Reverend Mayhem
Serial Hanlon's Razor Ignorer
- Feb 15, 2009
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There always an excuse on the ready when we inevitably perform how we should. You know who makes excuses? People who are OK with losing.
for the last few years only the benning bros have been made mods.
You wanna see what it looks like when Benning bros get drunk with power, stumble over to the Canucks subreddit.
Some dude had like 80 downvotes for simply stating that he feels Schmidt was getting pushed out by management...which was supported by Benning's own words in the FA presser he held the other day.
They had a brief moment of clarity during this past season but have reverted back to type. Utterly surreal.
This isn't so bad though. They don't need to be silenced. They are entitled to whatever opinions they may hold. Most of them don't engage in good faith discussions, but I don't really care.
You wanna see what it looks like when Benning bros get drunk with power, stumble over to the Canucks subreddit.
Where’s your complaint about Benning kicking people in the nuts? It was obviously a joke. You are taking this shit too seriously. “You can dish it out but can’t take it” seems appropriate here.“You’re gonna be kissing Bennings shoes when we’re good this year”. Mods please for the love of god see what the pro Benning people are posting here. These are posts that put Benning over any success the team might have. I didn’t know we were the Vancouver Bennings now.
The Reddit posting system is inherently suited towards the idea of groupthink is the problem. I use my upvotes and downvotes sparingly, but others don't seem to feel the same way. You disagree with any of them and your post magically goes to 0 and it's like "Ok, be petty whatever lmao"
Where’s your complaint about Benning kicking people in the nuts? It was obviously a joke. You are taking this shit too seriously. “You can dish it out but can’t take it” seems appropriate here.
Dad?Your dad must have seen my list, and understands the reality of the cap era.
I agree, no one can say matter of fact in any sense.such extreme language in this thread...is everybody having fun? Or at least chasing the endorphin high?
Now back to management...they gambled this summer in order to win now. I don't agreed with the process or all of the moves but they have moved part way to their goal. They are a better team. Time will tell how much better. Until we've seen this team play, the debates on whether OEL is terrible or will rebound, whether Toolman is a #4 or a #8 D-man, whether the D is trash of serviceable, are all just projections based on so many unknowns. I prefer to wait to see how they do.
FWIW I would have tanked one more year to free up the $12M without giving up picks. The only argument that has been put to me to question this position is that there is value in winning now, especially for the young guys.
I agree generally with your assessment. I just think there are too many variables to take extreme positions one way or the other and then back it up with extreme language. It tends to turn what could be a reasonable debate into a war of words.I agree, no one can say matter of fact in any sense.
But, previous recent performance is always a better way of projecting rather than blind hope. Those projections aren’t favorable - but I am happy to be proven otherwise.
It’s totally a possibility that OEL plays like he did five years ago, that poolman and myers provide top four performance (not just minutes), and that Hughes improves defensively to be closer to Fox/Makar.
But, on the balance of probabilities, it is not a likely outcome.
You might not. You Probly didn’t notice, but I didn’t post much during the the bad years. I wasn’t on here at the start of every season predicting the Canucks were a play-off team. I wasn’t drinking any kool-aid. I have started to post much more frequently as of late because, even though the team isnt winning now, I feel we are on the verge of becoming elite.I think the bigger question is, if the Canucks stink will we ever see you again? Because what happened to everyone who said the Canucks would be a playoff team in 2016 and 2017 and so on is that they just vanish. I wouldn’t want that to be a case.
It's weird, cos I hang around a couple of other sports subreddits and while there's general optimism or even homerism towards the team/players/whatever it is nowhere near as divisive as it is on /r/canucks. Like, I get it, fans are going to be fans. Nothing wrong with that.
I feel we are on the verge of becoming elite.
Yes. Now go out and get a haircut, and get a real job.Dad?
You might not. You Probly didn’t notice, but I didn’t post much during the the bad years. I wasn’t on here at the start of every season predicting the Canucks were a play-off team. I wasn’t drinking any kool-aid. I have started to post much more frequently as of late because, even though the team isnt winning now, I feel we are on the verge of becoming elite.
Obviously personnel, and with 3, what I feel are better than average to good players on elc’s, and pretty good deals with Miller and Horvat, we have good cap space efficiency, even with OEL (depending on how much you think he is overpaid).And on what do you base that feeling? The teams last place finish last season?
To me, it’s simple. Reasonable is that some players regress, some will improve, some will stagnate.I agree generally with your assessment. I just think there are too many variables to take extreme positions one way or the other and then back it up with extreme language. It tends to turn what could be a reasonable debate into a war of words.
So you say they are a borderline team again this year, like you said they were in 19/20, but clearly they are a much deeper team than 19/20, so they should be much better than that 19/20 team. You appear to be saying that the 19/20 team is at the same level as this seasons team.I said they were a bubble team who could make it if they stayed fairly healthy and got elite goaltending. Basically these last two years have played out exactly as I said they would in the summer of 2019. And now they’re repeating the exact same cycle.
You have to keep quoting what will happen in the future because Benning defenders are still refusing to accept accountability for the past seven years when they've been proven wrong.
First it was Gillis' fault.
Then when it was decisions clearly in Benning's self-made environment it was a "rush to judgement".
Then when the predictions of Benning's bad decisions became true it was "...but hindsight".
Then people tried "...this is a natural progression of a re-build".
Then when that was laughably disproven now it's "...but in the future we'll be right".
NO ONE is falling for it and you're just digging yourself deeper.
The defense and goaltending is worse than the 19-20 teamSo you say they are a borderline team again this year, like you said they were in 19/20, but clearly they are a much deeper team than 19/20, so they should be much better than that 19/20 team. You appear to be saying that the 19/20 team is at the same level as this seasons team.