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The official sign JP has a hangover: no Clips.
Missed the last two periods last night. Looks like it was a good one to miss.
Panic time?
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by fat_daddyo on Mar 13, 2010 9:57 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
The official sign JP has a hangover: no Clips.
Fact.
Blame F&B, Natty, Cluster and Kellobellow.
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It’s a poor king who blames his minions.
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 13, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
No answer about the panic question, i see. My thought: not panic, exactly, but concern. It is hard to integrate all those new bodies and keep the delicate chemistry in balance.
I was really hoping to see Bruce run his Chicago lines last night to give them one full game together and confidence that they’d be playing the next game too. I hope he won’t regret not doing that.
Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.
I agree, it’s too soon to panic. Besides, that wasn’t even the real line-up. I will panic if Sloan and Erskine are still getting sweaters every night when it gets closer to the playoffs.
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 13, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
I wouldn’t panic based on that game, based almost purely on the lack of Jeff Schultz and John Carlson. Also we lost on a fluke goal!
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I say no panic, but don’t ice that defensive lineup ever again.
"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."
by gfcaps fan on Mar 13, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed. It’s not that Sloan and Erskine made any egrerious mistakes that I could think of, I just wondered about why the 7th and 8th defensemen were both in the game and our #2 defenseman was out.
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Just throwing this out there but Poti and Sloan were the only defensemen to finish with an even +/- on the night. I believe, after Bruce reworked the lines and pairings mid-game, that they were paired together.
Just fulfilling my duty as a founding member of the fan club. :)
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Fair enough. But Sloan was a misadventure with the puck all night and both he and Erskine were basically benched for the second half of the third. First goal was on Green and AO but that doesn’t make Sloan a legitimate NHL D.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 3:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Dangit! Where’d you all end up going?
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Iron Horse.
How were the savory pies?
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by J.P. on Mar 13, 2010 10:21 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Where is that?
Delicious, definitely check that place out when it actually opens.
Fun meeting you all though, hopefully I’ll get another chance before I leave!
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Then you should come to Baltimore tomorrow :P
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20 page paper due Monday….just starting it now. We shall see :)
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
they have a stand at the baltimore farmer’s market, too. incredibly tasty but incredibly expensive.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 13, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
THat’s it, the place we were at last night is the new one on H street in DC.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
during the snow storm, CP2Devil made one himself and posted it in the FanPost section. i thought that was pretty cool. you should take a stab.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 13, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
I'm late to the party
But swing around SBN hockey, lots of links posts today.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
That pint of Delirium was a bad choice.
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
the loose cannon ale was a happy new discovery, though (for me at least).
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 13, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
It was the nail in the coffin for sure.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 3:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The nail in my coffin was the round we got at Bar Louie after leaving Iron Horse b/c I needed to use the men’s room there and figured one more round couldn’t hurt. It did.
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Wow. That just sounds like a terrible idea. I finished the Delirium and my brain immediately switched to “get home now” mode.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Think I had a Loose Cannon after you left. Or I was one. Ask Kelly.
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At least you didn’t wake up on the Blue Line at the Pentagon. Would’ve been OK if I didn’t live on the Orange Line.
I didn’t think i was in that bad of shape.
Oooooooooof. That sucks. I didn’t realize it had gotten that bad for you. At least you were still able to get home alright.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I’ve done that before…ending up in Arlington Cemetary, always the sign of a bad/good night
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
I had another Loose Cannon after that. Then I finished Tara’s. Then I might have even finished Cluster’s. It’s fuzzy. Apparently, I was rather chatty. Apologies all around.
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
Hahaha… better than me – we ended up going to Tattoo afterwards, which was hilarious because we were incredibly underdressed. Some jackass tried to go home with me, pretty sure I yelled at him. Got home at 4, had to work at 10:30… quite a fun time.
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I owe you a beer or three, JP…
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
I think I owe everyone a beer or 3. It worked out well for me.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
F/B, do you have season tix?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
No. I mooch off the Rink Rats with season tix (usually Cluster or D’ohboy).
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
cool
You need to be at the Caps/Preds game next year in case I road trip.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
Will do as long as I’m still in DC.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Well I graduate in May and I don’t have a job in DC as of now so my future is up in the air.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
Law School. Was a Poli Sci major and have a Master’s in Public Policy.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
Ha. In terms of what?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
I guess not, but I don’t want to work for the government. And based on politics I’m a huge outcast in this city anyway (regardless of R/D control) so I wouldn’t be a good fit even if I wanted to.
The Pub. Pol. was mostly just for self-edification and to kill time. Oh well.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yep, working for the government may not fit everyone. Some enjoy though. I do but physics is not politics.
There may be some government lawyering jobs I could live with, but the entire electoral political process in America disgusts me.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
F&B what you gettin into
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
About to go to my friend’s bar out in Fairfax to watch the fight tonight? You free to join? Do you have your phone back yet?
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
It’s more or less the same everywhere in the world. I lived in two other countries and it’s much worse over there.
Yeah, I’m not trying to say it’s the worst. It’s just not for me.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. I guess Natty is contagious…
(But seriously, if you are over 15 I don’t want to hear you bitch about language at a sporting event. Plus, the dude didn’t even have the balls to say it directly to me.)
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
I’m just busting your balls. It didn’t bother me. The look on their face the next time you show up will be worth it alone.
Ha. I didn’t see those old ladies giving me any looks or anything so I don’t think they were even that upset. That guy was just a giant sissy.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
it’s all good, we exchanged high fives after the 2nd caps goal. i think he was just in a pissy mood due to the scoreboard.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 13, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah… I wonder why I was in a bad mood and dropping F bombs…
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
I’m of the belief that if you’re at a sporting event, expect to hear swearing all around you. If/when I have kids, and I take them to Caps games, I will tell them “people will swear, Mommy included, you are not allowed to”. It’s the nature of the beast.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
What law school? I have a bunch of friends in law school around DC.
PS MPA and JD…overeducated much?? (says the girl looking at PhDs…)
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely overeducated. GMU.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 14, 2010 1:52 AM EST up reply actions
Now I’m totally regretting the fact that I brought my u-21 sister with me to last night’s game. I didn’t get a chance to pregame, and I, apparently, missed out on a night of debauchery afterwards. Boo. I really need to find friends up in Baltimore to take to games that are over 21
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No clue where to get one!
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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The best advice is to make it a real ID. Find someone who doesn’t need theirs anymore and looks like you, even if not identical. Using your own picture on a fake ID is less likely to succeed in my experience.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
I shouldn’t condone this illegal behavior, but if you have friends in a frat or sororiety, check with them first. Or if you know someone who looks like you, you pay them what it would cost for a new ID, and take their old one. They go to the DMV and say they lost their old one. Ta Da!
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I got K_C an ID for XMas one year. My parents didn’t know it was happening until he opened it and they just rolled their eyes.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Only problem was we went to college together and had the same group of friends so we couldn’t go to the same bar in the same group.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
My sister and I got ticketed for drinking in public at the same time at a Dead show in Chicago. The cops never noticed the names, etc., were the same.
I have a C on my heart.
Ha. That’s great. You’d figure cops would be on the lookout for that…
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
Did they ask for your name for the ticket or just take it off the ID? Because it would be funny if your sister had two tickets at the same time.
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She could have went back the next day and been like, “WTF? They issued me two tickets at one time! Idiots!” and fought the one. haha
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I think we just felt pretty lucky we didn’t get busted for more than drinking in public.
I have a C on my heart.
That’s how I would have felt.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
It was a nutty night. I fell of my chair in Soldier Field and sprained my ankle, too.
I have a C on my heart.
That’s crazy. I try not to get confrontational with law enforcement so I don’t normally fight when I get a stupid ticket.
My ex-gf went to a Dead show in NYC and afterward her friend was pissing in a train yard and some lady came up and said “what are you doing?” and the girl was like “I’m taking a fucking piss what does it look like?” Yeah, turns out the lady was an undercover cop. Oops.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
LOL. Oops, indeed. We actually got lucky they showed up when they did, so as not to get busted for any other activity.
I have a C on my heart.
Heh. Another reason not to get confrontational; I don’t want to argue my way into a search.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
In Georgia you can drink at home with parental consent. Booyah.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
In most places that’s true.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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I’ve only lived in two places, so I can’t say.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
I had a lot of asian friends growing up, and this is how they procured all their fake IDs. They always said that 99% of bouncers were not asian, therefore they just think all asians look alike. haha
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Lol I’m jealous! I don’t think I know anyone who looks like me.
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You would have to find someone tall, too. Since your license has your height. I don’t think you can pull off the excuse of a growth spurt over the age of 21
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So I’m basically screwed, awesome! I used to have a friend who worked at the grocery store and would hook me up but he’s in California now, I think.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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I actually know a girl that looks like you and is tall, but she’s your age, so it wouldn’t work.
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Yeah, that same age thing kinda throws a wrench into it.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
I gave my brother a real ID for his 19th birthday, the parents thought it was hilarious.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
You should hurry up with 21.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yea I should. Or I should move to Canada.
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Some states allow drinking with parental consent in private locations, but for some being in a private location sucks the fun out.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
Or drinking with your parents. Though my mom got me so drunk at my HS graduation that I puked for an hour.
I have a C on my heart.
Ouch. Sounds like a party!
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niiice
Never got that drunk. Just a beer or two at a time when I was a younger man.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Watched Donnie Darko and Men at Work today. Quite weird and funny, respectively.
Also got an advertisement to enter a lottery to win a USA Green Card. For some reason I don’t think that’s really applicable to me.
A friend of mine sent me The Brutalist Bricks, I’ve only listened to it once so far. Not as good as Shake the Sheets but still good.
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.
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I absolutely love Donnie Darko. One strange movie though. I had to watch it twice before I started to “get” it.
by RockinRed4Life on Mar 13, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Tyler Sloan
Just wanted to point out that JP’s favorite whipping boy was one of only two Caps defensemen to NOT have a negative +/- last night. (That’s not to say I wouldn’t rather see JC on the ice.)
I don’t have a favorite whipping boy – I love all my whipping boys equally.
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by J.P. on Mar 13, 2010 11:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Like I said in the recap: having the ability to skate will make Sloan look pretty decent sometimes, just like playing against slow, lumbering players will make Erskine look decent sometimes.
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
But his indecision with the puck negated some of his skating skill.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Tarik?
Paul Rovnak just tweeted:
Arrived at Kettler early for practice. Still no sign of @TarikElBashir. Post editors remain silent. Something brewing here? /bq.
I didn’t realize there was anything going on… or is Paul just ribbing Tarik for missing a practice?
Yeah, they’re just messing around. They said last night that TEB has the stomach flu.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
Not a healthy scratch, obviously. Or being “rested” as part of the rotation of writers in and out of the lineup.
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brettleonhardt Wash Post has recalled Gene Wang from the College Bball ranks on an emergency basis. He’s on a one-way deal so salary will remain the same
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
I don’t deserve the recs; Stretch is the clever one. If you’re on Twitter, @cmasisak22 has gotten in on the joke, too.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
But we can’t rec his twitter, so you get it. It was brilliant.
"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 hear lots of ladies want to rec his twitter…
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by J.P. on Mar 13, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I thought they called it a “wang” but I could be off in the slang department.
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They call it a lot of things. A lot.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
I think we’ve corrupted JP…
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Nah – I was corrupt when you were still in diapers, I think.
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Ah, this is why I love hockey and Stretch in particular.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
Even though Stretch has gone down in the depth chart for Caps’ goalies.
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by CapsFan75 on Mar 13, 2010 12:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It’s ok, at least Brett still on the team, unlike our Brent.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
True! Doing his “day job” with the Caps. (Even though Stretch is behind all the Caps goalies and the Hershey goalies in the depth chart since the Hershey goalies have moved up.)
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He just works his “day job” because he’s our playoff secret weapon. The answer to all our goalie concerns, BRING IN STRETCH!
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
I watched Precious during the first half of the game, that was kind of a downer, good movie though, great performances! I barely recognized Mariah Carey.
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wait
You watched a movie during a game?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
This was the game to watch a movie instead…
Believe me, I would rather have watched a movie than sat there in section 421..
Let's go Caps!
Good heavens was yesterday TERRIBLE. Late to work, took me almost two hours to get home because of traffic, the Caps played awful, and our cat died. Oof.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 13, 2010 11:12 AM EST reply actions
Really sorry to hear about your cat.
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by J.P. on Mar 13, 2010 11:15 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sorry to hear man, let me know if you need anything on our end.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 13, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
RIP puss puss. Sorry to hear
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by ns on Mar 13, 2010 4:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
My condolences YLM.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
It always sucks to lose a pet. Sorry.
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by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry to hear about your kitty. I’m so attached to mine I even paid $600 to a pet detective to find her when she got lost two years ago. The funny thing is I found her on my own right before he got to my house but I still had to pay him half the fee for making the trip. People thought I was nuts but to me it was money well spent.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 11:14 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Wow great story! I like how the story focused on how hard he works and the great relationship he has with players and put his disability in the background.
Too often articles just talk about the disability and miss the mark on the fact that regardless, this is just a great person.
Also kudos to hockey players forming these kind of relationships with people who can easily slip to the periphery when their focus is elsewhere.
Hockey players are awesome. So much more down to earth than the NFL/MLB/NBA.
It is truly heartwarming to hear the guys talking about him and taking him to dinner and stuff.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I was thinking about that. Some people would probably get frustrated he’s a little slow on the uptick for stuff like quick water. I think its great, personally.
Dany Heatley and Corey Perry probably despise him?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
and Pronger
d’oh, can’t believe I left him out
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
J. Ruutu probably. I bet he bit him and then launched his elbow at the back of his skull.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 13, 2010 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
So in light of this, and since there’s nothing to do, who are your top 5-10 d-bags in the NHL today?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
1. Mike Ribeiro
2. Todd Bertuzzi
3. Matt Cooke
4. Mike Ribeiro
5. Mike Ribeiro
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by D'ohboy on Mar 13, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
In no particular order. Sean Avery, Steve Downie, Tod Bertuzzi, Vinny LeCavallier, Sidney Crosby.
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Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
Why Vinny and Sid?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
Nice. So you, like I, must have loved seeing AO drop Ribeiro like a brick when Ribeiro thought he was going to finish his check on AO. What could he possibly have been thinking?
I’d say Avery and J. Ruutu need to be on the list as well. Darcy Tucker with an honorable mention.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Bertuzzi, Ribeiro, Janssen, Cooke, and Downie. And that filthy spearing midget. I think Avery may be too pathetic to loathe anymore: a paid agitator who can’t coax Erskine to the box + living in the basement of Torts’ doghouse = O, the inanity!
downie absolutely. i know AJ daulerio wants me to feel sorry for the guy, but no thanks. total prick.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 13, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I agree. I can feel sorry for a guy that has a tough personal life but that’s absolutely no excuse to be such a douche bag on the ice.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
J. Ruutu
M. Cooke
Lemaire
Avery
Staal
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 13, 2010 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
Nice. Throwing a coach and a whole family under the bus.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
I’d say an old lifeless vampire that sucks the enjoyment out of hockey deserves a place on the douchey list.
And yeah, I was thinking about limiting it to just 1 or 2 of the Staals, then I realized … fuck them.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 13, 2010 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
who are your top 5-10 d-bags in the NHL today?
No particular order (and I know this is 11 players):
Avery, Perry, Carcillo, Tootoo, Chris Neil, Tucker, Ott, Kaleta, Hartnell, Bertuzzi and Phaneuf
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
I can buy that list. Perry definitely deserves the attention, as does Kaleta. If only someone would board the shit out of Kaleta and give him a taste of his own medicine…
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
A couple names I should have mentioned but didn’t in my list up there. Not bad.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 13, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
This will sound homerish, for sure, but why Tootoo?
Excellent list besides that, though. Carcillo deserves nothing less than a smackdown.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Tootoo’s a dick. So is Ruutu and Cooke though. We don’t see the one’s we like, but it doesn’t change the fact.
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
Didn’t really answer my question. Other than the Robidas error, any proof you can point to for Toots? I haven’t seen him run someone in two seasons.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Do I need specific evidence to think of a guy as a dickhead? You don’t have to do anything suspendable to be a d-bag, you just play the game with an edge, and do the little things.
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
Eh, he may be annoying, but I don’t know that I’d put him on the level of those other guys. Most people disagree, obviously.
I will say he used to be worse— he’s significantly improved his discipline this year.
BTW-was that you on the trade deadline version of Rink Side Radio? They called the Pens guy Jimmy.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
I said in no particular order :)
And, yes that was me and my taxpayer name. Like the segment?
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
Very much enjoyed your insight. Interesting hearing about the Pens’ prospects and whatnot. Good work.
Like that podcast a lot, too.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, some of the questions were a little weird and caught me off guard — “do you think the Penguins will be contenders?”. Uhh, they’re the 2-time defening conference champs will all the key players still in place, yeah, they’ll be right in the hunt.
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Haha I remember that. I was like what? No, really, I think they’re fine. Y’know, Crosby, Malkin, Fleury and those guys.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
lol
In your dreams.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, in my dreams the Pens finish just out of the playoffs ever year from here until eternity – so they forever suck but not enough to build up those top 5 draft picks ;)
by Becca H on Mar 13, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
High draft picks don’t guarantee much. Nashville’s never had one, and we do alright. Its all about how good your GM is.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
True. Detroit’s done pretty well.
But I’m thinking the Pens look a little different if they don’t draft top 5 eleventy billion years in a row, you know?
(Also I do hope you didn’t think I was serious about the banner = lotter pick…I only look dumb and sound dumb 95% of the time, I’m really not :P)
Yeah, I get it :).
I never turn off my snark meter.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
He’s an elite talent! Gamebreaker!!!!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Hooks, just wanna say that everything I’ve read about Consol Energy Center is making me deeply envious. Your new barn is INSANE.
Though the 18,087 seats and 66 suites is creepy.
But otherwise, the CEC is gonna rock hockey’s world.
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Do I need specific evidence to think of a guy as a dickhead?
Seems to me that’s the exact position you took when I said Orpik was a dickhead with dirty stickwork.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 14, 2010 1:57 AM EST up reply actions
Mine is much the same as yours-
Avery
Perry
Carcillo
Tucker
Cooke
Ott
Pronger
Lapierre
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
How are Downie and/or Boll not on these lists?
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They are. I just didn’t name them all. Boll deserves to be banished to the OHL or something. Thankfully, multiple Predators have beaten this message into his face.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Also forgot Brad “MMA Elbow Pads” Staubitz.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely an amazing piece. Glad you passed it this way.
It’s always great to see such positive stories like this. And as MetalCap said, they did a really good job to mention, but not dwell on the disability.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 13, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Exactly, my uncle has Downs and its a shame when people focus on that and miss the fact that he is the most loving and kind person you’ll ever meet.
People hate when theyre labeled and not seen for who they are but everyone myself included often drop that effort in the face of a person’s significant disability.
Yeah, my cousin’s has down’s and he’s only the coolest kid ever. I get livid when someone disses him.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Great piece. Thanks for passing it along.
by hockeyman33 on Mar 13, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Wow, great stuff Chris, thanks for posting that!
Recognizing all the guys who make hockey work from behind the scenes is something that needs to be done, especially in this case.
Humbling so many great players speaks to Baugh’s incredible personality
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Wow, great stuff. Just an amazing story. I absolutely guarantee one of the jerks was Avery. Avery made fun of Dustin Brown’s lisp when the guy was on his own team. I can only imagine what he’d say to another team’s attendant with a disability. I’ve always like Joe Thornton so that wasn’t much of a shock for me. Did this make you re-think your stance on Rick Nash at all?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t necessarily mind Nash the person in the first place, seems pretty level headed. can’t stand the player.
I think Partner was saying Nash was his favorite player—not that it was necessarily reciprocated, but it probably is. Nash is a great interview and comes across nice.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Avery…jackass.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Joe Thornton just grew a ton in my estimation.
"Now wait a minute. This is just purely a social call. You know, just two adults getting a stew on, man."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 13, 2010 11:46 AM EST reply actions
I never had a bad opinion of Joe (well, outside of his annual playoff Houdini impression). He always seemed like a pretty genuine guy, not that I’ve read or seen a ton about him. But that is definitely straight classy.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 13, 2010 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Nice to know there are some good people on that Sharks team. I especially don’t care for Heatley and Boyle
by hockeyman33 on Mar 13, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
You would not have been a happy camper if the Caps had followed one of the suggestions on the Caps boards who suggested trading Semin for Heatley.
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Def not. I’m in the “keep Semin” camp. He being Ovi’s best friend and a prolific scorer when on his game, I really hope the Caps keep him, at the right price of course.
And I don’t know if I could bring myself to cheer for Heatley.
by hockeyman33 on Mar 13, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
I’m in the “keep Semin” camp also. But it seems like every time any other team had a discontented star player or a star they couldn’t keep due to salary reasons, we get the suggestion of “trade Semin for him”. The list included: Pronger, Bouwmeester, Heatley, Kovalchuk, Phaneuf. Note: all those guys are on new teams and we still have Semin. And I hope we have him past next year.
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Yea, I love Semin as well. I hope we can get him signed for a 3 year contract for not too much. Semin is amazing, I love watching him work his magic. And he keeps other teams defenses honest, and helps with the PK. Exactly what the Caps need.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
Join the club. While he only wanted a one year contract earlier this year, he wants to keep the option open for Free Agency. But would not be surprised to see him back, after he evaluates other options.
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I wouldn’t be surprised to see him back, but I also wouldn’t be too shocked to see him go. I really hope that doesn’t happen, but I can see him wanting more money than we can afford. He is one of the top players in the league, he could get some other offensive starved team like the Rangers to pay a princely sum, 8-9 mill.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
But would the Rangers have cap space, given all the albatross contracts they have a tendency to pick up?
Leave it to the Rangers, if there’s a albatross contract to pick up, they’ll do it.
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Maybe not, but there are lots of other teams, like the Leafs, the Blues…
Actually if anyone gets him, I hope it’s the Caps but my second choice would be the Blues. Then I might have a better reason to cheer for them.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
Nice. I wasn’t though, only recently moved to STL. The skill of the caps is easier to get excited about than the blues.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
I used to live near St. Louis but moved away in 1966. I followed the Blues from afar, given that Washington didn’t have a hockey team. Started following the Caps in 1975. (I was off at college before then and hockey wasn’t exactly on my priority list at the time).
The current Caps have 5 guys within a year of my first born, including Semin, who in many ways reminds me of her.
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Heh. And I’m slightly younger than Carlson, so you have a bit of a history advantage on me.
And how can you not have hockey on your priority list in college? Shame on you! haha
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
So how old are you anyway? You sound like you’re the age of my younger daughter. She’s a year younger than Carlson.
There was no hockey team at my college. (Now they have a club hockey team there.)
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Yeah, I never had a problem with Thornton before, I just never knew much about him. He’s clearly a good dude, though.
"Now wait a minute. This is just purely a social call. You know, just two adults getting a stew on, man."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 13, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
That article is forcing me to like Joe. Anyone who stops the bus to hug a Down’s guy is A-OK with me.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
Real life keeping professional athletes honest — can’t go wrong with that. I wonder who the jerks are; hope not any Caps.
Well we know it’s not Clark (he’ll always be a cap).
I don’t think anyone on the Caps is that much of a jackass, we don’t have Captain Elbows on our team after all
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
I assume you’re referring to Mike Richards of the Flyers who got away with it somehow.
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Or Pronger. Either work.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
Except Pronger’s not a Captain.
Still, I coined a new definition of a word in honor of him. Just notice the name “Pronger”. It denotes an agent who does something, i.e. “pronging”. You can almost hear the sound “prong” when he delivers one of his patented hits.
Prong = kabong (a synonym)
Hence, Chris is a person who prongs and is, thus, a pronger,
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You know, it’s kind of a problem when so many people can be the same bad example.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
Well, in every situation there will be screw ups.
I find it hard to believe anybody would be mean to ’the partner" but i could see a few people being short with him.
just because Corvo made some stupid decisions (while probably intoxicated) 8 years ago, doesn’t mean, in any way, he would have the sort of constitution, then or now, to be short with a guy like mr. baugh
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I’m pretty thankful the Preds don’t have any meatheads. Everybody’s a stand up, want to have in your community guy.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, I skipped over the part were Hammer paid his rent. Nice.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
The big question of the day is …….. who will be in goal for Hershey. They have a back-to-back-to-back and lots of games in the near future. Neuvy was in there last night.
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I’m not that worried about goal since both goalies are pretty awesome. My question is if MP is playing after last night.
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The big question of the day is who the hell is playing where tomorrow? See Gene Wang’s entry on CI. Four players practicing on each of the second and third lines. I hope Bruce knows what the hell he’s doing and goes back to some combination that looks better than last night.
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So, I’m watching London and Windsor play right now. Dale’s behind the bench for the Knights, but those are some stylish jerseys the Spitfires have! I think I liked the older Knights jerseys more.
0-0 at this point.
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I was trying to decide if it’s better for the Caps if the Hawks win or lose.
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Ehh, still a bit too early to say. At this point, I think the only certainty is the Presidents’ Trophy race. I wouldn’t mind seeing the Hawks edge the Sharks for #1 in the West, but at the same time, a Sharks/Wings first round would be awesome.
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But if Calgary keeps winning like this…
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they won’t. they face the canucks tomorrow night.
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GO CANUCKS GO!
Just rooting for a very physical game for Chicago, OT, and a 17 round shootout. Wear themselves out for tomorrow morning’s game (Yes, I said morning, it’ll be morning in Chicago when the game starts…)
Exceptionally cruel for the NHL to put the Hawks on at 11:30 AM their time, but it will feel like 10:30 AM, since clocks go ahead an hour tonight (Remember that!)
Let's go Caps!
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Man, there’s no way this should be 0-0 after one.
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And this game got real crazy at the end of the 2nd. Still no score, but some great chances.
I have a C on my heart.
Ho-ly shit. Flyers score to go up 3-2 w/ 2.1 remaining in the third. Huet breaks his stick on the crossbar in frustration.
I have a C on my heart.
Holy shit….I just turned the game on with 1 minute left
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 13, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
That was some shitty D coming down the ice
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by Rather Bengt on Mar 13, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
i can’t tell if thats good or bad for the Caps. They might come out hungry. Is Huet playing tomorrow?
Warning: hockey minutia question below
Taking advantage of the open thread to pose this question: who do referees drop the puck at the beginnings of periods and after goals but linesman handle all other faceoffs? I have my theory but wondered if anyone else knew for sure.
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“why do”
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 13, 2010 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
Simple (but perhaps not helpful) answer: because that’s how the rules are written?
32.3 Face-offs – One of the Referees shall face-off the puck to start each period and following the scoring of a goal. Linesmen are responsible for all other face-offs.
Any ideas why that is the rule though? The only reason I can think of is “because that’s how it’s always been.”. If refs took all center ice faceoffs I would think it was to allow linesmen to be in their positions. However, for all center ice faceoffs other than post goal or beginning of period face offs the linesman does it.
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by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 13, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
From my experience as a USA Hockey official, I would have two theories. The first is that the ref probably drops the puck so he doesn’t have to be near the bench to hear it from the coach that got scored on. It goes back to when they had three man systems (one referee, two linesmen). They would tell us during training seminars that the linesman that positions himself on the bench side of the rink after a goal to be on the half of the team that scored (on the blueline). The other linesman would be on the other side of the ice on the blueline, across the rink from the team that got scored on. They specifically told us to do that so we wouldn’t have to hear complaining/arguments from the team that got scored on. The referee actually calls the goals, so if he’s dropping the puck he can’t be near the bench to hear any complaining.
The second theory I have is that ref is responsible for following the play closely to see everything (and call goals and penalties). In other words, he pretty much has to be right among the play, whereas the linesman are at the edges of play; where the puck is going, and trailing. Again, this probably pertains more to when there were three man systems as opposed to the current four man systems. If the ref drops the puck after a goal, he’s right where he wants to be when play starts. Now since there are two referees they can be more towards the edges of play, but probably still drop the puck after a goal out of tradition.
Hopefully helpful (and understandable). I’ll try and clarify if needed.
by Capcrazy77 on Mar 13, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I think that first reason makes sense particularly when there was one ref. I’ll have to check where the non faceoff ref stands…near the bench or on the other side.
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by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 13, 2010 3:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
This is usually my area of expertise, but I’ll confess, I don’t know the actual answer.
My guess: because at the start of the period, the referee has more to do (check to make sure the time keeper, and goaltenders are ready) which isn’t done after goals.
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by iwearstripes on Mar 13, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Well there is an automatic review of all goals so it would make sense to have the referee drop the puck to resume play after getting the signal from the timekeeper’s bench that the goal was legit.
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so how do I work a link into my signature?
CИДHИЙ KPOCБИЙ: АЛEKCAHДP OBEЧKИH, OH CEЙЧAC TBOЙ ПAПA
But then again, the Cyrrillic “sky” ending on last names in Russian is actually:
CKИЙ
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That’s mostly correct for Rus→Eng. But both “-ey” and “-y” endings in English normally become just “-и” in Russian.
Eliminate all unnecessary characters.
Like the ‘X’ character in Russian is generally transcribed as “kh” but sometimes as a ’k" as in “Chekhov” or “Chekov”
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Alright, cool. I was just sounding out his name and seemed like it wouldn’t read right without the “y” sound at the end.
What I was going for was “Sidney Crosby: Alexander Ovechkin, he’s now your daddy” but my Russian is very very rudimentary.
CИДHИЙ KPOCБИЙ: АЛEKCAHДP OBEЧKИH, OH CEЙЧAC TBOЙ ПAПA
Capitals Coming : for hockey fans no more intelligent than myself
by red army line on Mar 14, 2010 3:14 AM EST up reply actions
Off Topic Question
Hey guys, a little off topic here,
I need to get my girlfriend skates for the open skate after the Calgary game, any rabbits out there with words of advice?
Also debating on whether to get new or used for her.
Thanks!
I’m not a rabbit, but I’d say it depends on how much she wants to use the skates. If it’s once or twice a year, get something used. Her feet will probably hurt, but it’ll only be for an hour or so. If you want her to go skating with you on occasion, you might want to pony up like $100+ to get an actual pair of skates with a stainless steel runner (non-stainless will rust and get dull much quicker).
Out in the NW, we had Play-It-Again Sports for used equipment, but I don’t know if they’ve got that out here.
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So my horoscope of today is: You will find it torture to be around too many overbearing people. Spend time alone. This could not be more true thank goodness all the people are out of my apt. Also my lucky time of day is 7 p.m. so maybe that will be good news for the bears since I’ll be watching them at 7.
"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.’"
virgo
"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.’"
Like Ovi and Fehr, not to mention Holtby. (The astrological sign for many of my favorite people over the years.)
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yep i have said before virgos are pretty 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.’"
You DOB is like a talisman — the combination includes the number of Ovi and Semin.
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yeah i know someone pointed that out to me when i first started posting on here. It just makes me love my birthday even more
"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.’"
It may have been me. As a big fan of both Ovi and Semin, it’s the type of thing I notice.
(Many of my other favorite people, who are not Virgos, tend to be Pisces, which is Semin’s sign.)
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I do love Pisces, being one myself :) And Semin’s one of my favorites.
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What day and year? My daughter (elder) is a Pisces and has a birthday of Feb 20. (Brendan Witt + 10)
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All I have is Sean Collins and Keith Aucoin. None of the boys on the big club!
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1990. I’m a youngin’
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You’re only 6 months older than my younger daughter. Did you just graduate from HS this past year? And are off to college?
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I’m in college. I guess technically.
But yeah, 09.
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How are you “technically” in college? Seems kinda black or white.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
My mind is usually elsewhere.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Gen Ed so far. no clue what I want to do yet. I should try and go into PR, work for the caps!
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You should.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Birthday . . . so I gather 8 is not your middle name.
"This guy is an android. He's not human....Oh my goodness."
nope that would be an interesting middle name. my parents were completely un-original when naming me. Marie is one of the most common middle names and jennifer is a common first name. Darn you Japan for not having ultrasounds in 1987 to let my parents know I was a girl.
"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.’"
If you were born in 1987, that means you’re 2 1/2 years younger than my first child (who’s nearly a year younger than Semin and nearly a year older than Schultz and, in a bit of history, exactly 10 years younger than Brendan Witt.)
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yeah my brother is 2 1/2 years older than me and I have a younger half sister who is 8 and i’m a whole 22 years old
"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.’"
April 17th 1985
"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.’"
haha yeah definately not me. i do love chinese food but not as much as thai food though
"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.’"
Cool.
10/18 – I’m a Bradley-Belanger Libra. Hooray!
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nice i love bradley and belanger is growing on me. mostly because i like to say his name
"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.’"
Belanger’s an awesome name. I really like it for no apparent reason.
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Off-topic but most of you live in the DC vicinity
As a Canadian, I believe I just found the heart of the issue of the ongoing US Health Care debate. From an actual newspaper
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
by Rather Bengt on Mar 13, 2010 2:30 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
hahahahahaha!
that is pretty damn funny!
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So did you all know that SBNation has a posting limit for fanshots and fanposts? I posted my realignment plan and tried to seed some interests with fanshots in a few other SBN sites, but there are time limits so I’ll have to space it out over the day.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
Wait, like a limit over time? every day? for 1 person?
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I think it’s to prevent spam. It’s a time limit. And I don’t think it’s per day. The amount of time is smaller.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Mar 13, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s a post on Defending Big D on an issue that’s been bandied about over here for a while…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
This Hawks-Flyers game is intense man . ..
holy shit pronger just made a move on Huet and scored in the last seconds as i was posting this. Huet broke his stick on the goal
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haah yeah. 2 seconds remaining. Crazy. I am in philly, I should have watched the game on TV…
by RockinRed4Life on Mar 13, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
hah i only got to watch the 3rd period,
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I am sitting on the couch with the TV off, getting the game narrated to me by my friend over AIM. I didn’t think that through very well…
by RockinRed4Life on Mar 13, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Meh, hopefully they are emotionall bruised and vulernable!!
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That is why I was hoping the flyers would win, or at least keep it very close (though I hate even “rooting” for them with ulterior motives). Tire out the hawks, and bruise the ego a bit. I mean, they just lost to the FLYERS.
by RockinRed4Life on Mar 13, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
hah seriously!! We shall see tomorrow!
btw- The Flyers are actually pretty good this year, they were supposed to be the top team in the East based on the preseason polls. Although they will never be the best in the east, they are slowly gaining great momentum and building up their game. . .just in time to bounce on of the other top seeds in the East .. .muahahahahaha
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yeah. I have noticed a steady improvement over the entire season. At the beginning, I was like “this is the team that was supposed to lead the east?” but the change as been very steady. They are one of the teams that I didn’t care about the stats near the beginning of the season, but started following as it progressed. The amount they have improved is pretty impressive IMO.
by RockinRed4Life on Mar 13, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
I will be happy with the Flyers if they do one thing this spring time and that one thing would be to dump the Pens in the playoffs.
(I’m not too picky about who dumps the Pens. I just want them dumped somehow.)
Did not watch the Hawks-Flyers game. Would have rooted for the Hawks since at the moment, I’m more concerned with the Caps clinching the Eastern Conference title than the President’s Trophy.
I knew there was no way the Flyers were as bad as they looked in December. I still thought they fired Stevens prematurely. They were due to do better in the second half just on the law of averages alone, as was Carolina.
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I come in from the grocery and turn on the game, score is tied at one. Before I know it, both teams score. Still putting stuff away, I hear the horn again, and didn’t realize there were only seconds left until I finally looked at the screen. I was kind of hoping Chicago would win and maybe be off guard tomorrow. Now they’ll just be pissed.
"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."
playoff standings!
EAST
(p)Washington vs. Boston
Pittsburgh vs. Montreal
Buffalo vs. Philadelphia
New Jersey vs. Ottawa
WEST
San Jose vs. Calgary
Chicago vs. Nashville
Vancouver vs. Colorado
Phoenix vs. Los Angeles
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All the Shark haters will now have great confidence in Calgary.
I would not be surprised if the Flyers pull off a first round upset against Buffalo. They have been hot lately. And Buffalo’s been limping along.
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if they are playing the sharks and are halfway decent, GRATZ on making round 2!
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. . .
Varly and the butterfly
Just saw a replay of the bolts second goal last night. Is it me or does varly seem to hunch over when he goes down in the butterfly? That was deflected and he had no chance to react but I wonder if he’s not a bit taller in the fly that or similar shot hits his shoulder?
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
Anyone else watching this Panthers/Sharks game? OT just started.
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I’m watching the Big 12 championship! KU v KState!
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I knew you would be watching that. That should be a good game. I’m looking forward to the G’Town/WVU game. I hate West Virginia, so go Hoyas!
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Hoya Saxa!
I usually have a low tolerance for basketball and will watch starting some time in the second half, but I think I’m going to watch the entire game tonight. Unless my Hoyas crap the bed. They sure looked good last night (not that I saw it, but it would have been a better game than watching the Caps).
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boooooring
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
No,truth. Basketball, baseball, and golf were made for those who need a place to release brain cells.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
College Basketball is amazing.
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I start peeking around when it gets to the Sweet 16, never before.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Common knowledge, no?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
I just figured you’d noticed that by now.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Pffft, you seem alright.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
That’s just being a dick, not crazy!
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OK, I’ll take that label. I try to behave, anyway.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t mess up our couches, you’re a guest here, remember?
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I try to keep that in mind. Can’t wait till OtF makes it to Rink-level participation.
It IS nice furniture, though.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
Yea, keep your feet off the table buddy!
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Don’t call me buddy!
#referencetopastOvechwinaltercation
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t call me buddy friend!
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This is where I let you win because I’ve turned off my major mental faculties extra early tonight thanks to spending the day installing a roof. Oof.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Ouch
You win this one, on account of you having a harder day than me.
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Its amazing how much quicker you get exhausted when you’re trying to use a nail gun and simultaneously highly concerned about falling 30 feet to not death but multiple broken bones.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
No, its fine. I’m used to that as long as I can differentiate between the sexes. No joke. :P
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
Go Vokoun for my fantasy team! K_C is kicking my ass in our family league right now (but I clinched first place so he can suck it).
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone watching the Pac-10 championship game?
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 6:43 PM EST reply actions
Yeah, for real. Despite what the CBS guys are saying, we absolutely can’t be comfortable with a loss.
If this game keeps going this way, it’s going to be INTENSE.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
I know, it has been back and forth all game. I really dont see UW getting an at large bid tomorrow. We NEED this game. I love close games. Im thinking UW has a big second half like they did in the first round.
Ovechking... that is all.
Let’s hope they do! It’d be such a freaking shame if a team with this much talent didn’t make the tournament (though we’d have no one but ourselves to blame, of course).
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
oh, yea. If thomas gets his treys going, this game is set, boykin looks off for cal. but what a game so far
Ovechking... that is all.
Where’s SeattleCapsFan??? And D’ohboy’s a Husky, right?
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
slackers!! they should be on the open thread for their hockey team, supporting their local college bball, I mean what better do they have to do on a saturday afternoon?
I didnt know d’ohboy was a husky!
I think seattlecapsfan is in dc..
hopefully I will be in dc next week.
Ovechking... that is all.
That I am…and to be honest I’m a terrible Husky, I didn’t even know bball was still playing. Grad school = slightly different than undergrad in terms of school spirit.
Every time Nicky scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. It’s pretty weird watching these guys on TV when I see them around campus all the time. Haha.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, except this year half the time I saw them I wanted to be like, “come on, win a game on the road!” Kidding. Sort of.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
yea, not the best year for them, or the PAC-10 for that matter, kind of a weak showing.
But hopefully we can nail this look to the next game
Ovechking...
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Did Cal just go on some insane run? I looked up and they were up by 3!
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Wow, just saw an add for the NBC Game of the Week on NHL Network. Caps-Hawks, of course, but the theme of the add is “What will Alex do next” repeated several times over AO highlights. Cool.
Score a hat trick against Niemi, if we’re lucky
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fingers-crossed. The shit talking has already started amongst my Chicago friends. They all of a sudden unnecessarily hate the Caps and Ovechkin.
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I don’t think I could deal with a WSH/CHI final. I’d have to avoid social networking for the entire series, win or lose.
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hopefully niemi plays as well as Huet did vs teh Flyerz today.
otherwise I will have to unleash my epic jinx powers.
Ovechking... that is all.
hah, go over to the second city boards and practice your voodoo!!
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by kingzman264 on Mar 13, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh jeez…I just got an email announcing my 10 year high school reunion. I feel old. The date is September 25, and I’m hoping a) that will be Caps Convention Day and/or b) a home Maryland football game so I have an excuse not to go. There’s a reason I don’t keep in touch with any of my HS friends minus by BFF.
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My Chrome has been crashing a ton lately, so now I’m on FF with Jordandc’s lovely caps theme.
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Can you read this?
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Ha. I was making a joke about whether you blocked me.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
Hold on, I can block you?
Wayne Gretzky had it wrong: 100% of the shots Gary Roberts doesn't take DO go in.
No, that’s zephyrs thing This just has a weagle.
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I would never block anyone. Except that preds guy…
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Rednecks are a little annoying, aren’t they? I mean, I’m polite, respectful and I’m a good speller! How utterly rude.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Holtby playing tonight for the bears and neuvy tomorrow. Also alzner is “under the weather” and therefore is out; MP is also out for tonight.
"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 taking Matty’s absence well, no I am not.
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What exactly happened last night? I was at the Caps game so I missed whatever was in the GDT. I hope it’s just precautionary; they don’t need him to gut it out with their huge lead and massive depth.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 13, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
he got hit at the attacking blue line and went down awkwardly hobbled to the bench. Came back for a shift about 5 minutes later and then went to the locker room. Nothing more was said just that he had a "lower-body injury and wouldn’t return to the game.
"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.’"
I’m getting all ‘momma bear’ about MP. Not sure that’s a good thing. Growl.
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Just turned on the audio. Already 1-1. Springfield just scored as I turned it on.
"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."
Good grief, this is going to be a shooting gallery!
"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 momentarily forgot he doesn’t play for Hershey any more and thought the Bears were ahead. ;-)
"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."
Speaking of former Bears, congrats are due to new daddy Graham Mink. His sun Gunner was born yesterday.
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“Gunner”?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
Might be Gunnar, I just saw it on Twitter and I didn’t check further.
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Someone in his (or his wife’s) family must be German or Swedish.
The name Gunner would sound good with Alzner. Or with Backstrom. Picture it someday: Gunner Backstrom.
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Blingy Green WAS 1st pick (30th overall) 2029
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wait. shit I need to get started if he’s getting drafted in 2029.
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by terpgrrl on Mar 13, 2010 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Get on that pronto!
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I jjust like that we implied the caps won the SC twice in a row. Want!
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But do you want to wait until 2029? I want now with my baby’s daddy not my baby!
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haha no. Ovechwin and I have a long running joke about me having Mike Green’s baby and Mike naming him Blingy Green.
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dinasaur told me a funny story about a girl at practice today, but I wasn’t going to say anything because it’s her story. Don’t think it’s your niece, though.
"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."
…probably not, since my niece is only 3 months old ;)
And if the story involves Carlson, I might know what you’re referring to…
I love funny stories and I’m having an awful night at work. So spill.
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This girl was basically stalking Carlson through the entire practice and carrying a sign that said “Carlson – Prom?” It got to the point that she was asking Vogs and Paul Rovnak to go get Carlson for her after practice was over.
At first I thought she was kidding, but she was persistent – I’m not sure what she expected to happen!
Oh dear lord. She sounds deranged.
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Yet somehow I think you would do that to Laich.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
I would never actually do that. I can barely speak to them IRL.
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really?
I’d love to talk to any of the guys.
But then again—I don’t have any crushes on them.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
I’m horribly shy when first meeting someone, and especially famous people.
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I usually end up saying something incredibly stupid. For some reason when I met Mike and Shaone, we ended up having a conversation about Ocean City. So weird.
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I don’t think I could manage a conversation.
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I have many things I’d like to ask Preds players. I really should cough up the gas money and get down to practice. Best time to get autographs and say hi.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Ha! It’s..funny because you assume I haven’t.
by Becca H on Mar 13, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That was a reply to OW
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
yup
I assume you’re more capable of being able to overcome that awkward feeling. You are older, right?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
The real question is, did he say yes?
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If the question was “would you like a restraining order against this girl”…then yes.
by Becca H on Mar 13, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Him to say yes. duh.
How do you think I snagged Mike Green? I just held up a sign at practice that said “Green – Sex?” and now we have Blingy Green on the way. So simple.
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Will the baby have a fohawk?
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
If it has hair, of course. We’ll die it red for the playoffs.
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Yeah, that’s the one.
"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."
Btw, I think I may have shared an elevator w/ dinasaur after practice but I wasn’t sure it was her so I didn’t say anything. Ask her if she remembers riding in an elevator w/ some people carrying a baby – if she does, that baby was my niece :)
(And if it was her, I apologize for being rude and not saying hello!)
Don’t know. She said Walker was in the elevator, there were some kids and a mom who was clueless (are you a hockey player?).
"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."
Wait wait wait…Walker was ON the elevator? I definitely saw him with a bunch of kids outside the elevator on one of the floors we stopped at…
Walker has the “common touch”. He’s a real person. The other day he took Metro to the game since his wife took the family car back home.
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To be fair, they all take the elevator since the rink is on the 8th floor ;)
But yes, he is. Like so many other hockey players – I saw those pieces about the Metro, they were fantastic.
My old roommate rode the metro with Ben Clymer once; apparently he took it the wrong way and went all the way out to Springfield by accident. That’s my smarty pants.
Yeah. Guess you weren’t on the same elevator after all.
"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."
Well, it’s very possible we were and I didn’t notice him…I was kind of focusing on the baby for awhile.
We were stopped on one level for a long time while my sister tried to give directions to some drunk St. Patty’s day revelers, it’s possible he and the kids got off during that and were just standing there watching the fun afterwards ;)
Oh wow I feel bad now, that was me! I even talked to your sister in response to the drunkies. I definitely recognized you, Becca, but couldn’t place you. That was not the Scott Walker elevator ride, though; that was the way down into the mall. I am very far to the side of the page at this point, so I will tell that story in a diff reply.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
You’re joking? Oh my bad ;)
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Wasn’t aware of it. (We had all gotten far on the Backstrom’s kid tangent that I assumed you were after Nicky. But you sound a bit old for Nicky.
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I’d totally volunteer to have Nick’s baby. They’d be super tall and super swedish.
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Even though Nick’s not super tall but he is super Swedish. But if you’re super tall…..
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he’s probably around my height, but our height genes would combine for tallness.
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Yes, it would. Let’s see, NIcky’s 6’1" and you’re about that size. I assume the typical male with your tall genes would end up about 6’7". Average it out and the kid would probably be about 6’4".
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My only worry is this kid would be too good to fall to the SC champ Caps.
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Hide his immense talent in Siberia and only let the Caps know how awesome he is.
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I’d be better off hiding him around here, no one scouts here! Siberia has studs like Semin
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Which Sasha? We do have 2
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
I don’t want him picking up the whole Sasha weirdness!
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And Gunner Backstrom will be a blond haired center who makes sweet passes.
But the draft of Gunner Backstrom would more likely happen in 2035 than 2030. Otherwise, that means Nicky has to find a girl, marry her, and impregnate her, pronto.
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When I hear the name Gunner, I think of Gunner Stahl from Team Iceland in D2: The Mighty Ducks.
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yeah it is going to be an interesting one springfield has nothing to loose
"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 they have enough people out
"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.’"
And the Stinrays don’t have anyone to send up either.
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seriously this i did not know…
"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.’"
It’ll be in Tuesday’s Farm Report. Stingrays are real banged up.
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Better now than next month.
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Rays lost to the Florida Everblades 2-1 in OT.
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Bears not having a good night.
"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."
nope stil 5 on 3
"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.’"
Yes, yes – because it’s the first Bourque penalty that comes off the board. He was assessed 2 and 2, not 2 and 10. My bad.
and yet another penalty? i know they have the number 1 pk but you are just flirting with defeat
"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…. it’s going to be a long period
"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.’"
For folks not in the GDT thread yesterday, CBo was on ice for all four goals against yesterday. Helmer got him off the hook with OT GWG.
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Redundant?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Man, don’t remind me. I always forget my PIN number.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
One of my pet peeves.
"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."
At least he can’t be on the ice for a goal against if he’s in the box. /snark
"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."
haha if only…
"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.’"
I remember one time last year, CBo had gotten a five minute major penalty and it was very costly and had cost the Bears the game. So he was healthy scratched for the next game.
Don’t bet against it.
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yeah but MP is already out so who would they dress?
"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.’"
True. How long is MP going to be out for?
Or is it so bad that the Caps have to send someone down on load to Hershey?
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Seriously bears a 4 minute penalty kill and you go down 2 men and give up a goal. Focus.
"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.’"
Montreal strikes first on the power play. Rask never had a chance on the redirect. 1-0 Habs.
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Heh, I dont really care either way, but ive only lost once in my fantasy season and it was to my current opponent, I dont want to lose again to him or I would never hear the end of it.
Got it. How about if Jaro gives up 1 goal on 3 total shots and the Habs win? Then at least his save % would suck…
Also, 2-0 Habs!
That’s totally possible!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
thank goodness that period is over. time for frenchy to chew them out and hopefully come out for a better 2nd.
"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.’"
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Falcons fire 16 first period shots at Holtby, Bears with just two, Alzner out with the flu tonight.
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absolutely ugly period.
"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.’"
I guess Springfield wanted extra time to enjoy the lead, hence the extra six minutes in the intermission. I thought it seemed long.
"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."
Cherry is absolutely livid that there’s no suspension on Cooke. Showed the replay, cited the rulebook’s deliberate intent to injure, going through the Cooke history with video footage of injury after injury after injury.
“It’s unbelievable what this guy does. I walked up six inches to his face, and said, “You’re a gutless backstabbing little ______.” … "
Wow.
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damn damn damn looks like an injury
"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.’"
I was away from the computer (working), who’s hurt?
"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."
a 5 on 3 for a bit as well
"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.’"
Wow
Don cherry just went ona five minute rant against Matt Cooke. Showed a ton of knee on knee hits from his Vancouver days plus his hit on vinny with the caps and numerous other cheap shits. Cherry was spot on.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 13, 2010 8:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions
cheap shits
Freudian slip?
I guess even Cherry can be right some of the time.
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Hah.. Yeah just a slip. Not to good typing on the iPhone.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 13, 2010 8:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
YAY gordon
"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.’"
Someone needs to teach the Bears some lessons on how to stay out of the box.
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and helmer needs to learn how to clear the puck and not hit the side of the net resulting in a turnover and goal.
"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.’"
New York Islanders take the lead over the Devils, 2-1 with 7 min left in the 2nd
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Go Islanders! (Back in the late 70’s and the 80’s, I would have never expected to say this.) I guess that’s what happens when your most hated team becomes terrible. You start rooting for them against greater evils.
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two things
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-what does everyone know of or think of Cycle Like the Sedins?
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May be helping take over there. JOB is at Pro Hockey Talk now, and we’ve been talking about it. Wondering what public perception is.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Well recently the reason for that is he’s going all out at PHT—which you can see by the amount of posts they churn out.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I don’t know: I only started reading it recently and really checking into it when he asked.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
That is the reason he needs help; though. Needs consistent high quality content.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
noooo way
It’d be just writing/managing a couple days a week. SBN is my home!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
They could use some good content. ;-)
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All this talent, all this scoring ability, all these young guys making a name for themselves…and NBC sticks with just Ovechkin. They couldn’t say "Toews and Kane take on Ovechkin AND Backstrom (or Semin or Green or something)? Ugh.
Well. . .it is NBC. They let Conan go
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Niiiiiiiiiice. I almost got tickets for two nights but decided against it.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Hah, you should!
I am thinking most of the shows will be pretty unique, i cant wait
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grrr stupid PK. how did that puck go in?
"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.’"
Poor Edmonton. I just looked at the nhl scoreboard, and Toronto is up 5-1, not even halfway through the second.
"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."
Oh man, that guy on the camera had a really hottie with him at the game.
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I just looked at the gamesheet – that was Arsene’s 1st goal this season.
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thank you very much! This is not a night for the goalies stats.
"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.’"
I took a peak at the stats and Hershey has a lot less shots on goals than Springfield but is only down by 1. Springfield has a lots of shots.
Holtby is definitely a much better goaltender than Springfield’s guy even though his stats aren’t great tonight. (But having so many guys in the box doesn’t help in that department at all.)
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yeah the save % for springfield is ugly holtbys not too bad.
"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.’"
So when the Bears’ offense finally gets it in gear, they can start doing something.
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4 powerplays will do that for them
"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 they killed this one
"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.’"
seriously you just killed one do you need to take another?
"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.’"
pinner thank you again
"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.’"
Wooooo! KU big 12 champs!
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Sadly, I was sort of pushing my son to go to West Virginia instead of Michigan State. Closer to home and cheaper, so I willing to have a kid at a rival school Until it was pointed out that WV has a rep as a party school. And other reasons that MSU is better.
"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."
One more goal by anyone on Hershey’s top line and they will have ONE HUNDRED goals between them.
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Yes. Sorry, he just put his shoulder into the head of Milan Lucic – kind of a dirty hit, not quite the momentum or blindside aspect of Cooke on Savard but dirty nonetheless. Bad Andrei. BAD Andrei.
Boston is really getting the short end of the stick this season. And Mirtle had an article about Savard. He has a long, long, long road back.
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Will he get suspended for it? Montreal guys seem to get suspended a fair amount. (Pittsburgh and Philadelphia guys don’t — for some reason.)
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Oh no the dirty devils scored. Boo. Didn’t see who, though.
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I need to write a compare/contrast paper and have no clue what to write about. Someone should inspire me.
It can be between pretty much anything.
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Compare NHL prospects Gunner Backstrom and Blingy Green.
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I ain’t naming my child gunner, not even in this crazy fantasy world.
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I’m naming mine Tore Vikingstad.
I have a C on my heart.
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WIN
Totally different category than “Gunner”
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Compare/contrast the sports blogging industry to the mainstream media. How blogs do an equally good job of covering teams, and the MSM has more bias than they should, etc. and etc.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
I’m addicted to writing papers.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a good topic, I approve!
I used to love writing papers. Good thing I was a history major and that’s pretty much all I did.
That is a great idea! So stealing that idea.
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Totally not stealing—you ask, you receive.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
see?
Someone should inspire me.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Shush! I wanna feel like a badass!
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fine, fine
Forget I mentioned it.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
what class is it?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
cool
DM me if you need any pointers or anything. I like to think I owned English.
OT-wth is your avatar?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
I pretty much own at English TYVM.
But I do need insight on what it’s like being a blogger. Instead of Dm you should email me, because my SBN email hardly ever gets anything and it would make me happy :)
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Email address in profile correct?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
Not to mention bloggers not having press cred, etc. Thats only the contrast—compare wouldn’t be hard.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
I should clarify-some do. Not a whole lot, though. I think Dirk can, I haven’t tried yet.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
You should try, at least once – it’s kind of interesting. I’ve only done it a few times because I like being able to cheer and can never think of a legit reason to be there instead of in my seats or on my couch, but still.
Also, it’s very hard to remain professional when faced w/ Joe Thornton’s bare caboose. But maybe that’s just a girl thing.
I probably will at some point. Not even sure where to start, really, but being a journalism major should help?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
Probably! I do have to say, I enjoy having credentials for things like Media Day and other special events like that. They’re more relaxed and more fun – you’re not having to wait for MSM guys to finish because they’re trying to meet deadlines, you can ask different questions and talk to players you wouldn’t usually talk to, etc. Highly recommend it if only for that.
Milbury and LeBrun on the intermission report for HNIC. This is absolute torture.
To paraphrase Milbury thus far: “You’re all babies. These are clean hits. Grow up and play man’s hockey. Grunt, grunt, grunt.”
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was he beating his chest like a neanderthal as well?
"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.’"
2nd night in a row
"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.’"
same person in the box too…..hmmm interesting
"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.’"
no helmer. last night he was in for 4 minutes and a 10 minute and pinner go a shorty
"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, Isles.
I’ve noticed the Devils have struggled throughout February and March.
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I hope they struggle through April.
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Join the club. Unless they play in a playoff series against the Penguins.
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That’s a lady.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
Nobody else watching Habs/Bruins tonight, eh? :P Habs up 3-1 now, Rask has looked kind of sucktastic.
…let’s throw a comma in there, yes? Before I give up my apartment and just move everything into the gutter where my mind hangs out? :P
it was bound to happen the way they have been playing tonight.
"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.’"
with 59 seconds left…
"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.’"
kane got a little spunky
"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.’"
Oy vey, SBN is going kooky. Check the front page (Don’t navigate away from here in case you can’t get back)
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Don’t navigate away from the page :/
SBN has the server hood up, prolly something daylight Saving Time related.
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Tried to get on PPP, mistake! Glad I left this up.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Fortunately, the z key still works here in Never-Never Land, but I’m going blind with the blue on dark-blue color scheme.
Faster, SBN!
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"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.’"
Come on Bears, win the game! I need for this game to be over so I can change computers and go watch the Georgetown game. Work is over for the night.
"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."
about to be 3 on 3
"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.’"
Dammit Hal Gill!! Get your big, slow, Penguin-tainted, goalie-screening, useless ass off my Habs. Grr.
closet Habs fan?
You don’t happen to be vertically challenged, do you?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
Nope. I’m here, I cheer, get used to it :)
And it’s not the size of the player, it’s the fury of his attack. Ahem.
lol…so many jokes.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
Doesn’t even merit a TWSS—not good enough there.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Lucic with a brilliant puck win 1v2 against the boards, forces his way to the slot, whips a pretty goal in. I can’t believe people think he’s overrated. 3-2 Habs in the 3rd.
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Got some nice screening help from Hal “I’m a useless moron” Gill on that one, too.
I don’t think he’s overrated – I just think he’s a tool ;)
Well, I live in Boston … Bruins fans here act like they’ve had too much coffee when they talk about him.
I like Loo and all, I really do. But he’s not the second coming of Brendan Shanahan or anything.
I've met him
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Oh look at Mr. Fancy-Pants here!
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I smell jealousy
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve met Mike Green!
And Mike Knuble!
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Coolest thing ever, btw.
(I’m also a little bummed that no one blinked an eye at my “Joe Thornton’s bare caboose” comment :P)
I had a joke about Thornton choking, but deemed it a little unsavory. At this point, it would lose its awesomeness if I resurrect it.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Knubs was so confused! He probably thought I was deranged.
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He did…but he knows Caps fans are deranged, so it was all good.
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I blame you for that entire thing. Peer pressure!
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Oooh.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Jeff Schultz quasi hit on me. true story. Totally awkward.
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I’m wondering how you quasi hit on someone.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Well it was so weird and awkward. I didn’t think he was hitting on me, but dad said he was. Yeah that’s right, MY DAD.
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I know I’ve told this story before. I’ll try to keep it short. It was the STH party. Him and Sloan were paired together, so of course I headed over to their short little line. I have this Kids Club Lunchbox that my sister convinced a Red Rocker to give her. I give it to Schultz, he looks at it, signs it, gives me an awkward little smile. I move over to Sloan, say hello, he signs the lunchbox. As I’m about to walk away from the table, Schultz blurts out, “Hey do you carry that lunchbox around with you?” It was sooo awkward. Sloan just giggles and looks down. I look at Schultz with what I can only describe as “The Jenn Face” and say “Uh No!” And then he gives me this weird head nod. And I walk away. It was like he was formulating what he would say to me. My dad looks at me as I walk away and was like “dude, Jeff Schultz just hit on you.” I was like “no way” but dad insists that he did.
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by terpgrrl on Mar 13, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
wow
Thats definitely a quasi-hit. Poor guy. I didn’t know that could be pulled off.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
haha It was just beyond awkward. The story is so much better in person because I get to do my Schultz impersonation. It’s a more convincing story that way.
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Aww man, I need to go to the next one of these. Sounds awesome. Our cost controlled TySlo better be there!
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We can take posters that say “Sloan – Marriage?” and see who he picks. lol
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He’s like, they must have spelled Ovechkin wrong, easy mistake.
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Y’all can’t say hi to players at open practice?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
If you wait after for autographs, yes. Or if you hold up the line to leave the parking lot, you can have your father wave to him and apologize for being a moron.
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Lol Another classic TG story!
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I love accumulating stories and dropping them all in one thread. lol
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You have the best stories! I wish I had stories!
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I totally forgot to put the name “Mike Green” in there. lol It was Mike Green who was behind me.
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You dirty boys! You’d think your name was Becca or something!
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When a joke is set up that well, its only polite we take it.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
And I’m still wondering how you quasi hit on someone. I’ve certainly never seen (or done) it.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
I think if you’d ever seen Jeff Schultz off the ice, you’d understand.
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by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
My rabbit is eating a carrot, how stereotypical.
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Ahahahahahahahahha My dachshund just stole it. Poor bunny :(
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whoa your dachshund eats carrots??
"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.’"
really and i thought my dads dog would eat anything
"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.’"
Hershey going to the shootout
"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.’"
wow this is deja vu for the boys they lost in a shootout to springfield earlier in the season and holtby was in the net that night too
"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.’"
its early!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
I might toss it up on the ol’ Gamecenter Live – I hate that NHLNet stopped showing the late game on HNIC, I prefer to watch hockey on my TV if possible. Canadian bastards.
Woo! 3-2 final, yay Habs! I’m just shocked that Montreal had 27 shots on goal.
…yes, by all means switch to the game between the worst teams in the league, CBC. Because we all want to see spectacularly crappy hockey for the next 10 minutes.
Hooray for the trap!
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by Marshall Pirate on Mar 13, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
Toronto is totally owning.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, the future is bright!
At the very least the enevitable late season push won’t be too heartbreaking this year.
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It will be without a high pick.
OW, I can’t in good conscience tell you that Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel constitute a “bright future”.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
Bears lose in the Gimmick in the 6th round. Dean Arsene with third star o’ the game.
They get one standings point, dunno if that clinches the conference.
Get well soon Matty and King Karl.
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The Bears are amazing this year. I think they have to be the favorite for the Calder Cup again.
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by Marshall Pirate on Mar 13, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t take this Huggins lovefest on ESPN right now. Barf.
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I can’t believe he has a job. Of course, West Virginia would hire him since he’s a dumb ol’ alum.
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He did pretty good at Kstate to tell you the truth. I should be happy he is gone!
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Didn’t he get fired at Cincinnati for going to frat parties?
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Dunno, he did have a DUI though.
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Food for thought:
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You have to know Burke isn’t just adding good players…he’s subtracting bad ones.
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by Marshall Pirate on Mar 13, 2010 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Good stuff on Ovie from the Chicago Tribune::
Around friends, Ovechkin lets his guard down more as Kane can attest. The Hawks star fondly recalled trading barbs in the back of a lively limousine on the way to a Yankees game during an NHL promotional tour. Kane also hung out with Ovechkin at the 2009 NHL All-Star game in Montreal he called “one big party.”
“His personality is good for hockey,’’ Kane said. “You want to bring a little flair for the fans.”
That flair occasionally draws Ovechkin criticism such as last season when, after scoring his 50th goal against the Lightning, he put his stick on the ice and pretended it was too hot to touch. Kane, not shy about showing his own exuberance after scoring, thinks anybody who has a problem with Ovechkin’s antics needs to relax. He has a point.
AMEN!! I need to forward this to my Chicago friends who hate on Ovi. Their beloved Kaner loves him!
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What would Kane know? He’s American. Completely ignorant of the Canadian Way. Harrumph.
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And he beats up lowly folk!
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 14, 2010 12:22 AM EST up reply actions
wish they would just drop the puck. this is taking forever…..
"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.’"
haha nice. I’m wondering if my internet is gonna go out since it is storming like crazy here
"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.’"
I found my Mike Green Autograph. Apparently my mother saved it from the trash, I was literally like “Imma meet him again, whatever” and tossed it.
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I love that your mom was picking through the trash. We can raffle it off tomorrow…1 slightly used Mike Green autograph.
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They were saluting both Ottawa and Vancouver players who won medals and took a “group photo”. Three Canuck players and one Ottawa player standing in the middle of them.
No Volchenkov?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, with both San Jose and Chicago losing in regulation, the Caps keep their edge in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy. =)
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lotta big words
yet not effective.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
No substance
We are spoiled by the informal – but more creative – style of writing here and at other blogs. The headline alone is awful: “Washington Capitals are eager for a challenge on visit to face Chicago Blackhawks”
by Dalliquippa on Mar 13, 2010 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
Lock up your wimminz and prepare to defend all that is dear to you – The Caps have invaded Chicago!
EricFehr16
Chicago knows how to celebrate St Patty’s day! The green river is a nice touch
Fear the Fehr.
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by EmilyB on Mar 13, 2010 10:50 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
wait
Fehr’s on Twitter???
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Heck yes he is. Awesome guy!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Dangit I need to get on Twitter
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Everyone needs twitter, it keeps me so well informed with such little effort.
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no kidding
Thats basically how I get all hockey news.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
I spend SOOOOOOOOOO much time tweeting though. It really cuts into my productivity.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Screw productivity. Twitter!
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I’ve skipped at least ten classes because I told myself that I’d just be tweeting the whole time and not paying attention anyway. It’s becoming a real problem.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Ouch. Get mobile twitter! Pay slightly more attention!
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Hahaha. Yeah, I tweet from my iPhone—it’s just that when I’m looking for reasons to skip my 8:30 class (which I mercifully will never have again after Monday) I’m like “I’m not going to pay attention anyway, I’m just going to tweet, read tweets, search recent tweets for ‘hamhuis’, etc. So what’s the point in going?” It makes it really easy to rationalize skipping class
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
So Jenn, do you have any final tips on parking tomorrow?
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REAL NAME!! AHHH jk
I park in the Pier V garage behind the Zone. There is another one on Market Place between Pratt and Lombard. Your best bet, if you don’t mind walking, is to go East of the Zone. There is a lot of parking on Central Ave. If you go down President’s Street hang a left on Fleet, Central is the 2nd light. If you turn right on Central, there are free spots on the left hand side of the street. Everything else is meters. If you turn left at Eastern Ave off of President’s St, turn left at Central, and there is a cheap garage there. It’s only about 4 or 5 blocks from there to the Zone.
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I think I’ll go with the cheap garage. Someone posted the address right?
S. Central? South central? Oh dear lord! I hope I don’t get shot…
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Your real name is Jennifer — it’s like built-in camouflage.
“Hey, Jen(n)!”
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by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
What’s up with this place being so busy on a Saturday night, folks!?! I’ve got an excuse, I’m “writing a paper”…
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 10:54 PM EST reply actions
Oh, that’s no excuse I’m “writing” a “paper” as well!
No, really. I am. Totally not putting it off until Monday. No way.
Three assignments due Tuesday. No sweat.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
so I’ve always wondered what exactly it is that you do at ESPNZone that allows you to have access to the Rink…
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
I’m a production coordinator which is a fancy title that means I run the place. haha not really. I control all the TVs and am the sports guru. We have internet access to pretty much any sports site. They’re like the only approved sites, for the most part. haha
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wow, not too shabby
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 13, 2010 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
WANT
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
How do you work at the ESPN Zone yet use the CPU? I want this job.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 13, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
how is alzner doing? is he really playing at an NHL level they just would rather more experienced people for this year? Or is he starting to go below expectations? (it worries me that we play sloan/erskine over alzner…)
well
Stuff to do on the morrow— night all!
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So Nate Ewell follows my on twitter, as does OFB. I have no clue what I’ve done to deserve it. I think I have 50% of my followers on name alone.
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They probably think you run a blog. I thought Nate was following me at one point, but I don’t think he is anymore. Maybe if I become his student, he’ll change his mind. haha
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DAMMIT!! I hate West Virginia a million times more now. Jerks.
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:( one of my rats has a tumor.
It’s still small, it’s not too expensive a surgery, and most of them are benign, but it still sucks.
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Jeez, after that thread yesterday? Poor critters.
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by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Some Twitter feeds it is better not to click on. This is one of them. But click anyway. Possibly NSFW, but…what the heck, it’s saturday.
http://twitter.com/bluntsmoker69
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Surely I’m not the only person thinking “12:30 game tomorrow — and the Daylight Saving time change!”
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by CapitalCentre on Mar 13, 2010 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Did anyone else get their Future Watch issue of The Hockey News?
In case anyone is wondering, the Caps that are ranked in the top 75 prospects (only NHL-affiliated prospects are ranked):
5. Carlson
18. Alzner
30. Neuvirth
60. Johansson
The other top five overall are Alex Pietrangelo, Jacob Markstrom, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Cody Hodgson, in that order.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 11:32 PM EST reply actions
Out of curiosity, where was Oskar Osala?
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
He was the number 10 prospect in our system (the issue was finalized before the deadline). Not ranked in the top 75.
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Anybodyelse’s pages messing up? Mine is like all screwed up. All the links and comments and everything are all justified to the far left.
Try refreshing. It was like that for me earlier and now it’s fixed.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Mar 13, 2010 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
corvo
not to doubt GMGM (i think he’s fantastic), but the corvo deal is beginning to look a little worrisome……i understand what he can bring to the table, but considering the fact he’s STILL not 100% after the brutal injury from alzner, why are you giving up a 2nd rounder and a top prospect for a rental who isn’t even at 100 percent? why are we renting a car that doesn’t even work at top form? hopefully corvo can really raise our game, but from what i’ve seen already it’s not seeming like it was worth the price for someone who was already not at 100% and will be gone after this year (he’s pother plus, i would have expected a lot more for what we gave up) i hope i’m wrong….
Ok kids…I’m out for the night. I will see some of you tomorrow at the game watch!!
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Scott Walker
Went to practice this (yesterday, Saturday) morning with a few friends. That elevator to get down into the mall takes forever, so a crowd built up while we were waiting. One of the people in this crowd was Scott Walker. My friends and I kind of did the “oh, that guy right there, he’s a hockey player” thing, but left him alone, just acknowledged to each other it was him. We didn’t really have anything to say to him since he’s been on the team for so little time, so we just let him be.
Right before the elevator showed up, a group of about 6-8 little boys and their parents started waiting too. We all pile in when the elevator arrives, and just before the doors close, one of the boys asks Walker, “Are you a hockey player?” He said yes (obviously) and so the kid shrieks, “MOM, MOM, WHERE’S MY JERSEY?” His mom is like, “I’m over here, I have it, here you go.” And then another one of the moms, who I guessed missed the beginning of this, also asks Walker, “Are you a hockey player?”
At this point everyone in the elevator burst out laughing, I think because of the intense discomfort. It’s one thing when it’s a little kid asking, right? But Mom #2 makes it worse, by then saying, “Who are you?” He was polite and just said his name and then let all the moms pass him the kids’ hats and jerseys and such. The rest of the ride down to the mall was entirely too long and awkward. I felt sooo bad, but I’m sure the players get used to that sort of thing.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
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Southeast Standings
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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 |
|
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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