Thursday Caps Clips: Caps @ Rangers Gameday
by J.P. on Sep 24, 2009 6:43 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Wait, the Caps have a friggin' back-to-back in the preseason?
- Recaps of last night's game from Tarik (blog, article), Corey (blog, article), Ed Frankovic and Peerless.
- Pictures! [Caps in Pictures]
- Apparently former Maple Leaf and Lightning netminder Olaf Kolzig retired yesterday. Thoughts on Olie the Goalie leaving the game are all over the web, including those from Ted Leonsis, David Poile, Mike Vogel, Peerless, CapsChick, CK, Puckhead, The Strip and Jimmy Jazz.
- Corey thinks Kolzig and Peter Bondra are locks to have their jerseys retired by the team. A year ago, I would have agreed. Now, I'm not so sure on Bonzai. [Washington Times]
- Of course, if we're talking Caps and retiring numbers, we're talking 'staches.
- Catching up with rising prospect Mathieu Perreault. [OFB]
- It's a little too early to talk about retiring John Carlson's number, but Bruce Boudreau did tell him he's going to be "a great NHL player." [Capitals Insider]
- Versus' promo for their Opening Night game takes a shot at the Caps' defense. [FanShot]
- Vegas likes the Caps. [Puck Daddy]
- Alex Ovechkin is one of Russia's "Most Desirable Bachelors." [TLTNews.net]
- Finally, happy 21st birthday to Karl Alzner. Have that first beer on us, King.
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If Karl has that first beer with the Snoop Dogg ‘stache, that’s epic.
"Sometimes life leads a $100 bill on your dresser, and you don't realize until later that it's because it screwed you."
While we make a big deal out of the players turning 21, it’s no big deal for the non-Americans. Even in Canada, the drinking age is 19.
Yeah, but that reality ruins the quip.
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My gifts are many, including dry wit.
"Sometimes life leads a $100 bill on your dresser, and you don't realize until later that it's because it screwed you."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 24, 2009 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
More to the point, Alzner’s just turning 21 and you’ve got some who are disappointed in his development and have already hoisted Carlson past him as the flavor of the month. Let’s keep in mind that of the 11 defensemen that went in the first round of the ‘07 draft, not one, aside from Alzner, has played a game in the NHL and only two have seen any kind of AHL action. If Karl does go back to Hershey, he’ll still be light years ahead of every other defenseman drafted that year in terms of development.
by b.orr4 on Sep 24, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Perspective: it’s what’s for dinner.
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by J.P. on Sep 24, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We should have Randall Munroe come on in a guest chat – we’ve got to be the sports blog who references XKCD the most. I’m sure he’d be honored. And then taunt us about being sports fans.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone who will do this is a friend of mine:
by David Getz on Sep 24, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
It’s times like this that I wish I’d been a Math major instead of an English major – to understand what the hell he’s talking about.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s an unsolvable number :)
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
OFF-TOPIC, I KNOW
but can someone explain that? I’m curious to know.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Briefly, Verizon sent him a bill bot 2/1000 of a dollar.
The middle term is Euler’s identity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_identity). That evaulates to -1. The third term is a sum is equal to 1.
So the final amount for the check is the 0.002 dollars he “owed”
Catching up with rising prospect Mathieu Perreault. [OFB]
There’s been a lot of humor at OFB’s expense around here the last few months, and I’ve definitely taken part in my share, but this is the kind of post that I really like from them. This is where the “fans with a microphone and a blog” schtik is at its best.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
I like the picture in that article. He sort of has an “Um, who are you and why are you taking a picture of me?” look on his face.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I think we’d all have similar reactions if we were accosted in the locker room while about to get naked and hit the showers – don’t you think :-) ?
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
As we know, AO gets plenty of naked time before and after games. It’s all part of the natural cycle for him.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess after a couple hours of wearing hockey pads and skates it must be liberating to do interviews in nothing but a towel and gold necklace.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Explain your choice of the word ‘apparently’ in your Kolzig bullet. Did you expect more fanfare or a presser?
01-20-13...the end of an error
To the contrary, it was intended as a comment on how you couldn’t swing a dead cat on the Internet without hitting a “Kolzig retired” post/article (not that I think that’s inappropriate by any means, just a bit overwhelming and a reminder of the age of coverage in which we find ourselves). And if Olie had wanted a presser, he’d have held a presser.
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And if Olie had wanted a presser, he’d have held a presser.
To remind people that there’s only 1 L in his name, hopefully.
"Sometimes life leads a $100 bill on your dresser, and you don't realize until later that it's because it screwed you."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 24, 2009 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
But there are two Ls in Godzilla. It’s so hard to know which he’d prefer.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I like the Maple Leaf’s way of doing it – honoring greats without taking their numbers out of circulation. Retiring a number should be reserved for when you can’t ever imagine anyone else wearing that number.
(I hope it is many, many years before we have this discussion about the number 8.)
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 24, 2009 9:58 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Honored numbers is a good way to go. Similarly, a “Ring of Honor” like they had at RFK would be pretty bad ass and would allow another tier of players (like a Calle Johansson, Kelly Miller or Jason Doig) to get their due.
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Fun memory.
Let us never speak of him, again.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
CAN’T UNSEE
Capitals Kremlin the second line center of the Caps blogosphere.
by CapitalsKremlin on Sep 24, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The Ring of Honor is the way to go. Already, the Caps have one too many numbers retired and if you add Olie’s then you probably have to add Bondra’s. I’m sorry, but five retired jersies for a team that’s never won a Cup is a bit much. And like you said, a Rong of Honor opens it up to a lot more guys who are deserving of that kind of recognition.
And “jerseys” instead of “jersies.” Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
and… um… you smell funny. /knife twisted
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think there’s any litmus test for how many retired numbers is too many, frankly. And I’m not sure how you can really say that guys like Langway, Gartner, Hunter, and especially Labre deserve to have their numbers retired and Kolzig and Bondra don’t. None of those guys brought a cup to DC, nor did they even take the Caps to the finals (excluding Hunter). Langway and Gartner may be Hall of Famers (and I think the argument can be made for Hunter), but I think the real test has to be what they did for the Caps. I’m not sure I see a justifiable distinction between the contributions of the guys above and Bondra’s and Kolzig’s.
I’m fine waiting 10 years or whatever, but Bondra and Kolzig were the Caps for a whole generation of fans the same way that the guys who have had their numbers retired were. I can’t imagine anyone else wearing #12 or #37 for the Caps. The criteria should be the same no matter how many numbers have been retired already. We’re not the Miami Heat here (who, believe it or not, have two retired numbers – Michael Jordan’s and Dan Marino’s). These guys were all great players for a long time for the team and got them closer than any others did to winning the Cup.
I think people worry too much about diluting the significance of honored players. An educated fan will look up at the rafters and know the accomplishments of each player hanging there.
Waiting around 10 years will help gain some perspective on a player’s contribution to the organization. We should feel no obligation to retire a number immediately after said player retires. It took ten years to retire Gartner’s number after all.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
But is there any doubt about what Olie did for the club?
by red army line on Sep 24, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No, not really, but I was speaking about number retirements in general. Be it Kolzig, Bondra, etc. My point is people worry too much about how a new number retirement will affect the prestige of the numbers already retired.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
to me, Olie is sort of like the Cal Ripken of the Caps…..and I know the Orioles didn’t waste any time retiring their #8 (of course, things ended on a slightly less bitter note between Cal and the Os, but you get my drift)
While I love both players, and both players are my favorites from their respective teams, I can’t say I agree. Cal brought a World Series to the Baltimore and he also set a record that will never be beaten in his consecutive games streak. He also had 3000 hits, which is a sizable benchmark. It was never a debate whether or not he would be a Hall of Famer.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Cal Ripken. But he didn’t bring the WS to Balmer. He was a second year player on an already highly talented team. Through his entire prime they were never as successful.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
I didn’t mean he single-handedly brought them a World Series. I just meant he was a contributor to a championship for his team. He did catch the last out of the series after all. Kolzig lead his team to the brink, but they never brought home a championship.
My point was Cal contributed more to his sport than Kolzig (IMO). No knock on Olie. Cal was just a hell of a player. I think the real comparison is that both men helped lead their team through some lean years for their team. Beyond that, I’m not so sure.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me qualify this by saying that I was caught up in the whole streak thing as a youngin’, so there may be a bit of hero worship here. You could tell me Cal Ripken cured cancer and I would believe it.
by Laich It Or Lump It on Sep 24, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Cal Ripken. But he didn’t bring the WS to Balmer. He was a second year player on an already highly talented team. Through his entire prime they were never as successful.
Hey F&B — quick trivia question: Who was MVP of the league in 1983, the year the Orioles won that world series with their second year player on an already highly talented team?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 25, 2009 5:14 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Tarik twittered no Nylander again tonight. I surprise the Caps aren’t even attempting to give him a chance. He very well may be a healthy scratch for 82 games.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
This situation is just full of the nuts.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
ugh…I’m surprised.
.
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 24, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Sooner or later, if something doesn’t get resolved Nylander or his agent is going to get fed up with the situation and say something to Tarik or Corey. I doubt he’s going to allow himself to be Elba’d for another season without voicing his displeasure with Bruce.
It blows, but, honestly, I think the money he’s making is keeping him quiet. And that’s not to mention that he seems like a model teammate, all considered, too.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 24, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey gotsparkly!
Did you see that Manny Malhotra turned down a 4 yr, 8 million dollar deal with ATL to sign a 1 year $700K deal with SJS? All this after a career year. But yeah, NHL players don’t take discounts.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
F’real. On what planet is Manny Malhotra a $2m/year guy for four years?
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Apparently...
…on planet Atlanta… ya know, the one that’s in a death spiral into the sun…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 24, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
The same planet where Colton Orr is a $1m/year guy for four years.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Sep 24, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
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