February 2011 Archives
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February 27, 2011 @ 19:58
When they desperately needed points during a dreamer attempt at a playoff spot, they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins farm team and the sad sack Atlanta Thrashers. This team is not going to make the playoffs because they aren't ready to make the playoffs. They still don't have enough. Now let me sink my teeth into Dion Phaneuf. If Brian Burke was going trade anyone before tomorrow's deadline, it should be Phaneuf. I realize at five million dollars a year and blessed with very little hockey ability it will be tough, but he should at least try. Maybe there's a team out that can get sucked in the way Burke did last year. Maybe there's a contender that thinks they can rehabilitate this stiff and re-capture the magic of his first couple of years with the Calgary Flames. If Burke can turn this six-foot-three mistake into a second round draft pick he should do it. To Burke's credit he didn't give up a lot to get Phaneuf, but what he carries against the cap and the damage he does on the ice makes him a prime candidate for leaving town. Unfortunately the Leafs have backed themselves right into a corner with this guy. By over-rating him, then signing him and then making him captain they have to justify his existence by putting him on the ice, and I can understand that. But tomorrow's trade deadline could go in a low way in doing something that's very important to Brian Burke, and that's saving face. By moving Phaneuf for a draft pick he could save the franchise lots of money over the next few years, he'd eliminate a turn-over machine and he'd make the fans happy by adding to the stockpile of draft picks. It would also give the Leafs the chance to start all over again in the captain process. We can only hope that there's a team out there that sees something in Dion Phaneuf. Maybe if placed on a better team his shortcomings will be lessened and he could actually contribute. I wouldn't count on it. After witnessing the captain's performance in a must-win situation against the Atlanta Thrashers, I'd say he's a lost cause. But maybe, just maybe there's an NHL general manager who thinks otherwise.
Category: Sports
February 26, 2011 @ 14:48
The answer is no. You see the Habs host the Carolina Hurricanes, and it's the Hurricanes who Leafs are chasing for the final playoff spot in the east. It would only seem natural that I would prefer the Habs to beat the Hurricanes because if the Leafs beat Pittsburgh, they'll only trail Carolina by two points. But my mind doesn't work that way. Not in this case anyway. To tell you the truth, I don't care if the Leafs make the playoffs. If they do, what's the point? They'll probably play Philadelphia in the first round and get bounced rather quickly anyway. Wanting a playoff spot now is exactly what's been wrong with Maple Leaf strategy over the past few years. I'd rather Brian Burke continue on the path of looking at the big picture and conducting his business with an eye to two or three years down the road. If the Leafs do make it, great, but if they don't, so what. So do I want the Habs to beat the Hurricanes tonight? Nope. The scenario would have to be a lot more severe than this to ever pull for the Habs, because I'd this point, I'd rather see Montreal miss the playoffs than the Leafs make it. Category: Sports
Working Families Love Liars February 26, 2011 @ 09:28
I'm going to step right out and say it; anyone who votes for Dalton McGuinty in the next election is either stupid or selfish. Notice I didn't say "votes Liberal", because again, anyone with operates with any degree rationale knows there is good and bad in everything. But when it comes to Dalton McGuinty and his ruthless legacy of lies the rot has reached the core and there's no turning back. The Toronto Star reports this morning that an organization called "Working Families" will launch a campaign blitz during the Oscars tomorrow night attacking the Ontario Conservatives. The irony is this. They spin the commercial based on how wonderful the province is right now and how horrible it might be if the Conservatives are elected. Come again? If the province is so wonderful now it's because of all the things that the Conservatives put in place in the late 90s. It must be, because the McGuinty regime certainly didn't change anything once they were elected. Like most Liberals governments they acted like vultures or bottom feeders. They let Conservatives make the tough decisions, then campaign against those decisions, then live off those decisions once they're elected. We've seen it happen at both levels of government. "Working Families" can yap all they want about how great the province is right now, but it's just not true, and the reason it's not true is because of the very government they're trying to protect. The McGuinty government has been horrible for this province and they should be judged for it and then they should pay for it and judgment should start with honesty. Honesty is the basis of any relationship and using that, the McGuinty government has cheated on the citizens of Ontario like a married whore monger. (Tiger Woods) Forget policy, forget issues, forget the multitude of things this government has botched, the bottom line is this - Dalton McGuinty is a liar, a bold faced lying manipulator and how any organization called "Working Families" could endorse such a despicable man, who continuously breaks the very first moral we try to instill in our children, is disgusting. They're either stupid, or there's a hidden agenda. If you can't bring yourself to vote Conservative, from a moral standpoint vote NDP for cryin' out loud. At least they haven't had the chance to lie. * it's interesting to note that in the posting below, Ontario seems to be coming around federally, and the statistics reveal that real "working families" like what Stephen Harper is doing.
Category: Politics
Conservatives Looking At Majority - Star Poll February 25, 2011 @ 20:58
Category: Politics
Today With Neil Morrison February 25, 2011 @ 20:53
Category: Radio
Today With Craig And Matt February 23, 2011 @ 12:22
Category: Radio
How Can This Happen? February 21, 2011 @ 18:05
Instead we paid for a big steaming turd. The movie was called "Just Go With It" and I find the title to extremely ironic, because after this crapola was completed and those guilty of producing it sat in a board room knowing full well how horrid it was, they had to adopt the same attitude. "It's lousy and bad and embarrassing, but what are we gonna do at this point? Let's just go with it." If this movie has any redeeming quality it's the thought process it initiates as you wonder how anybody could write this shit, who could produce this shit and how did they not shut it down halfway through when it became frighteningly apparent it was going to smell like shit. This cinematic excrement also initiated an emotion. Frustration. As I sat there waiting for this nine hour movie to end, I thought of all the good, quality scripts that remain on desktops and in drawers and buried under others, never see the light of day because they were written by someone who didn't know the right people. How sad that because of some contractual obligation between the movie producing elite stuff like this actually gets the OK. How sad that the movie going public has to pay for it before they find out how bad it is. How sad that Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman didn't pool their money to have every frame of this clunker burned. I'm not going to bother describing the theme or the characters because neither deserves the effort it will take for me to hit the keys on my keyboard, but I will say this. When my supplier downloads the next few movies that I can watch in the comfort of my own home for absolutely nothing, I won't feel nearly as guilty. After today, Hollywood owes me something. Category: Show Biz
Thanks Tomas February 19, 2011 @ 12:23
But it was classic case of mixed emotions for me. On one had I felt happy for the guy that he's finally playing on a decent hockey team, on the other hand I had that melancholy feeling. Kaberle in a Bruins uniform just didn't seem right, and while I kept imagining him lifting the Stanley Cup in that very uniform, I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I'd love to see the guy win a Cup, yet at the same time I'm sick of having to watch former Leafs win Cups in other cities. It's happened too many times over the past half century. However, the one thing you'll never be able to take away from a Leaf fan is the great memories and moments that Kaberle provided over his dozen years in Toronto. He came out of virtually nowhere to become a stalwart on the Leaf defense, through the good times and the bad. Unfortunately, the bad times far outweighed the good. But times changes and now was the time for Kaberle to move on. The deal that Brian Burke pulled off was nothing short of miraculous given what he had to work with, and it will make the Leafs better in the coming years. And don't forget something that seems to have been lost in the reporting of this trade so far. Kaberle did not agree to a new deal with the Bruins prior to this trade, it was not a condition, so as it stands he becomes a unrestricted free agent this summer. Tomas Kaberle loves Toronto, and he didn't want to leave the Leafs. Who knows, he might just end up back here this summer. And if that happens, then Brian Burke should be arrested for grand larceny. Category: Sports
Why The CFL Can't Be Taken Seriously February 19, 2011 @ 12:22
According to the league, due to scheduling problems for the Argos at Rogers Centre, the annual battle between the Argos and Tiger-Cats won't happen this year, but will return next year. What? Let's be honest, in Southern Ontario the CFL doesn't have a lot going for it. Both teams stink while getting lost in the sea of other things that this region has to offer in the summer and fall. However, if there was one thing that the Argos and Ti-cats and by extension the CFL could hold on to, it was the Labour Day Classic. It was one of the few things that actually had re-call for the people of Southern Ontario. You can't remember the names of the players because they change so often. And you aren't really sure when they're playing from week to week during the summer because the schedule is scrambled eggs. But if there was one thing you could count on, one thing you could remember, one event that was usually worth considering, it was the Labour Day Classic. But not this year. Because the Argonauts are third class citizens in their own ball yard, the schedule dictates that playing a Labour Day game would screw up the rest of their home-schedule, so a valuable tradition will be put on the shelf this year. Oh well.
Category: Sports
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The Oscars and Rob Ford..
First of all, let's get this out the way. This weekend showed us all we need to know about the Toronto Maple Leafs. 
I've received a couple of e-mails today from people asking me if I'm going to be pulling for the Montreal Canadiens tonight.
From my perspective, it's one of the most frustrating aspects of being an Ontarian. You try and look at things from a rational standpoint, yet you're continuously met by groups of imbeciles who just don't get it.
BC Liberal leadership.
Spring is coming and Adam Sandler movies.
As part of the Patterson Family Day festivities, we decided to take in a movie. Me and my wife Delyse, my daughter Melanie, her fine husband Josh, my son Danny and his sweet girlfriend Shawna ventured over to Silver City Brampton and for what we thought was going to be a motion picture.
I watched a bit of the Boston / Ottawa game last night and it sure was weird to see Tomas Kaberle in a Bruins uniform.
The CFL just announced its 2011 schedule and there's a glaring change. There is no Labour Day Classic between the Argos and Ti-cats.
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