Around the League Thread | The Conference Finals Begin!

[Hansen]

Yeah prices has crept up a lot. Lunch these days in a normal restaurant, not fancy ones by any stretch is like 30 per.

Went to NYC for a biz trip and a drink and entree at a random spot is around 65usd. Went to London for a biz trip and I found that cheap and reasonable compared to the states. The only place I’ve visited recently that felt a bit more expensive than the states was Geneva lol

I've been saying this, I've travelled a lot for work the last couple years, spent time in New York, Chicago, Boston, Seattle in the US and London, Oxford, and Cambridge in the UK, and I really think the Canadian dollar goes further than either the USD or GBP in terms of value.

For instance, you go out in Vancouver and pay $25 for a main dish, that's about average these days; you go out in a city in the US and it'll be $25 USD, and in the UK it'll be 25 pounds. The US meal is about 35 CAD and the UK meal over 45 CAD.

Taking an uber that would be the equivalent of Mt. Pleasant to Downtown in Vancouver is usually around 15 CAD. An uber the same distance in NYC or Chicago is like $30 USD.

Getting home to Canada I'm just like holy shit are we lucky, looking at both our prices and the CAD in general. I know people get paid more correspondingly in these other places, but like there has to be a huge tourism market of people travelling here just because its so cheap comparatively, I know I would. I feel like our dollar goes a lot farther in what you actually get with it.

 

[me2]

Arguing whether the value of a meal is $10 cheaper in Canada or the US is irreverent in a league where players line hoglander and Joshua earn $3m part year. That's the equivalent of 25 cents to the average persons wage. These guys are pulling down the equivalent of US$60,000 (can $83k) per week.

 

[arttk]

I've been saying this, I've travelled a lot for work the last couple years, spent time in New York, Chicago, Boston, Seattle in the US and London, Oxford, and Cambridge in the UK, and I really think the Canadian dollar goes further than either the USD or GBP in terms of value.

For instance, you go out in Vancouver and pay $25 for a main dish, that's about average these days; you go out in a city in the US and it'll be $25 USD, and in the UK it'll be 25 pounds. The US meal is about 35 CAD and the UK meal over 45 CAD.

Taking an uber that would be the equivalent of Mt. Pleasant to Downtown in Vancouver is usually around 15 CAD. An uber the same distance in NYC or Chicago is like $30 USD.

Getting home to Canada I'm just like holy shit are we lucky, looking at both our prices and the CAD in general. I know people get paid more correspondingly in these other places, but like there has to be a huge tourism market of people travelling here just because it’s so cheap comparatively, I know I would. I feel like our dollar goes a lot farther in what you actually get with it.

That’s earls USA price lol

 

[Ozone]

Wow, what a dirty little move by Bouchard - whacking Roope Hintz on the same part of his skate...

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Dallas is buzzing and outskating Edmonton but no goals to show for it so far.

Just watch...#97 will get a goal against the grain.

 

[Bgav]

Lmao imagine Dallas did that to mcdavid. Oilers fans would lose their shit

 

[Zanon]

Lmao imagine Dallas did that to mcdavid. Oilers fans would lose their shit

You mean like when Soucy crosschecked him?

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Dallas is buzzing and outskating Edmonton but no goals to show for it so far.

Just watch...#97 will get a goal against the grain.

#29 but yeah, it was expected.

Oettinger is so mid.

 

[ephmrl]

Jamie Benn is so dumb.

 

[Bgav]

You mean like when Soucy crosschecked him?

Exactly

 

[Zanon]

#29 but yeah, it was expected.

Oettinger is so mid.

It’s really too bad we never got to see Bubble Demko against the Oilers last year

 

[ephmrl]

Wouldn't mind either of Duchene or Granlund filling a Demitra-like role for the Canucks

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

This timeline is ass.

Oilers SCF run into a Trump win into tariffs into another Oilers SCF run.

I want to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

It’s really too bad we never got to see Bubble Demko against the Oilers last year

Don't tell Oilers fans that though.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Dallas couldnt finish their dinner.

 

[Zanon]

Don't tell Oilers fans that though.

It’s fine. They know deep down they may have lost that series if Demko was healthy.

Pettersson was still a complete non-factor though when we needed him to step up while Miller and Lindholm were busy shutting down McDavid and Draisaitl, though.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

One thing I'm happy about is all the Oilers fans flooding the main boards, because aside from ignoring their entire board I can individually add them all to my list.

That way, if they win the Cup it'll be like it never happened for me (at least on here).

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

It’s really too bad we never got to see Bubble Demko against the Oilers last year

This team finally beating their rival and breaking through? Nah couldn't have that.

Of course Edmonton has to have back-to-back runs while our best forward last spring demanded to be traded leaving our franchise in ruins.

 

[Canucks LB]

So true, soso true

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

You wonder if Dallas attempts a few major trades this summer to bolster up their top 6.

They have a bunch of guys that are either soft or too slow.

Big goal by Jason Robertson.

 

[Vector]

Dallas can’t do anything right. Not just the team but the entire city.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Dallas can’t do anything right. Not just the team but the entire city.

They do obesity right.

 

[Vector]

They do obesity right.

That’s like saying no one loses as good as the Canucks.

 

[AzNightmare]

One thing I'm happy about is all the Oilers fans flooding the main boards, because aside from ignoring their entire board I can individually add them all to my list.

That way, if they win the Cup it'll be like it never happened for me (at least on here).

"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
If Canucks don't win the cup, I want a team with no fans to win it.
Last thing I want is some big fanbase to win it so they can gloat all day about it for the next decade unless it's the Canucks.

 

[valkynax]

That’s like saying no one loses as good as the Canucks.

Want an eight patty 20,000 kcal burger served to you by a waitress who dresses up with a sexy nurse outfit?