Everything posted by Atomic
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The Environment Thread
The part I have an issue with is this: There is very little scientific evidence that cutting greenhouse gases will "mitigate the catastrophic effects of wildfires, floods, and extreme weather events". I can get on board with reducing human impact on the environment, but the jump she is making with this statement is unsupported and irresponsible, IMO.
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Bombers Add 6 To PR
Hey Marouf is back. I guess they just wanted to let him get healthy.
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Deadliest Mass Shooting In US History - Las Vegas
That's true. Winnipeg is only the violent crime capital of Canada now.
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Game 1 : Maple Leafs
I actually noticed that with some CFL games too on the weekend. Possibly some technical changes at Shaw resulting in false messages on the Guide.
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Jets Extend Ehlers 7 years $42M
This is incredible news!!!!
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CFL Toss Up of the Week: Regina at Toronto
Kinda like last year when they won a few in a row but didn't do anything the rest of the season.
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Who should I get on my jersey?
#29 Laine. And make sure you yell True North as well.
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Around the NHL 2017/2018
Eichel has two seasons under his belt - 56 and 57 points. $10 million/season is an overpayment no matter how you spin it. But Buffalo had very little choice.... they needed to lock him down long term.
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2017 Preseason
Looks like Matthias has been moved to center on the fourth line and will play a role on the PK as well. We'll see what happens. Game Day, **** yeah!
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2017 Preseason
I would think it will be Copp on the third line with Lowry and Armia now that he is healthy.
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Game 1 : Maple Leafs
Laine's better
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Some Food For Thought
Pretty sure Warner had 3 sacks in his first game back and then never got another one. And it may have been the bowling ball, Jerome Haywood, who took over at DT afterwards.
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MOP award
MOP: Andrew Harris MOC: Andrew Harris MODP: Alex Singleton MOSTP: Roy Finch MOL: Stanley Bryant MOR: Richard Leonard In my opinion...
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
Played div 2 football at a fairly dominant level before transferring to SIU for 2016 (Div 1-FCS). Threw a lot of passes, and completed most of them - 67.4% with 15 TD to 4 INT in 8 games. Good size - 6'2", 205 lbs. He's got a fairly interesting backstory: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/13/blanchette-coltons-josh-straughan-overcame-obstacl/#/0
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Some Food For Thought
While Ricky Williams never lived up to the hype or the salary, I thought he was still an okay RB. Better than lots we've seen up here. 109 carries for 526 yards (4.8 YPC) in half a season. Not all-star numbers but not terrible.
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D. Adams
Puns and mental engagement do not go together!
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2017 Preseason
If Tanev can scrape together five goals, I see no reason why Armia/Lowry can't put together an additional 35. Both guys are capable of 15-20. Of course, you're never going to see a line stick together for a full 82 games anyways. I think Ray Ferraro put it best when he was a guest on 1290 the other day. If you have two dynamite scoring lines (and the Jets do), and your goal as a team this year is to reduce goals against moreso than increasing goals for, do you lean towards a 3rd line who can be more defensively responsible or one who can be more of an offensive threat? The answer is obvious... you go with defence-first. Now.... can Tanev be that defensively responsible player? I don't know the answer to that. Maybe.
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2017 Preseason
He has very little offensive skill. On the other hand he is still developing and his skating is excellent. If he can become a great penalty killer, he could be a long-term, low-cost asset for the Jets.
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The Environment Thread
Climate change or not, there are still going to be wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters. The link between increasing extreme climate activity and human-induced climate change is spurious at best. This is merely an attempt to capitalize on immediate human suffering to gain support to achieve an agenda.
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Around the NHL 2017/2018
Comrie should be waivers-eligible starting in 2019-2020 unless he plays a ton of games in the NHL before that time. Probably not coincidentally, that's when Steve Mason becomes a free agent again.
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Around the NHL 2017/2018
He's been one of the top goalies in the AHL for a few years now. I actually find it shocking the Bruins would let him go in favor of keeping 31 year old Anton Khudobin. Makes no sense. And you had to know Vegas was looking for a goalie prospect. Just poor roster management by the Bruins.
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2017 Preseason
Ehh... doesn't sound like Tanev is going to be coming out of the lineup any time soon. If Copp plays, we're more likely to see Petan or Dano take a seat.
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CFL Toss Up of the Week: Regina at Toronto
Yeah it's actually pretty incredible that the Argos went from being a total gongshow and not having a GM at the opening of CFL free agency to being the top team in the East (as weak as that division may be).
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Passport aside...
Yes 2008 was the only year his yards per carry had fallen below 5.0. No question his production had dropped off but there were lots of problems with that 2008 team that may have played a role in that as well.
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Who should I get on my jersey?
I recommend a home Matt Nichols jersey