dudacek Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, Brawndo said: I’m expecting a victory parade in late June in Toronto for The Leafs Off the top of my head, on paper, Tampa is the only thing standing between them and Lord Stanley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, dudacek said: Off the top of my head, on paper, Tampa is the only thing standing between them and Lord Stanley. Based on the last two post seasons, I think Boston is more likely to end their season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 Everybody giving the Leafs the Cup when they have the same issues as last year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 I don’t care how “stacked” a team may seem ... almost every year, and almost every round there is an unexpected upset. A major injury or two. Leafs aren’t winning the cup this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 I mean, you can't guarantee a cup for anyone, but there aren't more than 4 teams with better chances, and that's a place I'd kill to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 38 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said: I mean, you can't guarantee a cup for anyone, but there aren't more than 4 teams with better chances, and that's a place I'd kill to be Oh for sure. Injuries are so random. As are slumps, hot goaltenders and just plain puck luck. All of those factors have a major influence on the final result but the goal is to be one of those top 5 or 6 too teams and hope it plays out right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, dudacek said: Off the top of my head, on paper, Tampa is the only thing standing between them and Lord Stanley. They’re not getting that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Randall Flagg said: I mean, you can't guarantee a cup for anyone, but there aren't more than 4 teams with better chances, and that's a place I'd kill to be Are two of them in their division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, Ducky said: Are two of them in their division? Yup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Ducky said: Are two of them in their division? Buffalo and Detroit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Interesting and thoughtful take - from a woman - on the Matthews incident. Frankly, I had not thought about the matter in this light. Matthews’ intention in cornering that woman may just have been to frighten her without committing any further offenses or crimes. But it’s important to note that causing fear was considered amusing in the first place, and that a large swathe of the reaction has been to brush off concerns about what happened as though they’re nothing. .... “You do not approach a female at 2 AM in the morning thinking it’s funny to see how she would react to get in her car,” said Fayola Dozithee, the woman involved, as reported by Katie Strang at The Athletic. “There’s three of you, there’s one of me. You could’ve done anything to me and I was at a disadvantage because of that.” Details and reporting from Strang’s article on The Athletic also revealed that it was not the first time that Matthews had attempted to frighten a woman that night. But, per a friend that had been out with Matthews at the time, he “didn’t give a *****” about the potential consequences. https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2019/09/26/why-the-auston-matthews-story-is-so-upsetting-to-so-many-people/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Captain Underpants. Lol 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 2 hours ago, That Aud Smell said: Details and reporting from Strang’s article on The Athletic also revealed that it was not the first time that Matthews had attempted to frighten a woman that night. But, per a friend that had been out with Matthews at the time, he “didn’t give a *****” about the potential consequences. https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2019/09/26/why-the-auston-matthews-story-is-so-upsetting-to-so-many-people/ Auston Matthews is a terrorist, confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Asstin Matthews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 So when does he get removed from the EA Sports NHL 20 cover? What an idiot he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, pi2000 said: Auston Matthews is a terrorist, confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 3 hours ago, That Aud Smell said: “You do not approach a female at 2 AM in the morning thinking it’s funny to see how she would react to get in her car,” said Fayola Dozithee, the woman involved, as reported by Katie Strang at The Athletic. “There’s three of you, there’s one of me. You could’ve done anything to me and I was at a disadvantage because of that.” The woman was alone in her car at 2am. 3 men try to get into her car. As a security officer, if she carried a gun, this could have ended much worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 ^ I read the initial reports, and thought Matthews was acting like a lout while drunk. In light of stuff like what's linked upthread, I don't take such a charitable view of his behaviour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 It also says something (not as bad, but) different about his character that Dubas first found out via twitter when we did, months later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Randall Flagg said: It also says something (not as bad, but) different about his character that Dubas first found out via twitter when we did, months later. This is a great point. At his age, and in his position, my phone calls would have been dad, lawyer/agent, GM, in that order, unless lawyer/agent wanted to handle the GM call (which is their function). Edited September 27, 2019 by Eleven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Quote The Maple Leafs have a full-time security man. Under normal circumstances, when a player finds himself in some kind of difficulty, one of the first calls should go to the security man. On most teams, the security men are former police officers. They know how to work the system. They know how to make problems disappear. For years around Toronto, security men for the professional franchises have been making incidents disappear. Big-name players in big-time trouble that you never heard about. When Matthews got in trouble, Steve Walker, the Leafs security man should have been called. He wasn’t. He, too, is a former police officer. Between the legal minds around Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and the security acumen, the Matthews situation could have probably been put to rest before it ever became public. This is from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 So that’s why we never heard of the debauchery of Biron, Drury or LaFontaine. ? Seriously, I have heard a few bad stories of ex-players from around the league that never made it to light. So not surprised this is a needed thing for all teams. And I’m sure it’s all sports and not just pro sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Brawndo said: This is from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun. If Simmons thinks a former GTA police officer is going to have pull in Arpaio country, he needs his head examined. OTOH... 13 minutes ago, Zamboni said: So that’s why we never heard of the debauchery of Biron, Drury or LaFontaine. ? Seriously, I have heard a few bad stories of ex-players from around the league that never made it to light. So not surprised this is a needed thing for all teams. And I’m sure it’s all sports and not just pro sports. Mostly. It just isn't going to work with a former Canadian police officer and an incident in Arizona. And I'm not sure about college sports; there are way too many stories, every year, about college athletes. (And the "minor" college athletes, like volleyball players or gymnasts, or whatever, they're not going to get protection unless their name is Brock Turner.) Edited September 28, 2019 by Eleven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Periodic reminder that Steve Simmons is straight up garbage. And this has, in all honesty, 30% to do with the fact that he blocked me on Twitter for asking if Nazim Kadri (I think it was him) liked hot dogs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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