Mikael Grabovski

[Champ Kind]

I will send you a $10 Tim Horton's gift card and eat the envelope if Grabovski finishes this year with 73 points.

Edit: and I'll toss in a breakfast sandwich if Clarkson finishes with 12.

What do I win if Clarkson and Bozak together don't outscore Grabovski?

My hope and optimism, yours for eternity.

Much tastier than a Tim Horton's sandwich, that.

I don't know, have you tried it with double bacon?

 

[mr grieves]

Nice piece on Washington's Grabovski-centered 'third' line: http://www.japersrink.com/2013/11/14/5096054/the-capitals-other-first-line-grabovski-ward-chimera

 

[Highlander]

I dont know how to start a new thread as yet (suggestions would be welcome) but my son just told me that Alex Steen is the number one point man in the league. Guess we gave up on him 6 years to soon.

 

[TML fan]

Leafs fans have a hard time letting go...

 

[mr grieves]

Leafs fans have a hard time letting go...

Since these players' lives were not tragically cut short by acts of God or nature, it's not really necessary to go through the steps of grieving and come to acceptance -- it's sufficient to stop at "management made some dumb decisions."

 

[TML fan]

Leafs fans have a hard time letting go...

Since these players' lives were not tragically cut short by acts of God or nature, it's not really necessary to go through the steps of grieving and come to acceptance -- it's sufficient to stop at "management made some dumb decisions."

Maybe one day you'll actually stop there, not just run it on a continuous loop?

 

[mr grieves]

Leafs fans have a hard time letting go...

Since these players' lives were not tragically cut short by acts of God or nature, it's not really necessary to go through the steps of grieving and come to acceptance -- it's sufficient to stop at "management made some dumb decisions."

Maybe one day you'll actually stop there, not just run it on a continuous loop?

Never forget, man. Never forget.

Or: dumb decisions look dumb in whole new and sometimes unexpected ways as time passes. If counting the ways bores you, there's a Rob Ford thread that's hopping.

 

[TML fan]

Leafs fans have a hard time letting go...

Since these players' lives were not tragically cut short by acts of God or nature, it's not really necessary to go through the steps of grieving and come to acceptance -- it's sufficient to stop at "management made some dumb decisions."

Maybe one day you'll actually stop there, not just run it on a continuous loop?

Never forget, man. Never forget.

Or: dumb decisions look dumb in whole new and sometimes unexpected ways as time passes. If counting the ways bores you, there's a Rob Ford thread that's hopping.

But what's the point? That's what I'm struggling to understand. You're just saying the same thing over and over again but to what end? Will repeating it enough undo it? Do you just want every single person to agree with you?

It's done. Whining about it won't change it, and it's more productive to discuss solutions than it is to just beach and moan about what could or should have been.

 

[Bullfrog]

I'm not sure why it's so difficult to understand that people can remain upset about a player's departure and also remain interested in what they do.

 

[Kin]

You'd think that if people were so broken up about his leaving that at least one of them would take the time to spell his first name correctly.

 

[TML fan]

I'm not sure why it's so difficult to understand that people can remain upset about a player's departure and also remain interested in what they do.

That would be fine if that's what was happening.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

18 points in 21 games now (7 goals), 12 of which are at even-strength, playing mainly with Chimera and Ward and averaging 15:47 per night.

What a start for him.

 

[bustaheims]

18 points in 21 games now (7 goals), 12 of which are at even-strength, playing mainly with Chimera and Ward and averaging 15:47 per night.

What a start for him.

Yeah, but, Clarkson, man . . . Clarkson! Intangibles! Fighting! Clark-son!

 

[moon111]

I'm not sure why it's so difficult to understand that people can remain upset about a player's departure and also remain interested in what they do.

Like you never stalked an old girlfriend.  ;D

 

[Bullfrog]

I was trying not to bring that up. 

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Goal and assist tonight to give him 21 points in 26 games (a 66 point pace right now).  Had the shootout winner too.  Loves playing Montreal.

 

[mr grieves]

Goal and assist tonight to give him 21 points in 26 games (a 66 point pace right now).  Had the shootout winner too.  Loves playing Montreal.

He also moved up the line-up, away from the Ward/Chimera line. That line had been doing quite well, but with a new center, they got this result (from Japer's Rink):

Speaking of Grabovski, think his old linemates Jason Chimera and Joel Ward miss him? At one point (at least half way through the second period), the third line of Chimera/Beagle/Ward were out-attempted 0-9, for the unflattering distinction of 0% CF. Eventually Adam Oates grew fed up, and swapped Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera in the lineup. If ever the difference between a Grabovski and a Beagle has been illustrated, it was tonight, and on this line.

 

[gunnar36]

52.9% on faceoffs for Grabbo while our 'faceoff specialist' Tyler Bozak is posting a whopping 45.4% success rate.

 

[Kin]

52.9% on faceoffs for Grabbo while our 'faceoff specialist' Tyler Bozak is posting a whopping 45.4% success rate.

In fairness to Bozak that has something to do with the fact that Bozak is the Leafs #1 choice to take a draw on the PK, usually against the other team's best center whereas the Capitals aren't letting Grabo anywhere near the faceoff circle when they're a man down. Take out Bozak's draws short handed and he's just under 50%

 

[dappleganger]

52.9% on faceoffs for Grabbo while our 'faceoff specialist' Tyler Bozak is posting a whopping 45.4% success rate.

In fairness to Bozak that has something to do with the fact that Bozak is the Leafs #1 choice to take a draw on the PK, usually against the other team's best center whereas the Capitals aren't letting Grabo anywhere near the faceoff circle when they're a man down. Take out Bozak's draws short handed and he's just under 50%

Bozak hasn't been the same in the dot since he hurt his shoulder last year.