Biff Tannen

We need the paper bag emoji back, or maybe a tinfoil hat.

You're right about the Horvat trade, dunno why I thought it was later but the point still stands. If Canucks had been towards the top of the league I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have traded away their captain so they'd either had let him walk for nothing or overpaid him a la Islanders. Probably just going in circles here but my main point is you're talking like these things are set in stone based on very little evidence and with a huge number of variables - Demko's health/performance, Silovs' development, other goalie signings, Canucks chances at the beginning of 25/26, where they as the deadline approaches, how much Demko wants and for how long, if they actually receive any substantial offers etc.

Horvat wasn't traded before the season though it was in March when Vancouver were already effectively done. Hopefully they'll be towards the top of the Pacific in March 2026 so the comparison isn't all that relevant. Hronek still doesn't have a contract for next season, albeit he is RFA so slightly different. Got no idea how the next 12 months will pan out but I could definitely see Demko starting the 25/26 season without an extension in place and potentially leaving as a free agent. Will it happen? Fuck knows

He's not though is he? Unless you mean he'll be entering the last year of his contract next summer in which case that's a confusing way to word it. Demko's on a relatively bargain contract for 2 more years, no idea how his body will be holding up by then or how Silovs will develop in that time. I like Silovs and personally I'd be up for risking him being the full time backup next season but wouldn't surprise me if they sign a more experienced placeholder or bring back DeSmith. Calling this a controversy is premature and hyperbolic. Currently Silovs is closer to DiPietro than Schneider.

Condensed Game

Not as often as I'd like, but that does keep Friday evenings open for more important things.

2024 playoffs Bruins WLWWLL Canucks WLWWL? Tonight they break the pattern, get outshot and outplayed but come away with an ugly 4-1 win.

At the risk of ruining people's anti-woke grievance fun - presumably it's easier to program the buses to have a generic 'Go Team Go' message that they can turn on whenever rather than having unique ones. The enemy is corporate penny pinching.

Tempting to pretend it's why I'm always drunk by faceoff time, but tbh it'd probably be the same at 2.30pm

Count yourself lucky. This is my 2 week sweetzone between Canadian and UK Summertime so this game starts at 2.30am for me.

Can you deliver your kingdom or do I need to come collect it?

In America? Yes https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/02/607638733/doctor-trump-dictated-letter-attesting-to-his-extraordinary-health

But Vegas are already using Stone's LTIR money and Hertl is injured so can't really argue he's a replacement in the short term. Definitely smells like cap circumvention, if Hertl and Stone both 'recover' for the playoffs it'll look even worse.

GMPA out GM'd again! Considerations just can't seem to stick anywhere. I was hoping we'd snap him up for some bottom 6 veteran grit despite the red flags about his character.