A Cheap Shot

Usually a frozen rope is a term for a hard thrown pass but in Sundays NFL game in Green Bay it was the string to tie up your pants.

The real winner on the frozen seats of Green Bay was the local distributor of Preparation H.

The Packers lost despite a “Packer Prayer” that was being circulated on the internet making out Brett Favre to be a saviour. I guess The Lord decided to smite them because at the good book says “Thou shall have no other God before me”.

When we were kids in the ‘70’s a high ankle sprain was when you got stoned and fell off your platform heels.

The US Congress is praising the NFL for its drug testing program and ability to find 6’ 350 lb. players who can run the 40 in 4 seconds without needing drugs. This is the same Congress that called sub prime mortgages a boon to the economy.

The Buffalo Bills are closer to getting NFL approval to play a regular season game in Toronto. Meanwhile Buffalo Sabres coach hopes his team will play a game the next time they visit Toronto as well.

The Calgary Flames had their annual skills competition with Adrian Aucoin winning the hardest shot contest with an old fashioned wood stick. His shot of 103 MPH was deemed the best even though Dion Phaneuf’s composite broken blade went 104. The stick Adrian used cost $30.00 or about the cost of a couple of double doubles on the way to the rink.

The economy took a hit on Monday with stocks being sold off quicker than a Roger Clemens fastball. This is the biggest drop of stock since Bobby Petrino left the Atlanta Falcons in a lurch.

The first person Cliff Fletcher called when he became the new TO GM was to Doug Riseborough to see if they could pull off another 10 player trade. Now that the Maple Leafs GM problem is resolved they can turn their attention to their next problem, finding someone to replace the new GM.