kelownabomberfan

I like the name Tucker Poolman. Cool name. Big kid too!

New blood always generates excitement for fans as the future potential is unlimited, at least in the fans' minds. I remember how excited the fans were when an 18 year old Dale Hawerchuk showed up in 1981. I also remember how pumped everyone was when Selanne and Tkachuk showed up in the 1990's. Rookies mean hope. For the future.

Why, is Marve going to come out wearing a Brohm jersey?

Yeah I had that same impression watching him captain the Winterhawks.

Congratulations on making comparisons on two completely different situations and trying to equate Cato's success with what Marve would have done. Montreal out-game-planned Calgary and Hamilton out-game-planned us. That's where the comparisons should end. Marve has the arm strength to complete a pass. Brohm doesn't. That's where the conversation should end.

Yeah I just don't get the Marve hate around here. Like he was supposed to fail, but didn't, and its pissing people off. I have watched Marve now all last year, and in the Toronto pre-season game. This kid needs reps. The talent is there. That being said, I'm not overly upset that he didn't get thrown into the Tiger-Cat den yesterday. The whole O-line seemed to forget how to block for some reason.

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.

That throw by Willy that led to an INT was a wobbler that looked like it slipped out of his hand. Willy must not be ready either...

Yeah throw those two out there (Lemieux and Lowry) with a skill guy like Armia and you might just have dynamite. Love to see them try that combo in training camp.

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.

Prediction - Hefney makes great play breaking up a pass and then promptly takes a 10 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike.

Get the evil MB to like him.

Proud to say that I have no idea what that means.

Yeah I don't mean that I think Lemieux isn't going to be a good player for the Jets, and a potential leader on the ice like his dad was, but I just found his high penalty minutes and plus/minus a bit disconcerting, in that to me it might be a sign of not being disciplined.

A lot of people?

I agree.

I do enjoy watching Montreal take a good beating. I'll be watching, CR in hand.

Unless you let your thoroughbred out of the barn to run the race, you are never going to know if you could have won the Kentucky Derby. That being said, in hindsight I'm ok with not playing Marve yesterday. But I would strongly think about giving him first team reps this week, and then giving him a whole half against Montreal. It's time to see what he can do, with actual prep, and plays drawn up for him.

Khalif Mitchell....calling Khalif Mitchell....

You would think a kid would be happy to sign with any team that wanted him. The whole I won't sign with you thing is so last century/Lindrosian. I liked Lemeieux's point totals with Barrie but his penalty minutes were pretty high and he also had a pretty bad +/- rating. Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM 2014-15 Regular Season Barrie Colts 57 41 19 60 -9 145 2013-14 Regular Season Barrie Colts 65 27 26 53 -5 145 2012-13 Regular Season Barrie Colts 42 6 8 14 2 52 Total 164 74 53 127 -12 342 The table won't post properly, but he played 164 games with Barrie, had 127 points and 342 penalty minutes, and was a career -12. On a pretty good team.

Definitely going to Penticton this year to watch the young stars, especially the Jets. Ehlers should be owning people again like last year. I picked Johnny Gaudreau in my pool last year (and won because of him) purely from what I saw him do at that camp. I knew he was going to be lights out awesome.

I don't think it is over the top. Did you not watch that awful performance yesterday??? Brohm threw TWO pick sixes!! I'd prefer a mustache-twirling Tom Porras to that right now.

I think you are confusing fanbois with fans who just want to see a QB in for us who is going to have the best chance of winning. With Willy's noggin getting a'floggin' (Ned Flanders h/t) a lot of us don't see Brohm as that guy.

I've been waiting for him to poop his pants and he hasn't done it yet. Meanwhile, I watched Brohm play the whole second half weighed down by pants full of poop. I'm not sure how wishing one of our most promising QB prospects in years poops his pants helps the team, or anyone for that matter, but what happens if Marve goes in and lights it up? Five years from now are you guys still going to be waiting to do the Nelson "Ha ha" when Marve eventually does have a bad outing?

I picked Marshall this week so I'm good, but does it still count if LH misses the convert?