Wednesday Caps Clips: Islanders @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 11, 2009 6:48 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight's Caps/Isles game (Really? These guys again?) from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless and Rock The Red.net, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Lighthouse Hockey for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- Infirmary report: Jeff Schultz is out, Mike Green is in, Alexander Semin has a brace on his wrist, Boyd Gordon is getting closer, and what's-his-name is "day-to-day" (unless he's joking again). [Capitals Insider]
- Is today Michael Nylander Day, or just another tease?
- Mathieu Perreault's NHL career is off to a nice start. [Washington Post]
- The Morrison/Mike Knuble effect. [Washington Times]
- Huge thanks to @chaddukes and @LaVarArrington (a.k.a. "The LaVar Arrington Show with Chad Dukes") for the shout out yesterday (discussing this post that we ran the other day regarding the risk of Alex Ovechkin's contract) and for providing islands of Caps coverage amid a sea of Redskins bloviating. Check it out, including a must-listen interview with Chris Clark in Segment 2. [Segment 1, Segment 2, Segment 3, Segment 4 (audio)]
- Brendan Morrison compares AO to Pavel Bure. [Vancouver Sun]
- Ovechkin is only the sixth-most valuable player (second among skaters) in the League so far this season... [Puck Prospectus]
- ... but he certainly is clutch (as are a trio of other Caps)... [The Hockey News]
- ... and is a dominant force in the offensive zone. [Behind The Net]
- Of course, he's still an easy target for
xenophobeshaters. [Sportsnet] - More power rankings, with the Caps up a spot to third here at SBN and up four spots to second at CBSSports.com.
- It's important to know your ABC's... or at least your A, U, W and X. [The Whig Standard]
- Steve Kolbe "Takes 5" with Tyler Sloan. [Capitals (audio)]
- Episode 2 of "Caps on the Fly" featuring Green and Bob Woods, for your viewing pleasure. [Caps365 (video)]
- Nicklas Backstrom is a fantastic value... at the moment. [Puck Prospectus]
- Speaking of Backstrom, even if you're not quite fluent in Swedish, there's some pretty cool stuff in this video (from about the 5:20 mark on). [Hockeykväll (video)]
- Remember when AO wasn't suspended for his alleged slew foot in Atlanta? Well, Colin Campbell was just following the League's well-established guidelines for discipline. [Down Goes Brown]
- Keith Aucoin had a nice homecoming last weekend (though he would rather have been traveling from Miami to D.C., we're sure). [New England Hockey Journal]
- Courage! It couldn't come at a better time. [Hockey Mom]
- The Florida man who claimed to have supplied the Caps with 'roids has pled guilty to Federal steroids charges. [Tampa Bay Online]
- Cody Eakin on dangerous hits. [Edmonton Sun]
- More than you could ever need to read about Sami Lepisto. [Hockey's Future]
- On this day back in 1981, the Caps named Bryan Murray head coach. Murray still sits atop the franchise coaching leaderboards for wins, losses, games coached and
lispy post-game pressersplayoff disappointments. - Happy 55th birthday to Michel Bergeron and happy 37th to personal fave Steve Konowalchuk.
- Finally, a very heart-felt thanks on this Veteran's Day to every man and woman who has put themselves in harm's way so that we can live the lives we live (and know that you're in our thoughts on the other 364 days of the year, too).
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Wow is that Brophy column ridiculous. The OV part reads worse than a gossip column or something you would find on TMZ.
semi-related – apparently Ovie was on TMZ yesterday
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
A pretty lame segment, caught coming out of Kettler. They asked, “What’s the weirdest thing you ever did with your stick?” Ovi replied, “Break ’em.”
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
•Huge thanks to(a.k.a. “The LaVar Arrington Show with Chad Dukes”) for the shout out yesterday (discussing this post that we ran the other day regarding the risk of Alex Ovechkin’s contract) and for providing islands of Caps coverage amid a sea of Redskins bloviating.
Your move Steinz.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
He left out the part that they got the name of the blog not quite right. I guess it’s the shoutout that’s important here, but should we flood LaVar with e-mails thanking him and then asking him to get it right?
Jasper’s Rink. lol. It is different to hear hockey talk on the radio locally. I usually have 980 on. Love the Sports Reporters.
Careful over there, Jasper is a dick.
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...
Not having an avatar? That’s a paddlin’.
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by winterion on Nov 11, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was really enjoying the Arrington show until they started talking about how Peter Forsberg is an iron man who’s played a physical style in the NHL the last 13 or so years without any signs of wear and tear.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 11, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Used to listen to Dukes on his old show and enjoyed it
then I started listening to O&A and realized that he’s the Carlos Mencia of DC radio.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
Love the avatar.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
Go for it. They did correct it later – to “Jappers’ Rink.” For the record, it rhymes with capers.
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But we still don’t know who the Japers are and why they possess a rink.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 8:08 AM EST up reply actions
We’re all japers, and this is our rink.
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I was hoping Japers was a proper noun.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 8:20 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, good. I was hoping “to jape” was the underlying verb here – “jape” is a severely underutilized word in the English language, imo.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Did anyone scroll down and read the etymology and history of the word? "Took on a slang sense c.1450 of “have sex with”. So if we are all Japers, well….
"I tried to capture the spirit of the thing"
by tuvanhillbilly on Nov 11, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Does that make us a clusterf***?
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by gotsparkly on Nov 11, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i thought a japer was a fat kid who goes to Starbucks and sips on his coffee while listening to emo.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
Checkin’ in from good ‘ole Baghdad, IQ. Thank you for your last bullet. I work with some of the country’s best men and women out here, and I know they appreciate your thanks.
Just wanted to drop a line to thank you, JP, and the rest of the Japer’s crew for all your hard work and exhaustive analysis. I obviously can’t go to any of the games, and can catch one on AFN maybe once at month at 0300, so it’s great being able to come to one place to get the most accurate and up-to-date information (not to mention colorful commentary). My Mike Green bobblehead and I will be cheering the Caps on from out here for another several months, so keep up the good work, and thanks again!
by RtR52 on Nov 11, 2009 7:34 AM EST reply actions 27 recs
Semper fi brother. Of course, if you’re smarter and are in the Army, a former artilleryman says huah.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 11, 2009 7:44 AM EST up reply actions
being veterans day and all, he gets a pass for the lack of Avatar eh?
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 Nov 11, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
When you’re over there, you’ve gotta maximize your PC time when you can.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 11, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
heh I think its fair policy
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 Nov 11, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Stay safe, friend.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
Thank you Rt
Thank you Cluster
Thank you everyone who visits these parts in uniform
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 11, 2009 8:29 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Excellent! Thanks for taking some of your valuable down time to check in. God speed.
by Stephen Pepper on Nov 11, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
Red rocking the casbah! Happy Veteran’s Day to the Baghdad branch of CapsNation. Good luck, good hunting, and come home safe.
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Why is rock the casbah so damn popular!?
It’s not even close to their best stuff. Give me anything off London Calling before Casbah.
I’ve been drinking booze for breakfast.
F&B can’t fail.
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 Rob Parker on Nov 11, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Like that’s an excuse? I’m in class right now. I’d kinda like to take a breathalyzer just to see what kind of damage I did last night.
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...
Lots of gin last night. Couple car bombs. Something else.
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...
Thirsty Tuesday?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, so this is a 24 hour drunk.
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Yeah. Friend’s birthday last night. Still hurting.
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...
I bet :P Never could stomach gin. Too much like drinking perfume for me. Fond of Smirnoff, though.
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oof. the only gin, or gin-based liquor, i can stomach any more is Pimm’s No.1. I’ve become i big fan of Pimm’s Cups.
I’ve been drinking booze for breakfast.
Don’t remember that one. Which album is it on?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 11, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
“Rudie Can’t Fail” off London Calling.
by bigonetimer on Nov 11, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec Rec Rec.
London Calling is one of my favorite albums. The entire album is so much better than Rock the Casbah or Should I Stay or Should I Go.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 11, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
And a reminder to more local folk
Come on out to Kettler today! The morning skate is scheduled for 10am. Look for me wearing a AO all-star jersey, a goofy felt poppy, and a sheepish smile and say hi.
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I get 10 and this isn’t one of them. It could be, but I opted to take the day after Thanksgiving instead.
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we have up Veterans Day, Columbus Day and some others in order to get the week between Christmas and New Years off.
Not a bad deal generally.
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yeah, particularly since most everyone takes that time off anyway and its just a tiny skeleton crew that can’t get work down anyway because everyone else is gone.
for me, its a week that I get paid to catch up on museum exhibits.
For me, corporate holidays are generally prime target dates for major changes. There’s a couple of guys in our organization who haven’t had a holiday off in six years (the cabling guys). Fortunately for me, the last two months of the year the data center is in change lockdown because of Medicare open enrollment, so it certainly eases things some (if it makes January a bit more hellish).
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I’m a product of Montgomery County Public Schools, so I’m accustomed to getting every Jewish holiday, every federal holiday, and a day off whenever there’s a slight breeze with a chance of snowflakes.
College was a bit different, but I miss those days. :(
Just think about it. Had Ovie been suspended 2 games for his Slew, he’d be playing right now. (and for the past 2 weeks.)
By not suspending Ovie, Campbell doomed him to miss more games than if he had.
Close but no cigar. Ovechkin’s alleged slew foot was in the first Atlanta game. He played in the next five games (including the second Atlanta game).
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I have to wonder if the comparison between Pittsburgh losing without Malkin and Washington not missing a beat without Ovechkin is really fair. Pitt’s had tougher competition this week in San Jose and Boston than Washington had in a home-and-home with Florida, and they dropped the Devils decision thanks to some bad penalties. I think the timing on missing Ovi was pretty lucky in the sense that we’re not having to deal with powerhouses with him out.
Not knocking the Isles – they’re still dangerous when they’re healthy because they work as hard as they do – but they’re not San Jose. Speaking of the Isles, though, you know that Kyle Okposo’s been diagnosed with H1N1, right? Wonder what that will do to the offense?
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Pens are not missing Malkin. They are missing the bulk of their starting lineup, and now Brooks Orpik is injured too. Last night the Bruins were essentially playing against the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins, and Sidney Crosby. Who is most likely playing in pain as well.
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I seem to recall that last year the Hershey Bears did pretty well against NHL competition. OK, Ovechkin wasn’t out of the lineup, but it seemed like everyone else was at one point or another.
Just sayin’.
It definitely does suggest that Washington is a deeper organization to-to-bottom than Pittsburgh
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Even with the shenanigans of earlier this season.
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...
i will pistol whip the next person that says the word shenanigans…. Hey Farva…..
by i12swim on Nov 11, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
But not much. They went to 7 games and Neuvirth needed to drop shutouts in games 6 and 7 (AHL record) to secure that win. WBS was the closest team to beating HER.
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...
Good point… though Pittsburgh has another player who hasn’t missed a game and, according to some, is the best player in the world. But yeah, Pitt also has some more injuries besides Malkin, too.
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When they were all healthy, and when Center Ice was still in free previews, the Penguins looked scary good. But all those Game Sevens take a toll on you. Detroit’s feeling it as well.
Takeaway: Finish your playoff series in four or five games; don’t drag it out.
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by EmilyB on Nov 11, 2009 8:13 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
A good point on the injuries, and it’s not getting better – but that just reinforces what I’m saying, that the comparison some are drawing isn’t entirely fair. We had some seriously rough patches around Thanksgiving last year when most of our starting blueline was out of commission.
On the bright side, though, we haven’t heard much about Washington as a one-man team lately.
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Speaking of said player, here’s a little trivia quiz. Who’s had more points in their team’s last five games, Crosby or Ovechkin(inlcuding the 3+ games he’s been out)?
ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. And by the way, Crosby is leading the league in one category- most minor penalties taken.
Are they trying to trade him yet?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 11, 2009 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He’s pulling his fantasy weight. AO hasn’t done shit for fantasy purposes for a week, so unless you managed to snag Anze “Less desirable than Robbie Shremp” Kopitar in the later rounds you were boned.
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...
Man, that would be quite shrewd drafting if someone was able to pull that off. They must be a fantasy genius…
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 11, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe we should draw the same comparison between Crosby and Semin.
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Well, noone’s ever used the word Semin and best player in the world in the same sentence. It’s all a matter of perpective. If Semin were to lead the league in minors and go five games without a point, the calls to trade him and/or not resign him would be pouring in. The fact that a player of Crosby’s pedigree can go through such a rough stretch shows just how difficult it is to excel in the NHL.
Isn’t it odd to be facing the Islanders for the third time when we haven’t seen Carolina or Tampa even once?
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Carolina hasn’t won a game in more than a month (0-9-3). The Caps don’t play them until November 30th. There are 10 games for the Hurricanes until that night in Raleigh. Will the Hurricanes finally reach double-digit points before then (they currently have seven)?
If you've read this far...seek help.
haha. I actually think he might, short term – if only for the reason that the team doesn’t want the new guy to look bad. Either way, since i’m working in Raleigh currently, i’ll be at the game tonight.
Manny will lift them up.
Well, they certainly can’t go any lower.
by b.orr4 on Nov 11, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
More interesting question
Will they have more points than AO has goals? At any time this season?
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 Rob Parker on Nov 11, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
40 posts and no Nylander mention? j/k. The only thing i’ll say, which I failed to mention yesterday, is I give credit to the two who predicted this summer that the saga would end between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Close enough for me.
Being a Caps fan, part of me believes that we’ll be stuck with Nylander forever.
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 11, 2009 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Who does depression Michael Nylander hurt? Everyone.
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 11, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
So who gets more comments, Nylander or Chris Bourque?
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Well, if timing is everything in life then the Hockey News certainly wins today’s prize with it’s very timely piece on Getting to Know Michael Nylander. Seriously, what are they thinking?
by b.orr4 on Nov 11, 2009 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Honestly, Nylander should far and a way based on logic. Where as Bourque was focused on asset management, Nyls has the Salary Cap, NMC, transfer agreements, who to bring up after, his much longer NHL career not to mention the convos going round and round in repetitive circles that should put him over the top.
The illusion that Bourque will have more is because we’ve been talking about moving Nylander since oh Thanksgiving 2 years ago…
Talk about disparate situations. One guy, generally liked, farm system product, very small cap room but wedged out in unlucky circumstances to the conference rival. The other, generally disliked, veteran brought in, massive cap hit, just now potentially being moved (I’ll believe it when the plane takes off) in extremely fortunate circumstances to a different league altogether.
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I wouldn’t say Nylander is “generally disliked.” His contract situation, most definitely, but as a person, Nylander is an all around good guy and has been very accommodating throughout this whole ordeal.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
*As a player. I don’t think anyone thinks, as a person, he’s been anything less than a model citizen over the course of this ordeal.
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Gotcha.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
From the Eakin link:
Calgary Hitmen enforcer Ian Schultz
How opposite the Schultz brothers are. One’s a RW, the other’s a D. One’s an enforcer, the other gets criticized for not hitting enough. And…they look nothing alike.
Which bio is that? I checked wiki and they have nothing.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
Player Bio: Scored his first WHL hat trick on 30 December, 2007 vs. Brandon Wheat Kings. Scored his first WHL goal on 16 March, 2007 vs. Kootenay Ice. Brother of Washington Capitals defenceman Jeff Schultz. Signed with the St. Louis Blues on July 13/2008
Ah, Thanks.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
That Swedish movie was pretty good. I cracked up when in the middle of a speaking Swedish she says “ah brothers froma nother mother.”
Also, Canada is spelled Kanada in Swedish.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Also, Canada is spelled Kanada in Swedish.
I believe it’s spelled “Canada, eh” in Canadianese.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Bruce said in the Perreault article:
“If he keeps playing the way he’s playing we’ll have to find a way to keep him.”
That’s different than the usual “If he keeps playing like this it will be really hard to send them back to Hershey.”
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Ironic that they can keep him despite lack of Semin. It’s not Fehr. And for some reason, I Laich it, though I have to Back it up sometimes to last season Hershey to see where it’s coming from. It’s all a big Circle really. Remember the Juice incident from the Green place?
by red army line on Nov 11, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Probably because Perreault is making the players around him better. I can’t think of another forward call-up that’s had that kind of impact.
Alzner made someone better on the first go around.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Yeah I missed that. Although I can’t think of another forward call-up that was any good at all other than QL.
That’s all beside my point though. I just can’t remember Bruce saying that about anyone so it bodes well for the MP lobby.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
He hustled his ass off, and I’m a fan, but I don’t think he made his linemates shine like Perreault has.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
No argument, I was just arguing that MP wasn’t the only callup who was “any good at all”.
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I really don’t think he’s that good. (aucoin)
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
I think you have the most posts with the fewest total characters out of anyone here. Don’t you think I know you don’t agree with me if you just posted something only saying “I agree.”
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Me posting “I disagree” right after “I agree” was humorous and made ME laugh. That’s all that matters. Be nice.
As for substance, everyone on the team that had been asked about Aucoin’s play has said that he’s been valuable as a call-up. He was averaging like .5 points per game and showed great hustle the whole time, even if he did get lax in the d-zone once or twice.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
What do you expect the teammates to say? “He stinks”? Aucoin is basically a one-dimensional player that isn’t really good enough at that one dimension to be an impact NHL player. I don’t think his play is even close to Perreault’s play. If you were to apply “he is playing too well to send down” to one of those guys it would be MP, hands down.
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...
Uh-oh, ShaMo had better watch out.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/11/for_dc_sports_26_sign_of_the_d.html#more
….Steinz was bored, apparently. Very bored. And if you’re not a Caps fan, that last sentence makes no sense.
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Interesting point in TEB’s article,
“Perreault said the transition from the AHL has been easier with José Theodore sitting in the locker stall next to him.”
yeah, read that this morning and just reinforced that Jose is a good guy. And how cool for MP to get to sit next to one of his favorite players and have him help with adjusting to NHL life.
I had already noticed that. You would assume that they would be chummy since they are both Francos but there have been a few times when they’ve been talking and laughing together. Looks like a big brother little brother situation.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Surprising… it almost seems as if BB has made up his mind. Varly hasn’t looked that bad in the past couple.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 11, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
So… the Rink only has three fans on facebook, This is a shame. Remedy this!
"And next year it will be ours."
So DMG is a banjo-playing cat… I knew it!
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
8! Whats with the question mark for the pic?
by hockeyman33 on Nov 11, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
its not a hockey stick. It’s a special curved hockey stick bouncing a puck off the butt end
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 Nov 11, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
I sort of enjoy my anonymity.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Word. It’d be sort of a disappointment to learn that F&B’s name was Chris Smith, or something like that.
oddly enough, I do too.
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 Nov 11, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
Really? They have creams for that, man.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 11, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
With a name like Bald Pollack, I hope have one of those great Polish last names with a superfluous amount of Y’s in it and preferably a “ski” on the end.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
I hope it’s Nick Sobotka.
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 Rob Parker on Nov 11, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Or Ziggy, perhaps.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 11, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
It’s actually John Matrix.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 11, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
the stripes are more resilient than you’d think
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 Nov 11, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
BTW, folks, season ticket holder gifts are available beginning tonight, not Friday, per Guest Services email.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
In two years we’ve gone from engraved plaques with pieces of hockey net, to autographed Ovie memorabilia, to this year’s gift of a……..gym bag.
Advantage, Leonsis.
They’ve had the bag on display at the games and it is really nice quality! Personally I hated the dust collectors and missed the days of something wearable ( a fleece, a windshirt, a jersey). At least now I have something I can USE. I always thought it was dumb not to use the STH gift as an opportunity for branding. Thumbs up on this year’s gift.
Chart-y Genius
The NHL discipline chart made me laugh out loud, great stuff.
Semin was the second gunman on the grassy knoll, clearly he must be traded.
by Chris meet Alex on Nov 11, 2009 12:39 PM EST reply actions
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I don't care how you score goals. Pretty or ugly. The ballet or the bulldozer. However you do it, just do it. And make sure you do it more than the other guys.
by Holt Worth on Nov 11, 2009 1:03 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I know he's busy and all
but it’s kinda lame there’s no news from McPhee about Nylander yet.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
I’ll be back in about 6 hours (Curse you work!), I’m going to assume the best and post this early.
"And next year it will be ours."
by Ovechwin on Nov 11, 2009 1:38 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Well done.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Nov 11, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
Again...
I’m still getting the hang of the forums.
I don't care how you score goals. Pretty or ugly. The ballet or the bulldozer. However you do it, just do it. And make sure you do it more than the other guys.
by Holt Worth on Nov 11, 2009 2:41 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Does anyone else believe Nyls isnt heading to Russia after all?
Too many NHL teams need centers with all these injuries, and not all will rely on their own players to step up. CHI, NYR, TOR, to name a few. And with the GM’s all meeting and trade talk strangely silent, I wouldnt be surprised if something was brewing.
Why would anyone trade for him when he was just on waivers? If anyone wanted him they could have had him for free.
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...
Oh, the GMs meeting was silent, but not in the good way:
“I haven’t experienced any of that,” McPhee said, of trade discussions with his counterparts. “I haven’t had one discussion.”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 11, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
Aren’t you the one who says GMGM is lying 100% of the time? If so… he’s had 29 discussions!
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You’re right — I should modify that what he says is independent of the truth most of the time.
That said, this time I believe him.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 11, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
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Washington
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