Ray of Hope: Alexei Ponikarovsky
by Chemmy on Oct 21, 2009 10:01 AM EDT
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This year the Toronto Maple Leafs have been outscored 14 - 32 in their first seven games. Despite that Alexei Ponikarovsky is a +5. Here's your gold star for the first 8.5% of the season Alex, keep it up.
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I love Poni.
He’s even awesome in the video game world, he’s the second leading scorer on my be a GM team which also had E. Staal, Getzlaf, Savard, and Kessel. Not a top line forward my ass.
I'm not even supposed to be here today..!
WOOOO! GOLD STAR!!!!1
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions
Wooo!
PONI POWER!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 21, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions
This is a lovely post...
to come home to.
Well done, Chemmy. Love for Poni around these parts never seems to be as much as it should be.
A Toronto sports blog, where unabashed homerism is alive and well...
+5, but he’s been in the box for 3 stupid pp goals as a result of him taking dumb offensive zone penalties. That said, I like Poni.
GAs on the PK or GF on the PP don’t count for +/-, only even strength goals do.
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I know. Just joshing you. His holding penalty against the Rangers was just about the worst Leaf’s penalty this year. 180 feet from his own goal……
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Oh it was particularly stupid alright.
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Yup. Chemmy and I were at that game and went from “YEAH ALRIGHT!” to “AWW FUCK, NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN” real quick.
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Plus,
they reeeeally don’t count if you’re the one sitting in the box when it’s scored.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 21, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Three?
Yikes. That’s not good.
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Fine we’ll deduct 3 from his +/-.
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Second on the team to White’s +3 then, and still the only other guy besides White that is in the black.
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he’s had some LAZY calls against him. Still, for $2M per, and on a team this bad, you’d be hard pressed to find someone better.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
This has been my main issue with Poni. He is definitely worth his contract but I find that he takes very dumb penalties at very inopportune times. I would also like to see him utilize his size better.
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Oct 21, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
blake sucks
is the reason people hate leaf fans.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think the CBC really did it to most people.
I know that was the main complaint when I was living in NS was that people had to watch the Leafs every Saturday.
Of course now they watch the Pens all the time because of Crosby and my friends complain just as much.
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Don’t forget Harold Ballard
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haha, yeah.. vancouver is thrilled about the the 4pm start on sat.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
To: Vancouver
From: Toronto
Re: Game start
Msg: Up yours. Don’t care.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
WHY IS NOBODY PAYING ATTENTION TO ME!
I’m going to hold my breath until toronto pisses me off so much I have to cry again.
and the Mustache of Truculence (formerly Canada4Mizzou)
BTW I would like to apologize to you about the MLHS comments I have made. You guys write some real good stuff there.
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Truculence FTW
Its really mostly the commentaTORS and not the articles directly.
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Thanks. It’s a product of exposure, see PPP. The more popular you get, the more crazy’s you get commenting.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
You guys write about trade rumors and proposals which attracts the HF Boards crew.
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Yeah, it does bring them in.
I’ve made a personal decision to never write about rumors, lineups, etc etc. It’s really all conjecture. It gets some people talking, but I don’t like writing it.
Mostly, because I want to avoid the ’you’re a moron’ crowd later when the trade doesn’t happen. :)
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh I agree 100%. I know that you post here and I dunno about the other guys there. Just wanted to let you know that it’s not that I don’t like your site, I don’t like the comments
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Thanks. I appreciate it.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Amen
it’s the reason I hate Leaf fans…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
YAY!
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions
O HAI PLZ HIT REFRESH
Look at that. Only the reasonable discussion is left.
I think it’s safe to say that Poni outperforms his contract and that is a good thing. As hard as it is for the mental midgets to understand that’s very important. If he wants to stop being a value player than he gets traded.
It’s not that hard to understand.
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Only the reasonable discussion is left.
which was like a third of the original comments. WOW. That guy’s prolific if nothing else
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indeed
he had to be banned because he was a legitimate threat to Jared’s post record, if nothing else
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I wanted him banned, cuz he was a turd sandwich mixed with a giant douche
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Truculence FTW
i wouldn’t sully the good name of turd sandwhiches by throwing them in with that guy, but i did want him banned.
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
The Gustavsson 500 comment thread is down to about 40.
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ha
the Toskala thread from yesterday has negative comments…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I too
am amazed. This needs to be immortalized.
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Does that mean we will have two goalies on the ice when they’re healthy? That should cut down the ol’ Goal Against
by WendelMadeMe on Oct 21, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
aww
i missed the fun
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Banned PPP 10/21/09 11:41 AM EDT Pension Plan Puppets You’re Fucking Out. I wonder if you’ll bombard me with e-mails begging to be allowed back this time too.
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Oh man. I missed the good stuff. And now my RAY OF SUNSHINE list is gone too.
by general borschevsky on Oct 21, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
No, that’s what I wrote to him. That’s the note he’ll see.
The last time he was banned he spent 30+ e-mails whining about it.
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When you ban someone does it ban them from just this SBN site? Or does it do all of them?
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Just This Site
But if the guy keeps creating accounts to harrass the site I can get an IP ban but he’d have to be really bad.
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i love this site because you filter that kind of crap. this is one of the few safe havens for true leaf fans and i cherish it
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by Matt_Roberts on Oct 21, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Poni!
I hope he plays well this weekend. Scores a pretty one against Luongo.
Also, the newspapers here are bashing the Leafs all week. I’m trying to avoid it but I may get stabby.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions
Getting stabby with dumb Nuck fans is OK. Just tell your hubby to stand way back.
Being a Leaf fan here requires one to be sufficiently lubricated... and truculent!
he's been warned
but it’ll be hard not to burn down the Province building, as I have to stare at it outside my office window
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Trust me, Karina, everything’s going to be fine.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
:(
at work, no you tube :(
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Closing scene of Fight Club.
(buildings blowing up while Norton and Bonham-Carter hold hands)
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
I should
watch that movie in its entirety
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It is quite possibly the greatest movie of all time.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
It’s a visually stimulating popcorn flick.
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To those without the capacity to understand it, yes. ;)
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There’s not a lot below the surface in anything Palahniuk does.
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what a twist!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I like his books, they’re nice when I want to read an entire novel in an hour on the beach or something, but his stuff lacks real substance.
I really liked his book Haunted, which is a cleverly packaged collection of short stories, because it’s Palahniuk in his comfort zone: quick hits of things that are shocking in humorous fashion without worrying about anything else.
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I’ve always viewed it as one of the most devastating critiques of modern American values and culture I’ve ever watched and/or read. Chuck was way ahead of his time in his ability to eviscerate the whole notion of pop culture and North American individuality.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
Fight Club? The first third/half was good. The rest was meh.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Oct 21, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
For the record I think a little disagreement here would be a good thing it’s just a shame blake sucks couldn’t do so without calling people names.
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There’s lots of disagreement without being completely tone deaf.
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Absolutely
We do have disagreements and sometimes temper flare. However, we all talk with civility and respect. That’s the difference
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i disagree
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I disagree with your face, jerkwad
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by loser domi on Oct 21, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m with Blurr.
WE ALL HAVE TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE
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there are people on my page?
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
thing is
very few facts support different conclusions… I like logic and reason but sometimes they only point one direction.
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
Reminds me of a great quotation:
You’re entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts
If every fact points one way and you can’t say anything that makes sense to support another opinion then maybe the problem’s with you.
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It was actually fun to watch you guys argue with him. Made my day go by quickly yesterday.
The name calling gets out of line though.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
it’s an exercise in patience for me, if I can continue to stay calm while disputing with someone like him, I win!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
The only thing I regret is losing the “Although I bet you love lamp” line after he said he hated Burger.
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I bet you love lamp
THAT was awesome, mostly because I just re-watched Anchorman on Saturday night after the game.
FWIW, I agree that this ban-ination was justified on grounds of tone and attitude. It would not have been justified if he simply (idiotically) agreed with the obvious conclusion. I don’t think stupidity = ban. Add a soupcon of jerkwad, however, and the ban hammer is and should be on the menu.
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"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
Epic fail typo:
“It would not have been justified if he simply (idiotically) agreed with the obvious conclusion”
SHOULD READ
“It would not have been justified if he simply (idiotically) disagreed with the obvious conclusion.”
I guess all that Kool-Aid has caused brain damage and typing fail.
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"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
watch
Anchor Man
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
watch
all of it. Now.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
K – I’m a-starin’ at the cubicle wall like it’s one of those magic eye posters, hoping for the best….
;)
Actually, last night I was reading a book to the kids when I thought they’d buried one of those images in it. Stared at it for ages. It wasn’t.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
I have it
on my iPod for easy work entertainment…. :P
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t have one of those. For someone who works in technology, it’s astounding how much of it I never bought.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
that
is a rare, rare occurence…
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
My CD player is wired into the back of a 1941 Westinghouse console radio….
Leaf, the universe and everything.
those old radios were awesome
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Look its a scooner!
Hah! Its a sailboat stupid!
A scooner is a sailboat
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by Matt_Roberts on Oct 21, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Shut up, Brenda!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 21, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Pitcher, pretty good one???
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nope, doesnt ring a bell
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
first real free agent the Jays ever signed?
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 21, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember Al Lieter if that helps
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He is doing wonderful homerific work for the YES network now… or at least he was.
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all the homerism masterbation must have given him a blister
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 21, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I see what you did there. Nice.
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"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
What pop culture reference am I missing?
Lamp? Dennis?
Okay, I do remember Dennis Lamp. Which confirms for me that I am old.
And the line is referencing a scene in Anchorman when Steve Carell’s character (who is ridiculously stupid) begins professing his love for various objects that he sees in the room simply because he can’t think of anything else to say.
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior", who blogs at heroesinrehab.ca/blog
"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
I need to write the LotD faster. Every time there’s fun, I miss it.
Tomorrow’s post:
Here’s some guy. KTHXBAI.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
ON SECOND THOUGHT INSTEAD OF FIRED YOU HAVE TO WRITE TWO LOTD POSTS PER DAY
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By mid-November (when it won’t matter if the Leafs lose all of October):
Here’s, um, Frank “the Animal” Bialowas. And since I’m out of everything, here he is again….
Leaf, the universe and everything.
you can use Yanic Perrault 3 times!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok
Well, back on topic.
I wonder how mayb Rays of Sunshine Chemmy will be able to find?
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I am
confused by the fact that this is Chemmy writing these…
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
how many hairs are left in Ian White’s mustache?
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I think each one of white’s mustache hair’s has it’s own mustache.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
that could be an infinite amount of sunshine…
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I propose Movember participation for PPP and Chemmy. http://ca.movember.com/
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
That is a great idea.
I nominate SkinnyFish as my moustache growing surrogate.
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it should be so!
every one (ladies included) should shave their last shave of the upper lip on 10/31.
we’ll post the pics on 12/1, and have a vote!
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
YES YOU ARE
no disagreements!
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I’m not doing it either.
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
i’ll bet you can grow a mean mustache…
:P
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
FLAGGED
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder
If poni grows a mustache it will make him truculent and play like his size much bigger – tougher, meaner. The way I think he ought to play…he has all you need to do that but the stache.
"There's been four different Cup winners the last four years, and I got one of them (Anaheim) and it was a fighting team. We're playing it that way regardless." - B. Burke, Toronto Maple Leafs GM
I have a feeling Poni is physically incapable of growing a stache
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Poni could grow a mean Fu Manchu.
by general borschevsky on Oct 21, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
if it makes anyone feel better
Sidney Crosby looks like Sasquatch next to my mustache growing prowess
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Stalk me here...
by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
And you probably look like sasquatch next to mine.
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Oct 21, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
my fiancee calls sheninagins on this.
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 21, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
My wife hates when I have facial hair as well. I’ve been contemplating doing this though since I first heard the commercial.
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by RepressedOptimism on Oct 21, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I debate it each time, but once I mention it, I get the evil eye. It’s like Raiders of the Lost Arkesque If I’m not careful.
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 21, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
um
please explain Raiders of the lost Ark reference
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
if she concentrates hard enough, her evil eye will melt my face!
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 21, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
got it
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I already have a goatee…. can I still trim the mustache part?
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
i've got a beard
so it’s coming off and i’m starting from scratch!
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok now I’m curious.
Are you seriously entertaining this idea? A mustache contest?
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
i think we should, but it would only be fun if there were a lot of us involved.
i’m not going to look like a pedophile for my own amusement…
"Sanity is not statistical." - George Orwell, a Leafs fan...
Stalk me here...
by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
It wouldn’t just be for your own amusment. It would be for everyone here as well!
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
If blurr keep this up, sooner or later we’re going to have a photographic record of his entire body………
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
ew
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
BURN
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
My stache would rock all of yours
Sadly i’ve gotta get rid of my huge beard
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Oct 21, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
the blonde stache will rule all!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
get on our page!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Stempniak becoming not invisible
Stalberg skating and playing well
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
Well I was gonna add Ian White playing a foot taller than he actually and Gustavsson one showing aganst Ottawa and not sucking the bag
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Oops didn’t mean for my list to be inclusive. Just ones that I noticed as well.
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Did anyone else notice his play improved after he started growing a stache again?
That stache, man, I tell ya. Golden.
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Coincidence?
The only game in which the Leafs have secured a point this season was when we got together to watch it.
We know what we have to do.
REVERSE THE CURSE!!!!1 (The curse being the first seven games.)
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I'm down
If anyone else wants to go watch this Saturday’s game, let’s do it
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you can
play Spot Karina!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Wooo make signs!
I would but I would have to get back in time to catch the fight…unless people are interested in sticking around for that.
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Oct 21, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
per twitter
Ducks have called up Pogge
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions
that can only mean one thing…
Ducks shut out Leafs on Monday.
"Sanity is not statistical." - George Orwell, a Leafs fan...
Stalk me here...
by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
nah, only if the game is IN toronto
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
i hope he is amazing, then they give giguer to us for nothing and then he sucks again
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Are Hiller or Giguere hurt?
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TRADE SPECULATION!!!1
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Jean-Sebastien Giguere is questionable for Wednesday night’s game against Dallas because of an injury that neither he nor Ducks coach Randy Carlyle will disclose.
more here
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Stalk me here...
by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. I checked our Ducks blog which seems to be lacking in content.
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compared to PPP all SBN blogs lack content
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Not true. The Ducks blog is really new, they need to find their voice and get comfortable and into a routine.
This year has been a lot easier blogging, for me at least, than last year because I sort of know what people want to read and where to find that stuff.
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well I was trying to complement what a fine job you gents were doing but FINE
be that way
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats because PPP has way more interaction between the members of the site, in comparison to other sites. Everyone knows a little about everyone here. Compare to other blogs, where there’s just like 2 or 3 people doing work and 8-10 ppl who go to the site regularly
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Oct 21, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
oc register
is your go to place for ducks coverage.
technically, it’s your only place..
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by blurr1974 on Oct 21, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Poggie!!!1
welcome home!
"There's been four different Cup winners the last four years, and I got one of them (Anaheim) and it was a fighting team. We're playing it that way regardless." - B. Burke, Toronto Maple Leafs GM
Vancouver really IS the middle child of Canadian hockey.
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Leafs+Weak+Week+Have+heard+these+ones/2122527/story.html
You stay classy, Vancouver media.
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions
/facepalm
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I posted:
Do you know what’s worse than winning your last Stanley Cup in 1967?
Winning it in 19-never.
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mine
this is almost as funny as Luongos Stats
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
/small violin
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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 21, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
uh
this is what I was referring to earlier.
It’s making me stabby.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
although
it’s not quite as bad as the first year I lived here, and they had a Leafs jersey on fire as their front page picture.
That was sacrilege.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
if you burned any rival teams jersey in toronto the rest of the country would turn on you and it would be national news
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
further proof that noone cares about Vancouver.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I posted
What’s with all these recycled, unfunny jokes other people wrote? Did you guys hire Dave Pratt back?
by Godd Till on Oct 21, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
niiiice
gold star for you!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
swish
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
And again
Breaking news – A burglary was committed at GM Place and the entire contents of the Canucks’ trophy room were stolen.
The police are looking for a man with a blue and green carpet.
by Godd Till on Oct 21, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he’s on fire!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Natural Hat Trick
How long does it take news to reach Vancouver? Well, they paid Mats Sundin 5M last year even though he quit playing in 07-08.
by Godd Till on Oct 21, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh
niiiiice
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
just wonderful
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
you should
write one of these on a sign, take it to the game on Saturday.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
bring a sharpie so you can turn 0 into ONE after the leafs win
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
that
would be easier to read
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Make a giant sign that just says “LUONGO .879”
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I'm sure
it’ll be less than that after tonight.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I benched him tonight to avoid taking a hit in fantasy.
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I’m hoping for a big night from Kane.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Luongo’s first shutout of the season. I’m calling it.
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See? Don’t get stabby; get even by making jokes that are far superior (and less generic) to those ones!
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t believe they posted mine with the double jab.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
Mine:
Q: How can you tell if a Cannucks player has been using the computer?
A: The last 5 google searches are:
“Stanley cup, what does it look like?
OMG, Leafs suck, LOL
is anyone else lonely too?
cures for being ignored
Jobs in Toronto”
and the Mustache of Truculence (formerly Canada4Mizzou)
Looks like they’re not approving our comments. Guess jokes about being terrible are only funny when they’re not about the Canucks.
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Canucks fans are a sensitive lot.
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
yours is up now!
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
bets
on how long till it’s flagged?
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I like
the one below yours:
It never fails to amaze me how a city and fans of such a loser franchise as the Vancouver Canucks think they have the right to make fun of any other team including the Leafs. Maybe actually win ONE Stanley Cup yourselves or have an actual player in the Hall of Fame or build a tradition of winning instead of one of bad uniforms and failure (15 straight losing seasons!) If you ever manage to do any of that than maybe you won’t look so ridiculous commenting on the struggles of other teams.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember how some Canucks fans were pointing out how stupid it was for us to honour Wendel Clark when he never won anything.
So, uh, any complaints when Trevor Linden was honoured a month later? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I have had
so many conversations with my husband about how hypocritical Canucks fans are when the criticize Clark.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Clark and Linden had very similar career stats.
So, tie goes to the one who would win in a fight.
Wendel by a mile.
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
except for that whole injury thing…
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by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh man....
the chaos that may spill after saturday is gonna be nuts.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Why isn’t there a “flag this as inappropriate” button for the article?
Truculence...starting 10/1/09
Poni
Is a success!
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Guess what? I don't read your blog. Ever.
man…. the Poni – Nieuwendyk – Antropov line would be great right about now
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
Ditto the Mogilny-Sundin-Roberts line.
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
and
ca. 2000 CuJo.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention
A circa 2000-01 McCabe.
Oh, and Danny Markov. My god, our D could use a guy like Markov right now.
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions
Komisarek is supposed to be like that. But he’s not.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
How long until we see Komisarek for Reichel?
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
oh god
don’t bring up that name
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh sorry, spelling error. I clearly meant Warren Rychel, who played for the Leafs in 1995. And no one else. At all. Ever.
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 21, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
thank you
much better
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Rychel fail!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 21, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
how much
cap space do we have? I’m extremely interested in Nylander’s AHL conditioning stint and the speculation that he will be traded around 2 weeks from now.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 5:45 PM EDT reply actions
dammit
from my calculations on cap geek, we don’t have room for him :(
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure Nylander fits well with the current Leafs right now. He would have paired well with Sundin, but the lack of power forwards on the Leafs doesn’t help maximize Nylander’s skills in my mind.
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I would say I’m more worried about the length of his contract. He would be a good stop gap this year, but I don’t really want him around next.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 21, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I would hope Burke gets other major assets to take on that contract. Washington would love to see his cap hit gone and hey, perfect time to wring a good draft pick or player for cap relief, no?
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The Leafs are tight against the cap if you considering Kessel’s salary will be added in a few weeks (5.4 mill pro-rated). No room to add without subtraction.
hopefully by ten blake is burried in the minors to make room for horton….
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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 21, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I had thought
that there was already room made for Phillip and that Ryno’s subtraction created $3M+ of space?
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