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Re: The NHL 2007-08 Season Thread
That tripping call was a legit call though Neemo.
yea it was legit, but at the same time, the longer the game goes the more mentally and physically exhausted the players get...so in reality the refs decided it, cuz they were wearing down anyway, but since the refs made the call they basically cut the legs out from under the sharks...maybe i'm jsut too old fashioned but i cant accept the OT penalty calls..not matter how "deserved" they may be...it not like it was huge slash or somthing .... his stick got caught up in the players skate
dunno if that makes any sense 
Re: The NHL 2007-08 Season Thread
Bono wrote:That tripping call was a legit call though Neemo.
yea it was legit, but at the same time, the longer the game goes the more mentally and physically exhausted the players get...so in reality the refs decided it, cuz they were wearing down anyway, but since the refs made the call they basically cut the legs out from under the sharks...maybe i'm jsut too old fashioned but i cant accept the OT penalty calls..not matter how "deserved" they may be...it not like it was huge slash or somthing .... his stick got caught up in the players skate
dunno if that makes any sense
They let everything go in the first two OT periods. That call against the Stars (Grossman) never should've happened either, especially with some of the things they let go (i.e. Thornton's high stick on Morrow). Either be consistent and call everything, or don't call anything... especially the little chippy penalties.
Re: The NHL 2007-08 Season Thread
The hooking and holding / clutch and grab stuff I can see letting go. The penalty against the Stars was weak but San Jose got caught on a blatant trip. What can ya do? You gotta call that. As for the "high stick" by Thornton on Morrow, that's a joke and I can't believe they even harped on that last night. It was in fact Morrow who was hooking Thornton down and as Thornton was falling his stick came up and cliped Morrow. If anything it was Morrow's fault. That was a good non call by the refs last night. I thought the refs were pretty consistent in overtime except the call on Grossman. the call that eneded up putting the Stars on the powerpay had to be called though. It as way too clear cut. Everyone saw it and if they didnt' call that they'd have been fucked. the refs did a great job I think in lettting the players decide the game. they went 70 minutes without a penalty called at one point last night. Thats' pretty good.
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Leafs fired Maurice...i thought he did alright with the shitty team he had
When Cliff Fletcher took over the GM responsibilities from John Ferguson Jr., he promised there would be changes to the organization. Those changes began today.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired coach Paul Maurice and sources tell TSN that the team has approached the Vancouver Canucks asking for permission to speak with recently fired GM Dave Nonis.
Nonis would be brought in to handle the Leafs' managing duties through next season, with speculation suggesting the Maple Leafs would then approach Brian Burke at the conclusion of the season, with designs on Burke overseeing the entire hockey operation with Nonis continuing to occupy a management role as well.
"My objective is to create the best environment possible for the next Leafs general manager to bring in his own staff and to create a new culture around the team," Fletcher said in a statement regarding the Maurice-firing.
"Since the season ended we've spent considerable time evaluating our organization and how best to move it forward. Paul has been in a difficult position for several months. Making this decision now also provides the best opportunity for Paul to pursue all options potentially open to him."
The move didn't come as a surprise to Maurice, who sensed that his job could be in jeopardy after after another disappointing season that saw the Maple Leafs miss the playoffs for the second straight season.
"You know the way the season ended up and the changes that are going to take place on the team," Maurice told The Canadian Press from his Toronto home. "So I was very aware that it was a possibility.
"I can't say that I was surprised."
Maurice had one year remaining on his original three-year contract.
"You don't take it nearly as personally I don't think," said Maurice. "It's always a very difficult thing because it's a competition every day and when you lose that competition it's difficult. The fact of the matter is, the first time is more difficult."
Maurice spoke to NHL Insider Darren Dreger Wednesday morning and said that he was thankful that the Maple Leafs let him go now, rather than three months from now, making things easier for his family and allowing him to jump back in the NHL as a head coach.
As for the timing of the announcement, Dreger noted that there were two schools of thought circulating.
"One might be, whether a manager has been hired and he doesn't want the bloodletting," Dreger said. "Or two, it's Cliff Fletcher holding onto the position moving into next year."
Fletcher had previously been non-committal about Maurice's future with the club, saying only that Maurice's fate would be decided by the incoming GM.
"There will be discussions, but you can be sure of one thing," Fletcher told the Canadian Press. "The person coming in is going to be a strong hockey person and he's going to have very definite opinions of his own."
But during the press conference Wednesday at the Air Canada Centre, Fletcher stressed the importance of providing the new GM and the organization with a fresh start.
"This is a start of a new era for the Maple Leafs," said Fletcher. "This is all part and parcel of that."
"The team missed the playoffs the last two years. A new regime is coming in place and I think when you bring in a new regime they bring their own people. It's just common sense."
The Leafs also shook up the rest of the coaching staff. Assistant coach Randy Ladouceur has been let go, while assistant coach Dallas Eakins has been offered a non-coaching position elsewhere in the organization. Keith Acton will remain as an assistant coach.
Maurice, 41, originally joined the Maple Leafs orginization June 24, 2005 as head coach of Toronto's AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies. He was promoted to the Maple Leafs on May 12, 2006 following Pat Quinn's dismissal.
In two seasons with Toronto, Maurice compiled a 76-66-22 record. The Leafs have now missed the playoffs for three straight years, something that hasn't happened since 1928.
Before joining the Leafs, Maurice, a native of Sault Ste. Marie, spent eight seasons with the Harford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes franchise. His best season came in 2001-2002 when he took the Hurricanes to Stanley Cup Finals, defeating the Maple Leafs along the way.
Maurice is expected to address the media Thursday at 10:30am et/7:30am pt.
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Re: The NHL 2007-08 Season Thread
I liked Maurice quite a bit. That team is kept from success by veteran, expensive players who don't care about playoffs or anything other than their personal stability and paycheck, not coaching. I'd hate to see a trap come to Toronto.
