Atomic

I find it weird to keep reading how important size is in "the new NHL" for defencemen. Size is less important than ever. That's why you saw all the huge guys lose their jobs when the 05-06 lockout ended. Defencemen are, as a whole, much smaller now than they were before the lockout.

Well the question is, who do we have to cut to afford to pay Willy more this year? Will it really be that hard to sign him after the season? If we are already talking about 400k per year, how much higher will it go? I can't imagine it going much higher, unless he has an MOP season. Even then, what, 500k? I say take the gamble and extend him after the season if we still want to. There are 3 months between the end of the season and free agency, plenty of time to get a deal done.

I've done the shuttle from Taylor ave a few times. It is great, I agree.

Bryant is a lock but Dile isn't. He hasn't played much recently and has some injury concerns. Devin Tyler is the same way. I think they're just covering their bases. Once upon a time we would only bring in 3 or 4 American OTs to camp. That's when you end up starting Paul Swiston and Jordan Taormina in game one of the season.

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I'd look to have 8 defencemen under contract with the big club if possible. I don't know what's going to happen with Clitsome but I wouldn't include him in any plans right now. Then you have Enstrom, Byfuglien, Myers, Stuart, Trouba, Chiarot, Pardy, Harrison. Works for me. There are injuries every year, you need more than 6 defencemen that can play. Aside from Morrissey incoming, I'm not sure we have anyone in the AHL even worthy of considering bringing up. Maybe Ellerby but he is not under contract yet.

It's not ideal but every team does it occasionally. Even the Jets this year... and last year... and the year before. When you have one top 4 LHD and 3 top 4 RHD, it just makes sense to flip one to the other side. Again, it's not ideal... but are we better off with Enstrom-Myers, Stuart-Trouba, Chiarot-Postma than we would be with Enstrom-Myers, Trouba-Buff, Stuart-Chiarot? I don't think so.

May 1st? Are you sure? I thought it was just by the start of main training camp.

I was paraphrasing, I didn't have the exact quote. Not my intention to obscure what Walters said so I will listen again to clear it up. Take what you will from the actual quote: Walters: It seems like there's two or three guys, over the past couple weeks, that have gained their National status and they've been thrown into the draft as well, which means you have to double back and do your work. It's exciting in the sense that there's new guys in here, but it's frustrating to have gone through the process and now you've done your rankings and a new name pops up on the board and you have to essentially start all over, and see where that guy fits into the system so I think we're gonna be busy right up until we call a name on the 12th.

Walters also said that a few guys have just recently gained eligibility for the draft and that has caused them to re-think their draft rankings.

Compare building a football team to building a car. The OL is the engine. Receivers are the spoiler. This is the worst analogy in the history of the internet

Lots of question marks surrounding Harty and Richards. Far more so than Demski or Durant. In both scenarios, we are getting a second-tier player at the 11th pick, whether it is a second-tier OL or second-tier receiver is the question.

True North isn't about a corporation anymore. We are True North... the people of this city. And this city is a little small, a little out-of-the-way, so we have to be the loudest to make sure our voices are heard. Ex-Winnipeggers who couldn't take the cold and abandoned this city when it was at its lowest.... you'll never understand. You're Albertans and British Columbians and Ontarians now... if you don't like the True North chant, it's because you aren't True North, and you never were!

What good is an OL when your receivers can't get open or catch the ball? Bombers are going receiver with the 2nd overall pick. OL is the foundation of a football team.We will see on May 12. I'll eat Mike's shorts if the Bombers don't go OL with their 2nd overall. This is of course barring any trades... I think using the second overall pick on guaranteeing themselves a top OL is still a safe move, that they pretty much can't get wrong. But I also think they want someone who will contribute this year, and it seems more likely to me that a receiver like Demski has a better chance of doing so. If they pick Chungh or Groulx or whomever, I won't be disappointed because we'll be getting a stud OL. But the way I see it, the way our roster is configured now, we can have Goossen step in and probably play pretty well if one of our starting Canadian OL go down. If Kohlert or JFG go down (and is JFG even a starting-caliber receiver? I like him but he has a lot to prove), then we have Bastien or Millington coming in as a starter. Yikes. That scares me a bit, a lot more than Goossen starting.

I'm not sure why either. 7 sacks in 14 games isn't bad. He shouldn't be the best DE on your team, but IMO there's nothing wrong with him being part of a rotation on our dl.

What good is an OL when your receivers can't get open or catch the ball? Bombers are going receiver with the 2nd overall pick.

Vega just didn't produce enough, he had a really poor season. Morley was just a matter of time. I still don't get all the Greg Peach hate here. I expect him to start and have another career season, likely will hit double digits in sacks if he stays healthy.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000487820/article/2015-sevenround-nfl-mock-draft-round-1 Seven round NFL mock draft has Covington and Varga going in the seventh round and Brandon Bridge going in the fifth. Brett Boyko and Alex Mateas are nowhere to be found, even on the list of "notable undrafted free agents" at the end of the article.

We do have a depth problem. This shouldn't come as a surprise.

If Waud isn't heading south that should be our pick. I hope Walters isn't too locked in on offensive linemen. Thanks. That was what I was wondering. Seemed the logical choice to me too. Get a guy who can start or even rotate first season on the DL, grab an OL at #11, maybe Harty at #15. That makes sense to me too.

I saw enough of Buff's antics and costly penalties to at least ask the question - "what can we get for him in the market"? I would at least try and find out. I don't say let's just pull the plug, but I'd be dangling him out there, and Enstrom too. If you can swing a deal like we got for Kane and Bogo, where you can pry an elite player like Myers out, with some solid prospects, jump at it. I'd have no problem with moving Buff if we can get a good return. Its the mindless assertion that the team would be better with any third line plug than we would be with Buff that really gets me.

Not sure what you aren't understanding. Oh well. Keep believing what you like about Buff. I get it that it's not a popular opinion. I understand you perfectly well, you're just completely wrong. Run along now.

And going too old and slow has its costs too. Look at how young Calgary is, and how old and slow Vancouver is. True but we are nowhere close to that. One of the youngest teams in the league.

Lol you just make stuff up and accept it as fact in your own head. He gets one goal and allows two?? Really??? That's some funny math considering he was a plus player this year. I understand the limitations of plus/minus but that right there tells everyone you are just talking out of your ass right now.

Sure, you just keep on believing he's a liability and that any third line d-man would be an upgrade. That's why he makes 5 mil+ per year... Because he hurts his team more than he helps them.