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ricky's rant GMJB is paid to expect the unexpected and plan for it, I would assume he had some idea that Luongo was set to retire. Luongo is 40 freaking years old and has had injuries so it would be the opposite of a genius to assume RL would finish the contract out and not retire. Yes there was an...

I don't know if this is a concern of the league. Making it expensive and inefficient to flush salary makes the salary cap more effective at its primary purpose -- as a way for owners to create a monopolistic marketplace and keep wages below there they would otherwise go. The caps other purpose -- c...

32 teams is plenty. The league is watered down enough already. The first sentence is largely a normative claim. The second sentence is an objective claim (though without a baseline). And it seems to me to be false. The eye test suggests to me that the players today are better than they were 40 year...

I doubt they move a franchise overseas with current 82 game schedule. Too much travel. Agree, but they do open up a Euro Division with 6 or 8 new teams to start.... Take care... A European league would be disastrous for the NHL. Look what the KHL did for/to Russian players. Imagine all those Euro p...

GMs have to learn. Unfortunately it seems most never do. Benning was blindly foolish signing Ericksson. He was foolish to chase Lucic. Most people said so at the time. Did he learn? I think he did. It should be hard for him to get out from under Ericksson’s contract. It should be excruciating for h...

Madcombinepilot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:20 am I doubt they move a franchise overseas with current 82 game schedule. Too much travel.

Agree, but they do open up a Euro Division with 6 or 8 new teams to start....

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GMs have to learn. Unfortunately it seems most never do. Benning was blindly foolish signing Ericksson. He was foolish to chase Lucic. Most people said so at the time. Did he learn? I think he did. It should be hard for him to get out from under Ericksson’s contract. It should be excruciating for h...

“But if you see a franchise that continues to be in trouble, you can’t tell me that Quebec City is a worse market than Florida — even with a 60-cent dollar.” Thought it was a common philosophy in business that your first loss is your best loss?... Or two wrongs don't make a right.... From an owners...

Recent article on where an NHL franchise could happen. I don't agree with the final analysis but the read is decent; https://www.sportsinsider.com/next-city-to-get-a-nhl-hockey-team-betting-odds/ My own opinion is Quebec City will support a team; A winning team , only. C- Atlanta? What is this, thr...

I’ve nevet understood the ferry hate. Islanders like to think the ferries help keep most of the mainlanders away... Remember back in the day reading reports that predicted the day would come when the communities between Victoria and Campbell River would blend together and there would be no undevelo...

Gene Kiniski for disrespecting the Greatest of All Time....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqYxCHxMoJU

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Marner is worth 11 or 12. I’d offersheet him if the Canucks were a bit further along. He’s one of the best players in the league. Go Leapin Lou! Payback is a bitch. Marner on that team and that is four picks in the mid to late 20s :lol: So you'd sign him for 1 year and give up 4 first round picks o...

Are you Canuck fans aware you don't have the cap $ to sign Boeser? LOL. Canucks are wasting so much cap on crap it's not funny. Pay your stars! Don't overpay Jay Beagles, Erickkson's and Myers of the world's. Jason Spezza for 700K Briliant. The current cap numbers are based on 25 players signed Ein...

Marner is worth 11 or 12. I’d offersheet him if the Canucks were a bit further along. He’s one of the best players in the league. Go Leapin Lou! Payback is a bitch. Marner on that team and that is four picks in the mid to late 20s :lol: So you'd sign him for 1 year and give up 4 first round picks o...

Today I suggested to Halford and Brough via email they run a poll asking if we/us are too negative. They ended their reply back to me by calling me RoyalDude. Lol.I never used that name. H&B got eyes on the ground. Nice... My preference with emails has been to send them to management... I'll respon...