Comedy Platinum out of Toronto - "Canada's Team" quest for the Cup

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Didn't realize this went farther:



I'm thinking the Dallas Stars are currently in the market for a social media guy who doesn't moonlight as a Fox Nation commentator?

 

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Looks like Toronto continues to be Dallas' daddy.

/That's -4 Auston Matthews points though.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Looks like Toronto continues to be Dallas' daddy.

/That's -4 Auston Matthews points though.

Worst team in the league hasn't won the draft lottery since 2011. There's a strategy at play here.

 

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StatsCentre @StatsCentre 40m James Reimer has now started 6 consecutive games for the #MapleLeafs. In those games, he's gone 3-1-2 with a 1.78 GAA & .943 save percentage

 

[BGDave]

StatsCentre @StatsCentre 40m James Reimer has now started 6 consecutive games for the #MapleLeafs. In those games, he's gone 3-1-2 with a 1.78 GAA & .943 save percentage

When is LA on the schedule? We need Lucic to Miller him, fast.

This is not going to Plan. The Shanaplan.

 

[BGDave]

Every TOR shootout I have seen this year is basically the same. I always end up saying "are they trying to lose?"

Their shootout skills are almost nonexistent, and yet, they still beat Nashville. Took 5 rounds and only one goal was scored. It was a very bizarre shootout all around if you ask me. The second Nashville shooter was Shea Weber. Seriously Laviolette, are you kidding me?

it was like watching a game of hot potato. You score, no you score, no YOU score...Finally Pekke Rinne decided he wanted to make last call on Music Row, so he impersonated Bernier and let Peter Holland score.

OMG it was painful to watch.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I do not mind if Reimer keeps it up because that should ensure a nice 2nd round pick for him from Calgary come January.

 

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I do not mind if Reimer keeps it up because that should ensure a nice 2nd round pick for him from Calgary come January.

I figure it was about time for some bs payback.

 

[BGDave]

I figure it was about time for some bs payback.

I can see Reimer and Scrivens leading CGY to the playoffs promised land

 

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I can see Reimer and Scrivens leading CGY to the playoffs promised land

lol - Some years you capture lightning in a bottle, some years you don't. Clearly, the Flames had the magic last season and this year, the magic has disappeared. They still have a good young core in place and the last thing I want to see is a desperation move to save this season. That said, what I do want to see if the unloading of guys like Hudler, Wideman, and dare I say even Kris Russell at the trade deadline if the team is out of it (likely to be the case) and the stock piling of draft picks.

 

[forty_three]

lol - Some years you capture lightning in a bottle, some years you don't. Clearly, the Flames had the magic last season and this year, the magic has disappeared. They still have a good young core in place and the last thing I want to see is a desperation move to save this season. That said, what I do want to see if the unloading of guys like Hudler, Wideman, and dare I say even Kris Russell at the trade deadline if the team is out of it (likely to be the case) and the stock piling of draft picks.

LIES

 

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Fromage from Bernier...

 

[BGDave]

Fromage from Bernier...

WHAT A SIEVE

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Every Leaf goal against was bad yesterday, but that joke and the winning goal where Bernier served up the kind of rebound Leaf fans used to roast Reimer for were particularly horrendous.

But all in all, that was a great game for the Leafs - Phaneuf is on a 50 pt pace and his possession #'s are pumped up playing alongside Gardiner, Lupul is at 10 pts when he only had 21 all last season, and Reimer is quite clearly the team's #1 moving forward and that could come in handy if he can keep it up. And to top it all off, two more pts in the Auston Matthews standings.

If potential trade pieces keep having weekends like this, it's going to make this rebuild a lot easier for team brass.

 

[Puck082]

Grabner......oof.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Grabner......oof.

He's god-awful.

 

[Puck082]

He's god-awful.

He was on his way out here too. Loved the guy and was always hoping he'd pot a few but you could see since his sports hernia surgery he wasn't the same player.

Also, stone mitts.

 

[BGDave]

Every Leaf goal against was bad yesterday, but that joke and the winning goal where Bernier served up the kind of rebound Leaf fans used to roast Reimer for were particularly horrendous.

But all in all, that was a great game for the Leafs - Phaneuf is on a 50 pt pace and his possession #'s are pumped up playing alongside Gardiner, Lupul is at 10 pts when he only had 21 all last season, and Reimer is quite clearly the team's #1 moving forward and that could come in handy if he can keep it up. And to top it all off, two more pts in the Auston Matthews standings.

If potential trade pieces keep having weekends like this, it's going to make this rebuild a lot easier for team brass.

Now that I have seen a couple games, my first thought is "how can they look so much better than last year?". No parade routes just yet, but at least they look competitive.

I am not sold on Reimer long term because of his concussion history. With the current prospects in the pipeline along with a handful of current roster players, you can start to see a potential core of a good team. But the goalie position will need addressing in the next couple of years.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Now that I have seen a couple games, my first thought is "how can they look so much better than last year?". No parade routes just yet, but at least they look competitive.

I am not sold on Reimer long term because of his concussion history. With the current prospects in the pipeline along with a handful of current roster players, you can start to see a potential core of a good team. But the goalie position will need addressing in the next couple of years.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Now that I have seen a couple games, my first thought is "how can they look so much better than last year?". No parade routes just yet, but at least they look competitive.

I am not sold on Reimer long term because of his concussion history. With the current prospects in the pipeline along with a handful of current roster players, you can start to see a potential core of a good team. But the goalie position will need addressing in the next couple of years.

I'd really like them to sneak John Gibson away from Anaheim. I don't think there's any chance Reimer sticks around for longer than a few more months regardless so seeing him play better is definitely a plus and should make him worth at least a 3rd round pick at some point if he can somewhat keep it up.