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  1. 1 hour ago, I.Am.Ironman said:

    When are Q1 earnings released?

    It varies from company to company, but it's still weeks away. Q1 isn't even over yet.

     

    I wouldn't worry about trying to be so precise on predicting the bottom, it's more about figuring out when signs of recovery start to emerge - and I don't think we're there yet.

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  2. 19 minutes ago, janisahockeynut said:

    Hey, Coastal

    I agree with you in general

    But the two societies are different

    IMO, we in North America are entitled and don't think much past themselves

    Family does not seem to be such a priority here

    There they respect their elders....here not as much

    To me, this seems to be the problem here

    I do think it is different there...…..

    Maybe I am wrong???

    I'm hesitant to make a cultural argument here. Yes, it is true, Korean society has more collectivist tendencies and is definitely not as individualistic as North American society it is, but there is also a lot of stubbornness in the culture. 

     

    Regardless, imo, a big difference maker was the government's ability to instantly share travel pattern data of those who tested positive publicly (but anonymize the data of course). People around the country could access this information easily as you would be getting message alerts on your phone. Pretty much the equivalent of the Amber Alerts we get here.

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  3. 35 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

    I wonder if there is time to be like WWII to get manufacturers to ramp up production of ventilators on an emergency basis, getting factories going 24/7. 

    Government announced that a couple of days ago. Should have been done weeks before.

     

    I have a nursing friend at Vancouver General. Apparently the hospitals entire inventory contains around about 60-80 ventilators. 

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  4. 7 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

    Maybe we should be asking how South Korea, with a population of 51 million people was able to get testing kits, and testing out so fast? 

    Do they manufacture thier own testing equipment? 

    There's a strong relationship with the government and big conglomerates in Korea - so much so that there's been a handful of corruption cases between them. It's been like that since the Korean War.

     

    Canada definitely should have acted faster and been more proactive, but while I'm tempted to point at Korea and say "why can't we just do what Korea did," the dynamics between business and government are completely different in the two countries. 

     

     

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  5. Trump's pressure on the Feds to artificially prop up the economy with 0% rates is failing so far...just let the economy run its course and provide small businesses with some tax relief. My god...what's wrong with this idiotic administration...

     

    The banks don't cheap credit - that's not the problem. It's just low demand, cheap credit is not going to make money move more in these times.

     

    An econ major could manage this economy better than this President.

     

    Anyways, I'm holding out until at least April. Best to just sit on my cash for the time being.

  6. Just now, MoneypuckOverlord said:

    over payment.  Really is.   Over payment.  this is a rental, and Toffoli will not sign here, since he will be looking at more money then what he makes now, and we can't afford to a sign a player like that, since we need to free up cap room to sign Hughes and Pettersson in about a little over 1 year from now.  

    If he's going to ask for a king's ransom on his next contract, he's not in a very good bargaining position. He hasn't been lights out the past few years.

  7. Before I get flamed by the entire message board I'll start off by saying...

     

    1. I love how the Canucks have played this season. I'm sure I speak for the most of us here in that they have blown away our expectations.
    2. The Canucks are on the right track. Benning, Green, the entire organization has this rebuild on schedule and it looks like it's moving faster than the development of the Oilers and Flames (which is always a good thing)
    3. The Canucks' drafting has been impeccable. We've got a great, young team here that's primed to have success in the coming years. With guys like Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes, Boeser...I'm sure we'll see another cup run during these guys' prime.

     

    BUT...I've made this thread to caution people's expectations for the short to medium term. I think we're still a handful of years away from another cup run (duh). This recent stretch of play has been great, but let's be honest, without Markstrom and Demko, the Canucks would not be in the place they are right now. The amount of chances and shots the Canucks give up every game shows how this team is still developing. The Canucks are up there, but they're not at the elite tier that teams like the Bruins, Capitals and Blues are at..YET. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a bit of a regression over the next year or so.

     

    We saw something similar with the Flames in 2014-15 - they've been in and out of the playoffs ever since their surprise season that saw Hartley win the Jack Adams, a career year for Jiri Hudler (who?) and breakout years for Gaudreau and Monahan. All of the stars aligned for the Flames that year which saw them beat the Canucks in Round 1. I'm not suggesting that the Canucks are going to have the exact same fate as the Flames have had over the past few seasons, but what I am suggesting is that we can see how the Canucks could regress as they still have some growing pains to go through just like any other young team. With the league being as tight as it's ever been, the ups and downs of the Canucks are only going to be more likely in the near future. 

     

    I'm mostly making this point because I can totally see CDC blowing up and calling for Benning and Green's heads next year if we see a regression and the Canucks don't make the playoffs. Just like how the exact same thing was being done when the Canucks were struggling this past December.  So please, for the love of God, with this recent run of success, don't suddenly start expecting the Canucks to only go up from here and become a consistent cup contender within 2 years. Buckle up for the long ride - the Canucks still have a bunch of ups and downs to get through before they become a perennial franchise once again.

     

    TL;DR: The Canucks are doing great and are on the right track, but the team is still young and learning so don't be surprised at a regression every now and then over the next few seasons. 

     

     

     

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