Coconuts

We're pumping Seattle's tires

Magic eight ball says perhaps

It do really be like that

You may be able to carry the one ring but you cannot wield it's power

Tis the season for zombies apparently https://forum.canucks.com/topic/409166-gdt-seattle-kraken-at-vancouver-canucks-oct-04-2023-700-pm-pt-chat-with-vintage-edition/page/2/#comment-16944839

Vintage is running what could be his last GDT over on CDC, go give him some love

If the Canucks score and it isn't followed by Vintage with a red light gif the goal doesn't count. No Vintage gif, no actual goal, them's the rules. Could be 82 games of being shut out if he doesn't join us.

https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/halifax-police-continue-investigation-into-sexual-assault-allegations-on-2003-world-junior-team-1.2016482 Content Warning: The following article contains references to sexual assault. The Halifax Regional Police continue to investigate a historical sexual assault that is alleged to have occurred in the city during the 2002-03 World Juniors tournament and involved multiple members of Canada’s team, a police spokesman said. “The matter remains under investigation,” Constable Nicolas Gagnon wrote to TSN in an email on Wednesday. A person familiar with the matter told TSN that Halifax police have committed “significant” resources to the investigation and have continued in recent weeks trying to contact witnesses who may have information to share about the allegations. On July 22, 2022, Halifax police said they would investigate allegations about the 2003 World Juniors team after Conservative MP John Nater, then a member of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, told TSN he planned to ask Hockey Canada to respond to allegations that more than a half-dozen players on the team were recorded during the tournament sexually assaulting a woman who was naked and non-responsive. Nater, who represents the southwestern Ontario riding of Perth-Wellington, said he spoke with a source who said they viewed a six- or seven-minute video of the alleged incident in the spring of 2003, several months after the tournament was held in Halifax. The source who contacted Nater works in the hockey industry and said the video began with a Team Canada player standing outside of a room, answering questions as if he were doing a pre-game interview with the person holding the camera, who is not identified. TSN independently interviewed the source who contacted Nater and corroborated their account with two additional sources, including the owner of the video camera used to film the alleged incident. The sources requested anonymity because they said they fear recriminations. The player told the camera operator that viewers were about to see "a f---ing lamb roast,” the three sources said. The video shows roughly a half-dozen players taking turns assaulting a woman who was non-responsive and lying face up on a pool table, the sources said. Two of the three sources told TSN they were interviewed by Halifax police in late 2022. The third source did not respond to questions about whether they were cooperating with the investigation.

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RIP pringle chip arena

There is quite a pushback, we saw it with the recent march, there were plenty of counter-protests. Now, I am not going to paint those who vote conservative with the same brush because homophobia and anti-trans rhetoric are not exclusive to any one political faction, but those sentiments certainly exist amongst the fringe right. This is part of why I believe a more center right party would be beneficial, at least a healthy one. What that would do is create more of a split amongst those who vote conservative, hopefully for the better. I don't think gay marriage is in any danger but while one has to take the culture war with a grain of salt it can't exactly be ignored either. The fact that there's been so much discussion of what's gone on in Nova Scotia speaks to that, some folks go out of their way to attack pronouns and the like as "woke" but pronouns and whatnot are important to the LGBTQ+ community. It boils down to being able to treat individuals with respect, I don't care what pronoun someone wants me to refer to them as, it's a simple courtesy that costs me absolutely nothing. I'm not keen on religion in general but much of my immediate family is religious, I am capable of honoring those differences. Mudslinging has been a thing in politics for a long time, it's not new, culture wars aren't new either, but it's worth paying attention to who is saying what when folks are in positions of influence and power. Politicians are not above saying this or that to score political points, even if it's marginalized communities who pay the price. For example, John Rustad. https://bc.ctvnews.ca/outrageous-b-c-premier-slams-conservative-leader-s-first-question-in-legislature-1.6587632 On one level it's the game of politics, but at the same time these politicians impact real human lives. If Trudeau is washy on abortion idk, I won't pretend to have paid close attention to that, but I suppose as long as he's not actively trying to interfere with folks ability to get an abortion it may not be the end of the world. I do think media has to be taken with a grain of salt, it does exacerbate division but politicians also play to the media on that front. On a macro level on has to question who owns x, and if who's catering to who via what media channels. It's a lot to ponder, even more to stay on top of. In the age of social media there's more of a battle than ever to influence what people consume and believe. But that's a rabbit hole, I'll simply say I wouldn't be surprised if the media in what's probably a center left leaning country also leans more left. It's interesting to think about, and I suppose I have to going forward. The person is political after all, give it another year or two and I'll have to navigate systems directly impacted by politics and policies.

I mean, who cares if it's greedy if it's what he's worth on x market during x year? It also wouldn't be exclusively about money, taking a 3-4 year deal gives him an out if he's not pleased with where the Canucks are at or simply wants a change of scenery. Careers can go quickly and guys only get one, I don't begrudge guys wanting to keep their options open or to maximize their bag.

Things that wouldn't be said on CDC..

Pettersson taking a shorter deal also gives him an opportunity to weigh his options regarding the Canucks as it'd take him to UFA Petey ain't a younger RFA, the Canucks don't have the leverage to strong-arm him into a longer term deal If he doesn't want one, he'll get paid regardless, especially if he wants to hold onto the UFA card Pettersson is in the driver's seat regarding his future and regarding the term of his deal

Pettersson puts up 85+ points and signs for 12M+x8 If we get more clarity towards the end of this coming season about future cap jumps I do think that will contribute to his being paid more Alternatively, I can very easily see a world where Pettersson isn't interested in a max term deal If the cap jumps 3-5m per season over the next few seasons he'd likely coming out making at least what he signs for on this next contract when he expires on his next contract Why sign for 11-12x8 when you can do like 11-12x4 and cash in on a larger longer term deal that'll pay more after? The more I think about it the more Petey signing longer term benefits the Canucks, Petey likely already bets on himself this coming season or a deal would be done, why wouldn't he do it again? A-yes

At least one

Imagine how many blueberries you could plant and harvest with 88m

Foundational balls

It's not so much about ruining the country, that's subjective. It's a complicated thing. Some of my grievances have more to do with provincial level stuff, but some of that same provincial stuff is also happening under conservative led provincial governments. What's going on out in Nova Scotia regarding LGBTQ+ policy, what Ford's been trying to do with the green belt, the pushing of privatized healthcare as well. I do have concerns about Poilievre courting far right supporters and what the current conservative party would do with what remains of Canada's social safety net. A lot of it boils down to values, I am very pro-LGBTQ+, I lean much further left than liberal in general. I'm very much for having a sturdier, more comprehensive safety net paid for by tax dollars, a healthier medical system that isn't increasingly privatized, Indigenous revitalization, prioritizing Canada's most economically vulnerable and oppressed, ect. I'm not a fan of the US, I'm not really a fan of US politics as interesting as they can be, my concern is Canada's right emulating what's going on down south. For all the guff that happens along party lines the US doesn't even really have a left, the democrats are center right at best. My worry is the Canadian conservative party leaning more towards republican level right wing. I look at the number of anti-lgbtq+ bills that have been introduced this year alone and it worries me because there's been a lot of anti-lgbtq rhetoric up this way the past few years as well. On some level I fear the Americanization of Canadian politics because I very much don't want us to be what the US currently is. Canada has historically emulated the US in a lot of ways despite managing to also be it's own thing, I'd rather there be more of a happy medium for those who want vote on the right side of the spectrum because of this. I lean left, I usually vote NDP but I'm also aware the NDP will probably never hold federal office so the country being balanced more towards the middle is the best I can probably hope for.

It'll be interesting to see how this changes as immigration continues to supplement Canada's declining birth rates

Alright, not left, but left leaning center. The liberals as it stands are closest to the center whereas the cons have swung too far right imo, at least for a lot of folks taste. The issue with the cons being what they are is it either alienates those who lean more center right, pushes them to vote for the cons anyway regardless of any disagreements they may have with the party at present, or pushes them to vote liberal. The liberals have the NDP who are further left and they do work together at times, the cons would do well to have a party that's closer to the center. The tricky thing is getting any new progressive conservative party to gain traction. If nothing else it'd be nice to have a right party more willing to work with the liberals on progressive matters. The liberals need a new leader, if only because it'd remove a the figurehead folks bash their heads against, the tricky question is who and when? If the Cons win the next election it could be in part to Trudeau simply being a factor, take him out of the picture and there's less mudslinging ammunition. There's also a tendency for things to swing the other way after a party has been in power for a while, change for the sake of change sometimes, removing a much maligned figurehead could potentially mitigate this factor a bit. A new conservative party taking bites out of both the liberals and the conservatives would be great, if only because it'd likely result in fewer majority governments. I could be mistaken, I don't dig deep into politics the way some folks here do, but don't minority governments generally have better results as it forces both sides to work together more?

Greats, all of them