Leafs Acquire Fabian Brunnstrom
by Chemmy on Jan 13, 2011 6:13 PM EST
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PrintThe Leafs have traded Mikhail Stefanovich, future Dynamo Minsk second liner and ECHL pro, for Dallas' AHL property Fabian Brunnstrom.
Hard to say anyone loses this trade; Stefanovich couldn't crack the Marlies and Brunnstrom isn't taking a regular NHL shift but it lets us dig up old blog posts.
Brunnstrom has 19 goals and 40 points in 99 NHL games. He has a $675K cap hit and will be an RFA this summer. Welcome aboard Arvedson 2.0.
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WE'RE RICH BIOTCH
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by Chemmy on Jan 13, 2011 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
thanks for taking our KHL cast offs!
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 13, 2011 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
We’ll take it! Got Matt Lashoff the same way.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
Okay, Official new outlook
If career minor leaguer Joey Crabb can crack this roster than so can Brunnstrom!
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
You have something there.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jan 14, 2011 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
I'm cool with Arvedson
Certified Grabbo Lover
by Grabovski's better than you think on Jan 13, 2011 6:19 PM EST reply actions
please be better than Mitchell…please be better than Mitchell… please be better than Mitchell
Seriously though, this is a wash. Stefanovich wasn’t in the plans, so what have they lost. Low risk, low reward.
Unabashed fan of the surprise 2012 Stanley Cup champs
Whoa...
There’s a ‘worse’ than Mitchell?
Even the same is slightly better because he’s not Mitchell.
Cyril: I'm not sure that's technically irony.
Archer: What? This is like O. Henry and Alanis Morissette had a baby and named it this exact situation!
it’s called being a Lebda
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
Devour my Revolution!
by blindfolded tank driver on Jan 13, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That Picture is Pefect
Fabian with Flair
"I'm not drinking and driving, I'm driving while I'm drinking....Right boys!?"
ugh. not what I wanted to see when I got a text from TSN and noticed that it was a Leafs/Stars trade.
le sigh.
...Being surrounded by Sens and Habs fans makes me lose faith in humanity...
did you get the text twice?
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jan 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
I foresee
many discussions over asset management when we don’t qualify his rights this summer.
20 miles to Legoland!
Good news everyone!
@simmonssteve
The media changes continue. Just heard: Bill Watters let go by Rogers Sportsnet
Yes!
Yes, yes yes yes YES!
Oh GOD, yes
by Neale's Harry on Jan 13, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
TSN better not hire him… geez.
Or CBC for that matter…. or anyone with access to mass media.
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jan 13, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
at this point id be surprised if white castle would hire him
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 13, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
Man, all this news keeps on compounding. First Lebda, then Brunnstrom, now Watters.
GREAT NEWS
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder
if that tyrade about the Brad Stuart (broken jaw) not being a blindside hit was the last straw. He looked like a complete lunatic there.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
First Lebda
Demotion? Injury? Trade? Retirement?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Jan 13, 2011 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Versteeg injured, so we have to play Lebda tonight.
We’ve pretty much already chalked the game up as a loss.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:46 PM EST up reply actions
That is really quite awesome.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
Lebda’s presence is like kryptonite. Or whatever hurts Optimus Reim.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s not call him Superman just yet..
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
High Diesel prices?
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
oh noes….
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
Offer sheets for everybody!
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
THE WATTERS DAYS ARE OVER! THE HERP DAYS ARE DONE!!!
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Grabbo gets the last laugh.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:46 PM EST up reply actions
This is what happens to Grabbo-athiests.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
You have to admit it has brought some positive mojo though.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
Excellent, let us celebrate this agreement with the adding of chocolate to milk.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
Oh thank god, now just fire Kypreos
Brett Lebda makes me cry myself to sleep every night
Stoik_Leafs Twitter
by Chris Stoikoff on Jan 13, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
They’re going to be so young and exciting!
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
I think his grabo hate
is a part of this.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Stefanovich was pretty close to nothing.
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jan 13, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
Our Marlies weren’t decimated and Stevanovich hadn’t proved he sucked yet. Now both are true.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
To be fair to Stefanovich, his point was a goal.
Lebda’s was an assist. Off his ass.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
Makes me wonder if Stefanovich’s was off his head or something.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
Okay, fine, but what’s the point?
You get what looks like a career AHL-er for a guy who couldn’t make the AHL, supposedly. Really, though, Stefanovich wasn’t a bad player, in his second last year with the Ramparts he had 76 pts in 56 games played. There was always a chance he could have come back.
Why are we in the business of doing the Stars favours? Is Burke buttering other GM’s up so he can sucker them with a big trade later?
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
the Marlies have like 10 players injured right now
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 13, 2011 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
fair enough
i thought Stefanovich had lots of potential, though. It’s too bad he could never mesh with the Marlies, though if he comes back from the KHL and tears it up for the Stars in four years I’m going to be mighty upset.
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
i thought Stefanovich had lots of potential
We all did. But when you can’t crack the Marlies? Something was wrong. Don’t know if it’s attitude or playing style or what.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, something’s wrong with him right now, ‘cause he’s not exactly tearing it up at the super-elite-level KHL either.
still, i know Burke never drafted him, but it’s another pick gone, just like didomenico. it seems Burke doesn’t have much of an appetite for long-term project players.
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
Compared with, say, Caputi. Or Mueller…
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Mueller’s a … ok I can’t explain Mueller at all. It’s not as if the guy had some great career in the German league. Anyway, yes, he’s a bit of a project.
Caputi’s much less of a project player, he had 47 pts in 54 games in the AHL when the Leafs got him.
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
so we should bump non-project assets for project assets?
rosters have limits
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 13, 2011 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sure a lot of these decisions are based on information provided by scouts. I’m sure they know how Stefo has been playing over in Europe, and had a handle on Dido’s progress.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Burke’s still focused on his “accelerated rebuild” project, which, unless he signs a game breaking forward like Richards this summer, isn’t going to work.
Burke’s dealt away a shit-ton of picks and prospects in order to shortcut his way into a rebuild. this is just part of the pattern, one that has me worried.
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
stephanovich blows, he is a head case who cant put it together
Paradis sucks
Didominico was a 3rd line grinder if everything went perfect together
Burke has brought in way way way way more youth than he has shipped out, just because they arnt 19 year olds doesnt mean they arnt part of the long term
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 13, 2011 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Meh
I don’t think Stefanovich blows… he’s a very talented player. He also was very frustrated with his lack of playing time, and I’m not sure I blame him much… but being difficult with coaches is a quick way to see yourself out of a league when they control your career.
I don’t think Paradis sucks either… and DiDomenico was fine until he broke his leg.
I do think trading 3 for 1 to get Versteeg is ok, but I still miss Stalberg a bit … I’ll probably miss Stefanovich too, but I’m willing to concede neither one is going to be the key to the playoffs anytime soon.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Paradis sucks.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
frankly I’d be very surprised if any of those players made the NHL as anything other than a foot note at this point
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 13, 2011 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Well this is true
of most of the Leafs prospects… I’d still be surprised if Caputi, Mueller, D’Amigo, Ross, McKegg, Nicholl, etc. make the Leafs… it’s not an easy thing to do.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
nope, not at all, and the more prospects you have the better chance you have, but we shouldn’t be lamenting over lost prospects when something that can help the organization is shipped in
Rule #20
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 13, 2011 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
I don't have a problem
with 1 for 1 deals if you get back a player 25 or younger.
The problems arise when you’re making trades for guys over 30… THAT is a bad idea.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind a Lebda for Chris Chelios trade tbh………
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
But what about your PPPPP team? Brunnstrom=Richard?
by Leaf in Habland on Jan 13, 2011 8:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
We won’t see the fruits of his labour for many years
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
my point is, we won’t see the lack of fruits as a result of Burke’s labour for many years.
meaning, a few years from now, when Burke’s been fired, and we’re waiting for a bunch of prospects to be hitting their peak talent level, they won’t be around, because Burke dealt them all away.
you’re dismissing Stefanovich as a head case. clearly, he’s having some issues if he can only pot one in the KHL. But so what? He’s friggin’ 21! Who’s to say what Paradis and Dido turn into? Hell, even Stalberg may surprise us.
yes, the odds of getting NHL level players even from the 1st round is not guaranteed and drops off precipitously in every round after that.
but if you give away two 1sts, a 2nd, a 4th, a 5th, Paradis, Didomenico, Stalberg, and Stefanovich, well, then in a few years you’re practically guaranteed to be short of talent coming up from the minors.
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
well
to be fair on the loss of Stalberg, the player you got in return was actually younger (Versteeg), so that isn’t really a loss of a young player per se.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
sure, fair enough, Stalberg’s older. But two other guys went with him.
and this is to head off any “concussion case” labels against Stalberg – I can counter that with Versteeg being a “repeated back injury” case.
Burke is dealing too much away, I fear. And if he wants to sign an elite forward, he’s not done yet.
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
I wasn't going to mention Stalberg's concussions
but we could mention DiDo’s broken femur and complete lack of production at the AHL level.
Paradis isn’t even a point per game player as an overager in the Q… so yeah… he doesn’t “suck” … even Joel Champagne is well above him in the scoring race, and we didn’t bother to sign Champagne…
but yeah… we have a lot of young players in the system, and at least we know Brunnstrom and Versteeg can score on NHL goalies… I don’t think we’ve seen much from the others to indicate 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.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
So far Burke's trades:
Tlusty (21) for Paradis (18)… Burke actually gets younger by trading one 1st rounder for another.
He then packages up Paradis, and DiDomenico (20) along with Stalberg (24) for Versteeg (also 24 but younger than Stalberg)
So overall you lost a 21 year old and a 24 year old with NHL experience, to get a player who is a younger 24 that has a Stanley Cup ring, finished 2nd in Calder trophy voting, and has two seasons over 50 points in only 2 years in the NHL.
He’s got two 20 goal seasons, and he’s 24. The other guys have combined to produce 29 goals and 29 assists in 194 games. Versteeg has produced 56 goals and 76 assists in 211 NHL regular seasons games, and another 10 goals and 16 assists in 39 playoff games… don’t forget that ring!
DiDomenico is playing in the ECHL, and still has no goals as a pro hockey player.
As for the Kessel deal… it’s done, and we’ve got our 35+ goal scorer. He might be overpaid but we’ll survive.
Sjostrom (27), Phaneuf (25) and Aulie (21) for Stajan (27), Hagman (31), Mayers (36), and Toskala (33)?
Not sure how that’s not an example of getting both younger and better.
I mean realistically you’re venting about the Kessel and Versteeg trades here.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
Correction:
Toskala (33) for J.S Giguere (32)
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Toskala was traded
to Calgary.
Blake was traded to Anaheim.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
or wait
did Anaheim trade Toskala to Calgary?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
yeah nm
Anaheim dealt him to Calgary… my bad.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
HA! I WINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
No he wasn’t, not initially it was Toskala + Blake for Giggy.
Ana later traded him to Calgary
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
yeah I got it
I just remembered Toskala ending up there… he apparently didn’t play any games in Anaheim either… weird.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah he was kept around just to keep the bench warm. Also I believe we couldn’t trade Blake for Giggy straight up due to cap space.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
He didn't play in Anaheim
because he couldn’t get a work visa. That’s why they traded him back to a Canadian team
If you look up "Loyalty" in the dictionary you'll see a picture of a Leafs fan wearing a Todd Gill jeresy looking like he just got punched in the stomach
Really? I never heard that, interesting.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Why not?
he had one in San Jose for years.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
I'm also assuming they continued to pay him
Also he wasn’t traded for the month around the olympics.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Also
I’m pretty sure NHL players need work visas to ply their trade in the US to begin with… they’re working within the US… the Visa is different when they’re residents.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I remember reading about it when we were all joking about him not getting any playing time at all over in Anaheim. I thought it was weird as well that he could play in San Jose and for Toronto against US teams but I’ll try to find a source for this
If you look up "Loyalty" in the dictionary you'll see a picture of a Leafs fan wearing a Todd Gill jeresy looking like he just got punched in the stomach
Ok my bad
http://www.insidesocal.com/ducks/2010/02/the-skinny-on-vesa-toskala.html. Apparently it just took him time to get his work visa. That had nothing to do with the trade out of Anaheim. My bad
If you look up "Loyalty" in the dictionary you'll see a picture of a Leafs fan wearing a Todd Gill jeresy looking like he just got punched in the stomach
no worries
as you may notice in this covno…we (or at least I) all make mistakes.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I know
I just so very rarely say anything, when I do, I just try to be right. I didn’t figure you guys had the torches and pitchforks after me just yet
If you look up "Loyalty" in the dictionary you'll see a picture of a Leafs fan wearing a Todd Gill jeresy looking like he just got punched in the stomach
No
my pitchfork is in the shop… I’ve been using it too much recently.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
I feel triumphant when teachers make mistakes :P
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Wait until you’re older. Then reassess the overall knowledge of teachers.
Like sacrificial virgins, we all burn in different ways. You are a fast explosion and I am the embers.
Truthulence.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
lemme guess
we don’t get paid for knowing more than the teachers?
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Not so much that, as you realize who has become a teacher. That’s the scary part.
Like sacrificial virgins, we all burn in different ways. You are a fast explosion and I am the embers.
yes I often find
that as a teacher the best thing to do is reassess my own intellect and wonder about the people who become PhDs… or Medical Doctors… or Engineers… guess what… there’s idiots everywhere.
There are also homeless geniuses, and nuclear physicists working in patent offices.
Generally speaking evaluating intellect on the basis of career choice is fraught with peril.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
But reporters…everybody hates reporters.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
hey, I wanted to be a journalist!
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
You’re only 16! You still can!
It’s not like we’re starving…or can’t find jobs…
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
aww, you’re a reporter? What kind?
I was looking at sports journalism
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Yep, I’m a reporter.
No, I’m not Damien Cox.
Unfortunately I’m not in sports journalism so I can’t get into Leafs games for free or anything…but I have written all kinds of stories.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
*in other sections
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
ooh that’s really cool. I applied to journalism as a backup
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
You’re applying to university already?
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Actually
the marks aren’t due until February 7th… and students are still applying… so there’s some lag time… but yeah.. most students are doing so.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
oh ok.
well wednesday was some kind of deadline.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
schools
will post their own… it varies from building to building.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
setting them early
helps them catch people that screw up in the process.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
/
/checks OUAC page
it says deadline is January 12.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
not that it matters, i applied back in november.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Ok
well I know students were entering applications today… so… it’s possible to get things in after the deadline apparently.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
yeah…I think it’s an equal consideration deadline.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I’m not a guidance counsellor… I don’t have to know the deadlines… I’m also not applying to university so I don’t spend much energy worrying about it.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I remember applying for university during the winter and then basically setting my brain to “coast” the rest of the way. Thank goodness I even graduated.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
University entrance
has become a joke ever since the double cohort year…
“let’s build a huge capacity for ONE year of extra students”… “then we can bring in more kids and charge them more money”… “who cares about standards??!”
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
yup
got an offer too :)
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
So you’re 16 and in grade 12 already? Did you skip a grade?
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
she took civics in
summer school because of a lack of timetable space… so yeah I’d assume she’s fast tracking.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
mhmmm grade 6
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Ah that makes sense…sort of.
Do journalism! There’ll be jobs again in four years!
/shiftyeyes
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Somehow
I doubt it.
Also journalism as a degree strikes me as odd… unless it involves some sort of co-op placements.
Otherwise, wtf are you learning?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
just go to work
for the school paper… the rest of it is superfluous.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not going to get into defending my degree in here, but it was not “superfluous”.
It’s not as easy doing this job as the public seems to often think it is. We’re not all hacks who are bad at math.
I mean, I’m bad at math, but that’s clearly neither here nor there….
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
please tell me
what’s scary about the people that “become teacehrs”… I’d like to hear more about this.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ha! Not a generalization dude. I am sure you are excellent. But at the same time, I think we all have buddies who have become teachers where you can say…Yikes.
Like sacrificial virgins, we all burn in different ways. You are a fast explosion and I am the embers.
yeah
I’m just saying there are idiots everywhere…
And it’s ok… I’m not looking for validation of my teaching ability on here – I get enough of that elsewhere.
I also do a fair bit of stuff with the union and yeah… there’s a lot of crack pots in teaching – I know more horror stories than a lot of the public (w.r.t. incompetence) … but yeah… it’s no worse than most career choices.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
Making mistakes
and knowing more are completely distinct concepts… for the record.
But yeah… it’s not a contest.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
I know, but he was talking about knowledge ;)
PS. I think this is where I shoud say (most) teachers rule
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
lol
most of them really don’t… but that’s true of most people… so I wouldn’t stress about it either way.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
actually, most of the teachers I’ve had are pretty awesome.
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
then consider yourself lucky
it’s not that common.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
Giguere has a Stanley Cup ring and won the Conn Smythe trophy.
Toskala is NHL goaltending’s version of beetlejuice.
The Maple Leafs- making me certifiably insane since 1985.
by torleafsfan29 on Jan 14, 2011 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
Ponikarovsky for Caputi
Antropov for a pick that turned into Kenny Ryan
DOminic Moore for a pick that turned into Jesse Blacker
Resident Capologist
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Those were Fletcher... but yeah...
Fletcher also dealt Kubina for a pick…
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
Poni
was Burke I guess…
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Stempniak
for a pick also
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
2 picks
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
So was Antropov
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
and Dominic Moore too
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm
I’m getting mixed up in what year was what… but yeah.. either way… generally they’re getting younger.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
So all Fletcher did
was trade Kubina and sign Finger…
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yep, and trade for Stempy, Mayers & Hollweg. Move up in the draft for Schenn. and Acquire a load of picks for scrubs
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
Steen + Coliacovo
for Lee Fucking Stempniak.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
yeah that deal
annoys me…still.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
I was at the Blues-Leafs game. When Steen scored to make it 1-1, and they announced he was the goal scorer, I yelled ‘FUCK YOU, LEE STEMPNIAK!’
True story.
Visit my blog at: http://50-mission-cap.blogspot.com/
Leaf fan for life! (No, really. They gave me a no-trade clause when I was born.)
by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 13, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
He also picked up Grabovski.
"Callgirl! She was a callgirl!"
"No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers!"
Yes
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
HELLS YES!
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
good point
Grabo > Steen… I’ll live.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Burke traded kubina for exelby
Right before signing komisarek
Banner day there
by Bobby Paradise on Jan 13, 2011 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
You’re slipping man, you’re slipping.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
meh
too much crap in my head right now… but yeah I’m off at the moment.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
I have to go to a funeral
saturday morning… I’m trying to distract myself.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
My condolences
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
thanks.
appreciate it.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
I for one, enjoy my role as playing Steve Burtch.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
keep up the good work.
I’ll want my gig back at some point though.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
You’re joining us for the game, right?
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
probably yeah
i’m very tired this week after all these late games.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Nothing a beer can’t fix. Or multiple
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
staying off the beer tonight
I might have a drink or two… but beer is off for the moment.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
It’s a lot to keep track of. We need a chart of some kind.
by Leaf in Habland on Jan 13, 2011 8:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
When you deal a dollar for three quarters, you still come out $0.25 ahead
Resident Capologist
Сертыфікаваны Grabbo Палюбоўнік
your analogy doesn’t work because hockey players aren’t a perfectly fungible commodity like money
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Jan 13, 2011 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
I’ll be posting it later this week, maybe even tonight, but according to my updated trade tracker, in his tenure here Burke has received more draft picks in trades then he’s moved out. He’s also brought in more prospects than he’s moved out. You’re misinformed.
TOMAS KABERLE: LEAF FOR LIFE
Yeah
the idea that he’s trading youth for older players is amazingly misleading… he’s made the team a LOT younger.
He’s made some mistakes with UFAs for the NHL team, but he’s also signed Bozak, Mueller, Gustavsson, Rynnas, Irwin, Crabb, Gysbers, and Scrivens… I’m fine with how he’s adding to our prospect pool generally speaking.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yes! A chart! Is it in chart form?
by Leaf in Habland on Jan 13, 2011 8:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He's updating his trade tracker!
I hope it’s in some sort of pie chart form… an edible pie chart would be good.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously?
Mueller played at the Olympics against NHL competition and the Leafs GM saw him do so. He liked what he saw.
This isn’t complicated.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
As one of the youngest teams in the league, long-term prospects aren’t likely to get a slot even if they play well. It’s fair to say these prospects aren’t “elite talent” that should be on the first line, so how likely are they to supplant Bozak, MGK or Kessel? It’s not like any of those players are really old, and Stefo or DiDo are going to knock them out of a slot in 4 years (when the aforementioned players are still under 30).
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
Burke's always looking to do favours
That he hopes will pay off long-term. We do lots of trades with Anaheim because Burke is best buds with most of those guys over there. Relationships matter in the GM world.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
That being said, some of his relationships won’t pay off for another 5-10 years, and may not help the Leafs specifically. But GMs remember how they’re treated by other GMs.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yep. If Burke wanted to lay into them, he could’ve tried to take Brunnstrom with a pick, or given an older player back. That this is a 1-for-1 trade that provides dallas with the lesser known quality suggests that there was a little “sure I can do that for ya…” going on.
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
I’m going to order a Brunnstrom Marlies jersey… then strut down the street.
Contains the correct levels of Truculence....
Meh
I don’t expect Brunnstrom to ever play for the Leafs unless there are a crapload of injuries but we are at least getting some help for the Marlies in exchange for a guy who will most likely never play in North America again, so I can’t complain.
I would have been very excited about this trade two years ago.
I never expected
Joey Crabb to play on a line with Phil Kessel. So anything positive that we get from Brunnstrom is top hats.
Smoke Weed Every Day.
Ugh
"Our coaches down there said he’s been their best player for awhile now," said Stars’ general manager Joe Nieuwendyk. "He’s a big, strong kid with top-six skill level, but he wasn’t going to get that chance in our organization with James Neal and Jamie Benn playing ahead of him. It’s a very good deal Toronto. Maybe a fresh start is what he needs."
I don’t like when the opposing GM we just made a trade with calls it a good deal for Toronto… something doesn’t smell right about that.
Source (G&M)
20 miles to Legoland!
Dallas is po though.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
he should
we paid him salary, and got him an assistant GM gig, and we were really nice to him and Gary… why would he dislike the organization at all?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
he also grew up in Whitby
and was probably a fan of the Leafs growing up… I doubt he wishes us ill will…. we also aren’t competing with him for a playoff spot particularly… this doesn’t hurt him.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
That’s probably why nobody ever has ever implied that he does with us ill will.
Smoke Weed Every Day.
Ugh Source fail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/leafs-land-brunnstrom/article1869374/
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
Downgoesbrown has the answer!
“(Dallas draft table.)
Burke: Hey Joe, got a second?
Joe Nieuwendyk: Sure Brian, what’s up?
Burke: I need a coffee. Two cream, no sugar.
Nieuwendyk: Um…
Burke: Stat.
Nieuwendyk: I’m not actually your assistant any more.
Burke: …
Nieuwendyk: Remember, I resigned two weeks ago?
Burke: …
Nieuwendyk: I’m the GM of the Stars now.
Burke: And an apple fritter.
Nieuwendyk: Right away sir."
by badomen on Jan 13, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nieuwendyk
he’s still ours
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
JUST LIKE SNAPE!
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
If Nieuwendyk = Snape
Then Burke = Dumbledore
and If Snape kills Dumbledore
Then Nieuwendyk is going to kill Burke!!!!!111
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
important question
who’s Harry?
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Luke Schenn
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
this would mean Luke and Nieuwendyk are always trying to kill each other, no?
(speaking as a clueless Potter non-fan)
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
You didn’t read Harry Potter?!
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
I think this has been mentioned before, but no (it’s not my genre)
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
As a fellow teen, please tell me you’ve at least read Looking for Alaska?
Pumps out more male with one thrust of the pelvis than the United States postal service over the last 146 years.
umm
does it have something to do with Sarah Palin?
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
/sigh. What is your genre then?
Pumps out more male with one thrust of the pelvis than the United States postal service over the last 146 years.
Twilight
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
well, everything except fantasy. Except the Songlines and Heart of Darkness
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
You read
Conrad… ? that’s random.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
and pretty damn dark
frankly.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
english class
although I was willing to give it a shot
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Your english teacher
tried to get you to read Conrad? wtf.
what class is this?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
IB higher level english.
I’m doing an oral commentary on it tomorrow
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Oh that’s right you’re International Baccalaureate. One of them there fancy learning places.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
you mean
public high schools?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
lol
the TDSB has IB programs at many schools.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
Over at Northern we’re readingThe Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
Richler is such a great writer.
L'eggo my Eggo.
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. ~Gordie Howe
by happiergilmore on Jan 13, 2011 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
that was one of the options for my ISU last year (Gr. 11)
I read the Handmaid’s Tale, and I didn’t like it.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not a huge Atwood fan to be honest. She’s a little… Off. I met her once through a friend whos mother works for a publisher and her step-father is Noah Richler.
L'eggo my Eggo.
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. ~Gordie Howe
by happiergilmore on Jan 13, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
I actually kinda liked Cat’s Eye (the only one of her books I’ve read), in a weird, twisted way
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Heh, I remember my friends had to read Handmaid’s Tale in high school. Soooo many complaints.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
that's actually a very good book.
Oryx and Crake was also quite good.
She’s talented.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
I just felt Iike I was missing something…maybe i was trying to look to much into it and missed an obvious point.
or maybe it’s the ‘I hate any book I am forced to read’ thing.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
I felt like that about pretty much every book I had to read in high school, except for To Kill a Mockingbird.
Once I went to university, there was still a little bit of that but the books got a lot better so I didn’t mind as much.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
ah, To Kill a Mockingbird…
I’ve liked most of the books we had to read up until this year. Even the Wind Up Bird Chronicle(s?)
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
oh yes I also liked To Kill a Mockingbird.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve yet to meet anyone who hasn’t!
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Not to be a dick, but did you expect Atwood to be normal?
Like sacrificial virgins, we all burn in different ways. You are a fast explosion and I am the embers.
yeah wtf.
She writes sci fi about the apocalypse pretty regularly. She’s a bit too interesting to be “normal”.
Normal people are boring btw. True story.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
This is CC talk by the dubs
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Not at all. She’s very spacey. I respect her talent, she’s a very very interesting writer. Not quite my style.
L'eggo my Eggo.
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. ~Gordie Howe
by happiergilmore on Jan 13, 2011 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
jesus
I feel like I’ve wandered into the kiddy pool… lol.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
ARE WE THERE YET!!??!?!11
L'eggo my Eggo.
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. ~Gordie Howe
by happiergilmore on Jan 13, 2011 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Do you own a van?
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Soccer mom!
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
haha, not really
I can’t even spell “Baccalaureate” (I copied it from your comment)
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
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Who even attempts to spell now-a-days, I use spell-check exclusively
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Spell check is notoriously unreliable.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
I had to read Heart of Darkness in Grade 12 English, so this seems normal to me.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 13, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
I just think actually exploring Heart of Darkness
in appropriate depth is challenging at the gr. 12 level… it really depends on the level of the class.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t read it til first year uni.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
It’s not that hard to analyse because there’s so much subtext, I just can’t read the thing without falling asleep
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Just watch Apocalypse Now. It’s pretty much the same thing =P
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
lol
good call.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
haha we did.
Then we had to write a compare and contrast essay on the two :/
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
hahahaha my grade 10 civics class had to watch the Lion King and then write an essay about his career path.
Seriously.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
haha. I had to take civics + careers online in the summer of grade 10 :S Not enough space in my timetable
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
Oh yeah, Civics/Careers, two half-credits, full waste of time.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
Careers- brutal class that did nothing for me.
Civics- easy as pie. Everyone finished the 3 hr exam in about half an hour.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 13, 2011 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
I actually thought civics was a good idea in theory…nothing wrong with trying to get kids to learn about how their government works.
Just so, so poorly executed.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Civics/Careers
Biggest waste of time.
Pretty sure my teacher hit bowls before class too…
L'eggo my Eggo.
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. ~Gordie Howe
by happiergilmore on Jan 13, 2011 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
I took a 400 question career aptitude test and found out I’d be a great diesel engine mechanic or dressmaker.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
I remember! I had to take that test too!
I think I got customer service representative or something.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Hahaha
I took some career possibility tests.
I got lawyer and sports psychologist a bunch of times.
L'eggo my Eggo.
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. ~Gordie Howe
by happiergilmore on Jan 13, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
those two things
aren’t remotely related… good to know all that curriculum money is going to good use.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
are you interested in either?
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
not that it matters
but either way… you can do whatever in your undergrad.
Med School and Law School are both graduate schools in Canada.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
oh and if any of you
ever describe yourselves as “pre” anything… please hit yourselves over the head for me.
that’s one of the things that irked me more than anything in university “pre-med” “pre-law”…
it means you WANT to do something but haven’t gotten to the point of passing a test to get into med school or law school yet.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
aka
pretentious idiocy.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
hahah, I remember getting something like in sports PR
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
at least that’s something you’re interested in. :P
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
What, not enough diesel engines growing up?
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
haha, no I guess not.
I think at the time I took that test I was into nursing.
by leaflover4ever on Jan 13, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
just watch Apocalypse Now
and watch Martin Sheen freak out whilst drunk… or the first film Larry Fishburne was in…
it’s fun to do that after you’ve read Heart of Darkness.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
ooh no, I’ll watch it this weekend. This presentation is a prep for our oral exams next week, where we’ll be given a passage from one of three texts and we have to do the commentary on the spot. So yeah, I should probably start trying to understand the story now
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
What the heck are kids reading these days?
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently not Joseph Conrad.
Leaf, the universe and everything.
Now in year 44 of the 42-year saga.
Not good for the eyes. Should either read in broad daylight or with good task lighting.
:P
Leaf, the universe and everything.
Now in year 44 of the 42-year saga.
So we’re not getting Jamie Benn or James Neal in a trade then?
by Leaf in Habland on Jan 13, 2011 8:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I doubt it.
They’re young, cheap, and really good… why would they move them?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
This is why the Leafs
most likely to move are Beauchemin or Kaberle…
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
This is something I would not be surprised with at all.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
He has 6 goals
and 1 assist in his last 7 games.
"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
6 goals, 9 points in his last 11 games.
He could be a decent fit in the top 6 for the Marlies… and long term who knows.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
but he's 25
so I doubt he’ll turn into much.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Marlies need forwards.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
Particularly ones with skill. And they need them BADLY. Some nights its honestly like..
Kadri “WHO THE FUCK HERE CAN ACCEPT A PASS?”
Linemates “Not us, but we can go hit that guy again for you if you want”
Kadri “…”
by Jeffler on Jan 13, 2011 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They need Jason “Wayne Gretzky of the AHL” Krog!!!1
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
this is exacerbated
now that Boyce and Crabb are with the Leafs…
Although it makes me worry about the development of the likes of D’Amigo, Mueller, Caputi, and Irwin. I know Caputi is injured… but yeah.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Irwin can't skate
like an NHLer… until he improves there, he won’t be leaving the AHL.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
I know this is FTB related but no one is there
Jeff Marek:
Penguins owner Mario Lemieux boards Crosby at his place: not a cap violation. Wilson boards money for win #600: cap violation. What?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 8:06 PM EST reply actions
Wilson Cap-CircumventionGate is sooooooooo 12 hours ago.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
Your face is 12 hours ago.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty sure that’s a benefit
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe
they were deducting rent from his salary… the NHL isnt’ into punishing it’s stars… we know this.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
all in all
the whole thing is idiotic. They should do a better job of policing head shots and worry less about coaches using locker room motivation.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
ah well
it’s not like we haven’t been fined over stupid things before /glares at Mike Gillis
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
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Sid, you score three goals tonight and I’ll take you out for pizza after game.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Sid: Chuck E. Cheese?
Mario: I said, not until your birthday!
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
/facepalm
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
It’s funny cause it’s true.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 13, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
So very true
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
he probably rented
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
Recently-converted Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
You would.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
Lol
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Wait what?
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
In terms of sentences
this one can be filed under nonsensical.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
I totally. It’s a can’t be lose deal.
by Leaf in Habland on Jan 13, 2011 8:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
THEY’RE MULTIPLYING!!!!11111
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to keep defending
Lebda and his shit luck until I think we can actually blame a loss entirely on him and not the rest of the team.
"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.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh wait you’re serious.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
yep.
I looked up a bunch of his numbers and normalized them on a per 60 minute basis.
He actually has the 2nd fewest giveaways per 60 of the 8 d men to play more than 5 games on the team.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
I will acknowledge
that he is really not good at all defensively, he doesn’t hit, he doesn’t block shots, but we didn’t bring him in for that.
He’s a decent offensive blue liner and he’s got a decent Corsi number… he just has gotten HORRIBLE luck as a Leaf.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
He's only got
9 for the entire season.
Schenn has 54, Beauchemin has 54.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
I clearly remember one of Lebda’s giveaways clearly. It was on the PP, mishandling the puck and falling down handing the opposing penalty kill a breakaway (I seem to recall that the goalie bailed him out). I’m not actually making any particular generalization since I haven’t watched a whole lot of games, but there are giveaways and then there are giveaways that give the opponents a “breakaway from their own blue line”. Even if you think all giveaways are the same, the most egregious ones will stand out in the minds of fans.
I’d like to claim that every single one of Lebda’s giveaways was like that, and all of Schenn and Beauchemin’s were firing the puck in for a line change because while probably untrue, piling on Lebda is still a great way to get recs.
President of the Emotional Hedging club.
I think he was meant to be a replacement for Kaberle, but when that didn’t fall through we were stuck with him. With a #7 dmen you want him to be defensively responsible and not a liability. Lebda is more offensive to fufill this role
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
No
a replacement for Kaberle wouldn’t be signed for $1.5 million at at 29 years of age.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Not a direct replacement offcourse but a cheaper, shittier replacement
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
like finger? Lebda and finger should trade salaries…..
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
If Finger was paid $1.5-2M less we’d love him
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
Or at least hate him less.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
If Finger's contract
was Lebda’s contract… we wouldnt’ have Lebda. Finger provides about the same offense as Lebda, and he’s better in his own end.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Finger is a far better D man
than Lebda is… all around speaking.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
He’s everything you want from a 5-7 dmen, hits, blocks shots, gets in the occasional fight.
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
yep
he’s just making about $2 mill too much.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Damnit Cliff!
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
I think we’re all agreed it’s the contract we hate not the player.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Poor Finger
Kulemin, so hot right now, Kulemin.
Boom Posted!
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 13, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah he cries himself
to sleep on his golden pillows at night… I’m sure he’ll be fine.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
But see
in Lebda’s case… that isn’t fair… because he’s only making $1.5 mill which is really only $750 K too much.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
He makes the team worse when he’s on the ice. He should be getting paid any dollars.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
ASLDKFJ
*shouldn’t
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
you could (and I did earlier) argue
that the goalie seems to make the team worse when Lebda is on the ice… he’s only played 290:32 in total ice time… that’s over 700 minutes less than Beauchemin… he isn’t making the team THAT much randomly worse.
It’s shit luck.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
You could (and some one else did) argue
that Brett Lebda is giving up quality scoring chances resulting in more goals for the opposition.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
except he isn’t.
.861 sv% at even strength? He isn’t on the ice enough for THAT many bad scoring chanecs.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
he has 9 giveaways
all year.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Ya, you can probably convince some others, I’m sticking to my Lebda is terrible shtick.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
lol
it’s fine… I’m sure most will…
All I’ll say is this… PDO of .861… it’ll turn around in the 2nd half… it’s bound to.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
how's this for shit luck?
He has the worst PDO in the NHL of all players who have played over 10 games.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
in the ENTIRE
NHL.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
That has nothing to do with luck…
that means he doesn’t know how to defend, gives up odd man rushes, thus resulting in harder saves for the goalie, and thus the PDO
by Ben Schnell on Jan 14, 2011 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, seems like things go poorly for him and he’s not getting the ice time to bring his numbers back to normal. But again, it’s easy to scapegoat, and fun too!
The Leafs are my Rushmore
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
He has had bad luck, and there is a lot of confirmation bias going on, but I still needs me a scapegoat.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
Certified Grabbo Lover and member of the PPPPP
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 13, 2011 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Running out of ways to be a contrarian?
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
nope
I just don’t like piling on particularly.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
meh
I think the crappy work of the Kessel-Bozak-Versteeg line was a large part of our issues to start the year. Komisarek has been HORRIBLE for what we’re paying him.
Gustavsson and Giguere have been below average.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
SPOILER ALERT!
Gustavsson and Giguere have been below average.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
You don’t like piling on?
Some might consider double digit posts to make your point ‘piling on’.
TOMAS KABERLE: LEAF FOR LIFE
lol
I mean people… I guess I tend to provide a bit of my own barrage… so I can see that point.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
He’s a lot bigger than I thought. I always figured he was a small, skill guy. He’s got some beef to him though. Who knows.
Like sacrificial virgins, we all burn in different ways. You are a fast explosion and I am the embers.
No
he’s definitely not a tiny kid… he’s another one of our many shots at getting a bit of a sizeable player for our top 6.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jan 13, 2011 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Dude had 17 goals in 55 games right off the hop. There’s potential there. Size, good speed, good shot, good hands, creative. So things went bad with Dallas, he’ll get a new start here.
Great deal.
by not norm ullman on Jan 13, 2011 10:38 PM EST reply actions
He’s an AHLer. Don’t get your hopes up. Dallas has been waiting 2 years for him to discover some of that “potential”.
20 miles to Legoland!
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 13, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
I think both Stars and Leafs fans feel like they are on this gameshow with this trade...
“They took the box! Ok let’s see what’s in the box…”
“NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!”
"The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse who gets the cheese" - Daryl "Razor" Reaugh
The Marlies’ homepage says that we acquired Fabian Brunnstrom for Mikhail Grabovski. What a fuck up.
by scrambles the death dealer on Jan 13, 2011 11:59 PM EST reply actions
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