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May 10, 2011
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Humility and correct grammar in equal measure.
posted by holden at 08:07 AM on May 10, 2011
The fun never ends: New FIFA corruption accusations emerge at a UK parliamentary hearing about six purchaseable votes (out of 24, IIRC).
posted by billsaysthis at 12:21 PM on May 10, 2011
NHL Conference Finals schedule
posted by kokaku at 01:30 PM on May 10, 2011
Teachers to buy TD stake in Maple Leaf Sports
posted by tommybiden at 03:03 PM on May 10, 2011
FIFA is just despicable. As a longtime fan of F1 I loathe the FIA, but FIFA are something else!
posted by Drood at 04:36 PM on May 10, 2011
US Justice Department asking for French to help with case against Armstrong. Our tax dollars at work waste.
posted by graymatters at 07:48 PM on May 10, 2011
I am watching the Red Wings Sharks game with the TV muted. I can't stand Mike Emrick. Every time a player takes a hard shot, he calls it a "drive." It's not golf. It's a shot, not a drive. Plus Pierre McGuire is between the benches. Definitely mute. I miss Gary Thorne and Bill Clement from when the NHL used to be on ESPN.
posted by insomnyuk at 08:17 PM on May 10, 2011
Teachers to buy TD stake in Maple Leaf Sports
Does that mean the Leafs have to do it over and over again until they get it right?
Now Brian Burke, write 100 times on the blackboard, "I will get players to take the team to the playoffs."
posted by Howard_T at 09:08 PM on May 10, 2011
Now Brian Burke, write 100 times on the blackboard, "I will get players to take the team to the playoffs."
The team is very profitable without having to invest in players or assemble a winning team, don't count on any changes for the better soon.
Even if Burke had money and draft picks he'd probably squander them in another Kessel 'istic type deal. (They need another player to challenge for the league +/- title .. um, on the minus end.)
posted by cixelsyd at 09:33 PM on May 10, 2011
Even if Burke had money and draft picks he'd probably squander them in another Kessel 'istic type deal. (They need another player to challenge for the league +/- title .. um, on the minus end.)
Kessel's had back-to-back 30 goal seasons for Toronto, while Seguin is currently sitting in the press box for the first two rounds of the playoffs. It's not a disaster deal just yet.
Besides, Toronto exacted revenge on the Bruins by giving them Kaberle...
posted by grum@work at 09:49 PM on May 10, 2011
Kessel's had back-to-back 30 goal seasons for Toronto
Yes, but he's -20 placing him 877th out of 891 NHL players. If Kessel doesn't play at all the Leafs are 20 goals better and probably a playoff team this year.
Kaberle was +6, +4 while with the Leafs. I don't like his game or attitude either, but he had talent and was effective.
Seguin was -4, and hasn't dressed for the playoffs because he is young and in a better organization.
.. Longing for days Past
posted by cixelsyd at 11:09 PM on May 10, 2011
I am watching the Red Wings Sharks game with the TV muted. I can't stand Mike Emrick.
Thankfully I was able to watch the game on Fox Sports Detroit.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:12 PM on May 10, 2011
As much as I hate game 7s involving the Wings, I'll take this one...
posted by MeatSaber at 12:55 AM on May 11, 2011
I don't like his game or attitude either, but he had talent and was effective.
He did wonders for the Boston power play...
If Kessel doesn't play at all the Leafs are 20 goals better and probably a playoff team this year.
Yeah...that's not how that works.
By your logic, if the Leafs only allowed their six plus players to play (Grabovski, Boyce, Kulemin, Colborne, Lashoff, Brown), they would have been 32 goals better than they were this year, and DEFINITELY would have made the playoffs.
posted by grum@work at 01:34 AM on May 11, 2011
Plus Pierre McGuire is between the benches
I sit and pray he gets hit in the dome with a puck everytime he does a Pens game.
posted by Debo270 at 08:56 AM on May 11, 2011
Plus/minus is a terrible hockey stat. You'll find more often than not that on winning teams most people are plus. On losing teams most people are minus.
And it doesn't factor in the biggest reason for success or failure in hockey... The goalie.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:06 PM on May 11, 2011
"We're the guys. We're the ones who get all the attention. We're the ones that get all the praise. This team is going to go as far as us three takes it." -- Dwyane Wade