HardCoreBlue

Putting my Blue and Gold glasses on firmly, ZC is a guy I'd go to war for, CK not so much.

Cue 'Argo's courting Rourke' articles. Didn't Rourke himself chime in on this CK issue?

Being the NHL layperson that I am, random thought: Good GM's consistently build NHL teams for successful regular season play, Great GM's consistently build NHL teams for successful regular and post season play.

Yup like when I volunteered coaching and tried to sell a triple reverse flea flicker to the head coach that would require 38 seconds for the play to materialize. My goal was to make the middle vein of his head throb with frustration. Goal achieved!

Knowing Milt and his confidence levels, I'm sure he thinks with a bit of game conditioning he could play but he chooses not to. 🙂

All the best Mr. Bowness to whatever you shift to now. Not gonna happen but Rod Brind'amour would look outstanding behind our bench. I love his coaching style.

Angry emoji directed at you dear sir. Wash your mouth out with soap. The Leafs could win a Stanley Cup and would still royally suck. That's a fact.

In OT would ne nice, bonus would be an own goal. 🙂

(Q): Please explain profit margins, record profits when it comes to the necessities of life (food, gas, electricity, water etc)? (A): Thanks for the question average Canadian who probably supports communism cuz they dare to question anything about capitalism, it's all much too complicated for your brain to comprehend, let us brilliant trust fund entrepreneurs take care of the adult stuff.

I love how some capitalists instantly pass the buck and never chat profit margins (no matter what gotta keep em and increase em for our shareholders with creative book keeping) but are very vocal about increased prices that aren't their fault look over there while rambling on about supply and demand. And gawd forbid demand goes down then the default becomes we're too big to fail better help us or all these people will lose their jobs and we may have to pull out of your communities. Bullet proof strategy cemented with 'its the best system we have' while offering gobbly **** responses to how profit margins work. Loblaw leaders push back on 'misguided criticism' of grocer as boycott begins (citynews.ca)

Thanks for that motivational speech.

Sort of a must have to play football at a high level.

Yes SM is for sure a skilled player but there’s a saying in football that you play to the whistle and it just look like he let up on some plays but who knows what injuries these guys are playing with to give him the benefit of the doubt.

I think this heading is in contention for the worst sports headline of 2024. As I got sucked into the clickbait scheme, his contract extension is nearing the finish line with the Hurricanes. People responsible for titling articles should be be put into a headlock and be given a noogy.

I didn't know where to put this so I put it here. Loblaw reports $13.58B in Q1 revenue, as Reddit group's boycott kicks off (msn.com) Capitalism at it's finest. It's the best system we have I'm told but those same voices go quiet when I counter, is there room for improvement when it comes to a small group of people making gobs and gobs and gobs of money off the backs of lower middle class people's necessities of life? I'm all for profit but I'm always met with a shrug of the shoulders and it's the best system we have when questioning profit margins trump everything else.

This thread is dead to me. Go Bombers. 🙂

Go Bombers.

Seems KC built nicely for regular season play but in playoffs where play is tighter less space he isn’t as effective. He moves from great to good.

Pionk is cursed. Tough play.

Pionk gets separated from the puck way too easy. SM looks disinterested.

Yes thank you

What was the rationalization used by Bowness for not dressing CP game 1? Whatever it was, it was flawed.

Not to mention the fact you could use this title to your advantage to impress the locals when they ask you what they hell you're doing there. Cuz as soon as you say football they aren't thinking North American football but European football. Just don't let them know what MBB stands for.

All these lineup changes may be too little too late but I hold hope they will get us back into the series especially the forward line-up changes. To be hyper critical from my amateur lazy boy line of sight, Bowness seemed a bit stubborn/slow on making significant adjustments to counter what the Avs have been showing the Jets. Injuries forced his hand which may be a blessing in disguise but the Avs are playing like a Stanley Cup contender so it may be too much to overcome. What I know for sure is next year is our year. 🙂

Excerpt taken from an article from Kerry Collins Hockey Writers: Thud: Connor Hellebuyck Stinks Right Now Connor Hellebuyck may take home his second Vezina Trophy this season, but it’s a good thing votes are cast before the puck drops on the postseason. Hellebuyck has been brutal in this series, posting a dismal .870 save percentage and 5.22 goals-against average through the first four games. It finally got him benched in Game 4, as Laurent Brossoit took over in the third period of Colorado’s 5-1 victory. Not sure if that's how Bowness and crew would write that up.