Friday Caps Clips: Caps @ Canucks Game Day
by J.P. on Dec 18, 2009 6:45 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight's rare visit to Vancouver from Vogs, CSN Washington, the CP, and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Nucks Misconduct for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- The Caps are 5-2-1 all-time in Vancouver on Fridays and won their only Friday road match-up between the teams in December (back in 1979), so they're pretty much a lock tonight.
- Alex Ovechkin is an absolute rock star in Vancouver. [Kelowna.com, and again]
- He's also "hockey's most exciting and engaging player" (narrowly edging out Jeff Schultz for those honors). [Vancouver Sun]
- The Canucks are ready for the challenge of stopping him (Ovechkin, not Schultz, whom they know better than to think they can stop. [Kelowna.com, and again]
- David Koci walks. Ridiculous. [FanShot]
- One thought on how to prevent the next cheapshot: don't put yourself in a position to be cheap-shotted. [Ed Frankovic's Blog]
- Really nice piece on Brendan Morrison's comeback season. [TSN (video), h/t @nateewell]
- Despite the infrequency with which the Caps play there, Vancouver is familiar turf for many in the organization. [Washingotn Times]
- Read yesterday's news today at the Washington Post. If you don't get it... eh. [WaPo]
- SI's Pictures of the Year feature contains an entry featuring the Caps (and no, it's not this one). [SI]
- Several Caps talk rookie dinner. [Caps365 (video)]
- Tim Gleason on AO: "I hit him so hard, but it didn’t really move him. He’s a solid human being." [Canes Country]
- If it's possible for both teams to lose a trade, the Caps and Pens sure did with the Jaromir Jagr deal. [Puck Daddy]
- Speaking of trades, Corey has thrown together a shopping list. [In The Room]
- One more trade-related note: the Caps aren't about to trade the problem contract they just got out from under for someone else's problem contract. [Hockey Or Die!]
- Not sure how I missed this one, but as of a week ago, Mike Green was Canada's top-rated blueliner... [CTV]
- ... and as of this week, Nicklas Backstrom is the game's third-rated pivot. [CTV]
- Worried about how participating in the Olympics might impact a player's NHL production thereafter? Don't be. [Behind the Net]
- Alexandre Giroux vs. Mike Duco II: American League style. [Patriot-News]
- John Carlson's still getting rave reviews in Hershey. [John Walton Hockey]
- Dmitri Orlov and Dmitry Kugryshev have both made Russia's WJC squad. [Russian Hockey Fans]
- Finally, happy 37th birthday to Jeff Nelson, happy 58th to Bernie Wolfe, and happy 64th to Jean Pronovost.
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Related to yesterday’s decision, an interesting NYT article on potential long-term effects.
"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)."
…on head shots and mental health in the future.
"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 18, 2009 7:28 AM EST up reply actions
Saw that. Can’t say I’m the slightest bit surprised by the findings. You?
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Same here, and I’m guessing we may see increased instances of it similar to what we saw earlier this decade with retired NFLers.
I can’t recall if it was asked specifically of him, but I wonder what Brads thought of the new helmet after the Carcillo cheapshot. I know that cool helmets aren’t going to solve the problem, but I’d presume that better equipment as a whole (not to mention how to wear it) would help in dealing with this stuff.
"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 18, 2009 7:40 AM EST up reply actions
Better glass, too. That seamless crap in Colorado ought to be outlawed.
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I know it’s in the sidebar, but the additional info Mirtle has is also excellent.
"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 18, 2009 7:49 AM EST up reply actions
Perhaps...
We need the giant David Wright helmet?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 7:58 AM EST up reply actions
I see your Schwartz is as big as mine.
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Moychendaising!!!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 8:07 AM EST up reply actions
Inspired to dig this clip out.
"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 18, 2009 8:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yogurt! I hate Yogurt! Even with Strawberries.
"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 18, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
Personal favorite line
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Dec 18, 2009 8:24 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve used that quote…
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That’s a great quote. I don’t know what it is, but the word “shit” just sounds funnier in older comedies.
"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 18, 2009 8:31 AM EST up reply actions
It’s also the delivery of the word there, similar to the jive back-and-forth in Airplane!
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I was thinking of the exact same scene! There’s also some good usage in Blazing Saddles.
"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 18, 2009 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
on a related note, i will be missing the first half of tonights game due to going to the kennedy center with my family
tickets to Young Frankenstein? I’m still debating if I should splurge on a pair for my dad.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Am I the only person who thinks that doesn’t look ridiculous?
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David Wright’s Helmet
It took me a while to figure out, but a trick I use to find out what people are replying to in these long threads is to put my mouse over the edge of the line, and then use my scroll wheel to just go up until I find what it would be replying to without the extra conversation.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I’m one of those people who tends to work hard for little gain.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Heh. I do the same exact thing sometimes, but you can also click the “up” link to the right of the comment’s timestamp.
"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 18, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
There’s just no doubt any more that blows to the head are bad, and repeated blows to the head are worse.
That hit on Mike Green? Yeah, that would be a permanent brain injury. Things like “I got my bell rung” or “I got a little woozy” tend to be coupled with “so it’s not big deal”. But it is; getting your bell rung is also known more specifically as destroying brain tissue. I have zero doubt that there will be significant long-term effects for many, many players down the road.
Sort of related, the MMA guys are really courting problems. Those guys take repeated, violent trauma to the head, and come back for more. I have a hard time understanding how they keep getting guys to sign up to fight for them, to tell you the truth.
And yes, I watch MMA and enjoy it, and I enjoy the hitting in hockey, so I am a hypocrite.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
For the Niedermayer lobby, a note from the Green CTV link:
“Notably absent from the Top 30 rankings is veteran Anaheim defenceman Scott Niedermayer, who is ranked 31st; limited by his minus-5 rating for a struggling Ducks team, but he still figures to be a strong consideration for a spot with Team Canada. "
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Niedermayer is having what, given his history, is something of a down year, but that might have been a comment that could have been written about Sergei Fedorov in January of 2008. The circumstances are different (Niedermayer has more of a history — and a successful one — than Fedorov had in Columbus), but it might be that, like Fedorov, Niedermayer might be able to raise his game in another environment (read: “with a contender”).
I don’t know what to make of the possibility of bringing Niedermayer to the Caps (I’m not a fan of high-end rentals), but I don’t put a lot of stock into his comparatively low numbers. They merely mirror his team.
If you've read this far...seek help.
“Comparatively low,” relative, of course, to the best D’s in the game. “Comparatively high” relative to every Caps blueliner but one.
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Right. And Guerin wasn’t the same player as he used to be on the ice, but he still brought a lot to that team last year.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Read yesterday’s news today at the Washington Post. If you don’t get it… eh.
Ha! Awesome.
"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 18, 2009 7:47 AM EST reply actions
loved the vancouver sun article
… although i found their choice of main picture pretty funny, especially when the gallery included this gem:
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
by kellobellow on Dec 18, 2009 7:59 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Smells like… “Crosby”
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 18, 2009 8:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes that Crosby he looks right into ya. Right into your eyes. And, you know, the thing about a Crosby… he’s got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 8:44 AM EST up reply actions
Yup...that's about right
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 18, 2009 9:13 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Too bad there isn’t an “Irish brogue font”. (Best scene in the movie!)
by mechanicsville on Dec 18, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
The main picture's caption
Alex Ovechkin practices with his team, the Washington Capitals, at GM Place in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon December 17, 2009. The Capitals will take on the Vancouver Canucks Friday night.
Know your place, Boyd.
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Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I was just thrilled to see Gordo practicing.
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He looks as though he’s trying to sneak up on Gordo by low-crawling. What’s he gonna do when he catches him?
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
Tie his skate laces together.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 18, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
For a split second there I thought there was an Ovi to Gordo ass grab involved…silly me
by SeattleCapsFan on Dec 18, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
And who’s to say there wasn’t? I saw AO sharing a … moment … once in practice with Sasha. It was very sweet.
ALEX, FЯEE
wouldn’t have surprised me in the slightest
by SeattleCapsFan on Dec 18, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
He was just making Backstrom jealous.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 18, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
As long as AO doesn’t hit him too hard. I will forever be afraid that Gordo’s back is about to explode.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 18, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
The Caps are 5-2-1 all-time in Vancouver on Fridays
Were any of those games in a leap year? Cause if they were…well…I don’t know what that would mean either.
You also failed to note that the Caps record of 5-2-1 add up to 8 so lock this game up!
But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes.
That Morrison video was great. I really liked the part about him showing up in an authentic chewbacca costume to scare guys at practice.
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.
I bent my wookie!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Never, Marge! Never! I can’t live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles. Sure, I might offend a few of the bluenoses with my cocky stride and musky odors — oh, I’ll never be the darling
of the so-called “City Fathers” who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about “What’s to be done with this Homer Simpson?”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Or...
If they were playing the Bengals, they could list it as THE BIENIEMY
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 9:04 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Who has two thumbs and is continually amazed by your early morning wit mixed with occasional obscurity? This guy.
"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 18, 2009 9:13 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks for the love!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
and another “japer’s rink” dig, to boot.
by Natty Bumppo on Dec 18, 2009 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
At least they didn’t say “Jasper’s”
"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 18, 2009 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
We could always change it to Pappers, and make it either your grandfather’s blog, or a blog designed to “smear” the competition.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rink continuity would take a hit due to Alzheimer’s.
"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 18, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
It’s spelled “Alzner.”
/cled smakedown?
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.
Nice conglomeration of Rink memes there.
"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 18, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
There’s nothing like messing up a correction….
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 18, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
Nah, for us it’d be more like Yappers’ Rink if you judge by the number of comments.
Unleash the Alex!
But we jape as much as we yap. Japers.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 18, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
The “J” is pronounced like a “Y”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Am I missing a snark?
When in doubt…
"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 18, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
alright alright, I fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out!
I say the Enemy to spice it up a little.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
I’d like it if we were Public Enemy
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a photoshop waiting to happen..
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Ovechkin gets to be Chuck D. Matt Bradley can be Flavor Flav
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta argue Mike Green for Flavor Flav
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Brads seems more goofy and funny though. Semin can be Professor Griff
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Best recording I ever heard of that song was on a Bloodshot Records compilation. There was a band on there that recorded “Bring The Noise” in Bluegrass style. BLUEGRASS.
And it was GOOD Bluegrass! Not the crappy ironic KISS covers that Hayseed Dixie does.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Does anyone else legitimately like Public Enemy? I definitely do.
"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 18, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
They’re great. I used to toss back the “Elvis was a hero to most” line with a buddy at work all the time.
“Straight up racist simple and plain!”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
Motherf*ck him and John Wayne.
"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 18, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Is that how the song goes?
"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 18, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
I’M LISTENING TO THE FUCKING SONG!!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And yet society remains intact. Remarkable!
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Awesome lyricists. I really dug Yo! Bum Rush The Show and Fear of a Black Planet.
“Brothers Gonna Work It Out” is just a melodic masterpiece.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
What gets me more is the idea that Washington is a team that other teams look ahead to. I’m at least half-convinced that the Canucks got stomped by Anaheim because they were too busy thinking about Washington.
Unleash the Alex!
It still feels a little weird, doesn’t it?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 18, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
favorite ’Nucks Misconduct comment: “Beware Matt Bradley (#10)! If he bleeds as a result of a fight or hard hit, the Caps go on a scoring rampage. Happens. Every. Time.”
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
by RedBirdie on Dec 18, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
ahahahaha – so awesome.
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
by kellobellow on Dec 18, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
So I’d hate to see what happens if Rypiens actually kills Bradley then ;)
You guys seem like cool cats. See ya at game time.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
you can’t kill The Bradley, you can only hope to contain him!
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Look forward to hanging out. The Canucks are my West Coast team, second only to the Caps – should be a good tilt tonight!
Unleash the Alex!
I miss their Bure-era jerseys…those were awesome
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
That logo looks like they were printing it out with an ink jet printer that was running out of red ink.
"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 18, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
You know it! Yet they get some flack from Canucks fans I don’t get why. Most people still like the stick in rink the best.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Its so plain though. And the colors remind me too much of the Whalers.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
We're still 12 hours away from game time.
Jesus.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Screw that! Energy drinks and coffee! And booze!
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Jägerbombs… check out this new haircut.
"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 18, 2009 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
Not necessarily in that order, but yes.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Got coffee. Got booze. Need energy drinks… Grocery store? TONIGHT?!
by IRockTheRed on Dec 18, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
Wawa is better than 7-11, and Sheetz is where I did most of my college grocery shopping.
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 Dec 18, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
Got a 7-Eleven near me. Also have a Royal Farms. Either will do…
by IRockTheRed on Dec 18, 2009 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Sheetz is awesome. I was so happy to see some driving to Hershey last weekend.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Wawa v. Sheetz. An debate that will divide nations.
"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 18, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sheetz is awesome! None near me, though… at least none on the way home. :-p
by IRockTheRed on Dec 18, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
We never see a Sheetz while driving to Hershey…I guess cause we go up via 83. The only thing we see is that spinning weightlifting guy at York Barbell
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
15 is the way to go. I think I saw like 20 other cars the entire way up.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Not if you live in or near Baltimore, it’s not.
If you’re looking for chow on 83, there’s an exit just south of York with a ton of food. We’ve stopped there before.
Unleash the Alex!
I’m too far east of 15. I’d have to go all the way to Frederick to pick it up. I only go that way when I’m going to Gettysburg.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks GS!
And also, in Hershey, the Chocolate Avenue Grille is AWESOME. Great food.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Stayed very nearby there.. will have to try it next time. Thanks for the tip.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
You could just ride the chocolate factory ride over and over unitl you had enough free mini-Hershey bars.
"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 18, 2009 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Mooooo! Moooooo! Moooooo! Moooooo!
It’s the milk chocolate!
by IRockTheRed on Dec 18, 2009 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Hersheeeeyy’s milk chocolatttteeeee
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
Year back, a friend and I stood up and pretended to be brawling during the end-of-the-ride photo op. He had me by the scruff of my shirt and I was pretending to punch him in the face. Some lady thought it was funny enough to buy our picture as well as her own. Kind of weird that she bought a picture of two kids she didn’t know, but still amusing.
"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 18, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
They love a good fight in Hershey.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Its the sweetest place on earth!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
I was highly amused by a bench-clearing brawl last season. The goalie was even throwing punches!
by IRockTheRed on Dec 18, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Haha, I meant to say “Years back” as in when I was in my early teens. This is not something I would do now days.
"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 18, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Actually, the chocolate factory’s food is pretty good, chocolate aside. Getting a chair is a war, and don’t stand up.
Unleash the Alex!
As nuts as it already is to find parking there and move through the crowds (even with our handicapped tags), I would NEVER eat there.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
As long as you don’t go at Christmastime, it isn’t horrible during the winter. Go in January or February and it’s nice and quiet.
Unleash the Alex!
We went to a game against Binghamton around Halloween and it was crazy, as was the game a few weeks ago against Springfield. We’re trying to make it to more games later in the season, but if we keep getting free Caps tix, we probably wont.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Aren’t we all supposed to be snowed in tonight anyway? We need to stock up on the booze now! I’ll be at the Zone tonight, so I’ll definitely be on the GDT but no booze. Unless I sneak a little something in my coke. yay work.
I’m hoping for the snow to come early so no one comes in the restaurant and they let us leave early. It’s only happened once in the 5 years I’ve been there. Then I can watch the game with a nice glass of warm spiced wassail on my couch in the comfort of my own home.
so much for pipe dreams. Enjoy your booze!
… and about 15 hours away from game finish. Ugh.
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OT, happy holidays and check out these Santa photos. Too funny.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Second picture of a polar bear in as many days. We on the island from Lost or something?
"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 18, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
There can never be enough pictures of polar bears. Black skin and clear fur is awesome. Plus, I would take a polar bear in a fight with any animal.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I’d pay good money to watch “Polar Bear vs. Koci.”
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by J.P. on Dec 18, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’d pay good money to use a polar bear as my primary means of transportation.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
Frankly, I don’t know who wouldn’t.
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Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Communists.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
Communists would at least share the bear, and take turns riding it to work. Unless these are Soviets or Kim Jong-Il, who would just ride them around to show their power, and really would pay good money for one.
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by Whiter Mage on Dec 18, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
Fine. Terrorists.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
And thank God for that.
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Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
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by Whiter Mage on Dec 18, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
What about Koci vs. Carlton the Bear?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
Assuming that Carlton is adequately truculent…
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Carlton looks far too nice and cuddly. Burke should trade his sorry ass.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Or at least get him some damn pants.
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Being pantsless is part of his charm. That’s also been said of me.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Judging by PPP’s Leafman, nobody in Toronto wears pants.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
Especially Gary Leeman
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
um, doesn’t it get cold in Toronto? You’d think the menfolk might want to cover up their, um, manparts. My understanding is the cold is none to kind to them.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
This is true. However, Carlton does not appear to have manparts and Leafman has nothing to be ashamed of.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
I think Carlton would look awesome in a kilt. Not that that has anything to do with anything. Just a random thought.
you’re right. They remind me of my sister-in-law’s hips.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Have you met a girl named Carlton?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
They could change his name to Karlton and have Karlton’s Kilt Klub.
“It’s great to be back at the Apollo Theatre!”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
I like to watch polar bears eat penguins.
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by J.P. on Dec 18, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 9 recs
It is mesmerizing. The one blowing smoke rings is just perfect.
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by Scott in Shaw on Dec 18, 2009 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
Geez… It’s a Hockey Night in Canada viewing on my deck.
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by ThePeerless on Dec 18, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
New content is just nine minutes away!
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send Sami Salo’s son
Say that five times, fast.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Sami Salo Stuns Stan Smyl would be a good name for a Nucks blog.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
Don’t give his kid anything! If he’s anything like his pops, he’ll hurt himself putting it on!
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Hey…he’s kicking ass currently for me on NHL 10. He gets a free pass from me.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
you must have the injuries turned off
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Actually, I did for almost an entire season before I realized they were off! Have since fixed it though.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
good on Gleason to give Ovie props after the knee and face incidents, and otherwise humerous quotes. he just moved up my list of favorite non-Caps. hockey player.
he got respect from me coming back and scoring that shortie while wearing the fishbowl minutes after taking a puck off the face.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Dec 18, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
So....
Team USA?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
I was thinking about that, actually.
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Is that your way of confirming it as a valid question without answering?
I have him in. Burke loves that toughness, Burke said he’s not going with the most skilled guys, Gleason has toughness, can play against top opposition, and has some intangibles.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
That’s exactly what it is – me saying “Sounds like a decent idea, but I’d have to take a look at who the candidates are before committing myself one way or the other.”
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The Dimitri/Dmitry duo making the Russian team is great news. I see Dmitry is still in top 10 in scoring in the QMJHL. By my count that makes 5 Caps prospects at WJC this year. 2 Russians, and 1 each for Canada, Sweden, and USA.
A man gotta have a code
Speaking of the WJC’s, its nice to see that NHLN is broadcasting Team USA’s tuneup with North Dakota Sunday. I will most certainly be tuning in.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Same here. I can’t stand the thought of watching Charlie Frye get abused in Denver, so its an easy choice.
A man gotta have a code
I’ll watch if I’m out of bed. Last final is Sat. at 1pm so I don’t know if noon on Sunday is in my future.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s a nice interview with Orlov (from about a month ago and mostly about his play on Metallurg).
I noted with some surprise that the interviewer seemed to have called him “Dim”. Went back and checked the original Russian version, and yep – “Дим”.
Heh.
ALEX, FЯEE
Tickets
Hey all – totally OT but how exactly does the ticket exchange work? Back in DC now for 2 weeks and I’m looking for tix to the Dec 26th game…any help?
Thanks!
by SeattleCapsFan on Dec 18, 2009 11:27 AM EST reply actions
Karl Alzner and OCD, who knew?
I’m guessing from JP’s comments in the link section, everyone but me.
Glad to see that Varly is going to take a full practice today.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Karl was a little nutty when he first got drafted. Steinberg loves him, of course.
I wish there was an easy way to search for old Puck Daddy posts, because there’s one that lists all of Karl’s quirks. If anyone knows how to find it, I’d be grateful. It was published as part of the 2007 draft coverage.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
“How is this kid not a goalie?”
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by EmilyB on Dec 18, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously! How did I miss such a great article?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
The lights in the office just went out
because nobody has moved for 10 minutes. One of those days.
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Hahahaha. I just got the remote control skunk sitting in my cube working, and my coworkers are amused.
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Same here. We got thrown out at 7 this morning for a “suspicious smell”, which prompted a call to the Fire Department.
I contend that someone farted and lied about it, but my theory has been shot down.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe whoever it was is so smug that he/she liked the smell
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
Didn’t realize that picture was so blurry. Looks like it was taken from a CSN+ broadcast.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
There are two people across the aisle from me that just sit in their cubes and fart openly. There are at least two farts a day. It was funny the first time.. six months later, it’s just gross.
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I can only imagine it would get annoying after a time, but I would still probably chuckle every time one got blasted.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sound, and it’s not subtle at all. It’s not like they’re sneaking out on accident. They’re leg-lifting blasts.
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Perhaps the most subtle way to address the issue is to wait until they’re out of the office and then leave a package of Bean-O on their desks.
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Yeah…you might have to take steps to prevent it. It would be tough to get in a fart-for-fart tete-a-tete with them at this point
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
haha, the lights just went out in my classroom b/c i haven’t moved in 10 minutes… probably because i’m about to pass out from dancing to “hey mickey” in front of the entire school. i’m one of those teachers who participates in pep rallies and makes an ass out of myself. and now it’s time to go home and start drinking!
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
there was one teacher at my middle school (6 years ago) who would always do her Michael Jackson impression. she was good!
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
Nowadays you say “Michael Jackson impression” and “middle school” and the cops are all over you.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
ahahaha, nice! my roommate (and fellow math teacher) has a michael jackson poster up in her classroom
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
yeah, she was one of the 7 of us who danced today – we were cheerleaders for the faculty-student basketball game. it was pretty hilarious.
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
Gotta love Friday at school before a break.
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oh yes – i think i was more antsy than the kids were today. sadly, we’re supposed to go back for monday, tuesday, and half of wednesday – but i’m hoping the snow will knock that out for us!
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
What do teachers do on those no-student days?
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naw, the kids have to come back too. sucks! we do have teacher workdays occasionally, those are usually spent finishing grades, cleaning/organizing… having dance parties and playing wiffleball :)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
Someone just came in here and said there’s going to be 25 inches of snow tomorrow. Good heavens…the area may explode.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions
Someone break out the Ted Nugent topless pics!!!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
DEATHCLOCKDEATHCLOCKDEATHCLOCK
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
Pickles: Ok, hold on now, so you’re telling me that you put these little guys in boiling water, and they shriek, and they turn red, and they die?
Deli Assistant: Yes, sir.
Pickles: That is the most metal thing I ever heard in my whole life… High five.
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You’ve been… ::drum solo::… Thundersnowed!
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t know that Stephen Colbert tackled this issue a few years back.
Thundersnow does not stop for anyone.
stephen colbert is awesome!!
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
I couldn’t believe the Jersey Shore tongue parasite. Yiiiiikes.
I’m not even posting a pic of that here.
The Colbert Report is great TV.
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we get The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on the comedy channel up in canada. both of them are awesome.
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
Yeah, we definitely had it some up in Syracuse. It was awesome in both the literal and figurative sense of the word.
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Just as long as you didn’t have to go anywhere. And I’m sure it was a little old by Senior year.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
It was old by October of my Freshman year. Zing!
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It’s times like this I wish I still lived on The Hill or somewhere I could walk to a local bar or something. I’m gonna be stir crazy by Sunday night.
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“THUNDERSNOW” is actually the name that Jim Balsille was planning to give the new Hamilton team if the Coyotes had moved.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 18, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Go Channel 9
Holy ish:
"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)."
50 million people in the path of the storm, according to ye olde weather channel
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
With no sign of Dennis Quaid or Jake Gyllenhaal to save us.
"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 18, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Nice.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 18, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Can’t wait to see what pink snow looks like
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by jordanDC on Dec 18, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Its snow for a particular time of the month
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
For the love of god don't eat it.
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by jordanDC on Dec 18, 2009 2:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Haha….“don’t just stare at it, eat it”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
How is this unrec’d. Shameful. Nice job YLM.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t ask it “annoying questions” either.
"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 18, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
They’ll probably send Neuvirth home soon what with Varlamov healing up.
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well, fuck, I really need to get to Kettler and pick up a last minute gift, and this damn snow is just going to RUIN my very carefully laid plans.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
So what’s the over/under on how many cars in the DC area will run off the road tomorrow? I’m thinking a couple hundred.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
Or how many yards of toilet paper will be purchased by residents of Bowie?
I swear, when I worked for Giant there, every time there was a threat of a snowstorm of any kind, we got pretty much looted for toilet paper. My dad used to joke that the people must be eating the stuff.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
They are, just not in the traditional way.
"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 18, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yes. And I grew up in Bowie. (You worked in the one in Freestate, yes? Or the one down 197 near Walmart?) Bowie usually got the light end of any snowfall.
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Yeah. The old one on 197 was closed up about 5 or 6 years ago, and the store I worked in at Free State doesn’t exist any more either. They built a huge new store in the old Free State Mall area across the parking lot. I worked there and down the OTHER end of 197 in Laurel at Contee and 197, and that store has been closed up as well.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
I got stuck in the snow there once with my dad when we were leaving work for the day, and he decided he wanted a newspaper from the gas station, which was up a slight incline from the store, and my 83 Impala didn’t exactly enjoy negotiating it, so it conked out and got stuck.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
You tried to get into the Shell? Better way – go down Superior Lane and make a right into the old marketplace Mall, and go through the parking lot to the back side of the Shell. Much safer.
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This was years ago when there was an Exxon right next to the store.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, you’re thinking of the Exxon on the other side of Superior. The Shell has been there since I was a child, and has not moved.
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Is that where the Pizza Hut is?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
No. Up 450 from where the Taco Bell is now on that corner of Superior and 450, there’s an old blown-out gas station that used to be an Exxon that’s a sharp slope down into it. I think it’s an auto-body shop now, but whatever. On the opposite corner from Taco Bell there’s a Shell station that you drive up a steep hill to get into, and that’s been there for as long as I can remember. I could be off and that could once have been an Exxon, but I lived in the area from when I was 8 till I was 22 and still go back every weekend.
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Right. The new Giant where Peebles was for a time is huge, and now handles the customer load for both stores. (My dad still lives in the area and I’m familiar with the changes.) The old Giant is now an Office Depot and I think a Marshall’s or a Ross (not sure which but it’s a store in that vein).
I assure you the snow reaction hasn’t changed.
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I worked at the Giant in Crofton. Is that close enough?
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They’ll start tonight due to anxiety.
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I drove down route 29 to college park a couple years ago during a light snow and counted 5. People suck at driving in snow around here.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Back to hockey - Keys To the Game
Do we know who’s in net tonight yet?
I’m not exactly comfortable on this one. Do have to remember, though, that Ovi (the spelling is not an accident) loves nothing better than a stage, and the Garage is not a stage that Ovi gets every day. He loves Canadian buildings. He’ll live it up and he’ll come to play.
Keys to the Game
Caps
•Let’s Get Physical: The Canucks play a hard physical game that has an edge to it. The Caps will need to move their feet and give as good as they get physically, and use their speed to their advantage.
•Put the "D" In Team: The Caps can play very tight defense when they do it as a 5-man unit. If they go off on their own, things could get hairy.
Canucks
•Clean It Up: The Caps can and will make just about any team pay for spending a lot of time in the box, and that goes double if the Canucks resort to cheap or dirty methods. The Caps are lethal when angry, and they’re a close-knit bunch. (Ask the Flyers.)
•Multitasking: This is the mistake the Avs made on Tuesday. The Caps do not live by Ovi alone – they have five guys over 20 points right now. The Canucks focus too heavily on Ovechkin at their peril.
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Let's Locker those up a little more.
“Clean It Up” becomes “Don’t Be ’Nuckleheads”
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Locker’s keys to the game
Vancouver
- Salo-vate
- Twin Towers
*Bie-smart
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
I think what he’s aiming for there is that Kevin Bieksa spends an obnoxious amount of time in the box :)
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not really, actually, it’s the swedes and goons that do more of that.
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GO CANUCKS GO!
Really? NHL.come says he’s got the most PIM’s or any Canuck at 70, 15 minors and 4 majors.
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that was all in october, he’s settled down now. there was a few scrums…..
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
Good call there. I’m not kidding when I say “no cheap shots and play a clean game”. It was a 1-1 tie when Carcillo sucker-punched Bradley before he had his gloves off – the Caps scored three times in that 9 minute power play and then proceeded to brutalize the Flyers 8-2. They don’t appreciate stuff like that and it makes them nasty.
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From what i’ve heard, I thought Brooks Laich was the guy who spends an obnoxious amount of time in the box?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m hearing that the lines are the same.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 18, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
A fantasy question for the more experienced players; In my other league, the scoring is Roto and the skater categories are G, A, +/-, PIM, PPG, SHG, SOG, DEF.
I offered Steven Stamkos and Zach Bogosian for Crosby and was countered with Perry/Doughty for Crosby. Should I be pulling the trigger on that?
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions
Is it a keeper league?
Seems like a fair trade, especially if you’re weak at wing and D and have good enough centers to make up for the loss of Crosby.
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It’s 1 year roto and I’m absolutely loaded at D.
Green, Niedermayer, Goligoski, Bogosian, Doughty, Markov, Stralman, Barker.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Also, it’s just forwards, they don’t break down by position further than that.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
ohhh I misread the original. I thought you already owned Crosby.
It’s a tough one. I’d hang on to Perry though because he is too good a player to give up in that deal. I’d try countering with a more elite D than Doughty and a less elite forward than Perry, since your position of strength is D. You can probably afford to lose a Markov and a Stamkos before giving up Perry.
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The only more elite D in the league than Doughty are Green, Keith, Boyle and Robidas (since D points are a separate category and therefore double-counted. Defensemen scoring ppgs are triple counted).
In this league, the difference between Green and Boyle is larger than the difference between Crosby and Ovechkin – The elite forwards are easier to replace than the elite D.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
Gotcha. I have no idea, in that case.
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I just countered with Perry/Bogo, we’ll see what he does with it.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
Counters with Perry/Goligoski. Interesting.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
Is Crosby really that much better than Perry in your league?
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Is there any league that Crosby isn’t much better than Perry?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 18, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yes – +/- is a category and Pitt is a dominating ES team. Crosby is also beating him in PIMs, SOG, G, PPG and ironically trailing in assists.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Although, Perry has been a very solid contributor this season; ranked 10th among forwards by this league’s scoring system. He’s contributing big numbers in almost every category.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn’t trade Perry and Doughty, but I would probably do this last one given your strength at D.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 19, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
I came to that conclusion, too. I executed that trade last night.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 19, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
What site is this league? Might I say that SHG on its own is a poor fantasy category, since they are so rare. I’ve been in leagues with a PP+SH goal category, but not just SH.
It’s ESPN and it makes me unhappy, but I was invited by a friend. Once he talked me into it (I’ve avoided fantasy sports up to this point), I signed up for the JRHL.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, it’s the JRHL league? I’ve lurked those weekly thread updates. I’m sorry I missed out on that. Next year there will probably be enough interest for multiple leagues, which would be cool.
No, the trade I’m talking about was for another league on ESPN. Although the JRHL is also on ESPN.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Holy crap
According to NHL Home Ice, the Wild’s equipment bus was in a wreck and most of it has burned up and is unusable. Uh oh.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Holy moly. Glad no one’s hurt, but that’s a lot of $$ up in smoke.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 18, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
Good thing they don’t play tonight.
Now drink with me deeply of the bourbon, scotch, and rye until such time as we are fighting drunk.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Dec 18, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
The most important thing:
Police say that there were no injuries however a significant amount of the equipment inside was destroyed.
TSN. Looks like a lot of things were burned and money lost. The players are going to have to break in all new equipment, which SUCKS. And the fact that they’re on a road trip makes it that much harder. (They’re in Ottawa for a game tomorrow, and then they head back home for a game on Monday) But thank goodness nobody was hurt.
I’m sure pro-caliber equipment can be had on short notice in Ottawa. Can you imagine if this had happened in Dallas or southern Florida?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 18, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
Ha. And over at Nucks Misconduct I just pointed out that they had today’s game preview linking to THEIR Backstrom.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 18, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
I see what you did there.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
Awwww, looky. Another love letter in the mailbag!
Boudreau called Fleishmann the Caps’ “biggest secret weapon.”
Obviously, there’s more than that in this article, and heck, maybe Flash is the Caps’ biggest secret weapon.
ALEX, FЯEE
For those of you who enjoy Steve Dangle: He’s going to the World Juniors and his recaps are being sponsored by Nike.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 5:19 PM EST reply actions
Forgot to add this: Video/Audio warning. Don’t click if you can’t access youtube.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 18, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
funny tweet from DownGoesBrown
Re: Wild bus fire. Sometimes hockey sticks can get very hot. Why didn’t we listen when Alexander Ovechkin tried to warn us?
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
by missy on Dec 18, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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Washington
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Atlanta
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82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 80 |
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Tampa Bay
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Florida
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