Gameday vs. Leafs

Seems the vets did all descend upon the Don and make something happen. This is a good thing. They're showing ownership, and are taking initiative. They really do care!

Jason Williams' comments to the ajc don't make me feel all warm and fuzzy, but I can't really explain why.

“It’s just one of those things,” Williams said. “He’s a very skilled guy, plays a lot of minutes. Sometimes he tries to do things on his own. He’s got the skill and the talent to do that. For some reason, him and I playing together didn’t click. There’s still a lot of guys in that dressing room that he’ll have fun playing with and hopefully they can make it click. If he has someone to get him that puck, he’s going to score a lot of goals.

“For both organizations, I think it’s better.”

It just.... don't make me feel good.


Does anyone remember any of these?

11.25.08
6-3

12.22.08
6-2

12.30.08
4-3

How 'bout this buckethead?

I don't know why I dislike Ian White - I just do. Much like I dislike Scott Hartnell.

Can we at least play for pride tonight, boys?

From the yahoo.com preview of the game:

Friday’s game will feature two of the league’s worst defenses and two of its worst penalty-killing units.

Yea. Thanks for that.

The Leafs suck on the back end of consecutive nights. If we can work 'em up and make 'em take stupid penalties, our guys are gonna roll.

Go Thrashers.

Gameday & Scraps

- P(uck)Daddy lends a considerable voice to the "Shots Heard 'Round the League" debate.The interesting thing is this - no one, not even Pens fans, is saying Sid wasn't acting as a world-class douche; they're all just making excuses as to why it's okay. But if you ask me, no amount of slewfoot in the corner or lovetaps with the butt of a stick Crosby allegedly recieves could equal the premeditated third-man-in mafia-style goonery Crosby dished out on Boris. Seriously, having two of your boys pin your target down while you pummel his groin.. c'mon.

- Watching the Thrash/Lightning game on Saturday, I was reminded of Mark Recchi's comments about wanting to play for a good team.... something about something going around.... and then coming around...

- Ryan Malone is a joke.

- Ian White, yer on, pal. Let's see what you got.

Go Thrashers.

Leafs Get Blown Away

Just a couple of things:

- I like watching Army score. Is it just me, or did he look like a kid at Christmas?
- Did it also look like Kovy was breathing a big HUGE sigh of relief after that goal?
- Ian White = 'Stache Bum. And what was with that joke charging penalty?

From the ajc:

White called Kovalchuk “selfish” for going after him and taking a double-minor that could have hurt Atlanta. Kovalchuk said he was just finishing what White started.

White’s version: “I finished my check off. Clean hit. And then he took a run at me on the far blue [line]. So I followed him up the ice, I was saying something to him, and he stopped, and I wasn’t expecting that, obviously. I was protecting myself. That’s the ugly part of the game. He’ll get what’s coming to him.”

Yea. Right. You pulled a crap move, and got jacked by a "sniper." Deal.

Kovy with the last laugh:

“Whatever he wants to say. The score on the board, we win. We get two points [in the standings]. We’ve got three games [left] against them, so if he’s got something he wants to say, I’m always ready to answer.”

12.22.08.
- Mathieu "off the" Schneid-er. You knew it was coming.
- Hungry Mongoose rocked it.
- Go read the Puck Daddy account of the Kovy/White debacle. Bomb the comments. Show them there are, in fact, hockey fans in Atlanta.
- Dan Kamal was aces on HTM yesterday.
- Hainsey was fun as always with Espo & Rossi.
- That Kahlua Line is freakin magic.
- EJ Hradek is still talking... and still not making much sense.