tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65134075322700391492024-02-07T14:49:42.587-05:00THE TRUTHULENCEFrom the "excellence of elocution"...general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-28133430684397078972010-04-09T16:20:00.005-04:002010-04-09T16:20:00.623-04:00Glass Half Full? Not So Fast...<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">F</span>riday April 2nd, <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Maple+Leafs+plant+glimmer+hope/2755674/story.html">Montreal Gazette</a>:
</span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"We were optimistic...
<a href="http://www.kuz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/10062009164.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 480px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.kuz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/10062009164.jpg" border="0" /></a>But we vastly overestimated our goaltending."</span><a href="http://www.kuz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/10062009165.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 480px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.kuz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/10062009165.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-78900792398745621722010-03-14T22:30:00.001-04:002010-04-09T12:09:41.007-04:00Burkeosphere<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span>unday March 14th, </span><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/779550--can-t-canada-just-leave-hockey-alone"><span style="font-size:85%;">Toronto Star</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
</span>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Why does everyone in Toronto assume they know hockey better than I do?</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/6b/be/bd7a828145dc804542a71b359070.jpeg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 492px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/6b/be/bd7a828145dc804542a71b359070.jpeg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I know hockey.</span></span>"</span></div></span>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-66594744526767489052010-03-04T12:12:00.026-05:002010-03-04T20:23:49.914-05:00When Doing Nothing For Nobody Means Something To Someone<div align="left"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>husday March 4th, </span><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2639055&p=2"><span style="font-size:85%;">National Post</span></a>:</div><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"My inclination is to do nothing with the defence...
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20090930/mk_2_48607.jpg"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px" alt="" src="http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20090930/mk_2_48607.jpg" border="0" /></span></span></a><a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/images/bizphotos/435x290/200910/02/112980-francois-beauchemin.jpg"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px" alt="" src="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/images/bizphotos/435x290/200910/02/112980-francois-beauchemin.jpg" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><span><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We worked very hard to put this group together.
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/images/photos/000/776/165/91886164.jpg.11599.0_feature.jpg"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/images/photos/000/776/165/91886164.jpg.11599.0_feature.jpg" border="0" /></span></span></a><a href="http://i.eurosport.se/2009/11/26/561032-6966033-317-238.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 171px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="http://i.eurosport.se/2009/11/26/561032-6966033-317-238.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div></span><div align="center"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">And my inclination is to do nothing."</span></div><a href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09X36IB2rk43M/350x.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 356px; cursor: pointer; height: 230px; " alt="" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09X36IB2rk43M/350x.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div> <div style="text-align: left;">
</div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-6357467881930869952010-02-23T07:59:00.001-05:002010-02-23T08:00:17.890-05:00Bringin' The Crazy Back<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>uesday February 23rd, <a href="http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/769886--burke-calls-grabovski-healthy-and-stupid">Toronto Star</a>: </span>
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"As far as I know, he's healthy.</span>
<a href="http://www.charter97.org/photos/20090804_grabovski_t.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.charter97.org/photos/20090804_grabovski_t.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Stupid but healthy."</span> </div></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-60992738258005064392010-02-06T18:16:00.000-05:002010-02-06T18:16:24.813-05:00God Bless<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ednesday, December 2nd, </span><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=4685761"><span style="font-size:85%;">ESPN.com</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:
</span><div align="center">
<span style="font-size:130%;">"I had a million good reasons to love and admire Brendan."</span> <a href="http://www.jordoncooper.com/wp-content/uploads/Weloveyouthiswontchangeathing_10740/nhl_burke2_300.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.jordoncooper.com/wp-content/uploads/Weloveyouthiswontchangeathing_10740/nhl_burke2_300.jpg" /></a> </div></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-78150890662225682342010-02-03T20:08:00.001-05:002010-02-03T20:11:35.311-05:00An Easy Decision<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span>unday, January 31st, </span><a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308472"><span style="font-size:85%;">TSN.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">''Not taking any shots at Vesa,</span> </div><a href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/10/15/carlton_bear_leafs_381.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 381px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/10/15/carlton_bear_leafs_381.jpg" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">we felt we had to make this move.''</span></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-60016240202387687572010-01-23T18:55:00.001-05:002010-01-23T18:55:00.585-05:00Death Of A Salesman<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span>aturday, January 23rd, </span><a href="http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/754812--cox-deadline-deals-bug-leafs-gm-burke"><span style="font-size:85%;">Toronto Star</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>"Why not pay deadline prices</em></span><a href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q217/Taliesin_ttlg/billy%20the%20kid/btkvd_drac.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 502px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 378px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q217/Taliesin_ttlg/billy%20the%20kid/btkvd_drac.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>on February 3rd instead?"</em></span> </div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-45421773851605748142010-01-15T23:51:00.000-05:002010-01-15T23:51:11.408-05:00For The Last Time, No<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>hursday January 14th, </span><a href="http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/750810"><span style="font-size:85%;">Toronto Star</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"The notion that players are treated fairly</span>
</div><a href="http://media.metronews.topscms.com/images/66/91/eaed0fc842c2ab6362a832ee919a.jpeg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://media.metronews.topscms.com/images/66/91/eaed0fc842c2ab6362a832ee919a.jpeg" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">rises above trades."
</p></span>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-59721078227148957172009-11-20T22:20:00.006-05:002009-11-20T22:44:51.640-05:00Truckulence?<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ednesday November 18th, <a href="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Hornby/2009/11/18/11800051-sun.html">Canoe.ca - SLAM!Sports</a>:</span>
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"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."</span>
<a href="http://www.hockeyforum.com/photopost/data/2/medium/1931_tim_horton_leafs_in_truck_1960s_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 407px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 570px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.hockeyforum.com/photopost/data/2/medium/1931_tim_horton_leafs_in_truck_1960s_2.jpg" /></a></div></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-44927530872730385652009-11-05T23:05:00.001-05:002009-11-05T23:07:01.127-05:00He's A Good Hockey Player, Okay?<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ednesday, November 4th, <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2009/11/04/11627251-sun.html">Toronto Sun</a>:
</span><a href="http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/00237/Kessel20_237121gm-a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/00237/Kessel20_237121gm-a.jpg" /></a><a href="http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef0120a596ec17970b-800wi"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 405px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef0120a596ec17970b-800wi" /></a><a href="http://hockeyheadblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/capt.fef29e024a6744ee8b62364f7af72476.bruins_maple_leafs_kessel_trade_dbc107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 409px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://hockeyheadblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/capt.fef29e024a6744ee8b62364f7af72476.bruins_maple_leafs_kessel_trade_dbc107.jpg" /></a><a href="http://cdn.nhl.com/mapleleafs/images/upload/2009/09/kessel_smile700_091909.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn.nhl.com/mapleleafs/images/upload/2009/09/kessel_smile700_091909.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef0120a5ed9978970c-800wi"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 440px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef0120a5ed9978970c-800wi" /></a> <div align="center">"He won't win any public speaking contests."</span></div></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-74444036789567642432009-10-21T21:09:00.007-04:002010-01-16T08:48:54.121-05:00We Really Just Need One, But...<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>onday, October 19th, <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2121322"><span style="font-size:85%;">National Post</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
</div></span>
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Never</span><a href="http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0116/5269/a_joseph_i_feature.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0116/5269/a_joseph_i_feature.jpg" /></span></a><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2009/02/17/pogge-justin-cp-090217.jpg"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">again
</span><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2009/02/17/pogge-justin-cp-090217.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2009/02/17/pogge-justin-cp-090217.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">will
</span><a href="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/62578/44679_maple_leafs_flyers_hockey.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/62578/44679_maple_leafs_flyers_hockey.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I
</span><a href="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.nationalpost.com/sports/2073242.bin?size=404x272"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.nationalpost.com/sports/2073242.bin?size=404x272" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">be </span><a href="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/119303/48945_penguins_maple_leafs_hockey.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/119303/48945_penguins_maple_leafs_hockey.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">short
</span><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/2001888.bin?size=404x272"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/2001888.bin?size=404x272" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">on</span><a href="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/photo_images/201382/48648_Flyers_Maple_Leafs_Hockey_large.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/photo_images/201382/48648_Flyers_Maple_Leafs_Hockey_large.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">goaltending."</span></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-84131269471221694142009-10-12T23:22:00.005-04:002009-10-13T10:40:02.488-04:00On The Right Track?<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>onday, October 12th, <a href="http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/709136--rangers-devastate-leafs-7-2">Toronto Star</a>:
</span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"I think we'll put it together."</span></div><a href="http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/old%20train%20wreck.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 382px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.ibabuzz.com/transportation/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/old%20train%20wreck.jpg" border="0" /></a>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-980409272847020562009-09-30T22:20:00.001-04:002009-09-30T22:25:48.445-04:00Show Time<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">F</span>riday, June 26th, </span><a href="http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/657613"><span style="font-size:85%;">Toronto Star</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"I will tell you this –<a href="http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20080423/Burke_2_67804.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20080423/Burke_2_67804.jpg" /></a>the best hockey fans on the planet
<a href="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_stevej/2008_03_11fans.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 420px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_stevej/2008_03_11fans.jpg" /></a>are not in Montreal,<a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/montreal+police+unprepared+post+game+violence+union/464067/464095.bin?size=620x400"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 420px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/montreal+police+unprepared+post+game+violence+union/464067/464095.bin?size=620x400" /></a>they're in Toronto,"
</div></span><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3620155429_006c86aff8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3620155429_006c86aff8.jpg" /></a> </div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-29542989631560944882009-09-29T07:59:00.003-04:002009-09-30T21:11:55.858-04:00For What It's Worth<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>uesday, September 29th, </span><a href="http://www.thestar.com/hockey/nhl/article/702373"><span style="font-size:85%;">Toronto Star</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:
</span>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Fxl9WXhDnAfkAm4_l8lMoLhC7wI1dLg0Z9t_tqIgnxduT_pj47RWF_uPewJFEhzh3xVReTpSTUh774RSQlLqQakAp0mUrX24hdDCrh2EF5XbdwUf_a2Q5JywjPAngzzjiBwM23X1UAc/s320/burke.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Fxl9WXhDnAfkAm4_l8lMoLhC7wI1dLg0Z9t_tqIgnxduT_pj47RWF_uPewJFEhzh3xVReTpSTUh774RSQlLqQakAp0mUrX24hdDCrh2EF5XbdwUf_a2Q5JywjPAngzzjiBwM23X1UAc/s320/burke.jpg" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"I believe in Vesa."</span></div><a href="http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1729997-toska%5D.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1729997-toska%5D.gif" /></a> </div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-24380291618056242732009-09-25T12:12:00.001-04:002009-09-25T12:12:00.764-04:00Ever Been To Prague?<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">F</span>riday, September 25th, </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574433202003331132.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"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.<a href="http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/lnh/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/burke.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/lnh/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/burke.jpg" border="0" /></a> It drives me absolutely nuts."</span></div></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-20496932973179942012009-09-18T21:49:00.003-04:002009-09-30T22:40:34.786-04:00You Can Be Fearless<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>hursday, September 17th, </span><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2001887"><span style="font-size:85%;">National Post</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"I told them we've got toughness here.</span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 203px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0469/9762/101854_feature.jpg" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">You go play.</span><a href="http://landoftheleaf.com/files/2009/03/cherry_grabovski.jpg">
<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://landoftheleaf.com/files/2009/03/cherry_grabovski.jpg" /> </p></a><a href="http://landoftheleaf.com/files/2009/03/cherry_grabovski.jpg"><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">You want to run someone?</span> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.manageyourshapeblog.com/.a/6a00e54f9153e088330115719aad3a970b-500wi"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.manageyourshapeblog.com/.a/6a00e54f9153e088330115719aad3a970b-500wi" /> </p></a><a href="http://www.manageyourshapeblog.com/.a/6a00e54f9153e088330115719aad3a970b-500wi"><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Do it."</span>
</p><a href="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2009/08/19/burke_brian250.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2009/08/19/burke_brian250.jpg" /></a>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-85363160539788854712009-09-16T16:04:00.001-04:002009-09-30T21:22:06.292-04:00And Now It Gets Serious<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ednesday, September 16th, </span><a href="http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/696617"><span style="font-size:85%;">Toronto Star</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"We will afford them </div></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://landoftheleaf.com/files/2009/04/luke-schenn.jpg" /> <p align="center"></span><span style="font-size:130%;">opportunity to fight </span><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/12/24/sports/25fight_600.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/12/24/sports/25fight_600.JPG" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">non-teammates,"</span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/1414833.bin?size=404x272" /> </p>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-53797635842055795442009-09-01T07:59:00.001-04:002009-09-30T21:30:13.928-04:00Shoulders Of The Vesa<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">F</span>riday, August, 28th,</span><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1940920"><span style="font-size:85%;">National Post</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
</div><a href="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/211119/2zioaiw_jpg_medium.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/211119/2zioaiw_jpg_medium.gif" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">"It doesn't matter how good the rest of your team is, </span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.tosports.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/leafs.jpg" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">it doesn't matter how good of a job you've done as a GM,</span><a href="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Draft/2009/06/28/BRIAN_BURKE.jpg_250_185.jpg"></a></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Draft/2009/06/28/BRIAN_BURKE.jpg_250_185.jpg" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">if you don't have goaltending</span><a href="http://www.dailyfaceoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/toskala_vesa_getty_400.jpg"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.dailyfaceoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/toskala_vesa_getty_400.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">you can't win."</span> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2007/1010/nhl_g_burke_275.jpg"></p></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2007/1010/nhl_g_burke_275.jpg" />general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-58657571978809815862009-08-22T09:09:00.001-04:002009-08-22T09:13:31.468-04:00Five Minus Four Equals Zero<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">T</span>hursday, August 20th, </span><a href="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Simmons/2009/08/20/10529031-sun.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Canoe.ca - SLAM!Sports</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></div><div>
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center;">"You got Mitchell,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hockeygodonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/john-m.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 408px; height: 316px;" src="http://www.hockeygodonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/john-m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">you've got Stajan,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/ourgame/images/minor_memories/stajan-minormems.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 261px;" src="http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/ourgame/images/minor_memories/stajan-minormems.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">you've got Primeau,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.spox.com/de/sport/ussport/0907/Bilder/wayne-primeau-514.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 412px; height: 239px;" src="http://www.spox.com/de/sport/ussport/0907/Bilder/wayne-primeau-514.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> you've got Wallin,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hockeykanalen.se/polopoly_fs/1.1080773!image/4139088404.jpg_gen/derivatives/w450/4139088404.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 418px; height: 235px;" src="http://www.hockeykanalen.se/polopoly_fs/1.1080773!image/4139088404.jpg_gen/derivatives/w450/4139088404.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> you've got Grabovski...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://frederique134.unblog.fr/files/2009/01/piper21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 411px; height: 317px;" src="http://frederique134.unblog.fr/files/2009/01/piper21.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> You look at the list of centres, it means someone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.nhl.com/images/upload/2009/02/brianBurke1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 201px;" src="http://cdn.nhl.com/images/upload/2009/02/brianBurke1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> is going to be sitting next to me on opening night."</div></span>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-10511115136635697812009-08-15T02:22:00.000-04:002009-08-15T02:26:48.172-04:00Still Got Socks On<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">riday, August 14th, </span><a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2009/08/14/gm-burke-says-leafs-quot-not-moving-tomas-kaberle-quot.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">National Post</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></div><div>
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"<i>We're not going to ask him</i></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0626/nhl_u_kaberle11_576.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 465px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0626/nhl_u_kaberle11_576.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>to waive his no-trade clause</i>.</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nhlallstar2008.com/ASSETS/AllStarTomasKaberleImage2.JPG"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.nhlallstar2008.com/ASSETS/AllStarTomasKaberleImage2.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i>We want him here for the season</i>.</span>"</div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-55098639131890531572009-08-13T18:06:00.002-04:002009-08-13T18:06:00.641-04:00Do Your Part<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>uesday, March 31, </span><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article762000.ece"><span style="font-size:85%;">Globe And Mail</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span>
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Everybody knows, hockey is not a sport in Canada,</span><a href="http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Street_hockey_goalie.jpg/180px-Street_hockey_goalie.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div></a><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Street_hockey_goalie.jpg/180px-Street_hockey_goalie.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">it's a religion, and it's not going to change...<a href="http://www.geocities.com/sexybeastsix/hockey.jpg"></p><p align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.geocities.com/sexybeastsix/hockey.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">It's different in Canada... the pressure that's placed on them by the fans and the media,</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPJR9M33YdroJMvKEZMjFdcuA3IpBbvoEJmm-RvqdolMynvdypWtCOU10pElSssVVH3Lf4C2duNiqme08SxpU_VaT_sXDDcKNZeXvjNp1-JWJldxKDrRE54tOHL6mI59m1mdzBKCxGAcm/s200/habs.bmp"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPJR9M33YdroJMvKEZMjFdcuA3IpBbvoEJmm-RvqdolMynvdypWtCOU10pElSssVVH3Lf4C2duNiqme08SxpU_VaT_sXDDcKNZeXvjNp1-JWJldxKDrRE54tOHL6mI59m1mdzBKCxGAcm/s200/habs.bmp" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">is helpful because it makes your team and manager perform."</span> <a href="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/bbruke4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/bbruke4.jpg" border="0" /></a>
</p>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-59646109326941706872009-08-10T05:05:00.018-04:002009-08-10T12:52:56.683-04:00Pogge's Head And The "Box"<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>onday, March 30th, </span><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1444588"><span style="font-size:85%;">National Post</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:
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<span style="font-size:130%;">"<em>There are</em> (four) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">sides to the box that makes up a starting goaltender in the</span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="font-size:130%;">National Hockey League.
</div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mastermindtoys.com/store/Assets/thumb_images/83793.gif"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.mastermindtoys.com/store/Assets/thumb_images/83793.gif" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The first three sides are size
</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/monstergoalie.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/monstergoalie.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">athletic ability</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20090130/320_cp24_leafs_toskala_090130.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20090130/320_cp24_leafs_toskala_090130.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">and competitive spirit.</span></span></div><a href="http://media.canada.com/c281ff5d-5508-42f4-8a3d-603954af46e9/cujo.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://media.canada.com/c281ff5d-5508-42f4-8a3d-603954af46e9/cujo.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></span></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Justin has those.</span></em><em><span style="font-size:130%;">
The fourth side dictates whether you can be a</span></em><em><span style="font-size:130%;">
starter </span></em><em><span style="font-size:130%;">and that's mental.</span></em><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2009/03/29/pogge306-cp.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2009/03/29/pogge306-cp.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Can you handle the pressure?"</em> </span></p>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-42607257310576312402009-08-08T04:04:00.006-04:002009-08-08T04:04:00.239-04:00Let's Pick!<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">F</span>riday, June 26th, </span><a href="http://www.faceoff.com/story.html?id=1737710"><span style="font-size:85%;">Faceoff.com</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">
</div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Is that the kid you want</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">?</span></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://leafs.hockeyanalysis.com/files/2009/06/kadri01.jpg" border="0" /><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Well...</span></em></span>
</div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.cbc.ca/national/images/video320/video320_nazimkhadrihockey-070709.jpg" border="0" /><p align="center"><span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">we're going to take him</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">."</span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.georgeparrosmustache.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/murray.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 168px;" src="http://www.georgeparrosmustache.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/murray.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-91854832006557957302009-08-07T03:03:00.013-04:002009-08-07T03:03:00.522-04:00No Promises To Keep<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ednesday, August 5th, </span><a href="http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Sports/Hockey/2009/08/05/10365436-sun.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">London Free Press</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span>
<div align="center"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"</span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">One of the biggest problems last year</span></em></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/leafs_toskala510.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/leafs_toskala510.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">was the sense of entitlement here</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span></span></div><a href="http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/1009/nhl_a_blake_412.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/1009/nhl_a_blake_412.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I want every player under contract to realize that I will not hesitate</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://d.yimg.com/ca.yimg.com/p/090723/reuters/mtfh58416mdb055i48364260.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://d.yimg.com/ca.yimg.com/p/090723/reuters/mtfh58416mdb055i48364260.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to send a player on a one-way</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> (contract) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to the minors</span></span>
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/stajan_20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/stajan_20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">if he's not prepared.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"</span></div>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513407532270039149.post-16837422946311040262009-08-05T14:02:00.003-04:002009-08-05T14:23:25.147-04:00Let The Defence Decide<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ednesday, August 5th, <a href="http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Sports/Hockey/2009/08/05/10365436-sun.html">London Free Press</a>:</span>
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"<em>I'd like to see a little bit of Darwinian theory at work at training camp,</em></span></div><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/3141605866_3b999a7a6d.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>and see who wants to play here...</em></span></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2327/2188180638_9395f998d9.jpg?v=0" border="0" />
<em><span style="font-size:130%;">...for us to make the playoffs</span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07gE39WcPR23j/610x.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 435px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07gE39WcPR23j/610x.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:130%;">we'd need eight (defencemen) minimum.</span></em></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/original/article_26592_2.jpg" border="0" />
<em><span style="font-size:130%;">Right now we're at a higher number than that,</span></p><p align="center"></em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 412px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://media.canada.com/fae0b6fd-d281-4d23-840e-569bef1c674c/exelby_g8.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">so we can let those guys sort that out."</span></em></p>general borschevskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.com0