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quoting quotes? with no quoting of your own..dont quote me on that..lol Hey stand up quicj and take credit :D The strange thing was the small portion of rats brain started to develop a memory when it came to repeating tasks by building new track ways. The hope was by studying how the braid actually...

The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil. It's science, which is usually not my gig, but this one is intriguing. The author is a certified genuis who has been on the cutting edge of the computer industry since the 60's. It explains how real AI is close and that it will explode our progress a thousan...

An Interesting point raised on Nucks misconduct. Should nationally televised games have announcers that do private promotional advertising in local markets. He used the case of Craig Simpson who live in Edmonton ( I believe ...Alberta any way ) apparently does a lot of advertising gigs locally ( in ...

I'm not a fan of HNIC and the format they use especially the economic model is out dated. We don't need a force fed diet of Leaf Hockey or media reports from the Golden horseshoe. I might have been justifiable in the fifties when folks watch 12" black & white but if SN can manage regional shows so t...

I have to think that MG had a few things to say to HNIC execs AROUND THE BOARDS After Hockey Night in Canada officials made a presentation to the NHL’s board of governors’ meeting last Saturday during all-star weekend in Ottawa, more than one Canadian team went on the offensive and there were plenty...

Actually, even though I do not appreciate Sekeris' attitude of shit-stirring to create a "story", he does appear to have a modicum of intelligence. His knowledge of (professional) sports is wider than his colleagues, though his hockey knowledge is still too low I reach for the off button every time...

I kinda like the spirit of this idea, but: Call me crazy, but I just don't see Gillis ever approaching Quinn to do something like this. They are both too big an ego, and it's hard to imagine MG handing the reigns of the public image of the organization to anyone - let alone a BMOC like Pat Quinn. B...

What I believe rings my bell when it comes to the media is not the reporting of the toughness aspect or rather the lack of it on the Vcr Roster. It's lack of balance in the reporting. Toughness is the ONLY aspect of Canuck hockey that is discussed. Journalists never dig a little deeper for instance ...

The canucks had poor attendance until they got good. The Flames almost moved to Portland because of attendance woes (canadian dollar also factored in). The Sens have had issues. A decade ago I wouldn't be shocked to see 3 or 4 canadian teams in the bottom half for attendance. The Cdn$ factored in b...

In case some of you were wondering... THAT'S why Fred & I were discussing over drinks in this forum a few nights ago about hiring Quinn as Canucks PR/spokesman! :drink: Exactly the Canucks can stand back or they can make a positive move by appointing Quinn as the team ambassador....he still has the...

I don't know if any one noticed in the second intermission on SN during the interview with Lawrence Gillamn he summed up the whole media thing ( headed by HNIC ) with this "we understand that there is a predisposition against the Canuck organization" cool calm and efficient in his choice of words......

Interesting to listen to John Garrett on the noon SN hockey show. He stated that he has never seen star quality players ( Heart Trophy winner ) be scoffed by the folks at HNIC like the Sedins are. At that point Doug McLean agreed and said here are 2 perfect gentlemen of immense talent being ridicule...

We all know that Rome was suspended for what Murphy deemed a "late" hit on Horton. If you time from the moment Horton makes the pass to the impact with Rome to me this was a shorter time span than from when Miller shoots the puck to the side boards and then Lucic comes in and levels him. As I said ...

but somehow I suspect he'll escape punishment on that too (which makes me hate the guy even more). No supplementary discipline for Looch, Brendan Shanahan left no stone unturned (ie. he asked Lucic if he meant to concuss the opponent's goaltender and he said no) in his investigation. Let's hope thi...

Can any one explain what Sutters rational was to signing Stajan for so much for such a long time ? Maybe he was trying to justify his trading Phaneuf...what was the man thinking. It was one of those signing I suspect every one sat up and noticed and thought what the Hell is he thinking ??