Recap: Caps 7, Panthers 3
by J.P. on Mar 16, 2010 10:33 PM EDT
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[AP Recap - GameCenter - Game Summary - Event Summary]
In the nine games that the Caps have played this season without the two-time reigning League Most Valuable Player, they're now 7-2-0 after a 7-3 win Tuesday night in Sunrise. Impressive.
Every bit as impressive is how they've played in those games, piling up the goals in the absence of the League's best goal-scorer to the tune of 4.78 per game (three times scoring at least seven goals in a game) and a scorching 41.7% efficiency on the power play. They've also allowed just 2.67 goals per game in those nine and have killed off 81.5% of their shorthanded opportunities. Just a reminder to the rest of the NHL: this is not a one-man team.
Ten more notes on the game:
- The Caps set the tone early with a couple of big hits, one by Shaone Morrisonn just seven seconds in and another by Tyler Sloan (who made a nice defensive play early and added an assist later) a couple of minutes later. Somehow the Panthers were credited with twice as many hits as the Caps on the night, but one could reasonably have expected a little more physicality from the more desperate club (especially given what happened the last time these teams met). And don't take my word for it - their own coach called 'em soft.
- Back to Morrisonn for a moment, his two assists are as many as he had since January 23rd. He was also on the ice for all three Florida goals and took one of three Caps penalties, so all was not rainbows and puppy dogs for him.
- Sticking with the "Mo" theme, think Brendan Morrison might be pulling for Florida to sneak into that eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot? B-Mo had four goals and six assists in the season series against the Kitties. His line - with Eric Fehr and Jason Chimera - combined for three goals (including Fehr's eventual game-winner) and two assists in limited ice time (Fehr played just 12:39 on the night). The line looked, for one night at least, very much like you want a playoff third line to look.
- Jose Theodore probably deserved better stats than he ended up with (though a .919 save percentage on 37 shots against is nothing to sneeze at), but he got the win and that's what matters, of course. He's now 15-0-2 since January 13, and, in case you didn't notice in today's coverage of other events, it was his second-consecutive start, the first time Bruce Boudreau has trotted the same goalie out there in back-to-back games since the Olympic break. The rotation, it would seem, is over.
- With a two-goal, one-assist effort, Brooks Laich has set new career highs in goals and points for the third consecutive season, and both of his goals were classic "go to the bakery" goals (so was his assist, for that matter). Laich also fired eight shots on goal, his fifth-straight game with at least five. Stud.
- Laich's linemates - Alexander Semin and Eric Belanger - each chipped in as well, with Semin banging home a rebound on the power play, Belanger winning 69% of his 16 draws on the night, and each adding an assist on Laich's second goal.
- The top line was the "quiet" line of the top three, with only Nicklas Backstrom's goal and assist and Mike Knuble's assist to show for their efforts. Slackers. (Though I would note Backstrom's increased willingness to shoot the puck in his normal left-winger's absence is certainly enjoyable to watch.)
- We talked about discipline earlier today and the Caps were nothing if not well-mannered, taking just three non-coincidental minors, one of which came two seconds into a Florida power play. That works. So does killing off the three penalties.
- John Carlson - who had a game-high four blocked shots - now has assists in three-straight games and with a plus tonight is now plus-10 on the season, and in 14 NHL games has only been a minus once (and that was minus-one in his second game).
- The one concern from tonight's game - and it's not insignificant - was the absence of Boyd Gordon who skated just two shifts on the night and didn't return after being tripped by the Panthers' Shawn Matthias. Since the play was penalized and an injury apparently resulted, expect Matthias to be suspended for a couple of games. Kidding. Sorta.
And so it's on to Carolina, where the Caps will look to improve on their 16-3-0 Southeast Division mark and keep on winning... regardless of who's in the lineup.
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I trust Jose.
Scary thing to type.
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Fragile trust… is that like a hostile compliment?
"If you want money go to the bank, if you want bread go to the bakery if you want goals go to the net." - #21
by snakegriffin on Mar 16, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Per TarikElBashir
Boyd Gordon suffered a back injury when he tripped in the first period. Same back problem that has plagued him on and off this season.
It was on the third period thread, thought i should post it here. . .
I know that makes it one less player to scratch. . .but it sux to see Gordon injured again, i hope it isnt serious
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Yep. It’s in the recap in the Gordo note. Sucks.
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Bleh. He had been playing solid as of late, too.
I guess we’ll be seeing more Scotty Walker, Verizon Ranger, though.
Everyone wants to kill the king. But the prince, he just sails along telling all the ladies, "One day I'm gonna be king."
by Steck It Out on Mar 16, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
prefer Metro Ranger myself.
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My crow tasted like win.
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by Ovechwin on Mar 16, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Prefer nothing with Ranger, since that’s a team we might play.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
They lost again tonight :)
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Also, I hate Chuck Norris, and thought W: TR was one of the worst shows ever, so I can’t stand that nickname. Prefer a Star Wars based one.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
. . .very dangerous statements here on the internet
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah cause I back down from e-arguments.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I snark, I snark
I would be pro-star wars nickname too.
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Crispa Gordo?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Mar 17, 2010 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Duh.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
So are we going to start Scott Walker facts, then?
“Scott Walker doesn’t play with pucks. Those are chunks of his pure testosterone spray-painted black.”
by thebigfoist on Mar 17, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
So do we have a heart of the game tonight?
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Definitely deserved it. If not for the Gs for the fact he was mugged.
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Which I didn’t see until they showed it on Sportsnite! I missed his second goal, I just kept reading things on Twitter like JP saying “effing Bryan Allen” or whoever it was.
That was for Allen sitting on Laich after that first goal and knocking him repeatedly into the ice. Jerk.
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To me, that’s a negative almost worthy of being listed in the writeup. I wanted to see somebody take a swing at that jerk after that move.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
you have to know that’s going to get a rec from me :)
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by kellobellow on Mar 16, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
aqui!
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 17, 2010 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
a very drunk me LOL’ed at everything branched off of here. well done, people.
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by what Juneau about that? on Mar 17, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
So how soon can I expect to see you writing up recaps on Habs Eyes on the Prize?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, i see. My bad.
Think we’ll get a timetable from the Caps anytime soon?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap. That back of his is going to end his career prematurely.
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And that right there is why it is great that GMGM picked up depth for the bottom 6. No need to throw Laing or Beagle into the lineup come playoff time.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh. beagle.
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
(Matty Perreault Matty Perreault Matty Perreault)
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by cobracg on Mar 16, 2010 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
I don’t even know what to say.
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by Steck It Out on Mar 16, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
This one needs to honor St. Patty’s Day. Done my bit.
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the bakery cooks green St. Patty’s Day cookies?
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Not enough pigtails.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s appropriate that the center on Brooksie’s line is named baker. Belanger is an alternate spelling of the surname, Boulanger, which means Baker.
The baker feeds Laich some passes so he can go to the bakery.
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by CapsFan75 on Mar 16, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow. that is like incredible.
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
To me, this wasn’t a game that demonstrated what the team is like w/o Ovechkin, but moreso what the team is like without Flash.
Chimera, Morrison and Fehr were a dominant third line, but then what do you do with Flash? Unfortunately, not traded to Nashville for Dan Hamhuis.
I wonder if it’s just BMo and if BMo gets out of his slump and Flash/BMo/Fehr would be dominant as well.
But that is an interesting point.
I think you’ve got to either play him there and bump Chimmer down to the 4th or sit him. As much as BMo has frustrated me, I still think he’s a better C than Flash.
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I agree on BMo at C > Flash at C. It seems a waste to sit Flash (and we all know BB wouldn’t, when it comes down to the “final” roster), so my guess is we bump Chimmer.
Well, Flash said BB better not sit him again.
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He was really joking and tongue in cheek when he said that. My snark meter is starting to flash, though.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Last year, Flash was a .5 PPG player in the regular season and .28 PPG in the playoffs. I feel like he is a “hit him and he goes away” type player, but I would love to be proven wrong this year.
If nothing else, this shows the caps have some solid options, and there will likely be a player playing down a line from where they might naturally be slotted.
I think he is better as a wing,
i wasnt paying attention rly. . .what position/line was he playing tonight?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
wing with the top line.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah word. ty
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
He played a pretty good game, imo. . .whiffed twice on good chances. . .but played well imo
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Where is Shawn Matthias from? If he’s some sort of dirty continental type, he’s gonna get a few games, being as Gordo is a good Canadian boy, right?
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Snarking at the sake of ol’ Boyd?
Shammeeeee!
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Shawn Matthias is an OHL boy (played in the Memorial Cup) and has a gold medal in the WJC for Team Canada. He’s good for a few years.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone get any good screen grabs of the “Free Alex” signs as shown on CSN?
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You slut, you.
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On biz in RDU this week. Where can I get a JR’d Free Alex sign for the Thursday game?
by MassCapsFan on Mar 16, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks JP. I’ll be armed and ready on Thursday…
by MassCapsFan on Mar 16, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
CSN did get them?
"I know I was the best CIA agent the CIA ever had, but I thought I told you honkies from the CIA that Black Dynamite was out of the game!"
by Bald Pollack on Mar 16, 2010 10:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
They did at least for the recap.
I should have saved my old signature. Oh well!
by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice.
In an ironic twist, Colie’s stepson switched seats with us so we could get full-on behind the bench. good times.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 16, 2010 10:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Note on the PK
I am almost positive they changed the scheme of the PK.
It looked like they were playing to the man near the goal , and playing zone on the points. . .worked really well go keep shots from the points to a minimum. Whenever a puck did manage to get near the goal, Theo made good saves (which is required with a PK that plays aggressive at the points).
As far as the zone went, it looked like one guy was up top while one guy was sorta in the high slot. The guy in the slot usually came in when Theo made a save, or a goal mouth PKer knocked the puck away, and quickly cleared the puck. . . .
its lookin good
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Whatever they did, it looks much better.
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You tempt me to boo you, sir. The Panthers PP is Plenty Pitiful. Shut down Stamkos and Tampa Bay on the PP and we’ve done something.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Hah I dare you.
Look back at the tape, play some hockey, then come back =P
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
no i agree with you its better. saying the PK is fixed after tonight’s performance is like the Theo’s rocking a shutout thread that was going a couple of game’s back. Our system looked better but the opposition was not but so threatening. Tampa will be a true defensive test. And some of the chances we were giving up, especially 5 on 5, Stamkos and company will cash in.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah ok, ok.
Thats definitely true, I jumped the gun a bit. The new system is a step in the right direction, a real big one considering many thought BB would never change it.
TBL will definitely be the test. . .keep points off the board, keep Ovie ahead in the goal race. .
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Their PK looked pretty good against Chicago, too. At least the first one did.
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Certainly better, but I’m very afraid of comments like these jinxing the boy.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Enh. It looked better against Chicago too. Pointing out a pattern is not really a jinx.
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i have PK paranoia!
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
iced as ruined all of us!!!
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
This was a statement game for the Caps, I think, and the statement made is not for family consumption but starts with the letter F and ends in the name of a soup.
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I had “F*** You Colin Campbell” in mind, but that too.
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Fminestrone? Whatever floats your boat, I guess.
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by fat_daddyo on Mar 16, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Colin Campbell thinking to save his poor son’s fragile backside by suspending Ovie. Instead he earns a punking for his team. Say goodnight to the playoffs kitty cats.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
FYI in President’s Trophy news: Speaking of punking, the Sharks are getting slammed by Dallas. 7-2 Dallas.
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I think I don’t mind having given Dallas the extra point last week if they can help out this way.
"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."
Make that 8-2. Good Lord. Sharks are just having a horrid, horrid night.
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Good.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
/tentfingers
Everything is coming together. . .
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
be careful about those prophecies.
"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 knows i knows
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Making the Caps look like slackers.
"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."
Nate tweeted that our magic number for the conference is 11. With 12 games to play. There’d have to be a catastrophic failure to avoid winning the East regular season title this year.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
18 of 24 available points = gotta bat .750 to finish out the season.
Still need those wins, boys.
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That’s if SJS/CHI bat 1.000 to finish the season. Stranger things have happened, but I think it’s probably closer to .650.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, didn’t factor for other teams losing.
I’ll go back to nodding in agreement.
:nods:
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Well, that assumes that the Sharks or the Hawks run the table. Thinking neither is likely.
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Think Florida would rather have seen Ovi in the lineup?
"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. The Caps are less pissy when he’s playing. As we have seen so many times this season, the Caps are an unholy terror when they’re pissy and play like it.
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Further to John Carlson's case...
At his rate for the regular season so far, in 82 games he’d get closer to a +59. There’s a lot in terms of team played for and quality of minutes when it comes to +/-, but a +59 would blow a lot of guys on the same team out of the water. He’s a stud so far.
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a +59 would blowa lot of guys on the same teameveryone in the league out of the water. He’s a stud so far.
I know, I’m just using the team as an example, as I don’t think a Cap’s +/- can compare quality of player with, say, a Panther’s.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
A couple random things I learned tonight:
@GreenLife52 likes his Red Bull & Gatorade
Boys got pissed at themselves at the Panthers’ second goal. Good times.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 16, 2010 10:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I was annoyed at the third goal.
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It screwed up Theo’s GA and Save Percentage. And the Plus/Minus figures of the Caps on the ice.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
They should have
That was an ass-tastic line change. Semin needs to get that puck deep and the D need to have a little SA.
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Amazing game – just a dominant performance by the Caps. And as someone said above, the numbers for this team without Ovechkin in the lineup are kind of astounding. Trade him, he’s a bum! ;)
By the way, if that Fehr-Morrison-Chimera line plays like that from now on I won’t care if Flash never sees another minute of ice time this year. And I’m very pro-Flash. They were absolutely ridiculously on fire tonight, fun to watch.
Dare I say it…Sloan had a nice game for himself?
Theo was great once again – agree that he deserved prettier numbers, JP. I’m not sure at what point people will stop being nervous about him around here, to be honest. I get that he’s been inconsistent but he’s never gone on such an extended run like this…with us, that is. I’ve seen him do it a few times over his career, and each time he carried his team deep into the playoffs. Imagine what he can do with a real team in front of him…
Also, get better Gordo!
I guess I could see Flash going down to the 4th line at this point.
That 3rd line had some magic i dont want to see broken up.
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Something something small sample size something something.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
something something something i wish upon a star for BMo to play as a solid center something something something
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Something something dark side something something death star something something
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
What the hell is an aluminum falcon!?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not going to happen. Flash scores in bunches and offers the creativity BB likes. It’s 3W for him over Chimera folks. I think you have Chimera on the 4th but use him as a prod to Flash on the 3rd in terms of minutes. Chimera can play with anybody though. Speed, checks, forechecks, and responsibility are worth a kingdom in the midst of the team of skill.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
For sure, definitely agree.
I want to see Flash on the third, but i feel like Chimera is better used on that line.
You are right that Flash at 3W + Chimmer at 4W > Flash at 4W and Chimmer at 3W
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Flash on 4W kind of destroys the notion of “checking line”. Not since Renaldo Wynn roamed the defensive line have I seen a man achieve so much while playing paddycake in a contact sport. I was in the trade Flash for Hamhuuis camp.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, It wouldnt make much sense for him to be on the 4th line, now that i think about it more. But then again, stranger things have happened
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve seen him do it a few times over his career, and each time he carried his team deep into the playoffs.
If by deep, you mean 2nd round.
But yeah, Theo has been consistently great for two straight months now and I’m getting more comfortable with him as the starter in the playoffs. Plus, it’s a contract year.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, considering there are only 4 rounds and neither of the teams he played for had any business getting past day one of the postseason let alone round one…yes, deep.
And hey, if it takes a contract year for us to get this kind of solid, steady performance out of him? Thank god it’s a contract year!
Theo may never have won in the second round, but he did always steal the first round. So that is something.
And I’m all about riding the contract year. Part of the reason why a 2 year contract was the perfect length for Theo.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Dare I say it…Sloan had a nice game for himself?
The quality of the opposition has to be taken into account for this… The Panthers are playing out the string… they were pretty sure the weren’t going to the playoffs this spring, and now they’re 100% sure.
Let's go Caps!
completely ot but...
wow someone on tsn (i think) said this summers biggest free agent will be jagr
"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 said he would be in an oilers jersey
"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 mean, Edmonton and Russia have a lot in common, right? Minus the culture and all.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The dude on my shoulder wants to say, “Bitter-cold social wastelands where the survivors should envy the dead.” He’s not going to say anything, however, until the other dude with the pitchfork shows up.
(Obvious snark. I’ve always wanted to visit Moscow since the wall came down. See a ballet – is it contact ballet in Russia?)
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No, but why go to Moscow to see a ballet when the top Russian groups come to DC every January/February?
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Back to the Pens for Jagr.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
For Malkin?
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No way. You think he wants to play Ovechkin more than once a year?
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Double enjoyment from your win on my part.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pretty POd that Leighton got hurt though. . .how is Philly gonna bounce a top seed now?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, Buffalo has not exactly been setting the world on fire, as of late.
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Thats true, I think they’d need Leighton to beat Buffalo in a 7 game series.
And who knows, maybe they draw Pitt or NJ
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I could live with them drawing Pitt and gooning it up. Not that I endorse that sort of thing, but I’ll take every break the Caps can get.
me 2.
Then again, PHI has elevated its game to very high levels at some points. . .Pit sucks a little bit? Phi plays above their heads? Maybe they go to 6 or 7
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
good good
You know what I learned? Scotty Hartnell is a douche.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I learned that people with haircuts like him are douches back in kindergarten.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
But I liked him as a Pred…but he mugged Hamhuis after the end of overtime. D’oh!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Amazing how douchebaggery becomes so much more obvious when a guy leaves your team, isn’t it?
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew he was annoying, but it kinda struck me differently tonight. Timonen even horse collared Legwand. Oh well. We won!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s what playing for the Flyers will do to a player…
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
How can you enjoy a win without Sloan or Bubbles?
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Flyers were a bit more douchey than I recalled. Tootoo beat down Lapierriere, so that was nice.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Tootoo for Flash, straight up.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, but is my snark meter broken?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, I just have a man crush on people who grow up beating seals to death with a club because there’s nothing else to do.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, well yeah. That is uber-cool. Only Eskimo in the NHL!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
he can’t twitter worth a damn, no deal!
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I don’t think you understand. HE BEAT SEALS TO DEATH WITH A CLUB FOR FUN.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
and Flyers
so there’s that.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
But I like seals :(
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by Ovechwin on Mar 16, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
His real name is KUDLUK. I mean, I love Flash, but if it meant Tootoo, who can play as well as fight, yeah, I’d take it at this point.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
You’d get rid of Meat man?
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Yeah.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/predators/2003-07-22-tootoo-cover_x.htm
Old, but worth a read.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
They eat Penguins!
Protect the baby seals!
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
My little buddy has an issue with that.
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by gotsparkly on Mar 16, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did i win that caption contest btw?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Women.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone, tonight’s game was a statement game for the Caps. And the statement made for this game was, “This one’s for you, Mr. Campbell.” Teaches him to suspend our star against the team of his son. Well, we’d beat them anyway.
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Who subbed for Gordon on the PK when he went out, given the scratches? I notice they were 100%.
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I looked but couldn't find anything
Anyone know why AO didn’t play tonight?
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Left on a Jet plane – don’t know when he’ll be back again.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Said to the tune of Peter, Paul and Mary’s old song. Now he can just puff that magic dragon while he’s at it.
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If he had any interest in puffing that dragon he would have never re-signed in DC.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Suiting up for Traktor Chelyabinsk even as we speak.
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Alzner is Russian? Didn’t know that.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
lol why Alzner?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Earlier this year, we were joking about Alzner going to the KHL with Ovi.
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i get it the man feels he can’t get promoted to the NHL, notes that Sloan and Erskine get sweaters while he melts in Hershey and decides to become Hall of Fame KHL in retaliation.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
hah, i remember that now.
He’ll ne with the big club next year ( i think)
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah they say he’ll definitely be with the big club next year. any reports on how he’s been doing the last few weeks in Chocolate Town?
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
good looking jersey - what's not to like?
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Sounds like you’re dreaming of a certain member of the Boston Bruins to bolt to the KHL prior to the playoff time.
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Boston can’t afford to lose anyone else. Isn’t there a rule about having at least 19 people on your NHL roster?
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They’ll have 50 contracts and only 17 skaters.
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Where were you on Sunday afternoon? Hiding under a rock? On a trip to Timbuktu or to the “Land Down Under” where hockey is the last thing on anybody’s mind?
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Is there a tooth fairy in Russia?
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
In russia, tooth fairy doesn’t visit you, you visit tooth fairy
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Report to the Tooth Fairy Kiosk in downtown Moscow. Guess they don’t believe in conveniences in Russia. Have to wait in line, even for Tooth Fairy.
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hah. Poor russians
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Worth noting:
washcaps tweets: Tonight Mike Green joined 12 other d-men all-time with consecutive 70-pt seasons
this is win
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice shootout win for you guys tonight Chris, I caught the end. Didn’t mind Philly getting a point, I wouldn’t mind watching Pitt/Philly 1st round.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I didn’t really care about the extra point. Perfect game— Pekka Rinne has had three outstanding games in a row— 45 saves tonight.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Gives you guys some breathing room…and puts you in striking range of moving up too.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re telling me. Geez, Rinne looked awesome during the OTF highlights. Feel free to have him catch on fire in the playoffs, won’t you?
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I can only hope
If we stay consistent on forwards and Rinne plays like that, man.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 16, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Im thinkin NSH is a pretty PO oriented type of team
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
SJ looked like the suck tonight….
NYI-VAN is a barnburner. Tavares comes alive and Kesler is full of win.
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by bigonetimer on Mar 16, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
This was pretty much a perfect night for the team. Caps win, Sharks got completely drubbed, Rangers lost, Boston gained a little space on the Rangers and Lightning, Stamkos didn’t score… downright perfect night, I’d say.
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Oh, also, they didn’t gain on Montreal, who also won.
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And Montreal is ahead of Philly now…Pitt/Philly round 1 I would love to see.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen to that. WAS-BOS, PIT-PHI, BUF-MON, NJD-OTT… looks like a lovely first round to me.
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Yeah I have no issues with those at all. I’d see Was-NJ and Pitt-Mon out of those.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Do not want Devils in Round 2 if possible. Call me greedy. Beating Devils involves hoping Brodeur is leaky and Kovalchuk doesn’t blend in well.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Know that Leigton injury is really bad >.<
Would love PhiTown to goon it up baddd against Pit in the POs and push them to 6 tough games
Ottawa is sinking faster than Buffalo right now. . .hopefully they bounce back in time to bounce Marty (who has actually looked a bit leaky lately)
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I certainly want to see the Devils bounced. Kovalchuk addition plus their strong performance over us in the regular season has me worried about that team.
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s what worries me the most. . .
i just hope we dont see them in the 2nd, cause i feel like another team that makes it to the 2nd round can bounce them
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
One of those seem to have been the case as of late. Jersey is basically .500 in their last 10 (5-4-1), Kovy hasn’t had a multi-goal game as a Devil (he’s +2 with 4g and 7a in 13 games.. less than a point a game.) Brodeur continues to look half his age. Dude’s started 64 games this year… wow.
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Or, if the Law of Averages works, the Flyers will probably be the ones to draw the Devils in the playoffs and drop them in Round 1.
But wait…. the Flyers just lost Leighton. So, they’ll be down to a sieve in goal themselves.
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Idk how long he is going to be out with a high ankle sprain. . .i think its like 4 weeks max.
hopefully he makes it back in time
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
High ankle sprains are ugly. Even if he does recover in time for the postseason, which I would say is unlikely, there’s no way he’s 100 percent. They’re basically skating with Boucher from here on out, unless Backlund shows up from the Phantoms and pulls a Cam Ward.
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That. sucks. Worst luck for a team all year for sure
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Brodeur has actually been kinda porous lately
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Assuming BUF is the higher seed, it’d be WAS-MON and PIT-NJ after round 1 if those teams moved on. Which sounds pretty much perfect.
NJ has had Pittsburgh’s number. I’d like NJ to dump PIttsburgh on general principal but then the Caps would have to play the Devils in Round 3.
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I’d rather play NJ than PIT in the postseason. Maybe not sensible based on the games this year, but I would just prefer not to deal with that potential agony again. Of course, we’re getting way ahead of ourselves.
This is true, but dont they re-seed the teams for the 2nd?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure no, which is why we faced Pitt as early as we did last year
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 17, 2010 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions
they do re-seed. I think pens were a 4 seed last year and NJ won the division.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
That’s exactly what happened. NJ won the division. And the Devils were playing Carolina in Round 1, has a one goal lead and blew it late in the game. Gave up the tying goal and the winning goal very close together. A real heart breaker.
(I would have been extremely upset if I had been a Devils fan after that game.)
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Yes.
1. Boston won—>vs CAR
2. Caps won—>vs PIT
4. Penguins won—>vs WSH
6. Hurricanes won—>vs BOS
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by red army line on Mar 17, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m totally okay with that. That team is wearing down by the day and doesn’t have a particularly large amount of depth.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love to see that, as well. A 7 game hard fought series where the winner has nothing left for Round 2 of the playoffs. Of course, that’s what I was rooting for last year, also.
And I’ll be supporting the Flyers in that one, once again. (A Go Flyers for real and not a snark.)
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Boston lost Patrice Bergeron to a Mark Stuart slapshot to the INSIDE OF THE KNEE.
He collapsed in agony.
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He can’t really catch a break can he? Or the team as a whole for that matter. Geez…
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Good God, as much good luck as Boston had last season, they are having as much bad luck this season.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, I feel bad for Boston.
"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."
Fully expect Stuart to get a two-game suspension.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 16, 2010 11:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
the intent to injure was certainly there
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by bigonetimer on Mar 16, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Does Bos play FLA this week?
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by MassCapsFan on Mar 16, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Colin Campbell should use the summer to quietly fade away from NHL HQ, citing some sort of other opportunity, and go sit on the beach and watch his kid play.
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by bigonetimer on Mar 16, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
You sure? Sheriff racked up over 1500 PIMs in his career. The guy clearly knows the rules of the game. Besides, as badly as he coached the post-cup Rangers, who would want him anywhere near a bench? (Provided the team didn’t have 23 non-French Canadians?)
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Since we have extra players, can we loan them some to make sure they get that 8th playoff spot?
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by wickedwitch on Mar 16, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
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In 7 games since Olympics, the Senators have scored more than 1 goal just once, and that was against the Oilers so not sure it counts.
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I could definitely see them flaming out in round 1. Man what happened?
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Did Kovalev decide he needed to suck for two weeks to show solidarity with his brethren?
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by souldrummer on Mar 16, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They hit a hot streak at the same time as the Caps. Then, unlike the Caps, Elliott and the rest of the team turned back to pumpkins.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 16, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
More like a Jack’o’lantern with those teeth.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Up and down and up and down for them. . .1st round playoff exit much?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably. 3-6-1 in their last 10
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Actually Ottawa played over their heads this year. If you take the differential between their goals for and Goals against, they have no business being as high in the standings as they are. (Pythagorean position.)
The Flyers, on the other hand, have a worse record than they should, based on that same difference.
Guess that means NJ will survive to Round 2 of the playoffs by default.
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I’ll bet that Kovalev is in a slump. Can you even call it a slump with that guy anymore?
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Free Alex
Signs noted in the WaPo write up of tonights game.
They also report Boyd Gordon was injured after the first period with an undisclosed injury.
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Now if we can only get Locker to start calling him Jumbo Joe. . .
Recurring back is what I’ve heard.. which stinks, but makes the depth at forward all the more important. Walker-Steckel-Bradley for a while, I guess, with the dalmatian as backup if we need him to fill in for one of the three.
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You would be too, with that many bruises. =)
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Semin’s starting to compete with Laing in that department. His face certainly looks pretty banged up as of late.
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As much as I’m glad the Preds beat the Flyers (I’m starting Rinne and Weber), let’s keep the recap comments focused on the game played in Sunrise tonight.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
My B.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 16, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I think talk of games that affect the Caps’ magic number is fair game.
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To which NSH PHI is not applicable (as much as I thought it would be at the start of the season).
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, just commenting that some non-WSH games are fair game for discussion.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Especially in the context of lining things up for the Caps’ postseason run.
After all, the whole thing is jumbling up day by day (from #3 down.) Who knows.. by the time the season’s over, Ottawa or Montreal could have passed Buffalo, the Devils are only two back of the Penguins with a game in hand, and Boston just became even more catchable, despite the win.
Or, in the context of the Presidents’ Trophy. Man, Kari-L faced 47 shots and they won 8-2.. sweet.
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Now they can make fun of the Caps for being in a weak conference as well as a weak division.
We get no respect.
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There’s a little bit of truth to that. The Caps are the best team in the NHL, but the second-best team in the East is 6th in the league. The West has owned the East, primarily, over the course of the interconference games.
The Caps are 9-4-3 against the Western Conference this year. 38-10-6 against the East.
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Yeah. Looks like all the cards fell the Caps’ way tonight for once.
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It’d be a feel-good to see the Pens slump a bit, but practically, all it’d do is put them at a 4 seed instead of a 2, match them up against someone like MON, OTT, or BUF in the first round, and prime the bracket for a Caps-Pens second round matchup if there are no first-round upsets.
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I’m wanting enough of a slump so we can clinch our 1st place in the conference. I’m sure they can hold onto 2nd in the conference given the recent not so wonderful play of Buffalo, NJ, and Ottawa. Frankly, neither of those teams are exactly setting the world on fire, as of late.
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I am fucking anxious for the play-offs. I know, right now, we could beat Pit, NJ, or Buffalo in a 7-game series. . .
I just dont know whats gonna happen come play off time.
SC or bust
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
How does nhl.com count Goals per Game? 277/70 = 3.96 but they show 3.90. Is it per 60 min so that OT goals are excluded?
Shootout wins give you an extra goal in the standings, but not actually scored.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
3.9 is outrageous.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Strong to scary to ridiculous this season. Do not taunt happy fun Caps.
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by MassCapsFan on Mar 16, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, they’ll pick on Flyers when annoyed – ask Bradley.
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by gotsparkly on Mar 16, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just watched that again, and it was glorious.
I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!
Geez, I don’t remember the penalty there, I wish they’d included that. I only remember Carcillo on Bradley at a home game.
"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 yes. They don’t show in the highlights, but Carcillo sucker-punched Bradley after cross-checking him and ended up with 29 minutes in PIM’s (2 – crosschecking; 2 – instigator; 5 – fighting; 10 – misconduct; 10 – game misconduct)
This video shows what a 9 minute power play should look like – the Caps made the Flyers pay and pay dearly for that.
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Do not taunt happy fun Caps because that makes them someone-pissed-in-my-cheerios-caps. Who will obliterate you and not look back.
But if you insist, I suggest you start by taunting Happy Fun Nicky.
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Thinking about an F&B comment from earlier though, every goal scored by someone not wearing ‘8’ is more money to shell out when re-sign time comes. No chance Brooks resigns at anything close to what he makes now with the goal totals he’s going to finish with. Backstrom’s price keeps going up, Green is going cost a lot more, Fehr and Flash are both going to cost a lot more than they do now in a couple of years. Schultz isn’t going to re-sign for near the league minimum.
We have guys coming up, but I don’t know if they’re of the caliber that’ll allow the Caps to continue this kind of dominance. Enjoy the ride, it may be a while before we see this kind of season again.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 16, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. But…who here likes a good story about a bridge?
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by MassCapsFan on Mar 16, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Buzz Killington reference…Knee High was bursting my bubble.
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by MassCapsFan on Mar 17, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong here, but isn’t Green signed for the next 5 years? If that’s the case, his raise is a long way off…
Nah, Green is signed for two more years after this one. He keeps putting up these numbers, his K is going to make Campbell’s look small.
More to that point — at least one of 19, 52 and 28 are gone at some point in the near future. You can’t keep four guys that are going to make that kind of money in a capped world.
My bet is it’s 28.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
19 will be a Cap for life if GMGM is worth his weight in pucks.
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by MassCapsFan on Mar 17, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Yet, GMGM still hasn’t inked him. . .
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah…WTF?
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by MassCapsFan on Mar 17, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I KNOW!
I think Backstrom’s agent is waiting for the POs. If Lars does rly well then, he can ask for even more moolah.
There are very few things in this world I hate more than sports agents who fuck teams over just so they get a few more thousand dollars to add to their billions of billions
the strasbourg deals in the MLB had me wanting to firebomb his agent’s house
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey – my player needs to eat!
/Boras’d
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by MassCapsFan on Mar 17, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
lol, that made me laugh :D
Scott Boras isnt it? Hate that guy. . .
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
If Back’s agent is any good he’s holding off on signing for as long as humanly possible. That price goes way up if Nick is a 35 goal, 70 assist man, which isn’t totally out of reach. You’re not (quite) talking Crosby/Malkin money, but it’s probably close to that.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much same response as above. . ..fucking hate those kind of agents, they’re just in it for themselves
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Except that Nick is actually worth that kind of money. He is the Real Deal.
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His stats are inflated being with Ovie and all (and Ovie with him).
He is only worth that kind of money because of the inflated paychecks the atheletes have these days. . .
not that im against it, its just some of these guys are getting way too much relative to other players
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh, the player likes getting paid more too. I was hoping we’d get him for under 7 using the Kane/Toews contracts as benchmarks, but he’s blowing them out of the water right now.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope we can get him under 7. . .
I mean they are playing hockey for a living. . .many millions isnt that different than many millions in their mind, imo.
I don’t take Lars for the kind of person that is going to raise hell over getting a few less millions to play with Ovie or hockey in general
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Neither do I, but seeing as how the Caps are going to pay him either way, he’s going to get all he can unless GMGM can sell him on a “keep the band together” discount.
He’s going to want people to play with—and that’s as close to a “discount” as Caps will get. I used to think the first digit would be a 6, but Lars is kicking hell out of his alleged peers and everyone knows it.
7.25 × 6 = not28
by redlineblue on Mar 17, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. I’d love Lars to sign for less than 7/year, but he deserves a big payday and blaming the agent for hypothetically bargaining for the contract he deserves is really just crowing about circumstance. The agent is being smart and acting in his and Lars’ best interests. Too bad GMGM didn’t sign him sooner, but we’re assuming, perhaps erroneously, that he would have been willing to sign earlier for less than 7/year.
How do you know Lars best interest?
Maybe he wants to be around this capitals team in the future? How do you know he doesn’t want to be with Ovie?
How do you know he wants 8 mil over 6 mil to play the game he loves?
Hypothetically. . .idk bout that, its happening
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
We’re talking past each other, but though Nick likes playing in DC, and likes playing with Ovechkin, he doesn’t have to.
He took over Team Sweden without blinking, and steered Loui Eriksson to great offensive success. He ought to have come back with a medal, but I’m glad he didn’t b/c that would be another wallet dent.
He took the Caps on his back and carried them to victory when Ovi got tossed.
And I wonder if he’s a little impatient with his linemate who has now been suspended twice.
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Indeed, and my last response sounded kinda hostile, didnt mean it to sound that way.
I agree with what youve said, i just rly hope not the last one
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I bet if anyone could convince AO to dial it down, it would be Backis.
That’s assuming Backis wants him to dial it down. Not being a ‘leet pro hockey player, I haven’t skated a mile in their, um, skates.
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I think like almost anyone he wants to get paid the most he can in the situation he wants to be in. He can demand 7m/year and get it from the Caps. How is that not better for him in most cases than getting less than that from the Caps? As long as he’s asking for a reasonable amount – and 7m is reasonable for him – we shouldn’t begrudge the man for getting his money.
Wonder if Nick’s agent’s phone has been receiving calls from a Moscow area code?
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Matters not.
If you were a 22-y.o. Swede, living the life of an American multimillionaire, skating with the worlds best player and lurking around the Swedish embassy to fend off homesickness….
Calls from the KHL come up “good Old 91” and “poor Cherepanov” on Nick’s and GMGM’s callerID
by redlineblue on Mar 17, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Do not make the mistake of underestimating Nick Backstrom. He’s not just a playmaker on the ice. He is gonna write his own ticket – and this last month and week has shown he doesn’t necessarily need Ovie either.
I’m pretty sure that he wants to stay in DC, but he doesn’t have to.
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At this point, he’s leading the pack for third best center in the league going forward, behind the PIT-pair. And he’s closing the gap on those two. Man is going to get paid and get paid a lot.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Kane and Toews have gold and silver!
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
But they’re paid to get their client the best deal they can – yes, they make a lot of money and there has to be some inherent greed there.
If you were Nick’s agent, though, wouldn’t you want to make sure your client maximizes his earning potential? You know the team wants to keep him here, you know how much he’s going to be worth if he keeps at the pace he’s on, I don’t know. Hard to fault them all that much.
Now if his agent demands nothing short of $10 million a year for the next 20 years…we blame the agent.
Honestly, like i said above, I don’t think Lard would mind playing with Ovie or hockey in general for a few less millions. If anyone perpetuates a very high contract it’ll be his agent.
The agents use all the leverage they can to jack up the paycheck so they get max commission. They max his earning potential so they can get more money, that is a sweeping generalization, but what ive seen of agents, thats usually what goes on.
I think they should move to lower pay with higher benefits. Do go with the cap system, teams can only give so many benefits, with realistic goals based on their past seasons..
It would help prevent anchors like Tim THomas, Nylander, or the entire Rangers roster
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Just because an agent does what he’s supposed to do doesn’t mean we should like him…
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by red army line on Mar 17, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta bunch of wings/centers coming up in the next couple years. Eakin has a contract. Kuger has a contract, (I think) Della Rovere has a contract.
They’re not moving onto the top line just yet, but…
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If those guys turn into 20-30 goal scorers, I’ll be ecstatic. They’re still years away from that, though. Look at the guys they may be replacing: Flash is 25 or 26, Fehr is 24, Laich is 26. Semin is 26 and for guys with his skillset, he may be at or near the absolute peak of his career and can’t put together a full season. Contracts are for expected future performance and I think (I dearly hope) GMGM knows that. However, they’re often priced on past performance, which is how you get Ks like Briere getting 7.5 mil.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Bri.. seve… wow. Wow. How many years?
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Sorry, the cap hit is 6.5, not 7.5. My bad. But it’s through 2015 with a NMC.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s horrid
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t that an 8 year deal for the magical spearing midget? Something along those lines…it was ludicrous at the time, even more so now that they’re having trouble keeping mediocre goalies healthy.
And he got paid $10,000,000.00 in his first season. Admit it, you laughed.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, are you kidding? I laughed so hard I fell off my chair. Staggeringly horrible contract – couldn’t happen to a nicer team ;)
I can’t decide if that one is worse than the Pronger contract or not. Briere would at least come off the books if he decided to retire.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Tough call – Briere’s not worth that much money but as you say, the Pronger deal sticks around unless he plays at age 42.
Rather amazing that the Flyers went out and saddled themselves with another horrific contract while still having that one on the books, isn’t it? Meanwhile they continue to look for the second coming of Ron Hextall…for $750,000 a year.
No way. Briere is the best player on that team. He’s been performing all year. The Flyers made a great choice not keeping Knuble. He has one of the worst contacts in the NHL.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
hilarious, his celebrity continues to grow. and the same guy that argues briere’s value thinks AO is so overpaid he’d trade #8 straight up for vokoun.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 17, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, he said that? Absolutely hysterical.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 18, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I imagine the players will know that too. . .i am thinking plenty of them will take home town discounts too
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I did an analysis. The only teams that can afford to sign any uber expensive free agents (unless they make trades or let people walk) are: Nashville, Colorado, NY Islander, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix, and Tampa Bay. Those teams have cap space. The only good teams in that bunch are Phoenix and Colorado and neither are inclined to spend big money. Nashville is decent but a low budget team.
The Caps are a better place to be than any of those teams.
Chris Burton, I hope I’m not offending you since you’re a Nashville fan.
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Hah, I think Phoenix is in the best position. . .they have tonnssss of money to sign any free agent to a contract. in fact, many agents to many contracts.
The Caps have a good amount of space, I don’t mind if we dont pick up anybody in the offseason, i would much rather GMGM keep the team together.
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d love for that to happen, but I’m not banking on it.
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by Knee high to a duck on Mar 17, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Caps record for goals in a season is 330 in 91-92
Seven 20 goal scorers on that team. This year’s team needs to pick up the pace!
Such a solid lineup.. but man, learn something new every day – Don Beaupre was 5’10, 172?
Fehr and Green are the only guys who could hit that number, which would give them a team-record 8 20-goal guys, I believe? (I don’t see it happening in any other years, but I’m manually searching.)
The Caps have 273G right now. At the current 3.9 GPG pace, they will score 47 more, for a total of 320. Ten short. To make up that gap, they’d have to step it up to 4.75 GPG. Yikes.
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by snowburnt on Mar 17, 2010 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
must be the soft division.
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by bigonetimer on Mar 16, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
just another southern team that won’t stick and should just be rolled up with the rest of those below the Mason Dixon line so that Winnipeg can get another team.
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by bigonetimer on Mar 16, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
They’ll reuse their old name Jets and become the main playoff rival of the San Jose Sharks. And that will truly be a West Side Story.
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by winterion on Mar 17, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The game after Marty’s shut out record, title was: Jersey Sure. . .
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone think it might not just be that the guys are playing harder in Ovechkin’s absence. I’m thinking along the lines of spreading the wealth around especially on the PP. Don’t think Ovi needs to be playing all 2 minutes of every PP with the team we have now. Not saying he can’t handle it or that our PP is bad with him, but jeez look at it without him. Maybe BB needs to change it up a bit.
I’ve never been a fan of either Green or Ovechkin playing a 2 minute shift on the PP. The team’s had the best PP in the league, though, so it’s hard to argue with numbers.. (until you see the two-shift PP put up even more impressive ones?)
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Nope. Ovi is The Man. When he gets back on the ice, it’s Ovi-Time. The team is smart to take advantage of their non-Ovi ice time.
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People playing harder, definitely. Still, an Ovechkin-less team means you’ll be facing a pretty wildly different team. There’s a ton of talent and now you have to know the tendencies of a bunch of other guys who are going to be on the ice a lot more.
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I think there is some complacency when he’s on the lineup.
It’s like most of us not writing FanPost after FanPost because JP, DMG, Pepper, Becca, and Tuvan do it for us.
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by red army line on Mar 17, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Scary
This is the best offensive team in the league… without Ovechkin. 7 goals 3 times in 9 games? Yikes.
Deeper, more skilled, with better prospects and more cap room than your team... I can see why you're jealous.
by CapitalDominion on Mar 17, 2010 12:30 AM EDT reply actions
Silver lining:
FLA looked damn impressive in the 1st period and half of the second
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by kingzman264 on Mar 17, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey Donny. I saw that Horton is almost ready to come back. That’s something. I guess.
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Did anyone else see the Alfredsson hit on beauchemin? He got a 2 minutes for boarding. That hit was CLEARLY more dangerous than the ovy incident, yet he gets 2 games….
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by Caps Canadian Connection on Mar 17, 2010 1:08 AM EDT reply actions
People should def let it go now, but he does have a point.
There are tons of hits that happen, that are seriously dirty. Could straight up end a career, but they aren’t hurt and it doesnt get put on Chicken Soup’s desk. It sucks, and has been exposed of late. But thats all i’ll say about that
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Yeah.. letting it go aside, that was a REALLY ugly hit.
Yeah.. letting it go aside, that was a REALLY ugly hit.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2_cDsfarnQ
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Alfredsson’s kind of a cheap player when it comes to little things – shooting pucks at players as time expires and the like.
That said, intent to injure is ok in the NHL, but you just can’t hurt someone by accident.
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Ballard
What the hell happened to Keith Ballard last night? Holy crap he looked AWFUL.
Keith, here’s a tip: when you and an opposing player are fighting it out over a loose puck in the slot, you might want to tie up his stick instead of pushing him in the face repeatedly.
I don’t know, but I’ve been told: guys need their sticks to score the goals.
His play on Semin’s goal wasn’t much better. Why he had his stick behind Vokoun’s pad is beyond me.
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
my sentiments exactly. seems like every time there was a loose puck that a cap scored on, ballard was in the area justs standing there. I recall some on these boards hoping he would get traded to the caps.
I was one wishing he’d come here. He’s usually not that bad.
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I was in that camp too. Heck I was in the Ballard for Team US camp.
It didn’t help that Voks looked like ass last night—man, what a waste of talent languishing down there.
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I still like Ballard and he should have been on Team USA. I just don’t like his contract for this particular team.
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by Fehr and Balanced on Mar 17, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. 2015 is a long way away for that money.
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