Leafs at Flyers: The New Hotness vs. The Old Hotness
by Bower Power on Feb 9, 2012 3:39 PM EST
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Who: The Toronto Maple Leafs vs. The Philadelphia Flyers
What: Game 55 of the regular season.
When: 7:00 PM EST
Where: TSN, NHLNet, AM640
The Leafs are going to the Winter Classic, and tonight they visit its 2012 host city, and runners up. The Flyers are 4-3-3 in their last ten, and are coming off a 0-1 OT loss to the Islanders. The Leafs will play their third game in four nights and are just 5 points back of the 4th place Flyers (though the Flyers have a game in hand).
Last time these two teams met, Giroux's stretch pass made the Leafs' D look like the Oilers', as Jagr was sprung for multiple breakaways. It should be no surprise that Komisarek is the healthy scratch, and Schenn is on the fourth pairing, as cutting off passing lanes, especially in the neutral zone, will be key. The last time Phaneuf and Hartnell met, Hartnell ran his mouth after beating Phaneuf's All-Star Game defensive effort. Presumably, he glanced over his shoulder first.
The Flyers' lineup is still without Chris Pronger, whose season has been cut short by post concussion syndrome. Bryzgalov has a virus of some sort - hopefully he didn't catch Pronger's - so Bobrovsky will start, and Jason Bacashihua has been called up on emergency recall to ride the pine.
The Leafs lines:
Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin
Lombardi-Connolly-Crabb
Brown-Steckel-Armstrong.
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Gunnarsson-Phaneuf
Liles-Franson
Gardiner-Schenn.
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Reimer
Gustavsson
Go Leafs Go.
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I have to say, I’m a big fan of these defense pairings. Until we can clone Gunnarsson, this is probably our best defensive lineup
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by Curt S on Feb 9, 2012 3:41 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
It’ll be interesting to see how well Wilson line matches the Giroux line without last change.
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
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I think tonight we’ve got the Flyers Carleing card.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Feb 9, 2012 3:50 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Yeah. They’ve got no Hart-nell
Pension Plan Puppets
I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Feb 9, 2012 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Most of their fans can’t even Read, I don’t see how we could let their Timonen from the cold.
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by Chemmy on Feb 9, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Lilja give them a break? it’s not their fault they had to go through the Phily school system
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Any one want to place a wager on the game? You can pay with cash Voracek.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Feb 9, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
I don’t start betting until I’ve had a few to many Brieres.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Feb 9, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I’m not much of a gambler, but I’ll place a few Betts on the table.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
by SkinnyFish on Feb 9, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Rinaldo you don’t gamble until you’ve had a few Brieres too many.
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by Chemmy on Feb 9, 2012 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Speaking of which, we all know Danny isn’t very Talbot I still think he’s a good player.
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by Chemmy on Feb 9, 2012 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
I wonder if the Philly Media has given any team mothers a Carle about all the concussion issues they’ve been having
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Listen you Claude, somebody already used that pun.
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by Chemmy on Feb 9, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Busted. Make him Simmonds-iz your car.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Feb 9, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
sick Coburn there.
Resident Internet Tough Guy
by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Only thing worse woulda been if he’d Bacashihua’d his vehicle over his Van Reimsdyk.
I shot a moose once, in upstate New York.
by not norm ullman on Feb 9, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
why don’t you Carle someone who cares?
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
What would you expect them Giroux? Not call their moms?
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Feb 9, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
He’s de-Schenn.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Feb 9, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Deschennt? I’d say he was a Lilja better then that.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Feb 9, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
They better order Crabb tonight cuz it can get more than a little Shelley
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by Curt S on Feb 9, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Have you guys seen where Wayne Simmonds played junior? I think it’s time to send him Bacashihua.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Feb 9, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Send someone with him. Meszaros loves company.
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
by birky on Feb 9, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Wait, the web site I looked that up on lied to me. That pun doesn’t work at all.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Feb 9, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Certainly doesn’t Jagr well for future attempts at puns.
So, apparently I can now be followed.. but no stalking. @alsonamedphil
by Learn2Leaf on Feb 9, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Time to hit two Bryz with one stone with a win tonight.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
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by Frag on Feb 9, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thats it give him a time out, he needs to go sit in the Van Reimsdyk by himself for a while. No one Laviollette him out until he’s learned his lesson.
Kadri Fanboy since 2006
by WizardofNaz on Feb 9, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i think it’s a little Leighton for that
I stand with Catholics in their fight to get Montreal into the playoffs - Tim Thomas
by TomServo42 on Feb 9, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
Forget Brieres, I’m gonna need some Jagr to make some Betts. I just don’t have the Hartnell for it otherwise.
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Leaf fan for life! (No, really. They gave me a no-trade clause when I was born.)
by FiftyMissionCap on Feb 9, 2012 6:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
if I win my Betts, I can buy Shelley that Couturier dress she’s had her eye on
I stand with Catholics in their fight to get Montreal into the playoffs - Tim Thomas
by TomServo42 on Feb 9, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
think i’ll open my best bottle of Bourdon for this one.
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Monaluckahiki means hockey. Monaluckahockey means love.
by OffTheChest on Feb 9, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I’ll join you with a shot of Jagr.
At least it's not Lebda.
by Nifty Mittens on Feb 9, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I’m just going to sit down with a Briere and some Sesito chips
I stand with Catholics in their fight to get Montreal into the playoffs - Tim Thomas
by TomServo42 on Feb 9, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Wish Bryz was in net though....
@mirtle James Mirtle
Bobrovsky starts for Flyers.
Come get your duds in order 'cuz we're bound to cross the water, HEAVE AWAY, me jollies, HEAVE AWAY -- Bowl of Fruit Lups in the evening gets the playoffs started!!
by TheNadger on Feb 9, 2012 3:52 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
YOU’RE OFF THE CASE BOBROVSKY!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Good thing this game is on TSN, so I don’t have to listen to Joe Bowen confuse Grabovski and Bobrovsky.
flagged for Joe Bowen related negativity
Leaf fan in Ottawa.
by joe leaf fan on Feb 9, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
DON’T YOU SPEAK ANOTHER UNKIND WORD ABOUT JOE BOWEN!
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
by SkinnyFish on Feb 9, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
He once offered to take Chemmy, PPP, ryan, and I on a tour of the ACC Press Box ladies room for only 25 cents. That man is a saint!
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
by SkinnyFish on Feb 9, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I didn’t have any change.
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by Chemmy on Feb 9, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I played hockey with Joe Bowen and his nephew (lol) at double rinks during the summer (don’t know if that place still exists) about ten years ago. He was playing Goalie and played with us almost two hours. I agree, the man’s a saint.
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Monaluckahiki means hockey. Monaluckahockey means love.
by OffTheChest on Feb 9, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Brovsky got his wife pregnant, and she gave birth to a delicious sixteen ounce steak. The afterbirth was sauteed mushrooms.
TO BOBROVSKY!!
"These balloons aren't going to stay filled till New Year's!"
"Those aren't for New Year's... those are my everyday balloons."
by Isosceles Kramer on Feb 9, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
You don’t like Joe Bowen?
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flagged for being wrong more than one person can ever be
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
hahahaha
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by Chemmy on Feb 9, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
amazing
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Feb 9, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
hahahaha i can hear it right now… ayyyyyyyyayyyyyyyyayyyyyyyy!
by magecanuck on Feb 9, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The sad part is that onomatopoeia still gives me near heart attacks.
TWEET AT ME BRO
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by FiftyMissionCap on Feb 9, 2012 6:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
NO.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
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by Frag on Feb 9, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Re: Bryzgalov
A buddy of mine (Flyers Fan) told me the Flyers goaltending issues were resolved when Bryz signed that contract. I texted him the other day, asked him how he felt about the #1 goalie saying in a shootout that the nets felt like soccer nets…..Still waiting for a response..
"Pass to the Left, Cause the Right is Wrong!!"
Reimer........
@Scradam31
by LeafsLaughToo on Feb 9, 2012 4:24 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I make it a habit not to laugh at other franchises’ goaltending problems. Their contracts, sure, but…
RIP Former-and-forever Leaf Wade Belak
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You Gotta Understand
I am not in the habit of it either, However , this dude claimed that Leighton was the future. Sorry, you can’t help but harp at that level of misguided judgement can you? \
"Pass to the Left, Cause the Right is Wrong!!"
Reimer........
@Scradam31
by LeafsLaughToo on Feb 9, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Flyers’ Scott Hartnell on having a fill-in goalie at the morning skate: ‘We were joking that he may replace Bryz if Bryz doesn’t pick it up’
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
Howson is balls on awesome at contracts
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
You mean Holmgren
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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do I? do I really?
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Knowing you who knows, but no one was talking about Columbus
Fairweather fans can go to hell
Equal oppurtunity asshole and a proud member of the PPPPP
Follow me on twitter: leafer1984
we are always talking about Columbus
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
BOB
“Spent 15 years, getting loaded, 15 years till his liver exploded. Whats Bob gonna do , now that he can’t drink? " Whenever I hear Bob , thats the song that comes to mind. Great Tune!
"Pass to the Left, Cause the Right is Wrong!!"
Reimer........
@Scradam31
Jason Bacashihua
How in the blazes do you pronounce that surname?
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
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back-ash-you-uh
Or something like that.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
Internet Champ. I'm on Twitter too! - draglikepull
backie-chew-ah
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 9, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
bach-i-wa-wa
That's "Da-ooo". Like the drink.
by daoust on Feb 9, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, we need to get that man a bandolier!
by The Blue Spirit on Feb 9, 2012 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
BOB
OI OI OI!
“To pass the time.”
Bob shaved his head
He got a new identity
Sixty-two holed air cushioned boots
And a girl who rides a scooter
Gonna take him out, of town
They would get away
Riding around, as the trucks drive by
You could here the mother fuckers go…
A couple of lines, an extra thermos of Joe
He’ll be kickin’ in heads at the punk rock show, yeah
Bob’s the kinda guy who knows just what
Bob’s the kinda guy who knows just what to do
When the doctor tells him to
“Quit your drinkin’, now’s the time.”
Will he ever walk the line
To all my friends, I feel just great
But will he ever walk the line
Kickin’ ass and bustin’ heads
Red suspenders
Once a day he shaves his head
But will he ever walk the line?
Will he ever walk the line?
Will he ever walk the line?
Will he ever walk the line?
Oh will he ever walk the line?
"Pass to the Left, Cause the Right is Wrong!!"
Reimer........
@Scradam31
by LeafsLaughToo on Feb 9, 2012 4:33 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
apparently
it was a bad idea for Burke to agree to the Winter Classic according to Bob McCown because
i know an owner of a franchise, of a different sport, that did one of these 24/7 things and he told me that all during the filming and after it was done, the players all acted like rock-stars the whole year and…ended up playing like Crap. Says it was a bad idea and he would never do it again.
flag me for listening to McCown.
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Monaluckahiki means hockey. Monaluckahockey means love.
I agree..
Look at Crosby he spends one year on 24/7 and spend the next 14 months acting like a rock star whining about his head!
/notserious
Kadri Fanboy since 2006
I submit to you, that my boring anecdotes are universal parables.
by 9 Dollar Beer on Feb 9, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well he’s refering to either the Bengals, Jets, or SF Giants… and I think that horrible team flaws and players who already had egos waaay to big for their level of play was to blame more than the TV cameras
Finally got twitter...@mapleleafmjt
by Chi-town leafs on Feb 9, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
I know this is a BS rumour but wow would be a great deal for the Leafs...
http://hockey-nerd.com/2012/02/09/rumor-of-the-day-chicagotoronto-preparing-deal/
To be fair I don’t give a rats ass about Bickell, and Olesz would just get Fingered. But they mentioned getting a 2nd or Pirri or Morin for Komisarek?
YES PLEASE!
Kadri Fanboy since 2006
Coolest thing about that article was the fact that we get Anaheim’s 4th round pick next year because the league’s sixth leading scorer has played over 60 games for us. I was not aware of this.
that's just great
when we build the Burke statue he’s got to have his arms outstretched like Crowe in Gladiator. “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!”
Fuck Kerry Fraser
"...Where be your gibes now, Glenn Healy?"
by SlickWill on Feb 9, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Can that be correct? Shouldn’t it be, if he DOESN’T play that many games, since his back is broken and he’s chock full of dirty blood?
I’m just happy we got him as a throw-in, hahahaha!
by The Blue Spirit on Feb 9, 2012 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
I know. You’d think a conditional pick would only come our way if we didn’t benefit from the services the player was supposed to provide…
simple solution: Burke is magic
Fuck Kerry Fraser
"...Where be your gibes now, Glenn Healy?"
by SlickWill on Feb 9, 2012 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The Leafs took on Lupul as a salary dump so that Anaheim could afford Beauchemin’s salary. The draft pick is the price Anaheim paid the Leafs to compensate them for that.
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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by Draglikepull on Feb 9, 2012 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yup
The Roar of the Masses Could be Farts.
by Self Destructive Zones on Feb 9, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
This would be the greatest thing ever.
The real importance of this trade is actually completely unrelated to any of the players.
This move would give the Leafs the ability to resign Grabovski immediately before he hits free agency, and would leave plenty of cap space left for resigning Kule (who should be affordable after the year he’s having).
by LeftNutForAStarCenter on Feb 9, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Hope to see Grabbo in pineapple mode tonight
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
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by Frag on Feb 9, 2012 5:08 PM EST reply actions 9 recs
This is the best thing I’ve seen yet today.
well, that escalated quickly
by aelanK on Feb 9, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
booked my hotel in ann arbour
260/night for min of 2 nights, i asked the lady if its possible to scalp hotel reservations, she said its frowned upon
by LeaferInOTown on Feb 9, 2012 6:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
hey, in Michigan everything’s legal as long as you don’t get caught
Fuck Kerry Fraser
"...Where be your gibes now, Glenn Healy?"
by SlickWill on Feb 9, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
price to pay to be walking distance from the stadium… i better get tickets.
by LeaferInOTown on Feb 9, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
So is being a Habs fan, and yet they keep doing it.
by LeafInVancouver on Feb 9, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
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