Potpourri

The news that Glenn Healy will be leaving TSN to take a job with the NHLPA will undoubtedly do greater wonders for TSN's ratings than any theme song acquisition could. Just fabulous news; just as TSN's hockey coverage will enjoy even greater exposure this year the broadcast quality will improve considerably, even if Healy's spot is left entirely vacant. "I'm Chris Cuthbert along with Maggie the Monkey, here in beautiful Raleigh...."

The sale of the Edmonton Oilers to Bruce Wayne is complete. Who knows what this will really mean for the team and city. Maybe nothing. Maybe he's crazy. But maybe not. His promises were spend to the cap, pitch in for a new rink, and build a new training facility at the U of A. Well, the team already spends near the cap, arena development is proceeding slowly, and good for the U of A I guess, since that won't really benefit the average person. Yes yes, raising the city's profile as a world class sports city and all that, but so would a giant Easter Egg, or a giant dinosaur, or a giant whatever in God's name this thing is. Check that link out. I'll wait.

Toronto Blue Jays baseball, as of today: 12th in the AL in RBI's, 13th in homeruns and 12th in runs scored despite being 5th in OBP, 3rd in walks and 6th in stolen bases. So they get runners on, they often advance without sacrificing an out, then...nothing. The team is two games below .500, 9.0 games out of first place (and currently in last), despite having a pitching staff with the 3rd best earned run average, 3rd fewest runs allowed, 3rd fewest homeruns, and the 3rd lowest opponents' batting average. Feel the excitement!

NHL draft on Friday, MSNBC has the Oilers picking some nobody Swede or Swiss or something instead of local AJHL star Joe Colbourne or flashy center Jordan Eberle. Yeah, that's why nobody reads their hockey coverage. TSN promises a ten-hour draft preview on Thursday, where Dreger and McKenzie articulate reasoned analysis of each team's needs, Duthie will mock them and himself, Milbury will predict that Tampa will trade the top pick for Joni Pitkonen, who will then be signed to a 15 year contract, and McGuire will periodically come roaring into frame, inches from the camera, telling all of Canada how important it is to provide puck support and be Dion Phaneuf. Duthie will raise one eyebrow and segue to Darren Dutchyshen with a pithy comment. Dutchy will talk about boxing and Canada changes the channel. Meanwhile, at Sportsnet, Millard will be covered in spit while Kypreos argues for the immediate trade of Stamkos since, in three years, Tampa won't be able to afford both him AND another player, while Watters bellows his agreement while blaming Richard Peddie for 9/11. Tumbleweeds ripple through the studio.