and the longest tenured cap is..
by Brainumbc on Nov 19, 2009 3:33 PM EST
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....Nylander
Followed a year later by the class of: Laich, Gordon, Semin, and Morrisonn
http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/skaters.html
Isn't that sad?
Unless you guys can find someone else in there with an earlier start date. Sorry. I just discovered this site after the note about Varly being in 22nd place for the Caps in tems of wins.... and i'm obsessed with it now.
Other weird things I learned:
* After just BARELY one season, Theo's #8 in all time wins.
* JIm Carey (remember that guy) has more SO than Beaupre and played half the games
* Chris Clark has more short handed goals than anyone else actively with the Caps... .... .. WTF???
* Chris Simon had exactly 666 PIM's with the Caps. I might actually make a comment about how cool that is if Simon wasn't a douche sanwich.
* OV is a lifetime +28. Backstrom +30. Semin is -1
* OV has barely played 1/3 of Bondra's seasons as a cap (not just seasons but in games played) and it says his TOI is almost the same? That doesn't make any sense. Am I reading that wrong or is something with that stat a little messed up? (Maybe they didnt record TOI until halfway through the 90's??)
* Bruce's win% as a coach in the regular season is WAY ahead of anyone else by a landslide but has had (virtually) the same luck in the playoffs as anyone else
* McPhee should have grovelled to keep Gonchar... oh wait.. crap.. Sorry .. accidentally mixed in an opinion with the stats. Of course I don't really know the history about that. The year he left was the year I least payed attention to hockey.
Is it just me, or does it seem like the Caps have a record of losing legendary D men right during their prime. Makes me fear if we're going to lose Greenie one day.
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Nylander is not the longest tenured Cap. He has had two different stints with the team. Gordon is the longest tenured Cap, making his debut on Oct. 9, 2004. He bounced between the Caps and the minors for a couple of seasons.
by RedBirdie on Nov 19, 2009 3:43 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Rec’d for troof.
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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
in case anyone is curious, next is Semin, who debuted in mid-October 2004, ShaMo made his Caps debut on Marc 6, 2005, and Laich first played as a Cap March 12, 2005. (funny note about Mo, his NHL debut was with Boston……..against the Caps) Keep in mind that all those guys would bounce between the bigs and the minors for a bit, and all but Laich have been bitten by the major injury bug at least once, which is why when you look to see who on the current roster has to most GPs, you get:
1. Ovechkin
2. Laich
3. Morrisonn
4. Bradley
5. Gordon
6. Semin
7. Green
8. Clark
9. Fleishmann
10. Jurcina
by RedBirdie on Nov 19, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
debuted in mid-October 2004
I’m sure you meant 2003, as there wasn’t any NHL hockey played in October 2004.
by gfcaps fan on Nov 19, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
good catch. I’m also off by a year on Mo and Laich. don’t know how I screwed up that badly.
by RedBirdie on Nov 19, 2009 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, I despise “OV” as a moniker for Ovechkin.
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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 3:48 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Maybe sounds a bit too much like the crybaby T.O.?
by Brainumbc on Nov 19, 2009 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dare I ask what your favorite moniker is?
/no disagreement here, though I’m guilty of using it on here as much as anyone else. Funny how sheer laziness crosses into cyberspace.
by Yoshietree on Nov 19, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think it’s Laziness. It’s just one syllable. It just flows off the tongue easier.
And who cares how it’s spelled. OV or Ovie.. You guys are splitting hairs here.
by Brainumbc on Nov 19, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a strong believer in spelling people’s names the way they decide they want them spelled.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 19, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But no one decides.. we’re given our names
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 12:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tell that to Ochocinco.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 20, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I see Ovie all the time, or Ovi when he’s getting his Euro on.
The OV thing does remind me of Locker. Strangely it doesn’t bug me either.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
by macvechkin on Nov 19, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Guess I go back and forth between Ovie and Ovi, occasionally using the latter since it’s what he prefers, though it’s girlier. Like “Andi with an ‘i.’”
I don’t like OV because those aren’t initials and when it’s written or spoken that way, it’s almost always done with an equal emphasis on each syllable (a la Laughlin’s pronunciation), which sounds silly to me. Emphasis should be on the first syllable. But whatever.
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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(Should’ve read further down before responding – others said pretty much the same thing.)
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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I despise it written that way (as opposed to “Ovie”), but not nearly as much as I despite the way Locker pronounces it “o-VIE.”
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Nov 19, 2009 5:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
THAT makes me laugh.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 19, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, to me, when someone types “OV”, they’re essentially pronouncing it like Locker, which is asinine. Ovi or Ovie is fine.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 19, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So is this issue like the one that decrees which names are allowed on personalized jerseys? Ay caramba!
by OldPhil on Nov 20, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Ovi or Ovie is fine”. But the only reason it is Ovi or Ovie (or Ovee?) is because of the V (“vee”), so what’s wrong with OV? Can’t believe there are 20+ posts about this, including 2 from me.
by OldPhil on Nov 20, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe just go with his actual initials?
by Hystricine on Nov 19, 2009 5:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Works for me…
But what the hell does it matter what we call him as long as he eats other players for breakfast?
by Brainumbc on Nov 19, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It probably isn’t the use of the nickname “Ovie” that bothers Japers so much as making a two-letter shorthand of the nickname (OV) when you could be using the two-letter shorthand he was given at birth (AO). Just a guess.
by Hystricine on Nov 19, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That too.
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by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Couple other interesting notes:
- If you sort that page by Goals, PPG, SOG, and GWG.. the top three always stay the same
- Dale may be all time leader in PIMs.. but if you divide by games played… Stevens, Berube, and May beat him by a longshot.
- Iafrate’s shooting % was 7.8. The other 92.2% are currently still lodged somewhere in the intestines of retired players because the doctors said it was just safer to leave it in rather than operate.
- Hatcher has 999 PIM’s… What’s the matter Hatcher? Couldn’t get one more in there?
by Brainumbc on Nov 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Watched Iafrate lodge a puck into the ceiling at Piney Orchard by blasting a shot off the crossbar. That was awesome to see as a kid, and stuck with me forever.
Void Boyd! Go with Perreault!
by jordanDC on Nov 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
All time fav Cap here.. Iafrate… One of the, if not the, classiest players in caps history
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 12:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite Iafrate moment….the hardest shot at the Caps skills competition at the Cap Centre. Don’t recall the exact speed although I think he clocked around 105 mph. I can’t imagine anyone else got close…
by panic13 on Nov 23, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
105 sounds about right. Chara finally broke his record this past January
by Brainumbc on Nov 23, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After Kevin Hatcher obliterated Scott Melonball Mellanby in a fight, no one messed with him… well, until his ego got out of control. Who’s idea was it to make him captain, anyway?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 20, 2009 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone think Laich will end up with a C on his chest one day?
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by J.P. on Nov 20, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man.. what hypothetical situation ISN’T covered in past posts here?
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
whether or not BB should go back to theo for game 3 against the rangers?
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 20, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
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by J.P. on Nov 20, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm… any polls on whether or not Ovi (yes.. I said Ovi) wears ladies underwear or not?
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh wow. when did theo60 drop his bombshell post? after varly’s monster game 3? fail by me.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 20, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Might have been Game 1. Dunno. Dude went off the rails, though, no doubt about that.
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by J.P. on Nov 20, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I take it there was much heated debate in here after game 1? Hell I heard people arguing about the goal tending all the way back to silver spring on the red line
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i’m pretty sure it was later in the series that a commenter named theo60 rolled through, set up a fanpost explaining why he thought theo should be re-inserted as starting goalkeeper, and then deleted his fanpost the same afternoon (after a few hundred comments piled up). was a bummer for those of us that contributed to the discussion. lesson: don’t delete your own fanposts or fanshots, even if you do lose the argument.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 20, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just spent some quality time searching the archives. Some good stuff from Theo60 and AO8.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 20, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess that explains it.
I was nosily digging through his posts briefly to see if there was any juicy flaming going on.. didn’t see much.
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I def. like Clark too and think he deserves that C. I just figure he’s about to move into his “golden years”… especially with all those injuries that have plagued him. I wish him a long, long Career and I don’t want to jinx it, but I wonder how many years he has left.
Here’s to hoping he finally sees the better end of a Stanley Cup finals appearance before his days are over
:)
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Best stat: Stephen Peat had a higher shooting % as a Cap than any current player besides Perrault.
by thehoagster07 on Nov 19, 2009 7:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna’ comment on shooting % but seeing as how we haven’t had too many players playing to long as a cap.. that stat can go up and down.. like +/-.. so we’ll see
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 12:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love why Peat picked #51 (he chose it, it wasn’t assigned to him). He wanted it because of Area 51 out in the desert in the southwest…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 20, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
win! that is both awesome and so so so random.
by RedBirdie on Nov 20, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Brainumbc’s guide for getting a lot of responses to your fanpost:
1. Make factual errors. People love to correct those.
2. Use player nicknames (or spellings) which annoy people. That way they can get way off topic but remain interested. Plus, you can argue with them.
3. Make sure you include a link to a fun, sortable stat table. Hopefully someone takes the bait, but even if nobody else does, you can post further random trivia and name drop old players to trigger someone’s nostalgic anecdote.
4. Profit!
by LSF76 on Nov 19, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
I believe you forgot the real step 4.
Brainumbc’s guide for getting a lot of responses to your fanpost:
1. Make factual errors. People love to correct those.
2. Use player nicknames (or spellings) which annoy people. That way they can get way off topic but remain interested. Plus, you can argue with them.
3. Make sure you include a link to a fun, sortable stat table. Hopefully someone takes the bait, but even if nobody else does, you can post further random trivia and name drop old players to trigger someone’s nostalgic anecdote.
4. …………
5. Profit!
by wittcap79 on Nov 20, 2009 12:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved that episode… and until you posted that I was wondering WTF wittcap79 was talking about. hah!
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 9:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great episode...
…but they needed a little more detail in step 2…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 20, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll see your southpark business presentation...
.. and raise you…
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
4. profit !?!??!
Shit!!! I knew I missed a step
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LSF76's guide to posting
1. Umm… post something in response to other people posting to point out how they suck
2. Uhh.. feel better about one’s own self?
3. Uhmmm… uhh… ? Question reason behind pointing out other’s people fault’s other than to somehow make himself more.. uhh.. respected?
by Brainumbc on Nov 20, 2009 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s only sarcasm, man.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 20, 2009 7:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What is this sarcasm you speak of?
by Yoshietree on Nov 20, 2009 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s behind that red x picture FAIL I tried earlier today.
"I'm just doing karate and trying to get females pregnant."
by Bald Pollack on Nov 20, 2009 10:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm on this board? Nev-ah…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Nov 20, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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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 20, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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