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Realistically we can't fill all those holes in FA with proven starters.  Free agents typically cost too much to do that and fit it under the cap.
 
I'd be happy with 2 or 3 of those areas filled and the rest is on the scouting staff.

Gotta love Broadbeck.
Let's cut all the subsidies to the arts as well because they don't pay that money back.
Yes the stadium is going to cost tax payers. In this day and age most venues like the stadium have a component of public funding. It enhances the city and the life of people living there.
At least they are paying some back.

Imagine if he was Canadian and the Oilers did this.  There would be a huge public backlash.
 
If he was going to be sent down, playing in the World Juniors would be better for him then just going back to his junior team.
 
What this looks like is that management has absolutely no foresight or vision or the ability to plan.  They should have known about the 40 game limit 2 - 3 weeks ago and decided to send him down in time for the tournament.  It looks like they woke up after New Years, looked at the numbers and realized that he needed to be sent down, instead of having this planned out a while back.  It reeks of mismanagement.
 
I'm sure this also leaves a bad taste in Draisaitls mouth that they denied him the right to play for his country.  You don't think it matters to him because he played in the tournament twice already?   Think of how a Canadian kid would feel if he got denied the right to play for his country and the club sent him back down to juniors two weeks too late.  It is things like this that eventually make a player want to leave an organization when they can with UFA.

Imagine if he was Canadian and the Oilers did this.  There would be a huge public backlash.
 
If he was going to be sent down, playing in the World Juniors would be better for him then just going back to his junior team.
 
What this looks like is that management has absolutely no foresight or vision or the ability to plan.  They should have known about the 40 game limit 2 - 3 weeks ago and decided to send him down in time for the tournament.  It looks like they woke up after New Years, looked at the numbers and realized that he needed to be sent down, instead of having this planned out a while back.  It reeks of mismanagement.
 
I'm sure this also leaves a bad taste in Draisaitls mouth that they denied him the right to play for his country.  You don't think it matters to him because he played in the tournament twice already?   Think of how a Canadian kid would feel if he got denied the right to play for his country and the club sent him back down to juniors two weeks too late.  It is things like this that eventually make a player want to leave an organization when they can with UFA.

First day back into the office after nearly three weeks off .. was kind of dragging .. needed a good laugh .. thanks for that.
 
In all seriousness though CFL officiating is far and away more inconsistent than any NFL game.  It's to the point that players don't know what to expect within an individual game; PI is called so inconsistently .. even the criteria for calling PI on review was "up for interpretation" from week to week .. game to game .. and IN a game itself .. .. and yes .. there have been countless threads .. countless cries that CFL games have been rigged.  But let's be honest, any league .. any sport .. will have it's share of officiating gaffes.  Until such time officiating a contest is no longer a "people driven process" .. it will be prone to human error.
 
With respect to the Dallas / Detroit game yesterday .. it was a brutal pick up.  I'm not sure if it's a case of these crews not working together normally and there isn't that intrinsic trust factor .. but that was PI plain and simple .. any time a receiver is coming back toward a ball, there's contact and a defender ISN'T attempting to play the ball .. it's always going to be called PI.

Injuries are really taking its toll on this team.  We were just managing with the depleted D core, but now throw in the injury to Kane and the forwards are showing their weaknesses.  Pardy and Postman getting exposed.  Pile it up and it is bad news.

I much prefer an outdoor stadium for a football game. I take IGF over BC Place every day.

You couldn't be more wrong in your assessment. The new stadium has so many revenue streams. And the stadium debt is a fixed cost, so as the years go by when revenue goes up due to inflation etc, the debt payment goes down proportionally, as a percentage of overall costs.
The Bombers are in a very healthy financial position going forward.  As part of the debt repayment agreement, the Bombers put $500,000 in the bank before paying down the stadium debt.  And where do you propose spending more on football ops?  We had the highest number of coaches last season in the entire league, and each team has a salary cap, so you can only spend so much on players. 

Has anyone been following the developments of this story today?
 
Goodell holds a press conference today saying all of the changes the NFL will make to correct the errors that were done in the Rice fiasco.  Shortly after that ESPN releases a story claiming that Goodell, the NFL, and the Ravens have been lying since the beginning.  That they had seen the video and worked hard to cover up the whole event.
 
It is a long read, but very interesting.   Titled Rice Case:  Purposeful Misdirection by team, scant Investigation by NFL
 
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11551518/how-ray-rice-scandal-unfolded-baltimore-ravens-roger-goodell-nfl
 
Apparently during his press conference, players were also tweeting out how they didn't believe Goodell, and didn't like what he was saying and ESPN was broadcasting the tweets during the press conference.
 

 

 
 
Be very interesting to see what happens to Goodell in the coming days.  Not sure he can really continue in his position.

Who is freaking out in this thread? The jets lost and the reasons why are being discussed in the game day thread. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
The Pav vs. Hutch debate will continue no matter what until there is a clear cut starter.
I'm ecstatic with our record given that our top 4 D-men are out, however I'm never going to be "happy" after a loss, especially one where we were up 3 - 1 going into the third and only managed a couple of shots in the period.

The goals that Pavelec let in last night weren't necessarily weak goals.   A 2 on 1, a give away right in front of the net, etc. But you need your goaltender to make the big saves to keep you in the game sometimes.  Hutch seems to be able to make the big save when he has to.  And while save percentage never tells the whole story, Pavelec was under .900 again last night, and if you look at his last 5 starts I believe ... not good.
 
If Hutch has a big game tomorrow night, you have to wonder if he doesn't start taking more starts.  Or does the Christmas break kind of "reset" things after that.
 
I can't see them trading Pavelec at all this year, too risky as Hutch is still a very young goalie and can yet go through some tough patches.  And as you suggest TUP, contract wise there is no reason to trade Pavs right now as Hutch is cheap.  I wonder who would even be in the market for him (more Edmonton rumours?).  
 
If things continue like this, I can see Hutch taking the job by the end of the season and them trying to move Pavelec in the off season.  Hellebuyck may be ready to move up to the NHL soon, but they would probably try to sign a cheaper veteran backup for Hutch if they traded Pavs.  
 
In my perfect dream world....  Jets makes the playoff and Hutch steals the job by standing on his head in the playoffs.
 
Nothing against Pavelec, but his ceiling appears to be average.  Hutchinson looks like he has the chance to be great.

Who is freaking out in this thread? The jets lost and the reasons why are being discussed in the game day thread. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
The Pav vs. Hutch debate will continue no matter what until there is a clear cut starter.
I'm ecstatic with our record given that our top 4 D-men are out, however I'm never going to be "happy" after a loss, especially one where we were up 3 - 1 going into the third and only managed a couple of shots in the period.

Who is freaking out in this thread? The jets lost and the reasons why are being discussed in the game day thread. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
The Pav vs. Hutch debate will continue no matter what until there is a clear cut starter.
I'm ecstatic with our record given that our top 4 D-men are out, however I'm never going to be "happy" after a loss, especially one where we were up 3 - 1 going into the third and only managed a couple of shots in the period.

The goals that Pavelec let in last night weren't necessarily weak goals.   A 2 on 1, a give away right in front of the net, etc. But you need your goaltender to make the big saves to keep you in the game sometimes.  Hutch seems to be able to make the big save when he has to.  And while save percentage never tells the whole story, Pavelec was under .900 again last night, and if you look at his last 5 starts I believe ... not good.
 
If Hutch has a big game tomorrow night, you have to wonder if he doesn't start taking more starts.  Or does the Christmas break kind of "reset" things after that.
 
I can't see them trading Pavelec at all this year, too risky as Hutch is still a very young goalie and can yet go through some tough patches.  And as you suggest TUP, contract wise there is no reason to trade Pavs right now as Hutch is cheap.  I wonder who would even be in the market for him (more Edmonton rumours?).  
 
If things continue like this, I can see Hutch taking the job by the end of the season and them trying to move Pavelec in the off season.  Hellebuyck may be ready to move up to the NHL soon, but they would probably try to sign a cheaper veteran backup for Hutch if they traded Pavs.  
 
In my perfect dream world....  Jets makes the playoff and Hutch steals the job by standing on his head in the playoffs.
 
Nothing against Pavelec, but his ceiling appears to be average.  Hutchinson looks like he has the chance to be great.

The goals that Pavelec let in last night weren't necessarily weak goals.   A 2 on 1, a give away right in front of the net, etc. But you need your goaltender to make the big saves to keep you in the game sometimes.  Hutch seems to be able to make the big save when he has to.  And while save percentage never tells the whole story, Pavelec was under .900 again last night, and if you look at his last 5 starts I believe ... not good.
 
If Hutch has a big game tomorrow night, you have to wonder if he doesn't start taking more starts.  Or does the Christmas break kind of "reset" things after that.
 
I can't see them trading Pavelec at all this year, too risky as Hutch is still a very young goalie and can yet go through some tough patches.  And as you suggest TUP, contract wise there is no reason to trade Pavs right now as Hutch is cheap.  I wonder who would even be in the market for him (more Edmonton rumours?).  
 
If things continue like this, I can see Hutch taking the job by the end of the season and them trying to move Pavelec in the off season.  Hellebuyck may be ready to move up to the NHL soon, but they would probably try to sign a cheaper veteran backup for Hutch if they traded Pavs.  
 
In my perfect dream world....  Jets makes the playoff and Hutch steals the job by standing on his head in the playoffs.
 
Nothing against Pavelec, but his ceiling appears to be average.  Hutchinson looks like he has the chance to be great.

stat - ic - lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting.  
 
Are you sure you wouldn't be jumping up and down with excitement?   

I don't think it is overly positive for a team that has lost its top 3 D men.
If we can go .500 while we deal with these injuries, I would be extremely happy.

Never got around to this before but was bored at work
 
semi-regular poster on other boards, was on the original OB site wayy back when
 
Former NCAA player, bumbled around a couple camps north and south of border but 2 knee reconstructions and and 5 other surgeries derailed that life
 
Coached and did clinics north and south of the 49th, am a trainer and post mainly from personal experiences, first hand knowledge and the occasional tidbit i fel like tossing from people in the
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I simply don't have the time or patience to do this.  Sure this wastes their time, but it wastes my time too.

I simply don't have the time or patience to do this.  Sure this wastes their time, but it wastes my time too.

I simply don't have the time or patience to do this.  Sure this wastes their time, but it wastes my time too.

The problem for Henoc in the NFL with the Special Teamers is that GMs will always want to give precedence to their draft picks to not only give them playing time to develop but will favor them because they invested a draft pick on them.
 
You have to be an absolute beast to stay on as a special team player.  If you are equal or only marginally better, they will keep the draft pick over you.  Politics come into play.

Yes or no on Lombardi being out of touch with reality.
 
The article said that today was the first time they released that information on the investigation.  There is no reason for the Police to have shared any information on the investigation with Lombardi.
 
Lombardi made those statements last month, so it really depends on how much and what he knew.  If he only had Voynov's side of things, and Voynov lied or played down what hapened, then he might have had a different point of view on things.
 
If he had all the details and / or still thinks that now, then yes, shame on him and he is out of touch with reality.

If you paste a youtube link in, the site is smart enough to embed the video for you.

The whole team didn't play very well tonight.  Lots of unforced turnovers, Jets fighting the puck all night.
 
Hutch has the bad misplay on the puck, but other then that really didn't play horrible, and was very solid in the 3rd.  Good to see that play didn't knock him off his game.
 
I'm afraid the Hutch vs Pav talk is going to continue for the rest of this season.  Don't think he did anything tonight to give Pavelec more starts.  I think they will still be alternating goalies.