Wednesday Caps Clips: Two Games for Ovechkin
by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 6:45 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- As you know by now, Alex Ovechkin was handed a two-game suspension for his knee-on-knee hit on Carolina's Tim Gleason on Monday night.
- AO, via the team, issued the following statement in response to the suspension: "I regret that this has happened. I'm glad that Tim wasn't injured because I never ever want to see anyone get hurt. I am disappointed to miss these games and I can't wait to get back on the ice next week to help my team." Presumably left on the cutting room floor was a second half of the statement, which no doubt read, "And did I mention that Tim wasn't injured? Like, at all? In fact, he was around to not get an instigator late in the game when he dropped his gloves to fight. So yeah, no injury there. Unrelated: how's David Booth?"
- Reaction to the suspension was plentiful, and here's some of it from Puck Daddy, Peerless (as only Peerless could react), OFB (as, uh, only OFB could react) Sporting News, Scott Morrison of CBCSports, Edmonton Sun, Red and Black Hockey, Empty Netters (bringing the Pittsburgh
insanitybiaspoint of view), Fight For Old DC. - TSN asked 25 NHLers "whether they viewed Ovechkin as a hard-hitting player, or more often as a reckless and dirty player," and seven responded that he was both reckless and dirty (why no distinction was drawn is beyond me, but I guess it's good to see that Karl Rove has apparently found work). [TSN.ca]
- Before the suspension came down, a bunch of Caps shared their thoughts on the hit and reaction to it, including some strong words from Brooks Laich... [Examiner]
- ... and Bruce Boudreau threw that "R" word out there. [Puck Daddy, Washington Times]
- The other part of the AO hit, of course, is the injury, and he is officially "day-to-day" on that front. [Examiner]
- In other Caps news (yes, there was some), Mike Knuble is hopeful a December 9 return, both Tom Poti and Alexander Semin participated in full practice (though the latter ruled himself out for Thursday, unbeknownst to his coach), and Shaone Morrisonn is shutting it down for a couple of days (not good). [Examiner]
- "Eat It, Haters," Jeff Schultz edition. [From The Rink]
- More power rankings are out, with the Caps down one to fourth here at SBNation, down one to fifth at FOX Sports and down one to sixth at SI.
- AO isn't the League's most efficient scorer. In related news, they don't ask "how," they ask "how many." [WSJ]
- Zach Miskovic is playing well down in Hershey. [John Walton Hockey]
- If you want a Michael Dubuc bobblehead, you have to vote for it first. [Stingrays]
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Way to go, Brooks!
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
by boutros23 on Dec 2, 2009 6:59 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Nothing that kid does surprises me. He’s a tough kid. He’s a tough kid and he wants to play every single game.
I love how he calls Ovie “kid” in that article. Brooksie sounds like a 50-year-old coach or something when he’s actually only two years older than him.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 8:14 AM EST up reply actions
Right? I thought that was funny.
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Based upon how he handles himself on and off the ice he’d probably be the best candidate to be the next Caps Captain
I find sometimes it's easy to be myself
sometimes I find it's better to be somebody else
Here we go...
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 9:05 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Yea, but Ovi is the best player on the team, so shouldn’t he be the captain?
/Opened further
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
Mr. Laich would laich a word with you...
…or maybe you’d laich to take this outside…
IS SOЯE KИEE AND TЯACK SUIT NOW
by EmilyB on Dec 2, 2009 8:14 AM EST up reply actions 9 recs
Jose… “yeah, yeah, you tell’em Brooksie… heh-heh-heh.”
And why does Laich look (say “Laich look” five times fast) like a hockey player giving a political speech like he’s running for prime minister?
If you've read this far...seek help.
I’m pretty sure I saw Bruce utter a few during the game, too. Camera guys had better watch those close ups sometimes.
"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."
Not as bad as the Broncos coach on NFLN Thanksgiving night. I was laughing my ass off. One of the best sideline shots ever.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
Saskatchewan premier Brooks Laich
Has a nice ring to it. In about twenty years.
IS SOЯE KИEE AND TЯACK SUIT NOW
Brooks Laich, laughs with you, and at you, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
by ns on Dec 2, 2009 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
Now it’s time for him to do it with the game jerseys on.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, HELL yeah. Better late than never, right? :)
Sometime when there’s nothing else going on I say we have an entire post filled w/ Brooks pictures. And first person to call me a puck bunny gets fed a f*%king porcupine.
by Becca H on Dec 2, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Rec’d.
…puck bunny.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
It’s only fair. The men of the Rink were talking about Hooters, so the women can talk about Brooks.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I don’t care at all. Z lets me get through the puck bunny stuff pretty quickly.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
Z
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Colbert Z!
(with Nicole Sullivan)
"I don’t even know if he reads English. He speaks it okay, but I don’t know if he reads it. But he doesn’t care about public opinion. He just wants to win hockey games." - Brooks Laich on Alex Ovechkin
by mercurialwinger on Dec 2, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
The off-season may be a good time for a Brooks Laich post, I don’t think I can wait that long though :P
They, strangely enough, have one over at Canes Country
"And next year it will be ours."
Yummy. Brooksie, grow out your hair a little. No likey the shaved look on you.
IS ЯED CЯOSS LIИE TODAY, PЯESS BOX LIИE TOMOЯЯOW
I vote during the off season, or Olympic break, one thread filled with Brooksie pics, and another thread filled with bad photoshops of people eating fucking porcupines.
Before we create photoshops of fucking porcupine consumption, we need to clarify the connotation of the word “fucking,” because that could completely change the final product.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
well, I always took “fucking” in this context as a pure swear, but I suppose we could photoshop two copulating porcupines into someone’s mouth.
Porcupines are way bigger than I thought. Or maybe it was because it was 2 am and I was drunk.
Maybe you were thinking of hedgehogs?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
I know the squirrels in Michigan are the size of small dogs.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
I think you’re confusing them with U-M coeds.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 2, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We Are…Rec’d!
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Dec 2, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
OMG
I’m laughing my fucking ass off at work to this entire thread.
I'm trying to work out a deal with a club in Europe
I’m actually biting my lips because I’m in class and in no way is CCA tax procedures funny.
fwiw, my cousin actually owns a pet hedgehog. It’s actually really, really cute.
{staying out of this one}
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmm, was thinking a bit more like this!
"I play Russian roulette every day - a man's sport - with a bullet called life"
I could totally get behind a brooks filled thread.
by J.B on Dec 2, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Between that and the puppies, yeah.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 2, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
“Eat It, Haters,” Jeff Schultz edition
Actually, I’m more surprised to see Milan Jurcina at #15.
If you've read this far...seek help.
Yes. That surprises people like you and me. But not nearly as much as the 55-bashers are surprised by his ranking. Of course “you can make stats say whatever you want them to,” and “[they] know what [they] see with [their] eyes.”
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 7:08 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
OFB, Nov. 8: “Jeff Schultz and Milan Jurcina are the biggest guys on the team, but it amazes me how often they get beat to the puck, even when they’re in an advantageous position. Schultz seems scared to use his body and Jurcina often gets beat because his stick isn’t on the ice when he goes to the corners to clear the puck. It’s nice to see a healthy John Erskine in the line-up again.”
by TylerG on Dec 2, 2009 8:14 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Boy, you sure hate OFB Tyler….wow.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
You seem to “point out” what they say. In a negative tone. A lot.
Don’t get me wrong, i’ve got no problem with it. Someone’s got to do it.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 8:20 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed here. Tyler’s often full of negative tone, but I don’t see any present here.
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Its implied. Wait…why am I defending OFB?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 8:25 AM EST up reply actions
No, it’s inferred. Unless the implication is that presenting a quote that is wrong in light of facts is prima facie negative.
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Maybe he’s implying that it’s inferred?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 8:27 AM EST up reply actions
Wow, I thought I was the only member of the grammar police here. Way to go JP!
"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."
It’s not really grammar. They’re separate but related concepts.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 8:31 AM EST up reply actions
That still makes it a grammar issue. Whatever. Snark fail.
"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."
Eh, I see a grammar fail as a violation of sentence/word composition rules. I think he just used to wrong concept (i.e. imply vs. infer). But whatever, not really worth a debate for a snark comment.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
The context of your post and your history with OFB are what give it a negative tone.
Your point is well made and well taken.
"I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins general counsel David Donovan said. "But in terms of the way our actual fans are behaving, we don't see any difference."
by Sct112 on Dec 2, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I never thought the day would come that I’d find myself so in agreement with you Tyler that I had to recommend your post and I’m not a huge Schultz fan by any measure
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
While Juice is still Juice sometimes, I think he’s quietly done a serviceable job so far this year. Perhaps his returned role on the PK has made him realize not to take as many HHTs or something.
And I’ll rec any post that says “‘Eat It, Haters,’” Jeff Schultz edition".
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 8:56 AM EST up reply actions 11 recs
Signed,
N. Ewell
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 9:02 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
JP: The Most Interesting Man in the Washington Capitals Blogging World.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Dec 2, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
He’s certainly been a lot better than Shaone Morrisonn.
{ducks}
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:21 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Truth. Don’t tell D’ohboy you heard it from me. I hope Shamo gets healthy because I’m just reflexively scared of head injuries, but I also hope Alzner isn’t demoted when Shamo does get healthy. Not even for a “show-casing” stint.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
Why the ducking? You speak the truth, and it should be pretty clear to all so far this season.
One of these guys is playing like he wants to earn a new contract and stick around, and it ain’t ShaMo.
I think because it’s been a hotly debated subject. Here for example.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Yup. F&B and I have both attempted to defend the indefensible Shaone Morrisonn as being better than Juice. D’Ohboy set us straight.
I feel bad kicking a guy when his head is broken, but Mo really hasn’t been playing well this year at all.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
If his play were the result of an injury I’d feel bad, but it wasn’t. Don’t mean to kick him when he’s down of course, but it will anger me greatly if Alzner is sent back down just to keep ShaMo in the lineup (not that Alzner would even have to be much better than Mo, but they need to start breaking him in at the NHL level).
it will anger me greatly if Alzner is sent back down just to keep ShaMo in the lineup
Me too. And yet I’m concerned that’s exactly what’s going to happen, if GMGM can’t pull off any great personnel moves before Christmas.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 2, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
Clarification Needed—-
So there is gripe that this suspension is a mute point, because his knee may take a week to heal. Even without a suspension, he may not have played Thursday and Saturday.
Is there really a rule that a suspension cant start until someone is healthy? How could that be enforced? I would think the only way is that he has to play a game, then the two game suspension kicks in.
Anyway…whats thew rule suspension while injured?
Moot point, not mute.
And no, re: your question. It’d be awfully hard to enforce, as you note.
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 8:14 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Perhaps his point is inaudible?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 8:15 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
No no, it's like a cow's opinion
It’s moo.
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by D'ohboy on Dec 2, 2009 9:01 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m so happy somebody made this reference
by SeattleCapsFan on Dec 2, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
The Question Is Moot! (click the link, you won’t regret it)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
What was that from? Saturday Night Live?
"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."
This thread doesn’t have audio, so it’s moot and mute. All you need now is a dog mascot, and you’ll have a mutt.
If you've read this far...seek help.
I win!!! * does Pat LaFontaine fist pump *
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 8:22 AM EST up reply actions
Essentially, the suspension thing boils down to the fact that Ovi will not get paid for the time he needs to take off for his injury. In a way, it’s actually fitting.
Rocking the Red since 1975
(But it’s tax deductible.)
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
I like the way Ovie is handling this latest controversy. The big lovable kid is growing up on the mean streets of the NHL, but his heart is true and his courage is great. His mom’s saying what he would like to say, no doubt, and that’s ok because she’s his mom and irreproachable and all that, but his own public comment is the hallmark of class. That’s the man I hope he’ll always be.
by FlyingCloud on Dec 2, 2009 8:13 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Alex Ovechkin was supposed to win it all. The only problem is, HE’S SUSPENDED. And now, he’s about to find out, that being suspended isn’t the same as winning.
Imagine, if there was one game, one chance to win it all…
TWO GAMES ЯEMAINING NOW
I love this episode.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
In related news, they don’t ask “how,” they ask “how many.”
Exactly. I saw that headline (with a reference to Ovie) last night while surfing, and couldn’t even be bothered to click on the article.
"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."
While surfing?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
Sure. I do everything while drinking, after all.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Reckless
Since his use of the word “reckless” has been blared in headlines across North America as an indictment of his best player, I bet Gabby is wishing he had taken a breath before he uttered that particular statement. Maybe Bruce needs to change his game a little.
Agreed that, in retrospect, Bruce would want a mulligan on that one.
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Sort of.
Merriam-Webster: “Marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences.” It sure fits, doesn’t it? I agree with JP in that I think we’ve seen some sponginess in how the word is being used/applied. It does not mean dirty. It means what it means.
I don’t think that Bruce would want it back based on it being the wrong word – it’s absolutely the right one. But Bruce is on Team Alex. From a PR perspective, I don’t think you’d want one of your guys using a word with that connotation. Might I suggest “exuberant.”
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I dunno. I think Bruce may have said exactly what he wanted to say. Now he’ll have a garden salad.
by TylerG on Dec 2, 2009 9:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And you don’t think that Nate/Paul/Kurt would rather he have used a softer word?
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I think Nate/Paul/Kurt wish he’d used another word, because Bruce’s choice makes their lives harder.
I think Bruce’s choice was a considered one. I don’t for one second think he was talking off the cuff. I think he thought about it all night and decided that this is what he had to do. It’s not the first time he’s sent a message this way.
I’m glad he did it. Bruce is still the boss, and even Ovechkin needs to know that. Bruce didn’t set the team back at all by acknowledging what everyone (including us) is saying. But he may hell have helped the team by giving Ovi a kick in the pants.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
I think we’re all on the same page here, more or less – Bruce’s word choice, from a PR perspective, was a poor one, even though it accurately describes the subject player.
Where we disagree is in whether or not he has some responsibility to consider the implications of his words from a PR perspective.
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Oh, I definitely think he has “some responsibility.” I just think the other responsibility comes first. They don’t often conflict, but where they do…
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
Fair enough – guess I should’ve said “the degree to which he has responsibility…”
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Merriam-Webster: "Marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences." It sure fits, doesn’t it?
The word may be technically correct, but PR Rule #1 is that you never want to say anything that can used for a different purpose counter to your argument. If Bruce had added the word abandon to reckless, it would have taken on an entirely different meaning. Instead, you’ve got papers from Boston to Vancouver saying Alex’s coach thinks he’s “reckless”. It was a huge gaffe on Boudreau’s part.
It was a huge gaffe on Boudreau’s part.
Disagree strongly, as I said up above. “PR Rule #1 is that you never want to say anything that can used for a different purpose counter to your argument,” but Bruce’s main job isn’t PR. It’s getting his players to play to the best of their abilities. PR is a bonus responsibility. And Bruce’s statement was carefully calculated to fulfill his #1 job.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
I have to agree with this. Bruce Boudreau is a brutally honest man; it’s one of his (many) best qualities. He is more honest with the world than most people are with themselves. This comment was in line with that open honesty that he projects, and it will help in the long run, with coaching the best player in the world.
“Oh my God, I’m coaching Alex Ovechkin!”
Agreed. Part of his book (forgetting where) talked about how he uses the media as a tool to get a message across to the players sometimes. While I think he goes to the “calling guys out well” a little too much sometimes, he’s much more calculating on his statements than he is off the sheet, so to speak.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
Never said PR is Bruce’s main job, but it’s certainly an important part of his job description. That’s why he talks to the press every day. He can and he should tell Alex in private he’s being reckless, but there’s nothing, and I mean nothing, to be gained by saying it publicly other than to give fodder to the Empty Nettters of the world.
but there’s nothing, and I mean nothing, to be gained by saying it publicly other than to give fodder to the Empty Nettters of the world.
I think sometimes a coach says something in private and it’s lost. But if he says it in public, and the player has to deal with that every day for a week, it sinks in.
Perhaps Bruce should be more persuasive in private, so this is unnecessary. But I think sending the clear signal, publicly, that this is unacceptable, is not a bad thing. Top to bottom, this organization is consistently a group of straight shooters, and I don’t have a problem with this one.
Carefully worded PR couldn’t have helped yesterday — the day he was suspended. But this helps set up the “he’s turned another leaf” story for the future. Sometimes the best PR is just to acknowledge what everybody already knows.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
Sometimes the best PR is just to acknowledge what everybody already knows.
Indeed, that approach can work sometimes, but saying something that can later be used to publicly embarrass your star player doesn’t seem like one of those times. Check out this Google search to see how many times “reckless” was used in a newspaper headline to describe Ovechkin, then tell me that Bruce couldn’t have chosen a better word.
Do you really think that people wouldn’t have come up with the word “reckless” on their own without Boudreau? I’ve seen it been used to describe Ovechkin long before this incident. And if they didn’t use reckless they would resort to using terms like “dirty” or “cheap shot” more often. I know which one I prefer.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Do you think headlines read better as “Boudreau: Ovechkin is ‘Reckless’” or “Boudreau: Ovechkin is ’Exuberant.”
It’s not about the applicability of the term – we all agree it’s fitting. It’s about what amounts to his primary spokesman using it.
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A moment of “wreckiness?”
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by ThePeerless on Dec 2, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow. That sure cuts like a knife.
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I haven’t heard a joke like that since the Summer of ’69.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 9:16 AM EST up reply actions
I thought Bryan Adams was black.
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You’re thinking of Flozell Adams.
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Maybe it was Ryan Adams?
?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 9:16 AM EST up reply actions
I dig the “haven’t showered in a week” look.
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Dec 2, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
Mandy Moore sure does…lucky bastard.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
If there’s an artist from the past decade who was in more desperate need of an editor than Adams, I don’t know who it is. I mean, that guy churned out records with so much filler so fast it’s ridiculous. And it’s a shame, b/c his best stuff (Heartbreaker, Gold) is brilliant.
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The problem is the exact VOLUME of stuff he released, and has yet to release, which is substantial. Its just too much. There are too many duds like Rock and Roll and 29.
I liked the stuff he’s done with The Cardinals (particularly Cold Roses) much better than the stuff on Heartbreaker and Gold. Jacksonville City Nights was an AMAZING album.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Not to mention how awesome his work with Whiskeytown was. I could listen to Pneumonia every day and never get tired of it.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
I saw Ryan Adams and the Cardinals in concert. They were decent I guess, but nothing to write home about.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
The Whiskeytown stuff is the best. Love Faithless Street and the eponymous record. And I think we’re on the same page re: volume/editing – if he’d culled the best stuff off of RandR and 29, it’d make a good album.
We disagree on those first two solo records though. Heartbreaker’s unreal, IMO.
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I like Heartbreaker and its a great album, but I just like the twangier stuff better on Cold Roses and Jacksonville City Nights.
One of my favorite songs of his was “Monday Night”, which was on a Bloodshot Compilation album, which are also awesome (you can’t do better than a song by a bluegrass act that combines Public Enemy and “Dixie”)
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
For me, there’s “Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart,” “16 Days,” and everything else when it comes to his catalog.
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agreed…but I actually prefer his solo stuff to Whiskeytown (as much as I like Whiskeytown). “Nobody Girl”, “Tina Toledo’s Street Walkin’s Blues”, “The Resuce Blues” and “Come Pick Me Up” are some of my flat out favorite songs
by SeattleCapsFan on Dec 2, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
They don’t have to apologize for her, they got her to move to LA…
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but that’s probably more a factor of the high altitude in Vancouver messing with her, uh…flotation devices.
Sorry to burst your "bubbles"
But Vancouver’s at sea level. :)
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Damn. It sounded like a good joke in my head – I should really avoid breast-related humor.
Maybe she’s from the mountainous part? I mean…
No need to avoid breast related humor. Have you made your way to the Hooters talk yet?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Touche.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
you call 49° 11’ N latitute “sea level”??? Dude, that’s way up there.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
I think Gouldie gets a gross misconduct for confusing sea level with equator…..maybe?
BTW, didn’t the NHL use to dole our “misconducts” as well as “gross misconducts”? Anybody else remember that?
If you pour a glass of water on top of a globe, is it going to stay up near British Columbia? I sure don’t think so…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 3:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So Bruce is clarifying what he meant by “reckless”:
Boudreau on Ovechkin: “When I said reckless, I was using the term in fear of him getting hurt, not him hurting anyone else.”
Anyone still think he’s not have second thoughts about using the word or how it came out?
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Also, time for another sig change. AO’s knee hardly looked sore in Tarik’s video.
IS SOЯE KИEE AND TЯACK SUIT NOW
I dig your sig changes. You should post a list of them all or something.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
You can keep a running list in your SB profile…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Voila.
IS ЯED CЯOSS LIИE TODAY, PЯESS BOX LIИE TOMOЯЯOW
by EmilyB on Dec 2, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good idea. I guess that’s part of “or something.”
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
He meant “wreck less,” as in, “Alex, we need you to wreck yourself less and wreck the other guys more.”
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 2, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Or maybe “rec less.” As in: AO recs too many comments that shouldn’t be rec’d. It deflates the value of a rec.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Boudreau on Ovechkin: "When I said reckless, I was using the term in fear of him getting hurt, not him hurting anyone else."
Thanks, JP. So this is what validation feels like. :-)
by b.orr4 on Dec 2, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
My use of the word "reckless" should be in no way construed to mean that Mr. Boudreau thinks Mr. Ovechkin's actions were reckless
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Juice!
As the de-facto president of the Juice lobby (offices at 17th and K), I’d like to issue this press release on the occasion of Juice placing 15th (ahead of Zdeno Chara) in the early-season Rod Langway Award competition:
" AYHSMB "
h/t BikeSnob
:)
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by D'ohboy on Dec 2, 2009 9:16 AM EST reply actions 11 recs
I’d love to have a coffee mug with Alex’s photo on it with “AYHSMB” below. Then I’d send a complimentary mug to Empty Netters.
Only if you can predict who wins the NCAA hockey finals.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
I'm officially a convert.
“Leave the Mo, take the Jurcina”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:35 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d for the Godfather reference, and for the lulz.
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Dec 2, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
Personally I love Ovie comments and the AYHSMB attitude. But I have a history of loving uber talented, truth speaking, lightning rods who care not what people, or even leagues think of them.
Dear Japers Rink
“to call Jurcina one-dimensional would mislead the reader by implying there is an area of his game that is particularly strong”
Perhaps you meant one-dimensionally AWESOME!!!
Suck it,
M Jurcina
by S h a g g y on Dec 2, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I’m waiting for his shocking playoff scoring run so we can refer to it as “The Juice is on the loose”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Me too. D’ohboy wins today but I’m not even a little bit sold that Juice plays like this for the next 50+ games.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Or, more importantly, the following ~25.
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That was meant to be included in the +.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
You beat me to the punch
The irony is, had I not become tied down at work, I would have made the following reply to my post:
“. . . And now Juice is going to go out and stink up the joint for the next 10 games. . .”
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December 2, 2009, Wall Street
Standard & Poors upgraded Milan Jurcina (JUCE) to “Adequate” today, following the release of the Mirtle Inc.‘s influential Langway Report for the 1st Quarter. Analyst Robert Goulderssen said of Jurcina "the market is not yet convinced that he is a solid investment, but it has become clear that his earlier ’POOR’ rating can no longer be justified." After noting that trading was surprisingly light, Gouldersson said “I believe the market is taking a wait-and-see approach. But this is a very big year for Jurcina, whose initial public offering is scheduled for this summer. I am hoping for big things from the big man.”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Hey!… I’ll buy that stock!!
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 2, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Beat me to it.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
Same way Jon Stewart ripped the guys on Crossfire back when that show existed. Amazing.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn’t call it a “war of words.” I would call it an “epic smakedown” on the part of Stewart.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Whoops. My bad. Danm tyypos.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
I thought it was an intentional mash-up “smackdown” and “takedown.”
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Um… yea, we’ll go with that.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I figured it was some cool new term the kids were using that I was not yet hip to.
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I guess I just invented it. So now you are hip to it.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
We rule. Someone go put it on Urban Dictionary.
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I wonder if it makes Natty’s glossary.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
i’d like to see some repeat usage first. i mean, if the new oxford dictionary wouldn’t accept “sexting,” then we have some high standards to live up to.
They did take “defriend” though.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
This has been pretty good. I’m not getting much work done, but I’m having a great time not doing it!
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And we haven’t had to provide a lick of content, either. Sweet for us writers!
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Yeah, can we just get you guys to riff on random things on a daily basis? I could use a break ;)
Your topic for tomorrow: three-toed sloths and the people who love them.
…but enough about Hal Gill.
I’d rather had Smake Plissken
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
Why did it have to be smakes?
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
I’m tired of all these smakes on this muthafucking plame.
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by D'ohboy on Dec 2, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Hey, I was born in the Chinese Year of the Smake
"I play Russian roulette every day - a man's sport - with a bullet called life"
All these malapropisms smake my head hurt.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:13 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Could we argue Voukon was smakebitten the other night?
"I play Russian roulette every day - a man's sport - with a bullet called life"
Not as badly as poor David Smeckel
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
How about AYHSMB as a Logo an Alternate Jersey Logo For The Caps
Hey, I can think of the following as Caps players who proabably feel this way more than a few times a week in order to survive it all:
1) Ovie
2) Green
3) Erskine
4) Schultz
5) Jurcina
6) Poti
7) Sha-Mo
8) Semin
9) Theodore
10) Flash ….
So how about we try and come up with a Caps Alternate Jersey that somehow incorporates it?
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
AYHSMB would be good plastered across Lance Armstrong’s gear, although it would have to be amended to AYHSMLN.
"I play Russian roulette every day - a man's sport - with a bullet called life"
Dear pucksandbooks, and OFB in general:
One idea that might have occurred to IMG brass would be to exploit Ovi’s on-ice aggressor activity…
But I don’t want to sound conspiratorial.
If you really don’t want to sound conspiratorial, then don’t write crazy shit. Seriously, that article (and it’s theory that he changed his on-ice play to please IMG) is some crazy-ass stuff.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:45 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
But I don’t want to sound conspiratorial.
The inherent irony being that this is exactly his intent.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
It’s like starting a sentence with “all due respect.”
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Or...
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Or starting a sentence with “I’m a huge Caps fan, but…”
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve been a season ticket holder for 30 years, but
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
“I swear I’m straight, but…”
I mean, uh…
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Meredith Birney’d?
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
That just popped up in my CNN Rss feed.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
You say, “Long time reader, first time poster.”
You mean, “I couldn’t build a sentence with a set of directions and a box of Scrabble tiles.”
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 2, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Ah, who reads the directions these days?
(In all seriousness, the reason I don’t comment much isn’t because I can’t structure a sentence- I just don’t often feel qualified to comment. Ironically, that sentence probably could have been structured better.)
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
Chowdah Chatter - an outlet for my random thoughts and such.
And to clarify, I’m not the one who said “long time reader, first time poster.”
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
Chowdah Chatter - an outlet for my random thoughts and such.
CC, I’ve seen enough of your comments to know you’re plenty qualified. It’s good stuff.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
You can take him for granted, but he won’t go without saying.
by mechanicsville on Dec 2, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
“No offense?” Who brought Jurcina back into it?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Hey if he could just get his cannon on net that might change – I know I’m dreaming but it really doesn’t cost any more….and I like the guy’s game…after all between Green, Poti and Pothier do the Caps really need another D-Man who joins the rush?
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, just a quick plug. On Monday, the main contributors wrote three really good pieces that may have been lost to some folks with the activity of the last day or two. Two of them are already off the front page (Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it…), but they can all be found on the right side of your screen in the “Recent Posts” bar:
Stripes and Increased Home Ice Advantage
Capital Ups and Downs: Week 9
Eric Fehr: Healthy and Scoring
If you haven’t read them yet, do it. They’re definitely worth your time.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 10:02 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
if you have a fast enough connection, you can also use your profile to expand the number of posts that appear on the main page (or on the sidebars). fyi.
by Natty Bumppo on Dec 2, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
So against my better judgment, I read the Empty Netters “article.” Those fools make CI look good. I’m not sure why the CC82 commenter even bothered trying to post on there. Nothing but calling Ovi selfish, dirty, and disrespectful. Yawn.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 10:03 AM EST reply actions
I find that whenever my computer lands on Empty Netters, it freezes up out of self-defense. It’s like Pensblog but mandated as “mainstream media” because it’s on a newspaper’s site. Just gross.
Seth is always biased (although I’ve had some good email debates with him in the past, he’s not completely closed-minded…away from his loyal readers, that is).
by Becca H on Dec 2, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What would you expect, the guy has to make a living…
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Nothing screams journalistic legitimacy like misspelling simple words like “reckless”.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
Hey gents/ladies:
New to Japers, just wanted to say that I’ve read it for a while and love the fact that it’s a genuinely educated, and respectful, and insightful chat. Enough blowing smoke up your a**’s…Is anyone else seeing Varly growing up and becoming more than just a Freshman phenom…I see him growing up into the kind of goalie we need in April-June!
Hello and welcome. Perhaps you’ve probably heard, I ain’t in the smoke blowin’ business; I’m in the avatar pressurin’ business. And cousin, Business is a-boomin’.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I think that the results below speak for themselves. Every newb I meet wearing no avatar… they’re gunna get one.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Rec’glourious Basterd
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is my first post and I’m gonna make it count….
Oh, never mind
by MikeBrady on Dec 2, 2009 10:42 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Is this a lurker “coming out” party today? Welcome all.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
I guess I have been a lurker, never though of myself that way. Now I feel kind of dirty like a peeping tom.
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
by caps crew on Dec 2, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I guess “lurker” isn’t the most flattering term. How about “silent observer.”
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Not to be confused with the “Relatively Silent Partner.”
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Probably won’t be the last time you feel dirty around here. ;)
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
Dirty but not reckless?
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not according to Empty Netters.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Ha. Think about the 24 hour rule. I think I know what drew them out of the woodwork…
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
Good call. Yesterday was crazy. There’s a reason I ducked out early.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Actually, been looking for a good chat place for a while, I found this site last season, I usually just read along until I know that it’s a decent site…Can’t take most of the chats that get into the name calling, obnoxious “I have no idea what I’m talking about because I just became a fan when the Caps started winning” mentality. I suffered through the 80’s and 90’s and deserve a cup along with my fellow fans who were in the half empty arenas with me constantly saying “We’ll get ’em next year!”
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
Gotcha. I’m just joshing. I think most of us probably took that cautious approach to jumping in these waters.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
I can say that I know not to bring up a certain Swede!
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
Is this avatar thing like a club initiation, when do I get to learn the secret handshake? ;)
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
by caps crew on Dec 2, 2009 10:52 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Check out the Rink Reader Resolutions. Specifically the third point.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Meat products, imported cigars and flavored vodka await. Along with the introductory rec.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
“I recon I’d like some a that potted meat if ye got any extree, mmhm.”
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Lamb tongues?
What happened to the rest of the lamb? Or are there a bunch of them out there going, “muhhhhhh….muhhhhhhh” instead of “bahhh..bahhhh?”
If you've read this far...seek help.
What happened to the rest?...
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Seriously. Like some bad ass pioneers aren’t going to figure out how to take more than 90 pounds of meat?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
You have died of dysentery .
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Fucking Taco Bell.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
I had Taco Bell after the Avs game back in Denver. Sooo good. Also, their menu is so much bigger now than it used to be.
On a related note, why aren’t there any Taco Bell’s in the District? What the hell’s up with that?
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i once drove up to AC with a few friends for the night and our first stop before leaving was a Taco Bell run. My buddy left 1 chalupa in the car overnight and when we stumbled out of the casino and back into the car the following morning, he found it and the look on his face would make you think it was pure gold. he ate the whole thing. he did not look well after that.
life lesson: 9-12hr chalupa left out in the open = terrible terrible idea
by ns on Dec 2, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Had TBell for lunch today. Absolutely fantastic. Steak quesadill and two volcano tacos. Trust me folks, the volcano tacos are the real deal. Wonder why I have no motivation to do any work at all right now…
There is a Taco Bell on 14th Street near U and another one on Connecticut Ave a few blocks up from Van Ness metro station.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
by oldemystix on Dec 2, 2009 5:14 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks RedBirdie! I think you know me from my postings at CI under the screen name pstenigma.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
Sorry, ain’t buying it. I don’t know about y’all, but I sure as hell didn’t come down from the goddamn Smoky Mountains, cross five thousand miles of water, fight my way through half of Sicily and jump out of a fuckin’ air-o-plane to pretend avatars are invisible..
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
What about blogging in a basement?
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 2, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
Isn’t that redundant?
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha. So good.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions
"I can't carry all this 2449 pounds of meat by myself, get your asses over here!"
#needsmoreJapersRink
Nice sig.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
It says "Bronte" Lamb Tongues
Maybe they left the rest of the lamb on the moors?
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It takes a special kind of hockey fan to reference Charlotte and Emily and know they can get away with it! Long live our elitism.
by mechanicsville on Dec 2, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Oh shit
No you didn’t!!!
Best Caps Clips thread. EVER!
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by D'ohboy on Dec 2, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Definitely true. This is surreal.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Interesting...
I read the “efficient scorer” article and list…
PLAYER —> TIME-ON-ICE PER GOAL
1) Marian Gaborik (NYR) —> 31:33
2) Alex Ovechkin (WAS) —> 32:19
3) Teemu Selanne (ANA) —> 34:25
4) Ilya Kovalchuk (ATL) —> 35:59
5) Dany Heatley (SJS) —> 36:26
6) Thomas Vanek (BUF) —> 36:34
7) Bobby Ryan (ANA) —> 37:02
8) Alexander Semin (WAS) —> 37:39
9) Simon Gagne (PHI) —> 40:04
10) Marek Svatos (COL) —> 40:40
and I note two things.
1) The Capitals and the Ducks have two players in the top 10; no other team does.
2) The Penguins aren’t even on the list for the top 10. Of course, there are a lot of other teams that aren’t either, but still…
I don’t think we have ANY cause to complain about our scoring efficiency when it comes to time on ice between goals. :-)
Selanne doesn’t seem to age. On pace for another 40 goal season.
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PP machine, that guy. When you can skate like him and shoot like him it’s going to be hard to stop him when he has open space.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Yep. I’ve always been a big Selanne fan.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Dec 2, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I thought the WSJ piece was excellent. Gaborik, if he can ever stay healthy, will have his name on 75% of Rangers jerseys within 2 years. He would be a much bigger name had he not played for the Wild. Not just because they aren’t in a big market either. Jaques made that team extremely hard to watch.
A man gotta have a code
Right. And if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle. “If” has always been the question with him, and durability is part of what makes great players great.
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durability is part of what makes great players great
I disagree on that statement. Durability = longevity (assuming decent talent level). Nothing more or less.
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Well, I don’t think we could be in any more disagreement on this point, so I’ll just move along (but not before saying that longevity is also part of what makes great players great).
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Couldn’t agree more. When talented players don’t have longevity when one looks back the thought isn’t “wow he/she was great” it’s “imagine how great the team woulda been if he/she lasted another few years”.
I think I do agree with you guys but there are some seriously high profile counter-examples. Bobby Orr, Cam Neely, and Peter Forsberg immediately come to mind.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
But then there’s the Lindros side of things.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
I guess the starting point is to define longevity. Sure all of their careers were shortened, but they were still amazing players in the NHL for a decade (a little less for Neely). Obvioulsy they could have all played longer sans injury, but it’s not like they had 2 or 3 amazing seasons then withered away.
I generally agree, but I suppose I could agree more.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
And longevity gives you the opportunity to put together a career that can make the case for you being a “great” player.
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Why? One of ’em might not be able to go on your given day due to injuries. Being able to depend upon a player is pretty important.
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Being able to depend upon a player is pretty important.
FTW.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Yup. I’m no Cowboys fan, but Emmitt’s game against the Giants where he had something like 240 yards of total offense with a first degree shoulder separation was one of the most amazing thing i’ve ever seen
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Emmit was good, but he was good in part because he ran behind the best O-line in football at the time and on a team with a good passing attack. Was he great? I’m on the fence on that. He was at least damn good in his prime. Sayers averaged .8 YPC better over his short career and that includes his last 2 seasons when his knees were shot and on a team where defenses knew he was getting the ball all the time.
Sorry to lead things into a non-hockey direction.
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No disrespect to Sayers, but I refer back to JP’s line:
they don’t ask “how,” they ask “how many.”
Smith certainly benefited greatly from the teams he played on and the talent around (and especially in front) of him, but when you look at all the total stats (games, yards, TDs, etc) and team accomplishments with him, it’s hard to put anyone above him.
Ok, back to hockey.
I’d put one of his peers above him. Barry Sanders.
No disrespect to Emmmit. He was a good player and very durable, especially for an RB. Arguing greatness in his case I don’t think is hard. I’m just saying that just being durable doesn’t make you better than other players.
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But Emmit has the rings
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Not sure if that was snark or not.
If not -Rings in team sports have very little to do with greatness in my mind. Certainly being on championship teams helps, but players don’t draft their teammates or coach them. Football, more than most any other sport given the number of players needed to be successful is the one where I’d probably give rings even less consideration. Put Emmit on those Lions teams I question what his numbers would look like, much less if he’d have a ring.
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It was snark. F&B despises the argument.
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Good to know. I despise it as well. That argument has more holes than swiss cheese.
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nothing has more holes than swiss cheese.
Except the cop before he became ROBOCOP.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly and to amplify in a football context I offer two words – Earl Campbell
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not going to argue against the greatness of Sanders, certainly. He was amazing and the fact that he was buried on those Detroit teams is pretty sad.
In fact, he (along with Jim Brown) is an interesting example of a durable all-time great player that lacked longevity because he decided to retire early. Kind of an interesting distinction for the purposes of this discussion, since they may not have the numbers, but it’s hard to use their refusal to break their bodies down more by prolonging their careers as an argument against their relative greatness.
I’m sure JP appreciates the Cuse alum reference.
Yes, those two smartly shut it down fairly early to save their bodies anymore punishment. Heck in Barry’s case probably saved him some mental anguish as well given the Lions situation. I’ve never heard anyone argue either were anything but great.
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And a lacrosse stud. My high school sent tons of people to ’Cuse for lacrosse (but not Jim Brown).
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Ward Melville.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Hell yeah! He also used to bounce at the local dive bar. He’s a real good guy. He’s done a lot of charitable stuff with the school and the community. Are you from LI or just a Mick Foley fan?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Dependability and greatness are two different things. I can see how you see them as interrelated but I don’t fully. Was Dino greater than Pavel Bure? I think not. This is why I hate HOF voting purely on career numbers. Baseball being the worst offender. Just because a guy stays healthy for 20 years doesn’t make him a great player.
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Just because a guy stays healthy for 20 years doesn’t make him a great player.
Agreed. But there’s a baseline for “great” that has to include some amount of time played, no? I mean, was J.R. Richard “great”? Roberto Clemente most certainly was, despite obviously not being able to finish out his career.
To me, at the end of the day dependability/durability/longevity is a component of overall greatness.
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Terrel Davis is another good example.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
I can see it being a component in deliberations, but I can’t see it being the deciding factor.
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I can, if a player hasn’t met a certain amorphous minimum. Otherwise, it’s hard for me to say a player is “great” and not “great for a couple of years” or “great when healthy” or some similarly caveated phrase.
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You’re getting dangerously close to agreeing with Colin Cowherd here…
Having an amazing season is one kind of greatness. Being a very good player for 20 years is another.
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
How about just shooting the radio? I’ll never understand how that guy has a job. Oh, I know, because women don’t listen to sports radio? (I also don’t understand how he could be married.)
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Have you ever watched SportsNation? He’s such a jerk. The chick on the show tried to show awesome Ovechkin goals once and Cowherd said that hockey isn’t a real sport and he refused to watch. It was disgusting. If it doesn’t involve football, he could give two shits about it.
If he’s on something, no way would I watch for two seconds.
"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."
but what if he were on something while he was on the aforementioned something?
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You’re getting dangerously close to agreeing with Colin Cowherd here…
Well that isn’t good. I’m no fan of his and his crazy beliefs on how the world works. I tend to turn the radio dial quickly when I hear his voice.
I wasn’t saying one season makes one great. But I do believe that great players can have relatively short careers due to injury and still be considered great. I certainly see how people can argue differently.
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Agreed, in part. But I would say amazing run of a couple of years. I don’t think anyone would accuse Cheechoo of greatness, for example.
Agreed, but I meant historically great seasons, like Roger Maris in ’61, rather than just being one of the games better players for a year or two.
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
I would never argue Maris was great. Good yes, great for one season, yes. Great player, no.
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I agree, I feel like he achieved greatness but it was short-lived. Of course, that’s kind of a separate issue from guys who fail to live up to their potential due to injury and/or early retirement…
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Trending …. something. What am I looking for?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
You’re getting warm…
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I figured someone would mention my first favorite #8, and while his longevity certainly helped, he has a major record to his name and revolutionized the shortstop position. He’s an all-time great for many reasons.
A guy like Eddie Murray, on the other hand…
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I’m with you on Cal. Without him, shortstops still might be light-hitting midgets. The world is a better place for having had Cal at SS.
he’s worthless, he can’t hit the high inside fastball.
Brian Roberts might actually be smaller than Pedoria. I thought Joe Mauer was going to crush B. Rob when I saw them standing next to each other.
What’s your beef with Eddie Murray? 3000 hits and 500 HRs not good enough?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
No, they’re great numbers. But he reached ‘em because of his longevity and consistency. He never had a 34-HR season. Not a lot of "Top 5’s" in his stats.
Eddie Murray was a very good baseball player. But I wouldn’t call him “great.”
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But it was you who said:
To me, at the end of the day dependability/durability/longevity is a component of overall greatness.
So he had great numbers, longevity, consistency, and is an HOFer. What more do you want?
Also, on a related note, Cal credits much of his early success to Eddie Murray. From the mentorship to the insurance of batting one slot ahead of him.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, I said that – longevity is a component of overall greatness. But it’s not the only component, and to me there’s also a certain amount of dominance that’s required that I don’t think Murray had. I mean, was he ever the best (or even a top three) player at his position?
He had a few great years. But he was not a “great” player, IMO.
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He won three Gold Gloves and was an eight time All Star. Maybe not the best of his era, but certainly no slouch as a 1B and a DH. I would also argue getting recognition as a DH is not as easy given the one dimensional nature of the position.
We’re gonna have to agree to disagree I think.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
In his last eleven seasons he averaged 20.8 HRs and 82 RBIs while hitting .276. Those aren’t great numbers by any stretch. He hung on – and was able to – and reached impressive milestones.
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For his career he’s got an OPS+ of 129, and at 36 and 37 he was still averaging an OPS+ of 113, and for his career he’s got an EqA of .294. Those numbers strike me immediately as Rice-ian (a borderline guy who shouldn’t be in the HOF).
His career OBP is also .359, which is poo poo.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Right. He was a good/very good ballplayer whose longevity allowed him to compile some big numbers.
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Dear GOD
Please do NOT use either Gold Gloves or All Star appearances to justify a career. They’re both ludicrous awards with no basis whatsoever on actual performance.
See Palmeiro, Rafael.
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I’m well aware that those distinctions are subjective (and sometimes absurd). Sort of like the subjective debate of calling a player “good” vs. “great.” In the end, I think Eddie Murray had a great career and so did the hall. We have different standards I guess.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
See, I think a distinction can be drawn between a great career and a great player. Olie Kolzig had a great career – 300 wins, Vezina, etc. Was he a great player? I might have a hard time calling him “great” (though I probably could be convinced… probably not the best example but the first one that came to mind).
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Absolutely, there are numerous reason’s for Cal’s greatness. And I have to grudgingly give you the Eddie Murray point. But, boy oh boy, those two sure made ’83 a fun year.
by mechanicsville on Dec 2, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
Eddie Murray was the Alex Semin of Ripken’s life. He was the more introverted guy who hated to talk to the press but he was a close friend of Ripken’s.
There are many parallels between Ovi and Ripken:
1) Both wore #8
2) Both are Virgos
3) Both were the face of their franchise and beloved
4) Both were physically big for their position.
5) Ripken was son of a famous coach (Orioles’ long time 3rd base coach) and Ovi was son of famous Olympic basketball player.
6) Both were friends with the “other” team star who was introverted, hated to talk to the press and was born under the sign of Pisces.
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And both were Awesome!
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 1:22 AM EST up reply actions
And both won RoY. And multiple MVPs. And… well, let’s revisit this last point in a year or three.
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I don’t know who either of those people are. Do you take Jim Carey over Olie Kolzig?
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That’s not really a fair comparable, b/c Carey’s problems weren’t injury-related.
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I wouldn’t ever consider either of them great. Carey didn’t leave the league early due to durability issues. He left because he wasn’t good enough.
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I guess I’d ask, “Where Eric Lindros and Cam Neely great?” There are better examples, but it’s hard for me not to have my instant reaction to hearing those names be “what could have been.”
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Neely-yes
Lindross- no, but could have been
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
Huh. I see them in the same boat.
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Lindros gets lost in all the drama of his career, some of it his own making, but the man was one of the top 10 power forwards ever.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Exactly…my friend is a Rangers fan, and took great joy in riding me after the first Caps/Rangers game this year. (because he is still upset about the playoffs last year) I told him at that time, The Rangers will be good until Gaborik gets hurt…3 days later, his first injury occurred. He wants me to take him to the Rangers game because I have season tickets…NEVER gonna happen!
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
JP, this wounds strangely similar to what I wrote yesterday :)
AO, via the team, issued the following statement in response to the suspension: “I regret that this has happened. I’m glad that Tim wasn’t injured because I never ever want to see anyone get hurt. I am disappointed to miss these games and I can’t wait to get back on the ice next week to help my team.” Presumably left on the cutting room floor was a second half of the statement, which no doubt read, “And did I mention that Tim wasn’t injured? Like, at all? In fact, he was around to not get an instigator late in the game when he dropped his gloves to fight. So yeah, no injury there. Unrelated: how’s David Booth?”
Speaking of which, how is Booth doing? Last I heard, he was not recovering well :(
Hasn’t skated yet. I feel so bad for him. I really had him poised for a big year (if last year wasn’t his breakout year, this was going to be) and a big role on team USA.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
damn. damn damn damn, there’s just nothing to add to that.
by RedBirdie on Dec 2, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d for the Florida Evans opening
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
LeBrun had an interview with him on ESPN. He started it with (i’m paraphrasing):
Booth opened the interview with an apology because he forgot he was supposed to do the interview and called a day late. It doesn’t sound like he’s in good shape.
"I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins general counsel David Donovan said. "But in terms of the way our actual fans are behaving, we don't see any difference."
Here the link to LeBrun’s blog.
"I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins general counsel David Donovan said. "But in terms of the way our actual fans are behaving, we don't see any difference."
Must’ve missed it. B/t work and other obligations (not to mention sheer volume), yesterday was one of the days I wasn’t able to read all the comments on the site. Those days bug me.
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There’s been some negative OFB talk today, but on the positive side, they posted a solid picture slideshow from Montreal. Worth a look. Link.
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You’d think he could have gotten better seats.
/cleans off my monocle
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
You’d think your pictures could have been taken with an expensive DSLR camera.
/sips some brandy
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
Where I was sitting, I didn’t need zoom.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Bill Cartrec’d for the layup.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Are there any elitist non-alcoholic drinks being served?
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There has to be something
Elite pregnant ladies have to drink something.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
And high schoolers (hopefully not in both categories at the same time)
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There are always options
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
They’re a fine blog when it’s not pucksandbooks doing the writing. Sadly it seems like he does most of the writing lately.
Huh. I think he’s done the overwhelming majority of their writing for as long as I can remember.
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Yea. The bulk of their content is the Cup of Joe thing, which is always written by him.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
New Lines
Per Tarik:
Laich-Backstrom-Semin
Fleischmann-Morrison-Fehr
Giroux-Perreault-Clark
Sloan-Steckel-Bradley
I like the top two. Not so much the third with a certain #33 on it.
The ultimate test of Perreault’s ability to make the guys around him better…
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Read my mind.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Bet Nylander would make him look better — he needs the game slowed down.
by MikeBrady on Dec 2, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They can do that in the AHL.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
I know, and you’re right. Nyls is much better with scorers and a slow-paced game. I’m just shutting any door that leads to Nyls or Giroux being a good fit on the Caps. (Not that you really opened it.)
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Who’s the answer then to that position on that line? I agree btw.
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
Send down Giroux, bring up Aucoin maybe?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
can’t put Aucoin with Perreault, the mighty midgets line
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
I think Perreault has shown that his size has not hindered him so far.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
Yes it has
If he was bigger he wouldn’t have been a 6th round pick and would probably already be an NHL mainstay.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
No, I mean in his 13 games as a Cap.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
I’d still say it has. He’s been good for a rookie, but not for a QMJHL 114-point MVP rookie. If he were bigger, he’d be challenging for the point lead, I think.
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I know. I’m just being surly.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
They may see eye-to-eye, but Briere’s got a spear full of hate I don’t want anywhere near MP.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Like that one also, but what happened to A. Gordon? I thought he was going to be the answer.
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
Nah, I think he was always a 4th line energy guy in waiting. Osala is the guy with top 6 potential.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
I know Bouchard is putting up good numbers at Hershey, does he deserve a shot or is he not ready yet?
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
It sounds to me like he’s the least likely to succeed, of the top prospects. I’d still consider him a top prospect, but it seems like he’s still a couple of years away from being a contributor.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
Even 3 years from the draft, I mean.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
He’s always looked pretty unremarkable when I’ve seen him live. I dunno. Osala at least can punch a guy in the mouth if he does nothing else.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
The other guy I like is Pinnizoto…kind of a Matt Cooke instigator type (except he seems to stay out of the box)…I like him when I saw the Bears live last year…that being said, I think Osala is a better answer as a two way player!
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
I think SDR has the instigator type future Cap roster spot to himself. It’s his to lose, as I understand it.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Isn’t that a cough drop?
O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-SA-laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa….
If you've read this far...seek help.
First Molybdenum..
Now this. You’re killing me today, man. :)
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Who’s the answer then to that position on that line?
The answer is to roll 3 lines.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
3 lines is not gonna happen with Boudreau, not with the condensed Olympic year schedule with so many back to backs.
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
I think BB showed during the last 3 games in 4 nights stretch that he is not a minute manager, even on short rest during an Olympic year.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Nice. I saw that he only played against the Q in the recent Russia v. CHL challenge. I’m not sure if that’s a good sign or not.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
From what I understand, when a CHL player is released to play for Russia in that series they only play in the games against their League. i.e., he was only available to play in the games that were Russia vs the Q.
by sk84fun_dc on Dec 2, 2009 1:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome
You always bring it sk8. I was paranoid that Russia didn’t think he was capable of playing against tighter, more physical D from the O and W. But your clarification makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
Any idea why?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
I haven’t read the specifics by any official source, but it is logical and the way it has happened this year and in the past. Makes sense to me.
The respective League takes a break for the couple of games so the player is missing few if any games to only play in the games against their CHL league. They may miss some games during the weekend as there are games scheduled in between the 2 super series games, but a lot fewer games than traveling with the Russian squad to play against all 3 Leagues.
Bring up the double O. We have hardly seen any of him to this point.
by HateOffSeason on Dec 2, 2009 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s call MP’s line the French Connection line. We have Giroux and Perreault there. But what about Clark? Well, actually the name Clark is an Anglicization of the Norman French name LeClerque (which meant “clerk” in French). So, odds are, our captain’s ancestors were probably Norman-French and came over to England with William the Conqueror.
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And MP’s game is god damn addictive.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 3, 2009 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
I wish we'd stop calling him MP, though
As a former Army guy, it conjures up bad images.
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So what you got?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 3, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
A sequel?
The French Connection line, with Gilbert Perreault, played for the Sabres. Also, I beseech you not to make any plans that involve Giroux skating in a Caps jersey.
by redlineblue on Dec 3, 2009 6:29 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not sure I like separating 21, 9 and 16…they’re production/chemistry, especially Fehr’s, is something I wouldn’t mess with.
Agreed, but who do you put at LW with Backstrom and Semin? IMO, Flash isn’t likely to go to the net to score the cheap goal, whereas Brooks in all likelihood will. Also, Morrison and Fehr have been playing well of late, and maybe BB is trying to get Flash going again by putting him on their line.
by JimCareyFanClub on Dec 2, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
That would technically be RW: Semin’s a natural LW, like Ovechkin.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
My mistake… Just looked at Tarik’s post and assumed that Semin would stay on the RW, but you’re right.
by JimCareyFanClub on Dec 2, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
They’ve tried Backstrom, Semin, and Flash this year already and, while it worked for a while in the playoffs, it didn’t work this year. (Semin turned out to be hurt and Backstrom was playing sick.)
Flash took good shots last game but just missed. (He’s due!)
I sort of wanted to see what would happen if we did the Semin/Backstrom/Fehr thing
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Ovie’s apparently doing full practice today, but as a non-contact guy. from TEB:
With Ovechkin out of the lineup, Coach Bruce Boudreau has adjusted his forward lines. Here’s what they look like at the moment:
Laich-Backstrom-Semin
Fleischmann-Morrison-Fehr
Giroux-Perreault-Clark
Sloan-Steckel-Bradley
Wearing orange jerseys are:
Ovechkin-Beagle-Knuble
The only defenseman not skating is Shaone Morrisonn, who is taking a few days off from practice as he recovers from a concussion.
I wonder if they threw an orange creamsicle jersey on him because he’s centering the hurt guys. not really fair if he has to take all the hits from that line.
Alzner still here? And any more word on if Semin will play tomorrow?
by JimCareyFanClub on Dec 2, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
I think you show great talent. And I pride myself on having an eye for that kind of talent. But your status as a Rink Rat is still amateur. We all come here to see if you wanna get an avatar.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 2, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
And the Orange jersey clashes with the blue bandage on Knuble’s left hand…
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Never do orange and blue clash. Never.
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nine years of orange and blue school colors, I never want to see that combo again (although navy blue works better than regular blue)
Those are the old colors of the Denver Broncos – no? Just thought about that cuz of the Orange Crush Defense…Go Joe
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
w00t!
Per Corey, Caps gave John Carlson permission to play for Team USA in the WJC!
Congrats John! XD
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Congrats, but Team USA doesn’t deserve him.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
And after the way they’ve treated him in the past, he should’ve told them to eat a fucking porcupine.
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They snubbed him from the WJC team last year. And then Team USA promptly sucked, especially a lot of the D. And JC lit it up in the OHL all year.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
The reason they snubbed him is that he had committed to attending UMASS, then backed out to play for the London Knights of the OHL. USA Hockey does not look kindly upon American players who back out of NCAA commitments to play in the CHL. I understand their stance, but think it was foolish to apply it in this case, since it left our squad shorthanded last year. Still, if the refs didn’t totally screw the pooch in the USA-Canada round-robin game, the US squad would probably have medaled.
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The WJC was epic last year, especially the last US/Canada game and the Canada/Sweden game. Those were the two best non-Capitals games I saw all last year.
Plus, the Canada/Sweden game gave me one of my all time favorite youtube videos:
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t disagree about the bad refs, but Team USA did plenty of pooch-screwing as well. They didn’t play their best hockey and they didn’t have their best players. That is on us, not the refs. If they want to protect and encourage NCAA hockey, that’s their prerogative. But as an American hockey fan it’s also my prerogative to skewer them for sacrificing team success for politics.
I don’t know what kind of experience you have with it but USA Hockey in general is a ridiculously political organization and I hate it. America doesn’t have the same kind of hockey depth that other countries have where we can just keep high quality players off the team because they chose a path that is more likely to get them NHL success. And let’s face it: London > UMass when it comes to developing and getting players to the NHL. Looking at his choice, how can you possibly say Carlson made the wrong decision? I love NCAA hockey and almost reflexively support players from the NCAA (except Cornell) but I would never begrudge a player the right to take the path that he thinks is best for his NHL chances (especially when, you know, it is the best path to the NHL).
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
Totally Agree
I haven’t had any really bad personal experiences with USA Hockey, but I know this isn’t the first time they’ve snubbed a US player for playing Major Junior rather than NCAA hockey. (I believe this happened to Dubinsky, since he bailed on one of the Alaska schools to play for the Winterhawks.) Still, you’re right about Carlson – London was the right place for him, and nobody should stand in the way of a kid doing what’s best for his development, and nor should they punish him for that. Still, I think that their intentions (support NCAA hockey) are good.
I agree with you about the ref/self-destruction balance. However, given that we’re talking about kids playing in a really pressure-packed environment, the fact that the refs essentially lost control of the game, then tried to reestablish control very one-sidedly, pretty much threw the US team off their game. Team USA could match the Canadian side for pure skill that year, but they lacked the same amount of physicality. When the refs swallowed their whistles, it allowed guys like SDR and Evander Kane to take some runs at smaller guys like Shattenkirk.
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Yup. Refs were atrocious (but let’s be honest, that’s par for the course in international play, and especially juniors exhibitions hosted in Canada) and USA was pushed around. I wonder what a 6’3" ~220 Lbs. Dman would have meant in that situation? Missing SDR’s punch to JVR should have gotten that ref crew fired, but I can’t say I’m surprised nothing came from it.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
I have a slightly different grudge with USA hockey that is along the same lines. It’s not like they support ALL U.S. based amateur hockey either. They push all the top Minnesota kids to play in NTDP or the USHL starting sophomore year. I understand many states and regions can’t support active high school leagues, but they could put resources into non-profit fall/winter elite leagues to grow talent and interest around the country. I’m not going to soap box about amateur sports but you do have to wonder if they really put player DEVELOPMENT first in quasi-amateur leagues. Also I’ll put the Upper Midwest High School Elite League, and MSHSL track record against both USHL and NTDP. Upper Midwest elite was even good enough for a certain full lipped Canadian.
does Burke run the junior team as well? Because I’m not scared of many, but Burkie’s probably a guy I wouldn’t tell to eat a fucking porcupine.
While it was disappointing that he was not invited last year and USA Hockey has made a number of less than wise decisions about players over the years, in particular some of the guys that have switched from NCAA to the CHL, I’m very pleased to see Carlson was invited and is expected to play for USA Hockey at the WJCs this season!
In general, very intrigued by the invite roster and Blais’ influence this season. To date, Blais involvement is a plus for USA Hockey regarding the WJCs from the invite roster to the short camp being held in December.
Speaking of watching, any word on US TV coverage? I couldn’t find anything on USA Hockey site as usual. Last year they waited until a week or two before to announce that NHL network was picking up games.
A man gotta have a code
NHLN and Center Ice generally have some games.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
Is Drew Shore going to be able to play or is he still injured?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
You regular Rinkers are on a serious roll today. Very funny stuff all throughout this thread. You all are great. Thanks for the laughs and keep ’em coming!
"I play Russian roulette every day - a man's sport - with a bullet called life"
And there has been an explosion of fan posts and fan shots. We’re on fire!
"And next year it will be ours."
And puppies
But not kittens….
Until now!!!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
The moment you compared Crosby to a kitten is the moment you were no longer my friend. I’m sorry, Peerless, but Crosby cannot compete with the awesomeness that is Cat.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
I know! And it’s because kittens are AWESOME.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 2, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Isn’t there another word for “cat” that has been applied to Crosby in the past?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
Harry Breechen?
?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Mr. Bigglesworth?
= 
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by J.P. on Dec 2, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 12 recs
Rec’d for the creepy accuracy. Gives me the shivers.
"I don’t even know if he reads English. He speaks it okay, but I don’t know if he reads it. But he doesn’t care about public opinion. He just wants to win hockey games." - Brooks Laich on Alex Ovechkin
by mercurialwinger on Dec 2, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
I’m seeing an image with the two of them wearing some horrible Christmas sweaters.
Or maybe something like this:
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by D'ohboy on Dec 2, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Actually no not at all they both pretty much “keep it real” and goof so muct
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Tell me that a possible cartoon caption for the Lemeiux-Crosby pic isn’t: "My name is Mario I am 2 best player NHL ever, this is “my boi”…."
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
cripes, does that kind of sugary cuteness really have a place here?
"I play Russian roulette every day - a man's sport - with a bullet called life"
It sure does
Tee hee!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
my friend sent me a link to what might the cutest f’in kitten video i’ve ever seen. i’m hesitant to link as there might be a mass explosions of heads at the sheer ridiculousness of said kitten.
by ns on Dec 2, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Was it the surprised kitten thing?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
yes. (i misread the first time as “what is the kitten doing”)
a little off today
by ns on Dec 2, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
OK, the bunnies have just reminded me I need some lunch. One of the best Vietnamese dishes I have ever had … grilled rabbit. Awesome.
"I play Russian roulette every day - a man's sport - with a bullet called life"
Rabbit goes well with eggs, and was in the movie Mighty Ducks 3 or something.
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Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Maybe they meant Rooster?
“They’re all chickens….the rooster has sex with all of them”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
I can think of a Rooster that needs snuffing. Or at least a demotion.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
So you’re basically saying he’s not up to snuff?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
I just had to “break the chain” of all the Ryan Adams talk earlier.
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No need to justify
I love AIC.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Another band we agree on.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
One of the best meals I ever had was in northern Quebec – chunks of rabbit meat in chocolate sauce with tangerines. MMMMM. The same place also served reindeer on Christmas Eve. Yummy.
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What? how is santa going to deliver all the toys if we eat his reindeer on Christmas Eve of all days? Couldn’t they wait until after Christmas when Santa probably puts the reindeer out to pasture anyway?
“Well, Blitzen, you had a good run. . .”
BLAM!!!
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I mean wouldn’t you want to be put out to pasture after carrying a fat man around the world in one night? shoot me please!
The Columbus Blue Jackets? Zing!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 7:08 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
She’s a lot better than Crosby! (And yes, that kitten is a she. The coat color of a cat is a sex linked trait — present on the X chromosome. Any given X chromosome would pass either the orange color or the black color. So a calico (or tortoise shell) cat’s color would end up as the result of two X chromsomes; i.e. be female.
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Michael Nylander does not approve of the fast pace at which The Rink is skating today. What a great site.
I checked with Nyls he has no problem with the speed/pace, he just wishes that it would be less straight line and more in circles….
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Nyls had an offer to join the CI community but is still holding out for an invite to The Rink.
by Kolzilla on Dec 2, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yesterday everyone was edgy and serious. Today we’re unwinding a bit.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Corey on Pittsburgh radio
Corey’s going to be on the the Mark Madden show in Pittsburgh today at 2. Anyone gonna tune in?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 1:40 PM EST reply actions
So, Corey… am I not magnificent? Am I now the smartest man in sports radio? Are you not humbled to be in my presence? I know Mario personally…. did you know that? We’re BFFs… “best f*ckin’ friends.”
If you've read this far...seek help.
Tarik’s latest blog post headline.
Ovechkin ‘angry’ about suspension
Uh, oh. I think Ovi is about to go all Dr. David Banner.
A man gotta have a code
Watch the video – he’s not happy. Maybe it’s with TEB and the reporters more than the suspension, but I wouldn’t want to play against him in his first game back (or ever, for that matter).
Excellent news Canada just announced their WJC camp roster. Cody eakin is on the roster. So is SDR, but he was a given.
A man gotta have a code
Hell yeah. What about Eric Mestery?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
Is now a good time to mention Beagle got sent back to Hershey?
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damn, will miss his Movember stache. Well, ’tis December now.
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So Gordo will be centering the Press Box Line tomorrow.
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he’ll probably have a back spasm in line and spill the cheese all over himself. this would anger Ovi even more. might not be worth the risk.
by ns on Dec 2, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Ovi’s allowance got cut, so he’s gonna make Kanoobie buy the nachos.
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There are ways around it.
Signed,
T. Henry
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
Damn!…. Just when it was Dollar Dog Night, too. I’m not like Ovie. I make closer to the league minimum.
Signed,
Boyd
If you've read this far...seek help.
Man, Gordon get’s playing time with AO but Perreault doesn’t? That’s messed up.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously. BB is playing favorites with his old Bears at the expense of the new Bears.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
Japers’ Rink just mentioned by Wysh on XM relating to the penalty tracking thing. Better buy him a beer.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
The home team bias post or the penalty tracker? If the latter, I should probably go update it…
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
so, the head of the IT department, who stopped by my cube to chat hockey yesterday (?! I had no idea she was a Caps fan), just swung by and caught me laughing at the Rink.
I bribed her with tickets tomorrows game. Yay, still employed! (and still checking the rink….)
yeah, technically, we’re not supposed to use our computers for any personal stuff. And yet, we have no blockers……so I check the rink, gmail, WaPo, puck daddy, the list goes on and on. EVERYONE here is constantly checking their personal e-mail, placing bets on horses, reliving the latest redskins loss, you get the idea.
Actually, I was gonna ask Ms. IT Director if she wanted the tickets, anyway. It’s just funny that she caught me checking the Rink.
Oddly, my work filter blocks Canes Country. Says its a “Games” site.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
I should probably have that filter.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
They took our Rink!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I guess Caps Clips threads weren’t designed to hold over 600 comments.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
All of SBNation was down…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Thus is the power of Japers’ Rink.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Mebbe we got suspended for taking cheap shots at Canes Country.
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those weren’t cheap shots! Not my fault Canes Country needs to get some glasses and move out of the way.
They were reckless comments, IMO.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
The beat the Stanley Cup champs 3 times. Better than zero.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Won just as many trophies as the Canes.
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 2, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
I’m about the here and now and well uh…The Canes are ONLY 23 points off the pace of the division leader…and talking about previous seasons is moot (maybe mute also…tehehe) I mean George Washington was president, but that was then and this is now!
The old "It's always the last place you look" comment makes sense because once I find it, I stop looking!
What does that have to do with anything?
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Ah, now that’s the kind of relevant and insightful commenting I’ve come to expect from Canes Country. Bravo.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I think you meant inciteful.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
Shawn Avery
This is either really ironic or really well played.
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Most there seem to think it’s their job to chirp you without having anything real to bring to the discussion. But then again, Avery can actually play good hockey when he really wants to.
If you don't wanna get hit, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!
Most there seem to think it’s their job to chirp you without having anything real to bring to the discussion.
Well, it is the internet…
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
You’re both wrong. He’s reckless anddirty.
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 2, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
Broad Street Hockey is worser than us and they always get away with it.
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Home-ice bias from the refs.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
JP’s new publicist wants us to take on this new overall blog toughness approach and see where it got us.
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I smell an IMG SBN scheme.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
So mad. I had so many replies I wanted to put in but now I forget them all. Way to derail an awesome thread, SBN.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
More Shift Length talk from XM
Which team has the shortest average shift length in the league? NJD.
Hate the Trap, love the discipline.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:10 PM EST reply actions
Speaking of the dam dirty Debbils, look who is a brand-new citizen of the United States of America.
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It’s easy to skate short shifts when your “offensive” system consists of:
A) Get the puck
B) Dump it in
C) Go for a change
D) Repeat
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That’s fine, and I’m not going to defend the Trap. But it still takes discipline. You think Parise (highest ave. shift length on the team at :46) wouldn’t like to stay out a little longer to try to make something happen? Of course he would. They have offensive players that you know want to play offensive hockey. Taking the short shifts is still discipline.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
Gotcha.
I was more making fun of the trap and Lemaire’s system.
Still, I think it would be interesting to track when in a shift the elite players (Ovie, Gaborik, etc.) score. My guess is that they score a fair amount of goals after when an “optimal” shift (40-50 seconds) would have ended, albeit with the caveat that defensive responsibility tends to decrease and penalties tend to increase.
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Definitely an interesting point to look at, though a nightmare to research.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Denis Potvin, go fuck yourself
“Alex Ovechkin is a bad hitter. Sometimes he gets a shoulder in the chest, but he’s still a bad hitter.”
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:15 PM EST reply actions
I wonder what his views are on politics and religion though.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 2, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So do I.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
Well, if anyone should know how to break another player’s leg without hurting your own it would be Potvin.
Yeah. I just can’t believe he said “sometimes” he gets a shoulder in the chest. Seriously? Sometimes? The guy has tops 10 controversial hits in his career. And that’s with the most anti-Ovechkin goggles you can wear. That’s really not that much for the number of hits he throws. And Potvin wants to talk about dirty hits.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder how people would be talking about this if the player in question were Cal Clutterbuck, Milan Lucic or Dustin Brown. Would people even be talking about it at all?
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Brown is American.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Well, that depends on the context.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
If Cal Clutterbuck, Milan Lucic or Dustin Brown had won back-to-back MVPs awards, sure.
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Funny you should mention D Brown. I’ve said AO is just like D Brown but with more skill. Tell me this hit isn’t much worse than the hit on Kaleta. Does anyone remember the out cry? Brown has several borderline hits as well but we don’t get the same reaction. You’re completely right.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
Eye of the beholder.....
freakin’ Kings announcer did everything but build a statue to honor DB for that hit. At first, he didnt even realize Ribeiro had been hit and was down, and bloodied. Even during the reply, great lengths were taken to defend the hit once it was obvious. Can only imagine the Stars announcer going apeshit…..
by Pi on Dec 2, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
I find it hard to defend anything involving Ribeiro. He’s a gutless little shit.
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by D'ohboy on Dec 3, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Can’t rec this harder if I tried.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 3, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
That’s all a long time before I followed hockey. Can someone give me a quick history (in, say, one paragraph)?
"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."
Back in the playoffs in the mid-80s, when the Caps were playing the Islanders, Potvin deliberately tripped Bengt Gustafsson at center ice and broke Bengt’s leg. It effectively killed the Caps chances in the series.
Oh. Wow. Stupid question follows. Penalty? Suspension? I assume neither?
"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."
Back then it was just a “hockey hit” eh? That was before the wussification began. Also while I agree Denis Potvin was good at dishing them out he also took his share of hits. Before the last get on the Canadian Bandwagon of bashing Ovie the other night on NHLN his comments were pretty reasonable…IMHO
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
Have you ever read St. Paul’s letter to the Hermaphrodites?
Dear Hermaphrodites,
Go fuck yourselves.
Yours Sincerely,
St. Paul
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Is that in First Corinthians?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
Nah
“An Everlasting Piece.”
Great movie about Northern Ireland. The line’s delivered by Billy Connolly. Freaking hilarious.
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More from Potvin
“I was the hunter. I liked to give the hit but I never hit a guy that was looking right at me because I might miss or get hurt.”
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
See Ovechkin, that’s how a real man hits. He doesn’t truck people face to face.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 2, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
This is, by far, one of the most crazy, A.D.D.-filled day of posts I’ve ever attempted to read.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110% 100% of the time.
It’s almost 800 posts deep. I’m so sad I was at work for the bulk of the posting today.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 2, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
Just goes to show that even when we don’t get 4 new content posts a day the Rink Rats are going to find a way to generate comments one way or another.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
In other words, this blog produces no matter who’s setting us up. Just like Alex Ovechkin.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 2, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, am I late to this, or do we know if Corey might be out of job soon? Bummer at the Times. Too bad that sports is the only thing at that paper worth reading.
"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."
Yeah
The Moonies (which founded and bankrolled the Times over the years) are going through a succession/inheritance squabble and can thusly no longer afford to pump billions into the Times. I hope Corey lands on his feet, and I imagine he will, since he does good work.
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Outrage
When asked whether he thought the suspension was fair, captain Chris Clark nodded.
“Yeah,” he said. "Even being his teammate, I obviously would like him not to be suspended or miss any time, but I think the circumstances and the timing of it had a lot to do with it. If this had happened at the end of the year, maybe not. Or in the playoffs, maybe not. But I think after successive game misconducts . . . "
From Tarik’s article tomorrow. Is this really what you want to hear from a teammate, not to mention the captain?? This does not sit well with me at all . . .
Why? Should we just tell AO it’s all ok forever? Should we pretend his shit doesn’t stink and he can do no wrong. Part of Chris Clark’s role as Captain, a major part IMO, is helping this young team grow up and mature into a team that is ready to win a Cup. You may not like that he said it publicly, but he has to be telling AO this stuff.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
I also think another “smashed iPod moment” would not be a bad thing here.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
We’ll see. May not be necessary now but let’s see how he reacts to the suspension.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know the reaction so far seems to be “I ain’t changing my game – if it ain’t broke you don’t fix it”….seems like right now a recurrance is as much when as it is if… and I hate to say it but …
Ovie plays old school and that isn’t meshing well with the newer, kinder, gentler, “wussified” NHL…
I hope that a lot of discussion and dialogue with guys like OV, Brown, Penner, and even Avery, etc. is being done on this subject and they come up with something that works better than what we have now where everything in the game is set up to speed up the game and then “we” all act surprised when something happens because somebody goes “over the edge” …
Like Yates wrote “Turning and turning in the widening gyre;
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
the centre cannot hold.”
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
So that wasn’t Chinua Achebe?
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
Everything falls apart. . .
When you consider that it was Yeats, not Yates.
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Ovie plays old school and that isn’t meshing well with the newer, kinder, gentler, "wussified" NHL…
This argument permeates every sport and it’s so ridiculous is borders on offensive. Insulting someone’s masculinity isn’t an argument. Neither is hearkening back to “old-school” ideals. They’re both just rhetorical devices that people use to try and establish themselves as experts, and that’s true whether it’s a man on the street or Don Cherry or Mike Milbury. Just lazy attempts to rally people by referencing vague ideals. It’s the sports equivalent of thinking you’ve trumped everyone by invoking the phrase “Real Americans”.
I hope that a lot of discussion and dialogue with guys like OV, Brown, Penner, and even Avery, etc. is being done on this subject and they come up with something that works better than what we have now where everything in the game is set up to speed up the game and then "we" all act surprised when something happens because somebody goes "over the edge" …
I don’t see how somebody going over the edge and the speed of the game are related at all. In consequences maybe, but not in action.
by David M. Getz on Dec 3, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
I totally agree that Clark, Boudreau or someone/anyone else Ovie would listen to should try to get him to take just a bit of the edge off to avoid injury, suspensions, etc. But you’re also totally right – I don’t like that Clark said this in public and I suspect it’s very much the wrong way to try to get through to Ovie, particularly based on his reaction to the suspension today.
I just wonder if he went public because private action hasn’t gotten through.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 2, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
I’ll chalk this up as an honest answer to a direct question, but clearly at the very least he’s not afraid of pissing Ovie off by saying this. It’s possible that he said this with an agenda, but I don’t assume that.
Clark’s point was really no different from the one made by many Rinkers – he got 2 game misconducts in quick succession, and that’s going to result in a suspension (whether or not the penalties were legit, a question he was not asked). Of course, none of us are the captain of the team talking to the media.
It’s possible Clark made this statement, at least in part to send a message. Hey, if so, and if it works, I’m all in favor of it. Again, Ovie just doesn’t seem like to type to respond to that kind of thing.
Although, on second thought, a combination of public discourse and private conversation regarding the “hot stick” incident seemed to be productive . . .
I think part of it is picking your battles. I think most guys in the NHL would agree the hit was reckless enough to warrant supplemental discipline. Like Gould Old Days said earlier, sometimes the best PR is just to acknowledge what everybody already knows.
by David M. Getz on Dec 2, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
“Of course, none of us are the captain of the team talking to the media.”
That’s exactly why he said it and needed to be the one to say it – he is the Captain…
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
If that's the case...
The guy you’d really like to have around and say it to Ovie would be Federov but that’s not an option rany more…
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
?????
Ovie’s shit doesn’t smell like roses? Another idol smashed …. damn
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
This Just In...
CSN Just announced they are starting up a new sports talkshow hosted by Ms. Tatiana Ovechkin and Jeff Schultz
The name of show is … wait for it …. AYHSMB
First guest and topic Jesper Parnevik – “Best Golf Club to use when discussing marital issues”…
See how amazing the influence of The Rink is on the DC Metro Sports community?
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 11:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
That’s Japer. Japer Parnevik.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 2, 2009 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I know it’s off topic but given the discussions about the quotes from Boudreau and Clark I was just watching and thinking how funny Parnevik’s quotes on the Tiger Woods stuff on the news tonight were…
by markbona-capsfan99 on Dec 2, 2009 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
“…but I guess it’s good to see that Karl Rove has apparently found work.”
JP, I loved this site a lot more before the inevitable inside the Beltway Bush bashing. It’s your site and you can say what you want but I’d rather see you stick to hockey, which you do very well , and stay apolitical. Just my two cents. “Mabuhay” from the Philippines.
I disagree. Don’t think anything should be off limits around here, as long as it’s respectful. The Karl Rove line was a pretty funny one, and not a personal attack, so I think that’s fair game.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 1:35 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Duly noted, and I do walk a line on that stuff. I thought the Rove line was as apolitical as a political line could be and something at which D’s and R’s could both chuckle a little bit, but I guess not.
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I'm with JP on this one
While I agree with ExPat that we should keep politics out of sports in order to avoid the inevitable kerfuffles and butt-hurtness that follows, I think JP’s usage here falls on the acceptable side of the line. In the context of the joke, Rove wasn’t used in a partisan manner, but rather as a representation of the consummate spin-meister – a man who could take a steaming pile of shit and sincerely argue that it was shinola. JP could just as easily have used a Democratic operative, but let’s face it, among the general population, which Democratic operative has the same level of notoriety as Rove? (This is neither an indictment nor endorsement of Rove, but merely an acknowledgment that he’s got the most name recognition.) Let’s say JP were to have substituted James Carville for Rove – the joke would have gone over like a lead balloon.
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by D'ohboy on Dec 3, 2009 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Nice take, Keynes
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 3, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, Milt
"We’re still working on some things over in Europe, and we’ve been close in the last week or so. Some things get in the way, but we’re just trying to work that out, and hopefully it can be worked out soon."
Fair enough. But if I want to talk shit about Obama or his spin machine there are plenty of other sites to do so, and believe me I do. I just think when you start to mix politics with sports it kind of loosens the bonds of our brotherhood here. Believe me I know. My brother is not only a liberal but a Rangers fan!
Politics is best left out of the discussion. Why get people riled up?
"And next year it will be ours."
Right on, Ovechwin! My brother just returned from vacation in Belfast. This is what he told me: " Don’t discuss politics or religion, And you do not! wear football colors into a pub.(I think It is forbidden by law) It was Very good advice." This was said after he was involved in an altercation in a pub. So let’s let sleeping dogs lie.
Is there a special exception for Honduran politics?
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
There better be.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 3, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Or else the posters here might lead a coup.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 3, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That may be OK, Gouldie. Try it sometime after walking into a pub on Shankhill Road wearing Celtic colors. Then post which hospital to send the flowers to. :=)
Man, after listening to the Shankill Butchers track from the Decemberists and looking up the actual history, just stay the hell off of Shankill Road all together.
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by Knee high to a duck on Dec 4, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, I’ve spent some time in Honduras and have a few strong opinions of Zelaya. But I’d be breaking my own “no politics” rule to voice them here, wouldn’t I?
It’s also a reference to a past Rink discussion. Can’t blame you for missing that.
Listen to Ol' Hank Murphy and eat your damn onions.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 3, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
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