Feature game was Alberta and Canada. If it wasn't for the weird double-bounce of Bernard's last rock of the 1st end, it was nothing really worth watching. Another blow-out by Team Canada, winning 9-2 in 6 ends. Jeanna Schraeder in particular had the magic touch. They'd just better be careful they don't get all their good shots over with in the first few games.
Kelley Law managed a great comeback to win her game by stealing one in the 10th, and Krista Scharf pulled off another gutsy extra-end win: third in a row! They've got to be tired. They have the morning off, luckily, before they play Saskatchewan this afternoon. That should show whether Ontario deserves to be at the top of the heap. NFLD got their first win, but I've pretty much counted them out.
The class of the field is obviously Saskatchewan, BC, Canada, Ontario and Manitoba. It looks like the others are going to be also-rans this year.
Overall, the quality of curling has been pretty pitiful, especially when compared with 2005 and 2006. Lots of mistakes, although mostly in execution rather than overall strategy (at least, for the teams who are winning). Still: I've seen better.
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