Game Day Open Thread - Hurricanes @ Caps
by J.P. on Mar 10, 2010 5:00 PM EST
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Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Mar 10, 2010 7:00 PM EST
Tonight's probable netminders:
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A cheer for Potsy when he hits the ice, and many more when the Caps light up the scoreboard. A recipe for a happy Wednesday.
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I, for one, will be cheering for him. The definition of a class act.
by Bushwood Bushwhacker on Mar 10, 2010 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
As will I unfortunately I don’t think he will be hearing me from College Park
by Garyland1177 on Mar 10, 2010 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
But your dormmates will, and that’s all that matters.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
Anybody want tickets? I don’t feel like going.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
good grief
Three people who gave up tickets?!!
You guys should be grateful; I’d give up my left leg to science for consistent Preds tickets.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I don’t know why I can’t get rid of them. Sort of ridiculous.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
I’m very tempted. Email in the profile and twist my arm a little.
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I have to twist your arm to take them for free? I’d rather light a cigar with them tonight then beg someone to take something for free.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
(Except it will cost me $4 to email them to someone so it’s actually cheaper for me to let them go to waste but I was trying to do something nice for someone)
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
Doesn’t it suck that they charge you to email tickets? I hate that because sometimes I send mine to my sister in Salisbury. Of course she’s a college student, so I don’t charge her the $4
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geez
After seeing so many non-ticket users, I’ll have to ask around for some free ones for when I road trip to DC!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
I work a lot of nights, so there is always some games that I can’t go to, but I have a long waiting list of people wanting tickets. Usually my parents take them or my sister and her bf. But it’s good to stay connected here. Everyone is willing to help their fellow Rinkers out.
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I just have a 1.5 hour commute each way to get to the game and when there are 3 games in 1 week it’s too much sometimes. I make about 99% of the games and even schedule business trips around them.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
Yeah, I kid somewhat. I live about 85 minutes from the Bridgestone Arena, which is what keeps me away more than ticket prices. I can afford the $12-20 tix, its that 160 miles in gas and food that kills me over time.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
uhhh
West on I-40, if you’re familiar with that. About 130 miles from Memphis, and 80 from Nashville.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
I know East Tennessee better (go down every summer for a family reunion) but I know I-40 pretty well. Tenn Tech was my fall back school, but you’re pretty far from there.
I should have saved my old signature. Oh well!
Yep. I’m relatively close to Jackson.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
I trip all over myself when offered tickets! As a student, I gotta take what I can get.
Of course, I was just offered free tix to the Flyerz game on TUE but can’t go because of an un-rescheduleable function. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
I didnt mean to – I usually have grad school class on wednesday nights. i sold them before i knew my schedule this spring
#NeedsMoreBradley
Now you know with this group you can wait until right before the game. There were just too many games in too short a time span to go to them all — five games in eight days.
"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."
WTF?
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble
Fleischmann-Morrison-Semin
Laich-Belanger-Walker
Gordon-Steckel-Bradley
That third line… SMH
What can you say Bruce likes to experiment
by Garyland1177 on Mar 10, 2010 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
BB’s apology for scratching Flash on Monday. BB prolly couldn’t get away with bumping Ovi from 1LW.
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The other shoe dropping is that dreadful day when both Laing and Sloan beat their jailer over the head and steal the keys to their press box prison. Anyone looking forward to seeing Osala tonight? Seems kind of aggressive to call him up just for this game on the part of the ’Canes.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Showing confidence in the kid. He’s s’posed to be a big scoring winger…let’s see what he’s got.
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I would kill for free tickets to any caps game. Damn my locale.
Hopefully will be back on the east coast for the last half of march, even though there is only one home game in that span.
Hopefully I can see the pens game.
Keep your head on a swivel
It’s open season on headshots (using the shoulder) for the rest of the season.
Well, it always was. Tonight’s no different than any other game this season.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 10, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
No now you can be certain that you won’t get suspended for a late hit to the head, as long as you use your shoulder.
by Gin and Tonic on Mar 10, 2010 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
It’s not a big deal or anything, but the Cooke hit (and the Richards hit) were both legal when they happened, were both legal yesterday, and are still legal today. Absolutely nothing changed. Something may change, but those hits have always been legal in the NHL.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 10, 2010 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Brashear was penalized in game and suspended for a similar hit in last year’s playoffs.
Richards was penalized in game for interference. So it wasn’t a legal hit at the time.
Cooke’s hit took place in the Igloo. So it’s no wonder that a penalty wasn’t called.
NHL is not always bound by what is “legal” according to the rulebook when handing out suspensions. There was no rule for the Avery comment that got him suspended, but they used a blanket charge of doing something bad for the game to suspend him indefinitely (at the time).
by Gin and Tonic on Mar 10, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
Brashear was penalized in game and suspended for a similar hit in last year’s playoffs.
Richards was penalized in game for interference. So it wasn’t a legal hit at the time.
Cooke’s hit took place in the Igloo. So it’s no wonder that a penalty wasn’t called.
NHL is not always bound by what is “legal” according to the rulebook when handing out suspensions. There was no rule for the Avery comment that got him suspended, but they used a blanket charge of doing something bad for the game to suspend him indefinitely (at the time).
by Gin and Tonic on Mar 10, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
Did Cooke take two strides and hit the guy, like Brash? No. Did Cooke talk smack to Savard before the game? No. So stop blowing it out of proportion, just because “it’s in Pittsburgh.”
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
Interesting question — on PTI they talked about the rule proposal for next year and asked why it has to wait. Said what about the “Avery rule” that was instituted overnight after he waived his stick in Marty’s face. I know that didn’t involve physical contact, but why would that be different?
"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."
The “Avery rule” was something that was intentionally and repeatedly going to happen. Headshots, usually, are not on purpose. I do think headshots should be penalized, this year, but I can see why it didn’t get the same treatment.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
the “Avery rule” was something very concrete and not a rule that would be very subjective. Deciding what was a “hit to the head” and whether it was intentional, avoidable, caused more by the movement of the player taking the check, etc would be very subjective.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
My guess is that they don’t think they can break it out (or start calling it) uniformly in a short enough time, and that it won’t be an issue during the playoffs.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
True, although when do they ever call anything uniformly? I think there was mention of the competition committee as well. Just wondering on the delineation.
"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."
See Dave below; it’s still going to be subjective, even with the clarification, so that makes either GM pressure or supplementary discipline that much more important (apparently they’re promising to be on the latter), since stopping gameflow to determine intent would be a game-killer.
Re: Competition committee, I think it’s less of that and more a rules committee, though I could be wrong.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
The “Avery Rule” isn’t an actual rule. It doesn’t appear in the rulebook, and the GMs never voted on it. The NHL clarified for the officials that the act that Avery committed should be penalized under the Unsportsmanlike Conduct rule.
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by iwearstripes on Mar 10, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
There has been lots of discussion that the play Cooke could have been called an “intent to injure” penalty, so if the league wanted to, they could just clarify refs call it like that the rest of this season.
This is NHL reffing we are talking about. The bar is pretty low on things like consistency, and if they did it, I doubt anyone would blink.
It was a home game, that’s all. Not trying to make it a Pittsburgh conspiracy.
by Gin and Tonic on Mar 10, 2010 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
A late hit could still result in a suspension.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
Right, that too. The Cooke hit was “late” in the sense that the player didn’t have the puck anymore, sure, but it wasn’t a “late hit”.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 10, 2010 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
Gonna be a tough one tonight. Canes are hot and way motivated. Caps are not really clicking.
Bummer about Beast and Fehr – I like them in the lineup.
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I hope Fehr chose to sit out. . .cause BB benching Fehr for his quality play of late. . .is pretty ridik
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Not his quality of play – it’s just his turn.
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Guarantee you Fehr didn’t choose to sit out. YNC is right.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 10, 2010 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
If Chimmer’s groin wonks out again, the caps’ll have to skate without him. Fehr’s shoulders were bad in the playoffs last year – the caps had to deal with that too. Why not try now, when it essentially doesn’t matter?
(’cept it always matters, heh.)
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Totally a stolen nickname.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
NO!
We made it up here after the trade.
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Maybe so, but still stolen. Shea Weber has been one of “The Beast” or Shea Freaking Weber since 2007. He needs a better one, but thats what they are now. Not Chimera.
And c’mon, Weber is way more beasty than Chimmer.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
a Chimera is a mythical beast…I’ve never heard of a beast called “Shea” or “Weber”
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doesn't matter much
Like I said, who strikes you as more beasty?
;)
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
You can’t possibly accuse a nickname of being stolen when his name means the nickname being used.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 10, 2010 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
That, and nicknames don’t transcend different teams, if you ask me. No one changed Juice’s nickname because he went to Columbus (Except Jackets fans).
I should have saved my old signature. Oh well!
Are you saying its OK or not OK for two players to have the same nickname?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
just did
;)
In fairness, I didn’t know that Chimera translated to beast, but I maintain Weber is a helluva lot scarier.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
Clearly, those southerners from Nashville are not informed of the ways of Greek mythology.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Ever seen the Parthenon here, pal? ;)
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh…its not that I’m not a fan, I just get sick and frigging tired of hearing about them.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
It will be real interesting to see how Belanger goes tonight. That’s my only thing with this lineup. Belanger seems to offer more than BMo. If BMo can’t get it done tonight on the second line he ought to be third line going forward.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
I really thought BMo would be riding the pine tonight. He just looked out of place on Monday night. I can’t really put my finger on it, but he just seemed off.
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Caps Live-Chatting
Feel free to join other Caps fans in a Live-Chat during tonight’s Caps game:
http://washingtoncapitalsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/caps-vs-hurricanes-live-chat_10.html
Why would we go somewhere else to chat?
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Yeah, I’m not excited to go elsewhere after that WaPo CI chat a couple weeks back.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
30 more minutes…My current state of boredom feels like torture
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Well SportsNite is doing a good job of giving me Caps coverage. I just get sick of hearing about the Redskins. haha
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Unfortunately, I’m in Boston, so I don’t get any of that good stuff. I have to watch the Caps online (for the most part, NHL Gamecenter Live is awesome). My alternatives are NESN, which is showing a charity hockey game with old bruins from the early nineties, sportscenter, or comcast sportsnet new england, which usually either talk about the Celtics or Red Sox. No thanks. Can’t wait to move back to MD.
I watch SC non-stop at work. It’s all that is usually on ESPN from when I get here until about 4pm. It gets old after awhile.
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Osala and Pothier playing tonight for the Canes. We can get a better look at that trade. (I’ve only seen Osala play once or twice)
For all the SPGers…Don’t forget to do your picks…and check it out…I’m back in first! WOO
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How pathetic am I? I got to work, logged on to Japers’ and am now just remembering I forgot to check my email. I love my priorities.
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i love when irbe talks
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Lisa Hillary, you have one job and one job only: extract a nickname from Belanger for the denizens of Japers’ Rink by using your feminine wiles.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Belanger’s a Nords fan? Must get along great with Giroux.
I should have saved my old signature. Oh well!
I mean, if you enjoy bad music with a political agenda, U2 is sweet!
I should have saved my old signature. Oh well!
Not all U2 is good U2. Their good stuff is up there near the top though IMHO
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
I disagree actually…their latest album was so-so, but the 2 prior to that I actually enjoyed a lot. Some of their mid to late 90’s stuff I was not a fan of. Obviously their 80’s was their best.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
I like “Where the Streets Have No Names.” and that’s about it.
And any semblance of U2 I enjoyed was ruined by listening to Mike Wise trying to sing it.
I should have saved my old signature. Oh well!
The only U2 CD i own is the greatest hits from 1980-1990. Good stuff.
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Only truly great stuff missing from that one is songs from Achtung Baby. Some consider it better than Joshua Tree. I don’t know, I like a lot of their lesser heard songs off each album as well. Popmart is where they lost me for a bit.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
I’d definitely take Achtung Baby over Joshua Tree.
Eno made U2 a good band.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 10, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Dunno it’s real close. Joshua Tree has their most iconic songs, but Achtung Baby is pretty great cover to cover.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Aw, Dmitry is still waiting to hear from Ovie and Sasha…
But it doesn’t sound as if he’s pining for the Olde Countrie either. Dima is here to stay, baby.
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Some links for those who need them:
http://www.justin.tv/dethholst1#r=INqzVvw~
http://www.atdhe.net/14722/watch-carolina-hurricanes-vs-washington-capitals
Ooh thank you! I need my Joe B. and Locker fix.
by Hello Dahlen on Mar 10, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
Is NHL Network and Center Ice still on free preview? Apparently this game is on NHL Net. What feed is the NHL showing? CSN?
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woot
had no idea, I should be working but now its TV time!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
Oh we have NHLNetHD on Comcast. But I guess not everyone does.
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I’ve noticed that a lot of game feeds on NHLN aren’t in HD, even on NHLNHD.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
SJS feeds see to be, but none others I’ve seen.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
I love the CI HD channel. I don’t subscribe to CI, but I have the Sports Subscription, so I get it. I love it.
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I love it when I can watch the games on that channel, but they annoy me with the black outs. They’ll schedule two games on the HD channel here (one on the east coast, one on the west), but when Boston is playing in either, they block both. So, I lose HD for that entire night because of Boston. Oh well…at least I get to watch.
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by Elliotte on Mar 10, 2010 7:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Per Tarik:
Former Cap Brian Pothier received a smattering of cheers when announced as a starter tonight at Verizon Center.
Just got a text from my dad who is using my seats. He said ShaMo threw a girl a puck during warmups and some guy leaned over her and took it. My dad told the guy to give the puck to the girl because that’s the gentlemanly thing to do. The guy told him to screw off. Awesome.
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he should fight him. . .or get ShaMo to fight him
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My dad’s too old to fight…ShaMo could take him. I’ve seen the guy my dad is talking about before. He’s the kind of a guy that would steal candy from kids
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So you’re saying he looks like Brooks Orpik?
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
It’s like taking pucks from kids. As a girl, I’ve caught my Ovi puck and I’m happy. If I caught another and there was a kid around, the kid gets it.
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JP Dumont tossed me a puck once in warmups, and I gave it to the kid next to me. Thats just how it goes.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
That’s why you get a higher place in karmic order, man.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
I think it’s funny that the order is kids, girls then guys. You boys always get the short end of the stick.
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no worries
Stocks up the points later for when we need something. Hehe.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
awesome
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woot
seal = cracked
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That was dynamite! Nice pass to Sasha, Carlson!
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Bmo maybe able to keep his job after all?
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Wow Stars just scored on Ryan Miller. A nice little deflection goal. 1-0 Stars
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Does anyone know what # OO is wearing? Oh, there he was! 32
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:15 PM EST reply actions
Hmmm… think Coach has the caps’ attention this week?
00:50 1st Brooks Laich HIT on Ray Whitney
00:34 1st Scott Walker HIT on Joni Pitkanen
02:54 1st Hit by (CAR) J.Harrison on M.Bradley
02:47 1st Wrist shot by (WSH) D.Steckel, 12’
03:06 1st Hit by (WSH) M.Bradley on T.Kostopoulos
03:02 1st Slapshot by (WSH) J.Corvo, 54’
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hooking? no?
frigging ruutu
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great, the pk…
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Ugh, why do they play so far away from their points? WHy?
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:18 PM EST reply actions
I’d say that PK was more aggressive than usual
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good kill, unexpectedly
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Who do we blame the Wizard breakaway on? Looked like Corvo(?) overcommitted to one side of the ice again, and Brooks lollygagged on the backcheck allowing them to get to center with speed?
Also, was that Carlson with the stretch pass to Semin?
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Bmo with the stretch pass, Carlson gave it to Bmo.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
That was fucking horrible.
Jeez.
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You don’t really expect the refs to give us the benefit of the doubt do you? Should just be Biz as usual as far as that goes.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Yay.
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Theo’s certainly on tonight. Well on his way to earning a star.
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Free Eric Fehr!
This is going to be a Sasha game – I can feel it.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Is there anything better than Bradley carrying puck over center and the D just knows he’s going to dump it and have to take a hit?
Holy shit I just typed that and meant it.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
You should – Fehr’s been better than ever, lately.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Just numbers. He hasn’t been able to move to the doghouse, lately!
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
He was off, I thought…
"You want to start being part of the Rink? Fine, but more’s expected of you than John/Jane Cap Fan. Carry the cause of informed discussion to the unwashed masses and don’t crap in the yards of other SBN sites if you decide to go over there. They’re passionate about their teams too, no need to troll elsewhere and/or be a sore winner." --BP
Must say – and at the risk of jinxing it (no gifs, please) – the Caps have tightened it up, so far
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wait
We can’t use the Boo This Man gif? ;)
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
I like it, but it could use a rest after Monday night.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
Haha, just to wear when out to say you had them on.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
“My achilles, man – it ain’t never gonna git shot!”
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
oh, wait do you guys need me to throw your hockey superstitions into overdrive with some choice jinxes?
I thought it was funny :D
but best not to toy with fate
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it was funny
until it all bit him in the ass.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome forechecking shift.
Laich is snakebitten in the worst way.
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So not only has Pothier gotten “whooped,” but Corey says Osala has gotten a couple boos. Face to the palm.
"First Lady, I'm sorry I pimp slapped you into that china cabinet."
Really?
Disappointing. Very disappointing.
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I refuse to even whoop Gonch…I loved him when we had him
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
That banker looks really uncomfortable with that hockey stick.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:35 PM EST reply actions
Holy God, Sasha is playing like a bull, tonight. He ain’t going down for shit that ain’t himself!
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 7:37 PM EST reply actions
Theo says “Yeah, penalty shot!” He’d rather have one man charging at him mano a mano than having our PK as “help”
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
The fact that this is true makes me lolsob.
by Hello Dahlen on Mar 10, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
Neat.
Way to cover up for Greenie
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he’s earned my nickel for sure. Maybe I’ll bump it up to a dime.
Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.
Get that weak shit outta here, meat
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whoooo
nice turn of events!
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rofl
@ green falling during celebration
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
I’ve seen enough opponent goals after our goals. Let’s stop doing that
Karl Alzner + John Carlson = Carl Carlson!
If the Caps were a Top 5 tennis player they’d definitely need to break serve more than once a set.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
Love the tennis analogies on here. I’m such a big tennis fan.
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Played back in high school…was always a huge Agassi fan. Still watch all the majors.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
Funny story my friend got married July 5th last year, and all of the groomsman and him stayed in a suite at a Hyatt resort on Eastern Shore…while we’re all getting dressed for the ceremony we were watching the first 4.5 sets of Roddick/Federer in the Wimbledon final. I was getting text updates of the rest of the match as we were walking out for the ceremony.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
That’s awesome. I used to set my alarm to wake up early and watch Andy’s Australian Open matches. I’m all about rooting for Americans, too. I’m the Don Cherry of tennis.
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I love watching Fed, Nadal, and guys like Verdasco and Fernando Gonzalez. The big hitters when they’re really on some of the rallies are insane.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
its all your fault,
sorry but after last game your the official Japers rink scape goat…go flyerz
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Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
ok, I will SHUT my mouth
for fear of getting kicked OUT
by iced on Mar 10, 2010 6:34 PM CST
Yep, it was all you :P
by Hello Dahlen on Mar 10, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
Dallas 3 Buffalo 2
Dallas has gotten 3 by Miller in the 1st.
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
just as i posted that, Buffalo scored another.
6 goals in the 1st period
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Yeap Turco and Miller. . .someone must be using a lazerpointer. .
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lol seriously. . .what a confused, sassy time
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I can’t behind the goal counting thing. They just did it after Carolina came back and scored. I can see it being fun during a blow out, especially against a great goalie, but every game, every goal? I vote no.
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it is by far the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard at a Caps game
Karl Alzner + John Carlson = Carl Carlson!
Aside from a guy yelling that the Nats would get revenge for the Caps by beating the Pirates the following year…I agree with you.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
The first time I heard it at Verizon, I was really confused. It’s a pretty common part of college hockey games, but I don’t think I’d ever heard during an NHL game.
Yeah, I don’t know why it doesn’t bother me during college games, but I get mildly annoyed with it at Caps games. Yet, it annoys me there.
Because these guys are pros? a lot of stuff can fly in college, but at pro games it seems silly.
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Maybe that’s it. I mean, you throw fish, make signs identifying goalies, and sing with pep bands. I guess I think it fits in there, but I’m not a fan of it at Verizon.
OH-say can you see….
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
that’s just carry over from Orioles games and there are plenty of MD fans at the game so it’s no biggie IMO
Karl Alzner + John Carlson = Carl Carlson!
agreed. I don’t even follow baseball closely, but just the nostalgia factor of being a kid at camden makes me have to do it. Now if i were out of town and doing it by myself… then that might be dumb.
I never do it outside of O’s, Ravens and MD games. I used to not yell it at Maryland games, then I went there and all the students did it, so I thought, “ah what the hell?” I’d been doing it my whole life anyway.
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exactly, wips and lenix. It doesn’t offend me but I know it certainly does some. I think there was an argument about it being a Balt O thing, which it is, but since DC now has a baseball team its dumb to keep doing it…but yea personally i don’t think the nationals are a pro team so I’ve been doing it since i was a kid too.
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
its funny that you mention the nats being the home team because my whole life ive always enjoyed the “home” team. even in sports i dont follow (basketball being the least favorite of mine) but now that we have the nats in the dc area… they are not my team lol. course if the caps were still in us air arena then maybe i could argue at least you were in MD. Either way to those that it offends, I dont really see how you can get worked up over a tradition of the area you are in.
Maybe it’s because a lot of folks aren’t originally from this area!? DC is pretty ecletic when it comes to hometowns.
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The Caps went 0-2 for post-goal celebrations in the first period.
"We are such fans of your music and all of your records. I'm not speaking of yours personally, but the whole genre of the rock and roll."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 10, 2010 7:47 PM EST reply actions
semin not surprised…but greens was just funny
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
Semin loses an edge more than anyone on the team. Sarge comes close, but Semin at least looks like he’s trying some tight turns when he does it. Sarge just trips over the faceoff circles in our zone.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
It’s an issue that Boudreau needs to address in practice. That success rate won’t stand.
"We are such fans of your music and all of your records. I'm not speaking of yours personally, but the whole genre of the rock and roll."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 10, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
It’s never a problem until someone gets hurt…
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
So on friday I’m going to be missing watching the caps game on TV because my mom’s cousin’s minor league basketball team is in town to play.
You fake a stomach cramp…and when you’re bent over, moaning and wailing…you lick your palms. It sounds childish, but so are obscure relatives’ minor league games.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
I was going to be supremely disappointed if no one picked up on that.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
im disappointed only 1 person caught my http://breadfish.co.uk/ as my vote for playing after every time the Caps have a penalty called on them
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
Good Evening All
How are we looking so far tonight?
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Hello my dear ;)
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Not as much as I have missed you ;)
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
This is what happens when we have all these home games…I’m usually there
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Can’t say I blame you…if it wasn’t for the distance thing, I would be taking advantage of that myself
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
2-1 Sasha on a nice backhand breakaway finish, Greenie on PP. Gave up one right after going up 2-0.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Why doesn't
That Volkswagen sales guy not punch that womans husband?
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
Is that the one where he punches the baby? I hate that one.
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you don’t like punching babies?
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
As long as you check the collar first to see if he/she is Carlos.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
No. The one where the woman
punches the sales guy when she sees a diffferemt color vw.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 10, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I need 100% of you guys to give 110% 100% of the time.
by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2010 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
Because he is a more skilled in front of the net player than Mike Knuble, Brooks Laich, and Eric Fehr.
Duh
Free Eric Fehr!
BB’s making up for sitting him last game?
by Hello Dahlen on Mar 10, 2010 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
fuckin seriously. . .hate how goalies always somehow find their best game against us
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
If goalies have been their best against us and we’re leading the league in goals…I’d hate to see a goalie off his game
Karl Alzner + John Carlson = Carl Carlson!
by wipps on Mar 10, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Anybody notice the sound dipping in and out on the CSN feed?
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
hmm, mine keeps going softer then louder then softer
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I’m getting boxes all over the screen every so often, but the sound seems okay.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
It’s only this channel, and only during the replays.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Thats the one i have on. . .maybe i am just going crazy
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Do you have DTV? I’ve found that happens a lot with our DTV HD channels at work.
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Holy heart attack in a box! You know what’s really yummy? Bacon poutine.
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Just come from Smokerie’s?
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yep worked late and picked up a box for take out
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Pity DCU doesn’t go up there until September, otherwise I’d murder some.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
Nice. Didn’t know you went on the road to follow DCU. I work with a Toronto FC season ticket holder, who is also a major Liverpool fan.
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
DCU and Liverpool, my jams.
DCU’s at the Philly franchise’s home opener, that’ll start the trips this year. Still debating on whether to do Atlantic City the day before, like some folks are. I just didn’t get enough time in T.O. for my liking.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Let me know if you make it up to TO (e-mail’s in my profile), I can give you some tips or some heads up on things happening when you are in town
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Consider it done. When we were up there last year, the CSFF was going on, which was…interesting?
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Can’t say I went to it…..Toronto seems to have one mini film festival happening per week…and of course the TIFF every September
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Well we were at the Marriott on Yonge, so we figured why not check it out, since it wasn’t that far.
Oy, forgot about TIFF. I may have to rethink hotels.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
Carlton-Sherbourne area has a couple of reasonably priced hotels (Best Western and a Days Inn) that are a 5-10 minute walk from Yonge Street and still be out of the way of the TIFF goings-ons
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Cool. I’ll keep you posted.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Damn this thread is way too long. Had to hold down the Z key alot. Hate doing it. Hope all is well with everyone.
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I don’t like to use that one all that much because then I miss everything. I use the “fast” Z to scroll quickly, but I can stop when I see something interesting.
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It’s the lack of Witt that brings the charm.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Good evening CP .
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Good evening Bengt. How’s life up North this fine evening?
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Crazy busy week at work but since I shave my head I can’t really say I am pulling my hair out. How are things in Zona?
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Fine. Rain is gone and rest of the week should be gorgeous. Nice doubleheader tonight. Caps then Yotes.
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Closet Yotes fan, CP2?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
Eeew!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t remember seeing him at FFH, but I could’ve missed.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
I drop by there on occasion. Probably once every week or so.
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Travis does a pretty good job, they just have almost no community right now.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Practically no one in this town knows that site exists. Blog community for the Yotes is very small. Plus, the beat writer for the Republic is worthless, so the chances of him linking a blog are about none.
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I’d bet he does a much better job on the beat than the beat guy does.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
Much better. Then again it would be hard to do a worse job. The guy hasn’t broken a story ever.
Sad thing is most of the other beat writers at that paper are good.
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Ever go to any Yotes games?
In a town with the Cards, and in the desert, its really no surprise about that coverage. A real shame.
I’m pretty fond of our beat guy, and after seeing us play Atlanta and Phoenix, am realizing we don’t have it very bad at all as far as coverage/attendance/etc.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, I’ve been to 4 games so far this season and have tickets to the Blackhawks game on 3/20. I used to be part of a ST group.
The Cards success and being in the desert really aren’t huge issues. This town is full of transplants from US & Canada who grew up with hockey. Plus, there are plenty of youth and HS programs here now.. Being in a town where the Suns (who play at the same time of year) have been King for decades is a bigger problem.
Being in a town with all 4 majors and a major college program, plus other sports makes things harder in terms of ST sales when a franchise isn’t winning.
Radio guys here are pretty supportive of the Yotes and the TV folks are well, they don’t dislike hockey. I wish we had some of the TV sportscasters who were here when the Yotes first arrived. That was a more knowledgeable group.e
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Thanks for setting him straight DP. Chris, I grew up in the DC area, but now live in the Valley of the Sun. Yotes are the other team I pull for besides the Caps.
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cool
Everyone has their faults ;).
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Both Wolski and Mueller seem to be fitting in well with their new teams.
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
If you don’t love The Bryz, you have no heart
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
iced.
=P
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
So following the GDT doesn’t provide much analysis of the game, just a general sense of emotions of the fan base.
Can I get a recap? Highlights, lowlights, notable incidents etc.
I have to go. But if I find one single dog hair when I get back, I'll rub... sand... in your dead little eyes. I also need you to buy sand. I don't know if they grade it, but... coarse.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 10, 2010 8:17 PM EST reply actions
PK is a little better, though they’re playing a little loose on ES, couple of costly turnovers.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Sasha had a great 1st period, AO looks good again and has an assist, Green giveth and he taketh away.
Theo looks decent, but that last goal wasn’t great. Their PP looks revitalized, and the PK looks good tonight, too.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
Sasha good breakaway, two good PKs, few good PPs (2/3? on the night), Theo looking good despite the score. First goal the defense didn’t get the puck away from a rebound off of Theo, second goal Green made a horrible pass up ice and let a 2 on 1 happen on the turnover and Green comes through on the last PP.
President and sole member of the Erskine lobby.
Hard to make a save when Laich & Knuble are in the bakery.
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Give Laich the nod for taking that puck to the net originally to start that whole sequence.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
I say there can never be to many bakers in the bakery!
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
Green giveth and Green taketh away…
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touche good sir
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
just ask mike green…he was on the ice the whole time!
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 8:19 PM EST reply actions
Was a maze of bodies there…maybe Knubs gets a touch.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
alzner>carlson
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 8:23 PM EST reply actions
Carlson > Morrison > Alzner > Juice > Erskine
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta agree there. Ignoring his brainfart from earlier, ShaMo is playing some great defense. Carlson has looked good, steadily better.
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When Alzner is playing confidently I’d put him above ShaMo…but on an every night basis ShaMo’s average has been slightly better.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Alzner just needs more games with the caps. Then he will show people
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
I agree, but Carlson has really been impressive. He looks to jump up in the play a lot more too…intelligently.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
and while thats a great thing, its not really what the caps need. They need more responsibility. I think our offense is ok (understatement of the year?), and no need for more of it
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
as I said…intelligently. As in, not irresponsibly.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
even better. I fully support karl over over carlson.
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Is that actually a penalty? It’s not like he hit Boychuk’s knees or anything.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:24 PM EST reply actions
Joe B. said something like “Ooh, he undercut him, there.” But I don’t think that’s a penalty.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh.
Yeah, that was ap enalty.
Can we press our luck on the PK one more time?
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Irbe again YAY
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Varly is smiiling back there cause he knows Theo is upstaging him too bad this game…
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Yeah, normally I agree, it’s just your post popped up right as the Canes scored.
by Hello Dahlen on Mar 10, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
for fuck’s sake
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by Chris Burton on Mar 10, 2010 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
Three-or-more!. I know hes been very solid as of late (and much respect deserved)…guess its just another one of those nights?
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 8:28 PM EST reply actions
He’s not having the best defensive efforts infront of him.
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Theo hasn’t been bad by any means, but this is a big step down from Saturday.
Even atheists believe in Matt Wieters
Shouldn’t your signature say Karl Carlson? Just sayin’.
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2010 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Cripes, Green.
Worst two goal game I’ve seen in a while
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He’s not deking people, he’s not hurting people with his checks and he doesn’t seem that fast. Unless he’s being defensively responsible and making great passes he’s not adding much to the table.
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He’s not bothering to use saucer passes, either.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Um, no.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
Over Bmo? Absolutely – he’s been godawful tonight.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Godawfulness aside, BMo plays D, which is a helluva lot more than whatever it is that Flash does.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
On a line with Semin and Flash, Bmo needs to play better O, especially when he’s got the puck with open teammates and continues to turn passes right over.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that assist on the first goal was teh suck.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
You’ve also seen the rest of the game. ’Nuff said.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
And I’ll still take his responsible ES play in the other two ends of the zone over anything Flash provides in same.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
I have little to no confidence in Bmo right now, and the fact remains that he’s the acting 2C. If he’s bumped down, then I’ll give you that. But he’s not playing like a 2C, and hasn’t been in a long time.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
I agree that he’s topped off (it’s kinda why Belanger was acquired), but assuming that Flash is a better suggestion means you’re getting a worse defensive player and faceoff man, and the team would be in worse shape over a playoff run, IMHO.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Has Bmo been winning faceoffs? I haven’t noticed if he has. I agree with you because there’s little to debate in terms of better potential D and FO ability, but I’m not seeing it lately, and I’d certainly rather see Flash’s O potential with Semin and Fehr/Laich than Bmo with the same mates.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
What the point of (maybe) getting another goal if you’re going to give it (and possibly then some) back because your preferred 2C can’t backcheck?
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
I’d say those equal out. Line 2 is either not scoring and not getting scored on or scoring and giving up goals. Seems shitty either way.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
In Canada we refer to it as “La doodle de dipsee”.
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
Slightly weak
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Dammit, I knew Corvo was a decoy…
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Was just watching the highlights on center ice. Lots of deflected shots getting through / over Lundqvist. The only really bad one was the 5th. Really sweet goal from Christiansen for the Rangers. Semin-esque.
So, wings tonight? That’s what it’s going to take to win this game.
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That’s what it takes to win most games! :-)
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
Has Carlson been on the ice for any of tonight’s goals? Theo seems to me to be ok. They’ve asked him to spend a lot of time on the PK. They’ve given up a penalty shot. Screened on the PK and the Greenie turnover goal were definitely not his fault.
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He’s looked professional and he’s been smooth with the puck. My eyes miss things sometimes so I was just curious.
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Scoresheet doesn’t have him on the ice for Semin’s goal. Did he go off before the goal?
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That is what they are saying.
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I know that’s what it says. I was disputing the +1, and disappointed. Asking if anyone noticed.
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Vogs tweet -
VogsCaps Official sheet has #74 off at 2:22 and goal at 2:24. @TylerWooten21 I thought I saw Carlson in the celebration after Semin’s goal.
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I dunno, I wasn’t terribly impressed with Theo on either the 2nd or 3rd goals tonight. Yea he was screened a bit but he was still a foot away from where the puck was shot. His lateral movement has been questionable to me. He was slow as hell on the second goal too. Varly over-commits because he’s somewhat raw while Theo seems to under-commit sometimes because, well, he’s not the most athletic goalie in the league.
the level of goaltending he’s offering should be good enough to win games for this team. yes, he can do more, but it’s been defensive irresponsibility and too many penalties more than anything else. there have also been some firewagon hockey stretches where he’s delivered tonight too.
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Schultz should have gotten down on the 2nd goal. More importantly, Green shouldn’t be making dangerous passes in his own zone.
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This is kind of like exhibit A for those who say that his stats are inflated. 2 goals against a weaker foe (in that they are last place in our division) while making a boneheaded play that leads to a goal in our end and giving the other squad a penalty shot
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Agreed. He hasn’t been horrible, but he hasn’t exactly been great either. The Caps need a good 3rd out of him, because I think thier confidence isn’t very high at the moment.
Eh. The “yeah Theo wasn’t amazing but his defense didn’t exactly help” argument is what we always have to fall back to when Theo is simply not very good though. We’ve heard it before. I know the defense wasn’t incredible but look at what Turco did the other night, or what Miller does every night.
Our defense isn’t good enough to win with below average goaltending. Sorry.
I just realized that the last few games have been televised nationally and that the CSN feed has been used on more than one occasion. The “Double Nickel” Schultz nickname is now worldwide. haha
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
Is it sad that you know that I should check my email and not my fb since I’m at work? lol
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I am just that good. lol
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Confirmed! Tankya muchly
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
The cockle gobbler? Really? The man let them say that on TV?
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Don’t worry he didn’t swallow
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
I hope he practices those quick shots EXTRA hard tomorrow.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Dave Steckel, meet open net. Let me know if you need a formal introduction.
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Pothier is playing well tonight
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 10, 2010 9:00 PM EST up reply actions
OO has had 4:25 of ice time and a majestic 1 SOG
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Steckel does not know Mr.Twine…you should introduce them. They can exchance business cards, email, take them out to a nice piano bar. They’ll be real chums after that.
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
I will say that I’m not super comfortable with Walker on any line above 4…
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:05 PM EST reply actions
I like his thinking down low, the execution just isn’t there tonight.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
I just don’t want to see him with anyone but Steckel/Gordon and Bradley.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
so why is it pronounced Legacy and not Legacay. like Emeril just sounds funny…maybe its cause im still in college
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
Preference, I guess. If I didn’t know better, I’d pronounce it Le-gass.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Since the Bears aren’t playing tonight I’m watching Cody Eakin and the Swift Current Broncos. Cody with an assist on a shorty tonight, Broncos up 2-0 on Prince Albert. A win tonight puts them in the WHL playoffs!
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Lars- FTW
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:13 PM EST reply actions
O/U on this game wad 6.5. I hope None of you were dumb enough to take the under.
by lynxtheone on Mar 10, 2010 9:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Against a team like Minny or Nash, I probably would.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Caps commentators have class…ironing clothes!
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:16 PM EST reply actions
You know it!
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
To articulate…took away the pass and trusted Theo to handle the shot.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 10, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
This is the commercial break where the fury is usually unleashed…you can tell if Guns and Roses is playing when they come back from commercial
Karl Alzner + John Carlson = Carl Carlson!
Dam dirty Debbils up 6-3 on the Rags.
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nope.
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
Looked like a stick in those skates.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
im not sure…i saw a bit of a dive, i saw some stick on skate
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
thoughts on that potential-penalty?
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:23 PM EST reply actions
gleason- definition of heart right now
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:24 PM EST reply actions
Are we ever going to win in regulation, again?
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:25 PM EST reply actions
Give me back that fillet o’ fish, give me that fish.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110% 100% of the time.
That is one catchy jingle. Makes absolutely no sense, unlike the subway jingle. Any any any
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I dunno, kinda make sense, and is funny. “What if it were you hanging up on this wall? What if it were you in that sandwhich, you wouldn’t be laughing at allllllllll!”
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2010 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
I always giggle at it, stupid or not.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
i like it, i’m just saying i ain’t buying no filet of fish because of it
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It was criminal for Bmo to see ice time during OT in my opinion. It’s man on man and his man will outman
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that was my thought. I looked up and saw him on the ice and thought WTF is BMo doing out there?
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Maybe he’s trying to give him a chance to get on the fan’s good side or something and earn some good will but loyalty to a veteran who is not producing will not cut it.
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In lieu of other options, BMo is still going to dress more than not. Against whom and in what line, who knows.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
We’re saying we don’t know why he was out there during overtime. We are also saying that are best lineup does not include him over Fehr given Fehr’s recent strong play.
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They play different positions – Fehr was not out b/c BMo was in.
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i know that also. you’d almost rather see Flash center than BMo at this point.
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No, you (well, I) wouldn’t.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
I’m normally not one of those line creators, but I’ll give it a shot:
Top Line
21-18-28
14/25-9-16
15-39-10/24
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
That’s kind of where my issue is. Come the playoffs I want to see Chimera on the ice every night. He adds toughness and a simple game that is key. So are we going to scratch Flash? BB is not going to scratch Flash. Do we scratch Fehr? I’d like to see a stretch of games where we give Belanger every opportunity to earn 2C while rotating Flash and BMo at 3C. We assume Belanger is better than BMo but we need to see whether he can handle it. Personally, I was in the include Flash in a deal for Hamhuuis camp around the deadline.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
I’m with you on giving Belanger the 2C, so much so that I think they’ll make a push to re-sign him. At this point, if Flash sees the C position, it better be to incorporate other athletic skaters in the line every so often, because he’s not skilled and aware enough to mark more accustomed centers in a playoff series.
Sure, we’ll see the lineup shake out more over the next 10 days, but I’m guessing barring injury, the 3/24 lineup is the one BB wants to see starting the playoffs.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
That’s kind of my thing. Chimera seems to lack the deking ability that Flash has and might make the line work. Also, is it possible Flash can avoid embarassing moments with 3rd line centers. I think the other thing is it depends on what kind of D pairings are behind that third line.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
I’d assume the top 2 lines you suggest will be the top lines for the playoffs. (There may be the possibility of switching B Mo and Belanger for the lines.) I figure Fehr and Flash will probably be on the third line. While either can handle being on the 2nd line and are 2nd line caliber forwards, there’s no room there. Chimmer would move to the 4th line. But after that, the decision gets tougher.
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ahhh!
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:29 PM EST reply actions
It’s like a damn highlight reel for every goalie that goes up against the Caps now
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A lot of rested back-ups who don’t want to get lit up.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
He just kinda crumbled when Pitkanen hit him.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
I dunno, he made a pretty good screen on Theo on that one Canes goal.
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by capsfan4life on Mar 10, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
I think we have the same feed, you’re just quicker to the draw than I am :-)!
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 10, 2010 9:32 PM EST reply actions
Hey, I never hated his offense ;)
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
YAY! But i must admit i was getting a little annoyed there towards the end
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
yeah probably more than a little my roommate now hates me because i woke her up yelling at my tv.
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
At least the TV doesn’t hate you because you woke it up screaming at your roommate.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
DP. . .you are a witty man
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Mar 10, 2010 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
“My beloved Flash! I’ll never scratch you again! I promise!” — BB
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I agree with this because he was good when you needed him to be good. He held onto the tie even in the face of penalties in third and an energized forecheck. If he can see the puck he’s been at least adequate. That was the kind of average performance on an off night for Theo that would have won the game against the Stars.
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I’m glad the Caps won, but like Bruce needs another reason to ride Flash’s jock.
I have to go. But if I find one single dog hair when I get back, I'll rub... sand... in your dead little eyes. I also need you to buy sand. I don't know if they grade it, but... coarse.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 10, 2010 9:34 PM EST reply actions
That was one of his selling points, but we really hadn’t seen him get up to full speed, yet.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 10, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
Thank goodness! Couldn’t bear another shootout.
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Interesting 3 stars. Greenie 3rd, Ruutu 2nd, Backstrom 1st
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FLASH! AAH AAH!
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 10, 2010 9:36 PM EST reply actions
The expressions Boudreau and Evason had shaking hands sums it up.
"First Lady, I'm sorry I pimp slapped you into that china cabinet."
Along those lines, can anyone get the post-game presser link working?
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 10, 2010 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
OO finished with 6:46
BP with 26:27 and a minus-1
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28 saves for Theo = $1.40 from me plus a nickel for the penalty shot.
Another $1.45 for Chace.
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Lars had more ice time than AO and Jeff Schultz.
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Why do you think he got 1st star? Intriguing how Semin did not get any stars. I’m in agreement with that.
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It was Nicky’s 55th assist for the year. He’s hit that mark each year he’s been in the NHL.
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what can you say he is pretty freaking awesome
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Oh no…it’s text time again! They’re scrolling texts at the bottom of post-game live.
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Wow an impressive 11% in the face off dot for belanger….
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
You’re kidding me? I thought the caps were up 33-22 at some point in faceoffs.
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ended up 56% over all. BMo 53% (9 of 17), Gordo 80% (4 of 5), Nick 67% (12 of 18), and Steckel 73% (8 of 11), and belanger only won 1 of 9
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
yep that and had the most TOI among the forwards
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Felt like the kind of night where he might get the hard hat but not one of the stars. Glad to see the press box isn’t made up of a bunch of dummies.
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greenie
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
yep no problem
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
“you had me at problem!”
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Fail! “you had me at no problem!”
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Flash talking Smack in the postgame. “Hopefully the coach got the message. Don’t sit me tonight!”
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really?
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Yep. That was my approximate transcription of comments referenced over the radio.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
wow that is a bold statement there flashy…
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Now that he’s a Czech Republic Olympian, the man is feeling he’s oats.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Getting (even more) tired of Lisa Hillary
Apparently none of us fans thought the Caps deserved this win. Uh, guess I missed that poll. It wasn’t the cleanest win by any means but they deserved it.
After the “Varlamov isn’t going to the Olympics” debacle, how exactly does she still have a job with CSN?
I’m glad i’m not the only one she thoroughly annoys
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Watch a Nationals broadcast and she’ll look like an Emmy award winner.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Isn’t the Nats lady like 50? She’s pretty old, right?
I’d take Hillary over Amber TheHOharris anyday. She’s awful.
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Yes, I believe she is married to someone who works for MASN. I think her name is Debbie Taylor. She is horrible as an interviewer and asks inane questions. She offers no eye diverting appeal. Lisa tries to hard be tough. She needs a producer in her ear and guidance on asking better questions as much as anything. It would be nice if Comcast could find an American though to groom who is passionate about researching. There are subtle messages that are sent sometimes to Americans that it’s only a Canadian game and her Canadian nationalism heading into the Olympics was not desirable. Kind of like how Wilbon is really a Chicago fan at heart and he can be eager to find things wrong with Nationals sports team to provide “balanced criticism” from the home beat.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
For educational purposes, where would Tyler Sloan have been in that photo had he found the keys to the press box?
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
and he wouldn’t be on a PP since that was the play leading to the penalty shot
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erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
yeah that is pretty funny
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Not funny – thinking Mike’s arm could get sliced by that skate. o.O
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you didn’t see his flesh colored kevlar sleeve specially designed for greenlife52
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
i try not to think of bad things happening to the boys. it could be funny to me due to the lack of sleep i am currently experiencing and that nothing bad came out of it all
"Hey anyway I can get my name out there 30 years from now is great," Steckel said. "They will be like, ‘Who was that guy?’ Then they’ll look at the stats and say, ‘Well, at least that guy was really good on face-offs.’"
Just read the AP recap. This was a funny excerpt:
As many goals as they have scored this season, one would think they’d know how to celebrate. Yet here was the tally after the first period: two goals, two pratfalls.
After Semin scored with his backhand on a breakaway, sprung by a 50-foot pass from Brendan Morrison, the Russian wing lost his balance and spun awkwardly like a sausage, a bit of panic in his face as he slid toward the boards.
Then, when Green made it 2-0 with a wrister from the right circle on the power play, the defenseman skated to the corner and completely lost his footing, looking like a first-time skater at a community rink as his body plopped onto the ice.
The Hurricanes got on the scoreboard 18 seconds after Green’s goal when Dwyer scooped in a loose puck by the crease. The Carolina’s credit, everyone stayed upright during the celebration.
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“The Carolina’s credit, everyone stayed upright during the celebration.”
Perhaps once you are done clowning our celebrations you can master the basics of standard written English oh mighty AP.
But I’m glad they were clowned. Is Ovie in charge of the kangaroo court? This sounds like a job for the Bog to find out what the fines are for embarassing the squad with Nationals-esque Celebration Fails.
Were those the first goals for Greenie and Semin post Olympics? I know it was Semin’s. I don’t think it was Greenie’s, though.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
I kinda see Brooksie in charge of the kangaroo court and fineage and so on. BTW I noticed brooks got an injury A when Poti was out prior to the Olympic break.
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Host is calling out Caps fans for booing Pothier and Osala. It was truly bush league to boo Pothier. Was it bad? We ought to be thanking him for having enough value to be tradable for Corvo.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
I’m watching the postgame interviews now. Whatever Nicky’s weight is listed at, it’s off by at least 15 pounds. His shoulders are massive.
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Mean Lars eats his spinach.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Pothier looked so sad in his interview.
"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."
Also, Bruce so funny on Green: he got two goals and an assist, but the assist was to the wrong team.
"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."
BB’s got to be a tough on Greenie for that kind of stuff. It helps stick up for Theodore and emphasize that no amount of offensive production is enough to erase lackadaisical defensive play
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
but does he get scratched next game? How far up the rotation do the scratches go? I suppose it could be him and Belanger next if everyone is fair game.
Hopefully they field the best team possible against Chicago and Pittsburgh. Those are nice measuring stick games and both on national TV.
I predict the next scratches are sitting out at least two games – BB will use the TB game to test drive his Chicago lineup.
Walker for sure and possibly BMo, not sure what BB wants up the middle.
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You never know what BB’s going to do. The flip side is he might try another combination on Friday and then go with his “playoff” lineup for the premier matchup. I’d be shocked if BMo is scratched Sunday so Friday might be a good bet.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t see Brooksie sitting anytime soon. Doesn’t he have a consecutive games streak going along with Nicky? I can’t remember the last time he sat with an injury and/or was scratched
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Zero reason to sit Brooks. Not. Happening.
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No way he’ll stratch Laich. None. I’d be furious!
But I believe he dose because the caps pr was trying to build him up as the iron man. It would seem by his career stat log he has gone 303 straight games as a capital. It would appear he started late in the 2005-2006 season being called up after a few games with the bears, then logged two seasons of 82 games and currently 66 games this season.
Joe Corvo understands we hold "Penguins" with as much disregard as theatre people do Macbeth.
Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
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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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