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With the provincial playdowns coming up i thought id open this thread to discuss them. mens and womens. quebec is going to be completed first . womens is done and the mens final runs later today.

somewhat of a surprise result in quebec with eve belisle defeating larouche in the final. eve belisle makes her return to curling just a year after larouche and, as larouche did in her comeback year qins quebec. but is it really that much an upset? belisle and larouche have always had a tight rivalry, one really isnt a favorite over the other.

belisle has 2 appearances at the scotties, her best was her first appearance when she finished 4th.

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I too thought M-F Larouche was a near 80% lock to take La Belle Province - c'est la vie!
After a slow start, Jean-Michel Menard closed hard and went crazy down the stretch to rep Quebec, again!
Menard, when on his game is fully capable of tormenting any team in almost any Brier field.

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We've got a volunteer up in Northern Ontario providing some NOCA Scotties coverage. Live now: Team Fleury vs Team Mikkelson

https://games.curlinggeek.com/broadcast/1593

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Playdowns going on in British columbia right now for the women. somehow that totally escaped me.

Marla mallet finished 1st at 6-1. plays lyndsay hudyma in the page 1 v.s 2 game. sarah wark and diane gushulak in the 3 v.s 4 game.

defending champion karla thompson suprrisingly finished 2-5 and kesa van osch lost in the tiebreak to gushulak

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Mallet into the final in British Columbia

Mccarville defends her title in northern Ontario. Was a great game

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Mallet into the final in British Columbia

Mccarville defends her title in northern Ontario. Was a great game

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Where does a guy get to watch these games, other than live??

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Marla is gonna be tough to beat in BC. Just an overall lack of quality in BC women's curling. Marla will do OK at STOH (if she wins) but I don't see her able to confront top monsters (other than when the monster is out of sorts or leaking oil badly)

Meanwhile, I truly believe Krista McCarville might be poised to win a hearts championship. She's awesome and now she's really experienced. Might be the best skip-3rd combo in women's game - THE K2K girls - Krista & Kendra. Rachel & Emma might have more grooved slides and more wins but I really think McCarville is poised to sting any of the top monsters (if the monsters make it in)

Krista is also every bit the equal of Jennifer Jones - in fact Krista is now the superior skip - as she's superior in plotting defensive strategy. Jones has a ton of trouble these days defending. Lilly is now the next great 3rd in Canadian women's curling. That's an easy one!

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I was just looking at Mallet's line-up. She has a very experienced curlers who have played under skips such as Bernard, Lawe, Thurston, Scott, Jenion - Manitoba AB and BC roots. So they have lots of national and world curling tour experience. I think Mallet might be the weak link. She has been knocking on the door for almost a decade - but maybe this team will put her into contention. I suspect they are all (other than Mallet) nerve-free. One more win and they are off to the cdaScotties.

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I was just looking at Mallet's line-up. She has a very experienced curlers who have played under skips such as Bernard, Lawe, Thurston, Scott, Jenion - Manitoba AB and BC roots. So they have lots of national and world curling tour experience. I think Mallet might be the weak link. She has been knocking on the door for almost a decade - but maybe this team will put her into contention. I suspect they are all (other than Mallet) nerve-free. One more win and they are off to the cdaScotties.

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Well..Marla did finish as runner up at her last Scotties in 2009 so I'm not sure what you mean or how she is a weak link

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQHw8KPp-Dg

Scotties BC Women's Curling Championship Semi Finals - Gushulak v Hudyma, Jan 22, 2017

..winner takes on Marla Mallet later today.

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Prince edward island news

Robyn Macphee gets out of the province . they'll get their share of wins at the scotties, i think

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-h...ad-94eb2c059e0c

***LIVE***

Scotties BC Women's Curling Championship Finals - Gushulak vs Mallett, Jan 22, 2017

..predictable 1st end, blank by Mallet, on to end #2..

..interesting, the opposing skip, Gushulak, was Mallett's previous 3rd back in the day.

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marla i think had that shot for 2 made in the 3rd but aleksik called the sweepers on and i think that bit of sweeping stopped it from curling enough. it was close

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see both marla and diane subscribe to the idea of having hammer in even ends being better

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in the ontario scotties challenge round middaugh squeaks in with a steal of 2 over hastings in the final end.

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I would say, BC Final has been conservative play.
Middaugh buys her trip to ONscotties. She has been strong the past few weeks. May be peaking for this.

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I would say, BC Final has been conservative play.
Middaugh buys her trip to ONscotties. She has been strong the past few weeks. May be peaking for this.

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Yes, Marla has a fairly strong team but she pushed thru in BC cuz their program isn't all that strong. Shannon Aleksic was a nice hire for 3rd, very experienced & poised but really not in same league as the monsters (Miskew, Lawes, Olson-Johns, Lilly)

Gushulak fought hard but couldn't pull it off. Shaw's coverage in Winnipeg gave up the ghost on skip's stones in the final end. YAY SHAW!

If ice & weight conditions are a bit out of whack at STOH I suspect Marla will have tons of trouble . . . . but yeah, 5-6 or 6-5 seems doable.

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i really dont know what to expect in ontario. i see 1 of 3 things happening:

1. rachel reasserts her dominance in the province. plays lights out and wins, going undefeated along the way

2. rachel continues the play she has had this season. she kind of staggers over the finish line in winning but is far from convincing. has a couple losses to 2 of middaugh, flaxey and harrison along the way

3. rachel continues the form she's had this season and fails to win ontario. she either loses a close one in the final or is stunned by not even reaching the final

rachel now has to worry about not one team like last year but 3 teams that can stand up to and topple her. flaxey and harrison will be full of confidence with wins over her this season and middaugh always gives rachel fits. middaugh is one of the very few teams out there right now with a positive H2H record against rachel.

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Prince edward island news

Robyn Macphee gets out of the province . they'll get their share of wins at the scotties, i think

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Well a few of your favourites are back or in contention: Marla Mallet who you loved when she was last at the Scotties. But should she come up against an opponent who likes to mix it up, she could be in trouble as she does play rather defensively.

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If I remember correctly, her style of play was strongly criticized at the 2009 Scotties. I think Jennifer Jones, for example, took some serious shots at it during that tournament. Took her all the way to the final though.

Has it changed since then, or does she still hit everything?

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She still plays rather conservatively, I wouldn't say she hits everything.

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