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Calgary Flames: Player only meeting
McBackup replied to Chanmanx007's topic in General Hockey Discussion
I think it wasn't so much the controversy as it was the mask off moment. Forever the rhetoric was "Well you should cheer for X because its Canadian and its good for the game" then when our team rolls around suddenly thats the unacceptable position. -
[Rumour] Sam Bennett requests trade
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
BuT bENniNg nEEdS tO BE FiRed FoR pICkInG VIrTanEn -
Calgary Flames: Player only meeting
McBackup replied to Chanmanx007's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Montreal was because of the historical hatred for Boston. Winnipeg didn't exist. That left Ottawa where many were also actively cheering against us. So "The rest of Canada" is misleading. Montreal wasn't cheering against us. The actual rest of Canada was. -
[GDT] Around the NHL | January (24-30) 2021
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in General Hockey Discussion
Said it before, I'll say it again, and I will likely have to keep saying it: I am super glad Benning did not draft Tkachuk. No its not sour grapes. I was happy with the Juolevi pick at the time, I thought Tkachuk's production in junior was a result of riding shotgun with Marner and Dvorak. I'll readily admit I was wrong on that part, but Tkachuk is such a repugnant player that I'm happy he isn't on this team. Say what you want about Benning and co. but the one thing they've prioritized over everything else is character, and I think that pays off. I don't get the people who constantly whine about not picking Tkachuk, I think its a good thing. There are tons of draft decisions every team makes that can be scrutinized but why that one in particular is the focal point I don't get. I can only assume its because Tkachuk stepped into the show right away whereas Juolevi needed seasoning. I think it says everything you need to know about the Calgary organization/fanbase that Tkachuk is being celebrated as being penciled in as the Flames next captain once Kneeordano hangs em up. -
[GDT] Around the NHL | January (24-30) 2021
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in General Hockey Discussion
If it were another player that might be believable. But when you've spent your entire career deliberately and consistently trying to injure and cheapshot your opponents from the moment you entered the league, you lose the benefit of the doubt. -
[Signing] Panthers sign Kevin Connauton
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
GMMG Out-GMed again. -
Which GoT House would George R R Martin put them in?
McBackup replied to Googlie's topic in Off-Topic General
The Houses in a Song of Ice and Fire aren't like Hogwarts Houses. You aren't "sorted" into them, you're born in. Its not really a personality thing. The traits of each house vary so much and the characters have enough nuance that you can't really just assign real people to them. Case in point: Renly, Stannis and Robert all have wildly different demeanors. Loras and Margaery don't really have much in common. Sansa and Arya are essentially polar opposites, etc. Unless you're just going by physical descriptions, in which case they're pretty cut and dry. Petey and Brock would be Lannisters, Hughes would be a Tyrell, Horvat a Baratheon, etc. -
Evander Kane files for Bankruptcy
McBackup replied to Chronic.Canuck's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Yes, but a constant stream of reported altercations, incidents, coupled with behaviour that is simultaneously erratic and showboaty and also clingy and needy to me indicates more than just poor decision making. -
Evander Kane files for Bankruptcy
McBackup replied to Chronic.Canuck's topic in General Hockey Discussion
The billboard thing combined with everything else just makes it look like Kane might have some genuine mental health issues. -
Evander Kane files for Bankruptcy
McBackup replied to Chronic.Canuck's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Probably dropped a fortune trying to upgrade his wifi just to sit at home and play video games, if those player polls are to be believed. -
[PTO] Travis Hamonic with Canucks
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
I was speaking about the group holistically, not matching them up piece by piece. -
[PTO] Travis Hamonic with Canucks
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
So I think its safe to say we've improved our D at this point. I'm sure most Canucks fans would agree Schmidt + Hamonic + Rafferty/Juolevi/Rathbone/whoever is an upgrade over Tanev + Stecher + Fantenberg, as much as those guys were liked here. Obviously we'll have to see how the season actually unfolds, but it definitely doesn't look as doom and gloom as some were making it at the start of FA. Yes goaltending was downgraded, but with an upgraded D, coupled with the strides our youngsters are going to make this year I think things are pretty optimistic. -
[PTO] Travis Hamonic with Canucks
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
We always need at least one defenseman to blame all our problems on. Myers has the fattest contract while not really being a number 1 D-men so he gets the dubious honor. -
[Signing] Oilers re-sign Ethan Bear
McBackup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
He looks like he'll be a solid NHLer but most of the hype about him comes from the fact that he's one of the few rays of light on an otherwise bad Oilers D. I think this is a pretty fair bridge deal. -
It really does get irritating hearing about why the sky is falling and everyone needs to be fired after a prospect that was passed on has a good game. I know thats the MO in general, but in these specific instances it gets annoying. What if Podkolzin has 12 goals the next game and Newhook pees himself? Does this still apply.
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Time to retire the "Canucks" name too. Its only a matter of time until somebody complains. Might as well get out of ahead of everything in one fell swoop.
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It's not Vancouver, this kind of stuff is happening everywhere. The majority of people are not nearly as hysterical, but the squeaky wheel gets the grease and we've decided as a society that whoever screeches the loudest on twitter is who we listen to.
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You must be pretty ripped carrying goalposts around all the time.