If half a century of conservative governments in Alberta would have managed the oil wealth better, Alberta probably wouldn't be in this mess.

See Norway
- TheMussel

completely different type of oil patch...cannot compare

from wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/...ritage_Savings_Trust_Fund
"Between 1980 and 2014, although non-renewable resource revenues (NRR) in Alberta generated almost $190 billion
- 21peter[7] the value of the Heritage Fund in 2014 was only $17.3 billion."

It's a long way from 190 billion to 'in the trillions' though

If you add 150b in equalization payments to the 190b collected, divide by 34 (number of years from 1980 to 2014) to assume the annual payment, and add a 5% annual ROR on the fund and compound it, the fund comes up to 893b billion dollars.

We started the Alberta Heritage trust fund in the 70’s. If we had been able to put the cash in instead of sending it east it would be in the trillions now.
- Iggysbff

Where is this little factual treasure from? The "east" meaning Ontario I presume helped pay for the development of the Oil Sands together with Federal Government money. Besides frittering away the money and raping the surrounding environment, a great deal of funds were absorbed by years of no provincial taxes in Alberta. Get your facts right you pin head.

How about them Acadie-Bathurst Titans?!

Clearly you don't actually follow the choices....they arent great, NDP is clearly the best of the awful choices we have been given.
- Archaic

How about them Acadie-Bathurst Titans?!
- AdamFrench

Tell me a story about the Titans Adam.

completely different type of oil patch...cannot compare
- drexel

Onshore oilfields are much easier to exploit than offshore, oil sands are equal or harder. It probably evens out in terms of cost of exploitation.

Tell me a story about the Titans Adam.
- TheMussel

They won the Memorial Cup and Noah Dobson is now going 3rd overall.

I could have sworn I was on a HockeyBuzz writers blog forum? Is HockeyBuzz now an election poll? Stop this madness talking politics on a Hockey Forum FFS. Like religion its a conversation with no conclusion. Enough.

Tell me a story about the Titans Adam.
- TheMussel

I think there was a movie about them.. Called "Remember the Titans"

They won the Memorial Cup and Noah Dobson is now going 3rd overall.
- AdamFrench

According to TSN Button, Habs should draft a center at 3rd overall

I could have sworn I was on a HockeyBuzz writers blog forum? Is HockeyBuzz now an election poll? Stop this madness talking politics on a Hockey Forum FFS. Like religion its a conversation with no conclusion. Enough.
- Burkefection

#madnessbuzz

Cool Lemon is not coming back, was one of the Leafs All-time greats..

https://www.tsn.ca/report...in-signs-in-khl-1.1096649

According to TSN Button, Habs should draft a center at 3rd overall
- Symba007

Wouldn't it be more prudent to draft a 6'3 RHD wizard and trade him for a winger that played centre in minor midget?

from wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/...ritage_Savings_Trust_Fund
"Between 1980 and 2014, although non-renewable resource revenues (NRR) in Alberta generated almost $190 billion
- 21peter[7] the value of the Heritage Fund in 2014 was only $17.3 billion."

It's a long way from 190 billion to 'in the trillions' though

Compound interest over 40 years.

Onshore oilfields are much easier to exploit than offshore, oil sands are equal or harder. It probably evens out in terms of cost of exploitation.
- TheMussel

yes....but their wells are massive producers compared to ours...especially when Canada was drilling 100 bbl/day verticals...completely different scale

They won the Memorial Cup and Noah Dobson is now going 3rd overall.
- AdamFrench

Talking of the Q. If there's one guy that's gonna bust at the top of this draft it's gonna be Zadina. I don't think he's got it

Wouldn't it be more prudent to draft a 6'3 RHD wizard and trade him for a winger that played centre in minor midget?
- AdamFrench

So the Habs are gonna draft Bouchard, and then flip him to Ottawa for Zadina? Seems like a waste of time, no?

Where is this little factual treasure from? The "east" meaning Ontario I presume helped pay for the development of the Oil Sands together with Federal Government money. Besides frittering away the money and raping the surrounding environment, a great deal of funds were absorbed by years of no provincial taxes in Alberta. Get your facts right you pin head.
- winsix

youve quickly vaulted to the top of the dumbest and most moronic posters on HB list. Well done!

yes....but their wells are massive producers compared to ours...especially when Canada was drilling 100 bbl/day verticals...completely different scale
- drexel

fair enough

[quote=walshyleafsfan]
More Timo Meier and less Nik Ehlers?

yes....but their wells are massive producers compared to ours...especially when Canada was drilling 100 bbl/day verticals...completely different scale
- drexel

https://www.norskpetroleu...s/oil-and-gas-production/

oilsandsbuzz

Talent wise, is Nils Lundkvist that far behind Adam Boqvist?.


I keep hearing good things about Lundkvist, could be an interesting choice if the Leafs took him..

[quote=AdamFrench]
Yeah. Just something about him has never impressed me when i've watched him.