Maple Leafs 2 v. Sabres 3: Comeback Falls Short
by Wrap Around Curl on Sep 23, 2009 9:34 PM EDT
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PrintThe Leafs lose. And you know, it's so hard to say good bye. Which newbie are you going to miss the most? Who do you figure has the best shot to become a regular on the roster. This is your post game reaction thread. Leave your comments and witticisms of despair.
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WAC is back in the postisims
yea-e-yah
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions
He needed his NSFW boosters activated.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
So you think he’d play better without drawers?
by Bobby Paradise on Sep 23, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember last year...
when he was sucking and then his dad came over from Europe and was like “dude. Seriously. Chill out” and then he tore it up in the AHL? We need Mr. Tlusty!
by theothervatican on Sep 24, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions
He fanned on a penalty shot but it got through. I hope it gives him some confidence. But I think he starts with the Marlies.
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Sadly, he was mostly invisible. Even his goal, off a penalty shot, was soft.
by general borschevsky on Sep 23, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not going to miss anyone. Those who belong will make it sooner or later.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
I’m impatient for Bozak and Stalberg already. I can wait for Kadri cause I know he’ll be along eventually.
At this point, if Tlusty turns into an everyday NHL player by 2011 I’ll consider it a bonus.
by general borschevsky on Sep 23, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I miss having Komi, and Beau, and Kabs.
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Wilson
Won’t make more cuts until Saturday night or Sunday morning
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Ron Wilson
Is talking about how the younger guys seem like they’re getting tired, and it is probably going to be the end of the road for a few very soon. Sounds like Saturday.
BOZAK
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by blurr1974 on Sep 23, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
A MESSAGE FROM VIKTOR STALBERG
Hey guys,
I appreciate your attendance in tonights GDT, and really appreciate your support for my development on the team.
I apologize for a bit of a lackadaisical effort tonight, and I hope to make up for it in the future.
Sincerely,
Viktor.
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You’re welcome Viktor. I’ll see you on the Marlies buddy
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ahw viktor, I cant stay mad at you
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I live for these. Will you make a tumblr that is like, all Stralberg? With encouraging words to read every day?
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by Wrap Around Curl on Sep 23, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
You didnt hear it from me, but...
Viktor Stalberg has facebook, with a public profile
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….
WHAT.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Sep 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
trust
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Request: sent.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Sep 23, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Be patient and keep working hard good sir. If you don’t start the regular season with the big club, you’ll make it soon enough!
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is there such a thing as an ugly swede?
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 24, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
on the NHL Network
they’re showing “Day In the Life” with Kris Draper, and it’s opening night from this past seson. He’s talking about how cool it’ll be to raise th e banner in front of the Leafs.
so glad I know how the game turned out for him…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
Even funnier considering we won the season series against both Stanley Cup finalists last season. ;D
Oh, and hai guyz. :)
Beat them on the scoreboard, or beat their asses on the ice.
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 23, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome back, KB. :)
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Sep 23, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve been busy with post-secondary crap, and NHL10. :p
Beat them on the scoreboard, or beat their asses on the ice.
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 23, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, how suprising- Cox post titled Leafs Have Major Weaknesses five games into preseason. Very thin writing. Not surprised at all, Cox………
Comment I thought was a joke-
As I have said before let The Star, its writers and the fans take over the ownership and management of the Leafs. That way we would always have a winning team since they will have plethora of experts to run the team. If not that, then let the Leafs appoint Damien Cox as efficiency expert and we should at least a Stanley Cup contender. And,best of all, we will get wonderful reprots of the teams progress.
bigmouse
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
Not to get all grammar police-y… but good god what the hell is that guy saying?
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apparently cox would make the leafs a cup contender if he ran things
I think this takes the mouth breathers anonymous crown forever
there is just too much wrong with that one statement to fathom
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he was being sarcastic.
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I dont have that much faith in people
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
oh god….the train wreck that that would be
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The best part is, same paper, same day, McGran article opener-
Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson all but admitted some of his rookies have earned a job with the big club through their play in what has so far been an impressive pre-season.
Cox truly needs to stick to tennis. What an ass.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
I cant recall wilson saying anything like that….does he have a special decoder ring for the english language?
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
If I could talk to McGran I’d ask him if by ‘some of his rookies’ he means that Wilson has all but admitted that Bozak is going to make the team because otherwise he has been saying that the vets are keeping the kids out.
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We, and Kevin, know that the chances are slim. But it’s fair to say that Wilson HAS been suitably impressed with no few major disappointments.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
He says that they have ‘earned a job’ which they haven’t.
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It’s squeaky, for sure.
all but admitted some of his rookies have earned a job
But it’s within reason to suggest it as a possiblity, however distant.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Sep 23, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
He should have tossed in a ‘may’ because otherwise it reads like it’s a done deal.
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At any rate, two polar opposite articles literally side-by-side on the Star page.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Sep 23, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
If I could talk to McGran I’d ask him
Not to cause an influx of email for poor Mr. McGran, but he always answers the emails I send him. Seems like a really decent guy. You should send him a note to ask for further details..
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It just exhausts me reading it. Makes me want to make an inappropriate fellatio on Cox-fan joke, what’s the phrase?
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
Very close, Bobby. Don’t feel like typing out the exact term.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Sep 23, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I await the “ZOMG THE SKY IZ FALLING!” articles that will crop up tomorrow after tonight’s game.
Beat them on the scoreboard, or beat their asses on the ice.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Sep 23, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Rec’d, obviously.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Sep 23, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
So basically the Leafs forgot the time the game started tonight and just didn’t score enough to come back?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 23, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
Apparently so. I didn’t catch the game until mid-3rd period, but even then, the Leafs looked real sluggish and non-responsive. Fatigue clearly played a factor it looks like, especially it was more of a mishmash lineup tonight. No chemistry (Frogren hasn’t played in quite some time, so understandably you have to get used to his tendencies) and no energy equals below average play.
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They seem to get in a ton of games in preseason and spend less time practising. Day off tomorrow anf then 3 days in a row on the weekend. I think the atrition of all the games is helping Wilson perceive how the kids would take the grind.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 23, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Not the most ideal schedule, but it does accelerate the adjustment period of the rookies and second year players on what the season grind will feel like later. Certainly, it’ll help Wilson sift through the weak from the strong.
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yeah, but it will start causing injuries…moreso by the weekend. 3 out already (nothing serious except MVR which has the syndrome named after himself)
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 23, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s all about conditioning, which is what Wilson and the coaching staff has emphasized, so I’m sure they don’t mind it as much. Even though 9 games in 11 days is utterly ridiculous even for a taskmaster like Wilson. I do fear about burnout when the season starts, so I wonder if we actually see the guys who made the team already play together all that much in the remaining preseason games.
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I imagine the guys playing this weekend will be the guys on the bubble for the most part.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 23, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
As per the usual...
I missed the game.
Did my boy Jason Allison play?
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no…still recovering from the flu…he skated today though and will likely get a weekend game or two
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 23, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks mate.
Just pulled up the box score. Schenn 24 minutes, same with White. I love it.
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Woo for White in the top 6!!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 23, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilson Post
Nothing Spectacular
- Buffalo backed off a little at the end
- Mitchell was our best forward. Played all 3 forward positions. Good spark, played the body, had easily his best game.
- Joey Mac has played very well. Jonas will get a couple periods on the weekend.
- (on re-uniting ‘The Kid Line’) I was looking for some offence. They’ve slowed down quite a bit. They’re just trying to survive camp, let alone make the team. They’ve been in 4 to 6 games each, thats a lot to ask.
- I’d like to have some more practice time to work on special teams, especially the powerplay. Get back to working on a stronger forecheck, which we stressed earlier.
- Brian and I will sit down on Saturday or Sunday and make some decisions. Can only go up North with our roster. 7 or 8 people really need to be discussed. We have injury issues with Van Ryn and Finger an Mayers.
- We werent as strong on the back end tonight, (lineup wise) but with 5 games on 6 nights, you can’t be killing people.
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Respect, Arch.
I’m thinking Monster starts the season with the Marlies, no?
And what’s wrong with Finger?
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Thanks again, Archi.
As for Finger, i haven’t heard of his injury issue myself. But it might be something to make sure he’s 100% healthy to give them time to see the other guys on the bubble, ie. Gunns, Frogren, XLB, and White.
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Finger
Strained Oblique
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by Archimedies on Sep 23, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
definitely. he needs to get in game shape.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 23, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Everybody Else's Post Game
Was boring and uninformative. Pretty much everybody talked about how tired they are after playing so many games.
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by Archimedies on Sep 23, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Anybody?
Anybody?
Very apathetic game tonight, I can understand why nobody wants to talk about it.
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What I saw was pretty much meh.
Plus I’m tired and will soon be ready for bed.
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I would discuss more if I saw more of the game. I tuned in far too late to have much say specifically about this game.
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We just don’t win in Buffalo very often… the kids were keeping the tradition alive.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 24, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry
i’ve been writing…
the game was le suck.
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by blurr1974 on Sep 24, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope my disappointment...
… isn’t shared by the younger players. We need their enthusiasm! I found that game deflating. I thought we had two noteworthy forwards and a bunch of AHLers. Even OLAS seemed half-interested.
Having said that, Tyler Bozak is making this team. Size be damned he has the hands and head of a star player, and never ever takes a shift off. I’m in love with that kid.
A Leafs fan stuck in western Canada.
Judging by post-game
The young kids are exhausted.
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by Archimedies on Sep 23, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
The only hesitation I have with Bozak making the jump is what an 82 game sched. would do to him. I’d rather he played 50-60 with some press box time or even conditioning stints. Other than that, I’m all for it.
"We've had an ongoing problem with Grabovski this year." Bob Gainey, 4/04/09
by kidkawartha on Sep 24, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, what has the college schedule got him used to? Like 20-25 games?
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by Robot Godzilla on Sep 24, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s also coming off a knee injury, which by all accounts, Bozak looks fine out there. But he still does get overpowered at times. If we go by Schenn’s personal account, he said he gained about 10-15 pounds of muscle during the season and Luke was already bigger than Bozak. I don’t want to see him break down in the middle of the season trying to impress and going through the conditioning rigors. If he can do it, all the better. However, starting with the Marlies seems to be prudent.
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actually now that I think of it: Is he an RFA after this contract? It’s entry level, but he was a UFA, so wouldn’t that make him a UFA after the duration of this contract? (Regardless of where he plays)
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haha ignore the doggit spam. Looked it up – I guess you can only retain an RFA year if they go to a non-professional team. My bad.
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I was at concert and missed the game. Pre-season+Buffalo seemed like a good one to skip.
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Very smart
What is it about playing in Buffalo that always brings this out? Such low-energy games every time.
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by Archimedies on Sep 23, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s a question I’ve been asking since 1983 or so…
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On a positive note:
It seemed like we were winning a lot of smaller battles that we weren’t winning against Pittsburgh. Also, we weren’t giving as many blind passes away. Those almost gave me a heart attack last night.
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by Robot Godzilla on Sep 24, 2009 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
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