Hello friends... I love you all

Sounds like Moneyball, and I do really love that movie. I could be swayed.
- Bigzby

Comparing actual TOI - Clarkson and Colborne are virtually the same as it relates to TOI

Joe 11pts
Clarkson 8pts

grabo buries 2 tonight
- big_dion

Personally hope it's 3.

grabo buries 2 tonight
- big_dion

Grabbogasm

Hello friends... I love you all
- SofaKingBored

You're one of my faves.

grabo buries 2 tonight
- big_dion

Leafs will come out strong tonight.

They have a way of taking us right to the brink of disaster before pulling their heads out of their asses, preventing any changes from being made.

Ron Wilson survived nearly 4 seasons on this.

grabo buries 2 tonight
- big_dion

Like last time?

point is if you are one of the top corsi teams then you are closer to the top of the NHL most likley, and the few elite ones are contenders.. how great would it be to just be one of the teams talked about like that? if admitting there is a new way to evaluate a team and using it to become one of the contenders is OK.. is that not what we want?
- senstroll

meh, when Bolland returns in April, they will win 5 of 6 and everyone will have hope for next season...then they will realize that Bolland's contract just expired, and he is going back to Chicago. Then Komarov will get signed for 3 mil and all will ok again in Leaf land until Dec 2014 when they poop the bed yet again.

Other teams have apparently picked up on what we were talking about last night: nobody gives a crap about our bottom six. Other teams go out against our bottom lines and chew them up.

We get no push back from our third line and no physicality from our fourth.

I could tell you who played the fourth line EVERY night last season. Every player made an impact.

This year? I honestly couldn't tell you who was dressed on the fourth line most nights. Orr? McLaren? Is Ashton in? Who knows?

I don't expect a win every night, but I expect other teams to have to earn it when they play us. Put a little fear into them. Make them feel it the next morning.
- Leeman4Gilmour

I agree. Our bottom lines are not tough enough to play against. Komarov had excellent hustle, but we let him walk. Holland is a skilled player and if we'd be willing to actually roll 4 lines and give Holland a chance to play 12-15 minutes a night then we'd give other team's bottom 6 a fit.

Leafs will come out strong tonight.

They have a way of taking us right to the brink of disaster before pulling their heads out of their asses, preventing any changes from being made.

Ron Wilson survived nearly 4 seasons on this.
- Leeman4Gilmour

that the leafs admit they dont use or care about ...and it shows ..bad...very bad...very very ...well. you get the point
- senstroll

Really? I've heard Nonis on the radio saying that advanced stats do play a role in personnel decisions, among many other factors.

grabo buries 2 tonight
- big_dion

BET ?

meh, when Bolland returns in April, they will win 5 of 6 and everyone will have hope for next season...then they will realize that Bolland's contract just expired, and he is going back to Chicago. Then Komarov will get signed for 3 mil and all will ok again in Leaf land until Dec 2014 when they poop the bed yet again.
- vermie22

They should go out and grab Komarov to finish the second half of the season.

The fighters can't fight because the agitator is gone. Komarov was a pest that made teams play our game.

Give him a million bucks for what's left.

what does this mean lol
- big_dion

the bartender at real sports (frank)ed up Nonee's martini again

seriously.. how hard is it to remember stirred and not shaken?

Really? I've heard Nonis on the radio saying that advanced stats do play a role in personnel decisions, among many other factors.
- 1979AD

I remember them setting a side a big budget for an advanced stats team if anyone brought them a good advanced stat system, and convinced them of it's worth... and they haven't used that budget yet.

There was something along those lines earlier in the year.

yeah... i'm not sure about that
- DoubleDown

That's fine if you're not. It's true.

You're one of my faves.
- UsernameUnknown

Wanna have a struggle snuggle? I'll pretend I don't want it...

I agree. Our bottom lines are not tough enough to play against. Komarov had excellent hustle, but we let him walk. Holland is a skilled player and if we'd be willing to actually roll 4 lines and give Holland a chance to play 12-15 minutes a night then we'd give other team's bottom 6 a fit.
- AngryWhiteMale

McClement belongs on the 4th line, but Carlyle is too committed to his vision of old school, shutdown hockey.

He sees his bottom six as defensive types, but you just can't do that with the team we have. We're not built to play the classic trap style from the 90s.

the bartender at real sports (frank)ed up Nonee's martini again

seriously.. how hard is it to remember stirred and not shaken?
- Dozzer

#nonerboner

the bartender at real sports (frank)ed up Nonee's martini again

seriously.. how hard is it to remember stirred and not shaken?
- Dozzer

Why is shaken vs stirred such a big deal? I've always wondered... not a martini guy mind you... I pee standing up and all

Like last time?
- Feeling Glucky?

but hes terrible, right glucky?

Why is shaken vs stirred such a big deal? I've always wondered... not a martini guy mind you... I pee standing up and all
- SofaKingBored

are you saying Bond isn't the manliest man that ever manned?

Really? I've heard Nonis on the radio saying that advanced stats do play a role in personnel decisions, among many other factors.
- 1979AD

Not really... this is from Nov
he looked into it, but does not see the usefulness

http://www.sportsnet.ca/h...ulness-of-advanced-stats/

but hes terrible, right glucky?
- big_dion

Have I ever said that?

are you saying Bond isn't the manliest man that ever manned?
- Feeling Glucky?

Sean Connery, yes...