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by Chemmy on Sep 21, 2010 1:12 PM EDT
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Tonight kicks off the preseason when our hated provincial rivals do us the honor of getting worked in front of everyone who won free tickets from a popular soda company who is welcome to sponsor us if they'd prefer their name be mentioned.
We won't see Phil Kessel torch the Sens tonight but we will see Nazem Kadri get a look between Colby Armstrong and Kris Versteeg. From Jonas Siegel's twitter here are your lines:
Versteeg, Kadri, Armstrong.
Rosehill, Hanson, Brown.
D'Amigo, Irwin, Mueller.
Hamilton, Zigomanis, Crabb.
Gunnarsson - Phaneuf.
Lebda - Kaberle.
Gysbers - Lashoff.
Gustavsson
Rynnas
The goalies will split tonight's game. Ottawa will start Lehner in net which honestly makes me wish we could see Phil Kessel hang eight goals on him alone.
Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezzaa, Milan Michalek, Alex Kovalev, Chris Phillips and Pascal Leclaire will stay at home. - Ottawa Citizen
Looks like we'll have to wait a few weeks for Phaneuf to murder an integral part of the Senators team. Shucks. I can't find a Sens roster right now but they could be bringing forward prospect Bobby Butler (NCAA UFA last season), and defense prospects Jared Cowen and Patrick Wiercioch.
Update: Senators' line-up for tonight is decidedly light on experience:
Forwards
Bobby Butler, Nick Foligno, Matt Hoffman, Ryan Keller, Corey Locke, Chris Neil, Ryan Shannon, Zack Smith, Tim Spencer, Roman Wick, Jesse WinchesterDefence
Andre Benoit, Chris Campoli, Matt Carkner, Jared Cowan, David Hale, Brian LeeGoalies
Robin Lehner
Brian Elliott
Mike Brown, Brett Lebda, Colby Armstrong and Kris Versteeg will all be making their Leafs debut tonight and I'm stoked. Sitting at work wearing my Mike Komisarek shirt underneath my fancy attire: 7PM can't come soon enough.
The pre-season isn't terribly indicative of how the regular season will go but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves. Last preseason was awesome. This one will be too. Go Leafs go!
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I see Grabbo has picked up the slash-in-the-pant-leg trick that Kessel uses. Either that or some insane Hab fan was stupid enough to attack him with a knife.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
That’s from putting your pants on after tying your skates.
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Some guys cut their pants because it’s neater than letting your skate blades do it for you.
Some guys then cut their pants because they see other guys doing it and it looks cool.
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Some guys have pants that zip up the inside for just such a thing; like mine.
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
And mine.
I’ve always found the zippers incredibly annoying though. They always come unzipped… I want them zipped up!
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by CanadianMaple09 on Sep 22, 2010 3:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Darryl Sittler
wore Cooperalls.
by general borschevsky on Sep 21, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
Cooperalls
There are still guys who wear the in my mens league and it cracks me up every time I see them.
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens. - Certified Grabbo Lover
I thought they were so cool when I was 11. All the good players in house league had them.
They look so weird now.
by general borschevsky on Sep 21, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
“Tonight kicks off the preseason when our hated provincial rivals do us the honor of getting worked in front of everyone who won free tickets from a popular soda company who is welcome to sponsor us if they’d prefer their name be mentioned.”
Gold. Fun to read a game preview again
BS
I took all summer off, but now we’re back and ornery.
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is anyone else thinking
that Wilson’s rationale for starting Kadri with Armstrong and Versteeg is to maybe give him two defensively responsible forwards, and cover for any mistakes of his?
that’s about all I can think of… let’s hope they shine together tonight
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by Peter de Chatham on Sep 21, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
He's giving Kadri every chance to get that #2C spot.
I think Ronny really really wants that line to mesh, so he could have a KBK top line and that one 2nd line.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
or he really wants to put the squeeze on Grabbo to motivate the guy
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by Peter de Chatham on Sep 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
and oh my god it’s a Leafs game tonight!
Finally! GO LEAFS GO!!!!!
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by Peter de Chatham on Sep 21, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
yay hockey hockey hockey
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 1:22 PM EDT reply actions
I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’m so..scared!!!.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
that's a reccin'
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by Peter de Chatham on Sep 21, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Feels good to be back
in the game preview and with a game tonight. :)
Feels even better to be gone of “Kavel Pubina”.
I miss Schenn’s blue lazer beam eyes though.
by general borschevsky on Sep 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s my favorite out of all my avatars on here.
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 21, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
No love for the Don’t Panic Maple Leaf?
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
It’s my favorite out of all myavatars on here.
:D
Though the Don’t Panic Leaf one is brilliant.
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 21, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Not the Pierre LeBrun? :P
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Sens Line-up
Forwards
Bobby Butler, Nick Foligno, Matt Hoffman, Ryan Keller, Corey Locke, Chris Neil, Ryan Shannon, Zack Smith, Tim Spencer, Roman Wick, Jesse Winchester
Defence
Andre Benoit, Chris Campoli, Matt Carkner, Jared Cowan, David Hale, Brian Lee
Goalies
Robin Lehner
Brian Elliott
No Orr tonight
so someone has to fill in the “Kicking Matt Carkner’s Ass” void for the Leafs tonight. Any volunteers?
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 21, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m tempted to call him “Mike Fucking Brown” for some reason. Hope he gives me a good reason to do so.
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
We already have Johnny Fucking Mitchell though.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
SOCKS!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
First time he air mails a beating to Carkner he wins that name.
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Can I rec the caption of that photo?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ottawa television coverage?
It’s been a long summer… can’t wait for tonight! I only hope that Rogers Sportsnet here in Ottawa doesn’t cock things up due to the game being technically on Sportsnet Ontario and not Sportsnet East. I’d hate to turn on the TV at 7:00 only to find baseball instead of glorious pre-season hockey.
On that note, somebody should tell Rogers to look at a map — any map — where they will indeed discover that Ottawa is actually in Ontario. Morons.
You’ll have to watch it online.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
For reals????
And Yeah – I think Ottawa got out “S-Net Ontario” area for the soul purpose of avoiding all the Leaf coverage.
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 21, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
The only professional teams that have shittier ratings than the SNES are Toronto FC and the Jays.
Meaning, Edmonton gets better ratings (if you go by average viewing audience).
This from last year when Edmonton was god-awful and Ottawa made the playoffs.
The Leafs dominate, natch- they averaged 600,000 more viewers than the #2 team (MTL). Or almost double what Ottawa gets (they averaged 325,000, the Leafs 1.76mm).
SNET Ontario…the Ocho.
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by torleafsfan29 on Sep 21, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Question, Kessel or Schenn t-shirt?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
Kessel. Small lightweight finesse screams “t-shirt” more than Our Lord And Savior, Herald of Truculence Luke Schenn.
"I think somebody made a Toskala in his diaper." - DGB
Good point. Going to get a Kulemin sweater around christmas.
Does anyone have a t-shirt from RBK, how do they fit size wise?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Same. I’m 6’, 195lbs and the large is the right length, but a bit wide.
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
Hmm, maybe go with a medium then if they fit that way.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
If you’re smaller than 5’11", 180 then the medium is your size.
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I will be once it arrives!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
you sound fat
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
I have to get a large because of the shoulders, but it goes to mid thigh
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
5"11 145, wanna trade some hieght for some girth?
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 21, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Or I’m shrinking.
I am less fat than before.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Also,
“you’re a dick”.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
6’0" 170 and the medium is the right length for me but also wide, yeah.
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Can anyone send me a link so I can order one? I looked around last year but couldn’t find one on Amazon and I’m not sure where else to look!
http://shop.canada.nhl.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3253879&f=PAD%2FProduct+Type%2FPlayer+Apparel&fbc=1&fbn=Product+Type|Player+Apparel
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
urrr
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
LOL
I love how the Toskala shirt is like half off.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
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by whyevenbother on Sep 21, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m sure that applies to all departed players, but we’ll say its only toskala because it’s funnier.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
they should pay you for disposal
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope, in those two pages…it’s just him.
Well also a female kaberle lone sleeve, but that’s it’s own category.
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by whyevenbother on Sep 21, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
kulie is excited
<img src=“”http://www.gifsoup.com/view/1060521/kulemin-gustavsson.html" target="_blank">
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
For some reason
it looks like Schenn is dancing there. :D
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 21, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
also, those leaf lines past the first one…..terrible
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:00 PM EDT reply actions
D'Amigo, Irwin, Mueller.
I’m interested to see if this a complete trainwreck line or not.
They are all big question marks, for different reasons.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, D’Amigo, Irwin Mueller could go either way, and i guess they have some rookie tourny experience with each other
but a hanson Brown Rosy line? they are good for one thing, rubbing other teams into dirt, a 2nd line in name alone
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya 2nd and 4th lines look just terrible.
Not really super pumped about a Gyspers-Lashoff d-pairing either.
More and more I read the lines I’m lowering my expectations of any type of victory. It will just be good to see some hockey again.
Next week’s pre-season games will likely have much more refined rosters and will be a better indication.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Im more looking forward to seeing Versteeg and Cheese trying to make their impression on Burke than anything
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
My fearless predicition: Kadri gets in a fight with Cowan, shakes his right fist at him asking “is this the fist you want?” then one-punches him.
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I have a slightly less optimistic one
Kadri tries to toe-drag around a centremen then cut between 2 d, gives it away resulting in a 2 on 1, then in a desperate attempt to make up for his mistake takes a bad elbowing or cross-checking penalty.
Ya, they call me the ‘optimist’.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
More likely, but the bitterness stingsss
Bobby Ryan...can he be acquired?
blurr1974: No.
by Chris Stoikoff on Sep 21, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Lashoff drinking Burke's kool-aid?
“I think preseason is my playoffs,” Lashoff said after the morning skate.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:25 PM EDT reply actions
This is so absurd and comical.
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I hope he lives up to his draft billing on the fact of how fun his name is to say
not that I expect it
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes sense for him though. He has to be unreal to crack the team.
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well that’s totally illegal
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
the part that makes me laugh the most is the thermostat dictatorship they have running
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
mine was the ID cards.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Ridiculous
VISITATION: Visitation periods will be on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. All visitors and their vehicles are subject to search while on landlord property.
I’ve seen less strict prisons.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Pop-pop needs your hair.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously, I thought it was a joke ad for a prison.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
no control over the lighting in your own living space, insane
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Are we sure it's not?
CONTRABAND: The following items are considered contraband: alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, weapons, lock picking equipment. If any contraband is discovered to be in your possession, you will be subject to a minimum $100.00 fine. In addition, your items will be confiscated permanently. Second offense: you will be evicted without notice. A bailiff will escort you and your belongings off the premises.
How many apartments do you know that have bailiffs?
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it’s more that if they did call a sheriff, he would laugh at them when they tried to “evict someone without notice.”
"I think somebody made a Toskala in his diaper." - DGB
also, let’s take this to the CC
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
there is an EXERCISE YARD
also a camera IN your suite
also the “fines” are particularly insane
I’d love to see them try to levy those
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
About you: (Tenant)
* You are employed
* You do not participate in lascivious deviant sexual behavior
* You do not choose alternative lifestyles as your lifestyle
* You do not have any criminal history
* You must have excellent character references
* You do not smoke, drink or take drugs. Mandatory drug screening required.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
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by whyevenbother on Sep 21, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
dammit, the quote didn’t work. fail.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
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by whyevenbother on Sep 21, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
You do not choose alternative lifestyles as your lifestyle
alternative to what? crazy?
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
That means gay.
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
That's the most alternative shit i've ever heard.
/justjoking
/nottryingtooffend
/getoverit
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Wireless internet (with content filter applied to block forbidden/immoral websites) – INCLUDED IN RENT!
This is my favourite part.
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by whyevenbother on Sep 21, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Takes away all the hard work of filtering it yourself!!!!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
CONTRABAND: The following items are considered contraband: alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, weapons, lock picking equipment.
lock picking equipment??
also
INSPECTIONS: The Landlord will conduct unannounced inspections to ensure that these rules and regulations are being followed.This is completely illegal.
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
the entire ad is completely illegal
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m emailing them about it. Going to see where this goes.
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
Surprised it took us this long.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i was tempted, but then i didnt know where to start
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Your e-mail wouldn’t pass their spelling and grammar check.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure there was a fine for that in there somewhere.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I told them I’m an incoming theology student at UNB and wanted to know if they have more pictures of the apartment and perhaps a copy of the lease for me to look at before I decide to go further with my decision to rent.
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. - Certified Grabbo Lover
Well played.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love to read the legally binding clauses to that lease.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
how I wish I lived in NB and could see how legit this is
I would so goto see the place
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m very convinced this is a joke ad. Because it’s too ridiculous not to be.
"I think somebody made a Toskala in his diaper." - DGB
It’s almost too ridiculous TO be a joke ad.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Have we figured out if he has to pass through waivers or not to go down? He could easily be picked up if he does, $550k or whatever he gets isn’t brutal for a depth defenseman on a weak D team.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
As per Mirlte he does have to clear waivers.
He was a big-time minus in the Tampa system last year and has a one-way deal this season ($550,000), meaning he’ll have to pass through waivers if/when he gets cut.
Don’t see anyone picking him up though.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
you beat me to it
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Not likely, but I wouldn’t put it as ‘impossible’.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course not, highly unlikely.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s only on the way back up we’d really have to worry that a team would try to steal him for half the cap hit, right? Otherwise, they’d be taking the full cap hit, and it’s not like we’re that worried about bringing him up from the minors.
I always mix up waiver rules though.
Oh, four! I mean five! I mean fire!
this is correct
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha can you even take on a half cap hit for some one near league minimum?
Can you imagine having a player with a cap hit of $275k?
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 21, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahaha
ian_mendes
Sens/Leafs game tonight available on SNET Ontario (Leafs region). It will be carried on Centre Ice in Ottawa broadcast region.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:30 PM EDT reply actions
Do you know how painful it is to wait all summer to watch the Leafs play again and have to work to 10pm? PVR is now a high-priority item. Anyway, Go Leafs!!!
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by Another Good Kingston Boy on Sep 21, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
luckily I work at 10:30 so i get to leave for work as soon as teh game is over. if it goes to OT, then I get to hit “traffic” on the way in
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 21, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I live out west and we haven’t signed up for Center Ice yet. :(
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
This is complete garbage! I just checked my program guide, and i figured I’d get it anyhow since I have all 4 Sportsnet channels. But no, blocked out. RIdiculous cable systems here, it doesn’t even make sense.
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahahaha
sorry yeah I’ve come to expect this garbage…
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Hah, no need to apologize, i laugh at the stupidity of it too. Whoever is in charge of Rogers Sportsnet programming has absolutely no clue what they’re doing, between horrid use of their “4 regional stations” and the debacle that is Sportsnet One.
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh but don’t worrk the Yanks/Rays game is on
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 21, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Everywhere?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
link?
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I got that all in one screen dealy up last night, but nothing re: center ice, what channel?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
That makes me feel better, but not quite fair for those that don’t have digital cable.
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair the fact that they fuck Sens fans is hilarious.
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Oh my yes.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Another reason to laugh at the Sens organization.
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by MapleLeafMole on Sep 21, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, it’s even worse out west, with the PPV packages for Flame, Oilers, and Canuck Games.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
and yet another reason to laugh at those organizations as well.
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by MapleLeafMole on Sep 21, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
dunno about the others, but PPV packages for the Canucks are basically the same as the games shown on Leafs TV.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Except Canuck fans don’t get a full channel of their classic games.
Then again, you actually need to have a classic game to show them but you get my point.
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yet.
The Canucks organization is rumoured to be planning Canucks TV and PPV packages are the first step.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably have a half hour program devoted to showing Phaneuf trip while trying to fight Ruutu and repeating ``yuck yuck yuck, Leafs suck!``
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
That to me is the equivalent of local blackouts… do these teams not realize that this almost killed the Blackhawks, and if it wasn’t for a new owner with market savvy coming in at the same time as a resurgence in the team, they might be done?
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really, it’s a cash grab and fans pay up or go to the bar…
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, they are on tv somewhere, fans are willing to pay.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but that really seems short-term to me… that in the long-run, you are limiting access to the team, and might get less attachment from newer fans.
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
There are issues to be sure, but once they roll out their version of Leafs tv it won’t be so bad.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that’s a much better option, and hopefully a sign they’re wising up… are all three teams thinking of that, or just the Canucks?
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure, but I’d imagine the ppv would be to gauge interest and see what they can get viewership wise.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
How much do you complain about Leafs TV?
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s a better option, but it might just be a psychological barrier as well. I’ve also been hooked for years, and am in pretty deep with the Leafs. Not to mention, there’s still tonnes of Leafs games on regular tv stations through the year, hardly a shortage.
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, same thing with Canucks, Oilers and Flames. It’s about 12 games a year, max, that are PPV.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahhh… that’s not bad at all then. I take back the protest :P
I had heard some teams put playoffs on PPV, is that true?
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
not that I know of.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
That would’ve been evil, I know when I was studying sports economics, that was the big thing being considered and seemed to be heading towards.
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 21, 2010 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
What are the NHL scheduling guidelines?
I know they used to have to play 8 against each divisional opponent, 4 against every other in conference team and then a spattering of other teams. What are the new rules now that we’re down to six?
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
6 in division, 4 in conference, 1 outside conference, 3 games against teams in the other conference. (Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal will always get Calgary-Edmonton-Vancouver)
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that should say three EXTRA games, but that word seems to be invisible.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Optimism? In The Star?
Yep, and on a regular basis. Vinay Menon is a funny (and good) writer and he might be on to something.
Overtime loss: The new black.
He’s got some good quips and humuor, but the whole TorStar sports section is kind of a Leafs blog, so it seems redundant. He’ll have to be pretty outlandish to get eyeballs overthere and away from places like here. If he’s smart, he’ll post his links here, at PPP, and that’ll start getting traffic his way.
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by MapleLeafMole on Sep 21, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Cool
We’re in the sidebar.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish Burke would e-mail me whenever I have a Leafs-related meltdown.
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I just realizied how pumped I am for The Steg tonight.
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I can’t wait for a picture of him in a Leafs uniform
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I ENDORSE NIGHT MOVES, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE I CAME UP WITH IT!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Versteeg on summer training camp
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my ‘60 Chevy
Workin’ on mysteries without any clues
Workin’ on our night moves
Trying’ to make some front page drive-in news
Workin’ on our night moves in the summertime
In the sweet summertime
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
off topic...
Does anyone know where I can get some Leafs desktop wallpapers? Preferably awesome ones.
Can’t wait for HOCKEY!
Shameless optimism
well
this is my desktop
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by whyevenbother on Sep 21, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s thunderstorming like a mother here, some hail in fact. I swear to reason if the satellite goes down or this doesn’t pass in an hour…..
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 21, 2010 5:51 PM EDT reply actions
Hey Ferg!
Does this sound kinda like what you used to do?
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by Karina on Sep 21, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
It worked for me.
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