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Likewise we are enjoying your comments and we only have to wait another 8 hours or so until the Riders are getting stomped.

Wrong Strome...

Nice pickup for the Isles

Free agency or trade

Maybe. I'd do those trades too. Would Vegas? I guess it depends how competitive the trade market is for those players. To me, Theodore is exactly the kind of player Vegas will want to build their D-corps around. Young, size, lots of potential.

Could still be starting. They only have 4 receiver spots on the depth chart but they will line up 5 pretty often I'm sure, and Underwood will be the guy.

"It's Trump's fault that the DNC's security was a joke"

I would question the value of Dano and Petan on the trade market. They aren't getting us a top 4 D or a starting goalie. Maybe they are a nice complimentary piece to seal the deal on a tough trade but that's about it. I have been pretty critical of Chevy but when I look at our contract situation I think next year is the critical year.... this might be another year of purgatory.

Surprised at how many people actually think going from 13 to 24 is a big deal. If they gave up a first round pick outright... yeah that would be crazy. But dropping 11 spots? That's nothing.

Scary, maybe not.... but many are predicting them to finish last in the east and maybe the league... but when I look at that roster that's not what I see. However coaching is a big wildcard in Montreal.

Montreal actually looks like they have an ok roster.... decent NI's, probably a good OL, good QB, decent DL. They might be a playoff team in the east if Durant stays healthy.

Ernie Jackson

Als depth: https://en.montrealalouettes.com/gameday/#lineup

OK well tell me who? https://capfriendly.com/browse/free-agents/2018/caphit/all/defense

With the NMC we would have had to trade with VGK to protect Myers which would have been an even steeper cost. Any defenceman drafted 13th overall isn't going to be in the league for 2 years at least. Like Morrissey. Who's to say we still desperately need an LHD 2 years down the road? Needing an LHD right now is irrelevant to the trade. Who's signing here? Who's making 5 mil+ and doesn't have WPG on their no trade list? Really not that simple at all.

Vegas has already said they planned to take lots of defencemen and deal them. The Jets still need a defenceman. Do we take a shot at a guy on an expiring contract and perhaps try to extend him? Or someone else like an RFA? Here is the list: 80% of these guys are left-handed shots. Surely we could get one of them. Is Luca Sbisa worth it if you can get him to extend for a similar contract?

https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/2017-Depth-Chart-Game-1-vs.-Montreal.pdf SASK depth chart is up. Cam Judge is immediately the backup MLB upon arriving in camp. Jovon Johnson starts at corner. Denzel Radford, a Montreal 6th round pick who Ssk traded for, backs up at receiver. Cam Marshall starts at RB. Jeff Hecht starts at Safety, Dyakowski at guard. God have mercy on Saskatchewan and their poor depleted roster. Looks like they've already been through half a season of injuries with the skeleton crew they are fielding.

Not a huge fan of Karl but let's be honest if he has any options he won't be coming here.

Haha!!

If I had any confidence in our ability to sign good veteran players I'd be okay with it, but the prospect of entering the season with Morrissey - Chiarot - Stuart on the left side scares the living daylights out of me.

Most likely due to me conducting myself like a bit of an ass.

Well... that is a pretty serious drive even for a Canadian.

Fair enough. No one has more intimate knowledge about this than CFL GM's themselves and yet they still make mistakes and bad decisions. Access to information doesn't necessarily mean one's opinion is correct. But I have no interest in ****-measuring about how well-connected we are. You can say we do it exactly the same as every other team, I would disagree and say that there are flaws in our recruitment. The proof is in the pudding as they say.

While I greatly respect your opinion, it's also clear you are hugely biased towards the Bombers and I don't believe you have any more info on this particular facet of the business than I do. And once again, never said ANYONE doesn't do it but instead that we do it more often. Teams like CGY/BC/EDM may run the open camps but not with nearly the same frequency as we do. And consequently they bring in more quality prospects, and that's not up for debate.

Never said the other teams don't run open camps. Also never said you can't find good players at open camps. I believe we simply do it more, and rely upon it more heavily than others and more heavily than we should. But sure, everyone can point at me and tell me I'm so wrong, because look at all the awesome players we bring in. Go Bombers!! Blue and Gold for life!!! Yum-yum kool-aid!