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  1. I couldn't believe it tonight. Edmonton iced the puck, hemmed in their own end. Green makes a line change, we're down 2-0 and he sends out his 4th line for an offensive end face off, a tired Oilers line. You just shake your head
  2. I don't know how they swing it but Florida still has OJ on injured reserve, injured or out of shape??
  3. The beauty of experience, Schenn showed it last night. MacE is game but lacks experience
  4. Who would you replace him with .... and don't say Hunt, he's 33 year old puck watcher.
  5. Sure, but to be honest most of the roster was exposed in the Minny game. There were more than a few players didn't turn up. If they fail tonight we're in trouble, Philly played last night so it's a back to back for them
  6. He's far from the finished product IMO, He clearly has faith in his abilities but some times it seems to me his faith is misplaced. He try moves that worked in college but ain't happening in the NHL
  7. Wrong the Flames are ahead of us in the standings, That's a low bar but they're still better than Vcr
  8. I need a little help, due to circumstance this year is the first time I actually need the Rogers Arena under ground parking. It's certaainly not cheap but i don't have an alternative. Any way I came into the city via the Second Narrows along Expo Way heading for Griffith Way and the entranc to the lot. Sadly the police have that blocked off, allowing only parkers exiting the lot. I asked the Policeman how then do I get into the lot and I'm told go around to Pacific Blvd., but then I find there is no left turn permitted on to Pacific Blvd. So I end up spending 30 min touring down town trying to access Pacific Blvd. There must surely be a simpler and better entrance ??? any help would be appreciated. I also found that the meal I thought I would get ( curried Chicken/rice has been discontinued.) I hadn't had lunch and ended up not having any supper either. I asked for a game sheet/program and they have been discontinued unless you have a Cel phone which i don't have I go to exit the arena only to find of the two elevators only one is working. When I eventually get out of the parking lot on Griffith Way again Expro Blvd is a one way and I end up taking yet another tour on Down ton try to find my way back to the North Shore. Plus of course the canucks lost I got home at 10-45 pm ps. I asked my Rep. if she could tell me a different way into the parking. I think some how I must have spoken in foriegn tongues because she neither understood or had any suggestions
  9. That's according to local fans, which are slightly biased ( ) This is an independant review
  10. I suspect he'll need tiime to get into game shape, maybe in Abbotsford
  11. An article from Dobbers which asks the fundamental question Best and Worst Teams at Finding NHL Players from the Draft Best and Worst Teams at Finding NHL Players from the Draft – DobberProspects dated 30/5/20
  12. It's funny I used to tell kids in a game there are 3 lines with three players on each line and shifts are approx 1 minute. A game last at best 1 hour of playing time ( stoppages between periods ) the chnaces of actually playing the puck is very limited so make the most of your practise time LOL. I take a jaundiced view of the IIHF. There's such a biased view IMO, it's really a European Federation, until they want money. However the success of EU dvelopment cannot be denied at the upper level. Canada in the meantime need to run a much larger program with kids of all levels, and lots of them. I like to think Canada does keep and eye on participation and fun for kids. Sweden and Finland have had a disporortional, to their population, success. There's a lot we can learn. I remember when Edler came over to the WHL Sweden just about black balled him in international junior competition. As much as Sweden complains about poaching players it's also true Sweden tries to stop players advancing. I think for instance Persson has guts to choose to pla in Kamloops but he won't make the national team
  13. Isn't there some question about his skating? I guess this year in the SEL will tell the tale, I'm sure Lindgren will keep close tabs
  14. I read that article by chance, but a couple of years back I had sort of reached the same conclusion, as usual the same posters give you heck. However all is not lost I think in junior hockey the CHL still puts the highest percentage of players into the NHL but mostly due to volume. I see Sweden has 10 million population and the Finns 5 million, with approx 73K and 71K registered players respectively Canada has 604K registered players. It makes a difference, The USA is 562K registered players. That aside I'm thinking USA made big push decades ago** and it's paying dividends for sure. The NCAA what ever the sport is a great develpment system. Canada has the edge in hockey, just, but it's falling behind. Players in the NCAA play/practise 6 days a week and put as many hours in the gym as they have on the ice. I had the pleasure to visit a NCAA hockey program in St.L They shared it with the Blues, it was incredible. the facilities had every thing u could need and coaches, including ex NHL players, most fly to games now. You walk in and all you can say is wow and then pick your jaw up off the floor. For the numbers the Sedes and Finns have they do a specacular job, Canada depends on volume too much. The AHL is a business first and fore most **To reach a better volume the USHL ( juniors) started slowly in 1980 and it grows continuously. They are accepted by the NCAA as amateur, while the CHL are excluded
  15. I'm guessing Vcr management has reached the same conclussion, we're heavy into the NCAA/EU
  16. I came across this article in Dobbers ( Cam Robison ) and I must say it aligns with my own thinking, the NCAA-SEL are better development leagues Here's the full article, interesting IMO Prospect Ramblings: Which League Is Best for Developing Prospects? – DobberProspects
  17. Fred65

    Madison Bowey | D

    Personally I thought Bowey had a good pre season. Kept his game simple and as i recall wasn't afraid of dropping the gloves. He impresssed me, but that's limited game time, fingers crossed
  18. I liked Gadjovichs potential regretfully he's run head on into JB need for his own survival along with TG disdain for rookies. Interesting to note JG has not made the line up yet in S Jose.With the current success S Jose is enjoyingI wonder if they will try to waive him to the AHL and will Vcr grab him back LOL
  19. Rathbone does and is making some bad plays, but you can't ask him to alter his game. The skill and hockey IQ together with his effortless skating must be kept intact. He sees the ice better than the majority of rookie D'men and will be a strong player for years. Hunt on the other hand is 33 and he puck watches way to much. and still making big gaffs in his game. His down low coverage is not good. Stick with Rathbone and you'll be rewarded for years to come
  20. Man I'm way before either of those ( just looked them up) I was generation WW2
  21. I can't do that. I look at a good player and have no trouble admiring his skills. And as much as I am a fan of the Canucks I don't like to think our success should be depend on others failure. I know what the kids go through and their dedication. I used to marvel at kids on a team load up in the team coach and the first thing they do is get out their laptop to start on the papers they have due, maybe a 18 hour bus trip ahead of them. It's tough to be a student athlete
  22. If you wish to be good parent, coach, scout what ever, you need to be a teacher and a mentor, if you haven't reached that status yet, don't worry all will become apprent when you do. To be honest the detrioration in our society is likely due to parents that obfuscate their reponsibilities. Unless you've seen how earlier societies lived don't try and judge on the current era. How many times do you hear commentaries about kids in trouble that end up with "where are the parents" and you know the answer ... shirking their responsibilities. No one got particapation medals when I was a kid and indeed there were no medals period, you might get a compliment that was it. But now we're asked to cheer for failure .... not me sunshine. Do some thing good and I'll say so do some thing badly I'll say so
  23. I think a lot of the, shall we say, younger culture were raised wiith the expectations of a participation medal, every one gets one. The kum ba yah era
  24. I'm not their parents. Do you really believe players look to this forum for help and assurance ? Man, dream on
  25. I can say this, I don't enjoy hockey as much as I once did. Not sure if that because of age and seeing the same mess again and again ad nausea, nothing is fresh. But I also think that coaching minor hockey where you're duty bound to try and improve your players and then scouting uni players ( looking for good and bad points rather than watch the game) has taken a toll. I think I watch playes rather than the game. But I stand by my posts. Many simply can't handle bad plays and choose to look past them. If there's a mistake I call it out, like I did with Juolevi's flaws years ago and some didn't like it, in fact many coldn't even see it But that's my entertainment
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