The Toronto Maple Leafs Present Jonas Gustavsson In...

by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:07 AM EDT in From The Branches

The Puck Whisperer (via cache.daylife.com)

Jonas talks to the puck and settles it down. He says "it's OK, you don't need to go in the net. You don't even want to go in the net." The puck quietly comes to rest at Gustavsson's feet, and the gentle giant some call "Monster" reaches down and gently scoops the puck out of harms way.

"There, there little buddy. Doesn't that feel better?" Jonas asks the puck. Quietly, the rounded piece of vulcanized rubber settles into the goal keepers glove. It's finally home...

At least, that's how I imagine things happen when the Monster is in the net. After three seasons of nail biting adventures whenever the puck comes within 15 feet of the net, I find myself reaching a zen like state when the Monster goes to work. "He's got this" seems to be a phrase set to repeat in my mind when it comes to Jonas Gustavsson.

TSM has seen the future, and it is the Monster.
Archi tempted the hockey gods with this post. Lucky he's so handsome...
Bloge Salming. That's all you need to know. Stop reading this and go there. NOW!
MLHS recaps the game, and no, you don't need glasses. They're right about Jason Blake.
Clawson is just saying what we're all thinking.
Leafs247 recaps the game, and gives a shout out to some very intelligent and good looking folks (pssst - that's us!)
Norman James is happy for three out of a possible four points. Can we get three more in the next two games?
Kavel Pubina is playing "Where's Waldo" with Mike Ribeiro.
Illegal Curve tries to get to the bottom of the Leafs slow start. He even uses maths!
HockeysFuture takes a long look at Jonas Gustavsson. It's funny, cuz he's so tall.
DamoSpin caught the Leafs in Dallas, and actually liked what he saw.

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missed blog

http://leafandlion.blogspot.com/2009/10/30-realistic-goals-for-remainder-of.html

Thanks.

by leafandlion on Oct 29, 2009 7:50 AM EDT reply actions

Toskala's done as a Leaf

There I said it

by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Oct 29, 2009 8:25 AM EDT reply actions

Stempniak

A total non-sequitur, but it is me, or does he not suck? Tiny little fists of fury.

I’m seriously hoping he re-ups. Only, for less than $2.5 a year this time.

by pevans on Oct 29, 2009 8:29 AM EDT reply actions

Def

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions

the way he’s played most of the season and especially this trip has been good to see…hope he completes remaining visible

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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 29, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah if he keeps this up he will be a very valuable player to have around at the right price.

leaf fan stuck in ottawa, still. Now truculently rebranded!

by stucky on Oct 29, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

I am a Toronto Maple Leaf fan...

…accustomed to the goaltending style of Vesa Toskala. Accordingly, I am confused. Can someone please explain to me why (in the picture above) the puck is in FRONT of Jonas Gustavsson? Is this legal?

Also: w00t. Had we not been jobbed by Mike Ribeiro and a phantom high-sticking call by another bad officiating crew, we would have won.

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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)

by jrwendelman on Oct 29, 2009 8:52 AM EDT reply actions

Apparently

Goaltenders are supposed to keep the puck OUT of the net. I know, shocking!! Somehow Tosk never got that memo.

The refs, I thought, were generally pretty good. They did really get hoodwinked by Ribeiro though. Ribeiro, fuck him.

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by stucky on Oct 29, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions

You know, Damien Cox has been doing pretty good work lately.

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions

That said:

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Oh I hate the Damien, with his weee beady eyes…

Identical to Sergei Berezin in every way, only 1/10 his size.

From Russia with GLOVE SIDE!

by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

and flapping head all full of lies
blame damien!
blame damien!
(he’s not even a real writer anyway)

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Oct 29, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

this is brilliant

"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky

by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

He makes me crave the Star sports section fortnightly, that’s why smartass!

"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09

by kidkawartha on Oct 29, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Chemmy, LIGHT A MATCH!!!1

Identical to Sergei Berezin in every way, only 1/10 his size.

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I really wish RW wouldn’t have the team collapse so much in the d-zone. I know they aren’t used to playing with a lead, but come on…

by birky on Oct 29, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t think that he wants them to be doing that but it’s the response of a bad team.

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by PPP on Oct 29, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Confidence is still shakey

it’s improved since Monster came back but one bad goal can shatter it

by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Oct 29, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I am still very very pissed after last nights game. Mike Ribeiro is a little scum bag piece of shit. He is one of those players who needs his ass handed to him on a silver platter.
That said, Leafs deserved a better fate

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by leafer1984 on Oct 29, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions

You mean...

This Mike Ribeiro?

This one is good too.

by birky on Oct 29, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions

haha those clips will never get old. Maybe I’ll use Ribeiro as an inspiration at my soccer game tonight. What a douche

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by D_Tone666 on Oct 29, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions

don Cherry hates me too

that’s good enuff for me

by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Oct 29, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

somebody needs to set those clips to the right audio

Even Godzillas Need A Home

by Robot Godzilla on Oct 29, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Hope Springs Eternal

Did anybody else notice Jonas’ reaction as he left the ice after the leafs lost the game? It was beautiful; shades of Thomas. Despite a Leaf defeat, I can take comfort in the fact that we now have a goalie with passion and a competitive edge, and in the long run, this is more valuable than one point in Dallas.

Even Godzillas Need A Home

by Robot Godzilla on Oct 29, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

Actually

He was visibly ticked off after every Dallas goal. Its nice to see some fire in the goalie, something we haven’t seen since Angry Eddie.

by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Oct 29, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions

I saw that too, and am loving it.

/muppet voice

MONSTER NOT LIKE LOSE!!!

/end Muppet voice

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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)

by jrwendelman on Oct 29, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions

shades of Thomas

Let me know when he starts clobbering dudes.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Oct 29, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously, I want to know ASAP. Crazy goalies are the best.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Oct 29, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

they are

If we were gonna have shoddy goaltending the past few years, I’d’ve rather kept Ed Belfour and his drunken craziness instead of Toskala

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

We deserved a win, but needed to score early

Agreed that there are lots of positive signs now for a competitive season (D playing better, PK better, MONSTER!) but a lack of finish is holding us back.

If only we had a player in the AHL with 6 goals and 10 points in 8 games.

FREE TLUSTY

by Godd Till on Oct 29, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions