Wednesday Commentary: Start Your Engines
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It’s Random Thoughts Wednesday! Let’s have a look:
#1 – Buckle up. The NHL returns from the Olympic break tonight with an eight game slate and the two biggest ones are clear: the Leafs at Tampa Bay in an Atlantic Division showdown while in L.A., Artemi Panarin makes his Kings debut against Vegas. It’s gonna be a race to the finish line.
Start your engines.
#2 – Hopefully calmer heads prevail and the suits take a deep breath in the aftermath of the Olympics. Some are suggesting that with all the hubbub and vitriol caused by the USA winning gold in mens hockey (and women’s) – and the massive fallout since – the NHL should consider not sending its players to the next Winter Olympics.
I’m sorry, what?
It’s not the NHL’s fault that people are idiots. They wouldn’t have sent their players if they didn’t think this was a boon for the sport and I’d suggest the TV ratings prove they were right.
Don’t let the Negative Nelsons win. (John Lynch term)
#3 – God bless market research. We had a poll on the RP Show asking if viewers were *into* this week’s NFL Combine and 89% of respondents said no, they aren’t. Good! Because I’m not either so now there’s no need to follow it.
#4 – Football fans in Vegas are panicking cuz projected #1 overall pick Fernando Mendosa has informed the NFL that he won’t be participating in on-field drills in Indianapolis. Our Nevada TV partner Silver State Sports & Entertainment posed the question of “is this a red flag for drafting the Indiana star?”. The Raiders own the #1 overall pick this spring.
Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders passed on it last year but their rookie seasons turned out fine.
What I’m most interested to watch is how the NFL handles one of their marquee off-season events becoming passe.
That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary.
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