Friday Caps Clips: Wild @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 6:45 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight's Caps/Wild game from Vogs, NHL.com and Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Hockey Wilderness for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- Alex Ovechkin is "getting closer" to getting back in the lineup. Of course, "closer" isn't necessarily "close" (though it sounds as if he's both, with the smart money on a return Tuesday at the earliest). [Washington Post, NHL.com]
- Great interview with Semyon Varlamov following his win in relief on Wednesday night. [Capitals Insider]
- AO has more shots on goal through four seasons than any player in League history (with 42% more than the guy in second place), but have his shots on goal actually been under-counted? [Puck Prospectus]
- Mike Green doesn't even get a mention as being in the running for Team Canada. Methinks someone goofed. [CBSSports.com]
- But Tomas Fleischmann sure is making a case for the Czech team, no? [Washington Times]
- What a Michael Nylander move might mean for the Hershey Bears. [York Daily Record]
- Not breaking news: a ref missed a call against the Caps. Breaking: he admits it. [The Hockey News]
- WWPBD? [Homer McFanboy]
- Several Caps (including the coaches) talk about their first NHL fights. Worth it for the brilliant intro. [Caps365 (video)]
- Because I can't let something like the above go without fact checking, Matt Bradley is wrong, Chris Clark is right, John Erskine is right (as far as regular season bouts go), Dean Evason is right, Eric Fehr is right, Green is right, Mike Knuble is right, Brooks Laich is right, Quintin Laing is unclear, Shaone Morrisonn is right, Brian Pothier is right, Tyler Sloan is... hmmm, David Steckel is right, and hockeyfights.com is awesome.
- Speaking of guys with grit, Stefan Della Rovere talks about playing in the Super Series. [Metro Canada]
- Could the Caps be headed to Russia for games against KHL teams? Seems far-fetched, but "anything is possible." [Puck Daddy]
- Finally, happy 40th birthday to Patrik Augusta.
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This comment at Hockey Wilderness got my attention…
Oh, and in case you didn’t see Owen Nolan’s goal. Here’s the reason he is going to be a hot commodity come March…
I’m not a big fan of rentals, but Nolan is in the last year of a contract that pays him $2.75 million this year. He had 25 goals in 59 games last year and looks to be on a pace for around 20 this year. His career statistics are comparable to those of last year’s order of sandpaper for the Penguins, Bill Guerin. I wonder, if the Wild are out of the race in February, if this guy will be on the Caps’ radar.
It was a nice goal, too.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 7:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always liked Nolan, and it turned into full blown love when he did this.
Granted, that was a long time ago. This, however, was not.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 7:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hasek was unreal that all star game.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
by zephyr on Nov 13, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the guy, but is he what the team will need?
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 8:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if you mean Irish Canadians around St. Pattie’s Day, then yes. Oh, and put him on line 2 with 28 in his natural position…
by bigonetimer on Nov 13, 2009 8:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait what? Nolan Pothier and Semin? Seems like an odd combo to me
I feel the same away about avatars as Ovechkin does about speed limits.
by Ovechkin on Nov 13, 2009 9:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow I misread that. Fail.
I feel the same away about avatars as Ovechkin does about speed limits.
by Ovechkin on Nov 13, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I smell a Schultz Schultz fight!
…If only…
I feel the same away about avatars as Ovechkin does about speed limits.
by Ovechkin on Nov 13, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What's all this I hear about getting Nolan for Nylander?
But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes.
by hotdog88gt on Nov 13, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Here‘s the goal from last night. And I’d forgotten that he was Ovechkin’s favorite player growing up.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 9:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love the guy as a player but I wonder how healthy he’ll be around then. If he’s healthy he’d be right at the top of my wish list.
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 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
sandpaper in the playoffs is what this team needs, isn’t that Erskine’s reason for being here? If he’s healthy and available for the right price, i would certainly take him… after we get that tough dman we need.
by bigity b on Nov 13, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
From the Insider interview with Varly, I think we need to make the ‘DC Shootout Hat Trick’ a ritual. If Forty wants more time, make more time for him.
by Kewibr on Nov 13, 2009 7:34 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Sir, perhaps you’d feel more comfortable with an avatar in this fine establishment? We serve a variety of cigars, meat products, and most importantly, flavored vodkas:
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 7:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We don’t need no steenking peenk vodka…
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 8:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Your chocolate covered bacon is on its way to you.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Swet and salty…best combination ever.
by Kewibr on Nov 13, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good avatar!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta credit my wife with that one. I think it was taken in Hershey during Game 4 of last year’s Calder Cup.
by Kewibr on Nov 13, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t fault Tyler Sloan for his one bout. He played that beautifully from a team perspective – too bad the team couldn’t cash in.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 7:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Assume you’re talking about Calgary. Sloan, however, is not (and didn’t get a fighting major there – he has no NHL fights so far).
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 8:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Got it, and yes, you’re right.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 8:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great interview with Varly
and especially great quotes:
Though, he whammed it so good, there wasn’t much I could do.
Now I want to know the Russian word for “whammed”.
by hocknlax on Nov 13, 2009 8:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thought the same thing me-self. I think “whammed” was in the interview twice.
by MetalCap on Nov 13, 2009 8:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tuvan to the white courtesy phone…
IS PЯACTICE ЯINK NOW, MAYBE NOT TOO LONG
by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 13, 2009 9:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
picks up red phone
-Captain Mayo (Tuvan).
-No, the White Phone
by MetalCap on Nov 13, 2009 9:35 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Airplane! references get rec’d.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That movie is still one of the funniest movies of all times. You just don’t see that kinda of quality spoof any more.
“Tell me Timmy, have you ever been to a Turkish Prison?”
by MetalCap on Nov 13, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“I have a drinking problem” while throwing water all over himself is a line I still use regularly
by bigity b on Nov 13, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Leg ’er down a smack ’em yak ’em” is a line I still use regularly.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sister Mary: Don’t want no hep,kno how. shoo"
by MetalCap on Nov 13, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Airplane! is #1, then Top Secret is #2.
by Cluster on Nov 13, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Very underrated. But wherein do the Hot Shots flicks fit in? Some great comedy there.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ask and you shall receive. The word is “влупил”.
"I tried to capture the spirit of the thing"
by tuvanhillbilly on Nov 13, 2009 9:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So basically “vlupil?” I was hoping for more onomatopoeia. Still, a pretty good word. I’ll try to work it into my daily life…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This entire exchange is yet another reason why I love this blog and its band of merry travelers.
by cuqui on Nov 13, 2009 9:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Is it just me, or are the Russian translations getting much better? Varly’s interview seemed very natural, and even included an “[expletive]”!
I like Semyon. He seems like a great kid.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
While I agree completely with the premise of the York Daily Times article, not a whole lot of hockey knowledge or fact checking on display there.
Most recently, Washington assigned Nylander to the Grand Rapids Griffins on a two-week conditioning stint, a move designed primarily to showcase his talents to the Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids’ NHL parent team. Detroit was looking at Nylander as a potential roster replacement, but the difficulties the Wings were facing were apparently resolved. Nylander was recalled from Grand Rapids and passed through waivers, which led to the increasingly serious discussions with the KHL.
Who wants to pick that paragraph apart?
by HateOffSeason on Nov 13, 2009 8:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I really like the York Daily Times review article last summer: “The Wayne Gretzky Trade 20 Years Later — How it Affected Hershey”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s nothing compared to the one they ran last week “Twenty Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Impact Still Felt in Chocolatetown.”
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 9:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But Sutherland recalled a game he worked last year where a dive was called on a Washington player and coach Bruce Boudreau didn’t like the decision. After giving him a few warnings to calm down, Sutherland handed Boudreau a bench minor and then slapped him with an ejection after the coach continued to fume vocally.
Does anyone else remember that ejection? Was that a road game or something?
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 8:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Could this have been in his first season?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 8:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Was that when Bruce later said he was done complaining to refs because NHL fines were too expensive? I wonder if said incident is in the book?
by apk3000 on Nov 13, 2009 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s funny because he is VERY open about his salaries in the book. I’m only on chapter nine and it seems like he’s given out financial numbers on every year of his life. I bet there are people who comment on this very blog that were making more money that him his first year as Caps head coach.
But I can’t answer your actual question because I’m not that far yet.
by bigmac1124 on Nov 13, 2009 9:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
christ, what did he make his first years as Caps coach? Was David Steckel making more than him?
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He stops disclosing his salary when he gets to Hershey. But he was making $110,000 in his last year in Mancheter, if I remember correctly.
by gfcaps fan on Nov 14, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, this was last year. I want to say it was the Blues game and a cross-check, but I thought Semin went off the ice after that. I’ll have to go look it up on my lunch break.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you referring to the play that injured Semin?
by bigmac1124 on Nov 13, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe so, though I’m not sure if I’m right in thinking it was the same one. I’m absolutely sure that this incident happened last season, because I remember Boudreau taking that abuse of officials bench minor.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember that game. Didn’t go, but I knew it was bobblehead night, then the Caps skated around for the entire second like they didn’t care; they got got booed. Then Semin got cross-checked in the lower back, and I couldn’t figure out how he got hurt. Then Ovie scored a sick goal in the top corner on the PP at the beginning of the third.
by bigmac1124 on Nov 13, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you have the right game – Sutherland ref’d it and the Caps got an “abuse of official” minor. But there’s no indication that Bruce got tossed.
Related sigh-worthy moment from my recap of that game:
Moreover, the lack of a physical response from the team after David Backes cross-checked Alex Semin was infuriating – that’s definitely the “troubling” part. If Donald Brashear isn’t fighting (he hasn’t in a month), and he isn’t deterring opponents from running the team’s goalies and star forwards, what, exactly, is he doing for $1.2 million? (And the first person to type “forechecking” gets banned from this site.)
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
/deletes “Semin got hurt and Brash did nothing” from the preview window…
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, he didn’t get tossed – he stopped after that. But I can’t think of any other game where abuse of officials was involved, and I don’t think Kelly Sutherland said he’s tossed Bruce, did he?
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sutherland seems to think so.
But Sutherland recalled a game he worked last year where a dive was called on a Washington player and coach Bruce Boudreau didn’t like the decision. After giving him a few warnings to calm down, Sutherland handed Boudreau a bench minor and then slapped him with an ejection after the coach continued to fume vocally.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(OK BP, now it’s your turn to wait for a few more levels of comments and post the same quote again. It’s a give-and-go)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I almost did, then thought better of it. Maybe Boylen is presuming, as Sutherland doesn’t specifically state he tossed him. The only ejection in recent history appears to be McTavish at the end of last year, says the googles.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 9:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Huh. Wonder when that was, because I don’t recall Bruce ever getting ejected. Does anyone else? Maybe my memory is just fuzzy.
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Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like I remember him getting thrown out a long time ago, and they just kept showing Coach Dean on the bench looking calm and collected afterward.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 9:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm. Maybe he did. That was definitely a memorable incident, and the ‘ref you suck’ chants shook the building after that.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
funny, we were just discussing the new SEC rule that prohibits coaches from so much as questioning officials in any way, or risk suspension, and what that would do to the Caps in the NHL instituted it. We figured with the explosive personalities on the Caps, eventually Semin would be stuck coaching with the Mites playing because everyone else had been suspended mid-game.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Stecks doesn’t play tonight and Gordon goes in, I for one hope that means Sloan gets sent down, not MP. Yes, it exposes him to waivers but I don’t think he gets claimed. If he does, we’re one step closer to needing another certain d-man on the roster which hopefully we can afford by early next week.
by Fehrskine on Nov 13, 2009 8:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah! Or trade Nylander already to open a friggin roster spot.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 8:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Still need to move one when everyone’s healthy.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 9:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How about both ShaMo and Juice
</broken record>
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He who waits gets cooked.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Peter sez:
Take your time, Mike.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How do people actually eat escargot? I tried it once (I will try anything once) and it tasted what I would imagine garlic flavored snot would taste like…
And before you ask, I have tried a lot of exotic foods: Haggis (which I like), poutine, and of course, VC nachos…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 13, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m getting some of the nachos tonight just to spite everyone here. You guys are crazy if you don’t like hot fake cheese and half-stale chips.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Be my guest. I’ll just make sure to stay well back.
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Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I find escargot fairly similar to steamed mussels, in terms of texture and flavor. They’re either a cheap vehicle for butter and garlic, or a cruel hoax by the French.
(And for the record, I like haggis also.)
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 13, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Love me some moules mariniere…
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If the escargot was like snot (gooey and runny) they did it wrong.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I will try anything once.
Be careful with that…
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rec’d for hilarity. The burst of loud laughter caught my boss off guard.
by bigity b on Nov 13, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Homer McFanboy was just banned from the Caps’ message boards for asking this question:
Last time we saw Ted Leonsis, we asked him when he was planning on retiring your number. He said as far as he’s concerned, you could still play for the Caps today. So what’s it going to take to get you back out there?
"A couple surgeries," Bondra said. "I still enjoy playing and can still play, but obviously my priorities have changed from when I was 22 or 23. My family and my health are most important now. Of course I miss the game and I’d love to come back, but it’s not possible for me to play anymore. It’s too bad."
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 8:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Banned??? What for?
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 13, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For starting a new thread suggesting that Bondra should come back and play for the Caps…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Consider the banner. Somehow, I wouldn’t be that heartbroken.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz
by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s the weird part. They have a pinned topic on “Re-Opening of the Discussion Boards.” In it, they have a link to “Terms and Conditions as well was a Code of Conduct.” It’s a dead link.
But I’ll bet even if you can find it, you will not see anything about “Peter Bondra’s return” being a benned topic.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like someone looking for an excuse to me.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, that’s not a joke? I thought it was a joke. That it’s not a joke is a joke.
I sound like the coach in those NHLN ads.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was perhaps a bit deadpan. Yes it’s a joke!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish it was true just so I could get a new red Bondra Jersey and not end up on Puck Daddy.
by Stormblue on Nov 13, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Screw them
get your Banzai jersey.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
or wait until the caps are invited to the winter classic and get yourself a fitted bondra throwback?
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Green doesn’t even get a mention as being in the running for Team Canada.
You’re probably right that not mentioning him is an oversight, but I think Mike’s going to have a hard time making Canada’s Olympic team. His points may have him among the leaders on defense, but he’s been making some glaringly bad decisions recently. Knowing Steve Yzerman, probably the last thing that he wants is a defensman who’s prone to make a crucial turnover in crunch time. Of course all this could change if Green goes on one of his patented offensive tears in November and December.
by b.orr4 on Nov 13, 2009 9:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well, he’s tied for 4th in scoring among defensmen and is only 5 points behind Kaberle for the top spot. Admittedly he has only 2 goals so far, but 13 assists (6 on the power play) certainly make up for that. I’d be wiling to bet he’ll be the top scoring d-man by February and will be on Canada’s team if only to run the power play…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 13, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Green seems like the sort of player Stevie Y and Babcock swoon over.
than again, the Canadian Olympic hockey team has always been a delicate balance of politics, massaging player egos, and picking a team that can medal. I wouldn’t want to be Stevie.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Green seems like the sort of player Stevie Y and Babcock swoon over.
Green seems like the sort of player the Canadian press habitually underestimates. I wouldn’t put much stock in these articles.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, and he plays for an American team and hangs out with that wretched Russian guy all the time. I bet the Canadian hockey press is ready to revoke his citizenship.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Green seems like the sort of player…” would be a fun meme. I’ll go first (or second, as the case may be).
… who might “accidentally” tweet a picture of his bait and tackle.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn’t put much stock in these articles.
Particularly ones that put Jordan Staal higher on the depth chart than Getzlaf (or on the team at all).
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BUT HE’S ON THE PENGUINS
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And he’s tied for 41st in scoring…among centers…from Canada. But hey, it’s early in the season and it’s not like Canada is deep at the C position.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
…CROSBY IS ON HIS TEAM THO
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At least when Team Canada plays politics they are playing politics with a bunch of guys who are all studs and any combination of whom could really win a medal. Team USA…
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 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Btw, it freaks me out whenever the Caps play Minny. Not only do you have two Ni©klas Backstroms, but you’ve got this imposter running around:
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 9:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
You noticed that too? That’s Nick Schultz, and I don’t think he’s a relation. It’s enough to give a commentator a headache.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d love to have him — hes a pretty good player. I wonder what jersey number he’d take. 22 would be hilarious, if available.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean 22 on the Caps? That’s Knuble.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Knike Muble
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 9:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Add an ‘e’ and it’s French furniture :)
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(It’s also 55 upside-down)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I smell a Schultz Schultz fight!
…If only…
I feel the same away about avatars as Ovechkin does about speed limits.
by Ovechkin on Nov 13, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hot Schultz on Schultz action.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Nov 13, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You have done the forces of dietude a favor this day, in ruining my lunch. :P
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Those escargots above did it for me…
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That didn’t bother me so much. Gay hockey player porn, gah. :P
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Schultz will get scratched again and they won’t have to worry about it.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
by zephyr on Nov 13, 2009 9:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure Joe B and Locker will be in fine form with dueling 55 Schultzs and dueling Backstroms. They’ve probably been working on jokes since the schedule was put out.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(oh, and I hate when Minny comes to town because their road unis are their weakest ones. I’d much rather see the awesome circle logo, or even those nifty new thirds)
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Super agree, they have two really great jerseys.
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Those thirds are awesome.
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by winterion on Nov 13, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, I’VE been looking forward to dueling Ni©klas Backstroms since the schedule was put out.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure we’re getting Harding since Backstrom played last night in a different city. Double dang.
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
double dang, but Harding has one kick-ass mask.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The outdoor hockey one?
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yep. wraps all the way around. It’s really detailed.
Almost as awesome as Stretch’s Tom and Abe in Caps jerseys mask.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe MIN will abide by the BB school of thought.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
JP just retweeted a guy that says to expect Harding tonight, confirming my suspicions.
Not sure if I’d rather face Harding or Backstrom at this point, really.
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll take Harding. In his two starts this year, he has a 5.50 GAA and a .738 SV%.
Granted, this is precisely the type of clown that typically comes into town and looks like a Vezina winner against the Caps.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yup. That’s what makes me nervous. I just hope the guys don’t look past MIN to the rematch with NJD.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's Harding Tonight
Mike Russo of the Minny Star-Tribune confirms it in his blog. Sorry to all you looking for a Backstrom-Backstrom throwdown.
by b.orr4 on Nov 13, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Harding's had some hardship.
But he’s a pretty good goalie. It’s the other goalie who got a huge contract based on the system he was in and not his true ability.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How can you say that Backstrom is benefiting from the system but Harding isn’t? They play on the same team and Backstrom puts up the superior numbers.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Because Backstrom is the starter and the one owed another ~$24 million dollars, based on the numbers he put up over the last few years in the death system of Lemaire.
Didn’t say Harding didn’t benefit, I said he’s pretty good. Not quite as good as Backstrom, probably, but certainly not one-sixth as good.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 3:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, the correlation between skill and value isn’t linear.
by David M. Getz on Nov 13, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No of course not. Harding is only a half notch below him, much younger and still in RFA status.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But this year, no Lemaire, Backstrom is vastly out-performing Harding.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting take. It is true that Minnesota goalies benefited from Lemaire’s system, but they also played with some interesting D combos in front of them at times and not a lot of ‘goals for’ support. IMO, Backstrom is a good goalie regardless of the system he is playing in. And both goalies play with the same systems and players.
by sk84fun_dc on Nov 13, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously – reading comprehension anyone?
It’s the other goalie who got a huge contract based on the system he was in and not his true ability.
Wild Backstrom – good goalie. Not $6M per year good. Not top 5 in the league good.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d be interested to see who you think are the top 5 goalies in the league. Regardless of the system there was an excellent case to be made for Backstrom to win the Vezina last year. The system doesn’t give him excellent positioning and doesn’t help him make huge saves when the defense breaks down.
Plus, the Wild have/had far less talent on the roster than any of Lemaire’s Devils teams. It’s not like he was facing 23 shots a night behind the Scotts and Rafalski, he was still facing 30+ shots and still giving his very low scoring team a chance to win most nights.
I think he is certainly in the discussion for the top 5 goalies in the league, even if he just misses the cut. And he definitely isn’t the most overpaid goalie in the league.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 4:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course it’s a low scoring team, that’s what happens when you have lesser skill (or that skill is always injured) and you decide to play team defense/play not to lose as your mantra. Again – I didn’t say he wasn’t technically sound or a good goalie, nor that he was the most overpaid goalie in the league. Pay attention: I said that he parlayed his run in Lemaire’s boring system into a contract that is more than he realistically is worth. He’s overpaid by at least 1 million given my reckoning, especially given the term of his deal. He should have been maxing out in Tim Thomas land.
I’d take the following goalies over him for the this season and next:
Nabakov
Brodeur
Miller
Lundqvist
Kipper
Fleury
Luongo
Hiller
Tim Thomas (maybe)
Bryzgalov (maybe)
plus probably a few young guys who are playing well.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 5:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know how long Kipper is going to keep getting the benefit of the doubt for his Vezina year, but it’s gotta run out soon. The guy has put up consistently worse numbers since the Flames run to the Cup and hasn’t won a playoff series since then. He gets a ton of wins, but that’s because he has no backup, and his consistency is terrible.
Thomas had a great year last year, but I don’t know how you can’t put the same disclaimer on him as on Backstrom. He played behind the Norris winner and an overall great defense and had a dominant offense to help him out. He makes a lot of flashy saves, but often he makes saves look harder than they are. Plus he is already 35 and hasn’t shown a great deal of year to year consistency.
Bryzgalov and Fleury can be amazing when they are on, but their consistency is not where it needs to be to be considered a top goalie.
Hiller has yet to put up a full season as a starter, I’m not sold on him being a better option than a guy who has multiple years playing at a high level.
Of the other 5 goalies I think there are good arguments that they are all better than Backstrom, they for the most part have similar drawbacks. Brodeur, Nabokov and Luongo are all playing behind very strong defensive teams (Is Brodeur overrated because he played most of his career in a Lemaire system?). Lundqvist played behind a defense first team until this year, and he is also prone to a drop in his play for a month or so every year. Miller is having a fantastic year, but he has yet to show he can stay healthy for a full year and play at this same high level.
Once you get talking about the top goalies in the league all of them have the physical ability to dominate games. The difference is in their ability to consistently play well night in and night out, and in that area I think Backstrom is right up there with the best. And given some of the other contracts out there for top goalies in their late 20s/early 30s (6.875 for Hank, 6.25 for Miller, 6.75 for Luongo, 5.833 for Kipper) I think Backstrom’s contract is right around where it should be given the market for goalies.
And I am paying attention, I know what you are saying about Backstrom and I am disagreeing. I know it’s easy to say “Lemaire’s boring, the goalie doesn’t have to do much”. Maybe you should pay attention to what I said about why Lemaire’s system didn’t necessarily make it easy on Backstrom (hint, low scoring wasn’t the only reason).
Sorry for the novel.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Just ask Theo how far one Vezina year can take you. Cheechoo wishes it worked so well for goal scorers.
As for the rest, well said.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Brodeur overrated because he played most of his career in a Lemaire system?
these guys say yes.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tonya is starting?
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by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. John Wesley.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Warren G. backing up? I mean he’s got no lateral movement, but still…
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For a split second, I thought of this guy. Nice.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Regulators, mount up.
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by boutros23 on Nov 13, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Better Know Your Backstroms: A Field Guide
IS PЯACTICE ЯINK NOW, MAYBE NOT TOO LONG
by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 13, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whelp our 55 is going to be out tonight.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
by zephyr on Nov 13, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dean Evason is right.
Gem of an anecdote, JP, thanks. (Three fights in one period with the same guy. Stellar!) And thanks for reminding me why Dale Hunter ought to be replicated in bronze.
by Uncle C on Nov 13, 2009 9:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
or cloned.
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by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dale Hunter made Chuck Norris blink.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 13, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Several Caps (including the coaches) talk about their first NHL fights. Worth it for the brilliant intro. [Caps365 (video)]
Another reason we’re all lucky to be Caps fans. How many teams have a pair of integrated features guys as good as Vogel and Stretch?
Top to bottom, this organization gets it. Leone and Walton in Chocolatetown are both outstanding (I know they have both been there since before the Caps affiliation agreement). Beninati is one of the best in the business. And of course the Caps media staff always seems to win the award for best in the business every year. Nate Ewell in particular is a real asset.
I think a lot of teams forget that they’re an entertainment product or just take it for granted, but the Caps really put a lot of thought into presentation, and they have a great set of professionals in the right jobs.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 9:31 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Absolutely correct. No doubt that Ted gets it and that he’s backed it up through personnel, policies, and an attitude which has permeated through the organization.
by cuqui on Nov 13, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To elaborate on the commentators, I didn’t realize how good the coverage was until I went to PA for four years and watched—close to—82 Penguins games a year. Everything down to the sound effects and the minor details on CSN seems to be lightyears ahead of FSN Pittsburgh.
The commentators on FSN Pittsburgh (Stagerwald and Errey) are an absolute joke. Maybe it’s because they are in their infancy. Then again, I could just be a homer because all the Pitt fans thing Joe-B is a joke too.
What were they thinking letting Mike Lange go?
by bigmac1124 on Nov 13, 2009 9:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Steggy” and Errey are horrificly bad.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was watching Bourque play against the Devils last night.. the voices weren’t annoying, but the whole affair struck me as less than professional. It seemed like older people impersonating college radio. Then again, it’s still better than NESN.
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by winterion on Nov 13, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
NESN has its own sort of bizarre, hilariously bad coverage. I find it strangely hypnotic.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to “Steggy” is like waking up at 5 am and turning on the farm report…
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Although this will always be the “Steggy” of my youth….
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by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder what audience they were marketing to…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 13, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Naturalists, clearly.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore
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by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Lange is doing radio now. I don’t know how or why that went down.
Errey is a clown, and I was just reading something the other day that suggested he’d be a good national guy. Heaven help us. More Pang please.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, well, a lot of people think that Pierre McGuire is a good national guy.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 1:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I absolutely hate when they use Errey on On the Fly. The worst was when they used him as an analyst for the Caps-Pens series. Good call NHL Network, use one of the biggest homer announcers as an “objective” analyst for his team’s playoff series.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. Whoever’s idea that was should have been fired. I suppose they’ve never heard of equal time.
by gfcaps fan on Nov 14, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fox didnt want to pay Lange the money, so they unceremoniously dumped him for Steigerwald (that’s where the infamous “STY-ghee” come from , folks). Lange took a huge paycut going from TV to radio, and it has just killed him. He sounds tired and dispassionate now.
As for Errey, yeah, is a clown , but he’s the color guy. Steigy is tolerable, IMO, but he’s no Mike Lange. Hell, Lange and Steigy were partners at one point.
by S h a g g y on Nov 13, 2009 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
CSN fails at replays
And I will not take them very seriously until they stop failing.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t you love it when they drag a replay out so long that you miss the faceoff (every time) or a goal being scored (all too often)?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I admit that when I turn on a Versus game and hear the familiar voice of Joe B., I breathe a sigh of relief. The Pens announcers last night were almost unbearable.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but they’re better than every other announcing tandem because they’re team won a Cup :-/
by b.orr4 on Nov 13, 2009 9:45 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I think if the team actually had to listen to the announcers, do you still think they would have? :)
Did anyone else thoroughly enjoy seeing the announcers rendered speechless by the flawlessly-timed f-bomb in middle of the third?
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that was the clearest F-bomb I’ve ever heard on a sports broadcast. Any idea who that was? Definitely not Kunitz or anyone else on the ice.
by Kolzilla on Nov 13, 2009 9:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You generally catch that kind of stuff along the boards on the blue lines (where mics are placed to pick up the linesmen) or behind the net (where mics are placed to pick up board rattling from hits and goalies calling instructions).
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone said on Twitter that it was Chris Kunitz, but I have no idea.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was Kunitz, but probably because his jersey was the one I saw on-screen.
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by boutros23 on Nov 13, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure it was Kunitz.
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by winterion on Nov 13, 2009 10:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps. It was so clear that I thought it must have come from the truck or broadcast booth. The camera was on Kunitz, but it didn’t look like he said anything. Either way, it was pretty great.
by Kolzilla on Nov 13, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a youtube clip just waiting to happen.
by b.orr4 on Nov 13, 2009 10:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There was a GREAT one last season on Versus. I forget who was even playing but there was a huge scrum behind the net right under the mic.. one guy clearly wanted to fight and one guy clearly didn’t. “You’re an effing sissy! Sissy! EFFING SISSY!”
Different words were used. Ones that will make JP yell at me if I post them a lot.
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would pay good money to watch hockey completely mic’d up on pay-per-view for a few weeks. Always wonder what is said in those scrums.
by Kolzilla on Nov 13, 2009 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. I’d also like to hear the players being nice to each other. Sometimes you see guys laughing before faceoffs and stuff. I think on the Doug Weight Day in the Life Of episode he was talking friendly with one of the guys on the other team..
Also ref/player conversations would be fun to hear.
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 10:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I really hope NHL Network thinks about producing a show like Inside the NFL. You’d get the PG-13 version of all the conversations, coaches talking to the team, some high-quality footage.
NFL Films really allows football fans to get inside the game. How does every other sport not follow suit?
by Kolzilla on Nov 13, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cue Sam Spence music.
Hockey… is a war. A bitter affair, waged upon a merciless field of ice. A gladiatorial gauntlet of blades, worn and wielded. Sharp metal carves its indelible story on the floor, etching into watery stone the philosophy of these combatants. Thundering horns cry shrill victory’s bittersweet truth on those vanquished. Melee finds only momentary respite. To forty-four barbarians assembled, no game is played upon Gaia’s life-borne glass – because hockey is no game. Hockey… is a war.
Voice/video captures of players being rowdy.
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by winterion on Nov 13, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think a lot of teams forget that they’re an entertainment product or just take it for granted
cough**Redskins**cough
by b.orr4 on Nov 13, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by winterion on Nov 13, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t there an NFL team in this town at some point… I think the name was based on some kind of potato…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 13, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
or a rash
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by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Zing!
I feel the same away about avatars as Ovechkin does about speed limits.
by Ovechkin on Nov 13, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i believe that was actually a pee-wee football team.
by ns on Nov 13, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Twitter tidbit
From Corey: Alex Ovechkin is going to New Jersey / New York with the Caps and didn’t rule himself out for tomorrow night’s game. Said he’s at “99 percent”.
I like it, whether he plays on Saturday or not. Nice little headgame they’re playing there; is Ovi going to be in the lineup or not?
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 11:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
i’d like to hear a real medical breakdown of AO’s injury once he returns, but i don’t think it will happen. i watched the thrashers game from my GF’s place in montgomery, AL (atlanta’s comcast affiliate), and they actually had the team doctor with a skeleton foot explaining kovalchuk’s injury: which bone had broken, how it broke, how it was treated, etc. i couldn’t believe it.
with AO, it seems odd to me to have a shoulder injury that lasts more than a week but less than a few months. but i don’t have any experience besides anecdotal fan observation.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
possibly “just” a sublux of the shoulder. Fairly easy to bounce back from once the pain and swelling subside.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MSG had the same exact segment when Kovalev tore his knee up, and that was at least a decade ago. Someone broke their lower leg horrifically for the Rags as well, and they did that again. CSN… well, we’re still waiting for 30 minutes of pre/post that don’t mention the ’Skins.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MSG went even further and actually showed the surgery on Kovalev’s knee. Pretty graphic, but interesting.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I remember that. Do you remember the toe pick broken leg? The guy had a spiral fracture up his whole tibia (iirc).
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my tibias hurts with sympathy pains just thinking about that. fuck, that would hurt.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The guy caught his toe on the ice as he was falling backwards and spinning so it pinned his lower leg in the one spot and just destroyed it.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, I missed that. Any idea to whom/when it happened?
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 13, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right around ‘94. It was one of the semi-known checkers like Noonan or Kypreos, but I’m almost positive it wasn’t Kypreos. It was that caliber player, IIRC.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
more to do with the team’s policies than the television network, i’d posit. (or with the nature of the injury.)
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d lean toward sitting him out this weekend if he can’t play tonight. That would buy an extra 5 days and be considered “playing it extremely safe”.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s where my money is.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mine too – put him in Tuesday, but I definitely see the value in trying to get inside Lemaire’s head a bit with the possibility that Ovi will play unexpectedly.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 12:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
With or without, we need to put a beatdown on that Devils team. They’ve been owning us too much lately and they are not as good as their record indicates.
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by macvechkin on Nov 13, 2009 12:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 12:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At least the game’s there, eh? They’re 9-0-0 on the road.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t help us last time.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Horrific penalties didn’t help us last time either.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
True story. People look at me funny when I say that we win that game without the retarded penalties.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
NJD fans don’t even deserve to see AO. Sit him for the weekend and make sure he’s healed. Let the rest of the team fight through the quicksand that is the neutral zone at the Rock.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t make posts like this on the weekend or else you’ll be needed to beat down visitors who try to defend the trap again.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah it’s cool. She was just gellin’, like a felon.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But maybe seeing Ovi is just what the NJ fans need? To understand how hockey should look and everything they’re missing?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 13, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They saw Parise last year. Honestly, I don’t think the fans are even a factor in NJD decision-making.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. Who’s running the show up there?
Oh, never mind.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
No, that’s Anaheim.
Oh, wait, not anymore.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 13, 2009 3:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, that’s Jersey…
Signed,
Outta Work Wayne
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One thing I didn’t like from the video was when they were talking to Steckel, Steckel said that Brashear told him not to fight cause it’s his (Brashear’s) job. Wrong, Brashear. Team toughness is a TEAM’S job. If Steckel feels like the other team is taking liberties or needs to be kept in line, then he should fight. You don’t prevent shenanigans with one guy that fights once a month and skates 7 minutes a game.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 13, 2009 11:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
So what’s keeping Steckel from fighting now?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, Dave can’t hit the net either, so might as well keep things consistent.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Couldn’t tell you, but I can offer up a guess. As has been discussed ad nauseum here, team toughness is a mentality. And considering Brashear was on the Caps for many of these youngsters’ rises to prominence he may have hurt the growth of that mentality. With someone who is a pugilist and a veteran saying that one shouldn’t fight because it’s not their job, it offers the mentality of let other people handle it. Now this mentality needs to be broken for the mentality of whoever is on the ice needs to step up if the situation calls for it. And it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 13, 2009 11:25 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not impossible, though. The last few games have shown me signs that that might be starting to turn around. We’ll see if it continues.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Like I said it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, not impossible. Maybe they realized the consequences of being pushed around when Ovechkin went down. Maybe Bruce is finally getting through to them. Either way they have been showing more signs of physicality, and it needs to continue.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 13, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, if they found out in November and fix the problem, and it doesn’t happen in March or April or May or June, color me satisfied with the entire mess.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A guy that fights once a month, skates seven minutes a game, and does nothing else. And is paid to fight.*
(Felt I should clarify that).
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 13, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No dueling Schultz’s tonight. Also, no Juice. Per Tarik.
by Jarmo55 on Nov 13, 2009 11:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Corey confirms that. Also says that one of Steckel or Gordo will play, not both, which means MP85’s in tonight.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 11:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Look for me in my 85 shirt.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why on earth is Schultz a healthy scratch?
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Tyler Sloan remembered how to play D?
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tarik tweeted healthy scratch, but mentioned groin on CI.
by Jarmo55 on Nov 13, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My guess is a desire not to push him too hard just coming back from injury by putting him in on back-to-back nights. If I had to pick one game to put Schultz in and leave him out of the other, I’d scratch him tonight and put him in against the Devils.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d tend to agree. Just wonder why it’s reported as “healthy.”
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s healthy, but he’s been out for a bit and BB wants to ease him back into the lineup. if that is the case, it makes sense.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s a “healthy” scratch. Just like Koivu was the other night for ANA.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Off-topic: if you’re into indie video games and have got 5-10 minutes to spare, this game called “Small Worlds” is brilliant. Crosses that “games as art” threshold. The music is an integral part of it—make sure your volume’s up.
Note: while the game is SFW, some of the other links on the host website are not.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 11:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been playing a boy and his blob. I also tried NHL 2K10 for Wii today. Sort of sucks compared to NHL 10.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
by zephyr on Nov 13, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been playing a ton of NHL 10. It’s great, but it bothers me that when Giroux and Aucoin were put on the team in the roster update, they’re wearing Bondra’s #12 and Kolzig’s #37. Hope they fix that in the next update.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the lines are SOO much better than they were before though. The game was near unplayable as a quick play online since you needed 3 pauses to fix the rosters.
I manage my lines where the 1st and 2nd lines are basically the only ones that play anyway.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
by zephyr on Nov 13, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, you mean the original rosters where Backstrom was a winger? Yeah, they still need a bit of work.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They need to at least get Nick’s hair color right in the next game. It really takes you out of it when you score a goal and swarthy dark-haired Nick skates in to celebrate.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I completely agree. NHL 10 Baxter has short, brown hair. He doesn’t even look REMOTELY similar to the real Baxter. I would say “oh, they only try to get the star players right,” but there are a few random non-stars that look great in the game, like Clark and BMo.
They should also give Varly hair and pronounce his name right.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s weird and frustrating considering they didn’t make any big groundbreaking improvements in other areas of the game this year.
Can we get the damn hook/hold button back, please?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve got a lot of minor gripes like that with the game (there needs to be a big revamp of the menu system), but overall it’s a very solid title. Boardplay is a great addition, and improved ability to shoot loose pucks means more realistic goals off rebounds. I hope next year they get the rights to the KHL!
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Backstrom thing drives me nuts. 3 years in a row, they’ve been using a player model that looks nothing like him. For awhile I thought they used the same one as the “other” Backstrom, but I’m not even sure that’s the case.
The guy is on the damn cover of the game in Sweden! You’d think they would try.
Good thing that the game is ridiculously great otherwise.
by grapejoos on Nov 13, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Steinz took time away from transcribing Deadskins radio to give us…..Penguins Blingee? (Are these for real, as Steinberg claims, or an awesome joke by Rink Rats with artistic skills?)
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
puckhuffer (penguins blog) is where i was first introduced to the blingee phenomenon. part 1, part 2.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a certain consistent art style in all these Rink pictures. I’m lovin’ it.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Nov 13, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
More to the point… really, Steinz? I mean, really?
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked this part:
(Another true story: Washington D.C. is host to one of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference of a professional sports league. And I’m too busy posting radio transcripts to even go to a single bloody practice. I’m sorry, Caps fans. All your e-mails to me are well-taken.)
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
by zephyr on Nov 13, 2009 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha. Bet I know how much it changes. (Hint, Nylander draws one of these when he skates.)
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Steinberg is an idiot not scorchingly great.
by Uncle C on Nov 13, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Better than Wise.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At least Wise has done Caps-exclusive content in the last month.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I meant from a purely personal sense. Wise strikes me as a horse’s ass, which I’m sure pleases him greatly.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotcha. Yeah, he does seem to have a touch of Lupica in him.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His radio show is infuriating to listen to. All he talks about are his journalist friends, crap about Hawaii because he went to school there, famous people he knows.. ugh. It really is “The Mike Wise Show.”
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
except wise doesn’t seem to have a problem being the butt of the joke. lupica? make him look foolish at your own peril.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Steinz a lot, personally and professionally.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a fan of his, and he has given a lot of caps coverage these past years when no one else did.
He’s just currently on a watergate-esque attempt to document the fall of the redskins.
by Stormblue on Nov 13, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Steinz for Pulitzer!
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Nov 13, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Steins for everyone!
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 3:25 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
i’ve come back to these comments three times and i keep getting stuck right here.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Gilbert’s back on the court. Steinz is done with hockey until the Wizards’ season is over…. about ten days from now.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
does someone remember which post we put all the Caps-centric blingees in?
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
awesome. thank you and now bookmarked.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m still waiting on my OFB mug for winning.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Nov 13, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
blingee face-off between SinS and ovechwin to decide the winner? 10 recs each, right?
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Crap. I missed that he got to 10. Can you just add the 37 I got for my Nylander blingee?
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Nov 13, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
fanpost/poll seems the only fair way to decide.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 13, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Double crap. I knew that.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Nov 15, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Read this on TEB’s morning roundup;
“Turan (WashDC) Caps currently lead the league in goals for, which is excepted with so much firepower. By getting rid of Nylander to the KHL, will the caps bring in a real premiere shutdown defenseman (sorry Tom Poti…) before the deadline?
PIERRE LEBRUN Turan, Nylander still remains with the Caps although I think any day now he might be headed to the KHL…But yes, I think a D-man is what the Caps need. Thing is, GM GM has been pretty conservative at recent trade deadlines…”
Couldn’t help but think, Pronger anyone? Sure I know they asked for Alzner, Varly, and another prospect but in hindsight, a Pronger with Carlson in the wings makes up for the loss of Alzner and a Neuvy makes up for the loss of Varly… oh yeah that cap thing too, but would you all agree GMGM has been erring on the conservative side in his trades? Think he’ll be more aggressive this year?
by bigity b on Nov 13, 2009 11:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Does he need to be?
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by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the Pronger contract is D-U-M-B. no way GMGM would let himself get handcuffed with that disaster.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The contract was signed after the trade.
by David M. Getz on Nov 13, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
mis-read it. I thought bigity b was saying the the Caps should pursue Pronger this year.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But you only make that trade knowing you are going to sign him to that kind of extension. I would have made ANA let me make some preliminary negotiations so I knew what I was getting into first. Maybe PHI did do that. If so, it’s even dumber.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 13, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think McPhee’s been conservative at the deadline. The Caps have only been buyers for two years. The first the replaced their long-time, fan-favorite goalie, and brought in one of the NHL’s all-time greats (along with picking up Cooke). In the second McPhee’s hands were tied by the salary cap situation.
As a general rule I think McPhee’s very conservative, and perhaps too much so, but I don’t think it’s fair to say he’s conservative at the deadline.
by David M. Getz on Nov 13, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Further to that point, his inaction last year was more cap- and contract-created than based on conservatism, IMO. Hopefully this year he’ll have some flexibility to do what he feels needs to be done.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno, getting Cooke, Fedorov and Huet at the ‘07 deadline wasn’t conservative (and didn’t shed any notable assets).
I’d suggest the contract limit and Anaheim’s asking price were too much, and there’s no reason to trade (arguably) your top goalie and d-man prospects for a guy who you might have for one year.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I’d say the ‘08 deals that brought in Huet, Feds, and Cooke was "all in, we’re serious about making the playoffs" trades.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 12:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
makes sense. I guess I have a case of itchy trigger finger due to the fact that the caps glaring need has been the same one for 3 years now (rough and tough top 4 dman). If and when the Nylander situation gets resolved, think GMGM will fill that void?
by bigity b on Nov 13, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, that trio didn’t cost him hardly anything. It is fair to question whether he’s willing to move a real asset in a trade that might have short-term upside and long-term downside.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think that’s the larger question I couldnt put my finger on.
by bigity b on Nov 13, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly I can’t remember the last time he did it, and made more questionable that he hasn’t done it when the team hasn’t been competitive. Considering the Pronger deal specifically, I’m happy with taking the briefcase, so to speak.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After seeing some of the recent Niedermayer rumors, I’m wondering if that may be something the Caps explore (assuming Nyls is shipped off soon). He’s not big and tough, but is a great skater and has all the other intangibles.
Of course, he’ll probably command a pretty big bounty, but shouldn’t be quite as rich as Pronger.
by grapejoos on Nov 13, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Niedemayer may be sinking his trade deadling value. He’s already waffling about retiring after this year (can’t remember where I read it, but it was withing the last week). At least with a rental, you want to think you have a chance to re-sign the guy. If you think he’s going to retire, you’d be wlling to pay a lot less, wouldn’t you?
by gfcaps fan on Nov 14, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Even as a rental that guy would cost a ton. The only thing that could sink his trade value is an injury.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 14, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t say he’d be cheap, just less exhorbitant. Then again, I was looking at it strictly as a business transaction, not a hockey transaction.
by gfcaps fan on Nov 14, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Breaking news!
That hat wasn’t Greenlife’s
"And next year it will be ours."
by Ovechwin on Nov 13, 2009 1:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
good, now I don’t have to hate him.
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tonight
I got a feeling that Clutterbuck and Brads are going to fight.
And yes, they’ll both lose.
by d_fens on Nov 13, 2009 1:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good one, haha
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bob McKenzie with a twitter update on Nylander:
I’m hearing that Michael Nylander is going to…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
..the store. Apparently they need eggs. And milk.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 13, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Dinamo Milk?
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 13, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
is there flurries in the forecast? Quick, get some toilet paper, too!
by RedBirdie on Nov 13, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, it’s game day, ergo, it’s raining in DC.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 13, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jordan in conversation earlier today:
“Why the hell does it rain whenever I’m going to Verizon Center this season?”
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 13, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And it’s raining, ergo the ice will be slop.
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by J.P. on Nov 13, 2009 3:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But there are no roundabouts in Arlington, are there?
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 13, 2009 1:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FYI – new Aftonbladet article Google-translated over in the Nylander thread.
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
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59 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 88 |
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Tampa Bay
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57 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 61 |
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Atlanta
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57 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 58 |
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Florida
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58 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 57 |
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Carolina
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58 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 49 |
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