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Tue Sep-27-05 10:59 PM
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I went to a Toronto Maple Leafs game tonight. Ask me anything! |
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:00 PM
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:05 PM
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2. Because the Leafs are the Chosen Ones |
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They've been meandering in the desert the last 38 years, but this season they are destined to find the Promised Land and win the cup.
Even if I wasn't a Leafs fan, the Air Canada Centre is the only NHL venue that the subway will take me to.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:09 PM
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4. and any time watching a hockey game |
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is better then just about any other time spent. I can take the light rail to the Pepsi center where the Av's play but it is soooo expensive I stick to watching University of Denver. Great hockey for a affordable price
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:19 PM
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8. My wife got the ticket from a guy she works with |
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Leafs tickets are outrageously expensive too. I'm lucky if I can make it more than once a season.
I did discover tonight that the Tim Horton's booth doesn't jack up their price on the coffee there. That's somewhat comforting.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:19 PM
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9. I sat next to Peter Worrell tonight |
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At an AHL exhibition game......he's a former Av player. He's with Hartford but didn't dress.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:30 PM
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I remember him playing with Florida, but I'm so out of it that I didn't realize he moved to Colorado last year.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:08 PM
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3. What prospects looked good? |
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:16 PM
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5. Some of the younger ushers really stepped up with their A game |
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and got people to their seats faster than many of the seasoned veterans. Some of the beer vendors they brought up from the minors look like they might have what it takes to win a spot at the ACC.
The guys on the ice....well, I'd rather not talk too much about that.
Wellwood, Stajan, and Steen all managed not to embarass themselves too much. Sadly, I don't think Stumpy will make the cut. He was pretty dreadful. Hopefully it was just an off night for him and I'll be proven wrong.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:18 PM
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I'm familiar with the others.....
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:21 PM
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He's at the training camp, but not yet under contract.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:22 PM
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Don't the Leafs have enough guys collecting Social Security?
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:28 PM
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13. Well, they lost Gary Roberts and Joe Niewendyk (sp?) to Florida |
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So maybe they're trying to compensate.
I think they've actually gotten a tad younger since the last season. With Thomas they're just looking to fill out the roster on the cheap. Wellwood could probably take the spot, but his defensive skills are supposedly in question.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:31 PM
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15. Yeah, that's always the Baby Leafs problem |
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Now the Marlies......all offense, no defense. Fun to watch, but they don't get far in the playoffs. That seems to trickle up with those players when they get to the big show.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:36 PM
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16. They hired Paul Maurice to coach the Marlies |
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so hopefully this will change.
It's also nice that they moved the Baby Leafs to Toronto. With the Marlies playing about 2 miles from the Leafs, it'll be easier for them to move the young players up and down from the minors. So I'm kind of hoping they'll sign Thomas and put Wellwood on the Marlies, bringing him up on the frequent occasions that one of their injury prone forwards misses some games.
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:19 PM
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7. Did anybody look like this? |
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Tue Sep-27-05 11:23 PM
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12. If the Leafs play like they did tonight on a consistent basis... |
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there will be about 18,000 people at every game that look like that.
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