Thursdays thoughts...

Its Thursday, the weekend is right around the corner. Sun is shining bright here in Vancouver, but I'm feeling sour.
Why?
Could have something to do with the fact that my teams won't be in the NBA or NHL playoffs this season.
I'm getting used to the Leafs barely showing up for most games, but the Raptors too! So much promise and hope going into the season for the Raps, went slightly, that is extremely downhill. Shaq calling out Chris Bosh as the Rupaul of big men in the NBA really isn't far off. I love me some CB4, but not the one that's been shying away from the contact on the Raps this season. Time to Buck up Bosh, or its time to move on.
What happened to all that MVP talk at the start of the season?

Will Vancouver ever start to believe in the Canucks?
The team goes on fire and wins 12 of 15. Then loses two in a row (on the road no less), against two very desperate clubs in the Kings and Ducks. Suddenly the sky is falling.
This team probably won't win the cup. This we know. The problem. Most Canucks fans are satisfied with just making the playoffs? Barring a complete collapse, the Nucks will get to the dance, and hence every Canuck fan can breath easy, cause to them just getting in the playoffs is a successful season.
Mr Gillis. For the love of god get this team to win a cup. Maybe then the lowered expectations from the fan base can end. Then Canuck fans can realize that though making the playoffs is a big achievement, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.


The NHL GM's have been in Florida all week, sitting pool side and even talking hockey. One major topic is the rule changes when it comes to scraps, fist a cuffs, brew hahas....you know fighting. The league is looking to impose a 10 min misconduct for instigators or to those that engage in "staged" fights. You know the ones that start right off the drop of the puck. The league is hoping that the 10 minute misconduct will deter those from instigating fights. Just another band aid solution for really something that should be pulled out of the game completely. The best hockey in the world gets played during the NHL playoffs, the olympics and the World Cup of hockey (or is that the Canada Cup), whatever they call it now a days. You don't see fights going down then, and the product of the play is of the highest quality.
I have always felt that fighting was part of the game, but I've changed my tune and think its time to straight up pull it out of the game. Is it going to take someone in the NHL dyeing before the league seriously does something. Blood will be on your hands Mr. Bettman. You know as good as anyone, that fighting sells hockey to the five people that watch hockey in the States. Can't lose that precious US market, right Gary? Get your head out of your wallet.

Speaking of that twerp Bettman. What the hell are you doing with NHL?
Teams in Nashville, Atlanta, Phoenix, Florida, Carolina, but no teams in Winnipeg, Quebec City, Hamilton, hell Saskatoon. Any of these city's could probably generate a larger fan base and revenue then all those american cities combined. Who really though hockey would be a good idea in Tennessee! Wait Gary did.
Funny how an American that knows nothing about hockey runs the most important hockey league in the world.