cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted March 5, 2011 Please win tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaymister 71 Report post Posted March 6, 2011 Living in Canada, we're constantly force fed Leafs news and games and for that reason I hope they fail so we can stop hearing about them sooner rather than later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted March 6, 2011 I haven't seen Voros out there for the Leafs yet. Is he still with the Marlies? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Toronto Star . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruiser008 37 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Toronto Star . I've been to that Detroit Eatery. Great place for Wings fans to hang out every playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted March 29, 2011 Looks like no playoffs for a sixth straight year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted March 31, 2011 Big changes coming over the summer. Komisarek very well could be dealt. Who knows if Burke wants to keep guys like Brent, Boyce, Sjostrom or Rosehill. Maybe he'll deal Lebda for a dime. Could Burke go after another scrapper with Colton Orr's foggy future? Wade Belak's available this summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOCKEY MATTERS 167 Report post Posted March 31, 2011 Off topic.... Do Red Wings fans deserve better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted April 6, 2011 Uh-oh; no parade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grwingfan 21 Report post Posted April 6, 2011 Let them Suffer!!!!!!! 2 mjlegend and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted April 6, 2011 They mock you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted April 8, 2011 From Toronto Star: ..."There are a lot of positives. But, overall, it's a failure. The season is a failure." ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted April 8, 2011 They have too much Phil Kessel in their lineup to be consistent offensively. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted June 9, 2011 From Sportsnet: The Toronto Maple Leafs are ready to run with James Reimer.The 23-year-old goaltender capped off a dream season by signing a US$5.4-million, three-year contract extension Thursday. Reimer led the team on a surprising second half turnaround after getting called up from the American Hockey League. ... Is he just the latest in a long, seemingly never-ending string of "the next great Leafs goalie" or is there something going for him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted June 9, 2011 He had a good season, but it seems very "Brian Burke" to go with someone who hasn't accomplished a whole lot as the "savior of the team". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted June 9, 2011 That's a great price if he keeps progressing and getting better. But he's a Leafs goalie, so were gonna see Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted June 9, 2011 does signing Reimer mean that this finally is this year* :hockeysmile: because it certainly sounds so if you read Maple Laughs fanboys * - the Leafs win the cup, for those who don't know the old joke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,524 Report post Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) Reading through a thread at HF Boards, I got to thinking - do Leaf fans, as fans of a proud Original 6 Franchise, deserve better than what they've been getting? Horrible management, mediocre at best teams, horrible trades/signings and MLSE's only motivation being for profit hasn't stopped the fans from coming to games or buying merchandise. Of course, fans are enjoying watching their failures, many Wings fans among them. I don't like the Leafs as much as the next guy, but I can't help but feel the smallest portion of pity for what their fans endure compared to Detroit fans. I sure don't feel bad for the team, but to the Leaf fans who are starving for a winner (not the cocky, entitled fans), I do to a certain extent. No, no they do not. A large part of the problem is the fans, or at least the hockey culture in Toronto. I've heard them described as the Yankee fans of hockey, proud and fanatically loyal, but short sighted. Unfortunately, for someone like me who revels in the Leafs' failures they are probably going to get better, if they have enough common sense to leave Brian Burke alone to do his job. Anybody else notice how all he's done is tear that organization down, strip it of dead weight, or at least get rid of contracts that didn't fit into his scheme? Also, notice how in most cases he's moved guys in return for relatively high draft picks. They are a few years away yet, but they're going to start developing that team, the right way. And in a few years they'll have a very quality hockey club, just like Burke did in Vancouver, and just like he did in Anaheim. Unless all the scrutiny from the dips*** fans and all the other indians wanting to be chiefs gets him fired first. They've been terrible for a long time, that won't change overnight, but they've got the right people in there to do it now. Edited June 10, 2011 by kipwinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) He had a good season, but it seems very "Brian Burke" to go with someone who hasn't accomplished a whole lot as the "savior of the team". It's really no big deal. If he stinks, it's a 1/3 buyout because of his age, so it would be $300k per year. So why not take a chance? The kid earned the chance to take the ball and run with it. And obviously the hoping is Gustavsson just had a sophomore slump. Edited June 10, 2011 by MacK_Attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted June 17, 2011 Hey, Phil...keep smilin'!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted June 17, 2011 Every time I see the thread title I just think to myself: "No." 1 Din758 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted June 17, 2011 Bet Kessel's happy now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted June 17, 2011 Every time I see the thread title I just think to myself: "No." followed by reading the subtitle and thinking.... yes. 2 rage and 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted June 18, 2011 followed by reading the subtitle and thinking.... yes. Lol, I never get that far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
