HACKEY NIGHT IN TORONTO
by JP Nikota on Oct 6, 2011 7:02 AM EDT
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THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS HOCKEY IS BACK.
READ ON FOR THE MOST SERIOUSTEST HOCKEY LINKS.
Leafs Links:
As the season kicks off "heat" is not really heat in Leafland
The thing is, the heat's always on in this house. From Michael Langlois at VLM.
Ten Thoughts on the Eve of the Regular Season
Jon S has a few notes to share with everyone at Puckin' Eh.
Here We Go Again
Jeffler gears up for the regular season at LeafsHQ. C'mon Jeff, be more excited.
What to Expect in 2011-12: Dave Steckel
Any way you slice it, Steckel is a clear upgrade over our previous fourth line center-to-be Philippe Dupuis. At least, according to Joe Cino at MLHS, who runs through a number of advanced stats.
The Skinny on Steckel
David Johnson at Hockey Analysis has his say on what Steckel will be able to do for the Leafs this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Preview Part 2: The tale of two extremes
Raihan Hussain comes to the same conclusion that many of us have been discussing for months: hope for a playoff berth this season rests on Reimer's shoulders.
2011-12 NHL Season Preview: THW Conference Picks
Each of the gang over at The Hocker Writers weighs in, and the group thinks that Leafs will finish 11th in the East next season.
Place your bets: Over/under point totals for NHL scoring leaders
Bodog's prediction at PD: Kessel: 67.5, MacArthur: 54.5, Kulemin: 51.5, Grabovski: 49.5, Connolly: 47.5. From Greg Wyshynski.
Maple Leafs aim to replicate Habs success
Chris Johnston fails to explain how this is the case, beyond the fact that Montreal is a "team built on depth". From the Globe.
Other Hockey Links:
2011-12 CHL Draft Tracker, October Edition
SumOil at The Copper & Blue is already keeping tabs on who the Oilers may pick first overall in 2012. (Half kidding.)
Wherein I save Edmonton $250MM
Yeah, I guess we subsidize our teams here in Canada. I'm cool with that. From Tyler Dellow.
18-Year-Olds, Defensemen, Value & The CBA
This is the Copper & Blue's version of the FTB, but it's got a number of good links in there. Compiled by Derek Zona.
Regular Season Prediction - The Middle Third
Regular season prediction for which teams will finish 11th to 20th in the NHL. Conspicuous absence: The Toronto Maple Leafs. Apparently, Scott Reynolds thinks that the Leafs are doomed to finish lower than 20th in the league this season.
The 11 burning questions for the 2011-12 NHL season
This is Sean Leahy's list from PD.
NHL preseason retreats forge friendships that build championships
From boot camp to corporate-style getaways, NHL clubs have adopted methodical approaches to helping their teams find off-ice chemistry crucial to victory. From Sean Gordon at the Globe.
Devils sign Sykora to one-year deal, name Parise captain
Yes, this is why we had to take Steckel off Lamoriello's hands. Now, I'm willing to bet that most of you would be wiling to Lou a solid and take Parise off New Jersey's hands. From the AP at the Globe.
Fans more wary of fighting, but still crave carnage
"I suppose the crowd is complicit in a way because we pay for tickets and stand up and applaud during fights," Montreal Canadiens fan Jean-Marc Nolet said before a preseason game at the Molson Centre. "Except that people always cheer way louder for goals." From Allan Maki, Beverly Smith, and James Christie at the Globe.
Crosby feels good after practice with teammates
The Penguins captain still doesn’t know when he’ll be able to play in a game, but the title speaks for itself. From the AP at the Globe.
Former Sabres star Rick Martin had brain disease
French Connection member had trauma-related illness linked to dementia, erratic behaviour. So it's not just the fighters... from James Christie at the Globe.
The absurdity of losing Blair Betts for nothing
Or, the absurdity of not picking up Blair Betts for nothing. From Travis Hughes at BSH.
Revisiting a few projections from last year...
Hawerchuk reminds folks of a few predictions that were bang on, and a few that were way off.
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Go Leafs Go!
And damn right I’m wearing my Hackey Night shirt to work today!
AULIE AULIE OXEN FREE!!!1
Follow me I'm Boring!
Devour my Revolution!
by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 6, 2011 7:05 AM EDT reply actions
Grabbo Grabbo Hey today...
Sad Habs tomorrow!
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 6, 2011 7:10 AM EDT up reply actions
HACKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
elephant shell
never question our ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory - yardly
by sportsfan2 on Oct 6, 2011 7:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Rumours don’t stop just because the season begins. The unicorn will soon be ours.
WORD to yo Momma
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Oct 6, 2011 7:10 AM EDT reply actions
HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!
HOCKEY’S FINALLY HERE!! WOO!!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
GHUTUIJKyTf..
Certified Grabbo Lover
Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about humans
by Future_considerations on Oct 6, 2011 7:30 AM EDT reply actions
Quick, what’s the antidote for hockey excitement-induced-stroke?
by Bobby Paradise on Oct 6, 2011 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Phil Kessel
And a whole lot of goals.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Take two and call me in the YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
Can it before I drive this truculence through your faceulence and put you in an ambulance.
by Brunswick Bruiser on Oct 6, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Can we make any Toronto writers do this?
Leaves ACC/Maple Leaf Square, north to Front, East on Front to Yonge, North up Yonge to Queen, West on Queen to Nathan Phillips Square. Planned.
This is word for word, an email conversation I had with Terry Jones back in April as soon as the season ended:
Subject: So, are you going to eat it?
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Edmonton/2010/10/06/15596951.html
With all that in mind, if this team finishes 15th in the Western Conference and 30th overall, this columnist will repeat an offer from Day 1 in the NHL and eat this column at centre ice at Rexall Place with sauerkraut, sour cream and bitter lemon.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?type=con#&navid=nav-stn-conf
re: from terry.jones@sunmedia.ca
Yes. Soon. But not for a few days.
By a few days, he meant a few months, but I’m just impressed he followed through with it.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
My only class for today was cancelled, I now have nowhere to wear my jersey other than a trip to the beer store and to get my skates sharpened.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
Leafs jersey sightings in the downtown underground so far this morning:
5 (2 blanks, 1 Sundin, 1 Tucker, 1 Kessel)
+1 Kessel Shirsey
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
seen 3 Leafs jerseys in the office today
Leaves ACC/Maple Leaf Square, north to Front, East on Front to Yonge, North up Yonge to Queen, West on Queen to Nathan Phillips Square. Planned.
Wearing my GRABOVSKI jersey today.
by theninjagreg on Oct 6, 2011 10:06 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
got mine on at the office, fuck yea
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Oct 6, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
You wear your skates while watching the game at home on TV? Pretty hardcore!
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Oct 6, 2011 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
Stoik_Leafs Twitter
by Chris Stoikoff on Oct 6, 2011 8:02 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Chewing tobacco chewing tobacco spit spit spit!
If you don’t play for the leafs then you ain’t worth a shit!
Also, anyone know where I can watch the game online in Denmark? Stupid work…
Up yours Aki Berg!
Don’t have any links with me at this comp….check back during the Dame day thread, prior to puckdrop.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Slava Duris isn’t going to have time to do scoring chance tracking this year, so I was thinking we should crowd-source it. I don’t have time to do every single game, but I’d definitely be willing to do some (starting with tonight). Anyone else interested in divvying up some games?
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
i would be willing to do it sporadically. can’t commit to dates yet but will do some at some point.
the problem becomes the issue of inter-rater reliability.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Oct 6, 2011 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the Winnipeg guys are doing it on a game-by-game basis. It’s not ideal, but for volunteer work that involves a lot of effort it’s better than nothing.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
it feels good to have a reason to use big font again
FUCK YEAH HOCKEY
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
by daoust on Oct 6, 2011 8:38 AM EDT reply actions 11 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
AULIE AULIE OXEN FREE!!!1
Follow me I'm Boring!
Devour my Revolution!
by blindfolded tank driver on Oct 6, 2011 8:55 AM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
god i have to learn me some big text at some point.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Oct 6, 2011 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
TURN IT UP!
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Bass
How low can you go?
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
Where the fuck is Phaneuf when you need him?
by Tickle Me Aulie on Oct 6, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m at home still waiting to vote before going into work. My nanny just asked my 4-year old “Why are you freaking out?”.
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
by daoust on Oct 6, 2011 8:39 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
BECAUSE CONNOLLY AND KADRI ARE INJURED, KOMISAREK IS IN THE TOP 6, AND REIMER MIGHT HAVE A SOPHMORE SLUMP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it was because she wanted pink pants instead of jeans, but maybe you’re right?
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
Could be, kids are unpredictable.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
lol. rec.
also, you still have a “meeting” tomorrow morning, right?
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Oct 6, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Not only is tonight the first game of the Leafs’ season, but it’s my first game of the season. And because our school gives students the crappy ice time, I will be able to watch the entire game and even have about 1.5 hours afterwards to get to my game! GOHOCKEYGHLKJA!
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
So, do I bother to vote today? Is it a legit scheduling conflict that I get to leave work early to vote? :D
You’re legally required to have 3 hours at some point in the day to vote, so if you work during the entire voting period then yes, it’s legit.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
Thats only if you cant go vote during work hours. I work 8:30-5 and get home from work at around 6:30. My boss is under no obligation to let me leave early
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
When do polls close? 8?
Confused why people think Aulie is better than Gunnarson. Please ask me to explain
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
Actually you should be able to get 30 minutes off – that provides a 3 hour window (6-9pm) for you to vote.
by Goosemonster on Oct 6, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew I wasn’t going to have time tonight so i went to the district office and voted there on Sunday night. Were open 10A-8P everyday leading up to the election
Leaves ACC/Maple Leaf Square, north to Front, East on Front to Yonge, North up Yonge to Queen, West on Queen to Nathan Phillips Square. Planned.
the voting booth is literally in my apartment building. It’s awesome. If only I wasn’t choosing between a giant douche and a turd sandwich.
by Goosemonster on Oct 6, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Ahh….first troll of the in-laws of the season.
Hockey really is back.
Leaves ACC/Maple Leaf Square, north to Front, East on Front to Yonge, North up Yonge to Queen, West on Queen to Nathan Phillips Square. Planned.
I will surely account much trolling over the next little while from most of the people at school (Calgary/Edmonton fans….yes, they troll), friends back home (Vancouver), girlfriend (Boston)…but, fuck it. HOCKEY IS BACK!
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 Oct 6, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
HEY! HIS GIRLFRIEND IS A BRUINS FAN!
Leaves ACC/Maple Leaf Square, north to Front, East on Front to Yonge, North up Yonge to Queen, West on Queen to Nathan Phillips Square. Planned.
United by hatred of Montreal…..?
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 Oct 6, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
On the Bodog over/unders
Kessel – under
MacArthur – over
Kulemin – over
Grabbo – over
Connolly – under
Cynically Sarcastic
Сертыфікаваны Grabbo Палюбоўнік
Should start a pool with those Bodog over under and see who hits the most correct.
WORD to yo Momma
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Oct 6, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
There’s a dream that lives
Deep in every heart
Heroes carve their name
Legends leave their mark
And it’s worth the sweat
And it’s worth the pain
’Cause the chance may never come again
Give it all you got
Take your best shot
The fire burns deep inside
Stand among the giants…..YEEEEAH!
For the dream belongs
To the swift and the strong
Though the flame burns bright
In an instant it’s gone
It’s the spirit of the game
And the legend lives on and on
But the chance may never come again….NOOOO!
The chance may never come…..again!
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 Oct 6, 2011 9:19 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Telling you all right now, I’m flagging any and all references to “Free to Be”
Cynically Sarcastic
Сертыфікаваны Grabbo Палюбоўнік
You’re an awful person. I’m on my second listen of the day
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
Pff. Everyone knows we only pretend to like it to piss off fans of other teams.
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 Oct 6, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Forbes and I might be the only people left who hate that song. It stinks and it sucks and it stinks.
Cynically Sarcastic
Сертыфікаваны Grabbo Палюбоўнік
Haha, that shit blows. Fortunately for me I a) usually get a different feed, and b) don’t pay much attention to frivolities like that.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
You’re good people, Fish. i don’t care what anyone says about you behind your back
Cynically Sarcastic
Сертыфікаваны Grabbo Палюбоўнік
ixnay of the hitsalkingtay
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
Good people?
No he’s not.
Oh wait. Is this behind their back?
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
This is canadas team
GO LEAFS GO!!
The Maple Leafs- making me certifiably insane since 1985.
by torleafsfan29 on Oct 6, 2011 10:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Never paid attention to it. Couldn’t even tell you the tune
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
My bodys ready, my hearts on fire
Im gonna push it over the wire
Perfect timing, tight as a drum, final battle’s already won
Im taking hold of every moment
Given strength by the breath of life (breath of life)
Im gonna stake my claim
I FIGHT TO SURVIVE
kumite(8 times)
I worked hard every night and day
So i can plan to make my way
Mind and body are the perfect team
Nows my chance to live my dream
Im taking hold of every momement
Given strength by the breath of life (breath of life)
Im gonna stake my claim
I FIGHT TO SURVIVE
kumite( 40 times, begins fading out)
lmao, i just watched the youtube vid the other day, it was linked on another blog I read.
by Nigel Cadbury on Oct 6, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
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mirtle
Reimer won’t have a new mask until after Christmas. Sounds like something elaborate. He won’t say much about what it’ll be.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
Just Noticed
The Leafs are currently tied for first………..this can’t be right. Unless…………? IT’S OPENIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG NNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No Good Komi Scum
Fuck the Habs.
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 Oct 6, 2011 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 10 recs
And amen.
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
And also
FUCK THE HABS!
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
So which team eventually regrets keeping their first-round pick up in the NHl the most?
Edmonton with Nugent-Hopkins?
Colorado with Landeskog?
New Jersey with Larsson?
New York with Strome?
Ottawa with Zibanejad?
Winnipeg with Schiefele?
Philadelphia with Couturier?
Cynically Sarcastic
Сертыфікаваны Grabbo Палюбоўнік
I say Philly, Winnipeg and Edmonton
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
I’m going to say RNH, for either injury reasons (undersized) or contract reasons in 3 years (when they wish they had let his contract slide)
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
If we’re talking just this season, I think it’s probably Philly, assuming they aren’t just giving him the 9/10 game tryout.
In the long run it’s Edmonton because having to re-sign all their high draft picks at the same time is going to be brutal.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
by Draglikepull on Oct 6, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
How about
Edmonton because they’re Edmonton? (Wait that works for Ottawa too.. never mind).
From Damospin
Persistent chatter suggesting Leafs have interest in EDM’s Sam Gagner. Makes some sense. A D-man wud go other way.
Discuss
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
No.
If we discuss it, it will feed the vibe.
Go back to sleep, bad rumour.
R.I.P. The playoff hopes of Montreal Canadiens fans for 2011-12.
by not norm ullman on Oct 6, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
That rumor keeps rearing up every now and then, but this time, it’s coming from Cox… we’ll see.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
Me on Twitter
this would be amazing, hell no to trading bozak or gunnar for Gagne tho
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Oct 6, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
wud
C’mon Damien, you weren’t even pushing the 140 character limit.
Pros: 15 goals/year guy, 22 years old playing 17min/night, 4 full NHL seasons under his belt
Cons: probably rushed into NHL, might be due for a raise from his ~2.2M salary (in a contract year), does he have more upside or is this all there is?
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I dunno he seems solid
From 18-21 he has had 3 years of 0.60-0.62 PPG and one year at 0.54 and one year at 0.16 GPG, 1 year at 0.21, and 2 years at 0.22. That would be 18 G and 50 points. At 22 there would be some hope he can improve on that a fair bit and he does it with 2nd line-ish minutes (16ish minute)
On the other hand he can’t seem to stay healthy, is not very good in his own zone, and does not bring in the size we want…
Confused why people think Aulie is better than Gunnarson. Please ask me to explain
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
I just don’t know if he’s any type of ‘solution’ – is he a player for our core? dont’ we already have a couple mid-level centers that can do what he can do (Bozak, Lombardi)
If it’s for a defenseman (assuming for argument sake it’s Gunnar), what’s really the point?
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I dunno. I guess I just like his age. He is much better than Bozak, but probably comparable to Lombardi. I really shouldn’t let myself be convinced he’ll improve just because he is young though…
Confused why people think Aulie is better than Gunnarson. Please ask me to explain
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
He is much better than Bozak
I dunno about that. Offensively? Probably.
Assuming for a second he can’t oust Connolly or Grabbo, he’d be a 3C at best. Does he have any capabilities we’d want a 3C to have?
I dunno, it just doesn’t seem to have a lot of added value.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Well I think with him you are looking in the long term. Remember he is 22. What were Lombardi/Bozak/even Grabbo doing at 22?
Confused why people think Aulie is better than Gunnarson. Please ask me to explain
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
Ya I get the age thing – but he has been 4 seasons in the NHL, started out really well, but has been pretty much no progression since then.
Youth CAN mean more upside potential, but it doesn’t always.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys…we wanted a big, skilled center to play with Kessel, but all we could find was this replica of Tyler Bozak
Pension Plan Puppets
I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
Not to mention Bozak is probably better in his zone.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 6, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
15 goals, 40 point guy, 17 minutes a night. Average size. Pass
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
The Leafs already have SIX centers on the team. There’s no way they trade Gunnarsson or Franson and a center for Gagner. This makes zero sense.
Pension Plan Puppets
I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
Maybe we’re preparing early for the trade deadline, when 3+ teams will need centers.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Not interested in trading with Edmonton unless we’re getting Eberle, MPS, or a 1st round pick in return.
Also not interested in trading Gunnarsson at all until we’ve got someone else lined up who can play LD on the first pairing with Phaneuf.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
by Draglikepull on Oct 6, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
All of which would be silly for EDM to trade without getting a King’s ransom for.
EDM and Leafs aren’t good trading partners beyond like, depth players.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
First point of discussion
Why is anyone following Cox?
REMINISCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSh3vLFEt5g
GET PUMPED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjjDVj2qc6U
GO LEAFS GO
I get the feeling Lombardi is going to be the 2C by season’s end.
Or, in simpler terms, I don’t trust Connolly not to be our Splodeybones 2.0.
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Leaf fan for life! (No, really. They gave me a no-trade clause when I was born.)
by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 6, 2011 11:09 AM EDT reply actions
Scott Reynold's predictions
He has Calgary as 8th in the West, Ottawa 10th in the East, New Jersey 4th in the East (with a jump of +55 in their goal differential), and finally says Anaheim is unlikely to do well because:
they waste a tonne of money on underperformers like Jason Blake, Luca Sbisa, and Francois Beauchemin
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New Jersey is up there with Toronto as my top choices to make the playoffs after missing last season, but…..4th? Wow.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 6, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
TSN’s consensus pick had the exact same teams making the playoffs in the East as last year.
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There will be at least ONE change (NJ, TOR) at the expense of either MTL or, yes, NYR.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Oct 6, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
If Price isn’t as good as last year, they are out. I can’t think the team has gotten better, no offense Erik Cole.
I think the first team in that missed last season is Carolina
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Missed by a single game. And you can argue they’ll be better this year.
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I don’t have much faith in Sutter, but there are other youth looks pretty damn good. I think Skinner will probably fall back some (just because he was so awesome last year) and they did lose Cole. Their D on the other hand improved and is probably prime aged. They’ll be in the tight fighting.
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That’s the highest I’ve seen anyone place Ottawa. I’m thinking someone drafted Anderson in his playoff pool.
Depending on New Jersey’s goaltending, I think they’re likely a playoff team. There’s some pretty good evidence that their record last year was partly due to some really awful luck.
If Ottawa doesn’t land a lottery pick this year I will be shocked.
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by Draglikepull on Oct 6, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure but that high? They have VERY old goaltending and only 1 C for the first 3 months.
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I’d guess that they’re in the battle with us/Montreal/NYR/Carolina for the last couple playoff spots.
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by Draglikepull on Oct 6, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Kovalchuk + Parise are still very very good.
I have no idea where NJ is going to end up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Battling for 8th. Their defense is pretty mediocre and Brodeur will probably shit the bed.
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Heh, it’s going to be funny if Brodeur puts on a clinic and has a Thomas-esque season.
Wait, not funny. What’s that word? Shitty.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
If Brodeur shits the bed that team is screwed.
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But they have that up-and-comer waiting to take the reigns. What’s his name again?
Oh right, nobody.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah not a deep draft. 8 participants, 16 rounds. I grabbed Rinne early and then Niemi in the middle somewhere, and Brodeur was still on the board at the end. Muahaha.
Brodeur seemed to be going around 100-120
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Remember, Anaheim only made the playoffs because Corey Perry turned into a 2.0 PPG for the last 20 games of the season. Sure they’ll do better with Hiller healthy for the entire season, but still, they’ll find trouble getting 8th with a healthy St. Louis pushing for the playoffs and improved LAK and SJS in their division.
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Except they’ll have a full year of Beauchemin, Fowler a year older, added Cogliano in their C chart, and Hiller. They were in the playoffs before Hiller got injured then Perry had to go crazy.
Besides I wasn’t commenting on Anaheim making the playoffs I was commenting on his Beauchemin comment.
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I’ve never understand some writers’ knock on team for overpaying players when many of the teams they knock, like the Ducks here, do not spend to the salary cap.
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Well, they’re on a cap, just not the same cap as the NHL. I’m not convinced Beauchemin is overpaid, though. Seems like good value to me.
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Here is his Anaheim argument:
#18 Anaheim Ducks (3rd in the Pacific, 9th in the Western Conference) – One of the truly frustrating teams in the entire league. Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan, Lubomir Visnovsky, Toni Lydman, Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, Jonas Hiller, and then absolute dreck. The most frustrating part is that the elite core isn’t even all that expensive! The total price tag (in terms of cap space) is $35.35M, which would leave them $1.93M per support player to fill out the 23-man roster if they were spending to the cap. Problem is, (a) they don’t spend to the cap, and (b) they waste a tonne of money on underperformers like Jason Blake, Luca Sbisa, and Francois Beauchemin, and the result is a team that tends to get widely outshot at even strength. But the elite guys will give the Ducks a great power play, and Jonas Hiller will stand tall in goal, and the team will have a chance at the playoffs. A competent manager would have this club in much better position than that. Goal differential prediction: Even (Change from 2010-11: -4)
Outside of that core he labelled is Cogliano, Sbisa, Beauchemin, Fowler, and a bunch of young players/prospects in McMillan, Beleskey, Palmieri.
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Oh no, they only have 4 amazing forwards, 4 good defencemen, and one of the best goalies in the league!
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by Draglikepull on Oct 6, 2011 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
So there you have it folks. Jason Pominville is your new captain. On that note, good night from Helsinki! Thx for the chat.
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I had voted for ATV but this is a good choice as well.
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ATV?
Can’t figure it out
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
(Any positive adjective that starts with a) Thomas Vanek.
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Is he actually a vocal leader? I thougth Pominville was the captain for a while for some reason.
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He was previously the captain in 2007-8 when they were rotating every month.
I thought it would have been awesome to announce Hecht as the captain in Mannheim.
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To make up for lost time, the Sabres signed six seasons worth of front-loaded cap skirting contracts in one week.
My list would have been
Pominville
Roy
Hecht
Gaustad
In that order.
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That was the list pre-Roy injury but Vanek really stepped up after that which got him into the top 5.
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He’s a great player but I never got the impression he was a leader. Is he?
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Vanek has gotten progressively better over time. We used to joke that he needed therapy because he’d always look frustrated on the bench after he’d missed a scoring chance but now he just takes it out on opposing defensemen like hockey players are supposed to.
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Also acceptable.
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+1
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
The utter lack of sympathy this is getting is pretty hilarious. I particularly like the “so waht, he’s an athlete, you should have expected this.”
This girl’s going about retribution all wrong.
You don’t hack an account just to post tripe about love and respect. That’s what your own account is for.
You hack your ex’s account to post pics and messages about what a small wang they have. You post personal information so that they get their identity stolen. You sign them up for subscriptions to pornography websites. You post all their shit for sale on Craigslist (actually this one would be especially funny for an NCAA athlete on the off chance it caused a violation)
Kids these days…
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by Tickle Me Aulie on Oct 6, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
My random predictions around the league
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Well, there's that
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Jets have claimed Brett MacLean off waivers from the Coyotes.
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And Rangers claim Woywitka off waivers from the Habs.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well they were ahead of us in the cue right? So do they drop to last place now?
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http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2009/11/26/1174855/waivers-101-a-guide-to-the-nhl
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Thanks for the link. So by picking up a player on waiver you don’t change your waiver priority at all? Interesting…
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Only in fantasy hockey.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW if anyone is curious here is Reynold's take on the Sens
#19 Ottawa Senators (4th in the Northeast, 10th in the Eastern Conference) – With this one, I know that I’m more optimistic than most, but I can’t help it. With Craig Anderson, the Senators have improved their biggest area of need a great deal. Last season, the club had a .906 save percentage five-on-five, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see that improve .015 to .020 points this season, which is good enough for a +30 to +40 swing in goal differential all by itself. And really, other than goaltending, this team wasn’t terrible. Their special teams poor, and their Fenwick percentage with the score tied at evens was 48.2%, which certainly isn’t any great shakes, but it’s a lot better than your traditional basket-case. The Senators look like they’ll be adding some youth to the lineup this year, but those players will also need to do it on merit. David Rundblad won’t make the team unless he can beat out Brian Lee, and Lee played 50 games last year, so you’d have to think that Rundblad making the team would actually help to make them better. I obviously don’t think this team is going to be great. In fact, I think they’ll be pretty poor. But that looks fantastic compared to most folks who seem to think that they’re going to be atrocious. Goal differential prediction: -15 (Change from 2010-11: +43)
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Did I miss something or is this guy fucking nuts?
by Tickle Me Aulie on Oct 6, 2011 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Ottawa’s defence
Sergei Gonchar – old
Chris Phillips – old
Filip Kuba – old pylon
Erik Karlsson – young pylon
Jared Cowen – tall pylon
Brian Lee – terrible
Matt Carkner – Colton Orr’s punching bag
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Karlsson is good. That is all…
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Ottawa 10-11: 31.2 SA/G
Team SVP: .907. 238 GA (12 more from empty netters, I guess).
Projected 11-12 GA with 31.2 SA/G and .922 team SVP: 199.5. That’s just a 40 goal swing, and would require both Craig Anderson and Alex Auld setting a career high SVP.
In short, if Ottawa is improving their goaltending by 30 goals’ worth, Reynolds is suggesting that Anderson gets a Vezina nomination, or their defense has markedly improved (it hasn’t).
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Blair Betts wonky shoulder may turn what seemed like a good waiver pickup into a bit of a mess for Montreal. He won’t play tonight.
by Tickle Me Aulie on Oct 6, 2011 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
Isn’t that sort of a dick move by PHI? I thought you weren’t allowed to waive injured players. Maybe that’s only players on the IR, not just DTD ones. Couldn’t find anything in clrkaitken’s waiver guide.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think it’s a rule as much as a dick move by Philly.
Remember with the Zigomanis thing last year (and to a lesser extent, Crabb). You can waive someone and then keep them on your roster. If they don’t get claimed then you can assign them to the AHL anytime in the next 30 days without having to put them on waivers again. Philly might have been trying to do that.
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Ya, regardless of what their intention AFTER waivers was though, I didn’t think you’d be able to waive an injured player.
Unlike trades, you can’t pick up players “pending a physical” from waivers. I figured it was just an assumption of a waived player had to be game-ready.
Either way, lulz @ Montreal I guess.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought that maybe too until I read:
reporterchris
Jacques Martin says “lower-body Injury” for Blair Betts. #habs
Did he get injured in the process of being waived?
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Either way it doesn’t sound serious, it’ll probably just be a game or two, still worth it for the Habs to grab him.
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by nhlcheapshot on Oct 6, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Lower body injury = too tall to play for habs
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by Future_considerations on Oct 6, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, and the surgery went all hal gill on them
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by Future_considerations on Oct 6, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
sweet justice!
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Oct 6, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure it's not the first time he's said this
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Tim Connolly said it was very unlikely his injury could turn into anything long term. Probably ready by Game 3.
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Seriously guys, I’m fine – what could possiply go wrong? Er, possibly go wrong. Huh. That’s the first thing to ever go wrong.
by Learn2Leaf on Oct 6, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
i always though it was ‘possib-lie’ no ‘possiply’.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Oct 6, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
It is, it’s also “that’s the first thing that’s ever gone wrong”, but splitting hairs.
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I felt it's fitting considering it's October
What’s this? What’s this?
There’s hockey everywhere
What’s this?
There’s so much tempers flare
What’s this?
I can’t believe my eyes
I must be dreaming
Wake up, guys, this isn’t fair
What’s this?
What’s this? What’s this?
There’s punches being thrown
What’s this?
There’s big leads being blown
What’s this?
The ice is filled with
Big men that are fighting
The puck is really bouncing
Can it possibly be more exciting?
What is this?
What’s this?
There are Leafs fans throwing waffles here
Instead of throwing knives
At least they’re not Habs fans
So for that reason, give me five!
There’s interest at the trade window
Oh, the playoffs are nearby
And what can be more exciting
Than seeing the Sens get swept?
Oh, look
What’s this?
They’re hanging Kovalchuk
For trades?
Why I am so intrigued
I kid!
The Rangers are playing Richards at centre
Roasting Reddon on a fire
What’s this?
What’s this?
In here, they’ve got a little team
How neat!
And who would ever think
And why?
They’re covering the ice with their blazing speed
They’ve got both languages on their signs
And there’s a goal siren heard all around
Now, the opponent got the lead
This looks like fun
This looks like fun
Oh, could it be I got my wish?
What’s this?
Oh my, what now?
The Nucks have gone to sleep
But look, there’s nothing underneath
No rocks!
No items here to destroy their town
Or act like clowns.
Wishing they had rings
All secured in their dreamland.
What’s this?
Most of the Sharks are missing
And Joe Thornton can’t be found
And in their home there seems to be
Good feeling all around
Instead of calm, I swear
I can hear fans screaming in the air
The smell of the playoffs
Is absolutely everywhere
The sights, the sounds
They’re everywhere and all around
I’ve never felt so good before
Phoenix, for once, is finally filling up
There’s no way I can’t get enough!
I want it, oh, I want it
Oh, I want it for my own
I’ve got to know
I’ve got to know
What is this place that I have found?
What is this?
Hockey season? Hmm…
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by Frag on Oct 6, 2011 12:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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You know whats better than talking hockey? Watching hockey.
You know whats on tonight? HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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When I presented Reynold's with Bower Power's article on Beauchemin this was his response
I was mistaken. I’ve seen him mostly as a guy who rode coattails on the really good Anaheim teams and then got paid, which I still think is true to some extent, though he seems to have performed well after the signing. The study you’ve referenced is based on half a season, which is fine since the author wrote it halfway through last season, but I’m not inclined to make a judgment on his play generally based on that. That said, Beauchemin has played a lot of minutes and done a decent job taking on tough comp (though unlike most shut-down types, he isn’t getting an overload of DZ draws) over the last two years. He will probably play mostly on Anaheim’s second pairing and be very capable, which means that his salary fits into their budget just fine.
I like someone who can admit when they make a mitake.
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Very cool. I’m a little surprised that piece is still relevant 8 months later. There’s also an argument to be made that Beauchemin’s play declined while in Anaheim, as Steve Burtch wrote a piece (I think it was his “Schenn or Dion?” piece) that noted beauch had a weak season, despite the mid-year numbers. That said, with the cap where it is now – though it’s not really relevant for the Ducks – I’m hard pressed to believe that 3.5M for a reasonably (or better) effective top 4 defensive defenseman is ever really a gross overpayment.
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He’s too busy riding coat tails of some other writer
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Other interesting thing about that link
Sean O’donnell apparently won a faceoff.
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OMG
this is why i don’t listen to sports radio. they guys on TSN radio were talking about the player rankings on TSN, and about how 96 players were nominated as being one of the top 50 players in the league, but no Leafs.
Huh. Really. I guess when you have leafs that are 25 and 38th in goals per game in the past two seasons, you don’t have elite tallent.
Or 3 players in the top 35 in goals scored.
gawd that’s fucking annoying.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Oct 6, 2011 1:22 PM EDT reply actions
I watched that top 50 the other night while i was doing something else. IIRC they had Malkin at #22?
My commentary:
They have Malkin at 22
They have Claude Giroux at 25 with Richards at 38 and Carter at 44. Is that a joke?
They have Parise at 26
They have Price at 30 as the 3rd best goalie behind Thomas and Rinne. Lundy is after at 34
They have Sharp at 35 (Guys like Roy, Spezza, M Koivu, Bergeron, Stastny, Vinny, Ribeiro, Tavares, Krecjci didn’t even make the list)
Backstrom at 48 (the C)
Jeff Skinner as number 50?
Myers makes the list as something like the 9th best defenseman in the league (Behind Chara, Weber, Lidstrom, Doughty, Keith, Pronger, Yandle, Suter)
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Oh man I heard about this on the radio a few weeks ago.
Hi-Ho Hi-Ho, It’s Up Your Arse We GoSuch a good title.
Your the one who told me about it.
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It’s the apocalypse
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
EATEN BY BADGERS!
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Seriously. WTF?
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by MapleLeafMole on Oct 6, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
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