- DTF69

PP4

where can I find the pic of ek dissing crims on a hand shake?

where can I find the pic of ek dissing crims on a hand shake?
- navinrjohnson

internet

internet
- watsonnostaw

Did you and Crims finish building the PP4 replica yet?

Did you and Crims finish building the PP4 replica yet?
- Flyskippy

i don't kiss and tell

internet
- watsonnostaw

Hey Spicoli and Wings4life...

Believe it or not morons, sometimes, people actually don't have their real favourite team listed as their favourite.

In fact, I know it is probably beyond you pea-brains, but sometimes people may like the irony of having a name of "GoneFullRetard" and associating it with their LEAST favourite team.

The moral of the story is, don't believe everything you see on the net (duh), don't prejudge, especially without thinking (duh), and most of all, if you can't come up with anything better than some response based on someone's "favourite" team... then maybe you should just go back to your big- box-store-sized bag of cheesies and free porn preview sites because you've got nothing to offer here ladies.

Oh, and by the way idiots, you have just had your asses handed to you on a message board. Next time, pick an easier target, or at least have the good sense to understand that you mouth breathers don't have the intellect required to respond in kind.
- GoneFullRetard

- nfph

the last paragraph

the last paragraph
- muffin_man

My (frank)

Prax?

My (frank)

Prax?
- Cape Breton Bruins

It's gotta be BIG

the last paragraph
- muffin_man

No doubt, that was my favorite.

It's gotta be BIG
- dt99999

touche

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Kadri: The Boy Inside The Man
Posted 12:14 PM ET | Comments 36
On a hot, sweltering Toronto afternoon, I meet up with the Leafs 2009 top pick Nazem Kadri. This was the 2nd time I have met the young budding star and to say I was surprised is putting it mildly. The first time I met Nazem was September 2009, a scrawny young kid listed at 170lbs. I doubted he'd tip 165 in a wet suit when I first met him. This time around I was blown away. Maybe it was the heat, or maybe it was just the excitement of seeing this rising young star again at the beginning of his career. He had obviously started to fill out, and the results of all his hard work at the gym were more than evident. I bit my lip and thought to myself "Oh to be 19 again". What was once scrawny was now filled out and buff. Muscles rippled, pecs stood out, the face of the young lad had started to turn into that of a man. He sensed my shock when I saw him and greeted him.

"Wow", I say. "You're not how I remember"
Kadri giggles nervously and replies "Yeah, it's taken a lot of hard work".

I must have stared a moment too long because he seems to get nervous just then and suggests we move on and get the interview under way. I forget he's still a boy even though he's looking more and more like a man. I offer to buy him a smoothie from the Papaya Hut in downtown Toronto but he tells me he's on a strict diet. I grab my smoothie, and we leisurely stroll down Yonge St. and discuss his potential to make the Leafs this season.

Kadri is realistic about his chances this upcoming season and knows he has a tremendous opportunity if he works hard. He tells me it's been his dream since he was a kid to make the NHL and the opportunity presented by the Leafs is one he doesn't want to miss out on.

"We have a young core of players here in Toronto, the youngest in the league, I just hope I can show enough at camp to stick with the big club". Kadri has been penciled into the Leafs lineup by many observers but he knows it won't be that easy. "Last season was tough. I really thought I could stick in the NHL, but I realized later on that I still had a ways to go. I set out to improve myself and my game in hopes of making it this season"

The willingness and the ability to improve are two strong traits in this young man. After a slow start to the OHL season, Kadri picked up the pace to finish with 93 points in only 56 games and was named as a finalist for OHL player of the year. He continuted his strong play into the playoffs where he netted an incredible 27 points in only 12 games. These are stats that should get any Leafs fan excited about this young man's potential.

We briefly chat about his muslim upbringing and how he is being viewed as a potential role model in the league, a barrier smasher so to speak.
"I don't think about that stuff", replies Kadri, "I'm just me, I try to be the best I can be, if I inspire any other kids that's great, but I don't see myself as anything special in that regard".

I tell him he IS special, and he nervously accepts my compliment.

As we end the interview, I watch him walk away from me, I gaze and think about the future of this young star, this mere boy who is now filling out a man's body. The heat from the afternoon has coated Kadri's shirt in sweat, and I can easily make out the physique under his shirt. I still can't believe how much he's filled out, and I have to finally turn away as I bite my lip again.

I can't see into the future, but I predict great things for Kadri. Leafs fans should prepare themselves for success, with Kadri on a young Leafs team, the future is oh so bright.

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On a hot, sweltering Toronto afternoon, I meet up with the Leafs 2009 top pick Nazem Kadri. This was the 2nd time I have met the young budding star and to say I was surprised is putting it mildly. The first time I met Nazem was September 2009, a scrawny young kid listed at 170lbs. I doubted he'd tip 165 in a wet suit when I first met him. This time around I was blown away. Maybe it was the heat, or maybe it was just the excitement of seeing this rising young star again at the beginning of his career. He had obviously started to fill out, and the results of all his hard work at the gym were more than evident. I bit my lip and thought to myself "Oh to be 19 again". What was once scrawny was now filled out and buff. Muscles rippled, pecs stood out, the face of the young lad had started to turn into that of a man. He sensed my shock when I saw him and greeted him.

"Wow", I say. "You're not how I remember"
Kadri giggles nervously and replies "Yeah, it's taken a lot of hard work".

I must have stared a moment too long because he seems to get nervous just then and suggests we move on and get the interview under way. I forget he's still a boy even though he's looking more and more like a man. I offer to buy him a smoothie from the Papaya Hut in downtown Toronto but he tells me he's on a strict diet. I grab my smoothie, and we leisurely stroll down Yonge St. and discuss his potential to make the Leafs this season.

Kadri is realistic about his chances this upcoming season and knows he has a tremendous opportunity if he works hard. He tells me it's been his dream since he was a kid to make the NHL and the opportunity presented by the Leafs is one he doesn't want to miss out on.

"We have a young core of players here in Toronto, the youngest in the league, I just hope I can show enough at camp to stick with the big club". Kadri has been penciled into the Leafs lineup by many observers but he knows it won't be that easy. "Last season was tough. I really thought I could stick in the NHL, but I realized later on that I still had a ways to go. I set out to improve myself and my game in hopes of making it this season"

The willingness and the ability to improve are two strong traits in this young man. After a slow start to the OHL season, Kadri picked up the pace to finish with 93 points in only 56 games and was named as a finalist for OHL player of the year. He continuted his strong play into the playoffs where he netted an incredible 27 points in only 12 games. These are stats that should get any Leafs fan excited about this young man's potential.

We briefly chat about his muslim upbringing and how he is being viewed as a potential role model in the league, a barrier smasher so to speak.
"I don't think about that stuff", replies Kadri, "I'm just me, I try to be the best I can be, if I inspire any other kids that's great, but I don't see myself as anything special in that regard".

I tell him he IS special, and he nervously accepts my compliment.

As we end the interview, I watch him walk away from me, I gaze and think about the future of this young star, this mere boy who is now filling out a man's body. The heat from the afternoon has coated Kadri's shirt in sweat, and I can easily make out the physique under his shirt. I still can't believe how much he's filled out, and I have to finally turn away as I bite my lip again.

I can't see into the future, but I predict great things for Kadri. Leafs fans should prepare themselves for success, with Kadri on a young Leafs team, the future is oh so bright.
- BingoLady

Leight, but still awesome and worthy.

Leight, but still awesome and worthy.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

this can be posted 25 times per page for 1000 pages and never be leight.

it is the epitome of what the epic post thread stands for.

well, that and people making fools out of themselves in 3000 word essay responses to posts on the site.

this can be posted 25 times per page for 1000 pages and never be leight.

it is the epitome of what the epic post thread stands for.

well, that and people making fools out of themselves in 3000 word essay responses to posts on the site.
- kicksave856

ty u

this can be posted 25 times per page for 1000 pages and never be leight.

it is the epitome of what the epic post thread stands for.

well, that and people making fools out of themselves in 3000 word essay responses to posts on the site.
- kicksave856

I accept this. thanks kick. ur wise.

I accept this. thanks kick. ur wise.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

posted it on Leafs thread

posted it on Leafs thread
- BingoLady

wish that manics guy would post more blogs. the one about Crosby was simply brilliant.

wish that manics guy would post more blogs. the one about Crosby was simply brilliant.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

The Kid. The Next One. Sidney Crosby. All monikers for one of the most talented players in the league and the first of a series of non-Leaf related interviews that I'll be conducting throughout the season. Hockey fans around the world know the stats. Born on August 7th, 1987. 8/7/87. 22 going on 23 and the hockey world at his feet. Art Ross trophy, Hart trophy, Lester B. Pearson award, Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold medal, the list goes on and on.

My years of covering hockey has introduced me to a wide variety of players, but I must admit I'm feeling a tad nervous before meeting Sid. I sit and wait for him in a north Pittsburgh club that he suggested, "Pegasus". The crowd is loud and energetic, to be expected from such a gathering of young people. I remember those times all too well. As I sit and sip my beer I realize that Sid is about 20 minutes late and I begin to worry. Finally, I see him emerge with whom I would later discover is Rodney the manager. Of course, Sid would have connections wouldn't he? I feel almost silly for not realizing he would probably be busy greeting friends he sees so often. He's wearing white capris and a peach coloured polo shirt with a popped collar, two buttons undone. In short, a young man full of confidence and on top of the world. He's glowing with a great tan, and greets me with a perfect smile.

"Sorry I'm late, too many friends to say hi to". The waiter stops by and asks Sid "the usual?" which prompts Sid to smile, wink and gently nod his head in the affirmative. This is a side of Sid that we rarely see around the rink, it's refreshing to see him so relaxed.

I get right to the interview and seem to catch him a bit off guard.

"So what went wrong against the Habs? You seemed to really lose your composure in that series"

He shakes his head, grins slightly as if to say 'what can i tell you?'. "I tried to do too much in that series. We didn't play well as a team, too many individual efforts. Halak was, well, unbeatable. He's the reason they won". Sid goes on to say that he's learned from that experience and will be a better player for it. Sid's cosmopolitan arrives and I order another beer. I'm starting to feel the effects and I loosen up with some lighthearted questions.

"Seriously Sid, that thing you call a moustache during the playoffs...I mean..". He giggles and shakes his head. "I know, I know, EVERYONE gives me a hard time about that. I have a hard time growing facial hair, I guess I'm just less of a brute than some guys". I laugh out loud at this comment and he laughs along with me.

During our interview we're approached on multiple occasions by young men in the club, all looking to hang with Sid, get an autograph, shake his hand. He's all too accomodating, and he's VERY popular around these parts. Of that there is no doubt. He can do no wrong in this city. For some reason I'm fixated on Sid's hands during our interview. I watch his hands as he lifts his cocktail to his mouth and sips gently. Those same hands that can do wonders with a stick, make a puck sing on the ice, they seem so delicate here. I watch his hands as another obvious friend approaches and leans in to say something into Sid's ear. Sid gently grasps his friend's shoulder as he helps him lean in to hear what he has to say. Another giggle, he says something that I don't catch, but it's obvious that he'll be meeting up later with some of these people.

"Popular guy huh?". A laugh. "Yeah, what can I say, I'm very lucky to be playing here, to be surrounded by so many great people". I ask about his relationship with Mario, and for the first time Sid seems a bit uneasy. He replies how supportive Mario is and quickly takes a drink. I take it that he wants to change the subject so I don't press the matter. At this point the burly Rodney fellow comes by and jokes that i'm taking Sid away from him for too long. I assure him that he'll be back to partying in short order, and Rodney runs off to tend to other friends.

I ask Sid about his personal life, the women that surely must be beating down his door, as so often happens with young athletes. Is there anyone special? "Heh, you sound like mom now, they're always trying to introduce someone to me, to get me to settle down with a nice girl. That's just not for me though. It's almost come to arguments, believe me" He laughs nervously and I move back into hockey talk.

"Any regrets from last year, I mean besides the way you went out against the Habs?"

Sid looks a bit forlorn at this point and he takes another sip of his cosmo. It's obvious he's debating how much to open up to me, and I feel like I'm on the verge on entering a place no writer has ever gone before. "Some moves that were made..I...I just didn't agree with". I try to press the matter. "A coaching decision? A trade?" He looks up at me when I say trade, and I realize I've gotten to the heart of the matter. A few more questions and I get the name of Martin Skoula. "Marty, yeah we had a good thing going". Apparently during Skoula's brief time in Pittsburgh, a fast friendship and bond developed between the two, almost like an older brother/younger brother trust and appreciation. "We tried to keep in touch but it's not the same, and now well, he's off to the KHL". I feel badly that I broached this subject, as Sid now seems down, and not at all the same as when the interview began. He shrugs it off and tells me that 'life goes on' and we drop the subject.

I thank Sid for this opportunity and shake the same hand that i've been so fixated on throughout the interview. What those hands have seen, what those hands have done, what they have yet to do. I watch him walk away from me, into a crowd of eagerly awaiting young men, all of them ready and willing to do anything and everything to be his friend. This phenom who has taken the hockey world by storm, who now seemingly holds the city of Pittsburgh at his feet. I stare and marvel as he disappears into the crowd, now surrounded by his friends and admirers alike. Hugs and high fives abound. I smile, finish my drink and head out. Manics 2010

nothing's funnier or more ironic than seeing Flyer fans over a bad hit. you (frank)ers or your relatives threw snow and ice balls at Santa and worshiped a total douchebag like Bobby Clarke for years. every team in this and all other major sports leagues gets my sympathy in matters like this except for teams in Philly. your hockey team used to thrive on goonery, just in case you've all forgotten.

now, every team has a scumbag or two, i just never thought Leino would momentarily morph into one and try to knock somebody's block off. if only he could morph into his former self and put more points on the board. frankly, he could get suspended for a week and his loss would be minimal, at best.
- EricNearBuffalo

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c'mon kick. you should know better


Dumbest part is thinking Leino will morph into anything more than a 50 point scorer...

c'mon kick. you should know better


Dumbest part is thinking Leino will morph into anything more than a 50 point scorer...
- muffin_man

it's epic, bro.

epic in it's stoneagedness.

it's epic, bro.

epic in it's stoneagedness.
- kicksave856

Meh.
And I hate to reply to you in such manner.