Atomic

I really like the idea of a Buff- Scheifele - Wheeler line. Here is how I see the 23 man roster shaking down, if the season started today: Ladd - Little - Frolik Buff - Scheifele - Wheeler Kane - Perreault - Halischuk Galiardi - Slater - Thorburn Tangradi - Peluso Enstrom - Bogosian Stuart - Trouba Clitsome - Postma Pardy Pavelec - Hutchinson I know Galiardi has played some right wing and centre as well, so it's possible he could slot in on the third line, pushing Halischuk onto the fourth line or into reserve with Tangradi on the fourth line. It would really be a matter of who can play best with Kane and Perreault. On paper this gives us 3 solid scoring lines.

I think the Bombers and Riders are very close right now. Should be a good game.

1981 - 16 game schedule without the crossover rule - Saskatchewan misses the playoffs with a 9-7 record, Ottawa gets in at 5-11 and Montreal gets in at 3-13 (!). All 5 Western teams had more wins than the second place team in the East. Edmonton 16 14 1 1 Winnipeg 16 11 5 0 BC 16 10 6 0 Saskatchewan 16 9 7 0 Calgary 16 6 10 0 Hamilton 16 11 4 1 Ottawa 16 5 11 0 Montreal 16 3 13 0 Toronto 16 2 14 0

Very funny to read some of the comments. Great to see so many people following the game.

True, but all he does is win.......

Like everyone has said, if they get both right, they get a third. If the refs are blowing more than 3 calls per game, the focus should be on fixing that, not adding more challenges.

I'd love to see this.

He is obviously unstable

I don't see anyone making a trade before the season. I think that time has passed for most teams. They may continue to look but I believe Kane will be a Jet at least until the trade deadline.

Sorry, I meant to say a couple interceptions for touchdowns

If I know Brink, he is going to throw a couple garbage time touchdowns right away, but still lose the game.

When does the football game start

Barresi is the head coach at the University of Ottawa. Likely not too eager to leave that position to hop on the sinking ship in Montreal.

Horrible QB management. This is silly.

"A sackless game tonight" It sure is, Rod, it sure is

I didn't think Smith's start was that bad. To me it looks like they were ready to put Brink in at the first sign of trouble. They should have just started Brink if that was going to be the case.

Maybe he can get his career back on track. This was a necessary depth move, and I love the two-way contract. Realistically, he and Dustin Penner were the only two legitimate left wings remaining on the market so I'm glad we made this move.

So is this like a Weird Al type of thing or....

Jason Armstead?

I do not take any delight in this. Makes the league as a whole look bad. They need to get into Tim Hortons Field as soon as they possibly can.

If it works, it's a good play call. Can't call the high-percentage play every time.

Marcus Crandell

Wondering if they stick with Goossen or throw Knapp back into the mix. Is Knapp even healthy right now? I'd really like to see them give Goossen a shot at a full game. I know they are wary of stunting his development, but it looks like he is ready. Gotta give the kid a chance.

Taking both "underdogs" tonight. MTL over TOR and BC over CGY. Like you said, I believe that Bo Levi's luck is about to run out, and BC is likely to be fired up. Also, don't underestimate the impact of Ricky Schmitt returning to the lineup... having McCallum punt and kickoff was killing them. Montreal, I believe they will ride Whitaker to victory. I have zero confidence in Toronto's defence.

The games in McMaster are hard to watch. They have to get into Tim Hortons Field ASAP.