Don't ask ... I don't like it either.
- Garfield512

I just got a 12.00 cheque from them . I know it is not a lot but getting even a penny off those bastards is a win

I just got a 12.00 cheque from them . I know it is not a lot but getting even a penny off those bastards is a win
- VANTEL

As a Westerner, I resent that place and I've never even been there.

Because you can use him as part of a package, he doesn't have to be the main piece, he's an asset.



Like Nighthawk said, only if they're NHL caliber which Subban currently, and may never be, is not.



I'll note that Shinkaruk who is older than Subban lead the Comets in scoring as well, yet played more NHL games at the same age than Subban and yet is considered at this point a replacement-level NHL player like a Biega or Boucher. Subban leads the Comets D in scoring because Utica this year is horrible, he was the better of the bad bunch of ECHL call-ups and scraps left on the farm.

OJ is better than him, Brisebois is better than him, Neill MIGHT be as good as him but playing in the Q does make his numbers somewhat suspect. Subban is Stecher-lite but with massive holes in his defensive game which is why Stecher is playing big minutes in the NHL even though they're roughly the same size.
- DariusKnight

Projecting prospects is challenging. Some are late bloomers and some peak early. Some show they have talent and some get exposed for lack of talent. I think we can assume that OJ will be better than Subban, but I am not convinced Brisebois will be more than just another mediocre shutdown defender.

One projection site that compares player stats has Subban 33% chance at NHL player, while Brisebois only has 17%. One has more comparables due to size than the other, but highlights that they both still have a ways to go

As a Westerner, I resent that place and I've never even been there.
- LeftCoaster

It actually is a great place. Some of the best food in NA and fashion top notch . The architecture is amazing with the cobblestone and Gothic bldgs.

So much culture in the city.

It actually is a great place. Some of the best food in NA and fashion top notch . The architecture is amazing with the cobblestone and Gothic bldgs.

So much culture in the city.
- VANTEL

Nice....but they steal money from us out here in the West. Legalized extortion.

Projecting prospects is challenging. Some are late bloomers and some peak early. Some show they have talent and some get exposed for lack of talent. I think we can assume that OJ will be better than Subban, but I am not convinced Brisebois will be more than just another mediocre shutdown defender.

One projection site that compares player stats has Subban 33% chance at NHL player, while Brisebois only has 17%. One has more comparables due to size than the other, but highlights that they both still have a ways to go
- WhiteLie

Is that Hockey Futures? I think they still have Shink as one of our prospects.

Is that Hockey Futures? I think they still have Shink as one of our prospects.
- VANTEL

No it was http://www.theprojectionproject.com/

Really cool site, punch in a players name, set parameters of your search and they scour history to find players of similar size, their production, round drafted and where they ended up. It wont be 100% accurate obviously, but give you an idea of similar players who did the same type of numbers in various seasons relative to their draft years

No it was http://www.theprojectionproject.com/

Really cool site, punch in a players name, set parameters of your search and they scour history to find players of similar size, their production, round drafted and where they ended up.
- WhiteLie

Why are the personal income tax rates so high in Quebec and yet they receive almost 50% of the transfer payments....WTF is going on there
- LeftCoaster

It's called Federalism.
The only reason B.C has largely been a donor province is because of the resource clause, and seeing as how historically, those resources are extracted from crown land and generally (in the past at-least) crown corps, it is shared nationally.

All that wealth out-west is does not belong to the 'British Columbian' but the Canadian nation as a whole.

Call it a return on Eastern Canada's massive infrastructure investments in the push Westward

Nice....but they steal money from us out here in the West. Legalized extortion.
- LeftCoaster

And who finances all those massive resource extraction & infrastructure projects?

It's called Federalism.
The only reason B.C has largely been a donor province is because of the resource clause, and seeing as how historically, those resources are extracted from crown land and generally (in the past at-least) crown corps, it is shared nationally.

All that wealth out-west is does not belong to the 'British Columbian' but the Canadian nation as a whole.

Call it a return on Eastern Canada's massive infrastructure investments in the push Westward
- Whiskey-Tango

It is the federal gov's job to mismanage resources for all.

It is the federal gov's job to mismanage resources for all.
- hillbillydeluxe

As opposed to the private sector?
All things considered, I'd say we have it pretty good in this country.

Harper was all smoke and mirrors.
He didn't like Science, the media, opposition or the environment.

He was a mouth piece for big oil and the corporate world while seemingly walking in the shadow of American foreign policy.

Yay!!!!, he cut corporate and upper class taxes by slashing social spending, what a leader!
- Whiskey-Tango

lol...all that and he still left a 3.9 billion dollar surplus for Turdeau to work with...but yet Turdeau has us on pace for a 1.5 trillion dollar deficit and has not created one job!



How admirable!

It's called Federalism.
The only reason B.C has largely been a donor province is because of the resource clause, and seeing as how historically, those resources are extracted from crown land and generally (in the past at-least) crown corps, it is shared nationally.

All that wealth out-west is does not belong to the 'British Columbian' but the Canadian nation as a whole.

Call it a return on Eastern Canada's massive infrastructure investments in the push Westward
- Whiskey-Tango

I don't believe that's correct (I know it's not correct), they fall under provincial jurisdiction, except in the Canadian north and off-shore, they are shared under an agreement between the provinces and the Federal government.

lol...all that and he still left a 3.9 billion dollar surplus for Turdeau to work with...but yet Turdeau has us on pace for a 1.5 trillion dollar deficit and has not created one job!



How admirable!
- LordHumungous

He does have nice hair though

And who finances all those massive resource extraction & infrastructure projects?
- Whiskey-Tango

Depends on which project you're talking about, because they're not all created equally.

lol...all that and he still left a 3.9 billion dollar surplus for Turdeau to work with...but yet Turdeau has us on pace for a 1.5 trillion dollar deficit and has not created one job!



How admirable!
- LordHumungous

(frank)

lol...all that and he still left a 3.9 billion dollar surplus for Turdeau to work with...but yet Turdeau has us on pace for a 1.5 trillion dollar deficit and has not created one job!



How admirable!
- LordHumungous

Ah...the smoke and mirror surplus. Creative accounting, nothing more. He left every ministry with no money, delayed funding programs for months to make sure the books would show a surplus just for the election.

I don't like the deficits trudeau is proposing/doing but he did say he was going to do just that.

Harper promised to balance the books and left us with 160B in additional debt after his 10 years in power.

I get what people say about Tanev and being reliable but...



After July first he is locked in for four more years. He doesn't bring toughness. He doesn't bring scoring. He is very reliable. He is a good team player.

If this team is in transition You could draft Cal Foote who is first unit PP and tougher .He would put up more points and by the time this team is turning the corner should be hitting his stride.

Not only that but by moving Tanev you would be getting back a high end forward that would probably keep the puck in the other end longer and probably be a better back checker.

The people claiming draft high, well this is the type of moves you need to do. You can't applaud TO for moving out Dion and Kessel and then nix the Canucks for trying to move Tanev.
- VANTEL

Rumour is out here Edm is looking to add more dmen in the off season...Tanev for RNH or Eberle?

Rumour is out here Edm is looking to add more dmen in the off season...Tanev for RNH or Eberle?
- LordHumungous

No to both.

First round pick and a prospect

As a Westerner, I resent that place and I've never even been there.
- LeftCoaster

They are an anchor on the rest of the country for so many reasons. No need to go beyond Bombardier. My daughter went to Queens U in Kingston On. A student from Quebec pays 1/2 the tuition of one from BC. Why? Does anyone know if this applies to UBC as well?

He does have nice hair though
- VANTEL

lol...yup...and no clue how to govern like his old man.

I don't believe that's correct (I know it's not correct), they fall under provincial jurisdiction, except in the Canadian north and off-shore, they are shared under an agreement between the provinces and the Federal government.
- LeftCoaster

Yep, but we are not a republic, we are a federation. The term you used 'shared' is correct because, a 'British Columbian' also happens to be a 'Canadian".

That's why, the resource clause within the equalization policy has shifted, but generally remains at 50%. For instance:

In 1962, 50% of natural resource revenues were added to the list of revenues to be equalized; the same year, the standard was changed to the average of the ten provinces. The inclusion of natural resource revenues disqualified Alberta and British Columbia from receiving equalization payments

After the 1963 federal election, the incoming Liberal government changed the formula and returned to the weighted average of the top two provinces. Resource revenues were no longer included. However, 50% of natural resource revenues were deducted from the equalization payments, once again eliminating Alberta and British Columbia as recipient provinces.

Then the 1982 Atlantic accords started to give 'have not' provinces such as N.S and N.F, 100% resource (oil) revenues in the interest of boosting their own provincial purse but apart from that, has largely remained the same.


And stop whining as if you have it so bad, 1/5th of Quebec (Labrador) was annexed to help a bunch of poor fisherman on a stupid little island , so have a little perspective would ya.

Ah...the smoke and mirror surplus. Creative accounting, nothing more. He left every ministry with no money, delayed funding programs for months to make sure the books would show a surplus just for the election.

I don't like the deficits trudeau is proposing/doing but he did say he was going to do just that.

Harper promised to balance the books and left us with 160B in additional debt after his 10 years in power.
- Symba007

It actually is a great place. Some of the best food in NA and fashion top notch . The architecture is amazing with the cobblestone and Gothic bldgs.

So much culture in the city.
- VANTEL

Montreal & Quebec City are awesome!!!