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"Personal stats is good. Personal award is good. I just want to win one award, and that's the Stanley Cup." - Alex Ovechkin

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I thought this pic was pretty cool, too:

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by J.P. on Jun 19, 2009 6:41 AM EDT reply actions  

Awesome photo...

…maybe next year it’s Ovie holding the Conn Smythe and Feds holding the Stanley Cup?

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Pivonka on Jun 19, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

Now wait just a minute

The NHL just had to get all this stuff wrong. The ballots must have been miscounted, the envelopes switched… something

Here is how the awards should have gone…

Vezina… Carey Price
Norris… Andrei Markov
Pearson… Alex Kovalev
Adams… Guy Carbonneau
Hart… Alex Kovalev

And as for the first team NHL All-Stars…

Left Wing… Alex Tanguay
Center… Saku Koivu
Right Wing… Alex Kovalev
Defense… Andrei Markov
Defense… Mike Komisarek
Goaltender… Carey Price

Signed,
Montreal, where stuffing isn’t just for turkeys

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by ThePeerless on Jun 19, 2009 7:27 AM EDT reply actions   2 recs

You know, I thought something was weird last night…

by DrinkingPartner on Jun 19, 2009 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Where are the Penguin votes?

by gfcaps fan on Jun 19, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

I find that reassuring in a lot of ways, because it says that they really do want to win it all and they’re not just here to have a good time like I’ve sometimes thought they are.

I still thought the hot trophy was funny, because it was Ovi laughing at himself.

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

by gotsparkly on Jun 19, 2009 7:48 AM EDT reply actions  

Btw, Boudreau finishing 11th in Adams voting is a joke, and not really a funny one.

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by J.P. on Jun 19, 2009 8:29 AM EDT reply actions  

Boudreau is so 2008, JP

by marks4java on Jun 19, 2009 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

The media only cares about “the big story” – Boudreau did his job this season and he did it well, which is nothing but a ZZZ article in the eyes of writers.

by :hsughrofl: on Jun 19, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

I dunno. He finished behind Barry Trotz – whose team didn’t even make the playoffs and who has no neck – with a 50-win/100+point team that overcame massive injuries to key players. i just don’t get it.

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by J.P. on Jun 19, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

It’s all about exceeding the standard – Boudreau set the standard last season by turning around a rough start and putting them on pace for (IIRC) a 108 point season, which was, at the time, amazing. Boudreau kept that same pace this season, and while that was spectacular, it was at the standard, not above it. No award consideration for him.

He gets consideration if the Caps go 120+.

by :hsughrofl: on Jun 19, 2009 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

The Adams is one of the weirdest awards in that it’s usually kind of a mystery really how much a coach does or does not contribute to a team’s success. Julien won because the 8th place team became the 1st place team in one year, without dramatic changes. My guess is Bruce was so low because of the greater awareness of how much talent is on this team, inferring that BB just needs to show up and let them play.

by marks4java on Jun 19, 2009 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

I wonder if Boudreau will (after winning once) always suffer from good player syndrome. Much like Crosby and Malkin are unlikely to win the Hart while on the same team, one must wonder if Boudreau can win while Ovechkin, Green, Backstrom, Semin, Varlamov (etc, etc) are playing so well. Should he be able to? Certainly, but the Caps would have to go on a real tear.

by :hsughrofl: on Jun 19, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

It’s a lot like the Masterton award, it’s about overcoming adversity, not being the best. Now, in no way do I think BB was the best (honestly, I think the 3 finalists deserved their nominations), but I have to think he’d be top 5-6.

by DrinkingPartner on Jun 19, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Bergeron came back from a concussion (only played 10 games last year), and Blake Wheeler was new to the team, Fernandez only played in 4 games last year, They added Ryder….so there was definitely an upgraded team over the previous year.

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by Sombrero Guy on Jun 19, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

Julien won because the 8th place team became the 1st place team in one year, without dramatic changes.

That same 8th place team also became the 2nd best scoring offense and best defense in the League. He continues to improve teams in one manner or another everywhere he’s gone and hasn’t received recognition for it.

Boudreau finishing 11th in voting is a travesty; Julien winning the award last night was a long time coming.

by Bald Pollack on Jun 19, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

Julien won because the 8th place team became the 1st place team in one year, without dramatic changes

Then what of the coach who took the team falling out of the playoffs and led them to home ice advantage in the first round, going 18-3-4 in the process?

I had Dan Byslma on my ballot (ok, it wasn’t an official one).

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by ThePeerless on Jun 19, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Needs more Canadiens.

by Bald Pollack on Jun 19, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love that Wilson got 2 3rd place votes for his job in Toronto. He deserves it for dealing with what he had to deal with…

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Pivonka on Jun 19, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Also, that’s a snazzy suit for Alex. I like the blue. It’s a nice change from his usual red.

by DrinkingPartner on Jun 19, 2009 9:25 AM EDT reply actions  

Yes, I remember liking the style. It brought out his eyes and it looked very natural on him.

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

by gotsparkly on Jun 19, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

the real stunner on that list is Steve Mason finishing 4th in Hart voting! Wow, and good for him.

by RedBirdie on Jun 19, 2009 9:43 AM EDT reply actions  

“Hi, Mr. Jones. I’m here to pick up Suzy for the senior prom.”

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by J.P. on Jun 19, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions  

yeah, where that spare tire Wysh was talking about? Because I’m not seeing it.

The tux screams “Never Been to a big event before!” He should have used Ovie’s stylist.

by RedBirdie on Jun 19, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

i think that was Leahy who made the spare tire comment.

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by Sombrero Guy on Jun 19, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions  

Wysh has been making “Green is fat” jokes for weeks, too.

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by J.P. on Jun 19, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Green is phat.

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by macvechkin on Jun 19, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe no spare tire but a double chin for a top athlete at his age? ; )

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by Fauxrumors on Jun 19, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

no facial hair either, you’d never even notice.

by DrinkingPartner on Jun 19, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was thinking about asking him if my table was ready.

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by ThePeerless on Jun 19, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, that should go on the Scarlet Caps website.

by CapitalCentre on Jun 19, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

But for tragedy and the untimely death of his grandfather, Ovie would have been walking away with a 4-bagger for the second year in a row. Godlike.

Russian Machine Never Breaks

by macvechkin on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions  

I blame a whole month of slumping with backstrom, otherwise who knows what those two’s stats would have been like.

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by CapitalsKremlin on Jun 19, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ovie really toned down the outfit this year. Last year it was all flash, this year, serious business.

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by CapitalsKremlin on Jun 19, 2009 12:07 PM EDT reply actions  

i think it was more, “i can act like I’ve been here before, something classic will do.”

by DrinkingPartner on Jun 19, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

!http://lh5.ggpht.com/jcFwXlyQy9g/SRpUyRP5xbI/AAAAAAAAAt8/pXpi-byGJxY/s800/lopyrevaovechkin2.jpg

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by ThePeerless on Jun 19, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions  

someday, I’ll figure this out.

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by ThePeerless on Jun 19, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Interesting fact in the voting...

Steve Mason was (rightfully so) the run away choice for the Calder Trophy for the last couple months of the season, yet Ovechkin still won the Hart by a larger margin than Mason won the Calder (although got fewer first place votes).

115 out of 133 first place votes is dominating. I wonder when we will start hearing how AO “edged out” Malkin for the Hart (a la the 2006 Calder Trophy).

by Killer_Carlson on Jun 19, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions  

is this what you were trying to post?

by Natty Bumppo on Jun 19, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions  

That’s an awesome pic.

by zephyr on Jun 19, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

since i’m not as gifted in statistics as others, i’d considered having my first fanpost be a rundown of all AO’s (predominantly blonde) ladies over the years. preferably with a poll at the end. (i mean, hey, if the ladies can have their scarlet caps…)

the task proved too daunting.

by Natty Bumppo on Jun 19, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

if the ladies can have their scarlet caps…)

As a female, let me say that website is a serious waste of bandwith.

by gfcaps fan on Jun 19, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

Agree wholeheartedly.

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by boutros23 on Jun 19, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

you’ve obviously yet to experience the fun that is discovering Tom Poti’s favorite food is pancakes. Or maybe that’s only fun after a few too many shots.

by RedBirdie on Jun 19, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s the only reason I watch hockey, I don’t know about you boys.

by SeattleCapsFan on Jun 20, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

backlash from the same japers’ rink community members that were posting and rec’ing the half-naked theodore and laich pictures earlier this season? i haven’t actually journeyed into the heart of the scarlet caps site…is it the concept or the execution that disagrees with you?

by Natty Bumppo on Jun 19, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Clearly that was before my time. I’m also old enough to be the mother of many of the players, so that may or may not affect my attitude. On the other hand, I can still admire the handiwork. But that’s not what I’m looking for in a hockey website.

The problem with Scarlet Caps, at least to this point, is a severe lack of content. Also, I was hoping there’d be an ability for interaction among members there — my friends are not wild hockey fans, so my hockey discussions are either here or with my family.

by gfcaps fan on Jun 19, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

gotcha. yeah, i think my reaction had more to do with the three rec’s you received within minutes of your comment! my “ovie prefers blondes” fanpost idea came at the height of the lady power movement on japers’.

by Natty Bumppo on Jun 19, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

No kidding.

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

by gotsparkly on Jun 20, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

yup…that’s the one

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by ThePeerless on Jun 19, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

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