Game Day Open Thread - Blue Jackets @ Caps
by J.P. on Nov 1, 2009 4:00 PM EST
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At the very least it seems to me the team plays less complacently when they have injuries to important players.
by red army line on Nov 1, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
well it’ll be tough lineup wise cause whereas the Caps keep 8 d-men, they dont have any room for scratched forwards. So say Greenies out, Sloan could conceivably take his spot, but then who takes Nicks spot and Sloans spot since he was playing forward since Gordos injured and considered week to week? This will be tough finding a body in such short notice unless theyve already recalled Giroux.
i dont see that on coreys blog but i did forget that Laing is gonna play so it wont be so tough, but that means that Erskine would need to come back from his bruised hand so Sloan could play forward if Green is out.
laing came back pretty fast from H1N1. a friend of mine has it and apparently it can kinda linger a while
Eh, for me it went away pretty quick. Maybe even quicker than Q.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Per Corey:
Ovechkin-Morrison-Knuble
Fleischmann-Backstrom-Semin
Laich-Steckel-Bradley
Laing-Aucoin-Clark
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 4:42 PM EST reply actions
I definitely am happy to see Ovechkin and Semin split up but I tend to prefer Backstrom between O and K. And interesting placement of Bradley with respect to Clark.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
Backstrom makes Semin happier to play on line 2; that way he has 2/3’s of line 1 instead of being banished by himself.
It also allows a 19/28 penalty killing combination instead of throwing all the lines out of whack.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 1, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Rather, allows 19 and 28 to PK without throwing all the lines out of whack.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 1, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Re: Bradley vs. Clark, could be as simple as separating Laich and Clark so both bottom lines have someone to crash the net.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
It’s playing now. Heh, for a few minutes, they were playing some Moroccan soap opera.
by harehareyukai on Nov 1, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
(I was referring to Backstrom and Semin, actually. I guess Flash was out there with them, not Ovi)
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
Hey Caps Fans,
Leaf fan here checking in on things.
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Thanks.
Ovechkin’s awesome. :D
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TUESDAY!!!!!1
Against the Bolts.
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6th in scoring right now for NHL.
Gotta love it. And Gustavsson’s only gonna get awesomer, as will the Leafs.
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It’s a relatively quiet night here. Home game, so lots of folks are at the game, and it’s a weird time
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
I thought it was a great call, for just that reason. It deserved the near heart attack.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Columbus has a great kill. Give credit where credit is due — this is great killing as much as it is the caps doing badly.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
That may be the secret to scoring against them. Tire their PKers for 2 minutes, then score immediately after the penalty ends
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
Nice play there with Flash. Would have been a pretty tip. And a great pass to Poti after.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
Flash’s energy is impressive tonight (and his past two games also).
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 1, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
I love that this is everyone’s reaction. Easiest goal of Backstrom’s career.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
What's the score here thus far?
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Yup. Huselius put his stick under Juice’s skate. Ugly.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
Hit the boards with the back of his head first.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
FSN Ohio dude calling Juice “Jer-sina”…
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 5:38 PM EST reply actions
And saying he’s a former third-overall draft pick.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
Giving up the 2 on 1 was inexcusable. They need to learn to get it in deep.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Not sure if it had been said earlier didn’t read the whole thread but these line combos allow us to put back together the Brads/Stecks/Laich line that owned it up in the playoffs last year.
And that line is doing some damage.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
Nice period from Theo.
PP looks like dog doo.
Someone evidently told Semin to shoot the puck.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
by fat_daddyo on Nov 1, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, saw it on GCL — no big deal really
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
really? my wife has gcl to watch her Avs and they normally tune out intermissions and commercials…odd.
They can be really inconsistent. I’ve found that the most common configuration is to block commercials and allow studio-type or in-arena intermission stuff, but some games show even the commercials.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
I think Theo could have positioned himself better than he did, he bit really hard on the fake.
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone could sink that with a net that wide open. Good skating but helped out heavily by Theodore.
by TFG on Nov 1, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
ah i see, so we’re blaming that on Theodore but not on the defenseman because we give Nash the credit there?
I’d say they both were left pretty jockless after that one.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Nov 1, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Green was just as responsible as Theodore – I’m merely suggesting that the net was about as open as the near own goal earlier.
by TFG on Nov 1, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
Ovechkin in the locker room…
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No misconduct, it’s either equipment related or a minor injury
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
Probably has something to do with the fact that 8 went to the locker room…
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
Ovechkin left immediately, but totally on his own power there. Probably not too bad.
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Text from a friend “Ovechkin: sex before, during, and after games now?”
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Nothing really from CSN, both Corey and Tarik said he was favoring his left arm
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, I had no idea they were still pushing ScarletCaps… anyone ever go there at all?
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It has problems, which we’ve discussed on this site once or twice before — I find it fairly substance-free, but I’ve been a hockey fan since I wore pigtails. It doesn’t seem to know how to tailor content for its audience.
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 1, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
That’s your Schutlz Boner Of The Night™
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, that’s about as ridiculous a bounce as you’ll ever see.
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SKATE!
MOVE!
STOP STANDING AROUND ON THE POWER PLAY!
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 6:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Better than that. And still easily the best in the SE.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Nov 1, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
Depends
If they play as loose as they do with him, probably. If they know they need to work harder with out safety net number 8, they might hold it togetherish.
.500 teams will kill to have the Caps lineup, even without Ovechkin.
by TFG on Nov 1, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
from tarik:
Alex Ovechkin left today’s game at 6:10 of the second period with what could be an pectoral/shoulder/left arm injury.
The two-time MVP appeared to be injured earlier in the during a scrum near the Columbus bench that began when Jason Chimera bumped Ovechkin as the two passed one another. Ovechkin responded with a two-handed shove, setting off a fracas that included Jared Boll coming over and grabbing Ovechkin.
Chimera was apparently still angry about getting trucked by Ovechkin into the side boards late in the first period.
After the fracas, Ovechkin appeared to be favoring the left side of his upper body while he sat in the penalty box (for roughing). When he came out, he finished his next shift, but skated right to bench and headed to the dressing room.
He has not played since.
I’ll have an update when the team makes an announcement.
Per FSN Ohio, GMGM says Ovechkin may return in the third.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 6:52 PM EST reply actions
Oh, and he also confirmed that he was hurt. But we already knew that.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
Much better final :45 for that PP, with the second unit in.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
I’m happy to see him generating offense at all. I don’t mind the post so much
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
“That’s fucking horseshit!” —Bruce Boudreau
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That was a PK with extra emphasis on the killer instinct.
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 1, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
I’m happy to see them play this well. Even if they don’t win this game, if they can keep this up it only bodes well for the season. I don’t think we’ve seen this kind of intensity out of this team so far this year.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Joe B called Mason “a tough nut to crack.” This goal got scored right as I smashed open an uncooperative pistachio. Coincidence?
If it’s not a coincidence, is it all Mason’s fault?
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
I like (Laich?) this version of team toughness
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
That’s what I thought. Back in form..
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
It’s been two different teams (I’m in multiple leagues.)
Knowing my luck this will happen for the rest of the season.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 1, 2009 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Dear Bruce:
If your top line players are all sick or dinged, you might want to play the rest of the players more.
Signed,
Laich, Knuble, Bradley, etc.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
(and Quintin too)
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Ergh, not a good goal there.
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What was he doing with his stick there?
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions
Stick knob got caught in the netting and stayed there. I had that happen a few times
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by Ben Rothenberg on Nov 1, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Nice juicy rebound there.
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Very nice by Steckel, totally took Mason out of the play.
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this is Theo’s chance to make us all forget about that 3rd goal! best penalty killer must be your goalie…….your world Theo!
I still blame ShaMo more for that goal.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think it’s a particularly difficult situation for Theo if he’s got a stick, don’t think you can really blame anybody there…
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
No excuse for Torres getting the shot off at all. I don’t care how easy a save it was for Theo, that man has to be separated from that puck back there
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
and it will be forgotten because so have Laich and Laing
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
How is it we take penalties at the worst possible times?
When Hell freezes over, I'll play hockey there, too.
What’s the deal with Garon getting minutes?
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 7:34 PM EST reply actions
Great hockey. Terrible officiating.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
I’d just like to see us finish one with authority in regulation, but I just flipped back to see the replay of the last goal so I can’t really speak for how things have been. Hope Ovi is okay
Can’t take anything away from Columbus tonight. They’ve played really hard.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
dumbest thing you can do-grab somebody’s skate when you don’t have a helmet on…are you asking for a blade to the face?
Seriously — that’s just bizzare.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Three point games aren’t as annoying against the west.
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Theo had a lot of freakishly bad luck.
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 1, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Does 4-4 make it any easier or harder to trap?
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Much harder.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Nov 1, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed.
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 1, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
yea pretty sure you can blame the 3rd goal on him maybe BUT THATS IT!!! If this was Varlamov in goal, none of these fucking comments would be made
I’m pretty sure the honeymoon is over for most with Varly…
by thehoagster07 on Nov 1, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Ha, people would be much less considerate for Varly. Jeez.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 1, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
Poti cross checked him like thirty times before going down too.
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On the tying Goal
That whole play was set up by the Ref’s interference on Laich. As soon as that happened I knew bad things were about to happen.
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Crosscheck no goalie interference yes no call never!
Horseshit call on Pothier. The players skated into each other and one fell; penalty on the other
by LangwayWasTheKing on Nov 1, 2009 7:51 PM EST reply actions
I thought the penalty on Ovi was worse where he checked the guy who received the pass skating towards the goal and they called interference. I did see that one.
Guy went down way too easy, but shame on Pothier for giving him the opportunity.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 1, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, obviously Pothier isn’t truly strong enough to make him fall like he did, but you can’t give him that opportunity. Worst part was Pothier had decent position to deny him the puck anyway if it came his way.
A man gotta have a code
Referees like face time maybe they should just STFU for a change
People get tackled going to the net the whole game. When we fall its diving, when someone else falls its a penalty. Knuble’s play was stupid (has not completely recovered losses I.Q. points from playing for Flyers)
by LangwayWasTheKing on Nov 1, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions
Overall that game sucked from about every possible angle.
Most annoying plays – Semin’s stick handling turnovers. Ovi’s turnovers at the point come in second place.
Ovi’s injury is obvious concern.
JT’s bad luck on dasher board and goalie stick goals.
Refs calls that were all over the map.
They keep finding ways to lose games when leading in the 3rd. At some point its either corrected or the chickens will come home to roost come late April.
A man gotta have a code
DC teams never fail to ruin my nights & weekends
Redskins suk, MD suks, DCUnited suks, Nationals suk. Wizards – who cares?
Caps need to buckle down and play some D, esp if Ovie’s hurt.
And Semin shoot the f-ing puck!
by LangwayWasTheKing on Nov 1, 2009 8:03 PM EST reply actions
Yankees-Phillies
Pray that the series goes seven, and ground ball goes through A-Rod’s legs for winning run. Phillies fan classier than Flyer fan (a low bar but true nonetheless)
by LangwayWasTheKing on Nov 1, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions
Some of us Caps fans are also Yankees fans, actually.
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 1, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hate them on another site, then, please. We’re here to talk hockey.
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 1, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
My husband and I aren’t in that category. We’re rooting for Philly. (My husband was born 30 miles south of Philly but had moved around a lot.) So his rooting interests were Braves, Phillies, Senators, Orioles, and now the Nats. He’s a die hard Yankee hater from way back.
He actually used to be a Flyer fan until the Caps came into existence.
Has Boudreau said anything to the press about this game that’s going to get him fined yet?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
Good or bad officiating, the team wasn’t skating like they respected the Jackets, and it bit them. You have to play every team with the effort and intensity they showed in the opener against Boston, and they haven’t played like that since. This is getting old fast.
Yeah, officiating was bad, but this team has a knack for taking stupid ticky tack penalties, and the refs are calling them. So, my first thought to stopping that is stop doing little ticky tack stuff.
Also, re: Umberger’s trip on Jurcina – yeah, should have been called. Referee, however, could have also called a high stick on Jurcina, who (uncontrolled) whacked Umberger in the head on his fall. Less needing to be called, but one could certainly make an argument for it.
Lastly, Theo’s played way too damn well for me to throw him under the bus after this game. I didn’t think the defense played well at all, and i didn’t think the team played with any fire except for some after whistle scrums and a few minutes of well put together sequences. The fact of the matter is it’s still nice having the team we hated years ago – a team that could be outhustled, out-worked, and out-played, frankly, but Talent was good enough to steal them points. I’d just rather see hard work.
I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.
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Florida
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Washington
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51 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 58 |
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53 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 47 |
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