Unnecessary Back-to-Backs
by SkinnyFish on Jan 18, 2012 7:00 AM EST
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After dropping both games of a back-to-back this past weekend, I got to thinking; why the hell did the Leafs play the Buffalo Sabres on Friday? Both teams last played on Tuesday, against each other. First Niagara Center had no event scheduled for Thursday, January 12th, and having a game on that day would have created no additional back-to-backs for either team. Friday's game created an unnecessary back-to-back for both the Leafs and the Sabres, so what were the NHL schedule makers thinking?
So I decided to look into the Leafs schedule to find out if there were any other unnecessary back-to-back on the Leafs' schedule. Here's my criteria for an 'unnecessary back-to-back':
- The game can only be moved up or back 1 day.
- Moving the game cannot create another back-to-back situation for either team.
- A Saturday HNIC game for the Leafs cannot be moved.
- The new proposed game date must be in the same arena, and that arena must have no event scheduled for that date.
Looking at the schedule, the Leafs have 16 back-to-back sets. When I applied the 4 criteria above, I found 6 games that could be moved to another day to eliminate a back-to-back and worked with both teams and the arena scheduled.
Wed, Nov 2nd, 2011 at New Jersey
Fri, Dec 16th, 2011 at Buffalo
Fri, Jan 13th, 2012 at Buffalo
Tue, Jan 24th, 2012 at NY Islanders
Tue, Feb 14th, 2012 at Calgary
Fri, Mar 23rd, 2012 at New Jersey
So that would bring the Leafs' back-to-back number down from 16 to 10 which is a big difference when it comes to being rested for games. As Dirk Hoag answered, win percentage is 45% for teams on the back end of a back-to-back. (50% on rest otherwise). However, for the Leafs though, that falls to 27.7%. So far this season the Leafs are 2-5-1 in the tail end game of back-to-backs, 3 of those I found to be unnecessary(1-2-0 record). That means they're 20-12-4 (61.1 pts%) when playing with at least 1 day of rest.
So currently if the Leafs 3 unnecessary back-to-backs were not as such, we could assume the Leafs would have an extra 2 points in the standings; 4 extra points by the end of the season. That's the difference between finishing 9th and 7th in a close Eastern Conference. Thanks NHL schedule makers!
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Also I know it would be a lot more work but I’d like to see someone go through this for all teams and find out how many unnecessary back-to-back’s there are this season. My guess is around 90 (average 3 per team) and the Leafs just got screwed by having 6 this year.
It’s not a good excuse for much. We should have won 2 of our last 3.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 8:05 AM EST up reply actions
Yup, should have beat Buffalo and should have beat the Sens. Now were 9 pts out of last.
Being a Leafs fan makes me bipolar.
Since the Leafs are playing a lot of winnable games against important teams now, the next 2 or so weeks basically determine the season
Being a Leafs fan makes me bipolar.
by BlindSight on Jan 18, 2012 8:07 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yup, lose enough and we’re outside the playoff mix. And if that happens, heads will roll.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 8:35 AM EST up reply actions
Why?
I want other teams to have as many back-to-backs, unnecessary or otherwise, as possible because fuck ‘em that’s why.
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if every team had a reasonably similar amount of back to backs it would be fine, i forget who was pointing it out on twitter yesterday, but Winnipeg has a pretty favourable schedual in that regard
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
Using data from OntheForecheck, I updated my spreadsheet with a sheet listed the whole league’s travel miles and B2B numbers.
Highest B2B, Buffalo with 21. Fewest, Tampa, Colorado, Calgary with 10. (Leafs are 2nd with 17
That’s unacceptable.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
So Toronto has 17 B2B games, 7 more than the teams with the least. Normally they should win 50% of those points (7 points) but since they are back to back they only get 45% of the points, or 6.3 points. In other words, the Leafs playing 17 back to back games cost them at most 0.7 points in the standings over those teams with just 10 B2B games. Luke Schenn probably costs them five times that.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
That says more about the Leafs than the effect of B2B games.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
I thought I was talking about the effect B2B games have on the Leafs and my desire to limit them.
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My point is, the Leafs are bad, that is why they don’t win them. I’d prefer they try and get a good team rather than push for an easy schedule. If an easier schedule is all we want, lets push for a move to the SE division.
BTW, their only B2B wins are against the Islanders and Blue Jackets.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
the thing is. i feel like the Leafs ARE a good team, or at least they are in some respects. are they any worse on paper than teams like the Senators or Blues or Panthers? I’d say no. But those teams do a better job of getting more from less. We get less from more.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
I expect better of this team than our play these past three games. And to be honest, before that 4 game win streak our December was decidely bad as well. I’m hoping Burke is going to do something to shake this roster up, because I feel like this isn’t working well as is.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
Let’s not forget that 3 of those 4 wins came against Tampa Bay, Winnipeg and Buffalo, not exactly top teams. The Detroit game was a nice win, but they blew a 3-0 lead in that game and almost gave the game back to Detroit and were out shot 40-18. They were out shot 30-8 in the second and third periods.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Leafs have lost to Sens and to Canes who played the day before. I think teams lose more often in B2B games (I have never seen the study to show it though it makes sense) but over the season it tends to not explain variance in P% as well as other factors)
And some B2B games have both team playing within 24hr (i.e the upcoming NYI game) has both team playing the day before.
oh god the Canes one was so bad, why did you have to bring that up?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
oh wow?? and it was 10-10 after the first when we built a lead?
sounds like score effects.
by Ben Schnell on Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
To some extent maybe, but to a greater extent it is the “Red Wings are a whole lot better than the Leafs” effect.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
They are worse than the Blues.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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by the roster? I’m not so sure…
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
The Blues are a very good team. Up until this year I would likely be just as happy with Stewart as I would with Kessel.
Backes, Oshie, Perron, Berglund, MacDonald (injured), Steen + vets Arnott and Langenbrunner
Compare
Lupul, MacA, Grabovski, Kulemin, Lombardi, Connoly and Bozak + Kadri/Frattin
On D they have two great young guys in Pietrangelo and Shattenkirk, 3 good players in Jackman, Coliacavo and Polak plus 2 young guys who are incosistent in Russel and Cole.
Halak is a very good goalie who has turned it around after a weak start. Plus of course Elliot is playing out of his mind. But even without Elliot, St Louis is a very good team.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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St Louis is a very good team.
But you destroyed your credibility by including Brokiacavo. And setting yourself up for the inevitable gif.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
ok, so they’re a very good team with a very good record.
i’d argue we’re in the same range as that team, skill wise, but with a much worse record.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
We should be on a better point percentage rate than we are now.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Almost everybody pegged the Leafs as a team that was going to be in a tight race for a playoff spot. We’re currently 1 point out of the playoffs. We’re achieving at almost exactly the rate most people expected.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
It sounds nice when you say it that way
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
except not everyone accounted for how terrible the East has been this year. when people said we would be competing for a playoff spot they thought it would be with teams like Tampa and Buffalo and Montreal.
instead, Ottawa and Florida have an edge on us, and we’re barely staying above Atlanta/Winnipeg.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
which is partly due to our really hot start. Our play as of December has been really bad, outside of playoffs bad.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Teams have winning and losing streaks as the season goes on. The Kings had a horrible record for a while. Now they look pretty good. It happens over the course of 82 games.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
It does indeed. We’ll just have to see, but years of my soul being crushed have not rendered my spirit strong.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Last year the team finished with 85 points. To that team we added Connolly, Lombardi, Franson, Liles and Steckel and our young players got a year older. Currently the Leafs are on pace for 89 points but take away the 9-3-1 start and they are on 79 point pace. Considering the changes made, I think we should have expected more improvement.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
plus, almost a full season of Reimer, and an improved Gus.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
what happens if we take away 9 losses 3 wins and a OT loss?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
Then we have a 69 game season.
Heh heh heh.
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh i know this! Pick me! Pick me!
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Why are you taking away wins?
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probably makes schenns corsi and fenwick worse
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
We also lost Beauchemin, Kaberle, and Versteeg, all of whom were good players for us last year. Lets call Liles and Kaberle a wash. We can call Versteeg and Connolly a wash too, to keep things simple. So the Leafs lost their best defensive d-man, and added a 3rd pairing offensive-minded defender and a 4th line centre. I’d hardly call that significant roster improvement.
We also lost our starting goalie, who had been playing great, to a concussion for a not-insignificant portion of the season. We’ve also dealt with more injuries than we had at this point last year, including 3 of our top 4 centres. Despite all that, we’re still only 1 point out of the playoffs, while last year at this point we were all but eliminated. I really don’t see how our performance so far is worse than should have been expected.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We also lost Beauchemin, Kaberle, and Versteeg, all of whom were good players for us last year.
Fair enough but if you are including those guys in the takaway list I get to include Lupul and Gardiner in the addition list.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
because we took away the 9-3-1 inexplicably, duh
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Kaberle = Liles
Beauchemin = Franson
Connolly = Versteeg
Plus Lupul, Lombardi, Steckel, Gardiner.
I’ll grant you that some may argue that Beauchemin is better than Franson (I am not so sure about that) but with those other guys the Leafs should see more than a 4 point improvement IMO, especially with what Lupul has done.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Actually to the game, the leafs have 8 more points than they did last season
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by JohnerstonRex on Jan 18, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck AdminBot 3000.
There. I said it. What we’ve all been thinking.
And also, I am Spartacus. We’ve been thinking that too.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No. I am Sparticus
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Yep.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
I’m Spartacus!
wait, what? nailed to a fucking cross? Jesus Christ! I thought it was just a beer-with-Caesar thing!
No, sorry, thought you said Bartacus! That’s Spartacus down in front, yeah, that guy.
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
What 4 point improvement? You’re comparing a projection of this season based on the assumption that we’ll apparently play our remaining games at exactly the same point pace as we played last year. But there’s no reason to think that – last season after the All-Star break we went on a tear. Maybe we will again this year. Or maybe the team will collapse. Who knows? All I know is that comparing the actual results from this season to the actual results from this point last year shows that the Leafs have improved by a few games, which is what pretty much everyone expected.
Do people forget that this team is only a year and a half removed from being 2nd last in the entire league? We weren’t going to suddenly become a top 10 team in a year and a half.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
All I know is that comparing the actual results from this season to the actual results from this point last year shows that the Leafs have improved by a few games
22-18-5
18-22-5
4 more wins, 8 more points to be exact
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You don’t need to take any away to see we overperformed early and are now underperforming.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
No, you take the statistics that say what you want the statistics to say and remove the statistics that don’t help your case.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
oh well thats fun. If you exclude our last 3 games, we’re on a 4 game winning streak. WOO!
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
In fact, if you exclude the games against Boston, Florida, Ottawa and Carolina, and Philly we’re one of the best teams in the league.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
We’re 22-0-0 in games we don’t lose! Yay!
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Also,last night we scored on 100% of the shots that went in the net.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
So he is using it help his narrative…
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Our team fenwickClose is 26th in the league.
We are not better than StLouis.
And no, it’s not just a matter of holding onto the puck. Having a higher Fenwick score means you are getting into position to shoot more than your opponents, which means you are outplaying them any number of ways: trapping, checking, winning board battles, passing, %110ing, whatever.
just because we don’t perform as well as the Blues doesn’t mean we’re not as good as them tallent wise.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
Wonder how many here would swap rosters with the Blues?
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by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jan 18, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
If both fan bases could keep 2 players I would in a heartbeat.
I just love Dion and Phil too much
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
you’d learn to love David Backes and Oshie and Stewart, etc ,etc.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
I know, but still…
If you replaced Pietrangelo and Backes (leading point scorer with only 32 pts) with Kessel and Dion on that team it changes from a very good team who’ll make the playoffs into a true cup contender.
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
straight up? In a microsecond.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t necessarily disagree with you, which is why I would fire Ron Wilson ASAP. Something needs to change because this team is not a good team right now, regardless of how good we think it is on paper.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve been a fence sitter on the fire wilson deal for a while. If we’re out of the playoffs in the next month, I’d probably hop onto the side that wants him turfed.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
To me the fence is long gone. Last season Burke and Wilson said they thought the team was a playoff team. It missed. This season Burke added Connolly, Liles, Franson, Lombardi, Steckel and the young players have another year of development and there is no evidence the team is any better than it was a year ago. Either Burke needs to get canned for not getting quality players or Wilson needs to be canned for not getting the most from them. There is no fence sitting IMO.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Burke can’t be blamed for the quality of players, he’s made spectacular deals and also brought in some of the best available talent (Connolly was probably the second best centre available).
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
I have found our inability to adapt our game in different circumstances troubling, though. As I mentioned earlier, if our speed is shut down, we lose. Plain and simple. And good teams do it, so we can’t beat them without beign able to alter our game.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
I think this is why Burke really wants the team to get bigger up front, because realistically we can’t play much of a physical forechecking game… we can use our speed to forecheck, but we don’t have the option to use our 2 top lines play any sort of physical game
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
I totally agree with that, and given our position and some of the assets we do have, I’d be very happy for us to move some guys to get back bigger players. Or a unicorn, whatever’s clever.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
or…wait for it…. a big, physical Unicorn
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Is it more then size – I mean why do the panthers for example match up well against the bruins and leafs can’t. That first line (versteeg, weiss, fleshmann) is not a daunting line – and rather soft.
Well it’s defensive ability too, I think to my eyes Kessel has gotten better defensively, but I don’t think he or Lupul will be nominated for the Selke anytime soon. They still get hemmed in the zone too easily.
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Those two are awful defensively.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
I’m not sure why Wilson puts them out there for any defensive zone faceoffs… that’s just asking for a goal against
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
My only thinking is that a large number of their goals are on the rush. You can’t go on an end to end rush when you are already in the offensive zone. Otherwise using Kessel/Lupul for defensive zone face offs is just stupid.
That is why it would be good to get a big defensive minded center to play with them, almost regardless of what that player can do offensively.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
It’s really frustrating watching them in the d-zone.
by stevesmith19 on Jan 18, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, this is definitely a speed team that isn’t great in the corners. It is the complete opposite of a few years ago when the team had Antropov, Ponikarovsky, etc. Those guys were awesome in the corners, but were exposed by exceptionally speedy teams.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
Actually, for me, it’s all about goaltending. We just aren’t getting good enough goaltending to win on a consistant basis.
Lots of moaning about this in the off season when it became apparant we were going with an inexperienced tandem is now coming home to roost.
We get flashes of great goaltending, but for both of them, the “low water” mark leaves us needing to score 4 goals a night to win and that just doesn’t happen.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
Is firing Ron Wilson going to dramatically improve our puck possession stats?
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No, that will evidently require some trades.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
it’s not unreasonable to assume that better systems (breakout, zone control, etc) could lead to better puck possession stats. it’s happened before.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
certainly coaching has an effect. one would hope, or there’d be no point of a coach.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
And of course the last half of the season will be completely unpredictable as the players adjust to a new approach — just like it has been so far :)
by GettinGiggy on Jan 18, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
I think it could, if we brought in the right coach, but it’s just as likely that it’s our players who are the problem and not the coach.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
it’s easier to move 1 coach than 20 players.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
token HockeyAnalysis, slip in a luke schenn job in every sentence.
by Ben Schnell on Jan 18, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
If I were a betting man, I would bet he is watching tomorrow’s game from the press box
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I agree, but its just uncanny how a luke schenn jab can be slipped by him into a post on anything
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Sure, but I guess I could have just used “” instead of “Schenn” and been equally valid.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
aulie needs to sit
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Based on the last few games, I think Schenn has been worse
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
am going to need to see some horribly skewed numbers to back that up
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Oh give me a fuckin break. That’s just dumb
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Aulie has been the worst defenseman on the leafs every single game he has played shy maybe two, he should still be with the Marlies
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
Aulie is playing tougher comps when paired with Phaneuf. I’d say they’ve both been terrible and leave it at that.
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among the many unexplained things going on with our roster. What a force to be reckoned with Rosehill was last night. When we needed offense, he was really there helping out.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
offense has not been a problem for the Leafs this season, and wilson shouldn’t plan a roster worrying about bringing in more goals unless someone like Kessel or Lupul is out.
if he is bringing in anything it should be defence, not that Rosehill helps out with either, but Kadri wouldn’t have won the game for the leafs last night
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
I would prefer kadri,frattin,colbourne to our 3rd and fourth lines
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
you want those guys on the 4th line? what a gigantic waste
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I mean, I always want my 1st and 2nd year prospects playing 3-6 min a night
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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no. but I would rather them have them there instead of the rosehills and friends .
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
i’d rather have boyce, crabb, steckel, brown, and other speedy non-offensive prospects
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
if he is bringing in anything it should be defence,
Completely. Not enough positionally sound d-men.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
This is why I want to see Holzer. I know it doesn’t make sense due to the overload of RD, but I wanna see it nonetheless.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 18, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Man, it’s just a shitty time to start testing out AHL guys. This should be sorted out by now.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
of course it should have been, but our point pace is outside playoff territory now and we’ve been underperforming in defence for a while now. Instead of rotating the same players from the press box to the bench over and over again, why not bring in someone else and say “if you can do the job better, the spot is yours to take”? Wasn’t that supposed to be our whole AHL thing? Every game is a tryout?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
The first goal last night would have been prevented if Aulie had taken the right route to the player behind the net. He went around the goal on the far side making it easy for Michalek to find Alfredsson, if he at least heads to the other side, Michalek doesn’t have that lane and he would have to try the other side.
Aulie is godawful and he’s dragging Phaneuf down with him.
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by Chemmy on Jan 18, 2012 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He skates like he has cement blocks on his feet, and when he’s not in position (too often), he gets totally exposed.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Phaneuf’s Corsi last night: +5
Aulie’s: -1
How does he even do that?!?
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Yep. Game after game, there’s nothing there to see from Aulie, other than those hopeful moments where he doesn’t fuck it up. Franson now appears to me to be light years better offensively, and I actually even prefer him defensively.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
yeah Franson is okay-ish defensively. He still has those bad plays, but they’re much less likely than before. Still, I actually have NO idea why Aulie keeps playing for us.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Shit, you can actually SEE Franson brain-cramping out there. Like… he’s all casual, looking cool, being in the NHL, then… “what the fuck’s that guy doing there?” as the puck ends up on the other team’s stick. Hope they can get some concentration, maybe even intensity out of him.
But better than Aulie? Country mile.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
“Oh hey, there’s no offsides”
*chokes puck up into the mid slot *
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
The problem is, who do we replace him with on the LS?
RS DMen:
Phaneuf
Franson
Schenn
Komi
Holzer
LS Dmen
Gunnar
Liles
Gardiner
Aulie
If we don’t play Aulie on the LS we are playing one of Franson/Komi/Schenn/Holzer on their off side.
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Schenn and Komi have both been bad enough that Holzer should get a chance to play a game on the right side.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Play Gunnar on the 1st pair, play Gardiner on the 2nd, play Aulie on the 3rd. Just get Aulie off that first pairing. He might even look half-decent playing against 3rd liners.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Who does he play with? It needs to be somebody with footspeed. Franson I guess?
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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Komi or Schenn. If we can’t count on Aulie and Schenn to play 10 minutes a night against 3rd and 4th liners, they shouldn’t be in the NHL to begin with. And I like Gardiner/Franson as a pairing.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
You can’t play two big slow guys together.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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It’s our 3rd pairing. Who cares? Either they’re NHL quality defenders against weak opposition or we need to get rid of them.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
I strongly disagree. Guys excel in certain positions and it requires smart coaching to use them. Don’t set up guys to fail (and thus hurt the team).
It would be like putting 2 pinchers on the same D pairing. It isn’t smart.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
Remember when Phaneuf was paired with Gunnarsson?
Thing of beauty. Why did they wreck that?
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
To spread the quality.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
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They don’t?! Shit!
I wanted a sour key
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by Isosceles Kramer on Jan 18, 2012 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
sour key? what age are you from? they’re 30 cents now!
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
neither one played much in the third. Isn’t it nice to know the Leafs are playing two guys who they don’t feel comfortable throwing out there when down a goal or more.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
Last night certainly wasn’t the first time Schenn barely saw the ice in the third either.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 18, 2012 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
I actually don’t mind it. Obviously ideally we’d have 6 Two-way defensemen, but I think on most teams when the team’s down a goal you don’t play the (if only nominally) defensive defenseman
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
To bad he is the only one who is consistently physical.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
IIRC Buffalo also requested to have as many home games as possible on Friday and Saturday night so to accommodate they play more B2B that involve a home game on either Friday or Saturday. Can’t remember where exactly I saw this but I did read an article sometime early in the season
it's sad, but living in B.C. has caused me to hate the Canucks more than the Habs. almost.
by Kevin Costner on Jan 18, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Its extremely stupid but I talked to my sabres fan roommate about this at the beginning of the year,
the buffalo ones at least are a result of the Sabres asking for as many friday/saturday games as possible, to generate revenue. Not only are fans more likely to go to weekend games, but they spend more on alcohol at those games.
Buffalo has the most B2Bs in the league by request, and since we play them often, we end up having unnecessary ones as well.
I expect New Jersey would be the same thinking
by Ben Schnell on Jan 18, 2012 8:08 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Black-outs
A family friend works for Scotiabank Place (or whoever has the naming rights there now) and explained to me in the past that teams and/or arenas are requested by the league, at a very early point ahead of the season, to submit a list of “black-out dates” which could otherwise be concerts, other sporting events or even maintenance days.
Often these dates will be set aside due to the potential of a concert or perhaps some other sporting event and therefore will be on a list of black-out dates submitted to the league by the team.
I guess what I’m saying is that the onus isn’t on the league to build a better schedule with less back-to-backs but for teams to stop being so damned liberal when providing black-out dates.
Lifelong Leafs Fan living in Habs Country.
There certainly seems to be a lot of Leafs game in Buffalo on Fridays, or at least that’s how it is in my memory. Which makes sense for them – attracts a lot of Canadian fans from across the border, and as you said they’ll likely spend more on beer than they would on a tuesday night.
That's "Da-ooo". I killed a turkey once, with a shovel.
BTW
That is a great article from US of H.
Lifelong Leafs Fan living in Habs Country.
Back to Backs
There was a back to back because Buffalo likes to have Friday home games (easier for people from Ontaria to cross the border and watch a game without work the next day – they used to actually have 8pm Friday starts for this reason) and Toronto likes to have Saturday home games.
Back to backs aren’t the reason why the Leafs don’t do well. The Leafs don’t do well because they aren’t a good team.
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Buffalo can choke on a chicken wing for all I care.
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by SkinnyFish on Jan 18, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
effin right they can.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
personally i blame those of you who went and trolled SSS last night
goddamned jinxers
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 8:36 AM EST reply actions
I blame Tibor
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by elseldo on Jan 18, 2012 8:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
join the club.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
I blame Canada!
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On behalf of self-deprecating Canadians everywhere, I accept this blame.
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by GreatKingRat on Jan 18, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
The Canadian in me wants me to apologize, the american in me just wants to invade countries and eat bacon wrapped fried butter.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently my Mark Bell on Alfredsson gif didn’t go down to well with them.
Kulemin so hot right now, Kulemin.
by PassivelyTruculent on Jan 18, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
One more loss negates that awesome 4 game win streak to start off the year
Being a Leafs fan makes me bipolar.
uh…..every loss “negates” that start in a way, this one isn’t special
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
Not to mention the 4 game winning streak to start the year isn’t any better than the 4 game streak that ended last friday
The Leafs started the season 9-3-1, which is a 120 point pace over 82 games.
Since then they have gone 13-15-4 which is a 79 point pace over 82 games.
Overall they are 22-18-5 which is an 89 point pace.
If you ask me, the good start has already been negated when it comes to reaching the playoff cut line of ~92 points.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
FUCK YOUR LOGIC, YOUR STATS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE!
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by JohnerstonRex on Jan 18, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It sucks when reality smacks hope and optimism in the face.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
It sucks even worse when someone shoves it down your throat
by JohnerstonRex on Jan 18, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
this is what makes games like last night so disappointing. it was a team ripe for the picking, and they couldn’t even eke out a point.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Couldnt get a point against Buffalo either. Another utter dissappointment. Like I said, I hope to god Burke does something soon because we’re on a downward slope right at the point where we need to be winning games.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Fuck Craig Anderson
Fuck Nick Foligno
Fuck Jason Spezza
Fuck the Sens
What a stupid loss last night.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 9:07 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
WHY ON EARTH DID COLORADO TRADE ANDERSON FOR BRIAN ELLIOT
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
Well realistically it worked great for them.
But at the time it didnt make a lick of sense
Being a Leafs fan makes me bipolar.
They wanted to screw the Leafs almost a year later
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Gary Bettman’s master plan. It’s convoluted, but its working.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
Why on earth did Colorado let Elliot leave as a UFA?
Why on earth did Colorado trade their first round pick for Varlamov?
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Well, letting Elliot leave as a UFA wasn’t surprising, he couldn’t even get a one-way contract he was so terrible.
I suppose trading Anderson saved them like $250k and they needed a crappy goalie to tank with…
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
amen
I’m thankful that I got tuned last night…. things are a bit of a blur and I still managed to have a decent evening.
That's "Da-ooo". I killed a turkey once, with a shovel.
Good. At least someone did. The Sens looked like an AHL team with and NHL goalie last night for the first 2 periods
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 9:16 AM EST up reply actions
At least someone did.
I should change that my evening was decent, outside of the Leafs loss which was a nuisance
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
If you’re letting a leafs loss ruin your evening, you’re doing it wrong.
Emo Girl Wing of Leafs Nation
do playoff games get an exception?
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apparently it’s something to do with hockey after the first week of April
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
In theory. I don’t think it’s been proven yet, it’s possible there is hockey then, I’m just not sure if its really true. I’ve seen little evidence of it. In fact, I think they removed it in the last CBA because I haven’t seen it since then.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah…all was not lost.
My Daughter learned how to clap her hands last night! To the “if you’re happy and you know it” song! If that doesn’t lift spirits, nothing will.
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
-Mikhail Grabovski
by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Next up on the clap-along list – Go Leafs Go!
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You know what I find is interesting is how the Leafs go on these skids – Win 4, Lose 4 so that we get really excited when they are winning and really depressed when they are losing.
I wonder if they did 1-1’s if it would be less traumatizing.
Emo Girl Wing of Leafs Nation
Probably.
I’d be more suspicious of all this if MLSE was bought by a pharmaceutical company.
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.
Blue bird of unhappiness or manic mouse?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
I need to get some malk, gotta have my vitamin R.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
I think we need to go out and get some D supplements.
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by GreatKingRat on Jan 18, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
maybe take some of these?
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there’s no I in teamocil,
at least not where you’d think.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Hallmark of a young team?
It’s extremely frustrating.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
I think we over use the “young team” excuse. Yes, they are young but there really aren’t many rookies in the lineup. Save for Aulie, Gardiner, Rosehill and Reimer everyone else in the lineup has played >100 games in the NHL, most over 200. Once you have played 2-3 years in the league you start to lose the ‘young and inexperienced’ excuse.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Youngest or 2nd Youngest (depending on the night) team in the NHL says otherwise
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
But where are our youngest players for the most part? Defense and goaltending.
Where do younger players tend to make the most mistakes? Defense and goaltending.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
What are the worst areas on our team? Defense and goaltending
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
How did this go unrec’d yesterday?
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 19, 2012 8:43 AM EST up reply actions
Also despite being sixth in GF we’re 22nd in SF, so our offense is a problem but they’ve been lucky essentially.
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I was going to post a response with BehindTheNet data
But I am confused. Here are their team ES data
The 5×5 SH% for makes no sense.
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It’s the SV% they face. Top line has 1.8 5v5 goals for per 60 and 31.3 5v5 shots for per 60. That’s a S% of 5.7%.
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Okay thank you. That makes sense. It is just confusing because it was called “5v5 Shooting Percentage For”. It also clears up a problem I had the other day.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
Certified Gunnar & Kule lover!
My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
Sorry if this has been brought up already but
What a difference Rosehill made. Did be even get a touch on the puck last night? Did he at least step in for Phaneuf? First link is bang on, hilariously bad decision by Wilson.
by lucc on Jan 18, 2012 9:29 AM EST via mobile reply actions
to be fair, I think it was more to send a message to Kadri than to bring in Rosehill,
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
And the message is without you we’ll still lose?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
maybe – if you don’t stop doing that stupid shit I told you to stop doing 50 times I’m going to bench you even if it means I have to play that imbecile Rosehill because if you keep doing that stupid shit then you won’t be a useful player on this team?
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by Fergus30 on Jan 18, 2012 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well let’s see how it works. They’ve done this over and over again. If you really think its a big problem (trying to make a play when we’re losing) then send him the AHL.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
quite obviously the you was referring to Wilson.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
I would hope Ron Wilson wouldn’t be on our team’s emo girl wing, but whatever floats his boat.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
For the record...
He only had one fewer shot on goal than Phil Kessel and was an even vs Kessel’s -1 and Kessel didn’t stand up for Phaneuf either.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
has Kessel ever been in a fight? i kinda want to see that.
And it’s what i expected
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Except Kessel had an incredible breakaway leading to a gift of a goal for Lupul.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
I hope for your sake you’re being facetious. Also, not very hard to be an even player when you get 5:24 TOI.
Yes, it was facetious, but it is also worth pointing out that Kessel, generally speaking, didn’t have a great game last night.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Are you drugged? The Leafs could have easily won that game 8-3. Did you see Lupul firing at an empty net and hitting Cowan’s stick? Or Lupul hitting the puck right at the post, with an empty net there? Or Bozak missing from right in front? If 1 or 2 of those had gone in, the Lupul-Kessel-Bozak line would be lauded as heroes.
Yeah. Not a great game. WTF?
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The Leafs skaters played a great game. Blown call costs us a goal. Blown save costs us another. The other 99% of the game the Leafs were skating circles around the Sens.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
There was five minutes in the second period where the Kessel-Lupul-Bozak line had something like three easy tap ins barely miss and Lupul hit Cowen’s stick right after.
Calling out the first line for not producing is exactly why judging a performance on “goals” is ridiculous.
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The Leafs skaters played a great game. Blown call costs us a goal. Blown save costs us another. The other 99% of the game the Leafs were skating circles around the Sens.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
The Leafs skaters played a great game. Blown call costs us a goal. Blown save costs us another. The other 99% of the game the Leafs were skating circles around the Sens.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
The Leafs skaters played a great game. Blown call costs us a goal. Blown save costs us another. The other 99% of the game the Leafs were skating circles around the Sens.
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Did it post my comment twice? On my screen it only shows up once.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Gah … where’s that meme about reporting comments from the previous day being really annoying…
This space for rant...
by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
I hate when people repost stuff from the same thread, adds nothing to the conversation.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Whoa. I completely forgot about this one. Was so hot for a short time and then dropped off the face of the earth.
/EricDaze’d
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Still hot.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
The Leafs skaters played a great game. Blown call costs us a goal. Blown save costs us another. The other 99% of the game the Leafs were skating circles around the Sens.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Did it post my comment twice? On my screen it only shows up once.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Did you see Lupul firing at an empty net and hitting Cowan’s stick?
Or Lupul hitting the puck right at the post, with an empty net there?
Or Bozak missing from right in front?
I said Kessel, generally speaking, had a bad game. Didn’t notice Kessel’s name in your list of highlights. Kessel has been held to one or zero shots 6 times this season. Last night was one of those nights.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
Kessel had a ridiculous pass to set up Lupul’s goal and tons of the other plays listed.
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his defensive game was bad but I guess we’ve just got to accept that.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
That line ran fucking roughshod over the Sens, and Kessel had them peeing their pants about a dozen times.
Bad game? Fuck me.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. I didn’t see the third but in the first two periods Kessel, Lupul and Bozak were putting the spurs to Ottawa.
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My favourite part was when McGran tweeted something how “Kessel has forgotten the effort that got him to 20 goals” or something… minutes before Kessel basically creates the second goal.
McGran is a moron.
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There’s really no way he doesn’t some sort of diagnosed mental deficiency.
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I had to unfollow him when after a too many men penalty McGran made fun of WIlson.
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Breaking News – Kessel and Lupul are on the same line.
So, like you said, completely wrongly, Kessel had a bad game.
Do try some other ridiculous comeback though.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sorry, I must have missed the press release stating that that was what kessel is paid to do
by JohnerstonRex on Jan 18, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
OOH
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http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2012/01/source_winter_classic_at_michi.html
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by Fergus30 on Jan 18, 2012 9:37 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
also lols worthy comment on this site:
If Michigan is in the Rose Bowl that day, and fans are both Red Wing and Michigan fans, I think they will struggle to get to 100,000 for this game.
MOAR SEATS FOR US THEN, SUCKERS.
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If Michigan is in the Rose Bowl that day
HAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAHHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAA
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Even as a Michigan fan, I find this laughter is probably appropriate.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 18, 2012 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
Realistically, if they win that Michigan State game, they play in the Big 10 championship game and have a shot last year
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
True, but ideally Hoke is going to further improve the defense next year… since the offense can’t get too much better.
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Ideally, but losing Martin and Van Bergen is going to hurt up front I think.
The secondary terrifies me.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 18, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah it’ll hurt, but this year will essentially be the 1st group of recruits that Hoke can bring in, which makes me hopeful.
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
True, he has seemed to do a terrific job recruiting. Hopefully some of those guys can contribute right away.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 18, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
IIRC Toussaint is returning too, so with a good running back, the offense will further be able to keep them in games they otherwise have no business being in
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
He was definitely a bit of a revelation last year.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 18, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
We’ll have some kind of PPP get-together. I think most or all of the PPP crew are planning to go.
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you can just sit on skinny’s butt as he skates around
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
hmmm…..I’ll be living in DC then. I really dont know how far away it is from DC, though my not beign able to drive won’t help.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Fly into Detroit Wayne, rent car or take shuttle to Ann Arbor.
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by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
Well, I’ll keep buying lottery tickets with the hope of being able to do just that.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
Hitch a ride with BP.
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I’ll try to swing something closer to the event. I’ll be a totally broke and in-debt student then, as opposed to someone with a job…
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
My current plan is to fly up. I’d entertain a road trip, but depends on when the game is and what I can do in terms of taking off work.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
It just so happens that I was already scheduled to be in Detroit for Christmas with the in-laws that week, sort of like it just so happens my uncle-in-law is both a huge wings fan and a really big U of M donor… the series events has fallen into place beautifully
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
So currently if the Leafs 3 unnecessary back-to-backs were not as such, we could assume the Leafs would have an extra 2 points in the standings; 4 extra points by the end of the season. That’s the difference between finishing 9th and 7th in a close Eastern Conference. Thanks NHL schedule makers!
How is it that we’d have extra points, when we can’t even beat other teams when rested if they’re in the second game of a back-to-back?
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 9:44 AM EST reply actions
28% (1/3) win percentage in tail end of B2B.
61% (2/3) win percentage on rest
3 deemed unnecessary.
Record is 1-2-0 in those games, 2-1-0 by our rest win%.
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%-wise it seems large, but it’s a 1-game margin. i’m not convinced it’s a real effect.
if the Leafs were better they’d win more games.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
the last comment is pretty much spot on. We can talk about back to back games all we want, but if you’rea better team, you win more.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
This easy home stand is going pretty well I’d say.
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by Chemmy on Jan 18, 2012 10:17 AM EST via mobile reply actions
hey we can still win the next 4…. /he said hopefully
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
In all honesty if this team can’t beat Minnesota, Montreal and the Islanders twice it doesn’t deserve to make the playoffs.
The Leafs are on 49 points after 45 games. They need to be going into the All-Star Game with 55 minimum. The frustrating part is they’ve missed a great chance to go on a run and get up around 60 at the Break.
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Agreed completely
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
In all honesty if this team can’t beat Minnesota, Montreal and the Islanders twice it doesn’t deserve to make the playoffs.
The problem is that before – and hell, after – last night’s game, I would’ve added Ottawa to that list.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
they were pretty bad last night
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
Hot goalie last night. That’s all I saw
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
he was good, not spectacular. We shot a lot, but most of those weren’t really dangerous.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
I dunno he made some nice rebound saves. Maybe not spectacular looking per se.
That said – no one sat on him last night. I think Mike Brown kinda tried at one point.
Lupul’s post last night on the PP (Back door play on sweet pass from Kessel) was heart breaking
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Anderson can be a very good goalie.
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He can also be a very bad goalie. Flip a coin with him.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
For sure
You can question his consistency all you want, but when he is on his game he is great.
Since the lockout he is number 2 in this completely obscure stat I just looked up: Number of games with 40+ saves and better than a 0.930 since the lockout
Top 12 goalies:
1 Tomas Vokoun 2006 2012 31
2 Craig Anderson 2006 2011 20
3 Tim Thomas 2006 2012 19
4 Roberto Luongo 2006 2011 18
5 Cam Ward 2007 2012 17
6 Ryan Miller 2006 2012 15
7 Dwayne Roloson 2006 2010 14
8 Niklas Backstrom 2007 2012 13
9 Ilya Bryzgalov 2007 2011 12
10 Jaroslav Halak 2009 2011 12
11 Kari Lehtonen 2007 2012 12
12 Carey Price 2008 2011 12
In no way does this say that these are the best goalies in the league. I just think it shows that these are guys that can get in the zone and just have monster games.
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meanwhile, Voukoun has been shit this year. So have: Ward, Miller, Roloson, Bryzgalov, Halak (?).
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Vokoun has a .917???! my fantasy stats suggest otherwise.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
he was at a .905 until almost december. he’s really come on strong lately.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/v/vokouto01.html
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still his worst season in almost a decade…
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I’m flabbergasted.
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2 reasons possibly:
1) Age
2) Florida and Nashville both play a defensive style. They collapse and clog the middle. COuld be a factor
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Also playing in Florida gives you two saves a game for free.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
Its the “Florida stat counters are stupid” factor.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
Ya their score keepers are fucked
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3) He’s not done yet and trending upwards.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
very true
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Halak only looks bad because he’s sporting a 2.08 GAA while Elliot has a 1.68 GAA.
Only a .918 s%, too, because the Blues don’t allow any shots.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
Again this wasn’t a list of the best goal tenders. Just goaltenders who seem to be able to have incredible games (also who probably have bad D’s to allow so many shots).
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Spezza was so tired. Does anyone have a chair?
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
“Because , fuck you.” – The refs
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
I notice 3 things about this picture:
1) Spezza on Reimer
2) No one attempting to remove Spezza from the crease
3) A sen all by his lonesome with not a single leaf looking his way
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You’d think as a result of #2 the refs would have seen he was just sitting on Reimer without any initial contact from our team. But apparently fuck you is the answer we got.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Is that Grabbo in the slot not covering anyone?
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
Kessel apparently. I could only see the 8.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
It was Lupul. I just rewatched it. What a lazy play by Kessel to clear the zone
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2) Honestly, not touching Spezza is the right move at that point. Deny the refs any reason to suggest that he was pushed into the goaltender.
3) Yeah, whoever’s in the mid slot needs to be all over that open man on the left.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
But why does he even have a chance to get in that spot?
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This.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 18, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
I dunno, my philosophy is more “if a guy is sitting on your goalie for any reason for any length of time, promptly crosscheck him in the ribs”.
I think that was Gandi that said that.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
How about Kessel swiping at the puck on the backhand and failing to clear the zone?
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I need to rewatch the goal. I was too busy fuming at the non call to really notice the other stuff.
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http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20112012,2,670&event=TOR493
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Kessel makes terrible clearing attempt, Lupul completely forgets about Condra
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Why re-live it?
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
To get a better sense of what happened on the goal. We get that there was a blown call, but what led to the scoring chance
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I know. Good point. What a terrible feeling when that puck went in though
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
one of my fave parts of 24/7 was watching the coaches go thru game film, to see what happened and where things broke down.
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That’s like hockey porn for me too. Just the wounds are still fresh this morning.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
Well I sincerely hope Ron W. is doing this with the Kessel line. They don’t have to be — shouldn’t be — Selke calibre defensive forwards but they really need to work on their play in the d-zone. That’s all.
by GettinGiggy on Jan 18, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Kaspar fuckin’ Daughavans is wide open. Kaspar! God
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
He’s already burned the Leafs at least twice this year, and i had no fucking clue who he was before late October.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
He played in that one movie. Really pale and only Nicole Ricci can see him.
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
All five Leaf players are looking directly at Spezza sitting on their goalie. Ughhh.
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by HockeyAnalysis on Jan 18, 2012 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
that was terribly upsetting
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
To be fair (and it pains me to say this) we did lose to a team that is above us in the standings, which means they shouldn’t really have been considered a gimme
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
only playoff games against Ottawa are gimmies.
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it makes me sad that if the Leafs do make the playoffs, both teams would have to win at least 1 series before we get the gimme series against the Sens
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
They could finish 4/5 and meet in the first round.
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by GreatKingRat on Jan 18, 2012 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
True, but at this point I think it’d take a miracle for the Leafs to finish 5th, 4th is pretty much out of the question
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
I think it will take a miracle to finish 6th too at this point, so we need to aim hard for 7th, as playing Boston is not really an option.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
There it is
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
they weren’t very good, and were clearly tired from last night. I don’t think them being a few points higher than us is a good excuse under the circumstances.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
good thing Florida and Winnipeg are so terrible.
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Could the Caps hurry up and catch Florida already?
I’d feel much better about hunting down the Panthers for one of the last playoff spots than the Pens and Caps. (Of course since we can’t beat the Panthers at fucking all this season…)
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The Leafs may back into the playoffs on pure luck, given how bad the bottom 10 teams in the East arm. But they’ll end up playing Boston or New York and get thumped.
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did anyone here actually believe that if the leafs made the playoffs they’d win the first round??
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yeah if we play Boston we’re swept so easily.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
but alas I think we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Playoffs seem less and less likely (certainly not unlikely, but less likely) with each of these losses to teams we should be beating.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
We would lose the series in three games. yes. three.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
we might just have to surrender after losing the first three by a combined 22 – 2
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
And game four was a low scoring affair as the Bruins did not even take the ice out of mercy to the Leafs. Thus it ended with a 2-1 Bruins victory.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Goaltender Tim Thomas, the only member on the ice for the last period, said he “enjoyed watching 5 players shoot at me over and over again and not score”
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
this is what it feels like, definitely.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
In one series? Anything can happen.
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Then why do you say things like "Who's Going to Lead the Way to the Playoffs? Ha, Playoffs."
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Then why do you say things like "Who's Going to Lead the Way to the Playoffs? Ha, Playoffs."
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At least against the Rangers, I think the Leafs will win some games.
Boston will, in all likelihood, be a colossal bloodbath of a sweep.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
What's the problem with B2B games?
B2Bs suck, for sure. Brian Murray was PISSED that every single BoO match saw Ottawa meet the Leafs on the 2nd night of B2Bs every matchup. Yet look at the outcome.
As for Allaire (chronological):
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 10:29 AM EST reply actions
Note those start in 2009
And the problem still isn’t fixed.
This isn’t to say Ottawa’s goaltending coach is a miracle worker. Look at Elliott – he was a shitshow here (but for a 10 game streak) and is midseason Vezina worthy in St. Louis after stincking out Colorado at the end of last year.
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Not quite fair IMO to judge Allaire yet.
Toskala didn’t want to work with him.
Giguere was an Allaire goalie but he was old and busted, and admitted after the season that he probably could have taken himself out of the lineup earlier but instead opted to try and fight through a half-exploded groin. Asshole.
Gustavsson’s just not a very good goalie.
Reimer has now played one full season and he’s 23.
Anderson has had a solid career and despite the one bad season in COL he is performing just a bit below his career averages.
Guigere is doing pretty well
17 starts, 10 Wins, 2.07 GAA, .925 SV%.
Better than any of Toronto’s three goalies.
Is Allaire really helping the Leafs goaltenders? Maybe it’s something to seriously consider. The Senators canned Eli Wilson, replaced him with Rick Walmsley and saw better results along the way. Perhaps zero correlation, but it’s something to consider seriously.
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Fire not wilson?
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Jacques Martin
Is available. But he’d crush Kessel’s spirit.
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
Nope we need a need an Anglophone coach
/montreal’d
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
How about
starting with a Canadian?
/one upping the Hahabs.
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
A Canadian?
Like Ron Wilson?
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by BCapp on Jan 18, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Martin
Speaks both French and English, so we can split him up to francophone or anglophone.
Wilson is both Canadian and American so we can split him up too.
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Giguere played pretty much the entire year and a half he was here playing with injuries that probably needed surgery to correct.
Look at that; he’s finally playing healthy and playing like a competent goaie again.
We give JSG a bit of a break because his arrival was what got Toskala the fuck out of town, but quite honestly fuck that guy too.
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Giguere battled hip and groin injuries in Toronto and kept playing because he wanted another contract. Now he’s healthy. Good for him.
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No I’m with you, fuck Giguere.
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why does it have to be Allaire? isn’t it possible that the Leafs shittiness made Giguere look shitty?
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
No, we did plenty of video breakdown of Giguere. My favorite goal on him as a Leaf was on the PK when he slid across the net to cheat on a pass and the puck carrier slid it into the now open net.
That’s not the D’s fault.
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he clearly wasn’t very good last year. i just find it a little odd that every goalie’s sucks 10X more for the Leafs than for other teams.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Raycroft is in the AHL and Toskala can’t even keep a job in Europe.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
lol raycroft is in the AHL! How did I miss that?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
both Raycroft’s and Toskala’s worst seasons were with the Leafs.
In other words, they may not be good goalies. but they sucked even more while they were here.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
well one look at our roster at those points really does help explain that.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
actually
I guess Giguere was our 4th best goalie in the last 12 years.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
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As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
Though in fairness it might be different if CuJo 1.0 and Cujo 2.suck were split into separate entries.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
also, goalie sv%s were lower pre-lockout, no?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
when we sign a guy to a 9yr/51 mil contract and he plays worse than his backup
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
you joke now…
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
I’ll never forget that softie he let in on Mason Raymond against Vancouver. The Leafs were tied and outplaying the Canucks at that point, then…..that.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
To be fair, Giguere’s groin was broken about six ways from Sunday most of his time here.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
If you’d like to save your time on all those anti-allaire posts, they’re basically just the author saying “I don’t understand what a goaltending coach does, therefore, Allaire must be bad at his job.”
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
And of course
The Pro Allaire article is all about understanding what a goalie does; it’s unquestionably accurate.
Let’s forget the regressive performance analysis all together.
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I didn’t say that at all. The Pro-allaire article is just about how his reputation attracts goaltenders (and could’ve been about how Scrivens enjoyed working with Allaire at his secretive mountain camp). It hasn’t got anything to do with attempting to pin style on performance stats.
I’d make the argument that Gustavsson hasn’t exhibited “Allaire-esque” qualities until a couple months in to this year, when he seemed to be employing the blocking style butterfly more regularly. Up until then, yes, it’d make sense that hanging out with his goaltending coach would help him work on stuff. Gustavsson may yet have bounced back, but I don’t think he is (or should be) working with Allaire for much longer.
But Reimer (What is it, Chemmy, 10th in ES SVP?) is a prototypical Allaire/blocking goaltender, Scrivens posted a great NCAA SVP after he reformed his game to a “Allaire style” (see: secretive mountain camp), and may have NHL backup upside. Rynnas and Owuya both have potential and ability.
My point is that pinning the failures of Toronto’s shitty goaltenders on Allaire really neglects the fact that Toronto’s goaltenders have been shitty. Giguere played injured, Toskala was Toskala, Gustavsson is just now looking like one would expect him to under Allaire. I would argue that the failures of Toronto’s goaltending are not related to Francois Allaire.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
I want Reims to go for a conditioning stint in the marlies. Hopfully he can play a few solid games and not be run over every play.
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by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
I kind of wish the Leafs would protect their goalies more… if someone bumps Reimer they at the very least need to receive a nice cross check for their efforts
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
So who is responsible for the goaltenders then?
Does Burke get the blame for these two guys if the coach who is working with them gets a pass?
by StraightFromTHM on Jan 18, 2012 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
For this year, I would say that Burke is responsible for not acquiring any sort of more established insurance policy regarding the goaltending. That said, I don’t think Garon was the answer, and I don’t think the Leafs could’ve offered Theodore or Vokoun better contracts (as they both went to places where they’d be starters, rather than sitting behind Reimer). In previous years, the fault is absolutely on Burke – for keeping Toskala around too long, and for not shutting down and replacing the injured Giguere.
I’m not upset by Reimer’s season so far, as he’s been historically (and unpredictably) unlucky on the PK (or, he forgets how to play like an NHL goaltender whenever his team is missing a man – a scenario I consider much less likely). I think Burke has done a good job of stockpiling prospects, but that Gustavsson’s bounceback hasn’t stopped me from expecting the Leafs to keep sifting coal and hoping the next G on the depth chart can offer consistent NHL-backup level goaltending.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
I think he could have enticed Theodore.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Despite being a big advocate for him in the summer, I had forgotten about him here. Yeah, Emery probably would’ve been the right answer.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Unknown to us doesn’t mean “untalented”. Nashville does a great job on more than just goaltenders.
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they have one of the best development systems in the league, they’ve been stacking that team with all sorts of their own draft picks.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Korn (and the second goalie coach they have, whose name I forget) is phenomenal. That said, their scouting department does good work, too, because it’s not just like they pick a random tall Finn/Swede and then mold them into NHL goaltenders.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
http://timeonice.com/shots1112.php?gamenumber=20670
Look at Gardiner’s numbers. WOWSA
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While being even on zone starts.
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by Bower Power on Jan 18, 2012 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
If wins were based on statistics, we would have boston-ed them yesterday
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by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
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by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He and Franson, and the Lombo-Connolly-Crabb line was killing it last night.
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Lombardi more so than COnnolly who I thought was not very good.
Lombardi was arguably the best leaf on the ice last night
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seconded
"I will actually score as many times as Kulemin assists me."
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Might up his trade value with another game like last night
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Ya no one is trading for a $3.5M with a concusstion history
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yeah…not for anything substantial anyways
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
getting 3.5 million off our books would be nice
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Could go for some of that. He looks capable of a bit more with some better linemates on a consistent basis. He does get knocked off the puck fairly easily.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Oh he’s not bad or anything, I just don’t know he’ll ever be a 3.5$ million guy again. Last night notwithstanding, he hasn’t been good in a Leafs uniform. Of course he’s returning from a significant time off,but I don’t think its worth a roster spot to keep an underperformer like that on the team, especially at his salary. If he made 2 million, it might be a different story.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed, but I wouldn’t be in rush to dump him for a late round pick, just for cap relief. (Unless its towards something bigger of course). I think his history shows he’s better than he’s playing right now. Either he can help the Leafs more or his trade value gets better.
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by MapleLeafMole on Jan 18, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
The good news is we’ve got another year of Lombardi. He’s what the Leafs need and hopefully with a full offseason he’ll be his old self next year.
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Well, judging by his age his offense probably won’t be that special, but I have hopes for his defensive game (which is also why I’d like to keep Grabbo).
my problem is keeping a 3.5 million guy for his defensive game. My hope is he’ll improve next year offensively to at least pitch in a bit more, again, last night notwithstanding.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
He’s French trade him and Dupuis to the Habs for Moen.
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by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jan 18, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
You come back after missing a whole year, then seperate your shoulder.
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I’m not blaming him for not being as good as he was, I never expected that. But he’s not worth 3.5$ million to us really.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
though its not sayign much of our forward group that game.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
The corsi & fenwick data sure suggest he was the best forward
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I said the same thing last night.
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who were all the people running around the other day
saying that Gardiner wasn’t ready for the NHL?
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Because he wasn’t… Young players have a habit of getting better over time.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
clearly the one game he spent in the AHL helped his game. this is how you develop prospects people!
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
I have no idea, I’ve been saying benching him was stupid with Aulie playing so badly. Gardiner was one of our best defenders last night easily.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
Who is to say he didn’t hit a wall in his first pro and needed those 10 days off?
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe, but not as badly as Aulie has hit a wall of suck and needs to be in the AHL.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
I can’t argue with this… but it wasn’t like Gardiner was playing as well as he did last night every game before his little rest.
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
oh very true, hence above I said we should give Holzer a chance. Let him prove he can take the spot.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
He’s ready. I wouldn’t mind him having more AHL time to learn what to do with the puck once he hits the opposing blue line. Needs to practice taking it to the net… swinging behind the net… instead of just pausing and passing. Some more defence wouldn’t hurt either, but right now, the thing is that he moves the puck out of his end so fast, and so often, that it effectively makes him a better defenceman than guys who can’t.
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Kessel, Lupul, Bozak among top forwards in o-zone starts. As a result, they lead regular forwards in SAON/60 as expected. Wait, that’s not how it’s supposed to work…
Seriously though, Kessel needs to play with a strong possession player.
Kessel – Grabbo – Kulemin
Lupul – Bozak – Macarthur
Connoly – Lombardi – Kadri
Crabb – Steckel – Brown
they aren’t splitting Lupul and Kessel, thats for sure.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
I think MacArthur had the best (or second best) possession stats of MGK last season despite the lowest o-zone%. But with Bozak and Lupul, who knows.
by stevesmith19 on Jan 18, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
yeah thats the issue.
Really, I think Bozak may be the odd man out here (at centre). He just doesn’t have the defensive game of the other guys. That said, if you shelter that line maybe it’s not so bad.
I would just switch up Bozak and Grabbo. I don’t know why RW hasn’t tried that yet, it makes so much sense.
by holymackinaw on Jan 18, 2012 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
GRabbo and Kessel both like to carry the puck into the zone.
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also, Grabbo carries Mac and Kulie, doubt bozak can do that
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
That line is fuckin awful in their own zone. Awful. They were on the ice for the 2 first goals. Both were caused by lazy plays in the defensive zone.
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they also have a tendency to play a long shift, get hemmed into their own zone, and then make lazy clearing attempts.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Those sound like narratives
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Lets offer the Blues as many players off our roster as they want other than Kessel or Phaneuf for David Backes.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
While they’re int he playoffs race, that’s a no-go for sure. I think our best targets are teams who are clearly not making the playoffs and either want to rebuild or add depth.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
sure, in an ideal world. But I doubt htose guys go, there’s also teams like Carolina, TBL, NYI, Columbus, maybe Phoenix/Colorado closer to the deadline.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
While they’re in the playoffs race, that’s a no-go for sure. I think our best targets are teams who are clearly not making the playoffs and either want to rebuild or add depth.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
damnit dont tell me the comment could be posted and then post it twice.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
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It can’t handle the truculence coming down in today’s Top 25 Under 25. (Cming around 1pm; bit delayed today)
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by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Aren’t you the one who complains when Friedmans 30 thoughts is late?
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ummm…
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Well, Friedman may, you know, be paid. I was also sarcastically lambasting him for not posting something for which he receives no compensation from us…so…..
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
how often to team captains get traded? Getzlaf, Backes, Brown, Morrow all fit a need for a power forward, but they’re all wearing the “C”.
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well one was traded in the summer recently….
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
SO close. So fuckin close
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Kadri and Kulemin… sigh
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I know he’s not actually getting traded, I just want him on the Leafs.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
there’s a lot of people I want on the Leafs. And some on the Leafs I want playing with other people outside of Toronto.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
And some on the Leafs I want playing with other people outside of Toronto.
Such as…?
/cano’worms’d
by GettinGiggy on Jan 18, 2012 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Given our play as of late, I’m on board with moving Grabbo if we cant resign him relatively cheaply. None of the players I’m talking about get us a unicorn, obviously, but I’d consider moving just about anyone on this team not named Kessel, Lupul, or Phaneuf.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
YOu would move Grabbo over Lupul?
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Lupul is signed grabbo is not…I’d keep Grabbo !00% if he wasnt ufa
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
We have to get Lupul out ASAP. This is his career year. If we’re not making the playoffs maybe someone hits the panic switch and gives us good assets for him.
He has a limited NTC though, I think it’s six teams he won’t go to.
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His six teams:
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NYI
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by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Well it’s just pretty clear he won’t move. Realizing I meant anyone I would move, I’ll add Lupul to that list. But for him, I want an arm and a leg – even though we know he’s overperforming, let’s home some GM schmuk doesnt.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
I think a team like Minne would be interested in Lupul, Lupul plus MacA and maybe Scrivens for one of their back-up goalies and, 2/3rd liner and charlie Coyle…
/dream
Was SMyth the captain when he got traded?
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Via James Duthie
Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara will be officially named All-Star captains shortly.
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Chara’s pretty funny. I support this.
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Good
Kessel will go on another long scoring streak
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oh man, you better have responded with this Chemmy
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Guy’s got a good sense of humor:
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by Chemmy on Jan 18, 2012 12:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m jealous, I only get strange phone messages from people wanting an airport taxi and people threatening their ex’s with kidnapping charges.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
by Ubiquitous on Jan 18, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice.
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
the best part is the guy ended it with “If this is the wrong number, have a wonderful day” after about a minute of swearing and threats. Classic.
As long as 70 minutes of ice time is being doled out to AHLers and Matt Ellis, the Sabres are basically doomed
Probably that creepy neighbour of yours.
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
WHAT
MacArthur moved onto top line with Kessel and Bozak. Lupul drops to third unit with Connolly and Kadri.
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Damn, beat me by like 3 seconds.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
It makes no fuckin sense. Mac is just as bad in his own zone as Lupul and Lupul has been better offensively
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spreading around the scoring?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
spreading around the sexy?
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I think MacArthur is pretty good defensively. He was even used primarily in a checking role by Buffalo and Atlanta for a while.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
This season with the leafs I dont think so, at least to my eyes.
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It’s practice – aren’t we getting carried away?
by GettinGiggy on Jan 18, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
last time they split up Kessel/Lupul it lasted 1 period IIRC
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not saying its the Ron Wilson blender…..but it’s the Ron Wilson blender.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
After all, we can’t bury our (many) chances? [-Wilson]
Start up the blender!
by GettinGiggy on Jan 18, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Because that's what's wrong with this team!
by GettinGiggy on Jan 18, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson says that just about every game we lose. “Well we got out chances but we didn’t get them”. Thanks so much for that analysis.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Translation:
“We just have to score enough goals so that people will forget about our horrible defensive deficiencies”
Sounds about right. My problem is its just an excuse, not an explanation. Especially not for the weak defensive play
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
New look forward lines
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MacArthur moved onto top line with Kessel and Bozak. Lupul drops to third unit with Connolly and Kadri.
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Bozak is garbage without Kessel. They’re inseperable. Looks like the Leafs want a change for Kessel or Lupul and that’s the only way it happens.
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apparently it is Lombardi with bozak and Kessel which puts Lupul with Connolly and Kadri
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:08 PM EST reply actions
WHAT A TWIST.
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Lomardi’s going to take off his mask, Mission Impossible style, to reveal that he’s actually Joe Colborne who’s been called up from the Marlies.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta think this is a direct response to the horrow show that is the top line when they are getting creamed in their own zone
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RW’s coaching style is so reactionary. Gus wins a game? He stays in. Kessel’s line gets hemmed in AND we lose? He changes the lines.
fucking fix the problems and have a plan. don’t freestyle based on results after the fact.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
This isn’t a reactionary decision.
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it wouldn’t be if he had done so like weeks ago. we’ve all known forever that they’re getting hemmed in. apparently so long as we kept winning games 7-5 he didn’t care.
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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
People used to say Scotty Bowman was such a great coach beacuse he constantly adjusted his lineup/line-matching on the basis of who was playing well even over the course of even just a couple of shifts. Supposedly it made players accountable and made them work hard every shift.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Scotty Bowman…. Ron Wilson….
Nope, not gonna comment. ;-)
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
he’s not saying Wilson is nearly as good as Scotty, but if Scotty was allowed to always change his lineups why can’t Wilson is the question?
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Didnt Bowman win 9 Stanley cups or something like that?
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NO WIKI!!!!!!
HOLY FUCK!!!! I KNOW NOTHING!!!! NOTHING!@!!!!!
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
via wikipedia
As head coach, Bowman has won a record nine Stanley Cups with the Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979), Penguins (1992) and Red Wings (1997, 1998, and 2002). He has also won three Stanley Cups as a member of an organization’s front office
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He is.
Thing is, Bowman coached the shit out of a lot of things that, to me at least, it does’t seem like Wilson is coaching the shit out of. A separate point, granted.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
Because change isn’t good in and of its own sake. We all have changes we think should be made – e.g. Aulie out, maybe try Kadri with Grabovski and Kulemin, etc. However, one of the very few things still working with this team is Lupul and Kessel. It’s difficult to think of a lineup move (short of dressing Rosehill) that makes less sense.
Even last night, Kessel gave Lupul a very nice feed on the two-on-one, but Lupul didn’t just tap it in – he drilled it into the top of the net. He’s been aggressively finishing off the plays that Kessel starts in a way that other Leafs don’t.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jan 18, 2012 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
But Ron Wilson loves to freestyle:
Shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy shimmy yay
Give Schenn the puck so they can take it away
Off on a lightning rush, bon voyage
You’re dealing with my mediocre Leafs squad
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Shame on you when step to, the old dirty bastard, brooklyn zoo
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Something to interest Chemmy
Colorado just put Brandon Yip on waivers per Bobby Mac.
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hehe, what a funny name
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Was he on your College team?
Also has he been having a bad year? I thought he would turn into a solid third liner.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
ARE YOU IMPLYING A BIAS SIR?
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we definitely need someone to replace Dupuis…who else can get us 0 points?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
c
d pairings at practice
Schenn-Phaneuf
Gunnar-Komi
Franson – Gardiner
Aulie
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:20 PM EST reply actions
Woo a Right hand shot on LD and a left hand shot on RD…
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Schenn and Phaneuf kinda scares me
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someone gonna die
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
no worse than Aulie with Dion
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
this… not to mention Liles skated in the actual practice today. Soon we can go back to Gunner, Liles and Gardiner as the 3 LD.
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
oh thank god Liles might be back soon. It doesnt help us a ton defensively (well, its better than Aulie) but it can help us with our solution to our bad defense/goaltending this season: score a lot.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Also it means Aulie doesn’t get close to the lineup for a long time.
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
Also if Luke can play the style of game they had Aulie trying to play, but you know… competently (which he has the skills for) he could compliment Phaneuf decently
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
At least Aulie is on his proper side. Maybe Schenn will be one of those D’s who can handle both sides… Here is hoping.
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My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
I’m hoping Luke learns how to handle a side before we start asking him to handle both. But maybe he’ll be like Dion and plays his off-side much better.
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Ya both guys have a tendency to get caught. Wilson needs to pull Luke aside and say “YOU DO NOT FUCKIN PINCH, EVER”
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“If you pinch we’ll get Joey in here and he’ll give you the pinch.”
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by Chemmy on Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
unfortunately thats our style; our D pinch often.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
What Wilson needs to do is sit down with Luke, and show him how they had Aulie try to play and say to him “see what he’s trying to do here… do that all the time but you know at an actual NHL level of play”
by WizardofNaz on Jan 18, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
The blender is stuck on puree
per siegel
New D-pairings today as well: Phaneuf-Schenn. Gunnarsson-Komisarek. Gardiner-Franson. Aulie.
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TOO SLOW
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
cement blocks for eveeeerrryyyonnneee!! wooo!
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Will it blend? That is the question.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
turns out the answer for most Leafs lines is “No, not really”
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
if there is, it’s highly comorbid with alcoholism.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
oh definitely, last night’s game did not help. In fact, Friday and Saturday were quite bad as well. I believe the correlation is strong.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
it's like
55 degrees F in my office right now. i’m fucking freezing.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 12:46 PM EST reply actions
farenheit still makes absolutely no sense to me.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 12:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
4/5 + 32 and then…. oh forget it.
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
I think it’s 5/4 to convert to celsius
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by theninjagreg on Jan 18, 2012 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
why don’t they just use real temperatures like the rest of the world? 0 = freezing.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
are these ones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJykvIEJ340
it's sad, but living in B.C. has caused me to hate the Canucks more than the Habs. almost.
by Kevin Costner on Jan 19, 2012 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
f to C…. -32 × 5/9
C to F…. +32 x 9/5
That's "Da-ooo". I killed a turkey once, with a shovel.
by daoust on Jan 18, 2012 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you. These 5/4 punks were driving me nuts.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
In my defense, I wasn’t being serious. Someone else took it and ran with it.
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
You still have Sarkozy in your name. We cannot converse until this heinousness is removed.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
And
There you have it; the reason for my name’s sake. I know, i know, it’s been tearing a lot of people up for quite some time. People asking why I reference the diminutive french president.
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
Probably one of the best episodes in recent years. I also loved the dig at french rock n’ roll (i.e. Roxy Music).
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Still. If the Simpson’s had quoted SATAN, would you have “gettingcozywithSATAN” as your name?
I.
Think.
Not.
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.
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Well, ok. Maybe. If you were evil.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
F to C -30 divide by 2
C to F +30 times 2
Unless you guys can do 5/9 in your head.
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Wait, C to F should be times 2 plus 30.
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The problem with your conversion is that it becomes increasingly inaccurate as the numbers get larger. 10C converts correctly to 50F, but 20C converts to 70F when it should be 68F. By the time you get to 37C (body temperature) the conversion would be to 104F when it should be 98.6F. A better method which is still easy to do in your head is to double the Celsius number, subtract 10%, then add 32.
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by GreatKingRat on Jan 18, 2012 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
OH SWEET CHRIST NOT FIVE DEGREES
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Oh my body’s temperature is only 104, no worries I’m still 37C!
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
All Canadians know their 5/9 times tables.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Only if they’re Tool fans.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
They had to have tix to their concert go on sale the week before Christmas didnt they
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I couldn’t sleep last night (fairly normaly) and in my rambling, insomniac brain I figured out how to convert the two. If it’s 20 C, divide it by 5 (so 4) then multiple it by 9 (36) and add 32 (so 68 F, which is accurate). You then do the exact opposite for going the other way. So 100 F, subtract 32 (68), divide by 9 (roughly 7.5) and then multiply by 5 (about 37.5, which is only off by .2). Not bad for fractional mental math.
I was pretty impressed with myself for this. No calculator, huge lack of sleep, Leafs loss still swirling in my subconscious, and I figured out Farenheit.
Farenheit…. man, he’d look good with Connolly.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
I get that a lot…
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Fahrenheit makes perfect sense
Zero was as cold a temperature as he could make stable in his lab. How is zero not the coldest thing you can do?
Oh, right, you wanted it to make sense in the world outside his eighteenth century lab…
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by Back In Black on Jan 18, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
Well, you know he messed up somewhere because both Celsius and Kelvin units are the same magnitude (i.e. 1 degree C change = 1 degree Kelvin).
So, apparently I can now be followed.. but no stalking. @alsonamedphil
There’s a much less interesting story behind that one. What I did find interesting (back before Wikipedia was blocked out) was that Celsius originally set 100 for the freezing point and 0 for the boiling point.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jan 18, 2012 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
I just like that the metric system is consistent, and works perfectly with celcius, etc. When americans use measurements other than inches, feet and miles, i have no idea what they’re talking about. A yard? what, like a backyard? whaaaa? and 12 inches in a foot? whaaaa?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
I to this day cannot remember how many feet (or yards) are in a mile.
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Oh all my reference points are metric. So I think of a mile as ~1.6 km. I don’t actually know what a yard is, nor other non-metric measurements. The British ones are especially boggling….stone? what the fuck is stone and why would you possibly think its a good unit of measure?
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
Your brains have melted. Imperial is the only way to go.
Kiolmetres. Sure, pal. Like that’s gonna catch on.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Kiolmetre = 17.4829 tencimetres, which are 7.83 illimetres.
Fits right into the Imperial system.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
I believe a stone is equal 14 slugs.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jan 18, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Stupid metric grammar…
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jan 18, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Wrong anyway. 2.3 stones to a slug. Thanks, Wikipedia (I won’t tell anyone you’re not really blacked out).
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jan 18, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Shhh. dont tell them about pressing escape
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
5280 ft (perfectly logical/easy to remember).
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, i just caught a chill too actually. i think i’m going to move my chair into the sun, then maybe go for a dip. might also be time for the first drink of the day actually.
That's "Da-ooo". I killed a turkey once, with a shovel.
YOU MONSTER!
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck i'm still mad about last night
even these practice updates and line changes are making me angry.
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
Should probably chillax.
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yeah, or take some Xanax
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
I was mad last night, but then I sobered up.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 18, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
motorboating, your doing it wrong.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
BOBRYAN: We’re still men.
JACKMIKE: Yes. We’re men. Men is what we are.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I always love a Fight Club quote, but it should be Narrator not Jack.
Yes, I am uppity when it comes to FIght Club
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I hope you appreciate the irony there.
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I just copied/pasted that from a script I found online and then replaced the names.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Word. You’re still getting a rec
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YOUR FACE IS MEH
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no. after what you said about fight club, your face is indeed meh.
meh meh meh.
/runsaway
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
it was OK, it’s still entertain, but yes, not nearly as good as some make it out to be.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s rent a barn and sort this shit out.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s rent a barn use the dingy basement of a bar and sort this shit out.
Fixed
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
The beauty of Fight Club is re-watching it once you know the twist and seeing how well the scenes still work.
Either you have an enviable memory, or a pitiable life, to know nothing of regret.
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by GreatKingRat on Jan 18, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Ever read the book? So good
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I prefer the book, if only for the haikus, but both are excellent.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
No I haven’t. Would it be spoiled by having seen the movie?
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by GreatKingRat on Jan 18, 2012 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
Hold me close tiny dancer.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Jan 18, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
hold me closer, Tony Danza
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.
Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?
‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.
I take thee at thy word:
Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo.
by stevesmith19 on Jan 18, 2012 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Great! Now we’re being invaded by Thespians!
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Ooooh. This should be hot. Go girls go.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Go read about it or he will jump through your computer screen AND FIGHT YOU.
Cynically Sarcastic
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I’d be less bored riding on a small wave of euphoria from beating the Sens, but alas….
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
I’m looking at buying a new pair of hockey pants. Any recommendations. Looking to spend under $100.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 1:45 PM EST reply actions
Eh, pants are pants. Just try a bunch on and see what you like. Just be sure to get some that have zipper on the inside of the thighs. That’s about it.
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also, get the ugliest colour you can find
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
about a month ago I was looking for a new stick and I saw a maroon pair with orange stars up the side, I was tempted beyond belief
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
I have a sweet green lid, it’s going to be tough to replace
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My first ever helmet
was one of those Coopers with the giant plastic protrusions on the side. Except my helmet was all blue with red protrusions.
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heh
I had a yellow one of those
i also rocked a maroon colour one of these bad boys
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
haha that’s a beaut, a team we played last week had a guy wearing one of those
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Then he should probably ask for the colour “Ja-red.”
(Oooooh, Ja Red. Nice.)
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
Winner.
We would also have accepted “Method Man” as an acceptable answer.
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
how old are your current pants? you’ll probably be happy with anything new, the difference in protection on pants these days is pretty significant
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I bought them used at the salvation army, they appear to be about three or four years old.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
how did you find hockey pants at the salvation army? that’s amazing.
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I live in Parry Sound.
They are a little big on me though, hence the need for new ones.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
Start drinking bacon grease with your breakfast and your hockey pants will fit you in no time.
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jan 18, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Tempting.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
I hear Bobby Orr donated ’em.
Still gonna throw ’em out?
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by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Well I was never going to throw them out. Just replace.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
$100 should buy you some nice pants.
Supreme One80s are $99.
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Everything is more expensive in Canada.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
These would be more than you need: http://www.prohockeylife.com/hockey-pants-senior-hockey-pants-c-3_24_81/bauer-supreme-one55-sr-hockey-pants-p-1461
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Yeah, unsure of how they’d fit though is my issue. But thanks.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Two hour drive yo.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Which is two hours from everywhere.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Not from Toronto
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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even Vaughn itself
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
I’m a Dapper Dan man.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Drove ~3.5 hours each way to try on some gloves at hockey giant last week. Stupid jersey – $30 in tolls. Did 3 hours each way to get up to Planet goalie in harrisburg (good stuff). Apparently decent hockey stores die below the mason-dixon line.
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there are hockey stores below the mason-dixon line?
I grew up in VA and knew of none
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Nope. Pro shops are the best you’ll get (read: basically nothing). which is why I had to drive to freakin’ harrisburg and new jersey.
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I guess I don’t understand your problem. If you have to drive two hours to try on pants then what advice could we give you?
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find someone who lives near the store, has the same measurements by posting yours on the internet, pay them 20 dollars to go to a store, try them on and ship them to you
problem solved
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I was just saying that it was a two hour drive. Just trying to get a sense of what to look for.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
Further
How the hell is there a place in Canada 2 hours away from the nearest hockey store?
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Its that particular store
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Oh, then he should try the pants on at a nearby store, ask if they price match, and if they don’t order them online.
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BAM! PPP PANTS!
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
perry sound is….odd
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Northern Ontario is very sparsely populated.
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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My new goal: To get the nickname Hebrew Hammer for Mike Brown to take off.
Well we have a Canadian Tire but their selection is pretty slim. Closest place is Barrie which is about an hour. Or there is a Source for Sports in Huntsville.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Sizes run good for brands, so go to Canadian Tire and try on some Bauers.
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Bahahahaha.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Everyone know you need a beard and flannel shirt to shop in Canadian Tire.
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pictured, SkinnyFish
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
I should take a picture showcasing all of my plaid/flannel shirts just like Chemmy did with his Leafs jerseys.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
i should do the same with my nunchucks
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
http://corporatetwits.tumblr.com
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COMPUTER EXPLODE
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
loved that one.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
HOW I DOWNLOAD WUTANG?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Ah… I currently have a pair of missions. They fit nicely but are too heavy. What happened, they go under or something?
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
Bought by Bauer. No longer make ice hockey equip under the Mission brand.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
Kaberle must be sad
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by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck pants.
Who ARE all these losers going on about pants? Jesus, this town has gone soft.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Pants are for chumps
-Me
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
And not just chimps
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
People who don't know wikipedia is blacked out today or why
A good 5-10 mins of entertainment to be found right here.
https://twitter.com/#!/herpderpedia
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
yeah its not like its a signifcant threat to the current state of the internet or anything
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
This one is gold:
DenngDanny Daniel Ornelas
I think Wikipedia planned this shit.
So, apparently I can now be followed.. but no stalking. @alsonamedphil
Mobile wikipedia site still works anyways, just can’t click links http://en.m.wikipedia.org/
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
They’re confused because when they heard that Wikipedia was blacked out they immediately tried to find out why… by going to Wikipedia…
(also, they evidently can’t read white-on-black typeface)
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jan 18, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Unintentionally, the SOPA protest by Wikipedia has proven without a doubt that the majority of people are morons. If the internet fails, everyone you know will be dumb.
Scary.
Say no to SOPA.
So, apparently I can now be followed.. but no stalking. @alsonamedphil
Man, it’s going to be sweet to have above-average intelligence.
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
We’re all gonna love it.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve actually realised that I know plenty of good places to look up the kinds of info I usually want, I’ve just gotten lazy and use Wikipedia because it’s so simple.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
simple until you come to 4 hours later, having started to look up Napoleon Bonaparte but ending up somewhere in the politics of fiji.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
That’s better than me. I once started with Phil Kessel and ended up on proteins called Sonic Hedgehog Homolog.
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I don’t remember who wrote it, so I can’t credit them, but the average age of Senators at the start of this Congress was about 67, so our parents are going to run the internet… nothing can go wrong with that right?
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
to be fair, they do write the majority of bills that come up in Congress.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Shouldn't Foligno get shanaban'd ?
Haven’t heard anything about it. Was the same hit as Marchands, and wasn’t Foligno starting shit with people in scrums before it happened? So its not like it was just a random hit that was an accident, he did it on purpose, just like Marchand.
Wasn’t really the same as Marchand’s hit, not as low, not as unexpected, was more of a dirty sort of hip-check.
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if Foglino was 4 feet tall like Marchand, it would have been identical, but he is 6ft tall so the optics are better
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
No.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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I don’t think it was as bad as Marchand’s, but the NHL should still be trying to get those hits out of the game. Flipping a guy end-over-end like that is dangerous. Bad stuff can happen when skates start flying at neck/head level.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
I agree. While Marchand’s was an early duck and slide in from the side to take out Salo, Foglino’s last second drop was still dangerous. Perhaps it isn’t a suspension, but I could foresee a new rule upcoming on it.
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I think Foligno’s saving grace was that he actually made an effort to stand back up as Dion was going over. So, it ended up looking like more of a hip-check than clipping. Dangerous either way, though.
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Or, in Taylor Hall’s case, when your head starts sliding around down at skate level.
This space for rant...
by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
as a general rule, one’s head should lay on the ice.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Hall forgot that last night and took 30 stiches in the warm up for his efforts.
Could have been really ugly.
This space for rant...
by fair_n_hite_451 on Jan 18, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
easily could have lost an eye and ended his career.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
or severed his neck at one of its many vital junctions
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
That was fuckin crazy
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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who did that happen to a couple seasons back? that was insane
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
yep
in. sane.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjoByuFt1_8
like they say in the video, surprising it doesn’t happen more often.
That's "Da-ooo". I killed a turkey once, with a shovel.
Really enjoying the lack of trade frenzy on twitter today. confused as to what happened though.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
the fire needs more fuel, one semi believable “Burke is talking to so and so” and it is on like donkey kong
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
I’d love to set up a whole network of fake analysts/trade rumours people that could go back and forth, supporting each other’s ridiculous claims.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
I believe there’s already a site for that.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Jan 18, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
I’m glad others can see how totally ridiculous that non-call was.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
At least we are not the only ones being screwed
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder what would’ve happened if Jokinen hadn’t hit Kipper. Wingel’s stick knocking Kipper’s right pad like that isn’t great either.
But yeah, I think refs should be allowed to look at the big board and call diving and goaltender interference. As a wise man once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. [Oh yeah]”
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
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At 1000 feet per second
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
A few seconds longer, and Reimer would have been legally obligated to ask him what he wanted for Christmas.
Good stuff.
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
an Israeli hockey player against South Africa. Seriously.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Thats an old play. IIRC thats from some jewish hockey league
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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by Chemmy on Jan 18, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
the fact that it was in game makes it about 100x more amazing
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
And gutsy. Don’t want to be the guy who misses trying to do that.
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I remember Datsyuk trying to deke between his legs against Bryz in the playoffs last year, first time I’d ever seen someone do that in an NHL game (at least to my memory)
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
Okay we need to put an end to this.
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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I hate when people repost stuff from the same thread, adds nothing to the conversation.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
UNITY
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it's sad, but living in B.C. has caused me to hate the Canucks more than the Habs. almost.
by Kevin Costner on Jan 19, 2012 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
Relating to last night...
This will no doubt sound like biased Leafs babble, but I’ve always found the Sens to be such a lucky team in a lot of situations. Random fluky winning streaks, last nights non-calls, and anyone remember that second game of the 09-10 season where Schenn apparently highsticked Michalek? They received a penalty shot from anyone on their roster (Alfredsson took it) and ANOTHER 2 minute minor.
Like how often does that happen? Give me a break.
That was also Gustavsson’s first game if I recall.
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Everyone keeps arguing they are really lucky this year in particular. I think that’s probably true, but my issue is I think it can last all year, which means they take one of the bottom spots in the playoff race that we would be aiming for, and make our job much more difficult. I just don’t see them totall collapsing before the end of the season.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Also
It’s probably been posted somewhere already, but Alfie and Chara are the ASG captains.
This is going to be a very North East Division focused game.
This also makes for a lot of interesting scenarios, (Chara possibly picking Kessel & Seguin, WHO is going to pick Phaneuf?)
I don’t really like two rivals teams players being captains, Kessel Lupul and Phaneuf will probably be at the bottom of the barrel now.
Thoughts?
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Kessel Lupul and Phaneuf will probably be at the bottom of the barrel now.
who gives a shit, its an all star game
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I swear to god if Chara makes a Seguin/Kessel joke when picking either Kessel or Seguin trying to be funny…
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
See, this is what I don’t get… do you really think Chara is going to make any good jokes up there?
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Not exactly your captain charisma.
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See that’s what I fear, is he’s going to try to be funny, and basically just be a dick
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
Meh – the jokes aren’t that crushing. And Kessel got a car out of it. I’d really like to see, after quite a few picks, Chara say:
I knew I could wait ’cause Alfie would not take Kessel. So I pick Kessel now, rather than sooner. (deep, soft chuckling.)
It would be pretty much the height of awkward humour this side of… Phil Kessel.
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If Chara makes any jokes, Kessel can just pull out that picture of him posing for ESPN?
by gettingcozywithsarkozy on Jan 18, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
like i said on the twitters
hope for the ASG= it becomes Bruins+ Leafs VS Sens+Canucks, fear for the ASG= it becomes Bruins+everyone else VS Leafs+Nucks+Sens
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
alfie team will be stacked with sens
spezza
karlsson
michalek
greening
Chara’s team
Thomas
Seguin
?
?
?
It’ll be the most lopsided game in All-Star history.
I pick all the Sens.
I pick all the good hockey players.
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by SkinnyFish on Jan 18, 2012 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Just glad the Leafs will be on the team with the good hockey players. Alfie isn’t picking any Leafs. ;)
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Oh...and Phil Kessel says YAAAAAAYYYY!!!1
it’s the allstar game, pretty much every one there is a good hockey player
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
They dont choose the rookies. Also I can see Alfie taking both Sedins and Edler. Team Swede!
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If I were Alfredsson I would take Thomas with the first pick just to troll Chara.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 18, 2012 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
he doesn’t have the balls to pick anyone but Karlsson or Michalek
if anyone will be trolling with the picks, it will be Chara
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Not that it’ll happen, but I’d really like to see Dion step up and crush someone unexpectedly in the ASG (as long as it isn’t Lupul or Kessel)
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
if anyone would, it would be Phaneuf
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
no one really will though, it’s pretty much a goal-scoring fest.
by Goosemonster on Jan 18, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
No but it would be fun… since no one would be expecting it
especially fun if it was on a player on say… the Sens?
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
No, Phanuef is saving his strength so he can win the shootout competition.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Jan 18, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
There would probably be a big backlash against him for taking the game too seriously, event though everyone’s complaint about the All-Star game has been just the opposite.
And hey, who doesn’t love to hate the Leafs these days?
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by Joe Ferguson on Jan 18, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
these days?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
Chara can pick Hossa and Heatley (when he gets sent (please god) because Koivu is out).
About time that people finally realized how awesome Gunnar is...
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and Elliot
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 18, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
NOW I DON’T WANT TO GET ANYONES PANTIES TIED IN A KNOT AND EVERYTHINK LIKE THAT, BUT ALL YOU GUYS AND GALS OUT THERE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS THE WRONG WAY. THE TWO CAPTAINS ARE DIRTY, PANSY, NO BACKCHECKING, EUROPEANS!!!
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jan 18, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
I accept this reasoning, as they are not OUR dirty, pansy, no backchecking Europeans (or for that matter ones that we like)
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
where from? Looking to get one myself.
by Nigel Cadbury on Jan 18, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
I got it as a Christmas present, but it came from nhlshop so I guess you can just order it there
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of unnecessary back to backs.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 18, 2012 6:58 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Requiem for a Dream?
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
So, I was watching That’s Hockey on TSN and they reported the Leafs are running with these lines in practice:
Lombardi-Bozak-Kessel
Lupul-Connolly-Kadri
Uh… I have nothing else to confirm this… but wut?
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Has already been discussed above. I would think it’s to both spread the talent and due to the lack of defensive responsibility on the LBK line.
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If this is followed by a significant Kessel pointless drought, I’m going to fall into the fir wilson camp
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
You want a crazy stat?
In 2008-09, Alexander Ovechkin had 528 shots. This season, he’s on pace for 308. That’s a difference of 220 shots. Last season, only 43 players in the entire NHL had more than 220 shots.
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jesus.
Move along. Nothing to see here...
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Jan 18, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that was last year against Columbus?
by Chi-town leafs on Jan 18, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
I remember Wade Redden getting one waaaaaaaay back in the day and it being the first one in forever. It was the first time I even heard it was an option. What do you have to do to get one?
If you look up "Loyalty" in the dictionary you'll see a picture of a Leafs fan wearing a Todd Gill jeresy looking like he just got punched in the stomach
Ok that’s pretty much what I’d guessed. Well the high sticking part. I couldn’t imagine what you’d have to do without those four minutes to still get nailed for a triple minor
If you look up "Loyalty" in the dictionary you'll see a picture of a Leafs fan wearing a Todd Gill jeresy looking like he just got punched in the stomach
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