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Wednesday Caps Clips

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Recaps from the WaPo (blog) and WaTi (blog).
  • "Washington’s Mike Green is a lock for one of the [Norris Trophy] nominations and the leading contender to take home the hardware in Vegas." [NYI Point Blank]
  • You shouldn't feel as good about the Caps' power play as you do, and you might not realize how bad the penalty kill is either. Good morning, sunshine! [Peerless]
  • Time for some heavy lifting: Alex Ovechkin vs. Cheryl Cole (née Tweedy). Go vote. For AO. I think. [TBL]
  • Some late power rankings, with the caps up one to ninth at Yahoo! Sports, holding at fifth at FOXSports.com, and up three to fourth at SI.com.
  • They're lovin' Mathieu Perreault in Chocolatetown. [Lebanon Daily News]
  • Bear Tracks! [Lebanon Daily News]
  • Staying in Hershey, Quintin Laing is ready to return from a knee injury and the blueline is still crowded. [Patriot-News]
  • Count Grant McNeill among those who oppose the NHL's proposal  to add an additional 10-minute misconduct to any "appointment" fights. Wonder why. [Patriot-News]
  • WHL Alumni Spotlight on Karl Alzner. [WHL]
  • Dmitry Kugryshev makes The Hot List. [The Hockey News]
  • Joe Finley is a stinkin' genius. [WCHA via WCHB]
  • When you're a resident of Lotteryville, you really enjoy wins like Monday night's. [Ice Man]
  • If you haven't yet signed up for our March Madness bracket, do so now or we'll hurt DMG in ways that would make Dick Cheney gasp.
  • With the addition of Raw Charge (just before the Caps play the Bolts, too) SB Nation has filled out the entire Southeast Division.
  • Finally, happy birthdays to former Caps Jonas Johansson, Brantt Myhres, Craig Johnson and Jan Bulis (and how 'bout those first three names?).

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9th place on Yahoo power rankings? Really?

Why does Ross McKeon hate the Capitals?

Ron and Fez Noon to Three

by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 18, 2009 7:37 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If a moron farts in a forest, does anybody care?

Let ‘em underestimate us. The boys play better hockey when they’ve got a goal and something to prove. Let ’em bleat.

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

by gotsparkly on Mar 18, 2009 8:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But but but … we don’t have any farm depth on defense!

snort

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

by gotsparkly on Mar 18, 2009 8:11 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

need reliable goaltending…………

by Pi on Mar 18, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If you haven’t yet signed up for our March Madness bracket, do so now or we’ll hurt DMG in ways that would make Dick Cheney gasp.

He’s serious! Help Me!!!

by David M. Getz on Mar 18, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of the NCAA tournament: if you’re completely lost and love stats (i.e. if you are me), you can start here. As distasteful as I find the idea of a UNC championship to be.

by David M. Getz on Mar 18, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’d be curious as to how a computer model controls for the single biggest advantage a college basketball team enjoys — it’s home court. The whole notion of North Carolina teams getting home court advantage in subregionals aside (Greensboro is the site for subregionals in two different regions, and Duke and UNC get to play there?), most of these games are on neutral courts.
And picking UNC to win the tournament isn’t exactly a daring pick. Just about the whole Northern Hemisphere picked UNC to win it all when the season started.

If you've read this far...seek help.

by ThePeerless on Mar 18, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I admit, I was a little disappointed in the article itself. I was hoping for a link to a full bracket and what do I get? UNC, Louisville, Pitt, and Memphis in the Final Four. Yeah, I could have picked that.

by David M. Getz on Mar 18, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

three #1’s and a #2. That’s almost a cliche pick — it seems to be a consensus, though.

There does seem to be a “Rule of 10” when it comes to the NCAA’s. Add up the seedings for the final four teams, and the number doesn’t exceed ten. I’ve got Memphis (2), Michigan State (2…ok, I’m a homer), Syracuse (3), and Pittsburgh (1…who I pick against my better judgment). That East region is a train wreck. Any of 8-10 teams could come out of that one.

If you've read this far...seek help.

by ThePeerless on Mar 18, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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