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Is this where you plan on having today’s Pension Plan Puppet’s field trip, Chemmy? Do us a favor and keep your feet off the table, save the last Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for us and clean up after yourselves, please. Otherwise, make yourselves at home, Leafs Nation :)
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 27, 2010 12:01 PM PDT reply actions
wait
you provide beer?
Hmmm.
I need to re-consider my choice in blogs.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jul 27, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
BURN THE TRAITOR.
A Nation of Masochists
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing - Vince Lombardi
Come on Karina
I like to get banged. Banging rocks together, 140 characters at a time.
by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 28, 2010 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I have Sierra Nevada in my fridge alongside some Stone Levitation right now.
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Sierra Nevada!?!?
Lost Coast Brewery Tangerine Wheat FTW!!!!
(and no, I’m not sharing…)
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by blurr1974 on Jul 27, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, Chemmy’s Stone brew takes the prize. Arrogant Bastard Ale is bomb.com.
Just don’t expect me to tell you where the Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale is stashed around here :)
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 27, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I are confused by beers I don’t know of.
I am just going to sit here with some Mill St. Tankhouse Ale and La Fin Du Monde
I like to get banged. Banging rocks together, 140 characters at a time.
by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 27, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t that cider?
I like to get banged. Banging rocks together, 140 characters at a time.
by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 27, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, I think I might have to make a stop off at the Beer Store/LCBO on my way home.
I like to get banged. Banging rocks together, 140 characters at a time.
by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 27, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
They also make it
aged in Rum casks… not just Whiskey… and Scotch and Rye Whiskey’s in particular… but yeah… it’s alright… it can be kinda sweet if you’re not used to it though.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jul 27, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it’s worth a shot either way. I am always on the lookout for some new stuff, so it’s worth a shot.
I like to get banged. Banging rocks together, 140 characters at a time.
by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 27, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved
That Special Dark they had that came individually boxed. Wow was it good
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Innis and Gunn is pretty awesome.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jul 27, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Arrogant Bastard is delicious
but try some Lost Coast. Strongly suggest the Tangerine wheat. Haven’t found a person who disliked it yet. Can pick it up in a Bev Mo.
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by blurr1974 on Jul 27, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I certainly will. Thanks for the advice!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 27, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Poni Rides For Everyone!!!1 is going to be hard to pull off in Greater L.A.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
I love Poni rides!!
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Jul 27, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you guys will enjoy Poni. He was always a favourite of mine, and although he had a rough go of it in PIT, he is a much better player then that. Hopefully you get to enjoy!
I like to get banged. Banging rocks together, 140 characters at a time.
by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 27, 2010 12:05 PM PDT reply actions
woohoo field trip!!
Probably a fair replacement for frolov..not quite as good but serviceable.
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
*err ponikarovsky im referring too of course
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Should be a solid 2nd liner for you guys, a good two-way player.
Just don’t ever expect him to fully take advantage of his size or morph into an elite power forward and you should be perfectly happy with him. Especially because I’m guessing Lombardi got him at a good price (i.e. $3MM or less).
Well I would think that so long as he gets paid less then Frolov then it should make sense. I would think that he is less enigmatic as well, which is a plus
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by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 27, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
I’d have to agree. This kid went from a late rounder I never expected to make the team into a legit NHLer.
Used in the right way, he’s a perfectly capable scoring winger who’s defensively responsible. Would have loved to have him back as a Leaf but the team’s clearly going in a new direction
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this.
i really miss poni, even his silly offensive zone penalties he took every 2-3 games.
take care of him LA.
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
Yay Poni!
I will miss him.
Please be nice to Poni, Kings fans.
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by Karina on Jul 27, 2010 12:25 PM PDT reply actions
No, but he sure as hell likes Boorger King. And Sosa-Sola. Ask loser_domi.
I am Mikhail Grabovski's smirking revenge.
by kidkawartha on Jul 27, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops. Make that Mack-D.
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by kidkawartha on Jul 27, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Miss Aniston, you want to get some Mack-D with this Ukraine stud? After, we can cruise around in my Pour-sha. It’s cheaper than a Lamboorgini!
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by kidkawartha on Jul 27, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see the cover of US Weekly now!
JEN FINDS TRUE LOVE WITH HOCKEY HUNK; BRANGELINA SEETHES
In Dinglebarn We Trust
And the follow-up-
Anistonarovsky To Adopt 14 Ukrainian Orphans!
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by kidkawartha on Jul 27, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Good ol' LA
Pickin up the sloppy 3rds..
Wham Wham! Kabam Kabam! A Double Kabam! And It's A Double Dion!
by realcanadianbacon on Jul 27, 2010 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
How’s Aki Berg doing these days?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 27, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Traded to Finland for the right to remain silent.
How’s having zero history to your franchise?
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by realcanadianbacon on Jul 27, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s about the 8th most painful dig a Kings fan could make at us. Thanks for going easy.
by The '67 Sound on Jul 27, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
No worries. I won’t mention ‘93 if you don’t. It’s great to have you all with us today :)
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 27, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait a minute
I see what you did there
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Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing - Vince Lombardi
What unites us is stronger than what divides us.
We are both nations of masochists. Except you have Cups.
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Huh? Acknowledgement that we actually have stanley cups?!
Aw, you smooth Californians know just what to say.
well im pretty sure leafs nation wished you had gotten cup in 1993, rather than those stinky habs!!
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I share your hate, my blood was boiling this spring!
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what was really great, though? Reading the Montreal Gazette after the Halak trade.
Aaaahhh.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Hehe, no pressure on thier other goalie this year..nah..
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
When McGuire said that he hadn’t even been shopped around to other teams, you could hear the veins in their foreheads simultaneously pop.
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I know its strange the way that went down..lol..but satisfying indeed!
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
!!
this is a parody someone made of jaques martin on halak..lol (there might be swear words..)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgaRGAGutak
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
blah youtube took it down :((
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by Future_considerations on Jul 28, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
This man (?) does not for all of us. Poni is a solid 2nd line LW if he gels with his center. He did in Toronto when he was with Sundin and Stajan, but didn’t in Pittsburgh with Malkin. Good hands, good shot, easily a 20 goal scorer on your team.
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Field trip
Not a troll trip.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jul 27, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
All in good fun. Welcome to JFTC, y’all!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 27, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a bad idea for Poni, show that he is better then what he was putting out there in Pit and get himself the contract that he is looking for in the long-term
I like to get banged. Banging rocks together, 140 characters at a time.
by Phaneuf's Rock Collection on Jul 27, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Things to expect from Poni
ES goals = He’s had at least 15 ES goals for each of the past 5 seasons.
Not a lot of PP goals = Career high of 6 PP goals, he’s had 5 the past two consecutive years.
A lot of stupid minor penalties… including at least one brain fart that leads to a loss sometime during the season.
Generally solid defensively, good positioning overall… great down low and in the corners… decent passer… works hard in front of the net but often leaves you wanting more wrt his finishing skills… will probably miss a few open nets.
Overall he’s worth it if you got him for under $3 mill per season for 3 or 4 years.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
Ok check that
if it’s a 1 year deal, then I hope it’s for at least $3 mill for his sake.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jul 27, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
You can expect him to register
around 40-45 ESP and 10-15 PPP on the season… roughly comparable to Frolov last year, but he provides a more physical game down low.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jul 27, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
will probably miss a few open nets
I can’t wait to see him on a line with Brown. They can do that together.
Really, though, thanks for the write-up. I was reading an Oiler blog on his stats, but this is more useful.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
How much cap room do the Kings have?
I believe cap geek says about 16 mil, so then I would assume somwhere in the 2.5-3.5 range.
by happiergilmore on Jul 27, 2010 12:50 PM PDT reply actions
Now that we're all friends...
Do you have any interest in Kaberle and what would you give us for him?
Personally I don’t see him as a fit for your team.
Sorry for the off-topic but I can’t resist.
oh yes Kaberle! he’s available as well..please take!
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by Future_considerations on Jul 27, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, it’s not off topic at all…
We were so desperate for puck movers last year we wound up with Randy freaking Jones. But he was such a defensive liability at times, it didn’t work out at all. So we’re back to hoping Voynov or some other prospect like Hickey isn’t too far away.
I don’t know if it’s likely, because of what Burke seems to want. Dean is pretty full-on committed to keeping the young guys who are already roster players, and Schenn will probably make the jump this year. And we have lots of prospects and low-end guys like Scott Parse to trade, but that’s not what you need. It would take a lot to pry Simmonds from DL — he just adores him.
There’s also timing. Getting Kovy would have meant a run now. One year of Kaberle would have been useful for that. It seems we’re back to being conservative and thinking about the long-term.
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Doughty and Johnson aren’t enough on that front?
by The '67 Sound on Jul 27, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I was always a fan of poni, but it pains me to say that the lasting memory ill always have of him is getting stripped of the puck in carolina while staring down an open net with about 8 seconds left in the game, Carolina storms back the other way, ray whitney ties it up and the canes win in OT. The leafs went on a horrible slide and I dont think Poni was the same player for the rest of the season.
Still, its ancient history, good luck Poni, I hope you do well in LA.
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I punched a MacBook Pro and left a clear imprint of my fist after that OT goal.
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I screamed and broke the horn cover on my steering wheel listening to it on the radio.
Boo hoo!
by Chris Stoikoff on Jul 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
My lasting memory is of the Habs game this year where, with 5 minutes left, the crowd started singing “hey hey hey goodbye” and then Poni scored to tie it up.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jul 27, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Dead on guess - 3M it is.
@DarrenDreger: Ponikarovsky. 1 year. $200000 signing bonus. $3 MIL salary with Kings.
Tick Tock, Tomas. Tick Tock.
A drinking team with a hockey problem.
And assuming B- Schenn gets promoted, they still have $9MM to sign 3 guys.
Damn I’m jealous of this franchise. Sooo much to look forward to.
by The '67 Sound on Jul 27, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I too am jealous.
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by Karina on Jul 27, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually wanted Poni back. Burke wanted Colby Armstrong. Burke got his way.
A Nation of Masochists
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing - Vince Lombardi
I thought getting Poni back would be a good idea too. Although I don’t think he would have signed the same deal as Armstrong, and I don’t think he would have taken the same deal with us as he did in LA. Here he can put up good numbers for a year, recover from that awful stint with the Penguins and hopefully sign something like 3.5 – 4mil over 4-5 years.
That said, Colby at 3mil3yrs vs Poni at 4mil4yrs? You have something there for sure. Though Im going to avoid starting a 500 comment tangent on a field trip.
I can’t get too cozy here because I can see a Kings vs Leafs SC Final in ‘11-’12 and I sure hope Poni isn’t around to haunt my beloved Leafs.
Kings’ Poni Rides Over Leafs as a headline in the Toronto Sun would make me weep.
Kings Take A Poni Ride Over The Leafs In 7th Game
Ex-Leaf Alexei Ponikarovsky scores his 3rd goal (of the night) 5 minutes into overtime to clinch… Etc, Etc..
I mean, it WOULD happen to the Leafs, right!?
by happiergilmore on Jul 27, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
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