Reimer is killing us,,
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Isn't Florida a first place team? I know they were the betting favourite at -120.
Wha? Historically Buffalo has eaten the Leafs up. They're back to having 6/7 first liners on the the Injury Bench and both teams are in the middle of the Conference pack. Suck back and reload.
blame this shit on wilson he barries players
this videoblog states some great points http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZT4Ekg5z_0&feature=g-all-u&context=G29ad4afFAAAAAAAABAA
Do the Maple Leafs even have a team in Barrie, or a player from Barrie?
i mean hes not a players coach
no but blame the pk on wilson, and his choice to start "god's son" riemer when gus is hot with the better record, and burke and wilson on the choice of the player personal
Ah leaf fans! Lol Reimer isn't stealing any games is correct, the D is hopeless but they can score goals! They are not a completive team and that's the bottom line. Doesn't seem to bother MLSE bottom-line so it will stay the course.
Armstrong?.Komaiserek? first liners?..lmao,,,Dan Maloney who played for the leafs lives in Barrie and sells real estate
Weren't Armstrong and Komaiserek starters at the beginning of the season? If they started the season with the team, then they were good enough for someone.
This team is good enough to make the playoffs. Our D core is above average talent wise. Wilson has proven to be inadequate as are his assistants. 3 years of last place penalty kill, cmon. Now Burkie gives his buddy a 1 year extension. Gross mismanagement.
Embracing Mediocrity
It matters not, this contract extension Ron Wilson is gloating over. Or at least, it changes nothing.
He makes the playoffs, he'll stay as Leaf coach. He misses, he won't. This extension is mostly about feathering his nest, at least in terms of certainty. He'll get his money, which is apparently what he wanted under his tree and Brian Burke was happy to provide.
What does matter, in a larger sense, is that this is an undeniable instance of Burke's hockey club openly embracing mediocrity.
Miss the playoffs three straight years, then get to 14th overall in a 30-team league with a weak defensive record (25th out of 30) and the worst penalty killing (30th out of 30) in hockey and the coach responsible for it all gets a handsome, multi-million reward.
"Winning if necessary but not necessarily winning." It was a cheeky, mock phrase applied to the Leafs that originated in the Steve Stavro ownership days, but rings just as true today.
This extension proves it.
Wilson and Burke have talked ad nauseum about getting rid of "blue-and-white disease" in the dressing room. But there is no greater expression of blue-and-white disease, basically defined as accepting what others would see as average result as excellence, than that which Burke has delivered in extending Wilson at this time.
Mikhail Grabovski and John-Michael Liles, both in the last year of their contracts, must play on without new deals.
But not Fibber Ron. He gets taken care of.
This is why people in Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Montreal, Calgary and Winnipeg chortle "plan the parade" every time the Leafs win two in a row.
Mediocrity is celebrated in Leaf-land like no place else in hockey. Hell, mediocrity pays in Toronto like no place else in hockey.
Eventually, should the Leafs not make the post-season and Wilson is jettisoned, Rogers and Bell may also want to know why the lame-duck Ontario Teachers Pension Fund had any business approving such an contract extension, particularly with another NHL lockout in the offing.
But Wilson, for now, gets to gloat. Enjoy it, coach.
I agree with BW's statement above. A good coach would have chosen to ride the hot (not necessarily better) goalie until he cools.
The Leafs may have had a few more wins which would have put them up on a higher perch.
When Gustavsson does cool down, Riemer wil be better prepared to step back in as their No. 1. (Not sure why Wilson needs to force the issue here).
Example: When Bobby Lou was injured earlier this season, Schneider got hot. When Bobby Lou was healthy, Vigneault continued to start Schneider until he cooled.
