Leafs 6 Caps 3 Final
by Chemmy on Dec 12, 2009 9:45 PM EST
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PrintThis game came down to goaltending. Toskala outshined Michael Neuvirth and the Leafs came back from a 2-0 hole to lay a beating on Washington.
Kessel had a goal and two assists, Stajan had two goals and an assist, Lee Stempniak scored a back breaker shortie and Niklas Hagman had a goal but looked dangerous all night. Short recap because I'm about to drink ten beers and celebrate. WOOOOOO FUCKIN HOOOOOOOO. UP NEXT: OTTAWA.
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yippee ki yay motherfuckers
If God didn't want me to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?
by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:46 PM EST reply actions
Collar like a boss
PLUS: LUKE IS WEARING A DIFFERENT SUIT. ABOUT FUCKING TIME.
Really good looking in real life.
I was too distracted
by the lasers coming out of his eyes, setting fire to Ovechkin.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 13, 2009 1:56 AM EST up reply actions
This is ultimately a game y’all shoulda won. Rookie goalie + back to back = Fail.
"And next year it will be ours."
Message to the other 29 teams don’t bring your b goalie and expect to beat the LEafs.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
C goalie, actually.
Now drink with me deeply of the bourbon, scotch, and rye until such time as we are fighting drunk.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Dec 12, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Liar
Theodore is your C goalie
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he was good last year you just ran into the unstoppable force, wesa
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That was sweet
I knew better than to turn away from the TV when it was 2-0 C®aps. Great job, Leafs!
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by Rock Outta SoCal on Dec 12, 2009 9:47 PM EST reply actions
That and we were coming off a bad effort against boston
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 12, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
IT'S PARTAY TIME!
FACK YES!
And now, Schenn can make his heroic return to Toronto’s line up on Monday.
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Hell yes.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 12, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
surrounded by a leafsman army chanting “Go Leafs Go” flagbearers waving leafs flags… it’ll be epic
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Habs Looooosee
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OH FACK YEAH!
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 12, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yes!
My evening just got a whole lot better. :-)
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by Rock Outta SoCal on Dec 12, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Habs lose,
we are only what, 5 points back of them?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 12, 2009 9:48 PM EST reply actions
3!!
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
sorry 4 they get the stupid sissy point
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
haha i like it: 5? NO 4? NOOO 3!!!1
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
… and back to 4 … still good!!!1
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
COME PARTY AT NUCKS MISCONDUCT!!!
we play the wild in about 10 minutes
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GO CANUCKS GO!
I need a stupendous night out of Luongo.
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I needs me a big night outta H. Sedin and Bieksa. Goals only please, no assists. And on the PP.
They call me Splodeybones.
Harding’s in net tonight
http://www.leftwinglock.com/2009/12/12/starting-goalies-dec-12-2/#more-1568
They call me Splodeybones.
I need to Bobby Lou to get bombed but Samuelsson to have a big night. :)
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sorry, but you may need to choose between one or the other.
unless it ends up being a high-scoring game……
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GO CANUCKS GO!
4 POINTS OUTTA PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!1
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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I assume you guys saw that MATT STAYAN has 12 points in 11 games. Team Canada anyone? He he
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Not sure I’d let Stajan go for a 2nd round pick.
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Stajan $3M, Stempniak $2M?
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Nope
This is year two of him producing like this.
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by Pamplemousse on Dec 12, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a good point. It is also year two of him having first-line ice. I guess what I mean is, is he really our number 1 centre going forward? Or can we trade him at high value to a team that uses him further down the depth chart, and we win the trade because he doesn’t score as much?
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 12, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
No, he isn’t a bona fide first line centre – even I don’t think he can reach 70 points – but he’s a legitimate number two who’s probably worth more then you can get for him.
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by Pamplemousse on Dec 12, 2009 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
That’s the key question: is he worth more than we can get? I don’t know about that. I really like that he’s doing well (like Moore, we went to the same high school) but is it sustainable and what can we get for him? I heard over the summer that Colorado really wanted him. With Duchene, Stastny and O’Reilly, they probably don’t need a young centre anymore.
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 12, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
At best, is he worth a ~20th overall pick?
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by LeafFan1989 on Dec 12, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
I’d take a late first for Stajan without thinking about it.
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That said, Olli Jokinen was worth a late first.
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Really? There are not a lot of good forwareds comin out of late first round picks? Some darn good goalies though, Rask and Varlamov
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by LeafFan1989 on Dec 12, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Green came out of the late first. And that guy might as well be a wingah.
"And next year it will be ours."
Thats true, but those kind of picks are rare and most dont even play a 100 games in the NHL.
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by LeafFan1989 on Dec 12, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah but it’s risk factor. There are really good players coming out of all rounds. I don’t think a team would give up a first, but certainly, the Leafs should take it if offered.
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 12, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know. There is a big fall off after 1st rounders. I think the 2nds for Antro and Moore (more so Moore) were steals, if the trade is for a draft pick. If you can get a player, then maybe you can get a little more.
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 12, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
I’d never trade Stajan….or Poni.
Stajan and Poni are Leafs in my mind….they just can’t exist elsewhere….it’s like having Mats in Vancouver….it just doesn’t computer =(
I hear you. There is a bit of a sense that everyone needs to go. That’s not necessarily true. Most of these guys are young and have a couple more years to improve. The big change that needs to happen is a number one centre, and that might not come through trade or FA, it might come through Kadri. We just might have to wait a bit longer.
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 12, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Stajan definitely > Moore.
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
how about a 2nd
and a prospect…?
Stajan to SJ, SJ 2nd and Couture to TO
or
Stajan to EDM, Riley Nash and a 2nd to TO?
maybe Stajan to CBJ, Filatov to TO?
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Dec 12, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t trust Filatov. But 2nd and a prospect would be reasonable, I think.
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 12, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
SJ
needs proven NHL players. They’re getting close to the end of their rope with all the playoff failures. Stajan, although not a game breaker, gives them a third proven point getter at center, behind Pavelski and Thornton. That said, it’s a little out of their style.
Columbus, from what I’ve read, is thinking playoffs or bust. They’ve been beaten up pretty bad, especially with injuries. Filatov is already gone…
Edmonton was more of a dream. Riley Nash is gonna be purdy good methinks…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Dec 12, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
HAve to say Stayan is making a believer out of me.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
PLAYOFFS!!1
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 12, 2009 9:51 PM EST reply actions
Gnite all, see you back here against the SNES on Monday
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 12, 2009 9:52 PM EST reply actions
Can you make a gif out of the Blue and White Ninja’s shorty, LD?
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I can’t do gif’s. Wrap’s teh one you should talk to about that.
if I could, i’d be on that like white on rice
THIS IS A JOKE
VESA 1st Star
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:53 PM EST reply actions
I will double check but I think VESA was first.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
1st Vesa
2nd Stajan
3rd Backstrom
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
toskala gets 1st star???
LMAO!!!!
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GO CANUCKS GO!
He looks furious
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
Nope, they all turn into strippers when Luke looks at them.
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Some are still in training. They graduate immediately when the above happens.
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Luke killed the only two the last game we had with them.
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Let us know how your morning sickness is tomorrow.
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
they’re clearly leafy blue!..
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
I think he just burned out another one of Ovie’s front teeth.
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
who needs drew doughty when Schenn has laser eyes.. i see potential for an improvement in shot accuracy with those puppies
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
That’s rec’d.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 12, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
The force and intensity of his stare alone caused the Caps to wilt. Someone’s gonna pay.
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Chris Neil
is crapping his pants as we speak.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 12, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
*Insert wrestling play-by-play here*
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 12, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Make his skin blue and he looks like the n’avi from Avatar.
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by BeyondBeleaf on Dec 13, 2009 4:20 AM EST up reply actions
Who's up next Senators?
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:56 PM EST reply actions
mmmmm monday night meat……
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
/laughing
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
Sneseduction
hypnotized by his eyes as it were.. erm.. uh.. old don’s jackets seem to be getting to him
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
If people got into the Olympics because of their eyes then Matty Stajan would be captain of Team Canada.
i didn’t see the game but matty blue eyes had quite the contest it seems.. perhaps we should be paying more attention to prospects lamps
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Gentlemen,
What is victory? Is it the feeling of accomplishment? No. Victory is the flame of BELEAF within us, growing strong, burning brighter, becoming an unstoppable force that will burn through anything that stands between us and our destiny. With our flame nothing will stand in our way. GO LEAFS GO
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I dropped Kovalev in fantasy. First game after he gets a hat trick.
I picked him up again, at least for Monday.
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That should curse him good. Well, that and being terrified of being hit.
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
And I’m looking like a muthafuckin genius tonight with Stajan and Stempy on my yahoo fantasy team! 2 SHPs and a GWG, and 4 pts between them. Sweet.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Dec 13, 2009 2:18 AM EST up reply actions
Toskala was the MAN, what a great game by the Finn. Grabovski and Hagman looked great tonight. Kessel Stajan and Poni are working really well as the first line. Blake is hampering down the second line with weak shots and he really needs to go somewhere. Only 4 points out.
If you told me before the season that we’d be tied with Philly for total points i would have called you a lier. Now, theyre playing like dung while our no name brand team is kickin ass.
Lookin at the standings, between 6 and 15th place, only leafs and Atlanta have a winning record in the last 10. WOOOOOOO Fukin HOOOOOO
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:02 PM EST reply actions
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Re Delay of Game – Referee admitted to Wilson he had made a mistake
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:04 PM EST reply actions
Burke was definitely taking names.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Burkes still gonna give em hell.
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by LeafFan1989 on Dec 12, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson: after the second goal I did’nt think of pulling Vesa. He made all the saves we needed and got us out of the first period.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson: we have to have a shoot first mentality and have to pay attention to detail Washington doesn’t have to do that.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson I was glad Washington came with everyone but their goalie.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson: third line didn’t play well against Ovechkin’s line which is why the Stajan line was put there in the third period.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson: Schenn we wanted to hit the reset button for him.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Your commentary is coming out of the future, Meat. AMAZING!
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by kidkawartha on Dec 12, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
I’m future man
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
I can read Wilson’s mind!!
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
Tell me this. Why TF is he playing Jason “high stick” Blake.
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by LeafFan1989 on Dec 12, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
You mean jason “phantom high stick” blake
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
No no He took some dumb penalties against Boston
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by LeafFan1989 on Dec 12, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
That's funny,
because the HNIC guys said he might be on a short leash?
Is there anyone in hockey less relevant than Glenn Healy?
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by Sergei Puckizin on Dec 13, 2009 2:19 AM EST up reply actions
Is he really in hockey, Tho?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 13, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
Hey wilson is wearing one of PAt Quinn's shirts.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:08 PM EST reply actions
Leafs play better against offensive teams. With the lack of defensive pressure, the leafs players get time and space and get the puck in due to working hard. Againstt the stifling defence aka bruins they dont have the high end skill to put the puck in the net.
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Sabres as well are a good example of a low scoring defensive team that the LEafs have trouble with.
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
plus they have Ryan Miller.
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by LeafFan1989 on Dec 12, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Sabres as well are a good example of a low scoring defensive team that the everybody has trouble with
fixed
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
yeah that’s true sorta
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Globe Recap
Leafs head coach Ron Wilson said after his team’s morning skate that the disruption would not mean anything to the Capitals
"I don’t think it will have any effect," he said. "Sometimes the routine doesn’t mean a damn thing. Players hide behind that. If they go on and have a good game, don’t be surprised if they’re not flying on the morning of games, if they can get to places, the rest of the year."What the episode did, Wilson suggested, was give him some ammunition for the game.
"The only issue for them is that they had to be on the plane, that the plane was down the runway, see stuff coming out of an engine, and its the brief moment of terror that you have that sticks in your mind," Wilson said. "So I will keep saying that over and over again tonight to them: ‘You trust your pilots?’ ‘You trust that airline?’ "
Ron Wilson is a shit-talking madman.
awesome
though I don’t believe he’s admitting this in public.
Woulda though the magic trick works better if they don’t know what is up your sleeve
Wilson = Awesome
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Really?
Did you see what he said to Patrick Kane in front of reports and a camera?
“Hey Patrick…I’ve got some change for ya.”
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Dec 12, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ha
Wilson is sickkk
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 12, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
WOW
So I just got home from work, caught the score a couple times when I was there and the last time I saw it was 6-3 Caps.
I came home saw the score on the post title and at first swore it said Caps 6 Leafs 3
Then I read it again… I am SO happy, when I saw it was 2-0 at one point I assumed we were going to get slaughtered.
Good night guys
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by The Meatriarchy on Dec 12, 2009 10:23 PM EST reply actions
G'night
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 12, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'm out too y'all
GO LEAFS GO
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that penalty on toskala was bullshit, as was the phantom high stick call.
it’s like some standard among refs that the leafs get at least one bogus call a game.
in any case, good game by the boys in blue.
Go Houston Rockets!
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by CanadianMaple09 on Dec 12, 2009 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
Surprizingly, no botched calls against the Devils
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 12, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
Missed the game, was at a family Christmas gathering (drinking heavily, it’s a coping mechanism).
Got in a cab to come home around 10:30 and my cabbie just wanted to talk about the Leafs. Dude was from Ethiopia and was pumped that the Leafs won. The guy struggled with English (he spoke Amharic) and asked me to confirm the pronunciation of “Kessel”
It’s moments like this that make me love living in Toronto.
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It was an amazing game. Probably one of the best i’ve seen in a while
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 12, 2009 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
That’s incredible. I was flying back from the Bahamas and a Japanese guy saw my Red Sox hat and was delighted to find a Red Sox fan to talk about baseball with.
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The WIN and a save percentage above .900? Is this real life?
He deserves it – he’s been pretty solid the last few weeks. The change in noise at the ACC in the past few games is insane, and most of it has to do with Toskala coming up with big saves at the right time. Scoring lots of goals is awesome too but they’re useless without the timely saves.
I just watched the highlight reel and it looks like the glove hand is a-ok.
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Dec 13, 2009 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
oh, his save percent for the SEASON is still well under .900
But he was .919 for the evening. And, frankly, he is rocking a 1.00 win percent on the night too :) Go Toskala!
The important thing is since his groin thingy in October he’s just slightly under .900.
For games he starts, he’s slightly over .900 I think (since Halloween).
But he’s been even better than that in December… .913 in his four starts.
Vesa’s penchant for allowing backbreaking goals has cut down recently, too. Albeit, he hasn’t cut them out completely at all (Backstrom’s second goal was a prime example) and there is still a lingering doubt with him in net, but you can get the sense that the team is slowly regaining their confidence in Vesa again.
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I definitely get that feeling. You could see it in the body language of the player’s and even Vesa himself looked defeated earlier in the season. CONFIDENCE = WINZ. The team has to be at a season high level of confidence, we need to rise up the standings, like we’ve been doing, for the rest of this month.
Obviously there’s no way for knowing for sure, but it has to be inherently difficult for Toskala to regain that lost confidence when he has to convince all his teammates as well. And for good reason, since Vesa was not providing the Leafs any margin for error the last couple of seasons. Of course, confidence may not be a reason for Vesa’s apparent demise, but we’re all speculating why some goalies seem to suddenly lose “it” and get it back (even briefly) all over again.
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I don’t mind the bad goals that much. Bad goals are a part of a the game and goalies are often at fault for goals against. The problem with Vesa in October was that he wasn’t making the big saves that goalies need to make to compensate for their mistakes. Pretty much every good chance was going in and he was letting in softies. That’s a killer combo.
Now he still makes some mistakes, but he’s also coming up big which results in much improved performance (pretty good ones the last 4 starts)…even if we still get annoyed at the 1 or 2 softies he’s let in in those 4. =)
I guess my view is…
I don’t care if Vesa lets in bad goals.
I don’t care if Vesa lets in goals on good plays.
As long as the combined shots that are required for other teams to get those goals result in Vesa being between .905 and .910 (if he exceeds .910 the rest of the year, he’s exceeded my expectations and I’d be very pleased).
Not to be rude, but Vesa letting in all those bad goals has a direct correlation with him not being able to maintain even a sub-.900 save percentage. No teammate would admit this publicly, but it had to be damning to them constantly being down a goal or two right off the bat because of Toskala not making a simple save. Eventually, even if Vesa lets in an unstoppable goal, he’s not going to gather much sympathy or dogged determination back from his teammates.
I want Vesa Toskala to do well. I’m sure everyone does, too, which sounds glib, which is not my intention. I genuinely like the guy and it pains me to see him constantly slagged. But his goaltending has been atrocious for the most part and it’s hard to take any other stance with him when his statistics are the worst amongst all starting goalies. I’m really happy for his improved play, but to be fair, Vesa should have been doing this from the start. Hopefully, the Tosk can continually provide great goaltending from now on.
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Vesa’s early season struggles were related more to injury and rust I think.
But…I disagree. You’re treating bad goals and good goals differently. In my view, they’re all the game. Bad goals are easier to stop per se than good goals (and make people angrier for that), but it doesn’t really matter which you let in…a goal is a goal. I could just as easily say that his inability to make great saves has a direct correlation with him not being able to maintain even a .900 SV% early on.
Toskala’s problem, as I stated, was that he wasn’t stopping the good goals or the bad goals….he was letting them all in (likely to due to injury/rust). And letting in bad goals without making corresponding good saves to compensate is a dreadful combination. You can let in a couple of softies but make great saves or you can not make great saves but stop all the softies….but you can’t let softies in and also fail to make great saves. Tosky has reduced the number of softies he’s let in…but he’s also increase the number of good saves he makes (which leads me to believe injury was the primary reason).
I don’t really think players care at all if a particular goal is good or bad. Sure it’s bad for morale, but having your goaltender make a mistake is no worse for morale than letting up a goal on a pretty play. Every player makes mistakes…so it’s more about the overall play of each individual (re: Grant Fuhr). That’s how I felt when I used to play sports anyway. I guess some people see it differently. =)
The ACC was a mausoleum until the Leafs tied it. Fans need to scream their heads off when the Leafs are getting close, help the team build on that momentum.
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The fans do, the problem is only half of the building is fans.
by Belligerent Burkie on Dec 13, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
This
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 13, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
i was babysitting a two year old, and had the game on. i said to him, ‘look, its Phil Kessel!!’ and he got all excited and ran around pretending to score goals. I think this kid has the right idea. :D
by leaflover4ever on Dec 12, 2009 11:39 PM EST reply actions
He knows what’s up. Kesselmania
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 12, 2009 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Chekov sez
Take us to your NOOKLEAR WESA
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Dec 13, 2009 12:01 AM EST reply actions
I just realizied I didn’t notice Komisarek was playing tonight. This is extremely good news for us. He’s at his best when you don’t recognize him.
Komi had a few giveaways tonight, but you’re right, he has been a steady presence now. He’s also starting to unleash his shot from the point. On the flip-side, Ian White didn’t have a strong game, which admittedly, is uncommon for him this season.
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of course THIS is the game I choose to miss, eff
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 13, 2009 12:29 AM EST reply actions
Hey Everyone.
Fantastic win tonight.
Here’s a new video for the links tomorrow.
http://www.blogesalming.com/2009/12/sign-leafs-tv-may-be-having-problems.html
Bloge
HAHAHA
by far my favorite yet.. so well done
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 13, 2009 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
What do you do for a living, cause you should be in some sort of visual media/advertising field.
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 13, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Was lucky enough to be there tonight
It was a loud, spirited crowd from the get-go, and surprisingly stayed positive and encouraging after 2-0 and the fluky 3-2 Caps goal.
Granted, it was an exciting game throughout, but the crowd did its part for a change.
Overtime loss: The new black.
wonder how much the engaged crowd
helped them get back into it.
Plausible on the face of it, but of late they do seem to have picked up a bit of the ole’ “never say die” thing even on away games.
I am quite drunk
this score is a very present surprise
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 13, 2009 12:41 AM EST reply actions
Jared- do you know how to fanshot one of the AP photos above? Take a good look at the Komisarek/Ovechkin one……….
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by kidkawartha on Dec 13, 2009 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
Rolling around on the dance floor, crushing everyone in his path is not technically dancing. Although you could say it’s break-dancing.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
wellwood is katamari?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 13, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure you could call Wellwood dancing "dancing"...
since it’s his flab that does most of the dancing for him.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 13, 2009 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
The weird Popeye face that Stajan’s making in the stillframe on TSN’s highlight sidebar is almost as good as the little “Grablolski” popping out in the photo at the top of this thread.
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Dec 13, 2009 9:15 AM EST reply actions
Neither of which are as funny as the AP photo in the set in the post of Komi giving Ovie “the business”. OV even has his tongue out in sheer pleasure.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
by kidkawartha on Dec 13, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Nik Hagman: Caps Killer
Hagman is awesome.
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by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Dec 13, 2009 3:12 PM EST reply actions
You guys didn’t re-sign him why?
Couldn’t be that he wanted too much money, we got him for a steal(and yes, I felt that as soon as I found out we signed him)
Comparable to the only good JFJ contract ever – re-upping Kabs for that crazy low $ amount
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 13, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
Why didn't we resign him?
We let Haggy go because Hull wanted Sean Avery more. That’s the sad truth.
Go ahead and rub it in :P
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by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Dec 13, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
That’s just worse than anything I can possibly say.
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 13, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
WOOO!
Great win by the Leafs! First period sucked but the next two were sweet!
Now let’s destroy the SNES tonight!
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
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