Colin Odneal

Total 812 Posts

Game 21: Kessel 2 - Islanders 2 - Other Leafs 3

Phil Kessel's wrist looked up to snuff despite his hesitance at discussing why it was taped up and David Clarkson finally broke his goose egg. HALLELUJAH

Leafs Linkage

Leafs Links Leafs Acquire Peter Holland Kids got some good AHL numbers. Ben Scrivens Succeeding in LA? And how. Assessing the Maple Leafs, 20 Games In.... VLM gives a grade. Ranking the Goalie Goals I like Theordore's for being backhand.

Randy Carlyle's Coaching Disconnect

In Elliott Friedman's latest 30 Thoughts, number 23 is about Bobby Ryan and the new style he's playing in Ottawa. Also included in this insight into Randy Carlyle's coaching systems: Senators head coach Paul MacLean wants his forwards to engage opponents who go to

And on the Seventh Day...

A reading from the Book of Wendel. 17:1 In the beginning Wendel created the heaven and the earth. 17:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of Wendel moved upon the face of the waters.

Insert Crack Joke Here

Leafs Links DGB on the Hockee Night Podcast They're our buds. Give a listen. When They Were Kids Seriously, were there any NHLers who didn't play at The Brick tournament in PeeWees? Can Size Get You an NHLer? Not really. Maple Leafs Prospect Update Find out

Leafs Like a Donut; Nothing in the Middle

Leafs Links Leafs Lose Bolland for a Long Time A convenient excuse for the inevitable collapse. Why the Leafs Need Dion Phaneuf Because he's their best defenseman. Leafs Sleepwalk Thru Vancouver Is Vancouver was them sleeping, CGY and WPG were them getting ready for bed. LFR7 Game 15

Generic Headline

Leafs Links Tricks and Treats Talking Leafs. $7M for Phaneuf a Fair Deal I fully agree. LFR7 - Game 14 Gonna be honest with you, I've never watched a single one and the screencap of this one solidifies my decision. Coaches and GM on the Hot Seat Come

Never Come Back Tyler Bozak

Leafs Links SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT It's good to shoot the puck a lot on the powerplay. That's it because of the late game start.

Everybody Vanek

Leafs Links Bozak Out at Least 7-10 Days This is not necessarily a bad thing. About Colton Orr's Corsi The Pens w/o 87 or 71 kind of really suck. LFR7 - Game 12 - Leafs Bingo Dangle doing Dangle things. The One Player the Leafs Can Least

Expected Career Shooting

So lately the conversation has been about the Leafs unsustainable shooting and how it's likely to come crashing back to Earth. I see a lot of team year-to-year comparisons, but none looking at the trees in that forest and how they perform. What I did was set up

Beating Cancer's Ass

So not only did Phil Kessel score a hattrick last night, but he did it in front of 20 children cancer patients that he himself paid for to see the game in a suite at the ACC. As @Disastromic said: Kessel brought kids with cancer to see the game and

I Didn't Watch the Game: Leafs at Blackhawks Recap

Due to my not subsribing to the NHL Network channel, I was unable to watch tonight's Leafs game, but that doesn't mean I can't write a recap of it and give my opinion on the Leafs play. TO THE BOX SCORE!!! 1st Period No

Goaltending Consistent with Head Injuries

Both Toronto goaltenders showed signs of a head injury in last night's game. First, James Reimer suffered a likely concussion after Josh Leivo's terrible skating ability led to him being unable to stop on the ice like Louis Mendoza, striking Reimer in the head with his

Shots? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Shots

Random Trivia: Even though the Leafs finished with 4 goals on just 13 shots, isn't wasn't even close to the fewest shots in a win in NHL history. Coincidentally, the 1999 Leafs and 1998 Sharks both had just 9 shots on goal in their wins; both

Shutouts and Dirty Business Revisited

In my post about fighting majors versus non-obstruction penalties drawn I said that I'd update it once I got the rest of Dirk's data which I got last night. I've update the spreadsheet here and below you can see the graph of penalties drawn

Don't Panic!

Everybody chill. It's not the end of the world. Game Recaps: Leafs Nation MLHS Link Jake Gardiner Trade Speculation? (Repeated use of the word "no") A Well Know Path Can Luke Schenn even play anymore? No. Nonis' Men Are Here for a Reason Gotta love

Does Fighting Deter Other Nasty Business in Hockey?

Since the hockey season has started back up and players are yet again being injured in fights, the debate about whether or not fighting should remain a part of hockey has reignited. Personally, I think fighting does have a place in hockey, just not the staged goon-on-goon violence that accounts

Heat Maps, Marlies, and Three-and-Oh

Does Reimer have a weak glove hand as all the pundits claim he does?Well we'll find out this season because I'm tracking goal locations for both Reimer and Bernier this season. Through Three Early observations on the Leafs season. Why Phil Kessel is worth $64M

Season Predictions Results

Prior to Tuesday's game in Montreal, I asked you all to make your predictions for the upcoming seasons. Without further ado, here are the results from the 148 responses we got: Playoffs - 63% No Playoffs - 37% Points: <70 (1%), 70<80 (12%), 80<

Grabovski Hattrick and Other Things

Game Recaps The Leafs Nation Vintage Leaf Memories MLHS Links Backhand Shelf Podcast Prediction Edition The Devils' Great Trick was Turning 70% of Their Players into Possession Machines cough David Clarkson cough

Maple Leafs 2013-14 Season Predictions

Since tonight is the first game of the 2013-14 regular season, rather than the usual game preview breaking down the Habs and Leafs matchup tonight, I thought it would be a good idea to preview the entire season. And rather than preview the entire season myself, I though it would

There's Hockey Tomorrow

Links Joe Colborne Traded to the Flames For a 4th that can never become a 3rd because "Flames". David Clarkson: Desperate to Impress That's a great way of putting it. TML Roster Shakedown The opening night roster is all but decided. Have a look. Leafs Waive

Three Meaningless Games

And there was much rejoicing Pre-Season Game 6 Recaps: Blue and Whte Brotherhood MLHS Phil Kessel Suspended Three (Meaningless) Games NO1CURR How Bernier Can Help Leafs Win with More than Fists Stopping Pucks? Leo Komarov on the Leafs, KHL, and More I'll miss that little bastard. Backhand Shelf
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