Airing of Grievances - Justin Pogge

by ohshrit on Dec 23, 2009 3:03 PM EST

For Auld Lang Syne If Auld Lang Syne means good riddance you piece of crap.

Courtesy Hockeysfuture.com, Spring, 2009:

~~Some~~ Only JFJ thought Pogge would be ~~the next great Leafs~~ a goalie, following in the recent footsteps of Felix Potvin, Ed Belfour, Grant Fuhr and Curtis Joseph. The love affair with Pogge began after his Tournament MVP performance in the 2006 World Junior Championships. The problem is that Pogge is not very good ~~right now~~. Pogge, who turned 23 in April, ~~earned~~ was given by JFJ the Marlies starting job in October. He has been mediocre ~~at best~~ and sub-par at (all) other times. With ~~only~~ a sure fire lifetime high 22 wins in 45 games and a ~~woeful~~ career-high .893 save percentage, Pogge has been outplayed consistently by ~~his backup, Adam Munro~~ Carlton the Bear. Pogge’s (is) mediocre ~~AHL results shine in comparison to his~~ (and) disappointing ~~performance with the Maple Leafs~~. He had one win in five games with a ~~lackluster~~ JFJ no-trade clause assured .855 save percentage. Some goalies ~~take longer than others to~~ develop, so the Leafs have to hope that Pogge is simply going to ~~take time~~ die. The ~~young~~ goalie still has ~~youth~~ nothing on his side.

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haha

Nice.

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by PPP on Dec 23, 2009 3:29 PM EST reply actions

Thanks.

I met pogge once.

He was a dick.

Getting saltier by the post.

by ohshrit on Dec 23, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions

Correction – He was not the tournament MVP – he wasn’t even named the best goalie of that WJT

Anyone want to hazard a guess on which goalie was named the tournament’s best?

Anyone? Anyone?

His name rhymes with ‘Flask’

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Dec 23, 2009 4:35 PM EST reply actions

I don’t think you’re right. Unless you are a troll, Pogge won both the Tournament MVP and Top Goaltender award that year. At that point, both Pogge and Rask were Leafs propsects and in the same tournament. I suspect that if Rask had been the tournament MVP, it would have been Pogge traded for Raycroft instead of Rask (oh the visions!)

by unavoidable on Dec 24, 2009 1:41 AM EST up reply actions

Nope

That’s what makes it worse. Tuukka Rask DID win those awards.

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by PPP on Dec 24, 2009 9:35 AM EST up reply actions

Dammit Wikipedia!

Dammit Wikipedia, I hate you!

From Pogge article:
“Posting a shutout with 35 saves against Russia in the 5–0 gold medal game victory, Pogge was named Tournament MVP, in addition to Top Goaltender and Tournament All-Star Team honours.”

by unavoidable on Dec 24, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions

Ah JFJ

good job on choosing the ECHL all-star

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 23, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions