Jeremy Hronek

He deliberately tried to injure our best player at the time in Markus Naslund. He was a punk kid trying to make a name for himself by attempting to seriously injure a superstar. I would not shed a single tear if I ever find out that Steve Moore gets a terminal illness of some kind. Fuck Steve Moore.

Will try but I'm literally dying. :tired: Will tough it out.

3:46 AM on my end guys.......Canucks going to do anything here? Any rumours? If not, I'll head to bed. Don't think I have much left in the tank.

Is Steve Moore a psychopath for deliberately attempting to seriously injure Naslund? Fuck Moore, and I agree with the sentiment of this thread. I'm glad his career was ended and I hope his life continues to get progressively worse.

Not sure why anyone is surprised that we haven't done anything. 1. Willander, Lekkerimaki, D-Pettersson, and Podkolzin are probably untouchable. 2. Guys like Hirose and Bains probably have little to no interest from other teams (or perhaps there is mild interest but certainly not enough to warrant moving a big fish). A returning Soucy, Myers, and Joshua probably are our "deadline acquisitions" The man avec breasts, Phil Kessel, will likely be our "big signing."

Fair enough. If you're happy going to Surrey Central skytrain station and seeing unsavoury characters smoking crack and shooting up as you enter the station, more power to you. If you enjoy seeing random stabbings and shootings, more power to you. If you enjoy seeing 'tent cities' springing up and dirt and filth downtown (by the way, head down the I-5 to Seattle if you really want to know what I'm talking about......and what Vancouver could realistically look like 3-5 years from now), more power to you. The beautiful aroma of vape, poo, and urine permeating through the air. Drug needles on the ground. Prostitutes pulling tricks on street corners. More power to you (I'm describing Seattle by the way....from what I saw in 2022 when I went down to watch Seahawks-Broncos season opener........but I kid you not, Vancouver might not be far off). Paying $2200 a month for studio apartment sounds completely logical. If you want to see your team lose 4-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals and then see rioters burn down your city while an outmanned police force, despite their best efforts, are completely outnumbered, then more power to you. Those rioters that rioted by the way, they can be forgiven......#MentalHealthIssues. So yes - while I deeply sympathize with Vancouver and truly hope that it turns things around and becomes the greatest city in the world, I am also happy where I'm currently living and will stay here for the forseeable future. That much we can agree on.

Fair enough. FWIW - I'm not a 'right-wing' or a Conservative. I'm an Independent. I'm a strong believer in Roe v. Wade, not a fan of 'bible thumpers' (or any 'religious zealots' that want to mix religion in governing decisions, for example "outlawing gay marriages because homosexuality is a sin), and only believe in the right to bear arms provided that the Government can turn off your gun (to prevent mass shootings). Also very open to the right idea of the wealthiest corporations in Canada and America being heavily incentivized to invest in the middle class (not a fan of 'trickle down' economics but am also cognizant of the fact that Corporations will pack up and head overseas if you try and create abusive tax laws against them and so there needs to be incentives here for realistic strategies). My biggest areas of interest (and support) are having a strong police force, strong military, secure borders with tight immigration policies (but still encouraging immigration), and huge investment into science and technology, and "drill baby drill" as a way of combating inflation (that's the closest thing to a Donald Trump quote you'll hear me say by the way ;-)).

1. I don't know much about Canada's Immigration process and policies. 2. Mass shootings or not, gun violence in North America (both Canada and the United States) is significantly higher than in places like Singapore, Japan, China, South Korea, etc. To me, that's a problem, and it's related to too much leniency, a relatively small police budget, and a lack of respect for the Police (related to too much leniency imo). Crap philosophies such as #DefundThePolice should have never been entered into existence but alas, it did. And again, I'm not anti-immigration and completely agree that homegrown knuckleheads can be just as much of a problem (as you have proven with your two cited examples).

Why have you posted a picture of Oprah Winfrey eating popcorn? Good deal for the Jets if it goes through. Fun fact - a few years back, If had Ehlers-Scheifele-Toffoli on my top line in fantasy hockey.

So you're all on board with the razor wire at the Texas border? Yes and if it was up to me, the wires would be electric at the highest voltage. And you're willing to allow scared mothers and their children to "have the living shit kicked out of them" for trying to escape oppressive or dangerous circumstances? No. There's absolutely a place for those that seek asylum - in the correct manner. Big difference between seeking asylum and attempting to sneak into a border like a little punk ass bitch. For the situation that you described, I would absolutely give people like this a chance to state their case and consent to a background check. Upon gaining acceptance into the country, they would be given an opportunity to find work and find a babysitter, and contribute to our society. A case study worker would see to it that these things happened. Why stop at immigration? Why not use corporal punishment for any crime to discourage it? Trust me when I say that I'd be on board with this. Remember those rioters from 2011 that disgraced the city of Vancouver? If it was up to me, they'd be lined up against a wall and be shot via Police firing squad on grounds of treason (to both Canada and the city of Vancouver). I also would take it to assume you would be more than happy to have any citizen that doesn't pay taxes have the shit kicked out of them, since it really shouldn't matter if you're a citizen or not. Yes, if someone is deliberately and consciously engaging in Tax evasion, then I would absolutely support corporal punishment. I was actually willing to accept the rest of your reply, but then I got to the above paragraphs. Is this your takeaway from living in an Asian country where people respect (or is it more fear?) the police? Yes, because it works. Take a look at Singapore. Democratic country + almost zero crime + almost zero drug problems. No tent cities and a viable solution to combat homelessness (their strategy could be better but it's a hell of a lot better than the shit show known as Vancouver, Canada, etc.).

I would literally sacrifice the penis of my own father if it meant landing Sidney Crosby. Holy fuck if this is true. I will straight up punch anyone in the fucking balls if they aren't willing to give up Lekker or even Willander for Sid the Kid. And yes, we would absolutely be in the conversation for cup contenders if Sidney fucking Crosby came here. Don't believe how excited I am?!? Feel these nipples!

[quote]I would posit that the bolded is what got you your warning to tread carefully from Sharpshooter. It is borderline xenophobic and smacks of a typical right-wing talking point referring to the "right kind of" immigrant (ie White Europeans). [/quote] I understand where you’re coming from but that’s not what I meant at all. Assholes come in all forms regardless of what their skin color or religious beliefs (or non-beliefs) are. Doesn’t matter if they’re White Europeans or whoever. [quote] People in North America have less respect for police because the police have a history of doing things that are undeserving of respect, especially when it comes to dealing with non-whites. [/quote] Agreed that systematic racism towards browns and blacks exists in both Canada and America and that this needs to be addressed. Having said that, I am of the belief that both countries need to significantly increase its police budget. The amount of crime (ie gun shootings) and drug use has become completely unacceptable. [quote]It has nothing to do with research. You were warned to be careful with your wording (I assume so that you did not stray into language that would have warranted something stronger than a warning), and immediately responded with "Freedom of speech!" which is a typical right-wing response when called out about used language. My response was pointing out that "I do my own research" is possibly the only phrase less used than "Freedom of speech!" as a right-wing response when called out on their behavior. [/quote] What I meant by that quote (“freedom of speech”) is that I didn’t think I said anything so objectionably offensive that it warranted me to “watch what I say” (although I do concede that I was a bit careless with my immigration comment). I feel like I expressed a perfectly valid opinion that North Americans need to step up as far as senseless crimes and gun shootings were concerned. [quote] Right-wingers have wanted tougher gun laws, depending who on it is that has the guns (nothing scares a right-winger more than a black man with a gun). Your "very best and morally responsible immigrants" comments only circles back around to what I bolded earlier. How do you decide that? Dangerous criminals are already not allowed to migrate into the US or Canada, so what morality test are you proposing? It's not blatant racism, but it is right up against it. [/quote] I’m not a right winger. I’m of the belief that everyone has the right to gun ownership to protect themselves and their families, but that Governments, via technology, should have the ability to turn off your gun in order to prevent mass shootings (with today’s modern technology, I think something like this would be possible). So right there - my belief would likely piss off both the left and right, lol. As far as immigration goes, I’m of the belief that there should be a process and that severe corporal punishment should take place if anyone tries to sneak across the border. Yes it sounds inhumane but you have to discourage the practice. Go through the formalized immigration process and do through background checks on all candidates. Unless someone has come to retire, make sure that everyone coming in has a legit working visa of some kind and will be working and contributing towards society (unless they are a dependent and will be living with someone that is working). Anyone that sneaks into the border and engages in deliberate tax evasion deserves to have the living shit kicked out of them in my opinion (for having indirectly spat in your face and having spat on the flag). Anyways, that’s my stance. Some will like it some will not.

You mean, you weren’t excited about the possibility of going to HF Canucks to argue with the “I know everything” 25-30 year old kids there? (Because clearly - you understand everything about hockey if you understand WAR and advanced analytics). Or the echo chamber consisting of grumpy old 55-70 year old incels known as Canuckscorner? You weren’t excited at the idea of joining? Come on now.