Friday Linkage
by SkinnyFish on Sep 23, 2011 7:01 AM EDT
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Leafs Links
Ottawa Senators: Low Hanging Fruit
It's too easy to laugh at the Senators this summer
Leafs at 50/1.......so you're saying there's a chance!
Lombardi Inches Closer to Return
Considering what happened to guys like Savard and Kariya, this is great to see this.
From 'old and busted' to 'new hotness'.
Road to Redemtion: The 1992-1993 Toronto Maple Leafs
MLHS looks back at the great season.
Pre-Season Team Power Rankings
OT Winner puts the Leafs at 17th, 9th in the East.
Habs and Leafs: Rediscovering the Rivalry
Matt Horner of The Good Point sees the rivalry heating up in the future.
By the Way; Where Did Tomas Kaberle End Up?
For all the previous kerfuffle, Mike at VLM points out how Kabby has fallen off Leafs fans' radars.
Other Links after the jump.
Hockey Night in Canada Ices New Lineup
Some changes to the Saturday night staple are coming.
The NHL 12 version of Nik Antropov is a little bit glitchy and a little bit randy.
Also some racist at the Wings-Flyers game held in London, Ontario threw a banana at Wayne Simmonds. Just disgraceful. Brace your self for Bananagate 2011 as people try to turn this into something bigger than it really is; a single racist asshole who bought himself a ticket to a hockey game.
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ow Kabby has fallen off Leafs fans’ radars
He left the Leafs, went to a smaller market team that isn’t talked about by the media very much.
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I know
Must be tough to play in Boston
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Borolina!
http://mapleleafshotstove.com/author/mislav-jantoljak/
@Xterratu on twitter
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Sep 23, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
NHL 12 - Oh so realistic.
“It’s much more than hockey.”
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@Xterratu on twitter
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Sep 23, 2011 7:17 AM EDT reply actions
Well, London is a college town, bound to be some imported Habs fans there.
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With Shanahan calling the discipline shots, i kinda can’t wait for Matt Cooke to try something this season
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But he’s a good family man and has realised the error of his ways!
In summing up, it's the Constitution, it's Mabo, it's justice, it's law, it's the vibe and... No, that's it, it's the vibe. I rest my case
I’m sure Shanahan has already phoned up Cooke and said something along the lines of “my foot, your ass” to him.
I think he’s already preemptively suspended him
by Five Minutes For Fighting on Sep 23, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Hockey Night in Canada Ices New Lineup
Healy & hughson continue their reign of terror
Certified Grabbo Lover
Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about humans
by Future_considerations on Sep 23, 2011 7:53 AM EDT reply actions
Healy & Hughson continue their reign ofterrorerror
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Sep 23, 2011 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Man, I’m so tired of listening to Glen Healy’s ridiculous bullshit.
by Jay! on Sep 23, 2011 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
second that.
http://mapleleafshotstove.com/author/mislav-jantoljak/
@Xterratu on twitter
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Sep 23, 2011 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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I love Hughson
Sue me. Though Cole is clearly my #2.
But Healy and Milbury are embarassments.
by TheGuineaPig on Sep 23, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t mind Hughson either. Healey drives me absolutely insane though.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
Hughson is good at actually calling the game, but his bias gets in the way. Does no one remember when he suggested the Canucks start running Thomas since they were getting blown out?
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If his bias wasn’t obvious before, it was after that.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Healy suggested that, not Hughson.
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by theninjagreg on Sep 23, 2011 10:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
People keep forgetting this.
"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!"
The madness that goes on during those broadcasts is disorienting sometimes.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
and Hughson went along with it
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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The Good Points article sums up Toronto/Montreal very well. Toronto being in the West for the longest time help put a damper on the rivalry.
it would have been awesome to have the Leafs/Habs in the ECF in 2002 instead of Leafs/Hurricanes.
(sidenote: Gilmour in a habs jersey playing the Leafs in the ECF? Would have been a happy/sad moment if the Leafs had win the series)
but the Leafs are reaching the same level the Habs are at so hopefully they can both be playoff teams this season.
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The Sens article is awesome. Bashing the Sens and coming up with reasons why they suck/are a joke is one of my favourite things to do. Reading that was a great way to brighten up a raining morning.
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also enjoyed that one, found the lweet by Hodge interesting… Spezzas family EXPECT him to become a leaf? interesting…
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
If you don’t become a Leaf, you’re dead to us.
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okay you had your rebellion years, you played for Ottawa we get it. now grow up and do something productive with your life!
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Jason, just do what Dany did.
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
too soon.
RIP WB
"Your candle burned out long before your legend ever will" - Bernie Taupin
by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 23, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
err… no, the other thing. Just demand a trade already…
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
How many times have the Senators beaten the Leafs in the playoffs?
Loved this one.
Let the reign of Chemmy begin
by MLS on Sep 23, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
HOW many Stanley Cups have the Current Ottawa Senators Organization won ?
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.
Thank you Skinny
a single racist asshole who bought himself a ticket to a hockey game.
Lets turn this into more than what it is. Lets not start calling out WIngs fans or anything else. It was a dumb fuckin moron.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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It was a dumb fuckin moron.
Exactly. Every city has them, maybe London even a few more than others. Either way, it’s one idiot with issues.
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by Shield on Sep 23, 2011 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
thing is, it is impossible to say London has more than anywhere else, more vocal ones/incidents, maybe, but racism can’t really be pegged by looking at someone or even talking to them. I’ve known people for years without even a hint that they were racist and one day BAM they say something.
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I wasn’t talking about racists specifically, just idiots. The guy might not even really be a “racist”, just someone who is insensitive and doesn’t realize what he’s doing. A lot of people act dumb to impress their friends or get attention and don’t think of the reality of what they’re saying/doing.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
THIS is REC’d
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 Dave Hodge...
Great troll or greatest troll?
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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by leafer1984 on Sep 23, 2011 8:57 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
a man after my own heart
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
HodgeFromLondon
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
For some reason, when I first read this, I pictured Spezza’s Dad and Uncles having secret meetings once a week to come up with schemes to make it happen… like as in they’d been doing it for 10 years.
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they’re the Spezzanati, secretly trying to control the fate of the Senators.
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by elseldo on Sep 23, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
well this wins the day right here
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I hear they have a red cross instead of the eye on the pyramid.
http://mapleleafshotstove.com/author/mislav-jantoljak/
@Xterratu on twitter
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Sep 23, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright, so it’s taken two years, but we’ve finally established that Nazem Kadri isn’t actually the kid Brian Murray wanted. Now that preparations A through G have failed, we should move on to H.
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I shall call it…the Alan Parsons Project
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by T is for Truculence on Sep 23, 2011 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
which I believe is some sort of hovercraft
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Do they control the Spezznaz?
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
by article1 on Sep 23, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Some one said it best on twitter last night
Either David Hodge doesn’t understand how twitter works, or he really really understands how twitter works.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Jared or PPP said that
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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I can't even picture Hodge's face anymore without seeing the troll face.
Started twitter with a bang. Can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.
“Lecavalier’s family seen house shopping in Montreal”
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I like this game. “Doughty considering joining Leafs training camp on tryout basis”
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I like that one because it doesn’t even make sense. That’s the best part.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
“Stamkos considering buying out his own contract, signing with leafs for 1$ a season”
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Who else thinks he will give himself a “thumbs up” for that tweet?
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oh my, that would be glorious
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I still think that if we don’t see some kind of “correction” later today that this rumour is legit. TSN has serious business relationships with the NHL and teams like the Senators, it’s bad business to risk pissing off a team by starting trade rumours like that if there’s nothing to them.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Even if it is “legit”, just because Spezza family thinks something is going to happen, doesn’t make it happen.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
By “legit” I mean it’s more than some second cousin just randomly blurted it out.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I see Jason every Christmas, I hope Burke trades for him one day
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I bet there are members of Stamkos’ family who wish he’d play for the Leafs
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Sep 23, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I might see some of them next month, maybe I can eavesdrop on some conversations
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
Stoik_Leafs Twitter
by Chris Stoikoff on Sep 23, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Try to drop some hints.
“Steve just wants to play for a team with a Blue and White colour scheme right?”
“Steve just wants to play in a city that starts with the letter T right?”
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Sep 23, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe slip some business cards for long-distance moving companies into their pockets
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
Stoik_Leafs Twitter
by Chris Stoikoff on Sep 23, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I also wrote a post to get everyone pumped up about the new season
It’s the five reasons to be optimistic, pessimistic, and realistic about the 2011-2012 Maple Leafs
http://www.fiveminutesforfighting.com/2011/09/cant-fight-this-feeling.html
by Five Minutes For Fighting on Sep 23, 2011 9:03 AM EDT reply actions
btw if you haven't seen this
This was on DBTB and its hilarious.
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To make up for lost time, the Sabres signed six seasons worth of front-loaded cap skirting contracts in one week.
by Ubiquitous on Sep 23, 2011 9:08 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Lombardi’s return to the lineup would be welcome news for the Leafs, as it was entirely uncertain when he would be able to play when the deal was made. A defensively savvy former 50-point man, he would be a considerable boost to the team’s forward depth, especially in the third-line left winger role Leafs coach Ron Wilson has him tentatively pencilled in for.
This was discussed around here a few days ago.
In your collective faces.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
/snap snap
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
You do realize that you’re agreeing with a Ron Wilson coaching decision yes?
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
END. OF. DAYS.
But he’s got ______ career wins
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
But, but … /splutter
3rd line LW is where Future Face of Franchise Kadri is supposed to be playing all season.
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 23, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Lombardi will not displace Kadri automatically, especially if Kadri is playing well
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
where doe she fit if the top 3 lines as are now, play well?
Start on 4th line LW with Boyce and Brown/Orr/Rosehill/Dupuis?
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by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
he probably has a marlies conditioning stint at first, and when he is ready, say decemberish, then the Leafs have some thinking to do
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Connolly, Lombardi or Armstrong (or someone else) will get injured by November; it’s crazy to think that all 10 of our potential top 9 forwards will be healthy for more than a month.
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also true
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by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
As per my post below, I think people are overestimating the existence of permanent set 3rd and 4th lines.
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I actually have a feeling that Lupul-Connolly-Kessel is a bit of a disaster…. hope im wrong on that
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Me too…Bad vibe. Not sure why.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh Oh, I know, I know
Because Lupul and Kessel are both horrible defensive players and Connolly isn’t good enough in his own zone to make up the difference.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
/notsureifserious
yea kind of agree actually… i also think connolly on the point for the PP could be a disaster
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by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
My concerns are mainly with their ability to control the puck in the other team’s zone, but I’ll give them some time to gel before I start bitching.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think Lupul and Kessel are necessarily horrible defensive players, but not A+ defensive players, I dunno.
One bloody pre-season game together anyways. They are all veteran NHL players at this point. They should be able to produce
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, this is the way im viewing it right now. If that line can play well consistantly throughout the season I think we will be in good shape in terms of fighting for that last playoff spot…. if that line kind of falters and wilson has to move around alot of guys it could be another long year…
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
How would you feel about Armstrong-Connolly-Kessel? Truthfully, I like this line better
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
Me too
Armstrong’s got more grit than Lupul does IMO. I think he’d be a better fit.
Let the reign of Chemmy begin
I agree also. Then does Mac go to the third line and lupul with Kule-Grab?
by Ben Schnell on Sep 23, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think you want to touch that MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin line. At least not until they hit a skid.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
Armstrong played a bit with Kessel last year and it didn’t work. Also, you don’t replace a 25 goal/50 point guy with a 15 goal guy on your top line.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Do you guys realize that Lupul is a 25 goal scorer.
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
Certified Kule lover!
for some reason people seem to dislike him like he’s useless or something.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t understand. If healthy he is a low 50 point mid-high 20 goal player. Thats a good player.
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Yeah, i think people will warm to him once they see him a bit more. We saw him some last season, but like any player we’ve traded for that arrived half-way through the season, they have to “prove” themselves again the following season. Plus his recent history of injuries has reduced his stats, since his GP are down. Not saying the doubt is fully justified, but just point out why I think its the case.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
people seem to think he’s some sort of perimeter player and has zero net pressence which is simply not the case.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
My ‘problem’ with Lupul has nothing to do with his offense. The issue is, that he and Kessel on one line means two very bad defensive players on the wing with only a mediocre defensive center. That’s what worries me.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
But is the difference between Armstrong and Lupul’s defence equivalent to the difference between their offence? Do you think Armstrong would prevent 10-20 goals on his own to justify the drop in offence?
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think that Lupul on the fourth line means his offense entirely disappears. I’m not saying cast him off the team, I’m saying put him in a position for softer matchups.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
But by your argument we then leave Kadri exposed… Do you think Kadri is any better defenseively than Kessel?
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No, but I think it’s easier to get favourable matchups for your third line than it is for your first.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
I see where you are coming from but I just don’t think Lupul is so terrible defensively. Ignoring this year (where his first 20 games or so back from a year+ of injury (and 30 lb of muscle loss)) he always seems to be middle of hte pack in Corsi Rel, and his Corsi Rel QualComp has also been middle of the pack (it was lower in Anaheim 2 years ago, and higher last year). I think he’ll be fine.
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Certified Kule lover!
I do like this line, although I prefer Army ont he right side. But i guess thats not a huge deal.
Kadri-Bozak-Lupul? not bad either for the 3rd
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by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
One bloody pre-season game together anyways. They are all veteran NHL players at this point. They should be able to produce
They are rusty and not are not playing for a job, just playing to get into the swing of thigns. I wouldn’t be concerned.
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
Certified Kule lover!
I’m not. I should clarify
It’s only one bloody pre-season game that I’m basing my “bad vibe” on.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
the line should be fine, im just over worrying before the season gets going.
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
What would pre-season be without some over-worrying?
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree. I feel like maybe reuniting Bozak with Kessel is a good idea.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Disagree.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Bozak has looked good. They’ve had chemistry in the past. Maybe it’ll work?
we’ll see how things play out tonight.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Bozak has looked good so far… in preseason… against 50% rookies/prospects.
He will probably be great in a sheltered role with Army & Kadri/Lombardi/whoever. Putting him back with Kessel has disaster written all over it IMO.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree. Bozak has looked good against weak competition, which is where I think he’s ideally suited. I’m looking forward to seeing what Kadri/Bozak/Armstrong can do this year if they get sheltered minute.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
for sure, it’s probably more ideal from a Bozak perspective. but it’s also important to get Kessel going.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t worry, we’re getting Spezza, we’ll be fine.
Could always try a Lombardi experiment with Kessel too if Connolly start shitting the bed/inevitably gets injured. He might actually be able to keep up with him if he can regain his old speed.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I personally see Kadri on the Leafs regardless of Lombardi’s status. Bozak, Kadri, Army and Lombardi will be like 3rd/4th liners where the lines are never exactly set and then when someone is injured they are there and ready.
Basically it will look like:
Lup – Con – Kes
Kul – Grab – Mac
Lom/Kad/Boz/Arm
One of above – Boyce – Brown
Rosehill/Orr
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Poor Dupuis
Until Lombardi comes back, I’d love that 4th line to be Dupuis-Boyce-Brown (yes I know Dupuis is a C, I don’t give a shit) with Orr on the bench.
Orr on the bench! C’mon Ronny, if you’re not winning games you’re not getting extended! Play actual hockey players for Chrissake!
Hopefully his new A. coaches can slap some sense into him.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d also like to see this. Not sure if it was you that suggested it yesterday, but I kind of like it.
It wasn’t.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I too would like to see Ron Wilson slapped.. oh you were talking about the lines.
by Jon K. on Sep 23, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I don’t know who the fuck is Dupuis, but I do know how the fuck has Dupuis. That would be me. Back in a minute.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
Yikes.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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You needed Dupuis bad?
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
It’ll suck if the third line will never exactly be set. 4th line I could care less.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, you didn’t put Rosehill or Orr on one of those lines.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
A mid-winter’s night dream
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Well not every night, someone will be injured pretty quickly and people will move up the chart, scratches will rotate in and out of the lineup.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
If Orr is healthy, he plays
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
We’ll see. I know there’s precedent to think that, but we won’t know for sure until the puck drops.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
Orr will play if healthy
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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No, we just know what is going to happen: the same that has happened every year Orr has been here. If he’s healthy, he plays. We have precedent: his past 2 season with us.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, as I said, there is a precedent for it, but that doesn’t mean it happens again. It’s likely to happen, but its not a 100% certainty.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
It’s also not 100% that the human race will exist tomorrow, but it’s probably a pretty good idea to use the available evidence and act as though it will.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I could’ve predicted that response. Orr was injured for a long time last year and the team played better without him, is it crazy to think there’s a slight possibility that might factor into the coaching staff’s decision of whether or not to play him?
For the 80th time, I think he will most likely play if healthy, but it’s not a foregone conclusion. I’m not being defiant or ignoring the truth, so I don’t need someone else to say “if he’s healthy, he will play” again, I know that.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
Is it crazy to think that the coach won’t play him, based on our unsustainably good goaltending that had nothing to do with Orr being injured?
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Orr was injured for a long time last year and the team played better without him, is it crazy to think there’s a slight possibility that might factor into the coaching staff’s decision of whether or not to play him?
Yes, it’s crazy to think that something that contradicts all available evidence is suddenly going to happen just because it sounds nice.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
But there is no “evidence” that this will happen, just a history of it happening in the past. Just because it happened for the last two seasons doesn’t mean it will happen this season, it is a strong indicator it probably will, but the lineup is totally different and the team has been playing better.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
A history of something happenning in the past is what evidence is.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
It could change, if Wilson is as serious about winning this year as he says he is
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
my main concern is finding another player for the 4th line whose last name starts with K, so all 4 of our lines can be referred to as letter combinations ending in K.
LCK
MGK
BAK
????
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
The Lucky Line
The MagicK Line
The BacK-breaking line
????
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Only if we have a 4th line with 2 Ks in it. But it will probably be:
Orr – Dupuis/Boyce – Brown
We could have the Old Dirty Bastards line. That would be pretty bomb diggity.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
That has nothing to do with the Wu-Tang Clan
-1.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Wu-Tang Clan, just like the Leafs 4th line, ain’t nothing to fuck wit.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
by SkinnyFish on Sep 23, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Correct.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
They even have their own Ice Cream YO !
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by FLYERROB on Sep 23, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Konopka?
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
It looks like
Luck
Magic
Back
LCK
MGK
BAK
Like .. lets bring the luck and magic back to the Maple Leafs.
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by FLYERROB on Sep 23, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Really? I always thought it was the other way around.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
It is.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
And they say Philadelphia Fans are the Worse ?
Have you heard of the Racial Incident in Detroit last night ? Wayne Simmonds of the FLYERS scores the Tying goal setting the Red Wings and FLYERS to go into Overtime (Detroit won 4-3) and a fan threw a Banana peel on the ice. Its not nice to be racists
Here is the article and video of the event.
[A] fan in the John Labatt Centre threw a banana peel at Simmonds as he skated in on a shootout attempt during a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
“I caught it from the side of my eye,” Simmonds said. “It was a banana. Hopefully, that wasn’t directed towards me being black. Because if it was, that’s just somebody being ignorant.”
The banana peel, thrown from the upper deck, landed directly in Simmonds path toward Red Wings goalie Jordan Pearce during the shootout.
The incident isn’t caught in that video from the shoot-out. Simmonds scored. The fan wasn’t caught. And his Flyers teammates were talking about it after the game.
“I would have went and kicked that fan’s ass myself,” one teammate said, asking to remain nameless. “That’s just not right.”
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.
also it has been word of mouth that it was a guy in a FLYERS jersey who threw the banana
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I suspect that’s just unfounded speculation.
Original member of the Mike Weber bandwagon!
To make up for lost time, the Sabres signed six seasons worth of front-loaded cap skirting contracts in one week.
Though there IS evidence he was wearing a FLYERS knickers, stockings and garter set.
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Reply by Comcast FLYERS on Simmonds & Banana
The following is a statement from Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds:
"It was unfortunate that this incident happened but I am above this sort of stuff. This is something that is out of my control. Moving forward, this incident is something I will no longer comment on so I can just focus on playing hockey for the Philadelphia Flyers."
The following is a statement from Comcast-Spectacor president and COO, Peter Luukko:
“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to identify the individual. We certainly don’t condone such a foolish act (like this) as a player could potentially be seriously injured. This is ninth time we have played here in London and the fans have always been wonderful to us. The Flyers consider this our ‘home away from home’ and that’s because this city, the fans and this spectacular arena have been so supportive of the Philadelphia Flyers.”
The following is a statement from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman:
“We have millions of great fans who show tremendous respect for our players and for the game. The obviously stupid and ignorant action by one individual is in no way representative of our fans or the people of London, Ontario.”
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.
Nooo, you’d never find anyone dumb enough to make a racist joke while supporting their team. No one would be that dumb.
I mean, that would be like wearing blackface to a game.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
Me on Twitter
by Bower Power on Sep 23, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
no one would every do that thinking it was perfectly acceptable!
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
actually … I have met racists people in all places. Randall Cunningham sparked Racism in Philadelphia when he was the first starting Black Quarterback in franchise history and McNabb and Vick also get the same garbage.
and this goes on in cities all over USA and Canada and its just a shame and purely stupid.
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The above post was a reference to a pair of montreal fans who wore blackface to a game “in support of” PK Subban. My point is that it just as easily could’ve been a dumb FLYERS fan as it could have been a Wings fan as it could have been a random Londoner who just wanted to stir some shit.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
Me on Twitter
by Bower Power on Sep 23, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
oh I know it could have been a FLYERS fan or a Red Wings fan or a Londoner or anyone …
Again..
Again.. I just wish it would go away.
Again.. I just wish it would go away.In fact .. It would be one of my 3 wishes if I ever found a Genie in a Bottle.
Again.. I just wish it would go away.In fact .. It would be one of my 3 wishes if I ever found a Genie in a Bottle.End Racism, Prejudices, and Ignorance in the world. (thats three words but one wish)
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.
this
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.
Sorry, I was actually teasing you for your mis-use of the word ‘ignorance’. Good-naturedly though.
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
oh
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.
Except when gays want to marry
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Ask rob
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Sunshine and rainbows guys
Seriously, everyone has a right to their own opinions, let’s not start shit for the sake of starting shit.
In other words, let’s not sink to the level of Ottawa Senators fans.
Let the reign of Chemmy begin
There is a little…cognitive dissonance…going on, with regards to equality. I wasn’t gonna open the vault, but it’s done now.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
Me on Twitter
by Bower Power on Sep 23, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Ya I was hoping today wouldn’t turn into this.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Equality for everyone! Except those guys cause it’s icky!
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I prefer to hold people accountable, but whatever
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I hear Steve Bernier might earn a roster spot based on his tryout with NJD.
STEVE BERNIER.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
So serious.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Bernier has been my "defend-to-the-death" rebound guy for a few months
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2011/6/8/2214351/one-teams-trash
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
Lebda-free since July 3.
by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
as you can see … I am being a good fan. I am not starting anything and evoking comments from months ago threads with the intention to start something.
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I agree with you. It’s over with now though, let’s just move on and not talk about it anymore.
… And think about sunshine and rainbows instead.
Never stop believing. Go Leafs Go.
and titles. Don’t forget titles.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
Me on Twitter
by Bower Power on Sep 23, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
and the children! won’t someone think of the children!
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Thinking about titles makes me happier than thinking about sunshine, lollipops or rainbows.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
So it can be minimized for those visiting the site at work or school.
by ShahofToronto on Sep 23, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Cool. Thanks for making me less ignorant. Looks like FLYERROB’s wish is coming true!
http://bluechipprospects.blogspot.com
Hooray!
You get the Sunshine, Rainbow, Birdies and Unicorn picture sticker !
and Nigel .. Here is a Happy Maple Leaf Kid on Christmas ! … aawwwwwwww nothing sweeter than that !!!
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.
I’ll let you preach equality when you belive it
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Leave him alone. He doesn’t preach anything like that without being provoked.
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
Certified Kule lover!
by BCapp on Sep 23, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Surely you jest, he was the first one here to go on an equality rant. Pardon me if I think someone who has publicly displayed opinions of equality championing such things cheapens the message
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He never goes on about being anti anything unless people press him on his views.
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
Certified Kule lover!
it’s hard not to point out the hypocrisy of him saying he wishes an end to prejudice and ignorance, when he admits he doesn’t believe in equal rights.
Reasining helps me with matrh!
Except he doesn’t go out of his way to make people uncomfortable. ie I have seen no proof that he would throw something homophobic and a homosexual hockey player. He keeps his opinions to himself on the matter unless pushed (which he is here a lot).
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
Certified Kule lover!
by BCapp on Sep 23, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
EXACTLY.
In fact .. If anyone would try to hurt or discriminate or bash a homosexual hockey Player I would be against that and support that hockey player.
I don’t approve of that lifestyle as a Born Again Christian.. But I would never discriminate. I would only offer if they were willing to listen on thier own free will the Christian view on that lifestyle.
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I never said I dont believe in Equal Rights. Your VIEW of that states that. Any Born Again Christian does not feel that their should be Same Sex Marriages. Thats not to say were not for Equal Rights, were merely saying it goes against what we believe.
Not that I am trying to bring this up but rather trying to make the correction. Please do not state I am “Not for Equal Rights” as I am for equal rights.
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.
soooooo……
Do you think Kadri will make the NHL club and stay there this year ????
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But to make the correction, you have to bring it up, right. Don’t bother answering, I’m just making a correction.
/potstirred,goingtodosomeworknow
Actually .. I didnt bring it up.. someone else did.
Turning the heat off of the pot to ensure it doesn’t boil over.
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Bullshit , I know a couple born again Christians that believe in equal marriage rights dont lump your ignorant views on them
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Forgive my ignorance here
But from my understanding Born Again Christianity isn’t a homogenous group with one set of beliefs. I thought a “Born Again Christian” is a christian (of ANY Christian sect) who feels they have undergone a spiritual rebirth to be closer to Jesus. Thus as they can be from any Christian sect they have different views…
But I could be way off here.
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
Certified Kule lover!
Okay can we cut the religion talk?
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
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Leafer1984
Sure,..
We can all thank Jared for the “Lets bring back many months ago topic and drag FLYERROB under the Bus for his views” religion talk.
Do you think that with the hire of Assistant Coach Scott Gordon with some NHL Experience that this puts Ron Wilson on the hot seat ?
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I never mentioned religion, I mentioned you, you are the one using religion as a shield
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
To refuse homosexual couples the rights that come with being married is to be opposed to equal rights. You simply cannot say that you are opposed to gay marriage, yet pro-equal rights in all situations. They are conflicting views.
Furthermore, you can be a born again Christian and believe in equal rights – including gay marriage.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
Me on Twitter
nope, the Bible was pretty clear, Jesus loved everyone, especially the poor and the marginalized. unless they were queer.
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
by daoust on Sep 23, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Too funny
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I litterally laughed out loud at work, thanks daoust.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a Christian and my best friend/roommate is gay.
by Ben Schnell on Sep 23, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
this
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.
Oh right, you’re the victim, forgot
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
How about the whole large group in Quebec that showed up at a college event in blackface. I mean “WTF?”
RIP WB
"Your candle burned out long before your legend ever will" - Bernie Taupin
by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 24, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I dispise Ignorance and Racism. There is no reason or room for it.
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.
don’t tread these waters
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
ok Daddy.
Love it when you tell me what to do.
and why are you warning me not to tread these waters ? isnt it safe to say that almost everyone in here shares the same feeling that they do not like Racism ?
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.
you are the last person who should be chanting about how ignorance is a bad thing, especially with your history, I am just trying to avoid a conversation that YOU will not like and will cause the blog undo rest
you want that? ok hot shot, you got it
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
So people in my class don’t think I spend the class looking at pictures of cute animals.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
this.
"Our bottom six should be nicknamed The Intangibles." -Plea From A Cat Named Felix
Leafs fan till the end!
by whyevenbother on Sep 23, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Photoshop. Has to be
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
Exactly !
surely you have heard of Kitten Delivery for the hungry raccoon that wants takeout delivered .. Right ?
He looks like he is saying …
“That’ll be $24.98 please.”
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.
Originally, there was a baby parrot in this picture.
Look close, and you can see some of the feathers in the corner of the cat’s mouth.
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Nothing tires out two cute buddies like hunting for birds.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
if you want to minimize then you are wacist
Certified Grabbo Lover
Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about humans
by Future_considerations on Sep 23, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Serious, it’s friday
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Monday?
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
There are two correct answers. The first answer is “Leafs hockey” and the second answer, which follows, is “hangover”.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Its your birthday homey, it isn’t worth it
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
eh, I’m leaving anyway, just sick of this two sided bullshit
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 23, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
BIRTHDAY????!
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JARED
Certified Grabbo lover & self-appointed President of the Colby Armstrong Fanclub
GET WELL SOON, SID
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by Leafer87 on Sep 23, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
X-ackly!!
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well… Sir…
You truly do not know me personally so you cannot claim I am ignorant. The fact that I am in an Interracial Marriage I think stands to prove that I am far from Racist or Ignorant and, in fact, in my community I am beloved and people will say I am anything OTHER THAN ignorant.
and No I do not want to cause undo rest,
Just shocked that in 2011 we still have this garbage going on and wondering what the NHL is going to do about this to prevent it in the future. Especially since they are promoting “Hockey is for Everyone” campaign with Willie O’Rea.
and yes.. lets keep it happy. try to avoid attacking any of my comments today please and I will leave you alone as well.
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AND NIFTY MITTENS
In summing up, it's the Constitution, it's Mabo, it's justice, it's law, it's the vibe and... No, that's it, it's the vibe. I rest my case
by PKSube on Sep 23, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
/cracksknuckles
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
What’s with the all caps lock FLYERS?
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Just to remind us who he’s talking about. In case we were unclear maybe.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
this
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.
Just so you know though, we’re all pretty much clear.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I like to imagine he’s screaming FLYERS each time it’s in all caps.
like Puddy and the Devils.
Reasining helps me with matrh!
Face painted and everything!
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
gotta support the team
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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by leafer1984 on Sep 23, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
its the playoffs, gotta let em know you’re out there.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
FOOTBALL!!
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by theninjagreg on Sep 23, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
the way I see it. The FLYERS are the best team in the NHL (IMHO) so they are worthy of all caps.
Ducks as beer cans and beer bottles are being thrown at him
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Ducks as beer cans and beer bottles are being thrown at him
But you’re not climbing light poles in Philadelphia after a Phillies World Series win…..
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He said he was gonna duck…
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ooooh.
i get it now. i don’t know why i was imagining ducks being used as beer cans.
i mean they use squirrels as beer bottle holders.
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For the Redneck who has everything.
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by FLYERROB on Sep 23, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That’s fuckin weird man
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
quite, but i admit. i chuckled
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I did as well.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I dont know if I would be too comfortable if I was at a friend of a friends place for the first time and he asks me if I wanted a beer and pulls these things out.
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I’d ask for wine
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear they have to grow ’em AROUND the bottle.
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Strange Brew Referrence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3DYbE44OIE
Mouse in a Beer Bottle .. I think that would be no Charge for that eh !
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they’re not bottle holders. it’s sold that way. it’s essentially the beer ‘label’.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
What tha hell?
RIP WB
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Sep 24, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The FLYERS are the best team in the NHL (IMHO) so they are worthy of all caps.
Lulz
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Sigh
I don’t even know why I click the link to the Cox articles anymore. His article today just sucks.
just today?
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by whyevenbother on Sep 23, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh definitely not just today. He is actually a terrible hockey reporter, how the Star keeps him on is beyond me.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Unfollow Friday.
Simmons too.
Stop the madness.
Chicken Little is dead. Long Live Positive Pete.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Panthers Hardcore Training Camp
Unorthodox sure, but these guys aren’t messing around
WORD to yo Momma
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Sep 23, 2011 10:13 AM EDT reply actions
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think Mike Weaver is going to be of much value if the Panthers rip his arms from their sockets.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s better without arms than 3/4 of the defenders in the league.
WORD to yo Momma
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Sep 23, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha this is exactly the kind of response I was hoping for.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
This is training to get them ready for the National NHL Media and the Florida fanbase pulling the NHL players in opposite directions and the players trying to balance the indifference.
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found via mirtle, Sam Carrick has been named Brampton captain.
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So that makes two as McKegg is captaining Erie. Are there any others?
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Don’t think so.
Other potentials would be Brad Ross, Josh Nicholls, Stuart Percy (doubtful)…
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I could see Percy taking the captaincy of mississauga as Cizikas has moved up to pro.
If its not Percy it’ll most likely be Smith-Pelly
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Leafs go with likely top six D in tonight’s preseason game. RT @jonasTSN1050: Leaf D: Aulie-Phaneuf. Gardiner-Liles. Gunnarsson-Franson.Me thinks Mirtle is forgetting Schenn.
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Gardiner-Liles is either going to dominate the offensive zone or potentially be a disaster.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
“Here. Learn to be this guy.”
Gonna be some soft zone starts there, I’m betting.
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by Bower Power on Sep 23, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Other than Schenn and Armstrong though, the Leafs are basically playing their actual roster tonight.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
So clearly, if we lose it means we suck and if we we win it means the Stanley Cup is ours.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Those are the conclusions that I’m prepared to draw.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
If we win the shortcut we aren’t a pick on the cup but we will be on of the best eastern teams. If we lose we still make the playoffs.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 12:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m sure he’s being twitter-bombarded with corrections
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Minus Gardiner and add Schenn, and that’s the 6 D I would like to see start the regular season.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
that means two expensive D-men sitting in the minors
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by LeafFan1989 on Sep 23, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
We could afford it. But Komi stays up.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Komisarek has a NMC. He’s sitting in the pressbox.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
oh thats lovely Burke
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by LeafFan1989 on Sep 23, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
still not sold on Aulie yet to start the season. I could see Komi getting a spot ahead of him
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by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I definitely think Komi will play, and yeah between him and Aulie at this point I’m not all that fussy. Sadly I think it’ll be Gunnar who gets short changed which upsets me.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
no way gunnarrson gets a raw deal, read a quote from Wilson this morning saying that gunnar is playing way too well to worry about marlies. Highly doubt he sits in pressbox either, not unless his game spirals to lebda levels
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not really sure what to expect. I just get the sense that Wilson is high on a number of these guys and someone in the end is going to be the odd man out so to speak. Sadly, the glass half empty guy in me thinks that someone will be Gunnar, but yeah we’ll see.
by Self Destructive Zones on Sep 23, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Unless Wilson is watching different games than me, gunnerhas to stay up.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 12:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wilson was praising gunnar, I think Aulie starts off as the odd man out
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by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Who plays with Phaneuf then? Wilson seems pretty set on an Aulie/Phaneuf top pair.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Or if he wants to continue the post Kaberle trade line of Gunnar-Schenn than you can roll Liles with Phaneuf.
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Terrifying, though it would pretty much gurentee a goal for one team….. I’d rather Dion not have to be the more defensively responsible one.
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The more I think of it the more I like Gunnar- Phaneuf. A player with some offensive ability thatt relies on positioning and a more consevative game is perfect beside a player with large offensive instincts that loves to lay big hits,
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This
I would very much like to see these two together.
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I’d like to see Aulie on the Marlies, but I think the indications from Burke and Wilson are that they believe Aulie is their guy.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Update on the pairings
jonasTSN1050 Jonas Siegel
Flip Gardiner and Gunnarsson. Gardiner-Franson. Gunnarsson-Liles.
by ShahofToronto on Sep 23, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Gardiner-Franson is going to dominate
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Gardiner is going to be tired of skating if he’s on two pairings.
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Gunnarsson too.
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
read that a little more carefully..
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Sep 23, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Flip.
I hate those little words.
Not liking the Habs since 1959.
by not norm ullman on Sep 23, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
My hockey team once had only 7 players out of like 15 show up for our house league game
We played with one sub on the bench for both positions and we still won the game 6-4
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
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by Chris Stoikoff on Sep 23, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
so
yesterday I heard on the radio that Billy Beane, the manager of the Oakland A’s that is the subject of Moneyball, couldn’t even watch the games! he didn’t want the games to influence his decisions.
as in, he only wanted to use advanced statistics.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 12:34 PM EDT reply actions
That seems excessive.
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by nhlcheapshot on Sep 23, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually just started reading the book last night, so I don’t know too much about it yet, but is this mentioned in Moneyball at all? Seems like if it were true, it would have to have come up at some point.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Brad Pitt mentioned it in an interview with NPR.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Great article in the globe yesterday about Moneyball, with thoughts from Alex Antho. It may seem baseball related, but the theme is definitely stats vs scouts.
The ultimate quote:
But in the meantime, as Anthopoulos asked, why limit yourself philosophically? Stats versus scouts? Who says you need to choose? "It’s like operating with one eye closed," Anthopoulos said. "Why would you do that?"
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s why all the hype this movie and book have gotten is stupid. The Oakland A’s haven’t won shit.
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It’s about how a small market team overcame a huge economic disadvantage to win far more games than their budget would indicate they should be capable of. Is a sports story only interesting if it has a Hollywood ending?
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I could have sworn they were a dynasty based on all the hype
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No
But they were able to build a very competitive team with what was essentially table scraps from every other team using advanced stats that at the time nobody else was really using.
Basically they championed the idea of using advanced stats in baseball.
so it’s a movie about a crazy theory that didn’t actually result in a championship while most of the recent world series winners just spent their way to a victory
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It didn’t work, but the point is it could have worked.
When you consider how terrible the A’s were and how hard it is to even get into the playoffs in the MLB it’s actually pretty amazing that they were able to become so good so quickly by utilizing a method that at the time was considered ridiculous.
Errrrrrrr Theo Epstein is a pretty big “Moneyball” guy. The A’s tried for years to pry Kevin Youkilis out of the Red Sox. Billy Beane referred to Youk as “The Greek God of Walks”.
The A’s got pretty close, but that approach was instrumental in the construction of the 2004 and 2007 Red Sox.
Yeah they spend a lot of money, but they had to compete with the Yankees.
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I will give the Red Sox and the Yankees credit for one thing: they spend a lot, but by and large they spend it well.
They also draft surprisingly well, but mostly so they have the prospects on hand to trade away. So that’s neither here nor there.
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by T is for Truculence on Sep 23, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t really want to get into a debate about this but I am going to say this anyways.
In baseball it is significantly easier to “draft well” when you have the budget to afford big signing bonuses.
and the players say they won’t play for certain teams so the smaller market teams have to skip over them or it’s a wasted pick.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Development is much more important and takes far longer as well. Tampa has done an excellent job drafting and developing players and they are one of the smaller markets. If they could spent half of what Boston/ New York spends they would need their own league.
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You can't extend the comparison ad infinitum
as the number and skill of players is finite.
exaggeration is a essential in the internets.
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Beane actually signed on with the Sox before Epstein, and Oakland’s compensation for that was to be Youkilis. He turned down the contract a day after signing it to stay in Oakland, so Epstein and Youkilis stayed Sox.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 23, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
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LOL.. I know but I love my teams…
LOL.. I know but I love my teams…Boston Red Sox has been falling faster than a Lead Balloon for some reason and the Phillies bats have gone Cold so the Best Teams in NL and AL are cold right now at the Peak of playoffs.
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No
But that doesn’t change the fact that they changed how the entire MLB looks at using advanced stats.
It really is a unique story, I definitely want to go see the movie.
oh i want to see it too, it’s just going to be a downer of an ending when they don’t win anything.
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The thing that is annoying me about the ads
Is that it looks like the guys they get can’t even play baseball. Literally they look like the guys picked last in a beer league. They were still all professional baseball players and that just screams of over-hollywood-ized
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yes. also, some of the best players on the team weren’t ones who were acquired via the ‘moneyball’ technique.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
pitching
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Understandable
But the movie is getting great reviews, so I definitely want to check it out!
Third place
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by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
They were the only team to perform beyond the expectations of their payroll. Once teams with bigger payrolls figured out how they were doing it, they went back to crushing the A’s. It doesn’t change the revolution in perspective that the book tracks.
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Right. Sabermetrics etc. were instrumental to the construction of the mid 00s Red Sox.
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and the late 00s Jays. Oh wait…
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair...
Baseball is probably the only sport you could get away with doing this in.
Baseball is far more stat driven than pretty much any other sport. You could pretty much build a championship team just by looking at things like WAR, and that’s pretty much exactly what he did in the early 2000’s. They were very very competitive and had a tiny payroll.
I am not suggesting that it is the best way to do it, but it’s not as horrible as it seems.
agreed. which is kind of my point when i get so incredulous about things people say around here using only advanced stats to back it up. hockey doesn’t always lend itself well to statistics to assess how a player is performing. especially because the stats for each player are different (offensive vs defensive), whereas the stats for all batters in baseball are the same.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
The idea is that they’re better than regular stats, not that they’re all-enlightening. Of course, consider that Plus/Minus is a “Regular stat” so the bar isn’t very high.
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To make up for lost time, the Sabres signed six seasons worth of front-loaded cap skirting contracts in one week.
And a lot of the time advanced stats are just about giving us a way to quantify things we already watch for and talk about, like how often a player plays against difficult opposition or whether they got good chances. Like, ultimately all that “scoring chance” data does is have someone watching the game take out all the bad shots and focus on the good ones.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of people use advanced stats to be contrarian and prove that things are “not as they seem” but it often just comes off as “I am the smartest one in the room and I want all you idiots to acknowledge it.”
This of course leads to the exasperated “Do you even watch the games?!?” reaction
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by T is for Truculence on Sep 23, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
People say this kind of thing a lot around here lately, but I just don’t see it. Except maybe Burtch occasionally.
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I acknowledge the smartness of this statement.
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by GreatKingRat on Sep 23, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Truculence .. I rec’d that !!!!
you forgot that they also were probably not watching games but sitting in Starbucks with their Carmel Latte with No Fat Whip Cream and Laptops and Kindles researching numbers and stats.
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.
But it is supposed to do more than that. If you watch a game to see who plays the toughest players without actually tracking it you often get a biased view. The idea is to present what the ACTUAL situation is. Does it always work? Hell no. But it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep trying to make it better.
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
Certified Kule lover!
I just finished reading the book. And Beane had a major temper issue, and it was more that he got so riled up about the games that he couldn’t watch them. He ended up doing some pretty irrational things as a result of losing. He hated it. He traded Jeremy Giambi in a fit of rage. He would also drive around the parking lot with a little pager that updated him on the score. He did strive for objectivity though. Also players did things in the games that pissed him off so he didn’t want to watch either.
The Leafs are my Rushmore
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I also write things about stuff over at the Leafs Nation
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Sep 23, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember those sportsticker pager thingys. Actually debated getting one at one point.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Are pagers sold anymore?
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
don’t know. I do know that Caesar’s Palace in Vegas isn’t pager friendly.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
less contact with the real world the better for them I’d guess.
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
yea but terrible at picking up references not involving South park
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
I love when Mike Tyson does the Drumroll to “In the air tonight” by Phil Collins and punches out cold that guy !!! freaken hilarious !!!
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.
Too bad he didn’t have the World Series trophy to drag along behind his car.
Either you have an enviable memory, or a pitiable life, to know nothing of regret.
- Sten, of the Qunari
by GreatKingRat on Sep 23, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
So I’m going to RealSports tomorrow night to watch the leafs game. I got VIP tickets for free and Tucker and Clark are going to be there. Pretty excited.
by Tickle Me Aulie on Sep 23, 2011 12:40 PM EDT reply actions
gah lucky
Certified Grabbo lover & self-appointed President of the Colby Armstrong Fanclub
GET WELL SOON, SID
Now a twit
I was thinking of going to a bar before Leafs vs. Ottawa on Tuesday for drinks…are there any PPPers in the downtown-ish Ottawa area? I swear I’m not a rapist, though I was recently certifed as a member of the growing analrapist psychological association.
Generally, if you’re trying to convince strangers that you’re a good guy, it’s not a great idea to open with “I swear I’m not a rapist”.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Sep 23, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I was hoping the Arrested Development reference would reduce the focus on the joke set-up.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m going to the game and I work downtown, so I’d definitely be down for a meet-up.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds good, this will get buried by the GDT and Game Preview, but I’ll post something again in the days before the game itself.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Should fanpost it.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Sep 23, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m in the Ottawa downtown-ish area…but I’m not meeting up with no member of the
analrapist psychological association.
(also, my hockey season starts Tuesday)
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Sep 23, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
it’s a bridge between the analysts and therapists of the world, an important one.
by Goosemonster on Sep 23, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d go, since I’m downtown as well, but am organizing a fundraiser that night… I’d be in for other times this year though.
Finally on the Twitter train, @j6events. Follow me, I swear I'll have interesting thoughts soon!
by BetterThanBester on Sep 23, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I just joined my buddy's BoxPool for regular Season for NHL !!!
I Picked two teams and named them
“The Fat CheeseSteaks of Philadelphia” & “The Iraqi Dooshbag Pork Eaters”
My players are …
For Cheesesteaks…
Forwards
Stamkos, Zetterberg, Giroux,
Backstrom, Nash, Lecavalier
Vanek, Kesler, Hall,
Jagr, Grabovski, and Enforcer Hartnell
Defense
Lidstrom, Seabrook, Pronger,Subban
Goalies
Bryzgalov, Thomas
Then the other team
The Iraqi’s
Forwards
Ovechkin, Perry, Iginla,
Datsyuk,Ryan,Stastny,
Hemsky,Briere,Duchene
Gagne,Connely, Enforcer Orr
Defense
Doughty, Erhoff, Phaneuf, Johnson
Goalies
Miller, Ward
Sounds like two GOOD WINNING Teams to me bubba !!! wooohooo !!!
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.
Are you seriously calling Iraqis douchebags? My wife is Iraqi you jackass. And is pork eaters a dig at Muslims? What the fuck is wrong with you man?
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
No I said Dooshbags. its a made up word. and yes pork eaters is a dig at the muslims. Congratulations with having an Iraqi wife. My wife is From India and she does not eat beef or pork either. I guess your sense of humor is non existent.
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.
you’re not fooling anyone, you know what you were saying, it’s not a made up word, it’s a phonetic spelling.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
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yep it is a phonetic spelling. its a freakin joke… Just like everyone says FLYERS fans are Douchbags or Americans are Arrogant Jerks. .. Its just a fantasy hockey team .. daggum man. I was hoping people would comment on the players picked, .. instead .. they find a way to get a wild hair up their keister about a total fake team name.
Man .. Like really..
how many times have I gotten verbally assaulted but do you see me freak out ? Sometimes I may draw it towards me .. sometimes not .. but in the end .. I am human and so are others .. and each and everyday I forgive and ask to be forgiven. In the end .. each and everyday .. I look myself in the mirror and live in this skin and I ask GOD for guidance and to be treated the way I treat others.
so yeah.. it is a phonetic spelling.. Its a joke.. Most Bush leagues or fake fantasy teams have wacky names.
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.
you just changed your story after we called you on calling Iraqi’s douchbags. I guess maybe God is treating you the way you treat others.
by Nigel Cadbury on Sep 23, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Whatever ..
In the end .. if it makes you feel good then be happy
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.
And if it makes other people feel bad then they can go fuck themselves?
In summing up, it's the Constitution, it's Mabo, it's justice, it's law, it's the vibe and... No, that's it, it's the vibe. I rest my case
Did I say anything along the lines of “Go F#@k Yourself” ??
No..
Please dont put words or expressions in my mouth.
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.
No you didn’t but your saying things that seem to make you happy at the expense of the vast majority of people who find them stupid/ offensive/ ridiculous, so bascially you’re doing/ saying things without giving a fuck what other people think;
In summing up, it's the Constitution, it's Mabo, it's justice, it's law, it's the vibe and... No, that's it, it's the vibe. I rest my case
No I was saying whatever because no matter what I said or any apologies.. it still was not good enough. I dont want to offend you or anyone so … Think what you will is another way of saying it.
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.
I guess your intelligence is non-existent. Oh, and Jesus called, he said “You’re doing it wrong”.
Here’s another ‘made up word’ fantasy team name, feel free to use it: “The Born-Again Brain-Dead American Army War-mongering Sheetheads”. See – I made up a word. It’s funny and inoffensive!
Please, for the love of Jesus, please go away. Your own team didn’t want you, I don’t know why we’re stuck with you.
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
Wow..
Wow.. Doing it wrong huh.. I will be sure to tell him you said that about me.
Wow.. Doing it wrong huh.. I will be sure to tell him you said that about me.Have a nice day and may GOD BLESS you
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.
While you’re at it, be sure to tell JC how you mocked people whose country you invaded. And about the tolerant way you made fun of other religions. And how you don’t want homosexuals to have the same privileges you do. Ok thanks. Good chat.
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
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Well I never invaded any country .. and you can tell him whatever you want. after all in the end .. we all stand before him to be judged and ONLY HE KNOWS what what we have done or not done so .. it doesnt matter what you tell him… it doesnt matter what I tell him.. he knows and we all have to answer to him and to be JUDGED BY HIM AND HIM ALONE.. .. Not you .. Not anyone else.
GOD BLESS .. have a nice night.
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.
Sorry, my mistake. I thought you served in Iraq. The country the US invaded.
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
Yes I did serve in the US Army and yes I did Fight in the Iraq War. I am a man of my word, I took the oath, they said I had to go .. I went.. in December 2004 till November 2005. US Forces already invaded Iraq
so like I said..
I never Invaded Iraq. I served my country and did my part. I have no say over the Commander in Chief or Congress’ decision on where I go.
It appears that you have a chip on your shoulder before I ever made any comments at all ever prior to today because you knew I served in Iraq with your wife being Iraqi and I can understand that .. but .. surely I can tell you .. I have no ill will to you.. or any person. as long as they are not trying to kill me, to which I will defend myself but. .. No .. I dont hate any culture. We had an Interpreter named Nubris (Newbee) who was trying to get his visa to move to America that I was close to who after I came home, .. a year later .. I found he was killed by a roadside bomb and .. well .. when word got back to me . .. I cried.
My wife is Punjabi Indian. My Sales crew consists of a Jewish man, A black man, a Moroccan Man, a Korean woman, an Egyptian Christian man, a Bangali Man, a Ukranian Man, and a White man. I have strong relations with all these people. They all respect me and my Wife LOVES me. and GOD LOVES me too.
Its a joke. you got upset. I get it. I apologize.
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.
I had no chip at all. You served your country, you followed orders. I get that, and I actually respected that..
You crossed the line though with your mockery of the people/ religion you were supposedly trying to ‘liberate’. Or whatever the fuck it was you guys were doing there. Spreading democracy. Securing oil. Etc.
My new fantasy team name is the Punjabi Indian Dooshbags. It’s a joke. Like you.
I had something really clever to say here. But I forgot.
Congrats on your new team .. Funny.. unlike you .. I wouldnt get offended because I know who my wife is and who I am. Wow. This is something they teach you as a kid. Its like when I was a kid and someone was doing “Your Mama” jokes to me. My Mom told me .. “Am I really who they say I am ? .. If not .. then why would it offend you.” …
I apologized already and i sincerely mean it. Now ~ Can you let it go and move on.
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.
My god, you are like a 12 year old
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 24, 2011 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Lol this guy reminds me of Rick James. “I didn’t invade iraq” ..“yes I served in the US army in Iraq” haha I’m sorry that’s just too funny.
October 25, 1966. Thank you Lord Kelvin
by Chuck Diesel on Sep 24, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve been busy with work and stuff, but I have been reading up on the FTBs and links and such. I usually enjoy all the commenting around here but it seems that nothing productive ever comes from FLYERROB’s comments on here. It may be him being provoked but that is due to his outrageous and rather controversial and commonly disagreed upon views that he displayed at an earlier time, or it may be he just feels the need to express his views uncontrollably, but either way I think it would be best for him to be banned.
I realize it may not be entirely his fault, but the health of the commenting on this blog and the quality of the comments seems tainted with threads on political correctness and every other topic brought up that isn’t hockey. I know many others find the incessant arguing to be annoying and the views he shares to be, for lack of a better word, disgusting.
Please just make it easier on everyone and ban him. I know it may be entertaining for some people, but it really is rather stupid. The “ignore and move on” approach has not worked and we have let this go on for a while now. With the start of a new regular season, I would not be opposed to cutting FLYERROB from the training camp roster.
If you have read this far, you probably care and hopefully agree. Thanks for reading this and enjoy your weekends!
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I'm telling you I was the King of Spain (now I eat humble pie)
Now the Leafs call me up to drive the Zamboni
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Welcome home Chaim Weisswasser!
by happiergilmore on Sep 24, 2011 3:11 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Who are you to decide they should ban me ? maybe they should ban you … how about that.
Not everyone agrees with everything with everyone.
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’s his OPINION why are you attacking his beliefs?
Y'all Heard About Me, You Just Didn't Know It was Me
by JaredFromLondon on Sep 24, 2011 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m a fairly frequent user who finds nothing productive about your presence here. Maybe they should ban me, but for what? I don’t go on rants about topics irrelevant to a hockey blog and present views deemed moronic by the general public.
Not everyone is going to agree with what everyone says all the time, and that’s wonderful because disagreement shoes the potential for different views, but the disagreement surrounding your comments is not a productive one. Your comments are, for the most part, fairly irrelevant to hockey and therefor the purpose of this blog. So by asking for you to be banned, I am 100% right in the sense that you’re too immature to realize what it is you’re doing, to admit what you are doing and to stop what you are doing.
We have all asked you very nicely and politely (for the most part) to please refrain from those comments, but it comes up. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, it’s too late. You have shown your true colours and unfortunately for you, they are not Blue and White, Orange and Black or any other team’s colours. They are brown, for shit, because you sir, are a shit head.
Popped a Colboner - Certified Joe Colborne Fanboy
I'm telling you I was the King of Spain (now I eat humble pie)
Now the Leafs call me up to drive the Zamboni
Twitter me this.
Welcome home Chaim Weisswasser!
by happiergilmore on Sep 24, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Really well said, and definitely rec’d
Finally on the Twitter train, @j6events. Follow me, I swear I'll have interesting thoughts soon!
by BetterThanBester on Sep 24, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
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