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I would agree that a switch to 4 downs will not attract more eyes. And there is nothing wrong with the CFL rules at all. Which is why the league should not consider it. But in the same breath I remember many saying once the Jets left they would never watch the Moose, and they did stay away for a while, but once the Moose became competitive in the playoffs and the return of the Jets seemed far off they could draw good numbers, because they were the only local alternative and fans like to root for a team rather than just watch. W cause of the sport. There are lots of reasons to not consider 4 downs. The best I think is that it won’t really draw the new viewers anyway who prefer the stars of the NFL. And to me it would be a more boring game. Not sure if it would scare off the current fans though, even if they are disgruntled to begin with.

Unpopular, sure. But is it inaccurate? How many people would really quit watching football in Winnipeg if we switched from 3 downs to 4? I hope it doesn’t happen, but if it is a choice between 4 down football or no football, how many die hards truly mean it when they say they’ll opt for the latter? And like it or not, diehards have not kept the league profitable and are an aging population. Exhaust other options please (like better marketing in the trouble spots) but status quo isn’t working.

You always want to ask the question you already know the answer to. When she says “I did not say that” you pull up the video showing that she did, and she is a proven liar on the stand. When she flips to “I don’t recall” again and again the absurdity of her answers shows her to be a coward or completely ignorant, and not at all credible. Both still bad looks for her, and the lawyer knows the videos are out there and the public will excoriate her anyway, which is where he wants it to go. You want the denial you can prove is a lie first, or the lame “I don’t recall” which you then follow up with “so you’re admitting you could have said it, but just don’t remember” which he has done over and over. Attack her credibility and don’t give her the chance to explain why she said what she said, just get it out there that she said it. In the end, this case is likely not won on the facts but a legal interpretation of what constitutes treason and what protections there are for politicians. And she will probably win (court has already ruled favourably for her in a past case precedent). As loathsome as she is, removing her from a ballot through a legal mechanism will only harden her base that she is being silenced by the deep state. If there was solid evidence that she planted the bombs near the Capitol (the photo comparing her shoes is not solid enough to create anything more than mere speculation) then there would be a real case to be made, but attacking political rhetoric even as thinly veiled as this sets up a slippery slope about the First Amendment that I don’t think the courts really want to wade into. The US treats its Constitution and Amendments very seriously and don’t like to limit or strip away their intent.

A pretty sparse number for today. Fitting then that a weak number gets a weak jersey picture Mike Cornell, BTW.

So if he is the worst on the roster, what’s the issue with him being the lowest paid? If he isn’t the worst then doesn’t that help expand the global initiative by changing his designation and bringing in another Global? Maybe that was the intent of establishing a salary for them. How many. Canadians make more money than a better American player because we have ratio rules which make them required and thus more expensive because of supply and demand?

Again, what is preventing the Bombers from declaring that Hansen is an International and paying him more?

Rooting for Connor to take a late run at 50 goals or 100 points, that’s about it.

You’d make a great NHL GM…….to commit highway robbery on with every knee-jerk trade you’d make at the first moment of hardship.

I get it’s a personal beef, I’m just wondering out loud if it’s the best look to go public on Twitter with it in the manner that he does?

So some random humour for the thread. “Mulhouse” is trending on Twitter and I clicked to see why:

We’ll agree to disagree. He’s not a fan, he’s a public broadcaster who is supposed to be professional, not a biased homer (which everyone criticizes the Rider broadcasts for) who is allowed/encouraged to take pot shots at another team and their media. I prefer the approach to be “WWBID” (what would Bob Irving do?)

Google lists 14 bowling lanes in Winnipeg, including 5 ten pin spots.

Unfortunate that Taylor had difficulties on his way out. However I’m not sure if a Twitter war is the best medium to air his dirty laundry, especially as a public figure who will likely have to have a broadcasting relationship with another team’s PBP guy when the teams meet.

Halfway there.

One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter.

The “if we can’t fix everything then we shouldn’t do anything”argument is the cheapest kind of cop out. I’’m all for water/food/shelter improvements, but there is no need to pass the buck on firearm bans and wait until those problems are fixed before tackling this one.

I have changed the title of the thread since some apparently did not read past the headline and misunderstood what I was looking for.

Sean McIndoe did a hilarious write-up of this whole scene in a Grantland article reviewing an old YouTube clip. I’ll put the link to the whole thing here: https://grantland.com/the-triangle/nhl-grab-bag-the-ref-should-be-seen-not-heard/ but one part I loved was the explanation of why the goal counted. At that time the video review could explore how a goal went in (kicked, thrown, high stick, headed, whatever) but the video review guy could only review what the on-ice official requested and not add anything else. So Morel only asked “did the puck cross the line or not?” and the video guy couldn’t say anything else. Here is how McIndoe imagined that discussion: “OK, so here’s what actually happened: It turns out the replay booth could only rule on whether the puck entered the net, not how it went in. Once they determined it was across the line, the rest was up to Morel, who’d somehow missed Emerson’s toss. • I would have loved to have overheard that conversation, as the replay guy desperately tried to tip Morel off without overstepping his authority: Morel: OK, so the puck did cross the line? Replay guy: Well, on the one hand, yes. But on the other hand … Morel: OK, so it’s a goal, got it. Replay guy: Look, I’m just going to toss this out there, but maybe you could … Morel: I’m going to let the players know, thanks. Replay guy: Really? Because I would glove to discuss this further … [dial tone] … He’s a dead man.” I was at this game too, and with no in-house replay except for the small TVs in the corners, it was hard to make out in live action what happened. Thought Emerson just got tangled up with Belfour crashing the net and the debate was goalie interference. Thought the Hawks were silly for being so upset. Then got home and saw the highlights and said to myself “Oh. Yeah, I would have been supremely pissed too.” That incident actually led to changing the goal review rules and establishing a central war room in Toronto.

Very good article from Murat Ates in The Athletic about Josh Morrissey dealing with his dad’s cancer and eventual death last season. Too long to copy and post, and the link won’t get you through the firewall, but here is a small except. Just to give another perspective on hardass bad cop Blake Wheeler and the locker room problems he as a leader is responsible for: “Josh Morrissey spent the 2021 NHL season knowing each game he played might be the last one his dad ever saw. When the last game came — Winnipeg’s 3-2 loss to Montreal, completing a jarring Canadienssweep — Morrissey was alone in his knowledge of what it meant. When the handshakes were over and Morrissey returned to his Bell Centre stall, he couldn’t bring himself to change out of his gear. One by one, his teammates took off their jerseys and equipment to get ready for the flight home. But Morrissey didn’t move. He slumped in his stall, equipment still on long after the final buzzer. Morrissey had shared the news of his dad Tom’s brain cancer with as small a social support network as possible. Jets leadership knew. The men with letters knew. But most of Morrissey’s teammates did not… ……When Tyler Toffoli won Game 4 in overtime, completing the sweep, Morrissey was overwhelmed by his emotions. “Sometimes, you don’t realize how much something’s weighing on you,” Morrissey says. “I’m not a big crier most of the time but it just all came out. I couldn’t really stop it. It was just so, so much. I think it was the weight of the entire year. Ever since he was diagnosed, not once did I have the option — in my mind — to not be strong for him. That was the first time that it all came out.” Blake Wheeler was one of a very small number of people who understood the full extent of Morrissey’s pain. The 6-foot-5 Jets captain, well-known for his curmudgeonly affectation with the media, recognized his teammate’s distress. He approached Morrissey at his stall. “He’s a big guy — he’s a lot bigger than me — and he just grabbed me. It’s emotional for me even talking about it right now. I’ll never forget it. He just gave me a big hug. I was almost squirming away and he just swallowed me up with his hug and just stayed there with me for a few minutes,” says Morrissey. “I’ll never forget Wheels giving me that hug and saying, ‘He’ll be so proud of you.’” The years between Morrissey, 27, and Wheeler, 35, allows Morrissey to look up to his captain as much as a mentor as a good friend. He says Wheeler would do anything for his teammates, including giving him a hug that no one else would have known he needed. He also says Wheeler would hate to have this story told. “I haven’t talked about this once, actually,” says Morrissey. “I haven’t told this story. It’s emotional for me. Just what it meant for Wheeler as a friend and as a captain. It meant the world to me.” The hug ended. Wheeler returned to his stall while Morrissey stayed frozen in his. More time passed. Eventually, everyone cleared out of the Jets dressing room. That’s when Morrissey dug out his phone and went back to his stall, still wearing all of his equipment, still thinking about his dad. “I wouldn’t take my gear off,” Morrissey says. “I felt bad for the trainers but it just felt like as soon as I took my gear off, the game was officially over. So I called him.” “

Jets certainly getting their offensive looks. Igor S. really dialled in in the Ranger net.

I only joined in the second period but the pace has seemed decent since then.

No problem. Wasn’t sure if that was intentional or not. They certainly have not showed up at the rink for the start of a number of games this season. No word on the goalies from what I have looked for. Not sure if the call-up is Helle or Comrie related.

Hopefully the Jets show up in MSG and not in New Jersey.