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Bruins goal, after the fact. Interesting.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 8:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Always glad to see the right call.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tuned in late so all I got was the end of the review, didn’t get to see the goal. How long did they keep playing afterwards?
by gfcaps fan on Nov 10, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
at least a minute or so.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bourque made a Scuderi-stop in the crease. Well, maybe not as elegant, but he still got it.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
…can’t get Versus, so I’m slumming with PPP. They’re getting hosed 3-1 by the Wild.
by bigonetimer on Nov 10, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
make it 4-1.
I’m sticking with my preseason call of no Eastern Conf Canadian teams in this year’s playoffs.
by bigonetimer on Nov 10, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bourque made a Scuderi-stop in the crease. Well, maybe not as elegant, but he still got it.
Yeah not pretty but he got there…I thought he could have maybe gone after the shooter and not committed so fully to blocking a shot in the net (not his position) but it was scramble mode and he did what it took.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 10, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hey, you know how we feel about Bourque here. I think we just like to see him contribute (but not against us)
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, it was perfect. He got his game in Boston, and the Penguins lost.
by gfcaps fan on Nov 10, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of, that crazy carom off the boards that hit the post? If it’s our guys in net, that puck goes in. Lucky Boston, and what a play by Thomas to get to it before the Penguin.
by gfcaps fan on Nov 11, 2009 8:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my God, what are those monstrosities the Habs are wearing?
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 10, 2009 8:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ha, I said the same thing.
I HATE Dion Phaneuf.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 10, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Even if they’re a bit garish though, I would certainly hope that if the Caps are around for 100 years and win a whole slew of Stanley Cups in that time that we would do something grossly self-indulgent as well.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 10, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
True enough, but please, nobody needs to see the Habs barberpole jerseys on the ice anymore. They are horrid to watch on TV.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love the barberpoles. They are truly sublime.
IS PЯACTICE ЯINK NOW
by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 10, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just turn my color off and watch’em in black and white…fun!
by bigonetimer on Nov 10, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like an old-timey prison break!
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
those are the Habs? wow for a minute there I thought I was watching the Wild….
Rock the Red! Rock the White! Rock the Blue! Rock the Pens!
by RedskinFan4Life on Nov 10, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or old Devils
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Those things look like candy canes gone bugf***.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 10, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The other thing about throwbacks is that they look rather silly when on the ice along with a hypermodern jersey like the Flames’ current design. Especially since Calgary has such sweet throwbacks, they should do a better job coordinating this stuff.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 10, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Montreal has incredible jerseys – many – that they can use as throwbacks. Ones that I’d pay big money for.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They make me think of lumberjacks. Not sure why.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 10, 2009 11:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And tey’re saying Brooks Orpik is hurt? That’s brutal.
IS PЯACTICE ЯINK NOW
by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 10, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No, that’s karma.
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 Nov 11, 2009 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
All of their injured players are going to be healthy and rested by March. It’s a conspiracy!
by gfcaps fan on Nov 11, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, that’s karma.
Why because he hits people? Cuz I know this other guy with more questionable hits of his own….
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Brooks Orpik wields his stick in a way AO never has. I could cut some slack for the Cole hit, but when you start using your stick to try to break hands that’s another story.
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 Nov 12, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You see something a lot of officials don’t…He’s not slashes orpik. Maybe you’ve got a different perspective than I (naturally); I know Orpik and Semin battled pretty hard in the playoffs but I don’t think of him as a hacker, when he can just lay people out cleanly.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seriously? He’s got a reputation across the league for taking hacks at people.
by RedBirdie on Nov 12, 2009 10:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“reputation throughout the league” sounds like you might have some evidence to back it up. I’ve never heard it (and I hear a lot of things).
I also know Orpik fought through a pretty painful hand injury he suffered in the Washington series. What’s good for the goose……
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 10:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
fans from other teams have repeatedly said to me they think Orpik takes whacks at people. They generally think he’s dirty.
by RedBirdie on Nov 12, 2009 11:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not very specific incidents cited there. Outside of Carolina fans (with good reason there) I have never heard much about being dirty or a guy to take more hacks than necessary.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know a guy, we were in the joint together.
If anyone hacks hands in the western United States, he knows about it.
He says he’s seen Orpik do some things…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know CSN caught at least two incidents of Orpik carving up Semin behind the play in the playoff series. It’s not the kind of clip that makes youtube so there’s not much else I can say. I know I’m not the first person to take notice of Orpik’s propensity to use his stick for more than playing the puck.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So should the Caps have started cross checking MAF in the neck because what’s good for the goose is good for the Penguin? Or are you asserting that Semin is the cause of that hand injury?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t be citing the Caps behavior six months later (and Lord knows continuing to mention it for years to come) if that were the case.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 13, 2009 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t lead with Kunitz’ one-time behavior. I think Orpik has made his stick work more of a habit, I cited the playoffs because that’s the clearest I can remember it being caught on camera. I cited the Kunitz thing because of the “goose and gander” argument which I don’t think makes a lot of sense in this context.
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 Nov 13, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I cited the Kunitz thing because of the "goose and gander" argument which I don’t think makes a lot of sense in this context.
Think a little longer. You point out Orpik’s stickwork, I note that he suffered a serious hand injury during the playoffs and was understandably going to give when he’d been taking. Seeing it now?
Where Kunitz falls in is about where knee-on-knee hits do — not relevant.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 13, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not seeing it because in no way have you implicated Semin. Until you can get a little more specific I’m going to assume that this injury suffered during the playoffs was more likely suffered a) blocking a puck with the hand b) against the Flyers or c) some other incidental way. The way Orpik plays Semin demonstrates that busting up Semin’s hands is part of the game plan. He did it during the regular season, he did it during the playoffs. Granted, Semin is fragile and brittle and really talented so it makes sense to target the guy, I just can’t get behind “break his hands” as a game plan. I don’t think the Caps targeted Orpik that way, and I certainly don’t think Semin did anything to Orpik that justified that kind of treatment. I just don’t think that Orpik’s stick work was a “goose and gander” situation; he wasn’t just giving back what he was taking. It was part of his approach to playing against Semin and I think it’s lame. I thought it was lame when Lindros used to do it to the D that he was constantly matched up against, and I think it’s lame when Orpik does it.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh. Not sure what else you want. Lindros and Forsberg both have pretty widespread reputations for their dirty stick play but it’s pretty hard to find evidence of it online. Youtube gives you basically one example from each. Is that enough to label either dirty with their stick? I’d say no. But watching both of them it’s pretty clear to me that they had no compunction about using their stick as a weapon. Forsberg also has the diving reputation, and while there are a couple examples on youtube it’s not really enough to support a broad claim that he’s a diver. But people that watched him for years can recall more examples than that. This is just an area that is inherently difficult to support empirically.
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 Nov 16, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
evidence doesn’t mean just youtube videos, though. redbirdie’s claim is that he’s dirty, and her supporting evidence is that “people say he’s dirty.” so find quotes to back it up. in the case of lindros, the allegations are out there within the first few google hits. and one poll has him as the 9th most disliked player of all time. those would be non-youtube examples showing that lindros has a reputation. or cite an instance where orpik was suspended for his stickwork. (has he been?) lindros was suspended for this bit of nastiness i know:
and he was accused of biting marty mcsorely.
or at least give a few anecdotal examples from your own memory. why even debate with someone if the only thing she’s bringing to the table is a pronouncement of opinion? it’s hit and run. and we see the same thing all the time with AO.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 16, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“are you serious? everybody says AO is dirty. fans on other teams have told me he’s dirty. he’s got a reputation. obviously he’s dirty.” how do you argue with that?
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 16, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well done. Can’t argue that.
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 Nov 16, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
On second review the first three links are basically just fan accusations. The only one that really documents anything is the last one. Your point is still taken I’m just pointing out that it’s not always easy to find documentation.
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 Nov 17, 2009 12:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
right, but all she was claiming was fan accusations. “a reputation.” “fans have repeatedly said.” which is what i linked…fans repeatedly saying things. of course the same could be said about tons and tons of pro hockey players, rightly or wrongly. it’s a crap argument. the point i was making, though, is that she asserted a fact (general sentiment X exists amongst fans) and gave nothing in the way of support.
re: lindros, i’d argue both the slash suspension and the biting of mcsorely are substantive. but the poll should be enough to show reputation amongst fans, which was her assertion.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 1:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I see what you’re saying. I’m just not sure lots of fans saying something makes it any more than one fan saying something. I did say the McSorely link was substantive and the suspension obviously is. Orpik was only suspended for the Cole hit (which is kind of a joke IMO) but I don’t really use suspensions as an accurate mark because of the vagaries of NHL discipline.
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 Nov 17, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think i confused my own argument up there, so no worries. but basically: the point was weak AND the lack of supporting evidence was weak, thus the “weak” comment from me. you’re right that an avalanche of cheap and dirty lindros/forsberg moments are not readily available in the interwebs. but there’s certainly something. and current players have the (dis)advantage of all the discussion boards, screen shots, youtubes, animated GIFs. it’s just impossible to debate with someone who makes only unfalsifiable statements of opinion.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 12:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah you’re right. I completely agree with your premise, I just went back later and looked at the links and it got me thinking about the other stuff. I spend enough time battling people at other SBN sites to be weary of what you’re describing.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 17, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s “Hooks” Orpik because of his name. What would his nickname (and yours) be if he was named Nash Orpik? He’s a pretty damn good skater so it’s not like he’s notorious for water skiing or other obstruction fouls like slower guys in the league. The pun is more a result of his name than anything else.
He’s like Eric Lindros, IMO. Lindros got credit for being mean and physical but you rarely hear people talk about how dirty he was with his stick and I don’t think he got called for it very much. But he wielded that stick like a weapon on plenty of occasions. I guess in fairness to Orpik, when we talk about Penguins using their stick as a weapon he’s passed the torch on to someone else by now…
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The pun is more a result of his name than anything else.
Not really. I thought he took a lot of hooking penalties in his rookie year so there you go. Not an homage to Tim McCracken or anything.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 13, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t really follow him as a rookie so I didn’t realize that. I still think the nickname is just as much a result of his name as it is his behavior. Would Josh Orpik be nicknamed “Hooks”? Probably not, but who knows.
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 Nov 13, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Epic gladiator matchup in Janssen-Glass in the VAN-STL game…
by bigonetimer on Nov 10, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow, STL is killing ’em
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so glad to see the Pens lose again!!! now if the Nyls news becomes official, then that makes my day even better……
Rock the Red! Rock the White! Rock the Blue! Rock the Pens!
by RedskinFan4Life on Nov 10, 2009 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Embarrassing that nobody mentions Ottawa Edmonton during the tie game? For them, yes.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Vancouver feed is so ugly on Center Ice. Yellow and nasty.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 10, 2009 10:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thanks to Peerless, I am reminded that with Pittsburgh’s loss tonight, the Caps, yes, our Caps, sit alone at the top of the Eastern Conference.
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahem, carry on.
by RedBirdie on Nov 10, 2009 10:41 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Indeed. Now if all the pieces would come together.
by Yoshietree on Nov 10, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Er, we play tomorrow night – hopefully our boys can get all their **** in one sock and destroy the Isles tomorrow and keep this going.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 10, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What’s with the asterisks?
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 11, 2009 7:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Self-censoring :)
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by gotsparkly on Nov 11, 2009 8:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Bruce and Barry Trotz were separated at birth.
by bigonetimer on Nov 10, 2009 11:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Siamese twins, joined at the neck (and Boudreau got all of the neck)?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Brash’s 1000th career game tonight.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And he celebrates with a long brawl.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You see Afinagenov blow that open net.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 12, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, just lost control. I bet he’s kicking himself.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m getting trolled on Twitter by some douche Pens fan. Hilarious.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 7:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
On Twitter? figures.
Ya’ll folks welcome at Pensburgh whenever, so long as you’re civil we generally are too.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, no shot at you, Hooks. We know you are good people at Pensburgh.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m trying to figure out how to goad him well. His profile pic is soooo dumb.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe a link to that Pens fan’s twitter feed?
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by crabchowdah on Nov 14, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Michael Del Zoto puts in his submission for dive of the year. That was terrible. Shame on the ref for evening it up with the hook.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 12, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He’s learning young.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Team Russia has an over-passing problem in Vancouver. ATL’s Russian line has every bit the cuteness of ours.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 12, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
How does one say Care Bears in Russian?
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 12, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have been posting in the wrong thread…! I lose.
Chris Bourque was the only Penguin with a positive +/- at the end of the night, with 1 assist and +1 on 12 minutes ice time. He had a good chance for a second assist on a tape-to-tape pass to Crosby from the office to a moving Brodeur – Crosby looked like he put it right in the legend’s chest protector. Also had a prime goal opportunity skip along the crease, never got it to cross the red line. Oh, well. =)
Perfect game – 4 to 1 not-Pens, and Bourque is by far the best Penguin on the night. Faaaaan-tastic!
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by winterion on Nov 12, 2009 10:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bourque was not the best Penguin of the night. The plus/minus is screwy because of the empty net goal with 1 second left, wouldn’t read too much in it.
Bourque had a slam dunk empty netter from about 3 feet and couldn’t finish. He got a secondary assist on a play he didn’t have a huge impact on.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 12, 2009 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s true, the empty-netter put the only other +1 skater at the time (Tenks, right?) back at 0?
And yes, he certainly missed on that should-have goal. I jumped out of my seat, and promptly fell back in, at that.
Thankfully, statistics are backing up my delusion. =)
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by winterion on Nov 12, 2009 10:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Y’all want Bourque back in WBS, y’all better demote him soon. Caps get Nylander moved, they may be able to keep him in the system. Of course, he’s a UFA this offseason no matter what…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
did anyone see Owen Nolan’s goal against Tampa Bay tonight? SICK.
by RedBirdie on Nov 12, 2009 10:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t see that one…but I did see TB’s game tying shot with under 30 seconds to play. I actually felt the Wild’s pain. I’ve seen late, game-tying goals happen more times than I would like.
I’m currently watching the Habs/Yotes game. I have Bryzgalov on my fantasy team, and the Habs just scored twice to make it 3-1. My goalies are not having a good week. I had Theo and Steve Mason yesterday – by far the two worst goalies on the night.
by terpgrrl on Nov 12, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t want Chris to do well. Why does everyone else?
I’d still like to see BJ lose a bunch of games 1 – 0 though.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
by zephyr on Nov 13, 2009 12:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I got nothing against Chris. His jersey looks like shit though.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tough break for the Sharks. Neal takes a friendly fire high stick from Grossman and Pavelski gets a penalty. 8 minutes left in a 2-2 game no less.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 12:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
DET got hit with a friendly fire high stick then a bogus hook to go 5 on 3. Was the SJS one a weak side ref? The ref that called the high stick in DET game was at least 90 feet away and there was another ref 10-15 away. Shameful.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stars vs. Sharks into the shootout.
I hate the shootout.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like it, but I’m also an inline hockey player (read: evil).
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by winterion on Nov 13, 2009 1:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It was a pretty crappy shootout.
Despite myself, I kind of enjoyed the Caps/Isles shootout. But this Sharks/Stars shootout was pretty terrible.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t think it was the worst shootout I’ve seen, Turco made some nice athletic saves.
But that was an awesome game to watch. James Neal is a beast, he was flying out there.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta agree. Shootouts aren’t the best way to decide games, but that was a nail-biter of a shootout if you’re a fan of either team.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Okposo. and the Canes die again.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 13, 2009 9:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
winless in 14…we’d be slitting our wrists
by bigonetimer on Nov 13, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. Eff them. I have zero sympathy for them at all. I feel for the guys who are hurt on a human level, especially Ward, but on a team level they can all rot. If they get one more point this year it’s too much (unless it really really helps the Caps). I’m enjoying watch them eat those words.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a gratuitous lurk down Country never hurts these days.
by bigonetimer on Nov 13, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha. I have no idea what you’re talking about.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
11/30 is on my chirping calender
by bigonetimer on Nov 13, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. I gotta be careful. I don’t think they like me none too much. I’m not sure how much shit I can get away with there.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 Nov 14, 2009 2:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
On Nov. 22, 2007, the Caps had a whooping 6 wins, a team of kids, fired their coach, and then promptly took off on a torrid 108-pt pace to snag a playoff spot. In one week, it will be Nov. 22, 2009, and the Canes have 2 wins, a coach with a big contract, have no cap flexibility, and a roster than can politely be termed “old.” I don’t see history repeating itself.
Sorry, Carolina.
by RedBirdie on Nov 14, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree completely. They’ve been playing with fire for a few years now and they just happen to be paying for it this year. I realize Rutherford has a sterling reputation but I think he’s been acting shortsightedly for a few years now.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 14, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man Phaneuf is no better than CGY’s 4th Dman right now
by bigonetimer on Nov 13, 2009 9:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I expected him to be the third but to let one of those other guys surpass you is pretty bad.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was ready to blame his regression on playing under Keenan, but I don’t know what to think now.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 14, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he’s just not that good. He’s obviously got a ton of physical tools but playing defense is most certainly not all physical. He dominated in Juniors because he was a man among boys. Since his rookie year he hasn’t really shown that he can translate it to this level.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 14, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m tending to agree, though being top four on that rotation is no slouch. I saw Tim Connelly walked around Dion like he was a statue—sick move, true but a thorough escuela. I wonder if he (or 52) makes team.ca
by bigonetimer on Nov 14, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like Phaneuf would need an Alessandra-Ambrosio-level hot season to make the Canadian blueline. Offhand, I’d bet the first 6 that don’t make the team are better than the next best starting d-corps.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 14, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm….Sweden’s backline is pretty stout. But yes, Mr. Y has a hell of a choice to make.
by bigonetimer on Nov 14, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And I’d bet that the top 6 that don’t make the team still doesn’t include Phaneuf.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 14, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Zing! But it’s a good zing because it’s true.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 14, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This Sabres/Flames game is the third OT game tonight. I’m glad the Caps didn’t follow suit.
by terpgrrl on Nov 13, 2009 10:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah seriously. I just wish the other OT games started later.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If you're feeling down about Nylander
Just watch Phil Kessel smoke Huet tonight and be glad GMGM learned a lesson. Even if the hard way.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 10:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Worst. Goal review. Ever.
In the TOR/CHI game. Pathetic.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 14, 2009 2:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
For those of you in the JRHL, I’m looking for trades. There are some of you who need upgrades in the crease, or SOG/PPG/G. Kipper’s stats aren’t going to be amazing, but he’s going to start in 70+ games and probably win 40 of them. He’ll get you some goalie categories.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 14, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Some pretty amazing goaltending in Sens-Rangers. Long shootout is fitting way for this one to end.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 14, 2009 4:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Pens look totally inept and can’t get out of their end with MAF pulled then a stick breaks and Malkin is gone. Pass to Guerin goal with less than a second left. Ridiculous.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 14, 2009 10:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wtf were Thomas and that D man thinking?
by bigonetimer on Nov 16, 2009 1:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
CHI is really getting lucky with their goal reviews this week. Got another “logic doesn’t apply here” no-goal call v. SJS.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 15, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to the ongoing versus-dicktv squabble, I’m checking out ANA-PIT and is Bob Errey an oiled up fanboy or what?
by bigonetimer on Nov 16, 2009 8:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You’re watching the wrong feed, my man.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 16, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Broderp shows up again. Pokes the puck away from Salvador in front, but right to JVR who scores. So much for NJ’s 2 goals or fewer streak.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 16, 2009 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 16, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
CBo stunk up the joint tonight
Sorry guys.
In good news, NYI destroyed BOS tonight. I don’t know which makes me feel better, that we look so much better for not getting killed by NYI or that the forces of good (Scott Gordon and his aggressive skating tactics) defeated the forces of evil (a French-Canadian operating a trap).
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 16, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
NYI is turning it around already — they’re suddenly a really entertaining team to watch. It kills me a little bit to admit that.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 16, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah with a name like CapitalCentre I’d imagine it would. I don’t mind because a) at least they skate and play a fast game and b) I’d rather they didn’t get relocated so playing good can only help.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 16, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The better news? Mark Streit skated 28+ minutes that game and gives my woeful ATOI a boost.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 16, 2009 11:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
brassard and avery killing my otherwise pretty decent ATOI. not sure avery is worth it at this point.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 16, 2009 11:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re welcome. :)
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 17, 2009 8:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lepisto takes a hooking PIM, Doan runs over St. Louis. Good to see someone get a clean shot on him (St. Louis does have a real nice goal driving the net. Garbage goal but great effort.)
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 16, 2009 10:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Canes-Habs shoot out in French on NHLN right now. My French is so bad.
by RedBirdie on Nov 17, 2009 10:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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Southeast Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
|
59 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 88 |
|
Tampa Bay
|
57 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 61 |
|
Atlanta
|
57 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 58 |
|
Florida
|
58 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 57 |
|
Carolina
|
58 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 49 |
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