THURSDAY COMMENTARY – #LG

(Listen daily for the Rod Pedersen Commentary on Cat Country 98 & Rock 98.5 FM)

IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF THE GOOD, THE GREAT & THE UGLY AND TODAY WE HAVE A LOT OF CHOICES!

FIRST, THE GOOD: IT’S NOT LIKE WE EXPECTED ANYTHING ELSE, BUT THE CFL AND ITS PLAYERS AGREED ON A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THERE WILL BE FOOTBALL.

WE’LL BE CHECKING IN ON THE DETAILS OF THIS NEW CBA BUT FOR MOST FANS, THAT’S NOT IMPORTANT.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THE RIDERS WILL PLAY WINNIPEG THIS HOLIDAY MONDAY AT MOSAIC STADIUM IN PRESEASON PLAY.

***BREAKING NEWS: MONDAY’S RIDERS/BOMBERS GAME HAS BEEN MOVED TO MAY 31 WITH A 6:30 PM KICKOFF ON TSN.

NEXT, THE GREAT: IT HAS TO BE THE START OF THE CENTENNIAL CUP PRESENTED BY TIM HORTONS IN BEAUTIFUL ESTEVAN, SASK! EVERYDAY FEATURES A TRIPLEHEADER AT AFFINITY PLACE BUT THE HOST BRUINS ARE NOT SCHEDULED TO PLAY ON THURSDAY.

THE GAMES FEATURE, IN ORDER, PICKERING VERSUS RED LAKE (12 PM), SOO AGAINST FLIN FLON (4 PM) AND BROOKS TAKING ON LONGEUIL (7:30 PM). ALL GAMES CAN BE WATCHED ON HOCKEYCANADA.CA.

THE RP SHOW WILL BE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM ESTEVAN ALL NEXT WEEK ON GAME+ TV FROM 10 TILL NOON SASK TIME.

AND LASTLY, THE UGLY: IT’S GAME 1 OF THE BATTLE OF ALBERTA!

I’D MENTIONED ON THE RP SHOW THAT I WAS WAITING FOR THE REAL MIKE SMITH TO SHOW UP. IT HAPPENED WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE OILERS GOALIE GAVE UP TWO GOALS IN THE GAME’S OPENING MINUTE, AND THE FLAMES WENT ON TO A WILD 9-6 WIN.

THOSE WERE THE FASTEST TWO GOALS IN THE HISTORY OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.

IT WAS OVER A MINUTE IN!

TO ME, THAT’S UGLY AND I DON’T KNOW HOW SMITH WILL RECOVER.

OH WELL, IT’S ON TO GAME 2 TONIGHT BETWEEN THE LIGHTNING AND PANTHERS HERE IN FLORIDA.

LIFE’S GOOD.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

(The Rod Pedersen Show airs daily at 12 pm ET on Game+ TV across Canada and the USA. Call your cable provider for details. You can also watch on YouTube Live or listen 24/7 at RodPedersen.com/ListenLive)

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