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If I'm Muamba's agent and the Bombers serve that nonsense up, I'd say if that's what you think is happening then you can also take my client's previous contract as is. One year deal for the full remaining amount (reportedly $185,000) and he gets to walk next February. If I'm the Bombers, I'm explaining how his unusual situation has left the team in a position where they aren't able to offer him as much money as they would otherwise be willing to, as they made other ratio moves in free agency before Muamba became available. That they can increase his salary in year 2 once they are able to have the offseason to tinker with their roster, but that the plan for this year's roster was already set into motion. And that every other team who is interested in his services is in a similar predicament and unlikely to find more money for year 1. And then I'd jokingly mention that hopefully some of the money he got from the Riders will help make the contract we're offering more palatable. And then we'd all have a laugh because obviously I'm joking, right? But we'd all know I really wasn't. And that way hopefully the Bombers can sign a multi-year deal with Muamba without having to hit the total combined number he was expected to make with the Riders this year.

So you think players should be slaves?** **See what I did there - I took a thought you never expressed anywhere and passive-aggressively implied that you have simply because it is possible for one situation to exist within the other - just like you did with SF27. Good times, good times.

That's a measuring stick we hopefully stop using soon. I agree with the "not a world beater" part, so there's some common ground. He's also not a football team beater. And on the plus side, odds are he's not a person or animal beater.

When a person is naturally gifted at something they might not make a great coach. Explaining what you see isn't helpful if your student doesn't have the ability to see the same thing. The great teachers all have the ability to teach more than one way. I have no idea if Calvillo is a good QB coach or not. There's probably only 10 people in the world who could speak on that subject - the QBs and coaches he works with. If all he does is show them how he does it, he might not be a good coach, because they probably aren't Anthony Calvillo.

In an 18 game season losing NI starters to injury will happen. I'd have 10 starter-calibre NI's on the roster if we could afford to. Last year we lost Westerman and thought we could probably get by. Then two games later LeFevour throws a death-pass to Harris and we're thinking we're screwed. Signing Muamba might be the reason we don't have to start Brendan Morgan* in week 15. Yeah, that's an unlikely example. Point is when talented NI's get injured you still have to put NI's out on the field, so you have no choice but to use less talented ones. Let's do everything we can to not resort to bottom-feeding off our own roster. *No disrespect intended Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, just picking a player that most here won't assume is potential starter this year. I'm sure your son will prove us wrong come training camp.

Always interested, but 24 hours notice is usually necessary to get childcare. Bunch of goblins would put down 5 pounds of sugar each if they could.

And Montreal. There seems to be an idea out there that it is the agent's and player's responsibility to supervise GM's to make sure they are spending prudently. The NHL GM's now lock the players out once every decade as a variation of this logic, that GM's need to be protected from their own idiocy. Except in football, no guaranteed contracts, so they can just release their poor spending decisions. Muamba has the same value as any other elite veteran NI starter in the CFL. The price on those guys falls between $150,000 and $200,000. If a GM loses his marbles and signs a bunch of guys all at the high end of this range, like Montreal did with Muamba and Martin and a few others, then they have to repair their mistake(s) at some point. I don't know what the Bombers can afford based on their current commitments. Henoc is worth around $175,000-$185,000 based on what the market seems to be these days. If the Bombers can't afford that, maybe Muamba signs a 2 year deal where he sees a raise in year two, giving the Bombers time to make cap adjustments to their roster in the offseason. Maybe Montreal can offer him more. Maybe Montreal can't and they still do anyway. I know even less about their cap situation, other than rumours are that they overpaid to get their FA's. I trust that Walters won't offer Muamba more money than we can afford. That's about the only part of this situation that is certain. And also that it is not Henoc's job to prevent GM's from overspending on him.

Well I know what I mean...

Probably elsewhere on the interwebs. I'm not upset in the slightest, but a 1st round pick plus Foley is an overpay for Stastny. And at this time of year everyone overpays, so I mean it's an overpay on an overpay. But it's also a fair overpay on an overpay. St Louis is 2 points out of a playoff spot with a month and a half to go. They shouldn't be trading him at all.

While there are a few aspects of Enstrom's game that I find frustrating, replacing him in the lineup with a clearly inferior player is ... obviously bad, not good.

I've noticed a remarkable absence of tweets about teams calling the Jets to express interest in Petan and Dano. Therein lies the rub. Since the talk is now about Maroon, the question is where do we hypothetically play him? The only place that really makes any sense at all (assuming everyone is healthy) is on the 2nd line with Little and Perreault. And that means Roslovic, Tanev, Dano, Hendricks, Mattias, Petan are all out. Which I am fine with - that is not a reason to not do it. Rather, what is the value of that Maroon upgrade over the options currently available to us (let's say Roslovic) versus how much value will we have to give up to make that upgrade? I'm not sure that value is worth it, and that doesn't include an even less tangible value like giving a young player like Roslovic valuable playoff experience. Just typing out some of the mental cud I'm chewing on. Moo.

I'm not sure how they pick award finalists in the NHL, but if it ever went the way of the CFL where every team nominates a player, Armia should be an obvious nod for the Selke. He is an underappreciated player whose defensive skills and backchecking prowess are exceptional. The only way he should not be in the starting lineup is if he gets injured.

County fair? Maybe they meant they would also throw in the return fare? The Maroon should get Eric Fehr in return ? Let's see. By 2020 one projects to be an emerging 2nd line center and one projects to be a 4th line winger. That seems pretty fair.

You don't see it because it didn't happen. There is less turnover on defence this season than the year before. Right now putting Fenner in at strong side and sliding Leggett (if healthy) back into the secondary (possibly for Heath although I'm not sure that's where he'd end up) could be the only two changes to the starting D from the end of last season.

First off, a big shout-out to the hostage rescue team that freed the Enstrom family from their captors, allowing Toby the freedom to finally shoot the puck at the net without fear of reprisal. Unfortunately, I suspect they will soon be taken hostage again, and the same demand from the terrorists will be issued to Toby: "Always pass the puck no matter what, at all times pass, even if you are in a shooting lane with a clear shot you will pass, pass it to a player who is covered and has a far lower percentage shot opportunity in front of them it is no matter, pass, always pass it away. Or your family..." Second, that's a solid road win.

Yes and no. Laine, Trouba, etc; you know the list of guys who are approaching big contracts. We will soon be at the point where filling out big sections of the roster with young inexpensive players will be extremely important to this franchise. A third round pick in 2018? Sure. Vesolainen? Oh no no no. Most teams want more than picks, they want prospects as well. That's the part where we need to tread lightly. Every playoff contender want to pick up "depth up the middle" at the deadline. That's why idiocy like giving up Filip Forsberg for Martin Erat happens. I'm just stressing, we can't be those idiots. Until the hockey wives start insisting Winnipeg is where they want to live, drafting and youth is going to be far more important to this franchise than almost every other franchise in the league.

The Jets are just at the beginning of what could be a long window as a Cup contender. I'd be far more disappointed if we gave up anything significant for a rental than if we didn't make a trade at all.

The loss of Hurl is going to take some time to get over. We've all put on a brave face, but at some point we need to acknowledge loss when it happens. If we don't, the healing can't ever really begin. Hugs.

Corpse. Jennings will get one of them killed eventually.

I'd rather be the rainbow than the stormcloud, but Muamba's parents still live in Montreal as far as I know, and the guy who screwed him over last time no longer works there. Plus they've returned to their previous practise of giving out ridiculous contracts. I think a return to Montreal has an equal chance as signing here.

It'd have to be pretty loud to be heard over 29,000 people in the stands saying the same thing.

100% guaranteed to happen. They're both white guys in their 40's, right?

The equipment manager is already leaving bars of soap where the showers will someday be built.

Expecting receivers to gain yards after catching the ball is unfair and not part of their job description. Throwing passes on the near side of the yardage marker is something no other team in football does.

As for Roh, signing guys and letting them compete for jobs in camp is how it works. That's the system in place. We won't stop signing guys over the next three months just because we think that position has a clear starter already. Guys will win jobs based on talent. And salary. And passports. Same as it's always been.