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Toronto Maple Leafs TIDBITS & QUICK HITS!

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wprager


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Cap'n Clutch wrote:I can't see the Teachers Union giving up that cash cow but you never know.

Especially with Peddie set to step down next year Smile

shabbs


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Phaneuf returns tonight...

PTFlea


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Laughing3 I can't stop laughing about Crosby vs the Leafs. What a mismatch. Komisarek is awful.

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I got this in an email, so I thought I'd share it.

Dear Abby,



I am a crack dealer in Victoria B.C. Who has a steady flow of
Customers from the nearby junior high school. My parents live in a suburb of
Vancouver and one of my sisters, who lives in Calgary, is married to a
Transvestite.
My father and mother have recently been arrested for growing and
Selling marijuana and are currently dependent on my other two sisters, who
Are prostitutes in Prince George .



I have two brothers. One is currently serving a non-parole life
Sentence in B.C. Pen for the murder of a teenage boy in 1994. The other brother
Is currently in jail awaiting charges of sexual misconduct with his
Children.



I have recently become engaged to marry a former Thai prostitute
Who lives in Nanaimo and is still a part-time "working girl" in a
Brothel.



All things considered, my main problem is this: I love my fiance
And look forward to bringing her into the family. I certainly want to be
Totally honest with her. Should I tell her about my cousin, who is a
Leafs fan???



Signed,
I.P. Daily

shabbs

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SpezDispenser wrote: Laughing3 I can't stop laughing about Crosby vs the Leafs. What a mismatch. Komisarek is awful.
And we're so much better?

Wink

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of course Eyebrow

PTFlea

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shabbs wrote:
SpezDispenser wrote: Laughing3 I can't stop laughing about Crosby vs the Leafs. What a mismatch. Komisarek is awful.
And we're so much better?

Wink

Fair enough, but at least we have Cowen and Rundblad coming up.

shabbs

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SpezDispenser wrote:
shabbs wrote:
SpezDispenser wrote: Laughing3 I can't stop laughing about Crosby vs the Leafs. What a mismatch. Komisarek is awful.
And we're so much better?

Wink

Fair enough, but at least we have Cowen and Rundblad coming up.
We do have that... for now...

Wink

PTFlea

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shabbs wrote:We do have that... for now...

Wink

For now and for the next 15 years hopefully.

shabbs

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SpezDispenser wrote:
shabbs wrote:We do have that... for now...

Wink

For now and for the next 15 years hopefully.
Well, you guys keep demanding Murray make a huge blockbuster trade...

Chances are, one of those will be going the other way...

Just sayin'...

Ev

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shabbs wrote:
SpezDispenser wrote:
shabbs wrote:We do have that... for now...

Wink

For now and for the next 15 years hopefully.
Well, you guys keep demanding Murray make a huge blockbuster trade...

Chances are, one of those will be going the other way...

Just sayin'...

I don't want a blockbuster trade, I want a complete tankjob.

PTFlea

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shabbs wrote:
Well, you guys keep demanding Murray make a huge blockbuster trade...

Chances are, one of those will be going the other way...

Just sayin'...

Cuss no. Cowen is the pillar that will keep our D solid for the next decade +, Rundblad is a bigger Karlsson.

If those guys are moving, then the team acquiring has to pay for potential as well as the player. I wouldn't move those guys for anything less than a star forward, under 27, with a contract of no less than 4 years.

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Kessel spoke out to the media, saying "me and Ron (Wilson) don't really talk"... "maybe it's just not working out Here."

Kessel's been demoted to the Leafs 3rd line. If this gets ugly, this could be (if not already) a horrible thing for the Leafs.

Obviously there was and still is a lot of mixed reaction towards the high priced trade Brian Burke made with the Bruins to acquire Kessel, and if this doesn't work out, especially now with Kessel's play obviously being called into question, this could be the end for Burke and Wilson.

No way do the Leafs get close to what they paid for Phil if they tried to trade him.

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Dash wrote:Kessel spoke out to the media, saying "me and Ron (Wilson) don't really talk"... "maybe it's just not working out Here."

Kessel's been demoted to the Leafs 3rd line. If this gets ugly, this could be (if not already) a horrible thing for the Leafs.

Obviously there was and still is a lot of mixed reaction towards the high priced trade Brian Burke made with the Bruins to acquire Kessel, and if this doesn't work out, especially now with Kessel's play obviously being called into question, this could be the end for Burke and Wilson.

No way do the Leafs get close to what they paid for Phil if they tried to trade him.

Overheard at the 2011 draft:

BM: "We're thinking of offering you our 1st for Kessel. What do you think?"

BB: "Done! Done, done, done. Should I send him over now?"

BM: "Well, hang on. Were you thinking of taking Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?"

BB: "Yeah."

BM: "Well, we're taking him." To the rest of his table "Let's go. Let's go pick."

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I think in all likelihood, Wilson's going to be the guy to go. I can't see Burke moving Kessel, since the fans would be rightfully pissed about moving the guy that cost them Seguin + another top 10 pick. This is kind of like a Heatley/Clouston situation where your star is unhappy with the coach and his diminished role on the team.

shabbs

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Dash wrote:Kessel spoke out to the media, saying "me and Ron (Wilson) don't really talk"... "maybe it's just not working out Here."

Kessel's been demoted to the Leafs 3rd line. If this gets ugly, this could be (if not already) a horrible thing for the Leafs.

Obviously there was and still is a lot of mixed reaction towards the high priced trade Brian Burke made with the Bruins to acquire Kessel, and if this doesn't work out, especially now with Kessel's play obviously being called into question, this could be the end for Burke and Wilson.

No way do the Leafs get close to what they paid for Phil if they tried to trade him.
Wow... that's not going to go over well in Leafs Nation. The media is going to eat this alive...

Riprock

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The media guys on twitter are all over it trying to diffuse the situation. They are saying that Kessel does not want out of Toronto but that he certainly did throw Wilson under the bus. They are also expecting a retraction or for Kessel to downplay the quote tomorrow.

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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=352776

LEAFS' KESSEL ON HEAD COACH: 'ME AND RON DON'T REALLY TALK'

After being benched for part of Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel showed some frustration Sunday after being demoted to the club's third line by head coach Ron Wilson.
Kessel was asked if his head coach had pulled him aside to talk about any issues.
"No, me and Ron don't really talk. That's all I have to say about that," replied Kessel.
Kessel's scoring slump has reached 10 games, and the winger was placed on a line with Joey Crabb and Darryl Boyce.
"I don't really know what to say about that any more," said Kessel of
his slump. "I'm trying. Obviously, it's not going right. It might not
be working out here. What are you going to do?"
Wilson addressed the decision to shuffle Kessel's spot on the forward lines.
"Phil hasn't scored in 10 games, and I think in that period he's been
minus-7," explained Wilson. "So we're trying to find some balance, and I
think Darryl can help the line defensively."
Kessel, who was the last pick in the NHL All-Star fantasy draft last
month, is minus-22 this season with 19 goals and 15 assists for the
struggling Leafs.
"I don't know. Maybe it's just not working out, I guess," explained
Kessel of his line assignment. "Who knows? I didn't get anything going.
Maybe it's time for a change or something. Who knows?"
Wilson targeted the 23-year-old's defensive play as a contributing reason for shuffling his star scorer's ice time.
"When he's so focused on scoring goals, he's forgetting the other
part of the game," Wilson said. "If the puck's not going in, and that's
all you're focused (on), a lot of times you'll end up not being in the
positions you should be in. And that goes for any player...if you're
struggling to score, don't be scored against."
The Leafs return to action Monday night when they host the Atlanta Thrashers.



I can see those statements being redirected to the situation of that game and not in general... like maybe Kessel will say that he meant Ron and him don't talk (during games)? Or about a particular discussion? And he could easily say that "it's not working out here" refers to his role on the line?

Very interesting times in Make Belief nation. Just when you think we had it rough in Ottawa....

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