Strangelove
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That's a pretty pitiful bunch of forwards, particularly on a team as close to the cap as we are. Hope Reimer looks good...
Game 1 - Habs @ Leafs - Thursday Oct 6th 2011 - 19:00 EST - 2-0 Win
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Chev-boyar-sky
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Strangelove said:
What's your problem?
Burke's going with the ever effective 2 2nd lines and 2 4th lines model
bustaheims
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Loving the optimism around here. It's just so refreshing. :
BlueWhiteBlood
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Busta Reims said:Loving the optimism around here. It's just so refreshing. :
Par for the course, no?
ZBBM
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Busta Reims said:Loving the optimism around here. It's just so refreshing. :
Yeah, I hate to be a wet blanket on opening day. But at the same time I have to admit I don't have that tingle of excitement I used to get for the opener. Maybe I'll rev up as game time approaches and I see the bagpipers out there on the ice....
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Busta Reims said:Loving the optimism around here. It's just so refreshing. :
Yeah, I hate to be a wet blanket on opening day. But at the same time I have to admit I don't have that tingle of excitement I used to get for the opener.
It's hard to not be jaded about this team. I figure if I just expect to miss the playoffs, it will be a refreshing surprise when they actually make it one of these years.
BlueWhiteBlood
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PG said:It's hard to not be jaded about this team. I figure if I just expect to miss the playoffs, it will be a refreshing surprise when they actually make it one of these years.
I'm still having difficulty figuring out why some would have the expectation that they would have made the playoffs in any of the last 3 years. I mean, everybody is writing off Edmonton, Ottawa, Florida and the like, who are kind of in the same position as the Leafs have been in, most of the past few years, but yet, they were supposed to make it.
Maybe it was Burke saying that he was going to fast track it, or that he expected them to compete for one? I still don't really get it, as I was hopeful, but never really set myself up for it and am happy that it's been improving by the year.
Mack674 said:
I'm gonna go out and say this right now:
We're accustomed to getting trashed by the media that I think we can't see the forest for the trees anymore. The team isn't amazing, but it isn't junk. There's potential going both ways here, so why not hope for success than shelter yourself from disappointment by being negative?
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Busta Reims said:Loving the optimism around here. It's just so refreshing. :
Yeah, I hate to be a wet blanket on opening day. But at the same time I have to admit I don't have that tingle of excitement I used to get for the opener. Maybe I'll rev up as game time approaches and I see the bagpipers out there on the ice....
This is odd to me as this is probably the best team we've had post-lockout. Why were you excited for the last five years?
ZBBM
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Bender said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Busta Reims said:Loving the optimism around here. It's just so refreshing. :
Yeah, I hate to be a wet blanket on opening day. But at the same time I have to admit I don't have that tingle of excitement I used to get for the opener. Maybe I'll rev up as game time approaches and I see the bagpipers out there on the ice....
This is odd to me as this is probably the best team we've had post-lockout. Why were you excited for the last five years?
I can't explain it. I just don't have that spark this year. I'll still be watching regularly, though.
ZBBM
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Bullfrog said:
Not at all. Kessel hasn't yet proven to me that he brings more than streaky goal scoring to the team. If he were a second-liner on a Cup challenger, that would be OK. On our team, he needs to do more, like play responsible defense, create space for linemates to excel, etc. He was, to be honest, more well-rounded last year than I expected at the beginning. But to me he's still hasn't proven himself to be a topflight guy. I hope he takes that step this year.