcher is so dialed in right now.

There was this which if I remember correctly caused plenty of angst on these boards after Petey said it and then only signed a 3 yr contract: "I want to stay (in Vancouver) now, but I also want to play for a team that's winning and has the chance to go far into the playoffs every year," Pettersson said in Swedish as translated by Bodin.

If the playoffs started today LA would be playing the Oilers with Vegas against the Jets. I think LA would prefer to win the division and take on the Jets, and they didn’t seem to “ease up” any tonight.

I think we can safely lose the dead birds part from the discussion, unless we are going to do away with cats, cars and windows.

Him and Kuzy are having a contest to see who’s hair is broccolier.

Damn Rick Tocchet and his low-event boring hockey! Drance…

Kuzy is a great promo for someone considering signing a one year show-me contract in Vancouver.

Kuzmenko smiles are bananas

I wonder what the WSJ has to say about the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008? Curious what their “distractions” were. I’ll go out on a limb and guess diversity wasn’t a thing with their Board of Directors.

Adds little to the debate but FTR Canucks Reddit members voted Hank as their favourite Canucks captain.

Someone posted a podcast where the host said he had a conversation with Ryan Johnson who explained that as long as AM didn’t play a game for Van after signing he would be eligible to play for Abby in the playoffs. Apologies to the poster as I haven’t been able to find it again. Will be interesting to see what the team and AM have agreed on but a playoff run in Abbotsford would be best for his development imo.

These kind of stories show another viewpoint on the tank. A day that the boy and his father will never forget! Heartwarming, thanks Sid.

Not to mention this game where he lanced a boil for all Canuck fans.