Strange World of Sports

If you believe the current rumours beginning to run wild within the NHL Hockey circles, the Phoenix Coyotes are a team on deaths door. Apparently, it's so bad financially in the desert that the team could be folded and the players subjected to a dispersal draft at season's end. Small whispers are starting to circulate throughout Winnipeg that the team could move here, call the MTS Centre home, and compete on the same scale as the Edmonton Oilers. I for one believe that the NHL in Winnipeg would be amazing and something I support, but the realist in me suggests we'd be no healthier than the Nashville Preditors in the economics of it all. In Nashville a huge pool of corporate sponsors invest major dollars in the Preds. In Winnipeg, I believe the NHL would be lucky to average 13000 fans. Sure there would be a fair share of sellouts, but there would also be those Wednesday nights with merely 11,500 in the building. So hope away, but be realistic on the notion of the Jets flying in Winnipeg again.

Brian Burke would say the Samuellis are the best owners in pro sports. Mike Shanahan said the same thing of Bronco's ownership. Bryan Murray must get down on all fours daily, pucker up and kiss Eugene Melnyk's bare ass. That is the only to explain and justify why a failure like that still has a job. And Craig Hartsburg sure makes John Padduck look like a Jack Adam's trophy winner for NHL Coach of the year.

WOW, speaking of sad state of affairs, what must the Tampa Bay Lightning be thinking? Brian Lawton has done such a lackluster job, and Rick Tocchet must be craving a new situation. Now they entertain the notion of trading Vinny Lecavalier? Hmmm... I'm sure there are more takers than just the Montreal Canadiens interested if the rumours are true.

Toronto Argos seem primed to name an NFL assistant coach with no CFL experience as their new head coach. Does anyone remember WAY back when, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tried the same with Darryl Rogers? The results weren't that great.

I for one am sad to see Brendan Taman leave the Blue Bombers. It makes me hate the current regime that much more. Taman was a wonderful GM, who brought us Roberts, Brown, Khari and many other greats. He will be missed.

The economy is so bad and having a majorly negative affect all over the world, except the New York Yankees apparently. They spend money like they print it. Makes me wish I could be a Major League pitcher.

I was sad to see female's queen of curling Jennifer Jones lose to the men at last week's skins game.