The Tim Horton's Brier

[Cheese]

Should be some great games!!
https://www.curling.ca/2021brier/teams/
March 5-14

Canada
Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: Brett Gallant
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate: Ryan McNeil Lamswood

Alberta
Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Third: Darren Moulding
Second: Brad Thiessen
Lead: Karrick Martin
Alternate: Pat Janssen

BC
Skip: Steve Laycock
Third: Jim Cotter
Second: Andrew Nerpin
Lead: Rick Sawatsky
Alternate: Tyler Tardi

Manitoba
Skip: Jason Gunnlaugson
Third: Adam Casey
Second: Matt Wozniak
Lead: Connor Njegovan
Alternate: Jacques Gauthier

New Brunswick
Skip: James Grattan
Third: Jonathan Beuk
Second: Andy McCann
Lead: Jamie Brannen
Alternate: Kevin Keefe

Newfoundland and Labrador
Skip: Greg Smith
Third: Greg Blyde
Second: Alex McDonah
Lead: Evan McDonah
Alternate: Adam Boland

Northern Ontario
Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: E.J. Harnden
Lead: Ryan Harnden
Alternate: Lee Toner

Nova Scotia
Skip: Scott McDonald[a]
Third: Paul Flemming
Second: Scott Saccary
Lead: Phil Crowell
Alternate: Kevin Ouellette

Ontario
Skip: John Epping
Third: Ryan Fry
Second: Mat Camm
Lead: Brent Laing

PEI
Skip: Eddie MacKenzie
Third: Tyler Smith
Second: Sean Ledgerwood
Lead: Ryan Lowery
Alternate: Aaron Bartling

Quebec
Skip: Michael Fournier
Third: Martin Crête
Second: Félix Asselin
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier
Alternate: William Dion

Saskatchewan
Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: Braeden Moskowy
Second: Kirk Muyres
Lead: Dustin Kidby

NWT
Skip: Greg Skauge
Third: Tom Naugler
Second: Brad Patzer
Lead: Robert Borden
Alternate: David Aho

Nunavut
Skip: Peter Mackey
Third: Jeff Nadeau
Second: Greg Howard
Lead: Jeff Chown
Alternate: Brady St. Louis

Yukon
Skip: Dustin Mikkelsen
Third: Alexx Peech
Second: Brandon Hagen
Lead: Robert Mckinnon
Alternate: Ray Mikkelsen

Wild Card 1
Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: Reid Carruthers
Second: Derek Samagalski
Lead: Colin Hodgson

Wild Card 2
Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: B.J. Neufeld
Second: John Morris
Lead: Ben Hebert
Alternate: Mike Caione

Wild Card 3
Skip: Glenn Howard
Third: Scott Howard
Second: David Mathers
Lead: Tim March
Alternate: Wayne Middaugh

[ben voyonsdonc]

The wild card at the Brier is huge. Having McEwen and Koe there to compete with Gushue, Bottcher, and Jacobs is going to lead to some fantastic curling.

[GirlySports]

Morris is back as second? He's been everywhere

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Morris is back as second? He's been everywhere

Curler of fortune?

Mercenary curler?

Always cheer for Koe though. When he is on he may be the best i have ever seen other than Kevin Martin.

[GirlySports]

Gushue vs Epping tomorrow night! Let's see how rusty they are.

[Derek Sutton]

After the Masters, my favourite event of the year. Gushue the favourite followed by Koe and Jacobs. I got a little on both Botcher and Mcewen who look to be good value bets

https://www.coolbet.com/ca/sports/cu...-Hortons-Brier

[Mango]

I put a few bucks on Koe and on Bottcher.

Sports Interaction has it Gushue, Jacobs, Koe, Bottcher.
https://www.sportsinteraction.com/ot...betting-lines/

Looking forward to it! Seems like there's a ton of parity.

[transplant99]

Ontario and Team Canada to start things on TSN...couple heavyweights.

[Svartsengi]

Usually a game with a lot of blank ends is boring but Bottcher made an awesome double take out against Manitoba to keep it scoreless. Alberta did force Manitoba to take one next end finally.

[GirlySports]

McEwen and Carruthers haven't been the same since they joined forces. It's just not working out.

[GirlySports]

Bottcher, what was that?

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Bottcher, what was that?

I have zero idea why he was playing that shot. All he had to do was freeze to his own on the button and at very least force Manitoba to figure out how to score 1 to go the extra. Instead he picks his clean out and leaves a draw to the paint for them to win??

I must have missed something cause it was the worst possible call he could have made from what i was seeing.

[GirlySports]

That was a game between two frustrated skips. Ice wasn't doing what they wanted. Or Dunstone's just lost it.

[Strange Brew]

McEwen and Bottcher should have easy ones tonight. You don’t want to start 0-2 with so many great teams and just the 3 playoff spots.

edit: read the schedule wrong. Looks like McEwen will be 0-2 after tonight.

[transplant99]

Ive watched 4 draws now....and Ontario has been the featured game in 3 of them.

Eyeballs I suppose but the team is not very good and i have yet to see Koe live and there are a few other teams that might be considered better ....by quite a margin. TSN doing "broadcasting" things.

[GirlySports]

Shot making in this game is incredible. Cannot give any openings.

And transplant, you get other Ontario tomorrow morning. Bottcher vs Howard

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Ive watched 4 draws now....and Ontario has been the featured game in 3 of them.

Eyeballs I suppose but the team is not very good and i have yet to see Koe live and there are a few other teams that might be considered better ....by quite a margin. TSN doing "broadcasting" things.

I had the same complaint but I suppose until last night, Koe had some weak opponents while Epping played Gushue and Sask.

I imagine it starts changing now.

[GirlySports]

Dunstone should be 4-0 if he didn't lose his mind the other day.

Quebec just threw two duds to lose.

[DoubleK]

Is it me or is the ice garbage?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Is it me or is the ice garbage?

They were saying on the broadcast tonight that it’s been almost perfect the last few days.