Podcast 8: Brayden Irwin Can't Skate
by Chemmy on Jun 23, 2010 1:38 PM EDT
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Despite not a lot going on right now I think we have some good topics this week. Should Burke make a run at Kovalchuk? What players should you draft with an empty cupboard? Why didn't Roenick punch Mike Milbury? Those topics and more are yours free in the PPP Podcast Podcast Podcast! Musical interludes for this episode:
- Johnny Cash - The Man Who Couldn't Cry
- Kanye West's part of "Run this Town"
- Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool
- Spoon - The Mystery Zone
- Grillionaire - One in a Grillion (Grillionaire is Paul Wall performing as a caricature of himself)
- The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
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Thank you for posting this today
Makes the day go by faster with no work and no xbox live to consume my time
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laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaady of spaaaaaaaaaain
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
/record scratch
Don’t EVER play Lady of Spain again!
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Kovulchuk……..my only fear is he turns into Yashin after getting a lifetime deal. But players like Ovechkin and Hossa haven’t become lazy so it might not be that much of a problem. If we can get him for a 6 mil cap hit (less than Phaneuf!!!)…..i’ll build a shrine for Burke.
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and I’ll help.
Kovulchuk in my mind (solely on play, not pay) would be a huge asset for the leafs. We need players like him.
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by whyevenbother on Jun 23, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Intros
We didn’t do one because when we started Chemmy pretended to be me and I pretended to be him calling everyone an asshole but could you guys use one?
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well...
considering I had no clue who was even talking, sure. But I’m new around here, so I don’t know if everyone else needs an intro.
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by whyevenbother on Jun 23, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
PPP’s voice sounds like an angels. Chemmy’s voice sounds like he should be on radio.. MF37 doesn’t talk that much…
"...sometimes I wake up cradling a gourd."
indeed
Chemmy sounds like a morning show host
PPP sounds like he should be reading the rest of the story
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s something about the way Chemmy says, “box of hockey cards…a whole box.” that makes me stupidly happy.
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Chemmy has an Ira Glassian quality to his voice.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 23, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
From the start, I tell the story about Bob Suave, Chemmy talks about Lidstrom and PPP doesn’t talk until the three minute mark.
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PPP picks his spots
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Just like his buddy Suge Knight.
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him dangling that troll off the balcony by his ankles was good times
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
On Kovalchuk:
Hell, call up Nazem Kadri, throw him on a line with Kovalchuk. Don’t worry kid, he’ll figure it out.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
let's take a minute
kovalchuk-kadri-kessel
that’s like an epic K line right there.
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by whyevenbother on Jun 23, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Komisarek and Kaberle if he’s not traded. We’ll call it the Special-K line.
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YES!
kovalchuck—kadri—kessel
Komi—Kaby
so full of win.
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by whyevenbother on Jun 23, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
heh, if we dont get kovalchuck we could just throw kulemin there
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by Matt_Roberts on Jun 23, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
do we also sign Khabibulin to play one game just to ice a total K fest?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
good idea, i hope burke also drafts Krill Kabanov. K’s everywhere.
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by Matt_Roberts on Jun 23, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
we also must retain Kulemin
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the cold open, but I think you guys should identify yourselves somehow, maybe after Lady of Spain.
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by puckurgently on Jun 23, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
The cold open is really working well but right afterwards it probably helps.
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The ripping on Milbury is incredible. I hate that fuck.
“Now don’t get me wrong, I think it’s funny when pro athletes cry”
Awesome
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Man this is really good. You guys should do it more often. I liked the high risk – high reward draft pick talk. And you pointed out that the Leafs don’t have a top six prospect pool. Thank you.
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RE: Save v Risky pick
I would go with the risky pick. The Leafs don’t have many good prospects (good in the top 6 forward sense), while we have several players who could be solid 3rd liners (although none would be defensive studs).
If Kabanov does fall to the 2nd round (which he should), then I think Burke should make a play for a pick and draft him.
Also, is it just me, or does it seem like in the minds of GMs out there, there is actually a discrepancy between the 30th pick (a 1st rounder) and the 31st pick (2nd rounder)?
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Kabanov…
How would Burke go about getting him, because as risky as he seems, I HIGHLY doubt that he’ll stick around till 62. I would think one of the teams with 2-3 first/second round picks would snatch him up.
"Every day you guys look worse and worse. And today you played like tomorrow." - John Mariucci
On Kabanov
Craig Custance twittered this yesterday:
Asked a scout about Kirill Kabanov today and he said “he’s a full-time job for a sports psychologist.”
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Honestly, I would take him. If somehow Burke had a second and he was available, I would grab him.
The kid is supposed to be ridiculously talented
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole
Difference is one doesnt want to leave Russia and one doesn’t want to stay in Russia
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole
And one is a giant headcase.
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Chris Botta called Kabanov a “gong show” and, as I posted above, Custance quoted a scout saying, “he’s a full-time job for a sports psychologist.”
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Bah, we have Grabbo he can’t be worse than Grabbo.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 23, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
didn’t it recently come up that it was mostly his father being a controlling nut job?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Even if that’s the case, having a father who is a controlling nut job doesn’t just go away if you remove the father.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 23, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
wait…..what?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I meant his issues won’t go away.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 23, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
if Krill can become his own man and tell his dad to stop fucking with his life it sure can
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
All I’m saying is that may scar him, permanently who knows.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 23, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe possibly, who knows indeed, wouldn;t be the first time a players mental state destroyed a super promising career
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
and one has a hart murmur or something and can’t be insured by the NHL
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t know Vorbiev had physiological heart issues.
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I remember it coming up after the Cherepanov death, heres the MLHS link
http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2009/02/25/newswire-dmitri-vorobiev-has-a-heart-condition/
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
He does yeah. Post Cherepanov he has an enlarged heart or something. He was banned from the KHL but can play again now but is uninsurable for the NHL.
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it was a hypothetical IF the Leafs snagged a mid round 2nd and he was on the board
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
I kind of figured that, but are there any other ways for Burke to acquire him?
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by whyevenbother on Jun 23, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
would Burke even want to go after him?
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by whyevenbother on Jun 23, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
high risk, high reward
kid was a top 3 pick this time last year
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
There was talks of him being easily a #1 overall pick
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole
yeah, it was him just behind hall but ahead of Fowler for the most part
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Highest I ever saw him ranked was a conditional #3.
In the fall of 2009, CSS didn’t even rank him as the top prospect in the Q, they had him behind Gormley.
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I just remember the chatter of if you want a forward you get Khabanov and if you want a D you take Fowler
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Kabanov
Talk about a hard to track prospect. Just look at how Kabanov’s ranking fell:
Oct. 2009 – 4th (Woodlief’s redline report)
Oct. 2009 – drops from 4th to 9th (Central Scouting)
Nov. 2009 – 15th in North American mid-term rankings
Nov. 2009 – 4th (International Scouting Services)
Feb. 2010 – 7th (International Scouting Services)
April 2010 – drops out of top 30 (International Scouting Services)
May 2010 – drops out of top 10 in Woodlief’s redline report
Jun. 2010 – 11th among forwards (Central Scouting)
Jun. 2010 – drops out of top 30 in Woodlief’s redline report
Jun. 2010 – 31st among NA draft eligible players
Jun. 2010 – 43rd on Bob McKenzie’s final draft ranking
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wow….
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 23, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
the thing with this...
is his drop in ranking due to his play, or is it due to the stuff outside of hockey?
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by whyevenbother on Jun 23, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Another complicating factor: part of it is an injury. I think he broke his wrist.
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Ryan gets the credit for that one. He picked Kanye, Zappa and Grillionaire.
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He picks all the music.
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I nominated the Johnny Cash (“and the earth suffered perpetual drought”) Spoon and Modern Lovers tracks…
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you have good taste
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by blurr1974 on Jun 23, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
The Modern Lovers song seemed particularly well suited.
I’m in love with Massachusetts
And the neon when it’s cold outside
And the highway when it’s late at night
Got the radio on
I’m like the roadrunner
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Agreed.
Decent choices.
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- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jun 23, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
We tag team it. His edit notes usually come with musical suggestions. If I think something else fits the conversation better, I change it.
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by puckurgently on Jun 23, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of distractions and Dion
Maybe the MLSE media types should help him get a grip on his social life… following up on Sean Avery’s relationships won’t work.
"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.
Instead of refusing to do the long-dated, front-loaded contracts
that Burke supposedly believes to be a loophole in the CBA because it goes against the “spirit” of the agreement, I’d much rather him prove a point by signing the most rediculously long, take-him-until-the-age-Gordie-Howe-played contract with the $5.25M cap hit.
Then we get a superstar, and you get your point across Burkey. Win-win. Also Leafs win, so Win-Win-Win.
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Excellent. Well played with the Jeopardy music.
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I sort of expect my loser co-hosts to talk while I crunch numbers but PPP was reading Tada! Magazine or something the whole time.
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LOL he’s doing maths!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I presume that all the dead air will be ID’d and cut out when I do the first edit. Ryan obviously had a way better idea.
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Agree. My thoughts exactly. Plus, I was laughing at the idea of Chemmy using his abacus.
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Reading Rainbow is pretty awesome though. Or at least was 15 years ago.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 24, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
da da DA!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a video award show in Europe where some guy won and Kanye ran up there saying his video was better and how he spent so much more money on it than the other guy =D
Good segment =)
That was it!
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