The downfall is there may be less $ to spend in other more important areas. this is a business and all businesses have budgets.
- CanuckDon

Actually, this is just a reflection of the "new" NHL vis-a-vis the salary cap. When big market teams have relative cost certainty on their highest priced input i.e. player acquisition, they can use the savings in other areas.

The money that those big market teams would have put into player costs are now being spent on bloated management and front office structures. Teams now have several assistant GMs, vice presidents for everything under the sun as well as specialized skills coaches.

So, while there may not be an endless amount of money to spend on coaches, this is definitely the direction that the league is going in. You are going to see bigger coaching and front office staffs especially from the big dogs.

As a further aside, I'm of the opinion that if the spending off the ice increases as it has been, I could see small market teams bringing this up during the next CBA negotiation. I could definitely see a "cap" on off ice spending.

Damn, I just found my cat dead.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Sorry to hear, old cat?

Sorry to hear, old cat?
- Makita

Is his Cat Gene Wilder because they just announce he passed away as well. RIP mittens and GW.

okay, I know this is a hockey board, but if anyone needs a new laptop for a son or daughter, etc.. I just picked one up for <$200 taxes included. pm me for the link, hopefully the store doesn't clue into the pricing error. (Intel Quad Core 11.6" WXGA 2GB 32GB Win10)
- hillbillydeluxe

Sorry to be that guy but $200 sounds about right for what that laptop is going to do for you.

Sorry to hear, old cat?
- Makita

16

Its not your money.
- thundachunk

Vantel is Benning, how do you know I'm not Aquilini?

Sorry to be that guy but $200 sounds about right for what that laptop is going to do for you.
- belcherbd

Geez...can't you let Hillbilly have this victory?

Sorry to be that guy but $200 sounds about right for what that laptop is going to do for you.
- belcherbd

no need to be sorry.

just for word processing and light surfing. easily fits into the kid's backpack, and he has a regular workstation at home.

price with tax actually came to $184.44

If you can find it cheaper in Canada, I'd be surprised. 80R200BRUS

Geez...can't you let Hillbilly have this victory?
- CanuckDon

#AssetManagement

Geez...can't you let Hillbilly have this victory?
- CanuckDon

I was shocked that it ended up being so cheap. little victories, it is nice when something goes your way.

the internet, don't surf when you are happy, cause someone is there to point out why you shouldn't be... (no offense belcher, just a generality)

no need to be sorry.

just for word processing and light surfing. easily fits into the kid's backpack, and he has a regular workstation at home.

price with tax actually came to $184.44

If you can find it cheaper in Canada, I'd be surprised. 80R200BRUS
- hillbillydeluxe

Great, I just wanted you to be forewarned that it was pretty basic but it sounds like you are aware.

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- A_SteamingLombardi

Ours wandered away at 17, never saw her again we figured a owl got her, or maybe a turkey vulture got the carcass.

I was shocked that it ended up being so cheap. little victories, it is nice when something goes your way.

the internet, don't surf when you are happy, cause someone is there to point out why you shouldn't be... (no offense belcher, just a generality)
- hillbillydeluxe

I was shocked that it ended up being so cheap. little victories, it is nice when something goes your way.

the internet, don't surf when you are happy, cause someone is there to point out why you shouldn't be... (no offense belcher, just a generality)
- hillbillydeluxe

All good, I know tend to lean towards Eeyore more than Tiger on the pooh positivity chart.

Great, I just wanted you to be forewarned that it was pretty basic but it sounds like you are aware.
- belcherbd

I was building towers for friends and family for a little while, just a hobby, but I don't have the aptitude to charge what is appropriate and ended up stopping because it is a hassle when people constantly get viruses and mess up their stuff and come back to you...

(the hd on the laptop is a little disappointing at 32gb, we have an old netbook that has a 250gb hd, but I guess people are using the cloud more for storage.)

I was shocked that it ended up being so cheap. little victories, it is nice when something goes your way.

the internet, don't surf when you are happy, cause someone is there to point out why you shouldn't be... (no offense belcher, just a generality)
- hillbillydeluxe

Pretty basic specs but great for kids for web browsing and simple apps. BTW CDW.ca has it listed for 166.95.

I was building towers for friends and family for a little while, just a hobby, but I don't have the aptitude to charge what is appropriate and ended up stopping because it is a hassle when people constantly get viruses and mess up their stuff and come back to you...
- hillbillydeluxe

well, i guess we all found our IT hardware guy.

Pretty basic specs but great for kids for web browsing and simple apps. BTW CDW.ca has it listed for 166.95.
- Linden_4_Capt

well feck u Linden



that didn't come up with the price comparison site... anyway, tax in price I think I got a good deal.

#AssetManagement
- RealityChecker

Maybe he gave away a 2nd rounder to get that laptop so cheap

well feck u Linden



that didn't come up with the price comparison site... anyway, tax in price I think I got a good deal.
- hillbillydeluxe

the consumer equivalent to throwing in a 2nd round pick is buying the extended warranty. if you did, that is just bad asset management. one or more bad transactions like that and your wife might need a meeting with you.

I was building towers for friends and family for a little while, just a hobby, but I don't have the aptitude to charge what is appropriate and ended up stopping because it is a hassle when people constantly get viruses and mess up their stuff and come back to you...

(the hd on the laptop is a little disappointing at 32gb, we have an old netbook that has a 250gb hd, but I guess people are using the cloud more for storage.)
- hillbillydeluxe

Ya the 32 GB hardrive will be used up pretty quickly, I imagine the operating system alone is 16-20 GB.

I'm sure you can get an external HD for it though or like you said rely on the cloud.

well, i guess we all found our IT hardware guy.
- RealityChecker

spending weekend afternoons trying to get rid of a computer virus or trouble shoot something that could turn into a few hours of hair pulling, all for a case of beer, took some of the fun out of the hobby.

well feck u Linden



that didn't come up with the price comparison site... anyway, tax in price I think I got a good deal.
- hillbillydeluxe

Still a good deal. I work in the IT industry and prices like these are rare these days. Even though the proc clock speed is low it has SSD for HD so you will not see hangups when loading apps. As long as you are not heavy load multitasking. I would suggest getting an External HD for all data to be saved on and set that as default. Use the built in SSD for Apps only.

Vantel is Benning, how do you know I'm not Aquilini?
- CanuckDon

You don't seem that arrogant. Greedy yeah but not arrogant.

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