From The Branches - Making History Edition
by PPP on Nov 5, 2008 9:00 AM EST
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PrintLots of links on this historic morning. This is one of the few times we'll break our no politics rule but here's a look at worldwide newspaper frontpages, euphoria in the US, and around the world. Now, back to our regularly scheduled Leafs' programming. Also, you'll all want to be here at 12:30 for a special unveiling.
- Wendel Moment # 16 features a beating. I think I'll be able to cut and paste that description.
- Neil Smith is back with a new post about dealing with the media. If I read between the lines I think he is pointing towards that old saw about women "can't live with 'em, can't kill 'em". I wonder how TSM got him on board? Did he just ask? I should have asked Pat Quinn. Dammit.
- Loser Domi, Jared, and Eyebeleaf have a new blog.
- Puck Daddy hates the shootout. He also provides some insight into the psyche of a fan after a devastating injury to their team's star.
- Jared wrote a letter and doesn't swear...much.
- Torontoist looks at The Love Guru so that we don't have to.
- That rolly polly Wellwood has six goals?
- David Johnson looks at the Leafs' goaltending and it's not a pretty picture.
- Blurr reminds us that we are one Leafs Nation, indivisible, under Wendel.
Toss any others in the comments.
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Wellwood straight up for Stajan – would anybody make that trade? Call me crazy but I would.
by general borschevsky on Nov 5, 2008 9:06 AM EST reply actions
You are crazy
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by PPP on Nov 5, 2008 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
No wayz
No amount of goals by Welly will make up for Stajan’s Eyes, LD will tells ya.
Plus Welly may be doing well but look at Vancouver’s line-up, they are not exactly an offensive powerhouse, I’m not surprised Welly is leading the charge there.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Wasn’t Wellwood supposed to be a scoring threat (or something) when he started in the NHL? Or am I crazy ? Well, ok, fine I am crazy, but about this?
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Oh LD
You so crazy!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
And if I really don;t like you…I’ll run you over with my car
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
I had sexual intercourse with your spouse or significant other.
Now THAT’S psychology!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
now, Neddly ddiddly diddly, no need to get all OHY HELL DIDDLY DING DONG CRAP!
/best freakout scene EVAR
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
And you Homer... are the worst human being I have ever met.
Whew, I got off easy.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I’m thinking mostly about who should play betwenn Poni and Antro, especially on the power play.
If it was a video game I would make that trade just to see how it went.
by general borschevsky on Nov 5, 2008 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
Steen.
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by PPP on Nov 5, 2008 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
Wellwood for Stajan
A more interesting question maybe: Would a Vancouver fan make that trade now?
by general borschevsky on Nov 5, 2008 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
At this point I don’t think they’d trade him for anything short of Crosby and a right-hand-shooting Jesus
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 5, 2008 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
If life was a video game
I would have hijacked an ambulance and ran over a myriad of random people on the streets by now…
But I see your point
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
If life were a video game I’d be eating more cherries
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
I dis-heart cherries
And most forms of berries actually…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Strawberries are ok
I heart grapes though
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
yummy!
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
I enjoy oranges
and most citrus fruits
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
citrus fruits are the bomb...
citrus meats and veggies, not so much :/
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Wellwood
I think he benefits from the type of system the Canucks favour – dump, chase, cycle. He can hoof it down to whatever sweet spot he wants to occupy in front of the net and the pucks seem to find his way over to him. I don’t think he would have anywhere near the same kind of success in the current fast break offense favoured by wilson right now.. Just a thought.
And yeah, he’ll probably fizzle out once defenders key onto him more and start playing him tough..
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 5, 2008 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
Wellwood
is proof that you don’t give up on an asset that easily.
We could have signed him and sent him to the minors.
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And possibly lost him on re-entry waivers…in theory since he didn’t but the point is that he got repeated warnings and does not play Ron Wilson hockey. He’s having a good streak. It won’t last.
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by PPP on Nov 5, 2008 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
There's no point debating this
Wellwood is doing well because he learned his lesson.
He learned his lesson because the Leafs didn’t take his shit and got rid of him.
Would he have learned the same lesson if he was sent to the minors by the Leafs? Maybe, but we’ll never know.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Why not let Wilson try and light a fire under his fat ass?
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Too much blubber
He’ll ignite and burst into flames before they can put him out
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
re. letting a coach straighten out the unstraightenable
Fletcher has played that game before with a better talent – see Nilsson, Kent. I still think that influenced the way he dealt with Wellwood.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
We let an RFA walk for nothing. Even if Wellwood is fat and lazy there’s no harm to giving him a chance in a rebuilding year, unless he’s absolute locker room cancer.
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he's no nik hagman!
and chances are, his interview with ron didn’t go well, and ron passed on his opinion of him to Fletch, who decided to cut bait and run.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
No...
Wellwood is proof that some guys don’t get, and will never get it until they get a good hard kick in the ass.
If the Leafs had kept him, he wouldn’t have six goals right now. He’d have had it confirmed for him, again, that being fat and lazy is fine as long as you have a little bit of skill mixed in. The Leafs gave him plenty of chances and he kept calling their bluff.
They didn’t give up on him, they did him a favor. He was never going to be a top player for the Leafs, so it really doesn’t matter what he does somewhere else.
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 5, 2008 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
I couldn’t disagree more.
Wilson has already proved that he’s got a way of reaching players. To say that they did him a favour is ridiculous.
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Didn't
they rid of Welly before Ronny was hired though?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Wilson was hired early June. Wellwood released late June.
If you’re changing the culture, and you’ve got a guy who clearly has offensive skill, but clearly needs multiple swift kicks in the ass, why not let Wilson have a go at him?
Especially considering this team was going to be offensively challenged.
Wellwood may fizzle out again. Sure, he’s got 6 goals, majority on the power play, and no one will be surprised if he ends up back in the minors. All I’m saying is that to discard an asset like that didn’t make a lot of sense to me.
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Isn't the point...
…that getting rid of Welly set the table (among the remaining players) for Wilson’s regime?
Fat Boy had to have been told many times before that he was expected to bring the commitment, and that included being in shape. He didn’t do it. Tolerate that, and you leave doubt among the players about the organization’s commitment to changing the culture. Getting rid of him sends the signal that you can have all the promise you want, but you WILL toe the organizational line, or you won’t have a job, at least not here.
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior"
Excellent Point
Demonstrated that benching was the first warning, and that they’ll go to further extremes if that doesn’t work
Gotta instill a sense of fear and respect for authority
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I think
Wellwood’s injuries played a part in his struggles last year. Abdominal surgeries are the toughest to come back to. I sound like fucking Bryan McCabe here.
But you guys are right in that Welly still didn’t come to Vancouver in shape. He’s an idiot. But an idiot with a lot of offensive skill.
Do we need to hug it out?
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Nah
It was a good discussion.
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Turned into a really good discussion.
Leaf fans rule!!!
by general borschevsky on Nov 5, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
how about those Bills?
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Returning
to their usual form of suckiness?
I liked the sports anchor on CTV giving a little speal about how Toronto doesn’t want the Bills
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I was at the game on Sunday. The tailgating experience is more fun than the actual game. We can’t do that in Toronto, so there’s no point in us getting the Bills. An NFL game is not an NFL game without the tailgate-age.
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That’s what I hear from everyone. Unless Toronto gets a special dispensation for boozing, bbqing, and snowball fights then I don’t see the team coming.
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Holy shit dude, I had my first tailgate when I went to the Patriots game for Monday Night Football and it was fucking insane.
It was like Mad Max meets a stripclub with free beer.
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Do you have $17 and a nice watch?
No I don’t…I have 2 dollars…and a Casio….ooooohhh….
by clark4calder on Nov 5, 2008 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
those aren't pillows!!!!!
classic movie. i still get choked up at the end…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
The movie came out when I was 13, but it’s still one of my favourites of all time. John Candy’s finest performance.
by clark4calder on Nov 5, 2008 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Candy had a wonderful soul. He will be forever missed.
by general borschevsky on Nov 5, 2008 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
dunno...
but DGB is right, I don’t think he would have been motivated if he stuck around. Also, with his history as a player, I’ve got to agree, this point production won’t last. Of course, I don’t think Stajan’s will either. Steen, I’m beginning to think, will never be the creative offense-minded center we all want him to be, and I’m Ok with that. He does a great job as a checking forward, and we can always use one of those…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
After Wilson was hired he was definately consulted about which players he thought he could work with. Wellowood was obviously someone he identified as not being worth the trouble.
by general borschevsky on Nov 5, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
He has reached players that have never been benched or scratched before and have since reacted. Wellwood had been scratched plenty as a Leaf and told to shape up and he didn’t.
What makes you think that he would have done so without the massive shock of being let go for nothing AND getting demoted after being called out as a fatty by his new coach?
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worth the chance b/c he’s not making a lot of money, and we’ve got a lot of dead weight anyways (ie: mark bell)
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I think
Welly was given that chance, probably more then once, and he never jumped on it nor shown any interest
Yes, Wilson has demonstrated he can give any player a swift kick in the ass, but for the most part these players are having their asses kicked for the first time… Welly’s had his ass kicked before, and it didn’t work so they had to escalate the ass kicking
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
This goes back to Wilson’s comments with regard to Luke Schenn and how Wilson has to show integrity in his process. Stajan, Blake, and White had not been healthy scratched and had reached a point where they thought that their spot in the NHL was a given.
Wellwood knew that he was on the edge of going out and still did nothing.
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The only reason
that Wellwood is in shape at all is because the Canucks went out and hired someone to cook his meals
Could the Leafs have done the same thing? Sure, I guess. But even watching him play for Vancouver, I’ve seen this show before… it won’t last. His defense still isn’t very strong, he’s too easily knocked off the puck. The only way he’ll continue to put up points is if Vigneault keeps playing him on the PP with the Sedins. He’s good at finding the open areas and seems to have taught him the cross-crease pass trick that helped Tucker score so many goals. And we all know how long that lasted. No regrets here, just frustration as I see my adopted home fall in love with Wellwood, knowing exactly what they feel and how it’ll end.
by Karina on Nov 5, 2008 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Special unveiling at 12:30? Finally, the much anticipated Chemmy statue.
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I thought it was the “2 PPP editors, 1 blog” video
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Looking at things like this while at work, huddled down in a cubicle and stifling laughter is harder than one thinks.
Thanks for the test Domi!
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I try
I mean, you guys don’t read me for my hockey knowledge, I might as well try to be funny
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wait...
you’re not saying you made that stuff up about the Halloween party you went to at Carlo’s are you? I look to you as a most trusted insider, who provides us with scoops of info and details the MSM is to afraid to post, for fear of upsetting someone…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Oh I provide you with scoops, imaginary scoops, but scoops nonetheless.
However I have a feeling that the Halloween post 9and most of the other posts) wouldn’t be that far removed from reality
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oh...
ithought the “making stuff up” part was ironic and emo. i din’t think you were really making stuff up..
up is down, lef tis right, dogs and cats living in harmony, mass hysteria. my world is all topsy turvey
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
ithought the "making stuff up" part was ironic and emo. i din’t think you were really making stuff up..
Look at my signature: Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
I could get all emo and ironic if I really wanted to, except I’d probably be banned posthaste
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
i dunno
if you changed your name to “emo domi” i’d still ♥ you…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
New Blog title/tagline
“The emo world of Loser domi: because everything sucks, especially the Leafs”
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
i know you'd have one fan...
it sounds like a site custom made for Tank Nation…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
needs more animated .gifs for that to work.
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alright...
where is it? i’ve been slumming abut here, avoiding real work for over two hours (which as we all know, is hard work.) all because i want to see the world premiere!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
It's up!
I put it in events and that screwed things up.
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A Call for Bi-Partisan Politics...
within Leafs Nation, over here. Comments and suggestions are welcome!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:06 AM EST reply actions
Waivers + Canucks = ouellet
I’d rather take a flyer on Ouellet than Wellwood, does anyone know if he cleared?
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WHOA
Wrap, you watch Discovery Channel and play WoW?!?!?!
If I didn’t already have a girlfriend I would be in love with you!!
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Hey..the world's gone crazy
WCH wrote a blog post over at the site we shall not link to, talking about how much smarter the Leafs are than Dallas for picking up Hagman, who he also heaps praise upon. It’s really weird to read…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:33 AM EST reply actions
It’s basically impossible not to heap praise on Hagman. I meant to write more about him in the game recap but he has been a ridiculous pick-up. I didn’t know much about him before he came but talk about amazing first impressions. Good on the puck, fast, endless energy, nice shot, and a great attitude. He’ll be a freaking bargain at $3M.
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I remember
Hagman during his Florida days.
He’s come a long way. Heart him.
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no...
i heart him.
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
ya..
you can keep your mitchell man crush, but hags is all mine!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
I have lots of love!
Seriously though, did anyone have any idea this guy would be this good?
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Did anyone
have any idea that anyone on this team would be this good?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I don't think
we saw enough of him in Dallas last year to think he’d be this good.
He’s great on the puck. I love the puck possession skills of he and Grabs.
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more than one man can handle!
the talk was hagman would be a steadying defensive presence among the top 6, and his goals were an aberration. turns out, he’s the type of guy who plays what the coach tells him to. so if he’s put on a checking line, he plays two way positional hockey. if he’s put in a scoring line, he lights it up.
also, i ♥ him
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Uhm Wrap has a new blog too with those three. Just sayin’….
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Nov 5, 2008 1:18 PM EST reply actions
i read for the domi...
i stay for the wrap… =)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 5, 2008 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
LAWLZ
Just got this in my work email…
We are experiencing a severe impact to the corporate network as a result of staff viewing election related streaming videos and news feeds on internet sites such as MSNBC.
We ask that all staff immediately cease non-business related internet activity immediately.
Thank-you for your cooperation.
IT Service Center
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
HAHAHA
During the World Cup in Germany I live streamed games over lunch and got a similar e-mail after the tournament was over because the company paid based on band-width used. Whoops!
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by PPP on Nov 5, 2008 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
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