Annapolis, Md.: I understand the need to make the trade, what with the extra defensemen on the...

Annapolis, Md.: I understand the need to make the trade, what with the extra defensemen on the roster, but why didn't we trade Schultz?

Lindsay Applebaum: You know Columbus has to agree to the deal, too, right? Heh.

Capitals trade Clark, Jurcina for Chimera - washingtonpost.com

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I thought Lindsay was a bit smarter than that but I guess she thinks Juice was awesome and there is no way Columbus would have agreed to Schultz instead of Jurcina.

With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.

by zephyr on Dec 29, 2009 8:35 PM EST reply actions

I’m comfortable with Schultzie flying under the radar. He gets much admiration from me.

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by boutros23 on Dec 29, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions

I’m really not quite sure how to read that, in light of other comments made during the chat.

Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.

by RedBirdie on Dec 29, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions

Hackrific.

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by J.P. on Dec 29, 2009 9:06 PM EST reply actions

McErlain FTW.

"I didn't mind a diminished role because we were winning so much and we're such a great team and had a chance to do something in the playoffs...I would have taken any role on this team to do that.

by Bald Pollack on Dec 29, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, he smacked her. It’s one thing for a dipshit blogger to make a crack like the one she made, but a supposed professional? Really?

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by J.P. on Dec 29, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions

(The EMac Smack is obviously in tomorrow’s Clips, btw.)

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by J.P. on Dec 29, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions

L. Applebottom is a professional reader of other blogs and then forming an opinion based on what she reads. Let’s not act like they are employing hard core sports fans at WaPo.

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by macvechkin on Dec 31, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions

Hah, awesome. I was just reading the chat and had a WTF moment so I wanted to bring this to light.

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by zephyr on Dec 30, 2009 12:22 AM EST up reply actions

Well, this really adds insult to injury for (potentially) losing Corey (who will hopefully continue covering the Caps, somehow).

by grapejoos on Dec 29, 2009 10:29 PM EST reply actions

Yikes, too bad Ms. Applebaum isn’t the GM, I’d give up the Pens equivalent of Chimera (Mike Rupp maybe?) for Jeff Schultz any day of the week.

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by Hooks Orpik on Dec 30, 2009 12:28 AM EST reply actions

I promise people from Annapolis will one day wake up on Schultz. I am trying my hardest over here!

by highslot84 on Dec 30, 2009 7:46 AM EST reply actions

Keep fightin’ the good fight!

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by J.P. on Dec 30, 2009 7:48 AM EST up reply actions

Huh. I thought she was just humoring the questioner. A lot of the Post chatters seem to do that rather than bother trying to change a person’s mind. Wilbon’s the only one trying to turn everything into PTI-esque arguments.

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by apk3000 on Dec 30, 2009 8:41 AM EST reply actions

I disagree since she corrected people in other questions.

With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.

by zephyr on Dec 30, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions

Also, even if she was humoring them it was done in the wrong way and in an unprofessional manner.

With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.

by zephyr on Dec 30, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions

I’m guessing it’ll get a more professional response/resolution if these keep popping up in their comments.

Lindsay,

Your unprofessional snipe at Jeff Schultz in yesterday’s chat betrayed your ignorance. Schultz is one of the better young shut-down defensemen in the league – a fact borne out by the stats. Columbus would have had to have given up a heck of a lot more than Chimera to get Schultz from the Caps. You should educate yourself at places like behindthenet and japersrink before you make yourself look foolish again.

Posted by: Nootka | December 30, 2009 8:33 AM | Report abuse

"I didn't mind a diminished role because we were winning so much and we're such a great team and had a chance to do something in the playoffs...I would have taken any role on this team to do that.

by Bald Pollack on Dec 30, 2009 8:43 AM EST reply actions

Ha. Nice.

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by J.P. on Dec 30, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions

Getting tabbed in the same sentence at BTN is serious win, even if I have no idea who Nootka is.

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by bigonetimer on Dec 31, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions

“Lindsay – get fired so Corey can have a job

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by Whiter Mage on Jan 1, 2010 1:29 AM EST up reply actions

dumb

She’s entitled to her opinion as much as you are to yours. Her feelings on the player, if that’s what she was expressing, are not ignorance.

by 202-206 on Jan 4, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

Well, it can be read that she’s just saying that you can’t just send anyone you want to other team; they have to agree to taking that player as well. If they don’t think he’ll fit the mold for what they want, they won’t agree. OR it could be read as a snipe. I’m a glass half full girl myself, so I guess I’ll go with the latter.

Does she actually cover hockey or is she the just person that covers for Tarik sometimes?

by letsgocaps on Dec 30, 2009 9:46 AM EST reply actions

Lindsay is the NHL editor. She assigns stories and coverage. So she manages Tarik and the couple of guys the Post let’s her use as fill-ins. During the playoffs, she’s the one juggling Tarik, Svrluga, Wise, Boswell, and Steinberg, plus whoever the she can drag to the VC, and trying to coordinate all the coverage and assigning various stories and making sure it all gets done in time to go into the paper. She’s also the one who determines which, if any, AP stories on out-of-town games make the paper (and I presume online).

I don’t agree with what she said about Schultz, but being an editor is a pretty thankless job. It’s largely behind the scenes, involves handholding and massaging of egos, and everyone thinks they can do a better job than you.

Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.

by RedBirdie on Dec 30, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions

I don’t doubt she’s got a hectic schedule. Whether by osmosis, acquired knowledge, or inherent wisdom, however, she really doesn’t have an excuse to suffer from Schultz Derangement Syndrome the way that casual fans do.

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by winterion on Dec 30, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions