what?

i swear if you look at what i wrote and put in the time capsule

you'll clearly see i predicted a world wide pandemic

race protests/riots in the usa that would spread globally

gas at 78 cents a litre in vancouver

oh yeah

and that the nhl would elect to not designate vancouver as a hub city cuz the province does things too damn safely

stop your bitching

have you seen the cost of housing around ubc or west vancouver

and the cost to purchase a ski chalet in whistler

not to mention the cost to purchase a condo in mexico

how is 1 person supposed to afford all that

you are being charged the bare minimum required to meet these essential expense needs

how about you hire a home inspector

who was a contractor

you have a fairly narrow view of the inspector

get a good one (i have used good ones)

they are worth the money

not sure why you need to disparage an entire industry

sorry lucky lager

disagree entirely about the home inspector comments

always make your offer conditional to home inspection

once you have the report

use it to go back and reduce your offer a bit

based on the problems raised by the report

i always do and it has never failed

always has paid for the report 10x over at least

the negotiation is never over until all of the subjects are removed

buy in a run down area of town

revitalization always comes around

and the area will increase in value faster then anywhere else

kits beach used to be very seedy and undesirable

not so much these days though

also buy slightly bigger then you need

and tenant part of your residence

you get a tax free mortgage helper

and still get to keep 100% of the value increase

under the principal residency exemption

those are my 2 main advice suggestions

as they give you the biggest results

those are almost all pics of jasper

which i know very well

it's only a 3 hour commute to edmonton

it also cannot house 12 teams

lacks the infrastructure

but nice of the city to show only areas that are not part of the city

the city is so damn industrialized in its feel now

very ugly in many areas

the players know what the city is all about

as they have all played there

not sure who this video is actually aimed at

it may backfire as most will view it as misleading

they may wonder what else is misleading about an edmonton hub city proposal

you are crazy

(yeah ok, it felt good to get your permission to say that)

i think the playoffs happening is still fairly realistic

as they can create a safe bubble

certainly safer then what is happening in the usa

i think the bigger problem then the virus though

is that if they do not include families in the bubble

is the number of players exiting the bubble

and having to quarantine before being allowed back in

players will need to exit to deal with a whole range or real life issues that likely will arise while they are in their communal isolation environment

if it does not happen

there will be a newer revised discussion

on the financial impact on the nhl and players

so far that discussion has assumed playoff do happen

and that the present financial hit is mitigated somewhat

think about that cost

50% revenue loss for the current season

no certainty or testing for how hockey might be played for next season

and with no fan attendance for next season

have to assume another 50% revenue loss and huge impact on the value of the new usa tv deal

i can see the cap being reduced by 50%

and all current salary contract values being cut in half

i can also see bankruptcy of a team or more

owners will be furious about the large drop in franchise values

banks will become nervous about the amount of financing extended to teams

this will become very serious

you are wishing him a good sleep last night ?

was he having problems with sleeping ?

no i prefer to continue to just blame cloutier

luongo is a hhof goalie

people did not see what we had

we always treat those dearest and nearest to us worst

he is a hockey news reporting machine

not seeing much hockey to report news about these days

he dabbles less in the nonsense on these boards

i think silky mitts

is trying to suggest in a convoluted way

that the dead beat sabres are also jim's responsibility

as he held scouting type roles for them between 1995 to 2006

i think he has a thing against jimbo

so we put in the time to let a first time gm do his thing and grow into his position

he has learned from past mistakes

and seems to now continue with his previous strengths of drafting quality prospects

has made a good recent trade

his ufa signings last season are still decent

he is a solid gm now

so let's move on from him ? and hire another gm so we can go through these growing/adjustment pains again ?

not sure why fans want that

thankfully

the recent weather

has made it feel like we are still in early spring

and summer seems a month or 2 away still

so gotta hang in there for a bit till summer arrives this year

i'm thinking it's gonna be late

i think bree2 failed kindergarden

she's not so good at sharing

what aspect concerns you ?
 

they can teleconference/cam negotiations if in person meetings are not possible

clearly covid creates a huge uncertainty on revenue streams due to the impact that it shut down major portions of the economy in the usa and canada, fans cannot attend games for the time being, there could be a second wave which add another layer of revenue loss and extend fan non attendance, there is general uncertainty about covid, we are not yet clear about all its potential health impacts

the bottom line is that revenues will be impacted into the future and the cba sets out terms of agreement between players and the league largely based on revenue sharing

the spin off issues impact salary cap, current contract values, operating costs (increased due to enhanced health concern expenses to protect players and other staff), potential for expanded roster sizes,  television rights contract negotiations, etc.

so yeah, covid is a game changer for how the nhl will operate in the next 2 to 4 years

it was barely 3 months ago that the nhl made announcements regarding salary cap issues, and that it was likely the cap was going to increase significantly

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-salary-cap-84-88-2-million-next-season/

makar pointed when his team was doing well

early in the season

and then a bit more recently

he did have a slow down due to an injury

so it could be argued team success and his production seem a bit connected

but i do think hughes has shown steady growth and development in all facets of the game during the season, more so then makar

to me that is the bigger difference, over point production, and why i think hughes deserves the calder over makar

??

both things are going to happen

they are not opposing tactics

the cap will stay relatively flat

escrow will ensure players only get their 50% of league revenues and not more given that revenues have taken a major hit

um

this might be too subtle

but i don't like the word seriously

as i think someone was serious

about whatever it was they did or were doing

people seriously disagree about things

and all sides can be very serious about this

even if some serious views are terribly blinded or distorted

i use the word "really"

and often on these boards

as it connotes a disagreement with the reality

someone is trying to impose on others

and i do think you meant to say "really"

online

people try to impose their reality on others

flippantly, seriously, ignorantly, in a troll like manner, or for a variety of other or personal reasons

is this a new pandemic ?
has WHO made a statement about it yet ?

you referring to mac mac ?

Mackenzie MacEachern

don't be like that

here... try this

post on the race protests

or covid

these are 50 and 100 year events

what could be more important

or worthy of your milestone?

for the record

for my 7,780 post

i disparaged anson carter's suggestion

that his lack of a nuck renewal contract

was based on race issues

(so was on race, but not really in line with the race protests)

man

seriously

sounds like burrows' ball hockey history 

invaded your night time slumber

dreams can be warped

maybe you had tickets to a legends of ball hockey tourney

and alex was there

and we here all know you'd go to see him

my vote is miller

marky missed too many key games

(not his fault, i agree)

but miller played every game

and had to adjust to a new team.. which he did seamlessly.. mostly because he played his game and others adjusted to him

and i really really like ep.. .but miller did have to take so may face offs (which he did at an elite level) as petey is still lacking in that area

ep40 needed him more then the reverse

canucks will need to go far

to reach the hub location

where they will do their play in round to see if they get into the playoffs

i hope they stay healthy in a a less covid-19 savvy jurisdiction

not sure why the team really would want to leave bc

where our medical leaders

have made this the safest jurisdiction in north america

they should insist the league choose the safest places to re-open

not the undisciplined ones where there will be health risks

the nhl has the opportunity to show really leadership on this virus issue

but they really do not have the stones

and prefer the easier money approach