Provost Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 13 hours ago, Miss Korea said: Your obsession for defensive defencemen is comical. Like a girl that got away and now there's a hole in your heart... Those numbers look good if you know how to read them and what his usage is. It looks like exactly what we need. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 No one is signing in that hellhole of a city to play for an AHL team without a huge overpayment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, King Heffy said: No one is signing in that hellhole of a city to play for an AHL team without a huge overpayment. Calgary's actually a very nice city. From when I was there, I didn't see any evidence of a massive hellhole like the detritus filled area that is the Downtown Eastside. Glass houses, buddy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Calgary's actually a very nice city. From when I was there, I didn't see any evidence of a massive hellhole like the detritus filled area that is the Downtown Eastside. Glass houses, buddy Calgary has a lot of homeless problems as well, Phil. 2,800+ in the last count there. Yes we have more here, but we also have to deal with asshat provinces that hand out one way bus tickets to make it our problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bob Long said: Calgary has a lot of homeless problems as well, Phil. 2,800+ in the last count there. Plus it's full of Flames fans. Who'd want to live amongst those inbred bovine fornication enthusiasts? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Just now, King Heffy said: Plus it's full of Flames fans. Who'd want to live amongst those inbred bovine fornication enthusiasts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bob Long said: Calgary has a lot of homeless problems as well, Phil. 2,800+ in the last count there. Most cities do. I never stated that Calgary was some mecca for the downtrodden to find a home. 4 minutes ago, Bob Long said: Yes we have more here, but we also have to deal with asshat provinces that hand out one way bus tickets to make it our problem. Make it our problem? The issue with the DTES is because of Vancouver and the Liberals deciding to shut down Riverview. That's not the fault of the provinces that supposedly give the homeless bus tickets. This issue is on the province and the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Most cities do. I never stated that Calgary was some mecca for the downtrodden to find a home. Make it our problem? The issue with the DTES is because of Vancouver and the Liberals deciding to shut down Riverview. That's not the fault of the provinces that supposedly give the homeless bus tickets. This issue is on the province and the city. thats part of it, but we do get a lot of other provinces problems. AB and SK used to do it a lot. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-homeless-national-crisis-epicentre Edited November 1, 2023 by Bob Long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Provost said: Those numbers look good if you know how to read them and what his usage is. It looks like exactly what we need. And he shouldn't cost TONNES of cap either. +/- $4.5x4 or 5...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, aGENT said: And he shouldn't cost TONNES of cap either. +/- $4.5x4 or 5...? It should be in the $4-5 million range, depends on if he wants to chase the money or be on a decent team. There will be several teams after him for sure. The term is most important, I don’t know how long you want to make a deal for. He will be 30 by the first playoffs you would have him under a new contract for. Big guys more often suddenly fall off a cliff in terms of play as they age. He is a complementary player and not a core guy, we should have learned not to blow our brains out on those types of players. You pick a price/term and if he gets a better offer then you shake hands and say goodbye. One of Benning’s (many) failures was to get tunnel vision and bid against himself for players he wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekker Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Provost said: Those numbers look good if you know how to read them and what his usage is. It looks like exactly what we need. 100 percent. He is exactly what this team needs. I bet he wouldn't break the bank to re-sign. We have a good team and some fellow countrymen. I bet he would lick his chops at playing for the Canucks against the Flames and all the wanna be tough players on that team. Zads is a competitor. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Dave Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: Most cities do. I never stated that Calgary was some mecca for the downtrodden to find a home. Make it our problem? The issue with the DTES is because of Vancouver and the Liberals deciding to shut down Riverview. That's not the fault of the provinces that supposedly give the homeless bus tickets. This issue is on the province and the city. The weather in Canada is also a factor. You're far less likely to freeze to death on the streets during the winter in Vancouver than any other big city in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Audio Dave said: The weather in Canada is also a factor. You're far less likely to freeze to death on the streets during the winter in Vancouver than any other big city in Canada. Yeah. What does that have to do with Vancouver allowing the DTES to become an absolute vile hellhole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Bob Long said: thats part of it, but we do get a lot of other provinces problems. AB and SK used to do it a lot. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-homeless-national-crisis-epicentre People moving here from other places has happened since forever. It adds to the issue, but is in no way a root cause of the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: People moving here from other places has happened since forever. It adds to the issue, but is in no way a root cause of the problem. No but it helps to explain the excess we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AatuD2 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 22 hours ago, Moeknows said: Yeah except he let Markstrom walk for nothing in return..that's some high incompetence level.. There was absolutely ZERO chance that we were going to trade our MVP of that season right before the playoffs. ZERO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AatuD2 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 15 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Yeah. What does that have to do with Vancouver allowing the DTES to become an absolute vile hellhole? They will say that homeless people from all over the country come here... DTES is a nightmare. I live 10 minutes away and work there (2 minutes away). It has been one of the factors of driving me away from my younger self that was in support of decriminalizing drugs, The thing is, it's not just downtown Eastside anymore. Setting up a tent and doing drugs out in the open has been normalized everywhere in lower mainland now. Our city is still attractive to rich athletes but less so then 5-10 years ago I'd say. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 Update: Zadorov healthy scratch tonight is due to family reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 3 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said: Calgary's actually a very nice city. From when I was there, I didn't see any evidence of a massive hellhole like the detritus filled area that is the Downtown Eastside. Glass houses, buddy come ride the c-train. dtes on rails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Shackleford Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Cowtown lays another cow pie tonight. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said: Cowtown lays another cow pie tonight. It's nice to see. We could be 10 points ahead of them tomorrow. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanPer Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Oh, and I thought they already won the Stanley Cup this season when they beat us 10-1 in a meaningless preseason game lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Every team around the league must be watching their situation closely, especially teams who are lower than they'd expected this season (Ottawa, Buffalo) - even though they don't need defencemen, Calgary have a lot of nice pieces. Mang and Lindholm are interesting guys especially. Not sure why anyone in their mid to late 20s, in a contract year, would want to sign long-term and stay on that team, and no idea why the team would want to dish out more long-term contracts after being burned by so many already. Bridge deals make sense for Calgary but if you're Hanifin, Zadorov, Mang or Lindholm, you'll want to get paid and surely they could anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 1 hour ago, DownUndaCanuck said: Every team around the league must be watching their situation closely, especially teams who are lower than they'd expected this season (Ottawa, Buffalo) - even though they don't need defencemen, Calgary have a lot of nice pieces. Mang and Lindholm are interesting guys especially. Not sure why anyone in their mid to late 20s, in a contract year, would want to sign long-term and stay on that team, and no idea why the team would want to dish out more long-term contracts after being burned by so many already. Bridge deals make sense for Calgary but if you're Hanifin, Zadorov, Mang or Lindholm, you'll want to get paid and surely they could anywhere. It could be tough in Calgary by the end of November if they haven't improved. Calgary could move pieces and do a quicker rebuild than if they hang on to the current crew. Is Huberdeau ever going to regain his ppg that he had in Florida? I doubt it. I didn't like him there and he hasn't got any better in Calgary. Barkov was carrying him IMHO. No to Tanev. The TOI he would take has to go to younger players. Chris is a bottom pairing guy now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AatuD2 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Boudrias said: It could be tough in Calgary by the end of November if they haven't improved. Calgary could move pieces and do a quicker rebuild than if they hang on to the current crew. Is Huberdeau ever going to regain his ppg that he had in Florida? I doubt it. I didn't like him there and he hasn't got any better in Calgary. Barkov was carrying him IMHO. No to Tanev. The TOI he would take has to go to younger players. Chris is a bottom pairing guy now. Yeah I'm out on Tanev too, he's looking pretty slow out there and I don't feel like paying a 2nd and a 3rd round pick for him, or whatever it will take. Calgary does have three good young forwards in Zary, Pelletier, and Coronato. They also have one of the best young goalies in Dustin Wolf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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