Wednesday Caps Clips: The Cup Will Be Skated Today
by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 6:43 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Group A played and won their first Duchesne Cup game in
a yawn-inducingan epic shootout, thanks to Boyd Gordon's sixth round goal:- Singled out for strong performances were Michal Neuvirth and Jose Theodore, Karl Alzner and John Carlson, Keith Aucoin and Nicklas Backstrom. [Capitals Insider]
- Singled out for other reasons was the top line of Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and Mike Knuble, of whom Bruce Boudreau said, "They were fine, but I don't think the pace was anywhere near where it should be. They're just good players and they were getting by on being good players." [In The Room]
- Video of the shootout and AO's and Bruce's respective media scrums. [Caps365]
- "Neuvirth suffered a deep scratch on the side of his neck from Alex Ovechkin's skate during the scrimmage," but is fine. That's a little too close for comfort. [@tarikelbashir]
- Corey on the logjam on the blueline. [Washington Times]
- A recap of the scrimmage and a quick chat with Oskar Osala. [OFB]
- CapsChick on the battles down the right side. [VFtCS]
- Pictures! [Caps in Pictures (and again)]
- Wait, there are more than two goalies at Caps' camp worthing committing pixels to? Inconceivable! [The Hockey News]
- A handful of Caps attended last night's Sneaker Ball, which was no doubt highlighted by this reunion of Easterns Motors ad alums... or with George McPhee being named D.C. Sports Executive of the Year and AO being named D.C. Sportsman of the Year. [via @nateewell]
- The Caps have re-upped with WFED and WTOP. [Capitals]
- Fake Twitter accounts... so five minutes ago, people. [Washington Post]
- AO might need to brush up on his economics. [NBC Washington]
- New pics are up over at Mike Green's website. [GreenLife52]
- In case you missed 'em, some of the quotes that didn't make it into yesterday's Bob Woods post can be found here.
- Highlights from the FanForum telecon with Matt Bradley and Brooks Laich. [FanPost]
- Win Caps Convention tickets by filling in a blank. Sounds easy enough. [Rock the Red.net]
- The Oilers' Robbie Schremp "has to convince new Oilers head coach Pat Quinn ... that he isn't like forward Alexandre Giroux, who scored 60 goals with Washington Capitals farm team in Hershey last season but has played only 12 NHL games and he's 28." Robbie Schremp could do a lot worse. [Edmonton Journal]
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Seconded on Aucoin; he centered a line with Clark and Laich that clicked well yesterday. At one point, Backstrom made an insane pass to Knuble in the slot (with a defenseman on his back) that landed on the tape. Speaking of Knuble, it was fun to see him either about to set up shop in front of the net/just leaving the front of the net every time I looked.
You could tell the pace got a little more involved as the fake game went on.
"Why the [frak] would I live to 100? I'm 73 and [stuff's] starting to get boring. By the way, there's no money left when I go, just FYI."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 7:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is there a fake Japers twitter yet? That’s when you know you are big time
by Moonage Daydream on Sep 16, 2009 8:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They were fine, but I don’t think the pace was anywhere near where it should be. They’re just good players and they were getting by on being good players.
Sounds familiar… oh like February to April.
by Sct112 on Sep 16, 2009 8:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
At least Bruce is calling them out for it, which is good.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, I assume the role of Laich maybe 1 out of every 50 posts here, but at least I don’t tweet as him.
by Laich on Sep 16, 2009 8:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mike Green is a very talented hockey player. He is also a very talented toolbag. If only that factored into the Norris voting…
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First comment here.
a fan of
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Panthers
Liverpool F.C.
Pittsburgh Penguins
I believe there’s a word for this, but it escapes me at the moment…
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“goober”
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 16, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I think we can start by saying that this poster calling anyone else a toolbag is rich.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe there’s a word for this, but it escapes me at the moment…
This is more than one word, but I go for “one time only poster”.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The one word you might be looking for there is “banned”.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but I thought it more tasteful. Heh.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As tasteful as this individual deserves.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NERVE of these Liverpool fans, sheesh!!! : ]
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Sep 16, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scouser bastards. The whole lot of ’em
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, if we can get Steven Cohen to go away…
"Why the [frak] would I live to 100? I'm 73 and [stuff's] starting to get boring. By the way, there's no money left when I go, just FYI."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know you’re in their heads when, just three months after winning the Cup, their fans feel the need to come over and talk trash.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If so, this is going to be an interesting year.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you could write an entire doctoral dissertation on the inferiority complex of Penguin fans.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is what professionals call “projection” and/or “transference.”
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Careful, you could be describing legions of Caps fans, too.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that for Caps fans you’d have to add a dash of martyrdom.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also true. At least we have a reason for it, as RedBirdie points out below.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know no suffering until you are a Caps fan!
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but its pretty obvious where Caps fans get their inferiority complex from. Penguins fans? Odd to have an inferiority complex when everything has been handed to you on a silver platter.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they do live in Pittsburgh. and we are in the most powerful city in the world >>flexing muscles<<
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, too many of them don’t live in Pittsburgh. That’s the problem.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
people actually live in Pittsburgh? I thought the city was abandoned, they all lived in DC, and they trucked people in for sporting events (except Pirates games)
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For example,
The Penguins best prospect, Eric Tangradi, has a Twitter account. One of the Pittsburgh blogs posted the link to that, so I figured I would check out if he said anything interesting about training camp.
What did I find? A picture of a shirtless, cowboy-hat-wearing Tangradi, who posted some pretty embarrassing things.
Do I think Eric Tangradi is also a tool? Yes. I don’t discriminate.
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you sure it’s not a fake account?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It could be. I really hope so. Eric Tangradi is from Philadelphia, so it is probably real.
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a lot of family that lives in and around Pittsburgh. Separate your feelings for the teams and fans from the city and people, please.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I’m talking to other Rink Rats with whom I have experience and existing rapport. I’m also sticking up for Pittsburgh. I wasn’t even talking to you. If you had been around more often you’d know that the “Pittsburgh sucks as a city and their fans are mulleted hicks” crap comes up relatively regularly when we start talking about the Pens. I always try to make this distinction. You also clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Don’t talk to me about what is and isn’t allowed on Japers’ Rink. Jokes abound, but proper tact is expected.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, I admitted he was talented. He is pretty damn good. I didn’t say one thing about the Penguins or the Capitals. This is one of the blogs I read every day.
I’d like to think that even if Mike Green played for the Penguins, I will still think he was a tool. I mean, you have to admit, it’s a pretty embarrassing website.
I’m not going to get into the whole Pittsburgh / D.C. thing, but I just wanted to flex my “internet muscles” about my feelings on Mike Green.
Would I take him on the Pens? Yes.
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough – but players are human just like the rest of us. :) Can you honestly tell me you’ve never done anything you’d be considered a toolbag for?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you just read my posts above? I think I have….
I apologize for bashing Mike Green, but you should be able to take a little good-natured ribbing better than that. I have many friends and relatives in D.C., so I don’t rip on the Caps fanbase or anything like that.
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We don’t mind ribbing, but ribbing comes off as trolling when it’s your first post and your profile reveals that you list another team as your fandom – especially when it’s Pittsburgh. Maybe if you’d posted here before, it would have been okay.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Mr. GreenLife52, he’s updated his blog right on schedule.
Gangsta reports he had dinner at The Source, signed some stuff, did an appearance for PNC Bank, and hopes he looks good in the Caps’ opening video.
Tru dat,
IS PAЯTY NOW
by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 16, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love that he’s now “Gangsta”
Oh, Source, I love that place. But I can’t afford to eat there more than once a year.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What would the response be if my first post on Pensburgh was “Crosby is a talented player. And a talented toolbag.” I’d suspect there would be a similar reaction, but probably less measured.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Less measured is the nicest possible way to put that…
by fat_daddyo on Sep 16, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a guy making millions, Green is a pretty decent guy. He’s friendly with the fans even when they were ripping him in the playoffs, he’s incredibly close to his parents and has taken care of them financially. So he likes to spend some of his money on flashy cars and a cool home and digs the internet. That hardly makes him a toolbag.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I’m right there with you. Toolbag is in the eye of the beer holder, though, and it’s a pereception thing. I don’t think he is, but some might.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand Sparky. Definitely an ill-advised first post. You’ll see me around here more often, but I’ll try to stay away from the ripping on players….unless Mike Green gets another awesome tattoo…
b.orr4,
Crosby is a stand-up guy, too. I could tell you about all the things he does for the less fortunate and the community, but that probably won’t change your opinion of him. Just like you telling me about Mike Green isn’t going to wash away those tattoos and his unabashed love of himself…but opinions are opinions
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby is a stand-up guy, too. I could tell you about all the things he does for the less fortunate and the community, but that probably won’t change your opinion of him.
To the contrary, I’ve never had any complaints about Crosby’s off-ice behavior. In fact, I think he’s a good ambassador for the league. My problem with him is his on-ice whining which seems to have improved somewhat. Going on another team’s site and getting personal about one of their star players is like yelling fire in crowded theater. You’re getting to get a strong reaction which, I guess, was probably your goal.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I supposed we’re sort of obligated to dislike Crosby because he’s gotten the better of our team so far
by red army line on Sep 16, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes it’s difficult when reacting to things the players say or do. For the most part, they’ve led sheltered lives, totally immersed in hockey. Most of them have never been to even a year of college; while that doesn’t mean they can’t be intelligent, it can be questioned if they’re educated. Doing well in school, as opposed to occupying a seat, may not have been high on their list of priorities. I’ve brought it up before, but you do have to wonder how their parents treated them growing up as well. Some will always do better than others.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s face it. There’s a lot of jealousy directed towards pro athletes making millions. And when they flaunt it a little, it just aggravates the situation for some. Like I said, the fact that he’s so close to his parents, takes care of them and wants them around says a lot more about his character then some tattoos and a website.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Green’s also been an extremely good sport about the Rawk the Hawk promo for Eliot the past couple of years. Anyone who puts up with Eliot and 6 am can’t be that bad.
If I made Mike Green-type money, I would be buying a flashy car, and nice place and that stuff (and a nicer house for my mom!). I think most of us would.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So how do you feel about a guy that punches other men in the beanbag from behind? I’d bet the description is more charitable. There was no reason to bring this crap over here.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Lord, man. You need to chill out a bit. A few posts above, I apologized for my ill-advised first post. It’s all in good fun. It was naive on my part to be surprised at this sort of reaction for jokingly calling a Caps player a toolbag.
I didn’t say that Mike Green was a jerk to children, I didn’t say he isn’t charitable, and the insult I directed at him was pretty tame.
Mike Green is a helluva hockey player, but his lifestyle choices are not in my taste. I hope Mike Green doesn’t lose sleep over what someone who is typing on enemy blogs when he is supposed to be working thinks about him.
Is it over now?
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe, just maybe, it would be smarter on your part to take a little self-imposed time out, let things cool down, and then come back and contribute in a meaningful way?
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And bring a shark cage if you’re going to jump in like a jack ass.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want F & B in my foxhole if we ever go to war…
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Sep 16, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec’d
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Sep 16, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Green is a helluva hockey player, but his lifestyle choices are not in my taste.
This is a hockey blog. Not a lifestyle choice blog. Nobody gives a shit about your lifestyle choices, and at this point I’d bet very few of us care too much about your hockey opinions. This is the internet and you know it; a little forethought goes a long way.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
deep breaths, deep breaths. Ignore him and maybe he’ll go away.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough. Next time I contribute, it will be a little more meaningful. This is a well-written blog, so I will probably stick around. No hard feelings (hopefully).
The one bad thing about blogs, is that you can’t hear the tone of the other person. I tried to type in a light-hearted tone. Guess it didn’t work.
I guess you’ll remember me for next time though, right?
by Link_Gaetz on Sep 16, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You won’t be forgotten, and meaningful contributions are always welcome here.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the default open thread, so I suppose we can talk about lifestyle choices if we so choose.
by Scott in Shaw on Sep 16, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing he didn’t know that…
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it over now?
Over? Did someone say over? It’s over when we say it’s over.
Sorry, just chaneling John Belushi.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
by fat_daddyo on Sep 16, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? I thought that was the Japanese.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually, it’s me in these situations – I’m awful when it comes to movie references.
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by winterion on Sep 16, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So’m I. I’m not really into movies in general, so I miss them all the time.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was the Japanese.
Since you’ve proven yourself awesome on many-an-occasion already, you’re forgiven.
Here’s a context clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI
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by winterion on Sep 16, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhh. A missed movie reference. Sorry, my bad. :P
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
< Woods > It’s okay. Now you’re stronger for having learned it, and we can do better moving forward.
</ Woods >
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by winterion on Sep 16, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m a sucker for continuity recs.
"Why the [frak] would I live to 100? I'm 73 and [stuff's] starting to get boring. By the way, there's no money left when I go, just FYI."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you not go to a Caps game last year?
Comment first, think second, read third.
by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but the Germans bombing Pearl Harbor line isn’t in the clip they used in Unleash the Fury or in the other one – was it in Victory?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feels like a late-third 6-on-5 rally already.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Sep 16, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you ready to Unleash the Fury?
Came across Any Given Sunday on TV a couple weeks ago and dissolved into fits of laughter during the inches speech.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Per Corey article:
The simplest way to alleviate the logjam would be a trade (or two), but if general manager George McPhee doesn’t find a deal to his liking he likely will try to sneak a couple of players through waivers. That could mean losing an NHL-caliber defenseman for nothing.GMGM needs a very large thinking cap for this one. Or a big dose of luck. He rolls the dice on a youngster and gets a flop? Uh oh. Here we go again – yet another year — of using the Caps’ D as The Big Excuse.
by Uncle C on Sep 16, 2009 8:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But “NHL-caliber” here means Sean Collins and/or Tyler Sloan, and if one of them gets snagged, so be it. It’s not like he’s going to try to get Mo or Juice past 30 teams.
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t consider Sloan ‘NHL-caliber’ – does Corey?
by Laich on Sep 16, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno, man. Some of the numbers that JP has pulled for Sloan have been pretty impressive, and he was solid in the playoff games he played.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I admit to having a thing for Tyler Sloan – like Alzner, he’s one of those guys who’s invisible unless he screws up … or does something like this. Yes, that’s been seen before, but somehow it never gets old. If only the Caps could have done something with that PP.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how many games he bought himself with that hit (and the 9 (albeit unsuccessful) minutes of powerplay that came of it).
by Laich on Sep 16, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A few, I think, but then he continued to be solid most of the time.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And got a goal the next game IIRC (but maybe it was two games later).
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was two games later – that was @ Dallas.
I tend to think that Sloan could well get nabbed off the waiver wire. The price is definitely right.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if the Caps let Sloan disappear and fail to make a trade of one of their 4 3rd pair defensemen, GM fail.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Sep 16, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why trade an asset for a 3rd pair D when there are still comparables out there on the free agent wire that would come cheaper?
And I tend to agree that Sloan could get snagged off waivers.
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, Tortorella’s comments from KK above might warrant a conversation b/t GMGM and the Rags, don’t you think?
by mechanicsville on Sep 16, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JP, did you by chance get the chance to ask Sloan why he re-signed with the Caps, even though odds are he’ll spend most of the year in Hershey? I just can’t believe there wasn’t some team out there that offered him a slight more assured spot on the big club.
Although I, like gotsparkly, am rather fond of him and was quite thrilled when he re-signed.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was. I don’t have the link handy but I’m pretty sure that he re-signed out of loyalty to the Caps, because they gave him a chance when no one else would.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t ask him that question, but he got a one-way deal (so NHL money whether he plays in the A or the N), so that helped, I’m sure.
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, I did not mean to imply that we should trade for a 3rd pair guy….I want GMGM to execute a trade of (at least) one of our four, preferably Juice, packaged up with, say, an A. Gordon, for some depth on the wing or picks. I know this begs for one of the King or Carlson to stick, too.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Sep 16, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure sounds sensible to me. Judging from the KK Hockey link, sounds like Tortorella’s looking for some blueline help. And, it’s time to find out more about Alzner and Carlson.
by mechanicsville on Sep 16, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think there’s any need to find out more about Carlson yet. I’d like to see room made for Alzner, though.
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seconded on Alzner! My ears perked up after reading that Torts wants to add experience on the blueline.
by mechanicsville on Sep 16, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, I got your meaning – I meant from the other team’s perspective why trade for one of the Caps’ 3rd pair guys…
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should be in the business of promoting poor decisions on the part of enemy GMs, not questioning them! You didn’t prevent any European clubs from picking up Nyls, did you?
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by war_capitals on Sep 16, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think picking up Nylander would be a bad move for a European club. They’d likely not have to pay much salary and get a guy who can be a solid producer over there.
by David M. Getz on Sep 16, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Part of the answer depends on which 3rd liner we’re talking trade. Personally, I think Juice is the tradiest because of his age, salary and upside that some other GM sees as filling a need on his team. Erskine would draw a much smaller group of suitors. Alzner could easily slip into Juice’s role right now, imo, and not so much Erskine’s.
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by bigonetimer on Sep 16, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More importantly, does Bruce? The answer to that question (which informs yours) is “yes.”
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bruce also likes Fleischmann on the PP. :)
by Laich on Sep 16, 2009 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flash I think should be on the PP. He’s a goal scorer with nice skill.
by red army line on Sep 16, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sloan and Collins having one-way contracts could help them get through waivers. In fact, that’s probably the reason McPhee gave them those deals.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
everyone keeps say how solid Sloan and Collins have been in camp, a weaker D team might find them to be very attractive #6-7 D men. Collins is a bit of an unknown quantity at the NHL level, but I’m sure it didn’t escape other teams that when the Caps needed another D-man for the playoffs, it was Sloan that they went with (and player quite well)
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But that won’t happen, again. This season, in a similar situation, that call up will be Alzner (if he’s in Hershey) or Carlson. I don’t think BB can “overlook” (used very loosely) Carlson, anymore, regardless of the type of D that gets hurt.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GMGM needs a very large thinking cap for this one.
And a gallon of Pepto-Bismol.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 16, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GMGM needs a very large thinking cap for this one. Or a big dose of luck. He rolls the dice on a youngster and gets a flop? Uh oh. Here we go again – yet another year — of using the Caps’ D as The Big Excuse.
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I think it’s a bit more nuanced than what you lay out, with the happy result that the resolution is a little easier.
First, while they have a long list of “NHL Caliber Defensemen”, they have probably 3 guys who are legit top-2 pairing guys: Green, Poti and maybe Pothier.
Then the question is, can any of the other guys take a step forward and fill that 4th spot on the top-2 lines? My guess/hope is that Schultz does it – the added bulk is a hopeful sign. If not him, then maybe Alzner, but we’ll see.
After that, you have a scrum of guys fighting for spots 5, 6, 7 and maybe 8 – in other words, more marginal talents playing a more marginal role on the team.
Carlson and Alzner will either make it a no-brainer, or they get stashed in Hershey, no problems.
So we’re really talking about the possibility of parting company, either via trade or waiver loss, with Erskine, Mo, Jurcina, Sloan or Collins. Personally, I won’t tear my hair out if any of those guys ply their trade elsewhere.
Seven guys, either 3 or 4 slots. It would be nice to have them all for depth, but it’s just not that terrible a dilemma in my view.
by fat_daddyo on Sep 16, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, given that we signed Mo for a dream compared to what we paid him last year, I’d hate to see him go (though I could be wrong about this – I know he signed his QO, but it could be for more than I thought it was).
If Alzner or Carlson are better options than Erskine, I’ll take that any day, even though the loss of yet another potential scrapper is a little disheartening.
Sloan and Collins will be the Erskine and Juice of tomorrow, in about 3 or 4 years, I’d guess. I wouldn’t lose much sleep over either of them if they went elsewhere.
And I agree with your Top 4, except that I’d go on and give Mo the solid #4. He and Pothier are similarly valuable.
I also personally don’t see Juice going anywhere. If he can replicate his playoff performance consistently, he’ll have been worth the arbitration for this year, but probably not for the impending arbitration for next year.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mo’s QO was 1.975. His agent team was talking about going to arbitration, so I was really surprised when he signed his QO. My guess is that Mo knew he’d better sign if he wanted to play for the Caps this year given the depth on the blueline.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, okay, so not as much of a bargain as I had in my mind, but better than seeing him get overpaid for this season.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. I think that he would have been allowed to walk had he gone to arbitration again.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Off Topic here, but didn’t I read somewhere that the preseason games were all going to be streamed online? For some reason the rangers preseason game (not a fan, just jonesing for hockey) wasn’t on NHLN like advertised, so I was looking online for one of those online streams. Didn’t find any except for the nhl.tv ones that you have to pay for.
Was I just imagining that they were going to be streamed online? or was it just caps games?
by HateOffSeason on Sep 16, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If memory serves, I think the individual team sites streamed them last year, so that might be the way to go.
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that might be the case, but didn’t see anything on it on the Bruins site. Not sure why I didn’t check the Ranger’s site except for being braindead and tired.
by HateOffSeason on Sep 16, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=498149
That Rangers game was for NHL Network Canada only. That being said, there’s a pretty good chance you can catch any televised game on http://atdhe.net – the away Blackhawks game should be as well, considering it’s being televised on their local network (in HD no less).
by Laich on Sep 16, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Neuvy wears a kevlar neck guard from here on.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
From the looks of him, this is probably the first time a blade has ever touched Neuvirth’s face.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
he looked marginally older (and omp-completely terrified) in the photo that ran in the Post yesterday. Marginally.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you’re talking about the one that also appeared on CI in the main post, I too thought he looked scared out of his wits – he’s going to have nightmares of barbershops from now on.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep, that one. Its even funnier in the print version because its so big. but I did love to see the Caps get any sort of major front of the sports section treatment, considering yesterday was Day 3 of the annual THE WORLD IS GOING TO EEEEEEEEEEEEEND! Redskins drama.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t mind the Redskins overload if each person said something different, but they don’t. So it’s eight or nine people all reporting the same thing. YAWN.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is Svrgula still being wasted on the Redskins beat?
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone is on the Redskins beat until December.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad the Skins’ season will be over long before then.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Technically, you are correct, but the last game won’t actually be until then.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last season they pulled on Ottawa. 6-2 start, crap end
by red army line on Sep 16, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ast season they pulled an Ottawa. 6-2 start, crap end
by red army line on Sep 16, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read the story online before bringing the paper in this morning. I was really surprised to find it on the front of sports. One in the win column for the Post today.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you listened to Mike Wise yesterday on Washington Post Live you would have thought the paper had committed heresy by putting the Caps on the front page. The more I hear that guy, the less I like him.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missed that. Too bad, because I like Mike Wise.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Wise is just the typical WaPo reporter who desperately wants to be Tony Kornheiser.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I like Tony. I like bringing the snark. But if Wise really said that the Caps shouldn’t be on the front of the sports section, he’s just wrong.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think he actually said they shouldn’t have been on the front page. He was just shocked they were.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Someone might get the idea that all Washington sports team don’t suck.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you listened to Mike Wise on 106.7 yesterday, as a Caps fan you’d probably never want to listen again. He basically attempted to rile us up by suggesting there’s no Caps following and he shouldn’t waste even a minute of his precious daily 4 hours talking about the team, with (at the time) just 2 days from preseason.
by Laich on Sep 16, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’ve got to wonder sometimes if they just say things like that to get people riled up and call in. I was listening to Wise, but now he’s on the same time as Kornheiser (now), so he loses.
I e-mailed him after the Brashear article, and it’s clear he knows nothing about hockey and that isn’t about to change. He’s got a real feel for the human interest story, though.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh, really? And here I thought he finally came around to the Caps.
The sad part is, he’s a supremely gifted story teller (The Brasher article, but also features on Steckel and Fedorov), but every time he does something quite well, he then goes and ruins that good will but saying or writing something stupid
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Prolific” is the word I’d use, not necessarily “gifted,” but that’s just me. It’s my prediction, though, that he’ll pull a Steinz mid-season when he finally realizes that both the Skins and the Wiz blow, and jump back on the bandwagon.
Personally, I find him kind of an offensive douche, every time I read him, so I’ve stopped.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup. Give Steinz credit, though – he doesn’t bounce back and forth.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wise holds the Tony Kornheiser Chair in Obnoxious, and Yet Still Ignorant Snarkiness. He has the hairline, the @#$& you sarcasm of a guy who doesn’t like a sport, but doesn’t let it stop him from writing about it. All he needs is the orange hair.
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by ThePeerless on Sep 16, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luckily, he doesn’t need orange hair to keep from getting read.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were I to see him in person, I don’t think I could resist the temptation to chant “M-N-F” as I showed him the back of my hand… : ]
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by war_capitals on Sep 16, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
quick thoughts on yesterday
Banckstrom is in fine, fine form. No repeat likely of last year’s malaise to start the season.
8-19-22 is not meshing the way I would hope. I have a nagging concern that 22 can’t keep up with 8 and 19 and that he won’t have much opportunity to camp out in front of the net. I agree with BP that he looked good once he got there but 9-28 is a noticeably better combo right now.
Ovi never comes off the ice and his shifts are no shorter than they were last year. Maybe this is just preseason conditioning but the shifts I timed were all well over a minute.
One final note from the first scrimmage: maybe it was all in good fun but it sure looked to me like Finley was trying to pick a fight with Jasinsky. If so, Finley should think twice.
by ChrisAm on Sep 16, 2009 9:40 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
There aren’t many guys who have the jets to keep up with Ovechkin in full cry; that’s why Cody Eakin’s skating knocks me over like it does.
Still, that might be okay. It may mean that Knuble is the trailer into the offensive zone, and he walks in and scoops up the rebounds. We’ll see.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually think Ovie should slow it down more often. I cringe when he goes in full speed, shoots, and the Caps can’t change because the other team immediately counterattacks. The Care Bears did a good job of controlling the tempo without pushing it. Not sayin’ that’s the optimal solution, but 19 and 8 need to play that style more often so 22 can keep up. Especially 8.
by red army line on Sep 16, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finley’s doing what he thinks he needs to do to make the team, even if the methods he’s taking are ill-advised.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When was Finley in scrimmage yesterday? I didn’t see him.
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops, read the whole post next time, brain.
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was the first scrimmage on Monday.
by ChrisAm on Sep 16, 2009 10:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to Elliot who said A.O. is looking like a beast. Elliot also said he was talking to GMGM last night (i’d guess at the Sneaker Ball but I missed the intro) and was told that A.O. reported at 232 lbs and in rock solid shape.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Sep 16, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A 232-pound rock solid freight train.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 16, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That actually worried me a little bit; that could really have been dangerous. I know that AO plays with wild abandon and determination, and that’s what makes him unforgettable to watch, but when he hurts his own teammates?
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
from TEB’s twitter: “Neuvirth is wearing a clear plastic throat protector after taking an Ovechkin skate to the neck yesterday. He looks uncomfortable.”
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ovechkin should buy him a custom molded throat protector.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next time you’re talking to all the players JP tell Neuvy to ask for this from the equipment managers: http://maltesehockey.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=1
Danglers suck and don’t really offer real protection.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Clark knows all about that. 3 and counting?
by red army line on Sep 16, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the term “Bull in a china shop” applies here. And honestly, I’m a little perplexed by Bruce’s comments. Alex was making me wince for fear of him injuring himself yesterday. I don’t think he needs to go faster in practice.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone going to see the scrimmage today? Can anyone tell me how early I need to show up if I want a spot with a good view?
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Timing it between the practice and scrimmage (11ish?) is pretty good bet. I did that yesterday, albeit unintentionally.
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm. Well you posted at 11:15…. Haha. I get out of class at 11:45 so I’ll head over then. Anyone can feel free to say high. I’ll be rocking the Colgate gear.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but I left at 9 yesterday (66 blew dog the whole drive in).
"Why the [frak] would I live to 100? I'm 73 and [stuff's] starting to get boring. By the way, there's no money left when I go, just FYI."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lucky for me the commute won’t be an issue. I’m right down the road.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
66 is Chinese water torture. I’ll take the snail-like predictability of Rt. 50 to Seven Corners.
by b.orr4 on Sep 16, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m here in a Michigan sweatshirt.
by ChrisAm on Sep 16, 2009 11:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
They call it “maize,” we still call it “corn”
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 16, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I call it unprintable. Sorry, kid’s at State.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that coming from a rivalry perspective, or the egg they laid last Saturday?
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Colgate University, f’real? I went to college about 20 miles away.
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by CapitalCentre on Sep 16, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Clinton?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed. Home of the second-oldest indoor collegiate hockey rink in the U.S.!
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Sep 16, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ours is in Slapshot and is the home of a D I team. I’ll take that.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’re real small. We take whatever claims to fame we can find.
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by CapitalCentre on Sep 16, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know man, I’m just bustin’ balls. It’s not like Colgate is a giant school either, though.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steinberg has some sneakerball pictures up, including Ovie with beautiful women (of course!). Also featuring Laich and Green with Lindsay Czarniak is a sumo suit.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RedBirdie….posted a response on Japers Ticket Exchange. I have three tickets for Monday’s preseason game vs BUF.
by Cluster on Sep 16, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you post the ticket exchange site again? I was out of town and don’t remember where it was mentioned. I’ve got at least one pre-season game to get rid of.
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is this the official rink exchange place? If so, is there a link on the homepage and I am just missing it somehow?
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Sep 16, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure about that. I know JP gave zephyr the green light to write a FanPost about it, but that may still be pending.
by Cluster on Sep 16, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I may make a reccomendation, everyone should sign up for a revolution money card. You don’t get charged any percentage fees (last time i looked anyway) for person to person money transfers. Paypal swipes a good chunk.
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by Sombrero Guy on Sep 16, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good idea. I’m pretty trusting, so the exchange of dollars doesn’t worry me so much as the physical exchange of the tickets. Seems like it will be a case by case basis, but I hate to have to trust the USPS when it’s getting down to 2-3 mail delivery days before the game.
by Cluster on Sep 16, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fortunately STH can email tickets to people right away, though it costs like $2 per ticket or something stupid to do that
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by Sombrero Guy on Sep 16, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dumb question from me: how do I do that? Do I have to contact an account rep and ask that they email me tickets for a specific game? I assume once I request e-tickets, the paper tickets for that game are deactivated?
by Cluster on Sep 16, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like they havent’ updated the events yet, but you login to your ticket account manager on the caps website, select the game and there is an option for ticket forwarding. Ticket forwarding is disabled for the preseason games for some reason
if you’re just trying to get the tickets to someone who trusts you, if you get hold of your ticket rep early enough (morning of the game is about as close as you can pull it) they can leave tickets at will call for you under a name you give them
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by Sombrero Guy on Sep 16, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can do it through the online account manager. Very easy, I did it a couple times last year. Came in very handed when I had to leave town 4 hours before a game and couldn’t connect with a friend to physically hand over tickets.
by RedBirdie on Sep 16, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap – I meant to respond to Zephyr on this and it slipped my mind. I’ll put it in tomorrow’s links post and will get a permanent link up on the front page before long. Sorry, Z – great effort.
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was about to email you and say sorry that I missed your green light on this, looks like I don’t have to do that now =]
Sounds good. I think I’ll skip the fan post for now since your front page link should be more than enough to get all the interested people signed up.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve submitted my registration there and thanks to everyone who worked on it!
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 16, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re welcome
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll be coming…to skate in the open ice session 7:45-8:45 tonight. I’ll be the one in a Montreal Allouettes shirt.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 16, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wish CSNHD would play the scrimmage instead of reruns of last night’s interview. I’m not leaving my couch today and that’s best for everyone.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 assists from AO today – the man is possessed!
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Haha – this tweet cracked me up:
Boyd Kane with a nifty breakaway goal at the other end to make it 8-4. Bob Woods can’t be enjoying this.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In regard to AO’s assist total thus far, it seems like he’s playing on their fears of shooting the puck, and is absolutely disgracing them when they leave teammates wide open. I can only hope that carries on.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t like that Varly let that many in, though I grant that I have no idea whether it was his fault or the defense’s.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, wish I could have been there to watch this one. He certainly got a lot of assists this past season. Maybe he’ll be feeding backstrom and knuble quite a bit this year.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kan-knuckles, at the very least. Backstrom is so awesome he doesn’t need any help – he is the help.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Knuble got two goals in this game picking up Ovechkin’s trash.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love to hear that…
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
@cmasisak22: Knuble from Ovechkin. 8-3. Ovechkin is setting a career high for assists this year. Take that to Vegas right now.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just wish he wasn’t so damn selfish.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 16, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I buy it, but it’s not as if he hasn’t had a ton in the past – he does, after all, have the second-highest assist total by a non-winger since the lockout.
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Er, by a non-center, yes?
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 16, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sonofa… yes. Of course. My bad.
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, but with Knuble picking up Ovi’s garbage, it looks as if fthat mighgt be a working combo once it gets going.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m reading Corey’s summary — Giroux scored on a breakway?!? Someone in goal must have been asleep. Or not an NHL goalie, Iost track of who was in what goal. /snark
by gfcaps fan on Sep 16, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would have been Theodore.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe Giroux scored on Holtby. 3rd period was when they changed goalies.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t jump to assumptions GS. AO set up Knuble on beautiful passes for both goals, neither was a rebound off an AO shot.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like to think that I’d be happy with either outcome – beautiful pass or garbage rebound. All are equal in my eyes.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True enough. I’m just clarifying how it went down.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be easy to assume, given the narrative we’ve painted, that “Knuble from Ovechkin” means tapping in a rebound.
Man, I really wish I could be watching all this.
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by winterion on Sep 16, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. Ah well. Thanks for the clarification, F&B.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NP. I put my (mostly) complete thoughts in a fan shot.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Word. I’ll take either one.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ovechkin skated around the Cup before giving it to Theodore. Then they took a team photo.
Here’s hoping he does that twice more this season.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, it won’t be to Jose both times, though. As a matter of fact, I’m pretty sure that Jose would be pretty insulted if he did, come mid-Feb.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you don’t want Theodore to have an amazing year and playoffs?
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m talkin’ Olympics, yo. I don’t think Jose wants any part of Alex coming over to show off his medal.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I was talking about the Prince of Wales cup and the Stanley Cup.
In the Olympics they only get medals…you can see how I misunderstood your comment.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I wasn’t thinking about the PoW cup.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 16, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But will Caps fans be able to enjoy it in light of the embarassment of the “other” Cup being handed to Chris Clark?
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by J.P. on Sep 16, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if he’s wearing a Laich jersey.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s hoping he does that twice more this season.
Here’s hoping he only does that once, capeche?
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like him to do it a lot more than once, but just once this season is plenty.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 16, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I don’t understand.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meaning let’s not max out the mojo by celebrating the Wales Trophy like Hunter did.
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 16, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh. It worked for Sidney.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just saying that superstition is one of the silliest in hockey.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. I always thought it was silly to seem ashamed of winning.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 16, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I still work the playoff beard when my house league team is in the postseason. =)
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by winterion on Sep 16, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So do I =] — I also rock one for the Caps.
I think Crosby has put the Prince of Wales thing to rest though. They didn’t touch it and they lost so then they touched it then they won.
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by zephyr on Sep 16, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehh.. are you sure? Are we sure? Do you think that we’d pick up the Prince of Wales if we won it, superstition and all?
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by winterion on Sep 16, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I were Gabby, I would remind the guys how hard they’ve worked to earn that trophy and implore them to celebrate it. Celebrating what you’ve earned seems like something Lord Stanley would want us all to do (a few days before hoisting the Big One!)
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by war_capitals on Sep 16, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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