Friday Caps Clips: Final Four Friday
by J.P. on Feb 26, 2010 6:43 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Today in Olympic hockey: Finland vs. USA (3:00p Eastern, NBC), Slovakia vs. Canada (9:30p Eastern, CNBC). More on the Olympics:
- Igor Larionov knows a thing or two about winning, so when he talks, you listen. And when he says, "We have Ovechkin, but not much beyond him," you worry for Sochi. [Heavy Medal]
- Here are more thoughts on Russia's loss. [OFB, Russian Hockey Fans, ESPN, Vancouver Sun, Dump n' Chase]
- How will Ovi take the loss? [DCEx, The Hockey News]
- A final stat rundown for the Caps Olympians. [RtR]
- Veering off into our coverage of the coverage portion of today's Clips, there's plenty of Mike Milbury fallout to pore over. [Hockey Independent, Examiner, FanHouse, Puck the Media, and DCEx (and this one's not about Milbury's slur, but his reaction to the Dan Boyle slew foot of Alexander Semin)]
- Then there's this ugly-lookin' incident, albeit without much context at all. [Puck Daddy, Alex Ovetjkin, Peerless, RMNB, FanShot]
- Plenty of notes from yesterday's practice. [CI]
- The Caps are gearing up for a run at the President's Trophy (bonus nugget: "one guy had surgery over the break." Any guesses?). [Ed Frankovic's Blog]
- Why it's potentially good that all five Caps got sent packing early. [The Star]
- Mike Green (who's apparently in great shape) on the break: "It was nice to have some time off to rest my body and refresh my mind. It was a good week-and-a-half break, but I’m ready to get back to it." Perfect. [Corey Masisak]
- NBC has chosen Caps/Hawks for its March 14 game (perhaps surprising, given that Flyers/Rangers was an option). Must've been the FanShot. [NHL.com]
- Another take on the Caps' top prospects. [FanPost]
- Cam Janssen on his five-game suspension for cheap shotting Matt Bradley: "I think that’s terrible. What if I do it again? What’s the next decision going to be... 20 games? Now I’ve got that in back of my head." Uh, that's kinda the point. [Morning Skate]
- Gotta love Joé Juneau. [CP]
- Will the trade deadline impact the Bears? [LDN]
- Finally, happy 58th birthday to Larry Bolonchuk, of whom I'd never heard prior to two minutes ago.
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I expected Russia to medal, but I can’t say I’m hugely surprised. They had a good top 6, and good G. But that’s about it. Canada has a stacked everything (and a competent coach). Russia really needs to get over themselves if they ever want to get success in the Olympics with NHL players.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 6:55 AM EST reply actions
And the vast majority of that “good top 6, and good G” was really only on paper (for this week, at least).
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Yup, which is exactly why they play the games.
And to JSchon, I’m not surprised they were disjointed. They didn’t do anything significantly different from Turin, and still had the political BS of trying to showcase their KHL talent. Until Russia learns that being the best team is about an actual team, from management to the extra forward, they aren’t going to have any success in tournaments with the best players.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 7:53 AM EST up reply actions
They have won the last two world championships, and on Canadian soil as well in 2009. So they have won international tournaments on small ice with basically the same lineup. Which is why I found it odd that they were so disjointed this time around. The Russian national team has been the best the past 2 years. They certainly didn’t look it this time around.
Jamal Mayers.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 9:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
…was on the 2008 team.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
True, but you also have to remember that the World Championships are played during NHL play-offs, so not all of the best players are available to the national teams. With the Olympic teams, players were chosen. So, maybe the Canadian Olympic team was just that much better than the national teams in the IIHF?
Certainly the Russian coaching was horrible, there was no unity, and they stubbornly stuck to a losing style. This should be a stark wake-up call about the need for players to play complete games. People keep mentioning the disjointedness with the KHLers, but they have played together with many of the same players, with success, which makes it puzzling. Did they play the same style in the IIHF? How many other real choices of Russian NHL players are there to supplant the KHLers who are not really up to par?
It may be an international tournament, but it’s not a tournament of the best of the best. It may be of the best available, but I still doubt that considering players like Jamal Mayers make the team.
Russia’s top to bottom roster can’t even begin to compare to Canada’s top to bottom roster when Canada has their full talent pool to choose from.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 9:08 AM EST up reply actions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_IIHF_World_Championship_rosters
Here are the rosters for the 2008 World Championship tournament. Pretty good players all around. It wasn’t like it was a Russian All-Star team vs the Canadian “C” squad.
By no means bad, but not even close to the overall quality of the Olympic team, and not even close to their best.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Right, but the Russians were without guys like Datsyuk, Malkin and Gonchar as well.
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And Canada had 1 of their top 7 D, none of their top 3 G, and players like Chimera, Gagner, and Kunitz.
The amount of talent Canada was missing is far more significant if you ask me.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
And based on how those guys looked in the Olympics they were better for it!
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
when you’re second best player on the ice turns out to be Maxim Afinogenov, you’re in trouble…
If you want to survive out here, you've got to know where your towel is.
by ns on Feb 26, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions
I completely didn’t see the Russians playing as disjointed as they did. It did seem that there was definitely a plan to play a more fluid game and it definitely backfired. In Sochi it will be different with the larger ice rink, more room to maneuver and showcase individual moves which is what the Russians were looking for here and didn’t find. Hopefully, a coaching and philosophy change are in order for team Russia. I don’t know enough about their roster to argue whether Frolov or Kovalev should’ve been on the team.
Russia thinks it’ll be different in Sochi for the reasons you mentioned, but unless they change the way they approach things it won’t be any different. The large ice isn’t enough to change things and unless they get a superhuman boost from the home crowd they will still get smoked if they play like they did this year.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
I know I should expect the league and their network to be beyond stupid at this point, but i’m still amazed by their incompetence sometimes.
Today’s issue: showing AHL games on NHL Network. Great idea, and one i’m definitely in favor of, but when the schedule of games you put on looks like this:
Saturday, Feb. 20 Binghamton Syracuse 1:00 ET (at New York State Fairgrounds)
Saturday, Feb. 27 Grand Rapids Lake Erie 7:00 ET
Sunday, Mar. 7 Lake Erie Chicago 4:00 ET
Sunday, Mar. 14 Grand Rapids Rochester 3:00 ET
Sunday, Mar. 21 Abbotsford Toronto 1:00 ET (US only)
Sunday, Mar. 28 Texas Chicago 4:00 ET
And you have a team that’s HISTORICALLY dominating people like Hershey is, it absolutely boggles my mind how you don’t put them on TV at least once. But hey, let’s put on the 5th place team in the North Division (Lake Erie) TWICE. And hey, while we’re at it, lets put on the 3rd worst team in the ENTIRE LEAGUE twice.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:21 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, that’s odd. I remember when that schedule came out wondering about it. Maybe it has to do with the facilities (though there are none better than Giant Center) and/or just a fluke.
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It makes no sense to me, unless its a budget thing? But that doesn’t make sense because their HQ is in Connecticut.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:26 AM EST up reply actions
I thought (could be wrong) the Bing-Cuse game may be their Winter Classic equivalent, so on that end it may not be too bad. The others, though…
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 26, 2010 7:40 AM EST up reply actions
Right – ’Cuse/Bingo was the outdoor game.
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Which also was pretty stupid decision in my book.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:41 AM EST up reply actions
How so? They got more than 21k people to sit outside in Syracuse, NY in February to watch a hockey game. I think it was a pretty big success.
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Because Hershey should have been involved somehow. Its the league’s oldest franchise, with the most history, and are the defending champs.
I really wish Hershey had kept their name as the “B’ars”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:45 AM EST up reply actions
I agree, from a history standpoint, but Bingo is a much shorter drive and a bigger rival, so it would likely maximize attendance.
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Oh yes. Hershey vs. WBS would be a great choice – the relationship between those two clubs isn’t exactly warm and fuzzy either.
No Alex, no ratings. Know Alex, know ratings.
We got lucky, it was 30 degrees out for the game.
Syracuse’s owner ponied up his own $ and could have lost quite a bit if the game hadn’t drawn well. Governor Patterson liked the idea and told the state fairgrounds people to make it happen and not charge the Crunch.
Other than crazy problems w/ parking, the game was a blast.
It is./was. Clearly the Griffs games were scheduled before Nylander got reassigned to Finland.
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How many Hershey games are televised? I think the NHL Network is just picking up the feeds from the home team, so maybe there just weren’t any scheduled at the time.
This is correct. Based on previous seasons, NHL Network only picks up AHL games already being televised and unless Hershey plays an away game against a team that televises some of games, Hershey’s games aren’t being televised. Hershey games have been shown in past years, but they were always away games for this reason.
Hockey Canada apologized Thursday for an impromptu party the Olympic women’s hockey team threw for itself on the Canada Hockey Place ice after winning the gold medal.
Canadian players, still wearing their uniforms and with gold medals draped around their necks, celebrated their victory by drinking champagne and beer at centre ice following a 2-0 win over the United States.
The International Olympic Committee said it will investigate the celebration, which included drinking by one of Canada’s underage players.
That very last point has some validity, but overall… gimme a break.
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Doesn’t bother me at all. They won, and its their right.
Also, isn’t the drinking age 18 in Canada?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:27 AM EST up reply actions
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 7:35 AM EST up reply actions
If it was Marie-Philip Poulin, I can see why she would have been confused, since she’s from QUE and the drinking age is 18 there.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:40 AM EST up reply actions
Depends on the Province, I believe. But yeah, I’m pretty sure 19 is the lowest age.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 7:55 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, depends on the providence
It’s 19 in some places, 18 in some places. PRoblem was they had an 18 drinking in a 19 zone. So bad. It was excessive, but punishing the players is too much. Coach maybe, but not the players.
They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Strip the gold!
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
To be clear, my “gimme a break” was directed at the IOC, not the victorious Canadian squad. And Nell Carter.
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I agree with you totally about the IOC thing.
Poulin also turns 19 in less than a month (March 28)
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:40 AM EST up reply actions
even though she buried the only two goals against the US last night.. im mailing myself in a cake as a birthday present to her.
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I’m sure I would keep slipping up and accidentally calling her “Dave”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:47 AM EST up reply actions
“keep accidentally calling…
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:47 AM EST up reply actions
Considering the IOC’s decision-making so far this Olympics, they’ll blame it on the beer for getting drunk by the players.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 26, 2010 7:41 AM EST up reply actions
It’s 18 in Quebec, or at least it was when I grew up in Northern NY.
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by snakegriffin on Feb 26, 2010 8:02 AM EST up reply actions
It’s also 18 in Alberta and Manitoba. I believe I read the women’s Canadian squad practices in Manitoba usually.
They practice in Alberta
The legal drinking age in Canada is the minimum age at which a person is allowed to buy and drink alcohol. The legal drinking age in Canada is determined by each province and territory in Canada.
The legal drinking age in the individual provinces and territories of Canada is
* Alberta – 18
* British Columbia – 19
* Manitoba – 18
* New Brunswick – 19
* Newfoundland and Labrador – 19
* Northwest Territories – 19
* Nova Scotia – 19
* Nunavut – 19
* Ontario – 19
* Prince Edward Island – 19
* Quebec – 18
* Saksatchewan – 19
* Yukon Territory – 19
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:13 AM EST up reply actions
LOL…the whole thing is ridiculous. IOC get real…
On a sarcastic note:
In BC the drinking age is 19 but how old do you have to be to grow and smoke pot at home without a note from your parent/gaurdian?
by markbona-capsfan99 on Feb 26, 2010 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
We’re also talking about a city that has a real life Hamsterdam
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:48 AM EST up reply actions
They also started clinics where users can go and be supervised by trained nurses, given clean needles and be allowed to stay until they come down and are “safe to be in public”.
They don’t actually inject them or administer the drugs but make sure the people are safe. It’s still illegal to posses and purchase the drugs, however.
Personally, I’m torn on it, I’m glad that they’re keeping the people safe, but it sends a message that you’re condoning the activity. I guess on the other hand, if people are going to do it anyway, might as well keep them safe
I’m glad that they’re keeping the people safe, but it sends a message that you’re condoning the activity.
This is the absolute worst way to look at it. Embrace the sentence that follows. When I was in college the Student Body had been lobbying the school to get a drunk shuttle to take us around campus and to “downtown” at night. This started years before I got there. The administration refused for years, then when I was a freshman there was a terrible DWI accident and 4 people died. Within a month we had the drunk shuttle. Keeping people safe isn’t condoning the behavior, it’s just being realistic.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
Her name is Alberta she lives in vancouver, she cooks like my mother and sucks like a Hoover.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I feel like the only person that thinks the drinking etc should have been kept in the locker room or somewhere else. :( I don’t care if they party it up, just not like how they did. I’m kind of surprised no one was like “You shouldn’t bring that out on the ice…” and then just took the team photo, which is what I read they were doing to begin with.
I guess they wanted cool pics to put on Facebook, eh?
Eh…it was a half hour after the game and everyone was gone. Its not like they tried to bust into the US locker room and do it.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:15 AM EST up reply actions
I dunno. I still find it a wee bit classless. My standards must be different. I’ve never seen anyone else do that sort of celebrating outside of the locker room. Why couldn’t they put the drinks down for a second for on-ice photos and then go back to it in private? Not that hard and they avoid all this dumb press and investigation stuff.
There are probably a lot of people who found this pretty classless, and it took place in the locker room. Not that I did (I thought it was fantastic), but my team didn’t lose.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Anybody who finds that WJC team USA chant classless and not awesome, doesn’t have a soul.
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by Sombrero Guy on Feb 26, 2010 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Is it something you’d go tell your players to do? No. Gonna tell your kids, “now THAT’S the way to celebrate?” probably not. But on the scale of “awful things that go one in sport” on a scale of 1-100, that’s probably about a 4.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Feb 26, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Really. It’s only an issue because they thought the place was empty, but someone with a camera was still there.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I think the biggest issue was the one girl seen drinking Coors Light. Where’s Don Cherry on THAT one??
but the giant bottles of canadian champagne or whatever it is gives the girl a pass on the coor’s light. Plus Coor’s light in Canada is WAY better than it is here surprisingly enough..
"the other day on sportscenter they said something along the lines of "the capitals score so much tiger woods is jealous" haha had me laughing hard while i was eating my cereal"
I’m pretty sure Molson bought Coors a while ago, so it’s OK.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Canadian beer sucks.
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Can’t see why Semin’s ice time was so low in the Canada game, especially in the third period. At that point I thought Russia’s only chances were in getting a couple of individual hero stunt goals to fire the team up.
The coaching sucked and the greatest player in the world only played 14 minutes. Why do you think Semin’s time would have been higher?
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
AO only got 14? Volchenkov only got 15. What a hack job behind the bench.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
According to the stats on the Olympics site AO got over 21 minutes. Only Keith, Dougthy and Niedermayer had more.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Feb 26, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
It sure felt like he got more. Not shocked that Volchenkov got nothing. He was getting minimal ice all Olympics. It’s like Bykov hasn’t watched him since he left Russia.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
That fan-camera thing proves that Ovechkin is a jerk! Flyerz Rule!!1 (sorry, just read the Japers’ glossary, and wanted to use that).
On one hand, I am surprised Puck Daddy devoted a whole post to that. It was really no big deal. He was frustrated, and it’s not like pulled a Randy Johnson on that guy.
On the other hand, he gets paid $9mm a year to deal with stuff like that. It’s going to happen.
Alex, if you are going to do that, at least break the camera into a million pieces. Makes it more entertaining for us!
PD’s job is to generate/comment on storylines. There are times where it has to function as a gossip site.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:42 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I guess you’re right. I just saw that, and I was thinking “Sweet, I hope he trashes that camera.” It was a big let-down.
Any fan who wants to actually film a celebrity deserves that (no offense if you have done that in the past). I understand taking a picture, but to literally film someone? C’mon…
NBC has chosen Caps/Hawks for its March 7 game. Must’ve been the FanShot.
If I had that much influence on NBC’s programming schedule, Conan O’Brien wouldn’t have started a twitter account a couple days ago.
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And Cheers would still be on the air. Night Court, too.
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by J.P. on Feb 26, 2010 7:45 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
(Damn… veering off topic… discipline is hard… I feel like Alex Semin in the neutral zone.)
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Wow…a Night Court reference, and a Gimme A Break reference? Its like 80s TV day here
Charles in charge…of our days…and our niiiiiiiiights….
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 7:46 AM EST up reply actions
Check Night Court off the list.
Back on topic, but my unfounded guess is that Gordon or Morrison had some sort a cleanup procedure (Ed’s post).
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 26, 2010 7:49 AM EST up reply actions
I may be new here but I see that slow Friday mornings here are just another fact of life.
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Can’t… hide… picture… burning into my brain…
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by snakegriffin on Feb 26, 2010 8:17 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, make sure to put something in the subject line next time so we can collapse the pics.
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Speaking of 80’s sitcoms….
RIP “Boner” from Growing Pains.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/25/growing.pains.actor.dead/index.html
It was sadly amusing watching the reporter on the news pronounces his name “Bonner”
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by Sombrero Guy on Feb 26, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
(3 hours too late)
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by Sombrero Guy on Feb 26, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
Who went under the knife?
Bald Pollack thinks Gordon or (I’m not sure which) Morrison.
I think not Gordon, since he’s there and chatting away.
I’m leaning more towards Potsy.
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Chimera
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:02 AM EST up reply actions
no way chimmy has surgery and is skating again already.. no chance.
"the other day on sportscenter they said something along the lines of "the capitals score so much tiger woods is jealous" haha had me laughing hard while i was eating my cereal"
Yeah, surgery on the groin would take a while to come back from. Unless the injury is too severe to recover on its own, you wouldn’t want to get surgery until the offseason.
I know he was the one who said it but could Knuble have had something done to his sausage finger to reduce the swelling?
Laing is always a good bet for surgery too.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Feb 26, 2010 8:36 AM EST up reply actions
I’ll go with Brendan; I try to keep my Mos in order at all times.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 26, 2010 8:10 AM EST up reply actions
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like Def?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:15 AM EST up reply actions
First, Han shot.
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by snakegriffin on Feb 26, 2010 8:27 AM EST up reply actions
I like how it looks like there’s one of the beetles from Mario Bros. in the background
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
Greedo shooting first was the worst decision Lucas made. Even worse than Jar Jar.
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by Sombrero Guy on Feb 26, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
I’m betting Knuble. Couple weeks might be long enough to fix a finger.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Feb 26, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions
Nope, he was in Grand Rapids hanging with his folks, and dropping ceremonial pucks at high school games.
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He surely could’ve gone in for a quick procedure, though, and still done all of these things.
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I can’t help thinking that surgery is so all encompassing that it could be nothing to do with injury — Lasik, oral surgery, that kind of stuff.
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I thought @FrenchFries52 didn’t have surgery.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 26, 2010 9:39 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn’t think he would be referring to a coach. (And for the record, Gabby might not qualify.)
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Neither was I. It was a lame @TransFat52 joke.
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I never knew that gastric bypass could cure mono. The things you learn at the Rink!
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by EmilyB on Feb 26, 2010 9:45 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I saw everyone I expected to see on the ice the last two days…
Laing-Steckel-Bradley
Laich-BMo-Knuble
Chimera-Gordon-Fehr
Sloan, Pothier, Green, Schultz, Erskine, ShaMo and Pothier
Theodore…
I did not see Neuvirth – missed the beginning of yesterday’s practice – Stretch was filling in.
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TEB saw Neuvi with new red/white/blue pads.
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Does anybody have a good shot of Stretch’s mask? I thought it looked really cool, but my camera body is in Maryland, and I’ve been down here most of the week…
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Steinberg has an awesome bog post with great pictures.
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
junior seau also wore it when he filmed “sports jobs” here, but no quickly identifiable google images came up for me.
by Natty Bumppo on Feb 26, 2010 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Really doubt it’s Lasik. They’d probably wait till the off season so the flaps have closer to 3 months to heal.
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Grampa Slippers will be on WNST.net at 9am today to promote his appearance @ESPNZone Balto on Monday.
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I’ll be working, so everyone that comes has to say “Hello!” I’ll be roaming around and probably end up being the line bitch again for autographs. Please, I beg you, don’t curse at me if I say you can only have one autograph. I had a lady bitch me out because I wouldn’t let her back in line to get a puck signed by Brash last year.
do you really get huge crowds? Both times I’ve gone to events here in DC, it’s been fairly small (ok, it was absolutely miserable out one of those nights).
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
Haven’t been to see a KCI practice live yet, but don’t the D usually wear a dark jersey, and if so, is Mike Green practicing… as a wingar?
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Happens now and then. Remember that with the Olympians out, they’re short forwards for practice, and they’ve got plenty of D there. Mike Green’s probably just suiting as a forward to give folks extra practice.
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For all the ninnies (nobody at the Rink, trust me) who were freaking out about the Penguins’ bus ride from Newark to DC, please note that the Hershey Bears are just arriving at the Giant Center after driving all night from Toronto through the storm.
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John Walton was blogging:
We are on the road in western New York as of 1:00 a.m., heading over snow covered roads toward home. Thankfully, the Bears are off Friday and home against Bridgeport on Saturday. Very likely to see daylight over the GC by the time we finally pull in. A tough night for long travel, no doubt about that. As if the weather wasn’t enough of a problem, the border agents decided to offload us in Buffalo and bring us through customs one by one. But at least they didn’t offload the gear.
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I’d have thought “Hey, we’ve got John Carlson on board” would have gotten them a waive-through.
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by J.P. on Feb 26, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Speaking of which, NHL Network re-played the WJ final last night. Took the sting out of watching our 5 boys losing out in Vancouver as well as getting pumped for this weekend.
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Yes, I turned that on instead of watching the women’s final. I needed the smile.
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even w/ the loss the women’s final made me smile ALL NIGHT LONGGGG
"the other day on sportscenter they said something along the lines of "the capitals score so much tiger woods is jealous" haha had me laughing hard while i was eating my cereal"
Me, too. I think it’s showing several more times before the week is over.
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It just strikes me every single time how incredibly sexy Carlson’s GWG was. Great stuff.
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Is Hershey expected to play at Noon today?
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They have the day off. They drove all night from T.O. Through the storm.
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I didn’t know that winning the President’s Trophy carried a $250K bonus to the organization. That’s worth playing for all by itself.
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Wiki says $350k – that almost covers what they’re paying Ben Clymer this year!
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We all know how trustworthy Wikipedia is. ;)
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 8:40 AM EST up reply actions
I should’ve said, per the NHL via Wiki.
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Thanks JP, I have updated my blog “giving you full credit indeed” (Fast Times reference there for ya!)
Also, on the Knuble quote. I missed the “one had surgery” comment from him live, otherwise I would have asked him about it. It was loud in the locker room on Wednesday with the USA Olympics game on and lots of media.
by Ed F - WNST on Feb 26, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Hamhuis Update
Read into this however you like.(more in link) From The Tennessean:
Assuming the Predators don’t sign him to a new contract in the next few days, they will have to decide whether to trade him before the deadline — picking up something in return — or to hold onto Hamhuis for a playoff run, then potentially see him leave for nothing.
Hamhuis wants to remain in Nashville long-term and believes his odds will increase if the Predators make the playoffs this season. He also realizes he could be gone before the stretch run even begins.
“It’s hard to ignore everything that’s going on because it’s out there a lot,‘’ Hamhuis said. "But for me, I enjoy playing here and I think we have a great chance to make a good run in the playoffs this year, so that’s the No. 1 focus right now.’’
Not much new there, a pretty fluffy piece from our beat writer.
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Seems like The Tennessean and others are trying to turn him into this year’s Chris Pronger. We’re not really hearing a lot of rumors swirling around other D. I just hope the price doesn’t become so outrageous that McPhee gets cold feet.
Hearing a lot about Andy Sutton. He and Hamhuis are probably the two names I see the most.
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More Hejda and Kubina, less Sutton, please.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
I think the price is pretty much set. Poile wants a scoring winger and a throwaway defenseman, or a winger like Ponikarovsky (who I don’t consider “scoring”) and a 2nd.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
Um, I think Washington can do that without much trouble and is probably in a better position than most teams to do so.
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by gotsparkly on Feb 26, 2010 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
I don’t think thats exorbitantly high, either. The other team that could do it is Chicago, and they still need cap relief via UFAs.
My Kris Versteeg-Dan Hamhuis swap is pretty much a wet dream, though.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
Nah. Chicago doesn’t have the cap space to take on Hamhuis and if they’ve got any real needs, it’s in goal.
No, I know Boston and Pittsburgh were in the hunt for Hamhuis, but I don’t think either of them can spare a scoring winger. Washington can spare both without significantly disrupting their chemistry and has the room to take on an additional cap hit.
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I don’t buy the Chicago-needs-a-goalie stuff. I’d love to have their goaltending problem—their goalies have the 3rd and 7th lowest GAA in the league and eight shutouts.
Chicago needs to clear space—they could do so by acquiring Hamhuis in a deal with Sharp or Versteeg, because both players are not free agents and have larger cap hits. They get something for their run this year, and Hamhuis comes off the books so they can proceed to devote all their cap space to three guys.
I don’t think it will happen, but it would make sens.e
Pittsburgh doesn’t even have any scoring wingers, much less for trade. Out of Boston, we’re pretty confident Poile isn’t taking Ryder, so it’d have to be Wheeler, who is pretty popular there.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
Anyone else think this could be a very quiet deadline day, given the number of teams in contention and the fact that a lot of trades have taken place already?
idk
I think the factor of teams like Edmonton, Carolina, Toronto, and Florida being in full-on sell mode is going to make it pretty lively. You have players like Cogliano, Souray, Whitney, Seidenberg, Ponikarovsky, Kaberle, Leopold, Stillman, Vokoun, and Booth who will make it worth a lot of contenders’ while if they acquire them. I think it’ll be busier than last year.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 9:57 AM EST up reply actions
Booth isn’t going anywhere. But yeah.
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eeeh
I talked with W4E/Donny on Trade Freeze Day, and he said not to rule it out and that Horton was the real untouchable. But I wouldn’t trade him if I were them.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
Well, Donny’s more plugged in than I am, obviously, but that’s contrary to most of what I’ve read. We’ll see, I suppose.
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I don’t think that he was saying that it was likely, but that at this point anything could happen.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Did the Panthers’ new owner pretty much announce that he’s blowing up the roster and everyone is available? I really thought that team was going to explode this year — in a good way — and make a run at the Caps.
I was pretty far off…
And I love Horton. He’s a terrific young player who will be a real star in the next couple of years.
Pretty much, although there are a handful of guys that aren’t going anywhere.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 26, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Booth and Horton too, probably.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 26, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
This is a good point. The only thing that I think might limit trades are the salary cap situations of teams like Chicago.
No way Florida gets rid of Booth, though. He’s on the list of five or so players that they basically said they’re not trading.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 26, 2010 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
I read somewhere the other day where he was going to waive his NTC. Talk about an offensive boost. Pretty hefty price tag, though.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
And let’s not ignore the fact that teams very much in the playoff hunt, but from different conferences, could be trading partners. As mentioned, the Caps with an abundance of scoring wingers and the Preds with an abundance of D-men would be logical choices. What makes it even more appealing is that the Caps can take on short-term salary and the Preds could get back someone like a Fehr, who is still on the lower end of the payroll.
i wonder who will be this year’s “Dominic Moore”
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by ns on Feb 26, 2010 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
Dominic Moore.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
Dammit!! I was just a second away from hitting “post”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
They’ve got arguably the best defense corps in the league and are one of the top two or three defensive teams. The goalies’ stats are going to be good as a result. I don’t know how familiar you are with Huet but he wasn’t good when the Caps played the Flyers in the 2008 playoffs.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 26, 2010 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
Chicago’s goalie stats are inflated because they have a great D that allows the fewest shots per game in the league. The D may be able to carry the goalies in the playoffs as well, but if I were a Chicago fan I’d be worried about heading into the playoffs without a goalie who has won so much as a single round in the NHL playoffs and no goalie who has ever handled the rigors of being a full time NHL starter.
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by Killer_Carlson on Feb 26, 2010 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve heard that Stan Bowman (Chicago’s GM) says they somehow have enough space to ad a prorated $5 million salary, but I don’t know how much of that is posturing on his part. Regardless, Versteeg makes more money than Hamhuis so they would save cap room this year with that trade, and more importantly they would clear space for next year since Hamhuis will be a UFA. I’ve heard Versteeg (along with many others) may be on the block for that reason.
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by Killer_Carlson on Feb 26, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
ding ding
Exactly my point. I certainly don’t think Hamhuis for Versteeg is fair value, but they may need to do something similar.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, Poile would have to add in more to get Versteeg, but maybe not that much. I don’t know anything about the Preds’ forward prospects other than Wilson (and Santorelli’s name thrown about in potential trades with the Caps), but if you add in a good forward prospect to provide a cheaper replacement for Versteeg’s spot then that would probably be enough. Versteeg is definitely in Quenneville’s doghouse.
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by Killer_Carlson on Feb 26, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
paging Ryan Jones
I’d be all over a Ryan Jones/Hamhuis for Versteeg swap
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
Why is Versteeg in the dog house? I had no idea about that.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t know the details, but his ice time has dropped a ton since early in the season. I heard something about too many turnovers and making the same mistakes repeatedly (sounds familiar), but I don’t watch the Hawks enough to know what it is exactly.
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by Killer_Carlson on Feb 26, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
House is good at the athlete-speak: “Happy to be here, just want to help the team, etc. etc. So, any good restaurants in Arlington?”
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House?
Got a nickname for him already?
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
I s’pose he’s usually Hammer wherever he plays, I thought I’d mix it up.
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I like it.
Yeah, the Hammer is pretty much the norm. One of few Preds with an often-used nickname.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
He better not be bringing his big pants with him.
Wait, wrong Hammer.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 26, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
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Although I’d rather have Kubina, it would be fun to say “please Hammer don’t hurt ’em” if we ended up with Hamhuis.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I love that story of how Charley O. made him the GM of the Oakland A’s when he was like 13, but that’s OT.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 9:06 AM EST up reply actions
LOL
DH isn’t exactly a “hurt ’em” type of player, FWIW. This is his only “fight” I can recall. He didn’t do so hot, but then again, neither did his opponent. Check out the woman at the end of the video giving Avery crap.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
He’s had three NHL fights and a handful more at lower levels (including WHL scraps with Tootoo and Fiddler).
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ah, thanks
I didn’t look it up, and I wasn’t watching hockey in 03-04 or 06, so wouldn’t have remembered anyway.
Its certainly a rarity, as is that “A” on his jersey below.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
...can't touch this
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by ThePeerless on Feb 26, 2010 9:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes I refer to him as Dan’s HamHouse.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 26, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions
Huh?
per our pal cam janssen,
“Even my fights, I don’t punch guys when they’re down. I always let up. "
umm, did he watch the video of himself punching laing when he was ground (and facing the other way)? i suppose cam might be techinically correct since what was going on between him and laing wasn’t really a “fight” as much as it was a beat down.
“He had his head down and I was doing my job." actually, brads head was up since he didnt have the puck and hadn’t for at least three seconds. i dont think getting a major/game misconduct after 40 seconds of ice time is in your job description, but hey, it’s a living.
"When you watch it in regular speed, you can see he had no idea I was coming," Janssen said. "But it shows in slow motion that it was a little late." actually i watched it live and could tell it was more than a little late. and he had no idea you were coming because he was not involved in the play. does janssen think he was some some sort of stealthy ninja warrior who can sneak up on a guy and slit his throat?
nice try cam. perhaps you should stop speaking to the press now.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
I’m going to be at the Caps @ Hawks game on March 14th and can’t say I’m thrilled about an 11:30am start time. Especially since I’ll be driving up from Champaign for it.
I will say that making a 12 noon puck drop for the Caps / Pens game the day after a major snowstorm was entertaining. We spent all day clearing snow, little by little, then got up at the crack of dawn Sunday to finish getting out. Took some work, but we did it.
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Players prolly not too XD either. And the Hawks are the GOTW the following week, so they get to do it two weekends in a row.
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Alex Ovechkin is 27-27-54, +3 in 42 career day games.
Nicklas Backstrom is 5-19-24, +10 in 23 career day games
Mike Green is 9-16-25, +1 in 28 career day games (but he wen’t oh-fer and was -3 in his first six career day games)
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by ThePeerless on Feb 26, 2010 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Not surprising. They all complain about early games, and they’re visibly less focused in the afternoon starts.
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by CapitalCentre on Feb 26, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
Easy theory on Ovechkin:
From the beginning, he was disgusted with the Russia team coaching. He is professional enough not to take those issues to the press, but he was so disgusted, he knew that he would not be able to give an interview without giving away how he felt. So he decided not to talk any more than he absolutely had to.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
I really think you may be on to something. He clearly knows the game well, and must have known that Bykov’s strategy was not a good one. Does anyone else remember JR talking about that “look in AO’s eye” before the game that JR thought was lack of confidence in his team?
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I’m not having any trouble with it, and I’m running IE… 6!!!
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what the hell
Are you on Windows ME, too?
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
I’m on a Commodore 64.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 26, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The other possibility is government application paranoia, but even mine is at least 7.
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Or a company too lazy to update software. Officially, IE6 is the only approved browser here but I went ahead and installed IE8 anyway. And yeah, a bunch of intra-company web apps don’t work right (and use ActiveX so Firefox is not an option).
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Gah. I use Firefox, but for some reason my Flash player stopped working this morning. No clue why – am troubleshooting between work calls.
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I’ve had a bunch of issues with the new Flash player this week. Had to uninstall and reinstall both IE & Firefox versions.
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That’s nothing…I got this sweet dot-matrix printer
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
Dot matrix printer and a period in the subject line…I see what you did there.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 26, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
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Hell…we were still using these right up until I started going to HS in the late 90s.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks for that memory of going to the computer center at 2 in the morning when I was in grad school so I could get my programs written in PASCAL to compile on the Amdahl mainframe (PC’s were only a rumor in those days, kids).
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by ThePeerless on Feb 26, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
One word:
VMS.
I need a snappy signature...
by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
I go all-in with
(And btw people, it’s just “raise” – no need to go old west style and say that you see it first, if you’re raising you’re obviously already “seeing” it.)
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I think the ones we had in the compter lab in college were larger than that.
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BEARS
Folks, I picked up three tickets to the Rink Bears game trip, intending to bring my daughter, but the snowstorm earlier this month had me switching weekends with my ex-, and now she’s not going to be coming to the game.
This means I now have a third ticket and nobody to use it.
First taker at irockthered {at} gmail {dot} com gets it. :-)
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So far, nobody has…
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
Someone needs a porcupine, stat...
@RusHockeyFans Legendary USSR coach Viktor Tikhonov: “The Canadians hit Ovechkin a couple of times at the beginning and he became despondent”
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The Russians have a severe case of coach fail.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
IMO Weber’s hit on Ovechkin deflated RUS a bit just as they were getting their legs under themselves after the initial CAN blitz.
eh
Weber really didn’t hit him that hard, did he? I’m not buying that. Ovie’s a tough guy.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 26, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
I didn’t say it deflated OV. Just that seeing their ace getting lined up successfully took a little starch out of RUS (if indeed there was any starch to begin with).
Given how many times I’ve see AO get hit and respond I don’t think it was a factor. There were so many other problems I just can’t buy this.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
here you go
nice and prickley
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
In Tik’s defense, he’s only just now finishing the one that Slava Fetisov served him before he left.
"I guarantee that we'll beat the Canadians." Ryan Kesler, 8/7/09
by Bald Pollack on Feb 26, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He what?!
Oh that is bullshit.
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
Hey, somewhat related new content!
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How's this?
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wow, that’s one BAMF porcupine
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
That’s what I said, LOL!
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
I want him on a T-shirt. :-)
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Looks like Gangsta’s new hair stylings.
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not enough bedhead
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
Too bad I don’t have Photoshop on my laptop…
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
porcvechkinpine
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Feb 26, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
That’d look pretty snappy on a goalie mask.
GUTEN TAAAAAAAAAAAAG!
by Wheeler on Feb 26, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Frankly, I thought it was his team’s collective sucking of donkey balls that made AO despondent, not some hit.
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by J.P. on Feb 26, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
No, Tikhonov is probably right. I mean, we always see Ovechkin shrink out of a game and become invisible when he gets hit, right?
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Feb 26, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They certainly don’t know Ovechkin well.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
It’s almost like they don’t watch the NHL…
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
Strange
Lepisto and Juice both playing today and getting decent ice time for the tournament. Somehow never thought of either of them as Olympians.
Well, needless to say, it’s largely a product of where they’re from. I mean, Ole Kristian Tollefsen is an Olympian.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Feb 26, 2010 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
Airline fail.
@TarikElBashir: Semyon Varlamov is here at KCI. His equipment, however, is not. So he’s not practicing.
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poor Varly!
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
D’OH! Poor Varly!
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by IRockTheRed on Feb 26, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Nertz!! Poor Varly!
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LORD PALMERSTON!!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 26, 2010 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Update - Paul Rovnak tweet
Equipment arrived. He is on the ice now. RT @TarikElBashir: Semyon Varlamov is here at KCI. His equipment is not. So he’s not practicing.
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Us Twitterblock folk are very grateful for the updates. ThanK you!
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couple of other updates from tarik
Semyon Varlamov’s pads have arrived! He’s on the ice for the second half of practice.
For the past 45 minutes, Caps have been going over systems, with Coach Bruce Boudreau sometimes stopping the drills to bark instructions.
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
Such a smart coach. Ought to get a trophy for that wisdom, or something.
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by CapitalCentre on Feb 26, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
more:
Bruce Boudreau on the Cam Janssen suspension: It was “quite adequate” and “it was a dirty hit” delivered “a second and a half” late.
Bruce Boudreau lost his Blackberry this morning. He’s freaking out. He’s also pleading for its safe return.
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
I’d like to see Ivan Carter interview more Caps and Corey to write the wrap-up. He has a nice casual interview style and seems to be more into it than some of the other interviewers.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
Which link is this in reference to?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Tarik has a big post practice update up. Sounds like it was a killer practice. But my favorite part:
That’s all for me as I try to make it back to D.C. for the start of the USA-Finland game. I’m breaking out my Miikka Kirprusoff voodoo doll as I type this.
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On Draper having to wear a USA jersey at practice: "well at least the Wings can settle bets without involving gold plated desert eagles!"
Tarik better go buy a Roberto Luongo voodoo doll! And Crosby while he’s at it.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Feb 26, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Chipotle by Verizon Center is back open.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
whoops, should have stuck this in the OT
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Feb 26, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Juneau
I liked the Juneau article. I never knew any of that stuff about him. He’ll always have a special place in Caps lore with his OT winning goal to get us to the finals in ’98.
I never knew any of that stuff about him.
Not even that he’s an actual rocket scientist? I’ve always loved that fact.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Feb 26, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
I knew Oates had an engineer degree from RPI, but I didn’t know that about Juneau.
by killianskid34 on Feb 28, 2010 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Just watched the video of Chimmer and Theo at MLK school (on the Caps website). Congrats to Chimmer and his wife who are expecting a baby girl in July!
I have a C on my heart.
Yay for babies in the off-season – more time to enjoy.
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I’ll take July 3rd if we put up a baby pool. July 3rd between 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM. :-)
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
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82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 121 |
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Atlanta
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82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 83 |
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Carolina
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82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 80 |
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Tampa Bay
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82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 80 |
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Florida
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82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 77 |
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