--Why do NHL media types still question and criticize the National Hockey League for putting on the Winter Classic when it, obviously, makes the league money?
--Are these media critics the same ones that constantly put down the NHL for lack of innovation when it comes to generating revenue?
--Why are Saskatchewan Roughrider fans already criticizing Greg Marshall, when a) he hasn't even been officially named head coach and b) he hasn't even coached a game?
--Do the people criticizing Greg Marshall even know this is a different Greg Marshall from the one that coached Hamilton for 2 1/2 seasons a few years ago?
--Are the Melville Millionaires still going to be 'sellers' between now and January 10th, or will their sweep of the Yorkton Terriers this weekend change the direction?
--Does Canada's national junior team pick bad goalies on purpose just so the World Junior Hockey Championship can be interesting? Surely, our country produces better 18 and 19 year-olds than Olivier Roy. You have to wonder though, as Martin Jones (installed way too late in the tournament last year) is 12-and-2 with a 1.70-GAA in the American Hockey League and it took drastic, drastic measures before he was used in a must-win game. Jake Allen had to, practically, move out of the way of the American shooters last year in the gold medal game before Jones got a chance. Mark Visentin starts today in a must-win game against the underrated Swiss. Tyler Bunz (Medicine Hat) and Calvin Pickard (Seattle) come immediately to my mind. To be fair, Allen is 13-and-3, 1.60, .950 in the AHL this year.
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