Tune in (insert day of next game here). Same Leaf Time, Same Leaf Channel
by SkinnyFish on Jan 27, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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PrintSo the Leafs played LA last night and lost, again, for the third time in a row. I kind of feel like Bill Murray's character in Groundhog Day. I turn on the game and see the Leafs lose. Some flashes of quality hockey, coupled with stupid elementary mistakes, a lack of overall effort, and without a bit of creativity. One of these days I'm going to take piano lessons or rob an armored car instead of watching the Leafs game. Maybe I'll do that Friday. Anyone know the Brinks truck route for Norwalk, CT?
I'm the fastest jack link in Jefferson County!
A neat little look at the percentages of lefties versus righties in the NHL [Behind the Net]
Leafs lose again to make it three straight. Recap #1 [The Globe and Mail]
It ain't gonna get easier for the Leafs anytime soon [Mirtle at the Globe and Mail]
Matt Stajan and Alexei Ponikarovsky are among the top 10 players likely to get traded according to Darren Dreger [TSN]
No passion at all from the Leafs last night. Recap #2 [The Hockey News]
jrwendelmen continues his guest blogging by kicking off his Good News! series [MLHS]
Showing Kaberle some love [Sports and the City]
"Whatever you do today, don’t feel sorry for Vesa Toskala." Oh don't you worry, I don't. [The Hockey News]
"We has secret.... ur fly iz down" [WWoLD]
A half-assed attempt at looking at ways to solve the Leafs' goaltending woes [TML Central]
Fear is not the only motivator for the Leafs. Apparently there is a motivator however. [Frozen Leafs]
A look at the connections between the Leafs and Kings [Vintage Leaf Memories]
Hallard Ballard shown as a young man...before the dark times [Vintage Leafs]
And lastly, the guys over at zambonic youth finally got around to doing something with that blog of theirs [zambonic youth]
Ever wonder what a re-branded Maple Leafs team might look like? Here are some ideas [Puck Drawn]
Morning Updates
A Few Good Maple Leafs [Bloge Salming]
This man is officially the greatest Maple Leaf fan on the entire internet [Youtube]
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“We weren’t jumping on loose pucks. We weren’t really physical. We never got our legs going.”
- Beauchemin
We don’t jump on loose pucks. We aren’t really physical We never get our legs going. We suck and we don’t try.
by general borschevsky on Jan 27, 2010 9:04 AM EST reply actions
winner winner chicken dinner
Pension Plan Puppets*
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nice thing about all these losses
I care as much about them as the players seem to care about trying to win..
First season in a long time where after a loss I didn’t feel at least a tinge of disappointment. it’s par for the course now. not sure which is sadder.
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jan 27, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
Off Topic
Hey blurr – wanted to drop you a line but your email addy disco-peared from the bottom of the page here and you seem to have been somewhat dormant on Twitter – thanks for the kind words over at MLHS, they are appreciated.
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior", who blogs at heroesinrehab.ca/blog
"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
by jrwendelman on Jan 27, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
no worries....
i’m loving them. precisely the kind of outlook i’ve been searching for. it helps that i enjoy a good read and funny anecdotes.
Shocking that some MLHS folks don’t… (he said, dripping with sarcasm…)
email:
blurr1974 [at] gmail [dot] com
and i am for all intents and purposes, non-existent on twitter nowadays…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jan 27, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
my question
“WHY THE FUCK NOT!?”
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Jan 27, 2010 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
I ran Beauchemin’s quote through Google translate using the “post-game athlete” setting and this is what came out:
“We’re just playing out the string and waiting to see who’s still here on March 4.”
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
Bingo
And that’s the answer.
The Flyers said that they started turning their year around when Paul Holmgren told them that he wasn’t making any trades and that he was sticking with the guys there.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
This pisses me off so damn much.
Everyone at my office is worried about their jobs. We aren’t sitting around doing jackshit waiting to see who gets let go. We’re working our asses off to make sure it’s not our ass getting kicked out.
Burke needs to go “Michael Corleone at the end of Godfather Part I” on this team. Swift, merciless, and let them know who the fuck’s in charge.
Resident Capologist
Toskala Cap Counter - only $1,533,679 to go!
you can't compare your job
to Beauchemin’s or anyone else’s on that team for that matter
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Jan 27, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
yes you can
A lot of these guys are in the same boat. If they don’t play hard they might never get an NHL contract again. You’d think that would be motivation enough.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
to PLAYOFFS!!!1 point:
Raycroft still has a job…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jan 27, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
to PPP's point
He took a 60% pay cut when he signed in Colorado, and a 38% pay cut from THAT to sign in Vancouver.
Resident Capologist
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to PLAYOFFS!!!1 point
he still make s more in a year than most folks will likely see in a lifetime…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jan 27, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
To my point
Don’t these SOBs want more money?!?!
I hate them so much.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
agreed
on all points.
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jan 27, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Not about the game
The FTB princesses… can you add the crazy Leaf fan to the FTB please. His videos are incredibly funny.
For some reason Gustavsson (by the way, if you are a HUGE leaf fan, learn to pronouce his name right for fucks sake) let him score, I dont know why
Fairweather fans can go to hell
That guy kills me. He always refers to the Leafs as the 2009-2010 Stanley Cup Champions.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
His version of reality sounds a lot better than this one.
Resident Capologist
Toskala Cap Counter - only $1,533,679 to go!
Don’t mock me my friend. It’s a condition of mental divergence. I find myself in the Cup Finals, part of an athletic elite, preparing to subjugate the Red Wing hordes in Detroit. But even though this is a totally convincing reality for me in every way, nevertheless the Leafs in the Cup Finals are actually a construct of my psyche. I am mentally divergent, in that I am escaping certain unnamed realities that plague my life here. When I stop going there, I will be well. Are you also divergent, friend?
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send me his youtube ID and I will
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
bushkorn
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 27, 2010 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
I contacted him to ask for an interview. He never replied.
Down Goes Brown - Unapologetically nostalgic for the past. Brutally realistic about the present. Grudgingly optimistic about the future.
by Down Goes Brown on Jan 27, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
That sucks :(
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 27, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Yes. Between this and getting shot down by Wendel Clark, I may never ask anyone for an interview again.
Down Goes Brown - Unapologetically nostalgic for the past. Brutally realistic about the present. Grudgingly optimistic about the future.
by Down Goes Brown on Jan 27, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Wendel Clark shot you down? That’s not cool.
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
He probably thought that interview would be like “THe Chris Farley Show” skits on SNL.
Remember when you killed Bruce Bell? That was AWESOME!
Resident Capologist
Toskala Cap Counter - only $1,533,679 to go!
Probably would have been
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jan 27, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
Except a little bit more fawning.
Down Goes Brown - Unapologetically nostalgic for the past. Brutally realistic about the present. Grudgingly optimistic about the future.
by Down Goes Brown on Jan 27, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Wendel Clark’s PR rep shot me down.
Down Goes Brown - Unapologetically nostalgic for the past. Brutally realistic about the present. Grudgingly optimistic about the future.
by Down Goes Brown on Jan 27, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
I got shot down by Wade Belak’s PR firm.
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Ha.
Justin Pogge’s playing for San Antonio in the Marlies game this afternoon
Resident Capologist
Toskala Cap Counter - only $1,533,679 to go!
In Toronto?
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 27, 2010 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
New Bloge Salming/Down Goes Brown video.
The Barilkoshpere vs. Brian Burke.
http://www.blogesalming.com/2010/01/barilkosphere-vs-burke.html
If you get a chance to post it…thanks!
Bloge
A Few Good Maple Leafs
Love it
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
And on another note
I’m sure several Barilkosphere folks could play better hockey than some of the Leafs right now.
by Marc Pilgrim on Jan 27, 2010 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
F'n GOLD
That was awesome.
ARE YOU GOING TO SIGN ILYA KOVALCHUCK~!
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Jan 27, 2010 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
From Mirtle's piece
Wilson knows the Kings franchise well having coached division rivals for long stretches in Anaheim and San Jose, and said the plan Los Angeles GM Dean Lombardi put in place years earlier is finally bearing fruit.
"He knows how to build teams," Wilson said. "You start and you build through the draft and you develop players in the off-season. He set the model for the Sharks [as GM from 1996 to 2003] and he’s obviously done the same thing with the Kings.
Good thing I’m already seated.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
given that Wilson said he admires Lombardi’s ability to do a slow rebuild, which they can’t do in Toronto, I don’t think Burke’s too worried about it.
Both Wilson and Burke are convinced that they can’t rebuild through the draft and develop players in the off-season. I would love to know why.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jan 27, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
The internet's greatest Maple Leaf fan
I officially recognize youtube user bushkorn (Twitter account Sens_Suck) as the greatest Leafs fan on the internet. If you are not paying attention to this man, you should be. Whether or not he’s in on the joke that is himself is still up for debate, but damn if he isn’t hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Bushkorn
http://twitter.com/Sens_Suck
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
I was half expecting his Twitter updates to be directed exclusively towards Monika
@Monika: I like your new earrings, did you get them at Garage? Must have gone to a different location, I was at York Mills all yesterday but didn’t see u
"I will take the subway - we were on the subway last night...I'm not above riding the subway or riding on a bus, I don't care. As long as people don't hit me." --Ron Wilson
....
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
I feel creepy just imagining the creepiness.
"I will take the subway - we were on the subway last night...I'm not above riding the subway or riding on a bus, I don't care. As long as people don't hit me." --Ron Wilson
Like I kind of want to tell the girl to get a restraining order.
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
i still cant figure out if this guy is serious or no
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Jan 27, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
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