The Perfect Storm
by SkinnyFish on Sep 3, 2010 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintNo, I'm not talking about Hurricane Earl and the fact that it should hit my area of the Eastern seaboard this evening, I'm talking about Twitter. If there are three things I love; it's hockey, old school hip hop, and internet memes. Therefore, yesterday's #80shiphopfantasyteamnames on Twitter was like a godsend. In case you missed it, here were some of my favorites.
Good time were had by all. Definitely forces me to up my game and improve on my fantasy hockey team from last year; Datsyuk My Ball. If you want to join up this year, then fill out the PPP Phantasy Puck Phorm. And hurry because space is running out.
Links after the jump.
Schenn isn't the first young Luke to play defense on the Leafs
TML Legends reminds us all of Luke Richardson.
An aging Jacques Plante brought hope to the Leafs in 1970
VLM wonders if that is analogous to J. S. Giguere this year.
The NHL takes a page from the Discovery Channel in the Kovalchuk preceedings
Come for the insight but stay for the cartoon.
Coaches who are sitting on the hot seat
Ron Wilson makes ESPN's list.
This one was for Chemmy.
Dion Phaneuf's 2010-11 Preview
Leafs Nation Online covers the Captain.
Kadri confident he can play with the big boy
Every time he opens his mouth, I love the kid more and more.
Vintage Leafs with some big and small photo goodness.
The best hairstyles in sports with hockey making 6 appearances.
Bill Flett - What a guy. What great hair.
A well written article (Part 1) on the MSM blogger debate
Jeff Little of The Hockey Writers weighs in.
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My contributions yesterday:
Bell Biv (Andre) Deveaux
Public Emery
Grandmaster Nash and The Furious Vaive
Boogaard Down Productions
Afrika Vrbata
Maestro Esche Westcott
Stefan De La Soul-vere
That’s a great one.
I was trying to think of a De La Soul name but it’s obviously been done. Hmmm…
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I did “Three Feet High and Pricin’”, as a name for an all-Habs based roster.
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) CERTIFIED GRABBO LOVER
by jrwendelman on Sep 3, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks, but I really liked Bloge’s “Afrika Vrbata”.
I also did “KR Esche Won”. Honorary General manager – Bryan Murray, of course.
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) CERTIFIED GRABBO LOVER
Boogaard Down Productions was my favorite, I think.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Howabout “Foote Deep in Semin”
The Boogaard one actually took me so much longer to think of compared to this one
by Canadian Eh? on Sep 3, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Or on a more family friendly note, “Iron Modin”.
by Canadian Eh? on Sep 3, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Strongly agree.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s good too but I like Boogaard more than I like Semin.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome
Thanks for joining.
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by PPP on Sep 3, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
If you’re talking to me, then thanks. I’ve been reading these articles every day all summer long and was finally compelled to make an account when I saw the fantasy team names.
if you hit the ‘up’ button on a comment, you will be brought to the comment which was being replied to.
"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 3, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, this is new information for me. Thank you, I am now slightly less lost.
by Leaf in Habland on Sep 3, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa
I just learned that too.
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I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. FIRST I’VE HEARD OF THIS.
Mind=blown.
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) CERTIFIED GRABBO LOVER
really?
wow…. I feel so learned
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 4, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I need to sit down.
I accidentally learned something. And it’s a weekend.
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) CERTIFIED GRABBO LOVER
How long did it take you to figure it out?
20,000 or 30,000 in, or a little sooner?
"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 5, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
My poor Contribution from Today
LLL Cool B (Lebda Lebda Lebda)
MC Schenn’s Gonna Hammer Ya (MC = Montreal Canadiens)
DR Dre….gger or DR KAD…Dre
Bam Bam.- digga digga damm
Rob Blake and DJ EZ Rask – It Takes Ruutu
Eric B & Recchi
De la Sauer
Big Daddy (Patrick) Kane
Halak on Both Sides #90shiphopfantasyteamnames
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public emery
was one of my faves. I was also quite chuffed with my M.C. Hamrlik
Unabashed fan of the surprise 2012 Stanley Cup champs
My former hockey pool is set-up on 80s music spoofs. The team names are piss poor, but the guy that set up the conferences and divisions did a smash-up job:
Fresh Prince of Wales Conference
Bryan Adams Division
PatRick Springfield Divison
Clarence Campbell Revival Conference
The Smythes
Norris Day & The Time Division
Bitter Leaf Fan: because sometimes there's no option but to be bitter...
by mf37 on Sep 3, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
NORRIS DAY AND THE TIME
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THE GREATEST BAND IN THE WORLD
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
Who smokes the blunts? We smokes the blunts.
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15 bucks little man.
Put that shit in my hands.
If that money dosent show me then you’ll owe me owe me owe.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
My jungle love.
Oh wee oh wee oh.
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Smoke Weed
"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!"
Public Emery was my fave too.
My lone contribution was Colour Me Ladd.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
My contributions were Kool Moe Dion, Biz Markeon, and The Fat Boyes
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
Was looking at Keon when I spelled that.
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Beastie Boyes…or is that too obvious?
This is my BOZAK!!!1
by blurr1974 on Sep 3, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Couldn’t be that obvious. I was thinking of a Beastie Boys name earlier and actually overlooked BOYES. But I’m also an idiot, so..
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Schemenem
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 3, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
got yourself a gunnar
armstronger
road to dion
last but not least…
jussi
Kool as KuKumbers Kulemin.... and hopefully Kadri.
this is terrible
Brendon Shaniatwainahan
"I'd walk into the Leafs dressing room to get ready for the day and Harold would be there in his boxer shorts shaving. King Clancy would drop by a little later, play the fool, and then head off to the racetrack." John Brophy
by Mike Pelyk's Hairdo on Sep 3, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
#80shiphopfantasyteamnames
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’m too old to tweet
"I'd walk into the Leafs dressing room to get ready for the day and Harold would be there in his boxer shorts shaving. King Clancy would drop by a little later, play the fool, and then head off to the racetrack." John Brophy
by Mike Pelyk's Hairdo on Sep 3, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
DING DING DING
Any coach is only as good as the players who sit in front of him. But the fact that the Leafs found a way to finish dead last in both penalty killing and power-play efficiency last season is a bit perplexing. Worse, perhaps, is that the Leafs have been last in penalty killing two seasons in a row. Is that a man-power issue or a coaching issue?
I used to think RW’s job was on the line this year, but the way BB talks, I think he’s pretty safe for now…
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 3, 2010 7:40 AM EDT reply actions
i believe we concluded FIRE KEITH ACTON as the solution to that.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
I feel like that should become the site’s new tagline if we continue to have shitty special teams at the start of the year.
Right now he’s my new whipping boy now that Toskala and Wallin are gone.
20 miles to Legoland!
Seriously, Keith Acton, how the cuss does he work?
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 3, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
If Acton does the PP, I’m not sure that he should be fired.
If he does the PK, he should be fired faster than a bullet leaves a gun.
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Two Words
Vesa Toskala.
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by PPP on Sep 3, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, Kadri. Everytime I see him, I see a piece of meat… a piece of meat that can be packaged and traded to LA for Baby Schenn. I can’t help it.
How much would Burke have to overpay to make that deal happen?
It won’t, move along
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
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by leafer1984 on Sep 3, 2010 8:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No more
Brayden Schenn trade proposals. Seriously, it’s not funny anymore.
by Marc Pilgrim on Sep 3, 2010 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We already have the better schenn anyways
Colton Orr will pound you into a million stuff
by Future_considerations on Sep 3, 2010 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Oh, Kadri. Everytime I see him, I see a piece of meat
Creepy.
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Minimize
Colton Orr will pound you into a million stuff
by Future_considerations on Sep 3, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
What
What even is this
I am confused and amused.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
no one knows what pierre mcguire is
Colton Orr will pound you into a million stuff
by Future_considerations on Sep 3, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
turtle, turtle
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
by loser domi on Sep 3, 2010 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s straight up blasphemy.
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 3, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry to say, but Brayden Schenn is worth more than the Leafs can afford.
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 we’ll have to see in a few years who’s the better Schenn
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He’s a fucking insanely good prospect.
Fixed.
You know who else had incredible junior hockey numbers? Rob Schremp.
Just saying.
20 miles to Legoland!
True. For every good guy from Junior there’s a Schremp or Dan Cleary too..
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Don’t go lumping Cleary in with Schremp. Cleary is a very serviceable 20G, 20A player who plays very well in a shutdown role and on the PK. And was the first Newfie to win the cup.
Schremp has a cool Twitter account and that one lacrosse style shootout move.
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
Haha, no he is a good player you’re right. And I’m a Newfie myself. J
ust when Cleary and Terry Ryan went so high in the draft, everyone here expected big things and Cleary went off the rails there early. And I’m pretty sure I seen Terry Ryan stocking shelves at Dominion the other day. Boys had some drinking problems.
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I thought I saw Ryan doing intermission analysis for Fog Devils games at one point…
"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 3, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
YES B'Y!
And was the first Newfie to win the cup.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, Kadri. Everytime I see him, I see a piece of meat
Hey, me too!
/in a totally non-puck-bunny way
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
/in a totally non-puck-bunny way
liar
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
/hangs head in shame
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
Cone of shame?
"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 3, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
The best part is the Islanders retweeted Streit Outta Compton.
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by Chemmy on Sep 3, 2010 8:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The NHL would first need to approve such a tweet for them.
When I read the nickname Testicula, the first thing that popped into my head was a vampiristic scrotum that can only be killed with a silver cross driven through the vas deferens. - Certified Grabbo Lover
They never would. It circumvents the spirit of the hashtag.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you need a good sense of humor to work for the islanders.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
I like how only 8 of their players have a base salary greater than 1 million, and their two highest paid players have played 13 games in the past two years.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
I’m also sad that my “The Islanders’ highest paid player hasn’t played a NHL game since 2007” won’t work after this year.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Being an Islanders fan is probably pretty good. The team reaches out to its fans really well and is willing to bring bloggers into the fold. You can get good seats dirt cheap. They have a shit ton of youth and if they let Garth Snow keep building his core they’re going to get good in a hurry in the next few years.
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True, and they have some pretty nice sweaters.
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 3, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure if you don't care about winning, like us Leafs fans.
/dartseyesbackandforth
20 miles to Legoland!
They won more than we did last year.
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Tied for first!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
…and last.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Sep 3, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
semantics.
Now with 25% fewer operable limbs.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
… Until the Nassau roof collaspes.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
The Hurricane could hit Long Island as early as 6pm this evening.
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
At least they finally are done with the igloo. that arena was completely terrible.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
I sat in the highest deck above the nets and you could feel it swaying.
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Oh and they have good beer at their arena and their fans are really nice. I’ve had some good chats with Islanders fans while wearing a Leafs jersey in their barn.
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All I know is when I think of the Islanders I still think of Steve Webb and man I hate that guy.
Their fans on twitter seem awesome though.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
The only Islanders fan I regularly contact is Kevin of BMR. He’s cool.
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
Dominik from Lighthouse Hockey is very cool.
jrwendelman
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"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) CERTIFIED GRABBO LOVER
Dominik’s a good guy. I used to spend a lot of time over there.
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Here we go again.
DarrenDreger: Without a settlement and clarity on what teams, players and agents can and cannot do, I believe Kovalchuk’s deal is rejected…again.
I’m sure they won’t announce anything until 5pm anyway.
20 miles to Legoland!
I just want Kovalchuk to sign in the KHL where his career won’t mean anything.
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i’d like this to happen for completely different reasons…
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
Remember kids it's down the road not across the street
Haha, well, it won’t mean anything to me anymore, I should say… I’m sure he would score 450 goals a year in the KHL though.
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i’d get to see him play if he went to khl!
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
Remember kids it's down the road not across the street
That would rule. Because he would rip it up big time.
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i saw him in toronto last season
the leafs won 5-2 but what stuck out at me is how open he always is. even when it was 5-0 i was still getting nervous when atlanta got possession because he always has an open seam and he just rips slapshots. and they were loud. and fast.
ilya is a little bit of awesome.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 3, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Reading the Battle of Cali page and there quotes, that would mean that so too are the Luongo and Hossa deals. That would be excellent news for Vancouver and terrible news for Chicago.
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
Ain’t that the truth.
So they would immediately become free agents? Hossa would work something out immediately, Luongo would probably be playing in Switzerland
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Nah, Vancouver would probably just restructure his deal to around $5M for 3-5 years.
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
He won’t be happy about the paycut, but yer probably right sir.
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As easy (and fun!) it sometimes is to make fun of Luongo
Vancouver would be boned without him if he up and left.
They’d have to sign Theodore. Or Toskala.
20 miles to Legoland!
He already has
He’s a ginger
"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, as much as everyone shits on the guy, people don’t realize he’s still actually fairly decent
"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 had Luongo in fantasy last year and lost goaltending every week.
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Goaltending in fantasy is mostly a shitshow
I like to go for 1 clear #1 goalie, then depending on the league (i.e. # of goalie spots) pick up waiver wire or free agents as probably 1/4 – 1/3rd of teams end up having their starter being overtaken by a backup.
Or a team will get unbelievable goaltending out of nowhere (I.e. Craig Anderson)
20 miles to Legoland!
I got to pick first in my ESPN draft last year. With the very first pick of the draft, Ovetchkin: With the very last pick of the draft, Rask. Its all a tossup. I have maybe half a dozen goalies id be willing to take at certain points in the draft. If things don’t work out its waver wire time.
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.
Pfft. I had Nabokov my last three years in my keeper league. No chance I get a decent starting goaltender this year unless I stumble upon CraigAnderson2.0
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Might as well, eh? I picked up JS on waivers as soon as he was dealt to the leafs so he ended up being my de facto keeper. Need three starts a week though, so if the leafs have a light week I’m hooped.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So how does that work? The Hawks get a freebie for the one year of Hossa that already happened?
"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 will run naked through the streets laughing with joy if they fuck the hawks out of that cup because of Hossas entirely not legit contract.
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.
They would never invalidate a cup for anything less straight up game-fixing. Even then.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh im entirely aware it will never happen. But in the constant war with divison rivals I gotta have something. If nothing else Hossa getting voiced will make me feel better.
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.
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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.
It would make me happy too, that evil traitor :(
"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.
oh no that jerk played 20 games for your team and then signed a deal with another team oh boo hoo
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
He signed with the Wings, and said he’d have a better chance of winning the Cup there… that made it a million times worse
And apparently he told Sid that he’d re-sign in Pittsburgh. Lying to Sid is felony!
PS. The pens aren’t my team
"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.
I just think it’s hilarious how a guy who came on at the trade deadline was considered a “traitor” for not immediately re-signing with the Pens.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
It was mostly because Sid finally found a winger, the two had chemistry, and the reasons mentioned above
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One Team
Une équipe
Ein Team
Un team
Jeden tým
Yksi joukkue
Uno de los equipos
Ett lag
한 팀은
一队
Одна команда
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by clrkaitken on Sep 3, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Rec’d.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Jealousy doesn’t look good on you.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
he left because michel therrien got resigned. therrien pissed everyone off, and almost totally ruined fleury.
if they had let therrien walk in the summer they would have still had hossa.
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 3, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Therrien pissed everyone off. I don’t know what he did exactly, because the players seemed to like him before that season.
Hossa still shouldn’t have said all that
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Yeah, fixing a championship would never happen in Chicago!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude, I would LOVE to add Hossa. Dump whatever you can Burke. Make it happen.
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
Talent-wise, he’d be amazing… but Bryan Berard eye anger would be hard for me to overcome.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
It would melt away as the goals piled up and you know it.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
SHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s 31 already. How many seasons does he have left?
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actually
Good point. Hubby thinks Hossa’ll be like Naslund and suddenly fizz out around 34.
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by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It happens a lot to elite scorers.
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NEVAR!!!
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Moar Roomates
Kevin McGran has an article up about Bozak learning that proper nutrition is essential to an NHL player.
He also has a new roommate.
Teammate Luca Caputi is moving in. "He’s Italian and he said his family are good cooks and they’ll be bringing over some big things of pasta," said Bozak.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 9:45 AM EDT reply actions
Bozak is going to get fat.
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If they play on the same line we’re totally calling them Pizano’s!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I know I keep asking, but has he or anyone on the Leafs confirm that’s what he’ll wear next year?
I gotta figure since his twitter is @Bozie42…
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll wait for puckdrop before I drop $$ on a sweater.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
The answer to Leaf, the Universe, and everything!
(sorry 67ers, couldn’t help myself)
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
luca capizza?
except that’s probably borderline racist
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Shouldn’t Bozak be rooming with an NHL player?
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I guess he’s the grizzled vet mentoring the young player. He apparently lived with Stalberg last year.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you’re all misspelling BOZAK.
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Yea, he did perfectly fine rooming with non-NHL players last year, why mess with a good thing?
by fatassjackson on Sep 3, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he’s taking Stalberg’s spot, no? As in roomate, not rommie on the road…
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by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
CARBOLOADING!
so let’s see, Phaneuf/Kessel, Bozak/Caputi….this is like a gift direct from hockey comedy gods
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eyyyy shuddupa you mouth uh?
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Now Grabbo needs to move in with Ron Wilson and we’ve got some hit reality TV
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I always imagined Grabbo with Kulemin, who never talks and just stares at people like a goldfish.
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
I imagine them being like the two kidnappers from Fargo, but with less killing.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
And less English
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
That’s a given.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Now Grabbo needs to move in with Ron Wilson and we’ve got some hit reality TV
I see it more as a sitcom, with Brian Burke as the wacky belligerent neighbour. Title: “Stupid, but Healthy”
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now THAT would lead to some serious Schennanigans.
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
Oh man, that’d be like the movie Son In Law where the sweet, innocent farm girl from Iowa becomes best friends with her crazy So Cal resident advisor. Oh man, and then Schenn could bring him home for Thanksgiving and we could get videos of Kadri writing his name in the corn field with a combine!
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Loved Son in Law.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
oh man
I think that was one of the movies of my childhood I thought I made up since nobody else had ever heard of it.
Does the girl get a tattoo on her ankle?
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
Yes, it was a butterfly.
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oh my God!
THAT WAS A REAL MOVIE! VINDICATED!
"Tell Sigmund Freud not to worry about his mother, I took good care of her last night. BOOYAH."
There’s a few made for tv movies I saw on CBC that I’m fairly certain I imagined.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep, I sure didn’t imagine Kelly Kapowski dancing at a bachelor party…
Well, I did, but that’s in addition to seeing it in that movie.
Now I feel old… GET OFF MY LAWN!
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by BetterThanBester on Sep 3, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
swear to god i’m going to pistol whip the next guy who says shenanigans
by Death_By_Leafs on Sep 3, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d say rooming with Exelby or Orr would be pretty nuts. I bet Exelby rolls great joints.
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by SkinnyFish on Sep 3, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
Also, signs his name GXLB
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s a rec.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
The Star
I can’t stop giggling at Damien Cox’s profile picture. it’s like his head is expanding and his neck is shrinking.
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world’s greatest fans world’s greatest fans
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“There’s definitely a winning season coming up in Toronto, for sure,” he said.
To Naz from me: I love you
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187 on a muthafuckin Hab
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by SkinnyFish on Sep 3, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The article is a liar
Last week he did interviews saying he bulked up 18-19 lbs in the summer, bringing him to 187. Said he wants to play the season around 190.
Must have been a typo from an intern.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
hmmm, guy who wrote it is a friend of mine i’ll ask if he’s online.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
Tell him he sucks.
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The fingers you aredialingtyping with are too fat. Please mash your hand on thekeypadkeyboard to order a specialdialingtyping wand.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
187 is cooler than 197.. so I’m taking it as 187
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You have so much to learn about mid 90s gangsta rap.
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Then I step through the fog and I creep through the smog, cuz I’m snoop doggy (who) doggy (what?) doggy dogg
by ShahofToronto on Sep 3, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
If Kadri gained almost 30 pounds in the offseason I’d be seriously worried.
17 sounds just about right.
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by The '67 Sound on Sep 3, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. His weight was 167ish in training camp last year if I remember correctly. So, it seems more like a 20 pound difference to me, which I agree sounds just about right.
by fatassjackson on Sep 3, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
thats a rec’n
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 3, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
type-O
Negative.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
HURRY HURRY HURRY
2 spots left for PPP Phantasy Puck for someone who wants to do an auction draft – http://tinyurl.com/239qq2z
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That wasn’t an option Clawson!!!! But you’re in.
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I’m stuck at work for about 10-12 hours a day right now. So I scrolled down, saw the form and filled it out before reading this.
Not Liking Nikolai Kulemin Means You Have No Soul
No worries.
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So what league am I in? I go down to 30 hours a week after this so I’ll have lots of time to prepare.
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I’m going to be compiling all the data this weekend and making a post about it on Tuesday. So stay tuned!
- SkinnyFish, literally about 5 posts down.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Need a few more managers who want to play in a Rotisserie or Fantasy Points league http://tinyurl.com/239qq2z – H2H leagues are full
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did i apply for some league?
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
Remember kids it's down the road not across the street
Yes you did. You are all set.
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
head to head league?
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
Remember kids it's down the road not across the street
Probably so. I’m going to be compiling all the data this weekend and making a post about it on Tuesday. So stay tuned!
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I am so freakin’ psyched. My 2 other leagues are getting up and running now.
I can smell the hockey season starting.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I have another league up. Someone decided it was a good idea to roll with 4 centers, 8 wingers, 6 D men, 2 goalies, and 6 bench slots.
We’re a 20 person league. People started [auto-]drafting AHL’ers by the time they were done (I grabbed B. Schenn with my second last pick).
Also, with that league, I have no idea how smart/good anyone is. So I have some absolutely ludicrous trades pending that I hope go through.
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Then I cower behind: "You still don't get it. Deal with it." Thanks, James Wallace.
haha, amazing.
It looks like our teams will be about 13 players; 10 active and 3 bench. with 2 IR spots available.
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In case you literally want to watch paint dry
The leafs are painting the logo into center ice at the ACC and streaming it live:
http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=61026
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
Still more exciting than a Devils game!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 3, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Do they have new signings coming in to help paint it? Seems to be teams are doing that these days
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
That's neat
I’m gonna be watching this all day. The guy on the right is working much quicker then the guy on the left.
by general borschevsky on Sep 3, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d take the opportunity here to say something like “Leafs fans will watch paint dry if there’s a logo on it” but…I thought back to watching them build the rink at Fenway. And realized I’d do the same thing for the Gahden.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
PROGRESS UPDATE
chansler: 3/4 of the Leaf is complete at the ACC. Come watch it live at mapleleafs.nhl.com – @MapleLeafs #Leafs
Minute by minute coverage….
20 miles to Legoland!
WHAT COLOR ARE THEY USING? IS THE LOGO STILL BLUE DID THEY SPELL LEAFS WRONG?!?!?!! WHY WON’T YOU GIVE ME THE ANSWERS I SEEK????????????????????
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 great, but who are the CHEFS?”
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
They’re pretty much finished now except for a strip down the middle.
by general borschevsky on Sep 3, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i think they went for smoke break, while waiting for the slow assed guys painting the air canada text
Colton Orr will pound you into a million stuff
by Future_considerations on Sep 3, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess the strip down the middle is left blank cause that’s where the red line goes. I shoulda figured that out sooner. And it looks like they messed up the Air Canada logo. Looks more like a butterfly then a Maple Leaf.
by general borschevsky on Sep 3, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
good point forgot about the red line.
Colton Orr will pound you into a million stuff
by Future_considerations on Sep 3, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Dammit, should have read 2 more posts down!
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 3, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
BCWW?
(ask me later if you don’t get it.)
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 3, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a bad signing for them. Could turn out to be a great signing for them.
Who needs wingers?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
he might do some damage on Crosby or Malkin’s wing. smart to do a one year deal on his part.
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by blurr1974 on Sep 3, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Can he really be any worse than Guerin?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably.
1-year 500k is worth the risk though. They’ve been trying forever to get a workable winger with chemistry for Sid.
And they can’t afford Iggy haha
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s only 30 and it’s such a low price. Great call on his part. Could put up some great numbers if he plays all season.
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yeah and even if he sucks, it was 500K and he’s gone after the year.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
and if he's REALLY bad
that’s still “bury in the minors” money.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Guerin got 45. Not unreasonable.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely not. And he’s put up 60 a few times before. Like I said, he’s only 30… staying in the lineup all year is the main thing obviously.
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Guerin was good in that he provided veteran leadership and all that.
My guess is if he can’t work on Sid’s line he won’t be around (unless he does something special with Geno or someone)
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Maybe as a temporary replacement for Jordan Staal if his recovery isn’t going well after surgery?
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 3, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Staal’s recovery isn’t going to take that long, it’s a minor setback and he’ll probably be back before the end of training camp.
It’s more like getting a winger for their superstar captain
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Well it’s Staal. Guy could break his leg and play the next day ffs
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Stumpy goes to the Lightning
TBL hire Steve Thomas as a player development consultant.
20 miles to Legoland!
damn.. :(
Colton Orr will pound you into a million stuff
by Future_considerations on Sep 3, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Did everyone see the adorable kitty mask on Puck Daddy?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 3, 2010 12:49 PM EDT reply actions
“he named it and thinks it gets really bored sitting on the side of his head all day”
that shit was hilarious.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm impressed but not surprised
that PPPPP managed to have 100 participants and 6 leagues, from last year’s what, 2?
Expansion!
20 miles to Legoland!
More people to lose terribly to! Yay!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Sep 3, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Kovalchuk drama over?
Apparently the NHL and NHLPA reached a deal on the cap-circumventing deals and approved Kovalchuk’s contract as per TSN.
20 miles to Legoland!
Sources tell TSN that the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have reached an agreement on an amendment to the rules that govern long term contracts.
The agreement means that Kovalchuk’s contract with the New Jersey Devils will also get approved as part of a new global settlement.
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Then I cower behind: "You still don't get it. Deal with it." Thanks, James Wallace.
joke
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by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The league always screws the Devils over.
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Yes, the conspiracy is obvious.
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by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
they’re out to get them. Always.
If this was Toronto the contract wouldn’t have gotten rejected in the first place.
20 miles to Legoland!
Nope, they’d just have taken all your draft picks away instead.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
I think you missed the joke.
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by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The great thing about this joke is you can run with it in 2 different directions.
by general borschevsky on Sep 3, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That happens fairly often. Sometimes i even do it intentionally.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon.
Everything wrong with the Sabres is Drew Stafford's fault.
Ahhh yes.
Buffalo.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Sep 3, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
as part of a new global settlement.
?
Colton Orr will pound you into a million stuff
by Future_considerations on Sep 3, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to assume
that’s fancy lawyer-speak for all contracts going forward.
20 miles to Legoland!
"Global Settlement" via google search
A global settlement is the resolution of all conflicting issues between parties, while introducing new claims that had not been previously recognized.
20 miles to Legoland!
No, it’s just a REALLY BIG colony.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
In case anyone still cares I asked the writer of the Kadri story about the 197lbs thing, and he told me that Kadri specifically said he’s up to 197lbs.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
yeah, he was a REALLY skinny dude at the start of last season
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 3, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I think kadri was jerking him around
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Sep 3, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Strange
Could have been misquoted elsewhere I guess.
Thanks for asking.
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There will now be more maple leafs than ever.
The centre ice red line at the Air Canada Centre will accommodate red maple leafs. The paint job took place on Friday.
The move is a tribute to the Canadian flag and the military personnel who fight for it every day. It makes the Air Canada Centre, the home of a team that wears our national symbol every night just a little more Canadian.
“It seemed like just another fun little way to express the patriotism of our team, our organization and our fans,” said MLSE chief executive officer Tom Anselmi.
by ShahofToronto on Sep 3, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want to open up a big can o’ worms / political debate, but I’d rather the leafs (and everyone else) avoided statements like “fighting for the flag”. They better be dying in Afghanistan for something more important than the flag. I find it jingoistic.
Well, the flag is a symbol for Canadian values, which presumably include, among other things, allowing little girls to go to school, and not having a country run by drug lords.
It’s true that there are a lot of clichés when people talk about the military, but it is important work they are doing, even is some of it is in defence of Western/American oil interests.
I wouldn’t say it’s jingoistic if they are taking the time to really understand the issues. It’s just hard in PR-speak to have a full airing of the situation.
by Leaf in Habland on Sep 3, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa, oh, oh, this is Canada’s team…
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 3, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The line’s a little crooked.
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by T is for Truculence on Sep 3, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
and watching it on tv through a picture shot by a camera 30’ off the ice.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Sep 4, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
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