Parade Planned
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 7:01 AM EDT
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Well there it is, people. The Leafs have opened the season 3-0, clearly proving that they will never lose another game for the entire season on their march to the Stanley Cup Championship. So I present to you a summary of the parade route that will be happening this summer, so that there is no dispute. This entire route, without stops, will take 23 hrs 1 minute, per Bing Maps which was quite helpful in the creation of this map.
The parade starts in the tiny Town of Rainy River, with a population of only 1000. Like many towns in Northern Ontario, it was settled due to the fur trade and lumber industry. Now, it is apparently a community that attracts birders. There's also hunting and fishing in the area, both of which I'm sure Brian Burke will participate in during the beginning of the parade.
The next stop on the parade route appears to be Thunder Bay. With a population of 109,140 this will be a pretty big party. Thunder Bay is aptly named for being on the shore of Lake Superior, where I've experienced the most intense thunder storms ever. I anticipate Mother Nature gracing us Leaf Fans with a display of natural fireworks (read: lightning) in celebration.
The third stop on our Parade Route will be the home of Shania Twain, Timmins. She may not live there any longer, but I have a pretty good feeling that Shania will lead the party here. Dion will probably enjoy this leg of the journey the most, as he will be serenaded with probably as much country music as he can handle.
Next up is the illustrious municipality of Barrie. This is the first place we get to that we can actually call a city, and boy oh boy are there lots of Leafs fans here. In fact, I think the parade will have a hard time getting out of Barrie, since they're known for being good supporters of hockey. Barrie is, to me, the gateway to the Other Ontario, the place with all the money and the Center of the Universe.
From here, the parade will slow down drastically. Upon leaving Barrie we can actually travel along Yonge Street instead of just Highway 11. The Cup will travel down Yonge with a stop at the hallowed Maple Leaf Gardens to honour the history of the Leafs and the past winners. After an appropriate time here, where we finally see Dave Keon makes up with MLSE and hoists the cup again, as the Conn Smythe Trophy winner from 1967, and then hands it off to the newest Conn Smythe winner, Luke Schenn.
Once we leave Maple Leaf Gardens, and head down all the way to Front Street, we turn the corner and pass the Cup's permanent home, the Hockey Hall of Fame, before arriving at our final destination: The ACC. Front Street will be closed for the entire summer as whoever the new mayor of Toronto is declares the entire summer a Statuatory Holiday where all Leafs fans must get drunk and belligerently berate fans of all other NHL teams in the city.
GO LEAFS GO!!!! Links after the jump.
- MacArthur aims for big goals after tough summer
Mirtle spoke to MacArthur about his summer and his goals for this season. - What Can Brown Do For You? 4-3 Leafs Over Penguins!
jrwendelman writes at MLHS about yesterday's game. - Early on: Good signs outweigh the bad
So far, Vintage Leaf Memories likes what he sees, but cautions that we'll need to wait till the 20 game mark before we can really get a feel for how good this team is. - We’ve Got A Team
jrwendelman wrote this post in the second intermission of last night's game and was proven right. - Bob Cole among the greats of Canadian broadcasting
Scott Morrison has a great article about everyone's favourite HNIC Play by Play guy. - Allan Bester Photograph
Vintage Leafs has some new photos. - More MacArthur
Norman James Sports talks about #16 - with a great quote from him as well. - MacArthur scores twice, Leafs beat Penguins 4-3 on 14 shots
Yes, the Leafs won on only 14 shots last night. Thanks for the reminder, Hockey News! - Komisarek on playoff mission for Leafs
The Montreal Gazette writes about our handsomest Leaf. - 31 Shots: Parade Planning Edition
Five Minutes for Fighting has 31 points about the Leafs. - We're Number 1!!!1
Yakov Mironov has a problem with all the winning the Leafs are doing. - Chemistry is Overrated
Yakov Mironov talks about the construction of this Leafs' team. - Leafs Defeat Pens for Best Start Since 1999
Leafs Nation Online on our good start. - Game Day: Leafs vs. Penguins
Leafs Nation Online's game preview post. - Gameday: Leafs @ Penguins (10/13/10)
LeafsWire's game preview of last night's game. - On Hjalmarsson, Ryan Miller, and Hitting the Links
maple stir-up has a few thoughts on various issues around the NHL.
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MacArthur might not get the Smythe, but I’d say he’s just about got the Richard locked up, no way Ovie keeps up with him.
by Editor-in-Leaf on Oct 14, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
*Smythe
"It reminded me a lot of when I was in Pittsburgh and we were growing together as a group. The Leafs are going through the same thing" - Colby Armstrong
whoever the new mayor of Toronto is declares the entire summer a Statuatory Holiday where all Leafs fans must get drunk and belligerently berate fans of all other NHL teams in the city
WOOOOOOO!!!1 My God, I don’t know what will happen when the Leafs win the cup, but man it’ll be something…maybe i should save my vacation time up and book it all for that summer.
You’re skipping north bay!!!??
I especially look forward to the beration and derision.
Who wants to make a float with me?
Let the Wookie win.
perhaps to save other from feeling excluded we should start in Vancouver and use the trans-canada as the parade route.
the route looks like it goes by North Bay (Lake Nipissing), skips Sudbury actually
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Oct 14, 2010 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Glad to see someone taking responsibility for actually planning the parade instead of just telling others to do it. (looking at you Damien Cox)
by Leaf in Habland on Oct 14, 2010 7:52 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
he looked pretty dumb on the first one.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Oct 14, 2010 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions
No, that’s just his face.
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And Kaberle completely disappeared on the third goal. D-zone breakdowns will still happen, but overall they’re so much improved over last year!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m willing to overlook his blunders last night, due to his extreme awesomeness against Ottawa.
by fatassjackson on Oct 14, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
per Bing Maps which was quite helpful in the creation of this map.
You’re supposed to use CRAYONS.
by general borschevsky on Oct 14, 2010 8:18 AM EDT reply actions
Fate!!!
Bakers Dozen = 13 = MATS!!!! WHooHOoO
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by Death_By_Leafs on Oct 14, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t have any :(
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought you were an architect?
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you been talking to my husband??
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
No, don’t even know his name. But I follow you on twitter, remember?
As an architect, you should have plenty of crayons laying around the office.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s always saying he can get some crayons to help me with my work.
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you need crayons from him for when there’s a perfectly good box of them in your desk?
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
FYI, I work for an environmenta/wind engineering firm and flaky architects are a dime a dozen on our client list. Don’t mean to offend, just kidding around.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought that said “Chemmy is Overrated” for a minute.
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
by birky on Oct 14, 2010 8:20 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
So, I thought Komisarek played well last night. Much better than in his first two games. I wonder if he will enjoy playing with Lebda. Thought Schenn played well too, despite his terrible Corsi and the Crosby goal.
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
Gunnar = 7th man, or Marlie?
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 14, 2010 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Gunnar’s passes have been all over the place.
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He has looked terrible. Even on the powerplay he’s coughing up pucks and looked out of place, I think he should be sent down to regain his form.
Personally I think he’ll regain form, just needs to fight through this sophmore slump playing 3rd pairing minutes with Komi.
I have faith he’ll get through. Schenn started rough last year too and finished great, and has looked solid – not spectacular – but solid to start the year.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 14, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Gunnarsson doesn’t need to go through waivers. He’s still on his entry level deal.
I would send him down, too. Even more cap space.
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by James Mirtle on Oct 14, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Not like he’s doing anything with the big club. Won’t lie, I’m kinda let down.
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn’t be. Gunnar regressing was an easy prediction to make and it was made with great regularity around here (and here and here and here).
I’m sure there are more – I think MC79 had a post about it too…
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Stupid question: can I get a clarification on “waiver eligible”. That means a guy HAS to go through waivers and is subject to claim by other teams, right? Or am I congenitally stupid?
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by jrwendelman on Oct 14, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m with you on this one.
I know that Gunnarsson can’t be claimed on waivers, but I’m not sure what the official phrase for that is – “waiver exempt” maybe?
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Thanks. Now, can you sort out “sanctions” for me? Like sometimes an official body sanctions something and it’s GOOD, like as in “approved of by.” But sometimes, the official body is all frowny face about things and imposes “sanctions”, which are bad (the UN is good at this part). English is a difficult language sometimes.
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by jrwendelman on Oct 14, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Inflammable means flammable? What a country!
by Death_By_Leafs on Oct 14, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Giving Schenn minutes in hopes he’d improve in a year when we were tanking anyway is quite different than giving a struggling Gunnarsson minutes when we’re 3-0-0. Schenn wasn’t affecting our playoff chances last year, but Gunnarsson could this year. I guess we can let him sit a couple of games, but I don’t see how that’ll improve his play. Let him regain his form in the AHL (henceforth known as the “practice” league) and then call him back up.
It’s kind of like baseball I guess. Play all the crappy players you like in September when you don’t have a hope in hell!
Gunnar = 7th man, or Marlie?
That’s a great question. Do the Leafs want a developing player sitting in the press box or playing 15 minutes a night in the AHL?
My guess is short-term press box while Lebda gets a shot.
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Erred on the low side there. I figure with Aulie, Blacker, Mikus, Holzer, Lashoff and Finger already eating the minutes on the Marlies, it might be tough to find more than 15 for each of them.
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Finger should go to the ECHL. Then I’ll laugh, then feel sorry for him, then laugh again.
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Too bad that’s not possible.
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Wait, what?
We can’t send him to the ECHL? Or is maplestirup incapable of either laughter or emotion?
He alone would exceed the cap allowance for an ECHL team. Currently, the weekly cap in the ECHL is $12,000. Finger makes $18,817 a day.
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Also, the CBA sets-out what leagues players can be demoted to. After a certain number of games played, vets can’t go to the E.
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I just find it funny that Finger makes more in a year than an entire ECHL team.
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Better yet
There’s no escrow in the minors. The demotion probably earns him several hundred thousand dollars.
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Now in year 44 of the 42-year saga.
Assuming he’s there next year and escrow stays at 18% this will earn Jeff Finger an extra $1.26M
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Dan Ellis must be so jealous.
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by Bower Power on Oct 14, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wish I made 18,817 a day.
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Both. I didn’t realize he couldn’t go there though. A lesson learned
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Indeed.
/slowclap
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by The '67 Sound on Oct 14, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
clap…clap…clap.clap.clap.clapclapclapclap
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm really glad
I picked up MacArthur off waivers in my fantasy league…At least that’s one thing to be happy about
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And now for our moment of Schenn!
Karina nice post, I lovin all of your Schenn love, (Conn Smythe winner, Luke Schenn).
How about starting a post game tradition of Highlighting the top Schenn moments from the game.
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nice idea!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Macurthur reminds me of Gary Roberts, minus the hard edge..good hands around the net..
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by Future_considerations on Oct 14, 2010 9:22 AM EDT reply actions
this is true
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by Future_considerations on Oct 14, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Not to nitpick but.........
How come when I go to the League Leaders stat page on NHL.com, I see Ovechkin’s face as being the league leader in goals? Sure he’s got 4, just like MacArthur, but Ovie also has 1 more game played than Clarke. Were this baseball, we’d say that MacArthur was 1/2 goal ahead of Ovechkin.
I demand to see this beautiful face instead of Ovie’s caveman mug at the top of the leaderboard:
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Also MacArthur falls before Ovechkin in the alphabet… so shouldn’t he be on top?
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by CanadianMaple09 on Oct 14, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yessssss
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
It is correct, it should be sorted by assists if there is a tie in goals, as that is the NHL rule.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Assists count for goal ranking now? What kind of stupid lawyer ball is that shit? Goals are goals.
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assists are the tiebreak. Its really stupid. At least at the end of the year they allow co-winners for the Richard, which was not always the case.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Its probably written down in a manual somewhere, but we wouldn’t have access to it.
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Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
anyone think that MaCarthur kind of looks like John Mayer with a fro?
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Ovechkin is one of the league’s two golden boys, he’s all over the front page too even though we don’t even get a mention for being on top of the league
It’s a conspiracy!!!1
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by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
From the MLHS jr Wendelman aritcle
“These two points are Mike Brown, Tim Brent, Mike Zigomanis and Clarke MacArthur”
Agreed. I would throw Schenn and Kaberle in there, too.Leafs best defensive pair last night.
BS
I can’t believe how well Mike Brown played last night. Who knew he was so fast? Ouststanding game by the 4th line.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
He played great. Super speed by Brown.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Colby is my hero. Considering the importance of the third line, I can live with the 3mil salary for the moment.
Has anyone tossed out these nicknames for him?
- Arm & Hammer
- Salvation Army (or just “Salvation” which is pretty badass)
- Colbeak or Colbeagle (looks like a bird)
- Stretch (remember this?)
Isn’t he just “Army”? Which is the baddest assest.
Also, your name reminded me of how much I hate AutoCad.
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
“Didn’t we lock you in a dumpster one time?”
“I got out”
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Does seem to fall a lot. Still like his forecheck and work in the corners (even if he is falling all the time). Stone hands though.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Stone hands? Naw. Anyone who controls the puck that well in the offensive zone (especially down low) doesn’t have stone hands. He doesn’t have much of a release, but puck handling is definitely a B.
He controls the puck well but uses his whole body to do so. He doesn’t have soft hands, and he isn’t a slick stickhandler. Looks pretty choppy to me. I stand by my assertion: Colby “Stone Hands” Armstrong
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
he should just go by his twitter handle armdog
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by thenumber14 on Oct 14, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep, I’m on board with Armdog.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
also is good. my wife is so confused with the new players now that she’s pausing the game to get their real names from me. since i always just shout out nicknames (usually homemade).
took her two years to figure out that Caber and Kaberrl weren’t the same guy!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought that was his best game so far. Played hard. I don’t think he’s going to produce much offence though, especially on that line. We could be talking about a $3-million, 26-point player by the end of the season.
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by James Mirtle on Oct 14, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Excuse me while I vomit.
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I think Army is a player that does a lot of small things right. His overall game wont be flashy and highlight reel stuff with brilliant offensive plays but that’s not his role on this team. I think for what they use him for, so far its working out.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
$2M worth of hockey player
$1M worth of intangibles.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 14, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish I was $1 mil worth of intnagibles. Or anything, for that matter.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 8:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I have this nasty feeling that if the 1st line keeps up its lack of production, we could see him switch places with Versteeg….
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Kulie flips lines first.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Conspicuously missing from parade route: Missouri.
I’ve been supporting them down here for a while now? No love?
I think the parade should start in Montreal and end in Ottawa.
We’ll flip cars in Montreal and boycott unisex hair salons in the capital.
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so long as it runs from Montreal to Ottawa THROUGH Missouri (and as AK says, Wisconsin), I’m cool. Unless it happens next year, in which case there’s a distinct possibility I’ll be in England. In that case we’ll clearly need one of those floating pontoon bridges for the parade, stretching across the North Atlantic. That shouldn’t be too hard, right.
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by general borschevsky on Oct 14, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
fuckin’ Live 88.5. The only decent alternative rock radio station in Ottawa, and they have to be insecure little whiners about Toronto
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
oh I registered for it. Waiting for my cheque
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Well
after Toronto the Cup has to tour the rest of Canada, the Leafs are afterall, Canada’s Team!
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Oct 14, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah! And why doesn’t it go through rural Alberta?
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Just to be clear about my HiR:tb post
I started writing during the second intermission. Didn’t hit “post” until part way through the 3rd (the 2nd last paragraph, as you can see, is about the fact that MacArthur had just taken a delay of game penalty). Crucial kill upcoming!
That’s when I posted my prognostication. 9:36 p.m., Wednesday October 13th. It’s when my faith in this particular team was born.
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by SkinnyFish on Oct 14, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
a zillion times rec'd
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha… for a day. That Downie suckerpunch on a tied-up Blake will forever piss me off.
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Yeah and if Toskala was paid -2M, he wouldn’t have gotten the flack he did…okay so maybe that’s a stretch but considering the NHL is an optimization exercise under the Cap, you can’t disgregard a players salary.
by masterkembo on Oct 14, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s an interesting thought. If you had to play a bad player X minutes a night how much salary would you need to offset their poor play?
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That is an interesting thought. To directly answer your question, there would need to be a list of what you can use the extra cap space for. That is, a list of what other players can be acquired with the savings.
I am setting up a GVT vs. salary model optimization of the NHL (slowly, since I can only do this in my limited free time), and this is hopefully the kind of answer that will eventually be teased out of there. While I’m here, any suggestions as to what kind of data I should be using? I was using last year’s GVT and this year’s cap hit since those were the most accessible when I started.
oooh I have some of this done for defensemen, do you want me to send it to you? It was a ton of work and I’m about 60% done but bored.
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
You can, but there’s no telling when I’ll get around to it. :( Definitely don’t spend too much time finishing it just for my investigation; I don’t want to feel guilty if this never gets done. :) I’ll probably test with a bunch of smaller data sets before plugging in “the entire NHL” so I won’t even need a complete data set for quite some time.
If you want to send it to me anyway, my email is my username here, at gmail.
I like Downie. Lapierre will never get an ounce of respect from me. I fucking hate that guy more than anything.
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Downie’s an ass but Max Lapierre is a bigger ass.
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True. But my rationale is that if Downie was signed by the Leafs I would cheer when he did something stupid like sucker punching someone. If Lapierre was signed by the Leafs I’d drive my car over a cliff.
Blue on both sides: Maple Stir-up
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
a contest holmstrom will always win
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Oct 14, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Wrong kind of bigger-ass contest.
by Sgt. Chuckles McLafferty on Oct 14, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
HIS CHEEKS WILL BLOCK OUT THE SUN!
then we will score in the shade
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Oct 14, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A search term that led someone to my blog today was “maple leafs are finally good”
This rules.
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This parade plan sucks
Not wanting to be rude, but to leave the rest of Canada out is just brutal.
I mean, Nova Scotia ALONE has tens of thousands of Leafs fans, same on the Prairies.
As for the other teams accidentally placed inside Canada’s borders, like the Sens f’rinstance, they don’t so much have fan-bases as they perform a public service by helping to identify and collect the mentally-deficient members of their communities.
This Parade goes COAST-TO-COAST-TO-COAST. And if the Yanks want some, then it’s off to New Orleans.
I figure we can fit these other locales in by cutting out the Shania stop. ’Cause, WOW. That would be a waste.
BOZAK!!!1
by not norm ullman on Oct 14, 2010 10:20 AM EDT reply actions
Hop on the ferry and bring it over to Newfoundland!
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by maplestirup on Oct 14, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
This parade route is lacking stops in Connecticut, the Carolinas, Florida, Texas, California, Washington and whatever other states there are with Leafs fans….so, all states.
Plus, there’s other provinces with Leafs fans as well, so those need to be factored in. And, let’s not forget that the Leafs are wildly popular in just about every country hockey is played, and a few that don’t.
I formally request that this route be rejected and sent back to the Parade Planning People (PPP…huh, would you look at that!)
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Oct 14, 2010 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
World Tour! We have to visit Mats in Sweden.
by Leaf in Habland on Oct 14, 2010 10:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
or on the bridle path
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Oct 14, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
The Parade should start on the day the Leafs win the Cup, and end on the day the Cup is again awarded – unless the Leafs win it twice in a row then the Parade continues in perpetuity.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 14, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
“Don’t the Pens always seem to start the season slow, and then turn it up in the second half?
I can just see the Leafs pulling out a 4-3 win tonight
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 13, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions "
I should’ve played the frickin lottery last night. I texted the same to a buddy at about 5pm.
BS
You want easy money? Bet “Under” for total goals for Sabres/Devils games. Under has lost 3 of the past 21 times.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Well of cooooooooourse I want easy money.
Glove tap.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh when the Leafs
Go marching in
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Oh when the Leafs go march-ing in
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Oct 14, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I WANT TO BE THERE IN THAT NUMBER!!!!1
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by jrwendelman on Oct 14, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
...Then We Take Manhattan
“The Unstoppable Pop Culture Phenomenon That Everyone’s Talking About!”
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by general borschevsky on Oct 14, 2010 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 14 recs
All I am saying is...
Make the above green.
by Marc Pilgrim on Oct 14, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha!
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by Matt_Roberts on Oct 14, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
…is give LeafsMan a chance!
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…is Leafs Man kicks ass!
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
by Bower Power on Oct 14, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
To hell with peace
Leafzilla has work to do!
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Oct 14, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
its beautiful
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Oct 14, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s impossible for me to NOT rec Leafs Man.
by Sgt. Chuckles McLafferty on Oct 14, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Welcome
Thanks for joining. So far you are fitting in well.
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Thanks!
I guess forgetting my login info and lurking for a year worked well.
by Sgt. Chuckles McLafferty on Oct 14, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, First we take Manhatten, then we take Berlin!
Be an Optimist Prime, not a Negatron. Certified Grabbo Lover!
Адразу Ліфс Перайсці !
by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Check out the fan confidence poll. We ruined them.
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hahaha nice
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Ours should be spiking in a similar fashion if you believe Toronto sports media. Oh look its only curving slightly upwards.
Ours has gone up, from 60 something to around 70 I’d say
BOZAK BOZAK BOZAK
by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
But yeah, everyone should have voted 100. You’re disappointing the MSM.
BOZAK BOZAK BOZAK
by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I do like how last year, the other teams’ fans were complaining about how we couldn’t win, so we had to be excited about winning fights.
Fast forward to this year, and this is the second time in three games this season I’ve gone to the other team’s blog and seen them take solace in winning a fight.
Oh, four! I mean five! I mean fire! Now available in lite version!
I hope Colton takes any necessary rest. I don’t see how that couldn’t have been a concussion.
Speaking of the 4th line, I am 100% wrong on Mike Brown thus far. Love his hustle.
"That’s why stats are so important – anecdotal evidence just doesn’t cut it when you’re talking about history." - Bower Power
by The '67 Sound on Oct 14, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I am completely shocked at how Brown has looked so far.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I loved his salary but figured he was a pretty useless player. He’s great for 5-10 minutes/game as long as it’s not against elite competition.
"That’s why stats are so important – anecdotal evidence just doesn’t cut it when you’re talking about history." - Bower Power
by The '67 Sound on Oct 14, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Man I wish I had Photoshop at work. Someone get me a full time salary for blogging and I promise it’ll be worth it.
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I dunno…both 4th line goals last night came against Pitt’s top line. And Brown played a big role in both. Nice hustle/forecheck and assist on the 1st goal. And
nice screen on the second. I see where you’re coming from for sure. But he looked good last night. Man’d up on the road and played big. Stole some first line minutes from Kessel, when the Leafs needed to shut it down in the 3rd
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
When he was playing on the Canucks, he came in 2nd in the speed competition to Mason Raymond.
Guy’s got legs, for sure.
Oh, four! I mean five! I mean fire! Now available in lite version!
I’m takin out this time
to give you a piece of my mind (cause you can’t knock the hustle)
Who do you think you are?
Baby one day you’ll be a star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96sFW-3vGv4
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As a Sens fan in Toronto
I was belligerently berated enough on Saturday night and at Union Station. I may have given some of you the finger in fact. ;)
But anyway, this map is awesome, you really should have found a way to include Waterloo though, I went to school there and there are lots of you there.
If the streak continues, the map may be expanded.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
After Nuit Blanche wrapped up, someone cleverly twittered that if Rob Ford wins, next year’s Nuit Blance will be held on a Sunday afternoon in a beer store parking lot in Etobicoke.
Bitter Leaf Fan: Skepticism, not cynicism.
we’ll have to start in Australia
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Called nhl.com to ask why my jersey hasn’t arrived from the day of the sale, kept getting told it’ll come in a day or two. Yesterday finally a supervisor said she’ll look into it then call me in a day or two to give me an updated time line for when it will arrive. Then out of the blue this morning there was a knock at the door and I am currently walking around in a brand new, blue, Luke Schenn jersey. I feel like smashing things, roommates a Canucks fan…tried to push him over. Upgraded cable, rogers guy just came by we get TSN now so I can watch games at home. Leafs are 3-0-0. BEST DAY EVER.
WOOOOOOOOOO!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Hell yeah. I wore my Kessel jersey to pickup last night (not while I played). Someone ran up to me, grabbed me and spun me around to see who was on the back.
“Oh Kessel, good choice.”
I live in the NYC suburbs.
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That is an awesome choice. I already know what my next jersey will be. The minute an extension is signed a Kaberle third.
by ShahofToronto on Oct 14, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweet! New jerseys are the greatest!
Be an Optimist Prime, not a Negatron. Certified Grabbo Lover!
Адразу Ліфс Перайсці !
by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
An important dinstinction to be made here.
Be an Optimist Prime, not a Negatron. Certified Grabbo Lover!
Адразу Ліфс Перайсці !
by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
tsk tsk
But there are Leafs fans in New Jersey as well. We aren’t all “Snookis”.
18-1
Nuck Fova
How bout that SEC sppeeeddd?
1967: Embrace it
There are leaf fans everywhere, even Ottawa (poor dgb) that don’t mean ottawa don’t suck
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Oct 15, 2010 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions
First line
Before people start stressing too much about our “unproductive” first line, they have 3 goals and 6 points in 3 games. That’s on pace for 82 goals, obviously, which is I think right in the range people expected them to be.
I know we’re all happy this morning but I have seen some comments wondering when the 1st line is going to get going. It was one bad game for them, that’s it.
Here’s a nice stat: through 3 games only Sjostrom, Armstrong and Gunnarsson haven’t found the scoresheet, and we have no minus players. For a team that I am constantly told has no depth, that’s pretty good balance. I actually think we have quite good depth (esp. if you include the Marlies), what we lack is high end talent.
"That’s why stats are so important – anecdotal evidence just doesn’t cut it when you’re talking about history." - Bower Power
by The '67 Sound on Oct 14, 2010 11:39 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Before the Schenn double minor I thought the Leafs did an excellent job of making Pittsburgh play their game.
PIT doesn’t have elite puck movers so the Leafs really mucked it up in the Pens’ zone with great success.
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I’m waiting for Slava’s summary of game 3 but my impression is the Leafs have finally figured out that it makes sense to play differently with a lead than when behind. Small sample sizes, but we’ve now scored first 3 games and twice successfully defended 1 goal leads for an entire 3rd period. Desjardins has often commented that the Leafs’ bizarro corsi dominance/standings failure reflected an inability to both score first, and deploy a defensive shell when ahead. Looks like those issues are starting to be addressed. May throw up a quick fanpost summarizing the results, time permitting.
Does anyone know where I can get corsi events chronologically, so I can track them by when the Leafs are leading, tied, trailing etc?
"That’s why stats are so important – anecdotal evidence just doesn’t cut it when you’re talking about history." - Bower Power
by The '67 Sound on Oct 14, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree with all sentiments expressed in this comment, and have recommended that other members of this community read it for informational purposes.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I dunno if anyone else here gets TravelZoo e-mails but I got one this morning about Leafs Box Seats for $192, including all you can eat and drink pop. If anyone wants the info let me know and I’ll forward it to you.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:56 AM EDT reply actions
soda?
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
radio?
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
by Bower Power on Oct 14, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
now this is something new
“Stan Lee Superheroes to Save Pro Hockey”
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2010/10/stan-lee-hockey-superheroes/
Lee and the NHL have joined forces for a partnership called the Guardian Project, in which Lee will help create 30 original hockey-themed superheroes, one for each professional hockey team. These characters, which will have possess powers representative of their city and franchise name, will be rolled out slowly until a larger unveiling at the NHL All-Star Game on January 30 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
So… Leaf Man?
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 11:57 AM EDT reply actions
This is some clownshoes shit.
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aw, c’mon… it’s one of Bettman’s ideas, so you know it’s bound to be a financial success and not lame.
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
but wait there's MOAR
The superpowers of the Boston superhero bear called "Bruin" include precognition, or the ability to sense trouble, and serve as the "early-warning system" for the rest of the Guardians. His powerful roar can freeze enemies in fear, and his olfactory power allows him to "smell" when someone is lying and be a strong interrogator.
Ya, but then he’ll get a career ending concussion and he’ll become a burden with his huge cap hit. I can’t wait until Down Goes Brown gets wind of this.
http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1287421
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what the Leafs superhero theme will be.
The power to float gently to the ground?
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d settle for the power to not be as lame as the rest of those things.
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
by Bower Power on Oct 14, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know….
I think Habs-Man’s power is going to falling down easily at the slightest touch!
That, or collecting handouts by threatening to leave the group.
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
or flipping over heavy objects and setting them on fire
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Oct 14, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Or having fake convulsions on the ice
by ShahofToronto on Oct 14, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
or booing the American national anthem
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
as discussed on saturday
the star’s rendition of a Leafs Superhero
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Oct 14, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
ya but apparently
Oddly enough, the 30 Guardians will live in a world that exists outside of hockey, concocted from the mind of a 15-year-old fan named Mike Mason, and there will be as-yet-unnamed villains that the Guardians will … wait for it … band together and fight against!
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I know who the villains are…the NBA, MLB and NFL
by ShahofToronto on Oct 14, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought
it would be Bettman. But I guess that’s just a pipe dream.
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by chiblackhawks on Oct 14, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
ooooh, that's a good one
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by chiblackhawks on Oct 14, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
the villain will be named Bim Jalsillie.
He’ll have the power to blind innocent eyes with his massive chrome-dome, and attempt to use his ill-gotten billions to rob untold legions of hard-core fans of their beloved hometown franchise
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
for?
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
hehe
Brett Lebda is an anagram for BATTLE BRED. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Oct 14, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Here’s an excerpt from the Leafs one*
Pension fund manager by day, Acer Foglia uses his untold millions to develop new weapons and technologies to fight crime. Despite his best efforts and good intentions, he has never been able to replicate his original armored suit, which made him the most powerful of all superheroes and one of the most feared crime fighters in 1967.
*not really.
Bitter Leaf Fan: Skepticism, not cynicism.
by mf37 on Oct 14, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
That would be pretty awesome.
Acer Foglia is an anogram?
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Anagrams: a surefire way to ensnare geeky fanboys. I know, because IT WORKED ON ME.
Love it!
jrwendelman
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by jrwendelman on Oct 14, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the tony stark angle, but I guess it’s from the suit drawing…
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Oct 14, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The “Stan Lee” Cup? That’s funnier than it has any right to be.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Oct 14, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
parade needs to drop by chicago
and give us back Kris Versteeg.
(Actually, a few on SCH would disagree with me on that, say maybe Ladd’s a bigger loss, but the guy just really amuses me.)
In any case, I’m glad one of the teams I’ve decided to follow this season is doing well. Room on the bandwagon? Promise I won’t hop off if the Leafs fail to put together an 82-0-0 season.
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Room on the bandwagon?
Uh… you seem nice and all… but not really..
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
We burned the bandwagon to the ground and everyone who tried to hop off it during the Hab’s playoffs run back in the spring.
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Oct 14, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
sooooooo
what are we talking about? Rickety carriage?
Dammit, I thought there was elbow room.
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by chiblackhawks on Oct 14, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh man you should have seen some of the shouting matches between me and my dad when i cheer against the snes and habs in the playoffs haha.
I always tell him theres no room on the band wagon…but then again my dad is an immigrant who think beachemein used to be marchment…
Yup the liqour has finally gotten to my dad
We require, as a team, proper levels of pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence
by Juggy Gilmour on Oct 14, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
think beachemein used to be marchment…
Wow, he must be pleasantly surprised.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
You’ll need to perform the feats of strength.
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Leaftivus
Traditional practices
The holiday includes practices such as the “Airing of Grievances,” which occurs during the Leaftivus meal and in which each person tells everyone else all the ways the Leafs have disappointed him or her over the past 43 years. After the meal the “Feats of Strength” are performed, involving wrestling the head of the household to the floor, with the holiday ending only if the head of the household is actually pinned. Preferably, the head of the household is a Habs or Sens fan.
by Billy Stempovolinsky on Oct 14, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Check the archives
There is an Airing Of Grievances on the site. Only 2 more months until they come back!
by Death_By_Leafs on Oct 14, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
clearly that parade should visit finland… for rynnäs you know. so he would work even harder to win it too one day
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
Remember kids it's down the road not across the street
WHY ISN'T THIS GREEN, DAMMIT?
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) CERTIFIED GRABBO LOVER
by jrwendelman on Oct 14, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Just try and hit me.
Toskala
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Oct 14, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You people are all lazy.
We’re not running this parade through every podunk town just so you don’t have to walk more than 5 minutes.
The parade will go up and down the entirety of Yonge Street for the entire summer, and you are encouraged to buy a plane ticket and arrive in Toronto to view it. All travel and accomodations costs should be filed with MLSE for reimbursement.
Resident Capologist
Follow me on Twitter @clrkaitken. Or don't. Whatever.
The world revolves around us anyway, why move the Cup at all?
Leaf, the universe and everything.
Now in year 44 of the 42-year saga.
to shove it in non-Leafs fan faces
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I just saw the hit by lapierre on Downie. Worst part about the hit, as he was turtling in typical fashion, that piece of shit Lapierre had a smile on his face.
I would LOVE to see someone make him eat his own teeth
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
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apparently Stephanovich got assigned to the royals
le sigh
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Oct 14, 2010 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
ah well he was, what, 6th round?
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, still a shame to see such skill go to waste
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Oct 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
if only laziness was a curable disease
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
LeBrun is now my favourite MSMer (sorry James).
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 1:56 PM EDT reply actions
PLB does have his moments
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Oct 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting glimpse into the organization:
“I take no credit for Clarke MacArthur,” Burke said. "That was [senior vice president of hockey operations] Dave Nonis and [vice president of hockey operations] Dave Poulin insisting that we sign the guy. They said, ‘This is the guy we need.’ And I said, ‘OK then, if that’s what you believe.’
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
I wonder what Nonis said of signing Lebda.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Good article. Some down to earth stuff right there.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 14, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It’s early, Leafs fans, but you have a right to enjoy yourselves. It’s been a long six years.
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by Chemmy on Oct 14, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Why can't all the other hating fans realize this one simple fact:
It’s early, Leafs fans, but you have a right to enjoy yourselves. It’s been a long six years.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 14, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Ulmer’s piece on the parade joke is so bad it needs to be measured on some sort of Toskala inspired scale that tracks negative performance.
Bitter Leaf Fan: Skepticism, not cynicism.
His heart is in the right place, but wow it is just not a great piece of writing.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 14, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
As someone familiar with Northwestern Ontario, allow me to give you some contacts
Following Rainy River, a stop in Fort Frances is a must. Look up former Mayor Dan Onischuk and have his Tragically Hip cover band play the party.
Then, hit up Atikokan. Mayor Dennis Brown will love to have you and talk up his peat-moss power plan.
The nest stop is a perilous one…a cut-back highway to Dryden. Anne Krasilowksy will make you feel right at home. Sioux Lookout is a lovely way to end the day.
Following that, the next stop is Thunder Bay. A late breakfast at the Hoito is a must. An afternoon at the newly renovated waterfront will follow. Then a comfortable dinner at Gargoyle’s and then, a small club party host by The Auditor General. One of the city’s best independant artists.
The next morning starts with breakfast at the Thunder Bay Restaurant, but prepare to pour your own coffee!
I would recommend a trip up to Geraldton/Long Lac…but there’s nothing there.
Lunch stop on the next day at the Nipigon Cafe, order the pizza. After which, a solid photo op at Aquabason Falls between Schreiber and Terrace Bay hosted by Don MacArthur.
End the day in Marathon with a special interview with CFNO star Al Cresswell. Then continue on, to whatever comes next.
I will eat a bowl of cherries and some ghost meat in his honor.
oh goodness Dryden is the smelliest city ever
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
No way. Hinton, Alberta is way smellier, especially in the winter.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah.
I avoid Alberta at all costs.
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, yeah, I know. What’s your deal?
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone I know who’s ever moved there has fallen off the face of the planet/gotten into serious trouble so I figure it’s evil.
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
but I live here…………..
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it smells of tree death
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no stop at Kakabeka Falls? The Niagra of the north!!?!
by Nigel Cadbury on Oct 14, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Good question. Kakabeka FAlls is fuckin’ amazing.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
if they open up the dam anyways. Last two times i’ve gone the past few years i’ve been back home it’s been barely a trickle going over. I hear they open it up sometimes though and the water flows again like it used to.
by Nigel Cadbury on Oct 14, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
hoito FTW!
my thunder bay friend has made many mentions of the hoito and its delicious finnish pancakes.
i have yet to visit, but someday pancakes…. someday….
by Death_By_Leafs on Oct 14, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I finally went for the first time last year when I was home. Had never been there. Had to be only person of Finnish descent from Thunder Bay who had never gone.
by Nigel Cadbury on Oct 14, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking forward to the parade!
my son just asked me if we can go to the parade; I said sure, but the Leafs have to win the cup in order to have a parade…then he said, do you think they can do it? I said of course, if they can play like they have so far this season :) So GO LEAFS GO!!!
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 6:05 PM EDT reply actions
Finally!! I’m so glad someone else spoke up about Karina’s issues with alcohol
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
Wait, so you don’t have alcohol problems?
Oh, four! I mean five! I mean fire! Now available in lite version!
Hey, way to get noticed! You’re a real blogger, now that someone in the MSM has started taking issue with your writing. Congrats!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey
You made the bigtimes! Congrats!
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All you need now is to move into your parents basement and grow a neckbeard
BOZAK BOZAK BOZAK
by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Now you have been called Drunk and Retarded by the so-called ‘main stream media’
You are obviously doing a great job, keep up the good work!
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 14, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It would be fantastic if someone brought the cup to Australia one day….
Contains the correct levels of Truculence....
Sounds far
is that past Dufferin?
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 14, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The Leafs haven’t lost a game since I arrived in Canada for a visit.
Do you think I’d be able to get a visa based on this? :P
probably yes
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Scoring Chances vs. Pittsburgh
Finally got around to getting the results posted, could’ve had it done in the morning but I’ve been ill for the past day and stayed in bed most of the day.
by Slava Duris #24 on Oct 14, 2010 6:55 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks for doing this even though you’ve been under the weather.
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
hehehehehehehehe
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by Karina on Oct 14, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
The Sens are on pace for 15th in the East at this rate.
BOZAK BOZAK BOZAK
by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
You know its bad
When your best player so far this season has been Leclaire
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How amazing would it be if they picked up Toskala?
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Oct 14, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ohhhh boy that would be interesting. They’d have to be insane though. There are a few other goalies I’d go to much sooner than Toskala, such as Johnny Bower and Allan Bester.
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by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Or a sock hanging from the crossbar
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by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
They’re really far from having to pick up Toskala. Their strongest development position right now is G – Elliot, M Brodeur, and Lehner all look quite good. Too bad they don’t have a team in front of those goalies.
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
by Bower Power on Oct 14, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Today at work I said hi to a Sens fan at work (also a manager) and gave a quick wave -
He was ‘I know I know 3 in a row for the Leafs’
I then pointed out I was just saying ‘hi’ and in fact I was waving 3 fingers, and waiving one Finger.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 14, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's almost like a tragedy, except its got to be a comedy.
No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb, sir.
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by Death_By_Leafs on Oct 14, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
insecure Sens fan is insecure.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Oct 14, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice play by the Sens there
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by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy cow! Leafs getting respect on Fan960 in Cal right now! Almost drove off the road.
Talking about how much speed they added and that they’re looking like they’ve started to turn it around.
Peter Loubardias and Jermaine Franklin on with Rob Kerr.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 8:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Cal…ifornia?
Or Cal…gary?
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by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 14, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
…gary.
Loubardias and Franklin in California? Really?
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 14, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
obligatory: Calgary sucks, Edmonton is better
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well, that’s a compelling argument.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 15, 2010 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions
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Oh Baby!
Sundin…. Ping… Scores!
What a play! By Kariya! But what a play by Mario Lemieux, to fake receiving the pass!
by Death_By_Leafs on Oct 15, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
wasn't senility
was glaucoma or some eye issue that has since been cleared up. makes sense that he was always confusing similar looking players on the same lines.. no one wanted to grow jagr hair or a parros moustache to help the guy out?
by Death_By_Leafs on Oct 16, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
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