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Yeah, I don't like the shootout either, but I think that the league does. Surely, the novelty has worn off by now? Love.

I sort of agree with this. I think that it'd be best to go back to something like the old system. I'd keep the 3x3, and if they must keep the shootout, I'd cap at five shooters. After that, it's a tie. Oh, and losing in overtime or a shootout is still a loss, so that means 0 points. I think you'd see very few ties. 2 points for a win 1 point for a tie 0 points for a loss Love.

That's awesome, Buddy! I was wondering when that'd get there. Lookin' good! Love.

I've been seeing this a lot around here lately, so I did some Javascript for you using the List of Calgary Flames draft picks Wikipedia page. This code will get you the entire list, and you can sort it in the console (if you don't know how to do that, if you hold CMD-option-J, it'll open up for you in Chrome, and, an important point - if you want to run any of these, you'll need to run this one first): const rows = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('table.wikitable.sortable.jquery-tablesorter tr')) let players = [] rows.forEach(row => { const cells = Array.from(row.childNodes) const player = { draftYear: cells[1].innerText, round: cells[3].innerText, name: cells[7].innerText, position: cells[11].innerText, } players.push(player) }) console.table(players) For the sake of this exercise, I have limited the data to only include the draft from 2011 until the most recent draft using this snippet: let range = [] players.map(player => (player.draftYear >= 2011 ? range.push(player) : null)) console.table(range) Of course, that snippet can be modified to show any range that you would like. If you want to filter by position, you can run this code: const lw = range.filter(player => player.position.includes('LW')) console.log(lw) And if you want to narrow it down even more, you can use this one to filter by position, and by round: const lw1 = range.filter(player => player.position.includes('LW') && player.round === '1') console.log(lw1) If you run the code, you'll see that since 2011, the Flames have selected 71 players. Of the 71, 12 have been LW (which is pretty much exactly what you'd expect based on six positions). Of the 12, four of them were selected in the first round. One way that the data could be manipulated to suit your narrative is that since 2011, the Flames have selected four LW with 11 first-round picks - better than 1/3 (although, they've chosen four C as well). Also, interestingly, the Flames historically don't value LW as much as you might expect. At least, not at the draft table. Out of the exactly 400 Calgary Flames draft picks, only 59 have played LW. The math suggests that you'd anticipate it'd be a much more Satanic 66.6 left wingers. Not surprisingly, in Alberta, there's always been a tendency to lean to the right... including at the NHL Entry Draft. The Flames have drafted 72 right wingers. Here's the code: const allTimeLW = players.filter(player => player.position.includes('LW')) const allTimeRW = players.filter(player => player.position.includes('RW')) console.log("LW: ", allTimeLW) console.log("RW: ", allTimeRW) Love.

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I want to rock and roll all night and part of every day! Love.

Speaking of which, I just hung this 7' poster in the pain cave... if this isn't motivating, it's never going to happen for me. Love.

Holy smokes! It's @Cowtownguy! I was just thinking about you. You have been missed, good Sir! Love.

Well, Sir, I will keep my eyes open for you. I don't mind shipping something out to you if there's a deal to be had! Love.

Hey @rocketdoctor - today I got a smokin' deal at a local shop in Calgary. It's not a hoodie, but I wasn't looking for one... I strolled into a Sport Chek, and this was 50% off the yellow tag price, so it was $30! I wasn't in the market, but it was too good a deal to leave behind. I did a quick Canada Post search for a shipping rate based on a package that was 30x30x10, and weighed 1kg. There are seven options, with International Surface being the least expensive. It might take awhile to get to England, but the lowest rate was $28. I don't know if you'd be interested in something like that, but if you are, I don't mind picking one up and sending it your way. Also, I posted it here in case anyone local is looking for a good deal on a jersey. They have some blanks, and some Johnnys. Love.

This is pretty cool. Love.

I was suspended once for telling Big Chief to stop acting so boorishly. Yes, I actually used the word boorishly. I was told to take some time to think about being more respectful on the board, but that was before people were being cancelled. Love.

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Oh yeah, I get that, but we can't pretend that they've got an exceptional record when it comes to development. I'm not convinced that the best place for Sam Bennett was ever in between Brouwer and Bouma, and yet, there he was. Then he was put on the wing, and then on his off wing, etc... highest draft pick in Flames history. I know that they're not all like that, and I know that other teams miss as well - but I don't have a lot of faith in their development, and I also don't have a lot of faith in Darryl Sutter when it comes to the younger players. Love.

I always get nervous around this time of year... I am hopeful that Pelletier, Zary, and eventually Coronato aren't on the Jankowski/Bennett development path. I'm not overly optimistic, however. Love.

I'm your huckleberry. Love.

Yeah, the trick is to sit in the nosebleeds, and optimally, for a game against the Oilers. That's where you'll find me and the rest of the riff raff, and it's excellent! Love.

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I found the RCMP documentation on this matter (a quick Google search for age of consent Canada), and was going to share it here. Then I realized that I felt really gross doing that. You have handled this query perfectly with this single sentence. As per usual, good Sir, I defer to you. Love.

I was really hoping we'd draft that kid. Love.

Because, Whynot?! Love.

Bummer. I have all these plans for today, and I'm waiting on this pick so that I can get started. Bastards... Love.

It could be exactly the right pick for them. I know goalies normally take a little bit longer, but they've got Smith for two years, and then they're gonna need a guy... Love.

Y'know, I'm pretty excited about this pick. He's New York Italian, and I've got James Pietragallo in my head. He'll definitely have the boys over because he cares deeply about his sauce, he's got a cool nickname, and he wears my favourite number. Love.