Big Trouble in Little Barilkosphere
by blurr1974 on Nov 20, 2009 5:00 AM EST
in From The Branches
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Given the reactions in the post game thread, I'm fairly certain today's FTB will be written for an audience of just a handful of true blue Leafs fans. I can understand how some people want to jump ship. All summer long, we fans were being sold on the promises of big words about being bad-asses. You could almost hear the shouts of "The broad street bullies are back!"
Then, the preseason began, and things looked fantastic. The kids played well, and were impressive in their limited pre-season action. The season started, and, well, you know how it goes from there...
I intended for this to be a positive note about the bright spots for the Leafs, but even out here in California, the Carolina loss was a tough one to take. On the plus side, I had lots of time left on my hands for the evening, so I watched my favorite movie. A movie about a man and his truck. And kung-fu.
Immediately transcended out of my funk, I remembered what got me through last season. And stinky seasons in the 80s and 90s. And the entire JFJ era. I'm a Leafs fan. Then, on queue, Jack Burton spoke to me, he spoke to us all really, when he said:
Just remember what old Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, the poison arrows fall from the sky and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big old storm right in the eye and says "Give me your best shot. I can take it."
The Leafs lost last night, again. But I can take it...
- Firstly, there's a little unpleasant business from last night. Recaps courtesy of JaredFromLondon, Fifty Mission Cap, Two Line Pass and Kavel Pubina.
- The general has the latest words from Matt Stajan and Ian White.
- The Bitter Leaf, mf37, sees more talk, less rock. Which is a shame. I like rock...
- When in doubt, grow it out. Take it from this man.
- Leaf & Lion with a reality TV proposition you can't ignore.
- The Far Away Leaf is writing his own "Audacity of Hope."
- Norman James has one question for Brian Burke: "Now what?"
- Why are some people capable of running an NHL franchise, and others not? Perhaps it's due to reactionary, emotional outbursts. MLHS has more.
- Some think Phil Kessel needs a playmaker, while others think a secondary scoring threat should do the trick. Either way, it'd be nice. Hockey Independent makes their case.
- HLF is not happy and frankly no one should be.
- puckurgently made an important discovery about his liquor cabinet.
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I refuse to jump ship. I haven’t been a Leaf fan for 20 something years just so I can quit now. I will watch them until the bitter end and I will learn new and exciting ways to express my frustration. I’m also a Manchester City fan, so that should help.
Jumping ship is for quitters and I ain’t no quitters. Maple Leafs forever!!! Long live the Great Ship Maple Leafs!
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 Nov 20, 2009 7:44 AM EST reply actions
Jump ship?
Not unless you’re a quitter. To the fans considering this: show some intestinal fortitude, goddamnit!
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 7:58 AM EST via mobile reply actions
some intestinal testicular fortitude, goddamnit!
Fixed.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Ah.
Knew I fudged up the line. Thanks, SP. :D
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Anytime. I’m always handy with a cheesy wrestling reference.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
i'm confused
i thought jumping ship was a good thing. habs fans are applauded for it – ‘not supporting a loser’. hawks fans are apparently the best fans in the world now after basically abandoning their team for 10 years.
either way, f*ck it, i’m in this for the long haul. like i can’t take another season of losing, ha!
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
Oh yeah, because you know I heard from a buddy (Oilers fan) last night that its our fault for continuing to pack the arena and buy jerseys! He was just ribbing me though. Seriously though, here we go again…
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
There is some good news...
The Leafs are finding new and inventive ways to lose hockey games.
Seriously though, I think the Leafs season can be summed up in one play from last night:
Joe Corvo gets the puck on the blueline in the Leafs zone with about 8 seconds left. John Mitchell pinches in on him. As Corvo shoots, Mitchell drops down to block the shot and the Leafs win the game spreads his legs wide, allowing Corvo’s shot to not be blocked, Gustavsson is screened and Cole puts the puck into a wide open net.
This team is simply not putting forth the effort to win hockey games. In this NHL, you HAVE to block shots. You HAVE to crash the net. You HAVE to avoid stupid penalties.
This team is doing absolutely none of the required efforts to win.
With the exception of Finger, nobody on this team really lays out to block shots. If you’re killing teams then I have no reason to criticize but it’s totally unacceptable when it’s the quarter season mark and you can count the number of wins you have on one hand. Wendel would not be proud.
WHERE’S THE HEART?!
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Nov 20, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t Mitchell was pulling out of blocking that shot. He just did a piss poor job of it.
As for the team not blocking them the entire defence blocks tonnes of shots. The forwards…not so much.
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But when your defensive zone scheme is a collapsing style, the forwards have to lay down and block shots. And the Leafs forwards don’t do that.
Agree
Wilson’s said it’s a mental thing but it looks like it might be a problem with their method as well.
Maybe a practice of nothing but having to block shots will get the message across
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grabovski should have dropped down to block a shot earlier in the game as well. I think it was Carolinas 3rd goal
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not jumping ship,
even though I’m relatively new to Leafs fandom. However, I think I reserve the right to be upset at what’s happening
THIS IS A JOKE
It's alright to be upset at right now
Just stay strong and hang on for the ride.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 8:23 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
look on the bright side
it can’t get any worst
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 8:23 AM EST up reply actions
LD, in the grand scheme of leafs fandom, this is just a blip on the radar. Stay with it kid!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Like Karina's sig says
There’s only one way out, and it’s in a body bag. GO LEAFS GO!
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Nov 20, 2009 8:50 AM EST reply actions
Man City??? LOL
Just kidding – I gave up trying to follow footy a long time ago. I was at some stage an Everton fan.
But give up on my Leafs? NEVER!!! Not sure if I’m the oldest one here, probably not, but I remember the ‘60s and the last Stanley Cup. I hung in thru the ’Ballard’ years and cried when Lanny was traded. The rest is a blur until Sundin, Tucker and Gary Roberts got my hopes up again… so yes I’m still very much on board… :)
I will not now, nor ever jump ship on my team. No matter how many taunts jeers or assholes I have to deal with in my office or elsewhere.
But damn that was painful to watch last night.
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
Not jumping ship
But it doesn’t mean I have to like it!
http://hungryleafsfan.blogspot.com/2009/11/fuck-this-shit.html
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Nov 20, 2009 9:13 AM EST reply actions
I will cheer you up with this: http://www.thingsbearslove.com/
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I;m not jumping ship`
I’m just not subjecting myself to the horror that is the on ice product right now. Tomorrow against Washington? Forget it; ain’t watching, ain’t taping it.
If God didn't want me to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?
by The Meatriarchy on Nov 20, 2009 9:26 AM EST reply actions
Im going to be in Barrie. The wifey is throwing a friend of ours a baby shower…. at first I was pissed since I was going to be missing a game… but now..
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
I’ll be in Barrie too. Sitting at my kitchen table calling Ovechkin an asshole when he scores his 11th goal of the game breaking Sittler’s point record.
I’ll come visit! We can drink ourselves stupid together!
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Hey I live just south of Barrie!
Why don’t you both come over and we can jam forks into our eye sockets repeatedly instead of watching the game.
by Bloge Salming on Nov 20, 2009 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
watch, somehow the elafs will win on saturday and we will all be even more confused
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Hahaha Leafs-Caps I’ll find something else to do tomorrow.
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Yeah, it’s going to be harder and harder to re-arrange stuff around Leafs games…
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Heh, it’s kinda like enjoying self-inflicted pain if you pass things up to watch a Leafs game, does that make one a sadist?
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
I am just sad.
I thought the Leafs were going to use this month to rebound from October but…I thought wrong. I guess they are waiting for Christmas?
by bradleyhutchison on Nov 20, 2009 9:35 AM EST reply actions
After football it’s going to be a long winter.
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Monday Night Raw, Thursday Superstars, Friday Night Smackdown. It might be enough to get us through.
They call me Splodeybones.
Olympic Hockey will be good (couldn’t give 2 shits about the rest of the Olympics though)
"I will take the subway - we were on the subway last night...I'm not above riding the subway or riding on a bus, I don't care. As long as people don't hit me." --Ron Wilson
Gotta love the Olympics.
Sports no one cares about or likes unless its once every 4 years.
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and Canada always ends up finishing in 4th place in just about everything – just enough to not get a medal. It’s ridiculous.
"I will take the subway - we were on the subway last night...I'm not above riding the subway or riding on a bus, I don't care. As long as people don't hit me." --Ron Wilson
If they invented a new medal Canada would top the podium
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They actually don’t do half bad in the Winter Olympics.
We finished with 24 (7-10-7) medals in Turin, Good for 3rd overall.
We actually finished 5th in the rankings though because Russia and Austria had more gold medals (7 and 8 respectively) even though we had more overall.
Heck even the US only had 29
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They actually don’t do half bad in the Winter Olympics.
You mean the women didn’t do half bad. The men were pretty bad.
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
I think that if Canada can get off the mark early it could lead to a gold rush.
Lots of countries get a hometown bounce and I think it could happen.
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We had a gold on the first day in Turino, freestyle skiing
p.s. I totally used to have a crush on Jennifer Hail
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Since apparently trades won’t happen, here’s what I’d do:
Send down for playing time and confidence:
Kulemin, Schenn, Grabovski,Mitchell
Send down and back up and hope somebody claims:
Blake, Stepniak, Wallin,Mayers
And call up: Bozak,Tulsty,Hanson,Stalberg and play Excelby.
It’s time for something drastic.
The scariest part of last night’s game was how bad the Monster was. He’s weak point is pretty obvious, he overplays the puck which leaves he out of position. His quickness helps him recover on most occasions, but not always. The Cole goal at the buzzer was all because he overplayed the shot – which got blocked – and wasn’t in position to make the save on the rebound. The good news is, this is rather easy to fix for a good goalie and goalie coach.
Don’t want to talk about Gustavsson. Sigh.
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He doesn’t look like the answer at this point.
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Though to be fair he saw a lot of rubber last night.
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He stopped 40 out of 45 shots for a new season high. The most he saw before last night was 36 at Detroit and the first Carolina game. He’s still got a .901 save % for the year, and had a .905 last night until Cole’s goal with 3 seconds left. (He ended the night with a .889)
We all said that all we wanted him to do was post over a .900 save % on the year, and so far he’s doing exactly that while getting little help from the rest of the team. When you give up 42 in regulation to the Carolina Hurricanes who average 31 a game, it’s not on the goalie.
They call me Splodeybones.
And I don’t think he was giving up bad goals and he’s new to the smaller rinks.
If those sound like excuses…well, they kind of are but he hasn’t even played 20 games.
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And it takes time for all goalies to truly find their game. Almost all goalies that I can think of who ended up being really good struggled at first.
His play is a concern but with all the other issues with this team it’s probably one of the least of our concerns right now.
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The Cole goal at the buzzer was all because he overplayed the shot – which got blocked – and wasn’t in position to make the save on the rebound. The good news is, this is rather easy to fix for a good goalie and goalie coach.
I disagree on that one. He was in position to make the save where the shot was going and then it kicked out to the opposite side of the net.
He does overplay pucks a bit but not on that goal. The 2nd Carolina goal was the real stinker.
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Agreed. We had one more of those “Murphy’s Law” moments where the partially blocked shot went straight to the only open forward on the ice, with Monster out of position. If that puck sits or squirts off to the other side, or just dribbles through then the game ends.
Here we go again…
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I think
we’re getting close to having it officially renamed it to “Leafs Law” although it just doesn’t have the same zing to it
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Komisarek plays badly: Leafs get annihilated.
Komisarek finds his game: Leafs play awesome.
Komisarek gets hurt: Leafs get annihilated.
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I’m here and I’m staying here. I’ve been a Leaf fan as far back as I can remember, and that won’t ever change.
That said I think I’ve lost all expectations for this team this season. Maybe, eventually, I’ll be able to watch the games and enjoy them at the same time. For now though… hoo boy.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
I won’t jump ship on the Maple Leafs. Not ever.
But that doesn’t mean I have to support these players (most of them are terrible), the coaching (completely ineffective) or even the management (all talk, not much action).
When you signed that lifetime Leaf fan contract in blood, there was nothing in there about having to smile your way through a lost season. There’s just nothing to feel good about right now, and saying so isn’t the same as jumping ship.
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 20, 2009 10:16 AM EST reply actions
heh
one of my friends who has been a Leafer all his life told me that you’re not a true Leafs fan unless you love the team but hate everyone on it
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
That about sums it up although we should check that contract because I swear that we were supposed to get a Cup in exchange for our soul
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At least most of you can use the excuse that your parents were Leafs fans or they were your local team.
I did this to myself. :(
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My mom found an interview of me in the local paper from 1994, ie. pre-Whalers departure. I told them my favorite hockey player was “Doug Gilmour or Felix Potvin”.
I’m proud of ten year old me. I just wish I could go back and save him. :(
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You do it to yourself you do, and that’s what really hurts.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
There’s just nothing to feel good about right now, and saying so isn’t the same as jumping ship.
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We’re going to find our game, but it’ll be the last 3 months of the season just like every year post-lockout.
Only a few more months of facepalm…
"I will take the subway - we were on the subway last night...I'm not above riding the subway or riding on a bus, I don't care. As long as people don't hit me." --Ron Wilson
Except this year we won’t complain when they make a late season push that pushes them to 9th or 10th.
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Yep.
I’d welcome that, so as to screw the Bruins out of Hall/Seguin/whoeverelse
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
I’d trade Taylor Hall for Phil Kessel.
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The Kessel thing is only going to be rough if we give up two lottery picks and give up the equivalent of Hall and Hedman or something.
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its so hard to say now, only time will tell.
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
In my eyes with a top five pick on an offensive player you’re grabbing the potential for a game changer.
Phil Kessel is a 22 year old game changer.
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Put
Blake on center and slap him silly until he remembers he’s more of a play maker then a sniper
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
that would be fucking awesome. and you know what, i bet it happens
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
If it does happen (and God willing, it does)
I know I’ll be laughing my ass off at the “TAEYLOAR HAELL IZ BROONS” crowd.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
oh yea, i hope we finish with the 6th pick, that would be so sweet
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
but godamn do we have alot of ground to make up just to get to the 6th pick..
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
It would be a good consolation
for a seemingly doomed season.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
meh
It just means that these same people will tout whoever the Bruins end up drafting as the greatest player ever and laugh in our face saying “Hey Leafs fans look who you could have had!”
Doesn’t mean that they are right, or that they in fact are capable of dressing themselves in the morning. It’s just what will happen.
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For the record
I was not attempting to accuse anyone of cutting their ties and running.
I empathize with the folks who do though. At this point, I don’t think less of anyone who does. This is a season (give or take 5) not for the faint of heart. If some people decide that they just don’t have it in them anymore, I get it. I really do.
What I am SICK of is after one game, folks are already talking about Gustavsson as if he’s a washed up has-been. The Leafs were up 3-0 at one point. Then the team decided to take the night off. What followed was a barrage of shots from every angle, and little to no attempts at shot blocking. Beyond the goal from Cullen he got caught cheating on, I don’t see any of them being his fault.
So regarding the Monster, kindly stuff it. Or at least wait out the season before you decide he’s worthless.
kthxbai
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Agree
The Leafs basically told themselves that 3-0 was good enough to coast on. Newsflash boyos: It’s not unless you are actually good defensively.
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I still say that the goal in OT should have counted
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
if it was scored on us like that, you just know that it would have…. that just seems to be the way things go for the leafs
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
things i have noticed
and it could just be my blue and white blinders but…
- it seems like the Leafs get tossed from the faceoff circle an inordinate amount of times every game.
- it seems like whenever the Leafs start to gain momentum, they take a penalty (real or otherwise…)
I have nothing interesting to say.
The latter is the team’s stupidity but the former is frustrating because you’re right. They do get tossed a tonne but I don’t know if the numbers are tracked anywhere.
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I still can't blame him for the Cullen goal.
Sure he was crouched but he had the post hugged and only gave up the very top part of the net. Plus he was coming across from the other post following the play.
The real issue is that the Homocanes had won three straight puck races/battles and Cullen was totally unchecked at the bottom of the circle. As you said, the Leafs went to sleep after int 1.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
"Homocanes"
that’s taking it a bit too far. I dislike the ‘Canes, but let’s not cross any lines here, SP.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
I can’t help it. It’s been that way since the ’02 playoffs.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah.
that shit pissed me off. But, let’s not disparage any LGTBQs with such comments.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
Let's Pretend
That by “homo” Sergei meant “Homogeneous” which is to say “the same”, as in:
The ’Canes are every bit as homogeneously fucking annoying as they were in 2002.
That work?
Works for me.
The ’Canes blow chunks of crap.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
I’m on board with that. :)
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
Sure, but it was the top maybe 2 inches and Cullen was at a tough angle. It was a big league goal, a “goal scorer’s goal” as some say, but I still can’t fault the Monstah 100% for it.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 20, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
It was a great shot to take advantage of a mistake but a mistake nonetheless I think.
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Doesnt this game remind you guys of a game in Carolina about 2 years ago when Poni had a chance to bury an empty netter, only to have the puck stripped off his stick and I think it was Whitney who sent the game to OT. THe canes then won it in OT and the Leafs went into a death spiral
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I broke a Powerbook that night.
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Ok, so the next big question the leafs face.
Who the hell is going to be sent down to the marlies?
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
To the marlies: Mitchell, Schenn
On waivers: Mayers
Call up: Bozak, Hanson, Oreskovic/Frogren
Pressbox: Wallin
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Burke said he would try to work a trade first before sending guys to the marlies though… i wonder what he could possibly pull off
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
nothing
Burke needs to shut up about trades, every time he talks up on trading, nothing happens (i.e. trade deadline, draft etc) because it makes it that no other GMs want to even talk to him
plus again, what do we have of value? the only players we have right now who will bring back anything of value at all are either 1) Kessel or 2) Kaberle
Kessel’s not going anywhere and even Kaberle will be under-valued at this point in the season
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
beyond Kaberle or the kids
not sure there’s much in the way of wanted commodities. the question then is, does he make the trade?
I can’t see Gustavsson, Bozak or Hanson (or Kadri’s rights) being a part of any trade, so it really comes down to whether or not he wants to trade Kaberle now.
For the record, I don’t think he wants to, or will, move him.
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About the Schenn thing last night
If you’re not gonna fucking play him, Wilson, then fucking give him a press-box sitting, rather than reducing his ice-time, and therefore, hurting his confidence. Goddamnit.
Andy Frost was suggesting a move for Schenn down to the marlies for 4 or 5 games, and i think it would be good for him. Get a bull like frogren or oreskovic up here for now and try to inject some fresh enthusiasm
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Young players need to play, to learn how to deal with various situations, how to position themselves on ice, to gain experience and confidence, and so on.
The more I think about it the more I think letting Schenn play 25+ minutes for the Marlies for a few games wouldn’t be a bad thing.
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i agree, i think he needs it big time
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
At this point
I’m welcoming it. Even a night in the press box, in order to help him get better.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
eh
if that hurts his confidence then he’s nowhere near the man we’ve been touting him to be
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 20, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
i don't think this will happen.
Wilson said recently that the mistakes Schenn has been making aren’t all that uncommon for a sophomore to be making. He’s not all that concerned, as it’s things that can be coached out of him.
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You Guys Should Do What I Do Every Morning...
…puch a troll on your way to work and pretend it’s Jason Blake.
It’s very therapeutic.
www.blogesalming.com
Or what I do
yell at the trolls who go “LAFFS SUX” and “1967” and shit.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
you pass Cox on your way into work?
You should do more than yell…break his typing fingers for me.
Tell him Bloge Salming says hi.
by Bloge Salming on Nov 20, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
I wish...
but I do yell at the idiots that corrupt the comments pages. If I do get a job near the Star in the future, I’ll be sure to find Cox, and give him a piece of my mind.
by Kavel Pubina on Nov 20, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
I changed your signature to make it a direct link. You can edit the text if you want.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
yikes!
That makes me look like I have a big head doesn’t it????
by Bloge Salming on Nov 20, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks PPP.
I changed the text though….I’m trying to avoid the inevitable web hate I would have endured when I enter my “Fat Elvis” stage and everyone thinks my video have jumped the shark.
by Bloge Salming on Nov 20, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
See…it’s started already.
Now where did I put the peanut butter and bananas?
by Bloge Salming on Nov 20, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Don't Worry
All anyone will remember 30 years after you eat yourself into oblivion and they are holding e-vigils at your site is “Straight Outta Anaheim” and “Jonas and Tosk”
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
And the fact that I died sitting on the toilet…
by Bloge Salming on Nov 20, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
Gotta take the good with the bad
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Leeeeeeeeeeefs.
Amen.
The rest is Kurt Browning.
by not norm ullman on Nov 20, 2009 10:50 AM EST reply actions
In more positive news, it looks like I might be able to soundly beat my arch-nemesis in the PPP Pool, blurr1974………who seems strangely disinterested in the whole thing. :)
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
I've added a new post...
It’s not video…I actually tried to write one for once.
Writing’s not my forte……so be gentle.
http://www.blogesalming.com/2009/11/why-i-know-everything-will-be.html
All I have to say is Amen.
great blog!
Boobies!!!!!!!!!!
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Nov 20, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
This Too, shall pass
I see our current season as a test of our loyalty. Let the weak be culled, the strong will survive to one day thrive.
I don’t care if Burke has to sell low on the guys we have that are UFA this year, ditch them.
Stajan, Stempniak, hell even Poni(although I would be sad to see him go.)
Trade Grabovski for whatever you can get… Call up the Frat pack.
Same old same old won’t work… 25% of the season is done and we have won 3 times.
Change this shit up.
Also, Ian White is the captain of this team, whether he has the C or not.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Nov 20, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions
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