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by JP Nikota on Nov 24, 2011 7:00 AM EST
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Leafs Prospect Kenny Ryan: The Decision that got him to Pro Hockey
Good story from Kyle Cicerella. This guy has been coming up with some good stories, lately.
It's time to admit the Kessel trade is good for the Leafs
You probably saw this story yesterday and thought "Hell has frozen over", but here it is. From Robert MecLeod at the Globe.
Nikolai Kulemin: "I'm not trying to get popular"
The irony of course, is that statements like this make him more popular. Story from Andrey Osadchenko at The Leafs Nation.
Let’s Talk More About The Kessel Trade!
Woooo rehashing! From Jonathan Willis at TLN.
Pension Plan Puppets and other great Leaf sites always worth a read
Really though, it's just PPP. And The Leafs Nation. From Michael Langlois.
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How Does the Top Six Compare?
See where the Leafs fit in. From Scott Reynolds at the Copper & Blue.
Q. & A. With Pat LaFontaine on N.H.L.'s Progress on Head Injuries
A nice interview with Pat LaFontaine by Jeff Z. Klein.
Hockey Night in Canada Ratings Through American Thanksgiving
In case you were wondering what Leafs' viewership is like. From Steve Lepore at Puck the Media.
Water bottle fail: Dustin Brown realizes why he’s always thirsty
Pretty funny. From Wyshynski at PD.
Suspensions: Should there be different standards for different players?
Easy answer: no. From Matt Reitz at View From My Seats.
Frontier justice prevails in Buffalo
Well, kind of. If it really did, Milan Lucic would have been lynched. Story from David Shoalts.
Wild sign 51-year old goaltender
I love these kinds of stories. From the AP at the Globe.
A new NHL-ready arena in the GTA?
Sports and entertainment venue that would seat 20,000 proposed for construction in Markham, Ont. Story from Robert McLeod at the Globe.
Stars Crown Kings In Overtime 3-2
In case you're interested in what our upcoming opponents have been up to lately. From Art Middleton at Defending Big D.
Updated Top 30 NHL Prospects
Corey Pronman of Hockey Prospectus determines that Joe Colborne is worthy of the No. 8 spot.
Systems Analyst: Identifying Your Guy On the Backcheck
This one could have been included in yesterday's FTB, but I think it's worthwhile reading for those of you that have never played the game. From Justin Bourne at Backhand Shelf.
On-Ice Trend: Dudes Can Shoot the Puck These Days
I'll admit that I haven't watched all of these goals, but I know for a fact that the goal by Lupul should have been stopped. It was a great shot - no argument there - but Roloson's positioning is absolutely teeeerrible. Positioning has more to do with this goal than the shot itself. From Justin Bourne at Backhand Shelf.
Coaching Session: Tips For Receiving Passes
More good stuff from Justin Bourne.
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Wow
Seven 3-point games last night.
Six of those games had a team from the East involved.
Three teams from our division picked up at least a point.
Horrible night for the Leafs and they didn’t even play.
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
Lebda-free since July 3.
Shootouts are fucking stupid and calling them a “win” is to belittle what a win actually is.
10 minutes of 4on4 OT. 2 points for a win, 0 for a loss. If at the end of that two teams are tied, each gets one point. Fuck.
5 minutes of 4 on 4 is not enough. I personally liked the 3 minutes 3-on-3 that was considered…but I just want less shootouts. We won’t get rid of them now, but they shouldnt determine 50+% of OT games.
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
How does 3 on 3 solve the problem of more shootouts? As long as the point structure stays the same teams will send out 2 defenceman
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at least 3 on 3 is still somewhat hockey. Pond hockey maybe, but still hockey
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
3on3 would be great for the Leafs too with their speed.
"They build a statue, they knock it down and piss on it, and now they will be out there building it again."
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Nov 24, 2011 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Unleash the Bozak
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I’ve never liked the shootout and I always thought that 5 minutes of overtime is not enough. I’d definitely go for 10 minute overtime and none of this overtime loss point crap either. Unfortunately though, the NHL will continue with the shootouts because they think that’s what the fans want to see.
Someone said the NHL was the only league who gives you a point for a loss. Didn’t think about it, but true.
Congrats, you lost in 63 minutes instead of 60. Would you like a cookie?
TWEET AT ME BRO
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
dumbest.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
So where’s the goddamn cookie? Been waiting a fucking hour.
R.I.P. Habs playoff hopes for 2011-12.
And also, FCK LUCIC.
Did I mention the FLYRES ARE ASS?
by not norm ullman on Nov 24, 2011 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
It’s a loser cookie. Are you a loser?
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Depends what kind of loser cookie.
R.I.P. Habs playoff hopes for 2011-12.
And also, FCK LUCIC.
Did I mention the FLYRES ARE ASS?
And it's pronounced Kool-YO-meen, fool.
by not norm ullman on Nov 24, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
If it’s a chocolate chip loser cookie, I’ll take it.
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
Would you like a cookie?
Cake or death?
Cake Cookie please.
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by CanadianMaple09 on Nov 24, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Well, we’re all out of cake.
So my choices are ‘or death’? Well, I’ll have the chicken, then!
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Well, there certainly are a lot of people choosing cake today!
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by CanadianMaple09 on Nov 24, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
Well, there you go. Would you like a nice chilled white wine with that? Thank you for flying Church of England. Cake or death!
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Points for Izzard
R.I.P. Habs playoff hopes for 2011-12.
And also, FCK LUCIC.
Did I mention the FLYRES ARE ASS?
And it's pronounced Kool-YO-meen, fool.
by not norm ullman on Nov 24, 2011 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
I love the shootout. Ties are boring. Hockey is entertainment, not religion, and the shootout is always fun to watch.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
The shootout is fun to watch, but 3 point games stink. I’ve never liked a point for an overtime loss.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
I’m okay with a point for an overtime loss, I just don’t like an EXTRA point. In other words, I’d be okay with 3 points for a regulation win, 2 for an OT win and 1 for an OT loss. Just keep the number of points available in a season constant!
yeah
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
yup. Wonder how the standings would look now with this model…
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
Who knows, eh…Ultimately, I’d prefer – 2 for a win, 1 for a tie, 0 for loss. 10 minutes OT 4vs4. No winner = tie.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
many people would like ties, but I’m going to have to say it: they aren’t coming back. 0% chance. The NHL doesn’t backtrack very often on stupid policies (I personally hate the trapezoid the way it is currently implemented) and they wont alter this major aspect of the game. Sure, hockey fans know sometimes neither team deserves a win. But when you try to sell it to the US, you need ACTION! GOALS! MORE ACTION!!!!. So a shootout addition was inevitable, and won’t be taken back.
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I know. I don’t see them coming back ever either.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
The problem with this model is that teams play really defensive hockey in OT so they don’t lose the point.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
It was this way for what 50 years prior to? except 5 minutes of OT 5vs5. It was never a problem
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
OT has not existed for that long. It was just a tie.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
you know what I mean
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
OT came in, in 1983-1984. Until then the game ended at the end of regulation
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
25, 50 years, same thing
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
Shoot me now, bro.
R.I.P. Habs playoff hopes for 2011-12.
And also, FCK LUCIC.
Did I mention the FLYRES ARE ASS?
And it's pronounced Kool-YO-meen, fool.
by not norm ullman on Nov 24, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
In 1999-2000 they introduced the “loser point”
So 16 seasons… Not 50. Thats a large difference.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
It was always a problem. Teams played to keep the tie rather than playing to win. That’s why the loser point was implemented.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
meh
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
1 Florida 38
2 Philadelphia 38
3 Pittsburgh 37
4 Boston 36
5 Toronto 35
6 Buffalo 34
7 Washington 32
8 NY Rangers 31
9 Montréal 30
10 Ottawa 29
11 New Jersey 28
12 Carolina 28
13 Winnipeg 27
14 Tampa Bay 26
15 NY Islanders 19
by masterkembo on Nov 24, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Formatting sucks but you get the picture – doesn’t make many significant changes to the standings, playoff teams still the same. I agree that they should go with a 3/2/1 point system though.
by masterkembo on Nov 24, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Shootouts can stay if they change the point scheme
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again.
The system should be changed to “1 point each if still tied after OT, and shootout wins becomes a tiebreaker like GF/GA”.
Keep the shootout as some people like it.
Remove the “points in the standings” impact of a one-on-one contest from a team sport.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
This.
Go to a real 3 point system.
Win in reg = 3points.
Lose in reg=0points
Win in OT or Shootout=2points
Lose in OT=1point
"They build a statue, they knock it down and piss on it, and now they will be out there building it again."
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Nov 24, 2011 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
or, since the shootout eliminates ties, go to a win% based standings like everyone else.
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Or, we can just do 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie, 0 for a loss.
The world didn’t end when this was our system for, oh, 50 years.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The real reason for this shitty system is it keeps teams in the playoff picture longer. The races are tighter. Just look at the east standings now. As much as we hate it the casual fan loves to glance at the sports pages and think his team still has a shot of making the playoffs with a month to go.
"They build a statue, they knock it down and piss on it, and now they will be out there building it again."
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Nov 24, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
I’m also not gonna lie. Watching one team really, really suck (like under 60 pts. suck) every year is something I always found hilarious.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
The Nordiques forever…then the Sens
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
And the 2000-01 New York Islanders, 2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers….
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Even the format of the shootout three shooters is designed to make the result more random. Why not just flip a coin? I loathe the shootout.
We forget that when this OT/SO thing came around, no one thought a team that pulls off a tie should lose that point if a team eventually loses in OT or via a shootout. Hence the term, extra point. The way the system is now ensure “parity” in the league and bunches up teams closer than they would be if it not for that bonus point….and that’s where I have a beef with the current system: some games are worth 2 points and some are worth 3. Is that right?
"There's been four different Cup winners the last four years, and I got one of them (Anaheim) and it was a fighting team. We're playing it that way regardless." - B. Burke, Toronto Maple Leafs GM
Not sure how you can say unilaterally a tie is boring.
Wasting a chunk of the third period and OT because two teams are playing to get to the shootout is boring.
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When we had ties people did the same thing just to make sure they didn’t lose the 1 point they’d get in a tie. OT wins have gone up since the loser point was implemented.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
At least it’s not solved that way in playoffs. Can you fucking imagine losing a playoff series to a shootout? Ugh.
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Or a shot at the gold medal…WHO IN THE EVERLOVING HELL LEAVES WAYNE GRETZKY ON THE BENCH DURING A SHOOTOUT??!!!!!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
Childhood me
Is still traumatized by that
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Watched the game alone in my bedroom. Definitely cried. Also cried when Canada lost in ’94, also in a shoot-out.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
The Forsberg Fiasco (If you were cheering Canada)
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Me too. Like a baby. Although I wasn’t that much older than one.
by Self Destructive Zones on Nov 24, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
I cried in ’94 for a different reason….
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Baggio over the woodwork?
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
=o(
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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But hey – 2006, right?!!
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Not only is hockey the only sport that rewards the losing team, it’s the only sport with a different set of rules for regular season and playoff games.
Cynically Sarcastic
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Baseball has slightly different rules for National League and American League… I always thought that was pretty fucked up too.
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
It’s a pastime, or something.
by Self Destructive Zones on Nov 24, 2011 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Past time, like stamp collecting.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
It gets funnier since, starting 2013, interleague play will happen everyday.
LOL ASTROS
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Things are blurred now, but up until the mid-90s, they really were two distinct, yet nominally equal, leagues. They had different league presidents, different umpires (which in practice meant different strike zones), etc. I suppose it’s the difference between RAW and SmackDown after the brand split…
Doesn’t the NFL have different rules for OT games in the regular season vs the playoffs?
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Both teams
Get a chance to have the ball on offense in playoff OT, even if the first team on offense scores a field goal. Regular season is still sudden death. Only exceptions to this in playoffs is if the first team on offence scores a TD. Then game over. Also, if the defense forces a safety or brings back a turnover for any score.
by yesguy on Nov 25, 2011 1:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Having been on the winning and losing side of a shootout in a gold medal/championship game both as a fan and a player, I can tell you the loss is heartbreaking and the win doesn’t feel as nice.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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fuckin’ lame.
Shootouts: only in the regular season, when it doesn’t matter?
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
Shootouts make sense to determine a winner and to get a regular season game done in a set time period. If you have a game tomorrow in another city you gotta hustle to get on the plane. City’s to have airport laws with regards to time.
"They build a statue, they knock it down and piss on it, and now they will be out there building it again."
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Nov 24, 2011 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Or just call it a tie after an extra period of OT. I didn’t mean to imply a regular season game should continue until a winner is decided.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
Well basketball certainly does it. Say what you will about b-ball, but it’s a filthy workout. Also, ties are much rarer in b-ball
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
yes.
Fuck the loser point
Fuck the shoot out.
a game is worth 2 points. If you win, you get 2, if you tie, you each get one. Loss=Boo fucking Hoo
"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Nov 24, 2011 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
So you enjoy watching two teams play boring defensive hockey for the last half of the 3rd period and all of overtime to make sure they get the point for the tie?
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Nothing is perfect, but deciding a game-and possibly playoff spots – witha shootout is crazy. And how does doling out a point to the team who ‘played well but lost’ make any sense?
"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else."
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Nov 25, 2011 7:27 AM EST up reply actions
It’s not like they have to go catch a plane like you or I. Every team has a chartered plane. They can leave virtually whenever they want.
Maybe adding the possibility of multiple OT games to the regular season would stop the schedule makers from being such dickwads like how they’ll give a team a full week off when the season is three days old and then schedule seven games in eleven days later on.
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I’d think it’d be pretty tough to stomach losing a player in the second OT of a regular season game. Look at how many games went to OT last night, you would could be playing the equivalent of a few whole games by season’s end.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Under the current points system, it would not be feasible.
If they changed the points system where there was a significant reward for winning in regulation maybe so many games don’t go to OT.
Cynically Sarcastic
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I wonder how often teams play for OT.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
You used to see it all the time before the shootout. Especially when a lesser team managed to be tied in the 3rd in a game they should be losing. They played not to win rather not to lose that point.
"They build a statue, they knock it down and piss on it, and now they will be out there building it again."
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Nov 24, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah I know it happens, just wonder how often.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
In the playoffs, it’s one thing, since both teams are generally on the same footing, and there’s a break between series. But, imagine if Toronto took Washington to triple OT and had to play Carolina less than 24 hours later.
I doubt the schedule makers would care.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Thought they looked sluggish after a game the night before? Let them play an extra couple of periods. It would make for horrid hockey on the second game of a back to back
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by ThickSkinnedAlive on Nov 24, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
In a lot of senses, the regular season DOESNT matter, if we assume the only thing that “matters” is the Stanley Cup.
At least to teams competitive enough to go all the way.
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
I get what you’re saying, but you have to win a bunch of regular season games before thinking you’re a cup competititve team.
The Flames still think they’re cup competitors. That team is sad and difficult to watch.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
I specifically called for an air strike on the Buffalo / Boston game last night – who missed their assignment?!
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Markham
whether it happens or not, they guys seem to have learned from Balsillie and True North about proper procedure.
Deny, Deny, Deny.
“What? No we’re not looking for an NHL team, I’m just the president of Bauer Hockey and tried to buy the Montreal Caandiens in the past, but no, I’m not interested. Not one bit.”
it would give the option for the World Jr’s & World Championships to come to the GTA and not have to work around the Leafs schedule/put the Leafs on an extended road trip.
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by elseldo on Nov 24, 2011 7:06 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
HA!
The article on Kenny Ryan says he made the decision to go NORTH to play in Windsor. HA!
What is life without hope?
by danishmarshmallow on Nov 24, 2011 7:15 AM EST reply actions
yeah, unless my google maps is upside down…
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I like to consider myself pretty prospect savy but I have never ever ever heard of any of the wings prospects mentioned other than Smith Jurco referred to as a `top` prospect before
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 7:43 AM EST up reply actions
and Khabanov at 9 is a laugher
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 7:44 AM EST up reply actions
He’s written a justification but it reads to me ‘intangibles issue? don’t know what you mean he looks lovely’. I’d heard of the other guys but, like you say, never in the context of a top, can’t-miss stud.
his justification reads as such, like someone who made a list, then had his editor go `wtf?" and he had to write up a quick “why” before the deadline hit
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 8:08 AM EST up reply actions
A reminder:
This is somebody who genuinely does not believe there is a single goaltending prospect good enough to be in the top hundred. Not even Jacob ‘2.05/.944’ Markstrom. There’s also no Sean Couturier (who, if you remember, was ranked #1 by the CSB around the time of the 2010 Draft and didn’t fall that for come 2011), no Nino Neiderreiter (who he ranks below Kirill Kabanov for some unfathomable reason), no consideration for Braden Holtby, no ‘best prospect in hockey’ Brayden Schenn and no sign of David Rundblad (former owner of the ‘best prospect outside North America’ label.
so many better prospects left off that list for question marks
his absolute obsession with Granlund is nearing Pierre Maguire levels
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 8:02 AM EST up reply actions
The argument when I wrote about it was that he puts a huge premium on hockey intelligence and ability to see the game, which he clearly thinks Granlund has at a high level. I’m not arguing it’s not important, but I think I said at the time that’s one of the easier skills to teach when compared to improving one’s shot or playmaking ability.
yeah, i know, it just bugs me. I mean Granlund is a great prospect, one of the best no doubt. But if he was half as good as Pronman seems to think then he would be in the NHL tearing it up a la RNH or Hall or Skinner etc ec etc
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
I FOLLOW THE COACHES COMMANDS>>> END SENTENCE>> FOLLOW LEADER>> WARNING! WARNING! STRAYING FROM SCRIPTED INTERVIEW>> END STOP.
He grew up behind the Iron Curtain, give him a break.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 9:08 AM EST up reply actions
err….not really, since he’s like 23/24 now and the Soviet Union fell when he was…3 or 4 years old.
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
I WILL DESTROY YOU.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
Love the guy. Russians in general and their no-nonsense ways. ’Member Mogilny?
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Mogilny was hilarious. He had a pretty Bryzgalov-esque sense of humour.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Good times that Almo.
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
what the hell America, you give us Phil Kessel, but because of you there’s not hockey on tonight. I thought we were friends.
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I really enjoy saturday hockey, there’s legal streams and everthing :(
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, and they’re HD too on cbc
im sick of living in ottawa and not even getting SNO on tv :( im tired of crappy quality :(
Move to a real city like Toronto then
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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by leafer1984 on Nov 24, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I dont get HD streaming on cbc, what sort of witchcraft do you use?
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
even the nba plays on thxgiving – bettman must be disappointed with this. nothing drives ratings like watching sports during holidays. also know as escaping the inlaws
I think Bettman is smart for not scheduling games today. Today is all about watching football and being gluttonous for a lot of Americans (no I’m not calling them fat btw) and to schedule games today would be a waste
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pretty much, TV numbers in the states would be abysmal, even in strong hockey markets
you don’t go against a tradition like football+turkey in the American market
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
There’s a reason why the NHL also schedules about 12-13 games on Saturday nights and something like 2 on Sundays.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
shouldn’t stop the Leafs and other canadian teams from playing…It’s just a normal day for us.
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
NHL loaded up the schedule tomorrow.
One night with no hockey. Giant “Who Cares” over here.
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Giant SHADDUP in here, pal.
R.I.P. Habs playoff hopes for 2011-12.
And also, FCK LUCIC.
Did I mention the FLYRES ARE ASS?
by not norm ullman on Nov 24, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
unfortunately, lots of canadians also love watching the NFL on the american thanksgiving as well.
NO hockey today is fine
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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not to mention american players, american coaching and management, american supports staff and all the american ownership in the media
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Next thing you know we’ll demand they play on CHristmas
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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doesn’t the NBA play on christmas day?
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Not this year.
SWISH
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by clrkaitken on Nov 24, 2011 10:42 AM EST up reply actions 11 recs
Yes they do. They was kinda the point. Again, its a very much american thing
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I would have no problems with this.
/OpensCanOfWormsAndRuns
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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Kosher worms, right?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Quiet you
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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For the record though
I agree completely. Its one night, let the players/management/staff spend it with their family if they wish. Besides, as many pointed out, watching football over turkey is a tradition. Not worth the effort to fight for viewership.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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I don’t have any good Jewish jokes :(
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
alright lets just end it right there
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ok pops
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
There was this really awesome one once but most didn’t believe it was truly funny.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Are people here getting funnier or am I just stoned?
That’s like three days in a row that I have literally laughed out loud at a toss-away.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Somehow I completely don’t get this joke.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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See what I mean? You people are gold, Jerry. Gold.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
What do you mean, you people?
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Please stop. My sides are killing me. No really, I think I have the pancreatitis.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 6:23 PM EST up reply actions
Well we know there’s a doctor in here somewhere.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
In here, or in da house?
I wish Urban Dictionary focused less on obscure, disgusting sex acts, and more on the origins of hip hop phrases.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Toss-away or Tosser?
Remember. this IS Felix you’re talking about.
R.I.P. Habs playoff hopes for 2011-12.
And also, FCK LUCIC.
Did I mention the FLYRES ARE ASS?
And it's pronounced Kool-YO-meen, fool.
by not norm ullman on Nov 24, 2011 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
Christmas is about the World Junior tournament.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s make this a Boxing Day the Prime Minister will never forget.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, not like there’s any Americans on the Leafs roster or anything.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
It’s 1 night, not like it’s a week
Frankly Leafs not on HNiC is more of an atrocity. But I’m learning to live with it.
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
I look at it like this, it’s a Saturday night I can go out with my fiancee and not be distracted by a hockey game. We’re goin to watch the Muppets on Saturday.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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sweet score.
I told my co-workers I was psyched to see it and they stared at me confused. They’re all being dragged there by their kids.
C’mon office, it’s the Muppets damnit.
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
We’re going watch the lighting of the lights in Toronto.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
We have games on Friday and Sunday night, and I can switch between EDM/COL and PIT/MTL (both entertaining games) on Saturday if I need a HNIC fix. It’s all good.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
There could easily be games between Canadian teams tonight however. Having a dark night on the schedule is silly.
This space for rant...
by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
You’re right. To hell with any of the players who want to enjoy thanksgiving. To hell with the ratings.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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to hell with the lot of them! they are monkeys to dance for our amusement!
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by elseldo on Nov 24, 2011 10:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And of course no player or for that matter canadian celebrates canadian thanksgiving because it is not really a holiday so a few games on that day is no biggie.
no, its because hockey is part of our culture and watching it during holidays is, while not the level of tradition it is in the states, is desired.
Football is part of american culture so watching it on thanksgiving is tradition and profitable for all involved, hockey isn’t even a distant 2nd
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Interesting to note that the American Hockey League has a game scheduled today – someone must have lost the memo.
People dont care about the AHL on a good day.
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Did the American teams take Canadian Thanksgiving off?
/checks schedule for October 10th? Sees 7 games scheduled, including Vancouver and Calgary on the road.
Guess not. How is that any sort of arguement then?
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
23>7
NHL doesn’t have competition like the NFL to worry about
the NHL is pretty much based out of the USA
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
Which is why I suggested games between Canadian teams could have easily been scheduled. They wouldn’t be going head-to-head vs. the NFL in most people’s minds.
Not a huge deal, and no, it’s not going to affect my life, I just think it’s silly for the schedule to be completely dark tonight because that does hurt the game in Canada – no hockey highlights on the morning loop tomorrow, fewer hockey stories in the MSM, that sort of thing.
This space for rant...
by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Oh no the canadian MSM has a night off. I’m sure James Mirtle is so upset.
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canadian teams have fans in the states too, also all the americans who work for canadian teams etc
and it IS going head to head with the NFL in canada, as the tradition of thanksgiving football has pretty much invaded large portions of canada, because they schedual so many NFL games for the day
why would the NHL go head to head against that? you think hockey night in canada not being head to head against sunday night football is an accident?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
To be fair, HNIC on saturday nights has been around (radio 1931, TV 1952) LONG before Sunday night football became a tradition (1987)
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by thenumber14 on Nov 24, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
yes, I should have been more specific, i should have said
you think hockey night in canada not being head to head against sunday night football WORKING so well is an accident?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
I’d watch an NHL game between 2 Canadian teams. But yeah, the NHL is based in New York. tough to schedule any hockey tonight.
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-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
canada will watch hockey no matter when it is scheduled, America won’t
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
/nods
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Americans didn’t even watch Sid’s return. It got killed in the ratings by something called The Sing Off.
Oh, and another little thing called MNF.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
Hockey game thrown on a cable station with about 5 hours notice vs. long running program on network television? Gee, the ratings for hockey were terrible?
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Does Versus not usually broadcast on Monday nights?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
The overkill on this side of the border on the other hand made it impossible to avoid.
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I just find it funny that the Ebersol can flex out a boring Colts game and the ratings go up, whereas he backs Sid over a Bruins/Habs game and forces the Bostonians to say, “Crosby? That’s wicked lame. I’m watching the Pats.”
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 25, 2011 2:30 AM EST up reply actions
You also have to realize that with any NHL games on the league offices have to be open with people watching the games etc. Even if it’s just Canadian teams playing a whole bunch of Americans would be affected by it.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
American thanksgiving is a totally different beast than the canadian one.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Brian Burke
Ron Wilson
Mike Komisarek
Phil Kessel
Mike Brown
Tim Connolly
Joey Crabb
Jake Gardiner
John-Micheal Liles
David Steckel
All want a word with you
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Not to mention Ryan Kesler, Chris Higgins, David Booth, Lee Stempniak, David Moss, Ryan Whitney, Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, Nick Foligno…..need I go on.
TWEET AT ME BRO
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, i didnt feel like going on forever
its one night, go see a movie, do your laundry or something and get over it
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I often do laundry during Leafs games. Folding while watching yo.
CRAZY MULTI-TASKING
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
During the Maurice era the Leafs folded faster than you!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
At least he takes a time out from his laundry.
TWEET AT ME BRO
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
While watching hockey, I also: fold laundry, tape hockey sticks, eat snacks, drink beers. I am unstoppable!
by Kessel'sOversizedSuit on Nov 24, 2011 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Or Skyrim during intermissions….
Come get your duds in order 'cuz we're bound to cross the water, HEAVE AWAY, me jollies, HEAVE AWAY -- There's a Loblaws on Carelton?!
I do work while watching leaf games. when I watch with my dad he just can’t comphrehend how I can watch and work at the same time. it just doesn’t compute.
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by thenumber14 on Nov 24, 2011 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Those guys aren’t Leafs so they’re jerks and who cares
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, not like Canadian teams have any Americans on their roster. And not like the NHL has two days straight of 12-13 games to compensate.
Fuck, people. It’s ONE day.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think the appropriate response to this problem is “who cares?”
by Self Destructive Zones on Nov 24, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Is the lack of games tonight in some way affecting your life personally?
No? Then who gives a shit? Loads of televised hockey tomorrow afternoon that you can pretend to work during.
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by clrkaitken on Nov 24, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Plea From A Cat Named Felix is pleased, but sticky.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 9:48 AM EST reply actions
What you do in your personal time is none of our business
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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These statistics will keep you cool.
STATISTICS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY. GOOD MORNING.
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by JP Nikota on Nov 24, 2011 9:50 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
on one episode i watched recently, the woman news anchor was talking, and Morbo was giving her the crook-eye, and then moved his eyes soooo slowly back to the camera.
i don’t know why, but it had me laughing for like 10 minutes.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
I understand.
Morbo is my favorite part of that show.
Not followin' @JPNikota on Twitter? Oh, you better believe that's a paddlin'.
I suppose I could destroy one or two.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Hey Morbo, how's the family?
Belligerent and numerous.
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by JP Nikota on Nov 24, 2011 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
hahahaha
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPakERjJrI
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by CanadianMaple09 on Nov 24, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
i said this to my wife before my sisters wedding.
August 18th is National Chaim Weisswasser day. Celebrate it by buying a new phone.
ok i found it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdA8lOX2gpY&feature=related
this kills me every time.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Morbo was one of the best characters in Futurama
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
IS
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
I’m so happy they brought it back.
No more moral victories, no more excuses. Put up or shut up.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Behold the power of the internet. The straight to DVD movies were awesome.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
the second wasn’t wasn’t all that great.
August 18th is National Chaim Weisswasser day. Celebrate it by buying a new phone.
Yeah, Beast with a Billion backs was the worst.
Bender’s Game was the best, there was a moment where I audible gasped during it.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
i have not seen the last two yet
August 18th is National Chaim Weisswasser day. Celebrate it by buying a new phone.
You NEED to watch Bender’s Game. Into the Wild Green Yonder is good, not great.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
gasp…I’m too out of touch, man.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
My brothers brother in law and I greet each other with “Scruff-isms” whenever we get together. He recently donated his hair for the Cancer Society and had it cut by Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake. After words I saw him and said “Scruffy is gonna take his refund and get one of them $300 haircuts” Brought the room down
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
Story time
so, Tuesday night, My dad turned to me and finally said" Kessel is a good hockey player, I’m glad he’s on this team".
This after years of bitching about Kessel and not wanting him on the leafs.
it was pretty sweet to see him eat some long-awaited crow.
now, if he could only warm up to Dion we’d be all set.
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not to insult your dad, but it’s hilarious how people think sometimes. it’s like, the only thing he needed to do to get people to like him was be the best hockey player in the NHL.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
My dad is an old school hockey fan – Milbury esque if you will, thinks cherry is a god. nothing can insult me when it comes to that.
to hear him admit that kessel is a good player is a huge step forward.
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by thenumber14 on Nov 24, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Dion Phaneuf! Do do do do do Dion Phaneuf! Do do do do Dion Phaneuf! Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Listen, there’s a certain charm about a guy that looks like a caveman, does interviews like a caveman, Hits people like a caveman and has a girly squeaky voice when he’s on the ice.
I don’t think I could love him more as a captain because he is so entertaining in everything he does. god bless him.
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by thenumber14 on Nov 24, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
ummm
did you guys see this TSN article?
apparently Brown’s injury is a groin injury. the same injury he had surgery for in the off season.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 9:57 AM EST reply actions
well that’s no good
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
no. no it isn’t.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
New MarliesHQ
A bit of a behind the scenes behind a roundtable meeting with a bunch of season ticket holders with suggestions on things to change.
On top of that, what will make this more interesting – Dave Poulin was there, and answered some Leafs stuff, including things somewhat new.
Lupul’s first game back came on Dec. 5 of last year, and it was a difficult transition given the weight he had lost (nearly 30 pounds) and time he had missed.
"I was a bit nervous," he recalled. "It almost felt like my first game in the NHL. I wasn’t sure how I was going to perform. When I got back in Anaheim, I didn’t really feel like I had a spot on the team. After being out so long, other guys step in, the coach becomes confident in other players, and it was a tough situation altogether.
Anaheim 1-8-3 in its last 12. Guess they could use a guy like Lupul now….
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:18 AM EST reply actions
bet they could use a guy like Albert too.
by Nigel Cadbury on Nov 24, 2011 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
tsnotoole Dan O’Toole
“The Red Wings will visit the defending Stanley Cup Champs, the Boston Brewers right here on NBC”, Matt Lauer just now during Macy’s Parade
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:28 AM EST reply actions
why do they hate hockey?
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
My favourite is they don’t care about hockey at all, but when the US beat Canada in the Olympic round robin, the Today Show didn’t shut up at all about it. I was living at home at the time and my folks had the TV on, and I wanted to throw something through it.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
See above.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
It’s a personal attack aimed directly at you and your family.
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by clrkaitken on Nov 24, 2011 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Let me get the 12 gauge
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
They asked me what’s the correct pronunciation of my name. I told them and asked them in return how would it be easier for them to call me. They told me ‘Koolemin’. I told them that if that’s easier for them, I don’t really mind.
:)
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
So how is it actually pronounced?
Hear that? That's the sound of "leaf fans" scuffling to get back on the bandwagon.
The correct way to say his name is ‘Kool-YO-meen’.
His friends probably call him ‘Kolya’ (the dimunitive form of Nikolai).
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Ya I’m not going to call him that
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Oh I totally am. I am also debating getting a shrisey with the proper spelling of his name. Which would be Kuleymen I believe.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
I dont know if it’d be worth the hassle of having to explain it to every yokle jerk who points and yells “HAHA YOU GOT THE NAME WRONG”
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Don’t care.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
I already have to deal with people laughing because I got Bozak
Although not many laughing lately….
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
I have a Nolan jersey. Been shit on for years because of it lol
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Does it have the varsity font numbering?
Tom Pyatt’s number 11 looks best in that font.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
If we’re being pedantic about names, technically there is no right way to spell a Russian name in English because the alphabets are different.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
If we’re being really pedantic, technically there is a right way to spell a Russian name in English at least as far as hockey players are concerned, according to the IIHF: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Yevgeni-Malkin-End-of-Russian-player-names-as-w?urn=nhl-319522
But for a dissenting view: http://www.languagehat.com/archives/004152.php
I agree JP
I love those stories about goalies being plucked off rec hockey leagues hours before the game. I can’t believe they couldn’t find anyone younger though….51?!?!? I would have LOVED to see him in the game
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If only. Imagine he came in and made an old school pad stack pokecheck on a breakaway too? He’d be my hero.
Stacking the pads like Ranford
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Not Many
In fact I could only thing of the Vancouver one….but I suspect this happened a lot more frequently in the old days. Pro sports are dramatically different today then they were 40 years ago.
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That soft goal gave me a hard Colboner...
The Caps dressed their web designer, Brett Leonhart. The lesson here? You nerds need to bring your goalie equipment with you to work, just in case Burke calls.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
Phoenix dressed some college kid last season
I used to love the Leafs... I still do... but I used to, too.
by Chuck Diesel on Nov 24, 2011 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
San Jose dressed a Vancouver college kid as a backup within the last couple of years as well when someone got hurt in the morning skate on a game day.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of Hockey Night in Canada
the Leafs are not playing 3 of the next 5 weeks. I’ll be interested to see HNIC ratings over that period.
On the bright side it opens up Saturday nights to a wider array of things to do, without needing a tv in the room.
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One of those is Christmas Eve, so I imagine HNIC’s ratings will be 0 that day, on account of no games and all.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
haha
Good point. 2 of the next 3 weeks then, smartass.
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And the third one is Boston, so you may as well just forego watching that one.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 24, 2011 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
Pathetic humans!
Watch this rubber disc on ice while I DESTROY YOU
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People probably disagree with me
But I don’t necessarily want the “loser point” gone. I want all games to be equal, so I would say make a regulation win be worth 3 points.
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I think most people agree with you...
One of the earlier posts mentioned the 3-2-1-0 pt system…That is far superior.
So in conclusion…I agree with you Capp
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That soft goal gave me a hard Colboner...
Yeah that might work too, been thinking about that.
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
I’d prefer this to the current system, but still would prefer the origional a tie is a tie system with a 10 min 4v4 OT and no shoot out
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
I just don’t want to see defensive hockey in OT because teams don’t want to lose the point.
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you are going to see it anyway in the 3rd
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, as long as you’re awarding points for a tie it’ll happen.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
Same
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
I hate pandering to the general “non-hockey watching” American TV viewer, but the numbers don’t lie and they love the Shootout…so my guess is its here to stay
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That soft goal gave me a hard Colboner...
I actually like the shootout, just hate the “Ghost Point” that comes from OT or SOL. I’ve been to a few shootout games in person and it’s really tense and exciting, and even at home it gets you on the edge of your seat (my g/f won’t watch shootouts due to them being too intense). Personally I hate losing in OT a lot worse than in the shootout; the shootout kind of makes it feel like losing in actual OT is due to a screw up.
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I hate the shootout and if for some reason they EVER decide to pander to TV and put shootouts in the playoffs, the NHL will be dead to me.
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I don’t agree with it in the playoffs, you can’t have a game that important be decided based on a shootout. I just feel like if they had the 3 point system in the regular season it’s an adequate way to decide who gets that extra point.
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Weird how many MSM articles put a positive spin on the Leafs this year:
Can Leafs start printing playoff tickets? History says yes.
From the Star
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Cue 3-game losing streak and article saying “Foolish Leaf fans gearing up for playoffs HARF HARF”
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Just everybody remember,
Should the Leafs go on a Cinderella run, it is our duty to remind all other Canadians that they’re required to cheer for the Leafs under the same ass-backwards logic we’ve heard since 2004.
Remember that bonus points for smugness are available.
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I have a friend who’s a Sens fan. In the past few years she’s cheered for both the Oilers, Flames, Canadiens and Canucks based on that logic. I’m getting a Leafs jersey ready for her.
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Should the Leafs go on a Cinderella run, it is our duty to remind all other Canadians that they’re required to cheer for the Leafs under the same ass-backwards logic we’ve heard since 2004.
I plan on doing exactly this.
I do not want to sound like one of those misguided scolds telling people it’s their duty to support the only Canadian team in the playoffs, whether I’m doing it ironically or not.
I am rubbing it in all their idiotic faces.
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by BCapp on Nov 24, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’ve never tried it but I was just thinking it might be fun to pretend you genuinely didn’t know that Calgary, for example, had an NHL team.
by stevesmith19 on Nov 24, 2011 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
I live here.
They don’t.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
I would rather they don’t cheer for the Leafs, they suck and don’t deserve it.
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If the Leafs were to end up the only Canadian team in the playoffs, it would be pretty funny if they changed their goal song to REM’s “Bandwagon”.
Come on aboard, I promise you you won’t hurt the horse
We treat him well, we feed him well.
There’s lots of room for you on the bandwagon,
The road may be rough, the weather may forget us
But won’t we all parade around and sing our songs,
a magic kingdom, open-armed
There was a big to-do about last year's version of this article
Mostly because it’s based on some whack math.
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Wiggity-whack?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
mack daddy oh
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
no, just regular type
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Rec’d for Teen Girl Squad.
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
One issue I see is that not all teams have the same number of games played at this point, though the NHL Truestandings still have the Leafs in 8th.
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I think the most interesting thing to note there is the gap between 8th and 9th when talking about each team’s pace. NJ is in 8th with 94 pts and Ottawa is in 9th with 85 or whatever. Which bodes well for the Leafs.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
NJ is in 9th, Ottawa in 10th, so the gap is between 9th and 10th, not as good.
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Right, still good to know our play would eventually set us apart from the pack.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
DON'T READ THE COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE
if you want to retain your sanity.
I know most of you don’t but sometimes you get tempted and so I’ll save you the trouble
here are some quotes
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Moo
Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble derp gobble
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by Chuck Diesel on Nov 24, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta love Leafs fans
Reimer is currently 3rd in voting amongst goalies for the All-Star game.
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Well he hasn’t lost in regulation all year.
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For some INSANE reason
The forwards so far in voting go:
1. Alfredsson
2. Kessel
3. Spezza
4. Michalek
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That soft goal gave me a hard Colboner...
That’s actually hilarious. Michalek has played pretty well this season.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Ottawa fans have clearly learned from Habs fans and are taking over an online voting
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This is only for the starting lineups thought correct, so it’s first in your Conference for your position or bust.
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No Conferences. Only six players get voted in, with Shanahan naming the other 36.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, so basically it’s pointless, just to give fans a chance to vote someone in who won’t necessarily make it on their own. I thought at least it determined the starting lineup for each team.
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Yeah, and it’s especially pointless to vote for guys like Kessel and Alfredsson, whose spots are already assured.
If Alfredsson finishes top-3 among forwards, then he actually hurts the chances of guys like Spezza and Michalek, whereas voting for the latter pair would, in my opinion, not harm Alfie’s odds of being named Captain.
Staal finished 18th among forwards last year, while Lidstrom also finished out of the voting at 3rd.
This year’s captains are going to be Alfredsson and Selanne. Kessel is as assured a spot as 7th-place Ovechkin was last year. Or 4th-place Stamkos.
If I cared enough to vote, my ballot would leave off Alfredsson and Karlsson, simply because I think them locks. Same goes for Kessel. Leafs fans might want to get Lupul into the starting three forwards, lest Shanahn not find room for him.
Remember that there are only really 12 wild card invitations and Ottawa probably has at least one of them locked up. The other 30 spots will go to the best player on each team.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
Why do you say Selanne? He’s this years Lidstrom basically?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Not sure how I would handicap it, but you gotta think the league would pay him the honour. A year ago, people thought Lidstrom might be on his farewell tour.
Plus, Selanne is from the West.
But other possible candidates would seem to be Kessel (because he got picked last and is now the top scorer), a Sedin (to see if he picks his brother), boring old Lidstrom again, or even someone with charisma, like Pat Kane.
And Alfredsson may even get snubbed in favour of Spezza as captain, but my money’s on the two old timey Euros.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah that would be neat to see and gimmicky enough.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Shouldn’t it just be the top 2 vote getters. Why bother having a vote at all?
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I think the point of the vote is to lure fans to the NHL page and gain ad revenue. For the fans I guess the only real benefit is so the team hosting the event can stuff the box with their own players.
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Not to mention that by telling people to vote 90 times, they can end up with a 6-digit tally for all players.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 25, 2011 2:32 AM EST up reply actions
In all honesty I think Phaneuf may be more likely than Lupul to go to the All-Star game. Tied for 5th among defencemen in scoring at the moment, 7th in TOI (4th in the Eastern Conference), and a much bigger name.
Plus teams have some say in who gets to go the game, and I would not be at all surprised if Burke wants Phaneuf at the game because he’s the team’s captain.
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
Good points. I would just suggest that being 5th-7th among blueliners is an easier snub to make, given that only 12 defencemen get named. If Lupul is 3rd in scoring, say, then it would be a snub of Savardian levels to leave him off the top-24 list.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
So the Leafs have 3 players who deserve to be in the All-Star game but one of them will likely not be on it to make room for which undeserved player?
I don’t agree with the every team has to be represented rule especially with 30 teams in the NHL.
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The thing is, most people would have said that Kessel didn’t deserve to be there last year. Or Kaberle before him.
Now how would that help their ratings if no Leafs qualified?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 25, 2011 2:34 AM EST up reply actions
It’s probably a way to get fans of all 30 teams to watch.
Though if your small market US team doesn’t have anyone worthy of an All-Star spot, chances are they’re quite short on fans anyways.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 25, 2011 2:34 AM EST up reply actions
If I was Shanahan, I’d name some injured players from small markets, then replace them with more big market players at the last minute.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 25, 2011 2:35 AM EST up reply actions
I understand why they do it. I don’t watch the All-Star games anyway but the NBA does it. In 2009 the Knicks sent no player and that’s New York, the biggest market. (I’m not an NBA fan)
If I was a player that didn’t get on to get some guy who didn’t deserve it on I’d be upset.
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I think the pre-all-star game selection last year was much more interesting than the game itself.
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If I wanna see a bunch of people light up the scoresheet and forego playing defense, I’ll watch the Mighty Ducks movies, thanks.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 25, 2011 2:48 AM EST up reply actions
MSM: Feeling the Leafs today
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
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The two runners up for Hart are a little disheartening.
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Also
I know he has basically no chance at winning it, but I hope Gardiner gets a look by the end of the year, maybe even a runner up (unlikely).
While he is only 7th in TOI/GP for a rookie, removal of his first two games (where he played under 14:00 in both) jumps him up to fourth. As well he is number 2 in points by a rookie dman. Again I don’t think there is any way he gets it, but it would be nice if he gets talked about at the end of the year, the way Carlson was last year.
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Calder is Nugent-Hopkins’ to lose.
At the quarter-mark, I think my shortlist for Calder nominees are
Nugent-Hopkins
Enroth
Larsson
Read
Smith
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Agreed
8-14-22 with 9 PPA…GEEZ
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16 of those points are in his 10 home games, he’s only had 5 points in 11 road games.
by Nigel Cadbury on Nov 24, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Forgot about Enroth, he is playing great. If Markstrom can steal the job from Theodore he may have something to say about it too.
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He’d have to do it pretty soon.
I fully expect Enroth to fall off that list just because he won’t get enough games over the remainder of the season, and he’s not supplanting Miller as the #1 in Buffalo.
Nugent-Hopkins and Larsson are the front-runners. I’d bet everyone is just playing for 3rd place.
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Cullen has Read as the current favourite, but c'mon
RNH is 18, Read 25
Maybe those age stats don’t matter on the scoreboard (which RNH is already better) but among voters? Had to know that Skinner at 18 would beat out Grabner at 23
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
What’s the age limit on the Calder? I think it’s 25.
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
They should start a new one for people under 20, name it “The Price”
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
They could actually probably do away with the age limit now, actually. It’s not like there’s likely to be another wave of players defecting from behind the Iron Curtain at the peak of their athletic prime.
I think people want it to be young players, not old guys who just didn’t come over for a long time.
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Right, but do we actually still have a lot of old guys coming over who would actually be in contention for the Calder? Most of the older European free agents that come over with a lot of hype turn out to be replacement-level players, at best (see Brunnstrom, Gustavsson). Between the lack of repressive regimes keeping athletes from defecting to the West and the increased focus on European scouting, it seems like most potential Calder contenders are being identified and brought to North America early on in their development.
Maybe I shouldn’t say that they ought to do away with the age limit; it’s more that I don’t think there’s a need for it. Leaving it in place doesn’t hurt.
You can thank Sergei Makarov for that one.
by Self Destructive Zones on Nov 24, 2011 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Read is dumb as Calder
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of awards, Crosby a lock for the Masterton if he has a half-decent season after coming back from his concussion.
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More or less.
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Conspiracy Theory Time. Crosby wants to win every single individual NHL award. So he keeps himself out long enough so he can win the Masterton Trophy when he returns. Next season he’ll switch to defense.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
And he’ll knock MAF over the head and play goalie and D at the same time!
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Didn’t he do that at one point last playoffs? Against Ottawa, right?
by stevesmith19 on Nov 24, 2011 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Thus denying Myers the Vezina for the 3rd season in a row.
This space for rant...
by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
It’s funny ‘cause it’s bigger than a regular sized hat.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 11 recs
:'(
SIEGEL: LEAFS’ REIMER OUT AT LEAST ANOTHER TEN DAYS
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Boo-urns! Was really hoping to see him live again in Anaheim this sunday :(
by Nigel Cadbury on Nov 24, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Damn, so much for a return in November.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
I am going to try very hard to take the “good, we’re being cautious, so when he is back, he is back for good” outlook. But its hard!
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Sounds like that's what they're going for
“When you get back there you want to be 120 per cent,” said Reimer. "I want to come in how I left off, not kind of feel my way for a couple games. I want to get back in there and start winning again. I think that’s kind of the mentality we have here.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Its probably the smart move with a concussion. Between making sure his brain is healed and making sure his conditioning is back (after a while with no practice because of said concussion), you want to take it slow. Don’t need a relapse. Its just hard to wait. We need him.
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I hate when the “right thing” and what I want are in conflict.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
It’s so much easier in NHL 12. You either can dress him or he’s got that little icon next to his name and you can’t
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by T is for Truculence on Nov 24, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, plus we’ve done “ok” without him, no need to risk anything.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
“ok” isn’t good enough, but ya kinda like Crosby did, wait until he is not just “available” to return but in top form
A week from now would be a Boston game… and well we know how they feel about goaltender safety…
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah would love that not to be his first game back.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Sign Hextall on a tryout contract for that night. Let him beat the shit out of Lucic.
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He’s only 40, he wouldn’t even be the oldest goalie signed this year.
Both Rolosn and that guy from the Minnesota game last night.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
We should also do like Crosby and bring him back against a weak offensive team.
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Shit just looked at the schedule
http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/2012_games.html
After Dallas & Anaheim they face Boston twice in a row, then Rangers, Devils & Capitals.
Hopefully one of the Rangers or Devils games. Rangers is away, Devils at home.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, either one of those. There are a crap load of games in early December.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
My guess is Devils at home than.
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I’d say we see him on Monday the 5th against the Rangers.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
please check the ‘open in new window’ box.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Doesn’t everyone just hold ctrl when they click links? I know I do.
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i normally do. but on PPP i expect things to go to new windows for some reason.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
Right click —> Open in new tab
Just in case
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
as Shield pointed out Ctrl + click is easier. or, middle mouse usually does the trick.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
I honestly didn’t know ctrl+click did that
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
keyboard shortcuts FTW.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
Ctrl+F4 closes the current tab.
Ctrl + TAB switched tabs.
Kulemin so hot right now, Kulemin.
by PassivelyTruculent on Nov 24, 2011 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
That one is new to me too.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
You kids and your affinity for the mouse. How do you think people switched windows back in 1994?
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
Mice, sweetie. It’s pronounced ‘mice’.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
The online Oxford Dictionaries entry for mouse states the plural for the small rodent is mice, while the plural for the small computer connected device is either mice or mouses
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It was a Simpson’s reference. And stop calling me Shirley.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t recall that Simpsons reference.
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by Chuck Diesel on Nov 24, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Lisa uses the two-syllable word ‘learned’, to which Homer replies, “It’s pronounced lernd, sweetie. Lernd.”
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, kind of a reach to use it there, but okay.
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Really? I thought it was perfectly relevant.
I was correcting your use of mouses with the far more widely used ‘mice’, even though mouses was obviously the correct term.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
But both “mice” and “mouses” are correct in this case. I’m not mad or anything, just thought it was kind of an obscure reference not to be used verbatem, too easy not to notice.
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by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
I appreciated it
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by Chuck Diesel on Nov 24, 2011 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
I discounted it, for the first two lines.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
actually
it was the “little brother” that Homer hooked up with for one episode (Pepe, I believe) that said that. They were lying on the roof and Homer had just finished pointing out the constalation “Allan… the Cowboy”
The fact that English is the kid’s second language is what makes the line.
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
It’s a “headless noun” kind of like “Maple Leafs”.
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
@JLupul Joffrey Lupul
Those asking I like Dallas to win and cover the 7. My linemates disagree. #action
Good to see these guys are apparently hanging out together for turkey day.
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I hope he’s in Canada or Nevada… hahaha
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whole team is at the cowboys game
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
This is why people need to be on Twitter. Apparently Francois Allaire ate a piece of pie in the suite before they were “supposed to”
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson, with a picture of the pie. It was pecan, possibly the best pie of all.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
https://twitter.com/#!/coachrw63/status/139790884769243136/photo/1
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pffft Quebeckers care not for etiquette
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by MapleLeafMole on Nov 24, 2011 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Oh thats pretty cool. I wonder what the Europeans think of it… ie if they watched it before moving here.
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Players do an NFL pool and Grabbo is the worst apparently.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
they said football, he thought they meant euro football and was hopelessly confused
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
I pick only players that good at throw-ins and penalty kicks
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
he probably drafted like 5 kickers thinking they meant strikers
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
No wonder we piss off other fans
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
On TSN? Maybe not this bad, but pretty bad overexposure. Even I wish it was less.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
This is the most the Leafs have been exposed since Tlusty.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
meh, one is an update story and two are the same story (top one on a flash slideshow) in which a Leaf player is the best in the NHL and his picture is relevant
they do that every year and if the sabres Vanek was the NHL leading scorer they;d have a picture of him in the top and left slot at some point when they were having a story on millers concussion
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Can I use this for a post?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
I just screenshotted it from TSN, so why not.
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word
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 24, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
@NYIslanders
NYIslanders
#Isles news: Blake Comeau has been placed on waivers.
$2.5m cap hit, picking him up would cost half of that I believe.
Last year: 24G 22A in 77 games
This year: 0 POINTS, -11 in 16 games
Wow. Couldn't find ANY trade takers. Unreal.
I’d grab him on previous stats alone. 25 years old. Of course Leafs don’t have $2.5M in space.
If you compare his stats to Versteeg’s prior to this year (especially if you adjust for TOI) they are very similar (S/60,G/60,P/60).
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
I find it hard to believe Snow and Wang don’t understand asset management.
Then again this is Snow and Wang.
I find it hard to believe Snow and Wang don’t understand asset management.
I don’t.
by Goosemonster on Nov 24, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
picking him up would cost half of that I believe
Also, this only works for re-entry waivers.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
I imagine someone will pick him up well before us. Its past November 15th so I believe we are around 15th in the waiver wire. I can see Anaheim or Clb picking him up.
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I was also surprised when Bergfors slipped through waivers though, so who knows.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Thats true. Bergfors apparently has had problems with coaches over the last 2 years. I haven’t heard that about Coumeau
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bergfors has also been terrible for a while, Comeau never really had issues till this season
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
I was confused at first, because I remember they had problems signing a former first rounder this summer. But it was Bailey not Comeau.
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Also
Bergfors wasn’t terrible last year. He scored at half a point per game and about a 15 goal pace at 23. Not terrible, but not worth a head case either.
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Comeau and Okposo have been awful. Both guys I thought would have big years.
I can’t even speculate what the hell is wrong with them.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
playing for the islanders is depressing?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Bergfors wasn’t nearly as surprising. He’s had a couple of poor seasons. Rumors about problems with coaches won’t help anything, either.
Comeau seems to just be temporarily unlucky.
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This is only his 3rd season in the league. He had a good rookie year (21 goals, 44 points in 81 GP and being the main part of the Kovi trade), than a worse (but not terrible) sophomore year (12 goals and 36 points in 71 games).
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Exactly. I’d expect Comeau to bounce back with a change of scenery.
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So
With Reimer out another 10 days, how to our next starts play out?
I suspect Gus gets the start against Dalas, and maybe Scrivens against the Ducks. Who ever looks more on their game gets the start against Boston?
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 4:39 PM EST reply actions
Oy who knows anymore.
This goalie carousel has gotten to “Kessel trade” levels of me not wanting to talk about it anymore.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lol. touche. but if there’s one thing we do well around here it’s beating topics to death.
Truth be told: I want Reimer back as much as the next guy.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
I hope Gus plays against Boston. I just don’t want to see Scriven’s destroyed by them.
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We play Boston twice. In a row.
Depending on how the first one goes, we might see one go each.
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
I believe Gus is confirmed as the starter for the game against Dallas. I’d like to see Scrivens get the bulk of the starts until Reimer is back, but I suspect they want to put Gus in a position to succeed and he’ll play more often than not.
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
Gus has played well his last two starts, if he continues with that play I don’t care if he gets all the starts until Reimer returns.
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It's not just his last two starts
season: .898
last 10: .904
last 9: .910
last 8: .916
last 7: .913
last 6: .912
last 5: .915
last 4: .927
last 3: .944
last 2: .971
So basically, if you throw out the first game of the year, he’s >.900. Throw out just half of another game and he’s .910.
Honestly, I thought people were going to be flipping their shit if Gus was .910. The fact that he’s one shitty game against Boston and a relief start away from that (not to mention .927 over his last 4 and .915 over his last 5) should make people pretty satisfied I think.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
I’m pretty happy with him at this point, but he’s on such a short leash with the fans and the PPP community that another bad start could destroy that happiness and replace it with anger.
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Those numbers, some would argue, are just his ‘lucky’ games. Before the last 2, his average for the season was .877.
I’ll feel more comfortable if he can put out a solid game tomorrow. It doesn’t need to be +.940. But hopefully it’s +.900.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Small sample size. Lots of goalies can put up a SV% of .910 over a stretch of 9 games, and that’s not even league average. If he can get his career SV% up to .910 I’d definitely start to change my opinion on him.
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
That being said, it’s nice to see that he’s had a bit of consistency lately.
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by Draglikepull on Nov 24, 2011 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
that’s more my point than anything else. I’m well aware of the limits of the sample size (it’s only one season after all). I’m trying to dispel the idea that he’s been a horrible goaltender this year. A few games of .960 hockey sure help a lot. But overall I don’t think he’s been that bad this season.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately, Leafs need better than “not that bad” to be competitive.
They need “pretty fucking awesome”
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by nhlcheapshot on Nov 24, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
i suppose if we want to hinge success on one player, then yes, you’re right.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 24, 2011 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
So far, Gustavsson has 6 wins
Last season, that was all he had.
Frankly I’m rooting for the guy, but be sure to put Scrivens back in if goose falls off the rails.
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does that make Phil Kessel Tony the Tiger?
he’s grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
I like it. He can also be Sugar Bear
Gionta can be Lucky the Leprechaun
Connolly can be Snap Coliacovo can be crackle and Van Ryn can be Pop
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by Chuck Diesel on Nov 24, 2011 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
Can’t get enough of them Lupul Crisp (passes)
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
SIEGEL: LEAFS PENALTY KILL FINALLY TRENDING UPWARD
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Boys this 2012 end of the world thing may be a reality.
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by SPERO on Nov 24, 2011 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
makes sense. The world’s supposed to end in December of next year which is just about the time the parades will be wrapping up when we win in June
Does anybody feel like, when the Leafs finally win a cup, they will be walking around with a smug, shit eating grin on their face until the next season starts? I kind of think it will similar to a “Golden Age” in Civilization, with each Leafs fan going through their own.
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of the top ten moments in my life that’ll probably be the only one that’s family appropriate…. and only then if you ignore all the screams of “FUCK YES! FUCK YES! FUCK YES!” and “FUCK YOU ALL, WE DID IT!” and the like
I don’t care if the Leafs walk around smug but I know I sure will. I will even wear a billboard with something like XXXX year HAR HAR LAFFS on it in huge letters.
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by Chuck Diesel on Nov 24, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you’re cool, fuck you, fuck you,….
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by Redonred on Nov 24, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I actually didn’t mean “the Leafs”, I meant to mean like us, the fans. It probably should have read “…cup, Leafs fans will be…”
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You failed to use “we” and/or “us” properly.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 24, 2011 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently there was some moron in the hot tub at my friends’ building yesterday with a Tattoo for the Bruins cup win on his arm, like the logo and “Stanley Cup Champions 2011” or something. I don’t know if a fan should go that far unless maybe you were actually at the game.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
It’s spelled CHAMPIANS, son. Champians.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
cham pag en?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 24, 2011 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
You loook … solovely like … you were … sculptedbyMichelangelo … then hekeptyou … in a closet … forhimself to be … visited … onlonelynights.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Nov 24, 2011 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
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