Tuesday Caps Clips: Canadiens @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Jan 5, 2010 6:42 AM EST
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- Previews of this the third meeting of the season between the red, white and blue and le bleu, blanc et rouge from Vogs, Peerless and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Habs Eyes On The Prize for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- To refresh your memory, the Habs beat Michal Neuvirth 3-2 just before Thanksgiving in D.C. and the Caps took the rematch in Montreal a week later thanks to some late-in-regulation heroics and Nicklas Backstrom's shootout goal.
- Updates from the injury front, where Backstrom sounds like he's good to go, Semyon Varlamov is out for another two weeks, and Alexander Semin is "fine," but left practice early. Hmm. [WaPo]
- Fresh power rankings are out with the Caps down two to fourth at CBSSports, down three to fifth at SportingNews, down four to eighth at The Hockey News, and down seven (!) to ninth at CBC.
- A second Mike Green GEICO ad has surfaced. Check it out. [FanShot]
- Elliotte Friedman's weekly must-read didn't include any Caps nuggets per se, but a Lou Franceschetti mention is always noteworthy. [CBC]
- Hey, what do you know - no Alex, no ratings. [Truth & Rumours]
- Varly on the Olympics and the tradition of the Rookie Dinner. [RMNB]
- In case you somehow missed "The Caps Rap" yesterday, check it out (with bonus interview with the creator). [Puck Daddy]
- Fox5 did three spots from Kettler yesterday morning which... umm... well, good on them for being out there on Zorn D-Day. [MyFoxDC]
- Tonight's the gold medal game at the World Juniors, and John Carlson (tied for the tourney lead in plus-minus) is definitely one to watch. [CBC]
- Oh, and Marcus Johansson has been suspended and won't be taking part in the bronze medal game. [Hockeysverige.se (h/t ice warrior)]
- It doesn't get any braver than this young Caps fan. [Age 30+ (h/t Ted's Take)]
- Slightly off-topic, but The Boss has a new book available for pre-order, and we're happy to pass word of it along as all proceeds are going to charity (and no, that's not a euphemism for "Michael Nylander's salary"). [Amazon via Ted's Take]
- The man who is 13th in Caps history in wins is now on Twitter. [@mike_liut]
- If you're interested in former Cap Keith Jones but don't think you can stomach a whole book about him (much less one co-authored by John Buccigross), you might want to check this out. [Flyers]
- Bear Tracks! [LDN]
- Plenty of Hershey love in the top AHL stories of the decade (err, the past decade, that is). [The Hockey News]
- Yes, we're up big in the Caps Blog-Off finals. But now is no time to take our foot off the gas - vote if you haven't already. Do it. [NHL Arena]
- Per the HHoF, on this date back in 1983, "Washington's Doug Jarvis played in his 600th consecutive NHL game, as the Capitals extended their team-record road undefeated streak to nine straight games (6-0-3) with a 5-2 win over the Red Wings, at Detroit." Jarvis's iron man streak would eventually end at 964 games, an NHL record unlikely ever to be broken.
- Finally, big day for birthdays, with Joe Juneau turning 42, Mike Grier hitting the big 3-5 and Mathieu Perreault celebrating number 22. Happy birthday to all.
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Hey, what do you know – no Alex, no ratings
The Philly area ratings were awful. The WC came in third behind the PSU/LSU game and the Mummers Parade. Good thing the Philly Wing Bowl isn’t until Feburary 5th, or it might have finished fourth.
If you've read this far...seek help.
I can understand losing to Penn State (which is what I was watching, flipping to the WC at half time), but the Mummers thing is quite an indictment. The parade has been losing money and relevance for years, and most people who care about it go watch in person, so I’m real surprised with the tv ratings.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Jan 5, 2010 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
Who couldn’t love string bands and strutting?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
More like the people in that city have finally tired of watching that train wreck of a hockey team that brings about zero entertainment value. Makes me almost respect those folks. Almost.
A man gotta have a code
Except that the team was pretty hot going into the WC and looked like it turned it around. For one of the strongest and most respected American markets it’s shameful to have you fan interest drop like that in half a season.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I was in Philly for New Year’s 2009 and we were definitely flipping back and forth between WC and Mummers Parade.
Love the Mummers Parade.
ALEX, FЯEE
Oh, don’t get me wrong, so do I. And so do many Philadelphians, just not as many as there used to be.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Jan 5, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Know Alex, Know Ratings?
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Jan 5, 2010 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The funniest part was Elliot being concerned that Lou would make it out alive with the Yanks gear he had on. Trust me, even at his age, I’m pretty sure Lou could have have taken on the Southies & any of those snot nosed punks from South Philly.
A man gotta have a code
Heh, when I first watched the Departed, I had to ask my buddy from MA if Southies actually existed.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:13 AM EST up reply actions
Semi related, but I recall a story on Deadspin a couple years ago, but there was an epic story about how Brendan Shanahan and a couple teammates went to Yankee Stadium to watch the Blue Jays play, and a few fans tried to start a fight with them (even knowing who they were) and got epically beat down as a result, with the moral of the story being don’t pick a fight with someone who knows how to do it.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
What about stupid geniuses?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:20 AM EST up reply actions
Aren’t they all? Ever seen people who can program or calculate vectors in their head but can’t find their keys in the morning?
Unleash the Alex!
I'm partial myself...
to Super Geniuses
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:23 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
That’s true. All our cartoons had gratuitous violence when we grew up, and that’s sorely missing from today’s cartoons. I think I turned out okay.
punches random co worker
throws coffee mug
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:28 AM EST up reply actions
Depends when you grew up I guess. I’m sure kids these days will grow up to reminisce about Sponge Bob or something.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
Power Rangers came out around the time I stopped watching those shows. I was never a huge fan. I was all about Ninja Turtles though.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:37 AM EST up reply actions
I believe there is a pill for that.
A man gotta have a code
by Carl Putnam on Jan 5, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
…you and Jerry Falwell. Oh, right…no mist coming from Lynchburg anymore.
by mechanicsville on Jan 5, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
I was right in the wheelhouse for PR (5th-6th grade) and Ninja Turtles (1st-2d grade). My parents were also smart enough to immerse me with Looney Tunes, so at least I got that going for me.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:39 AM EST up reply actions
Don’t forget about Animaniacs. I’d still watch that show even now.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Great show (as was Tiny Toons) and it was educational! I still love the Presidents song and the countries of the world song
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:48 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
and good old Pinky and the Brain. Those two shows were stellar.
by ns on Jan 5, 2010 8:51 AM EST up reply actions
The beautoful thing about Animaniacs is that it does have the odd political commentary sprinkled in.
Unleash the Alex!
Yup. The theme song has Bill Clinton playing the saxophone. How many other cartoons can say that?
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
I liked Ninja Turtles, I admit it, but I was more of the Rainbow Brite and Gummi Bears era. Always had a soft spot for Looney Tunes, though.
Unleash the Alex!
My sister had all the rainbow brite stuff…she loved that show.
Unfortunately, she also was of the age as a young girl when New Kids On The Block blew up.
I can still remember the NKOTB posters on her wall right next to the Caps “Class of 91” team poster and her poster from GOAL Magazine of Pierre Turgeon.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
i was rainbow brite for halloween last year… :)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
haha, there are some on facebook, which i can’t get to right now. pretty awesome, though – although it was prob the shortest skirt i’ve ever worn.
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
That’s so funny, I was rainbow brite for Halloween last year!
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
by zephyr on Jan 5, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Especially since we now know what he looks like thanks to the pickup game pics.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
I. Am. EBIL!
And I have photographs… and PhotoShop… and… Muwahahahahaha!
I need a snappy signature...
Heh. My parents taught me right from wrong and the difference between cartoons and reality. It wasn’t such a hard concept.
Unleash the Alex!
a lot of parents today, however, are terrible people and will raise terrible children. or it was always like this and i am now just old enough to realize it after seeing it first hand as an “adult”.
by ns on Jan 5, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions
Looney Tunes and Schoolhouse Rock is all anyone should ever need.
by mechanicsville on Jan 5, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
They haven’t made cartoons like this in way too long. Of course, they’re not particularly politcally correct, either, are they? Sadly, Looney Tunes are even older than I am (token older broad representing here).
"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."
Good on them for not being politically correct; I think the world could do with a bit less political correctness.
Unleash the Alex!
You’ll have to come to my defense next time somebody yells at me for something around here.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
The trick is being funny in addition to being offensive.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I’m just glad they weren’t Mon Cha Chis, so we didn’t get a Joanie Loves Mon Cha Chis
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions
I wish we could photo shop “MELLON ARENA” on the sign
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:28 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Because you asked....
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
by gotsparkly on Jan 5, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Bless your heart.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know if anyone besides me watched this last night, but USA defeated Ontario last night in the U-17 Hockey Challenge and took the gold medal. Final score was 2-1; I felt bad for the USA goalie, who pitched a shutout until 19:58 of the third despite Ontario piling it on and being all over the US in the third frame.
A couple of guys to watch for jumped out at me:
- Rocco Grimaldi, who at 5’6" and 175 might never make it to the NHL because of his size, but was a force all over the ice, backchecking, blocking shots, carrying the mail on the rush, crash the net, taking Canadians off the puck, and generally making an absolute nuisance of himself at both ends of the ice. At one point he probably would have scored if he hadn’t collided head-on with the Canadian net.
- John Gibson, the USA goaltender. Just … wow. One save he had someone sitting on him and it still didn’t go in. Positionally sound and cool as a cucumber, I look forward to seeing him at a higher level in a year or two.
- Ryan Murphy took Ontario on his shoulders in the third and it seemed like he was leading or in on every rush. Wicked shot – Gibson was just that good.
Unleash the Alex!
“If you’re good enough, you’re big enough.” And if you’re Italian enough, it doesn’t hurt.
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He made me think of Chris Bourque in physical stature – a fireplug – and Perreault in drive.
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I’m thankful we won’t get shots of them lined up at centre ice on Coach’s Corner with Don telling us how “beautiful” they are while they sing “O Canada”.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
Sounds like a “Jersey Shore” extra.
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Re 5’6" — at U-17, these boys aren’t close to being done growing. He may never be 6’0", but then again, he might.
"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."
I felt bad for the USA goalie, who pitched a shutout until 19:58 of the third
Don’t feel bad for that kid — he’ll be a champion the rest of his life.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
He deserved the shutout, though. He so did. And I agree with you – I look forward to seeing him in a draft.
Unleash the Alex!
Shut outs are always nice, but I’m sure he’ll still have a huge smile when he tells everyone he stole a gold medal game against Canada.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Winning anything hockey related over Canada makes me all warm and fuzzy.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
Harbinger?
I’m hoping last night was a warmup for tonight in Saskatoon. In the New Year’s Eve game,I thought the USA side was the better team, but Canada won. Having watched Canada against the USA and Switzerland, I think they are beatable.
by mechanicsville on Jan 5, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Brooks Laich will be on Elliot in the Morning tomorrow. Perhaps he is announcing his captaincy, eh? Hmm.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:04 AM EST reply actions
Don’t count on it.
"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."
Yeah, I seriously doubt it. They did say they would wait about a week though.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:11 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know if Laich would be the one to announce it; I’d have to think it’d be a team PR thing.
Unleash the Alex!
Indeed. We were joking yesterday that the team wouldn’t announce anything, just that Ovechkin would come out of the tunnel at the game with a C on his jersey.
"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."
Shows what I miss by being swamped at work yesterday. They might very well choose to do that.
Unleash the Alex!
I b’lieve they said “give it some time” rather than “wait one week”.
Timeframe-wise, that is.
ALEX, FЯEE
The “one week” might have been a Rink Rat prediction then. I remember it being thrown around somewhere. And I was joking about Laich announcing it on EITM, for the record.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:28 AM EST up reply actions
No worries. I can see the team playing it low-key given the slump and out of respect for Clark, and because that’s sometimes how they choose to do things.
Unleash the Alex!
Yeah, a low key approach seems pretty plausible to me. I can see Joe B or Locker casually mentioning it before a game.
Locker’s key to the game for the Caps: “Get a little captain in them.”
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 8:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of the Captain, was that the Captain Morgan mascot next to Bob Costas during the winter classic?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:40 AM EST up reply actions
At this point I’ve had just about enough “respect for Clark,” personally.
Move.
On.
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by J.P. on Jan 5, 2010 8:37 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m for “respect for Clark” only if that Clark happens to be Wendel.
I value my life.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sure, but I don’t see any reason to fanfare it when the team’s in a slump regardless.
Unleash the Alex!
I don’t see any reason to not celebrate a new captain just because the team has lost a few games.
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1) Word will likely be out before game time once the new captain is announced.
2) It would be cool to see Ovechkin (or whoever) with the newly-sewn on ‘C’ on the jumbotron as the camera zooms in on the jersey at Verizon. Everyone stands up and gives the new captain a standing O.
If they respected him so much, why the hell did they trade him? I am also annoyed at that “respect for Clark” comment.
"We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor." - Bobby Clarke
by Karl W on Jan 5, 2010 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They traded him to make the team better.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Jan 5, 2010 9:27 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Sorry, the “we” was personal. I have no idea what went on here yesterday, I was out of town until late.
"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."
I like Royal Tenenbaum better
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
So when the next Swedish prospect makes it to the Caps (sorry, AnGus, not you) and gets his glamour shot on the ladies-only fansite… will it be Scarlett Johansson?
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If you’ve just made a nickname stick, you sir, are ripe for a smakedown.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 5, 2010 8:10 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And so let it never again be spoken!
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Congrats also to Braden Holtby and Tom Ford, who have both ben named to the ECHL All-Star team
ALEX, FЯEE
The way Varlamov keeps getting injured, both system goalies who have been named to their all-star teams may not actually be playing in those leagues when the games take place. I hope that’s not the case, given that I assume their not until the end of January?
"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."
Shame he couldn’t just take Neuvy’s spot if he keeps up his great play and MN30’s in DC.
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The Holtby lobby is clamoring for a backdoor spoton the AHL teamin HER.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Rob Parker on Jan 5, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
See…now that’s funny AND offensive. Not all that hard if you put your mind to it.
by mechanicsville on Jan 5, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
And if you’re visiting Habs Eyes on the Prize, that entry on this being the 100th birthday of the Canadiens franchise is quite a piece of work. Well worth the time.
If you've read this far...seek help.
Very well done indeed.
I scrolled down past that post afterwards and saw this though:
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
“But the party was really very fun. A rookies party happens once in a career. And I remember that party. We sat in a restaurant, had a great time. It was great.”
Jeepers creepers. You take my breath away, Varly. You actually sat in a restaurant? And everything? (Maybe the boy is acquiring some of his GM’s taciturnity. Or golly, maybe they all really did sit in a restaurant.)
Happy B-Day to that scamp Matty P! Come back soon.
Jeepers Rink?
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Jan 5, 2010 9:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Would you mind summarizing for those of us who can’t watch videos at work?
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
Roughly the same move, only Cormier’s elbow is higher when it connects. Neither one intentional, but Cormier’s is worse.
Unleash the Alex!
Did they suspend the Swiss kid who took Hamonic out?
"We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor." - Bobby Clarke
Screw it, we've got more important things than a butter shortage.
(Never thought I’d say that…)
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Please tell me Harmonic’s first name is “Phil”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What happened to him? I missed it but heard he is not playing tonight.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Maybe I’m looking at this with"Swedish Eyes" but I think it’s a big difference Johansson doesn’t stick out his elbow he got it tucked into his body but I wouldn’t have a problem with the argument that D’Amigo weren’t in control of the puck anymore making it a late check.
Cormier on the other hand put his elbow out and I’m not completely sure it wasn’t deliberate and the puck is on the other side of the rink.
D’Amigo was looking down Rödin weren’t. D’Amigo himself thought that it was worth no more then a two minute penalty and that it wasn’t a dirty hit. He also said that it was the turning point in the game.
I watched it last night.. it looked very tame. It’s another instance of a guy about to miss his check and then reflexively expanding his body to try and make some kind of contact. No malicious intent at all.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I’ve watched it repeatedly and just couldn’t fathom why that’s 5 and a game, let alone a suspension. It’s a rather lame “hit to the head” but I guess in Juniors they bring down the hammer. D’amigo wasn’t looking and had his head down, which is why it looked so violent, Mackan just skated by and hit him with his shoulder. Eh.
The Caps are a dirty organization top to bottom. Go Flyers.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Trade Jeff Shuzl!
Have you seen this Tara wHeeler? Wowee!
Joe Finley!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Trade Jeff Shuzl
Is that a typo or are getting your Snoop on? F’Shuzl!
by mechanicsville on Jan 5, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
I guess in Juniors they bring down the hammer
But it’s not like they call this kind of play consistently. If they had a strict no headshots rule, and many others had been similarly disciplined, then I think it would be more palatable. But this makes it look like they borrowed Colin Campbell’s wheel of justice for a day.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
It isn’t clear if Marcus was suspended by the IIHF officials, or benched by his coach or Tre Kronor officials. Usually it’s not good to have the team captain collecting game misconducts in the semifianls, and Sweden invested a lot of resources in this tournament.
ALEX, FЯEE
I haven’t read anything specific about that but I assume it’s for the rest of the tournament meaning one game.
Ha. What else could they suspend him for? His Junior career is essentially done; would they really suspend him indefinitely in to the future? “You can’t play in any IIHF tournament for X years!”
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
McKenzie has just said that Mackan is NOT suspended, that the Swedes assumed he was. They submitted the lineup without him, and now he can’t play. Ugh.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
I just posted the same thing. I can’t believe they could be so clueless, how could you not know if your player is suspended or not. Oh well the game starts in 10 minutes I will be watching non the less.
Yeah Heja Sverige! Apparently the IIHF meeting was last night and they still didn’t bother to find out that Johannson wasn’t suspended so the mistake is all on Sweden. No Swedish media have picked up on McKenzie’s twitter not even the network that is broadcasting the game are saying something about it and they are in Saskatchewan. I want someones head on a plate for this.
Unless it’s another Nylander to Russia blunder from Mckenzie.
International play is pretty consistent with dropping the hammer. If a guy goes down injured you can bet that there will be a PIM and probably a game misconduct. Check this out. Notice how you hear the in-arena announcer call it a 2 Minute elbow (just after the 1:00) mark but when Olesz stays down Phaneuf ends up with a 5 and a game.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Because of BB all I think about watching the clip is what a nice pass from Fleischmann right before Olesz get hit and more importantly is he playing center.
by Malin A on Jan 5, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Johansson should not have been assessed a penalty
Rule 46 – Elbowing
46.1 Elbowing – Elbowing shall mean the use of an extended elbow in a manner that may or may not cause injury.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26335
Johansson’s elbow wasn’t extended. It was tucked at his side. He didn’t even lean in, or anything, in fact, he might have just skated by if D’Amigo hadn’t turned into him. Complete and total utter horse-crap, though I expect no less from officials towards the Caps…
Q: Your rival, Sidney Crosby: dislike him?
Ovechkin: "I love him."
Q: You send him cards on his birthday?
Ovechkin: "I send him cards every day."
by Marshall Pirate on Jan 5, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
I’m with you. The hit on D’Amigo wasn’t that bad. I think it was 2 but it wasn’t nearly as egregious. Mackan’s biggest problem was that he wasn’t going for a big hit on D’Amigo to start. He looked like all he wanted was a glancing blow and that led to the elbow/head contact. If he had seen the head down and just lined him up and buried him it wouldn’t have been an issue.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Cormier’s is intentional. Not sure what you are watching or why you are giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
That is the most blatant elbow I’ve seen since Domi on Niedermayer. I wouldn’t give Gandhi the benefit of the doubt on that play.
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 5, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Most blatant elbow not involving the letters “P-R-O-N-G-E-R” you mean.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I figured that was a given. Pronger’s elbows are in a league of their own. (That league happens to inhabit the faces of Mcammond and Holmstrom.)
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 5, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Or P-E-R-R-Y
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 5, 2010 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Certainly Cormier got higher. shrug I usually give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Most times, it ends up being right – never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by being stupid.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
Whether or not it was malicious (how can an elbow to the head not be malicious?), he goes out of his way to put his elbow up to the head. And it’s half a rink behind a play. There is no way that is unintentional and there is no way that is a hockey paly.
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 5, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
shrug Definitely not a hockey play, but I don’t think it’s intentional. Without getting into the guy’s mind, we’ll never know, so it’s a moot argument.
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What part isn’t intentional? The knock out or the moving the elbow?
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
The knock out, although looking at your post I see the difference in where we’re thinking. I’m thinking it’s not premeditated as in “Oh, maybe I can hurt him and knock him out.” No real hockey player does that; they don’t make it that far if they think like that. Besides, it’s split-second reaction – there isn’t time to process that at the speed this game goes. Did he intend to hit him? Yes, and from that angle, a clean check is impossible. Did he plan to hurt him? I doubt it.
Is it a dirty check? Yes, on looking at it again. Is it premeditated intent to injure? No.
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I’m thinking it’s not premeditated as in "Oh, maybe I can hurt him and knock him out." No real hockey player does that; they don’t make it that far if they think like that.
Tell that to Jarkko Ruutu.
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 5, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Further proof that the North Americans can’t take what they dish. (I’m speaking here of management/officials, not players)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
Disagree that it cost them the game. They killed the 5 minute major and had momentum until stud prospect John Carlson of the Washington Capitals blasted a slap shot past stud prospect whatshisname of the Florida Panthers. The soft goal right there, followed by a USA SHG, is what cost the game. You could say Mackan would have been helpful to have on the ice, and you’d be right, but it didn’t cost the game.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Team Sweden captain Marcus Johansson believes he may have got a bit of a raw deal when he was slapped with an elbowing major and game misconduct in the semifinal game against the USA, keeping him out of Tuesday’s bronze-medal final.
“I think so,” he said Monday. “Maybe it was, but, when I saw that he turned, I tried to not hit him. I couldn’t disappear and I still got a collision and I guess I hit his head, but I tried to keep my arm into my body, but it’s bad luck.”
ALEX, FЯEE
So Johannson think it was the wrong call the guy who took the hit thought it was the wrong call. What do they do? They slap a suspension on top of it, that’s just great. It makes me wonder if Colin Campbell is moonlighting for the IIHF.
Bold prediction: The Habs get absorbed in the WJC during second intermission and rush out late for the third period.
Unleash the Alex!
Per James Duthie’s Twitter feed -
Some Canadian radio stations have been calling U.S team hotel, waking up players. The Edge in Toronto woke up Stepan, Lee, Damigo.
I think the US has some folks up North a bit worried :-)
A man gotta have a code
Or what they plan to do with the roughly 80% of their country that is uninhabitable. Go to hell, assholes.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Who’s the best to follow on Twitter to get WJC updates while at the Caps game tonight? Any suggestions?
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
I was thinking about following via Twitter or Facebook but decided to record it. Of course they may have it on the out of town scoreboards.
Bob McKenzie of TSN is a pretty good bet. Ed Frankovic may be on there too.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
None of my phone updates work. It’s really weird. I have several set to update that way, and I don’t get ANY of them. I gotta check my settings or something…
I figured I’d follow along on Tweetdeck, if I can get a signal in the Phone Booth during the game.
I could have been equipment manager, but nooooo!
They been doing stuff like this the entire tournament the only difference is that you guys are the number one enemy now and not the Swedes. I’m sure your teams dressing room want be available and all the other stuff they usually pull.
Can someone teach me to reply properly I was trying to CP2Devil 12 comments up and still ended up down here.
You did it right. This is where it should be. That’s what the “up” button is for.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, it’s just that three other people responded to that same comment and people in turn responded to them, so yours gets pushed way down here.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
Tack for the explanation. I got another technical question when I don’t have time to read all comments=some are still pink when I turn off my computer, the next day those comments are marked as read even to I haven’t Z through them. What am I doing wrong?
Try logging out of your SBN account before you close your browser. It worked for me.
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If you view a page and then leave it (i.e. you refresh, close the window, or navigate away) then all new comments on the page are marked as read.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
you can also click back and then forward if you’ve accidentally Z-ed your way past some comments. all the Z-ed comments will reappear as yellow.
This is also true. My guess is because whatever data structure they are using to keep track of unread comments is cached with that page.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
Reply received. As the experts have already mentioned you did it right.
I realize the trick is as old as morning radio shock jocks, but typically they do it in situations that their listeners would be down with. In other words, if the listeners could care less about Team USA its doubtful they’d be doing it.
A man gotta have a code
has anyone ever seen worse sportsmanship from a crowd? The fact that it’s a junior tourney makes it that much worse.
I’d be happy if Saskatoon never gets a major international event again. Bush. League.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously.
It’s been this way for a while… Canada can’t stand the idea that anyone else in the world could be better at “their sport” than they are.
Nobody is better at “their sport.”
Their sport is curling, btw.
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Us Americans don’t get all bent out of shape when the Japanese win the world baseball classic.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Us Americans don’tget all bent out of shape when the Japanese win thepay any attention to or care about the world baseball classic.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Right, because it isn’t “classic.” Just like the Winter Classic isn’t “classic.”
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
hey, I love WBC! Baseball…..with breakfast! and how can you not love those underdog Dutch?
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Actually, I was all in on the WBC. More so than I was in on the entire MLB season. And I was rooting for the Dutch from the start, even though only one of the players on the team was…actually Dutch.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
the best thing about the WBC, besides the Dutch, was Castro going all conspiracy theory! I wonder what his tin foil hat looks like.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
If there is ever a day that the US isn’t the best in the world at American Football you can believe that shit will hit the fan.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I was actually thinking about that one. It’s probably the least global of the major sports in America. We probably would be uppity if some CFL squad bested and American team (unless it was the Baltimore Stallions).
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Shit would hit the fan. The difference is that the NFL doesn’t have 80% of its franchises in Canadian markets. There would be no NHL to speak of without the U.S., so Canada’s Game my ass.
The NHL would be a shell of itself without Canadian labor. They need US money and Canadian bodies, that’s just reality. Is there any doubt that Canada churns out more quality hockey players than any other country? No. Does that make it the exclusive province of Canada, or justify their attitude? No.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
The real shame about that is that it leads to a sport that’s not going to build. Like or hate Bettman, he’s willing to shake shit up, and if you let Average Joe Mountie be the commissioner, we’d have teams in 12 Canadian cities, 11 of which would be English speaking if he was an Anglophone, and he’d have squads in Minnesota, Boston, Colorado (Cause it’s cold, right? Let’s ignore numbers on fans), St. Louis, New York, and Buffalo. The game can’t grow and mature that way.
It’s easy to forget as well that the NHL, as a matter of choice through the other league’s early expansion eras just sat at 6 teams until they couldn’t afford to. And even then, LA newspapers were calling it a joke that they had a long season to only eliminate two teams.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to defend Bettman so much as I am to attack that mindset they seem to have (And I’ve seen it, as I know multiple Canadian fans who on blogs and in person have told me they’d contract most of the NHL’s squads and go for a 12 Canadian team division and a 12 American team division).
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
It’s not just Saskatoon. Every time there is a big Juniors game/tourney in Canada involving the US you get the same bullshit.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 5, 2010 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
Wow. Assholes. Maybe someone could light the Canadian team’s equipment truck on fire.
"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."
Happens everywhere, even here.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 5, 2010 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
Maryland students do it to Duke BBall players. I’m sure it happens at plenty of other schools too.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Please. We throw nickels and batteries like gentlemen. Prank calls are kid stuff.
And besides, anyone that calls a hotel room is directly ripping off the Miami Hurricanes in 1987 when Jerome Brown called Jamel Holieway’s hotel room and did the “Warriors” bit.
“Jammmeeeellll…..come out and plaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy”
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
forgot to add the “hoo hoo” after “ripping off”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
hmmmm….Friedman is the first I’ve seen to really confirm that the Caps were indeed supposed to be in the Winter Classic. The way he phrases it, it sounds like they were told “you’re in!” only to get the rug pulled out from under them. It’s one thing to have the whole “Well, the NHL had the Caps penciled in…..” but its another to yank a team that has already been confirmed. Stupid NBC.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
And in a boring game. That was by far the least entertaining Winter Classic (I know, not saying much as it’s only the 3rd one) and was boring by the standards of any hockey game.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 6, 2010 2:27 AM EST up reply actions
Give the team some time to get things really going me some time to build my wallet, as I haven’t started the "Get Mage to Winter Classic town and tickets fund "yet.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
You know, if we can get enough people, we might be able to charter a bus or something depending on where it is.
Unleash the Alex!
I was jokingly (poorly done apparently) referring to YLM’s use of lyrics from “Train in Vain”.
A man gotta have a code
Speaking of the Clash, as I spent nearly 8 years working for Giant, I often felt lost in the supermarket
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Revolution Rec’d.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 5, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We should do it for a Caps game instead.
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And not for the Winter Classic? If it’s all smoke and mirrors again and the Caps aren’t in the Winter Classic, then definitely, but the WC would be fun. I’m planning on going anyway.
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I just want to participate, and there’s no way I could afford two tickets to the game and boarding and train/bus and etc, booo. :(
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JP/Tarik on Twitter
JP: If the Caps practice and no one tweets about it in real time, is it really happening?
4 minutes ago
Tarik: Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green are the only players not on the ice for this morning’s optional morning skate.
2 minutes ago
hahaha..
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by jordanDC on Jan 5, 2010 10:19 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I’m hearing Ovechkin and Green are not on the ice this morning.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Hey, if I can shame someone into being better and providing more info to us, I’m not above that.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
by J.P. on Jan 5, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Per Tarik -
Tomas Fleischmann, by the way, was practicing faceoffs. So that means he’ll lineup as a center tonight — for the first time since juniors.
A man gotta have a code
Oh, thank goodness. Now all the team’s problems are solved.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Now, now.. The best player doesn’t always have to be captain!
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Exactly. He can share his captaincy with Fehr.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Flaptain?
Clash?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
Clash?
That fits. After all BB is sure giving them enough rope…to hang themselves.
A man gotta have a code
Did you ever play center?
No not at all…
Did you ever play center?
No not at all…
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
Glad you like. Honestly, it probably won’t last very long because it’s so hard to tell what it is on thumbnail size
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
No, Tarik – that means he’s practicing faceoffs. Jeesh! Putting meaning where it might not be there? Wow, sounds like 90% of the Caps fandom.
Yup. Could just as easily be:
Flash: Dean, I’m going to play some center in February at the olympics. Would you give me some faceoff pointers.
Dean: Sure, no problem. Hey Dave and Boyd, come here and let’s give Tom some practice.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 5, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Also..
Neuvirth to start. Innnnteresting.
And Boyd Gordon is a scratch again, already. Can we just cut one of these 6 fourth liners loose already?
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So the Jose Theodore wheel keeps a turnin’
Weirdly, our hamster, which was named after Jose Theodore, passed away last night. How prescient of him.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Thoughts and prayers to the hamster’s family.
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He was a sweet little guy. And extremely smart. It used to scare me sometimes how smart he was.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
He enjoyed climbing, and whenever it was time for him to roll around in his giant hamster ball, he always knew to climb on the lid when it was put down there for him to get up on.
That, and when I would give him a treat, he would run over to his food bowl and place it there.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Meetup on the 21st?
Are we going to meet up somewhere on the 21st for the Caps-Pens game?
Personally, I would prefer NOT Virginia, as it’s a work night and I live up by BWI Airport, but maybe someplace in DC, like the ESPNZone or similar would work for folks…? Some mutually inconvenient location?
I need a snappy signature...
I can call Penn Quarter Tavern and see if anyone has claimed the upstairs room.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
We’ve been in there before – you know that little tavern near Archives Metro?
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
I’ll show you tonight. I know the place; it’s small. We’d need the room upstairs and probably would pack it.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
There’s something semi-official pending, but no hard details. As they say, “Watch This Space”
ALEX, FЯEE
Do we have a FanPost up on it yet? We should probably make reservations and find out how many are coming, because we had a good crowd last time.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
yeah, and it’ll be more crowded on a thursday night than mid-saturday afternoon
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
I don’t think we do, no… we do need a body count for this one. It may be even bigger than the last one, due to – well, Penguins…
I need a snappy signature...
Oh-hoooooo! OK. :-)
They better announce soon, and get their reservations in, though…
I need a snappy signature...
That would be awesome. I was disappointed I couldn’t make the pickup game, but I’d be sure to clear my schedule for a JP-PD party.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
I see how it is. You’re just a fame-whore.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Or I’m just trying to duck out on my debt.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
In that case, feel free to go to the Ballston meet up against the Pens… I won’t be there to collect…
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I won’t be there either… and I won’t be wearing a white Laich jersey that I didn’t get for Christmas.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
so I won’t call Penn Quarter. I assume Puck Padre and The Rink Master have it under control.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Oh, I see. Never mind, then. I try not to drive clear to Virginia on a work night, but as long as it’s not too far into Virginia, I may make an exception for this one.
I agree that they do need to announce soon and make reservations, though. It’s likely to be a big crowd.
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Since we’re “obsessed” with them, there probably will be.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
The announcement is up in the mainline, folks. Let’s take this convo there.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
If some Caps fan ends up getting engaged to some Penguins fan after this…
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 5, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
we’ll stage an intervention long before the engagement. Caps fans don’t let Caps fans marry waddlers.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
by RedBirdie on Jan 5, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The only excuse to waddle...
is when you’ve shit your pants.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
by Rob Parker on Jan 5, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No worries, as long as the Pens fan is the one that gets converted.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
My wife is from Pittsburgh. She gave up the Pens, I stopped hating the Steelers (well…at least not as much as I hated them).
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Of course, this didn’t stop my father in law from being a smart ass and sending me a Penguins toque, Coffee mug, licence plate cover, and rally towel for Christmas.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
So stuff the towel in the toque and burn them both in the coffee mug?
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
I think i’m experiencing some blowback from the Ovechkin T Shirt offensive.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
On a more immediate note...
Tonight? anyone? heading right to DC after work at 3ish. Probably will be at RFD’s until almost 6. If anyone wants to meet up in between periods again i’m down.
I’m in for that. I have to work ’til 5 or so, but between frames would be good. Maybe down by 429 this time?
I need a snappy signature...
Should be there in 410. Can’t make it to the rink until right around puck drop, though.
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[Shameless Self Promotion]
since the details of the viewing party for the Jan. 21 game against the flightless fowl seems to have been taking care of, wander over to my terribly named fanpost “Potential Olympic View Parties” and help determine which date(s) we should gather round and sport our various national colors. Becca has promised me she will sing the Olympic anthem loudly, proudly, not-so-respectfully, and many many many times, for your listening enjoyment!
[/shamless self promotion]
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Heh. I was going to sing at the pickup game but felt kinda stupid so shut up.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
haha, i would have with you! but they’d already started, so yeah, oh well haha :)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
There is a city in Brasil called “Japeri” located in Rio de Janerio. We could just take Rio’s anthem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5his3ODQnY
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
The Japers’ anthem would have to be the most badass song there is, and what immediately comes to mind for me is Eruption by VH.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I thought this was a joke. 1 vote for Anthem by Rush then.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
-100 votes for Rush. They suck.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It always comes back to Rush somehow.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Get the hell out.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
+ 1 million. I hate Rush. And I’m disappointed with all the Rush love given all the Canada hate elsewhere in this thread.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Jan 5, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
No they don’t, they love you regardless. Can’t you be more like Rush?
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Can’t you be more like Rush?
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Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
yeah…….that whole female thing….and the hair thing….and the not fat thing…..and I don’t smoke thing……and I’m a registered socialist thing…..
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
You’re a socialist and you don’t like Rush?! Have you HEARD “The Trees”?
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
My hate of Rush (the Band) stems from that little town I lived in that had one radio station that played the same 8 songs in rotation. “Tom Sawyer” twice an hour? You’d hate Rush, too!
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
No, I’d donate money to the radio station.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
It ain't easy being cheesy
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
speaking of the Flightless Birds……Kuntiz out 4-6. Surgery for a torn abdominal muscle. OUCH.
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
I wouldn’t have the stomach to sit though that type of injury
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Two minutes for punning
Shit. I’m gonna be racking up the PIMs.
"So much on my mind I just can't recline. Blastin' holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Jan 5, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
I’d like to have Diet Coke waiting for me in the box like Dale Hunter used to
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, you’d have to have abnormal pain tolerance.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
That was pretty abominable
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Game Summary?
Has anybody gotten the game summary for tonight from the Caps yet? I still don’t have mine…
I need a snappy signature...
Just found out i’m going to the game tonight! Wheee!
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 2:04 PM EST reply actions
Cool…may have to.
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 5, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
According to Bob Mckenzies twitter: Classic WJC story. Marcus Johansson was NOT suspended for today’s bronze game. He and Swedes assumed he was suspended. He wasn’t. But Swedes submitted official lineup minus him and now he can’t play in bronze game. Team officials say sore wrist but it’s all a mistake.
kinda interested tidbit from the Sports Bog: “Bruce Boudreau (hired Dec. 26, 2007, on a permanent basis) has been the Caps’ coach for 741 days. That’s more than twice the service time of Saunders, Riggleman, Onalfo, and Zorn’s successor, combined. Boudreau is in the middle of his second full season, but he will have already seen three Redskins head coaches.”
Fun fact: A popular opinion can still be stupid.
Patrice Bergeron celebrates his Team Canada selection with a prompt injury. Well done.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
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