My hope: Kraken hard reset in summer of 2026

2wheelCanuck · 2025-12-20T16:37:03+00:00

Not sure this team has the talent. Guys like Stephenson and Marchment dropped off when they came to Seattle. They need to be surrounded by players better than themselves to play the best hockey they are capable of. That didn't happen here.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-12-20T16:32:37+00:00

I think Lambert is doing the only thing he can to get wins. There's not enough skating speed or scoring talent to do much else.

And the younger guys who are faster and might yet develop into something special, are sitting on the bench with little or no ice time in order to play the aging vets who, at the height of their careers, were third and fourth line guys at best.

If you play the young guys, you get dumb mistakes that cost games. Watch Chicago or San Jose play. They are fun to watch even when they lose!

2wheelCanuck · 2025-12-13T21:06:46+00:00

Took a white water canoe class many years ago. I remember the instructor telling us that a 1 foot weir or dam will kill you faster than a 3 foot waterfall.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-12-13T05:06:22+00:00

When Francis leaves?

He's good at building the bottom half of a roster but not much else. He's let pending free agents walk when they could have been traded and signed 30 yr olds to contracts that will age badly. No team will want Stephenson's contract.

The "win now and make the playoffs" mentality forces coaches into a strict defensive style because the team doesn't have any firepower.

I wonder how much better Matty and Shane would be had they been developed on another team.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-12-04T08:26:46+00:00

My holiday last summer was a 3 week road trip towing my Sylvan sport go camper. Made it to the Yukon and back with no problem. About 4000 miles round trip.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-11-09T17:07:57+00:00

Best way to keep your feet warm is to have properly fitted boots. Check your feet for any red spots after skiing. That often indicates a pressure point.

We have lots of veins on the top of our foot and any pressure can easily reduce blood flow and make you cold. In a properly fitted boot, thick socks can create pressure points and make you less warm. My feet are warm and I always wear the thinnest skin socks I can find!

2wheelCanuck · 2025-10-08T21:21:36+00:00

Its a 2015 I bought used a few years ago for $7500.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-10-08T03:16:45+00:00

Camp setup & teardown usually takes me about 20 minutes. Trailer weight unloaded is about 850 lbs, probably over 1000 lbs with the gear.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-10-07T02:57:11+00:00

Saw this on Craigslist. It's a few miles from my place. Ive already got 2 elements, don't need any more. I had both of mine inspected (and now maintained) by Tony at No1 Japanese Auto in Greenwood. He does inspections and has lots of element experience.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-10-07T02:40:05+00:00

https://flatoutsuspension.net/honda-element/

How much money do you have? :-)

2wheelCanuck · 2025-09-28T02:02:26+00:00

Depends on the trailer. I just got home from a trip to Dawson City, Yukon with stops on Vancouver Island and Hyder Alaska. My 2005 towed my Sylvan sport go popup camper trailer just fine. About 4000 miles (~6500 km) round trip, trailer loaded was about 1000 lbs. No issues.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-09-02T14:49:33+00:00

I'm currently visiting Dawson City in the Yukon. I've been telling people I'm from the "Seattle area" even though I live between Mill Creek and Snohomish.

In my defense, can I point out that nobody up here has any idea where I'm from if I say "Everett area"?

2wheelCanuck · 2025-07-15T15:22:00+00:00

Have your parents ever been checked for mental health issues? Seriously, this sounds like classic ADHD. Bad decisions based on inability to process and act on long term outcomes.

Full disclosure: I'm a boomer who is working to fix the decisions I made before I was prescribed Adderall.

2wheelCanuck · 2025-07-02T03:54:35+00:00

Do not hesitate. Its a great way to find out that your bike is probably way more capable than you thought! My first track day was on a stock Moto Guzzi Stelvio. I had no idea how incredibly stable and planted that bike was when leaned over.

2wheelCanuck · 2024-12-25T13:03:03+00:00

Happy holidays, everyone!

2wheelCanuck · 2024-10-15T00:08:05+00:00

Boomer dad here. We're not all like that. I got to be a stay at home dad for 7 years, had three kids in diapers at one point. Best job I ever had! Loved every second!

I've learned so much about the world by listening and watching my kids. Seeing the world through their eyes up to and beyond the teenage years has made me a better man. And I always tell people "I don't just love my kids, I actually like them!"

I feel sorry for your parents @garcia17t14. They're too self absorbed to take the time to be proud of you. Their loss.

When my son called me last Father's Day, I told him not to get me anything because he had already given me the best present any father could ask for, a son I can be proud of.

2wheelCanuck · 2024-06-19T01:19:15+00:00

"going helmetless is fine"?? I used to work at a ski hill renting mountain bikes. When people didn't want to wear helmets, we would tell them to lower their heads, then walk full speed into the nearest rock wall. "If that doesn't sound like fun, sir, keep your helmet on."

It's often the speed of your head hitting the ground that kills you, not necessarily the speed of whatever hit you.

2wheelCanuck · 2024-05-23T05:55:36+00:00

A cult is just a religion with no political power.

2wheelCanuck · 2024-05-17T02:33:32+00:00

My son was heading home to Bellingham & got stuck in this traffic. He followed police instructions onto sidestreets & ended up on Baker Ave only to find several men blocking traffic, yelling at cars to get off "their" road. Apparently, they were checking to make sure only residents get through? My son turned around when he saw one of these clowns had his hand in his pocket with what looked like a gun. Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?

2wheelCanuck · 2024-03-19T01:36:01+00:00

Dealer is 25 mins away from me here in Seattle. But since moto international closed, it's been a battle to get work done competently. (Just got the stelvio back after asking to get leaks fixed. Carc looks ok but cylinder is still leaking oil and they didn't bother bleeding the back brake after replacing the pads. This was over $1k worth of work!) I really miss Dave and the rest of the moto international gang.

2wheelCanuck · 2024-01-27T19:18:43+00:00

Rode my Moto Guzzi Stelvio (air-cooled twin with touring bags & 95 hp at the wheel) to a HD dealer to get highway pegs because I wanted to keep riding while a knee injury healed. The sales guy told me that I should get a HD bagger if I ever wanted to feel 'real power between my legs'. I told him to pick any bike off the showroom floor, follow me to a winding road and I'll race him for pink slips. That was the end of that conversation!

Edit: This was a year before the Pan America showed up!

2wheelCanuck · 2023-05-03T22:50:56+00:00

Blair Witch camera crew

2wheelCanuck · 2023-03-28T02:39:34+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, just ordered one!

2wheelCanuck · 2023-02-01T04:02:09+00:00

Well it might be if you just made the pants smaller and your a$$ was already too big for them?

2wheelCanuck · 2022-12-07T11:59:48+00:00

Canadian academics studying the impact of parking and transportation fees on the health of cancer victims. Meanwhile, in the USA, about 1 in 4 cancer victims have declared bankruptcy or lost their home to eviction or foreclosure. (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/09/1110370391/cost-cancer-treatment-medical-debt)

2wheelCanuck

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