Tony Fresco

Many guys slated for the taxi squad will get waived across the league during camp when risk of claim is low. If they clear, they would not have to clear waivers again for the first 30 days of the season and could be used off the taxi squad. 

Many guys slated for the taxi squad will get waived across the league during camp when risk of claim is low. If they clear, they would not have to clear waivers again for the first 30 days of the season and could be used off the taxi squad. 

Many guys slated for the taxi squad will get waived across the league during camp when risk of claim is low. If they clear, they would not have to clear waivers again for the first 30 days of the season and could be used off the taxi squad. 

Chris “Strafalski” getting some love south of the border. 
 
 

Chris “Strafalski” getting some love south of the border. 
 
 

Chris “Strafalski” getting some love south of the border. 
 
 

Chris “Strafalski” getting some love south of the border. 
 
 

One hell of a compilation. The cognitive dissonance is absolutely priceless. Enjoy!

What are the odds?
 
 

These Trade tree videos are always fascinating to me! Love them.

The Jets are not in a complete rebuild. The have one of the top 3 goalies in the league, elite Top 6 talent on the wings and a point per Game Center all under the age of 27 (except for the Captain). They have Buff’s ( and possibly Little’s) cap space and they now have a shot at the #1 pick.   They also have some quality prospects on the back end coming in Samberg and Heinola plus Niku might make a nice adder in a trade. 
 
They  legitimately need a 2C and a top 4 defender (with some size) and can use the cap space and perhaps the depth on W to address. If they happen to win the lottery, landing Lafreniere (you either trade the pick or move another LW to bolster the roster) enhances that. 
While they are not a legit cup contender today, there are still too many quality pieces for a complete rebuild.   Moving one of the wingers might shakeup the chemistry too. 
 
 

The Jets are not in a complete rebuild. The have one of the top 3 goalies in the league, elite Top 6 talent on the wings and a point per Game Center all under the age of 27 (except for the Captain). They have Buff’s ( and possibly Little’s) cap space and they now have a shot at the #1 pick.   They also have some quality prospects on the back end coming in Samberg and Heinola plus Niku might make a nice adder in a trade. 
 
They  legitimately need a 2C and a top 4 defender (with some size) and can use the cap space and perhaps the depth on W to address. If they happen to win the lottery, landing Lafreniere (you either trade the pick or move another LW to bolster the roster) enhances that. 
While they are not a legit cup contender today, there are still too many quality pieces for a complete rebuild.   Moving one of the wingers might shakeup the chemistry too. 
 
 

For anyone missing sports, highly recommend this YouTube channel
 
 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-asking-federal-government-150m-financial-aid/
 
This can't be good.
 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-asking-federal-government-150m-financial-aid/
 
This can't be good.
 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-asking-federal-government-150m-financial-aid/
 
This can't be good.
 

Here are numbers from Johns Hopkins’ website, which along with the WHO is a reputable site for accurate reporting (according to medical professionals and health experts who are on the front lines of dealing with this - full disclosure, I am married to one of those health professionals in this Province). Remember a couple of weeks back when Trump said they had 5 cases in the USA and would be at zero by April? Well four days ago they had 9,000 cases and 130 deaths. Three days ago it was 12,000 and 155 or so deaths. Two days ago it jumped to 14,250 and 205 deaths. Yesterday it was 19,000 and 260. As of now it is 25,500 cases and 307 deaths. That progression is the problem. Numbers are artificially low as well since there isn’t full testing yet. So cases are climbing at a rate of around 33% daily now and deaths are jumping at a rate of around 25%. Italy was at 3,000 deaths two days ago and are now at 4,800. That’s a 60% jump in two days. They had 41,000 cases yesterday and 58,000 today. So first of all, spare me the “flu has many more deaths than this in a year” BS. We are basically two weeks into the exponential growth stage. Extrapolate over a year without the “hype and overreaction” of locking down cities and guess where we end up? At a 30% progression rate, in one week from today the US has gone from 25,500 cases to 166,000. Fortunately the US death rate is about 1.3% of all cases, not the global rate of around 3.5-4 %, or Italy’s 8.5%, so we are talking “only” 2,150 dead next week, so yeah a 700% increase in one week. Canada is doing slightly better per capita, but the growth is similar. Or we can all quarantine and hope to slow those numbers.
And since my spouse is essential services and treating those who have or will get this virus which has no known vaccines, and since the powers that be don’t have or bother to have proper filtered masks for those who test due to short supply, I’ll see your high risk with my family’s own. It is very personal and real to me.  So excuse me if “I. Don’t. Give. You. A. Break.”, f*ck you very much. I don’t need another person who could infect my spouse walking around because they think this is all hype. At the very least, get off these boards and stop downplaying the risk. 
Sorry to everyone else for hijacking the thread. I'll keep my further comments to the COVID-19 thread.

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David S. Pipkin.

Toronto did not get Nichols?   The trade is a 1st rounder for Collaros and a Grey Cup.....     We made out like bandits with that trade!  I'll trade a 1st rounder for a starting QB + Grey Cup any day.

I've had a subscription for a couple of years now.  The writing is top notch.  As far as sustainability, there was some recent news on its capital/financial situation:
https://www.axios.com/the-athletic-fundraising-round-series-d-e7026194-ccc7-4ec2-8415-6b8902c9a11a.html
To date, they are still losing money, but apparently they expect that to turn to profit in the current year:
I go mainly for the NHL coverage, but there is a bit of CFL coverage as well.   All the other major sports are covered extensively.