Capital Ups and Downs: Week 10
by J.P. on Dec 13, 2010 11:00 AM EST
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Our weekly look at individual Washington Capitals' ups and downs:
| Goalies | Trend | Notes |
| Michal Neuvirth |  |
Lost in a shootout on Monday night (despite being spotted a three-goal third period lead) and then dropped a 3-2 decision on Saturday. Neuvy has let in some bad goals of late, and has been let down by the guys in front of him even more frequently. Regardless of where the blame is placed - and there's plenty to go around - his 5-2-2/3.12/.891 line since October is a far cry from the 7-3-0/2.15/.926 mark he posted in that first month of the season. |
| Semyon Varlamov | |
Very solid through two-plus periods against Florida before the wheels came off the wagon, as he allowed nine goals on the next 29 shots he faced. In his last 71:50 of action, Varly has a 7.52 GAA and a .690 save percentage. Yikes. |
| Defensemen | ||
| Karl Alzner | |
Opponents scored seven goals with Alzner on the ice this week, five of which came at even strength. |
| John Carlson | |
On the ice for eight goals against in the week's four games, Carlson has now been on the ice for more goals against than any Cap. |
| John Erskine |  |
Missed the first two games of the week and played pretty much as expected for the last two, which is to say mediocre. |
| Brian Fahey | |
Was only on the ice for one goal against in the Rangers debacle, and that was actually the first goal against he was on the ice for in his last five games. Still... do not want. |
| Mike Green |  |
Missed the second half of the week due to illness and/or injury, and currently is mired in a ten-game goal-less stretch during which he has just one point. The last time he went double-digit games with just one point? The ten games leading up to Glen Hanlon's dismissal. |
| Scott Hannan | |
The current losing streak coincides with Hannan's young career as a Cap. Coincidence? Perhaps. But the fact that he was on the ice for a team-high nine goals against this week (more than half of the 17 allowed) sure isn't comforting. Neither is his how much time and space he's been giving opposing forwards. The "perfect addition," eh? |
| Tom Poti | |
The last seven goals Poti has been on the ice for have been scored against the Caps (and some have certainly been attributable to his play). Not good. Not even the three assists he had against Toronto before that slide can save him from a down arrow. |
| Jeff Schultz | |
The Caps have given up 16 goals in 10 periods and change since Sarge left Monday night's game with a broken finger. Just sayin'. |
| Tyler Sloan | |
Was eligible to come off the IR, where he'd been with a groin injury, prior to Sunday night's game, but didn't (which probably erases any questions as to the legitimacy of the ailment, as it kept Fahey in the lineup). |
| Forwards | ||
| Nicklas Backstrom | |
Minus-five for the week and a 31.4 faceoff percentage in the last two games owe a lot to the flu bug that has hit the Caps' room and Backstrom. But what's the explanation for the rest of the three-points-in-six-games? |
| Matt Bradley | |
Scratched against Florida and then again in New York after posting a minus-2 rating in Saturday night's 3-2 loss. |
| Jason Chimera | |
With a brutal minus-six week, Chimera now has the worst goal differential on the team (tied with Steckel) and the last dozen goals he's been on the ice for have been scored into the Caps' net. Try to wrap your head around how a guy who averaged right around 14 minutes per game last week was on the ice for eight of the 17 goals the team allowed. Chimmer has now gone 11 games without a point. |
| Eric Fehr | |
Goal-less in ten games, Fehr almost gets saved from the down arrow by being the only Cap who wasn't a minus against the Rangers. Almost. |
| Andrew Gordon | |
Gordon was on the ice for the first two New York goals on Sunday night. |
| Boyd Gordon | |
For a player like Gordon, to get through this week with only two goals against (one coming on the power-play) is a minor victory. |
| Matt Hendricks |  |
Hendricks added a big power-play goal to his two fights for the week, and seems to be making Matt Bradley somewhat expendable (if Bradley isn't doing that himself), thanks in large part to his versatility. |
| Marcus Johansson | |
After seemingly turning the corner, Johansson looks a bit lost again and failed to register a point this week while getting healthy-scratched against the Avs and capping the week with an 0-for-7 in the dot against the Rangers. |
| D.J. King | |
Fought against the Leafs (yawn) and we scratched thereafter before heading to the IR. |
| Mike Knuble | |
Scored his 250th career goal (one of two for the week), and added an assist, meaning that he had a hand in half of the goals the Caps scored for the week, and scored a third of them himself. |
| Brooks Laich | |
Laich's gotta score goals... but if he's not (and he hasn't during the six-game losing streak), at least he's not costing the team, as he was only on the ice for two goals-against this week (one of which was shorthanded) and three goals-for. |
| Alex Ovechkin | |
The team's a mess and he's the captain. He's not scoring, they're not scoring. And they're not winning. It's time for the lead-by-example captain to step up and lead-by-example... and hopefully we saw a preview of it when he dropped the mittens on Sunday night. |
| Mathieu Perreault | |
With two of the six goals the Caps scored last week and being on the ice for just one goal against, Perreault probably deserves an up arrow. But then again, these ratings are expectations-based, and two goals in his first game upon recall followed by nothing for three games is pretty much precisely what we expected. |
| Alexander Semin | |
It's been seven games since Semin has scored and lately he's been playing through this slump as most of his detractors might have anticipated - lazily and selfishly, most recently by taking a brutal major against Colorado and a minus-three night in New York. |
| David Steckel | |
Two scratches and not much good on either side of 'em. |
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Wow, so much red!
I like Laich, but I <3 Green
by RockinRed4Life on Dec 13, 2010 11:04 AM EST reply actions
We’re building America’s hockey capital. It’s only right we should be in the red.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
by Rob Parker on Dec 13, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Heh
Show of hands… really. Who’s in panic mode right now?
(* birds chirping *)
Man am I glad we got Hendricks
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My mood:
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by EmilyB on Dec 13, 2010 11:06 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
I kinda felt like doing this last night
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Pleasure and pain, though directly opposite are contrived to be constant companions.
by Ovechwin on Dec 13, 2010 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I might get scorned for saying this, but I almost liked watching the caps lose their $#!T last night. Not the actual loss, but maybe it’ll end up being one of those “blessings in disguise” type things a few months down the road.
“Boy am I glad we sucked balls at the end of the fall. If not, we’d have thought we were good enough for the playoffs”
Kind of like waiting for it to get “bad enough” for things to get fixed / the lesson to be learned.
"Right now, I can't wait for the playoffs." -- Mike Green 1/18/2010
I was kinda hoping two 5-0 shellackings from 2 of the worst teams in the league would be bad enough to get things fixed.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
It ain’t easy bein’ green.
I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 13, 2010 11:08 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
To think we all gasped a couple weeks ago when J.P. “went there” with Ovi’s down arrow. It feels like the convergence of his mediocre play with this loosing streak might be a critical moment in Ovi’s career, perhaps his Yzerman moment when Ovi finally defines who he is as a leader and as a player. Perhaps he is really being challenged for the first time in his career—a period dating back to the Olymics and last spring’s playoffs—and its time for Ovi to take that next level. Hopefully, by June we’ll all just see this moment as the growing pain it was.
Everything sounds smarter in Tikkanesse....
Say this about MP
Yeah…people anticipated he wouldn’t hit the scoresheet for a couple games, but – extenuating circumstances anyone?
Also he did appear to be involved and getting/creating chances, so in my mind that’s progress. I didn’t have the fortune of catching last nights game, though.
Choking since 1985.
Kinda tired of the “hot goaltender” meme. A goaltender is human and they can’t do it by themselves. For a goaltender to be “hot” it takes a combined effort between the goaltender, the defense and the other team’s offense.
Regarding the offense, unless the goaltender is literally a brick wall covering the entire net, it’s not impossible to score. It’s a lack of focus in shot placement, a lack of focus in passing and receiving the puck, a lack of determination to get to a high percentage area, and a lack of focus to find the puck when in the high percentage area.
A little bit of luck in all three areas could help and hurt an effort. If a goaltender makes one mind-blowing save, it could be luck, it could be skill. Several saves would indicate they were being made to look good by their positioning, the Defense and the Offense not clicking in ways mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
I think if it’s one game or two or three (especially when facing the same guy), sure, hot goalie. But when it’s a pattern of getting seemingly hot goalies, it’s probably on the shooters, not goalies.
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by red army line on Dec 13, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
To deny that goalies don’t get “hot” on given nights is a little ridiculous, as you see almost every other night at least one goalie around the league play ridiculous well to carry his team to a win when they are dominated territorially and in shots. When our goalies do it we are biased and like to say they are “playing like they can”…but the opposing team is probably saying “Man Varly was hot tonight”.
When it comes to playoff series it’s a little less often, but it has certainly happened where a goalie gets into a zone and plays out of his mind for a month or two and pushes a team far further then they normally would.
I do agree when we start making a lot of goalies in a short period of time look really good, some or most of the responsibility is on us.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Dec 13, 2010 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
It’s a lot easier to look hot when the vast majority of shots you face are first-shots and routine. When you have to make 1 or 2 great saves in a game the goalie is usually going to look “hot.” I think that’s what happened in a lot of these losses. We may have had shots, but not a lot of quality chances.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
But the shot distances say that the Caps got plenty of quality chances. That is irrefutable proof that the Caps were just unlucky.
/Hawerchuk’d
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 14, 2010 1:50 AM EST up reply actions
Based on your “do not want” comment, I would assume that Fahey skating 29:40 last week and being on the ice for only 1 – out of a possible 10 – Goals against (not to mention being +1 on Sat night), would exceed your expectations.
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
FLU
Assuming there is a legitimate flu (or flu-like illness) going around the locker room, that could be a very valid reason for the recent quality of play…or lack thereof.
I don’t like to make excuses any more than the players or coaches do, but if you got a bunch of guys feeling like crap, it’s hard to put your best effort on the ice, especially when you have back-to-backs with travel mixed in there, making it harder for guys to get rest and recover.
Not hitting the panic button yet…but I’m a lot closer than I’d like to be on that front.
Almost 2 years ago to the day, the Caps found themselves down 4-0 early in the 2nd period at MSG…and ended up coming back to win in OT. Yesterday, they just laid down and handed the game over. Not a good sign.
Hey, we’ve got nowhere to go but “up” next week…right? Let’s see some of those green arrows come back!
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by PaintDrinkingPete on Dec 13, 2010 12:18 PM EST reply actions
Almost 2 years ago to the day, the Caps found themselves down 4-0 early in the 2nd period at MSG
When it was 5-0 last night I still had hope. Especially playing in MSG. Big games always seem to occur there, no matter the team :)
At Least We Have Not Yet Reached This Point...
…but it feels like we’re getting close.
I still find it ironic that, per the site archives, this was the last post published before the Hanlon firing was announced and Gabby was brought in.
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by PaintDrinkingPete on Dec 13, 2010 12:26 PM EST reply actions
That’s how I looked and felt after last night’s game. I keep trying to convince myself that this is rock bottom for the Caps, that there’s only way for them to go and that is up. I’ll see if that finally happens Wednesday night vs. the Ducks.
I want to see more of what they brought against the Avs. Despite the loss, there was positive energy and a feeling of determination from the team. Semin just killed it with his crosscheck and Neuvy wasn’t playing his best—otherwise I think the team could have won that game.
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 Dec 13, 2010 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
first post fail....
DJ King should get a down arrow….
Since he should be teaching everyone how to fight off the ice since he isn’t getting into games?
Wasn’t there stories of Brash, Green and Ovie at least taking MMA classes together?
All of our questions will become answers at the trade deadline, apparently
They watched MMA matches, but I don’t remember hearing about them actually getting lessons. I also remember Ovie thinking about asking Brash for lessons, but heard nothing beyond that.
A couple weeks ago, Alzner asked King for some sweater grabbing pointers after practice.
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Bradley being scratched baffles me because, although he might not put up points, he usually brings determination.
I might have given Ovie a neutral rating since he hasn’t been scoring (but that’s been an issue most of the season), we can’t tell what leadership he is or isn’t giving the team off the ice (at least until the HBO series starts this week), and the past few games he’s been looking more like “Ovie” with his hits and some return of energy.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
Determination doesn’t win games nearly as often as talent. Plus, Bradley hasn’t had a point in 10 games. I know that’s not his game, but he still needs to do something to stay in the lineup.
Extending that a little bit Bradley’s SH TOI/G is virtually non existent this year, whereas you could count on him for a minute or so per game in the past. Knuble coming back to a PK role and doing well and Johannson not doing too bad with the time he’s had on it help as well, even if it’s hampering whatever contribution Brads tries to make now.
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 13, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
*or Johansson.
"If you don't shut the [hell] up, I'm going to kick you in the balls so hard your dentist is going to have to work around them at your next cleaning."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 13, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
They sat Brads to give Andrew Gordon a chance to play, being as how they called him up an’ all. I do think they brought up AG ‘cos they weren’t sure if Sasha was getting a suspension. Since he’s not getting suspended, it’s back to Hershey for Andrew.
You’ll note Fahey is still hanging ’round, so Green must still be under the weather, and MP gets to continue his tryout at 2C.
For now.
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Given it was a day off and one would have expected a Fahey demotion even if he was recalled for tomorrow, I’m assuming Fahey was not sent down because he’s on emergency recall status as there are no healthy dmen being scratched with Sloan and Schultz on IR, plus Green not available for now as you note. The key being if he’s on emergency recall the waiver clock is not ticking.
I really like this feature, great work.
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by Karina on Dec 13, 2010 1:53 PM EST reply actions
I think you need to introduce a “double down” rating for those players that really deserve it. My candidates for a double down this week — Varly, Hannan, Backstrom, Semin.
by Karl W on Dec 13, 2010 2:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Big up arrow for Ovechkin
With all due respect, I couldn’t disagree more with the down arrow for Ovechkin. I can’t think of anyone other than Hendricks that is more deserving of a delicious green apple arrow over the course of the past 6 games. The Team’s had 18 goals scored against them and only 8 goals for, 25% which were scored by Ovie, who had a hand in 37.5% of the scoring overall. He’s only one man in a 23-person roster, what else do you expect?
Plus, he’s only a -3 over that time when most guys are two or three times that much in the red. His compete level is the highest on the Team each and every night (for the most part), he’s consistent in his shooting (having no less than 5 SOG except 2 games), and his general hustle and muscle at times (see first goal against Colorado) has been the only thing that’s kept us from being the laughing stock of the league (see Kovalchuk of New Jersey and the entire Islanders organization).
I swear people give him so much crap but much like last year’s playoffs, when a guy is a point-per-game and 0.5 points per game during the worst post-Hanlon era of Caps hockey, you can’t ask much more than what he’s doing, especially since he’s been willing to punish people for roughing up MJ90 and drop the gloves to try and right the ship in a what would appear to most as being a lost cause. I’ve never seen Ovi more engaged in his leadership role than right now and I’m immensely encouraged for what Spring might hold for us, especially if we’re under the leadership of a newly humbled and multifaceted Boudreau or even better Mike French. I feel like I’ve been reading TSN on Japers lately. Come on guys – show a little love for #8.
"Baseball was my first love... hockey is a sultry temptress and stole my heart." - Corey Masisak
I think the fact that he’s the captain and hasn’t been able to single-handedly pull us out of the spiral contributes to the down arrow. We have very high hopes for this team and for the captain. They both need to play better to right the ship.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
He’s only one man in a 23-person roster, what else do you expect?
But he’s not just “one man”…he’s Ovi, so expectations are set much, much higher.
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
Higher is one thing, and I understand that. But when a singular person has been directly responsible for nearly 2/5ths of your offence and only makes up only 1/3 of one line on a team that rolls four lines, I think you need to adjust your expectations accordingly. Expecting anything more than that either doesn’t lend itself to understanding how hockey works and/or has been watching far too much basketball.
There’s too many people on the Team to pin any large portion of this on Ovie. I can honestly say he’s far exceeded my expectations and even the expectations of my friends who are rival hockey fans during this time period. Heck, even ESPN’s Pierre Lebrun has been lauding Ovechkin’s efforts as of late, and you know when that happens and we’re still being critical, something’s off. This is much more a team and coaching issue than an Ovechkin issue, although I’d be very hesitant to say one can put all the blame on Bruce’s shoulders by any means. According to Laich, the Caps have led by committee the last several years, and right now the head of that committee is doing everything and then some. Not his fault his fellow members aren’t showing up to the meetings.
"Baseball was my first love... hockey is a sultry temptress and stole my heart." - Corey Masisak
Ovechkin is normally a goal a game kind of guy. I almost think that if MSM is praising Ovie, they’re doing it out of schadenfreude. They’re hard on him when he’s winning, they’re gleeful that we’re losing.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
Vocab points...
… for “schadenfreude.” Well done.
"Baseball was my first love... hockey is a sultry temptress and stole my heart." - Corey Masisak
I can honestly say he’s far exceeded my expectations and even the expectations of my friends who are rival hockey fans during this time period.
Really? After what he’s done for the past 5 years you’re expectations are still so low that what he’s done this year far exceeds them? 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games far exceeds expectations just because he’s trying hard? That baffles me. Yeah, the week he’s had is a good week for most players. Ovechkin is not most players.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 13, 2010 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I had a discussion about this with another Caps fan. He suggests Coach BB pull Ovie aside and say something like: “Ovie, you are our Captain and the other players look up to you to see how they fit in around you to complement you. The problem I see happening is, you’re trying to fit in around them and as a result, you’re not playing your game. And the result is, the other guys aren’t playing their game either. They aren’t playing according to their roles, they are playing as individuals. If you can find your game, get back to playing YOUR game—and to heck with worrying about suspensions or what the media says—if you play according to your style, the way only you can, that’s what leading by example is. If the other guys see you playing your game, then they will realize the key to getting out of our funk is for everyone to play THEIR game as part of the TEAM. How about giving this a try?”
That might work, but I think it’s a little too much sports psychology for good ole BB. By his own admission he’s not sure what he’s going to say to who, when, or how. Hopefully after a couple of days off they will have a players’ only meeting to try and replicate what the Pens did during their skid.
"Baseball was my first love... hockey is a sultry temptress and stole my heart." - Corey Masisak
Not his fault his fellow members aren’t showing up to the meetings.
“Our team has adopted Alex’s personality, and the energy, passion and drive to win that are his hallmarks have become our team’s as well. He sets the tone, on the ice as well as off.”
George McPhee, January 5, 2010.
So yeah, I kinda put it on him.
"If you don't shut the [hell] up, I'm going to kick you in the balls so hard your dentist is going to have to work around them at your next cleaning."
Just as I put the reply fail on myself.
"If you don't shut the [hell] up, I'm going to kick you in the balls so hard your dentist is going to have to work around them at your next cleaning."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 13, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
And should Alex start scoring like he’s done before, you know the team will too. Isn’t there a great stat about when Ovi scores 2 or more goals a game, they nearly always win the game? Not saying it’s fair, but the team follows his lead.
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
They certainly weren’t following his effort last night; therefore, they don’t always follow his lead.
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by oldemystix on Dec 13, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t believe this is a fair assessment. After that fight the team finally looked alive and then worked hard to quickly get a PP.
Unfortunately, on the ensuing PP Captain Bongos was in whatever world he sometimes drifts off into and got terribly out of position with a weak effort to acquire the puck and a shorthanded 2 on 1 goal happened. This totally killed the mojo (but not MoJo!) moving forward.
It would be nice to see this team respond the way the Pens did to Crosby’s knuckle-chucking earlier this year: with some wins.
I didn’t see the game last night so I’d like to know: Which Alex is Captain Bongos? ’Cause the nickname sounds like a mash up of the two of them…
….a scary thought I might add
Everything sounds smarter in Tikkanesse....
That only lends itself to my point: the Team is more responsible for this than Ovechkin is and that each member (apart from he, Knubes, and Hendricks) needs to be doing their part to replicate what he’s been doing. What if each line was able to mimic what he’s been doing individually? We’d have at least another 2 goals per game that I guaruntee would would be at least .500 in the past 6.
Bottom line: if we’re looking to assign blame, it shouldn’t be directed at #8 (nor #26), but the rest of his linemates who aren’t ponying up and going to the crease. We had 2 goals in the last 2 games. Where were they scored? Within the blue paint. I see only 3 guys going there with any amount of heart or effectiveness, of which one is AO. That takes leadership and sacrifice and deserves a big green arrow. You can lead a horse to water…
"Baseball was my first love... hockey is a sultry temptress and stole my heart." - Corey Masisak
But if the guy leading you makes turnovers that lead to goals or only recently started to play hard in his end, how is he going to drink?
"If you don't shut the [hell] up, I'm going to kick you in the balls so hard your dentist is going to have to work around them at your next cleaning."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 13, 2010 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
Right, the team needs to step up and help AO. That’s why he got only 1/14th of the down arrows, not all of them.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 13, 2010 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
Suddenly, I feel somewhat thankful that I don’t get too many chances here in Europe to watch Caps games.
Thankfully, I have a history of supporting struggling teams/athletes, so I am getting used to the abuse. I guess we can only hope the Caps pull a Roger Federer and make their comeback just as everyone is pronouncing them dead.
"In the depths of winter, I learned there was in me an invincible summer" ~Albert Camus
I posted it on an earlier thread. Sick guys who missed Friday’s practice: Backstrom, Laich, Semin, Carlson. No coincidence they haven’t played well as of late, when Bruce pointed out that they were not up to full strength even when they did the morning skate. So, we’ve seen:
1) Backstrom criticized for being lethargic.
2) Semin reverting to his worst behavior on the ice
3) Laich getting demoted to the fourth line
4) Carlson on the ice for numerous goals against.
It probably is much harder to be focused when not quite well. Any one of them would have felt like a fool for sitting out voluntarily on Saturday, if the other guys didn’t. A sick guy is more likely to make bad decisions and more likely to overreact to events (hits) that they would take in stride when healthy.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
by CapsFan75 on Dec 13, 2010 6:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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