Friday Commentary: Don’t Worry Guys
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A coupla three or more thoughts entering the weekend …
#1 – It was quite a wild night of football! 179 days after the Super Bowl, the NFL preseason kicked off with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, OH. Didya watch it? Carolina rookie QB Haynes King scored a rare walkoff touchdown as the Panthers scored a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
Man, the NFL always does it right.
And, ironically, the Toronto Argonauts beat the Calgary Stampeders by the exact same score, 33-30, at BMO Field in the opener to Week 10. It came on a field goal with 11 seconds left by Brady Lidster. When it comes to CFL football, nobody can complain about the excitement level there either.
#2 – The Riders are home to Ottawa tonight in a rematch of the 1966 Grey Cup. Sask is 5-2, the RedBlacks are 0-7. As John Frenzy would say, “Don’t worry folks, this one’s going to be a laugher!”
#3 – The Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs begin tonight and here in Moose Jaw, the history-making Miller Express host the Medicine Hat Mavericks in Game 1 of the Best-of-3. Regina is at Saskatoon in Game 1 of the other series on our side. The Millers won a franchise record 41 games this season but I’m not worried about them resting on their laurels. As rookie coach Michael Gonzalez said at our year-end bbq last night, “We haven’t done a thing yet.”
And #4 – The iconic Kelly Hrudey announced his run at Sportsnet and Hockey Night In Canada has come to an end as the network informed him they’re not renewing his contract. I’ll have much more on this in my weekend newsletter which you can sign up for at RodPedersen.com, presented by SUDS.
If Rogers is gonna torch the classiest guy in the business, there’s not much hope for the rest of us.
That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary.
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When Kelly Hrudey retired. He hadna second period segment to himself. It was Behind the Mask and must watch television. Time passes and what happened to him was a workplace tragedy. He was a great Flames colour analyst. On the flip side he was on the panel. To have Kelly sit there with Ron McLean and that other pig. He conceded and let Bieksa talk and the other one. In that case he mentally disassociated and waited for it to mercilessly come to an end. The LA Kings/San Jose Sharks need to pick him up. Seattle would be a good… Read more »
Kelly Hrudey has been a broadcaster since 1998. Canada looks a lot different now than it did in 1998. Hrudey ticked a lot of boxes, but he’s missing some very important attributes that require one to be on Canadian TV in 2026.
It was either Hrudey, Bieksa or Maclean this year. Kevin or Ron is next.
Nope. Ron McLean and history has shown this. Go read Snakes in Suits by Todd Babiuk. These people exist with the public sector union industrial complex. He is a company man. He toes the line and he gets his paycheck. They want a certain complexion for that gender that gender is going to be in the vein of Justin Trudeau. A beta to the max male feminist. Now he either believes his b.s OR he falls into the narcissist subcategory of Communal Narcissist. Do not think for one second. All those years of Don Cherry crapping on him. He knew… Read more »
Classic trap game situation here.