tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post1473267215493012150..comments2024-03-04T11:02:28.602-08:00Comments on Pass it to Bulis: Please Do Not Flip the PoolHarrison Mooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-76271952502697848052011-03-22T09:01:03.349-07:002011-03-22T09:01:03.349-07:00@nucks_realist
postscript: it's supposedly cu...@nucks_realist<br /><br />postscript: it's supposedly cute and clever creations like "ur owta" that contribute to the deterioration of a beautiful language. <br /><br />mwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-16257280108191917552011-03-22T08:46:19.289-07:002011-03-22T08:46:19.289-07:00@nucks_realist
the truth of the matter is daniels...@nucks_realist<br /><br />the truth of the matter is danielson finds me totally in line when i correct his odd grammatical error. he is the first to acknowledge the need for pitb productions to be truly 'first class' and both he and harrison appreciate mistakes in english usage being indicated. i agree that the journalism on this blog is exceptionally good although it must be pointed out that one of danielson's recent similes was in rather poor taste. i think chicken chick did that for me in one of poetic endeavors for which pitb is the richer.<br /><br />madwagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-74552310336690981992011-03-22T08:27:18.495-07:002011-03-22T08:27:18.495-07:00Harrison: Oh I agree that Maggie made monkeys of a...Harrison: Oh I agree that Maggie made monkeys of all the experts. I was just referring to post-series explanations.<br /><br />"Bounces, luck, and randomness determine more of this game than anybody's willing to admit."<br /><br />Yes and no, IMO. Over a 7 game series you're either good enough or not. You create your own luck. Yay cliches!!! Your team bonds and excels as a unit or it fails in the face of adversity. I think that is more the case than luck and bounces.Sean Zandbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-74021999850912692022011-03-22T00:04:42.976-07:002011-03-22T00:04:42.976-07:00Madwag ur owta line. The pitb journalism is firstc...Madwag ur owta line. The pitb journalism is firstclass. How about praise for the metaphors and allusions, not to mention the prescient hockey writing.Nucks_realistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-41753530205735318362011-03-21T20:44:34.181-07:002011-03-21T20:44:34.181-07:00I think you make some good points in this post. W...I think you make some good points in this post. We may play very well, the Sedins and Kesler may play like beasts, and yet we may still lose. I try to think of this any time I start to get too excited about our regular season success. <br /><br />But I hope and believe that the fan base has moved past this kind of behaviour. I think the city is different than it was 16 years ago...I don't think its just the aesthetics of Van that have changed. Look at the Olympics...biggest stage there is, and people didn't riot when we lost to the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-23616596147070099262011-03-21T17:43:45.222-07:002011-03-21T17:43:45.222-07:00Good point. Good thing I didn't actually say &...Good point. Good thing I didn't actually say "due to the fact that." Something was bugging me about that comment as I was writing it. Now I know what it was.Daniel Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218580923841725982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-52853959723374583702011-03-21T17:40:01.677-07:002011-03-21T17:40:01.677-07:00danielson
" Sometimes a team with high expec...danielson<br /><br />" Sometimes a team with high expectations will actually perform poorly, not due to bad bounces or randomness. It's entirely possible that the Canucks will lose in the playoffs due to some players underperforming."<br /><br />Using "due to":<br /><br />Due to means "caused by." It should be used only if it can be substituted with "caused by."<br /><br />It does not mean the same as "because of."<br /><br />Incorrect: The game was postponed due to rain.<br />Correct: The game was postponed because of rain.<br />Correct: The game's postponement was due to rain.<br /><br />And don’t get me started on the empty phrase, “due to the fact that . . .” This phrase almost never adds anything to your sentence except three more words and a touch of pomposity.<br /><br />madwagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-19960037566438650292011-03-21T13:41:35.965-07:002011-03-21T13:41:35.965-07:00Great perspective but I am sure most of us are try...Great perspective but I am sure most of us are trying to prepare for the worst while hoping for the best, right? OK... maybe not! With that being said, I hope Mike Gillis' thinking has delved into the whole 'white towel' thing. I know it's an easy rally point and relatively inexpensive giveaway while driving extra space for advertising but it still is just a sarcastic surrender which is a horrible way to limp to any finish line. <br /><br />My idea... Blue Woo Wigs! We love the wigs and we love to Woo so not combine the 2 and at least have fun like the Chicago fans had last year. <br /><br />Any other good ideas for towel replacements? I really don't need any mote towels around my house... I'm sick of surrendering.RhadLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277251177342033319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-702840298283181262011-03-21T13:18:20.434-07:002011-03-21T13:18:20.434-07:00I think choking is a bit of a cliche.
I loved it ...I think choking is a bit of a cliche.<br /><br />I loved it when Naslund said it, but part of me has always felt like choking is kind of a fallback to explain an otherwise unexplainable string of poor play.<br /><br />That said, I guess it does happen.Harrison Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-7106182793157968112011-03-21T13:14:02.713-07:002011-03-21T13:14:02.713-07:00I both agree and disagree. While their certainly i...I both agree and disagree. While their certainly is an element of luck and randomness to hockey, teams certainly can choke. Markus Naslund admitted to it, after all. Sometimes a team with high expectations will actually perform poorly, not due to bad bounces or randomness. It's entirely possible that the Canucks will lose in the playoffs due to some players underperforming.<br /><br />Of course, it's also entirely possible that they will underperform and yet still win the Cup due to luck and randomness. But let's not judge the playoffs before they hatch.Daniel Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218580923841725982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-8233198162325145612011-03-21T12:52:51.410-07:002011-03-21T12:52:51.410-07:00Ah, Chicken Hawk. I love to feed your poetic troll...Ah, Chicken Hawk. I love to feed your poetic trolliness.Harrison Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-14559525015866660842011-03-21T12:31:32.271-07:002011-03-21T12:31:32.271-07:00IN PRAISE OF PREPARATION:
FOR EARTHQUAKES WE MUS...IN PRAISE OF PREPARATION:<br /><br />FOR EARTHQUAKES WE MUST BE PREPARED!<br />BUT FOR A CUP YOU MIGHT NOT WIN?<br />IT SEEMS THAT YOU'RE ALREADY SCARED<br />YOU'LL HEAR MY RAUNCHY VIOLIN,<br /><br />FUELING THE RIOTS ON ROBSON STREET<br />AS CANUCK FANS THEIR RAGE PROCLAIM,<br />UNABLE TO ACCEPT DEFEAT<br />AND AFTER ALL IT'S JUST A GAME.<br /><br />IT IS INTRIGUING THAT YOU SEEM<br />TO PRODUCE REASONS RIGHT ON CUE,<br />TO JUST ACCEPT IT'S BUT A DREAM<br />THAT'S MOST UNLIKELY TO COME TRUE.<br /><br />BECAUSE YOU FEAR AND CAN'T IGNORE<br />THE TUESDAY NIGHT OF NINETY FOUR.<br /><br />CHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-35533367030958943162011-03-21T12:15:46.232-07:002011-03-21T12:15:46.232-07:00Sean, you've got to think that Maggie the Monk...Sean, you've got to think that Maggie the Monkey's annual success, especially juxtaposed with the experts/pundits, indicates how random everything can be.<br /><br />I'll agree that, in hindsight, you can point to some of the factors that led to the loss, but that's about it. A team can do everything right and still lose. Bounces, luck, and randomness determine more of this game than anybody's willing to admit. <br /><br />But, rather than cop to the unpredictable, we just call that a choke, or a collapse, or what have you, mainly because we're unwilling to admit that "experts" are often just informed guessers come playoff time. <br /><br />I'm just saying that there's a part of the playoffs that's a total crapshoot, and we need to be prepared for that, lest we lose, and then lose it.Harrison Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-1757820667205725972011-03-21T12:01:48.883-07:002011-03-21T12:01:48.883-07:00No discernible reason? I don't agree with that...No discernible reason? I don't agree with that. <br />Everything pundits or experts say is worthless? I don't agree with that either. I think you can dissect a loss in hockey to several factors rather than just chalking it up mostly as random.<br /><br />I have high expectations for this team and will be pissed if they lose. But I can appreciate your sense of calm as a counterbalance.Sean Zandbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-72486614599981383652011-03-21T11:54:46.203-07:002011-03-21T11:54:46.203-07:00Nice one. Thanks, H! This has been ever at the bac...Nice one. Thanks, H! This has been ever at the back of my mind since about mid-season. I do hope dignity will prevail, whichever way it goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com