Leafs' Mid-Pre-Season! / Will Kadri make it?

[PuckSensei]

I have to say that I was really surprised when I found out that Kadri was sent back to the juniors, but you make valid arguments, as usual.

Overall, all the young kids that are pouring into the NHL in the last few years are just fun as hell to watch. Speed and skill is what the NHL is all about now. I love it.

[SandmansNightmare]

Helps when the Leaf get 2, 5-3 in the final 10 minutes. Gotta love when refs decide games.

[joeanarchy]

I dont understand why allison needs to make top 6 to get a spot on the team. why not let him skate on the third or fourth line to add a bit of veteran grit to the lineup?

[leafsgirl42]

Kadri would benefit from atleast another season with london.

Then ship him to the marlies for a couple seasons, call him up for a few games here and there and then think about bringing him to the big club. It's far too early and could hinder his development chucking him in this early.

[kewlnsimpguy]

so funny omg HONESTLY SERIOUSLY HONESTLY SERIOUSLY I think were going all the way

[CanadienLegend]

How Many Pre-season Goals Does Kadri Have ..... ????

[oviekovy817]

3 i think

[MistaClixz]

STALBERG IS SICK !

[DGRlubz]

yea we can argue all day but until the puck drops and season begins none of this matters..lets all get along and quit talking shit about other teams..at the end of the day we're all hockey fans and when the olympics role around, we're all gonna be rooting for the same team..

[killercan7]

Let Kadri got back to Junior. This guy has hands and vision and skating ability. We have Bozak and Stalberg right now. In a few years Kadri will dominate.

[habs4life9]

and i'd also like to point out that dangle is a fucking sanctimonious bigshot now, just one year ago he used to reply personally to my posts on his videos and even on his channel, but now he will not reply personally to anybody because of his new-found beyond-youtube fame.

[Orikoa]

Okay lets see if he starts to reply to you then every would want him to reply if you don't like him don't watch his videos as simple as that

[Redwingsqueen19]

Lol chill out he can't reply to everyone. His blogs are not only for you. FYI

[habs4life9]

and nobody gives a crap about the leafs' lame minor leaguers, you should do vids about the habs preseason and who might get roster spots.

[Orikoa]

No no cares about the habs they suck Carey Price can't play for shit anymore and they lost most of there good players yeah sure they got 3 good players over the off season but Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta are like 5'7" and 5'11" and Mike Cammalleri just got hurt and also hes like 5'9" himself habs are going to be easy to beat this season leafs are gonna rule

[habs4life9]

if you believe the leafs are better than the habs right now go get a catscan you moron. i will acknowledge that five years from the time burke took over (which is approximately 2013) the leafs will be good, but as of now they still fucking SUCK and are still worse than the habs. and i also firmly believe that they will never win the cup again, even when they will be good around 2013/2014, karma will get the better of a good team just like it got them from 2000-2004.

[Orikoa]

L Lets see Bozak, Hanson. Stalberg and not mention Stajan came off his best year last year so did Poni and Blake has his best year for the leafs last year also Hagman had his best year and he only played 65 games last year and we also have good d the habs suck they use to have a good team but they fell apart last year and I doubt they will recover so soon this is the year for the leafs to make the playoffs and we will oooh and also we got the Monster who will show Carey what a real goalie is

[habs4life9]

if i ever find you, i will bet you $1000 that the habs will finish ahead of the leafs in the standings, and i will take all your money because i know you're stupid enough to take that bet. i've been robbing leaf fans for years on bets pertaining to the two teams, don't fuck with me.

[jimmyjazz420]

ill take that bet. keep in touch. come april ill give u my pay pal information

[Orikoa]

Lol your stupid you really are here I'll throw some more names at you Phil Kessel hes gonna be a beast for us Luke Schenn he had a amazing rookie season last year Grabovski he had a good rookie season last year and your so called habs are the ones who gave him up so your team fails they use to be good now there not like I said before this is the year for the leafs to make the playoffs and on the first game of the season the leafs will beat the shit out of the habs

[habs4life9]

again, i will bet you $1000 that the habs will finish ahead of the leafs in the standings. will you take that bet? answer me dipshit. i know exactly how to rob leaf fans of their money, i just play on their love for their own team and their hatred for the habs, it blinds them into believing their team is always better even when they very clearly are not. i have been doing this for years and i have whittled robbing leaf fans down to a science.

[Orikoa]

Lol last year I will say the habs could own us this year nuh uh leafs will beat the shit out of your shit team just face it habs suck and what does betting prove please tell me? Nothing you can deny all you want but I know the leafs are much better then your pitiful habs

[habs4life9]

what do you mean what will betting prove? if you are so confident that the leafs are actually a better team than the habs then you must also be confident that they will get more points this season. so bet me retard.

[Orikoa]

Okay 2 reason why I won't 1 I don't know you. You can scam me 2 I don't want to take your money :D

[habs4life9]

whether or not the leafs win that first game of the season or the habs win it, what will it prove? in the nhl any team can beat any team on any given night, and if you don't realize that you know nothing about hockey. it doesn't work if you pick and choose games to see which teams are better, you have to look at things in the context of the entire season, and this season, the habs WILL have a better record than the leafs!

[Orikoa]

Lol your an idiot the habs fail they suck and look whose talking the one who wants to bet money

[habs4life9]

that makes no sense, i don't even understand what you're trying to say here. the fact that you're not willing to bet money means you aren't sure that the leafs will finish ahead of the habs in the standings. i'm willing to bet because i'm sure that my team is still better than yours.

[Orikoa]

No the reason why I don't want to bet moneys is because I don't trust you get it now? Or still don't?

[habs4life9]

you can say we suck, but to say we suck more than the leafs is a fucking retarded thing to say. newsflash: burke may have done a lot in the offseason, but YOUR TEAM IS STILL NOT A GOOD TEAM. your'e a fucking idiot if you don't see that. you think a team with grabovski and blake on the first line is a good team? get your head out of your ass.

[habs4life9]

you have still not given me a valid argument as to how the leafs are a better team than the habs RIGHT NOW. when you say "you lost all your best players" you are acting as if they left and we signed no one to replace them. you also claim our entire team is less than 6 feet tall, when i have told you that every one of our defensemen is over 6 feet, and only 5 players on our entire roster are under 6 feet. you know nothing about hockey and you've probably didn't even watch before the lockout.

[habs4life9]

that's exactly what douchy leaf fans are like, if the leafs are doing well in the preseason they say they're gona be epic based on the presseaon success, and if they're not doing well in the preseason they say you can't base anything on the preseason. FUCKING DOUCHEBAGS I HATE YOU ALL.

[canadaguy1245]

Kadri should be sent back to Rip the OHL and win a Gold Medal with canada, way better for his Development

[NeoGen85]

I've been paying more attention to the Leafs since I started watching you. They are definitely interesting, and can't wait to see them this season. I've also been looking at the rebuilding process in Atlanta. Nik Antropov and Pavel Kubina bring something that was missing from the Thrashers. Not to mention their 1st round pick, Evander Kane(given the #9) still hasn't been cut from the roster yet. I think they're giving him the same opportunities like Zach Bogosian had last year.

[pillopants55]

Mr. Dangle, where did you get that fantastic thing in the background, with all the tiny jerseys? I think I need one.

[SteveDangle]

Turthfully it's just a bunch of those upper deck mini jerseys I've collected hung up on string... er- uh- I mean it's uhhhh Chuck Norris gave me them

[wasy666666]

Haha whats Chuck's number, i want some of those jersey's hahaha

[castonguay111]

Steve Dangle : Stop mocking Hackey Burg, the poor guy is all mixed up and confused. To gain your approval he repeats everything that you say without discriminating if it's false or not. He lives into your house so it's your responsability to share your knowledge with him. Remember, the poor guy wanted to be traded last season and even Monika with a K. didn't want him.

[castonguay111]

I say Hackey Burg is quite your number 1 fan.

[guilmon223]

this dude is so sick man especially his tieing goal in the third period

[CMench26]

omg you're dripping with Canadian-ness.. LOVE IT!

[Zenkka]

Niklas Hangman hahahha xDDD

[LondonHockeyGurl]

I would love to see Nazem in a Leafs jersey this coming season, but I would also like to see him back in London. I think that if hes sent back to the Knights it would help him grow as well it will help the Knights. This time next season without a doubt He will make the team.

[rgart7575]

haha man i love these intros

[richguymcfat]

aweswome beggining and with allisons super strength we might have to start calling him the chuck norris of the nhl.. i mean he is as old as the ole texas ranger...

[hayesman24]

What about jesse blacker

[kewlnsimpguy]

lmfao.... i love the introduction honestly seriously

[oviekovy817]

i went to the last philly games :)

[XLpunk]

awesome beggining

[brosfromothermthrs3]

i like the video it is very informational but i dont like the leafs

[ahmingah]

u need help

[brosfromothermthrs3]

ummmm for all you bitches the devils are 10 times better than the leafs so fuck you

[rufferscooper]

Jason Allison came into my house and broke my helmet tin 2 equal pieces with his lazer vision

[XxHarounXx]

did you make it out alive?

[rufferscooper]

Barley, my right leg is broken, and my liver is missing

[MRHAB50]

Bozak is amazing from what i saw, im a habs fan, but, the leafs need a 2 way player for kessel atleast, and bozak has 129 points with the grizzlies and 83 assists! as i saw on his stats.

What i dont like about the leafs is their line-up. Their lines dont mix, they should put ppl like bozak 2nd or 1st line to see what happen with better players like kessel, and kaberle on the power-play with kessel and stajan would be a nice mix

[mikevick7300]

ha the beggining part is so true

[clayman1919]

alison for third line or nothing. he can see the ice pretty well which could do good things on the PP, but i just dont think he has what it takes to be tough enough to be a enforcer or fast enough to be a skill guy.

[zPens87z]

Its preseason, so teams aren't playing all of the top players night in and night out. Give it some time.

And yes, Kadri should go to the OHL, and work on his skills. Which would be a good point for some to most rookies that are in the NHL. There are not many players that young who stay at the NHL pace for 82 or more games.

Can't wait for the season to start.

[vancan19]

good show man....

but hey, didnt u hear that the G in hodgson is silent..pronounced (HOD-SON)

[atareez]

Kadri... needs to go back to OHL would be nice to see him WJrs

[angustus5]

personally i'd prefer Bozak..but i do like Kazi

[katicoo]

hha dude your awsome

GO LEAFS

[xxwill21647xx]

Steve who do you Like on the team this year and who don't you like??

[AaronRStanley]

Allison makes the team. just so I can see him do that helmet thing again

[brucey911]

leafs will trade a defenceman and and a forward for a 2010 first rounder...

[torossg002]

Good work on this blog steve, this one really made me think.

I never thought rosehill would make the big club but hes played well. so you never know.

[burttscornerbenny]

intro was bang on, when you're winning preseason is so huge, when you're losing, it means nothing. haha great blog as usual, looking forward to the upcoming season.

[Kerec]

omg yes! the old stevie back with the intro and everything <3

[borntorun1978]

I'd much rather see one of the the "young guns" take a spot in the line-up than Allison. After giving up those draft picks for Kessel surely the Leafs should be nurturing these young guys through instead of going backwards.

[carmie1818]

Allison won't make it...he has to be a 1st or 2nd line centreman,and he is just too slow...you can't make him into a checker..let him go. I like Rosehill, the guy can skate..put him on a line w/ Orr and Mayers. Stalberg looked to be the fastest player in London, he was everywhere...he should make it...and Kadri should go back to London for a year.

[ian5534]

wow steve your up early next time you do a blogtv show you need to make a video telling ua your are

[nuevakl]

You should totally give me a Leafs jersey, they dont sell them here anymore since Sundin left. I know you have connections and im swedish and therefore awesome.

I want an Orr jersey btw.

[thrashers32]

Hey Steve, I really hope X makes the team so he plays against the Thrashers. I can see the 2 on 1's with Kovy, and Little after a missed hit by X already!

[Kep0v]

habs>leafs

[likemy1234]

troll... how about we call them the hobbitants insted of the habs? lol there going to get crushed this year.. nice pokimon video btw LOL (Sarcasim) stick to kiddy things k thanks.

[castonguay111]

As a Habs fan I prefer Habs to the Leafs but Leafs are my second best club just after the Habs. So I have not the tendency to see a hockey club as better or lesser good than another one. It's a question of preferences, the club you like the most according to your heart. Go Habs Go ! and Go Leafs Go! Good Hockey season everybody!

[Kep0v]

lol

[smsno1]

THIS IS THE BEST HOCKEY BLOG IVE FOUND FOR US POOR IDIOTS IN THE UK!

its just a shame i dont care about the leafs.

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum, go rangers.

still lovin the blogs though man, good work!

[SteveDangle]

Haha uhhh thanks?

Always good to hear (or see) from a UK hockey fan

[brosfromothermthrs3]

rangers suck fuck you go devils.

(blogs are awesome though)

[koitiz]

I cant imagine being Ron Wilson. Every single time I draft up "my lineup" I'm immediately reminded of 2 or 3 more players that I couldn't fit in. I don't envy having to pick a team from this club.

[chronicganja]

yeah thats a good thing though because last year there was a lack of players that should be in the lineup, sepcially on D, now its the opposite

[OttawaSenatorsFTW]

lol when kadri scored we all partyed with him and he hit a couple bowl's with my friend :P

[Leafer4life89]

Blake-Stajan-Kessel

Hagman-Grabovski-Bozak

Pony-Mitchell-Stempniak

Primeau-Hanson-Orr

Kaberle-Komisarek

Schenn- Beauchemin

White-Excelby

Finger-VanRyn

Toskala

Gusstavson

[mrFantasticfan111]

I don't think burke wants 3 lines of scoring..he said his bottom lines will be grinders and fighters..so the wingers you got there likely won't end up there

[LeafsFan120]

There is just too many questions with this team.....

[chronicganja]

what you think the lineup will look like? im gona make a random one up for shits. Blake, Stajan, Kessel Pony, Grabovski, Bozak Kulemin, Mitchell, Stempniak Primeau, Hanson, Orr Beauchemin, Schenn Kaberle, Komisarek Exelby, Rosehill Van Ryn Monster Toskala lemme know if u like this or u guys think its a joke lol, maybe switch sum around if u dont like sum spots. peeace

[9josh182]

thats actually good, but i just dont like how you put the lines, i think it should be Blake, Stajan, Kessel bozak, Grabovski, kulemin Pony, Mitchell, Stempniak stempniak, Hagman, Orr Beauchemin, kaberle schenn, Komisarek Exelby, white Van ryn, finger Toskala Gustavsson

[onehander529]

that's more like it 9joh182 that looks like are 09/10 roster

[roybains]

buch should be with kaberlea, 1st pariin

[onehander529]

u forgot hagman and white will make it for sure he played great last year as forward and Defencemen. what about jeff finger he's hoging 3.5 million in cap space, personally i hope he doesn't make the roster but he's hoging to much cap space to put him down to the marlies.

[chronicganja]

wow i did forget hagman, he should be 1st line center, but then i duno where that leaves stajan.. maybe on the wing instead of stempy? iii duno

[iopunderstealth]

I can't dude, tests, assignments, death, you know how it is...and I have my own show to do tonight...

[9josh182]

hey im subscribed to you too

[jfry99]

Nooo my helmet

[ExxonPirate]

Like you, I think that Kadri would benefit more from playing time in the OHL. Though I would love to see him play with the Leafs this year, I don't think it's gonna happen. I love Bozak, Hanson and Stalbergs play so far. Which one will make it, is a hard decision, but I put it up between Stalberg and Bozak - Bozak with an edge - Hanson has potential, but I see him in a Marlies uniform this year.

All in all I'm totally pumped for this upcoming season.

Can't wait for the Fan Reactions!

[PorckChop]

if the NHL wasnt so fast nowdays i would have liked allisons chances but he just cant keep up and when he tries he just turns the puck over

[Shuzo]

I think Allison should make it as a 4th line power play specialist. Let's face it - he can dish the puck better than anyone else on the team (and than most people in the league, actually).

[LeafsBiggestFan]

i honestly believe leafs make the playoffs but its not just gonna be kessel thats gonna make us make the playoffs... it has to be a whollle team effort.. there fore we play like we are in the pre-season.. we have a good shot at the playoffs in my understanding

[JonathanTheHurricane]

LOL at your starting.

[chansler84]

intro's back.

and i love how there is an official race on youtube to become the first comment on your vids.

[MusicGiver2]

how many points has alison had?

[Seffer]

Honestly Seriously. Niceee

I think that the young guys will get their dues and they'll make the team. I don't think Allison will get on the big club because his slowness goes against the new character that the Leafs are trying to create.

[Trilo3y]

im so excited for the upcomnig season !

[Shaftasaurus]

Gonna have to agree with you on Kadri and Allison. Kadri has been awesome, always seems to be right in or even ahead of the play, but it's still the safer option to send him back and let him develop.

And Allison has been improving, I'd say, but there's still two things holding him back: his left skate, and his right skate.

[RandallRitchey]

Another great video.

I'm joining up on LeafsSpace as we speak.

I figure it's a good place to post my blogs there and I figure it could be fun finding my way on TV somehow. haha.

[pizzolj]

Stempniak and Stajan have been solid, you really noticed that last night against Philly.

[NintendoGam3r]

sweet

[MBenaa]

nice

[jeromeakatipaul]

1st