Toronto Maple Leafs Diary - October 17th, 2011

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October 17th, 2011

Bets: COL, COL + ANA (Upset Special), ANA, NSH, TB
Drink: White wine with dinner, Crown and Diet to finish.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Mood: Indifferent

1st Period:
- Nice to see my high school buddy Kyle Quincey getting some quality minutes in his backyard
- This would generally be the time where I would regale you with a great story about some debauchery that Quince and I engaged in. I will have to refrain this time as I don't think too many of those stories will bode well for either of our futures.
- That fight with a blonde woman, in an LA bar last year, has really turned Mike Komisarek's career around.
- I know I have bitched about this before, but, can the ACC please hire someone who watches hockey to pick the soundtrack at the ACC? Adele should be played in a hockey rink as much as Bieber and that is not a slight at Adele. (It was most definitely a shot at Bieber and his anti-Canadian Lakers douchebaggery)
- Why are we shifting Phil Kessel to the other side of the PP if he is the leagues leading scorer?
- Every time I see a composite stick break on an open shot I envision Pierre Maguires head exploding
- Who is Luke Giguere? I love Bowen's enthusiasm and blatant homer-ism...but he is most definitely getting more senile with each passing game.
- I can confirm it: Kessel is back-checking this year
- HELLO! There is a crowd at the ACC tonight. I think I just heard applause for an icing.
- Is not being able to get up for the first period of a home game a result of a lack of motivation before the game? Having such an intense anti-Wilson bias I will say YES! FIRE HIM! FIRE HIM NOW!
- so if Kypreos thinks Kessel is playing an 'Ovechkin-like' (LAUGH) game, is Komisarek playing a Scott Stevens like shut down game?

2nd Period:
- If the Leafs top 6 had a star or 2 very high end players mixed in we would be dangerous. The bottom 6 has some great pieces in Steckel, Dupuis, Brown, Lombardi, Frattin etc.
- Ovechkin...I mean Kessel scores
- Giguere goes post to post and probably pulls his groin. Memories of 2010-2011
- If my buddy PK would stop messaging me on BBM I could pay attention more...
- So did Mike Komisarek assume his all-star/captain teammate on defence couldn't do the job without him, or did he just pinch over to let everyone know that Mike Komisarek is still there? I should never have mentioned that time he hit a woman in an LA bar and did not have charges pressed against him. (WHoops)
- Komisarek shall henceforth be known as Optimus Crime since has has robbed me of Cody Franson, good hockey and the ability to wear a Leafs jersey inside of the aforementioned night club in LA.
- After the commentators ripped on Giguere for a while I lost interest and started playing around on the internet. Back in action with plenty of time to go.
- 'Blowing a tire is Komisarek'...real glad we sat Franson because of a bad camp instead of Komisarek's historically bad career.
- I've decided to chug the rye/diet that I am currently sipping on so that the excitement will increase for the third period
- Milan Hejduk is the new Teemu
- The crowd at the ACC has once again decided to stage a silent protest until Waffle Man is allowed back into the ACC. If that isn't the explanation than I am at a loss for their ineptitude this evening.


3rd Period:
- ANDDDDD here we go
- Chugging resulted in nothing, stay tuned.
- Is 'mustard' the most used condiment in sports? 'SO MUCH MUSTARD ON THAT SHOT'...
- After a few minutes of watching the Leafs PP closely I have come to the conclusion that Ron Wilson's only strategy is "Pass it to Dion".
- Ovechkin would have scored in this third period
- I see that Ron Wilson has moved Lombardi to the top line. As if Tyler Bozak has been the source of the Leafs problem.
- We need Jussi Rynnas out there so at least we'll have some form of Finnish in our lineup. All Swedish, no finish tonight.
- I see Steckel is out with Kessel after I had just asked a friend if his face off capabilities and big-body presence in front of the net would compliment Kessel more. What are we paying Ron Wilson for again?
- If anyone ever used Don Cherry for an "I know suits" commercial...I'd have to smack them
- Decent little dangle by Kulemin in front of the net. I bet on the Avs. I am torn. Go...Leavs?


Overtime:
- Need another drink
- End to end sloppy action
- QUINCEY! What a beauty assist and he gives me a nice double up on my bet. Gotta love the kid from King City.

Overall Result:
Bittersweet for me tonight.

Good: High school friend gets an assist on the winning goal. Avalanche had good odds and got me a victory.

Bad: Leafs lose.

Overall: Happy to get a point, wish it was 2 but not the most disappointing game I have seen the Leafs play.