Friday 20 January 2012

ScHoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky's "Hands On The Wheel" Video

A week after ScHoolboy Q's release of his critically acclaimed sophomore album Habits & Contradictions, he and A$AP Rocky dropped a smoked-out video for the track Hands On The Wheel. The dope black and white effort is the perfect platform to further promote the imminent success of the LA native, if the album doesn't do it already. Sick video, even better track.

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Thursday 12 January 2012

Cammalleri for Bourque


After some outlandish comments made about Montreal's lack of willingness to win and losing attitude; Mike Cammalleri has been dealt to Calgary for Rene Bourque. The Canadiens acquired Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a second rounder for the 29-year-old Cammalleri, goalkeeper Karri Ramo and a fifth rounder. Cammalleri clearly wanted out of Montreal, as it is obvious that one cannot make those types of comments in such a major media-oriented hockey city, without facing some sort of ridicule or ramifications. Additionally, with the public uproar regarding the lack of a French coach in Montreal; some of the media focus will now be shifted to the trade, instead of it being on interim Head Coach Randy Cunneyworth. 

Calgary will now welcome back a familiar face in Cammalleri, who had a successful stint with the Flames during the 2008-2009 season. Regardless to say the trade works out on both ends of the spectrum, as a shake up in the lineup makes sense for the struggling clubs. This is just the first to come, with some major trade buzz heating up, leading to the February deadline.

Monday 9 January 2012

Jay Z's New Track for His Baby Girl

Jay Z drops a track titled Glory dedicated to he and Beyonce's long-awaited baby girl, named Blue Ivey Carter. Jay Z gets real on the track touching on an apparent past miscarriage with the line "Last time the miscarriage was so tragic, we was afraid you'd disappear but nah baby you magic."Additionally, Jay Z also exposes the place Blue Ivey was conceived (Paris), talks about her Grandfather's death, while also paying tribute to the kind of positive effect that this blessing is having on him. Sick track.

Check it:

Sunday 1 January 2012

Leafs Penalty Kill is a Joke

Though the Leafs' worst penalty kill in the league has been the topic of discussion all year; last night's game exhibited yet again, that the Leafs can't kill a penalty if their live's depended on it. Not only do they have grave difficulty killing penalties, but they also can't seem to eliminate the stupid penalties that have them as the 10th most penalized team in the NHL thus far. After last nights 3-2 loss to the Jets, the Leafs' penalty kill now ranks dead last at 72.3%.

Even though I tend to be a closet Ron Wilson fan, the fact that the Leafs have spent 3 straight seasons in the bottom five of penalty killing has to be an alarming fact to say the least. Even more sickening is despite minimal improvements to the squad this year, the team still can't seem to kill a penalty, even with the likes of PK specialists Steckel, Connolly and Dupuis. Additionally, youngsters Schenn and Gardiner have been inconsistent all year, despite a few acts of brilliance (more Gardiner than Schenn) throughout the season. Moreover, last night's loss undoubtedly points fingers at both d-men yet again as they had identical plays that accidentally screened Reimer for two goals, and ultimately led to the Leafs demise. The fact that the Leafs evidently don't block shots half as much as the teams with top PK's, may also attribute to many of the horrific displays Leafs fans have witnessed this season. 

The question is, what do the Leafs as an organization do about this lingering PK problem that has overshadowed the Leafs for the past 3 and a half years? Or better yet can they do anything with Wilson's same old systems in place? With Eric Staal rumours still lingering after Burke's Christmas "trade freeze", I can assure you that if they can't kill a fucking penalty and continue to take ridiculous ones; not even a concussion-less Crosby could lead them to playoff success, let alone a Cup. The Leafs need to address a system that has obviously failed them over the past few years, as the PK help they have acquired hasn't done much to help.

With that said, Burke's loyalty and pride have obviously got to him yet again, as a contract extension for Wilson was awarded last week. How the fuck you award a new contract to a coach who has yet to make the playoffs or get his team out of the bottom 5 in PK for the past 3 years is beyond me. In light of this, if Wilson does miraculously turn the Leafs' PK around and get them into the playoffs, all of this will be forgotten. But if they don't make it, you can bet that it was because of a PK that hasn't improved in 3 years, and because of a coach that has had 4 seasons and multiple ingredients over the years to improve it.