[Atomic Wedgie]

you disagree with me which is fine but you don’t have to be an absolute twat about it – Conversation_Killer29

Thats rich coming from you who acts like this daily. Your tired act of playing the smartass and trolling not one but two sites now looking for fights is growing old.

– Not 23 Questions

I notice you didn’t address his second point.

[Atomic Wedgie]

We all need to stop talking about Marner.

Let’s talk about Maple Leafs players instead.

[Atomic Wedgie]

It’s simply amazing those guys were able to pass the WWE’s strict drug tests.

Edit: what happened to the Hulkster vs. Ultimate Warrior image?

• This reply was modified 2 weeks, 4 days ago by Atomic Wedgie.

[Atomic Wedgie]

We don’t know who does and who doesn’t and who is going to stay where they are and so on.

Bennett and Marchand both grew up Leaf fans and Bennett is from Holland’s Landing. He expressed interest in coming here before. Marchand’s requirement is to be in the east and play for a contender. Both of these guys fit in that bill. Would they come here? No one knows, but the opportunity at least exists.

Brandon Tanev has publicly said that wants to finish his career playing alongside his brother. Now would be a pretty good time to consider that.

There are players out there that would remake the bottom-6 on this team significantly better than it is. Kampf, Jarnkrok, Robertson and Holmberg would all go; Reaves would ride the bus with the Marlies. McMann, Lorentz and Laughton could stay. Right now I have penciled in Knies at $7.5 and Tavares at $5.5 and that leaves you with $18.5m. Bennett, Marchand, Tanev, any of Suter, Bjugstad or Faksa (particularly Faksa, because I liked how he played in this year’s playoffs at any rate).

Depending on contracts – assuming around 8 for Bennett, 4.5 for Marchand and then 2 and 2.5 for Tanev and Faksa, you have a bit of wiggle room sitting there for 13th F and 7th D as needed – Cowan, Quillan, Steeves (if he resigns), or someone else – and guys like Myers, Danford or Webber could slot in the the 7 spot.

When you move outside of the Bennett and Marchand type players in this year’s crop I don’t see a lot that “changes the DNA” – Duchene, Ehlers, Boeser, Giroux, Mangiapane, Kane – good players, but older to old – and not really carrying the reputation of being hard to play against.

– Punksie

I’m Atomic Wedgie, and I approve this message.

[Atomic Wedgie]

I care just enough about the final to post about how much I don’t care about it. – Speedsie

It’s either get excited about the Oilers, or watch the Blue Jays.

Go Oilers Go

[Atomic Wedgie]

you gotta face it, Marner will NOT be back with the Leafs.

Exactly this.

Leafs fans paved paradise, put up a parking lot (not really, but my way of coping is to have fun with it).

[Atomic Wedgie]

With all the talk of if the Leafs are ‘worse’ without Marner is lacking a clear definition of what the person asking the ? views as ‘worse’.

Marner finished 5th in the league in scoring, and 7th in Selke voting.

I get that we all need to come up with ways to cope with his impending departure, but FFS, this team will be weaker next year without him.

[Atomic Wedgie]

That said, and being honest, if you’re paying a 1st rounder, you want a guy who is contributing more than Laughton did. Hopefully the second year at $1.5m makes that payment worth it.
– Punksie

Laughton didn’t do a single thing that every other 4th line guy couldn’t do. You can pick those guys up for $2M – $3M on July 16th. It was a terrible overpay.

[Atomic Wedgie]

Hell, if the Habs strikeout with other options to fill their centre line, they could easily consider him.

He speaks French!

[Atomic Wedgie]

I feel like Toews may sign with the jets. – Fakesie

This is going to be interesting to watch.

The guy is 37 years old, and hasn’t played since 2022-23 – and didn’t put up great numbers (although he was battling multiple ailments).

I think this is a classic case of hoping you get the guy from 10 years ago – and you will end up terribly disappointed.

[Atomic Wedgie]

Which one of you bastards hacked my buzzard account and was insulting Ek?

It doesn’t take an insult. Trust me.

From what I gather, someone is just randomly banning Leafs fans for poops and giggles.

Probably a disgruntled ex-employee, trying to take down Ek’s site.

[Atomic Wedgie]

So was there anything memorable from the press conference?

[Atomic Wedgie]

ima start my own site called Hockeybuzz hotstove

That sounds like a lot of work…

[Atomic Wedgie]

what was the answer?
– Bingo

The answer, always, was “next year.”

[Atomic Wedgie]

It hasnt been that bad at the other site lately….and the person responsible for most of the conspiracy-laden political diatribe is now here as well….and already started.
As for the random bans…..dunno..never came across any myself…but I rarely go into non leafs blogs or call out EK in any blog. – Fakesie

I got banned for replying to Ek in his thread – after Ek said that my comment was “a good point.”

And I reached out to Ek and Kevin Allan – neither had the courtesy to reply to me.

It looks, feels and smells like it is days away from disappearing.

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