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It's like saying someone playing for the Rangers whose from Philadelphia is local. Sorry, LoF, it's not local at all.
 
hockeylover said:
I dunno, I tend to consider a London kid as a local kid personally. I bet he would too.
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All depends. I think the dividing line in London is Richmond St. North of Richmond is Leafs territory, South of Richmond is Wings territory. I know, for example, that gas stations along the 402 (London - Sarnia) will carry both Leafs and Wings bobbleheads. Kids in South London usually play minor hockey for the Jr. Knights, while some kids from North London will claim to be from the County of Elgin-Middlesex and will play for the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs.

The one exception to this is our own Greg McKegg who was born in Red Wings territory in St. Thomas but played for the Chiefs.
 
Whether your a Leaf fan or not doesn't make you local. Lots of toronto kids aren't Leaf fans but they're "local".

Really, who cares where a guy is from though. As long as its not Finland.
 
If you're a London kid from Red Wings territory and you play your first game at the ACC, I would imagine that's still something pretty special and you're still gonna probably going to have to buy a crapload of tickets. And if you get traded to the Leafs, you're probably going to say you're coming home just because of the proximity.
 
AM640 reports that Tyler Bozak left practice this morning when he took a puck to the face. He did not return. (found this on Dobberhockey)

- Speaking of pucks to the face - anyone catch the goal where the puck deflected in off Ian White's face?
 
Yeah, off White's face and into the net. Lots of blood, but of course White gets up and skates off. Love that guy.
 
Quite honestly, if we had White on this team instead of Gunnarson, it would really be over the top.

Guy just really has "it". He turned out to be something totally different than what I thought he was going to be. Diametrically opposite actually. I thought he was some offensive, no d, power play specialist.
 
Komi's been ok. Granted, he's also been the bottom unit guy, usually getting the 3rd /4th lines. It's Gunnarson who's really struggled.

I hope Lebda + Komi give us a better unit ... but our blueline has been a big reason for our record thus far.
 
The great thing about having two solid D lines is that wilson has the luxury to use the 3rd line as much or as little as their performance merits. Good situation for gunner and easing in Lebda.
 
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