FTB - Open Thread Edition - Pension Plan Puppets

FTB - Open Thread Edition

by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 9:12 AM EDT

Today is the kind of day that makes you long for a Saturday night in December (but not the 13th or 27th) so that you could curl up on the couch with the Leafs and a couple of adult beverages. Sure, the MLS All-Star game is a pretty good substitute but it's just West Ham.

Anyway, while reminding the Europeans that we still do not know how they came to follow the Leafs and hoping that some of the shrinking violets will contribute to what has become an interesting look at the Origins of Fandom I'll make this an open thread to discuss whatever you want. Defensive pairings, what forwards will play on which lines, is CuJo a traitor, whatever.

If you have a link to share drop it in the comments:

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Speaking of that insufferable POS Cathal Kelly, deal with the fact that TFC fans are the gold standard in the league. And stop calling the team FC!
Norte escaped from He Score! He Shoot! and started his own blog. I told Greener to not let Moose handle knot-making duty.

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Get things kicked off...

This comes from that site but seems like a good way to start a day of idle chit-chat:

Re: Bouwmeester
In my opinion, and according to several of the scouts I have met with, the Maple Leafs, Bruins and Devils my be offering up the most.

What the hell could the Leafs offer to get Jay Bouwmeester that would entice the Panthers?

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by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 9:16 AM EDT 0 recs

My inside sources tell me its Mats Sundin.

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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 24, 2008 9:53 AM EDT up 0 recs

please god

let it be Bryan McCabe and Jason Blake

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 24, 2008 9:58 AM EDT up 0 recs

Luongo for Bertuzzi makes me think we could get Bouwmeester for Andy Wozniewski’s old Leafs jerseys, two platinum tickets to a Panthers game in Toronto, and McCabe.

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by Chemmy on Jul 24, 2008 10:08 AM EDT up 0 recs

Nice

I would imagine it would have to involve at least one defenceman under contract and any players involved would have to be roster players since I think the Panthers really want to make the playoffs. Looking at the Jokinen trade I wouldn’t be surprised at anything.

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by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 10:19 AM EDT up 0 recs

Important note: the Panthers’ organization is unquestionably dumber than ours.

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by Chemmy on Jul 24, 2008 10:32 AM EDT up 0 recs

great

now my hopes are all up and stuff.

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 24, 2008 10:34 AM EDT up 0 recs

Keep in mind the source.

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by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 10:47 AM EDT up 0 recs

Silver Lining

Oh yeah, whenever I get really down I think of teams like the Panthers and Blue Jackets and feel a little better.

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by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 10:47 AM EDT up 0 recs

De Nada

Espero que no te vayas a disaparecer otra vez! Mucho amor (amor de no-gay tambien)

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by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 11:51 AM EDT up 0 recs

No homo

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by Chemmy on Jul 24, 2008 12:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

Polish Prince retiring..

Czerkawski calls it quits, from the “blink-and-you-missed-them” leaf playerdom..

No Polish jokes, please! (unless they’re good)

by LeafFanInVan on Jul 24, 2008 12:34 PM EDT 0 recs

Oh Noes!

Yet another in a long strong of “hey, if he can kind of, sort of get part of the way back to his peak he’ll be decent” acquisitions that have turned into “YOU SUCK! I HOPE YOU BREAK YOUR LEG AND SAVE US THE AGONY OF WATCHING YOU!” acquisitions.

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by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Weird, apparently there have only been six NHLers from Poland. I always thought McCabe was Polish based on the own goals.

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by Chemmy on Jul 24, 2008 1:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

Full disclosure: I’m half Polish.

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by Chemmy on Jul 24, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

Colbert Book

I just started reading I am America (And So Can You) and in one part he has a one sentence summary of college courses.

SOC 360 Ethnic Stereotypes and the Humour of Cruelty
A professor will tell you a bunch of hilarious jokes and you’re not allowed to laugh

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by PPP on Jul 24, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up 0 recs

How many of JFJ's acquisitions are no longer playing?

By my count…

Allison
Belfour
Czerkawski
Domi
Green
Kilger
Leetch
Lindros
O’Neill

Plus Suglabov, Khavanov and Berg are in Europe.

Sure, any GM is going to have a certain percentage of his signings retire/ get injured/ play in Europe and I don’t have the actuarial tables to compare this string to the average NHL record, but I have to think this is one helluva run by JFJ.

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by mf37 on Jul 24, 2008 2:19 PM EDT 0 recs

Be nice, Lindros doesn’t remember that he isn’t playing anymore.

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by Chemmy on Jul 24, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

Lindros

doesn’t remember how to use shampoo.

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 24, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

lindros shampoo

He’s still in the shower ‘cause it says “lathe, rinse, repeat” and there’s no “stop and dry your hair”

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Jul 26, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

I guess Housley and Francis were Quinn pickups.. Housley was so awesome in a Leafs uniform! Yes!

by LeafFanInVan on Jul 24, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

Francis was a JFJ deal…. that was the same year as Leetch.

And don’t forget Ferguson’s slick pickup of Calle Johansson.

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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 24, 2008 5:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

In my mind I had housley and francis around the same time, so I got a little confused.. Francis wasn’t a total bust as a Leaf, at least.

Dear god, I hope the Leafs don’t take a flyer on Glen Murray after his buyout now.. ack.

by LeafFanInVan on Jul 24, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

truly open thread

Hey, does anyone where I could find a short-sleeved Leafs shirt that is:
1: Cheap
2: not fugly
3: something I could actually fit in (I’d be about an adult small/youth large in a pinch; women’s sizes are all loopy from site to site.)

Thanks!

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Jul 24, 2008 6:12 PM EDT 0 recs

products

Ebay is always a safe option with a ton of selection (if you take the time to look through millions of things you arnt looking for).
I personally hate using the net to buy cloths, but living in the states would probably call for drastic measures to find Leaf gear

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 24, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

If you want to pay $35 for a baby-T...

...or $60 for a light pink sleeveless polo or $50 for this (albeit pretty cool) T-shit

then the NHL shop is just for you…

or try here: http://www.cupstuff.com/nhl/toronto/leafs.htm

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by mf37 on Jul 24, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

I don’t like buying clothing online, but yeah, drastic times…

The NHL shop is not for me. I looked through stuff and I thought, “well, it;s cool, but not $50 cool.”

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Jul 25, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

Why I support the Leafs

I have family in Toronto and started watching hockey late-night when I was at University. Toronto seemed a logical choice for a team to follow. There’s also a genetic thing where I’m only allowed to follow teams that never win anything.

The End.

by article1 on Jul 24, 2008 10:36 PM EDT 0 recs

We suffer from a similar genetic disease. I blame my dad. He didn’t follow Liverpool and they managed to win a few trophies. Two years ago he started sharing my obsession and now they can’t win anything.

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by PPP on Jul 25, 2008 9:17 AM EDT up 0 recs