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Should be about 500 coming out in an hour or so They don't do that for the Saskatchewan games.

I'm not a religious person, although I was raised as a Catholic so I am pretty knowledgeable on the topic. I've also got a degree in science so I have spent my fair share of time with very left-wing people and many who believe that religion is stupid, absurd, etc. I think both sides are pretty silly, for thinking they have it all figured out. Someone declaring that God obviously doesn't exist looks just as dumb to me as someone who declares that he obviously does. In both cases you have someone who thinks they know more than they really do... and they are judging others for not agreeing with them. Personally, I just can't shake the idea that there is some kind of higher power. Call it God, call it Karma, call it Fate, call it whatever you want. IMO there just has to be something out there. It's like when you talk to a scientist about how the universe started. Well of course it was the big bang, right? Some sort of particle or particles collided, exploded, whatever you want to call it. Fine. Now explain to me where the original particle or particles came from. Then there is only silence, because there is no rational explanation.

Those of us of advanced intellectual and emotional capacity prefer Game of Thrones and Walking Dead.

Exactly! But it has never stopped Chevy-supporters from claiming he can't sign free agents because no one wants to play here. We hear that all the time.

That's literally a direct quote from our friend Goalie here. He does not want to get into the playoffs and lose. Hmm, not exactly. I said i don't want them to make the playoffs and get swept, i said when they make the playoffs, i want them to be able to actually compete. You have your opinion and i have mine, it is what it is. This reminds me a lot of the bomber off season with people prediciting we would suck for sure and be competing with ottawa and montreal for dead last. Gotta wait till the season starts to see how things unfold, said it 1000 x now, with some average goaltending, we might just make the playoffs and who knows what happens from there... Look at colorado last year, varlamov had a career year, basically carried them to the playoffs, can pavelec do the same? Guess we will have to wait and see. It reminds me more of people defending Joe Mack... "Well of course he can't sign free agents! No one wants to play in Winnipeg!", "You want him to mortgage the future just to bring in a couple players? He's trying to build something here!"

We don't know if it's true or not but Kuale did not deny it on Twitter (and he did respond). The bolded part was the point I was making. And not denying it on Twitter means nothing. Denying it would not likely have had any effect on that media guy's "campaign". It is obviously true. Come on. Don't be naïve.

That's literally a direct quote from our friend Goalie here. He does not want to get into the playoffs and lose.

Sorry, but why can't we trade Bogo or Kane? Are they so amazing that they are irreplaceable? I don't think so. And either one would bring back a good return. Possibly even some young players to bolster our prospect pool. Imagine that, trading players and building for the future all at once...

LOL obviously they have drafted some of their own players. Every team in the league has. And guess what? We could acquire players AND still keep some of the players we drafted!! Why don't you understand that? It doesn't have to be one or the other. The Kings traded away Jack Johnson, who was one of their top, young defencemen. Basically like us trading Trouba right now. You have to give away good pieces to get good pieces back. You just have to be smart about it.

quite thin at receiver then aren't they? Figure they'd have a Romby Bryant to add in there. McHenry is listed at FB but he plays receiver as well.

I recall reading somewhere that they went after the free agents in the order they were available but that they had no bearing on order of interest You read that on the forums for sure. Right after we managed to sign Willy. Actually that is something that Kyle Walters said specifically. Yes, after we signed Willy. Because it wouldn't make sense to say it before.

Kory Sheets put the Riders on his back and won the Grey Cup. Not a coincidence that Durant also had his best year.

Boston? Built from within? When did they draft Chara? How about Tuukka Rask? It could be argued that those are their two most impactful players, and neither one was drafted by Boston. They also were not acquired when Boston was on the brink of being champions... they didn't become the perennial powerhouse they are now UNTIL they acquired those players. Sure they have drafted a good core, but it took big player acquisitions to truly push them into elite status. How about LA? When did they draft Carter, Richards, Gaborik, Muzzin, Justin Williams, Matt Greene, Jarrett Stoll? The answer is never. You need to let go of this idea that there is only one way to build a team. Because it is never that simple. You have to exhaust all avenues, including trades and free agency.

It's funny, the main argument of Chevy supporters seems to be "We don't want to get into the playoffs and lose, we want to build something sustainable and win in the playoffs." Exact same argument Brian Burke used when he was GM of the Leafs. Still waiting for that deep playoff run from them... The problem is that you never know if what you're building is going to actually work. You have to try to win NOW, because you don't know what's going to happen in the future. Guys get injured, sign elsewhere, become less effective, etc.

Dallas did make the playoffs... oh right, they lost to anaheim in 6 games. Gotta start somewhere. You don't go from missing the playoffs every year to suddenly Cup champions. Not the way it works.

So you wouldn't be happy with a run to the Cup finals that ended in defeat? That's your opinion, but I'm pretty sure 90% of Winnipeg would have been glued to their TVs for every game if the Jets had a similar run. The Stanley Cup isn't the only goal. Deep playoff runs are nice too. It would be nice to be watching the Jets play playoff hockey, the city would be absolutely electric during their run, that is undeniable.

Dallas did make the playoffs...

Thanks for sharing. Should be interesting!

I'm not in-tune with hockey rumours. When you say "always-accurate" Hockeybuzz, are you being sarcastic? I can't tell I would be in favour of the Penner signing, as I said in a different thread. It fills a need that still exists in the top-9, IMO.

We don't know if it's true or not but Kuale did not deny it on Twitter (and he did respond).

I think they've realized that they're going to suck this year so they are dumping salary and using it to extend the players they want to be with the team in the future.

What digital camo might look like on the Bombers (sub out red for gold):

Hamilton radio guy was throwing a huge bitchfest about this after the game. I'd copy his tweets here but there are probably about 50+ of them. Not kidding. He is still going on about it. His Twitter handle is @TedCHML if you want to take a look.

Scottish and Greek pavilions are both good, for different reasons. I love Greek food, and the Scottish one is a hell of a party.

Tough call this week, let's go with Aaron Kelly.