Wednesday Caps Clips: An Anniversary to Remember
by J.P. on Sep 9, 2009 6:40 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Rookie Camp rolls on:
- New times for the veteran skates for today and tomorrow.
- Great stuff from Tarik, including a transcription of Semyon Varlamov's media session (and a couple of equipment notes) and his notes on the day.
- More on Varly. [Washington Times]
- Video of Bruce Boudreau's post-practice scrum, the Varly interview and John Carlson.
- After narrowly missing last year, Michael Dubuc will again try to make the Bears' roster this fall. [Patriot News]
- Steinz on Anton Gustafsson's workout video, Ryan Jasinsky's MMA training, and Jake Hauswirth's football background (speaking of football, two WaPo writers out at Kettler? Are the 'Skins cooked already?). [Bog]
- If kids doubled over from gassers wasn't real enough for you, "The Real World" stopped by Camp. [Bog]
- Pictures! [TTT Hockey, Caps In Pictures (and again)]
- CapsChick on the weekend at KCI. [VFtCS]
- Brett Flemming impressed Braden Holtby (among others). [DCist]
- One fan's view on who makes the cut and who doesn't... for Hershey. [Hershey Bears Hockey]
- Allan Muir pegs the blueline battles as the story of Caps camp (refreshing to see someone go with something other than "the goalies"). [SI.com]
- Up in NYC they're preparing for Alex Ovechkin day, but it sounds as if AO has already some fun in the Big Apple. [Welcome to the Show]
- Mike Green is getting a hang of this whole Twitterin' thing. [@GreenLife52]
- Sergei Fedorov's old man (insert zinger here) is accusing the Caps of setting his son and Viktor Kozlov up to fail, statistically, so as not to keep their future salaries down. If only the Caps hadn't played Kozlov with Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom and Fedorov with Alex Semin so often, the two elder Russians might really have been able to put up some numbers. [Hockey Observer]
- I'm sure you're reading Peerless every day (multiple times per day, in fact), but in case you missed his preview of Jeff Schultz, go and read it. Now. We'll wait. [Peerless]
- Happy 43rd birthday to Kevin Hatcher (tenth in franchise history in games played, assists and points and the NHL's last 30-goal scoring defenseman before last season) and happy 56th to Nelson Pyatt, who led the 1975-76 team in scoring (while finishing with a minus-56 rating, the 15th-worst single-season mark of all-time).
- Finally, on this date back in 1982, the Caps traded Ryan Walter and Rick Green to Montreal for Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, Craig Laughlin and Brian Engblom. Best. Trade. Ever. (Sorry, Ted Montgomery.) If you're not up on your history - or even if you are - make sure to read Vogs' fantastic take on the trade that saved the franchise.
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 7:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Langway was my favorite player growing up. When I was 5, I played a game of street hockey with my brother (11) and other neighbors (ages 8-10). My brother made it very clear that anyone who took me out would answer to him, so I had free reign to dart in and out of the play with a stick that was too big for me. I was surprisingly effective at breaking up the play (since everyone was so scared of knocking me over) so they called me “Rod Langway.”
Even years alter, after I got the joke, it was still awesome.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 9, 2009 7:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Real World kids can’t leave DC soon enough.
Oh, and nice anecdote, G.O.D.
"The worst thing you can be is a liar...Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 9, 2009 7:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Real World… seriously, is there a less accurate show-title-to-actual-content program out there?
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe because “Teen stereotypes getting free booze and fighting with one another” was taken.
"The worst thing you can be is a liar...Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 9, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll still take “The Mad Real World” any day.
Oh, and it’s 9:09 on 09/09/09. Cool.
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by J.P. on Sep 9, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. Then again, being paid millions to play hockey.. how could anybody in that situation not smile, Senators aside?
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still. He looks like he’s really having a great time. A team that can play with some joy in this upcoming unsettled season will do very well.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again, being paid millions to play hockey.. how could anybody in that situation not smile, Senators aside?
Watch Nylander. He never smiles. (that’s if he ever decides to show up)
by b.orr4 on Sep 9, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regarding Nyls:
being paid millions to play hockey
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it bad that at first glance I saw Viktor Kozlov?
by red army line on Sep 9, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did the same thing.
Comment first, think second, read third.
by zephyr on Sep 9, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see it. But Morrison doesn’t have dimples like Kozzie.
by RedBirdie on Sep 9, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sounds like Viktor Fedorov is channeling Jennifer Capriati’s old man. What is it about athlete’s parents that they always feel their kid is being screwed over? You would thinki at 39, Feds could fight his own battles.
by b.orr4 on Sep 9, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What can I say? Once a parent, always a parent, even when the kids are grown.
by CapsFan1975 on Sep 9, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feds’ dad was pretty looney a couple of times back in Detroit after he brought them over from Russia. He kept them stashed down in Miami most of the time, I think.
I just thought maybe since Sergei was quite the grown adult by now that his dad had stopped.
by RedBirdie on Sep 9, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally, on this date back in 1982, the Caps traded Ryan Walter and Rick Green to Montreal for Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, Craig Laughlin and Brian Engblom. Best. Trade. Ever.
Indeed it was. In fact, it probably ranks as one of the best trades in NHL history where both teams benefitted greatly. And let’s not forget that the next year, Poile used Engblom to trade for Larry Murphy.
by b.orr4 on Sep 9, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not only did Murphy come out of that trade later, but it was the trade that kept giving for years
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 9, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What would we do without Locker in the television booth?
(BTW, please tell me I’m not the only person who subconsciously hears/adds a “whoop” whenever I read Murphy’s name.)
by superjuan on Sep 9, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only the Caps hadn’t played Kozlov with Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom and Fedorov with Alex Semin so often
The horror, the horror.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 10:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, the individual ticket presale starts tomorrow morning!
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Sep 9, 2009 10:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For the commoners. /snark
"The worst thing you can be is a liar...Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 9, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 days until NHL 10.
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Everyone in Manhattan better get off the sidewalks if Ovi’s driving that zamboni down 9th Ave.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Sep 9, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a Gallardamboni?
Signed,
M. Green
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 9, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know how fast it could go even if Ovie put the pedal to the metal
by red army line on Sep 9, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where Ovi’s going, he won’t need…roads.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“I make my own road”
—Command & Conquer Zero Hour USA Bulldozer Operator
Comment first, think second, read third.
by zephyr on Sep 9, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nerdiest reference of all time. Rec’d.
"My face is my mask."
by jakeshapiro on Sep 9, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought I recalled saving throws coming up in a previous thread – and tabletop trumps VG on the nerd scale.
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good heavens… I haven’t heard the term “saving throws” in about 20 years! Awesomeness!
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by war_capitals on Sep 9, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m running a v4.0 game tonight. They swapped out saving throws for multiple forms of AC-equivalent.
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully there aren’t any gentle turns to negotiate.
Signed,
P. Lindbergh
"The worst thing you can be is a liar...Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 9, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re Allan Muir’s team by team synopsis:
Does it strike anyone that the Caps are in pretty good, nay, excellent, shape compared to most teams? In terms of having a consistent group of guys who have played together and have some chemistry – that fact can’t be understated.
I think this could be our boys’ year…
by S h a g g y on Sep 9, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s up there… The first link not indented under “Rookie Camp News”.
by Murshawursha on Sep 9, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks, sorry, reading fail on my part.
by RedBirdie on Sep 9, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No worries… Brain farts happen to the best of us.
by Murshawursha on Sep 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this could be our boys’ year…
I’m “trepid” about saying this out loud, but…yeah. I felt like this past spring, we had to win a playoff series for 2008-09 to be considered a success. For 2009-2010, I think we really should get to the finals.
by CapitalCentre on Sep 9, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His questions really answer themselves. Absent a move, the Caps have eight defenseman who could plausibly play on a regular basis — Green, Morrisonn, Poti, Pothier, Schultz, Erskine, Jurcina, and Alzner. I wouldn’t necessarily advocate keeping Alzner on this roster if he’s going to be the eighth guy night in and night out, but the Caps could spread the time around these guys (we’ve hinted at this in our previews, in fact, with games played projections). This isn’t the “Cap Ripken League” where you’re trying to set some record for playing 82-games. If Green and/or Morrisonn get 70-80 games, and the others play 65-70 apiece (depending on who matches up against an opponent best), and guys like Erskine or Jurcina or Alzner play somewhat less, maybe that’s a good thing. Health is going to influence this equation, too (Poti, for example, has not taken to VC ice well — he’s had groin problems in both years with the Caps).
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 9, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fun (non-hockey related stat): SB Nation hit 20 million comments this week. That’s pretty impressive, and thanks to gotsparkly for contributing a third of them (I kid, I kid…).
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by J.P. on Sep 9, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Congrats, SBNation generally and the NHL wing in particular.
Well done!
(Comment 20,000,093)
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My only gripe with SBNation is the comment tool occassionally doing wacky things with formatting, but given how awful HTML is as a language I probably couldn’t do a whole lot better. The fact that you have predefined buttons for quoting and weblinking is a bonus, although I’m not sure if SBN is ahead or behind in its use of these technologies since this is the only blog I comment to?
What makes this particualr niche so special is the guys that run this and post their articles. I would never have imagined DC had these kinds of superb puckheads to learn from, so thank you again everyone for all the wonderful time I get to waste every work day! : ] Sorry, boss…
See you in a few weeks!
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by war_capitals on Sep 9, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Auto-spellcheck like Word has would be a nice feature to add someday as well… for idiots like me that know how to spell but just can’t type and proofread before hitting the “Post” button.
*particualr
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
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by war_capitals on Sep 9, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Auto-spellcheck like Word has would be a nice feature to add someday as well
It’s built in to Firefox, so maybe check that out?
by David M. Getz on Sep 9, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it an oxynmoron for an IT guy to be a late adopter of new technology? Or does that just make me a moron?
Thanks for the tip, I’d never sat down to look at the differences since it wasn’t crammed down my throat with the O/S… : ]
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
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by war_capitals on Sep 9, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not necessarily, though as someone who makes a career and hobby alike in the computer field, it’s really a good idea to stay on top of the SOTA. Even a few minutes of light reading a day from sources like Slashdot, Engadget, etc. is enough to keep up on what’s going on.
Personally, I’m caught between Chrome’s speed, usability, multithreading, etc. and Firefox’s wide selection of add-ons. I’m using Chrome for lazy browsing and Firefox for development, even though I’m noticing 3.5 is doing some odd things with rendering at the moment.
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That said, I know a lot of very advanced computer users who follow the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” philosophy.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 9, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe you can only use the word “hizzay” if you’re a bad-ass gangsta like Mike Green.
by RedBirdie on Sep 9, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a good reminder that, even if you don’t use Twitter (or if it’s blocked at work), you can use our “Tweet Tweeters” page. – you’d have had this “breaking news” two hours earlier! ;-)
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by J.P. on Sep 9, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. Work no likey your tweeters page either.
Drat.
There’s an iPhone pending in my very near future. So’s I can hang with my homes @GreenLife52 and read the breaking news when it breaks. Maybe there’s a Blublocker app….
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you follow that Twitter, I hear very little happens in April.
"The worst thing you can be is a liar...Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 9, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ BP, cut the guy some slack. How do you expect him to twitter with the same effectiveness when he’s twittering with one bad thumb?
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 9, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t that the Semin Twitter feed?
"The worst thing you can be is a liar...Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 9, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my bad. I thought the Semin Twitter was the one that gave a ton of productive updates but for some reason is unavailable about 25% of the time I check it.
A man must have a code.
by Fehr and Balanced on Sep 9, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
OK, that was good.
"The worst thing you can be is a liar...Okay fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but THEN, number two is liar. Nazi 1, Liar 2."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 9, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 for subtle comedy.
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So rec’d… pure comedy gold at Japers’!!!
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
- Ferris Bueller
by war_capitals on Sep 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn’t work for me at my place of employ, either, but I think that’s b/c they make us use IE6 (I can go to Twitter.com no prob).
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by J.P. on Sep 9, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and I meant the generic “you,” not you, YNC.
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by J.P. on Sep 9, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Generic, right.
I take everything personally that I read in blog comments.
;-)
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Via Puck Daddy
Hurricanes SBN blogger Bob Harwood drops the gloves and takes on our Caps.
To the barricades! Or the Canes Country comment box*!
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
- I’ll admit he picked a pretty good pic to illustrate his point
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I posted a much less Canes biased point comparison over there as well.
Comment first, think second, read third.
by zephyr on Sep 9, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think it’s completely telling that Zephyr and YNC are the last posters on that comments section (or was that just a fluke in timing?).
BTW, I really like the ‘Canes sweater design (and not just b/c my sister lives in Charlotte, NC), but understand that a bunch of surly Whalers fans may be waiting for me on Line 1 after that remark. I feel for them, now THEY’RE the disrespected-yet-talented team of the SE Division! If only Brindy were 5 years younger for them…
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
- Ferris Bueller
by war_capitals on Sep 9, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obligatory Andrew W.K. reference.
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by winterion on Sep 9, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just like the sig sez …
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by Your Nation's Capital on Sep 9, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
saw that photo at the Bog and went “It’s a Zamboni officially sponsored by Your Nation’s Capital!”
by RedBirdie on Sep 9, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my coworker wants to know why I just burst out laughing so hard…
by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 9, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
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Washington
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21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
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Tampa Bay
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19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
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Atlanta
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18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
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Florida
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19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
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Carolina
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21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
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