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quote: Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
I'd say Stoughton is done like dinner unless he gets a unique proposition to field a monster all-star team in some big cash or TV event. (Kevin Martin skipping, Jeff 3rd, Mead 2nd, Gould or somesuch lead)
Other than that Mead might want to consider hooking up with Mike McEwen at 3rd - either B.J. moves down the lineup or he becomes the 5th. Mead is exactly what a guy like Mike needs to occasionally shake him out of the mope-doldrums Mike is prone to, also Jon is a helluva competitor and shot-smith. Not that BJ is weak - but Jon would bolster the crew.
Another possibility> Moskowy gets fed up with Reid's problems in certain situations and either heads back to Sask'n or hooks up with McEwen. Jon Mead (47) would be a great short-term fix but Moskowy (26) could be the long-term guy.
I see Fowler trudging on with a similar lineup to what he had this year.
After the top 2 or 3 teams in Manitoba there isn't much to share in terms of superman curlers.
The other wildcard is Braden Calvert. If this young man keeps progressing he could easily re-threaten McEwen, Reid, Fowler, etc. In fact he's there already by virtue of his great showing in this year's Safeway championships.
I'm a bit worried about Reid. Great front end in Sammy and Hodgie this year. Moskowy a real find at third. But in the end Reid let them down. Never crashed but just couldn't close enough deals (and the great ones - Koe, Martin, Folk, Stoughton, Nedohin, Howards, etc. always find a way to close out essential games)
I thought Reid seemed indecisive a lot. I would expect a world class skip to be in charge. I had great hopes for this team.
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