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Are you an awards show fanatic? Do you long for a chance to strut down that red carpet in a fancy tuxedo or evening gown, but lack the talent necessary to get there? Or, do you just like hockey?

With all that went down this week, we thought we thought we'd cheer everyone up by giving everyone a double dose of dogs.

Sigh, we (and by we, I mean Adrian, our sports writer) has had a lot of fun bashing Pat Quinn. Sadly (or not so sadly if you're Adrian) Quinn is the first on the chopping block after he was unable to lead the Leafs to the playoffs this year.

Matt Stajan was eight years old the last time Pat Quinn was considered to be the NHL's best coach. That's right... this season will mark fourteen years since Quinn was at the top of the game. So with the way things unfolded for the Maple Leafs and Team Canada this year, one might expect him to quietly disappear into retirement. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case. Although Torontoist may not be a big fan of Quinn, they would never wish for the energetic coach to lose his mind. Sadly, it may have just happened. Following the Leafs victory over the Islanders on Wednesday night, Quinn stated that his team will make the playoffs. Understandably Leaf supporters are on a high right now, with the team recording points in each of the past 9 games. It's the same classic symptoms that Leaf Nation has been plagued with for too long now. A few wins and the Stanley Cup is now a sure thing, management is praised, contracts are extended, and everyone forgets that Jean-Sebastien Aubin isn't Martin Brodeur.

The same team of minds that confused you with a Scottish talking stick of gum have taken it an EXTRA step with their latest marketing initiative.

It's nothing new to see a Pat Quinn coached team struggle to make the playoffs, only to lose in an early elimination round. Nor is it uncommon for Todd Bertuzzi to take a selfish penalty in hopes to maintain his rough and tough image. So, is anyone really surprised that Team Canada lost in the Olympic quarterfinals, with the game winner coming while Sudbury's finest was in the box? Torontoist certainly wasn't.

Ed Blefour's play in the Maple Leaf goal this season has for the most part been the calibre of play his team has relied on from the Ottawa Senators in four of the past five playoffs. He has yet to record a shoutout in 24 games this season - a stat that illuminates when you realize that the St.Louis Blues' Curtis Sanford already has a pair. When the Eagle takes the ice in Ottawa this weekend, nineteen days will have passed since his last victory, while backup Mikael Tellqvist has won two games, stopping 55 of 57 shots in that span. So when Torontoist looked at the goalie ratings on YahooSports today, it was no surprise to see Tellqvist ranked 15, while the aging Belfour sat 25th.

Following a league-wide signing frenzy that included names such as Forsberg, Iginla, Naslund, Niedermayer and Gonchar, Maple Leaf GM John Ferguson answered the call early Thursday evening, inking sharpshooter Tie Domi to a 2-year deal worth a reported $2.5 million. The Maple Leaf veteran will be expected to fill the scoring void left by last week's departure of forwards Gary Roberts and Joe Nieuwendyk, and will likely hold a spot on coach Pat Quinn's top powerplay unit.

Ahh Fridays...The best day to indulge in gossip and criticize people. Today we feature a special "who's who" at the flagship LCBO store at Yonge and Summerhill, where Torontoist noticed our favourite housewife Nicollette Sheridan buying wine. But wait! It wasn't actually the recently engaged Ms Worst Dressed 2004, but more like locked-out Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Pat Quinn. Excuse the mistake, Torontoist lost their spectacles and couldn't tell the difference. We did, however, see Quinn load up on a cart full of white wines (you know, the "whites"). Either Quinn is really bored with no hockey, or he's preparing to celebrate his soon-to-be signed contract. At any rate, Quinn declined our invitation to slam back some whiskey at the generous LCBO sampling station, which probably means he's not a total booze-hound after all.

The puck drops on the big game at 7 pm this evening. The tailgate, however, begins at 4:30 pm, as I look to extend my five game winning streak against Drew in the classic Sega Genesis game, NHL'94.