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07-24-2013 | 12:17 AM
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The Beibs at it again.
Didn't really have much worthwhile to post but noticed we dropped below the Bowling thread so we obviously needed a bump.
As if it weren’t hard enough to score Leafs tickets, Justin Bieber claims he’s been drafted to the team.
In a video posted to the Canadian pop star’s Instagram page Tuesday morning, the Biebs — flanked by a couple of pals — says: “So as you all know the Leafs, um, haven’t been doing great lately but this year they’re going to be spectacular.”
He then points to his buddies and himself in the 16-second clip, titled “Please Toronto Maple Leafs win the Cup,” and jokingly says they’ll be playing for the team this year.
In a second video, Bieber and friends can be seen pretending to play hockey while egging each other on, yelling, “Slapshot, top shelf, goal!”
Bieber also shows off his mock “dangles” — his impressive imaginary stick handling — at one point in the clip.
The self-proclaimed diehard Leaf fan got the attention of the club, who tweeted out the second video with the message: “Nice dangles, bro.”
In 2011, Bieber skated with a handful of Leafs during an on-ice session.
At the time, defenceman Jake Gardiner said he was impressed by the pop phenom.
“I was telling some of the guys he’s got some good moves,” Gardiner said.
Bieber even managed to put a few pucks behind then-Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson, who said while he didn’t play at the top of his game, he didn’t give the teen star any freebies either.
In a video posted to the Canadian pop star’s Instagram page Tuesday morning, the Biebs — flanked by a couple of pals — says: “So as you all know the Leafs, um, haven’t been doing great lately but this year they’re going to be spectacular.”
He then points to his buddies and himself in the 16-second clip, titled “Please Toronto Maple Leafs win the Cup,” and jokingly says they’ll be playing for the team this year.
In a second video, Bieber and friends can be seen pretending to play hockey while egging each other on, yelling, “Slapshot, top shelf, goal!”
Bieber also shows off his mock “dangles” — his impressive imaginary stick handling — at one point in the clip.
The self-proclaimed diehard Leaf fan got the attention of the club, who tweeted out the second video with the message: “Nice dangles, bro.”
In 2011, Bieber skated with a handful of Leafs during an on-ice session.
At the time, defenceman Jake Gardiner said he was impressed by the pop phenom.
“I was telling some of the guys he’s got some good moves,” Gardiner said.
Bieber even managed to put a few pucks behind then-Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson, who said while he didn’t play at the top of his game, he didn’t give the teen star any freebies either.
07-24-2013 | 11:19 AM
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07-24-2013 | 11:48 AM
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Found this interesting.
List of GM's – How many were former NHL players?
And how many of those former players won a Cup as a GM.
(Recent Cup winners in BOLD)
Boston Bruins Peter Chiarelli 0 games
Buffalo Sabres Darcy Regier 26 games
Carolina Hurricanes Jim Rutherford 457 games
Florida Panthers Dale Tallon 642 games
Montreal Canadiens Marc Bergevin 1191 games
New Jersey Devils Lou Lamoriello 0 games
New York Islanders Garth Snow 368 games
New York Rangers Glen Sather 658 games
Ottawa Senators Bryan Murray 0 games
Philadelphia Flyers Paul Holmgren 527 games
Pittsburgh Penguins Ray Shero 0 games
Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Yzerman 1514 games
Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Nonis 0 games
Washington Capitals George McPhee 115 games
Winnipeg Jets Kevin Cheveldayoff 0 games
Anaheim Ducks Bob Murray 194 games
Calgary Flames Jay Feaster 0 games
Chicago Blackhawks Stan Bowman 0 games
Colorado Avalanche Greg Sherman 0 games
Columbus Blue Jackets Jarmo Kekäläinen 55 games
Dallas Stars Jim Nill 524 games
Detroit Red Wings Ken Holland 4 games
Edmonton Oilers Craig MacTavish 1093 games
Los Angeles Kings Dean Lombardi 0 games
Minnesota Wild Chuck Fletcher 0 GAMES
Nashville Predators David Poile 0 games
Phoenix Coyotes Don Maloney 765 games
San Jose Sharks Doug Wilson 1024 games
St. Louis Blues Doug Armstrong 0 games
Vancouver Canucks Mike Gillis
Now let's visit the past 13 yearsand see some of the GM's that used to work, and some still do, and look at the Cup winners:
2013: Stan Bowman (Chi) – never played in the NHL
2012: Dean Lombardi (L.A.) – never played in the NHL
2011: Peter Chiarelli (Boston) – never played in the NHL
2010: Stan Bowman (Chi) – never played in the NHL (although credit to Dale Tallon here)
2009: Ray Shero (Pitt) – never played in the NHL (but drafted by the Kings!)
2008: Ken Holland (Det) – 4 games in the NHL
2007: Brian Burke (Ana) – never played in the NHL
2006: Jim Rutherford (Car) – 457 games in the NHL
2004: Jay Feaster (TB) – 0 games in the NHL
2003: Lou Lamoriello (NJ) – never played in the NHL
2002: Ken Holland (Det) – never played in the NHL
2001: Pierre Lacroix (Col) – 274 NHL games
2000: Lou Lamoriello (NJ) – 0 games in the NHL
So, is your GM a former player?
And how many of those former players won a Cup as a GM.
(Recent Cup winners in BOLD)
Boston Bruins Peter Chiarelli 0 games
Buffalo Sabres Darcy Regier 26 games
Carolina Hurricanes Jim Rutherford 457 games
Florida Panthers Dale Tallon 642 games
Montreal Canadiens Marc Bergevin 1191 games
New Jersey Devils Lou Lamoriello 0 games
New York Islanders Garth Snow 368 games
New York Rangers Glen Sather 658 games
Ottawa Senators Bryan Murray 0 games
Philadelphia Flyers Paul Holmgren 527 games
Pittsburgh Penguins Ray Shero 0 games
Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Yzerman 1514 games
Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Nonis 0 games
Washington Capitals George McPhee 115 games
Winnipeg Jets Kevin Cheveldayoff 0 games
Anaheim Ducks Bob Murray 194 games
Calgary Flames Jay Feaster 0 games
Chicago Blackhawks Stan Bowman 0 games
Colorado Avalanche Greg Sherman 0 games
Columbus Blue Jackets Jarmo Kekäläinen 55 games
Dallas Stars Jim Nill 524 games
Detroit Red Wings Ken Holland 4 games
Edmonton Oilers Craig MacTavish 1093 games
Los Angeles Kings Dean Lombardi 0 games
Minnesota Wild Chuck Fletcher 0 GAMES
Nashville Predators David Poile 0 games
Phoenix Coyotes Don Maloney 765 games
San Jose Sharks Doug Wilson 1024 games
St. Louis Blues Doug Armstrong 0 games
Vancouver Canucks Mike Gillis
Now let's visit the past 13 yearsand see some of the GM's that used to work, and some still do, and look at the Cup winners:
2013: Stan Bowman (Chi) – never played in the NHL
2012: Dean Lombardi (L.A.) – never played in the NHL
2011: Peter Chiarelli (Boston) – never played in the NHL
2010: Stan Bowman (Chi) – never played in the NHL (although credit to Dale Tallon here)
2009: Ray Shero (Pitt) – never played in the NHL (but drafted by the Kings!)
2008: Ken Holland (Det) – 4 games in the NHL
2007: Brian Burke (Ana) – never played in the NHL
2006: Jim Rutherford (Car) – 457 games in the NHL
2004: Jay Feaster (TB) – 0 games in the NHL
2003: Lou Lamoriello (NJ) – never played in the NHL
2002: Ken Holland (Det) – never played in the NHL
2001: Pierre Lacroix (Col) – 274 NHL games
2000: Lou Lamoriello (NJ) – 0 games in the NHL
So, is your GM a former player?
07-24-2013 | 12:24 PM
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Managing a roster, the salaries, and all the other things for a hockey team is quite different than having experience playing the game.
So, not surprising that stat was discovered. Don't really need experience as a pro player to be a successful/great GM.
So, not surprising that stat was discovered. Don't really need experience as a pro player to be a successful/great GM.
07-24-2013 | 12:34 PM
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07-24-2013 | 10:24 PM
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07-25-2013 | 12:37 AM
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07-25-2013 | 08:40 AM
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07-25-2013 | 12:16 PM
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Olympics will be interesting for sure. But my money will be on Russia. Home Ice and the swell of pride they're getting in the success (I think) of the KHL will be too much for another team to overcome. Russian teams are typically highly overrated in these tourney's IMO but they'll pull it out this time.
Last time the Winter Olympics were held overseas Canada didn't even medal and the US tore apart their hotel. Hope they have better luck this time.
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07-25-2013 | 01:44 PM
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Olympics will be interesting for sure. But my money will be on Russia. Home Ice and the swell of pride they're getting in the success (I think) of the KHL will be too much for another team to overcome. Russian teams are typically highly overrated in these tourney's IMO but they'll pull it out this time.
Last time the Winter Olympics were held overseas Canada didn't even medal and the US tore apart their hotel. Hope they have better luck this time.
Olympics will be interesting for sure. But my money will be on Russia. Home Ice and the swell of pride they're getting in the success (I think) of the KHL will be too much for another team to overcome. Russian teams are typically highly overrated in these tourney's IMO but they'll pull it out this time.
Last time the Winter Olympics were held overseas Canada didn't even medal and the US tore apart their hotel. Hope they have better luck this time.
will win the goldz.In either case, however the goldz will be won by either Doughty, or Voynov.
Mark my words....I know.
The only downside is that if Voynov delivers the goldz for Russia, both him and Doughty will not be invited (kidnapped) to dwell in dom's basement for weeks after the tourney.
However if Doughty does deliver the goldz, we all know where to "find" Doughty after the games.
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07-25-2013 | 06:07 PM
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07-26-2013 | 05:24 PM
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New $444 million hockey arena is still a go in Detroit
http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/26/news...ena/index.html
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