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Suspicious posted:I remember reading the Bell Centre and its metro station were built with 0 public funds. yeah. I'm kind of still sour about Quebec City building an arena and then making a huge deposit to be denied a team, most of which was all public funding.
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Habibi posted:Hertl and Meier and Couture. good luck
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tofes posted:good luck You don't think they'll score 30 between the three of them? drat. Such a pessimist.
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Habibi posted:You don't think they'll score 30 between the three of them? drat. Such a pessimist. They actually need to score roughly 60 between the 3 of them to make up for Marleau's goals while maintaining their own totals
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:They actually need to score roughly 60 between the 3 of them to make up for Marleau's goals while maintaining their own totals Oh ffs
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stab posted:That's still two teams (there's more than that but wtv) that have an unfair advantage over the other teams That's because being a hockey player in Montreal and Toronto is basically saying goodbye to privacy. Why do that when you can sign in New York and make tons of money and still be in a great city.
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Habibi posted:Oh ffs Because you see the guy replacing Marleau will score zero goals. It's me. I'm the replacement.
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Ginette Reno posted:That's because being a hockey player in Montreal and Toronto is basically saying goodbye to privacy. Why do that when you can sign in New York and make tons of money and still be in a great city. Then why isn't Toronto a hotbed for NBA talent free agents?
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stab posted:That's still two teams (there's more than that but wtv) that have an unfair advantage over the other teams Here's a thought - Bergevin is a moron and only targets bad UFAs.
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Schlesische posted:Then why isn't Toronto a hotbed for NBA talent free agents? Americans fear their kids learning the metric system.
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grack posted:Here's a thought - Bergevin is a moron and only targets bad UFAs. Yes we know but besides that
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Drunk Canuck posted:Americans fear their kids learning the metric system. Also no one cares about the Raptors
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ThinkTank posted:Also no one cares about the Raptors They consistently sell out, and finished 3rd in attendance, so wrong. The reason has more to do with the fact that Toronto has largely been a terrible team for a lot of their existence, plus I seriously think nobody wants to play for a team called the Raptors. And the metric system thing came from Antonio Davis stating in an interview that he didn't like his kids learning the metric system when he played for the Raptors, and he's probably not alone in that (this is a league where 2 prominent players believe the earth is flat). Plus, Toronto is a city with a nice night life, but it's a lot colder than places like Calfornia, Florida and Texas.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:They consistently sell out, and finished 3rd in attendance, so wrong. The reason has more to do with the fact that Toronto has largely been a terrible team for a lot of their existence, plus I seriously think nobody wants to play for a team called the Raptors. And the metric system thing came from Antonio Davis stating in an interview that he didn't like his kids learning the metric system when he played for the Raptors, and he's probably not alone in that (this is a league where 2 prominent players believe the earth is flat). They are a distant third in popularity in Toronto by any metric. The Jays and Leafs alternate being the top dog, but the Raptors consistently finish a distant third. They have their loyal supporters no doubt, but they're not even in the same stratosphere as the other teams. They're in the most successful stretch in their history and still really aren't registering with the City. From a 2016 survey the percentage of Torontonains surveyed who closely or somewhat closely follow a particular team were as follows: Blue Jays 49% Maple Leafs 43% Raptors 28% http://globalnews.ca/news/2626964/toronto-loves-the-blue-jays-but-other-canadians-just-arent-that-into-them/ They're also kinda crappily marketed. Outside of Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan I couldn't pick a single Raptor's player out of a lineup, and I have only the vaguest knowledge of the other players on the team. They're not really marketing to me, but in a league driven by superstars and personalities that seems like a bad thing to me. I don't have any ill feelings towards the Raptors, but they just don't make much of an impression in Toronto. They're distinctly the 3rd most important franchise in the city. Couple that with higher taxes, cold weather, low American media attention and it's no wonder free agents aren't signing there despite their recent success. ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Jul 4, 2017 |
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Rangers rumored to be signing Desharnais to a 1 year deal
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nba players believe raptors players are taxed approximately 98% of their earnings
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Levitate posted:Rangers rumored to be signing Desharnais to a 1 year deal Meh, ok, sure why not Also, https://twitter.com/nyp_brooksie/status/882319244481802240 lol gently caress off Devils
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Levitate posted:Rangers rumored to be signing Desharnais to a 1 year deal Zucc gets a tiny friend! 
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yellowcar posted:Zucc gets a tiny friend! Didn't work out so well with what's his name last year. The lil guy from Carolina.
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DD is great when he's on. Then he goes invisible for 20 games.
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Suspicious posted:DD is great when he's on. Then he goes invisible for 20 games. in other words, a born ranger
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the talent deficit posted:nba players believe raptors players are taxed approximately 98% of their earnings I don't know how much NBA players get noticed in Toronto or how popular basketball is there but I imagine being a 6 foot 6 (or taller) black man in a country that is like 2% black might also make it just a little bit hard to keep a private life.
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Kovalchuk has decided to stay hosed off to Russia.
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I take it Kovalchuk just likes attention
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Ginette Reno posted:I don't know how much NBA players get noticed in Toronto or how popular basketball is there but I imagine being a 6 foot 6 (or taller) black man in a country that is like 2% black might also make it just a little bit hard to keep a private life. When I was working in a Starbucks during uni Chris Bosh came in with full entourage and a giant diamond-encrusted 'CB' around his neck. After he left my Raptors-fan coworker who'd been to a game a week previously turned to me and said "who was that?"
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Matt Zerella posted:Didn't work out so well with what's his name last year. The lil guy from Carolina. Aww they got rid of Gerbe? I wanted to see a Zucc - DD - Gerbe line: tiniest line in the NHL.
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yellowcar posted:Aww they got rid of Gerbe? I wanted to see a Zucc - DD - Gerbe line: tiniest line in the NHL. I pretty sure he didn't make it out of camp, got assigned to Hartford and then went over to Europe.
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Ginette Reno posted:I don't know how much NBA players get noticed in Toronto or how popular basketball is there but I imagine being a 6 foot 6 (or taller) black man in a country that is like 2% black might also make it just a little bit hard to keep a private life. Toronto has a pretty sizable black community compared to most Canadian cities, the black community represents something like 10% of the city, not counting the suburbs El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Jul 5, 2017 |
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Toronto has a pretty sizable black compared to most Canadian cities Do they now.
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Levitate posted:DD is fine if he can play an effective 4th line center He can't. He needs to be on a scoring line where other players can take up the slack possession wise, leaving him to be the playmaker. He's really bad on grinding lines because he's almost completely unable to be physical.
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I have a feeling DD will be a camp body. Hopefully Boo Nieves beats him out to start the season.
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Schlesische posted:He can't. He needs to be on a scoring line where other players can take up the slack possession wise, leaving him to be the playmaker. Rangers 4th line isn't necessarily a grinding line, but it is expected to generate some offensive pressure and take some hard minutes from time to time. Not sure if DD can do that
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Levitate posted:Rangers 4th line isn't necessarily a grinding line, but it is expected to generate some offensive pressure and take some hard minutes from time to time. Not sure if DD can do that If you need someone to take some hard minutes and play against a relatively physical opposition, Davey is not your man. He is the quintessential ad for why GMs don't like small players.
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Matt Zerella posted:I have a feeling DD will be a camp body. that's what I am thinking or maybe just the extra guy on the big club. Really would hope he isn't a regular roster player
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