FTB: Your Mathematical Mind
by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 9:03 AM EST
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Welcome to Tuesday, December 16, an interesting date in history.
Arthur C. Clarke celebrates his 90th today.
If Beethoven were still alive, he would turn 238 (and be desperately clawing at the inside of his casket). It's also Jane Austen's birthday, she'd be 233. (I feel about 233 years old when Mrs. MF37 fires up the multi-DVD set of Pride and Prejudice, although it must be said that Colin Firth can really work a sweater).
Also on this date in history, the Boston tea party took place as American colonists boarded British ships and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes. To keep this hockey relevant, please hit up the comments and submit your design for a Bruins third jersey featuring a tea-bagging bear to commemorate this historic event (be very careful if you're going to hit google up for inspiration on this one).
Ok. Enough history and lame jokes.
Can you tell it's quiet out there in the land of hockey? Seriously. No games since Friday's win in Buffalo; a moratorium on player transactions until the New Year; Leafs GM speculation done, coaching solidified...I'm worried if things don't pick up I'll have to read the local sports pages or talk about potential destinations for Mats Sundin. Ugh.
Even though there seems to be paucity of compelling items in Leaf land, there' is some really great content out there on the blogs just waiting for an insightful comment, a joke or a note of thanks from readers like you.
- Alec Brownscombe has an early look at tonight's Leafs-Devils match-up.
- Devils' Blog Fire and Ice claims Clemmensen is 4-2-1 with a jaw dropping 1.89 goals-against average and .943 save percentage all-time against the Leafs. No word on how many of those shots were fired directly into his chest by Jason Blake.
- In a true Barilkosphere joint production, your lovely and talented guest host and the mathematical mind of Chemmy teamed up to examine shoot-out stats.
- Blogging machine Toronto Sports Media has posts on Sundin's next steps and a really great read about the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Former Leaf Andrew Raycroft stopped 34 shots (yes, in a single game) in a 3-2 Avalanche win over the Red Wings. That strange sound you hear is eyebleaf slamming the door behind him as he heads off on holidays..
- Speaking of former Leafs, General Borschevsky has circled a few important dates on the calendar.
- Mirtle looks at the NHL's most improved players. Matt Stajan cracks the line-up and so does Kyle "Beefcake" Wellwood.
- Pat Quinn (friend of PPP) has made the final cuts for the World Junior Tournament and sadly, Brayden Schenn, bother of Luke, didn't make the team. The good news is, Leafs prospect Chris DiDomenico made it. The official roster can be found here.
- Another Leaf prospect, Jimmy Hayes, has made Team USA (in a shout-out to 2003 and web 1.0, Team USA released their roster in a word document that you have to download to access). No word if this is the same Jimmy Hayes of a sweet looking steakhouse on the south shore of Long Island. I couldn't find any info on Leafs prospect Jerome Flaake qualifying for team Germany - hit us up in the comments if you have news.
- Steve at Hockey Analysis has his take on the Leafs and World Juniors here.
- I'm wondering which contributor in Chatty Cathy put Mike Ulmer up to this one. He files a blog entry at the Leafs official site claiming "White Proving Worth at Both Ends"
- And even though it's 12 days old, newest Leaf Jaime Sifers' first (and only) blog entry is really worth the read.
- Did you think that Moose had finally had his comeuppance and been shot in South Central for wearing the wrong colours? Well, turns out he's just screening Greener's calls. At least he came back for the podcast.
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Raycroft
Is going to get wins with Colorado, he’s not going to win them any games but that team has enough offense to bail almost any goalie outta the gutter. It’s a fact we’ll have to live with, but regardless of how many wins he stacks up his save percentage and GAA numbers will still be shit.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 9:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
and
He’ll never get shoved in our face as much as Beef Cake does every time he has a two point game.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Raycroft’s wins still hurt. Well they hurt me. Four wins. Four mother suckin wins. It blows the mind.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If
it makes you feel better, I bet those two goals he let in where floaters to the glove side that made every Avs fan cringe
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just need Cujo to win a game, you know? Get that save percentage up ato about, oh, .870
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 9:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, we should put him in against the Sens next time. Not only do they suck, but I’m sure Cujo would relish in damning them one last time.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm onboard
with that sentiment
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
also
Relish is delicious.
especially hot relish
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a huge fan
of most condiments in general, I’m kinda plain when it comes to the extras, I just needs my cheese and a little bit of onions and I’m happy… oh and bacon, you can never go wrong with bacon
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 9:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
for hot dogs or sausages I’m generally happy with mustard and some onions.
Burgers on the other hand I put everything under the sun on em.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Doood
Fried egg on a burger, you’ll be dead 5 years sooner but it’s well worth the early trip
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
done it, many a time
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that’s a great idea.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully
Wally Pipp doesn’t read it in the Bahamas. It’ll ruin his vacation ;)
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 9:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I bet
he’s over heating in his Jammies.
It’s warm down there.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tis true
And yea, huge FTP, shows how much PPP and Jammy has been slacking here
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 9:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Banned
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BANHAMMER!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/HammerFall_-_Chapter_V.jpg
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was going
for the double-bannage there
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason there’s just lots going on out there…some mornings there’s not so much to report, other days there’s lots and lots of blog content to write up.
Just imagine what the FTB will read like in March when Mats finally signs with a team.
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 9:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're too idealistic
I expect him to announce that he will make an announcement within 4 weeks about whether or not he will speak with teams by March.
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 9:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
word is
he is returning to Sweden to “continue his training”
does that sound like he is on the verge of signing somewhere? Would he not, you know, stay on the same continent as the team he was gonna sign with?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he’s still “deciding” by the time I get back.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seconded...
Great work, MF!
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cross-posted from a comment on BLF’s shootout analysis:
Since we’re getting all mathy…
Chi-square tests are a mathematical calculation you can run to compare observed and expected frequencies. Basically they tell you whether a discepancy between expected and observed is statistically significant, or whether it’s within the expected range of outcomes based on random chance.
If you run a chi-square calculation on the Leafs’ poor shootout record using .500 as an expected outcome, they’re just on the edge of statistical significance. If you use their actual winning percentage in non-shootout games as the expected outcome, then they are in the expected range (although just barely). I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d get the same result for every NHL team (Ottawa might be an exception).
In english: for all the hair-pulling about why some teams do well in shootouts and others do poorly, the math says that it’s possible that shootouts are pure luck and the differences in won/loss record can just be explained by random chance.
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by Down Goes Brown on Dec 16, 2008 9:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
that sounds about right.
If Tie Domi can score in a shoot out (be it a meaningless one) then they cannot be an accurate measure of game winning skill.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed – and that’s pretty much what Chemmy concluded after looking at three years worth of data.
For me the combined totals produced an interesting result (100% = .500) and the fact that it lined up with the other hockey maxim about specialty teams was worth a post.
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 9:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm
That’s really interesting.
So I guess I won’t bother getting upset about shootouts anymore. Maybe one year the Leafs will be good at them.
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 9:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Once Koolaid learns a new move or two we’ll have ourselves a specialist. And Hags can score at least 50% of the time.
Any word on how good Tavares is at the shootout?/
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
50%? Hagman’s snow spray move is unstoppable.
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by Down Goes Brown on Dec 16, 2008 10:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well he’s not gonna do it EVERY time, I dont see hags as being one of those dicks who just does the same sure fire thing every time just because he can
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
like Kulemin?
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
el oh el
saw that coming
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
the problem with Kool aid is that its pretty evident that it doesn’t work 100% of the time. It worries me that he hasn’t clued into that yet
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bit
slow on the uptake that one is
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He has a perpetually lost look on his face.
I think he’s still in shock to be playing in the NHL
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Its too bad
I had high hopes for him especially after that opening game in Detroit, that was a riot
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He still has all the tools, and he shows a little flash of brilliance every now and then.
His fundamentals have improved drastically since the beginning of the year. His positioning, puck strength and physicality have improved by leaps and bounds.
The Flash will come. I am just glad he is working on the finer points first instead of working on perfecting his shootout
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
even my mom knows he’s going to bust out that move.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Today’s FTB title is a hat tip to Spoon.
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 9:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
good call...
maybe when Mats does decide to choose whether or not he might sign, you can call the FTB “All the Pretty Girls Go to the City” or “The Ghost of You Lingers.” Whichever feels right…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
Now I have a title for my post about his betra…decision.
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
do not use the word BETRAYAL.
Please.
If he signed with Montreal or Ottawa, betrayal would have been cool.
But Vancouver or New York, and betrayal does not apply. He didn’t betray us. He did the opposite.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 10:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the opposite of betryal...?
please explain…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn’t we save our anger for the man that gave out all those NTC and NMCs?
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
More than enough anger to go around.
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He didn’t aid the enemy.
He was never disloyal to the Leafs franchise. Never.
Some will believe he lied and was deceitful, but even DGB and I are on the same page in regards to just how confused we think Mats was. And once this all went to hell, it just snowballed for Mats. It’s unfortunate. But I don’t think betrayal is the right word. He wore the Leafs sweater with pride and represented us to the fullest. Where’s the betrayal in that?
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If there was betrayal, it was at the deadline.
He’s gone now. The team he winds up on doesn’t really matter.
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by Down Goes Brown on Dec 16, 2008 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to the Barilkosphere, Jamie
The Sifers blog post is an excellent read.
I’ve been keeping my hotel room keys as mementos to remember the trip.
I’ll pay for them. I don’t care
How much is a deposit on a hotel room key in California? Couldn’t he have just taken an ashtray or a towel?
by general borschevsky on Dec 16, 2008 10:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
That is actually really cute in a little kid sort of way. I’d probably just take the bathrobe too.
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 10:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sifers is a rudey.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Sifers should continue to blog, I’d much rather read that the the standard content from Bowen, Ulmer and others at mapleleafs.com
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 10:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seconded
I hope he keeps it goin’.
by general borschevsky on Dec 16, 2008 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well...
usually they just deactivate after your check out date. at least, that’s how they work at the Motel 6… :P
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They use programmable cards no?
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by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yes
that deactivate after you check out…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey!
Don’t forget my article about possible Habs relocation!
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by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2008 10:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
that
would be the single funniest thing of all time ever
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
those mock-up jerseys are sweet
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Les Mexicans
Those jerseys are AWESOME!!!
by general borschevsky on Dec 16, 2008 10:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to do a mock up of the stadium.
It was going to be “The Sombrero” But I was too tired.
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by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I want
one of those jerseys
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
mucho dinero...
and, i tried clicking buy it now, but nothing happened. i smell a rat…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry.
All out at the moment. Ecklund Some idiot is reporting that Sundin might be interested in signing there though…
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by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2008 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I fanshotted that over at EOTP to give the Habs fans some chuckles :)
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha
Thanks!
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by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
somehow...
i don’t think they’ll find it as funny…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In the words of Buzz Bissinger...
I hope it pisses the shit out of them.
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 10:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not cleaning that up...
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nicely done!
I give it my highest rating ever – 431 stars out of a possible 10.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
by Mabel on Dec 16, 2008 10:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
That’s a lot of stars… Where shall I put them all?
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by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2008 10:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
duh
on the fridge…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or alternately
you can wear some of them as pasties, should the urge to do some burlesque strike you.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
by Mabel on Dec 16, 2008 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No one wants that to happen.
To the fridge they go.
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by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2008 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll put it right next to Chemmy's crayon drawing
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by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2008 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
best. comment. ever.
poor jammies, stuck on some tropical paradise while we have all the fun…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 11:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
first the wendel clark game, now this
I hate him so much…..so.much.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Flaake...
You got me… I just went through the copious – well, actually it went quite smoothly – procedure of signing in just to make a tiny little information available about a – presumably insignificant – Leaf prospect. Jerome Flaake happens to be selected to the German World Juniors team:
http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/172/IHM1720GER_32E_1_0.pdf
Given that German hockey teams usually need frequent rule changes to avoid relegation from IIHF Division I hockey one shouldn’t expect too much from these youngsters though…
Back to lurking mode.
by le_affan on Dec 16, 2008 11:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
heres hoping
at the very least we have the next Marco Sturm on our hands here
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
These are very high hopes indeed...
…given that Sturm is arguably the best German forward ever to play in the NHL. With Flaake I’m not so sure. I’m afraid we have to settle with hockey fans’ standard procedure regarding prospect development: keeping our fingers crossed.
It will be interesting to see though whether Ron Wilson has brought the Sharks’ penchant for drafting German born players with him to Toronto. Given the dominance of NHL castaways (at least in the DEL) over here, San Jose was relatively successful in finding solid prospects which may even turn (or already did) into NHL regulars: Think Sturm, Goc, Ehrhoff, Greiss, Pätzold… Even though their pipeline has dried up a bit recently…
by le_affan on Dec 16, 2008 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s excellent stuff – I couldn’t even find the German’s roster on-line. Thanks for doing the spade work.
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're very welcome...
Usually IIHF provides quite a few information about their tournaments, including rosters, game reports and even faceoff stats (!) down to Women’s Division IV Championships (!!) – featuring such hockey hotbeds as New Zealand, Turkey or Romania. They hide everything in PDFs though – and that’s the problem. So much for barrier-free access to information…
Following are the actual links for archiving purposes:
IIHF Current Championship tournaments:
http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships.html
Past IIHF Tournaments (including information from 2000 to 2008)
http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/past-tournaments.html
by le_affan on Dec 16, 2008 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What is it with hockey web-sites using decade old utilities? Hockey USA posts everything as downloadable MSWord documents and the IIHF uses .pdfs. It’s a very strange approach to sharing information…any hot prospects lurking in the Turkish or Romanian leagues?
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 12:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome!
Thanks for joining and for the investigative work.
Don’t go back to lurking!
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by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Merry Christmas y'all
I’ve got a flight tonight, and will attempt to check in from the Motherland.
I probably won’t be on much for the next two weeks, so Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
PPP and Chemmy/Jammies, been a great year over here, boys. Cheers to you, and to everyone else who makes this place so special.
Toodles, my friends.
And remember, Mats Sundin is the greatest Leaf ever.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 11:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
bsafe!
…ha, see what i did there. i’m so clever…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re something, alright…
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
by Mabel on Dec 16, 2008 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS!
BCWW…etc etc and so forth…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 16, 2008 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Same to you!
Have a wonderful trip, and don’t forget us!
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
by Mabel on Dec 16, 2008 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Have Fun!
Don’t get the plague!
Also, you probably won’t want to log in over your vacation because it might ruin it…
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Dec 16, 2008 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Merry Christmas
enjoy the trip home
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2008 11:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks guys.
I’m going to miss all of you.
If Sundin signs, throw up the signal, and I’ll find my way online.
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by eyebleaf on Dec 16, 2008 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s only, what, a 10.5 hour time difference? I’m sure you’ll be all over the latest Leaf news.
Safe travels and we’ll see you in the New Year
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 12:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man...
there sure are a lot of great people born on my birthday!
by Karina on Dec 16, 2008 11:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
zomg
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARINA
Incidentially it is almost my girlfriend’s birthday today
ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
fail
almost = also
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha
clearly today is a very important day in your life! :P
by Karina on Dec 16, 2008 11:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It would appear so wouldn't it?
But you also have a special place in my heart Karina… I’ll be sure to bring additional bottles of Bailey’s and boxes of chocolate when I hit up Vancouver next week…
How’s the weather up at Whistler by the way?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Dec 16, 2008 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no idea about whistler
but it’s about -5 here and clear. -5 is brutally cold for Vancouver.
by Karina on Dec 16, 2008 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re the birthday, you’re the birthday, you’re the birthday boy or girl!
Happy birthday Karina! Hope today is lots of fun.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
by Mabel on Dec 16, 2008 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Happy Birthday Karina – I’m guessing March break or St. Patty’s day might account for all the mid-December birthdays.
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by mf37 on Dec 16, 2008 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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