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  1. Jets way too good to be this bad. Trying to follow the Oiler modell of getting gifted picks and still tanking.

    1. ItsMillerTime

      ItsMillerTime

      Eh don't think they are tanking but just doing bad. Goalies have not been very good.

  2. Your wedding song playlist would not be complete without:

     

    ___________

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    2. Green Building

      Green Building

      Chair and a whisky?

    3. Phil_314

      Phil_314

      For your younger crowd,

      Take a Bow by Rihanna
      We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth
      Flyin' Solo by Jason Derulo

      Lol j/k

    4. Sean Monahan

      Sean Monahan

      Islands In The Steam. No brainer.

  3. 14 of the top 25 scorers in the 2008 draft are defencemen. 

    1. Tortorella's Rant

      Tortorella's Rant

      Pathetic we took someone who ended up having daddy issues over Tyler Myers

  4. Canucks and Oilers in April. Should I wait to buy tickets or are prices unlikely to change?

    1. Roger Neilsons Towel

      Roger Neilsons Towel

      Prices are unlikely to change barring an injury to McJesus. 

  5. If Canucks used personality testing at the draft, they would have never made the mistake of taking Virtanen. 

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    2. ShakyWalton

      ShakyWalton

      He sure as hell wasnt my pick...I just kept my mouth shut till the blush was off the rose.

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      the team wanted to get bigger, faster, more physical and added goal scoring. jake did all those things in juniors.

      plus being a home town boy was appealing to them too.  it is too early to label him a bust. some people just take more time.

    4. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      @Strombone

      Brain doesn't mature until 25 but key elements of personality can already be defined by the time someone is two weeks old. 

      @87Crosby You don't understand what personality is. It doesn't mean you are the same person; it means your traits you use to interpret the world are the same. Just look up some research on personality. 

  6. My biggest disappointment as a Canuck fan is not '94, nor '11. It is the lack of respect the Sedins get from certain players/fans. D. Sedin gets up immediately after hitting head on ice. No mention of his toughness. Just a 'sister' that cannot accept a hit.

  7. Stetcher is fun to wach.

    #Analysis

  8. Is NHL.com not working for anyone else?

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    2. brilac

      brilac

      Were you able to get access to the site taken care of?

    3. Odd.

      Odd.

      Nope works for me. You wired or wireless connection?

    4. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      Weirdly it still doesn't work after restarting computer and clearing cache...

  9. Winter tire requirement just came into effect on Sea-to-Sky... has anyone ever been pulled over for having all-weather tires instead?

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    2. Drive-By Body Pierce

      Drive-By Body Pierce

      Since its a new rule, you MIGHT get a pity warning... but it seems like the rate of horrendous accidents is on the rise.

    3. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      I ended up booking Pacific Coach Lines. $200 bucks round-trip for two is ridiculous. They told me on the phone that it was refundable if you cancel 24 hrs prior... then the website says a 15% fee for such cancellations. Greyhound is half of that for those in the same boat. 

    4. Drive-By Body Pierce

      Drive-By Body Pierce

      Gouging those in your situation for sure.. =(

       

  10. I got rid of cable years ago. Sitting in my hotel room watching Tim and Sid on Sportsnet and have had no stronger affirmation that getting rid of cable was the right decision. 

    1. Chris

      Chris

      Yep, I also dumped Cable years ago; 20 minutes of watching at my friend's place every once in awhile is enough of a reminder.

       

      I prefer not being bombarded by advertisements and the latest depressing stories about the world.

  11. Was Rudy Guliani always this crazy?

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    2. Cerridwen

      Cerridwen

      He's a frickin' lunatic these days. I'm sure he (or Trump supporters) will have the spin for his "any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States" in the eight years before President Barack Obama took office." comment. I think Trumpitis is catching.

       

    3. Cerridwen

      Cerridwen

      *contagious

       

    4. Roger Neilsons Towel

      Roger Neilsons Towel

      @Tre Mac +1 for Seinfeld reference. Well done. 

  12. GMs really need to stop signing a player because someone within the organization is familiar with them.

  13. Two of the worst trades one-for-one trades in the history of the league just minutes apart from one another... Canadian teams suck.

  14. Damien Cox will no longer be on television. Rejoice Canada.

    1. Shift-4

      Shift-4

      where's my whiskey

    2. AriGold

      AriGold

      Rather listen to Damo then Healy.. Healy need to disappear to Europe..

    3. TheOgRook

      TheOgRook

      Cheers all, this is good news for all our ears

  15. Need to buy a new TV. I ONLY stream. No gaming, no blu-ray, no cable. Any recommendations? Are 4k TVs/HDR TVs going to make a difference if I am mostly watching via HDMI cable between laptop and TV?

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    2. Mr.DirtyDangles

      Mr.DirtyDangles

      Visions sales can be descent, good luck !

  16. SCF is too drawn out... too many days between games. 

    1. yoshiyoshi
    2. Nuxfanabroad

      Nuxfanabroad

      Yeah, make haste of this waste.

    3. Green Building

      Green Building

      I agree. Mostly because the weather lately hasn't afforded me the luxury of summery, outdoor, playoff hockey.

       

      Get a grip seasons! I got BBQ to BBQ and beers to beer!

  17. Its pretty cool that Higgins is still here in Vancouver doing charity work after everything that went on last season.

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      plus he is a pro and understands the business...

    3. ShakyWalton

      ShakyWalton

      I cant recall..did Higgy finish the season with the Canucks...I dont think he played in the playoffs for Utica..I could be wrong?

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      no he didn't go back to uttica..he was glad to get back to his family...

  18. TC's route to gold will likely be Sweden->USA->Russia. Should be fun.

    1. The Weasel

      The Weasel

      I think Finland will beat Russia. Lainemania.

  19. Peters or whoever is managing TC D with atrocious treatment of Hutton. Likely his last game in a TC sweater and you can't give him a shift?

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      they told hutton when he was selected  how much he'ld probably play...he is being a good team player...

    3. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      He obviously knew that he was coming over moreso for the experience than the playing time, but to give the guy zero shifts in a blowout game is simply inconsiderate. I would love to hear one good reason for not getting him into the game.

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      you'll have to ask the coach?....none of us where even there...we could only guess...

  20. 420 is stupid. If people want marijuana to be legalized (and it should be), maybe show that you can smoke without acting like an idiot.

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    2. Green Building
    3. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      The argument that 'other people act like idiots in other situations, so its i okay to act like an idiot in this situation' is so well-thought out. 

       

      If you want 420 to mean anything as a 'protest', treat marijuana like any other lobbying activity. Put forward the best argument possible. If you want 420 to just be a day where people celebrate pot, that's fine. Just call it what it is.

    4. Odd.

      Odd.

      oh look another argument with gstank involved lool

  21. Now that the word is out about low tv ratings, CBC has officially made it impossible to watch game on PC.

    1. Winter Soldier

      Winter Soldier

      ?


      CBC's Wedplayer is still working just fine.

    2. Winter Soldier
  22. Penguins are a different team with Malkin. Not a compliment.

    1. hatedkid666

      hatedkid666

      malkin for subban ++++

  23. Time to blowout the Oilers and reverse Bob Cole's 'prediction'. 

  24. Is there a way to see non-recent status updates?

    1. Green Building
    2. Twilight Sparkle

      Twilight Sparkle

      umm under activity hit content i started and theres that timeline, hit content types and click on status updates, then click ownership and hit everything. you can see everyones status updates. thats the only way i know and it sucks. i miss just being able to just scroll on the home page

    3. Green Building

      Green Building

      The only other way I know of is to have participated in one first, then click a notification. That only works if you've commented in it though.

  25. Hamhuis has been real key to the tank.

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    2. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      Bartkowski and Weber have been worse than Hammer, but that's why they get paid less. For what Hamhuis is supposed to be capable of, he's played furthest from his potential. His concussion history+broken jaw contributes to this as well.

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      he sure is a good mentor to the young players...that is more important than some fans give credit for.

    4. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      ^ Can't deny that. He brings a level of maturity that some kids will clearly need to learn so that the locker room doesn't become filled with a bunch of young jock morons (hi Edmonton).

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