Maple Leafs 5 v. Senators 0: JS Giguere Is Kind of Good
by PPP on Feb 6, 2010 9:52 PM EST
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PrintWhere to start with this game? Well, how about with Matt Carkner getting KTFO:
Throw in Phil Kessel potting two goals, Luke Schenn showing off his new rocket laser shot to get two goals, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere continuing his perfect streak as the Leafs' goalie and it was a pretty good Saturday night. The Leafs now have played 177 great minutes out of 180. If not for last night's collapse they would be on a three game win streak.
So let's hear it. What did you folks like about tonight?
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From this day forward, if Carkner uses a loofah, his skin is just going to start slipping right off.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
Hey KidK, I was working on your drawing tonight. If everything goes well I’ll have it done in the next few days. Apologies for it taking 4+ months.
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 6, 2010 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
awesome!
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Leafs Nation will go to bed satisfied tonight. Sens fans will slink back to their grimy holes. All is right in the world.
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 6, 2010 9:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The shutout was beautiful...
and Luke Schenn on an offensive outburst is genius. But what made my night was watching Carkner throw his hands up to grab the ref like a lifesaver.
Luke Schenn showing off his new rocket
Where’s the splurt gif?
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
Luke Schenn showing off his new rocket
/Tlusty joke
I'll roll up on you smooth and punch you in the jeans
I still think Tlusty every time I see Sjostrom out there in the #11 jersey… will the NSFW jokes transfer over to him?
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 6, 2010 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Freddy Shoestrings is a celibate PK genius. How dare you attempt to sully his name.
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.
The use of the word celibate got a chuckle out of me.
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
When I saw PK I immediately thought of a certain 2 goal scorer who just happens to have those initials.
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 6, 2010 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
We’re in consensus here, right? Everybody loves Sjostrom, right?
I don’t want to be the only person really liking him and finding out I’m the loner again.
Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell
He’s awesome.
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
and now he’s SFW too!
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:32 AM EST up reply actions
Freddie Shoestrings mania is sweeping leafs nation in the way Dion really wants you to crank those tunes up
Very Awesomely.
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
SHOESTORM!!!1
A damn good penalty killer.
by Marc Pilgrim on Feb 7, 2010 12:35 AM EST up reply actions
Young man, in this household we say a little something called please.
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That fight needs to be called by Joe Bowen.
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
640toronto.com
They archive games. Check it later tonight and you’ll be able to listen in.
Truculence...starting 10/1/09
Best game of the year, or bestest game of the year?
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So far!
...rely a bit to heavily on alcohol and irony...
by My Poor Friend Me on Feb 7, 2010 5:47 AM EST up reply actions
yay
It’s like him. It’s still developing but it’s growing into something great.
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It scares me. He has a very intense glare and the beard adds to it. Likey for sure.
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 6, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
yay
I LOVE IT
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 6, 2010 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
I LOVE GIGUERE
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 6, 2010 10:06 PM EST reply actions
with good reason. Dood’s awesome!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
I KNOW
I hope he keeps it up. This is even better than I’d hoped for.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 6, 2010 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
So true. I kept worrying that HNIC were tossing up jinxes left and right. Especially Healy! Jealous much?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Good goalies make him uneasy. He’s upset Toskalol left town, he can’t exercise his sense of superiority anymore.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
he still tried. I guess he doesn’t have a Giguere voodoo doll yet
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
I officially declare this a win for Brendan Burke, and done in a way his memory deserves. RIP.
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by kidkawartha on Feb 6, 2010 10:08 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I agree. I guarantee the boys feel the same way too
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 6, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
"I think our goal here is to make sure Burkie and his family don’t have to worry about us," said Giguere, who has known his GM for years dating back to their time with the Anaheim Ducks. "They have enough on their plate right now. It’s hard enough as it is to lose somebody you love like this. I can’t even imagine a kid."
Giggy’s awesome.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 7, 2010 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
And Luke
"We mentioned it before the game that we wanted to play for him," Schenn said. "To get the win was obviously great."
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 7, 2010 1:02 AM EST up reply actions
I told the Sens fan I had over that she can watch a Leafs game with me any time…
I don’t think she appreciated the invitation.
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Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 6, 2010 10:13 PM EST reply actions
Since the Sens lost a game does that mean she’s back off the bandwagon?
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 6, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
And so
The boy band *NSNES tried to get their 12th big hit in a row. But instead, an up and coming band from Toronto featuring Phil the Thrill, Cool Hand Luke and J.S. Gettin Giggy wit’ it ended up with the most SCREAMING!!!1 FANS!!!1. And so the *NSNES go where all the boy bands go when they stop being popular (sorry, I have no clue where that is…).
Truculence...starting 10/1/09
by LeafBoy on Feb 6, 2010 10:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Saying shutout
I heard several people say shutout midway through the third and nothing bad happened. Can we put that stupid-stition to rest?
by Leaf in Habland on Feb 6, 2010 10:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
They should count their blessings.
But I mean, it’s not a random superstition. It’s known far and wide in sports. Who are we to go against tradition?
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i get pissed at myself if i even THINK shutout, never mind say it out loud.
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
me too. I try not to think about it at all.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
But clearly it is wrong. I heard several people say it out loud and they didn’t score. So the superstition doesn’t work.
by Leaf in Habland on Feb 6, 2010 10:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Applying logical analysis to to a religiously held tenet just isn’t worth the time. Trust me. :)
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Will I get in trouble if I post “shutout” at the start of ever game thread?
Don’t worry I won’t do that. I’ll just say it quietly to myself.
by Leaf in Habland on Feb 6, 2010 11:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yell it out loud during every game :)
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We can hold another comment fundraiser for your medical bills
by The_Truculenster on Feb 6, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t doubt the hockey gods
oh they’re real just look at what happened at last year’s playoffs
by The_Truculenster on Feb 6, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve been waiting 32 years for them to show me some love.
by Leaf in Habland on Feb 6, 2010 11:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Laser Luke, Orr winning his rubber match, Giggy with another blanking, and Hanson doing everything except score a goal.
Hanson looks great out there at centre again. He got a little too uppity with a backhand hack in the first, could have made him more of a stand out performer in the game if he got his hands on that. But man, killing penalties and putting shots on goal and looking confident while doing it. I like.
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by Peanut Butter Rally Time on Feb 6, 2010 10:20 PM EST reply actions
Gotta give love to
The guys on the PK tonight…
I don’t have numbers, but I noticed Sjostrom, Stemps, Hanson and another (name escapes me) it was crazy, but they were locking down and actually covering people.
Big time shouts to the PK unit. Someone who likes stats will hopefully post all their names in a reply to this
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it gives him scoring strength!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Primeau and Kulemin
were pair #2, I think.
by leafsfan4life94 on Feb 7, 2010 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
Is it safe to say....
Giguere just needed a change of scenery?
And a reunion with Allaire maybe
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An opportunity. Hiller was going to get the time with the Ducks. Hard to avoid what is noticeable
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
where's MF37?
i’d like to hear him explain to me again what a below-average goalie giggy is. i think he may have referred to him as a back-up, actually.
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
I love him, but I’m going to have to see way more than 2 games to judge him fairly.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
me too, of course. i’m not sure he could have made a better first/second impression though.
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
He’s also the last excuse the Monster had. He’s been given everything a rookie could need/want, and now he has the perfect mentor as well. He needs to start learning and improving and showing us his pedigree.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
agreed. very curious to see how the goaltending plays out this year and next. how much will monster sign for? how long? how will giggy play the rest of the year? how much time will monster get next year if giggy plays well? oh the intrigue…
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
It could definitely help negotiate with Gustavsson.
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Heh
Let’s give it…23 more games :)
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Is Giguere the first Leaf goalie to ever debut with back to back shut outs?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Daoust – I missed the game, out for a b-day dinner with the missus.
I’m thrilled the Leafs won and I’m delighted with Giguere’s record, but do you really want to annoint Giguere after a two game sample?
Let’s wait and see what his numbers look like at the end of the season and then again 20+ games into next season.
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I like to think he was always bald from the day he was born.
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Thanks to stupid mf37
I’ve been searching Jokinen for the last 10 minutes. Not only do I find a picture of Jon Benet for some reason, I find Mr. Flock of Seagulls himself, Aki Berg!
Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell
hahaha! awesome.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
This is the oldest Jokinen pic I could find.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:44 AM EST up reply actions
You must be a more successful google’r than I, since well, I’ve been finding weird unrelated things.
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not insinuating anything about you...
But your image search will be slightly skewed by the type of things you’ve clicked on / surfed to in the past
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
Insinuate away
But clearing cookies and such, I find that problem to be minimal. Though, I never did say I didn’t not like The Golden Girls. I should be more specific.
I’m going to stop talking now about this issue.
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Stay Puft makes me think of Whalewood
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by Kerry Fraser on Feb 6, 2010 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Tomas Kaberle
5th among Defenceman for time on ice. Only played 17 min tonite and 15 last night.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Yup
And that was with a lot of PPs
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Yea. 6 min of PP time.
FUnny enough, Gunnarsson and Schenn led all leafs D at 5 on 5.
More and more I think Kaberle is gone.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
It will be interesting to see if he sees the writing on the wall and asks for a trade before the deadline. Probably won’t happen but you never know.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
it might be the means to the end so to speak
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Kaberle
Has been 5th every game since Phaneuf showed up
I do believe.
In a related story: I adore Dion Phaneuf
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
THE ACC WAS DOING A WAVE
Man that was fun!!! That was fun!!! I didn’t have to rationalize once in this game!!! Where did that PK come from?? Our pp and pk especially pk are better almost overnight! You could see signs of it in previous games but it was really tthere now! And it wasn’t all jiggy on the pk! They’re really looking tighter and more there.
Remember when Wallin was considered absolutely crap? This is great.
The ACC was doing a wave.
by The_Truculenster on Feb 6, 2010 10:42 PM EST reply actions
Were you there?
Yeah, that’s back-to-back good games at the ACC!
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I Wish
I don’t live anywhere near Toronto. Who was there? I wonder how loud they were. They sounded loud this time.
by The_Truculenster on Feb 6, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
They did for sure. Helps that the team played such a great game.
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How loud were they?
Pretty much loud enough that I couldn’t hear Bob Cole whenever Alfredsson touched the puck, because the boos were falling like rain.
by leafsfan4life94 on Feb 7, 2010 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
2-1 in 2010 A.D.
From now on, every date Leafs-related in my life shall be referred to as A.D. (After Dion)
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Thanks!
That was the pic my step-daughter took when we were at the game. I was too busy watching the fight, and told her to take a video…instead, she presses the wrong button and snaps the greatest pic of all time. Destiny.
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Leafs Win…..sens have their win streak shattered and Elliot finally runs out of luck……and Don Cherry is a dick.
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He’s the greatest dick of all-time. <3
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
Yeah but sometimes he's just a dick
I didn’t like what he said. It was too harsh. He was saying the same thing about Monster (In jiggy’s place) in place of Vesa just a few short months ago.
by The_Truculenster on Feb 6, 2010 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
I think he believes in running the hot hand.
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
Well I believe in not yanking goalies in and out of the net. Sitting on the bench in a baseball cap when you were playing the day before does not help your game any. Maybe it works for skaters (and I don’t think it does) but I don’t think it does anything good for a goaltender mindset.
by The_Truculenster on Feb 6, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think that the decision was made without input from all of the coaches and Giguere. Cherry unloading on Wilson’s patently unfair I think.
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I still like Cherry even though he makes less and less sense anymore. The rest of what you said is spot on.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
he has moments of clarity though. his idea about having a zone directly in front of the bench where you don’t get burned for too many men was a good one.
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
True but he does a terrible job of saying what’s on his mind… well, more terrible than before.
I got his newest book for Christmas. It’s written exactly like he speaks. Some really cool stories but reading it hurts my head.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
At least it proves that he actually wrote it.
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
ghost writting is for soft euros with visors
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 6, 2010 11:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s a rec-ing.
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by Pamplemousse on Feb 7, 2010 2:01 AM EST up reply actions
The worst part is that Strachan is the ghost-writer and did not make any effort to have it make sense.
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 6, 2010 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
Phil Kessel can I get a hell yeah.
Also “called it” is too strong but I had a good feeling Giguere was coming to play.
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by Chemmy on Feb 6, 2010 11:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions
you said it would cost us (paraphrased) like a second
sooooo much better
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 6, 2010 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
me too, i put 200 bucks on this game because i knew they were going to come out flying.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
Between Brendan Burke and the humiliation last night if they didn’t come out flying for this one they should have packed their bags and called it quits on the year. A win was almost pre-ordained.
177 out of 180 minutes ain’t bad but I’m scarred from Friday still. Sorry to be a buzzkill.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 7, 2010 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
Unrelated But...
…is your name a play on The Gaslight Anthem album?
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
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I had just bought it when I signed up here. Still one of my favourites of the decade.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 7, 2010 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
BEST GAME EVER ...IN SIX
http://mapleleafs.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=796&id=59617
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
I highly recommend everyone to watch Stempniak at 3:40. Best moment in the video.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
Also, I just realized that Schenn stripped Spezza for the second goal. Perfect.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
that was a wicked shot
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 6, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
It was a great great PK shift! The smirk/smile on the bench as he climbs over after is awesome. The team is just giving it to him
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 6, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Loved it, that’s some crazy truculence from our little ninja
Boo hoo!
by Chris Stoikoff on Feb 7, 2010 3:40 AM EST up reply actions
Interesting, Durno is on a line with Wolski and Duschene tonight.
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by Karina on Feb 6, 2010 11:22 PM EST reply actions
I can multitask!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 7, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
Well
couldn’t make it onto here for the rest of the game, but did get to see it on TV. What an awesome evening. :D
schedule
it’s jammed in march after the olympics, but i’m looking at it, and there’s not a single game i don’t think we can win. well, except the sabres. but still… this looks like a good way to end the season.
http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
PLAYOFFS1!!!
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Or the Leafs season: either one works
lollygag.. lollygag..
PJ made me LOL during his analysis of Kovalchuk tonight.
I'm worse than Auger.
he’s good like that
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 6, 2010 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
Any game which makes Glenn Healy stay quiet for large amounts of time means it’s a great result for the Leafs.
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so true, he relishes in the Leafs losing.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:04 AM EST up reply actions
In essence, Healy’s quietness shows how difficult it is to be a useful analyst. It’s easy to pile on negativity when it’s present. The Leafs manage to do it quite regularly. But when good observations and mindful analysis needs to be made, Healy comes up way short.
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I imagine it really is the most difficult aspect of being an analyst. Pointing out flaws and how they impact the game is easy, showing why things are working requires more effort.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
And somehow I doubt Healy really working that hard on his craft when Hughson and Simpson provides such ample “encouragement”.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
Analysts
If they were any good at figuring out what ‘works well’ they would probably be in coaching, not being an analyst.
Throw in Phil Kessel potting two goals, Luke Schenn showing off his new rocket laser shot to get two goals, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere continuing his perfect streak as the Leafs’ goalie and it was a pretty good Saturday night. The Leafs now have played 177 great minutes out of 180. If not for last night’s collapse they would be on a three game win streak.
/points to avatar
Well played.
The laser shot comes from his laser eyes.
can’t believe I didn’t make that connection sooner.
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
Schenn was also a fantastic +4 tonight. Heck of a game. Finding the confidence to use his shot and know when to use it.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
Career Goals
2 vs. Ott
2 vs. Phi
1 vs. Mon
1 vs. Pit
He hates the same teams we hate basically.
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
From the Ottawa Sun (Yeah, I know...)
Leclaire gave up one goal on seven shots, and it too was scored by Schenn, from near the same spot he beat Elliott, but with a shot high to the short side. Schenn, who also had an assist, entered the night with two goals and seven helpers in 55 games. In No. 56, the Senators made him look like Bobby Orr.
by Marc Pilgrim on Feb 7, 2010 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
I think that’s more of an insult to Schenn rather than praise.
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typical Ottawa backhanded slap compliment.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Feb 7, 2010 12:29 AM EST up reply actions
Ottawa aka Insecurityville, Canada
they’re assholes when you don’t even know it.
by Marc Pilgrim on Feb 7, 2010 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe it's too obvious...
But I think Schenn’s got so much pressure taken off him right now because of Big Dion. I don’t want to annoit Big Deezy the saviour of the whole world right away, but he’s eating a Lion’s share of the minutes and letting guys like Kaberle (playing less and much more effectively) and Schenn take on some of the lighter competition and be fresh and ready to go.
Of course, Schenn’s progression has been going on longer that since Dion showed up, right back up to the game Wilson put him in the pressbox, but he’s looked especially delicious in the last 3.
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I didn’t want to attribute the Leafs markedly better play simply to Dion Phaneuf, but I think I would be kidding myself if I didn’t acknowledge his presence taking a huge load of pressure off the team. Unlike anyone on the Leafs team, Phaneuf knows all about pressure with the highs and lows of being named the so-called best defenceman in the world. Not even Kessel has ever faced such scrutiny in his hockey life before. Dion already has, and is still facing it everyday. For sure that has to take pressure off a guy like Schenn because when he offers advice, it actually bears experience. No offence to Matt Stajan, but does he have much to say to Schenn that will resonate with him? Likely not.
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Stajan's advice:
“Dude, just tell the girls you’re a Maple Leaf. It’s money in the bank.”
Luke: “Thanks, but… Um… I don’t really need any help with women.”
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
I didn’t record this game.
I’m going to go off myself.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 7, 2010 12:55 AM EST reply actions
/wrists
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by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 7, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
That’s not official until Linkin Park is playing in the background.
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Craaaaaaaaaaawling in my skiiiiiiiiiiin…
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This was the exact song, exact song that was playing in my head right now. Only Leafs games would ever end up in a conversation involving Linkin Park, slit wrists, and Luke Schenn all unrelated.
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:(
At least there’s the game in six link ohshrit provided above. That’s something.
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I think I know of a site with game downloads. I might have to acquire it.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 7, 2010 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
bzzz bzzzz bzzzzzzzz
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by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 7, 2010 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
I’m very much considering on leaving a negative comment about Orr’s tie. But his night against Carkner made me think otherwise.
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For the record...
I re-watched the clip of that fight and right before they drop the gloves and skate the length of the ice, Carkner says “Hey Orr, I saw your tie the other day. You look like a jackass. Horizonal stripes? Come on, man.”
And we all saw how that turned out
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Speaking of Luke Schenn for a moment
Did he grow noticeably bulkier this season or is it just me? I’m wondering if his added bulk (Add in your own “Men in Back” jokes here) slowed him down and took him this long to adjust how he played. I remember Mats Sundin making the same argument years ago where he decided to do less weights and more stretches/aerobics to make him leaner and more svelte.
Another possibility is that I’m focusing way too much on grown men’s bodies that is far too unhealthy.
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I'll agree
He looks beastly.
But he’s just such a man.
Such a man’s man.
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A MAYON MAYON MAYONNNNN
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Feb 7, 2010 1:37 AM EST up reply actions
1. You could be right about Schenn, though I haven’t really compared how he looks physically this year vs. last.
2. I’m gonna be a nice guy and leave your last sentence alone.
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2. I’m gonna be a nice guy and leave your last sentence alone.
Thanks. This is why I don’t disrespect Ottawa. Well, you and those Beaver Tails.
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I’d stare at him for days…
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by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 7, 2010 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
Lol
My favorite thing tonight was watching ottawas golden boy continuously give the puck up. Or his signature move; gain a head of steam through the nuetral zone before blowing it with a lazy drop pass to no one in particular. Hilarious
by jmobes on Feb 7, 2010 1:08 AM EST via mobile reply actions
My favorite part from the Orr/Carkner fight
was Carkner begging for mercy once he got knocked on his ass.
I’ll gif the Orr beatdown tomorrow.
Gnight.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 7, 2010 1:23 AM EST reply actions
I think I’ve missed all of the Leafs shutouts this year.
I’m happy to never watch another game if they keep winning like this.
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 7, 2010 1:47 AM EST reply actions
Sounds like the ACC was rocking tonight. I hope it keeps up… I’m at the Sharks game Monday.
PS: Giguere is on pace to allow 0 goals as a Leaf. In case you didn’t know.
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by PPP on Feb 7, 2010 3:43 AM EST up reply actions
I taped the game and only finished it now. Also, I watched it with a snes fan. Even when he said 1967, I couldn’t even get mildly annoyed. It’s so much easier to respond with “Luke Schenn just MATCHED his year totals in one game.”
Plus the Orr fight. And a successful wave. Just awesome all around.
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