Do You Realize What Month It Is?
by SkinnyFish on Sep 1, 2010 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintIt's freaking September! That's what month it is. September holds more than just the end of summer and the beginning of fall; it marks the beginning of the return of hockey! In September we get rookie tournaments, training camp, roster finalization, and lastly the start of the pre-season.
August is the worst hockey related month by far; September freaking rules. Any of you who got some hate for September be mad bugging yo.
Links after the jump.
Beefed up Kadri is ready for prime time
Aww hells yeah!
Khabibulin gets 30 days in the pokey for DUI charges
Put your jokes about busting through his Bulin wall in the comments.
Chris Hanson inks a 1 years, 2 way deal worth $650,000 in the NHL
I approve of this signing.
Breaking News: Dick all happened yesterday with regards to Kovalchuk
When will this nightmare end???
The SBNation Mock Expansion Draft managers have been selected
Gabe Desjardins is picking for the Winnipeg Jets and James Mirtle has the Quebec Nordiques
The Leafs earn a fantasy grade of C-
Seems bad except when compared to last year's D+.
Hope may not be warranted at this point
Frozen Leafs reads the writing on the wall and it ain't pretty.
VLM gives us this and thoughts on Hanson's role as a bottom six player.
Trying to play me out like as if my name was Sega
Wrap Around Curl brings us today's non-hockey 8-bit link o'goodness.
Morning Additions
Kadri takes on other top prospects in an NHL 11 Tournament
Who would your ideal linemates be? "Kessel and Versteeg."
The leaked NHLPA Executive Director Application
DGB's spies deliver yet again.
The general brings up his sixth installment.
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Just something I figured id throw out there. I know ya hate Berger but this came from the end of his latest article.
Logically, Kessel should benefit from the presence and specter of Dion Phaneuf – his co-best player on the hockey club; the Leafs’ new captain, and a bourgeoning pal. During our chat today, Phaneuf bolted from the MasterCard Center, gave both of us a warm nod, and held his hand out, prompting Kessel to fling a set of car-keys in his direction. "Dion’s a great guy and he’s staying with me now," said Kessel. "I suppose it can reduce pressure to have a [teammate] like that."
So I was unaware Kessel and Caveman were roommates. I want to start a buddy buddy cop drama called “Kessel and the Caveman”. Starring Dion Phaneuf as “Captain Caveman”.
He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.
CSI: ACC
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior", who blogs at heroesinrehab.ca/blog
"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
Paging Dr. Loser Domi to the slashfic ward.
Dr. LD to the slashfic ward please.
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 Sep 1, 2010 7:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
YES!
I have arrived! This is quite a present from the Hackey fiction gods, I tellyawhat
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
NHL 11 Rookie Challenge
Here’s my coverage of the event yesterday, which including Nazem Kadri.
http://gamenorth.ca/2010/09/01/nhl-prospects-rise-to-the-challenge-with-nhl-11/
GameNorth.ca - Gaming north of the border.
Overheard at the event..
Zach Hamill: Why don’t you want to pick the Leafs?
Nazem Kadri: Dude, if I picked the Leafs I’d lose for sure. Uhh.. I guess I shouldn’t say that too loud.
GameNorth.ca - Gaming north of the border.
by NinjasFromSpace on Sep 1, 2010 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions
He was a pretty amusing kid. He did some hilarious play-by-play for one of the other matches, and had some good trash talk throughout the tournament. :)
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by NinjasFromSpace on Sep 1, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
sure, off the ice. in game he tossed his broken stick at the bench and it hit the glass right where my wifes head was. (alright itn was funny, but I couldn’t laugh at the time).
The the trainer wouldn’t even give me the stick. Gave it to some obnoxious Knights fan.
Heh
he’s definitely plays on the edge, and that’s putting it nicely. Let’s hope he can channel that for Hab-killing purposes rather than fan-killing ones.
20 miles to Legoland!
An Edmontonian on the Flames’ roster? Oooh, their captain would never stand for that
"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.
Funny how a former flame from Edmonton is now our captain!
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
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by leafer1984 on Sep 1, 2010 10:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Broken sticks are a new feature in NHL 11! If you could convince EA to put your wife in the audience, you could recreate this IN THE GAME.
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by NinjasFromSpace on Sep 1, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Sadly, no. :(
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by NinjasFromSpace on Sep 1, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Excellent
he’s already emulating our last #1C!
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Just as long as he did not select Montreal
It has always worried me that he grew up as a Habs fan and what long term psychological damage that might have done
Bam Bam.- digga digga damm
He chose Boston, then Anaheim, then Chicago. The Boston one stung a little. I couldn’t help but think that we lost yet another pick to them.
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by NinjasFromSpace on Sep 1, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Did he win with Boston?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Glad Hanson was re-signed. Burke kinda let him sweat it out a little eh
And what the hell are you guys doing up so early? It’s 9:00 here… meaning it’s 7:30 up there. Go get ready for work!
Blue on both sides: Maple Stir-up
Good call. And you’ve got a lot of your day left when ya get off work.
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Here‘s something about new media vs traditional media. No need to click if you are tired of the debate. It’s an article written by Mitch Joel, who, if you listened to the Bloge Salming podcast with DGB, you’ll know is a guru of sorts in social media. Anyway, it’s short and sweet, and just outlines the basic reasons why the old media guard are afraid of new media. It’s the twist at the end that makes it interesting, I thought.
Announcement
Volume Six of The Blood of My Chief is out. The epic adventure continues with the naming of a new Captain…
Also I noticed DGB has a new post up. I’m sure everybody’s already read it but I don’t think it was in yesterday’s FTB.
by general borschevsky on Sep 1, 2010 7:59 AM EDT reply actions
Didn’t realize Phaneuf is exactly one year older than me. Looks like I’ve got a year to catch up to him. Better get to work.
Blue on both sides: Maple Stir-up
psh you arent better than him, you will NEVER catch up ! you are WEAK! hes STRONG! Think about it… you will never be able to catch up!!! :P
Nice use of a semicolon Skinny.
That is all.
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 1, 2010 8:13 AM EDT reply actions
And nice use of “mad bugging” as well. Because seriously, anyone who hates September has to be mad bugging
Blue on both sides: Maple Stir-up
Let’s not jump to conclusions. They may also be straight trippin’, we just don’t know.
You mess with the bull young man, you'll get the horns - Principal Richard Vernon
by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
If you have repeat instances of ‘mad bugging’ or ‘straight trippin’, please consult your physician; your game may be ‘weak shit’.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I approve
"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!"
Knowing nothing about you, I believe you are awesome.
Loving the Leafs is like being in love with a drug-addled, gambling addicted prostitute with a heart of gold and a bunch of humanitarian awards from her youth. It’s hard. It hurts. But dammit! I just love them!
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 1, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
pssssst
He’s a Canucks fan :P
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
And this is how it starts
"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!"
tee hee hee
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
This always seems to be the first thing to crop up
"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!"
Well, I have a weakness for you guys, so I feel I must mock you to compensate.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I will try to live up to this impression. Unfortunately, I can only go down 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!"
BCWW
You mess with the bull young man, you'll get the horns - Principal Richard Vernon
by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
That is why I am a fan amongst the ladies
"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!"
Thanks for coming up briefly to speak to us!
You mess with the bull young man, you'll get the horns - Principal Richard Vernon
by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
From the Star Article
"I obviously want to be there for a lot more than 20 games. I want to be there for 82 games plus post-season."
Probably the best answer Kadri has ever given.
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.
I agree, definitely caught my eye. I also read in another article Nazem means leader, hoping he is one for the Leafs for many years to come.
by ShahofToronto on Sep 2, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Hehe, Carey Price got the answer wrong:
The Montreal Canadiens finally have their No. 1 goaltender in the fold, and Carey Price didn’t miss a beat when asked during a conference call Thursday how many games he’s hoping to play in this season.
“Eighty-two,” Price responded, drawing laughs from reporters.
I know it’s the Sun, but damn i got excited to see Phaneuf on the ice on their front page.
It’s all beginning.
Labour day tourney this weekend, my season starts on the 18th.
First Ice Dogs game on Monday (my sons first live hockey game) and then the Leafs vs Sens on the 21st.
I haven’t had this much to look forward to in a 3 week span since…last fall I guess.
Same. Seems like I’m more excited for NHL hockey than ever. But I guess I say that every year.
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Kadri
A program of lifting four or five times a week combined with the physical maturity of a late teen, allowed him to add "16 or 17 pounds" to his 5-foot-11 frame. He says he now weighs in at about 187 and hopes to play this season at 190.
Improvement. It’s tough to gain that weight. Is 190 enough? Or will one hit from a 240 lb enforcer knock his lights out?
20 miles to Legoland!
its more of how you play… look at Kabby I dont think he weighs that much, but he doesnt get knocked out either.
Uhm.
I’m assuming you don’t remember this.
Kaberle almost got his lights knocked out permenently.
And Kadri likes to skate dangerously up the middle of the ice.
20 miles to Legoland!
Size doesn’t matter on those. What did Lindros weigh, 240?
Size matters more for the battles in the corners and behind the net, which a centre doesn’t necessarily need to excel at. What did Bozak weigh last year? Hell, what did Gretzky weigh?
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Good points. To a player like Ryan Clowe, size matters. Not so much to a centre like Kadri, Bozak, Grabbo
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Montreal had the smallest group of centers last year and made it to the Conference Finals. Sure their goalie was hotter than the Sun, but it proves you don’t necessarily need size.
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.
Uh-huh, and it’s not like he’s some ham hands with a little bit of upside who needs his size to be effective, kid can dangle and is mad fast. I’m not trying to overvalue him or anything but his skill set is such that he doesn’t need to be bulky to succeed, just strong enough to keep up with the majority of the league.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Well said.
Plus there’s a lot of size on the back-end. So it’s not like it’s the smartest move to take runs at a guy like Kadri. Unless you’re cool with 240 pounds of Luke Schenn putting your face through the glass afterward.
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by maplestirup on Sep 1, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Very true, Kadri is fiesty but he won’t be expected to defend himself. I’d imagine that when he is on the ice one of Dion, Komi, or Schenn is as well.
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
rec’d for honesty, and laughs.
"The usefulness of a cup, is in it's emptiness"
by Maniel Darois on Sep 1, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
hilarious mental picture of someone body checking kadri to the ice then standing there laughing and then stopping and saying “he’s right behind me isnt he?” as Phaneuf glowers at him growling
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t be ridiculous. Phaneuf can’t sit in the box for 5 minutes!
That’s why we have Orr.
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.
Phaneuf will be sitting in the box for 5 minutes (at least) much times this year
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think its kinda unsettling to other teams for them to have to face a D core where 6 out of the 8 guys (5 if its Lebda,not sure about his Truculent Quotient) that will whoop on you if you look at them sideways
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Red wings in general have a lower TQ than the general population of hockey players, so that is a decent assumption.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
except for cannon ball Kronwall
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I mean it’s great to have a centre like Mats who can toss bodies like matchsticks as he bulls out of the corner. But here’s a list of centres listed at 190 lbs. or less on NHL.com who still posted 50+ point seasons:
Krejci
Koivu
Ribeiro
Roy
Weiss
McDonald
Pavelski
Sedin
That’s the same number of 50+ point guys as there are who weigh over 210 (though admittedly the 210+ group has more elite guys: Thornton, Kopitar, Getzlaf, Toews, Backstrom, Antropov, Lecavalier, Spezza).
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup. Size is better than no size but skill beats all. See Gretzky, Wayne.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Mario at 6’6" was better.
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.
Mario has 6’6 and had chronic back issues. Big guys often break down sooner.
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
that’s the sad story of Eric Daze…
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Does he float?
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure he weighs the same as a duck.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Ipso Facto
He’s made of wood…and therefore…
You mess with the bull young man, you'll get the horns - Principal Richard Vernon
by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Sid weighs 200, but he’s still pretty small.
Then again, most of that weight is in his butt
"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.
so you're saying
he has more cushin’ for the pushin?
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
….or so I am tooooooold!
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior", who blogs at heroesinrehab.ca/blog
"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
…talk about bum cakes….
You mess with the bull young man, you'll get the horns - Principal Richard Vernon
by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Do you worry about Kadri, let me worry about blank.
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Also
And if Kadri gets himself in the game, the real game, that would also get him in the EA version. If that happens, and he got to play himself in the video game, who would he pick as his wingers?
"(Phil) Kessel and (Kris) Versteeg," he says, picking off two of the best. "Would that be a good match?"
I’d also like to one day see this line. Although tearing BOZAK away from Kessel will be tough.
20 miles to Legoland!
one each
problem solved. I liked Kulie on that top line with Kessel and Bozak.
If Kadri sticks, i dont know who else fills out the 2-line with him.
I do know this though — feels good to have optimism going into a season
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Kulemin Bozak Kessel
Versteeg Kadri Armstrong
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That would not suck.
I do hope that we can find a place for Grabbo tough.
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
If Kadri’s not a better option than Grabovski then he goes to the AHL until Bozak or Grabbo get hurt.
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Sjostrom-Mitchell-Hanson
Brown is 13th
Orr gets on to fight someone, then gets off. Total icetime per game? 2 minutes.
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.
You can play 82 games and not be on a regular, > 5 mpg line.
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.
He's gonna play
82 games plus post-season
"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.
1: Games played does not require a minimum time on ice. If he tripped over his own skate laces and fell on to the ice, logging 0:01, he would get credit for a game played. It may actually even be by the submitted roster, and if that’s the case, he could get a GP without even touching the ice. Orr’s job is to get on the ice, fight someone, and get off it. As Skinny said, he is a -hitman-specialist.
2: Fighters don’t play in the post-season. He’d probably play enough games to get his name on the cup, whenever we’re up by 2 or 3 games in the early rounds.
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.
should read:
hitman specialist
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.
Orr
averaged nearly seven minutes per game (6:51) for an entire season and was one of only 3 Leafs to not miss a single game. He’s more then just a fringe player and more then just a hitman specialist. He’s an important contributor. He takes a regular shift as a 4th liner and does it without being too much of a liability.
by general borschevsky on Sep 1, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I like when he punches people in the face
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why oh why would Carkner keep dropping with him?
by happiergilmore on Sep 1, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
cause Carkner is a pretty good fighter himself, he did knock Orr for a loop after all
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
it’d be nice if they went at it again this season.
by happiergilmore on Sep 1, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
He takes a regular shift as a 4th liner and does it without being too much of a liability.
However, he did seem to take a bunch of stupid non-puncherating penalties near the end of the season I remember.
20 miles to Legoland!
Memory is not always reliable
In the last 14 games of the season, Orr had 6 minor penalties. Roughing(March 18, vs. NJ), High-Sticking(March 30, vs. Atl), Roughing(April 6, vs. Phi), Instigator(April 7, vs. NYR), Roughing(April 10, vs. Mon), Roughing(again April 10, vs. Mon).
by general borschevsky on Sep 1, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m guessing many of those roughings were coincidentals though.
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.
The first one, no, the second one, yes AND five for fighting, the third one, no, the fourth one yes with Kostitsyn.
by general borschevsky on Sep 1, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i was always confused as to why Orr bowled over the philly goalie for no apparent reason late in the year…. i think it was Leighton or Boucher…. cant remember which
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
Yea, that was boneheaded, but it was also awesome.
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Sep 1, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
1 part =OHSHITGOINGTOOFASTCANTSTOPGONNAHITTHATGUY!
1part= hah! I am totally gonna run into that goalie
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
“Colton Orr hates the Flyers” Seems reasonable, doesn’t pretty much everyone?
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
I call that rooting against Montreal, not FOR the Flyers, that is just a proxy
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
flyers got lots of guys i like rooting for
if only they didnt play for such a scumbag team…
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with completely. I like quite a few of the flyers.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Sep 1, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Who plays opponents’ top line? Not sure Kessel or Kadri are ready, even with help.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
My guess is Mitchell – Sjostrom – Armstrong
I see MacArthur up with Grabbo and Versteeg.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Bozak will probably be the Leafs #1 PK center, he was last year and did a pretty bang up job
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too. Which is why I don’t see Chemmy’s top 2 lines—attractive as they are—coming to fruition. No place for Grabbo and we need Armstrong for the checking line.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
GRABBO TO WING!
GRABBO TO WINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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.
sudden craving for chicken wings
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, long term he needs to either (1) develop into a checker, (2) become a winger, or (3) get traded (for a decent return since he’s a solid second liner on a decent contract).
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
At least we don’t have the centre logjam that Boston has (Savard, Bergeron, Krejci, Seguin will all likely be legit #1/#2 centremen)
20 miles to Legoland!
I’d kill for that
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s really difficult to figure out who has to move to wing this year, okay? 
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd worry more
about whether you’re demoting Ryder or keeping Seguin in the minors.
20 miles to Legoland!
Firing Ryder
into the sun.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
lashoff writ large
first savard for foster, richmond, and slaney (or some other combination of stray pucks)
then we get the sugar
then we get the playoffs
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think Burke’s long term plan is to let Grabovski play here until his final year. It will force Kadri, BOZAK and Grabbo all to be better, and in the long run, be a good thing for the Leafs.
My guess is that Grabbo will be moved at the trade deadline, either this year, or next, but not in the off season. I think his contract is structured to be a stop gap until Kadri is truly ready. the Leafs can afford to keep him as a security blanket until Kadri has had a year or so in the bigs.
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think his contract is structured to be a stop gap until Kadri is truly ready.
Maybe accidently, but I think we drafted Kadri AFTER Grabbo had been given his most recent contract.
20 miles to Legoland!
nope
Kadri was drafted in June last year, Grabovski’s contract was signed in the offseason, later that same summer.
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
You win this round, fact-checker.
I still have moderate doubts the contract was structured especially for Kadri’s development.
20 miles to Legoland!
I kinda have this feeling that Versteeg will end up playing with Mitchell and Armstrong a lot.
And this means I will hate Mitchell again.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think he’ll be asked to deploy his checking skills.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we don’t have enough skill to have Versteeg play on the third line.
He played on the third line in Chicago – that was fine.
Here, he is probably the 2nd or 3rd most talented forward we have.
"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 Sep 1, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Checking line could see the 2nd most time.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Bingo. If K-B-K stays as top line, the “checking” line is probably our next most important line and will get second most ice time.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Uuuuuuuuugh Mitchell.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that terrifies me. JFM, much as I love him, is not a “checker”. Maybe Grabbo can? He’s good at puck possession. Maybe:
K-B-K
Caputi-Kadri-Versteeg
Armstrong-Grabbo-Sjostrom
Hanson-Mitchell-Orr
Brown, MacArthur
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Mitchell
is pretty useless at everything. Unfortunately he does it for cheap so we’re ok with that.
"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.
that line up still gives me a sad.
but, PROGRESS!!1
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Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 1, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like
it’ll look more like this:
K-B-K
MacArthur-Grabbo-Versteeg
Armstrong-Hanson-Sjostrom
Brown-Mitchell-Orr
Although Hanson and Mitchell may switch spots, and Caputi/Kadri may slide in on the 2nd line from time to time as Wilson does his Blender bit.
"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.
Yeah, yours is certainly more likely to start the season.
There just isn’t a C line centre on our roster.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
that’s why we had Wayne Primeau, and Rickard Wallin last year, and look how great that turned out?
If we’re worried about having a ‘checking’ line, you could easily argue that a line of Armstrong-Versteeg-Sjostrom would be a hell of a shut down line.
I’m not sure I want to use those 3 players together like that as I think it would detract from the offensive output of Versteeg, but he can play big PP minutes and likely make up for his 5-on-5 losses.
It’s just something to consider.
"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.
Your kid line
on Anaheim was Penner-Getzlaf-Perry.. you could have a sheltered line like MacArthur-Grabovski-Mitchell if you really wanted to, but I’m not sure why you’d bother…
or even MacArthur-Grabovski-Caputi, or MacArthur-Kadri-Grabovski… but yeah… I don’t really know how much you’re gaining/losing in that sort of alignment.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
I just want to figure out who’s going to play opponents’ top lines.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it impossible
for Wilson to go Strength-v-Strength and line up Kulemin-Bozak-Kessel against top lines?
He hasn’t shown a propensity to do it in the past, but it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.
"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.
Bozak and Kulemin are pretty good on the defensive side of the puck and kessel has been known to back check sometimes, he clearly has the speed
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s certainly possible. It’s not the way Burke or Wilson have played things in the past but it’s certainly preferable if you can pull it off. I do fear K-B-K would be eaten alive.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
If Mitchell is getting more ice time than our second scoring line, we are already screwed.
We need GOALS people!!!
"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 Sep 1, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
There are a lot of skill players that play under 200lbs and succeed. 185 is perfectly fine weight for Kadri to play at.
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
wasn’t stevie Y about 190 for most of his career?
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
IIRC, Doug Gilmour was listed at 165 (and might have made that weight if he were sopping wet and carrying some dirty laundry) during the Leafs’ run to the Conference Final in 1993.
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He may not have started the games at 165, but it seems like he ended them around there.
Literally played his ass off.
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Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 1, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
For a guy his size with his skill set and playing style, 190 is about where he’ll be until he fully matures around 22 to 23 and adds another 10 to 15 lbs. He’s going to be lightning fast out there.
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.
Also
did this:
The Leafs earn a fantasy grade of C-
Seems bad except when compared to last year’s D+.
remind anyone else of that Arrested Development where they’re all celebrating when the company gets upgraded from “Sell” to “Don’t buy”?
20 miles to Legoland!
Everything reminds me of Arrested Development.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Same
"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!"
hello
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Kadri's Line
Versteeg-Kadri-Armstrong
I think that will be a fun line to watch! Good defensive, grit, and scoring ability.
Warning Steve Simmons Related
I don’t know if this was mentioned yesterday but after the Hanson signing was announced he tweeted something to the effect of “you know this is a hockey mad town as in the past this would have been buried in the fine print not the big news of the day.” Seriously, I get that the whole cynical dick thing is his schtick, but really, if it wasn’t for people caring about hockey you wouldn’t have a job, talk about biting the hand that feeds, man I hate that guy, he is officially dead to me.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 8:52 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I love hockey writers making fun of people for caring about hockey.
Seriously, either shut up or get a new line of work Steve.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
There’s too many guys carrying on with that shtick now. If he wants to be cynical about the team, fine. But this “Leafs fans are dumb sheep” thing that Simmons, Cox and Berger go on with is ridiculous. I hate them all.
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Exactly, Mirtle and MacArthur are really the only ones who seem to actually like their job and are earnest.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
You mean Bruce Arthur right? McGran’s pretty good too if we’re talking Toronto dailies.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea, I did.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Funny thing is
he should basically be saying “My readers are dumb sheep…” for bothering to read his crap regularly.
Speaking of which why are we?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
i don’t understand why you guys still read his crap…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
It was on the twitter.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
i don’t understand why you guys still read his crap…
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m a Leafs fan, I’m a glutton for punishment.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Calling him names on twitter gets you followers!
That said yeah I’m done after this past weekend.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Kovalchuk's latest contract breakdown
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2010/08/31/devils_kovalchuk/
2010-11: $6 million
2011-12: $6 million
2012-13: $11 million
2013-14: $11.3 million
2014-15: $11.3 million
2015-16: $11.6 million
2016-17: $11.8 million
2017-18: $10 million
2018-19: $7 million
2019-20: $4 million
2020-21: $1 million
2021-22: $1 million
2022-23: $1 million
2023-24: $3 million
2024-25: $4 million
So instead of being 40 and getting $1M dollars, he’ll be 37? This is more stupid than his last one and the cap hit is still low at $6.67M a year, but now if he retires early NJ will be off the hook for more money. Weird.
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.
Mirtle posted a great chart on Twitter comparing the contracts <a href=“http:// ”http://twitpic.com/2k4r9n" target="_blank">http://twitpic.com/2k4r9n" target="new">here.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
For some reason my links aren’t working. Anyways, it’s here: http://twitpic.com/2k4r9n
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. No idea why the link button won’t work for me this morning.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
You doubled up on http://
a href="http:// "http://twitpic.com/2k4r9n"
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t, the auto-link did. I tried again—same result in preview so I didn’t post it.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
weird
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
They "tried" to address what the judge said was circumvention
i.e. having only 525k in the last few years (which will probably be below league minimum by then), leaving only like $3M over the last 6 years, 17 years being too long… they’re trying to make the same contract with slight tweaks to make it fit his ruling.
20 miles to Legoland!
What are the chances he plays throughout the contract length?
by Schenn4captain on Sep 1, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Your guess is as good as mine
I’d give it 5-6 years before NJ fans want him gone though for his massive cap hit.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 1, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
yup
I was willing to be talking into the Leafs signing Kovy but i don’t see how paying him north of $10M a year after he’s past the age of 30 is a good thing, and they’re doing that from the age of 30-36.
Unabashed fan of the surprise 2012 Stanley Cup champs
yeah they were on elias for a while about his $$$.
but that was before the parise show started, and now that they are good they dont really make a peep anymore
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
that $4m at the end is probably their evasion of a "retirement" contract
since he will have to play to get that nice little plum at the end.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It might even work. Front-loading is a perfectly reasonable incentive – money is worth more now than later. If he loses $7M by retiring anywhere south of 40, the incentives are at least balanced. Still ludicrously long, but the NHL buttered this bed.
buttered a bed? Who wants to sleep in a bed full of grease?
If he retires early he’s still losing a fair bit less than his cap… but yeah, it looks like they tracked down the main objections, and tried to do only, just, slightly, enough to meet them, and no more.
Who wants to sleep in a bed full of grease?
Kyle Wellwood.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 1, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
i think it’s silly to assume a star player will be playing for league minimum at any point in his career. look at selane’s new contract. dudes old, was hella good his whole career, and is still making millions. would he play for 550k this year?? doubt it.
by gnarlybattleship on Sep 1, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
My local sports bar just started its ‘Count Down to the Next Game’ clock yesterday and I watched it gloriously tick down
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
For the benefit of all, next time you go there please yell at it to speed 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.
the boston pizza here has had theirs running since the end of last season. it counts down to Leafs games, so it was pretty depressing in May.
Here in Ottawa, they have one of those clocks for Sens games at one of the bars I go to. When they were a game away from elimination against the Penguins, they changed it to next season. I laughed, and then figured that’s about right.
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 1, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
one more week before hockey!
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
Remember kids it's down the road not across the street
Lucky you.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Leafs rookie tournament starts 9/11
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I’ve gotta wait until the 16th :(
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Those jerks were going to have some games 20 minutes away in Shelton, CT but then decided to not do that. I would like to have gone.
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I got tickets for free
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy Crapballs
The Eric Lindros Trade Tree from Avalanche DB
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.
Insane, it’s a little tough to follow, crazy that there are still three players on their current roster that are a direct result of that trade.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow
that is a badass trade tree. Some big names on there.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 1, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
It basically boils down to Forsberg, Roy, Bourque and the cash to pay them.
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Plus a ton of futures that turned into Paul Stastny.
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I’d say it was worth it
"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!"
Well they didn’t really have a choice.
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.
No, but it could have turned out a lot worse for them.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure, but that’s still a lot of assets/cash in return for one guy.
"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!"
So if Eric Lindros wasn’t traded, Keith Ballard wouldn’t have chopped Vokoun’s head off.
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in a nutshell
they turned Eric Lindros into Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Patrick Roy, Rob Blake, Alex Tanguay, Uwe Krupp, Wendel Clark and about 10 other dudes who had NHL careers.
Amazing
Unabashed fan of the surprise 2012 Stanley Cup champs
Picked up my copy of The Annual last night from my local Chapters Indigo.
Looking forward to cracking it this afternoon. I love holidays!
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I got mine yesterday, helped when the bus was stuck in traffic. It’s a bit more than I’d like, but the lack of advertsiing makes up for it.
Got mine Monday!
Great work guys! It makes me feel all tingly…down there.
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by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
RE: Nikolai Khabibulin
He got busted in Maricopa County. That means he gets to wear the pink jump suits Sheriff Arpaio gives out and will live in a tent for those thirty days.
Twitter: RJAndTheCity
Web site: R.J. And The City
I love how most people who live in the Southern States know who their Sheriff is.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Arpaio is nationally known for being an asshole.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Be that as it may, I still think that the position of Sheriff is much more significant in those states than elsewhere.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know the sheriff in any other state in the union.
Basically Arizona is an insane fantasyland for hate-mongers.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Sheriff Orr patrols these parts. Look at any of his posse crook eyed, and he’ll give you what-for…
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I love broad generalizations born out of laziness
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I understand that this specific Sheriff is nationally known, but I do think that in General people know the name of the Sheriff in their own county, I don’t think the same can be said for other places.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Well they should know their sheriff’s name as it’s an elected position and the county votes on 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.
yeah but thats like knowing who your school board is made up of, people just check a random box, or the person whose name sounds less douchy.
Hmmm
Big Fat Turd…or…Giant Douche?
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by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Turd Sandwich
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.
...
"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!"
“Up yours Trebec!”
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by Matt_Roberts on Sep 1, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Which is unfortunate, because a lot of important things can be determined by the people on the school board – and most of the time people don’t give a f*** who they elect
"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!"
same can be said for every position, and it’s a shame we can’t get participation above 38% for municiple elctions in ontario.
one of the biggest fights i had with my wife was over the last provincial election, I got mad she wouldn’t walk across the street to vote and wouldn’t let up on it.
actualyl I still bring it up whenever she starts to complain about something inthe news.
I should probably stop doing that.
No kidding. And there’s really no excuse to not vote if the polling station is just across the street. And I’m of the opinion that if you don’t vote, you don’t get to complain. But it looks like you are too.
"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 worst was when the polling station was in the lobby of our apartment building i nthe last toronto election. we both went, but the polling people said it was really slow all day, and this was at 6PM.
you’d think people in community housing would be more inclined to have a say.
Did everyone enter and exit through the back door or something? Jeez. That’s pretty bad.
"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!"
i’m not that surprised, but i’m a geek about elections. Like, I treat election night like the stnaley cup finals, I get my snacks, and stay up uintil the last speech is given.
I’ve given up trying to convinve people outright, but now I’ll drop hints about things they care about (I got my brother in-law all ready to vote when I told him whcih councillors and mayoral candidiates support a new arena being built for the ice dogs).
‘all the candidates are shitheads’ is an ok excuse.
if they still counted spoiled ballots, that’s what i’d do. but they don’t anymore, and i can’t bring myself to not vote, so i generally vote based on the strength of the local candidate regardless of party affiliation.
the upcoming toronto mayoral election is a joke. i may give the communist guy my vote if he runs again.
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
sadly, politics seems to only attract the worst kind of narcissist..
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I always vote base don what my local guy wants to do for me instead of what party he’s from.
I like the guys who stand up for their constituents even if it gets them kicked out of caucus or won’t get them some portfolio.
unfortunetly, they’re few and far between.
like me typing an entire post correctly.
and i love this years toronto election.
It’s much more entertaining then the last one.
mine is quite predictable because no one is voting for a) a guy who rented a po box so he could have an address i nthe city to run, and b) some stupid university student who lives in his parents house (and wants to cancel the new arena and cost us yet another hockey team)
so pro-arena mayor FTW!
texas school board textbook people are the biggest assholes
jefferson.. jackson.. screw these losers
evolution? pffffft
jefferson.. jackson.. screw these losers
evolution? pffffft“Chapter 1: How Commie-Nazi Obama killed Jesus on 9/11”
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
(err. weird glitch there. didn’t type anything twice.)
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
not rewrite, but just ignore “unsavoury” things or issues that may yield shades of grey.
guess what: as an aggressive world power, america has a lot of skeletons in its closet. it doesn’t make all their positives any less positive. it should just make you want to demand more from your country then simply placating you with creature comforts while they sell you future down the river to whichever greedy industries ask first.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
ya
it’s a different system. I plead ignorance of it since I can’t vote. I just bristle when generalizations like this are made…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I wasn’t intending the generalize, I was just making an observation.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry. bad day for me. i’ll drop it.
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t worry about it, I call people on it all the time, I’d expect nothing less.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Also no one considers California “the south”.
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Nor Arizona
which is where all this went down…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Texas is the South but they don’t like being lumped in with anyone.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Texas transitions from the South to the desert. California has civilization again.
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I think most Texans would consider themselves “west” before “south”
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
You wouldn’t want to be mistaken for an Alabamian either.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I hear they also don’t like being messed with. Read that on a mud flap or belt buckle I think.
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by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably, all you Canadians look the same to me.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
It has a title, and isn’t very big.
Guns don't kill people, people kill people ... with smaller guns
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by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Sep 1, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
incredible
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s got punctuation!
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.
I bet it’s a real bitch to log in with.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Log in with the yahoo account, never a problem.
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.
psht
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Firefox remembers my login info so I’ve only had to login in once lol
by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Sep 1, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
This was a perfectly acceptable picture (with title), not sure what the problem is.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 1, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No
Literally, Newfoundland is not part of the maritimes. It is only part of the Atlantic provinces.
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Literally, Newfoundland is not part of the maritimes. It is only part of the Atlantic provinces.
A+ answer.
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He was replying to RJinSoCal saying that people in Southern States know their sheriff. RJ isn’t from Arizona, he’s from… So Cal.
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I should amend my statement then, people who live in The American Southwest, Texas, and “The Dirty South” know who their Sheriff is, as they are an elected officially and that this is somewhat foreign to me as we don’t have Sheriffs in Ontario.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Was that so hard?
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by Biff Carrington on Sep 1, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
RJ isn’t from any of those places.
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I didn’t say RJ, I said people. It was a comment about the position of Sheriff and its significance in certain places in America.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
geography is strange in the states....
California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington are “west”
Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Texas are usually considered “south west” while Colorado is either “west” or “mid west” and Idaho, Wyoming and Montana and everything east to the Mississippi are considered mid-west.
Utah is Utah…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Canadian geography
Nice and simple, everything is where it should be
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a thin band of civilization lining the border with the US and “here there be dragons” north of that?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much
But our dragons are pretty kick ass
"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!"
thats why polar bears are white, so they can hide from the great northern moose dragon
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to be a nerd or anything but polar bears aren’t actually white, their outer coat is made of transparent hairs.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Wrong
Their skin is black, their hair is transparent, but when viewed they appear white. Thus, they are white.
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.
Sometimes they have a yellowish hue, and their fur can also turn green in captivity due to algae.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re about to turn pale after I punch out all of your blood Wendel style.
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’m already pretty pale.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
yah, and if i was to spray a grizzly with blue spray paint it would be blue (and id probably be dead) but that doesn’t detract from the bears actual colour being brown
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Sometimes grizzlies can be black, other times they can be extremely blond.
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.
yah, and if i was to spray a brown grizzly with blue spray paint it would be blue (and id probably be dead) but that doesn’t detract from the bears actual colour being brown
there, fixed, happy?
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You should have made bears into the possessive bear’s.
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.
Just following Ian Mendez’s advice is all.
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.
Don’t blame him.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, sometimes your possessive “it’s” drive me crazy, Fish. I mean, when you’re in the operating room five years from now, you’re going to need to be able to fill out that form with proper grammar and spelling, right?
It wouldn’t, but that doesn’t change the fact that the hairs on polar bears aren’t white.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
same can be said for snow, which is universally referred to as white
I.E. White as snow
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
east, west, north and Ontario.
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I noticed you left out Quebec. Props
"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 best part is that pleases everyone – Quebecois and non-Quebecois.
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Western Canada.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
oh no
i did! Sacre bleu! Will this cause another referendum to be voted on about seceding from the country?! je ne sais pas …
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Alberta geography is easier. Anything beyond Manitoba is east. Everything else is west.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
Now in year 44 of the 42-year saga.
Everything else is west.
There’s only one thing west…
"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!"
yeah, the best!
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
really? So the geographic center of Canada is in Manitoba, which is considered “western Canada” while Eastern Canada is actually in the middle, with Atlantic Canada even further East. Yeah, that’s sensible as all hell
But Ontario and Quebec are the central provinces.
Noone cares about Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Then the West, and the East.
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
NOONE CARES ABOUT SASKATCHEWAN!?!?!?
Wendel forgive you…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Uhoh
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
OOOOH YEAH!
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Who the hell considers Manitoba West?
I look at as BC = West, Alberta/Sask/Manitoba = Prairies (the middle)
Ontario = East.
Maritimes + The Rock = Maritimes/Atlantic
Territories = North.
Makes sense. You can have Ontario considered “east” and still have things further east…
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For me
anything west of Toronto is western Canada, anything east of France is eastern Canada, Newfoundland is a rock, and anything north of Toronto/the territories are northern Canada
As you can see, my geography sucks
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you should really explore this country.
it kinda kicks ass.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I know that, I want to go on a cross-country roadtrip after grad :D
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i drove from toronto to victoria and back, it was amazing
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psh
I’m definitely going to nova scotia
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France?
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
aka Quebec
"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.
oooooh
weird
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Sheriff in the south
When i lived in New York, the only elected officials i knew were the Governor and the Attorney General.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
that’s two more than me!
If it weren’t for Arnie being governor, I’d have no clue who was in charge.
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
The governator!
I wouldn’t have known Cuomo was AG except that he sues some big corporation almost every week and he’s likely to be the next governor.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
speaking of governors, ‘gubernatorial’ is a pretty awesome word.
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
it sounds like a word especially invented for arnold to say
“GUBERNATORIAL!! GYARRR!!!”
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s why I didn’t say the South, I said Southern States.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
This is what we call the bottom states it from West to East
California, the American Southwest, Texas, the Southeastern United States or “The Dirty South”
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.
If you’re from New England here’s the top states from East to West:
New England, New York, the Midwest (flyover country), Chicago, Flyover Country, Washington.
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Sounds about right.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
pretty much, yeah.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
are you forgetting about Springfield IL!?!?
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
do you guys actually consider New England a state? rhode islanders & mainers get equal billing with the lobsters and other new englanders?
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
what? no. there is no equal billing here
New Hampshire = where massholes go to shop tax-free, has a kickass state slogan, slighty too republican to be billed on the same level as MA
Maine = rednecks, where massholes and quebecois go to the beach together in peace (neutral ground)
Vermont = hippies, mountains and weed
Connecticut = basically New York extended
Rhode Island = baby Bruins, baby Red Sox, otherwise….barely counts as a state
Massachusetts = the greatest state ever
read my crap at http://somethingsbruin.net or I'll fling milkcrates at you.
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Massachusetts = the greatest state ever
Yeah pretty much.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey now, half of CT is cool.
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NH – No sales tax, cows, speedway, old guy in the mountains, cows
Maine – Trees
Vermont – Hippies, Tim Thomas’ college
Connecticut = (1/2 MA +1/2 NY)-Whalers
Rhode Island Providence – America’s Only City State
Massachusetts – Boston, Worcester, some basketball city thing out by NY.
re: RI – YES.
Also NH doesnt even have the old man of the mountains anymore. that fell down in like 2006, sadly.
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I wonder if Khabi pulled the “Do you know who I am?!” card that worked out so well for Kurt Busch, who was defending NASCAR champ when he got busted.
i wonder if he offered him a billion dollars to let him off… i hear goalies try that sometimes
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by Matt_Roberts on Sep 1, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
From @KatsHockey on Twitter
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 12:45 PM EDT reply actions
PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE NAZEM!!
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’s saying,
Enjoy it boys because this is the last time anyone is going to want to take your picture for a while, enjoy playing in BF Nowhere.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
for some reason, Kadri’s body language makes me think he’s talking like Jules (Samuel Jackson) in Pulp Fiction.
“What” ain’t no country I ever heard of! They speak English in “What”?!
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
“Who the fuck are either of you? Fuck off I want some leg room.”
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by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
“Normally, both your asses would be dead as fucking fried chicken, but you happen to pull this shit while I’m in a transitional period so I don’t wanna kill you, I wanna help you.”
by general borschevsky on Sep 1, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too, they are the suck on the replicas though, a Kadri sweater would be a solid choice.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m digging the lettering too, nice and compact.
verbeauty!
by A Lindros Jaw on Sep 1, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Kadri makes that kid look tiny.
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Tedenby...
he’s like the last good prospect the devils have after trading everything to Atlanta for Kovy.
20 miles to Legoland!
Mattias Tedenby – 5’9", 167 lbs.
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by SkinnyFish on Sep 1, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
translation
that kid is tiny
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahahaha Damn, devils. You better hope he’s good.
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if he’s listed as 5’9", you can be sure he’s closer to 5’7"…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
He is pretty slick offensively
undersized … but he’s a whiz with the puck.
"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.
the other dudes are all nervous and shit, Kadri is just straight up chillen
cold as ice
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yo, you guys know where you can get the freshest bud? Psyche! It’s me! I’m the freshest Bud! Holla at your boy Kid Kadri!!
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by SkinnyFish on Sep 1, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
the guy in the hurricanes jersey looks like he’s about to barf…
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
good
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by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty sure that’s Jeff Skinner.
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’s giving Kadri the “please don’t hurt me” look
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Kadri told him he keeps a shiv on hand just in case.
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“I will cut you.”
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Mendes
His take on the MSM/blogger issues of late… He’s trying to build a bridge between the two with rules for MSMers and bloggers to keep in mind. I’m a fan of his work, and he gave us a plug!
We’ve seen the Pension Plan Puppets, who run a terrific Maple Leafs blog, go on the offensive towards the Toronto Sun…
"Put the kids in with a few old pappy guys who still like to win and the combination is unbeatable."
Conn Smythe
by rover_from_under_crowsnest on Sep 1, 2010 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
I think his points are bang on, except for the bit about facing the players we make fun of. We’re fans and fans make fun of other teams’ players.
I understand that Alfredsson could kick my ass should it come to blows but to be honest I’m guessing he’d just laugh at me if he met me in person.
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Definitely, isn’t Mendes a dirty Sens fan anyway?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
What also goes against him on his point about facing players and not talking shit about them, is that as a member of the MSM he’s supposed to be neutral in his writing. Whereas, being a blogger has a lot to do with showing your allegiance to your team.
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.
And to further that argument
The bloggers who write about hockey in general, From the Rink, Behind the Net, the guys at PD, Puck the Media, and others do a good job of writing non biased material.
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 to start an argument....
But I don’t think that’s accurate. We make fun of a lot of our players, mainly for the fun of it. But in terms of mocking them, a certain not-so-good-goaltender quickly comes to mind…
"Put the kids in with a few old pappy guys who still like to win and the combination is unbeatable."
Conn Smythe
by rover_from_under_crowsnest on Sep 1, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t you talk about Corey Schwab that way.
by Grabovski's better than you think on Sep 1, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Fact: prior to January 31, 2010, JS Aubin and Martin Gerber were the Leafs’ best post-lockout goalies. Think about that.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
NO I WILL NOT
AND YOU CAN’T MAKE ME
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by blurr1974 on Sep 1, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a wise response. Belfour, Tellqvist, Raycroft, Toskala, Pogge, CuJo, McDonald… quite the shit parade
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
the Eagle and Cujo were fun for a while
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pre-lockout memories cloud everything
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you have pre-lockout memories that don’t involve ‘hello kitty’?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 1, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry, that was mean, but I AM an A-hole.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 1, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Hello, Mr. Ovechkin
But actually, I do. They mostly involve Sundin, McCabe, and Mogilny.. plus something about a lucky loonie in some place called Salt Lake City (which for the longest time I’d always get mixed up with Sault Ste Marie)
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Well
The biggest difference between those two cities is the residents of one are discouraged from drinking and the residents of the other pretty much have to drink.
Also, Ovechkin isn’t an a-hole – his stick is just Hot hot hot!
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 1, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a spinoff of AO
But this one’s stick ain’t bad either
"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.
What happened to Aubin?
"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.
Crapped the bed the following year, gone to Europe. Stats
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
But appeared in a sweet NHL commercial even after he was traded for….god…I think it was a 7th round pick?
by Grabovski's better than you think on Sep 1, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
If anyone is a giant glutton for punishment, LeafsTV appears to be showing the entire 2009-10 season from beginning to end.
Current record is 0-6-1
Resident Capologist
I really hope that extra weight Mr. Kadri gained is more muscle than fat
by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Sep 1, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions
I just z’d through this entire thread out of sheer boredom. Can it be october now plz? Or even just sept 17? i needs me some rookie game action
read my crap at http://somethingsbruin.net or I'll fling milkcrates at you.
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There’s the CC if you’re really bored and there’s a moderately interesting fanpost or two over on SCoC.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
whats the over/under on column inches about his forehead girth?
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
If you can count inches on a screen, it’s gonna be about a thousand per goal he scores. Gotta remember to crop a high-res picture up nice-like.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
does it involve making fun of peter schaefer?? that ‘day in the life’ post was one of the funniest things i’ve ever read.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It's my birthday today. No big deal.
I’ve always liked my birthday because it means we’re that much closer to October. It’s so nice that it’s not boring, good-for-nothing August anymore.
Here's to all us girls who love hockey...and the men who play it.
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Sep 1, 2010 2:18 PM EDT reply actions
HAppy Birthday!!!
and thanks so much for mentioning this. It’s my best friends birthday today as well, and I totally forgot about it.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Sep 1, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday!
It’s my cousin’s birthday today (the Justin Bieber puckbunny one)
"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.
happy birthday!
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Sep 1, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
bonne fete!
"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.
It's what Burke said
but he more likely was just throwing a number out there. I wouldn’t put too much weight on the accuracy of the number.
We can probably assume he’s at least bigger than he was last spring.
20 miles to Legoland!
I suspect burke’s weight measurement was more along the lines of “well he kind of looks like he’s 230” with an accuracy approximatly equal to how big a fish say you caught after you’ve disposed of all the evidence.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
good thing burke had all that fishing time this summer
he can eyeball real accurate like.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Niemi to the Sharks
Per many on teitter, including Craig Custance. 1 year, $2 mill.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 3:51 PM EDT reply actions
I still don’t understand why Philly didn’t get Niemi right away.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHA
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
the guys over at FearTheFin are NOT happy about this.
http://www.fearthefin.com/2010/9/1/1663717/sportsnets-nick-kyrepos-claims
20 miles to Legoland!
yup
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i find this somewhat hilarious
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s contradicted everything Doug Wilson has said up to now regarding the Sharks’ goaltending situation. Hence the anger and confusion.
"Playing Detroit in the playoffs is like paying your taxes. You either pay now or pay later." - Suisun Dan
My Twitter
Makes sense, maybe he is having second thoughts about Nittimayki?
PPP ain't nothin to cuss with
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 1, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Nittymaki has been pretty solid
for a number of years. He’s a lot better than Niemi based on his numbers.
"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.
And to think
You guys’ could have Kaberle for the low low price of a King’s ransom a mere few weeks ago.
20 miles to Legoland!
I’d give them Beauchemin for Couture.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
In a heartbeat.
If we could get any decent return for any of our D-men except Schenn or Phaneuf I’d be down for it.
20 miles to Legoland!
haha, I love the reaction in the fan shot.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Sep 1, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Kovalchuk Deadline about to expire….extended to Friday!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 4:24 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
What seriously takes so long? Either they think it’s still circumvention of they don’t.
This is a serious drain of resources over what should – on the surface – be a straightforward decision.
They’ve had half the summer to debate what they consider circumvention and what they don’t.
20 miles to Legoland!
Anyone remember the game Password?
Where one player picked a sequence of four different coloured pegs, and the other player had to try and guess the same sequence?
This Kovalchuk deal is the NHL’s equivalent. Devils keep trying to guess the exact contract term that the league will accept.
Resident Capologist
Ha
I wonder how many tries they get before the league penalizes them for cap circumvention.
Bzzzzzt. Wait that’s Operation. Damnit.
20 miles to Legoland!
I’m searching for the right word here but it seems unethical/like cheating/unfair/etc. that the NHL is sitting down to let NJD find the exact point that isn’t cap circumvention anymore.
Personally I think that before the Devils resubmitted a second unacceptable contract the league should have said “No way we ignore circumvention penalties if this isn’t to our liking.”
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It’s all kinds of bullshit that the Devils haven’t been hit with cap circumvention penalties over this.
It’s either cap circumvention or it’s not, and the agreed-upon arbitrator said it was.
Resident Capologist
I wasn't really upset there were no penalties the first time
because the line where circumvention was occurring wasn’t clear based on precedent contracts.
This time, the Devil’s know they’re pushing the limit, and trying to see how close they can get away with it…. if this one is rejected, I have no idea what’s going to happen.
20 miles to Legoland!
Someone tweeted yesterday that Bettman’s already under a lot of pressure to impose circumvention penalties. It’s gotta leave a bad taste in other GM’s mouths, especially Burke.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
in fact
I’m getting bitter about it.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i think its BS for the NHL to have some vague concept of what is/isn’t allowed, and they have Lou jump through hoops to figure it out.
you wrote the CBA and you forgot to define anything. too bad. i would submit a 100-yr contract just to tell them to stuff it. and if they reject it again then i would take them to court and let a judge sort it out.
Judge: “so what part of the CBA outlines contract limits?”
Bettman: “mumble mumble nowhere.”
Judge: “You. Are. Idiot.”
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
The problem is that every contract is just a line in the sand. They have no idea what cap circumvention is, and they have no idea what an unacceptable contract is. If they said “penalties if we don’t like it,” NJ would’ve come back with, “okay, what don’t you like?” The NHL would’ve been general, since they can’t / aren’t supposed to dictate contracts, and NJ either would’ve loopholed it or complained through it.
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.
NJ: We’ll do the following:
1) Shorten the term to 15 years.
2) Go no lower than 1M in salary at the lowest point.
3) Increase the tail salary at the end.
4) Increase the total cap hit.
Bettman: Black Black White.
by Oafijev on Sep 1, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow Devils fans do not like me on Twitter anymore.
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For the “what if the Leafs were doing this?” comment??
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Many ILWT posters
are convinced the league is out to get NJ, and NJ only… all the “important” franchises this contract rejection stuff never would have happened.
One of a few reasons I stopped going over there… just ridiculous.
20 miles to Legoland!
I honestly don’t get why NJD, Canucks, Wings fans all think the league is out to get them.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, its quite obvious the league is out to get US
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
hah
But I don’t even really believe that although I joke about it.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Because pretty much every fanbase is absolutely insane and so thinks “The League Is Out To Get Them” “The NHL Is Fixed” “Rigged” etc.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Look at this handsome GQMF
http://tweetphoto.com/42718924
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.
Somebody did something behind the camera. Beach looks disgusted and Kadri’s eyes are a little wide.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 1, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably trying to figure out why Taylor Hall looks the way he does.
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.
“what the hell is wrong with his lips?”
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
The best part about people who think I’m the real Felix Potvin is when other people point it out to them and then they declare that I’m an impostor, as if I spend my time tweeting about my career.
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I’m still mourning that account.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Just to fuck with people, you should start tweeting like the goalie from Slapshot so people think you’re actually Felix
Resident Capologist
I guess I assumed that by being a belligerent Leafs fan people would say “I don’t think an ex-NHLer would spend all day yelling at people on Twitter.”
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Yeah, there's that.
Then there’s this:
Chemmy, from Pension Plan Puppets. Obviously not the real Felix Potvin.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
READING?!?!
Twitter requires READING??
F_k That!
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 1, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
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 love that he has a PT cruiser as his background
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 1, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Does
he actually drive that thing? cuz that’s harsh.
"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.
oh nm
I take it from all the PT Loser tweets he doesn’t.
"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.
AP Updates Attribution Guidelines
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Tomorrow on the blog is going to be AWESOME. Hold on to your butts folks.
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I’m a little scared.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 1, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Mirtle's article on Kadri
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/kadri-not-afraid-to-stand-out/article1692921/
Burke said Wednesday he was "impressed" with Kadri’s added bulk. How he plays in training camp and early on in the year will likely determine if he spends time in the AHL this season.
"He will need to crack our top six to stay [in the NHL]," Burke said. "And my track record favours time in the AHL for players."
Burke pointed out that that was the route for three key members of the Anaheim Ducks during his time there, with Dustin Penner, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry playing 148, 28 and 23 games, respectively, in the minors despite their relatively high profiles.
20 miles to Legoland!
Yeah, I’m thinking more and more that he splits time a la Bozak/Hanson/Stalberg.
by The '67 Sound on Sep 1, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm
mirtle
Both @darrendreger and @ejhradek_espn are saying delay on Kovalchuk deal has wider ramifications than the one contract in regards to CBA.
Could the Kovy decision delay be more closely related to the impact of ALL the investigated contracts?
I don’t know who this is, but he was retweeted several times….
tpanotch
Sources tell CSNPhilly.com that when Kovy contract is resolved, NHL will also give verdicts on other deals under scrutiny.
20 miles to Legoland!
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