mathonwy

We all want to run immediately because running is where the fun is.

But learning how to walk first will prevent you from tripping.

If you don't have the patience to learn how to walk than your medication mix is wrong, plain and simple, and no amount of willpower will overcome this.

My 2 cents. Feel free to disagree with me.

It feels like we're on the cusp of the 80s being rebooted.

• Rise of the Oilers
• Rise of the Flames
• Rise of the Isles
• Fall of the Canucks
• The diminished importance of the goaltender.

Anything else currently happening that is similar to the 80s?

Edit.

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RE: Goaltending comment.

My point is (and I'm completely open to changing it) that goaltending doesn't seem like the end all and be all like it did back in the 2000s.

Goaltenders, while still important, are being treated as more of a complementary piece rather than a foundation piece to build around. The adage of building out from the crease out doesn't seem en vogue these days.

Quick, Thomas, Crawford... good goalies that

Source:
Elliotte Friedman: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-flames-face-deadline-crossroads/

Currently 14% is being withheld from player's cheques for escrow and players. The negotiated escrow % escalator is 5%... BUT

According to the CBA, the players have the right to propose “a different growth factor” than the standard five percent, at which point the players and the league “shall discuss and agree upon a new factor.”

So if the players vote less than 5% then the Bettman predicted cap will be less than $73M and the above is a tidbit from Friedman's blog.

A potential $69M cap has some very serious implications for the Canucks.

It means after Tanev get his 2