Game Day Open Thread: Caps @ Pens
by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 5:00 PM EST
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Next Game
Ovechkin Semin Washington Capitals Good
@ Malkin Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins Evil
Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009, 7:30 PM EST
Mellon Arena
Tonight's probable netminders:
Have at it, people.
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Per Tarik:
Clark, Mo out. Lines as follow:
Forwards
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin
Boudreau noted that he might switch Semin and Kozlov
Fleischmann-Fedorov-Kozlov
Laich-Nylander-Fehr
Brashear-Steckel-Bradley
Defense
Alzner-Helmer
Erkine-Green
Schultz-Jurcina
Theodore
Johnny
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 6:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
BB needs to see it from JT tonight.
by bigonetimer on Jan 14, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. Enormous game for Theo.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus, will he give up on the Care Bear line already!!!
by wittcap79 on Jan 14, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that and “my little powerplay”
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
pregame wish
I want to see Semin play bongos on Cindy’s nads
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh crap, the top prospects game is on too
Tivo, don’t fail me now.
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And on the late game on CI tonight: Can ANA goon it up enough to be effective against DET? (Guess: No.)
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pick one for tonight – great effort, unlucky loss or crappy effort, lucky win.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’d pick crappy effort, lucky win. 2 points is 2 points.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
unlucky loss, it’s what we always seem to get from Pit games.
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m praying for a great effort and 2 points
by toymechanic on Jan 14, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s put them in a TLC match and see who comes out on top :)
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stone Cold Alex Semin hits Crosby with the steel chair and Alex “Animal” Ovechkin grabs the tag team titles from the ladders! By god! By god!
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Must've been a girl
And possibly some sort of sloppy seconds thing.
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If there is a God...
He will not let us suck tonight!
by Scrabbleship on Jan 14, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i'm O.K. with sucking for one more night
If it proves once and for all that there is no god
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Two odd-man rushes in the first 90 seconds. Bad. Very.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Horrid.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s two breakaways given up….no goals, good or bad sign?
by toymechanic on Jan 14, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
girouxlike on the breakaway
eat it Cindy
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Giroux-like = Giroux’s uncanny ability to screw up breakaways.
Cindy = Sidney Crosby.
Eat it Cindy = You suck, Sidney Crosby. We hate you. A lot.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Surely we can all come up with something more clever and manly than rote misogyny. I myself prefer Whiny Diver. Or that AWESOME animated JPEG in today’s post.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Was it a PIT stick that got up there or 87’s?
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
WTF? Brashear’s stick never even went up that high! It was his own stick!
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 7:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That wasn’t Brash’s stick. Doesn’t matter much.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh good lord. This is the very definition of inauspicious.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Think Sid sold it?
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you Fucking Kidding Me?
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I love the play by Brads to skate off when his stick broke 3-on-5.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Smart. Agreed. Especially with the puck down low when he skated off.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Warning: Capitals may cause heart conditions
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He didn’t sell it. He’s not that type of player.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 14, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gee, I wonder who the league wants to win this game?
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The league needs to rig things for us sometime.
by Scrabbleship on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We blew all those chances to get into the empty net
We have to get Cindy in her place. NOW!!!
by Scrabbleship on Jan 14, 2009 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dude. Seriously. Sidney is male. Get new material.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you. That particular method of insult drives me a little bonkers.
“Crysby” I’m OK with, though.
by CapitalCentre on Jan 14, 2009 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well, they are gonna get one when the league gives them that kind of a chance
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
it is clear the league tells the refs to favor the pens, every game of theirs i’ve watched (vs caps or not), so yeah, the league. doubly so since it was the fish that drew the second call
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Prove it. I mean come on, that’s playground stuff. Grow up.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pens are sixth in the League in PP opportunities. Caps are 15th. That proves nothing, of course. But it’s a stat.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, c’mon. The double-minor was an easy call in real time, and the Schultz one… iffy, but not over the top. The Caps will get their chances.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
long time no post
and my first comment of ’09:
Fuck me.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, man – good to see you. Wish it was under better circumstances.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Law school apps. No one told me they would take this much time.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone tell you Law School’s not worth it? :)
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mostly the people who have actually been to law school.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll add to that chorus.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Been there, got the degree – so let me say, if you KNOW why you want to go to law school, then it might be worth it! :)
by HeartbreakRidge on Jan 14, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bacstrom Victor Overdrive
On the ice!
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Spelled wrong
But I’ve been pimpin’ it for a while now. Thanks for noticing
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Refs...
Way to not call the trip on Bradley behind the net after his breakaway.
by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 7:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Looked like Malkin got an early elbow on Steckel before the goal too.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 14, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Greetings from Herndon. Also: WTF?!
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thoughts: Ovechkin is about due for another 4 goal game. Why not tonight? :)
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I feel like Nylander has infected this team with “circle-itis”. There was Kozlov at it, and Backstorm has been doing it lately.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to do something hilarious with that video of Malkin doing a version of :the twist" after the goal
by Sombrero Guy on Jan 14, 2009 7:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Q?
I thought $#!%!#pitt fans were the greatest fans in the world? Why are there plenty of empty seats in the first few rows? Are they tailgating for Sunday’s game? Snow?
by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 7:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Very snowy in Pitt, I think.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So CSN sends Lisa Hillary and not Al Koken. Interesting.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Al is ESSENTIAL to the post game show… right?
by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 7:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
She’s MUCH hotter then Smokin’ Al. (Who can be seen at the Guards in Georgetown every night in during the Summer)
by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BTW, worth knowing for nights you’re away from the PC: The Caps tweet the game on Twitter: “The_Capitals”. Worth ‘following.’
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
already on their list, thanks for the info though :)
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Steckel just did that lame reach for the puck instead of skate to the puck thing that the Caps excelled at last night. As a result: 87 got the puck cleanly out of the corner.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that was close to being a delay of game by Theo.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 7:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey look, the Caps got one out of the D-zone!
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Guys can’t complete a pass.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Should be 4-0.
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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
except for Theo?
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is what’s called “weathering”
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 7:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What are the chances Nylander gets scratched?
by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 8:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
only if there's a high stick
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else think Bruce gave OV a little talkin-to before the game about not running Malkin all the time?
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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Clark....
….and healthy scratch
Bruce rocks.
by wesvenis on Jan 14, 2009 8:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The more I watch Alzner
the more impressed I get
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why can the Caps not seem to get any sort of rhythm in the offensive zone the last few games?
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 8:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Whiny Diver’s on his way to the dressing room. Picture Olympic divers in their little warm-up pool….
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Questionable call.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The hit after that on AO by Scuderi wouldn’t have been. Take your pick.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The second cross-check (couldnt see who it was) wasn’t though.
by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, It's ON!
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 8:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Head-hunging Ovechkin tonight.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
hunTing — sorry JP
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Look what you’ve done JP, making people scared to make typos!
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good. Fear is healthy.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And speeling is mandatory
Doh!
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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Reading is fundamental
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sid has risen!
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This delay is great for the Caps. Rest the PP unit.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thankfully 91 on the draw there and NOT 19.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Glen Hanlon Called
He wants his power play back
by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
In October, that was a goal.
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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fleury’s bouncy tonight.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeesh. Yeah. Ouch.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thankfully a wrister.
Scuderi’s ear feels like Thoreson’s nut.
Get better,Scuds.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that shows me how far behind this webcast is
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ATDHE.net I presume?
Gotta love it.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, im stuck in illinois with a comcast service that doesn’t even give me versus on the main digital package
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What’s the avatar, Renster?
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pong?
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh, uhh, hmm, have a look here: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=1003743&postcount=7
I uploaded it the other day and didnt notice that they don’t animate here. gotta find another
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You gotta get your arm up and turn your head on those. Gosh.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Easier said than done at times of course.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s never a good thing. Ouch.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
all of the sudden my head is killing me. OUCH
by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mallard says that folks need to harden up.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 14, 2009 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
55 has to get that shot through. That was a 2-on-1 waiting to happen.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
52 had a lot of time behind the net there and he just shot it slowly up the boards to PIT. Doh.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Acceptable period. PP could’ve looked better.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think...
… we’re lucky it’s only 1-0.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. The odd-man rushes were a bit much.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just ordered a pizza from Gino’s. Does that make me gay?
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The comment makes you an insensitive cad. C’mon, grow up.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Only for bad pizza.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 14, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Depends. Did you ask the delivery boy to come in and finish you off?
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(and that comment makes me an insensitive cad in need of growing up)
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
there is no such thing as maturity on the interwebs.
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes…but he didn’t understand a word I said and smiled oafishly, left.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If I want to revel in bigotry, I’ll go to Pensblog. We’re better than that.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
‘Bigotry’ is a little strong. I’ll give you immature.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pensblog is definitely loaded with bigotry. But I certainly agree with you on Breed’s comment.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And as for mine… I’m feeling old today, so have to act out in the opposite manner. Apologies in advance.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How old are you today?
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
JP remember when the T-rexs fell to the Pterodactyls in game seven.
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
remembers* oh please forgive me for that typo!
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh. I’ve moved from Beaupre to Iafrate…
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tyler: it was a bad joke, I apologize. And for the record, I would let Ovechkin have his way with me. (These game threads are off the record right?)
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Tim Tebow for that sermon.
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And thank you, Tim Tebow, for introducing us to this lass:
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, no, seriously… some of my breast friends are… what were you saying?
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And reading Andrew Sullivan doesn’t make you gay either, fwiw (though if anything could…).
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this game is a little...
lopsided, no?
by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks pretty well balanced to me…wait, you meant the ACTUAL game. Nevermind then.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
boobs…there, now banish me to the Pensblog.
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s keep this about hockey — look at those Steckel DD’s……
by Pi on Jan 14, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, no, seriously...
… some of my best friends are __________.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Correct answer: No. Biology pre-determines your sexual preference.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Poop
Still funny.
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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pens had 2 mins of a 5 on 3. We were a little sloppy on the PP. They played better, but not lobsided IMO>
by Pi on Jan 14, 2009 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dammit. Joketown is killing the ’Cuse.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
VCU needs a team to upset in the first round this year, would love to see em take out the Orange. :)
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean you’re skipping ATL-OTT?!?!? (Ha.)
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Most points as Caps captain...
Gotta be Oatsie, right?
by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
his big point producing seasons were pre captancy I think.
by Sombrero Guy on Jan 14, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hunter was 94-99; ~125 points, Oates was 99-01 ~200 points, so I think you’re right.
by David M. Getz on Jan 14, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Hunter had his fair share as well.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha! Nice. Dammit, though… I can’t think of a better one.
by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta get more pucks to the net – too many blocked.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Shitty period in faceoffs, too.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hell yeah.
Good line combo, Bruce.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What were we saying?
Ovechkin + Backstrom + Kozlov = awesome.
by David M. Getz on Jan 14, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kozzy you worthless BUM!!! NICE SHOT!!!
by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice ole D by Malkin. Clown.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kozlov!!!
Now time to stop Sid & Geno.
by Scrabbleship on Jan 14, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Scudari out?
So says CSN – playing against the Caps with five defensemen is not going to be easy.
by David M. Getz on Jan 14, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Scuds may not be back. Never want to see that happen, no matter who or what team. Hope everything is ok long-term.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
good thing it wasnt one of green’s slap shots
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ask Patrick Thoreson’s nads…
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Low blow, J.P.
(get it!!!!!!!!!11)
by David M. Getz on Jan 14, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
second time you’ve brought that up, second time i’ve cringed
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It didn’t get a response, so I reloaded.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They’re KHL nads now.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice leg-whip by Cooke.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
gotta get another here right away
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You can tell they are playing with more urgency this period
by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yes. There was a bit of excess energy in the first period.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone able to think o fthe last time we had 7 guys with 10+ goals this early in the season?
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Big draw here for Stecks.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting: 200 comments here and not a word on 17, right? Pretty uncontroversial scratch.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He’s played better since coming back, but not up to his contract
by toymechanic on Jan 14, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fehr is waaaaay better.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Fehr, wish he would play a bit more inside thou, stays outside too much
by toymechanic on Jan 14, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice offensive shift for Juice back there, btw.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Quick whistles tonight…
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And Sid? 90% (49.2% on the season)
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lisa Hillary just said “catched,” I think.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that’s on Helmer, but Alzner got worked behind the net.
by Sombrero Guy on Jan 14, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah not quite. He kept the guy to the outside I thought.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fehr on the backcheck (or lack thereof), but unlucky bounce.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Those things seem to happen on Eric Fehr’s side….
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We never seem to get lucky bounces
But all the other teams do. What’s wrong with this picture?
Whatever GMGM was on when he gave JT60 that money, I’d like some.
by Scrabbleship on Jan 14, 2009 8:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why?!? JT60 has kept this a game tonight. Why??
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know a guy in Brooklyn…
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He gave up that goal. Twice. Is that all that good?
by Scrabbleship on Jan 14, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wha?
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
first in real time, then again on the replay
by renstar on Jan 14, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, we’re not going to re-argue this point, but what should GMGM have done when Huet walked out on him after he met Huet’s demands, Scrapple?
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Try to exceed Huet’s demands and beg Olie to come back? Rush Varlamov?
by Scrabbleship on Jan 14, 2009 8:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK. At least now the cards are on the table…
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dear lord, that was gorgeous.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Btw, TWO scoring lines… how ’bout that.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Nice backcheck, Cooke, you fucking douche.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
if my blog/presence here is worthy anything, it’s photoshop images.
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cooke is now -2, if I’m not mistaken.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How does he end up on a line with Gino-Crosby? I can’t decide what I enjoy more, Therrien’s incompetence or Hossa’s summertime bitch-slap.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He ends up there b/c EVERYONE ends up there at some point.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The summer bitch slap was quite satisfying
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If memory serves me correctly he should be good for at least one penalty before the end of the game?
by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. Potentially a boarding major.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I missed that, my dog is barking at strangers through the window
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
nm thought we actually had a boarding major coming up.
by CapitalsKremlin on Jan 14, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing happened – just predicting Matt Cooke’s next boneheaded move.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That pairing has actually been quite good. They’re each +2 and rockin’ the Corsi.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice play on 71 there. Took away his space.
by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I heart Jeff Schultz. I will defend him until the day I die.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yours is a welcome voice here in that regard
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Destroying the message board idiots on Schultz is getting old.
The keyboard is mightier.
by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Coincidentally, he left his back there as well.
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Happy Birthday JP. You’re in rare form tonite.
by Pi on Jan 14, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thx, Pi
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Happy birthday good sir!
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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Danke!
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha his stick blade went further than the puck.
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That was a kind of funny equipment fail.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 14, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice finish on 87
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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Cooke being good for a penalty… :)
by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs