Third Period Open Thread
The five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression...and finally acceptance. Mourning period has to be over, third period awaits - with another power play, to boot.
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Something got broken into when it was 2-0
by Garyland1177 on Dec 28, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
Down 2 going into the 3rd with a PP. I think they can do it.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions
Cure for Depression...
…no pants.
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
Cure for Anger.....
…..no pants.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Cure for bargaining …no pants. Would that be considered prostitution?
by Garyland1177 on Dec 28, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Well, since there’s no bargaining, I think you’re in the clear.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 28, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Cure for Pain
Morphine
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
by D'ohboy on Dec 28, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Real Cure of Pain
OV SCORING!
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Every Time Ovechkin Scores
I take off pants.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Whose?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 28, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I’m too busy curing denial to be wearing pants.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
Capitol Lacrosse, I believe that was.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
Boooooooooo censorship.
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 felt dirty typing it, I had to. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Probably. I have to get fingerprinted tomorrow, don’t want to be hungover.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Thankfully, booze doesn’t ooze out of fingeroos.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Good to see the West Virginia Caps contingent make it to the game
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 28, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, Lisa, way to make it sound like Juice and Clarkie died…
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
Funny – I really do “bargain” during sporting events. One time at a MD football game I actually said, “God if Maryland wins this game, I’ll go to the 4:30pm mass when this game is over.” They came back and won, so I had to go to church.
I did a lot of praying when the Terps went to the Orange Bowl
by Garyland1177 on Dec 28, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
I still am too, if saying “Take ShaMo instead of Juice” is bargaining.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I’d have preferred Erskine to Juice going.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Because his game tonight has been rough, but he’s overall solid as a 7th d-man. Morrisonn, however quiet tonight, is usually mediocre. Erskine is either great or awful.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
More for 27’s sake. Juice and Alz were a good pair.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Usually, Alzner and anyone is a good pair.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
It’s not as true with Erskine or Sloan.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
“Note – the Jersey tucked in experiment failed.”
Signed, J. Erskine.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
the Jersey
tucked inexperiment failed."
Got that for you.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
True. Erskine would play so much better naked from the waist up.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Brain bleach, please?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 28, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
I would like a little angry Ovi to show up and save us…
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
I don’t think anything AO does is little…
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
After I typed that I wondered what a little angry Ovi would look like…
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
Matty P!
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 28, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/vx4CvuLW7lc/SAv4ejV3gGI/AAAAAAAAAYI/-zmr1d2wvqc/s400/Prayermotivational.jpg
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
Steve Austin jizz doesn’t sound like something we want.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Semin’s a Cruiserweight. Probably would be better to be named after one.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I’m pretty sure Jizz’s bongos beg to differ.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
They’re downplaying tonight to really sell that he’s going to make a difference.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
someone yell when the 3rd starts
i’m watching some mnf
jay cutler sucks
Go Team USA, Braves, BU Terriers, Irish, Colts, Caps, Hoyas, NW Cats, Wizards, DC United, Washington Freedom, and Skins!
I have a feeling that would happen with this team and almost any game
by Garyland1177 on Dec 28, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
I just went downstairs to grab a beer and this happens. Don’t worry, I’ll go back down again soon.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Traded two sets of hair for a bald dude, and then decided to spot the Canes a period.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
So what you’re saying is that they showed great mental toughness, resiliency, and leadership by coming out and playing their hearts out after losing two well respected players, right?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 28, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I’m saying I can’t wait for the bald dude.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
So tell me — he’s named for a terrifying mythical beast and his nickname is “Chimmers”? What’s up with that?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 28, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
People in Columbus are dumb. New nickname is obviously needed.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I vote for “Chimera,” pronounced properly.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
I like Beast or Chimaera, yeah.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
And now that he’s in a different jersey can he be Altered Beast?
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Smokin' Al, you dick.
“This game has now got a little juice to it.”
Lies.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Sips some Orange Juice
sup?
al koken impression
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
flyer
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
flyer's juice?
nasty
ps, fuck my laptops placement of the shift key and up arrow key…
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
You’ve got some good taste, boutros.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Ha. I was trying to compliment you. You know I like Magic Hat. And I hit because I love.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Nothing where the folks or coworkers will notice.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
You two need to fuck and get it over with.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Pretty big problem.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Swap emails, then~
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I got a public one in my profile…
Plus I don’t think Ms. F&B would ever read this site.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
His master before him taught him to be Fehr and Balanced.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
She says “oh” funny, though. Canadians are weird.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Don’t get pissed if she calls you the wrong name though
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 28, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
Thats our PP? It looked like the blew the whistle once Carolina lost the puck? Im losing it.
www.sportsnewsfordc.blogspot.com
I saw a slash by Morrison. We should be man down
by Garyland1177 on Dec 28, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
But it broke his own stick so it’s a stupid call. He didn’t do anything to any ’Cane.
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 thought it should be a slash regardless of anyone’s stick being broken
by Garyland1177 on Dec 28, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
Can we nickname Erskine “Foreskin”, cuz we want him cut off our unit?
I don't know shit about baseball.
In 20 years when I'm at the hospital after the heart attack
I’m going to list this game among the reasons.
how does one get a slashing call with your stick broken?
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
Not that the game is over with 8 min left
by Garyland1177 on Dec 28, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
Just to keep him in the flow and give him confidence.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Next time Theo is pissed hes not getting enough starts….I will remind him of this game. I just dont think they play as hard for Theo which isnt fair to Theo either.
www.sportsnewsfordc.blogspot.com
Eff that. They started slow and then fought back and got 3 goals back. Theo let in two more crappy goals and that was it. They played pretty well after the first.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Theo
I just work here.
Not for long, motherfucker.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
by D'ohboy on Dec 28, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
That’s a fucking dive? He got fucking horse-collared.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Bullshit. Fucking Ref can’t make up his fucking mind.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:10 PM EST reply actions
I hate how they can call tripping and diving calls simultaneously! Seriously! It’s one or the other.
There’s a post about this. It can be, but this is not one of those times.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Yay REFS!!!
The no-call on Whitney was good (great D by the Wizard). The even-up was crap. C’mon.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
I’m not a man to generally take desperate measures, but goddamn am I getting angry watching Erskine continue to get so much time.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions
Even I can hear the “Refs You Suck” chant on the TV.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
Ward’s really getting some early whistles too.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
We don’t have Clark to work his Captain magic with the refs.
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
magic meaning “hey reffs take your heads out of your asses” ?
i can stand a million penalties in a game, or no penalties in a game. as long as the crew is being consistent, but nothing i find more disgusting in officiating is inconsistency.
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
Upon replay, I could have seen them calling Brooks on holding the stick, which he clearly did on the way down. The unsportsmanlike is doubtful – especially on a night where everyone’s falling down on this ice. I assume they’re attempting to play hockey on white astroturf?
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Agreed. But if it’s holding the stick then call that.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
If he’d been able to see that penalty at real-time, that clearly would have been the best call ever.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Green better hope Steve Yzerman is not watching this game.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
He’s dead. Somehow, BB has managed to dilate time and have Green out there for 84 minutes.
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Thank God for your smiley, I thought that was serious.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Green player of the game!
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
Hes even on the +/- just goes to show how flawed that stat is.
except when Ovie is leading that stat
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
/sigh
Don’t pull the goalie until you can keep the puck in the other teams zone.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Attention:
Eric Staal still blows.
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 just saw Brads on the bench. I haven’t seen him on the ice in a long time.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions
But. . . But. . .
It’s just Carolina. We don’t need to put our best team on the ice…
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
by D'ohboy on Dec 28, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
They looked bad early, granted, but other than the mid-air bat and the empty-netter, weren’t they all rebound goals? I get that Washington didn’t play their best hockey, but their less-than-best hockey can beat Carolina if Theo isn’t playing tennis.
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We can pin 3 goals on:
-Theo’s poor puck control
-Defense not picking guys up in front of the net.
Pretty much it. No goals scored on odd man breaks. The 2 PP goals against, while not on even strength it was the 1, 2 punch of rebound+no presence
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
He wasn’t the only guy on the ice who helped lead to a goal against. No, he didn’t play well, but Alzner was only good for about 2 minutes tonight.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Here’s the Gamecenter: http://www.nhl.com/ice/gamecenter.htm?id=2009020577&navid=sb:gamecenter
Watch the Sutter goal. Watch what Erskine does after the faceoff. This is partly Backis’ fault, but Alzner has his man (Whitney) locked up. Erskine is skating around like Yamaguchi.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
You can have a bad game and have it not lead to any goals.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Alzner was 4 seconds away from an epic penalty kill shift, in which he single-handedly saved about 3 goals.
He wasn’t perfect the rest of the night, but he certainly wasn’t as bad as Erskine. Be that as it may, he got less ice time than a guy who essentially did nothing positive all night long. Same goes for Sloan – he was rough all night, but got more ice than Alzner.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
This was in response to an earlier thread, regarding getting Sloan into the game at the expense of Alzner.
I said: Alzner’s better, the team is better with Alzner. He should play.
Others said: it’s only Carolina. It doesn’t matter.
To which, I said: Carolina took us to OT the last time, and this is the NHL. Put your best team on the ice, every goddamn night. In other words, take nobody lightly.
Sometimes, I hate being right.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
Erskine has good nights every now and then, but I’m not sure I want him or Sloan getting regular time ever again.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
Well Alzner got in (and less than 15 minutes).
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. Gotta love how Bruce punished Karl, and rewarded Erskine with a minute and a half more ice time.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
I’d rec this if I could D’oh.
"I may hug people too hard and get lost at malls, but I'm not an idiot."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 28, 2009 9:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Got your back when I’m off the Metro and back at the Casa de Kick, I swear.
"I may hug people too hard and get lost at malls, but I'm not an idiot."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 28, 2009 9:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Done.
"I may hug people too hard and get lost at malls, but I'm not an idiot."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 28, 2009 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
well Ovie can only stop SOO many attempts, i mean he was wrestling 2-3 forwards for that. I can only wonder where the rest of the team was.
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
Hope nobody’s said #needsmoreastronaut tonight.
"I may hug people too hard and get lost at malls, but I'm not an idiot."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 28, 2009 9:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
See the GDT where he made his first appearance. No one seemed to be a fan. I’m standing by that opinion.
See the GDT where he didn’t make an appearance. No one seemed to like losing to Carolina. Good luck charm from outer spaceeee
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
The shootout is a gimmick. The spaceman is kind of funny.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I think we should start a fund to send him to every game of the play-offs =P
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
Really? Why does everyone like this guy? He’s there to promote his bar! It just screams silliness to me.
When he is in the phone booth, we win.
When he skips out to do astronaut things, we lose.
I prefer silliness over the sadness of the Caps losing
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
Yes, yes my b.
When he is in the phone booth, we win.
When he skips out to do astronaut things, we lose.
I prefer silliness over the sadness of the Caps losing
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
You can try to convince me to like the spaceman, but it will never happen.
No way in hell will I ever believe that the Caps play better because a middle-aged man in a cheap space suit is sitting in a seat at VC waving to them. If it’s Halloween, it’s funny. But it’s not, so it just seems stupid to me.
But if you say SHUTOUT all is ruined!
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
He’s there to promote a bar? I had no idea why he was there at all, evidently doesn’t promote well.
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Perhaps I shouldn't have gotten you this, then...
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Well, well. What shit.
That said, Carolina played their best game all season. The Caps only got 3 because of how good they are.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:26 PM EST reply actions
I blame it on the bad start caused by a bogus 5 on 3 call, then The Whiff that made it 5-3 when it was 4-3
And too much individual play and not working for the right shot/angle in crunch time
So I started Theo over Steve Mason tonight. Mason has a shutout going with 32.1 seconds left in the 3rd.
/facepalm
the guys made a good effort to come back, that’s leadership. if not for a bullshit 4 on 4 call an additional PP could of changed the game.
excuses excuses but attempting to make it a game is atleast something. Only time the team looked good though was on the PP with Ovie leading it.
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
Caps game out flat, but the return of Threeormore killed the comeback. Not to mention the phantom slashing call on BMo.
"Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Dec 28, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions
Look for Neuvy to start the next game, and if he plays well I wouldn’t be surprised if BB uses this game as an “excuse” to move to a Varly/Neuvy rotation. I just think he thinks Neuvy looks like a more “solid” technically proficient goaltender. And he does . . .
How do we move to a “Varly/Neuvy” rotation, without waiving Theo?
Or is that what you’re suggesting?
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
Varly/Neuvy team awesome will have to wait untill next season when theo is gone.
/drool
But I though Varly was aiming to return for Wednesday’s game. reports at that he took the mouring skate for a long time, worked with the team, took shots, and worked on the side after practice with Irbe.
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
I’m not sure what they would do with Theo. I just think they’ll go with the two hot hands that they (and, maybe more importantly, the team) have confidence in.
We might be able to unload him for another team’s salary problem, or someone would more likely pick him up on waivers.
Still, I think it’d be pretty ballsy to trade our only veteran goalie.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
In this case all “veteran” seems to mean is that he’s had the opportunity to prove over and over again over a long period of time that he’s streaky, unreliable, inconsistent and doesn’t seem to rally the team in front of him. If you, therefore, know that he won’t take you all the way through the playoffs, then you “take your chances” with Varly and Neuvy, particularly if you get Neuvy a decent amount of NHL ice time the rest of this season.
Agreed, for the most part. I’m just reluctant to hand the reins to Varly (who has been great, but somewhat delicate thus far) and Neuvy (who simply has no real track record in the NHL).
If we could pick someone else up who was cheaper, I’d be up for it.
Grand Rapids A-Go-Go
BB doesn’t sound anywhere near as angry as I expected.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 28, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions
Coming off two games vs. good Eastern teams, just before going on a West Coast trip, playing 3 guys who haven’t seen the position in awhile, a couple hours after trading tour Captain, I’d expect some tempering in remarks.
/Not excusing effort of first 30 minutes
"I may hug people too hard and get lost at malls, but I'm not an idiot."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 28, 2009 9:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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