Is it just me or is anyone else concerned that we’re seeing the best that we’re going to see from this group in the preseason? On a day where Leaf nation was feeling good about themselves with the signing of Phillip Joseph Kessel Jr. the buds continue to shine in preseason action, and its got me worried. Maybe its too many years of bitter disappointment and spring tee times that makes me so sick to my stomach that I’d want to try out circumcision reversal surgery and the activia challenge just for fun.
Yes, Colton Orr wears Domi’s old number 28 and can skate much better and evidently start a good lawnmower. Yes, Komisarek and Beachemin look like solid rocks out there. Yes, Jason Allison looks old and out of place. Yes, we’re probably not going to see Kadri make the NHL (Why do reporters keep asking if he’ll make the team? Seriously. He’s scored 1 goal.). But all of this has me worried. Remember when the leafs won their first 10 games of the season, like 8 years ago maybe? Ok, Google tells me that that actually didn’t occur but I specifically remember thinking that we were going to never lose a game that year. We did and I felt shame. Where am I going with all this? Basically I just hope that they aren’t peaking too early. I haven’t seen any bits on where the exact parade route is going to be taking place in Toronto but there’s been a lot of talk about these 7 game series called “Playoffs” and I think it’s a little premature. Remember when Paul Maurice said “We will make the playoffs and compete for the Stanley Cup”? Yeah, that didn’t turn out so well did it?
Anyway, here’s a quick breakdown of some of the fisticuffs from last night:
0:04: Colton Orr nearly kills a man. Immediately upon realizing that there is not a dead body on the ice after the hit, his first instinct is that someone will be attempting to murder him. Good call.
0:46: Standard issue power elbow to knock a man down during a fight. This move was coined by Captain James T. Kirk back in the 60′s and still works well in the NHL today.
1:48: Leaf beating. That looks like what I envision Bindi Irwin to fight like.
1:55: This was new for me. I’d never seen a man actually try to rip another man’s brain from his skull. Allison, despite his shortcomings in the speed department, seems to have found a new fighting strategy. Might be due to discovering 3 years ago that throwing punches was not like Palmolive and soft on hands.
3:19: Exelby’s face has some strawberry sauce on it I think. Either that or he’s bleeding.
It wasn’t even eight years ago, it was like five years ago – and I was equally convinced we were gonna finish with like a 70-8-4 record. Looking forward to seeing how the kids hold up against the Pens in the rematch Tuesday! Maybe Gustavsson will be on the scene?
Would love it if the Monster were in net. Answer me this, how does an “Ablation” for an abnormally high heart rate require a small incision in the groin? I think an Ablation can also be classified as a circumcision reversal but the media are putting a spin on it.
Total spin. I’ve done some research, and apparently they don’t even go through an incision near the groin, they go straight up the vas deferens.
Jose – LOL!
I have no reply but a simple request to use ‘vas deferens’ in a sentence in the near future. Wow.