It’s my Parting Shot for some Weekend Short Shots…..
By now, after doing these commentaries for about 30 years, that my least favourite N-H-L teams are, in order from most detested, the Montreal Canadiens, the Edmonton Oilers and the Ottawa Senators. I also have three top most disliked N-F-L teams. In order, they are the Dallas Cowboys, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins. My Winnipeg upbringing means the N-H-L Jets and the N-F-L’s Minnesota Vikings are my faves!
So, I particularly liked last night’s 31-10 victory by Buffalo over the ‘Fins. I think Tua Tagovailoa is horribly over-rated, as three interceptions last night proved, and Mike McDaniel is not as good of a coach as some of the N-F-L experts seem to believe!
N-H-L rookie camps are underway now, with pre-season games beginning next week – just as the W-H-L’s regular-season gets going. So, if your favourite Dub team has a first or second – or maybe even a third round draft pick attending a rookie camp, they’re also likely going to stick around for the start of that N-H-L team’s main training camp! And, even play an exhibition game or two – meaning that player won’t be with your favourite W-H-L team for at least the first weekend of the regular season, if not the first two weekends!
This commentary will take three of five days next week to preview the upcoming W-H-L season. At first blush, based on the number of players attending N-H-L rookie camps, you’d have to think the Medicine Hat Tigers are going to face the Prince George Cougars in the championship final next May. I’ll let you in on a spoiler for me, I think the Bengals are a lock in the Eastern Conference, but I wouldn’t rule out some of the U-S Division teams to take out the Cats in the West!
And, one more golf round for me on Sunday, while the weather is still decent! Fore!!
That’s my Parting Shot. I’m Les Lazaruk…and it turned out nice again!