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  1. As part of signing, perhaps Van allowed him to stay close to home(help his bro through a tough period), as long as he trains hard preparing for Fall camp?
  2. Melnyk took the WHOLE team for a post-practice meal at McD's..& Dorion wasn't there!(Nov headline)
  3. From analytics to analgesics. Ironic considering all the harping about JB.
  4. We're not very deep at LW. I'd prefer JV is given a better shot at 3rd line LW..maybe early next season(if there is one). If he'll sign a team/cap sweet deal, then perhaps tolerate his dopey antics. Let CT walk & sign Troy(again, if it's cap-sweet). Not sure we should deal with the Devil once more. We smoked them so bad on Bo/CS, they're prob bitter until 2040! edit: Virtanen - Gaudette - MacEwen has a nice look to it. They'd be nasty
  5. We need some kinda cryin' Pikachu emoji.. or maybe a nonplussed sasquatch? Some ambiguous options, especially off-season.
  6. Man that's a negative wall of text..prob would go over well, on that infamous bashing site.
  7. No we haven't. In some ways our situation might be much better than it was in 2011. Back at that time, we couldn't see the pitfalls that soon were in store. Our drafting from about 2005-2012 was SO horsesh**, we couldn't turn over/replace Jack Squat. As we came to realize this unpleasant fact..the Torts earthquake laid to ruin almost all short-term plans. Looking back, it almost seems it was planned out that way...
  8. You're always a solid poster, who objectively explains clearly, I lose patience on these precise questions, mostly due to good ol' unforeseens: - Will there even BE a 20-21 campaign!? - We might get some big PO injuries(LTIR adjustments of convenience) - CT's lady might pull a Miss Hoffman..(kidding, of course) & she may well have been innocent too! We don't get the big bux that JB(& his crew) pull down. Of course, not privy to his master-plan either. For example, I'd be open to moving a big BB pkg(w/ fat cap outgoing), but also came to see I don't(or didn't) fully realize just how valued he is within the room. If his inclusion gets the other young stars signing cheaper?..well, prob I waste my time then dreaming up the perfect swap with some team out east. IF I were a GM, guess I'd be pretty conservative/patient & wait for the drafted youth to build up to near overflowing. I really hate squandering that capital, so Toffoli would be a fairly high priority. Of course you understand every signing is an interconnected domino. So I can't see this matter as CT & Myers..or just pick 1. Half-full, or empty?(a pro & a con): Why do we actually have this current cap-squeeze? Well, a nice fact, is we've almost drafted TOO damn well for our own good. Hard to complain there. & the con is why did we HAVE to sign so manyfreeken' vets!? Many summers I'd suggested slowing down the spending, anticipating this kinda squeeze might be on the horizon. Reminds me of my Missus(& her Sis) at the shopping mall. Seems to me they often spend just for the sake of spending! ***********************& I often hear****************** "Well ya can't blame JB for this COVID thing..how can anyone see THAT coming?!" We could prob apply this catch-all to 20, 25 other GM's at least. It's just too convenient. One who sorts the budget is in The Business of anticipating the unexpected & unforeseens. Unless they suffer a meddlesome owner, within a cap-paradigm this IS their 1st order of business..period! It's quite shocking to me, but cap space isn't the loved, sacred, revered thing that it ought to be. Seems like Sakic is the only bloke that appears to view this clearly. Now those bloody Avs are on the cusp. Finally, altering your question: With around 20 mill left to ceiling, who do they prioritize? For me, that really depends whether they make the PO's(paying our 1st to NJ) or not. Can't answer until.
  9. There are the usual pros & cons, which have been kicked around on these type of topics over the yrs Then there's another thread last wk(Two Strategies) where I believe our off-season will take a divergent course, pending whether we make the PO's, or not. I think with the quality of our assets, we can prob acquire another youngish D that likes some rough play. Make the PO's(pay off the Miller deal), then I'm quite happy to see them gamble with a younger roster, for a yr or two.
  10. Haven't scanned all comments yet..has it been said? In my mind, when you've committed 6 mill/term to the big rhD-giraffe, you pretty much have to move on from CT. Great warrior, but he should go track down top $ & term. Not from us, with all our kids coming up to paydays.
  11. Howza'bout 24 US franchises stuck 1 yr in a Canadian barn? I'd like to see the Bruins punted up to Gander NFLD..or maybe Churchill, Manitoba! Victoria, Kelowna, PG, Williams Lake, Red Deer..(keep going East). Can we come up with 24 decent barns to save their butts?!
  12. Deserving a highlighted question? Think it's fair, yes. A thread on HF asks how can we count on any form of 2020-21 reg season? There's 4 or 5 pages of reasonable discussion. Yeah, it's conceivable you can play out 10% of a season & PO's in some form of bubble-mode tourney. But how in the world(with the spike of US cases) can this league go forward with next season? We project deals, contracts & rosters, but it's hard for me to see the forest, beyond our Tree! Prob worth a thread in itself, but interested if any folks have any ideas/optimism on that?
  13. Hey man..it's lunch time, & I'm hungry. Seriously, hope it works out for Jake in Van. Be cool if he settled in as an affordable, 50-55 pt pwf. We need that depth.
  14. The Big Tuna's under the gun. For a while he was cruisin along, scoring for shotguns. Now there's pressure from the top(BB & TT) & even below(Motte & Big Mac); surely he's feeling the squeeze like sandwich meat(spam). If he don't cut the mustard, he might get canned and/or shelved like an unseen tin of sardines! The drama builds...
  15. Say we surprised & went deep(perhaps lose 3rd rd, in 6 or 7)..sure would be easier to sell excess contracts. If it's too expensive(considering prospect/pick add-ins) to sell vets, wonder how many buy outs they'll opt for?
  16. Next yr he's 36..& there are 36,000,000 reasons I'd like him to retire in Oct ! Spoil yerself LouiE. Surely it's time.
  17. Bullet train from Kurashiki to Osaka.

     

    Just got back from this small town in Okayama. Beautiful little village w/ a canal(& boats they pole-push around). Guess it's a mini-Venice?

     

    Now COVID is flaring up again..over 1,000 last wk in Tokyo. Prob last overnight trip in a longgg while to come...

    1. King Heffy

      King Heffy

      Dayum.  Bad news if it gets out of control with the aging population for sure.  Stay safe.

  18. There are a lot of great arguments supporting this philosophy. If I'd stayed in the west, think would prob be a MGTOW-monk. Ultimately it seems the PTB(ruling elites) went the divide & conquer route, over a succession of decades. Both males & females were led to a nasty poisoned well. In all honesty, it was a large part of the reason I went to Asia in the mid 90's.
  19. Missus & I hit 25 yr anny in Oct..she still looks dynamite to me. I'd like to share wisdom on this jackpot, but I may's well write a bestseller on how to pick the lucky numbers! Sometimes you have to stop caring about everything, & just let it roll. I guess a sense of humour is nice..but can also get one killed. & yeah, think one has to be comfortable in their own skin..or go full-on, Buffalo Bill! Now excuse me as I run off to check yesterday's LOTTO numbers...
  20. I ride to work on a Unicorn..just sayin
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