I'm Thinking Of You - Islanders at Leafs
by Bower Power on Jan 24, 2012 4:38 PM EST
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PrintWho:Toronto Maple Leafs v. New York Islanders
What: Game 49 of the regular season.
When: 7:00 PM
Where: Nassau Colliseum, Sportsnet-Ontario, and AM640
After shutting out the Islanders at home, the Leafs will look to take another two points from the conference's second worst team. With a win tonight, and a loss for the Devils (v. Buffalo) and the Caps (v. Boston), the Leafs could find themselves in 7th place tomorrow morning.
I think this will be an excellent test of Ron WIlson's coaching, as despite maintaining that he "doesn't match lines," Wilson put a lot of effort into making sure that Kulemin, Grabovski, Crabb, Phaneuf, and Schenn were out against John Tavares' line. Ron won't have the benefit of last change this time, so it'll be much tougher to get the matchups he wants.
There was no morning skate today, but I wouldn't be surprised if Wilson mixed up the lines to avoid accidentally getting the Tavares line against the defensively poor Lupul-Bozak-Kessel line. Despite "anonymous sources" to the contrary, Ron Wilson said following last night's game that Gustavsson is "probable" to get the start in net. Montoya is expected to start in net for the Islanders, but it's also unconfirmed. Please remember to keep your spin and unreadable homerism to a maximum in the comments.
Go Leafs Go!
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OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.
by Ubiquitous on Jan 24, 2012 4:40 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
It’s Joey Crabb pinching Tavares, obviously
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
its a crab pinching the number 91 in half, tavares wears 91
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
This ought to have more recs than it currently does.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 5:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If anyone has a few minutes you could use the http://timeonice.com/ site and prove pretty easily that Wilson line matches.
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He matched that overratd defenceman Dion Phaneuf against Tavares and shut him down.
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by leafer1984 on Jan 24, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve written about 15 game reviews predicated on the entire idea that he is effective at line matching.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 24, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
It’s even noticeable for guys like me who don’t pay too much attention. It’s too bad that we don’t have a defensive forward like a Manny Malhotra to put out there but Grabbo/Kulie/Crabb can hold their own at least
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
by Chris Stoikoff on Jan 24, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
Not that I disagree with it, but where’d the spin and homerism stuff come from?
by LeafInVancouver on Jan 24, 2012 4:43 PM EST reply actions
There are a couple of references to a guest commenter that we had pop up yesterday. Feel free to scroll through his reply fails to get a good laugh.
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I love that he said it’s “almost confirmed” that Reimer will start but that he “can’t source it”
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
Damn it I hate when I miss this stuff!
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
by LeafsLover on Jan 24, 2012 7:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh will you like this
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2012/1/23/2727698/why-no-reimer#89666041
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on we can stimulate discussion here just fine.
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by elseldo on Jan 24, 2012 4:48 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I think we could probably beat the Gus vs Reimer debate to death for another week or four.
OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.
A Reimer shutout tonight would certainly keep the discussion going.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
It’ll give me time to finally finish my What’s Wrong With The Leafs PK? piece. Which is now irrelevant because apparently we’re now impossible to score against while we’re one man down.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
maybe they’ll come through for us, we did give them 4 points so far this year. they owe us.
by Goosemonster on Jan 24, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
At least I have faith in Boston smashing an Ovechkinless (& Backstromless?) Capitals
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
PISSIN' ME OFF
Ovechkin and Neal each get 3 points in the same game, my fantasy team cries tears of joy. Then Ovie gets suspended. What a dick.
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
by Chris Stoikoff on Jan 24, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
I can almost guarantee you that the Buffalo game will have less than 5 goals in it.
OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.
BTW what the fuck is wrong with Derek Roy (other than being small) this season
What’s his excuse?
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Everyone sucks and is injured (and they’re trying to get him to carry Drew Stafford, which isn’t working at all.)
OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.
oh i had a quote for this
The Sabres are using Roy on the second line so that they actually have a second line.
(for some definitions of “Have”)
OPERATION TANK IS A GO. It’s the only explanation for Mike Weber. He’s on a secret mission.
I’m thinking a 1-0 shootout win for NJ is almost a statistical probability at this rate.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
markhmasters Mark Masters
Al Montoya starts for Isles tonight v Leafs
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by elseldo on Jan 24, 2012 5:03 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I can’t believe he is in the NHL. A few years back he looked dead and gone
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Yeap. On nights when he’s aggressive, he’s a fantastic stickhandler. I actually enjoy watching him more than Nabokov, just for when he makes those stretch passes.
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I’m starting him in fantasy which means Leafs blowout
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
I’ve started him in net in fantasy hockey, that should be good enough to curse me but help the Leafs.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
So, uh, what birky said.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
Just got my Kessel third in the mail today, pretty great day.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
grats!
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.
Wear it proudly as he pots 1 just for you.
"They build a statue, they knock it down and piss on it, and now they will be out there building it again."
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jan 24, 2012 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
As a Tiger fan
We have just acquired a unicorn…. THEY ARE REAL PEOPLE
damn fatty vegetables
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by elseldo on Jan 24, 2012 5:09 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Oh hey Prince.
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by SkinnyFish on Jan 24, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
$214 Million over 9 years and here we cringe over Bryzgalov’s $51 Million. That’s Fielder food budget for 9 yrs
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by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jan 24, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Note: Prince was 6 months old when this was taken
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It just tends to have seconds and thirds on sparkles and rainbows.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
Bullpen looks pretty good. They can all be traded later in the season too if thats the way AA wants to go
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jan 24, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
That seems likely.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
just look if there is swearing, if there is you are not at Blue Bird Banter
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
you’d think after 20 years of futility they’d let you curse.
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by elseldo on Jan 24, 2012 5:30 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
i dont go over there anymore because its like talking pro sports with kindergartners
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t know that there were any FLYER fans over there.
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jan 24, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
The no swearing thing is lame, but the community is very intelligent.
by scrambles the death dealer on Jan 24, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
oh for sure, but fuck no swearing while talking sports
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
fuck that
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
STOP FUCKING SWEARING SHITHEAD
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah it’s brutal, swearing is key in sports fandom.
by scrambles the death dealer on Jan 24, 2012 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
If I can’t smoke and swear I’m fucked
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
by Shield on Jan 24, 2012 5:54 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
What comes around is all around
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What are you doing using your big school words? Just you use normal words and people would understand what you’re talking about.
No one ever suspects the butterfly...
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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 24, 2012 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
My dad’s ex dated Ricky back in high school. Said his character is just an exaggerated version of himself, although he’s actually a pretty intelligent guy, just lacking a little common sense. As well, as a kid I used to go watch Mike Smith’s band rehearse with my mom, they were pretty good friends. He’s a hell of a musician
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 24, 2012 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
He owes me 260 bucks vacation pay, he won’t fuckin’ pay that so I figured a handfull of chips wasn’t too much to ask.
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jan 24, 2012 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Flames were golfing everywhere
oh wait that could have a literal meaning too
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 24, 2012 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
every kid goes through phrases.
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by Self Destructive Zones on Jan 24, 2012 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
I am soo pumped, I haven’t done a single productive thing at work since 2 except to make fun of the twins
The twins?
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jan 24, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
Everyone is talking about moving Miggy to 3b which I fully agree with as it removes inge from the lineup and makes Delmon the DH
who currently plays 3b for the leafs and do we really want to bump him?
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by elseldo on Jan 24, 2012 5:27 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
A win tonight at the Leafs’ road record jumps up to 50% (currently 10-11-1). I’ll take it!
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14-8-4 at home; I don’t think the Leafs have had such a solid home record since the Quinn seasons.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
Wonder what their record at home is since the Waffler struck.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jan 24, 2012 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
50% on the road is 41 points. That means we only need 52 points from home games, which is exactly the pace the Leafs are currently on.
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Wilson totally, I mean he coached the Leafs to their current home record, how the hell could he match that in the latter half of the season?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
If only he matched lines at home
"They build a statue, they knock it down and piss on it, and now they will be out there building it again."
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jan 24, 2012 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
SOLUTION TO MORE ROAD WINS:
MOAR CRABB V.v.V
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
Just curious
At this point in the year Kessel’s got 26 goals… how many do we think he’ll finish with?
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
All of them
But seriously…. 41
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah either 41 or 42 like Skinny said, can’t see him getting much more than that
Can’t wait for the day we get to hear Andy Frost call out his 40th of the year though.
Sometimes it seems this cycle never ends, we slide from top to bottom then we turn and climb again.
by Chris Stoikoff on Jan 24, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
ACC should replace the goal horn with a HOLY MACKINAW horn.
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by elseldo on Jan 24, 2012 5:33 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
That would make the games so much better.
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jan 24, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Should be noted that his pace is for 44 right now... but ya if he cracks 40 i'll be pretty happy.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=4976
Needs to stay healthy and keep shooting and he’ll get there
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
I’m hoping for 50 just so that someone (i think it was Goosemonster) will eat a shoe.
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that’s me. And yes, I will do so if he reaches 50 goals.
by Goosemonster on Jan 24, 2012 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
If Burke doesn’t make a trade and Wilson keeps him with Bozak all year, I’m going to guess that he hits 39 just because the gods hate Leafs fans.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Eugene Melnyk was just on PTS trying to assert that they did a complete teardown-rebuild. Says the only 4 players they kept were Alfie, Spezz, Phillips and Anderson. Wife helled at me when I named the rest of the players they kept and loudly accused him of not rebuilding as much as saving money on salaries and lucking into a resurgent year from most of the vets they retained.
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Damn Playbook with no spellcheck until update.
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Wow, a playbook! I heard they only made like 800,000 of those! Such a rarity!
by holymackinaw on Jan 24, 2012 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Works great with my BB. I can see why it got panned by those who don’t have BB’s. But I’m really happy with it.
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by theninjagreg on Jan 24, 2012 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
Haha yeah they didn’t really have much of a core to begin with – their goal differential still sucks
Neil, Michalek, Lee, RUndblad, Anderson, Regin, Greening, Kuba
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Gonchar?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Those are just some.
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
Dingdingding
Karlsson’s been around a while now too
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by Chris Stoikoff on Jan 24, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Their “purge” was trading like 4-5 players.
Burke did that in like 1 trade.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
That being said
They’re clearly having a lot more success after 1 year. Which I hate.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
Negative goal differential. Essentially they’ve either gotten blown out or won coin-toss games.
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Undeserved success is still success.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
We’ve been waiting all year for the roof to cave in on the Sens, still hasn’t happened yet. I’ve got my fingers crossed that they will finish the year 9th (the Habs can finish 10th) and end up with a crappy draft pick. But until then, all this stuff about how they’re “supposed to suck” if it wasn’t for x,y,z going their way or how unsustainable their goal differential is, well it just sounds like sour grapes.
Deserved or not, they’re still 7 points up on us.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:23 PM EST up reply actions
I completely agree.
Points matter. Sustainability projections dont.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
Er, they matter. If Ottawa is a buyer at the trade deadline and gets smoked in the playoffs and have nothing to show for it that’s a pretty big outcome.
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That would be awesome.
But talking about where a team “should be” in the standings rather than where they are only takes us so far.
They’re winning games and putting up points. I wish we were in their place in the standings.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
We’re here to talk hockey.
“Ottawa has a lot of points.”
“Yep.”
“More than us.”
“Yep”.
Not much of a talking point.
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I was going for a “Losers talk about how they tried their best, Winners go home and fuck the prom queen” angle.
If we make the playoffs but on unsustainable goaltending or shooting %, does the devalue it at all? Not to me.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly. We almost made the playoffs last year based on stellar goaltending from Reimer. Did the Leafs play better than their roster indicated they should’ve? Probably. If we had made the playoffs would we have taken it? Absolutely.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
if they fuck their rebuild to flame out in the first round it is devalued something awful
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
Is our rebuild fucked if we flame out in the first round this year?
This just screams double standard right now.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
the leafs and sens are drastically different teams
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
Tell that to Colorado: from the playoffs to the basement. The underlying numbers suggesting that they couldn’t count on a similar performance next year would’ve meant that selling high on overperforming players at the deadline could’ve been a smart move. Ignoring those numbers is what leads people to keep players like Spezza and Michalek around, thinking they can skirt a real rebuild.
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And if the Sens do fuck themselves because of this (and it looks like they will) then sure they’ll be open to that criticism. But right now, it just looks like we’re trying real hard to make ourselves feel better that our rivals are ahead of us in the standings.
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
I get it, and I understand how unsustainable play can backfire management decisions.
I think sometimes we’re losing the forest for the trees when we consider puck possession proxies more important than points in the standings though.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, if they do that I’ll be right there pointing and laughing. But right now the constant spiel about goal differential just sounds whiny
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Playoffs isan all together different beast. You get in you never know. Florida, Anaheim, Edmonton and Montreal all squeeked in and made big runs contrary to expectations. If they finished 9th it would be pretty funny, except for the fact that this could be our fate.
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We keep pointing to goal differential and their wins and waiting for it to balance out or regress to the mean or whatever, what if that doesn’t happen until the Cup final? /ohgodno
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed, I’m not mad about their decent play, I’m mad about the false narrative about the rebuild.
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Oh yeah, that’s delusional. But what do you expect from a pharmaceutical magnate?
First rule about dealing is you never get hooked on what you’re dealing
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by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
they also have 3 games in hand, that matters
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
If we go 3-0 in our games in hand we’re a point behind OTT.
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Yup…. but even if Leafs win all 3 we can’t match their record yet.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
yup, the math adds up!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
Has anyone analyzed the percentage of goals being scored by their youth movement vs ours. I’m willing to bet that a large portion is coming from Spezz, Alfie and Michalek, whereas we are getting production from our youth such as Kessel etc.
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Michalek isn’t that old.
Colin Greening has been pretty damn good.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
He has but he went to (and played for) UCC therefore I am legally obligated to hate him.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck UCC
my tiny high school used to compete against them at ISS competitions.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
ISS? Like private schools?
Yeah, same, I went to a tiny school that competed against them. I think the year I played basketball, our team lost to theirs about 41-10.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
Ya, ISS = Independent Secondary School… or something
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
Which tiny high school did you go to?
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
Lakefield College
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
psssh, college isn’t highschool
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
If they’re lucky, guys like Zibanejad will be producing by the time Spezza and Michalek tail off. But I wouldn’t bet on it. I think overachieving this year is going to mess up their rebuild.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
It drives me nuts that they are calling it a rebuild. It was a salary dump. Plain and simple. Eugene said he lost 16 million bucks last year and just by some miracle that’s the amount of salary they ship out of town.
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Rundblad was traded for Turris.
by scrambles the death dealer on Jan 24, 2012 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
By the way, I’m not sure this has been discussed here. Tim Thomas is an idiot.
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by Alspicer on Jan 24, 2012 5:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I’d want him on my team, but based on based on his views I’d doubt he would play here. That being said I’m sure he’d gladly go to Sussex Drive to shake our PM’s hand.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
I’m not sure about that, our PM is a communist socialist compared to Republican Tea Partiers in the US.
by Goosemonster on Jan 24, 2012 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a douche move made bareable by the fact that he doesn’t really deserve to be there anyways.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
I disagree with his political views, but that isn’t going to stop me from thinking he’s the most fun goalie in the league to watch.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
If you’re winning games nobody gives a fuck what your personal politics are.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
Today’s bad news: my insurance law prof is terrible and just reads off the slides at lightning pace.
Good news: we’re on pace to be done by about 4 (Mountain time) which gives me an hour before gametime.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 5:42 PM EST reply actions
That gives you enough time to get some booze just in case the game turns out well or not so good.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
That’s good news, you can just miss class and use the slides.
Flugenweb, space code, twit zone, ass mode, check ze tweets.
I probably will. This is a waste of a Tuesday afternoon. I’d probably peace now if it weren’t so awkward.
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by FiftyMissionCap on Jan 24, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
I remember in first year I found it awkward but by fourth year I was like lick my dick I’m outta here.
by Tickle Me Aulie on Jan 24, 2012 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
At the opposite end of the spectrum, I once had a physics prof who would literally write every word he said out loud on the blackboard. Barely got through any material. Thankfully he was just covering a few weeks for the regular prof who had to miss some time that semester, so he didn’t lecture the entire course.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
I had a teacher like that in high school too, but it was for a whole semester. ugh.
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jan 24, 2012 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
I know its been talked about already but i'm just going to put this here
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 6:07 PM EST reply actions
yeah, he’s good
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 24, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
If I had a vote for the Hart trophy and the season ended today, I’d vote for Datsyuk. He’s unreal now that he’s healthy again.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
I saw you and Steve’s discussion about that on Twitter. Do you think Detroit would make the playoffs without Datsyuk?
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
We must clone him 12 times, force Canada’s best female hockey players to carry the embryos to termand then violate league rules to sign them all as 18 year olds. That way we win the cup19 seasons i a row starting in 2030.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
just noticed my sig says “chick it out” hilarious
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
maybe not the best day for jokes about forcing women to have babies.
thursdays are generally better for that kind of thing.
That's "Da-ooo". I killed a turkey once, with a shovel.
Am I missing something that happened? I’m being joking with my above suggestion of course.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
More can of worms opened in the FTB
Let’s just move on
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
i’m guessing you weren’t around earlier today..
by pho king awesome on Jan 24, 2012 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
To be fair, Chris Brown did plead guilty to assaulting his girlfriend, and I am totally in favour of reminding people that he’s an abusive douchebag.
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by Draglikepull on Jan 24, 2012 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah he’s a pretty gross person. There are people who “support” him because he’s famous.
Dude slaps women around. Too bad he won’t get stomped out by somebody bigger than him because he has a bodyguard.
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I read that police report – it was floating around online. Fucking sick – both the crime and the punishment he didn’t get.
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Wilson just announced
Gus is on top of his game so he is in. Is it just me that thinks Reimer is still not right after his head hit so Wilson is being carefull with him. After all he has only been in what—- 1 game this year.
Can we make up a BS excuse and send Reimer to the Marlies for a conditioning stint? As much as I agree that Gus should play, I hate seeing Reimer sit without playing.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
And bring up who instead? I don’t trust Scrivens or Owuya to backup more than Reimer.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
maybe. but atleast those two are playing and not just sitting stagnating. Bring up Owuya and see how he handles a stint with the big club and give Reimer some work to get back in the swing of things.
Absolutely not.
Reimer is fine backing up. He’ll be given a shot as soon as Gustavsson has a bad game.
And if Gustavsson doesn’t have a bad game you say? Then why the fuck would we care what Reimer is doing?
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
Reimer would only be a phone call away. If we pull Gus during a game and Owuya or Scrivens have to relieve the game is probably not winnable anyways.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
Ya I can’t disagree any harder.
Also, I don’t think Reimer is waiver exempt anymore…. so is 3 games on a conditioning stint going to change much? I dont think so.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
No way I want him exposed to waivers.Yes wayI want him to re-find his game.
Offizielles Mitglied des Müller / Holzer Fan-Clubs. Ich fordere mehr Deutsche in diesem Team ....... wir brauchen Greiss.
He’ll play again soon. Patience. Gus is hot.
No no, dig UP stupid.
by nhlcheapshot on Jan 24, 2012 6:46 PM EST up reply actions
FINALLY!
They’ve restocked BizNasty t-shirts at saucehockey.com
I just ordered myself a “Hands Like Feet” shirt.
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