Ducky

What is bollixed? There were rumors about Bogo's extracurricular activities before he was traded but not sure how true they were. Who is Kaner playing with?

How are Bogo and Kaner doing in the preseason?

If Kane stays healthy, he gets my vote........

Myers got Staf the puck and he made sure he got past center and then tipped it past his defender and skated around him, picked up the puck and netted it....he played a really good, sound, veteran game all night. I love Myers' O smarts but he better pick it up some n the D side although it is early. If I were Pavs, I'd be mad about the last goal, he played well and didn't deserve that last goal scored on him....those used to drive Scotty Bowman nuts.

Stafford played very well last night as did Myers. Joined up on the winning goal. Let the season begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just started reading Thunder and Lightning by John Ferguson....yup, he and Phil Esposito named their book Thunder and Lightning.

Six of us were going to The Who on the 8th of October but they cancelled.

Petan will make the team as a LW. I say he will make the team and start on the 4th line as the LW. I agree about being too small for center in the West. Armia or J C Lipon will be the first call up...if they need grit, Lipon......offense, Armia. Too many players with more talent ahead of him right now and we will be starting 3 rookies and Burmistrov who played in the KHL the last two seasons. I didn't see the game tonight (hunting) but saw the interview after the game with the coach and he sure wasn't too pleased about the first 2 periods. We had 4 guys playing there first game and 2 playing their second and it is exhibitioin so I take these games with a grain of salt...he doesn't. I think the last 2 games of exhibition are kinda important but that's me.

Congrats on the shutout win guys........looks good on the Laffs.

Armia is 22 so this is not the end of the line......yet. I was listening to the game but not watching....drinking beer and deep-frying duck outside....glad I wasn't watching. Raffl (29 years old) Lipon, Copp, Petan, and Ehlers are the rookies still with the club. All played better than Armia and Lemieux. Lemieux needs to work on his skating and I expect Armia or Lipon to be the first call up in case of injury. Ehlers, Copp and Petan will stick with the team.

Like I said earlier, if I lose, I will put Hawerchuk's name on the back of it and wear it with pride........ not gonna happen tho. Lemieux hits everything he can and rang one of the post early....not much else. Armia didn't play. Stafford was playing with Scheifele and Wheeler and I don't know why. He is not fast enough to keep up. The line was average (Wheeler had a tough game).

You're not going to get rid of me that easy. I have a uni bet to collect on!

Good to see him healed up and playing well. He should get a ton of goals for you guys this year. I caught a part of the highlights (rarely watch tv not counting hockey and football) and he scored a goal. What about Bogo? I will come back on tonight or tomorrow and give an unbiased report on how I think Lemieux and Armia play tonight. I hope they play Armia with some skill guys.

Kaner got a goal I see, how was his overall play?

The pup turned 7 this year. You can't tell but he is FULL of burrs. The better half spent over an hour getting them out. This was my hunting partner's spot (Erika in the pic) and it produced despite the warm climes. Had we not waited until legal shooting time, we would have been out of there early. Probably going back to that spot on Saturday morning so he will be full of burrs again.

I don't think Armia and Lemieux will play on the same line on the big team if/when they do. Armia is projected for the 1st/2nd and Lemieux the 3rd/4th. If Kane plays with the right setup man, the sky is the limit.

Kaner has confidence. He'll probably score 30+ if he and his line mates stay healthy but don't forget, at the beginning of last season he said he was set to score 50 goals...

Just watched a video of the first TC scrimmage. Only a scrimmage but Copp centered Lemieux and Armia and was probably the best line out there. Staf played with Scheifele and Wheeler and that line did not impress me at all. Armia is smooth in traffic and a very good passer. Set up Lemieux for a nice goal. How's Kaner and Bogo looking? I haven't heard anything. Who is Kaner playing with?

Two Canada Geese, 2 mallards, 1 BW Teal, 1GW Teal, 1 Shoveler (oops), 1 Canvasback, 8 Redheads....15 retrieves for the dog this morning. 82 F out today for a high.

Just finished Thunder and Lightning by Phil Esposito and Peter Golenbock. and just started Good To Go by Harry Constance and Randall Fuerst.

9 Ruffies between the two of us. Too many leaves on the trees yet.

Didn't get out but got out this afternoon. He was pumped when he saw my hunting buddy pull into the driveway. I was teasing him with my hand on the doorknob and he was sitting there whining. We did some scouting farther up Lake Winnipeg today than we usually go to at a promising looking little area provided you had the right wind. Then we came back 15 miles south and launched the boat again and got into "gadwall alley" with low water and losing water as well. We weren't set up until 530 and came ho me with 1 BW Teal and 1 GW teal and 8 mallards. Dog got them all but one. Unloaded and started pulling the boat out with my buddy still in the boat and 6 BIG Canadas landed with our dekes (20 yards away). Oh well. Great to get out and pull the trigger. Ruffed grouse tomorrow. I love this time of year!

I think it was a smart contract for Chevy. In two years we should easily have they guys to push Staf out so we trade him at the trading deadline. Until then, he gives us a 2nd winger that can go to 1st in a pinch and fills a need for the term of his contract. I am thinking if Wheeler gets hurt, Ehlers or Armia will be plugged into his spot though. If Staf disappears for 10 games, Maurice won't have him playing on the 2nd line (unless it is to showcase him for a trade), he will play down the roster. Great that hockey is almost here. I can absolutely guarantee you that Kaner will be in the top 3 of in shape people in the locker room for you guys. Bogo is no slouch and is a bigger dude than Kane but Kane is pretty strict with his working out. At the end of the 2103-2014 season he missed the last 2 weeks to injury. I heard an interview with him and the guy asked him how many weeks he took off after the season finished for the Jets (no playoffs)..........Kane answered that he had missed the last 2 weeks of the season and he deemed that his time off because he couldn't work out. When the season ended, he started working out. Put him with an elite passer for a center and he should score you a lot of goals.

I am going out for a hunt/scout tomorrow and I don't know who is more excited, me or my dog...

All I'm saying is that it is a lot easier to push your weight around in the OHL than the NHL...