Non-Recap: Caps 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT)
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impressive: Belanger surveying his options before feeding Flash for the winner
unimpressive: Corvo
Definitely going to give him a few more games, but seeing Potsy out there definitely made me a little regretful.
I noticed that I didn’t notice Osala. Glad the Pothier ‘whoop’ subsided early. Corvo did get turned around and do some standing around tonight.
Kurtis meet Lars.
by redlineblue on Mar 10, 2010 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
6:46 ice time for o.O
Coach didn’t notice him much either.
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Corvo looked good to me. He plays a high-risk, high-reward game, but he does a lot right. He had a couple of really remarkable breakout passes — stuff nobody but Green has the vision to do.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Mar 11, 2010 12:50 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I agree. He’s like Green where his mistakes really stand out, but most of the time he is quietly a very effective defender.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Mar 11, 2010 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
While I’m still not totally comfortable with him back there, every time I start questioning his ice time I remind myself of our other options. If you scratch him, who do you play instead? I’ll take Corvo.
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 11, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
I’m thinking tonight is not the last time that folks are saying “how the hell did that guy end the game a plus player.” He’s just the kind of guy it’s tough to judge with your eyes. Like the mirror-opposite of Schultz.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Mar 11, 2010 1:04 AM EST up reply actions
I thought tonight was ovies best since being back. Looked like good old ovie to me
by Garyland1177 on Mar 10, 2010 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
I disagree. Bring back Fehr for next game. I personally think Chimmer should be back Friday, as well.
Rocking the Red since 1975
i think he meant scratch one or the other, never both at the same time.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 11, 2010 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
Day-to-day with undisclosed upper body injury. Take a couple Clips and call us in the morning, JP.
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80+ points and a bright shiny star for Mean Lars
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When’s the last time that both of our stars were -?
Reflects that we scored two power play goals but also reflex the mixed night that this game was.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Backstrom’s just a rock. Tonight he played better D than several Caps D (the Green twins come to mind), and just did his usual bidniz in the o-zone. Pay the man; it’s only gettin worse.
Anyone else see the 2 on 1 shaping up against Carlson (3rd) and feel oddly confident? That’s going to be a ton of fun, and he hasn’t been shooting yet.
Kurtis meet Lars.
by redlineblue on Mar 10, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
Steak or Lobster, what'll it be, @GreenLife52?
Maybe you could trade your card for some skating lessons.
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I believe our friends at Puck Daddy and the Bog will have a field day with those celebrations.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Whichever it is...
Choose wisely and go the day after the Health Department visits:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Hundreds-of-eateries-rack-up-health-violations-87267627.html
Let's go Caps!
Clothes make the man. And Brooks knows that if you want clothes, you go to the tailor…. most likely Bruno Cipriani (Right Joe B.?)
Let's go Caps!
Locker was ragging on our man Joe B for his conscientious ironing. Perhaps payback for the night where Locker lost his luggage.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Thought Brooks Laich had a rather successful night, harassed Lagacy almost all night, and even got Lagacy to cry wolf about interference on the 3rd goal.
Belanger showing some real speed, almost Beast like. Nice to know on a team of already…well mostly after tonights showing, skate very and still have guys that skate even better.
Loved JT60 on the penalty shot, had he not stopped it no way we would we have scored on the PP immediately follow the shot.
Flash on the OT-GWG. Thought it was good he got this one back after being robbed by Legacy on a fat rebound from what seemed 3 feet out.
Green had a good night, obviously two goals, but two goals of great accuracy and of being in the right spot.
Who’s here supply writing to the associated press? The write ups on Green and Semin on their celebrations is hilarious.
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. . .
Belanger is just a better B-Mo
he sort of renders #9 as unnecessary, frankly.
by DonnieKnutts on Mar 10, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
Our “normal” third line has two wingers who are second line caliber; i.e. Flash and Fehr. How many teams have 3rd line winger who can score 20 goals.
Rocking the Red since 1975
You mean how many teams have 2 3rd line wingers who can score 20 goals.
Fehr will get 20 this season.
Bad nights for Backstrom and Knuble in the +/- department. Respectively ended -1 and -2. Mean both were on ice for 2 goals tonight. Even worse Ovechkin was on for all 3.
Only Poti and Corvo end the night with a + of all the defense tonight. Goals we’re pretty spread out.
John Carlson had a good night being pretty competent and ended with an A.
Shooting alot? Flash and Laich both had 5 SoG tieing Ovechkin and Semin for the night. Interestingly all 4 players with 5 SoG finished with atleast 1 point tonight.
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. . .
Dare I say that John Carlson was close to earning a hard hat tonight? He was very solid and he handled that 2 on 1 so well. Took away the pass and trust the goal tender to handle the shooter.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
You so dare,
and I say Amen.
Kurtis meet Lars.
by redlineblue on Mar 10, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
He also started the play that led to Semin’s breakout goal. It was his great awareness that helped create that play.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 11, 2010 7:45 AM EST up reply actions
Corvo is worrying me a little bit. I feel like his plus minus is in the dumps since he’s joined the caps and he doesn’t have many points. Maybe it’s tougher for a defenseman to get acclimated to a run and gun system than it is for a forward. Hopefully he can turn it around come the playoffs. Regardless, I stand by GMGM’s moves…
~~~ R0cK D@ R3D ~~~
by Chaz-Capapalooza on Mar 10, 2010 11:17 PM EST reply actions
the only knock on the Corvo move is that he has more value to Carolina than he does to us because take him off Carolina and now you’ve got Pothier logging big PP minutes whereas add him to us and you don’t add many minutes. I still like him because he adds depth and I think he’ll figure out some of the defensive issues. (Remember Greenie was hurt during the playoffs!) One of the great things about our team right now is that no single defensemen is irreplacable, especially once we get Juice back.
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by souldrummer on Mar 10, 2010 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
I agree, once juice is healthy I will have complete faith in our D to get the job done. It’s just the turnovers in our zone have cost us goals in the last 3 games and corvo was on the ice for a couple of them…actually, it seems like shaone morrisson was the one who turned it over everytime
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Mar 10, 2010 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Corvo’s an effective defenseman who turns the puck over frequently. It’s something to get used to, like watching Alex Semin. He’s a net positive, but he makes some risky plays.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Mar 11, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
I’d say it definitely is harder for D to learn. This style really demands a lot of the defense to cover areas of ice rather than to individual players. For forwards I believe its like being unleashed from the normal.
Corvo and Poti were the only forwards with + tonight, seem to be pretty good shut down line then.
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. . .
Corvo hasn’t been a minus in any of his 4 games with the Caps. He only has 1 assist, but I’ll give him a lot more than 4 games to get comfortable before I start worrying.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Mar 11, 2010 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
Observations from the Sofa
I sold the tickets tonight as my boss is ok with my leaving early to go to the game once, or maybe twice a week on occasion. Three in one week is not going to happen.
Just a few things:
- Flash shows he’s clutch and probably saves himself from being scratched again.
- Fehr was missed tonight. A couple of times BMo was in front and missing it. Fehr likely gets those…
- Steckel…sigh. I love his game, but tonight there were a couple of times when he had great chances and flubbed them. Ditto for Brads… A for effort for both and C- for the results, alas.
- You can see why the Canes are moving up…they’re playing like they have nothing to lose, because they don’t
- Glad to see Green find the net…
- Also nice to see Semin score…
- Unrelated note, there are 30 teams in major league baseball, and 29 of them have won spring training games…everyone but the Nats…. The Caps are this city’s only hope…
So 99 points. The Bolts have been locked out of the division title, and any 2 points gained on Atlanta will clinch the division. The Caps could take the ice on Friday as the division champions.
Let's go Caps!
And there are 29 teams that don’t have Stephen Strasburg. It’s spring training folks. The Nats will suck less than last year and show some fight. They’ll win maybe 70 games and show progress. Really folks rooting for the Nats now and respecting what they are trying to do is a lot like you Caps fans who kept the faith after the Bondra trade. We Nats fans have to deal with the damn trade for a pitching rental (brain cramp) that included like 3 all stars. One thing I respect about the NHL, they have stewarded the Coyotes with grace. MLB did not handle the Expos/Nats with grace. Sadly, the Lerners are like the anti-Ted when it comes to fan communication and friendliness. You’d never see Ted trying to sue the city for ticky tack problems with the stadium.
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by souldrummer on Mar 11, 2010 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
the Nats will be fine and will go 72-90 this year.
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 11, 2010 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed. Get on the ground floor with the Nats now and you can say you struggled through the bad times. Once Strasburg makes his debut you are forever tainted as an Oviesque bandwagoner until you suffer some kind of subsequent heartbreak.
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by souldrummer on Mar 11, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
Steckel…sigh. I love his game, but tonight there were a couple of times when he had great chances and flubbed them.
Story of the season for Stecks I’m afraid.
"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 11, 2010 7:48 AM EST up reply actions
For anyone who was there, what kind of reception did Pothier get? Kind of hard to tell on TV.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Mar 10, 2010 11:38 PM EST reply actions
i saw it online but i heard a few “whoop’s” in the first period. They died down after that, I like pothier and since we prolly wont have corvo next year i’d like to resign him in the offseason
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Mar 10, 2010 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
If the announcer called his name, I wasnt there when it happened. Scattered whooping didnt last to the 10 minute mark.
Kurtis meet Lars.
by redlineblue on Mar 10, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
i was at the game and there were more cheers than whoops. not much whooping at all.
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 11, 2010 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
More than none is too many whoops. I’m a little disappointed, but I’m glad it died out quickly.
"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 11, 2010 7:50 AM EST up reply actions
From Tarik’s twitter:
Fleischmann, one game after being scratched and 10 minutes after scoring the winner: "It’s just a little message: don’t sit me out again."
Duly noted Flash.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Mar 10, 2010 11:39 PM EST reply actions
A message was received, yes. The message was that Flash got the message.
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So he got the thing I sent him?
direct reference to something, go!
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. . .
He got that thing you sent him.
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by winterion on Mar 11, 2010 12:37 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
You kind of have to see the context for the quote. I reporter kind of fed him the line and he’s laughing like it’s very tongue in cheek. The reporters also kind of fed this line back to BB after the game. Context and tone are important for BB but Flash did say something else to the effect of if you don’t score you may have to sit.
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by souldrummer on Mar 11, 2010 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Many thanks to Boutros for letting me tag along! I had a blast!
Sorry Seattle for not being at Fado, the guy at the door wouldn’t even let me sit at the tables far from the bar, it was super lame.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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I’ve been in so many times but for some reason tonight the guy was like, no, not even if you swore a blood oath.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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He was super anal with IDs when I got there, so after I did a lap at Fado and didn’t see two women matching your descriptions, I figured as much. No worries. Where’d you guys end up?
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 11, 2010 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
Also JP-
next Japers’ Jumbotron text: "JP has a mancrush on Laich!"
by SeattleCapsFan
Delivered.
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by Ovechwin on Mar 10, 2010 11:43 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
Haha, nice…and right next to a “go grandpa knub”…the Rink was all over the Jumbotron tonight.
PS I’m so sorry JP for putting such thoughts into little Ovechwin’s head.
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 11, 2010 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
a lot of the rest of them were mine, inspired by the original one :)
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 11, 2010 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
Love Gabby
“He had two goals and one beautiful assist, but the assist was to the wrong team,” Boudreau said of Green. “Everything that is passed has to be a hard pass. It has to be — it’s the only way it works.”
From TEB
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. . .
The Pothier post game is mildly heart wrenching. His use of the word they instead of we when talking about the caps just feels wrong.
I hope he goes to the west in the offseason.
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If it’s so heartbreaking, hopefully he’ll be inspired to offer us a hometown discount for a return engagement after our postseason success.
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by souldrummer on Mar 11, 2010 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
So, two fall-down celebrations? VC ice at it again, or is something (awful pun incoming) afoot? (sorry.)
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by winterion on Mar 11, 2010 12:42 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
There was also a rather hilarious slip and slide by Semin in the third. Yes, Sasha, ice is slippery.
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 11, 2010 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
My guess is that the VC ice was pretty horrific last night.
It’s been warm out.
But – good news, the circus comes to town next week. That means a whole new ice sheet afterwords! :-D
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 11, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
My observation from the game:
It’s definitely Corvo’s turn to get scratched on Friday.
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 11, 2010 12:48 AM EST reply actions
No, Corvo and Belanger are going to play until they drop. They have to get used to the system. Weren’t Corvo’s problems pinching in at the wrong times. This has got to be a real tough adjustment to go to this living on the edge style with such skill while scoring less because you don’t get PP time and are not in the top defensive pairing.
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by souldrummer on Mar 11, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
that was half snark, because i know corvo won’t be scratched, but i was not at all impressed with his game tonight.
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 11, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
Damn looks like JT60 is going to be our backstop going into the playoffs
let’s all hope he doesn’t shit his pants again.
I'm not booing Stephon Heyer, he's trying hard. I'm booing the fact that Stephon Heyer plays for us.
by Area 51 Forever on Mar 11, 2010 12:53 AM EST reply actions
I’m not yet ready to accept we need a shut-down netminder to win the Cup. This team might be good enough to get through the postseason giving up 2.8 a game.
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Agreed. I don’t see all the clamoring about not being able to win with Theo and Varly in net. The Caps score a freakin’ 4 goals per game—surely they’ll stay above three in the playoffs, right? And probably cut the GAA a little? That’s win right there, I think.
CИДHИЙ KPOCБИЙ: АЛEKCAHДP OBEЧKИH, OH CEЙЧAC TBOЙ ПAПA
by red army line on Mar 11, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
As he was last year. BB’s move seems to be keep him both fresh, declare Theo the starter and be prepared to go Varly if there’s any sign of Threeormore. Even “going to be our backstop” can mean a quick hook if we see shakiness in an early round playoff series.
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The team needs to stop giving up so many breakaways and odd man rushes. That concerns me more than any of the 3 goalies. I would not be surprised if Neuvy was not brought back up before long. The guy won the Calder Cup last year, and the MVP of the playoffs i think in the AHL. No matter who is in goal, the Caps play very very hard when they are down, and kick it up a few levels so I would be more worried if i was the team PLAYING the Capitals. I think everyone will be surprised how the Caps wll not be chasing teams from down 3-1 in the series this year and may actually win a couple series 4-1…
by lifetime caps fan on Mar 11, 2010 8:06 AM EST up reply actions
correction
surprised if neuvy WAS brought back up
by lifetime caps fan on Mar 11, 2010 8:07 AM EST up reply actions
Looks like it’s still a very open matter. Everyone relax.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 11, 2010 1:13 AM EST up reply actions
Bmo continued to struggle big time tonight. Since the break it seems like every game he has at least a couple of beautiful chances to put some trash in right in front of the net and once he gets the puck on his stick he looks completely lost. It’s just incredible how his hands turn into feet every time he gets a scoring chance.
Also, I am not at all a fan of BB putting out a PP without Laich or Knuble on the ice. He did it in the 2nd period and there was no traffic in front and the shift ended with Flash missing a beautiful rebound chance. Next PP Laich and Knuble are both on the ice and Green puts in a goal through the chaos that they were creating in front of the net. Imagine that.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 11, 2010 12:57 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
And to think, this man authored a beautiful through the legs goal earlier this year. That has to be his high water mark as a Cap. The ship is definitely leaking now.
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by souldrummer on Mar 11, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
There were like thirty guys in front of that net and Green managed to hit … the net.
:: awe ::
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I know, watching the replay when he let the shot go my first thought was “Replay fail, they didn’t play the right shot” because I thought no way does that puck get through all those bodies. Um, wow.
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 11, 2010 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
Hey, feet are useful!
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 11, 2010 2:32 AM EST up reply actions
At one point he had Laich-Knuble-Ovechkin-Backstrom-Green on the PP… they didn’t score but got some nice chances…
Let's go Caps!
That was the lineup on the ice for Green’s 2nd goal. I don’t think Laich and Knuble need to be on at the same time every time or even most of the time, but one of them should always be out there for the net presence. Fehr can maybe be thrown into that group when he’s in the lineup.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Mar 11, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I know most of you guys know this but Tyler Myers for the Sabres is a flippin’ physical freak. They just profiled him on OTF and is there any challenge for him for rookie of the year? Alzerson, you guys are up next to make the defensive splash in ’11, but probably will not have the same level of responsibility that Myers has in Buffalo. Will Carlson still be considered rookie eligible next year if he ends up playing every game the rest of this year?
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Yeah, he’s been scary good. The Calder is basically between him, Tavares, and Del Zotto, I’d say?
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Everyone’s talking about Duchene now. Tavares has gone close to stone cold.
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did you have a free trial for center ice that ended in november? tavares and del zotto both long out of it. duchene will win the rookie points title. i’d guess it’s down to myers and jimmy howard.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 11, 2010 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, no way either of the NY rookies are finalists. I would give it to Howard, with Myers and Duchene coming in 2nd and 3rd.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 11, 2010 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
The Detroit media has been singing the praises of Jimmy Howard, but I don’t think he’s the best rookie in the West, Matt Duchene is. It’s pretty much a 2 horse race between Duchene and Myers, with Myers having a bit of a lead right now. Last night, Myers was The Man.
Tavares is interesting, he’s going to end up with about the same numbers as Stamkos did in 2008-09. I would keep an eye on Tavares in 2010-11, as he may turn into a 35 goal guy.
Let's go Caps!
Duchene is a stud and is going to be great, but I think it is MUCH more impressive for a rookie goalie to be putting up top-10 stats than it is for a rookie forward to be scoring at well under a point a game. Forward is the easiest position to step into and contribute right away as a rookie, which is why I think that both Howard and Myers are having better rookie years than Duchene, even if Duchene may end up being the best player when their careers are done.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 11, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
OT. BUT OMGGG
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/modano-turned-down-chance-to-be-traded.php
Modano would have been AWESOME. . .maybe a little expensive though
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
that would have been weird, but in a good way! Definitely can’t blame him for sticking around in Dallas, though.
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 11, 2010 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
there’s two different intriguing aspects to this I feel.
1) I’d like to know when we started looking for this. Would this have been instead of Belanger? What would we have given up for Modano? In addition to Belanger?
2) He says that he wants to go back to the Stars and be in management. Wouldn’t a willingness to go through some inconvenience to add future talent and inventory to the organization be looked upon favorably should he desire to return to the Stars in a management capacity afterwards?
I can understand wanting to remain with the team and to stay. You hear how traumatic the trade was for Pothier and it makes sense how people would want to keep their jobs whenever possible.
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Was it just me or did Theo look bad compared to his personal average on his side-to-side movements tonight (especially in the 1st and 2nd periods)? It was almost like he needed to sharpen his skates or something. Normally I don’t notice that kind of stuff but it just stuck out to me tonight.
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 11, 2010 1:03 AM EST reply actions
So actually a part of me was really concerned about him tonight. Towards the end of the game he seemed to be stretching at every stoppage in play and every opportunity…which I’d never noticed any goalie do before. Don’t know why he’d be stiff/sore, but is that a possibility?
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 11, 2010 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
Theo always stretches at every stoppage in play – at least every TV timeout – and has done since he took that hip flexor (or whatever it was) injury last season that sidelined him for a while.
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 11, 2010 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
So after a few games of tinkering
What are everyone’s playoff lines at this point?
8 – 19 – 22
21-18-28
16-14-25
24-39-15
?
Not ideal having Flash as a center, but I like having Chimera on that third line instead of the fourth.
I think Flash would be eaten alive as a center in the playoffs. I hate to say it, but I think Chimera and Bradley will have to alternate time.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Knuble
Laich – Belanger – Semin
Fleischmann – Morrison – Fehr
Bradley – Steckel – Gordon
Chimera is the first forward off the bench.
Schultz – Green
Poti – Corvo
Morrisonn – Carlson
Erskine is the first defenseman off the bench, at least until Juice is healthy
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Mar 11, 2010 1:14 AM EST up reply actions
I was just gonna say that. No way Flash is at C for the playoffs.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 11, 2010 1:17 AM EST up reply actions
I would rather Flash at 3C over B.Mo, unless B.Mo can step up his game
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We haven’t really seen but so much of BMo at 3C. My problem tonight was that BMo was 2C centering the Semin/Laich combo. To me, he’s lost that gig because we want more offense out of that line. I’d like to see Belanger center that line and BMo have a run of 8-10 games to find a combination that he can center effectively or prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he’s a 4th line center on a team that already has solid 4th line options and deserves to be consistently scratched.
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What about Chimera-Fleischmann-Fehr at 3rd line?
I kinda want Chimera on the ice, that mans speed eliminates every odd man rush when he is off the ice, prevents icings, creates his own rushes, and has a great shot.
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I agree with you that I want Chimera on the ice. The other thing to remember about Chimera is that he will be willing to fight and check it it comes to scrapping. Isn’t the Chimera/Flash/Fehr line totally horrible at the face off dot in the playoffs?
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I know i know. . .the FO % is not good. . .at all.
But having Chimera on the ice, and B.Mo off. . .is prolly worth it offensively.
I only wish Flash would get better at the dot
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In my opinion, Chimera has to be in the lineup. The only benefit of having Bradley in there instead of Chimera is on the PK, and Stecks and Gordon are already gonna eat up most of those minutes.
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I agree with this. He’s fast. He checks. He scraps. His game is simple and blue collar. To me he offers everything Bradley does except literally blood on the ice. Sentimentally, it will be hard for Bradley to accept being benched because of key playoff performances last year and symbolic toughness he’s shown. But it’s about putting your best forwards on the ice and Walker and Chimera are better.
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Tampa Bay tough guy Konopka is out for at least a week with a (I think) bad back. Brads gonna find some way of dropping ’em with Downie on Friday.
Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.
The way it’s going there may be a battle royale in the press box for playing time.
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Awright Walker – wanna go? You too, Sloaner you shifty swingman. Swing THIS.
Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.
If Gabby (quite reasonably) agrees, I think it’s much more likely that Chimera would be the starting left wing for the fourth line instead of Bradley.
Hell, Bradley may even get buried further. It’s not out of the realm of possibility to suggest Scott Walker would be the first forward off the bench should Chimera play 4th line LW (with Steckel and Gordon).
I’m not ready to totally can BMo yet. If we’re serious about wanting more defensive responsibility in the playoffs, I think that we need to try 14-9-16 for third line and 25-39-24/(10). Some nights I would play 15 on the 4th line move Chimera up to the 3rd and bench Flash or BMo depening on matchups and how a series is going. Walker seems to have more skill than Brads but is still willing to scrap. I like Chimera too but I don’t like Flash at center and that’s why I don’t know what you do.
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My thoughts on the game:
-The caps of the first half of the season are back. Scoring very early, extending the league and then letting the adversary come back. Hopefully they are gone till playoffs. I wish BMo of the first half were back, the one who stepped up when Ovie was injured, the one who was leader by example, the one who scored through the legs…
-With 9:20 left in the game, Ovie finally arrived from Vancouver. His lack of physical presence in past games was evidence of his absence.
-Well, Theo is going for Nr.1 Spot between the pipes,heh!?
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Southeast Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
|
82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 121 |
|
Atlanta
|
82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 83 |
|
Carolina
|
82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 80 |
|
Tampa Bay
|
82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 80 |
|
Florida
|
82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 77 |
(updated 4.12.2010 at 9:21 AM EDT)
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