I sure can't find it.
Great career as a player.
Pretty much a non-entity in management. Winning at international tourneys is not the same as winning in the NHL on a regular basis.
Ya, he put in his time at head office, but is that all that his Leafs sinecure is about?
And how about that so-called house cleaning...
It's been a blood-bath at Maple Leafs HQ over the past few days...
... but Kessel and Phaneuf are still on the payroll?
WTF???
Showing posts with label Dion Phaneuf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dion Phaneuf. Show all posts
Monday, April 13, 2015
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Kessel, Phaneuf, and that never-ending Leafs rebuild
I feel bad for Phil Kessel and Phaneuf. It wasn't their idea to rebuild the Toronto Maple Leafs around them.
That's on Burkie.
Burkie, as an old-boy hockey insider, has long since decamped to greener pastures. The fact that his record absolutely stinks makes no diff when you are an old-boy insider.
I'm watching (not for much longer) my Leafs taking a 5-0 beating at the hands of the Blues. The absolute highlight of the game thus far has been Phaneuf's pasting of Oshie. If Phaneuf had delivered a few more checks like that earlier in his career as a Maple Leaf, he could have vindicated Burkes decision to sign him up.
But by and large Phaneuf avoids the nitty gritty.
Which is why he was never a guy you should have been building a team around.
We are now watching a team that truly sucks. The announcement that they are officially "rebuilding" was management's way of telling the fans that it's official strategy that they suck. There is a school of thought that maintains the suckage is about nabbing McDavid in the draft, but I wouldn't give Leaf management that much credit.
The Leafs suck because they're run by hockey morons, not because they're run by evil geniuses with an eye on Connor McDavid.
It's been a while since I've been to the Air Canada Centre to see the Leafs live. Between tickets and parking and the drive to the big city and a dinner out, this is a $500 night.
Won't be happening any time soon.
That's on Burkie.
Burkie, as an old-boy hockey insider, has long since decamped to greener pastures. The fact that his record absolutely stinks makes no diff when you are an old-boy insider.
I'm watching (not for much longer) my Leafs taking a 5-0 beating at the hands of the Blues. The absolute highlight of the game thus far has been Phaneuf's pasting of Oshie. If Phaneuf had delivered a few more checks like that earlier in his career as a Maple Leaf, he could have vindicated Burkes decision to sign him up.
But by and large Phaneuf avoids the nitty gritty.
Which is why he was never a guy you should have been building a team around.
We are now watching a team that truly sucks. The announcement that they are officially "rebuilding" was management's way of telling the fans that it's official strategy that they suck. There is a school of thought that maintains the suckage is about nabbing McDavid in the draft, but I wouldn't give Leaf management that much credit.
The Leafs suck because they're run by hockey morons, not because they're run by evil geniuses with an eye on Connor McDavid.
It's been a while since I've been to the Air Canada Centre to see the Leafs live. Between tickets and parking and the drive to the big city and a dinner out, this is a $500 night.
Won't be happening any time soon.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Dissidents in Leafs Nation succumb to police state
So much for freedom of speech!
Apparently the full weight of the police state will henceforth be unleashed when dissident Toronto Maple Leaf fans express their ire with team management by tossing their team sweaters on the ice.
Really? Toronto cops have nothing more important to do? Maybe there's room for a little surgery in that Police Services budget after all?
And how about Dion Phaneuf piping up about the fans "disrespecting the organization?"
Dude, the organization has been disrespecting the fans in this town since way before you ever laced on a pair of skates! Shut-up already and maybe try upping your game!
Apparently the full weight of the police state will henceforth be unleashed when dissident Toronto Maple Leaf fans express their ire with team management by tossing their team sweaters on the ice.
Really? Toronto cops have nothing more important to do? Maybe there's room for a little surgery in that Police Services budget after all?
And how about Dion Phaneuf piping up about the fans "disrespecting the organization?"
Dude, the organization has been disrespecting the fans in this town since way before you ever laced on a pair of skates! Shut-up already and maybe try upping your game!
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