Tlusty recalled from Marlies. Stalberg and MacDonald sent down

Tlusty recalled from Marlies. Stalberg and MacDonald sent down

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NSFW!!!!1

let’s see if he can keep it up with the big club…

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

TWSS

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by kidkawartha on Oct 29, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Just as long as he performs picture perfect, I like Tlusty’s chance of showing off what he has to offer.

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by bkblades on Oct 29, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

I hope he lets it all hang out and goes hard to the net, I just hope he can score, even if its a soft one

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

he needs to play hard, and not go all floppy when he’s trying to score

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

TWSS!

by Shield on Oct 29, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Im sure he’s just glad to be a member of the leafs again. I bet the stiff competition of the NHL arouses the best in him

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

i’ll bet he can’t wait to flash his skills and let it all hang out on the big stage.

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I just hope he doesnt get cocky and blow it

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

he can dangle with the best of them. he loves to hold on to the biscuit….

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

indeed, he just has to remember not to grasp his stick too tight and, that will ruin his shot

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

As long as he stays up for a while and doesn’t blow it too quickly, this should stick.

by Shield on Oct 29, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Hopefully he doesn’t grip his stick too tight and fire a shot off prematurely.

by PassivelyTruculent on Oct 29, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Then it might come back and hit him to hit him in the face.

by Shield on Oct 29, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

he likes to show his penis!

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

He can totally photograph his penis and post it on Facebook, if you know what I mean!

I’m not doing this right, am I?

THIS IS A JOKE

by loser domi on Oct 29, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

that’s fine, neither am I

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

You're as bad at this as this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HLatYsE-78

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by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 29, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions

As long as being up doesn’t get to his nerves and prevent him from performing like he knows he can.

by Shield on Oct 29, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Hopefully this time there will be less dicking around and more of driving it home.

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

by kidkawartha on Oct 29, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I wish i could Mass Rec all of this.

by PeterZezel on Oct 30, 2009 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Now that he’ll get more exposure on the Leafs, it will be interesting to see what Tlusty looks like with all his assets on display.

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by stucky on Oct 29, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions

win

by the cat on Oct 29, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions

This didn’t sound like a hard decision at all. Kind of straight to the tip if you ask me.

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

by kidkawartha on Oct 29, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

my god, every single comment has a penis reference.

Good work, gents.

Also, as much as I love Stalberg, he just needs to take some time and find his game. I hope Tlusty can light it up for us.

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions

what are you talking about?

pervert.

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Karina may be right on this one. We’ve pretty much flogged this one to the point of pain. Hopefully something good will come out of it in the end.

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

by kidkawartha on Oct 29, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

You guys just blew my mind.

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

you just gotta think with your head and figure out the point

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

you have a dirty mind

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

penis

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

cock-a-poo

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I so called this yesterday… Stålberg down, Tlusty up

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

Thank fucking god, Stalberg didn’t do shit.

Not happy about Joey Joe Joe but he was on emergency recall right?

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

yup

he had to go back once Toskala was ready to go.

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Toskala

Blake’s next mission

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

he still hasnt completed the first toskala mission

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

he completed the Luongo mission, it just took a bit longer to see the effects

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

no

Luongo needed a reason for coughing up a lead, so he used that game as the excuse.

seriously, i’m calling bullshit on this one. he injured his ego against Detroit, not his ribs against Toronto.

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, he may be the best goalie in the NHL, but he is a goddamned weenier

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

shhh

I’m trying to like Blake

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

thats unpossible

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

that’s why I said trying

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

maybe Tlusty can blind Toskala with his…penis?

i got nothing.

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

everybody wang chung tonight?

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

This might help Tlusty’s confidence too. He played very well in the AHL, now he’s getting called up. Cause and effect.

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

Holy cow, its like Jared was sitting around with his fingers on his keyboard waiting for this story to be released!

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 5:51 PM EDT reply actions

his fingers on his keyboard

BCWW

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

/space bar joke

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

hard return.

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

enter!

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by stucky on Oct 29, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

use the backspace !

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Insert

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

ctrl

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

escape, insert, escape, insert…

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

end

wait… what?

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by stucky on Oct 29, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

ooo, i didnt know you were into bondage

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Pause – Break

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

scroll wheel

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

scroll lock

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

caps lock on

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

alt

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

F3…some

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

fuck, here’s me staring at my keyboard trying to come up with another lame joke!

shift-F7!

i have no idea if that means anything.

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

CONTROL

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

pg up

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 29, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Stalberg’s stat line:

8GP 0G 1A 1P -5

For someone getting good minutes that’s horrible.

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

he only missed 1 game? i thought he missed two, not that it would make a difference, still terrible.

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, he looked like a different player than the preseason

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Right, competiton ramped up and when he wasn’t the fastest player on the ice he couldn’t do anything.

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions

We might have seen similar results out of Kadri once he was facing real NHL defense.

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by Chemmy on Oct 29, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions

it is very probable, and he would have gotten decked just as bad as stalberg, maybe worse because of his chirpy nature

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

could be

or it could be a lack of chemistry with his linemates.

we could look at quite a few Leafs stats lines and see some ugly numbers there as well. not THIS ugly, but still, it was time. Viktor wasn’t getting it done.

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by blurr1974 on Oct 29, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s got a lot of learning curve ahead of him. Some time in the Marlies to learn to do stuff, mixed with time in the NHL to get used to the speed… they’re all projects, but hopefully they’ll improve in bunches over time.

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by Wan Ihite on Oct 29, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

yup, also a total lack of chemistry with anyone
I’m sure he’ll do well on the marlies

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m confident he’ll get his game back. I think he did need to be sent down. We can see he has the raw tools but he can’t put it together at an NHL-calibre level yet. Working on his game and getting confidence by playing better with the Marlies should help.

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by stucky on Oct 29, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I think

the AHL game is also far more like the NHL game than NCAA, it was a bit of a big jump for him to stick with the big club.

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

This is why it’s good to have waiver exempt forwards that can come up to replace underperforming ones.

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by PPP on Oct 29, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions

you ruined it! the post was at 69 comments!

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by JaredFromLondon on Oct 29, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

ahhhh

delete these comments so this thread will forever be at 69 comments!

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by Karina on Oct 29, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No more 69! :(

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by stucky on Oct 29, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmmm

Everyone seems to be missing the upshot…

Reunification of Delta House!

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by clrkaitken on Oct 29, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

Stalberg

This is the right move.

He earned his way onto the big club with his play in preseason, but he hasn’t done enough to keep his spot. Someone else deserves a shot, that’s why we’ve got all the kids that we do.

You know where I'm from.

by Archimedies on Oct 29, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

We will need a Stålberg ‘farewell for now’ post tomorrow night, Arch.

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed.

I’ll cook something up

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by Archimedies on Oct 29, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Done

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by Archimedies on Oct 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

sweet

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I will be happy to hear about Stålberg lighting up the A.

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions

Frat line reunited.

I guess there’s a bright side here.

And while Stalberg may be going down, it is nice to see Tlusty getting a harder job after doing such a good job this season.

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by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 29, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions

I hope he doesn’t blow this job, cause then he will be hard pressed to stick with the big club.

Count the references!

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m just hoping Tlusty isn’t going to play 7-10 minutes on the 4th line. I’m actually of the mindset that this call-up is to also showcase Tlusty to other teams.

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by bkblades on Oct 29, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

He has to be on the top 2 lines or it is a waste to call him up.

If he catches fire/gets some chemistry with Kessel then it could mean a future with the Leafs.

I don’t see the organization being Antropatient with this guy(or pretty much anyone else)

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 29, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

The following is what is heard when Tlusty makes his appearance...

"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

by BlueBuds on Oct 29, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions

I don't get it...

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by Archimedies on Oct 29, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions

sorry

link didn’t work when using the link tool here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnzYG0ZkrXg
for what its worth.

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by BlueBuds on Oct 30, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

BCWW

Set, aaaaand spike.

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by Wan Ihite on Oct 29, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Tlusty

8 GP, 6G, 4A, 10P. This is totally consistent with the stats we saw for last season in the AHL, so I feel like we can be confident that he’s for real. His camp was really ho-hum, but I’m hoping for better things.

by JP Nikota on Oct 29, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions

Great start for Tlusty down with the Marlies, rewarded with a chance with the big club. Hope this gets Stalberg’s confidence back up and he can light up the A with the Delta House boys

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by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions

what happened to Remier?

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by Kriv on Oct 29, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions

Sent back to the Marlies

When Gustavsson got healthy.

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by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 29, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions

This makes sense.

The Leafs (and RW) are big on the whole top 6/bottom 6 thing. Someone from that top 6 was going to have to go down to make room for Tlusty. Stalberg has been ok, but he hasn’t progressed very much since game 1. He can obviously play at this level, just needs some polish.

As for Tlusty, the situation reminds me of the Adam Lind thing with the Jays from last year. He was called up, did OK, but then got stuck back in the minors for a while. He did fairly well, but once he got back to the show, he made sure not to give the team any excuse to send him back down. I’m hoping for the same result in Tlusty’s case.

by birky on Oct 30, 2009 8:24 AM EDT reply actions