Monday Caps Clips: NHLers in the AHL
by J.P. on Oct 26, 2009 6:33 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Outlining the Caps' comeback on Long Island in five steps. Good stuff. [FanHouse]
- Last season, Michael Nylander "had his heart set on joining the Hawks and was shattered when the deal didn't happen." That makes all of us. [ESPN]
- Speaking of Nylander, he had five assists over the three-game weekend and added the game-winning shootout goal (pictured after the jump) on Saturday night. Seen enough yet, comrades?
- And speaking of AHL conditioning stints, in the second game in Hershey, Tomas Fleischmann (pictured at right) got on the scoresheet with a helper. [AHL.com]
- Peerless looks at the forwards and the defensemen and goaltenders after ten games.
- Is Alexei Kovalev calling Alex Ovechkin a liar? [Toronto Sun]
- New rule: if someone embeds the YouTube of Alexander Semin throwing the puck against Toronto from a few years back, I'll link to the post. [FanHouse]
- Bruce Boudreau will be signing copies of his autobiography (excerpts of which you can read here) this coming Saturday at Kettler. [Facebook via @CapsFans]
- Former Cap first-rounder Sasha Pokulok is healthy (for now) and off to a good start in the ECHL. [NHL.com]
- "Ups and Downs" later this morning, and even more content in the afternoon, so stick around.
Photo: Mark Newman (thanks to the Griffins)
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STF up Don!
1) Sorry if this has been posted or mentioned in a previous thread, but can Don Cherry STF up about Ovechkin already!?! Geez, on one side of his mouth he says that ’he’s my kind of player’, then says in response to the recent lsew footing ’You’re going to be very, very sorry some day because somebody is going to cut you in half
I find sometimes it's easy to be myself
sometimes I find it's better to be somebody else
He’s not a good Canadian boy like Mike Richards. If he was, everything would be fine.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 26, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Rec’d for unfortunate truth. NHL Home Ice this morning is nothing but “ban Ovechkin; leave Richards alone” horseshit.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
Wonder what they had to say about Rob Scuderi’s hit on Chimera last night.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
I also think a key phrase in what Cherry said was that “Ovechkin doesn’t fight”. Grapes apparently excuses dirty hits if you’re willing to drop the gloves, a la Mike Richards. It goes back to this view he has of Europeans being soft. I’m in NO way advocating that Ovie start fighting, but I think that if he did get himself into a scrap at some point, he would shut up a lot of the Canadian media.
but Richards doesn’t really fight. Oh sure, he’ll fight lightweights, but he’ll hide if anyone bigger comes after him to make him answer for his dirty hits.
Ovie would love to fight, but his teammates (smartly) are always the ones holding him back, sometimes quite literally.
by RedBirdie on Oct 26, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Richards isn’t a fighter, but he does fight plenty. He has 18 fighting majors in 4 NHL seasons. He isn’t expected to fight above his weight class (who is?), but doesn’t shy away from anyone. Sidenote: he has fought Brooks Laich and Ovechkin (preseason)
If someone really wants to fight, there’s nothing any teammate can do to stop them. It’s not difficult to drop the gloves, square up, and start going at it. Ovie is willing to get into facewashing sessions, but I’ve never seen him in a situation where it looked like he “would love to fight”.
Caught that live watching On the Fly. I think they had the San Jose broadcast, and even their announcers thought the call was iffy (like it was punishment for the night before). I think a penalty was in order, but maybe the wrong one was called. Could have maybe been goalie interference, but actually, I think he whacked the goalie in the back after he fell over him. Didn’t matter, I liked it beling called.
After reading the transcript and watching the segment, I’ll ask:
"It's an incredible place. Every seat feels like it's right on top of you. So can't we just make it official? Every big American soccer game should be played in RFK. We need the home-field advantage. Done and done."
by Bald Pollack on Oct 26, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I learned nothing from the segment….no new information…and lord knows there was no analysis. Don Cherry is Canada’s Joe Morgan. Enough said.
Right. I think the better question is why there’s a Garrioch link in today’s Clips (I mean I know why, but you know)…
"It's an incredible place. Every seat feels like it's right on top of you. So can't we just make it official? Every big American soccer game should be played in RFK. We need the home-field advantage. Done and done."
by Bald Pollack on Oct 26, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
For absolute gems like this?:
GMs are taking notice of the success Oilers RW Dustin Penner and C Sam Gagner are having under new coach Pat Quinn and assistant Tom Renney. Both players were in the doghouse of former coach Craig MacTavish, who was fired after eight seasons. Executives are wondering whether coaches’ messages get stale if they’re kept around too long.(Sorry for wading in, but that bit of brilliant insight needs to be spread far and wide … Such memes are not quite as old as hockey itself. Go Garrioch, go.)
Lighthouse Hockey: Side effects may include Weight gain and frequent game loss.
by Dominik on Oct 26, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
You’re always welcome here as far as I’m concerned, Dom. No need to apologize.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
Heh, thanks. Feeling’s mutual, by the way. I just know usually by the time I show up, y’all are well into a 200-comment run.
Lighthouse Hockey: Side effects may include Weight gain and frequent game loss.
Cherry is entitled to his (worthless) opinion. But when he repeatedly picks on a guy who, for five years, has never been targeted by opponents he sounds like an anti-Russian, jingoistic crybaby. Which he is.
Worse: Cherry picks on AO but says pretty much nothing about the run of illegal hits that the NHL has let go this year. The REAL problem is the NHL’s lack of standards and consistency regarding disciplining dangerous hits. (See Kozlov-on-Gomez.)
Totally agree. Colin Campbell is the scourge of this league right now… he’s a buffoon. His decisions in the playoffs last year should have gotten him straight canned in the off-season… but his continued employment is an embarrassment to the league.
God kills a kitten every time Sidney whines.
by Chris meet Alex on Oct 26, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Kind of caught off guard by that striking bit of honesty from Nylander. I always liked him, just wished his second stint here had turned out better.
Nyls has never pulled punches in interviews. He’s usually stait and honest and not above casually using ‘colorful language’ at times in those interviews. LOL
I find sometimes it's easy to be myself
sometimes I find it's better to be somebody else
I’ve always liked Nylander myself. I was one of the people who was thrilled when he spurned EDM to come back. Obviously with the coaching change things haven’t worked out .
His professionalism throughout this mess may be under appreciated. He could have gone Danny Heatley or become a locker room cancer but it appears from the outside anyway that he’s chosen to stay classy.
I was impressed with his work ethic in the practice I attended a couple of weeks ago. His skills in terms of skating and passing certainly haven’t eroded while sitting in the press box on game nights. Once the mandatory portion was over and guys were left on their own to shoot, Nyles was out on the ice by himself practicing draws. As one would expect from a competitor, you could tell he desperately wants to prove he can still play.
by Carl Putnam on Oct 26, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Er, let me correct that. Tomas Fleischmann had 14 when he was in Hershey, before Jay Beagle came along. Fleischmann had 17 during his conditioning stint, which used to be Chris Bourque’s number.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
So that’s an old picture then.
I should’ve realized it from the black jersey.
by MisterBungle on Oct 26, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions
#21?
Wait, so is my #14 Beagle jersey already a relic of last season? Or was this out of respect for Flash?
by MisterBungle on Oct 26, 2009 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, the pic at the top is from the 2006-2007 season.
Here’s the sweater he styled on Saturday “Bears Fight Cancer” night:
Number 17 in your programs, number 1 in your hearts. Go Flash!
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Was it me or did the pink jerseys have anything to do with the number of fights inthe first frame on Saturday (3)?
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
There was an overload of penalties and fights at the Valentines Day jersey game I went to last year. I think that it was against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, and their goalie won the game for them by repeatedly slowly pushing the goal off its pegs in the third so the Bears couldn’t score a goal.
by MisterBungle on Oct 26, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps something about the color pink just makes hockey players angry.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions
So do I. I can’t imagine being a hockey player wearing pink – although I have seen worse.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
I think for enough money, you’ll wear whatever they tell you. On the other hand, it’s not like AHL players are being paid all that much. Just goes to show that hockey players are cool. (We already know that, but just pointing it out for the hockey ignorant.)
It’s also for a great cause. I would wear a pink jersey for free considering what it represents.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Which is to say, there is nothing uncool about rocking some pink to support breast cancer awareness.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Whoops
Saw him in another crazy pink shirt at Kettler once. And Mike Green in a grey suit with pink pinstripes. Pink is in.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
Absolutely. Nothing wrong with pink.
by DrinkingPartner on Oct 26, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m wearing a pink tie at the moment.
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The game seemed to be pretty chippy Saturday…and between the fights there were a TON of penalties called…the first period took close to an hour to play
BTW….whoever thought it was a good idea to sell those plastic horns at Giant Center should be beaten.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 26, 2009 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, it sounded like an orchestra in its death htroes trying to tune up in a blizzard.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
by gotsparkly on Oct 26, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I updated the pic. He’s pretty in pink.
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I have a rather funnier photo but I can’t upload to Flickr or anything of the kind from work. Can I send it somewhere?
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
You can email it to me – you know the addy. Thx.
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On its way. Thanks.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
And it’s in the post – a very smoochy-lookin’ Flash.
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Puck throwing
I saw Steckel do that a few years ago up in Wilkes-Barre against the Baby Pens. It didn’t matter too much, the game was such a blowout the Baby Pens fans started sarcastically cheering all the Bears goals.
Something that bugs me from the ESPN blurb on Nylander:
You may have noticed this week that veteran center Michael Nylander was sent to AHL Grand Rapids on a conditioning assignment. Becauseof his no-movement clause[it is a rule of the conditioning loan as defined in the CBA], he had to OK the assignment…
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 8:41 AM EDT reply actions
ESPN. Consider the source.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
But… but… I thought they were the worldwide leader in sports?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of ESPN, I found their current attendance rankings very interesting:
Washington- average attendance-18,277*** 97.9% of capacity
Last time I checked, 18,277 is a sellout at Verizon which would make it 100% of capacity. Or am I missing something?
It’s $4.875 in every year of the contract.
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Damnit.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
$4,875,000 according to the unofficial cap info.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I concur with Kovalev that Ovechkin is fibbing. It seems—naturally—that Ovechkin is definitely going to be the charismatic leader on behalf of the NHLers when it comes to Sochi.
I hope to never find out if he’s bluffing.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 26, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
The article seems to imply that Ovechkin would quit the NHL. I’m pretty sure thats just misleading, since there is no need for him to quit. At worst he would come back minus 10 games or so salary and possibly a relatively small fine/suspension from the league. (I’m thinking back to the 1 game suspension for the players who missed the all-star game).
But I really don’t see this being an issue when the three best players in the league desperately want to go represent their country on home ice.
I feel the same away about avatars as Ovechkin does about speed limits.
As things stand now, Ovi can’t quit the NHL and play in the Olympics. That’s why he’s raising a stink about it sooner rather than later. If he ditches his contract with the Caps, he loses his eligibility with the International Ice Hockey Federation, which is the Olympic-eligibility sanctioning body.
That’s the stick the Habs are using to hammer their draft pick/prospect/drama queen Kositsyn, who is trying to refuse to be sent down to their AHL team. He wants to bolt home to KHL but has been told he will lose any chance at playing in Vancouver if he does so.
But if anyone can make this work, it would be Alexander Ovechkin.
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At worst he would come back minus 10 games or so salary and possibly a relatively small fine/suspension from the league. (I’m thinking back to the 1 game suspension for the players who missed the all-star game).
I hope so. The Olympics and the All-Star are farrr different ends of the spectrum though.
I hope so. The Olympics and the All-Star are farrr different ends of the spectrum though.
Agreed. The NHL perceives one as being a vital part of marketing their sport, and the other a headache that shuts down the league for a short time
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Completely unrelated, but your avatar is awesome. That’s one of my favorite C&H strips.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
hah thanks, mine too. Seemed to be appropriate.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
It is appropriate. The strip right after that one is funny too, when he has mickey mouse pants on.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Greatest comic strip ever. Related, Watterson was/is a total whacko. I’m reading the new book about him right now.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 26, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for accuracy of comic strip rankings. Calvin and Hobbes remains the benchmark, both humorous and artistic, that other comic strips should be striving for.
by Knee high to a duck on Oct 26, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
“”http://www.amazon.com/Looking-Calvin-Hobbes-Unconventional-Revolutionary/dp/082642984X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256571879&sr=8-1" target="new">Looking for Calvin and Hobbes" by Nevin Martell
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 26, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Let’s try that again…
“Looking for Calvin and Hobbes” by Nevin Martell
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 26, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks, I think I’m going to have to make an order at Amazon today – I never did pre-order Gabby…
by DrinkingPartner on Oct 26, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
as soon as i get around to reading the 5 books I have stacked up (with Gabby’s coming in a couple weeks), thats the next one I am ordering. Good lookin out
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m the same way except with books, video games, and movies. Too much media, too little time.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
tell me about it. I haven’t even picked up a copy of NHL 10 because I haven’t had more than a half hour to play anything over the past couple of months. Getting older with more responsibilities stinks
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, I keep telling myself I’ll go back and beat some old video games that I never finished. It just never happens. Hell, I have games dating back to the days of N64 that I have yet to beat.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
For my money, the best end to a strip ever…
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 26, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Speaking of comics, apparently GeoCities turns out the lights forever today.
Farewell, GeoCities. :(
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by EmilyB on Oct 26, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is an absolutely perfect tribute.
by MisterBungle on Oct 26, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
And, by extension, the “peeing Calvin” stickers are among the worst things to ever be thrust upon civilization.
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by J.P. on Oct 26, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
That is one of Watterson’s greatest lamentations: unlicensed use of his characters.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Whereas Groening apparently cared more about The Simpsons brand than the quality of the program, according to some.
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Groening also made Futurama, so I’ll let it slide.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you seen the new ones? Bad writing follows wherever he goes.
by DrinkingPartner on Oct 26, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve seen the straight-to-DVD movies. Is that what you mean or are there new episodes?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s been clear for a very long time now that everyone involved with the Simpsons cares far more about the brand name than the quality of the program.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Oct 26, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Some could say that for a long time now Christians have cared more about the brand than the quality of the message. It’s not a new phenomenon. At least Groening is making some loot off of it.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
Yep. Hence his hatred of Calvins peeing on Ford logos. He mentions that specifically in the intro he wrote for the Sunday Pages book.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I know that’s a joke, but Calvins peeing on anything really. Ford, Chevy, Jeff Gordon, Dallas Cowboys, etc. He mentions Ford by name in that intro though.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you mean the Tenth Anniversary Book. That one is stuffed full of all sorts of goodies.
The Barnes and Noble in Georgetown had a whole bunch of C&H books on steep discount last weekend. In case anyone is looking to plug holes in their collection.
Nope. I mean Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995, but maybe he mentions it in that book too. I recently rounded out my collection with the Sunday Pages book.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven’t seen a full collection of the Sunday pages. I have an old book from about 1990 that collected all of the Sunday prints up to that time (The Lazy Sunday Book?). Sorry for the confusion!
No worries. There is also the Lazy Sunday book as you mention, but Ohio State did a gallery of his sunday strips, so they released a book that revisits some of his favorites. Each strip includes the sketch, final print, and some commentary by Watterson. He even mentions how annoying the later books are that stick out over the end of your bookshelf. It’s good stuff.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup. He thinks licensing ruins strips by forcing the artist to alter characters to make them more marketable, consciously or not. Side note, also from the book — Garfield and Peanuts pull in around $1 billion a year in licensing (Schultz made $30-40M a year personally before his death). No one doubts that C & H could have been at least as lucrative. Now that is a moral stand that not many people can make!
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 26, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
What about all of those stickers on the back of trucks with Calvin pissing on various things? Those have to bring in a fortune!
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
Unless this is sarcastic, see the conversation above — that crap is unofficial.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 26, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
It was extremely sarcastic.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
I figured, but ya never know. My bad.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 26, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, they probably do bring in a fortune, just not for the person who actually possesses the right to profit off the character.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Oct 26, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
No one doubts that C & H could have been at least as lucrative. Now that is a moral stand that not many people can make!
That is one of the things I respect the most about Watterson. Also, he stood his ground against the newspaper syndicate and eventually forced all papers carrying his strip to preserve the original layout as he intended. Originally, each newspaper was allowed to trim out extra panels of his sunday strip in order to cram it into a smaller space on the page. As the strip got more popular, he was able to negotiate against that.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Greatest comic strip ever.
Wholeheartedly agree.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s really sad though, because the Olympics are why I got into hockey. You can’t really pick it up over the air, unlike football and baseball, so I had never seen it before the Olympics. But it was nonstop action, I loved it! So I made time to watch it, read about it, and became a huge hockey fan. Still am, but now I’m in St Louis, but I’ll be at the Caps Blues game Feb 13th for sure.
The Olympics are a great way to introduce people to hockey. If only the NHL knew….
Fast Starts
Amid all the concern about the Caps inconsistent play, it’s interesting that their 6-2-2 record is the second best start the team has had in the last 13 seasons. The best start over that period was 7-2-1 in 97-98 and we all know what happened that season.
by b.orr4 on Oct 26, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Rec-tastic. There’s lots of room for improvement, but things aren’t as bad as they look (and our power play was horrid in October last year too, just ask Tyler Sloan).
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
The NYI and ATL games were as bad as they looked. Teams running Mike Green with impunity with little appropriate response from WSH is as bad as it looked — and portends potential disaster unless it’s addressed both in the room and by management. Varly’s problems are as bad as they look. The power play is at least as bad as it has looked.
If it’s as bad as it looks right now, then there is plenty of time to fix things. As long as it doesn’t look like this in March/April, then I’m fine.
Agreed. With the obvious exception: The problem of teams taking runs at 52 has to be addressed very, very soon.
agreed. When Bruce first took over, it seemed like the Caps out hit and out forechecked everybody they played. They’ve gotten away from that and have gotten much more pass happy.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Last year, through the first 10 games the Caps PP was effective 16% of the time. They ended up second in the league at 25.2%. Through the first ten games this year, the Caps are actually slightly better than last season with a 16.7% PP rating. The point is that as bad as they’ve been this season on the PP, they were worse last year and ended up deadly. Give it time. They’ll be fine eventually.
Agreed. No question. Too much skill there. The only situation that is definitely as bad as it looks involves teams running 52. And look who’s coming to town this week: PHL and NYI…
If the Caps had some room, it would be nice to make a call-up from Hershey for at least the Philly game. Unfortunately, with Flash possibly returning, that’s not in the cards.
Truthfully? From what I saw Saturday, I genuintely doubt he’ll be ready fro Tuesday and potentially not for Friday. He looked like he was still catching up to the AHL level for most of Saturday.
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At first, I thought you were saying he’s great in the “room.” Which he is.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t there a spot open until Nylander returns or either Gordon/Semin come back from injury?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah ok. That is what I wasn’t sure of.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
OK, so the CBA doesn’t explicitly say he counts toward the roster limit and cap limit from what I can find. It does, however, specify that a player does NOT count for an Illness Conditioning Loan. So I guess the default assumption is that regular conditioning loans count toward the cap and roster limit.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, I think it’s more the along the lines of if you don’t count Nyls on the roster, the League would look at it as trying to evade waivers to send a perfectly healthy guy down to the minors.
I don’t think it matters if the player is healthy. Nylander was perfectly healthy. I believe a team only gets into trouble if they attempt to use a conditioning loan to circumvent waivers or some other policy.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Tyler:
I don’t share your pessimism. I don’t hink things are ever as bad as they seem; and the converse is true as well on this talented club.
Re Green: That kneeing hit was borderline dirty, and the Caps’ muted reaction may have been because of the critical point of the game. An over the top scrum may have completely killed any Caps’ chance for a win. That sadi, Green pretty much let his game do the talking after that, wouldn’t you say? He was FLYING after that. The Isles’ announcing crew (Center Ice feed) called him the reincarnation of Paul Coffey.
And re Varly: throw him under the bus, sure, but this kid needs to play more. With Jose playing very well now, it’s tough to assign him minutes. It’s not like Neuvirth is standing tall (6 goals allowed to the Baby Pens, 5 to Binghampton in 2 losses this weekend) .
But you are correct on one very crucial thing: WHEN the required response needs to come in future games, who will deliver it?
by S h a g g y on Oct 26, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Re Green: That kneeing hit was borderline dirty, and the Caps’ muted reaction may have been because of the critical point of the game. An over the top scrum may have completely killed any Caps’ chance for a win. T
Maybe so, but I have to think that long-term ensuring that the opposition knows they can’t hit a guy like Green like that is more likely to make an impact on the Caps’ future than a point or two on Long Island.
I still wonder if they exchange Giroux for Sugden come next Friday.
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They’d have to buy Sugden’s contract, which would mean adding a guy to the 50-contract list and then getting him through when they send him back down. He’d likely get through, but do they want to buy the contract?
Haven’t they done something of the kind before?
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David Booth had a repercussion the other night. They’re nasty things.
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by ThePeerless on Oct 26, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
They did that with Helmer last year.
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Especially considering if the Caps were really concerned with winning that game they probably would have played like it.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
Well, they were concerned about losing the game. I mean, they played a 15 minute game and still won.
by DrinkingPartner on Oct 26, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t say I was pessimistic, just the boys are playing as bad as it looks. The Care Bears don’t always fart sunshine. ;-)
Yes, Green came to life after the hit. But this was the third time that a team that knows him well realized that he’s susceptible to being run. (It took him out of the PHL game and impacted him against NYR too.) Furthermore, it’s not just about his play after he gets run… you can’t have a star getting run the way he is getting run.
I’m more concerned with addressing/bringing in (if need be) the deterrent than in bringing in a rapid-responder. ;)
I am not throwing Varly under the bus. Criticizing a guy who is playing poorly (.884, 3.24) is not throwing him under the bus, it’s seeing how he’s playing.
Was watching NHL On the Fly last night, they were talking about the beatdown the Sharks just laid on the Flyers. And I realized that the very good Sharks have been on a very long East Coast swing and they beat four of the six teams they played – crushing the white-hot Rangers, a should-be-better Flyers team, and two having-terrible-years-already teams (Isles and Panthers). They lost – by decent margins, to the Bolts and…us. In fact the game they played against the Caps was the game that Theo had to leave, and Varly played really well. Sometimes I think for him it’s easier just to be thrown into a situation. Mike Green plays that way too.
IS PAЯTY NOW
Re Green: That kneeing hit was borderline dirty, and the Caps’ muted reaction may have been because of the critical point of the game.
Green didn’t think it was a dirty hit, for what that’s worth. which may explain the muted response.
It was dirty. No question.
The response was lame and muted because it was lame and muted, not because the guys on the ice were contemplating intent or propriety.
I thought it was Ovechkin-on-Peverly dirty, not Ruutu-on-Tucker dirty. It was illegal. Dude got out of position. He was out of control. Was it intentional? I didn’t think so.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 27, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the hit on Green was a little more dirty than the hit on Peverly because AO initiated contact with Peverly and was actually pushing him off the puck. Peverly battled back hard enough to lift AO’s inside leg off the ice (sorry, no MS Paint but apply normal leverage physics and you’ll get what I’m saying).
Thompson made no shoulder contact at all and didn’t even really seem concerned with getting his knee out of the way.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
Ted said essentially the same thing.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 26, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
You don’t use auto-refresh?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s the little check box at the top of the comments. Pretty cool seeing comments just appear out of nowhere.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
sometimes hard to keep up with though! haha :)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
by kellobellow on Oct 26, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s why you gotta use that Z key.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I noticed the same thing! Looked like the old days in a new color.
by MisterBungle on Oct 26, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
…I remember when a lot of Caps players looked and awful (and I mean awful) lot like Grand Rapids Griffins…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Oct 26, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Just got my Hockey N heels ticket! I forgot until the caps twitter mentioned it being sold out, so I must have gotten one of the last tickets! Any other ladies going?
"And next year it will be ours."
Guess not if it’s sold out already. I was caught in a meeting. Sigh.
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It only works when watching this.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregant."
by Bald Pollack on Oct 26, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
They probably should do more than one and if you got tickets to this one you can’t get them to the next one or something.
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Yay, scalping. :P
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I had trouble seeing how HnH at $50 could be better than CapsCon at$40.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Oct 26, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Would be cool for them to do more than one, but I’d say the same for the season ticket holder party. There are limits to what you can require the players to do.
Speaking of the season ticket holder party, even though I didn’t go, I answered the survey. I really liked some of the options they put out there for possible future locations. How cool would it be at the National Zoo? (Because I haven’t been there since my kids were small, and really, who needs kids to go to the zoo?)
I’d honestly be bored to tears.
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That would be great. I could hang out at lemur island and meet some Caps! Perfect.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
Maybe he’d wrestle a crocodile…
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by ThePeerless on Oct 26, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Caps’ insurance company has a message for you, sir.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 26, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow that sold out fast. Guess I’m not going either since it’s sold out. Not to mention I lacked the $50 to go, anyway.
Tried to link to Insider in the post but it didn’t work? Hmmm.
by Carl Putnam on Oct 26, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Whoa… Care Bear sighting… in Pittsburgh?
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So Bruce says Green is “sore” but it isn’t his knee. Has he taken any other awkward hits lately (i.e. shoulder)? Or does “sore” mean body aches, like the Semin flu?
Don’t know, but Fehr definitely looked to be having shoulder problems after he got railed the other night.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
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cool, sounds like he’s great against AHL competition!
Big Andy Wozniewski has 14 pts and leads the AHL in that category. Poor kid could barely crack Toronto’s lineup when he played. Chris Minard who has a lot more youth on his side than Nylander does and therefore more upside, has something like 75 goals in his last 125 games. And he’s still looked upon as a fringe NHLer.
Posted by: cstanton1 | October 26, 2009 1:33 PM |
He’s arguing that Nylander is a fringe NHL player. Yeah, ok..
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
If people want to read stupidity, they’re free to go over to the CI comments – no need to bring them here.
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by J.P. on Oct 26, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It just makes me feel better about myself when I read these crazy things. Thought I’d share.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
I recommend arguing it over there, actually – sometimes it’s entertaining in the same way that shoving an ice pick into your ear repeatedly is entertaining.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
Feels good at first.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
sometimes I try to use reason and logic there, then I give up after about 20 minutes
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
You got mentioned by name there recently.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 26, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Feels great when you stop?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Oct 26, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Every time I go on the CI site and read the coments I come back feeling like Kevin, the slow guy from The Office.
by b.orr4 on Oct 26, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Jeff Schultz is the worst player on the team?
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 26, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i almost laughed out loud in the jury duty quiet room.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I did laugh out loud. He’s got the same look on his face as the guy who sits behind me and says Schultz sucks before the National Anthem.
section 404/405?
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by Sombrero Guy on Oct 26, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
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Washington
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52 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 58 |
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