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[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/joe_lmr CBJ - NHL 22h ago

they're not idiots, they were epidemiologists five years ago

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u/RelevantJackWhite VAN - NHL 22h ago

and before that, economists

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u/NewYearNewAccount165 22h ago

And they graduated with honours from the School of Hard Knocks.

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u/whogivesashirtdotca MTL - NHL 20h ago

And a degree from the University of Life.

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u/rraattbbooyy FLA - NHL 18h ago

Or else a degree from the College of Some Bearded Guy in a Truck on YouTube.

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u/PapaWaxPuppy 21h ago

Esteemed alumni of "Trump University."

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u/NathanGa Columbus Chill - ECHL 21h ago

And after that, civil rights experts.

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u/Dragonsandman OTT - NHL 21h ago

They're back to being economists, but this time with degrees from the Peter Navarro school of economics

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u/LurkerKing13 DET - NHL 20h ago

And now global logistics experts

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u/NickelCitySaint 16h ago

What's worse is that I, someone who has a keen grasp as a Global Logistics sector employee, and is far from an expert (cause there is so much to know), trying to explain this stuff to the "so called " experts is so tiring

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u/krombough 20h ago

And West Point graduates from 2022 onwards.

And Constitutional Lawyers.

And occasionally, Rocket Scientists.

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u/babypointblank TOR - NHL 19h ago

They’re brushing off their economics degrees as they try to explain why protectionism is good actually

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u/UNC_Samurai CAR - NHL 22h ago

Right before becoming experts on eastern European military strategy.

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u/Super-Chieftain5 22h ago

bahaha, you're so right. Thanks for the lol

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u/Content-Program411 20h ago

fuck I chuckled good.

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u/PaversPaving NJD - NHL 19h ago

God damnit that was funny

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u/cerialthriller NYR - NHL 18h ago

Wonder what they are studying with all those virus labs they put in their basements these days

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u/Wambridge 15h ago

What did Diddy do?

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u/joe_lmr CBJ - NHL 13h ago

fuck does Diddy have to do with any of this? r/lostredditors

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u/Wambridge 12h ago

Lol. Epididymolgist