IN ALL HONESTY…WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED AT THE LACK OF TRADES IN THE NHL…
LAST YEAR A NUMBER OF GENERAL MANAGERS BLEW THEIR BRAINS OUT TRYING TO HIT A HOME RUN AT THE DEADLINE…
EACH WAS CONVINCED THEIR TEAM WAS A LOT BETTER THAN IT REALLY WAS…
THAT’S THE ILLUSION CREATED BY THE SHOOTOUT AND AN UNBALANCED SCHEDULE…
ON THE SURFACE THE NHL APPEARS TO HAVE REACHED PARITY…
DON’T BELIEVE IT…
THIS SEASON IS LIKE ANY SEASON…
THERE ARE THE USUAL 3 OR 4 TEAMS THAT HAVE A LIGITIMATE SHOT AT WINNING THE CUP…
AND ANOTHER 2 OR 3 OTHERS THAT NEED ONE OR TWO PIECES TO BECOME A CONTENDER…
THOSE ARE THE TEAMS THAT WILL BE ACTIVE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS…
THE GOOD NEWS IS…THE CANUCKS ARE ONE OF THEM…
THE TWO PLAYERS WHICH MAKE THE MOST SENSE ARE…BRAD RICHARDS IN TAMPA BAY…AND OLI JOKINEN IN FLORIDA…
RICHARDS IS THE BETTER FIT…BUT HE COMES WITH A CONTRACT THAT WILL PAY HIM $7.8 MILLION FOR THE NEXT 3 SEASONS…
JOKINEN HAS TWO YEARS LEFT AT $5.25 MILLION…HOWEVER JOKINEN HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN NHL PLAYOFF GAME…
AS A RESULT MOST OF THE ATTENTION IS ON RICHARDS…WHO HAS WON BOTH A CUP AND THE CONN SMYTHE TROPHY…
WORD HAS IT HE HAS GIVEN THE LIGHTNING A LIST OF 3 TEAMS HE’D BE WILLING TO LIFT HIS NO-TRADE CLAUSE FOR…
DALLAS…COLUMBUS…CHICAGO AND VANCOUVER…
WHERE HE LANDS COULD VERY WELL DETERMINE WHICH TEAM TAKES HOME THE STANLEY CUP…
THE STARS ALREADY OWN THE SECOND BEST RECORD IN THE NHL…
AND THEY WILL HAVE DEFENCEMAN SERGEI ZUBOV BACK IN TIME FOR THE PLAYOFFS…
SHOULD RICHARDS JOIN THE CANUCKS IT WOULD GIVE THEM THE OFFENSIVE JOLT THE TEAM HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL SEASON…
COMBINE THAT WITH THE RETURN OF…BRENDAN MORRISON AND AARON MILLER…AND THE CANUCKS COULD MATCH UP WITH ANY TEAM IN THE WEST…
NO QUESTION WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE THE NUMBER OF TRADES WE DID LAST YEAR…
BUT THE ONES THAT ARE MADE…WILL BE MADE BY CONTENDERS…AND NOT BY PRETENDERS…
Monday, February 25, 2008
Trade Deadline
IN ALL HONESTY…WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED AT THE LACK OF TRADES IN THE NHL…
LAST YEAR A NUMBER OF GENERAL MANAGERS BLEW THEIR BRAINS OUT TRYING TO HIT A HOME RUN AT THE DEADLINE…
EACH WAS CONVINCED THEIR TEAM WAS A LOT BETTER THAN IT REALLY WAS…
THAT’S THE ILLUSION CREATED BY THE SHOOTOUT AND AN UNBALANCED SCHEDULE…
ON THE SURFACE THE NHL APPEARS TO HAVE REACHED PARITY…
DON’T BELIEVE IT…
THIS SEASON IS LIKE ANY SEASON…
THERE ARE THE USUAL 3 OR 4 TEAMS THAT HAVE A LIGITIMATE SHOT AT WINNING THE CUP…
AND ANOTHER 2 OR 3 OTHERS THAT NEED ONE OR TWO PIECES TO BECOME A CONTENDER…
THOSE ARE THE TEAMS THAT WILL BE ACTIVE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS…
THE GOOD NEWS IS…THE CANUCKS ARE ONE OF THEM…
THE TWO PLAYERS WHICH MAKE THE MOST SENSE ARE…BRAD RICHARDS IN TAMPA BAY…AND OLI JOKINEN IN FLORIDA…
RICHARDS IS THE BETTER FIT…BUT HE COMES WITH A CONTRACT THAT WILL PAY HIM $7.8 MILLION FOR THE NEXT 3 SEASONS…
JOKINEN HAS TWO YEARS LEFT AT $5.25 MILLION…HOWEVER JOKINEN HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN NHL PLAYOFF GAME…
AS A RESULT MOST OF THE ATTENTION IS ON RICHARDS…WHO HAS WON BOTH A CUP AND THE CONN SMYTHE TROPHY…
WORD HAS IT HE HAS GIVEN THE LIGHTNING A LIST OF 3 TEAMS HE’D BE WILLING TO LIFT HIS NO-TRADE CLAUSE FOR…
DALLAS…COLUMBUS…CHICAGO AND VANCOUVER…
WHERE HE LANDS COULD VERY WELL DETERMINE WHICH TEAM TAKES HOME THE STANLEY CUP…
THE STARS ALREADY OWN THE SECOND BEST RECORD IN THE NHL…
AND THEY WILL HAVE DEFENCEMAN SERGEI ZUBOV BACK IN TIME FOR THE PLAYOFFS…
SHOULD RICHARDS JOIN THE CANUCKS IT WOULD GIVE THEM THE OFFENSIVE JOLT THE TEAM HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL SEASON…
COMBINE THAT WITH THE RETURN OF…BRENDAN MORRISON AND AARON MILLER…AND THE CANUCKS COULD MATCH UP WITH ANY TEAM IN THE WEST…
NO QUESTION WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE THE NUMBER OF TRADES WE DID LAST YEAR…
BUT THE ONES THAT ARE MADE…WILL BE MADE BY CONTENDERS…AND NOT BY PRETENDERS…
LAST YEAR A NUMBER OF GENERAL MANAGERS BLEW THEIR BRAINS OUT TRYING TO HIT A HOME RUN AT THE DEADLINE…
EACH WAS CONVINCED THEIR TEAM WAS A LOT BETTER THAN IT REALLY WAS…
THAT’S THE ILLUSION CREATED BY THE SHOOTOUT AND AN UNBALANCED SCHEDULE…
ON THE SURFACE THE NHL APPEARS TO HAVE REACHED PARITY…
DON’T BELIEVE IT…
THIS SEASON IS LIKE ANY SEASON…
THERE ARE THE USUAL 3 OR 4 TEAMS THAT HAVE A LIGITIMATE SHOT AT WINNING THE CUP…
AND ANOTHER 2 OR 3 OTHERS THAT NEED ONE OR TWO PIECES TO BECOME A CONTENDER…
THOSE ARE THE TEAMS THAT WILL BE ACTIVE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS…
THE GOOD NEWS IS…THE CANUCKS ARE ONE OF THEM…
THE TWO PLAYERS WHICH MAKE THE MOST SENSE ARE…BRAD RICHARDS IN TAMPA BAY…AND OLI JOKINEN IN FLORIDA…
RICHARDS IS THE BETTER FIT…BUT HE COMES WITH A CONTRACT THAT WILL PAY HIM $7.8 MILLION FOR THE NEXT 3 SEASONS…
JOKINEN HAS TWO YEARS LEFT AT $5.25 MILLION…HOWEVER JOKINEN HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN NHL PLAYOFF GAME…
AS A RESULT MOST OF THE ATTENTION IS ON RICHARDS…WHO HAS WON BOTH A CUP AND THE CONN SMYTHE TROPHY…
WORD HAS IT HE HAS GIVEN THE LIGHTNING A LIST OF 3 TEAMS HE’D BE WILLING TO LIFT HIS NO-TRADE CLAUSE FOR…
DALLAS…COLUMBUS…CHICAGO AND VANCOUVER…
WHERE HE LANDS COULD VERY WELL DETERMINE WHICH TEAM TAKES HOME THE STANLEY CUP…
THE STARS ALREADY OWN THE SECOND BEST RECORD IN THE NHL…
AND THEY WILL HAVE DEFENCEMAN SERGEI ZUBOV BACK IN TIME FOR THE PLAYOFFS…
SHOULD RICHARDS JOIN THE CANUCKS IT WOULD GIVE THEM THE OFFENSIVE JOLT THE TEAM HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL SEASON…
COMBINE THAT WITH THE RETURN OF…BRENDAN MORRISON AND AARON MILLER…AND THE CANUCKS COULD MATCH UP WITH ANY TEAM IN THE WEST…
NO QUESTION WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE THE NUMBER OF TRADES WE DID LAST YEAR…
BUT THE ONES THAT ARE MADE…WILL BE MADE BY CONTENDERS…AND NOT BY PRETENDERS…
Friday, February 15, 2008
Olympic "Volunteers"
THE PRICE OF THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS HAS GONE UP…AGAIN…
GET THIS…
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT…USING YOUR TAX DOLLARS…HAS OFFERED TO PAY CIVIL SERVANTS HALF THEIR WAGES IF THEY VOLUNTEER FOR THE GAMES…
THIS OFFER WAS E-MAILED OUT YESTERDAY TO 30 THOUSAND GOVERNMENT WORKERS…AND IS GOOD FOR 15 DAYS DURING THE GAMES…
EARLIER THIS WEEK OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS…
YESTERDAY WE WERE TOLD THAT 10 THOUSAND HAD ALREADY SIGNED UP…
SO WHAT’S THE PROBLEM???
AT NO TIME HAS ANYONE SUGGESTED ATTRACTING VOLUNTEERS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM…
ALREADY THE CANADIAN TAXPAYER FEDERATION HAS LABLED THE OFFER…”RIDICULOUS”…
WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED…
IN 2002 THE BID COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JACK POOLE LABLED A MAJOR UPGRADE TO THE SEA TO SKY HIWAY AS A…QUOTE…”DEAL BREAKER”…
ANYBODY WHO WAS AT LILLEHAMMER…NAGANO…OR TORINO KNOWS THAT SIMPLY WAS NOT TRUE…
NEVERTHELESS…TAXPAYERS WERE SUDDENLY ON THE HOOK FOR $600 MILLION DOLLARS…
THE PRICE FOR THE SUPER HIWAY TO WHISTLER HAS NOW CLIMBED TO NEARLY $800 MILLION…AND IT COULD HIT ONE BILLION BEFORE IT’S OVER…
THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO COST ONE BILLION…IT’S NOW AT 2 BILLION…
THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS $500 MILLION…IT’S NOW AT $900 MILLION AND CLIMBING…
THE SECURITY BUDGET IS STILL SET AT $175 MILLION…
NOBODY…INCLUDING THE RCMP BELIEVES THAT NUMBER IS EVEN CLOSE…
HOWEVER THIS LATEST STUNT BY VICTORIA TO PAY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTEER IS SIMPY TOO MUCH…
IT SMACKS OF ARROGANCE…AND ELITISM…
FAR TOO OFTEN THE OLYMPICS ARE TREATED BY POLITICIANS AS A FREE PASS TO FURTHER AN ENDLESS LIST OF HIDDEN AGENDAS…
IF THE ORGANIZERS CAN NOT ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND REAL VOLUNTEERS…
THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING HOSTING THE GAMES???
KEEP IN MIND…IT TOOK QUEBEC TAX PAYERS 30 YEARS TO PAY OFF OLYMPIC STADIUM…
MORE AND MORE IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE IN STORE FOR OUR OWN OLYMPIC HANGOVER…
GET THIS…
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT…USING YOUR TAX DOLLARS…HAS OFFERED TO PAY CIVIL SERVANTS HALF THEIR WAGES IF THEY VOLUNTEER FOR THE GAMES…
THIS OFFER WAS E-MAILED OUT YESTERDAY TO 30 THOUSAND GOVERNMENT WORKERS…AND IS GOOD FOR 15 DAYS DURING THE GAMES…
EARLIER THIS WEEK OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS…
YESTERDAY WE WERE TOLD THAT 10 THOUSAND HAD ALREADY SIGNED UP…
SO WHAT’S THE PROBLEM???
AT NO TIME HAS ANYONE SUGGESTED ATTRACTING VOLUNTEERS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM…
ALREADY THE CANADIAN TAXPAYER FEDERATION HAS LABLED THE OFFER…”RIDICULOUS”…
WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED…
IN 2002 THE BID COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JACK POOLE LABLED A MAJOR UPGRADE TO THE SEA TO SKY HIWAY AS A…QUOTE…”DEAL BREAKER”…
ANYBODY WHO WAS AT LILLEHAMMER…NAGANO…OR TORINO KNOWS THAT SIMPLY WAS NOT TRUE…
NEVERTHELESS…TAXPAYERS WERE SUDDENLY ON THE HOOK FOR $600 MILLION DOLLARS…
THE PRICE FOR THE SUPER HIWAY TO WHISTLER HAS NOW CLIMBED TO NEARLY $800 MILLION…AND IT COULD HIT ONE BILLION BEFORE IT’S OVER…
THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO COST ONE BILLION…IT’S NOW AT 2 BILLION…
THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS $500 MILLION…IT’S NOW AT $900 MILLION AND CLIMBING…
THE SECURITY BUDGET IS STILL SET AT $175 MILLION…
NOBODY…INCLUDING THE RCMP BELIEVES THAT NUMBER IS EVEN CLOSE…
HOWEVER THIS LATEST STUNT BY VICTORIA TO PAY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTEER IS SIMPY TOO MUCH…
IT SMACKS OF ARROGANCE…AND ELITISM…
FAR TOO OFTEN THE OLYMPICS ARE TREATED BY POLITICIANS AS A FREE PASS TO FURTHER AN ENDLESS LIST OF HIDDEN AGENDAS…
IF THE ORGANIZERS CAN NOT ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND REAL VOLUNTEERS…
THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING HOSTING THE GAMES???
KEEP IN MIND…IT TOOK QUEBEC TAX PAYERS 30 YEARS TO PAY OFF OLYMPIC STADIUM…
MORE AND MORE IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE IN STORE FOR OUR OWN OLYMPIC HANGOVER…
Olympic "Volunteers"
THE PRICE OF THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS HAS GONE UP…AGAIN…
GET THIS…
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT…USING YOUR TAX DOLLARS…HAS OFFERED TO PAY CIVIL SERVANTS HALF THEIR WAGES IF THEY VOLUNTEER FOR THE GAMES…
THIS OFFER WAS E-MAILED OUT YESTERDAY TO 30 THOUSAND GOVERNMENT WORKERS…AND IS GOOD FOR 15 DAYS DURING THE GAMES…
EARLIER THIS WEEK OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS…
YESTERDAY WE WERE TOLD THAT 10 THOUSAND HAD ALREADY SIGNED UP…
SO WHAT’S THE PROBLEM???
AT NO TIME HAS ANYONE SUGGESTED ATTRACTING VOLUNTEERS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM…
ALREADY THE CANADIAN TAXPAYER FEDERATION HAS LABLED THE OFFER…”RIDICULOUS”…
WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED…
IN 2002 THE BID COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JACK POOLE LABLED A MAJOR UPGRADE TO THE SEA TO SKY HIWAY AS A…QUOTE…”DEAL BREAKER”…
ANYBODY WHO WAS AT LILLEHAMMER…NAGANO…OR TORINO KNOWS THAT SIMPLY WAS NOT TRUE…
NEVERTHELESS…TAXPAYERS WERE SUDDENLY ON THE HOOK FOR $600 MILLION DOLLARS…
THE PRICE FOR THE SUPER HIWAY TO WHISTLER HAS NOW CLIMBED TO NEARLY $800 MILLION…AND IT COULD HIT ONE BILLION BEFORE IT’S OVER…
THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO COST ONE BILLION…IT’S NOW AT 2 BILLION…
THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS $500 MILLION…IT’S NOW AT $900 MILLION AND CLIMBING…
THE SECURITY BUDGET IS STILL SET AT $175 MILLION…
NOBODY…INCLUDING THE RCMP BELIEVES THAT NUMBER IS EVEN CLOSE…
HOWEVER THIS LATEST STUNT BY VICTORIA TO PAY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTEER IS SIMPY TOO MUCH…
IT SMACKS OF ARROGANCE…AND ELITISM…
FAR TOO OFTEN THE OLYMPICS ARE TREATED BY POLITICIANS AS A FREE PASS TO FURTHER AN ENDLESS LIST OF HIDDEN AGENDAS…
IF THE ORGANIZERS CAN NOT ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND REAL VOLUNTEERS…
THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING HOSTING THE GAMES???
KEEP IN MIND…IT TOOK QUEBEC TAX PAYERS 30 YEARS TO PAY OFF OLYMPIC STADIUM…
MORE AND MORE IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE IN STORE FOR OUR OWN OLYMPIC HANGOVER…
GET THIS…
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT…USING YOUR TAX DOLLARS…HAS OFFERED TO PAY CIVIL SERVANTS HALF THEIR WAGES IF THEY VOLUNTEER FOR THE GAMES…
THIS OFFER WAS E-MAILED OUT YESTERDAY TO 30 THOUSAND GOVERNMENT WORKERS…AND IS GOOD FOR 15 DAYS DURING THE GAMES…
EARLIER THIS WEEK OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS…
YESTERDAY WE WERE TOLD THAT 10 THOUSAND HAD ALREADY SIGNED UP…
SO WHAT’S THE PROBLEM???
AT NO TIME HAS ANYONE SUGGESTED ATTRACTING VOLUNTEERS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM…
ALREADY THE CANADIAN TAXPAYER FEDERATION HAS LABLED THE OFFER…”RIDICULOUS”…
WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED…
IN 2002 THE BID COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JACK POOLE LABLED A MAJOR UPGRADE TO THE SEA TO SKY HIWAY AS A…QUOTE…”DEAL BREAKER”…
ANYBODY WHO WAS AT LILLEHAMMER…NAGANO…OR TORINO KNOWS THAT SIMPLY WAS NOT TRUE…
NEVERTHELESS…TAXPAYERS WERE SUDDENLY ON THE HOOK FOR $600 MILLION DOLLARS…
THE PRICE FOR THE SUPER HIWAY TO WHISTLER HAS NOW CLIMBED TO NEARLY $800 MILLION…AND IT COULD HIT ONE BILLION BEFORE IT’S OVER…
THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO COST ONE BILLION…IT’S NOW AT 2 BILLION…
THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS $500 MILLION…IT’S NOW AT $900 MILLION AND CLIMBING…
THE SECURITY BUDGET IS STILL SET AT $175 MILLION…
NOBODY…INCLUDING THE RCMP BELIEVES THAT NUMBER IS EVEN CLOSE…
HOWEVER THIS LATEST STUNT BY VICTORIA TO PAY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTEER IS SIMPY TOO MUCH…
IT SMACKS OF ARROGANCE…AND ELITISM…
FAR TOO OFTEN THE OLYMPICS ARE TREATED BY POLITICIANS AS A FREE PASS TO FURTHER AN ENDLESS LIST OF HIDDEN AGENDAS…
IF THE ORGANIZERS CAN NOT ATTRACT 25 THOUSAND REAL VOLUNTEERS…
THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING HOSTING THE GAMES???
KEEP IN MIND…IT TOOK QUEBEC TAX PAYERS 30 YEARS TO PAY OFF OLYMPIC STADIUM…
MORE AND MORE IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE IN STORE FOR OUR OWN OLYMPIC HANGOVER…
Friday, February 8, 2008
Don Cherry
TONIGHT IN WINKLER MANITOBA THERE COULD BE A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT…
DON CHERRY HAS ARRIVED IN THAT TOWN FOR HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA…
HERE’S THE PROBLEM…
IN 1981 THE SOVIET UNION WON THE CANADA CUP BY THUMPING THIS COUNTRY 8-1…
THE SOVIETS ATTEMPTED TO STEAL THE TROPHY…
AS A RESULT THE WHOLE THING TURNED UGLY…
HERE’S THE TWIST…
IN THE 1870’S THE TOWN OF WINKLER WAS FOUNDED BY RUSSIAN MENNONITES…
A GROUP OF MANITOBA RESIDENTS COMMISSIONED A DUPLICATE TROPHY…HAD IN MINTED IN WINKLER…AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE SOVIET EMBASSY…
YOU SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING???
THIS IS THE SAME DON CHERRY WHO WENT POSTAL ON THE SOVIETS…WHEN THEY INSTIGATED A BRAWL DURING THE 1987 WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS…
OVER THE YEARS CHERRY HAS ACCUSED THE RUSSIAN PLAYERS OF HAVING NO HEART…
IN HIS WORDS…”THEY SUCK”…
HE ALSO LABLED THEM…A BUNCH OF QUITTERS”…LIARS AND CHEATS…
HE CALLED PAVEL BURE…”A LITTLE WEASEL”….
DARIUS KASPARAITIS…”YELLOW”…
AND SERGIE FEDEROV…”A DIVER”…
THAT’S JUST THE START…
THE PLAN IS TO HAVE CHERRY AND DON CHERRY HOST THE FIRST 3 HOURS OF THE SHOW…OUTSIDE…
THE FORCAST IS FOR MINUS 20…WITH A WIND CHILL…
IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO MANITOBA YOU KNOW…THERE IS ALWAYS A WIND CHILL…
HERE’S THE KICKER…
WINKLER MANITOBA IS A DRY TOWN…
AS IN…NO ALCOHOL…
LET’S DO THE MATH…
DON CHERRY…PLUS…RUSSIANS…PLUS COLD…PLUS WIND CHILL…MINUS ALCOHOL…
LET THE PARTY BEGIN…
DON CHERRY HAS ARRIVED IN THAT TOWN FOR HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA…
HERE’S THE PROBLEM…
IN 1981 THE SOVIET UNION WON THE CANADA CUP BY THUMPING THIS COUNTRY 8-1…
THE SOVIETS ATTEMPTED TO STEAL THE TROPHY…
AS A RESULT THE WHOLE THING TURNED UGLY…
HERE’S THE TWIST…
IN THE 1870’S THE TOWN OF WINKLER WAS FOUNDED BY RUSSIAN MENNONITES…
A GROUP OF MANITOBA RESIDENTS COMMISSIONED A DUPLICATE TROPHY…HAD IN MINTED IN WINKLER…AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE SOVIET EMBASSY…
YOU SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING???
THIS IS THE SAME DON CHERRY WHO WENT POSTAL ON THE SOVIETS…WHEN THEY INSTIGATED A BRAWL DURING THE 1987 WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS…
OVER THE YEARS CHERRY HAS ACCUSED THE RUSSIAN PLAYERS OF HAVING NO HEART…
IN HIS WORDS…”THEY SUCK”…
HE ALSO LABLED THEM…A BUNCH OF QUITTERS”…LIARS AND CHEATS…
HE CALLED PAVEL BURE…”A LITTLE WEASEL”….
DARIUS KASPARAITIS…”YELLOW”…
AND SERGIE FEDEROV…”A DIVER”…
THAT’S JUST THE START…
THE PLAN IS TO HAVE CHERRY AND DON CHERRY HOST THE FIRST 3 HOURS OF THE SHOW…OUTSIDE…
THE FORCAST IS FOR MINUS 20…WITH A WIND CHILL…
IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO MANITOBA YOU KNOW…THERE IS ALWAYS A WIND CHILL…
HERE’S THE KICKER…
WINKLER MANITOBA IS A DRY TOWN…
AS IN…NO ALCOHOL…
LET’S DO THE MATH…
DON CHERRY…PLUS…RUSSIANS…PLUS COLD…PLUS WIND CHILL…MINUS ALCOHOL…
LET THE PARTY BEGIN…
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Canucks Sellout Streak
TONIGHT THE CANUCKS WILL MAKE IT 200 STRAIGHT SELL OUTS…
THE STREAK BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14TH 2002…
FOR THE LAST 199 TIMES GM PLACE HAS SEEN A CAPACITY CROWD OF 18,630…
NOT BAD WHEN YOU CONSIDER THIS FRANCHISE HAS NOT BEEN PAST THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS SINCE 1994…
SO WHAT’S CHANGED???
WELL CERTAINLY NOT THE TEAM…
IF ANYTHING THE CANUCKS ARE LESS ENTERTAINING TODAY THAN THEY WERE 5 YEARS AGO…
THE DIFFERENCE IS THE ECONOMY AND STRONG CANADAIN DOLLAR…
THIS SEASON 5 OF THE TOP 10 TEAMS IN NHL ATTENDANCE ARE CANADIAN…
ALL OF THEM ARE PLAYING TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY…
EDMONTON IS THE ONLY CANADIAN FRANCHISE NOT TO MAKE THE GRADE…
IT’S GREAT NEWS FOR OWNER FRANCESCO AQUILLINI…
ACCORDING TO FORBES MAGAZINE…
THE CANUCKS VALUE HAS INCREASED TO $211 MILLION DOLLARS…
BUT THAT’S VERY CONSERVATIVE…AND FORBES IS TRADITIONALLY ABOUT 2 YEARS OUT OF DATE…
A FIGURE OF $250 MILLION IS MORE REALISTIC…
WHATEVER THE REAL NUMBER….
THE CANUCKS ARE NOW THE 9TH MOST VALUABLE FRANCHISE IN THE NHL…
NOW THE BAD NEWS…
NONE OF THAT ECONOMIC SUCCESS IS GETTING PASSED ONTO YOU THE FAN…
THE CANUCKS HAVE THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE TICKETS IN THE LEAGUE…
AN AVERAGE TICKET NOW COSTS $71…
ONLY TORONTO IS HIGHER AT $88…
THE LEAFS ALSO HAVE THE MOST EXPENSIVE TICKET IN THE NHL…AT $195…
THE CANUCKS ARE SECOND…AT $145…
HOWEVER GETTING INTO THE GAME IS JUST THE START…
THE CANUCKS ARE NUMBER 1 IN THE NHL WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING FOR…
BEER…SOFT DRINKS AND PARKING…
FOR DECADES WE ON THE WEST COAST HAVE LAUGHED AT THOSE HOCKEY NUTS IN TORONTO AND CALLED THEM A BUNCH OF SUCKERS…
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY TO WATCH A TEAM THAT HAD NOT WON ANYTHING IN 40 YEARS???
JUST FOR THE RECORD…
THE CANUCKS ARE NOW 38 YEARS OLD…
THE STREAK BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14TH 2002…
FOR THE LAST 199 TIMES GM PLACE HAS SEEN A CAPACITY CROWD OF 18,630…
NOT BAD WHEN YOU CONSIDER THIS FRANCHISE HAS NOT BEEN PAST THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS SINCE 1994…
SO WHAT’S CHANGED???
WELL CERTAINLY NOT THE TEAM…
IF ANYTHING THE CANUCKS ARE LESS ENTERTAINING TODAY THAN THEY WERE 5 YEARS AGO…
THE DIFFERENCE IS THE ECONOMY AND STRONG CANADAIN DOLLAR…
THIS SEASON 5 OF THE TOP 10 TEAMS IN NHL ATTENDANCE ARE CANADIAN…
ALL OF THEM ARE PLAYING TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY…
EDMONTON IS THE ONLY CANADIAN FRANCHISE NOT TO MAKE THE GRADE…
IT’S GREAT NEWS FOR OWNER FRANCESCO AQUILLINI…
ACCORDING TO FORBES MAGAZINE…
THE CANUCKS VALUE HAS INCREASED TO $211 MILLION DOLLARS…
BUT THAT’S VERY CONSERVATIVE…AND FORBES IS TRADITIONALLY ABOUT 2 YEARS OUT OF DATE…
A FIGURE OF $250 MILLION IS MORE REALISTIC…
WHATEVER THE REAL NUMBER….
THE CANUCKS ARE NOW THE 9TH MOST VALUABLE FRANCHISE IN THE NHL…
NOW THE BAD NEWS…
NONE OF THAT ECONOMIC SUCCESS IS GETTING PASSED ONTO YOU THE FAN…
THE CANUCKS HAVE THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE TICKETS IN THE LEAGUE…
AN AVERAGE TICKET NOW COSTS $71…
ONLY TORONTO IS HIGHER AT $88…
THE LEAFS ALSO HAVE THE MOST EXPENSIVE TICKET IN THE NHL…AT $195…
THE CANUCKS ARE SECOND…AT $145…
HOWEVER GETTING INTO THE GAME IS JUST THE START…
THE CANUCKS ARE NUMBER 1 IN THE NHL WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING FOR…
BEER…SOFT DRINKS AND PARKING…
FOR DECADES WE ON THE WEST COAST HAVE LAUGHED AT THOSE HOCKEY NUTS IN TORONTO AND CALLED THEM A BUNCH OF SUCKERS…
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY TO WATCH A TEAM THAT HAD NOT WON ANYTHING IN 40 YEARS???
JUST FOR THE RECORD…
THE CANUCKS ARE NOW 38 YEARS OLD…
All Star Game
IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE NHL TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS NOW THAT THE FUN AND GAMES OF THE ALL STAR GAME ARE OVER
TODAY TEEMU SELANNE AND THE ANAHEIM DUCKS AGREED TO A CONTRACT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON…
SELANNE IS 37…BUT HE SCORED 48 GOALS LAST SEASON…
THE NEXT BIG NAME IS PETER FORSBERG…
PHILADELPHIA IS THE FRONT RUNNER…
OUT OF 30 TEAMS ONLY 2 ARE OUT OF THE CHASE…
L.A. IN THE WEST…TAMPA BAY IN THE EAST…
THE OTHER 28 TEAMS ARE EITHER IN THE PLAYOFFS…OR A MAXIMUM OF 6 POINTS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS…
WITH THE TRADING DEADLINE LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY…THERE ARE A LOT MORE BUYERS THAN SELLERS…A LOT MORE…
THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE A FIRE SALE IN TORONTO…
WHETHER OR NOT MATS SUNDIN AGREES TO WAIVE HIS “NO TRADE CLAUSE” IS STILL THE BIG QUESTION…
TORONTO GENERAL MANAGER CLIFF FLETCHER AND SUNDIN ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET LATER THIS WEEK…
HOWEVER THE LEAFS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A BUYER FOR EITHER JASON BLAKE OR DARCY TUCKER…
BLAKE HAS ANOTHER 4 YEARS LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT WORTH A TOTAL OF $15 MILLION…
TUCKER HAS 3 YEARS LEFT…AT $9 MILLION…
THE KINGS ARE LOOKING TO MOVE ROB BLAKE…
ATLANTA MAY BE FORCED TO DEAL MARIAN HOSSA…HE WILL BECOME AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT THIS SUMMER…
THE THRASHERS ARE 4 POINTS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS…
IF THE AVALANCHE STRUGGLE NEXT MONTH…BOTH JOHN MICHAEL LILES AND ANDREW BRUNETTE COULD BE MOVED…BOTH ARE ABOUT TO BECOME UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…
IT’S THE SAME STORY IN NASHVILLE…WHERE J.P. DUMONT IS ON PACE FOR A 35 GOAL SEASON…
THE PREDATORS ARE JUST 1 POINT OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT…
NOW THAT THE BLUES HAVE LOST 6 IN A ROW THEY MAY TRY AND RENT OUT KEITH TKACHUK ONCE AGAIN…
OTHER PLAYERS RUMORED TO BE ON THE TRADING BLOCK ARE…BRIAN CAMPBELL IN BUFFALO…DWAYNE ROLOSON IN EDMONTON AND ALEX TANGUAY IN CALGARY…
LAST YEAR THE NHL SET AN ALL TIME RECORD WITH 25 TRADES AT THE DEADLINE INVOLVING 44 PLAYERS…
IT’S DOUBTFUL THIS YEARS NUMBERS WILL BE THAT HIGH…
BUT WITH THE SIGNING OF SELANNE TODAY…THIS PARTY HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN…
TODAY TEEMU SELANNE AND THE ANAHEIM DUCKS AGREED TO A CONTRACT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON…
SELANNE IS 37…BUT HE SCORED 48 GOALS LAST SEASON…
THE NEXT BIG NAME IS PETER FORSBERG…
PHILADELPHIA IS THE FRONT RUNNER…
OUT OF 30 TEAMS ONLY 2 ARE OUT OF THE CHASE…
L.A. IN THE WEST…TAMPA BAY IN THE EAST…
THE OTHER 28 TEAMS ARE EITHER IN THE PLAYOFFS…OR A MAXIMUM OF 6 POINTS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS…
WITH THE TRADING DEADLINE LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY…THERE ARE A LOT MORE BUYERS THAN SELLERS…A LOT MORE…
THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE A FIRE SALE IN TORONTO…
WHETHER OR NOT MATS SUNDIN AGREES TO WAIVE HIS “NO TRADE CLAUSE” IS STILL THE BIG QUESTION…
TORONTO GENERAL MANAGER CLIFF FLETCHER AND SUNDIN ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET LATER THIS WEEK…
HOWEVER THE LEAFS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A BUYER FOR EITHER JASON BLAKE OR DARCY TUCKER…
BLAKE HAS ANOTHER 4 YEARS LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT WORTH A TOTAL OF $15 MILLION…
TUCKER HAS 3 YEARS LEFT…AT $9 MILLION…
THE KINGS ARE LOOKING TO MOVE ROB BLAKE…
ATLANTA MAY BE FORCED TO DEAL MARIAN HOSSA…HE WILL BECOME AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT THIS SUMMER…
THE THRASHERS ARE 4 POINTS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS…
IF THE AVALANCHE STRUGGLE NEXT MONTH…BOTH JOHN MICHAEL LILES AND ANDREW BRUNETTE COULD BE MOVED…BOTH ARE ABOUT TO BECOME UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…
IT’S THE SAME STORY IN NASHVILLE…WHERE J.P. DUMONT IS ON PACE FOR A 35 GOAL SEASON…
THE PREDATORS ARE JUST 1 POINT OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT…
NOW THAT THE BLUES HAVE LOST 6 IN A ROW THEY MAY TRY AND RENT OUT KEITH TKACHUK ONCE AGAIN…
OTHER PLAYERS RUMORED TO BE ON THE TRADING BLOCK ARE…BRIAN CAMPBELL IN BUFFALO…DWAYNE ROLOSON IN EDMONTON AND ALEX TANGUAY IN CALGARY…
LAST YEAR THE NHL SET AN ALL TIME RECORD WITH 25 TRADES AT THE DEADLINE INVOLVING 44 PLAYERS…
IT’S DOUBTFUL THIS YEARS NUMBERS WILL BE THAT HIGH…
BUT WITH THE SIGNING OF SELANNE TODAY…THIS PARTY HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN…
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