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Yashkovich · 09-22-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nodice123

I am surprised Stempniak is a 3rd liner. Has he been on the 3rd line all pre-season?

last game he was on the 2nd line so no
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I has the top of the page

moto46 · 09-22-2009, 05:10 PM

He might end up in the marlies, we can pay the salary so no big deal. Not sure why fletch traded for him at that price anyway. opps pens 1 nil

GrizzStrength · 09-22-2009, 05:55 PM

For wat it's worth...GO PENS! 2-0 ya mother****er. Toskala u mad our farm team be stylin' on you?

Jyeatbvg · 09-22-2009, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by moto46

He might end up in the marlies, we can pay the salary so no big deal. Not sure why fletch traded for him at that price anyway. opps pens 1 nil

Stempniak's sick man..

MetFan · 09-22-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GrizzStrength

For wat it's worth...GO PENS! 2-0 ya mother****er. Toskala u mad our farm team be stylin' on you?

He might be, but I am not. You guys finishing dead last for so many years and having good management is paying HUGE dividends now.

Kind of hoping the Leafs try to mold themselves a little like the Pens. Strong picks, a great farm team and great development of the Stars on the team.

Jyeatbvg · 09-22-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MetFan

He might be, but I am not. You guys finishing dead last for so many years and having good management is paying HUGE dividends now.

Kind of hoping the Leafs try to mold themselves a little like the Pens. Strong picks, a great farm team and great development of the Stars on the team.

As much as I want to say it's all about the management and farm team, Malkin, Crosby, and Fleury are the backbone to the team and the reason why the Pens are playing at this level of hockey. This is a result of (like you said) the Pens being so sh*t for so long, and management making the right (in some cases, the obvious) picks in drafts.

I won't be surprised if the Isles repeat what the Pens did. They'll be sh*t this year with Tavares, but it'll take one or two more top picks and they'll be hoisting the Cup again.

MetFan · 09-22-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jyeatbvg

As much as I want to say it's all about the management and farm team, Malkin, Crosby, and Fleury are the backbone to the team and the reason why the Pens are playing at this level of hockey. This is a result of (like you said) the Pens being so sh*t for so long, and management making the right (in some cases, the obvious) picks in drafts.

I won't be surprised if the Isles repeat what the Pens did. They'll be sh*t this year with Tavares, but it'll take one or two more top picks and they'll be hoisting the Cup again.

Well the Management had a lot to do with picking the players, even though it was obviously the best player available, the Leafs on the other hand have not been too bright on draft day and almost always pick the flop of the group.

I agree that the Isles will return to glory if they keep making the right picks and having Tavares on that team to build around is great.

My post was more to say that although Crosby, Malkin & Fleury are the nucleus they are not playing tonight and the farm team is still taking it to the Leafs with I am sure a few regulars in the lineup. Hate to admit it, but I was not watching tonight so no idea who is actually in the Leafs lineup.

Yashkovich · 09-22-2009, 07:39 PM

Game going to a shootout now

Leafs hit 3 posts between the last couple mins of regulation and OT

Toskola has looked solid

Edit: Leafs win 3-2 in shootout after being down 2-0

Kadri scores tying goal and beautiful shootout goal

Yashkovich · 09-22-2009, 07:50 PM

Go Leafs Go

that is all

GrizzStrength · 09-22-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MetFan

He might be, but I am not. You guys finishing dead last for so many years and having good management is paying HUGE dividends now.

Kind of hoping the Leafs try to mold themselves a little like the Pens. Strong picks, a great farm team and great development of the Stars on the team.

It's tru brah. I hope the Leafs do well this season. I actually miss all the leafs playoff hype in this area lol srs

Beasly3333 · 09-22-2009, 08:51 PM

Bad news for us Blackhawk fans.. Burish out 6 monthes with torn ACL.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

I think either Jack Skille or Jake Dowell will make the roster now.

MetFan · 09-22-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GrizzStrength

It's tru brah. I hope the Leafs do well this season. I actually miss all the leafs playoff hype in this area lol srs

Well thanks for the support. We do kind of fail though because when we do get into the playoffs and win a game, we have a freaking parade up & down Yonge St.

I kind of get it when we win a series, but after a victory it is like World Cup downtown.

GrizzStrength · 09-22-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MetFan

Well thanks for the support. We do kind of fail though because when we do get into the playoffs and win a game, we have a freaking parade up & down Yonge St.

I kind of get it when we win a series, but after a victory it is like World Cup downtown.

That's what happens when your "the best hockey city in the world" - Kessel

MetFan · 09-22-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GrizzStrength

That's what happens when your "the best hockey city in the world" - Kessel

Well we do have a pretty fervent group of fans and Toronto is generally regarded as Hockey Capital. Does not always equate into having the best team, hell we have not had that since 1967 but we know our hockey.

Kessel just wants to play in front of the most rabid fans and get the most exposure he possibly can and you know the only place to do that is Toronto.

Yashkovich · 09-22-2009, 09:15 PM

badabing81 · 09-22-2009, 09:18 PM

time to get excited leaf fans.

kessel, kadri, bozak, stalberg in the future? sign me up.

also, jay rosehill should make the team over mayers. kid hits anything that movies, will drop em with anyone, and can actually skate *cough mayers cough*

TBU · 09-22-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlas_Army

markov is offensive brah, doesn't mean hes a defensive hazzard but hes nothing spectacular defensively, I wouldn't put him in my top 10 shutdown d-men because thats not what he is.

and price, lol you have to admit the expectations are so high in mtl. Doubt he is ever going to be spectacular, but he'll get back to being stellar.

He may not be one of the best defensively, but his defensive capabilities are WIDELY understated (which I can confidently say after seeing every game he has played (and those he hasn't due to injury and whatnot) throughout his entire career).

badabing81 · 09-22-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Yashkovich

dirty dirty dirty shootout goal by kadri.

TBU · 09-22-2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Yashkovich

I understand the whole leaf philosophy now but what they were doing in that game is borderline stupid...going for pointless hits and giving away breakaways, etc. Ron Wilson has some work to do in terms of discipline; I think the players are buying into Burke's toughness motto just a bit too much.

jawnzer · 09-23-2009, 12:51 AM

Re name this thread the Leafs discussion thread......

Kovalchuk · 09-23-2009, 06:19 AM

Kadri has sick hands... he will be on plenty of highlight reels throughout his career. I think with some added size he can be a 35 goal guy. Leafs made a sweet choice... much smarter than if they had given up the world to try and get B. Schenn.

DRob27 · 09-23-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MetFan

He might be, but I am not. You guys finishing dead last for so many years and having good management is paying HUGE dividends now.

Kind of hoping the Leafs try to mold themselves a little like the Pens. Strong picks, a great farm team and great development of the Stars on the team.

We made the playoffs 15 times in the last 19 seasons and finished last in the conference only twice. Carry on.

GrizzStrength · 09-23-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DRob27

We made the playoffs 15 times in the last 19 seasons and finished last in the conference only twice. Carry on.

Now that I think of it, ya we only had a 1 terrible stretch really

thegenerel · 09-23-2009, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Jyeatbvg

As much as I want to say it's all about the management and farm team, Malkin, Crosby, and Fleury are the backbone to the team and the reason why the Pens are playing at this level of hockey. This is a result of (like you said) the Pens being so sh*t for so long, and management making the right (in some cases, the obvious) picks in drafts.

I won't be surprised if the Isles repeat what the Pens did. They'll be sh*t this year with Tavares, but it'll take one or two more top picks and they'll be hoisting the Cup again.

yes the Pens made some layup picks, but Shero built this team into Cup Champs.

He hired Bylsma
Guerin for a 3rd
Kunitz+Tangradi for Whitney
Signed Fedotenko, Cooke, Sykora, traded for Gill
those guys pushed the Pens over the top

then he got McKee for 800k this offseason!

btw Im rooting for Christian Hanson, we went to HS together

moto46 · 09-23-2009, 08:33 AM

And won the lottery, pens were just very lucky for a few years. They wernt real hard picks to make, most teams go through a cycle, pens wont be picking high for a few years.

Jyeatbvg · 09-23-2009, 08:52 AM

Just dropped Cheechoo and picked up Ryder. I figured that Ryder would be on the starting line along with Savard and just read an article on NHL.com that Cheechoo would likely be on the second line (Kovalev). I like my chances with Ryder better.

Good pickup?

MetFan · 09-23-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DRob27

We made the playoffs 15 times in the last 19 seasons and finished last in the conference only twice. Carry on.

LOL, you must be reading the book Penguins fans for Dummies. You guys were crap for many years and how you got Fleury, Crosby, Malkin and also smart moves by management to get rid of salaries and take 1st round picks. How did you end up with Lemieux? From being doormats of the NHL for many, many years. Same with the players I just mentioned.

You going to deny Pitt packing it in only to get the 1st round picks? Everyone in the NHL knew what they were doing. But I guess they won the Cup last year so we can all look forward to you being an arrogant POS for this season.

Well there we have it..... A guy TRYING to have a Million dollar body and he just showed us that he has a 10 cent brain.

Carry yourself on out of here.

LOL, just noticed you are 19. I will just leave it at that. I will just say that I was a Lemieux fan before he got drafted, so in essence I have been a Pens fan longer than you have been alive. Carry on.

Atlas_Army · 09-23-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Jyeatbvg

Just dropped Cheechoo and picked up Ryder. I figured that Ryder would be on the starting line along with Savard and just read an article on NHL.com that Cheechoo would likely be on the second line (Kovalev). I like my chances with Ryder better.

Good pickup?

Its a gambler, ryder is likely to hit the 65 point mark this year by being on the top line. But it is still my belief that even on a second line with kovalev, cheechoo will see a lot of icetime and pp time. I expect him to either be close to ryder or just as good as.

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Originally Posted by TBU

I understand the whole leaf philosophy now but what they were doing in that game is borderline stupid...going for pointless hits and giving away breakaways, etc. Ron Wilson has some work to do in terms of discipline; I think the players are buying into Burke's toughness motto just a bit too much.

really? I think that was the best i've seen the leafs in years man. Although it is a pre-season game that was exciting to watch.

AND LOOOL at that second fight, that dude lifted jordan staal off the ground and pounded his face in hahahaha. Never seen a fight get started like that hahahah.

badabing81 · 09-23-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Jyeatbvg

Just dropped Cheechoo and picked up Ryder. I figured that Ryder would be on the starting line along with Savard and just read an article on NHL.com that Cheechoo would likely be on the second line (Kovalev). I like my chances with Ryder better.

Good pickup?

with kessel gone, ryder moves up to the top line RW spot and will be getting ample pp time...i say good move.

joey joe joe · 09-23-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MetFan

Well thanks for the support. We do kind of fail though because when we do get into the playoffs and win a game, we have a freaking parade up & down Yonge St.

I kind of get it when we win a series, but after a victory it is like World Cup downtown.

They do the same thing in Calgary. The Red Mile is badass!