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Or quit on your team as an NFL head coach, but win multiple championships at Alabama.

I don't care if Burns 5th year option price just went up. It does mean the Panthers should be able to retain Reddick, who is a better all-around player than Burns. Burns will get someone to pay for his one dimension game.

So Charlotte-Mecklenburg County residents, who have not yet finished paying for the latest BOA renovation, are now going to foot the bill for a second stadium, albeit a smaller capacity soccer stadium. The Meck Country residents already have the 3rd highest property taxes in the state and Charlotte is right up there, too.

UNC football- preseason ranked the last few years only to end up 7-5 and playing in the "Nobodygivesashit Bowl."

https://media.nhl.com/public/news/15568 NEW YORK (Dec. 22, 2021) – With the National Hockey League’s regular-season schedule having been materially disrupted as a result of increasing COVID cases and a rising number of postponed games, the National Hockey League announced today that NHL Players will not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. “The National Hockey League respects and admires the desire of NHL Players to represent their countries and participate in a ‘best on best’ tournament. Accordingly, we have waited as long as possible to make this decision while exploring every available option to enable our Players to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “Unfortunately, given the profound disruption to the NHL’s regular-season schedule caused by recent COVID-related events -- 50 games already have been postponed through Dec. 23 -- Olympic participation is no longer feasible. We certainly acknowledge and appreciate the efforts made by the International Olympic Committee, the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Beijing Organizing Committee to host NHL Players but current circumstances have made it impossible for us to proceed despite everyone’s best efforts. We look forward to Olympic participation in 2026. “Our focus and goal have been and must remain to responsibly and safely complete the entirety of the NHL regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs in a timely manner. Therefore, with stringent health protocols once again in place, we will begin utilizing available dates during the Feb. 6-22 window (originally contemplated to accommodate Olympic participation) to reschedule games that have been, or may yet be, postponed.” ------------------------------------------ Gotta be tough, guys will be watching their countrymen play for medals while they're traveling and/or playing NHL games. I was hoping they'd use the Olympic break to let everyone get healthy and flatten the COVID curve a little, but no. Let's just put 'em out there and try to make up for lost time. I think this will ultimately hurt the league in the long run with more postponements coming well beyond the Olympics.

Who knew, "he gives us the best chance to win" will be the guy on the practice field who knocks out the QB.

Cam Newton 4 TD, 4 picks this season. 8/10 last. PJ Walker 1 TD, 3 picks this season. Next up?

I don't want to see anyone harmed during the filming of this disaster movie.

As opposed to a coach who can't win enough to get on prime time? And, it's not low standards. It's Matt Rhule, the bar is pretty fugging low already.

So the Bears not being able to kick field goals is why the Patriots couldn't beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl? Try telling Tom Brady that and see how it flies.

His admin assistant, his PR person and his trainer. And Jimmy Johnson was by far the exception and not the rule. Not to mention the fact JJ left Miami for more than just the opportunity to coach the Cowboys. His Miami University team was one the most crooked programs in the country at the time. And the Cowboys haven't won sh!t since.

Potential is limited by the playbook. Nick Foles won a Super Bowl over the Tom Brady Patriots. Trubisky went to the post season with the Bears. Fields is supposed to be a franchise QB. None of those 3 facts look further from reality right now. And Matt Rhule is far worse than Nagy.

https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hoiday-break-come-early-reflecting-on-the-canes-joyful-start/c-329197926 RALEIGH, NC. - Late Monday night the NHL announced an amendment to the current league schedule, opting to begin the mandated holiday break two days ahead of its originally planned date of December 23. The league elected to make the decision after a slew of games had been postponed over the last several days due to COVID-19 Protocols. While the Canes were not impacted by this latest announcement game-wise - their three games that were scheduled to take place between Sunday and Thursday had already been pulled off the table for the time being - it did allow them to practice one final time Tuesday before letting the players, coaches and staff head into their couple of days off. The holiday break is commonly looked at as a turning point in the season, no longer the start to the campaign, not quite yet the midway point. Carolina has played 29 games thus far this regular season, which equates to just over 35% of their planned 82-game schedule. Currently standing 21-7-1 in those 29 games, accompanied by the accomplishments of having the most wins in the league, the best win percentage, best road record and fewest cumulative losses, there's plenty of joy to celebrate when it comes to what they've been able to achieve so far. Sprinkle on top the fact that they've already hit triple digits man games lost due to injury or COVID-19 Protocols, it's quite impressive. "It's hard not to be proud of the guys and the way we play every night," Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour began. "So, regardless of where we are in the standings - and that's obviously the number one thing we look at - good record or not, I'd be proud of the way that we've played up until this point. We've had a lot of different guys in the lineup, different things happening, but at least until this point, we've played hard and we've given ourselves a chance to win every night." Recent events have put a strong emphasis on unique roster changes coming into play, however, this unfortunately hasn't been a new trend for the club. In fact, of the 30 different players to wear a Hurricanes sweater this season, only six have played in all 29 games. Further emphasizing that the team's success is a collective effort, not the byproduct of just a few key players, there are several important areas through the first two-plus months that have guided them to their 21 wins. At the moment the team sits tied with the Calgary Flames for the fewest goals allowed (62) league-wide and the team's penalty kill ranks second in the NHL with its 88.7% success rate. An integral part of both facets, Frederik Andersen knows that as enjoyable as the start has been, there's more in store. "We're among the top in our division and I think we've got to be happy about that, but we keep trying to get better. We're focused on the day-to-day, that's how we've been approaching every day and are trying to get better, no matter what's going on tomorrow," he shared. "I think that's going to help us through this time as well, having different schedules and not knowing what's too far ahead. It's good practice for what we have to do and what we have to focus on." Currently tied for the most wins among goaltenders in the NHL, while also holding a share of the lead in goals against average (1.93) and posting a top ten save percentage (.930), the first season as a Hurricane for the 32-year-old Danish netminder is off to a fantastic start. Perhaps an even more fitting way to look at it is that Andersen also leads the league in assists by goaltender with his three. Is that important? That's up for debate, but even in the areas that aren't as imperative, the team seems to be right atop those leaderboards as well. As followers and participants of the sport alike know, you can't win the Stanley Cup in December, but you can have played yourself out of a chance for it by then. Someone who knows that very well is another first-year member of the team, Derek Stepan. With over 100 NHL playoff games already under his built, there's no lack of understanding that the start is merely that, and the finish is a long ways away. "After break, we have to hit the ground running. Something this group has always been able to do is to keep the foot on the gas pedal, no matter what happened the night before. We have to get right back to work and that's the mindset you have to have," Stepan said after Tuesday's skate, which only featured 12 skaters in total, furthering the point that the work continues no matter what. "The pre-break games don't really mean anything because post-break, everybody is going to ramp it up as we get into the second half and playoff time. Those games are going to be even harder to win than the first 25-30." There will be no such work to be done over the next few days though, as the only allowed items that the team can complete are mental and physical recovery. They'll then return to work on Sunday, December 26, where COVID-19 testing will resume and practice can take place after 2 p.m. If all comes back clear then, the team's next order of business would be a meeting with the Florida Panthers at PNC Arena, Monday, December 27 at 7 p.m.

You mean, "When." TB12 isn't going to be kind after the physical beat down he took from the Saints.

Minnesota nor Cleveland will fire their HC. Chicago, Houston, NYG are pretty solid guesses to go.

I'd take Luke, Morgan, Beason and TD to start my 3-4 defense, knowing with those 4 on the field I could win a lot of football games regardless how bad the offense was.

I started watching hockey in the late 70s - early 80s in San Diego when the Gulls were part of the WHL (Western Hockey League). Back then there were a couple players who had grandfathered the helmet rule and didn't wear one. I enjoyed the pace of the game, relatively few rules and penalties and stoppages. When I moved to Greensboro in 1992, I began following the Monarchs, which were disbanded when the Whalers moved to Greensboro in 95 or 96. Monarch tickets I could afford at the time. When the NHL came to town, it was a little more money than I could pay at the time. Fast forward to 1998-2000 when we were living in Asheville and the UHL had the Asheville Smoke. Although they were only around for 4 seasons, they posted a winning record in 3 of the 4 years. From 1998-2000 the head coach was Keith Gretzky and Brent Gretzky was a center on that team. I had season tickets for the 2 seasons I lived there- they were $110 for the entire season (28 home games). I was a Blackhawk fan until about 2014 after we relocated from Virginia to eastern NC. From then on I've been a Canes guy, although I still have a soft spot for Chicago. Don't get me wrong, I want the Canes to trounce them, but I wish them well. During the 2018-2019 playoffs, I was honored by the organization for my military service during Game 4 of the New York Islanders series, which the Canes won, sweeping the series.

Somewhere fans will support the team no matter how bad they are. Somewhere fans, like Cleveland years ago or the Saints from the 70s, filled the stadium week-in and week-out regardless.

Just because the assist from Stepan to Drury @ 5:31 of the 3rd period is a thing of beauty. And because Drury had set up Stepan for a breakaway earlier that Stepan couldn't get past Quick.

https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2250079/nhl-power-rankings-a--for-all-32-teams-this-holiday-season 1. Carolina Hurricanes (21-7-1) Previous rank: 8th Continued success for their supporting cast. The Hurricanes have performed well this season, especially with some key players in COVID-19 protocol. Even before Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov landed on the list, Teuvo Teravainen, Vincent Trocheck, Martin Necas, and Nino Niederreiter contributed enough to keep the NHL's new best team rolling.

Schedule shows us at home against the Panthers on the 27th. Next would be home vs. Montreal on the 30th, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

They're just further down the list: Martinook is still listed as return unknown, Chatfield is on IR (unknown) and Necas is return unknown also.

https://www.capfriendly.com/player-status/all/hurricanes

Brendan Smith was added to the COVID list within the past couple hours.