tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:39:36 +0000NHLMaple LeafsJudge Redfield T. BaumCrazykakaMitchellJon Gabriellehockey godsThe Cap'nRetired NumbersSchennTony RoseSophomore JinxPhoenix Coyotes2009/10 season gone already?JerseyGrabovskiJim Balsilliecapncrunch44CommandmentsIceChipper is an NHL Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Blog that rivals most if not all hockey Blog sites! Filled with NHL and Toronto Maple Leafs news, commentary, stats, player bios, schedules, standings, team history, our site is a true blue and white fan site.http://icechipper.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)Blogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-454553146358501083Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:42:00 +00002010-02-02T23:21:08.725-05:00capncrunch44The Cap'nBrian Burke and Dave Nonis may want to start booking a ticket to Bolivia. Unlike Butch and Sundance, this pair didn't go West and rob trains, they robbed a pair of NHL teams of some quality talent! Not only did they rob the Flames and Ducks, they managed to convince them that what they were being offered was likely the best deal they would get.For a recap, Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/5llOS-wyItI/butch-cassidy-and-sundance-kid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/5llOS-wyItI" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2010/02/butch-cassidy-and-sundance-kid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-1540709839094869435Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:25:00 +00002010-01-28T19:03:33.474-05:00Maple LeafsI've noticed that the Hockey talk around the "office water-cooler" has been sorely lacking Toronto Maple Leaf content. For this, I have to blame the Leafs team and staff. The boys in blue are in hockey purgatory.In past years, when the leafs were this close to the bottom, we'd be talking about the potential of drafting a top prospect. This year is different because the potential draftee was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/CkMmmjXJNuU/purgatory-state-of-maple-leafs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crazykaka)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/CkMmmjXJNuU" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2010/01/purgatory-state-of-maple-leafs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-312285821331943687Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:51:00 +00002010-01-23T00:58:56.337-05:00capncrunch44The Cap'nImagine this, a guy is running full speed down the sidewalk and in a premeditated moment he raises his elbow and hits another guy walking in the opposite direction. The hit was so violent that the person that was struck was knocked unconscious and began convulsing on the sidewalk. This similar scenario transpired last week when Patrice Cormier nailed Mikael Tam with a blatant elbow to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/xH4CjrEuseQ/policing-head-shots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/xH4CjrEuseQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2010/01/policing-head-shots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-2836429194306472982Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:46:00 +00002010-01-15T23:25:26.227-05:00capncrunch44The Cap'nIn a season of uncertainty, only one thing is certain. Whenever this edition of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes to the ice, you never know what team you are going to see. They will win 4-0 on one night and then lose 6-1 the next, just because they can. Who gets held responsible for this result? Brian Burke can't be blamed because an astute fan knows that Rome wasn't built in a day and they'll http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/qu7vb6SD8qA/jekyll-and-hyde-team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/qu7vb6SD8qA" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2010/01/jekyll-and-hyde-team.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-8835955294765926379Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:55:00 +00002009-11-15T22:18:48.650-05:00Retired NumbersTony RoseTo sit or not to sit, that is the question. It seems that Ron Wilson has a decision of Shakespearean proportions. That decision is in regards to his young sophomore defenseman, Luke Schenn. To sit, or not to sit is the question he must certainly be entertaining as Schenn is having a tough time adjusting to his second season in the NHL. I can almost see Ron sitting in his office after the gameshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/D4WSDVqyOtU/to-sit-or-not-to-sit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/D4WSDVqyOtU" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/11/to-sit-or-not-to-sit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-4466512392628377093Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:57:00 +00002009-11-09T02:07:00.870-05:00capncrunch44The Cap'nIf this was a 70's television show like "The Six-Million Dollar Man" we'd be listening to a narrative right now ... "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. We can make him better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster." Perhaps that was in some form the pitch that Brian Burke made http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/yxkUypQxVOA/60-million-dollar-leafs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/yxkUypQxVOA" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/11/60-million-dollar-leafs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-8929320463445828791Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:26:00 +00002009-10-27T11:30:13.552-04:00Jon GabrielleJonas Gustavsson, aka, the Monster, may have won a hockey game last night in Anaheim, but more importantly he may just have saved Ron Wilson's job. Backstopping a team that was "struggling" to say the least, and a team with a penchant for falling behind, the Monster stoned Teemu Selanne with a gutsy poke-check at the side of the net in the early minutes. Moments later he made the save of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/ze-TJS86RYQ/monster-saves-rws-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon Gabrielle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/ze-TJS86RYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/monster-saves-rws-job.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-8943929643577708385Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:51:00 +00002009-10-27T09:50:40.336-04:00capncrunch44The Cap'n Former NHL enforcer Tie Domi and partner Christine Hough-Sweeney, "Toughy Houghy" as she was known in her skating days, closed out Sunday night's performances with an energetic routine to The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." (Gerard Chataigneau/FSC-SportIms)What has been seen, cannot be unseen. As I peruse the world wide web viewing all sorts of video, images and written http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/6UEKK_WL7W4/what-has-been-seen-cannot-be-unseen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/6UEKK_WL7W4" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-has-been-seen-cannot-be-unseen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-64820457037742051Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:04:00 +00002009-10-26T20:08:55.364-04:00hockey godscapncrunch44The Cap'nThe "Hockey Gods", who are they and why do they hate the Leafs?A common phrase that everyone has likely heard from time to time is that, "The hockey gods will find a way to balance things out". This comment is usually bandied about when a normally good team starts off slow, or a normally bad team starts of really well. But what happens when a habitually "bad" team makes all the right moves on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/rMbgdyj35RY/hockey-gods-must-be-crazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/rMbgdyj35RY" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/hockey-gods-must-be-crazy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-8786246373445182561Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:15:00 +00002009-10-26T02:30:16.164-04:00Tony RoseAs we get ready to watch our beloved Maple Leafs this Saturday I thought we should have something to ponder over. How much will you make this weekend? Name Pos. 09/10 Salary Pay Per Game Jason Blake L $4,500,000 $54,878.05 Phil Kessel C $4,500,000 $54,878.05 Michael Komisarek D $4,500,000 $54,878.05 Tomas Kaberle D $4,250,000 $51,829.27 Francois Beauchemin D $4,200,000 $51,219.51 Vesa Toskala G http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/zC66iJh9lz0/fun-with-numbers-toronto-maple-leafs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/zC66iJh9lz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/fun-with-numbers-toronto-maple-leafs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-6048378498729205592Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:17:00 +00002009-11-15T10:34:43.034-05:00CrazykakaSophomore JinxMitchellSchennGrabovski Top left, injured Defenceman Mike Van Ryn; top right, Mikhail Grabovski (C), bottom left, John Mitchell (C), bottom right, Luke Schenn(D) .The 20092010 Season hasn't started out as a kind season for the leafs. Within the first month, both main roster goaltenders have gone down with injuries. Oft-injured Defenceman Van Ryn is having season ending surgery, and Last year's rookie prospects (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/toNYRVKgMNk/sophomore-jinx-bitten-leafs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crazykaka)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/toNYRVKgMNk" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/sophomore-jinx-bitten-leafs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-3733114022004272964Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:13:00 +00002009-10-24T00:54:54.997-04:00Tony Rose Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Lee Stempniak (L) and Jason Blake skate off the ice following their loss to the New York Rangers during their NHL hockey game in Toronto October 17, 2009.Does anything ever change in Leafland? At the end of every year we’re given the same song and dance that next year will be better. Apologies from the Leafs brass about the year not having the “results we were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/8kVQSvUaX0U/new-season-new-faces-new-hopes-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/8kVQSvUaX0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-season-new-faces-new-hopes-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-7597168992944318645Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:10:00 +00002009-10-24T00:55:14.708-04:00Tony Rose Defenceman Mike Van Ryn announced that he has decided to undergo extensive knee surgery which could potentially spell the end of the 30-year old's NHL career.In a season already filled with bad news, the Toronto Maple Leafs received another helping on Friday. Sources say Van Ryn is having an osteotomy, a procedure by which the bone is cut and the knee is realigned. That means Van Ryn is done http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/IRK3N_XvlBk/in-season-already-filled-with-bad-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/IRK3N_XvlBk" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-season-already-filled-with-bad-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-3392690044430644128Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:22:00 +00002009-10-24T01:02:19.350-04:002009/10 season gone already?Maple LeafsTony Rose Brian Burke looks on all the while contemplating the fate of his players There are 76 more games in the schedule for the Leafs and even if they play .500 hockey from now on the most points their going to get is 76 + the 1 point they have; that's 77 points by years end.... If you need 92 to 93 points to get into they playoffs.... well... you do the math, could The Toronto Maple Leafs be out of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/mgLDf3E15kg/could-toronto-maple-leafs-be-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/mgLDf3E15kg" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/could-toronto-maple-leafs-be-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-4544584953725825540Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:48:00 +00002009-10-24T01:03:49.453-04:00Jon GabrielleAs head coach Ron Wilson and his not so merry band of winless Maple Leafs make their way up to the fifth floor tonight in the world's most famous arena, it is safe to say, that a win, against any opponent, in any building, will not be easy! The Rangers, well rested and against a team that had played less than 24 hours prior to sunday's matinee; were relentless on the forecheck. They not only wonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/J9chMVBHkLI/worlds-most-famous-arena.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon Gabrielle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/J9chMVBHkLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/worlds-most-famous-arena.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-7475410466304065825Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:06:00 +00002009-10-24T01:04:45.190-04:00Jon GabrielleJust a few short days out of training camp and some teams, it could be said, are already starting some trends. Some continuing good ones from last year, and some, developing disturbing ones in this rudimentary part of the season. In terms of who we trust to do what, when and how; many players have built up credibility and thus, we put very little credence into what might have happened in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/5T3iE8dcq48/training-camp-be-gone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon Gabrielle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/5T3iE8dcq48" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/training-camp-be-gone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-8847579713699749331Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:41:00 +00002009-10-25T23:29:47.838-04:00capncrunch44The Cap'n<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/0ZA_Ns72vCE/i-am-leaf-fan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/0ZA_Ns72vCE" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-am-leaf-fan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-8382808423855856067Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:38:00 +00002009-10-24T01:06:16.190-04:00Tony RoseGame 1 of the regular season was played last night between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs lost 4-3 in overtime. In case you missed it or if you just want to check out the highlights, here is the game in 6 minutes.! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/8QF99v1EeT8/habs-outlasted-leafs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/8QF99v1EeT8" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/10/habs-outlasted-leafs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-1542183177194030023Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:53:00 +00002009-10-24T01:05:34.025-04:00Phoenix CoyotesJim BalsillieJudge Redfield T. BaumNHLTony RoseAfter months of back-and-forth disputes over who would ultimately obtain control of the Phoenix Coyotes franchise, Judge Redfield T. Baum turned down both bids by the National Hockey League and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie on Wednesday. "In hockey parlance, the court is passing the puck to the NHL, who can decide to take another shot at the sale net or it can pass off the puck," Judge Baumhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/S3bD10pyiko/bankruptcy-court-rejects-coyotes-bids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/S3bD10pyiko" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/09/bankruptcy-court-rejects-coyotes-bids.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-5096063758492478944Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-09-30T13:39:18.567-04:00CommandmentsMaple LeafsJerseyI came up with this idea while listening to 550AM buffalo Sports Radio. They were talking about ways people ruin jerseys. I thought it would be fun to compile a list of commandments one must follow in order to properly don the Blue and White, while watching the greatest franchise in Hockey history. 1) Though shalt not wear the Jersey of a player who has left the leafs, and currently plays http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/jJnoU9_q_D0/ten-leafs-jersey-commandments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crazykaka)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/jJnoU9_q_D0" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/09/ten-leafs-jersey-commandments.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-8450425149928777795Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:15:00 +00002009-10-24T01:08:10.406-04:00Tony RoseSTOCKHOLM — Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly two decades in the NHL. "It was a tough decision," Sundin told reporters at a news conference at Stockholm's Grand Hotel on Wednesday. "It's sad to tell you today that my career as a pro hockey player is over." The 38-year-old Swede, who said he reached the decision this fall, played for the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/d35l1tGi_zE/mats-sundin-retires-after-nearly-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/d35l1tGi_zE" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/09/mats-sundin-retires-after-nearly-20.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-1221347270658933784Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:06:00 +00002009-10-24T01:06:57.791-04:00Jon GabrielleHello and welcome Maple Leaf Nation. As this is my initial blog here for TMLForum.com, I may as well come right out of the gate, so to speak, with "the gloves off!" Is head coach, Ron Wilson, a liar? I'm not talking about the white lies and "spin" that is generally told to the media to keep them happy, all the while keeping what belongs "in house," exactly there. What I am referring to is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/6xtxYLgNZ3g/ron-wilson-liar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jon Gabrielle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/6xtxYLgNZ3g" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/09/ron-wilson-liar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-7093850904885671482Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:13:00 +00002009-10-24T01:07:30.525-04:00Tony RoseBeing in the shadow of a Monster. With the exhibition games coming to a close you have to wonder how the young kids and veterans alike feel right now. Guys Like Kadri returning to the Junior team in London, Hanson, Frogren to the Marlies and even Andy Rogers who I thought played well being released, to mention a few. I guess the real young kids/draft picks know that on a club whose roster has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/7r2uMzjCDIk/being-in-shadow-of-monster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tony Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/7r2uMzjCDIk" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/09/being-in-shadow-of-monster.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672669145993317290.post-4514358858325473095Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:41:00 +00002009-10-25T23:30:24.481-04:00capncrunch44The Cap'nI recall being a kid in the late 70's and early 80's and the familiar refrain on the school yard at recess was "got 'im, got 'im, need 'im, got 'im". It didn't matter if they were hockey cards, baseball cards or McDonald's stickers we were trying to complete our collection and have fun doing it.I still have all my doubles and triples piled up, wrapped in an elastic and stored in an old shoebox.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Icechipper/~3/xGcPlZNUYX0/got-im-got-im-need-im-got-im.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Cap'n)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Icechipper/~4/xGcPlZNUYX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://icechipper.blogspot.com/2009/09/got-im-got-im-need-im-got-im.html