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i actually think its good these upsets. happen. to be it just shows the depth of the womens game. that , if the top teams arent at their best then there are teams there ready and able to take advantage.


the facts that the womens side is more even is what makes it more interesting to watch for me

the teams that won, with the exception of saskatchewan and new brunswick have all been there before and the skips of those 2 provinces were successful juniors who've been around for a long time.

its not a weak field just because those bg names arent there

at the brier were already getting the usual cast there. im crossing my fingers we see some surprise winners. some first timers maybe

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I don't think a 2nd loss affects Rachel that badly - whether she comes in #1 or #2 doesn't matter that much. But a 3rd loss could really prevent her from having a chance to slither into St. Caths.

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True dat - but frankly there's only 3 Ontario teams that could do an adequate job repping the province at STOH.

Homan, Harrison & Flaxey. . . . . and I have some doubts about what Flaxey would do at nationals!

Sherry M has a good team with tons of veteran experience but I see her now as an outsider who needs to rely on a top opponent crashing vs. winning games on her own.

Having to go thru someone like Flaxey or Middaugh shouldn't deter Homan if Harrison hangs onto #1.

If Homan restores her normal level of game she should be able to get by Harrison in Ontario final. If Harrison curls her normally solid game and Homan is off, even slightly off Jacquie Harrison goes to the Scots.

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Well said, Flaxey seems up and down...she lost to a lower ranked team yesterday. While I like Sherri, I am not sure of her chances anymore. I do hope Homan picks it up, when they are on they are brilliant.

At the Scotties, of the current qualified teams...the only team with a chance at Worlds is Englot IMO - she has played overseas and seems to have that mental toughness you need against a lot of these world teams.

Just a thought, with some teams (Jones, Homan) now living in different parts of the country - I wonder if this has affected them in any way? Not getting together as often to practice. Michelle Englot relocated to Winnipeg I believe...which is a smart thing to do. Easier to get together for practice and team meetings.

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True dat - but frankly there's only 3 Ontario teams that could do an adequate job repping the province at STOH.

Homan, Harrison & Flaxey. . . . . and I have some doubts about what Flaxey would do at nationals!

Sherry M has a good team with tons of veteran experience but I see her now as an outsider who needs to rely on a top opponent crashing vs. winning games on her own.

Having to go thru someone like Flaxey or Middaugh shouldn't deter Homan if Harrison hangs onto #1.

If Homan restores her normal level of game she should be able to get by Harrison in Ontario final. If Harrison curls her normally solid game and Homan is off, even slightly off Jacquie Harrison goes to the Scots.

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Flaxey won a grand slam event this year and has qualified for the playoffs in all but one of the other slams this season. She is 3rd on the CTRS this year behind Jones and Homan and currently ranked 7th in the world. Based on the current Scotties field Flaxey should be considered a contender if they make it.

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harrison i think could do okay. given the teams there she might actually be able to do quite well. it all depends on how the nerves of being there for the first time affected her and how she handled that.

i could see her going 5-6 at worst in this field and around 8-3 at best.

the field is really even this year, even more so than last year.

mccarville would be the hot favorite should homan fail to get there. odds makers would likely make carey the 2nd favorite and then you'd have this logjam of teams fighting for the last 2 spots.

if homan gets out of ontario she would be the heavy favorite but it woudlnt change much else. mccarville would be second favorite and carey third. darkhorse pick is definitely alberta and if that team is on then they should be the 4th team to make the playoffs. if they arent then there are teams like belisle out of quebec , mallet out of british columbia and macphee out of prince edward island that could all get in there. and then there's the unknown factors of saskatchewan and new brunswick. you might like galusha's chances of making the playoffs for the first time if she gets out of qualifying too.

so , podium predictions:

without homan:

gold - northern ontario
silver - alberta
bronze - prince edward island (juggling between them, ontario and canada)

with homan:

gold - ontario
silver - northern ontario
bronze - alberta ( again, juggling between them, ontario, canada and prince edward island)

also taking galusha to do pretty good and either lose in tiebreakers or just miss playoffs if she qualifies

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homan in for ontario to complete the field

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homan in for ontario to complete the field

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Casey wins in Saskatchewan in a shockingly one sided final over laycock.

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howard out of ontario. not really sure what to expect. last year was shocking how poorly he did . i wouldnt count on that kind of performance again but we'll see

im glad casey got out of saskatchewan. nothing against laycock at all but , again its just nice to see some different teams winning .

so far the teams we know at the brier/re qualifier:

jamie koe
kevin koe
brad gushue
glenn howard
adam casey
jamie murphy
eddie mackenzie

not sure about who the yukon and nunavut are sending

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Yukon - Craig Kochan
Nunavut - Jim Nix

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Hope you're not purposely excluding Englot from your picks. At worse, she deserves Top 6 Billing!

Right now - factoring in CC Carey falling on her face at the Skins I'd have the pick list as follows:

1. Rowdy Rachel Homan - 51% faves to snatch the hearts
2. Krista "Cyborg" McCarville - 17%
3. Michelle "Cupcake" Englot - 11%
4. Shannon 'The Undertaker' Kleibrink - 10%
5. 'Money' Penny Barker - 3%
6. Marla Mallet - 1%

That leaves room for Chelsea Carey & the balance of the field @ 7%

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Yukon - Craig Kochan
Nunavut - Jim Nix

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Wonder who Glenn will take as alternate to the brief this year.perhaps Adam Spencer or , since they took Joey Hart las t year maybe they will take his other son this year

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It was worth it for Kelsey Roque to skip the Alberta playdowns...she and her team beat two very strong teams (Sweden and Russia) with win gold at the Winter Universiade. Congratulations Ladies!

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manitoba,northern ontario, british columbia, alberta and new brunswick all start today.

what i'll be watching for:

will we get the usual guys out of these provinces or will we get a surprise winner like saskatchewan? i hope for at least 1 or maybe 2 surprise champions.

Alberta is the most wide open. Thomas and Bottcher are the favorites for sure but they arent dominant the way koe or martin were so there is more opportunity for an unexpected champion like lizmore or appelman to get through. one question though: where the hell is brock virtue?

Tyler tardi has had a great year. he's beaten some of the top mens teams in BC already including cotter so what can he do here?

manitoba will probably come down to mcewen v.s carruthers but i wouldnt mind seeing someone else get through. daley peters has had deep runs the last couple of years and dunstone has had a solid year . calvert has been pretty quiet . but those 3 along with lyburn, gunnlaugson are probably the ones to watch outside the big 2

new brunswick is just totally wide open. if your hoping for youth to prevail then support josh barry , who's teamed up with rene comeau

brad jacobs should have his way in northern ontario..similar to the time gushue has in newfoundland. young team to watch in tanner horgan, he could be there in the playoffs. dylan johnston and al hackner are the other 2 teams that could go deep

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I have a feeling it's going to be Carruthers that comes out on top. Honestly can't count out McEwen but Reid has had a really good year. When he first started skipping his own rink I didn't think it would work, but he skips a great game and has a solid team. Would like to see either one as the Manitoba representative as I think they could do well at the Brier.

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Any online coverage for the Manitoba or Alberta games?

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I have a feeling it's going to be Carruthers that comes out on top. Honestly can't count out McEwen but Reid has had a really good year. When he first started skipping his own rink I didn't think it would work, but he skips a great game and has a solid team. Would like to see either one as the Manitoba representative as I think they could do well at the Brier.

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shaw tv will also be covering the mens playdowns in BC both page playoffs , the semis and the final

channel 9 for those in winnipeg

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Hello everyone!! Well, as usually happens around this time of year, I'm back to follow the playdowns that are occurring outside of my home province. And wow, has this been an entertaining thread!! Either last year or the year before, I vowed to never read another of Manitoba Legend's rambling, self-serving, self-contradicting, narcissistic, and usually bonehead posts ever again, and judging by some of your responses to his posts, I'm glad that I've seen that vow through!! And if that offends anyone then I apologize, as I may not be of the "ilk", and "high moral character" of some others on this site!! No, rotating skips is not cheating, and if Kleibrink and Nedohin choose to rotate, then, as has already been stated (but ignored) here, it ain't the first time it's happened!!

My predictions:
Scotties: Homan
Brier: Koe

I predict that these 2 teams will finish either first, last, or somewhere in between. Let's hope for some great curling!!

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All bias's aside, I'm really hoping for Gushue to win the Brier in St John's. It would be a huge story all across Canada, not just NL.

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All bias's aside, I'm really hoping for Gushue to win the Brier in St John's. It would be a huge story all across Canada, not just NL.

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i was pulling for brad last year and, since epping isnt there i will be pulling for him again. i agree it would be a great story . its just seems like its his time , he's waited so long and been so close, especially last year.

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