A Look Back at the Past Year

by PaintDrinkingPete on Dec 24, 2008 10:35 AM EST

I found this very random blog post while searching for something unrelated the other day. Remarkable when you notice that date that this was posted (and what has occured since).

It can be easy to find shortcommings with this Captials team, but seeing something like this can help put things into perspective. If my math and memory are correct, the Caps were 13-19-4 at this point last season (Christmas) and just starting to show signs of life, but things still looked pretty bleak.

Thanks to all the Caps, coaches and everyone else involved for making 2008 the best hockey year this fan has seen in quite a long time--keep up the good work!

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Amen… and that guy stole my image!

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on Dec 24, 2008 10:45 AM EST reply actions

Odd, however, that his post is dated a day before mine (but I definitely created that motivational poster).

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on Dec 24, 2008 10:47 AM EST up reply actions

Strange

I notice your post was from 4:19 AM PST…maybe this guy was in…Hawaii…? No, that’s probably not enough time, but you get the idea—must have been poached almost immediately.

by PaintDrinkingPete on Dec 24, 2008 10:56 AM EST up reply actions

Or more likely added the image to the post after the fact.

by PaintDrinkingPete on Dec 24, 2008 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

No, it’s nothing like that. A couple dudes named Marty and Doc run that blog.

by RickyRage on Dec 24, 2008 12:24 PM EST up reply actions

Without trying to sound like too much of a jackass, the linked to blog post is exactly the kind of thing that makes sportswriters and those involved with the team in an official capacity hate blogs. It’s just loud bitching about how the team is incompetent without any real suggestions for improvement and, perhaps even worse it demonstrates a lack of knowledge about the team. Sure none of us thought the Capitals wind up where they did at the end of last season at that point but I very much doubt anyone associated with the team would have said they needed a new coach and to replace everyone on the roster other than Ovechkin.

by David Getz on Dec 24, 2008 1:49 PM EST reply actions

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