sweep the leg

I have no interest in bringing Tlusty back. He's a skill guy without much skill anymore. Stempniak would be great on the 4th line if he's willing to do it for a reasonable price. Seeing as how nobody has signed him yet, it doesn't look like he is.

And that's how you make a fool of yourself in front of the country.

Google Tom Lukiwski, MP and current Parliamentary Secretary then consider this a case of the pot calling the kettle black. That said, each party is going to have candidates with a few skeletons in their closets .. you'd hope that the people vetting these individuals would do a more thorough job and ensure they are fit to represent the values of their constituents and Canada as a whole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwumZ5I6vkM

Iso, I think what Mike's saying is that Simmons is losing out on bonuses b/c he's not playing.

This part is a cheap political move. The term kangaroo court comes to mind.

Those guys put it on too fast. I read somewhere Ehlers put on 20 pounds this offseason. That's a pretty big difference in his body to get used to.

I thought I just did... No you didn't. You said he needs to gain experience in the AHL. Sure, OK, maybe. But a year or two in the AHL isn't going to put 20 pounds on his frame. He doesn't gain anything from playing against players like that. You think Scheifele wouldn't be getting thrown around if he had played in the AHL first? It really makes no difference. As for whoever commented on his defensive game needing work... Have you ever watched him play? He is a far more complete player than Ehlers at this point. Experience doing what? Playing against larger, faster players (men). For a small guy who's a playmaker, he'll have to get used to not having the time & space he did against lesser players in Junior. The difference between him and the other little guys in the league (Gaudreau, Johnson) is their skating. I don't think Petan is a great skater. Anyways, my point (and I didn't say learn, I said "get used to") wasn't just about his size. If it was only about size, I wouldn't be advocating for Ehlers to make the team this year. Scheifele got thrown around in Junior too. I'm not sure what his problem was. High centre of gravity?

I thought I just did...

The players in the AHL are a lot bigger and faster on average than Junior players are. Petan is neither big nor fast. It's a big jump in the calibre of hockey so imo he'd be better served learning to deal with it in the minors. I wouldn't ignore a great camp though. If he lights it up in preseason I'd give him the 9 games to see how he does. Ehlers has two things going for him that Petan doesn't, great speed & he's not eligible to play in the AHL. That's why I think he'll have an NHL job before Petan.

It's not impossible, but I don't think Petan will be a Jet this year either. He's a pretty small guy. Give him a year or two in the AHL getting used to playing against men. Lemieux isn't ready for the NHL yet. It'll probably be a few seasons before we see him. IMO Copp & Ehlers will be the only two rookie forwards on the roster this season.

I haven't followed the Jays for awhile. Is Kelly Gruber still playing?

Who cares how bad the media hurts his feelings. As the leader of the country, he shouldn't be allowed to hide from questions he doesn't want to answer.

Lol that's like quoting the Sun on a Trudeau article. NYT openly leans to the left. I don't know about the Sun comparison, but I realize they're left leaning. Regardless, I thought it was an interesting perspective from somebody outside of Canada. A look into the image we're presenting to the world. It's written by someone in Toronto. Well, never mind then...

Lol that's like quoting the Sun on a Trudeau article. NYT openly leans to the left. I don't know about the Sun comparison, but I realize they're left leaning. Regardless, I thought it was an interesting perspective from somebody outside of Canada. A look into the image we're presenting to the world.

Why do you hate the Jets so much?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/opinion/sunday/the-closing-of-the-canadian-mind.html?smid=tw-share&_r=3 Article about Harper from The New York Times. Not very flattering...

Interesting that you don't mention what the economy has been going through with the current Fed. Gov. LOL - I've been getting this from every NDP person I know. "we'll suck for sure, but the Conservatives suck too so at least you will be used to a government that sucks if we are elected". Yeah, that's great logic. NDP supporters are telling you they know they'll suck? If I may take a guess, I think you made up a conversation, attributed it to NDP supporters, and then used it to laugh at "their" logic.

I can't tell if you're being serious.

Is he? What is he wrong about? "There are some teams out there bursting with young talent. Those teams don't have to do much in the offseason, they simply need to wait for their players to develop into young stars. That's not the case with the Jets."

Holy ****, is that guy out to lunch.

Met my wife at the Pemby. Was the George Reznick Trio playing at the Pemby on Saturday's back when you used to go? They were Saturday afternoon regulars in my day.

No love for Bullwinkles aka the oak? It was safari or rum jungle when I was young. Buffalo Bills was where it was at. Buffalo Bills had a much less stabby vibe to it than The Oak. I never felt very safe in there. Buffalo Bills & Silverados were our bars of choice in our early 20s...once I was too old for Pembina Hwy.

Go a little deeper into T'cona to find the real gems. The Central, The Spike, still around too. It's like going into a time machine. The Spike is a beauty, love it there. Spent a fair amount of time at the Villa in North Kildonan in my university days too. The Spike is the bar that time forgot.

The big appeal of Pembina bars was how cheap they were. I was always there for $.25 draft nights. It was perfect for university students. Fixed prices put an end to that.

I think Veltung would be more valuable to us than Littlejohn.