Saturday Caps Clips: Caps @ Canadiens Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 28, 2009 9:22 AM EST
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- Preview of tonight's rematch of last Friday's disappointing loss from NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Habs Eyes On The Prize for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- Pictures from yesterday's practice. [Caps in Pictures]
- Drummondville, Quebec's own Mathieu Perreault heads to Montreal as an NHLer. Awesome. [Washington Times]
- Playing on Hockey Night in Canada doesn't get old. Ever. [Dump and Chase]
- Semyon Varlamov is locked in, and has some big goals for the rest of the season. [Washington Post]
- Varly, of course, returns to the scene of his NHL debut tonight and will try his best to replicate that 32-save/one-goal-against performance.
- Saying goodbye to Abe one last time. [AP, Washington Times, Washington Post]
- Alexander Semin isn't Krasnoyarsk's first NHLer? Learn something new every day. (Maxim Galanov, if you're wondering.) [QuantHockey.com via @onfrozenblog]
- Shining a little light on a member of the Caps' Marketing and Communications staff. Who knows - this could be the very gentleman who came up with "Unleash the Red." [Washington Post]
- Patrick Kaleta, who was on the receiving end of Alex Ovechkin's boarding major on Wednesday night got into the spirit of the season and decided that it's better to give than to receive. [Puck Daddy]
- Odd, unfortunate and only marginally relevant blurb on Rod Langway's relationship with one of his kids. [Washington Post]
- Finally, per the HHoF, on this date back in 1990, "Rookie Peter Bondra scored his first career NHL hat trick and added an assist, and Michal Pivonka had a goal and three assists to lead the Capitals to a 6-3 win over the Rangers at New York."
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Wow. Am I the only one who didn’t know about QuantHockey before seeing OFB’s tweet? Awesome site.
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
Chowdah Chatter - an outlet for my random thoughts and such.
Habs Eyes on the Prize is more like The Flower right now. Look we get that you love Guy, but is all of that needed?
I really liked the MP piece Corey did.
Langway piece was sad. Every time I hear about or see similar situations I think about how thankful I have the parents I do.
A man gotta have a code
So for everyone who engaged Canes Country in the September Are the Washington Capitals Ripe for a Fall? — a little bit of schadenfreude following the Cane’s epic fail last night. If I was a Pennsylvania hockey fan, I’m sure I would actually feel good about this (and probably go over there and gloat about how much they suck), but since I’m a Caps fan I actually just feel bad about how far the Canes have fallen. May the rebuild start soon and bring you young riches, Caniacs.
In more cheerful Hockey action, you have to love a sequence that sees the Caps beat Buffalo in a way that leaves the Sabres motivated to play really well in their next game — against the Flyers. It doesn’t get much better than a 2-0 win against the Sabres, and then a 4-2 victory by the now-angry Sabres over Philly.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 28, 2009 12:03 PM EST reply actions
Eff that. I hope Carolina’s rebuild takes longer than the Panthers’ and is more disjointed then ATL and TBL’s combined. It’s about time for those chumps. You mean you can’t neglect your farm, trade away your best prospect for short-term help, and hire 35+ players and perpetually compete? Weird. The ’Canes have been playing with fire for years and somehow kept their head above water. No sympathy. May their best player constantly stall and their high picks always be busts.
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May their best player constantly stall…
Ha, I see what you did there.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 28, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
just for fun, you should head over to canes country and create a fanpost citing all the mistakes jim rutherford has made over the years. the fallout would possibly preclude me from getting anything done today.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 28, 2009 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
There’s no need to instigate. But if the topic comes up in regular conversation … give ’em hell!
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 28, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
like sean avery says, nothing wrong with having villains in hockey! F&B would become canes country’s favorite heel. but you’re right…even a scholarly take on JH’s handling of the salary cap would probably come across as very poor form right now.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 28, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Man they would skewer me. I think Bubba had his finger on the ban button when I got into it with them over their “Top Players in the SE” post. Coming in and gloating when they are down would not fly well, no matter how right I am or how much they deserve it. I think “win graciously” should be on the Japers’ Rink Rats’ Rules for Away Games. But man, it would be fun.
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F&B, Carolina is obviously one of your least favorite teams. They ARE the best geographical rival in the SE division and I do consider them a major rival of the Caps, during most years. They are annoying as heck. I STILL consider them a lesser evil than the Pens.
Rocking the Red since 1975
They definitely are one of my least favorite teams, but I don’t know that they are a better geographic rival than PHI; and geography notwithstanding they don’t hold a candle to the Patrick division. And yes, they are a lesser evil than either PA team, but how much does that really say?
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I find Carolina to be a minor irritant. Oh, Carolina, how cute, they want to be our rivals, and all that. But I don’t twitch at the mere mention of their name, and I sure as hell don’t clear my calendar for game days.
The highlight of Carolina games, for me, is playing “spot the Whaler jerseys” at the phone booth
I agree with most of that. ‘Canes Country helped ramp my hatred of CAR up a notch, and the fact that they have a Cup and the fans love to throw it out there like that legitimizes their fanhood pisses me off. You can’t follow up “Mike Green should be a wingarrrrr” with “well we have a Cup” and think that makes your hockey knowledge any better.
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The fact that they have a Cup and we don’t (and the fact they went further than us in the playoffs last year) irritates me to no end. They remind me in many ways of the younger sibling who your parents like better than you for some reason.
Rocking the Red since 1975
I wouldn’t know what that’s like. And if they try to bring up last year, well, we won a game or two against PIT so suck 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...
oh, did Carolina actually play? and here i thought they just stood around trying to look pretty while watching the Penguins put on a clinic.
fedorov on scotty bowman’s handling of the russian red wings:
I understand it now: Scotty Bowman had too many hot potatoes on his hands that he needed to juggle to keep the team successful. But back then, I think North American coaches still hadn’t realized that Russians play every game from the heart, that it’s not routine. For years those reproaches were all we heard: “The Russians have no idea what a playoff is, they haven’t felt the Stanley Cup…” Nowadays, plenty of people have proved that wasn’t the case. Look at Zhenya Malkin! If they had let us show what we could do back then the way they’re letting him in Pittsburgh, there would have been a nuclear revolution in hockey. Although, then the outflow of Russian hockey players leaving for the NHL would have been even stronger. So there were pluses and minuses to that underestimation.
when asked if he holds a grudge against bowman:
There’s no point holding a grudge for so many years. You only make yourself worse. But I really didn’t understand it then.
ah, my bad. different link, but interview also found in caps clips from last week. just interesting to me how history changes depending on the perspective.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 28, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
"I’ll be playing in front of all my family and all my friends will be there. I grew up as a Montreal fan, so it will be pretty special.
"Hopefully I will come with a lot of energy. That’s what I want. Hopefully I can score a goal in Montreal. That will be fun."
Go Matty go!
SO FĐŻIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.
Can he have a reserve of energy that he hasn’t tapped yet?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 28, 2009 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
I’d say for a Frenchman playing in MON there is probably a Nitrous store somewhere down within.
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Yeah, it’s just a little frightening (in a good way) to think the he can go even higher.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Nov 28, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
Well his last 4-5 games he hasn’t had the same impact as his first games. I don’t know if that’s luck of the draw, the initial adrenaline wearing off, or maybe the fact that I missed 2 games. He just hasn’t looked quite as explosive. I’m interested to see how he handles the nerves and adrenaline tonight.
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I think he’s looked pretty good but the team overall was sort of slumping. He isn’t Ovechkin or Semin yet so I think it would be hard for him to completely change the game without help from his line mates. He’s still been working really hard, digging the puck out of corners, and setting his ’mates up with money passes.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
I agree. I’m definitely not trying to knock him. I can’t remember the last guy I saw take a game over with no PP time and less than 15 minutes TOI.
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I love him but I can’t recall him taking over. He’s a great energy player and makes big plays, but taking over a game is something else.
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The fact that he was a Canadiens fan who idolized Koivu just makes me love this kid even more. If he brings even half the heart Koivu has brought and continues to bring, we’re in good shape!
As a Caps fan w/ a weakness for the Habs, Koivu has long been one of my favorites. I was up in Montreal during his battle with cancer and my sister and I ran into him at a bar after a Habs-Sabres game; he was still bald from the chemo and he looked tired, but he couldn’t have been nicer or more genuine to everyone who approached him. Great guy.
…that was slightly off-topic, sorry :P I return you all to your Caps chatter.
Jose has been a real class guy. He has been the first to congratulate and encourage Varly all season. (I need to find a couple of pix to show you). In a year of very personal pain for him, I think Jose deserves our thanks and respect.
SO FĐŻIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.
Hmm, moving Theodore up to D is a ballsy call by BB but I like it. Gotta get that shot blocking from somewhere with Laing out of the lineup.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 28, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
And he may be an upgrade on half our D with respects to playing the puck.
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And mobility, even with the goalie pads on.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 28, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Caps prospect Marcus Johansson had one goal and two assist when Färjestad beat Södertälje 5-1 in the SEL.
Nice. Where does that leave his numbers for the year and how do they compare league-wide and against the rest of the team?
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He have played 22 games got 7 goals 6 assist he’s one point behind Per Ă…slund that leads the scoring for Färjestad. Johansson has played fewer games then several other players though b/c he played for Sweden U-20 team and he’s been sick. He is at 47 in points in SEL and Peter Forsberg just passed him with only 7 games played. And yes I know that’s not a fair comparison.
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No 14 points so far in 7 1/2 game played. Markus Näslund is playing his first game right know on the same line as Forsberg so far they got one point each. It’s kind of amazing that they are playing for free.
oh my bad, #47 overall. thanks for the info, i had a hard time finding it when i looked.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 28, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
when looking at the färjestad roster, i can’t help but mistake player weights for NHL 10 player ratings.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 28, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Lindstrom—from winning the Norris Trophy two years ago to SEL. Sad story. Only 29 too.
by red army line on Nov 28, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Joke about Lidstrom. At the NHL awards show a couple years ago they sent a kid out with a DET #5 Jersey that said “Lindstrom.” Yet another reason the NHL is a fucking joke.
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84 Umicevic, Dragan 1984-10-09 RW R 185 89 SWE
90 Johansson, Marcus 1990-10-06 LW L 182 84 SWE
…can’t forget the yummy bits.
I didn’t realize he was skating much on the left wing.
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Frankly, I thought that Kaleta’s hit on Ross was worse than the hit that Ovi did on him. Ross was down and out for a lot longer from PK than PK was from Ovi.
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and Kaleta’s hit was clearly in the back. Ovi hit his shoulder.
by Gin and Tonic on Nov 28, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
It was worse. I also think Ovie’s was more shoulder on shoulder while Kaleta’s was definitely from behind, even though it was Ross who turned.
But that’s not going to stop people from comparing them (they were very similar situations) and referring to the NHL’s double standard.
I actually thought that might factor into him not getting suspended.
The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill.
that’s what I thought.
I believe the kid saw #22 first coming in pretty quickly from the right and made a counterclockwise turn to brace himself for the hit from him. Kaleta came from the left and slightly behind and Ross never saw him coming or I just can’t imagine he would have ever turned like he did.
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Kaleta’s hit was worse but I don’t think it merited a suspension. This just makes it look like AO got star treatment when really Kaleta probably got goon treatment.
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I don’t know how anyone is even comparing them. Kaleta hit him right between the numbers.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Yeah well, the comparison is inevitable. Apparently some people think the AO hit on Kaleta was actually worse. PHI fans at that. How deep must the AO-hate be that they think the AO hit was worse than the one on their own guy. I’m not even getting into the Briere stuff with those clowns, that was a pretty blatant stick/glove to the face after the play, not sure why it’s controversial to suspend him.
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haha, i was hoping it would be marioD. my single favorite SBN commenter.
by Natty Bumppo on Nov 28, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
Haha. I know man. I need to pull the ‘chute on this one. I thought it was a seal but it’s really a surfboard and I can’t get the taste out of my mouth.
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DirectTV
Does anyone know if this game will be blacked out on NHL network on Direct TV in the area? I am visiting family in the D.C. Area but I can’t find CSN+ but it does say its playing on NHL Network and I see picture now but am afraid it will be blacked out somehow.
CSN+ is 643 for me, while CSNHD is 642. HTH.
by Knee high to a duck on Nov 28, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
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