SB Nation User Blog: eyebleaf

The Carlo Colaiacovo INJURY Pool

eyebleaf — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:01:48 -0000

Anyone down for some good old gamble-age?

Carlo Colaiacovo is as healthy as he's ever been. Training camp gets underway today, which means it's only a matter of time before Carlo gets injured. Anyone down to drop $5 for the first annual Carlo Colaiacovo Injury Pool? Winner take all. First come first serve. Starting tomorrow, Sept. 20, when players hit the ice, we each get to pick the week in which he will be injured. An injury to Carlo will be defined as four games missed in a row, or a stint on the injured list (during training camp or the season).

So, like I said, if you're interested, we all drop $5 into the pot. Money can be collected via paypal or e-mail transfer, and paid out to the person who correctly predicts Carlo's imminent demise. If Carlo gets injured past a date anyone has selected, the person closest to the date of his injury wins.

If, by the grace of God himself, Carlo manages to stay healthy all year, the money...oh who the fuck am I kidding, we all know he's getting injured.

Let me know what y'all think. This season looks like it's going to involve some heavy drinking, so I'm thinking we should find different ways to spice it up.

You can select the following weeks:

Sept. 20 - 26

Sept. 27 - Oct. 3

Oct. 4 - 10

Oct. 11 - 17: LEAF FAN IN VAN

Oct. 18 - 24: DRAKENLOT

Oct. 25 - 31: LOSER DOMI

Nov. 1 - 7: EYEBLEAF'S BROTHER

Nov. 8 - 14: EYEBLEAF

Nov. 15 - 21: JOHNNY TORONTO

Nov. 22 - 28: BLURR 1974

Nov. 29 - Dec. 5: CHEMMY

Dec. 6 - 12: JARED FROM LONDON

Dec. 13 - 19: NJ BRANCH

Dec. 20 - 26: MARVELOUS WIN

Dec. 27 - Jan. 2, 2009

Jan. 10 - 16: GENERAL BORSCHEVSKY

Feb. 14 - 20: PPP

And so on...If you think Carlo can last into the new year, you're a person of much greater faith than I am.

To kick things off, I'm going to select the week of Nov. 8 - 14, and that's why you see my name there.

Let me know your thoughts, and if you're down for the pool. If you are, make your selection in the comments section, and I'll be in touch about the $5.

And, just putting this out there, but if there's a desire to make this even more interesting and up the ante to $10 a head, I'm totally down. You, the people, must decide.

And, of course, a big thank you to Pension Plan Puppets, both PPP and Chemmy, for the platform to shit on Carlo Colaiacovo. In all honesty, I hope we all lose this pool and Carlo plays 82 games.

Cheers,

eyebleaf

The Greatest Maple Leaf Ever

eyebleaf — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:34:00 -0000

The Greatest Maple Leaf Ever

Un-beleaf-able

eyebleaf — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:41:47 -0000

I threw up after last night's game. What a pathetic display of officiating. I hate Don Koharski and Mike Leggo. The Maple Leafs were robbed last night. And it hurts.

I was listening to the start of the 3rd period on the radio last night, and Dennis Bayak and Jim Ralph couldn't beleive Walker's goal counted. They said Walker was at the bench mimicking how high he had his stick, and then they gave the goal to Whitney. What a joke. All Jim Ralph could say was, "My god...my god!"

Couldn't agree more, Ralphy.

And Jason Blake's goal was bloody inside the post, and in the net. It should have counted. I was very surprised, when they showed that blown up replay, how that could not have been called a goal. The Leafs get no justice.

If the stripes and the powers that be would have called back Sundin's tying goal, I would have had a serious breakdown.

As for Gleason, I agree completely PPP, it should have been a god damn penalty shot. The rules are clear. He covered the puck in the crease. But no calls ever go the Leafs way.

Now everyone will say that it's typical of me, a die-hard Leafs fan, to whine about the officials, but last night was just too much. The last two games have shown that it's not only the Leafs vs the opposition, it's the Leafs vs the opposition and the refs.

And the penalty on Antropov was a complete joke. I mean, come on, it was god damn overtime!! Koharski is a...I'm not even going to say it. If Antro's was a penalty, then Brindamour COULD HAVE been called for getting his stick on Gill (I'm not saying it was a penalty, but if Antro's was called, why not Rod's?). Of course, right after Gill couldn't clear it was good old Roddy scoring the game winner.

And now Antro is gone for 3 games. Part of me wishes he hit the refs when he threw his stick. And Pohl is the latest victim to the injury plague.

Who gets the call from the Marlies now? Jeremy Williams? Robbie Earl? David Ling?

I just can't take it anymore. The leafs are a bad enough team as it is, but going up against the stripes night in and night out is taking its toll.

I gotta give some props though. Sundin was, well, Sundin. Another goal and an assist, and a huge goal to send it to overtime. Tucker played his best game in a long time. And Blake has been good too, in the last two games, and he was showing a ton of emotion last night. Losing sucks, and it's taking its toll on everyone. As it should be.

And Maurice deserves some serious props. His players were giving it to the refs as they left the ice (as they should have been) and we all know how mad Maurice was, but he called his boys off the ice. Stay classy, Mo.