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Actually though this was pretty good !
You ?

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and yes we do
I also think this is the best 4 centres on any Leaf team in history all together …
That takes a lot for me to say that after 60 ish years following our storied franchise
 
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Teeder Keon said:
Is that Mckenny



is that “Howie “ Mckenny
Loved that guy
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Except for the close-ups, McKenny's actual 70-71 footage was used to portray the main character during games. Armstrong has tons of lines, and a few other players get a line or two.

Not the greatest movie, but the Leaf game footage makes for wonderful nostalgia. Harold Ballard is actually in a scene playing a Leafs doctor of all things, and there's a scene on the team bus where Darryl Sittler accidentally looks at the camera.
 
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keonsbitterness said:
Except for the close-ups, McKenny's actual 70-71 footage was used to portray the main character during games. Armstrong has tons of lines, and a few other players get a line or two.

Not the greatest movie, but the Leaf game footage makes for wonderful nostalgia. Harold Ballard is actually in a scene playing a Leafs doctor of all things, and there's a scene on the team bus where Darryl Sittler accidentally looks at the camera.
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Wow
Either I’m even older than I am , which is possible
Or I really need to see a doctor about late stages
Or and most likely wayyyy to many great herbs and spices in Bc
But I cannot remember that at all
I’m going to find it
Thx man
Go Leafs Go
 
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Oh and by the way
Can never let this slip by
hated that a hole Ballard for putting us in Hell for 35 long years , thank god we are finally a respectable franchise again , thank you Liewieke and Shanny
 
Such a massive stat that we just take for granted. The advanced stats are impacted greatly, the flow of the game, defensive relief, offensive bonus. A cornerstone advantage for this team.
 
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crump said:
No. That’s the lead actor, not a pro hockey player.
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That actor is still active. Speaks like a stereotypical hoser. I can picture him knocking back a half dozen stubbies while smoking Export A's. I think he does that in this movie.

1970's Canadian cinema, maybe a bit amateurish but watchable. See also Goin Down the Road and Black Christmas.
 
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justashadowof said:
That actor is still active. Speaks like a stereotypical hoser. I can picture him knocking back a half dozen stubbies while smoking Export A's. I think he does that in this movie.

1970's Canadian cinema, maybe a bit amateurish but watchable. See also Going Down the Road and Black Christmas.
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Awe, Going Down the Road, so great. Would be considered an art film in Germany lol. Stubbies ‘50 and Export A’s. Or Molson Golden.

If you love 70’s trash Canadian cinema, find “Rip Off” and “Cannibal Girls” (movie has cameo in the new Ghostbusters, Ivan’s son’s new movie. See if you can spot it.)
 
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There were more than a few who thought Jim McKenny would turn out somewhere between Brad Park and Bobby Orr.

Known as a cut-up in the dressing room, I recall seeing a clip of an HNIC interviewer (Brian MacFarlane or Dave Hodge) asking Howie to say something funny for fans back home.
 
DarkKnight said:
Such a massive stat that we just take for granted. The advanced stats are impacted greatly, the flow of the game, defensive relief, offensive bonus. A cornerstone advantage for this team.
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Can't remember who, probably Zeke, that use to go on and on about how faceoffs weren't an important stat.
Coincidentally the Leafs weren't very good at it then.

Sure is nice to see them start with the puck more times than not now.
 
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ACC1224 said:
Can't remember who, probably Zeke, that use to go on and on about how faceoffs weren't an important stat.
Coincidentally the Leafs weren't very good at it then.

Sure is nice to see them start with the puck more times than not now.
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Weird thing to try and call out zeke for. Ive never talked about faceoffs much. I did mention before this year that they were likely to be one of the best faceoffs teams in hockey.

But it's a safe bet that you have ignored faceoffs entirely whenever talking about the Matthews, Tavares, Kampf, Spezza signings or contracts.

That being said, as nice and they are, you're probably a guy that overrates their impact because you just don't realize the actual difference in real numbers faceoffs won each game there actually are.

It is nice that the Leafs are the best faceoff team in hockey as some of us noted they would be....but at the same time, the fact that FLA, COL, WSH, NYR, are all in the bottom 5 in faceoffs doesn't make their teams any less impressive or dangerous I don't think.
 
What I find interesting, is that it's actually Jason Spezza who's "dragging down" the faceoff averages for the team at 53.5%. As a vet going against most other teams 4th lines, you'd think he'd be above 55%.
 
justashadowof said:
That actor is still active. Speaks like a stereotypical hoser. I can picture him knocking back a half dozen stubbies while smoking Export A's. I think he does that in this movie.

1970's Canadian cinema, maybe a bit amateurish but watchable. See also Goin Down the Road and Black Christmas.
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The great Art Hindle. Terrific story arc as a sleazy baby seller on Dallas.
 
zeke said:
Weird thing to try and call out zeke for. Ive never talked about faceoffs much. I did mention before this year that they were likely to be one of the best faceoffs teams in hockey.

But it's a safe bet that you have ignored faceoffs entirely whenever talking about the Matthews, Tavares, Kampf, Spezza signings or contracts.

That being said, as nice and they are, you're probably a guy that overrates their impact because you just don't realize the actual difference in real numbers faceoffs won each game there actually are.

It is nice that the Leafs are the best faceoff team in hockey as some of us noted they would be....but at the same time, the fact that FLA, COL, WSH, NYR, are all in the bottom 5 in faceoffs doesn't make their teams any less impressive or dangerous I don't think.
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Better to win than lose the face off.
 
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