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Matt Nichols stepped up to the podium on a day too cold for football, with cheeseburgers, hockey and Bo Levi Mitchell on his mind.

The Blue Bombers quarterback is in town for some promotional appearances, including a Friday trip to Brandon to take in a Wheat Kings game.

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But first, a 24-minute Thursday Q and A with reporters covering a wide variety of topics, including this juicy one: how the backup quarterback and the backup goalie can so quickly become the most popular players in a sports-mad town like Winnipeg.

The Jets are in the early stages of a goalie controversy, whether coach Paul Maurice admits it or not.

It brings to mind the calls for No. 2 quarterback Chris Streveler last season, especially during one of the most trying stretches of Nichols’ career: four straight mid-season losses in which he threw eight interceptions against four touchdown passes.

A bad start or two from Nichols, and those calls will resume next season.