Dear Mikhail Grabovski: No More Suspensions—We Need You on the Ice!

eyebleaf by Columnist Written on January 14, 2009
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Dear Mikhail Grabovski,

What's good, my hot-headed, young Belarusian friend? Enjoying your time on the sidelines? I didn't think so.

Now, I'm writing this not to get all preachy on you. You don't need to be told to never put your hands on an official again. I trust that you're a smart cat, and that you've learned your lesson.
What I am going to tell you is that the Leafs need you out there. Did you watch that game garbage last night? It was brutal. Seventeen shots? F***. Off. And Saturday night wasn't much better, 42 shots be damned.
There's zero offensive creation without you, Grabs. Let's be honest, there isn't much to begin with, but with you up in the press box things are about as quiet on the ice as inside Elliot Spitzer's bedroom. You know, since he got busted for palling around with that crazy expensive hooker.
You really should read the news, Mikhail. Or get Poni to translate it for you or something.
Now don't get me wrong, I know the tank is on, but you and your teammates have proven that you're not about to solve that whole "goals against" problem anytime soon. So, if you're going to lose, I'd rather you at least score some goals in the process.
You've just got to be in the lineup for that to happen. So no more suspensions, my friend.
And I know, Sergei Kostitsyn is a b****. He'll get his. Don't worry about him. Like I said, lesson learned. 
I'll be honest: Deep down, I like that you're crazy. But I need you to harness that energy. I need you on the ice.
See you on Friday, player.

Cheers,
eyebleaf

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