Agreed.

It's the democratic equivalent of lead in the drinking water. The longer we wait to remove it, the more lasting the damage will be.

The Shanghai Dragons played in Moscow this past season. They used to be Kunlun Red Star. Haven’t played in China since the pandemic. Have claimed they’re playing in Shanghai next season.

Oh and Mitch Love is the coach, having replaced Gerard Gallant mid season.

I'm sorry this Vegas stadium district idea is in *Henderson*?!

Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military Get Flu Vaccines

Finally unlearning the last of the lessons from World War One...

And the woman did speak unto the hound, saying, What do you mean, normal men, and the hound answered the woman, saying, We are just innocent men. And great was her emotion

With 44 Ks, Dylan Cease now has more strikeouts than any Blue Jay in franchise history through their first 5 games with the franchise. (Via @stathead.com and @baseball-reference.com)

This is already demonstrably incorrect. And Wright isn't even dead yet.

Gotta think Milan has played a huge factor for him too. From afar he looks to have been way more aggressive since the Olympics.

You need to have an ability to assess a dead-time penalty. That’s why i said it can’t be a penalty shot. Just a minor or major.

Philly fans are gonna be mad at Rick Tocchet if the Flyers don’t wrap this up in three games

I get Elliotte’s explanation here but clearly they need to say that in *this* scenario it can’t be a penalty shot. Make it a power play.

You don’t want to know how nice it is in Vancouver today do you

The World I Know

Lightning Crashes

Cubas up next for #VWFC

Still no goals conceded all year when he's been on the pitch!

Rutherford says he's met with Francesco Aquilini multiple times in recent weeks.

Also says he's going to consider his own future once a new GM is in place and the draft is over.

"I originally told Francesco I'd come here for two years to see if I could help out. ... I've been here four years now."

Rutherford says he wants to see Lekkerimaki, Cootes and the top-3 pick in this year's draft on the roster next October.

Rutherford indicates he thinks that if they had waited longer with Hughes they could have had a first round pick from New Jersey, though believes the deal they got from Minnesota is still better.

Rutherford says the new GM will be involved in making a final decision on Adam Foote.

Says he's going to go for a wide search, though notes that Ryan Johnson is a strong internal candidate.

Jim Rutherford says he's offered Patrik Allvin the opportunity to remain in the organization, presumably as some sort of super scout.

Jim Rutherford opens with a long apologia to the fans, noting how loyal they remained to the players. The fans deserve better, he says.

"We just really appreciate it," he says, speaking on behalf of himself, ownership & Michael Doyle.

"We're acknowledging the obvious it was a very difficult year."

Wags heading into the offseason leaving nothing behind

Thatcher Demko says his hip had basically no rotational mobility before the surgery and is already re eling way better. He’s confident it will lead to good results next season.

Notably no ice rinks

Canucks' Patrik Allvin out as GM Jim Rutherford has confirmed that Allvin, the Canucks' GM for four years, has dismissed at the end of this disappointing season.

Jim Rutherford confirms to me that Patrik Allvin is out as Canucks GM

theprovince.com/sports/hocke...

Working to confirm this myself but no reason to disbelieve Tomas Ros’ report for Aftonbladet. He’s a solid veteran reporter

Because the season is over Adam

This is the finish Adam

The City of Vancouver has just announced they had a $530 million surplus last year.

It follows a $860 million surplus the year before, and years of $300+ surpluses.

It's the annual reminder that when local politicians say times are tough, they're usually being misleading to suit their agendas.