TUESDAY COMMENTARY – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE U-G-L-Y

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

FIRST, THE GOOD: I HAD TO DIG A LITTLE TO FIND IT BECAUSE I COULD THINK OF FAR MORE UGLY THINGS BUT STICK TAPS FOR SAN JOSE FORWARD TIMO MEIER WHO SET A FRANCHISE RECORD BY SCORING FIVE GOALS MONDAY NIGHT IN A 6-2 WIN OVER L-A IN THE SHARK TANK. MEIER, A FIRST TIME DIVISION ALL STAR, HAD A HATTRICK BEFORE THE FIRST PERIOD WAS OUT.

NEXT, THE GREAT: I GOTTA SAY I JUST CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT TONIGHT’S NHL CLASH IN THE SADDLEDOME BETWEEN THE HOMETOWN FLAMES AND THE #1-RANKED FLORIDA PANTHERS.

THE CATS HAVE BEEN MAULING TEAMS AT HOME, INCLUDING CALGARY, BUT IT’LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE hOW THEY FAIR ON THIS TRIP THROUGH THE NHL’S BERMUDA TRIANGLE WHICH BEGINS WITH A MATCH AGAINST THE BRUISING, DARRYL SUTTER-LED FLAMES.

AS AN ASIDE, THE PANTHERS HAVE HAD A BALL VISITING THE ROCKIES, DOING SNOW ANGELS IN THE FOOTHILLS, AND SLED RACING. WHAT A LIFE.

AND LASTLY, THE UGLY: THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPTIONS. IT SEEMS THE PATS WERE SELLERS ON MONDAY’S TRADE DEADLINE – DEALING OLDER PLAYERS FOR YOUNGER PLAYERS AND DRAFT PICKS – WHICH IS A SIGNAL A WHITE FLAG’S BEEN WAVED ON THE SEASON. UNLESS I’VE READ IT WRONG, THAT’S ALWAYS DISAPPOINTING.

ALSO STAR ARIZONA QUARTERBACK KYLER MURRAY PUT UP A PRETTY UGLY PERFORMANCE IN HIS FIRST-EVER PLAYOFF GAME, AS THE CARDS GOT SHELLACKED 34-11 BY THE L-A RAMS. KYLER LOOKED LIKE A ROOKIE MOST OF THE NIGHT ON MONDAY.

AND THE IMPLOSION OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS ON SUNDAY IS ABOUT AS UGLY AS IT GETS. OWNER JERRY JONES SAID HE WAS “SICK AND SHOCKED” AFTER THE GAME WITH HIS TEAM’S PERFORMANCE.

YOU’D THINK HE’D BE GETTING USED TO IT.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

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