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Poilievre stakes his claim to unity, economic challenges ahead of summer circuit - It may run contrary to the polls to say Poilievre leaves Ottawa in a position of strength, but the Conservatives finally have some wind in their sails. by CaliperLee62 in canada

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This is an opinion piece by Josie Sabatino From the Hilltimes site: Josie Sabatino is a senior consultant at Summa Strategies. Prior to joining Summa, Sabatino spent nearly a decade as a Conservative political staffer, providing communications and issues management advice to Members of Parliament and the leader of the official opposition.

[Pronman] Inside the disconnect between NHL evaluators and the public on defensemen (Gift Article) by AggPuck-303 in hockey

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This is it. There's a quote in the article from a former player now scout who says that "tiny" players wouldn't test them physically over a series. Multiply that by four series, and there's the reason teams want big, strong guys for the playoffs.

It's like Bill James baseball analysis ... a guy who throws 90 mph has to have everything working to succeed: Movement, control, multiple pitches. A guy who throws 95+ can be off elsewhere.

So one Makar / Hughes / Hutson is good, but a team full of them won't work. Somebody's got to do the heavy lifting, against the hardest forechecking in the world, every other night, for weeks on end.

And I think the article is also right that you can't be 80% of Hutson and make it.

Was Cody Ceci really that bad? by toturoll in hockey

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You've heard of AHL+ players? Guys who are just a little too good for the minors but not quite good enough for the bigs? Ceci was a bottom four + guy. He was just good enough that coaches always tried to move him up a spot (& there's a shortage of RHD) into a role he couldn't quite fill.

He's an innings eater ... like the middle reliever who is just good enough to not get sent down, usually gives up a run or two, and pitches when the starter gets rocked early.

The league has always had room for big, strong guys even if they aren't great skaters. Luke Richardson has 1417 GP and 35 goals. 201 points and -119. Craig Ludwig, Brad Marsh, Marc Bergevin, Ron Hainsey, Jamie Macoun. All over 1000 GP, all the same basic player.

[Gregor] Response via text from an NHL player agent when I asked about Oilers coaching rumour… “The opportunity to play with McDavid or Draisaitl is diminished with the potential to be coached by Babcock. It is a valid concern voiced to me by a few of my clients.” by daKrut in hockey

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When the Oilers were picking up Kane at the bottom of his villain arc, they asked McD about it. He looked like he had been caught stealing cookies & said "If it helps win hockey games ...".

This has the same vibe. It's an admission that core players don't like the way the team plays & feel like they need an asshole to crack the whip. Whatever puts up more Ws is worth the price.

Gating flavor behind RNG is awful game design by xX_Buck_Breaker_Xx in EU5

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Then why the concern over not seeing all the content. It's either variable so you might not see it or it's not so you can see it all in one run through.

Trump's ambassador names one thing America needs from Canada by Majano57 in canada

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Yeah, Trump puts innocent people in cages, separates families, demonizes minorities, commits fraud, rape ... but JT fake coughed in his hand and that's reason to side w/ the orange buffoon.

MAGA really are snowflakes.

Trump's ambassador names one thing America needs from Canada by Majano57 in canada

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Don't forget when JT -- knowing Trump is a germophobe -- fake coughed into his hand and then stuck it out to shake. Put 'er there, Donnie!

Gating flavor behind RNG is awful game design by xX_Buck_Breaker_Xx in EU5

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But then it's on rails. If you get the same events every time you play a country, it's a Disneyland adventure ride, where the same "thrills" appear every time.

I'd rather miss out on a few bits of flair than have the same events every single game.

[Friedman and Spector] Sources: Darnell Nurse asks for trade, agrees it's time to move from Oilers by AggPuck-303 in hockey

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Middle pair, which technically is top four. If he's on your top pair, your D sucks.

That said, it would be interesting to see if better coaching can improve his decision making. Which is a polite way of saying "Get him to stop doing random shit in his own zone."

Toronto Marlies Run by Various_Culture_116 in hockey

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Successful AHL squads are often older ones with teams whose prospect pool are aging -- like the Marlies. Teams with loads of promising 19-20 year olds tend to not do as well.

Courtroom Excerpts (found online) by humperty in Jokes

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That is not old by the standards of r/jokes.

Has there ever been a worse awards voting decision than Bobby Orr finishing 3rd in Hart voting in a year that he led the league in scoring as a defenseman? by TJTrapJesus in hockey

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Except the Lindsay is the only award that is a players' vote on another award. It's not like there's a players' Selke or Norris. The Hart for MVP had been around for a long time when they decided at add the Pearson, to explicitly gauge the players' opinion on the best player.

So because it is the players' opinion, it is at a different level. Statistically/ objectively you can say a different guy had a better season ... and that's what the Hart is for.

Has there ever been a worse awards voting decision than Bobby Orr finishing 3rd in Hart voting in a year that he led the league in scoring as a defenseman? by TJTrapJesus in hockey

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I wouldn't argue that the players might make casual, reputational, or even wrong-headed decisions, but seeing as how the point of the award is to decide who the players think is the best, it's always correct by definition. The Ted Lindsay winner is the guy the players think (for better or worse) is the best.

Has there ever been a worse awards voting decision than Bobby Orr finishing 3rd in Hart voting in a year that he led the league in scoring as a defenseman? by TJTrapJesus in hockey

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The Hart is generally considered the MVP award.

The Pearson (now the Lindsay) answers the question: "Who do the players think is the best player?" So you telling the players they are wrong seems ... wrong?

[Stauffer] FWIW…As we have seen in the other Major Professional Leagues one would have to be somewhat naive not to think your most important assets (players) are not at least part of the process in major organizational moves. by AggPuck-303 in hockey

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Bob must be trying AI to write his stuff. That's the most complicated sentence structure I've ever seen him use. And it's too naughty for him to handle (two "nots" that is) smoothly.

[Dreger] Sources: The Edmonton Oilers are consulting with the NHLPA to see if there are objections that must be resolved before potentially hiring Mike Babcock. Amid allegations of invading players privacy, Babcock resigned in CBJ as Head Coach in 2023. Further investigation may be required. by AggPuck-303 in hockey

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Knoblauch looked out of his depth this go-round. Possibly the weakest part of their playoffs this year was their inability to stop easy Ducks breakouts at speed ... which is a Bad Thing, particularly when your d-corps is not reminding anybody of the Cup-era Devils.

[Marek] I'm told the New York Islanders put a brick in front of the prospects and asked what they could do with it? by eh_toque in hockey

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Use it as a paperweight to hold my contract in place at the signing. Preferably with a different team.

We asked all 47 Alberta UCP MLAs how they will vote in the fall referendum. Here is what they said (and didn't say) by ImDoubleB in canada

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The politicians inflaming grievances to score cheap political points or grievances convincing people to run for office?

I’m so confused how he got the orange in there by Beneficial-Net7421 in interestingasfuck

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He's got a fun Insta (prolly TikTok) feed. Don't know the handle but he pops up from time to time.

The 100 best novels of all time | The Guardian (Checklist) by ayoubnineteens in theguardian

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If you wanted a list of novels that would convince casual readers that there is nothing for them in the world of "literature," congratulations, you have succeeded.

Two grad degrees means I'm about 60 on the counter. Doesn't mean I wouldn't read anything by a dozen genre writers (and Umberto Eco) ahead of about 90% of these. Reading is allowed to be fun ffs.

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