I believe this quirk should be common-place, for the same reasons you mention. It's more important to provide better health-care than some utopic principle of equal health-care.
I'm highlighting this in case people missed it. I would be all for private alternatives as long as the taxes they pay helps improve public healthcare, and doesn't become an excuse to reduce the regular public healthcare budget.
I'm highlighting this in case people missed it. I would be all for private alternatives as long as the taxes they pay helps improve public healthcare, and doesn't become an excuse to reduce the regular public healthcare budget.
and doesn't take away doctors and nurses from the public system
On another note out all day today, how long are we looking at for the injury now?
Agreed. It's not even really close. Sometimes it still sounds weird to say Hasek was a Senator for three quarters of a season. He was amazing that year too, had some of the best stats in the league and up there with his whole career. Will always feel fortunate to say we had him for a short period, but it really stings to recall how the whole thing ended.
I still remember the clips of him looking in fine form in practice and guys on the team saying they expected him to play, only for Hasek to say "Nop, groin still bothering me" He didn't even give it a shot, he didn't seem to care.
Only after that misfortune did we run into the Emery, Gerber, Leclaire problems.
Should have resigned him, if I remember right he was willing to take a pay cut
He was, but Muckler had very little faith in both his durability and his commitment to the team. It would have been a very risky move at the time, but it was something almost the entire fan base wanted to see and something the hockey world thought was worth that risk. Of course, Hasek was just fine the following season and than won his cup with Detroit. Could have and should have been with us.
He was, but Muckler had very little faith in both his durability and his commitment to the team.
Muckler sounded ready to re-sign him right after the season and Murray sounded like it was time to move on. There was a clear division in end of season interviews.
Anyone else listening to Murray on Team 1200 right now?
Did B-Murr just say, on the radio, that men shouldn't be in the kitchen unless they're professionals, and that was for all the women out there?
Haha... wow. Was NOT expecting that.
WOW. LOL. It's on TSN videos too and at first you can't tell if he's joking until the 'for all the wives out there' quip - at which you point you realize it's a joke, probably.
Pretty stupid line by Murray. A laugh for sure, but probably not something that the public face of a multi million dollar organization should be saying.
He was, but Muckler had very little faith in both his durability and his commitment to the team. It would have been a very risky move at the time, but it was something almost the entire fan base wanted to see and something the hockey world thought was worth that risk. Of course, Hasek was just fine the following season and than won his cup with Detroit. Could have and should have been with us.
Really, it just wasn't meant to be....
Lots of the fan base was p'oed he didn't show any grit in trying to come back for the playoffs, even after team veterans asked him to play. At the time Emery played well and the future looked solid in net. Most fans shrugged their shoulders and figured things were fine with Emery, and they were for a while.
It's been 12 years and I STILL can't believe we traded Tugger for him.
Fan favourite and absolute work horse for a guy who was infamous at many times for having a bad attitude. It also looked like he never really wanted to be in Ottawa and grudgingly went through the playoffs but not anywhere near the top of his game. Tugger was still in his all-star form, and we gave up on him the first time he struggled a bit because we wanted the more experienced goalie and bigger name.
It's been 12 years and I STILL can't believe we traded Tugger for him.
Seemed legit at the time.
Tugnutt had never won a playoff series. He had a shaky outing against Buffalo, and mostly sat on the bench while Damian Rhodes took us to the 2nd round.
Rhodes was gone off to Atlanta, and Tugger wasn't exactly inspiring confidence getting outplayed by Lalime all year long.
Barrasso came to town with two cup rings and a ******** of swagger. Barrasso wasn't the answer. Tugger was phenomenal for Pitt.
Gm BM
"This tells us men should be in the kitchen as little as possible, unless they are professionals...just for the wives out there."
I'm sure the female fans will love that line.
I don't think a lot of people will get offended by that (or are even more susceptible than I think?) I see it as a subtle message for the Sens players wives : "do what is needed , we don't want another accident like that to happen"
Sens players won't probably cook (or do something where they could get hurt) until the season is over.
cmon. i loved tugger but let's be serious- he wasn't a difference-maker when we traded him. i thought barrasso was very very good for us, and it sure wasnt his fault that we lost that series against toronto.
and as for resigning hasek- there was no way that was ever going to happen. i'm sure many of you remember the stories that came out after that season- the veteran players BEGGED him to come back and play and he refused. i think they questioned his toughness and commitment to the team, and once that happens, you can't come back.
It was a joke. Murray has always had a sense of humor, plus, he's old and old people have a bit more leeway when it comes to what is appropriate.
Really, it was much more "look what happens when men try to cook!" than "women shouldn't leave the kitchen" it's poking fun at the man...not the woman.
