tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171982132024-03-18T06:17:54.688-04:00Battle of OntarioLeafs vs. Sens - Commentary from both sides of the aisle.The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-26841594672621721432013-10-05T08:24:00.000-04:002013-10-05T08:24:32.437-04:00I hope there is no fighting tonight.....Not because I am anti-fighting. Heck, I grew up in the era of the Broad Street Bullies and Big Bad Bruins.
But I am tired of the constant moral preening of the hockey journalists here in Canada over the whole issue of fighting. All this week they have filled every waking moment of air time with discussion over fighting and the soon to be (they fervently hope) its eventual ban.
Whatever.
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-84146347629802278222013-04-16T19:39:00.002-04:002013-04-16T19:46:40.945-04:00The laughing ladyShe's been a presence on this blog for a long time.
She's been a friend when we've been down.
She's been there when we've forgotten that there are people out there with far worse problems than our own.
A reminder that you could drive down the highway 4hrs and find a place where playoff hockey was a distant memory and not the spring ritual that we here in Ottawa have been able to enjoy.
Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-14401873139179699032013-03-12T17:39:00.002-04:002013-03-12T17:39:50.345-04:00Amazing Skills Competition Move!
Last night in a meaningless exhibition game, Ottawa forward Kasper Daugavins tried this fun and very creative move. Good for Kasper, using the shootout as an opportunity to entertain fans and get his name out there in the headlines, that's what these warm-up games are for!The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-81059054363158865092013-03-06T18:27:00.000-05:002013-03-06T21:36:27.047-05:00Battle of Ontario Part III
The game starts in less than an hour.
Here are a few stories.
 The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-49765036933673504162013-03-06T01:02:00.002-05:002013-03-06T01:02:32.677-05:00Take that Blackhawks.The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-54515340306722685772013-03-04T18:31:00.003-05:002013-03-04T19:45:16.146-05:00GAME DAY THREE PACK: Komisarek, Brown and Fear of the Devil.
Mike Komisarek may want to consider waiving his No Movement Clause. When he signed with the Leafs in 2009 the addition of the NMC was undoubtedly to ensure Komisarek played in the NHL and the NHL only. Ironically enough, if Komisarek could have been sent down to the Marlies earlier in the season to work with Marlies coach Dallas Eakins in hopes of finding his NHL game The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-63288122010653902132013-02-28T15:08:00.002-05:002013-02-28T15:08:57.937-05:00Maybe it's a difference in leadership?Montreal's last two games:
1. Outshoot Ottawa 45-24, lose 2-1
2. Outshoot Toronto 40-23, win 5-2
Headlines...
Should Maple Leafs captain Dion Phanuef have fought Montreal’s Brandon Prust last night? The Star
Senators aren’t feeling sorry for themselves Gazette
Maple Leafs top line snoozes through loss to Montreal Canadiens The StarDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-34716562422614793732013-02-26T12:30:00.002-05:002013-02-26T12:30:52.688-05:00Great Moments, Part 2A poorly timed dive by Tucker led to this great moment...
Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-53909937962765274072013-02-25T18:09:00.003-05:002013-02-25T18:14:01.308-05:00Great Moments in BoO History.
This hit will get you suspended nowadays. I'd like to think that
Mark Bell would still do it anyway.The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-79660447897569242892013-02-23T14:56:00.003-05:002013-02-25T17:47:53.298-05:00BATTLE GAME #2My heart tells me this one is gonna be a laugher. Ottawa are decimated by injuries, Toronto are playing well, and the game location is pretty much neutral territory (despite Melnyk's sad attempt to keep Leafs fans away).
My head tells me to play it cool and not outrightly predict victory for the Blue and White.
My balls say F*ck that... Leafs 4 Ottawa 2.
The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-58267383101921363902013-02-22T11:54:00.001-05:002013-02-22T11:54:55.653-05:00Not a bad lineupSpezza, Michalek, Karlsson, Cowen, and Anderson. I guess you can put Regin, Latendresse, or O'Brien on the other wing.
Too bad it's the lineup to the trainers room and not starting on Saturday.
Well - no excuses come tomorrow night. We don't need to hear any 'Boo hoo' quotes from the visitor's locker room.
Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-46012597127910389102013-02-20T19:51:00.003-05:002013-02-20T19:56:36.096-05:00Possible Replacements for Lindy Ruff. Looks like Buffalo have a coaching vacancy to fill this summer.
Here are a few former Battle of Ontario coaches available for consideration:
1. RON WILSON:
He's Canadian, but he can be American too. Just ask Don Cherry. While Ron wasn't able to find any success in Toronto, he is one of the winningest coaches in NHL history to never really win anything. This should help him fit into The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-2106091027151678002013-02-16T13:50:00.003-05:002013-02-16T14:58:33.558-05:00FINALLY A BoO GAME THAT MATTERS!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-11462808036083615452013-02-15T19:18:00.000-05:002013-02-15T19:41:46.241-05:00It's been too long
Hard to believe these guys are STILL on the Senators.
BoO Game #1 Post coming tomorrow.
We'll also be refreshing the blog over the coming hours/days/weeks and making this a regular thing again. Lots of fun stuff ahead.
The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-18797827571833867912013-02-15T11:26:00.002-05:002013-02-15T11:26:27.967-05:00Oh, the league started back up again?!We here at the BoO have totally missed that the season started back up again - sorry about that!
Well, don't worry - we've going to be back at it very soon better than ever. See you shortly!
Oh, and it's been 3209 days in case you were wondering.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-4855375087701417502012-09-19T08:52:00.004-04:002012-09-19T08:52:56.620-04:00THM's Day of SmugnessThis place is dead and has no hopes of revival unless Don recruits new commenters and hands over the keys. I've got a kid coming in a few months and, aside from that, I'm too old for this shit.
Except when something really great comes along.
Oh hey, something DID!
So for today, start with this link, skipping (if you like) to the 2nd article and its embedded links.
http://THMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534623535816643507noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-21823249263321827152012-07-20T10:27:00.000-04:002012-07-20T10:28:29.178-04:00Important datesWell, it's a Friday, the day before the traditional day for Hockey Night in Canada (when in season, of course). So it's significant most weeks between October and June but today, Friday, July 20th, 2012, we have a special event to celebrate.
What are we celebrating? We're celebrating this.
Cake for everyone!THMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534623535816643507noreply@blogger.com81tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-26280163630708036542012-07-03T10:47:00.001-04:002012-07-03T10:47:27.957-04:00Sens need to spend to get to the Cap floor!Looking at what the suggestions are for the Sens lineup in the fall I used CapGeek.com to pull together the numbers.
FORWARDSMilan Michalek ($4.333m) / Jason Spezza ($7.000m) / Jakob Silfverberg ($0.900m)Guillaume Latendresse ($2.000m) / Kyle Turris ($1.400m) / Daniel Alfredsson ($4.875m)Colin Greening ($0.817m) / Peter Regin ($0.800m) / Mika Zibanejad ($1.744m)Erik Condra ($0.625m) / Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-18080678705507884062012-06-27T15:53:00.001-04:002012-06-27T15:53:13.583-04:00Mats Sundin: Hockey Hall of FamerIt's been a while since anybody has posted here at BoO. Will anybody even come by to read this?
I sure hope THM does.
You see, THM and I have been arguing for years about the HHOF and whether Sundin or Alfredsson or both (or neither) would or should get in. As expected, I traditionally argued Sundin should and Alfredsson should not. THM argued the opposite.
Obviously the day has come when one The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-11520313254209896882012-04-22T23:21:00.002-04:002012-04-22T23:21:58.614-04:00Burke WTFSo, here we are at the end of Rnd 1 and just watching LA winning and looking forward to tomorrows game, and for some reason the words of Burke come back to me:
Not to get in in the eighth spot, get your ass kicked
Brian, how about getting into eighth spot and kicking ass?Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-69826351768014668182012-03-28T11:00:00.001-04:002012-03-28T11:00:50.889-04:00A gift from a loyal reader....Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-56254398018817232412012-03-27T16:04:00.001-04:002012-03-27T16:06:09.683-04:00King KarlssonHow can you not put this guy in the list for the Norris!Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-30153924614405863572012-03-20T09:37:00.001-04:002012-03-20T10:58:52.486-04:00MemoriesRemember when Burke was the best executive in the NHL?
Remember when the Leafs' Top-6 was so good Kadri couldn't make the team?
Remember when the Leafs' D-corps was so good the Toronto defense was the deepest in the league?
Remember when Francois Allaire was going to make the Leafs' goaltending tandem the best 1-2 in the NHL?
I remember. Do Leaf fans?
Notice: registered commenting &THMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534623535816643507noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-28453396940436967182012-03-06T13:31:00.001-05:002012-03-06T13:31:13.041-05:00Help me. Help you.Whattya say we cheer for each others teams tonight?
Hear me out.
Leafs beat the Bruins and the Sens beat the Lightning has implications for both teams.
Toronto passes Tampa Bay and sits in 11th.
Ottawa move within 2 points of the Bruins.
Wouldn't it be nice to win the division Ottawa fans?
Lets make a deal. I'll keep swallowing back my own puke as I cheer for Spezza to score and you do the The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198213.post-75341472109680272382012-03-05T13:17:00.001-05:002012-03-05T13:17:22.938-05:00Welcome to the Randy Carlyle era.
Interesting what is coming out now that Wilson is gone.
Carlyle's immediate assessment is that the Leafs are not fit enough to play to their strengths, which are speed and forecheck. Allegedly, Wilson's practices were quite light, giving the players Sunday off every week so long as there wasn't a game. His gameday skates were optional and about 15 minutes (can you imagine driving to The Muppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653735594516326620noreply@blogger.com0