Friday Caps Clips: Make it Six; Isles @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 6:33 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's win from Corey (blog, article), Tarik (blog, article), Vogs, Joe B., Peerless, Ed Frankovic and Cap Centre (and here).
- Previews of tonight's rematch of Saturday night's comeback win from NHL.com, Peerless and Cap Centre, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Lighthouse Hockey for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- Yet another "Alex Ovechkin saves hockey Washington" story (as if they get old). [CP]
- Nicklas Backstrom: assist assassin. [The Hockey News]
- Jeff Schultz isn't not impressed with Jeff Schultz. [AJC]
- A hockey game pitting Washington against Hershey? Never say never... say 66 years ago. [OFB]
- A post on why you should love Keith Aucoin... obviously written before last night's game. [Homer McFanboy]
- Abe Pollin went with "Washington Capitals" after holding a "name-the-team contest." Abe's fortunate he held the contest before that first season or AO would be an All-Star for the Washington Skating Turds. [mental_floss]
- Apparently, Alex Ovechkin "has become notorious around the NHL" for slew-footing, and Zdeno Chara was "was happy to see the league finally buckle down on the back-to-back Hart Trophy winner." "Notorious?" I'm calling B.S. [NESN]
- A one-stop shop for all of your Caps-related H1N1 joke needs. [Peerless]
- "If you can skate and survive the occasional lockout, National Hockey League ref is hardly a bad job. Refs make between $110,000 and $255,000 while linesmen earn from $72,000 to $162,000." [CNN.com]
- Of course, it's not all fun and games... just ask Pat Dapuzzo (heads up: very heavy post). [FanHouse]
- Sami Lepisto is making the most of his chance to play in Phoenix. [Arizona Republic]
- Per the Hockey Hall of Fame, on this date back in 1998, "Capitals' Rick Tabaracci recorded his 14th career shutout and Flames' Ken Wregget got the 9th shutout of his career as Washington tied 0-0, at Calgary."
- Finally, big day for former Caps birthdays, including Sean Collins' 26th, Ivan Ciernik's 32nd, Pat Elynuik's 42nd and Ron Lalonde's 57th.
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Second the BS call on the NESN story. Will note further that NESN is, uh, not known for the highest standards of journalistic accuracy when it comes to reporting on sports.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 6:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And to be fair, there was probably a leading question edited out. You will notice that Ovechkin was not specifically noted by Chara in his quote. You can be sure they would have printed it if he said it. I think they probably asked a leading question and used it for their agenda.
by HateOffSeason on Oct 30, 2009 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely. It reads as if the guy got a quote and then juiced up the lead-in.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Based on highlighting it here, it likely increased his clickage.
by gfcaps fan on Oct 30, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure. But I point to stupid people saying questionable things (and questionable people saying stupid things) all the time.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If people didn’t say stupid things (I’m sure I’m guilty on occasion), where would the fun be?
by gfcaps fan on Oct 30, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So do we all :)
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H. Burnham
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
@fat_daddyo: How DARE YOU question a network that has employed the smart, noble, independent, intelligent Mike Milbury as a commentator! For shame!
Further proof of NESN’s wisdom: JACK EDWARDS IS THEIR PLAY-BY-PLAY GUY. HE TALKS. LIKE THIS.
by TylerG on Oct 30, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
AND WHEN A BRUIN LOSES A FIGHT, HE REALLY WON! HE KICKED THE OTHER GUY’S CABOOSE!
by TylerG on Oct 30, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NESN, or WSBK TV-38 back a ways…all the same homer coverage.
But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes.
by hotdog88gt on Oct 30, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. I swear that Mike Milbury takes notes when he speaks with Bettman and steals furtive glances at them while he’s bloviating on the air.
While we’re at it, Mike Milbury is living proof that the stupids do not prevent you from having a career in hockey.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hockey media rule No. 1: Shoe-wearing is optional.
by TylerG on Oct 30, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My tea is grateful it was sitting on the desk when I read that. So is my monitor. Rec.
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H. Burnham
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't necessarily call him notorious....
….there are worse slew-footers out there, that’s for sure. However, Ovechkin has been known to throw a slew-foot here and there, especially behind the net. He is very good at getting a leg behind another player while he finishes his checks. Sometimes it may be inadvertent, due to his wide skating stance, but it has been done quite a few times.
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 7:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ovechkin has been known to throw a slew-foot here and there, especially behind the net.
Care to provide any examples as evidence for your claim?
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 7:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, it’s not like I’m ripping him apart here. Do you want me to watch some game film? I just said he has done it from time to time, but he is certainly not notorious.
Over the next few games, watch him hit defensemen behind the net. If he is coming in from behind, he has a tendency to put a leg behind their’s and sort of follow through with his arms in a pitchforking motion…obviously hard to describe through typing. He is good at getting away with it, so more power to him.
I’m sorry if I offended you.
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You didn’t offend me at all (and thanks for pointing it out – I’ll start watching Alex Ovechkin while I’m taking in a Caps game). I just think that something like “Ovechkin has been known to throw a slew-foot here and there” is an assertion that should be backed up with something evidentiary.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
surprised at the no-call in last year’s playoffs (nonetheless a fine or suspension): YouTube.
i agree that “notorious” is overboard. but as i commented at the time, i also think it’s an unfair assessment of malkin.
by Natty Bumppo on Oct 30, 2009 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Real good example.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another I think is in—was it Caps 6, Pens 5, from January 2008?—when Ovechkin was skating past Crosby, and as Crosby was passing, he got hit hard. I can’t see Ovie’s feet but Crosby was falling backward. I can picture what you’re saying Link_Gaetz.
I’ll start watching Alex Ovechkin while I’m taking in a Caps game
Sarcasm?
by red army line on Oct 30, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(and thanks for pointing it out – I’ll start watching Alex Ovechkin while I’m taking in a Caps game)
Now that was spit-out-my-muffin funny . . .
by kfjje on Oct 30, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and thanks for using “wide … stance” – hopefully it’ll help our Google traffic in the all-important Idaho men aged 60-and-up demographic.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t get it. How do you want me to describe his skating style? He gets low, keeps his “stance wide” and generates a lot of power that way.
You can’t get so upset about someone providing an opinion that goes against one of your star players. Or maybe you can since it is your blog. I try to remain as unbiased as a fan can be. The one follower of this blog, Fehr and Balanced, and I have had some pretty good back and forths where we both have remained impartial.
As with the wide stance thing, and the “watch Ovechkin” thing, I’m sure you’ll pick something minor to pull out of the above paragraphs to pick apart.
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was just a joke (Google it) – it’s a perfectly fine description of how he skates.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s fine.
Bottom line, I come to the blogs on SBN, because 0% of my co-workers like hockey, and SBN is the only place where I can have a legitimate hockey conversation. If I wanted to discuss fart jokes and laugh at photoshops, I’d go to Pensblog. If I wanted to see what an illiterate 12 year-old thinks of Crosby, I’d go to Puck Daddy.
I am just offering up my opinion. Sometimes I try to be so unbiased that I am actually reverse-bias (what?), and I was just throwing it out there that I have seen Ovechkin slew-foot along the boards, especially behind the net, on more than one occasion.
If I let Sidney Crosby criticism get to me, especially living in Northern Va., I would’ve jumped off of a bridge a long time ago.
I can’t back it up with any evidence at the moment. I am basing it off the 50% of Caps games I at least see a part of. I am not picking the best forum to throw out my opinion. But I have seen Ovechkin slew-foot a few times. Sorry.
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s cool. You know we welcome opposing views around here, so long as they’re supported. Yours (in this instance) is supported by what you’ve seen. That’s fine. I was just wondering if there were quotes from other players or writers or anything else on point.
And you know that “You can’t get so upset about someone providing an opinion that goes against one of your star players” is total garbage.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go easy, man. Opposing opinions are okay, as long as they’re backed with quotes or stats or delineated as “this is just what I’ve seen”. Nobody’s getting upset.
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H. Burnham
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember that time....
Malkin slewfooted Paul Mara twice on the same shift in the playoffs? That was insane.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 30, 2009 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand the whole backing up my opinion thing. This will sound like a cop-out, but I can’t look at streaming media at work, and I doubt there will be a YouTube clip called “Highlight Reel of Ovechkin Slew-Foots”
(Slew-Feet?)
To be honest, if everyone disagrees, and they have never seen Ovechkin throw a slew-foot before, then that’s fine. I was just throwing my opinion out there, and seeing if anyone else has seen what I have. No big deal.
As for the Malkin comments, I’m not sure where they are coming from, or what purpose they have here, but I’ll leave those go.
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think you’re crazy. I could see how fans of opposing teams would get upset with the way Ovie sometimes approaches a hit.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s the thing. “Sometimes approaches a hit.” I’m not here saying Ovechkin is dirty. I know he isn’t dirty. He plays the game hard, which is why he is the best offensive player in the game. It’s just that sometimes, the way he apporaches his hits along the boards, I can see why people would view that as a slew-foot. When he hits people behind the net, sometimes they are falling over backwards for a reason other than a 230-pound freight train smashing you.
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you think 8 is a player who slew foots, by definition, that would be a dirty player. And yet you stand on your head to say he’s not a dirty player. Can’t have it both ways—have some guts and stick with your original thinking.
Frankly, I think you’re remembering this and letting your mind wander.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Oct 30, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel a dirty player is someone who has an intent to injure, which Ovechkin doesn’t.
I said above that I can’t view streaming media, but is it safe to assume that YouTube clip is a Penguins slew-footing a Cap?
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s AO catching up to Sid and checking him from the side, to which Matt Cooke objects.
And I think you can be a dirty player without having an intent to injure. I mean, Danny Briere doesn’t intend to injure with his little elbows, rabbit punches and spears, but they’re still plenty dirty, imo.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a good point. I just don’t classify someone who has thrown a slew-foot or two as dirty. I never said he does it regularly. I have just seen a few.
As for the YouTube clip, I’m not sure what I am supposed to say for that. I don’t care if Ovechkin laid a clean hit on Sid. I hate when players attack another player after a clean hit, so it’s not like I am condoning what Matt Cooke did.
by Link_Gaetz on Oct 30, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
have a look at it at home tonight…
Crosby complained, so it must've been dirty
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by bigonetimer on Oct 30, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FWIW that was not a slew-foot.
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...
by Fehr and Balanced on Oct 30, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right…that’s my point.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Oct 30, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m notorious!
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...
by Fehr and Balanced on Oct 30, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’re full of narcotics is what you are.
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by bigonetimer on Oct 30, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as you admit that Malkin is ten times more notorious, and intentional, I’ll let this slide.
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...
by Fehr and Balanced on Oct 30, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
R.I.P. 0-0 games….Bettman does not miss you…
by panic13 on Oct 30, 2009 8:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I stopped reading the “Ovi saves hockey Washington” story at this quote:
Even President Barack Obama is a fan.
Don’t make me laugh. He dropped the name to score points while speaking in Moscow. He’s a Chicago dude – if he said he rooted for the Blackhawks I’d believe him.
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H. Burnham
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 8:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. Most of that article read as if it had been written at this time last year. Maybe it was, and the writer just found it on the hard drive.
by gfcaps fan on Oct 30, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
everybody's a fan of ovechkin tho....i mean, why not?
he’s the most exciting player in hockey even tho, apparently, crosby is more fun to watch. oh and all of the ppl that the alex “notorious slewfooter” ovechkin has slewfooted are probably not fans
by twistedlogic on Oct 30, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obama’s probably a fan—somewhat—because he lives—sorta—in DC, like I am a fan of the Wizards and Skins though my top allegiances lie elsewhere.
by red army line on Oct 30, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I seriously doubt that on a number of fronts:
1. He the POTUS. He’s kind of busy
2. He’s a BB guy, then baseball, then football, then golf.
3. He’s from Chicago.
by b.orr4 on Oct 30, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d comment but I already have one strike.
But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes.
by hotdog88gt on Oct 30, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if alex slewfooted him?
would he be a fan then?
by twistedlogic on Oct 30, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chara mad ovechkin abused him opening night….priceless. I wish that tall shithead would climb another mountain and get lost up there.
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hahahahaha such venom so early in the morning. I love it.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Tall Shithead” would be a great name for a band
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 30, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s going to be his official nickname from now on.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking Skating Turds would be a good band name… or whatever that was from before.
by DarkHorseCards on Oct 30, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Impromtu Friday No-Prize Comment Contest
Inspired by PPP (as I so often am), I say head on over to Blingee.com and create yourself a Caps-related image. Post it in the comments. Image with the most recs wins.
Here’s my (first) entry:
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:41 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Do we get an OFB mug?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 30, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No prize!
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The OFB mug is a prize?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 30, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One entry per comment!
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No refunds, force majeure, read the back of your tickets!!!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 30, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is this what you get now in Windows 7?
by panic13 on Oct 30, 2009 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Winner right here.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
That’s nice. The added guy-liner is a nice touch.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a designer, so I have an advantage here.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my, Rihanna would be jealous of those lashes.
When Hell freezes over, I'll play hockey there, too.
by Steck It Out on Oct 30, 2009 10:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
JT is gonna “Run This Town” tonite.
A man gotta have a code
by CP2Devil on Oct 30, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who needs secondary scoring with buddies like that?
by bigity b on Oct 30, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote for mine; it is much more pleasing.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the guy-liner and pile of money was a nice touch.
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. The pile of money had me lolin’ at my desk.
I’d be dismissed immediately if they knew what was going on in this cube half the time..
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
same here (well, not in the cube today. but most days)
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine is a late entry and It was almost too easy to go this direction, I think he already has this up on Greenlife52 though
"And next year it will be ours."
by Ovechwin on Oct 30, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
The hamburger is a nice touch.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Oct 30, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Epic. Rec’d.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too obvious!
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. Mayor McRec.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 30, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That plaid on Erskine made me laugh out loud.
by mercurialwinger on Oct 30, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strange craving for butterscotch..
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, that’s just screaming for some animated glitter.
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I think that would actually be LESS busy after it got Blingee’d.
by mercurialwinger on Oct 30, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, Backstrom needs a nickname. We’re not fond of “Pickles,” which seems to have caught on over at The Official (message boards). And “Flygplats” sounds more like a solvent to get bug remains off your windshield. But given his singular skill at sending up those saucer passes…
“Saucy”
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 30, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Sauce” would be good, as well as “Roswell”, but i’ve always just called him “Backy”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 30, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He adds the sauce to Green’s dish for Ovechkin’s goal.
See?… the headlines write themselves.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 30, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How exactly did they come up with “Pickles”? And they can’t use “Pickles” anyway, because that’s Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s nickname, and you can’t use the same nickname for someone else (which is why I never called LaDanian Tomlinson “LT”)
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Oct 30, 2009 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard the pickles thing in the wild before.. much easier to dismiss now that I know it started at the terrible official message boards.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s only one guy in the league whose nickname really should be Pickles, and he doesn’t play for the Caps.
(Marc-Edouard Vlasic, if you’re curious.)
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H. Burnham
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep, completely fitting and understandable.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vlasic is one of those guys I’d love to somehow steal for our blue-line.
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by winterion on Oct 30, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
along the same lines:
Saucier (a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand; Comparative form of saucy: more saucy)
by ns on Oct 30, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the hell would we call him Airport?
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s from a goofy “learn to speak Swedish” (or something similar) in-game video they showed a couple of years ago, if I’m not mistaken.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember. It’s just too damn silly.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t see why a nickname is necessary. I’d rather him not have one than have to reach for one that ends up being stupid but sticking because some moron had to reach for one. Let him earn his nickname like Bongos did.
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H. Burnham
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Signed.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, does anyone actually read the official boards anymore?
by gfcaps fan on Oct 30, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there’s an official message board?
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pickles????
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 30, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From here maybe?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dethklok#Pickles
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by MikeL-Caps on Oct 30, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pickles isn’t even the Swede in the band.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Thor, especially after he laid the hammer down on Richards
by SethB on Oct 30, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we’re going Norse mythology, Baldr is the obvious choice.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but i can just see Lars with the winged helmet smiting his foes with the hammer
by SethB on Oct 30, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d buy it if he wasn’t such a skillful finesse player. That said, I’m the leader of the “Nicky is tough and a good hitter” movement.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Nylander and Backstrom are Bald and Baldr?
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nyuk nyuk
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Laughing at the Jeff Schultz story
I play hockey and I go home and watch TV. Why would I read when I can watch TV?
Reminds me of the observation in Moneyball that pro athletes’ living quarters resemble sensory deprivation tanks, to compensate for the stimulus overload of their working life.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 9:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Apropos of nothing, I wrote this in yesterday’s Mike Green thread:
Cursing doesn’t bother me much. What scares me about all of this is that I know that a pretty good number of athletes are dumb as a post. I love having Ovi and Laich and Bradley around because they express themselves so well. I’m not looking forward to the day that we have such good access that we learn that some new kid defenseman prospect is just dumb.
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would worry me more in football than in hockey. Hockey is not a game for the stupid, to watch or to play.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve met plenty of dumb hockey fans and hockey players in my life…
by David M. Getz on Oct 30, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
… and “virtually” met plenty more.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I differentiate “dumb” from “sheep”. Most of the ones I’ve met are more “sheep” and less “dumb”. If you genuinely don’t get or can’t follow a game, usually you seldom stay a fan for long.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hockey is not a game for the stupid… to play
Going to disagree with this one. Emphatically.
Smarts has zero to do with the ability to play hockey at a high level. It’s about having marvelous natural ability and the ability to focus on maximizing them. Even the worst NHL player has athletic abilities that would blow the rest of the population out of the water.
And having been to Cap Centre and Verizon a number of times over the years, I will say that there are plenty of genuine fans that evidence the IQ of a lima bean.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This argument assumes that there’s only one kind of smart, which isn’t true. There’s depth of thought and speed of thought – if you think slowly, you’re going to continuously find yourself saying “wait, what?” and get frustrated. You’re referring to depth of thought and analysis, and I’ll agree with you that there’s a lot of fans who don’t do that. But slow thinkers are going to struggle with hockey because of the amount of input that needs to be processed in real-time to follow a play.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a difference between intellectual intelligence and athletic intelligence, and the two don’t necessarily go hand in hand. Mike Green might be able to process events on the ice and anticipate things quicker than anyone. That doesn’t mean he’ll be analyzing the prospects of economic recovery in the U.S. on the McLaughlin Group anytime soon.
by Kolzilla on Oct 30, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why are we asking them to be academically intelligent?
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody made a comment recently that said they’d be disappointed if the guys weren’t or something.. I think that was the genesis of this thread of conversation.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Issue Two. Michael Nylander. Grand Rapids. Conditioning stint. Speaking in brief sentences. Discuss!
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by winterion on Oct 30, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I miss when SNL was funny.
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by winterion on Oct 30, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure I follow your argument, but if you are saying that there are no dumb hockey players and no dumb hockey fans, that is wrong on the face of it.
Just listen to some of the players, for crissake. Further, I have numbered pro players (only 1 made the NHL, but still) and diehard fans among my friends and relations: some of them are just not bright. Period.
It’s like saying you can’t be a nuclear physicist without being a good athlete, because you have to type fast.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And let’s just say there are some players you never hear in interviews. The media ain’t stupid — there’s a reason for that. Some are shy, some don’t speak English, but some are just dumb.
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listen to Keith Jones speak some time. He’s got the prime time gig discussing hockey, which leads me to believe he’s the best they could find.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He chirps the company line. He has a job.
by TylerG on Oct 30, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That could also be the result of the intelligence of the people doing the hiring.
by gfcaps fan on Oct 30, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, Jones has real intelligence. If you read his book, you’ll definitely see that. But he’s also really good at surviving. He seems to have a habit for keeping a job while more talented people lose theirs.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He reminds people of Fred Flintstone, and that’s endearing.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually agree with you completely. A lot of pro athletes just aren’t that smart off the field/ice, and hockey is no exception.
by Kolzilla on Oct 30, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a former sportswriter, I think the biggest myth about pro athletes is they’re dumb. Some of them may not be great communicators, but the one thing that really surprised me about covering the NFL way back when was how bleeping smart 85% of the locker room was. These were guys who would have been successful at whatever they did, they just happened to have freakish bodies that helped make them athletes.
by TylerG on Oct 30, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lot ofpro athletespeople in just about any profession just aren’t that smart off the field/ice, and hockey is no exception.
When I was studying for the MD bar exam, my prep course instructor used to motivate us by saying, “You can do this. Just think of the dumbest lawyer you know and realize that he passed this test.” So true.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you call a med student who gets a C- on his certification exams?
Doctor.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
whenever I thought of abandoning grad school, I just had to remind myself “But if that fooking idiot got into grad school and graduate, you can graduate, too.”
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure there are players and fans who couldn’t do deep economic analysis, but they have to be able to think the game. That requires quick multithreaded mental processing, which is another form of smarts. What I’m saying is that it’s unfair to call someone dumb because they’re not writing nuclear physics papers.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the purposes of at least my comments, the word “dumb” is reserved for folks who are actually dumb.
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine, too.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Artyukhin is one of the dumbest people ever to play in the NHL. It seems like no matter how dumb he is he can’t get himself banned from the league.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Oct 30, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has been an amazing 4th line forward in my deep-ass fantasy league.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
deep-ass fantasy league.
Um…what?
by David M. Getz on Oct 30, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roman Hamrlik
Maxim Afinogenof
Alex Semin
Maurice “the Rocket” Richard
Brent Johnson
Hakkan Loob
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad to say I was only 30/33.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give yourself a break if you did not know the minor league one.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I did not do well at all. Tell me why I put " Cat Scratch Fever" for the Panthers blog…so wierd.
" 60 percent of the time...it works everytime"
by shwedy on Oct 30, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a terrible name for a Panthers blog!
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better than the one they got (not posting the spoiler)
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better name, perhaps, and I know you’re not saying anything more than that, but I’ll take the opportunity to say that Donny does a really great job over there.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I’m definitely a fan. And I would wholeheartedly support a name change. That’s all I was saying.
It’s fun when those guys come over here. Talking to a southern Florida hockey fan is a good way to remember how good we’ve got it.
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
23/33 for me. Missed 2 in the East and drew blanks for most of the West.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Oct 30, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nugent fan?
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL not at all.
Agreed though-It’s a good blog and I really enjoy when he joins in on the Cats/Caps gameday threads.
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by shwedy on Oct 30, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I couldn’t even do all the Eastern teams – could not get the Sabres and the Habs blogs.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did better with the west. Weird.
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You do live in Cali, right?
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. I guess that means I catch more of the games (unlike the east games, they’re still going when I get home from work) but I didn’t think I cruised over there all that often.
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sabres is Die by the Blade – Habs is Habs Eyes on the Prize. I was surprised I remembered Ottawa (Silver Seven).
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was one of the ones I got wrong, b/c I thought it was “Sliver Sens.”
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I recognized most afterwards. Didn’t help me during the test :/
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So are we posting names here now? Better to leave them off, maybe, in case someone wants to take the quiz.
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by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My bad.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got 11, which is great considering I only frequent this one and occasionally look in on BoC, St Louis, and the Preds one.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read quite a few of them. I was annoyed that I missed Columbus, since I was just there flippin’ yesterday :P Pension Plan Puppets absolutely kills me sometimes – those guys are hilarious. Also, check out From the Rink from time to time – James Mirtle’s worth a read.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
28/33. All the ones I missed were Western conference.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
28/33 for a non-writer is amazing. Kudos… I think.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh. I read quite a few of them – I was annoyed that I missed Columbus since I was just there yesterday :P Thanks.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I DID get Columbus.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did the Caps play last night?
9:40 in the morning and not a comment yet about last night. Looks like the fanbase is like the players. They only get up for the good teams.
by b.orr4 on Oct 30, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's all been done before.
I think that’s a case of "we’ve already said what wants saying about last night’s game ad nauseum and we’re all tired of saying it, so why bother?
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you mean? Plenty of comments on the game still popping up in the recap post.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just joking. Notice I didn’t comment on the game as well. However, I think there is some truth to the notion about not caring about Atlanta. If you go to the Wednesday Clips, virtually the entire comment section is filled with critiques of the Flyers game in addition to the recap post.
by b.orr4 on Oct 30, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s getting hard to keep saying the same things about these ATL/NYI/mediocre opponents games. The PHI game gave us far more new material, so to speak.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, on the bright side, we’ve only got 23 more games against SE opponents. Oh for the good old days of the Patrick Division.
by b.orr4 on Oct 30, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Partly is ‘cos we play again tonight. Though I don’t see much chatter about the :: goes to check magnet calendar on fridge :: Isles game either.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Oct 30, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the words of the immortal sage, Al Davis, “Just win, baby”.
by b.orr4 on Oct 30, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We did just win, baby. And gave the team a lot of carp about it.
We’re so high maintenance.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Oct 30, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’re so have high maintenance expectations.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So…Chris Clark to the fourth line when Eric Fehr returns? Third and Fourth lines of:
Fehr-Aucoin-Flash
Bradley-Steckel-Clark
Sounds like a worthwhile experiment to me.
by Kolzilla on Oct 30, 2009 9:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the idea of Fehr and Flash together – last season they worked well together no matter who their center was. Hell, they produced with Nylander as their pivot.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i second that. flash was buzzing last night…let’s hope it wasn’t just first game back excitement.
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes and no. We’re still waiting for his first backcheck of 2009-10.
by TylerG on Oct 30, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t bother
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This says they weren’t all that good with Nylander at all and that Fehr and Flash were the 14th most productive (GFON/60) pair of forwards the Caps had.
I don’t wholly disagree that it’s a logical line combo (though the defensive side of it scares the crap out of me), though.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I share the concern that a a Fehr-Flash-Aucoin line might be a defensive liability. The way I’m looking at it is, you’re replacing Clark with Fehr and Sloan with Clark. Both slight upgrades.
by Kolzilla on Oct 30, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But who would you pair each of them with, if not each other? I remember watching the two of them last year and it was obvious to me that they had chemistry together. I do see the defensive issues, though.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d have Flash on 2L and Fehr on 3R
8-19-22
14-9-28
21-20-16
10-39-17
(with 39 in for 20 and 15 at 4C once he’s ready)
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Semin and Flash on the same line rubs me the wrong way.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Semin and Flash might not backcheck anyone enough to rub them.
by TylerG on Oct 30, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My issue is more with their propensity to turn over the puck around the O-zone blueline, but yes, I could see that being a problem as well if Semin wasn’t motivated.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Semin backchecks from time to time, or so at least is my impression from watching him. Not all the time, and not always determinedly when he does, of course.
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by fat_daddyo on Oct 30, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough. I guess this is more “reality-based” than anything else… b/c you know this is coming.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
:/
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a whole chapter of Boudreau’s book dedicated to Flash? I haven’t read it yet…
by Kolzilla on Oct 30, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He just seems to try and force Flash into the top 6. Theoretically, that’s where he’d be successful, but he just drives some of us nuts.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully as he develops he’ll become harder to knock off the puck, but I’m not holding my breath. In the meantime his deficiencies stand out more when he’s faired with other (better) offensively-minded players.
by Kolzilla on Oct 30, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not exactly, but read the book and it’s pretty clear that Bruce really, really loves Flash. Really.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there something about him that Bruce sees him as a more talented version of his sons?
by gfcaps fan on Oct 30, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flash was a stud for Bruce in the Calder Cup run. He is forever indebted to him, it would seem.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s the worst case of Bruce’s Barn Love to date…here’s to this being the year [yawn].
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by bigonetimer on Oct 30, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barn Love. I like it.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fully supported by BarnLoveMath.com, scrutinized n’ endorsed by D’ohboy, which shows indisputable evidence 14 is, in fact, a bona fide, NHL 20 goal scorer.
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by bigonetimer on Oct 30, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Bruce sees most of his players as his sons. Certainly the whole Hershey crew.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Oct 30, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s pretty clear that Bruce really, really loves Flash.
What it pretty much comes down to is, as a fan:
1. How much do you trust Bruce’s ability to evaluate a player’s ability and
2.. Not to be snide, but do you think you know more about a player’s potential than Bruce?
To be clear, when I say “you” I mean the universal “you”. I’m not taking a shot at anybody. Listen, I second guess as much as anybody, but when it comes to understanding hockey and players, Bruce has forgotten more than I’ll ever know. So far, he’s pushed a lot of the right buttons and if he feels this strongly about Flash, I have to believe he sees something in him that justifies that belief. He didn’t really see it in Bourque and I’m not sure he sees it totally in Fehr, but he has said repeatedly that Flash can be great. That’s a strong statement for a player who hasn’t reached 20 goals yet, but Bruce hasn’t backed away from it and until he’s proven wrong, I’ll trust his opinion on this.
by b.orr4 on Oct 30, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My problem with this is that we had this great thing going this year. One wing with high skill, one with grit. 14 with 28 negates that.
by HateOffSeason on Oct 30, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish we had Bogo on our team. He’s certainly living up to his high draft position.
I also thought Alex Slewvechkin had a great game. As usual, the refs ignored his slewfooting antics.
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by hotdog88gt on Oct 30, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
haha. I still can’t get over Chara calling someone else dirty. that man takes more headshots than a sniper. blah blah he’s just tall.. blah. fuck him.
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, its not really Chara’s fault that when he shoulders someone, their head is at his shoulder height.
/sarcasm
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And his stick is just so long because he’s tall!
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed. this kid is going to be scary for many years to come.
by ns on Oct 30, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TL:DR; What’s the deal with all the Myspace gifs?
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by winterion on Oct 30, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Impromptu contest. Nobody is pleased apparently due to the lack of recs.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And submissions
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad, really.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very hard for me to make pictures today. Very sad. [Mike Green’s favorite word] cortisone shot.
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Banned website again, sorry.
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by gotsparkly on Oct 30, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.. probably should have re-hosted the images.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else excited to pop the CSN+ cherry tonight?
No?
FML
by TFG on Oct 30, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Going to be there instead, but with lower level seats for the first time in like a year!
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been to about half the home games so far, and being a non-STH, that’s kind of pushing the limits for me.
Sometimes I just like to chill on the couch.
by TFG on Oct 30, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here, but I have lower level tickets this time!
Plus they were free, which is a super bonus.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here, but I have lower level tickets this time!
Plus they were free, which is a superbonusboner!.
fixed
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was no mistake.. I think you need to look up the word “boner.”
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we’re speaking of different boners. And i refuse to look up the word boner in a dictionary, I just don’t think I could do it.
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m only familiar with one boner.
JP is going to yell at me.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
bon·er 1 (bō’nər)
n. Informal
A blunder or an error.
bon·er 2 (bō’nər)
n. Vulgar Slang
An erection of the penis.
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You killed my joke with your joke-killing ways.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my bad. but in all fairness..you started the joke killing first – not me, buddy.
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My statement was also an irony-based joke.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well. It appears I shit the bed. my apologies.
by aaw6848 on Oct 30, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s ok, it happens to all of us sometimes. Just remember to wash the sheets in hot water.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst thing you can do. Cold water is a much better idea. Hot sets the stain.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 30, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It also kills the bacteria, which is more of the health issue.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A little ammonia in the washing machine’ll help with that, too.
(Refraining from adding the More You Know image to save space)
by mercurialwinger on Oct 30, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on, join the fun!
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
we made it all the way to pooping.
and clean up of said poop.
by ns on Oct 30, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weirder when you consider the conversation began in boners.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t get CSN+.
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by winterion on Oct 30, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes it only appears around game time. What service do you use?
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
comcast cable runs it right before the game. for me, it shows as either the same channel as versus or the same channel as masn/masn2, but only right as the game starts
by twistedlogic on Oct 30, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me ask someone who lives in the D.C. area (I live in Richmond VA) what channel Comcast is on. For me, it’s 251, and I’m wondering if we have the same setup as you. CSN+ for me was channel 19 last year. Didn’t think to check the MASN channels.
by mechanicsville on Oct 30, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SD was 77 for me last season, I THINK. Not sure on the HD channel.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. I’ll find it one way or another.
by mechanicsville on Oct 30, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am never sure if we get it here either with antietam cable. I check the channel guide and it says its off air. You tune in that channel and they are running infomercials when the game should be on and it really pisses me off. But I guess I am the only person who watches hockey in Washington County MD
by cwmprthd on Oct 30, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should get it if my parents in Virginia Beach get it.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would think, but I guess if they don’t get clients to advertise they make more money running the infomercials. I am not really sure how that works. I am just guessing.
by cwmprthd on Oct 30, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then you probably will see a better picture than if you did have it.
by Cluster on Oct 30, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll be in Section 421, as always…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Oct 30, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice Lepisto mention/link. Still can’t believe its Sami in the lineup every night. He’s surprised me by playing better than he ever did in his call ups for the Caps. Even more of a shocker given that he’s paired with Yandle. Both guys have the rep of being offensive guys but they have played solid in their own end. Best I’ve ever seen Yandle play as well.
A man gotta have a code
by CP2Devil on Oct 30, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sami rocks, I was sad to see him go.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve given up trying to project young D-men. Such a hard position to learn and with guys expected to play earlier in their careers with the cap I think I’ve had too high of expectations of players too quickly.
A man gotta have a code
by CP2Devil on Oct 30, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. I became a huge fan of his watching the Bears play in Norfolk a few times a couple years ago. Sami looked like he was playing against squirts at times. I think he’ll have a good NHL career.
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by jordanDC on Oct 30, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would agree to get kicked in the face once a month if I could get back on the ice in the National Hockey League.
Wow, you were right about it being a heavy article.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Oct 30, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, very tough to read. I wish that guy the best.
I recognize your Brand New album cover avatar. My favorite band, btw.
by bigeugene on Oct 30, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, thanks. The Devil and God Are Raging Inside me is my favorite album of all time.
Still undecided about Daisy.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Oct 30, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daisy’s good, but don’t like as much as Deja Intendu and The Devil.
by bigeugene on Oct 30, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Late Entry
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by Scott in Shaw on Oct 30, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
There’s much to love here. Gangsta w/ the brew… bunnies… bongos.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Oct 30, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Nice.
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by J.P. on Oct 30, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the bunnies are henceforth a requisite of any alex semin blingee.
by Natty Bumppo on Oct 30, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know what would make it even better? Glitter bunnies.
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. Would’ve gotten extra credit if you had put prison jumpsuits on the refs, or fistfuls of money in their hands.
by Cluster on Oct 30, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh! And thank you to whoever created the original photoshop!
by J.B on Oct 30, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
props to zephyr with two of the scariest posts ever.
by Natty Bumppo on Oct 30, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think forcing people to look at this is strictly prohibited under the Geneva Conventions!
by RedBirdie on Oct 30, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone want to pull the best of these into a FanPost and poll ’em?
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by J.P. on Oct 31, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NHL should buckle down on allowing Zdeno Chara to be naked. That has caused much more damage than slew-footing ever will.
by letsgocaps on Oct 30, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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Southeast Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
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22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
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Tampa Bay
|
19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
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Atlanta
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18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
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Florida
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20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
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Carolina
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21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
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