what is leadership?
- senstroll

Expected Goals For %

Expected Goals For %
- AdamFrench

ok thanks at least now I know

You must not be thinking very much of Claude then... I mean going by your quote.
- bixll

Washed up ginger. Trade him for a 5th.

what is leadership?
- senstroll

Really?
Have you seen most athletes?


Or 70% of the philly population?
- Fakepartofme

"Yous" is a perfectly cromulent word.

- bixll

don't forget the sandwich

don't forget the sandwich
- jimi james

No, Apparently Leadership starts with washing your feet well...

Washed up ginger. Trade him for a 5th.
- jmatchett383

Going by his last game, you wouldn't get a 5th.

the answer is YES.

really, this is pretty sad. that kind of thinking is hard to overcome, especially when one of your better players bought into it. what happens if they don't get the start they want or go on a losing streak?

are they gonna just say, 'oh well', we'll go for another lottery pick. maybe be like the oilers and get 12 in a row or whatever they are at right now...

i'm surprised babcock, uncle lou, and shanahan in particular didn't see this as a potential problem. shanahan saying they 'earned it the hard way' seems to be a message that was already with players like Kadri.
- kaptaan

(frank) off with the Shanahan saying leafs earned the pick bullpoop, it's getting old already. I really dont think he meant the leafs earned it cause they worked hard to be the the worst like people want to say. They earned it the hard way because they were the worst team in the league and that was probably pretty hard for a bunch of pro athletes and competitive people to come to the rink and be poopty. I'm sure losing as many games as they did wasn't easy to go thru for anyone in the organization. Doubt any of them were having very much fun during the season. Vancouver fans love to throw that one out there "Shanahan said they earned that pick!!" You are very spatso like by the way.

Going by his last game, you wouldn't get a 5th.
- bixll

I aim high.

- bixll

Kadri better be washing everyones feet before each game

I aim high.
- jmatchett383

You must be.

Kadri better be washing everyones feet before each game
- senstroll

Feet , socks and skates..

You must be.
- bixll

So we'll give you Pierre Eduard Bellemare (1G,1A) for Wiliam Nylander (0 pts, -2).

So we'll give you Pierre Eduard Bellemare (1G,1A) for Wiliam Nylander (0 pts, -2).
- jmatchett383

Your way of judging the players not mine.

Your way of judging the players not mine.
- bixll

Well, you are just a boatload of fun, aren't you.

(frank) off with the Shanahan saying leafs earned the pick bullpoop, it's getting old already. I really dont think he meant the leafs earned it cause they worked hard to be the the worst like people want to say. They earned it the hard way because they were the worst team in the league and that was probably pretty hard for a bunch of pro athletes and competitive people to come to the rink and be poopty. I'm sure losing as many games as they did wasn't easy to go thru for anyone in the organization. Doubt any of them were having very much fun during the season. Vancouver fans love to throw that one out there "Shanahan said they earned that pick!!" You are very spatso like by the way.
- ClarksonDavid

this is his quote, ""We earned this the hard way," the Toronto Maple Leafs president told Kathryn Tappen on Sportsnet after winning the draft lottery Saturday night."

Well, you are just a boatload of fun, aren't you.
- jmatchett383

Just tired of trolls that think every different spin they put on the same (frank)in thing is funny.

Just tired of trolls that think every different spin they put on the same (frank)in thing is funny.
- bixll

Dude...every single thing I have said in here is sarcasm-filled (besides the thing about Matthews having, at the least, AllStar-level skill).

Relax brah. Some people from rival teams are capable of actually having respect for other teams.

Toesw is overrated imo. I think right now ROR is a solid comp for him, but not the other two. those guys still bring the offense, unlike Toews atm....

I'd say right now Kesler is better than Towes.
- kaptaan

this is his quote, ""We earned this the hard way," the Toronto Maple Leafs president told Kathryn Tappen on Sportsnet after winning the draft lottery Saturday night."
- kaptaan

Kathryn Tappen says things? I thought she just wore pencil skirts and smiled.

Dude...every single thing I have said in here is sarcasm-filled (besides the thing about Matthews having, at the least, AllStar-level skill).

Relax brah. Some people from rival teams are capable of actually having respect for other teams.
- jmatchett383

Our blog sarcasm meter is in the shop today.
People seem to get testy over nothing.

Plus the Jays are losing, people are losing their sh!t.

this is his quote, ""We earned this the hard way," the Toronto Maple Leafs president told Kathryn Tappen on Sportsnet after winning the draft lottery Saturday night."
- kaptaan

Which could mean that despite the team giving it their all they came in last place. Thus "earning" the first overall pick, but it being a hard time due to losing so much.

?

this is his quote, ""We earned this the hard way," the Toronto Maple Leafs president told Kathryn Tappen on Sportsnet after winning the draft lottery Saturday night."
- kaptaan

Which is what Clarkson said - losing is no fun and hard for competitive people like Shanahan and Babcock.

Dude...every single thing I have said in here is sarcasm-filled (besides the thing about Matthews having, at the least, AllStar-level skill).

Relax brah. Some people from rival teams are capable of actually having respect for other teams.
- jmatchett383

It shows..