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Leafs' mid-season report card

by James Mirtle (The Globe and Mail)

Last night’s game against the Kings marked the halfway point of the Maple Leafs season, and it has for the most part been a bit of a struggle. (Current win streak notwithstanding.)

Toronto is on pace to finish in 26th, fifth last, with 76 points – two more than they had a year ago. Goals have been hard to come by and the goaltending hasn’t been nearly as good as expected.

Forty-one games into the 2010-11 season, here are your midseason report cards:

Goal

Jonas Gustavsson: C

More was expected from the Monster in his second season in the NHL, but it’s been an up-and-down year – with more downs lately than ups. Gustavsson’s job has been made more difficult by the fact he has had hardly any goal support much of the year and the team in front of him has been pushing to come from behind.

J-S Giguere: C

Recurring injuries have been the biggest issue for Jiggy, whose .894 save percentage is well off his career average of .913 and has generated plenty of talk he won’t be back next season. The last three months of the season are key in terms of his future in the league.

Defence

Francois Beauchemin: C+

Beauchemin is the $3.8-million scapegoat on this team many nights, with many Leafs fans likely giving him a fail after 41 games. But what he does well is subtle, leading the team in ice time with 24 minutes a night with much of it against the opposition’s top line. He’s doing some of the real heavy lifting on this team and is only a minus-3 despite playing on a poor team. Where he needs to be better is offensively, as he’s generated little on the power play and is on pace for career low point totals.

Dion Phaneuf: C-

An ugly skate cut injury didn’t help, but when healthy, Phaneuf has struggled – especially when it comes to offence. Toronto’s biggest salary cap hit at $6.5-million, Phaneuf’s seven points in 25 games translates to only 23 points over a full season and the power play continues to labour with him out there. His minus-3 rating, meanwhile, is a little deceiving given his struggles on the penalty kill.

Tomas Kaberle: B

Quiet and dependable, as per usual, Kaberle still frustrates with soft play in his own end, but has formed a solid pairing with Schenn and been a big help on the Leafs power play. The oldest player on the team and the longest serving Leaf, he’s settled into a role out of the spotlight and as a No. 3 or 4 defenceman with solid quarterbacking skills.

Luke Schenn: B+

Far and away the team’s youngest defenceman, Schenn has settled in as its most dependable, putting up strong numbers on the penalty kill while playing more than five more minutes a night that he did last season. Still not much offence here, despite some opportunities on the power play.

Mike Komisarek: D

At $4.5-million, Komisarek simply is too costly to fill a role on the bottom defence pairing, but that’s where he’s found himself all season this year. Coming off shoulder surgery, Komisarek struggled in training camp and for much of the early part of the year. He’s had the hardest time on the penalty kill, losing many of his minutes there to Gunnarsson, and has played more than 17 minutes in a game only eight times this season.

Carl Gunnarsson: C+

He hasn’t excelled like he did as a rookie last season, but Gunnarsson’s been what most teams look for in a depth defenceman. He isn’t a liability, plays well on the penalty kill and can shift up the lineup once in a while. Nothing flashy here.

Brett Lebda: F

Talk about a nightmare start to his tenure in Toronto. At 5-on-5, Lebda has been on the ice for zero goals for and 17 against. On the power play, he’s been a relative non-factor. It’s no wonder, in other words, he’s been a healthy scratch so many times.

Forward

Phil Kessel: C

With his recent hot streak, Kessel’s now on pace to match his career best season with the Bruins with 36 goals and 60 points. That season, however, he only played 70 games and finished plus-23; this season, he’s minus-15 despite rarely facing difficult opposition. Kessel has also done much of his scoring at even strength, struggling with the man advantage (as has been the trend in his career), and his ice time is way up from his Boston days.

Kris Versteeg: B-

After a terrible start, Versteeg has come around and is on pace for career highs in goals and points. In his last 27 games, he has 10 goals and 26 points with a minus-4 rating. Wilson still leans too heavily on him – with 20 minutes ice time a game and in some tough situations – but those are solid numbers on a team desperately in need of offensive production.

Tyler Bozak: D

The Leafs brass had hoped for 50 to 60 points from Bozak in his first full NHL season after he had 27 in 37 last season, but a brutal start with only six points in his first 22 games means he’ll finish well off those projections. Playing 19 minutes a night, Bozak has some good tools (faceoffs being one), but he has been put in over his head this year. For now, a work in progress.

Mikhail Grabovski: A

Without a doubt, the Leafs best player this season – something that started essentially from the first day of training camp. Grabovski has looked like a new player this season and is on pace for roughly 35 goals and 65 points – both career highs – while taking on more and more responsibilities at both ends of the ice. Hard to imagine where Toronto’s offence would be without him.

Nikolai Kulemin: B+

Grabovski’s right-hand man, Kulemin has almost already surpassed his career highs and is on pace to crack the 30-goal mark in his third NHL season. He’s the Leafs lone top-six forward with any size to speak of and at only 24 has more room to grow.

Clarke MacArthur: A-

The third member of the Leafs’ best line this season, MacArthur signed for a little more than $1-million in late August and came with a reputation for inconsistent play. Like Grabovski, however, he has surprised, bringing a strong work ethic and even some leadership along with better offensive instincts than many gave him credit for. A lot is going right for him and odds are he slows from his 68-point pace over the second half, but so far, so good.

Colby Armstrong: C+

Perhaps the Leafs best forward on the penalty kill this season, Armstrong has finally begun to chip in some offence of late with four goals and eight points in his last eight games after only two points in his first 17 in Toronto. Overpriced for his role at $3-million, Armstrong is nonetheless very popular in the dressing room and a solid defensive player.

Fredrik Sjostrom: C

It’s been a little bit of a tough go for Sjostrom this season, who is a minus-7 at even strength and hasn’t excelled in his role as a penalty killer. His ice time has dropped considerably since early December as he’s fallen into more of a fourth-line role.

Tim Brent: C

Only average on the draw and as a penalty killer, Brent has been adequate in a mostly defensive role. Wilson uses him on defensive zone draws more than any other forward, which hurts his plus minus, and after scoring in his first two games, his offensive contributions have been nearly non-existent.

Mike Brown: C+

A fan favourite given his wheels and work ethic, Brown has been serviceable in playing only 10 minutes a night, much of it on the penalty kill. The Leafs have been out shot badly when Brown is on the ice at even strength, something that could be due to playing much of his ice time alongside Colton Orr.

John Mitchell: F

With only three points in 23 games and a frequent healthy scratch, Mitchell hasn’t exactly been the coach’s favourite this season. Out played by recent Marlies call ups Joey Crabb and Darryl Boyce, he could be due for some time in the minors.

Colton Orr: C

He punches well.

Incomplete: Nazem Kadri, Keith Aulie, Joey Crabb, Darryl Boyce, James Reimer

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Jiggy is all class... With that said, i would love to trade the guy before the deadline for either someone who can step in and help now, or a draft pick/top prospect/prospects, i would think he could fetch us a 2nd rounder straight up, or a 3rd or 4th rounder with a prospect., but tough to say how other teams view him, he has had a nagging groin injury now 3 times this season, has a big contract that runs out end of the season, and is getting up there in age, so depending how desperate a team is for an experienced goaltender, whose credentials include a Stanley Cup ring and a Conn Smythe Trophy, remains to be seen.

With Reimer and the Monster, we have a good duo already for next year although it is a little early to anoint JR as the next Johnny Bower or Mike Palmateer. Not only that, we have Ben Scrivens and Jussi Rynnas playing and developing extremely well down on the farm with the Marlies. One thing is for sure, the Leafs are deep in goalie talent. Will one of them be traded for a big name centre(package deal) or a high draft pick before the draft? Questions, will be answered.

As far as JR playing tommorrow night, that was a no brainer, but Wilson couldnt say that last night, he nor Burke operate that way, but had he not given JR the start tommorron night, even i Doc, might question the man that is Ron Wilson, aka, Mr. 600. :)

Giggy has told the media that he's ready to play. However, he did add that in his opinion, James Reimer deserves to start against Phoenix, adding that "it's all about winning." I couldn't agree more. Even though there won't be any room for Giggy next season, i will miss his leadership & his class. He will make a great goaltending coach one day since he's very knowledgeable, articulate & likeable.

By the way, i was just told by an insider that James Reimer has just been informed that he will start tomorrow's game against the Coyotes.
 

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Tonight was a great time to be a Maple Leafs fan!!!!

Well done, boys!!! Four in a row!!!!!!! :D

Congrats to the Leafs! Their shocking and entirely unexpected 4 game (!!!!!!!) winning streak (their SECOND this season!!!!) has catapulted them into 26th place! My prediction at the start of the season was that if all goes well they might finish as high as 25th and their recent streak has made it look like I might end up being right. Still, I'm only CAUTIOUSLY optimistic: we all know what happened after their first four game winning streak.
 

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These three seem overly generous. I'd give Komi an F, Phil a C minus (or maybe a D plus), and C. Orr (not B. Orr!) a D.

Otherwise however, I think Mirtle's rankings are very accurate.

I'm actually surprised that you've been watching the Leafs games this year. Are you also a proud subscriber to Leafs TV?
 

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Thats a big fat YES.... holy S**T, cairo is a closet Leafs fan! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

I don't want to take JC's defense, but how can he NOT be a fan of those darn loveable Leafs? Anyone who would start following the team would easily fall in love with them after just a few games of watching them.
 

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Doc, you do make a very very good point......... ok cairo, i suppose there is room in Leafs Nation for 1 more, but you must pass a test first.

Repeat after me, Guy Lafleur was slow, Gordie Howe was the 3rd best Howe to ever play in the NHL, and Brian Burke is a Great GM.

:)

I don't want to take JC's defense, but how can he NOT be a fan of those darn loveable Leafs? Anyone who would start following the team would easily fall in love with them after just a few games of watching them.
 

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Repeat after me, Guy Lafleur was slow, Gordie Howe was the 3rd best Howe to ever play in the NHL, and Brian Burke is a Great GM.

:)

I could go along with the first statement but GHG would hire a hitman to rub me out.

As for the second statement, Gordie Howe was the 3rd best PLAYER to ever play in the NHL...and I am very possibly doing him a grave injustice by ranking him that low. Sorry Gordie!

As for the third statement, this is not the correct thread for me to express my opinion of Mr. Burke. Stop trying to get me banned lg. And by the way, you may refer to me as either MISTER Cairo or as "Sir". ("Your Highness" or "O Great One" would also be acceptable.)
 

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Holy crapola, cairo has a sense of humor! bwhahahahaahahaha......... ok lets get one thing straight tho, "Mister" is for Brian Burke, "Sir" is for Ron Wilson, "Your Highness" is for Dougie Gilmour, and "O Great One" is always and forever for Mister, Sir, and Your Highness, WAYNE GRETZKY. ... i will simply call you a "cairo" :)

GO LEAFS GO!

I could go along with the first statement but GHG would hire a hitman to rub me out.

As for the second statement, Gordie Howe was the 3rd best PLAYER to ever play in the NHL...and I am very possibly doing him a grave injustice by ranking him that low. Sorry Gordie!

As for the third statement, this is not the correct thread for me to express my opinion of Mr. Burke. Stop trying to get me banned lg. And by the way, you may refer to me as either MISTER Cairo or as "Sir". ("Your Highness" or "O Great One" would also be acceptable.)
 

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As for the second statement, Gordie Howe was the 3rd best PLAYER to ever play in the NHL...and I am very possibly doing him a grave injustice by ranking him that low. Sorry Gordie!

I have to disagree. Longetivity doesn't make someone the third-best player all-time. Gretzky is #1, of course. At the #2 position, it could be either Bobby Orr or Mario Lemieux. Rocket Richard would follow those guys. Then Eddie Shore. How about Howie Morenz? Bobby Hull? Jacques Plante? Phil Esposito? Doug Harvey? Jean Beliveau?

Gordie Howe, at best, is a top 10 player of all-time.

Okay, we're drifting off-topic............time to get back on-topic & talk about the Leafs.
 

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Leafs news today

Mike Brown suspended 3 games for his hit on Ed Jovanovski

James Reimer sent down to the Marlies

Marcel Muller recalled by the Leafs
 

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I have to disagree. Longetivity doesn't make someone the third-best player all-time. Gretzky is #1, of course. At the #2 position, it could be either Bobby Orr or Mario Lemieux. Rocket Richard would follow those guys. Then Eddie Shore. How about Howie Morenz? Bobby Hull? Jacques Plante? Phil Esposito? Doug Harvey? Jean Beliveau?

Gordie Howe, at best, is a top 10 player of all-time.

All good players, certainly, but I'd start by eliminating Shore (a vicious SOB!) and Morenz simply because they played so long ago that it's impossible to compare them to more modern players.

As for the Rocket, even Henri Richard (!!!) admitted that Gordie was a better all-around player (although he, and the rest of the world, agree that Maurice was more exciting and a better goal scorer).

Plante was terrific, but a goalie - I rate them separately.

Doug Harvey was also great - top 10 certainly - but in the bottom half of the top 10.

Mario was SUPER talented but plagued by injuries and cancer and was not the ALL-AROUND player that Gordie was. Hull was also terrific.

Beliveau, as great as he was, was in my view a bit overrated. Esposito simply does not belong in this company - very good player (especially in the 72 series!) but not as good as all the other ELITE names you mentioned.

My top 10 of all time (excuding goalies, as stated above):

1. Orr 2. Gretzky 3. Howe 4. Lemieux 5. Hull 6. Bryan Trottier 7. Doug Harvey 8. The Rocket 9. Messier 10. Bossy (even if Gretzky hated him)

In the next 10 (in no special order) would be Lidstrom, Bourque, Coffey, Robinson, Yzerman, Bobby Clarke, Mikita, Dionne, Sakic, Beliveau.

Top 10 goalies:

1. Plante 2. Sawchuk 3. Glenn Hall 4. Hasek 5. Roy 6. Brodeur 7. Bill Durnan 8. Johnny Bower (a Leaf!) 9. Cheevers 10. Gump Worsley
 

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1. Orr 2. Gretzky 3. Howe 4. Lemieux 5. Hull 6. Bryan Trottier 7. Doug Harvey 8. The Rocket 9. Messier 10. Bossy (even if Gretzky hated him)

In the next 10 (in no special order) would be Lidstrom, Bourque, Coffey, Robinson, Yzerman, Bobby Clarke, Mikita, Dionne, Sakic, Beliveau.

I'll agree with you that goalies shouldn't be included in the list.

However, how can you not have Brett Hull on your list? Bryan Trottier? Come on! Messier? He was a great leader on some of the teams he captained, but in my opinion definitely not a top 10....far from it. I'll agree that Phi Esposito might not be a top 10, but he definitely should be a top 20, having held the record for most regular season goals for many years until Brett Hull came along.

I also wouldn't put Larry Robinson, Bobby Clarke (another great leader) & Sakic on the second list. Where's Guy Lafleur on your list(s)? He's definitely top 10 on mine. I'd put the likes of Brad Park & Denis Potvin on the top 20 list. Maybe Messier. I'd definitely put Pavel Bure's name on it...the only thing preventing him from being a top 10 was injuries that ended his career prematurely. Same thing with Pat Lafontaine, who was an absolutely dynamite player when he was able to play.

Back to the present....Leafs hosting Calgary. A member of the Toronto media said on tv the other day that it would be a tough test for the Leafs. Really? I'm picking the Leafs, but Calgary beat Ottawa (what's new!) last night, so they might hope to get a streak going. If the Leafs fall behind, don't be surprised if you hear a few chants of "Reimer! Reimer!" coming from the stands. That's Toronto, of course....a city that booed Larry Murphy nonstop & then gives standing ovations to players who return to play with other teams (the total opposite of what they do in Montreal).
 

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Hopefully, Jiggy's groin problem is fully healed this time. He is capable of putting a team on his back and thats what we need him to do. Looking forward to seeing Mueller get a shot tonight as well. He has really picked up his game down on the farm in the last 6 weeks.

I actually don't care anymore if Jiggy's groin his healed or not. After seeing James Reimer performing great in every single game he's been in, i actually wouldn't mind seeing him finish the season with the Leafs.

Of course, there are a couple of reasons why Jiggy is back as the team's #1 goalie:

One, he's being paid $7 million. You don't pay goalies that much to sit on the bench or play in the minors.

Two, the more he plays...and hopefully plays well...the better the chances the Leafs have of a team picking him up for their playoff run. As crazy as it may sound to Leafs fans, Jiggy would be a perfect fit in Montreal as Carey Price's backup.

Some might say that it's a good thing not to rush Reimer. However, i doubt he'll play much in the minors. There is also the fact that Cam Ward was the same age he was when he led the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup a few years ago.
 

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However, how can you not have Brett Hull on your list? Bryan Trottier? Come on! Messier? He was a great leader on some of the teams he captained, but in my opinion definitely not a top 10....far from it. I'll agree that Phi Esposito might not be a top 10, but he definitely should be a top 20, having held the record for most regular season goals for many years until Brett Hull came along.

I also wouldn't put Larry Robinson, Bobby Clarke (another great leader) & Sakic on the second list. Where's Guy Lafleur on your list(s)? He's definitely top 10 on mine. I'd put the likes of Brad Park & Denis Potvin on the top 20 list. Maybe Messier. I'd definitely put Pavel Bure's name on it...the only thing preventing him from being a top 10 was injuries that ended his career prematurely. Same thing with Pat Lafontaine, who was an absolutely dynamite player when he was able to play.

Brett was a great goal scorer but I prefer great players who can do everything (like Orr, Howe, Trottier, Messier, etc.).

True, Espo held the goal record for many years (although it was Gretz who first broke it, not Brett.) Later Brett and Mario also topped Espo's 76 and Selanne and Mogilny tied it. Espo was a good scorer (although often of the garbageman type, like Andreychuk and Ciccarelli in later years) but he had the advantage of playing with Bobby Freakin Orr (!) as well as some other damn good players. Yeah, Espo was very good, but a lot of players over the years have been very good - but the top 10 and 20 is a pretty small group.

Lafleur was very good (okay...I'll grudgingly admit he was great.. but ONLY for 6 of the 18 years he played).

Park and Potvin were very good...but again the top 10 or 20 is a very select group and I wouldn't trade any of the defencemen on my top 20 for either Park or Potvin. We could also include Pierre Pilote and Al McInniss in the "next" group of defencemen (as well as Savard, Lapointe, Horton, Chelios and Red Kelly).

I was never a Bure fan - too one dimensional. I'd rate Federov over Bure any day as a better all-around player. (Besides, Federov was married to Anna Kournikova which is worth more than any 60 goal season!)

Lafontaine? Again, no complaints, but I'd put Gilbert Perreault ahead of him as a similar player and Cam Neely way ahead as an all-around player.

If we go back, other great players were Alex Delvecchio, Normie Ullman, Andy Bathgate, Dave Keon. the Pocket Rocket, Dickie Moore, Ted Lindsay, Elmer Lach....

Let's face it: over the years there have been a hell of a lot of GREAT players. It's impossible to have any definitive rankings but it always makes for interesting conversation and it's great to relive the memories.
 

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I was never a Bure fan - too one dimensional. I'd rate Federov over Bure any day as a better all-around player. (Besides, Federov was married to Anna Kournikova which is worth more than any 60 goal season!)

I wasn't aware that Fedorov & Kournikova were ever married, even though i was aware that both Bure & Fedorov were screwing her at the same time.

Speaking of Anna K, i'm surprised she & Enrique Iglesias have lasted together for so long. I saw him on tv the other night....doesn't he seem kind of gay? Anyways.........

Back to hockey....Leafs played a good game last night, but hit a brick wall in Kipper. The guy was absolutely amazing at times & if i'm a GM looking for a great goalie, i wouldn't mind sending a high draft pick to Calgary to obtain this guy. Leafs tied the game in the final seconds & nearly won in both the overtime & shootout, but Kipper prevailed in the end.

Habs looked good against the Rangers, but nearly blew it if not for the great goaltending of Carey Price. The Rangers looked early on like a team who's in trouble of not making the playoffs. Every year, it's the same thing with this team. High expectations, poor results. If not for King Henrik, this team would possibly be at the bottom of the standings. Sean Avery was invisible & isn't the player he used to be. This guy needs to be an a-hole on the ice in order to be effective (and a distraction).
 

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Dave Nonis says, Patience

Just about the best team in hockey and just about the worst team in hockey were built by the very same people.

That is the exasperating circumstance for Maple Leafs fans.

They see the Stanley Cup contending, maybe Stanley Cup favourite, Vancouver Canucks built by Brian Burke and Dave Nonis and find it hard to envision their Maple Leafs being anywhere other than where they are.

Only Nonis doesn’t see it that way.

“We had an awful lot of growing pains in Vancouver, believe me,” said Nonis, the Leafs senior vice-president and director of hockey operations. “What we’re going through here isn’t a lot different to me. You have to remember, people were all over Daniel and Henrik (Sedin) in the early years. They were drafted in 1999. That’s a long time to get to now.

“And a lot of people in Vancouver thought we should have taken the second-round pick (as compensation) for Ryan Kesler (when Philadelphia made a restricted free agent offer at what was considered a very high price). A lot of people said that. He was only being used as checker for us and a lot of people said he wasn’t going to put up any numbers. The fact is, he was a young guy developing, and the reason we call it development is because it takes time.

“I understand the impatience of being a fan. They want a winning team. Believe me, so do we. But we have a blueprint, and I believe it’s a proven blueprint, and we can’t be impatient.”

That’s the slight contradiction of where the Maple Leafs find themselves. Nonis pleads for patience but he was part of the management team that showed impatience with the Phil Kessel trade. Sometimes, the frustration for Leafs fans is management says one thing and does the other. But the Canucks model, more than anything, shows how very long it can take to build a complete team.

The Sedin brothers were drafted 12 years ago. As the second and third picks in the draft, it took them five years and a lockout to find their NHL legs and become stars. Kesler was selected in the 2003 draft. This is his second big season. Nonis traded for Roberto Luongo in 2006. Kevin Bieksa was drafted a decade ago. Defenceman Alexander Edler, the on-ice time leader with the Canucks, was selected seven years ago.

Some truth about team building: Burke has been gone from Vancouver for seven years and Nonis has been gone for three seasons and together they were responsible for 12 of the best Canuck players today. It’s their players that general manager Mike Gillis now benefits from, having added a Mikael Samuelsson here, a Dan Hamhuis there, to deepen the roster. Gillis may, in fact, may wind up with the kind of Stanley Cup Stan Bowman won last May: The team wasn’t really his but he ended up holding up the Cup on mostly someone’s else work.

“We’re trying to do things we’ve done before,” said Nonis, talking about the Leafs not Vancouver. “It doesn’t happen in 12 months. It doesn’t happen quicky.

“You want to have a young core you can believe in and you need that core to grow together. We do have some good young players here. Do we have enough of them? No. But I’m very happy with the competitive level of our group. These guys compete.”

The biggest difference between then and now may be how the salary cap has changed the market. The kind of trade Nonis made for Luongo seems slightly impossible now. The cap space the Leafs will inherit when J-S Giguere and Tomas Kaberle are gone is nice, but the free agent market is pencil thin coming towards June. It’s never been more difficult to find players, move players, deal players.

So, how long before the Leafs are a) a playoff team and b) a contender?

“How long?” Nonis repeated the question. “I don’t have an answer. Those are things that are hard to put a time frame on.

“But if I didn’t think this was possible, I wouldn’t be here. None of us would. No one wants to be at the bottom of the standings. That doesn’t feel good. We still feel we have a chance to move up (this year). I believe we do.

“And I don’t look at Vancouver (in the standings) and say ‘I wish I was there.’

“I’m here. Those days are gone .”

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