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  1. Strong? Nada.. THIS is strong but right to the point, the only thing standing between us and death for every last one of us is time, is nit picking a goalie mask and a sports team really worth the time spent on it? If our lives are reduced to that, we might want to rethink that just a bittttt...
  2. Johnny is a man, that will be labelled sexist.. and we all know where that will go... probably 2 sides will settle for Jenny Canuck too, wait.. Willy and Fin as the Canuck Kids too? new age Canuck family? looks around for the SUV... (and the dog) Doogie Canuck? might end up looking like a weird family portrait idk...
  3. The line is right there next to stupidity, sadly some people try to split hairs and end up looking stupid when, at the end of the day it's a sport logo.. don't like it, don't look at it.. no one is FORCING ANYONE to look at it. Really don't like it? go cheer for someone else..
  4. He looks f'n COOL in it.. obviously middle pic shows it off but very cool lookin in it for sure..
  5. don't steal! we have legalized theives! Mounties and the Government.. but this isn't news.. started like decades ago sadly, tried to think of a really good and honest government from the past and honestly I can't think of even one, sad but...
  6. Plan B seems to be the NHL's work around, due to difficulties in Canada from province to province quarantine, if necessary all teams would play in the USA if no agreement is reached here in Canada.. (never thought as a Canadian hockey fan I'd see this, ever) https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/canucks-hockey/the-canucks-might-play-the-2020-21-season-in-the-us-3195014
  7. the most politically sensitive one... as in.. wahhhhhhh! good grief.. like splitting hairs or what? gimme a break.. smh it's a hockey mask, every little thing these days it seems, wtf??
  8. sort of like a bridge deal I guess would be the same thing but I'm not sure how far until it becomes a way to circumvent cap rules i.e. Luongo.. and they have a math workout in affect to null it but I don't know about bonuses for other than ELC deals but past that, no idea.. would have to be in the CBA somewhere but I only know about what I hear from the NHL and player's union when it makes the news..
  9. On a more serious note, what made me say we actually do need more distractions even if it's a sport, a conversation happened the other day, that since covid, violent spousal abuse has risen 56% since covid, can't remember if it was provincial, federal, or what but is something that starts something almost worse than covid that one cannot be cured with a vaccine shot, ptsd is something most people never truly recover from so in my mind, ANY distraction if it helps, is worth it.. no question.. is it deadly? certainly! ptsd can and often does lead to sever depression to suicide.. so yes it can be fatal as well.. So at the end of the day, in the middle of it all, a sport, these days, is more than a sport..
  10. Thanks, turned out to be a fun-ish bday, thank you for that btw, oh and I shamefully semi sorta admit BUT there's a reason for it, found a brand new oiler's classic jersey and it's in my closet BUT I bought it to sell it, paid 19$ for it at an auction but if my friends knew they'd razz me about and ask me if I had no shame but hey, I'll double my money on it lmao! shame on me then, I don't wear one and make millions after all.. meh.. shrugs..
  11. Honestly because of a health issue if I get a vaccine it would be and I'm thankful for this, would be the second one, the moderna one.. thankfully I may add BUT there's a double reason for that, first I don't trust Pfizer as far as I could throw it.. would rather see how people deal with it as in side effects, especially after their 4.5 billion dollar law suit and their steering it off and calling a drug by a new name gabapentin and selling it to vets to administer it to pets and has been known to be fatal for some. I hate Pfizer for that and I wish a better company got the contract instead of them and it'd piss me off and scare me at the same time if I had to take a drug manufactured by them, I hope moderna has a better record but I don't trust the pharmaceutical companies that produce drugs with worse side effects that what it's supposed to help.. you have seen the ads no doubt, and especially the one about may cause depression and suicidal thoughts, internal bleeding, brain hemorrhages blahs blah blah, geez, makes you want to go kiss someone with covid and take my chances but at least being and average schmoe, and good for the rest of us average folk will have some time to see if there are side effects.. paranoid? Nah just cautious...
  12. I don't Janis, in ways I wish they did get first priority(ish) so the rest of the people who are into a sport like hockey and would find it a fine distraction from the other negatives about covid that include going stir crazy at home... actually I've heard a lot of people started going out more because they couldn't stand being at home anymore with nothing to do, return of hockey wouldn't solve it all but it would help I'm sure, for some anyway.. Today is my birthday and normally I'm going out after finding some hockey to watch, not this year.. ugh lol oh well, anyway hopefully it'll happen on the 13th!!
  13. And my heart goes out to them stuck playing for the flameouts but I suppose it's hard to turn down millions...
  14. We already have a team better than last year minus Toffoli as the season had pretty much been all but over. Schmitty is an upgrade from an injury plagued aging Tanman (as much as I loved the guy) as he put in many years of b.s. and heartache in a Canuck uniform and never hoist a cup so don't think it's a slam on him because of that but it remains an upgrade especially in the physical side where Tanman is just worn out. Holtby vs Markstrom, Holtby already has a Vezina to his record so same thing, an upgrade there too. Stecher Vs Rafferty.. another upgrade, especially in the physical side, Raff is a big boy with a lot of play driving skill and plays a very good positional game and rarely makes a mistake and if he does, I like the way he uses his speed to get it back. I think this is an easy upgrade even in progression as this season wears on and Raff gains experience. Stech is a good 3rd pairing guy to at his best, not a bad stand in for second pairing in a pinch due to injury but a bit better than average dman all said and done. Seems to me, an upgrade in JV, in JV this coming season opposed to last season, what makes me say that, reports confirmed that Jake has been skating with other NHL'ers including Myers in Kelowna so looks what JB said to Jake publically he finally heard with his brain this time instead of just his ears and I'm pretty sure he knows his days of development and patience by JB and TG are done and probably wouldn't get another offer past his 2 years of he doesn't find a cpl of higher gears to his game especially with Podz (the "all in" pitbull) who imo could easily take Jake's spot if Jake doesn't find those said gears sooner than later because Podz comes with that build in. This team imo, is clearly better than last year.. and will be upgrading every year but this is just one of a few more steps to a wide open window to get after Stanley.. considering what the media was saying about us 2 seasons ago foretold to be counted as nowhere near the playoff's for the foreseeable future.. well look at us now, and who we beat and why.. plus our D sucked but it's been upgraded from not that good to very good and will get progressively better. As a fan from day one of the franchise, with the 3 exceptions of, 2 cups runs and Pavel Bure stepping on to the ice, I've never been this happy about where this team is heading and with *gasp* some depth for a change.. Enjoy the ride!
  15. Ok so I couldn't sleep so I went looking for something hockey related as usual and got the shock of my life, ok maybe not quite BUT I stared at the screen and thought I must be seeing things! I happened up an article in the Toronto Sun by Wayne Simmons and honestly I have no idea his history but my mouth dropped, after I read about the goalies and then he switched to talking about the coaches Canada wide and then he says Travis Green may be the best in the country.. I don't know about that but I was like, wait what??? did I read that right?? a Toronto Sun media writer said that?? Honestly if I didn't read that myself and you told me that someone said that on the Toronto Sun, I'd have laughed it off and said, nice try! more like b.s.! no way! After last season though and as far as we got, he did great! If it weren't for TG wanting to stay in Vancouver he'd be on other team's radar and I'm sure he is already but he made it clear he wants to stay and finish what he helped start. (Thankfully I may add) Simmons also mentioned Demko and Holtby, and if Holtby will return to form (I'd be almost willing to bet $ he will) Holtby is excited but in a condensed season, us having a ex Vesina winner on the team for insurance is a plan B that I'm happy took place after Marky left. Anyway wtg Travis, seems like your on pace with the team. keep it up! Still hard to believe that read came from the center of the universe (Toronto) https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/simmons-hello-all-canadian-division-of-nhl-goodbye-netflix/wcm/a35e33c2-aee4-4154-b34c-574ce065e07c/amp/
  16. And after reading the crap that came out of that twit's head (Arlene Laing) and the b.s. she wrote in the province "opinion" letter to the editor, Last I saw the health and safety of everyone is not up for anyone's "opinion" and shame on the "province" newspaper for letting it get published at all.. what a joke.. I can't believe she actually wrote, it's not about the virus, how could anyone be that clueless? https://theprovince.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-province-dec-8-2020-a-sad-day-for-democracy-canucks-dismiss-mark-donnelly-for-singing-o-canada/wcm/a994fdf7-98e8-4c20-883c-e36aa60ed632/amp/
  17. can you Photoshop Petey and his lazer beam weapon (hockey stick) in there?
  18. Stoked about Rafferty, has only a few minor improvements to work on but that will come with experience, love his size and skill.. We might just have a top 10 D-corps soon, and with forward, when the tweaks are done and set, and experienced together, we won't be counted out of the elite. Yeah that still might be 2 seasons away but our core looks great and supporting cast is improving and depth for a change is/will be there when we need it most. Thinking this team is going to be a lot of fun to watch up against the league's best, thanks JB...
  19. Of course, piece of cake, easy peasy.. let's plan the parade route and have Petey's spaceship at the front..
  20. They already have momentum, way better mindset these days, everyone is excited and that leads to hating to let each other down! That's a true team mindset that we need, now just if LE had that... Grrrr.. just quit already!
  21. DON'T JINX IT!!! Mid January it is! (has fingers crossed!)
  22. feel sorry for the guy though, nice contract and all but it's with Calgary.. well for that kind of money I'd keep my mouth shut about how much it sucks and gfo as soon as the post season was over and laugh my ass off all the way to the bank
  23. no hockey team should be behind anti maskers especially since we're still fighting to salvage a season and if the numbers don't satisfy the government, we all know what happens. No team needs to have any less of an attitude than what happened, it's just counter productive to everyone. on a personal note, as a singer, who gets paid to sing at sports venues that might not be happening, I think why on earth would you want to do business with someone opposing in the first place? idk maybe he's got more money than brains or simply doesn't care? Well too bad, hockey is a part of what it is to be Canadian and it's awesome to watch, not to mention watching during cold snowy nights that a single or family can have fun watching and a happy break from reality.. even if it's just a cpl of hours, memories are made of it.. good or bad, but anything that can help us get through this life as crazy as it can get is priceless..
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