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Originally posted by chuckv97

How many more GM’s and coaches will go thru the Toronto turnstiles ? Good luck to Bruce if he ends up there but I don’t envy him much. 

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Not to worry... pretty sure he's used to changing jobs every three years anyway. 

I heard Phil Esposito say on the radio one time that coaches and team captains are overrated,,, he said Johnny (Chief) Bucyk was good at organizing team parties but a leader in seniority 

heres a list of coaches that imho didn't have a lot to do with winning a Cup : Babcock, Bylsma, Cassidy, Crawford, Crisp, Hartley, MacNeil

and some coaches that I consider influential or inspiring in winning Cups :  Quenneville, Sather, Bowman, Sullivan, Sutter, Maurice, Bob Johnson, Demers, Arbour 

just my layman's assessment 

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Originally posted by Owen

Does Tortorella replacing Cassidy make sense?

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It prolly does if you own the team. Did you see all the empty seats?

Hey where was Thatcher Demko last night?

Butch Cassidy did win a cup.
But he also had, L.T. and Karlson and Roy, and Carrier, and and and. . Eikle is like McJesus, he's only one man.

Gosh, nothing like a few high-profile defenestrations to require a fast return to the JRPV (Jackie Redmond Photo Vault)

Remember Gary “Suitcase” Smith, the goalie? He chimed in on a FB post about the Hamilton Red Wings:

Yes, the Leafs ….. oh, who were they again?

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Ok, another funny story from Suitcase Smith,, he was backup goalie for Rochester but Cheevers played every game that season except the last 2 minutes of the final game cuz he got hurt…. listen youtube.com/clip/Ugkx-sj5LhDuj...QbC8g_-p8

Well, I gotta say that*  didn't take as long as I figured it would.   I wish Mr. Onslow well ... hope it doesn't turn out that he'd wished he'd stayed in Theodore.  

* https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1532919832173984&set=a.341864177946228

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Originally posted by Owen

Well, I gotta say that*  didn't take as long as I figured it would.   I wish Mr. Onslow well ... hope it doesn't turn out that he'd wished he'd stayed in Theodore.  

* https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1532919832173984&set=a.341864177946228

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Methinks April Fool's joak,, or Ai.

https://youtu.be/1dTmsWNJpjQ?si=aO1q0_xA2L-CFPkI   from 3 hours ago

April Fools?!?!?   Dunno how come I never thought of that.  

[But, but, but, I guess ........... considering that a year or ??? back,  it had been reported that Connor McDavid had signed with the Carnduff Red Devils.  In other threads guys question the sources for trustworthy news .... I guess it stands to reason that it would eventually get to the world of sports as well.]

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Sport fishing in the upper Niagara River #4 ,.,,,, winter’s over , boats out on the water with chunks of ice
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How can I be worse than Maggie The Monkey?!?!?   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_the_Monkey  I don't watch NCAA basketball during the season, but I've watched a fair bit of March Madness, and even decided not to switch channels for bits of the expert analysis.  I'm 0-for-4 on the semi-final games.  

Fwiw, my prognoses are South Carolina and Michigan.... but with even less conviction (?) than my guesses for the semis.

And... I noticed Elliotte Freidman going on about the situation re. Maple Laffs management [or is it mismanagement?].  He didn't even mention Dick Onslow, so I question whether he's really as good/informed/thorough as I read in this thread.   

I been told there are ways to kill a cat other than choking it with butter?? https://www.facebook.com/reel/953012267114321

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Top of the first in Chicago.... Varsho misjudges a ball and it rolls to the wall. The hitter is credited with a triple. How is this [and many others like it] not a single + a 2-base error?

They figure it’s an uncatchable ball,, then the hometown-friendly scorekeeper collects his bribery $$

I’ll bet you’re all chafing at the bit to watch this classic….

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It only became uncatchable because Varsho first made a mental error.  If a flyball is lofted out toward an outfielder, but to his left, and he misjudges it and breaks to his right and subsequently can't recover in time to catch it, was it "uncatchable."   "They" talk about batters having a "professional at-bat"  .... Varsho didn't show a professional fielding attempt on ^^ one, IMNSHumbleO.

Wasn't "brewery rep." a fairly common off-season job (?) for CFL and NHL players back iin the goodle days?  [And conspicuous by it's absence is Glen Hall painting his barn .... and painting his barn ... and painting his... etc. ... etc.   ]

Yeah, it was catchable now that I reviewed it (with New York….) , but my hometown scorekeeper bias still stands… maybe

Roger Maris worked for Busch beer when he played for the Cardinals & after retirement. Maybe George (don’t call me Jorge) Bell worked for Labatts….
Gu LaFleur might’ve worked for Molson AND McDonalds Tobacco…..

YES!!   ....  a player finally gives us the straight goods [i.e. answer to the first question] rather than simply grunting agreement with the interviewer ... though he did pretty well with the obvious cliches after that.  https://www.facebook.com/reel/2130712484135218    

DC/MD would say,”we’ve gotta get deez communists oughta da leeg “

Back in early September, I opined that I would consider the winter sports season a success if both the Patriots and the Bruins made it to the first round of the playoffs. Given the abysmal performance of both in 24-25, this seemed somewhat over-optimistic, but I'm that sorta guy.

To everyone's astonishment, the Pats made it all the way to the Superbowl (where they got deservedly smoked). Even so, that's one helluva turnaround.

And yesterday the Bruins clinched at least the second wild card spot in the east, though not by winning. They COULD have clinched if they'd beaten Tampa, but instead needed losses by Detroit and the Islanders to secure the spot.

I'll take it. I have no expectation that the Bruins will get past the first round - in fact, they could very well get blown out in four. The way things stand today we'd be facing Carolina - an excellent team built for the playoffs. If we get past them, however, we'd likely be facing either the Flyers or the Pens - and I like our chances better with that.

Much could still change. However, looking back on the preseason prediction: I am well satisfied. This season has been a successful one.

And this afternoon, it's off to Providence to watch the Baby Bruins play. Life is good.

Looks like Canada’s (if I can put it that way) chances for a Stanley Cup win lie with the Oil or Les Habitants. Oilers are due, but not sure if their defence is strong enough, or secondary scorers are either. Habs are maybe a dark horse.

.... maybe about this "dark" ??

.... though I'm okay with them exceeding my expectations/hopes.  

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Yes, the Leafs ….. oh, who were they again?

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Some years back, a Leaf fan friend of ours was leaving a party when I called to him, "Hey, Crawford, you heard of Leafs Nation?"

He said yes.

I said, "It's a third world country!"

Some things don't change.

Maddy’s back,, maybe she’ll light a fire under the Jays’ hitters