Pension Plan Puppets 101
by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 10:00 AM EST
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PrintAs some of you may have noticed, our little corner of the internet is growing. There has been a pretty huge influx of new members over the last couple of months and I realised that we did not have too much easily available on how to use the various site features or the rules of the road so I wanted to take a few minutes to run a "Pension Plan Puppets 101" class*. There will not be a quiz at the end**.
*glove tap to Blueshirt Banter for the inspiration
** There will be a quiz at the end
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Follow us on Twitter: Your Pension Plan Puppets team can all be followed on Twitter! Here is how to find the folks that make this site run smoothly:
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@wraparoundcurl - Wrap Around Curl, finally, an easy one.
@SkinnyFishbowl - SkinnyFish
@gottabe_KD - Karina
@MattBelak - MattBlack
@mforbes37 - MF37
Also, if you follow any of us on Twitter, you can hunt and peck through our followers lists, and you will see that many of our great posters are on Twitter as well.
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Oh go ahead and register, you know you want to: If you've been lurking, don't be afraid to join the conversation! We're all Leafs fans and we all have pretty diverse opinions and haven't killed each other yet so odds are you won't be the first. Even if you don't want to contribute the link will explain why registering makes your lurking experience better.
And with that, the class is over. Taking the time to read through all of the links will be beneficial to everyone so please, at your convenience, take a stroll through them. Now, for the quiz: Who is your favourite Maple Leaf of all-time?
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WENDEL!!!1
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 9, 2010 10:04 AM EST reply actions
Rawr
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 10:08 AM EST reply actions
I am not familiar with that player.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
I cant choose so I make animal noises, thats not normal?
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
Wouldn’t expect any less from Jared.
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
ZOMGROFLCOPTERBBQ!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
Hello, I’m new. My favourite player is Douglas Gilmour, although I like many players who’ve played for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the last few decades. As a child it was Rick Vaive.
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 9, 2010 10:13 AM EST reply actions
VESA TOSKALA IS THE BEST LEEF EVAR!!!!1one
Did I pass?
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
yay work!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
BRING OUT THE BAN HAMMER
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)
Follow us on Twitter: Your Blueshirt Banter team can all be followed on Twitter! Here is how to find the folks that make this site run smoothly:
Well its good to know that at least one Toronto SBNation site runs smoothly.
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
You must be confused
You are apparently reading the Blueshirt Banter 101 post because this one says Pension Plan Puppets*
*once you all hit F5
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Rules?? And the Blue & White Reich was born.
I come here to get away from the rules of my life (by this I mean the wife, aka. Prego).
Just kidding, I think I’ve been following them already. I’m glad that this place is growing so quickly; it shows just how big Leafs Nation is, and how many people love the Maple Leafs. Keep up the good work, PPP and thanks for giving us this place.
The original G-Unit
by Another Good Kingston Boy on Feb 9, 2010 10:30 AM EST reply actions
Yeah
Basically 99% of the people have been following them up until now. It’s just an exercise to make them clear and available especially with regard to FanPosts.
I deleted some because frankly they should have been comments.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Dammit, PPP, can’t you add something to the rules about “Leafs Nation”? As I’ve mentioned before, I think that’s a phrase that could use a little crushing from the bootheels of some overlord somewhere.
Ahh, I’m just kidding. Mostly.
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)
Double dammit, I forgot to fill in the blank on my quiz.
The correct answer, superior to all other and therefore wrong answers, is “Wendel”!!!!1
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)
seconded
re: “Leafs Nation”
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
What do you have against the term Leafs Nation? It’s not just some term used by MSM to refer to Leafs fans in a negative way, it is in fact the moniker used by the Maple Leafs team themselves to refer to their fan base.
It’s the name of the teams magazine/game program (http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=42372) and it’s also a great marketing tool used to expose the team to new or potentially new fans (http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=58308), which is probably pretty hard to do in a city like Toronto where half the population was born in a foreign country. I agree they can sometimes go to far and border on exploitation, but remember this is a big business in this country.
I don’t have a problem with term, and I don’t believe that most other Leafs fans do either. Personally, I have no problem calling myself a member of the Leafs Nation. It identifies me as a proud Leafs fan, just like some idiots are proud of being part of the Sens Army.
The original G-Unit
by Another Good Kingston Boy on Feb 9, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
I think it’s a generic marketing construct foisted upon us by team management, and I think we deserve better. I wrote about it here.
I think Leaf fans are unique, or if not unique, then very different from the fanbases of other teams. I wish we had something of our own, something distinctive instead of a tired clone.
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)
I agree. I hate the term for the same reasons I hate the “Canada’s Team” song — it’s hokey, arrogant, and makes us sound like a barrel of douchebags.
I’d prefer something simple like ‘Leafs Fans’ or ‘Leafs Disciples’ or ‘The Church of Wendel Clark of Latter Day Saints’
WOOOOOH OOOOOH OOOOH
THIS IS CANADAS SONG!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
I love it when a plan comes together...
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I sense a photoshop opportunity. Quick, SF, hit the Phoenix alert!
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 9, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
hear us
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.
Ha ha, I like that one.
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)
All we need now
Is Wendel Clark in a Mohawk and gold chains.
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Feb 9, 2010 2:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Leafs Nation = 1984
Sounds "1984"ish. Barilkosphere is from the grass roots, not the idea of some suit in a platinum seat. I second the idea of crushing L… N… under the boot heel of the PPP overlords, princesses, and contributors. Heck! Let’s just sit on it and crush it with the weight of our love for the Leafs…and of our well-thought-out comments.
GO FLYERS!!!1
"the usefulness of a cup, is in it's emptiness"
by Maniel Darois on Feb 9, 2010 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Hooray!
I’d been thinking of making an SBN account for a while but this thread finally convinced me.
And congrats on the Super Bowl!
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
haha thank you. I still can’t get over that that actually happened. It meant a lot to this place.
by TheOtherAndrew on Feb 9, 2010 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Nice
Welcome, thanks for joining.
Make yourself at home.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Your Pension Plan Puppets team can all be followed on Twitter!
‘Cept me. I don’t have the slightest idea what I would do with a Twitter account. If it doesn’t involve vaccuum tubes, I don’t understand it.
Wendel. Always.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
wait, so what you are saying is twitter doesn’t work on vacuum tubes? Damn, I’m screwed.
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 9, 2010 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
I find the brevity and frequency of the messages on Twitter extremely annoying. I signed up for an account but haven’t been back since.
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 9, 2010 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
there is no right way. just do. Follow people to get insight. that’s about it.
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 9, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
I was talking more about how I’m not using it efficiently. I need one of those tweetdeck things to get myself organized.
Yeah
Those definitely help. Or creating your own lists is a good way too. I have one just with sports media folks.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Like reading thoughts confined to 140 characters? I'm on Twitter too.
Be on there for the trade deadline because that’s where all of the news will break.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Like reading thoughts confined to 140 characters? I'm on Twitter too.
All of them.
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 11:00 AM EST reply actions
Agree
That is good advice and I follow it myself on some soccer sites.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Like reading thoughts confined to 140 characters? I'm on Twitter too.
I know I lurked for a week before joining in.
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 9, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
I didnt
but then I’ve been here for a long ass time
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
There wasn’t anything to lurk when you joined!
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Like reading thoughts confined to 140 characters? I'm on Twitter too.
I assumed he was mocking people on HF Boards.
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 9, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
nope, the Battle of Ontario!
its what got me into this blogging biz
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
i didn't lurk either
i just jumped right in, mainly to correct some misinformation PPP was spreading around.
so, you’re welcome.
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
I even lurk when I’m logged in sometimes. I just don’t always have something meaningful to contribute to a discussion – especially if I’m arriving late, and the topic is already been debated extensively.
wise words
unfortunately, I rarely follow them… :)
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Greetings
I’m a new registeree (that’s definitely not a word but I don’t care) but I’ve been following the site for a while. Finally decided to take the plunge! Just wanted to say hello and that you guys run a great site.
Thank you sir. Welcome to the site. I promise we won’t bite; but just to be safe be smart when you’re around Jared.
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 hear he’s wild. I’ll be sure to remember that.
by Phil-harmonic on Feb 9, 2010 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
I like bagels
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
I LOVE bagels. I can see I’m going to fit in well here.
by Phil-harmonic on Feb 9, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Welcome
We make up words all of the time here so you’l fit in.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
I’ve always hated the whole “!!!!1” thing. It’s just annoying. Now I understand how it started, and that doesn’t make it any less annoying. I fully expect a bunch of
You’re a dickcomments now that I’ve said that. Bring it.
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 9, 2010 11:14 AM EST reply actions
you’re a dick!!!!!!!!!!!1
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.
!!!!1
!!!!1
!!!!1
!!!!1
!!!!1
!!!!1
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Hey, a post from Jared free of spelling or grammatical mistakes! That has to be a first! Congrats big guy!
by CanadianMaple09 on Feb 9, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
I accept this award and thank the academy, and the man up stairs!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
the man upstairs is trying to sleep!
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 9, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
too bad, im not turning down my music, no matter how much he stomps on the floor
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
don't make Clint angry.
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 9, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
so’s your face
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Getting
You’re a dick
to be a running meme around here may be the proudest moment of my life
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Nevertheless,
You’re a dick
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)
Sure, wait for eyebleaf to be half way around the world before sharing your true feelings!!1
by Hungry Leafs Fan on Feb 9, 2010 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Glenn Anderson.
(note: I may actually be an Oilers fan.)
by Benjamin Massey on Feb 9, 2010 11:23 AM EST reply actions
no love for Gator?
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
All time? Wendel! With Dougie a close second and Mats a close third.
Now? Not sure yet.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
Current top 5
Dougie
Wendel
Matts
Mike (Gartner)
Cujo
Honourable mentions – Mogilney – wish we would have gotten you earlier and you stayed longer
Loved that crazy Russian!
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Saw Mike Gartner at his kids piano recital. It was awesome. Felt like a weirdo staring in his direction, but still awesome.
The Luck of the Irish Leaf: Because when the Irish are short on luck, at least there's tons of booze.
Favorite Leaf
for me, it would have to be the defensive juggernaut that is JEFF WARE.
/kidding, kidding
I'll roll up on you smooth and punch you in the jeans
For any n00bs dilly-dallying and dithering...
…about whether to stop lurking and join in the fray, come on in. The water’s fine. You won’t regret it.
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)
and chemmy isnt here to pee in the pool
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
For comedy sake, I will say Darcy Tucker.
As per new community rules; all signature tags on PPP must contain the word "truculent".
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 9, 2010 11:52 AM EST reply actions
i almost said the same thing. except, I was kind of serious…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Its the crazy eyes.
As per new community rules; all signature tags on PPP must contain the word "truculent".
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 9, 2010 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
You should have written this in November.
"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into Iraq"
- Major Mike Shearer
The Burkies
I have been wondering what happened to them. Have they been formally retired, or are they merely on laziness-related hiatus? Entirely justifiable if that’s the case, but i miss them every time i see/write a truly epic comment on here that’s sadly destined to meekly go down like Toskala, ducking underneath a Steve Stamkos wrister
You need to update the joke to “Giguere, ducking under a Brian Rolston slapshot”
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 9, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Like this?
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 9, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hell yes.
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 9, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Wrap got busy and then people stopped rec’ing comments but they will hopefully make a triumphant return soon.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Like reading thoughts confined to 140 characters? I'm on Twitter too.
I suggest we should rename them
The Ronnie’s
Cause RW is the king of the quip…
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
I like to order my favorite Leas by position
C- Gilmour
LW- Wendel
RW – Roberts
D – Macoun
D – Markov
G – Potvin
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:06 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
rec’d for Markov and Macoun on defense.
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 9, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
i really need to get markov and Macoun jerseys
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Either would be an awesome jersey choice. It’s weird, I’ve never bought a jersey with a name and number on the back. always just gone blank.
Ditto
Next year may be the year, though… still debating on 2-3 guys
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
i currently own a Clark (classic 80s) Gilmour, Gartner, Borschevski(Silver leaf shoulder patch), Sittler (70s style of course) sundin (TML shoulder patch) and a blank TML patch
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
Wow.
That’s a nice collection. See, if I had cash to buy multiple jerseys, I’d be more willing to go for it, but right now, I just have an original-six-style jersey.
yeah, ive been collecting em for about 10 years now, but up till 2 years agor i only had the dougie, wendel and mats
i found the Sittler, Gartner and Borschevski on ebay (never paid more than 15 bucks for em) and i got the blank for christmas
i need to get a new style edge one but I cant decide on a player, probably schenn but i dont like the idea of getting a youngin jersey because who knows how long they will be here (IE how many flames fans thought Phaneuf would be gone 2 years ago?)
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
EXACTLY. I’d go with Schenn or Kessel.
Also, I wonder how many people have ripped “Toskala” off the back of their jerseys to stitch “Giguere” on
Anyone who still has a Toskala jersey should be horse-whipped out of town.
"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into Iraq"
- Major Mike Shearer
I saw one at the game last Saturday, I couldn’t believe it.
The original G-Unit
by Another Good Kingston Boy on Feb 9, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
From now on, when you do see sometime is a Toskala jersey, you have my permission to kick them square in the nuts.
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.
ESPECIALLY if the jersey in question is a Ducks jersey, and the guy in question is wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and carrying a manpurse.
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)
Uhhh…..we’re getting a little too specific here. Why not just say that he can kick Vesa Toskala square in the nuts whenever the mood strikes him?
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.
Works for me.
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)
All of the morons who bought a Toskala jersey in the first place.
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 know a guy who got one from his fiance for christmas
he is a goalie and a Leafs fan so she, not knowing anything about the team went to the store and asked who the leafs starter was and it was Toskala so thats what she got him
he is in the process of getting giggy with that jersey
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, I’ll probably get a Schenn, I am more prone to heart and soul players over pure skill ones, dont get me wrong, I love kessel, but Schenn just suits my personality type more
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Heart and soul players tend to be fan favourites.
"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into Iraq"
- Major Mike Shearer
my dad always tells me i should get a Markov jersey because i played very similarly to him (IE fucking crazy) but I was a forward
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
thats the main reason i never got a Kabby, but if he survives the summer ill probably get a kabby jersey next year
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like Kaberle has contributed enough to this team by now that even if he does get traded in the summer, it’s safe.
yeah, still, i want to get at least a full season of wear out of it before he splits
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
I got mine in October and I’m hoping it makes it at least one season. To minimize the damage if it doesn’t, I just got a black Leafs practice jersey with his name/number.
The original G-Unit
by Another Good Kingston Boy on Feb 9, 2010 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
ooh, all Leafs starting lineup! Hmm, not sure I have enough non-work time available for this today.
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
i like the positional approach, but can I go a bit deeper?
First line
C – Gilmour
LW – Clark
RW – Vaive
D – Salming
D – Ellett
G – Joseph
Second line
C – Sundin
LW – Berezin
RW – Borschevsky
D – Kaberle
D – Gill
G – Potvin
3rd line: checkers/shut down line
C – Zezel
LW – Andreychuk
RW – Tucker
D – Yushkevich
D – Markov
G – Belfour
4th line: grinders/enforcers
C – Krushelnyski
LW – Baumgartner
RW – Domi
D – Macoun
D – Korn
G – Wregget
/i know, i know, can’t have this many goalies dressed, but it’s for fun…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Sacrilege!
For not having BOZ as your de facto third line! I should flag you for this.
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
I seem to remember
some dudes named Sittler and Keon were pretty good
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
they were
but i stuck with guys i’d seen play.
Can’t really consider Keon my favorite Leaf if i’d never seen him play a game live…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 9, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
i understand
was just picking on you.
never saw them play either
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
Bryan McCabe
Seriously. And while we’re ona a puppy kick today, meet Caber! Okay, don’t actually meet him as I can’t post of picture of him due to “techincalities”. Best part is my wife was okay with naming him after a hockey player!
(Honourable mention: Gilmour, Andreychuk, Potvin, Wendel, CuJo, Mats and Sergei Berezin.)
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 12:08 PM EST reply actions
HERE IS THE DOG - ALSO THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE TO TITLE PICTURE COMMENTS
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rotties rule
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
yeah they do!
I have two, both rescue dogs. Best dogs ever.
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Hi Caber!
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
The entire ’92-93 team is responsible for my leaf fandom. I was never exposed to much hockey before that, but I fell in love with that team and have been hooked ever since.
Welcome
Good first comment.
That was the first team I can say for sure I remember more than a handful of games.
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91-92 Team
My first real strong Leaf memories
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
I started following in 98-99. The team that lost to the Sabres.
"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into Iraq"
- Major Mike Shearer
Rough, losing to the Sabres. I hated them like I hate Philly. I started following them before I started school.
I was a “leafs fan” starting in 89, but that was just a little kid saying he liked the leafs because his dad, uncles and grandfather did. I became a true fan in 92 when i was old enough that my dad let me stay up and watch the games
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
me too (in 90-91) but it was more my mom who wouldnt let me stay up than my dad
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
my mom lived with 3 die hard leaf fans for over 20 years and still doesnt “get” hockey
she actually celebrates the day after the cup because hockey wont be on tv anymore
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome. That was a truly great team.
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)
That season and the 98-99 seasons were my favourites because of the guys on each team and the deep playoff runs, especially because in both cases they were pretty much unexpected.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
I’ve been following the team since Dave Keon was captain. That 92-93 team holds a very special place in my heart because of the enjoyment they provided me basically every other night from mid-April right through to May 29th, 1993.
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)
I love that team so much, I had to get the sponsorship for it on hockey-reference.com.
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)
My Leafs fandom dates to about 1980 (my first favourite Leaf was Bill Derlago) which I think makes Dougie even more important to me (and my generation of Leafs fans). It’s hard to imagine being a Leafs fan in the 1980s. Post-lockout has been bad but it’s a cakewalk compared to the 80s. People tell me know “it must suck being a Leafs fan”, and I say “This is nothing! I survived the 80s”.
The endless losing, the botching of draft picks and prospects, the contemptuous regime of Ballard, the constant mocking from virtually everyone at school (seriously, in a class of 60 I think 4 of us were Leafs fans). And for my generation, we had never known anything better! At least the Leafs had a few good teams in the 70s and had that big first round win with the OT game over the Isles. We had a losing season every single year except that “glorious” 1990 campaign where we were .500.
And then Dougie changed ALL of that. I know other guys played a big role on those teams but Dougie was payback for all the shit we suffered through for 12 years.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 9, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
Here's a first:
I loved Douggie back in the day, but I was 7 years old in ‘93. I can remember being so sad that I didn’t want to do anything for a couple days, but I don’t remember what it was like to watch him play. So for my favorite Leaf, I’m going with Dominic Moore. Yeah. That’s right. You read that correctly. That idiot that priced himself out of Toronto. I was sad to see that guy go. He was nearly talentless, but was always a problem for the other team because for that one year, he was the single hardest-working player to wear a Leaf uniform since the lockout.
When he was here
he was the freakin’ man.
The Luck of the Irish Leaf: Because when the Irish are short on luck, at least there's tons of booze.
I was 7 in ’93 too but I think that could be why I loved Douggie so much…nostalgic childhood memories are always better
by Sonic_Screwdriver on Feb 9, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
Doug Gilmour
I’m a child of the 80s. I loved Wendel, but in terms of maximizing the most gain out of god-given talents, it has to be Dougie. Absolutely unparalled in his dedication and work ethic and desire to do absolutely anything it takes to win. He played to 127% of his capacity in his entire tenure as a Leaf.
Dougie literally carried the team on his back and made something out of nothing. I was absolutely heartbroken when i saw Gilmour go down in that Calgary game after we re-acquired him for one last run, because I knew that Toronto fans would be robbed of the opportunity to give him the 10-minute ovation he deserved.
That said, the most talented Leaf I’ve ever seen is Sundin.
As far as the unheralded players, some of my lesser known faves include Tucker, Markov and Yushkevich — mainly for their shared predilection for spitting out Chiclets. I will never forget Danny Markov leaving the ice in the playoffs one year against Ottawa with some sort of serious injury and yelling “YOU LOSE ANYWAY” at their entire bench. Awesome.
Dmitri was a tough SOB
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Remember that one series against the Flyers when the doctors told Yushkevich he couldn’t play because of some blood clot issue in his leg, and that by playing he’d be risking death? Remember how pissed Yushkevich was when the team wouldn’t let him play ? That’s the attitude our players need. I loved Yushkevich too.
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)
Yuskevich and Markov were the unheralded heros of the playoff runs in ’99 and the early 2000s.
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
Ysuhkevich was a monster. I loved him, never more than in those Philly and Pittsbugh series.
by The '67 Sound on Feb 9, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
I was at
the last shift of his, in Calgary, when he collided with Dave Lowry. Saddest gd day of my life! Plus they lost the game, which blew too.
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Nik Hagman
He’s the only reason I started following the team. I love my Finns.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Feb 9, 2010 12:19 PM EST reply actions
Well...yeah, I suppose.
Not as much as before, but I like Schenn and I’ve always been a fan of Giguere. So, yes, I’m still on board.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Feb 9, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
I love my Finns.
i have only one question, why from all the nations this failing one?
I don't remember you looking any better. But then again, I don't remember you.
The Stars used to be loaded with Finns like Hagman, Jussi Jokinen, Antti Miettinen and Jere Lehtinen. I loved them all and I still follow the non-Stars ones. And Lehts has always been one of my favorite Stars.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Feb 9, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
I have a hard time liking any team that has had anything to do with brett hull
but i like a lot of dallas players
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
I have a hard time liking any team that was moved by Norm Green, post-move.
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 9, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Andreychuk.
Those early 90’s teams are my first memories of watching hockey and I always loved Andreychuk. Don’t ask me why, because I can’t tell you, but I begged and begged for an Andreychuk jersey for the Christmas of 94.
I got a Super Nintendo (Yes, a SNES) and NHL ’93 instead. Not a bad compromise.
Being a fan is as wonderful as it is irrational. Or vice-versa.
I think it was NHL 94 actually...
Man that was a long time ago..
Being a fan is as wonderful as it is irrational. Or vice-versa.
I remember when I wanted 93 because my older cousin had it, but then I got 94 instead!!! Win!
Phaneuf Phever, an upgrade in skill and alliteration!
I would play nhl 94 over nhl 2010 any day of the week, i wish i knew where my genesis was
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
i am cursed with emulators, I can never get them to work
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, ive tried em all
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
Nachodamus says his favourite Leaf is Patrick Marleau.
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Feb 9, 2010 12:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions
last year he said it was rick nash
i dont trust that guy
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
We’ll get him in the contraction draft
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Feb 9, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
/sigh
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
haha
I meant that her twitter name matches her username! You’re going to get me killed!
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Wendel Clark, is my favorite Leaf.
I think Dave Keon is my Dad’s favorite from when he was growing up.
Kyle Wellwood’s favorite Leaf is most likely Turk Broda, because I don’t think anyone else got more attention about their weight. :)
They used to make Turk Broda weign in before games because he was put on a strict diet by Leaf management.
Can you imagine if
a) this happened to Wellwood? or
b) the internet/blogs/twitter was around back then?
Older people may keep saying that their generations were better, but at least ours has proof of all the stupid shit we do.
Resident Capologist
Toskala Cap Counter - RIP
Greetings to all…figured it was about time to join this party. Since there’s already a lot of love here for Wendel and Dougie…I’m going to give some love to “Stumpy” Steve Thomas…not really sure why I just always loved the way the guy played.
by Sonic_Screwdriver on Feb 9, 2010 1:28 PM EST reply actions
Welcome
Thanks for joining. Good choice. Stumpy was great.
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely a good call on Stumpy. Seemed like each iteration of him had more awesome than the previous one!
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
Rule #1 is Cardio.
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 9, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
You’re confusing PPP with Zombieland again. Although Rule #2 is the same for both.
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.
Does this mean that I’m not going to find any twinkies?
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 9, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Rule #1 is you NEVER TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Feb 9, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
For the PPP Dictionary
May I suggest two additions:
1. The Book of Rebuild, and the bible-esque phraseology that goes into it?
2. A Message from Viktor Stalberg, alternately named “An Encouraging Word from Viktor Stalberg” by Archimedes.
by Peter de Chatham on Feb 9, 2010 2:31 PM EST reply actions
Gary Roberts
I only hang around here during the week when something is THAT important.
Dum spiro spero
Should have posted this earlier, but I had neglected to read the final paragraph of the article, specifically the quiz.
Felix Potvin. He came into prominence when I was about 9 years old, and I remember sending him a letter and although the letter I got back was generic, it also came with an autographed picture which I cherished.
#13
Mats Sundin!!!!!!!!!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Feb 9, 2010 2:51 PM EST reply actions
2nd that.
The original G-Unit
by Another Good Kingston Boy on Feb 9, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Correction you may want to make to Guidelines
the site (it is extremely rare that a FanPost will be deleted for this reason, but a FanShot that contains a link that is going to be part of the upcoming Caps Clips post, for example, may fall prey to such a deletion).
Ovechkin = Green Backs
heh
Whoops!
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
HOW COME NO ONE ELSE NOTICED?
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
wait? we’re supposed to read the posts too? damnit, I’ve been doing it wrong from the start!
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 9, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I loveddddd that show.
As per new community rules; all signature tags on PPP must contain the word "truculent".
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Feb 9, 2010 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
I miss Mr. B. Some day I’m there will be robot butlers, and on that day I will buy one, and then I will get him gold plated and loooooooowwwwweeerrrrreeed.
My quiz answer? It’s been said a ton but it’s still 1000% correct (and also the name on the back of the only Leafs jersey I have,) – Wendel Clark
In the Name of the Holy Truculence
WESLEY
Space Weed Says (Insert Generic quote about blog here)
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 10, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
PPP, if we pointed out ALL your typos there wouldn’t be any time for any other comments.
Dum spiro spero
by Mattblack on Feb 9, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hardy har har
I type fast so you guys get the best right away!
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know if I can pick just one player… you guys have named everyone that I would consider as my favourite leafs. So instead, I’ll offer my favourite line that I can actually remember watching and loving…
one of the best shutdown lines that I’ve seen the leafs ice:
Roberts – Tucker – Corson
and with this Defencive pairing
Markov – Yushkevich
good times…
...Being surrounded by Sens and Habs fans makes me lose faith in humanity...
Wendel Clark’s awesomeness grabbed me by the balls as a kid and made me get interested in hockey. The love of hockey I developed from there has since become a massive component of my day-to-day life. I owe at least some of that to Wendel, the greatest Leaf of all time human who ever lived.
I have a thing I never update and a Twitter account
last nights headlines … “sharks shade leafs” i like that word, we were shaded, not trounced, we are getting there, respect is just around the corner ..
I mean it. Bring him back.
clark was the man, pat burns is my hero however
I mean it. Bring him back.
by bringbackbower on Feb 9, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Last season we got trounced by the Sharks. Score was 4-0 after the first period. Final score was 5-2. Only 7 Leafs from that game were still in the line up when we played the Sharks again, and one of those was Deveaux. The other six are: Kaberle, Kulemin, Mitchell, Poni, Schenn, and Stempniak. That’s it. Finger was there last year too, but wasn’t in the line up last night.
by general borschevsky on Feb 9, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, burke is living up to his rep, thats all we can ask, i like his latest bit of work.
I mean it. Bring him back.
by bringbackbower on Feb 9, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
Fiiine, I'll stop lurking.
As for favorite Leaf? Lotta love for Potvin and CuJo. On the current team, I find myself cheering more and more for Kulemin, nowadays; works hard and I’d love to see him get the points/recognition he deserves.
Welcome
Thanks for joining.
I think you’ll find that most here are big fans of Nikolai. Hopefully he gets re-signed at a good number.
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Nice choice on Kulemin. I likey too, though I have a growing man crush on Phaneuf The Beastinator.
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)
You mean the Bear Leaf
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
as you know
PPP, I changed my screen name love the new guidelines and i will try to follow them on especially my fanPosts that i will start posting after leaf games which i hope all leafs fans find enjoyable on my take of that particular game
Sounds good
Looking forward to ’em
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Oh
You can swear sometimes.
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by PPP on Feb 9, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
Why the eff not?!?!?
:D
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
fuckin’ I dunno
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
What the fuck you talkin’ about Willis?
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.
...
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
my favourite Leaf: Wellwood :P
and am i seriously not allowed to write all in small letters anymore, like i do everywhere???
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Positional Leafs
F – Sundin
F – Gilmour
F – Mogilny
D- Mironov
D- Schenn
G- Potvin
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
Arch...
…I think you mis-spelled “C-L-A-R-K”. :-)
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)
Don't get me wrong...
I loved Wendel, but my formative years were spent with Mogilny and Sundin. Wendel was traded away when I was 8 years old.
My father was once able to break down the Leafs by Seinfeld characters. Mogilny was Kramer.
“Could you have an episode of Seinfeld without Kramer? Yeah, probably, but it would suck.”
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
Arch, you are the living embodiment of that guy in the Dos Equis Ad – fatherly exposition of hockey players with reference to characters from Seinfeld?
This, I need to hear more about.
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)
Most pressing question: who is the Soup Nazi?
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)
Burke,
NO KADRI FOR YOU!
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
Haha – wait, doesn’t that make Brian Murray = Elaine?
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)
i dunno, i just wanted to use that line
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Hah...
Sundin was Jerry. “Without Jerry, there is no Seinfeld. Without Mats, there is no team.”
a young Nik Antropov was George “He just never get a break to go his way.”
and I believe Eddie was Elaine, for reasons I can’t quite remember.
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
Also...
Team Suit
F – Gilmour
F – Grabovski
F – Ponikarovski
D – Komisarek
D – Schenn
G – Giguere
Willing to trade humour for cash, straight up.
I'll join the party
F – Sundin
F – Dougie
F – Wendel
D – Markov
D – Schenn (no surprises there, eh?)
G – Cujo
Only one fave all time Leaf?
would have to say in addition to all the others named here: Darryl Sittler
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