Civic Duty is Totally Rad!
by SkinnyFish on Aug 13, 2010 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintSo yesterday I was summonsed to the local county courthouse for one of America's longest standing and most cherished traditions; jury duty! Lame, I know. the horror stories of jury duty are widely known and involve hours upon hours of tedious boredom as potential jurors await there fate in a small room with no AC and stale donuts. This however is no horror story; it's a literary celebration.
I get up early, shower, trim the ol' beard, but on respectable clothing and get in the car to drive to the courthouse. I show up early to make sure I'm not late and so I don't have to wait in line for too long. At 8:30am the doors open, I go in through the metal detectors, and up to the potential jurors room to check in. I give her my name; Fish. SkinnyFish. A little bit of thumbing through some dot matrix printed pages and this is what I hear, "Your session has been canceled. You can go."
Civic duty fulfilled. Booyah! USA! USA! USA!
Links after the jump. Now with only 50% Kaberle content by weight!
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Bettman crowned King of Hockey
Jim Kelley, no the other one, thinks players with contracts under scrutiny should be upset that their union has yet to find a leader.
The clock ticks down on Kaberle
Howard Berger wouldn't approve of this Damien Cox fan-boy blogger masquerade.
This comes after Capitals manager Brent Bowers unleashed a homophobic tirade against a gay umpire in a game on June 30th. Sucks that this was the case of it, but this kind of step by LaForge is a small one in the right direction.
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Burkie will be on fan590 at 8 am today. Hit the listen live button on their website for the most interesting interview you have heard all summer.
If God didn't want me to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?
by The Meatriarchy on Aug 13, 2010 7:06 AM EDT reply actions
The timing is suspicious
However I bet it will continue to be generic, possibly trying to temper expectations for whatever “the best he could get” will be.
Link here (but for some reason I’m missing a plug-in or something. Maybe try an actual radio if available)
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Highlights:
- Nothing worth it yet
- Still trying to get a scoring forward
- Also been offered what he considers “Futures packages” (i.e. picks and prospects)
- Kovy negotiations HAVE impacted Kaberle trade situation (both teams involved were also “likely” involved on Kaberle)
- Burke thinks Kovalchuk contract rejection was the “right” result
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions
- Re: Kovy – giving an example of why the circumvention occurred
- the Toronto Maple Leafs will NOT do them, it’s always been their position. They feel slightly exonerated bu the arbitration result
- Re: D’Amigo, going to RPI really helped him, 6th round pick at WJCs, no one thought he would do anything but be a spare part. He can go right to the Marlies, doesn’t have to go to the OHL – but he’ll try to make the Leafs
- Reiterates looking for a winger, not a centre…
- Re: Kadri – getting stronger, looking great at prospect camp, it would be GOOD for the franchise if he was good enough to stick with the big club
- Re: NHL players… for bottom 6 and bottom 2 d, if we can we’ll go with youth (I like the sound of that).
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions
the Toronto Maple Leafs will NOT do them, it’s always been their position
By this i meant offer contracts that specifically are designed to purposefully lower the cap situation… i.e. kovalchuk, hossa, luongo, savard…
Makes me think that even though he didn’t offer the Savard contract, he might not trade for him as the Leafs want nothing to do with those contracts.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions
the Toronto Maple Leafs will NOT do them, it’s always been their position. They feel slightly exonerated bu the arbitration result
The arbitration result certainly shuts me up.
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Heh
Whenever I think about those deals it reminds me of the podcast you and PPP did talking about what the Leafs should offer Kovalchuk.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
To be fair we knew before making insane offers that it was cap circumvention, and it appears that the “legal” breakdown of the arbitration ruling is basically “Though legal as per the wording of the CBA the arbitrator sided with Bettman unanimously”.
The arbitration ruling certainly makes me feel better about Burke’s morality crisis on the issue.
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Meh.
I’ve got no problem with a GM who looks at all the angles and is willing to push things to win (and by push things I don’t mean cap hits for UFA 3rd liners.)
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
You’re always so bitter.
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Jared tells me it’s a lack of citrus.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
Have some lemons, then you could be the Sour Leaf Fan.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Navin and I should both try this.
I’d end up as Sour Leaf Fan and he’d be Lemonade in the City!!!1
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
Oh man – pretty sure he will be devastated when Kaberle gets traded.
I almost want to have Kabs extended, just for the sheer outpouring of joy we would get from Nav.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Last time we tried that welosthad a 4th round pick stolen from us.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
it’s my understanding the 4th round draft pick the Leafs were fined was because they bought out Frogren’s contract in Sweden, which contravenes the CBA.
The NHL rejected the contract as soon as it was tendered, but the Leafs (or NHLPA?) grieved this decision, which enabled Frogren to play with the club.
In the end, the League won the grievance and the Leafs were fined a draft pick.
Had the Leafs abided by the NHL’s decision, they wouldn’t have been fined.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
Much like when the PA grieved kovalchuk’s decision and they were…fined…
…nevermind.
by Bower Power on Aug 13, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
There was loads of precedent for the Kovalchuk contract – see Hossa et al. There was no precedent for what the Leafs did with Frogren and it was a much clearer contravention.
I have no problem with the Leafs being creative, but they should have walked away from Frogren when the NHL rejected the deal.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
so you don’t think that the fact that Burke essentially ‘bought’ that 4th round pick from Tampa had anything to do with revoking that pick?
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
No. My guess is, the NHL gave the Leafs a heads-up as to what the fine was likely to be and Burke made the move with TB as a result.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
so what you are saying is that it is still totally legal for us to trade for guys that we have no intention of ever playing AND a draft pick for…guys we had no intention of ever playing.
Works for me.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Um, no. What I’m saying is:
1. The leafs losing a 4th round pick wasn’t because of the deal with Tampa, it was because they contravened the CBA by buying out Frogren’s contract.
2. I have no problem with the Leafs exploring the boundaries of the CBA to acquire talent.
3. Given the NHL’s recent record, I wouldn’t encourage the Leafs (or the NHLPA on their behalf) to grieve any deals the NHL rejects.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
I know, but I decided to infer the positive – that the whole Tampa deal was not perceived negatively by the League and is therefore repeatable.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely the deal is repeatable. The Sharks got a first round pick to bury one of the Devil’s contract.
Considering the annual blizzard of sports reporters predicting the salary dumps for picks, I’m surprised these deals don’t happen more often.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
probably has to do with having the right set of variables in play.
The situation probably doesn’t come up very often where there is a benefit to giving up picks to clear up cap space/salary.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a question, though
Any time there has been a grievance filed, has the league ever lost?
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
The NHL rejected a couple of pre-lockout contracts that gave players zero salary and huge bonuses during the lockout years.
The NHLPA grieved and won.
I’m sure there are others.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
I believe the league lost an grievence filed by Teppo Numminen (during his 1-game season) saying that he was indeed “fit to play” and hence should be paid even if he wasn’t actually playing in games.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Cool
just wanted to make sure things aren’t always League oriented.
Hopefully these arbitrators are doing a good job. I don’t envy the decisions they have to make.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Interesting. I didn’t follow the specifics/details of that whole ordeal, but I’m glad to hear it’s clearly a separate case.
by Bower Power on Aug 13, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
The Star’s Kevin McGran was unbelievably helpful in providing background on the Frogren dispute. I’ve never had a journalist return so many emails.
I put up a post about it at my blog with all the CBA blather here.
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
+1 for MSM’s McGran
We tend to focus so much on the (plethora of) poor MSM coverage and spend little time on those who work hard to put out good work.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve found McGran very responsive to questioning as well via Twitter.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
jeff finger says weeeee!
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 7:15 AM EDT reply actions
woohoo its friday, its the “Showing of the teams BEST CARDS” day!
Today's tears will become tommorow's rain.
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 7:36 AM EDT reply actions
Charles Wang: I fold
Glen Sather: All In – $50 million
Brian Burke: You don’t even have any cards
Joe Nieuwendyk: Straight Flush, bitches
Mike Gillis: You can’t see my cards! That’s Tampering!
Darryl Sutter: I’ve got triple 5’s. Can I trade that in for a pair of 3’s?
Dean Lombardi: I’ve got a business card that says “Stone Cold Pimp”
Chuck Fletcher: I’ve got a back order of Hallmark ‘Get Well Soon, Marian’ cards
Peter Chiarelli: I keep trying to call you, but my phone card says I’m over the limit
Rick Dudley: My credit cards are all maxed out! Can I borrow $20 from someone?
Don Maloney (to players): …And here are all your change of address cards.
Dale Tallon: Got any more of those?
JFJ: ANYWON ELSE BRING THEIR POKEMON CARDS?!?!?!
Ken Holland: (Under breath) I thought we removed him from the message list… (To JFJ) Here you go. Play with this cardboard box until the big boys are done talking.
Brian Burke: …sigh… This isn’t going anywhere
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
Not one Go Fish joke? I’m a little disappointed.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Doug Wilson: GO FISH
Funny as hell, Death_By.
It got me thinking, though. The whole “showing your best cards” analogy seems flawed, in that any GM with truly great cards would only show them if he were to win the hand, and Burke called. Unless Burke thinks someone would bet into him, knowing that he held a whopper in Kaberle, but the only way Burke wins the hand is if Kaberle is better than the bettor’s bluffed pair.
It must not be a poker analogy at all.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is there some kinda failed image where my exclamation, exclamation, one, exclamation should have been?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah it that particular character combination doesn’t seem to work on SBN. Probably a good thing when you think about it, though it sucks when I want to use it ironically. You should see what happens when you replace a swear word with a bunch of random symbols.
Something Like this?
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Because the command to insert a picture is ! [object] !.
by Bower Power on Aug 13, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
If you’re cool enough, though, you can get around this. !1!
by Bower Power on Aug 13, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Then I’m waaaay lame, ‘cause I still can’t figure out how you managed the simple exclamation, open bracket, one, close bracket, exclamation without triggering the command.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m at work, so i couldnt put too much thought into it
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Bryan Murray: You want me to thow you my beth cardth? Thpezza and Thannon for Kaberle and Thoothtrom, of courth
Pierre Gauthier: Ein, in the Quebec, we count zee deux and trois higher zan zee kings and queens, no?
Ken Holland: I’ll give you my 6th and 7th rounders – those are always good for a Zetterberg and a Datsyuk
Stan Bowman: You shoulda called me last month – I’d have given you Niemi, Ladd, Byfuglien, Eager, Sopel, Huet …. no wait, that wouldn’t have helped me at all
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Niiiiiiice! Rec’d.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Burke on Radio re: Kaberle
Goal is still the big forward who can score
They’ve received a few :“futures” packages – high pick and a prospect. Burke said he hasn’t ruled them out.
His personal belief is Jersey and LA (didn’t name them specifically) would have been more involved in the Kaberle sweepstakes if it wasn’t for the Kovalchuk mess
They’re talking about Kovalchuk hearing now….
Resident Capologist
Not sure about the Q and the O
But with the WHL, at some point (perhaps after they are waived/passed over in the bantam draft), teams can just add a player to their 50 man protected list (which includes their current roster players, as well as players they have drafted in the bantam draft and import draft). NCAA players are listed all the time, but teams have to be careful of using up all the slots on their protected lists, with players that will never play for them. There is all sorts of players that don’t count towards the 50 man limit, like overage NHL drafted players, and a few others.
If I can't be a good example, then I will just have to serve as a horrible warning...
by CancerousRocket on Aug 13, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Every player
has rights owned by a team if they happened to go to that league. He is eligible to return to the OHL and have his contract slide a year, and if he goes to the OHL he goes to Kitchener.
Most leagues have this kind of rights ownership… even the KHL teams “drafted” Taylor Hall (I think?) this last year just in case he decides to go there, the team that drafted him owns his rights…
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions
There is an OHL draft similar to an NHL draft when kids are younger.
D’Amigo, 19, was taken in the sixth round (158th overall) of the 2009 NHL draft by the Leafs and was among the standouts during their last month’s orientation camp n Toronto. He took part in that earlier summer camp to protect his NCAA eligibility, which would have precluded him from taking part in the team’s main training camp this fall.
The Rangers drafted D’Amigo in the 2007 OHL draft, but he chose to join the hockey program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., which is roughly two hours east of his hometown of Binghamton, N.Y.
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/juniorhockey/news?slug=ss-damigo090810
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh ok, I know about the OHL draft, just didn’t know he got drafted/they’d retain his rights if that would happen.
Would this be similar to if Radulov would come back from Russia, then Nashville retains his rights as an RFA (assuming this is true)?
Yes.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
NHL teams retain rights to player that have left if they have that player under contract or that player is an RFA.
A bit different with unsigned draft picks, as they would normally go back into the draft if unsigned after a certain period (I think it is about a year, not going to look it up.)
Looks like the CHL rights for drafting extend right up until the player is no longer eligible to play in the CHL.
Very similar.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
So he could lose his NCAA eligibility just for playing for a pro team/using an agent, but he always has has a spot in the OHL as long as he’s young enough to play there?
Pretty much.
Also, he already has lost his NCAA eligibility. Lost it the second he signed a pro contract.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
yup
if he goes back to school now, he wont be playing NCAA hockey.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
To prove to Daddy that he’s not a fool?
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
He signed with the Leafs – at worst that makes him an awesome fool!
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank you!!!!
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
His lunch packed up.
His shoes tied tight.
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Jury Duty
Homer: What does “sequestered” mean?
Skinner: If the jury is deadlocked they’re put up in a hotel together
so they can’t communicate with the outside world.
Homer: What does “deadlocked” mean?
Skinner: It’s when the jury can’t agree on a verdict.
Homer: Uh huh. And “if”?
Skinner: A conjunction meaning “in the event that” or “on condition
that”.
Homer: So if we don’t all vote the same way, we’ll be deadlocked
and have to be sequestered in the Springfield Palace Hotel
—
Patty: That’s not going to happen, Homer.
Jasper: Let’s vote. My liver is failing.
Homer: — where we’ll get a free room, free food, free swimming pool,
free HBO — Ooh! “Free Willy”!
Skinner: Justice is not a frivolous thing, Simpson. It has little if
anything to do with a disobedient whale. Now let’s vote!
Also, I liked the movie Jury Duty.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 8:20 AM EDT reply actions
12 Angry Men?
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Aug 13, 2010 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Also acceptable, but not as hilarious.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Also good.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Haven't seen that one yet
But I did read the book. Best Kevin Grisham novel ever.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
John Grisham’s The Last Juror was pretty solid also.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Who is this John fellow
Kevin’s older brother, I imagine?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
never heard of him
but kevin grisham is the shiznit
by potvin vs hextall on Aug 13, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
?? the fuck is kevin grisham??
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The illustrious author of The Rural Juror, of course.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
but of course.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Here’s Jenna. She’ll be able to explain it better than I can.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes and yes. Book better than film, but water is also wet.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i got the “you may need to be summoned shortly” letter. i was scared shitless but havnt heard back in a year and a half
I think you are out of the woods
As for the picture in the FTB – I’ll take a shot and say Jamal Mayers.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Finger.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Who?
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he means
Future Marlies Captain Jeff Finger.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I do.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Don'cha mean
future Captain of some KHL team Jeff Finger?
by Marc Pilgrim on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
You can tell it's Finger
Because his skates rarely see the ice surface during NHL games.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Also because the caption clearly states he’s Jeff Finger.
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The florida player is the Bruins new 4th-line center Greg Campbell, I can tell you that!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought you had like 6 centers ahead of that guy in your depth chart..
oh yah, you are ‘converting’ some to wing….
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Just the one.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Boston hoards their centremen
like Leafs hoard defensemen and Islanders hoard Goalies.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much. Did you see the islanders “open tryout”? I think that’s awesome.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
probably hilarious too
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
anything they can do to save money…
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Hadn't seen that, but it's kinda smart for a club on a budget.
Let the remaining NHL players who won’t find jobs otherwise battle for a 1-year contract.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
The free agent market is insane right now
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Prediction: bottom pair D-men will be available for less than $1.45MM.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
But....
LebdaLebdaLebdaLebdaLebda
That has to be worth half a mil right there…
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Makes me a bit sad
That the isles might get 2-3 serviceable bottom pairing defensemen for the same price as a guy who will have to work his ass off to not be a healthy scratch each night.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
instead of the value of 6 bottom pairing defensemen for the same price as Jeff Finger – who had to work his ass off not to be a healthy scratch?
Just sayin
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
People may talk shit about the Leafs
but there is no doubt that we will have the richest 5th/6th defensemen in the league. Suck on that, Philly and Vancouver!
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
We’re number 1! We’re number 1!
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Toronto Maple Leafs
where even our shittiest players drive Porsches.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the Leafs will set a record this year for highest paid 5-6-7 D-men that will never be matched.
FWIW I think our overall best 4, who should get the most ice time, are Phaneuf, Beauch, Gunnar & Schenn.
I can hear the ‘Komi is an elite shut-down D-man" cries already, but that hasn’t been true since 07-08. He played pretty soft minutes in 08-09.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it depends on how Gunnar’s second season plays out and if Schenn keeps getting better.
I think we are probably 1 year away from the top 4 you describe.
Personally, if Gunnar and Schenn can make Komi obsolete, I think that’s progress. (as long as it isn’t because Komi is declining fast and it is because the two kids are developing well.)
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
You may be right re. Schenn, but Gunnar averaged 21:26 last year, which is more than Komi has EVER averaged in his entire career.
His PDO (and +/-) will regress to the mean this year but Gunnar is very solid, a perfect 2nd pair guy.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Gunnar – quietly does his job. If he signs a contract with us after this season I would seriously consider getting a Gunnar Jersey
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m just bracing for the “sophomore slump” articles when the puck bounces against him rather than for him, as it did much of last year.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
As Leaf fans we must learn to temper our expectations.
At least until we have a fantastic preseason!!!
Wait….
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
Hopefully they’re balanced out by Phaneuf ’s regressing to his norm and notching 15+ goals.
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Ugh ya
unfortunately of all the rookies we played last year, Gunnar is definitely one I can see “regressing” or not living up to expectations.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
But I think it’ll be because of bad luck rather than bad play.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
he didn’t seem like the kind of guy who was prone to distraction or mental errors – here’s hoping.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s not about mental errors, it’s that things always went his way on the ice. He’s unlikely to be able to keep it up because the things that made him look good were largely out of his control.
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Is this based on the PDO post I remember from a while back? Is there any problem with Gunner’s sample size on that stat?
by Bower Power on Aug 13, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Also,
An injured Mike Komisarek and a traded Ian White helped that ice time along, too.
"Defense! Defense! Common! Do you call that blowing!?"
Naturally,
The second I read on, I realize someone has already made the point about Komisarek being injured, directly below.
Too late to the show.
"Defense! Defense! Common! Do you call that blowing!?"
Very probable. There is always a curse beset by sophmores who have “lucky” rather than “good” rookie seasons.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d say he only averaged that much due to Komi’s injury and the fact that Jeff Finger and Garnet Exelby are terrible at hockey; and because he slotted in to the 2nd PP.
Komi averaged more minutes at ES than Gunnar did.
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
True, I just think that the fact Gunnar can play PP and PK means he’ll get more minutes than Komi. If Kaberle is traded and Schenn gets time on PP2 as well, he could also play more than Komi.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
But he totally kicked ass at Notre Dame for Dave Poulin, so he’ll do the same here!
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Hard to argue with the logic though from an Islanders perspective
from an NHL UFA perspective, it’s like:
Pro: Can get a league minimum contract for 1 year, but at least it’s a job.
Con: It’s for the Islanders.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Pro
if you show up with your own goalie pads, you are in!
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Pro: you’re still a hockey player living in the greater NYC area. Hockey players seem to enjoy that for some reason.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I can think
of worse careers in life.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
get big $$ for playing in a city where no one knows who you are and you can have a pretty normal life outside of your hockey career?
hmmm
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
maybe superstar Bill Sweatt will be there.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Pff
If he turned down a max ELC contract from the Leafs to take 500k with the Isles… than he’s an idiot and he doesn’t deserve to be associated with the Blue & White.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
that’s my general thinking…Why did his agent think he could get more in a market that is overflowing with guys you can get for 1m or less?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
That's why my new thinking is
that he thinks clubs will think he has tons of potential and try to “lock him up”
Or
More likely scenario: He didn’t want to sign with the Leafs under any circumstances. Probably told his agent as such.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Other Gregory Campbell perk: Related to Colin Campbell. AND YOU MADE HIM A CENTER?
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
He already was a center, no? That’s what I thought.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
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What would your all Miroslav team look like?
Klose?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow
great DGB post today. Wellwood stuff continues to be Gold.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Miroslay Frycer, Dvorak and Satan up-front. Blanking on the Miroslavs that could play D.
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http://www.hockey-reference.com/player_search.cgi?search=miroslav
all forwards and one goalie, who sucked for Czechoslovakia.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Svobota is a Miroslav, isn’t he?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe I am thinking of someone else.
I just googled Miroslav Svobota and there are a ton of them in sports.
Didn’t see a hockey player though. Oh well.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
BAM!
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
That’s a lot of Miroslavs
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Miroslav Sucko – hilarious.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he played for the Sens.
If I can't be a good example, then I will just have to serve as a horrible warning...
by CancerousRocket on Aug 13, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Pardon me
But would you have any Grey Poupon?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Questions
I know this has been beat to death, and random speculation by people with no knowlege of the situation kills me too, but after reading Mirtle’s report on Belanger to the Caps pending a trade for a D-Man, what do you guys think the chances are we trade Beauchemin (and likely someone else) to Washington for a winger (Fleishcmann?) and Kaberle elsewhere (LA for prospects?)? Burke said no discussions with the Caps re Kaberle and also said this morning he would think about a Kaberle trade for prospects—any chance he is getting a forward through separate trade and stocking the cupboard with the Kaberle deal?
by billbarilkodisappeared on Aug 13, 2010 9:36 AM EDT reply actions
None
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I could see him blindsiding everyone by trading Komi or Beauch (small chance, but a chance), but if he did that I think he’d keep Kaberle.
IIRC Caps fans would give Flash away for the proverbial bag o’ pucks. Maybe that was just post-playoff frustration.
Komi would be a much better fit for them than Kaberle, who they need like a hole in the head.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
holy hell 19.0 shooting percentage.
Do. Not. Want.
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No, me neither. The Caps fans convinced me he was crap.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Me too
I was freaking when I thought thats what Caps were initially looking to trade for Kaberle.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
ya i noticed that too in my pool preparations.
opposite: kris letang shot about 2% on 175 shots
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
what about Komi/Beach and Kaberle? I know it sounds a little outrageous, but what about a team that is in dire defenceman need?
If you mean multiple D to one team, I’d give it an even smaller chance. The cap dollars coming and going seem to make these deals harder to pull-off, especially in the current climate of GMs ratcheting down dollars.
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Seems about right.
Would have to be piecemeal – and I don’t see a lot of teams lining up for our somewhat overpaid defensemen.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
You're right
that is outrageous. We shouldn’t give up our ENTIRE defense just for a shot at a forward.
Burke has said time and time again he’s going to build from the net out. He still wants our D-core to be one of the best (on paper at least) in the league.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Phaneuf, Schenn, Gunnar, Komi/Beauch, Lebdzzz, Finger, (Aulie, Holzner et al).
I only said this because the money he threw at Lebda making us believe he will be in the top 6? If he does end up doing something like Kaberle for a scoring forward and Komi or Beauch for something else, why not combine the two and sweeten the pot? But after what mf said I retract my statement, the cap maneuvering would be too hard in that case
I get what you're saying, I do
I’ve heard arguments for it before. But I think it’s one of those seeing the Forest for the Trees arguments… we’re so focused on getting scoring forwards right now, we shouldn’t forget that (on paper) we have a great d-core, and that combined with average goaltending will probably take us further as a club than selling 2 D-men for a shot at 1 scoring forward.
Meh, I really would only like to move Kaberle and in an miracle alternate universe, Finger.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
This is way out there but what the hell, it’s only words…
What if Washington’s trade is Fleischmann for Bieksa, and is being held up by a Kaberle to Vancouver (for Burrows, as I mentioned before)? Would give the Sedins someone more slick to play with.
Not sure what the cap hits workout to but they could be balanced by a player here or there.
At this point I figure anything I can imagine is as likely as something I can’t.
by Leaf in Habland on Aug 13, 2010 12:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I would like to believe that a certain defenseman will get traded today…
But I have a feeling this isn’t over and we are waiting until Sunday.
Burke does seem to do some of his best work on Sundays.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:46 AM EDT reply actions
Ya but
I remember him waiting out for Stempniak trades until the 11th hour on Trade Deadline day, and all we got was a 4th and a 7th…. Does anyone remember which players we actually got with those picks? Hmm lemme look it up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmm
I think we might have swapped draft picks with WSH in the 4th round, took Peter Granburg with the pick
7th round… we drafted Josh Nicholls with our own pick… but I can’t find the one from PHX… must have been involved in another pick swap somewhere.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
was that one part of the package we uptraded to get a 2nd rounder?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t think so… that was straight up for Jimmy Hayes I think (originally a 2nd round pick)
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
or was that just the AHL player – Hayes?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Petter.
The extra ‘t’ is for ‘truculence’.
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Didn’t he trade a 7th this year for a 6th next year?
Guns don't kill people, people kill people ... with smaller guns
That might be it. I forget all the tiny little transactions that happened.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Burke ended up with Edmonton’s 6th-rounder next year for that Phx 7th-rounder, so you know it’ll be a high 6th-rounder.
I guess Edmonton needed the pick so they can win this year.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Heh
Meh not much difference that late in the draft. Edm probably wanted a specific player.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Look for Kellen Jones to play next to Horcoff in 2013-14, when Horcoff is finally down to the last six years of his contract.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
PPG player!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey well Patric Hornqvist was the very last player taken in the draft a few years ago… just sayin’. IT COULD HAPPEN.
In fact, since it was a pick the Leafs could have gotten, I guarantee he will turn into a superstar, and all of MSM will be all over it.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Besides, the Vipers turned out Dallas Drake!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
And Glen Metropolit! And Tiger Williams!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
At which point
They should have renamed the team the Vernon Tigers. Alliteration is over-rated.
Other notables include Ken Holland and Bob Gassoff (who was the most aptly-named member of the then Vernon Essos. His number was retired by the Blues after he died in a motorcycle accident near Iron-Man Unger’s ranch.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Burke does seem to do some of his best work on Sundays.
While God rested, Burke created himself out of metal and brawn.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Kaberle chatter
Just read something that mentioned Backes. First I’ve read about it and doesn’t seem to make sense since he just resigned and St Louis has Pietrangelo and Johnson, but I’d take it nonetheless
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
minor quip
Backes didn’t re-sign. Far as I can tell (aka CapGeek) he signed a 3 year deal that takes him through this season. He’ll be a UFA at the end of this season, provided he doesn’t sign an extension with the Blues.
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmm, my mistake, I could have sworn he signed earlier this month.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
i had to look it up. something about him not re-signing came up in yesterday’s FTB, and i went and checked it out, but forgot to post…
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I did. Linked the capgeek page. No re-signing.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
my bad, must have been when my browser crashed…
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
… I have nothing to say about the absurdity of this rumor.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
well… nothing after that comment anyway…
I know what you mean though, it really doesn’t make sense
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
Other circumstantial evidence: Players on the front page of the team website are not usually traded during the off-season.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Not happening
Just as unlikely as the rediculous Dustin Brown rumour last night.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I heard that one too, didn’t the Kings just make him Captain last season
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for Dustin Brown?
sold!
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
He had almost as many points as Brown as a D-man so he must be better, right? Right?
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Kaberle will improve by learning from Doughty
by sodonis on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dustin Brown drew 36 more penalties than he took last year to lead the league by almost 50% in that category, in other news.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Also
He is boss.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus he has a lisp which would add another hilarious interview to our lineup.
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Sweet intangible.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
2nd in hits this past season, third in hits for 08/09 and first in hits for 07/08.
Plus, he’s a top 6 winger.
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
No kidding
He’s way too good to acquire. That’s sort of the point.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
his face is way to good?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I get that a lot.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Further to Brown’s “intangibles” he won Canadian Major Junior – Scholastic Player of the Year, for the 2002-2003 season.
So he’s all brains and brawn
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Go Storm Go!
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I would too… then I’d wake up and have to change the sheets
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Listening to Burke today
talk about “Futures packages”… I gotta think that the best offer is going to be one of these, and Burke would rather get the scoring forward.
Thinking about it: Kaberle’s most useful role right now, given his age and skillset, is on a contending team looking to go over the top. Rebuilding teams have no use for him.
Contending teams are more likely to trade away futures to win now, because if you’re gaining Kaberle to go over the top, why would you be trading away ANY top 6 scorers? Doesn’t make much sense.
I hope he comes to his senses and takes a prospect/pick package.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
An LA package centered around Oscar Moller works for me.
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Sure
if you consider them contenders.
I would have with Kovalchuk. But I gotta guess they’ll continue to slowplay it.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t Moller just another “meh” 2nd line prospect? His WHL/AHL stats don’t overwhelm. Caputi’s are better.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think so. He played 34 games last year with 8:00 ATOI and scored 4 goals at age 21 on LA’s third line.
Normalize that to 82GP @ 18:00 ATOI and that’s a 20 goal season.
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Guess I should add he picked up a knee injury at the WJC and missed some time.
Didn’t realize he was only 5’10" though.
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You need tiny forwards, this is the northeast division, otherwise you’re not cool. Cmon, everyone is doing it.
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I’m ok with our long term strategy of being really big and mean.
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It’s going to be really fun to watch.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve heard this line before.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Was that what they said about the conference finals when you were up 3-0 in the series?
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
No, not really. Was more worried about winning that fourth game myself. Looks like I was right. 
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I think my jinx worked.
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Chemmy loves making little kids cry
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
though to be fair the kid might be crying about his dad having a practice jersey with some patches ironed onto the arms.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I think that’s his mom. You can kind of see a dangly ear ring and a puffed out bosom. Also, were that his dad, he be berating his son for being such a pansy.
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
On the other hand: manly hands.
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I always liked this one better
Mom with feminine hands, kid with a jersey, score and series record, and it even ties in the “want to get away?” line of ads by southwest. Really, the complete package.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Better than fun to watch, I think it’s almost necessary if you’re going to compete against the west at any point in time. SJS, VAN, even CHI all have some pretty big forwards.
by Bower Power on Aug 13, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Vancouver?
Who?
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Sedins are both 6’1 according to hockey-reference, and burrows is 6’2. Not giants, but I’m a pretty firm believer that you’re not going to beat the Sedins’ possession game with speed alone, so I think the point stands. Other than that, yeah, VAN probably could’ve been replaced.
Burrow’s is 6’2"
Really?
I could’ve sworn he was 5’10". Which he is not.
Kesler’s 6’2", but while all of these guys are tall, they’re not exactly that big (Kesler… maybe). The Sedins are hard to get off their game, and being physical makes no difference, I agree.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe it’s just too anecdotal, but whenever I watch western conference games, they look much more…Burkian…than eastern conference games.
Boogaard’s going to be in the east this year, though.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
And next year …. and the year after that …. and the …well, y’kow how the story goes
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He gets traded to a team with a dumber GM?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Right, but his team is hardly Burkian, with their leading goal scorer being Marian “OW MY GROIN” Gaborik. And their defensive corps being Ol’ Golden Gloves and the young (but talented) Marc “Sather Forgot to Sign Me” Staal.
Thank Gaborik for the rags picking up Boogaard, too.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone to talk to in the press box while Gabby’s on the IR?
(I kid. I don’t know how Gaborik really got this stigma; he’s played over 65 games far more often than not.)
Because he was the only player worth mentioning on the Wild and he was hurt
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m ok with our long term strategy of being really big and mean.
Wait, are we talking about the Leafs or about whose father could beat up the other dads?
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I hear Jared’s dad is 6’7"
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
nah, he’s more like 6’5
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
But his NHLE on his AHL time is only 27 pts.
And if you’re getting 18 mins, I want more than 20.
I just see him as another Caputi.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Except Caputi got 23 games at 14:00 ATOI and scored twice.
That’s an 82/18 equivalent of 9 goals.
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I’m looking at AHL stats as a better sample size.
Also remember Caputi’s s% was unsustainably low.
Caputi has a 28 goal pace if you assume 18 mins, 82 games and 9.3% (Moller was 9.5%).
I’m not saying Moller sucks, just that we’ve got a bunch of 2nd liners already. We need more dollars, not quarters.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
His 20 year old rookie season saw him play 40 games at 13:00 ATOI and score 7.
Normalize that to 82GP @ 18:00 ATOI and that’s also a 20 goal season.
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Nothing wrong with that
plus the guys at Jewels from the Crown are pretty high on him.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Lombardi is too. I imagine he’d rather see Stoll moved and Moller promoted.
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta spend money to make money. If they want Kaberle we don’t want their garbage.
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St. Louis
There Mount Puckmore is up. Forgot how many good players used to play for the Blues in the late 90s.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
In case anyone wanted to listen to the fan590 interview summarized above
here is a link.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
Ugh
for some reason the interview cuts off on this one.
Here’s the actual Fan590 full interview.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Merci
woke up too late
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
Burke: “Kovalchook”
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
Burke’s voice is kind of soothing,.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Soothing and relaxing like bathing in bubble bath with little truculent bubblea
Today's tears will become tommorow's rain.
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
yes…little exploding bubbles that get in your eyes and burn
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
My prediction...be nice...
My official prediction:
To TOR from SJ:
Clowe
1st Round Pick
To SJ from Toronto:
Kaberle
To LA from Toronto:
Beauchemin
Mitchell
Rosehill
To Tor from LA:
Oscar Moller (or lesser prospect)
1st Round Pick – LA
To DAL from Toronto:
LA 1st
SJ 1st
Grabovski
Finger
To Tor from Dallas:
James Neal
Mike Ribeiro
You can obviously substitute names around..but that’s what I would do.
Let the madness end!!
...
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, as this has been annoying me for like a year, is that Bruce Boxlettner or not?
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
WTF?
It’s Tommy Lee Jones from No Country For Old Men.
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
Holy crap
get out.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, it’s the love child of Motley Crue’s drummer and the guy who sings What’s New Pussycat
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa ohhhh whoa ohhh
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
Not necessarly directed towards yourself, but
Fav passage:
“Pussycat, pussycat
You’re delicious,
And if my wishes
Can all come true
I’ll soon be kissing your sweet little pussycat lips”
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
you need to see more movies
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I have watched about 60 movies. Ever.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
When did you first arrive on our planet? What’s Uranus like?
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
It’s ok, I did that to..
Waiting on the Dave Nonis era.
by PassivelyTruculent on Aug 13, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
wang
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
What about the Islanders?
Waiting on the Dave Nonis era.
by PassivelyTruculent on Aug 13, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I have watched a very large number of partial movies where i wander off after about 30 minutes.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
SPOLIER ALERTS GALORE
Let me fill you in on what you missed:
Bruce Willis was dead the whole time ….
Norman’s mother was dead the whole time ….
Dil turns out to be a man ….
Ed Norton wasn’t really a country bumpkin with a split personality….
Verbal was really Soze ….
Patrick Bateman was lying about everything except the beautiful business card ….
Tom Cruise was dreaming all along ….
It was his childhood sled ….
The planet was Earth, after all ….
It is made out of people. People!!
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
6th Sense
Psycho
Crying Game
Forget the title
The Usual Suspects
American Psycho
I hate Tom Cruise
Citizen Kane
Planet of the Apes
Soylent Green
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I also would have accepted
The Crying Game
and Vanilla Sky
But the judges say that your score of only 4 minutes is good enough, so you win! (It took me more than 4 minutes to type the clues)
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as my prize is Kaberle gets traded for a young top 6 forward, never mind.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
As young and innocent as Ed Norton in Primal Fear
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s it.
Young? Not so much?
Innocent? The wrong tree – you are barking up it.
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not talking about Ed Norton from Leaves of Grass here. I’m talkin’ bout 1996’s Ed Norton.
And I’m not talking about the innocent Norton from Primal Fear, I’m talkin bout the murderin’ bastard from Primal Fear.
Better?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
What about the Ed Norton from Death to Smoochy?
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I read that with a screaming Charleton Heston voice. Add that to the director’s cut and I’ll agree that it’s the best movie ever.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Heston yelling is hilarious.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Just realized
Put him in Citizen Kane and he makes my list three times. You dirty, stinking ape.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually it’d stall on Kabs for Clowe and a 1st.
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
Cant see Dallas agreeing to thier portion
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually it’d stall on Kabs for Clowe and a 1st.
Never gets to Dallas, but yeah it’s beyond retarded for them.
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
he means that dallas won’t have that, because they want Kaberle SO BAD, they will give Burke Neal and a first to prevent it from happening!
right?
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
yes exactly
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
Clowe’s older than I’d like, and I think he’s overpaid but…..
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you rather Clowe or Setoguchi? Of course, I really want the Big Pavelski but pigs will fly fighter jets before that happens.
Setoguchi because he’s younger with a higher ceiling, I think.
But I’d take Clowe. He’s big and a Newfie.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Clowe is 27. I think trying to go from 32 y/o dman to a 22 or 23 years old top fwd prospect is outrageous, but a 27 reasonably established guy isn’t as much of a reach.
I have no idea why SJ would have to throw in their 1st.
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A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Kaberle’s awesome!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent counterpoint.
However, I would have also accepted just a link to the “Tomas Kaberle” song on youtube.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
that takes so much more effort, though
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
My favourite Leafs song
I hope it works, I can’t go on youtube now so I put in the embedded URL
Love Bettman’s expression
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
We’re Leafs fans we think of 1st round draft picks as Red Green thinks of Duct Tape, the solution for everything.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
whoa whoa whoa
Red Green thinks of Duct Tape, the solution for everything.
It IS the solution for everything.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
Red Green
is that YOU?!
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Reasoning..
LA Gets a stay at home D
SJ gets a puck moving D
Dallas hits the cap floor with expiring contracts plus gets rid of Ribeiro’s contract
And Leafs get a ton of awesome forwards!
counterpoint
when was the last time a four team trade occurred in all of professional sports?
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Wednesday – http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5455472
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I was gonna say “Basketball shouldn’t count” But its too late for that now.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
"professional sports"
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
darn i was trying to hotlink this also
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Canada oh oh oh Canada
We love our beaver.
by CanadianMaple09 on Aug 13, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
LA doesnt really need a stay at home D that much
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
In the future, you may use the one that I stored away for these such occasions: http://a.imageshack.us/img62/4808/facepalmsa.jpg
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
I can’t see either of them, but I’m sure you’ve got it.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 13, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
TNWSS
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
certainly not to you
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
,
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
!!!
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i like this one better
but i really hate “pwned”
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
no
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
like sunday morning
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
We end up with Clowe, Moller, Neal and Ribeiro. And Ship out Beauch, Kaberle, Mitchell, Rosebud, Grabs and FInger????
Un-heard of
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotta save something for that 6th D spot
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Pfff if we wanted to take on that much extra salary.
I’d want something else coming back
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Only if they’re guaranteed lottary picks.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont know
Buffalo turned down 4 firsts for Vanek in an offer sheet.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
There were circumstances that prevented buffalo from being able to accept that offer.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Fear of angry mob.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Everyone got offersheeted that year!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Fans would have (undeservedly) revolted.
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Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
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now there is a interview i want to see
Do you like balloons?
sure?
Cause i like balloons
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
You got any lobstah?
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
do you ear your crusts?
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
eat them too
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
“I get the lobster and I don’t even eat that shit.”
“Oh yeah?”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pKo3ZWouaE
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“i slap that shit right off the table”
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Aug 13, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
...
you’ve done it. You broke the internets.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty outlandish…but maximum grades for effort and creativity.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Your problem is that your beleafs are getting in the way of reality.
by CanadianMaple09 on Aug 13, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Do we have enough facepalms up yet?
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
LebdaLebdaLebdaLebdaLebdaKaberleLebdaLebdaLebda
Hahaha!
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
Also
KaberleKaberleKaberleKaberleKaberleLebdaKaberleKaberleKaberle
It’s like playing Where’s Waldo. Find the Lebda!
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
why has noone yet created KaberLebda?
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Kadbelre?
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens.
Too much
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Or
Lebdaberle
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
You may regret that comment once he actually breaks into the NHL.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
There he is! Peeking out from behind the carousel!
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Sneak Peak of Dan Ellis’ new mask.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 2:00 PM EDT reply actions
Well, that owns.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Great concept but I’m not a big fan of the style Zeus was done in.
by CanadianMaple09 on Aug 13, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I like it, it kind of reminds me of the Triton undersea guy from the Little Mermaid mixed with some Warcraft type art.
Warcraft type art
There’s your problem.
by CanadianMaple09 on Aug 13, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s awesome because it doesn’t have a stupid CH anywhere on it.
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Strongly Agree.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen to that
Waiting on the Dave Nonis era.
by PassivelyTruculent on Aug 13, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome – thanks for the help!
I like it, pretty bad ass….though I wonder why characters on goalie masks always tend to be “cartoony”?
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate to use D.S. Toskala’s name in anything but the most derogatory way, but his helmet is one of my all-time favourites. Not cartoony at all.
by CanadianMaple09 on Aug 13, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
At the risk of blasphemy, I liked his helmet too.
Any idea what’s up with the cartoony stuff – is it just personal prefence per player? Or is it easier to create for the painter?
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Whatever the reason, it’s most certainly not because it’s “easier to create for the painter”. That would suggest that the artist lacks the skill to do more realistic work, which I am fairly certain is not the case. I’d imagine as an NHL goalie raking in 6 or 7 figures a year you can afford to get a top-notch artist, not just some kid who tells you “Okay, cartoony stuff only”.
by CanadianMaple09 on Aug 13, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree. The irony in all this is that the only teeth toskala ever had in his game were painted on his mask.
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I like it here though because its a mythological character, and the art goes along with more mythological/fantasty type ‘cartoonyness’, not really childish or anything. Zeus never existed in anything other than myth so why make him realistic looking?
blasphemer!
i will take you to athens and throw you to poseidon’s clutches myself!
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
pssh, me and loki are like THIS son (crossed fingers gesture)
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
They aren't.
There’s our own Engelage, who honors PTI’s Kornheiser/Wilbon.
There’s Emery’s tribute to boxing legends Fraiser, Rocky, and Hopkins
There’re some great, realistic skyline pieces (including Backstrom’s new mask, which I believe will have a silhouetted skyline of the twin cities…But then there’s always Bryzgalov’s, which is quite literally cartoony. (Near the back ear, it’s his kids’ artwork.)
I think it’s got a lot to do with focus and the mental place that people go to when they look at that mask. Some people want to see a badass fictional character (someone has the Punisher logo on their mask, I believe). Others want…uh…Tony Kornheiser’s bald head.
Engelage wins most obscure helmet art. Kornheiser/Wilbon – WTF?
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Bryz’s mask is the best
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
As another comment, I think there’s something to the idea of having a “larger than life” character staring back at you. Valiquette’s mask is Spider Man.
I have to give a shout out to Brian Elliot’s mask which is pretty awesome.
Badass.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
from expressen, Sedins’ dream teams:
Daniel’s dream team: Luongo, Lidström, Pronger, Ovechkin, Crosby, D. Sedin
Henrik’s dream team: Luongo, Bourque, Lidström, Jagr, Ovechkin, H. Sedin
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
I like how each guy chose themselves, but not the other
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Was going to say the same – no brother?
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
i know ;) maybe they are tired of playing with each other…
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
Ha nice one
Waiting on the Dave Nonis era.
by PassivelyTruculent on Aug 13, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I like how there is only one retired guy on the list (unless of course they are talking about Chris Bourque)
Ray Bourque :)
i’m kinda surprised sundin, foppa or zetterberg didnät make the lists
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
FOPPA!!
My favourite player from my childhood! IMHO he was the best player of the post Lemieuw/Gretzky years
floppa
he’s a jerk
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Most talented asshole to ever lace 'em up
He made Steve Ott look as nasty as Iginla, and as skilled as Rickard Wallin.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
aw, c’mon. the bitch can play hockey
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
jerk jerk jerk jerk jerk
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv9VKKXwVxU
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
oh well, that gets you an honory finnish flag
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
and he makes hilarious commercials…
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
I’m surprised both chose Luongo. Both choosing Lidstrom and Ovechkin makes sense in my head, but Luongo surprises me.
Prefers pugnacity to truculence.
sucking up, Luongo has a fragile ego
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The cutest Leaf
Colby Armstrong’s son Cruise :)
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
At the least we know Armstrong is a cool family man. I’m sure that translates well onto the ice and as a teammate, somehow.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
He is
the guys loved him in Pittsburgh
Now I’ll go run away before everyone pounces on the “Pittsburgh” thing again.
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which players do you like other than Crosby????
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
On the Pens or in general?
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on the Pens.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Sid.
Staal, Geno, Letang, Max, Fleury.
I like the others too, just not as much
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Il est awesome
except his super-straight hair scares me
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I take it
You aren’t a fan of the popular Jonas Brother
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Just because
I’m a teenage girl, doesn’t mean I like those guys
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But especially not the one with the super straight hair.
amirite?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
sure
they’re almost as bad as Justin Bieber :S
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Superstar Talbot
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Can’t argue with that.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Good teammates are good for team success. Forgetting the cap hit.
PS. I’m done with the “Pittsburgh” thing, just be a Leafs fan while you’re here.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Will do
I’m always a Leafs fan, sometimes I just like wearing black and gold
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Great colors
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
gold, not yellow
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You know what looks good with black & gold?
Red
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I like seeing those colours on the ice when the Leafs are playing, generally means we are going to win.
What's red, black and gold, but never seen lying on the ice at the ACC?
A bloodied Ray Emery whose bling was knocked off his chest by a Leafs goalie.
Otherwise, yeah. Carkner’s bloody gold teeth and bruised eye aren’t that uncommon a sight.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Gold not champagne
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
or whatever the beige color is called
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Champagne sounds right.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Beige is called beige
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Like Iginla in the Flames’ Heritage Classic unis? (black, red and beige)
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
/attempts high-five and misses
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tsk tsk tsk – to short with your little girl arms, I assume
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm this is disconcerting
EJHradek_ESPN
Brian Burke says no interested club has asked for permission to speak to Kaberle to discuss contract extention as prelude to trade.
So rental only… that doesn’t sound like good news in terms of return.
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A drinking team with a hockey problem.
ya it does
why let the guy start to negotiate with a few teams, and maybe get interested in playing, only to be told “naah, we aren’t trading you” or “surprise, you’re going somewhere else!”
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
^——————— the actual reason.
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
are they allowed to talk extension yet?
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Burke can allow permission for a team to talk extension
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Also not a great move, if Burke ends up having to re-sign him…
If I can't be a good example, then I will just have to serve as a horrible warning...
by CancerousRocket on Aug 13, 2010 3:00 PM EDT reply actions
It is the summer, and summer is all about the rehash!
If I can't be a good example, then I will just have to serve as a horrible warning...
by CancerousRocket on Aug 13, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
Forsberg, Naslund, there’s been some debate as to whether it’s Sundin on the left or not, I don’t know if it’s been confirmd.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
wasn’t alfredsson & the sedins also from the same town?
except they played with the sedin’s older brother?
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Mats sundin & Corey Haim?
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Something like that, yeah.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
alfie is from gothenburgh i think
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
You guys don’t call it Goteborg?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
göteborg yes :) i was trying to use the translation but managed to misspell it… i’m gonna stick with göteborg from now on
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
Alfie grew up playing with another resident of Goteborg, Colin Campbell
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Dipshit?
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
dog shit
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what I was thinking
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I only really have issues with the order of most of these players, and putting Tyler Myers on it.
Maybe Burrows, too.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m wondering how much historical play effects this list… otherwise, how is Brodeur so high above Lundqvist?
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Burrows was the only name that really jumped out at me.
We seriously need to get a couple guys on this list.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
A full season of Kessel would be on there, I’m sure.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I like how Rask made the list and Howard didn’t but everyone called me crazy for suggesting that Rask should have been up for the Calder over Howard.
I imagine the Red Wings are having a field day with Pronger being ranked just ahead of Lidstrom.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Phaneuf has it in him too… but we need a 3rd.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah we do
I don’t think we have anyone else that could crack this list though.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Next year or “eventually?” Schenn, BOZAK, and Gustavsson all look like they might have it in them to make the bottom 5 of that list in the next two to three years…
yeah I dunno
some good centers like Savard didn’t make it, I don’t know that Bozak could. All the defensemen on that list have some really good offensive talent, I’m not sure if Schenn does. Monster… could be.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, there are a ton of really good hockey players not on that list.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s why it doesn’t really bother me that there aren’t any Leafs on there.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking at that list, there’s a pretty heavy weight on regular stats. Savard didn’t make the list because he had underwhelming numbers. Vinny made it because he was feeding Stamkos slap shots from the power play – which still “counts”, don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to cheat Vinny, but if Kessel has a fantabulous season and Bozak is there for > 75% of his assists, well, he might steal a slot near 45-50.
Schenn would definitely be more like 3 years than 2, but Tyler Meyers is on the list…
Yep. Anything higher than that is just delusional, since most of the players on that list are established franchise greats. I mean, there are a decent number of first-ballot hall of famers on that list, so I have no problem saying that the Leafs’ young kids might not live up to that level.
It be something great if even one the 3 you named cracked that list.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck Tyler Myers.
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I’d replace Burrows with Pavelski.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Good call. Doesn’t Burrows play with the Sedins? Or am I confused.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup, he sure does. He’s a good, gritty player, but honestly shouldn’t be anywhere near the top 50 in terms of talent.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Tyler Myers is only on the list because Pierre McGuire got a vote, i imagine.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
let's see...
yup, Mike Richards already there, the story checks out.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Woot!
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I take you approve of Sid jumping over Ovie for top spot.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
37 and 47? Acceptable.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Chara falling to 37, but staying ahead of Alfie at 43? Not acceptable
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Aug 13, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
works for me. don’t know why Captain Guarantee is still even on that list.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He was still a point per game player last year.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Shut up with your “stats”.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
NUMBERS ARE FOR NERDS HE DOESN’T PLAY WITH HEART
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
FINALLY, SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS ME!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Because he’s a PPG player 6 of past 7 years (including last year). Look, I hate him as much as anyone but I can’t deny that certainly last year he was better than anyone we had. Hopefully that will change this year.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 13, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Hater’s gonna hate.
Ignoring you now.
;)
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by Sergei Puckizin on Aug 13, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Chara could be higher, I think.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
for instance
I think he’s better than Luongo.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m all for it. Luongo put up Thomas numbers and Thomas isn’t on the list.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
BCWW
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i have no idea what’s you’re talking about… ;)
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
i hope that’s not the best joke you can make from that
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
I’m trying to restrain myself because I like you.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
MLM and sleza
sittin’ in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
shhhhhhhhhhItoldyounottotellanyonemanwerenotreadytogopublic
;) jokin’
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
/doesn’t handle compliment well.
Thank…you….
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Aug 13, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Links after the jump. Now with only 50% Kaberle content by weight!
You might want to not that FTB’s may also contain peanuts and or peanut oil.
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 3:33 PM EDT reply actions
*note
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I just had a really good bagel.
It was a good way to keep my mouth busy with something other than talking about Kaberle.
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Aug 13, 2010 3:34 PM EDT reply actions
comedy
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
the only way this would be better is if the crowd was throwing dimes at him
You may be taking Jared a little too seriously
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 13, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Proving that the city of Buffalo can get really, really close to the cup, but can never actually have it.
What’s all the more amazing about that story is that they managed to snag a cab in Buffalo and have it driven by a cabbie that knew the guy that Kane had gone after last year. This is like something you’d see in a Groundhog Day sequel except everything is coming up Kane.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
And it’s Buffalo so it’s likely a lot of the cabbies know eachother.
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by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s more than one cabbie in Buffalo? Why?
Don't think, it hurts the team!
"Kneel before Todd!!"
Yes I find myself VERY amusing
in case the other one gets drunk and needs a ride home
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 13, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
“After this game, the odds for my playing anywhere are pretty high” – Foppa
woooo?
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
One more year!
Awesome future prediction #1
Brian Burke accepts “futures” package for Kaberle, signs Forsberg.
Leafs nation rejoices.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
shhhh
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 13, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Pff
that’s what LTIR is for
get 10 games out of him for posterity. Woo!
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
probably our 3rd as well..
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Aug 13, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, looks like you misspelled second
A one footed Forsberg is probably better than most of ourfourthsecond line
Let me help you out there. Fixed.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I said most!
assuming our second line is still
Unknown Top6 Fwd – Grabbo – Versteeg
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
bwah?
“It’s no good,” Forsberg told TV6. “I have no balance skating. If it continues to be as it is today, I will not continue playing.”
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=330412
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by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Just saw that.
Poor Forsberg.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 13, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
darn
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Ca-na-da! Ca-na-da!
OHLHockey
Canada defeats Czech Republic 6-2 to advance to Ivan Hlinka final against USA – Lessio, Quine, Puempel, Ritchie, Broll all score in the win!
I’m sure there’s an awesome future 1st round draft pick for the Maple Leafs Bruins on that team.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
hopefully at least 15th over all.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Aug 13, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yzerman Kicks tires on Kaberle
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by Future_considerations on Aug 13, 2010 6:20 PM EDT reply actions
yeah
There’s no match with Tampa being deep in Goal. We have what, 6 goalies under contract?
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 13, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
already fanshot
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2010/8/13/1622163/stevie-y-kicking-the-tires-on
This is my signature.
by blurr1974 on Aug 13, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
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