correction on one line

jvr with kulemin and grabovski
- LeafMan

Maybe Kulemin can mentor JVR on how to play tough on the boards!*

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*Why is it that everyone and their dog likes to make the redonkullous "mentor" argument when talking about goalies, and you occassionally see it with defencemen, but you never see it for forwards?

If you are going to be stupid, go all in.

Maybe Kulemin can mentor JVR on how to play tough on the boards!*

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*Why is it that everyone and their dog likes to make the redonkullous "mentor" argument when talking about goalies, and you occassionally see it with defencemen, but you never see it for forwards?

If you are going to be stupid, go all in.
- Atomic Wedgie

Can you mentor me on this?

Neither can I...though I did send you a PM
- AdamFrench

Got it.

We can call them, the Your gettin traded line.
- bixll

More realistically, the "when training camp is done we wish you well with the Marlies" line.

Maybe Kulemin can mentor JVR on how to play tough on the boards!*

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*Why is it that everyone and their dog likes to make the redonkullous "mentor" argument when talking about goalies, and you occassionally see it with defencemen, but you never see it for forwards?

If you are going to be stupid, go all in.
- Atomic Wedgie

It is one of those misnomers like "let the kid go back and dominate the WJC or AHL" it just very rarely happens.

this seems like the longest week ever!

can we just have hockey already.
Once the leafs start off 1-7-1, we can start the sell off

days are numbered

we goona do our pool this year or what?

or u guys just cheesin me out of the loop this year?

Team clearly needs Phaneuf to take a leadership role and fire a lazer off Connolly's forearm or high ankle.

Honestly, why don't they just send Connolly and Lombardi to the skate with the Marlies? If either one or both make the team out of camp... they'll play hard for 3 or 4 games and then revert back to the lazy schlumps that they were last year. Half of Connolly's offense - and there wasn't much of it - came off his ass and usually scored the 5th goal in a 5-1 game.. or the second leaf goal in a 7-2 loss three minutes before end. He contributed little or nothing to the PK -which he is supposed to be specialist in...

these guys are just occupying roster spots and cap space.

shoot Dion shoot!
- BorjeFan4Ever

Maybe you didn't hear, but Carlyle had a sit down talk with Connolly yesterday or the day before.

Expect a new Connolly.

On a serious note, I at least find it refreshing that Carlyle is doing these sit-downs.

Better than Wilson's frown, bench a guy and never tell him what went wrong.

this seems like the longest week ever!

can we just have hockey already.
Once the leafs start off 1-7-1, we can start the sell off
- senstroll

Except Nonis has promised his players that they don't have to worry about being traded during the Valentine's Day season. Too much stress for the guys, so he's instituted his own roster freeze.

The sell off will have to wait until after Feb. 14th.

Maybe you didn't hear, but Carlyle had a sit down talk with Connolly yesterday or the day before.

Expect a new Connolly.

On a serious note, I at least find it refreshing that Carlyle is doing these sit-downs.

Better than Wilson's frown, bench a guy and never tell him what went wrong.
- Atomic Wedgie

Maybe Carlyle is to soft?

Except Nonis has promised his players that they don't have to worry about being traded during the Valentine's Day season. Too much stress for the guys, so he's instituted his own roster freeze.

The sell off will have to wait until after Feb. 14th.
- Atomic Wedgie

Thank God for that. It is only fair.

Maybe Carlyle is to soft?
- Leafland

Nothing a little rubbing wont fix

Except Nonis has promised his players that they don't have to worry about being traded during the Valentine's Day season. Too much stress for the guys, so he's instituted his own roster freeze.

The sell off will have to wait until after Feb. 14th.
- Atomic Wedgie

Since its valentines day, they will trade Kessel and his BFF Bozak together

MJL recently tweeted that the aroma in the Flyers' dressing room was to his liking and his satisfaction.

Since its valentines day, they will trade Kessel and his BFF Bozak together
- senstroll

I'm worried that if we wait until after Feb. 14th to trade Kessel, he'll be even heavier from the chocolates Bozak will have given him.

We need to do that deal sooner, rather than later.

Check this goal out.

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MJL recently tweeted that the aroma in the Flyers' dressing room was to his liking and his satisfaction.
- Aetherial

MJL is a jock sniffing connoisseur. This is known.

I'd take Jamie Benn in a heartbeat!. He'd be an awesome first line centre for Lupul and Kessel.

Bozak isn't looking too bad though. He's got his flow back too lol

But really, pending no transactions. What is Carlyle going to do? Is Kadri once again victim of the contract numbers game. Right now my organizational depth chart would probably look like this.

Lupul Bozak Kessel

JVR Grabovski Kulemin

MacArthur Kadri Frattin

Komarov McClement Brown

Lombardi Steckel/Connolly Connolly/Steckel

What would you do?


Gunnarsson Phaneuf

Gardiner Franson

Liles Komisarek

Rielly Kostka

Mottau Holzer

Do we keep Rielly? Is it even worth it to burn that year and pull the same thing we did with Luke Schenn. Do we give Kostka a shot?


Would you start James Reimer or a mid-season form Ben Scrivens on Saturday?


Carlyle has a lot of questions to answer for sure.

JVR injured.

Maybe you didn't hear, but Carlyle had a sit down talk with Connolly yesterday or the day before.

Expect a new Connolly.

On a serious note, I at least find it refreshing that Carlyle is doing these sit-downs.

Better than Wilson's frown, bench a guy and never tell him what went wrong.
- Atomic Wedgie

well - based on the video that was posted of practice yesterday - good ole Timmy was skating the perimeter in his pretty red jersey... I think the name on the back was fragile.

if Dion isn't willing to fire one - then perhaps Fraser can take Timmy into the boards heavily, assuming Connolly ever actually goes near the boards.

JVR injured.
- jbold

That was quick.

JVR injured.
- jbold

That was quick.
- AdamFrench

and the door opens a bit for Kadri

- Fruitcakenipple

James van Riemsdyk limps off the ice at #Leafs camp, favoring his right leg.”

and the door opens a bit for Kadri
- LeafMan

I was hoping for at least three games of being a dissapointment before getting hurt