Game Day Open Thread - Capitals @ Predators
by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 6:01 PM EDT
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Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators, Mar 10, 2009 8:00 PM EDT
Tonight's probable netminders:
Tonight's referees:
7- Bill McCreary, 11 - Kelly Sutherland
Have at it, slump-bustin' people.
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Let’s try something new tonight – no “+1”
Instead, “rec” a comment if you dig it.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 6:02 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I think we should make this a regular practice.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d!
Wait… that defeats the purpose, doesn’t it?
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I suppose some believe it’s easier to just type +1 than hi actions, rec and then type your message.
by CapitalsKremlin on Mar 10, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
What is this green nonsense?
I love it!
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
When a comment gets 2 recs (I can set how many – currently it’s 2), it gets highlighted. Basically, it’s so you can skim the crap and see the good stuff easily.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But what if some of us start to rec the crap?
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Society crumbles.
But I figure I’ll just raise the “rec’s to highlight” limit to account for the jokers.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“Rec limit = 2. Rec limit = 20 for Gould Old Days posts”
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I love the way you always keep our relationship fresh and exciting, JP…. (blush)
Russian Machine Never Breaks
by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Says the Pens fan who doesn’t care if the Caps lose 7-6 or 1-0. :)
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=]
Well, that’s if they’re playing my boys…
When it comes down to it—I’d love to see the Caps take the 2-seed for two reasons: 1. It increases the chance of a DC/Pitt series, and 2. It would knock the Devils down a rung, and we all love that.
But no, seriously, this one’s a 5-3 or 6-4 Caps win.
I really think that the way to stop a Pens fan and a Caps fan from fighting is to stick a Flyers fan in the room with them.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Mar 10, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Really? I’d suggest putting them at the downstairs bar in La Tasca with two pitchers of sangria. There will be no fighting—only drinking.
I wouldn’t take him for granted though. He’s been in a bad slump, but these unexpected starts where people are trashing him is exactly the kind of spot where he could rise up.
Russian Machine Never Breaks
Know who else is not Rinne? Martin Gerber. Oy.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No way the Caps lose this tonight. Ellis is not Rinne. Expect a high-scoring affair here.
I promise all that Jose will stand on his head tonight!
Good, I feel good. Not like the team is going to be jinxed at all.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Kevin Hatcher? Chris Simon?
You could honestly blame the 90’s AND the early ’00’s on Jagr if you wanted to.
speaking of Jagr...
In Pens circles these days, it’s all the rage to fire back at the Crosby = whiner stereotype with Ovie = Lazy Backchecker. I had to mention to someone today that no matter what, Ovie still backchecks more than Jagr ever did. Hell, I remember a game at MCI when the entire crowd cheered Jagr for winding up in his own corner helping out Ken Klee.
That man didn’t know what the ice looked like from the top of the circles down in his own zone.
C’mon. Pens fans are smarter than to base their opinion of a guy on one play.
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The Liberal Media
(all caps lock, for that is the official monolith title)
(yes, I am joking)
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I blame George Clinton for the 1970s. Also, the Jefferson and Madison presidencies.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously. If you’re losing your hear, accept it. No need to grow your own earmuffs.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I blame GeorgeClintonJefferson for the 1970s.
Cleaned that up for you.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I just noticed who the refs are:
7- Bill McCreary, 11 – Kelly Sutherland
Am I the only one who expects to be screaming REF YOU SUCK at my screen all night?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
There's no Koharski though
Funny thing—I was at a Hershey game recently officiated by a “Terry Koharski.” I’m guessing he’s related to Don, because he also blows.
CSN isn’t in HD tonight?
Isn’t Smokin’ Al calling the CSN feed tonight?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
I think someone said Smokin’ Al and Locker was calling it tonight, because Joe B is calling the Versus game?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Joe B. will have called more Flyers games than Caps games this work week. Scary.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Koken and Laughlin
Confirmed on Sportsnite
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm…they should have tried to lease Gary Thorne from MASN…
Seriously, I kinda wish the radio and TV were synced (like the good ’ol days) so I could watch comcast and listen to Kolbe.
For those confused with HD vs. non-HD…just because the game is on the “CSN-HD” channel, that doesn’t mean it is being shot in HD. Basically, what seems to happen pretty often, especially road games, is that you’ll get standard def quality in a wide-screen aspect on the HD channel…but that doesn’t make it true HD.
by PaintDrinkingPete on Mar 10, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
JP…
how could you miss a chance to use
“have at it, predator catchin’ people”
by CapitalsKremlin on Mar 10, 2009 6:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Chris Hansen and I had a bit of a falling out a little while back when I went to meet, uh, a friend and he happened to be there with a film crew. Weak.
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No, you’re confused. JP brought the cookies as a gift and Hansen let him eat them during the “interview”.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That just reeks of “creepy.”
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Quick question – when Enterprise picks you up, where the hell does the guy who dropped the car off go? Do you have to drive him to the bus stop or something? What gives?
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Don’t they pick you up… and take you to their lot?
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He picks you up and drives you back to the Enterprise from which you are renting the car to fill out paperwork and whatnot.
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that really that sweet? What the deuce?
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Well, it is if you need a car ASAP and have no other way to get to the Enterprise. Say, if you’re in an accident and are stranded at the auto shop.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
In a world in which cabs don’t exist?
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Why would you pay for a ride when you could get one for free?
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure Enterprise passes that cost on to its customers.
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Not really. You only have to fill up on gas up to when they check it after you get back, and their rental prices are comparable to other places and they don’t have “extra fees.”
*note – No, I do not work for Enterrpise, but I have rented a number of cars from them over the years for various reasons.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had this conversation.
No one seems to know.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not seeing any, unfortunately.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Have I mentioned that I hate the 8:00 start?
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So go root for Calgary while you’re waiting.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Good call – 1-0, please (Marty’s my fantasy G).
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Btw, is Devils/Flames the battle for hell?
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Perhaps, but I hope those points wind up in the west!
(Same with Boston/Columbus).
by PaintDrinkingPete on Mar 10, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
So this overrated winger walks into a bar full of Sabres fans…
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
NHL GameCenter really isn’t bad, at least not from my experience.
by PaintDrinkingPete on Mar 10, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
No…nothing easy ever is…but they did just recently reduce the price. See the linked thread for other options as well.
by PaintDrinkingPete on Mar 10, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Maxim Afinogenov only has three goals this year?! I knew he was in Chez Bow Wow, but geez…
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1-0 Flames (Martin and Oduya looked like crap on that one)
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Question – Do any of you guys play in leagues around the area?
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
No, sorry. I was just wondering if anyone else plays in a league around here.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn.
Well, I play to start playing at Kettler over the summer.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I can ask around see if anyone is looking for people over the summer. I know a lot of teams are scrambling around trying to fill rosters as people go on vacations and whatnot.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I certainly wouldn’t decline the help but I don’t want to ask you to stick your neck out.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, most leagues have some kind of try-out session before the seasons start so that you can be placed into the correct level of play and get placed onto a team looking for players. That’d probably be your best bet come next fall.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m a goalie in the HNA league that plays at Rockville, Wheaton and Cabin John
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Mar 10, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Btw, really looking forward to seeing Radulov tonight. I hear good things.
Oops!
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BURN!
…or something.
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Hair Fantasy has given me a new head of hair… and it looks so natural!
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions
Nah, I think folks forgot when it started.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope, we were just bored haha.
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh.. I mean terrible team start but that shot Theo let past.. didn’t seem too hard to stop. I’ll need to check the replay.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Poti and the guy that was interfering with Poti.
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Beat me to it.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Was he? Alright. Thought it was clear in front. Thanks.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
@ DMG
I gotta ask you if you remember Fehr taking that slash PIM against PHI when he knocked Pupshall’s stick out of his hand and you commented that it was a clear cut PIM when you knock a guy’s stick out of his hand. This is the third time since then I’ve seen a Cap have the stick knocked out of his hand with no call (Chara on Semin was one, I forget the second, and then Poti right there). I’m pretty sure it’s not a per se PIM to knock a guy’s stick out of his hand but I just want to know if you still hold to that position and think the refs have blown all these calls.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
Yes, I think the refs are blowing the calls, including at least two on Sunday.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, I though it was only a per se violation if the stick breaks or if it is way away from the play (Chara on Semin). I thought if you stick check a guy and they drop a stick it’s not a PIM, which would absolve Fehr and the slash on Poti on the first shift. I forget which ones happened on Sunday I can only remember making a mental note of another stick getting knocked free sans PIM.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Schultz is -1. Send him to Hershey!
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I think South Carolina could use the help…
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He should go to hair cuttery and get the ovy cut.
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
The SD gives him a Sun In kind of vibe.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Boy, I wish I could find a feed of this game.
Watching the Flyers called by Joe B is not how I intended to spend my evening
Good to see 28 shooting the puck from everywhere. No silly one-on-four stuff. Ellis is fighting 28’s shot.
Lots of guys fight 28’s shot – that last one was sick.
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I disagree with Al Koken...
Ellis does not look great. He hasn’t been scored on yet but he isn’t making it look easy.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Look, if we’re gonna point out everything stupid Koken says tonight, we’ll crash SBN’s servers…
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
There are no Asian tranny prostitutes in Nashville, so maybe he’ll be a little more prepared tonight.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point – Tootoo is Inuit.
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So for the sake of the SBN servers I won’t comment on his stupid statements, I’ll just turn it into a drinking game… I’ll check the recap in the morning…
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
So for the sake of the SBN servers I won’t comment on his stupid statements, I’ll just turn it into a drinking game
Need us to call anyone for you in an hour or so?
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably. I’m no college boy anymore. At least I’m not listening to the radio feed…
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Camera guy is fumbling more than Koken.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Enough of the “don’t come near me, I have rabies” talking dog commercial. I’m all for curing diabetes, but come on
I don’t know what feed you’re watching or whether you’re playing F&B’s drinking game, but I agree. I think.
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No. That was horrid. Thankfully, he has Mike Green covering his ass (sigh – remember when it was vice versa?).
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Tootoo's lady-friend
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Kelli Pickler, who went to prom (apparently) in this classy dress:
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
her prom had an Egyptian belly dancer theme?
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
rec’d just because I want to see a large green square. yeah.. sure.. that’s it.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Too bad he couldn’t finish there.
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Just wait until the final minute of the third!!! We’re gonna get ’em!!!
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
better than celebrating like soccer players…
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
BRADLEY STOP FIGHTING
ESPECIALLY AFTER ANOTHER FIGHT. YOU ARENT GOOD AT THIS.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
they both got a little bit, but I think Brads was worse. Look like he got headbutted.
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Two fights. Two losses. Down 1-0. Not good.
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Well, I’m glad all of the momentum the Caps had built up was just pissed away. I guarantee a Preds goal right here.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, that was a “stop the mo” fight by Belak and a follow-up from Toots. Sweet.
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John Erskine, you’re up?
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
So when I think fighting, I think about having dinner at The Turtle.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
You would if you ever saw Matt Barnaby fight.
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Did Kelly Buchberger ever have a fight?
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m suddenly in favor of banning fighting, just because that was so terrible.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Just a "Hockey Moment"
Actually they want to get rid of fighting directly following a face off, just like the last two.
Your favorite meme is dead
I want to get rid of fighting that involves Matt Bradley
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your million dollar sideshow, ladies and gents.
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What are you talking about? Matt Bradley gets beat up all the time.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Other than the first minute, the Caps have been dominant this period.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Not since the the fights, imo.
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We could use Wideman. His legs have legs!
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m glad I am not the only person who remembers lesser Masters of the Universe characters.
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
also, is there a more homo erotic name than “ram man” among popular kids shows from the 80’s?
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll get back to you on that one. There had to be a G.I. Joe dude.
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More likely to make an appearance tonight: Trotz’s neck or Erskine on the scoresheet?
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Erskine on the scoresheet b/c it technically could happen.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait – Semin wasn’t hooked/held there?
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Whoa.
Did I just see Jeff Schultzs body come in contact with another body?
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
I don’t know. He’s no Jose Theodore.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Semin is playing this game on another level from everyone else tonight.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
28 can’t buy a call. If this was a tie game, it wouldn’t be an awful place for BB to take a penalty to stand up for his guy.
isn’t the Walrus one of the refs? If so, then yes.
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That line was obviously said in your best Denis Lemieux voice.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Fedorov 7-for-8, Backstrom 2-for-7 in the dot.
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soon I will have assembled an army!
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Click the actions button next to the reply button, then click rec.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Stat of the period
Erskine TOI 7:43
AO TOI 6:31
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
He hasn’t been himself, but I don’t know that I’d say he’s disinterested.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Mortifying. Flash with more TOI than AO as well.
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Nick Boynton just the latest to benefit from the Alex Kovalev treatment.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
An empty rec to Michael Jenkins for calling Sidney Crosby “The Crybaby” in the highlight package?
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Just got up to speed on the Tivo
1) Nice first 30 seconds. “We’re back on track!”
2) Brashear, now more useless than ever.
3) Someone ought teach Matt Bradley how to fight, especially against a midget.
4) Speaking of the midget, if I have to hear that f*cking whistle blow all night I’m going to lose my mind.
5) Terry Crisp sounds like he’s got balls in his mouth.
/rant.
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Gotta say I wouldn’t mind Tootoo. A guy who can fight and skate would be nice to have on this team. I’d love to double shift him against the Flyers.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is why we should’ve made a play for Carcillo.
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Would he have been worth what the team would have had to give up?
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Personally, I’m more than happy to see PHI downgrade. Pupshall for Carcillo is a backwards move. They don’t even have Mclaren now because of the physical so they still have the same craptastic D, inconsistent Gs, and they have less scoring depth than they started with. Well done boys. It’s moves like that make me happy GMGM did nothing.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
You know that’s why he’s a bad ass. Boy named Sue, and all.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Tootoo sounds like something you’d find on Urban Dictionary that’s synonymous with the Rusty Trombone or something.
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Agh, not another one of these
Nashville undefeated when leading after 1 period. Shades of Colorado.
I’ll just go gouge out my eyes with a salad fork.
Hey, don’t knock it ’til you try it.
The lovemaking, I mean. :)
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Hey, I love Scrabble. Especially the Scrabble app on my iPhone.
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Scrabble is awesome. What about Stratego?
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
That made for one hilarious bunch of interviews though.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair, after Bradley’s fights, he’s usually got a dial tone playing on the iPod.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Late-April their schedule should be freed up.
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Disregard my earlier remark – Poti wasn’t interfered with on the goal.
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my stomach turned when I saw that shot of Brads. That was nasty
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He’ll be joining David Koci’s support group.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy crap, that was 1.6 Muta
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Oof, what (besides Tootoo’s fist) messed up Brads’ face in that fight??
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
Yeah he must have put on the foil.
by bigmac1124 on Mar 10, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think it was the fist. Break a nose, there’s a lot of blood.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He might have caught a bit of a headbutt
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Oh, yeah. Brads had it coming to him.
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Yeah, well, maybe Tootoo shouldn’t be out there putting clean shoulder’s into Brashear’s 235 pound frame. Or…something…
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me remind everyone of this, from my AM post:
Nashville is 27-6-2 when scoring first and a League-best 15-0-1 when leading after one period
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not if you focus on the 15-0-1 when leading after one period aspect
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially for the Caps, right?
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Schultz will lead us to the promised land with a natural hat trick.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
The epitome of riiiiiiiiight.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
haha hey I wasn’t saying that, only pointing out Mac’s error in odds calculation
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope his foot is most certainly attached.
by zephyr on Mar 10, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
he picked it up a couple of times, as if to flex it
by ns on Mar 10, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Russian machine never breaks my ass.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha. Better attention to punctuation was necessary.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Comma's are your friend
Your favorite meme is dead
Commas
apostrophes are not your friend.
by Ovechwin on Mar 10, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
How the hell did he miss that?!
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Koken just blamed good ice for that miss.
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That’s what i was thinking the second he took that swing on the noggin.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Certainly looked dazed when he went down.
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I think Jeff Schultz told him that fight was soft and Brash’s feelings are too hurt to continue.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
John Kordic thinks Brash should man the hell up.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Schultz fans need not apply. ;-)
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Man, you’re ramping up the 80s pop culture nostalgia, aren’t you?
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I’m applying for a position on one of those VH1 shows
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Or they just have the worst aim in the league.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
…to take a dumb penalty?
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Know what sucks about putting Ovi, Nick and Semin together? The other three lines.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I called it!
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Baaaah.
Fell asleep three minutes into the first and just woke up a couple of minutes ago. Still feeling like three-week-old Philly stadium garbage, so gonna go lie down and hope this goes away. Here’s hoping our luck turns around both in Nashville and elsewhere in the NHL tonight. Root double for our boys for me.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
That. Is. Bull.
Pin a guy against the boards and starting whaling on him and it’s no instrigating? BS
Erskine sucks. Steve Ott would have drawn that penalty.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
No penalties in this game (outside of fighting majors)
Are the refs actually watching?
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
well at least we havent gotten a bunch of penalities like normal
by desperado on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m counting 3 big missed NSH penalties, one for WSH (Bradley’s early check)..
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Big line during intermission at your place? lol.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t feel like Ellis is real sharp, but the Caps aren’t challenging him with anything more than wristers and outside stuff. For days we’ve been hearing about the Caps practicing getting bodies in front… but zippo.
He’s made a few nice saves, but he’s fought off a few as well.
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Good work behind the net by Schultz there. Ahem.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m not supposed to notice him. Stop that.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i would rather watch a future video of my own death than see that awful commercial with the bickering car sales people ever again
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Rec’d
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
To the rec, that is.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec’ing your +1?
sorry…i’m antsy.
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
…flagged.
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want that stupid high school cage fight one to go away. MORE RAISIN BRAHMS!! Best commercial ever.
by Caps1Fan on Mar 10, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That World Baseball Thingy
Dominican Rep Vs. Netherlands – bottom of the ninth 0-0, and the Neds. could win and knock out the DR
Your favorite meme is dead
Has anyone seen Ovie tonight? He really hasn’t done much at all..
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
Is the friggin’ camera man drunk?
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Yup. Totally unnecessary cross check.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes it curious it was called a hook.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
way to call it consistent fuckin Walrus
by Sombrero Guy on Mar 10, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He can’t retire soon enough.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah this is one of those nights where if they lost you’d just be upset cause they played so well and got robbed.
I’d like to see a hell of a lot more going to the net before I’d say they “played so well.”
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Is there a way to rec a comment ten times?
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Ain’t a thing wrong with that.
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Stecks had a SHG from Semin when these teams played back in October
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That’s how he got 30 goals in the AHL. Any goalie will tell you that’s the most difficult move to defend.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Way to shut down a PP in the top 28 of the league.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Do they teach “And how ’bout John Erskine?” in broadcasting school?
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
My jaw pretty much dropped when I heard that line.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Ground rule double sir. Rec’d.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, not so sure how I feel about that. Pretty good, I suppose, but it could cut the lead to (gulp!) seven points.
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yeah, i was trying to figure that out, too – haha. knocking down the pens is never bad in my book, though.
give it to PIT at this point. They are going to make the playoffs and I really want the all PA 4/5.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, two shots by Schultz! Almost the natural hat trick predicted earlier!
I need 100% of you guys to give 110%.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Jeff Schultz hat trick: 1 SOG, 1 Hit, 1 giveaway
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember when...
you saw the schedule and thought “SWEET! We get CBJ, the Kings and Nashville TWICE!”
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I remember thinking the Kings game was a gimme…
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Been thinking about that all season :(
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The Caps are just floating around the perimeter, over and over. No one sends a puck into the corner. No one chases. No one hits a Pred in the offensive-zone. No one goes to the net. No one gets in front. Just flooooooooooooating, nothing but flooooooooooooooating.
It’s what they revert to when the going gets tough. And it never makes any damn sense.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I could have sworn Nylander was scratched…
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Asham
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Bradley makes Asham look like a prize fighter.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s waiting right in front of the net.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Jeff Schultz wouldn’t have gotten that shot blocked.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions
Jeff Schultz would have shot that through the net, like that kid in Might Ducks.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
No way the Caps lose this tonight. Ellis is not Rinne. Expect a high-scoring affair here.
by docciavelli on Mar 10, 2009 5:15 PM CDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
UN-rec’d
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He’s a Pens fan – he was just stirring the pot.
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dude is all heart. I’m a fan of Matt Bradley. Doesn’t have the skill, but sure as hell has the heart of lion.
by vt caps fan on Mar 10, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good: Bruins lost to the Jackets, 2-0.
Bad: Flyers are about to win. They’re ahead 5-1 with about two minutes left in the third.
That doesn’t really affect the Caps. The Flyers game, I mean.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
True, but I’d rather not see them win. ever.
by Khail SMASH on Mar 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you send me $50 I can have it fixed by next game.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he’s just not that good at PbP.
And the guy has to do radio with John Thompson, so we can cut him some slack.
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Good work by Schultz on the boards there. Ahem.
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Great play by Koz. Everyone, really.
Except Ellis. Not so much.
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That’s why he’s so good at face offs!
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The Faith No More remake, no less.
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That post is the reason why I keep coming back.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Matt Bradley endorses that album title.
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Best part of the FNM cover is when Mike Patton gives it the guttural “oooh” right before the guitar solo. I loved that band.
If only the team would b-e a-g-g-r-e-s-s-i-v-e
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I draw the line at FNM. No Mr. Bungle.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv9UM4zis1M
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Not a great time for a period to end for us. Gotta keep that momentum.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
Props to John Erskine, solid play in his end, plus his standing up to Belak which could have been very deflating if it had gone the other way.
by cuqui on Mar 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, Ersky’s having a strong night.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Schultz was out there with him at hirst, i believe
by ns on Mar 10, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Schultz started with Poti, I bevlieve.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
So the team’s won 27 of 45 faceoffs through 2 (including 12 of 15 by Fedorov). Fehr brings up the pack of non-concussed players with 8:14.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
Fehr? Getting no ice time? Surely you jest.
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When Eric Fehr floats, he should get no TOI. When Eric Fehr gets his tall self in front of the net, he should get 17 minutes.
Right. He should sit because he’s the only guy floating.
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Strike that, Gordon’s got a Brashear-like 5:44.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
When you are on the 3rd line and don’t play special teams isn’t that going to often be the case?
Russian Machine Never Breaks
Not much special teams in this one…
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
There has been 2 minutes of special teams.
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I think the Caps are really special so I say there has been 40minutes of special team play.
by zephyr on Mar 10, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Anyone else pick 7+ goals on the pick and win site? sigh.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
Not I. I got
- Capitals will not allow more than 1 goal in the 1st period
- Capitals will score a Power Play goal in the 3rd period
- Capitals will have more than 30 shots on goal in game
substitute 2 for the goal count and you’ve got mine. I hate the third period/mike green options. 
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep… pretty much always pick that one. However when I did Mike Green a few times in a row, he started to forget how to play his game, so I don’t dare go back to those.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Al Koken=not that bad…surprisingly.
It’s like getting a serviceable game out of a backup goalie.
by PaintDrinkingPete on Mar 10, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
This Pens/Panthers game is going to be a three-pointer. Awesome.
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It’s not that bad as far as 3 pt games go. The PIT points don’t hurt us unless we let FLA catch us anyway. FLA is all we need to worry about so even if they get 1 that is better than 2. A little flame to this team’s behind has never hurt our play though.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Are girls allowed at this network hockey thing? I used to play in high school but I was doubting they were letting girls in :(
Eating Hot Pockets
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Just returning the favor for Arnott.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
That ain’t Mo’. That was like Mark Tinordi (nice and slow but delivered a quality hit)
by vt caps fan on Mar 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Who’s wearing #26 tonight and what has he done with Mo?
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Mar 10, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
HAHAHA
You just made me spit gin & tonic on my keyboard
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Mar 10, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
How did Semin just take that puck out of the air?
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
would be much cooler if he stayed in the blood stained one.
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dear Bill Mac,
We can haz powr pla 2nite?
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey, all we had to do was ask politely! If only we’d known…
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…yeah, you should use that power more often. For good or for awesome.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
So it was written…
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Btw, Locker – please don’t say “sites for a deuce” again. Ever.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Terrible. Shoulda just hit him in the balls with his shot.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Caps fans do that way too much
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Caps fans boo other Caps fans or booing.
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I boo the red team because they remind me of the USSR. Is that right?
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahahhaha that one made me groan. terrible.
by kellobellow on Mar 10, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Traffic + Rebound = Goal
Who knew?
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Don Cherry hates Europeans giving other Europeans facewashes to celebrate goals that are then disallowed
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
don cherry would hate puppies if they were european.
by kellobellow on Mar 10, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Crash the net good things happen!
except sometimes.
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
“Toronto, how may I help you?” Ummm yaaa Umm i gottaa Caps goal to review “No goal, thanks”
by zephyr on Mar 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Waive it off and the Caps will never go to the net again!
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“-1”? does that mean you can “unrec” something you didn’t rec, so that it gets a negative?
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Just voicing (typing) my disapproval. Doesn’t really mean much
by vt caps fan on Mar 10, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was already called the “Ovechkin during the 3rd period when down by 2”
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
JP...this thread is getting SLOOooOOooOW
We may be evolving to individual open threads for each period.
Dammit man… your blog is just too popular.
Really? It’s still rockin’ for me on my house’s crappy WiFi. Other people having trouble?
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Auto-refresh and the z button are where it’s at.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am fully automatic
but the thing is still freezing up like Sarah Palin facing a follow-up question.
by Wisper on Mar 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Of Course!
Are you trying to insult me or something? ;)
Yeah… Firefox. Was on a VZ Wi-fi card… now switched over to the house wi-fi network.
Same thing.
How many comments are we up to?
I think we’ll start splitting up the periods for road games, perhaps.
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I had it b/c I blew it in that last Atlanta game when they asked the same question about the Thrash (I guessed Brunette then – it was Tinordi).
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… and now they get a real one. greeeeeat.
by kellobellow on Mar 10, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Hand up .. that means pass interference right? Intentional grounding? repeat 1st down.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
No, that’s intentional fly rule, dummy.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BULL SHIT CALL?
Semin gets hooked … no call
Ovie gets interfered with… no call
Feds hooks a guy. … that’s a call.
All I ask is for CONSISTENT reffing
He put the blade of his stick under the guy’s eye. That’s never not a call.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Terrible call. that was clearly a high stick, not a hook…
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
me laich-y
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by macvechkin on Mar 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Brash is out...
Do I hear an injury replacement from Hershey?
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
Duh?
Nylander comes downstairs to revive the juggernaut.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s playing a whale of a game…
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Just like Gerber. Just like the PHI goalies. We’re good at that.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
So they headlines will read Fla Choked right?
by vt caps fan on Mar 10, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
You got rec'd.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
How does Bruce talk about going to the net and then plays these power play units with no one in front?
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N/m – someone was there that time.
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Ovechkin is fanning more than an Egyptian eunuch
by Ovechwin on Mar 10, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
AO needs to go back to the One95, fuck this CCM U+
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i’m late as usual. just wanted to add that this whole rec’ing thing works wonders when trying to scan 800 new posts at once. i’ve always loved the rec; love it even more now that it’s in full effect.
(although i didn’t need anyone to tell me to stop at the kelly pickler photo..)
You just finish up on the can with DMG’s Schultz post?!
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Which by the way was the funniest line of the day
by vt caps fan on Mar 10, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If I could rec that infinity, I would.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, that picture was much bigger than i expected.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 10, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Christ, that could have been a hold on Juice.
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by J.P. on Mar 10, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Certainly wasn’t the first missed call tonight.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
How on earth wasn’t that interference on Green?
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They put cookies in the box. You didn’t hear?
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I almost wish they’d loosen up on the rules again because online VS games take forever to play since everyone checks everyone not even close to the puck all game. I’m at the point where I just try to go 4on4 right away.
It is absurd.. they went from one extreme to the other.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
That keeps on pace with Florida!
…this is also what we’ve been reduced to.
by Wisper on Mar 10, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously, get him a one95, not this U+ crap
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Can I suggest a Bauer XXXX? It’s never done anyone wrong as far as I’ve seen.
by docciavelli on Mar 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Oooh, maybe. Loved my Vapor XX. But Ovechkin was using a one95 earlier this year.
by David M. Getz on Mar 11, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought I was the only one that saw that.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s b/c he’s European and ergo a crappy teammate.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Ummmm don’t you know that choking only happens when you come back from a 3-1 deficit.
by vt caps fan on Mar 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that criteria? I thought it was only when you tie the actual hockey game and then lose in the shootout.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Great play by Semin to take the hit on the boards. Great pass by Koz. Great finish by Feds.
HUGE win.
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Wow. I’m glad I listened to the little voice after I logged out that told me to tough the nasties out, curl up on the couch with tea and a blanket, and see this one through.
One slump, busted. Ladies and gentlemen, THAT looked like playoff hockey.
Now, if we can just get guys consistently in front of the net and convert some of those spectacular chances.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Was that Semin – Fedorov – Kozlov? I kind of like that line.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
AS/Kolov up front Green/Feds on D.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
He can not go to the net as well as anyone else on the team.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 10, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, I’ll admit I was staying away due to superstition there. Great to see the Caps win a game by working hard for almost the entire tilt. Hard hat to Semin tonight. Good guys deserved to win and they got one.
Eat that, anyone with any kind of tangential relationship to Tennesee! Like hypothetically a spouse from there.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife is from Nashville
Her father and sister we’re at the game texting us with trash talk.
Fuck ’em.
Great call by Bruce to have Feds on the ice then as a D-man. Feds deserves the winner, too. Great plays by Semin and Kozzy too.
Really, really liked this effort tonite.
I like it a lot more right now than I did a few minutes ago
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
And on that note...
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
finally, I’m hapy for this win…….how did Ellis stone us that many times? Did we have any traffic in front? Were the shots mostly weak or great goaltending on his part?
Ellis was pretty good and very lucky. I’ll take that from my goalie over very good and only a little lucky any time
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW Theo60, not trying to tell you what to do, but there are many pictures out there of JT60 as a Cap you could use. Including some of him giving a jesus christ pose with angel wings…
And guy porn isn’t?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Lord knows nothing else is. :P
But no, shirtless hockey players, especially ones like Theodore with nice inkwork … that’s easy on the eyes.
And yes, seeing Semin stripped on the ice before going off after the bongos incident made my night ;)
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
There is some philly forum that has a thread with a bunch of shirtless pics. I spent forever in there.
my uncle looks like Semin if he smoked way too much and was 40.
He is german and pretty much a BAMF
Philly? Ew. That’s gutter-crawlin’ right there.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Understood. Nothing wrong with a little beefcake for the ladies, especially when it works on that many levels.
BTW, thanks for not invoking the GQ Cindy pic.
by grapejoos on Mar 10, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
He had a couple of pretty good shifts, but not enough TOI in my opinion. Especially for a March game. I can understand playing the vets in the playoffs, but this is his time to get some seasoning.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know, I love that Fehr/Steckel/Laich line.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Things I’d like to see:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Fehr
Semin – Fedorov – Kozlov
Fleischmann – Nylander – Laich
Bradley – Steckel – Gordon
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m also happy with:
Fleischmann – Steckel – Laich
Bradley – B. Gordon – A. Gordon
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Ooh, A. Gordon. I like it. I’d also accept Beagle.
Apart from the Nyls thing, I’d like to see your lines too.
Yeah, I loved what I saw from Beagle. He has only played a few games this year though.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
No love for Keith Aucoin, huh? Just sayin, if you’re looking for a center with some experience…
by docciavelli on Mar 10, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Aucoin, but I’d rather have a wing than a center.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Enh, I wasn’t impressed with Aucoin when he was up here. Beagle had a lot more hustle. I think that skill we’ve got, and how. What we need is energy and hustle, and a little bit of grit, and Beagle provides that. It’s another reason I’m looking forward to seeing Delly in the system.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Understandable. Wouldn’t expect him to know an obscure guy like Fedorov anyway.
by David M. Getz on Mar 10, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Feds only has played 50 career games against Nashville.
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Hmm.. 41 wins
Half the season marked with W’s… 14 games remain.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
my two pieces were sufficiently meh.
by OvechkinLaichsSemin on Mar 10, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
looked more like a sprained face to me…
Get well, Brash. Here’s hoping you get some time off to rest.
by grapejoos on Mar 10, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
+1 again.
(it’s funny because it’s adding another post and because JP asked us not to)
(OK, it’s not actually funny)
(I need a drink)
by Gould Old Days on Mar 10, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
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Atlanta
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