TUESDAY COMMENTARY – THE GOOD, THE GREAT & THE UGLY

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IT’S TUESDAY AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS; ANOTHER EDITION OF THE GOOD, THE GREAT & THE UGLY!

THIS WEEK WAS EASY.

FIRST, THE GOOD: IT WAS A FANTASTIC NFL SHOWDOWN ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – THE DALLAS COWBOYS AT THE NEW YORK GIANTS IN AN NFC EAST SHOWDOWN.

THE GIANTS WERE FAVOURED BY A POINT GOING IN BUT ON THIS NIGHT, THEY WERE NO MATCH FOR “THE STAR”.

DALLAS SACKED GIANTS QUARTERBACK DANIEL JONES FIVE TIMES, PRESSURED HIM ON 52% OF HIS THROWS, AND WON 23-16. RECEIVER CEEDEE LAMB HAD 87 YARDS BUT IT SEEMED LIKE AT LEAST TWICE THAT MUCH.

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS?

NEXT, THE GREAT: WE CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY “HOCKEY IS BACK”.

PICK YOUR ARENA. IN MONTREAL MONDAY NIGHT, THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS SCORED A 2-1 WIN OVER THE CANADIENS AND THE BIGGEST ROAR FROM THE BELL CENTRE CROWD CAME FOR #1 PICK JURAJ SLAFKOVSKY, WHO WAS PLAYING ON A LINE WITH FORMER BLADE KIRBY DACH.

IN SEATTLE, ROOKIE MATTY BENIERS SCORED THE WINNER IN A 3-0 KRAKEN PRESEASON WIN OVER EDMONTON. THE OILERS HAD A COUPLE OF NEWBIES IN GOAL, SO THE SCORE DIDN’T MATTER.

AND THE LEGENDS ARENA IN WARMAN IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEK FOR THE ANNUAL SJHL SHOWCASE. TUESDAY IS DAY 3 AND THERE’S CLOSE TO 12 HOURS OF SJHL HOCKEY SCHEDULED BEGINNING AT 10:30 AM.

AND FINALLY, THE UGLY: CAN’T IMAGINE THE RIDERS REACTION WHEN THEY LEARNED QUARTERBACK JAKE DOLEGALA WAS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING IN REGINA ON THE BYE WEEK.

MY GUESS IS THEY THOUGHT, “OH NO. WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG?”

I SEE THE DEBATE RAGING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN RIDER FANS TORCHING DOLEGALA, AND THOSE WHOM ARE DEFENDING HIM.

I REALLY HAVE NO OPINION. I NEVER GOT PICKED UP FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING, BUT SHOULD HAVE. THANK GOD THAT’S NOT A FEAR ANYMORE.

BUT NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND ON THIS LATEST ISSUE IN RIDERVILLE, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON ONE THING:

THIS SEASON HAS BEEN A DISASTER.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

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