Jason Orach
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Game Recap: Tomas Kaberle 4 Leafs 3
Final - 12.4.2008 1 2 3 Total Toronto Maple Leafs 2 1 0 3 Tomas Kaberle B 1 3 4
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Tomas Kaberle was benched during the first period of last night's game, where he got to watch Hanzal and Ponikarovsky each pick up
Contest Update!
Where are all the Fanposts? So far 1967ers is set to win a jersey, both bobbleheads and a fake moustache.
* Original Contest Rules!
* Referral Contest and SPG Contest!/
Post-Game Reaction Thread
Post here to talk about how many games Kaberle should watch from the press box.
Preview: Leafs at Coyotes
Pre-Game: 8:30 p.m, Leafs TV
Broadcast: 9 p.m., Sportsnet, Leafs TV Interactive, AM640
Post-Game: 11:30 p.m., Leafs TV
Post Video: mapleleafs.com
We've got an interesting preview today, I had OdinMercer from SBN's Five for Howling write a little bit about
Look At This Handsome Fellow
Sometimes, all you need in life is to cut open a pineap- stupid thing how the hell do you cut this open lousy fruit... -ple. Please don't cut yourself Wünderboy.
Anyways, here's Mikhail with a transistor radio or maybe an old shaver, seriously does anyone know
FTB - So That's What a Contender Looks Like
At least Grabovski, Kulemin and Hagman did their thing, I suppose. Losing to the Sharks, who at 21-3-1 are on pace to finish with 141 points isn't terrible. Triple P will have a recap up this afternoon.
Links from around the Barilkosphere:
* Torontosportsmedia has a quick recap up.
NNN: The LA Times is Somehow Worse than the Star
Biggie was always better than Tupac. Let's open up the NNN with some fine journalism from the LA Times:
The Kings have often found themselves up a creek (Monday's 2-1 (sic) loss to the Toronto Maples (sic) Leafs is an example). But for once, they have
FTB: Ve-sa! Ve-sa! Ve-sa!
Vesa's last three games:
3GP .959SV% 1.30GAA.
* MF37 has a post up about hockey books. I really loved "Tropic of Hockey", it's a nice quick read for a lazy afternoon curled up on the couch.
* The Canucks have ripped off not only Down
Game Day Open Thread: Leafs @ Kings
For those of you brave souls staying up to watch this, I salute you. I will be curled up in bed, having dreams of waking up and watching the game in six to see Luke Schenn hit Drew Doughty and explode him into a fine pink mist.
Go Leafs go!
Chasing the Playoffs
I whipped this up in Excel, I thought it was a neat way to view the Leafs' season so far. The dashed line represents how many points the Leafs need to have to be in the playoffs. If we assume 94 points would let a team barely squeak into
FTB - Brian Burke's Buddy Brigade
* Torontosportsmedia thinks Brian Burke is trying to bring Dave Nonis to Toronto. Canucks 2.0 here we come!
* Greener's going to the game tonight. I'll be sleeping.
* Steve @ Hockeyanalysis liked day one under Burke.
* Torontosportsmedia also enjoyed Burke's first day.
* eyebleaf, Mats Sundin'
Leafs 4 Flyers 2: STEMPNIAKED
Final - 11.29.2008 1 2 3 Total Philadelphia Flyers 1 1 0 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2 1 4
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Period Type Scorer Assist Assist 1 EV L. Stempniak D. Moore 2 PP
N. Antropov
2 EV D. Moore N. Antropov A. Ponikarovsky 3 EV
Period 3: Brian Burke Sees You When You're Sleeping
He's not a peeping tom, he's Santa Claus.
NNN: Hotlanta, Home of the Ying Yang Twins
Kovalchuk: "Whatever he wants to say. The score on the board, we win. We get two points [in the standings]. We’ve got three games [left] against them, so if he’s got something he wants to say, I’m always ready to answer."
Atlanta's season
Game Recap: Atlanta 6 Toronto 3
Final - 11.25.2008 1 2 3 Total Atlanta Thrashers 1 3 2 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 1 2 3
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The good thing about this game is that Lee Stempniak is the real deal. He was all over the ice and probably stole Alexei Ponikarovsky&
Game Day Open Thread: Thrashers at Leafs
Commence posting!
Reading the Tea Leafs: Lee Stempniak
GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT 2008 - Lee Stempniak 14 3 10 13 -3 2 0 0 1 0 43 7.0
Welcome to Toronto, Lee. Click through the jump for some Stempniak info!
Photo from goshan.
DOB: February 4, 1983
Hometown: West
Breaking News: My Jersey Curse Continues
Toronto trades Alex Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo to St. Louis for Lee Stempniak.
From TSN:
The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't waiting for Brian Burke to come in and start making moves, as the club traded defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and forward Alex Steen to the St. Louis Blues for
FTB - Tomorrow We Honor Wendel Clark
Tomorrow night #17 will rise to the rafters. Clear your schedules and think up better excuses than "there's dust in my eye".
* Down Goes Brown has Wendel Moment #2, and an announcement!
* General Borschevsky has lots of expectations.
* This time ESPN ranks coaches. The result is
NNN: Do what now?
His leaguewide reputation may say otherwise, but Tim Thomas has calmed down his game. Thomas, widely known as an unorthodox goalie, has evolved into a more efficient butterfly puckstopper who pulls out the crazy stuff only when necessary - The Boston Globe
I don't know many calm butterfly
Game Thread: Period 3 and Game Reactions
Vesa Toskala is a garbage goaltender.
Vesa Toskala is the only player on the Leafs who isn't held responsible for being garbage.
Post here about the third period, and then hang out and post your post-game reactions until PPP gets home (I don't think he'