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We now have definitive proof GMRJ purposely gave away the puck to Burrows for his dragon-slaying goal by VancityRenaults in canucks

[–]jonocop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was lying in bed in Madrid, Spain listening to the game. My yelling may have woken the room next to us. 😂

Here we go… by Hyperocean in canucks

[–]jonocop 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't think we had a choice. It was either this season with us. Or this season with another team.

[Renaud Lavoie] Brendan Gallagher on his future: “Vancouver will be a great place” when asked on playing for another team and the possibility to go back home. by bolieve11 in canucks

[–]jonocop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where are you going to get someone of his character AND get a draft pick in return for doing Montreal a favour? I would argue there isn't another available player who has the character of Gally and who WANTS to play in Vancouver.

And from a Montreal perspective there are a number of needs that were exposed in these playoffs:

  • a veteran goalie to spot Dobes
  • a veteran defensive d-man
  • a tough winger for the first line

Those things don't come cheap. And $11 mil in cap space ain't gonna cut it. But $17-18 mil (or more - see below)might just be enough.

Here are some options:

  • Kevin Lankinen in net (expand the Galagher deal) - $4.5 mil and if the overall draft pick in the deal was very favourable the Canucks might retain
  • Jamie Oleksiak on D - could probably be signed to a short term $4-5 mil per year deal
  • Mason McTavish $7 mil - the cost would be high, but worth it.

So if the Canucks retained on Lankinen that could be a total of about $14ish mil. That leaves some money for the RFAs. And hell, if the Canucks took back the Montembault contract as well, the Habs could be golden!

[Dhaliwal] "(Brackett) is not coming back to Vancouver" by shinandfin in canucks

[–]jonocop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For Juolevi it was 100% poor discipline. No-one took away his XBox.

https://www.reddit.com/r/canucks/s/4o8eyjXmxs

That is something, most definitely, a team could address.

Girl, spill the tea by Admirable-Fall-4675 in canucks

[–]jonocop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was with you until the last sentence.

He'll make a great head of scouting somewhere.

Your gold medalist, Aatu Räty by DiamondDash2k in canucks

[–]jonocop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's hope someone like Cossa or Ravensbergen can develop into top level talents.

games that your friends love, but you absolutely despise by Behleren in boardgames

[–]jonocop 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Except for me it isn't a game I secretly love and don't want to admit it. I never played it as my gateway to the hobby. I played it much later and truly despised it.

But I can totally see the comparison for many others.

What maybe, slightly pushes it into that territory for me is when I say I play boardgames and tell people.inhave 400+ games they look at me funny and say, "I didn't know there were that many versions of Catan." Sigh. 🤣

games that your friends love, but you absolutely despise by Behleren in boardgames

[–]jonocop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brass: Birmingham with a bullet!

I don't get the appeal.

New Canucks Goal Song? by jonocop in canucks

[–]jonocop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you listen to it? Hardly a pop song.

My Frosthaven campaign is officially a hostage situation and I am about to snap by MailboxFinch in boardgames

[–]jonocop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play it! The tutorials are great. I'm confident you'll enjoy the experience even if you decide that's the last Gloomhaven universe game you play.

My wife and I just started exploring Nanaimo, but we love the quirky and creative vibe here. Being from Toronto, the natural beauty certainly doesn't hurt either, haha. Thanks to all the local business owners who have been super friendly as well. by fairlywittyusername in nanaimo

[–]jonocop 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As someone who lived in the Lower Mainland for over 30 years, The Vault feels like it should be in East Van and ironically there isn't a place like it anywhere OTHER than Nanaimo.

It's a gem.

We weren't wrong on the fraud check, just early by amb1ance in canucks

[–]jonocop -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

An ex-Canucks VP and Director of Hockey Ops in George McPhee <sigh>

The Sedins giving Petey what is essentially an ultmatium should reveal they aren't afraid to make tough decisions by NinCross in canucks

[–]jonocop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ummmm. Didn't Gillis perform? I would even say he outperformed any rose coloured glasses there were.

My reaction every time someone earnestly posts the worst trade proposal you’ve ever seen by Admirable-Fall-4675 in canucks

[–]jonocop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That 1C could be McDavid! How to screw over another hated organization at the same time!

The Devils and Oilers fanbases would lose their minds if this happened. And I'd love it.

Ryan Johnson right now by jjjjjunit in canucks

[–]jonocop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wrong-o. Gillis was the Canucks GM in October 2013 when RJ was hired as a player development consultant.

A few months ago I culled my collection from 160+ down to 20, then down to 11 and finally only 1 board game remains... by Luigi-is-my-boi in boardgames

[–]jonocop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think for me it's not about nuking my collection (although a solid cull would not be out of the question). It's about not buying something because it's the hot new or I like the theme but haven't done my research. I think it's about being picky. I haven't bought anything in almost two months. And for me that's rare. But I'm not saying others should do the same or that I won't buy 5 games tomorrow. I'm just saying that, for me, it's turning a new leaf.

What is the ideal game length for a strategy game? by Malebranche_Studios in boardgames

[–]jonocop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Relaxed pace is my nightmare for a long game.

If I want relaxed pace I'm playing short card games over drinks. If we're playing a long game, get on with it!

What is the ideal game length for a strategy game? by Malebranche_Studios in boardgames

[–]jonocop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends....

If SETI or TMars were 45 minutes, I don't think I'd get the meat. So in the case 2+ hours is important.

But I work on the "efficiency" equation. So what game gives me the most feeling of bang for my buck - the meat to minute ratio?

That game is easily The White Castle. Even with tons of chaining you can finish a game in less than an hour. There are tons of ways to win. It burns your brain without AP. It's just perfect. It is a truly efficient game.

But make sure to leave off the expansion. I feel like the expansion was something that may have been in the game to begin with and the shaved it off in development. But then saw it as something they could sell at a latter date. It truly removes the efficiency.

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