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- Posted this article on Twitter last night but this is something all Sens fans have to read. In an interview with the Ottawa Citizen, Cyril Leeder talked about the impact that a change to Ontario tax law allowing businesses to write off tickets to sporting events and the impact it could have on the Senators. Leeder suggests that if this change goes through, it could be enough to put the Sens out of business. Check out the article here.
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(UPDATE 12:02 PM)- A quick update from practice this morning. Here is how the Sens lined up, with Kaspars Daugavins as the 13th forward after being a healthy scratch in Boston.
Michalek-Spezza-Butler
Greening-Turris-Alfredsson
Foligno-O'Brien-Neil
Konopka-Smith-Condra
Kuba- Karlsson
Phillips-Gilroy
Cowen-Gonchar
Red Mile Riot here we come should they can the law!
Will that Larionov babe be there ? She's MINT !!! Lol
Leeder isn't politicing, he's reacting. This is a complete non-issue in my opinion. It would impact all Canadian teams, not just Ottawa. It was a suggestion proposed by the tards of Ontario to the feds. Winnipeg, Calgary and Van would all really feel the impact...Toront o and Mtl are more self-sufficient . Oh, and Quebec City/Hamilton could kiss their chances of a franchise goodbye.
this is a provincial issue? would it affect the rest of canada's teams because you feel other provinces would follow suit? how do you see it affecting non-Ontario teams?
It's not a provincial issue, it's a federal issue. It was simply proposed by provincial tards to the feds. That's my understanding of it anyways.
MINT!
Scientists could use that bum to calibrate the Hubble Telescope!
Heard the radio spot with Cyril, it is frustrating for sure. I hadn't heard anything about it till this morning. I really don't think our Government would pull something like that and potentially kill an NHL franchise in the wake. I'm not a big tax/political guy, but i hear it would really affect other businesses as well. I'm sure they would find some other creative way to help pay off the debt, maybe take away high end government official bonus's for 1 year. That along would erase it, lol.
Reading some news, seems Ottawa is getting more and more love in many area's, even in TO. Toronto Sun had a nice spot about Lehner and the Sens. More about how he may be ready, than anything. Like they are trying to stir the pot abit about our goalie situation. But in either case, they are paying attention. They brought up the idea of a possible Anderson trade, said one thing that actually did make sense, not that i agree he should be traded. But they said the return would be pretty good on the return for Brian Elliot, as that's what we used to land him. I guess if you look at it that way, it would.
Looking forward to Friday night. Go Sens Go!!!
No, it's not serious. Do you take every other bullsh*t comment that comes out of the mouth of a politician seriously? It made the paper...big deal. Leeder's reacting to it to cut the legs off the idea at it's inception. That's simply due diligence.
Again, knowing nothing on the subject. Ottawa does have a lot of tickets used for Gov and as business related hand off, which are tax write offs. I'll admit, I've been handed a few freebies myself throughout the years. So yeah, the Sens would take a hit on that. But wouldn't Toronto? As self-sufficient as they seem, the entire rink is suits each and every game. You have to think that many of the asses in those seats did NOT buy the ticket, it was given to them for one reason or another. The common theme you hear from Toronto fans is they cannot even get their hands on a ticket, even in the 300's. That's why the real fans all travel to Ottawa and Montreal to cheer on the blue.
Well hell its not like Leeder can stop it, if Gov gets backing from the Toronto folks, this will happen, we all know Toronto is Ontario's baby, any excuse to help it they will do it, no matter the costs to Ottawa.
The amount of money that the province generates (ie, through tax on everything from payroll to beer sales) by having a sports franchise is DENFINITELY more than the total tax break businesses receive when writing of 50% of the ticket price; well, maybe not for the Lynx/Fat Cats, lol. There is so much waste in government, why they'd start by messing with a source of revenue is beyond me... not to mention one that SO many Canadians feel so passionately about!
I'd actually be a fan of eliminating the tax breaks for teams that, i donno, generate the kind of cash that MLSE does; or having a graduated system that allows up to 50% tax write-off for tickets for small market teams, 30% for medium market teams, etc. etc. etc. you get the picture... I wondering if any of this was discussed and/or thought through; I wonder if this WHOLE thing was just a media campaign by the provincial government...
No, no... they wouldn't do that; government is all about swift, carefully-consi dered and meaningful action... right?
He is proposing this to the Feds, so that they can change the tax laws, and then each Province can impose this in their province.
It is real and a serious threat to Ottawa. TO will be minimally affected, and no other province has a complete idiot running their province that would impose this, so Ottawa is the only one really threatened (and would kill any other team in Southern Ontario)
McGinty believes the tax break given to businesses would make up some revenue.
Hey STUPID what if this forces Melnyk to move the team outside of Ontario, not only will you not have those buinesses buying suites, but you will lose all the Revenues from the NHL team.
I hate to mix hockey with politics but this McGinty piece of crap has really ticked me off, and this latest recommendation is proof of what a arrogant idiot he really is.
We cannot sit idle and let him continue with this short sited idiocy!!!
LET'S REVOLT!!!
...after the playoffs...
As corporate taxes go, the deduction is 50% on sports and entertainment, not 100%.
Civil servants are not even allowed to accept tickets from an entity that could stand financially benefit from the government anymore either.
The issue is that by doing away completely with sports and entertainment tax deductions, business' would cease spending money on the games as they would get no tax credits, whereas they could continue to take clients, etc out for dinners and other events with a 100% deduction. It basically cripples corporate revenue for the team.
Hahah agreed.
I really don't think this move will have any traction anyway. The Leafs wouldn't be happy either and pissing off the Leafs and their fan base is an awful political move.
Product of a few days off between games I suppose. It's an issue worth discussing but not one to get too worried about.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, The Gatineau Senators, playing out of a new downtown HULL arena.
Yes Boom but if this insanity by our Provincial leader who is only further proving his stupidity, gets to the anti sports masses, they will turn this into a debate that will only gain steam... yes we are all sports fanatics here but the reality sports fans are not a overwhelming majority... there are those who are anit sports, and would love to have this go through.
McGinty should never have opened up pandora's box, this will spark a debate that is not needed by the Sens or Melnyk... IMO of course
Agreed.
Anyone else want to see a goalie fight between Lehner and Emery tomorrow?
love you way of thinking... not sure how real it can be, but love that threat to our ignorant Provincial leaders!
This tax bullshit is an absolute joke.
The Leafs would lose the tax break on most of their corporate boxes too. Some companies would stop buying them, but there it is different, there are other asses waiting to take those seats.
Here it would hurt us enormously, and you have to wonder if these retards are perfectly aware of this.
Today in Ontario, pretty much any "entertainment" expense that can be tied to a business use and written off as a tax deduction. The idea is "a dinner with clients to discuss business is a legitimate business expense". Same goes for hockey tickets and just about ANYTHING you can think of with the exception of golf memberships and green fees. Seriously you can write off $1000 worth of tequila shots and lap dances at a strip club.
Do these idiots suggest we get rid of ALL those tax breaks or are they singling out sports only. They want to get rid of hockey they should get rid of ALL entertainment expenses.
"Ontario allows businesses to write off up to 50 per cent of all tickets and luxury suites for sporting events and other live performances like theatre, concerts and fashion shows. Entertainment costs at night clubs, social clubs and sporting clubs are also deductible."
This would hit the Senators hard, but yes also hurt OHL teams in markets where they are the top tier of hockey, it would also put a bullet in the head of NHL expansion to Ontario...
Provinces and states usually try to BUILD incentives for more business to come to their region instead of competing regions. This brings jobs to our province, creates job, creates spending and MAKES tax dollars.
Seriously the provincial Liberals are absolute retards. Anyone who has voted for them in the past, please remember this kind of bullshit the next time we have an election.
No, you can't write booze off at all and you'll never get a receipt from a dancer.
I'm making an assumption on the latter
Of course you can are you kidding me?
Of course you can its entertainment.
of course we all think that this is proposterous, but I can assure you the anti sport, tree hugging people out there will be all over this, and will be supporting this stupidity.
The Stupidity or McGunty is unbelievable!
No, I'm not kidding you. I own a business...I'm pretty tuned in to what I can and can't write off.
You can write off 100% of food, but no booze.
Edit: You are allowed two events per year (i.e. x-mas party) where you can write booze off, but they have to be in-house type functions.
Yes you can... and no not a stripper, unless she happens to also be your waitress ;)... not that I would know about any of that of course!
I know Lehner has that edge and size to match it, I doubt he has the boxing background Emery has.
Maybe it is different for small business, but I can assure you I expense meals + drinks on a regular basis and have clarified that as a write-off from our CFO. Maybe you can't expense a case of vodka from the LCBO, not sure... but certainly coupled with other entertainment expenses, which is most obviously usually meals etc, that this is covered.
I have a feeling that with the health issues Ray has had to battle through recently, the last thing he'd want to do is exchange knuckle sandwiches if at all avoidable.
That would be deadly entertaining though. I'd love to see Lehner scrap, was half way hopping that the Boston game would have turned into a melee and that he may have got a chance to face off with Thomas. :)
In terms of a company "writing" off thats completely different than "tax shelter"
As a business owner you can "write-off" anything you want. Classify it as entertainment expenses, marketing expenses, miscelaneous expenses etc etc etc. Any expense technically is a "write-off"
Expenses cut down your bottom line, and you pay taxes on bottom line.
Donations and "entertainment" tax shelters are used after EBIT, which then brings down your taxes thus creating a "shelter" similar to your RRSP on personal income tax returns
Expensing is not the same as writing off. Expensing is basically the cost of doing business. Writing off (the way I was presenting it) is a tax shelter.
Your CFO allowing you to expense booze in no way means that the company is writing it off.
Alcatraz differentiated between the two well.
On another note, does anyone think we'll see someone pass the 100 point mark this year and if so, who? Right now only 4 players have hit the 70+ being Malkin 79, Stamkos 76, Giroux 72 and Spezza 71 (Wow, Spezza is killing it this year). Just behind them are Kessle, Lupul and who else but Karlsson!!!
Malkin has the only legit shot at it imho.
That said, Mike Bauer doesn't think this tax bill will pass. I'd put it at less than 10% chance, and Mike Bauer likes those odds.
didn't you know don't vote liberal!
Mike Bauer should get over himself.
Malkin I think will make it for sure, and I think Stamkos has a good shot at it too.
Other than that, really only Crosby if he comes back for a game or two ;)
It's the same as the Federal politics, you vote the lesser of the idiots...
You think McGuinty is bad? Hudak had no platform whatsoever, he was banking on people being so upset with McGuinty that he could just get in by being the "other guy"
As idiotic as some of the things McGuinty has said, on the whole he actually isn't too bad... Basically the same as Harper...
I guess we'll all vote NDP next time.
Because I am getting the vibe many people here are eager to compare him to Emery and enjoy comparing
He is vocal sure, but I highly doubt you will see Lehner ever be as physical as Emery was in net..Just not happening
Goalie fights happen sure, but no one expects Price or Thomas to fight again lol
He has managed the province like a drunken sailor for 8 years, now finds himself in huge self-inflicted hole. He asks Don Drummond how to fix it, Drummond comes back with a report that says basically all the dumb "clean power" BS you've been bragging about needs to go, it's costly and ineffective. McGuinty ignores that. Now he wants to be seen to "do something" so he proposes ending the tax write-off, despite the fact that doing so would reduce revenues, not increase them.
Anybody who voted for McGuinty in the past should hang their head in shame.
I hope sens fans will mobilize and expose McGuinty for the opportunistic lying sack of sh1t that he is.
I know we not be appealing as last year when players knew with our weak roster they were likely to get a good shot with the big club, but has anyone head of any Sens interest in any specific players?
HockeysFuture.com breaks down the Top 10 here: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/13844/top_collegiate_free_agents_drawing_nhl_interest/
A sudden decrease in revenue like this would create a sudden and drastic drop in the salary cap that would affect the entire league.
But you know some tree hugging anti-sports funding bitches will take a point like this and infer: "So Canadian tax dollars are propping up the revenue and salary cap of the entire NHL?!"
Next thing you know we'd have a dozen thousand granola munching hairy armpit motherf**kers protesting on Queen's Park and Parliament Hill admonishing our government to end this travesty immediately.
:cP
Unlike past years, the Senators don't have the added perk of a roster spot to offer a young guy coming out of college. Can't say for certain, but I don't get the impression the Sens will be involved with any college guys this year.
I don't.
It's a very dumb thing to vote someone else in, because you don't like the current guy... That's essentially the option we were left with.
As I said, McGuinty isn't the brightest, but on the whole he hasn't damaged the province the way the other parties would have. Lesser of the evils.
It's the exact reason I also voted for Harper in the last election.
No wonder I can't stay away from this site - classic.
I'm so over undrafted NCAA players right now. Butler and Da Costa have disappointed me after all the hype. I'd be fine with steering clear of them for a while.
We've been funding the f*cking "interpretive dances" and other crap nobody cares about for these tree-hugging sh1theads for all of our working lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrUfKrQpQbg
Lefties want to fund retarded art nobody likes and wants to make it impossible for a hockey team everybody loves to operate. We should prepare to get on the war path over this. Besides, as many have correctly pointed out, if this tax break "costs" the province 15 million in foregone revenue, it also brings in well over that amount by allowing organizations like the Sens to operate.
On the other hand, subsidizing these so-called "artists" like that retard "interpretive dancer" margie gillis does not bring in any additional revenue.
Boom,
Its hard for Mike Bauer to get over himself, when Mike Bauer is over you when it comes to complete hockey knowledge, Sens knowledge and overall good looks.
Thanks for coming out though.
I grant you that Hudak was not inspiring. But McGuinty did damage this province, BIG TIME.
Under his watch we have accumulated enormous debt, which is why now he has to be "seen to do something". Remember, this tax change would reduce revenues, not increase them. He's shooting himself in the foot to appear like he's being fiscally responsible. He's not, he's being fiscally irresponsible and economically retarded.
Ontario is now, because of McGuinty, a have-not province who is reduced to begging for equalization payments, essentially welfare payments, from richer provinces like Newfoundland and Saskatchewan! Seriously, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan are now subsidizing Ontario. Thanks McGuinty you weasly piece of sh1t.
Sounds like you'd know all about "coming out"...
Ottawa would have to remain in the thick of things. I guess it helps Karlsson that he got 13 pts in last 5 games played. He'd need to continue that type of pace for sure, but 14 points in 17 games doesn't sound out of reach.
Yeah, and Spezza needs 19 in 17 to get to 90 points. I bet if he does that, then Karlsson would get to 80. They seem to be in on alot of each other's goals lately.
Holy cow, what a harsh interview!
As stupid as this "art form" might seem, this interviewer is beyond ignorant. LOL.
Too bad Margie wasn't in studio, a chick fight to close this out would have been amusing.
You think it would have been different under any other party?
This tax thing is just random political crap... It wont happen and if it does then there will be some other way to go about it...
Anyway, just saw your post above about the Lefty retards, so I figure you are already set in your mind and there is no point debating this...
Who can come up with the best Lehner name, besides Lehnsanity.
Here are a few Examples I thought of, sorry if I used up ALL the good ideas. ;)
Lehncredible, Lehntastic, Lehnawesome, Lehntence, Lehnplosive, Lehndiculous, Lehnderful, Lehntabulous, Lehnerfect, Lehnazing, Lehnclusive, Lehnjestic.
Nothing like a grade 6, homosexual joke. Do Mike Bauer a favour, stop posting in during your recess. Go back to your Social Studies class and stopping sneaking off to the library computers to post here.
Here's Mike Bauer's advice to you, don't become the drop out, welfare-case, hobo begging for quarters at the street corner by age 24 that your guidance counsellor projected in you. You're better than that. Well actually, you're probably not. But the world doesn't need more people like that (you).
Again, thanks for coming out. Cue yet another homosexual crack here....
Even though Mike Bauer doesn't like any of the examples you thought of, Mike Bauer gives you an A+ for trying. Seriously. Mike Bauer is glad you recognize the point Mike Bauer was trying to make yesterday.
At the same time though you are just removing the "sanity" part and replacing it with alternate ending, it really is the same thing.
Nicknames need context so... if we don't want to use the "Lehner mania insanity is sweeping Ottawa, good god he is bigger than Lin!" meme with Lehnsanity, then maybe we just need to sleep on it for a couple of days or couple of years until an awesome nickname becomes apparent. Hard to just pull these things out of thin air.
:)
Agreed.
I mean Robin is always the fall guy, the wingman, then shadow guy lol
RL30
If KLundquist is King Lundquist, and Lehner dad was his coach can we simply call our guy Prince Lehner
Only until Shane makes our team of course, but for now Prince Lehner? lol Best I got
It's actually for the Mar 14th game... train leaves on the 13th... costs cover train, hotel & game ticket... It's on the Sens facebook page.
I'm really unnerved with this tax 'loophole' they want to close. The thought of the Sens leaving Ottawa is just making me sick...
So the money they say they will save.. they will 'lose' if the Sens leave. Losing tax on the team, players salaries and other employees salaries... concessions, tickets, paying UIC to those people put out of work.. Layoffs to businesses in the city that thrive on game night...
Remember the lockout -- how that affected businesses in the area?
I thought Finance Ministers would be smarter than that.. they really did not think this through.
They were only thinking of the Toronto area.... not any thought to the Sens. But it will also affect any Toronto area club...
This dunce Duncan character actually thinks it will help LOWER ticket prices to Leaf games... do you really think Rogers/Bell are going to lessen their revenue by lowering ticket prices? Did the Teacher's Pension know about this coming in -- and that is why they sold the team?
This will also affect the OHL teams that small businesses probably invest a lot in.
The large corporations will be okay with this.. but the OHL teams could be badly hurt financially by losing small corporate business.
Mr. McGinty... Leaf fan... political suicide...
The Masked Robber?
Robin em blind!
The Puck Robber?
Robin & Stealin? (Play the Beastie Boys song after a big save.)
The Swede Robber?
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=619942
I agree as well, I was just throwing crap out there besides the addition of sanity. Honestly, if it's a nickname it should be something as cool as King Henrik in NY. You know, like Lehner the Great, or Lehngis Khan, Lehnoleon Bonaparte, lol.
Optimus Reime I hate to admit is another very cool nickname, again Transformers based.
Not that we want to mimic the GoBot meme but it'd be fun if our goaltending prospects nickname was a direct counter the the Leafs (used to be) golden boy.
I love it! Too bad Genghis was a pretty brutal character in history, the organization may not officially endorse it, but I'm sure Jay & Dan on TSN would. LOL.
I sure didn't...
Robin of Loxley?
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves?
My personal Fav
Robin of Sherwood (Based on TV show, Sherwod Park, and the company who produces his stick lol)
or
Lets just call him "The Senate"
Shots get fired at him but nothing ever gets passed
HAHA this is the best so far!
All I had was "Rockin Robin".
To take the Robin of Loxley one step further. Robin of Lehner!!
I'll have to remember that for next week.
Judge & Jury
Law & Order
Yeah, Optimus Reime is a great name, even though Reimer sucks. But it just goes to show, a little creativity will go a long way. It will come...Mike Bauer is proud and so happy to see you guys thinking outside the box. Way to go guys!
I thought it was pretty creative, Lehngis Khan does roll off the tongue well. And the dude had a mean streak!!
I forgot about the Optimus Reime name, then again not many are focused on Reimer right now. We also had Darth Gerber for awhile. Never was a fan of that one. What about Robtimus Prime!!!
The Robber
Stealin' goals like Robin Hood was stealin' gold.
Sorry...
You are kidding right? The guy has screwed the people of Ontario from day one and you say he isn't that bad? everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie... McGuinty's platform is straight fiction!
LOL.
Creative but seeing as how the Sens weren't very happy even with Emery's Tyson mask, I'm not sure what they'd think of a serial killer themed name. Haha.
Haha. This is good too, my second favorite so far after Lenghis Khan!
You know what? Between Spezza, Anderson and Karlsson raking in weekly and monthly stars, I'd hazard to guess our players have earned more of these this year than in any years past.
Greta job guys and well deserved by King Karlsson!
Who the f**k knows, maybe Lengis Khan will be first star of the week this week!
Meh, he's done mostly what he said he would, like any politician once they receive power they change their stances.. My point is, McGuinty is nowhere near as bad as people make him out to be, he has put in some very good policies, but he's also put in some horrible ones...
Essentially what I am saying is that all political parties do this..
Problem is, you can't have a proper debate in politics, because everyone has a bias.
I have to ask though, what is it that screwed people so badly? I don't think I'm any worse off as a citizen then I was 10 years ago...
Or
Hammer of Rob!
1. Karlsson hitting 90 pts or more
2. Sens-Wings SCF....all the naysayers and nonbelievers: yea go ahead roast me...all i gotta say is ALL BETS ARE OFF.
3. Karlsson going above PPG in the playoffs.
4. Spezz for the Conn Smythe.
obviously i have been dreaming and day-dreaming a bit too much lately.
BTW, if this tax law stuff is real...which it doesnt seem to be....where are McGuinty's allegiances.... .isn't he from Nepean????????
As he will make our wish come true...eventual ly.
For his temper and his ability to lay an egg on the scoreboard!
Love this quote Rush... just love it!
Glad you like it, upon reread I noticed I even forgot to use "pallid" as a descriptor, oh well! Haha.
We need something tougher than that hahaha... although unrelated to anything I'd prefer The Beastmaster over Wishmaster.
Man... I can't wait until (if) Klinkhammer makes it to the bigs, he will be soooooo much easier.
Completely unrelated to the current topic, but I had an idea for another contest.
Since we all spend so much time debating the merits of (almost) all of the current Senators, as well as the prospects - what if you were to have a contest where we could each send in a list of players whom we think will be with the Senators on opening day next season.
You could set the parameters - how many forwards, defencemen, etc.
You could even award bonus points for free agent signings. or for any player not currently belonging to the Sens.
I think it would be fun, and interesting to see the varying opinions. What do you (or any of you) think?
I like some of the names you guys are coming up with.
I am a fan of Lehngis Khan but I may like Lex Lehner a little more
All I got is Lehnocide
Great idea for an offseason contest!
Hahaha! Lehnocide sounds so great but is such a bad premise at the same time!
I think it would sound better as Lehnanator.
Lululehner.
Hahaha.
Carey debuted his hockey career in college with the Wisconsin Badgers in 1992. Jim Carey was the highest drafted goalie in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, taken in the 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Washington Capitals. Before coming to Washington, Carey played in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 1993 and played in the AHL with the Portland Pirates. In Portland, Carey took home numerous individual awards including the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie in the AHL and the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award for top netminder in the AHL. He was also selected to the First All-Star Team.
In 1995, Carey made his NHL debut in Washington and went undefeated in his first seven games. He would finish the season with a 28-16-8 record and was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team. This early success promoted him to Washington's starting goalie the following season - his best in the NHL. He played in 71 games, won 35, recorded 9 shutouts and finished with a GAA of 2.26. He won the Vezina Trophy for his efforts and was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team. The next fall, Carey was the backup to goalie Mike Richter on Team USA in the World Cup of Hockey. The United States would win gold by beating Team Canada in three games.
In 1997, he was traded midway through the season to the Boston Bruins in a blockbuster deal. Carey would never find his true form again in Boston and was sent down the minors a year later with the Providence Bruins in the AHL. Carey signed on as a free agent at the end of the season with the St. Louis Blues and played four games before deciding he had had enough of hockey.
As of right now there is a resemblance in both resumes of Lehner and Carey. Just saying.
"The Minister of Defense"
BTW - what's with this Mike Bauer Clown? At least Tooks makes for good copy. Bauer is just making an ass out of himself.
Frig guys... I really think Lehngis Khan can stick, it sounded perfect when Chirp just made this update!
Ha ha ha... thanks for using my name creation. ;)
PS, I realize that almost all the MPPS are liberals, but a subtle hint of not voting for them in the next election might also be effective.
Reminds me of the name they gave to Dackell-Yashin-McEachern.
The Ministry of Offence
I wrote the Robimus Prime a few posts up, then searched up Transformers and they actually had a Rodimus Prime. So it was pretty close, lol. I then looked at a few other Transformer names that rang and bell and came up with these.
Romega Supreme
Robatron
Robinhide
Robtress Maximus
Lehnastator
Looking up these Transformers names brings back some memories I tell ya. But I do think Lehngis Khan is the best one of all.
When did Carey bring his team to a Calder Cup Championship? Also Carey toiled in college for a few years. I don't see the comparison at all!
why is her name Lulu? :)
Nice Rush, wish I had your view... she may be bending over for a reason other than filing... Kiddin of course... no disrespect to the wise ladies on this forum ( ie Sandy )
Hahah this one cracked me up.
I can picture Bauer sitting infront of his CPU in boxers eating doritos while typing with his orangy fingers while giggling.
King Lehnrick
His nickname may just end up being a symbol, much like Prince.
;)
Thank You.
2. If it's just provincial, then we're talking about an Ontario rate of 11.5%. The deduction is only 50%, so effectively, on a $100 ticket, this results in an extra $6.50 of tax. Yes, that's a 6% increase, but not unbearable by any means. If it's federal and provincial, you're looking at a 13% increase. That could be significant I guess.
The real risk is business people not understanding the impact on their bottom line. Even if the impact isn't actually big, it could be bad if they "think" it's big.
Still having a hard time wrapping my head around why this is so much worse for the Sens than for the other teams. Maybe our corporate prices are higher, and therefore, an increase in the cost would hurt us more?
Either way though, I can't see the true business people refusing to buy tickets simply because they don't get a write-off. Some people might, but you've gotta think the impact on client relatinoships is a sufficient incentive to keep going to games, and keep buying corporate suites.
I think that 1st one is too much of a ripoff.
Also, I don't get to write off my Sens tickets as an expense - why should some freeloader get to just because he has a business, or expense account?
Furthermore, there are many hocky fans that are also environmentalis ts - true story. The two are not mutually exclusive.
If closing a tax loophole may threaten an important cultural object like the Sens - one that cannot make a go of it without these types of tax-breaks and a history of subsidy, then alternative ways to support the team can be devised by government to support the continuance of the franchise. Or the closing of this loophole can be defeated due to the need to subsidise the Sens via tax loopholes.
That's pragmatic. This partisan straw-man-smiti ng rant of yours is just misguided.
The 20 year old just oozes the anger to win. As all have said, after what he did in last years cup win, he'd simply lost interest in a throw away AHL losing season.
Can you blame him?
What excites me about Lehner is his ability to win the games that matter most.
Lalime and Emery couldn't do it. The Dominator never got the chance.
Anderson is our #1 and if healthy will lead the way into the playoffs, but I just get a funny feeling that somewhere down the line, he's going to falter and "The Minister of Defense" will be called upon to add a spark, leading the Black and Red to the series come back win ... and into the next round.
Remember - Boston almost lost in round one to the Habs last year. Just some food for thought.
And here you have it folks, even amongst true "Sports fans" you get an ignoramace saying that this tax "freebie" should not exist... imagine what the non sports fans will do when they get wind of this!
Timic sorry I completely disagree and do not have the time to explain the faults in your argument
Business = Capitalism... dont like it move!
Miguel! Even if you are not aware of the "brand" I'm sure you must be aware of the merchandise! Lululemon is a huge and fairly new phenomena, it started at least as YOGA apparel for women, but quickly became a hit amongst men when particularly fit ladies like to wear their second skin Lululemon yoga pants.
It's tough to find a photographic example that isn't at least a tad racy, even the mannequin shots seem.. err nevermind. Here is work safe / family safe example.
http://bit.ly/wXAt0m
Thanks Rush
Yes I am very well aware of Lululemon, it is the main reason I have a gym membership, but am still about 20 lbs overweight :)
Just thought I would make a little joke about her name being Lulu... and I to found that post hilarious!
And here you have it folks, even amongst true "Sports fans" you get an ignoramace saying that this tax "freebie" should not exist... imagine what the non sports fans will do when they get wind of this!
Timic sorry I completely disagree and do not have the time to explain the faults in your argument
Business = Capitalism... dont like it move!
You really should try and explain the faults in my argument. Otherwise it remains obvious that you ara talking out of your ass. Busineses exist in all sorts of systems not just purely capitalist ones - which, in fact, have never existed anyway and especially not in Canada, and especially not in hockey. So this quaint little equation of yours really makes no sense. Canada is very far from a purely capitalis country. That, as I have explained, has a lot to do with hockey even existing as an item of cultural improtance here. Look at the history of hockey. It wasn't even notably popular in Canada before it began being broadcast nationally by the CBCs predecessors. Sorry to have to interject with historical fact. Do you have any?
I wish some independent auditor would just pick one average Canadian franchise, and do a study of every single "cost" to taxpayers from policing drunk driving right down to tax writeoffs and then compare it to the positive economic impact of job creation, spending and taxes gained by sales and income taxes. I'd bet even naysayers like you would be surprised by the results...
To top it off, across all of Ontario, even by the Liberal's accounts, the cost of these write offs are only, thats right only 15M per year. It doesn't take a genius to guess that the economic positives from tourism to jobs across all pro sports franchise across all of Ontario for an entire year would far exceed that.
Not that i really agree with the other poster, but are you saying business is capitalism? Because I'm pretty sure you can have a business in a non capitalist society..
That little beauty is the furthest thing from pragmatic. You know these "freeloaders" you refer to? They create jobs and opportunities. Forgive them if they try to further their business and subsequently create more jobs.
What an assinine statement...
I dont know what you're going on about with government subsidies of hockey. The point is that McGuinty is a retard who spent like a drunken sailor to buy votes, got the province into a huge fiscal mess, and is now trying to "fix" or "appear to fix" his mess by not allowing business to write-off legitimate expenses, and that could kill the Senators.
So because of Liberal incompetence, we may lose our hockey team. That's the pragmatic view.
If you cant see the obvious link between lefty policies of spending like drunken retards, and the current predicament Ontario finds itself in, I cant help you.
That McGuinty would consider reducing revenues by this move just to appear to be tackling the deficit shows the extent to which McGuinty is an incompetent dangerous retard.
Also, Yost just went OFF on MC79Hockey. Crazy day..
Lehnghis Khan
Robin the Barbarian/Destroyer/Conqueror
Lex Lehner
Would you agree?
Keep em coming!
In that one statement alone, you have managed to offend retards everywhere... just sayin lol
Anyways, we should really steer away from the politics. As enlightening as some of the views and tax laws may have been to some, most people who know a lot about politics and some that know very little are often very opinionated and passionate about their views and this can only lead to further arguments on this forum.
hell look how much arguing and name calling is caused by a simple W or L or disagreement on the skillset of a certain player and you will see this can only lead us down a dark road.
Just agree to disagree and let's move on back to hockey shall we?
If you want to be able to talk about Ottawa Senators hockey in the future, you ought to be talking about McGuinty the incompetent retard instead.
I like 1 and 3 but not big on #2
Can you expand on this? Sounds interesting.
Great post
#1
You really should try and explain the faults in my argument. Otherwise it remains obvious that you ara talking out of your ass. Busineses exist in all sorts of systems not just purely capitalist ones - which, in fact, have never existed anyway and especially not in Canada, and especially not in hockey. So this quaint little equation of yours really makes no sense. Canada is very far from a purely capitalis country. That, as I have explained, has a lot to do with hockey even existing as an item of cultural improtance here. Look at the history of hockey. It wasn't even notably popular in Canada before it began being broadcast nationally by the CBCs predecessors. Sorry to have to interject with historical fact. Do you have any?
Business thrives under a capitalistic gov't
your socialist view, is what Karl Marx build communism under
thought you might be able to bridge the two... sorry
take your polical crap over to 580 talk radio... your takes here are against the viability of a successful business, and key contributor to the economy of the greater Ottawa area...IMO of course
Ok, I'll get the ball rolling.
Seeing as the B'Sens are going to miss the playoffs, do you think the Senators will call up Hoffman or Petersson (or anyone else) to give them a look with Spezza?
Butler, to me, hasn't done a whole lot.
And by the way, (and to encourage hockey talk and the associated name-calling, as opposed to those aimed at Politicians) I was sure, at the beginning of the year, that Filatov and Butler would score 30-40 goals between them....
Same here.
completely agree with you Boom
Butler despite his hard work, is not amounting to much...lets give another look to Peterson.
I too thought Butler and Filatov would be 40 plus scorers... wish I was not wrong on that
I actually laughed when I read it...
If it is indeed a Federal change.. Won't it also affect the Jets, Oiler & the return of the Nordiques... All are small market teams.
There is a story on TSN with the Liberals downplaying it... yeah right..
Ottawa's goalie tandem could be the dynamic duo, we just need to get Bishop or Anderson to change their first name to Bruce. Or find a goalie from Australia (they are all named Bruce (obscure python reference alert))
I'm new to the city and would like to join you guys. Do you know what time the bus will be leaving? I work until six tomorrow. (apologize if you have mentioned this...) Thanks
Sandy they need the feds to change the laws, then the province can do as they wish... McGuinty is the only idiot, as the other Provincial leaders are not so stupid to consider it. So Ontario, and specifically Ottawa stands the most to lose, and could force Melnyk to make changes
Wish I could go Chirp but having an awfully hard time finding a sitter for Fri. for some reason
Now I'm not even sure if either of them will be at camp next year..
I would, but (conincidentall y) I have to meet some people for business and hit their box.
Tell Dean I say hi.
would like to join you, but may be a last minute thing.
I do realize that it may be sold out by then, but have no choice.
thanks Chirp for holding this
Unfortunately the bus will likely roll out around 5:45. Puck drop is at 7 tomorrow so there isn't a ton of time. Maybe duck out of work a couple hours early? Tell them SensChirp said it was ok.
It's nice to have at least one chick here, wish we had even more. I always enjoy your contributions to the conversation and thanks to you I sometimes remember to tone down my comments as to not cross the line and sound like some sort of chauvinist pig. It's all in good fun.
P.S. Do you own Lululemon pants?
Haha, just kidding!
RUSHRLZ
Are you kidding? :)
You are one funny man RUSH!
for those of us in Toronto, is there anything we can do to get involved in this political shitshow that might go down? I dont want the loyal Sens fans in Toronto to just sit on our hands and hope for the best.
Also, any chance that we could get a Senschirp Contest in Toronto sometime in the summer? :)
Tookie already tried "Gothenburg Strangler" then I believe he ducked out for a psychiatrist appt.
What about:
THE GOLIATH OF GOTHENBURG
or
Gothenburg Goliath
what a ridiculous statement to suggest that they are losing 15 million annually. if those corporations stop spending money, how much is 50% of 0?
so stupid...answer to the defecit in Canada is simple. legalize marijuana and tax it. problem solved with the added benefit of a decrease in crime.
Does anyone recall the schedule or what mornings Jay and Dan are not on?
I'd like to overlay this with the Sens schedule and figure out the best time to reach out to Jay and have him name drop our new Lehner monicker onto the world after a glorious victory led by him.
So far seems like Lehngis Khan is very popular, but if we decide on something even better over the course of the next couple days we'll go with that!
Is that a great dig for Sens games? My siblings in Toronto are big Habs fans so I've been to Kilgour's to watch games a couple of times and always wondered if there was a secret Sens hangout hidden somewhere...
I was under the impression that the most significant part of his injury was tendon damage in his pinky and yeah a pretty bad cut, but for the most part that is "just" stitches and letting the injury heal (tendon to regain strength). I had the extensor tendon in my thumb initially damaged by a bad cut and then it snapped in half entirely. It was a pain in the ass to heal, but anything but "painful" once they did the fixup job on it.
Anyways just a weird demeanor in his interview.
FREEBIRD !
Lehner doesnt loot and pillage villages nor does he kill men, women & children...
Meals and entertainment are deductible for corporations according to the income tax act. Hovever, section 67(1) of the act states: "an amount paid or payable in respect of the human consumption of food or beverages or the enjoyment of entertainment is deemed to be 50%..."
This rule was brought in because the CRA assumes that 50% of these meals and entertainment expenses are personal in nature (for the business owner) and personal expenses are not tax deductible for businesses.
There is no "tax break" on meals and entertainment - it's actually the opposite, the business is forced to include 50% of the otherwise deductible expense in taxable income and pay tax on that.
Is it fair that a business can deduct meals and entertainment expenses at all? I guess that's a question of your point of view. Lots of studies and case law support the view that entertaining clients results in increased business for the owner.
Is it fair that a business owner who takes 10 clients to a hockey game is forced to include 5 of those tickets as a personal expense?
Amongst the *cough* finer characteristics of Ghengis were his warrior spirit, fantastic tactical prowess in battle, his insatiable appetite for victory and conquest and his ability to instill fear in his opponents, no matter how formidable they might be.
It's tough, catchy and not 100% politically correct I suppose, maybe an enamoring quality given how stodgily "PC" Ottawa can be.
I'm not trying to be critcal, it just seems to invite bad karma. The Monster, for instance...
On a broad scale I would say it helps to curb abuse, the government splitting business-boosti ng entertainment expenses with the company/owner. And to clarify I don't think you meant to say "personal expense" rather "corporate expense" in most cases.
Chef Anderson (have to admit he deserves that title)
RealSports is a great place to catch Sens games on their MASSIVE screen, as long as the Leafs aren't playing. When the Sens score, they also sound the horn. There isn't a place for Sens fans like Kilgor's though....
Shoeless Joes on King West is also always happy to put the game on as well.
There are alot of Leaf fans starting to cheer for the Black and Red.
They're tired of being ... "Play-Off Free, since 2000 and three"tm
It's all in good fun and god knows sports fans around the world have come up with nicknames for their players for decades, I sure wouldn't associate it with being Leaf-like that's for sure.
But yeah this was all derived from the "Lehnsanity is stupid because it isn't an original though" argument. I said earlier too maybe we just need to wait and if Robin is destined to have an awesome monicker or even become an awesome player for that matter, it will come to us naturally, maybe next week, maybe in three years.
All in good fun though, if us jar heads here come up with something chuckle-worthy and Onrait on TSN or Kurt on our stupid Ottawa morning show drop it even ONCE for our amusement, I'd say it had all been worth it, on what otherwise is a deadly quiet non-game-day riddled with sociopolitical arguments otherwise.
:)
let me put this simply...if businesses are "encouraged" to significantly cut back on expenses due to the tax implications (for games, meals or whatever else) the overall economy will suffer. this will have the reverse affect of what was initially intended.
Agreed, its probably the best middle ground that we can find. I was just trying to point out that no matter what the rule is there will be winners and loosers.
In theory because the 50% addback is meant to eliminate the personal portion of meals and entertainment from corporate expenses I stand by what I said earlier. In the case of the business owner who takes 9 clients to a game - 5 of those tickers are added back to corporate income as they represent the "personal" portion under the rules.
Sounds cool,I hope to catch a game there one day thanks for the follow-up!
And good on you being a Sens fan in Toronto, that can be a tough gig I imagine! Back during the nastier "Battle of Ontario" days I drove up there for a wedding and was rocking the Senators window flag on my Jeep... I had some guys in a cargo van "playfully" swerving to try and run me off the 401, not to mention some hicks in a truck tailing me and making the "I'm shooting a gun at you" gesture. Hahaha.
F**k I hate Leafs fans and their misery is an Elixir of Upliftment. I take almost as much joy in their demise than in our own success. It goes without saying that I am a very happy camper this week.
If you didn't notice in all of my other posts I am vehemently against this elimination of sporting events deduction. I was only honestly answering the question about a 50-50 split for entertainment stuff and as I said I am fine with it the way it stands today.
*thumbs up icon*
Agreed. I grew up hating Hab Fans, mainly because of their arrogance, but Leaf Fans are just as arrogant, but with no basis for it, other than stupidity. This latest collapse by the Leafs never ceases to make me smile.
Interesting article in the Ottawa Sun regarding this. Leeder say the Sens generate north of $150M into the economy.
They pay 30M in tax alone on just their payroll.. and that doesn't include property taxes or tax on ticket sales.
They have already been receiving calls from Corporate seat holders to see if they can get out of their contract if this becomes law.
For the government to save 15M to close this 'loophole' probably covering all sports teams in the province... they risk losing north of 30M in taxes for the province and a lot more for the City if the Sens leave for the US.
Leeder also said it just does not apply to Ontario.. if the law was changed it affects every sporting franchise in Canada.
Did Mr. Duncan actually study anything.. or did he just talk to MLSE?
Leeder also said the governments are losing out of millions of tax dollars by not taxing the online ticket scalper sites. He said they generate millions upon millions of dollars annually and they pay no tax... Now tell me that makes any sense.
It really makes you wonder what idiotic buffoons are running this province. It's downright scary...
That is why I also called out 15 million as "chump change", for the Sens alone never mind all pro-sports franchises Ontario-wide. 150M alone from the Senators in tax contributions and economic benefits...
tuned in late today so did not catch all of your other posts...
The goverment has made it increasingly more difficult to conduct business in this Country, province and more specifically city...
couple that with being one of the highest taxed countries on the planet, it's just mind boggling
Who needs Batman when we've got Robin!!!
I'll give credit where credit is due...saw the sign fat a home game for my other passion...Arsen al Football Club (Robin VanPersie is the player in question)
Ps...typing on the blackberry web browser sucks nuts :(
Who needs Batman when we've got Robin!!!
I'll give credit where credit is due...saw the sign fat a home game for my other passion...Arsen al Football Club (Robin VanPersie is the player in question)
Ps...typing on the blackberry web browser sucks nuts :(
Here I am sitting on a rooftop pool patio in Miami wondering why in hell do I live in Canada and then I see this. Not only are my taxes WAY hither than they are in the states, the weather absolutely sucks (literally a 30 degree difference last night), and now it looks like I might lose the sens after losing the expos.
I swear to god...if mcguinty pushes this through, I am done with Ottawa, Ontario and Canada.
PS: wtf is this "SENSCHIRP READER" stuff? Was there a new filter put in place, or is this the new insult ? May I suggest if you want to call someone an asshole that you simply call them MikeBauer?
This is coming from the same party that gave a cricket field half a million more than they asked for and a whole bunch of immigrant community shelters millions..
Vote buyers, plain and simple. They disgust me.
For those thinking this doesn't have any legs...wait and see the spin.
I don't see this as "hockey" or "Sens" versus all the sports and arts and culture, everyone is in the same boat frankly. A lot of new Canadian's play cricket, they deserve a chance to prosper with breaks and funding, just like hockey does.
Johnny? Not sure I recall that poster. Although they all tend to blend together when you read every single comment :)
And the SensChirp reader thing was a filter I put in for some if the generic insults that people were overusing. Wanna insult someone? Better get creative :)
I think his name was "johne ". He was from Dallas and he had some kind of physical ailment...somet hing to do with surgery on his head...we are going way back...like blogspot way back, but pretty sure he made the migration over here and was pretty active as recently as last year.
He was a loyal poster around here...dunno why he came to mind.
Still chimes in sometimes.
Johne! Johne! Are you there??
your socialist view, is what Karl Marx build communism under
thought you might be able to bridge the two... sorry
take your polical crap over to 580 talk radio... your takes here are against the viability of a successful business, and key contributor to the economy of the greater Ottawa area...IMO of course
First of all Karl Marx wrote a couple books and never built anything. Second there has never been a communist economy - there have been socialist ones. If you actually want a "capitalist economy" you don't get small market NHL teams because they all, including the Senators, have relied on government funding in getting established. Historically, business has thrived mostly under "market socialism" as it existed in the "golden age" from the 1950s to the 1970s. Economic growth rates in all Westen countries were higher in such an environment. Finally, if you really, really want an environment in which business will thrive - you'd have to pick a capitalist dictatorship. Those systems statistically have the highest economic growth. But I'll assume you don't want that?
It makes sense to stop these loopholes in the case of Toronto, but not in the case of small market teams like Ottawa. As I stated originally. It's not a capitalist/comm unist/socialist thing and I don't know why people keep turning it into that. Small market teams are already hybrid public-private mixed enterprises. They should continue to be supported by government in that way in my opinion. since it is the only way they are viable. They are already not "capitalist". If they were, they would not exist.
Bahh so much for me heading down... they're not selling single tickets :(
Was not aware of that. Part of the challenge in running this with Locals is they do these events anyway on Fridays and have their own way of doing things.
Sorry about that!
Yeah, Johne! Where has he been the past week+ I miss the guy?!
I'll give this a go.
SensChirp. It has become apparent that you occasionally "play with your own droppings", sometimes utilizing them to create "wall art". Also you own a Doug Gilmour pillowcase!
Did that sneak through?
The injury has kind of been a double edged sword. On one hand, our starting goaltending has been hurt, but on the other, it was probably the best thing that could ever have happened for Robin Lehner.
Ill timing to have a guy like Andy goin out, but the emergence of Robin Lehner has been astounding.
It took waaaaay too long through the admittedly edited interview I saw on TSN for Anderson to give Lehner a shout out for holding down the fort so well, but indeed he did it.
The guy has been lights out for us this year and a key component to a playoff march, glad he's healing well for sure!
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/ottawa-senators-defenseman-erik-karlsson-norris-trophy-favorite-162445645.html;_ylt=AqDs7kj4ZynQFDhdfvXGmncJfwM6
Completely uncalled for :)
that season we also ended up in 5th spot, lets do it again and rematch the penguins, would be one hell of a series.
Amazing that the numbers are identical ???
Hope that this year we finish in 4th, and Pens finish 5th.
We have home ice advantage , and take the First Round in 6 games !!
GO SENS GO !!!!!!!!!!!!
Ottawa citizen: Duncan say they are leaning toward scrapping the subsidy, which costs the government $15 million annually
Ottawa Sun: “In terms of tax revenue, we have a payroll of about $60 million — about half of that goes to taxes every year.”
If Ottawa folds it will cost the government twice as much in lost tax revenues than the subsidy.
And thats JUST player payroll.
I see this being a non issue in 2 weeks time.. specially when Eugene gets a hold of that little brat mcguinty
Johne's done this before. he'll be back...
On another note, Maybe Andersons wife assaulted him lol...
Someone mentioned the Andy interview above, I could definitely see him not being a huge Lehner fan at this point and his attitude at this point. Hopefully spending some time with the big team will help to humble himself by following the lead of our vets.
Who said the government has any sense. They did not even think this through... and we wonder why the Province is in such a mess.
Honestly, mike Bauer has trouble believing a guy who is right handed, cut his right pinky. Something else happened, mike Bauer can guarantee that. We will never know though. Nobody who is right handed prepares meals with there other hand.
Quoting Mike Bauer:
I mentioned that last week when it happened and "Hax" accused me of being a conspiracy theorist - righties don't cut their right hands - period - end of story.
Why penalize your own constituent??
Why wouldn't they propose to do what they do in many states which is implement a "Jock Tax", which is essentially a state tax levied on individuals (usually athletes and artists) who come work temporarily in the State.
"This so called “jock tax” is an income tax levied against visitors to a city or state who earn money in that jurisdiction. Since states cannot typically afford to track the thousands of individuals who do business on an ongoing basis, the ones targeted are typically the very wealthy and the very high profile, namely professional athletes. Not only are the working schedules of professional athletes public, so are their salaries. The state can compute and collect the amount with very little investment of time and effort."
http://heathoops.com/2010/06/the-taxing-impact-of-state-taxes/
This type of levy has been used in the past by states to finance new stadiums and arenas. It certainly wouldn't bring in the revenues that you would save by cutting the entertainment subsidies, but who can really know how much these subsidised business meetings truly bring in in terms of future business?
Ok, and it sucks for athletes and artists but hey, we're not the ones making millions... Perhaps the NHLPA could get the NHL owners to cover these costs for their "employees" They sure as shit make waaaaay more than the players...
They said the Sens benefited from the high Cdn dollar.
But then again.. what does a government know about running a sports team... they can barely run a government.
Apparently there is a report (haven't seen it) in the Toronto Star that said it affects all major and minor sports teams, orchestras, theatres -- etc.. and it could be the 'death' of minor sports... all to save $15M which is a drop in the bucket based on the deficit.. and a lot less than what they will lose if the Sens leave.
Since this would be a Federal Tax issue -- it would affect all NHL teams. I'm pretty sure Gary Bettman has heard about this by now... and I don't think he would be very happy either.
Rumour is he was drunk when he cut himself. Should have went with the shwarma.
That leaves Sens more tired and worn out but also implies that other teams have more time to plan, to rest, to recouperate. Winning is easier when the schedule is tilted in your favour (NYR, BOS...)
At least the Sens have managed to hold their own despite fighting both the opposition and a stacked schedule.
The one scheduling thing that is downright ridiculous this year is that the Leafs only ever play us on the tail end of back to backs
Harper probly laughed in McGuinty's face so hard spitle came out and got all over Mcdouche's nice suite.
Here in Winnipeg, all $60 gets me is the game on TV.
WHY AREN'T ALL OF YOUR GAMES SOLD OUT? YOU HAVE A BETTER TEAM THAN I DO!
Also, yeah, Ontario trying to cut that tax is stupid. Goodbye EVERY sport team if that happens. Even if it is just an Ontario issue, it would set the precedent for the rest of the country. For some reason we listen to Ontario (clearly the worst run province).
Just read this article; http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2012/03/young-karlsson-has-put-together-a-season-for-the-ages.html, on cbc and they state that Ottawa traded their 1st round pick in 2013 to move up in the 2008 draft.
Is this true? not that I am complaining because we took Karlson, but just curious.
I honestly think the league's thinking was to try and help the Leaf's get in to the playoffs and that Ottawa fans wouldn't care about the scheduling because they expected us to suck this year. Does anyone honestly think Gary B. would force the Laff's to play a division rival on 6 back to backs? The Toronto media and fans would scream bloody murder! This was simply a plot to get the league's golden goose some easy points to get them in to the post season. Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want but a scheduling glitch like that is not random or an accident.
Certainly wasn't the 2013 1st. Tried to find the details online but couldn't. Anybody recall what they gave up?
I think they only traded 1st for a later 1st in the same draft year. I forgot who they traded it to though, which is pretty bad of me considering I was at the draft.
Was it not with Nashville? 1st for 1st in the same year? I think it was only a few spots, and I think Nashville took a goalie with Ottawa's original pick...
Ottawa may have thrown in another pick too, since they were moving up..
Courtesy of mynhldraft.com
Nashville picks Chet Pickard with 18th overall.
Over the past decade, how many years was Ottawa the better team, yet the majority of viewers in Canada still want to watch the leafs lose...
At university, I remember pivotal games at the end of the season were missed because the CBC wanted to show the leafs playing spoiler rather than the sens fight for a playoff spot... C'MON REF!
BOOOOOO!
Wait 10 years and you will be able to get tickets in Winnipeg for $60. The Jets are still new and shiny...again.
Chirp, can you put in another filter for "Mike Bauer" - perhaps substituting it with "I'm an idiot, and I"...
That way, instead of us seeing "Mike Bauer thinks....", we would see "I'm an idiot, and I think...."
If you have to pay a developer to put in this filter, I'm sure I'm not the only one willing to share this cost.
Sens have the easiest 2nd half schedule in the league, you can also say that since the Sens have played more they should have better chemistry and should be hitting their stride.
your excuse is pathetic.
Praise Alfie!
@ Denis Vial,
It is without any doubt in my mind, not an accident, but
another vehicle, to ensure that the richest team, uses to gain entry into the post season playoffs!
Should the TML not qualify again, it will be the 8th year in a row, that they start golfing early !!
Wilson is possibly done as Head Coach, after getting an extension to his contract for his Xmas gift !!
Will Burke survive another fiasco ??
GO SENS GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nope
Spezzerman is technically left handed as he writes, chops, and uses cutlery/chopsti cks (and spezzerman loves sushi you nazi haters!) with his left. But his dominant hand is his right. he shoots right in hockey, uses right handed golf clubs and bats right in baseball. He throws with his right hand and he catches with his left hand. And (ATTN: MIKE BAUER) Spezzerman jersey-jabs with his left and delivers knock out blows with his right.
If spezzerman were to play goal he'd have his blocker/trapper on the same hands as Anderson. And if spezzerman cut a hand while chopping (he wouldn't bleed though as spezzerman ain't got time to bleed) it would be a cut to the Right Hand of Spezzerman.
Spezzerman says surely Anderson could possibly be the same. AND what spezzerman says, spezzerman takes to spezzerman's bank.
And it turns out, writing in the third person is as lame as reading third person writing. But of course, Spezzerman knew that.
I love that we have more games played, will get more rest here on out and have forced other teams to chase us in the standings. its a perfect situation really.
Taxes - Need the Feds to change the laws to allow the provinces to make the decision, but since the Province of Ontario is the only one run by an ignoramace fool we would be the only ones affected. Trust me it is real b/c the Sens know how stupid McGuinty really is!
Conpiracies - abslolutely the Laffs needed to beat Ottawa every game and would only help them get into the playoffs, my question is why would the Sens agree to this schedule?
- the right hand/left hand was cleared up pretty well by Spezzerman - only conspiracy might be that after the big win by Andy, and the next day off, he probably got into the sauce and was embarrassed by it.
Another big game tonight, I really think it will be an exciting game with another big game by Lehner (not sure yet which nickname I like, they were all amusing)...hope to make it there but
Sens win 5-2
Go Sens Go
PS really am relishing what is happening again in TO... they must feel like it is Groundhog day every year around this time... BLOW it up and start over again and again and again... I love it
RUSHRLZ finds this post very amusing. Well done.