My blogging has been less than frequent as of late, so I am starting with something nice and easy to get myself into writing shape for the season. Consider this the start of training camp.
20 Predictions for the 2011-2012 NHL season
Leaf-centric
1- Tim Connolly will be a 0.8 PPG player
2- Phil Kessel will score 40 goals
3- Luke Schenn will get 30 points
4- Matt Lombardi will play 20+ games for the Leafs
5- Nazem Kadri will score 45+ points
6- Mike Komisarek will earn some of his money....maybe half of it
7- Ron Wilson will coach the full final year of his contract
8- Josh Leivo will be this years Josh Nicholls and surprise everyone with his CHL scoring
9- No one will miss any of the players let go/traded from last season....except Kaberle for nostalgia purposes alone.
10- The Leafs will be fighting for a playoff spot right up to the end, and won't miss by more than 6 points
NHL Wide
1- The Jets will not only be terrible, their fan base and the media whoring around them will be intolerable.
2- The Flyers at best will be a bottom rung playoff team
3- If Cary Price produces an average season, the Habs will be a below average team
4- The Oilers and Islanders will continue to rush their prospects
5- The Avalanche will hand the Caps a top 5 pick for .905 goaltending
6- Ovechkin will be back, in a big way and win the Richard
7- Crosby will return, and score at a staggering pace almost immediately
8- Selanne will still be near a PPG if he plays for the Ducks
9- Jagr will embarrass himself in Philly this year.
10- Forsberg will attempt yet another come back
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Newest Member of Leaf nation
say hello to the newest member of Leaf Nation, his name is Tiberius Michelangelo Levernicus, or TML for short
Friday, March 4, 2011
Meaning
"To Live is to suffer, but to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering"
-Roberta Flack
Your Toronto Maple Leafs are now 3 points out of the final playoff spot in the East, currently engaged in an all out dog fight where every game, every point, every period and every shift means something.
The odds are, and will continue to be, heavily stacked against them, and that is the best thing that ever could have happened to this young team.
While the Leafs may or may not make the post season, this run, this energy and this hunger will only be positive for the development of this team. No matter what, when the Toronto Maple Leafs players hang their skates up for the last time on this 2010-2011 season they will know that they can do it. They can make an impact and they can win with the pressure of the world on their shoulders.
They will also know that their fans, us, are behind them, that we believe they can do it.
So remember this Leaf nation. Remember that even if they fall short, this is just the beginning. Those once hollow words of "there is always next year" ring with hope once again.
Go Leafs go
-Roberta Flack
Your Toronto Maple Leafs are now 3 points out of the final playoff spot in the East, currently engaged in an all out dog fight where every game, every point, every period and every shift means something.
The odds are, and will continue to be, heavily stacked against them, and that is the best thing that ever could have happened to this young team.
While the Leafs may or may not make the post season, this run, this energy and this hunger will only be positive for the development of this team. No matter what, when the Toronto Maple Leafs players hang their skates up for the last time on this 2010-2011 season they will know that they can do it. They can make an impact and they can win with the pressure of the world on their shoulders.
They will also know that their fans, us, are behind them, that we believe they can do it.
So remember this Leaf nation. Remember that even if they fall short, this is just the beginning. Those once hollow words of "there is always next year" ring with hope once again.
Go Leafs go
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
I believe
I believeI believe in long shots, beating bad odds and betting the over
I believe in the over paid, the under appreciated and those given up on long ago
I believe in proving them wrong
I believe in shocking the world
I believe in the stubbornness of youth, the refusal to quit and the power of desire
I believe in redemption
I believe in heroes
I believe in the Toronto Maple Leafs
I believe
Friday, August 13, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
You make Grabbo sad
Your un-reasonable and unfounded Grabbo hate makes me sad, Leaf fans. Why must you hate our mullet-ed pine apple slayer?
Sure, he is a bit of a dink, and he gets knocked on his ass more than his fair share, but he is just so cute!
Give him a chance, let his flowing locks into your heart. Embrace Grabbo-weeble, he loves you!
Unless you are a pined apple. In that case he will get you.
Oh will he get you.
I'm on a horse.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Welcome To The Party Pal
The new members of the Toronto Maple Leafs are gathered in a board room at the Air Canada Center. The room is set up like a class room, individual desks for all the players, a big desk up front, even a projector and other implements of education strewn around the room. They appear to be waiting..... except for Scrivens who appears to be asleep at his desk.
Kris Versteeg: Hey Cheese, did the note you got say anything about why we are here?
Colby Armstrong: Stop calling me that....and no, the note just said be here at 9am sharp.
Versteeg: Haha, sharp cheese....I used to play with a guy named Sharp. He smelt like tacos.
Armstrong: What the hell is wrong with you?
Versteeg: Beauty!
Just then the door opens. In walks Brian Burke, he is flanked by Dion Phaneuf and Mike Komisarek.
Dion Phaneuf: TEN HUT!
the players all snap to in their seats, except for Scrivens who is startled awake and falls sideways onto the floor
Scrivens: EEEYAUUUAH!
Brian Burke: Dion, what the hell did I tell you about that Army BS?
Phaneuf: SIR, YOU SAID NOT TO BARK ORDERS LIKE A DRILL SARGENT UNTIL THE SEASON STARTS, SIR!
Burke: and you are doing what?
Phaneuf: SIR, SORRY SIR, WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN SIR!
Burke: /sigh
Burke then pauses to look around the room at his new players, upright at their desks.
Burke: Welcome, all of you, to the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is to be your introductory class into the school of pugnacity, testosterone, truculence, and belligerence. Where you will learn what it means to play for a storied franchise such as the Leafs.
Versteeg: I played for the Blackhawks!
Burke: Yes, I know, but if you speak out of turn again, I will let Mike Komisarek here give you a practical lesson in pain.
Komisarek opens his suit jacket, revealing a holstered pistol with "Truculence" inscribed in the handle.
Armstrong raises his hand
Burke: Yes Colby?
Armstrong: well, uh...sir, I'm just curious as to what exactly we will be learning, I mean I am pretty good at body checking and the physical aspect of the game.
Burke: Oh yes, I know, that is why I brought you in. But we are hear to teach you MORE, this isnt just about being physical on the ice, it is about embodying the spirit of PTTB.
Versteeg raises his hand
Burke: Yes Chris?
Versteeg: Actually its Kris, but, uh yeah, like cheese said, I'm not sure exactly how we are going to learn what....
Versteeg trails off as he stares out the window
Armstrong: Uh....Kris?
Versteeg: birdy...beauty...birdeauty.....
Burke: Right....Ok we haven't heard from the rest of the class. Lets start with some get to know each other questions. How does it feel to be a Maple Leaf. Lets start with you Brett Lebda
Lebda: Brett Lebda likes being a Maple Leaf,Brett Lebda likes the city of Toronto. Brett Lebda is excited to go on the ice and play. Brett Lebda can't believe you pay him so much. Brett Lebda… Brett…. Lebda…Brett…..LebbbbbzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz
Burke: O....k..... Jussi?
Jussi Rynnas: En alle seistä omalla kielellä, koska en puhu Englanti. Minulla ei ole aavistustakaan, mitä täällä. Missä minun kengät?
Burke: The hell? Can we get a translator here? Where is Gustavsson when I need him?
Dion: SIR, GUSTAVSSON IS SWEDISH SIR, RYNNAS IS FINNISH, THAT IS TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, BOTH INTERESTING IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL WAY, SIR.
Burke: Shut up Dion.
Dion: SIR, YES SIR.
Armstrong raises his hand.
Burke: Yes, Cheese?
Armstrong: Well sir, I speak fluent Finnish and...wait, did you just call me Cheese?
Burke: Why yes I did, Cheese. It is very catchy.
Armstrong: Never mind....
Burke: Ok how about you Ben? Wait...why are you still on the floor?
Scrivens: It is cool and smooth, like Italian marble. Or the glass in a store front window.
Burke: O.k....fuck this, I'm out.
Burke walks to the door followed by Phaneuf and Komisarek, as he leaves he yells.
Burke: HEY RONNIE DUB, YOUR ON DECK.
Ron Wilson bursts in the room in full gangsta attire
Ron Wilson: YO YO YO CRACKA'S LETS GET RIZZEAL!
to be continued.....
Kris Versteeg: Hey Cheese, did the note you got say anything about why we are here?
Colby Armstrong: Stop calling me that....and no, the note just said be here at 9am sharp.
Versteeg: Haha, sharp cheese....I used to play with a guy named Sharp. He smelt like tacos.
Armstrong: What the hell is wrong with you?
Versteeg: Beauty!
Just then the door opens. In walks Brian Burke, he is flanked by Dion Phaneuf and Mike Komisarek.
Dion Phaneuf: TEN HUT!
the players all snap to in their seats, except for Scrivens who is startled awake and falls sideways onto the floor
Scrivens: EEEYAUUUAH!
Brian Burke: Dion, what the hell did I tell you about that Army BS?
Phaneuf: SIR, YOU SAID NOT TO BARK ORDERS LIKE A DRILL SARGENT UNTIL THE SEASON STARTS, SIR!
Burke: and you are doing what?
Phaneuf: SIR, SORRY SIR, WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN SIR!
Burke: /sigh
Burke then pauses to look around the room at his new players, upright at their desks.
Burke: Welcome, all of you, to the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is to be your introductory class into the school of pugnacity, testosterone, truculence, and belligerence. Where you will learn what it means to play for a storied franchise such as the Leafs.
Versteeg: I played for the Blackhawks!
Burke: Yes, I know, but if you speak out of turn again, I will let Mike Komisarek here give you a practical lesson in pain.
Komisarek opens his suit jacket, revealing a holstered pistol with "Truculence" inscribed in the handle.
Armstrong raises his hand
Burke: Yes Colby?
Armstrong: well, uh...sir, I'm just curious as to what exactly we will be learning, I mean I am pretty good at body checking and the physical aspect of the game.
Burke: Oh yes, I know, that is why I brought you in. But we are hear to teach you MORE, this isnt just about being physical on the ice, it is about embodying the spirit of PTTB.
Versteeg raises his hand
Burke: Yes Chris?
Versteeg: Actually its Kris, but, uh yeah, like cheese said, I'm not sure exactly how we are going to learn what....
Versteeg trails off as he stares out the window
Armstrong: Uh....Kris?
Versteeg: birdy...beauty...birdeauty.....
Burke: Right....Ok we haven't heard from the rest of the class. Lets start with some get to know each other questions. How does it feel to be a Maple Leaf. Lets start with you Brett Lebda
Lebda: Brett Lebda likes being a Maple Leaf,Brett Lebda likes the city of Toronto. Brett Lebda is excited to go on the ice and play. Brett Lebda can't believe you pay him so much. Brett Lebda… Brett…. Lebda…Brett…..LebbbbbzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz
Burke: O....k..... Jussi?
Jussi Rynnas: En alle seistä omalla kielellä, koska en puhu Englanti. Minulla ei ole aavistustakaan, mitä täällä. Missä minun kengät?
Burke: The hell? Can we get a translator here? Where is Gustavsson when I need him?
Dion: SIR, GUSTAVSSON IS SWEDISH SIR, RYNNAS IS FINNISH, THAT IS TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, BOTH INTERESTING IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL WAY, SIR.
Burke: Shut up Dion.
Dion: SIR, YES SIR.
Armstrong raises his hand.
Burke: Yes, Cheese?
Armstrong: Well sir, I speak fluent Finnish and...wait, did you just call me Cheese?
Burke: Why yes I did, Cheese. It is very catchy.
Armstrong: Never mind....
Burke: Ok how about you Ben? Wait...why are you still on the floor?
Scrivens: It is cool and smooth, like Italian marble. Or the glass in a store front window.
Burke: O.k....fuck this, I'm out.
Burke walks to the door followed by Phaneuf and Komisarek, as he leaves he yells.
Burke: HEY RONNIE DUB, YOUR ON DECK.
Ron Wilson bursts in the room in full gangsta attire
Ron Wilson: YO YO YO CRACKA'S LETS GET RIZZEAL!
to be continued.....
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