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  1. On 7/24/2017 at 10:51 AM, Warhippy said:

    So what IS everyone's favorite genre or field of shooting?

     

    Myself I love astrophotography and the challenge of portraiture and shaping of light.  But would kill to get in to more journalistic or sports style endeavors.  Which are limited in a town as small as Penticton.

     

    But having a camera on any road trip ever is one of the reasons I bought my first body.  I realized too late I'd worked across the globe without actually ever taking a single photo of where I'd been.  Then after my accident haven't really traveled since.  

     

    Always have a camera on you

     

    Image may contain: tree, sky, outdoor, nature and water

    a little late to this thread but id love to get more into astrophoto however living in Calgary limits that. One thing I do get is some amazing sunrises, sunsets, skylines and being so close to the National Park Ive taken an interest in nature and scenic pictures. These 2 pics were taken from my deck at home..

    clouds 2014 (7).JPG

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  2. On 2/1/2017 at 11:16 PM, messier's_elbow said:

    The Tkatchuk lovers should read this. 

    Tkachuk currently has 32 points as a rookie in the NHL... that would put him 2nd on our team for points and only 1 behind Horvat. The reason so many of us would have rather had Tkachuk is because we are extremely thin on scoring even if you include Boeser. The Sedins clearly arent what they used to be and right now we have a pretty good stockpile of D prospects

  3. 5 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

     

    dont think he'll be scoring wristers like that in the NHL but im encouraged that he hit the net and didnt blast it in the shin pads or miss the net by 2 feet !

  4. How much longer are Lions going to continue to embarrass themselves and not make any personnel changes and changes to the roster. Tedford needs to go. Listen to him talk he has a massive ego and think he's god.

    Why is it too that everyone is casting blaming on everyone in the organization except Wally. Wally is the one most responsible for this mess. It's typical of him to blame EVERYONE but himself. He's another who has a massive ego. His 2 coaching hires have been abject failures.

    Until then attendance will keep falling as fans simply don't care anymore. I have no doubt there's in fighting and turmoil within the locker room.

    Ive been saying this for a couple years, Wally needs to go. He has let this team fall into a mess and has done nothing to get out of it. How many years are we gonna stick with Lulay when he cant stay healthy ?

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  5. Don't hold your breath. Remember seeing him throw a pick in the third quarter and thinking "same old Kevin Glenn".

    So the list of injured CFL QBs stands at 5. Must be some nasty karma against them or something:

    Reilly

    Durant

    Ray

    Lefevour

    Crompton

    Give it till next week and im sure you can add Lulay to that list as well <_<

  6. Alex Edler isn’t going anywhere.

    The Detroit Red Wings have renewed interest in the Vancouver Canucks defenceman. The Florida Panthers, who own the first 2014 draft pick, may also covet Edler.

    However, despite a willingness by general manager Jim Benning to approach players with no-trade clauses, the Canucks aren’t planning to have that conversation with Edler, according to hockey operations president Trevor Linden.

    “He’s got all the tools to be a dominant No. 1 defenceman,” Linden said Tuesday from Ottawa where he addressed a Canadian Men’s Health Foundation national launch of a fitness initiative.

    “He’d be the first to admit he didn’t have a good year, and part of our job is to recapture the Alex Edler that we all know he can be. He has the skill-set that every team wants and we just have to get him back where he should be.

    “There isn’t a team in the league that wouldn’t have its hand up for the opportunity to have an Alex Edler. It’s not in our consideration. We want to work with Alex; we have to get his game back, and I know he’s committed to doing that.”

    Edler, 28, is viewed as a reclamation project who maybe wouldn’t command what the Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks were willing to part with at the draft before the Swede’s six-year, $30-million-US contract extension kicked in, along with his NTC. The Wings have never replaced Nicklas Lidstrom or Brian Rafalski, and the Panthers can dangle their top pick to try and allow first-round 2010 pick Erik Gudbranson to develop methodically. But the Canucks hold the No. 6 pick and seem poised to make it.

    In a sour season in which Edler had seven goals, just 22 points and a league-worst minus-39 rating — often looking lost in a zone-defence system that put a premium on positioning — he was also suspended for three games for the Tomas Hertl hit Oct. 10 and missed 16 games with a knee strain suffered Dec. 3. But he did average 23:17 of ice time per game and has a good power-play point shot, though it could stand to be a bit more accurate.

    “I’m at my best when I don’t think too much and just react out there and trust my instincts,” said Edler. “That’s something I have to get back to next year. There were a lot of changes this year and a lot of new things to get used to. I didn’t have the year that I should have had, but I know I’m a good player. I’m going to have to come back next year and do a better job at being better every game and being more consistent.”

    All this could mean the Canucks are considering trading Jason Garrison — back to Florida? — or are considering him as a compliance buyout option later this month because Frank Corrado should become more of a roster mainstay. Garrison, 29, is a $4.6-million cap hit that pays $5 million next season plus a $1.5 million bonus before the contract trickles down to $2.5 million in its final year.

    Garrison had a goal in each of his first two games this season but would score just five more. He led team defencemen in points (33) and shots (181) but was second to Ryan Kesler in missed shots (79).

    Only four teammates had a lower shooting percentage (3.9), and like his peers, Garrison never developed a true comfort factor in any zone and has been bothered by groin concerns.

    David Booth, 29, is another buyout possibility, but with one year left on his deal at $4.75 million, ($4.25m cap hit) the winger has extra contract incentive. Then again, trading Garrison and buying out Booth are the type of significant changes the team has been talking about.

    “We’re going to have some very difficult decisions this summer and do everything we can to make the team better now and in the near future,” said Linden. “We have to make some adjustments and changes for sure.”

    Kesler is of obvious concern. Willing to waive his NTC at the trade deadline, the centre will be a hot commodity at the draft which has become the annual hotbed of wheeling and dealing. Kesler, 29, is more concerned about the skill level on the Canucks than who’s coaching, and at $5 million annually the next two years, he’s coveted by Pittsburgh and Anaheim.

    “We go back many years and unfortunately I was his first centre,” joked Linden. “I have a good relationship with Ryan and that will serve us well.”

    As for coaches to replace John Tortorella and Mike Sullivan, Los Angeles Kings assistant John Stevens is in the Stanley Cup final and Texas Stars coach Willie Desjardins is in the AHL playoffs. Unless there’s a wild-card consideration — Jeff Blashill of the Grand Rapid Griffins is out because he’s close to a contract extension — there might not be a bench boss in place by the draft.

    “We’ve got a real vision of what we want our coaching staff to look like and it would be great to have it taken care of by the draft,” said Linden. “I think it’s doable but not imperative.”

    http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Kuzma+Linden+gives+embattled+Edler+vote/9904383/story.html

    Isnt that the truth. . . .

  7. "The Bruins were reportedly close to acquiring defenseman Alexander Edler from the Vancouver Canucks prior to the March 5 trade deadline, but the deal fell through after Vancouver ownership supposedly nixed the deal, along with another one of the Canucks' deals that would have sent forward Ryan Kesler to the Pittsburgh Penguins. "

    http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/bos140521.html

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