This has actually been a good trade for both teams. I've watched Liles play for Carolina and he's skating really well and generating opportunities for them. Gleason is doing exactly what Fraser done for us last year, with a little better positioning.
- PrinceLH

yeah for sure.. that one was win win ... the canes needed someone who could move the puck.. the leafs needed someone who could stop the puck from being moved.

contracts were comparable. good fit for a trade.

man you ontarians are soft...

in alberta.. we call this situation, Tuesday.
- joel878

POLAR VORTEX

(frank) off with this.. lol

lets just call it what we always have.... winter.

POLAR VORTEX

(frank) off with this.. lol

lets just call it what we always have.... winter.
- Dozzer

EXACTLY

albertans and their tough talk make me laugh

just looked it up for fun

in whitecourt for instance the average temp in Jan ranges from minus 19 to minus 10.

in SW ontario (being fair here cause Northern Ontario is a different ball game) for say London is minus 9 to mins 2

so its only about a ten degree difference. however.. sw ontario has a humidity factor that northern alberta doesnt. we get wet cold.. alberta has dry cold.. it makes a huge difference.

my cousin who grew up in SW ontario and now works in northern alberta says he prefers the alberta winters because they are dry. easier to protect against.

albertans and their tough talk make me laugh

just looked it up for fun

in whitecourt for instance the average temp in Jan ranges from minus 19 to minus 10.

in SW ontario (being fair here cause Northern Ontario is a different ball game) for say London is minus 9 to mins 2

so its only about a ten degree difference. however.. sw ontario has a humidity factor that northern alberta doesnt. we get wet cold.. alberta has dry cold.. it makes a huge difference.

my cousin who grew up in SW ontario and now works in northern alberta says he prefers the alberta winters because they are dry. easier to protect against.
- Dozzer

Good stuff. Now look up windchill values.

He's gotta be better then dressing Colton...I don't like fighting anymore....Orr.
- PrinceLH

Orr is 99% useless now....love the guy but i think some nights its not even worth dressing him....

albertans and their tough talk make me laugh

just looked it up for fun

in whitecourt for instance the average temp in Jan ranges from minus 19 to minus 10.

in SW ontario (being fair here cause Northern Ontario is a different ball game) for say London is minus 9 to mins 2

so its only about a ten degree difference. however.. sw ontario has a humidity factor that northern alberta doesnt. we get wet cold.. alberta has dry cold.. it makes a huge difference.

my cousin who grew up in SW ontario and now works in northern alberta says he prefers the alberta winters because they are dry. easier to protect against.
- Dozzer

it's the freaken humidity, honest

Hello ladies


What are the roomers today?
- jbold

Heard E.Kane to the Hawks.... Kane Kane Toews lol

Actually, it's 0 or warmer for a little while now. It's nice seeing everyone else be frozen while we enjoy balmy weather.
- sanfordnson

its been awesome.. like -3 here now.

we've already done a few stretches of -40 this winter. it is nice to hear everyone else whine..

POLAR VORTEX

(frank) off with this.. lol

lets just call it what we always have.... winter.
- Dozzer

haha. exactly. it's Canada.

Good stuff. Now look up windchill values.
- sanfordnson

how quaint. i dont care if you are rural ont or rural alberta the wind still hits you the same.

my point is that albertans like to talk tough.. when its not as bad as they say.

winter anywhere in canada is tough.. unless you are right in the core of a major city and the sewers are heating things up from underneath

haha. exactly. it's Canada.
- joel878

yeah.. its cold.

how it gets cold varies from place to place.. but ultimately.. its cold.

cept in vancouver.. those coddled nucks fans have it easy

I thought Bodie struggled last night. That one shift he couldn't stay on his feet with any contact.
- Woderwick

He always looks like that. One good shoulder shake in a fight and he loses his balance too. He must have toothpick legs.

albertans and their tough talk make me laugh

just looked it up for fun

in whitecourt for instance the average temp in Jan ranges from minus 19 to minus 10.

in SW ontario (being fair here cause Northern Ontario is a different ball game) for say London is minus 9 to mins 2

so its only about a ten degree difference. however.. sw ontario has a humidity factor that northern alberta doesnt. we get wet cold.. alberta has dry cold.. it makes a huge difference.

my cousin who grew up in SW ontario and now works in northern alberta says he prefers the alberta winters because they are dry. easier to protect against.
- Dozzer

Lived in Edmonton for most of my high school years, the -20 weather there isn't even comparable to the -20 weather here. It's much worse here, how it feels etc. Albertans do handle driving in the snow better, but regardless of weather, just by sheer population density, there are more idiots driving in Toronto then anywher. The one thing Alberta has to female dog about is the short days.

Just a thought on the first goal last night by Gardiner.

Anyone else see Kessel get it in the corner, take the hit, but still made the pass out front?
This is why people who don't watch the Leafs shouldn't make judgement calls on the Leafs. Kessel is developing every year into a better player. It'll be a treat to watch him for the next 8 years.
- ILoveLamp

Yes I caught it on the 14th replay Leafs tv showed

Lived in Edmonton for most of my high school years, the -20 weather there isn't even comparable to the -20 weather here. It's much worse here, how it feels etc. Albertans do handle driving in the snow better, but regardless of weather, just by sheer population density, there are more idiots driving in Toronto then anywher. The one thing Alberta has to female dog about is the short days.
- mykokes

lol thats for damn sure.. ontario is (frank)ing full of idiot drivers

well either idiots or bumholes.. take your pick lol

the moisture factor in the air in ontario is what gets ya

Good stuff. Now look up windchill values.
- sanfordnson

It feels worse in Ontario. Same with summer, if it weren't for the short days in the winter, I'd move back to Edmonton. Cheaper houses, less traffic and great golfing in the summer.

Heard E.Kane to the Hawks.... Kane Kane Toews lol
- CarlitoBrigante

Oshie would be a better fit.

how quaint. i dont care if you are rural ont or rural alberta the wind still hits you the same.

my point is that albertans like to talk tough.. when its not as bad as they say.

winter anywhere in canada is tough.. unless you are right in the core of a major city and the sewers are heating things up from underneath
- Dozzer

I've lived here for 35 years and every single winter sees at least one period where windchill values hit at least -40 or -50. Prairie winter winds are no joke.

I worked in NB for a winter once and I will admit that a wet cold seem to just sink into your bones, but if you asked me which type of weather Id rather be on a monkeyboard in, Id pick anywhere not Alberta.

Just my two cents. In the end, it's Canada. It's cold.

Yes I caught it on the 14th replay Leafs tv showed
- jribout

What a great post game and intermission show. Replay on loop as they head to the can or get a coffee..."let me finish my nacho's, hit the replay again."

It feels worse in Ontario. Same with summer, if it weren't for the short days in the winter, I'd move back to Edmonton. Cheaper houses, less traffic and great golfing in the summer.
- mykokes

Im genuinely curious, when does spring thaw typically happen in Ontario?

I've lived here for 35 years and every single winter sees at least one period where windchill values hit at least -40 or -50. Prairie winter winds are no joke.

I worked in NB for a winter once and I will admit that a wet cold seem to just sink into your bones, but if you asked me which type of weather Id rather be on a monkeyboard in, Id pick anywhere not Alberta.

Just my two cents. In the end, it's Canada. It's cold.
- sanfordnson

Yeah good point. I forgot about those, I was a city boy, so I don't think I ever saw the worst that Alberta had to throw at me.

lol thats for damn sure.. ontario is (frank)ing full of idiot drivers

well either idiots or bumholes.. take your pick lol

the moisture factor in the air in ontario is what gets ya
- Dozzer

yup. As I found out... some bumholes will look for someone following too close, and slam on the brakes.

Im genuinely curious, when does spring thaw typically happen in Ontario?
- sanfordnson

Two weeks earlier than in Alberta....though lately....its weird here. Spring and fall have gotten shorter, and Summer seems to start in June and end in July. The last two years here have probably been as close to Edmonton weather as I can remember. Three years ago, there was no real winter. It's all (frank)ed up.


I miss Edmonton sometimes. Loved being able to ride the bike from Riverbend all the way downtown in a half hour. Loved that huge park too right before crossing the river. Hit my first homerun in that park.

The East is terrible. It's unbelievable.
- Pecafan Fan

Just so many teams that are pretty much all about the same

Toronto, NYR, New Jersey, COlumbus, Detroit, Ottawa, Philly ... you might even put Montreal in there.

They are all pretty mediocre teams.