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Nik Bethune said:
OldTimeHockey said:
Sure it can be made by these young men that are sort of "famous"....My point is, it isn't exclusive to hockey. That is all.
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I don't think anyone ever said it was. In fact the post of mine you're referring to explicitly says that saying it's particularly a problem within hockey is not saying it's exclusive to hockey.

And again, I think you need to recognize that your experiences aren't universal. What people like me and CtB are saying is that despite this sort of thing being commonplace in some environments you frequent, it's not in others and your perception of what was "okay" or accepted in society is more of a reflection of the parts of society you're familiar with than it is a grand, sweeping statement about society as a whole.
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Yep, you're right.
 
https://twitter.com/laurenjane2588/status/1261439659894165505

Not a minor Leaf, but semi-minor news. Probably doesn?t mind the break in game action!
 
I really liked Holland. It's too bad things never really worked out in the NHL.

edit: I couldn't really remember how we acquired him originally. It was Jesse Blacker (bust) and a 2nd and 7th round draft pick. Those picks ended up being used on Marcus Pettersson and Ondrej Kase. We obviously can't suggest that the Leafs would have picked the same players but interesting that Anaheim really nailed those specific picks.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I really liked Holland. It's too bad things never really worked out in the NHL.

edit: I couldn't really remember how we acquired him originally. It was Jesse Blacker (bust) and a 2nd and 7th round draft pick. Those picks ended up being used on Marcus Pettersson and Ondrej Kase. We obviously can't suggest that the Leafs would have picked the same players but interesting that Anaheim really nailed those specific picks.
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Anaheim always seems to do well with picks they acquire from the Leafs - Sam Steel, Maxime Comtois, Rickard Rakell, John Gibson...we shouldn't let them have any more of our picks.
 
bustaheims said:
CarltonTheBear said:
I really liked Holland. It's too bad things never really worked out in the NHL.

edit: I couldn't really remember how we acquired him originally. It was Jesse Blacker (bust) and a 2nd and 7th round draft pick. Those picks ended up being used on Marcus Pettersson and Ondrej Kase. We obviously can't suggest that the Leafs would have picked the same players but interesting that Anaheim really nailed those specific picks.
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Anaheim always seems to do well with picks they acquire from the Leafs - Sam Steel, Maxime Comtois, Rickard Rakell, John Gibson...we shouldn't let them have any more of our picks.
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Um, why not just poach their scouting staff.
https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/q-a-ducks-director-of-amateur-scouting-martin-madden/c-675621
 
https://twitter.com/seanshapiro/status/1272523947762999296
https://twitter.com/seanshapiro/status/1272526528677625857

Polak's signed with a team in Europe for 20/21. What's interesting is his comments seem to suggest he wouldn't want to return to the States to participate in Dallas' playoff run. Maybe there's some translation issues there and he'll offer a correction but that's what it seems to say. There's more in the thread.

He also talked about how frustrating his season was in Dallas as he had to play in a rotation for a long period of time and it was difficult to stay motivated.
 
Jeremy Bracco signed a two-way deal with the Hurricanes.

I admit, I don't entirely get this one. I guess I'm just not an AHL watcher but to me it seems like if a guy can score the way he did in the AHL at his age you should probably at least give him a NHL look. Even if he's the worst defensive player in the history of the game, a team with depth scoring issues feels like a place to at least test the proposition out
 
OldTimeHockey said:
I don't think that's a lousy reason at all
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So what happens when we disagree? Enter into a tongtine where the last remaining survivor is declared right?
 
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-marlies/2020/2/5/21123950/jeremy-bracco-out-of-toronto-marlies-lineup-for-personal-reasons-maple-leafs-trade-talk

He had one good-looking AHL season largely thanks to Chris Mueller. His defensive skill is underrated but his work rate doesn?t make up for when his go-to moves get stymied. He will have to make some changes to keep up in Carolina?s skate-chaos-skate system.

He is a crafty and elusive skater when he gets going, but it?s a style that limits him to the right wing.

You could take the sunglasses in the truck selfie subset of the fanbase?s general criticism of Nylander (which are shallow and not true) and apply them accurately to Bracco.
 
Hope the kid gets his shite together, learn from Clune about real work ethic he tried to teach him.  Wish him well, some things are just not meant to be. 
 
herman said:
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-marlies/2020/2/5/21123950/jeremy-bracco-out-of-toronto-marlies-lineup-for-personal-reasons-maple-leafs-trade-talk

He had one good-looking AHL season largely thanks to Chris Mueller. His defensive skill is underrated but his work rate doesn?t make up for when his go-to moves get stymied. He will have to make some changes to keep up in Carolina?s skate-chaos-skate system.

He is a crafty and elusive skater when he gets going, but it?s a style that limits him to the right wing.

You could take the sunglasses in the truck selfie subset of the fanbase?s general criticism of Nylander (which are shallow and not true) and apply them accurately to Bracco.
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Do we not use the term "floater" anymore?  Because it sounds like he's a floater.
 
Highlander said:
Hope the kid gets his shite together, learn from Clune about real work ethic he tried to teach him.  Wish him well, some things are just not meant to be. 
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He def has world class passing skills. Would have liked to seen him get a shot but whatever. Good luck to him.
 
Nik said:
OldTimeHockey said:
I don't think that's a lousy reason at all
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So what happens when we disagree? Enter into a tongtine where the last remaining survivor is declared right?
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Rock/Paper/Scissors.

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