2013 NHL Free For All Thread

[joelcairo]

The potato keeps on winning ... if the potato had resigned MacArthur it would be a clean sweep !

No surprise: I would expect ANY vegetable to do better than leaf management.

Looking at that list just reminds you of how ATROCIOUS the leaf roster is.

One thing that the article got wrong: It says, in reference to the highway robbery that Clarkson got away with when Nonis handed him a 7 year $35.75 million contract, "It's hard to imagine a world where that contract doesn't haunt the leafs in 3-4 years." It began to haunt the leafs IMMEDIATELY! As always, it's GREAT to see those fools continually embarrass themselves.

 

[joelcairo]

already 3-1 Carolina after 1

Why hasn't Carlyle pulled Reimer yet?

** update, now 4-1

Liles scored, LOL !!!

Yeah, I LOVED it that JML scored! Another "brilliant" move by Nonis - NOT! (And undoubtedly with lots of urging by the soon-to-be EX-coach of the leafs!)

And right now, it's FIVE to one. Great, great stuff!

 

[joelcairo]

Where Have All the Flowers Gone

That's a classic anti-war song written and recorded by Pete Seeger and also recorded by the Kingston Trio, Johnny Rivers and many others.

I think we now have a NEW version called "Where Have All the leaflovers Gone". Doc's last post here was on January 4 at 12:22 p.m. Rev's last post here was on January 6 at 2:58 a.m. MOST apparent, of course, is the absence of little iggy, the man of almost 8000 posts and the man of zero logic. Little iggy is normally all over this thread, like white on rice, spewing his ungrammatical bwahahas here, there, and everywhere, but HIS last post in this thread was on January 6 at 4:06 a.m. With their beloved leafs falling further and further into the bottomless abyss of failure, it appears that our leaflovers are exhibiting the same amount of "courage" as their heroes Dion Phaneuf and Tyler Bozak's roommate. Enjoy your time in HIDING, leaflovers!

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

That's a classic anti-war song written and recorded by Pete Seeger and also recorded by the Kingston Trio, Johnny Rivers and many others.

Hey. Don't forget Joan Baez' classic, "Sagt mir wo die Blumen sind."

I gotta tell you, JC, you've singlehandedly increased my enjoyment of hockey by at least 500%.

 

[joelcairo]

I gotta tell you, JC, you've singlehandedly increased my enjoyment of hockey by at least 500%.

Thanks. Consider it a payback for the enjoyment your musings on baseball have provided.

 

[joelcairo]

Now 6-1!! JML has a goal and an assist. How's the trade looking, leaf fans?

 

[gohabsgo]

Now 6-1!! JML has a goal and an assist. How's the trade looking, leaf fans?

On a positive note for Leaf fans: they only gave up 36 shots instead of their usual 40+

I bet Grabovski will be motivated tomorrow night to stick it to his old team and Carlyle ...

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Hmmm. The way I read it, both Washington and Carolina will push the hapless Leafs two teams back in the Wild Card should tonight's scores hold up, given both points and games in hand.

 

[Special K]

I think the Leafs are playing this perfectly. Rather than show up and play tonight they just take an extra night off and conserve as much youthful energy as possible so they can really be ready to go tomorrow night against the Caps, make sense? Bwwaahhh!!

 

[joelcairo]

I think the Leafs are playing this perfectly. Rather than show up and play tonight they just take an extra night off and conserve as much youthful energy as possible so they can really be ready to go tomorrow night against the Caps, make sense? Bwwaahhh!!

I think they're just pissed that last year they weren't the first team on the golf course like they usually are. They are now taking the appropriate steps to ensure that they will NOT miss the tee-off this year. Fore!

 

[joelcairo]

Proof That Some Intelligent Leaf Fans Do Exist

A leaf fan called "datztheway" posted the following comment on NHL.com after tonight's 6-1 blowout of the leafs by the Canes:

"1. Fire Carlyle. 2. Revamp entire D (uh, why sign a pylon?). Fraser, Franson are terrible. 3. Get rid of one dimensional players. Kessel is horrible. 4. Get a real captain and a real FLC. When I think of captains in this league, I think of Zetterberg, Crosby, who are clutch and perform when you need them to. 5. Did I mention get rid of Carlyle?"

Then a second leaf fan called "Alex-Lkn" added: "You forgot fire Nonis and relocate the team to Alaska."

Yes, folks, those comments were from leaf fans!

 

[joelcairo]

Fun With Math

The leafs have been outshot in 36 of their 45 games, exactly 80%. (Is that good?)

They have lost 10 of their last 15 games, 14 of their last 21, and 16 of their last 24. Everyone except the Corporal probably sees that each of those 3 stats equates to exactly 2/3. Neat! (Is it good to lose 2/3 of your games?)

The leafs have won 2 of their last 24 games in regulation time and 4 of their last 31 in regulation time. (Sorry, I realize the math is not as much fun in this stat.)

Quite recently, the leafs traded John-Michael Liles for Tim Gleason. Not wanting to trade just ONE player for ONE other player, Dave Nonis also gave the Canes another player AND a second round draft pick. By the way, Gleason has a bigger cap hit than Liles, and Nonis was probably thrilled at the opportunity to tie up more cap space. How's the trade working out so far? Well, in a head-on match between the 2 teams involved, Carolina humiliated the leafs 6-1. Liles had 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points and was plus 2. Gleason had zero, zero, zero, and was minus one.

For much of the season, the only saving grace for the leafs has been the play of their goalies. It looks like that has now ended. "Tie Game" Bernier was bad in his last two starts, getting yanked in one and losing both. James Reimer played against the Canes and allowed 6 goals on 36 shots, for a dismal .833 save percentage.

In their last 3 games, the leafs have lost by scores of 7-1, 5-3, and 6-1 for a total of 18 (opponents) to 5 (leafs) in 3 games. (Is that good?) Not only do the leafs lose, they get blown away.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Fun With Math

Math! Math! What the fuck do you mean math??? Corporal Corpulent, the little round Leafs fan, can't even handle arithmetic and you're feeding him math? Have a heart.

 

[gohabsgo]

Proof That Some Intelligent Leaf Fans Do Exist

A leaf fan called "datztheway" posted the following comment on NHL.com after tonight's 6-1 blowout of the leafs by the Canes:

"1. Fire Carlyle. 2. Revamp entire D (uh, why sign a pylon?). Fraser, Franson are terrible. 3. Get rid of one dimensional players. Kessel is horrible. 4. Get a real captain and a real FLC. When I think of captains in this league, I think of Zetterberg, Crosby, who are clutch and perform when you need them to. 5. Did I mention get rid of Carlyle?"

Then a second leaf fan called "Alex-Lkn" added: "You forgot fire Nonis and relocate the team to Alaska."

Yes, folks, those comments were from leaf fans!

thewaterboy28
1 hour ago
Man, I have a 5 year son. I pray he is smarter then his old man and doesn't become a leaf fan. I don't wasn't his hockey life to be full of disappointment like mine. This team has stopped playing since phanuef got his money. I'm guessing they just can't get behind him as there captain for the next 7 years and for what he is getting paid. Has to cause some issues with some guys on the team who are better and getting way less.



manitobarulz
1 hour ago
In 1974, I switched from being a leafs fan to a Red Wings fan. Four Stanley Cups later, I am stumped at how anyone can support this team. And they have Leafs TV? My God people, how can you accept what is happening? Is it because there are so few tickets with so many people in Toronto? Why should you fans hang your heads in shame when it's the management, the coach, and the players who are offering nothing to you fans? Phaneuf played the part of the pylon on the fifth goal. Great to see Liles doing so well. And Grabby in Washington. Anyone else you want run out of Toronto guys? It's a crime what's happening to you fans. An absolute crime. Do yourselves a favor and get the |NHL package and get another team. You deserve much better than this.

 

[joelcairo]

Not looking good for Detroit, down 4-1 to the Sharks with about a dozen minutes left. Datsyuk and Helm out, but the biggest problem was (sigh, again) iggy's main man Jimmy Howard, who was yanked after giving up all 4 goals on only 23 shots. Jimmy was good last game (and last season) but - sad to say - he hasn't been good for most of this season. Team USA definitely should have gone with Ben Bishop instead of Jimmy.

Not a great year for the Wings - thank Heaven they're in the East, with the wretched leafs.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

I think the Leafs are playing this perfectly. Rather than show up and play tonight they just take an extra night off and conserve as much youthful energy as possible so they can really be ready to go tomorrow night against the Caps, make sense? Bwwaahhh!!

ROFLMAO. I can't believe little Corporal Corpulent bought this hook, line and fucking sinker. Bwwaahhh!!

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Mr. Cairo sure does have you pegged though...

I'm shocked, shocked to learn that iggy is into pegging.

...your obsession with seeing me on cam is rather disturbing.

Disturbing, yes. Surprising, no.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

OK, help me here boys. As you know hockey is not my forte. The Maple Leafs have played two more games than the Red Wings and have one fewer point. Two questions.

1. That's not good, eh?
2. Is it really wise for a Leafs fan to be referring to the Red Wings as "Dead Things?"

 

[gohabsgo]

The Leafs get out scored, out hit, out shot and out fought ...

Celine hides behind the refs and cheap shots Erskine then the benchwarming slug Orr has to fight for the $49M 'captain' and gets tuned up in the process

[video=youtube;o7BWWQvUxfI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7BWWQvUxfI[/video]

 

[Special K]

Damn...Erskine's a fucken animal!! :nod: