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I like the Lombardi trade. Paying a guy like him 3.5 million and being pleased when he scores 10 goals is ridiculous, and unloading that contract frees up his roster spot for Nazem Kadri (who possibly would have made it anyways) and gives him solid playing time over a 48 game season, and let's us see once and for all whether he's still worth the time, or it's time to get rid of him.

Burke was fired because he was excruciatingly bad at his job. If he was surly and authoritative and the Leafs were winning, he'd still be here and would be the most beloved man in Toronto. His "approach" being the reason he was fired was propagated by the media. The timing is the only real question (and any reasonable person would suggest it should've happened years earlier).

There's no comparison to be made between Edmonton and Toronto; one rebuilt and the other didn't. One's on the upswing and the other's not. And by the way, Edmonton is one of the very least favourite markets. Players hate Edmonton. Edmonton, though, was able to make itself a more attractive destination for Shultz (and no who else?) by greatly improving their on-ice product and future. Toronto is one of the best pure markets made bad by an abysmal product, and made worse by a deluded GM who makes unrealistic promises. Toronto's not a bad market, they're an awful team with self-inflicted wounds.

Everything Stajan said!

This thread is what happens when the Raptors suck.

Wouldn't this thread happen a lot more often, then?

Best comeback ever!

Anyone happen to catch that Oilers game?

Wow.

GAME OF THE YEAR!

Yakupov's celebration(for the right reasons) completely overshadowed an amazing hockey game.

Don Cherry hates Yakupov so we'll see what he says... it was a very fitting celebration for the events at the end of the game.

You called it.
(Sportsnet) Don Cherry was not impressed with Nail Yakupov's post-goal hijinks.

The commentator criticized the Edmonton Oilers rookie in his weekly Hockey Night in Canada segment on Saturday for his exuberant celebration earlier in the week.

Yakupov scored the tying goal with 4.7 seconds left in the third as Edmonton went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime on Thursday.

The top pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft then skated to centre ice, dropped to his knees and slid into the Oilers' defensive end as Edmonton's fans cheered in approval.

"If anytime you want to make our highlights at the start (of the show) just act like an idiot like this, you'll get in our highlights," said Cherry, as a clip of Yakupov's celebration played.

Cherry didn't like that Yakupov showed up Kings' goaltender Jonathan Quick, who lay prone on the ice after the goal.

"Here's the MVP of the National Hockey League, here's the best goaltender in the world, he's embarrassed him, laying there like that," said Cherry. "I'm telling you they -- L.A. -- is going to remember this. They will remember this to the dying day.

"You don't do stuff like that."

Yakupov's celebration was reminiscent of Theo Fleury's fist-pumping reaction to scoring the game-winning goal in Game 6 of the 1991 Smythe Division semifinals when the Calgary Flames edged Edmonton in overtime.

Cherry made that connection and pointed out that, ultimately, Fleury's celebration served to motivate the Oilers to a decisive victory in Game 7 of that series.

"(Oilers captain Mark) Messier goes in the dressing room and says, 'Are we going to lose to these guys with that Fleury acting like that, embarrassing us,"' said Cherry. "'We gotta go out and win this game' and they went out and won the game.

"You cannot act like that."

Earlier in Cherry's segment he criticized former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson for mishandling the roster put together by former general manager Brian Burke.

"Is this team not truculent, belligerent, pugnacious, and all that stuff?" said Cherry, invoking Burke's infamous catchphrase. "This is exactly the team (Burke) wanted and Wilson screwed him up."

You called it.

(Sportsnet) Don Cherry was not impressed with Nail Yakupov's post-goal hijinks.

The commentator criticized the Edmonton Oilers rookie in his weekly Hockey Night in Canada segment on Saturday for his exuberant celebration earlier in the week.

Yakupov scored the tying goal with 4.7 seconds left in the third as Edmonton went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime on Thursday.

The top pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft then skated to centre ice, dropped to his knees and slid into the Oilers' defensive end as Edmonton's fans cheered in approval.

"If anytime you want to make our highlights at the start (of the show) just act like an idiot like this, you'll get in our highlights," said Cherry, as a clip of Yakupov's celebration played.

Cherry didn't like that Yakupov showed up Kings' goaltender Jonathan Quick, who lay prone on the ice after the goal.

"Here's the MVP of the National Hockey League, here's the best goaltender in the world, he's embarrassed him, laying there like that," said Cherry. "I'm telling you they -- L.A. -- is going to remember this. They will remember this to the dying day.

"You don't do stuff like that."

Yakupov's celebration was reminiscent of Theo Fleury's fist-pumping reaction to scoring the game-winning goal in Game 6 of the 1991 Smythe Division semifinals when the Calgary Flames edged Edmonton in overtime.

Cherry made that connection and pointed out that, ultimately, Fleury's celebration served to motivate the Oilers to a decisive victory in Game 7 of that series.

"(Oilers captain Mark) Messier goes in the dressing room and says, 'Are we going to lose to these guys with that Fleury acting like that, embarrassing us,"' said Cherry. "'We gotta go out and win this game' and they went out and won the game.

"You cannot act like that."

Earlier in Cherry's segment he criticized former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson for mishandling the roster put together by former general manager Brian Burke.

"Is this team not truculent, belligerent, pugnacious, and all that stuff?" said Cherry, invoking Burke's infamous catchphrase. "This is exactly the team (Burke) wanted and Wilson screwed him up."


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