Gimme a quick history lesson? I thought Wendel's hat trick in game 6 kept the series alive for the Leafs, and then Gretz scored the winner in OT in Game 7, when he should have been in the penalty box. If I'm wrong, which game did he call "The best I've ever played"?
Baron and I have been arguing over this one for about, oh, as long as we've known each other. The Habs would have got slaughtered. Compare Roy's stats to Potvin's in the regular season, and it's not even close.
The Leafs had a 3-2 series lead when Gretzky scored in OT in game 6 when he should have been in the box. He scored a hat trick in game 7 (that one goal that went off of Dave Ellett's leg still kills me whenever I see it). Game 7 was what he called his best game.
It was in game 6, but yeah. I'd like to say that the Leafs could have beaten the Habs (my uncle, who hates the Leafs more than anyone else in my family, says that they probably could have since the Habs were kind of flukey that year with all the OT wins), but they would have been coming off 3 long series, one of them taking them to the other side of the continent a few times. I'd just like to be able to say I've seen the Leafs play in the Finals at least once in my life at this point.
I wish the Leafs had signed Gretzky when he was a free agent when he went to the Rangers. It probably wouldn't have done anything for the franchise, but it would have been nice. I also wonder how different things would be now if they had gotten Lindros during all that bullshit.
And the Jays should never have traded Michael Young for Esteban Loaiza.
My roommate brought home a 12-pack of Pepsi from work today. He got home at about 5:30 or so and I went out to the movies. I got home at around 10 and by then there were already 5 gone. He only weighs like 140 lbs, I don't get it.
I always love people's over-reactions to stuff like this. It's just the fucking Chipmunks, it'll probably suck, but it's nothing worth getting worked up over
I think a top 6 of McCabe, Kaberle, White, Coliacovo, Gill, and Kubina isn't that bad. Might not win you a Cup, but they'll have a better goalie behind them this year, I hope. Not much depth, though.
It's a good thing we had a lockout to get that salary cap and make sure all the big market teams don't sign all the top free agents.
The Leafs signing Blake is like them signing Kubina last year. Just signing someone for the sake of doing it.
I think what Leopold is doing is telling the Board of Governors not to approve Ballsillie's offer and take the guy who wants to move them to KC instead. I wouldn't be surprised if he's being pressured by Bettman, though, who really didn't seem happy about the ticket selling in Hamilton.
I think the real reason for this might just be to spite Balsillie. He's an idiot, selling season tickets for a team he doesn't own in a city where they don't even play yet.