cocosdad

Hi from Calgary. It is priced that way, so that you can cancel more pipelines. Let's go get some Rubles and get some of that clean Russian Oil. Oh wait, it needs to be tankered in through those environmentally sensitive areas. I am retired from the oil patch, and whenever I advertised for staff, the vast majority of the applicants were from BC and the Maritimes. Alberta employed Canadians. Maybe that should be given some consideration. So we are a little backwards politically compared to the rest of you guys, but after getting crapped on over and over, you would be too. Well fill them up and go protest some more. And that goes for Quebec too. Sorry, just had to get that out.

Garland really came on all over the ice tonight. His energy and drive cannot be overlooked. He looks like the only Canuck who doesn't know he played last night. He's a little s*** disturber, and I don't mind that. A rat with skill.

Where there's smoke there is fire. These guys have women throwing themselves at them every day. In the late 1990's, you could to to Electric Ave. in Calgary after a game to where the Flames and the visiting team would stop after the game and the women at the bar were unbelievable. Dressed to the 9's and ready to go. Not knowing what Jake is accused of, but any professional hockey player can get action in his own town and any other NHL city, count on it. No need to do anything remotely illegal (ask Zack Kassian). This is a sign of a significant transgression. Either underage or drugs involved. I've know many NHL players and I would say it is nuts giving a 20 something guy that kind of money and hoping for any kind of acceptable behavior. These guys make more money in a week or a game than most of us the whole year. How does that not go to your head? For Jake's sake, I hope he gets a fair shake. However, for it to get to this stage, I fear he is ready for the fork. He is done.

The cap gives and takes away. Being hamstrung with Lou's contract and with Benning overpaying for Erikson, Shaller, and Beagle, we weren't going to get any good free agents. I thought we overpaid for Miller, but he was totally worth it. As a salary cap casualty I figured he should have cost us a second, not a conditional first and a third. When that conditional pick was traded for Coleman, I thought Tampa was totally on drugs. I guess that's why I am an unemployed oilfield guy and not a GM. What the hell Calgary was thinking when they signed Markstrom for 6x6 and Tanev to that contact, is beyond me. As a Canucks fan in Calgary, I should be happy, but the only thing I can think of is that they don't think Rittich is the answer, or that they need to keep Marky out of Edmonton. Don't get me wrong, I love Marky, but 6x6 doesn't work with Demko in the wings. Man, we thought Lou's contract was wonky. Now we got Schmidt from Vegas for a third. I hope he is as good as he was in Vegas, but as a replacement for Tanev, who I thought is totally overrated, I think he will be all right. Looking forward to the beginning of the season.

When I saw the Vegas bench chirping in the first game, it showed the classless asses for what they are. The team obviously believed the press that they are shoe ins for the final series. They got fed some crow the next game, but you could see the same crap after they locked up game four. Fed them some crow last night. Not a lot of chirping going on after Miller's goal. Would love to see the young 'nucks bring the series home. Maybe Vegas could be holding the sticks tight tonight and we get another unbelievable game from Demko who showed everyone he is a clutch goalie. He looked totally gassed the last half of the third, so hopefully he is good to go tonight. Vegas is going to bring it. I look forward to a good effort from the Canucks, who have been weathering the storm. Need one more effort like last night to advance. Feed them some more crow tonight boys. No matter what the result, I am proud of you guys.

Oh my God, we all know that the only thing worth fighting for is religion.

The way he was favoring his left arm, it is likely a shoulder injury. Missing a few games at least. The depth on defense is thin and Meyers had an edge that will not be replaced easily. Depth up front is better, but Jake needs to take a page from Bo's book, and step up in all parts of his game. With his speed and build, he could be Raffi 2.0. He is just gun shy about being benched if he takes a bad penalty or maybe he is thinking too much. In any event, we need TT and Ferland back in when they are healthy. St. Louis with a goalie change will be tough in the next few games. The Canucks are in Binnington's head right now, which is a good thing.

It's always better to give than receive. Marginally illegal hit really, he just brings the elbow up at the end. The elbow contacted the chest and he brings it up and missed the guys head. If the elbow contacted the guys head directly, he would still be down. At the speed the play happened, he just reacted to a guy coming at him. I will take ten guys that play like him on my team any day.

You can't teach reach or speed. Virtanen has great speed, decent size, and a good shot, the only thing to worry about is his ability to adapt those to the next level. If he interviews well and has a good attitude to adjust his game, then he would be a good pick where we are. Character is the only concern with him. Calgary will probably pick Ritchie or Virtanen with their pick, so we may not need to argue about it.