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Which makes him the greatest in CFL history

Some say Gretzky, some now say Ovechkin, another generation would have pointed to Hull or Richard, but to me (and to Gretzky himself) the greatest pure goal scorer in NHL history was and still is Mike Bossy. His .762 goals per game average is the all-time best (that’s an average of 62 goals a year in an 82 game season). Bossy has been fighting lung cancer for a few years now, and has terminated his treatment and has gone home to live his likely very few remaining days in palliative care. Here is a piece he wrote about talking to his 14 year old self as a 60 year old. Send a prayer his way. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/letter-to-my-younger-self-mike-bossy

Benjamin was voted the dirtiest player in the league by his peers in a player poll when he was with Ottawa. Once ran downfield 30 years on an interception return for a touchdown to spear a Bomber blocker who was on the ground out of bounds, earned him a suspension. When he got traded to Winnipeg in 1989 he actually was somewhat afraid to walk into the dressing room and face a few defensive players he knew he had knowingly taken cheap shots at, unsure how they might react if he offered to explain himself. As soon as he entered the dressing room, Ty Jones and James West walked right up to him and West said “Look, we don’t want to talk about things you have done in the past against us. You are our teammate now, so that stuff stays buried. We have your back now, just like we expect you to have ours.”

God, they’re even beginning to talk in broken syntax like Trump.

Any evidence that has happened?

Thought that player interviews were done based on media requests, not at the discretion of the club.

Wondered if Lowry was going to challenge for goalie interference on that second one. Hellebuyck got run over and had no chance. Kind of a weak tripping call there on Pionk.

Which would be worth a shrug if they didn’t carry such world influence and military power, and even more so be our next door neighbours. Robin Williams once described Canada as “that really nice couple in an apartment directly over a meth lab”. Which is more awkward than anything but not constantly intrusive, until the meth lab causes an explosion in which case your apartment also burns to the ground. So as much as America may deserve it, it will be hard to gloat and feel morally superior if they burn us to the ground too.

Glenn January

Three strong candidates with Mike Holmes (Brock’s go-to wideout in the late 70’s) and Norm Rauhaus (still #2 all-time on the club’s Career INT list), but I went with the best photo I could find and gave it to Boyd. Classic look with the mustard yellow pants and blue side stripe, with the striped socks and blue face mask on the bright gold helmet. Bonus points for the yellow towel.

No need. Every game day thread is the Goalie Jets (Scheifele) bitchfest thread, until they start winning. Then the posts disappear strangely enough, only to return with the next loss. Was really thrown when I saw this Goalie post after the Coyotes game: ”Are your expectations so ridiculous that you can't enjoy the game? It would appear that with the constant anti helle comments tho that perhaps them winning pisses you off? I left hfboards cuz I got tired of the gimmicks on there... got tired of the same old same old from the same old. Don't turn this in to hfboards” Now I’ve figured it out, the account must have been hacked 🤣 Because the same old same old from the same old is back at it.

Holy **** what a goal by Wheeler. Glad it happened in Toronto because TSN can’t ignore it now. Matthews or McDavid scores it that’s your goal of the year candidate.

I’m sure the Riders or a LaPo team anywhere but 9th has caused a Louis Del Grande style clean-up on Aisle 5 for certain craniums around here.

Funny that the same Russian government whose military is looking quite inept in its Ukraine invasion is the same one that could coordinate a cyber-campaign to de-stabilize the US and influence its elections. Not sure if it says more about the strength of Ukraine or weakness of the US.

If you are looking for credibility, politics may not be the best place to start. Now, hypocrisy, whataboutism, gaslighting, self-interest, well…….

The rules have been tweaked to not allow spinoramas, second shots, stopping, puck going backwards, etc. So the refs do watch to see if forward progress stops. Only other thing I could think would be to put a shot clock on, but as long as they feel he was moving forward, goal should be OK. I remember Danny Heatley trying that move against Steve Mason in a Jets year one game in Minnesota. Mason just stood there and Heatley ran out of space and shot it into his pads. Can look great a la Patrick Kane or can look really foolish.

This actual quote from Kevin McCarthy, who seems to apply a different standard when it is about supposed election fraud, Democrats, or anything that might taint him personally: ”It's just frustrating. There's no evidence behind his statements. And when I sit down with him ... I told him you can't make statements like that, as a member of Congress, that affects everybody else and the country as a whole."

Sometimes, choice is easy.

25 minutes of play and Hellebuyck being a brick wall was enough tonight to get two big points. Stats say Buffalo had more giveaways (8-6) but it sure didn’t look that way. But 2 points is 2 points at this time of year.

Svechnikov the only regular Jet who has not caught COVID this season (if you count Hellebuyck who caught it in August).