Friday Caps Clips: Back(strom)‑to‑Back Wins
by J.P. on Jan 8, 2010 6:37 AM EST
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- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's win from us, Vogs, DCEx (blog, gamer), Joe B., Ed Frankovic, Peerless (click for the lead image, stay for the brilliance), Tic Tac Toe Hockey (nice Gordo shot), Fight for Old DC, RMNB, Cap Centre, Caps In Pictures and Tarik (blog, gamer)
- Alex Ovechkin talks captaincy. [Puck Daddy]
- Karl Alzner could be back soon. You hear that, Shaone Morrisonn? [Capitals Insider]
- If you haven't yet checked out the behind the scenes look at the Caps' V-cast ad shoot, do so. Now. [Caps365 (video)]
- Nice piece on John Carlson's Tuesday night featuring a good look at... something growing on Mike Green's face. [CSN Washington]
- Speaking of Green, he makes NHL.com's All-Snub Olympic Team. No kidding. [NHL.com]
- Brooks Laich is never not a great interview. Never. [EITM (audio)]
- Asking "The Kovalchuk Question." My answer? Nyet. [Storming the Crease]
- A list of other potential trade bait. [USA Today]
- Meet some Nats at the January 29 Caps/Panthers game, if you're into that sort of thing. [CSN Washington]
- If you're interested in watching the AHL All-Star Game and/or Skills Competition, here's where you'll be doin' your viewin'. [Puck the Media]
- Five reasons the Russians failed at the WJCs, including "no Kugryshev." Not listed? No Carlson. [RHF]
- Catching up with the Golden Boy in The 'Peg. [John Walton Hockey]
- Oh, and back to Kugryshev - he has his own thoughts on the Russian crash and burn. [Canoe (h/t YNC)]
- Catching up with Chris Clark. [London Free Press]
- For the stat geeks, GVT now at BtN! For the rest of you... nothing to see here... move along. [Behind the Net]
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after Nick scored his first goal, Ovi went over to celebrate and lost his balance, and slid into Nick taking them both out. It was pretty funny. Ovi was laughing his ass off
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It was almost pretty unfunny… look at that right knee… yikes.
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Jeez, good point. Didn’t notice that from 407, or in the photo this AM.
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Or the RUS-FIN match, per the AP Photo caption:
Washington Capital center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Finland, reacts as teammate Alex Ovechkin, left, of Russia, falls down as he comes over to congratulate Backstrom on his third-period NHL hockey game goal
What I love is that not only do the Wild have a Niklas Backstrom, they also have a double-nickel Schultz on D.
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I was listening to a Caps/Leafs game on the way home from Hershey on XM, they picked up the Toronto feed. Joe Bowen kept calling Jeff Schultz “Nick Schultz”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
I think it’s safe to say that I laughed my ass off.
I laughed my ass off when Brodeur went all paddle-to-Brooks’-face, too. I mean, I felt bad for Brooksie, but that was funny as shit.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
I must have missed that…what happened?
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 8, 2010 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
A puck popped up in the air in front of the crease. Marty swung his paddle at it to try and bat it into the corner, but he just flattened Brooksie’s nose instead. Slo-mo replay was GREAT.
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And Brooks’ reaction to it afterward was just as good, as he just kinda widens his eyes, and gives a “Woo” mouth and he tries to remember where he is.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
also not funny: joeB saying something like “oh no, ovie takes a nasty spill” and then comcast cutting away for 5 replays of the goal without letting us know whether ovechkin was okay.
by Natty Bumppo on Jan 8, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
CSN Washington has posted a short video: “Nicklas Backstrom on Ovechkin’s Tackle” – can’t get the direct link, but it is up on http://www.csnwashington.com
I submit that he wasn’t tested nearly as severely as he will be tomorrow night.
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Likely true. But that doesn’t take away from what he did last night.
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True, especially when soft goals have been the major problem.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I was very pleased with his performance last night; there wasn’t a thing he could really do on either goal.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
I felt like everyone in the arena was holding their breath until the first save. But I agree that he looked pretty solid.
"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."
Well, I definitely was.
"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’m praying I get to see Varly against the Leafs. I saw Theodore last year. Did not go so well as I’ve mentioned (against CBJ).
by HeartbreakRidge on Jan 8, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
i will forever do so after attending Jose’s first game ever as a Cap vs. Chicago. Ouch.
by ns on Jan 8, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Actually, Theo’s first game as a Cap was even less impressive than the beginning of the Chicago game. Yankaroo!
It seemed like every start he had he was going to let in a goal on the first shot.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
true story – had a goalie on a rec team of mine that went on a four or five game streak of letting in the first shot he faced. So next game after the faceoff one of our D literally shot the puck at his leg pad from right in front of the crease.
Streak over.
First and last shots of a period are a huge mental thing. Neat way you ended the streak though =]
I had a game where we were up by a few goals and the ref called a horrible penalty on our team so right after the faceoff was won we put the puck in the net to get our guy out.
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That’s fucking great. I’m going to try and use that one (though I doubt I will be able to, because my team sucks.)
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What night you play? Need a ringer?
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Wednesdays. I’ll let you know next time it looks like we’re going to need a guy.
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Ringahhhhhhhhhh
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
I once saw a goalie ask his own team to shoot on him towards the end of the game because he had only seen a handful of pucks during the game.
I understand him asking as a joke, but it made the team look disrespectful of the opponent.
I’m very relieved he was able to play well last night. I feel sorry for the guy. And then I realize he’s still a pro athlete, and I sort of stop feeling sorry for him.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Jan 8, 2010 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
After getting his lone point in a dog's age....
…Sha-Mo may get demoted??? What’s a guy gotta do to get some respect around here? He’s like the guy who gets a phone call from a voice saying “Come on over Baby, there’s no one home.” And he goes over and there’s no one home.
That said yes please to the return of Karl “Just a Paper Transaction” Alzner.
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Right or wrong, perhaps the threat of an Alzner recall is a lot more real than before for the vets, and subpar performances would lead to a night in the press box watching Alzner on ice (baseless speculation).
But if ShaMo’s healthy and starts to play like a guy who’s making almost $2m and realizes he’s going onto the FA market next year, bully for the recall threat.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
Has he shown any indication of stepping up his game? Maybe we should’ve known to expect this when he and his agent essentially said, “Hey, I’m not getting any better, so you don’t have to pay me any more than you did last year” this past summer.
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m with you on this; he’s had more “equipment issues” in the last couple weeks than in two years. I’d presume starting him with GreenLife52 last night was perhaps a way to maybe jumpstart him more than anything, but I’m just spitballing rationalizations right now.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
Please. Mo was awful last night (as has been the case on most nights this year), secondary assist on a great individual notwithstanding. He had the worst Corsi of anyone in the entire game last night, and has been arguably the team’s worst defenseman on the season.
I assume you were kidding around, but I still wanted to throw those numbers out there.
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Do you remember any specific gaffes?
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I do not. Perhaps “awful last night” was a tad harsh (though the Corsi argue otherwise) and is more applicable to his season on the whole than this one game.
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I agree. I don’t think he played poorly. I don’t think any of the D did last night, with the exception of the dance party along the far boards that left Cheechoo wide open in front of the net for his goal.
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Because it’s Friday and out of respect for you, I won’t comment on a certain Dman getting a little out of position on that first goal.
Did you see the wacky backwards pass that Foligno made along the boards? That would have thrown anybody out of whack.
Ok, I had just forgotten about that, it wasn’t great. But it wasn’t the kind of “what the fuck is he doing” moment that we usually see at least once a game from the D group.
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amen to that. and can’t blame him too much for getting a little tied up with the winger blasting down the side. wasn’t the easiest play.
I dunno… I was at least on the verge of “what the fuck is he doing” as Green kept backing in and backing in and backing in…
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Wasn’t he just staying with his man, though? Only watched the play once, so I could be wrong.
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That’s not how I saw it. What I saw was the Caps in great position at the blueline, with Poti and Green between the Sens and the goal and Backstrom coming on the backcheck. Then Backstrom and Green ended up with the same guy and Green never closed the gap on the guy with the puck. Miscommunication, at the very least, because they went from “fine” to “fucked” pretty quick.
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I think Bruce has the forwards backchecking up the middle to keep the pucks (and shots) to the outside. Foligno’s goofy back-pass just created a gap that let the shot come through and clink in off Green’s foot. I’m not going to hang that goal on anybody in particular.
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I’m not saying that Green’s failure to step up was the proximate cause of the goal, but it was a contributing factor. I’m sure they’ll go over it on tape – good goal to learn from, IMO.
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On a semi-related note, I lived in Kamloops BC for 3 years and watched the WHL Blazers play on a regular basis. I remember seeing Robyn Regehr, Colton Orr and forcryingoutloud even Bob Gainey’s son Steve play for them. It wasn’t until years later when wondering where Sha-Mo played Junior that I watched him for 3 years without even knowing it. Amazed the guy even made the NHL and has stayed here, and not been an AHL lifer.
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Mine. No I am Canadian. It’s a tribute to Bengt Gustafsson.
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….but Bengt isn’t Canadian! (smiley emoticon.)
by Natty Bumppo on Jan 8, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
That last goal (that Ottawa scored) essentially was a “who cares” sort of goal. The Caps had the game basically won as there was no way on Earth that Ottawa would score 4 goals in 2 minutes.
All it did was screw up the stats of the Caps on the ice and decreased JT’s save percentage and goals against percentage.
I would not throw any of our guys under the bus for that goal.
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If the complaint about this team is that they don’t play a full 60 minutes, then “who cares” goals matter.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
The Caps played 58 minutes of hockey. (Hey, it’s an improvement over 40, as they did earlier this year.)
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Right – 58 is not 60.
"I must be hallucinating. What's a good thing for a hangover?"
"Drinking heavily the night before."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 9, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, and thanks to Space Against Weed and Missy for stopping by last night’s GDT.
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by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 8:23 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d , they always make great guests. And great hosts too
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The Nucks Misconduct people generally are good peeps. I hang out there sometimes but couldn’t stay up for the whole game.
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You should try on Saturday Night for the Nucks-Flames game. Should be a great game
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You’re right on with Chimera. He’s not the fighter that Neal is but still, someone needed to step up.
I’ve seen him in person a couple of times now. The dude is incredibly fast for his size. But his stick work appears horrible. Terrible trying to chip pucks on the boards and keep the cycle going. Hopefully he’s just off a little now and it’s going to get better.
Yeah, I notice the puck jumped his blade a time or two. I don’t think you can put that on him, though.
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Was it the ice? Careful….Mr. Leonsis will get you!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
I think there’s definitely a decent-sized adjustment going from Hitchcock’s system to Boudreau’s. In fact, there’s a huge adjustment going from anyone’s system to Boudreau’s (which is why guys who know the system get extended, right?).
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by J.P. on Jan 8, 2010 8:44 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
My friend Bratt Madley would like to have a word with you.
Mainly to tell you you’re correct.
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by jordanDC on Jan 8, 2010 9:10 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Lintin Quaing agrees
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
dammit. its going to be hard not to call him that from here on.
by ns on Jan 8, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Such is my reasoning for the Sloan contract (only one that’s sensical other than “must be a great room guy”)
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Actually...
That’s the big reason that got pushed yesterday, and I’d tend to agree with it… Boudreau’s system is crazy, and it does take some getting used to, but damn if it doesn’t work!
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Right. That’s what I was (parenthetically) getting at, though I’m not sure I’m buyin’ as much of it as they’re sellin’.
Then again, maybe it’s why BMo’s slumping and Knuble hasn’t hit his stride. Blame the brilliance of the system for all that ails ya!
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I think Knuble is old and too slow for his linemates and BMo is just in a funk.
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Every player goes through slow stretches. We’ve seen this. I’m reserving judgment on Knuble until the playoffs.
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I think Knuble’s just being used wrong, that’s all.
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As I said last night if K-Nub is going to be on the first line, all he should be doing is Tomas Holmstrom impressions when there
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It’s hard to impersonate Holmstrom when your linemates shoot the puck off the rush every time down the ice.
You're the future of this team's defense Karl. . . Now get your ass to Manitoba!
by D'ohboy on Jan 8, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Knuble should have had two last night. Ovie is always ahead of the play, but Backstrom could make Knuble deadly. Lets see if Bruce is willing to have just a bit of patience and keep them together for more than 2 periods at a time.
Oh, I agree. In theory, that line should be a killer. The problem is that Ovie and Backis are going to have to slow the play down a bit if Knuble’s going to be doing any net-crashing/goalie-screening.
A little patience, by the players and the coach, is called for.
You're the future of this team's defense Karl. . . Now get your ass to Manitoba!
Yeah, but in the world, Ovechkin and Backstrom need a speedy line-mate. I’d want Flash, Perreault, Semin, and Chimera all on their line before Knuble, just based on tempo. And I still think the alternating tempos of Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin and Laich-Morrison-Knuble would tire out defenses and make them have to prepare for two completely different offenses.
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Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I disagree.
I think that Knuble is (and will be) just fine. I don’t think that any of those “fast” guys with the exception of Semin are in a play that Knuble isn’t. Knubs looked as good last night as I remember him looking.
There’s also the whole “broken pinkie finger” factor that probably was more of a factor than people would like to think…
Agreed – he did look good last night. :-)
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I think he’s fine, I just think it’s not for the best in our “Optimal Line Configuration According To I, Me, I’m Mage.”
Or, as the statisticians call it, the OLCATIMIM
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
This coming from the coach that is 0-1 in the Japers’ rink classic. I’m skeptical.
That said, my proposed lines are based entirely on my NHL10 lines which are fucking sweet.
by Sct112 on Jan 8, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m ashamed to admit it, but mine are too.
But when you have a GM like me, it’s crazy.
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin
Chimera-Morrison-Knuble
Laich-Arnott-Bradley
Flash-Steckel-Fehr (With Gordon rotating in when we need defense instead of Flash).
Shit, four scoring lines.
Defense of
Green-Schultz
Niedermayer-Alzner
Pothier-Morrisonn (Erskine a healthy scratch unless we’re playing a slower team)
Goalies of
JS. Giguere
S. Varlamov.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Mage,
My own personal choice for scoring lines are:
OBS — front line
Flash/BMo/Fehr
Chimera/Perrault/Laich
Bradley/Stecks/Gordon
(No matter what we do, we should have 2 or even 3 scoring lines.)
But since the combinations of the last two nights have worked, I assume Bruce will go with those lines.
Although the OBS and KLM combinations have done well in the past, with the KLM tailing off first. (Or do you prefer another abbreviation for Laich/Morrison/Knuble).
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I know. I was just messin’.
I don’t think it’s 22’s speed (or lack thereof) as much as a lack of chemistry. Give it a little more time (say, a few games in a row without reuniting the Care Bears). I mean, Viktor Kozlov wasn’t exactly speedy and he did fine for himself.
Agreed on BMo. Again, chemistry. What I wouldn’t give to see three straight games with the same lines.
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You’ve got two so far except for the fourth line scratch. That doesn’t relate to this in my mind.
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Agreed – mix up the 4th line all you want, I’m talking about the top three.
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One of the points made in ‘The Kovalchuk Question’ is that Neuvirth would like be in the package to get him. Why on earth would ATL want another young netminder with NHL ability when their crease is already jammed with Lehtonen and Pavalec? Not to mention that they have a veteran backup as well.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 8, 2010 8:44 AM EST via mobile reply actions
They might be getting tired of Lehtonen’s injury crap since they keep giving him 1 year deals and he keeps getting hurt.
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That might be, but with Pavelec, you’ve got a sweet prospect. The guy has gaffes, but he’s had to face 100 more shots than Pekka Rinne, which if you think about it, is three to four more average games of shots, and the save percentages are similar in few games played than Rinne. Pavelec’s two shutouts weren’t exactly 14 save shut outs, either. His numbers don’t accurately reflect where he is in his development.
That said, I would not trade Varlamov, Neuvirth, or Holtby for him straight up.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Well, what teams might be interested in young goaltending, and of those teams, which ones might have something we’d have any interest in?
Not to mention, I don’t know that I’m comfortable trading Neuvirth given all the injury issues Varly’s had and Theodore’s inconsistency.
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Not to come off totally snarky here. But I am wondering, aren’t most of the veteran goaltenders fitting the backup role available rather inconsistent like Theo? If anyone, I wouldn’t mind getting Roloson if we were able to unload Theo but would he be happy in a backup role?
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I’m still not opposed to trying to bring Theo back…with a huge discount. He hasn’t been the most reliable goalie, but he gives the team a chance to win more times than not…
/flame on.
Nah, if we’re not going to trade Neuvy (and I hope we don’t), then he needs to be up here sharing time with Varly.
And I forgot to take pics of the Schultz stick for you.. I’m in a cold medicine haze, but I’ll try to remember tonight.
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no flaming here. I agree with you. And he’s not nearly as fragile as Varly, which is a plus.
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
Mike Grier’s?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 8:47 AM EST up reply actions
Sounds fishy. I’m sure you just threw it out there for the halibut.
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I think he should scale back a little bit
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 8:54 AM EST up reply actions
Ok, guys calm down. No need to get in a roe over this.
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Now you’re fishing… cod we please clam up? Sheesh, some people are just shellfish…
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floundering around for a witty reply, but still guppying down my first cup of coffee
I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat ...
Often in life, our biggest anemones are from within.
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I hate all of you.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
perhaps some coral reefer would help, good sir?
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by renhoak on Jan 8, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Easy now,don’t blow a seal.
"I tried to capture the spirit of the thing"
by tuvanhillbilly on Jan 8, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
What’s that? Speaking up, my herring’s shot.
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In unrelated news, I can’t god damn type today.
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Me too. I’m completely out of it. Been a loooong week.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 9:05 AM EST up reply actions
I left my k-cups at home this morning for the 5th day in a row.. so no coffee to help out, either.
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TWO threads of fun puns? I missed out this morning.
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Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
yeah, and both of them smelt
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by ThePeerless on Jan 8, 2010 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I knew seeing the post count when I woke up that either there were puns or there was some trolling going on.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
either there were puns or there was some trolling going on.
Which is worse?…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 8, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
The problem with trolling is you really have to orc at it.
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Eh, whatever: water under the bridge, now.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
Could’ve been bunny-and-bubbles talk instead.
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by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Unrelated – That Canoe article is pretty strong stuff. “Plyuschev is the worst coach the Russian juniors have had in the last ten years?” “He probably didn’t like my face, that’s all”? Ouch.
Coming out that strongly against a coach does make me wonder about Kugryshev, though given the Russians’ tendency to be frank more than polished in interviews, perhaps it’s simply a cultural thing.
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We gotta start making room in Hershey for guys like him and Della Rovere.. which makes me wonder which Bears are going to be moving up next season.
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i wouldn’t mind seeing Andrew Gordon may be getting a few more games up here. His first game vs the Avs was nice
Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
Andrew Gordon didn’t do a lot when he was up here, but then he wasn’t up for long.
I’m looking for a possible addition of Perreault.
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Definitely Matty, but Wilson looked almost as good in his limited time up here.
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Agreed. I didn’t see enough sample size on Wilson to make a true judgment, though.
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Yeah, I’d be curious to see if he could sustain it for as long as Perreault did.
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MP probably has the inside track on that, with Osala as a outside shot.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
But if OO hasn’t even gotten a look yet this year I wonder where he really is.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I am so looking forward to seeing Delly in Hershey, though isn’t there a minimum age for Hershey?
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He’s 19. He’ll be 20 before the end of the year (otherwise he couldn’t have been drafted), so he can play with the Bears.
Good, so chances are we’ll see him in chocolate and white next year.
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Or at the end of his Junior season.
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That he’d say those things publicly is mildly concerning, I agree.
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I guess in some ways he’s still a kid, but I whistled as I read it. Of course, the coach isn’t blameless either if he’s throwing Filatov under the bus.
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The coach is an idiot (more or less), according to multiple sources. But that still doesn’t mean that players should call him such.
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by J.P. on Jan 8, 2010 9:49 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Coming out that strongly against a coach does make me wonder about Kugryshev
No. Kugryshev is aces, and the Caps organization should be working hard behind the scenes to make sure he knows he has their support. Team Russia was an absolute circus this year, and reading between the lines of the interviews with Kugryshev, who was cut from the team one day before the tournament, and Filatov, who was stripped of his captaincy before their final game, I think there was a lot of ham-handed pressure being put on the North American players to return to Russia and play for the K.
Plus as the RMNB article suggests, the team really and truly was not prepared to play at the necessary level. That is the fault of the organization, not of its players.
I’ve been noodling through a long-form article on this subject with lots of links. If I actually write it look for it on Sunday or so.
Nothing I’ve seen about Kugryshev indicates anything other than that he is a great guy and a good guy to have on your team. His English is better than Ovechkin’s, he is graceful with the media, and he channeled his disappointment re: WJC into lots of goals for the Remparts when he returned.
I hope he has a long and productive career in Noth American hockey.
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Whoa whoa whoa, girlfriend. Easy on, I’m just raising an eyebrow, I’m not jumping down his throat. I never said it was Kugryshev’s fault or the fault of any other player – I don’t have enough information to say whether he’s right or not, so I’m reserving judgment. I’m just commenting that that’s a very strong article for a hockey player. Now the Russians can be like that, and it may just be a cultural thing, but I’m hoping it doesn’t get him in trouble.
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Yeah, sorry. Not jumping at you personally. As you can tell, I’m a little exercised about this subject. I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit lately.
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Right. To me it’s this simple: would you rather “your guy” blast someone in public when he’s disappointed or not? I’m not sure I follow any rationale for the former.
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The public blasting, I think, is the main problem most people see in the quote. Unfortunately, coming out and saying something like "Plyuschev is the worst coach the Russian juniors have had in the last ten years" is a very harsh commentary, and even if folks do tend to agree with it, it isn’t “done,” if you know what I mean… you just don’t come out and say stuff like that in a public forum.
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Its the same reason you don’t talk shit about your last employer in a job interview. People don’t like negativity and they don’t like it when folks try and push the blame elsewhere, no matter how correct it is to do so.
Put another way...
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by J.P. on Jan 8, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Rec’d it zero, smokey.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
always will rec The Big L. ‘course now I’m craving white russians.
"I tried to capture the spirit of the thing"
by tuvanhillbilly on Jan 8, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
Which brings us back to Kugryshev. Nice.
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by J.P. on Jan 8, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
,,oohh..
"I tried to capture the spirit of the thing"
by tuvanhillbilly on Jan 8, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
So are you saying...
Kugryshev was over the line?
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not a fan of publicly calling out your coach, and this could be the death knell of Kugryshev on the Russian National Team, but he may be right. The Russian National Team is one of the most political hockey organizations there is; worse than Team USA, IMO.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
To be honest, I doubt Kugryshev cares. I have the impression that he is committed to playing in North America, and the playing for one’s country angle hasn’t occurred to him.
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I’m sure he would proudly play for Russia, but a) he wants to be a pro in North America and b) he was treated rather roughly by ‘his country’.
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He’s also still young and probably pretty emotional about what went down. If the problem persists I can’t imagine BB or GMGM would put up with it down the line. While on the subject, didn’t someone who got snubbed from an Olympic team (Sweden I think?) utter something along the lines, “I’m sure I’ll regret this later but they can go fuck themselves.”? I’m sure I read that somewhere, but can’t remember who said it or where I read it.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Jan 8, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
I'll start the GVT discussion....
I love GVT because when you look at the league leaders, it passes the smell test. Top 20 looks like an all-NHL roster, so it smells right to me. (all numbers and comments are minimum 10 GP)
NAME Total GVT
Alex Ovechkin 15.5
Mike Green 11.8
Nicklas Backstrom 11.7
Semyon Varlamov 10
Alexander Semin 8.1
Tomas Fleischmann 6.4
Eric Fehr 5.2
Brooks Laich 4.8
Brendan Morrison 4.4
Jeff Schultz 4.1
Mike Knuble 3.5
Matt Bradley 2.9
Brian Pothier 2.8
Tom Poti 2.2
Mathieu Perreault 1.2
John Erskine 0.7
Tyler Sloan 0.6
Karl Alzner 0.2
Milan Jurcina 0.1
Quintin Laing 0
Boyd Gordon -0.2
Shaone Morrisonn -0.3
David Steckel -0.6
Jose Theodore -3.1
Notes:
1 Theo is pathetic. 6th worst GVT in the league.
2 Ovechkin is #1 for forwards and Backstrom is #8.
3 Greenie is #2 for defensemen behind Duncan Keith.
4 Shamo is the only negative Caps defenseman.
5 Ovie’s GVT includes 2.3 attributable to defense, which is the highest for forwards on the team and relatively high for the league as well.
Side note: Crosby is #3 for forwards with 14.3, but 2.5 of that is Shootout GVT. 2.5 is so much higher than everyone else that it looks ridiculous. Very weird. Is he 5 for 5 on shootouts this year or something?
2 goals in 43 games?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
Goals versus Threshold
http://www.puckprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=233
“To explain in terms already familiar to sports statisticians, GVT is very similar to VORP in baseball: it is the value of a player, in goals, above what a replacement player would have contributed.”
LOVE that GVT is now available daily
Take out the Goalies and look only at the skaters, overall ranking:
1. Ovie
9. Green
10. Backis
33. Semin - take that haters! ’)
I take out the goalies b/c GVT points to (and the puck prospectus guys argue that) goalies have a dramatically larger impact on success or failure than even the best skaters (top 6 are all goalies, 9 of the most valuable 11 are goalies, etc.).
I wonder why Awad didn’t post this on puck prospectus. Anyway, I’m thrilled it’s up there, and thanks to the Rink for the link!
There’s little doubt that Semin produces far more than the average player, but his remarkable inconsistencies seem to be attributed to just brain lapses, which you think he could fix, but he hasn’t. That’s what’s so frustrating about the guy. Still, crazy for the rest. That’s good for us.
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Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
More GVT fun
GVT per Games Played (or, the rate stat version). Min 10 GP.
Overall ranks (goalies now become the top 12, and 15 of the top 16 with Ovie breaking in at #13):
1. Miller
2. Rask
3. VARLY!
9. Brent Johnson! (only 10 GP, but, ugh, we’ve got the wrong wiley vet, as if we didn’t already know)
Skaters only:
1. Ovie
2 & 3. The Sedins (just thought that was interesting)
10. Green
13. Backis
20. Semin
If BJ could have stayed healthy I would have loved for him to be the vet this year. He stepped up his play in a huge way last season.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Pictures
I did finally get to take the camera to the game last night – finally, a Caps game where it wasn’t raining! – and shot a bit over 300 images in warmups. I’ve posted a handful of the very best – including a couple of Laich, by request – to my LiveJournal. I can’t link to them from work, unfortunately, but I did get some really good shots, if I do say so myself… ;-) Enjoy!
Oh – and to the Laich-likers from last night: e-mail me and I’ll send you better resolution copies of what I’ve got.
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Astronaut
Sorry if I’ve missed this before, but does anyone know the deal with this guy? Personally, I think he’s hilariously random, but what inspires someone to dress up as a spaceman and come to hockey games?
First time he did it was the anniversary of the first moon landing.. he got a lot of play that night, I’m assuming he’s just doing it for attention/superstition now.
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I think it was the anniversary of the last moon landing, but that’s still an awfully random thing to celebrate at a hockey game of all places.
If you have a space suit, you probably find any excuse you can to wear it.
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I saw that guy at the Carolina game…it was nuts.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
I believe the first time he was there, it was the anniversary of the last moon landing. Caps won that night, so I guess you’d consider it a good luck charm and he kept coming back and the Caps continued to win. I understand that he wasn’t seen at the Carolina loss. I guess that means he might be undefeated.
"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."
So what’s their record with him there?
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I think 3 – 0 – 0.
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Yeah, it’d be nice to get a more interesting story than “He’s a former Rocket Bar owner/employee”. Not to disparage the story but you gotta at least admit it’s not too glamorous.
And while we’re at it, can someone tell me the cadence of the “All your fault” jeer? It’s kinda hard to hear in the upper bowl… Not to be too “Duke”-ish but maybe someone could hand out flyers at some point?
Only if the flyers say “don’t do it.”
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by jordanDC on Jan 8, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Okay, so that’s 2 votes against. Is it really that unpopular?
I like it. I like the college cheers/jeers. Maybe it’s because I didn’t go to a school that played hockey (Maryland) so it never wore thin, but I can’t believe that it’s that unpopular.
Got no problem with the “all your fault” chant…but the “O” needs to go. Seriously.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Same here. Every single time.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Surprisingly enough I was at a Wizards game last week (I know, I know spare me), and I was expecting a really loud “O!” and got…nothing. Er, almost nothing, I think I heard some people attempt it at the other end of the arena, but I got the sense that people weren’t having it. I don’t know if this is standard for Wizards games (first one I’ve been to in five years), but if it is, and they can figure it out, surely we can figure it out!
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Jan 8, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Even the crowd at Nationals games nipped that one in the bud. I guess some Caps fans can kinda, sorta, claim that it’s for Ovechkin and not the Orioles.
How dare we let fans have fun.
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by Whiter Mage on Jan 8, 2010 10:11 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
And something fun to do. Just like every chant that’s directed at an opposing player, and for some reason, these are easier to start than chants/songs for your own players.
No one got on board with “ALL HAIL HIS EXCELLENCY, ALEXANDER OVECHKIN! CALDER…” so I’ll get on board with all your fault.
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Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
My point is just it’s easier to start a negative chant for an opposing player than it is to start positive chanting for your team. I don’t know why that is, but it tends to be the case.
I’d always love to see a chant when our team is really on a roll, and doing well, of (To the tune of “Great Green Globs Of Greasy slimy Gopher Guts”)
“This is the team that we’d always like to see, that we’d always like to see, that we’d always like to see, this is the team that we’d always like to see, please let us see that team.”
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I would like it if we could get the whole crowd to go “HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT?” with about 1:05 to go, and then when Wes announces “one minute left”, we could all go “THANK YOU!”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
That’s why I enjoy it so much. Half the fun of going to college basketball games was doing wacky stuff in the crowd. Hell…sometimes I wish we could put nothing but crazy kids in the lower bowl and jump up and down and make noise for 60 minutes.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
It just feels “disjointed” because it seems like only one section does it. Kinda defeats the purpose
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
nah, people in the 400’s are getting into that as well
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 8, 2010 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
meh. never been a fan of it. makes me think a bratty kid.
by ns on Jan 8, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It’s spreading, a lot, and while I kinda chuckle when we do it after the goalie was pulled (“It’s all your fault..and that guy before you too”), The cheer is growing on me. The team and the org do so much to pull in fan involvement, this is just the Fans doing the same thing. And let us not forget the “WHo Cares?” after the visiting team goals as well. I don’t give a fart in a high wind to how educated someone from out of town thinks I am. They only hear it when my team has just Schwacked their team…they are going to be bitter regardless. So, is it a favorite, not really. Is it fun, yup, and it gets the crowd going together.
Not to mention the inaccuracies (e.g. “all” your fault after one goal? “all” your fault after the goaltender is replaced?)…
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by Scott in Shaw on Jan 8, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
What?
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by Scott in Shaw on Jan 8, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
I just think you’re being a little too anal retentive if your complaining about the inaccuracies of a chant. It seems to me that, if you analyze it enough, you can find fault in any chant beyond “go team!”
Not being anal. Just think it’s a stupid chant for many reasons, but among them the fact that it is chanted after every goal, no matter the situation, which is pretty lame if you ask me (and may even factor into the perception the DC fans are lacking in hockey intelligence).
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by Scott in Shaw on Jan 8, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
I would think you should get more “hockey intelligence credibility” for simply doing a hockey cheer (which no other NHL city seems to do, mind you) then for the intricacies of whether or not it is being done at the “officially determined right time”.
To me over-analyzing a jeer is anal just like it would be anal to say that any recent use of the octopus shows Detroit’s lack of “hockey intelligence” since a Stanley Cup championship now require 16 wins in the playoffs.
For a more accurate chant, let’s change it to “You’re all at fault,” and point at the opposing team’s bench.
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That’s not true either, because all 20 players weren’t on the ice when the goal happened.
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You’d be welcome in the Barra Brava my friend.
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by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
You know, I’ve always believed that one of the reasons I really got into hockey as a little kid was that it was very close to soccer.
I guess I just really like the fan lead cheers in soccer (i.e. not jumboscreen lead like “Unleash the Fury”) and particularly liked it when I saw it in college hockey.
I grew up watching lots of English soccer and saw some games live as a kid and that dynamic always fascinated me. I’m with you on the UtF thing (and others), I’ll respect the occasional clever one, but otherwise I can’t get into them.
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by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Miss my days at Cheel Arena
We had so many great chants at Clarkson… one of these days I will get back to catch some games!
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by snakegriffin on Jan 8, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Then you probably don’t like the RPI (?) chant “one minute left… and Clarkson still sucks!” (This is a second-hand story told to me by my college roommate. I have no feelings one way or the other on Clarkson sucking.)
Well that chant is pretty common at all the ECAC arenas...
But what I never understood was why RPI has always considered us as their main rival. We have always had SLU (some great chants for them!) but I have never figured out why RPI has always had a one-way rivalry with us. We’ve always semi-acknowledged it, as kind of a joke. Best t-shirts ever – on the front: RPI SUCKS, on the back: SLU SWALLOWS.
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by snakegriffin on Jan 8, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Very college student.
Look at meeee!
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Eh….its only “Look at meeee!” style attention whoring if you’re the only person doing it
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
We could always...
…chant M! V! C! whenever Ovechkin does something great… oh, wait, we’d be chanting all game. ;-)
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That one amuses me, but we need to get the timing down on it better. It’s a lot nicer than other arenas are when the other team scores!
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Sometimes we should say “Well actually I kinda do because while I am a diehard Caps fan, one of those gentlemen involved in the play happens to be on my fantasy team. And while I hope he doesn’t succeed enough to win the game for his team, I am curious about the statistical implications of the preceding play!”
Like the character on Conan that used to try and start long complicated chants.
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Rec’d.
Next they’ll start telling me that I’m only supposed to whoop Larry Murphy, or only defensemen, or only… oh wait, people already do that.
(For the record, I don’t whoop anyone, I’m just point out that it’s douchey to try and tell people when to cheer/jeer)
I’ll never tell anybody to stop, I just don’t care for it.
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There was some mild whooping for Glen Metropolit the other night. Didn’t make me angry…just kinda confused.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
Honestly, that makes me sad.
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Same here…I understand the purpose of the whooping, and the “tradition” of it, but its stretching it a little bit if you’re whooping Glen Metropolit. If anything, he should be APPLAUDED for working as hard as he has and pretty much playing all over the world and finally getting a consistent shot in the NHL.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
Gonchar/Murphy have too many parallels. Metropolit hits about one out of 40.
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Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Hatcher got whooped when he came back here too, correct?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Pretty sure he did, but don’t bet on my memory.
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by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
A guy gets in started in like 107-109 telling everyone it’s time and they count the number of goals then they say ALL YOUR FAULT.
I like it especially on a night like last night where the same goalie let up all 5 and the goalie could hear it so clearly.
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Not trying to be an asshole, just genuinely curious.. but do you like the Rock and Roll Part 2 “you suck” chant?
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To me, the two aren’t that far apart.
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...yes and no
The big difference between the two is the music aspect, which implies that the organization in charge of the entertainment is sanctioning the chant (or the music wouldn’t be being played). The “ALL YOUR FAULT” chant, the Caps organization can back down from, but they could’t if they used the “Rock and Roll Part 2” chant…
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Thats what happened at MD….stopped playing the song to get people to stop doing the chant. Now they just do it themselves. Kinda funny when the band tries to play over them.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
There will always be a place in my heart for RRpt2 because of Maryland. I love that dang chant. I can remember the first time I heard it, and, for me, it will never get old.
gave me goosebumps at cole field house.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 8, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve ever participated in that.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
No problem with the Rock and Roll “you suck” chant. I just don’t like chants that really don’t make sense. Like at Maryland, when the opponents were introduced, the students held up newspapers and shook them, but then they also yelled “SUCKS!” after each name, which was/is dumb, because the entire purpose of shaking the newspaper was to not acknowledge the other team whatsoever.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
That stupid “sucks” thing didn’t start until Comcast. I can never remember doing it at Cole. They used to do it at soccer games, and I think it transitioned from there. Sasha asked the Crew to stop saying “sucks” during intros and they stopped. They changed it to “vacuums”
It always annoyed me. Either yell “SUCKS” or shake the newspaper. Don’t do both. I always shook the newspaper.
I would buy a Post before games and hand out sections to “break the ice” and try to talk to girls.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Sweeeet moves. When people offered me the Post, I would always ask for the Sports section so I had something to read beforehand. Most people kept the Style section so they could do the crossword.
The crossword in the Diamondback is EVIL. When sudoku blew up though, seemed like every girl on Campus was doing it all the time.
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
I do, but I also include the second lesser known verse:
“Mess em up, fuck ’em up, score score score!”
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
That’s at least supporting your team, so that one irks me less.
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Okay, I think, at the very least, I’m beginning to understanding your stance. You just don’t like jeers. In other words: you only like cheers that are in support of your team, but not cheers that put down the other team or a member of the other team.
While I can see where you’re coming from, I just can’t agree. It’s all in fun and the spirit of the jeer is celebration much more than belittlement. Besides, maybe at a high school level it’s okay to coddle the athletes, but these guys are getting paid to play a game. I don’t see anything wrong with some good natured jeering especially when it’s related to them being on the ice. (Of course, if people started yelling “It’s all your fault… that your wife left you” then I could agree.)
I like it when it’s more organic. I don’t like it to be “Ok, everybody, let’s do this to whoever is there under circumstances A,B,C.” I’m all for a natural “Crosby Sucks” or booing when some jerk touches the puck, but the scripted ones are just goofy and it takes whatever power that they might have out of them, I think.
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All right… I can understand that thinking except that once enough people start to “join in” it can’t really be organic anymore because the “group” will need to have a set of circumstances to know when to cheer.
But I can see what you’re getting at… It’s kinda like me and music, I like a band but once a bunch of people start liking it, I don’t like them anymore (as much?).
I like a band, but don’t like them as much after a bunch of people start liking it and then their record company makes them change their sound to become more marketable.
This statement in no way relates to hockey, just saying.
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When a band changes its sound to be more marketable they are forsaking the organic process of musical growth… just like fans forsake the organic process of cheering when they set “rules” to how and when to cheer so they can cheer as a collective.
Of course the comparison isn’t perfect (bands do it for money and fame, fans do it… because they enjoy hive mind thinking??) but I can certainly see how it relates.
A great man once sang, “One likes to believe in the freedom of music, but glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity.”
YEAH.
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It amuses me. Not really my thing but I don’t mind other people doing it. It’s all in good fun.
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It gets on my nerves because it becomes the THING, you know? Like in Norfolk, they are more excited about doing the chant and wailing on the goalie than they are for their team’s success. It’s like “score a goal so we can get on this fucker!” rather than “win the game.”
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I don’t think I smell an ounce of that in the air at Verizon.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
This is another reason I don’t like the “Rock and Roll Part 2” chant… it’s interminable. They play that same clip over, and over, and over, and it overshadows, “hey, we just scored, people!”
I need a snappy signature...
Two thoughts on that:
1. I obviously haven’t gotten used to AO being captain since I seriously expected a video of an interview with Clark.
2. If Ovie get’s just an ounce more enjoyment, energy, etc. out of game at the VC because of that cheer, I’m entirely in favor of it.
I always wondered if the athletes (and I’m more specifically thinking of basketball players for some reason) paid attention to that stuff.
Now I guess we know they do. Especially if they are Alexander Ovechkin.
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Schultz has said he likes Unleash the Fury.
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Alzner loves every single aspect of DC hockey insanity.
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
nope, because I love every bit of it, too. Every chant, every cheer, every damn cowbell, every “LET ME SEE YOUR WAR FACE!” video.
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
And thats the point
I love all the cheers as part of the greater whole. LIke the “DC Hockey Insanity”. Each cheer can be over-done, or done out of place, but as a whole…it’s all part of why I can’t wait to be there 41 times a year, plus playoffs and preseason!
by VaMedic on Jan 8, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
BTW, did you catch the end of our row half-mocking, half-just funning, the puck bunny behind you guys? After each goal, she did this “jump up and down with hands over head while twisting back and forth dance”. By goal 3 or so, we were all doing it. And she completely knew why. I had NOT been drinking grin.
Puckhead guy is hysterical.
B-E-A-R-S BEARS BEARS BEARS!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
The look on his face.. hahahaha
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First time we went to a Bears game and that happened, we lost our minds laughing and couldn’t wait till the next goal.
Kudos to them as well for playing “Rooster” by Alice In Chains when Giroux scores.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Have you heard the Hershey fans’ version of “Ref You Suck” yet? I like theirs better.
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Not in person, which is great. I only go a few times a season. It speaks volumes of their hockey knowledge that I haven’t heard it.
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The best thing I saw in Hershey last year was the pre-game before the finals vs. the Moose.
The played that video clip where the Moose coach talked about Hershey fans not being as loud as Moose fans. Then Puckhead came out (back from St. Louis I believe) and got the place going.
What an environment for those games…
Alzner called the “all your fault” chant the “”http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/01/caps_fans_make_karl_alzners_he.html" >coolest thing ever." Although, he only referred to the counted goals part.
Oooops... lemme try that again.
Alzner called the "all your fault" chant the " coolest thing ever. " Although, he only referred to the counted goals part.
I’ve never seen that at Verizon and I didn’t get that in the game I attended this year at The Rock (which does that chant and does it well). It was just a bunch of guys celebrating, in an odd kind of way, and even though it was pointed at my team, it didn’t bother me.
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I loved that at MD games, and think its interesting the decline int he basketball program and football program coincide with when Debbie “I value non revenue generating sports” Yow banned the band from playing it.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 8, 2010 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
I think that’s more due to the Nik Caner-Medley Experience.
BARF.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
That was their collaboration with the Chris McCray Study Hall Project
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
Big difference between “you suck” and “all your fault”. One is significantly less tasteful than the other. That said, I don’t dislike all your fault because it is negative, I dislike I think it sounds goofy.
The chant I really don’t like is c-a-p-s caps caps caps. That’s a Jets chant. We don’t need to steal from the Jets.
When did that chant start? I don’t remember ever hearing that back at the Cap Centre, but somehow it has become the norm since then.
The chant I really don’t like is c-a-p-s caps caps caps. That’s a Jets chant. We don’t need to steal from the Jets.
Oh man, here we go…
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Seems to me a couple of years ago, major sports took the high road and stopped playing Gary Glitter music on account of this actions with people who were too young. I somehow knew it wouldn’t last long, but does anybody actually know how long the embargo lasted? Pretty sure it lasted at least one season, but I’m not sure when arena’s got over their moral outrage and started playing it again.
by HateOffSeason on Jan 8, 2010 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
a friend of mine who used to work at Rocket Bar, told me the moon man is a co owner.
We saw him in Rocket Bar the first time he wore that get up, and only found out later it was (supposedly) an owner.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 8, 2010 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
The first time was some sort of NASA anniversary IIRC, but then he kept showing up and the Caps were winning. I guess until his presence hits a rough patch, we’ll keep seeing him.
"Ah, dinner. The perfect break between work and drunk." - Homer Simpson
If if was a hockey player playing in my home arena, I know I would be inspired to play better by a guy dressed in a spacesuit sitting three rows up from the visiting team’s bench. And conversely, if I were playing on the road, I would be discouraged by such a man.
by katzistan on Jan 8, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If if was a hockey player playing in my home arena, I know I would beinspired to play betterweirded out by a guy dressed in a spacesuit sitting three rows up from the visiting team’s bench. And conversely, if I were playing on the road, I would bediscouragedseriously weirded out by such a man.
Fixed that for ya! ;-)
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That suit has to be hot as Hell, and since I am a jerk, I hope we keep winning for a long time just to not see him sweat. but I can pretend because really I can see him, I just can’t see him sweat under the uniform..
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
I dreamt last night that I was standing next to him in the Metro and he took off his helmet to reveal a glorious long silver mullet.
Brian Engstrom!
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by Gould Old Days on Jan 8, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Is that the love child of Toby Enstrom and Brian Engblom?
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
But imagine the mullet they would make….
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by Gould Old Days on Jan 9, 2010 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
Visa problems
@jwaltonhockey: Bears sign goaltender Stefan Drew to back up this weekend, Cash out due to visa problems.
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Winnipeg only takes american express.
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by EmilyB on Jan 8, 2010 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Don’t leave home without it.
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by IRockTheRed on Jan 8, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wait, he’s American. What the hell kind of visa problem? Some misdemeanor in his background?
"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."
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Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve never been more thankful for a dot that could make a picture go away. Who is that?
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
If he didn’t have a passport, the problem is getting back.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
Speaking of Hershey, since I looked at their roster, it appears they don’t allow for any originality with uniform numbers. There appear to be some breaks, maybe for players rotating in and out between Hershey and South Carolina (and the Caps), but otherwise, they don’t go above 36.
"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 that. It’s old school. When I play NHL 10 GM mode, when the playoffs come everyone gets a new number based on their lines, between 1-25. Best goalie gets 1, back up 25, defense gets 2-6 and 22, man it’s sweet.
Familiar Rapports: Bald Pollack, F&B, Gould Old Days.
Lobbies: Osala, Perreault, Erskine, Pothier, Neuvirth, Flash.
Fan of: Mean Lars Backstrom, Line Mashing, Cake.
They wouldn’t give Sami 3 numbers of leeway to get to his standard 40. Pretty hard-line and funny.
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My other brother came to a game for the first time since the lockout and had a blast. Insisted on getting a shirt (“Isn’t this Green guy good? Maybe I’ll get that.” “Are you a 15 year old girls?” “Oh. Is he dreamy?” Ended up with Laich), we got cowbells, we got loud and very into it. But my favorite part? When he asked me where in central American “Ho-say” Theodore was from. Damn near fell out of my seat laughing.
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
Jose was around before the lockout.. you have a jokester for a brother.
Lets hope he leaves his guns at home when he goes to work.
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Just say no to the cowbells. I hate that johnny-come-lately cowbell guy.
by _Skullduggery_ on Jan 8, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
("Isn’t this Green guy good? Maybe I’ll get that." "Are you a 15 year old girls?" "Oh. Is he dreamy?" Ended up with Laich)
Um… Isn’t Brooksie also popular with the 15 year old girls? Were you messing with him?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
informal poll of my high school aged sister and her friends resulted in a clear preference for Greenie last month. It’s us slightly older Rabbits who have a thing for Laich.
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
I can see that. My friend’s high-school-age daughter is the same. Greenie would appeal more to the younger set, I guess.
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I think it’s the “edge” that Greenie has as opposed to Brooksie. Laich is a clean-cut guy; Green is just a little bit dangerous…
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a little bit dangerous in the “I’m like a gangsta puppy dog” sort of way!
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that is a brilliant way of putting it!
by SeattleCapsFan on Jan 8, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Brendan Morrison is married, right? Is that why he gets no love from all the girls?
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That, and a lack of front teeth will do it, yeah… minus one front tooth is endearing; minus both… not so much. ;-)
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I think he’s missing all four like Lainger, actually. Could be wrong.
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Could be… I never looked that closely; I just know he’s got a big gap in front.
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Like Strahan?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Yup, he’s missing all four – I find him adorable regardless. But yes, he’s married with three (?) little Morrison-lets.
See, I’m not a very good judge being a straight guy, but his less-blocky head would seem to make him the more attractive of the two.
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Hope those kids don’t start thinking all of this snow is usual.
"Ah, dinner. The perfect break between work and drunk." - Homer Simpson
his kids probably think all this snow + no school just makes the DC area the best place EVER.
USA beat Canada because more kids in the US are playing hockey and the USA hockey system is producing better hockey players to compete with the Canadian youth hockey system, not because Ray Bourque got his fuck on in Boston.
Becca, who is Laich poking in your avatar? He seems to be deriving much glee from it.
"He's the heartbeat of our team"
@tarikelbashir
I’m hearing Laich “seems to be deriving much glee from [poking jizz]”
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It sounds like Brooks found Jizz on the ice and is investigating.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yup, that’s him. I actually have a series of them, a friend of mine took them at a practice when the boys were particularly giggly and there are some pretty priceless ones.
I just loved the look on Laich’s face in this one, though.
I’m enjoying the juxtaposition of “all business brooks” on terpgrrl’s avatar with Becca’s “giggly brooks”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 8, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Great quote about fighter hockey players sans teeth from Robin on “How I Met Your Mother”
“If he’s got a black eye, then he’s got a Robin. And if he’s missing a tooth, I’m missing my pants!”
by SeattleCapsFan on Jan 8, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Let’s talk about the 15 year old girls…or the older ones who act like 15 year olds. Kellobellow will back me up here. Here’s the scene: warmups last night behind the goal the Caps shoot at. Two girls wearing Green jerseys and screaming (SCREAMING) and banging on the glass anytime Green came remotely close. The guys were laughing at them. Ovie mockingly waved to them and they freaked out more. I asked if the Beatles were in the building. The worse part is that the one girl had to be older than high school, maybe even college. The guy she was with definitely looked old enough to drink. She was shrieking louder than my 3 & 4 year old nieces, and little girls are loud shriekers.
It was completely unnecessary and annoying.
Meow! ;)
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
I stood next to some girls who were a bit nicer about trying to get attention, but honest to god, they were wearing the rabbit getup. They had tights, they had short-shorts, they had uggs, and a jerseys. I was kinda amazed that people actually wear that junk.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
Honest to God – I saw someone wearing your “boots” the other day.
The crazy obsessed girls are the ones that give us hockey lovin’ ladies a bad name. I couldn’t even imagine acting that way in public.
I know!
It’s frustrating, and it’s why I’m constantly underestimated as a sports fan.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
Imagine how I felt here though, this how we were lined up on the glass: two girls rocking Green jerseys, girl’s boyfriend, my sister in a Laich jersey, me in my Green and Kellobellow in her Laich jersey. The three of us kind of sidestepped a bit and I wish we had a photo of our faces. The guys might have been laughing at us.
haha yeah, those girls were obnoxious, but definitely entertaining.
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
I don’t know if my ears were ringing because of their screams or the pucks deflecting off the glass. haha
I think they aimed at the girls next to me that one game. And of course, being at the side for warmups, I didn’t expect it and I jumped once. Damn you Mike Green!
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Aw, but you totally rocked it!
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
Christ, Elliott in the morning is annoying. If Brooksie didn’t need to sleep, I’d say just give Brooks his job.
I finally got a chance to listen to Wednesday’s Capitals Report, and there were two gems in there. One was discussing the world juniors, and Stretch says effectively US owes Canada because players get college scholarships, marry in the US and have kids who play for USA hockey (or just come to play pro and do the same). But better was when they were talking about having to compete against the Redskins press conference regarding how to announce Ovie as captain. Not sure which one of them said that they had to look up who Shanahan was, because they couldn’t understand why the Redskins would hire Brendan Shanahan. The delivery of the line was good.
"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."
Come on Stretch, don’t trot out that weak sauce to justify the loss of your precious Canadian junior team. That argument relies on the bullshit assumption that Canada’s hockey dominance comes from their genetics, and not their more comprehensive and entrenched youth hockey training and development system that the rest of the world is now starting to catching up to.
USA beat Canada because more kids in the US are playing hockey and the USA hockey system is producing better hockey players to compete with the Canadian youth hockey system, not because Ray Bourque got his fuck on in Boston.
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
I’m I said I wasn’t lol’ing, I would be a liar.
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Who?
And I had a big typo fuckup in there, too. I’m really off my game today.
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Much like his older, better looking brother.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I don’t have one of those.
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
USA beat Canada because more kids in the US are playing hockey and the USA hockey system is producing better hockey players to compete with the Canadian youth hockey system, not because Ray Bourque got his fuck on in Boston.
thank you, I’ve got myself a new sig! I’m going to be laughing about Ray Borque getting his fuck on in Boston for weeks.
USA beat Canada because more kids in the US are playing hockey and the USA hockey system is producing better hockey players to compete with the Canadian youth hockey system, not because Ray Bourque got his fuck on in Boston.
K_C, want to trademark that one and collect royalties? I’m sure JP could point you in the right direction.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Since it’s written material, it’d technically be a copyright. Trademarks are for brand names.
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And excellent: now I know the difference! Thank you, Sparkly :-).
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
I just had to run through this as part of office compliance training!
Trademarks / service marks are for brand names and service names, and are denoted witha ® if registered with the Patent Office, ™ if not.
Patents are for new, useful, and non-obvious devices. Has to be a thing.
Copyrights are for written material and software and are denoted with a ©.
There’s a new type called “mask works” that are for circuit boards and IC’s. They fall under the Copyright office, not the patent office.
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Actually, trademarks are any distinctive sign used to identify products or services to consumers.
You’re right that copyright would apply here, and you usually don’t have to register them formally (unlike trademarks).
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Gouldie’s an IP att’y, though, and can set us straight.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
not even sure where to start…
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by Gould Old Days on Jan 8, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
True.
They register to a different office if you do register them formally, I believe.
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The question here is if the content belongs to the poster, or to SBN as the ‘publisher’.
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There has been some debate over that; the last I was aware of, a poster owns the content. If SB Nation chooses to own it, I’d have to think that they also assume legal and civil liability for anything said by anyone on any of their blog, a dangerous proposition.
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Actually, they own anything that’s posted on the site.
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I think this is how facebook gets sued in cyberbulling cases.
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I thought facebook (or any other provider) was sued for access to personal information about suspect posters, not for having responsibility for the content.
But I could be wrong.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Okay, so they do maintain ownership. If they claim ownership, they also accept legal and civil liability, yes?
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Well, yes. But there are limits to what they can be held liable for, what they’re responsibilities are in terms of proactively monitoring comments, etc.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
For the record “eat a fucking porcupine” is available to anyone on a creative commons license. Use it widely for noncommercial purposes, but if you ever make any money on it, I want a cut…
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by Gould Old Days on Jan 8, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Consider it a contribution to the rink.
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
You’re a far better person that any of the rest of us, sir.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
I’m so honored!
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Was anyone else impressed by the fans last night? The building was nearly full for a Thursday game against a Meh opponent and everyone seemed really into it. I was also surprised at how many people seemed to know who John Carlson is and what happened in the juniors.
Nearly full? It was full. /O’Malleyed
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Yeah, but it was half Flyers fans.
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Couldn’t tell from where I was sitting, but was thank Mr. Dumbass between the benches for TSN last night?
USA beat Canada because more kids in the US are playing hockey and the USA hockey system is producing better hockey players to compete with the Canadian youth hockey system, not because Ray Bourque got his fuck on in Boston.
No idea, I was watching the CSN feed. I just can’t resist taking a shot at Pierre McGuire.
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
I’d tell you but the NHL network is currently blocking me from watching the TSN telecast replay from last night. I still don’t get that.
Ray Ferraro was between the benches for TSN last night
Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
Is this 2006? Building’s been full for a while….
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Generally the building is full these days. The crowd started quiet but got into it as the game went on.
Note also that the Redskins’ season is (mercifully) over, and with all the drama and nonsense surrounding Gilbert Arenas, a lot of DC residents are turning their attention to the Caps. By march tickets will be impossible to get.
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Going through normal channels, probably.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
There’s a really nice sign up on the front of the Verizon Center that says anybody engaging in the buying and/or selling of tickets could be subject to a $300 fine, which, IMO, if they ever decided to enforce it, would sure put a damper on people buying tickets through other channels…
That said, if I ever bought a ticket from a scalper, I’d make him come to the line with me to make sure I got in… I don’t trust those guys any further than I could throw them.
I need a snappy signature...
He’d tell you to go screw and sell your ticket to the next guy.
And I’m not talking about scalpers, I get my crap online.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
My only near-experience with scalpers:
My parents were visiting me at school (CU) one March and so we went down to the cherry blossoms and then back to Zaytinya to eat lunch. Walking to the gallery place metro stop there were guys offering us tickets to the game in the VC that had just started like ten minutes beforehand.
ticket price, like 15 bucks lower level
the game? George Mason vs. UConn.
I buy tickets from scalpers ALL the time and have never had a problem (knock on wood). It’s actually become a fun game for me to see how much I can aggravate them by haggling, demanding certain sections, etc.
Game-Over Green? Canada-Over Carlson!
by Scott in Shaw on Jan 8, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
What kind of prices can you usually get?
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Used to be I could always get below face, but that’s obviously changed in the last two years. Now I shoot for right around face, more if it’s a premium game, less if not, or if the game has already started (I love the exasperated scalper who is trying to unload worthless tickets). Before I head down I usually check Craigs List to see what the internet consensus is for tickets, then try to not pay any higher.
Because I’m an elitist, I only ever buy lowers or clubs. The most I’ve paid so far this season is $120 for center preferred (the Buffalo game right before Christmas).
Game-Over Green? Canada-Over Carlson!
by Scott in Shaw on Jan 8, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Per.
Sabres game was “red,” meaning they were $115 face, so I paid $5 more. Worth every penny. Loved that game.
Game-Over Green? Canada-Over Carlson!
by Scott in Shaw on Jan 8, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
I get mine through the black market
Did he have hands? Did he have a face? Then it wasn’t us.
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 8, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Always Boris. Why always Boris?
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 8, 2010 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Where’s Rocky and Bullwinkle?
"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 8, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was a little quiet and off feeling unless the Caps scored. After going to so many games you get a bit tired of the fans only standing up and cheering for the same things: troop of the night (which is awesome, just saying predictable), a goal, victory\unleash the fury video.
I’d like if everything was a bit less robotic feeling. Right now it’s wait for horn guy, wait for video…
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
My end of the ice had a “ref you suck” chant going for a bit after Ovi got tripped up without a call and then got called for tripping less than a minute later.
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The refs you suck thing is the only chant I don’t like because it’s so often done at the wrong times. Like half the arena was doing it after Fehr got hit in the face with the stick while the ref was watching but that isn’t a penalty because Fehr is kissing the ice.
But really, I want everyone to enjoy the game as much as possible, without interfering with other peoples rights, so I don’t get why people get so into these WHAT CHEERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED debates.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
by zephyr on Jan 8, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I felt that one coming one. For a little while there, it seemed like the reffing was tilted in the Sens’ favor. It did finally settle in. Not that having a power play was worth a darn last night.
"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."
Not saying stuff shouldn’t be allowed, just saying I think some of them are silly or dumb.
Also hate “ref you suck” about 50% of the time for the same reason as you.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
It wasn’t because of the tripping call on Ovi.
It was because of the NON-tripping call on the other team less than a minute earlier.
At least that’s how I saw it…
I need a snappy signature...
Eh. I guess. It’s still pretty immature unless the call/non-call is terribly blatant and it makes the fanbase seem unintelligent.
thought the non call was pretty blatant, and there was an obvious hold for about 4 seconds behind the net. Fehr, I think had his stick held right in front of the ref, to the point where he had his arm fully extended trying to jerk it free and no call was made. Ovi got tripped up moments later, no call, then Ovie tripped a guy and got a penalty.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 8, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
What about the standing O for Mike Green after he defending Jose Theodore? I didn’t see them as robotic last night.
I guess I’m sort of just tired of the videos. But they are cool and work well. At least they aren’t played every game anymore.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Well in general I agree that fans shouldn’t need THUNDERSTICKS!, rally monkeys, cowbells, “everybody clap your hands!” and the like to get into a game. That has been a slight issue at VC but to me that’s been less and less the case lately. Which is good.
The only one I hate is “make some noise!” We’re already good at that. Stop making it artificial. Ugh.
What they need to do is get a decibel reader on the screen, that way at least the results will be legit.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
the animated one is just that. Animated, The old Cap Center did have a working decibel meter though
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by Sombrero Guy on Jan 8, 2010 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
And it was awesome. I loved looking over when it was really loud and seeing it hit 100. Agreed that it would be great to have one again.
Piping up to agree. As you might guess from my name, I was fond of that ancient barn and all its special quirks. We need the real decibel meter back.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Hear hear. I miss that stale beer and popcorn smell the place had.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
I wish someone still had that old digital one from the Capital Centre
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Would have been nice to have a real decibel meter for the last five minutes of Game 7 against the Rags.
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Someone should just build one that is about sign sized and hold it up. The camera will start zooming in on you.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
…assuming we could get it into the building without the guards tackling us for bringing in a bomb or something stupid…
I need a snappy signature...
That would be difficult, I think, but not impossible. I can get access to everything I need to burn a small circuitboard and the components to build it if I can get ahold of a schematic.
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All you would need to do is buy a decibel meter and wire it to a large LED board. It would be like an afternoon project.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Depends on whether you get an analog or a digital, but could be fun either way.
I do think I will bring a small decibel meter to the playoffs with me, though. RadioShack sells a keychain-sized one.
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We could just do it with a Lite Brite
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Nah, wiring an LED counter like that is pretty basic. I’d prefer to solder the connections, since it’s going to get knocked around some on the Metro trip, but I’m familiar with soldering.
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you’ve got to have an iron constitution to be familiar with soldering
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
That makes me sad. I’d been beaming before, because according to Orleans, I was steel the one.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve been told a time or two I have a silver tongue
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I’m boycotting the place after they wanted to charge me 30 dollars for a CAT5E cable.
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
My dad stopped going there when they stopped selling amateur radio equipment.
Bit of the old false advertising.
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Does anyone still do Ham Radio? Not breaking balls, but completely serious. I kinda feel like this is one giant version of CB.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
There are giant ham radio conventions.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Howlin' Mad does
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Please use the correct terminology. It’s called “Dancin’ decibels”. And yes, we need that back from the Cap Centre.
I’d like if everything was a bit less robotic feeling.
Agreed. I know it’s a marquee priced game and they travel well, but Habs fans had a better voice (I thought) for the opening stages Tuesday.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
It was amazing how a row of 6 of them could starts a habs chant and over power where you could hear sections away.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
You need a century to figure out how to yell?
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
As someone who’s friends of many FC Toronto supporters who have made several trips down here, I can safely say you don’t need time, just ample amounts of tea w/lemon after you’ve blown your vocal cords out.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
That may be the single most useful thing about formal operatic vocal training – the ability to yell as much as you like without wrecking your voice.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
Hells yes. Shattering a glass is a parlor trick and has to have the right glass. Every glass has a different frequency that makes it resonate, so when you find the glass’s frequency, you just add enough power to make it resonate so hard that it shatters. It works better with crystal.
Not wrecking your voice has all kinds of useful applications, not the least of which is being able to talk after the big game.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
That’s why I learned sign language.
No I didn’t.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I know a few basic signs and can fingerspell, but that’s about it.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
Most of the sign language I know is only appropriate when I get cut off on the Beltway
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
The Habs’ fan base is simply larger and overall more passionate than ours. It’s an unfair comparison.
I guess my biggest question is, are we out of the bandwaggon phase yet? Has the number of “hardcore fans,” or even medium-core fans, grown significantly in the last year or so?
There was a guy next to me that hadn’t been to a game in 12 years. He was standing up and cheering for the mites on ice goals.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
How did Graham James get into the country?
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Way up in the air….it is high….it is far….it is….GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
And like Costanza, so am I.
"I know it holds 17 1/2 beers."
by Bald Pollack on Jan 8, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
haha….I try to do that in real life whenever i’m at a party.
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE!!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
guy next to me was an Aussie exchange student touring the east coast for a couple of weeks, in DC for a day in a half. Told me “everyone said I had to come see this Russian guy play hockey!” Left the game saying “We need hockey in Brisbane!”
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
This statement leaves me pondering Australian rules hockey.
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there’s actually a very small hockey league in Australia. some gal who works for it came and toured North America for a couple months, going to games and spent a couple weeks interning in the Caps front office last season.
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
Really? Huh. Pretty cool. Spreading the love of hockey is no bad thing.
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Australia Ice Hockey League website
it’s very small, and only semi-pro, but, hey, everyone has to start somewhere.
The AIHL started in 2000 with three teams, expanded to six teams in 2002, and to eight teams in 2005. Consideration has been given to the possibility of teams from Western Australia or New Zealand, but travel costs are prohibitive at present
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
haha… clicked on the photo to see a bigger version and – caption fail!
Washington Capital center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Finland, reacts as teammate Alex Ovechkin, left, of Russia, falls down as he comes over to congratulate Backstrom on his third-period NHL hockey game goal against the Ottawa Senators at the Verizon Center in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. The Capitals defeated the Senators 5-2. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
Via @tarikelbashir
Practice has been over 15 mins. Laich is still on the ice, by himself, firing shots into an empty net. He’s taking his drought hard.
Poor guy needs a goal yesterday. Hoping he gets one tomorrow. For him all it will take is one to get the ball rolling again.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Jan 8, 2010 12:18 PM EST reply actions
I got that too. Poor guy. He’s got some golden opportunities coming up this week.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
Nah he sucks.
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by jordanDC on Jan 8, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice of Tarik to tweet that after the team’s PR guys had been tweeting it for half an hour.
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Is he just “mailing it in” now?
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
I think he’s just not a great tweeter.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
We haven’t been tweeting him right lately
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
That’s not even a pun. Now you’re just rhyming!
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I feel like I would be robin some other people on here
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
But sometimes you get henpecked for it.
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I gotta scratch out what I can. Its tough business trying to be cock of the walk.
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
I’m perfectly happy with my decision not to participate in any kind of punnery.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
That...
would be what the Z-key is for. :-)
(And better a loon than a dodo bird!)
I need a snappy signature...
Honestly, when I saw that tweet from (Nate or Paul, I forget which), I thought it was a joke callback to the behind-the-scenes video. But I only check Twitter intermittently.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
I’m always pleasantly surprise by DCist’s Caps coverage.
“I think the last couple games, it’s kind of been feisty,” Gordon said. “If we get in a scrum, we get all five guys in there…a pack of wolves kind of mentality I think is good, and it’s something I think we’ve got to do the rest of the season.”
That’s the kind of response to “lack of an enforcer” I expected all season.
I like this approach, mess with one of our guys, you have to answer to them all.
I’m sure Staal sits up at night, the memory of the bongos probably still haunts him.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
bum-pe-de-bum-pe-de-bum-pe-de-bum-pe-de-bum.
……Jizz.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Pascal Leclaire
Not only was he pretty bad last night, but he could have the most horrible set of pads in the league. They look like giant pieces of licorice. Or taffy.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:29 PM EST reply actions
Almost as bad as those Turco nightmares.
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See, I like Turco’s. They make him look like a robot.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
More like Turdco with those shitty pads.
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.
He could always go back to his Michigan pads?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Those are AWESOME.
He clearly designed them in NHL 10.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I kinda wish Marc-Andre Fleury would go back to the lightning yellow pads….those were cool.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve never seen that negative effect on pads. Do they sell them like that or is that a 2-set purchase?
No idea. Thats what popped up on a google image search for Turco.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
He looks like a Tonka truck!
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
I think they look sharp. Him, not so much.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
With Ottawa’s jersey and hockey pants, they kinda look like dress slacks.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
That might explain why I like them. I love me some pin stripe pants.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Like these?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Any videos I see with the Flyers wearing those takes me completely out of it. Like when Gretzky got his 50 goal in 39 games thing…i’m more distracted by Bill Barber’s maitre’d outfit.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
More like this:
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
I love Heat. Last decent movie Pacino did.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he must work out.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
To say nothing of the poor guy’s head shots.
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Is it just me?
Or should Ovie be practicing more now that he is captain. I understand he plays a ton of minutes and well doesn’t really need to practice because he is so good, but he is the captain and should be the hardest working guy on the team. If he is supposed to be setting an example on the ice then why isn’t he on the ice for practice?
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
Maybe he practices so hard during the regular practice and plays so well during the games he doesn’t need to put in extra time like someone who is constantly under-performing.
Maybe he has captain-type stuff to do that’s more important than him shooting another 50 pucks and more beneficial for the rest of the team.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Don’t be silly. If you don’t see him on the ice odds are much better than even that he is in the weight room, or with the trainers, or ‘watching video’. He is a fiend of an athlete and continues to set the example wherever he is in the K-Plex.
His teammates know full well who sets the standard, and what they need to do to keep up.
IS KEPTIN NOW
by EmilyB on Jan 8, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If two home games against middling opposition is not too small of a sample, I’d say the team has responded well to the Ovechkin captaincy.
IS KEPTIN NOW
Is that a theory or have you seen him doing this during a practice? The past few practices that I have been to there have been no signs of Ovie unless he has a hidden parking spot. Practices that he does skate at you will always see one of his cars there, I would be surprised if he had a different spot for when he isn’t skating. Also, chances are they would have won both of those games with or without Ovie being captain. I know he isn’t the same type of captain that Clarky was but a captain is a captain and unless he is injured he should be on the ice with the team, even if that means he is on the ice for just half an hour.
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
I was at the optional this morning and there was no sign of him. It’s good to see that he at least comes to some of them and is in fact working out if he isn’t skating, but like I said he is the captain now and should be there day in and day out
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
I think the organization lacks Any Question at All about Ovechkin’s work ethic. I also think it’s odd how easily we fans will talk about how players “should” communicate with each other.
If you’re referring to my comment, I was not in any way questioning Alex Ovechkin’s work ethic. He works incredibly hard along with most of the team but I believe he should be on the ice for every practice now that he is captain.
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
Okay. I suspect the team does not share your belief. (“Now that what he’s done and the way he’s done it has earned him 2 Pearsons and a C, Alex should change his routines to fit a fan-centric definition of the captaincy”? As noted philosopher Nick backstrom might say, I’ll pass.
I highly doubt you have ever played at any level above busch so therefore I conclude that you wouldn’t understand its a high level thing you may never get it.
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
Whoa, that wasn’t called for, and if you don’t know the different between a plant and a brewery I submit that the argument becomes problematic anyway. He doesn’t agree with you. You’ll find that we disagree with each other a lot. This isn’t unusual. You can have a preference, and he can have a preference. What the team does will, I suspect, be utterly indifferent to either one of you, and they’re the ones that matter.
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And if you have played at any level above busch then you realize that the Captaincy is an internal issue and what fans or outsiders think is entirely irrelevant so you wouldn’t bother offering your two cents as to how the two-time reigning MVP and new Captain should be handling his responsibilities.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
My apologies for bringing in the third guy. However, I don’t think anyone is understanding what I am trying to say. Don’t get me wrong Ovechkin is the best player in the league and can rightfully do whatever the hell he wants and I am fine with that. But every year I have played hockey I have either had a captain that has been all about the team or been that guy. Being the captain means, to me at least, that no matter who you are or how good you are that you should attend every game or practice or workout (optional or not). I am not saying this from a fan prospective saying that I want to see him practice, I am just saying that hockey is team sport and there are leaders for a reason whether they be the best player in the league or a guy who plays five minutes a night they should be with the team for team events.
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
That’s what you and your teams have considered important. The Capitals obviously have other priorities (as do most of the teams in the NHL)
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
I could be wrong but I bet more than half of the captains in the league are regulars at practices.
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
I bet most of them aren’t half the player Ovie is, too.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
And you aren’t in the room.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
He’s not the one dictating how the Captain should be captain.
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 8, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
You guys are so naive. I’m basically dealing with cliquey high schoolers that cannot take, or even fathom, outsiders views. Sorry for interrupting your cult meeting.
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
Are you serious? You haven’t been around for a full week and you’ve got us pegged. Well done.
My point was that what a Captain “needs” to do is informed by his teammates and coaching staff. You aren’t in the room so you don’t know what they need or expect. You want to impose this version of “Captain” that you have become comfortable with and associate with “Captain” but that has no bearing on the situation at all. Then you criticize another person’s point of view because they haven’t played higher than “busch” league. I’m assuming your not an NHL player, so really, by your own logic, you have no business suggesting jack shit to Alex Ovechkin or any of the Washington Capitals.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
is busch league the one with the clydesdales or the one with the snow-capped mountains and the twins in bikini tops?
Is that a trick question?
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
But Bud uses the horses, Busch uses a mountain stream (no twins I don’t think) so they both sort of apply.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Bud is busch, uses clydesdales
coors light has the mountains on the cans and the twins in bikini commercials
Still waiting for someone to draft Paul Newman. . .
wait, that’s not what you were going for with the ellipses? that was a happy ellipses?
by Natty Bumppo on Jan 8, 2010 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This coming from the one that’s pulling the “you haven’t played at X level” card. That’s rich.
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 8, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
You and Seminrocks should start your own cliche. You’re made for each other.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We talkin’ about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game…practice. We talkin’ about practice. Practice. We talkin’ about practice. We ain’t talkin’ about the game, we talkin’ bout practice right now.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
by bigmac1124 on Jan 8, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
That was my point. Each team has there own priorities. I agree with you that it’s good to have Captains at practice but I’ve been on teams where that hasn’t mattered at all. I think for the Caps it doesn’t matter to them otherwise Ovi would be there every second.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
I had forgotten about this until pretty much right now, but I saw a Sgt. pepper jersey a month or so ago. Foul?
I am easily satisfied with the very best
That depends on what the number is, what kind of jersey we’re talking about, and whether or not the person wearing it believes Paul is dead… ;-)
I need a snappy signature...
For the record, I do not endorse this one and there is no relation.
by Stephen Pepper on Jan 8, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
“It was 20 years ago today”? I still say foul.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Is that a theory or have you seen him doing this during a practice? The past few practices that I have been to there have been no signs of Ovie unless he has a hidden parking spot. Practices that he does skate at you will always see one of his cars there, I would be surprised if he had a different spot for when he isn’t skating. Also, chances are they would have won both of those games with or without Ovie being captain. I know he isn’t the same type of captain that Clarky was but a captain is a captain and unless he is injured he should be on the ice with the team, even if that means he is on the ice for just half an hour.
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
He’s in a completely different system. I’d give him a month before I got too critical.
by DrinkingPartner on Jan 8, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Note to Tarik
“…from a distance it appeared to be Hershey Bears themed – but it does incorporate more red on the front. "
is not sufficient description of Neuvy’s new mask. Pictures, man, pictures!
Gah.
IS KEPTIN NOW
There’s video up on the caps site. It’s got the capitol dome on the front and a big angry bear on one side.
I have a C on my heart.
I like it a lot.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
DC: now with godless killing machines!
by grapejoos on Jan 8, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Godless, but not soulless
Lyra looked at the two of them, so utterly different: Iofur so glossy and powerful, immense in his strength and health, splendidly armored, proud and kinglike; and Iorek smaller, though she had never thought he would look small, and poorly equipped, his armor rusty and dented. But his armor was his soul. He had made it and it fitted him. They were one.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 9, 2010 12:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Biggest change to my eyes is that the chin used to read “NEUVY,” and now it reads “NEUVI.” Is that right, or am I just seeing a weird angle?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Jan 8, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Stan Fischler was quoted this morning on NHL Live saying John Erskine is his favorite Cap, because he is the hardest working. Just so everyone is aware…
"When I look at the net I don't see a goalie." - Pavel Bure
He was also quoted as asking what day it was and where he could gas up his model T.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Jan 8, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Rec’d for awesomeness. Hate Fischler so much.
"If you want money go to the bank, if you want bread go to the bakery if you want goals go to the net." - #21
I turned it on at lunch during a R&F break, heard his old-ass voice, then changed it back to commercials.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
by jordanDC on Jan 8, 2010 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 East Side Dave for the R and F reference
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
Listening to Fez high today has been really hilarious, especially the live reads.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I usually can only get out for the 12 pm-1pm hour in my car eating my lunch…today I stayed inside. Downloaded a ton of show clips last night, including all the decade stuff and Fez doing the Pennystockchaser live read in the dog voice, and the Fez/Dave character showdown, which was absolutely hysterical.
Shits Nolte FTW
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
Character showdown was the best radio I’ve heard in a long time.
Piss Stain Pete and the guy who is in favor of torture put me over the edge. I’d like to get those from you if possible.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Go to RonFez.net. Look on the right side under Recent Threads, there’s a list of latest files added to the File Library, its right there under all the decades stuff.
Fattles was great too….cheeseburger!
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome. I got a couple Sleeves songs there. I could listen to Big A. vs Fez on a loop all day.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I was listening to the “Radio War” yesterday, with Fez leading Dave around by a leash.
I miss Guy Guyerson…that was a great bit.
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve only been listening to them and O&A since WJFK tanked, but I’m trying to go back and find whatever I can.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I started listening to R and F back in 99 or 2000. They would replay their show at midnight on JFK, and I would listen to the first hour or two before sleeping. Listened to Don and Mike because I had no way to listen to O and A before they came on JFK, and then when that whole thing fell on its ass, I was getting myself an XM.
Can’t really deal with O and A too much these days. Listen to them in the morning usually, but its only because I can’t listen to music that early, and there’s nothing else on.
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve been listening to Don and Mike my entire life, which is weird to say. I remember Ron and Fez came on after them for a while, but I was probably too young to find them interesting back then. I started listening to the XM channel after WJFK flipped, and now I dislike Chad Dukes because he’s just a guy that was trying to be Anthony Cumia, Jr.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
And oh shit I just remember the dog voice spot, hahahaha.. I almost drove off the road.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
I think the ones I listen to the most on my Ipod are when Dave read his poetry and short story “Jack Donovan” that he wrote in high school.
Fez was awesome. “I’ve never seen so much fuckin’ product placement in my life!!”
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
If there was ever a more damning indictment of Erskine than his play…
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Is that your way of arguing in defense of Erskine?
Because it’s a terrible way to argue. Fischler is one of the absolute worst “analysts” that you can find.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
I did not see any comments in this thread about the hilarity that ensued when Ovie was given a mic during the V-Cast shoot. Loved the “Brooks has been practicing for hours” comments.
Sorry, we were gushing about it yesterday. It was definitely an amazing video. Pure comedy gold.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
Yeah, I saw it yesterday but somehow missed the discussion of it. Must have accidentally z-ed through that. It’s worthy of its own thread.
yea, he was totally ragging on Brooks for his practicing…loved every second of it.
Favorite part: “Don’t be sorry”
by SeattleCapsFan on Jan 8, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Did anyone read the article about revenue sharing that J.P. linked to in the “What we’re reading” bar? Here it is.
I find it hysterical that a Philly journalist would advocate moving the NHL to an MLB-style system. You mean the league with the least competitive equality and most financial disparity? I wonder why they’d like that. He sells it as a “revenue sharing” argument when the reality is that MLB does the least sharing, and what the NHL really needs is more sharing. I can’t believe this crap got past an editor, or anyone with a brain. NHL should collectivize the TV contracts, ASAP. The longer they wait, the more difficult it will be; it may already be impossible. I’m interested in what other people’s thoughts are on the revenue sharing issue, and whether they agree with this guy.
Now let's say you and I go toe to toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
Looks like all the commenters over there are revolting as well.
Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
I like how that guy seems to forget that the NHL ALREADY had that system. And it caused multiple lockouts, and a strike. Baseball can afford to have that stuff. Hockey can’t.
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Usually when I see a reference to Philly commenters and “revolting,” it’s not in this context. Nice.
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by J.P. on Jan 8, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dey stink on ice!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 9, 2010 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
You see 38,112 standing in the cold of Fenway Park for a glimpse of a game between two of hockey’s name brands, you see promise.
mmmmhhhhhhhmmmmmm. Right. Remind me again in which city the Winter Classic finished third int he TV ratings, behind a bloody parade? Oh right.
The Swedish equivalent of Tom Poti should feel shame.
The suggestion that the NHL would be better off having its storied franchises filling the playoffs is ridiculous. The hardcore fans from the storied franchises and big markets are likely to watch the playoffs anyway. If you make it harder for small market and new teams to get in all you are going to do is push hockey into even more of a niche sport status instead of growing the game. As you pointed out, that article is just complete crap through and through.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
I think PPP will have a ball with this announcement, for a game when they play the Panthers.
I have a C on my heart.
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I’m really afraid to ask what’s involved in the “Barkan Method of Hot Yoga”.
Maybe it involves this guy somehow, since its hot?
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Sweet, I wanna learn how to teleport.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Nothing worse than playing a guy in SFII that would just turtle in the corner with Dhalsim or a similar characer and keep shooting projectiles
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
Deals exclusively in punnery and poop jokes.
by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 8, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
When I was young button mashing always worked for me. It pissed my older brother off, but I didn’t care.
I am easily satisfied with the very best
TheLoL Fleury
4 points and a plus 4 rating in four exhibition games and I get cut. What a joke! Craig Conroy goes the first 37 games of the season with zero goals. I wonder how many I would have had?
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
The report also says that Fleury predicts that the Flames will lose in the first round of the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Don’t sell the Flames short, this would be their 5th year in a row losing in the first round (the year they lost in the finals to TB was actually the only time they’ve won a series since winning the Cup in ‘89). Not sure if it’s Fleury or TSN with the omission.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Ted’s new blog post is about Natty’s fanpost of Carlson’s medal winner. Nice! Natty has gone big time.
A man gotta have a code
I can say for sure one of those recs had to do with neither. It was for the excellent quality of the photos and commentary.
A man gotta have a code
He’s probably watching right now! Act busy!
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Actually, one of the regular commenters actually is Ted Leonsis.
But which one is it……
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Jan 9, 2010 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
somebody get JP drunk at the happy hour and see if we can get to the bottom of this, please.
by Natty Bumppo on Jan 9, 2010 12:20 AM EST up reply actions
I’m going to assume it someone who didn’t participate in #beefcakewithicing and #brookslaichwithbubbles night…..
USA beat Canada because more kids in the US are playing hockey and the USA hockey system is producing better hockey players to compete with the Canadian youth hockey system, not because Ray Bourque got his fuck on in Boston.
Yes.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Jan 9, 2010 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
On acquiring Kovalchuk. While he is a very good player, in a salary cap world, he would not be the best guy for them to acquire at the present time.
It would only compound the problem we already have in trying to keep Backstrom and Semin, along with Ovi (and anyone else who might get hot, like Flash or Fehr). Not to mention Green.
Atlanta would probably demand more than we’re ready to give. The jury is still out on which of out goalie prospects would be the best to keep.
If it were a non-salary cap world, it would probably be better to acquire him as a free agent than through a trade. But, even so, offense is not exactly a pressing need. (Even though after the West coast trip, we might have felt that way.) Kovy is actually not that high in Plus/Minus at all.
Rocking the Red since 1975
AO does not make $10 million per year, ergo nobody in the NHL should make $10 million per year.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 8, 2010 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I read that article from SB Atlanta. The author is definitely not bullish on what Kovalchuk offers to a team.
Rocking the Red since 1975
And now Puck Daddy has a link to an even more negative article on Kovalchuk’s value:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/expect-kovalchuk-to-be-on-the-move/article1423734/
Rocking the Red since 1975
Just for the record, I started this thread at 6 AM pacific (9:00 AM to y’all). It’s now 9:30 Pacific (past midnight for y’all), and for the first time today, when I hit “z” I don’t get anything new.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
I actually couldn’t even keep this thread open most of the day. It kept crashing my browser, so I’ve been in other threads and just finally was able to catch up in here.
Поклон перед вашим капитаном!
by Knubles and Bits on Jan 9, 2010 1:39 AM EST up reply actions
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