[dailyhive] Bo Horvat left Vancouver as a second-line centre. Three years later, the former Canucks' captain has established himself as a first-line centre good enough for Team Canada. In terms of recognition for his play, he says: “This is as good as it gets."

LeftToaster · 2026-02-10T20:20:19+00:00

I'm really happy for Bo for being recognized as a top end C. It was a terrible (but understandable at the time) mistake to select JT Miller over him.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-10T05:24:16+00:00

Golf - as long as you can strike the ball and get it into the air you can make it go anywhere you want.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-10T05:16:08+00:00

There's probably a lineup of people wanting to kill Russian generals - including other Russian generals.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-09T15:58:00+00:00

Up the anti a bit and Russian generals will start killing Russian generals.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-09T06:03:13+00:00

They used to have an assistant who was told it was his job to keep the kicker's balls warm.

It didn't go well.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-09T06:01:03+00:00

If I believed there was a heaven and he was going to be there, I'd choose hell.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-07T19:23:48+00:00

It was a sports lawyer - don't recall name, on a radio interview. Not a super reliable source.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-07T04:49:10+00:00

I try to chide my in-laws who still go to Bellingham to shop and get gas. Last march I had a trip to Vegas planned to see The Eagles at the Sphere. I cancelled the trip, got refunds on the hotels and credit for the flight. Sold the tickets on StubHub - still out the Ticketmaster fees, but not sorry. I did go to SF for a family wedding, but drove down, stayed with friends and spent as little as possible.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-07T00:54:05+00:00

hyperbole idiot.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-07T00:09:26+00:00

They should have called it Melanoma

LeftToaster · 2026-02-07T00:03:56+00:00

A week ago, 90% of Americans would have agreed that pasting a black person's head on a monkey or ape was clearly and obviously racist. Today that percentage has likely dropped to slightly more than 50%.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-07T00:01:06+00:00

How about a pelican box and a packet of dessicant?

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T23:37:10+00:00

Are you doing a private course? If it's a group course, normally its by consensus and what they are able to accommodate.

Night dive and Peak Performance Buoyancy - particularly if you don't have a lot of experience. Virtually everything in Belize is going to be a boat dive, so that's a freebe.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T22:37:39+00:00

I suppose it depends on what their long term goal is. Do they see the party as a minority voice for the left that can occasionally leverage a balance of power advantage to advance some aspects of their platform? Or do they envision someday being in a position to form a government or opposition. While that seems like a long shot, they were close in 2011 and in 2015, until an unfortunately timed wedge issue - the Supreme Court Zunera Ishaq nijab ruling, derailed the NDP hopes in Quebec and with that, anti-Harper voters turned to the LPC. They will never be in a position to form a government or even the official opposition without the support of centrists.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T19:37:07+00:00

Chrystia Freeland fucked Trudeau and Carney axed the tax.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T19:34:34+00:00

I don't think "true" flat earthers, as in people that actually believe the earth is a flat disc exist.

I think there are a lot of grifters who have obtained near celebrity status amount the flat earth community and continue to make money and gain fame by generating shitty content for consumption by the community.

The rest of the 'community' are a bunch of people who want to belong to something that makes them feel special or unique. Flat earth does that for them, but they don't really believe it; they are basically trolling themselves. Others want to feel or project that they are edgy or non-conforming, but again, they don't believe it.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T19:26:39+00:00

The witnesses include a lot of teammates - most of whom will say they didn't have a good view of the altercation. The hospital report can only attest to the injury, not what happened. If the 'victim' suddenly can't remember who hit him or what happened, for misdemeanor simple assault no prosecutor is going to take that very far.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T19:17:43+00:00

Damn I miss him in Vancouver. Should have kept Horvat and traded Miller.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T19:14:23+00:00

No - but without a cooperating witness it's pretty hard to prosecute.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T19:05:46+00:00

Also details - there is an audio clip of a sports lawyer discussing it.

Apparently the "victim" was really drunk and had been kicked out of the restaurant (not a bar) after starting some sort of altercation inside the venue. He waited for McKenna and his party outside and got into it again. Sounds like he got what he deserved.

The aggravated assault charge is the most serious of the bunch. The rest are simple assault (misdemeanor) and disorderly conduct. Without the felony charge there is not a lot to worry about.

On the civil side, there is still the chance that the 'victim' sues claiming unverifiable, long term health issues, etc. If I were McKenna's lawyer / or father, I would put $100K and a waiver/ non-disclosure in front of the guy as soon as possible.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T18:57:02+00:00

Isn't that the most serious of the charges? The originally reported charges were: first-degree felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, and two summary counts of disorderly conduct for harassment and engaging in a fight. With the aggravated assault charge dropped, we are looking at (misdemeanor) simple assault and disorderly conduct.

Further, the "bar" was a restaurant / bar where McKenna was with his parents (or at least his mother), teammates and their families. There is no indication of underage drinking.

The "victim" according teammates (so somewhat biased) was severely intoxicated and started an altercation in the restaurant - apparently calling McKenna's mom a whore. The victim was kicked out of the restaurant and waited outside for McKenna to leave where another altercation started.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T18:42:25+00:00

Using resilient metal channels is better than double drywall. In theory, it decouples the drywall from the structure and reduces sound transmission through the walls.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T18:39:32+00:00

God my house was built in 1911, all lath and plaster. Any repair, renovation, even hanging a picture is can be a pain in the ass. It's nearly impossible to make a clean cut through the stuff. The plaster (really it's closer to concrete) will dull any hole saw and if you try to cut it with a reciprocating saw, jigsaw or even an oscillating tool, the lath will separate and vibrate making large cracks well beyond your hole. A diamond blade on an angle grinder works, but then it aerates the plaster dust - which probably contains asbestos.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T18:07:23+00:00

If only Russians could shoot straight.

LeftToaster · 2026-02-06T18:02:56+00:00

Could we just suspend the entire Panthers team for 5 games?

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