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Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009, 7:30 PM EST
Mellon Arena

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Tonight's probable netminders:


GP MIN W L T EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2008 - Jose Theodore 26 1470 14 8 1 2 72 2.94 670 598 .893 1


GP MIN W L T EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2008 - Marc-Andre Fleury 27 1534 13 10 2 3 75 2.93 789 714 .905 1

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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

pregame wish

I want to see Semin play bongos on Cindy’s nads

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Also

The return of Backstrom Victor Overdrive

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I’d settle for Brash-Godard

by bigonetimer on Jan 14, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh crap, the top prospects game is on too

Tivo, don’t fail me now.

Your favorite meme is dead

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.

Your favorite meme is dead

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

Though

I’d rather win due to pure effort and skill

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by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:38 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

Eat it Cindy? Huh?

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:41 PM EST up 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?

Your favorite meme is dead

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

Brads got tripped!

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:46 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

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

What about “HOMO!”

by Whiter Mage on Jan 14, 2009 11:19 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

Worth waiting for.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Bacstrom Victor Overdrive

On the ice!

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 7:49 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Hey! That’s a good line name!

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Spelled wrong

But I’ve been pimpin’ it for a while now. Thanks for noticing

Your favorite meme is dead

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

Matt Cooke is, uh, not Oscar-worthy.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:52 PM EST 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

PAXTON? More interesting. :-P

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:54 PM EST 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

And another!!! (But a TO.)

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:57 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

Third odd-man rush.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Should be 4-0.

The keyboard is mightier.

by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

except for Theo?

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on Jan 14, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Theo has looked good so far

by toymechanic on Jan 14, 2009 8:01 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

I’m normally the last person to say this, but Nylander actually played pretty well last night. I saw him shoot the puck at least twice.

Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.

by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:04 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?

The keyboard is mightier.

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

LOL

The keyboard is mightier.

by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Cross-check on Malkin.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:05 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!

Your favorite meme is dead

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!

Your favorite meme is dead

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

Well Sid is The Chosen People…..

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:07 PM EST up 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

that’s a free timeout.

by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:08 PM EST 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

Good simple shot there from 28.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:08 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

In October, that was a goal.

The keyboard is mightier.

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

Channeling Theo

Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.

by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:10 PM EST up 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

Luckily

Looks above his eyes

by toymechanic 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

(not that this is on versus)

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?

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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

“Greenie’s got a few screws loose…” — Laughlin.

+1

by TylerG 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.

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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

WTG

You just ruined the rest of the period for renstar.

by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha. My bad. :)

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by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:18 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?

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by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Just FYI I’m 36, if that makes it easier to deal with.

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by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:25 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

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

also: get off my lawn

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by xiix on Jan 14, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Beats the hell out of Dwanye Hay

by toymechanic on Jan 14, 2009 8:28 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

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

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

What game?

by superjuan on Jan 14, 2009 8:27 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 __________.

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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

I’d take Hunter.

by David M. Getz on Jan 14, 2009 8:29 PM EST up 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

I am going with Adam Oates.

by Sombrero Guy on Jan 14, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m going Witt.

Um, no.

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by J.P. on Jan 14, 2009 8:32 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

Only one GV. Ha. Uh…. no.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:33 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Uh, that line works, Gabby.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions   1 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

Amen. Ugly potential there.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:37 PM EST up 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

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.

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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

Feds is the only WSH C over 50%.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

nice early whistle

by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Love that quick whistle

by toymechanic on Jan 14, 2009 8:43 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

Backie one for seven.

by TylerG 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

Will change/even up.

by TylerG 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

Poor weak-side coverage.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:47 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

Helmer.

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by breed16 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…

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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Can he sell me a bridge too?

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

Oh dear.

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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 8:55 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

SEMIN! WHAT A PASS! WHAT A GOAL!

by capsfan4life on Jan 14, 2009 8:55 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

Flash made the play. All props.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

FEDS with a SWEET pass

by vt caps fan on Jan 14, 2009 8:55 PM EST 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.

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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

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

Schultz is skating better every night.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 8:58 PM EST 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.

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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.

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by breed16 on Jan 14, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Eric Fehr left his hands in the WHL.

by TylerG on Jan 14, 2009 9:00 PM EST 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

LOL there’s your Cooke idiocy.

by TylerG 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

Where’s Backstrom been this game btw?

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