It’s my Parting Shot for my reactions to the headlines in today’s Star-Phoenix Sports Section…

First headline…Cup win boon to Bombers’ bottom line, Winnipeg fans on trajectory to surpass Riders in souvenir sales after 2013 victory. My reaction…I’ll be able to show you, first hand, what that Grey Cup win has done for the dignity of Blue Bombers’ fans…as much as it has for the Winnipeg team’s pocket-book…when I receive my Chris Streveler autographed Bombers’ championship T-shirt from giddy sister in the Manitoba capital! They’ve seen enough of me wear my Rider green and decided it’s time I had some Bomber gear to model…as I would have as a young kid!

Next headline…Capitals forced to get creative in midst of salary cap crunch. Reaction…question for fans is, do you want variety of winners, thanks to parity created by a salary cap…as you have in the N-H-L? Or, do you prefer the baseball model where the rich go out and buy champions…as the Yankees, Boston, L-A Dodgers, etc., do year-after-year? I prefer something in the middle, but those days are long gone!

Last headline…Panthers fire Rivera, Cowboys sit tight. My reaction…since I don’t subscribe to the notion that the Dallas Cowboys are “America’s Team”…what a joke…I say let them continue on as is, because that’s the losing way of doing things! That suits me just fine!

That’s my Parting Shot, I’m Les Lazaruk…