PPP Limericks!
by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintI was inspired by the NHL11 post yesterday and the punishment for the four disappointing tournament players, so I thought I'd write my own PPP limerick for today's FTB:
Where people think the Canucks are the best.
Despite this delusion
I came to the conclusion
I could marry one from that rink.
I know what you think
About this decision
But at least it's not within the division.
- 10 questions for Leaf fans to ponder heading into camp
Vintage Leaf Memories has 10 questions he'd like to hear from you (Leaf fans) about. - What to Expect in 2010-11: Clarke MacArthur
MLHS figures out reasonable expectations for MacArthur and gives us a lesson on advanced stats as he does. - Fehr: The Perfect Tonic?
Richard-Steven Williams looks at Donald Fehr as the new NHLPA owner. - Recap: Clarke MacArthur Speaks To FAN590
MLHS gives us a summary of what MacArthur said in his interview. - Maple Leafs Chat: Not The Beachcombers
It involes Dion, Elisha Cuthbert, Komisarek and Kessel. This one's an instant classic. - Nashville Predators supporting new media with "Blogger's Row"
On The Forecheck tells us about the access the Predators give bloggers. - A Divisional Look: Northeast Defencemen
Hockey Quarterly looks at the defensemen within the Leafs' division. - Tomas Kaberle: Toronto’s Blue Chip
Another one from Hockey Quarterly, this one featuring everyone's favourite cros-ice passer. Also features an interesting mirror picture. - Would Burke Chase an RFA Next Offseason?
Curt S thinks that if Burke's going to land an impact player next off season, he'll be looking in the RFA pool. - Sticking Up For Dick Duff
Joe Pelletier looks at a typical wrong-headed Adrian Dater column
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Couldn’t sleep, so I stayed up for a few
Hoping Karina would link up something new
After reading some fine links
To the pillow, my head sinks
Before I take a nap, here’s some MarliesHQ
http://marlieshq.com/2010/08/30/potential-new-marlies-part-iii/
Hey guys,
If you get a chance can you add my podcast with Jeff Marek?
http://www.blogesalming.com/2010/08/bloge-salming-podcast-episode-3-jeff.html
Thanks!
Listened to that this morning. Can’t believe he didn’t get the Dryden question.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions
He did go 4 for 5 though.
Which is great considering he told me he was terrible at hockey trivia.
by Bloge Salming on Aug 31, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
EA NHL 11 Rookie Challenge..
Is anyone from PPP going to be attending the event in Toronto today? Kadri will be one of the rookies participating, as well as Taylor Hall and others.
I can’t wait to see Kadri make a throat slashing gesture toward his opponent before loading up the game.
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by NinjasFromSpace on Aug 31, 2010 8:00 AM EDT reply actions
on the topic of NHL11
Was anyone else as dissapointed with the demo as I was?
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I like it a lot, actually. Hitting is so much more satisfying in this one.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
The demo..
I love it. I think EA went the extra mile to provide a sense of realism to the game with the broken and dropped sticks, as well as the new physics engine. The physics aren’t perfect, but it’s a start, and when the game gets it right (a thundering check into the boards) it can be a beautiful thing. Furthermore, the Be a GM mode will now support the full CBA rules. You can poach RFAs with offer sheets, and you can use front-loaded contracts. No idea if the league will reject them or not, however Additionally, you can play through the pre-season now and decide who makes the team out of camp. Pretty hot.
Not sure if I’m allowed to promote my own work like this (if not, just erase this), but you can read my impressions from Microsoft’s X’10 event here: http://gamenorth.ca/2010/08/19/x10-nhl-11/
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by NinjasFromSpace on Aug 31, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope they change a few aspects of Be A Pro. I hated that if you simmed games, your player basically gets demoted. Also, they way you improve your player bugged me
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No. The demo was fuckin ridiculously good. What didn’t you like?
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to elaborate
I think the gameplay is mildly better. Yeah, the hits do feel better, broken sticks are a realistic touch. I’m dissapointed about the recycled commentary, but I can get over that. The thing that really gets me (in the demo) is the scenerio that they put you in. Last year was pitch perfect, you’re a prospect making your last impression right before the NHL. This time around they drop you into the third period of game 7 of the stanley cup finals? What? Jump the shark much? This is like Nintendo offering a mario demo that lets you beat bowser. To make it worse, it showed just how little the game knows what an important moment game 7 of the finals is. It felt completely stale. I actually cringed as they showed the awarding of the cup. ugh.
I guess I’m more partial to position lock (be a player) also, and I couldn’t find that in the demo, so that might be adding bias. I’ll just have to wait for next week.
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
You didn’t play last year’s demo, did you.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Last year was pitch perfect, you’re a prospect making your last impression right before the NHL.
hmm?
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Additionally if you play “ultimate team” you can do position lock.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
ahh, “Ultimate Team” lost me in about 45 seconds when it started going into cards and coach management.
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s the only thing I play on the demo.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll give ’er another shot. Thanks for the tip for position lock.
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Last year yuou could do BAP as well as game 7 of the cup final.
This year they got rid of the BAP demo and put in HUT (Hockey ultimate team)
This demo was solid and IMO had some great replayability
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BAP was what completely hooked me last year! I think it would be awesome if they turned the demo into a BAP training camp and preseason.
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
But BAP was the big feature last year. It would be kinda lame for the demo to be just “play this feature we’ve had for 2 years now!”
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Agree
The new feature this year is HUT, so they have to show it off.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Also I like the tournament format of it, giving me a couple games before the demo ends.
Even if I do constantly lose to Philly.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I won the tourney on my first try
/smug
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Hax
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Nah, just THAT good.
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Yeah, I have trouble with them too. And after a few tries all my guys are out of games on their contracts :(
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Yea, and I was frustrated that I couldn’t re-load with other guys, the format hooked me in.
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 31, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
A) Is trainign camp and preseason even confirmed for the game?
B) Most people want to be able to play the game 5 on 5 so thats why they had the game game 7 stuff
C) HUT is a new game mode for this year, so they need to showcase that to get people who have ‘10 to buy it or else most people will think it’s ’10 with updated rosters. That aspect is just good marketing.
D) BAP has been in the game for 2 years, no need to market it somemore
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Training Camp and Pre-Season..
Are at least confirmed for Be a GM mode. It was implemented to help you assess your prospects better before deciding on the final roster.
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by NinjasFromSpace on Aug 31, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes I knew that is was confirmed for BAG, heard nothing new in regards to BAP except instead of a prospect game, you play the Memorial Cup before the draft and you can go anywhere between rounds 1 and 7
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a) no, just where’d I’d like to see BAP go. Keep it in sync with the hockey year, so to speak.
b) 5 v 5 feels outdated to me, I would have assumed the position lock portion of the game would be the bigger draw for online players.
c) and d) HUT just seems like an updated Be a GM mode
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
5 v 5 feels outdated to me
So you mean the basis of hockey feels outdated? Position lock was probably just not available for the demo.
Remember what a demo is, it’s just a taste of the game.
Man, you are really demanding of a free demo
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The basis of hockey? What does that even mean? haha.
I’m just saying this feels like a step back from last year. Admitedly, this is a concern of taste. I don’t care for controlling everyone on a team, and I don’t want to be a GM. So like I said, one more week – and I’ll be the happiest little leftwinger on PPP.
Also, as Corny’s pointed out, PL is possible in HUT.
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Aug 31, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
60-70% of hockey is played 5v5
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m heading into Toronto today, so I might check it out! Where about is it happening?
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by whyevenbother on Aug 31, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Someone else put it in a limerick
So I know we’ve been talking about MacArthur as a pump and dump, but is Armstrong another candidate?
Before the trade deadline (more of a depth chart than a line combo, so don’t nitpick):
Kulemin-BOZAK-Kessel
MacArthur-Grabovski-Versteeg/Armstrong
Sjostrom-Mitchell-Versteeg/Armstrong
Brown-Hanson-Orr
After the trade deadline, MacArthur AND Cheese gone:
Kulemin-BOZAK-Kessel
Mueller-Kadri-Caputi
Sjostrom-Grabovski-Versteeg
Brown-Mitchell-Hanson
Orr
It largely plays off the chemistry kids should be making all year if they’re in the AHL. Versteeg – who had a quote about his 2nd and 3rd line flexibility around here somewhere – would “blender” together frequently with Caputi. It makes our third line less of a checking line, and more of a puck possession line, but to me, it seems very “Brian Burke” to steal the media spotlight around trade deadline by bringing up an entire line of kids to get their NHL seasoning post-deadline. Only taking 3/4ths of Armstrong’s 3Mil salary helps the cap setup, and giving Armstrong and MacArthur time on the S line (two players who do NOT fit the bill described by Birky) should raise their deadline value.
Also…it does mean that “The trade deadline will be our preseason.”
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It’s not like the other teams had the opportunity to offer him a deal and the leafs offered the most or anythi- oh.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s a one year deal. They would only see the post-deadline portion of the cap hit, wouldn’t they?
If I'm losing an argument, I ask myself "What would a real journalist do?"
Then I cower behind: "You still don't get it. Deal with it." Thanks, James Wallace.
Armstrongs deal is one year? It’s 3 years @ $3M
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I think you think
Armstrong’s deal is different than it is.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 31, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Right, so…disregard. I was thinking it was one year…
Someone let me go back to sleep, please.
If I'm losing an argument, I ask myself "What would a real journalist do?"
Then I cower behind: "You still don't get it. Deal with it." Thanks, James Wallace.
by Bower Power on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I do not think it means what you think it means
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 31, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
So I know we’ve been talking about MacArthur as a pump and dump, but is Armstrong another candidate?
No. He would have to vastly outperform his expectations for him to be a deadline trade at 3m. Any of the next 3 deadlines in fact.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 31, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I will be sad if we trade him :(
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I’ll hold judgement til I see him on ice.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
that's preposterous
playing the game is a mere formality, only done to confirm my opinion, not shape it.
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by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Have any of these pump and dump trades happened before on another team? (I can’t think of one on the Leafs post-lockout) I get the feeling that we talk about this as a tactic, like burying Finger in the minors, except there actually is some sort of precedent for burying contracts in the minors, where I can’t think of a pump and dump trade that’s happened yet.
I’ll be glad to be corrected on this one, because I really like the concept.
Prefers pugnacity to truculence.
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by general borschevsky on Aug 31, 2010 8:37 AM EDT reply actions 14 recs
Awesome
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by rover_from_under_crowsnest on Aug 31, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That’s a rec’n
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very nice!
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by Matt_Roberts on Aug 31, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Lebda Lebda Lebda and Lebda
And Lebda Lebda Lebda Lebda
Lebda Lebda Lebda
Lebda Lebda Lebda
Lebda Lebda Lebda Lebda Lebda
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.
by SkinnyFish on Aug 31, 2010 9:14 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
i like how this one rhymes
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I was inspired by Karina to join in the rhyming.
Everyone thinks it was wrong
And together we do not belong
But it is her I do love
and that is what I write of
I never did envision
marrying within the division
I’ve taken some jabs
because she cheers for “Les Habs”
but it isn’t the worst
I know we’re not cursed.
so save your damnation.
atleast she’s not part of “Sens nation”.
I go to PPP for all things Leafs
But today I must air a few of my beefs
Our leaf loyals, our "blue: knights" were recently beaten
In NHL 2011 by a Habs fan, whom must have been cheat’n
Now limericks were to be written
By some of those who were bitten
For they sullied our pride by losing the prize
To a fan of the dirtiest and evilest franchise
But leafs fans will take this one with their heads held high
Knowing that Schenn and Phaneuf will soon make Cammalleri cry
The leafs will avenge this loss not by some two bit poem
But killing the team they play Oct 7th at home
And every time this year the Habs play the buds
The ice will run red from the Canadiens blood
Elie Aintabi had to win that game to keep a small piece of his manhood
Practicing all day and night he had to do whatever he could
Because the Habs chances of beating the leafs he knew
Are the same as an Eklund rumour to be true
This is not a rumour but an (E5) you can mark it as true
The kind of pride you feel when you cheer for the white and blue
by Eterrible on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I had to try twice to make poem and home rhyme in my head
"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.
That's not bad for a first comment
Welcome.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Your username should be Eexcellent.
Thanks for joining.
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That is a hell of a first comment!
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Well I have been lurking for quite a while and figured it was time to participate
My Xbox hockey skill rivals that of Toskala’s ability to make a save so there was this. Plus I’ll take any opportunity to make fun of Montreal I can.
by Eterrible on Aug 31, 2010 5:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ode to Kenora
there once was a man named murray
he talked with a lisp and a slurry
He tried to draft Nazem
We said you can’t have him
then he fucked up his draft in a hurry.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
by ohshrit on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
I have but one rec to give.
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Hahaha
Nice
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Primeau still wants back with the Leafs
http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/tor100831.html
“My ultimate wish is to come back to Toronto for another season and be a veteran (presence) to help the younger guys. But it seems to be looking dimmer and dimmer as the days go on.”
Well, duh.
20 miles to Legoland!
Hmmm I did not know this
It’s from Cox
With Fredrik Sjostrom likely to miss much of camp after off-season shoulder surgery, Hanson may also get a shot at earning time as a penalty killer.
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I didn't know about Sjostrom either.
From the same article, he says Hanson is set to sign a 1-year, 2 way deal today.
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by nhlcheapshot on Aug 31, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Can you link that?
Better yet post that quote with a link as a fanshot and I’ll front page it.
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OK
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someone beat me to it
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2010/8/31/1660551/leafs-ink-hanson
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Link doesn’t work and I’d prefer to front page the Sjostrom quote.
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Ok I got it
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http://thestar.blogs.com/thespin/2010/08/leafs-ink-final-pre-camp-piece.html.
I just can’t stand to fanshot a Cox link.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 31, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2010/8/31/1660581/with-fredrik-sjostrom-likely-to
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There once was a lazy reporter
Who thought news must be brick and mortar
He filed a translation
Plucked from SBNation
His industry’s lifespan got shorter
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by puckurgently on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Adrien Date doesn't think Mats Sundin deserves to be in the HHOF
http://www.versus.com/blogs/nhl-expert-opinions/ten-players-and-their-hall-of-fame-worthiness/
It’s always a tough thing to say “His teams never won it all” and make that the case for not being Hall worthy. But the fact not one of his teams ever played for a Stanley Cup is a strike you can’t just disregard entirely. He averaged better than a point a game in his career, but didn’t in the playoffs. Another strike.
g/t to Crash The Crease for the link and story
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.
PJ Axelsson really carried that gold medal team, I agree.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
This will be NNNed this afternoon.
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Thank the lord.
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 31, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
He leads an Original Six team in goal scoring. He goes in the hall. Period. Forget everything else Sundin did. Forget everything he endured to be here. No one has scored as many goals in blue and white as Sundin. That might not change before my grandchildren are around to ask who he was.
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Exactly, and he seems to think him playing for a team like the Leafs made it easier for him or something as it made him more popular. I wonder how many other “franchise leaders” in points have higher totals than Sundin?
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 31, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
The list is actually quite long.
Currently composing it.
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.
Word.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 31, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Franchise leaders in goals with more than Sundin at 420
Boston
Bucyk 545
Esposito 459
Buffalo
Perreault 512
Calgary
Iginla 441
Chicago
Hull 604
Mikita 541
Dallas
Modano 434
Detroit
Howe 786
Yzerman 692
Delvecchio 456
Edmonton
Gretzky 583
Kurri 474
Los Angeles
Robitaille 557
Dionne 550
Taylor 431
Montreal
Richard 544
Lafleur 518
Beliveau 507
Cournoyer 428
Islanders
Bossy 573
Trottier 500
Pittsburgh
Lemieux 690
Jagr 439
Quebec
Goulet 456
Washington
Bondra 472
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Gooouuulet
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Most of those look like HOFers to me.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 31, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m shocked Lucky Luc had that many in LA alone.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 31, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Most goals for a
LW of all time… not that shocking.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 31, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
A 60 goal season
two 50 goal seasons, and another five 40 goal seasons. All within his first 8 NHL seasons.
It’s a lot of goals.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 31, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh and
in year 9, he probably would have ended up with 40 goals again, but the strike shortened 94-95 to only 46 games. He had 23 goals when it finished on 21.1% shooting, playing with the Penguins (and Jagr, Francis, etc.).
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 31, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
There are 31 players in the NHL with at least as many points as Sundin got with the leafs. Of those, 4 played for the same team their whole career and three scored more than Sundin’s Leafs+Nucks totals: Mikita, Yzerman, Lemieux, Modano. Perreault played his whole career with Buffalo and scored 5 more in Buffalo than Sundin in Toronto.
So that’s 4, at least.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s in good company then.
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Aug 31, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not even a leafs fan (no hate, no hate!) and I’ll agree that Sundin should be in. Hell, they put Dino in…
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
...
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
That’s pretty easy to do
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
The Vancouver Giants!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Hell, they put Dino in…
Unfortunately, this is precisely why i didn’t think Cicarreli should get in…
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by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
splurt
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It’s stupid to reward players for having a short career. To say “the last seven years of his career were ordinary” (not about Sundin, but elsewhere in the piece) is to say that “he would be in if he’d had a shorter career.” Longevity is to be rewarded, even if they were post-prime.
If I'm losing an argument, I ask myself "What would a real journalist do?"
Then I cower behind: "You still don't get it. Deal with it." Thanks, James Wallace.
by Bower Power on Aug 31, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Claude Lemieux in but Sundin out. He’s committing the very sin he condemned in relation to Dick Duff (honouring complementary player on Cup winning teams). What a joke.
Doug Gilmour is my favourite player ever but even I can’t put him above Mats career wise.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 31, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Claude was a two-time Conn Smythe winner, though!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
1 time I thought…. 95 with NJD
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Aug 31, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Once the Avs too, no?
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by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
wasnt it Sakick in 96 and Roy in 01?
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Aug 31, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Sakic*
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Aug 31, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Doug Gilmour
was in the top 10 in the NHL in assists 5 times, and in points 3 times. He played in the All-Star game twice. He won the Selke Trophy once.
He was a better than PPG player in the Playoffs (35 points in 21 games for the Leafs in 92-93), and he won the Stanley Cup with Calgary. He played for 20 years with 7 teams and accumulated 1414 points in 1474 games.
Sundin played in the NHL All-Star game 7 times, he was a 2nd team All-Star twice, He was in the top 10 in goals 3 times, assists once, and points twice.
He was less than a PPG player in the playoffs, with a best showing of 13 points in 11 games for the Leafs in 2000-01 (or 16 points in 17 games in 98-99). He never won a Cup, or a Major Trophy. He played for 18 years for 3 different teams and accumulated 1349 points in 1346 games.
Aside from the number of All-Star games and his meaningful place in Leafs lore (which is really about the same as Gilmour) I don’t really see how Sundin’s career is so much better than Gilmour’s. If Sundin deserves to be in, then so does Dougie.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Aug 31, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
They’re both in as far as I’m concerned. I just think Sundin’s stats are really depressed by (1) playing virtually his entire career in the dead puck era; (2) never playing with another elite, in his prime forward (remember, Dougie had Andreychuk and Clark, and some great players in Calgary); (3) Quinn’s “roll four lines” philosophy. Put Mats on Gilmour’s teams, with Gilmour’s ice time, and I think he’s well over 1500 points.
This is all speculation but that’s why I put him above Gilmour—who again, is my favourite player of all time.
by The '67 Sound on Aug 31, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I bought an ad on OurLeafs.com in a drunken haze Saturday night. Check it out on the sidebar: http://www.ourleafs.com/
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by Chemmy on Aug 31, 2010 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Attaboy.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
best ad ever, and google chrome didn’t even adbolock it!
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by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
one way to find out…
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by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Obviously I’d prefer if all of you furiously clicked every ad on the site so that we made lots of money but I don’t like ads either.
Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.
rated 14A
there was a fit girl who would run
she might have been my one
but she cheered for les habs
so I called her a cab
right after we had our fun
another girl I meant to bed
her hair was silky and red
but it happened again
she cheered for the sens
so I just let her suck my d*** instead
verbeauty!
well that is just vulgar
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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hahaha
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Aug 31, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
A+ first limerick
C- second
Pension Plan Puppets*
* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.
i know that limericks are lame
I know that you feel the same
it’s all hyperbole
and faux machismo
so lets quit it and call it a day
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by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 11:04 AM EDT reply actions
It seems that blurr dislikes a limerick
but Ill stop short of a Leafer “you’re a dick”
these things are the best
they warm the heart in my chest
I say we make this a month long shtick
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 31, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wooo SHOUT OUT!
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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HAHAHA
This is like a limerick battle!
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Hey you were the one saying rap needed more feuds
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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It’s like rap battles in Shakespearean times
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
someone is gonna get lyrically ruled in iambic pentameter boyeeee
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Aug 31, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
there’s a hockey writer named Julian
who cuddles because he’s epicurean
till he squeezed too tight
made Skinny run out of fright
but he’s still one handsome european
PS. this was tough
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
i like how your geography works…
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by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, he is from the southern USA
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by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
Colombia is in Europe now!
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by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a native Bostonian man
And as such I’m not a Leafs fan
But I admire your humor
And think Habs are a tumor
So I dig you Puppets of Pension Plan
yes, excellent work.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 31, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve heard tales about a man hailing from Nantucket.
Pension Plan Puppets*
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Well...
There was once a man from Nantucket
Who found a spot for his hat, where he stuck it
He was not very bright
And when he turned on the light
He found that his hat was a bucket.
That the guy?
So did you guys hear about the Washington Post journalist who wrote a fake rumour on his twitter account, to prove a point? It seems he’s been suspended.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 1:03 PM EDT reply actions
What point was he trying to prove?
That twitter is unreliable? Don’t most people know that one by now?
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
As someone else on Twitter said (I’ve forgotten who now), “Thank you, [Journalist] for sacrificing your credibility to show that other people also might not be credible.”
If I'm losing an argument, I ask myself "What would a real journalist do?"
Then I cower behind: "You still don't get it. Deal with it." Thanks, James Wallace.
That people don’t do research.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s dumb. His entire rant was about people passing along rumours unsourced. Except, the idiot didn’t take into account that people trusted him. So when he said Big Ben was getting five games people figured that he knew what he was talking about and credited him with breaking the news of the suspension.
In short, he proved absolutely nothing other than re-inforcing that no one goes into journalism because they are MENSA candidates*
*sorry James, almost no one
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Had he used a personal account rather than his business one, there would be no problem. But because he used his official Post account I can see why his bosses frowned upon it.
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.
Yup
Tt makes sense to me, there is a code of conduct you agree to with your employer, seems clear he broke it here.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
*cough*Jeffler*cough*
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Aug 31, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
There once was this writer named Howard
Who thought o’er blogers he had power
(E5)! yelled his chum
Your rants are quite dumb
And against Ronny Dub you’re a coward.
Resident Capologist
by clrkaitken on Aug 31, 2010 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
This is a tale about Burke
Rebulding the Leafs is his work
But he went on vacation
And we had a conniption
Now we feel like giant jerks
Resident Capologist
WHAAAA
FISHING
KOVALCHUK
/last 2 months
by Death_By_Leafs on Aug 31, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Ballad of Sens_Suck
I knew a man named Jeff Morris
Without him our lives are quite boorish
He screams and he shouts
Like a drunken big lout
And chopped Monika up in a Forest.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
by ohshrit on Aug 31, 2010 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
HAHAHAHA
oh man
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by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel terrible for laughing at that.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Aug 31, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i laughed, safely out of reach of Jeff Morris here in California…
oops. I told him where I am. Crap. Gotta move now…
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by blurr1974 on Aug 31, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
EARTHQUAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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.
HAHAHAHAHA
Oh wow. Funny and disturbing all at once.
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kaberle mirror
it takes intense training and mad skill to mirror an image like that….. baha
left with little option – didn’t want him waving away from the article
To counter the Grabbo hate
The mulletted one has been taking some flak
Your lame arguments prove you are on crack
This guy stabbed a pineapple
And made lil Tits take a crapple
Man up the next time you want to talk smack
"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 31, 2010 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
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