THE TRUTHULENCE

Glass Half Full? Not So Fast...

2010-04-09T16:20:00.005-04:00

Friday April 2nd, Montreal Gazette:

"We were optimistic... But we vastly overestimated our goaltending."

Burkeosphere

2010-03-14T22:30:00.001-04:00

Sunday March 14th, Toronto Star:

"Why does everyone in Toronto assume they know hockey better than I do?

I know hockey."

When Doing Nothing For Nobody Means Something To Someone

2010-03-04T12:12:00.026-05:00

Thusday March 4th, National Post:

"My inclination is to do nothing with the defence...

We worked very hard to put this group together.

And my inclination is to do nothing."

Bringin' The Crazy Back

2010-02-23T07:59:00.001-05:00

Tuesday February 23rd, Toronto Star:

"As far as I know, he's healthy. Stupid but healthy."

God Bless

2010-02-06T18:16:00.000-05:00

Wednesday, December 2nd, ESPN.com:

"I had a million good reasons to love and admire Brendan."

An Easy Decision

2010-02-03T20:08:00.001-05:00

Sunday, January 31st, TSN.ca:

''Not taking any shots at Vesa,

we felt we had to make this move.''

Death Of A Salesman

2010-01-23T18:55:00.001-05:00

Saturday, January 23rd, Toronto Star:

"Why not pay deadline priceson February 3rd instead?"

For The Last Time, No

2010-01-15T23:51:00.000-05:00

Thursday January 14th, Toronto Star:

"The notion that players are treated fairly

rises above trades."

Truckulence?

2009-11-20T22:20:00.006-05:00

Wednesday November 18th, Canoe.ca - SLAM!Sports:

"Everyone talks about playoffs like it’s a dirty word. I never promised we’d make it this year, but if that’s not your goal every year in this business, do something else, go drive a truck."

He's A Good Hockey Player, Okay?

2009-11-05T23:05:00.001-05:00

Wednesday, November 4th, Toronto Sun:

"He won't win any public speaking contests."

We Really Just Need One, But...

2009-10-21T21:09:00.007-04:00

Monday, October 19th, National Post:

"Never again will I be short ongoaltending."

On The Right Track?

2009-10-12T23:22:00.005-04:00

Monday, October 12th, Toronto Star:

"I think we'll put it together."

Show Time

2009-09-30T22:20:00.001-04:00

Friday, June 26th, Toronto Star:

"I will tell you this –the best hockey fans on the planet are not in Montreal,they're in Toronto,"

For What It's Worth

2009-09-29T07:59:00.003-04:00

Tuesday, September 29th, Toronto Star:

"I believe in Vesa."

Ever Been To Prague?

2009-09-25T12:12:00.001-04:00

Friday, September 25th, Wall Street Journal:

"I tell them to go watch a game in the Czech league, where every shot comes from 12, 14 feet away from the net and no one checks anyone the whole damn game. It drives me absolutely nuts."

You Can Be Fearless

2009-09-18T21:49:00.003-04:00

Thursday, September 17th, National Post:

"I told them we've got toughness here.

You go play.

You want to run someone?

Do it."

And Now It Gets Serious

2009-09-16T16:04:00.001-04:00

Wednesday, September 16th, Toronto Star:

"We will afford them

opportunity to fight

non-teammates,"

Shoulders Of The Vesa

2009-09-01T07:59:00.001-04:00

Friday, August, 28th,National Post:

"It doesn't matter how good the rest of your team is,

it doesn't matter how good of a job you've done as a GM,

if you don't have goaltending

you can't win."

Five Minus Four Equals Zero

2009-08-22T09:09:00.001-04:00

Thursday, August 20th, Canoe.ca - SLAM!Sports:

"You got Mitchell,

you've got Stajan,

you've got Primeau,

you've got Wallin, you've got Grabovski... You look at the list of centres, it means someone is going to be sitting next to me on opening night."

Still Got Socks On

2009-08-15T02:22:00.000-04:00

Friday, August 14th, National Post:

"We're not going to ask him

to waive his no-trade clause.

We want him here for the season."

Do Your Part

2009-08-13T18:06:00.002-04:00

Tuesday, March 31, Globe And Mail:

"Everybody knows, hockey is not a sport in Canada,

it's a religion, and it's not going to change...

It's different in Canada... the pressure that's placed on them by the fans and the media,is helpful because it makes your team and manager perform."

Pogge's Head And The "Box"

2009-08-10T05:05:00.018-04:00

Monday, March 30th, National Post:

"There are (four) sides to the box that makes up a starting goaltender in the

National Hockey League.

The first three sides are size athletic abilityand competitive spirit.

Justin has those. The fourth side dictates whether you can be a starter and that's mental.Can you handle the pressure?"

Let's Pick!

2009-08-08T04:04:00.006-04:00

Friday, June 26th, Faceoff.com:

"Is that the kid you want?

Well...

we're going to take him."

No Promises To Keep

2009-08-07T03:03:00.013-04:00

Wednesday, August 5th, London Free Press.

"One of the biggest problems last yearwas the sense of entitlement here.

I want every player under contract to realize that I will not hesitateto send a player on a one-way (contract) to the minors

if he's not prepared."

Let The Defence Decide

2009-08-05T14:02:00.003-04:00

Wednesday, August 5th, London Free Press:

"I'd like to see a little bit of Darwinian theory at work at training camp,

and see who wants to play here...

...for us to make the playoffs

we'd need eight (defencemen) minimum.

Right now we're at a higher number than that,

so we can let those guys sort that out."

Oh Lord, Kum Ba Yah

2009-08-05T13:01:00.004-04:00

Wednesday, June 24th, Toronto Star:

"When I do go to mass on Sunday...

I pray for help...

at the goaltending position".