Tuesday Caps Clips: A Shutout and Six In a Row
by J.P. on Dec 8, 2009 6:30 AM EST
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- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's blanking of the Bolts from Corey (blog, article), Tarik (blog, article), Vogs, Joe B., Ed Frankovic, Peerless, Examiner, Puck Daddy, Hockey Mom, OFB, Fight For Old DC and Rock the Red.net from the perspective of the victors, and the St. Pete Times and Tampa Trib for the view from the other side.
- Some well-deserved love for Mike Green. [Peerless]
- Fresh power rankings are out with the Caps up three to first at The Hockey News, up four to first at TSN, up two to second at Sporting News and SportsNet, holding at second at USA Today (where there's also been a shake-up in their player power rankings), up two to fourth at ESPN and National Post (who asks the silly question we knew someone would ask) and holding at sixth at CBSSports (haters).
- George McPhee hates agents (even though he was one, way back when). [CBCSports]
- A painful walk down memory lane, in case you needed one. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Firing up the Wayback Machine to remember the opening of a new building. [Capitals]
- Yet another hat for The Boss to wear. [Business Wire]
- The Bears' Brandon Sugden has packed his bags and headed to the KHL. See how easy it is, Nyls? [Bears]
- Bear Tracks! [LDN]
- This is one strong organization, top to bottom. [Peerless]
- "Points Per Shift" is a somewhat interesting metric, but it really screws guys who kill penalties. [On Goal Analysis]
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So for those of you who were around last night, what’d we think of splitting up the Open Thread?
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My netbook thanks you. I was able to actually keep up with the discussion.
"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."
You know, I heard somewhere that if you’re on limited bandwidth or you’re on a small screen (like a mobile device or a netbook) this makes a huge difference.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Really? I didn’t know that.
"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 feel like I heard that somewhere.
"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 8, 2009 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
When I came back to the computer during intermission I didn't give up and walk away
which sometimes happens with the mondo-threads. Feel like you can never catch up.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I walk away too sometimes. If I find myself missing parts of the game while Z-ing through comments, I just give up.
"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 8, 2009 8:25 AM EST up reply actions
For some reason, I didn’t get a memo on it. I might feel different about it knowing that going into the future.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
There was no memo – it was done on the fly, with a link to the new thread posted at the then-bottom of the old one.
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Big fan. Normally, unlike last night, I just come in during intermissions and after the game. Breaking it up makes it much easier to read.
A man gotta have a code
I like the icon. Is it new?
"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 8, 2009 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
Fairly new. Added it last week. I needed a photo to match the sig.
A man gotta have a code
by Carl Putnam on Dec 8, 2009 9:06 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m always good for an easy rec for good Simpsons and The Wire references.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
I was pretty close to making mine Stringer as well. Still may in the future.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
From the captain that some are embarrassed by:
“We’re heading in the right direction,” Clark said. “We’re nowhere near where we should be, peaking wise. We want to do that in March and April heading into the playoffs. I think we have a little ways to go to be a little better and more consistent.”
"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)."
Clark has been great this year
totally useless last year, but great this year.
by DonnieKnutts on Dec 8, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Are the Caps better w/o Ovechkin?
I can’t even think of a way to lampoon this question, it’s so dumb.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I’ve been waiting to see how long it would take for those arguments to start popping up. It will definitely hurt Ovie in his attempt to win a third straight Hart, even if he ends up leading the league in scoring despite missing 8 games.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
Honestly, I think those awards are already checked off of Ovi’s bucket list and he’s thinking more about rings.
Unleash the Alex!
Why does he have to choose?
Honestly, though, I think we’re the ones who care more about a third consecutive Hart, and probably just to shove it in the nose of the league.
"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."
O still think he has a good shot at Richard, which is amazing considering the lost time. He is almost on a goal a game pace and IMO could still get 50 in 50
by Garyland1177 on Dec 8, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Sure, he’s still got a shot at a lot of titles – I’m just saying the only ones that matter to him are the ones he doesn’t have yet.
Unleash the Alex!
obligatory comment that technically 50 in 50 is supposed to happen within the team’s first 50 games to be considered a TRUE 50 in 50.
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 8, 2009 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
OK, just like there is a “Tiger Slam” (no jokes, please) for owning all four golf majors at the same time, even if they weren’t won in the same year, Ovechkin gets his own “50 in Ovie 50” award.
If you've read this far...seek help.
Plenty of folks have already done it.
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Well, he’s technically still got a shot at that 50 in 50 as well.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
The fact is, there probably is a player in the league more valuable than Ovie is. Last year J.P. et al. put forth a pretty strong argument that Green was actually the Caps MVP. If MVP is the best player, it doesn’t matter how the Caps do with or without him, if it is actually the most valuable, I would argue he shouldn’t have won last year, let alone this one.
"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."
If I had to pick an MVP right here, right now, today, I go with Marian Gaborik. The Rangers would be in the basement without him.
Unleash the Alex!
My finalists at the moment would be:
1. Marian Gaborik (with Lundqvist’s curious inconsistency and the lack of other options, Gaborik has dragged the Rangers on his back so far to keep them as close to the top-eight as they are)
2. Ryan Miller (remember, Buffalo is 20th in the league in scoring; Miller has little/no margin for error)
3. Anze Kopitar (LA is 20the in GA/G…they have to score to be competitive, and Kopitar has carried more than his share of the load)
If you've read this far...seek help.
Kopi has come back to earth since Smyth’s been out. We’ll see if he blasts off again when Smyth returns.
Good call on Miller, too. He’s stopping stuff he has no right to.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Good job but I’ll never rec that logo unless it is hilariously defamed.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
by zephyr on Dec 8, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 11 recs
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but…but…the red cross…and the stretcher…
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
I meant the picture link isn’t working, I couldn’t see it. Not that the joke isn’t working. My bad.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Oh, haha. I thought you were saying not enough defamation.
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
http://i50.tinypic.com/25p7lm9.png
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
Good call on Miller. Anze Kopitar’s in a slump right now, but they’re still second in the Pacific and 6-3-1 in their last 10 without him scoring (he hasn’t scored in 12 games).
Unleash the Alex!
Wonderful Wayne Simmonds and his line are bringing it for that team right now.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Ah. Which is good – that they can find scoring when their top guy’s in a slump. But we’re talking MVP – that guy without whom his team would be lost. Last year, that was Ovi. This year … it’s hard to argue that the same is true when said team is 6-2 and scores 14 goals in two games without him. I gotta go with Gaborik for that, although Miller is definitely a close second and a good argument can be made for him. If Buffalo wants to be a serious contender, they’d better get some scoring at the deadline.
Dare I even think that maybe Knuble and Morrison have been a large part of the difference?
Unleash the Alex!
I’m not saying Simmonds should be MVP. #1 in your hearts, sure..
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
No, I was talking about Kopitar :) The team seems to be managing with Kopitar being quiet, but where would Buffalo be w/o Miller or the Rangers without Gaborik?
Unleash the Alex!
Anything that involves “14 goals in two games without him” should be thrown out the window though. Both games were against terrible teams and were aided to different degrees by mind-alteringly dumb penalties on the other side. Not to mention that they came right smack in the middle of a six-game (at least) winning streak, with Ovechkin helping us to wins on both sides.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
Not to mention the opposing teams’ goaltending was awful in both of those games.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn’t go so far as to consider Philthy a terrible team. They have too much talent.
Granted, things hadn’t been going too well for them this month.
Rocking the Red since 1975
Can we stop with this moniker please? They’re Schrutebags. We get it.
"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 8, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Can I get an A-Men?
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Dec 8, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
I hate the Flyers
and I wish Philly were terrible. Their D is plain stacked; get the attack up to, say, sputtering, and they’re an issue. Sane, healthy goaltending would make them a Problem.
Uh
They’re drilling the Isles even as we speak.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
rotten bastards, i expected Witt to destroy everything… :)
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
And the Flyers put their top PP unit out there with under 5 to go in a 6-2 lead. Kinda lame but as I type this it occurs to me that Laviolette may be trying to get more practice on the new PP system so maybe it’s not a total dick move. Not like he’s had a lot of practice time with the team so far.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Somebody on the radio said they don’t have two off days in a row until like December 28 or something like that.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Miller would be my choice for Hart and Vezina at this point in the season.
Now drink with me deeply of the bourbon, scotch, and rye until such time as we are fighting drunk.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Dec 8, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
The choice I most I assume. His numbers are just sick. Every time I think Bryz is having the best goalie season I see Miller and shake my head. Reminds me of when another goaltender in Buffalo made everyone else look average.
A man gotta have a code
That man's name
was Darren Puppa.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Dec 8, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
If there was any justice, Darren Puppa’s middle name would have been “Tayka”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
And Gonchar.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
I dont think Ovie deserves the MVP this year
Most Valuable Player. The Caps are not as good, but still great without him. The Rangers are nothing without Gaborik. The Pens flop without Crosby. Ovie might be the BEST player, but because of the stacked Caps, not the most valuble.
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
For one, that depends on your definition of “value”. In terms of what he brought from his position, I thought Mike Green was the MVP last year.
Secondly, its still December. There’s still 3 quarters of the season to be played.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
MVP is almost always treated as MOP (most outstanding player). Ovi’s the best player in the league. The fact that his teammates are damned good shouldn’t hurt him, and most years the voters don’t let that happen.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
Might have last year with Malkin. He was pretty awesome and the most common argument I heard against him was that he wouldn’t have been as good without Crosby.
"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."
I guess so, but Ovie put up monster numbers in less games. I still think Ovie was the better player.
Especially if he finishes at or about a goal a game. That’s unheard of nowadays.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
70 goals would pretty ensure that he is the MVP.
"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."
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"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."
The Pens flop without Crosby Malkin.
And with or without Gaborik the Rangers are still nothing. They’re a .500 team (granted, probably a few games better when he plays). Just because someone is racking up a teams goals does not make them the MVP. Ovie was MVP because of more than his goals. Otherwise you’d see players like Heatly winning it.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
The Pens flop without Crosby Malkin Gonchar and the rest of their defense.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Joining late, so sorry if this is discussed further down, but why is this question so far outside the bounds of polite conversation? In the friendly confines of the Rink, I’d think this would be the one place we could have a civilized discussion on the matter.
I brought this up in a previous thread, and the question is, of course not “Are the Caps better without Ovechkin”, but more like – did this recent string give us reason to ask “are some of the Caps stars being constrained by the Ovechkin-centered system?”
I really hope I am not going to get excommunicated for bringing up these questions, but the thing I see from watching the last month of Caps is this – when OV is playing, the goal is to always get him the puck for a rush. When OV has the puck on the rush 8 times out of 10, he loses it on an ill-advised deke or a weak pass or a low-percentage shot. Those other 2 times out of 10, he creates something and he has the puck so many times during the game that this 20% adds up to MVP status, but the wasted rushes add up over a game, too. When OV is not playing, it seems the players are a lot more creative – the puck gets in the zone deeper and for longer cycles, and more chances are created. So, maybe only 3 or 4 out of 10 rushes are wasted, and chances are created 6 or 7 times instead. With the talent you have on the team, this could mean the difference between a 3-2 loss with OV getting both goals, or an 8-2 blowout win over the Flyers, with everyone chipping in.
(Sorry, JP, I know you don’t like “OV” as shorthand, just kinda comes out on its own.)
So, while there’s no question of trading Ovechkin, there is a legitimate question to be asked about whether we’ve seen on this latest run that the system might be adjusted a bit to allow for more creativity, and have OV lead the rush a little less often. Whether there’s a legitimate need for OV to step back a bit so the other stars can shine.
Just raising the question. Lynch on, now…
there is a legitimate question to be asked about whether we’ve seen on this latest run that the system might be adjusted a bit to allow for more creativity, and have OV lead the rush a little less often. Whether there’s a legitimate need for OV to step back a bit so the other stars can shine.
Agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment. Agree that the Caps will have been better off losing Ovi for a few games if this actually happens. But on any given night, I can’t see having a healthy Ovechkin out of the lineup as a good thing for their prospects for that particular night.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, I agree.
I think the question at the end of the day is this: “Are the Caps better off, on balance, with AO in the lineup or with AO out of the lineup?” The “on balance” part covers the factors Katzistan references in the original post – the room for other skill guys to spread their wings, enhanced commitment to team play and the system, etc.
I’m pretty firm in my belief that the answer to this question is that they’re better off with AO in the lineup.
I do think it’s fair to note that they are not as bad off without him as some may have initially assumed; and that their best overall scenario is with AO in the lineup, and a commitment to the team and the system, and with other skill guys playing a significant part in the scoring.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
So, while there’s no question of trading Ovechkin, there is a legitimate question to be asked about whether we’ve seen on this latest run that the system might be adjusted a bit to allow for more creativity, and have OV lead the rush a little less often.
I don’t think it’s the system that needs to be adjusted, maybe the players’ deference. I think you see it with Perrault’s line. He doesn’t play with either Ovi or Semin and so the guys he does get are cycling well and moving the puck for good chances (burying the chances is a different matter). Simplistically though, this might just boil down to “Shoot the puck, Nicky”.
"No TV and no beer make Homer go something something."
Simplistically though, this might just boil down to "Shoot Carry the puck into the zone, Nicky".
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
I think this point holds water for a few games, and it most likely is for the benefit of the team that they learn to play without Ovechkin for a short period (and hopefully stop looking to him so much on the PP). But I cannot buy that the Caps are better without AO in the long run.
Sure, they went 6-2 in two short stretches without him. But all 6 of those wins came against teams that were either not very good (Florida three times, the Isles, the Wild) or were playing extremely poorly (Philly). Their two games without Ovechkin against a playoff team they lost in regulation and looked terrible doing so.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
In fairness
They always look terrible against Trap teams, with or without AO.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
You’d think most teams would figure this out by now, and just go to the trap when playing the Caps. Avs and Kings figured it out last year.
And that’s something we have to fix before the playoffs. &#$*&#$ Devils…
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
eh, maybe Marty will go all blue screen of death and completely freeze up for the last 90 seconds against a clearly inferior opponent up by 2 goals again.
Or we could figure out the trap. We have the talent, just not the plan. They get too cute, and it doens’t work.
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Prior to the playoffs, should the Caps watch some videos of how Carolina did their comeback against the Devils last year?
Rocking the Red since 1975
They should watch video from every team that beat the devils
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
devils weren’t quite as trap-happy last year. And they were the beneficiaries of the Great Marty Meltdown of 2009.
Yes, and the Caps have a ton more talent than the Canes.
by red army line on Dec 9, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
A valid argument however I think we are being way to knit picky. We are on a 6 game winning streak 2 w/o OV 4 with and the best team in the league (at least point wise). Sure there are days when things are left to be desired but the fact of the matter is this is a great team with or w/o him.
All I know is come playoff time when teams buckle down defensively we are going to need number 8
From Bear Tracks!
Left wing Chris Bourque scored the first of his two goals against Norfolk on Saturday on his first shot in the AHL since the 2009 Calder Cup playoffs.
Welcome back, Mr. Smith.
"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 8, 2009 8:22 AM EST reply actions
Too frickin’ cute.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 8, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t make too much fun of “Chris Smith”. I once liked a guy with that name in elementary school.
Rocking the Red since 1975
I didn’t know Ray had two kids!
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Ray actually had three kids. His eldest was Melissa. CBo is the middle child. And the youngest is Ryan who’s the age of my youngest.
Rocking the Red since 1975
Chris has middle child syndrome, it all makes so much sense now. That’s why he couldn’t succeed with Malkin and Crosby.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
NHL rather predictably named AO its second star of the night. Shoulda been Varly, as last night belonged to the goalies League-wide.
ALEX, FЯEE
On a big night for Brodeur, the league got it right for the first star. Like him or not. As for the others, with all the shutouts last night, I’m surprised Ovie was named #2.
"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."
Marty’s was absolutely earned. And I respect his game. When the Caps aren’t playing against him.
ALEX, FЯEE
Brodeur deserves credit for tying a major record, but on its own his shutout was not very impressive last night.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
22 shots on goal from the Sabres… 5-7-10 across 3 frames. Looks like in the first, he could have been reading a book. ;-)
FЯEED ALEX! NOW LOOK OUT, NHL!
I didn’t watch all of the game, but judging by the highlights, he didn’t make any really nice saves. Just normal solid Marty with a couple of nicer-than-usual saves. Same as for the last 16 seasons.
by red army line on Dec 8, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
The other two replies to your comment got at exactly what I was saying: Not a lot of shots, and not a lot of quality chances. Varlamov only had 26 shots, but I thought there were more tough saves mixed in. Granted, I only saw the highlights of the NJ game, but none of the highlight saves were that good and you know that NHL On The Fly was going to show all of his best saves when covering a record tying performance.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
That said, it’s not like these three stars of the day thing matter for anything. I’m waiting for the day when a particularly cute fan, expedient Zamboni driver, viral-video creating mascot, etc gets on of the three.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
I know it’s meaningless, but the NHL posts it every day, so we might as well pay attention. The very nice thing about AO and the second star last night was that the NHL assigns points for those. 10 for a third star, 20 for a second star, 30 for a first. AO had led the entire league as “First Star of the Season” based on his first/second/third star points throughout his recovery from injury and suspension. Three nights into AO’s suspension, Crosby got the “Hat Trick on Hat Night” and First Star of the Night and sneaked ahead of Ovi to become First Star of the Season. He and AO were tied on points but won the tiebreaker by having more “First Stars”.
AO’s “Second Star” got him 20 more points and a spot on top of the season leaderboard once again.
Again, absolutely meaningless and yet oddly satisfying.
ALEX, FЯEE
the NHL posts it every day, so we might as well pay attention.
You, my friend, may want to think explore the depths of NHL.com before saying this again. Rest of the post I agree with though :)
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
you always have to look at anything on NHL.com from a marketing perspective, but you should watch the top ten saves of the week… I spy 60 at #3
http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?id=53617
I guess the league would choke if all three stars were awarded to goalies. We want more offense, right?
"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."
as someone (YNC?) pointed out, the NHL cannot live without Ovie. They want him in the news because people connect with him. Even suspended, he’s all over the NHL front page.
Yep. ‘Twas me. League can’t get enough Ovechkin.
(This pic pre-suspension, illustrating a story about Frank Zamboni getting inducted into to the US HHOF)
ALEX, FЯEE
like him or hate him the guy has fun playing hockey and living his life. He is real and doesn’t BS all the time like many other star athletes. I think that is why people and the league like him so much, besides the goal scoring. People hate him for the goal scoring outside of DC
by Garyland1177 on Dec 8, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Peerless post should cause a wide grin to emerge on caps fans faces. Special times these are.
A man gotta have a code
I’m even happier that they’ve put together three solid, reasonably complete games in a row.
The separation in the east is interesting: WSH, NJD, PIT are the clear top three at the moment, then there’s a pack of six team in the low-to-mid 30s.
Me too. I complained a lot earlier in the season about the lack of full game efforts. The last 3 games this team is starting to resemble my expectations coming into the season. The captain seems to agree given his comments last night.
A man gotta have a code
I still think this is a team we will see consistent efforts against the top teams in the league OR division opponents. The teams that don’t seem to matter, I bet we still lay a stinker or two in the 3rd period. Our complete games recently have all been SE or Eastern-conference elite (or what was elite).
Another interesting record from last night. Per Tarik, 19-5-6 is the best 30-game start in franchise history.
Unleash the Alex!
So…19-11?
"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)."
How about 19-9-2 (shift the four OTLs to the L column and keep the two SOLs as ties)?
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what about shifting Shootout wins to ties as well?
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by Sombrero Guy on Dec 8, 2009 9:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good point. That would be fair. Duh.
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It wouldn’t be very hard for someone to create a small HTML page that converts league standings into old time standings this way…
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
If I had the skills, I would. Last programming I did was for CS 101, where I made a “fireworks” screensaver in C. I’ve never made any kind of dynamic web page.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I wish I did too. I’m looking for SO records for each team right now, but it looks like they still munge OT and SO, blah.
What really disturbs me is the talk that’s going around about doing away with OT and going straight to the shootout (gah).
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Who’s saying this? Are they suggesting it for playoffs too? If something isn’t good enough for playoffs, then why is it acceptable for regular season games?
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by CapitalCentre on Dec 8, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
I always am a little hesitant on the conversion, given that teams play differently knowing the rules that are in place (i.e. a team that’s great in the shootout might be more cautious in OT than they might otherwise be if the game was just going to end in a tie).
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by J.P. on Dec 8, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Which was the entire purpose of the giving the charity point, to provide an incentive for teams to attack and go for the win.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
I still like the idea of a 3-2-1-0 setup, where a reg win is worth 3, an OT/SO win 2, an OT/SO loss 1, and a reg loss 0.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Dec 8, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Any plan that results in every game yielding the same number of total points in the standings is a step in the right direction.
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This is why I like the plan as well
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
If equivalent acts don’t count the same why should equivalent games count the same?
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I’d just like to know that there are a fixed number of points out there for the taking every year. It would make the stats calculate better.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
Your old sig? I don’t think I got it.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
No, just saying I’m taking a shot at the NHL’s inability to consistently punish so why consistently award points for games.
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Bullseye.
It’s pretty random in there. You kinda scored, in the semi-game, for the sorta win. Matching minors for tripping and diving. Mike Milbury.
To me, everyone is missing the point right now. The charity point was necessary to ensure that teams wouldn’t have any incentive to just lie all their players down in front of their goal and play no offense whatsoever in OT, therefore getting a tie and one point. But now we have a winner EVERY game — no matter what. Why not just one point for a win of any kind, no points for a loss of any kind?
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
I’m probably a minority voice in this, but I kinda prefer the gimmick stuff.
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You’re not alone. The gimmick is better than ties, and it doesn’t really ruffle my feathers that some teams get an advantage because their goalie/skaters have gimmick skills. I would much rather stick with the current system than move back to the old one.
While I enjoy the gimmick when it’s basically for a “free point,” I would be opposed to it being the difference between outright wins and losses. A one-point swing based on the gimmick I can handle, a four-point swing based on it I cannot.
How often would we need the stupid gimmick if they played 10 mins of 4 on 4?
Why does the league resist that, do they think the fans love shootouts over 4 on 4 hockey?
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
by macvechkin on Dec 8, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I love 4-on-4, but even increasing it to 10 minutes doesn’t really obviate the need for the gimmick if you want to avoid ties. A substantial number of games would remain tied after 10 mins of 4-on-4.
I beg to differ. I’d wager that at least 7 of 10 would be settled in OT. That’s an improvement.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
That could be, but given the number of games that go to OT, 30% is still a lot of games. Should they end in ties? And I presume you’d be in favor of 2 points for a win, and no points for a OTL? Just trying to know the details of this alternative.
I don’t know what I’m in favor of at this point, actually. They kind of let the cat out of the bag with the elimination of ties.
I would see this as a slight improvement, without completely botching the old standings accounting, which making all games worth 3 points would do. Not that I’m saying that is a bad idea either, because it woud be a lot more fair than what we’ve got now.
How about going back to ties and playing a 10 minute 4 on 4 OT?
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
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They should move to addtional OTs.
3on3 for 4 minutes, then 2on2 for 3minutes, and then 1on1 until the game is over.
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
AO one on one for a minute guarantees the game ends one way or another.
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Are they calling penalities? What happens if you carry over a PP from the 2 on 2 to the 1 on 1? I like this idea.
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10 minutes of 4 on 4, sudden death.
Then 3 minutes of 4 on 4, no goalies, and you play out the full 3 minutes regardless of the number of goals.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
and then after that 4 on 4 sudden death until someone scores.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
That would suck
because they’d line up for faceoffs every 10 seconds.
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And then they should move the nets 10 feet up into the air and make them more round. And then they should replace the puck with some sort of sphere.
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
Ball hockey sucks
It is terrible, this idea.
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You’re probably joking but I was alluding to the “Buttman is trying make the NHL NBA!”
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
When people go on anti-Bettman rants, I tune out sooo fast.
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I don’t mind the gimmick, but I do mind the scoring.
3 points W in reg. or OT
1 point going into the shoot-out, fighting for one more point at 2 points for a SO win and 1 point for a SO loss.
Emphasis remains on winning outright, and it gets rid of the automatic OT charity point.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
And it keeps the system to 3 points, no matter how it falls.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
Nowhere in my post did I advocate losing the gimmick.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
The blogger at “Mark’s Musings” has proposed such a system and each week does his update on how the standings would be with that system.
I think that system sounds more fair than the one we currently have. Or at least it’s a zero sum game when counting wins and losses, as it should be.
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That’s what this site: http://theoldnhl.blogspot.com/ used to do but they haven’t updated since the beginning of November.
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19-11…19-11…19-11…19-11…
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
Yes! This may be my favorite episode of South Park.
"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 8, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Its the best. I want a candy shopping spree.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Well, that’s true of just about every stat in the league – the game has changed enough that it’s hard to compare with historical players, but we do it anyway.
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The team is playing so well we are reduced to debates on how good their record really is. This ain’t 1982 Toto.
A man gotta have a code
Hey 1982 Toto…that means the song “Africa”..always liked that song, especially in supermarkets.
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
Africa
Completely OT – this is an awesome a cappella version of that, if you’re into a cappella vocals.
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I would argue there’s a reason Carmen Sandiego was on the lamb all those years.
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That show was great in spite of the presence of Rockapella. Too bad Lynne Thigpen is dead though.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
I used to kick everyone’s ass on the old computer game. I used to have to beg my parents to play because beating my brothers was so easy.
Was that the one that was on the Macintosh? Loved that game.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
Was this lamb that Carmen SanDiego was on (sic), missing its tongue, by any chance?
by mechanicsville on Dec 8, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
If you appreciate the skill involved in a cappella, yes. It’s not an easy thing to do and do well. I enjoy a cappella.
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Maybe I’ve just heard all of the people that suck at it, then.
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hah, there were some pretty talented groups that performed around University of Maryland. It definitely isn’t for everybody but it impressed me.
Related: http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/03/19/nbc-sing-off-a/
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But do you enjoy Rockapella?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
Eh, we discussed the same thing plenty last year when they set the team record for points.
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Interested to see that Tocch sat his top guys in the third, had a hissy after the game and avoided the media, etc.
I thought the Bolts played a reasonable game. They got burned 3 times in transition against a better team.
No?
The effort last night was workmanlike – they had some keystone cops moments in their own zone, which with some slightly worse luck get cashed in by Tampa – and the first period was deader than hell. But I’ll take it.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
The drumbeat to trade Vinny should be starting about now in Montreal. And frankly, it might be a good move for the Bolts now that Stamkos has become more of a leader on that team.
As bad as Vinny’s been this year, why would they want him? Besides, I think his situation is better in Tampa than it is potentially in MTL right now.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
He’s French-Canadian and he’s never hidden the fact that playing for Montreal has always been a childhood dream. And Montreal has been lusting after him since he came into the league. Despite his bad start this season, he’s still a world class player who could benefit from a change in scenery. I don’t think he clamoring to get out of Tampa, but Tampa needs to shed salary fast and losing Vinny’s $10 million per year contract would be a quick way to do it.
Vinny for Carey
Then the world implodes.
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Meh, they’ve got Halak, who is more than capable of taking the reins.
/Walsh’d
"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)."
They also have Cedrick Desjardins, who has 3 shutouts in 12 games this year.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
Hamilton.
"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 8, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Seems like an awful lot of unnecessary pressure (see Turgeon, Pierre). Besides, Vinny’s cap hit is only 7.727, which is pretty reasonable. St. Louis’ contract is MUCH worse, especially considering he’s 34. I think they’re good cap-wise for the moment, considering they have something like over 8 million in room.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
I think they’re good cap-wise for the moment, considering they have something like over 8 million in room.
Tampa’s problem isn’t cap-related, it’s actual cash flow as in how much money they’re bleeding every day. Barrie is running out of money and Koulos is looking for a buyer. The previous owner, Bill Davidson, died recently and his family has no intention of reclaiming the team. As you saw in the broadcast last night, there were tons of empty seats. Losing Vinny may save them “only” $7.7 million on the cap but it saves them $10 million in actual dollars and that’s what they need right now.
There has to be so many cap problems with that. Vinny just re-up’d for like 8mil a year right? There is no way that the Habs can bring him on board without dumping the likes of Gomez and several others.
"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."
They had a great isolation shot of Schultz completely shutting down Stamkos (or was is Lecavelier?) on a rush. Was pretty impressive.
by ns on Dec 8, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
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But did he hit him?
SHULZTe doesnt CHeck enough or Hit anyone! wORthless!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
true, 0 shots but he was the most noticeable of their forwards. Definitely seemed to have more fire and created more chances even if nothing came of it.
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He and Malone seemed like the only forwards moving their feet for the Lightning all night.
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I thought Vinny was plenty active through the first two. He got kind of unlucky on a couple of chances he had – one in particular that stands out was when he walked around Erskine to go in alone on Varly; Erskine dove and kind of hooked/slashed him on the lower hand, which caused the puck to roll away from him. I honestly thought that should have been a penalty or penalty-shot.
Upon reflecting, the whole team kind of mailed in the third period, trading rushes, giving up a 4-1 on the PP (that Brooksy somewhat unfathomably failed to cash in), etc
But V Le C was showing why he’s a threat earlier in the game.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Upon reflecting, the whole team kind of mailed in the third period, trading rushes, giving up a 4-1 on the PP (that Brooksy somewhat unfathomably failed to cash in), etc
Actually, Tochett sat his top two lines for most of the third. I guess he was trying to send a message, but it was definitely a little bizarre given the Caps history of coughing up leads late in the game.
Really, you think so? I haven’t seen the replay, but I thought his first contact was with the hand, and not the stick.
It was a good play, regardless, I’m with you there. Anything’s better than letting Vin walk in alone on your G. But I thought the initial contact being on the hand made it a potential penalty.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I thought the contact was lower on the stick. And I didn’t see Vinny complain so I figured he thought it was good too.
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I can’t find any video on it right now. I visually recall it being upper stick but still stick, and I’m sure Erskine’s strength is partly to credit for it. A beautiful play that would have looked a lot more routine if he were twice the skater he is. =)
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Interesting, I thought Lecavalier stood out the most of the Tampa players last night. I also hardly noticed Stamkos at all and thought there were a number of other players that looked better than him.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
I had almost the opposite reaction, actually – I got a little scared each time Stamkos touched the puck, because the kid has seriously improved. Lecavlier’s still got the moves, but he doesn’t look the same, clearly.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
the line with the rookie wright impressed me I think. They seemed to spend a lot of time in our zone.
That said though, Stamkos has been unreal this year, and I was scared of him coming into the game.
Can anyone explain the significance of “the most goals since Feb 17?” Joeb and Locker kept banging on about that stat, that Stamkos and AO were tied coming into the game, and now they are…not.
So the point is now mute moot, but why did we care to begin with?
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Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
I’m actually going to the next Caps @ Bolts game – a couple of days in Florida in the middle of January.
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nice! i was in daytona beach for spring break last year and almost borrowed my roommate’s car to drive the 2.5 hours to tampa b/c the caps were playing… didn’t quite work out, though.
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
Perreault's was better!
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by jordanDC on Dec 8, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Drew Doughty’s doing them all over the place apparently.
"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)."
I propose that at least some of this inertia was due to an outstanding job of Caps backchecking throughout the game.
by mechanicsville on Dec 8, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Any word on Big Daddy Braddy?
I saw some rumors last night, but nothing that looked official.
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Tarik’s tweet
Matt Bradley’s wife, Sasha, gave birth to a boy early this morning. It’s unclear when Bradley is going rejoin the team.
A man gotta have a code
Awesome! I’m fonda the name Henry!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was hoping that he was being named for a family member – otherwise I’m not loving this name. But congrats Matt & Sasha!
Yea, Henry Bradley doesn’t flow well. Hank Bradley kinda does though.
"And next year it will be ours."
And when he’s naughty, he’ll be Spank Bradley.
Conversely, if he joins the service (or acquires an obscene amount of firearms), he’ll be Tank Bradley
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Or golf.
“Shank” Bradley
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
He'll be a tall kid maybe
and they’ll call him Lank Bradley
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Or if he has problems with women, he’ll be Chancre Bradley
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
Smake Bradley?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
For a while he'll be in diapers
and Matt will call his son Stank Bradley.
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C’mon….is that anyway to rank Bradley?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
Uncle Brooksie says if you need money go to the bank, Bradley.
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You took this to a weird place.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Military tactician Flank Bradley.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I could think of some people that wouldn’t mind some Dank Bradley.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
If he liked action films with Jason Statham he could be called Crank Bradley.
"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 8, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Or you could help raise the flag on Mount Suribachi with Sergeant Michael Strank Bradley
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You sir, deserve this rec.
"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 8, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Better he than well-known Pirate Plank Bradley
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
Stan Fischler is already calling him “Henny”…
…well, he would, anyway (like he does for Henrik Lundqvist).
If you've read this far...seek help.
I actually was shocked when he defended Ovechkin on The Gleason Incident.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
Indiana Bradley and the Penguins of Doom?
by red army line on Dec 8, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Indiana Bradley and the Cup Crusade?
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by IRockTheRed on Dec 8, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That. is. nice. And we can launch a dozen or so, just like the real Crusaders :)
by red army line on Dec 8, 2009 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
We called the dog Indiana!
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Dec 8, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve got a lot of fond memories of that dog.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Dec 8, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Question about last night’s game. At the end, when Downie took out Pothier, Joe and Locker were saying how great it was that Erskine stood up for him. I couldn’t make out exactly what happened on the ice. If I followed it correctly, Downie wasn’t called for the initial hit, but the ruckus that resulted from it. So if the hit wasn’t dirty (or was it, and not called?), what made the scrum afterwards okay?
"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."
Downie stepped on the back of Pothier’s legs on accident on purpose.. I don’t think a lot of people saw that. Pothier looked like he was just going to lay there and let shit settle down until that happened.. then he got up in a hurry.
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Ah, thank you. I did wonder, because Pothier sure looked okay afterwards. Didn’t Downie get something like a 20 game suspension for swinging his stick at someone in a pre-season game with the Flyers a few years ago?
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Not sure, but wouldn't surprise me.
He’s maybe the most frightening character in the league.
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No he got the 20 games for hitting an official with his stick in AHL. And also for pretty much ruining Pat Dapuzzo’s entire life when he inadvertently removed his nose with his skate blade
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
If you haven’t read this article on Dapuzzo, be forewarned, because its really depressing
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
I was at the bears game in the AHL where he hit the ref. We had no idea what happened until reading after the game.
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Posted before..
but I was on the glass in Norfolk and watched Downie at the bottom of a pile in the crease trying to ram Greg Amadio’s face through the ice for about a minute straight. I literally thought Downie was going to kill him.
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So wait… They still let this guy play after pulling shenanigans like that?
"And next year it will be ours."
They let Chis Simon keep coming back * shrugs *
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
Related, sorta:
KHL officially confirmed today that Chris Simon is not longer with Vityaz Chekhov. It is believed he left the club due to “family reasons.”
Just a random little fact.
"And next year it will be ours."
Which is why i’m assuming they just signed Sugden.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
that opens up a foriegn born player spot for Nyls!
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by Sombrero Guy on Dec 8, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
well yesterday we were lamenting Sugs taking up a spot, so this opens one back up
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by Sombrero Guy on Dec 8, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, well, yeah… if Nylander wants to go to the bottom of the KHL barrel… :-p
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Actually, turns out I remembered correctly. See Puck Daddy http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/The-10-biggest-NHL-goon-moments-of-the-last-deca?urn=nhl,207364#remaining-content
"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 thought the hit was boarding. Pothier was 4 feet from the boards, and was knocked head-first into them.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And it was more from behind than AO’s hit on Kaleta. I agree that I thought the hit was pretty dirty. I didn’t see the intentional stepping on Pothier’s leg that some others saw though.
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by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Even if not completely dirty that’s the kind of borderline hit I don’t mind fighting for. It’s the blatantly clean hits that start fights that piss me off.
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Agreed. Even though it was from behind and a few feet from the boards it wasn’t that egregious since Downie wasn’t going very fast and didn’t hit him very hard. But given the game situation and the offender I’m happy with the response.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
What’s most impressive to me isn’t the offense ( we all know there’s plenty of that) but the goaltending. Both Varly and Theo have just been rock solid in the last four games. If that holds up, this team is going to very, very tough to beat.
I’m withholding judgement on that score. The team has been good overall in the GA department for the last 10 games. Those sorts of streaky-good play can occur within an area that is overall a weakness for the team. As an example, if I recall correctly, heading into the playoffs last year the Caps had not given up a PP goal in something like 6 games (or similar number). The PK then promptly reverted back to being an issue for the team.
So color me cautiously pleased with the goaltending and the defense at the moment.
If they can stretch it out for another 20 games or so, I’ll be a true believer.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I think the change in the defense comes down to the team playing as a 5-man unit. Remember that Gabby in his book says that his system is based on team defense – it’s okay for the D to pinch so long as someone is there to cover his spot. So, better defense comes with playing as a team – which is what they have been forced to do with Ovechkin out of the lineup.
This is the real reason why I think that having Ovi out for 8 games has proven to be beyond price for the Caps – they now play as a team, and last night, they continued to do so. If it keeps up over the course of a season, where they play as a team even with the stars in the lineup, I expect to see a long season.
Unleash the Alex!
You know, I dont’ think covering the points has really been an issue, our wingers actually do that pretty well. I think more of the issue has been getting pinned in our defensive zone and not being able to get the puck out.
What we have seen more of this year, and even more of lately, has been our centers making checks behind our goal and coming out with the puck to lead the break out. Our wings gathering the puck along the walls to break out, even if it means coming below the circles and giving up a possible breakaway pass attempt.
I also like that in the last couple of games it seems like we finally got it through our heads that icing the puck isn’t always bad. When you are getting tied up, zero outlet passes open, and just need a quick 10-15 second breather to break the pressure, better to sling it down the ice for icing than to let the pressure overcome you and give up a goal.
by HateOffSeason on Dec 8, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Next few games goaliewise
Maybe this is a bit too “horses for courses”-like but I would like to see Gabby use past performance with Varly and Theo the next few games. Use Varly against Buffalo after his success against them last time in pitching a no-hitter. Use Theo again the Canes Friday with how good he good he looked last week versus them. And well we lost to the Leafs last time out and it’s the back end of a back in back so I dunno maybe bring back Pete Peeters or something.
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
Revolution Money to be acquired by American Express
weeks old news I know, but does that mean we won’t get Autographed caps jerseys when we pay for Season Tickets with a revolution card?
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
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 8, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Corey says Varlamov took the day off so Jose had to do double duty in practice. Does this mean they have to start bringing Stretch’s equipment with them on road trips?
"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."
Yay! Here’s hoping that happens!
(sorry sparkly, but that felt appropriate to copy)
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
For Bears fans..
When do they usually announce the goalie rotation for the weekend? Thinking of going up to Hershey, and I’d like to see Neuvy since my other Bears favorite is currently kicking ass with the big club.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I’m actually not sure; the Bears have only one home game this weekend, though… As a bonus, Graham Mink will be there (albeit playing for Rochester… :-p So mad he went away!) but I don’t know who they’ll have in goal or when we’ll know. Their other game is away at Albany, so maybe after the River Rats game we can find out who they’re going to start on Saturday… but it’s still a 33% chance which one gets the start, with all three healthy right now (unless they send one down to the Stingrays, that is…)
FЯEED ALEX! NOW LOOK OUT, NHL!
Semin
I just finished watching the replay of Semin’s shot on goal, which was stopped, at the end of the first period last night. His moves were Ovi-like! Kudos to Smith for flicking that one away.
In the up-and-down saga that is Semin, he’s certainly been a huge difference-maker, in a positive way, the past few games. IF ONLY he could stay on this roll. Here’s to what’s probably wishful thinking!
Trade Semin!
When are they going to get rid of Semin? The inconsistent play is killing them. Like, when he stole the puck at the red line, broke in, and whipped a perfect pass to Ovechkin for the first goal. Or, like, when he picked Halpern’s pocket in the Caps’ zone, led the rush, held, and put a pass right on Fleischmann’s tape. Or, like,…
by mechanicsville on Dec 8, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
Semin + a Hershey Bar for Kovalchuk.
"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 8, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
That deal makes me want to kill a bar
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
I wouldn’t trade Hershey for the ghost of Gordie Howe.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
I ain’t dead yet!
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 8, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The third goal was funny. Semin was gassed after tracking Halpern down and getting the puck away from him, and he kind of pushed the puck out in front of AO and slowed down for a split second. AO also slowed down so Semin just kind of got this “fuggit” look on his face, skated down to the goal line, opened up, and found Flash.
He had a LOT of time and space there, which I’m sure didn’t please Tocchet at all.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I noticed Semin had a lot of time to camp out and simply wait as teammates darted towards the net. I must say i love watching him do that, and it must be absolutely terrifying to see if you’re an opposing coach.
And it was idiotic that he didn’t take a shot. It worked out, but still idiotic.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
That was Flash, but I noticed that, too.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
I've always thought of Semin as this kind of artist
but maybe he’s this kind:
No, I’ll stick with my first thought.
by Icebat on Dec 8, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
or…
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Dec 8, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Closet Canadian?
"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 8, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That’d be the shocker of the century.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Semin has had a good stretch of games since returning, but if you want to talk about his consistency by cherry picking good plays we could just as easily start cherry picking bad plays. I’m not sure that’s a road you want to go down if you want to convince people that the Caps shouldn’t trade Semin.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Are you honeltly trying to say that Semin makes more bad plays than good?
by mechanicsville on Dec 8, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
I think he’s trying to say that we’ve been down this route and we’re tired of it.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Thanks much for the translation. And what I’m trying to say is Semin’s really good and I’m not yet tired of saying it.
by mechanicsville on Dec 8, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
Where did I say that?
What I am saying, is that one can pick out many many bad plays that he makes, among the many many good plays that he makes. Hence the inconsistency criticism that you seemed to brush off as invalid due to his recent play.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
A minor point of disagreement: even AO does not have the kind chops with the puck that 28 has. The ability to step around an opponent or two with the puck on a string is something that Semin does much better than AO. AO scores by being fast, strong, determined and having a good sense for being in the right place at the right time. When he gets by a defender, it’s more often than not a result of a bull rush.
I said in the GDT last night that we saw the many sides of Sasha Semin last night, and that was one of them.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Points-per-shift
I saw that metric yesterday, and I agree with you, the guys that kill penalties get screwed. The guys who are well ahead of the pack – AO and Kovalchuk – don’t play on the PK.
I’d like to see an adjusted PPS that corrects for PK time, because it’s an interesting stat. And I’d like to see a metric that incorporates length of shift, too.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I feel like if would be pretty easy to split that stat up into even strength, PP, and PK. It doesn’t make sense to lump it all together. The other flaw is that shift length affects the metric. PPS/60 would solve that I think.
"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 8, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Then you’re just back to Pts/60 at ES, which is readily available at BtN.
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Hmm, yea you’re right. You could still break PPS down into ES, PP, and PK though.
"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 8, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
There are some other good ideas in the comments to G.O.D.’s FanPost.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Dec 8, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t have anything new to add that we didn’t discuss on that lazy summer week, but I’m glad the discussion has been remembered.
Seems to me that per-60 is becoming something of a standard. The most important thing is that we do settle on a standard so it’s not all a big mishmash, but for the reasons I outlined up there, per-60 seems like just about the worst option to me. I still like per shift, and I don’t think the fact that some guys take longer shifts than others makes as much difference as folks think it would.
And for any of these rate stats, lumping ES, PP and PK together is idiotic.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
From NHL on the Fly last night
“The great thing about Nick Backstrom is that no matter who they play against or who is in the lineup he’s the same player night in and night out. You always know what you’re getting from this guy.”
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
How many times did you watch it on loop? I think my record was three.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
And they gave him love for his defensive play and helping out even when he’s not on the score sheet.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Its awesome to watch it during the night and get the live look ins on games, particularly for those of us too poor to afford NHL Centre Ice.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
On the fly has become must-watch TV. I make sure to catch it before bed whenever possible. I just wish they wouldn’t flash the scores of the game you’re watching highlights of across the bottom.
I wake up too early in the morning to catch it before I leave.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
they actually praised the whole team for this, as well as the goaltending. it kind of blew me away.
by ns on Dec 8, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Holy crap, the Caps as a team actually got love on On the Fly? But they’re a one-man team with no defense and their superstar is selfish and dirty!
Unleash the Alex!
IIRC On the Fly never bought into the dirty stuff. They’ve always been pretty high on AO. When Bob Errey isn’t working it, at least.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Yet he dislikes Ovechkin, go figure.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Of course…he’ll never get an opportunity to break his leg.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Lost in the shuffle?
I didn’t see a note about this, but it seemed noteworthy to me: the win last night + San Jose not playing = Caps are now in first place in the league (as opposed to just first in the East). Does anyone know when the last time the Caps were first league-wide this late in a season? I can’t remember them being in this position in (at least) the last decade… but maybe my memory is faulty.
I watched last night after waking up from surgery. Perhaps that explains why the game seemed somewhat boring to me. The On the Fly recap helped a little, especially the praise for our splendid goalie. But the best medicine by far is right here at Japer’s and over at Peerless. I don’t know what I would do without either of you, and your insightful followers. On the Bolts, Downie creature notwithstanding, they are a much improved team. Still, and it might have been the post-operative effect, they seemed to have wooden legs last night.
TEB has goodies on Green’s face (oh god, not his face!), Bruce beaming, and the answer to all those #needsmoreBradley requests, little Henry James.
I wholeheartedly approve….
And for those of you who don’t know who this guy is…well, they must have changed the high school English reading cuuriculum since I was in school (“The Turn of the Screw?”…AIEEEEEEEEEEE!!!)
If you've read this far...seek help.
I like his brother Jimmy better
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
they must have changed the high school English reading cuuriculum since I was in school
I have no problem with teaching calculus to 17-year olds, but I don’t understand the purpose of trying to shove Henry James or James Joyce or William Faulkner down their throats. Kids that age just don’t have the maturity, the ballast to really understand that stuff. All it does is turn them off of it for years, sometimes forever…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Faulkner is perfectly accessible given a teacher with a decent understanding/students who can keep multiple plot lines in their heads at once.
As I Lay Dying is one of the best novels I’ve ever read, and I’d recommend it to anybody, teenagers included.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
The first Faulkner that popped into my head was the Sound and the Fury…which I would not have enjoyed reading at 17.
by mch on Dec 8, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
I chuck, chuck, chucked it as soon as I could. Not a fan. I don’t think my class really got it either.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
All-time best chapter in American Literature…“My mother is a fish”.
by mechanicsville on Dec 8, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
I got about 100 pages through Finnegan’s Wake because I’m stubborn. After that, it was just too much and I gave up.
Think Ulysses, except 10 times less coherent.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Dec 8, 2009 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve heard ridiculous things about FInnegan’s Wake. It makes me scared to even try it. The only Joyce I’ve read is Dubliners.
"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 8, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
I’d hold right there with Joyce and move with great haste to Mark Twain.
by mechanicsville on Dec 8, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
I just saw Brindy was a healthy scratch last night in Carolina. Beginning of the end. They waived Leighton as well. With Ward coming back tomorrow and them actually thinking about playing guys who can produce I suspect they will be a harder team to play this week than last. If nothing else playing a true NHL goaltender will make things harder.
A man gotta have a code
Leighton is flat out awful. Legace is a veteran who has starter experience.
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 the Canes goalie of the future is, well, Cam Ward. All they need is a competent backup. If Legace is good enough, why not go with him?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
I was just happy that they won last night. Seeing the Pens lose is never a bad thing.
Unleash the Alex!
Kind of mind boggling that the Pens lost to Carolina and the Thrash lost to the Leafs…too bad it’s December and not March.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
If those are playoff matchups this year, I’ll eat my hat.
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If the playoffs are in March this year I’ll eat your hat.
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
I think I see what you did there…cuz we’re not screaming teenage pop-loving girls. I think.
by red army line on Dec 8, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Apropos of nothing, but crazy stats from last night’s PHI-MON game: Philly led in shots 15-13 (for the game! that’s it! 28 total shots!) and scored 3 goals to extend the Flyers’ misery.
That game sounds like it was a real hootenanny
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe it was a hoedown throwdown?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Means he even bored himself to death with his stupid trap.
ALEX, FЯEE
by EmilyB on Dec 8, 2009 1:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL. ennui translated literally is “boredom” (I think most people know that but I’ll say it anyway).
Unleash the Alex!
That’s not the spirit of ennui, though – more like, “melancholic boredom” perhaps. There is always a connotation of sadness when you talk about ennui.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
Uh… furst we went down t’the feed store….ennui went to see the new model tractors they got in
If you've read this far...seek help.
Man’ naise a lot of people commentin’ in here today!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
28 shots on goal for both teams? Shit, I’ve seen the Caps put up that many shots in a single period!
But those goals weren’t on Emery. All the goals were brutal defensive breakdowns.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
I think the biggest reason why they weren’t Emery’s fault is because Boucher was in net.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
hey no, “go to hell” isn’t a insult you should be using here. 2 minutes in the box for lack of Rink continuity!
2 minutes to you
for stifling creativity.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Or not. I give up.
Go to TSN’s site and look for story on Witt getting hit by a car.
A man gotta have a code
I bet y’all wish these last seven posts could just disappear, no? ;-)
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Dec 8, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
At this time last year
After 30 games last year, the Caps were 17-10-3, good for 37 points, 3rd in the conference, and first in the SE by 6 points over Florida.
Interestingly, Montreal had 37 points at that point, also. The beginning of the end for Montreal, really.
Interesting to look back. Note – if you follow the link, you have to set the date for Dec. 12 – compressed schedule, Olympic year, I am assuming
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Steinberg Fail
Some meaningless December football game between two shitty teams is the most heart wrenching?
Ever heard of Pat LaFontaine? Ever watch Caps games in the 80s when 4-5 future HOF’ers were on the team?
And for my money the Pens last year doesn’t even make the top 10. We got killed, there’s no wrenching. They were better. We failed.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
I’m pretty sure the list covered just the last 10 years. The LaFontaine game was in 87.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
I think the Philly Game 7 loss deserves a mention. I remember just waiting for the next game for the following few days. Hard to believe that run that kept miraculously prolonging itself had ended.
by red army line on Dec 8, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
I distinctly remember my dad in a rage yelling “fuckin’ refs screwed us again” on his way out to work after Lupul’s goaI. As for me, I sat on the couch motionless for at least 15 minutes straight after that game.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
I sat on the couch motionless for at least 15 minutes straight after that game.
Then I tried to explain how there was something in my eye..
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
That’s the thing! I didn’t even get any response emotionally. It was like being at the Backstrom Game against Pittsburgh all over again. All I could do was just sit there and say “Goddammit”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh
I was at Bugsy’s for that game. Half of the donks in there were Pens fans. It sucked.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I was up in the 400s at the Booth with my dad. Place was COVERED in Pens fans. Being the geniuses that we are, we waited until the Pens iced it with an empty net goal before we left, so we had to wait/wade in a sea of them taunting us in the half hour it took for us to get out.
And people why I hate the Pens so much…
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
should be “wonder”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
What a brutal stretch of hockey that was. It was either the game right before or after where the Caps were whistled for like three 5 on 3s against Boston and lost that game too. Holy hell was I pissed off that day.
That was the Brashear Triple Minor Game, correct?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
THAT was the day where the enforcer discussion ended for me. Brash blew that game with undisciplined play.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
That’s right, Brash Carcillo’d that game so bad. If we hadn’t made the playoffs that year then Brashear would still be dead to me.
by Kolzilla on Dec 8, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I fully support “Carcillo” becoming a verb.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
I was making time with this sweet young thing when I totally Carcillo’d when she admitted she wasn’t a virgin. Go Flyers!
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Did you accidentally the whole thing?
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/I_accidentally_X
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
I’m pretty sure you should point out that ED links are very likely to be work-unsafe, just by virtue of being a meme directory.
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I didn’t see anything NSFW on that page. I’m pretty good about doing that. Unless there are bad ads…I have ad block running so I wouldn’t know.
Hockey players aren't like other people. Witt after being hit by a car:
I’m okay. No big deal...I’ve got to go play some hockey. I’m a hockey player.
The ads are sometimes alright and sometimes empatically NSFW.
I love me some ED.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Dec 8, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
…and by that I meant Encyclopedia Dramatica. Not the condition that Cialis treats.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Dec 8, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
You didn’t think that carrot was strictly ornamental, did you?
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Dec 8, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Had to go there, didnya.
I was out of the country for G7, heavily sedated on a beach when the word came down. But the singular combination of pity (Lars), loathing, and disbelief I felt when the hockey gods did that to Backstrom…well.
You suppose that’s why he’s so Mean now?
The Philly game 7 pissed me off more than the Pens last year. Not that I hate the Flyers more than the Pens, but we were better than that Flyers team, and another OT PP BS ending.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
I think I was more prepared for Game 7 last year because I half-expected they would shit the bed. I got over that one a lot quicker than the Philly game.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
I threw the remote at the TV after the fourth goal and then left the house. I was more pissed than sad at that game.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Folks, I’ve sat through two 4-OT games for the Caps, one of which was a game 7. The only way the current Caps can top either of those is in Game 7 of a Stanley Cup final, they get whistled in overtime for closing hand on puck in the crease, and Dany Heatley takes the penalty shot, breaks his stick when he shoots, has the puck go off both posts, hits Varlamov in the skate and it trickles an inch over the line.
THAT will be wrenching.
In fact, I’ll probably take a wrench and beat my HDTV into splinters.
If you've read this far...seek help.
We're safe
The Sharks don’t make it that far.
(I think they will, though.)
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I’ll believe it when I see it. I like the additions they have, especially on the bottom lines, but I said that when they got Mike Grier as well.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
I’d love to see the Kings take them in the conference finals.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I’d love to see the Kings relevant in the Battle of California.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
I’d love to see the Kings.
I need to get down to LA for a game sometime.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Went to a Kings v. Canucks game a few years back. Was an awesome time. I like the arena but beware: there is a metal detector at the door so you won’t be able to sneak a 12 pack of cans in through the door.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Little bottles, my friend. Little bottles.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Heh. Actually they let me step outside and slam my beers. My buddy actually tricked the security guard into letting him in with his half of the beers so we had 4-6 snuck in with us.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
We just load up my girlfriend’s purse and my pockets with whatever mixes well with soda. I swear you could easily get a machete into Verizon Center.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
VC is the best. Flask in the back pocket never fails. Also, if you wear a hoodie under your jersey you can put anything in your kangaroo pouch. I never use a lady’s purse because that’s the only thing they look in. MSG also has lawless entry policy. No security at all.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
They glance in the bags. It’s so cursory it’s not even funny.
And I just put three bottles in each pocket. They just don’t look or care.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
They caught the guy in line ahead of me with a half-gallon milk jug shoved into the front of his pants.
LOL.
ALEX, FЯEE
Hit them with the obvious line, Jordan!
What? Ok..
Milk was a baaad choice.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
This summer we (thoroughly) washed out some old sunscreen bottles and used them to smuggle liquor into an outdoor concert. Worked like a charm.
"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 8, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve also snuck beer into a football game in the hood of my winter coat.
"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 8, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
The best is to use both a hoodie and a coat. Put the beer between the outer coat hood and the inner hoodie hood.
"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 8, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
That’s genius. I suppose I’m just old fashioned…I go with the flask in between my ass and my wallet.
/perfect for 16 years
Yea, a flask works fine for many occasions, but at this concert they make you take everything out of your pockets and then they pat you down. A flask would be pretty conspicuous.
"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 8, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Heh. The only thing I’ve ever had to sneak into a game has been my camera to the Bears games, which gets tricky when you’re talking a 75-300mm zoom lens… Oversized hoodie to the rescue!
Of course, I did show up for a Caps game once with about $40 worth of chocolate from this really fantastic place at Union Station – Neuhaus Chocolatier – talk about yummy – this place beats Godiva 8 ways to Sunday! Anyway, I just gave the guard a pitiful look, and said, “pleeeease don’t make me throw it out?” and he let me in with it.
FЯEED ALEX! NOW LOOK OUT, NHL!
they get whistled in overtime for closing hand on puck in the crease, and Dany Heatley takes the penalty shot, breaks his stick when he shoots, has the puck go off both posts, hits Varlamov in the skate and it trickles an inch over the line.
You’re sick, mister.
If it means the Caps are playing the Sharks this postseason, I might take it.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Unless you meant only an inch of the puck went over the line, then WE win, Dany Heatley self combusts, and Peerless keeps his nice TV.
Or Brooks Laich starts shedding clothes on the ice, leading to an argument with the ref and a subsequent forfeit.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Or Brooks Laich starts shedding clothes on the ice, leading to
an argument with the refthe band to start playing “The Stripper,” Laich stripping down to his supporter, hopping up on the net, kicking off his shin guards, and and a subsequent forfeit, upon which the ref grabs the Stanley Cup, skates over to Chris Clark and says, “All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on, pick up your trophy. Here ya go, ya bum.”
Joy ensues, and Bruce Boudreau thinks….“wait, didn’t I see this movie?”
If you've read this far...seek help.
the ref grabs the Stanley Cup, skates over to Chris Clark and says, "All right, come on, dummy, you won the game. Come on, pick up your trophy. Here ya go, ya bum."
You forgot the part when the team turns down the Cup because they are so embarrassed that it is handed to Chris Clark first.
(and yes, I caught the movie reference)
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
This is exactly it for me — and I’ve felt it’s true for about 25 years now — when we lose to Pittsburgh, it’s because Pittsburgh is actually the better team. When we lose to Philly, it’s because the game wasn’t played fair.
I know it’s perception and an oversimplification, but that’s always been the emotional sense of it for me.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 8, 2009 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Not to change the subject, but going back to posts earlier today on the future of young Semin – would hate to see him go, he is so quotable! – but rumor has it that he would prefer to play in the KHL. If Semin chose to depart, could we possibly get Filatov? Also a LW, also a brilliant Russian player, and one who really wants to play in the NHL. According to russianhockeyfans.com, he asked to return to the KHL because he was hating life under Ken Hitchcock, who is determined to let him languish on the bench or with the farm team. The same Ken Hitchcock who put seven men on the ice to mob and injure Ovi to get him out of the game. Fedorov was delighted to leave the Hitchcock regime. Columbus not a good place for creative Russian players? Filatov would fit in very well here. If only there was a way.
Columbus still owns Filatov’s NHL rights, and both parties have agreed (and promised) that Filatov will report to training camp in the fall. We’d have to trade for him, which I think would be a bad idea considering how much they’d likely want for the kid.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
For right now, Semin >>> Filatov. Have to be quite the deal from CBJ’s side. I really don’t think taking on another enigmatic Russian (one with less game-changing power) is a good idea. He isn’t proven enough. Others may have different opinions though.
by red army line on Dec 8, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
If everything goes very well for Filatov, he might, might one day be Alex Semin.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
You know, I just noticed something about the Flyers game highlights. Yes, I was watching it again because it still makes me smile. Right before the Pyorala goal, Locker makes a comment about how Carcillo isn’t taking as many lazy or dumb minor penalties after the whistle. Prophetic Locker?
Unleash the Alex!
Locker’s Keys for Carcillo:
- Keep the Car running
- Cure for Carcinoma
- Out of the box car
- Mister Cillophane
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe Carcillo went to Network Hockey over the summer?
“Training! Nutrition! On-ice! Off-ice! Personal locker room!”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Heh.
Speaking of NHDP, anybody check that website? It could use a bit of a Web 2.0 makeover. UUUUU-gly.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
My work blocked it for “elevated exposure”. I shit you not.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Dec 8, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Should Mike Green be on the Canadian Olympic Team?
Interesting discussion going on over at PPP, where the dominant answer is “no, he sucks at defense”.
Thought you might want a heads up, meanwhile, I’ll be researching an answer.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Keep yer avatars tied down and your slide rules oiled when you go over there. And remember to bring your official Japers’ Rink clipboard. Makes us look more professional-like.
Andfergawdsake leave the bubbles here!
ALEX, FЯEE
I’ll leave the bubbles here, btu I make no promises when it comes to maybe tossing a porcupine or two
oh, jesus christ, they’re completely bat shit crazy over there. You’d think Greenie was Russian or something the way they’re hating on him.
“Heavily favored” Canadian team? Yeah, I think the Russians and Swedes have something to say about that. Favored, sure, right along side those other two teams. The Canadian homerism is of the charts.
Hard to disagree. Canada should be heavily favored. Their forwards are as deep as any, their D is as deep as any, and their Gs are as deep as any. And home ice.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
But they’re on home ice! For the game they invented! How could they possibly lose?
Note, I’m just imagining this is part of the argument. And if it is, they should speak to the U.S. baseball team from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Dec 8, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Interesting. I don’t see any arguments based on numbers, nor do I see any arguments based on current play; I see a lot of discussions based on the playoffs last year. I’m pulling together a numbers argument based on this season.
Unleash the Alex!
one reply I got was along the lines of Bruce believes Green sucked because he didn’t defend him against what people were saying online. WTF?
Rut-roh
Someone just dropped Jeff Schultz into the convo and the thread will be spontaneously combusting soon.
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2009/12/8/1191572/who-should-be-canadas-olympic#26807653
ALEX, FЯEE
I’m including Jeff Schultz in my analysis for comparison’s sake. And to make a point.
Unleash the Alex!
oh, I know what point you were trying to make. Watching them tie themselves in knots because they’re taking themselves a little too seriously is just hilarious.
They’ve made up their minds and any evidence contrary to the nice little narrative they’ve already set out is summarily dismissed. I expected a bit more out of them, actually.
I used Schultz’s name on purpose. I knew they’d go ballistic. They totally overrate Regher. They act like I actually said they should take Schultz.
A man gotta have a code
They like Regher because he’s on a Canadian team.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I was noticing a pattern that nearly all of their “like” guys either currently or have in the past played for a Canadian team. And they’re willing to tolerate Chicago because they’re Original 6.
But that upitty kid from Washington, just who the hell does he think he is?
Yep. I want to crush some Canadian team in the playoffs now :P
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Hey guys – if you’re arguing over there, I’ve got some really awesome numbers. They’re in an Excel spreadsheet, tho. Who wants to see?
Unleash the Alex!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Au-pOaRbJ7U-dFhDVy1GUG9mQkZqUElXUDJPdjNpY2c&hl=en
Unleash the Alex!
by gotsparkly on Dec 8, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’ve given up. The ignorant wish to remain ignorant and if I stay there, I’ll do something that a)I’ll regret; and b) will result int eh Rink looking bad and I don’t want to do that.
Yeah, I can see that. I don’t go over there because I’m not coolheaded enough to argue in a hostile environment, but I can sure provide some interesting numbers for those that are.
I pulled TOI, GF/60, GA/60, and +/- for each player at 5v5, 4v5, and 5v4, along with plain old +/- for comparison’s sake. I didnt’ pull Corsi and probably should have.
Unleash the Alex!
I actually love Regher too and it has nothing to do with where he plays or where he’s from.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Yeah, but given his numbers on my sheet, I can’t support him making Team Canada. I really can’t.
Unleash the Alex!
Looking at that sheet right now. Very nice work. Surprised by some of these numbers for sure.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
There’s a lot here. You should fanpost this for discussion.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Definitely fanpost it. It definitely made me rethink my position on Niedermeyer and solidified my feelings that Jaw-Bow should be on.
A man gotta have a code
Fuck JBo.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Dec 8, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Very good work, GS.
Still digesting it over here, but those numbers are veeeery interesting.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Wish I had time today for the field trip. Someone do me a favor, eh, and point out that Alan Ryder says Greener’s a much better defensive defenseman than anyone on the Leafs, including Schenn.
Thanks!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 8, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
I mentioned Ryder and Mirtle and apparently was not persuasive.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
Yes, they basically ignored reason. Green has the can’t play D tag and its going to take a couple of good playoff series for him to lose it I’m afraid.
It’s obvious that last year’s playoffs solidified a lot of people’s feelings towards him. I’ve always said way too many guys get bad reps due to undisclosed injuries in the playoffs. Guys play with broken bones and all kinds of crazy stuff that people never realize.
As I said over there I wouldn’t argue to hard for him to be in there top six, but he needs to be in the discussion. Many acted like he can’t play a lick of D. I was waiting for someone to suggest he should be a winger err wingah..
A man gotta have a code
Well in fairness they did admit (finally) that he’s not terrible at D, just not one of the 7 best Canadians defensively. The emphasis on the playoffs is pissing me off though. If they don’t kill Richards and Carter for that then I’m going to flip. Someone has to keep their eyes open for when the forward post goes up.
You're the reason that I hate Nova Scotia.
I was too busy what with my attempt over at PPP and work to come back here – I could have been so much more persuasive!
j/k. There was no getting through to them. I still have an issue with them wanting Doughty over Green.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
That’s the one I don’t get. Doughty is awesome, true, but who’s he ever beat amirite?
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I’m a big fan, and currently better than those fellows, but I don’t think he’s better than Mike Green.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
That’s where the anti-Green bias comes in for me. It doesn’t make sense that you would cut the best Offensive Defenseman in the world for Doughty.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
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I don’t have a problem with that logic, at least, when talking about Boyle and Green, they play the same role. When they compare DOughty and Green together, that’s like saying Green’s accomplishments mean nothing, which both isn’t fair, and isn’t true.
If anything, we should have taken both players’ numbers during the month of Feb over their careers (obviously, only one for Doughty), and seen who was better.
But that likely wouldn’t have mattered to any of them, the way they were arguing.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t have a big problem with that. Kid is nails.
I do have a problem with their casual dismissals of Green however.
Nice to see you along with fat _daddyo, F&B, and Red Birdie over there. I didn’t even agree with all of you on some points. Just nice to see the Rats and Rabbits representing.
A man gotta have a code
Doughty is a stud at both ends of the ice. It’s not at all ridiculous to put him on the roster.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 8, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
Aw, Lars has a message for his buddy.
“Missed you! Never leave me again.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAMiPD1T_xA
ALEX, FЯEE
by EmilyB on Dec 8, 2009 3:37 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
DC Pro Sports Report has an article up on why Semyon Varlamoc should at least be in the early discussion of Calder candidates.
http://dcprosportsreport.com/2009/12/08/consider-varlamov-for-calder.html
I don’t think anyone is talking about Kane, Bergfers, or Del Zotto for rookie of the year. If they are, they should check themselves and their spelling.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I have seen a lot of hype for Del Zotto, actually.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Dec 8, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
And he’s also cooled off significantly – he’ll have to pick it back up to get back into contention.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
a question anyway for PHI going into the season now turns into a gaping hole.
Support your local bakery!
That perfectly explains both Green’s 1st and Laich’s goals – both of which would have been extremely painful if he’d saved them, and probably wouldn’t have lasted beyond that.
by DrinkingPartner on Dec 8, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
From “The Sporting News” power rankings, this nugget:
The big winner in the Peter Laviolette hiring at Philly? Carolina. The Hurricanes are off the hook for the remainder of his salary.
ALEX, FЯEE
by EmilyB on Dec 8, 2009 6:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
So that’s what they were celebrating by beating Pittsburgh yesterday.
"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."
by gfcaps fan on Dec 8, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Holtby’s been reassigned to Hershey. Is one of their goalies hurt? Please tell me ours are both okay.
"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’m guessing one might have a case of back spasms again.
"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)."
via Time Leone’s twitter:
“SC announced Holtby recalled to Hershey. Both Hershey goalies are healthy and practiced today. Got to speculate something’s going on in D.C.”
Interesting…would they consider trading Theo to Philly (or somewhere else) and bringing up Neuvirth to the big club?
I dunno, I hope Varly’s healthy.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 8, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
They’re not trading Theo, especially not to Philly. I believe Ryan Malone ran into Varly pretty hard one one play. Perhaps they allow Varly to rest while Theo starts a couple and Neuvy backs up. Total speculation, of course.
Russian Machine very rarely breaks.
Sure, because we have the cap space to carry another goalie without one on LTIR. I guess Knuble’s not coming off until Friday at the earliest.
I totally apologize for doing the google search, because we’re not going to know anything (if there’s anything to know) until tomorrow.
"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."
Yah that’s more likely.
I was just throwing some hypothetical situations out there. The only way I’d trade Theo would be if the other team was willing to give up a lot. Even then I like having the veteran presence around so I’d rather he not go.
I figured in Philly’s current predicament sans Emery for 6 weeks they might be willing to give an arm and a leg. But I feel like GMGM would want a ton in return before giving a goalie who is playing very well to a conference rival.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Dec 8, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think they’ll trade him to Philly but another team mebe. He is a FA but I’d think it’d be later if at all. I kinda see Jose staying on until Varly has a full season under him.
Neither goalie is getting traded. I think the team is really happy right now.
"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."
Yep
Maybe deadline if we decide to ride the Varly train and see what happens, but I doubt anything before that unless we’d get Kovalchuk or something
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Anderson's hurt..
/fueling rumors I absolutely don’t believe.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
What's wrong with rumors
Works fine for the media in Toronto and Montreal.
If you don't wanna get hit, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!
I heard Vincent Lecavalier
is going to be the 7th defenseman and 3rd goalie for Canada.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
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