ON the ice, I've talked myself into Turco being no worse than a push, a lateral move. And he's POSSIBLY even an upgrade because of the improvement he gets with the Chicago defense in front of him (his career save pct is right in line with this idea), as well as his ability to create odd man rushes and breakaways.

The thing that intrigues me most is the business aspect, and just how badly Niemi and his agent seem to have messed this up, and far overplayed their hand. They HAD to have seen this scenario playing out from the moment they filed for arbitration. Maybe Niemi truly wanted to stay with Chicago, but his camp seems to have taken every action to ensure it would not happen.

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Whiplash Bears Fans: Welcome back to the Bandwagon.

You know who you are. Mere milliseconds after the Week 1 loss in Green Bay, you initiated your own local chapter of the He-Man Cutler-Haters Club. Even though 2 of his 4 INT's could be attributed to receiver error, and the Bears' QB was not on the field for either of the crucial Chicago mistakes in that contest.

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