Leafs Acquire Ryan Hollweg
Trader Cliff strikes again. This time he's moved the pick that came to the Leafs in the Hal Gill trade to pick up the 25 year old son of a Brazilian father and Canadian mother. His name probably sounds familiar in that 'I just can't put my finger on it' kind of way. Click through and you'll see the defining moment of his career thus far.
That's right, he was the human t-ball that Chris Simon opened up on to earn one of the longest suspensions in league history. This pick up helps make the team younger and tougher but definitely adds nothing to the offence. This season Leaf fans will probably be very confused as the team in blue and white will be throwing bodychecks and starting (and hopefully winning) fights.
Of course, this is yet another 3rd/4th liner on the squad but at least this one does not have a guaranteed spot on the roster. While last year the forward spots were essentially set it appears that there will be a lot of competition at training camp.
And what do Rangers fans think of the move? Ridiculously happy which can't be good for the Leafs:
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His dancing is greatness. As for “Stickhandling for Success”, I’m resisting all urges to make that somehow a porn-ish title…and failing
by loser domi on Jul 14, 2008 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There is no way to avoid thinking of at least a Harlequin novel with that title.
by PPP on Jul 14, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude can take a stick to the face like nobody’s business.. Looks like he can absorb a lot of punishment, if nothing else.. Perfect for T.O.’s media climate!
by LeafFanInVan on Jul 14, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he can at least take a run at The Omen before being the subject of a Finger-like hatchet job.
by PPP on Jul 14, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Hollweg sucks. I live near NYC and expect to take a lot of flak for this.
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by Chemmy on Jul 14, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Any chance that what initially looks like a moron doing cartwheels in his underwear is actually somebody practicing to break out this move?
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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 14, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That might be the most amazing MMA thing I have ever seen.
by PPP on Jul 15, 2008 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s some good work.
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by Chemmy on Jul 15, 2008 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This trade has all the excitement of getting stuck on the bitch seat between Glenn Healy and Maude Barlow on an extended road trip.
To put that in hockey-like terms: Hollweg has the upside of an aged Mike Bullard (with a mustache to match).
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by mf37 on Jul 15, 2008 1:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh christ, I had forgotten about that guy. Is he fat again yet?
by LeafFanInVan on Jul 15, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leafs trivia: Mike Bullard was the first player acquired by Cliff Fletcher when he first joined the Leafs.
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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 15, 2008 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When did he get the bad late night TV show?
by PPP on Jul 15, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Every time the 91-92 Leafs played on the west coast.
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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 15, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, that’s the angle I was going for and failed miserably!
Comparing Hollweg to hockey-bullard does not exactly fill me with thrills and chills, however. Meh. Were there no good fighters available?
by LeafFanInVan on Jul 15, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bullard
I had no idea he was Fletcher’s first acquisition. How about that?
He sure did suck though.
For some reason, I hated Bullard more than just about any Leaf. And then Mike Craig came along..
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by mf37 on Jul 15, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mike Craig
I went to the Easter Seal’s skate when I was 12 (big fiasco that I might write about later that highlights the corporate love from the Leafs and utter disdain for the fans as well as why I loved Tie Domi) and he was one of the guys signing posters. Unfortunately I couldn’t figure out how to skip over him.
by PPP on Jul 16, 2008 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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