Comments on Sports And The City: Save Your Boos

I respect that McCabe backed Sundin in the papers....

2009-01-07T08:21:53.719-05:00

I respect that McCabe backed Sundin in the papers...although maybe that makes him even more hated to others.

@ Woodpeck: I don't think they're coming to town t...

2009-01-07T08:08:40.224-05:00

@ Woodpeck: I don't think they're coming to town this year. We're going over there, I think.

@ Fantasy: Those bastards.

By the reaction at the ACC I guess the fans didn't...

2009-01-07T08:06:47.745-05:00

By the reaction at the ACC I guess the fans didn't read your blog post.

Caber was a nice guy. too bad it appeared he mail...

2009-01-07T02:10:50.601-05:00

Caber was a nice guy. too bad it appeared he mailed it in on too many nights. was that because our expectations were too high or because he just isn't that good? i wouldn't boo him just for that. raycrap is another entity all 2gether. i'd give him the gears as much as possible. when do the Avs come to town?

maybe this is why Kaberle's been playing without o...

2009-01-06T17:42:41.433-05:00

maybe this is why Kaberle's been playing without oumph--he's like a woman whjo, after the last child leaves the house, doesn't know what to do with all her time after spending 20+ years raising kids. In short, Kabs has empty nest syndrome.

/not a psychologist

@ Blurr: There's going to be a standing O on Feb. ...

2009-01-06T14:30:21.398-05:00

@ Blurr: There's going to be a standing O on Feb. 21st. I can't wait.

@ Daoust: A half-hearted polite clap is good enough for me. I'm not calling for a standing O, just for the boo-birds to go easy on him.

@ General: Cheers, fella. I have a feeling McCabe will score tonight. On which net, I'm not so sure.

@ 40: I too supported McCabe through thick and thin. Always had a soft spot for the guy. He was appreciated. And I thought of you when I was writing; you rocked that #24 jersey with immense pride.

@ 25th: I'm in on the bail money as well. Unless it's me throwing the sink. Then you need to round up people to pay to bail my ass out.

McCabe was a serviceable defenseman. He was among...

2009-01-06T12:41:58.157-05:00

McCabe was a serviceable defenseman. He was among the league leaders in points for defenseman in the NHL a few years here. He struggled near the end, but then again who didn't? Besides It wasn't McCabe. IT WAS FUCKING RAYCROFT and JFJ. I agree with eyebeleaf, throw things at Raycrap. In fact i'd pay to see someone throw a kitchen sink at him. In fact, i'll even offer to pay the bail when they get arrested.

I like that you have come to the defense of my boy...

2009-01-06T11:24:55.097-05:00

I like that you have come to the defense of my boy! I supported him through thick and thin, nice to see he was appreciated in TO by someone else other than me!
Respect!

Cheers, eyebleaf! Well written. You almost got me ...

2009-01-06T11:21:09.173-05:00

Cheers, eyebleaf! Well written. You almost got me over too. I'm still gonna boo him on his first shift, but not every time he touches the puck like I had originally planned, and I might even give him a cheer at the very end of the game as long as the Leafs win.

Oh please, please please let McCabe score the winning goal into the back of the Florida net tonight!

i'm indifferent on mccabe. he had some very decen...

2009-01-06T11:17:37.251-05:00

i'm indifferent on mccabe. he had some very decent years in TO, until they took his canopener away and the rest of the league wised up to his shot from the point. by the end he was nothing but a $6M powerplay decoy occasionally tripping on and scoring on his own net. but the huge contract wasn't his fault, and he left town in as classy a fashion as possible, so to boo him now seems a bit juvenile and bush league. i don't think i'd give him a standing O, but i might give him a half-hearted "thanks for the good times, too bad you sucked near the end" polite clap.

the only standing o should be for Belak when he re...

2009-01-06T11:02:41.543-05:00

the only standing o should be for Belak when he returns with the Preds...

you know it's true.

I wouldn't boo Raycroft, either, DGB. I'd throw so...

2009-01-06T10:33:10.924-05:00

I wouldn't boo Raycroft, either, DGB. I'd throw something at him instead.

I really wasn't a fan of McCabe by the end of his ...

2009-01-06T10:26:01.751-05:00

I really wasn't a fan of McCabe by the end of his stint -- all the whining and excuses really got to me. Still, I don't see the point behind booing the guy. I don't think he needs a standing ovation either, but he played as well as he could and he did waive the NTC (eventually). It worked out for everyone.

Then again, I wouldn't boo Raycroft either.

McCabe was good more than he was bad in Toronto. A...

2009-01-06T10:13:13.931-05:00

McCabe was good more than he was bad in Toronto. At least that's the way I remember it.

And, come on, Karpovtsev for McCabe was a steal if there ever was one.

in my zen-like hold-no-grudges fashionThe Raycrap ...

2009-01-06T10:11:37.945-05:00

in my zen-like hold-no-grudges fashion

The Raycrap Report wants a word with you.

McCabe physically tried hard but mentally could not have tried any less. Fuck him and the Karpotvsev he rode in on.