HardCoreBlue

Drouin has really now poked the bear hard (i.e., Yzerman) and has upped the ante. One of the key key points for me (and Craig Button made the same point) is that Yzerman will send a message to all of his players in his organization that this is how we operate if you decide to take this same route with us. This is going to be fun to watch.

I like Nugent-Hopkins and would love him on this team but no, he would not instantly be our number one. I believe that belongs to Mr. Little.

Not to mention that him making the team is guaranteed.

I've been a Schultz fan over time and, at times, thought he'd look good in a Jets uniform. No more though, his game and the decisions he makes are not that good. If anything, the game has sped up for him, not down. Schultz would be a throw-in piece now for any deal unfortunately.

This is one of the best two part question I've ever seen you ask. There's lots of factors to take into consideration, but this focus of friendship ties as key criteria for drafting players holds very little credence for me. If our GM, or any other GM, uses friendship ties as key criteria for drafting players they then have much bigger issues to deal with imo.

I think it's perfect timing right now to offer Dressler an appealing contract with the state of mind he's presently in. Even though his tweet suggests he'll always be a roughrider by heart for the fans that supported him (which is more than likey true), I think he'd appreciate how quickly the Bombers moved on him that would influence his lens changing from green to blue and gold quite quickly. In other words, his focus on helping the Bombers win at all costs would be strong. That can be nothing but good for us. 2 years plus an option sounds about right.

Here's hoping we can beat the odds and win the back half of a two game set. A crushing win for that matter that extends the Wild to a 5 losses in a row at home. It's these little things if they happen that makes life much more pleasurable. Go Jets Go.

My 11 year old son's favorite Blue Bomber is Terrence Edwards. The content in the above Tweet demonstrates one of the many reasons why. Classy move by Suber and our organization, all the best for Alex Suber. Apparently there are players who enjoy and want to play here, weird. :-)

Logically Trouba, however the flip side (not withstanding his recent play), I think we could also get a great return for Trouba in the trade market (e.g., Oilers have a a lot of talent they need to shed due to salary cap) and end up of ahead at the end of the day.

Completely agree with you (that's how the Esks got better, they got bigger), but Dressler is too skilled to overlook because of height imo.

As much as I hate Green, Dressler sure would look good in Blue and Gold.

I guess as a fan where I'm frustrated having a great deal of emotion tied to this team is the challenge of retaining/signing certain players with 2-4 year deals. For example, some people know I'm a huge huge Buff fan but even I know it's not prudent to sign him for anything over a two to three year deal. But based on what I've seen of late in sports he seems to be in the driver seat knowing that another team will more than likely sign him to a longer term deal to get that 2-3 year production out of him. I get that these players need to look after themselves and their families but still remains frustrating as a fan.

I'd take that over not making the playoffs.

I'll never cheer for our team to lose so we have a better chance at getting the first round pick. That's so Edmonton Oilers. Not much of a strategy, hasn't really worked for them to date.

The 'change our core' is repeatably posted. Getting it to where we need it (i.e., consistently make the playoffs) doesn't happen overnight, see Chicago BlackHawks formula. If we're prepared to dismantle this team, then we have to prepare for a lot years of looking from the sidelines.

And Buff.

Thanks Rich, much appreciated.

Just make the necessary changes to make the damn playoffs, that's all I ask.

http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/football/cfl/edmonton-eskimos/cfl-fines-edmonton-eskimos-gm-ed-hervey-for-comments-about-tampering Sounds like someone's a little upset about Jones and co. leaving for Sask. From what I've seen here in Edmonton, my guess he's upset at how it was done but not too upset Jones is gone. It never seemed they had a great relationship. In fact. I'm not sure Jones has a good relationship with anyone except with himself. Yes that's my anti schmoes coming out.

Personally, It's about damn time. It's pretty obvious that the Jets have targets on their back, It's really obvious actually. They get calls against them that other teams constantly get away with. They should have gone on about the reffing a while ago instead of now but they are definitely right and everyone knows it. It's actually ridiculous some of the calls they get. Will complaining about it help? Maybe, Maybe not. I have no issues with the Jets getting called for these penalties as long as the other team they are playing gets them same calls against them and they don't so the Jets have a valid point. I'm with you on this. Can't hurt. Let's officiating know we've noticed. We're a big strong team that shouldn't be penalized for aggressiveness within the rules. Not upset over the dumb (i.e., lazy) penalties though, no issue with the refs there, that's on us.

Those are the worst kind.

You did mention though from a previous post that his linemates are dragging him down. I don't think that's entirely accurate to place his 'learning the game' play on the back of others. That's all I'm saying with Ehlers, I like him and he's responsible for his play like any other player on this team.

Well then, apparently based on a few posters here and maybe even Ehlers himself, his response should have been, "Thanks for the question, but it's not a boost in my confidence that's needed, but a boost in linemate talent is what's needed' . . .. Or maybe he just needs time to work through and adjust to the elevated competition in the NHL like most rookies do. 100% agree.

Well then, apparently based on a few posters here and maybe even Ehlers himself, his response should have been, "Thanks for the question, but it's not a boost in my confidence that's needed, but a boost in linemate talent is what's needed' . . ..

Cautious optimism, great way at putting it. I don't know but I think if we landed Maas, a lot of us would be changing that word cautious with nervous.