Truthfully I couldn’t care less that the Maple Leafs became the last NHL club to win a game in the fledgling 2009-10 hockey season.(Quick aside: do you notice how I correctly used the phrase “couldn’t care less”? One of my biggest pet peeves is people who say “could care less” when they mean “couldn’t care less”. The aim of the term is to illustrate that you don’t give two shits about something; to say you could care less means that it doesn’t bother you that much and you still have some caring in reserve.
To say you couldn’t care less means that you are truly ambivalent towards the situation. For example, here is an appropriate usage of the phrase: Tewks, I couldn’t care less about your egotistical desire to give us a grammar lesson; shut your mouth and get back to the Leafs)
The only reason I am writing about the Leafs today is that there was literally nothing to watch on TV last night: I had hoped for a Game 7 but A-Rod and the Yankees took care of that; I sat down to enjoy a new episode of House only to find out it was a repeat; and the Monday Night Football game involved a team that won’t even let it’s head coach call offensive plays.
Unfortunately, now I’m going to have to listen to moronic Leaf fans believing that the “team turned a corner” and a march towards a playoff spot is inevitable because they were able to score more than two goals in a game. Sorry folks, but one win in nine games does not a playoff contender make.
Brian Burke is going to have some explaining to do when the Leafs have a chance at the first overall selection in the draft next June but then have to give that pick to Boston because Burke wanted to sign a guy with one nut.
The majority of Leaf fans are functionally retarded (how else could you support such a poorly run organization?) so I admire Burke for attempting to expand their vocabulary and introduce the words pugnacity, belligerence and truculence to Leaf fans’ lexicon.
Are the Leafs tougher? Yes. They were a couple of tutus away from entering a girl’s ballet recital last year. Is it productive? I don’t think so. True toughness on the ice means fighting tooth and nail for every square inch of ice, finishing your checks and punishing opponents down low. It’s not filling your lineup with unskilled goons who engage in staged fights so their buddies back in Red Deer can watch them on Sportscentre. Watching meatheads like Colton Orr and Jay Rosehill stickhandle is like watching Gomer Pyle juggle hand grenades.
Could they both beat the living shit out of me? Of course. However, there’s more talent and heart on Battle of the Blades than in the Maple Leafs’ dressing room.
Brian Burke is going to have some explaining to do when the Leafs have a chance at the first overall selection in the draft next June but then have to give that pick to Boston because Burke wanted to sign a guy with one nut.
The majority of Leaf fans are functionally retarded (how else could you support such a poorly run organization?) so I admire Burke for attempting to expand their vocabulary and introduce the words pugnacity, belligerence and truculence to Leaf fans’ lexicon.
Are the Leafs tougher? Yes. They were a couple of tutus away from entering a girl’s ballet recital last year. Is it productive? I don’t think so. True toughness on the ice means fighting tooth and nail for every square inch of ice, finishing your checks and punishing opponents down low. It’s not filling your lineup with unskilled goons who engage in staged fights so their buddies back in Red Deer can watch them on Sportscentre. Watching meatheads like Colton Orr and Jay Rosehill stickhandle is like watching Gomer Pyle juggle hand grenades.
Could they both beat the living shit out of me? Of course. However, there’s more talent and heart on Battle of the Blades than in the Maple Leafs’ dressing room.
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I couldn't care less about your views on the Leafs, but I just have to comment on the fact that you brought the "could/couldn't care less" issue to light. THANK YOU. It drives me nuts when people say "could care less" when they mean couldn't. Come on, people. Let's think about it.
I like the picture. By the way who are the Leafs?
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