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Great commentary as usual B. What I noticed was how well the Canuck d-core activated in the 3rd. At one point Soucy pinched in and in another when Zad had the same opportunity he backed off as the Oiler forward could have broke past him. Just a lot of thinking hockey going on which was fun to watch. The Corolla line which is tacitly labelled the 3rd line was really the 2nd line last night. Joshua-Lindholm-Garland were outstanding. The Canuck centers dominating the FO's was huge. Canucks had to win #1 and did so in such a way that it will bring some hesitancy into the Oiler thinking. If the story about Kane is true then that hope is already manifesting. Win Game #2 and it will go full bore.

The common BS on here is that the CPC is full of Trump wannabees or religious nuts. Yet the NDP and unions regularly show that they hate Jews. Crickets.

In generality conflicts like the one in Gaza draws many people who are on the edge of reality. The antisemitic demos in universities around the world show how easily people can be led by professional agents. Behind the political BS is a serious group of people who understand the full global scope of what is happening in Gaza and Ukraine. The unknown battles are those happening within our own countries.

All the west had to do was send an ultimatum to Putin saying that their ground forces would enter Ukraine on a certain date. Only enough time for the Russians to organize a withdrawal. Most of the world recognize the Russian invasion as a brutal exhibition of naked imperialism. There is no ethical rational for western allies to sit on the sidelines. It is not even a case of altruism if they acted. It is in western military and economic interest to preserve Ukraine. It takes gonads and unfortunately there is not much in that department in the west. Russia, Iran and China are conducting a global war to defeat the west.

I think your take is bang on. Canuck success against the Oilers will be based in the Van d-zone. The d-core is superior to the Oilers defensively and can play a heavy game. Keep the Oilers to the outside as much as possible and take the hits when available. If Silovs can see the shots I am confident he can stop them. A heavy game could wear the Oilers down and maybe take a player or two out. The Oilers have no comparable to Hughes. They will go after him like the Preds did. The Canuck offense is not playing particularly well but they have enough skill to score enough to win games. Combine that with an ability to also play a heavy game. Canuck strength at center is better than the Oilers IMHO. Silovs versus Skinner. The book isn't out on this matchup. My gut resides with Silovs. I want Skinner to be seriously tested. Canucks take game #1 and the Oiler world starts to worry.

I haven't much time for this grocery store price gouging. A convenient labelling effort. Grew up on a small farm and it sounds like a nice way to make a living but it wasn't a very profitable one. 150 chickens produced a lot of eggs but getting them delivered and collecting was always time consuming for what you made. We bought wheat from the elevator next door but then you had to supplement with a medicated mix in the spring. I can just imagine what you paid for your coop with todays materials costs. How about keeping the water unfroze in winter. That chicken shit could be hard to move when it froze as well. Then there were the varmits who wanted chicken dinner all the time. One milk cow could keep a family in milk and butter and quite honestly a milk cow was less work than the chickens. 2 x a day milking tho.

Isn't that how the Lone Ranger used to get on Silver? I never remembered him getting kicked in the knackers. I guess if Meyers can handle it the rest should.

IMHO both Canadiens and Americans would be well served if they sat down and listened/watched the Berkshire Hathaway AGM. They might learn about the value of pragmatic and long term investing. Understanding that there are quality people who do good things in this world. The realization that most pundits and politicians are simply bull shitters.

RT has the best goalie coach in the game to ask.

I think that is the situation in a nutshell. Frustrate the Oiler forwards in the neutral zone and in the d-zone. Keep them to the outside as much as possible. Score the first goal so they don't have to chase the game. LA had to change their game a lot because of that. If there is a clean hit take it. This is not the same team that Vancouver beat 3 X last fall. Edmonton is playing good hockey. Let's hope they are coming out of that LA series overconfident. Canucks get the drop on them and take Game 1. Make Edmonton chase them. My gut tells me that Hogs has a great series. There are so many Canuck weapons due for a breakout.

Was it Reinmetall that was moving a production plant into Ukraine?

Unfortunately starving Gazans feed the propaganda war that Hamas and their allies are propagating. The world is trying to download their responsibility for this mess onto Israel.

I am apolitical on this problem. This problem started long before Trudeau although he hasn't done much to fight it. I admired your recent post where you talked about how to deal with issues. A fact based process of identifying what influences a problem and then developing a solution. I hope I stated that accurately. What to do? Cooper's reporting at least identifies much of the problem. At a minimum a inquiry is required, either provincial or federal, that identifies the criminals involved, their methods of operation, and the $ scale of their crimes. It is suggested that billions of $'s each year are being laundered in the BC real estate market. This has driven 100's of thousands of British Columbians out of the real estate market. The more insidious aspects of these crimes is that the money is being used to influence elections and bribe people responsible for defending the public interest. To me this is a national security issue along with a public safety issue. Those foreigners who are caught should be deported expeditiously and those who have not defended the public interest should be charged criminally. Lack of action is acceptance and what society can be OK with that?

This situation is not acceptable no matter what the Romans did. Read some of Sam Cooper's work. The whole situation is undermining Canadian society which is exactly what the CCP wanted. Canada was the weak underbelly of the G7 and we are paying the price.

How about instead of spending $500 million on 7 soccer games we spend the money on crime. Money continues to be laundered in BC and the billions in profit invested in BC real estate. Criminals use the Port of Vancouver to smuggle goods. Meth is manufactured and sold to addicts in BC. The profits of crime undermine our whole society. Crime corrupts politicians, the judicial system, contractors, etc. Yet our society does little about it.