FRIDAY CAT COUNTRY COMMENTARY – 3 THOUGHTS IN :60

(Listen daily for the Rod Pedersen Commentary at 9:50 am and 5:20 pm on Cat Country 98 FM)

IT’S FRIDAY – THAT MEANS THREE THOUGHTS IN 60 SECONDS. LET’S GO …

NUMBER 1 – IT’S SEVENTH HEAVEN IN THE NHL TODAY. THERE ARE A PAIR OF GAME 7’S … COLORADO VERSUS DALLAS AT 2 PM FOLLOWED BY VEGAS VERSUS VANCOUVER AT 7 PM.

I’LL BE WATCHING BOTH BUT MY FINGERS WILL BE CROSSED FOR THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS, WHO WERE AT ONE TIME UP 3-1 IN THE SERIES. TO ME THEY’VE PAINTED THEMSELVES INTO A CORNER AND HAVE TO START FRANCHISE FACE MARC-ANDRE FLEURY IN THIS WINNER-TAKE-ALL SHOWDOWN.

NUMBER 2 – AMERICAN COMMENTATOR STEPHEN A. SMITH IS EXPLAINING HIMSELF AFTER CALLING OUT THURSDAY’S HIRING OF STEVE NASH BY THE BROOKLYN NETS AS “WHITE PRIVILEGE”.

STEPHEN A. – WHOM I’M A HUGE FAN OF – FEELS THERE ARE MANY MORE-QUALIFIED BLACK CANDIDATES OUT THERE THAN THE CANADIAN NBA GREAT. FRANKLY, I DON’T HAVE AN OPINION BUT I THINK THE NETS WOULDN’T HIRE ANYONE WHO THEY DIDN’T FEEL WAS THE BEST CHOICE TO GET THEM TO WIN.

AND NUMBER 3 – I GOTTA REPEAT THAT WE’RE IN WEIRD TIMES. NORMALLY WE’D BE GETTING READY FOR THE LABOUR DAY CLASSIC AND BOMBER FANS WOULD BE POURING INTO REGINA AS WELL AS RIDER FANS FROM ALL ACROSS THE RIDER NATION. 5 PM SUNDAY AT MOSAIC STADIUM WOULD’VE BEEN THE KICKOFF.

INSTEAD WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE NHL AND THE NBA.

WHAT’S MORE CONCERNING IS I DON’T SEE TOO MANY FOLKS STANDING UP AND FIGHTING FOR THE CFL. THEY THINK IT’LL ALL BE FINE.

I THINK THERE’S A VERY GOOD CHANCE YOUR FAVOURITE FOOTBALL LEAGUE COULD AND WILL END UP LIKE BLOCKBUSTER, KODAK, AND NOKIA.

THEY DIDN’T GET WITH THE TIMES, AND ARE NOW A MEMORY.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY ON CAT COUNTRY 98.