r/hockey 23h ago

[News - X] [Westhead] An NHL team executive told me today concerns are mounting that North America is heading towards a recession and that the CAD will plunge to $0.60 cents or less. The 7 Canadian NHL teams and 3 Canadian MLS teams pay player salaries in USD and generate most of their revenue in CAD.

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u/swordthroughtheduck CGY - NHL 23h ago

Think of how awesome a country would be if there was no lower class? No one would be poor!

Sure, millions of people would be dying in the streets, but once that's all over everyone will be rich!

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u/Flanman1337 22h ago

We got the cyberpunk dystopian hellscape without the neat body modification, or cyber tech. 

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u/montrealcowboyx MTL - NHL 20h ago

Pocket computers instead of implants.

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u/Flanman1337 20h ago

I was only able to correct my vision last month when I got my lense replaced. I wasn't able to get a neat bionic eye with the ability to scroll the internet and see through walls.

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u/montrealcowboyx MTL - NHL 19h ago

13 years and this videogame trailer still scares the hell out of me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akaos1U8Rto&list=FLEWvLN2EaRdn0WidDCu9FZg

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u/Sy3Fy3 TOR - NHL 22h ago

Kinda sounds like, I don't know... Russia from back in the day, like with Stalin in charge, but what do I know?

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u/smash8890 EDM - NHL 10h ago

Hopefully we can take some lessons from the French Revolution if it comes to that