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  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    Rygar wrote:
    Hahahaha, well I stand corrected. Tripping over the net, nice opener. Ponikarovsky got hurt at PRACTICE yesterday, courtesy of Chad Kilger.
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    And you thought the media and fans weren't being nice to him for no good reasons at all. :)
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    even flow? wrote:
    And you thought the media and fans weren't being nice to him for no good reasons at all. :)

    Why would I try to be fair to those assclowns anyway? What was I thinking.
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    even flow? wrote:
    And you thought the media and fans weren't being nice to him for no good reasons at all. :)

    JFJ is a fucking moron, but someone loves him at mlse, someone liked Babcock to for a few years (Raptors)but they finally got a GM on the basketball side, hopefully they can find one for the Hockey side now.
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  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Oct 11, 2007 05:00 ET
    Leafs Return to the Big Screen at Cineplex Entertainment
    Leafs TV broadcasts in High Definition exclusively at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres

    2007-08 season offers expanded number of Leafs games
    TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 11, 2007) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) and the Toronto Maple Leafs are pleased to announce the return of Leafs games on the big screen at 26 participating theatre locations in the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario.

    "Showing the Toronto Maple Leafs games exclusively at our theatres last year was a great idea that Leafs fans loved and we're excited to have more than doubled this season's games from seven to 19," says Pat Marshall, Vice President Communications and Investor Relations for Cineplex Entertainment. "New this year is the opportunity to purchase tickets in three or five packs at a discount to secure your seats in advance to the hottest big screen hockey."

    The Leafs TV-Cineplex Entertainment season begins October 11, when the Leafs face off against the New York Islanders. Leafs fans can cheer for their favourite team while watching the game on Cineplex Entertainment's giant wall-to-wall curved screens in Dolby Digital Surround Sound and in High Definition Television (HDTV).

    "Our partnership with Cineplex Entertainment has been tremendously successful mainly because of the authentic experience we've created for Leafs fans in a theatre environment," says Chris Hebb, Senior Vice-President of Broadcast and Content for Leafs TV. "The High-Definition broadcast will have fans feeling as though they are sitting rinkside at Air Canada Centre."

    Hebb adds that people want to consume sports in different ways and the emergence of new mediums such as watching hockey games in the theatre enables Leafs fans to experience hockey in a non-traditional forum.

    Fans in attendance at Cineplex Entertainment theatres will also be treated to the ultimate fan experience with Leafs alumni and mascot appearances, prizes, trivia and giveaways at select theatres.

    For $10.95 a ticket or less, family and friends can spend an affordable night out together watching the games. Advance tickets are available immediately online at http://www.cineplex.com as well as at participating theatre box offices. Admission for children ages 3 - 12 is $8.95 + tax and general admission is $10.95 + tax. New this year, guests can also purchase tickets to any three games for $31.20 + tax or any five games for $49.25 + tax making this a great gift for the holiday season!

    Community involvement is a core value of the Leafs and its American Hockey League affiliate the Toronto Marlies. It is also an important component in how Cineplex Entertainment operates its theatres. As a result, proceeds from every Leafs game ticket sold in Cineplex Entertainment theatres will be used to provide underprivileged children a fun, exciting sports experience with an opportunity to attend a Marlies game.

    All 19 Leafs games shown in Cineplex Entertainment theatres will be Leafs TV broadcasts. Leafs TV is the official station of Leafs Nation and the hockey fan's number one source for the latest team news and information with favourite programs such as Leafs Today, Game Day, broadcast an hour before each game and After The Horn.

    The following theatres will show Toronto Maple Leafs hockey games throughout the regular season:

    http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=779559

    Anyone gone to a movie theatre to watch a game before, im thinking of doing this tonight just for fun.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Would have been entertaining to see McCabe fall over the net in practice on a big screen...
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Rygar wrote:
    Would have been entertaining to see McCabe fall over the net in practice on a big screen...

    Well yeah that would have been kinda funny, or watch the the 3 Canes collide at the blueline, but im talking Leafs Islanders tonight :)
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    kenshunt wrote:
    Well yeah that would have been kinda funny, or watch the the 3 Canes collide at the blueline, but im talking Leafs Islanders tonight :)

    I know, I'm just digging on you.
    I missed the Hurricane collision.
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Islanders-Maple Leafs PreviewOct 11, 2007, 7:30 PM ET
    TV Information


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    Wednesday Practice: : Maurice | Belak | Stralman | Tucker
    Thursday Morning Paul Maurice Morning Skate

    Morning Line Combinations - as witnessed by Leafs TV's Mark Osborne
    LW: Jason Blake C: Mats Sundin RW: Alex Steen
    LW: Simon Gamache C: Matt Stajan RW: Darcy Tucker
    LW: Boyd Devereaux C: Nik Antropov RW: John Pohl
    LW: Chad Kilger C: Kris Newbury RW: Wade Belak



    Hal GIll Ian White
    Bryan McCabe Tomas Kaberle
    Andy Wozniewski Pavel Kubina

    G: Andrew Raycroft
    G: Vesa Toskala

    (TORONTO) - After being routed at home and booed off the ice, Mats Sundin and the Toronto Maple Leafs will try to bounce back at the Air Canada Centre against the surprising New York Islanders on Thursday.

    The Maple Leafs (1-2-1) are 6-1 with one tie in their last eight meetings with the Islanders (3-1-0) at the Air Canada Centre, with the lone loss a 3-2 shootout defeat in the last matchup on Feb. 13. Overall, they hold a commanding 15-3-1 advantage with one tie against the Islanders in the last 20 games between the teams at Toronto.

    Toronto's 7-1 loss Tuesday to Carolina was its worst home defeat since an 8-0 rout administered by Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2005.

    "Good teams are going to have bad nights and lose 5-1, whatever, that's part of hockey. It's how you respond," Sundin told the team's official Web site.

    Sundin, who picked up his team-high sixth assist and seventh point of the season on Bryan McCabe's goal, is tied with Darryl Sittler for second in franchise history with 527 assists, trailing only Borje Salming's 620. Sundin also is tied with Sittler with a team-record 389 goals.

    Sundin, though, went pointless in three games against the Islanders last season, but has 11 goals and 23 points his last 18 games versus the Islanders at Toronto.

    Maple Leafs coach Paul Maurice may start backup goaltender Andrew Raycroft after Vesa Toskala struggled Tuesday. While Toskala made 32 saves, he is 1-2-0 with a 4.29 goals-against average in his first three starts after being acquired in an offseason trade from San Jose.

    "We'll see what happens," said Raycroft, who made 26 stops in a 4-3 season-opening overtime loss to Ottawa on Oct. 3. "Obviously you want to get in there and play but at the same time there's going to be an opportunity for both of us to play. It's game four. We have 78 left. There's lots of hockey to get in and lots of chances to play well."

    The Islanders, meanwhile, are looking to build on Wednesday's 2-1 win over the New York Rangers. Defenseman Bryan Berard scored the game-winner with 6:04 to play in his season debut.

    "A lot of people questioned if I was healthy this summer after two back surgeries and missing a lot of hockey the last two years," Berard said. "I came in proving I'm healthy. I'm feeling good and I'm only going to get better."

    Berard, who was limited to 55 games over the last two seasons with Columbus due to back surgeries, signed with the Islanders on Tuesday. He had won the Calder Trophy 10 years ago with the Islanders after being drafted first overall in 1995. Three years after reaching the NHL, the veteran blueliner missed the entire 2000-01 season with Toronto following eye surgery after being hit with a stick blade.

    Berard, who had 49 points in 102 games for the Leafs over two seasons, practiced with the Islanders after training camp and covered his own expenses.

    "He showed us a lot by sticking in practice, paying his own way with no guarantee," Islanders coach Ted Nolan said. "He earned himself a contract."

    Rick DiPietro made 36 saves Wednesday to improve to 3-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA in four games. The goaltender has struggled at Toronto, going 1-3-0 with one tie and a 4.42 GAA in six contests.

    It will be the first time Maple Leafs left wing Jeff Blake faces the Islanders after leaving them via free agency in the offseason. Blake, who had 40 goals and 69 points with the Islanders in 2006-07, announced this week he is battling chronic myelogenous leukemia - a rare form of the disease.

    Blake, who signed a five-year, $20 million deal, is taking medication for the condition and said he doesn't expect to miss playing time.






    Associated Press


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  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    good match tonight

    i will probably catch this game on the tube tonight.
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  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    talk about an ass whopping- even if it is due to post- ranger hangover.

    8-1 ?

    Sundin reaching a franchise plateau
    congrats matts
    you ranger- killer you !
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  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    Whoa!!!!

    Keep Raycroft as the starter.


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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Blake still hasn't scored and all he had to do was ease it in the general direction of the goal last night...
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    I watched the game on the big screen, it was pretty much an empty theatre, but for like the 20 or so Leafs fans they got a treat, my question where was this Dubi last year lol, where was his famous poke check on the goals from Kaberle and Steen, Mats getting the record was the highlight of the game, but c'mon all 3 stars for Sundin when Mat Stajan had a goal and three assists and Raycroft actually stopped the puck.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    kenshunt wrote:
    I watched the game on the big screen, it was pretty much an empty theatre, but for like the 20 or so Leafs fans they got a treat, my question where was this Dubi last year lol, where was his famous poke check on the goals from Kaberle and Steen, Mats getting the record was the highlight of the game, but c'mon all 3 stars for Sundin when Mat Stajan had a goal and three assists and Raycroft actually stopped the puck.

    Sounds like you're in for a real rollercoaster of a goaltender shitstorm man. Good game, bad game, ok game, great game, is he awake, etc, etc..
    That goes for both goaltenders, and they'll be calling for his head one day and giving him the keys to the city the next!

    Sundin had 1 goal? Saw the highlights on TSN this morning and I thought they showed him popping a few (must have been the false assist celebration).
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Yeah i agree it will prolly be a rollercoaster ride, not one of the goalies will take the number 1 job and run with it.
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  • pjscreamer
    pjscreamer Posts: 616
    Rygar wrote:
    Blake still hasn't scored and all he had to do was ease it in the general direction of the goal last night...
    Rygar dude as a huge fan of Jay Bee dude he starts off the season slow and then lights up the scorecard....Just sent him a get well card from his #1 fan on da island.Shit still wiish he was here...just wouldn't appcept anthing less than 5 years Damn you salary cap!
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  • pineapplesandwaves
    pineapplesandwaves Posts: 584
    I know it's early in the season, but it sure would be nice for Stajan to come into his own this season and put up some solid numbers. He and Steen have looked good. I think Blake has also looked pretty good, he just hasn't been able to put the puck in the net. He's so quick, and he's always buzzing around the net. He just needs to get that first goal and get the monkey off his back.

    To be fair to Toskala, he has mostly looked pretty sharp so far (although, he does give up quite a lot of rebounds). He's come up with some huge saves when the Leafs defence, like usual, has left him out to dry. He had absolutely no support on Tuesday night, and it reached a point where I think he gave up. I don't think the score indicated how poorly he played. I sure hope Toskala can take the reins and be a solid goalie for Toronto. I don't think I could handle watching another season with Raycroft in net, as much as I love how he gives up goals minutes after the Leafs score and with minutes remaining in the period. :)

    I often wonder when goalies come to Toronto, if they realize what they have got themselves into. I'm pretty sure the Leafs D could make Brodeur look bad. :)
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  • Rygar
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    pjscreamer wrote:
    Rygar dude as a huge fan of Jay Bee dude he starts off the season slow and then lights up the scorecard....Just sent him a get well card from his #1 fan on da island.Shit still wiish he was here...just wouldn't appcept anthing less than 5 years Damn you salary cap!

    I'm not knocking Blake, I'm predicting the media ripping his heart out for 4 games without a goal.
  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    I'll Ride The Wave wrote:

    I'm pretty sure the Leafs D could make Brodeur look bad. :)


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  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    Rygar wrote:
    I'm not knocking Blake, I'm predicting the media ripping his heart out for 4 games without a goal.


    After the news the other day, I think the press will be pretty kind to Blake. No matter if he only scores 5 or 10 goals this year.
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