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Found December 16, 2012 on Kukla's Korner:
PLAYERS: Joffrey Lupul
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs
.@realsports is not allowed to take reservations from Leafs players during the lockout but will continue selling our jerseys for $300 a pop — Joffrey Lupul (@JLupul) December 16, 2012 Real Sports Bar & Grill is owned by MLSE (Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd) added 6:03pm,   In hindsight twitter was probably not the right place to voice my displeasure w @realsports. That's not why I use twitter. Was just rattled — Joffrey Lupul (@JLupul) December 16, 2012
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