Media (AKA Idiots) Rebooted

[5thhorseman]

The change comes after Rogers bought the rights in April to broadcast NHL games across Canada for the next 12 years at a cost of $11 billion.

Its previous deal cost less than half that — $5.2 billion — for the same time frame, and it expires at the end of the 2025-26 hockey season.

So they're gouging us for the upcoming season but thereafter I guess it's justified?

[Blob Mckenzie]

Patrick Johnston needs a smack on his bald dome

[Cornuck]

The Vancouver Canucks announced today that 14-year NHL veteran Tyson Barrie will be joining Vancouver Canucks regional home broadcasts on Sportsnet for the 2025.26 season.

[JelloPuddingPop]

The Vancouver Canucks announced today that 14-year NHL veteran Tyson Barrie will be joining Vancouver Canucks regional home broadcasts on Sportsnet for the 2025.26 season.

Hopefully as drunk as his last few games with Nashville.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Matt Sekeres is looking well. He must be down to five or six chins. I like how he occasionally does a shout out for his girlfriend on the podcast with Blake the Flake. 'Like Dude' ..... you are late 40's and have a build like John Candy. Problem for you is he was awesome. He was kind, charming and hilarious. You are none of these things. Please get your tonsils yanked. Or do a duck Podcast with Bob Cole and Buck Martinez.

[Chef Boi RD]

What’s with all these rumours of Dale Tallon coming here to replace Jim Rutherford?

[Chef Boi RD]

Rick Daliwahl said on social media today the Canucks
don’t want draft picks. They want to “stay competitive.”

Is Jim Benning still working behind the scenes? The management styles between Allvin/Rutherford and Elms are over the top identical.

Hell why even bother with a president and GM at all? We seem to have the systems built in and operating full steam ahead, pre-programmed to remain always shitty.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Rick Daliwahl said on social media today the Canucks
don’t want draft picks. They want to “stay competitive.”

Is Jim Benning still working behind the scenes? The management styles between Allvin/Rutherford and Elms are over the type identical.

Hell why even bother with a president and GM at all? We seem to have the systems built in and operating full steam ahead, pre-programmed to remain always shitty.

Blob won't be happy with this post

[Blob Mckenzie]

Rick Daliwahl said on social media today the Canucks
don’t want draft picks. They want to “stay competitive.”

Is Jim Benning still working behind the scenes? The management styles between Allvin/Rutherford and Elms are over the type identical.

Hell why even bother with a president and GM at all? We seem to have the systems built in and operating full steam ahead, pre-programmed to remain always shitty.

Blob won't be happy with this post

I could care less. I can't control what the Italians will do. The whole league sucks imho lacking tenacity and spirit in the product, and our owhership is anong the worst in the sport.,

Im greatful that I'm stll upright. But sure, I'll be enraged.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Rick Daliwahl said on social media today the Canucks
don’t want draft picks. They want to “stay competitive.”

Is Jim Benning still working behind the scenes? The management styles between Allvin/Rutherford and Elms are over the top identical.

Hell why even bother with a president and GM at all? We seem to have the systems built in and operating full steam ahead, pre-programmed to remain always shitty.

I guess Mr Aquilini will be sticking with his trusty sidekick JR, after all, to guide the team through the trading of Hughes and retooling on the fly. Mr Aquilini is an old hand at this sort of thing by now, but all that Rutherford experience sure doesn't hurt. For a while there, it was looking like Dale Tallon could get the nod, which would have been interesting in itself.Tallon is no slouch in the experience department himself, of course, and, in addition to The Steamer still being on board, Dale could have leaned on other senior alumni like Orland Kurtenbach and Josh Guevremont, to name just two. Ovaltine would have flowed like wine in the war room. The gals would have had their work cut out for them keeping the old boys awake in the afternoon.

[Megaterio Llamas]

"I'd like an egg salad sandwich and another glass of Ovaltine, please, Cammi. And kindly remember to remove the crust this time."

[Chef Boi RD]

[Cousin Strawberry]

Ovaltine would have flowed like wine in the war room. The gals would have had their work cut out for them keeping the old boys awake in the afternoon.

Patrick's main job is picking the blanket up and placing it back on his knees when it slides down

[Carl Yagro]

The butler Patrik also changes nappies and wipes the applesauce off his face.

[Chef Boi RD]

Elliotte Friedman regarding Hughes:

- “the longer this goes on the more leverage is with Hughes, rather than for the Canucks”

- “won’t be purely unproven assets, but a trade for him won’t include players like Lucas Raymond or Matvei Michkov either.”

I agree on both points. We are not going to win in a Quinn Hughes trade, bottom line.

More along the lines of Jamie Drysdale, Forester and a 2026 first from Philly and Kasper, Sandin Pellika and a 2026 first from Detroit. We are not getting Martone