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  1. Toronto Maple Leafs Opening Night Roster David Perron - Matt Stajan - Alex Ponikarovsky Leo Komarov - Bryan Little - Devon Setoguchi Bates Battaglia - Darren Helm - Nikolai Kulemin Milan Lucic - Chad Kilger - Kyle Calder Bryan McCabe - Ian White Hal Gill - Pavel Kubina Anton Stralman - Mike Rathje Miikka Kiprusoff Andrew Raycroft
  2. Big off-season for the Leafs. Two seasons ago, we squeaked into the playoffs with what can only be described as subpar goaltending, as both goaltenders had a save percentage under .900, and a GAA over 3.00. The addition of Miikka Kiprusoff for the next 3 seasons (and hopefully onwards) will allow our players to focus on offence while he mans the backend. The draft went somewhat according to plan. Once we slipped to 7th overall, the target was always winger Jarno Siren (9.0C). At 21, was able to get defenseman Jonatan Loow (8.5C), and winger Bobby Melin (8.5D) at 29. While a goalie was the target, and I was able to get 8.0C rated Harri Sateri, it was clear the backend was in desperate need of improvement. By trading for Steve Mason, and James Reimer waiting in the wings as well, there will be competition in the next 5 years for the starters job. Work isn’t over, though. Defence is now the sole area of focus. By focusing on the forward group, Toronto is set for the future with great youth, but the backend is filled with veterans and one surprising youngster, Ian White. Fun fact: I won a floor hockey tournament with Ian when I was in grade 6. Played hockey with him a few times, though he’s 2 years younger. The future is looking better.
  3. Toronto assigns James Reimer to the AHL.
  4. Toronto waives Andrew Raycroft EDIT: Apparently I can’t waive him because he makes more than $1.5M. Raycroft and his $1.8M x 1 salary is available. I don’t care what the return is.
  5. Completely struck out in free agency. That’s embarrassing. But not as embarrassing as my backup goaltender next season... Toronto calls up James Reimer.
  6. I’ll answer here. Interest for everyone will increase once the season picks up, again. None of us can predict what that will look like individually, let alone as a league. The landscape for what everyday life will look like going forward is going to look a lot different. Our priorities, our interests, etc. Long story short, tough to say.
  7. My favourite hockey players are Hasek, Palffy, Lidstrom, and Versteeg. Loved Versteeg.
  8. To be fair, the average IQ level in the United States is 98, with California (the highest state population in the US) having the 6th lowest IQ level at 95.5 (liberal state). I’m not a Trump supporter, and if I were an American, I’d vote Libertarian as the two party system is broken. My point is, majority of people don’t do their own research and don’t understand professional credentials. That’s a problem most people suffer from.
  9. After making pasta from scratch for over 2 months now, I’ve found out what works best for quality pasta. First, I quickly found out the best measurements for the dough. This took no time at all (maybe 1 hour of YouTube videos). There’s a lot of people who have their own measurements, but I find that 300 grams of flour, 2 tsp of kosher salt, and then 5 eggs (2 whole, 3 yokes) and then add water to the eggs to add up to 185 grams makes the best pasta dough. Also, if you have a food processor, that will save the time (10 minutes) of kneading by hand. Once you’ve combined ingredients in food processor, and you’ll need to add 1-2 tbsp of additional water to the mixing process, knead by hand for about a minute and then wrap in Saran Wrap for 30 minutes). 2. Depending on the pasta noodles you make (get a pasta machine - I do mine with a hand crank machine), you can immediately throw into the water after cutting (Spaghetti, Pappardelle, etc). However, if you are doing some with more shape (ie: bow tie pasta), the best noodle quality takes anywhere between 4 hours to 24 hours to get a better tasting noodle. They hold their shape better, are slightly chewier, and because they hold their shape better, they hold the sauce better.
  10. Watched it last night with the wife. Came across as a knock of Guy Ritchie movie.
  11. Yup. Those two scenes are terrific. What’s more is the killer soundtrack for the film. Listen to it pretty regularly.
  12. Toronto selects Chet Pickard @Zfetch
  13. Jonatan Loow @whoeverthefuckisup
  14. $6.5M in cap space to sign one player. Have fun in Europe, you asshole!
  15. Toronto Maple Leafs recall: Bryan Little Darren Helm Devon Setoguchi Nikolai Kulemin Leo Komorov Milan Lucic Anton Stralman
  16. https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29024915/minnesota-duluth-scott-perunovich-wins-hobey-baker-award%3fplatform=amp
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