Preview: Leafs at Bruins
by Chemmy on Oct 23, 2008 11:43 AM EDT
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Toronto (1-2-3, 5pts, 13th place) visits Boston (2-1-3, 7pts, 8th place) tonight in the TD Banknorth Garden.
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Jason Blake is expected to be a healthy scratch for Toronto.
The result is a revolving door of players on the first line and in the doghouse. Jason Blake might have skated himself into oblivion – tonight, anyway – with some recent lacklustre performances.
In his place we'll probably see Ryan Hollweg. Bruins fans and Patrice Bergeron, everyone who actually roots for the Leafs is sorry in advance.
Bergeron is speaking about what is all but a 100 per cent return from a hit from behind last season that left him with a broken nose and Grade 3 concussion, which sidelined him for the remainder of that season.
Luckily for Toronto, the Bruins are also 0-3 in the shootout. The Bruins are also having scoring woes, potting three goals in their last two games. If the defense that confused and enraged Anaheim on Tuesday night shows up in Boston tonight, we could have another 0-0 snoozer on our hands. For the record, I'm ok with that because Toronto's biggest hole is offensive production. If the Leafs can become a shut down team and add scoring up front that will be great. Boston probably isn't going quietly into the night though:
[Chara] and assistant coach Geoff Ward lined up 60 pucks on the blue line, inches apart. A few youngsters pressed their noses against the glass. Even his teammates stopped running a drill at the other end to watch the show.
They're a talented young team with some goaltending issues (Tim Thomas is sick right now but will have grandchildren before Boston is a legitimate contender in two or three years and Manny Fernandez is untalented).
Keep your eye on Phil Kessel tonight. Since being benched in the playoffs last year Kessel has gone on an absolutely insane tear:
Since returning from that stay in the press box, Kess has played like a madman. Three goals in his last three games in the playoffs, and five in five so far this season.
That was posted prior to the Bruins playing Buffalo, where Kessel potted another goal, to make his stat line this year 6GP 6G 1A 7P. Patrice Bergeron has been described as snake bitten despite his stellar play, he could have a breakout night tonight if Toronto's defense doesn't show up.
The Bruins have been a thorn in the Leafs' side lately, here's hoping that changes tonight. Go Leafs go!
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This Leafs team is like Two-face. You never know if the shut down D is showing up, or if it’s MTL/PIT time.
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This team couldn't be Two-Face
MLSE would be all over that coin of his faster than a nerd can quote MST3K.
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what i like the most
about this year’s leafs, is that it usually isn’t a jekyll hyde thing from period to period. They have typically played the same all game long, either really well, or really crappy.
The good news is, that even when they are crappy, they are entertaining and don’t give up.
by RepressedOptimism on Oct 23, 2008 12:00 PM EDT reply actions
I have to disagree with this comment. There have been many games, and this is extending back into the preseason, where the leafs have looked like absolute garbage in the 1st period only to come out for the 2nd with speed and fire. Tuesday’s game in Anaheim comes to mind. On the other hand, there’s been games where they come out firing on all cylinders in the 1st, get behind on a bad goal by the opposition and then completely unravel.
Lets all
hope that Blake’s sitting out is in leiu of his being traded for a bag of pucks or a buy out.
methinks
this is a comedy pyramid and/or fanfic waiting to happen…
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Hey, I think I can actually watch this game.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Oct 23, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
Blake or Hollweg
Tough choice. You lose regardless.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
WHITE!
Again, we lose regardless… but still, WHITE!
by general borschevsky on Oct 23, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t get “bacon ya-da bacon ya-da” out of my fucking head.
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bacon yada bacon yada
has kept me from murderous rage AND emo-ness a few times in the past day or so
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
This always makes me laugh:
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those LOLcatz loves der baconz…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
by blurr1974 on Oct 23, 2008 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Peace through bacon
What’s not to love?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
DE-FENSE
Is Carlo sitting again tonight? And what’s the word on Finger? (If Hollweg were to check himself from behind, who would get the PP?)
Finger
According to this, Finger’s first game will be Saturday.
by general borschevsky on Oct 23, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank you.
I am looking forward to seeing how Finger performs, but who sits Saturday? Strahlman? Frogren? Van Ryne has played well enough to keep his spot and certainly Kabs, Kubs and Schenn will stay. Once everyone is healthy Fletch has to deal one or two of these guys, you would think.
If Hollweg were to check himself from behind, who would get the PP?
among the great philosophical questions, like “Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that even he could not eat it?”
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
if it's up to ron
i wouldn’t be surprised to see him sit kaberle or kubina…
or, worst case scenario, OLAS gets sent back to jr (which is a less plausible scenario given how well he’s played…)
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
by blurr1974 on Oct 23, 2008 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
spam crown
Winkle may need to keep it warm for me for another night. Prior obligations mean I may not be around for the whole game
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
no one wants to hear your excuses LD
A Toronto sports blog, where we unequivocally and unapologetically support the home team...
A real champion
defends their crown.
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or comes back a a later date to swipe it back
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
the crown
goes to the person who holds it for the most games at the end of the season, right?
i hope someone’s keeping track on a spreadsheet.
Google Document it up
A Toronto sports blog, where we unequivocally and unapologetically support the home team...
I thought we were just going game by game, but a season wide thing could be cool
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Oh I'll keep it warm
In my pants!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Rock Band
Beckons
We’ll see how long I can resist its siren calls tonight
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
what the crap
“prior obligations” this and “rock band 2” that? Is that how a champion would talk? Is it? Is it?!¿
now, you 2 go get greased up and get in the ring!
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
by blurr1974 on Oct 23, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
HA!
i meant to type “liquored up”…oh well, greased up and drunk is one way to go through life…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
by blurr1974 on Oct 23, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
How'd you
Typo’ed liquored into greased?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Depends on where his thoughts were at the time. Dirty boy.
If it's after midnight, it must be time for hockey!
too much surf and sun at the office today i guess…
seriously, no idea how that happened. we’ll have to chalk it up as freudian
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
by blurr1974 on Oct 23, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
As if
you didn’t have enough to do, eh Chemmy?
my bad
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What makes life fun
Is making other people’s difficult
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
especially Chemmy's
I kid, I kid.
Do we need to hug it out?
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I'll hug with anyone
If the price is right
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HOW TO COMPETE FOR THE SPAM KING CROWN
Seriously. This is a ton of shit now. Ugh.
I’m going to calculate the spam king crown every five games. Only posters with over 100 posts in that five game period get points. (Winkle posts about 150 times a game, so if you’re grabbing less than 20 a game you’re probably not winning, sorry).
I added the comments for everyone with more than 20 posts in game six, just because people should know where we’re at.
After the first six game period, here are your top three:
- Winkle 405 comments
- loser domi 333 comments
- JaredFromLondon 311 comments
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any idea
where i’d be sitting at?
"I'll take some Cream Pie" - Barack Obama
"THATS WHAT SHE SAID!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Oct 23, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
- Winkle 405 comments
- loser domi 333 comments
- JaredFromLondon 311 comments
- Chemmy 208 comments
- MapleLeafs85 191 comments
- PPP 159 comments
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Don't think
This is necessary if it’s too much work Chemster
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
It’s ok. I think the “minimum 100 comments in each 5 game period” will keep it manageable.
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Also, I was physically at one of the games, got engaged during another, and was on a date during a third all while the Sox were in the playoffs, and I’m still in 4th place.
I’m going to give you a run for your money.
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I eagerly await
The day when you, LD, Jared and I are all here for a game.
Together, we can make the interwebs explode.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Overflow Threads
I might have to make a special thread for you three ;) Or a new thread every period.
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any idea
how many of those are quality and how many are just “TWSS”?
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
I wonder if Ian White
shouldn’t get a good look at forward. He obviously has some actual talent in his hands and feet, he’s just so small and bad at defense. He may have more natural goal scoring talent than any of our forwards except Hagman and Antropov. He certainly couldn’t be any more innefective than Stajan on the first line.
A completely different topic
Sorry, had no idea where to post this but it’s too good to pass up. Ths is from the Washington Post, which has previewed an upcoming People Magazine interview with Sarah Palin:
Palin said if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they had already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. “I always wanted a son named Zamboni,” she said.
I see where she’s coming from, International Harvester is too long and Olympia is really only suitable for a girl.
HT Deadspin.
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I read the interview
in the Post.
I’m seriously scared if McCain wins. Because he will surely die. And then this maniac will be in charge of the free world.
Lord help us all.
A Toronto sports blog, where we unequivocally and unapologetically support the home team...
But think of how much fun
War with Russia will be
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
That reminds me of Finesse something or other (from SNL for a while) on the radio the other day saying that he wanted someone to keep girls under 21 from naming their babies so no one will get named Finesse again.
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