Peter Puck
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cap rule is "at any given time" you cannot exceed the cap... it's not the total spending by the end of the year.
otherwise, a team could theorically load up with 500k players, then trade for 10 guys worth 10M and steal the CUP.
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that said,
we'd have to free roughly 7.5M to make room for Vinny.
the easy way out, aka EA's NHL, in your dreams deal.
Plekanec + Higgins = 3.2M
5.3M left
Dandy + Cube = 3.6M (we'd basically have to lose those guys for nothing.. and then call up a guy like Weber or O'Byrne
700k left (but add the O'burn salary)
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lots of tinkering.. totally impossible.
the hard way out, aka reality would be something as follows:
a big guy like Koivu or ... LANG (noooo!) is traded away to free cap room we get a good return. Vinny would fill the void. 3M worth of players is traded (dandy + higgins or something like that, players who have no impact on our performances right now). the balance is filled with our very best prospects. whoever they want, they have, i.e. be it Chipchura, McDonaugh, or what not... Maybe anyone but Max Pac.
Vinny's big contract doesn't start until next year. His cap hit this year is $6,875,000
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I'm predicting 27 poins in the third quarter.
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recalculate then, I missed by 2 pnts and none and am in 2nd last. You must work for NHL. com
Fixed. I missed your halfway prediction (possibly because it was submitted a day late
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The season's half over. The Habs have 56 points after 41 games and are on a pace to finish with 112 points.
ch_nl and Jean are in the lead.
Send in prediction for the third quarter of the season before Tuesday's game starts.
I am amazed at how accurate the vast majority of predictions have been.
Here are the standings.
1. ch_nl 111 1.07 0.50 1.57
1. Jean 111 1.07 0.50 1.57
3. geolink 108 26 0 2.00 2
3. Peter Puck 106 27 55 1 1 2
3. johhnyhasbeen 126 28 56 2 0 2
6. I<OV4L3V 108 0.34 2.00 2.34
6. sbhatt 108 0.34 2.00 2.34
8. Macaskill 107 26 0 2.50 2.5
9. Habitforming 107 0.10 2.50 2.60
10. lazy26 109 29 56 85 109 3 0 3
10. JoeLassister 105 28 55 77 105 2 1 3
12. brboo 106 0.15 3.00 3.15
12. simonus 106 0.15 3.00 3.15
14. Helmethead 113 29 3 0.50 3.5
15. CerebusClone 105 0.39 3.50 3.89
16. JMMR 101 27 53 77 101 1 3 4
16. Zowpeb 99 27 53 71 99 1 3 4
18. Bth 104 0.63 4.00 4.63
19. Dalhabs 99 29 54 74 99 3 2 5
19. xXx..CK..xXx 104 28 53 78 104 2 3 5
21. Wamsley01 103 27 1 4.50 5.5
22. Syn 102 1.12 5.00 6.12
23. Koivu11 105 28 50 79 105 2 6 8
24. marky and komi 99 1.85 6.50 8.35
25. Habsfan 107 23 50 78 107 3 6 9
26. BCHabnut 98 2.10 7.00 9.10
26. Nesquik 98 2.10 7.00 9.10
28. fromage 100 22 4 6.00 10
28. les glorieux 103 24 48 76 103 2 8 10
28. saskhab 107 28 48 79 107 2 8 10
31. Dutch Habs Fan 98 21 38 66 98 5 18 23
For those who care, here is how I computed the score.
I added the error in the quarter pole prediction to the error in the halfway prediction.
For example, JoeLassiter predicted 28 points after 20 games and 55 points for halfway.
Since we had 26 points after 20 games his first error was 2 points. His halfway prediction was off by one point and
so his total score is an error of 3 points. For people who didn't make predictions for the quarter pole or for halfway,
I just extrapolated their season ending prediction into intermediate predictions. Thus ch_nl and Jean predicted a finish of
111 points which corresponds to a halfway prediction of 55.5 points and a quarter pole prediction of 27.07 points.
Thus I scored their halfway error as 0.5 points and their quarter pole error as 1.07 points for a total error of 1.57 points.
The last 3 numbers after a poster's name are his quarter pole error, his halfway error, and his total error.
[Edited to include prediction by Johnnyhasbeen that I had overlooked.]
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I saw the US vs Latvia pre-competition World Junior Game in Kingston last night.
The final score was 13-2 for the US with the shots 63-12. Such a lopsided game
can make it difficult to evaluate players but here are my impressions.
The US team has 2 habs prospects: defenceman Ryan McDonagh and forward
Danny Kristo.
McDonagh looked solid but not spectacular. He played a conservative error-free game.
He did seize a few chances to start offensive rushes and showed flashes of real
offensive flair. He did demonstrate good instincts and read the play very well.
On the whole though I was hoping to see more from him.
Conversely, I wasn't expecting much from Kristo. I was surprised when he made the team.
He had only 1 shift in the first period and 3 more in the 2nd with two of those three on the
penalty kill. He made a very nice play to set up an even strength goal in the second.
In the third period he played a regular shift.
I was very impressed with his speed, his skating and his stick handling. His vision was
excellent and he suffered from his linemates inability to read the play as well as he did.
He is not very big and needs to fill out but he wasn't afraid of contact. His shot needs
work as it lacks both accuracy and strength. But his skating, stick handling and vision mean he could be a 1st or 2nd line NHL player. I can really see why the Habs drafted him so high (2nd round last year).
I'll see the US vs Russia game tomorrow. This will be a closer game and I am hoping it will give McDonagh more of a chance to whow his skills.
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They're more likely going to cause some heart attacks thanks to all the chicken wings the fans'll be getting.
LMAO
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Avery just got 6 games.
You need to differentiate between a normal person using the term "sloppy seconds" to his friend with a hockey player calling some reporters over and saying it to the cameras.In the first situation, as I was saying to Jets, it isn't unacceptable at all. Or if it is, then it is no less acceptable then 50+ other terms that are used far more often. The fact that you might not (it really depends on your boss) be able to say it to your boss doesn't say all that much. If your boss hates insults, then there are plenty of other terms that would upset him/her that are considered "acceptable" by society.
In the second scenario, yeah, you can say it's unacceptable for a public figure to say something like that to the cameras. Sure, hand him a suspension. But if Avery (or any other public figure) uses the term in his own time, with his friends, it wouldn't change my opinion of him any more than it would to find out that he swears. (And you don't need to be pompous to make your point.)
I understand perfect well that a person using crude language to his friends is common and not really a problem. My point is that some of the responses here suggest that people are surprised that he is going to be suspended for it. For example, take a look at the thread title. No one should be surprised by this.
Also it doesn't really depend upon the boss. My boss and I might think this sort of comment was okay between ourselves (and it probably is at a bar) in the office lounge. But if one of my female co-workers overhears it, both my boss and I might be out on our asses.
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Well I guess the Avery incident is useful for something. It appears that a number of HW posters could learn something from this. You may think this is fine and you may think you hear this sort of language on TV all the time.
If you think this you should let Avery's trouble teach you a lesson. This sort of lanuage and behaviour is not acceptable. If you were to engage it this at your job it is very possible you would find yourself fired. You may not think this is fair but it is the way the world works. I'm guessing that Avery thought it was okay behaviour but he is learning that it is not.
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Actually I think they're wearing my avatar 1915-16 jerseys tonight. No?Really, like the one in my avatar??
I'm pretty sure that Athlétique.Canadien is right - its the red Jerseys.
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I'm pretty certain they have figured a way to hack the website. Crosby just got 5000 votes in 15 minutes.
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Actually freedom of speech can be found under article 19 of the universal declaration of human rights... so there is without a doubt a potential case here, one that he could probably even win with good lawyers. As for Elisha Cuthbert, Sean Avery made absolutely no reference to her, everyone is just implying (and let's be honest, rightly so) that he was talking about her.
I'm not sure his right to freedom of speech entitles him to make sexist demeaning remarks, but let's leave that question aside.
No one has infringed his freedom of speech. He was allowed to make his comments, indeed on national television. Indeed, if he wants to I am sure he can find a network which would televise him repeating and elaborating on his comments. He is certainly free to make such speech.
On the other hand he has signed a contract with the NHL (a quite lucrative one) and it contains a code of conduct and also contains clauses stipulating that if, in the opinion of the league, he violates that code of conduct then he agrees to be subject to the leagues penalties. His human rights include the right to sign such contracts and now he is obligated to live up to his end of the bargain. He doesn't stand a chance of prevailing in a lawsuit over this matter.
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I'm guessing Dryden. But mainly because we all know the pose he'd be in for the statue.
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I'm 110% against this coalition.
I find it ridiculous than someone who was overwhelmingly rejected by the voters 2 months ago get to be PM thanks to a backroomn deal.
I find it even more ridiculous than a party who dont even care about 77% of the canadian population and who doesnt even believe in this country get to have a veto over anything the governement of Canada does.
Are you really telling me than Liberal voters wanted to give a veto to separatist , than bloc voters wanted to hand the keys to Mr. Clarity Act and than anyone who voted NDP was in fact voting Liberal? The fact is, we never voted for a coalition.
I hope the GG does the right thing and call an election instead of allowing this bloddless coup d'état to proceded. The coalition should get elected as such or else they have no democratic mandate.
The fact is "we" voted for a situation where the Bloc has a veto over the government. Regardless of whether the coalition or the Conservatives form the government, it will be a minority government with the Bloc holding the balance of power. If "we" didn't want this "we" should have elected fewer Bloc members and more MPs from the other parties. In a democratic election we decided not to do this.
This is not a coup, it is the way our government works and has worked since 1867. As I pointed out a few posts up, Harper tried to take power by the same method 4 years ago. If you think this is a coup then you are supporting someone who led a failed coup 4 years ago.
Also I don't buy this that Dion with 26.2% was overwhelming rejected in the election but Harper with 37.6% was clearly chosen to be PM.
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A few times, the coalition has been described as "undemocratic". It is not undemocratic. No one is changing any rules. Canada is a Parliamentary democracy and what that means is after every election the person who can get a majority of MP's to support them becomes PM. Occasionally, like this time, it is not clear who that person is. We all thought it was Harper but he has squandered his support and it is clear that now that Dion is the one who can form a government.
As I say this is not that rare. When Paul Martin was a minority PM in 2004, Harper wrote a letter to the Governor General suggesting that she might appoint him PM rather than call an election should Martin not hold the confidence of the house. In light of that letter, I don't understand how he can claim that it is unfair for the opposition to form a coalition govenement.
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I believe the reason the GST was introduced is very simple. The old tax it replaced was charged on manufactured goods. Well, less and less people in Canada actually make anything. Ask yourself, how many people do you know whose job is to make something. We are increasingly in a service economy. Any tax based on manufactured goods is going to become less and less relevent as time passes. We needed and still need a tax on services as well as goods.
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Still early to make these calls, but here we go...
Potential UFA's:
Tanguay = resign... he's only 28, is a top 10 LW in the NHL and should be a top priority
Komisarek = resign... he's 27, is a top pairing blueliner who provides a very rare skill set
Koivu = resign... he's getting older, but has been fairly healthy in recent years and still has a lot of game in him. Plus, he's the captain
Kovalev = this is leaning towards letting the Kostitsyn boys take his place internally as the go-to wingers. I'm not kicking him out of our future plans entirely just yet.
Lang = the tough thing here is he's the only RH shot in our top 9. I look at Boston and see... what, 6 RH shots in their top 9? If he's willing to come back at a discount, I'd consider it. Lapierre can be moved to wing to allow Chipchura a spot.
Bouillon = I'm not tossing him out yet either, but it'd have to be a deal that makes sense. Logically, O'Byrne and Gorges assume more duties and we break in some young 'ins like Carle, Emelin, Weber, Valentenko or Subban. The Cube has been written out of Montreal several times and he's stuck. If he's willing to take a similar dollar value on a shorter term contract (2 years max) then he might be better to keep than O'Byrne. It depends whether we have faith in O'Byrne as a habs in the future or not.
Dandeanult = D'Agostini
Begin = Chipchura
Kostopolous = resign. Kostopo still has some years ahead of him, and if he's willing to stick playing a similar role, I say keep him.
Brisebois = Carle/Emelin
Pacioretty, Maxwell, and Stewart's spots depend on Kovalev and Lang coming back, IMO.
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Yeah AKost looked good on the point on a 5-3 but I don't think he is ready to play there on 5-4's. He doesn't have the experience as a defender. Any forward playing the point is going to have to break up some short handed rushes. If we put AKost on the point we'll give up too ay short handed goals.
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The GST was not created to pay off the debt...
The GST was created to REPLACE hidden sales taxes that business was charged and simply included in pricing. The taxes were always there...they just became visible. When they made the change business didn't drop prices to cover the taxes they no longer had to include and consumers got screwed...thus leading to a LOT of vitriol against Mulroney and the Conservatives for introducing it (or really, making them visible).
From an economic viewpoint the cuts to the GST were NOT pointless but were also NOT the most effective way to cut taxes and create a stimulus.
You could estimate that the average wage earner spends, what, $8,000 - $10,000 a year on things that require GST...so they get to spend another couple hundred dollars on other items...meaning more products are being consumed. It may not seem like much but multiply that by millions of people and it does add up. Could the cuts have been better placed? YES. But to say the GST cut provided no economic stimulus is wrong.
Yes but when they lowered the GST a great many businesses just raised their prices keeping the cost to the consumers the same. Many small businesses even had to do this (amazingly) to make up for the cost of rejigging their cash registers to charge a new rate of GST. Also the great many purchases people make are for small amounts. For instance every time I buy a coffee the clerk doesn't even bother to hand me back the penny (now 2 cents) at the only place I know where they refunded the GST cut to the consumer.
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Don't get me wrong, I agree on both counts. My post was meant more like this: the country voted for Harper and the last thing we need is another election (costing another crapload of money and destabilising things AGAIN) in the next year. The Tories aren't great, but they aren't running the country into the ground. Let them lead for a little while as the Liberals get the damn party in order. Then, at the next election, the voters can hopefully take a different stance.
Incidentally, I really despise taking two percent off the GST. That was created to pay off the national debt - and since the debt was so high, it was only paying off the INTEREST on the debt. Now that the Liberals got the national debt lower, keeping the GST for that purpose would actually have started making a difference. Plus, when the Tories cut the GST, it was basically just a stunt, since they increased other taxes to make up for it - they're just hidden taxes.
Anyhow, my opinion is to let them lead for now. Perhaps what we need more than anything else is just a little stability for a while.
Well I agree with you here. Although I think Harper's fiscal statement was predicated on the opposition either putting up with it or forcing a new election. Harper made it clear that if his government is defeated on a confidence motion next week that he feels entitled to another election.
Regarding cutting the GST, there is no question this was a ridiculous move.
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I really don't understand why people are bitching about the Conservatives so much. No, I'm not a Conservative supporter, but really, the country isn't falling apart at the seams.
This seems to be the main contribution of the Conservatives - that the country is not falling apart at the seams. Not a very high standard to have achieved.
At least when the Liberals were in we had a good surplus. The country was paying off the debt. The Canadian debt fell from 563 Billion in 1997 to 457 Billion now. Paying interest on the debt amounts to 15% of government spending or $1000 per person per year. We should have kept paying off the debt while the economic situation was good. Instead Harper squandered the opportunity for no real gain. Now we will have to start increasing it again.
I am really pissed at what looks like a strong possibility of a coalition government. The Conservatives take some public money away from all of the parties and everyone goes nuts.Who would lead such a coalition?
The Canadian people just voted for a Conservative government. Let them govern.
Taking away the $1.95 per vote was just mean spirited and partisen. This is showing Harper's true colours. It saves a tiny amount of money. It is just a way to exploit to the fact that supporters of the other parties tend to be less well off and thus less likely to make contributions. Why didn't he eliminate the tax refund for political contributions?
More people voted against the Conservatives then for them. If the coalition does take power they will be the first government in many years to represent a majority of the voters.
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Well, a few times, Price giveaways have resulted in goals. I couldn't name any but I remember it happening at least 5 times. Those 5 plays will stick in the memories of some fans just like Souray's mistakes did after they winded up on highlight reels.
Well last season this definitely did happen a few times. Maybe even early in this season. But for the last month at least he has been very good. He made one minor mistake tonight versus Detroit when a Detroit forward blocked one of his passes from close in. But Price collected the bounce on his stick and passed the puck safely forward.
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I thought I'd mention something I've been thinking about for the last few weeks since we need some good news now.
I feel that Price has done an excellent job this year handling the puck when he is out of his crease.
Last season, he would often make bad decisions and send the puck into danger by going the wrong way with it from behind the net. This year he has been consistently taking his time and calmly passing the puck to the open defenceman. When both D-men are covered he just passes it beyond them to an open forward. I've been really impressed by the this improvement. Last year he was quite often a liability when out of the net. This year his puck handling has been a great asset.
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I'm predicting the Habs score 29 points in the next 21 games between tomorrow (game 21 at Detroit) and Saturday Jan 10 (game 41 vs Washington) .
No more bad luck.
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Okay, we're 1/4 of the way through. The Habs have 26 points after 20 games and are on a pace to finish with 106.6 points.
Macaskill is in the lead having predicted the 26 exactly. geolink did this also but he waited until after the first game of the season for his prediction so he is in second.
Feel free to revise your predictions. Send in new predictions before tomorrow's game starts (or you may suffer the same shame as geolink).
Here are the standings. Listed are predictions for the end of the season and for at the end of each quarter. (Really after 20 games,
after 41 games, after 61 games and after 82 games). Posters with only one number after their name only predicted for the end of the season.
1. Macaskill 107 26
2. geolink 108 26
3. JMMR 101 27 53 77 101
3. Peter Puck 106 27
3. Wamsley01 103 27
3. Zowpeb 99 27 53 71 99
7. les glorieux 103 24 48 76 103
7. JoeLassister 105 28 55 77 105
7. Koivu11 105 28 50 79 105
7. saskhab 107 28 48 79 107
7. xXx..CK..xXx 104 28 53 78 104
12. Habsfan 107 23 50 78 107
12. Dalhabs 99 29 54 74 99
12. Helmethead 113 29
12. lazy26 109 29 56 85 109
16. fromage 100 22
16. johhnyhasbeem 126 30
18. Dutch Habs Fan 98 21 38 66 98
Habitforming 107
brboo 106
simonus 106
I<OV4L3V 108
sbhatt 108
CerebusClone 105
Bth 104
ch_nl 111
Jean 111
Syn 102
marky and komi 99
BCHabnut 98
Nesquik 98
your 5 untouchables--Besides Price
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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Price
Markov
Hamrlik - we need D for the cup run
Komisarek - ditto
Koivu - he has a no trade clause
Really though I don't think you can trade either Kostitsyn nor Pacioretty. Trading Latendresse would be a mistake since I doubt you would get much for him.