David Pollak

Former Minor Hockey Ref, Golf & Pickleball fanatic, Leaf fan since ‘69, Rush fan since '76, enjoying retirement, Director of Household chores. #LeafsForever

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@markhmasters @TSN_Sports Start with a beachball…build his confidence step by step 😉

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@atTheTrack7 Can you explain how Cousins was defenceless? He had possession of the puck so was eligible to be body checked.

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@SabreBison What would you suggest?

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@HILITINGHOCKEY don’t know how players could judge that with the speed of the game & decisions made in micro-seconds. No way Chychrun could predict the outcome of his hit prior to making it. Cousins could just as easily been knocked down with little damage. unfortunate but players know the risk

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How long till #leafsnation turns Nylander into the next Marner? I can feel it coming

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@GinoHardWeb It was truly a devastating hit & like everyone, would have preferred the hit didn’t happen. But there was no head shot. Cousins head hit the glass after the hit & perhaps that added to the injury. Hoping he is ok

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@Number10cat I don’t want to get technical, but the US entered WWII 2 years AFTER most of the allies. The only reason they did was because Japan destroyed the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. Till then, the US was crickets. I don’t call that sacrifice I call that self-serving. Just like Trump

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@nhl_review This is a good impact call. Caufield gains possession of the puck after breaking the Wild players stick & effectively has a man advantage.

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@joeyferg A) McKenna - didn’t have a glaring turnover that turned into a goal against. Consider that a victory lol

B) Willy - Why did he bother to lace em up? Completely invisible

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@MoosecalacTim @talkinbuds I mean if you go back far enough to the mid 60’s, we did the same thing to Frank Mahovlich. Guy scores 48 goals one year, but Imlach & him didn’t get along & the fan followed suit. Also in typical fashion, he ended up with Habs to win multiple cups 😂

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@joeyferg Leafs are jekyl Hyde team. Raddysh scores on a bomb & then loses his basic net coverage on Avs 4th goal. This isn’t complex stuff. That just can’t happen.

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@talkinbuds Yeah have to admit his facial expressions don’t exude confidence. It’s almost like he has to ask his assistant coaches WTF is going on. The problem is, they don’t know either 🤣

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@Sportsnet @jeffkhamilton How has he muddied the waters? He was clear about what he was willing to share & what he wasn’t. In this generation of clicks, followers, & likes, we have to stir more shit to get people to read a story. Just accept what he said & move on. He’s a Devil. Time to move on

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@stewonstroke would be interesting to see how many giveaways end up in their teams net almost immediately after the mistake. Cause that’s my issue with McKenna. Many of his “soft gentle” passes have ended up exactly that way for the leafs. His puck management decisions are very immature.

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@DECrowell @HockeyHacks33 You would have to ask the officials. I didn’t see an arm go up so I guess no infraction 😉

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@HockeyHacks33 @DECrowell Thanks for the correction. Doesn’t change the argument. You still can’t tell if an infraction occurred. Any official who would infer it is making an assumption. No. 1 rule for officiating. Call ONLY what you can see. Will you miss calls sometimes? Yes. But it’s worse to assume

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@DECrowell @HockeyHacks33 Ok onto the next concept of assumptions. Any penalty cannot be judged by a still pic. You are asking me to look for movement & then supplying a picture. Cmon this is getting desperate 😂

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@HockeyHacks33 @DECrowell I never said anything about the fall. But all of your arguments are making assumptions. There is no clear video showing an infraction. End of story.

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@Joe_McCoy12 Than how come Buffalo didn’t even sniff the concept of a challenge? If it’s 100% goalie interference, it should be a no brainer, right?