Leafs open Rookie Tournament with win
by birky on Sep 11, 2011 8:36 AM EDT
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Day one of the 2011 NHL Rookie Tournament was a good one for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as the young Buds came from behind to defeat Chicago 4-2. Mark Owuya looked sharp in his first action on the North American ice surface and two Leaf defensive prospects showed why they are rated so highly. Jesse Blacker was solid throughout the game, showing better defensive awareness than he did in last summer's camp. Jake Gardiner, playing for the first time in a Leafs uniform, wowed the crowd with his skating and offensive acumen. It will be fun to see those two continue to develop with the Marlies this winter.
More Rookie Tournament links after the jump...
The kids are most certainly alright
Mislav (Xterratu) has a few thoughts on last night's game
Mislav has a few more thoughts on youth and wear & tear in the NHL
MapleLeafs.com interview with Sondre Olden
A non-serious (fun?) interview with the young Norwegian (seriously, who doesn't know what a fjord it?)
Six teams, six goalies...was it really that way before expansion?
VLM explains why it wasn't and still isn't
New photos over at Vintage Leafs
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They should just hand Mike Ulmer the Pulitzer right now for that little gem of an interview.
Let the Wookie win.
Twitter is a thing!
Actual question from interview:
Mike Ulmer: Your Mom sounds great.
Sondre Olden: Yep, she’s great.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Or this display of journalistic virtuosity:
Mike Ulmer: If you ask Canadians they would say they are most proud of, they would say our nature and hockey. What are Norwegians most proud of?
Sondre Olden: I guess the nature. The fjords.
Mike Ulmer: You guys have fjords?
Sondre Olden: Yep.
Mike Ulmer: Really?
Sondre Olden: Yep.
Mike Ulmer: What’s a fjord?
Can we all pretend Ulmer is American, so we can make fun of him not knowing anything about the rest of the world. Please?
Never go fullretardUlmer.
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by SkinnyFish on Sep 11, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was at the game last nightwith my son and friends in the company box (yes we have a box at the GM centre, pretty impressive right)
a few of my thoughts
The mini leafs seemed to dicate play in the first period and half contsining the puck in the offensive zone. Strong defensive play and forechecking but seemed to lack finish.
Blacker looks great and Gardiner seemed good but I feel he was always looking for a opportuity to ruch the puck.
Percy looked strong defensively but (here comes my confirmation bias after one game) made a few bad passes and a cuple of dangerous up the middle ones that he got away with.
I was at the wrong end to see the leaf goals andwithout video review handy I didn’t see the goals too well.
The were many people wearing t-shirts with “HEARD THE WORD” on it. who is this Heard kid
I saw fletcher at the game as he was sitting two or three boxes away befind the Leafs net in period 1 and 3. There was a big contigent of suits but I did not see Burke. Why wouldn’t he be there?
Bam Bam.- digga digga damm
who is this Heard kid
Camp invite who seemed to impress the Leafs brass…. got a bit of media attention during the rookie camp.
I did not see Burke. Why wouldn’t he be there?
Maybe he was in Afghanistan? WAYFO? But seriously, not sure. Maybe he’s thinking like we should be – that this is a fun experience for the rookies… but ultimately doesn’t mean anything.
As for Gardiner, you could see he sort of struggled in the first bit but wow you can’t say enough about his end to end skating for that first goal. I feel like every time I see him skate well it’s a bit of confirmation bias…. but the kid can fly (relative to other rookies of course – not sure how he’d look against NHLers)
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Off Topic ... BUT .. Lest We Not Forget
My Beloved,
One of the Saddest Days in all of American History is now 10 years old. For me, as a Soldier, It still hits me in the gut like a sucker punch. As a Combat Infantry Staff Sergeant who served in Iraq in 2005, I am trained to fight in combat and nothing angers and hurts me more when an enemy attacks the innocent or the untrained rather than facing a true Warrior head on. These were mommies and daddies and sons and daughters, husbands and wives who were merely minding their own business trying to make a living and paying the bills. There was no need to attack the innocent. Its a Gutless Coward move that shall never be forgotten. Lest we never forget.
May we Pray for the Fallen, For the families and for the Loved Ones who have lost friends and families. May we have FAITH that GOD will be the true Healer.
Isaiah 53:4-6:
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
I lost 6 friends in IRAQ that were very close to me. I can honestly tell you that all 6 of those people decided to join initially or to rejoin the military to serve to preserve freedom.
Lets NEVER take freedom for granted.
Freedom is never free, Its paid for by the blood of the sacrifices of the Brave to preserve Freedom.
Pray to forgive those and pray to heal those who were struck by the tragedy of 9/11.
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Lots of talk about Gardiner and Blacker last night, but one other kid who I thought looked good last night was Sondre Olden. He seemed to have a lot of speed and handled the puck deftly, and he also looked like he got pretty physically involved too. Looking forward to seeing more of him, I know he was considered a guy to keep an eye on during this tournament.
Then again, “good speed, good stickhandling, gets physically involved” could have described John Mitchell too, so I’m not going to get ahead of myself here.
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"good speed, good stickhandling, gets physically involved" could have described John Mitchell too
Ya but Mitchell = old and busted, Olden = new hotness.
Plus his dad he’s like 6’5".
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Mitchell was also drafted very very high. He had some great ingredients, just not enough and the temperature in the oven was wrong or something so the cake didn’t rise.
Lets see what happens with young cupcake here now though :)
Since when is 5th round, #158th overall "very very high"?
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=59701
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Wrong Mitchell I think
I believe the one we are talking about here is Dale, he played with the Marlies last year, http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474054
by Old Leaf Fan on Sep 11, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m definitely talking about John. Had some talent, but seemed to lack hockey sense and could never quite put it together.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 11, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, his one great season convinced me to draft him in the 1st round of my keeper pool. I had 3 first rounders that year … I picked Steve Mason first overall, then Filatov, then JFM near the end of the first round.
Little did I know how bad a draft I had while I was busy patting myself on the back that day. ;-(
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 11, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Please do not draft any more Leafs. I’m not saying it’s your fault, but it might be your fault.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
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I drafted Brayden Irwin late …. you’re right, it might be my fault. ;-)
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 11, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Much better draft this time around.
Eberle, Leddy, Holtby – Hotlby was a high second – but that’s still better than the gonf show that was my draft a couple of years ago.
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 11, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
s/gonf/gong
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 11, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
John Mitchell was what 23? Played about 2 seasons in the AHL first?
Olden not so much
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by MapleLeafMole on Sep 11, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Olden was probably the best Leafs forward on the ice, even if he didn’t score any points (I don’t think so, anyway). He was able to move the puck into the offensive zone very well, got physical as you said, and had good speed and stickhandling. Nearly made some nice plays around the net.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
I really liked Kenny Ryan in this game. His two-way play was as good as advertised, getting the puck out of the defensive zone, and he scored a sweet top-shelf goal.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Kenny Ryan is the least heralded decent prospect we have.
And by “decent prospect” I mean maybe has a shot at someday playing a bottom 6 role in the NHL.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
From what I've heard from Windsor fans
I thought was a somewhat underrated prospect in our system. I hope he continues playing like he did yesterday. That will surely get him, at least, some attention.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
*I thought Ryan was a somewhat underrated prospect in our system.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Thats what he gets for having a name that’s 2 first names.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Same here, he stood out for me. Hope to see more from him tonight.
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You got it. #EagleEye RT @MapleLeaf4Life: So Brenner, Neuber, Cowan and Urban in. D’Amigo still out then?
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I remember hearing some that D’Amigo hurt his back.
"Wham...Wham...Kabam...Kabam... A double kabam! And it's a double dion!"
muscle strain in his back or something like that
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by thenumber14 on Sep 11, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
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Removed from the playing roster will be Matt Frattin and Jesse Blacker, as well as Kenny Ryan and Jake Gardiner who combined for three goals against Chicago on Saturday.
http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588157&cmpid=rss-News
Heh those are like 4 of the main guys to watch…. i guess they dont have as much to prove as some of these other kids.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty much a nod of “nice job, you’re in for the NHL pre-season.”
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Funny how much of a physical game they played
Almost like thats what burke was going for
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Not enough skate slashing!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
New pre-season rules … now allowed – it promotes fan interest.
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 11, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Gardiner wearing #51 huh? Interesting.
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Maybe they won’t give him 15 until he makes the big squad permanently
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by T is for Truculence on Sep 11, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
no no no, this is Bizarro Kabby
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Sep 11, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
pure 100% Tomas. now with a bad goatee!
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by thenumber14 on Sep 11, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, exactly. The other new kids were wearing numbers in the 70s and 80s.
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is there a roster list anywhere with respective numbers? i could have sworn I saw someone wearing 39 last night. Granted it was probably just a folded 8
I vote that one of Vintage Leafs or Vintage Leafs Memories changes their name to make them more distinguishable from each other. I’m always confused about which I’m going to be clicking on when I look at the links.
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by CanadianMaple09 on Sep 11, 2011 12:37 PM EDT reply actions
Vintage Leafs Memories is legit, they write and post pictures about, well, Vintage Leafs Memories… The other one should change
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by happiergilmore on Sep 11, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
The problem is they’re both legit.
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Yeah that is a problem. It’s just one’s title is a lot more relevant to content than the other
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by happiergilmore on Sep 11, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
they’re too legit.. too legit to quit.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 11, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Percy
played great last night. good short precise passes. good speration of forward from puck followed by short quickly decided precuise passes. he was the defender i most enjoyed watching. if you watch him slowly you can see him thinking the game ahead of everyone else. when he stops on spot and makes a quick redirect pass and the game just flows seamlessly. we dont catch it but its incredibly hard to do. especially shift in shift out. what a gem pick this kid is turning out to be.
he’s been compared to a poor man’s Lidstrom, just a real smart defenseman rather than a physical one.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 11, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
game in six
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highlights include a beautiful top shelf goal by Kenny Ryan (goalie shoulda had it and he knows it) and as others have pointed out, Jake Gardiner can skate like the wind and create a lot of offense.
Also noted DiDomenico was in on both Hawks goals simply by going to the net hard. I wish that kid well.
3 fights too. I suppose it’s not too much of a surprise since all these kids are trying to “get noticed” and this is probably the most competitive hockey any of them have played in about 5 months. But meh. Kids punching each other for show in a meaningly pre-preseason game.
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have they started programming playoff beards?
If not, I’m not getting it.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
I hate that i can barely even imagine any of our players with playoff beards.
Schenn, Grabovski, Bozak would all look weird.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think Nikolai Kulemin could grow a beard.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
Bozak would have that spindly “6 hairs in different directions” thing going on.
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 11, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly who I was thinking of
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 11, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of our guys strike me as being in the Crosby-Toews zone of inability to grow a decent beard.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
Aside from Mike Brown, Colton Orr, Reimer (sometimes) and Kessel (sometimes), most of them seem to rock the “clean shaven” or “i don’t grow facial hair” look.
I’m trying to imagine Reimer with like a Tim Thomas or Shea Weber-level playoff beard. Can’t do it.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Tried to find a picture of Joffrey Lupul with a playoff beard, and somehow came across this monstrosity on Jaromir Jagr’s face:
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by Draglikepull on Sep 11, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
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so what your saying is that when the FLYERS get in the post season playoff ECF This year … This is what Jagr will look like only a bit more Grayer in color ?
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
Flyers in the ECF this year? HAHAHAHHAHHAHA
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 11, 2011 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It could happen. ~ Did you predict Boston and Tampa Bay to be in the ECF last year before the season started ?
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
yeah, and the Leafs could be in the ECF too
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 11, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
actually it could happen. Toronto Maple Leafs could make it to the ECF. Its called positive & Optimistic.
Ever hear of the 1980 Miracle on Ice ? Team USA won the Gold even though they were not the Most “Talented” team of all the teams in the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament.
It has been known to happen.
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
What ? … Be Positive ? .. Have a Optimistic Outlook ? Dream Big ? Strive for Financial Freedom and Achieving a six figure Income ? ..
Everyday my good man.
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
that is not what logic is
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 11, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Logic is for the offseason.
Optimism is the preseason hotness.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I had WSH/BOS… stupid WSH and SJ fuck me every year in my brackets.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey I fall for SJ ever year too. Funny thing is that this year that passed. I refused to fall for SJ. I said I was not going to believe in them. Then after they won one playoff series i thought … “Hhhmmmm Maybe this just may be their year. .. Yeah I will root for them !”
and Like Lucy with Charlie brown and the football…
Aaaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhh !!!!
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
San Jose has all the right tools…. maybe the Havlat / Burns trades will be enough.
I don’t know what else they have to do.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I had WSH/PIT and VAN/LA as my pre-season predictions. I definitely picked Vancouver to win the Cup.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 11, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I can see Carl Gunnarsson being able to grow a big beard. It’s in the Nordic blood.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 11, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be interested in seeing Phaneuf's playoff beard
I think Liles could grow a decent one.
There’s also Mike Brown.
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- Niels Bohr
I’m assuming this is a joke, but “playoff beards” actually is a new feature this year. One other not-talked-about-much new feature is that you can create a female pro in the Be-A-Pro mode now, which is a pretty neat addition.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 11, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Gee I wonder how long it will take before the first female skater named “Cindy Crosby” shows up.
I’m thinking about 14 minutes after the first copy is sold.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 11, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
accounting for time to get home from the store and open that bloody shrink wrap
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 11, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Are any of the CWHL teams in the game? Or is it just you can make your player female and that’s it?
by Leaf in Habland on Sep 11, 2011 5:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i cant wait for the time when they have all of the minor hockey leagues in Toronto in the game. Start BAP mode at 6 years old in the Bert Robinson Minor Hockey League
the only play available to the coach is “everyone follow the puck like a swarm of bees”
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 11, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I can just hear Gary Thorne now…
Oh wait a minute Bill, the coach, it seems, is being ejected for bad behaviour, we’ll have to wait a minute while they canvass the crowd for a replacement.
One of the really impressive things about this 6 year old kid John Doe is that he managed to save his parents’ marriage by convincing them he’d never make it to the NHL if they divorced and moved to different cities. That’s the kind of leadership his team needs, Bill.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 11, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
~
Sounds like Episode “T-Ball” (April 1998 Everybody Loves Raymond) ..with Ray Romano and Marie in charge of Snacks and they go off on that Nerd Coach and his Wife because Marie didn’t get the “Authorized Snacks” off of the Snack List.
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
here is the joke going over your head
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 11, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
HAH!
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! I cant believe at 44 yrs of age .. you went to sleep and never woke up. I promise to take care of Matt and Emily for you. With Love, your baby Brother.
So I’m pretty sure we have the Stanley Cup sown up for as long as that Gardiner kid is playing. Woot.
by Leaf in Habland on Sep 11, 2011 6:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What am I going to do with all this bronze if I can’t build a statue?
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by Draglikepull on Sep 11, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I was going to write as long as he was alive, but I didn’t want to exaggerate.
by Leaf in Habland on Sep 12, 2011 9:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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