Rich

Who is freaking out in this thread? The jets lost and the reasons why are being discussed in the game day thread. Seems pretty reasonable to me. The Pav vs. Hutch debate will continue no matter what until there is a clear cut starter. I'm ecstatic with our record given that our top 4 D-men are out, however I'm never going to be "happy" after a loss, especially one where we were up 3 - 1 going into the third and only managed a couple of shots in the period.

U.S. Government retaliating? China shutting them down (North Korea's internet goes through China's infrastructure)? Or just a bunch of civilian hackers doing their thing.

Interesting read, thanks for sharing. At some point you have to think that a new promotion will come along and disrupt the industry again (as ECW did). WWE either adapts and copies it or withers. You see it happen in most industries at some point. Things stagnate, someone revolutionizes it, the industry changes and adapts. As long as there is money to be made doing something, someone somewhere will figure out a way to get a cut. May not happen until Vince is gone, just as long as there is a core fan base to keep supporting it until it happens.

That was Punk vs. Cena on Raw and it was one of the best matches I've seen in the last few years. Really makes me wish Punk would just go back to wrestling. When he finally does go back, he will have more power and a bigger push so it will be better for everyone. WWE is really stifling right now. I'd suggest watching NXT if you want to see could wrestling. The myth of Vince McMahon, genus, is really becoming apparently. I have my reservations about Hunter in charge but NXT is really good and RAW isnt. So there's that. I haven't followed wrestling in a really long time. Probably not since the Monday Night wars era (and maybe a little bit after WCW folded). They say wrestling is cyclical. Do you see anything bringing it back to a high (or has it already been there and I just haven't noticed). I remember buying PPVs to watch the shock value of what somebody like Foley would do in a main event. My interest started to wane after he retired. At the same time, I also don't think it is right or realistic to expect people to put their bodies through what he would do.

The goals that Pavelec let in last night weren't necessarily weak goals. A 2 on 1, a give away right in front of the net, etc. But you need your goaltender to make the big saves to keep you in the game sometimes. Hutch seems to be able to make the big save when he has to. And while save percentage never tells the whole story, Pavelec was under .900 again last night, and if you look at his last 5 starts I believe ... not good. If Hutch has a big game tomorrow night, you have to wonder if he doesn't start taking more starts. Or does the Christmas break kind of "reset" things after that. I can't see them trading Pavelec at all this year, too risky as Hutch is still a very young goalie and can yet go through some tough patches. And as you suggest TUP, contract wise there is no reason to trade Pavs right now as Hutch is cheap. I wonder who would even be in the market for him (more Edmonton rumours?). If things continue like this, I can see Hutch taking the job by the end of the season and them trying to move Pavelec in the off season. Hellebuyck may be ready to move up to the NHL soon, but they would probably try to sign a cheaper veteran backup for Hutch if they traded Pavs. In my perfect dream world.... Jets makes the playoff and Hutch steals the job by standing on his head in the playoffs. Nothing against Pavelec, but his ceiling appears to be average. Hutchinson looks like he has the chance to be great.

Looks like the rotation continues and Hutch gets the start tonight.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/jeff-tedford-hired-as-b-c-lions-new-head-coach-1.2879132

No more Pardy Dangles next season!

Even better...

Checked the waiver wires over the last couple of days. Only D-man that would be eligible to be picked up I think is Shane O'Brien from Florida (was placed on waivers yesterday) Can't say I'm overly familiar with him but he has over 500 NHL games played in an 8 year career.

stat - ic - lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting. Are you sure you wouldn't be jumping up and down with excitement?

Well there is an agreement in place for the NHL and KHL to honor each others contracts. So there is that....

There is a bit of a buzz lately with the KHL players. Russian teams have contracts in Rubles, and with the volatility of the Ruble over the last little while, some players contracts have become worth half of what they had signed for (when compared to American dollars). Some speculation that a lot of NHL quality players may be looking to leave the KHL and come back to the NHL. Not sure how or if they can get out of their KHL contracts to do this...

I don't think it is overly positive for a team that has lost its top 3 D men. If we can go .500 while we deal with these injuries, I would be extremely happy.

Why? Why are we trying to keep a losing team together? Why are we always so intent on keeping the guys we have when it was obvious they couldn't get the job done? I came up with a list of 12 Canadians and 13 Americans that are "must-keep", in my opinion. That leaves room for a ton of roster movement, and I think it would be justified. Getting rid of players for the sake of getting rid of them isn't a good thing either. You need to find better players then what you are cutting, or you are no further ahead. Economically speaking, you can't replace half your roster with free agents, you can't fit that under the cap. So you need to go with unknown imports if you want that kind of turnover. Training camp roster sizes are quite large to bring in a bunch of guys to look at, and even then you never really know what you are going to get with someone until they are in a real game scenario. You also don't want a large portion of your roster being players who have never played a CFL game before. That is a recipe for disaster. Best you can hope for is 3 - 4 impact free agents and 2 - 3 rookie imports to really make your club better.

Other then draft picks and a few big name free agents, what else does anyone expect? We won't know anything about the new imports the scouting staff brings in until we are a little ways into the season.

Postma is not playing tonight?

I've always said fight fire with fire when it comes to these types of people/groups. When it's obvious it's not a legit call, play along acting the part of a buffoon with great 'interest' in their 'offer'. Things like not understanding their instructions having them repeat them over and over again, providing them with fictitious numbers one number short in what their asking (e.g., visa, account numbers), putting them on hold while you go 'get' what they ask for talking in the background so they can hear you, the list goes on and on. I'm guessing comedygeek has a few he could share. Keep them on the line as long as you can to waste their human resources so they can't hook someone else who may fall to their scheme. The more of us who take this approach would help shut some of these outfits down and you can have some fun while you do it. Win Win :-). I simply don't have the time or patience to do this. Sure this wastes their time, but it wastes my time too.

Chevy is probably also trying to hedge his bets. What happens if another D-man goes down tonight?

Reported on TSN 1290 today that Chevy was asking around looking to trade a bottom 6 forward for a 5 / 6 D Man. I imagine they were trying to delay the Trouba news as long as possible before that price would go up.

I wouldn't do that trade. I would do something like Kane and one of Comrie / Hellebuyck / Hutchinson for Hall. Edmonton needs goaltending, and we seem to have an abundance of good prospects. Probably not enough going back to Edmonton for that, but throw in a pick and / or another prospect.