Not Fretting About Schenn Just Yet
by SkinnyFish on Jul 6, 2011 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintIt worked for Clarke MacArthur yesterday so why not for Luke Schenn today. Schenn is the last Leafs RFA (not named Matt Lashoff) in need of a new contract, and with Burke's track record since joining the Leafs when it comes to RFAs we have all the reason in the world to be optimistic that both the term and the dollar amount will be satisfactory. Yesterday, Brian Burke signed a 62 point LWer to a 2 year, $3.25M per year contract. To put that into perspective, Ville Leino scored 53 points last year for Philadelphia and Buffalo paid him $4.5M a year for 6 years. You bet your sweet ass Buffalo wishes they never traded him away two seasons ago.
Also going through yesterday was the re-signing of one Tyler Bozak for 2 years at $975,000 $1.5M per. With the addition of Tim Connolly, Bozak can finally play the position he's meant for, 3rd line center with 1st PK unit duty, and dumb Leafs fan will finally shut up about him being a "bust". If he can repeat a 30 point season, Bozak will be an absolute steal for the Leafs money wise.
So here's hoping that Burke continues to hit them out of the RFA park with Luke Schenn's contract at the plate. Your links after the jump.
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Mirtle with the story of a bunch of kids fighting for spots in the AHL.
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Jeffler is elated to have Clarkey Mark still with the team.
What to Expect in 2011-12: Tim Connolly
Joe Cino gives us a prediction on our shiny new center.
Leafs or Oilers: Who Has the More Promising Future?
Mike at VLM asks the question.
Behind the Scenes of the Brad Richards Bidding War
DGB with the minutes of the Richards happenings.
Twenty-Three Players File for Arbitration
So yeah.....the Rangers could really be screwed here.
PuckStopsHere continues his series with the son of Mr. Hockey.
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Yeah that Bozak, what a bust. He’s never lived up to his billing as an undrafted college free agent.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 7:19 AM EDT reply actions
He’s no Hugh Jessiman, that’s for sure.
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I almost feel bad for that guy
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions
not to mention the oft overlooked shawn belle
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by happiergilmore on Jul 6, 2011 7:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Dreger reporting Bozie is 2yrs at 1.5M per
http://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/88566139931729920
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weird
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by happiergilmore on Jul 6, 2011 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Shiiiiiiiiiiit I trust Dreger on this one. That first report was too good to be true.
Stupid twitter rumours and TSN bought into the wrong #.
$1.5M / year is right around expected. It’s already been updated on that TSN page.
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Bozak moved to the third line; pressure off and Kadri probably on his wing. 30pts seems very likely. Even at 1.5M for two years, I like this contract.
its exactly in line with original expectations so you wont see many upset.
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$1.5 million is toward the low end of what I was expecting, but it sounds reasonable. Makes way more sense than the original Twitter rumour.
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I'm saying it again and again
until the NYR have dealt with their 4 F RFA’s (Dubinsky, Callahan, Boyle, and Anisimov) that we need to poach one of them.
My vote is for Boyle for 4th line C. 6’7", 244 lbs, 1100 faceoffs last year with a 48.5% win rate. He also lit the lamp 4 times against the Leafs so he likes playing (in?) Toronto!
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
It was weird, that guy was like the second coming of Rocket Richard, but ONLY against the Leafs.
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well
actually… he posted 21 goals… so it’s not like he only scored against the Leafs.
he did score against specific teams though:
3 against Washington (with 4 assists for 7 points in 4 games), 2 against Atlanta (winnpeg), 2 against Montreal, 2 against the Devils, 2 against the Penguins, and 2 against the Isles (plus another 3 assists).
That’s 6 goals against divisional rivals (he also had 2 assists against Pitt), so that’s 11 points against Pittsburgh, the Isles, and the Devs.
He also lit up the South East… I think he’d be a very solid signing.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Hy-per-bo-le. :-)
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or to be more accurate /sunglasses Hy-per-boy-le
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jul 6, 2011 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
/pinwheel guitar blast
(nicely played)
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I’d go with sam-ple-size.
But yeah, Boyle would be an upgrade over our current non-existent #4C. Bet he gets overpaid though.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Not really. Played almost even in tough minutes (40% ZS, .610 QoC, -3.5 corsi rel), and his on-ice sh% was only 6.54%. I don’t believe he’s a 20 goal scorer but he’s clearly an upgrade on Bozak or our current non-existent #4C.
But I suspect he’ll get silly money ($2.5MM+) based on his goal-scoring outburst so I would pass too.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh… yeah if he is getting more than 2 million I don’t want him. Less than that, I can live with it.
Besides, I don’t think the Rangers will be letting Callahan or Anisimov go so he’s the only guy we can realistically expect to get from them.
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Boyle had more goals and points than Bozak last season, averaging about 3.5 less minutes per game than Bozak.
I’d be a cool with a Leaf team that employs Boyle and Bozak as 3rd and 4th line C’s
I’d prefer a lot of other options before Boyle, but he might actually be available for cheap if NYR can’t squeeze him in.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I think his season was a fluke last year and he’s 28.
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Ya… I think it could be a case of career year vs down year… and they were pretty similar production.
If he gets walked after Arb, a team will probably pay too much for him.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m inclined to agree but I’d like to see if there were any appreciable differences in TOI, QualComp, Corsi REL (or any of those other stats that I am not inclined to look up) between this past year and his other years in the NHL before I close the book on Boyle’s “fluke season” argument.
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I posted them above. He’s solid possession-wise (or at least he was last year). And possession-based stats are much less prone to “fluke years”.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I get the sense he’s not terrible, but 21 goals is definitely a career max for him.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll take anything in the 8-12 range for goals from my 4C so long as he can play well defensively, hold his own in the faceoff dot while earning something south of 2 million dollars.
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Tim Brent
8 goals, 12 assists
-4
52 FO%
Under a million bucks.
Just sayin’
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
oh and
we can take this Dudley hint that he wants to do what I’m suggesting:
"Come training camp, if one or two young players makes the team, they’re going to have to move people, and they are not going to be able to move the people they just signed," said Dudley. "They’re going to have to move assets on their roster. That’s a good thing (for the Leafs)."
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
I don’t know where you got ‘trading for Boyle’ out of that. He’s basically saying that there’s a lot of competition for very few spots on the roster.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Dudley’s not talking about the Leafs. The question just before this answer was asking about what he thought of free agent signings and he was saying how stupid some of them are. One of the reasons is that because of the new inflated salaries a lot of teams are going to have to move roster players to make everything fit. The Leafs are in a good position to take advantage because of our cap space. That’s the context of the quote above.
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by T is for Truculence on Jul 6, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Buffalo and Washington are essentially over the cap and will need to unload salary.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
And Dudley’s point is that if someone outplays one of their more expensive bottom six players, they’ll either need to force that kid back into the AHL, or move salary yet again.
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Yup.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m definitely a proponent of trying to get some scoring out of Buffalo. They’ve got pretty good depth at forward, though like us they still lack high-end talent.
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This is a fallacy that is surprisingly common
Their top line:
Vanek-is one of the best goal scorers in the league. He has been ppg once and has had over 30 goals in 5 of the last 6 seasons (in 09/10 he had 28 goals in 71 games for the year he missed). He’s 5th in goals scored since 06/07. He is also good for 60-80 points.
Roy is a ppg center (or just lower). He is good for 70-80 points and over 25 goals.
Pominville is a 60-80 point winger who is good for over 20 goals.
Those three are high end talent. And that doesn’t even mention Stafford who had a break out year last year scoring half a goal a game.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I totally forgot about Vanek. Vanek-Roy is a better combo than anyone we’ve got.
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by Draglikepull on Jul 6, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup. Just weirds me out that their offense gets so shit on. They have a couple of really good guys.
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My last post wasn’t worded sarcastically enough… or something.
Whatever, it just shows that Leino is a luxury item because the only type of forward the Sabres need are centers.
But as long as he plays instead of Kotalik i declare the signing a victory.
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I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Need centres? As a Leaf fan I’m not really sure what that feels like.
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ah, got it. my apologies.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d love to snag Dubinsky or Callahan, but I’d imagine they’d be tougher to poach than Boyle?
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions
perhaps
except Boyle will likely be less costly, and he’s got that advantage of size… he’s also only going into his 3rd full year.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
I certainly don’t mind the idea of a guy at 6’7, 244 pounds with 20 goal potential. Looks like he put up the majority of those goals playing with Brandon Prust and Ruslan Fedotenko, so its not like he needed superstars on his wings to do it.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 7:52 AM EDT up reply actions
To be clear, though, Dudley is not suggesting those players will be available, if I’m reading the quote correctly. What he’s saying is that as time goes on, clubs sign their FA’s, young players “make the team” at training camp and other (i.e. non-FA, presumably non-prospect type assets) become available because clubs don’t want to move the guys they just finished signing.
Not quite sure I buy it; I can’t recall who it was right now, but IIRC, there was at least one player traded last week who had only just signed a contract extension with his previous club.
In any event, before people get too excited about this, it’s pretty safe to say Dudley is in a no unicorn zone.
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I think that might have been Setoguchi?
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Apparently he signed a three year extension with the Sharks on June 23rd, avoiding RFA status. Which would mean he was traded the following day, at the draft.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes. That ’s right.
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ANISIMOV
But more likely it’s Boyle on the outside looking in, unless they start moving them to the wings
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Boyle
is the oldest. Boyle is turning 27, Anisimov 23, Callahan 26, and Dubinsky 25.
So yeah I’d guess Boyle is odd man out…. they have Stepan also.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Anisimov looks goooooooooood though, P/60 were very very good. Was on my watchlist for RFA poaching back when we were still looking for a centerman… still be worth it to grab, but I can’t imagine he’s available unless they re-sign everyone else first.
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I'd move a
D prospect for him even if the Rangers don’t walk away from his arbitration ruling.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
ok time to go to work
later all.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Ansimov is the guy I’d like most out of that group. Has the most upside, which is what we should be looking for right now.
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Agreed, any of the 4 would be pretty awesome…Price notwithstanding
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I wants him.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Before arbitration, he was a prime candidate for an offer sheet. Le sigh.
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Stupid GMs worried about retaliatory offer-sheets.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
In the past, Dean Lombardi at least has openly threatened to offer-sheet all of a team’s RFAs if one of his guys gets offer sheeted.
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I know, it happened with the Blues and Canucks as well. Seems stupid.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Boyle is fucking garbage.
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BUT HES HUGENORMOUS.
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I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Liar.
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by SkinnyFish on Jul 6, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
/slow clap
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Points-per-60… 2-3 yea-rs ol-d..
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Really. He’ll be 27 next year and had a breakout 35 point campaign last season. He can’t skate, he sucks defensively, he’s a bad player.
Last 23GP: 1G 3A. From February 27th through the end of the playoffs.
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meh…If he’s cheap on a one year deal because NYR can’t sign him, I wouldn’t mind. I’ve seen other numbers that don’t paint him as terrible. For sure I’m hesitant about the skating ability of a 6’7 galoot.
I’ll let Burtch show up at some point, to argue the point further. I’m not really that excited about adding Boyle to the Leafs.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
before last season he worked with a figure skater and improved his skating. HNIC did a feature about it this season before one of the Leaf vs Ranger games.
by Nigel Cadbury on Jul 6, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes his skating went from “beer league” to “marginal NHLer”.
Four of his goals were scored on Giguere/Gustavsson and if I recall every one of them was a howler. That’s 20% of his production.
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It’s perfectly fine to let some scrub make 4th line C out of camp for league minimum.
A Boyle signing is just dreaming of a very intimidating 4th line.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Youtube is broken on my work computer. Is that the dump in from the blue line where Giguere doesn’t move and it goes through his legs?
I fucking hate JS Giguere.
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but he loves you and thanks your contributions to the Maple Leaf organization as a fan
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I was on my way to buy his jersey but I injured both hips and my groin and then a VIA train drove through my five hole.
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by Chemmy on Jul 6, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
VIA train, Canadian content, very nice
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Fuck I meant to link that one, but its a shot from the top of the circle, which may have been deflected by Dion’s stick on the way in. Point really was it was a garbage goal that even Kevin Bieksa could have scored.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
My favorite Giguere goal was late in the season where on the power play he pushes off the post while the guy on the post still has the puck. You can see the other team’s player stop in time and slide the puck into the net that Giguere opened for him.
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Against Florida I believe
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfpLpO3rbjo
about 1:15 in
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Good shot location, shitty deflection.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Shitty goaltending
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Yeah it was meant more as a comment of Boyle’s underwhelming goals against the leafs than on Gigeure, which isn’t to say Gigeure would have stopped it regardless.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
20% of Boyle’s production was against Giguere and Gustavsson.
Bozak is a 40 goal scorer if he plays four games against those two.
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Nothing else to say about that other than “lol”
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s one of the 20-someodd goals scored against us last year where the d-man gets his stick in the way, changing the trajectory of the shot and causing it to travel at warp speed over the glove/under the arm/over the pad/through the legs.
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I played hockey with a few guys who also did figure skating. The best skaters.
Imagine Boyle as a full time figure skater – doubles? He could proabably whip a gal out of the arena.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I learned to skate from a figure skating coach named Mrs. Jablonski, Pat Jablonski the former goalie’s mother. I still skate like shit.
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I learned to skate from Bob Mckenzie.
I think the funniest way someone once described my skating was “tall”
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by happiergilmore on Jul 6, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
You keep saying this. I know very little about him besides watching <5 games where he looked good. Why do you say he is garbage?
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You watched him torch Giguere and Gustavsson. Shame about the rest of the league.
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Based on my extremely quick and not very thorough youtube search for Boyle’s goals, the only other one that appeared immediately was against the Sens. Which obviously means nothing.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I was leaning more towards “If Rickard Wallin could have scored them, who cares”
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m down with Boyle to play C in the bottom 6 somewhere, preferably 4th line. Would have to be a cheap signing; similar to Mac last year. Could happen. Can’t see NYR retianing the services of all four of those RFA’s.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Id also be down to see Boyle
I dont expect him to explode like Mac but he does have 3rd line, even second line potential, and he’s huge which obviously cant be taught
seems like a developed tyler biggs
seems like a developed tyler biggs
But gigantic. We’ll see how it plays out.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Wysh tweeted this last night- some dumbass at the sun actually defended Steve Simmons’ quotes about Burke in Kandahar
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jul 6, 2011 7:47 AM EDT reply actions
Its Steve Buffery
The guy is worse than Simmons. Just a total clown
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I can’t stand this “its his job” shit Buffery throws out in his defence. If it were a job that any of hundreds of thousands of people in the GTA couldn’t do, I might buy it. But any moron can take a half hour to churn out a controversial opinion based on absoultely no research.
And all the stuff about how the people lambasting Simmons hiding behind anonymity. If you don’t thinkbeing ripped apart by readers is fair, don’t write. People like Simmons are lucky to have the ability to reach as many people as they do, and should expect criticism when they make controversial public statements.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone else feel that Simmons comes off sounding like an over obsessed fanboy here?
I care about hockey more than the troops! Why don’t you feel the same way? You should think about hockey. Hockey.As crazy as it sounds, there are things in the world more important than hockey. I understand this, you understand this, Brian Burke understands this, Steve Simmons does not.
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Steve Simmons does. He just wants to sell newspapers and rabble-raise. Which makes it even worse. He probably doesn’t actually think Burke did anything wrong, he’s just posturing for the sake or his bottom line.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, we’re still talking about it…..
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but for all the wrong reasons imho. I guess that just goes back to the debate about what constitutes journalism. Rational objectivity or rabble-raising subjectivity?
Simmons’ article bugged me but I’ve always been of the opinion that it’s very easy to not be offended by something that somebody has written.
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What bugs me the most are people defending Simmons’ journalistic “duty” to spew his opinions and how we ought to be ashamed of ourselves for lashing out. Obviously he’s gonna write what he wants, and he has a right to do so, but don’t criticize us when we call him on his lazy, shock value nonsense that any one of us here could write just as well. Is there a better way to do it than by calling him “retard?” Sure, but is it really that different from him writing only to illicit responses?
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I like how writers are allowed to write whatever they want but then get irate when we do the same thing.
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I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
The problem I have with that (and I know that you’re just joking) is that we don’t get paid (for the most part) to do nothing but write. So Simmons and co. can just deal with it. Part and parcel of the job, and largely always has been.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I just think that the phenomena of instant criticism in large volumes (via comment boards, twitter, facebook, blogs etc.) is still a relatively new one to the world of journalism. They’re still figuring out how to grow their skin a little thicker OR how to write things that don’t piss off large numbers of readers.
Back in the days when a letter-to-the-editor was just about the only way to let them know you were fed up with their tripe they could shrug off the criticism much more easily.
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That’s a very valid point. The medium and volume criticism from readers comes in has certainly changed alot. Guess I’m just not very sympathetic when journalists who make a living hashing out opinions criticize us for doing the same.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Coincidentally, I have actually written a letter to the editor to complain about Damien Cox.
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by Draglikepull on Jul 6, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
You can if you paid you $10,000 libel fee. Everyone knows bloggers always call someone’s character into question, but true MSM like Simmons never attack people and only report the news.
The MSM guys that piss the most people off, like Simmons and Cox, are columnists. It actually is their job to spew out their opinion and get a reaction. It’s why their papers also have beat reporters to, you know, report. The only time any of these guys will ever fade out of the spotlight is if people stop reading them or caring about their opinion. Being hated is a badge of honour for a columnist. Being irrelevant is a death sentence.
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by T is for Truculence on Jul 6, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s why I don’t follow them and haven’t clicked on a trolling column in years. I never read Simmons, only check Cox when consensus is he’s written something thoughtful and intelligent (which he is capable of).
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I stopped reading Simmons and Cox ages ago. Don’t need the aggravation, and I have not missed anything.
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by T is for Truculence on Jul 6, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He actually told someone that he isn’t a journalist, but a columnist
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by SkinnyFish on Jul 6, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
He is still clearly mad about that time he got ripped apart in that press conference.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Homer: What the hell are you talking about?
1/1/11: Saw the beginning of the Optimus Reim era. And it was glorious!!!1
Oh...and Phil Kessel says YAAAAAAYYYY!!!1
Why would someone wearing the t-shirt “Genius at work” spend all his time watching a children’s show?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
…I withdraw my question…
Although, that was the previous question lol…
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Oh...and Phil Kessel says YAAAAAAYYYY!!!1
really needs this quote in there to make sense:
In episode 2F09, when Itchy plays Scratchy’s skeleton like a xylophone, he strikes the same rib twice in succession, yet he produces two clearly different tones. I mean, what are we to believe, that this is some sort of a… (sniggering) magic xylophone or something? Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
by Learn2Leaf on Jul 6, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think the optics of Burke not being here for July 1st are crummy.
However: his work since July 1st has been fantastic. We never had a shot at Richards and Burke has added Liles, Connolly, Franson and Lombardi. What more could he have done?
Back to the optics you’re not going to win a war when it comes down to the perception that you’re attacking a guy who’s giving back to the community in terms of Kandahar and Pride. Simmons is pretty dumb.
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As long as Burke laid out the plan before leaving I’d trust your array of assistant GMs would be able to handle it.
I’m really beginning to think Burke is the idea man and Nonis does all the actual GMing.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Yeah, someone said that Burke will become the President to let Nonis be GM and I hope that happens.
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Poulin.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
It seems more and more that Burke doesn’t give a shit about optics.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s sad that there were so many potential articles as a result of July 1, and Simmons of course chose the lowest common denominator.
Could have done an article about why the Leafs chose to stay on the periphery of the July 1 fray.
Could have done an article about the Leafs brass learning their lessons from previous years.
Could have done an article about Philadelphia continuing to reshape their roster like a drunk college kid playing NHL 11 at 4 a.m.
Could have done an article about New York buying out and burying their previous big-name signings so they could make another one.
And those are just off the top of my head.
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How many times do we have to play against Carolina next year? With all those ex-Leafs on their roster, they’ll torch us every time!
Wanted to play with Timmy Brent.
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by T is for Truculence on Jul 6, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
hes said he wants to go where he has friends
Alexei Ponikarovsky, Tim Brent, Jiri Tlusty, Paul Maurice
Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The funny thing is as soon as it was announced Tim Brent congratulated ‘Thomas Kaberle’
by ShahofToronto on Jul 6, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
At least he didn’t call him Mulva.
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by GreatKingRat on Jul 6, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I am really upset this comment isn’t green, or blue, or whatever yet.
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Also got a good review by Frantisek and Old Man Kaberle.
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Burke is freaking rediculous at RFAs. Clarke is very fair, Bozak is a complete steal, Kulemin lasy year, redic.
Also this might be one of the most intelligent off seasons I can remember. All our positions of need are filled. The 1C could be debated but Burke improved it at a fair contract with really no risk. Lebda out, Franson it. Lombardi could play 5 games and help us win a couple. Oh yeah, forgot Reimer’s raise.. very fair.
No stupid signings but yet no passivity
To what do we attribute the lack of long term deals?
1: Burke et al learned from their mistake with Komisarek and others about signing marginal guys to long terms.
2: There was no player besides Richards they felt comfortable giving more than a few years.
3: Burke thinks that the new CBA will not allow older non cap compliment deals to be grandfathered in\
4: Burke thinks there could be another lockout
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:00 AM EDT reply actions
I’d say a mix of all four. #1 leading to #2. #3 and #4 going hand in hand
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
re 4: I honestly doubt the players or owners want to go through another lockout, though I suspect it’s a real possibility. I’m hoping that they come to an agreement that can make everyone happy. Something along the lines of a luxury tax can both put money in the hands of the players, while shielding smaller market teams from the burden of playing for expensive players.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Even though I’d now benefit from it, the luxury tax is a terrible idea. It needs to be 3$ per 1$ over at least and no one seems to want to do that.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Wait, why is it a terrible idea?
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
It doesn’t help benefit small market teams at dollar for dollar and it doesn’t hinder large teams from exceeding the threshold by as much as 50%.
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I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
I like a luxury tax range.
Like the salary floor is 45 million.
The soft cap is 55 million.
The hard cap is 65 million.
For every dollar you are above the soft cap you have to pay a luxury tax (more than 1-1, ideally 3-1 or more as ubiquitous pointed out) and you CANNOT pass the hard cap.
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Why not index the ratio to the differential ability of the teams to pay. So, maybe you divide the revenue from the top 5 to 10 teams by the revenue of the bottom for to 10 teams. If the top teams make 5 times more, then the luxury tax works at a 5:1 level. I’m not an accountant and I haven’t looked at ANY of their books so obviously that’d need a bunch of fine tuning to make it reasonable…. but something like that.
You can for sure do something like that, but I would still want a hard cap line. There could be that flexible region where there could be a tax, but there needs to still be a line you can’t cross so that one team doesn’t have double the salary of another.
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Burke likes getting another chance to sign RFAs to RFA deals.
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I think 2 & 3, mostly. Burke was involved in constructing the last CBA, he’s worked for the league before, and he probably wants to keep a clean slate going into the next CBA. Given how horribly our roster was managed going into the last CBA, I’m pretty pleased with the way he’s handling it.
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2 year deals
Anyone else slightly nervous about the 2-year deals Burke is signing? Mac, Bozak, Lupul, Gunnarson, Armstrong, Lombardi and Connolly will all come due at the same time, which might put us in a cap bind depending on who we keep. Also, this is just as we’re going into the last years of Phaneuf, Kessel and Reimer’s contracts.
nope
After 2 years, the management team can assess their roster in light of the new CBA and decide who they want, and how to sign all those players according to the needs of the new CBA.
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by danishmarshmallow on Jul 6, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
also
I don’t count on all of those players staying. The timing allows them to see which prospects are ready and for what roles.
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by danishmarshmallow on Jul 6, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Gives the Leafs options. Not concerned
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Lupul, Armstrong, and Lombardi will all be UFA, and will all be told “get low or walk.” Connolly won’t even be offered an extension unless he blows the roof off the building with his production in the second year of his contract. Gunnarsson, Bozak, and Mac are all RFAs, and that’s we just managed to re-sign those same three RFAs this year without even one of them disputing hard enough to go to arbitration. Shouldn’t be too hard to do it again.
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Oh crap, you’re right. Damn. I wouldn’t have minded going a little longer with Bozak’s deal. Gonna be expensive next time around.
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I was just going to say that. Burke wants to hoard 13-14 cap space because he’s going to blow shit up with huge offers.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Our Top six will be Kessell-Kulemin-Kadri/Colborne-Grabbo-UNICORN-UNICORN
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Kadri-Crosby-Kessel
Kulemin-Getzlaf-Perry
Win ALL the games!
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I mean, let’s be honest. Of the top 10 names in that list, 8 or 9 are probably locked up well before July 1, 2013.
I think it’s probably down to two things;
First, no telling where the new CBA goes, so by not committing to anything too crazy, we’re not stuck with anything we might not want.
Second, what do we really have that’s worth putting on a long-term deal? Birky is right in his pessimism that we still lack top-shelf offensive talent (beyond Kessel, really) and so it doesn’t bother me that we have a number of secondary scoring type guys locked up on shorter-term deals.
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Well I think that if we had to re-sign Grabbo and Kulemin this year they’d be getting pretty hefty raises. The top-six talent had already been signed to shorter deals.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
That looks like my NHL 11 team, Except it’s Kessel Crosby Stamkos, Kulemin Kadri Lupul
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
My top 6 is Morrow-Thornton-Giroux, Kulie-Connolly-Kessel. Philly let me offer-sheet Giroux for only $3.4 million!
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silly holmgrem
I obviously make a Ben Schnell and while I had him come in as an 80 his potential improved him to be stamkos-esque now at 92 or so
I’ve got
Heatley – Schnell – Iginla
Kessel – Kadri – Clowe
yeah there was a custom player with my name that was super skilled somehow already inserted into the be a GM mode, I had to trade Schenn for him, then in an absolutely ass backwards deal I traded Komisarek, My first rounder Plus another first from New York ( got it for trading Kaberle) back for Schenn and their first rounder (2nd overall), then i flipped the guy with my name to comulbus for their 2 first rounders.
I also offer Sheeted the shit out of Doughty, played with him for a few games then traded him for an injured Crosby.
Then I traded RNH and Giguere to Tampa for Stamkos.
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
and in my other GM file
I play on superstar and got fired from the leafs when I lost in the semis, so I signed with the oilers, and set up this roster:
Hall (91) – Crosby (94) – Hemsky (87)
Gagne (87) – Gagner (87) – Williams (82)
with Phaneuf and Douggie Hamilton on defense
It’s going to be Barnum and Bailey style
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Free agent class, 2 years from now
Hey everybody! Sergei Gonchar will be available! I wonder how much Bryan Murray will sign him for then…
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Plus, on a semi-serious note, 2013 is the CROSBY/GETLZAF/PERRY extravaganza
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
None of those guys will hit July 1st.
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Yeah, hence the semi-serious thing.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Neither will Stamkos. Says nhlcheapshot from a month ago.
/iknownotthesamesituationbutstillimsurprised
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
Gunnar, Mac and maybe Bozak are the only “long term” pieces in that group in terms of being part of our Top 6/Top 4 going forward. Everyone else, I’ll be glad to see their cap hits go. They’re stopgaps. By that time hopefully we’ll have a sense if any of Colborne/McKegg/Ross/D’Amigo/Mueller are capable. I’d be happy if one of those guys was a long-run Top 6 guy.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Fucking re-building. How does it work?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Bozak needs a little “nuts” in him
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
he does listen to Justin Beiber.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
what is going to happen with Buffalo?
their core is locked in, but they need a 13F, 7D, and raise for Enroth/backup goalie..
what I mean is, they only have 20 players under contract, but only $354,643 in capspace.
Do they pull a NJ and play with a short roster?
I think they bury Kotalik in the AHL. That will give them just enough space and he’s not an NHL player anymore.
Either that or trade Boyes/Hecht.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Jason Pommenville is out really long-term. The sabres have tons of cap room.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Really?
I didn’t know that. Concussion? That sucks for him.
"[Phil Kessel]'s as streaky as a flipped coin" - Shift
by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Torn Achilles in the playoffs… or something. Jeff carter’s skate went right through his achilles area.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Pet Cemetery style.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh Christ that’s terrible. Achilles injuries are brutal. Yeah, that solves your cap space issue in a terribly disadvantageous way.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately it also greatly increases the chance of seeing Ales Kotalik in a Sabres uniform.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
You mean again, right?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m trying hard to forget Ales Kotalik was ever a Sabre.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
He's been around for so long
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for choosing the goat head unis to complete the hideousness.
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I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
You’ve had a lot of bad jerseys.
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Something about the teams that came into the league in 1970…
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I love this jersey.
Let the Wookie win.
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by Kenjamin on Jul 6, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What the hell is that grizzled old lighthouse operator doing with a hockey stick?
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Fending off the Kraken.
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by SkinnyFish on Jul 6, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Krakened.
Follow someone else on Twitter.
by not norm ullman on Jul 6, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
DON’T GIVE HIM THE STICK
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Last one there’s a penis pump!
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Man, those Captain Highliner unis were the best. If I recall correctly, the Highliners wore them when a bunch of teams introduced really bad 3rd jerseys. There were the LA Burger Kings and the Boston Honey Bears as well.
I always thought those Boston ones made the players look like giant jars of peanut butter. I swear if a guy wore one of those and a green helmet, Zdeno Chara might try to twist his fucking head off and eat what’s inside with a spoon.
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I was ok with the red sword ones. They were decent. And really, the slug on the white jersey wasn’t too terrible (But the home slugs were totally unacceptable)
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Best is that they were on the helmets as well
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I figured that would maximize the trauma.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I like this article...
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/1020102—blacker-gardiner-on-path-to-leafs#.ThONnhoKi0s.twitter
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"Gardiner’s got god-given ability, the way he uses his edges. He skates on top of the ice. He’s a little bit of Duncan Keith, he’s a little bit of Scott Niedermayer. I don’t want to jump ahead too far, but he really is a beautiful skater. Now we just need to nurture him and spend time with him and make sure we don’t ruin him — allow him to sort of develop and grow before we put him on the big stage."
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I’m turning my crank reading this if you know what I mean.
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I dont understand inuendo, please elaborate.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Hard labour
In a sweatshop
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I’ve hooked my genitals up to a bicycle and am spinning the pedals as fast as possible.
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He’s trying to get his car started. It’s a little old-timey.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jul 6, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand "he skates on top of the ice"
Clearly this isn’t supposed to be interpreted literally (and still be anything special about him), so what is the metaphor?
Gardiner and Blacker need not worry. Liles and Komi won’t be Leafs forever
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I have a huge man-crush on Gardiner right now. I hope he’s LD; after Liles heads out, hopefully we won’t be afraid of running Gunnarsson, Aulie, Gardiner down the left side.
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derek_popke Derek Popke wondering if I can plug in a vid of leafs prospect Jake Gardiner and say “kids just skate like this” for my skating lecture @TheCoachesSite!
Also:
bq. derek_popke Derek Popke sports psychology to wrap up day #Leafs camp. shout out to swede Nilsson for stepping up in blue/white game today. This kid is only 17!
Popke’s bio says: Skating / Skills Consultant. Lucky enough to work with some of the coolest hockey players around. NHL Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Camp 2009-2011.
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“Gardiner’s got god-given ability, the way he uses his edges. He skates on top of the ice. He’s a little bit of Duncan Keith, he’s a little bit of Scott Niedermayer. I don’t want to jump ahead too far, but he really is a beautiful skater. Now we just need to nurture him and spend time with him and make sure we don’t ruin him — allow him to sort of develop and grow before we put him on the big stage.”
IT. MOVED.
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On the Fan590
There is a HUGE douchebag spewing about Brian Burke right now.
Wow.
Let the Wookie win.
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Holy fuck Jeff Blair is a twat.
Why didn’t Burke offer sheet Stamkos?! The Leafs have more money than anyone elseWho cares if you piss off other teams?!?! Damn his moral code
Twitter me!
It’s hard to listen to. Blair is being a moron and moron’s are calling him out for being a moron while acting moronically.
Let the Wookie win.
Twitter is a thing!
Sweet. Sounds like MY kinda town.
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by not norm ullman on Jul 6, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Basically its like this, if you work for the fan 590 or appear on their show regularly, you’re a douche. Brady, Blair, McCown the list goes on
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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And he ended the debate by implying that the Leafs will miss the playoffs because they didn’t offer sheet Stamkos. All of his talk about the Leafs having money also seems to ignore the cap.
I don’t want Stamkos if that’d mean taking the lustre off the Lebda Maneuver (TM.)
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by not norm ullman on Jul 6, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Some guy on the CBC on my way home called Clarke MacArthur a Figure Skater yesteryday
I <3 Dueling Watermelons
I think Jeff Skinner was a figure skater, too
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Believe so. Other than Skinny fish (see above) I don’t anyone whose skating ability hasn’t benefitted from working with a figure skating coach, or actually figure skating.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I should revise that – I don’t know about MAc. Misread.
Believe sowas in referrence to Jeff Skinner not Mac. MAc I don’t know about.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha, I kid. I learned a lot from her and became a much better skater. I’m just not at OH MY GOD SUPER GOOD LEVEL.
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ahhh gotchya. I’m sure you’re being humble now.
I’d love to have a shootout contest against you. I play nets. 10 pucks at center ice.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh right, that guy. That guy blew something fierce. He let in 6 goals on wristers from above the circles.
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WTF is Patrick Lalime doing in your mens league?
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
We all do.
Except Giggy. That guy had his “on nights”
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
PROVE YOU’RE NOT DATING LEBDA.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m the shootout master. I have yet to miss on a shootout or penalty shot in the last 3 years of men’s league. Probably about a dozen or so attempts. Last one I completely f’ed up and had the puck stop on me so I did a Linus Omark spin-o-rama at the blue line, came in wide on the right, faked backhand, then pulled it wide and put it in off the opposite post from 3 inches above the goalline. /smug
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hmmm…Just stay away from my glove hand and you might pot a couple.
Seriously, whenever I meet folks who’ve played a lot of ice hockey, I’d love to set up the shootout next chance at shinny or whatever. Just fun.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll toe drag on that glove hand
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
yup
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Many have tried.
Next winter. Rideau canal – I think it’s the 6th k. Little pond just off the canal. 10 pucks. One goalie, one shooter. All the marbles. I triple toucan dare you
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I have to go to Ottawa? you are cruel
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Free Ice literally everywhere!!!
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
NIce…I’ll just yell out BEN SCHNELL about 10 times, see if anyone responds
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
So he admires MacArthur’s edge control?
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I hope it was a Habs or Sens fan. I like dropping the fact that he outscored both of their entire rosters.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
We have four guys who would have been the leading scorer on MTL or OTT.
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Something's gotta give
@GMillerTSN
Gord Miller
Troy Brouwer signs a 2 year deal with Washington worth $2.35m a year. He was acquired from Chicago for Washington’s 1st rd pick this year.
That puts them over the cap, with Alzner still to sign
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I think they have 1 or 2 guys slated for LTIR... but ya they probably need to dump salary.
Gotta think it’s Chimera, Fehr, something. Doubt it’s Semin (though a lot of teams are licking their lips)
/insertdirtyjoke
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
That could potentially leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth.
"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
But I hear it does wonders for your complexion....
/thingsguystelltheirgirlfriends
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Semin to Colorado for something funny
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
“for previous considerations.”
It would make the Varlamov trade look fair.
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by Draglikepull on Jul 6, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There’s a “Communist Daughter” joke in there somewhere.
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That was the idea.
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by Draglikepull on Jul 6, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Who would’ve thought Neutral Milk Hotel references could be so funny. Only Alex Semin.
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s appropriate that Oh Comely is the next track on the album.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Fucking rights, boys. Fucking rights!
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Or...
I love you, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, I love you.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Any of it works.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously amazing. Thank god I don’t have to work right now. It’s on, and this guy is blazing!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!!
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
So hot here.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Would love to see a team use King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 2 as their entrance, just confuse the shit out of everyone.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Honest to god. I swear, if I ever made the UFC, “Oh, Comely” would be my entrance music. Just fuck with people’s minds.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Love that goddamn song.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
I had no idea my remark was going to turn this place into Hipster Central.
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You can’t mention NMH without that happening.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
full disclosure: I never understood the fuss about them / that album. it kind of bugs me.
Congratulations Tomas!
slot
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
To each their own. When was the last time you gave it a spin? (just interested, as I slept on it for about three years)
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Pretty much dismissed it on first listen around the time it came out, went back to it a few years ago and still couldn’t get into it. Magnet called it the best album of the last 10 years in 2007 (ahead of personal faves Alien Lanes and If You’re Feeling Sinister) so I think that was when I tried again.
Congratulations Tomas!
I don’t want to be a jerk, but if you aren’t moved by “Two Headed Boy, Pt. 2” you may be an android.
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Win.
"[Phil Kessel]'s as streaky as a flipped coin" - Shift
by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
HennyTweets: Chippy start to leafs prospect game. Brad ross slashes andrew macwilliam.
HennyTweets Leaf draftee in 2011 tom nilsson sends brad ross up over end with a great check. Ross isn’t pleased!!
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Brad Ross may or may not be a danger to society.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe we should get those hands registered as lethal weapons.
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Oh ross
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, I continue to like that Nilsson based on very little information.
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Brad Ross just fought Jamie Devane who is like 4" taller and 40lbs heavier
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Jesus, he’s really doing his best to live up to expectations
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Until he straight up kills some one on the ice. Guy is a borderline menace.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
years from now...
Brad Ross was the only NHL player on record to take off his skate and try to stab another player with it.
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by thenumber14 on Jul 6, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
You can’t really stab with a hockey skate. Slash or slice, sure. But not stab.
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yeah, pretty sure the closest you can do is chop
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
What about if you took the blade off the boot?
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
what if you ran at someone with the blade pointed at them? i think that still counts as a stab. Slice or a chop involves blade motion.
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God bless his little heart.
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I never understood why Leafs TV never shows these games or when they never used to show the blue and white game live in training camp or the prospect tournament games.
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mirtle James Mirtle
Burke on Jim Carey and Steve Penny: He told James Reimer to Google them in the off-season and not turn into them.
HAHAHAHA.
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by Bower Power on Jul 6, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Ha, apparently his wife is all over the twitters and keeps him informed. That’s how he heard about Optimus Reim and the logos, etc. apparently.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
He should know Reimer doesn’t bother with Google. He just asks Jesus who obviously knows everything.
by WizardofNaz on Jul 6, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The image of Burke telling someone to “Google” something amuses, for whatever reason.
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by Draglikepull on Jul 6, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
—→ RT @HennyTweets: BB says Nazem Kadri comes to camp in September as a winger and not a centre #Leafs
I must have left my “shocked” face in my other pants.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Your face is in your pants? That must leave a funny taste in your mouth.
/UsingJokesUsedEarlierOnTheBoard
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by BCapp on Jul 6, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Brian Burke says he hasn’t started talking contract with Luke Schenn. “No rush on that.”
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South Korea gets 2018 Winter Olympics: automatic entrance for their men’s hockey team into the tournament.
Somebody’s going to fucking die.
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they will be picked apart by teams like Germany and France, any medal contender probably hits triple digets
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I feel confident that if allowed to train 24/7 about six of us from here could make the South Korean team.
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I’d take that challenge and I can’t skate.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
neither can they, so you’ll fit right in
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jul 6, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
there are a bunch of kids in Markham right now super excited about the prospects of playing shinny in the Olympics against their heros.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Better get Richard Park and and Jim Paek ready to suit up
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Richard Park is going to play 54 minutes a game.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
I’d think Jim Paek gets at least 30, and he’ll be 51 by then
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
On that note, so should Hudler. Look at this face and tell me he isn't east asian
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Look at this face. Whaddya see Dad? Whaddya see?
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he looks like one of those robots with rubber skin the japanese keep making
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
If that is actually a robot I am really creeped out.
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it is, you can tell by its dead, Hudler like eyes
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that is pretty creepy. I might accidentally make out with…that…if half-drunk
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No Thanks, I’d rather stay and make-out with my Monroebot.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I have all the red dwarf DVDs. Yes, I’m a geek.
"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 Jul 6, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe’s girlfriend sure doesn’t say much…
by 9 Dollar Beer on Jul 6, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
That “Lars and the Real Girl” movie comes to mind… it was weird.
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And that’s only against Canada
"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!"
Guys, guys, they have 7 years to get better, it took a recovering alcoholic like two weeks to turn District Five into the Ducks, they got this.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
They once lost 12-1 to Belarus, which was better than that time the lost 27-0 to Latvia.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
S. Korea vs France:
4GP: 0-4-0
SIXTY GOALS AGAINST
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They’ve conceded 160 to Japan in 16 games.
On the plus side, they’ve never lost to New Zealand in 6 games, scoring 99 goals in the process.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
New Zealand: Worse at hockey than South Korea.
It’s like a logarithmic scale of suck.
"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!"
Is there a winter Commonwealth games? If there is we need hockey to be a part of it, would be hilarious.
It’s only because they spend 90% of practices trying to the haka on ice with varying degrees of success
"The Passion Continues..."
Ok, so who wants to move to South Korea with me and become a citizen so we can be Olympians?
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I’m in
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I will collect all of your emergency numbers to report your deaths to your family members.
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don’t worry, it will televised nationally
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Dad is firm, but fair
"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!"
Wow, super creepy dirty joke in there for anyone who has as twisted a mind as I do.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
You’ll forever be known as “2018 Olympian SkinnyFish.”
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
So at the 2011 Division I World Championships, South Korea was in a group with Italy, Hungary, Netherlands, Spain and Japan (who withdrew because of the earthquake)
Hungary L 6-3
Italy L 6-0
Netherlands W 6-3
Spain L 3-2 (OT)
South Korea finished 3rd in the group, with 4 points. Netherlands was 4th with 3 points, and Spain got relegated by finishing at the bottom with 2.
For reference, Italy got relegated from the Elite Division in 2010. These were their results.
Canada L 5-1
Switzerland L 3-0
Latvia L 5-2
France L 2-1
Kazhakstan W 2-1
USA L 3-2
Yeah, South Korea will probably lose every game at the Olympics by ten.
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Fun fact since you brought up team Italy. I almost got kicked out of my house in 2006 for celebrating every one of Canada’s 7 goals against Italy
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Some Leafs Prospect camp highlights
Who says Biggs has no hands @ 0:42
http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=802&id=120338
Brad Ross doesn't play soccer
he plays murderball.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 6, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Just when you finally get rid of an Acton up pops another.
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jul 6, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Just like genital warts. Which, I would obviously have no experience in.
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Can you not see them underneath all of the crabs?
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As long as he’s not playing on special teams
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jul 6, 2011 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Goalie at :56 is Sparks? Kid is f’ing huge.
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think that was engelage
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor Engelage... really dont think he's going anywhere.
Burke keeps dropping goalie prospects on top of him on the depth chart….
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He likely wont. His numbers don't scream "future NHL goalie":
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=96530
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I agree he’s not going to make it imo, but to say “Poor Engelage” because Burke is bringing in better goalies is dumb. It’d be better saying “Poor Engelage, you’re just not good enough”. Its not wrong for Burke to bring in goalies like Scrivens or Rynnas who actually have a shot.
I was being half joking. I dont give a shit about our shitty goalies.
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For comparison Adam Dennis or something is the Sabres third goalie on the depth chart and I barely bother to check his stat line.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
If a goalie 6th or 7th deep on our goalie depth chart surprises, great. Reimer started out in the ECHL too as a 4th round pick, so predicting their tragectories is pretty much pointless.
If not, enjoy a lovely career in the ECHL or European leagues.
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Toronto was great for a long time when we had Potvin, Joseph, Belfour… feeling good about Miller being 31?
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Both of the Sabres’ previous starting goaltenders are still playing professionally and one of them is 46.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
True. Miller may continue his dominance…in the Czech league.
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I figure in terms of minutes he’s got a good 6 seasons left. Most of the good goalies last about 35000 minutes before they start to get worse, seemingly regardless of age.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Tim Thomas has 18433 NHL minutes, I guess he’ll be playing until he’s in his 60s
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jul 6, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Six more years of good Tim Thomas isn’t completely far-fetched.
Unlikely… sure, but not out of the question.
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I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Err your forgetting all his Minor league/ Europe minutes. Just because they aren’t NHL minutes doesn’t mean they don’t count
I know you did I was talking about Ubi saying 6 more years out of Thomas because he’d only played 18000 minutes was false.
But has he played for 10 000 hours? Because a very intelligent author has informed me that all the best people in the world practice that much.
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2 games in the AHL and he put up a .892, only a .913 in the ECHL. I hope he starts doing better, but it’s pretty hard to say that he’s either destined for the NHL, or losing out on a fair shot.
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well he really isnt very good
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m still waiting for the impressive part…
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
Well he didn’t score, but that was a nice move he pulled.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy fuck dude
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Leafs could also trade for Crosby and he would still bitch about it
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Concussion history.
Do. Not. Want.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
or Stastny
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m with birky on this one; it’s a nice move, but he doesn’t get a shot away. I’m not sure who was in net, but I like the decision to challenge and do a butterfly poke more than I liked the move-fumble-and-not-shoot.
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Oh well he fucked up a ridiculous dangle in a scrimmage. Does Lucic ever try moves like that in a game (successfully)? Biggs has wheels and he’s a tank. He’s not Rick Nash, he’s not meant to pull off moves like that.
Twitter me!
I like that he’s trying, but it’s not gonna suddenly make me think “OH LOOK, WE SECRETLY DID TAKE A SKILL FORWARD!” or anything.
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that move is not impressive. it really isn’t. not in a scrimmage against other non-NHLers. It’s not like when Drew Stafford did it against the Leafs and scored.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
Blues sign Langenbrunner and Arnott to 1-year deals
Hmm… really though they were going to go with their youth movement.
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Maybe they figure these young pups need a lesson in being professionals?
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
From a guy who “lead” a team to the bottom of the Eastern Conference, then got traded to a Western Conference team that proceeded to back it’s way to 9th place?
"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!"
Gotta think Richards knock on the ol’ kabazza didn’t help matters.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Also, not to Burtch you out or anything, but the difference between 4th and 9th in the West was about four points for most of the second half.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Yeah. Still, not sold on Langenbrunner right now
"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!"
St. Louis had terrible goaltending outside of Halak last year.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Good thing they signed Brian Elliott
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
why the hell did they sign arnott? they have a billion NHL ready centers
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So I had a feature idea.
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We should take votes on stuff like:
Who will score more points: Ehrhoff or Kaberle?
And then we can look back and say “See, we’re smrt” or “No, we’re dumb” .
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Any plan on said poll not being manipulated by other teams' voters though?
I saw some of those SBN “mock draft” polls get just massacred.
It’s a good idea though. Especially difficult to predict absolute points vs. point production / game (to factor in injuries)
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Save% – Reimer vs Varlamov.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
vezina – Myers vs Subban
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Might be a more interesting exercise if we keep current Leafs out of it
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Colorado’s pick: earlier or later than 12.5?
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Greg Sherman: Emperor of Denver, or Assistant to JFJ wherever he is?
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Couldn’t you set it up as two comments and rec for your vote? That way only members could vote?
by potvin vs hextall on Jul 6, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure why not…This vote will track PPP as a community’s answer (vs individual response)?
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Erik Cole v. Nick Bergfors.
"[Phil Kessel]'s as streaky as a flipped coin" - Shift
by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Jagr vs Leino.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Leino vs. MacArthur
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Owned.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
If Bergfors weren’t playing in Nashville I’d take him.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
concussion race?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 6, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Orr’s cleared to play.
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No. Not nice at all.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Orr has a much lower baseline to meet I’d imagine.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Most Goals:
Parise vs. Jeff Carter
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Oh wait I got a good one
Most points:
Kadri vs. B. Schenn
buh buh buhhhhhhh
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Can we ban anyone who doesn’t pick Kadri?
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no worries I did too.
I miss his scholng?!?!?!? WTF?
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by MapleLeafMole on Jul 6, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Kadri vs. B Schenn is a better comparable since they are both from the same draft class and may very well have similar 3rd line roles next year.
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Seguin is gonna play 82 games next year if healthy
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Richards & Carter vs. entire current FLYERS roster
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jul 6, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ooooohhhhh.
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by The '67 Sound on Jul 6, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm I got a few more possibles
Sv %: Vokoun vs. Bryzgalov
Goals: Kessel vs…. Gaborik? Semin? (needs a challenge)
TOI: Lebda vs. Komisarek?
Hits: Schenn vs…. anyone really
Shots: Kessel vs. Ovechkin or Phaneuf vs. Shea Weber
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Schenn vs any defenseman. I would still pick Callahan (its MSG where they give to many hits right?) and Brown ahead of him.
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Ah yes, any defenseman is what I meant.
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And here are a few
Points
Denk vs Hank Sedin
Crosby vs Ovechkin
Kaberle vs Wis/Ehrhoff/Markov
Ehrhoff vs Eberle
Kovalchuk vs B Richards (the ridiculous contract war)
M Richards + Carter vs Simmonds + Schenn + Voracek
Antropov vs any hab
Goals
M Richards + Carter vs Simmonds + Schenn + Voracek
Kessel vs Cammi/Gionta
Ovi vs Stamkos
Babchuk vs Franson (c’mon)
GP
Connoly vs B Richards
Lombardi vs R Wallin
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Kessel vs Cammi/Gionta
More like Kessel vs. Cammi + Gionata
Kessel vs just one is a landslide. Give him a challenge
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Who lasts longer without having to make a trade to free up cap space: Buffalo vs Washington?
Remember last year when everyone thought NJ and Vancouver would have to do it almost right away? Can be hard to guess.
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Points: Brett Lebda vs. Matt Lombardi
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Wins: Reimer vs. Varlamov
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Dive attempts: Alex Burrows vs Canadian men’s Olympic diving team
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Ginch vs. Gonch
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Stalk vs.Stock
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by thenumber14 on Jul 6, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Straw man vs straw man
"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!"
Most points:
MacArthur vs. Grabovski vs. Kulemin
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Better winning percentage:
The Ottawa Senators vs The South Korean men’s ice hockey team
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s gonna be tough. Its possible they may get a loser point against belarus or something and then they’d have a point percentage of 11%.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
I hate Christian Ehrhoff because he should have been Tomas Kaberle.
Hmm, maybe the New Zealand men’s team will provide a better comparison
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Kessel vs Seguin + Knight + Hamilton
Hint: Kessel is going to win.
by ShahofToronto on Jul 6, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
So, all this team South Korea talk led me to Wikipedia to find out more about them, when inevitably led to Team Canada’s 2010 gold winning roster which led me to watch the golden goal again.
That was a nice day, I liked it.
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CROSBY SCORES!!!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
TO THE YOUTUBE!
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
ONCE IN A LIFETIME, OLYMPIC GOLD
"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!"
by Semi_Colon on Jul 6, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Love how NBC zoomed in on Miller before cutting to Crosby, awesome.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember where I was. At home, on the couch, wife just finished telling me Canada was going to blow it.
Two amazing things happened that day: Canada Gold and Wife Was Wrong Without Question.
I don’t think I’ve ever been more nervous/stressed over a hockey game in my adult life.
it crept up a little bit in the SCF this year but then I remembered " what the fuck? I’m cheering for the bruins??" and that quickly subsided.
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I was watching it in Pearson
Had to do laps of Terminal 1 in the intermission before OT
"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!"
That McWilliam kid is huge. Dman from UND right?
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believe so, he’s like 220 or something yeah
by Self Destructive Zones on Jul 6, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Dun Dun Dun
Dubinsky’s agent, Kurt Overhardt, called filing “part of the process” while Callahan’s agent, Steve Bartlett said talks so far had been “amicable” but said Callahan would be attractive as an unrestricted free agent, which he could be next summer.
“The Rangers have been complimentary about Cally and the role he plays, I don’t think anybody doubts that,” Bartlett said. “I know he’s a coveted player around the league. Fast forward a year and see what Ryan Callahan could demand on the market.”
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 3:05 PM EDT reply actions
they have 16 mil in space for 6 more players. I have to imagine it’d be pretty hard for NYR to walk away from his arbitration award.
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They won’t. But he’ll be UFA next year if NYR doesn’nt lock him up now i think is the point
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bozak to Gunnar:
Bozie42 Tyler Bozak @carl_gun thanks bjorn. Just wanna keep beating you in 2 touch!
I mention it here entirely because it suggests Gunnar’s nickname is “bjorn.”
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i bet the sweeds on the team are Peter, Bjorn, and John.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Gus, Gunnarson, and….Sjostrom?
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jul 6, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
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Congrats to phil dupuis on signing in toronto lol #doopaloop
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4th line center, come on down!
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Huh.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jul 6, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOO 4TH LINE CENTER!!!………
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by happiergilmore on Jul 6, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Win Threshold Part III
Its rough, its messy, and it needs an editor, but its done!
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2011/7/6/2259982/win-threshold-part-iii
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