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by Chemmy on Nov 26, 2008 4:30 PM EST
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PrintKovalchuk: "Whatever he wants to say. The score on the board, we win. We get two points [in the standings]. We’ve got three games [left] against them, so if he’s got something he wants to say, I’m always ready to answer."
Atlanta's season so far:
Good to see that when Kovalchuk gets angry he takes over the game. Too bad he doesn't get angry more often, for Atlanta's sake.
Luckily The Star will say something stupid even if we all agree that the Leafs looked like crap last night:
If this was the end of Cliff Fletcher's second era at the helm of the Maple Leafs, it finished with a whimper.
The man just got us Lee Stempniak, who was amazing last night. Try again.
They fell behind early and never recovered against a Thrashers team that ended a three-game losing streak without starting goalie Kari Lehtonen, who is injured.
Yeah, it's too bad we didn't get to play against perennial all star Kari "I think I felt a tug" Lehtonen, whose impressive stats this year speak for themselves:
For those of you playing at home, Kari Lehtonen's "respectable" .903SV% is tied for 27th in the league.
It could prove to be a costly loss as well. Jason Blake may have suffered a concussion, taking a shoulder to the head from Colby Armstrong in the third period of a penalty-filled contest.
A costly loss? Jason Blake? Does anyone at the Star watch Leafs games, or is the free ice cream in the press box too tempting?
Thrashers coach John Anderson thought Kovalchuk's performance made the difference for his struggling team.
"When you see your big star fight and scrap and do what he has to do to win, it lifts your whole team," said Anderson.
Kovalchuk got a sissy punch in before three refs dove on him to save his pretty face from heavyweight Ian White.
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they stopped that fight pretty quick as well. There must be a leaguewide directive not to let the “star players” get pounded.
Proving at least one peson in the South CARES about hockey!
‘For those of you playing at home, Kari Lehtonen’s “respectable” .903SV% is tied for 27th in the league’
The truly sad thing is that Toskala sits at .876 and Joseph at .851.
I think the officials were afraid of what might happen with Ian White harnessing the power of his mustache.
by Mirinov's Nose on Nov 26, 2008 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
Missed the game last night...
How many hat-tricks did Stempniak have?
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In other news – the Leafs would be drafting 7th overall if the season ended today. On a brighter note all the teams ahead of them for the right to draft Tavares/Hedman have a game in hand over the Leafs. But yeah … looooooong way to go.
One thing though, when talking about drafting position people tend to forget that the high drafting position isn’t just for the 1st round but also for the rest of the rounds. If a team drafts 1st they also draft 31st and 61st (in the first three rounds) and so on as opposed to drafting 30 and then 60th and 90th (in the first three rounds). Just thought I’d mention that even though the Leafs don’t hold their 2nd rounder.
YEEEEEEAAAAAYYAA!
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Nov 26, 2008 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
LOUD NOISES.....WHHHHAAT?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 26, 2008 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
From now on, please refer to him by his new DGB-approved nickname: Ilya “Future Leaf” Kovalchuk.
Down Goes Brown - Unapologetically nostalgic for the past. Brutally realistic about the present. Grudgingly optimistic about the future.
by Down Goes Brown on Nov 26, 2008 8:24 PM EST reply actions
- 71 in your programs and # 4 or 5 in your hearts: Ilya Kovalchuk!
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As much of an ass as he was last night, Kovalchuk would look damn good in the blue and white….
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forget Kovalchuk
Rick
Motherfucking
Nash
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 26, 2008 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
delusional Jared ...
They named him captain in Columbus and absolutely love him. I can’t see him going anywhere without prompting sales at Home Depot on torches and pitchforks for 60% off to anyone in Blue Jackets parapharnalia.
(Or maybe that is responding to the team’s complete inability to get him a decent linemate. Too bad Columbus couldn’t get Zetterberg or someone to put on a line with him. How much would he love to play hockey with a linemate like that?) :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Don’t you come at me with your logic!
You cannot destroy me dream!
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 27, 2008 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
Just pointing out that Kovalchuck might be more likely to come willingly, as the Atlanta team is a mess and he has been in the league for far longer than I thought without getting a real chance to play on a competitive team. I think he would thrive in a hockey environment.
Nash would require a fast car with a large enough trunk to smuggle him across the border. Logistics would require more planning. How are you at planning in your dreams?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Kovalchuck will go where the money leads him, I doubt that anything but the biggest paycheck will draw him.
But there in lies the problem with him, I think of him as Marian Hossa 2.0. He doesn’t seem to have any loyalty to the team, so who is saying he would have loyalty when he got here to anything but the paycheck?
I want Nash so very much because I think he would fit in much better with the team that the Leafs are building here, and he has potential to be a heart and soul I love Toronto type player.
Reality, Kovy is more likely to come, but I’d take Nash any day.
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 27, 2008 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
Then clean out your trunk and get some duct tape to truss him up. And good luck to you crossing the border! :)
Seriously, I can see why any fan would want him. He’s such a bright spot on what can be a dim, dim team, and seems like a pretty decent person, too. I’d love to see him get a chance to play in the playoffs so more people would notice him.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
he also strikes me as someone who would flourish under the pressure of Toronto. thoughts of him on a line with Stajan and Antro makes me smile
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 27, 2008 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Kovalchuk being an ass tonight is exactly why he would look good in the blue and white.
If, you know, he didn’t go on 5-10 game cold streaks.
That’s because he’s pulling a suck and quitting on the Thrashers.
Down Goes Brown - Unapologetically nostalgic for the past. Brutally realistic about the present. Grudgingly optimistic about the future.
by Down Goes Brown on Nov 27, 2008 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
Blake Will Sit Thursday in Ottawa
According to the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2008/11/26/nhl-mapleleafs-blake.html
Also, here’s my .02 on the Brian Burke hiring; at 3000 words, it boils down to .0000067 cents per word. Yours free! Act now, and we will include, at no additional cost to you – nothing!
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