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He had 10 years to say something and I don't care what you are allowed to say if what is being alleged demands further investigation and then is swept under the rug. Not freaking hard at all for him to let something leak if he didn't feel at least partially culpable.

Jets ownership really needs to get this right. They probably want to re-evaluate their relationship with Zinger as well. This is the right time to get the stench out of the management team. "Around nine months ago, the Winnipeg Free Press wrote a series of stories that they called A Stain on Our Game. The series covered one serial sexual abuser in hockey: Graham James. Most people know of James because he has been put in jail for his crimes. Sheldon Kennedy and Theo Fleury spoke out about their abuse at his hands. He was eventually sent to jail. But there is an unspoken about connection to James in the NHL today. It is not a player who survived him or one who was coached by him like Joe Sakic. No, it is Craig Heisinger. Heisinger’s knowledge of such incidences has been probed by the Winnipeg Free Press. They also asked him about the knowledge of hazing rituals with the Winnipeg Warriors. Heisinger has been evasive about his past in regards to his connections to James and the harm that was caused to the players that James had access to. In fact, there is one comment from 2011 that was made by Heisinger about James and it is not exactly a condemnation for his serial abuse of players: “I don’t want to condone any of the s–t Graham did — he crossed the line in a million different ways. But there were some people he gave opportunity to, and I was one of them.” (source) Again, in 2012 the Free Press talked to Heisinger again to start probing into Graham James and did get Heisinger on the record. Again, his comment leaves you wanting a lot more from him: ”You can save your breath. I’m not going to say anything about it. I’m not saying nothing. No comment. I’m not commenting on the Graham James situation. I’ve got nothing to say.” Why am I rehashing the commentary from Steve Lyon? Because it lays out a massive issue with the Winnipeg Jets: they have been unwilling to look into a long connection between James and Heisinger including Heisinger being a part owner of the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL when James was hired by them. At the very least Heisinger should be willing to denounce James with the heat of a thousand suns. He is a known serial abuser who used his position of power to prey on vulnerable young men. He was and is a sick man. It shouldn’t be hard to denounce that." https://www.arcticicehockey.com/2021/6/29/22554770/the-winnipeg-jets-silence-volumes-chicago-blackhawks-graham-james-craig-heisinger-kevin-cheveldayoff

Chevaldayoff is going to have to throw a lot of other people under the bus to even have a chance at keeping his job. Winnipeg is the home of Graham James and should really be the last city that puts up with this kind of laziness, conceit, deceit and inhumanity. "Cancel culture" is a sociopathic term for "accountability". That the Hawks allowed Aldrich to leave (and I'm going to use the sociopathic term here) by not "cancelling" him and allowing him to go on and abuse others is unforgiveable. Every person in that room had a responsibility to make sure this was dealt with by the law, but we know that winning the cup was more important than one, two or three human lives. F**k anyone who can't appreciate the gravity of this.

You just have to look at the 2019 CFL players awards as opposed to who romped to the Grey Cup as proof you are correct.

To be fair, the Bombers pickings were very very slim when Ottawa rejoined.

Football smart, I guess. Otherwise? https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/577052-tom-glavine-doug-flutie-to-join-trump-for-herschel-walker-event

Does the casual fan know the difference between a well-played game and a win, though?

Thought so, but do playoff games count?

That's the old truth. They've been very good at home for awhile.

Isn't the six game also used to save payroll? We have a 99.9% chance of eventually clinching, so why wouldn't we put him on the 6 game because we don't need him for the rest of the regular season and he has an injury of whatever degree that requires time to mend.

That's a great point, but he's damn good too. And I say that with all respect to Alford, Nichols, Taylor and Jones.

The Bombers' defense's success totally turned with putting Alexander at safety. I think it allowed Rose to worry less about covering for weaknesses at safety and turned him into a game-breaking, soul-crushing playmaker. Maybe his big plays were just more obvious than the others.

It's just my opinion, but I thought Winston Rose was our MODP for about the last 6 or 7 games of 2019 (including playoffs). It's really nice to have him back and one of those nice problems where you have to figure out how all that talent in the backfield fits together.

I suggest it can be both.

"With" or "in spite of"?

Coach Beard is the best!

First Nation housing conditions/problems are really concerning. Thankfully, the vaxx rates are really high on most, but breakthroughs are increasingly showing up.

Is procrastination a medical condition? Is there a Procrastologist in the house?

First time at the movies since I can't remember when. Just my family in the entire theatre. Not as good as Free Solo, but still good and it is amazing how much they had to do to get the boys out of that cave.

34 cases in the North 32 cases in Southern Health.

I'm thinking it's a bit of both as well. The "tackle" seemed to cause his knees to smash together, but he definitely tweaked the knee during his run.

I seriously doubt that would be the reason. His use of "unmolested" was not incorrect - something that is totally surprising for Rod Black.

I'm betting the Mourtada jersey comes in at a bit of a discount.

For those who didn't get it, the Bombers are my cat, and the Elks are the rabbits.

Definitely. But although I said it was for no particular reason, I said it for a particular reason.