Caps recall Giroux
"The Washington Capitals have recalled left wing Alexandre Giroux from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today."
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Do. Not. Want.
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by J.P. on Nov 27, 2009 10:49 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I’ll say I’m surprised. Buuuut…
Do. Not. Want First Line at Practice.
by Yoshietree on Nov 27, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Giroux’s purpose in life appears to be to give the opposing goalie a good detailed view of his hockey pants.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 27, 2009 11:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
But he it was a Black Friday sale.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 27, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Here come the Rooster...
You know he ain’t gonna play well…
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 27, 2009 10:53 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
Rec’d for the Alice in Chains reference.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 27, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Beagle>Giroux.
Is someone else injured? Or has Beagle been sent down?
by DebCapsFan on Nov 27, 2009 10:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sloan’s in Calgary for personal reasons.
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 27, 2009 11:00 AM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
So says Corey. Beagle’s got his slot.
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by gotsparkly on Nov 27, 2009 11:08 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
kinda sucks we don’t have another obvious winger or young winger to pull up, this is where we’re missing bourque. But why don’t they call Gordon up again?
by MHBears on Nov 27, 2009 12:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Part of the Caps’ organization philosophy is to call up a guy whose style of play meshes with what they’re looking for. They had Giroux on the first line at practice, so it looks like they wanted to call up a guy with offensive upside rather than a grinder.
by David M. Getz on Nov 27, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I can definitely see that, being that Beagle is a grinder and our third and fourth lines are pretty healthy in those regards. It would be nice to see Giroux put some points on the board like everyone in Hershey knows he can…
by MHBears on Nov 27, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I’d rather see them shuffle guys that are already here and replace a bottom slot with A. Gordon or whomever. I mean, is there any reason to think Giroux will do better at 1R than Flash or Fehr would or that he deserves a shot at the spot ahead of those guys? That said, anything that gets Clark off the top line is probably an improvement.
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by J.P. on Nov 27, 2009 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So would I. We know what Giroux is at the NHL level (not much), so why not take the chance to get another look at a guy like Gordon or Osala. Y’know, someone who might be a part of the team at the NHL level at some point.
by David M. Getz on Nov 27, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d love to see Osala get a call-up. I don’t think i’ve ever seen him play, besides at development camp and maybe a brief big league call-up.
by hockeyman33 on Nov 27, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d prefer him to Giroux. I think it’s better to see what we have in Osala than it is to see Giroux. If Osala is going to be trade bate, and most of our prospects are or should be, then we should figure out which ones we think are going to pan out and which ones aren’t.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Nov 27, 2009 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, is there any reason to think Giroux will do better at 1R than Flash or Fehr would or that he deserves a shot at the spot ahead of those guys?
I dunno…I’d be reluctant to split up the 21 – 9 – 16 line as I thought they looked good last game…and I don’t know that Flash is a good fit to play with 8 – 19. I’m not sure who I’d slot in the top line…but I can think of a couple of players I’d bring up over Giroux.
by Yoshietree on Nov 27, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Flash apparently didn’t work out as right wing but has done well as left winger. I hope things work out for Rooster tomorrow.
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by CapsFan75 on Nov 27, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of news from Corey – and both Giroux and Perreault will be rolling into Bell Centre with big posses.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 27, 2009 12:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was going to make a joke about Giroux being a translator, but maybe the organization wanted to give AG a chance to play in front of the hometown crowd. Though hometown boy JT most likely gets a baseball cap and a seat on the bench.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 27, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
iirc, AG played really well in Montreal last season. He grew up a Noriques fan and there was an interview last season that ended with him saying “No, I don’t like them very much” about Montreal. Amusing.
by RedBirdie on Nov 27, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Matty rolling into Centre Bell
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by Your Nation's Capital on Nov 27, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i was quite confused when giroux skated out at practice this morning, haha – let’s hope he can make the most of this opportunity.
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by kellobellow on Nov 27, 2009 12:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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