Tony Fresco

We're so quick to judge based on appearances. Maybe he's just not accustomed to being interviewed on a national TV broadcast. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/cfl-s-edmonton-elks-announce-alberta-businessman-larry-thompson-new-owner-1.7295612 Per this article, He is a life long fan of the team and a season ticket holder since 1972. Also .. "There's no doubt that Larry's more comfortable on a road-building project, or working on his hobby with his antique cars and motorcycles, or actually sitting here as a fan in row one. But now he's the owner of a CFL franchise."

I got Starlink for up at the cottage. Love it. Get speeds of just over 200 Mbps. The hardware deal makes it a no brainer.

Some insight from Sheldon Kennedy on what Bowman has done since leaving the Hawks. https://thehockeynews.com/news/sheldon-kennedy-of-respect-in-sports-group-reflects-on-his-work-with-stan-bowman. "I was immediately struck by Stan’s genuine care and concern for Kyle, and what could have been done differently," Kennedy said. "During that period, we spoke almost daily about the seriousness of sexual abuse from the victim’s perspective. We didn’t talk about hockey at all. We focused on what went wrong, what he could have done differently and, most importantly, what could be done to prevent this from happening again." Kennedy said Bowman's desire to acknowledge his mistakes and make amends with Beach were sincere and that he volunteered nearly full-time hours to help develop the Respect Charter and workshop curriculums. He added Bowman also co-facilitated the Respect Charter session at Trinity Western University in British Columbia and met with Beach, who attended the workshops and discussed their realities. "Stan’s acceptance, open mindedness, and understanding were huge difference makers in building this workshop," Kennedy said. Near the end of his letter, Kennedy said he believes Bowman "would be a valuable asset to an organization due to his acknowledgment of past mistakes and his relentless efforts to make the locker room/game safer for everyone. "Lastly and most importantly, I feel that Stan will do everything in his power to make sure what happened to Kyle Beach (who is a hero in my opinion) will not happen to anyone else," he added. ________ I respect Kennedy's perspective on this topic. Perhaps Bowman has realized some personal growth in his time away.

Not sure how reliable that source is, but I don;t mind that deal. Tuch at 6/4 220, is made for playoff truculence, just hasn't had a chance to participate in it. 28 years old with 1 year to UFA. Same situation as Ehlers. Call that a straight up swap, Iafallo for a 2nd is more than fair value. It's almost a cap dump as he was playing 4th line in the playoffs at a $4M price tag and doesn't have the greatest foot speed. Not sure why Buffalo would be interested, They have one of the smallest forward prospect pools (height-wise) and Ehlers is another smaller, slight framed forward, while Tuch is a Buffalo-area native.

Nashville is warmer climate and Tax free state. Or you can come to Winnipeg.

Underrated band. but Barstool Prophets were actually from Cornwall.

If Colorado goes to the final this year, then 5 of the last 6 teams to eliminate the Jets will have gone to the Stanley Cup Final. The three you mentioned plus Montreal in the bubble, St L in their cup year and Vegas in their first season. The only exception would be Calgary in 2019-20, which technically we missed the playoffs, finishing 9th in the conference in the COVID shortened season and lost to them in the play-in round.

Founding guitarist of Whitesnake, Bernie Marsden has passed at age 72.

Auston Matthews extended 4 x $13.25M. That's a big number. Locked up until age 30. https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1694459265061097713?s=20

Big loss for Sabres fans and the hockey world in general. Listened to many of his calls on Centre Ice before Jets returned as the Sabres had became my adopted team. RIP RJ!

He also played 20 games for Vancouver last year. .882 save percentage. I'd say it's likely a lateral move from big save Dave.

Jets had one year of control left a month ago, but Dubois, as an RFA did not yet have a contract for next year so there is no deal to be voided. Also, the Jets did not retain any salary in this deal. LA is on the hook for the whole shebang. The return was larger (i.e. the 3 players plus a pick) as PLD is now locked into for 8 years instead of the uncertainty of only having 1 year of control prior to UFA status.

If you are into high end single malt scotch, shop outside of Manitoba.

Here's another angle. You can clearly see the force that the Jets fan went into the Dasher with from maybe 3-5 stairs up. Brutal!

Haven’t seen a roster posted yet, but these NCAA players won’t be there unless they pay their own way. If the team paid their travel, etc, they would lose their amateur status. Such an archaic rule.

Never mind on Zach Aston-Reese. Toronto signed him to a PTO today.

I would be happy to bring in a Rodrigues or a Zach Aston-Reese to solidify the bottom 6, especially on a 1-yr, cheap contract .

McGroarty was captain of the US National Dev Team that plays against USHL and NCAA team's during the year. He wasn't on the roster of last December WJC team. https://teamusa.usahockey.com/2021wjcroster [edit: I'm now questioning if that is the right roster, as Zegras was in NHL last year.] [edit #2 - found the boxscore from the first game US played of the canceled tournament - McGroarty was not on the roster. https://www.tsn.ca/world-juniors/event/united-states-slovakia-20211226?event_id=184490]] This month's games are attempt #2 to complete that tournament and can include players now over 20 that would have been eligible back in Dec/Jan. I would expect McGroarty to make this coming December's team.

Sounds like he is working with figure skater Barbara Underhill to work on his skating. At least he knows what he needs to improve.

They already have, at least partially. Last night they were wearing a jersey that had a Manitoba Moose knock-off logo. I'm not aware if the old one has been mothballed entirely or not. The old one still seems to be front & center on the WHL site.

The bolded comments above are a bit of a contradiction in my mind. A difference of just around $750K between what his stats would dictate and his actual contract is more than made up for in the intangibles he brings to the team (leadership, size, grit, work ethic, etc).

Because this team will not win anything as long as it tolerates mediocrity, and it starts each game with the national anthem.

Agree. He's a high potential, high first round pick, and even though he improved as the season went on, he did not dominate the NCAA like a KC did in his one year. He also made this decision later than most, plus his little brother who is 2022 draft eligible, was going to join the Gophers next seasons. Makes me wonder a little if he was struggling academically, or some other reason behind this. Most likely spends a couple years with the Moose to continue developing.

Lane Lambert is an interesting name on that list. He was in the Nashville organization as the head coach in Milwaukee, then became an assistant to Trotz and seems to have followed him to both Washington and the Island. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2931 If Trotz is not made available to the market, Lambert might be the next best thing. As for the rest of the list, I think I'd rather go with some up and comer than a re-tread. How many of us knew much about Jon Cooper before he was hired by the Lightning?