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Game Day Open Thread: Caps @ Jackets
by J.P.
on Nov 29, 2008 7:00 PM EST
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:02 PM EST
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Sigh. As if hockey matters at a time like this: Brian Burke is once again among us. He is great. Let us analyze his haircut. (At least until they drop the puck.)
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:05 PM EST
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Nylander might want to shoot there…
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:12 PM EST
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He can’t shoot. He has the Swedish disease.
by Old Bob on
Nov 29, 2008 10:41 PM EST
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Is it just me, or is this CSN+ picture poopy?
Apparently Michael Nylander may only want 14 minutes TOI.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:13 PM EST
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CSN+ blows, even by standard def standards.
Broadcasting hockey in standard def is a crime against humanity.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:15 PM EST
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Yes, we should know five things before we find out about the penalty. Stoopid TV producers.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:16 PM EST
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Terrible (legit) giveaway by Alzner.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:19 PM EST
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Did Alzner forget it was 4-on-4? What was that?! The Caps should probably be behind here. Like, 2-0.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:19 PM EST
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If a CBJ defenseman was standing at the point with a bag of groceries, he’d throw it at the net.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:24 PM EST
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They're fat and happy in C'bus!
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:25 PM EST
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Yes, please disregard what I said about CBJ defensemen, groceries and the net.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:32 PM EST
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Soft boards there in CBJ.
And will CSN cut it with the production elements and just tell us about the hockey game? K thx bye
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:30 PM EST
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Just you and me tonight, Tyler?
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:32 PM EST
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I guess so. Is it because not everyone has CSN+? Or do people wait until intermission/etc. for ‘live boards?’
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:34 PM EST
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Get with the program and reply to comments in the appropriate thread, man!
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:42 PM EST
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Methinks someone told 19 to shoot the puck more.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:37 PM EST
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Apparently Nyls think he needs to compact the ice with his stick blade.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:38 PM EST
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92’s definitely a stick tapper.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 7:43 PM EST
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I think if you do that too much, you go blind.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:46 PM EST
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To whom it may concern
I see that the Washington Capitals have given up 15 shots int he first period. I am crying inside.
Signed,
Kyle McLaren
P.S. Outside too.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 7:43 PM EST
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ugh, i hate when they relegate us to CSN+, my stupid cable provider doesnt get it so i have to listen on the radio online.
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:01 PM EST
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The picture quality is better on your radio. (And you’re spared the endless Brian Burke cutaways on HNIC.)
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:02 PM EST
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dont need no stinkin pictures! i can tell we’ve come out flat from here.
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:05 PM EST
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Alzner was holding that left hand pretty gingerly there.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:06 PM EST
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Jesus. H. Christ.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:08 PM EST
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could that have been caused by bad ice? sarcasm
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:07 PM EST
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FWIW, Grapes was in rare (xenophobic) form on HNIC tonight. Catch it in the AM on cbc.ca.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:08 PM EST
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21 is talking to himself. And not kindly.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:10 PM EST
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was in all alone on Mason. F and now a Hummers PP
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:11 PM EST
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BJs = Hummers, I’d think
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:13 PM EST
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Blue Jackets, BJ’s, Hummer’s you understand the progression.
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:14 PM EST
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Yes, I’m dialing myself back to fourth grade now.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:14 PM EST
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BJ1 with a beaut on Huselius, and then another. He’s keeping the Caps in this.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:14 PM EST
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BJ1 is playing above his crease more than I remember in his recent outings. It’s working.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:15 PM EST
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A good team would be absolutely burying the Caps right now.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:16 PM EST
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speaking of burying, Detroits getting buried by Boston 3-0 2nd period
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:17 PM EST
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Alzner hasn’t played since the apparent wrist injury.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:17 PM EST
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And as soon as I post that…. Alzner on the ice.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:17 PM EST
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Caps are lucky this game isn’t 3 or 4 -0.
by CapitalsKremlin on
Nov 29, 2008 8:22 PM EST
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Is anyone else watching this game on Center Ice? The CBJ announcers have made just a ton of gaffes tonight. We’re talking non-women Comcast Sports Net level errors.
And congrats on the move, JP.
by RickyRage on
Nov 29, 2008 8:24 PM EST
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It’s not blacked out? Are you outside DC?
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:24 PM EST
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Thx – things are finally starting to feel like home around here.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:35 PM EST
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This Caps bunch looks 3-in-4-nights flat. Of course, CBJ has played 3-in-4 too, so…
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:26 PM EST
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For example, they gave the credit for Bradley’s hit on Russell to Laich… 3 times
by RickyRage on
Nov 29, 2008 8:31 PM EST
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And not to beat a dead horse here, but the camera work is also leaving a lot to be desired. I missed the Nash goal, even on replays.
by RickyRage on
Nov 29, 2008 8:32 PM EST
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Alright, I go to put the baby to bed and C’bus scored. Saw the replay – hell of a shot that may have ramped off Backstrom’s stick, eh? What was Nick doing back on that anyway?
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:31 PM EST
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Alzner pinched, which was OK. He got caught down low trying to play a body below the CBJ net… which was not.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:32 PM EST
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And CraigL keeps saying the puck may have gone off of 19’s stick, but I don’t see it.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:33 PM EST
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Mason is just on right now, now we know how the Habs fans felt last night.
by CapitalsKremlin on
Nov 29, 2008 8:32 PM EST
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Juice and Alzner are minus-two apiece.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:35 PM EST
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we cant go 0-4 on the pp right now, need to get back into this.
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:36 PM EST
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Ovi looks tired and a little frustrated.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:37 PM EST
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Agreed. 9:19 TOI in the first, 6:41 in the second.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:39 PM EST
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They can come back
But they are going to have to score an ugly goal…just crash the net and shove the puck under Mason. Columbus is really choking the life out of them.
by DebCapsFan on
Nov 29, 2008 8:37 PM EST
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we really could use his 2 goals hes good for vs C’bus.
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:38 PM EST
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Alright, I’m about to give up on the giveaway and takeaway stats – the Caps have 2 giveaways and 1 takeaway through two. More to the point, Alzner has 0 giveaways, despite his obvious horrible attempted cross-ice pass on a first period 4-on-4 that led to a CBJ break.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:39 PM EST
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Yeah and the CBJ hit stats are…. amusing.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:41 PM EST
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from the radio it sounded like Backstrom had 2 takeaways in one sequence…
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:42 PM EST
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What’s the game to watch at intermission? Buffalo/Montreal?
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 8:42 PM EST
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Especially if you like seeing cuts to Brian Burke at every whistle.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:45 PM EST
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whats the odds on a Brashear/Boll scrap in the 3rd?
by DonCaps819 on
Nov 29, 2008 8:44 PM EST
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Can someone explain the glass slapping phenomenon to me? I just don’t get it.
by RickyRage on
Nov 29, 2008 8:56 PM EST
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Why do people feel the need to hit the glass?
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:57 PM EST
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You know, Craig’s point about a revved-up, emotional (Go Bears!) night taking something out of WSH last night rings true.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 8:59 PM EST
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Another similarity between last night and tonight: Caps aren’t getting much puck possession time.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:05 PM EST
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So – am I the only one that hasn’t seen Alzner this period?
by Ames on
Nov 29, 2008 9:07 PM EST
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You’re right. He hasn’t played in the third.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:08 PM EST
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yup
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:08 PM EST
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I get the feeling once the Caps put one in, then things will click. Too bad half the period is gone.
by CapitalsKremlin on
Nov 29, 2008 9:07 PM EST
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This is only 92’s third shift of the period.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:07 PM EST
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Playoffs
…Will be awfully short if they keep up this kind of play on the road.
by wittcap79 on
Nov 29, 2008 9:08 PM EST
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LMAO, one of, if not THE, greatest press conference of all time.
by wittcap79 on
Nov 29, 2008 9:18 PM EST
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You mean for Hershey, because all their D will be with WSH? (I mean, a little perspective…. )
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:10 PM EST
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Laich on D. Sweet.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:13 PM EST
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I hope GMGM has a few South Carolina D in mind….
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:14 PM EST
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Johnny’s poke check didn’t quite work on that one.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:16 PM EST
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It was either going to be a goal or a PS.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:17 PM EST
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Not necessarily – if Johnny saved it, it could have been just a minor for hooking if the refs had ruled that Nash wasn’t denied a reasonable scoring opportunity.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:18 PM EST
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So this season we’ve had injuries to:
1) Morisonn
2) Erskine
3) Green
4) Schultz
4.5) Fed
5) Alzner now
Pretty amazing.
by RickyRage on
Nov 29, 2008 9:18 PM EST
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Throw in Pothier, too, if you’d like.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:19 PM EST
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I must continue editing my essay on corporate ethics…no more time for bad hockey.
by wittcap79 on
Nov 29, 2008 9:19 PM EST
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Corporate ethics? Bwahahahaha!
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:20 PM EST
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I knew that would be good for a laugh…I thought the same thing when I chose it as my essay topic.
by wittcap79 on
Nov 29, 2008 9:47 PM EST
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Corporate ethics? As in Brian Burke’s can-opener move out of ANA and into TOR? ;)
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:21 PM EST
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We couldn’t get an empty netter if we tried tonight.
by CapitalsKremlin on
Nov 29, 2008 9:24 PM EST
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Heh, start Nov. with a shutout, and we might end it with one.
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Nov 29, 2008 9:25 PM EST
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On the plus side, only three goals allowed in a road game. Ugh.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:26 PM EST
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I wonder what Ted’s inbox looks like right now….
by CapitalsKremlin on
Nov 29, 2008 9:27 PM EST
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If there are people moaning in Ted’s inbox, it’s a reflection on the emailers and nothing else.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:30 PM EST
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I find his "look at what people are still whining about " posts funny.
by CapitalsKremlin on
Nov 29, 2008 9:31 PM EST
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He got an email on Thanksgiving Day bitching about how the team treated Jakub Klepis – I think that says most everything you need to know about his inbox.
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by J.P. on
Nov 29, 2008 9:32 PM EST
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So what your saying is Mrs. Klepis has a gmail account.
by CapitalsKremlin on
Nov 29, 2008 9:33 PM EST
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Oh good lord. You mean to tell me Faux(s) and Hotdog had that little to do on Thanksgiving?
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:33 PM EST
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Never written Ted b4 Tiler. Too busy studying the salary cap piece you referred me to.
by hotdog88gt on
Nov 29, 2008 11:12 PM EST
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You know the Caps lost when we’ve all been reduced to Klepis jokes.
by TylerG on
Nov 29, 2008 9:34 PM EST
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The whole league is tired.
The whole league with the exception of the west coast clubs, is exhausted. Those teams have all gone through their five day off period..
almost all the home teams are winning tonight.
Caps need some time off.
I wonder how many more days (weeks?) all these guys who might be able to play last weekend will be out.
by Old Bob on
Nov 29, 2008 10:49 PM EST
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CSN+
I didn’t have it or else i would commenting on these boards :/
by Ovechkin on
Nov 30, 2008 1:34 AM EST
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Joe Bennanati has the greatest voice in the NHL.
Fear The Fin: Where the second round is overrated.
by Mr. Plank on
Nov 30, 2008 4:20 AM EST
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