Comments on: Brett Lebda, that’s who.

By: Zzilet

Zzilet — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:12:00 +0000

he reminds me of Charlie from It’s always sunny…. TV show

By: Garth

Garth — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:07:00 +0000

“But the point is… he wasn’t drafted, he wasn’t “highly touted,” and he wasn’t a surefire NHLer. Nevertheless, he’s played 429 games more meaningful than the MOST meaningful game that Angelo Esposito has ever played. Or that I’ve played. Or that thousands and thousands of very useful hockey players have played.”

You’re 100% right. That’s why, while I won’t take any joy in him being bought out, I also won’t mourn for him either.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:20:00 +0000

Yeah, I get it. There are still a lot of things to make fun of (hell, I even linked to most of them). But speaking as a member of the 5-9 brigade, I admire him. He was probably told that he didn’t have a shot, and that he wouldn’t make the teams he ended up making, and that he was lucky to have a solid education to “fall back on.”

But the point is… he wasn’t drafted, he wasn’t “highly touted,” and he wasn’t a surefire NHLer. Nevertheless, he’s played 429 games more meaningful than the MOST meaningful game that Angelo Esposito has ever played. Or that I’ve played. Or that thousands and thousands of very useful hockey players have played.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:20:00 +0000

By: Graham Hathway

Graham Hathway — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:22:00 +0000

For Wing fans, Lebda is the precocious child that you know is a goof, but you love him and accept him for who he is, because he’s part of the family. Leaf fans were like bad foster parents in that they couldn’t figure out how to deal with his outbursts or personality, so they threw him back in the system.

What this means is that we now have further proof that Leaf fans are awful people.

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By: E33

E33 — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:24:00 +0000

Wasn’t Lebda the on who was playing catch with the Cup with Cheli at his chili bar when one of them dropped it and dented it? Great story

By: Nate Beal

Nate Beal — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:41:00 +0000

Cue the Sad Trombone!

By: J.J.

J.J. — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:19:00 +0000

I wouldn’t be wholly surprised to see Lebda get a tryout contract somewhere before the camps open. He’s not completely worthless and carries the buyout benefit that teams know they can pay him less because of the supplemented income (just like Eaves and Commodore).

I’m always going to make fun of him, just like I’m always going to make fun of Jason Williams, even though more than two years ago, there was a semi-decent chance I would have traded lives with either of them.

By: Chris Hollis

Chris Hollis — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:16:00 +0000

I put on some sad music in the background and had a good cry while reading this.