Wednesday Commentary: Last Laugh
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It’s Random Thoughts Wednesday! Let’s have a look:
#1 – Fitting it was in Winnipeg. That’s where Cactus Jack made the line famous, “And it all turned out nice again.” The Jets and their fans got the last laugh on Connor Hellebuyck and the Devils, beating them 4-2 Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. But as we all know, for whatever reasons, Hellebuyck didn’t play. He did tell the media before the game that he wanted out of Winnipeg because of the treatment his family received after the Olympics and his White House visit with Team USA.
That still doesn’t explain why he didn’t play Tuesday. Oh well, thank God it’s finally over.
#2 – The teams have officially arrived in Calgary for the 113th Grey Cup. Edmonton faces Montreal on Sunday for the CFL championship at 6 pm ET and the Alouettes are favoured by 3.5-points. My boots on the ground tell me there isn’t much Grey Cup vibe in Cowtown at the moment but I advised that it was only Tuesday. I’m sure it’ll get wild by Friday at the latest. We’ve got all week to preview the game here and on the RP Show. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Grey Cups past: pace yourself.
#3 – Colour me shocked that the Las Vegas Raiders traded Kirk Cousins to Minnesota ahead of Tuesday’s NFL Trade Deadline. They got a 3rd round pick back, which doesn’t seem like much, but the football people tell me it was a great move to clear cap space and Cousins did all he could do in Vegas. Now, for the fans who were screaming for Fernando Mendoza from Week 1, you got him. The Raiders host the Super Bowl champion Seahawks in Week 10.
And #4 – As soon as the book closes on the CFL season, I’ll be turning my attention to College Football (and some Dub hockey). Last night’s second College Football Playoff ranking saw Miami tumble all the way from #1 down to #7 following their first loss of the season, Saturday at Notre Dame.
I’d love to have been following it all season but believe me, that’s a full-time job.
That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary.
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