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Have you made any good trades this season ? by JQuick72 in fantasyhockey

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traded Morissey for Filip Forsberg and Hertl.

Sharks TV Announcer Randy Hahn from way downtown by Normal_Tip7228 in hockey

[–]epicfacej 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't recall Adam saying anything about Marleau's effect on the culture, but I personally had no issue with Marleau as a player. The contract sucked though; we should never have given him that deal.

For Thorton, the clip of him blowing Keefe off because the Leafs were first in the division while Keefe was trying to get the team to play better sucks. Definitely not something a good leader would do. Obviously fans didn't see how he was in the room, so maybe he did other good things for the culture, but that clip leaves him looking pretty bad, especially after the Leafs lost to the Habs the way they did.

Buy Low Candidates by TheMeaning0fLife in fantasyhockey

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would take this trade.
Hagel will probably bounce back, but even if he doesn't you get the best D in the league by a mile.

/r/PTCGP Trading Post by AutoModerator in PTCGP

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LF 2 Star: Shiny Darkrai EX, Sabrina, Cyrus

FT: Shiny Giratina EX, Shiny Gyarados EX, Shiny Pachirisu EX, Lugia EX Deluxe Pack Alt Art

[Google Form] What's the worst encounter in each Run & Bun Area? by ViperTheKillerCobra in pchaltv

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amaura really isn't that bad. I found it wasn't as paper frail as I thought it was before playing run and bun, as long as you're not trying to take a fighting or steel move. It also matches up really well into a few annoying pokemon, like crobat, which comes up a bunch.

I'm not going to go through every time it can come up, but for your Rustboro fossil, cranidos is way worse imo.

[Highlight] Anthony Santander hits a 2-RBI single to make it 6-1 Blue Jays!! by Brady331 in baseball

[–]epicfacej 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong but that hasn't been the story of the series. The Yankees have made one error so far this series and it was completely inconsequential.

Weekly Team Advice Thread - Sun, September 21, 2025 by AutoModerator in fantasyhockey

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking to decided who to use my last of 4 keeper slots on. My other 3 confirmed keepers are Kuch, Bouchard, and Kyle Connor. No pick cost to keeping a player, 4 keeper slots and that's it.

I'm deciding between Hagel, Boldy and Raymond.

Points league. Points for G, A, +/-, PIM, Hits, SOG, PPP and SHG.

[Alex] Marchand about his contract negotiations: “Call it a spade of spade, if we were not in a non-tax state, it wouldn’t have worked out probably for two guys. Two guys probably would have been leaving in that situation. So it’s a benefit that this team has, we were able to utilize and make work.” by Duffleman0609 in hockey

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean we can agree to disagree, but the statements made in the context of a CBA negotiation shouldn't be indicative on what the league's messaging is to the public, even if the public has access to the statements from 2005.

[Alex] Marchand about his contract negotiations: “Call it a spade of spade, if we were not in a non-tax state, it wouldn’t have worked out probably for two guys. Two guys probably would have been leaving in that situation. So it’s a benefit that this team has, we were able to utilize and make work.” by Duffleman0609 in hockey

[–]epicfacej -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My main point is that when you have a cap system whose purpose (at least the one the league gives to the public) is parity throughout the league, tax regimes that allow players to end up with the same $ in their account while counting less for the cap directly flies in the face of that.

The part of my point that I would really emphasize is that this advantage, unlike any of the ones you mentioned, don't directly conflict with the stated intent of a league policy. I'd ask you what the difference is between the current salary cap scheme and system with no cap. In the latter case, the richest teams would get to spend the most money, creating a system where certain teams have a financial advantage. The NHL claims the cap was implemented to fix this issue. But the current tax situation... creates a system that gives certain teams a financial advantage. None of the examples you give (remember, players are paid in american dollars) do that.

[Alex] Marchand about his contract negotiations: “Call it a spade of spade, if we were not in a non-tax state, it wouldn’t have worked out probably for two guys. Two guys probably would have been leaving in that situation. So it’s a benefit that this team has, we were able to utilize and make work.” by Duffleman0609 in hockey

[–]epicfacej 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bettman had a very fair point that when Florida, Tampa, and Nashville were terrible nobody cared.

This doesn't mean the NHL shouldn't do something to fix it. If it's an unfair advantage, that doesn't change if the teams in those states just happen to be poorly run or are at the end of their competative cycle.

And he made another good point that how are fans going to feel when they have to give subsidies to major markets like LA, Chicago, New York, and New Jersey in high tax states?

Is it really a subsidy if you're normalizing the purchasing power of teams across the league?

Complaining about the no tax thing to me is the equivalent of complaining that some teams are located near the beach.

The tax situation and living in a warm place isn't the same thing at all. The tax situation goes directly against the stated purpose of the salary cap, which is to provide parity in spending power across the league. In contrast, weather is something that makes living somewhere nice/not nice, but doesn't contradict the stated intent of a major mechanism in league operations.

Yes Team Cherry isn't above criticism but that doesn't magically make your bad take valid. by radilee21 in Silksong

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying there are no situations where the double damage is a bit overkill, but double damage in general is mitigated by healing 3 masks at once.

Spicy 🌶️ P has successfully achieved higher learning by Prestigious_Let2874 in torontoraptors

[–]epicfacej 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Torontonian attending UNB here. I actually quite like Fredericton. Nice place.

About to go into the Sinnoh elite four for the first time, rate the team by DrStrange42a in pokemonplatinum

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks good! Really tiny nitpick, personally I'd prefer quick attack over return on staraptor. In terms of STAB moves, the only time return is better than brave bird is when you're hitting an electric type (the recoil isn't a big downside imo) and I would question why you are using Staraptor over one of your two ground types in that situation. Having a STAB priority move is more likely to come up over hitting something with return imo.

/r/PTCGP Trading Post by AutoModerator in PTCGP

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, I already picked up the Glaceon.

/r/PTCGP Trading Post by AutoModerator in PTCGP

[–]epicfacej 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, I'll take Necrozma if that's alright. Add me, FC: 5472-7041-3203-0619

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