Pens @ Leafs - All That's Left is the Crying
by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:47 PM EDT
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PrintSo, we're getting close to the "worry" point, of five games. Have your say on the game here. I'd have more to say, but I was raised to not say anything if I've nothing nice to say...
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Gentlemen....
Start those Xboxes…
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Oh, and....
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Players that were good:
Stempniak
Batman
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Batman’s always good. He’s my favourite
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The
Poni-Grabo-Kulemin line was good… everyone should be able to admit that.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
So it seems like a good time to be a Boston fan...
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You know what sucks? Your brother gets tickets to the TFC game, they play like demons all game and blow the lead in extra time.
Then you finally get to try Ethiopian food for the first time in your life, and it doesn’t suit you at all.
Then you get in the car, turn on the radio, and the fucking Leafs are mailing it in, again.
It could have been such a great day.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
lol
sounds pretty awesome to me…. either way.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, Ehtiopian food. That never sounded right to me.
Do you just sit in the restaurant starving while they pump flies through the vents?
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Oct 11, 2009 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Na, it was pretty good, actually. Everyone should try it at least once in their lives- it’s a great experience. It just didn’t………….suit me. Check your email.
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by kidkawartha on Oct 11, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I plan on watching
Leafs TV so I can see Ron Wilson’s post game presser.
The more crappy they play the more I wonder when he starts to blame specific players.
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Dear Leafs,
You guys suck.
p.s. Do something Burke. Several of these players DO NOT deserve to be on the team, while others on the Marlies do.
by general borschevsky on Oct 10, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
Unfortunately they can't demote everyone...
As much as I want them to.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly though
Could this team that played tonight, play the way they did tonight and still beat the MARLIES? I think Bozak, Hanson, Tlusty, Frogren, and Gunnarson would run them out of the building. Blake looks old. Stempniak tries hard but he sucks. Mayers is not a hockey player at this point, he’ a former hockey player still playing.
by general borschevsky on Oct 10, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
What was that thing...
That Burke said about the team playing an exciting brand of hockey that justifies the price of a ticket, again?
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I want my money back for the Ottawa game.
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what was Toskala’s ratio tonight?
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Sure it went up, but it’s still godawful.
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He had an .848 tonight
So yeah he’s still shit.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
woohoo. .848 That’s almost 90%
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with rounding
it IS .9
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
with rounding
it IS .9
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
You could round it to the nearest 1, and he’d be perfect
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Toskala
You have a perfect* 1.00 save percentage
(* with rounding)
Someone should make a motivational poster for Vesa with that…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It rounds to .850 which rounds to .900!!!! Yay!
….
God I hate my life.
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Double rounding. I like this idea.
We can make it triple rounding. 0.9 rounds up to 1.0. Woohoo Toskala 1.000 save%
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Dear Maple Leafs,
It’s sad when the virtual versions of yourselfs on my copy of NHL 10 can kick ass repeatedly, and yet you guy’s can’t.
Get your f—ing act together, all of you.
Signed,
Kavel “I Believe in Jamie Reyes” Pubina
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Looks like I picked the wrong season to quit sniffing glue…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
I picked the wrong season to stop huffing paint thinner.
by RobOuttaSoCal on Oct 10, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well to sum up our season so far we lost 2 games that we were supposedto lose and lost 2 more games to our rivals by 1 goal each. Not quite the time to panic but the lack of effort and toughness is a little disturbing condsidering what they tried to sell in the off-season.
from what I saw
there were some shifts of excellent effort… start putting more of those together, then they’ll get to 60 games and it’ll be better
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Dear Maple Leafs.
Fuck
Love me
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That Tavares goal was sick
by the way.
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I wish we had him…
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Save Us Kadri………in 2010
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Nathan Horton
(because I know for a fact* that Brian Burke reads these)
Trade Stajan, Kaberle, Grabovski and Tlusty for Horton and a 3rd round pick.
(* not actually true…that I know of)
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
I’d make that trade.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
so would i
for the Leafs, you call up Bozak to play the second line, horont centers the first
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The Panthers GM
Would be too busy laughing to respond to the question, I think.
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Oh wait...
didnt see Kaberle in there the first time.
DISREGARD
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If they had one...
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
no 3rd rounder...
prettty please?
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure Brian
Tried that already… I doubt Florida will talk… plus they don’t have a GM … so who does he call?
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy Sexton grabbed that job didn’t he?
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Ghostbusters!
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like going to the other Pat Quinn’s restaurant just to pay tribute to the name when he says stuff like that.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
BOZAK, TLUSTY, HANSON, AND GUNNARSSON
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They can't get much worse
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
This is just….bullshit. I have it taped and gave up after the Staal goal. Seriously, fuck this. I may need do some severing with this team for a couple of games.
NHL 10 does wonders with that. ;)
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh….got any other game systems? With hockey games?
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
You know...
I was thinking about jumping on a bandwagon team and stop being a Leafs fan for a while. And then I realized that I’m a MOTHERFUCKING LEAFS FAN. And that entails fighting through the bad, and being overly optimistic through the good. Sure, it sucks more times than it doesn’t, and I’m not saying that I enjoy every minute of it. I still feel like cutting myself everytime I watch THAT game 7, OR when I had to watch Raycroft lie down and watch shot after goddamn shot fly over his left shoulder, OR now that Toskala has a five hole bigger than a dinosaur’s vagina, but I’m still a fucking Leafs fan, for life.
The only way out is in a body bag.
Go Leafs Go.
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by Blinky on Oct 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
rec'd
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The only way out is in a body bag.
Go Leafs Go.
That is now my official motto.
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve watched a few COL games.
Kadri is about 10000 times better than Duchene
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
I Believe in Nazem Kadri
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Kavel why don`t you make your signature a link to your site?
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I don’t know how… :*(
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
copy everything between the quotes
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
crap
my comments are being chopped…
copy this:
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
<a href=“http://truculenceiseverything.blogspot.com/”>Whatever you want the visible link text to be</a>
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
How's this?
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
or better yet
just copy that
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
This now?
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
beauty
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a compunction to watch every game
But I’m trying to be realistic now in retrospect.
Ok so things they did well… – 1 line played ok.
Toskala still sucks… I don’t care anymore… I’m done with it… play MacDonald
I’m over my fence sitting… he’s had enough rope to hang himself with. I admit it wasn’t all his fault, but he didn’t save the game either.
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Hooray!
I can go back to agreeing with Steve all the time!
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Steve did you feel that at least the team was hitting better tonight?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
Not really.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh and they need to demote Jason Blake...
Nobody will pay for him when they call him back up… but he’s done NOTHING so far this year.
Call up Bozak, Hanson, and Tlusty… just do a complete youth movement. Demote Rosehill, Blake, and Exelby
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
See if Florida will take him to re-unite w Moore
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
and give us Horton in return...
yes that’d work
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm only demoting him because
he has a 2 way.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
And give us anything in return. Even a 7th round pick.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't the draft end after 6 rounds these days?
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I repeat even a 7th round pick would do
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Let Jason Blake and Jim Hughson fuck each other so we can get better wingers and commentators while they’re indisposed
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Next practice
Special teams, special teams, special teams…spend the whole practice on special teams. Really.
Okay, maybe bagskate for 15 minutes and then special teams. But…special teams!
Have I said “special teams” enough yet?
Truculence...starting 10/1/09
Were the refs as bad as they sounded on the radio call, btw?
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Yes...
they missed offsides and penalty calls with regularity.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
But the Leafs still sucked
So don’t worry about it much.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, like my brother said, it’s got to be profoundly easy to coach against us right now. Don’t engage the physical, wait for a penalty, shoot from anywhere if Toskala is in net.
You can be as tough as you want, but if the other team doesn’t engage, you better be outplaying them.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
this team needs Sean Avery.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
and i hate Avery.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
we need someone that will goad the other team into trying to get rough and physical.
if not Avery (please no) maybe a Steve Ott, or that guy in the minors for Tampa Bay. The one who beat up the ref…name escapes me
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
We need Bill Berg.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Steve Downie!
that’s his name. he’d piss off mother theresa.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hal Gill!
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Downie? Playing for the Leafs, he would get 10 games in his first 5 minutes on the ice.
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by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
YES
and I’d buy his jersey in a heartbeat…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
He is literally far more of a liability than a plus. He’s technically insane as far as I know.
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by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
like Darcy Tucker…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Darcy Tucker on the Avalanche is not the Leafs Darcy Tucker. You’re missing nothing.
I’m suddenly terribly fixated on Steve Downie as a Leaf though.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He got hurt tonight, too.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Who got hurt? Please say Jason Blake!
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Tucker
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Avery in Blue & White
I’d be so happy, it’d be ridiculous.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I could handle this...
…if we hadn’t given up those 2 first round picks.
by Akihockey on Oct 10, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
THIS.
And what’s ailing the leafs (shoddy goaltending, bad PK) Kessel will not fix.
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how about we wait for Kessel to lace em up before paassing judgemnet on his worth…?
crazy idea, i know, just saying…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
To be honest...
…I’m not expecting much from Kessel this year; not after his injury, surgery, and missing the first month and a half.
Sorry, didn’t realize Kessel could strap on the pads and put up a .915 sv%
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He can't
But… even if he can’t… a .905 would make the team “respectable”… and Gustavsson and MacDonald should be able to handle that.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly I think Gustavsson is going to be good but only play 20 games a year due to injury.
Prove me wrong Leafs.
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He played over 60 games last year...
And he was dealing with the illness/death of his mother.
I think he’ll be ok.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Goaltending
should be fixed by Gustavsson and MacDonald… bad PK will fix with practice… hopefully.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
My problem is a complete lack of jam
On the top 2 lines.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
true
They’ve gone pillow soft.
Honestly, get rid of the softies, make John Mitchell the #1 center since he’s the only one with jam right now (I’m overreacting and don’t actually want this to happen)
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
It's early,
but the Leafs are somehow already (alone) in last place in the league…
by Fastest Pokemon on Oct 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
IDK
The Leafs of the second two periods looked like they could beat a team less good than the Penguins.
I mean having Toskala in net is one hell of a handicap and there were some dumbass turnovers tonight but they actually did shit like forecheck and hit and even killed a penalty.
They didn't hit or forecheck particularly well
For most of the game… I’m not sure what game you were watching.
1 line out of 4 played well.. and that line couldn’t score.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought they were much better in the hitting dept Steve In fact most of the time when they actually hemmed the Penquins in the zone it often started with a good hit in the corner on a Pittsburgh d-man
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
The 4th liners were better at it
and Grabo-Kulemin and Poni were better… brb listening to Wilson
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The Leafs of the second two periods looked like they could beat a team less good than the Penguins.
That, my dear friends, is what us Leaf fans recognize and call “making excuses” and/or rationalizing. We suck, and I hope Burke is exceedingly pissed off about it.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s a lot to be pissed off about, but they played a hell of a lot better than they did against Ottawa.
well that sounds like progress to me
The Pens will be a cup contender, and we knew before that the buds wouldn’t be. This is a game where “playing better and losing” is not great, but could be seen as at least something of good news, and not just an excuse.
We don’t have to outrun the bear, just the sens… and whoever else is competing for 8th.
I want to trade players between my teams. Spoon can go to the Leafs (truculossity!), and Vesa can go to the Tigers, where conceding 6 points a game puts you at the top of the league, not the bottom.
SOOOO here's a weird one
Leafs TV is bashing Stempniak and Kulemin for having no shots on net…
which goes back to my point about the Leafs being unable to hit broadsides of barns …
did I mention they turn it over way to easily?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
I don't think...
…Wilson finishes the season with the Leafs. Beauchamin and Komisarek are seen as proven commodities, with a new goaltending coach and 2 new goalies to compete with Toskala. If his team can’t keep the puck out or match last year’s team for goals, it’s going to fall on him and his coaching.
This isn’t the Ottawa Senators. Waaaaayyyyyyy too early to turn on Wilson.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Who would you get to replace him though?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
not now
but before the season’s over, if no playoffs… Burke’s gotta do it to save face for his promise of playoffs.
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not calling...
…for his head. But if things keep up like this, I think he’ll be on the spot first.
Remember when It was said that a player needed to compete to earn a job on this team? I can only name maybe 8 or 9 guys that have.
by 6rick6 on Oct 10, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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Wilson – you need a save on the penalty killing.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
Well then he didn’t work the room hard enough
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Because I deserve the ridicule
And I am not giving up on the Leafs…
and we need to change the Mojo…
I am wearing my Leafs Jersey to work tomorrow.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
You're a hero.
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I salute you, you brave man.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 10, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I live in close proximity to both Montreal and Ottawa…
I might be a martyr.. esp if I have to bust someone in the face tomorrow
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 10, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
You deserve a Klondike.
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What would I do for a Klondike bar??
what WOULDN’T i do???
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilson
“coming out of a first period 0-0 would be a good start”
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
sounds like he’s fitting Vesa for the noose.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
About bloody time.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Good Chance Joey McDonald will get a start
Wilson says because they are going to play 3 out of 4 nights
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
I learned many things tonight:
1. Leafs do very little correct
2. Leafs do a whole lot wrong; too many to list.
3. Leafs have no concept of playing like a team
4. Leafs look like an ECHL team
5. Leafs really need to figure out how to remember when games begin
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 10, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
That sounded...
…like a slight shot at Burke. “We had things YOU WOULD EXPECT would fire up the team; fights, big hits, but it didn’t get us any offense.”
Wilson's done
He’s already backed off on Toskala starting 3 games in a row.. .MacDonald get’s one… my bet is the next one.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Sounds like
No offense… no jam in front of the net… need a save… etc.
So where are we… we NEED A POWER FORWARD AND A FUCKING GOALIE.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
that is so true. A little hunger and effort would be nice too
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 10, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
A power forward would be a very good thing. Anyone out there we could trade for?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to keep repeating
Nathan Horton.
Other guys I’d drool over are James Neal in Dallas, and hell if Vancouver screws up more I’d take a look at Steve Bernier
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Weird
Ok so as I was saying… Nathan Horton in Florida, James Neal would be nice out of Dallas (we gave Nieuwendyk a shot… he owes us or something), or perhaps players like Clark MacArthur from Buffalo
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
But are any of those teams potential trading partners?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure why not
I can come up with more I’m sure… give me 10 minutes I’ll make a list.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
What I mean is why would Florida give up Nathan Horton? Why would Vancouver give up Bernier?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Tomas Kaberle
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Kaberle has an NTC and Burke won’t ask him to waive.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d make that trade.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Tampa Bay
Steve Downie.
And maybe we could get them to throw in a goalie in their farm system cough Tokarski cough
I’m starting the petition now, Steve Downie on the Leafs – an idea just so crazy, it might be insane!
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
scumbag is too nice…he’s much worse, but we may need a little crazy in the mix
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok
How about Cal Clutterbuck from Minnesota, or Dustin Byfuglien from Chicago, or Carcillo from Philly, or BJ Crombeen or David Backes from St. Louis, or Brandon Dubinsky, or hmmm still looking
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
of all those, I’d take a shot at Backes.
don’t see Minny moving Clutterbuck, same with Buff in Chi or Carcillo in Philly (they traded for him…)
Dubinsky resigned in NY, but who knows there…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Buff may be movable, if only to get some cap space
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 10, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
forgot about that. they are in a jam that way.
i like Byfuglien, but i’d heard from Hawks fans that he’s lazy and doesn’t nearly use his size enough.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps
But he’s still a big body that’s hard to move.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
which is
exactly why the Hawks would like to be rid of him (along with his large cap hit which will become an issue this summer)
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I think we have to find a team with cap issues or lack of d-man and make that trade.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
we need an agitator. a guy who plays two steps over the edge of crazy.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No...we don't need a guy that can't skate on the top 2 lines
Avery would cause TOO much shit… that’s going too far.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
We need tough... but reasonable
Basically a Wendel Clark light if you will.
Not crazy… but won’t take any shit either.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Ryan Carter
from Anaheim would be good… I like his game.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I would kill for a Wendel Clark light.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a big fan of Dustin Brown.
He can score, and he’s one tough mother.
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i ♥ Dustin Brown, but having just been named team captain, he’s not going anywhere…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
so true…he’d be great…but not happening
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 10, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok James Neal is probably out
he’s leading Dallas in scoring right now… in his 2nd year in the NHL… dammit.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I LOVE JAMES NEAL
2nd favourite player in the league.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
he’s pretty
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Avery would cause too much off the ice. Downie or Ott would drive the opposing teams nuts, and allow Orr and Rosehill to do their things.
as someone said earlier, if the team knows they can sit back and let the Leafs try and be tough and get into penalty trouble, that’s how they’ll beat them.
we need someone who’s going to drive the other team into fits. it’s far less of a long shot than a power forward…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The only fucking thing the Leafs need to practice hitting is the back of the net
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 10, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, and penalty kill, a shitload of penalty kill
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 10, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Or just the goalie
would be a start… they miss the net more often than they should.
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- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The bizarre thing is that the team seemed to play much better last year even with crappy goaltending – remember they were outshooting the competition on a regular basis and definitely outworking them. I can only think of one game where that happened this year – the season opener.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Back then we had
Antropov and Moore for the most part… and they were both feisty forwards down low… it was infectious
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- Sir Winston Churchill
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t seem to make a difference when they left. Still played the same way.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That's beacuse
Wilson put their cardboard cutouts in the lockeroom, so the team didn’t notice they were gone.
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And I think some actual hitting would help. And some defense. And prolly some PKing. Oh yeah and good goaltending would be helpful. But other than that, we’re golden.
Fuck.
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Good thing is, I got to see one NHL calibre goaltender tonight…
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 10, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey who did Rosehill fight in the third period?
He fucking destroyed him
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
Wow that demonstrates just how bad Hollweg was.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And how many of those hits do you remember
The main one I remember was Crosby’s in the 2nd… that was huge.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember one of the Pitt defensemen getting hit several times in a row and also Schenn hit someone pretty hard I couldn’t tell who it was cause I was distracted by Hughson-Simpson-Healy talking about how great Malkin and “Sid” are.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I just didn't feel any of the Leafs hits were consequential
and none of them were being belligerent in front of the Penguins net.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilson did say the same thing – no competition in front of the PEns net.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
The weird thing is
Kulemin is the closest thing we’ve got to a power forward right now
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- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
He also threw some good hits tonight.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually I thought he was one of the few leafs who tried hard tonight.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
Weird stat to me – the Leafs who were pluses tonight…
Wallin, Schenn, and White were all +2
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
How many Pens goals
Were on the PP?
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
3 …out of 5….Leafs are 6 out of 12 on the PK…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 10, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
3 of them
but White wasn’t out for any of them, and Schenn was only out for 1 against. Wallin was out for 2 for and 2 against.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Schenn had a decent game as well I thought – meaning for a defenseman you didn’t notice him.
White as usual is underrated
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Luke played his best game of the season so far. Threw a big hit, too.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Schenn's goal against
was the Gonchar PP goal.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Mitchell and Blake
both -2
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- Sir Winston Churchill
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Notice Mitchell’s enormous F-Bomb after that giveaway / goal?
Should’ve got a plus for that
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
They should have made him third star for that.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Blake and Mitchell. Minus 2. There were only 2 even strength goals against and they were on for both of them.
by general borschevsky on Oct 10, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Figures. Mitchell had a crappy game tonight.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
So did Blake
How about demote both of them, and call up Bozak and Tlusty.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Tlusty had 2 points today
Bozak has zero for the season still last I checked.
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- Sir Winston Churchill
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Are they ever going to start broadcasting the marlies games on TV?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Rogers TV broadcast today's game
locally in toronto
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
But you have to be a Toronto resident
so if you aren’t… SOL.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
LEAFSTV
Shows them all with Game in an hour recaps, I do believe.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
you hate the game in an hour?
WHY?
It’s the best thing ever!
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- Sir Winston Churchill
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
no I hate it when the marlies games are on a week later and I already know who won
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I would literally jump for joy if they demoted Blake, Mayers and Stempniak for Bozak, Tlusty and Hanson.
by general borschevsky on Oct 10, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Mayers
had a reasonably good game for his standards tonight.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Stempniak
has played alright… I wouldn’t demote him
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Just me or did Stajan completely suck ass tonight? Kitten-soft on the puck all over the place, couldn’t stay on his skates…
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Ant horrible penalty 200 ft from our own net
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus his holding penalty
That made it 3-1 when they scored on the PP.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Stajan
Was brutal tonight.
Only visible immediately after Rosehill scored and he took that needless holding penalty that led to Crosby’s goal.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
He was much more like the stajan I know and loathe tonight.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey it makes me feel good
With all my writings about how he was carried by Ponikarovsky and Antropov last season.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
of course
this happens right after I put faith in him.
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions
that
is the list of Leafs who played well tonight.
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Weird?
or shitty?
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not shitty...
He’ll be good if he gets more ice time…
They need to pass the torch to the kids and let them run with it.
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what would make me feel better?
Punching Carey Price square in the nuts so hard he swallows his smoke
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
Would you settle for punching Vesa?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
YES.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow the callers to the leaf radio show are all about Toskala
no surprises there
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
douchebags have speed dial
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 10, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
In case anyone is thinking the Avs will be a pushover
They are giving the hawks all they can handle tonight 3-3 in the third.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
saw that
Chicago has Huet in net this season.. that’ll be interesting.
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- Sir Winston Churchill
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Chicago is out shooting them
22 to 13…
I’m not saying Chicago is getting crap breaks… but come on.
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- Sir Winston Churchill
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by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey has anyone noticed
That the Leaf Centres are getting waived out of the face-off circle an inordinate amount of time?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
Yes that...
and they lose typically when they don’t get waived out.
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- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Players that deserve more ice time
Kulemin, Stempniak, Wallin
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
MIKE COMRIE WOOO
Easy to live vicariously through the Oilers right now… blue jerseys, Pat Quinn, Price is their bitch…
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
Still think PAt Quinn should never have been let go.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
But it was either him or JFJ… Oh, I see now
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
it was
a power struggle. He was gone as soon as JFJ got hired instead of Quinn’s choice (who, interestingly was Steve Tambellini, who is now GM of Edmonton)
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by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I just put my Leafs-Rangers tickets for Monday on Stubhub. This team is a fucking joke.
Thanks so much Burke. Thanks for mortgaging the future for Kessel because we’re SO GOOD NOW.
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you know they'll win now
so that makes it ok.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Marian Gaborik is going to score eight goals on Monday night.
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Leafs TV
talking about going to the net… “how do you get guys to do that… how do you convince them to go to the net?”
Ummm sit the morons that don’t?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Scott Oake’s combover gives me fits of laughter
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
Honestly I can’t take another season of shitty play because it won’t result in a high draft pick. I don’t want to watch this team play, I hate everyone who wears the Leafs jersey.
This team is a fucking disgrace. Bring back JFJ and Paul Maurice. They only missed the playoffs by one point.
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I hate
How much I agree with this.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
This team is embarassing. I don’t want to admit I’m a Leafs fan anymore. They suck on offense, they suck in net, they suck on defense and they’re not a tough team to play against.
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we are only 4 games in
You do realize that right?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Gustavsson looked good in his 1 full game
Burke brought him in… it wasn’t his fault they didn’t score any goals.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
And he’s already been hurt twice.
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No just once
The other one was a heart problem from a pre-existing condition that was detected during physical testing and required surgical correction to prevent a serious issue in the future. That isn’t an injury so much as a good thing they saved the kid’s life.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright then
he has an equal number of injuries as he does NHL starts.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah and Toskala was only having a single rough pre-season period.
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Hey I freely admitted earlier
I’m over the whole Toskala fence sitting bit… don’t worry… I’m convinced… he blows.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright Chemmy, get fucking plastered… sounds like ya needs it, I’ll pour one to have with ya
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
If they turn it around great, but nothing they’re doing now suggests they won’t finish last in the league.
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I was flipping back and forth between the islanders-sens and Tampa-Devils game last night and thinking. If only the mgt had the guts to tank the past two years we could have Stamkos and either Hedman or Tavares now.
At least last year there was a reason to pay attention to the prospect reports and the draft – it made the losses easier to take.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
If we don’t make the playoffs there’s no reason to watch this team.
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lol
Because we don’t have a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd rounder? I have some faith that Burke will trade half our crappy expiring contracts to get picks later…
eventually the kids will get promoted…
I’m still thinking the Marlies are worth following until the Leafs buy into the youth movement…
There is hope for the future… it’s not a one and done kinda operation. They aren’t going to win the cup this year… we all knew that.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
at least
I hope we did.
being able to win some fist fights never guarantees a team is competitive… Anaheim wins games because they have tough skilled forwards like Perry and Getzlaf and Ryan, and they’ve been using D men like Niedermayer, Pronger (no longer), Whitney, Schneider (no longer) etc.
Not to mention Hiller and Giguere.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
So why are we watching this season? To see Jason Blake play out his contract? To watch our “tough” “truculent” team get outhit and outscored every night?
I think I’d rather watch Paulie Shore movies every night than watch the Leafs.
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So do that.
I’ve been having this argument with friends for the past few seasons.
I’m watching the FUTURE of the Leafs… I don’t give much of a crap about the present… yes it sucks to lose a game to the Stanley Cup Champs… but the parts that sucked are generally the parts I already knew sucked.
Toskala, Stajan, lack of jam on the top 2 lines, too many giveaways…
Good things included Kulemin, Grabo, and Poni… Schenn looked pretty good, White wasn’t that bad… Stempniak didn’t suck horribly… I mean… they weren’t irrevocably bad… they just have too many pieces that suck so they won’t be competitive right now.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Boy you sure have been grumpy all day. What with the harshin on the LEafs lunch callers and all. Are you sure you’re ok?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh? I was in New York all day.
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by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
We HAVE to make the playoffs. If we don’t make the playoffs it’s an utter disaster. You don’t trade your 1st round pick and then not make the playoffs.
We’ll be there. We’ll be better then this. We’re going to surprise people and go on a tear. At some point.
You’ll see.
Any minute now…
by general borschevsky on Oct 10, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You think getting Kessel for the next 5 years is a disaster
if we miss the playoffs THIS year?
Really?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
We're going to have this guy until he turns
27… and it’s a disaster if this season doesn’t quite work out when he’s injured to start the first 2 months of the year after shoulder surgery?
Yeah I’ll get over it… hope you guys can too.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m glad we have Kessel locked up for 5 years and all, but if this team misses the playoffs and watches someone else pick their draft pick in the top ten I call that a disaster. Phil Kessel is good, but the value of the trade depends entirely on the Leafs standings at the end of the next 2 seasons. Missing the playoffs means on-ice failure AND giving the Bruins more then what that failure is worth.
by general borschevsky on Oct 10, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh
Fair-weather fan much?
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Yeah I’m a fair weather fan. I’ve watched like 80 Leafs games a season and gone to probably six games a season in opposing teams’ barns every year since the lockout.
This is a wretched team. Nothing positive is happening. There’s nothing to be hopeful for.
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Ok... I know I've said you guys have been freaking out before on here
But this is looking more like you’re freaking out… or hitting rock bottom… or something.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Just don't get suicidal.
That would be sad.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
At no point in any five game period last year did the Leafs go 0-4-1 or 0-5-0.
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So what?
I already said I’m willing to not make the playoffs this year… I don’t care about those picks anymore… they’re not ours.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
They HAVE to go with a youth movement eventually
If they don’t… they’ll be doing themselves a disservice this season… they just have to suck to get people to realize it.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah a youth movement! And eventually we can bring up all of our great prospects like
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by Chemmy on Oct 10, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We need to replace the likes of our older crap
They’re wasting their time playing Blake, Stajan, and Mayers…
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
We didn’t do it last year, we’re not doing it this year.
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Probably not
I know. Would be nice if we did though.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
It would be nice if we made smart hockey decisions.
To be honest I liked Burke a lot and I believed in him and I feel really let down right now. We mortgaged our future for Phil Kessel and we suck.
There’s only been one NNN this season because I have nothing positive to say about this team. I don’t want to go see them play when they come to NYC on Monday because I have nothing to say.
“Hey the Leafs aren’t that bad. Nah just kidding they suck I’m an idiot who pays $100 to be disappointed.”
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But we haven't FUCKING SEEN KESSEL
So how the hell does what you’re saying make any sense?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Well everyone currently on the Leafs suck. Even if Kessel is Ovechkin good we’ll still suck.
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Exactly Kessel hasn’t played a game yet. And neither have the draft picks we gave up for him.
I think things will turn around -
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Because
Kessel doesn’t play goal, Kessel isn’t going to help the PK, Kessel isn’t going to play on every line, and Kessel isn’t going to be truculent.
Those are all MAJOR issues with this team right now, 50 points from Kessel or not.
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Wtf?
To be honest I liked Burke a lot and I believed in him and I feel really let down right now. We mortgaged our future for Phil Kessel and we suck.
It’s like you think Kessel is playing but he’s invisible on the ice. We didn’t mortgage the future for the team you’re watching… we mortgaged it for the guy who will be one of our top offensive players for the next 5 years…. not the team you’re watching right now THAT HE ISN’T EVEN PLAYING ON.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m just laughing my ass off reading Steve trying with all his might to raise our collective hopes.
I love the Leafs, and I love all of you guys, but this is just f—king hilarious.
I think I may actually be going nuts. "_
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Kessel doesn’t play defense and won’t help lower that 4.25 GAA….
Wings fan by birth. Leafs fan by truculent osmosis.
But Gustavsson
plays goal… and he will… and he’s injured for 1 fucking week.
You guys need to step back for a minute or two and think about all of this.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Jonas “glass bones” Gustavsson.
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bones?
Because he’s pulled his groin once… after playing a 60 minute game less than 2 weeks after having it surgically probed?
He hasn’t been injury prone in the past… why assume he will be now?
This is so ridiculous.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
For chrissakes
Wilson already said MacDonald probably has the next start.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
All of the problems on the team are going to be solved...
We couldn’t win a cup when we had two of the top offensive players in the NHL and two of the top D men and one of the top goalies…
Despite that fact… it’ll still all be ok… take a breath or something.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be totally ok if we at least punched the shit out of people.
Honestly I’ll go get my bell rung by NHLers for $100K a year. At least I’ll fucking try out there.
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I agree that Blake Stajan and the likes have got to go.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Over under on Phil Kessel games: 50.5
Over under on Phil Kessel points: 35.5
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Link to Wilson presser
http://mapleleafs.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=800&id=48454
for those that missed it.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
Just got back from the game. That was—and I don’t say this lightly—the quietest I’ve ever heard the ACC (and I was in standing room…I mean, you can usually count on the back few rows of the purples making at least some noise). As soon as Pittsburgh scored, the life went right out of the building; beyond that, gallow’s humour got us through. In general, I thought Toskala did okay (i.e., he only allowed one real stinker). Our forecheck was good. Our shooters got into good positions. Otherwise, if the Leafs had commited one more cheap turnover, I was fully prepared to gouge my own eyes out. I’m nowhere near ready to panic…but damn, guys, would it have killed you to seem like you cared a bit??
Vesa “Only one or so stinkers a game” Toskala.
Fuck him. We need to waive him to make the point that shit play won’t be tolerated no matter the contract.
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$4M this year then he’s a free agent.
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I USED TO GO TO FOURTY ONE WHALERS GAMES A YEAR AND THIS TEAM MAKES ME WANT TO STOP WATCHING HOCKEY
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Chemmy I have been watching hockey since 1971 and have been cheering for this leafs team since 1989. Trust me it could be A LOT worse.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My timeline doesn’t go as far back, but I echo the sentiment. This is nothing.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
The worst you've ever seen?
Do you guys not remember Peter FUCKING Ing???
Like wtf?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok then...
You’re forgiven…
Welcome to Leafs nation… this is how it goes… and no matter how bad it gets it can always get worse… so don’t despair.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I was a 79 baby
So I remember most of the mid 80’s as my formative Leaf experience… Then eventually we got Wendel…and Dougie… and Andreychuk… and we went on some crazy trips to the conference finals… that was nice… made no sense at the time Nick Borchevsky scored in OT… but it was still pretty effing awesome.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember Peter Ing stopping Gretsky on a penalty shot!
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
he also sucked
most other times.
Suffice it to say… We went from Allan Bester, to Ken Wregget, to Peter Ing, to Grant Fuhr and Darren Puppa, to Felix Potvin…
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I know ing sucked. I remember him playing for the London Knights and looking so awesome and thinking “boy I can’t wait till he gets up here with the Leafs” sound familiar people?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I have some more faith in Gustavsson’s huge size, Allaire’s coaching of huge butterfly goalies, and his playoff run in the SEL, and his play on the Swedish World Championship team against NHL caliber talent.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t mean that as a comment on Gustavsson just on prospects playing in the minors that look awesome and the minute they get to the nhl…..
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh
That’s why I want them to call up so many… I know half will be shit… another quarter will be average… I just want them to identify who will actually play at a high level.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m on your side Steve. I aint panicking yet.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
ILL PANIC FOR EVERYINE
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not panicking, I’m just alternating between pissed and laughing like a maniac.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
PANIC!!!!!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
PANIC!
AT THIS DISCO
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by Archimedies on Oct 10, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
MILK!!!
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You have good taste in the musics.
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I really don't think this will encapsulate the whole year
I called for 6 points in the opening month… I expected them to beat Montreal and Ottawa… that didn’t happen. I figured they’d get shelled by Washington and Pittsburgh… and the upcoming road trip would be shit. They should beat NY and I’m not sure about Buffalo and Montreal back to back at the end of the month…
Either way… they might be lucky now to get 4 or 5 points this month. So if they do that well… they’re doing fine from here on out… next up NOVEMBER.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess none of you guys saw that game in the early 90’s (pre gilmour/burns etc.) when the hawks beat them 12-3 or something?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Gary Leeman and Ed Olcyk
were playing on our top line… and you’re worried about THESE guys when we have Phil Kessel and Luke Schenn?
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- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Ever? So you started watching hockey in or after 1999?
Leafs Rumination: hockey and sesquipedalianism.
by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
If you were born in ’88 you should have been watching by ’94 at the latest.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, you’re starting to sounds like the Thrashers fans when they started 0-6 a couple years ago. Well, they didn’t go to 40 games a year and they certainly haven’t been watching as long as you, so acting like them makes me think you’re overreacting just a tad.
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Chemmy’s never exaggerated anything in the history of the universe.
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by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes and I’ve been overreacting about Toskala since last year.
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I am going up to the mountaintop on this one. I’m not sure I’ll be back in time with a sermon.
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Oct 10, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
I think something needs to die up there, BB. And see if the Oracle can actually affect the game for good. We’ll pay whatever she asks.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to go to bed but
I can’t tear myself away from Chemmy’s meltdown.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
PsychoNation!
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!
THIS TOWN NEEDS AN ENEMA!
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Are we quoting
TOOL now?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait’ll they get a load of me
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
but i dont have to save you!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
oh right
Dark Knight… didn’t recognize it at first. ty.
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- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
ENEMA OF THE STATE?!?!?!?!?
\m/
Pumps out more male with one thrust of the pelvis than the United States postal service over the last 146 years.
Hell fucking yes. They put on one of the greatest shows I’ve ever been to on Wednesday.
Pumps out more male with one thrust of the pelvis than the United States postal service over the last 146 years.
Greatest show you’ve seen on any Wednesday or just that Wednesday?
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
wednesday is pretty dreary in general
as most humpdays are.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Was Chemmy's first game in 99?
Because I’m wondering wtf happened to his memory.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Good news
Carey Price is positively Toskalaesque again this evening… smiles all around
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
What do you think the odds are of Burke being able to trade the ACC for the HSBC? Because i seriously think that that would be the best trade this franchise has seen since Dougie showed up.
Resident Capologist
I love the HSBC. It’s even already usually full of Leaf fans.
Leafs Rumination: hockey and sesquipedalianism.
by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
and it has gone to the 7th round and TUCKER Scores
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
bah, this is the first time in a long time i have turned the radio off during a leaf game, id rather listen to shitty pop radio than this
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
Hmm. Monday is a holiday. New York is a 7-8 hour drive depending on traffic and the border. I’m getting crazy ideas.
Leafs Rumination: hockey and sesquipedalianism.
Lets buy chemmy’s tickets and watch the leafs win on broadway
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
on broooooooooooooooooooodwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Broadway is dark tonight!
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Hey, I live in Newfoundland and last Wednesday a supplier offered me tix to the game tonight. I did my best to try and make it to the ACC but had to pass it up. Suddenly I feel much better now.
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 10, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
me too!
lets start a club
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I said that already try to keep up depressionboy
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That showed up after I posted that. They have identical time stamps.
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No they don't
Yours says 8:21 on mine.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
His said 8:20...
But… the Leafs will be ok… and so will you!
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
NM
They both say 8:20… I was reading your last response… and I’ve been drinking.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
PANIC!!!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
AT THE DISCO!
Band reference night is officially on.
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Yeah mine too
nm that.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Oct 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe we’re in a parallel glass-half empty glass half full universe.
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Tucker's playing well
Isn’t it nice we’re still paying him?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Don’t worry, the world ends in 2012. Joke’s on him.
Leafs Rumination: hockey and sesquipedalianism.
by puckurgently on Oct 10, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
OK going to bed
Shall we take watches to make sure Chemmy doesn’t do something stupid? Like buy a Sens jersey?
by The Meatriarchy on Oct 10, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
I’m fairly certain he would only do that to enact an ancient voodoo ritual with it, meat. Fairly.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I will not live vicariously through another NHL team
GO LEAFS GO! We will get this sh*t fixed one way or another. Burkie will make heads roll if bag skates don’t work on these loafers.
There's a term for this kind of thinking
Cognitive Dissonance
:-)
I can gloat because my team is 1-3. So nyah!!
i'm putting all this suckiness to good use.
i’m not watching another game until Kessel comes on, or Gustavsson is officially named the starting goalie.
until then, I’ll be taking in the beautiful October sunshine in California.
See you all in the GDT’s when it matters…
"Sanity is not statistical." - George Orwell, a Leafs fan...
Stalk me here...
by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 11:38 PM EDT reply actions
I love it when you’re bold and decisive, blurr. Rawwwrrrrr!
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 10, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
if we lost and the games were interesting and fun, that would be one thing, but these are pathetic.
Matt Stajan as your #1 center? Not sold on that bull shit.
Mike Komisarek as your #1 shut down d-man? I’ve hated that signing since it happened, and other than one fantastic pre-season shift, I’ve not seen much to change my mind.
Rooting for Toskala to improve so we can trade him? A fool’s dream, and I’m no longer going to be that fool.
Saying you’ve got to earn your time on this team? Lip service. I ain’t buying it Burke…
I’m so glad I live in California. I’ve been missing out on some fantastic weather lately, and nothing is on fire!
"Sanity is not statistical." - George Orwell, a Leafs fan...
Stalk me here...
by blurr1974 on Oct 10, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus your economy is totally fantastic!
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 11, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
here, this will make you feel better
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 10, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
WHAT THE FUCK..... PLAYOFFS!!!!1
hey, just got back from the game and holy fuck was it a stinker. they were so disorganized and they couldn’t make a good pass all game. i agree that they need to make a complete youth movement. I also think that Schenn should sit out the next game. he is playing way too pressured. i think one of the vets has to sit him down and tell him that he doesn’t have to try to be the best player on the team… if he plays like he did last year, he will be. ToskaLOL was pathetic… we would have done better if we played the whole game 6 on 5. lets just hope that mickey d starts the next game and actually plays decent. also it felt for most of the game that pittsburgh was teasing us and giving them their ‘E’ game and we couldn’t even compete. the game played just like it was. A stanley cup champion playing a timbits team….
FUCK PLEASE SAVE US KESSEL
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fuck
blake sucks. glad i kept him AS A KEEPER in the pool. jesus.
if i were toskala, this is what i’d say in the dressing room: “yah, i suck. you guys suck too though.”
jim hughson used the term "double team’ way too many times tonight. i felt a little uncomfortable.
poni-grabs-lemin looked promising tonight. lemin especially had some jump.
stempniak looks like a new man.
stajan as first line centre is a joke.
penalty killing is beyond atrocious right now.
schenn = sophomore slump.
kessel please come back soon.
komisarek was invisible.
bozak should be called up asap.
i might have to sell my tickets to the game in chicago in november and just go for a nice dinner with the missus instead.
non-leafs related: looking forward to hearing the new raveonettes and kings of convenience albums.
to the people freaking out because we suck and traded picks for phil kessel
even if our pick ends up being top 5 next year, that’s ok. kessel was a top 5 pick, and has 40-goal potential. and he’s 22. it’s ok to trade a top 5 pick for him.
if we suck next year though… then we have problems.
I’m not freaking out. I figured once the team starts actually caring about how they play (win or lose) then I will too. It’s kind of painfully obvious the players really don’t right now.
As an example, I can’t recall seeing any Leaf player playing as hard as Crosby did during the last couple minutes of a game they had already wrapped up, while on a powerplay. Perhaps the Leaf players were taking notes? Hope so!
Practice
Wilson made a comment in his presser about practice. He said you can’t practice getting in the lanes, and guys don’t go 100%. To me, that says it all. A journalist friend of mine watched the Pens practice and she said they are always going full force. They practice shot blocking in practice. We make fun of Spezza and Neil for fighting in practice, but at least they have some energy. They need to practice all the things they suck at. There may not be enough time for everything, and clearly Toskala (are we allowed to say his name again?) has been practicing hard, as we hear every game (that seems to be his excuse—he is still practicing!).
Anyway, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Wilson will get fired if the Leafs don’t get some consistency in their game. It is his job to run practice and make it work. So far, he’s not doing that.
Someone else noted that we’ve lost two games we were supposed to, and two close ones that we could/should have won. But we didn’t. Good teams win close games and win games they are not supposed to. With a good goalie, we are in the mix against both the Pens and Caps, but instead, we are down early and it’s a cake walk. We are close, we just have not had the right result yet.
It is obvious what is wrong, but there is nothing to do about it other than fix practice habits (except giving Joey Mac the start). The problem is that we ARE close and things may right themselves, which will give the players the wrong impression, if they don’t actually address the root cause.
Regardless, I will continue to watch and hope religiously, and never give up on my Leafs. Go mutherfukin Leafs Go!
by Leaf in Habland on Oct 11, 2009 1:45 AM EDT reply actions
Practice??
We talking about practice? Not a game, not a game, not a game. We talking about practice . We talking about practice
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What are we talking about?
We talking about practice
A Nation of Masochists I can't believe "Stay Truculent!!!1" replaced goodbye.
If we actually had a player who gave his heart and soul during the games, or who had Iverson’s talent, that would be one thing. But we don’t. These are guys who need to practice better.
by Leaf in Habland on Oct 11, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
optional practice for the Pens, and every single player shows up and gives it 100%. We need our team to do that. The effort isn’t there, let alone the execution.
But I’m surprised at the suckiness of some players, it’s like they’re completely unprepared for the season, and it really disappoints me.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions
from Twitter
FriedmanHNIC Sometimes, facial expressions say more than words. Ron Wilson’s face showed total disbelief in what happened tonight.
This makes me sad.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 2:00 AM EDT reply actions
oh look
the Games’ on TV again.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 11, 2009 2:01 AM EDT reply actions
I'm tempted to watch it again....
So I can have some LATE NIGHT RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i put my energy to good use and rearranged my office/studio.
more losses like this and I may add on a second floor to the house myself…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 11, 2009 2:58 AM EDT reply actions
Renovation by displaced indifference/rage.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Oct 11, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
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