Hyundai commercial - why are the kids playing on a 10’ X 20’ rink, right next to a lake?
- Atomic Wedgie

Cause ya cant drive the car out onto the lake...not safe marketing.
Plus it looks cooler to have an elevated rink overlooking a lake

Murray is my favourite goalie who looks like a crackhead

Leafs are in a groove.

Murray is my favourite goalie who looks like a crackhead
- TheMussel

poor guy is no charmer

poor guy is no charmer
- 21peter

He’s no Eddie Belfour

He’s no Eddie Belfour
- Canada Cup

He would be if someone ga e him a pair of light blue wranglers and a 60 of JD

Leafs are in a groove.
- Zezel

For the life of me, I can't figure out why The Sens didn't like Murray? If they'd have kept him, maybe they'd be in a playoff spot? 😜

Why do they interview players after games?

Why?

FFS, why?

Why do they interview players after games?

Why?

FFS, why?
- Atomic Wedgie

I didn't find the Matthews one too bad, for what it's worth.

Leafs somehow have learned how to clog up the middle of the ice in the defensive zone, something they haven't really done, ever...

Why do they interview players after games?

Why?

FFS, why?
- Atomic Wedgie

OK, did anyone watch the Matthews interview?

Last question was great.

Quit asking these guys the same old tired questions about the game, because everyone knows you won’t get a good answer.

Ask them a good curve ball.

For the life of me, I can't figure out why The Sens didn't like Murray? If they'd have kept him, maybe they'd be in a playoff spot? 😜
- Leaffrog

Because he was perpetually injured.

For the life of me, I can't figure out why The Sens didn't like Murray? If they'd have kept him, maybe they'd be in a playoff spot? 😜
- Leaffrog

Because they'd already allocated his salary to 35 year old Claude Giroux for three years.

. . . although if you told me that Cam Talbot would be their best goalie, I'd have thought the other two were in comas or they all GAAs of 4.50 and above.

Missed most of the game. Keefe saying somebody got hurt?

I can't temember the last time I felt this confident in a goalie in high danger areas or at critical times in the game. Cujo? Maybe Belfour at times. It's just nice to not always be nervous that a softie was going in at any moment.

Hope he can stay healthy.

Missed most of the game. Keefe saying somebody got hurt?
- gravyface

No, he said you have a cute bum.

Well, he didn't say that.

But he should have.

Leafs somehow have learned how to clog up the middle of the ice in the defensive zone, something they haven't really done, ever...

- fifty__missions

Yup, theyve learned to play defensively quite well.

No, he said you have a cute bum.

Well, he didn't say that.

But he should have.
- Zezel

He wanted to.

Yup, theyve learned to play defensively quite well.
- Fakepartofme

I hope the success is enough to sell them on the idea that it is actually better than trying to outscore their mistakes all the time.

I hope the success is enough to sell them on the idea that it is actually better than trying to outscore their mistakes all the time.
- Aetherial

I think they’ve learned that the success is coming exactly because of the good defensive play and despite the fact they’re not scoring a lot. The nice thing is they’re not making a lot of mistakes.

. . . so Andrew Brunette coaches the Florida Panthers to a .720 winning percentage last year (50-18-6) and the President's Trophy. Then they decide to go to Paul Maurice, inexplicably - and are 10-8-3 so far this year.

Brunette was hired in Jersey as an Associate coach - and they are 18-4 (.818) after having been .384 last year.

I mean . . . there may have been some magic . . .

No, he said you have a cute bum.

Well, he didn't say that.

But he should have.
- Zezel

He wanted to.
- Aetherial

sends PMs...

*zzzip*

. . . so Andrew Brunette coaches the Florida Panthers to a .720 winning percentage last year (50-18-6) and the President's Trophy. Then they decide to go to Paul Maurice, inexplicably - and are 10-8-3 so far this year.

Brunette was hired in Jersey as an Associate coach - and they are 18-4 (.818) after having been .384 last year.

I mean . . . there may have been some magic . . .
- Monkeypunk

Are you referring to Professor Paul with his postgame quotes?

Are you referring to Professor Paul with his postgame quotes?
- Leafsmart

Not exactly - I always found his dry humour pretty awesome. There's nothing wrong with Paul Maurice on a personal level, but . . .

Last year the Florida Panthers, under Andrew Brunette, had the 17th best season in NHL history (by points percentage). They just suddenly and surprisingly chose to replace him with Paul Maurice, which I find insane. Maurice has been coaching since 1995, and has never won a cup, having made the finals once in his 25 years of playoff appearances. What is it about him that supercedes Brunette - who has coached one season in his life and one of the best in history?

I don't know how much input Brunette has into the Devils system, but after adding Brunette to the mix, they have gone from among the worst in the league (.348) to 2nd in the league with an .826 mark.

Could be coincidence. Could be that someone in need of a coach, should be knocking on his door first.