Game Day Open Thread: Capitals @ Avalanche
Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, Dec 15, 2009 9:30 PM EST
Tonight's probable netminders:
Have at it, people.
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This guy's sorry he's late

But he came all the way from the 80’s to give his thumbs up on cap space improvements.
I believe that's...

"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 15, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions
Dang, missing link, I suck.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 15, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
Is that Max Headroom?
Mega early on the GDT, too. Nice.
Colorado’s return to earth starts tonight.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
You are correct sir…
Unrelated:
I haven’t been paying attention to Colorado this season, but I was really rooting for the Caps to pick up Cody McLeod from the Avalanche when I’d seen him in action in his 1st two years. Not a particularly big point scorer but their #1 penalty guy. He did get 2 goals and a fighting major in a game against Detroit in October.
I’m gonna miss most of the game but I’ll DVR it and check it out later. I’ll probably catch the end with Sct112 after my team is done eviscerating his team; if he’s not too shamed to share a beer with me. Hopefully I’m not immediately enraged when I head down to Bailey’s after the game. Go Caps!
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Even he is better than ShaMo? And Pothier is out, too, so they need a warm body on D?
Best I could come up with…
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
But ShaMo is in as well. Jurcina is out.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 15, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
People were saying it before: if you want to trade em you gotta show em.
If you don’t put em out you don’t get em out
In my mind, Erskine has zero trade value. But in any case, whatever trade value he has, it isn’t likely to change much with a few games. He’s a known commodity.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 15, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
That’d be cool, and we’d all appreciate the insights, but first and foremost enjoy the game. Don’t miss a goal because you’re typing on a tiny screen.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s go Caps! They’ll play tough tonight!
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
by zephyr on Dec 15, 2009 6:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Ugh
been dreading this one for a long time, my wife is a diehard Avs fan and shes excited (rightfully so) about her team this year. This house is definitely divided and we’ll see if it stands after tonight…
I think tonight’s game may be one of the most important of the season so far, for whatever that’s worth. There’s the need to get back on track after an awful week, start the road trip off right, game 1 of the “Alzner’s here to stay” and “Nylander is gone” eras, and it’s against one of the top teams in the standings. December tilts don’t get much bigger than this.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 15, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions
Not to mention a major redemption attempt by Theo, who sorely needs to step it up, against a former team.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 15, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
The Denver post reports that Wedge is out with an undisclosed injury, but that Barret, Tifa, Biggs and Jesse should all be good to go for AVALANCHE.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 6:57 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
This must be some sort of pop culture reference, but I am apparently too old and dorky to get it
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I don’t get all of it, but it’s definitely Star Wars in there. So, no, you’re not too old.
"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."
I thought this Wedge, but apparently not.
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"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
It’s pretty clear that whoever did the translations into English from the Japanese game was a Star Wars fan.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of Japanese to English game translations:

"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
All your reference are belong to us.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
Its actually a video game reference, from a fairly old game, so I think that makes us the dorky ones
For some reason it doesn’t feel that old. Maybe cause the movie came out a couple years ago and Dirge of Cerberus and whatnot. :S
But wow now that I think about it, it is fairly old.
Yeah I was like 8 or 9yrs old! I got the game a year or two after for the PC since I never had a PS. I still have it, but never completed it. I have a horrible track record of never finishing games, haha.
I’m in the same boat about finishing games. I still have N64 games I never finished.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
Rec’d, and I’m not rooting for AVALANCHE for once.
Let’s go Shinra Caps!
Winterion Game Studios
Visit us online at : http://winterion.com
You’re normally an Avalanche fan. Or are the A your second favorite team?
Rocking the Red since 1975
Hopefully Ovie breaks said tie.
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
saw that. The game is nuts 2 fights within 1 minute apart. Seems like all Philly can do these days is fight…
by Garyland1177 on Dec 15, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Okay, round three. How about some hockey with these fights?
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
all that fighting worked out well for the Flyers last year in their playoff series so let’s try again now….2-0 Pittsburgh…idiots
and carcillo scores? (heard it from the other room)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
what a girl, anyone ever see the Valkyrie voice over about Cindy Crosby? Histerical and definitely worth checking out…i’ll try to find it
B-E-A-R-S Bears, Bears, Bears WHOOOOOO!!
One thing I love about Japers Rink:
D-bags like MHBears are few and far between.
Guys, guys, guyyyys….I am spelling it CINDY Crosby. Like the girls names.
I came over to see what Varlamov’s time table is for his return and I get treated to MHBears wittiness.
Anyways, you guys should all be watching this game until the Caps game starts. Very good. Even if CINDY dominates the Flyers.
We are, and we are.
Varly is traveling with the team and laced up his skates today. That doesn’t mean he’ll be playing anytime soon, but it does mean he gets to help pay for the rookie dinner.
We’re crossing our fingers and thanks for asking.
ALEX, FĐŻEE
Dude, unnecessary. No need for that. You know that people do the same thing with Ovechkin over on Pensburgh. Sometimes you just have to let it slide. Varlamov is on the trip so he presumably could be playing within the next couple games. This game has been good… for my fantasy team!
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Point taken. I went a little too far with it. I apologize.
Also, to address a post above – I don’t care that Ovechkin has played like 10 less games than Crosby. The fact that they have the same number of goals is fine with me. I wouldn’t have believed you if you would’ve said before the season that they’d have the same number of goals after one game.
You getting the PIMs out of this game F&B? Or do you have Crosby?
It’s all good. I have Crosby and MAF so right now it’s looking alright. Also have Gooch and Gogo but they haven’t done much yet.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
by Rob Parker on Dec 15, 2009 8:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
CINDY CROSBY
More on cindy crosby… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y7I0RY8CHE
B-E-A-R-S Bears, Bears, Bears WHOOOOOO!!
by MHBears on Dec 15, 2009 7:28 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Despite what I said above, that link is pretty funny
by Link_Gaetz on Dec 15, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That was fan-frickin-tastic.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110% 100% of the time.
by capsfan4life on Dec 15, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Puck Daddy’s bold prediction for the night:
Jose Theodore shuts out the Avalanche and Nicklas Backstrom(notes) has a hand in all of Washington’s goals in a 3-0 win.
We should be so lucky.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 7:32 PM EST reply actions
We were something like 1-2-0 in the Interregnum.
ALEX, FĐŻEE
by EmilyB on Dec 15, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Now, we talking something more like the 1254–1273 interregnum after the Hohenstaufens but before the Habsburgs, or are we talking more like Oliver Cromwell (1649–1660) or the brief one during the Glorious Revolution?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
Stop with the history talk, I’m getting all flustered.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
She started it!
{sulks}
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Your capacity to remember who is male and who is female is impressive
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I did read the entire bubbles thread. So I’ve got that going for me.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t sulk, I love it. I’m a history groupie, of sorts. I eat that stuff up.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Heeeeyyyyyyy, there. Did I mention to you I was a history major?
/Now a professional salesman
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
My minor was history. WWII/Cold War mainly. Came in handy for game show answers.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
All these history majors comon, where are the rest of the science/ biology majors, i feel alone here
We’re anti-science. Especially Gouldie. It’s because of his wife.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I don’t believe in evolution. Or climate change. Or that the world is round.
Shhhhh, don’t tell her. She’d divorce me.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
i was a math major – is that any better? haha :)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
Should have read down; this is exactly what I’m doing.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Math/Economics. Word.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Mmmmmmm strategic bubbles arms treaties
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
I love History. And I know that given my personality, if I’d majored in it, I would no longer love it. So I majored in Economics, which I never really loved and I continue not to love.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Econ is/was great. Lots of nice, complicated puzzles with a Right Answer at the end.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
And a nice stochastic error to make it all mute at the end.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Modern economic tools work perfectly well 100% of the time as long as irrational human beings are not involved in the markets being studied.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Except the model of perfect competition is stupid and flawed. Product differentiation is how it works but that violates the model. So stupid.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
The model’s fine. It’s when people try and pretend that the model’s applicable to real life that you get in trouble.
Fair enough. But if it’s not applicable to the real world then it defeats some of the purpose, no? Plus, in economic terms I was raised by Austrians so “real” economists are always so condescending about it. I’m more about the logic of it than the numbers because of some of the points I’ve alluded to.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
But if it’s not applicable to the real world then it defeats some of the purpose, no?
Shhh. Thousands of jobs depend on economists convincing people that what they do means something.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Eh, I don’t think it defeats the purpose. It’s like physics. All the examples are in perfect vacuums, because they’re examples used to illustrate points.
But re Austrians and mathmatization of economics…don’t even get me started. There’s nothing worse than a PhD econ student who can do PhD level math but doesn’t understand why protectionism is a bad idea.
Major and Master’s in PoliSci but I didn’t get sick of politics until I moved to DC.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Wait, did you go to grad school and law school?
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. Grad school was dipping the toes in the water before law school. Mostly I just don’t want a job. Have to decide if PhD or MBA is up next. Probably PhD because it’s free.
/seriously, after the bar exam I’m done with school
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Man, you make me feel like a slacker.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
Go check my comments total and then rethink that statement.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Heh, good point. I probably won’t hire you as my lawyer… unless it’s for my contract arbitration.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
Thats what Grad school is for. I’m still not sure I’ll be ready for a ‘real’ job when (if?) i finish the phd. I do know i am ready to not be poor though
Haha. I hear that. Sick of racking up debt and being poor. Not sure how much longer Ms. F&B can carry me. What you in for?
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
I just quit practicing law after 20 years because IT SUCKS. Decided to do something fun with the rest of my life . . . maybe go back and get that history degree.
"We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor." - Bobby Clarke
5th year computer scienceish. good news is that the advisor thinks 18 months is a reasonable time frame to graduate for me.
future Ms. renstar is also a grad student, so together we are double poor and double sick of it
MBA is a great degree.
Don’t get a job – start a business. High stress, but much fun.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
You get the MBA, I’ll file the paper work! Then we move to ATL and sponsor our own Men’s League team! How could it go wrong?
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Yeah – an MBA is really, really great practice for what you actually do in business, as opposed to most other degrees I can think of. In fact, if you can swing a dual JD/MBA (I did mine in 3 years) you are armed for bear for any business situation you might encounter
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
George Washington.
And you’re right – two BA’s and a Masters is a lot of degrees if you add two more grad degrees!
You obviously know how to think and write, so you’re probably set for a business job.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Any advice for getting work with the SEC or a similar agency when I get out of school?
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Sure, but I don’t know how much it’s worth. The biggest (and simplest) pieces of advice I have are:
- Apply early. The government takes forever to go through job applications
- Preview listings for the types of jobs you might be interested in on USAJobs.com and see if there’s anything you can do in the meantime to make yourself a better application by looking at the ‘Qualifications and Evaluations’ tab and reading the questions if you can.
and understand it’s a giant pain in the ass. There’s not much way around that. It can help to be a contractor first, that’s for sure.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
The application process is a pain in the ass?
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
It can be. And the time. Industry hires much, much faster. Govt bureaucracy asserts itself heartily in the hiring process.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Dad works at NIST, so I’m familiar with that part. Think 6 months is enough lead time?
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I would say for government entry level jobs (if that’s where you’re at) three months is fast, five-six is average, and nine is long.
Oh, also! Two more things.
- If you can, talk to someone in HR and ask what kinds of answers they want to KSA questions. I’ve heard ‘write everything you can’ and I’ve heard ‘be succinct’, so…
- Part of the reason the process takes so long is that applications generally go through OPM before they get to the agencies. If you find a job you want that’s hiring via the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP), go for it. That gives agencies the authority to hire directly, so it’ll probably take longer and you’ll probably get people who are more qualified to evaluate your credentials.
Thanks, those are practical points that I hadn’t been giving much thought to. I appreciate it.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
I can also vouch for most of the above points. I have an MBA, and the experience of getting one has been invaluable in my job since then. It forces you to think, forces you to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Being a military officer for 8 years prior to grad school certainly helped my discipline and time management skills.
I can also say that getting a government gig now is a great route to go. I’m personally a defense contractor (better $$$ and easy for ex-military to get).
Hey, I did political science too. Wound up hating politics during the summer of presidential election when my job was, essentially, to read the news all day, every day.
I refused to study American politics. I was an International security gal. Treaties and such. My advisor was a dick, though (KEOHANE!) and I decided against grad school.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Always was sorry I didn’t major in history, instead I majored in accounting to keep my parents happy. "You can get a job with that . . . " bla bla bla
"We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor." - Bobby Clarke
Agreed! Another history major here. Not to pile on.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
I majored in Musical History and Creative Writing/English. My thesis paper was “Air Supply and Late 1970s Love Songs-Was it Really This Bad? Hell Yes.”
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
We are so broken up. I love Air Supply.
I mean… well, okay, I admit it. I love Air Supply.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Boutros – We will always have Hall and Oates
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know if I can forgive you. I’m all out of love.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Oh Boutros, if you are all out of love—then I guess we will be making love out of nothing at all.
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
Then there will be two less lonely people in the world.
I think I might gag.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
(looks frantically for an Air Supply title with “Gag” in it)
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of Hall and Oates, my roommates freshman year played ‘Rich Girl’ at least once a night on the weekends, more if we were having a party in the room. I’m not sure why, but it was awesome.
Other popular songs included ‘Hurricane’ by Bob Dylan and ‘Cecilia’ by Simon and Garfunkel, and a ton of Grateful Dead. Good times.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
all good songs Bradley, all good songs
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh. If you need to know what an accountant knows, hire one.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
by fat_daddyo on Dec 15, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Alzner has somewhat of a Roundhead, if that’s any indication…
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Also, you’re rec’d because his nickname is “King Karl”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
I was all the way through the history-geek post and had hit the “post” button before I got the pun. It’s a nice one.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I would love it if that prediction were true. But I’ll settle for the Caps winning tonight. (And, of course, no key Caps player going down with injury.)
I have my priorities straight.
Rocking the Red since 1975
No injury is tops on my list. Ima thinking the Caps win tonight, win in Canuckistan, and then stink it up in EDM. I’m more than willing to be wrong on that third part.
ALEX, FĐŻEE
Right. Sometimes the bold predictions get real close, so maybe we’ll get lucky.
"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."
As far as I’m concerned a win is a win is a win. Especially for this road trip sans Varly. Wins are hard enough to come by in the NHL, particularly in on the road. I’m not going to sweat the style points. And agreed on the no injuries.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
I was referring to the win, because style points don’t get you anything. Although in Theo’s case, he could sure use the style points for his save pct and GAA.
"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."
Sorry if I wasn’t clear, I was agreeing with you about the win. I was just adding my own opinion that while a pretty 3-0 win, like Puck Daddy predicts, would be nice, I’d be happy with a 4-3 win.
Also agreed that Theo’s GAA and Save % could use the style points.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
The Caps do seem to have a better track record for winning games where no one gives them a chance of winning, like the San Jose game.
Rocking the Red since 1975
Pretty sure we were the favorites in that one, I thought about putting money on it. Remember, we were at home.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 15, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
…and we’re also favorites in this one. So yeah, throw that line of thinking out.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 15, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
How on earth could we possibly be the favorites in tonight’s game? We’re playing a team who’s doing well on their home field who has a hot goalie. While we don’t exactly have a hot goalie we can play.
Rocking the Red since 1975
Only for informational purposes, I’m sure.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 15, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
So Puck Daddy already jinxed Theo? Fucking great…
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
Leahy’s a Pens fan. So you’re saying it’s okay, then?
"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."
Wysh claims he’s a Devils fan, but his commenters know the truth.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
The start to that Philly PP was terrible, they looked like peewees out there after winning the faceoff cleanly
And Pronger was supposed to put the Flyers “over the top” for Stanley Cup contention. Now they’re in lottery team contention.
I still think the Flyers have too much talent to be a lottery team. By the “law of averages”, they’ll do better in the second half of the season. (I also remember Pittsburgh’s bad play during a period during December/January of last season where they fell into 10th place. And got hot after firing their coach and hiring Bylsma as coach. Still, in spite of their bad stretch, they were much better than a lottery team.)
Rocking the Red since 1975
I truly thought the addition of Pronger to their crew of 20 goal scorers was going to be enough to overcome shoddy goaltending and push them to the top of the East.
Shows how much I know.
They also have been pretty plagued by injuries and i think they will improve and get hot once gange, emery, and others return and they get more used to lavi, hopefully that takes too long for them to get in the playoffs though
You know it’s bad when Carcillo is playing on the powerplay.
There will be a ĐŻeckoning for the wĐŻecking ball
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Plagued? Richards, Carter, Hartnell, Timonen, Pronger have all been healthy. Yeah, Gagne is injured, but what else is new? I don’t think they’ve been horribly unlucky compared to other teams with respect to injury.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 15, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
You weren’t alone. Even with Emery in net I was real afraid of PHI this year. Now they are going to have to scramble just to make the playoffs and I don’t think they have the goaltending to ein the east right now and can’t afford an upgrade without giving up an important piece.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
by Rob Parker on Dec 15, 2009 8:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Taking a break from finals week to watch some good hockey.
Let’s go Caps!
There will be a ĐŻeckoning for the wĐŻecking ball
Agreed do not miss those… though I’d gladly subject myself to finals again if I got 4 more years of the awesomeness that was college.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Does community college count? NOVA boy here.
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
If you don’t like it then I guess not. If you do like it and it shields you from the real world, than why not?! Regardless, good luck on those finals!
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
You AND my brother. Sheesh. Good thing he’s leaving for Cali, now I don’t have to hear him complain every day.
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
It’d be sir. And thank you. Winter break just around the corner!
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
C’mon man. You know I’ve been in finals for weeks now and haven’t wished me luck once. What gives? You treat me like I’m the Semin of commenters or something.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
by Rob Parker on Dec 15, 2009 8:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Trending F&B.
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Trending F&B = hocked up on vicodin?
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 15, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Trending F&B right now is more like “out of vidocin and all other recreational substances not tied up in baked goods.”
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
mmmmm, butter
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
What, ham and butter in a baked good? A ham and cheese croissant is proof that all three go together well.
I might just talk about food all night….
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Man, that might be the next task. Up until now I’ve stuck with desert type stuff. Never considered the value of a breakfast good of that nature…
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Breakfast casserole!
The perfect combination of the swine, the bakery, eggs and salsa
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
We used to order breakfast pizza from the joint by our college. Was more awesome than I can even describe. Bacon, sausage, onions, eggs, DROOL.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Wegman’s does those on the weekends; breakfast grease FTW.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 15, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
oh, me likey.
I think I’ll try my own breakfast pizza this saturday…it’s sleepover night, and there’s nothing a flock of 13-year-old girls needs to settle them down than a barrage of calories, carbs and pork product
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Keep the robe closed, F&B
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
by boutros23 on Dec 15, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve never understood why anyone buys the altered butter. I mean, if I want salt in something I’m baking, I’ll add it. Have you ever accidentally used salted butter for something that called for unsalted? yuck. Leave my butter unaltered, thank you.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
That’s what Marlon Brando said in Last tango in Paris
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Begrudging movie geek rec.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 15, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Thankfully, none ’til Thursday and Friday for me.
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
Thankfully, I finished on Saturday.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 15, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
Thankfully…
Oh. Goddammit.
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
So what is everyone’s beverage of choice this evening?
I am going with the old English favorite, Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale :)
http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/Beers/BottledBeers/HolyGrail.aspx
I need 100% of you guys to give 110% 100% of the time.
Drool
"It's like water. You want to drink it. You will drink it."
by Steck It Out on Dec 15, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
I am trying to finish up the rest of my Oktoberfest Beers.
I have two Ayinger Oktoberfests left….Es ist mein lieblings-Märzenbier
Magic Hat #9, Vermont’s finest.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 15, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Sierra Nevada Celebration on tap in my basement
by cwmprthd on Dec 15, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Shiner Commemorator. It’s tasty.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 15, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
No booze for me tonight. Too much work, too tired, too cold.
/Need a snuggie my own self
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
If you have a bathrobe just wear it backwards. You know that’s what a snuggie is right?
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Nah, then you have the ass all hanging out. Snuggie’s a bit better than a bathrobe.
I don’t have one, but that’s what I’ve heard.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!



