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Pending physicals for all 3, Nichols AINEC.

Jets retained salary on Laine, according to Frank Seravalli, which makes a questionable deal worse. Feels like a big overpay by the Jets...

I just really really really think Chris Walby was something special and a guy that would never have played in the CFL, had things been different in the 80s (because he would have been an automatic NFLer...)

I've said it before, but I'd listen to an argument that Bryant is the best OL in the history of the CFL, and that's coming from one of the biggest Walby fans of all time...

Laine's hurt, period. Placed on IR today.

Definitely, a lot of the logistical things are more straightforward compared to last year... so if they've modeled Profit/Loss for minimum 10% capacity and are okay with that..........?? Fingers crossed....man, I need this.

I think come summer time, they'll get the go ahead for at least 10% capacity (I've been told from an event organizer in Manitoba, that MB Health told them they'd have 10-15% if their outdoor event was happening "tomorrow", kinda thing) but I'm curious about getting players across the border and through the mandated quarantine periods and then on the field to practice. All of that stuff.

further to this, the league sent this out today: A LETTER FROM RANDY AMBROSIE To the CFL Family: We just wanted to check in and let you know how we’re doing. But most of all, we want you to know we’re thinking about you and wondering how you’re doing. There’s no getting around it: this can feel like a dark time. Some of us are in “lock down”, most of us feel cooped up. It’s easy to feel down or get worked up. But here’s the thing: I strongly believe 2021 is the year we transition back to something that feels normal. I’m feeling positive. And we at the CFL are optimistic about the year ahead. We’re all human. We can all feel our mood shift a bit with each new headline. But here’s our bottom line: we plan to play CFL football this year, and lots of it. We just need to hunker down and get through this Winter first. As we’ve said for months, you can help by following the guidelines in your area. I talk to government and health officials often; they’re hopeful, too, but they want us to remind you that we need to pull together. Here at the CFL, we’re watching closely the pace of the virus, and the progress of the vaccination efforts. And they will ultimately affect our ability to get our great players back on the field – and our wonderful fans back in the stands. We’re in constant communication with medical experts. We’re working to be ready when public health officials give us the green light. But we are determined to play. We are also working hard with the CFLPA – the players, our partners in this great league. We are committed to ensuring that we build our plans for 2021, for the future in collaboration with the Players’ Association and their members. We love and miss our game. We love and miss our players, our fans, our partners. And we love and miss showcasing the CFL. We know the CFL is a significant part of Canadian life. It’s more than just another sport, or another product. It’s ours, part of our country’s DNA. It has always stood for community. No group of athletes do more to help sick kids or bullied ones, or to teach young boys that respect for women is a requisite for real manhood, or to help stock our food banks. Our clubs’ community work may be more visible in our smaller markets, but it’s significant everywhere we play – and every place that we visit. It's also true that the CFL brings Canadians together in a powerful and unique way. It encourages us to look to the west or the east, instead of always looking south. It makes for intense, but friendly rivalries that cross city and provincial boundaries. Its’ power to unite is most obvious at Grey Cup, when millions of Canadians take time out to watch our biggest game, enjoy at halftime the country’s largest show. Thousands more, from every corner of the country, gather in person, to hoist a beer, embrace an old friend, and celebrate our game and our country, and what they mean to one another. And we all feel pride by the day’s national symbols: the Canadian military’s flyover before the game, the Mounties delivering the Grey Cup trophy as it ends, and the Cup itself, a monument to Canadian resilience and resolve. Canada needs the CFL, perhaps now more than ever. And we need all of you in the CFL family: our dedicated fans, tremendous players, loyal partners, dedicated staff and selfless volunteers. So, please, hang in there. Let’s be clear eyed about where things are today. Please be careful to protect yourselves, your family, your community. But we ask you to do something else, too: please look forward, to when we’re back on the field, back at the stadium, and together again at Grey Cup. Some positivity and optimism will help us get there sooner and stronger. The next time we rise for the anthem before a CFL game, or on Grey Cup Sunday, and we sing about the True North Strong and Free, we’ll do so knowing we are finally freeing ourselves from this terrible virus, and we were strong enough to get through the tough times. And how great will that be? I’ve always believed in that old saying, that it is always darkest before the dawn. Please know the light is coming, for Canada, the CFL and the entire CFL Family. Randy Ambrosie, CFL Commissioner

some interesting info here re: a 2021 CFL season, via the Esks...

Yeah, I was gonna say, I think the days of a Canadian playing the second most important position on the field are as done as a Canadian playing the most important position on the field..... they'll find another American to take over from SB66 eventually...

absolutely was the first thing that jumped out at me.... also, apparently wingers don't pass....only score. Oiiiiiiiiii veyyyyyyy...... you know how I know there's too many people in hockey media who never actually played hockey but are "huge fans"??

If Stanley and Heinola actually show well and stay with the big club, that's a HUGE bonus and relief for Chevy. You can't replace Buff, Myers and Trouba overnight, but if two guys suddenly appear more than serviceable.... Hallelujah 🙌

Love me a late HNIC game that I actually care about. Gonna be half in the bag by the time the game starts... Let's do it!

This will sound cheesy, I know, but I'm ready to step up and do whatever it takes, from a fan perspective, to help get a season off the ground. I've long toyed with buying seasons tickets, even tho I'm in AB, so maybe this is the year. Everyone, players included, are making sacrifices... I'm ready to step up if need be.

It's a completely ridiculous position, for sure, but still something that is (unfortunately) necessary with our current form of government. It's unbelievable that someone could **** up a job as easy as that one...

My only guess is that it's the Back Up QB thing...... Guy we don't know is better than guy we know...

another thing to keep in mind is that we still haven't seen last year's picks in a camp yet. There's going to be so many bodies this year, I wonder if they go with futures picks, if for no other reason than we've got too many people to properly evaluate as it is and don't want to add to it...

Derangement Syndrome, indeed.......just wow.

😂😂😂😂 You don't say......

Walters has said a few times that they'd targeted Collaros for awhile and could never get him.

I'm a big believer that you can never have enough quality NI OL, and I think Walters is a believer in that, too. I fully expect us to take OL with a pick that high...

I'd feel a lot better about losing Stove if we still had Nevis. Those two are just chaos in the middle....

Can't imagine how or why Stove's agent is playing hardball on neg's.... not like he has a ton of leverage. Either way, hope it gets done 'cause I really like the guy. Important piece of the puzzle.

I'm a Wheeler fan, but man he's looking old and slow the first two games......which would be a continuation of his play from the summer bubble. That's a shame...

that's what we started with here in AB.... "personal services" such as hair salons, barbershops, esthetics, etc..... not sure what comes next.