Rejected Hockey Card - Matt Bradley

by Chris meet Alex on Nov 18, 2009 4:13 PM EST

After such an epic night, no one (except perhaps for poor Quintin Laing -- but nobody wants to see that card) deserves to be enshrined in a hockey card more than Matt Bradley. Yes, he tied (at best) his fight, but it's what it meant to his teammates, the fans, the guy who has to scrape blood off the ice, and Henrik Lundqvist that is what we should remember, and celebrate. So I present... the Matt Bradley Rejected hockey card:

(not up to my usual standards, but it's a rush-job).

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can’t wait to collect the whole series! front of the card is perfect.

by Natty Bumppo on Nov 18, 2009 4:44 PM EST reply actions

Oh, this is funny… love the back of card photo…

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 18, 2009 4:45 PM EST reply actions

Two slightly bloodied thumbs up.

SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.

by EmilyB on Nov 18, 2009 5:06 PM EST reply actions

Don’t apologize for the rush job; on sequels, this is RockyII/X-Men 2 good.

"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."

by Bald Pollack on Nov 18, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions

I’m aiming for Lord of the Rings but was worried I was posting Star Wars: Episode 1. Meesa think it maybe sucked.

DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.

by Chris meet Alex on Nov 18, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions

Great work on short notice.

"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."

by CapitalCentre on Nov 18, 2009 6:17 PM EST reply actions

This series is so win.

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Nov 18, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions

Awesome. I sincerely hope this continues to be a running series.

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by Sombrero Guy on Nov 18, 2009 11:56 PM EST reply actions

I’m pretty sure my source has plenty more rejected cards, who should I ask him to dig up next?

DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.

by Chris meet Alex on Nov 19, 2009 12:53 AM EST reply actions

Nylander might be too easy… Chris Bourque?

by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 19, 2009 1:23 AM EST up reply actions

Wait on Chris until we get the chance to resign him? Pitters seem to be going insane right now watching him play, and if the anti-Bourque lobby (read: Penguins fans) continue to boil, the Caps will have a chance to get him off waivers.

The forward so nice we got him twice!

(It’s nice to dream. =)

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by winterion on Nov 19, 2009 1:57 AM EST up reply actions

We’ve also had Nylander, Zubrus, Zednik, and Kris Beech twice.

Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.

Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.

Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.

by Whiter Mage on Nov 19, 2009 7:59 AM EST up reply actions

Going back a little further, Cote and Carpenter too.

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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 8:13 AM EST up reply actions

Anyone more of a letdown in the “two stints in DC department” than Kris Beech? I think no.

Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.

Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.

Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.

by Whiter Mage on Nov 19, 2009 9:16 AM EST up reply actions

Cote was terrible in his second tour. As were most of those guys. But biggest letdown? How can it not be Nylander?

Oh, and double-check on Zubie – only one tour, by my count.

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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions

What about Anson Carter?

"I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins general counsel David Donovan said. "But in terms of the way our actual fans are behaving, we don't see any difference."

by Sct112 on Nov 19, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions

Nice call on a two-timer.

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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions

and Dmitri Khristich

by RPI93 on Nov 28, 2009 8:11 AM EST up reply actions

My advice is don’t force it. So far, some pretty great photos have suggested themselves. There’s no rush to make a complete set. With that said, there are some pretty funny photos of Boudreau out there already. And the shot of Varlamov squeezing the legs and holding the crossbar during the shootout is fabulous.

...from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.

by Gould Old Days on Nov 19, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Sage advice… the Brads card screamed to be done. I think the new cards will do the same.

DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.

by Chris meet Alex on Nov 19, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions

Eagerly awaiting the rejected “Bruce Boudreau Limited Autographed Edition” card featuring a picture of some random guy.

"No TV and no beer make Homer go something something."

by apk3000 on Nov 19, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions

hmmm… great sig btw.

DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.

by Chris meet Alex on Nov 19, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions

You know that that save made the saves of the week reel for last week?

Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....

Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz

by gotsparkly on Nov 19, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions

CmA -

Great series. Might I suggest you create a custom tag for these so they can all be easily accessed?

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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 7:32 AM EST reply actions

huh, I’m noticing custom tag fail going on in the SBN system here… thought I might have done something wrong but noticed the same lack of anything when I clicked on the caps fight club tag.

DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.

by Chris meet Alex on Nov 19, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions

Custom Tag Created - "rejected hockey cards"

Good suggestion… Done and Done.

DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.

by Chris meet Alex on Nov 19, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions

Argh… Reply fail (again)

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by Chris meet Alex on Nov 19, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe a Tyler Sloan swingman card.

With Carlson coming up to play D, we’re specalatin’ that Sloan is swinging up to forward lines this weekend.

SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.

by EmilyB on Nov 19, 2009 10:33 AM EST reply actions

Now not so speculative. Practicing on a line with Beagle and Big Bad Brads

SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.

by EmilyB on Nov 19, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Rec’d for Big Bad Brads.

by Knee high to a duck on Nov 19, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions

I so wish I had Photoshop skillz, because that made me think of Sidney Crosby skipping through the woods, singing “Who’s afraid of the big bad Brads, the big bad Brads, the big bad Brads?”

Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....

Fan Clubs: Sloan, Schultz

by gotsparkly on Nov 19, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs