Tuesday Caps Clips: Caps @ Rangers Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 17, 2009 6:32 AM EST
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- Previews of tonight's Caps/Rangers game from Vogs, NHL.com and Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Blueshirt Banter and our good buddy Scotty Hockey for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- As of yesterday, Alex Ovechkin was a go for tonight's game (Milan Jurcina, Boyd Gordon and perhaps David Steckel... not so much). [In The Room, Washington Times, Washington Post]
- Vogs with more, including the new line combos. [Dump and Chase]
- Put another way, "[T]he vacation is over. It's time to go into battle." [AO himself, via @dchesnokov]
- The Caps' shot differential, broken down by game situation, shows a propensity for taking the foot off the pedal once ahead. [Behind the Net]
- Peerless takes a look at the second ten-game segment of the season for the team and the forwards.
- The Boss gives a State of the Team at roughly the quarter pole. [Ted's Take]
- Ken Campbell recaps the Caps' rebuild. Money quote: "[O]n the trades that mattered, McPhee knocked them all out of the park and his scouting staff completed the fine work by getting quality NHL players with the draft picks he acquired." </warm and fuzzies> [The Hockey News]
- Bruce Boudreau was on HNIC radio with @JeffMarek yesterday. Really good listen (the obligatory Flash love comes at about the 20-minute mark). [CBC (audio)]
- Oh, fun topic: injuries! [CSN Washington]
- Arturs Irbe on coaching: "My motto is very simple: If I'm not good enough as a coach and my players don't feel that I'm giving them enough, then why extend my stay?" That's a simple motto? [CBC]
- AO continues to be an exception to most rules. [Vancouver Sun]
- Fresh power rankings are out with the Caps up a spot to third at The Hockey News and Sportsnet, down one to third at SportingNews, up one to fourth at CBC, up two to fourth at ESPN and down two to seventh at TSN.
- Peter Bondra on Alexander Semin. [OFB (with more discussion in this FanPost)]
- Bear Tracks! [Lebanon Daily News]
- Finally, happy 60th birthday to original Cap Gord Smith and happy 54th to Dennis Maruk (who is listed as being two inches shorter than Mathieu Perreault and holds the Caps single-season scoring record with 136 points).
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Don’t tell the downers of the world about that THN article. McPhee actually did something right? Horrors.
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With first round picks, you’re kinda supposed to do something right. If Neuvirth, Bouchard, Osala and Perreault are threatening to (or have gotten) consistent playing time over the course of a 150-200 game timeline, then maybe he’ll become the GM people think he is now.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 7:37 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, but Peter Bondra could have easily been traded for a Jakub Klepis. Robert Lang could have been traded for a Jonas Johansson. Sergei Gonchar could have been traded for a worthless defenseman, and so on.
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I’ve never said that he wasn’t a good trader, but he was in a better position to acquire assets who had better long-term potential back then. Glory be to the rebuild and all, but we both know where the team is and where he wants them to be are two different things. It’s when we get to the latter that I’ll happily drink the kool-aid.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 8:07 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No doubt. Everything – trades, picks, free agent signings – builds to something, and if you screw any of ‘em up too badly, you’re not going to get where you want to be. Winning has to be a damn-near perfect storm, really.
What Campbell’s article reminds us is that had those more important trades not worked out, we might have Ovi and a bunch of garbage around him instead of the team we’ve got.
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in hindsight, i’m surprised the caps couldn’t get more for jagr. i guess it was a boon just to get (most of) his salary off the books, but it’s not like the guy had stopped scoring points. was it the pending labor negotiations that kept other teams from making offers?
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
With first round picks, you’re kinda supposed to do something right
I figure with first rounders, you’re supposed to so something right about 50%-67% of the time. McPhee’s record with those particular picks is better than that. (His record overall since 2000 is probably about there)
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
2005 draft is a real killer.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
Sasha Pokulok already showed you.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
2004 and 2006 kindly ask everyone to calm down and STFU about the ’03 and ’05 drafts.
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...
Were we ever anything but calm? Emotional investment here = none.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry if the tone was strong, it wasn’t specifically directed at you. It’s a conversation that is pretty ubiquitous in Caps land. I think a lot of people are sick of hearing about who we could have instead of Fehr, and the discussion about the miserable ‘05 draft. You win some and you lose some and I’d say the Caps surely won their share in recent years. No need to belabor the bad drafts, IMO. Again, not a personal shot at you, just expressing my exasperation with the topic.
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...
Maybe. I was still warming up. Cut me some slack, wontcha?
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...
No worries. I tend to agree with you, which is why I said I have no emotional investment in the argument. I was just playing off of Jordan’s comment.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
I’ll eat your babies.
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...
Compilations from a bored jerkface.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
Ah, the ol’ Fehr/Flash “works well together” theory that I totally don’t buy.
My recollection of the times that Flash and Fehr were put together last year is that Flash defers to Fehr for some reason (who is clearly the less offensively skilled of the two) and looks like he’s trying to be a playmaker for some reason (with the end result of playing far more passively).
The way Flash is rolling right now that’s the LAST thing I want to see.
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by Chris meet Alex on Nov 17, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dobberhockey says they played pretty well together.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Detroit hasn’t had a decent first round pick since Kronwall in 2000.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Detroit doesn’t bother drafting until the 4th round, it seems. Sorta like how they wouldn’t show up until game 3 of the playoff series.
They deal most of their higher round picks. They don’t really help them because they’re usually at the bottom of the first round. I kinda agree with that philosophy. If I can deal a low first round pick and get something of value back that’s going to help me NOW, I make that deal in a second.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
They don’t really help them because they’re usually at the bottom of the first round.
I feel like that mom from the roll-over minutes commercial. Why are bottom first round picks not helpful? Someone please remind me where we dug up Mike Green (Hint: bottom first round with DET’s pick) and John Carlson (bottom first round with someone else’s pick). Are late first round picks guaranteed? No. But they’re better than waiting until the late second, right? I can list a ton of busts from the top 5 picks but nobody says top 5 picks are a crapshoot so they don’t matter.
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...
Because for one, you’ll have a hell of a lot easier time having to explain why you gave away a lower first round pick for a veteran to help you down the stretch than having to explain why you gave up Braydon Coburn for Alexei Zhitnik’s corpse. Plus, you’re pretty good ALREADY if you’re picking in the lower end of the draft spectrum, and you don’t need a guy with top-5 talent as much as a team that’s worse off. You can afford to deal lower first round picks.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
That wasn’t the argument I responded to. “They can afford to give them away” is not the same as “they don’t really help.” They could afford to give away the pick we took Green with. Anyone want to say it wouldn’t have helped them?
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’ve always enjoyed the smell of MSG
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 7:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That Vancouver Sun article link needs a warning. Sid in the baby blue sweater really ruined my breakfast. Yuck.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
Sid is not attractive, at least not to me. The whole Penguins thing completely aside, he’s got lips like an orangutan.
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I know, I don’t find him handsome one bit. He wouldn’t even be in my top 50 in the NHL.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
I don’t think he is that bad looking. The eyes are definitely nice. I just think his personally it’s what makes him unattractive plus I don’t know if anyone else has noticed but he has a really big butt for a guy.
I don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but that big ass is why he looks like he skates on rails. All about the core baby.
Or in the alternative, I don’t know if anyone’s notice but that big butt is on his face! Burned.
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...
The Orangutan lobby would like a word.
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by Chris meet Alex on Nov 17, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
@chesnokov deserved the full cite (Odnoklassniki being the Russian version of Facebook):
Ovi’s status on “Odnoklassniki”:
“So, friends, the vacation is over. It’s time to go into battle.”
Lucky Rangers. They get an opponent with seventy goals clawing their way out of his belly, and really fresh legs.
And lucky me. I get an updated sig line!
"So, friends, the vacation is over. It's time to go into battle."
Sorta has that whole Henry V, St. Crispen’s “we few, we happy few” thing about it, doesn’t it?
If you've read this far...seek help.
Or “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.”
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what about a little paraphrasing ala “is battle now”
by ns on Nov 17, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
“VACATION IS OVEЯ”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
LIVE CHAT: Who should make Canada’s Olympic hockey team?
Hosted by the CBC today at 1pm. The comments at the post are mildly entertaining for the Pronger content. As for me, I’d put him on without thinking twice.
"So, friends, the vacation is over. It's time to go into battle."
I’m all for every Flyer, Pen and Devil going to Vancouver and playing as grueling a tourney as possible.
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by J.P. on Nov 17, 2009 8:05 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Good stuff from Bear Tracks!:
Defenseman John Carlson leads the team in scoring by defensemen with 20 points on one goal and nine assists, his nine assists tying him for the league lead among all rookies. He is also tied for the league lead in plus-minus with a plus-14 rating.
The player he’s tied with is none other than Karl Alzner… C’mon Nyls. Make a decision. Free up some space.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 8:20 AM EST reply actions
What does one have to do with the other? Nylander is a forward, Carlznerson is/are defensemen. The Caps are carrying eight defensemen, and I’m not seeing where they would expose anyone to waivers at the moment.
If you've read this far...seek help.
Move Sloan to forward, perhaps?
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I meant, and thought I typed, cap space. It gives them the flexibility to call up Alzner in the near future.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
Right – two things have to free up for Alzner to be here: a) cap room and b) roster room. Nylander leaving takes care of “a”.
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And column B takes us back to the Laing vs. Sloan clearing waivers debate we had a couple weeks back I would think.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 8:41 AM EST up reply actions
I personally think so too. I guess the real debate is who is more valuable to the team at this point, since Sloan had had some success as a forward.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 8:46 AM EST up reply actions
I have a feeling GMGM is waiting to take care of “b” until “a” is solved. No use moving out all your D to bring up Alzner if that leaves you with a) fewer D to use and b) less cap flexibility than we currently have. He knows we are going to face injuries so may as well keep 8 D that fit under the cap until we get some flexibility. I’m not sure if that makes sense or not (logically or mathematically) but it’s my first thought.
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I’m not sure that a Nyls move wouldn’t be a domino of sorts, leading to either a trade or even a waiver exposure for a guy like Erskine. And by “a guy like Erskine,” I mean Erskine. And Laing.
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I’d rather keep Erskine, and dump Juice and Mo.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
I’d rather lose Erskine for nothing than lose Juice or Mo for nothing.
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I don’t get 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 17, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Someone shot a hole through JP’s 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 17, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Puck over JP?
Spot atop the Japer’s logo?
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Spot on JP. I get 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 17, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Hooray! I assume the check is in the mail?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
I’d rather have a BTO mug. Then I could REALLY be takin’ care of business.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks
Now I’ll have to remove that song from my head with power tools.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
You’re gonna have to work overtime to do that.
WORK OUT!!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
Thank you for firing that brain cell that had been dormant since college…
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 17, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
check? Ha, I thought he’s get a OFB mug!
Or a copy of Miracle on DVD.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
I’d rather lose Erskine for nothing than lose Juice or Mo for nothing.
I think to improve this team, you need to clear space by dumping mediocre generalists. I understand how Erskine fits into a Stanley Cup winner because he’s a specialist. But ShaMo and Juice are perhaps depth, but nothing more. There’s nothing either one does particularly well (especially keeping the puck out of the net).
Sloan’s shown me enough that he can be a depth defenseman for a much more attractive price. So yeah, I’d rather lose Mo and Juice (and their salaries) for nothing than lose Erskine for nothing. But then, I signalled a couple of weeks ago that I’d officially hit the “addition by subtraction” point with those guys.
It’s not that they’re terrible. It’s that in some ways, mediocre is worse than terrible for a potential contender. If they were terrible, they’d have been replaced already.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Wouldn’t you try to get a late round pick or something rather than just exposing them to waivers, though?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
Of course it’s better to get something than nothing. And I don’t think this is the time to just dump them. It makes sense to continue to be patient. But at some point, if there’s no market for any Caps #4-8 defenseman, I’d just dump them. And I’d ask less for Mo and Juice than for Pothier, Erskine or Sloan in part because of the respective salaries.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
I think to improve this team, you need to clear space by dumping mediocre generalists.
Agreed. Not sure where quite at that point yet, though.
I understand how Erskine fits into a Stanley Cup winner because he’s a specialist.Disagreed. I don’t consider him a specialist at this point, since he never does that which presumably makes him special.
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“Where”? Really? That should read “we’re”.
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Oh, agreed that we’re not yet at the point of taking nothing for them. You do that with just long enough to incorporate Alzner and Carlson into the team.
And I do still think Erskine brings some degree of deterrent — perhaps more than Brash did all year. Also, when he’s well rested, he clears the crease fairly well.
As we covered it in the ranking the caps series this year (at least I think it was there), Erskine’s a better reserve than Juice — Juice is a better everyday player than Erskine. I don’t want either to be an everyday player. Therefore, I’d rather have Erskine.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, agreed that we’re not yet at the point of taking nothing for them. You do that with just long enough to incorporate Alzner and Carlson into the team.
Yep.
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It’s just that if that gray day ever comes, I’d rather see Erskine survive it — especially if the Caps can swing a deal for an experienced pro from somewhere else.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
Erskine’s a better reserve than Juice — Juice is a better everyday player than Erskine. I don’t want either to be an everyday player. Therefore, I’d rather have Erskine.
This is the best way I’ve seen the situation articulated.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Nov 17, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
“Carlznerson”
Heh. (Look out for jersey foul soon bearing same.) So wait. Using fuzzy PA math, if each is +14 then, hold on, that makes “Carlznerson” a +42. Ho-KAY!
We’re going to see this math in arbitration hearings.
“Well, I had 60 points through 4 goals and 12 assists, I was a plus 22 including powerplays..”
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
“Add 5 more points for the 2 goals I scored in the shootout.”
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
Using fuzzy PA math, Steckel still has zero goals…
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 8:54 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Nice.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 8:58 AM EST up reply actions
I’m thinking Gordon is possibly done for the season. Sits out with a bad back, comes back and lasts, what, half a game? Not looking good for him.
Total TOI a bit more than 5 minutes.
"So, friends, the vacation is over. It's time to go into battle."
Yeah, it’s unfortunate. It gives extends Perreault’s stay though, so it’s not all bad news for the team.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
really excited to see MP with Flashapotamus tonight.
by ns on Nov 17, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
It’s becoming more obvious to me that Gordo just doesn’t have the requisite skills to play on this team anymore. I hate that because that guy has been such a gamer, who’s given his all through the worst of the worst, and its gotta just super-suck to be jettisoned when they’re, ya know… good.
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by Chris meet Alex on Nov 17, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Sounds like a couple other guys we lost recently.
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...
It’s becoming more obvious to me that Gordo just doesn’t have the requisite skills to play on this team anymore.
How about he comes back healthy, and we make that kind of assessment? He definitely helped the team last year — no doubt. Is he capable of helping them this year? I think it all comes down to how he recovers.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t say I necessarily agree with the assessment, just that it sounds like some other guys. I’m not just talking about that one guy, if you go back the last few seasons we’ve had (former first round picks) Sutherby and Eminger also get blown out the airlock because the talent on the rest of the team made them superfluous.
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’m all for it, if we can get anything for him. I don’t think we will.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
Sutherby got a 2nd, Eminger got a first, Witt got a first! We can get something. GMGM also turned Princess into something. If the whole GM thing doesn’t work out maybe GMGM can go try his hand at alchemy.
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...
Stecks has taken 331 draws at the dot (most on the team) and has won 61.9% of them (best on the team). I’ll take that production on the faceoff, for now at least. Eventually, he is going to have to produce in other areas to be a valuable asset on this team going forward.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions
Eventually, he is going to have to produce in other areas to be a valuable asset on this team going forward.
agreed, but i don’t think he will.
by ns on Nov 17, 2009 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
I think BP would agree with you.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
Stecks is what I thought he was. Very good defensively and in the dot — a great 4th line center at a very reasonable cost, which shouldn’t change much next year given his lack of production. I personally am very happy with that.
“He is who we thought he was!”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I suddenly want a Coors Light…
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
I want to stab myself in the ear with pen-knife every time those “awesome” Coors Light ads come on.
“Hey Coach! Can you answer a ridiculously convoluted and contorted question with a total non sequitur? Oh, and make sure it isn’t funny.”
“No.”
[Big Guffaws!]
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by Chris meet Alex on Nov 17, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
i chuckle when brian billick gives the combination to the safe, then calls for the crowbar.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
They do have a couple good ones but I agree that most are pretty lame. I don’t understand why. Give me that job and I’ll do much better.
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 really think Stecks is on his way out.
I think McPhee and Boudreau ain’t that fickle
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed. Unless somebody overpays Stecks in July, the team’s going to try and keep both.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
..him and Gordon.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
I would like to see Gordon go. Not that he can’t fill a 4th line role very well, but I’d like to see one of grinders from Hershey get a shot. Maybe they’ll turn out to have a wee bit more offensive upside, or a wee bit more toughness.
by Fehrskine on Nov 17, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You’re probably going to have to wait for a year/trade; the team will likely QO him in his last year of RFA-dom.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
so have you given up on him being any more than he has shown this season?
by ns on Nov 17, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
Nope. Stex is better than 0 goals. He’s not as good offensively as his PPG rate during the playoffs.
It’s stochastic.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
I think I’m almost there. Honestly, I thought he could have taken the 3C role long before the playoffs last year; he can definitely score and given enough ES (even PP) time, could find himself in the 15-20 goal neighborhood. But last year, the production at center from people not named Backstrom was atrocious. This year so far, BMo appears he’ll smoke Fedorov or Nylander in 2C production, and MP may come close, depending on how long this recall is.
If that puts Stecks/Gordon sharing 4th line time, so be it.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Stecks needs to score now and then but it’s not exactly like he was ripping it up at this point in the season last year when he had two goals through 20 games. He’s hear for his faceoffs, his defensive play and centering an energy line. I think he’s done pretty well in those three areas. Goals are a bonus and if last year is an indicator, they’ll come eventually.
Yep. And let’s not forget that he’s a big-time Bruce fave. Probably #2 behind Flash.
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GreenLife might be 3 or 4 (Q’s in the running).
Maybe we need a “Teacher’s Pet Power Ranking.”
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The extra “P” is for “Precious”
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 17, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
let’s not forget that he’s a big-time Bruce fave
It seems clear that Bruce puts a high value on the guys who have to fight to make it in the league, just like he had to. It just seems like he’s determined to give guys the chance he feels he didn’t always get. Maybe it colors his assessment of a player’s ability now and then, but I like that in a coach.
But then again, the guys that get away with the most crap are the guys that don’t have to fight to stay in the league.
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Stecks needs to score now
Why? Because the team is having trouble scoring goals? Their bigger problem is on the other side of the rink, where Steckel continues to contribute.
And he’s had his chances this year. There have been some big saves against him (and some flubbed shots). He’ll get his.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
To piggyback off that, the team has scored 75 goals, which is tops in the league, and given up 62, which is 4th worst in the East. I don’t think scoring is enough of a problem to call out Stecks for lack of scoring.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
You might have been cherrypicking that one, my friend. Seems like you and BO4 are of the same opinion.
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
Fair enough — you’re absolutely right.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Ok, I read that three times now. How does 1 goal and 9 assists get you 20 points?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
Yeah, fuzzy PA math. 1+ 9 = 10.
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Ha! I didn’t even catch that. Guess I should read things more critically.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 8:38 AM EST up reply actions
They’re doing points differently in the AHL this year. 3 points for a goal, 2 points for a primary assist, and 1 for a secondary assist. NHL board of governors is thinking of adopting that system next year if it works out in the AHL.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
If I was calling the shots, I’d put in Varly. Maybe the 3-4 guys still left on the Rangers from last season would be intimidated!
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
Yeap, I’m hoping is Varly also. We lost the first game againts the Ranges with Theo right? I’d like to see Varly get a chance tonight plus the thought of Theo in net right now scares the hell out of me.
WHOA HELLO TARIK – It’s Varly. See CI.
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Not to pry but if he’s returning to DC for family reasons, you have to wonder if that’s been playing into his recent slump. This has been a tough year for Theo. I hope everything turns out OK for him.
I think we all have the same thought, but no point in baselessly speculating. Hopefully it’s a burst pipe in his basement and no one’s home or something.
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Yeah. And Corey says Semin’s not on the ice this morning. Eeeenteresting.
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Oh, Sasha. Our Siberian snezhinka.
"So, friends, the vacation is over. It's time to go into battle."
gesundheit…
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 17, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
(click on the pic to enlarge)
That’s MP, Brooks, and BMo @ the NHL store in NYC yesterday. They interviewed BMo for NHL Live on XM and also NHL on the Fly, mostly about Alex’s return. I saw the interview last night, it was pretty standard. I think they also interviewed MP, but I can’t find anything on it.
Does this mean Matty has arrived? He already looks two inches taller.
But note the lady was only too happy to snuggle up to Brooksie.
"So, friends, the vacation is over. It's time to go into battle."
Matty was on there as well talking about the transition to the NHL and getting teased for his hat.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
I was just typing that. They look about the same height so if BMo is 5.11 then MP could really be 5.10.
Does this mean Matty has arrived? He already looks two inches taller.
Photo doesn’t show the shoe lifts…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
Vogs weighing in with these lines:
Alex Ovechkin-Nicklas Backstrom-Chris Clark
Brooks Laich-Brendan Morrison-Alexander Semin
Tomas Fleischmann-Mathieu Perreault-Matt Bradley
Quintin Laing-David SteckelJay Beagle-Eric Fehr
I have to say that third line looks pretty special—I don’t know if it’ll work and I’d have flopped Fehr and the Professor, but color me intrigued.
I’d probably flip Brads and Fehr. The fourth line is going to be an offensive black hole anyway, might as well embrace it.
Otherwise I really like those combos.
And Fehr and Flash have worked well opposite one another in the past. The problem is, that would necessitate Bruce putting Fehr on the ice more than seven times, so maybe it’s a no-go.
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Ah, the ol’ Fehr/Flash “works well together” theory that I totally don’t buy.
My recollection of the times that Flash and Fehr were put together last year is that Flash defers to Fehr for some reason (who is clearly the less offensively skilled of the two) and looks like he’s trying to be a playmaker for some reason (with the end result of playing far more passively).
The way Flash is rolling right now that’s the LAST thing I want to see.
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by Chris meet Alex on Nov 17, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
I tend to agree with this assessment. I think the success of those two was due mostly to the fact that they were wrapped around Fedorov during a Fedorov hot streak. Or am I completely wrong?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
No. They managed to produce with Nylander, Backstrom, Fedorov, and Steckel as their center.
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The world will never know, since they never had the same center long enough to tell.
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Yeah, I don’t totally buy it either. But it has had more success, I’d wager, than “Flash/Bradley” or “Laing/Fehr,” I’d wager.
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Crazy enough, I think the Brads/Flash would end up having more success if it signifies to Flash that he needs to be “the man” on that line… besides Brads may end up creating more space for Flash to do his thing than Fehr would.
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by Chris meet Alex on Nov 17, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
Brads is not the guy who is going to create space. There is a guy on that line that is great at creating space, but it’s not Brads.
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But with MP everyone knows who the puck carrier is going to be. Flash, get open for a shot. Fehr, get to the net. I like it.
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Stats here, from dobberhockey. I think it shows a marked improvement when they played together.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 17, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Brads has an occasional scoring touch, as does Fehr, and I think Bruce is trying to get more production from the 4th line by sticking Fehr there. If the Caps are behind late, we could see Fehr and Flash moving up and Clark moving down…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 17, 2009 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Heh. I was wondering if anyone would catch that…
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I thought it was very clever, referencing former Braves pitcher Steve Avery like that.
by Kolzilla on Nov 17, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Baseball card nostalgia rec.
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
didn’t that one year of Donrus forced “error” cards feature a Steve Avery Card where the player was actually John Smoltz, or vice versa?
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 17, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
I think so, but that was near the tail-end of my collecting days.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
bah
it was Glavine/Smoltz.
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 17, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Insert picture of famous Billy Ripken card here
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
The one where his bat says “Fun Face.”
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
That’s the Donna Fargo card.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dennis Miller is clapping on that one, well done.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not one to miss a good pun. :D
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 17, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
I think that’s a general character trait of this blog.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
I think it takes a lot of char-Richter to come up with one that good. Otherwise, you’d just end up with a big ol’ Mess-ier.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 9:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry you had to lay the Bueke-boom on me. That happens enough times, i’ll be singing “Domi arigato, Mr. Roboto” as i’m thrown out.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
That’s A-very bad pun, and if you keep it up, you’ll be ostracized… sean-ed, even.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Nov 17, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
dear lord, make them stop.
I have a blog too! www.scottyhockey.com
Let's Go Rangers!
by Scotty Hockey on Nov 17, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
In the hood they have to drink Po-ti.
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...
and we’ve reached a new low.
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Let's Go Rangers!
by Scotty Hockey on Nov 17, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
Quit staal-ing and join the fun!
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
This is getting out of hand; I’m super Cirella.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Hasn’t played with the Rags yet.
Perhaps you’d be more comfortable at one of our lower stakes tables?
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ohhhh, Rangers only. I gotcha.
I clearly need help. Can you give me a Hanlon?
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
I could, but I get more Huber from this.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
I’m supposed nobody has been so Brash as to suggest we all get together and share a Dubi. Don’t worry kids, it won’t send you to your Graves. These are so bad I’m getting Redden in the face.
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...
These puns are so bad that they’re making my blood Boyle.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Ha, I’m surprised, not supposed.
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I feel like Roberto Benigni….I want to Kis-io everyone!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 17, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
Today’s inspirational video for Boudreau:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/16/leopard-seal-teaches.html
Atta dinnin stick a who!
leopard seals are so money and they don’t even know it.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
for those of you, like me, who can’t listen to Bruce on HNIC radio, Steinz did a good job getting the highlights.
and I knew Bruce was awesome and all, but I had no idea that if he gets win #100 tonight, he’ll “the fourth-fastest coach in NHL history to hit that mark. And he did it after taking over a last-place team.” Wow.
Speaking of Stecks
He’s on the front page (scroll all the way down) of NHL.com. They’re having some sort of poll. I can’t see it ‘cos it’s blocked:
http://www.facebook.com/NHL?v=app_158110558259
SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.
Which of these players is most underrated?
D. Steckel, WAS
R. Callahan, NYR
J. Wisniewski, ANH
G. Metropolit, MTL
D. Clarkson, NJ
I vote Clarkson or Callahan.
I say Callahan.
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Seeing as Cally is already wearing an A and is worshipped here in NY, I would go with Metro. Jersey loves that idiot Clarkson, Wisniewski is a big part of the Ducks blueline and Steckel has his ups and downs (I know how some of you love him, but seriously? c’mon) … all Metro does is his job night after night. For a guy who came from a bad part of town, played roller hockey to get his name out, he keeps getting work in city after city because he does his job.
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by Scotty Hockey on Nov 17, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
hiya. wish I could hang out more but gotta get laundry done before heading to the Theo Fleury signing and Ranger game. y’all take care …
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by Scotty Hockey on Nov 17, 2009 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Good arguments. I was approaching it more from the “who off this list would I want most?” Callahan no doubt. Sure, he may not be a great fit for a “most underrated poll” because of what you mentioned, but if he’s on there he’s my vote.
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...
As the guy you’d most want on the Caps? Guy hasn’t had a full good season or a full healthy season yet. I’m reserving judgment on Wis.
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...
Six games in cold storage, and Ovie still leads the league in shots. And is still tied for most goals.
SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.
Filatov going to CSKA Moscow on a one-year loan. Hmm…
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
Check “What we’re reading.” Good call BP, I was coming here to comment on that. Is J.P. just taunting us with the loan stuff? Or maybe he’s just hammering home that if a guy like Filatov, who “only wants to play in the NHL” is going back to Russia that we shouldn’t have too much confidence about another certain Russian staying in the NHL much longer. Who knows.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
Someone (I forget who) made the comment about that Nylander article last week to the effect that maybe he’s waiting for the phone to ring from someone here, so now he’s not sure if he really wants to go over there now that it’s becoming more of a reality. I don’t know how beneficial it is for him to go over there, but I’m guessing his KHL salary in relation to his NHL hit made it a no-brainer to do if he wasn’t going to get much of a chance to get time with the big club.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
I think as far as CBJ’s perspective it was just more important for him to be playing. I wonder why they chose KHL over AHL though.
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Makes sense, not that he had a choice. IIRC Filatov wasn’t very happy last time he was sent to the AHL.
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filatov had threatened to permanently relocate to the KHL if he was stuck in the AHL again, per the columbus dispatch:
During training camp in September, he told The Dispatch that a demotion to Syracuse this season would make him at least consider going back to Russia, where he could make millions — more than his current NHL deal — playing for CSKA Moscow.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
despite what he said in the PD interview, I get the impression that he’s not happy in the BJs organization because he’s not a trap guy, and it honestly doesn’t matter what level he plays at as part of the Blue Jackets, he wants to play his style of hockey. He’s not going to be happy so long as Ken Hitchcock is running things. Part of me finds it very prima donna behavior.
Completely agree. As much as I can get behind hating on the trap, it’s not a player’s call. You don’t hear Parise saying anything. I guess Gaborik was a little concerned about the trap when MIN was trying to resign him but he didn’t make a huge stink about it.
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’m also trying to keep in mind he really is “just” a kid, he moved halfway around the world and he’s been getting jerked around on occasion. You’re up! You’re down! You’re up…….in the pressbox! But don’t air your dirty laundry.
(ok, looking at it again, the one that really aired the dirty laundry was his agent, to SovSport. But it doesn’t take a whole lot of reading between the lines to see Filatov isn’t happy playing for Hitchcock)
Yeah he’s a kid, and I can understand not wanting to be uprooted just to get sent to Syracuse. But from what I can tell he’s pretty mature. He learned to speak English at a young age because he knew he wanted to be in the NHL. Maybe he has a Lindros-parents situation going on because I think his mom has been pretty involved in his hockey decisions.
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...
Hey, I was a kid who was uprooted and sent to Syracuse at 18…
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I knew I was playing with fire. Neither of us had an option to make millions of dollars instead of going to CNY (er, maybe you did, but you seem like a pretty sharp guy so I doubt it).
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Normally I’m not a fan of that kind of behavior, but I think I can cut him some slack. He’s made it clear that he wants to play in the NHL. If Hitchcock doesn’t think he can play in the NHL yet then why jerk the kid around and sit him in the press box or send him to Syracuse? If he has to deal with trains, buses, and a brutal winter, he may as well be making some cash right? I basically see this like the Caps letting Backstrom (and Mackan) stay another year in the SEL after being drafted. I think CBJ muffed this one, and if I had a guess I’d say Filatov probably has the skill to play in the NHL right now, but doesn’t have the defensive discipline. I’m sure there are plenty of NHL teams that would have him in the lineup right now.
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 agree. not going to fault filatov here. and from both the dispatch article and the puck daddy interview, it sounds like the blue jackets’ front office didn’t strongly object to the KHL move. there has to be a moment’s trepidation that he won’t ever come back, but for now he gets the PT he needs and everyone is saying the right things.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
As I tweeted, “See how easy that was, Nyles?”
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Where’s Frank Abagnale when we could really use him?
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 17, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Slide into the water, become one with [CSKA]. Cap hit’s so much smaller, swim to the [KHL].
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by Rob Parker on Nov 17, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m thinking about unfriending the Caps on Facebook. The comments that show up below their frequent updates make me angry.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
the friends of your friends are your enemies?
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 17, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
‘Unfriend’ is the word of the year.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 17, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
moment of silence, boys, girls, bunnies, and rats. Brendan Shanahan has retired.
Shanny, I will never forget that awesome flying leap tackle you put on Patrick Roy.
Versus?
Does anyone know of a place in Atlanta that has versus?
by Newt on Nov 17, 2009 5:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Dennis Maruk is 54, wow!
He was of the few bright moments in our early Caps years. 60 goals and 76 assists, not bad. We had season tickets then and one of the few games we missed that year was when Maruuuuuk scored the game winner as we listened to Ron Weber call the game. We didn’t go because of a snowstorm and a long drive from Baltimore—that was the night Air Florida flight 90 crashed into the 14th St bridge.
I actually went to that game. Didn’t arrive until first intermission due to bad traffic. All fans who were there got free hot chocolate.
The Caps win was the one and only good thing about that day. It was horrible otherwise. (I had gotten my performance review on work that day and, let’s say, it prompted me to bail out of that job.)
Then, the Air Florida plain crash and the Metro Orange line crash that killed 3 people and knocked one station out of commission.
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Florida
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51 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 59 |
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Washington
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52 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 58 |
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Winnipeg
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54 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 54 |
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Tampa Bay
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51 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
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Carolina
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54 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 49 |
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