Thursday Caps Clips: Panthers @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Dec 3, 2009 6:35 AM EST
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- Previews of tonight's Southeast Division match-up between the Caps and Keith "Sunrise Swinger" Ballard and the Kitties from NHL.com and Peerless and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner (and one of the hardest working blogs in blogbiz) Litter Box Cats for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- If you're going to the game tonight, might I suggest a "Free Alex" sign?
- Whomever's in goal for the Caps tonight... beware. [FanHouse]
- "NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell didn't find it difficult to suspend [Alex] Ovechkin"
with the Caps facing his son's team nextwith the Caps not scheduled to be on national television any time soon. [NHL.com] - But A.O. ain't changin'. And he's mad. You wouldn't like him when he's mad. Unless you're a Caps fan, in which case you'll probably love him when he's mad. [Capitals Insider]
- More thoughts on the suspension and the way he plays the game from The Washington Times, Dan Daly, Ed Frankovic, The Examiner, Elliotte Friedman, the Pittsburgh Penguins (as if you care what they think), the late Johnny Cash (wait, what?), and Ted Leonsis.
- Great stuff on Eric Fehr, including the secret to his offensive surge: switching to A.O.'s sticks (we're still awaiting confirmation as to whether Tomas Fleischmann has been using John Erskine's twigs). [D.C. Sports Bog]
- James van Riemsdyk's four goals and nine points in 12 games earned him Rookie of the Month honors for November, because apparently that's more impressive than Semyon Varlamov's 5-1-2/1.85/.936 month... [NHL.com]
- ... even though Varly was the most clutch goalie in the League - rookie or veteran - in November. [USA Today]
- Caps prospect Dmitri Kugryshev is currently in the top 10 in the QMJHL in assists, and his favorite player is... Alexander Semin. [FanShot]
- "Washington Capitals prospects Stefan Della Rovere and Cody Eakin have been invited to attend the 2010 Canadian National Junior Team Selection Camp, Hockey Canada announced today, while a third Capitals prospect, John Carlson, has been named to the preliminary roster for the 2010 U.S. Junior National Team, USA Hockey announced today." Go get 'em, boys. [Press Release]
- Junior Seau talks pucks. Sorta. [Puck Daddy]
- Sticking with football, the Caps have a fan in Philly. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Part of me thinks this is a little bit awesome. That part isn't allowed to blog. [eBay via First Cuts]
- The Washington Times is "reducing staff by at least 40%. Sports likely to be gone, though nothing official." This is simply terrible news for Caps fans. Not sure what else to say. [@TimLemkeTWT]
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Terrible news is right! I hope they’re able to keep Corey around or that Corey is able to stay in DC sports in another way. Tough times.
Damn, that sucks. I hope Corey lands on his feet here or in another good market. His coverage is great and is the only thing I’ve ever read at TWT.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
by boutros23 on Dec 3, 2009 7:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, it’s pretty hard to see how local sports coverage is part of the plan. Lots of resumes going out on the street today.
"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."
Corey should include “endorsed by Japers’ Rink” on his resume.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:25 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
If only we could do more for him, we would.
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Is the Rink hiring?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:28 AM EST up reply actions
We’re always hiring. But the pay sucks, the hours are brutal and the boss is a dick.
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The boss may seem cold on the outside, but I hear he has a heart of gold.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:32 AM EST up reply actions
Then why did he donate his holiday bonus to the children’s hospital last year?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:44 AM EST up reply actions
It’s true. I haven’t received a single penny of bonus here at SBN that hasn’t gone to help needy children.
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Maybe he’s just been searchin’ for a heart of gold? Almost like a miner for a heart of gold even?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 3, 2009 8:46 AM EST up reply actions
In keeping with continuity, this is a solid cover of that song (though I prefer his version of Pocahontas much more).
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
I don’t know how you all can stand to work for Jasper.
Listen to Ol' Hank Murphy and eat your damn onions.
Callin’ out the boss? You better believe that’s a paddlin’
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 3, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t see why this is a big deal, really. Who buys the WT newspaper? Those people who are of value (i.e. Corey) will find a place to continue their profession – ESPN DC/Yahoo/SN, etc. This isn’t an auto plant closing.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
Well, as bad as that is, it is the reality of the print journalism these days. Earlier this year The Rocky Mountain News just upped and closed one day. Though if they’re dropping local news and sports, I don’t know how much traction the Times will get. Seems to me that they’re just delaying the inevitable.
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Everybody Wang Chung......
Please load brain before shooting off mouth.™
Trying to avoid the political statement here, the Times does have a certain national audience for it’s editorial slant. Since it’s never made a profit anyway, this will probably staunch the bleeding, as it were.
"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 know where you’re trying to go with that (and I am not interested in a fight either because there’s no point to it) but the Examiner newspapers have the same slant/bias. They currently provide local news and sports coverage. I could easily see the Examiner surpassing the Times and forcing the Times completely out of business.
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Everybody Wang Chung......
Please load brain before shooting off mouth.™
The Examiner produces local, free papers, right? I’m not really up on the newspaper business, but it seems to me to be a different target from what the Times says it’s planning to do (not what it currently is). But I don’t necessarily disagree with your point.
"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."
Yes, they have a different target.
The Times has, unfortunately, always played second-fiddle to the Post here. The Post was the only dog in town for a very long time – only big dog – and the the Times has always had trouble competing for readership.
I also believe that at least part of their current problem is that their website is inferior to the Post’s in many ways. Because I am forced to use IE6 at work (can’t upgrade, can’t download Firefox), I can barely read articles on the Times’ website. COOL = USABLE. I’ve complained about this several times, but nothing’s been done. At least to me, it’s a huge turnoff.
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The Post wasn’t the only game in town for very long. I think they bought the last competing daily int he city sometime in the mid-1970s, and the Times started up in 1981, iirc. Katherine Graham remarked in her book that it’s always better to have competition because it keeps you honest, keeps you working harder to be the best, no matter how wacky the Moonies might be.
Corey’s invaluable, and it’s important to remember that he currently holds the “Dave Fay” chair. It hurts me almost as much to see that disappear as to see Corey potentially go (and it really hurts me to see Corey potentially go).
I wonder if the Caps need another writer to sit next to Vogel?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve always wondered, if Vogel is the “senior writer”, who’s the “junior writer”? I love job titles.
"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 more like this...
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
arriving last in the day (for me), so forgive me if this has already been said, but its simply awful news, for Corey and all the other pavement pounders who work for the Times. There are a lot of people they who are journalists for all the right reasons, ownership be damned. I hope they’ll be bale to land quickly at other publications.
The Alex Ovetjkin blog has started an open thread for fans who wish to show their support for Ovi. Here is the link:
http://alexovetjkin.blogspot.com/2009/12/lets-support-ovi-open-thread.html
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Free Nylander (to good owner)
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
by boutros23 on Dec 3, 2009 7:31 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Free Nylander (with the purchase of another Nylander of equal or greater value).
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 7:44 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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by redlineblue on Dec 3, 2009 8:14 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
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by J.P. on Dec 3, 2009 8:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I read that whole thing in the Micro Machines Fast Talking Guy voice
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 3, 2009 8:47 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed! I have my own (very limiting) definition of what is a sport and one of them is:
Sports may be officiated, but not judged.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 4, 2009 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
Judging from Ballard’s last two games, I’ll go out on a limb and say the penalty box attendant should watch their arse tonight.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
I was thinking maybe we ought to put Varly in net tonight simply because that way we know he’s never been the Sunrise Swinger’s teammate.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
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by gotsparkly on Dec 3, 2009 8:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Cheers. Looking forward to tonight. How’d your boys look last night? Should we expect a tired crew?
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I actually watched much of the Florida/Colorado game. Florida played a damn good game last night and should have won in regulation, really. Instead, the game went to a shootout.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
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Can’t say an extra five minutes of game time and ~20 minutes of time in gear, etc. upsets me.
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No. It was a five-round shootout, too. Peter Budaj did a pretty decent job despite coming in ice cold with 41 seconds left in overtime and not facing a shot in that time.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
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And we worry/complain about the Caps not being able to hold a thrid period lead. The Cats were leading 5-3 with ONE minute left in the third and gave up two goals in the final :60.
Don’t you find it worth mentioning that Budaj had to come on b/c Anderson had just been run over by…wait for it…Keith Ballard? I found that somewhat poetic.
by mechanicsville on Dec 3, 2009 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
“Sunrise Swinger” makes Ballard sound like an extra from “Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 3, 2009 7:48 AM EST reply actions
A mite defenseman practicing his technique during summer camp…
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 3, 2009 7:53 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’d have gone with “Dade County Decapitator,” but Sunrise is in Broward, if I’m not mistaken.
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by J.P. on Dec 3, 2009 7:57 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If you wanted to Chris Bermanize it, it’d be Keith Ballard “Of Ira Hayes”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 3, 2009 8:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice (Berman notwithstanding), and with continuity!
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Quick note on road trips...
Apropos of nothing (ahem), I’d like to encourage everyone to give a quick re-read of our Community Guidelines, and note especially the following:
Our community is part of the larger SB Nation community, and we have all the respect in the world for the work that our colleagues do. When you’re a member of Japers’ Rink – especially if you’re a Caps fan – you are, to an extent, representing Japers’ Rink when you’re participating elsewhere on the SB Nation network. Act accordingly.
That’s all I’ve got to say on that. No need to discuss it further at present.
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by J.P. on Dec 3, 2009 8:06 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I might see my way clear to a “Free Alex” sign tonight.
Our lives are this moment, the music, the dance ....
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We’re working on putting something together, but if someone wanted to do one up – a nice PDF, white on red, 8.5 × 11(and with a small JapersRink.com in the lower right) – we might be able to post it and get the troops mobilized.
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Times like this are the only ones when it sucks being in the nosebleeds. No one would ever see any sign.
"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."
Sure they would. And if everyone here printed out ten or more and brought them and handed them out at the doors? It’d be mildly epic.
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I’m going to the McPhee Chalk Talk. Appropriate to have it there? I could really embarass my husband, who’s stuck going with me tonight instead of my daughter.
"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’d print twenty and hand them out if you put it up. Hell, I’d put it up myself, if I wasn’t at work. :-)
It’s in the works. Certainly by lunch we’ll be mobilizing.
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Suggestion for getting the PDF – there’s a freeware program called CutePDF, about 8Mb in size. It uses a ghostscript converter to take any file and dump it to PDF. It’s clean, no bugs, never had a problem with it, and using it is easy (just choose to print the file and choose CutePDF Writer as your printer).
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I’m behind the home net, so it’d definitely get visibility.
Creative marketing team, assemble!
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
Where do you sit BP? My folks are in 116; I’m sometimes there when home for the holidays. If you noticed a tall drunk asshole at the Buffalo game trying to lead an “asshole” chant immediately after the Kaleta penalty, that was me.
I wasn’t at that one, but usually I’m in row E of 117.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 3, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Santa?
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 3, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
And check this FanShot. Which was not endorsed or approved by Rink management and if they (you) feel it’s inapropriate, pleez delete.
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Free Firefox! (No really. It’s free).
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:54 AM EST up reply actions
Kinda my issue. Everything crashses my work machine though…Vista on a 6 y/o Dell laptop = rage filled days.
Augh. That would make me want to kill. Fortunately, the Vista pilot was a complete and utter failure here, so we’re still on XP.
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I missed the original transition because my computer was with me overseas…I come back, was told don’t worry about it, we’re not gonna give you Vista…fast forward to last week. I come in and my machine was changed over, but whoever did it neglected to copy my files over…and I’ve come to found out did not back up anything on the C drive. The frustration/anger seriously made me tear up…and there’s nothing worse than seeing an angry ginger with watery eyes.
You and me both, sistah. Hell, I’m even running IE6!
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There’s a book with that title (or something very similar). It’s about how Asian-Americans were viewed in light of going to war against Japan in WW2. I had to read it for my Racism in American Society class at USF a number of years ago.
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Looking for it now. It’s hard to nail it down b/c I don’t remember the number of A’s I’s or E’s. I would recognize the cover immediately, however.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
I believe it’s this one, although the cover on mine in college was much different.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
As a web designer, that makes me furious.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Dec 3, 2009 8:57 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
As a human being who uses the Internet, it makes me furious.
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by J.P. on Dec 3, 2009 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I remember working onsite on a government contract about 15 years ago, and the computers were running software versions that were probably five years out of date. And at a time when Excel had already taken over, we were running an outdated version of Lotus with funky add-ons to make our reports.
On the other hand, I got paid to learn how to use WordPerfect (which I still use, and have yet to adapt to Word), so I couldn’t complain.
"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 still get nostalgic over WordPerfect 5.2 — no better word processing software before or since.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 3, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
One day our whole country is going to blue screen.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Except the Mac and Linux users.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, the children with toy computers will be alright.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Dec 3, 2009 8:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Please.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:58 AM EST up reply actions
My philosophy on computer OS choice is the same as it is on religion. Namely, don’t try to convert me and I won’t try to convert you.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 9:01 AM EST up reply actions
I’m just joking around. I’d buy a Mac if I had $2000 to blow.
And I tried ubuntu linux a couple times.. it’s fantastic until you need a program and the only one that fits the bill is command line only. UGH.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I’ve been using Macs for over 15 years. Long before the trendy image they currently maintain. I’ve gotten a lot of shit from smug PC users over the years, so I’m pretty much stopped caring what other people thought on the subject.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
smuc PC users
There’s a switch.
But seriously, I don’t give a crap about what anybody uses (unless it’s IE6). I’m just bitter that Apple prices all of its products out of the realm of accessibility for a lot of people..
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Dec 3, 2009 9:13 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
smucg PC users
This is what happens when you don’t cut-paste.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Yea, the smug PC user comment may seem ironic, but go back 5 – 10 years when Macs were nowhere near as popular/trendy and it makes more sense. I’m just thinking back when people found out I used Macs and they would immediately launch into a tirade about how they can’t [insert unoriginal argument here]. Hence why I stopped caring what people thought.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, my dad was one of those guys. It’s hilarious that people care so much.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Indeed. In the grand scheme of things, it’s such a stupid thing to argue about.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Word
My family’s all in education. I still remember when my folks brought home the very first Mac (we rented one for a week or so before later buying one). I can vividly remember a time in the 90s when Mac users were very looked down-upon. It wasn’t until the colored iMacs, OS X and the iPod that being a Macuser became something fashionable. OS 9 really was rubbish, though.
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I just took the plunge on a new iMac last week – lifetime PC user, apart from my laptop. The whole dispute is so silly – as a consumer, OSX and Windows seem virtually identical, just organized somewhat differently.
From the front, sure. Windows Vista basically grabbed OSX’s look and feel. But from the back end, OSX is considerably more stable, and has a BSD base, instead of DOS.
Besides – nobody writes viruses for Macs. :-)
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Windows hasn’t had a DOS base since NT.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Not a Windows geek, but the commands in the command line window sure look a lot like DOS to me. :-p
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Yeah but that’s a virtual DOS, the OS isn’t running on it. Bollocks on OSX more stable than Windows 7.
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by zephyr on Dec 3, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think the jury’s still out on this. Let’s wait until we’ve had a year of Snow Leopard and 7 under our belts.
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by D'ohboy on Dec 3, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They are both really stable. Any instabilities people face will be from crap software or crap hardware. (On both sides)
Apple gets the advantage with this because they only install on their own approved hardware.
I’ve been using Win7 beta for about 7 months now and have no problems. I run a mac for all my music producing though.
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The viruses thing (along with the purdy hardware) is the reason for the switch. Hopefully they’ll continue not writing them.
The positives of having lower market share, I guess.
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That’s it basically. But security through obscurity is BS.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Heh, the iPhone is one thing where I’m not in the Apple camp. I’m hoping to get an Android phone, but I still have a while on my contract so the point is mute moot.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
No argument here on OS9. We went straight from 8.6 to 10. I still remember how surprised I was using OSX for the first time (in a good way).
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Well, I suppose it’s a testament to the usability & capability of Windows in general if you’re a successful web designer. I’ll still never use it, but if it lets you achieve what you need to get done, that’s the definition of utility.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
Kind words from Seau regarding Ovechkin. If only he could remember the guy’s name.
The reason why the Capitals are doing so well is basically because the guy puts it in perspective. He’s not bigger than anybody on that team, and he cares for the players in that locker room, which I got to see firsthand.
This surprises me beacuse last I heard Ovie was dirty, selfish, and disrespected his opponents and teammates. Strange.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:37 AM EST reply actions
Yea! And he elbowed Backstrom in the face!
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 8:51 AM EST up reply actions
In the PIT opinion piece, Mark Eaton praised Ovie as well
by red army line on Dec 3, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
James van Riemsdyk’s four goals and nine points in 12 games earned him Rookie of the Month honors for November, because apparently that’s more impressive than Semyon Varlamov’s 5-1-2/1.85/.936 month…
That’s because goaltending is a weakness for the Caps…. duh!
"I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins general counsel David Donovan said. "But in terms of the way our actual fans are behaving, we don't see any difference."
It’s actually because any idiot could put up those kinds of numbers behind the stellar defensive core that the Caps have assembled and because the Caps play Boudreau’s defense-first trapping system.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
They do have two defensemen in the running for the Rod Langway Award!
"I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins general counsel David Donovan said. "But in terms of the way our actual fans are behaving, we don't see any difference."
Comcast to buy NBC
If this gets approved, Bettman looks like a genius for signing with Versus.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 3, 2009 8:48 AM EST reply actions
I’ll see your link and raise you a FanShot.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
[i]“NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell didn’t find it difficult to suspend [Alex] Ovechkin” [s]with the Caps facing his son’s team next with the Caps not scheduled to be on national television any time soon[/s]. [NHL.com][/i]
…wait, and Campbell didn’t recuse himself from the deliberations?! That ain’t right…
Maybe our signs should read “Hey, Colin – Good job protecting your baby boy from big, mean AO.”
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Yeah, seriously. I know you’re not one for conspiracy theories, and in this case, neither am I, but dang, Colin – could you possibly make the NHL look worse???
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It just looks bad for Campbell to suspend the best player in the NHL for a game when that player would be facing Campbell’s son’s team, is all. It looks biased, whether it actually is or not. I tend to think it isn’t – at least, I hope not – but the perception of the NHL is that they “don’t suspend superstars,” so when Campbell gets the chance to suspend Ovechkin, he jumps all over it. Never mind that Ovechkin is about to play Campbell’s son’s team.
Because of the perception of bias, Campbell should not have made that decision. He should have stepped out of it.
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I dunno, what was he gonna do? Wait another week to make a decision on Ovechkin to avoid looking like he was biased? For once I actually think Campbell did the right thing here.
No, he should have stepped aside and had one of the underlings make the review and call for the suspension.
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Maybe he didn’t see it as a conflict of interests because you’d have to be trying real hard to make it one.
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No. He steps out of all decisions that could tangentially affect the Panthers. Last year he wouldn’t even make the rulings regarding players on teams that were competing with FLA for a playoff spot. Suspending the MVP right before they played FLA should have been done by someone else, even if it’s the right call.
Listen to Ol' Hank Murphy and eat your damn onions.
I don’t even know where to start with this argument…other than to say that’s complete and total crap. If it happened against the Panthers I might give it to you…but c’mon really? Any time a player gets suspended and is scheudled to play the Panthers CC should bow out? That’s just nonsense.
Its likely more tongue ’n cheek that you are taking it as.
That said, Campbell having a son in the league is an inherent conflict of interest.
"I think the relentless negative coverage in The Washington Post is a real difference from previous years," Redskins general counsel David Donovan said. "But in terms of the way our actual fans are behaving, we don't see any difference."
by Sct112 on Dec 3, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m pretty sure most NHL fans don’t know that Campbell’s son plays for Florida. I also think that among NHL fans that do know that fact, they would consider not suspending AO far more biased in favor of superstars than suspending him being biased in favor of his son.
There are a ton of reasons to criticize Colin Campbell. You don’t need to reach for something like this if you want to rip him.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 3, 2009 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
Nowhere did I say it was deliberate, calculated, or anything else.
I only said it LOOKS BAD. Perception != reality, 90% of the time, but perceptions should still be managed.
After all, people “perceive” that Ovechkin is a dirty rat, but we all know he isn’t, right?
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I will also point out that JP was the one who brought up (see above) the fact that we’re playing Campbell’s son’s team tonight, not me. I was just commenting on it. :-)
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If memory serves, Campbell’s kid got hit pretty hard in the 11/7 game here, and nobody got suspended for it. Let’s not take the “perception” argument and make this leap with it.
As to J.P.‘s bringing it up, I’m taking it for the humor that it was (presumably) intended.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
Bingo. It was just a little note of snark.
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His kid took a bad Pothier slapshot bad bounce to the face. I think he’s healed up now, but he was wearing a face shield in practice for a while.
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I’d also like to note after he got knocked out of the game, big mean dirty self-absorbed Ovie, who was in the press box, went down the the Florida locker room to see if Little Campbell was ok.
That’s unpossible. He has no respect for other players whatsoever.
by Gin and Tonic on Dec 3, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
Heh. So he just likes sitting outside the other team’s locker room in a towel waiting for news, huh?
Then again, Ovechkin does seem to like walking around in a towel…
</amused sarcasm>
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That’s more than Dustin Brown likes to walk around in.
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There’s hilarious video evidence somewhere.
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I know. I was shocked that there was a naked man in a NHL locker room. Wasn’t sure how to handle it.
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One with his hog on TV, though.
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No. Why the hell else would it be remarkable?
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TVs fault. It pisses me off when the media’s entitlement attitude encroaches. Awwww, you don’t like exposed hog? Don’t go in the locker room. If women don’t want to see hog, then don’t be in the locker room post game. Don’t want hog on TV? Don’t send the cameras in until well after the game. Stupid.
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by Rob Parker on Dec 3, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
My whole take on it is that we Americans are too uptight about the whole “hog” thing anyway. Nudity is not that big of a deal in Europe. Americans are collectively a bunch of prudes. :-p
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Agreed
Not even just Europe, but Canadians are much more comfortable with it too. Stupid Puritans.
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I used it because he used it. I have no problem using other words but I’m sensitive that there are several folks around here that like clean language.
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Like PENIS?
"We’re still working on some things over in Europe, and we’ve been close in the last week or so. Some things get in the way, but we’re just trying to work that out, and hopefully it can be worked out soon."
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"We’re still working on some things over in Europe, and we’ve been close in the last week or so. Some things get in the way, but we’re just trying to work that out, and hopefully it can be worked out soon."
Ha
It’s just temporary. I provoke enough on my own, didn’t need a provocative sig. When I find something else I’ll use that.
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I generally try to keep spices away from my hog.
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Seems to make sense to keep spices away from your shampoo, but my wife is always buying stuff with all kinds of crazy shit in it. Sage, oregano, all that kind of thing.
Crazy, huh?
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Women. I just need soap in my shampoo. I don’t need to smell like a bakery after I shower.
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Maybe
I don’t even know what I use. I actually probably don’t use that because it would mean that I bought it. I use what’s in my shower, which is whatever my lady bought. So I smell like a bakery.
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I don’t need to smell like a bakery
Brooks Laich smells like freshly baked cookies.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Here is the update from a few days after that game:
http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=505565
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I think Campbell’s son got hit pretty hard by a puck in the mouth. Not suspendable in the current NHL as far as I know.
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Actually, the puck was banned forever and has never been used since.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
Then he went to Indonesia and chopped down the rubber tree from which it sprang.
"We’re still working on some things over in Europe, and we’ve been close in the last week or so. Some things get in the way, but we’re just trying to work that out, and hopefully it can be worked out soon."
And razed the Czech plant where it was manufactured.
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I actually couldn’t remember and didn’t want to dig them out. I just remember when I was a kid they all said Czechoslovakia.
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The Czechoslovakian pucks were always the best. I’’ve never seen one with anything more than a few superficial cuts. The Canadian pucks were good too, but they would lose chunks of rubber from time to time. China pucks, OTOH, would fly to pieces during play (sometimes quite literally.)
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Actually, I made one comment about his sarcastic comment. Then a bunch of people replied to me. One asked for clarification; I clarified.
I am entitled to my opinion.
That opinion is that Colin Campbell should have recused himself from the decision. He has done so earlier this season for something affecting his son’s team. He should have done it for this. He didn’t.
And that’s all I’m saying about it. If y’all want to turn one comment into a discussion, have at. But I will not be flamed for stating my opinion.
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But I will not be flamed for stating my opinion.
I didn’t think you were getting flamed, but those kinds of opinions lead to “The Pens get all the calls and we get nothing!” “The league markets Cindy and not Ovie!”, etc., etc. Asking someone to recuse himself from making a decision about an incident in a game that he had no vested interest in in silly. If you want to point out (as Gouldie has below) what the league was thinking in appointing him to that role, or his overall effectiveness in said role, I’m with you. This? Not so much.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
It doesn’t matter that AO didn’t throw the hit against FLA. You can’t say he doesn’t have a vested interest in it. His son plays for a division rival! IMO Campbell should never rule on any suspensions for any player in the SE. And really should be extremely cautious about any EC player. It’s not a big issue now because we all agree AO should have been suspended, and this is the first game after the hit. But how would you feel if AO mysteriously got 4 games and the 4th game was against FLA? That would have a strong appearance of impropriety and the NHL doesn’t need that.
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It all comes back to what I’ve been saying about the need to manage the perceptions. Perceptions are very, VERY seldom the actual reality – look at the stuff about McCreary – but still. The perception is that the NHL is biased, that they do not suspend superstars… if Campbell does not suspend the next superstar to do something like what Evgeni Malkin did last year in the playoffs (instigator in the last 5 minutes, I think?), then it will be perceived that he’s making a skapegoat out of Ovechkin for this, and it will increase the “Ovi is a dirty rotten skunk” perception that is held among other fan bases in the NHL. The NHL needs to manage perceptions better.
A good place to start would be to publish the suspension criteria, which, because of the level of secrecy involved, have become a joke among fans. That Down Goes Brown super secret suspension chart is some funny, but still… it would be good to know what goes through their minds when they discuss suspending Player A for Act A, vs. not suspending Player B for Act B.
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I’d prefer a press release with ever suspension, explaining the factors. Basically, the common law approach. Let the collected body of rulings become the law.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
You would
And I like that take too. Actions speak louder than words, or something.
(OT, but I don’t think you swim in the OT Hockey thread so I’m asking you here. What are the laws regarding uploading game footage to YouTube? Seems like that’s fair use to me but IIRC that’s in or around your wheelhouse. Rink Rats aren’t opening themselves up to liability if we upload TV footage, are we?)
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I swim OT rarely.
[this is not legal advice]
I could tell you about the laws, but in the copyright context they end up mattering much less than what folks are willing to do to enforce them. So I’ll stick with that.
Basically, I really doubt the NHL will start going after individuals. They might get pissed off at all their content up on YouTube one day, and try to get it taken down, but the odds of them going after individual folks seems low.
But really, follow your conscience. If you upload an entire game, that’s probably not OK. Anything that costs the league money is probably not OK. On the other hand, if you’re a fan of Ovechkin and post a great goal, the league has so far treated that as fine. I don’t predict that’ll change, but you never know…
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
Sweet. Basically what I’m getting at is whether or not I, or anyone else, is going to be in trouble if I start doing my film breakdowns with non-highlight clips. Obviously I wouldn’t do a whole game, but for my PP and PK breakdowns I’m going to use full PK and PP attempts, which are more substantial than a mere goal highlight. Considering a) it’s a short part of the game and b) I’m using it to highlight a point and modifying it in part (arguably with the MS Paint stuff) I feel like I’m in the fair use realm. But I don’t practice this stuff.
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I’ve got the basic idea of how I’m doing the next one. I just need to take the time to film the stuff I want, upload it, and then do the breakdown stuff. I’m technically in finals so I should probably spend more time with my books, but you’ve seen how that’s worked today.
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Fair use is tricky. But you are likely to get a “stop that” from the powers that be before anyone actually comes after you. And if you do get an official “stop that,” I’d recommend stopping. But until then…
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
Dunno about press releases, but I remember seeing a quote from Colie on it. But a little transparency would be nice.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
I’d go a step further and say they should issue more press releases even when there isn’t a suspension. They do this for some of the high profile calls like the Richards hit, but I think they could do more to highlight why they don’t suspend players as well as why they do suspend them. Help build up the common law.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 3, 2009 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
Yes it does, because if someone knocks Greg and has to sit for it, the first thing that’ll be said is preferential treatment from the father, etc., so that’s going to impact two entitles, not one.
We were bound to get to this point and hopefully Shanny resolves some of these apprehensions, but to make this grand leap only serves to feed into this “us vs. the league” mentality that’s inexplicably part of the newer fanbase.
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Alex sitting out ain’t gonna help the Panthers much.
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