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McBackup

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  1. Horvat was a Gillis pick
  2. If I were getting asked vanilla, mundane bs questions I'd likely give the most canned, rehearsed obvious answers too.
  3. I really, really don't want the Laffs to win, but at the same time I really, really don't want them getting Lafreniere. Its bad enough Edmonton and Pittsburgh are already in the running for the next "generational" player.
  4. The horned viking helmet motif came from abbeys they pillaged trying to make them sound as ferocious and evil as possible. It got caught on and is now quintessentially part of the Viking image. I don't have an issue with teams named the Vikings having horned logos and helmets and such because its part of the image they're trying to convey.
  5. Thats because the skate logo is ugly. You're just used to it in its current colours. Which is interesting because they're some of the most garish you can possibly wear, so its worse.
  6. This debate will never end and never goes anywhere. We need to stop these threads.
  7. I'll start calling them the CHAZ Krakheads immediately.
  8. The skate is fine as a throwback but shouldn't be the main Jersey and I'd like the team to stick with the current home and away for the playoffs to continue to build an actual sense of identity rather than cater to nostalgia. The Canucks have never had a decent logo so they might as well stick with the superior colors/striping.
  9. Brian Burke is one of the very few guys where I'll actually click on a video just to get his take. You can agree or disagree, like him or hate him but the guy speaks his mind and isn't afraid to say the emperor is naked.
  10. Awful name, incredible logo. 2+2= meh.
  11. The Nun 4/10 I've already forgotten it. This movie felt like one long Diablo cutscene that is worse than what the Blizzard cinematics team can actually pull off.
  12. For the Steam Summer Sale I got Batman Arkham City, Tomb Raider, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Doom, Limbo, and Titanfall 2. I'm thinking about adding one more thing to the collection from this sale before it ends, maybe a strategy game. I'm looking forward to having some new PC games to play as I'm probably going to let my WoW sub lapse until Shadowlands releases.
  13. Mahomes contract is worth more than many NHL teams
  14. And last year. Its alright to not be ride or die for a single team, but don't tell other people they aren't true fans when you'll readily cheer for a team's rival.
  15. Absolutely ridiculous. Just because you're a true fan doesn't mean you blindly applaud everything the team does. Johnny Canuck is still a trademarked logo the team uses in certain applications therefore you mustn't be a true fan since you were attacking it. Also I'd argue you're not a "true fan" if you jump on a team's historic rivals bandwagon at the opportunity.
  16. It wasn't so much hate as it was that he wasn't worth the price paid or the cap-hit, so he was always shuffled into the infamous "Raymond, Ballard and a First" proposals.
  17. Clearly every player should just be put into storage when not playing/training.
  18. Won't be signing. I don't think either jersey is perfect but the last thing we need is more jersey controversy. We're not all as eager to jump on a rival's bandwagon.
  19. Dark. Light home jerseys made sense when the only way to see another team's jersey was to actually go to the game. Now that everybody has a high-def colour screen to watch the game on, light at home no longer makes sense. You're in your barn. You should be wearing your colours.
  20. I'm not arguing it isnt a legit cup. I'm explaining why you dont hear so much crying about asterisks in those two cases.
  21. Chicago won it after dominating the season and it being sandwiched in the middle of two other cups. I think if a team won it for the first and only time that year you'd definitely hear a lot more people complaining about asterisks. I cant speak to New Jersey because I wasn't alive then, but it kicked off several more cup wins with that core. I imagine if the Canucks won it this year and then fell off a cliff again you'd hear nonstop chirping about how it took a plague for Vancouver to win. But if Vancouver won another cup or two down the line it would go away.
  22. I just kinda look at it like a skill that doesn't get developed. Some players never develop a good backhand. Some have an absolute muffin of a shot. Some are supremely skilled but don't anticipate plays very well. Some like Goldy don't get the effort thats required. Its not ideal, I'd obviously prefer he were able to put it all together and become a stud for us, but it is what is and I wish him the best of luck in Russia. Hell, maybe he'll figure it out over there, he's still a young guy.
  23. I gotta say, while I will take the cup, there is a little voice in the back of my head that would always be frustrated that of all years, it had to be this one.
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