MONDAY COMMENTARY: DEATH, TAXES, AND …
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What a weekend! And like Fedex, the boys delivered.
Where should we start? Cody Fajardo or Connor Bedard?
Well most recently, in a game I’d been looking forward to for months, Connor Bedard scored twice as his Chicago Blackhawks lost 4-3 here to the Florida Panthers on Sunday.
The fans and hockey folk in South Florida were raving about two things after the game: 1) Connor’s two highlight reel goals, and 2) His stunningly unaware defensive play.
No matter! Connor ended up +1 on the day. Gretzky never played defence his whole career.
If you tally up Bedard’s 4-point night at Tampa on Thursday, he’s leaving the Sunshine State with six points in two games and overall has 13 points in 13 games in his rookie season with Chicago.
Death, taxes, and Connor Bedard not disappointing.
Those are three things you can count on.
And then in the CFL playoffs, Cody Fajardo and the Montreal Alouettes are off to the Grey Cup after upsetting the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the East Final Saturday at BMO Field.
The “Ya But..” crowd has been out in full force ever since, saying “Ya but Cody had nothing to do with the win. The Argos imploded and Montreal won on defence and special teams.”
Fajardo can’t hear those people. He was too busy packing on Sunday and travelling to Hamilton for the CFL championship game where the Alouettes are appearing for the first time since 2013.
I love the hype. Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow wore an Als jersey to his NFL game on Sunday, as a tribute to his dad who played for Montreal in the 70’s. This is fun stuff! And it’s nice to see new teams in the Grey Cup.
Mind you the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are making their fourth straight trip to the big dance and I still don’t think national fatigue has set in there yet. It certainly hasn’t in Manitoba.
But I’m guessing for this week, the Montreal Alouettes will be Canada’s Team.
That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary
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Fajardo better be practicing his dance moves.
Jefferson and the boys are going to be licking their chops. It will be a reminder of what happened to him here.
I predict a blow out.
Are you familiar with what happened to the mighty Eskimos in 1989? They were predicting a blow out then too!
Ha … good point 😂😂
Still think it’s going to be ugly.
Here is hoping for Cody Fajardo.
Also Nick Marshall got cut over an alleged gun charge all the way down in Georgia.
With no benefit of the doubt, due process, or even context I want to let free agents, potential free agent signers, and coaching prospects know what thing……bypass this organization or leverage it for a better deal elsewhere.
It’s run by despicable and frankly immoral people.
You don’t want to trust people like this with your livelihood.
#2024emptystands
Needs an off-season job maybe… Best be strapped when you slinging dem rocks in da hood son!