Tuesday Caps Clips: The More Lines Change...
by J.P. on Nov 30, 2010 6:35 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- So, Coach, why'd you go and fix what wasn't broken? [Dump 'n Chase, RMNB]
- Alexander Semin emerges from Alex Ovechkin's shadow. [ESPN (Hradek, $)]
- Talkin' Caps with Puck Daddy. [OFB]
- Bold prediction regarding who will be the Caps' number one netminder come playoff time. [The Goalie Guild]
- Agent Marcus Johansson: not so strong on the door, eh? [Caps365 (video)]
- Radio hits:
- Bruce Boudreau was on Kirk and Mike yesterday. [105.9 The Edge (audio ~10:45 mark)]
- Jeff Schultz will be on WNST 1570 AM in Baltimore at 8:45 this morning.
- Brooks Laich will be on 106.7 The Fan at the same time. (Tough choice...)
- There will be blood. And some of it will belong to Matt Bradley. [Houses of the Hockey]
- Bear Tracks! [LDN]
- Congrats to Cody Eakin for being invited to Canada's World Juniors camp. [Buzzing the Net, Shawn Mullin's Blog, KG's District]
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The video. I don’t know what’s scarier, the Russians with the guns or Sasha groping Mike Green.
The penguin’s pretty hilarious, though.
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That’s a great video. And you aren’t kidding about Sasha. I may have to start calling him Cuddles.
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by WordsOnIce on Nov 30, 2010 7:48 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Cuddles! Love it.
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by ns on Nov 30, 2010 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
Boys and toys – guns, cars and blowing things up! Loved Varly – he exudes personality and charm in just a few seconds on screen. The penguin was very funny – well done on the part of the FBI to set that up.
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by Ray of Sunshine on Nov 30, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions
So glad someone told Varly to add “up” when he said “I’m blowing things”.
"I tried to capture the spirit of the thing"
by tuvanhillbilly on Nov 30, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nellie Bluth approves.
"DON'T SAY THAT! Please! That is the worst, most stupid thing anyone could say! Cause it quite clearly isn't "only a game." I mean if it was do you honestly think I'd care this much?"
by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
was that Matty P around the 5:20 mark? Were the bears players down for this too?
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by Sombrero Guy on Nov 30, 2010 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
He and Andrew Gordon are both in there (I believe Gordo is one of the guys poking at Brooks while he’s wearing the full gear) – pretty sure this was right at the end of training camp.
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I think it was the day between the last pre-season game and the last cuts.
"It's always good to have vikings."
Ah, yes, Forgot I had seen a mention of this a couple months back. it looked colder, so I assumed it was fairly recent.
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by Sombrero Guy on Nov 30, 2010 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Loved Ovie’s look when Fehrsie tried to bust open the door and Greenie’s Derrr-huh-what? look in the simulation room.
Ovie, keeping your eyes open helps when aiming a gun.
I don’t think Ovie should have been given more driving techniques.
Brads looked like he found new protective gear to wear on the ice.
Varly was adorably charming.
Why was Matty P standing at the back for the photo?
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
Why was Matty P standing at the back for the photo?
Rookie hazing…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 30, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
3…2…1… Permanent Penguin Pate`….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 30, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
I tweeted it, but it’s another NHL Rohrshach test – people see what they want to. Case in point:
PensBurgh: “looks more and more like incidental contact every time I watch it”
Blueshirt Banter: “Yes, Sidney Crosby slew footed Ryan Callahan in typical punk-like Crosby fashion.”
To me, it’s a bad hit, but more like what Mike Green did to Eric Staal in that first Carolina game – the result of muscling for position – than a pure, intentionally dirty slewfoot.
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Intentional or not (I tend to believe not), either it’s a penalty on Sid or it’s nothing on either. How the hell does Callahan get the penalty?
And as other have noted, if it’s Ovi instead of Crosby, it’s a suspension (probably not, but you’d never hear the end of it).
"It's always good to have vikings."
Well, AO would be a repeat offender and Sid isn’t. That matters.
And I didn’t even realize that Cally got a penalty there and Sid didn’t. Not good officiating, that.
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And if you never get suspended cause you’re not a repeat offender, you’ll never get added to the repeat offenders list and never get suspended cause you’ll never be a repeat offender.
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
by Elliotte on Nov 30, 2010 8:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well that presumes that it’s a suspendable offense which (at least IMHO) I don’t think it is.
"DON'T SAY THAT! Please! That is the worst, most stupid thing anyone could say! Cause it quite clearly isn't "only a game." I mean if it was do you honestly think I'd care this much?"
by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 8:07 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed, but the underlying point is valid – if you don’t get dinged b/c you have no priors, you’ll never get priors and won’t ever get dinged. That’s why I think it’s important to fine him here so there’s something to point to down the road.
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Oh for sure, definitely fine him.
"DON'T SAY THAT! Please! That is the worst, most stupid thing anyone could say! Cause it quite clearly isn't "only a game." I mean if it was do you honestly think I'd care this much?"
by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 8:14 AM EST up reply actions
that’s all I’m sayin, you gotta hit hit with something so he’s got priors for when he does something worse
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
Because there’s something worse than hitting a guy in the yambag from behind?
And I hear you talk the talk, but I don't see you walk the walk and I still don't believe a thing you say.
Or as the Flowchart says:
No, he does this all the time, but since we never suspend him, we just keep saying he has no prior record and hope no one notices
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“Did the playey get hit cleanly but he was just so tiny that he fall down go boom?”
If yes,. “suspend ovechkin”
by Brainumbc on Nov 30, 2010 9:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think you skipped past a step. I think you get to be a repeat offender by getting fined. So if you never get fined, you’ll never be a repeat offender.
"It's always good to have vikings."
But if you’re never fined for dinging, you’ll never get priors and then you’ll never get dinged because you weren’t fined for not having any priors.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:14 AM EST up reply actions
if it’s Ovi instead of Crosby, it’s a suspension
Not only that, but the ref would have sprinkled a little crack on Ovie and then called the Cops
“Look at this Johnson. Apparently Ovechkin broke in and hung pictures of his family all over this guy’s living room”
by Brainumbc on Nov 30, 2010 8:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Look at this Johnson
I can’t, I’m at work.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:19 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
The danger of forgetting the comma (and why I’m always sure when rooting not to forget said punctuation mark when typing, “Come on, guys!”)
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by J.P. on Nov 30, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This brings a whole new meaning to that old Dexy’s Midnight Runners song.
And I hear you talk the talk, but I don't see you walk the walk and I still don't believe a thing you say.
Yeah, I’ve always wonder if Eileen was cool with that.
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I think she takes it in stride these days.
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 30, 2010 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
What a completely idiotic band DMR was. They were on the opening act on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” tour that would have made them big international stars, but their idiot lead singer started insulting Bowie while on stage.
They got fired and were replaced with a better band to begin with, The English Beat (a ska-reggae band from England in the early 1980s…)
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 30, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Dude you were the inspiration. But if he’s pushing out Callahan’s feet to get to the puck, it’s gotta be a fine. A hockey play, but dangerous. Colie said so last year (jokes about consistency and precedence aside).
"DON'T SAY THAT! Please! That is the worst, most stupid thing anyone could say! Cause it quite clearly isn't "only a game." I mean if it was do you honestly think I'd care this much?"
by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 7:41 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I think I’d slap him with a fine so there’s something on the record should this happen again.
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Yep. If there is talk of a suspension it’s overblown, but when I saw that last night, AO-Peverley was the first/only thing that came to mind.
"DON'T SAY THAT! Please! That is the worst, most stupid thing anyone could say! Cause it quite clearly isn't "only a game." I mean if it was do you honestly think I'd care this much?"
by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 7:54 AM EST up reply actions
AO’s hit was a little more dangerous, though, since it occured as the two were heading towards the boards, wouldn’t you agree?
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Sure, though 52.1 doesn’t cover where it happens for it to be called. Related: For some reason I can only think of games Ruslan Salei’s dressed when that’s been called.
"DON'T SAY THAT! Please! That is the worst, most stupid thing anyone could say! Cause it quite clearly isn't "only a game." I mean if it was do you honestly think I'd care this much?"
by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 8:01 AM EST up reply actions
Well nothing was called here on Sid, and Colie fined AO based on his being a “dangerous” hit, so presumably the degree of danger matters.
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I don’t know. You could argue it, and I’m sure Pens fans will, but the entire concern with a slew foot is that you drop a guy on the back of his head with no way to protect himself. That’s why Niskanen missed a bunch of time with a concussion after a slew foot last year. You could say “AO could have scrambled his brains AND broken his ankle,” but I don’t think it makes it that much different.
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"How many penalty minutes do I have this year, if I’m that dirty?," said Crosby, who has 15 penalty minutes this season. "I mean, please. Show me all those dirty plays. It’s a battle and he falls. I think Dubi has done his fair share of things out there that are questionable. I guess he’s talking again. But I’m not surprised. "It’s a battle (with Callahan)," Crosby added. "He’s holding me going up ice and I’m trying to push him off. Is it that calculated? I’m trying to get to the net. I’m not worried about that kind of thing. If I tripped him, I tripped him. Am I dirty hockey player? C’mon. I think Dubi is smarter than that."
In other words, if you think the play was dirty, Crosby thinks you’re not very smart. Ugh.
How many murder convictions has O.J. Simpson had if he’s such a killer?
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by J.P. on Nov 30, 2010 7:54 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Psycho killer, quest-ce-que-c’est?
This is Crosby as his douchiest. I am averting my eyes.
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by fat_daddyo on Nov 30, 2010 8:02 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not sure how it is douche-y. This isn’t the first time Dubinsky has said something about Crosby to the media. I’m glad he actually stood up for himself instead of the usual “Gee golly, I guess that’s his opinion.”
I mean, it’s not like he slewfooted the guy twice on the same play or anything like that
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:16 AM EST up reply actions
Malkin/Mara from 2008
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
Am I dirty hockey player? C’mon. I think Dubi is smarter than that."
http://www.youtube.com/v/4wqR17KrLKw?fs=1&hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/v/c53DZ9iHrJE?fs=1&hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/v/0PfDVU0goR4?fs=1&hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/v/PrH9H3lZlHQ?fs=1&hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/v/U1-IPlmrC4M?fs=1&hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/v/gFyIOLZHWRg?fs=1&hl=en_US
The juxtaposition of indignant incredulity and the body of work represrented above is a bit much, no?
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by fat_daddyo on Nov 30, 2010 8:18 AM EST up reply actions 6 recs
To play devil’s advocate, Sid did say “this year”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
Like I said, I can’t view any of those videos, but I have a good idea what they are from.
I have been very critical of Sid’s slashes and penalties of frustration in the past. It has actually led to arguments between my friends and I. However, Crosby is almost a different person on the ice this year. He doesn’t show his frustration nearly as often, I’m not sure he has more than 1 slashing penalty this year, and he has been keeping his mouth shut a helluva lot more than he has in the past.
Unfortunately, I don’t think he’ll ever shake his reputation, no matter what he does in seasons to come. Much like Ovechkin.
Unfortunately, I don’t think he’ll ever shake his reputation, no matter what he does in seasons to come. Much like Ovechkin.
It all goes back to what JP said. People see what they want to see.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:26 AM EST up reply actions
I think a lot of it is that he’s actually an adult now. When he was at his whiniest and punkiest was when he was 18, 19, 20. How much of a moron were you at that age? I was a whiny little bastard when I was that age, and I didn’t have the weight of a franchise and fanbase on my shoulders.
Was? (I kid.)
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
Dude is still only 23.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
I like that he stood up for himself and wasn’t so white bread in his response, but come on…that was a dumb argument to make about the PIMs. He could have left that part out and just said it was a hockey play, Dubi will see what he wants to see, I’m just playing hard, etc.
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I like that he stood up for himself and wasn’t so white bread in his response
Concur. In fact, I think this is pretty much the first time I think I’ve ever heard him say anything remotely interesting to the press.
What about “like it or lump it”?
The problem is he’s so polished and media practiced that when he does veer off the rails and say something “interesting” it’s because he’s overly emotional and therefore says borderline moronic things. He hasn’t found that middle ground yet.
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yes, but the borderline moronic things are so entertaining! “They wouldn’t stop throwing hats”? we’ve gotten some serious mileage out of that one.
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by RedBirdie on Nov 30, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, I forgot about that one!! Yeah, that was good.
But you see what I mean, the few times he strays from the cliches and actually shows how he feels, he ends up sounding like an idiot or a petulant child or…ohhhhh, now I get why he doesn’t do it very often :P
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What about "like it or lump it"?
You called?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 30, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly Link, I’d have much preferred Crosby as his more stoic interview self there. It comes across as Pronger-ish in words (I’ll check out the video a bit later). Just say “sometimes things happen, we were fighting for position, and he fell. Whether or not the ref calls it is up to him.”
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by red army line on Nov 30, 2010 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
If muscling for the puck is the standard here, then either Ovechkin should not have been fined for his incident with Rich Peverley, or Crosby should be fined for this incident.
If you've read this far...seek help.
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You had me at no problem.
How in the world did Callahan get called for interference on that?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 7:33 AM EST up reply actions
Because Pittsburgh has had more power play opportunities than any NHL team, save one, since the lockout? What’s one more?
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It was almost as bad as the Eric Fehr (I believe it was him) a few weeks ago, where the guy ran into HIM in the neutral zone, and Fehr got called for interference.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 7:56 AM EST up reply actions
Crosby is not a nice guy. Just ask the Pensblog.
Follow that link, look at the cross checks, slashes, and not-so-little shots he’s taken.
Not sure how that guy can get the benefit of the doubt. I feel certain the slew-foot was intentional.
He ought to get at least a fine for that one.
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by fat_daddyo on Nov 30, 2010 7:47 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
But that’s different! Crosby’s plays are only dirty when you’re doing a fun little dirty players article! When he’s facing a fine it can’t be dirty!
The Crosby slew-foot definitely deserved a penalty. I actually didn’t see it until this morning. However, I definitely don’t think it was intentional.
Look at the screen shot that a Red Wings fan posted, defending Crosby (in the comments section):
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/video_you_make_the_call/
I know it doesn’t say much, but it helps to show that there was no intent, in my opinion.
How Callahan got a penalty instead of Crosby is beyond me, but I really don’t think it was dirty.
Like I said above, I don’t think Sid’s intent was to level a dirty hit, but any time you use your leg behind another guy’s leg for leverage in throwing him down backwards, it’s a bad hit (and I think there’s definitely a distinction between “bad” and “dirty” hits).
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Agreed. A tripping penalty should have been called on the spot. I also think a fine could be warranted here. Suspension? I don’t think so.
Did anyone see later in the game where Avery tried to slew-foot Crosby? That didn’t go so well for Aves.
Nope but now I’m definately going to watch the next rangers/pens games to see Avery try to get some revenge after he’s had some youtube time
It’s funny, because Avery went to give Sid a slew-foot, Crosby knocked him to the ground, and Sid got the penalty.
Crosby skated to the box with his mouth shut. I think it was the ref’s way of making up for the earlier mistake.
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by J.P. on Nov 30, 2010 8:48 AM EST up reply actions 10 recs
“Got the whole fist in, Doc? MOOOOOOON RIVEEEER…”
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by fat_daddyo on Nov 30, 2010 8:49 AM EST up reply actions 12 recs
Oh my, the caption contest for this picture could be epic.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 30, 2010 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
Derptacular
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
That’s what I was gonna say! Except simpler.
“Derp.”
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 30, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
“Oh Sean, have you changed the curve of your stick? Me likey!”
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 30, 2010 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
“Don’t touch my junk”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
“Sean Avery, as a celebrity guest of the TSA, gave his first private examination today…”
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 30, 2010 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I did laugh at Conan’s recent tweet that the TSA has now started calling itself “Uncle TSA”.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Coming after the break, “You Lube on YouTube”
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by ThePeerless on Nov 30, 2010 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
I definitely don’t think it was intentional.
Definately not. Not more than a couple controversial calls against the Caps the past two seasons. When your weight shifts backwards on ice and you’re trying to get your balance, sometimes your legs just fly up. It happens
But at least there’s been enough discussion that the NHL probably took notice (despite the fact that they won’t do anything). This is probably enough for them to put him secretly “on warning” in case he ever does something dirty AND intentional later on in the season
Yeah, it’s a hockey play. A dangerous hockey play, but a hockey play nonetheless.
Usually, the most egregious slew-foots (feels weird to type…slew-feet?) are ones initiated by the guilty player, when they come from behind the victim, put their leg behind theirs and push them backwards.
In this case, Callahand initiated the contact, and I feel Crosby was just defending himself.
It was still dangerous though, that’s for sure.
“CrosbyAPoo”?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I think that was an intentional trip by Crosby. He sticks his right foot out to the side and clips Callahan’s boot. Perhaps not an intentional slew foot, but he intended to trip him up. If he really wanted to get by Callahan cleanly, he would not have stuck his skate out wide like that. How he didn’t get penalized is beyond me.
I also think the interference is a bit of a touchy call too. Perhaps technically it was but the guys were so far from the play and were essentially jostling for position. I would liken it to a defensive back and wide receiver making incidental contact on a pass play.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 30, 2010 8:37 AM EST up reply actions
Scotty Hockey
Scotty’s recap – very understated, as you would expect. Not!
The pathetic display of pucks on Monday night was a game of men against boys and anytime there are men and boys around, you know Sidney Crosby had himself a good time.
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by fat_daddyo on Nov 30, 2010 8:42 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That blog is brutal. One of the worst on SBN, in my opinion. I was always under the impression that SBN had a screening process before they allowed bloggers on here?
It’s not on SBN …
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 30, 2010 8:43 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, is Blueshirt Banter on SBN?
That’s the one I was thinking of.
I went over there once, and that was enough for me.
by Link_Gaetz on Nov 30, 2010 8:45 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, Blueshirt Banter is the Rangers’ SBN blog. You are not the first one I’ve seen vocalize the opinion that it is of dubious quality.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 30, 2010 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I usually enjoy it. Scotty gets rather emotional(particularly after tough losses), but it’s a fan blog, and he’s entitled.
You had me at no problem.
I think he does a great job, and it’s hard as hell to run a blog by yourself (which is why I am in constant awe of Peerless and others who do it).
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No doubt. It’s astoundingly, majorly difficult to come up with cosistent material on a day-to-day basis.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Come on. You know Cheerless does most of the work.
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by SmallZ827 on Nov 30, 2010 9:35 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Scotty’s always good for a laugh, and I make sure to check out his previews and recaps when the Caps play the Rags. At the very least, the Tom Poti hate keeps me laughing.
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That’s . . . awesome. If you’re going to insult Crosby, the creative NAMBLA route is a good one.
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I just think he was trying not to fall….but I am also a Penguins fan.
When you are taking or initiating contact, you get low, bend your legs, and widen your stance. I think that’s what Crosby was doing when Callahan initiated the contact.
Sort of like how Ovechkin has a wide base when he goes to hit someone, and then they move and he gets accused of sticking his leg out.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:44 AM EST up reply actions
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When you are taking or initiating contact, you get low, bend your legs, and widen your stance.
I agree
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 8:44 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed, but these guys were racing towards a puck not bracing for a hit. If you are trying to get around someone and get to the puck, I would think you would not want a wide base but would want to keep your legs under you.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 30, 2010 8:47 AM EST up reply actions
Link, I appreciate you defending your boy, but I don’t buy this for a second. The play is just too slow, and Crosby is too good an athlete. I don’t buy unintentional and I don’t buy accidental. He stuck his skate under Callahan’s skate and pushed.
I also don’t think it’s that big a deal. For one thing, Calahan falls on Sid’s hip before hitting the ice. I don’t think that’s an accident either. Slewfoots are dangerous when the back of a guy’s helmet is the first thing to hit the ice, or when someone wrenches a knee. There was no chance of either here. There was damned little risk of injury. It was surgical as far as slew foots go.
But don’t try to sell me “he didn’t mean to do it.” Compare this one with Ovi-on-Peverley, where there’s less than half a second from contact to Peverley hitting the ice. That’s what it looks like when someone takes a bad angle and accidentally gets caught up. That’s unintentional, and in my opinion more dangerous because it’s uncontrolled and near the boards. Peverley’s lucky he didn’t hit his head or twist a leg against the wall.
Sid and Callahan are locked for a good three seconds – an eternity on the ice. And Sid lays him down smooth as silk. Should have given him a pillow. He meant to do it, but there was definitely no intent to injure.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 30, 2010 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
I’ll check it out again. I really only got one good look at it before work, so now I can’t watch streaming media.
It’s also hard to compare this to the Ovechkin – Peverley incident. Didn’t Ovechkin initiate the contact, then they got tangled and fell?
He bull-rushed in to where Peverley was going after a puck against the boards. Intended to check his shoulder — would have just been an ordinary battle on the boards. But he got his foot behind Peverley’s and knocked him backwards.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 30, 2010 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
I just think he was trying not to fall….but I am also a Penguins fan.
Holy crap no. Where in Laura Stamm’s Power Skating is there a chapter called “Trying Not to Fall” that includes hooking your leg around the back of your opponent, getting your elbow in front of his chest and moving them simultaneously in the opposite direction.
That was a slew-foot, man. Clear as day. As was the Ovechkin play. They both deserved 2 minute penalties.
And I hear you talk the talk, but I don't see you walk the walk and I still don't believe a thing you say.
I admitted a half-dozen times that it should have been a tripping penalty, and I did call it a slew-foot.
I was just arguing about the intention and “dirtyness.”
Either Crosby is a shitty skater or it was intentional. Since we know Crosby isn’t a shitty skater…
As for dirty, any play that sends an opponent’s feet flying out from under him and his head falling toward the ice is dirty in my book.
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D’ohboy, let’s look at facts versus opinions.
Your opinion is that the play was dirty. My opinion is that it wasn’t. Can’t prove it either way.
Facts? Crosby is a good, sweet, Canadien boy. Ovechkin is a heartless, Russian, monster. Therefore, Crosby didn’t intend to do that and it wasn’t dirty, while Ovechkin meant to and it was dirty.
It’s science.
by Link_Gaetz on Nov 30, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions 12 recs
Makes perfect sense to me.
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by ThePeerless on Nov 30, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
I watched it last night, and I wasn’t clear on the intent.
But – the bottom line is that Crosby’s foot swung through and hit Callahan’s legs in the back and knocked Callahan over. Thus it’s a slew foot and a penalty.
Lots of penalties happen without intent. We’ll never know intent. Only Crosby knows that.
“Dirtyness” is subjective, not objective. The fact that Crosby slew-footed Callahan, whatever the intent, is, to me, objectively clear.
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I’m in New Jersey for work and was watching the game on TV in a bar (my hotel room didn’t have MSG). They replayed the trip about 10 times (no exaggeration), and as I couldn’t hear the announcers, I thought that the point of the constant replays was to show the hypocrisy of how Callahan got the penalty for something that looked like two guys fighting for position coming down the ice.
All those 10 times, I didn’t see a slewfoot, and I didn’t know why they kept replaying it.
This morning, as I’m reading more about it, I watched it again, and my opinion has changed a little, but not a lot. They’re still fighting to position and in the process of Crosby trying to get away from Callahan, he shifts his body to try and shed him. He likely knew that Callahan would trip and used his legs to support him, but, to me, it wasn’t a dangerous play or an intent to injure.
This wasn’t a play where Callahan was unable to defend himself.
I would’ve given Crosby 2 for tripping and Callahan 2 for interference.
Of course, I’m surprised that no one has posted this yet.
“Tttthhhhaaaatttt’ssss aaaa sssslllleeeewwwwffffooooooootttt!”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
Some STL line-changing before tomorrow
From Andy Strickland:
The St. Louis Blues have moved Alex Steen to the top line with Andy MacDonald and Brad Boyes. David Backes was dropped to the 2nd line with Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
Very good player, but dumb as a bag of hammers as a result of poor higher eductation.
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Haha. Stirring up the Colgate pot before F&B arrives.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
This is STL preparing for the upcoming Flieschmann for Backes trade.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
I likes me some Backes but I would loves me some Berglund.
(not that either would ever happen)
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
Nope – neither would ever happen.
Backes, Oshie, Perron, Halak, Johnson – probably the core untouchables.
Berglund might be had, but for a very steep price – one that I won’t be willing to pay.
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I’d take Backes a hundred thousand millions times before I’d take Berglund in a similar deal.
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 30, 2010 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
100% agreed. With a brand-spanking-new contract, however, Backes is not gettable (if that’s a word).
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Backes is one nasty dude. Watching him closely live is something else.
by Chris Burton on Nov 30, 2010 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
A little off-topic but was anyone else disappointed that the Caps didn’t get in on the Matt Hunwick trade yesterday where all the AVS had to give up was a prospect?
Would help the defensive depth chart for sure. But would BOS trade him a team in the east…I have my doubts.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, sure, but i just mean that Hunwick would sure have been nice, here, and I’d have given up Bouchard, etc. for him (I know nothing of the Cohen kid, so that may not be equivalent).
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 30, 2010 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
Not nearly equivalent. Think somewhere between Orlov and Alzner in terms of upside for Cohen and you’re closer.
Perhaps it’s possible that the Avs saw something they didn’t like in Cohen down in Lake Erie, but prima facie, this was a fucking horrible trade for the Avs.
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I hear from the one Avs fan I know that Cohen guy’s supposed to be pretty good.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
Holy Crap the Avs got bent over and Avery’d on that trade. Cohen is, if not a blue chip prospect, pretty damn close. Hunwick is an undersized, marginal 4/5 guy.
Horrible trade for the Avs, especially considering that the B’s had NO leverage, since they had to unload someone for cap room.
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The interesting thing is, isn’t Hunwick a puck moving defenseman, much like Liles and Quincey?
by Chris Burton on Nov 30, 2010 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah. On MHH yesterday they described Hunwick as “a poor man’s John-Micheal Liles.”
Which is ironic, since the Avs already have JM Liles, and the really poor man’s JM Liles, Kyle Cumiskey.
And they’ve also got this kid Shattenkirk… :)
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a poor man’s John-Micheal Liles
I know he’s having a good year, but ouch.
by Chris Burton on Nov 30, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know what it is, but I’m not that high on any of the BU guys. Shattenkirk, Cohen, Gilroy, whichever guy you want to talk about. Seemed like great college guys that will have problems translating to the NHL.
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Shattenkirk has had himself a good start.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Nov 30, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, this was a strange trade to me – don’t the Avs actually have too many D already?
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Maybe they’re flipping one of them to the Caps for Flesichmann!
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by SmallZ827 on Nov 30, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It’s even weirder once you consider the fact that they can’t stash Hunwick or many of the other guys down in Lake Erie. So now they’ve got Liles, Hannan, Foote*, Quincey, Cumiskey*, O’Byrne, Shattenkirk, Hunwick and Wilson in the NHL. (* denotes injured)
Can’t send Liles, Hannan, Foote, Quincey, O’Byrne, or Hunwick down. Presumably, they drop Wilson, since Shattenkirk is one of their better defensemen right now.
What a dumb trade.
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Do you think Hannan will be the one they will flip?
By the way, O’Byrne is pretty awful—what made them go after him?
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hannan’s cap hit is a bit steep, and he has an NMC.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
I dunno. O’Byrne has looked serviceable in the time that I’ve seen him. Admittedly, that’s a small sample, but right now I’d take him over either of our 6/7 guys. I’ll agree that he never looked very good in MTL though, so I’m waiting for the other foot to drop.
As for Hannan, I don’t think he’s got much trade value, his contract is steep and he’s got an NMC. The problem with the steep contract is actually from the Avs’ end – if they don’t bring back salary the other way, they’ll fall below the cap floor.
The odd man out in my opinion is Kyle Quincey. He’s got PP ability. On many teams, he could probably step in and be a 2/3 D, with upside to be a #1-type on a thin blueline. On the Avs, he’s a bit of a spare part given the development of Shattenkirk and Holos.
Quincey’s the classic case of “more valuable to someone else than he is to us,” and those guys typically get traded.
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Wouldn’t mind having Quincey here, that’s for sure.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
Fehr + W prospect for Quincey and I’m sold.
I’d offer Flash. Given the Hunwick trade, maybe they’re that dumb.
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I wonder how bad that concussion for Quincey really is.
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by bigonetimer on Nov 30, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
He’s been playing lately, so it can’t be that bad. Are you thinking of Cumiskey?
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last week’s Denver Post linkage
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by bigonetimer on Nov 30, 2010 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
I now see that he got some time in a couple games last week on the heels of that article.
This couldn’t have have helped the melon, though.
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by bigonetimer on Nov 30, 2010 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah I like Quincey and I could see Fehr fitting in nicely with the Avs. I could go with that.
I saw Shattenkirk play last week for the first time and was impressed. What can you tell me about him?
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
Good, solid skater. A little undersized, but plays bigger than his measurements.
Smart defensively, but really sharp offensively. Has a knack for finding seams on the ice and being where the puck is going to end up. Can finish well with a good shot.
I think he compares well to Alzner, Carlson and Subban. He doesn’t have the offensive upside of Carlson, and he’s not quite as smooth a skater as Alzner, but he’s close.
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Nice. Thanks for the analysis.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
If you gave up Fehr and Andrew Gordon for Quincey the fanbase might implode.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
This conversation is now funny.
by Chris Burton on Nov 30, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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As long as they keep Sobotka away from The Greek, they should be okay.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Business. Always business.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
Geez – that actor has been in like everything.
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he was in a Fringe episode a couple seasons ago. A lot of former Wire actors pop up in fringe.
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by Sombrero Guy on Nov 30, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
“We used to build wingers in this country. We used to make wingers. Now we just put our hands in the other guys pocket”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 9:53 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Can’t rec this enough.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
Junkies to Laich
“Does a shootout goal count for your stats?’
Facepalm. I understand that they don’t understand the sport and aren’t going to at any point, but at least don’t ask questions that make it blatantly obvious.
That and half the questions were about who pulls the most tail on the team, because we know Brooks Laich is Caps’ biznasty.
I like the Junkies interviews… I think anyone listening to their show for insight on the team or the game is looking in the wrong place. Sure, some of us would like to know more than who pulls the most tail, but sometimes the awkward questions make the players seem more like an average guy.
by JimCareyFanClub on Nov 30, 2010 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
To me, interviews like that are why they’re floundering in the ratings. The difference here between a normal interview and a hockey interview is that they literally know jack shit about hockey, so they ask life questions that usually hit dead ends quick – which also leads to quicker interviews, less questions, and an unsatisfied listener.
I guess I feel like I’ve gotten to know these players quite well over the years and we’re past the “he he ha ha, he asked a sex question to a sports player” thing.
Those interviews are not for hockey fans. They are for football/basketball/baseball fans who do not know shit about hockey, and for them, these interviews are informative. They’re also great exposure for the team and the sport.
That said, the Junkies are morons who know jack shit about hockey.
You had me at no problem.
They’re entertaining. You don’t listen to them for their hockey knowledge or even any sports knowledge outside of football to be honest. They’re just entertaining is all. I understand the hate because fans like us (IE the lunatic fringe of the Caps fanbase) get frustrated when big sports personalities around here don’t know the sport, but some will just never care that much.
I think anyone listening to their show for insight on the team or the game is looking in the wrong place
I could say that about any sports radio show in this market on either of the major sports talk stations. As for the “Junkies,” what, if not sports, would “Sports Junkies” be expected to provide insight on? Tail Pulling?
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Tail Pulling?
Yes. The show is called the Sports Junkies, but they are what they are. They have a successful product, so in their eyes, why change it?
by JimCareyFanClub on Nov 30, 2010 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
I despise the Junkies. I mean, using gay slurs to attack your competitors is awesome. Really.
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by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Nov 30, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
What?! Content at 9:30 AM?! Indeed.
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Indeed! Busy morning at The Rink.
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“…the NHL is the type of league where every team has their own starts. That is why it’s difficult to play against any particular team here.”
I’m wondering who the Islanders’ stars are…
(sorry, couldn’t resist)
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DiPietro’s hip, with all the band-aids?
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by red army line on Nov 30, 2010 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
Bold prediction regarding who will be the Caps’ number one netminder come playoff time.
My first reaction: Can’t be Varlavirth. Maybe it’s Vokoun, or I think Hiller is going UFA soon too. Craig Anderson I think is UFA this year as well.
…Neuvirth as the Caps #1 come playoffs? Neither would surprise me.
Is it bad that as I was typing “neither” I first typed “neuvirth”?
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Agreed. I just think it’s bold to make any prediction in November as to who’s gonna be #1 come mid-April.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
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As soon as we can get this guy back
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 9:57 AM EST up reply actions
Is that Maxime?
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This picture is packed with ex-Caps!
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
Between Charpentier and the other two, it’s a trio of turds.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
Zed was no turd. He had some trouble staying healthy—not including the carotid slash—but the guy put up some pretty consistent, solid offensive numbers (9 out of 13 seasons with 15+ goals).
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by bigonetimer on Nov 30, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
He was born in the wrong era.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Ha, agreed there. Not exactly a defensive stalwart.
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by bigonetimer on Nov 30, 2010 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
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by red army line on Nov 30, 2010 10:56 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That is one of the most amazing goals ever… and he jumped over former Cap Brendan Witt…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 30, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
or this one
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by ThePeerless on Nov 30, 2010 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
Am I the only one seeing this?
The ESPN article linked to here has the right title, but the content is completely different…
When we started the Thanksgiving weekend, I doubt anyone would have thought that young referee Ghislain Hebert would make much news. After all, I’m not sure Hebert is a household name even in his own household.
Hebert did create a stir, though, when he whistled star Philly D Chris Pronger for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in overtime of Friday afternoon’s Flyers-Flames game in the City of Brotherly Love — wiping out an apparent game-winning goal. It was a newsworthy/controversial call because it was the first time we’ve seen an enforcement of the “Sean Avery rule.”
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I think it’s a “clips” article, wherein he talks about a bunch of different subjects.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
Oh… looks like you have to be an ESPN Insider (read: paying customer) to read past the part about Avery and Hebert.
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by IRockTheRed on Nov 30, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
THN.com has learned that billionaire Terry Pegula has signed a letter of intent to buy the Buffalo Sabres from Tom Golisano for about $150 million.
Pegula is the founder and CEO of East Resources, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States. A graduate of Penn State University, he and his wife Kim, recently donated $88 million to the school to help fund a new arena and establish a Division I hockey program.
I had heard rumblings that the Sabres were for sale, but I thought a couple of people had shot it down. So this is something of a surprise. That makes three NHL teams in ownership flux (Buffalo, Dallas, and the Coyotes) on top of two others who need to attract major investors (St. Louis, Carolina). Oy.
This isn’t going to change anything for the Sabres short term. Long term, they have an owner with deeper pockets who might be willing to spend to the Cap to bring a winner to Buffalo.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 30, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Puck Daddy has a bit more on this, included the Sabres denial that such a letter has been signed.
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Semin isn’t on the ice this morning at Kettler.
Cue rampant, unfounded speculation in 1. . . .2 . . . . .3
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No big deal. As soon as he sees what he got in Ups and Downs, then he’ll be out on the ice.
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 30, 2010 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
They didn’t practice Sunday. No one did, right? Early game.
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Gotta admit, I’m kinda enjoying the 5pm games. Everything’s over and done with by 730. I feel like I’m on the west coast.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Er, I meant Saturday, sorry :P I was at practice on Saturday and he wasn’t out there.
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Missed that. Perhaps we should then call off the rampant speculation.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Washington Capitals traded Alexander Semin to the Los Angeles Kings for Evgeni Malkin today, ending weeks of rampant speculation over the winger’s future.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
2C problem solved!
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know, is Malkin really good enough to be our 2C? I mean…he’d have to unseat Flash.
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I may be a bit more risk-seeking than some of you, but I’d be willing to give Geno a try out at 2C, just for a look-see.
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He’s got a lot of potential, that one.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Speaking of the big droog, Malkin is on pace for 72 points this year , 33rd best in the league, 3rd on the team after Kris Letang and Sid, with a shooting % of 6.96%. Surprising.
by S h a g g y on Nov 30, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Eh, not too surprising. Other than two monster seasons he’s been pretty inconsistent.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
When can we start talking about him being really overpaid?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
Depends on whether you think the comparable in that salary range (Crosby) is fairly paid. Sid I think is massively underpaid.
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by red army line on Nov 30, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know about massively. Massively compared to what he could get on the open market, sure, but the same goes for Ovechkin and Backstrom. $8.7 mil is more than all but a handful of players earn.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Sid I think is massively underpaid.
Yeah, but he had great non-salary perks…like not paying rent by living in Mario’s basement.
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hey now, he moved out. Peerless even posted a picture over the summer of Sid’s new place…..
oh, yes, this place. Beautiful! Very Pittsburgh, no?
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When can we start talking about him being really overpaid rumored to be traded to the Kings?
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by ThePeerless on Nov 30, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
When I see a shooting % that low for a forward, it screams of bad luck. His average before this season was nearly 13%, so I think that more than anything, he’s just been snakebit.
Especially for a player as skilled as Malkin is.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 30, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Corey just updated that Semin wasn’t on the ice as he was sitting in the Kettler penalty box practising Bad Sasha for the upcoming 2 games.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Or he saw who the Caps were playing on Wednesday and became paralyzed with fright.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
TSNBobMcKenzie: COL’s Scott Hannan has been traded to Washington Capitals. Details to follow.
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Did I look on great Orion sloping slowly to the West.
well we got a D…. dont know anything about him….
Anyone want to take bets on which F is going to COL?
#NeedsMoreBradley
Stay-at-home, shut-down type of D, IIRC. Anyone know where he was on CO’s depth chart? Was he top-4?
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
He’s a legitimate top 4 defensive stud. Kind of like Erskine, but with very legitimate NHL talent.
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Did I look on great Orion sloping slowly to the West.
Holy crap.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
Holy. Shit.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Hannan
TSNBobMcKenzie: COL’s Scott Hannan has been traded to Washington Capitals. Details to follow.
4.5M cap hit; last year of contract; I believe he had an NMC, but will double check
Huh…makes me more surprised Flash was in the lineup on Sunday…
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by PaintDrinkingPete on Nov 30, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
I love that Flash is gone, and given that Flash was getting paid 3 mil, we’re not taking much of a cap hit.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Nov 30, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, I’m just getting back from a meeting at work. Anything interesting happen today?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
Business as usual.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 30, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
The Alabama PA guy was fired for playing “Take the Money and Run” at the Bama-Auburn game….
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by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
He should have been fired for playing Steve Miller.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
MONTREAL (AP) — Someone broke into the car of Pat Burns’ widow within hours of his funeral, Montreal police said Tuesday.
Police said the thieves would have known whose belongings they were stealing when they ransacked Line Burns’ car, taking about 30 autographed hockey sweaters from Burns’ personal collection.
“They went through his stuff,” said Constable Anie Lemieux of the Montreal police, noting Burns’ wallet was in the car.
“The person who left with the shirts and everything knows that this is Pat Burns’ stuff.”
Burns, who coached the New Jersey Devils to the 2003 Stanley Cup title, died Nov. 19 after a long battle with cancer at age 58.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 30, 2010 1:51 PM EST reply actions
oh, for fuck’s sake! I hope they draw and quarter the bastard(s).
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by RedBirdie on Nov 30, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
P-Mac sighting in Hershey…
http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/11/hershey_bears_patrick_mcneill.html
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