Tuesday Caps Clips: Top Tier Teams?
by J.P. on Dec 22, 2009 6:37 AM EST
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- Is it a three dog race in the East? Until Ryan Miller starts showing some fatigue, mark me down for "four." [Puck Daddy]
- There's no place like home... there's no place like home. [TWT]
- Joe Sacco fired back at Bruce Boudreau for calling out his goon, err, player. Of course, we Caps fans saw enough of Sacco as a player to know how weak, inaccurate and harmless his shots are. [All Things Avs]
- It's nice to not see Alex Ovechkin too high on this list, isn't it? (Then again, he's at 25.2% for the games in which he's played.) [Slap Shot]
- But he's at the very top of Dan Steinberg's list of D.C.'s top athletes over the past decade (one of Ovi's former teammates makes the list as well... sorry, Dainius, it's not you). [D.C. Sports Bog]
- AO is only the third-best player of the decade, despite being more individually-accomplished than the guy directly ahead of him. [Sportsnet.ca]
- Fresh power rankings are out, with the Caps down one to third at Sporting News, down two to third at Sportsnet.ca, down two to fourth at The Hockey News and USA Today, holding at fourth at ESPN, and up one to seventh at TSN.
- A look at
all (we think)a few of Ovechkin's Hockey News covers. [Alex Ovetjkin] - Which is more likely: the Eric Fehr is a "budding star" or that he's "trade bait"? [The Hockey News]
- A look at the Caps' three young netminders. [Peerless]
- A few of the Young Guns had some travel woes upon returning to D.C. on Sunday. [Aftonbladet via translated comment]
- Bear Tracks! [LDN]
- One Bear - John Carlson - is feeling especially patriotic these days. [LDN]
- An overview of the upcoming World Junior Championships. [Puck Prospectus]
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Sacco may take offense, but Koci’s been sitting in the press box since last Tuesday; take whatever message you want to infer (or imply) from that.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
All the more reason there was nothing to lose and something to gain by suspending that cretin, no?
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Yeah, but what about Sacco’s general point? Does anyone think Bruce shouldn’t have been so forthcoming in his comments about the hit? I guess I don’t—it was an obvious cheap shot that deserved a suspension, so I think once that line has been crossed the opposing coach should have a little free rein to complain.
But I’m also not offended by Sacco’s attempts to back up his guy as well.
by bilspacecadet on Dec 22, 2009 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Sacco has to support his player since it was Sacco himself who put that type of player out there for that type of hit. If he condemns his player he condemns his own coaching style.
by HateOffSeason on Dec 22, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
I guess that opens the question of which is more likely to be traded, Flash or Fehr. True that BB loves Flash (and we’re starting to see why), but there’s several teams out there that are looking desperately for scoring and scoring we’ve got. Fehr is more of a net presence when he’s on his game, something the Caps don’t have tons and tons of.
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Either way, Lyle’s pick of Fehr as the Cap most likely to be trade bait is insane. Got to be either Juice or ShaMo, right? If future salary concerns is an issue, I would think Flash would be more likely to go first.
"Ah, dinner. The perfect break between work and drunk." - Homer Simpson
I have to think that Flash would be worth a fair amount at the deadline if he continues as he is (correct me if I’m wrong). I also have to think of ShaMo and Jurcina as being more in the nature of trade bait first – the pick of Fehr does not address the defensive glut at all. (Your average hockey writer probably isn’t aware that there is one.)
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Honestly, if Flash continues as he is, unless the return is someone like Milan Lucic or Pronger/Nieds, he’s worth way more to us to keep and use.
That said, I don’t think Fehr or Flash will command enough interest from the league, anyway.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
I’m of the opinion that if we’re not going to keep Semin at season’s end then we should make sure we retain Flash, especially if this proves to be the season that he ‘gets it’. If we lose both of them we lose anywhere between 60-80 goals per year from those two. I know we’d get something in return, but I’m not sure I’m comfortable losing that much offense.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t think Semin’s going anywhere. I think he may make negotiations difficult, but I do think he’ll take a slight paycut to continue playing with AO and Backs.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
I hope that’s true. I’m pro-Sasha if the price is right. I think his pros outweigh his cons…again if the price is right.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
(my prose outweighs my poetry)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
More Juice than ShaMo, provided the latter is completely healthy and actually starts turning in performances relative to salary.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 22, 2009 8:31 AM EST up reply actions
I think Lyle was probably going with a working definition of “bait” that included “desirable to other teams,” hence Fehr (and Flash would be another good choice here, as stated).
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by J.P. on Dec 22, 2009 8:35 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
exactly. Teams will be calling the caps asking about potential 30 goal scorers before they call asking about spare part d-men
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Dec 22, 2009 8:38 AM EST up reply actions
If you go with that working definition, could Neuvirth be included in that list or is it still too early to think about that? Varly’s fantastic but isn’t the most durable netminder ever born, and I have to think that that concerns the Caps. Would the Caps want to wait and see how Holtby does for another season or should Neuvirth be considered tradeable at this point?
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I think Neuvirth could absolutely be considered trade bait.
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Certainly Neuvirth fits into that working definition of “bait” as in “desirable”. It’s solely a question to me of whether the Caps are sure enough of Varly as a long-term solution to be willing to package Neuvirth.
Maybe they do what they did with Olie and Jim Carey – worked out pretty good the last time.
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They’d have to be somewhat bowled over, I’d think, and the likelihood of that happening is slim. But I think given what Varly has done, Holtby’s development and the simple fact that there are always goalies out there as safety nets, I think he’s potentially moveable.
Regarding Olie and Ace, it’s worth recalling that it’s not so much what the Caps did with the pair as what Boston did – Poile gave the B’s their choice of which goalie to include in the package, and they chose Carey. Oops.
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Didn’t Carey and Dafoe share the ’97-98 year, or was the former already gone by then?
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 22, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Both were long gone by then. They both saw time in 1994-95, though.
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Should have clarified, I meant Boston, forgot where my priorities should have been.
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 22, 2009 9:02 AM EST up reply actions
Duh. My bad. (And Robbie Tallas, FTL.)
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That’s what i meant by what the Caps did – they gave Boston their choice. True that it was Boston’s choice, though.
I was initially thinking at the beginning of the year that they’d wait one more season, but with Holtby doing as well as he is in Hershey, maybe they can afford to move Neuvirth.
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Well, the Caps are in position to potentially win now, and while McPhee isn’t one to throw everything away for this year, given their cap space situation I have to expect them to be shoppers at the deadline. Holtby shows a huge amount of promise for his age but has never seen NHL ice time. Neuvirth has, and while his record isn’t spotless by any means, when he’s on, he’s solid as a rock. Holtby is the bigger question mark of the two, and therefore has less value on the market than Neuvirth.
Don’t get me wrong. I like Neuvirth, a whole lot. I feel more comfortable watching him than Varly, as he’s the steadier of the two. I’d like to keep him. But is a rookie-rookie tandem next year a good idea on a contender? And if you don’t move them up, you end up with an overcrowded crease again. Varly needs a workhorse goalie to tandem with to keep him fresh.
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Where would a rookie-rookie tandem come from if Holtby was traded?
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Varly / Neuvirth in Washington? Oh, I see what you’re thinking. Potentially leave Neuvirth down in Hershey another year, trade Holtby, and have a Varly / workhorse tandem in Washington. Maybe, but I have to think that Neuvirth brings more value, plus Holtby gets ice time in Hershey. Leaving Neuvirth in Hershey may be hard on him if he is NHL-ready by that time.
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Nope.. If we trade Holtby at or before the deadline, you’d keep Neuvirth in Hershey until next season where he’d back up Varly, who would no longer be a rookie.
Nope.. If we trade Holtby at or before the deadline, you’d keep Neuvirth in Hershey until next season where he’d back up Varly, who would no longer be a rookie.I would argue that if you trade Neuvirth, you have to go out and get a more experienced backup for Varly before next season because Holtby needs at least a full season as #1 Bear before he can be #2 Cap.
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Definitely. Even with Neuvy and Varly in the organization, I think you’d need a veteran backup somewhere.
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How do you work that? Do you just keep Neuvirth in the minors until you are satisfied that Varlamov is the guy? I’m not a fan of that situation. At some point we need to give Neuvirth more than emergency NHL duty to see what he can do. If we get a veteran we won’t be able to stash him in HER until we need him, so he essentially would be taking up an NHL roster spot all year.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Where’ve you been all day, dude? :)
I’d argue that the rookie/rookie tandem idea isn’t the most appealing either, though.
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Who are the two rookies? Varlamov isn’t a rookie next year.
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Varly’s still a young goalie, though, which is my point. I’d like to have one with a couple of years.
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I’ve been sleeping in like I have nothing to do today! Which I don’t.
I’d argue the Caps are good enough to overcome some mediocre goaltending until the trade deadline. It’s more important for them to see what Neuvy has in the NHL than to bank a few extra points (rather, it will be next season).
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I think you’d need a veteran backup somewhere.
How would you feel about a AAAA goalie like Bacashua?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
You’d need to anyway – you want a veteran with Varly no matter what. The bottom line is that whoever you keep is the #1 in Hershey next year, and Varly has a veteran backup. Neuvirth’s got more trade value, though.
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Neuvy is trade bait but I think he has more value to us than to anyone else right now. I wouldn’t just give him away but I don’t think anyone is going to give us much of a return for him so ultimately he won’t go anywhere.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
after all this time, i still have a gut reaction when a canadian writer calls AO “the most exciting player in the game.” it’s like….what can i say about this guy to make sure everyone realizes i don’t think he’s the best in the game, while still appearing to compliment him….oh i know, i’ll call him the most exciting or most dynamic player in the game.
by Natty Bumppo on Dec 22, 2009 8:07 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
I’m a huge Caps fan, but AO is only the most exciting player in the league, not the best.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:16 AM EST up reply actions
It really is a somewhat backhanded compliment, but the guy’s got a point. I mean, the Hart Trophy is for the League’s most exciting player, right?
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Right, but Crosby has a Stanley Cup, which is a well known individual accomplishment. It’s only fair to compare Cups to Harts when measuring an individual player’s success.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:23 AM EST up reply actions
Right. This is precisely why I always argue that Tyler Kennedy is a better player than Alex Ovechkin.
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And don’t forget that Crosby is “on pace for a career-high 51 goals.” It only makes sense for a half completed season to influence a best of the decade list.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
And he came into the league with more media attention than any player ever! How about THAT!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
That by itself qualifies him for number one, doesn’t it?
"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."
WTF is Nicklas Lidstrom doing on this list? He’s a fucking Defenseman from Sweden! THIS WILL NOT STAND!
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Lindsay Lohan gets media attention. It don’t make her Meryl Streep.
If you've read this far...seek help.
But she’s more entertaining than Meryl Streep. I love coke-induced meltdowns.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I didn’t enjoy that movie, personally. Is that their only collaboration?
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
And now he jumps into the boards when he scores sometimes.
Expect “Hot Stick” any game now…
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I bet Ovi would send his a card every day if that happened.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
He already does, as I understand it :-).
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Crosby would look absolutely ridiculous.
As long as that doesn’t mean that AO is going to go punch some dude in the yarbles while his teammate holds him down.
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by gotsparkly on Dec 22, 2009 8:52 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Crosby would look absolutely ridiculous.
Which would make it a fitting imitation.
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Very true. AO handles looking ridiculous better than Crosby does, though – just something about the personalities where Crosby looking ridiculous looks a whole lot worse.
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That’s because a block of tofu is still a block of tofu no matter HOW much teriyaki sauce you add to it…
by IRockTheRed on Dec 22, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Sometimes, I wonder if its possible for someone to be born so lacking in personality, and then I remember those moments when his personality shows: shallow, whinny, immature, entitled.
And then I thank god that his handlers have attempted to save us from enduring that on a daily basis. A few times a year is about all I can take.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
And now he jumps into the boards when he scores sometimes
And Alex doesn’t.
"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."
Kind of sad, that. I’ve been wondering if he was okay; I think he does care what people think, even if he says he doesn’t.
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I think some people have commented that they think it’s because of the shoulder injury, not wanting to take any chances. I guess we’ll see if he starts doing it again later in the year.
"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."
Could be, but it’s still a little sad. And it’s not that he doesn’t occasionally try to kill his teammates after a score. I still live in fear of half the team being carried off the ice in stretchers after they win the Cup.
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by gotsparkly on Dec 22, 2009 8:53 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think it’s also because he better recognizes the value of regular season goals now in the grand scheme of things.
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It’s like when the Canadian writers use the word “arguably” as in “Ovechkin is arguably the best player in the league”. What they really mean is " I’m arguing that he’s not the best player in the league. I just don’t have the guts to come out and say Crosby is better for fear of looking like a jingoistic fool."
Which is why all the commentators have started calling him “the most exciting player in the game”. Its a way for them to praise him, but allows them to also say he’s not necessarily the “best”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
I'll be the elitist, anti-conformist media guy
and say Nik Lidstrom is the best hockey player!!!
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Made me chuckle when Engblom said Lidstrom was still the best player in the game last night.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 8:58 AM EST up reply actions
Ovechkin and Crosby are both way too high on that list. Here are their point totals from the first five seasons of the decade:
Points..Ovi..Sid
99-00…..0…..0
00-01…..0…..0
01-02…..0…..0
02-03…..0…..0
03-04…..0…..0
04-05 Bettman’d
At the very least, the following players deserve to be ahead of them: Brodeur, Iginla, Niedermayer, and yes, Joe “poop the playoffs” Thornton. I think anyone who is a sure-fire hall of famer based on their body of work this decade gets to be ahead of the two phenoms who, frankly, aren’t hall of famers yet. Ovi and Sid are close to HOF staus already, but it’s still possible that their careers could fizzle. There’s no fizzle possible anymore for the guys I listed above. They’ve proven what they had to prove, and they did it during this decade (and the last).
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I would argue for Brodeur or maybe even Iggy or Nieds. Thornton = hell no. Too many disappearing acts. He’s an all-star, but not THE all decade best player.
A man gotta have a code
by Carl Putnam on Dec 22, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
Thornton ain’t #1, but he ain’t below Ovi or Sid either. He has four more excellent seasons than either of them. Ovi and Sid have been outstanding since they entered the league, but they haven’t been twice as good as Thornton.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
I Just playing for 10 years vs 5 years does nothing for me. Sid and Ovi, and Malkin have lit up the scoreboard and have carried their clubs just like Joe does at times. I’d choose all 3 over Thornton because I think they are better and do a better job creating for themselves, but I understand your rationale why you wouldn’t. Once again, I like Joe. Heck I was happy for the guy when he was extricated from Boston. He’s been able to better showcase his skills in SJ. That being said he’s not at the top of my list.
One more name we haven’t mentioned is Lidstrom. I’d definitely give him plenty of consideration.
A man gotta have a code
by Carl Putnam on Dec 22, 2009 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
Lidstrom wasn’t mentioned because he’s already ahead of Ovi and Sid on the list.
It really comes down to what you think an all-decade team is. I’m looking at aggregate performance, not peak. Missing 40%+ of the decade is a pretty serious handicap if you’re looking at aggregate production.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
From Bear Tracks!:
Left wing Alexandre Giroux has taken the team lead in scoring with 33 points on 11 goals and 22 assists. He ranks second in the league in scoring, is tied for fifth in the league in assists and is tied for third in the league in plus-minus with a plus-15 rating.
Call him back up! Surely that success will translate at an NHL level right? …. right?
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:12 AM EST reply actions
Hey now. Watch the moniker use there, buddy.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And try not to call him Shirley
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 8:27 AM EST up reply actions
I just want to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:31 AM EST up reply actions
Anyone want to tackle Puck Daddy’s “Top Tier” post? Is it Caps, Devs, Pens and everyone else? Given that the Devs are 6-0-0 against the Caps and Pens, is it Devs then everyone else?
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In that case, you’re making the argument that there are three tiers, and I’m not sure that isn’t wrong. Until we can beat the Devils, there’s going to be a big question mark regarding the playoffs (not to mention that not playing the Penguins until January doesn’t help). It’s not like Marty can’t have a bad night, we just have to catch him at the right time.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I am dreading the media circus that is going to be the first Caps / Pens game this year.
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And that’s going to be different than any other Caps/Pens game how?
"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 worth noting that two of Jersey’s three wins over the Caps came with AO out of the lineup.
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Jersey got a tad lucky on that one, yes? Wasn’t the first one or two with Flash out of the lineup as well?
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Flash missed the one that AO played.
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The Devs games without Ovi were on either end of his injury, and both were home games for NJ. The first game, a 3-2 loss, was the Caps’ first full game without Ovi in over a year, and the nature of his injury was still shrouded in mystery. IIRC, the status had just gone from “day-to-day” to “week-to-week” but was not yet “4-5 weeks”.
The second game was AO’s last on the bench. We were up 2-0 oh-so-early in the game and then had a complete & total brain cramp and gave up five straight.
The goal horn at The Rock haunts me still.
ALEX, FЯEE
It’s also worth noting that AO’s presence doesn’t change how the Caps attack the trap.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
It’s not like Marty can’t have a bad night, we just have to catch him at the right time.
Like in the playoffs after playing another 75 regular season games.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 22, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Or in the final two minutes of game 7 when NJD has a one goal lead. Staal had him just where he wanted him…
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
It took more hours after watching the end of that game to truly grasp how bad the Devils choked that one.
Of course, we have our own game 7 nightmare we can relive.
A man gotta have a code
True, and I’ll take our slow death, come to grips with reality Game 7 any day over what NJ fans went through.
by Cluster on Dec 22, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
from “second round playoffs here we come!” to epic failure in 75 second flat!
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
That was pure brutality. Nothing like already drinking the bubbly while doing the happy dance and then 2 minutes later going up to the roof to jump.
A man gotta have a code
hell, I was about to join them. “Yay, get to face the Devils” [insert lots of vodka shots here] “FUUUUUUUUUUUCK! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THE CAPS ARE FACING THE MUTHAFUCKIN PENGUINS?!?!”
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
haha yeah, that was pretty much my reaction. plus i was texting back and forth with a devils fan friend… he was a very unhappy fellow.
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by kellobellow on Dec 22, 2009 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
I have to break it down a tad more than that. Right now I’d have to say that the Devils and the Pens have a step on the Caps b/c of OTL charity points, but part of that could also have something to do with an insane road schedule. That could balance out come spring.
So I gotta go Devs – Pens, Caps – Sabres, and everyone else. The first tier is complete without too much tinkering, the second is right up there but may need a piece at the deadline (BUF needs another scorer) the third is … well.
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I dunno…I just can’t see the Devs competing offensively with Washington and PIttsburgh (same thing with Buffalo). Plus, are they going to run Brodeur into the ground again?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 8:51 AM EST up reply actions
Isn’t that their whole gameplan?
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Not last year.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I have to think, right this minute, that last season was something of a fluke for the Devils – how often does Marty Brodeur go down with a major injury? We do know that Marty Brodeur has bad nights – we just never got one yet this year. Guess we’ll see on Saturday.
I also have to think that last year we were 3-0-1 against the Pens in the regular season, and it meant what in the playoffs?
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Plus, i’m pretty sure the Washington Capitals wrote the book on having outstanding defensive teams with no scoring that shit the bed in the playoffs. Looks like they’re doing the same thing in NJ
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
It meant 3-4, for a 6-4-1 total. Those 4 losses just happened to mean way, way more.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Keep in mind the schedule. The Caps have played six more road games than NJ and four more than the Pens. Conversely, the Caps have played four fewer home games than both the Pens and NJ.
Right, I was thinking of that. It’s kind of nice that the Caps are getting a lot of the road out of the way in December and they’ll be at home more during the stretch. Says something that they’re right up there despite more road games, doesn’t it?
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And after next week’s road trip to SJ and LA, the Caps will play a grand total of two games out of their time zone for the rest of the season.
The late night games are kinda fun because everyone who posts here still starts drinking at 6 and is generally either hammered or loopy from being tired.
I’m not generally functional after about 11 PM most nights, since I have to be at work at 7:30 AM.
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I like the late night games just because I manage to get so much more done before the game that simply isn’t possible on normally scheduled days.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
fwiw, the game @LA isn’t late night- it starts at 4.
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by kellobellow on Dec 22, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
I see a trip to Chicago on the schedule, but what’s the other game outside Eastern time?
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did you mean this in reply to me being stuck in Detroit next weekend? Maybe I’ll see if we can weasel our way out of a family commitment (which I wasn’t thrilled about being committed to in the first place…..)
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I’m checking the schedule and availability now. I’m just going to present this as done and not a damn thing anyone can do about it!
although I wish we were going for New Years. I’d love to be at an epic Wings-Avs smakedown on new years eve. (and scoring tickets to that would qualify me as best wife EVER)
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by CapitalCentre on Dec 22, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Give me cheaper airfare and it’s a road trip.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 22, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
STL tickets are cheap too, if I remember correctly.
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Their glass level seats include drinks and buffet and cost about as much as a playoff seat, that and the break are among the reasons why I’m considering the trip.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 22, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
Nice, but when you’re a 10 minute drive from Dulles, everything else is too far.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 22, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
The Devs know how to stonewall their opponents when they get a lead, and IMO the Pens are still a little more tenacious than the Caps, both in trying to protect a lead or fighting their way back from a deficit. Need more of EDM 3rd period Ovie, more regularly, hopefully without Coach having to call him out.
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I’ll jump. I think it is a one team race unless the Caps and/or Penguin Scum can show that they can beat the Devils.
Unfortunately, the Caps have just one more chance to accomplish the task.
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Couple of things to remember, though:
- NJ got two of those three games without AO in the lineup, and the third without Flash. At no time has NJ played the Caps at full strength. They also got an early – year benefit while the Caps were still working out the kinks.
- The Caps were 3-0-1 versus the Pens last year. See how much that actually mattered in the playoffs?
I wouldn’t count the Caps out yet, especially since they’ve had the most road-heavy schedule in the league to this point.
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Good point about Caps record vs. Pens last year. I think the argument about them needing to figure out how to beat the Devils is more about figuring out how to beat the trap, though. That’s why it’s more important for the Caps to find some success against NJ in the regular season.
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I’d agree with the trap analysis on this one… the Devils play a very dull game of trap-style hockey, and it tends to confound Washington. I’d like to see us beat NJ at least once this season so that we know we can if we have to face them post-season.
The Devils were also dealing with a ton of injuries when we played them, so I’m reluctant to fall back on the injuries to AO/Flash as explanations.
The Devils continue to excel despite a slew of major injuries – Paul Martin (forearm), Jay Pandolfo (shoulder), Johnny Oduya (upper body) – but did not have to deal Wednesday with Ovechkin’s explosive talents. Ovechkin (upper body) missed just his fifth game in five seasons.
From the NHL.com recap of the Nov 4th 3-2 loss in NJ.
Fair point, but unless it was Marty (and it wasn’t), it’s not as big a loss as AO is to the Caps.
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Also true. No Ovechkin changes everything, but most also seem to agree that the Caps need to find a way to consistently break the trap anyway.
No doubt about that, and to that end, AO tends to be about as stubborn as anyone in not adjusting his game to a tighter style of opponent.
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Yes, so very tired of watching Alex get shut down at the top of the circles when he’s trying to get to the net 1-on-3.
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It’s almost like he could use a cavalry or something. You know, to keep the D honest. Not sure where I read that though.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 10:00 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Let's hope its not the 7th Cavalry...
Things usually don’t turn out well for them.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d, you’re back down to 4 beers.
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What’s the exchange rate for beers to car bombs?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Those three have taken turns being the best team in the East this year. I’d rate Buffalo “1-A,” because they have such a drop off after Ryan Miller. Of the three at the top, I think New Jersey has the advantage of being consistently good, and rarely do they fail to show up against lesser opponents (at least not as much as the Penguins and, to a greater extent, the Caps have).
I have a problem with Pittsburgh because Sidney Crosby has been relied upon for so much of their goal scoring. It’s one thing for the Caps to rely on Ovechkin — that is within their team’s character. Crosby being the goal scorer is outside their usual performance boundaries.
Of the three, the Caps seem best prepared for an injury to a goaltender, New Jersey least so. The Devils are best prepared to lose a top-six forward, the Caps the least (since they depend on offense for so much of their success).
The most overrated team in the group is, in my opinion, Pittsburgh (12 of their 51 standings points have come on wins in Gimmicks, compared to 10 for Jersey and six for the Caps). The most underrated team is Washington, because no one things they can play any defense.
Of the three, I think jersey has the slight edge, mostly for their consistency. One can be more confident that the team you see now is the one you’ll see in May.
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In other words, it’s pretty important to win the Conference and not be stuck in that 2-3 death match in round two (they do re-seed after the first round based solely on points, right?).
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Actually, winning the conference could be interesting a problem. If Jersey and Pittsburgh keep up their pace, and the Caps should edge one or the other out for first, they’re going to get one of them in the second round (assuming they win the first round, and there aren’t any 2-7 or 4-5 upsets). And home ice might not matter much… if didn’t last year (in the second round).
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by ThePeerless on Dec 22, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
and we’re having trouble composing grammatically correct sentences today.
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by ThePeerless on Dec 22, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
Interesting point. Might be better to be the 2 or 3 seed if NJ/Pitt keep it up and one of them takes the 1st. I don’t take Buffalo lightly, but I’d rather play them in the 2nd round than NJ or PITT.
Of course the chances of an upset-free 1st round are not high.
There’s a lot of hockey left to be played. Probably the best thing to do is just to keep playing for as many points as possible, and let the whole thing shake itself out.
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by gotsparkly on Dec 22, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Why would the Caps get one of them in the second round, wouldn’t the 1 seed get the 4 seed (assuming no upsets)?
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by Scott in Shaw on Dec 22, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
they do however reseed, instead of following a strict bracket format, so if there were any first round upsets then the Caps would play that winner instead of the #2 in the atlantic
Do they re-seed by points alone? I thought they did. Consider this scenario at the end of the season:
1. WSH 117
2. NJD 116
3. BUF 105
4. PIT 110
If there are no upsets and these four are the only ones left, do PIT and BUF switch places in the re-seed?
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no, they do not re-seed on point. They re-seed each round based on where you finished the regular season. Under your proposed scenario, Buffalo and Pitt would not be re-seeded. Assuming all 4 won, round 2 would be WSH-PIT and NJD-BUF.
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Huh. Guess I was wrong. Disregard my comment above.
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Hence I would root for the Caps to finish first and then for the 6 to upset the Sabres, thus making sure that the Caps would only have to play either Pitt or NJ, not both
Given what we’ve seen thus far, I’d think they’d see NJ in the ECF in that case.
Though I must admit that I wouldn’t mind seeing a first round upset of the Devils.
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Definately, besides the trap i think Marty just has a better chance of playing completely out of his mind for a few games than most of the other goalies in the East, so the caps could outplay the Devils and still lose.
Marty hasn’t gotten out of the second round since 2003. I’m not writing him off by any means, but let’s not ignore that. He’s had plenty of strong teams and gone nowhere since before the lockout.
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2-3 won’t be the deathmatch. 3 will probably be BUF or BOS, and they are the weak team in the top 4. It’s also unlikely that all of 1-4 win; no upsets is rare. Winning the conference is big, it still avoids the 2-4 deathmatch, it’s just a little different from your analysis.
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We should definitely worry more about NJ than Pittsburgh. We can beat Pitt and we know it. NJ, I think they’re more of a challenge until we prove we can beat them – hopefully this weekend. That NJ/Pitt game last night – NJ dominated, worked hard, showed great discipline, and then when there was even a small chink, Marty bailed them out. NJ is more capable of frustrating us and taking the wind out of our sails than Pittsburgh.
Agreed. Until it’s done, it’s not done.
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I hear an old-time Caps fan who’s seen too many defeats to the Penguins talking here.
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Not so sure of that. This team with multiple injuries to key players took the eventual Stanley Cup champions to the brink. Mike Knuble said himself last night on the fan forum call that but for a couple of lucky bounces for the Pens, Washington could have gone to the Finals last season, and they’re a better team this season than last.
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But by the same token, a strong argument can be made that that series wasn’t as close as the scores (in games or within games). The Caps were utterly dominated, territorially, for most of the series.
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And this year they’re a considerably better team than last. While I agree that it’s not done yet and it needs to be, I also don’t think it’s hopeless and I certainly don’t think there’s a huge gulf between the two teams.
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Are they? Is the penalty kill better? Are the defensemen better at moving the puck? Are they better-disciplined?
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Their power play still stinks for some reason.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
More on that in under an hour!
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Its dead last in the entire league. How does that happen to a team with Crosby, Malkin, Gonchar, Goligoski, Letang, etc.?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
Erm, I meant more on the Caps’ PP (which has stunk lately).
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Their PP stinks, too. Like asparagus.
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Or how asparagus smells after eating urine.
Wait…
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
Is there goaltending more ready to hold up for 7 games against an offense like the Penguins?
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 22, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
When they don’t start both nights of a back-to-back, possibly and don’t take their previous series to 7 games, I’d have to say yes. That’s another thing they learned – don’t take a series to 7 games. Kill ’em while you can.
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We’ll see if they learned it. I’m not sold. Has anything about this year made you think they’ve broken those old bad habits?
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I haven’t seen any “lousy effort” losses since Ovi went out, if that’s what you mean. We’ll see how that pans out but as I said previously, I think losing Ovi for several games did this team all the good in the world in a lot of ways.
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I’ve seen plenty of “lousy effort” wins, but that speaks to our talent, not the fact that our bad habits are broken. I agree that playing without AO could have been a positive, but I don’t feel like they’ve taken that message and applied it when he came back.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I think I’m going to disagree with you on that one, but hey. That’s what we’re here for – we can argue whether they have or not all day and neither of us will ever know for sure because we’re not in their minds.
I choose to believe that the team has improved. You don’t have to agree with me. We’ll all find out.
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Haven’t we been complaining about how many leads we’ve blown? And how we take our foot off the gas pedal when we think we’ve won? Our best efforts come against better teams and we come out sluggish against the bad teams. Those are problems we had last year as well. They may not be costing us the same as they did last year, but I don’t think the team has really changed that much.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I think Alex needed the kick in the ass he got before the 3rd period against the Oil. He woke up, and hopefully he’ll stay awake. The team will follow him.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think anyone said it’s “hopeless,” but merely that it’s not a fait accompli that the Caps can take the Pens, as was seemingly implied in the initial comment.
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You inferred that :)
I agree it’s not a done deal, but I certainly don’t think it’s out of reach or insane to think that the Caps can. I think that the number of Pens nightmares is coloring the thinking of some here; the Devils worry me a lot more than the Pens right now.
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Of course it’s not out of reach or insane to think the Caps can, and I agree that the Devs are a tougher draw.
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Maybe I’m in the minority, but I would much rather play the Devils. I don’t think they can contain the Caps’ offense in a 7-game series, and I think if the Caps have enough time to gameplan to bust the trap, they’ll be able to do so. The Devils have been great this year, but I still think Pitt and the Caps are the two most dangerous playoff teams in the East.
The Caps’ performance against trappers so far this year scares me. I’m more confident in their ability to out-run and out-gun more free-wheelin’ squads.
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by J.P. on Dec 22, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’d rather play New Jersey too. First of all, I’d think we’d get a better chance from the zebras in that one than we ever will against the Penguin Scum.
Secondly, Marty has shown in the past few years that he wears down in the playoffs. That would certainly be to our advantage.
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Can you imagine New Jersey winning the cup again and how horrible it would be for hockey? It’s not just the style of play but also the utter lack of fan support. It’s amazing that the team has survived this long.
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First of all, I’d think we’d get a better chance from the zebras in that one than we ever will against the Penguin Scum.
Why not just stick your second point…the good one about Marty instead of continuing to post conspriacy theories? Or maybe I’m just missing the sarcasm.
This.
The Pens are a proven commodity in the playoffs and let’s face it, there’s no reason to think they’re going to be any weaker this time around. The Caps have yet to prove themselves.
No, but there are lots of reasons to think that the Caps are stronger this time around. One other major difference – the Caps have room to move at the deadline if they need to. They didn’t last year. Huge difference.
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Agreed that the Caps are certainly improved, especially offensively and that the deadline will be a factor.
The’re one other thing I think will come into play, something you don’t see in numbers or in personnel. AO’s absence for 8 games is a huge boon for the playoffs. In the playoffs, you win as a team and not on the back of your stars alone. I don’t think they knew about to do that last year – this year, they’ve learned.
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Yup. They beat the crap out of our defensemen for all 7 games. Its a miracle that it even went 7.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
I’m a long time Caps fan who has lived through every Pens nightmare and I’d still rather play the pens than Marty and the Devils. Pens would be a challenge, but like I said yesterday Devils and teams like them present a unique challenge to our top line guys.
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by Carl Putnam on Dec 22, 2009 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Definitely. And if PIT has their second best player playing with one arm and 55 extra pounds then maybe it goes the other way. There’s a lot of luck in the playoffs, that won’t change this year.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Granted, the Green injury was huge and I think really overlooked by a lot of people. But the fact is, the Caps lose that series in six or even five without insane goaltending in the first couple of games.
I think the more accurate conclusion would be that the Caps have more ways to beat Pittsburgh than they do to beat new Jersey. The Devils aren’t getting into any shootouts with the Caps. The Devils are too disciplined for that, especially in a playoff setting. There will be a lot of 2-1 and 3-2 games in there. And the Caps don’t do well in 2-1 and 3-2 games this year (they are 6-8-4 in games in which they score three goals or fewer (including 0-2-1 against New Jersey).
Pittsburgh can be more disciplined in the playoffs — they’ve demonstrated that. But they’re also a team that can open it up, and the Caps are a team that can keep up with them.
The Caps will have almost no chance to play their brand of game against New Jersey. The game they will play more often against the Penguins is more their style.
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by ThePeerless on Dec 22, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
If you’re relying on who you draw in the playoffs, then you’re probably not the best team in hockey and you don’t deserve the Cup.
I think it’s OK for the fans to be talking about being worried about one team or another’s style of play, but I want the Caps to want to play Pittsburgh. I want the Ca[ps to want to kill the king on the way to the throne. I want the Caps to want to exorcise playoff demons past. I want the Caps to have no fear.
I want the Caps to take the President’s trophy, draw the 8-seed Flyers in round one, the 4-seed Devils in round two, the 2-seed Penguins in round 3, and then score the Cup winning goal against Cris Huet.
If the Caps want to be the best, shouldn’t they want to prove that against the best?
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 12:41 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I’d be thrilled marching through the 8th, 7th and 6th seeds in the East and then the 8th in the West, if the opportunity presented itself.
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by J.P. on Dec 22, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m with you as a fan. But I want the players to want to compete against the best, and to prove that they deserve to be champs.
This isn’t really a response to anything anyone was saying here. Just going off on my own direction.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Sure – it adds to the narrative and whatnot.
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Sure – it adds to thenarrativebottom line and whatnot.
Fixed.
Can you imagine what getting tickets to a Caps – Pens series this year would be like?
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Same as getting ’em for a Caps/Panthers series for us STHs.
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For us, yeah, unless you’re trying to get them for someone who isn’t. Then, God help you.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
ugh, my father is already hinting that he’d like to go to the playoffs. Not looking forward to the hoops I’m going to have to jump through to pull this one off.
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he’ll pony up (and I think he just wants to go to one, just to go), but trying to get extra seats this year is going to be bloody impossible.
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Well, we already know that Chicago is destined to lose in the Finals. They have Marian Hossa.
I think you’ll find that the Caps will be content with top seed and go from there. The fact is that for the most part, you have very little control over who you get in the playoffs, but the higher you are, the more likely you are to face a team who’s just happy to be there in the first round.
One wonders whether the Flyers will make the playoffs this year, though.
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One wonders whether the Flyers will make the playoffs this year, though.
If they right the ship a bit, get ready for an onslaught of, “This is one team no one wants to play in the playoffs… if they make it.”
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by J.P. on Dec 22, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If they play like they did last night – read, deader than my career aspirations as an underwear model – they either won’t make it or will be easy meat in the first round.
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Well, in the playoffs you earn it no matter who you face. No team that makes it past the first round is a pushover. I see the point, but I don’t see any reason why we can’t get one Cup and then go back and exorcise the demons, too.
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Nice Marty photo up there. Stick tap to the big guy for getting the record.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Not by accident… thought it fit in nicely with the lead bullet and his achievement.
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And it’s only enhanced by that other dude to his right.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 8:38 AM EST up reply actions
As the cornerstone of my fantasy hockey team for the entire decade, I love me some Marty.
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Not at all. And considering I have Iginla, Getzlaf, Green and Pittsburgh’s captain as well, I’m in good shape.
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Keeper league?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah. Can keep up to five each year.
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Stick tap to the big guy for getting the record.
Sure, when I call him a big guy, I’m a jerk.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 22, 2009 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
Is it odd that it seems like the most memorable Brodeur moment (other than the wife/sister thing) is when Avery called him “fatso”?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions
Because you called him a fat beelping bleep.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions
At least he’s signing his own name now
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
I popped over to In Lou We Trust and posted my congrats. That is a whale of a career that Marty! has had.
That being said, I am very happy that the Brodeur Record Watch is over – against the Pens! – and before their last game against us.
Marty! said his team played especially hard in front of him last night, blocking tons of shots. I hope they’re plenty plenty sore and then eat way too much turkey on Friday.
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mmmmmm, turkey
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
I’m having a traditional goose.
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Nope. I think we have a filet on the menu.
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I don’t get a say in the matter. I’ll probably end up with pizza.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Not to be confused with Lego Lamb, which is less succulent
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 9:49 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
+1 for awesome, but don't forget the mint jelly.
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by winterion on Dec 22, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I’ll be having Chinese food and going to see a movie.
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by CapitalCentre on Dec 22, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
We’re doing christmas brunch. Wife is baking various pies, and French Toast Casserole among other things.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
Smoked venison loin stuffed with herbed cream cheese and jalapeno stuffing. Potatoes au gratin. Collard greens. Salad. Orange crunchy rolls. Gingerbread trifle for dessert.
(But we’re having turkey on Christmas Eve)
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by fat_daddyo on Dec 22, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You win the “who’s proposed menu looks so good it will tip Scott’s hunger over the edge and cause him to get up and go get lunch” award! Congrats.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Dec 22, 2009 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Every time fat_daddyo starts talking about food, I want to jump in the car and make a beeline to his place.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
by boutros23 on Dec 22, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
When I saw “venison,” I didn’t need to look down four lines — I knew it was F_D
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If you live in Virginia, they have a very enlightened policy regarding bag limits, public hunting, etc.
Get out there and shoot a deer.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Dino’s restaurant in Cleveland Park sometimes has venison on the menu. Its heavenly.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Farm raised venison – not as robust in flavor as the wild variety, but tasty nonetheless.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
There’s a perfect Far Side comic I want to post now regarding venison, but I can’t find it anywhere!
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
I always liked
Cat Fud
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a good one. The one I’m thinking of has Santa eating venison or something. I still can’t find it. Oh well.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 22, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That has absolutely nothing to do with venison.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
There’s a great farm in western VA (Deauville Farms in Bayse) that sells venison. I had some on Saturday night at a neighbor’s house — it was awesome in a red wine reduction.
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by Scott in Shaw on Dec 22, 2009 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I think VA allows DC residents to qualify for in-state hunting privileges, being as there is (obviously) no hunting in DC.
If you’re in Maryland, you’re kinda screwed.
You can always buy venison at a specialty butcher. Pry’s Custom Meats, which is west of Frederick, is one such place. It’s expensive, but tasty.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I’m in Maryland, in the Baltimore area… I’ve got to be real careful about how the venison is prepared, or it disagrees with me violently, though… had some really good venison sausage over the weekend…
Union Meats at Eastern Market has venison, but I don’t know how they get it. All I know is its pricey.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
I hear they’ve got a pretty nasty feud going on with Confederate Meats on the other side of town.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Prime rib roast for me!
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 22, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Really? Me too. Where you celebrating?
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Props to Marty!
Congratualtions, Mr. Brodeur! Your record-breaking shutout couldn’t have come against a better team. Thanks for the early Christmas present!!!
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Yes I sure am.
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I wish hash tags were never invented.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Dec 22, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wish the Internet was never invented.
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Me too. I’d get to keep my childhood illusion that the majority of people were decent and intelligent individuals.
Unleash the Alex!
Mmm… 52 slices of American cheese.
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by winterion on Dec 22, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wish humanity had never climbed out of the primordial muck.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
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Flyers look even poopier
last night than they have in general this year. They just lay down and took what the Cats were giving them.
Took a look at the recap over on BSH, and this was in the comments:
What’s the over/under on Chris Pronger not even finishing a full season here? My Spidey Sense tells me that he’ll be part of a big trade deadline deal to a contender, well after we’re out of the playoff picture. We’ll get prospects and draft picks in return
Here’s the rub: Pronger is untradeable, unless someone just wants to cut Holmgren a break. The Flyers essentially mortgaged the future in order to take one big swing this year. What a mess.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
My Donkey Alarm tells me that commenter is either stupid or joking. Pronger’s not going anywhere. The Flyers are a terrible mess, and now I heard Boucher might be hurt. Circling the drain..
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
That was Travis, and he’s pretty good, if sometimes wrong.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
My bad, it was a commentor, not Travis. I just assumed it was directly from the recap.
/can’t fault the guy for hoping.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Yeah, it was a commenter. To be fair, some other commenter’s pointed out that the Flyers are stuck with Pronger.
And he’s probably got plenty in the tank for the next couple years, if they can straighten out whatever is going on with the forwards. In fairness, they just might have a bunch of guys having simultaneous career-worst years. Sometimes you catch the lightning in a bottle (see, for example, the Hurricanes’ Cup run; the Detroit Tigers run to the Series; and the ’98 Yankees) and sometimes the lightning zaps your ass.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Yeah….because everyone’s looking for an (old) 34-year old defenseman who’s salary jumps to over 7 million for the next 4 years.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
Here’s my question: is this a situation like Pittsburgh last year where things can be rectified? I know the Pens had Gonchar out for a while but there seemed to be a lack of accountability similar to what we’re seeing with Philly. I’m not counting them out till they’re officially dead.
I think lack of skill is what hurts the Flyers. I mean really, they don’t have any skill guys outside of Giroux, Van Riemsdyk (a rookie) and Gagne, who’s perpetually hurt.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
I guess Mike Richards and Jeff Carter were pretty overrated offensively heading into the season. They seemed to have a plethora of weapons at one point.
Who knows with those two? Richards seems preoccupied with trying murder members of the Florida Panthers, and Carter has his own issues (allegedly) starring a certain Sideshow Bob-esque teammate’s wife (allegedly)
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
and then there’s Dan Carcillo, who is more worried about getting into fights than actually scoring.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
If Carcillo isn’t benched after that idiotic cross-check on Vokoun than there are serious problems. I don’t see how Laviolette can let that fly considering where the team is mentally right now.
Indeed. If it’s not called, it didn’t happen, right? He should still be held accountable within the organization IMO for his reckless (to his own teammates) attitude.
Hasn’t poor Tomas Vokoun taken enough shots to the head?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
He has, and it can’t help him knowing that Keith “the goalie assassin” Ballard is out there with him every game and can strike quickly at any time!
Watch your six Tomas. Shifty one that Ballard, and quite a temper.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Too bad Vokoun doesn’t have Olie Kolzig’s temperment.
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Ballard would be eating from a straw for the rest of his days if he pulled that on young Olie.
Think a blow to the head will stop Godzilla? No, that just makes him angry.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, just realized, my bad. But as you said, same result..nice and gory.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
imagine how many corpses would be on the ice…..
does anyone else have Olie’s temper? oh my.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Hextall had it, but without any semblance of self control. Scary.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
And Tuukka Rask
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
YLM -
We need to have a subject line intervention.
When you post a pic, do us all a favor and at least put a period in the subject line so we can hide the image.
Gracias!
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by J.P. on Dec 22, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry…will do.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Or, you know, the text that you preface the picture with. You doing Rink Resolutions again this year? This would make a nice one.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
I did it up top with the Comanche the Horse picture, but I forget to do it every time.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Good idea. An equally good, perhaps better idea, would be a FanPost by a reader/commentor on how you guys can uphold your end of the bargain.
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by J.P. on Dec 22, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I feel it holds more weight coming from the boss man, although BP has done his share in the avatar department. I have “use the subject line when posting a picture” and “use the preview button before posting.” Any other ideas?
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
Also, is is “commentor” or “commenter”? I’ve seen it both ways.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Or commentour if you’re Canadian.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 22, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
My understanding is that “commentor” is a slip-up, where the suffix is confused with that of “commentator”, and that “commenter” is the proper spelling of one who comments.
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“Commenter” seems to be more common, but the lawyer in me wants to say “commentor.”
by grapejoos on Dec 22, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Must be a Boston goalie thing. I’m assuming you guys have seen this video of Thomas going after Avery?
Then again, Avery does have that affect on people.
Watch here!
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
I’m going to vote “Avery Effect” and not “Tim Thomas is psycho.”
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Most likely, I just saw the opportunity to post that awesome video and ran with it!
If Avery had ever done that to Olie Chuck Norris would need to be called in to restore order. Even then it would take the help of Brooks Laich and the 101st Airborne to save Avery.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
why on gods green earth would we want to save Avery?!
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Not saying we would…merely what it would take.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Tim Thomas is a psycho
I watched him play in Portland of the AHL right before he got called up to BOS and his miracle run started. He speared a man right in the face. Right. Inna. Face. Somehow he didn’t get called but I’ve hated him ever since.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Crazy shit goes uncalled in the AHL.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Yup. It was a scrum in front of the net so it was definitely hard for the ref to see. I was sitting front row in the corner by that net so I had a perfect view. Spent the rest of the game heckling the shit out of TT and pounding Shipyard. My parents were so proud.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
See, I actually disagree. My affinity for American hockey players is well known, but I hope TT chokes his way off 2010.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Sure. Miller is our only hope, Anderson is an adequate backup. Bring Quick for the ride. TT won’t be in the discussion for Sochi.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Varly doesn’t have the temper, but he gave Avery one helluva ‘love tap’ last year in the playoffs when he got too close.
Loved that move by the way.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Upshall = 2 goals and 2 helpers last night. The trade that keeps on giving…
A man gotta have a code
by Carl Putnam on Dec 22, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
I think it’s a combination of a lack of skill and a lack of discipline/chemistry. That seems like a rotten locker room right now, for whatever reason. I don’t know if it’s the rumored frat row antics of Carter, Richards and co., Pronger being too strong a personality to not be captain, or the stink Emery seems to carry around with him. They’re just not playing smart and as a group. I think they could turn around and make the playoffs, but I don’t expect to see a Boudreau/Bylsma-style supernova in the second half over there this year.
It’s also tough when your top goalies are hurt and you are too capped out to do anything about it, but their problem right now is that they can’t score goals.
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Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
gotsparkly – Not an NFL fan I take it? He’s referring to the infamous Heidi game.
A man gotta have a code
by Carl Putnam on Dec 22, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Briefly, NBC switched to Heidi in the middle of a Raiders comeback against the Jets in 1968
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
In professional American football, the Heidi Game (often referred to, facetiously, as the “Heidi Bowl”) refers to a famous American Football League (AFL) game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, played on November 17, 1968 in Oakland, California. This game is memorable largely because the NBC television network terminated the broadcast in the Eastern and Central time zones with 65 seconds left to play in the game in favor of broadcasting a pre-scheduled two-hour airing of Heidi, a new made-for-TV version of the classic children’s story. (The telecast included commercial breaks; the actual film ran 104 minutes.)
With the Jets leading 32-29 with only 65 seconds left in the game, NBC executives attempted to reach their broadcast operations unit to extend coverage of the game but were unable to reach them in time to delay the cutover or reinstate coverage before the game ended. In the meantime, the Raiders came back and scored 14 points, winning 43-32. As a result, no fan following the game on TV was able to see Oakland’s comeback live. The complaints to the network indicated a new height of popularity for the game in the United States.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Pic doesn’t show up (at least on my screen)
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
I can’t see the photo, but based on the comments below, I assume it’s of Heidi?
"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."
Firing the coach didn’t seem to jump start the Flyers this year unlike the Caps of 2 years ago and last year’s Pens.
Rocking the Red since 1975
I think the Flyers problems go far deeper than having a coach whose system doesn’t work for the team he has/having a coach who isn’t respected by the team (Caps/Pens respectively)
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Here is how bad it is for the Flyers. They have five players who command $34.2 million of the salary cap… through 2012-2013 (Briere, Richards, Hartnell, Timonen, Pronger). Three of them — Briere, Richards and Pronger — have deals out at least through 2015.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 22, 2009 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
oops…that’s $27.7 million, but the point is still the same.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 22, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
god, that’s a lot of money tied up it guys for a long time who aren’t really performing all that well.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
We know how that feels. I can almost sympathize.
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by CapitalCentre on Dec 22, 2009 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
OT, but best Xmas tree of 2009?
"After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia's biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists (and a couple good hockey players)."
It’s great because the bottles are still full, meaning no one had to suffer through drinking that putrid skunk piss to create that lovely display.
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Haha…was gonna make that point as well.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
It tastes the way I’d imagine a fart would if it could be given substance.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
It tastes the way I’d imagine afartshart would if it could be given substance.
Fixed.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
“What kind of beer do you like to drink, neighbor?
Heineken.
Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!”
by S h a g g y on Dec 22, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
Blue Velvete’d!
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Dec 22, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
definitely the last beer I grab for at a party
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Dec 22, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Bud classic isn’t bad; it, at least, tastes like beer. Bud/Miller/Heineken/Coors/etc. all taste like shit.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 22, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Budweiser and Coors leave far less of a fecal taste in your mouth than the other two. Though Heineken Light is waaaay better than regular Heineken.
Coors tastes like nothing.. it’s like spiced water or something.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Heineken Light is way better. I don’t understand it. I’ll actually drink H-Light but not that first generation bullshit.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
And that’s the improvement!
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Heinie — buttocks
Can — receptacle for holding beer
Heineken — beer that tastes like ass
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 22, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
FYI
From Twitter: @cmasisak22 All three goalies are on the ice this morning. Pothier and Morrisonn as well.
Unleash the Alex!
That’s good to hear. I’ve been really impressed by Pothier this season. For someone who’s career almost ended last year, he’s put together some really solid play of late.
#needsmorepothier
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I’m very comfortable with Pothier as a third line puck-mover.
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Agreed, I also think that in his limited PP time he has looked pretty good too. Definitely better than Poti. He should be spelling Green for at least 30 secs or so on the power play as a part of the second unit. Green gets enough minutes as it is, I’m not on board with him skating all 2 minutes of the PP.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 22, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
was about to say they all 3 shared ice time pretty evenly today – definitely a good sign
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Looks like Paul Steigerwald's in trouble
Bob Errey: “The Hobey Baker winner went down, real hard. Our Subway sandwich of the game.”
Paul Steigerwald: “Not as hard as Hobey Baker went down, though. He went down in a plane crash.”
They were replaying that game this morning on NHLNetwork, which I usually tune in while i’m getting ready for work. It literally made me stop what I was doing and say…“Holy crap….did he REALLY say that?”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 22, 2009 2:37 PM EST reply actions
Yup. They all flew Spads and/or Nieuports and were attached to the French (where most of them had started out as volunteer ambulance drivers). Didn’t really get any independent American air command (or really American planes) until late in the War.
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