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WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Blue Bombers coach Mike OShea knows exactly what the Toronto Argonauts and quarterback Ricky Ray can do to an opponent and Ray isnt all the Bombers have to worry about when they meet Thursday. "Theyve got a lot of weapons," said OShea, Torontos former special teams co-ordinator until he got the top coaching job in Winnipeg. Catch all the action on TSN and TSN 1050 starting at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt, with pre- and post-game coverage available on TSN 1050 and TSN 1290. "It just so happens that the ball always travels through Ricky first. But, obviously, Im quite familiar with all the guys they have and what they can do offensively." The Bombers play the Argos in the CFL opener at Investors Group Field. It kicks off an expanded season with the addition of the Ottawa Redblacks to the CFL East this year and the return of the Bombers to the CFL West. The Bombers made a lot of changes between seasons and likely arent finished. The Argos have also made changes, although on offence coach Scott Milanovich says theyre ready to go. "I expect us not to miss a beat offensively," he said after the Argos landed Wednesday. "Our expectations are pretty high, weve got a lot of players returning," agreed Ray. "Youve still got to do it on game day." But he also said with little pre-season experience, he expects to make a few mistakes. The Toronto defence sounds more like a work in progress under the guidance of former Bomber head coach Tim Burke, now back in a more familiar role as defensive co-ordinator. "Well have a good defence, I think its going to take us some time," Burke said. The Bombers have their own holes to fill. The depth chart for Thursdays game includes six players at middle linebacker, where they lost Henoc Muamba to the NFL. On Wednesday, they added Canadian offensive lineman Gord Hinse, who played in Edmonton last season, although he immediately went on the six-game injured list. Starting well is important to OShea. "Wed like to come out there and be as physical as we can and set a standard, set up a minimum standard for us and keep building from there," said OShea. "Were going our there to win and set a pace for the season." If the Bombers want to see how rookie starting quarterback Drew Willy performs under pressure, they couldnt ask for a better opponent. Ray has thrown 3,780 completed passes for 251 touchdowns and three Grey Cups over 11 seasons in the league with Edmonton and Toronto. "Sometimes I cant believe Im going into my 12th year," he said Wednesday. Willy has completed just 101 for nine touchdowns and has only four starts in his prior two seasons as a backup in Regina. The Bombers are staking a lot on Willy as they try to appease fans turned off by recent struggles, while the Argos want to get back to the Grey Cup after stumbling in last years East final. Willy says keeping Ray off the field as much as possible is going to be a key for the Bombers Thursday. "We definitely need to be efficient," he said of the offence. "We need to make sure our drives take some time." Oh, and scoring touchdowns rather than field goals would also be good, he noted. One thing Willy brings to the table is durability. He says he has only missed two games due to injury in his career, a hand injury in practice that cost him two games when he was in his sophomore career at the University of Buffalo. The Argos brought rookie running back and Winnipeg native Anthony Coombs along. He sits third on their depth chart behind imports Curtis Steele and Jeremiah Johnson. "This time its for keeps so Im exited to be out there," said Coombs, who also saw action in their exhibition game in Winnipeg. Veteran Winnipeg offensive lineman Glenn January couldnt promise a win but he did promise a lot of effort come Thursday night "I think were going to be a passionate team and were going to be a well-prepared team," he said. "If we go out there and we do stumble and dont get the win, its not the end of the world. Its an 18-game season." The Argonauts finished 11-7 in the regular season last year but then fell to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East final. Hamilton went to the Grey Cup but lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders at home in Regina. "Right now were an average football team. We have a potential to be more than that," said Milanovich. After a 3-15 season that cost Burke his job, the Bombers were a long way from average last year. The Argos beat the Bombers all three times last season and also beat them in their first pre-season game this year, 24-22. Cheap Air Max 2017 . 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She joins Switzerlands Denise Biellmann as this years inductees to the Hall, based in Colorado Springs, CO.The Vancouver Canucks entered a long layoff with their most dominant victory in years. While that type of win can make for a pleasant five-day vacation, the Canucks will be tested right away Sunday night when they visit the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks. Catch all the action starting at 5pm pt on TSN 1040 in Vancouver. Vancouver (20-11-2) bounced back from a season-high five-game losing streak to beat Calgary on Dec. 20 before routing Arizona 7-1 on Monday. Alexandre Burrows scored two goals and 14 total players tallied points as the Canucks posted their first plus-six margin of victory since Dec. 6, 2011. The win was the Canucks 20th in 33 games this season. They reached the 20-win milestone in their 35th game last year, but only managed 16 victories through the remaining 47 contests. Its fun to see the guys get rewarded, said Ryan Miller, who made 38 saves. If you told me, You are going to reach Christmas and the team is going to have 20 wins, I would have been really happy. Millers recent play has been especially encouraging considering his dreadful stretch from late November to mid-December. Following back-to-back shutouts on Nov. 25 and 28, Miller posted a 4.11 goals-against average over his next five games. Hes rebounded to stop 64 of 67 shots in his last two starts. Vancouver will need more of that from its No. 1 goaltender with its upcoming schedule featuring games against Anaheim, San Jose, Los Angeles and Detroit. This should certainly get your attention right away coming off break, Miller said of the schedule.dddddddddddd We had a good little wake-up call there before the break. We finished strong. Lets see if we can continue here. Anaheim (23-8-6) entered the Christmas break with an impressive win of its own, edging the Sharks 3-2 on Monday. They returned from the layoff with a 2-1 shootout loss at Arizona on Saturday. Its tough when you dont play for that long, goalie Frederik Andersen said. I didnt feel very good in the first period, but as the game went on I felt better and better .. It was a good mental break, but even better, physically, to have a little time off. Andersen, who stopped 28 shots in the loss, is 9-1-1 with a 2.28 GAA this month. He would seen a likely candidate to start on back-to-back nights considering his 4-0-1 record and 1.36 GAA in five games against the Canucks. Captain Ryan Getzlaf extended his point streak to seven games with an assist. He has two goals and eight assists in his last nine contests against Vancouver. Ryan Kesler will face his former team for the third time after tallying an assist in the Ducks first meeting with the Canucks - a 2-1 shootout loss Nov. 9 in Anaheim. He was held scoreless in a 4-3 shootout win at Vancouver on Nov. 20. The Ducks are 7-0-1 in the past eight meetings, scoring 31 goals in those games. This could mark Millers first matchup with Anaheim in a Canucks uniform. He had won three straight starts against the Ducks before allowing six goals on 34 shots in a 6-2 loss with Buffalo on Nov. 8, 2013. ' ' '