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  1. That sig is looking a little creepy bro... seriously.
  2. I would say all of the above. The American talent is not playing up to snuff. With the investment in all the American "imports and internationals" on the offence you would think they would be better. The defence is soft and is playing timid no aggression in the secondary terrible tackling and coverage. D-lline can't stop the run and can't consistently get a pass rush. Offence receivers are struggling to make plays mixture of bad play calls lack of talent and Lulay playing bad the last two games. Emmanuel Arceneaux has been a ghost/hologram. Give guys a chance who are not afraid to attack the ball and make tough contested plays. Give a Canadian like Stephen Adekolu a chance he is a big body and can actually jump up to catch the ball in the air instead of waiting for it to land right in his hands. Same goes for Bryan Burnham. Courtney Taylor and Austin Collie are good possession receivers but they don't have the speed to be a threat consistently on the deep ball. Meanwhile Arceneaux is pretty useless unless you get him the ball on the run moving in some space.
  3. I guess but I'm worried they are over focusing on Harris too much need to spread the ball around or else risk him being targeted to get taken out like Cornish was.
  4. OK sure maybe it's worth it. Receivers though gotta open up a spot behind Harris. If he were to get injured in game Lions would to use Shaq or a little of Lumbala in the backfield. While the return game would suffer. That's the bigger point they need Shaq on the field offensively at the same time as Harris to keep the d guessing. Only Canadian right now being used on O is Harris can't they use another besides Collie (only a Canadian because of technicality).
  5. The Lions are using too many Americans on offence. First the o-line and then the receiving core Courtney Taylor is really not much better than a younger,bigger receiver like Stephen Adekolu or Shawn Gore or Iannuzzi. Really kind of wasting American spots when they could use one on a good American rb to backup Harris and help out Shaq in the return game. Only a matter of time Harris gets dinged up he runs big but is not built to take the pounding alone. Look at Sask their two headed rb monster with Allen and Messam is the best in the league right now right now.
  6. What happened to the little Hawaiian Antolin guy why is he not playing? He is basically a younger Tim Brown and has the same running style. He would help spell Harris and on punt returns. This Canadian guy Shaq is decent he strikes out a lot and does nothing the whole game but provides one big home run return a game. He is more straight line speed though and is not very elusive and good at juking and making guys miss.
  7. This trade is great news too bad had to give up the second and Condemning. Sutter is a poor man's Kesler. Canucks should be getting a top 10 draft pick next summer. Hopefully by then Higgins will be gone too.

  8. How is nobody overreacting to Daniel Sedin selling his house?

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    2. Bruce Boudreau

      Bruce Boudreau

      But but Gaborik bought a house here right? Don't real estate transactions mean anything anymore?

    3. the last outlaw

      the last outlaw

      Clearly he wants a trade from Canucks.

    4. PhillipBlunt

      PhillipBlunt

      Que sera sera.

  9. Well no.. but they obviously exaggerate the moves and feign the blows. Live mics picked up Cena and Cesaro talking to each other the other day when they were flipping each other all over the place.
  10. Cole Cassels reminds so much of a young Mike Richards from his skating style to his competiveness, and meanness on the ice. Just hope he can improve his skating a little more to keep up to the current game. We all know Richards average skating is the reasson along with his legal issues nobody has picked him yet.

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    2. LeanBeef

      LeanBeef

      ^are you kidding you really think he'll be a GM in the NHL. TAke off the Canuck glasses smh

    3. Edlerberry

      Edlerberry

      this status provoked interesting responses hahaha.

      as you were

    4. Bruce Boudreau

      Bruce Boudreau

      Gah CDC is so critical... =p

    1. Bruce Boudreau

      Bruce Boudreau

      The only entertainment besides the Sedins and maybe some young players developing will be Prust and Dorsett causing havoc if they get on the ice together.

  11. What? It's fake he jumped up to help him pick him up it's all reherased and pre-determined who wins remember? They just put on a show and act and exaggerate moves.
  12. Have a feeling it's gonna be a long year with a rookie kicker and no kickoff or punt returner. Special teams is a huge wildcard. First 4-5 games are extended pre-season for CFL anyways since they don't get a proper one only 2 games and the starters only play parts of 1 game. Real season starts after Labour Day like every year. Team that gets hot is more important usually then the team who jumps out and gets on a roll right away and peaks too early. Plenty of change will happen too if the running game, kicking, and return game continue to be stuck in neutral hopefully. Might need an American RB active on the roster. This whole 2 Canadian RB thing with Harris and the mini Shaq kid is still an experiment including going with a young kicker. Old Grandpa McCalum can still get it done and he will be looking for revenge the next 2 weeks to prove he can still play. Riders with Glenn and Chapdelaine as OC look really good. Would not be surprised if Lions start out year 0-3 at all.
  13. Not sure I like Burrows going all Habs fan and prognosticating that Kassian showed up to the rink with golf balls on his back and saying he is a risky move. Just because you say it in French doesn't mean people wont eventually catch wind of it.

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    2. johngould21

      johngould21

      Maybe that's why Kassian was traded, none of us know what goes on in a dressing room, but maybe the group has seen enough of kassian's act.

    3. Brad Marchand

      Brad Marchand

      The golf balls were muscle knots on his back. There's a thread on this.

      Burrows only said his back problems might make Kassian a risk.

    4. HerrDrFunk

      HerrDrFunk

      Oh my! Burrows pointed out that back injuries can potentially hamper or prematurely end a career? The horror!!!

  14. Canucks need to stop thinking they can remain competitive and retool on the fly and get younger for the future. You can't do both at once only the Red Wings can make the playoffs every year and still have good prospects.

    1. Baer.

      Baer.

      It's the dumb Aquilini's telling management they want to make the playoffs so they can make more money. Management knews behind closed doors they want to rebuild.

    2. TheRussianRocket.

      TheRussianRocket.

      ^ownership is stupid. If they had common sense, rebuild and don't care for the playoffs for 2-4 years. Be set, have numerous assets, and a playoff team for years to come and makeup your lost revenue.

    3. Salmonberries

      Salmonberries

      Aqua is our anchor!

  15. So what Italian players do the Acquilinis want the Canucks to acquire now over the summer?

  16. Pretty much every mock out there right now Canucks are taking Bittner or Carlo... f outta here with that!!!
  17. Got hopes this NHL draft has more fireworks than the NFL draft which didn't live up to the hype...

  18. Bring back ma fuhrer all hail Herr Ehrhoff!!!

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    2. Green Building
    3. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Just say no to Error-hoff.

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      agreed...we need a new ehrhoff...

  19. World would have loved Real vs Barcelona happy Juventus got sent home after ruining the perfect final.

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    2. Kazmanian Devil
    3. Bruce Boudreau

      Bruce Boudreau

      Back in 2012 they had the big 3 of the time before Messi,Neymar,Suarez.

    4. Bruce Boudreau

      Bruce Boudreau

      That's what I meant. Bale,Ronaldo,Benzema is still a good attacking trident though better than Juventus and for sure better in midfield with James and Kroos.

  20. Love the sig. Aquila and his bros would never approve missing the playoffs on purpose. They want the players and management to give full effort to be a competitive enough team each year so they can make the playoffs. They are worried about losing fan interest, ticket sales, and revenue. Benning is trying to retool on the fly like the Red Wings and get younger while the core still has a couple years of solid enough hockey left to make the playoffs but not be contenders. Yet he doesn't want to mortgage the future. Any true major changes and team building moves will take place after the Sedins finish their contract and become 2nd line players in a few more years time. The Canucks will spin their wheels for another 3-4 years before there are any deep cutting roster changes to exorcise the demons of the core who failed in the 2011 final.
  21. I had a similar problem as Jake, well sort of, and never made it too far played in some beer/rec leagues when I got older but as a teen and growing up I played on the rep teams until the hitting, intensity, and the pace of the game picked up. Then it was house leagues. I had the height, the big shot, and the smooth skating. Basically I didn't know where to be on the ice and when and made bad decisions with the puck and was lost in my own zone pretty much. I played like a Mike Green type game like a fourth forward disregarding my d-zone responsibilities. They told me I had good solid raw tools to work with if I could put it together. But alas I had the tools but no toolbox and soon kids less physically talented than me began to catch up and get improve their physical skills enough to go along with their better decision making and that was it for my hopes of getting a scholarship. Now I'm like most people who played a sport and know some guys who played in juniors or the minors went on to get drafted and think they know the game better than the pros. While also somewhat bitter about their current lot in life and the potential future they didn't have. I think that Johhny the Pizza guy that calls in to 1040 everyday and gets worked up because he thinks he knows the game having played with Vincent Lecavalier growing up. Yeah... us hardcore fans of sports are a pretty sad bunch.
  22. Yeah not that surprising It is quite a bit too handle going to school and taking university level classes and trying to get decent grades while playing football and trying to go pro. All that while still finding time to chill with your buddies go to parties and hang out with girls or whatnot.
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