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Ruffles the feathers of most things Winnipeg related

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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yeah this tracks
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I can’t believe I want Bauer in the lineup over St. Ivany.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I like that move to bump Iafallo up but keeping Vilardi with Björck. Rosèn has shown a bit more hustle - and there’s the reward for it.
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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Again, let's just stop & remember that age-based legal restrictions on access to social media/online services are a bad idea & infringe the rights of young people to speak, access information and arts & culture, find community and play. Then look at the madness involved in trying to make them work.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Is Bowness still enamoured with Namestnikov and hates Cole Sillinger? I’d ask for the hell of it
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That entire fourth line of 9-7-62 needs to be blown up with extreme prejudice, though. They've looked straight up awful, Namestnikov especially.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jets got 3 PPGs and didn't look for much else afterwards at 5v5. 91-55-81 and 27-61-13 all had individual flashes where they could've been more dangerous, but weren't able to convert - and then Pionk and DeMelo on the backend constantly fumbled easy plays and forced WPG to play on their heels
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
DeMelo looks old, Pionk can’t have a good season outside of contract years, and Bauer isn’t there to play much hockey. Salomonsson won’t be able to cure all what ails the Jets lack of cohesiveness in the DZ
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not sure DET is a great measuring stick for how good it really is, all things considered
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jets power play getting close to the heights of 2024-25 would really help cover up the downgrade in net, while figuring out who exactly they are at 5v5
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A meme: Dexter looking at a poster with Viggo Björck and quote, “I’m small and hard”, saying “Stunt on these hoes.”
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
KC81 could’ve passed that to Scheifele for a strong-side shot, but instead keeps it and uses the Perfetti screen to hide the puck as long as possible before absolutely roofing it in tight on the backhand. Gross stuff
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I always find it funny when the “off ice good guys” like Bauer are the ones who are technically masterful at punching faces on skates
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bauer will probably have more fighting penalty minutes than he will TOI in every game before Salomonsson returns to the lineup
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Alright, I'm calling it there. Thank god there's hockey on
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Alexander is a competitor which often comes out as being a sore loser. But after getting humbled vs the Bombers last game, he and the Als have totally earned the right to gloat and showboat tonight. WPG defence is embarrassing, and Dru Brown is Ottawa-level bad. Should’ve left him there
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bombers aren't gonna make the playoffs this year, eh?
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I hope Jennifer Botterill is having a great Saturday night, where ever she is.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I fear that I may do nothing but repost Björck highlights all season
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If Winnipeggers have issues with a mayoral candidate not actually living in the city and calling it the worst, wait until they hear about the police force that eats up nearly 30% of its budget
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I think Arniel gets fired midseason if he keeps overmanaging himself into game losing decisions like this. And if the Jets held themselves to their own standard of excellence, he (and Cheveldayoff) probably should’ve been gone already. So in other words, maybe next summer instead.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What if we trick Nikishin into signing with Winnipeg and trade Pionk instead
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ah, these are the types of lineup decisions I expected out of Arniel, putting Barron and Lowry out instead of Perfetti and Björck. What a guy
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
*pionk*
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One day I won’t let autocorrect forget the “c” in Björck.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You don’t notice it unless you are literally ignoring 9 other players on the ice. He finds soft spots, he closes lanes, he puts himself in positions for easy passes to exits. Easily one of the best hockey IQs I’ve seen, with a freakishly long stick for his size, lol
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Perfetti has an under-appreciated skill where he can DBZ instant transmission behind the defencemen and get in front of the goalie with no one noticing, creating chances that I wish he were slightly better at burying. Björk has that kind of skill all over the ice. Just always in the right spot.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Jets replacing Stanley in aggregate: Ferraro for the sniping, Bauer for the fighting
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#HellebuyckWatch
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Can’t wait for the goal allowed from the centre red line on a whiffed glove
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Skinner not inspiring much confidence to start the post-MAGAbuyck era
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Feels like Jets are happy to fall back to a 1-2-2 whenever they lose the puck in the OZ and let the smarts of 91 and 61 knock pucks down on rushes against. Maybe explains why their DZ exits have been real sloppy whenever BOS applies any pressure, cause they haven’t meaningfully practiced against any
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
People keep complaining about road degradation? Install toll booths at the perimeter to force bedroom communities who cannot take public transit with vehicles as large and heavy as their homes to pay for the repairs
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The problem with Winnipeg’s upcoming municipal election is even the most ridiculous candidates take themselves too seriously. We need our own Count Binface to offer bizarre solutions to counter the inertia of the current citizenry.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As one commenter put it, they only like edgy jokes /about/ USA Women’s Olympic team, not /from/ them
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oilers winning 8-2 in the rematch? Don’t make me tap the sign
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NFL on Amazon Prime broadcast tonight:
theonion.com
College Basketball Star Heroically Overcomes Tragic Rape He Committed
Colorado star Jacob Ross faced the biggest obstacle of his life when he committed a shocking and sudden rape. But he found the strength to return to his game like nothing had happened.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just got my covid and flu shots! Super simple, they even had juice boxes. protectourpeoplemb.ca/book-your-ap...
protectourpeoplemb.ca
Protect Our People MB
Do your part. Protect our communities. Get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is fantastic reporting and well worth the read to gain an understanding of how Carney expects his office to operate. Whether or not it is correct or right, it certainly is a genuine reflection of Carney’s belief in the market (and IMO worryingly, for gov’t to not directly participate in it)
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 01/10/2026
I spent the summer trying to understand what makes Mark Carney's government tick. What I found is a C-Suite obsessed with efficiency — which is trying to ignore what's deeply broken. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
thestar.com
Justin Ling: Who does Mark Carney really listen to? I asked the insiders
It’s become clear that the prime minister would much rather circumvent problems than fix them.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So this month the Toronto Sun published a piece about the Allison Inquiry that called vaccines "a crime against humanity at worst" and demanded arrests, and the National Post published a piece deeming Avi Lewis not just an enemy but a danger to Jewish people, with a thinly coded appeal to violence.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. First observed in 2013 as Orange Shirt Day, it is a day for public commemoration, learning and reflection on the history and intergenerational trauma of the Residential School System in Canada.
Poster announcing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — September 30 — orange background with white Indigenous-style artwork showing a jumping whale, flower, dotted waves and night symbols, with the Government of Canada wordmark at the bottom.
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And of course, don’t let the Oilers blowing the comeback distract you that all of Stan Bowman, Mike Babcock, and Alex Formenton are horrible people and just plain douchebags, too
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't let the Oilers coming back to tie the game at 5-5 distract you from the fact that they willingly employ all three of Stan Bowman, Mike Babcock, and Alex Formenton
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WPGChief @wpgchief.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't let the Oilers losing to the woefully dreadful Canucks distract you from the fact that Stan Bowman hired Mike Babcock and signed Alex Formenton
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yeah. That’s exactly what happened.
After the hearing, Schmitt insisted he'd gotten nothing wrong, but he seemed less sure Smith had committed perjury.
"I don't know if Jack Smith's lying or not. It was the only game - Atlanta was the only NBA game or men's college basketball game that night at 7:30,
Schmitt told HuffPost.
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Bruce @bpeter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And we also have the Jets ready to go. But where are they going? solvinghockey.beehiiv.com/p/season-pre...
solvinghockey.beehiiv.com
Season Preview: Winnipeg Jets
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Bruce @bpeter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OK, time to launch this thing. My first hockey blogging since 2014. Hope you enjoy and stick with it. solvinghockey.beehiiv.com/p/solving-ho...
solvinghockey.beehiiv.com
Solving Hockey: Where do we start
Welcome to yet another chapter in the exciting world of professional hockey analysis!
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