Now That is Maple Leaf Hockey
by SkinnyFish on Feb 3, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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PrintBrian Burke needed last night's performance to keep the media from calling him a moron for trading away so many players, and boy did his new hires have their bosses back. Three new Leafs; three stars of the games. Dion Phaneuf smashed and punched people; Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped ever puck shot his way; Fredrik Sjostrom helped make the Leafs a perfect 2 for 2 on the penalty kill.
Yeah that's a pretty good first impression made by all of them.
Aside from the newbies, the Leafs of old (last Saturday) also played a very impressive game with solid play and few mistakes. All around it was a great game for the Buds. Twenty more like that for the rest of the season and we'll be talking PLAYOFFS!!!1
Game Recap #1 [Globe and Mail]
Game Recap #2 [MLHS]
Game Recap #3 [NHL Fanhouse]
Game Recap #4 [Space Weed Says...]
Game Recap #5 [The Hockey News]
Game Recap #6 [The Hockey Writers]
Game Recap #7 [Puck Daddy]
I love the smell of victory in the morning; it smells like hope [Heroes in Rehab]
A fantastic look at the number of players drafted by a team, still playing for said team or in the NHL [Behind the Net]
Gary Bettman has his email hacked into and the contents are hilaroius [Down Goes Brown]
Welcome new comer to the Barilkosphere, The Luck of the Irish Leafs. Hard to argue that he hasn't already done some good [Luck of the Irish Leafs]
Change is coming and it is good [Greetings from SoCal]
Leafs Phan Phoever might want to consider a name change [Leafs Fan Forever]
WrapAroundCurl is pretty famous now [WAC]
Breaking down the forwards involved in the Flames trade [MLHS]
Easy minutes for Dion Phaneuf in Calgary? Think again [Behind the Net]
Eyebleaf has gone on sabbatical to India; should have just watched last night's game to ease his mind [Sports and the City]
Saying goodbye to Niklas Hagman and his smoking hot wife [WWoLD]
Bryan McWho? Never heard of him [Vintage Leaf Memories]
Morning Latecomers
Looking at the Old and Busted versus the New Hotness [Handsome Man's Guide to Life]
Pick the Olympics top scorers and win an autographed Kaberle card [Hungry Leafs Fan]
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What has happened to the Boston Bruins? Only one win in their last 10 games. 1-7-2, meanwhile the Leafs (3-5-2) have actually (unfathomably) picked up 4 points on them in the last 3 weeks. We’re now just 8 points behind the Bruins and we still play them 3 more times. New goal for the remainder of this season: CATCH THE BRUINS!!!1
by general borschevsky on Feb 3, 2010 8:28 AM EST reply actions
awesome sauce
let’s make this happen. Just on principle.
Wooo!
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
What has happened to the Boston Bruins? Only one win in their last 10 games.
well, the last one wasn’t their fault… Caps just are that good at the moment :P
Alexei Yagudin - the best there ever was and the best there ever will be
Damn...
http://archimedies.blogspot.com/2010/02/oh-no-you-dint.html
These FTB’s are getting massive.
So Handsome.
hahaha! great post!
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 8:48 AM EST up reply actions
I assumed you hadn’t made it yet
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 8:51 AM EST up reply actions
That was awesome
Space Weed Says (Insert Generic quote about blog here)
"DO NOT get stuck behind Kyle Wellwood in the buffet line. This isn't really etiquette, but it will prevent you from starving to death"- Down Goes Brown on Etiquette for Jason Spezza's wedding
by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 3, 2010 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
you’re telling me
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
I need a smoke
last night was amazing…
...Being surrounded by Sens and Habs fans makes me lose faith in humanity...
Interesting quotes from TSN today:
Dreger, in his Q&A:
The Flames, in my opinion, still don’t have a centre to complement Jarome Iginla. Matt Stajan is a quality centreman, however on a good team he’s a decent No. 2, or a very good third line centre and like Chris Higgins, both contracts expire at the end of the season, so neither trade addresses Calgary’s long-term concerns.
THERE. THAT’S WHAT MATT STAJAN IS. NO MORE ARGUMENTS.
From the CP article, a less-than-inspired Ponikarovsky quote:
“I’m not worried, it’s just the business,” Ponikarovsky said. “If you get traded, that’s the way it is. I just want to play hockey and have fun.”
Poni… ? Why does it sound like you want to leave us?
I read that not so much that he wants to leave us, just that he understands there’s a good chance of it happening. Which there is. Who else thinks Kulemin is looking more and more like Poni 2.0?
I’d love to resign Poni at $3MM but I think the odds of that happening are slim to none.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 3, 2010 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
Except Kulemin forechecks way better.
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 wish Sutter had agreed to this trade earlier in the year. It seems like the guys are having a lot of fun out there. Granted it’s only 1 game, but obviously there has been a lot of…unhappiness this year. Stajan and White probably felt disappointed more than anyone (they’ve been around the longest).
With Dion, and Giggy, it seems the team has some confidence back, and are playing with some fire and having a little fun. Who knows. Maybe we don’t get 20 wins, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we get 15.
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
if we go 15-10
from here on out i’m happy
Even though that gives us 77 points, probably still in lottery territory.
A good finish just gives me confidence that were not going to be in the same awful position re: draft picks again NEXT year.
Except if Poni didn't score 20-25 a year he wouldn't be in the NHL
Kuli could have a long career as a defensive specialist.
I just think he’s saying to Burke that he understands that he needs to be traded for assets but he’s coming home July 1
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
…I just want to play hockey and have fun.
He’s so brutally honest. Living the dream, really.
So Handsome.
adios!
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
I thought Hanson looked great at Center…lot more comfortable.
This from Cox. I post because I don’t always agree, but this makes sense.
“…. will make Sunday’s strange trade – the Leafs really got Phaneuf for that group of non-impact players? – seem rather one-sided.
Wendel Killer Joseph
Contest from me!
The turn out on my first attempt was rather sad so this is a reminder to get your picks in!
Who wants a Tomas Kaberle autograph?
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Feb 3, 2010 9:20 AM EST reply actions
Five. Three forwards (except Crosby, Malkin and Ovie) and two defencemen as well as your PPP handle or some way for me to contact you once all is said and done.
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Feb 3, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
Giggy's
got a good grasp on the art of rebound control, in fact I haven’t seen a Leaf’s goalie with that much rebound control since Belfour…
indeed, last night was the first time I felt comfortable with our goalie since pre-lockout Eddie.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
if phaneuf gets bored, i can handle the rebound
..giggity
by Death_By_Leafs on Feb 3, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
soooo hot, want to touch the hiny, ohohohoh.
That Veronica Vaughn in one peice of ace, if you know what I mean
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
No
But a buddy of mine and her GOT. IT. ON!
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by PPP on Feb 5, 2010 8:22 AM EST up reply actions
hrm.
I dunno. Could be worse I guess?
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
I’d do that deal with one HUGE caveat – the Leafs walk the talk on earning roster spots and have the willpower to stick Moreau in the AHL next year. If not? Forget it.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
I talked to a friend who’s an Oilers fan last week. He was adamant that Moreau may be the worst player taking a regular shift in the league. Also that he was a terrible leader. You want more ‘we just aren’t getting breaks’ after a terrible performance, Moreau is your guy.
Yeah
MC79Hockey is probably killing himself laughing at this possible deal.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
I’ve been reading all season that Moreau is terrible and washed up.
Frankly, they almost need to take the C from him like Carloina took it from Rod the Bod.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
I live in Edmonton, Moreau throws his team mates under the bus to the media, he’s fucking clown shoes
"He'll be fine, he grew up by a nuclear power plant"- Alexander Mogilny
why doesn't
edmonton just buy him out? it would only cost them a mil for two years.
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Because, they are cap fucked, mostly paying 5 million+ for Horcoff
"He'll be fine, he grew up by a nuclear power plant"- Alexander Mogilny
suddenly
it really doesn’t seem so bad to be a Leafs fan.
Calgary (now) has it worse.
Edmonton has it worse, and is actually worse than the Leafs.
Gainey looks like an idiot on a weekly basis.
Ottawa is still Ottawa.
Vancouver would be the only respectable team in the bunch, if the organization did have their panties in a twist over supposed tampering by the Leafs.
God. We take so much abuse. But really, things aren’t so bad over here….
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
*didn’t
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
what a difference a day made
twenty four little hours
by pevans on Feb 3, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
for Etta James reference.
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
dinah washington
i thought. but they sound so similar
dammit. you’re right.
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
Wait, though.
Dregger never actually explicitly says that the two teams are talking – this is speculation.
The Oilersphere (?) have great stuff on Moreau and he’s clearly done.
MC79 had a great piece on Moreau’s bad penalty habit
…in Ethan Moreau’s case, he took 1.78 penalties per 60 minutes of play and drew 0.75 penalties. So, for every 60 minutes of 5v5 he plays, he takes 1.03 more penalties than he draws.
He doesn’t play 60 minutes a night though – he’s averaged 12.03 5v5 minutes per game since the beginning of 2007-08. For him then, an 82 game season would be 986.42 5v5 minutes long. That’s 16.44 hours. He’ll take 16.9 more penalties than he draws in that time.
The average forward would be at 3.6 more penalties drawn than taken. This means that Ethan Moreau has, since 2007-08, generated 20.5 more power plays for the opposition in the course of a given season than would a forward who takes and draws penalties at average rates.
GAA/60: Goals above average/82. Minor penalties cost, on average, 0.2 goal differential…In Moreau’s case, it works out to -4.1. If you could slot Ethan Moreau’s twin into the lineup, identical in all but his penalty taking/drawing, at which he was league average for a forward, you’d expect the Oilers to be about four goals better over the course of a season.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
Oilogosphere
On Twitter mc79hockey and Lord_Bob were trying to get Mirtle to start that rumour.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Really? The guy seems to want to play in Toronto...
http://twitter.com/ethanmoreau
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.
Pretty sure that’s another MC79 account (and that you were being sarcastic).
by The '67 Sound on Feb 3, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Do not want
Stempniak is a better, younger player than Moreau and with a lot more upside. Trading him away would be stupid.
Exelby on the other hand….I could possibly see that going down is draft picks are involved. They give a 2nd, we give a 5th sort of a deal.
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.
This is correct.
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.
This
…we are in a much better position to swallow the contract than Edmonton, and he’s just the kind of washed up guy who the marlies need for some leadership.
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
pretty sure he has the leadership skills of a piece of cardboard
"He'll be fine, he grew up by a nuclear power plant"- Alexander Mogilny
is edmonton that desperate to save cash?
i would assume they’d be hoarding draft picks at this point
they are pretty tight to the cap
"He'll be fine, he grew up by a nuclear power plant"- Alexander Mogilny
They are also aggressively lobbying for a new arena built with public funds.
It makes it a bit more challenging to make that case for public subsidies when you can’t manage your team’s cap situation, are paying guys millions not to play and icing a team that’s dead last in the league.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
Signing crippled goalies, spending to the cap, trading assets for pennies on the dollar…
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Oh, and don’t forget that the last three arenas built in Canada (GM Place, Bell Centre, Air Canada Centre) were all built 100% with private funds.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
they really missed the boat on this with private funding. With the downturn in the economy and the price of oil spiking and then decreasing they should have push hard for a new rink in 2006/07, because now might take them years.
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
No
Because we have a CFL team
"He'll be fine, he grew up by a nuclear power plant"- Alexander Mogilny
Awesome quote from The Star:
Dion Phaneuf punched in for work Tuesday and was a hit. Or several hits if you ask Colin White’s face.
One thing that kills me about hockey players, especially guys like Phaneuf, is that they make soooo much money, but then their trademark style is throwing on a Red Bull hat backwards like some 12 year old. Most of them also drive around in really big trucks. Canadian hockey boys honestly have no idea what to do with money….
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Feb 3, 2010 10:02 AM EST reply actions
I would assume that he is getting paid for this by Red Bull.
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
Dion Phaneuf
I know one game doesn’t make a season but at last we have something real and tangible….fucking hope! And to me, Phaneuf displayed everything you could want in a captain….not just yet, but by the end of the season for sure.
this is the second time I've read "Phaneuf for Captain"
you can’t all be serious…?
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
I’m serious when I say no to the idea of him being the Captian. Let the dood play and worry only about playing.
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
putting a C on Dion’s chest is a big no for me. I did not like him wearing the A in Calgary.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
i still dont like that Komi and Beauch got their A’s so quick
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, I think they shouldn’t have done it. But I think you need to have 3 lettered players playing a game nowadays to talk with refs.
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
we don’t put the C on him right now….however, if he continues to display the kind of leadership as he did last night (in both deeds and words) then he’s got my vote.
even RW had to admit that he’s never heard so much chirping between periods from one player…
he doesn’t get a letter until next year
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
I dunno if I even like that idea…
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
well thats more of a “at the soonest” type of thing
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
You robbed the Flames and Ducks
Well done, I have to admit.
Darryl Sutter being a dolt comes as no surprise, but WTF was Anaheim thinking?
WTF was Anaheim thinking?
In a word? money. Next yea Blake earns $3M on a $4M cap hit; Giguere earns $7M on a $6M cap hit.
It’s $2M in cap savings, but more importantly, $4M in actual cash savings.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
They were thinking that Hiller was their starting going forward and that they needed to sign him to a contract before he hit the free agent market at the end of the season. So they did that and then had two goalies making $10.5M total for next year and needed to move Giguere at any sort of a cost savings. See mf37 above.
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.
Last Night's Scoring Chances
10-6 in favour of Toronto, the lowest number of combined chances recorded in a Leaf game this season despite the healthy number of shots taken.
by Slava Duris #24 on Feb 3, 2010 10:53 AM EST reply actions
Any truth to the XLB to Kings rumour I heard on Andry Frost’s show loast night?
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
Big Head Mackenzie debunked it as BS late last night
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
DO NOT WANT
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
NOOOOO
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
I know you hate The Star, but you gotta love DiManno’s creative wordsmithing in this one:
“From his seat at the end of the bench, Jonas Gustavsson didn’t report for observer duty with a clipboard in hand, nor video-cam for the purpose of capturing a goaltending tutorial.”
“In any event, as presumptive student at the butterfly-bent knees of J.S. Giguere, there would not have been much to freeze-frame record from the Toronto debut of Gettin’ Jiggy Wid It.
That was the quietest SHHHHhutout in recent memory."
She is such a stoner
Wendel Killer Joseph
I will forever associate her with the “What Happened?” with the woman who lives next to Rosie, that was the subject of the article about how her neighbour has loud sex.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Her sports articles are fun to read, for nothing else but the wordplay
Wendel Killer Joseph
by MapleLeafMole on Feb 3, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
I loved how stalkerish her Sundin articles were.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
Ha ha…no kidding. She always had first dibs on Sundin. Sundin granted her interviews, when he wasn’t ready to talk to anyone else. She literally, especially towards the end, had Sundin exclusives.
Wendel Killer Joseph
by MapleLeafMole on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
I like the Monster at the end of the article
‘Down at the other end of the locker room, Gustavsson gave his own personal tribute to the new arrival: "That’s how I want to play."’
So awesome how willing he is to learn.
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
I know you hate The Star<…/blockquote>
Does anyone actually “hate” The Star? I know they have their share of horrid writers (Rosie DiManno being right up there at the top) and extremely biased, factually liberal articles, but they still do have access to sources and resources that many of us underestimate. Their reporters for the Leafs, for example, still have exclusivity only a few bloggers have, even if that doesn’t give them the right to dismiss their competitors so off-handedly. I see the danger of flipping the coin all the time now, where fans like us bash the mainstream media and say without disregard that they’re useless and serve no purpose anymore. I dislike The Star a lot, but I still read and use their articles for information I can’t easily obtain.
Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell
And quotage fail. Let's try that again.
I know you hate The Star…
Does anyone actually "hate" The Star? I know they have their share of horrid writers (Rosie DiManno being right up there at the top) and extremely biased, factually liberal articles, but they still do have access to sources and resources that many of us underestimate. Their reporters for the Leafs, for example, still have exclusivity only a few bloggers have, even if that doesn’t give them the right to dismiss their competitors so off-handedly. I see the danger of flipping the coin all the time now, where fans like us bash the mainstream media and say without disregard that they’re useless and serve no purpose anymore. I dislike The Star a lot, but I still read and use their articles for information I can’t easily obtain.
Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell
I hate some of their writers but they are the first stop for the day-to-day info on the team.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Feb 3, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Further from the Star, and I’m sorry, but it is relevant:
“After a slow start to his OHL season, Kadri has rallied for 26 goals and 37 assists for 63 points in 39 games. He went on a tear in the month of January, collecting points in all but one of the Knights’ 11 games: six goals and 19 assists. "
Wendel Killer Joseph
hey
don’t apologize, that’s useful information!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
HAHAHA
@JeffMarek NYI’s Brendan Witt on waivers. He’s got one more year at $3 left on contract.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 12:55 PM EST reply actions
3 bucks? Overpaid!
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)
haha
$3 million.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
/facepalm
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
someone commented that Caps fans are especially mad because they’ve never seen that logo before.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Feb 3, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
haha
OH SNAP!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
wrecked
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.
Also Hilarious
they put Sunday twice, and did not specify AM or PM.
Suh-suh-suh-SUNDAY!!!!1
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Feb 3, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
@DarrenDreger Following up on the RDS story. Don Waddell met with Kovalchuk today to tell him he should expect a trade. 5 or more teams still in.
OOOOOOH
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:31 PM EST reply actions
DUN DUN DUUUUUNNNNNN
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
because of the Phaneuf and Giggy trades, part of me thinks Burke has his hat in the ring.
Not necessarily to get Kovy, but find out what pieces other teams are willing to move
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
other pieces, yeah.
I think Boston’s really got to push for Kovalchuk.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
Flames?
Maybe Sutter and Waddell want to have a worst GM of 2010 contest.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Feb 3, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
maybe
Could you imagine? Stajan between Iginla and Kovalchuk? HAHAHAH
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
I think stajan would just curl up into the fetal position and cry.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Feb 3, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
or pad his stats and get a $5 mill/year deal from Sather in the summer.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
This seems more likely, hell he could still curl up into the fetal position and pad his stats on a line with those two.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Feb 3, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
i have to agree with dpatrickgray
cuz stajan would be the 3rd wheel in that equation and get no love
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
now if he comes sign him tpo a life long deal
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
no, do not want kovalchuck, especially in a life time deal
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
true, cuz look at the islanders who gave dipietro basically a life long deal and they been snake bitten ever since.
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
not just that, but because he will eat too much money and too much cap space for too long and he doesnt adress the main problem with the leafs, the lack of a number one center
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
well i went on the rangers blog and they are going nuts cuz they hear kovalchuck might get traded so they are losing their minds with trade combos
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
I’d do that if there was any chance in hell he made any sense for the Leafs. But he doesn’t.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
so would i but he is basically a rental and most likely goes to the khl
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
I dunno, the KHL is having economic problems.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Hence why they would want someone to come over and be their Crosby.
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true
but Crosby still had to get his rookie wages first… Kovy and his $10 mill? I can’t see it happening.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
Lol, you still never know though. Look what Beckham did for MLS (until he screwed them over).
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I can see Kovy go to the KHL. Or at least it’s a real possibility. $10 million a year to the big clubs in the KHL is nothing. The smaller teams in the KHL are having financial difficulties, but they weren’t going to compete for Kovalchuk anyway.
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yeah, i see him sticking in the NHL until he starts to decline (if the KHL still exists/bounces back) when they will shell out more money than anyone over here will
at the end of the 10 year contract sather will give him….
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
If he gets a life-long deal, it will basically be a half-retirement in his mind.
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more info
@TSNBobMcKenzie Teams in mix for Kovalchuk include: Boston, New Jersey, Rangers, Philadelphia, Calgary, Chicago and L.A. Some more. Some less. Auction time.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
boston needs him despreatly, i watched the game last night, whoo
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
boston needs to get healthy more than anything
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
well last night strum took one to the face, look like he out
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
I think they need a scorer too, though.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't they have one last year?
Some kid… Kess… Kessler? No, wait, it was Kessel! What happened to him again?
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very true, but they dont have a whole lot in the prospect pipe, unless they are guarenteed to lock him up this could cripple them
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
this is why I would love it all the more so.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
heh yah, bostons price probably starts at couburn, krijchi (whatever the hell the spelling is) and their first
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
them getting rid of Krejci would be a blessing.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, but he does have a ton of potential,
the thrashes would want wheeler probably though
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I am not sure who Jared is thinking of.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
Chicago
Would need to dump a lot of Salary to get him, especially if they wanted to resign him and also resign their pending FAs
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I think he’d be a pure rental for Chicago.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
You would think that their chances are slim then, if there is a team in the mix who thinks they could resign him, and therefore offer more. I’d really love for Boston to trade their 1st for him, and have it end up being a higher pick than ours.
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yeah, versteeg + barker and their super high first might get it done
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
well hmm
@CraigCustance: Kovy very much in play, but I’m being told that the Blackhawks aren’t in the mix right now.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Huh, Chicago does have the pieces to get it done. A forward prospect, Versteeg/Barker, and Sharp/Byfuglien/Bolland would be a pretty nice haul for Atlanta. If the Hawks manage to get rid of Bolland, they might even have enough money for Kovy. Well, that and they decide not to ice a third and fourth line next year.
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Well McKenzie says that Atlanta isn’t allowing teams to talk about extensions with Kovy before the trade, so that could be a block.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
I can see why Waddell would do that, especially to keep up the appearances of the possibility of re-signing him in the offseason. But I think I would have allowed that possibility if it meant the return would be greater.
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I’m not sure Kovy is so quick to sign an extension now anyway. He might wait until the offseason to truly test the market.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
That seems about right.
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Not sure what the return would be for Atlanta, but of those teams listed the Kings still seem to me the most likely destination if Kovalchuk goes anywhere. I know it’s been reported Lombardi may be hesitant to break up the Kings because they’ve had good team spirit and chemistry, but I think they can make a good deal with Atlanta potentially. This will be interesting to watch.
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For sure, and the Kings are just coming into their own as future contenders. But on the other hand, that’s the dilemma of trying to capture fan support and revenue for any amount of time in a non-hockey market. The Kings have the right amount of prospects and draft picks to make a trade for Kovy without breaking up their team in my mind. But Atlanta desperately needs Kovy though.
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thats crazy, unless they want to get rid of hossa after the year
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
You know Phaneuf showed me something last night
he showed me that he can be the defenesive stallworth that everybody has plucked him to be.
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 3:36 PM EST reply actions
meh. his positioning was fine. the guy takes chances, so there are going to be times when he’s out of position. that’s his style. i think he brings enough to the table that it’s not a big deal. put him with Komi next year, perfect pairing. He also brings energy, which is about 100x more than this team has had all season.
I was just in a Cab
on the way back from my dog’s vet (he got neutered), and there was a sports radio-show on (i live in Ottawa). These guys were talking about how close the SNES are to catching Buffalo for being a top-3 team….
Ridiculous Ottawa sports media, seriously, they are 5 points back and the Sabres have 2 games in hand, plus the fact that, in all likelihood, the sens streak will slow down (especially with the momentum killing break coming up). They then proceeded to play off of each other, talking about how the leafs win last night was pointless, and how lucky the Bruins are to be getting two picks in the top 6 or 7 of the draft.
Its funny how they are the exact opposite of our media (who are always pessimistic), by basically thinking Ottawa can pull off another 6 or 7 game streak, whereas their division Rivals (us and Boston) will continue to suck for the rest of the year.
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yup, they have their media vacuum set to blow while the toronto media is set to suck
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
they lost there flipping minds, they all think cowen is going to be something too
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
This is why I never listen to sports radio in this town, I’d lose my mind hearing crap like that every day.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
you see stucky, thats why i like it cuz these ottawa fans think their team and their players are great but their mostly average
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I definitely wanted to tell the Cabbie to turn if off, but he had his kid (around 11-13 yr. old) in the car (probably just got him from school), and it was probably on for his benefit.
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he probably wanted his son to understand that sens fans are a buch of whiny babies who are anbgry cuz their canada 2nd team in ontario
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Is it just me, or does this seem like a much more credible statement coming from Dion.
Call me superstitious, but I'm pretty sure the Leafs do better when I'm drinking.
Ho lee shit
http://twitter.com/JeffMarek/status/8603604069
Ken Hitchcock fired in CBJ. Claude Noel takes over.
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.
who the heck is Claude Noel?
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Coach of the AHL affiliate maybe?
Call me superstitious, but I'm pretty sure the Leafs do better when I'm drinking.
assistant coach
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by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
I am. Hitchcock eventually lost the battle to Filatov and his goalies.
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hmm
apparently, according to Cox, Hitch was also fired right before the 2002 Olympics…
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
He does have a shelf life, so I guess he can devote his time to Team Canada now.
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I’m just going to choose to believe this is a sign we will win gold.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
dont think so, he seems to get a team to the playoffs one year then get fired the next
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
we won gold in 2002 when he had just been fired
he was also an assistant coach on Team Canada that year…. follow?
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
You don’t understand, karina. Hitchcock will get fired from Team Canada, too. Yzerman just plain doesn’t like fatties. ;)
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haha thanks for the help!
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
I like the way you think!
Funny how good goaltending can make you look like a genius, and then the very next year the goaltending turns to shit and all of a sudden you’re an idiot.
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And for good reason. Steve Mason’s regression this year can make or break that franchise next season. It’s too bad considering Hitchcock is a brilliant defensive coach.
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I heard on the TSN panel last night that Mason had too much of an entitled attitude, partly due to his immaturity of course but also they said in part because the coaching staff let him get away with a little too much last year and didn’t rein him in when needed. If so that is a coaching failure for sure and it probably sowed the seeds of Hitch’s firing.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
also
did anyone else notice Giggy’s belly in the post game interview??
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:45 PM EST reply actions
he’s also likes pie?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 3, 2010 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
oddly enough
no
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by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
hmmm weird. I’m wondering if conditioning is a root of his deterioration in play.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
it’s not like beer and chicken wings has slowed down Thomas…
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by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
but Thomas was always like that… wasn’t he?
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
I thought this also
maybe now that he has the starter’s role back, he will do a better job keeping in shape?
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Yes
I’m hoping it was a protruding chest protector.
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that low?
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
as long as he keeps allowing no goals the rest of the year, who cares bout how fat he is
by Skins4ever on Feb 3, 2010 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
anybody hear of a rumor that Burke is looking to swap Grabbo for PHX’s Mueller?
some guy just asked McKenzie on twitter about it. first i’ve heard…
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by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 5:07 PM EST reply actions
I don’t know that I’d be happy with that.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
I’m guessing it’s someone who’s made it up on their own.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
not sure if that makes sense for Phoenix. Grabbo still owed 6 million over the next 2 seasons. I do it in a heart beat though. Mueller is talented but hates playing for Tippett.
Mueller also struggled with Gretzky, so I’m not sure Tippett is the real problem.
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he played alot of minutes in his rookie season. played less last year (sophomore slump maybe?). minutes are waaaaay down this season. interestingly, his sh % didn’t drop by a huge amount last year, but he was shooting a lot less.
Just reading preliminary reports from Pheonix, but he has really, really regressed. I think there are some that doubt he can even recover.
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I believe he had some injury woes last year, concussion maybe? Not really sure, might be getting him and Hanzl mixed up, or I might just be way off base.
Odin’’s the guy to ask
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by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
He can also play Centre or Wing: flexibility is key when you don’t know who you’re going to have in those positions next year.
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i think this has actually been the key problem. he’s always played center but the team doesn’t think he fits there long term. he’s been awful on the wing, which is part of the reason he and tippett haven’t gotten along. his future is def. not in phoenix.
Hm, didn’t know about that one. I guess its a lot harder to hear things about people from a team witfh so little fans and press.
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I would actually like that deal, he’s younger and was a first rounder; though I doubt this is a real rumour. Only way that it makes sense is that Mueller is American, and Grabbo is not a Burke get.
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
But Burke did sign Grabbo to that extension.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
True, but he is injured and underperforming, and not exactly a ‘Burke-style’ player, to use a popular saying.
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he’s injured, but actually was on target to improve his points over last year.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
i think he was a cheap option at center. his deal isn’t expensive enough to scare teams off of a trade. he’s also 26 and hasn’t shown improvement from last season, except at face-offs.
Shh!
With the amount of resouces their braintrust has, SBnation is probably one of their main sources of information about other teams…
TRADE GRABBO! OH NOHZ! I WOULDN’T GIVE HIM UP FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN A FIRST ROUNDER!!
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Maybe I’m the only one, but I’m not really impressed with Mueller. Grabs may not be a fantastic player, but if the Leafs are trading him, I rather see a more established prospect/young player come back in return.
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THN scouting report
ASSETS: Has impressive size, hand/eye coordination and reach. Is at his best with the puck on his blade. Can score goals and also set up teammates with equal aplomb. Is versatile enough to play all three forward positions.
FLAWS: Isn’t a great skater, which somewhat hinders his otherwise supreme offensive potential at the NHL level. Doesn’t utilize his physical gifts enough to his advantage. Takes some nights off.
CAREER POTENTIAL: Inconsistent scoring forward.
so grabbo with size instead of speed with an undetermined amount of crazy?
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
I’ll be honest, his career potential sounds exactly like Grabbo.
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Less results. And that scouting report is still based mainly on his draft report. Nothing has changed.
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IF we picked him up, it’s more of a long-term thing. Grabbo is definitely not a long-term option on this team. Burke is thinking further than just next year. Don’t forget, Grabbo will be 27 next season. Mueller only 22
You’re saying as if 27 is old. 27 is approaching Grabbo’s prime. For a team that still needs to be competitive, Mueller is still a step down in results. If the Leafs can find a player than can replace Grabs in production, then fine, pull the trigger.
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not buying it myself. came out of left field…
That said, Fletcher has that Phoenix connection and is familiar with Mueller. But, Burke signed Grabbo to an extension, and seems to like his work ethic.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
Giggy and Dion wallpapers up at mapleleafs.com
I don’t know what they’re doing over there, you’d think they’d wait until JS got some new Leafs equipment, and Dion got sticks that aren’t red. Also, they still have nothing in the form of Phil, Beauch, Komi, the Monster over there.
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Interesting…
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, TSN says they’re “nearing” a trade
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
yup
just wondering what’s going back in return.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
woah
he’s been injured a LOT
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
NTC?
Seriously, how does this guy get a no-trade? And people say JFJ gave them away…
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Cool quote:
“To make a deal that clearly is going to work out, and that was proven as early as (Tuesday night’s 3-0 Leafs win), it’s a great feeling to make a deal like that,” said Colangelo. "And it makes you hunger for more.
“I’m sure Brian’s now looking at ways to improve the team even more so, because they’ve taken a step in the right direction, in terms of getting this team on track. To be competitive and entertaining and to excite the fan base that way, I’m sure he’s very excited.”
From here.
I like it because its not from a hockey perspective, but a GM perspective, regardless of the sport.
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i think he’s probably done with anything too significant. maybe poni or stempniak or exelby. but i doubt there will be any more big deals.
and suddenly BAM kovalchuck!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
haha
no
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, something that will come out of nowhere for a player people thing wont be moved
BAM Malkin!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
hehehe wrong window
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
cocaine is a helluva drug
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
for some reason, I have a feeling that Ottawa’s thrown their hat into the ring for Kovalchuck.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 6:59 PM EST reply actions
doesn’t mean they won’t try
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
wow
they have next to 0 forward prospects.
HAH
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
spezza + Cowen + Phillips + whatever!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Spezza = NTC
I can’t see them giving up Phillips either.
Yeah, they don’t have the prospects/roster players to do the deal.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
sshhhh, i want to picture them trading for him and then him bolting for the KHL in the summer
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
yes, it is a glorious thought
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Allaire on Giguere
From the Canadian Press via tsn.ca
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Ok, does anyone think that Kovalchuk is THAT much better than Hossa??? Waddell does but I don’t think I agree…
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 7:26 PM EST reply actions
I like Hossa
a lot more than Kovalchuk. Even with his sens history and the Berard “incident”…
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by blurr1974 on Feb 3, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
me too… so much more complete of a player.
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
yah, hossa is a much better all around player, but kovy is younger and much more durable
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
/facepalm
A commenter a KK thinks that Atlanta wants cash for Kovalchuk….
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
errrrr……
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't read all the comments, and I mean no disrespect
but Phaneuf wearing a shield and fighting is bush-league. I’m glad he’s got Leaf-nation all masturbatory (thanks Puck Daddy) over him, and I really hope he steps up his game, it’ll be good for the whole division, but wearing a shield and fighting is weak.
bt
yeah, i mean Bergeron fought with a visor last year too, what a weak sauce pansy
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 3, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
man, Iginla fights with a visor too, he sure sucks eh?
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by Karina on Feb 3, 2010 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
Of course you mean disrespect or you’d have realised that White began the fight with his visor on too. This wasn’t a case of two guys squaring up and one guy keeping it on while the other one took it off.
Try having a clue about what you’re talking about before you come here again.
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