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I miss the smaller acrobatic goaltenders -- guys like Grant Fuhr or Billy Smith who made the position exciting to watch. Today it's all huge butterfly-style puck absorbers who always make the first save.I grew up in the era of ten-goal games where a good goalie would be slightly under 3.00GAA and .900SV%. To me, a come-from-behind 5-4 game is the perfect hockey game. Jesus Christ, I'm old. While we're fixing the NHL and talking about impossible things, let's make the ice a bit wider. Players are so much bigger now, let's expand the ice to match and open things up a bit.

Those seven OT losses really sting. Just quickly scanning the standings, looks like we're tied with Dallas and Colorado as the worst teams in the league playing 4-on-4.

Cool. I didn't know that Paul Stewart wrote a column for the Huffington Post. There's some great reading here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-stewart/

Just imagine contracting the NHL back to 24 teams from 30. You'd cut the bottom 20% of the league -- roughly four active players off every team. That'd push the average talent level up nicely. Of course, I'd also like to see a 60-game regular season with the Stanley Cup decided in March/April before the weather gets nice, but that isn't going to happen either.

This team responds to adversity again. Down two top-six forwards, no problem! Looks like we got pretty lucky, I didn't watch the game but man were there a lot of post-pings in the highlights.

I don't want another expansion team. The NHL talent pie is already cut thin enough, let's not cut another slice out of it.

The money HNIC spent on their bench-crotch cams ... could be better spent elsewhere, I think.

Healey really sucks to listen to. He talks about the game just like a Leafs fan would, sounding disappointed and disgusted. He takes their suckage personally. That said, I really like Hughson calling playoff games, because he doesn't have the Leafs to root for and so he actually does a great job.

Damn, that ACC crowd is limp. They make the Argos' home games sound like Mardi Gras.

The Bombers don't even have 1 guy I'd consider a stud Canadian starter and that is a problem. Yeah there's lots of bodies that you hope can start, but the quality really isn't there. We've got three legit starters -- Kohlert, Greaves, maybe Bucknor. Kohlert's the best of the three, if I had to draft a Canadian off the Bombers for my expansion team he'd definitely be the one I'd take. I love the guy, but if he's the ceiling for Canadian talent on the Bombers there is still much work to be done. Every one of our other prospective starters is a huge question mark. Is Picard past his best-before date? Is Neufeld going to be durable enough? Is Goosen ready? Can the firm of Hurl, Newman, and Sherman hold down an LB spot? Do we have even a single legit DL starter?

This is total speculation but I wonder if Willy's reluctant to sign on long term with Bellefeuille running the offense? MB's coaching and our OL play nearly got him killed last year, maybe he's waiting to see if that's going to improve.

First row, upper deck, anywhere between the 35s. Looking down from above you can see the running game so much better. That said. sitting low, close to the players, you don't see as much of the game but you really see just how unbelievably fast it moves.

First row, upper deck, anywhere between the 35s. Looking down from above you can see the running game so much better. That said. sitting low, close to the players, you don't see as much of the game but you really see just how unbelievably fast it moves.

After what happened to the Roughriders last year without Durant, I was expecting Glenn to be a Roughrider again. But maybe CFL clubs will be patient and Glenn will have to wait for the first major QB injury or bedshitting before he's back on the field.

Re: redblacks receivers, it seems like instead of starting five WR3's like they were last year, they're now starting a bunch of WR2's. Definitely an upgrade, but unless someone takes a step forward there's no clearcut #1 in there.

Great game. Y'know, I really like the look of those Minnesota away sweaters. There's so many gawdawful uniforms in the NHL these days, it's nice to see something that looks classy with clean lines and good hockey colors.

Pretty much the best pop music since Thriller.

I suspect it would have been worse had she sung live. Gotta admit that lion puppet was pretty boss though.

This is total Seahawk ball. Being outplayed by a wide margin but it doesn't matter.

CHRIS MATTHEWS! #thankyouwinnipeg

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Obviously I like the Seahawks and it's a trip living in a super bowl city but believe me I would trade any number of Super Bowl titles for a Bomber Grey Cup.

James-- Google's newspaper archive might have a paper with a lineup card: http://news.google.com/newspapers You can get a temporary searchable archive subscription to the Winnipeg Free Press for not a heck of a lot of money. That might have lineup information as well.

Worth the money. Is there a receiver in the league who helps out his quarterback more than S.J. Green? Those heroic catches by Denmark that we all remember -- it seems like SJG does that kind of thing on a weekly basis.

Just like two former Bombers making the two biggest plays to get the Seahawks in the Super Bowl was last weekend! grumble grumble #thankyouwinnipeg