Preview: Maple Leafs at Jeff Carter

by PPP on Jan 10, 2009 3:09 PM EST

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Hey, did you hear about that trade that almost happened? Yeah, some kid almost got send to the Leafs. Good thing he didn't though, it never would have worked out I bet.

Jeff Carter

#17 / Center / Philadelphia Flyers

Height: 6-3

Weight: 200

Born: Jan 01, 1985

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2008 - Jeff Carter	41	27	17	44	9	30	8	4	5	0	185	14.6

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Final - 11.29.2008	1	2	3	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	1	1	0	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	2	1	4

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The Leafs travel to another one of their house of horrors to take on the Atlantic leading Flyers.

Atlantic Standings

	GP	W	L	OTL	PT
Philadelphia	41	5	2	9	53
New York Rangers	43	4	4	4	52
New Jersey	40	5	5	3	49
Pittsburgh	42	3	7	4	44
New York Islanders	42	2	7	4	28

(updated 1.10.2009 at 8:22 AM EST)

As is the case with most of the league's top teams (it makes me sick to write that) the Flyers have dealt spectacularly with a long list of injuries. Some day the Leafs will have depth like this and opposition fans will be bemoaning the fact that the Buds never seem to miss a beat.

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

Probable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Darroll Powe	head	12.30.2008
Arron Asham	bruised right knee	12.30.2008

Questionable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Kimmo Timonen	chip fracture in right ankle	12.30.2008
Matt Carle	bruised left ankle	12.30.2008
Josh Gratton	hand	12.30.2008

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Derian Hatcher	right knee	9.20.2008
Danny Briere	strained groin	12.3.2008
Scottie Upshall	sprained right knee	12.22.2008

In other news, Mikhail Grabovski is a good guy:

Mikhail Grabovski, in the aftermath of his shove of NHL linesman Scott Cherrey, spent yesterday trying to make things right. The Leafs forward called Cherrey to apologize for his actions Thursday night in Montreal and then met with Toronto media members to express contrition for his actions.

Fletcher, like me, likes the fire that Grabovski played with Thursday night. Finger will be out of tonight's game with an 'upper body' injury which means that Ian White won't make his anticipated move up to the wing. That's a shame because the Leafs could use right wing White more than defenceman White.

It's a good thing that the Leafs' picked up Brady May because the Flyers are just the kind of team that was teeing off on the Leafs' skill players.

I am going to miss this game which is likely a good thing but the Leafs will never catch the Islanders if they beat teams like the Flyers.

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Question

Is there a way to embed those playercards into fan shots too? I seem to recall something about that, but I’m not sure if I just imagined it. My quick search turned up nothing, looking under “SBNation features”

by LeafFanInVan on Jan 10, 2009 3:33 PM EST reply actions

Unfortunately

There is not a way to put them into fanposts. Sorry :(

But if you want to see it then e-mail support@sbnation.com and tell them that you want it.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Jan 10, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

Maple Leafs

at Jeff Carter?

Oh come on!

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by eyebleaf on Jan 10, 2009 4:12 PM EST reply actions

heheh

I was waiting for that

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by JohnnyG on Jan 10, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions

I can’t believe it took him over an hour!

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Jan 10, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions

We need the eyebleaf signal so he knows when to show up and call us all jerks.

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by Chemmy on Jan 10, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions

maybe...

he was actually doing something meaningful, like….i dunnno, jacking off? work? buying more booze?

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Jan 10, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions

At least

with the Leafs in Philly they’ll get booed less than they would at home..

by LeafFanInVan on Jan 10, 2009 4:18 PM EST reply actions

Shanny → Devils?

Hm, he was a candidate for Volume 2 of Lovable NonLeafs..

by LeafFanInVan on Jan 10, 2009 4:49 PM EST reply actions

Saw that

I guess Eklund had Shanny confused with Yammy (tm Don Cherry) Jagr.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Jan 10, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions

HAHA!
Bill and Nik are going at it on Sportsnet over Hartsburg in Ottawa.

Nik is calling him a double A coach and Bill is saying that the Sens should dump everyone of their players. This is great.

I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert

by JohnnyG on Jan 10, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions

I was just about to comment on that, Bill was losing his shit saying kyp couldnt hold Hartsburgs jockstrap.

Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option

by JaredFromLondon on Jan 10, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions

It was funny as hell! I remember on Thursday everyone saying how these two hate each other and this is the first time Ive seen them close to boiling over

I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert

by JohnnyG on Jan 10, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions