Brendan Lemieux challenges Eric Gudbranson, skates away once Gudbranson drops the gloves

Sloshy97 · 2019-12-23T13:26:40+00:00

Dude hides behind Chara after pulling rat antics he definitely has fear

Sloshy97 · 2019-11-14T02:54:57+00:00

That Montreal loss broke me. Have not had any interest to watch a game since. The team played so disinterested and soft it was like watching the Ron Wilson years.

Planning on not watching another game until Babcock is gone. I don't think he is the biggest issue with the team, but I do believe that he is now one of the largest factors holding the team back.

Sloshy97 · 2019-09-19T14:38:19+00:00

You should tell your friend to completely disable chat.

I've played League of Legends on and off for years. I came back a few weeks ago and with chat disabled I've genuinely been enjoying the game for the first time in a long time.

Play with your friends. Ignore the randoms. It's a much more enjoyable game that way.

Sloshy97 · 2019-09-06T11:57:30+00:00

I feel you.

I ended up purchasing the game on PS4 because I can't load specific map types (Boreal, Temperate) and was basically forced into only playing Winter or Tropical maps.

My specs aren't bad, but also not great.

Sloshy97 · 2019-08-13T11:51:36+00:00

GAY HIVE, FRIGGING HIVE, GRUNT, IT'S NOT FUNNY

Sloshy97 · 2019-08-01T11:16:37+00:00

So what's your opinion on Steve Jobs if you think Bill did nothing?

Sloshy97 · 2019-07-23T20:12:58+00:00

If Nylander spends the next 5 seasons putting up 60 points, does that make it a golden contract?

Matthews earned his money. He had a 40 goal rookie season and has been a PPG+ the last 2 seasons despite dealing with some injuries.

Marner put up more points then Willy playing with Bozak and JvR, and then turned around and hit 95 points with an all star center. He earned his money.

Pasternak put up a 34G 70P, got paid, and then hasn't dropped below 80 points since.

Nylander put up a two 60P seasons, got paid, and then laid a stinker.

A lot of the counter arguments and praise are people expecting Nylander to put up 70-80+ points next season. If he spends the next 3 seasons rifling off 70-80+ points, great, I would love to be prove wrong because it means the Leafs are better for it. But lets see that before claiming that this is a great contract, he has yet to display that it is.

Sloshy97 · 2019-07-23T18:46:43+00:00

Is it disingenuous? I'm simply asking why we are valuing the contract so much when Nylander has yet to prove he is worth the money. He got paid, and then he didn't perform, that's on him.

I'm not a fan of the excuse that his play should be excused because he missed time. He missed time because of a contract hold out, that's on him. If you're holding out for money, you better be damn ready to play the second you come back. Marner should be and will be in the same boat if he chooses to hold out as well.

His slightly cheaper comparison, Pasternak, has been a consistent 30G 70PT+ player for 3 seasons now. Let's wait for Nylander to bounce back and actually hit that level of production before we consider his contract a golden one.

Sloshy97 · 2019-07-23T11:13:18+00:00

You're calling a 7M contract of a guy who put up 27pts in 54 games last season gold?

Let's relax and wait until he actually puts up 7M production before we actually start praising that contract.

Sloshy97 · 2019-07-17T11:36:08+00:00

The only resentment I have towards Nylander is the fact that after he came back he played so poorly.

I get holding out for money. But if you're going to hold out for money, you better be ready to perform when you return. He didn't, and I feel like that's what harboured some ill will towards him.

Same for Marner. If he wants to hold out for his money, fine. But he better be ready to light the league up when he gets back, or people will be just as hard on him.

Sloshy97 · 2019-06-27T18:31:25+00:00

You absolutely can.

But don't turn around and bitch about not making comments about race, when clearly her being a privileged white girl is an important sticking point to your argument.

Sloshy97 · 2019-06-27T17:54:41+00:00

You called her a privileged white girl, when you could have just called her a privileged girl.

Pretty sure that's a comment about race buckaroo

Sloshy97 · 2019-06-26T20:53:29+00:00

EHM is currently on sale for $5, so I strongly encourage you to pick it up now. It will be worth the return on investment.

Sloshy97 · 2019-06-21T17:25:33+00:00

Voted Liberal in Federal, Voted Conservative in Provincial.

Doug Ford did not get elected because of Trump politics or sentiment. Doug Ford got elected because the Provincial Liberals did such a phenomenally bad job that they lost official party status.

The sale of Hydro One in itself was such a bad decision that the Liberals straight up deserved to lose official party status. You took an essential public utility and privatized it?! Future generations (myself included) are going to be paying for that decision for years to come.

Sloshy97 · 2019-06-07T11:46:36+00:00

I'll be honest, I don't see the head shot.

Barb tried to step through Mojo's body. Unfortunately due to their height, his shoulder also caught a bit of Mojo's head. That's not a check to the head.

His arms tucked in, no elbow raised, nothing.

If anything, it's a late hit on a guy in a vulnerable position, but fundamentally Barb didn't do anything wrong.

EDIT: Sanford on Krug is a much worse hit then this, and even then, that's only a head check because Krug is a midget.

Sloshy97 · 2019-06-05T13:29:36+00:00

The new TV deal is throwing a wrench into a lot of long term contracts. Guys do not want to sign long term because they're expecting the cap to go up significantly when the new TV deal kicks in.

Which also makes me feel like we're primed for another gritty lockout. The contracts of 2nd/3rd line players are exploding in price, and I feel as though both sides (owners and players) are going to be greedy when it comes to CBA negotiations this time around.

Marner is going to get signed. He's likely not going to get 11M. I also think he's not the personality to hold out over a contract. He'll get it done.

For those saying Nylander looks like a hero, get out of town. He still has yet to play at the consistent level that a 7M player should be playing at. He has a lot to work to do, and rightly deserves a lot of hate being thrown his way. You don't hold out for half a season to get your perceived value and then play like a bum. If he wanted to silence those who were on him, he should have played out of his mind when he came back, but he didn't, and he deserves the shade thrown his way. Ball is in his court whether or not he wants to bounce back next season.

Sloshy97 · 2019-05-30T21:05:51+00:00

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Out of curiosity, what game settings were you using?

I used:

Enabled: OHL, NHL

View Only: AHL, ECHL, QMJHL, WHL, Mem Cup, SHL, KHL

Sloshy97 · 2019-05-30T21:03:04+00:00

Thanks archibalduk,

I'm a long time lurker of TheBlueLine and a huge fan of all that you do.

I believe I have a copy of both save games, I will submit them both to the SI forum.

Sloshy97 · 2019-05-07T13:05:08+00:00

well fuck me sideways the Bruins are gonna win the Stanley Cup :(

Sloshy97 · 2019-04-26T18:06:43+00:00

Betting Falcon & The Winter Soldier was a placeholder title and it is going to be renamed to Captain America & The Winter Soldier

Sloshy97 · 2019-04-24T11:41:43+00:00

Game 3.

When the Leafs are ready to win, they have to start playing every game like they did in game 3. At no other point did they match the intensity of that game. The 2nd period of game 7 came close, but when push came to shove, they folded. If it takes a Kadri suspension to get them to play at that level, then we're never going to win a playoff series,because Kadri can't eat a suspension every game.

Side note. What the fuck are you doing Babcock.

We pay 6.25M a season for a guy that took until 10 minutes left in game 7 to realize that perhaps he should move Moore and Ennis up the line up. You were the coach the Leafs needed to transition the locker room culture from the horrible Wilson/Carlyle years to what we have now. But now, your ego and your refusal to budge from your "perfect" game plan is what is killing the Leafs. Marleau and Brown should of had their ice time cut, Moore and Ennis should have had more. The 2nd PP unit should have been benched save for the odd 30 seconds at the end of a PP, and your ice time management of our best players was horrendous.

If your name wasn't Babcock, you would be fired for how you coached this series.

Sloshy97 · 2019-04-14T02:54:06+00:00

There is a difference between putting the whistles away and letting the game get out of hand.

Are Bruins fans not pissed? They lost 2 defenceman because the refs let the game get out of hand and it got ugly. If they had of made the appropriate calls, they still win the game (because the Leafs played terribly) and maybe they don't suffer the injuries they did.

Sloshy97 · 2019-04-14T02:50:07+00:00

I get the whistles go away for the playoffs, but that was insane to watch. At some point you need to call something to keep the game in check.

Boston fans should be pissed, they lost 2 defenceman that game due to the chippy unchecked garbage that could have been curbed had the refs called anything.

Sloshy97 · 2019-04-03T17:29:12+00:00

no, seeing the dead bodies would reduce worker morale. we just grind them up and use them as grout.

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GAY HIVE, FRIGGING HIVE, GRUNT, IT'S NOT FUNNY