Philthy Phil is Phantastic!
by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 5:00 AM EST
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"Stajan AND Blake? FML." (via multimedia.heraldinteractive.com)
- Dr. Steve saw more of the same from the Leafs, with the exception of a new bright spot.
- Down Goes Brown had the sad realization that Kessel proves, the Leafs just are not that good. Well, the ones not named Phil Kessel.
- Hungry Leafs Fan recaps the game, and still can't accept that crashing the goalie is how the puck goes in the net.
- Always focusing on what's important, Archimedes dresses down the competition, and the home team. Also, the Jason Blake pic reminds me of Gary Busey's mug shot...
- TSM likes Pierre LeBrun's assessment of Kessel: "Downright Dynamite!"
- MLHS is also feeling the love for Phil, in a Robert Smithian kind of way.
- Straight Outta SoCal has their recap up. More disbelief on the game winner.
- Norman James can't believe the Leafs luck, or lack thereof lately. Still, the future looks bright...
- Leafs247 is sensing a trend.
- Kavel Pubina agrees; bad goals win games. Or do they...?
- Moustache Fever is feeling a little light in the win column.
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Sorry
I thought he was good but was not impressive… more of a “slightly above mehish”… I’ll give him more time to work his way back in and get into the groove but I’m quite positive that I will never like this deal.
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 4, 2009 8:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wanted:
Slick passing center with size
Must be able to win faceoffs
Must not have bonehead lapses in play at least opportune times
Would prefer someone with supervisory/leadership qualities.
Any training in hand-to-hand combat is a plus.
Willing to pay in Blakes, Stajans, and XLBs.
If this sounds like you, please contact Brian Burke @….
by birky on Nov 4, 2009 8:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
size?
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by 1967ers on Nov 4, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he plays bigger than he is.
he’s like a Belorussian Ian White, with wild hair inplace of a moustache
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Like Samson!
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
has white ever been injured ?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
08-May-07 Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a three-year contract extension.
30-Jan-07 Missed 3 games (shoulder injury).
11-Jan-07 Shoulder injury, early February.
19-Apr-06 Assigned to Toronto (AHL).
26-Mar-06 Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
damn….not indestructible like grabbo, there goes a post idea
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HOwever, this was pre-moustache
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you sir, raise a good point
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I knew you would like that
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this post will be excellent…if i ever get around to writing it
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Remember the puck he took to the face? A man with a lesser moustache would have died from it.
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Nov 4, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
dude Grabovski was pretty damn good last night too
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by Chemmy on Nov 4, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the whole team wasn’t bad. Just snakebit.
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by 1967ers on Nov 4, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, zero bounces.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 4, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate this excuse. I know something has to be said to make us feel better, but it’s not helping anymore.
by Its Cold In Here on Nov 4, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
indeed
it’s getting old, bounces go to the teams that work hard.
We may not be scoring much, but our brain cramps are killing us by ending up in our net.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The team is working it’s tail off. Sometimes it’s not enough.
Look at the sequence just before the winning goal. Kessel bats the puck out of mid-air, it hits the top of the crossbar, lands in the crease, bounces over Beauchemin’s stick.
Then contrast the similar play that went it.
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ugh
I don’t get it though, there is no god of luck, is it just the lack of skill, then?
It’s mind boggling.
At least Stamkos didn’t show up last night.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You have to be lucky to be good, and you have to be good to be lucky.
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So we’re a walking paradox?
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by Blinky on Nov 4, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Like Chemmy said, the White goal was luck.
Part of it is the lack of skill to take advantage of luck. The puck in the crease in OT gets swatted in by a player with Kessel’s hands. Instead the Leafs had Beauchemin.
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
White’s goal was a pass wide that hit a D-man’s skate and went in. That’s a good bounce.
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by Chemmy on Nov 4, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We need to get some G-M Pineapples that he can practise face-offs against.
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he’s been a faceoff machine the past 3 games
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And is at 47.8% for the season.
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And 45.3 for last year.
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh damn
i hadn’t even thought of that.
Late 90s Sundin and late 2000s Kessel together? Hotness.
by pevans on Nov 4, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes – we finally got the sniper for Sundin’s line. :)
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by 1967ers on Nov 4, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 4, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Phil looked good in period 1 and 2,
But I thought he looked tired in the 3rd, Way too many minutes in the first game back from a long layoff.
It became especially evident on that last Powerplay with 3 minutes left in the game. Bowen and Millen kept going on about how tired the TB defense was, but no mention at all to the Leafs guys. Normally on a powerplay you don’t get as tired since you are passing around more and moving less, but the Leafs powerplay (As those very same announcers noted) was moving their feet the entire time and was darting in and out, by the time the halfway mark of the penalty came about they were dead on their feet. Which you could easily tell by the way Blake and Kessel just stood at the halfboards waiting for something to open up instead of moving their feet themselves and making an opening.
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by JohnnyG on Nov 4, 2009 8:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kessel looked dangerous out there. Like at any time he was defenseman’s misstep away from being gone.
We haven’t had that in a long time.
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by Chemmy on Nov 4, 2009 8:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
agreed, throw in the fact that he hasnt played a game in 6 months and his timing and awareness are bound to be off at least a bit makes it all the more exciting
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 8:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We have enough excitement already :P
Now I just want someone who can score.
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Nov 4, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My two cents
Kessel looked great. Had a lot of chances, but the team needs more than just him. Plain and simple
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 9:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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by Chemmy on Nov 4, 2009 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
NEXT SEASON
There are still 70 games left to play this year Chemmy.
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 9:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stalberg or tlusty might work in the meantime
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s hope so. I’m not trying to dampen the mood, and obviously I still support them no matter what, but the team needs another player to at least come close to Kessel’s level
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
they really just need to crash the net or create traffic
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There was one thing Blake Sucks was right about. Blake Sucks…
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Nov 4, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He is just so goddamn frustrating to watch at times
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 9:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Blake who lobs weak wristers from the halfboards does not compliment Kessel and Stajan. Throw Kulemin or Stemp on that wing and now you’re talkin
by theothervatican on Nov 4, 2009 10:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like to see Stempy on that line. Blake/Stajan has never worked. Not sure why they thought it would with Phillip added to the mix.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 4, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
honestly
I’m scared, but after watching last night I’m warming to Cherry’s idea of Blake at center. That’s basically how they were playing last night, he was looking to set up Kessel the whole time. Stajan was useless out there.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 for rec’ing that stajan blew goats.
-1 for suggesting that blake play centre. /shudders
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by Sergei Puckizin on Nov 5, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think both of these guys are secondary scoring options. Leafs need a power fwd to play the LW on the top line.
by birky on Nov 4, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
as well as a decent pivot, but that’s not news.
by birky on Nov 4, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The LEafs need a top line center? I had no idea.
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 9:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Blake
I don’t get the pairing with Blake on the other wing. Blake is a guy that likes to carry the puck and shot — and like Kessel never passes. It seems like a weird pairing to me. I would suggest either Hagman or maybe better Pony. Pony could create traffic infront and benefit from some Kessel rebounds.
by hallandnash on Nov 4, 2009 9:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I do like the idea of Poni in front screening, deflecting and bashing in rebounds. Or maybe Mitchell?
by Its Cold In Here on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Worst part about all this
Next game is Friday night. I HATE Friday night games!!
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 9:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
That means a back to back…meaning a possible Toskala sighting…FUCK!
The scheduling is fucked this year. The Leafs used to play just about every Thursday. Aside from the opener, they haven’t played on a Thursday all year. They don’t regularly play on a Thursday until March! Add on the week off and the week where we play the Devils 3 times…I’m pretty sure the NHL schedule was made by manitees poking at balls in a giant tank.
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Nov 4, 2009 9:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. I rarely watch Friday night games cuz let’s be honest here, I have a life
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WOOOO
NO LIFE FTW!!!!1
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HOWEVER
Silver lining, I can listen to game on radio OR wherever I am
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Silver lining of living out west/having the games at 4 PM.
I can watch hockey AND have a life! :D
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 4, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Late link
Hey blurr I was going to email you last night but I fell asleep pretty much right after writing it.
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 10:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just about had a heart attack when kessel got crunched. it was nice to see him come back and play well.
His timing was obviously off and he showed alot of rust despite creating alot of scoring chances. Once he gets back into a groove he’ll put up points.
He really makes the rest of the team look like garbage though….. we have alot of work to do to turn this team into a playoff club
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 4, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I literally had to take deep breaths because I was about to pass out or throw up.
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As a Leaf fan, I wasn’t surprised at all.
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Proposed entry into the PPP accessories catalogue – The ‘Phil-Kessel-takes-a-big-hit paper bag hyperventilation device’
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mattblack: you need to be manufacturing these and selling them, not giving away the idea for free. Put a crappy Leafs logo on there and a humourous insert card advising that the bag could always (in the event of Vesa Toskala sightings) be placed on the Leaf fans head – and my family would buy me six of these things for Christmas. At $19.99 apiece.
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by jrwendelman on Nov 4, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If I ever saw someone wearing a bag over their head at a game I would karate chop them in the neck.
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 5:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and when they turned around and asked “where did that breeze come from?” what would you do?
=P
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Give you a big wet kiss on the lips.
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t bother, matt. Just tie a rope around their necks to seal it.
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by kidkawartha on Nov 4, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d want to make them understand what they were doing wrong though :(
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They’ll figure it out in the afterlife. Or their collection of bad karma will cause them to come back as hockey pucks.
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by kidkawartha on Nov 4, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have to agree wit DGB's assessment:
Phil Kessel proves the rest of the Leafs are not that good. He was heads and tails above the rest of the Leafs whenever he was on the ice. There’s a chance, that with time and familiarity, somebody could step up and play decently with him, but until the Leafs have another threat or two on the ice, it will be easy for the opposing team to key all their d on him.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
He hit it right on the head there.
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he makes the rest of our forwards look bad, though our defense played pretty solid last night, and even though its still getting the kinks out, its a solid back end.
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
skill wise
he’s heads and tails above any other Leaf not named Gustavsson (different skill set) on the ice.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is true, though I think Kabby is pretty skilled. Grabbo has the skills but doesn’t know what to do with them.
I loved watching the game last night (as much as you can love watching a crappy JTV stream) because whenever Phil got the puck, its exciting. So yes, I agree he is way better than the rest of our team in that sense, which is basically that he is more skills. Now if only he could get his shot to be a bit more accurate…
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Kadri is the answer.
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HopefullyKadri is the answer.
fixed!
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His talent level is above a lot of guys in the NHL though
by birky on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno, Kaberle is pretty damned skilled. Heads and tails above all forwards for sure
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i could replace Kabby with Ian White and feel perfectly fine about it.
I can’t replace Kessel with anyone.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Replace Kabby with Ian White?
KABBY IS ON FIRE!!!1
So glad we kept him.
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As am I.
Again a big HA-HAW! to the Kabby-for-Carter-and-a-first-rounder crowd. :D
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Um no
Hindsight may be 20/20, however, I would still make that deal in a second
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s not go there, boys.
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
because that’s not what i’m saying AT ALL.
Kabby is good, Ian white is good enough to fill in for Kaberle.
No one can do what Kessel can do.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We'll just agree to disagree then. :D
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
eye, you’re my boy but that deal was awesome. I still love Kaberle, cuz he makes a cross ice pass like you wouldnt believe!
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what i’m saying is, Ian White can play Kabby’s position just as well, and we’d miss very little.
i’m not getting into a “trade Kabby” discussion, just making the point that Kaberle is not nearly as unique a player as Kessel is on the Leafs.
it’s OK to say that, nothing will burst into flames…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This.
We also have guys like Gunnarson and Mikus on the Marlies who could fill the role that Ian White was supposed to play if Kabby was gone and White moved up to the first line.
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree big time that White can do what Kaberle does.
Kaberle’s more skilled.
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
white is a smart player, but he isnt quite as offensivley gifted as kaberle. id take kaberle 10 times out of 10
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by Matt_Roberts on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you obviosuly aren't reading what I wrote
i didn’t say “do what Kabby can do” I said, “step in and miss very little”
it’s a fine line, but there is a difference.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly, he’s not as skilled as kaberle, but he would still get the job done.
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he is also better defensively
but yeah
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of defense
WHAT THE FUCK WERE KABERLE AND KOMI THINKNG?
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Kaberle was thinking “Im gonna stick with my man because ive got him cut off, no way he is getting that pass”
Komi is thinking “what is Kaberle doing on my side of the ice?”
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What neither was thinking:
“I better tell Komi/Kaberle what I am going to do”
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i put this more on Komi because he was behind kabby when he crossed over and should have known enough to go to the other side of the ice
being said, Kabby should have comunicated
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, he saw Kaberle taking his man.
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I concur, as evidenced by my game recap. /shameless self promotion
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I put it on both equally.
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank goodness you’re back.
by general borschevsky on Nov 4, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His skills aren’t as flashy as Kessel’s though. And I also think Ian White is pretty damn skilled, you can see it in plays like the one right before his goal (which I mention in my recap) where Happy Trails gave him a horrible pass and he somehow managed to keep it in and get it low.
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa
This place looks different.
I was only gone a week.
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Welcome back homie
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome back.
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we got bored
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by blurr1974 on Nov 4, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks folks.
Good to be home.
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, welcome back you handsome motherfucker.
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by Chemmy on Nov 4, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
God I missed you.
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We welcome you back, you optimistic beacon of hope.
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
4 game win streak out of 6th.
Playoffs!!!!1
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
YAY! PLAYOFFS!!!!1
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So long as everyone in between loses….
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by 1967ers on Nov 4, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
welcome back!
I hope it was a good time?
THIS IS A JOKE
by loser domi on Nov 4, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it was
thank you honey
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by eyebleaf on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Question
I was just at a local Ford dealer getting some parts for my truck, and one of the guys saw my Leafs hat and came over and began telling me a stupid Leafs joke – something about the Leafs having something in common with the Titanic and hitting ice or something stupid like that. When he saw that I wasn’t laughing and was in fact about to throw an oil filter for a 2001 F-150 at his melon, he back pedaled and said, “It’s ok, I’m a Leafs fan.”
My question is – When is it ok to hit someone who tells a Leafs joke?
by Another Good Kingston Boy on Nov 4, 2009 10:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
When they make stupid jokes that relate to geometric shapes.
see: Canucks fans.
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Everytime.
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d say just after you hear the words, “Hey, you’ll like this one!”
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by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Always
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially if it involves the use of
“Laffs”, “Laughs”, “Make-Beliefs”, or any such connotations.
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Leaves.
Moustache Fever, not to be confused with swine flu.
by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That too.
Also, if the joke makes any references to “1967”, you are welcome to kick them in the balls.
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by Kavel Pubina on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Laffs is the worst one, because, not only is it over used and not funny, its poorly spelled and when something spelled wrong bugs me of all people it needs to be stopped
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh you.
Harder, better, faster, stronger because our work is never over.
by Mattblack on Nov 4, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
dont ever let go
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Its okay as long as it isn’t following one of your friends saying “holy f*ck I heard another stupid f*cking leafs joke today, listen to how lame it was…”
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That story brings up another question:
Can that guy at the Ford dealership be considered a Leafs fan after his retarded joke making? There’s got to be some fandom disqualification for shit like that.
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by SkinnyFish on Nov 4, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he was actually a Senators fan that saw that he was about to be in physical pain and decided to take the cowardly way out.
by Another Good Kingston Boy on Nov 4, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely should have thrown the oil filter.
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by SkinnyFish on Nov 4, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that is why god invented tire irons
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seeing as you, unlike your feathered friend, are actually a Leafs fan, any damn time you want. Repeatedly.
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by kidkawartha on Nov 4, 2009 12:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wrote something
http://anationofmasochists.blogspot.com/2009/11/mr-murphy.html
A Nation of Masochists Waiting is the hardest part.
by furcifer on Nov 4, 2009 10:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
who are you/?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome!
Thanks for joining.
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 6 recs
This is funny. Rec’d
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)
by jrwendelman on Nov 4, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OT losses
If the leafs get a point out of every game left, they still fall well short of the playoff (most likely)?
But at least the Bruins wouldn’t get Taylor Hall.
by Its Cold In Here on Nov 4, 2009 12:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
JUst Retweeted this via Jonas Siegel
Kessel moved to line with Mitchell and Blake
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by leafer1984 on Nov 4, 2009 12:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think I like this. But I’m not sure.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mitchell-Blake works okay, the only thing I’m worried about is that Mitchell won’t pass… i.e. last night in overtime when he made that sick move, and shot it into the goalie even though kessel was right there coming in on the right.
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 12:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked that play
Have to get a shot on a 2-on-1 especially when the defenceman is cheating towards the pass. He makes that pass and I guarantee that most fans (especially me) pillory him for it.
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by PPP on Nov 4, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked everything about his decision, other than the shot itself. He could have either hit the back of the net or shot it off of the far side pad and gave Kessel an easier rebound to handle. It was a good idea, he just couldn’t think fast enough to do something smarter. Even a blocked pass would have more chance of going in off of the defenseman than a shot into the goalie’s (unless its toskala) chest.
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by Shield on Nov 4, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
theory
so there are some benefits from watching the Canucks with my husband all the time… right now, with something like 9 regulars out of the lineup, they’re still managing to win games. How? They’re very close as a team… it’s obvious on the ice that they work hard for eachother, not just to win… so if one guy messes up, the other guy doesn’t just automatically do what he would have done had the other guy not messed up, he cares about his teammate and covers for him… we do have some of this on the Leafs, but maybe the guys just need to bond more? Rather than thinking “Uh, why’s that guy doing that? I’m supposed to do that” they’d just adjust to fill the gap?
I have no idea, but these losses are disheartening to me, and I can only imagine they’re taking their toll on the team.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the lines in a blender approach might be a big contributor there
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We need a minor player revolt. Repeat, minor.
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by kidkawartha on Nov 4, 2009 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. Even in men’s league hockey, shifting the lines around messes with your head because you can’t remember one guy’s tendencies on the ice versus another when they keep getting swapped back and back on your line.
This is the thing about Wilson’s coaching that I most dislike.
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by SkinnyFish on Nov 4, 2009 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but
every coach does it now.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At one point in time, every single authority figure in the world thought the sun revolved around the earth……..
Speaking of authority figures, I’m just starting “Xenocide”, Karina. Thanx a million for the recommend.
Here’s one back-
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Troopers
If you’re still in Halloween mentality, that is. :)
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by kidkawartha on Nov 4, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
nah
nobody works the blender more than Vigneault.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And it works...
Putting Burrows and Kesler on the Top 6 is honestly what helped turn that team around last season
I may not like the Canucks, but I like what AV has done with that team. Hell, if he can turn Kyle Wellwood is an even halfway defensively responsible player, he deserves a Jack Adams.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 4, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
center problem solved!
* Vin Lecavalier’s so-so season so far has Tampa Bay pundits wondering whether the Lightning brass has waited too long before unloading the captain.
And, if not, is this the time to do so before it’s too late? Compared to buddy, St. Louis, Lecavalier’s game has been uninspiring.
Could be that Vin needs the tough love of Rangers coach John Tortorella (Melrose, Mass.) more than he thinks.
Not that we have anything we could give up for him.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 12:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And…not that we’d want him for that much money for that long :P
The lightning better phone up Gainey and Sather and see what they can do.
by Theodles on Nov 4, 2009 1:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think they’d take a bad contract or two plus a decent prospect, just to get him off the books
if he keeps this play up
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, they’d need to get something more than just picks and prospects for him. Perhaps an All-Star defenseman and a 2nd rate center?
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by SkinnyFish on Nov 4, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
they don’t need Kaberle, all they have are offensive defensemen… and Ohlund.
We’d have to give up youth… maybe someone like Stalberg or Tlusty? Plus picks and maybe we could convince them to take Finger, for salary reasons.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
to take that contract, they’d have to take back a bad contract of their own, Finger or Blake would still be better for them because of the term and the cash savings, not to mention a cap hit.
Other than that, probably a Stajan, poni or tlusty plus a prospect like Stephanovic, at the very least
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hmm
the more we think about it, the more I think it could work…..
but I’d still rather see Bozak get a shot.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, this would be a deadline deal at the earliest, if the Leafs are still in desperate need of a first line center and vinny cant find his groove in tampa
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
are you kdding?
the more I think, the LESS sense this makes. Good player, awful contract, currently proving he deosn’t excel unless within a narrow band of circumstances
I want a first line centre too, but that’s what UFAs are for. We all know we’re not winning a cup this year anyway, so what’s the rush? Divesting the prospect cupboard AND paying max money are not how championships are made, I dont think.
I don’t see why Tampa takes back bad contracts in return. Aren’t they trying to dump his salary? Maybe short-term bad contracts, but still.
Also, Bozak is not setting the AHL on fire.
by pevans on Nov 4, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I do not want Lecavalier or his albatross of a contract. Burke has already stated he wont take on or sign any ridiculous 10+ year contracts anyways
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Nov 4, 2009 1:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
pretty much any contract short of a campbell, gaborik or hossa is short term in comparo to Vinny.
And I’m not saying that burke should go after Vinny, just that he could, I am sure he will exhaust many other options before that is even considered
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 4, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't say
it made a lot of sense, just that it could work. We could have some pieces that Tampa may be interested in. Whether Vinny makes sense or not, I’m really on the fence. He’s too expensive for too long of a time, which could be the deal breaker right there.
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by Karina on Nov 4, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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this picture is full of awesome
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