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buDDYhoLLYonAciD
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the more i watch how this team and its management manouevers the more i hate myself for being a fan. yes, i said hate, really, really hate. and i dont mean dislike or mild abhorance, i mean come hockey season i will have a time time looking at myself in the mirror.
how much money did the leafs just spend buying out contracts? this time last year raycroft was "the" starting goalie, no matter how much money was paid out to the [ostensible] backup. Sundin and McCabe, no-trade clauses? why dont you just drive down the street with the windows open and throw money out there, you got a better chance of seeing a return on that investment. Baby, bath water and Tucker, all gone. And I'm still bitter about letting Wendle go when we could have picked him up for ~$500,000 (instead he retired and gave his aching back some much needed rest). Look, throw Raycroft into the minors and let him rebuild a little before calling him up, if the plan is to rebuild, split backup time between him and a newbie and then trade him to a team looking for backup. Tucker will have a good season just to spite us for trading him, why not throw him on the third line and see if he out performs, and trade him as well if you really dont want his contract? McCabe we're probably stuck with, but at the end of the day, he's got good years ahead of him, and in the immediate future is only going to get better (with good coaching). As for Cujo, its great having him back, and he's still a quality goalie, but if the plan is to rebuild and cut losses and costs, why not bring someone up from the minors and save a few bucks.
Someone buy Fletcher some depends cuz his head is next on the block and when all the bad decisions come back to haunt him he's gonna crap himself when the ax falls.
be back next year for another rant. |
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Captain Chaos
(Formerly Lieutenant Chaos)
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Location: Vancouver
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Cheer up man: It's always darkest before the dawn. |
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Hounsy
Reigning King of One-Liners
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Pretty sure Fletcher is building this team with the purpose of sucking.
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Jyrki21
Rebel Sell + Moneyball = Life
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Location: Ottawa, ON
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hey buddy, welcome to OTP... are you one of the returning Leaf fans from the old site under a different name, or totally new?
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buDDYhoLLYonAciD
Joined: 27 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:09 am Post subject: |
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still me, still bitter, and howdy right back at ya  |
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the New Cunning Linguist
Like a good neighbor, only better
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:38 am Post subject: |
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| Jyrki21 wrote: |
| Hey buddy, welcome to OTP... are you one of the returning Leaf fans from the old site under a different name, or totally new? |
I seem to recall a BHOA siting a couple of OTP versions ago... Welcome back, BHOA, and glad to see you've found this place.
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Hounsy
Reigning King of One-Liners
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Yes Buddyholly is not new, has been around from time to time with a hit and run posting style...but not in a bad way. 
To the topic at hand I've wanted them to get real bad before they can get better for a few years so I am not bitter. So long as they do not bring Sundin back and move Toskala as soon as a team really really needs a goalie I'll be really happy.
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Grgecko
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Burning up all of the cap room with lawn furniture like Finger and Hagman is actually a brilliant way for Cliff to give the incoming GM an excuse to suck for about 3-4 years in order to kick-start a real rebuild, and take all the blame himself, so I kind of agree with Hounsy, these crazy signings are probably part of a long-term plan. As a fan, it is going to be very hard to watch, especially since the terms of these contracts put the end of the "bottom-dweller" faze at about 3-4 years time, barring extreme buyouts, but at least I will have something to blame my antisocialism and alchoholism on, which as a Leaf fan is usually the best I can hope for.
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buDDYhoLLYonAciD
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| BHOA thats me (BuddyHollyOnAcid), aka th31337h4x0r. what i would like to see is if we can trade fletcher to tim hortons for a box of donuts, and see if we can lure bowman in. |
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Jyrki21
Rebel Sell + Moneyball = Life
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| buDDYhoLLYonAciD wrote: |
| BHOA thats me (BuddyHollyOnAcid), aka th31337h4x0r. what i would like to see is if we can trade fletcher to tim hortons for a box of donuts, and see if we can lure bowman in. |
Your timing probably couldn't be worse, then.
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buDDYhoLLYonAciD
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| I just saw chicago picked up bowman. we should just outright give the job to the box of donuts then. i bet they can outsmart fletcher. |
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Hounsy
Reigning King of One-Liners
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| Jyrki21 wrote: |
| buDDYhoLLYonAciD wrote: |
| BHOA thats me (BuddyHollyOnAcid), aka th31337h4x0r. what i would like to see is if we can trade fletcher to tim hortons for a box of donuts, and see if we can lure bowman in. |
Your timing probably couldn't be worse, then. |
Does Bowman have any other children the Leafs could hire?
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buDDYhoLLYonAciD
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| he's got a daughter and three sons, we could probably replace most of the head office... |
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Bosc Ulrich II
OTP Resident Historian
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| buDDYhoLLYonAciD wrote: |
| he's got a daughter and three sons, we could probably replace most of the head office... |
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harmfuljays
King of Men
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This topic is awesome! All it needs is Butch and Chet........then maybe the Storminator calling out Robbie Earl.
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Av-merican
Un-Tenured Professor of Hockey
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Good to see you online again Buddy, if you recall we all met in Seattle...you still there? |
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buDDYhoLLYonAciD
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| nope back in canadia soaking up the snow, where you at these days? |
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Av-merican
Un-Tenured Professor of Hockey
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| buDDYhoLLYonAciD wrote: |
| nope back in canadia soaking up the snow, where you at these days? |
Still in Colorado, Michael is back in Cali after a brief stint living with Joe, and Joe and Courtney are headed to London! |
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Jyrki21
Rebel Sell + Moneyball = Life
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| buDDYhoLLYonAciD wrote: |
| nope back in canadia soaking up the snow, where you at these days? |
I know this summer has sucked, but let's not go overboard here.
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buDDYhoLLYonAciD
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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theres been so much rain, i might as well have stayed in seattle, and i'm still not over the record snowfall of the winter.
i speak to mikey on a regular basis, he kinda keeps me up with the clan adventures; i dont think i've spoken with joe since the little one came along. he's gotta really be loving the uk to make that kinda move, all he could tell me before was how great living in colorado was. i guess he's changed over to a soccer fan now? maybe arsenal will trade for forseburg and he'll have something to look forward to |
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