E-A-Ski
After the fun that was last weekend, Lesley invited us out to her "lake" on Saturday for some waterskiing. Ragan, Cam and I made the trip. I hadn't really tried waterskiing in about 15 years, but it still worked out ok, as I was able to get up and not fall. The lake is actually a rather large pond on a farmer's field outside Sherwood Park. It was quite green (particularly around the edges) but also fairly warm. We had a round of skiing, with a break for snacks. During the break, we threw the football around and played Horse, though, at Lesley's suggestion to prolong the game (and pay tribute to a certain movie) the game was changed to "Smelly Pirate Hooker". We didn't wind up finishing, though I got up to R (one would think I was Trevor Gaylor). At any rate, after the break we went back out for some tubing, which as can be expected led to much amusement. Highlights included Alex's perseverence in continuing to hang onto the tube even after it had flipped over. After tubing, we had a BBQ. Not every day you get a chance to eat a burger whilst waving at cows (I didn't actually do that, as the cows weren't around while we were eating). I had 3 burgers, which were quite good. On the whole it was a fun day. Lesley's parents and brother were also very nice. I am still a little sore from the waterskiing, but that's to be expected.
On the sporting front. I, like my favourite team, had a bit of a rough week last week. While I shan't dwell on what went wrong in this particular post, suffice to say that I'm hopeful that they'll come back better after the bye week.
Saskatchewan and Ottawa
Nealon has seen this movie before. While I can't necessarily blame Danny Barrett for pulling him the past couple of games (he was looking pretty bad against Montreal) I don't think that will do much for his confidence. I also don't think that Marcus Crandell is the answer. At the end of the day, when you have that many injuries on your team it's going to have an impact. Regardless, I don't see Saskatchewan winning this week. Ottawa is on a real roll, with their defence keeping them in games until their offence starts firing. I don't think it will be a blowout or anything, but I still see Ottawa taking this.
Montreal and Toronto
I haven't heard anything as to whether Damon Allen is fully recovered from his injury against Winnipeg. I have however heard that Ben Cahoon will not be suiting up for the Als. At any rate, while Montreal bounced back against Saskatchewan, Toronto really seems to be on another level right now. While this may change if Damon doesn't play, I'm still going with Toronto for the win, pretty much ensuring that the Eastern Final will be in Skydome.
B.C. and Calgary
It should be interesting who starts for the Lions. While it shouldn't really matter, Calgary's defence did give Casey Printers a lot of trouble last year. As well, B.C. is probably due for a let down after a big win last week. That being said, I'm going to play it safe and go with a B.C. win.
Hamilton and Winnipeg
Alright, this is the week Hamilton. The Ti-Cats have come close on several occasions, but I'm thinking this is the week they finally do it. Winnipeg have looked very good and very bad at times, however I think that the Ti-Cats know that this is their best shot at breaking into the win column, and will step it up accordingly. Hamilton should take this one.
On the sporting front. I, like my favourite team, had a bit of a rough week last week. While I shan't dwell on what went wrong in this particular post, suffice to say that I'm hopeful that they'll come back better after the bye week.
Saskatchewan and Ottawa
Nealon has seen this movie before. While I can't necessarily blame Danny Barrett for pulling him the past couple of games (he was looking pretty bad against Montreal) I don't think that will do much for his confidence. I also don't think that Marcus Crandell is the answer. At the end of the day, when you have that many injuries on your team it's going to have an impact. Regardless, I don't see Saskatchewan winning this week. Ottawa is on a real roll, with their defence keeping them in games until their offence starts firing. I don't think it will be a blowout or anything, but I still see Ottawa taking this.
Montreal and Toronto
I haven't heard anything as to whether Damon Allen is fully recovered from his injury against Winnipeg. I have however heard that Ben Cahoon will not be suiting up for the Als. At any rate, while Montreal bounced back against Saskatchewan, Toronto really seems to be on another level right now. While this may change if Damon doesn't play, I'm still going with Toronto for the win, pretty much ensuring that the Eastern Final will be in Skydome.
B.C. and Calgary
It should be interesting who starts for the Lions. While it shouldn't really matter, Calgary's defence did give Casey Printers a lot of trouble last year. As well, B.C. is probably due for a let down after a big win last week. That being said, I'm going to play it safe and go with a B.C. win.
Hamilton and Winnipeg
Alright, this is the week Hamilton. The Ti-Cats have come close on several occasions, but I'm thinking this is the week they finally do it. Winnipeg have looked very good and very bad at times, however I think that the Ti-Cats know that this is their best shot at breaking into the win column, and will step it up accordingly. Hamilton should take this one.
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