Down by the River

As part of his slum-lord habits, Aqua fired the building manager who was supposed to turn off the lights.

How can we expect this team to compete for a cup when management can't even figure out how to shut down a website?

Absolutely batshit crazy that the GM is thanking Babcock for his professionalism.

Just continue to make the official rights holder of the Canucks' broadcast part of the propaganda machine and you've got a clear path to the top. Next stop, Aqua's DJ.

Never forget how Craig MacEwen leveraged his position at Sportsnet to get hired by the Canucks within their PR department. https://media.canucks.com/media-services/communications-staff He used Sportsnet 650 as a platform for pumping the tires of the Canucks' organization staff as a way of showcasing himself for a PR position. Now this forum is shutting down. I don't think it is a coincidence that the guy who wanted a ton of control over how information about the Canucks is being communicated is also in a position to shut this place down.

They did. The Canucks' media team repeatedly let them know. The people who made these decisions just simply did not care. Time and time again the powers that be within the Canucks organization fail to give stock to the opinions of the fanbase, whether it be reflected on this message board or via meetings with Season Ticket Holders. We repeatedly hear things in the media about how "fans won't tolerate a rebuild". This hardly reflects the sentiment of fans that I observed across multiple platforms. Instead, it reflects ownership effectively lying about how the fanbase feels to justify their own course of action.

Wetcoaster.

Man, I really miss those videos done by Mak. They were absolutely elite.

If Aqua man thinks I had any reason to visit his website other than this forum, he's delusional.

She should have spent her energy on not banging her billet son. Sayonara my like 10+ year streak of no warning points lol.

This is an elite post that reflects the value of history within a fanbase.

Babcock asked Mitch Marner personal information and then used it against him and harmed his relationship with teammates. I don't know that Babcock has earned the benefit of the doubt that looking into the personal lives of players is being done with negative intentions. On its own, the average 60-year old asking to see photos on the phone of a 20-year old is weird, but certainly not harmful nor sinister. It could be easy to see how they were just trying to show that they care about who that individual is as a person. However, since Babcock is not the average 60 year old and has a history of pathologically manipulative behavior, he doesn't necessarily have a right to the benefit of doubt from everyone.

I have no idea what happened, but I definitely agree that there is a massive generational divide when it comes to photos. Babcock is from an era of photo albums and having company over and showing photos from a trip to illustrate who you are. The Kent Johnson generation does not think this way. Photos on their phone and photos on Instagram are dramatically different concepts. I can see how young guys would react and instead of talking to the coach run to Biz. If Babcock is genuinely trying to turn over a new leaf it would suck for this sort of thing to get in the way of that. His past is really messed up, and I don't know that he deserves another chance to coach an NHL team, but there also needs to be room to allow people to change if they are trying to be better.

If 10 years ago or whatever someone told me that Babcock made Mitch Marner write down the names of players on the Leafs who he didn't think worked hard and then ratted Marner out to those teammates, I would have called BS. I would have said that there is no way a professional coach would do something as weird as this. The report this morning also sounds like complete BS. But unfortunately, because its Babcock, at this point based on the information that is available I'd say its impossible to rule anything out.

I think the thing that most drives me nuts is when people talk about Babcock as an old school coach. Petty lying, psychological manipulation, and abusing the trust of teenagers has never, in the history of time, been an 'old school' philosophy. Old school means being harsh, tough, and honest. Old school means letting people know where you stand and giving things to people straight. Babcock's tactics have never been part of the old school tradition. He literally went and got a degree in psychology to make him better at manipulating other people.

Why would you feel this way?

I agree, but Babcock also has repeatedly shown an inability to understand what constitutes f**ked up behavior. It is entirely possible he did this believing that there was absolutely nothing wrong with what he was doing. Guys who need have a daughter or a wife to learn about what constitutes inappropriate behavior are almost always completely incompetent dbags.

It is interesting that Ontario recognizes the issues with celebrity-endorsed online gambling enough to the point that they are banning ads... but this hasn't stopped them from advertising their own scratch & win tickets during Blue Jays broadcasts.

They homered the game before last (Schneider, who else). Losing Jansen is still a huge blow though. It makes Kirk an extreme liability given you can't really pinch-run for him without having any sort of proven catcher to back him up. The Jays' broadcast has been praising the team's improved play with RISP... but this is basically entirely thanks to Schneider and Clement. Bo being back will be huge. I think his absence will prove he's the most valuable player on this team. I don't mean this to be insulting; I genuinely think Vladdy would benefit from a sports psychologist. He's the complete opposite of Schneider; every plate appearance seems like he has a different plan in mind.

I used to get hyped for MMA more than just about any other sport. Over the last 3-4 years I feel like I've really lost enthusiasm. Up until about a month ago, I didn't even realize that Edwards had defended his belt against Usman. I regularly miss events. I especially don't care to watch any of the PPV build-up / pre-fight stuff. Izzy is fighting tonight and I just don't care. Anybody else experience this? Has the UFC lost some of its steam, have my interests changed, or am I just depressed lol?

Carolina anticipates that things will look a little different after UFA signings and poaching the waiver wire. We also expect Phil Kessel and Nick Ritchie to be competing for roster spots. We have a healthy amount of cap space and a variety of prospects, including: Gabriel Perreault Matthew Wood Ethan Gauthier None of our prospects are untouchable. We will also be revising our front office budget: 40M Player Relations 20M Medical 20M Minors Budget @Gator

Doncic will never be a leader and his teams will always suffer for it. Poor conditioning and complaining meant Canada had 10-12 instances of 5-4 and it turned the tide of the game.

With the final pick, Carolina selects Mr. Irrelevant, Maxim Beryozkin.

Carolina selects G Yegor Yegorov.

Carolina selects Logan Morrison. @lethunder