They should compete in a speed skating contest. Actually a skills competition where the worst players at every discipline compete would be awesome. Grinders doing the accuracy shooting, small, soft forwards in the hardest slapshot contest, and big d-men with no hands trying to get through those technique challenges :lolMarvie_3 said:
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Epic Tales of Penis
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No! He quoted the wrong fucking guy!!!Socreges said:
So, some thoughts after sleeping on it:
- Price looks to be picking up where he left off. Our only guy who played great.
- Overall chemistry was horrendous. I was right in saying that Martin was way too late in making his cuts. You can't have the first game of the season be your first game with the lineup and hope things will be smooth.
- Cole needs to be on the first line to start the next game
- Desharnais looked really bad
- Cunneyworth needs to call Muller and get his notes on how to run competent special teams. Pleks and AK on the point? lol wut.
- Price looks to be picking up where he left off. Our only guy who played great.
- Overall chemistry was horrendous. I was right in saying that Martin was way too late in making his cuts. You can't have the first game of the season be your first game with the lineup and hope things will be smooth.
- Cole needs to be on the first line to start the next game
- Desharnais looked really bad
- Cunneyworth needs to call Muller and get his notes on how to run competent special teams. Pleks and AK on the point? lol wut.
yankeehater
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Curufinwe said:
Lol. I guess Luongo just needs to wait for them to go crazy one offseason and buy a ton of players to win him a ring. Arod is the same loser he has always been. Getting carried to that 1 ring doesnt change anything.
Solo said:
Of course, but when it was 1-0 there was still a chance, he let in the backbreaking 2nd goal and was outclassed by Reimer, as I expected all along.
You had the bold, wild predictions before gametime of 5-1 and 4-0 scores, while Manics was quietly confident in the depth carrying the Leafs through. As advertised for the first game, strong in goal, strong on D. Great win.
Epic Tales of Penis
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:lolManics said:
This post has:
/heart!!!
Epic Tales of Penis
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Honestly Solo, all jokes aside, I'd be concerned about Cole. Dude looked slow as fuck last night and ineffective.
MPW just might be right you know.
MPW just might be right you know.
I thought gill played well for the Habs, at least
He shut down every rush from kessel and was doing good on the PK
As for our D, I must say liles is pretty good and dynamic - hard to believe Schenn was the worst on the ice last night but he didn't have a bad game except for a bad give away and (intentionally) missing checks
He shut down every rush from kessel and was doing good on the PK
As for our D, I must say liles is pretty good and dynamic - hard to believe Schenn was the worst on the ice last night but he didn't have a bad game except for a bad give away and (intentionally) missing checks
Sabres-Ducks and Kings-Rangers in three hours! Strange starting the season in Europe, but I can't wait. Ducks and Kings are tough games to start the season with. I have big expectations this season, but they're tempered at the start while they find their chemistry. I'd be happy with a Euro split.
Simon Belmont
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I also thought the D looked great last night. There weren't too many times we got hemmed in out own zone, and even when we did the guys did a pretty good job of keeping players on the outside, away from the slot. The PK was particularly good, it's nice to have someone that can go out there and win the majority of his faceoffs in those situations.
It's only the first game, but they did all the right things (first period aside) - protected a lead, killed penalties, and worked harder than the other guys.
It's only the first game, but they did all the right things (first period aside) - protected a lead, killed penalties, and worked harder than the other guys.
SuperSonic1305
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Kessel is on an 11 game point streak
Epic Tales of Penis
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It's not mine man.Manics said:
EDIT: Oh, ultrasound.
KoruptData
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Ok, I'm new to hockey and got interested because of NHL 12. Now that I'm watching real hockey, I noticed the when a team is advancing to the oppents zone, the puck handler has to be the first to cross the blue line before teammates. In the real game all the skaters will sprint and time it so no one breaks stride and you get two or three people skating at the net with the same momentum. In the video game, everyone just stops at the blue line and waits for you to cross. Is this something that's just hard to program in videogame hockey?
Simon Belmont
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Kave_Man said:
When our goalies play well, our D plays better. We've just seen so many goalies have promising starts and then collapse...I really hope this doesn't end up being more of the same.
dem
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Sidney Crosby Tells Telephone Pole He Has Recovered From Concussion
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/sidney-crosby-tells-telephone-pole-he-has-recovere,26269/
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/sidney-crosby-tells-telephone-pole-he-has-recovere,26269/
KoruptData said:
The game's problem is that it's too hesitant to dump the puck in. In real games they'll shoot it into the zone and race the D to get it, since the offense usually has more momentum they tend to win and are able to set up. In the game the CPU really only dumps it in after it's determined it can't carry it in safely. It'll cycle around in the neutral zone for 5-10 seconds bringing everyone to a standstill on the blue line before it decides to send the puck in.
Kuro Madoushi
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The first period was sloppy as fuck in the Habs/Leafs game. Habs used their speed to put a runaround on the Leafs. Thank god for Lombardi's shorty due to Habs' over aggressiveness on the PP.
My hope is this is the early Calgary Phaneuf. The period in his career where he actually hit the fucking net!
He has a booming shot and hits hard, but he seemed to lose his confidence. I do recall a lot of Flames fans berating him for his missed hits and poor positioning, but it wasn't a big issue for us when he was on the ice last year. Hindsight definitely shows we fleeced Calgary on that deal. Phaneuf/Aulie is MUCH better than spare parts.
The great fleecing has continued with Steckel...for a 4TH?!!??!?! I know Lou had to worry about the cap, but he seriously couldn't get a prospect at least?
Likes
- Depth on D (Phaneuf, Gunny, Schenn, etc etc etc)
- Good prospects (Aulie, Gardiner, Colborne)
- Solid role players (Armstrong, Steckel, Phaneuf)
- Solid players in the wings (Connelly, Franson, MacArthur)
- Reimer's play (I'm glad the preseason didn't get to him)
Dislikes
- Still no 1st line centreman (Connelly is not the answer)
- Players with a history of injuries (Connelly, Lombardi)
- Lack of speed (Aside from Lombardi, we get outskated WAY too often)
- We need Kessel to be consistent and MORE than a 30 goal scorer. (I don't want to have to remember giving up a 2nd overall for someone who is an inconsistent scorer)
I believe we have our draft picks this year except for our fourth (I'm fine with Steckel). I also believe this year or next is the last we'll have to worry about the albatross that is Tucker's buyout affecting our cap.
My hope is this is the early Calgary Phaneuf. The period in his career where he actually hit the fucking net!
He has a booming shot and hits hard, but he seemed to lose his confidence. I do recall a lot of Flames fans berating him for his missed hits and poor positioning, but it wasn't a big issue for us when he was on the ice last year. Hindsight definitely shows we fleeced Calgary on that deal. Phaneuf/Aulie is MUCH better than spare parts.
The great fleecing has continued with Steckel...for a 4TH?!!??!?! I know Lou had to worry about the cap, but he seriously couldn't get a prospect at least?
Likes
- Depth on D (Phaneuf, Gunny, Schenn, etc etc etc)
- Good prospects (Aulie, Gardiner, Colborne)
- Solid role players (Armstrong, Steckel, Phaneuf)
- Solid players in the wings (Connelly, Franson, MacArthur)
- Reimer's play (I'm glad the preseason didn't get to him)
Dislikes
- Still no 1st line centreman (Connelly is not the answer)
- Players with a history of injuries (Connelly, Lombardi)
- Lack of speed (Aside from Lombardi, we get outskated WAY too often)
- We need Kessel to be consistent and MORE than a 30 goal scorer. (I don't want to have to remember giving up a 2nd overall for someone who is an inconsistent scorer)
I believe we have our draft picks this year except for our fourth (I'm fine with Steckel). I also believe this year or next is the last we'll have to worry about the albatross that is Tucker's buyout affecting our cap.
Square Triangle
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Wings tonight. Fucking pumped.
CrazedArabMan
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Square Triangle said:
I swear we better beat Ottawa tonight
KernelPanic
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Samyy said:
Evey time Ottawa plays the Laughs this season it's on the 2nd night of back to back games for us.
Something is broken with the NHL Scheduling monkeys, what are the odds ?
Simon Belmont
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Manics said:
Congrats!
Zombie James
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TSN 1050 ripping into Jacques Martin, nice.
Zombie James said:
Well, frankly about 85% of the problems last night were due to him. Bad line combos, bad special teams combos and tactics, no adjustments for the third period, etc.
Its weird. After 3 seasons I can now say that Martin is some kind of bi-polar coaching idiot savant. He's either running a completely busted gameplan (like last night) or hes running an almost flawless shutdown game and making adjustments/outcoaching the shit out of the opposing coach (like the 2010 playoffs). Awesome when he's on, but so incredibly frustrating when he's not.
Foreign Jackass
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My only interest in the Leafs is from my keepers league. I've got Franson and Kadri. Tells you how much I was interested about your lineup, I guess.Manics said:
Seriously though, the part I watched (the first, mainly), your team looked completely cathatonic. I take it that the Leafs were better in the rest of the game, since, you know, the Leafs won, but I can't express myself on this. I saw Lombardi's goal, though, and I always liked the guy, so yeah, I think he'll have a good season for you if he can stay healthy.
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Manics said:
I'm expecting either Bones Jr #3 or Bonesette #1 in early November. After 2 fire-breathing sons I'd welcome the respite a daughter would bring.
editL FJ, that's how I felt as well. It was more a case of which team was crappiest last night.
HadesGigas
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Mike Weber scratched for Buffalo. So that means Marc-Andre Gragnani won the #6 defense spot. Not much of a shock since Gragnani was on the power play most of the pre-season.
BigJonsson
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Red_Man said:
Go pick a Leafs avatar
added_time
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Nice win for the Leafs but I'm not as sure about the defence as most people. I don't know the stats but it seems like Montreal had way more shots on goal last night.
Cool shut-out for Reimer for sure.
Cool shut-out for Reimer for sure.
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Leafs win, you get a Leafs avatar
Habs win, you get a Habs avatar
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I did name my terms
Leafs win, you get a Leafs avatar
Habs win, you get a Habs avatar
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I did name my terms
There, next time you need to respond to me or I'm not doing it, I specifically asked if you were doing the bet with me or Solo, and you didn't answer me, and you didn't answer Solo.
I didn't realize Markov's contract was responsible for Campoli's injury thanks Dr. Rechhi.Aidan said:
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