30 Insane Predictions for the Maple Leafs upcoming season
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The 2011/12 Maple Leafs season is two days away against our arch rivals the Montreal Canadiens, the Buds will be looking to make the post season for the first time since the lockout. The club is one of only two clubs to have failed to do so (Florida Panthers the other) and will be looking to charge into the post season. Can the club score enough goals? Will the penalty kill finally stop something? What will the goaltending look like?
These are all major questions and some that the club, the fans and the media are already asking and we have not even dropped the puck yet. Well Leafs Nation lets take a look at 20 Insane predictions for the Maple Leafs 2011/12 season.
-Ben Scrivens makes 10 starts for the Maple Leafs this season
-Jay Rosehill gets into more fights then Colton Orr
-Nikolai Kulemin scores 40 goals & becomes every opponents main target, while making All-Star game
-Tim Connolly falls asleep on the sofa, thinking its his bed & rolls off injuring himself for a month
-Matthew Lombardi becomes the clubs #1 center before the season is over
-Jake Gardiner leads the Leafs blue line in scoring heads to the NHL rookie all star game
-Mike Komisarek remembers what its like to be cheered at home and then is traded before the deadline
-Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin come to blows in practice
-Nazem Kadri and Mikhail Grabovski come to blows in same practice
-Phil Kessel does not eat his signature pasta dish and ends up netting 4 goals in game
-Tyler Bozak is sent packing by the club before the trade deadline, tells media I'll be back in Toronto
-Optimus Reimer Halloween costumes trotted out by fans all over the city
-Dion Phaneuf actually hits the net when he shoots and scores 15 for the club
-Luke Schenn leads the league in hits once again, as well as blocked shots & CBC interviews
-John Michael Liles experiment goes sour & the club trades him back to Western Conference, vowing to never go after someone with two first names again
-Clarke MacArthur has another career season, while going 3-0 in fights
-Colby Armstrong decides that he is the best penalty killer in the league & scores 6 SH goals
-Ron Wilson describes every players injury to the media as a human hockey injury
-Carl Gunnarsson finally speaks up & fans figure out he is clubs best all round defensemen
-Cody Franson gets tired of sitting in the press box and demands he is sent to the Marlies
-Mikhail Grabovski takes on Sergei Kostitsyn and records the Gordie Howe hat trick same game
-Jonas Gustavsson is sent to the Marlies for conditioning, only to be never be called back up
-Mike Brown gets suspended twice in the season for a total of 15 games but is confused as second suspension is accidental hit on Tim Connolly
-Joffrey Lupul leads the club in PP goals & yells at media I'm the other guy on the top line
-Matt Frattin gets off to a fast start but tails off mid year only to come on strong at the end
-Brian Burke gets caught at U.S. customs with Cuban cigars while flying to California to join the club on road trip
-Philippe Dupuis switches to number 32 & calls himself Daniel Marios after scoring two goals in a game
-The Maple Leafs PK improves to 22nd in the league while the PP jumps into Top 10
-Scott Gordon & Greg Cronin claim to be part of coaching staff, no one believes them
-The Maple Leafs not only make the playoffs but finish 4th in league in goals scored and take on Pittsburgh in the first round
They you have it Leafs Nation 30 Insane predictions for the upcoming hockey season, Which do you like and think may happen? What are your predictions?
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These are all major questions and some that the club, the fans and the media are already asking and we have not even dropped the puck yet. Well Leafs Nation lets take a look at 20 Insane predictions for the Maple Leafs 2011/12 season.
-Ben Scrivens makes 10 starts for the Maple Leafs this season
-Jay Rosehill gets into more fights then Colton Orr
-Nikolai Kulemin scores 40 goals & becomes every opponents main target, while making All-Star game
-Tim Connolly falls asleep on the sofa, thinking its his bed & rolls off injuring himself for a month
-Matthew Lombardi becomes the clubs #1 center before the season is over
-Jake Gardiner leads the Leafs blue line in scoring heads to the NHL rookie all star game
-Mike Komisarek remembers what its like to be cheered at home and then is traded before the deadline
-Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin come to blows in practice
-Nazem Kadri and Mikhail Grabovski come to blows in same practice
-Phil Kessel does not eat his signature pasta dish and ends up netting 4 goals in game
-Tyler Bozak is sent packing by the club before the trade deadline, tells media I'll be back in Toronto
-Optimus Reimer Halloween costumes trotted out by fans all over the city
-Dion Phaneuf actually hits the net when he shoots and scores 15 for the club
-Luke Schenn leads the league in hits once again, as well as blocked shots & CBC interviews
-John Michael Liles experiment goes sour & the club trades him back to Western Conference, vowing to never go after someone with two first names again
-Clarke MacArthur has another career season, while going 3-0 in fights
-Colby Armstrong decides that he is the best penalty killer in the league & scores 6 SH goals
-Ron Wilson describes every players injury to the media as a human hockey injury
-Carl Gunnarsson finally speaks up & fans figure out he is clubs best all round defensemen
-Cody Franson gets tired of sitting in the press box and demands he is sent to the Marlies
-Mikhail Grabovski takes on Sergei Kostitsyn and records the Gordie Howe hat trick same game
-Jonas Gustavsson is sent to the Marlies for conditioning, only to be never be called back up
-Mike Brown gets suspended twice in the season for a total of 15 games but is confused as second suspension is accidental hit on Tim Connolly
-Joffrey Lupul leads the club in PP goals & yells at media I'm the other guy on the top line
-Matt Frattin gets off to a fast start but tails off mid year only to come on strong at the end
-Brian Burke gets caught at U.S. customs with Cuban cigars while flying to California to join the club on road trip
-Philippe Dupuis switches to number 32 & calls himself Daniel Marios after scoring two goals in a game
-The Maple Leafs PK improves to 22nd in the league while the PP jumps into Top 10
-Scott Gordon & Greg Cronin claim to be part of coaching staff, no one believes them
-The Maple Leafs not only make the playoffs but finish 4th in league in goals scored and take on Pittsburgh in the first round
They you have it Leafs Nation 30 Insane predictions for the upcoming hockey season, Which do you like and think may happen? What are your predictions?
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Good laugh!
mike brown hit on connoly was the best
Funny....
Can see Luke getting the most blocked shots when you a guy like volchekov in the league
And top 10 pp you don't even have a top six forward on the team you could claim Avery and he'd be on the top two lines lol
yeah, how's the defense in jersey these days? Andy Greene looks like a big time keeper. Henrik Tallinder is only coming into his prime, right? and I'm certain that Volchenkov will outhit/outblock Schenn and definitely play a full season. Marty Brodeur for Vezina!
A-Mar--- Its funny that you try to question Jerseys Defense...Try taking another look at the Leafs d corps. If you want to insult someone first make sure your not talking out your a$$. Next time you speak make sure your team is talented enough to make the playoffs.
Thanks for addressing my concerns. Its good when you bring up clear-cut evidence to support your points. I haven't said that the Leafs are better than Jersey, just that the gap isn't so large that yourself or "goalvachuk" can be trolling.
and throwing it out there... the Leafs 7th guy, Cody Franson, would've let Jersey's blueline in points and plus-minus last year. So yes, I'd rather take Schenn, Phaneuf, Komisarek, Liles, Franson, and Gunnarsson over Greene, Tallinder, Volchenkov, Fayne, Salvador and Strahlman/Fraser. Colour me a homer.
I'm sorry but Toronto's D intimidates me more than anything Jersey has. Phaneuf and Schenn are better than any of Jersey's d-men. I've watched Tallinder for years (Sabres fan here) and I'm sorry but he is a 4th d-man at best. Too inconsistent, and never came close to matching the year that gave him a name in the league. That being said, I'd take Jersey's forwards in a heartbeat. Especially Parise. Good luck to both teams, we'll see who truly has the better d in due time.