Fallen Leafs
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There’s some sort of end-of-the-year special on where Henny is interviewing different players and Ron about this season and the future.
But on the Rogers guide when you read the info for it, it says:
Looking back at the Leafs historic march to 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings during the 2010-2011 season.
HOW SAD DOES THAT SOUND.
Historic march to 10th place.
I can’t stop laughing.
I heart you, faily Leafs.
Your 2010-2011 Toronto Maple Leafs everyone!
So, why are you wearing a Vancouver Canucks jersey then, Mike Ricci?
HBO was so enamored with its groundbreaking experiment with the NHL and vice versa, it seems certain the relationship will continue with a follow-up next season.
Don’t worry, because it has to work out,” HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg told ESPN.com on Friday.
The reaction to “24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the Winter Classic” — the four-part series that provided viewers an unprecedented view of the two clubs leading up to the outdoor game at Heinz Field on Jan. 1 — was so positive, Greenburg said the network couldn’t walk away from the project.
Anyone more eager to see their team in the Winter Classic?
As cool as it would be for the Toronto Maple Leafs to play in the Winter Classic, I rather not watch Brian Burke and Ron Wilson both looking at the NHL standings, shaking their heads and crying non-stop for the entire series.
eyebleaf replied to your quote: This is the team I grew up with. Punch Imlach was…
Not happening, Mr. Wilson.
And I thought you were supposed to be Mr. Unapologetic Homer of The Toronto Maple Leafs. Liar.
Sad Kessel is sad.
“Your holiness, on a more trivial matter, we have a sports team in Toronto — the Maple Leafs — that cannot win,” (Toronto Star editor-in-chief Michael) Cooke said. “What are the attributes of a winning team?”
“I really don’t know,” the Dalai Lama replied. (via TheSpec)
And he calls himself the Dalai Lama. Are you really the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism? Really? You?
Johnny “The China Wall” Bower.
Safe to say that he was the only part of the Toronto Maple Leafs opening ceremony last night that made any sense. For a team with 90+ years of history, the Leafs really do a poor job with ceremonial tributes. You mean, collecting nasty lake water by some unknown brunette using vials last seen from a high school science class DOESN’T make for an exciting video montage? LIES.
Just superimpose this photo on the ice before every game. Problem solved.
~ Wayne Best, coach for a Novice-level hockey club in Toronto
Even no-name minor league coaches are scoring off of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Please, please get a lot better soon, Maple Leafs.
dbizzle Asks:
fallenleafs Said:
I’m ambivalent to the Brett Lebda signing. He’s paid too much, but that’s what you expect for a UFA. That being said, I would be very concerned if Jeff Finger isn’t traded/waived by training camp. The Leafs have far too much money invested in defencemen, not to mention there are just too many of them. Even if Tomas Kaberle manages to be traded, the Leafs have a ton of blueliners. I think Aki Berg is still roaming the Air Canada Centre…
However, I would not trade Luke Schenn, unless I was absolutely blown away by an offer. And that isn’t likely. Schenn was a top-5 Leafs draft pick(!) a couple of years ago, who many scouts have said is the best defensive defenceman they have seen in 20 or so years. Heady praise, no? Schenn also only turned 20 years old this past November. Defencemen usually develop much later than forwards, too. However, with the success of Tyler Myers and Drew “I’ll fuckin’ hip check the shit out of you” Doughty, people expected Luke Schenn to have the same immediate impact. Not only are they not the same players, but that’s not why the Leafs drafted and kept Schenn with the Maple Leafs in the first place. Schenn is supposed to be this franchise’s future Scott Stevens - nasty, hard-hitting, shutdown defenceman. Will Schenn ever come close to Scott Stevens? Probably not, but two years is barely enough time to fully assess Luke Schenn’s potential. Besides, what’s the point in building a young team when you end up trading one of the youngest players on the Leafs?
I don’t know if Brian Burke and co. are dangling Luke Schenn to other teams in order to obtain a legit top-6 forward. If I’m another team, I would definitely ask for Schenn, rather than Kaberle. I just hope “Our Luke and Saviour” isn’t on the trading block. I truly believe trading Luke Schenn would set the Leafs back in becoming Stanley Cup Champs.
