Pierre LeBrun: Inspired by D'ohboy?: Part Deux

by D'ohboy on May 13, 2009 8:37 AM EDT Comment 12 comments

Now this is just getting creepy. A few weeks ago, I made a FanPost suggesting that Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com had "borrowed" an idea from a comment I made to write an article about the similarities of this Capitals team and the Quebec Nordiques of the early 1990s.

He's at it again, and this time the similarities are even more stark. Here is "How Washington can win, Point 2" from his "Keys to Game 7" article this morning.

2. Been there, done that and really want to do it again
You can argue that whatever happened in Game 6, or any of the first-round elimination games when the Caps erased a 3-1 series deficit against the New York Rangers, means doodley-squat. But the Caps think it means a lot, and maybe that's all that matters.

The Capitals are 7-1 in potential elimination games dating back to Game 82 of last season (a game the Caps had to win to qualify for the playoffs). Then there's the matter of playing in three straight Game 7s dating back to the first round of last postseason, when Washington lost in overtime to Philadelphia at home.

"We're aware of what to expect," Caps defenseman Mike Green said Tuesday. "I think that Game 7, it gets us excited. We seem to play good in those situations and hopefully that's the situation tomorrow night."

The Penguins have not played in a seventh game since the end of the lockout, which might become a slight factor in favor of the Capitals, but Pittsburgh did stave off elimination in last season's Stanley Cup finals by winning Game 5 in triple overtime in Detroit.

Still, throughout this series, we in the media have often cited the Pens' recent Cup finals experience as a factor in why they might defeat the youthful Capitals. Now, with it all on the line, it's Washington that seems to have the edge in experience, for whatever it's worth.

First, the premise of this point is exactly the same as a post I made yesterday. Second, he's even using the same title (or a close approximation).

The first time I suggested that he had "borrowed" my idea, it was pretty tongue in cheek. I thought it absurd that he might have actually been inspired by something I wrote on here. This time? I'm not so sure. I'll leave it to my fellow Rink Rats to judge.

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Dude don’t press your luck, or you’ll get thrown in the same tanning bed that Barry Melrose is using.

"Serious question: Is Ovie going to demand a trade if they lose this series? Any chance of this?"

by Bald Pollack on May 13, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions

D’oh – does the tinfoil hat mess with your WiFi? ;-)

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on May 13, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions

Actually, I’ve fashioned it into a can-tenna. Now I get Showtime through my fillings! Duchovny really is great in “Californication!”

by D'ohboy on May 13, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Uhhh, isn’t the story from today you’re referencing by Scott Burnside, not LeBrun?

by cuqui on May 13, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions

by cuqui on May 13, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Trying to attach link, here it is:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2009/news?columnist=burnside_scott&id=4162443

by cuqui on May 13, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Clearly, my tinfoil hat thwarted my ability to read.

I stand corrected.

by D'ohboy on May 13, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

What real proof do we have, however, that Burnside and LeBrun aren’t one in the same, hmmmm?

by Love and Osechkin on May 13, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

I also think that Melrose is using spray-on bronzer.

by D'ohboy on May 13, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

If that is spray on, I hope someone got fired for that one. I was charitably just assuming he fell asleep in the sun or something. Pretty hilarious to see him on TV like that.

by grapejoos on May 13, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

He made some crack about falling asleep in the sun with a cigar. I think he just used too much self-bronzer.

by D'ohboy on May 13, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

In journalism, it’s perfectly acceptable to steal ideas, just not words.

by chockster on May 14, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

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