Revisiting : Caps preseason predictions

by ns on Mar 16, 2009 3:13 PM EDT

We are coming up on the last leg of the season, and thought it would be fun to take a look at a previous JR post where we made our great, and horrible, predictions.

Here is the link: http://japersrink.blogspot.com/2008/09/thursday-open-thread.html

Got a kick out of seeing mine. Here they are with a few comments:

Semin will dangle, hop, fall, and score. his best season yet under the mentoring of Fedorov. ~35 goals.

yessss

Fedorov's name will be misspelled consistently all season as Federov. Not sure what to expect from him as no one knows what level of ice-time he will receive. He is still the man.

Laich will not show much improvement over his late season performance (which isn't all that bad, as he played his role well). ~19 goals.

has not disappointed. crash the mother-f'in net. Captain to be, i hope.

Backstrom will play with a confident low-key swagger this year, on whatever line he is placed, and put up at least 80pts. he will shoot more...i can feel it.

already at 74 pts. will surpass 80pts! added swagger? why yes.

Kozlov will continue to madden anyone that watches him play on a consistent basis, and then gawk at the stats that show him to be a valuable resource.

his on ice play has now surpassed his stats. i know he is VERY important to line #1.

Fleischman will still suck and will be pushed out by a hungrier player.

whoops...

Alzner will not win the Calder, since he is not flashy, but will be seen as a franchise player. ~30 points.

Alzer, say hello to my little friend, the Salary Cap. Sorry buddy.

Fehr will become trade bait.

still a possibility for off season

Clark...~20 goals at most??

Verizon Ice will break you, my friend

Carolina will come back with a vengeance, and have us pegged as public enemy #1.

Tampa Bay...no idea. Lecavalier is a beast, though, and scares me every time he is on the ice with sneaky St. Louis.

Montrealwill have a disappointing season, barely making the playoffs.

ahahahahahahaha (although Habbies are my #2)

Rangers will be a force.

Rangers ~~will be a force~~ ~~will continue to acquire half-hearted players and drown in their own lofty expectations~~ suck. (fixed)

Ovie...do we really need to bother?

superman.

group hug time:

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Here are my preseason predictions.

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by J.P. on Mar 16, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

Aw, no love for CBL there, JP? Is it because I predicted Tomas Fleischmann’s stat line would be 33 games, 6 goals, 7 assists, 13 points, -4?

by David Getz on Mar 16, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

It was all part of my master plan to keep people from reading your old site, lest it become so popular I’d be unable to pry you away.

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by J.P. on Mar 16, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Flattery is neat because even when I don’t believe it I like to hear it.

by David Getz on Mar 17, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

here's a spoonful

I think Jeff Schultz will have a very, very good year playing steady, consistent defense…and will again be criticized by Capitals fans who think he should hit more/harder or score more.

a most prescient prediction.

by bigonetimer on Mar 17, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I have my moments.

by David Getz on Mar 18, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions

And yes, Feds’ name still gets misspelled on signs held up at warmups.

"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."

by Bald Pollack on Mar 16, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions

And on sweaters that people have spent over $100 on.

UGH!!!

by Sct112 on Mar 18, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Group hug? That’s “dogpile”. Although, there is another memorable dogpile ….

here. (It’s photo #2 in that gallery.)

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Mar 16, 2009 5:25 PM EDT reply actions

Thinking about that game makes me so happy. After some bad games I’ll watch the last half of that game and it instantly cheers me up. It was such an important game this season, methinks.

by Ovechwin on Mar 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I completely agree. It was a turning point game of some kind. Perhaps strange to say given that the team had been doing pretty well, but it seemed to boost their confidence to the same level as last year’s stretch run for a sustained (hopefully still ongoing) period.

It was also one of those miracle games where I stopped tracking the score (was traveling) halfway through and had a wonderful surprise waiting when I saw the final. Talk about disbelief.

by grapejoos on Mar 18, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Who knows what would have happened if they didn’t turn that game around. But I think it’s also important to remember what had happened to us the game before (7-1). Going down 4-0 could not have felt good. I grew up in NY (since I was 10) so I have a ton of friends that are Rags fans. I was up in NY for my xmas break during that game and I cannot tell you how much fun it was watching it with Rags fans.

by Rob Parker on Mar 18, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I stopped tracking halfway through the first – I could see where this was going – but then came back at the beginning of the third and was witness to an unparalleled treat.

And to the discussion of the Hart trophy, I ask: who in this league can do what Ovi did that night?

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Mar 18, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions

At some point before the first game, I took Ovechkin under 58 goals for the season. As I said at the time, I’d love to be proven wrong.

by boz on Mar 16, 2009 6:22 PM EDT reply actions

Could still happen :)

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Mar 16, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn’t that Eminger at the bottom of the pile in the picture?

by DrinkingPartner on Mar 19, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

Indeed.

by sonia on Mar 19, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

whoops.

by ns on Mar 19, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions

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