NHL TRADE DEADLINE!!!

Are there any hockey fans out there?  If so, make sure you add me on Twitter or check the site every 5 minutes or more tomorrow.  Because starting at 8amright up to the deadline GoatDiesel will have all the latest trades and rumours for you, during the biggest day on the hockey calendar.  (just a heads up, the updates on rumours and trades will be on the RIGHT side of the main page tomorrow, under the Twitter heading)

Anybody have any guesses right now on deals that will go down tomorrow?  I bet $3 and my left nut that the Leafs are one of the biggest sellers tomorrow…….

Peace!

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Bosh: I am re-signing in 2010???

Ok, I may have jumped at the chance to post another pot shot at CB4 earlier today.  After the story circled the internets and back again, Chris Bosh released a statement to the Toronto Star during practice regarding his pending free agency in 2010.  Chris had this to say “It was a surprise to me and I can’t be responsible for what other people say so …I understand people are entitled to an opinion but making stuff up? We can’t do that. Let’s all be fair.”

I know I come off as more of a scorned lover than a fan of the Raptors and more importantly Chris Bosh but I am going to change that.  Sorry I jumped down your throat earlier Chris and before that as well but I just really need to you to NOT remind me of a certain number 15 that used to play of us.  Can you do that for me?  Please?

I LOVE YOU MAN!

Peace!

Bosh Not Re-signing In 2010

I would be lying to you if I said I didn’t smile a bit when I first read that Chris Bosh told the Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo that he wasn’t going to re-sign with the team in 2010.  If you have been to this site before you know just how unimpressed I am with Bosh’s leadership, shot selection and attitude. This is a GREAT example of all of that, wrapped into one giant ball and thrown in the faces of the Raptors fans and organization.  Regardless if Chris felt this way before our slide into the basement of the Eastern Conference, he definitely should have kept this to himself or between him and Colangelo.  Bosh has essentially done what I have wanted forever, make all the Raptors fans to take off their rose coloured glasses and start judging Bosh like every other player, instead of giving him a free pass because “his teammates” aren’t up to par or whatever other crazy excuses I hear game in game out. 

Seriously, name ONE player you would take from the Cavs besides LeBron?  Ok, I know Bosh and LeBron are on different levels but what I am getting at is, you don’t necessarily need the best players on your team to win, you need a good leader and good team chemistry and we have neither.  The Cavs has bought into the team philosophy of (more…)

Rumour: Matrix To Toronto

And I ain’t talking bout no Keanu Reeves!!!  In an apparent deal between the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat, new comer  centre Jermaine O’Neal will be headed to the sandy beaches of Miami for a package deal of small forward Shawn “Matrix” Marion and PG Marcus Banks.  If this deal does indeed go down, not only will I have successfully called this a month ago, I also believe it will mutually beneficial to both teams.  Miami would get their MUCH needed defense help for Dwyane Wade but it would also finally give them their first legitimate centre since Shaq Daddy. (I know Alonzo Mourning was there but he is only 6′9).  For Toronto this appears to be a god send.  Right now the Raps are TERRIBLE on perimeter defence as well they are lacking a slasher and I believe Matrix addresses both these needs.  Also, Toronto FINALLY receives a serviceable back up PG for Jose Calderon.  While Roko Ukic has looked good in spurts and Will Solomon, well he will NEVER be talked about on this site.  Sure Banks is wild and has never really worked out anywhere he has been, I think he’ll be a great fit here in Toronto simply because of his slashing abilities. 

I will put together a full report if this deal actually goes down.  I give the chances of this actually happening a 92% on the GoatDiesel scale of probability!!!

Peace!