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well ..i have had a time getting back on here. had trouble with getting my password to work. every time i logged in it said there was a security breach and i couldnt get on. then my password wouldnt work so i had to reset it..twice

so far i have enjoyed the games i have seen. pretty happy they got steph ledrew on board, think thats a great addition to the team. my only complaint would be that brian always seems to be the one working the game i can watch.

standings dont surprise me so far, the only result i would say i didnt see coming was BC upsetting Quebec.

Jen being 1-2 is something i thought could happen when i saw her draw. that 10th end though..i feel bad for then because that was about the worst possible 10th end her team could play in front of her, didnt leave her many options and at least not any good ones. the biggest mistake? kaitlyn lawes having a brain fart and sending down a northern ontario stone..wow

krista made a great draw to win though, well done

predictions for games today:

saskatchewan def. new brunswick - new brunswick should be 2-1 right now . they havent looked bad and this could be tight but i think saskatchewan will pull through

nova scotia def. british columbia - havent been impressed by BC from what i have seen .nova scotia has played well but had major brain farts against northern ontario late.if they can avoid those they should win here

quebec def. newfoundland - quebec ..they had a loss they never should have last night against BC after 2 great wins over ontario and saskatchewan. that does damage their playoff hopes a bit. they need to rebound with a win here to get back on track and i think they should.

northern ontario def. alberta - could go either way but, riding high off the win from last night i think northern ontario takes this

night draw

alberta def. prince edward island - this could be a quick one .if im right and northern ontario beats them i dont see them dropping 2 in a row

canada def. newfoundland - jen will get back on track and cruise to a win here

manitoba def. saskatchewan- manitoba, aside from that nova scotia game has looked the better team and should win here

ontario def. nova scotia - ontario really should be 0-3,which is a bit surprising but i think they'll win here.

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Krista made a routine shot to the button which JJ should have made and limit ON to a tie point. JJ would have hammer in extra end.

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OK, last 3 ends - Krista Mac was pretty much spot on.

From a technical or performance point of view I can't fault Kaitlyn.

She also seems to have accepted her role as "Team Mirror" for Jones when Jones goes into "Stinkin' Thinkin'" mode.

While she hasn't totally disengaged herself from Jones occasional poor strategy and frustrating line shouts she appears content to just throw her stones and brush like the dickens when required.

She knows Jennifer is judge, jury and executor of all major strategy decision so Kaitlyn no longer gets too worked up about things - letting Jones hang herself on poor strategy!

Moving the paradigm a bit further if Lawes put up a fight on the tee for better strategy I think that would destroy team chemistry. The team (including Wendy) know Jones is 'The Shot Caller' and are more passive than ever when bad decisions are made.

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My only comment on the Jones fiasco is on the play of McEwen, Officer and Lawes in the 10th end. McEwen's draw at the top of the house was useless and helped Northern Ontario far more than her own team. Officer's two shots were something out of a horror movie. She wasn't even close. And then Lawes threw the wrong-colored wrong...something that McEwen, Officer and Lawes all missed.

Jones - who at times I commend and at times I criticize - for all intents and purposes made both her shots. You can debate her last shot until the cows come home, but she called it because of the unbelievable position her rink put her in. And I think overall Jones shot 85% to 90%. Unless the rest of her rink start to concentrate when it matters most, Team Canada has no chance. I don't care who the skip is, the play and concentration level by that front 3 was embarrassing when it mattered most. All 3 of them not realizing the wrong coloured rock was sitting in front of Lawes...you have to be kidding.

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i never thought i would say this but brian makes me miss vic. i dont know why mudryk insists on repeating the same things a million times. he must have told us about the pei/new brunswick rivalry in that law firm 4-5 times in the span of 2 days. it wasnt that interesting

he's mentioned that shot jen made to win the scotties in 2005 multiple times already and will undoubtedly mention it many more times

he makes me want to mute the tv but then if i mute i miss the conversations of the curlers themselves.

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Gauthier was the one who started the talk of 6 and would not stop repeating it. Mudryk was the one just going along and to my ear it was obvious that he simply didn't know better.

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And regarding Russ Howard he is in a difficult spot commentating on Saskatchwan games and like I would expect he is not quite as critical as he would be if the Saskatchewan vice had a different last name than his

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I enjoy curling and a significant part of the game is the ongoing commentary that keeps the game alive and entertaining. I marvel at how well all the commentators do given how extremely difficult it must be. They have two teams, eight players and about 10 different curling shots ( rock configuration changes) made over and over, and they talk non stop. We would all repeat ourselves when the subject is so limited and we had to talk about it over a period of 2 to 3 hours.

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My only comment on the Jones fiasco is on the play of McEwen, Officer and Lawes in the 10th end. McEwen's draw at the top of the house was useless and helped Northern Ontario far more than her own team. Officer's two shots were something out of a horror movie. She wasn't even close. And then Lawes threw the wrong-colored wrong...something that McEwen, Officer and Lawes all missed.

Jones - who at times I commend and at times I criticize - for all intents and purposes made both her shots. You can debate her last shot until the cows come home, but she called it because of the unbelievable position her rink put her in. And I think overall Jones shot 85% to 90%. Unless the rest of her rink start to concentrate when it matters most, Team Canada has no chance. I don't care who the skip is, the play and concentration level by that front 3 was embarrassing when it mattered most. All 3 of them not realizing the wrong coloured rock was sitting in front of Lawes...you have to be kidding.

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I can't believe how much people think throwing the wrong color is such a big deal!! Who hasn't done it?? It may not even be Lawes' fault, maybe the front end placed the rock at the hacks for her. If there is a rock in place for me to throw, all I'm thinking about is the shot I'm playing. I'm gonna get in the hack, flip the rock over, clean it then concentrate on the broom and throw. I really don't understand what the big deal is??? If it happens 2 or 3 times during the game, I would wonder what she was smoking, but once, big deal.

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i love all these comments bashing Brian Mudryk and i couldnt agree more. The guy is clueless and extremely repetitive. put StephLD up in the booth as the colour and let Brian do the updates.... its painful to listen to

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Who really cares? Put your TV on mute and watch curling if you don't like them. I am happy that TSN has provided coverage all these years and now adding an extra game. Don Cherry could be announcing for all I care...just happy to enjoy the games.

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I have been entirely underwhelmed by the quality of the games so far. Teams are missing simple shots. The Bad Teams are very bad and the good teams are mediocre (for the most part).

That NONT comeback against Nova Scotia was facilitated entirely by Nova Scotia not making one shot in the the 10th end (except maybe one lead stone) and pretty much missing everything in the extra end.

Teams are scoring for the most part because their opponents are playing terrible. In yesterday's CAN/NONT game Jill Officer completely misses two shots and CAN still took two points that end. Sorry but I'm actually embarrassed watching this.

Simple draws are going through the house, people are hogging rocks, and I've seen some misses so bad on hits that three people on one side of the rock with hair brooms couldn't have saved it with all the directional sweeping possible.

Am I being too harsh and just in a bad mood or do others see this garbage as well?

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I have been entirely underwhelmed by the quality of the games so far. Teams are missing simple shots. The Bad Teams are very bad and the good teams are mediocre (for the most part).

That NONT comeback against Nova Scotia was facilitated entirely by Nova Scotia not making one shot in the the 10th end (except maybe one lead stone) and pretty much missing everything in the extra end.

Teams are scoring for the most part because their opponents are playing terrible. In yesterday's CAN/NONT game Jill Officer completely misses two shots and CAN still took two points that end. Sorry but I'm actually embarrassed watching this.

Simple draws are going through the house, people are hogging rocks, and I've seen some misses so bad on hits that three people on one side of the rock with hair brooms couldn't have saved it with all the directional sweeping possible.

Am I being too harsh and just in a bad mood or do others see this garbage as well?

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No I am seeing the same thing. Not sure if it is the ice, the 'flu', nerves...very odd. The curlers will never criticize the ice no matter how bad. The days of Eddie Werenich are long gone. I overheard Jolene during her game against QC telling Ashley that the rocks were not acting as they should.

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I can't believe how much people think throwing the wrong color is such a big deal!! Who hasn't done it?? It may not even be Lawes' fault, maybe the front end placed the rock at the hacks for her. If there is a rock in place for me to throw, all I'm thinking about is the shot I'm playing. I'm gonna get in the hack, flip the rock over, clean it then concentrate on the broom and throw. I really don't understand what the big deal is??? If it happens 2 or 3 times during the game, I would wonder what she was smoking, but once, big deal.

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I think Mudryk and Cathy G are doing fine. I usually switch back and forth between the games anyway, and I usually do my own commentary with whoever is in the room with me anyway.

Last year when Vic was ill, Al Cameron did an excellent job filling in, too.

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I enjoy curling and a significant part of the game is the ongoing commentary that keeps the game alive and entertaining. I marvel at how well all the commentators do given how extremely difficult it must be. They have two teams, eight players and about 10 different curling shots ( rock configuration changes) made over and over, and they talk non stop. We would all repeat ourselves when the subject is so limited and we had to talk about it over a period of 2 to 3 hours.

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Well so far Chelsea Carey is defying expectations and machining off opponents like there's no tomorrow. She already throttled Jones and if she somehow subdue the other unbeaten team today (McCarville) she'll probably sail to a an easy 9-2, possible 10-1 record - if Team AB can somehow keep up that high level of play they'll finish on top - I suspect someone like Larouche or Hanna will trip them off when Chelsea puts in a off-game.

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And add another to the ever growing list.

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I hope to god, that Carey does not win the STOH.

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Decade.....


Really? Why? I become an admirer after attending the STOH in Montreal where she impressed me with her game calling and her shot making.

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McCarville has ignored every one of Lillys suggestions.. And someone in this thread said Lilly was a up and coming rising star.. Really? She is dead last in 3rd stones shooting percentages.

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It is the 9th end...you are up 4.....hit the open one for god sake.

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Really messy for being up four.

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