Wednesday Caps Clips
Your savory breakfast links:
- Before we dive in, the big news around here is that SB Nation is getting better all the time, and now has enhanced team and player pages, and a licensing agreement to use AP photos, like the one to the right. Super sweet. Check out PPP for more deets.
- In the least surprising news of the day, Brian Pothier has been nominated for the Masterton Trophy (and the WaTi uses a big word to announce it). [WaPo]
- Another story about how the Caps are selling a lot of tickets this season? Seriously? [WaPo]
- Matt Bradley: Mother Nature's Son. (but you already knew that). [Lethbridge Herald]
- Weekly power rankings, and now you get 'em with the associated snappy commentary:
- CBSsports.com (down three to seventh): "The second seed is in jeopardy for the Caps who went only 6-5-2 in March."
- ESPN.com (up two to third): "Capitals defenseman Brian Pothier's first goal since Dec. 27, 2007, against the Lightning on Friday was a special one in Washington's season that has been full of great moments -- and likely has more to come."
- FOX Sports (holding at fifth): "Like every other week, Alex Ovechkin's scoring touch powered the Capitals. Washington picked up three of a possible four points last week thanks to Ovechkin's three goals and three assists in the two games."
- The Hockey News (down one to tenth): "Ovie hits 50 goals and 100 points in three of his first four NHL seasons"
- SI.com (down two to seventh): "How's this for a parting gift? Not one of their final six games is against a team currently in the playoffs. That doesn't mean the Lightning, Thrashers and Panthers will roll over -- they've got their pride, ya know -- but the schedule should allow the Caps to build some momentum heading into the postseason."
- SportingNews.com (up one to fourth): "Alex Ovechkin, who has been pedestrian (by his standards) for a while now, is sensing the playoffs. He had his best game in a month with a four-point effort against Tampa Bay."
- Sportsnet.ca (holding at fourth): "Alexander Ovechkin hits the 100-point plateau for the third time in his four-year career."
- TSN.ca (holding at fifth): "There's nothing wrong with a 6-2-1 record in the last nine games, but the Capitals haven't exactly been tearing it up in March, going just 6-5-2 in such a crucial month."
- Yahoo! Sports (down one to tenth): "Time to pile up points for the Caps. With the possible exception of Buffalo, Washington faces only non-playoff-bound teams in its final six games of the regular season."
- Bear Tracks (in which Keith Aucoin uses the word "great" not once, but twice to describe Alexandre Giroux). [LDN]
- Steven Pinizotto likes being an energy guy (I'm guessing he'd like being a 50-goal scorer even more, but you are what you are). [PennLive]
- Is Elena Alyonka Larionov the next Anna Kournikova? Did I type those two names solely for the Google juice? No and maybe, respectively. [Capitals Outsider]
- Here's an omen for tonight - from the Hockey Hall of Fame, on this date back in 1979, "Guy Charron became the first player in team history to score 100 goals as a member of the Washington Capitals, as the team recorded their first win over the NY Islanders, 6-4. The victory ended their 0-16-3 all-time record against the Isles."
- Happy 45th Birthday to nobody's April Fool, the always dapper Scott Stevens.
- Finally, thanks to you all, we killed it again in March, with visits and page views up another 17% apiece over February's site-record totals. Hopefully we'll be doing some meaningful blogging at the end of April and beat those numbers.
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Oh, and I forgot to mention – any unfunny April Fool’s jokes will get you banned instantly. You’re on notice.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
Hopefully we’ll be doing some meaningful blogging at the end of April and May and beat those numbers.
Or did I just fuke it?
"Thank God there is a sport for middle-sized white boys.."
We’ll cross May when we get to it.
Then again, one could argue we haven’t done any meaningful blogging yet, so why start now? :)
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
Before we dive in, the big news around here is that SB Nation is getting better all the time, and now has enhanced team and player pages, and a licensing agreement to use AP photos, like the one to the right. Super sweet. Check out PPP for more deets.
Hey, can you get SB to switch the Caps page to a less eye-watering red. Like maybe the darker red that you’re using here? Heck, just get them to adopt your color scheme — it’s pretty easy on the eyes.
Is it a different red?
Drop ’em a line at support@sbnation.com to make yourself heard.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
Done! For the rest of you, if you also think the colors should be changed, write in as well. And if you look at the page and wonder what the heck we’re talking about, that probably means they already fixed it.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 1, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
The format has changed (if you guys ever bothered to look there before which apparently no one did hence the change) from bland to grand. Here’s Our Luke and Saviour’s page. It aggregates all of the posts tagged with his name from across the SBN megaverse along with any relevant FanShots and FanPosts.
This opens the door for some shenanigans. Like maybe the “Brooks Laich game” — everyone across Japer’s rink mentions Brooks Laich somewhere in every post, FanShot and FanPost. That way, at the end of the year when they figure out who is the most popular player, Laich jumps up to the top.
I actually was going to comment on Power Rankings earlier.
They make no sense at all. I love the backup that they provide for their reasoning. I enjoy looking at them but usually they just frustrate and annoy me. How could the Caps be 2 in some of them and 10 in others?
I’ve seen a Caps team that I’d consider second best in the League this season. I’ve also seen a Caps team that would be much lower. No one’s clear on whether it’s an overall perception, a snapshot of how the team is playing at the moment or a prediction of what they’ll do going forward.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
No April Fools jokes eh? Okay I can live with that, considering ESPN already whiffed on theirs.
by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 1, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions
Pinizotto
Interesting article on Pinizotto. I know there have been a lot of questions lately about if we have a fighter/grit/energy/annoying guy in the system other than Della Rovere. Nice to see that we actually do.
Are there SB Nation page rankings?
The activity on The Rink makes every other Nation page I visit seem like a message-in-a-bottle penpal relationship between two dyslexic deaf-mutes.
I’ve seen more “Breaking News” in the Amish Daily Telegraph’s Science and Technology section then on most other team’s pages.
I’ve heard more back and forth from the Cathusian Monks speech and debate team…
okay, I’ll stop… but you get my point. Are we blazing the trail here in SB_NAtion/NHL land or what?
It shouldn't be that surprising...
Thanks to Ted the Caps are probably one of the league’s bloggiest teams overall, and since JP is probably at the forefront of most blog-reading Caps fans’ lists the traffic is understandable.
Those are just records for this site, not the whole network.
SBN has terrific blogs, some of which are relatively young and thus don’t have the established audience that we have (and most of which don’t have three great co-contributors like I do). I’d venture to guess that most SBN blogs are the best blogs for their respective teams and are only getting better.
But yeah, we’ve got a nice little community here. We’re building something together. Something special. Something to see…
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
Oh, and lest that last part come off wrong to visitors from afar, it’s a reference to a local ad, not my normal arrogance.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
J.P. living in Richmond VA, but born and raised in Bethesda, I’m curious about what local ad you just referenced.
by mechanicsville on Apr 1, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s a Pulte ad that runs nonstop during Comcast broadcasts.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
Got it, thanks. Another reason to be thankful for the DVR… fewer commercials to sit through. Although it’ll be quite some time before I tire of the Filet-o-Fish ad…
Keep up the great work. This board has helped make me a much more discerning Caps fan.
by mechanicsville on Apr 1, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
holy crap another caps fan in RVA.
Capitals Kremlin the second line center of the Caps blogosphere.
by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 1, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope I can still be a Caps fan w/o knowing the jingle! Our commercials down here in the Capital of the Confederacy tend to focus on our beautiful collection of 2nd place trophies.
by mechanicsville on Apr 1, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I live way further away (Phoenix) and watch Caps games on Centre Ice Package. I assume you are not watching games live given your DVR comment.
yeah, once i get the dog walked and the kids to bed, it’s usually about 9:00 est before i’m ready for hockey. am very glad to get the comcast feed, though. haven’t needed to bite the bullet on center ice yet.
by mechanicsville on Apr 1, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
That deserves to be thrown up as a FanPost.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
The concept of “You know you’re a Caps fan if ….”
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
FYI, you might be interested in this.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
i’ve been taking a peek at “in lou we trust” lately and am amazed at the low traffic. although maybe i shouldn’t be considering the trouble they have selling tickets up there.
by mechanicsville on Apr 1, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions



































