On The Fifth Day Of Leafsmas

by PPP on Dec 18, 2010 11:00 AM EST in 12 Days of Leafsmas

On the fifth day of Leafsmas
Burkie gave to me...
Five In A Row!
Four Years of Brad,
Three Luke Schenns,
Two Special Teams
and
A center for Phil Kessel

Brian Burke has been GM of the Leafs for 172 regular season NHL games, Ron Wilson has been coach for 194. During this time, the Leafs have managed just two four game winning streaks. (And what about a three game win streak? All of three measly times in 2.5 seasons and two calendar years.)

On the fifth day of Burkemas, I’d like the Leafs to go on a five game tear. Five games, five wins, ten points.

I’m not picky - I’ll take the wins in the shootout, overtime, lucky bounces, Orr mugging another goalie, the wrong call from the NHL war room, the right call from the NHL war room, flu-like outbreaks among the opposition, Ledba putting the team on his shoulders and racking up 20+ points in a two-week span, 12-11 games or 1-0 finals.

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Ledba putting the team on his shoulders and racking up 20+ points in a two-week span

And just how high off your tits are you for this to be anything but total fantasy?

by Be26 on Dec 18, 2010 11:05 AM EST reply actions

beat me to the same reaction. This is what happens after 10 hits of acid, minimum

I'm not a bandwagon Colts fan. I was there when Jeff George got drafted. That mustache still haunts my nightmares.

by AB_Positive on Dec 18, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions

The point is (was?) I’ll take wins any way I can get them, from acid induced fantasies to 60 minutes or hard work.

Bitter Leaf Fan: Skepticism, not cynicism.

by mf37 on Dec 18, 2010 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

If lebda put the team on his shoulders they would crush lebda, so that is good.

Burke is the type of guy who will take a big shit on the floor right in front of you and then tell you straight faced that it wasn’t him. -Skinnyfish 12/3/10

by Future_considerations on Dec 18, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

win win!

The Belorussian buzz saw only has one setting:
HYPERDEATH!
- Certified Grabbo Lover

by Sergei Puckizin on Dec 18, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions

Remember when I was calling for RW’s head, and certain Burtches kept telling “even really good teams have bad stretches like this”.

Well doesn’t it stand to reason that even bad teams should be able to string together 4 and 5 game winning streaks once in a while?

What does it say about the team/coach if we can, year after year, string together streaks of 7, 8, or 9 losses in a row, but can only win 4 in a row twice?

Fire Ron Wilson!

by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Dec 18, 2010 2:51 PM EST reply actions

last year the Islanders had 2 4-game winning streaks. The Oilers had a 5-game winning streak.

Fire Ron Wilson!

by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Dec 18, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions

I say exactly the same thing. Even talent challenged teams can play well defensively, or play consistent hockey. I just don’t see this team as responding to Wilson.

by Robert James on Dec 19, 2010 4:46 PM EST up reply actions