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Sunday Caps Clips: Hockey Night Win

Your savory breakfast brunch links:

  • Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's big win from Corey (blog, article), Tarik (blog, article), Vogs, Joe B., Ed Frankovic, Puck Daddy, Fight For Old DC and The Montreal Gazette (here and here).
  • Lisa Hillary Fail. [FanShot]
  • Counting down Alex Ovechkin's top ten goals (someone needs to compile the corresponding YouTube clips). [Examiner]
  • "As for goalies, a week ago there wasn’t one in the Calder hunt. But after six straight starts, and a stingy 2.02 goals-against average entering the weekend, the BruinsTuukka Rask put himself squarely in the mix." Psst. Semyon Varlamov. kthxbai. [Boston Globe]
  • In case you're wondering what to get that special guy in your life for Christmas, Puck Daddy has some suggestions. [Puck Daddy]
  • A little light Sunday reading. [Greatest Hockey Legends]
  • "Crosby vs. Ovechkin" as the fourth-biggest hockey story of the decade - buy or sell it being higher on the list next decade? [Puck Daddy]
  • Go vote - it's your civic duty. [NHL Arena]
  • Finally, happy 60th birthday to Yvon Labre, the first player in Caps franchise history to have his number retired.

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60! He should celebrate with the addition of chocolate to milk.

Also, the LH fail was pretty stark. I was cracking up at Jenkins’ reaction.. he sort of blinks for a second and starts trying to process in his head, like, “..wait, what?” before just trying to get through the segment, like those initial stutters are the gears trying to divide by zero.

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by winterion on Nov 29, 2009 11:01 AM EST reply actions  

For those discussing the Ovechkin hit at hockey wilderness, that thread is still going…

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Nov 29, 2009 11:07 AM EST reply actions  

it doesnt seem that their readership aside from a few Don Cherry wannabes wants to debate the hit. Only the OP seems to want to debate it. Seems to me hes alone in his position.

by DonCaps819 on Nov 29, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions  

The Ovie goals list is missing his goal vs NYR this past playoffs, IMO.

by red army line on Nov 29, 2009 11:34 AM EST reply actions  

I just placed my order for an “Erection for Ovechkin” t-shirt.

"My face is my mask."

by Jake Shapiro on Nov 29, 2009 11:36 AM EST reply actions  

Regarding the goalie for Calder quote — well, there wasn’t any talk in Boston a week ago. Because, you know, if it isn’t happening in Boston, it doesn’t exist. (Alter that statement for any town, any time, as you please.)

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.

by gfcaps fan on Nov 29, 2009 11:44 AM EST reply actions  

Boston is insanely provincial when it comes to sports. The only city that is worse is New York. They just can possibly understand how someone on another team might actually be better than one of their players.

by RedBirdie on Nov 29, 2009 12:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Looch is a mahnstah!

by David Getz on Nov 29, 2009 12:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Looch is a mahnstah! overpriced, injury prone, and not worth keeping over Phil Kessel!

Fixed that for you

Fehr is fair, but I like Laich

by amkcaps on Nov 29, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions  

I love Looch. I do not love Phil Kessel.

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by J.P. on Nov 29, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Until February, that is.

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...

by Rob Parker on Nov 29, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

still shaking my head

I just replayed the great sequence in the first period when 8 was knocked down, got up surrounded and kept the play alive, then juked through the defense to get a hard shot off. Had he scored there, it would have been a highlight reel goal for the ages but the individual effort to get into position is what makes me proud to have him on my team.

The man does enjoy him some Bell Center.

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by bigonetimer on Nov 29, 2009 11:58 AM EST reply actions  

I feel quite lucky to watch Ovie play for my favorite hockey team.

by mechanicsville on Nov 29, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Since his playing days were a few years before I was born, and his stats on hockey db don’t show much (he was a defens/ceman, of course), why is Yvon Labre’s number retired? What was his influence on the franchise to earn such an honor?

by renstar on Nov 29, 2009 12:08 PM EST reply actions  

He’s the original Cap, the first guy selected in the expansion draft, iirc. He also scored the very first Caps goal, served as Captain, and was and remains very devoted to the franchise and the DC area.

by RedBirdie on Nov 29, 2009 12:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Plus he’s a very nice man. He sits in Section 113, second or third row from the top, in the low numbers (left side). Go say hello to him. Not sure if the franchise can/could justify retiring his number based on concrete stats, etc. but it’s a done deal and there you are. Did I dream it or is the new Caps’ retire-your-number “rule” that you have to be in the HHoF to be considered?

by Uncle C on Nov 29, 2009 1:22 PM EST up reply actions  

He called the games for a number of years, too, and did a lot of community work. Just a good soldier for the organization for a lot of years. I met him several times in Jr High/High School at youth hockey events, Caps rallies, etc. Very good guy.

"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"

by fat_daddyo on Nov 29, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions  

very nice guy – had a conversation with him at caps convention, he was pretty much hysterical

"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."

by kellobellow on Nov 29, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions  

I wasn’t criticizing his number being retired, I was genuinely asking what his influence was, since I was too young to really grasp impact in the late 80s and not even born until a few months after he stopped being an assistant in the 83 season.

I only looked to the stats to see if that was a reason why (would have been surprised if it was since I never hear him talked about in historical stat discussions).

by renstar on Nov 29, 2009 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

He didn’t score the Caps first goal though, that was Jim Hrycuik.

by katzistan on Nov 29, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Photo caption fail: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/photos?photoId=314886&gameId=291128010

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.

by gfcaps fan on Nov 29, 2009 1:12 PM EST reply actions  

22, 23, what’s the difference? Aside from a few screws in the post-operative hand…

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

by CapitalCentre on Nov 29, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Juice has enormous calves. They’re not calves anymore, they’re cattle.

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Nov 29, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions  

This is another one-off jersey number media gaffe for this game. Last night, CSN+ was scrolling the Ovechkin score across the top and it said: Goal-Ovechkin, Assists-Aucoin, Giroux. Someone must have fat-fingered Backstrom’s jersey number and accidentally punched in #20. Or, the junior varsity CSN+ production team may just suck. Or both.

by Cluster on Nov 29, 2009 1:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, I saw that. CSN was clearly in an alternate universe last night. By the way, before anyone thinks it, the captions are provided with the photos, that was not an ESPN fail. I actually saw the photo first on the Caps website, but couldn’t freeze it and knew I could find it at ESPN.

"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."

by gfcaps fan on Nov 29, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Saw that too. WTF.

SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.

by EmilyB on Nov 29, 2009 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Osala with 2 boarding penalties last night. Can’t say I hate that. Love that he is playing physical and you can’t board a guy you can’t catch (normally).

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...

by Rob Parker on Nov 29, 2009 1:51 PM EST reply actions  

Brash actually tried to fight Cooke last night after Cooke threw a (allegedly) dirty hit to Ansimov’s head. The linesmen wouldn’t let it happen. Good on Brash for trying. Boo on Cooke for so many things (yeah he fought later but IMO that doesn’t absolve the trash the is Matt Cooke’s soul). Boo on the linesmen for messing it up. Torts is 100% correct on this one.

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...

by Rob Parker on Nov 29, 2009 1:53 PM EST reply actions  

Future Commish, I’m hoping you get rid of the instigator penalty.

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 29, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions  

It’s gone if the hit is dirty or questionable, but still there for hits that are obviously clean, like Sloan’s first hit.

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...

by Rob Parker on Nov 29, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

So more of this “In the opinion of the referee” crap? Aw.

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 29, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions  

No, not really. You have to let guys stick up for teammates so anything questionable you can fight for. It’s only the obviously clean hits that get an instigator. Like Sloan’s hit. Or Armstrong on JVR last night, no reason he should have to fight for that. The presumption should be to allow the fight but in clear cases the ref should call an instigator.

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...

by Rob Parker on Nov 29, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Definitely a dirty hit, he blind sided Anisimov and blatantly jumped to hit him in the head (it obviously wasn’t just physics, as Pronger would say, Anisimov is a lot taller than Cooke). At least the NHL got this one right and suspended him.

Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst

by Killer_Carlson on Nov 29, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Haven’t seen, what’s the suspension?

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...

by Rob Parker on Nov 29, 2009 11:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Rec’tacular.

SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.

by EmilyB on Nov 29, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Hmm, doesn’t he look like Briere (God forbid)?..

by fnralch on Nov 29, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions  

you’re right. and that’s really disturbing, because I was going to say “NEVER! Not my MP.”

by Vinn on Nov 29, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions  

So that’s why he was his favorite player.

"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."

by gfcaps fan on Nov 29, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions  

I’d be thrilled to see MP develop into Daniel Briere, but without the 10 ¢ head. MP’s already shown better judgment in 20 games than Briere has in his career.

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Nov 29, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Agreed. He also looks to have more of St. Louis’ toughness than Briere does. The closer he gets to either of those guys the happier I’ll be.

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...

by Rob Parker on Nov 29, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Minus the giant contract.

by red army line on Nov 30, 2009 4:09 AM EST up reply actions  

Totally. I was just following the trail of snark.

"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."

by gfcaps fan on Nov 29, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions  

He’s a better looking version IMHO,

"And next year it will be ours."

by Ovechwin on Nov 29, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Where’s that pic from? It’s fantastic.

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by J.P. on Nov 29, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I saw that in the game pictures that are on the Caps site or you can get them at ESPN’s (AP) game story.

"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."

by gfcaps fan on Nov 29, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Yup. Snagged it from the Caps’ site, probably should have said that instead of just slapping it up here w/ out credit. I believe it is courtesy of Getty Images, originally.

You know, the same people who confuse Jurcina w/ Knuble.

by Becca H on Nov 29, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions  

and in case anyone’s wondering, goal #10 is Alex’s first ever goal.

by Vinn on Nov 29, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Would that have been pre-season? I’m thinking this is his first goal ever.

"Alex Ovechkin makes Chad Johnson look like he's reading the paper."

by bigmac1124 on Nov 29, 2009 5:07 PM EST up reply actions  

It says in the description of the video that it was his 4th, and I’m sure that his first (regular season, NHL) goal came at home. Thanks for compiling the videos though!

by sixsevenfiftysix on Nov 29, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions  

oh wow you’re right. I think by the end of the list I was going a little nuts with all the numbers in my head. :) Fourth goal in his fifth game.

by Vinn on Nov 29, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions  

  1. The Bank – counting fail, gah.

SO FЯIENDS, IS BATTLE NOW.

by EmilyB on Nov 29, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Watching that version of #1 again gave me three thoughts. First, how lucky I was to be there. Second, how lucky I am to be a Caps fan right now. Third, how much I miss Curt Keilback.

A man gotta have a code

by Carl Putnam on Nov 29, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions  

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