IC Khari

In light of the unexpected opportunity to pick Laine and Ladd's age etc. the Jets did the right thing trading him ...

Campbell sure can't take a hit ...

Who's worse, Riders or Bombers?

Ya right ... wait a minute ... thanks for running Canada Day

IMO cautiously optimistic or excited, as the OP said, means that even though people really hope something is going to happen (and are really positive about it) they still have their doubts. This is probably where most Bomber fans are right now with this team/coaching staff/gm. Honestly I've been at this point since November of 2011 when the team lost the Grey Cup to BC, which was also the last playoff game this team has been involved in. I hope things change ...

It does for the Riders

This thread went into the toilet quickly ...

Bottom line, Lemon is trouble ...

Nashville just got worse today ... https://www.nhl.com/video/embed/scheifeles-2nd-period-goal/t-278955068/c-42208003?autostart=false#

Kinda like the choice between lying in dog crap or lying in cat pee ...

Current Mosaic is more open than that and it really stinks so not sure it'll work

Will you say the same about Trump if they elect him and he doesn't start a gay immigrant nuclear war in the first term?

Looking smart for signing Harris now, is Burris done?

I was negative about the Riders new stadium. I'm surprised none of them have showed up here yet with venom in their typing fingers LOL ...

The puns, the puns ...

... not wrap it around to complete the toilet bowl? That opening at the other end is going to cause some weird wind issues will it not? Seems a lot more open than IGF, at least by the pics. Not sure that's a good thing on the prairies ...

Bombers have played three games, Dressler has played 5 minutes of those, he's the next Jesse Lumsden, get rid of the bum ...

Yikes ... too much money.

Something tells me if this kid gets a hangnail, the Jets doctors are going to be precocious with him ...

Ironically 30 for 30 tonight was about the Cleveland Sports Fans 50+ year championship draught. Blue Jays game was delayed so I was channel surfing and found it. Pretty interesting the parallels I noticed between their sports fanbase and some of the things I hear from some of the younger sports fans in this town. LeBron is the king of that town but not so much for the other sports teams (even though the Indians aren't bad this year). Maybe it will be Laine/Ehlers etc that becomes king of Winnipeg. Hopefully the Bombers won't be forgotten. We really need to have this franchise get back on it's feet and fighting again.

Unlike in the past (Manitoba Moose years from 96 till 2011), when the Jets returned, people could and have quickly tuned out on the downward spiral of the Bomber's season (which in the past 4 or 5 years has coincided with the start of the Jet's preseason or a few weeks in) and focused solely on the Jets. The Jets are naturally going to get more attention in this market, but when they were here before (1.0), the Bombers were competent AND competitive. Fans losing interest in the Bombers by Sept. or early Oct. is not good. The distraction of the Jets makes it easier to do so. A continual non playoff Bomber team makes it even easier. When the Moose (1.0 ) were here I could have cared less about hockey and a bad end to a Bomber season seemed to tick me off more. Now it's much easier to brush off the 8 of the last 9 seasons not in the playoffs with the hockey fix. I am passionate about the Bombers, what about the less passionate ones? Bad Bomber teams will produce a lot more Jets fans and a lot less Bomber fans in the future if the current trend were to continue. Hopefully the Bombers turn it around soon.