Rich

There is a difference between reporting nothing (ie. not tweeting at all) And reporting that you are doing nothing.

I disagree with this. In this new media age, tweeting is part of their job. It should be used to push followers / readers to their columns. It should be to gain trust from and expand their followers base to drive more traffic to their respective papers. Those tweets do nothing to make me want to read tomorrow's column. At least for Bob Irving, he doesn't have a column.

I think it will end up being an AAV of just over $6M per year ... around $6.2 Hopefully doesn't take him past 35.

Paul Friesen: paul.friesen@sunmedia.ca Bob Irving: http://www.cjob.com/contact-bob-irving/

Just some good ol' boys Never meanin no harm

I don't think Petan will stick with the club if he is put on the 4th line. He will be better served getting top line minutes with the Moose. However, the only way I could see it happening, is if Maurice goes with a big change in how the 4th line is used. No doubt that the Jets early playoff exit was in part to injury and the amount of minutes the top line guys logged. It was often a story about how little the Jets 4th line is used when compared to some of the other teams with better depth like St Louis. I wonder if they put more skilled guys down there, if they don't get more playing time. A possibility, but I find it an unlikely scenario.

I'm skeptical. Got an example? edit see you gave an example. That's one. maybe. being promoted after demoted doesn't sound like much punishment. And If there are consequences to the refs, they should let us fans know, might reduce the anger that people feel when refs like this one blow it so badly, and as far as I know, there is no consequence. If there is, tell us. Every body in football is subject to public criticism except the refs. Makes no sense to me. The refs performance are reviewed each week with what they did well and what they missed. If you want them to be held accountable with fines, I do not believe that happens. They are held accountable in terms of future work and promotions / bonuses to ref playoff games, etc. I don't believe refs should be held accountable or fined in the public. Refs already take enough crap from fans. It should stay between the league and the teams. I don't know how much a CFL ref makes, but I can't imagine being all that much compared to other professional sports (6 figures). Good luck attracting better qualified people if their names and reputation are going to be dragged through the papers as well. At least with a player or coach you have the chance to get accolades and recognition with a job well done. Win a Grey Cup? Get a ring. Make a good play? Get on the highlight reel. Tops at what you do? Get paid in free agency. Do your job as a ref? No one notices, it is just expected you get everything right. Screw up? Have 30,000 people screaming obscenities at you and your employer throwing you under the bus.

I still remember the still photo of Alex Brink being hit in the chin by a Montreal helmet and being sent flying, while Murray Clarke just watches impassively and makes no move to throw a flag. That's how I know refs are held accountable. Clarke has been demoted a couple of times. The real question is why they kept promoting him.

Refs are held accountable. Just not publicly.

The right hand side is the leaderboard for the week. So that is your two correct picks. The left hand side is the overall leaderboard. You would be in that tie with 3 picks, but it looks like it cuts off after the top 25 so you aren't displayed. If you want to double check, go here: http://morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=week&pid=6 At the very bottom it should say: You have made X correct picks out of a total of X games picked in this pool.

This has been fixed. For anyone who already has their picks in, the team you originally picked is still picked. You can still change them up until Thursday at game time.

I should look at the settings. I don't think a tie is an option. Meaning I wouldn't be able to put in a result. So no one would get a win or loss on the game.

We really don't need any more D. We have 9 under contract right now. Enstrom Myers Chiarot Trouba Stuart Byguflien Postma Pardy Harrisson Then Clitsome if he can play next year. A top 6 forward and a 4th line winger would be nice. Don't think the top 6 is really out there though.

Here is a link to the Petan cam. The footage from the camera is actually kind of disappointing, I wonder if it would have been better if it was on his head rather than chest. http://video.jets.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=831713&catid=96

Pretty much. Perreault is a centre at 5'10" 185 that plays mostly on the wing with the Jets. Petan is 5'9" 165. Granted Petan has time to put some weight on, but even 20 pounds to get to Perreault's playing weight is a lot for someone his size. Speed is a big part of Petan's game, and even Ehlers was saying in this training camp that he noticed his speed take a hit when he put on a lot of weight fast. Petan will be able to make the roster sooner on the wing. Always exceptions of course. Tyler Johnson from Tampa Bay is 5'8" 183 lbs and plays centre.

I'd be shocked if Petan ends up playing centre in the NHL.

Totally agree. What the **** were the refs looking at? There should be a suspension and fine. The ref should also be fined for missing the call. The coach should be giving permission to the oline to go after any player that cheap shots our qb. Time to start sending a message to other teams that this **** won't go unpunished. I hope Walters has sent the film to the commish What I don't understand is how the Bomber hogs let that cheap shot artist live They have been hired to protect the QB

Were the CHL kids and the USHL kids kind of keeping to their separate groups? The CHL kids probably all know each other, as well as the USHL kids probably all know each other, but there's no doubt been limited interaction between the two groups. Was Chase Deleo at the camp? He'd kind of be a bridge to both sides, given he played on the US National World Junior team. Couldn't really tell who was sticking to groups, everyone pretty much left the ice after practice other then the three I mentioned of the Group B players. Didn't stay till the end to watch all of the Group A players. De Leo was at camp. He has got some speed to burn.

The intangible with Petan is that he is a real leader/character guy. I saw it when I went to the Kelowna/Portland game here in the playoffs. The whole team looked to Petan for guidance all the time on the ice, he was always directing traffic on the power-play and telling guys where to go. He will be in the game somewhere, if not with Winnipeg then someone else. Stu Barnes 2.0. At the end of their groups practice, Petan, Ehlers, and Lemieux were messing around with a puck, flipping it up into the air and trying to keep knocking it up in the air with their stick like a hacky sack. Petan was really the only one who could do it with any consistency. Good hand eye coordination. He already seems well liked by the other prospects.

We will see on Petan. They were really just doing skating, passing and shooting drills, not even forwards against D today. There is no doubt Petan has a ton of skill and amazing hands. His challenge will be his size, and I think we will only get to see how he handles that once you get into game action. With today's NHL, where size doesn't seem to be the same issue that it once was, he is more likely to make an impact than even 5 years ago.

You are right. With his bonus he is over. Salary is under.

Petan was wearing what looked to be a camera strapped to his chest. Wonder if they will post footage later.

Stopped by the Jets development camp today and wow is Petan ever fun to watch. Curious to see what he will be able to do against NHL calibre talent.

To me reigning in means he held them back, probably in hopes of not tiring them more on a short week.