General Leafs Talk

[GhostofPotvin29]

And some of the generation of young people giving up on the Leafs....

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/article/1067387--public-leafs-practice-a-real-hit-with-fans-at-cfb-trenton

 

[spiderbob]

And some of the generation of young people giving up on the Leafs....

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/article/1067387--public-leafs-practice-a-real-hit-with-fans-at-cfb-trenton

Hey all, my first post on the new page but this caught my eye in the article:

In the meantime, Nazem Kadri was back in full practice mode Monday morning, and was skating on the line with Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Kadri was injured (knee) during the final pre-season games against Detroit. He was originally pegged at 2-4 weeks on the injury shelf.

?The little bastard is coming back quicker than I was led to believe,?? said coach Ron Wilson. ?We?ll figure something out.?

Not trying to add more fuel to the Ron Wilson hate fire but why would he refer to Kadri that way publicly? The quote itself just seems off to me.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

 

[Scot4bz]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

I took it in jest, meaning that it probably meant they had to make some decisions sooner than they originally anticipated. I'm sure Wilson is fine with having more options to chose from.

 

[Bullfrog]

Just got back from seeing some of the practice.  Took 3 of my kids, the 4th is going with her class.  I think the highlight was the look in Grabovski's eyes.  Totally intense.

Sounds like you had a good time. Grabovski's for real. I'm always impressed with his apparent effort and the things he says.

 

[spiderbob]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Where did I say Ron don't like Kadri? I never even implied it, all I said was that I found it a bit odd that Ron would refer to Kadri as "The little Bastard...". Obviously the team building exercises are working for Ron to feel comfortable enough to talk to like that in the Media. It may have been a joke, as it obviously was, but still in poor taste.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Where did I say Ron don't like Kadri? I never even implied it, all I said was that I found it a bit odd that Ron would refer to Kadri as "The little Bastard...". Obviously the team building exercises are working for Ron to feel comfortable enough to talk to like that in the Media. It may have been a joke, as it obviously was, but still in poor taste.

It's pretty clearly implied, but I'm not going to argue what you were or were not trying to say.  It will not change that I see nothing wrong with what he said, other than maybe it shouldn't be shown to children.

 

[cw]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Where did I say Ron don't like Kadri? I never even implied it, all I said was that I found it a bit odd that Ron would refer to Kadri as "The little Bastard...". Obviously the team building exercises are working for Ron to feel comfortable enough to talk to like that in the Media. It may have been a joke, as it obviously was, but still in poor taste.

At least he didn't call him a 'little puke' (see Don Cherry's rant) 

 

[spiderbob]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Where did I say Ron don't like Kadri? I never even implied it, all I said was that I found it a bit odd that Ron would refer to Kadri as "The little Bastard...". Obviously the team building exercises are working for Ron to feel comfortable enough to talk to like that in the Media. It may have been a joke, as it obviously was, but still in poor taste.

It's pretty clearly implied, but I'm not going to argue what you were or were not trying to say.  It will not change that I see nothing wrong with what he said, other than maybe it shouldn't be shown to children.

It may all be a case of misinterpretation. I too personally have no qualms with the words spoken, just don't agree with Ron doing it publicly.

 

[Bullfrog]

It wouldn't have been funny if he said it privately.

 

[Bender]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Personally it's how guy's who're close talk to each other. What he's really saying is how tenacious he is.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Personally it's how guy's who're close talk to each other. What he's really saying is how tenacious he is.

Bingo. Move along folks.

 

[Fanatic]

Just got back from seeing some of the practice.  Took 3 of my kids, the 4th is going with her class.  I think the highlight was the look in Grabovski's eyes.  Totally intense.

Sounds like you had a good time. Grabovski's for real. I'm always impressed with his apparent effort and the things he says.

I like the fact that Grabs was taking faceoff tips from Steckel last week and then went 14 for 22 on Saturday night. I really like that he sees a guy who is good at something and then goes to him to learn and to get better. Grabovski is growing on a lot of Leafs fans who did not necessarily like him so much when he first came over.

 

[lamajama]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Personally it's how guy's who're close talk to each other. What he's really saying is how tenacious he is.

Bingo. Move along folks.

I'll "move along" but it's not professional. Not at all. You wouldn't hear
Burke say it in public.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I'll "move along" but it's not professional. Not at all. You wouldn't hear
Burke say it in public.

Burke and Wilson are two completely different personalities when in front of a microphone. Wilson has always been a little smirky and sarcastic. If you haven't watched the video of the comment, you can see that Wilson smiled the entire time he said it and the entire media scrum got a good chuckle out of it.

 

[leafplasma]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Personally it's how guy's who're close talk to each other. What he's really saying is how tenacious he is.

Bingo. Move along folks.

No I think by calling him a little bastard he is clearly stating that he is not big enough to play on his team.

 

[Bender]

No.

It doesn't need to be explained.  It's a matter of common sense.  If Wilson did not like him, he would not publicly insult him like that.  It's clearly a joke.

Personally it's how guy's who're close talk to each other. What he's really saying is how tenacious he is.

Bingo. Move along folks.

No I think by calling him a little bastard he is clearly stating that he is not big enough to play on his team.

THAT. That and he's born out of wedlock! Rabble rabble.

 

[lamajama]

I'll "move along" but it's not professional. Not at all. You wouldn't hear
Burke say it in public.

Burke and Wilson are two completely different personalities when in front of a microphone. Wilson has always been a little smirky and sarcastic. If you haven't watched the video of the comment, you can see that Wilson smiled the entire time he said it and the entire media scrum got a good chuckle out of it.

Thanks for the link. I watched the video and you're right. It shows much better on tape.

 

[The Red Polar Bear]

c/o Gunnar's twitter, Grabo with a C7:

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

c/o Gunnar's twitter, Grabo with a C7:

We need to photoshop his head from the pineapple pic onto that photo... LOL