What A Difference A Day Makes
by Mattblack on Dec 20, 2009 7:14 AM EST
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Eh, it was only Jefferson. Hop to it South Dakota, tout de suite!
- Let's get reviewing, because that was all too beautiful. Like a Japanese meal (or how PPP makes love), small portions but soooo many courses from Wrap, Eyebleaf, Jared, Rock Outta SoCal, The Hockey News and the NHL network. Casting a suitably vanquished pose for once, it's the Stanley Cup of Chowder.
- Dr Steve comes from the East (perhaps), following a star (maybe) to pay homage to the Monster and also talks salary numbers for the future.
- Unfortunate accident or wrath of an angry, jealous God - Down Goes Brown lists the ten signs that suggest your team bus is on fire.
- Back to last night for a sec, with NHL Fanhouse taking a closer look at Boychuk's hit on Stajan. Within the rules perhaps, but for much longer?
- Toronto Sports Media was at the game - hallucinating the reappearance of Jiří Tlustý, but mainly comparing the live action to watching in super HDTV Wow-vision.
- Another nail in Vesa's already multi-studded coffin, this time provided by Under The Helmet of Slava Duris.
- Blimey folks, you're going to love this one. It's Habs fans Vs Leafs fans over at The Hockey Writers.
- Toronto Mike asks if it's time to turn back to the tied game.
- On a Marlies tip, the seconds won a 4 - 3 decision over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, with Troy Bodie (they call him the Bodhisattva) scoring a hat trick.
- Latest in the 'Meet Your Marlies' section, it's Christian Hanson! Thrill as the man himself briefly gets changed next to Phil Kessel with a soft porn soundtrack!
- Last word goes to the ever wonderful Torontoist - today featuring an old time city battle in the snow.
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Stajan’s a warrior. As a guy who wins faceoffs and plays a decent defensive game, he came back from that train wreck to help protect Gustavsson’s shutout bid.
Also, someone has to get some more of whatever it was they put in Blake’s water dispenser last night.
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Dec 20, 2009 9:18 AM EST reply actions
Hell yeah
I was really impressed by Stajan, I mean for the record, that was a clean hit, CLEAN. Stajan got caught with his head down and took a good one… it probably looked worst then it actually was due to all the blood but hey, the kid skated himself off the ice, got stitched up and came right back out barely missing a beat, not only that but he gets some real physical play on the boards on his first shift back with lots of pushing and shoving! That’s heart.
Also impressive, the rest of the guys on the ice rallying around Stajan right after the hit, I loved that not only was Komi getting into the action but so was Poni and Kessel! That’s a team jelling right there folks.
Also
P.S. Jason Blake, you see what happens when you aim for the corners instead of the crest on the goalie? Pucks go in!! Please remember to do this more often.
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Dec 20, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
I’m convinced that the only reason Toskalol hasn’t been waived yet (lets face it, trading him is not an option at this point) is because they don’t know if Jonas is both consistent and healthy. I hope he can prove this before the Olympics.
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Dec 20, 2009 10:41 AM EST reply actions
And Toskala solves that problem how?
It’s more likely that the Leafs don’t need the cap space and don’t want to give Toskala to another team.
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I honestly thought (foolishly perhaps) that if Toskala maintained is hot(ish) play he might have moderate value at the trade deadline. I would have been thrilled if the Leafs could move him for a 3rd or a 4th pick to a team that needed to shore-up their goaltending for the playoffs.
With his meltdown in Beantown a trade for the Vesa is not going to happen.
I wonder if Toskala is more likely to hit the waiver wire in the New Year. Burke seems to be a very loyal guy and it’s easier to gas someone once the holidays are over (who wants to waive a guy five days before Christmas?). Waiting until January also gives MLSE a bit more time to sort out their goalie situation in the minors as Reimer should be back from the IR by then. The Leafs can run Gustavsson/MacDonald, the Marlies can run Engelage and Reimer and Toskala can go run a man purse retail empire in Finland.
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Burkie is on record saying he won’t make any moves during the holidays for obvious reasons.
Also, Toskala really can’t be moved, and I don’t think waiving him would do any good. Is Joey Mac more reliable than Toskala if Jonas goes down? Not really that much :/
by unavoidable on Dec 20, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
he sure hasn’t let in horrible goals as consistently as Toskala.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
I’d take Joey Mac over the Vesa. In addition to a working glove hand, it saves the club about $3M in cap space.
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Vesa
maybe seems better when he’s not playing too frequently. His melt-downs have tended to come after a string of games, and his best years of goaltending were as a platoon, right?
To be fair...
Toskala doesn’t let shitty goals in consistently. He does it in bunches.
Terrible, horrifying, ghastly bunches.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
Had Toskala maintained the play he showed during the Leafs win streak, I thought Vancouver or Detroit might slip the Leafs a late pick for Toskala at the deadline.
If you’re Gillis do you want to roll the dice on Raycroft if Luongo goes down? Howard and Osgood have been dreadful in Detroit.
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If you’re Gillis do you think Tosk is an upgrade on Raycroft? Cause that hasn’t really worked out so well on this end either…
The Leafs need to play him less. 6 games in a row is too much. Now that the injury situation seems to have sorted itself out, they need to go Jonas for 2-3 games, and then Tosk for 1-2. That’ll keep things right. Toskala plays well when he is given a lighter load.
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 20, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Can you imagine your team in a one game playoff and you have to pick between Toskala and Raycroft as your starter?
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Based on the last three years? No, I can emphatically say that I cannot imagine any scenario involving the words “Toskala” “Raycroft” and “playoffs”.
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Thanks for playing along.
What about a single must win game where you have to decide between Raycroft and Toskala?
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I’d rather pull a random person out of the stands and slap some pads on him.
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by Kerry Fraser on Dec 20, 2009 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
Lots of grit to this one.
We were lucky to have survived our shitty defensive play in the first, and then we finally stood up to the Bruins in our end and on the forecheck. In a way, the rhythm of this game was really reminiscent of our win against Washington. We started out terribly, but then battled like crazy, and very slowly turned the momentum of the game around. By the end, the Leafs looked in control of the game, drawing penalties, not shitting their pants around Chara, and not giving the puck up the middle of our zone.
Great Game Last Night
It was only one game but I’m confident The Monster will prove he’s healthy once and for all in the coming weeks. I just don’t see how Toskala is going to survive past New Year’s Eve unless no one wants his contract and MLSE won’t swallow a couple of million dollars.
Stajan was all heart last night and I loved how the Leafs stuck up for him after that big hit he took from Boychuck. Was it legal? I’d say it was borderline at best. He appeared to launch himself into the hit and Stajan’s face met Boychuck’s shoulder pad.
The only thing I didn’t like about last night’s broadcast was Criag Simpson making excuses for the Bruins. “They don’t have Lucic”. “They are tired from playing the previous night.” Whatever. You don’t see us complaining because we don’t have Mike Van Ryn on our power play.
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by Rock Outta SoCal on Dec 20, 2009 11:28 AM EST reply actions
DId you get a load
of Simpson stating that the Leafs “got a break” when a penalty was called on Stalberg getting high-sticked? What the hell? We’re happy that Stalberg got injured!? Seriously, Craig Simpson adds nothing of importance on colour commentary. He’s effing useless.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Dec 20, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Craig Simpson adds nothing of importanceon colour commentary. He’s effing useless.
Seamless transition from his playing days, then.
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didn’t he win blades of steel.. at least there’s that
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 20, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
err
battle of the blades..
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by AkiSchennberg on Dec 20, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot about the Stalberg comment
Sweet Jesus, I hated Simpson back when he played for the Oilers nearly two decades ago.
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by Rock Outta SoCal on Dec 20, 2009 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Back from Toronto.
Game was amazing, I can officially say I was at the ACC for The Monsters first career shutout.
I am also very very very hungover. Went to the Loose Moose after with some buddies, don’t really remember that part of the night. All in all a great time.
The loose moose, eh? Me too. Weird.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE ACC
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I DID THANK YOU I WOULD GO AGAIN
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Did you check out the HHOF?
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Nope.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
I spent like 3-4 hours there. Holy shit. Amazing place.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
YOU SHOULD GO MORE OFTEN
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 20, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Working on it, gotta find another Bruins@Leafs weekend game.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
p.s. wearing a Chara jersey was a GREAT idea.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
Oh man you must have gotten as much shit as the time I wore a Darcy Tucker jersey to Philly.
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Hahaha, I was showing it off in the streets….thankfully I was not beaten to death.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Wait wait you were at the Loose Moose?
Were you downstairs? Because if so I was the obnoxious guy yelling Go Leafs Go nonstop sitting near the stairs.
Also I had the gay waiter, also I almost got into a bar fight.
No, don’t remember that, but I was downstairs, with a bunch of bruins fans straight ahead from the stairs. I think I might have ended up talking to your group but I have no idea. There were some beers involved.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
haha I totally remember you guys, you were in the corner chanting something about playoffs. I am fairly certain you did end up talking to us
Yes, I believe the people I was talking with were going on about that. To be honest, I preferred to focus on the boychuk hit.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
CH!
Mabel was worried about you last night after you didn’t respond to her second text message. We concluded that you were either dead or you temporarily hated her, both of which Mabel said, and I quote, “would have made me sad”. Me too as well, for the record.
So, glad you’re OK! And glad that you had a good time in T.O.
Sorry about your teams though. I hate that the Wild lost because it means the Snes profited from that. As for the Bruins… well, I enjoyed that really. :D
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
can somebody get me out of here??
some wack job in the Vancouve Province wrote an article saying that Henrik Sedin – Ryan Kesler are almost as good a #1, #2 center punch as Crosby-Malkin.
AHHHHHHHHH
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mother of god….
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 20, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
If by “almost” he means “nowhere near” then the reporter’s got a pretty good point.
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Sedin+Kesler > Crosby+Malkin
Holy inferiority complex batman! There aren’t currently any Toronto writers spouting stupid, overrating shit about the Leafs are there? Oh, no, wait, that’s because Toronto writers hate the Leafs (or secretly love them, kind of like the closet gay who is a homophobe). I think I actually prefer our media to be idiots in that direction. It is less embarrassing.
by Leaf in Habland on Dec 20, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
ARE THEY HIGH?
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by wrap around curl on Dec 20, 2009 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
I get bombarded with the Montreal(in French – don’t listen) and Ottawa media, so I share your pain.
That, though was an epic fail by the Province
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 20, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Not to be pedantic
but based purely on the stats so far this season… they’re not entirely wrong.
Crosby + Malkin = 32 G + 45 A = 77 P, and the two of them are +14 and +13 respectively.
Sedin + Kesler = 24 G + 51 A = 75 P, and the two of them are +10 and 0 respectively… but Kesler is playing against the other team’s top centres as a defensive checker also, while Pittsburgh has Jordan Staal to handle that side of things.
See the key difference is Pittsburgh’s 3rd centre is Staal, while Vancouver’s 3rd centre is …Kyle Wellwood?
That’s the difference between a Stanley Cup and being a pretty good Western Conference team.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Dec 20, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Of course I should mention
that Malkin has only played 29 games… so he’s 6 short of the other 3 players mentioned…. but yeah… as #1/#2 punches go so far this year, Sedin and Kesler are probably amongst the top 3 or 4 in the NHL.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Dec 20, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
How's this for scary
Other potential candidates for this discussion would include the following:
FLA: Horton + Weiss = 28 G + 40 A = 68 P and +7 and 0 respectively.
SJS: Thornton + Marleau = 30 G + 55 A = 85 P and +9 and +12 respectively… of course Marleau doesn’t play Centre all the time… but they might be superior… minus the whole playoff thing.
TB: Stamkos + Lecavalier = 28 G + 36 A = 64 P and -4 and 0 respectively… ok not so much.
PHI: Richards + Carter = 26 G + 28 A = 54 P and +4 and -4 respectively… not so much respect though.
TOR: Stajan + Grabovski = 18 G + 33 A = 51 P and -1 and 0 respectively… of course the NHL also lists Kessel as a centre… so that’s kinda weird. Obviously he’s not included.
WSH: Backstrom + Laich = 22 G + 44 A = 66 P and +12 and +3 respectively.
Ok so If we go with San Jose and Pittsburgh as the clear cut top two… who else do you throw out there other than Sedin and Kesler?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Dec 20, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
so what your saying is that Stajan and grabbo = 2/3 crosby malkin….hmmm
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 20, 2009 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
The part I like is Nathan Horton
if the Leafs had a top duo of him and Grabovski then our numbers would look like this:
18G + 40A = 58P. That’s 7 EXTRA POINTS, and the same number of goals… so obviously Horton is superior to Stajan… just saying.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Dec 21, 2009 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
but he is a power forward!
GRRR! POAWER!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 21, 2009 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
Crosby-Malkin is a 1-1 punch, not a 1-2 punch. So the reporter is wrong!
by unavoidable on Dec 20, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Mattblack
Nice borrowing Red Dwarf quote in your FTB today… you know what it is!
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 20, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions
New DGB/Bloge Salming Video Posted.
If you get a chance can you add it to your fabulous list of links in the morning?
Thank,
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awesome
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 20, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
Oh God
Mike Komisarek is right behind me, isn’t he
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by nhlcheapshot on Dec 20, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
anyone who wants to watch the WJC exhibition game and doesnt have TSN2 like me
http://sportslivefeed.com/Hockey-Channel-Two
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 20, 2009 9:48 PM EST reply actions
Pierre McGuire:
Fantastic job by Kadri!!!1
=)
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Dec 20, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Canada…wears….green?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, this is great. I’ll just keep it a blurry feed and pretend it’s the Wild third jerseys.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Wild playing pretty well tonight.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
lot of Canadians on that team
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 20, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
twas a chippy game for pre tourney warmup
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 20, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Mikko Koivu seemed particularly silent. I wonder if he’s hurt?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
he left after the first period, for some reason he was wearing a hall jersey
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 20, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Those crazy finns. What will they do next?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 20, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
woo! hockey! I forgot about this.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 20, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
Habs Fans v. Leafs Fans
Just went over there to start the week off right and devastated that guy.
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