Preview: Panthers at Leafs
BOO THIS MAN
The Panthers are two points ahead of Toronto, with a 17-16-6 record to Toronto's 16-17-6 record. I'm sure a lot of you feel like the Florida Panthers are Toronto's wimpy kid brother who we kick around (From our SBNation news ticker: Toronto has won four of five and 10 of the last 13 meetings.) and give our garbage like McCabe, Kilger and Wade Belak. Sometimes our garbage doesn't even report to Florida but Florida still gives us Mike Van Ryn. That's true familial love.
Bryan McCabe had a rough go of it last year, and by "a rough go of it" I mean that he gets paid millions of dollars to play hockey don't feel sympathy for him when he screws up. Ditching McCabe for Van Ryn was a beautiful move, most notably because Mike Van Ryn is both better and cheaper than McCabe, and he doesn't hold his hands up like a goof every time he cross checks a guy without the puck while standing next to the ref. In other news I'm almost 100% sure that eyebleaf is JFJ.
Hopefully McCabe works his magic and scores on Vokoun to make it easier for the Leafs to climb to .500. On the injury front, LUKE SCHENN is back in the lineup tonight.
PPP Update: Eyebeleaf has made the Miamians (Miamites?) angry.
Also, here's McCabe's year so far:
Oh hey, look who cares enough about hockey to play like an NHLer again!
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Unlike eyebleaf I’ll be loudly booing my television. I might throw beer bottles at the screen.
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by Chemmy on Jan 6, 2009 12:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I won’t throw bottles because I love my TV but I’ll toss my eye daggers his way.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Woohsah.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care
enough about McCabe to boo. He’s pretty much dead to me.
I still miss Belak though.
by Karina on Jan 6, 2009 12:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Incorrect votes will be penalized.
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by Chemmy on Jan 6, 2009 12:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Was looking for Ian Turnbull, but he wasn’t there. Whazzup with that?
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ian White has a better moustache…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 12:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
but then the shaved head makes him look like a serial killer….
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he didn’t shave his head, all his hair just got scared off by the mustache
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my goal is to actively ignore McCabe’s presence. So unless he scores on a cross crease pass (like you wouldn’t believe) or body checks the net. I probably won’t notice him
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 12:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
if he scores cross crease. there’s a 99% chance of it being on his own net…
so there’s that we can cheer for
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by blurr1974 on Jan 6, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
z
I’m almost 100% sure that eyebleaf is JFJ.
that is mean…
and laugh out loud 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 Jan 6, 2009 12:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I second this motion.
MEAN.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"They booed me when I played here, so why wouldn’t they do it when I come in as a member of the opposing team?" – McCabe, yestarday.
by WildWolfdog on Jan 6, 2009 1:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And of course we had no reason to boo you eh Bryan?
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
let it go…clear your mind…free your soul…
there were much worse culprits, ie. raycrap
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish there was video evidence of Ken Hammond out there….
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why was Raycroft worse than McCabe? What franchise records does Bryan McCabe hold?
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Raycroft sucked in a Leafs uniform. Always. Period, full stop.
Fuck him and his 37-win season.
McCabe had some great years in Toronto, including some great playoff runs.
You remember those playoff runs, don’t you? You remember how wildly you once cheered for McCabe right?
Boo the man if you want, but don’t tell me he didn’t have a better Leafs career than Andrew “I’m happy with my season even thought I was pulled in the final most important game of the season” Raycroft.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not always
Raycroft’s first couple of games were quite good. Had a .951 save percentage going into game three, IIRC.
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I stand corrected. Raycroft sucked in a Leafs uniform, except for his first three games.
It was all downhill from there. And fast.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"fear is the path to the dark side. fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."

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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MY EYES!
Burn! Ze goggles do nothing!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 6, 2009 2:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful!
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DON’T BOO THIS MAN
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 1:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by Chemmy on Jan 6, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shoot that man
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well god dammit!
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Boo this man instead
Mister -1 1988-89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14 0 2 2 12 -13
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll cheer when he f’s up, takes a dumb penalty and does his shrug/mugging routine for the ref..
WOO THAT’S THE BRYAN I REMEMBER!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 6, 2009 2:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So who has the program with Bryan McCabe as #2?
Even ESPN has him as #24….
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 2:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jammies
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One of the two votes was eyebleaf.
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by Chemmy on Jan 6, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’ll also note my history shows me voting for Schenn:
http://www.sbnation.com/users/Chemmy
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by Chemmy on Jan 6, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LIES
No, he’s telling the truth.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shun!
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As in “Atten-” or “set phasers to”?
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As in The Office
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why would I shun an entire office? That would get tiresome.
(Yeah, I know. But I don’t watch that show and don’t get the reference. If it doesn’t involve Dora, it doesn’t get airtime at our place.)
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dwight shuns Andy but has to talk to Andy so he has to keep un-shunning him to answer his questions.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was a Charlie the unicorn reference
Shunn the non believer! shunnnnn!
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yaaaaaaaaaay!
Charlie yaaaaaaaay!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Candy mountain!
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
there’s a third vote. WHO DUN IT?
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
T'weren't me
Although I don’t technically HAVE a program, in the event that I did, McCabe would be wearing #24, and Keith Ballard wasn’t an option here.
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wasn't me
- in your programs #1 in your bedroom fantasies
fixed
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oops
#2 in your program, etc
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
who wants a handle bar mustache ride!?!?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can ride a stache with no handle bars, no handlebars, no handlebars
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that was a cool vid
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by mf37 on Jan 6, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing, I thought he might be #2 in Florida, but I was too lazy to check
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So it could be an error in the program
COLLECTOR’S ITEM!!!!
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now, if it was "Who is #24 in your programs"
then it’s between McCabe and Frogren, which Frogren (who should have been nicknamed Kermit, but wasn’t) wins.
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to go all old-Testament here and just proclaim McCabe cherem.
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by mf37 on Jan 6, 2009 2:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the highest ecclesiastical censure in the Jewish community…Damn.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
I was about to go look that up.
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What can I say, I’m on top of my Jewish terminology.
And by “I” I mean Wikipedia, of course.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
McCabe no longer exists as part of Leafs nation so I won’t boo or cheer him. Same goes for Tucker, Raycroft and Sundin…
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by mf37 on Jan 6, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So not one cheer for Mats?
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not likely.
I’ll cheer for him when he retires.
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by mf37 on Jan 6, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough.
I’m just excited that I’ve got a vested interest in this year’s playoffs. Alas, it’s looking unlikely the Leafs will be there.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What did Mirtle project, the Leafs need to go 28-18 or something?
It’s rare to cheer for someone in the post-season, I’m used to hoping for certain teams to fail.
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by mf37 on Jan 6, 2009 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So you’re saying…. there’s a chance!
WOO HOO!
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by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
FOUR VOTES FOR MCCABE!
Alright Eyebeleaf, I need you to name names. Who else is partaking in your Un-Leafian Activities!
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Don’t you guys know who’s voting for who?
That’s how I thought Chemmy knew about me…
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/users/eyebleaf
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by Chemmy on Jan 6, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, I thought it was a lot more scientific than that.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
But then I have to check everyone out. It’s much easier if you just give me the names of your McCabe-loving cabal
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I cannot do that. I’m sorry.
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thought I'd stay out of this voting deal...
since I’m a Panthers fan, but this is getting intriguing.
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 3:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
A Panthers fan?
What’s that?
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by eyebleaf on Jan 6, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think he meant...
he’s a fan of sex panther…
It’s illegal in nine countries… Yep, it’s made with bits of real panther, so you know it’s good.
"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 Jan 6, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
60% of the time it works every time
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
must buy this now...
http://www.80stees.com/products/Sex-Panther-Cologne-Anchorman-T-shirt.asp
"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 Jan 6, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather buy this
http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=WN-TIGER&Category_Code=WN
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ZOMG A UNICORN!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At least I know I’m welcome now.
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone not stupid is welcome.
We even have a senators fan stop by once in a blue moon.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we do...
i feel dirty…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is true.
Even people who cheer for other teams are welcome, as long as they don’t act like douches about it.
I find the civility very refreshing. :)
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by Baroque on Jan 6, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sooooo
Any intriguing secondary storylines to tonight’s game? Anyone?
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just another game in Toronto…except for that disappearing Kilger thing.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
kilger
what happened to him?
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he got fat eating bacon...
and quit the NHL so he could get fatter…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thread jack time!
Answer the question “Whatever happened to Chad Kilger?”
quit the league to devote more time to smoking weed?
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
quit to follow the Wiggles full time
"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 Jan 6, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
found out there’s more money and fewer knee injuries in brewing meth
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
discovered he’s a woman trapped in a man’s body
"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 Jan 6, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
became the REAL inspiration for Dexter Morgan
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
more time to devote to his Precious moments figurines collection
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he really just wants to dance
"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 Jan 6, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he just wants to bang on the drum all day
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SGTT4sV2VE
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
was worried the sunshine state would aggravate his PLE condition. will only come out at night now…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
was bitten by a werewolf
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
busy building a mountain out of mashed potatoes…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
stocking up on plywood and plastic wrap, brb
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he’s going to show up in the Leafs dressing room tonight with a grin, scan the room and howl with laughter:
“hahaha!…….Ricky Williams! Get it!?…”
his joke will fail.
by Ando Rich on Jan 6, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it could work
if he had a Dolphins jersey on and carried a bong
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Kilger update
Had it posted on The Box this morning, but for those who missed it:
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Admittedly, it doesn’t really reveal anything, but from a public sentiment aspect, it’s fascinating.
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
It apparently was play hockey or get divorced but it’s still a crazy story. I wonder if anyone liver close enough to Cornwall to get pictures…
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so was Kyle Wellwood’s, ahem, modification just a show of support for Kilger then?
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so he’s either cheating, fat, or miscellaneous reason? how shocking
/sarcasm
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i still like...
Others now say Kilger has ballooned to more than 250 pounds and is living in his hometown of Cornwall.
best quote about a former leaf this decade…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Substitute wherever Peter Zezel lives and you have the same story.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
now I’m going to have this association of Kilger and bacon forever
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by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
zezel was always chunky...
he was 210-215 easy, and under 6ft as i recall…
besides, zezel wasn’t a leaf in 98 or after, so my comment still stands…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
True but man, he is massive now.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well...
google couldn’t find me a pic to prove this theory, however, about 5 pages into the search results was this gem….

"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You saw that too, eh? We’re thinking alike.
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i figure...
if it comes up on a google search, it must be true.
"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Only Wikipedia tops it for accuracy.
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
here we go...
zezel on the left…

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by blurr1974 on Jan 6, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Zezel more like Soft Warm Salted Pretzezel
by Ando Rich on Jan 6, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
with extra cheese...
and bacon…
and sour cream…
and lard…just a big bucket of lard. skip the middle man, go straight for the fat.
"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t Zezel have some sort of medical issue that caused him to get so big?
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by Down Goes Brown on Jan 6, 2009 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope not
I’d feel like an asshole making all of those “no, that’s not Peter Zezel, that’s the guy that ate Peter Zezel” jokes.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t really matter to me, Zezel is in my pantheon of awesomeness. He could be 600 pounds, he’d still be the greatest faceoff guy of all time.
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by Down Goes Brown on Jan 6, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he had a blood issue i recall.
"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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 6, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
PPP = asshole
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by Down Goes Brown on Jan 6, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wikipedia confirms...
“In 2001, Zezel was almost killed by the rare blood disorder hemolytic anemia, but has made a full recovery.”
"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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 6, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
also...
he was in Youngblood…
"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 Jan 6, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In trying to look up info on Zezel, I found this on wiki:
Zezel’s career would end controversially at the trade deadline late in the 1998–99 season. Zezel’s niece Jilliann was terminally ill with cancer in Toronto, and Zezel requested a trade from the Canucks (who were far out of the playoff race) to an Eastern Conference team so he could be closer to his family in their time of need. Instead, Vancouver General Manager Brian Burke dealt him to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the furthest stop from Toronto in the league. Zezel promptly retired from the NHL and returned home, with Burke and Canucks’ management receiving heavy criticism from a media and public sympathetic to Zezel’s situation and for the callous way he was treated.
What an ass!
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by Down Goes Brown on Jan 6, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes
Take now Kaberle and Kubina. You could end up traded to Omsk if you aren’t careful.
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or Minsk, where Grabovski will settle your score
by Ando Rich on Jan 6, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
First Eyebeleaf calls me a jerk and then you call me an asshole. Who says you two can’t agree on anything?
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just say you changed your mind about Zezel and you’re off the hook.
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by Down Goes Brown on Jan 6, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I called him a pretzel I should take half the rap
by Ando Rich on Jan 6, 2009 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I always liked Zezel! I have a program with him on the cover signed…by Mike Krushelnyski :S
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
is it time to hug this all out? I could also use a hug now, if that helps
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hug and an ass grab? or just a regular hug?
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if you want the hug and ass grab, I’ll have to drink a bit more. Just hug for now
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
deal
/hug
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by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
/hugs PPP
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh LD
You’ve got to loosen up. PPP likes to ass grab. That’s just how he rolls.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
by Mabel on Jan 6, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard. like I said, I need more vodka in me then I’ll really loosen up
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Jan 6, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh. Fine, then go get the bottle, chug and let’s get the ass grabbing started!
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by Mabel on Jan 6, 2009 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Funny Peter Zezel Story
My friend Jason and I went to a Leafs alumni game, and Peter Zezel (among others) was available to sign autographs afterwards.
We made our way over to him, and Jason starts making conversation while Zezel is signing.
J: “Wow, Peter Zezel! You were always a big part of my NHL 95 Season on Super Nintendo!”
P: “Oh really? Thanks!”
J: “Yeah, trading you away was always one of the first things I did”
P: “Traded me? Why?”
J: “You were rated like 54! What was I supposed to do? Let Wendel waste away with you on the Checking Line?”
P: “Here’s your jersey back. Thanks for coming”
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by Archimedies on Jan 6, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a medical condition associated with Zezel. Not sure what it is.
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by 1967ers on Jan 7, 2009 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone else had that point
Helps to read ALL the new comments first….
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by 1967ers on Jan 7, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Zezel. That was out of left field. Hadn’t heard that name in 15 years.
Think I’ve got about 19 of his Pro Set 91-92 cards.

Right idea, wrong card.
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And I needn’t remind anyone of the flawless sheen and error-free quality of Pro Set.
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by Donny Rivette on Jan 6, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I grew up across the street from the Zezels, about 15 years ago his sister bought a house just down the street and last I heard his parents still live in the same house (although his Dad would likely be pushing 80 at this point).
Peter was a really great guy – used to give out free tickets to the Marlies every week when he played for them (Greens, but still). I think I was in grade six or seven when he was drafted by the Flyers and the following season all of the young kids that grew up around him got #25 Flyers jerseys from Pete.
Story I’ve told a million times: Wendel Clark billeted with Peter’s parents during his rookie year.
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by mf37 on Jan 6, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Game Thread is up
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