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I dunno ME, statistics show the chance of casualty in a truck / SUV is just as high as in a sedan. 1 of my cousin died as a passenger on an SUV when the driver, who was drunk, drove into the divider on 400. The truck bounced off the divider, crossed 3 lanes and rolled off the ditch. Because of higher CG, the SUV rolled over and that's how she died.

Forget sedan vs SUV ... knowing when to call a cab or get a sober designated driver to take over alone will avoid 90% of these accidents.
 
Buy a mercedes, an old one if need be. They are like armoured cars. SUVS by my experience are shaky. Maybe they are better now.
 
MindzEye said:
I might take you up on that.

anyone who's seen the idiocy that happens on 63 can't be surprised by shit like this. The drivers up here are a special breed of stupid. Coming back up the other weekend I watched some tool in a silver maxima pass a tractor trailer going uphill...the ****er actually crested the hill in the oncoming lane. I mean seriously, who the **** does shit like that?????
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I went to the Tool concert last week with a guy who finance was killed in a head on collision in the exact same situation. Drunk douche bag passed a semi going 160 on a hill on the same highway

Everyone invloved died except him and he has 50% of his body covered in 3rd degree burns.

He has high spirits now but he was telling me he was quite bitter for a long time.
 
hockeylover said:
If Luke turns out to be a bit better than Komisarek, that's probably not even that bad. I guess you have higher hopes you can hit a home run with your 5th overall, but knowing how many 5ths are total busts all together getting a Komisarek with a 5th isn't a disaster really.
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You know, I was one of the biggest critics of the Schenn pick - but F me, the kid stepped into the NHL and instantly became a solid top-4 defenseman, and while I've always considered his top-end to be limited, what he's done already at his age impresses the hell out of me.

He's already a "bit better" than Komi....and I'd say quite a bit better.
 
and damn, sorry to hear that ME.

It's been an horrific year of funerals for me as well....just buried my Nonno this weekend, and that was by far the easiest one of them.

my condolences.
 
and sorry to hear about your Nonno (I-tie for grandfather?) Zeke. I've unfortunately buried all of my grandparents already, so I know the feeling.
 
zeke said:
You know, I was one of the biggest critics of the Schenn pick - but F me, the kid stepped into the NHL and instantly became a solid top-4 defenseman, and while I've always considered his top-end to be limited, what he's done already at his age impresses the hell out of me.

He's already a "bit better" than Komi....and I'd say quite a bit better.
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I agree.

I still wish he can develop his offensive game more, and he did show signs of that in the 2nd half of last season. He's beginning to try to make plays in the offensive zone, instead of ridding it immediately like a hand grenade.

But man, it's mind boggling when you realize he's only 20, and he steps on the ice and just plays a SOLID game at the NHL level night in and night out.
 
hockeylover said:
If Luke turns out to be a bit better than Komisarek, that's probably not even that bad. I guess you have higher hopes you can hit a home run with your 5th overall, but knowing how many 5ths are total busts all together getting a Komisarek with a 5th isn't a disaster really.
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Yeah, and I won't mind if that's what he is for us..........but I'm willing to deal that along with Kaberle for a player like Bobby Ryan, 7 days a week, twice on Sundays.


I mean, I'd trade Schenn for Kadri today, without blinking twice.
 
zeke said:
You know, I was one of the biggest critics of the Schenn pick - but F me, the kid stepped into the NHL and instantly became a solid top-4 defenseman, and while I've always considered his top-end to be limited, what he's done already at his age impresses the hell out of me.

He's already a "bit better" than Komi....and I'd say quite a bit better.
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more and more.. i wish wilson and fletcher weren't such ****ing morons and had left him to spend the year getting 4 minutes per game on the powerplay in junior.

you can say he is limited -- and by no means am i suggesting that the two have comparable talents (because schenn isn't nearly as quick on his feet) -- but myers and schenn were neck and neck offensively before 08-09.

and we all saw what myers did with that extra year of seasoning under his belt.

what schenn has done so far is definitely impressive, but relegating him to a particular role and not letting him focus on improving his offensive game was a big mistake.
 
Everybody's in such a ****ing hurry these days; I see things like passing up hills weekly...I find myself screamin a common refrain driving to work in the morning; "Get up earlier you stupid *******!"

When I was younger I lost friends to drunk driving, but more and more these days it's either young males that think they own race cars, or people in a hurry.
 
mbow, but I won't completely fault Wilson for this. Offense obviously wasn't his strong suite coming up from the junior, and as a rookie it helps if he can focus on his strength and keep the game simple for him. The result speaks for itself.

As long as they slowly give him the chances to develop his offensive game in the coming years, I don't think that's necessarily a bad strategy
 
I don't agree with the Schenn/Myers thing - Schenn was a much earlier developer, and had been playing top minutes on the top PP unit for 2 years already in junior.

Myers was a late bloomer who had had only limited minutes and no top-pp time when drafted.
 
That's not really a fair statement either, zeke. In 2006-07 the Rockets had by far the worst team in their organization's history in Kelowna and missed the playoffs. The leading scorer was Cody Almond's 43 points. We talk about that being pathetic for a leading scorer in the NHL? Now imagine that for a junior team. They were horribly inept from an offensive standpoint and Luke was third on the team in points with 29. Myers is only three months younger than Luke and had 15. The next season the Rockets were their normal juggernaut self and had a much more potent offence than the year before with 100 point man Colin Long, Jamie Benn putting up well over a PPG, and over-ager Brady Leavold acquired from Swift Current. Schenn posted 28 points but missed substantial time (15 games in total) due to the World Juniors and other committments. That's a 36 point pace, while Myers put up 19 points in 65 games (a 21 point pace). And keep in mind that they're born within three months of one another.
 
zeke, mbow, jays........how many of you feel so highly about Schenn's upside, that you wouldn't make a Kaberle + Schenn for Ryan trade, mainly due to your belief in Schenn's remaining upside?
 
Montana said:
zeke, mbow, jays........how many of you feel so highly about Schenn's upside, that you wouldn't make a Kaberle + Schenn for Ryan trade, mainly due to your belief in Schenn's remaining upside?
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That's actually a good question, Montana. Tell you what -- if I'm Burke and I'm talking to Murray about the proposed deal that you just outlined I would make one change: if we're giving up Schenn, they toss in Jake Gardiner or Luca Sbisa. I make that trade. If Anaheim hesitates, add in a secondary prospect from the Leafs end.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
That's actually a good question, Montana. Tell you what -- if I'm Burke and I'm talking to Murray about the proposed deal that you just outlined I would make one change: if we're giving up Schenn, they toss in Jake Gardiner or Luca Sbisa. I make that trade. If Anaheim hesitates, add in a secondary prospect from the Leafs end.
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Precisely the type of deal I originally suggest coming back to us....if Anaheim still balked, I'd make it, but that's the type of deal I'd be trying to make from the outset.

If we could get a solid d-prospect in returrn, making a move such as that, becomes a slam dunk for me.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
That's actually a good question, Montana. Tell you what -- if I'm Burke and I'm talking to Murray about the proposed deal that you just outlined I would make one change: if we're giving up Schenn, they toss in Jake Gardiner or Luca Sbisa. I make that trade. If Anaheim hesitates, add in a secondary prospect from the Leafs end.
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this is about where I am. I'd want a B to B+ prospect coming back in the deal instead of just Ryan.
 
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