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Maybe the teams should be allowed to bet on CFL games.

Bighill would do better and last longer if the d-line kept the 340lb behemoths off him. Which is another way of saying we need a dominant nose tackle.

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did we not have a Canadian punter in camp last year...who basically got bypassed and ignored as our coaches were all gaga over goofy Ausie style kicks? and then continued with it as our coverage on teams enhanced their suck all yr? We should have just had Castillo kick long bomb field goals with lotsa hang to allow our coverage guys to get down there as opposed to last year where the returner had usually 20 yards of free space to get to top speed and find the seams before we had anyone relatively close to disrupting the return...let alone make a tackle...we sucked so bad last year...was embarrassing

Toffoli is fine, so is Ehlers. What is killing us is our back end is slow and not moving the puck well at all vs their forecheck. Stanley is simply too slow to play in this series, Samberg and Dillon are both struggling at getting the puck out of the zone. If lineup changes need to be made, I would start by putting in Nate for Stan. We need a defenceman on each pairing capable of beating their speed on the wing back to the puck in our zone. It's killing us right now. Love Big Stan's physical game right now but he can't skate with Mackinnon/Rantanen et al. He is getting turned around way too much and they are getting our zone too easily. Dillon, Samberg, and Pionk are all struggling against the forecheck as well but it is more fixable for them. Our forwards need to be bogging down neutral ice more as well. We can't let the lanche come with speed. They have elite team speed and that is what is turning this series right now.

So I assume Utah will be winning the Stanley Cup next year courtesy of Bettman and company? Wait, they're not an expansion team. Forget it.

What is delusional about a young twenty something kid following his dream? Not everyone is driven by the almighty dollar, particularly early in their adulthood. There are a ton of guys who come into every team's TC every year that are undrafted. Are they delusional? However, in the context of what is being discussed the number of people who would agree to such terms would be limited. Not because it is delusional, but because it just isn't a very sound path to development and eventual playing time.

How old is bob cameron? No doubt still the best punter in winnipeg the last year.

"You have a university degree and you know your life is drawing you elsewhere." This would be true for some, especially those who have taken specific degrees in say engineering, accounting or nursing. Many others true aspiration is to play football and worry about career later. These same individuals know that just having a degree is no guarantee of a good job. More and more have to go on to acquire Masters degrees to pursue their chosen vocation. And even that is no guarantee of a job in their targeted career path. There are also career paths such as in real estate or financial sales or 100 other situations, where the athlete can work around the football season in developing a clientele. Not having to travel for nine games would help the newbie graduate pay a little more attention to such a job during the season. That's a career choice. Further, remember at one time all CFL players had to have an alternate job because Canadian football salaries were just inadequate. In some ways that's no different today. You have the joy of football while you develop a proposed football income source. More to the point, there are many very athletic individuals, who just for one reason or another, whatever that might be, just have not had the opportunity to fully develop their skills. In addition to university students, this is also true of junior league football players around the country. They love football and just want to play it. So whether it's more economical to have six players on half salary, or three players on a full roster spot, what I'm advocating is that the CFL PA should lobby for an expansion of the roster size. We need to have a larger talent pool. My personal thought is that it's better to have six extra on the roster than just three. Like the draft, management just doesn't know who was going to emerge in a big way. So much is depending on willpower and underlying athletic skills not yet developed. And yes, eligibility for the six person half season would include junior football players and would include Canadians attending US universities. Those young men would also have the ability to be in school, online. That is becoming more and more popular as well as relatively lower cost to achieve advanced degrees in their targeted field. None of these football aspirants are denigrated or damaged by just playing nine games instead of 18. Let the young men design their own future. Who are we to judge how they will decide to run their life. Add three full-time or six part-time for about the same cost ($240,000 plus travel cost) and develop that talent pool. Our league loves Canadians and it is the Canadian talent that has given our game longevity.

Poached from the Hockey Writers (Mark Zlomistic): Avalanche Statistic Jets 58.3% SF 41.7% 59.8% SCF 40.2% 56.8% HDCF 43.2% 65.2% xGF 34.8% Yikes. Need to flip that script in Game 3 please and thank you.

"We know we can be more aggressive as well and definitely not sitting back and giving them too much respect.” There's the blueprint for game 3 success courtesy of Josh Morrissey.

Isn't he like 45? Talk about wasted potential.

Maybe Sam_Canadian can punt..

Spelled...just as it sounds.... Lorenzo...Von Matterhorn... Two Ts....

Osheas kid, for one

Lorenzo Von Matterhorn?

What kid coming out of a Canadian University is going to be so delusional to think he can will his way onto a team? If you're not getting drafted out of USports, you're under no delusion that you have a career in football. Full stop. You have a university degree and you know your life is drawing you elsewhere. Maybe you come across a few that will give it a go because they're not ready to give up quote yet.

For a kid straight out of college who really wants to play professional football, $40,000 for half a year is not peanuts. It's a career starter that might get them on the team full-time next year. Meanwhile they get to immediately don a professional uniform and just get used to the game. Learning how to play in the enemy's territory can be learned later. Meanwhile they will have the benefit of professional coaching and mentoring from the senior players in their position. This is way better than sitting on the taxi squad hoping someday to get in to uniform. This is not a denigrating position for a raw rookie. Ask any aspiring Canadian who gets cut whether they would rather be one of the partly paid Canadian trainees. Ask any of the coaches if they would like the depth that these players would give when the injury bug hits. Even if "their development is being accelerated at half the pace of their teammates" (and I don't believe it would be), then there is progress being made towards the following season. Many would buy into that. This might not be the perfect way to get more Canadians into our game, but it is a way. We would end up with more Canadian talent and more useful players than ever before. Develop the lower end of the roster.

Swayman demonstrating why he’s an elite NHL goaltender in the playoffs.

I have nothing to add other than I have been laughing about Kelly being referred to as "Chode" all day.

SIGNAGE SIGHTING! oh and the signage is up at Bar Burrito at Kildonan Crossing

Add a spot for a Canadian QB that doesn't count against the cap. Maybe make it a Canadian trained university spot.

Curious is being kind. Usually the mocks get better on the second go round... Not in this case.

AUSTON STRONG tshirts are now available.

Didn't think it was possible that his 2nd effort would be worse than his first, but he managed to do it. Arku first overall? Us taking a player at 8th not even ranked in cfl top twenty scouting bureau rankings? Muembi ahead of Straker? And as mentioned no olineman in a draft said to be the best for oline in years.?