{"id":1540,"date":"2010-10-11T20:56:38","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T00:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/"},"modified":"2011-03-01T10:41:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T14:41:22","slug":"mlhs-writings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/mlhs-writings\/","title":{"rendered":"MLHS Writings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another kind of Maple Leafs Hot Stove coverage. These are the jokes, folks, they don't get any better. Laugh now or miss your chance.<\/p><\/div>\n

Alec Brownscombe, resident Padishah at Maple Leafs Hot Stove<\/a> and editor of the Maple Leafs Annual, has been kind enough to me to hide a key to the front door of the Maple Leafs Hot Stove Bar and Grille;\u00a0 when I want, I can kind of wander on by, look under the appropriate rock, pull out the key\u00a0 and let myself in.<\/p>\n

Alec doesn’t mind my occasional itinerant wanderings through his joint; he lets me fool around with the jukebox and he doesn’t mind if I mix myself the occasional cocktail.\u00a0 All he asks is that I clean up the empties when I’m done.<\/p>\n

From time to time, therefore, I write a little something about the Leafs over there.\u00a0 It is almost immediately pronounced “too long” by someone, but there you go.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of the stuff I’ve put up on the MLHS site.<\/p>\n

A Manifesto of Sorts: Road Trips and Owen’s Mistake<\/a>, in which I tell you about the time I went on a road trip to Washington D.C., my buddy Owen almost missed meeting Gord Downie, and honest to God it has something to do with hockey too.<\/p>\n

Good News: Luke Schenn Edition<\/a>, in which I delve into spiritual matters, discussing (in no particular order), the beatific Luke Schenn and my expectations of both “hell” and “expense accounting”.<\/p>\n

Churn, Churn, Churn: An Update on the Plan<\/a>, in which I review Brian Burke’s progress towards remaking the Maple Leafs roster on the occasion of the trades for Dion Phaneuf and J.S. Giguere.<\/p>\n

Good News: Tyler Bozak Edition<\/a>, in which, giddy with excitement about the young centreman’s strong showing in his first real exposure to game action, I pretty much volunteered to bake Tyler Bozak a birthday cake to help him celebrate his 24th.<\/p>\n

Good News: Big Picture Dept.<\/a>, in which it was revealed that I am a dirty lying bastard who continually promises to write about how awesome Nikolai Kulemin is, but then fails to deliver.<\/p>\n

End of the Year Sentiments<\/a>, in which I found myself advocating that you kick your co-workers in the junk.<\/p>\n

It Begins<\/a>, in which, after a court-ordered rest* of some five months’ duration, rather than kicking people, I told people about the funny little dance that I was doing in my kitchen while I cooked pasta. This one caused Darren Yourk of the Globe and Mail to wonder aloud about my safety<\/a>. Again, I swear: this piece is about hockey.<\/p>\n

Start Your Engines<\/a>, in which I tackled possibly the most weighty and important subject ever considered in an Internet blog post thingy: my Toronto Maple Leafs lunchbox and its obvious and unmistakable connection to the commencement of the 2010-2011 NHL Regular Season.<\/p>\n

What Can Brown Do For You?<\/a> – a post game wrap up from the Leafs 4-3 undressing of the Penguins on October 13, 2010.\u00a0 Undressing?\u00a0 Yes, there were naked little Penguins all over the ice.<\/p>\n

Strength of Character<\/a> – a post game wrap about the Leafs’ 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers and the very maddening, should-be-suspended, man-I’m-gonna-enjoy-it-when-Orr-smashes-his-face-in Sean Avery.<\/p>\n

Happy Trails for Leaf Fans?<\/a> – My update on The Plan following the trade of Francois Beauchemin to Anaheim for prospects and picks.<\/p>\n

Can’t Stop This Ephesian<\/a> – a reflection, following the trades of Kris Versteeg and Tomas Kaberle, on where the Leafs stand in their progress towards rebuilding respectability.\u00a0 Oh, and a little ancient Greek philosophy, too. http:\/\/mapleleafshotstove.com\/2011\/02\/20\/cant-stop-this-ephesian-tomas-kaberle-kris-versteeg-and-the-plan\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another kind of Maple Leafs Hot Stove coverage. These are the jokes, folks, they don't get any better. Laugh now or miss your chance.<\/p>\n

Alec Brownscombe, resident Padishah at Maple Leafs Hot Stove and editor of the Maple Leafs Annual, has been kind enough to me to hide a key to the front door […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1540"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1540"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1543,"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1540\/revisions\/1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}