Rich

Was at the game last night. Wow, that new score clock is bigger than I thought it would be. There were times it actually seemed clearer watching the screen on the score clock then the play live. Thankfully, the new loge seating doesn't block the view from my seats. First two periods weren't that exciting. Nice to see them come back from behind and win it. Maurice talked a lot last year about progression and steps where the team has to go. In the Anaheim playoff series he talked about how they have been in their system for years and can execute it faster and without thinking. I think I started to see that from the Jets last night. Most passes were on spot, the players knew where their linemates would be and could move out quickly. Hoping that progression helps the team into this year as well.

I wonder how much of a chance the Bombers even had. Edmonton has a championship calibre defence and a chance to make some noise in the playoffs and playoff money. Plus he gets to play with his brother again. We are likely not going to make the playoffs ... again. Even if the offers are the same dollar wise, why would he choose here. And for all the reasons stated above, is it worth coming back with more than what Edmonton offered.

I think we should explore this angle a little more. First we will need a protractor.

YOU BLAMED ADAMS! Also, I didnt quote anything out of context or even order. You said Adams was just ss much to blame.. When he wasnt. He was on side.. Asked and was shown to be good.. And STILL in correct placement after switching feet. are you seriously that adverse to be shown wrong? Does being incorrect hurt you physically or something? Or maybe you just missed this post after he saw the video.... You quoted his older post after he saw the video and posted this:

Blueandgold was one of three people who went 4 for 4 last week, increasing his cushion on first place with 40 correct picks. saskbluefan is in second with 37 and Atomic in third with 36. Leader board can be seen here: http://morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=leaderboard&pid=6&wid=84 Picks this week need to be in by Thursday at 6PM. Picks can be made here: http://morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=games&pid=6&wid=85

The investment in a sports team is mostly in its value, not yearly revenue. You buy it for $500 Million, sell it for $750 million. That and / or a vanity type thing for rich owners with more money then they know what to do with. Here is a report where the bottom third of NHL teams don't even make a profit. Even the Jets only turned $3.3M (which isn't a lot when you think about how much a player makes). The Maple Leafs, Rangers, Canadian, etc of the NHL certainly bring in lots of money, but they are the exception. http://www.forbes.com/nhl-valuations/list/#page:1_sort:6_direction:asc_search:

I've been debating whether or not to post this because I'm not sure how much public scrutiny officials really deserve. There is a reason their names aren't on the back of their jerseys. It is a thankless job and I don't want some bozo doing something inappropriate off the field to anyone. But there seems to be a history with one of the officials in Friday's game. According to the official stats, this is the officiating crew from Friday night: It is the Head Linesman and Line Judge who stand at either side of the line of scrimmage. If you look at the faces of the referees in the video footage, it would appear that Rick Berezowski is the official in question, though I'm not 100% sure of that. I couldn't find a shot that shows what number he wore. What is more interesting is that official has been a "problem" for the CFL in the past (though that previous call was in favour of the Bombers). This is a story from 2011. http://www2.tsn.ca/story/?id=377334 And according to this story that was written around that time in 2011, he has been on the bubble before : http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/side-judge-replaced/ Note how he has refused to pick up the flag in the past, even at the suggestion of his fellow officials. So I decided to post this because the CFL cannot continue to award and hire incompetence in their officiating. Especially when there is a recurring history.

It wouldn't cost any less. All teams spend to the same cap. The way the money is distributed may change, but teams would spend the exact same on salaries.

Good luck to him in his post-football career. Have to look out for your health when you can.

Saw a new NDP commercial last night. It was a "copy / parody" of the Conservatives commercial where the group of people are discussing the merits of Trudeau, but in this one they are discussing Harper. Right down to the end when they said that "Harper has nice hair though". Made me laugh. Still won't make me vote for them.

Wonder what the cost breakdown was for buying the team? 50/50 between him and Mr. Thompson? Here's a look at the steepness of the upper deck. http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Quebec-Arena-Inside.jpg Hope there's no obstructed views Is the cut out on the left side for a lounge/club seats? That makes way more sense then ours being in the end zone area. I think ours was in the end zone as a "carry over" from the old arena. After the Moose took over the old Winnipeg Stadium, they renovated one of the ends to have a lounge area. Then they seemed to replicate that in MTS Centre. Also, with the smaller size of MTS Centre, you lose less prime seating by having it at the end.

I don't think they should give him an extension. And it would make him a bit of a lame duck coach. But that is what he kind of is. Maybe an OC would view it as a chance to move up if he were fired.

No other thread really to put this in, other then Chipman & Co certainly bought in at the right time, and have increased their investment quite nicely.

Most coaches do care because it does make a difference in how a player plays the position and how comfortable they are playing out of position. Some can some can't. None of our RHD have shown they can play the left side that well. I can understand why they want to try. To get our 4 best D-men more ice time, one of them has to move. But if the experiment doesn't work, don't expect it to last long.

How is that the solution when it has been shown that Adams was only a half yard off the line, well within the rules? There was no illegal procedure on the play. It only makes matters worse that the ref said he was fine, then after the play changed his mind.

If you take a look at the other players drafted around Armia in the 1st round, there are some that have played more NHL games than him, but not many. Different players mature at different times. He will be 23 in May. He does have to start showing something soon. But time hasn't passed him yet.

So I believe that leaves: Forwards: Andrew Ladd Adam Lowry Bryan Little Thomas Raffl* Chris Thorburn Andrew Copp Alex Burmistrov Drew Stafford Anthony Peluso Blake Wheeler Nic Petan Nikolaj Ehlers JC Lipon Mark Scheifele Mathieu Perreault Defence: Mark Stuart Jacob Trouba Toby Enstrom Tyler Myers Adam Pardy Paul Postma Ben Chiarot Jay Harrison Dustin Byfuglien Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec Connor Hellebuyck Michael Hutchinson 27 Players and need to get down to 23. So that leaves 4 more cuts barring anyone going to the IR. I think the following will be sent down: Connor Hellebuyck JC Lipon Jay Harrisson (or Pardy) Anthony Peluso (or Raffl) Alternatively they may keep all 9 D-men and send Petan down as he wouldn't have to clear waivers, and bring Petan back up as injuries happen. Much more flexibility to carry 9 D-men with the Moose in Winnipeg as it means you can quickly bring up a forward if you need to.

Personally, I'd give O'Shea one more year. I do hope they replace Marcel. However, something has to be done because at the end of the day, the Bombers are a business with a hefty mortgage payment on the stadium to make. Season ticket renewals will likely dip next year, I'm predicting they will go below 20k. Will firing Marcel help that? Probably not, there has been too much losing for too long. Will firing O'Shea help that? Probably not as there has been too much losing for too long. The only exception to that is if they can make a big splash of a high profile hiring with a Hufnagel or Trestman (yes I know Huffer is still under contract in Calgary and Trestman the NFL). But really can't see that being an option at all. So I think it really comes down to is will the BOD put pressure on Miller who will pressure Walters to make a change for appearance sake, hoping it will kindle a few more season ticket sales.

OK...everyone makes mistakes. I'm certainly not immune to them. However, why didn't they pick up the flag? His memory couldn't be that bad that he couldn't remember 5 seconds later that he did indeed acknowledge Adam's position on the line. This doesn't make sense. Agreed. And I'd assume that Adams and/or O'Shea would have told the ref, "yes we did have an end...Darvin Adams, and you acknowledged it". Would that not jog his memory?Or command centre could have called and said "pick it up idiots!" No they couldn't and you know that. Why? Why couldnt they? They all have ear buds. Johnson could have easily said "wtf you doing? Pick up flag and drop it again and say no infraction on the play". They follow along dont they? Illegal procedure is a non-reviewable play so the Command Centre can't get involved. No one can order an official to pick up a flag. There was that game in 2011 between Montreal and the Bombers were an official threw a flag for defensive pass interference in the end zone against the Als. It was a terrible call and should have actually been offensive pass interference against Greg Carr. The officials huddled and tried to get the official who threw the flag to pick it up but he refused. He was fired shortly thereafter because of that call. No.. I get that. What i meant is that the command centre is watching live. They must see things close to real time.. If they see a potentially game altering mistake by the officiating crew, wouldnt it be prudent to allow them to stop the error? Why wont they allow a situation like that to help fix these dumb mistakes... Even if this were the case, I don't think it would have helped us. The penalty over the PA was "No End". This was the info they had to go on, not even a player number. To expect the command centre to find the footage of all players and the correct camera angles of all the players lined up correctly in the time that they had isn't reasonable. Even after plays they always review (like TDs and turnovers), there is a guy with a flag who tells the officials if the play is being reviewed. When the flag goes up (or is it down), they can continue with the play. Otherwise they wait. You really want the CFL to do that on EVERY play? It would slow down the game way too much and people would be complaining about that.

I suppose we will have to agree to disagree. I don't want my coach throwing a challenge flag unless there is evidence to do it. You never know what is coming next and when you will need your timeouts and challenges. It is a waste to throw it on a play that will not be over turned. I wonder, if that play had actually of been a catch (which was the best info that O'Shea had at the time), would you still be arguing so adamantly two days after it happened that he should have thrown the flag? Because I have never seen anyone make that argument before on a play that was a successful catch.

You risk not having your "free" challenge for a play when you really need it. When someone (player, coach, spotter) has seen evidence that a call was wrong. No one saw the evidence, no one told O'Shea it was a questionable play, so he didn't challenge it. There is absolutely no justification to challenging a play "just because". And thats what this would have been. Coaches have seconds to decide and don't get the luxury of hindsight. Your reason for throwing the challenge was because Calgary was marching and we had nothing to lose. So why do you harp on that one particular play. They were marching for a whole bunch of plays on that drive, why don't you complain that he didn't throw the flag on any of those other plays where he would have lost the challenge? Because you are using hindsight to justify your argument.

6 - 0

4 - 0 for The Wild with 1 minute left in the first. Looks like The Moose won't be able to beat The Wild this year.