That looks like a man who has a yearly subscription to Big'uns
Confirmed with Link: Brad Treliving named new GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs
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That looks like a man who has a yearly subscription to Big'uns
Half a block more and your at Rail and Ales. Haven't been there in ages but was a good place, by a different name, 15 years ago. O-Dog used to hit it in his playing days when the team was in town. That place there has always been a dive bar, by varying names.
BallardEra
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Oh ya. My buddy Lenny owns that spot. Original location was west of there between Woodycrest and Eaton Ave if you remember it.
Lol...had no clue O-Dog was a member there.
Used to be the Hargrave before the owner sold, can't remember his name.. that was my time there. Most of the team showed up there the last day before the trade deadline when Sundin was being leaned on to waive his NTC as a last hurrah. And of course then he didn't leave anyways, but it was a neat night.
BallardEra
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Cool story for sure man. Glad that you shared it.
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Treliving will do 'great' as Maple Leafs general manager, Tkachuk says
Brad Treliving hadn't yet been officially hired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he'd already received a note of congratulations from Matthew Tkachuk.
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Brad Treliving hadn't yet been officially hired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he'd already received a note of congratulations from Matthew Tkachuk.
"I saw on Twitter that he was going to be named, so I sent him a text right away," the Florida Panthers forward told NHL.com. "He's an awesome guy and a great GM. He'll do great there."
Of all the endorsements Treliving received regarding his new position, which was announced early Wednesday afternoon, the one from Tkachuk is among the most intriguing, if not the most telling.
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Tkachuk doesn't feel it will be an issue for Treliving. In fact, he has high praise for his former general manager and said the spotlight of overseeing the Maple Leafs in Canada's largest city will not be too overwhelming for him to handle.
Far from it.
"He did an unreal job in Calgary, so I know he'll be great there," Tkachuk said. "Look, I can't tell you what the specific differences might be, but he's one of the most respected people in the business."
"I know what the pressure is like playing in Canada. I can't speak to what it's like for the specifics of his job, but he certainly handled it well in Calgary, which is obviously a Canadian market. I truly believe he'll be successful."
What makes Tkachuk's comments so fascinating is that he played a major role in one of Treliving's defining moments in Calgary, one that perhaps serves as a foreshadow of what could take place in the coming weeks in Toronto. Indeed, of all the highs and lows, ups and downs, thrills and spills that made up his journey with the Flames, the trading of Tkachuk to the Panthers 10 months ago still resonates in those two markets.
Tkachuk was traded to Florida on July 22, 2022, for forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, forward prospect Cole Schwindt and a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Flames had filed for club-elected salary arbitration with Tkachuk, who had told them he did not want to sign a long-term contract with Calgary and preferred a change of scenery.
Faced with the possibility of eventually losing Tkachuk for nothing, Treliving knew he needed to get something substantial in return. He did just that.
Huberdeau was coming off a career-high 115 points (30 goals, 85 assists) in 80 games in 2021-22, good enough to finish tied for second in NHL scoring. Weegar had 44 points (eight goals, 36 assists) in 80 regular-season games that season in his role as a top-four defenseman with the Panthers.
Asked what he thought of the package Calgary received for him, Tkachuk smiled and said, "Pretty nice."
Was it Ward who was fired for racial slur?
Really want to see how many people get this ref.
Pretty sure some will start googling or Chatgpt this and then will come on here and said it is offensive or something, lol.
And that song is in my head now.
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One of those movies you know there won’t be any remake bc there is no way those jokes won’t get backslash from today’s society
Trapper
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For me, the 80s was the greatest time ever.
You had to be there and if you weren’t, sorry you missed out.
The Masters
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I agree except for the fashion, lol. Too young to enjoy the 80s, 90s was great for me. Think 90s was the hangover of 80s
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Don’t think it really matters, Shanahan has 2 years left I think and whoever the GM is won’t survive beyond Shanny’s deal unless we win or at least get damn close.
I'd argue yes.
Because (A) The difference between a good team and a bad team in the NHL is smaller than we'd think; and (B) Hockey is a sport with a fair amount of randomness and thus luck.
A bad team that gets hot at the right time does not suddenly become a good team in the big picture. I'd compare it to a third-line forward who scores 30 goals in a year but shoots 20% on the year. He's still the same player that he always was, the only difference is that for a few months the puck went in for him at an unusually high rate. Any GM signing him to a big deal based on those results is going to be signing a bad deal.
(I am not meaning to discount performance entirely. Obviously scoring 30 goals is still helpful in the moment and a Cup run is a Cup run. But, if you are trying to figure out how to be a top scorer in the NHL, you want to look at the actual goal scorers and not the third-liner on a shooting binge. By the same token, if you want to figure out how to build a winner, the 2017 Senators are not who should be looked to).
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good review of all his moves
but thought he made a decent point with maybe niot getting sexiest pick will work out better
agreed, goof ball
but thought he made a decent point with maybe niot getting sexiest pick will work out better
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There's still hope for you. I haven't heard whether he's cleared taking this position with the family dog.
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