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Hockey

It all starts again tonight. The NHL opens up it's pre-season schedule with the Edmonton Oilers facing their hated neighbors the Calgary Flames. This game should be interesting just to see how the new rule changes affect the game. The elimination of the red line and smaller goalie equipment should open up the scoring and make the game entertaining. The NHL is also ending all pre-season games with a shoot out no matter what the final score is. Now that I think of it, both Edmonton and Calgary are speedy teams that don't trap, maybe a better gauge of the new rules would be a game between the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers.

Football

Well - I'm off to the Renegades/Blue Bombers game tonight, hopefully we all won't get washed away in the heavy rains that are forecasted. The Renegaes are starting the usual suspects so here's hoping that most of them show up and play. I'll have a review of the game posted tomorrow.
Saying this game is a "must win game" would be using that statement too many times. It seams every game, every year at this time is a "Must Win Game", but if Ottawa loses it will be 4 strait losses and one step closer to once again not making the playoffs. For Winnipeg, who are winless on the road, it is (everyone now) "a must win game", they also have lost 3 strait coming in to this game. If you look back Ottawa has a history of "helping" teams break these sorts of streaks, so with Ottawa being 3.5 point favorites I'd take the points and Winnipeg.