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The Buzz

July 28th, 2008 Posted in CFL, NHL

The other day I got bitten by a mosquito so have so aptly named this post “The Buzz” as a tribute to those blood suckers who have made my nights very itchy. If you haven’t done so already, I recommend going to see The Dark Knight; what a great movie with fantastic acting by Ledger.

Here’s what’s bothering me this Monday morning (Aside from being awake at 9AM):

  • Jay Bouwmeester has just re-signed with the Florida Panthers to a one-year, $4.8M deal, but don’t think that Bouwmeester is a lock to start the year with the team. Word around the media is that Bouwmeester has rejected multiple long-term contract offers from the Panthers, including a deal worth over $5M a season for three to four years. It’s clear he’s sick of the Panthers rebuilding year after year and would like to get out of Miami. I’m pretty certain management knows he’s not going to be a Panther by the end of next season either, since they acquired Keith Ballard and Nick Boynton for their blueline.
  • I’m very impressed that the Saskatchewan “Roughed-riders” have been able to go an astounding 5-0 despite their numerous injuries. With Marcus Crandell, DJ Flick, John Chick, Weston Dressler, Leron Mitchell all out, things got worse last night when they lost second-string QB Darian Durant and star receiver Andy Fantuz. That is absolutely ridiculous. That is like the BC Lions losing Jarious Jackson, Paris Jackson, Jason Clermont, Javy Glatt and more. The Roughriders’ ability to continue to win with their current lineup shows how deep the team is.
  • You know who I’m not impressed with? Casey Printers. The ex-Lion has yet to throw for a touchdown this season, and despite the limited corps of receivers on the Ti-Cats, Printers should have had at least one by now. He continually hands the ball off to leading rusher Jesse Lumsden and opponents are keying in on that. Printers doesn’t seem to have the running game he had two years ago with the Lions. Now faced with a thumb injury and the possibility of missing the next game, Printers’ stock is sagging.
  • He may not have won the RBC Canadian Open this weekend, but Mike Weir certainly gave the Canadian hopefuls in the crowd something to cheer about. He finished a respectable 5th and was in the hunt from start to finish. His play in the 2nd round back nine in particular was exceptional.

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  1. 2 Responses to “The Buzz”

  2. By Hora on Jul 28, 2008

    I’m sick of hearing about the Dark Knight, and how Heath Ledger was so damn great. There were other actors in that movie, who were equally as good if not even better! Christian Bale gets no recognition for his acting, just cause Heath Ledger died. It’s sad and it sucks, but everyone should stop trying to sell the movie using his death.

  3. By Matt on Jul 28, 2008

    You’re right. But with all due respect to actors like Aaron Eckhart (Who played the role of Harvey Dent beautifully), no one had such a big impact as Ledger. When I went to see the movie I was actually creeped out every time the Joker appeared.

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