Friday Caps Clips: Bruins @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 5, 2010 6:47 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Be sure to check out tomorrow morning's edition of Japers' Rink Radio when Pepper and Russell welcome Corey Masisak back to the show and take your emails and calls.
- Previews of tonight's third attempt to beat the B's from Vogs, NHL.com, CSN Washington (Scalise), DCEx (McNally), KOL, RLS and the Boston Herald, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Stanley Cup of Chowder for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday's optional practice. [Caps365 video (Boudreau), Dump 'n Chase, CI, bridgetds (pics, with a bonus set from B's practice)]
- Dive right into this article about the start to Alexander Semin's season. You'll be hooked. [CSN Washington (Masisak)]
- Boston guys (including Mike Milbury) debate the Caps' goaltending situation. [NESN]
- Mike Knuble talks up a couple of former teammates. [Kirk's Call]
- Brooks Laich has been nominated for Sports Illustrated's "2010 Sportsman of the Year." (What, no mention of his "hockey haunches," Farbs?) [SI (Farber)]
- The Caps are perfect with Boyd Gordon in the lineup (well, their record is, at least). [CI]
- On David Steckel, Semin and penalty shots. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Glancing at the Caps' cupboard. [HF]
- Mike Green did his weekly spot on LaVar and Dukes yesterday... [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- ... and be sure to check out the killer fundraiser he's put together. [RtR]
- Karl Alzner does a radio hit. [WNST (audio)]
- Buy or sell Ales Hemsky as a trade target. Maybe that should read "sell or sell." [RLS]
- If you're a believer in Corsi, you know that the Caps have been doin' it with smoke and mirrors a bit so far this year. [Objective NHL]
- Comcast SportsNet commandeers the Gallery Place Metro station. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- A trio of day-old Thursday thoughts. [Box Seats]
- And since things seem to be coming in threes, here's three thoughts on the last three games. [RtR]
- On letters and leadership. [Box Seats]
- Mustachioed Caps. I can't believe we've got another 25 days of Movember left. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- A picture of Alex Ovechkin and his dog (and no, it's not just a picture of AO and Kari Lehtonen). [Alex Ovetjkin]
- Down goes Kugryshev! Down goes Kugryshev! [ECHL]
- Dino Ciccarelli: Hall of Fame Garbage Man. <weep> [GHL]
- Finally, happy 39th birthday to Sergei Berezin, and happy 47th to Brian Curran.
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Dive right into this article about the start to Alexander Semin’s season. You’ll be hooked. [CSN Washington (Masisak)]
Nice one, JP.
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
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It starts out slow, but you’ve just got to stick with it.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Read it now. Chances are come April it won’t be there.
I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.
by Rather Bengt on Nov 5, 2010 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Puns aside, there is no need to ever argue with the Semin lobby again. Just post a link to this article.
"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 5, 2010 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Just post a link to this article.
That Was Easy
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What?
"Do not be afraid to ask for credit, for our way of refusing is very polite."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 5, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
For whatever reason I thought Kugryshev wouldn’t go to the E for another few weeks. Was he struggling that bad in Hershey?
"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?"
For those who love to play the hindsight game, it looks like Toews, Campbell, Brodeur, Schultz and Comrie were all taken within 30 picks after Kugryshev in the 2008 draft. GMGM really missed on that one.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 5, 2010 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Who knows how long they are down for, but it’s not surprising to see 1 dman sent down and Kugryshev could use the ice time.
Note, Hershey will be in Charlotte for the Sunday/Tuesday games while SC is playing 3 in 3 at home Friday through Sunday including the home opener tonight. I read that Hershey is flying to Charlotte on Saturday so leave extra skaters at home or send them to SC to play and an easy call-up if necessary given the locations. Again, Hershey does not play until Sunday in Charlotte.
So Yeo called up and stays for now while Kroll goes down… Kroll played in 6 games and was hurt earlier in the season from what I recall. Yeo has played in 1 AHL game this season this past weekend after being called up. Kugryshev played in 7 of the 10 Hershey games to date.
didn’t Hershey have to call up some d-men b/c of their injuries and the Caps calling Fahey up?
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
and Leone’s take with quotes from French Friday practice update
“Johann Kroll and Dmitry Kugryshev …expected to be only a short-term assignment for both. They weren’t slated to make the trip to Charlotte for games Sunday and Tuesday.
‘Our view on that was that we have a smaller travel party going to Charlotte,’ Bears head coach Mark French said. ‘There’s only one game this weekend, really, and then a Tuesday game. We thought it was a good opportunity to get those guys playing hockey. South Carolina’s got three-in-three at home with Florida. It was a good opportunity to get them playing rather than staying back and not playing.’…"
also from Leone:
- “Sheldon Souray (hand) and Joel Rechlicz (nose) aren’t making the trip.”
- Aucoin (knee) is making the trip
by sk84fun_dc on Nov 5, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Grazie.
"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?"
Boston v. Caps
BOS WAS
9 GP 12
7 W 8
2 L 4
0 OT 0
14 P 16
0.778 P% 0.667
3.22 G/G 3.17
1.44 GA/G 2.42
19.4 PP% 19.6
91.4 PK% 89.1
32.1 S/G 31.5
31.9 SA/G 29.0
46.2 FO% 49.4
So, Boston is giving up roughly the same number of shots as they generate…they have a 46% FO pct…and yet they’re hot as a pistol. I know I know, Tim Thomas…
But still. Those numbers are weird.
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Looks like they’re due for a regression. Although maybe that’s rude of me to suggest.
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by D'ohboy on Nov 5, 2010 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
It will regress. I can’t see them keeping up that pace of G/G and GA/G with as many shots as they’re giving up.
They’ve also only played 9 games, fewest in the league.
Other than the two games against the Caps, they’ve played Buffalo, the Rangers, the Leafs, Ottawa, New Jersey and Phoenix (twice). Not exactly a murderer’s row there.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I feel better about us v. the Bruins today than us v. the Flyers on Sunday.
And Imma kind of hoping Holtby gets his first NHL net for the Philly game.
You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!
Holtby on Sunday would be cool, but how would that help your sinking feelings regarding our prospects of winning that game?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
It won’t. But neither will it matter. That game will not be decided by who’s in goal, for either team. Caps are gonna have to play some hockey and not wait for their goalie to bail them out.
And in the mean time, Holtbyisms. Plus Braden has a little Hextall in him. Dontcha think?
You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!
I feel better about us v. the Bruins today than us v. the Flyers on Sunday.
FWIW, the Sunday game will be the second of back-to-backs for the Flyers. They play the Isles at 7:00 Saturday night. So they have to fly to DC and play the Caps 19 hours after the Saturday game finishes. I have to like the Caps chances in that scenario.
You’re late for the morning skate Brooks.
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 5, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Any chance the wheel of justice gives Carcillo 2 games for his hit on Fedotenko last night? I’d hate to see that punk try anything on either of our young goalies (though I’m sure Holtby could handle him).
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
Dreger says nothing yet. But it looks like Joe Thornton’s getting an unscheduled vacation.
"It's always good to have vikings."
What? Joe is going to get suspended? Fuck this league in the eyehole. That’s a hospital pass and if they want to take that out of the game just adopt the OHL “no head contact” rule and be done with it. What a mockery of a contact sport. It used to be entertaining that players had to actually look where they’re going. It takes less skill to skate around like you’re in a men’s league game but now the league is opening the door for all these [enter emasculating phrase here] to skate around without having to protect themselves. If Joe gets anything I’ll be mad as hell.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
He hit him in the head from the blind side. You can’t do that per the rules. Big Joe had options, like hitting him square in the shoulder/back, but he didn’t. Those hits need to be out of the game. Sorry. Its still a contact sport, just not to the head.
Don’t extrapolate the elimination of head shots into the league becoming a no-check beer league. The league is plenty tough, with bigger players skating on the same sized rink. If you want to harken back to the good old days, how about the days when player had respect for each other and didn’t go for head shots at every opportunity.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
What are you supposed to do when the guy falls to one knee when you’re already committed to the hit?
by red army line on Nov 5, 2010 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree with F&B about this hit, but don’t try to sell me this bullshit that players had more respect for each other back in the day. There were plenty of dirty stick swinging incidents and cheap shots back when players “respected each other”. Pronger is constantly criticized for elbowing guys, but Gordie Howe is celebrated as playing old time hockey. The effects may be different because players are bigger and stronger, but I don’t believe for a second that players had more respect for each other in the past.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 5, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It has nothing to do with the good old days, that stuff is crap (go watch Quinn on Orr). It has to do with logic. If they want an OHL style “no head contact” rule, then say so. Joe didn’t blind side him. Perron literally skated right into Joe. All Joe did was brace himself. If that’s blindside then you’ve just expanded the definition of “blindside” so much that anytime you hit a player that doesn’t see you you’ve blindsided them. Ridiculous.
Hit him in the back? Yeah, that’s a much better solution. Even if the rules of physics would have allowed it, then it’s illegal. Joe would have had to drop to a knee to hit him lower, this was just a function of height and Perron not looking.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
Looking forward to tonight’s game. Should be the first in a string of what will be good barometer games after the past 12.
I know I know, Tim Thomas…
All it takes is one of these from a certain Mr. Enigma. It’s bound to happen at some point, no?
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by Christoph J on Nov 5, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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While I totally agree with the author’s conclusions, he’s kinda set up the poll to produce the “right” result.
“Would you like:
A) Boyd Gordon;
B) Syphilis;
C) A kick to the groin; or
D) A shit sandwich."
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.
You never know. Some people enjoy eating shit.
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I listened to this album and felt like it was a shit sandwich.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions
"Mom, if you were in a German Scheisse video, you'd tell me, right?"
“Yes dear.”
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.
by D'ohboy on Nov 5, 2010 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m almost positive life would’ve proceeded just fine if I’d never become familiar with that phrase…
by mechanicsville on Nov 5, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Be thankful I didn’t link to the Box Seats post that contained this gem:
I’ve developed a bad habit of shutting my eyes during shootouts. I’ve never been a fan of this high-anxiety tie-breaker – sudden-death overtime is scary enough. I think all devoted fans hate shootouts, and I’ll tell you why: they’re pretty much arbitrary.
According to nhlshootouts.com, out of the 54 shootouts they’ve had, the Caps have won 40.7 precent, making us sixth-worst in the league. The best team, Dallas, has won 63.1%. That means that pretty much everyone falls in the 50 percent range, also known as coin-toss territory. [Emphasis added]
So, to extrapolate, if Steckel and Flash were to faceoff, the result would be pretty much unpredictable, since both are between 40.7% and 63.1% successful.
Oh, and #firstpersonfail.
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The comments on Kareem’s last Schultz column were an absolute hoot.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
While they were indeed a couple gems in the Schultz column I think the comments to the “Too Much Media Fluff” column took the cake. Lots of ad hominem attacks in that one to go along with the usual number of aimless comments. But it’s what I’ve come to expect from what’s essentially an un-moderated board. I’m sure you feel similarly. Thank god for this site.
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Which is sad, because it was well-written.
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 thought it was a very good column (and mirrored the exact same one I would have written myself, except for the whole “lack of toughness” argument). Unfortunately, the comments section over there is what it is.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
Unfortunately, the comments section over there is what it is.
(took that from a clips thread a week or two back)
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
That’s beautiful.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Rec’d for creative use of Juxtaposition of Japers’ as The Rebellion and “over there” as the Empire.
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Dunny-on-the-World
Yeah, wtf? If Akbar’s leading CI, does that make me Palpatine?
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by twistedlogic on Nov 5, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Akbar’s not leading CI, he’s the one telling you it’s a trap, although maybe next year for Halloween you can be the emperor
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
Ah. I thought his face had replaced Katie’s on the banner.
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It did, but you have to do some mental shifting of purpose. If the banner is read traditionally, yes, you are Papa Palpatine.
However, it was probably more the intention that you be Senator Organa….okay, so you’re princess Leia. Deal with it. :-)
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How could you tell?
"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 5, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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Winner winner, chicken dinner
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah reading comments from men casually dissing perfectly normal looking women on the Internet never gets old.
by Malin A on Nov 5, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Because providing superficial opinion is only a one-way street here I’m sure. But whatever gets you through the day.
"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 5, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because maybe it bothers her that someone thought Katie was ugly? You are, of course, entitled to your opinion.
There’s a lot of superficial opinion around here about people’s looks, but that one was pretty mean.
"It's always good to have vikings."
So it’s the degree? If so, let me note that accordingly.
"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 5, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, I think it was a rude thing to say and wasn’t really necessary. Would someone say the same thing about TEB? I don’t recall ever reading a shot about his or Corey’s looks. Probably best to avoid getting into another cheerleader type discussion here.
TEB has fallen out of my good favor since the whole stupid Neuvy thing. But that’s a whole nother bag of [tricks].
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 5, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I find neither TEB nor Corey sexually attractive.
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.
Dear Diary,
This has been the worst day EVER! First, I woke up and my room was freezing and it took the shower like FOREVER to warm up and when I finally got in, I slipped and hit my shin on the tub faucet. It hurt so bad Diary! Then I missed the bus because I had to wait for the bleeding to stop.
Once I got to school, things just kept getting worse. This terrible, rude, petulant boy told the whole class that he didn’t find me sexually attractive. Honestly Diary, I’m not even sure what that means, but I’m pretty sure that I saw David Getz laughing the whole time and he still hasn’t asked me to the dance and it’s only THREE WEEKS AWAY!
Pathetically,
Corey
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.
by D'ohboy on Nov 5, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
I’d be much more likely to say that TEB could be confused for Admiral Akbar than Katie Carrera.
(She’s kind of more JarJar Binks)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 5, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I normally don’t have a problem with “superficial” comments about the way people look hence the fact that I never have complained about this sort of comments before.
I have a problem with this specific comment because it’s directed at someone that a) could very well happen to read it and b) that it’s about someone that is a regular guest on JRR.
It’s just a shitty thing to say – but I wouldn’t have called you out on it if it was about someone other then Katie.
But what do I know?
You are the moderator and the boss got your back on this.
by Malin A on Nov 5, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
So it would have been okay to say it if it had been about someone who doesn’t read the blog and someone who isn’t a regular guest on JRR?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
While I generally agree with your statement, I also think the sheer absurdity of the comment renders offense moot. Had the photo been of a supremely unattractive person, then I think it might cross a line. Since the photo is of a non-human character from a movie, it just becomes silly because, obviously, Katie looks nothing like Admiral Ackbar. I guess I took it as an attempt at absurdist humor more than as an insult, but I certainly see how that might not be the case.
Anyhow, most of us really have no idea what Katie looks like and it would be impertinent to assume something based on her official WaPo photo – I sure would hate it if people judged my looks by the photo of me on my firm’s website.
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.
The bottom line, is that someone threw a fat pitch right down the middle of the plate. I can’t blame BP for putting it into the stands.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, but I also see Malin’s point. It’s one thing to say that Madeleine Albright has a face that launched a thousand ships (in the other direction), it’s another thing to slag someone (even if absurdly) who interacts so closely with the blog.
But then, I’m just a dude with doughnut for a head.
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 don’t understand how that makes a difference. “Slagging” is “slagging” is “slagging”, even though in this case, there was no “slagging”.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The bottom line, is that someone threw a fat pitch right down the middle of the plate. I can’t blame BP for putting it into the stands.
And honestly that’s the only way I saw it at first. But like I said, whatever gets folks through the night.
"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?"
I guess I took it as an attempt at absurdist humor more than as an insult, but I certainly see how that might not be the case.
In hindsight I can see it that way but when I first read the comment I was in full Valerie Solanas mod.
I don’t channel my inner Valerie very often but on days when random guys you happen to share an elevator with turns to you and say: “You look like a girl that likes to swallow” all bets are of.
Come here, you.
"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?"
Since I jumped in to defend you, I definitely considered that was his point, but I also saw it your way.
Remember folks, it’s the internet. We can’t see you wink.
"It's always good to have vikings."
Maybe this makes you Lando? Dragging Caps fans kicking and screaming to freedom, despite the trap?
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Nov 5, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
One of my all time favorite slogans
by Yoshietree on Nov 5, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Just replaced Reagan feeding the squirrels as my new desktop wallpaper
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the CI commenters count as the Sarlacc.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I always thought of them as Mos Eisley.
“The commenters at CI… you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.”
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by J.P. on Nov 5, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Plus, I get the cantina song in my head every time I go over there.
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by J.P. on Nov 5, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Beats the Jub Jub song at the end of Return
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 5, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
So whenever someone here nails a smakedown of a post over at CI, that’s like Han frying Greedo right?
I can get on board with this.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Nov 5, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
That would imply that Greedo/CI shot first, and this is not the case……Han shot first
Live every week like its Matt Bradley week.
by CarltonBanks on Nov 5, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
"I'll be careful"
YOU’LL BE DEAD
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by twistedlogic on Nov 5, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
All hail Emperor Palping-something.
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.
A Google images search for “palping” leads to, among others, this interesting little nugget.
NSFW, so only linking.
Patron saint of quality footwear.
Just like AYHSMB, I got this one from BikeSnobNYC.
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.
Um, wow. The other one on captaincy/alternates isn’t much better.
Still, I think the overall post in the one you linked to is fine, I just thought the poll looked a little “rigged.”
Of all those options, I guess I’d take Mackan, but that’s presupposing that he doesn’t develop into a #2C. Perreault doesn’t have the devensive chops yet, and Steckel is barely a fourth-liner. I’d throw Hendricks into that grouping, in that he should at least be considered an option, even though I wouldn’t take it.
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 could have added Brooks Laich, Matt Hendricks, Keith Aucoin and the Easter Bunny to the poll but it wouldn’t make a difference. The answer still should be Boyd Gordon if Johansson isn’t ready for the 3C role. So in that sense yeah it’s rigged, although McPhee helped me rig the poll by not really addressing the center situation in the off-season.
Not sure why anyone would want Flash or MP85 as 3C as it’s a horrible fit for them. But folks are entitled to their opinions.
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I think I would have included a “trade option,” and honestly, that might be what I’d pick right now.
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.
A trade would indeed be the best situation to upgarde 3C. But I hope we address 2C first and foremost. We can get by with Gordon as 3C if necessary. We can’t get by with Flash, MP85 or the rookie version of Johansson at 2C.
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Apparently, you're wrong. Crazy Ron says so:
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Ron Wilson on loss to the Capitals: “I don’t view it as a loss at all. I don’t view shootouts as losses. It’s you roll the dice on the ice.”
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by bilspacecadet on Nov 5, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Marek's tweet in response
@mirtle then why did Giguere have to console Monster afterwards? Strange way to celebrate a non-loss
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Of course it’s not a loss. It’s a half-win!
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by Rob Parker on Nov 5, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Ah, an oldie-but-a-goodie.
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On Movember
“I don’t know,” Hendricks said. “Not cute. Probably a little ugly. But that’s all right; I guess it goes with my game.”
Man I love that guy.
"Do you see my fist? It was fists like these that built quaint Canadian cities out of the harsh Canadian wilderness, etc. etc."
Not in Seattle anymore.
it'll go nicely with his black eye
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I didn’t see if Mackan is doing Movember, but he’s surely working on something there.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Suspicious Mackan is suspicious.
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I would have gone with “smoldering.”
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Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighly Suspicious
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The biggest surprise, under-covered, most anticipated moustache…
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Man is that gonna look terribly awesome. Gotta donate to his page to get him in the mix…
Milbury video
Did anyone watch that mess? They totally gloss over the fact that Neuvirth is actually playing great. And Milbury says he doesn’t like the way Neuvy pronounces his name. More of a tool every time he opens his mouth.
What bothered me was they started by complimenting Neuvirth’s stats but their conclusion was that this team wins games “like they did last night” 5-4. 90 Seconds I’ll never get back.
I want my seconds back too. The whole segment is bad even without Milbury. Worthless faux debate.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Nov 5, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m feeling better and better about my decision not to click on anything that mentions Milbury.
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Milbury and Cox = not worth the effort. I’ve got to learn not to click. Coffee and compulsive behavior can be a dangerous combo.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Nov 5, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Of the two, I think that Milbury has a better chance of saying something that won’t annoy everyone (say maybe 10%) than Cox.
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What fascinates me about both of those people is how they see themselves as, “thinking” or, “informed” or, “contributing to the sport.” They are glib at best, and so demonstrably wrong almost all the time, I don’t see how they can possibly maintain the ego required to be lowest-common-demonator media personalities.
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Xenophobic much, Mr. Milbury?
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by gfcaps fan on Nov 5, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hate myself more for watching that video than I hate Milbury for making it.
I think Lyndon Byers took a few too many hits to the head. He sounds punch drunk.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, maybe if the Czechs had been using the Latin alphabet for even half as long as Americans and Canadians have, they’d know how to pronounce the letters.
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 5, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I will allow that when transliterating from a non-Latin alphabet, it would be helpful for us North American noobs if they would do it better. But that doesn’t excuse refusing to learn proper pronunciation after hearing it enough (use a crib sheet if you must). That goes for Caps associated folks as well who still can’t pronounce Varlamov correctly.
"It's always good to have vikings."
(it was a dumb joke. They do use the Latin alphabet. Probably have as long as they’ve been Christian)
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 5, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Milbury’s a joke.
I do think that they need to pick up another goalie, however, at the trade deadline. While Neuvirth has proven to be a #1 goalie this year, they don’t have a #2. Varlamov has not proven that he can stay healthy, Sabourin’s just not that good, and Holtby is not ready. The Caps don’t need to trade for a #1 guy, but someone like Roloson or Conklin (if the Blues are out of it) or Raycroft. A guy who you at least have some confidence in.
The Blues won’t be out of it.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 5, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely not. They may be the best team in that division and that’s fuckin’ saying something, folks.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The Halak meter developed by one B. Boudreau.
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I assume you thought Rinne was?
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Beforehand, yes. Better numbers than Halak over two years (for both players), and I thought his style and potential were more suited to dominating games.
It definitely wasn’t Howard or Mason, because 1 year does not a good goalie make, at least, not like I’m talking about.
At any rate, Halak has been superb, and Rinne’s suffering from…something. It appears mental, but who knows – I still think Pekka can be the better goalie, but I defer to Halak until further notice.
I think you made a logical choice before the season and you still may turn out to be correct. Certainly, right now no one would argue it’s Halak.
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Another ex-Hab. He’s only played in 4 games as a starter while Halak has played in 9.
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I’m just saying that “no one would argue” is tough to say. It’s hardly cut-and-dried because so many goalies from that division are playing well at this given moment.
I don’t think Garon will keep it up, and I think Halak is the best in the division right now, but Rinne or Howard or Mason have all shown they can go off at a moments notice and put up some sick numbers for a month (Rinne for longer). Hell, even Turco could go on a hot streak.
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As you point out any goalie can get on a hot streak. Halak and Rinne while not totally proven commodities have at least shown the ability to play above average for more than a couple of weeks at a time.
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No doubt. But you bolded “right now” which may negate needing to keep it up, no? Semantics, I think we agree that it’s 1. Halak, 2. Rinne and then probably 3. Howard.
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True. We do agree on the order.
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Mental fortitude more important than physical skill in goaltenders? You don’t say.
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by Rob Parker on Nov 5, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rinne has to get over his inconsistency. When he is on he is dominant, but he has gone through some very poor stretches the past couple of seasons.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 5, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Fenwick and they’re getting outstanding ‘tending from Halak. They have an outstanding PK, even if their PP is no great shakes. Chicago isn’t as deep as it was, Detroit isn’t as young as it was, Nashville is another good, deep, young team, I just think STL is better.
I really think they’re going to shock some people this season if they don’t get catastrophic injuries. I don’t think they’re clearly the best team in that division and there’s no way Halak keeps this pace up, but I think there’s a real possibility.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
St. Louis’ top six forwards have the potential to be downright scary if they can keep them all. There’s not an Ovechkin-like talent, or even a Hemsky-like talent, but you’re almost better served with Backes/Oshie/Perron/Berglund/Boyes than one guy + role players.
Perron’s probably the most skilled guy in that group, but they’re all just really good hockey players (except Boyes, but he’s not bad) even if they’re not going to blow your doors off.
I love their forward corps and Pietrangelo looks like the real deal. What are they rolling out there? EJ, Cola, Pietrangelo, Jackman, Brewer, Polak? That’s a hell of a top-6, even if they don’t have a Pronger-type stud. They’re just really, really deep. They can hang with the 1st units without getting killed, then just murder the lower lines and pairs.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Watching them play live is pretty incredible. They’re fast, physical, and a couple have high end skills (Berglund, Oshie, Perron).
I have never been to a Preds game and seen Nashville out-hustled and out-muscled. The Blues did it, and easily, which whether you like Nashville or not is saying something considering the work rate Trotz requires.
They do goon it up, though, which is annoying.
There’s not an Ovechkin-like talent, or even a Hemsky-like talent, but you’re almost better served with Backes/Oshie/Perron/Berglund/Boyes than one guy + role players.
Except that’s not the case, at least not going by what we’ve seen with elite teams post-lockout. Carolina had Staal, Anaheim had Selanne, Getzlaf and Perry, Detroit had Zetterberg and Datsyuk, Pitt had Crosby and Malkin, Chicago had Kane and Hossa.
The upside of the Blues’ construction is that it’s cheaper and it allows you to have greater depth. The downside is that there is only so much ice time to go around and only true game-breakers can take a fixed amount of ice time and produce more in it.
As currently constructed, the Blues strike me a bit as Nashville 2.0 (or a poor man’s San Jose) – good enough to make the playoffs, not talented enough to hang for very long.
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I understand what you’re saying, and I agree that the Blues aren’t really a Cup contender, but its worth noting that while your “Nashville 2.0” comparison is valid in many ways, STL’s forwards are simply much more talented than ours.
Ouch, but its true – Lombardi, Hornqvist, and Wilson are good players and I like them, but I’d rather have Backes, Oshie, Berglund, or Perron.
Furthermore, STL doesn’t have a Batman or a Robin on defense (which does a lot to cover up Cody Franson and Kevin Klein’s problems), but top-to-bottom, they’re much better than the Preds of the past two years.
I’d take your defense over theirs though.
I’ve seen several teams over the past decade go the depth route and it rarely works. The reasons are myriad:
- there’s only so much ice to go around, so nobody’s getting enough
- secondary scorers are often some of the most overpaid players relative to production (see, Boyes, Brad)
- eventually, many of these guys think they can be “the man” and want to leave for greener pastures
Maybe that’s just my opinion, but the teams that I’ve seen go down this route have usually been solid playoff contenders, but never serious Cup threats. I suppose you could say that Carolina won the cup with this type of strategy, but they also had some pretty good top-end talent.
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I would too, because Shea Weber and Ryan Suter are the best defensive pairing in the NHL, and that covers a multitude of problems.
I think we’re on the same page, though, in that the Blues can’t contend for anything other than the division without someone carrying a large chunk of the mail up front.
But their style is nothing like San Joses and while HTML is going to eat most lines they come across, the Blues win from the 2nd line on down. Jay McClement is absurdly good defensively, even if he’s not a real offensive threat.
The Blues also have better ’tending than SJS ever had. I like their D Corps a lot better than the Sharks, too.
The counter-argument to “there’s only so much ice” is that superstars can only play so much of the game. They’d better make a hell of an impact against a super-deep squad, because that depth is going to be pounding the rest of that team while the super-studs can’t play.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
The Sharks have tinkered with their lines, but a second line of Pavelski/Setoguchi/Clowe is as good as anything the Blues run out. (I’ll admit that I haven’t watched as much of the Blues as I might like though.)
The counter-argument to "there’s only so much ice" is that superstars can only play so much of the game.
Look at players like Franzen (08-09), Hossa and Kane and the kind of goal production their teams got out of them in under 20 mins/night. Given similar ice-time, there’s just no way anyone on StL produces at the same rate. With ice-time being finite, those StL players would have to be a hell of a lot better defensively in order to overcome that, and I’m just not convinced they are. The whole thing strikes me as a recipe for having a team a lot like Nashville: good but not great.
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.
Nashville was a Marian Hossa non-ejection from going 7 with an absolutely loaded Hawks team last season.
Franzen isn’t on Kane or Hossa’s level. He gets inexplicably hot in the playoffs, but he’s a regular season 2nd line player.
The only guy on that Sharks second line that could roll with Oshie/Backes/Perron is Pavelski. Seto hasn’t looked like the version that scored 34 goals since he was taken off Jumbo’s left wing. He’s 20g good, but he’s a shooter, not a playmaker. I’d take Berglund/MacDonald/Boyes over that line, too. D’Agostini/McClement/Steen is something I’d take over Couture/McGinn/Mitchell.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Setoguchi may not have followed up on his 34 goal season, but the Blues’ young guys haven’t taken the next step after a promising start either. Backes went from 31 to 17 goals, Oshie has never hit 20, and Perron’s high is 20. The Blues may have potential on their side, but I can’t say that right now they have better depth up front than SJ has in the past.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 5, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, by comparing Oshie/Backes/Perron to Pavo/Seto/Clowe you are comparing the STL top line to the SJ 2nd line. STL may be able to hang with SJ after HTML, but that top line difference is huge.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 5, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
My point is that while HTML is going to win that matchup against either of what could be considered the Blues top two lines, the Blues 2nd line, whichever you designate, beats the SJS second line. I wasn’t clear enough expressing that.
Quantity has a quality all its own. One of those guys is probably getting hot when the playoffs roll around and their depth will help them when guys start to go down as the playoffs roll on.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 6, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Blues have depth up front but no top end talent. I think that will come back to bite them. It’s going to be tough to win without consistent scoring in the West, and while it may work now with Halak shutting it down, when Halak isn’t playing out of his mind scoring is going to be a much bigger issue.
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by Killer_Carlson on Nov 5, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
They have a ton of depth in the back, too. They’re just real freakin’ deep.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 6, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Just know this: Milbury made the best comments in that video.
Ouch.
by red army line on Nov 5, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait — why wouldn’t you want Hemsky? The Caps don’t really need another winger, but he’s pretty great.
An oft-injured skill winger? No thanks – that quota’s already filled.
That said, I agree – in a vacuum, he’s a heck of a player.
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Other than his rookie season (where he was probably scratched now and a again) and last season (where he only played 22 games), he’s been a model of consistency — between 70 and 80 games.
I think he’s a pass-first winger — which wouldn’t really work with the Caps — but he’s got so much skill. Maybe he could transition to play center.
Hemsky is one of those guys that makes me think what if, just what if he were a Center.
I’d be all for him for 2C.
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by Rather Bengt on Nov 5, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
He also played only 64 in 2006-07. So in two of the last four seasons, he’s played fewer than 65 games (only 22 last year), and never more than 74.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
bad contract too
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Nov 5, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
$4.1 million for this season and next, producing at close to a point-per-game on Edmonton? I’d take it (though maybe not on the Caps, considering OviBackGreemin).
Idea was that if there’s no one really in the way of a possible center upgrade, you try for another Semin-type winger to mask the deficiency at C.
by red army line on Nov 5, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell no, that’s a great contract for a guy that produces like Hemsky does. Ales Hemsky is a very legitimate 1st line skill winger. You don’t find guys like that for money like that, usually.
He’s also a monster on the PK and in the aesthetics category, he’s unbelievably quick on his skates. I know the Caps are keep at winger, especially the skill type, but I damn sure wouldn’t turn down Hemsky.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The opportunity cost is just too high given the Caps’ holes elsewhere. I love me some Hemsky, but I wouldn’t want him on this team.
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’d normally agree with you, but I’m looking around for 2C options and just not seeing them. If the Caps can pry Jan Hejda or someone similar at the deadline, then I’d rather spend the money there.
But I’d rather Hemsky than nothing.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
If we get Hemsky instead of a legit #2C or depth D, we can kiss the Cup goodbye.
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.
You think there’s one out there?
Who would be a legitimate 2C on this team that a) isn’t Brad Richards, b) might be available at the deadline.
My thinking about this issue is that because depth at center is so paramount in team building, teams are going to draft and develop (or maybe just straight-up develop) good centers in their system. We didn’t get two good centers in the draft (arguably, we could have taken Sam Gagner over Karl Alzner, but that’s a fool’s game) and none of our great center prospects have panned out yet. Mackan might get there still, but we’re in “win now” mode and can’t wait for him to develop.
So who do we trade for?
I still think we should make a run at Weiss.
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Agree on that.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Premature expostulation. He’s a defensive whiz with some offensive upside who plays the really tough minutes for FLA. I’d love Stephen Weiss in a Caps uni. I’d hate paying his salary until 2014 with the contracts coming up.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it’d be nice if the acquired C actually played, so no love for Connolly.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
We also might have to change our definition of “legit 2C”. Brad Richards is a legit 1C. If we’re hoping for a player of that quality, we’re gonna get our hopes crushed, hard, at the deadline.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s also a perimeter player. You confident that’s going to help us?
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Absolute worst case scenario for a perimeter player of that skill level is that he’s a more talented, defensively responsible Flash. Best case is he lights on fire and carries the team for a round and I think he’s got the talent to do that.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 5, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d like a player who scores around 50 points a year (or has at least put up two or three years in which he did), can win around 50% of his faceoffs, doesn’t blow defensively, and can play the P.K. and the PP if needed. It’d also help if he’s capable of stepping up into the 1C role. It’d also be nice if he was reasonably durable and had played 70+ games a year for the past two or three years.
Actually, I’ve got one other name for this discussion: R.J. Umberger. He’s mostly a winger this year for Columbus, but he played center last year and the year before (he took 704 faceoffs, and won 52.8% of them last year). He plays both the powerplay and the P.K. He’s UFA in 2012, so we’d have him next year, and his cap hit, while excessive, isn’t unreasonable (3.75 mil). Plus, GMGM has a significant trading history with Scott Howson.
I’d take him just so he doesn’t end up in Pittsburgh.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Sportsman of the Year
Not that I have anything against Brooks, but does anyone else think this is a pretty weak group of nominees (Laich, Halladay, Ochoa, McElroy, Butler BB team)? C’mon, LeBron is the obvious choice, right?
It’s all wrong, but it’s all right.
There’s going to be more nominees than just those 5. It’s only November.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
The winner is announced November 30. Or November 29, depending on which writer had the date right.
I think those are the five actual nominees.
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Last year there were over 30.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
It was such a bad year in sports that the rest of their writers aren’t making nominations?
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I think they’re doing one a day.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
This is the award that was instituted by Sports Illustrated, right? Every couple of years I wonder how they weight the criteria are for “spirit of sportsmanship and achievement.” Some years it seems to be issued based mostly on humanitarian contributions, others it seems to be about Champions who are also nice people, but not necessarily advocating a specific cause.
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I just look at it for what it is.
A completely meaningless, made up award from an increasingly irrelevant magazine. I mean, Jeter won the award last year.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
McGwire and Sosa we’re named Sportsmen of the year in 1998 for bringing people back to baseball with their totally pure home run chase, and being awesome people who would never do anything bad, ever…..oops.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Nov 5, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah…I love all those writers who decry that era of baseball as essentially a crime against humanity, yet would never, ever give back all the book money and tv appearances and careers they made off those two guys.
But this is OT.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m struggling with the Corsi piece in objective NH. A ranking of 26 is bad despite the lone best defensive game against the Canes not being included. I’m not sure how to interpret it other than we are not controlling the puck enough and getting it through the neutral zone to get shots off. Is this ranking a reflection of how well teams are defending against the Caps and stifling their ability to move the puck up? And/or is this a reflection of how badly the team needs Green in the lineup? I admit I’m not facile with reading stats but is this really smoke and mirrors on the part of the Caps or is the sample size too small to spot valid trends. Or something else entirely?
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
Sample size is small, yes, so there’s plenty of time to turn it around, but thus far they’ve played inconsistent and, on average, only mediocre hockey (if that). The Caps’ season-to-date Corsi numbers are decent, but like someone pointed out here recently, the only good team DC has played so far is Boston (x2).
A big chunk of that, I’d bet, is the top line not being as dominant as usual for about half the chunk of data JLikens used.
You’d probably be safe in assuming the Caps’ numbers go up including the CAR game, but even so, a huge jump of 5 spots leaves ’em still in the bottom 10, which is poor for a team of this caliber (on paper).
Just know that higher ranking = better. It’s Corsi adjusted for strength of schedule.
by red army line on Nov 5, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. You helped. My eyes may glaze over when confronted by a stats list but even I could see that 26 out of 30 is just plain awful.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Nov 5, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
cmasisak22 Correction: Mike Knuble is/was not on the for the #Caps this morning. Don’t think he was yesterday, either.
Yesterday was an optional, so I’d expect everyone to take the morning skate. No?
"It's always good to have vikings."
Gramps was there, at least early, yesterday.
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TBL lost yesterday
woohooo. We’re #1 in the division for now
Can’ wait till we play them next thursday
I’m actually looking more forward to that game than the games tonight and Saturday.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
@SChamberlainTBD Michal Neuvirth came off the ice flexing his right arm. Appeared to be in some pain. Trying to find out more. #Caps
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Oh no
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Nov 5, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Stephen Strasburg decided to take practice with the Caps today
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by twistedlogic on Nov 5, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I really hate it when Washington sports stars leave flexing their right arms.
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by twistedlogic on Nov 5, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Let’s wait until someone with established credibility reports it before freakin’ out.
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True. Could also be a misinterpretation of what he saw. A grimace doesn’t necessarily = pain from movement. Could be totally unrelated. Especially when neither Corey nor Katie have said anything.
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B-I-N-GO and Bingo was his name-O.
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Maybe it’s just me, but in most of the pics I see of Varly he always seems to be intense, which is why this tweet from Corey kinda surprised me:
Also, a very cheerful Semyon Varlamov is getting his work in after the skate w/the #Caps scratches
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
Dinged by a puck in practice, is fine, per coach.
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Neuvy, that is. #replyfail
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Like this one?
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.
by D'ohboy on Nov 5, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
He’s gay! And he’s black! IT ALL MAKES SENSE, NOW.
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 5, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I dearly hope you know what I’m referencing, otherwise I come off as quite an offensive arsehole. :)
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.
Oh yes: I thought my comment made that apparent :-). Unless this is far deeper than I thought…
by DrinkingPartner on Nov 5, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
is fine, per coach
And Varly was going to be off the ice for a day or two. Never trust Coach.
For the record, I’m believing Neuvy is fine.
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Sorry. I am using an iPhone, so I can’t view Flash content.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 5, 2010 12:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 6 recs
Skyfire is your friend. /OT
"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?"
So is HTML5
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by bilspacecadet on Nov 5, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Android FTW.
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by D'ohboy on Nov 5, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Greatest hockey memorabilia of all time?
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Hey, do you guys like Mike Green? Do you like blog posts about Mike Green? If so, we’ve got one coming up at 1:00…
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(And, just to clarify, we’ve got one coming up at 1:00 even if you don’t like him or blog posts about him.)
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While we’re trying to look productive killing time before the B’s/Caps, here is a great bit o’trivia:
“One high point of the 1998 campaign was Adam Oates, Phil Housley, and Dale Hunter all reaching the 1,000 career point plateau, marking the only time in NHL history that 3 players from the same team reached that same milestone in a single season.”
I had forgotten that – pretty amazing.
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