Derek

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

[Derek @OilBeak]

This is going to be long. Sorry.

The entire "parent's rights" thing happening in AB right now is entirely based on strawman arguments, red herrings and sheer imagination. 1/12

[Derek @OilBeak]

I’d love to here way more detailed justifications.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

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[Derek @OilBeak]

This fidget I made 7 is a bit addicting for some reason.

[Derek @OilBeak]

Anywhere but here!🙃

[Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 @OilersNation]

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[Derek @OilBeak]

@sportsjunkie007 Etc etc. so the question is more about “is that player a good fit for our current needs/situation or not regardless of whether they played for us in the past or not.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@sportsjunkie007 I mean, I get it but the thinking here is a bit off imo. You could apply that logic to any other player you bring in that was on another team. Players leaving isn’t always about them being good or bad but is often about the context at the time. Cap space, roster spot availability

[Derek @OilBeak]

@sportsjunkie007 lol they get it from me. One has the inattentive version like me, the other has the hyperactive version (those are oversimplications but w/e). They actually try really hard but damn.

[Derek @OilBeak]

How to navigate a costco during busy hours without being a complete meathead.

[World and Science @WorldAndScience]

What’s one thing schools should definitely be teaching?

[Derek @OilBeak]

@sportsjunkie007 Then I start getting stressed and it just creates a bloody mess, lol.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@sportsjunkie007 Man, you have no idea how much Costco with my kids stresses me out. This is why my wife and I generally avoid taking them. They want to run. Two little ADHD kids who are generally anxious in crows but compensate by being goofy and have a hard time standing still.

[Derek @OilBeak]

Young kid walking around trying to sell timeslots for pest control packages. Didn't buy anything but ended up giving him some granola bars because he said he hadn't eaten anything today, lol.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@camrpenner I honestly don't think Nuge is a 3C anymore. He's more like 3LW with 2nd like capability in a pinch and PP time.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@akaRCN Personally, I am good with this.

[Jim Matheson @jimmathesonnhl]

Just relax. Makar is a better player than Bouchard. Ask 31 other GMs

[Derek @OilBeak]

Staff meetings can usually be an email?

[Jen @jenteach13]

What policy exists in your school that every teacher knows is wrong, but nobody says out loud?

[Derek @OilBeak]

I find the “don’t need the distraction” comment curious. They’d have much less in the way of distraction if they’d just have granted permission.

[Michael Menzies @Menzies_4]

Bill Daly and Gary Bettman when asked about the Bruce Cassidy situation:

Daly: Obviously, we don't find it unreasonable, because we're allowing it to happen. I do think Vegas is clearly within their contractual rights to do what they're doing, and we also understand and appreciate that they're on a Stanley Cup run right now, and they don't need the distractions necessarily.

Daly: Where we go from there, obviously, we've talked to all the parties involved in this, including Bruce, so he knows what our position on the subject, he might not be happy about it, but he was accepting of it. We'll see where we go.

Bettman: When you sign and insist upon a long-term contract, there are certain policies and consequences of that, and so where we find ourselves is completely reasonable.

Daly: There are contracts that exist in the league that would not allow for this to happen. This was not one of them.

#LetsGoOilers #NHL

[Derek @OilBeak]

@14thBaseline No, you mistake you having a response with understanding.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@14thBaseline Yep, confirmed, you haven't understood and thing and only take in what you want to. Plus the gross oversimplication is damning.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@14thBaseline No, because you have no actual facts. You readily admit to not knowing some pretty basic facts about the situation but then go on to say some theory that you think proves something.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@14thBaseline With what???? You keep saying this shit but have nothing to back it up besides generalized theory.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@14thBaseline You'll float out all of the stereotyped/cliche nonsense about conditions you know nothing about but ignore the actual facts put in your face about it.

[Derek @OilBeak]

@14thBaseline lol again with the ad hominem shit (nevermind putting words in my mouth and trying to continue to shift goalposts)

Let's put it this way, in a world of supply and demand, teachers are in extremely high demand, supply is low.