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by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 7:00 AM EDT
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Well, with Chemmy and Skinnyfish heading to Toronto today, you guys are stuck with me for the next few days. My posting the FTB for three consecutive days comes at an interesting time - just as Margaret Wente of the Globe and Mail touched off a storm about bloggers "all" being male. We're at about 2/5s female content here at PPP alone, let alone the regular Leaf bloggers like Loser Domi, Wrap around Curl etc. who are also female. I think Wente should've done a little more research before declaring that bloggers were solely male. But then, that's just about par for the course for her.
Meanwhile, the Leafs eked out a SO win with a sick Phil Kessel deke that had me convinced he'd run out of ice right before he scored. Good times.
Links after the jump. (The last one is one you won't want to miss).
Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils, 2-1, in shootout
The Hockey News takes a look at last night's win over the Devils.
Stan Kemp
Toronto Maple Leafs Legends takes a look at a one game NHL wonder: Stan Kemp.
3-D expert on MSG Network taking NHL into new dimension
Puck Daddy takes a look at the NHL's first 3D game and what we can expect in the future.
Wisniewski gets eight games: Is it enough?
Mirtle takes a look at Wisniewski's suspension for his hit on Seabrook.
Leafs and Devils
MLHS took a look at the Leafs/Devils match up pre-game.
Colin Campbell Must Go
NHL Fanhouse thinks that given the chaos apparent in the recent headshot issue, Campbell needs to be fired.
Doug Gilmour Talks Concussions
Gilmour was on Brady's show yesterday at lunch, and had some interesting things to say about concussions.
Vintage Leafs
New pictures up on Vintage Leafs - including one of Wendel with a mullet.
Wendel Clark plays Sledge Hockey
CTV's had some specials about how tough Olympic and Paralympic sports are. Don't miss this one featuring Wendel Clark! (You need silverlight to watch it, and it takes a while to load).
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I’m pretty sure the site demographics here are something like 40% female as well. Wente has no idea.
Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.
It’s what happens when you just blurt out your opinion without thinking first.
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 Mar 19, 2010 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you implying Wente is a man?
Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.
I think her analogy comes full circle.
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 Mar 19, 2010 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Ironic.
Here’s a quote from the article.
They just don’t feel the need to think before they open their mouths
by WendelMadeMe on Mar 19, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
also
that column came about 3 days after Roy MacGregor’s lament that online is killing journalism because it’s obsessed with “getting hits” as opposed to “good journalism”
Did middle-aged columnists just discover the Internet this week? Was it featured on Air Farce or something?
Also, if you want to follow Wente on twitter she’s at http://twitter.com/pwente. So far it’s the literary equivalent of somebody trying to figure out where the CD Drive is on an iPod. I predict high comedy, before being cast off to lie fallow in about, oh, I’ll say two months.
A good PK is Club Truculence's cover charge
maybe they mentioned it on Leno then
old people love leno
=P
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps it was on a recent episode of Matlock, or Murder She Wrote?
Proud supporter of Leafs/Flames trades since 1991.
by Sergei Puckizin on Mar 19, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Irony abounds
last I checked, the main stream press was “obsessed” with selling papers, and/or airtime to increase advertising.
They are so full of shit. God Journalists are a pompous group of assholes sometimes.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought newspapers were about getting good ad dollars and circulation money not about good journalism.
Damien Cox is a good journalist? hah
the internet is killing music
the internet is killing newspapers
the toothbrush is killing tooth decay!
WAHHHHH
by Chuck Diesel on Mar 19, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wente
makes Dimanno look thoughtful and hip.
by general borschevsky on Mar 19, 2010 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Margaret Wente is an idiot
(inside joke for those who wasted their time reading her article)
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Mar 19, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
yes
I only read that article, but on this issue, she seems an idiot.
Article1: "I WANT HER TO BE A PRINCESS! THIS MAKES HER LOOK LIKE A SLUT!"
fuck, there is a chance I cant make it to tonights festivities
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 8:17 AM EDT reply actions
why?
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 Mar 19, 2010 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions
family stuff tomorrow morning
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions
yikes family stuff. that’s tough to avoid. I imagine if you went easy tonight you could do both.
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 Mar 19, 2010 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions
the travel would be a pain in the ass, but ill see how it goes, if i even have to be here or how early or what ever
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions
True, that’s understandable.
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 Mar 19, 2010 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
my limited knowledge of the toronto transit system will also provide and interesting hurdle.
Friggen Go bus only goes to union station from here
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Can you get to a Viva bus? Because Viva buses go to Yonge/Finch terminal which is on the subway line. It’s about 5 stops to Yonge and Eglinton, and thus a 10 minute walk to the meetup.
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 Mar 19, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Do you need directions? I know Toronto transit really well.
"...sometimes I wake up cradling a gourd."
well looks like i can take the go to union, then, if the maps are true, take the tube from union to the eglinton station and walk to the granite from there, its not that much of a hike
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
ding ding ding
Leafs Nation: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 19, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea, that’s pretty much the advice I’d give you.
My ex boyfriend lived in Newmarket – can you get a ride to a subway station up north? That was always the fastest way for him to get downtown, especially since we’re meeting up north anyways.
"...sometimes I wake up cradling a gourd."
I doubt i can get a ride down to finch, but ill see
the go is probably the best option and its only 8 bucks
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Just go North on the Yonge Line
Get off at Yonge and Eglinton and go upstairs and head East…
which would be in the direction of the TD Bank and the 7-Eleven.
Just walk about 4 blocks until you hit Mt. Pleasant, and the Granite is on the South East corner, a bit south on Mt. Pleasant.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
my ex
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.
ah yes, meme redux
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
previous to your time, ex member, very messy, lots of blood
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
said member mentioned their ex all the time, and it became a meme that once someone used the words “my ex” or refered to an ex you did the
My Ex
deal
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
FLASHBACK!
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.
A Wayne’s World Flashback?
Doo De Loo Doo De Loo!!
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 Mar 19, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Make sure you go up the Yonge line to Eglington and NOT up the University line to Eglinton West.
by general borschevsky on Mar 19, 2010 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
haha, it’s a real long walk than for sure.
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 Mar 19, 2010 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Many Torontonians love to be helpful. Tell somebody where you’re going and ask them how to get there. Just don’t ask anyone that actually works for the TTC.
by general borschevsky on Mar 19, 2010 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
they are asleep anyhow.
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 Mar 19, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
rec’d for truth.
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 Mar 19, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
If you're trying to get to the Granite
For tonight’s meetup, its super easy
From Union, get on the subway headed north on the Yonge-line (towards Finch)
Get off at Eglinton station
Walk East past Mt. Pleasant to here
Leafs Nation: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 19, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
yay, my google skillz work!
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s easier/faster if you take the Blue Viva bus from Newmarket Go station to Yonge/Finch terminal than hop the subway south to Eglinton. But heck it doesn’t matter how.
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 Mar 19, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Not sure where you're staying
but just remember the the subway shuts down around 1am, so you’ll need to use cabs/bus (vomit comet) to get around
Leafs Nation: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 19, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
worst thing about the subway is how early it closes.
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 Mar 19, 2010 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
They need to synch up the bar closing/TTC closing times.
It makes no sense. If it wasn’t for that stupid bus i’d never get home some nights.
Leafs Nation: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 19, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
god bless
the vomit comet
A good PK is Club Truculence's cover charge
the vomit comet
is a pathetically cruel way to treat the city’s drunkards.
I haven’t ridden it in years.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, thats the thing, if i go tonight, i either crash on archies floor and wear the same cloths for 2 days and not eat (because Im pathetic broke) all tomarrow or leave really early and be lame
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
but then it might not even happen
blarg
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
It's not past Mt. Pleasant
the entrance is actually south ON Mt. Pleasant.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Save of the Game aftermath....
Giggy: “Frankie! Ma baton!!!”
Frankie: “Pour vous!”
Wendel Killer Joseph
by MapleLeafMole on Mar 19, 2010 9:33 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
:(
my way awesome rebuttal got ated
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Mar 19, 2010 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
I saw it. It was killer.
Can you post the .gif again? It was too cute.
"...sometimes I wake up cradling a gourd."
This one?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
It is official ladies and Gents, I shant be joining you tonight at the granite, family first and all that
I shall, however, be coming tomorrow. guaranteed
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
agreed, i need a job so i can move downtown
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Posting...
apparently I can access my own blog today!
http://leafs.hockeyanalysis.com/2010/03/19/passing-thoughts/
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
i have never once successfully accessed your blog.. and i try almost every time you’re in the FTB. whats up with that? i used to think it was firefox, but i’m on IE now and still nothing, do you really have a blog or just post broken links? haha
Dmitri Yushkevich was so tough, he once blocked a Chuck Norris kick with his teeth and finished the shift.
by AkiSchennberg on Mar 19, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Nuts. Kesler just re-signed with the Canucks for 6 years.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 12:28 PM EDT reply actions
A man can dream…
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Boogard?
How does that help Boston… ? They need offense a lot more than they need Boogard.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn’t do a lot for Minnesota either. Except when he crushes dudes. That’s pretty cool.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn’t really. That’s why it amuses me.
Boston HFers are paranoid that they lack … well, for lack of a better word, truculence. (ok there were plenty of better words).
Yes the problem with the Bruins is definitely that they don’t fight enough. Go Flyers!
Some Bruins sports fans are complete idiots.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
If you can’t beat them…..get better!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
""If you can’t beat them in the alley, you can’t beat them on the ice."
-Conn Smythe"
-Michael Scott
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
by Clawson on Mar 19, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec’d for conne smythe and michael scott
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Mar 19, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't think I can blame him
They’re a pretty good team.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
6 yrs, $29.5MM
What a steal the Sedins are at just $6.1MM.
That leaves the Canucks about $9MM to sign 7 guys. Looks like Willie Mitchell’s gone.
by The '67 Sound on Mar 19, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
if we didn’t have 5 billion stay at home defensemen already, I’d be for it.
I can’t believe how much they paid Kesler.
Just can’t. How do you pay your #2 center 5 million????
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t know anything about that. Nope Nope Nope.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
also
Kesler was the one who said last year that teammates should take discounts if they want the team to be competative.
So much for taking a discount, Kesler.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Kesler’s agent said “do you want to be a millionaire or what?”
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
$4 mill would have been completely reasonable. But yeah, I heard the union didn’t take too kindly to that comment either.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s 10th in scoring for centers this year and also very good defensively.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
shhhhhhh
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Will be very interesting how this plays out. He’s improved throughout his career, is only 25, plays the PK and PP (I think he leads the ‘Nucks in TOI) and has almost a ppg this year. On the other hand his ES production hasn’t been great this year, his PP time I suspect was boosted by the Sedin injury, and it’s a contract year. If he continues to be their 3rd best forward it’s not a bad contract, particularly given the massive hometown discount the Sedins gave.
He’s making a bit less than Perry/Getzlaf, who are of comparable age.
He’s also of course making less than Kessel. Kessel obviously has more upside, but Kesler’s older (which usually means more money), is better defensively and is actually producing at a higher rate this year.
by The '67 Sound on Mar 19, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I also think that Kesler should be captain of the Canucks, not Luongo. It’s really hard to argue with the contract, aside from it’s not much of a discount, and the Canucks are risking some major cap problems in the future.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Pittsburgh’s #2 centre is getting paid 8.7, and their third centre is getting 4.5…
"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 Mar 20, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
but all of their wingers together are probably only making 6 mill
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 20, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
16.155 total (cap hit over the year) for their wingers, but about a million of that is their 4th centre
"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 Mar 20, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
kinda funny
that all of their wingers don’t even combine to make what their top 2 centres make.
"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 Mar 20, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
heh yeah, I was being tongue in cheek with the 6 mill, but wow, just over 16 for 9 players including 4 “top six” wingers?
I guess all you need is two generational talents and a 3rd line center that could probably be a good 1st line center replacement for 90 percent of nhl teams….
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by JaredFromLondon on Mar 20, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd really like them to not tinker too much
with this Leafs team going forward.
We have a lot of young talent coming through the system… when we start dealing it away, we begin to run the risk of giving up on players that are still developing…
Buy low, sell high… not the reverse.
i’d rather we develop players and then trade them when they’re near their peak.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Leaf priorities
re-sign Kulemin and Gustavsson for under $6 million… then figure out who to bring in to play the remaining bottom 5 forward spots. If you re-sign Hanson, Mitchell, Lundmark, and Wallin, or comparables for roughly what they’re making now, you still have $3 million or so for a free agent…
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, the bonuses screw us next year because they count against the cap absent a new CBA. Using the assumptions you set out, our roster (below) shows us a million over the current cap, with 2 guys to sign for a standard 23 man roster. Either Finger’s going down (which would just get us under the cap to sign a couple other low salary guys) and/or a defenseman has to be traded.
I’m hoping we can get Kule and Monster for more like $5MM. I don’t think Monster has earned significant money.
I do totally agree that I want to avoid signing any significant UFA like the plague. Let the kids develop.
Phil Kessel — $5,400,000
Tyler Bozak ($2,850,000) $3,725,000
- Nikolai Kulemin — $3,000,000
Mikhail Grabovski — $2,900,000 - Christian Hanson — $1,000,000
Colton Orr — $1,000,000
Viktor Stalberg ($65,000) $850,000
Luca Caputi ($265,000) $833,333 - Rickard Wallin — $800,000
Fredrik Sjostrom — $750,000 - Jamie Lundmark — $600,000
- John Mitchell — $550,000
DEFENSEMEN
Dion Phaneuf — $6,500,000
Mike Komisarek — $4,500,000
Tomas Kaberle — $4,250,000
Francois Beauchemin — $3,800,000
Jeff Finger — $3,500,000
Luke Schenn ($2,100,000) $2,975,000
Carl Gunnarsson ($170,000) $800,000
GOALTENDERS
Jean-Sebastien Giguere — $6,000,000 - Jonas Gustavsson — $3,000,000
BUYOUTS
Darcy Tucker — $1,000,000
LOST VIA REENTRY WAIVERS
NONE
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS
ROSTER SIZE 21
SALARY CAP $56,800,000
PAYROLL $57,733,333
BONUSES $5,450,000
by The '67 Sound on Mar 19, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd be surprised
if Kulie and Gus get close to $6M combined, but you’ve been right before so I’ll defer to your guts.
I’ve liked Kulie’s game for a while now, and am pleased to see it bearing fruit. But his boxcar stats are nothing to write home about just yet.
He’s 23, and will probably finish with 40 points this year. On paper, that’s Matt Stajan 3 years ago (although happily i see his ceiling much higher.)
Depending on term, i’d be amazed if he got more than $2.5 a year.
A good PK is Club Truculence's cover charge
that is true
I forgot about the KHL.
WIth all these ridiculous 10+ year deals going around for elite level guys, i would love to see one thrown at a player who’s clearly not that top level but still provides an excellent bet to be a solid dependable player for years to come.
7 years and $20 million for Kulie? Who’s with me!
On second thought, i don’t think the leafs OR he would go for that :)
A good PK is Club Truculence's cover charge
I dunno. I don’t like blowing cap space because another league is irresponsible with their money. We don’t overpay Kulie to cover the sins of the KHL. If he is lured away, it’ll be on him when he’s unemployed/not payed in 3 years. No reason for us to screw the pooch.
by theothervatican on Mar 19, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think he's going to the KHL
either way.
Last I heard, his wife and child are here with him, and she’s enrolled in a PhD Program in the area at a local university.
If that is true (and it may not be) then he’s not going anywhere anytime soon… even if the money is better in Russia… it’s not THAT much better.
There’s a reason players like the social safety net over here, and having children raised in Canada is probably preferable to raising them in Russia. Plus when you add in the fact that there’s a large Russian Ex-Pat community in Toronto, and it’s not as big a deal as you might think.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Mar 19, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah…I agree. Let’s try to keep this bunch together, and let them “grow up” together.
Wendel Killer Joseph
by MapleLeafMole on Mar 19, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Diagnosing the season
You can break this season down into some pretty clear chunks: (1) the abysmal start; (2) stumbling along; (3) the hot streak; (4) the long, depressing middle; (5) post-Phaneuf/Giggy; (6) post-deadline. Here’s how the season breaks down in those chunks:
Opp. Sv% Tor. Sv% Pts. % Record
0.941 0.847 0.063 0-7-1
0.915 0.898 0.455 3-4-4
0.899 0.899 0.714 9-3-2
0.931 0.879 0.304 5-14-4
0.922 0.91 0.333 2-4-0
0.915 0.915 0.722 6-2-1
0.920 0.890 0.437 25-34-12
In the chunks where the Leafs goalies achieved SV%s equivalent to their opposition, they are 15-5-3. Even if you look just at chunks where they got goaltending better than .880—which is a REALLY low bar—they were 20-13-7. 5-25-5 during the long stretches when they got sub-AHL calibre goaltending.
Obviously our own shooting percentage bounced around too, but the bigger factor seems to be our goalies. Even if we assume our sniping gets no better and we keep making the opposing goalie look like Bryzgalov (sv% .922), if we can just get a sv% over .900 I like our chances given the huge advantage in shots Toronto enjoys in just about all situations—behindthenethockey.com has shown the Leafs are among league leaders in shot differentials in all situations, not just while trailing.
I understand the play of our skaters may play some role in our own sv% but .905-910 seems realistic, and I think that would get us near the playoffs even if nothing else improves.
thank you
for reaffirming using magical numbers and stats what my eyes and instincts have been telling me all year.
The Leafs take a lot of shots and are pretty good at puck possession. But it’s just asking too much to get them to make up for 2 bad goals (on top of the good legit ones) every night.
All i want to see happen this offseason is to clear up the logjam on D. We have way too much money back there, and Gunnarson is clearly ready for regular duty for cheap money. Komi/Beauch/Schenn/Phaneuf and Gunnar are a perfectly fine top five. I want kabby and/or Finger’s nearly $8M moved out so our tinder is dry for when we’re ready to start adding pieces to a solid core. At the deadline next year at the absolute earliest, but most likely the offseason after that.
A good PK is Club Truculence's cover charge
Agree re. D
As for the stats, I knew goaltending played a major role in our results this year but I was a little surprised at how stark it was.
by The '67 Sound on Mar 19, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Just got the latest Hockey News
and Steve Downie is on the cover. Great idea by the writer’s. Couldn’t have come at a better time. I just ran out of toilet paper.
The Luck of the Irish Leaf: Because when the Irish are short on luck, at least there's tons of booze.
geez
you must really hate downie or have a really tough ass, magazine covers are thick
Dmitri Yushkevich was so tough, he once blocked a Chuck Norris kick with his teeth and finished the shift.
by AkiSchennberg on Mar 19, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
A little bit of Column, a little bit of Column B…
The Luck of the Irish Leaf: Because when the Irish are short on luck, at least there's tons of booze.
HAHAHA
Corey Crawford makes Vesa Toskala look like a competant goalie.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
Did you see Vokunn from last night 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 Mar 19, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, ridiculous.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently
both Crawford & Vokoun go to the Vesa Toskala School of Goaltending Excellence.
by Marc Pilgrim on Mar 19, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Who gave up that center-ice goal to Lidstrom?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 19, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Cloutier
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Mar 19, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Nazem Kadri
with 1G (OT winner), 1A, +1, 6 PIM in the first playoff game. Nice.
Leafs Nation: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
And was also 1st star.
No big deal.
Leafs Nation: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Mar 19, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
lest we forget the Didomination
Kid had a 4 point night with a goal and 3 assists
Who wants to go to the Olive Garden?
by JaredFromLondon on Mar 19, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
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