Tank Nation UNITE!!!
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MetalRaven
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Nik the Trik said:
Its interesting that you bring this up, I was just having this discussion with my sister last night. Its odd to me that I even cheer for a team. When you look right at it I became a fan of hockey because I liked certain players...Billy Ranford first then Esa Tikanen (sp?) then Messier...then Edmonton traded everyone I liked...I actually kinda felt betrayed when it happened (I was like 12 I think) I definitely didn't feel like staying an Oilers fan or even that I should be expected to remain one. Started looking for a new team, found I really liked Gilmour, Andrechuk and Clark so I became a Leafs fan...then they got Sundin...it was great my favourite player at the time who wasn't with the leafs (was playing fantasy hockey and Sundin was making me look like a genius). Point to this rambling? Since Sundin I can't really point to any player on the Leafs that I can say "I like that player"
So why am I still a Leafs fan? I dunno. Its not exactly the players, cause I dont like any of them (maybe JVR), its definitely not the management team...hahaha fan of management. No one is a fan of this management group. Im not exactly a fan of the colour blue...nor do I think the Leaf is the coolest logo (it is pretty cool comparatively)
Maybe its just a delusion that one day the Leafs will make me feel as excited as I was when I was cheering them on when it was Gilmour and crew. Cognitively I know it would simply be easier to walk away, find new players that I like watching and cheer for that team instead but for some reason im still here, waiting for us to get Sundin so I can get excited about this team again.
Redleaf
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Watching young Rielly starting to develop (what a sweet goal last night) just makes me want this team to tank even harder.
It was a nice win against the 2nd worst team in the league. Please don't make this a habit and go on some sort of winning streak now boys.
This team badly needs a franchise type centreman to add to their collection of young, up and coming players like Rielly and Nylander.
Oh, and stop playing REIMER. He will RUIN this tank!!!!
It was a nice win against the 2nd worst team in the league. Please don't make this a habit and go on some sort of winning streak now boys.
This team badly needs a franchise type centreman to add to their collection of young, up and coming players like Rielly and Nylander.
Oh, and stop playing REIMER. He will RUIN this tank!!!!
Kin
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Joe S. said:
Sorry, I probably phrased my post poorly. I wasn't disagreeing with you either. I was just throwing it out there that someone like Duchene was probably an Avs fan despite growing up in Ontario because when he was a young, presumably exceptional hockey player the Avs were the team to watch because they had guys like Sakic and Forsberg and so on.
I might be reading too much into it but I think when you're someone like Duchene and you're, as a young player, probably playing on a bunch of different select and all-star teams and really being singled out for your own individual talent the idea of the sort of allegiance we have to a team, whether they're good or bad, might be a little counter-intuitive.
Anyways, just philosophizing. Not arguing.
Highlander
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I call it a draw..next 8)
An iffy night in the Tank Race. Columbus and New Jersey failed to pick up points, with the Devils losing to Edmonton. That doesn't really help as Edmonton has a bottom-2 finish locked up. Arizona picked up 2 points though and are now 3 back of the Leafs, with GP evened up.
Chev-boyar-sky
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CarltonTheBear said:
CAR not far off the Leafs win% either. 3rd overall looking possible all of a sudden...
Chev-boyar-sky said:
Yeah you're right. 5 points back but Carolina has 2 games in hand. They're 6-2-2 in the last 10 while the Leafs are 1-8-1. Neither of those trends will keep up for the rest of the season but if they continue for just a little longer it could put us in that race.
Highlander
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u forget, the Loafs are a streak team, about to win 7 in a row. :'(
Highlander
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Can't U just feel the trades a coming?
LuncheonMeat
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CarltonTheBear said:
I'm really feeling like a top 5 is likely, hopefully closer to the 3 spot. I sort of feel like we're trying to outrace a train - guys like Franson, Winnick and Santorelli need to get shipped out before this team has a chance to go on a streak. The collective will of the team needs to be crushed... and quickly. :-\
I know they say that the draft is a crapshoot... but I was just looking at some past drafts, and I didn't realize just HOW terrible the leafs were at drafting...
Ignoring all the traded draft picks, the Leafs managed to trade NO NHL talent over 4 drafts...
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2002e.html
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2003e.html
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2004e.html
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2005e.html
and all the ones that were worth anything are gone!
I mean, I knew they were not good, but that's just ridiculous...
Ignoring all the traded draft picks, the Leafs managed to trade NO NHL talent over 4 drafts...
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2002e.html
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2003e.html
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2004e.html
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2005e.html
and all the ones that were worth anything are gone!
I mean, I knew they were not good, but that's just ridiculous...
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