Recap: Lightning 7, Caps 4
by David M. Getz on Jan 12, 2010 11:34 PM EST
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[AP Recap - GameCenter - Game Summary - Event Summary]
Why beat around the bush on this one? There are really only two things to talk about here: the Caps performance and the Alexander Ovechkin/Steve Dowie/Matt Bradley incident.
First things first: the Capitals were awful, as a team, for the vast majority of this game. There were some bright spots (Eric Fehr's goal was nice, Alexander Semin had some nifty moves, Jeff Schultz and Tom Poti were both +2, Mike Knuble had a couple instances where he was clearly getting to the opposition in front of the net), but as a whole Washington came out flat and bad, dug themselves a hole which they then crawled their way out of, and reverting back to their mistake-prone style that had got them in trouble in the first place? No team goes 82 games without having a few of these nights and, although this one stings more coming against a mediocre opponent and coming after such a dominant win Saturday in Atlanta. Nonetheless, the best thing to do is drop this one in the garbage where it belongs and move on.
As for Ovechkin, Downie, and Bradley, I'd like to keep it short and sweet. Downie's a clown, and there's no way he should have walked away from the initial altercation with the same penalty as Ovechkin - punching a guy for laying a clean hit on you shouldn't be an effective way to eliminate him from the game. By the same token, how Ovechkin gets a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct and Downie doesn't when they both drop 'em is beyond me. Love the passion from Ovechkin, but tomorrow morning he'll realize it's best Bradley stepped in because fighting's a risk Ovie shouldn't be taking. Bradley earned himself player of the game status. And the hardhat for life...or the rest of the season at least.
Ten additional thoughts on tonight's game:
- Mike Knuble made a valiant effort to get back on the play that led to the Lightning's first goal. Of course, that effort wouldn't have been necessary is Knuble hadn't turned the puck over inside his own blue line to give Tampa the chance. Getting the puck out of the zone is rule number one, and a veteran like Knuble knows that.
- Of Tampa's seven goals, Mike Green was on the ice for six and Shaone Morrisonn for all seven. Yeah, just one night and all that, but that was sure bad enough to take breaking up that pairing under consideration.
- Nicklas Backstrom's boarding penalty was definitely of the "What we you thinking?" variety. You've simply got to know you can't hit the guy in that situation
- Brooks Laich is still really feeling the effect of his slump, and you could see it on that goalie interference penalty. Getting to the net is great, but not going all out and still not being in control of yourself is a mark of a guy whose game is just a little off.
- I bet if you'd asked someone two weeks ago if they thought a night like tonight's was going to be one where Jason Chimera would getting involved in the physical play and maybe even drop the gloves, I bet they'd have said 'yes'.
- Michal Neuvirth's body language on Tampa's third goal said it all; that Tyler Sloan screen was just awful. Then again, maybe he just figured that's the way to get playing time on the PK? Although, that raises the question: why is Tyler Sloan getting playing time on the PK?
- Mike Smith looked like a character out of kid's hockey movie: the big, goofy kid who gets stuck in net because he can't skate six feet without falling down. Here's hoping it's not because he's seriously hurt after colliding with Brooks Laich.
- Not that it excuses it, but that Eric Fehr goal probably goes a long way in explaining all the long wrist shots that have had us fans scratching our heads over the last couple of years..
- One last fight thought: David Steckel, why?
- Of all the weird stuff that happened last night, this might be the weirdest: throw out the first period and the Caps and Lightning tied, 3-3.
Okay, recap's over. Now throw this one in the trash.
The game, that is.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Jan 12, 2010 11:35 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Ouch.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
by gfcaps fan on Jan 12, 2010 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta rec this, so that the background will turn green too…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jan 13, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well done Davide.
I don’t feel as bad about the loss now
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
by kingzman264 on Jan 12, 2010 11:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Eric Fehr has one fewer goal than last year, in 27 fewer games.
Oh, and stop hating on Sloan.
"I must be hallucinating. What's a good thing for a hangover?"
"Drinking heavily the night before."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 12, 2010 11:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sloan was awful tonight. More than once… Heck, more than 3 times I was asking myself if Erskine would have been walked around as much as Sloan was tonight.
The one play that sticks out most in my mind, though, was Marty’s PPG. Before the shot, hell, before possession even changed I was cursing the guy for not sending it the length of the ice, 15’ high. The PKers made a great play to start some keep-away and that’s how Mike’s gonna finish it? an indirect into traffic? Either way, hell of a shot from Marty.
by FFSEnough on Jan 13, 2010 8:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It was snark last night, and is still snark this morning. (2 for 2!)
"I must be hallucinating. What's a good thing for a hangover?"
"Drinking heavily the night before."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 13, 2010 8:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Only watched about 40 minutes of the game, but from what I saw Brooks is trending Bad Sasha.
A man gotta have a code
by CP2Devil on Jan 12, 2010 11:40 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Rec’d for Troof.
IS KEPTIN NOW
by Your Nation's Capital on Jan 12, 2010 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I kind of wished that Chimera would have stood up for the team and won them over tonight. Oh, well.
Great recap!
by jogabonito on Jan 12, 2010 11:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We need a Nickname for
Good and bad laich
by washfan29 on Jan 12, 2010 11:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
You either like him or disLaich him.
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
by breaklance on Jan 12, 2010 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Normally the prized Hard Hat is only awarded after a win but...
With the thanks of a grateful CapsNation – Congratulations Matt Bradley!
And go get your Palm gift card from Mike Green and take your wife to dinner.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Jan 12, 2010 11:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Who is going to watch Henry?
Matt Bradley is my fucking hero, I mean he was before, but now he’s like double or something.
by Ovechwin on Jan 12, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I will I'm aloud to babysit!!!
by washfan29 on Jan 12, 2010 11:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Uncle Alex, of course!
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by Your Nation's Capital on Jan 12, 2010 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. How Green gets that is beyond me.
by David M. Getz on Jan 12, 2010 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Goals are sexy, that’s how.
Matt Bradley is my fucking hero, I mean he was before, but now he’s like double or something.
by Ovechwin on Jan 12, 2010 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Because giving it to Jeff Schultz would have been the end of the universe.
"I must be hallucinating. What's a good thing for a hangover?"
"Drinking heavily the night before."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 12, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Steinz’ take on the fight:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/01/matt_bradley_steals_ovechkins.html
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
by gfcaps fan on Jan 12, 2010 11:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That’s awesome!
Matt Bradley is my fucking hero, I mean he was before, but now he’s like double or something.
by Ovechwin on Jan 12, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Reader comment, FTW:
Chill out. It’s only hockey.
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"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
by gfcaps fan on Jan 13, 2010 12:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just love this part
“Do you see my fist?” he asks Downie, and the world, really? “It was fists like these that built quaint Canadian cities out of the harsh Canadian wilderness, etc. etc.”
Matt Bradley is my fucking hero, I mean he was before, but now he’s like double or something.
by Ovechwin on Jan 13, 2010 12:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Taking my bows.
"I must be hallucinating. What's a good thing for a hangover?"
"Drinking heavily the night before."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 13, 2010 7:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I knew it had to be someone from here. A rec for you.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
by gfcaps fan on Jan 13, 2010 7:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I want a job taking pictures of my teevee. Srsly.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Jan 12, 2010 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that fight recap = the silver lining on a terrible game!
by SeattleCapsFan on Jan 13, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
K I'm out
I got school tomarrow
by washfan29 on Jan 12, 2010 11:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
BB, to my taste, is experimenting too much with the PP lines. Tonight there were at least a couple of situations when Laich and/or Fehr couldn’t lift the puck where Backs or BMo easily would.
by fnralch on Jan 12, 2010 11:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Backs yes, Bmo no, unless its a trick shot. Laich has always gotten a lot of specialty teams play. His play of late is questionable for still getting that time, but Fehr doesn’t really belong. He’s having a good season but why would you put a 3rd or 4th ling winger our on PP?
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
by breaklance on Jan 12, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that raises the question: why is Tyler Sloan getting playing time on the PK?
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by ninefttall on Jan 12, 2010 11:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm. A quick look over at the NHL headlines on the sidebar -→
Marty! gets shutout number 479. A 1-0 shutout.
Flyers win their fourth in a row.
Time to buckle down, Caps.
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by Your Nation's Capital on Jan 12, 2010 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
something that won’t be on those headlines:
Burrows gets a $2500 fine, Auger gets nothing (except maybe a quick talk) as NHL dismisses matter. BOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by missy on Jan 12, 2010 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t read up on it yet. did they find any audio evidence or witnesses as to what Burrows was going on?
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 12:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the NHL claimed there wasn’t enough evidence for an investigation. Burrows got fined the max for flipping out at the media, and Auger just got a talk about not approaching players before games.
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by missy on Jan 13, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Cambell wasn’t anywhere the grassy knoll, was he?
NHL fail
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not shocked but that is ridiculous. The NHL has to protect the refs so they don’t call them out publicly and they don’t let players or coaches do it.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 12:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
479!
He’s never gonna get caught…
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 12:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Eric Fehr’s goal was nice
Not that it excuses it, but that Eric Fehr goal probably goes a long way in explaining all the long wrist shots that have had us fans scratching our heads over the last couple of years..
What looked like an amazing snipe from the original camera angle was really a low shot that got deflected top shelf. Which was why the goalie gave the defender a dirty look. Or did I misunderstand what you were getting at?
by psuscott1 on Jan 12, 2010 11:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I scratch my head at why players don’t take more shots on net like that. Maybe you beat the goalie(though for the average player it happens rarely on a clean shot) but often you get deflections, and rebounds. You give players a reason to crash the net and shooting creates.
I’m not saying shoot the puck every time you pass the blue line but always looking for someone else to create the opportunity isn’t always helpful.
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
by breaklance on Jan 13, 2010 12:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Via @tarikelbashir
Jeff Halpern called Alex Ovechkin’s hit on Steve Downie a “dirty hit” because he stuck “his knee out there.”
Et-tu Halpern?
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Jan 13, 2010 12:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously? They hit each other straight on, that wasn’t even close to a knee to knee.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
On this evening, Halpern can go eat a fucking porcupine.
Now drink with me deeply of the bourbon, scotch, and rye until such time as we are fighting drunk.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Jan 13, 2010 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
On the subject of an [Gretzky]-ing porcupine:
Q. How do porcupines make love?
A. Very carefully.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jan 13, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
almost as ridiculous as the Lightning announcers claiming Bradley left the bench, without mentioning Fehr leaving the ice at the same time.
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 Jan 13, 2010 12:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TSN even has the video of the change. Looks clean enough to me. 1:14 mark.
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 Jan 13, 2010 12:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ovi going to “stick his knee out” on every big hit from now on, right?
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by cobracg on Jan 13, 2010 12:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Caps continue their streak of losing every single game I miss over the course of the past two seasons. My bad, dudes and dudettes.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Jan 13, 2010 12:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Although I don’t like the idea of AO getting hurt in a fight, if he is gonna drop the gloves he should go ahead and fight.
I also like that Brads was willing to jump in( the whole “wolfpack” mentality).
I’m very torn inside about how I should feel about this.
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 12:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
As much as we want to see Ovi fight, this was the way it should have happened. It’s not like Ovi backed off. He stood up for himself, and then the team stood up for him too.
by psuscott1 on Jan 13, 2010 12:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What Bradley did was cool, but I want to see Ovechkin actually fight. At least he clearly showed he was willing to square off and fight, and didn’t wimp out or jump a guy off a faceoff.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 12:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed on both counts.
Just once, I’d like to see him beat the living snot out of someone just to prove he can.
(selfish, I know but still….)
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 12:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I definitely want him to fight but I’m not sure I want him fighting someone so seasoned, or such a useless clown. I want him fighting a guy that doesn’t make it his business to normally fight because he’s too valuable to his team. Dave Steckel just showed what happens when you fight out of your skill class, the Caps don’t need some punk getting free shots at AO’s dome.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 12:45 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I agree, which is why I like what Bradley did. AO definitely shouldn’t go with a seasoned fighter, although he’s got a significant size advantage on Downie so I think he’d be okay fighting him. But ideally AO wouldn’t fight some useless punk.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup. I’m really glad that Bradley knows to protect Ovechkin from the Downies, the Kocis, the Clownboys of the league.
Real heavyweights don’t worry me as much. If Ovechkin took on Boogaard or Laraque, I think the fight would be quick and those guys wouldn’t hurt Ovi. They’d do the equivalent of the vulcan neck pinch, and take him down quickly and painlessly without incident. They’ve got nothing to prove.
Downie or Koci or Conboy though — I could see one of those guys really trying to hurt Ovechkin. And Carcillo might be in that group. That scares me. Good on Brads.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe Laraque or Brash or Parros would Vulcan neck pinch AO, but Boogaard would definitely try to inflict pain.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oui vei.
I watched the horrendous CSN feed.
The commentators were under the impression that the circus left on Monday.
Looked like a circus to me. 4 clowns wearing black and white stripes, death defying stunts (Stecks going after Konopka?) and a goalie the size of an elephant.
Of course… Tampa actually sells tickets for the circus.
by iwearstripes on Jan 13, 2010 12:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I could not possibly disagree more with the assessment of Matt Bradley, and I have a feeling that the reaction of the general hockey population is going to be pretty similar to mine.
Do I want Ovechkin to drop the gloves? No. If he does, do I want him to fight for himself? Yes.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Jan 13, 2010 12:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I got a reply to the hockey world. Eff you.
by Gin and Tonic on Jan 13, 2010 12:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree, but the dirty tag is going to be turned into pussy. I am sure we won’t come to a consensus but I think Brads did the right thing. On the other hand I would have loved to see OV rip downie apart
by Garyland1177 on Jan 13, 2010 12:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If you haven't read "The Code"
You should… if Bradley doesn’t step in to take on Downie, he’s not doing his job. Part of the job he has is to make sure that morons like Downie don’t drag Ovechkin to the penalty box with them….
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jan 13, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Then he failed. Ovechkin got two on the play.
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by Whiter Mage on Jan 13, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not entirely. AO got 2, not 5 and a beating from Downie. While AO is as tough as they come, Downie is an experienced fighter…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jan 14, 2010 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible game but certainly one of the most entertaining/ controversial of the year.
by Garyland1177 on Jan 13, 2010 12:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Since there seemed to be some debate in the GDT, thought I’d post that Steckel indeed was the challenger in his fight. “I asked him if he wanted to go, and he was kind enough to oblige” — he says something to that effect in this vid
by sixsevenfiftysix on Jan 13, 2010 12:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Scoresheet says Bradley got a misconduct for leaving the bench. Did he actually leave the bench or was he just a third man in? That’s a weird one, because you almost never see it.
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by Doogie2K on Jan 13, 2010 12:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bradley says he was changing for Fehr and didn’t come off the bench illegally, quote is something like, “if I were going to come off the bench, I would have done it a lot earlier than that.” Boudreau says the ref told him the league can review that penalty, and retroactively rescind it if they determine he didn’t leave the bench illegally.
I agree that the change was clean, but that didn’t really affect anything- I believe they also gave Brads a misconduct for 3rd man in, so he was out for the game either way.
I’m not actually sure what the spirit of the 3rd man in rule is – is it to prevent a 2-on-1 fight? Because if so, I don’t think Bradley should have been called for it. Ovi clearly steps back and doesn’t get involved in the fight – they didn’t even give him 5min. I see it being a grey area though, but I legitimately don’t know what the rule is meant to prevent.
by dinasaur on Jan 13, 2010 1:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It was pretty clearly a good change considering the existing standard. I don’t have a problem with Brads getting tossed, though I don’t think it was really a third man in situation. You’re right that it’s to prevent guys from being jumped or double teamed, but Downie was able to defend himself so I don’t think it was too bad of a play.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is the 2 for instigating a fight also a game misconduct or is that only for the last 5 minutes?
That always confuses me.
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 1:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if a player gets an instigation penalty in the last 5 minutes of the game, the player gets a fine and a 1(or maybe 2)-game suspension. already happened to hordichuk back in november.
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by missy on Jan 13, 2010 1:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, ok. The last 5 minute rule always got me. Thanks :)
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 1:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, so Brads match penalty was for leaving the bench to fight. The review is automatic from the League.
I checked the rulebook. If the League determins that the change was legal (which it was) then they can recind it. Then he will only get the 2, 5, and 10 but not the game. Downie got a 5 and a 10.
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 1:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I put my faith in Colin Campbell. What could possibly go wrong?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gary Bettman sends you to hell for worshiping false idols.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, agreed on both counts. Thanks for the clarification – Downie clearly sees Brads coming and is able to prepare to fight him. At the same time, he dropped the gloves agreeing to go with Ovi, not Brads, so I can see it both ways.
by dinasaur on Jan 13, 2010 1:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The original intent of the rule when it was implemented in the late ’70s was to prevent brawling from getting out of control. That being said, I think that was a textbook 3MI: two guys squared off and ready to go and then a third guy jumps in and takes the situation over.
47.16 Third Man In – A game misconduct penalty, at the discretion of the Referee, shall be imposed on any player or goalkeeper who is the first to intervene (third man in) in an altercation already in progress except when a match penalty is being imposed in the original altercation. This penalty is in addition to any other penalties incurred in the same incident.
This rule also applies to subsequent players or goalkeepers who elect to intervene in the same or other altercations during the same stoppage of play.
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by Doogie2K on Jan 13, 2010 8:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s under review with the League.
The video from TSN (see above) shows what looks like to me a clean change.
What amazing date in history are we giong back to today, Mr. Peabody?
by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 1:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Michal Neuvirth’s body language on Tampa’s third goal said it all; that Tyler Sloan screen was just awful. Then again, maybe he just figured that’s the way to get playing time on the PK? Although, that raises the question: why is Tyler Sloan getting playing time on the PK?
Great line. Tyler Sloan was a gigantic, high-speed, facepalm all night. Or, at least the half that I saw. I don’t give a shit if Alzner wasn’t playing quite as well as he was when he was first called up, he at least looked like he belonged in the NHL. Sloan does not.
Good on Brads and AO for that incident. NHL sucks and isn’t providing a decent view of the initial hit in either the highlights or OTF. If anyone (Renhoak…) could provide a good clip of that I’d appreciate it.
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Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 12:54 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Tyler Sloan was a gigantic, high-speed, facepalm all night.
Rec’d for this line. But hey, at least Alzner is getting more playing time in the AHL. God forbid he takes his lumps in the NHL before the playoffs come around.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“We had a guy like that going after our best player, obviously we can’t let that happen,” Bradley added. “I’ll bet they would do the exact same thing if someone was squaring off with Stamkos. I mean, you don’t let guys like that go after your best players, and he’s our best player. And no matter who it is, we’re not gonna allow someone like Downie to go after him.”
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just think for a minute
Why is everyone so happy that brads stepped in?
Why do you assume Ovi would get hurt, much less lose?
Does he seem like a loser?
He knew what he was doing. we face tampa bay plenty. he knows who that clown is. he WANTED to fight. he’s the captain dammit. do we want him to fight 10 times a year GOD NO!!! but would ONE really have killed him. I have played plenty of hockey. It is a sport for tough MEN. spare me you womanly concern for Ovie. he is not made of glass.
Begin saying how this opinion makes me a terrible person……
V is for Varlamov!!
by V_is_for_Victory on Jan 13, 2010 1:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
/Cled.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 1:45 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Some minor things might be a cled, but the big picture of that post, not really. A captain has to be able to stick up for himself, and the way that went down was embarassing, and obnoxious. Teams watching that film can probably lick their chops, thinking “if we get under Ovechkin’s skin, someone else will fly in, we can probably get a power play.”
If you wanna keep a guy from fighting Ovechkin, you do it like Knuble did it on the shift that Ovechkin and Downie got matching minors. They were gonna go, but Knubs tied them both up, pretty much. Knuble’s the hero tonight, not Bradley.
What Bradley did, regardless of if he was on the ice or not, was skate across a zone to take a guy on who doesn’t really have huge fighting skills. Ovechkin is your captain, and I’m all for wolfpack mentality, but the second Ovechkin throws off his gloves, and you see him toss his helmet, you let him go, and I don’t care if he’s shadowboxing. A captain has to be able to defend himself and his teammates, and if you’re not going to let him defend himself, what’s the point?
Ovechkin becoming captain was going to lead to this stuff. Ovechkin has seen from Clark, and probably a lesser extent Crosby, that captains fight if need be, even if a Captain doesn’t have to. Bad decision to drop the gloves? Yeah. But Bradley’s call was a bad one too, if you ask me.
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by Whiter Mage on Jan 13, 2010 5:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my only comment would be what would folks say if ovie broke his hand or otherwise got hurt during a meaningless fight? i understand sentiments on both sides, but in the end, the caps bread is buttered with ovie and anything they can do to avoid ovie getting hurt is the right thing to do.
if thats crosby instead of ovie, you know cooke or one of the other pens would jump in just like brads.
also, ovie has had fights in the russian superleague. not his first time to dance.
by dcsportsfan1 on Jan 13, 2010 8:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There are fights I want to see Ovechkin finish, especially now that he’s the Captain.
This was not one of those fights. This was Downie being a clown, and you can’t let the world’s best hockey player be taken off the ice for a major or more every time someone wants to be a clown. Especially in the third period of a close game.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I understand that fear, but you have to let the guy go when he’s at that point. “Oh no, he might get hurt?” Have you seen how he hits? If you’re worried about Ovechkin getting seriously injured in a fight, obviously you’re not watching the rest of the game, or you’d be dead of fear.
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by Whiter Mage on Jan 13, 2010 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with WM. This was a reasonable comment. I may disagree, but it wasn’t Cled.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the somewhat random all caps and oozing machismo made it CI-worthy, myself.
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by J.P. on Jan 13, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good point. I was kind of ignoring that aspect of it, and I thought “Cled” was for the actual point being made. But you’re right — it’s pretty goofy.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with K_C and J.P… and to an extent you and WM. The substance of the post wasn’t Cled, it was the form.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That and the final line.
I don’t disagree completely with the point, I said before that I want to see AO fight. But I’m not going to go so far as to say what Bradley did was embarrassing. Downie is a guy with a long history of injuring people with cheap shots and is basically useless as a hockey player, so it’s not like Bradley was protecting him from St. Louis.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jason Blake says “What the fuck, man?”
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 3:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why do you assume Ovi would get hurt, much less lose?
I don’t. I also think he’s far from a lock to win. Getting in that scrap risks him all sorts of injuries: concussions, broken hand, broken wrist, broken jaw, etc. He’s too important to the team to risk that.
Is there a part of me that wanted Ovechkin to chuck ‘em with Downie? Of course. But that doesn’t mean I think it’s in the best interest of the team and, I’m betting today, Ovechkin would say the same.
spare me you womanly concern for Ovie. he is not made of glass.
What, just ’cause I fainted, that makes it womanly?
A hell of a lot of guys who aren’t made of glass have been seriously hurt in hockey fights.
Make smart decisions wins hockey games. Machismo does not.
by David M. Getz on Jan 13, 2010 7:45 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Is there a part of me that wanted Ovechkin to chuck ‘em with Downie? Of course. But that doesn’t mean I think it’s in the best interest of the team and, I’m betting today, Ovechkin would say the same
Exactly. I definitely sat up on the couch when Ovie dropped his gloves, but when Bradley came flying in I was also somewhat relieved. Besides, the Caps stood a better chance of coming back if Ovie wasn’t in the box for 5 minutes.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 13, 2010 7:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The opinion doesn’t make you a terrible person, but the misogynistic way in which you expressed it certainly implies such.
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by J.P. on Jan 13, 2010 8:28 AM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Missed that. Perhaps it was Cled after all….
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ovechkin was accused of a “dirty” play for a hit in the third on Tampa Bay’s Steve Downie, and the pair later dropped their gloves and were set to fight in the Lightning zone with six minutes left to play. Washington right wing Matt Bradley skated in front of Ovechkin and fought Downie.
“Downs makes a move, he (Ovechkin) sticks his knee out, leaves his knee out there,” Tampa Bay center Jeff Halpern said of Ovechkin’s hit. “It’s not the cheapest hit in the world, but it’s still a dirty hit. I think it’s a dangerous hit.”
What move was that? Ovi hit him, the guy didn’t like it and started throwing punches. I have no idea what knee on knee they are talking about. I suppose they are just throwing that out there as the excuse for Downie punching Ovie after a clean hit. At least whoever wrote the recap put the word dirty in quotation marks.
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by CapsFan2020 on Jan 13, 2010 1:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
The only move Downie makes before the hit is the move to pick his head up just in time to see AO coming at him. Both players hit each other head on while moving in a straight line, so I have no idea how anyone can see that as AO sticking his knee out on the hit.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 1:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His leg is straight. It projects from his body. Therefore, AO stuck his leg out.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gawd, getting to -that point – in the replay.
The Lightining announcer – repeatedly – wanted a charging call against Ovi – for hitting the guy with the puck?!
They painted it as Ovi being upset about what he thought was a slash.
Nevermind he had just gotten a new stick from the bench and lo and behold here comes the puck-carrier.
One of the announcers sounded like the usual homer trying to be fair, but there was an older-sounding dude who definitely crossed the line numerous times. In describing the fight the one guy said Downie was going to his own zone and Ovi came up to him looking for a fight.
Poor Downie.
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by Icebat on Jan 13, 2010 1:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Your biggest problem here is that you were listening to the TB feed.
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by Whiter Mage on Jan 13, 2010 5:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The out of towners were stuck, unfortunately.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
by gfcaps fan on Jan 13, 2010 7:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I had my choice of feeds. I went with TB in HD. And I saw all the faceoffs…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh, didn’t know that. I was going by what people were saying last night. So I guess you pick your poison — don’t get to see the faceoffs, or listen to idiot announcers.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
by gfcaps fan on Jan 13, 2010 9:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m on DirecTV. Other folks mileage may have varied.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 13, 2010 9:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you, don’t know why Caps fans covet the home team feed. If/when I have a choice there is definitely no guarantee that I’m watching CSN-DC.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not saying you shouldn’t watch the home feed. I’m saying, if you listen to homer announcers, you can’t get pissed off. Not many teams have commentators as unbiased as Joe/Craig, and they aren’t completely neutral.
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by Whiter Mage on Jan 13, 2010 6:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you can get called for charging even if the guy has the puck.
43.1 Charging – A minor or major penalty shall be imposed on a player or goalkeeper who skates or jumps into, or charges an opponent in any manner.
there is often a mis conception that a certain number of strides leads to a charging call, but there is nothing official about that in the rule book. Even so, I watched for something that “looked” excessive on a replay and hit was nothing but clean.
Interference is when you hit someone who doesn’t have the puck.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 13, 2010 7:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ya, usually it is called for leaving your feet but yes you’re right, it can also basically be running through the puck-carrier on a hit/check.
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by Icebat on Jan 13, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably more like: AO has been suspended for a knee on knee. He hit someone and we didn’t like it. Ergo, he kneed our guy.
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2010 2:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The whole “Ovechkin hit him with a knee” thing is gonna be an easy play for everyone now that he’s been suspended for it.
/haters gonna hate.
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by dlw66 on Jan 13, 2010 1:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Lightning announcers were wondering who would play goalie for their team if their 2nd goalie went down.
Announcer #1: “You’re allowed to dress any eligible goalie.”
Announcer #2: “Oh, I want to get in there… against 21”
I just heard it again on the Center Ice replay.
What exactly was their point there I’m still wondering
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by Icebat on Jan 13, 2010 1:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
The easy guess is that Laich wears 21 and injured Smith. Maybe #2 was alluding to some frontier justice, but I guarantee if that happened Laich would immediately break his face-punching slump.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would pay quite a bit of money to see one of those commentators vs. Laich
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
by kingzman264 on Jan 13, 2010 2:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seriously, is there any other way to interpret that?
I’m going to find out who this announcer was and if he’s inbredly related to Don Cherry
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by Icebat on Jan 13, 2010 2:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol. You make a great point Icebat.
Don Cherry + Commentator v. Brooks Laich
Only on PPV and a really bad CSN- Feed
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
by kingzman264 on Jan 13, 2010 2:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Judging by their birthplaces, there would have had to have been some sort of trucker’s rendezvous in Manitoba with parties quickly heading a thousand miles away from each other in opposite directions.
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by Icebat on Jan 13, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That old guy is Bobby “the Chief” Taylor. He also seems to have short term memory loss as he couldn’t remember a Lightning player running a Caps goalie like the Caps were doing to Smith tonight.
Ummm…
by passerby on Jan 13, 2010 2:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Taylor...
…was the #2 goalie on the Flyers 1974 Stanley Cup team, meaning he played in 8 games while Bernie Parent played in 73. He spent most of his career in the AHL. I imagine if the Bolts were really desperate, they’d get him suited up. If they did, I bet the Caps would have eaten him alive.
He also had a bit of a rep as a “tough” goaltender in that he’d whack opposing furwards on the leg if they tried to screen him. Of course, he could get away with that when his teammates were Dave Schultz (no relation), Don Saleski, Moose Dupont and Bob Kelly…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jan 13, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I read his bio last night, he was also a Flyers commentator for … I think they said 17 years, before moving over to do (very) color(ed) coverage for the Lightning.
I usually watch the opposing feed, beyond expressing occasional annoyance I may have complained about the in-game commenting once prior to last night. It really was notably bad.
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by Icebat on Jan 13, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One last fight thought: David Steckel, why?
I watched that fight unfold, and I was taken back to a training camp some years back, when the Caps were still at Piney Orchard. I believe it was Stephen Peat and Mel Angelstad who were about to engage in a kerfuffle. As they squared off Peat motioned to Angelstad as if to say, “ok, big guy, serve it up.” That seemed to be Konopka’s whole atttude about this fight.
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by ThePeerless on Jan 13, 2010 6:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am sad i missed this scrum.. anyone have a video of steck’s attempts at throwin down?
by highslot84 on Jan 13, 2010 6:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 13, 2010 7:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good work internet.
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by Bald Pollack on Jan 13, 2010 7:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For what it’s worth, pucksandbooks on OFB said tthese two have a history from the AHL days.
by vt caps fan on Jan 13, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder if he got that from here or if he knows more about it. I couldn’t find any actual fight b/t the two.
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by J.P. on Jan 13, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
probably. I can’t find the fight either.
by vt caps fan on Jan 13, 2010 9:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welp.. I might get flamed for saying this but…
If there had to be one team to give us a spanking this year, I’m glad it was the Lightning. I don’t know why, but for some reason I like them.. prolly my second favorite team. St. Louis is a class act man. He, Vinny, and Stamkos work hard so a small part of me was actually happy to see them spring to life.
by Brainumbc on Jan 13, 2010 7:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Marty has been/will be my favorite non-cap. I can only dream about what a guy like him would do for a team like the Caps.
by FFSEnough on Jan 13, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Notes from my couch.
Not many tonight that I didn’t mention above. Sloan and Green stood out to me as having pretty bad nights. Sloan for just looking overmatched (that’s probably what happens when you miss 5 in a row) and Green for his decisions. However, Green did pot 2 goals to help right the ship.
I couldn’t help but watch this game and after the first period think to myself, This team’s gonna pull a Minny-Wild tonight. They kinda did, then let their foot off the gas when they had TB reeling. I still think Marty’s goal was the turning point, and maybe that makes Green’s failed clear even more glaring. Had the Caps gone into the 3rd tied, that’s a different game.
Ovie’s the Captain now. He’s got to cool it with his cry-baby bullshit after he doesn’t get a call his way. Sitting with your ass on the ice, arms in the air while the play is still going on is just moronic. Get up, get a new twig and play on. Next whistle talk to the ref. You’ll get a lot more respect that way. Speaking of getting more respect, that’s the best that Ovie could have gotten for going after Downie. This is a regular season game vs a team not destined for the playoffs. Not worth the bad that could have happened.
One more Ovie item. He needs a multi goal game like right f’n now. I’ll take “Caps First 2009/2010 Hat Trick for 400, Alex”
Lastly. I’d love to know what got under Nick’s skin last night. A crosschecking penalty that I swore was on Knubes until like 1:30 into the PP when Joe B finally told us who was in the box. Then he comes out of the box and immediately boards a guy. Something happened last night that the rest of us didn’t see. Maybe all that leftover methane got to the guy’s heads.
by FFSEnough on Jan 13, 2010 8:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
5 bucks says he gets the hat trick tonight against the cats. I have a feeling the caps are going to come out of the gate tonight, guns a blazin’
by Brainumbc on Jan 13, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather put my 5 bucks on Backstrom and Ovie getting 2 goals, and Ovie spending the rest of the night setting Nick up for a hatty, passing out countless opportunities to score, much like he did last night with Green.
by FFSEnough on Jan 13, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As I tweeted this morning, if it was AO squaring off with Sid, would Bradley have had to jump in yambag-first?
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by J.P. on Jan 13, 2010 9:24 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Nah, Ovie would have just touched him on the shoulder and he’d fall. Unless the puck was in front of him.
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by gfcaps fan on Jan 13, 2010 9:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If they fought it would be a wrasslin’ match. Sid is incredibly strong, especially his core and lower body, so when he fights he first makes sure he ties up the other guy and protects himself, then tries to slip some punches if he can. Not particularly entertaining fights but I have to say I hope that’s how AO does it. In this context, AO needs to be defense-first.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Fehr and Balanced on Jan 13, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You are aware that was a reference to his diving versus the inability to knock him off the puck when he’s got it, right? Obviously, this was a snark fail.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
by gfcaps fan on Jan 13, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I noted it in the Clips this morning, but as far as I’m concerned, AO did exactly what he needed to do – he was ready to fight a guy with nearly as many NHL fights (17) as goals (18) because he was sick of the pest’s shit.
Reasonable minds can disagree on Bradley’s role in the event, but I don’t see how anyone can have a problem with what AO did (not saying anyone around here does, but I’ve seen it elsewhere, unsurprisingly).
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by J.P. on Jan 13, 2010 9:32 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Well, you did preface it with “reasonable minds” so…
by brs03 on Jan 13, 2010 9:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
AO did what he had to do as captain. Brads did what he had to do as part of his job. If he was out there on the ice and did nothing while AO squared off with Downie, Bruce would be kicking his butt…hard.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jan 13, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One thing I noticed, but since nobody picked up on it I might be dead wrong, but was that boarding call on Backstrom weak? Looking at it again on the replay, Downie gets the puck by some (slight) holding of Morisson, then Backs comes in, and it seems to me Downie throws himself into the boards (with great talent) while Backs might push him slightly in the lower back.
Not that I want to be known as a dirty hit apologist around these parts…
by benjik on Jan 13, 2010 5:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
My apologies if this is a repeat comment. I just got online now and have not read every comment. One thing that irked me from last nights game is the number of times the TB players were slashing at Ovechkin’s stick attempting to break it. If you watch the video that led up to the hit. Ovechkin is in the slot with Downie covering the D man. Downie drops down for a couple seconds and takes a shot at Ovie’s stick attempting to break it. He fails. About 10 seconds later he repeats the performance and is successful in breaking the stick. That was not the only time in the game. I really believe breaking the superstar players stick was part of the strategy as they were attempting to do it all night and were not getting called for it. Obviously, Ovie had enough and of course the crime that led to all of this is not discussed or showed via video. Only the final results.
by CapsFanSince1979 on Jan 13, 2010 5:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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