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NHL All-Star Mike Komisarek is upset about Grabovski "running" Markov when the game was out of hand on Saturday. Komisarek clearly didn't see the same hit I did. He was probably watching some of his old game tapes and got confused.

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this doesnt surprise me at all

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 9:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah...

…they whine with special flair in montreal. Of course, it’s always clean when the roles are reversed.

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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 7, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

indeed, the base of Mike VanRy’s skull vs Kostopalopaloopalous’s forarm for starters

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What a shock

A member of the Canadiens being an absolute hypocrite? I am shocked! SHOCKED!

Those bitches run Grabovski all year, slash him, spear him, hack him after the whistle and out of sight of the refs and then complain about a clean hit? Fuck them.

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by PPP on Apr 7, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

too good points about that
One – He is very good at getting under their skin
Two- It doesnt slow him down or scare him at all

I love Grabbo

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you gotta love his moxie…no fear in him…sometimes it affects his focus, but then I think his borderline craziness is a huge bonus for him. And anything that the habs dislike must be a good thing.

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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 7, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it is also worth noting that Grabbo hasn’t displayed any of the attitude that supposedly got him booted from the Habs last year. Maybe he has matured. Maybe Wilson and Burke scare the shit out of him. Maybe the blame partly lies with the mob-boys and the culture of entitlement in the Habs dressing room. My guess is it is a little of all three.

by Kim Jorn on Apr 7, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Grabbo has a low tolerance for people who treat him poorly. And it is pretty obvious he wasn’t well liked in the Montreal dressing room and probably was treated as such.
Wilson and Burke treat him well as long as he plays as hard as he can, the team seems to like him and come to his aid all the time on the ice.

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

“This poor kid has been through enough with this team,” said Wilson. “[Grabovski] can play for me anytime if he plays that hard. I wish we had some more guys who showed as much heart as [he] does. Every single night, no matter if he gets cut, hit, down and out, he comes back. You can’t stop him.”

That’s all you need to know. Grabbo rules, Montreal can suck it.

by general borschevsky on Apr 7, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Grabbo is the toughest Leaf player I have seen since Markov, he may not have any pugelistic skill or throw massive open ice hits left and right, but he can take a beating and it doesnt slow him down at all.
face busted open for stiches? no problem
destroyed my Milan “Leaf season destroyer” Lucic? bitch please
hit from behind by hulking George Larauque? put me in coach

I love this kid

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m assuming you mean Danny Markov? That guy was a fuckin nutcase.

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by leafer1984 on Apr 7, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

correct, that crazy ass little ball of hate was (and still is) a favourite of mine

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That guy would dive to block anything.
I will NEVER forget when he gave Jagr the salute after they beat them in… 99 I think, after Valks OT winner!!

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by leafer1984 on Apr 7, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that was a great moment. Danny was a beauty…it was a sad day when they got rid of his crazy ass

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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 7, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quinn even admitted it was the worst trade he made.

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by PPP on Apr 7, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I miss Quinn, I wonder if his ego would survive working with Burke and Wilson

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but he also did it for Markov’s own good… apparently there were off-ice “friends” that he needed to get away from.

I’ll also put in a mention for two more of my personal favourites, Yushkevich and Svehla… those guys were tough as nails too.

by Jacques Strap on Apr 7, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

who did he get traded for again?

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by leafer1984 on Apr 7, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

travis green & reichel

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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 7, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh wow thats a kick in the groin

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by leafer1984 on Apr 7, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah…it really is, isn’t it.

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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 7, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice quote

by Mirinov's Nose on Apr 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for posting this, Kim

I was looking for yet another reason to hate the Habs, and I think this’ll do the trick.

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by Mabel on Apr 7, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What’s funny is across Canada, WE are the hated fans. Habs fans are much worse than us, they whine and whine and whine.
It’s gonna be extra sweet when they get knocked out first round. Only problem is we just gave them their excuse, “We didn’t have Markov!”

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by leafer1984 on Apr 7, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

and we will say “You’re welcome”

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still hold out hope they don’t make it.

by lordosis on Apr 7, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the most delicious of results

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s sad, but Buffalo just aren’t good enough and Florida choked.

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by article1 on Apr 7, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Montreal’s magic number over florida is 4. Florida can still win some games, here.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 7, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

teams with heart can still make some noise in the playoffs when their leading scorer gets injured. so yeah, they’re fucked.

i think we all remember this series / game, yes?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE0v55Y2pvk

by daoust on Apr 7, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Youtube blocked, which series/game?

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by leafer1984 on Apr 7, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

02 vs the sens

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is a great vid on youtube (dunno if that is the link) about that whole playoffs (for the leafs). It is set to the song “Burning Bright” by Shinedown.
AMAZING vid
My fave memory from that playoffs- Alyn McCauley scoring with like 4 seconds in the 3rd. Man I missed that guy. He used to be my fave player

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by leafer1984 on Apr 7, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heard the quote on XM this radio on the way to the office and couldn’t stop laughing.

Doesn’t it suck when karma catches up to you? I feel like laughing Jack Edwards style.

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by Chemmy on Apr 7, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That’s cackling

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 7, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Komisarek = Allstar**

- title given to player who made an allstar team on the lone basis that he plays in the city where the game is held

by allday28 on Apr 7, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Reading “NHL All Star Mike Komisarek” just made me laugh, and laugh some more.

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by eyebleaf on Apr 7, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s a UFA. Just saying.

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by Chemmy on Apr 7, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

do not want...

Bouwmeester will be sufficient.

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by blurr1974 on Apr 7, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d rather get physical shut down d-men than puck moving scorers.

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by Chemmy on Apr 7, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm

on Chemmy’s side on this one….. scoring isn’t so much of a problem for the Leafs, it’s keeping the puck out of our own net.

by Karina on Apr 7, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'd rather have...

a guy who can do both…like Bouwmeester.

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by blurr1974 on Apr 7, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh, I’d be all over him if he was a Leaf.

I hate him now, but that means I love him.

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by eyebleaf on Apr 7, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. Exactly.

Also, Montreal has a ton of UFAs and RFAs to sign, the Leafs pursuing Komisarek should force one of two issues: Montreal can’t afford to sign him so the Leafs get him at a somewhat decent price, or Montreal matches and the Leafs wreck Montreal’s salary cap structure going forward.

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by Chemmy on Apr 7, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hmmm, I like that very much
If I can learn to not hate Gerber I could learn to not hate Komisarek

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I learned not to hate Al Secord….

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by 1967ers on Apr 7, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I`d equate him more to Marchment or Lindros. I never learned to love either of those guys. I refused. Komisarek would fall into that group.

by Kim Jorn on Apr 7, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agree

Having said that, if he signs and then destroys a Hab or a senator every time we play them then it’ll help.

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by PPP on Apr 7, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he “destroys” a Hab or a Sen with a late/dirty hit and then hides behind the linesman when someone comes looking for blood, it won’t help. And that is what you get with Komisarek.

by Kim Jorn on Apr 7, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, but we wont deny that he is a chicken shit.

and I’m sure that Kubina or Schenn would step in to help someone who is affraid of their own shadow

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

exactly

do not want…

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by blurr1974 on Apr 7, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

there are a ton of other Defensemen I’d rather Burkie peruse

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah, but keep in mind, Schenn could really teach him how to be a man.

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by PPP on Apr 7, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Schenn has to come in and defend Komisarek, I hope he waits for the other guy to get a few shots in first. Then OLAS can come in and lay down a beating.

by Kim Jorn on Apr 7, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

marchement was the worst. what a douche.

lindros i didn’t like or dislike either way.

by daoust on Apr 7, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

to me, Lindros was just like a big dumb dog, he may do some stupid things, but he wasnt cognitively responsible for em

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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 7, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’d have to earn my love.

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by PPP on Apr 7, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just like we all have.

Let’s hug it out.

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by eyebleaf on Apr 7, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome

Thanks for joining.

Yes, it appears that “All-Star” has a new definition.

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by PPP on Apr 7, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I actually screwed up the joke when I posted the fanshot. It was supposed to say: NHL All-Star Mike Komisarek is upset about Grabovski “running” fellow NHL All-Star Andrei Markov when the game was out of hand on Saturday.

by Kim Jorn on Apr 7, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can edit it.

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by PPP on Apr 7, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A case in point

This is so typical of the media making up the message and repetition making it true. While the francophone media is pissed about the whole affair, it’s mostly because they’re homers to a fault and they hate the Leafs. The injury is a bigger deal than the perp. Because Gainey said in English that it was a dirty hit from behind by someone with a grudge against the Habs, the anglophone media, starting with CP, started to repeat it. It should be noted that Gainey is speaking to a local audience – all the anglo montrealers that hate the city of Toronto. But, anglo reporters in MTL looking for that prized CBC job start asking the players about the dirty hit from behind by the player with a grudge. Anybody having issues with the Leafs (ie:Senators blogs) then sees fodder for their own bullshit machines. Fuck Gainey, his band of lackeys, his grudge against Grabbo, his desperate attempt to avoid questions about his own competence, the corporate shills at the Gazette.

by blue with age on Apr 7, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

but

even the Sens fan on Kuklas agrees that it’s not a dirty hit.

But yes, I agree, Gainey’s deflecting the attention from his team and when the Habs are absolutely demolished by the Bruins he’ll fall back on this “dirty hit” as the reason for it. It’s sad and pathetic, and it makes me even sadder considering I used to like him when he was in Dallas.

by Karina on Apr 7, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs