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by rikster
Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:41 am
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: NHL business
Replies: 1497
Views: 318236

Re: NHL business

It's funny how in the old days, clean, even clean hard hits, would rarely bring a retaliatory response. It would be more a matter of the guy who got hit, got back to the bench, and his team mates would say; Shit, man, he really got ya that time, better keep your head up. Now even one clean hockey h...
by rikster
Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:46 am
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)
Replies: 21352
Views: 3748830

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Did those same GMs understand that? Did they have that to give? I think any GM who claims he wasn't aware Hall was available is practising CYA big time... If I was an owner I'd be all over my GM after seeing what a Team Canada winger on a cap friendly contract was dealt for... It's maybe the worst ...
by rikster
Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:52 pm
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: The Great Jim Benning Debate! (And personal insult thread)
Replies: 1938
Views: 498554

Re: The Great Jim Benning Debate!

Should sit a guy like Sbisa for not trying and not punish young guys for making a bad pass or missing an assignment with taking away their ice time. That's Midget league tactics. The team has so many more issues to deal with before they get around to talking about their 4/5 d man... Very odd commen...
by rikster
Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:51 am
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: The Great Jim Benning Debate! (And personal insult thread)
Replies: 1938
Views: 498554

Re: The Great Jim Benning Debate!

Edler and Tanev play on the same pairing against other teams top lines. Edlers play two years ago was garbage on the second pairing . Once he was teamed up with Tanev his play improved tremendously. Tanev is the anchor. Stick to ball hockey because the NHL clearly isn't your thing. It's getting old...
by rikster
Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:12 pm
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: From Bountiful to Ponoka
Replies: 3146
Views: 829366

Re: From Bountiful to Ponoka

Now Hiller is back so they waive young Ortio. :wow:
All we need now is for Carolina to pick him up and put Lack on waivers....

Take care...
by rikster
Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: Re: Vancouver's Hockey "Media" (or "Idiots" as Torts calls them)
Replies: 2974
Views: 793540

Re: Vancouver's Hockey "Media"

However, the BRO has a pretty good book of business that follows him wherever he goes. His advertising contacts will keep him on the air for a while yet. Despite the fact that he knows nothing about sports, and is basically an excitable fan of the home team. I've long thought that the sports media ...
by rikster
Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:54 am
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)
Replies: 21352
Views: 3748830

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

The rest range from underwhelming to dumpster fire . The level of whining going on over Sbisa's contract for some reason reminds me of the level of whining going on in our political system... While the Americans have their scandals known as Benghazi and IRS and Emails to name a few, we Canadians, n...
by rikster
Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:23 am
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)
Replies: 21352
Views: 3748830

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Yes called out indeed This might make it easier for you Blob... http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/rankings/cap-hit/defenseman/ I'm with the minority who couldn't understand the angst towards his play, not sure if that was because I was more disappointed with the play of the top 4, especially in the playof...
by rikster
Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:01 pm
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: Re: Vancouver's Hockey "Media" (or "Idiots" as Torts calls them)
Replies: 2974
Views: 793540

Re: Vancouver's Hockey "Media"

I have sympathy for the sports writers… First off, there are too many of them and they all have to write about the same team on a daily basis … And most of them have been doing it in the same market for many years, so its normal for biasis and out right dislike to creep into their writing from time ...
by rikster
Sun Jul 13, 2014 6:26 am
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)
Replies: 21352
Views: 3748830

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Supply and demand, Canucks couldn't charge as much as they wanted for playoff tickets, players salary doesn't affect ticket prices. Makes sense to me, and the reason why so many NHL teams struggle to break even and why at least a third of them lose money ... Mind you to be fair, players aren't paid...
by rikster
Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:42 am
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: Welcome to the Dark Side Minions: The Top Draft Prospects'14
Replies: 578
Views: 184574

Re: Welcome to the Dark Side Minions: The Top Draft Prospect

Ehlers is small. The Canucks don't need another lightweight, Shinkaruk will do nicely Watching the World Juniors this past December, what I thought the Canadian team really missed was a player like Shinkaruk ... Against the more talented opposition they looked slow and didn't have the speed to back...
by rikster
Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:56 pm
Forum: Canucks Corner Chat
Topic: From Bountiful to Ponoka
Replies: 3146
Views: 829366

Re: From Bountiful to Ponoka

this place would be a gold mine if gold was sh*t Back in the day when there was some maturity on that board, and because a friends son played for the Flames, I enjoyed posting there from time to time... Mind you they were always a pretty unruly bunch even back then, much like many who are posting o...