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Anton Gustafsson has great hockey sense, terrific hands and, above all, the eye of the tiger. (via his blog; h/t Ice Warrior)

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Given that red bodysuit, I’m surprised he hasn’t caught the eye of a cougar.

by TylerG on Aug 24, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Yeah, but thirty years from now…

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by ThePeerless on Aug 25, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions   4 recs

My eyes, my eyes.

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by EmilyB on Aug 25, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome

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by J.P. on Aug 25, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

How far up will this move him in the “Ranking the Capitals” voting, now that it’s clear he has such a disciplined and vigorous off-season regimen?

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by winterion on Aug 24, 2009 8:35 PM EDT reply actions  

I vote that we restart the voting so I can vote him in as number 1.

/vote vote vote

by zephyr on Aug 24, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Man, that guy has a nice a-

I mean what nice assets that guy has, just look at that dribbling!

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by Ovechwin on Aug 24, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

is this real???? either way it’s hysterical

by terpsfan202 on Aug 24, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Unless someone that looks exactly like him broke in to Kettler (IINM), that looks genuine. And awesome, if I may say so myself.

by brs03 on Aug 24, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Definitely Kettler. Definitely him.

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by J.P. on Aug 24, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

What does that youtube title say?

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by crabchowdah on Aug 24, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

I wanna see him do one of those cartwheels on the ice after a goal

by HockeyTy on Aug 24, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Agreed. What a Man. In an all-red bodysuit, no less.

"My face is my mask."

by Jake Shapiro on Aug 24, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Love the shaved head.

Someone needs to save that video on a DVD and put it in a vault somewhere. Something this great cannot be trusted to YouTube alone.

Atta dinnin stick a who!

by Gould Old Days on Aug 24, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

prescient. am sorry i missed out on the fun.

by Natty Bumppo on Aug 25, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, man…I seriously cannot stop laughing! What a kid.

With all the nutcases on this team, it kind of makes me wish personality won Cups! Plus it would make sure a certain other team could never even be in the running…but that’s neither here nor there. Ahem.

by Becca H on Aug 24, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I have a soft spot for guy’s missing teeth…

by JustJeff on Aug 24, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Rock it proudly!

A man must have a code.

by Rob Parker on Aug 24, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

definitely the highlight of my day… freaking hilarious.

by kellobellow on Aug 24, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow, just…. wow.
So many comments.
So little space.
OK, here are a few:

  • Someone tell Santa his skivvies are missing!
  • Please, please tell me that’s Mike Nylander.
  • Is it normal for guys in Sweden to wear the unitard to the gym? Not there’s anything wrong with that…
  • Yet another case of a naive youth posting a compromising video of themselves on YouTube. I mean, can you imagine what he’s gonna get from the team his rookie year for that high-budget gem?
  • Paging Mark Nemish, please report to the stretching room…

But seriously, it’s great to see this side of a young guy. He will have a blast with the young guns.

by marks4java on Aug 24, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

haha awesome. I know he got here ahead of a lot of the other players so he must be really bored….

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by Sombrero Guy on Aug 24, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

1. Most important – the back looks healed up and ready to go.

2. I wish I was going to be in the locker room the first day of camp. The amount of jokes about that video are going to number in the triple digits.

3. He should fit right in with Ovi and Semin. I feel sorry for the hotel maids already. Lots of feathers to vacuum up.

by Carl Putnam on Aug 24, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions  

That dork better be careful. He’s gonna hurt himself.

by ecouls1 on Aug 24, 2009 11:42 PM EDT reply actions  

This guy’s more of a goofball than even Ovi….I’m in love!

(the red spandex and missing tooth definitely didn’t hurt)

by SeattleCapsFan on Aug 24, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions  

man couldn’t stop laughing…mad props to the kid for making the video…shows a fun side.

by usiel on Aug 24, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh my. That made me laugh. Thank you Anton. And he has an update that’s pretty funny:

It seems that my film debut spread across the Atlantic. No fewer than all the way to sweden! Now I have a lot of mail and telephone calls from the Swedish Gymnastics Association to wonder if I want to be in preparation for the 2012 Olympics in London. They claim they saw a video of a guy who shows great potential. They also explain that the guy in the video could be me.

Since I am not too familiar with the branch so I asked them to call my agent.

But of course it sounds a bit exciting? Gold in Rhythmic Gymnastics. Anton Gustafsson …

I have a long night ahead of me, but that may have helped a little.

by letsgocaps on Aug 25, 2009 12:06 AM EDT reply actions  

Ha! That’s great.

"My face is my mask."

by Jake Shapiro on Aug 25, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

Looks like Gus learned the soccer warmups even before coming to DC. That’s dedication.

by red army line on Aug 25, 2009 3:26 AM EDT reply actions  

i can see him and Ovi getting along very well…

by ns on Aug 25, 2009 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

Despite their poor choice in men, Swedish chicks are awesome.

by Sct112 on Aug 25, 2009 8:35 AM EDT reply actions  

In order of hilarity:
5. The red bodysuit-gotta admire a guy who’s willing to perform half-ass cartwheels in it and then post it on youtube for the world to see
4.The Ovie Smile- hockey players without a front tooth are classic
3. The shaved head- for a kid who’s got a great head of blond hair and then is willing to shave it off- well, he’s got my vote for wackiness
2. Shadow Boxing- If ever there was a guy who looks like he couldn’t punch his way out of a paper bag, it’s Anton. Semin now has at least one guy in the organization he doesn’t have to worry about.
And 1.-“Put it in my five hole, Sydney”. The possibilities for that one are just endless.

by b.orr4 on Aug 25, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions  

The Onion dubbed Ovie’s grin “most of a winning smile.”

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by EmilyB on Aug 25, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

This gymnastics-and-hockey fan found it to be hilarious. Swedish Gymnastics Federation, sign him up!

by RedBirdie on Aug 25, 2009 9:16 AM EDT reply actions  

Vroom vroom party starter!!!

Maybe he and Conan O’Brien (should) have the same talent agent??

by S h a g g y on Aug 25, 2009 9:52 AM EDT reply actions  

The treadmill antics were dangerous though. GMGM suggests knocking that shit off.

by Cluster on Aug 25, 2009 10:37 AM EDT reply actions  

I’d imagine he’d deliver it similar to the axle-breaking that AO seemed to do.

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by Bald Pollack on Aug 25, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

OH DEAR

Did anyone get a copy of this video? I can’t read Swedish but I think Li’l Gus didn’t expect all the attention.

It’s gone. :(

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by EmilyB on Aug 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Fortunately, it burned itself into my retinas…

Too bad I can’t download from them…

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by EmilyB on Aug 25, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

He said that he will continue to make videos but not from the training facilities, some complains from the organization apparently.

by Malin A on Aug 25, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh. Oops. Sorry, GMGM and Coach B.

Thanks for the clarification, IW.

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by EmilyB on Aug 25, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, that would probably be the team’s counsel on Line 1 for GMGM.

WaPo headline: “Caps Prospect Breaks Neck On Treadmill, Sues Team For Negligence”

by Cluster on Aug 25, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

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