Friday Caps Clips: SOL (Shootout Loss, That Is)
by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 6:35 AM EDT
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- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's loss from us, the WaPo (blog, gamer), Vogs, Joe B., Ed Frankovic, Peerless, RMNB, RtR and FFODC.
- Gabby's got his eyes on the prize. [CI]
- Mike Knuble keeps 'em grounded... [CI]
- ... with gems like "You don't have a career in the NHL until you break your face once, until you get a plate in it." [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Everyone wants more Caps/Pens. [USAToday]
- Mike Green has it relatively easy. Interesting. [Puck Prospectus]
- No one does more with less ice time than Eric Fehr. [Dump n' Chase]
- Cap scratch fever, with Quintin Laing having a stranglehold on first. [DCEx]
- Brian Campbell speaks. We yawn. [CSN Washington]
- The Boss on protecting the brand. We're cool, right? [Ted's Take]
- The Caps are rockin' some 'tude. [Examiner]
- Cody Eakin has been summoned to Hershey. [Prairie Post]
- For hockey card geeks, the NHL re-upping with Upper Deck is good news. [Upper Deck]
- Per the HHoF, on this date back in 1996, "Jim Carey became the first goalie in Washington Capitals' history to record 30 wins in a season, with a 7-1 victory over the Islanders, in New York. Carey broke the team record of 29 held by Don Beaupre." Since you're wondering, Olie Kolzig topped 30 wins five times thereafter and Jose Theodore did it last year and sits at 27 this season.
- In that same game, "Washington's Peter Bondra scored three straight goals in a 4:21 span late in the third period (his 6th career hat trick) and Sergei Gonchar had a goal and three assists in the Capitals' 7-1 win over the Islanders, at Long Island. "
- Also per the HHoF, on this date in 1989, "Washington beat the Islanders 3-2, to clinch their first Patrick Division championship. Dino Ciccarelli scored his 9th goal in his third week with the team, as the Capitals extended their team-record home winning streak to 7 straight games."
- Don't forget to check out the debut of Japers' Rink Radio tomorrow morning - tune in for the intro, stay for the awesome.
- Finally, happy 44th birthday to Robin Bawa... and a very happy 33rd to my little brother Pooh.
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So, when is Alex O. going to stop trying to skate the puck at 2 defensemen and shoot right at their sticks? He must see that it’s not working out very well for him.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 26, 2010 7:09 AM EDT reply actions
He’s trying to wait til the last possible second to shoot so that they create a screen. It’s worked pretty damn well since he got here. It doesn’t work EVERYTIME (especially with how much he shoots) but it works pretty damn good.
"the other day on sportscenter they said something along the lines of "the capitals score so much tiger woods is jealous" haha had me laughing hard while i was eating my cereal"
But he’s not adjusting. They had him in check all night last night, and he attempted the same moving screen 3 times to no avail. Granted, he was also by himself each time, so he didn’t have much choice in terms of playmaking, but I hate to see him try over and over and over again something that’s been taken care of. Now, that said, I’m betting he has more success with the exact same move against Calgary, who knows him a lot less. Still, I want to see game adjustments from him. I hope BB isn’t rubbing off on him there.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 26, 2010 7:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Much better than I expected
Let me just say that I went into watching last night’s game expecting a HUGE letdown. This game had all the makings: the second half of a back-to-back, on the road, immediately following an emotional hard-fought win over a much (more) hated team. I hoped for the best, but was seriously primed for a 6-2 loss. I would say that in the first period I got exactly what I expected, but I was much more impressed (and pleasantly surprised) with what I saw in the second and third.
I think it says a lot about the character of this team when we get an effort like that, given everything I mentioned above and the fact that the playoffs are right around the corner and the Caps basically have the #1 position already locked up. I don’t think anyone could blame them for switching it to “auto-pilot” at this point, but I’m glad to see they haven’t. This is one huge way that this year’s team differs from last year’s. Even when they aren’t able to give their best effort, I truly believe that this team comes to play every night with a hunger to win games and focused to complete the task at hand. Last year, by mid-February, it seemed obvious that the Caps were just looking ahead to the playoffs on many nights — I’m just not seeing as much of that this year, and that’s a VERY good thing, IMO.
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by PaintDrinkingPete on Mar 26, 2010 7:31 AM EDT reply actions
Is it just me, or does Campbell make it sound like Ovi is the only one who has ever pushed someone from behind?
Maybe Campbell is afraid that the Blackhawks will realize they can survive without him. Here’s a guy who was brought in to be an offensive leader, who’s the fourth highest paid defenseman in the league, yet is only 21st in scoring among d-man. Whining about the unfairness of it makes him sound like Nancy Kerrigan.
I know, right? You’re hurt, it sucks, we get it, so shut the hell up already. I’ve gone from feeling bad for that guy to hoping he gets embarrassed on national TV. Whiner.
/Kerrigan was so hot, though.
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There is nothing remotely similar about the Harding attack on Kerrigan and Ovechkin/Campbell. The attack orchestrated by Harding was a criminal act. It also was gutless and small. To keep bringing that up in the same breath with Ovi is off the mark, IMO. The whining point would be better made with an appropriate example from hockey or another sport where something similar occurred, not a criminal act.
Jeebus. You’ve got to be like . . . the ONLY person left on earth who actually still cares about this. :)
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
As we all saw the events unfurl this week when someone associated themselves with us and our brand when there wasn’t an official association in any manner.
What’s Ted talkin’ about? Did Ovie tell someone that his hit on Campbell was sponsored by the Washington Capitals?
He is referring to the chiropractor who claimed to be associated with the Capitals, which is what got them caught up in the steroid investigation.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m pretty sure that is what Ted was getting at. From the recent press release:
Dr. Douglas Owen Nagel, a Virginia chiropractor who was arrested today, is not affiliated with the Washington Capitals and is not the “team chiropractor,” as he has stated. Dr. Nagel’s office, however, has seen some of our players for standard, routine chiropractic services.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
My chiro is an MD as well as a certified chrio, and he’s done a great job. My back troubles have totally disappeared.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 26, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
my physical therapist is also a certified chiropractor, and by far the best physical therapist I’ve ever had. he was able to ID underlying structural issues that caused my knees to take more pounding than typical. Addressing that issue has allowed me to run pain free for the first time since I was 12. He’s also done wonders to help my general body alignment and core strength.
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No, they are not quacks.
My “real” doctor, when I separated my shoulder:
A) told me not to sling the arm, because it would get stiff
B) handed me ibuprofen
C) diagnosed it as a rotator cuff injury by poking me in the collar bone and listening to me scream.
At the time of the injury, I was unable to pick up my three-year-old daughter due to pain. Three days later, I went to a chiropractor.
My chiropractor had me move my shoulder around and did actual diagnosis of the injury, with X-rays, etc.
A) I passed the rotator cuff test and failed EVERYTHING ELSE.
B) he put me in a sling to ease discomfort after reseating my shoulder.
C) after several adjustments, the pain stopped, my shoulder stayed where it belonged, and I’ve never had any real trouble with it since.
BTW, that was over a decade ago. My daughter is 14 now, and I can pick her up, fairly easily, with no pain.
SOME chiropractors are not very good. Some DOCTORS are morons.
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 26, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
If you’re bent, go to a chiropractor. If you’re broken or ill, go to a doctor.
Truth, that.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 26, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
And if you’re Bengt?
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by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
then you get a Swedish massage?
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then you should train your son better so he can actually have a chance at a roster spot on the Caps
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 26, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
What if you aren’t completely bengt, but rather bengt?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
then you get the affection of the Rabbits?
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Then you go way off-topic, and J.P. makes you completely Bengt? ;-)
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 26, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I do believe it was JP at the wheel of this here dune buggy.
by DrinkingPartner on Mar 26, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, yes… but still!
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 26, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Slightly off topic
Sorry, just saw a Jagr interview at russianhockeyfans.com. Apparently he wants to remain in Omsk. Quote: I don’t think about the money, that’s for my agent. But I will understand if Avangard will reduce its budget. We didn’t play like we should. Who can pay big salaries to players which don’t give results on ice?
Who, indeed!
It’s not good for my blood pressure to feel the rage building this early in the morning. God I hate that guy.
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That Puck Prospectus thing is heavy on the Preds.
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Haha, see the last part of my comment below.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Mike Green has it relatively easy. Interesting. [Puck Prospectus]
Interesting article, but I cannot say I agree with this assessment:
why would you put Mike Green on for a defensive-zone faceoff when there are good odds an offensive rush is coming up and you can keep him fresh? Both Green’s and Campbell’s teams have used them successfully this season with spectacular results, but the fact remains they’re not trusted with the most dangerous tasks.
While the ratio of offensive zone starts to defensive zone starts is biased toward the offesnsive side, Green is no stranger to d-zone starts at all. Just take a look at the BtN data for zone starts. He takes a significant amount of defensive zone starts in comparison to the rest of the team. Green has the highest TOI/60 at even strength of any Caps player at 17.11 minutes, and with that high amount of time on the ice, he is going to get zone starts all over the rink. The zone starts of the player with the highest TOI are probably more reflective of how the team plays in general. Basically, Green’s zone starts are biased toward the offensive zone because the Caps are a good team and can sustain pressure in the offensive end of the rink. I find it hard to believe that Bruce is sitting Green for defensive zone starts to “keep him fresh.”
By the way, Chris Burton will love this:
The aforementioned biases show up in the list [of toughest jobs in the NHL]: only 1 of the top 19 players is from the Eastern Conference, and 6 of the top 25 are Nashville Predators!
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 9:00 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I’m a little surprised Hamhuis isn’t on there because he played against the top competition for so long with Klein; who is on there. Either way, neat stuff. Legwand has long been too underrated defensively. Across a whole season, he’s probably a top 10 defensive center.
I don’t understand why Jerred Smithson isn’t on there, either, because he always plays with Ward and Legwand. It may be because Trotz puts Erat out for all the O-zone draws due to Smitty sucking eggs on offense.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I had the same hunch on the Green data – thanks for doing the legwork and fleshing it out.
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Also, I am not sure what metric he is using for “Strength of Opponent,” but it does not appear to be BtN. He must have his own proprietary metric or something.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Ovechkin hits a ton, whereas Boyd Gordon gets hit but doesn’t dish it out. [BtN]
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Surprised to see Brian Campbell so high on the “gets hit but doesn’t hit” list – he usually seems so aware of oncoming traffic and is able to avoid it.
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by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know, right? Always makes headhunters like Ovechkin look bad!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
also
In reference to the PP article, I’d believe he actually DOES have the easiest job in the NHL.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Not even close. Easiest job in the NHL this year? Jonathan Quick’s backup.
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Well, yeah, but I was referring to the Prospectus piece. He’s 2nd after Matt Carkner.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I can assume getting dropped by Colton Orr on a regular basis is an easy job
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 26, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
He basically just stood there; so yeah. Not hard.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Not even close. Easiest job in the NHLthisevery year?Jonathan Quick’sMarty Brodeur’s backup
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup. That’s why I wrote “this year” (and because if I’d written Brodeur, some smart ass would point out that it wasn’t so easy last year).
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Well…they did turn Scott Clemmensen into a borderline all-star last year…
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
hit stats amongst the most useless in the NHL IMO. the home team almost without exception, out hits the visiting team. shocking.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 26, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Which is why BtN ignores home hits, to eliminate home team bias.
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but someone is the home team in every game and thus the away hit stats for and against should be biased as well, no?
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 26, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, sure, to an extent. But it eliminates “The scorer in LA hands out hits like he’s working the parking lot at a Dead show” as significant because no team plays more than three games as the visitor there in a season.
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by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
nice analogy. may need to put the dead show reference in the glossay for some of the younger rinkers.
any stats on which home team hit counter is the most biased. ie. biggest gap between home hits and away hits?
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 26, 2010 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure. Take a look here. They’ve gone ahead and “adjusted” some of the more subjective stats. Not sure their methodology is air-tight, but it certainly is good enough to give you a feel for it (at first glance, it looks like the Rangers, Kings and Stars are the biggest offenders, while they’re undercounting in Atlanta, Jersey and other places).
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That list generally reinforces an idea I meant to bring up earlier – while you imply that home teams want to bump up their hit totals, I’ve heard anecdotally that there are arenas where the team encourages keeping those totals down so the players have less to bargain with at contract time. Not sure how much truth there is to it, but would it surprise you if Lou Lamoriello was one of those folks trying to keep totals low?
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Not to mention hits stats are about as subjective as you can get.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
If someone gets Double Dioned, does that count as two hits or one?
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 26, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
and yet a lot of the players on the BtN link, including AO, have more away hits than home hits this season. assuming i’m reading the chart correctly.
by Natty Bumppo on Mar 26, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Looking at the standings - random musings
and some numbers truly are surreal:
WSH has scored 202 more goals on the season as EDM
TOR has more goals than CALGARY?! I knew they were hurting for offense, but damn…even the Eastern Conference’s worst team is outscoring them.
I think ATL will overtake BOS
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and apparently i am not yet awake. that would be 102 more goals…ugh
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by ns on Mar 26, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I would agree on the last point. Maybe not ever, but damn near close at least.
TOR’s problem has never really been offense, TOR can’t keep the puck out of their own net.
BtN took a look at when you do your scoring, in terms of goal differential. In other words, are you scoring when it’s tied, you’re up one, down one, etc.
Toronto was piling up the goals while down two or three goals, if I remember correctly.
In other words, they were giving up a substantial lead, and then scoring some garbage goals.
Mind you, this was last year’s data, but I would not be surprised if it were a similar picture this year.
/Might not be remembering this correctly.
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I think it’s a little bit of an oversimplification to say that goals scored by a team down by two or three goals are garbage. They might not be able to come back every time, but if they stay in the game it’s still possible for a team to claw its way back.
The Caps have certainly been on both sides of this: coming back numerous times from three goals down either to end up winning (vs. Chicago or Florida to start the win streak) or being blown out after coming back (vs. TBL). They have also been dinged for allowing their fair share of easy goals that made things complicated closing out games. Just think back to the blown 3rd period leads that we had at the beginning of the season. or even as recently as against Dallas. Garbage goals or not, those were some tense games.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Piggybacking on that Knuble article for a second, Lisa Hillary said something on a radio phoner for one of the stations yesterday, and compared Knuble’s voice in the room to Fedorov’s, and while the latter helped the Russians’ play out and gave them a chance to play with their idol, the former seems to be having as effective an impact, but over much more of the room.
Don’t know why that didn’t click for me before, but oh well.
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Dude can’t catch a break. Thoughts on the hit? Looks like the shoulder slipped the head first and then the rest of the hit was to Booth’s chest. Spacek’s arm was down the whole time.
This new rule is going to be really subjective…
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by ns on Mar 26, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
This new rule is going to be really subjective…
Not to derail this thread, and this may have been covered in the game thread, but wasn’t Ovi’s contact with Legace last night “a … back-pressure or blind-side hit to an opponent where the head is … the principal point of contact”? Is he subject to supplemental discipline for it?
Obviously that would be a ridiculous interpretation of the rule, but it demonstrates your point on just how subjective it’s going to be.
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For some strange reason, I’m optimistic that they won’t screw it up. I don’t really know why, but when I watched the videos they had on that reel of legal and illegal hits, I thought to myself, “ok, that’s pretty clear.”
Of course, now that I’ve said that, they’ll probably mess it up.
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I hope you’re right, I wish I was as confident. Given the NHL’s officiating track record I’m skeptical, but I would no questions prefer a few bad calls over the status quo.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 26, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I winced when I saw it, that’s for sure. And I think Joe B. and Locker were a lttle taken back. I’m sure Puck Daddy will have an expose on it today.
I was watching the Carolina feed, their announcers had Cam Ward with them during a portion of the game, and they didn’t agree with the call on Ovi because Legace was out of the crease when it happened. They also didn’t think the too many men on the ice call was fair. CI only had the CAR feed available so I almost didn’t watch the game but I was pleasantly surprised with their announcers. They complimented the Caps all night, particularly Greenie and Varly.
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by CapsFan2020 on Mar 26, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah ditto this. I saw the CAR feed for the first two periods as well. They were not as exciting to listen to per se, but they were definitely knowledgeable and fair. I liked!
I really care more about the play-by-play guy’s ability to call a game than the color analyst (who is usually a homer).
A good test is to see how a guy calls a terrific goal by an opponent. If there’s general enthusiasm, then I give the guy a little respect. If there’s none, it’s tough to listen to.
For the most part, they’re pretty good, solid announcers out there.
And then there’s Jack Edwards…
The goal test is an interesting way to look at it. You know someone shouldn’t be announcing a hockey game when a beauty of a goal doesn’t get more than a “meh”.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 26, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
They sounded pretty excited when Carlson scored and went on to talk about how he scored the GWG at the World juniors etc. They also quickly complemented Ovi every time he was booed by the crowd. I think they were kind of embarrassed by that.
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by CapsFan2020 on Mar 26, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup, for the little bit I was able to watch of the game, the only reason I knew I was watching the CAR feed was because I know the voices of Joe and Craig so well. Definitely give the CAR guys credit.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 26, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I absolutely hate it when a play-by-play guy makes it sound like his mother just died when the opponent scores. My rule of thumb is I should have to wonder which team the announcer works for he announces a goal. If I can’t really tell, he’s good.
I’m fine with a little differential in the way a goal is called. Listen to Joe calling a game; he’s excited either way, but way more when it’s the Caps.
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I do expect the Color guys to be homers, but that doesn’t give them a pass IMO. I still want guys that can do it in a way that doesn’t alienate other fans. Razor is hands down the best IMO, even though he’s clearly a Stars fan. Jim Fox in LA does a good job as well.
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The Carolina crew is one of my favorite to listen to outside of Craig and Joe.
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I can’t deal with a guy who non-ironically goes by the name of “Tripp”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
However, “TRA…cee…TRA…cee…TRA…cee” is my second favorite goalie taunting chant of all time, with “HEX…tall…HEX…tall” obviously number 1.It would’ve been even more fun if Harvard didn’t beat Yale by six goals every time they played in the 90s.
He’s Emmett E. Tracy III, which sounds much better than “Tripp”. Almost makes him sound like a southern dandy, which would be awesome.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
DEFINITELY an Ivy-league name
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 26, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure he’s got a whole wardrobe of Nantucket Red.
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with “critters” embroidered all over
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 26, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Well for your edification, it can get awfully confusing for the family if there are three living men with the same first name.
Typically what happens is the Sr. is known by the first name, Jr. is known by the middle name, and the third gets a nickname of some sort. Tripp is common in this instanc. Ten years ago I had a supervisor named Tripp and he too was a third.
And it can be even worse when you do it with women. My mother is named after two of her aunts so to keep everybody from being confused, her entire family calls her by her first and middle names.
Which usually only happens when somebody is in deep trouble…
/lesson
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My mom goes by her first and middle names too. So does one of my aunts, and so does my ex-MIL.
The common first name here is Mary.
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 26, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Although I now hear of a fair number of “thirds” who are known as “Trey” these days. Although “Trey” seems to be a nickname for Trevor as well.
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Ooooh, really? All the Trevors I know go by T-Dog, ’Vor, or Rovert, which is Trevor backwards.
by Cluster on Mar 26, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You obviously grew up in a different neighborhood. We had a kid named Trevor in our neighborhood who was called “Trey”. Someone at work has a kid called “Trey”. I don’t know what his given name is.
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I like Beninati, because I think he calls a good game — gets the players’ names right, has some nice catch phrases, gets excited about good play — but Craig Laughlin’s voice and analysis drives me batty.
I just don’t like him on TV.
I like Joe B because he’s grammatically correct.
“36 seconds with which to play here in the third….”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
IMO, their broadcast would be a lot better if Locker picked his spots better. Too often, when you watch a replay Locker will be talking right over the play and Joe B. has to jump in to yell “Goal”. Color guys should be talking during stoppages and dead moments during the game.
I like when Joe compliments him on not talking all over a play if he’s made it into the 3rd without doing so.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
I also enjoy their pseudo homo-erotic banter, as evidenced by last night’s milk conversation
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I got no problems with Locker. At this point, it would be so odd to hear a game without him that it would just be distracting.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
They’ve got a unique style for sure. At least he’s not Bob Errey. If I had to listen to him every game, I’d stick a sharp object in my ears.
I generally don’t like any Penguins announcer. Was it their radio guy who use to say stuff like, “SCRATCH MY BACK WITH A HACK SAW!” Haha…that kind of stuff is entertaining.
I miss Lange on TV. Listening to Steigerwald and Errey is like listening to a seminar at an conference on the history of double entry accounting.
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by ThePeerless on Mar 26, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I kinda feel like Locker is Locker and he’d endearingly oblivious to so much, but he LOVES hockey and the Caps, and that always comes across. And I think he’s a guy with a genuinely good heart; he didn’t have to take a couple moments out of a Capitals broadcast to congratulate Gaetan Duchesne’s son for making the NHL with the Flyers (of all teams!), but he did.
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Yeah, that is one of the biggest reasons I love Locker. He’s so genuine. And he’s the same way in person, too. :-)
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 26, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Color guys should be colorful. The commentators on Versus and NBC are so bland.
"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 26, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s what I love about him, too – sometimes he drives me nuts (usually when we’re losing badly) but overally I think he brings a downhome kind of charm to the game. And hey, every so often he actually does do a good job of analysis! Not a lot, but once in awhile :)
Also, I saw a guy in an old school Laughlin #18 jersey at the Pens game. Awesome.
I think he usually does a pretty good job of analysis. He really shines when he breaks down a play, IMO.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 26, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
There are definitely times when he brings the knowledge, especially in between periods when he has time to think about what he’s going to say.
I do wish they’d just give him control over the video when he telestrates, though. The “stop it here…STOP IT HERE” makes me crazy, sometimes they don’t stop it in time and he has to repeat it and…argh. :P
He’s almost like the Bizzarro Cherry when it comes to the replay stuff.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
What’s good about Joe B and Locker is that they have a good sense of when to be serious and when not to be. When it is an important moment, game, or situation they don’t fool around and get cute or make jokes. They do a very good job of keeping it professional.
But when the game is boring for whatever reason, they liven things up and dive right into their schitck. It can get annoying at times but that is a surefire way of knowing whether or it is a good game by the amount of schitck they do.
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Sorry JP if this is not on point —
I’m confused about the fact that your CI only had the Carolina feed. I’m not sure where everyone lives, but here outside of St. Louis I had Joe and Locker very nicely on Directv. All season long, except for the national blackouts and when broadcasts aren’t available (zero for the Caps), I’ve had both..
Locally – I only get the Blues announcers, as one would expect.
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by CapsFan2020 on Mar 26, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Bizarre. You would think the feed would be the same for everyone outside the two team’s viewing area.
Georgia would be Thrashers, I think, not Canes.
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Yeah, the Thrashers’ games are always blacked out but I don’t understand why the WAS feed isn’t available to us sometimes.
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by CapsFan2020 on Mar 26, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s usually the home team’s announcers unless there are few enough games to let them offer both home and away.
It was this way for me until the middle of last season. Now I get home and away for NHL and MLB.
I was curious, so I went to directv.com to check Sunday. I logged in, so it knows my zip ode. I see Calgary’s broadcast on 770 (no HD) and Caps on 771 and 771-1 (HD).
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You are right, now that I think about it, there were 10 games going on last night and only 14 channels available so for most of the games there was only one feed available.
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by CapsFan2020 on Mar 26, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
rule includes the words “…the head is targetted and/or the principle point of contact” clearly ov wasn’t “targetting” legace’s head despite it being the principle point of contact. so fortunate that legace wasnt hurt on that play cause from legace’s initial response, it appeared that ov had ripped his head clear off his body
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 26, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
"…the head is targetted and/or the principle point of contact" can be read as "…the head is the principle point of contact," which it was.
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But intent has to be measured, as well. Ovi wasn’t targeting his head, he was trying to make a hockey play, i.e. getting to the front of the net for a tip and in the process ran into him. If they take away the ability to drive to the net, there are going to a lot less goals scored next season.
Right. Like I said, it’d be an absurd interpretation of the rule, but with a little more force or if Legace was as harmed as he initially acted…
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Yeah, if Legace got his bell rung on the play and had to leave the game, we’d be having a different conversation this morning.
I’m a big Legace fan. Love the guy. But he deserves an Oscar for that “OMG MY HEAD” whip-back he did. There was contact, sure, but did anyone else see the pause in between the contact and when Legace went down like a shot?
Whatever – gamesmanship, I guess. I’d be cracking up if Jose had done that.
He’s a perfect fit in Carolina, the divingest divers that ever dived.
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by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I gotta go Moe, my damn wiener kids are listening.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 26, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Every goalie tries to play that.
I love when goalies get grazed behind the net when they’re playing a puck and flail to the ice like they just got hit by a howitzer. Funny stuff.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Gadzooks!… I am slain!! Be not sad, for ’tis a better place to which I go as I gasp (cough) my last (cough cough) breath….
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by ThePeerless on Mar 26, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
i could also read that statement to say the head was targetted and the principle point of contact. clearly the head was the principle point of contact but pretty clearly was not targeted.
there is going to be times when players hit the opponents head when clearly that was incidental to the play. ov wasnt even facing legace when the hit happened.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Mar 26, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
If it meant only “and” and not “or” it wouldn’t say “and/or.”
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by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That pissed me off so much. Legace wasn’t even close to the crease and AO wasn’t doing anything wrong. What the fuck is the point of the blue paint? May as well get rid of it.
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(F&B joining us… always a highlight of my day.)
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It’s to demarcate Mike Knuble’s office.
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by EmilyB on Mar 26, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Further to this point, this, which everyone should read for sheer comedic value.
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by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
they’re really reaching there. pathetic
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“I’m not going to call and complain to the league,” Canes general manager Jim Rutherford said today. “But there is a fine line there. Is it one of those types of hits or not? I will ask that question at some point.”
Legace said he didn’t expect Ovechkin to be suspended or fined for the hit.
“I didn’t get hurt. If I had gotten knocked out and rolled around, maybe,” he said, smiling.
Not even any smoke, let alone fire. And here’s the reporter’s hockey bona fides:
A Raleigh native, Chip has worked at the N&O since 1979 and is in his second season as the Canes beat writer.
something something I can tell by the pixels something something
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A bit more on Chip:
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/lukes-shoes-and-a-new-beat
http://redblackhockey.blogspot.com/2008/08/n-takes-two-steps-backwards.html
http://redblackhockey.blogspot.com/2008/09/staal-locked-in-for-seven-years.html
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Chip sounds like a real winner.
and, seriously, his name is Chip?
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Got a video of the hit?
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Morning Playoff Round-up.
EAST
(p)Washington vs. Boston
New Jersey vs. Philadelphia
Buffalo vs. Montreal
Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa
WEST
(p)San Jose vs. Detroit
(p)Chicago vs. Colorado
Vancouver vs. Los Angeles
Phoenix vs. Nashville
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full of win
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
just wait, now that San Jose’s playoff spot is secure, they’re going to start tanking so they get to face your Preds instead of those big bad Wings :)
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Hopefully they finish in 2nd and we finish in fifth.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
high expectations, I like it.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 26, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t say that… I would not want to see Phoenix in the first round. Their “Us Against the World” attitude is really working for them…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 26, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
But its Dave “dominate the regular season” Tippett!
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Keep talking junior.
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by Carl Putnam on Mar 26, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t mind if I do ;). Did you see the game last night?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, no. I didn’t get to watch Yotes or Caps game last night.
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by Carl Putnam on Mar 26, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Prospects update:
Marcus Johansson and Farjestads play Game 5 today. They are tied with SAIK at two games each, so their series will go at least six and most likely seven games. Ice Warrior tells me they’ve switched goalies again.
Dmitry Kugryshev and the Remparts also play Game 5 tonight. They could close out the series and advance to Round 2 with a win tonight.
Cody’s season is of course done and he’s on his way to Hershey.
SDR and the Colts are playing the waiting game for their next round to start. The Ottawa 67’s could be the Colts’ next opponent, but they have to win one more game against Missisauga and it’s scheduled for Sunday.
Joel Broda and the Hitmen are behind, 2 games to Moose Jaw’s 3, but they could tie the series with a win on Saturday.
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I wish there was a place to watch CHL playoffs on TV. Are they showing any of the games on NHLN?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Not the early rounds, I think. Perhaps when they get to the league championships. And I’m pretty sure they will show the Memorial Cup games.
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Yeah they do a good job with Memorial Cup. I just wish they would show more playoff games and push NHL on the Fly back a hour or two.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. More live hockey at any level would be better. I’d like some NCAA regional games and some CHL playoff games.
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I was able to catch most of the conference tourneys on the various regional Fox networks that Comcast carries, at least the WCHA and CCHA ones.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Gah. Somehow I missed that. Hopefully they keep playing the games through the Regional brackets.
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I think those are going to ESPN now. Buccigross mentioned it in his recent column:
Programming note: Barry Melrose and I are calling the games in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. All games are on ESPNU/ESPNU HD:
Friday:
No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 RIT, 3 p.m. ET
No. 2 Cornell vs. No. 3 New Hampshire, 6:30 p.m. ET
Saturday:
Winners play in the regional final, 6:30 p.m. ET
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll have to find out if I have ESPNU.
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I do. I don’t get off till 330, so I’ll be able to catch the end of that Denver game, and the Cornell/UNH game.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Insane stat via @capsmedia:
Per @nhl_canes and Elias, before last night the last time 3 rookie dmen scored in a game was 3/8/47
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now we know why Carlson waited until last ngiht to score. He wanted to me part of obscure hockey history!
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I’m so mad I missed his first goal.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Mar 26, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
so did I! watched it about 10 times after I got home.
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Chelios had 2 assists I think.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 26, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Who knew Patrik Elias was a source on hockey arcana?
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For two seasons now, I’ve been trying to keep my hockey expectations in check, but the Caps, they go and blow them out of the water. Last season, I said, ok, under Bruce in 07-08, they were on pace for 108 points, it would be nice to do that again, but that’s a lot of points, so cracking 100 would be a reasonable expectation. And then they hit 108 on the nose.
So this season, I’m telling myself, maybe maintaining 108 points level of play for a third season is a little much to ask for. Or maybe not, but let’s not start thinking the mid-110a is realistic. Except, today, the Caps have surpassed 108 to set yet another record and they can potentially collect 16 more points. And they’re on pace for 121 points.
So today I’ve decided to stop worry, to hell with reasonable expectations, and just sit back and enjoy. I might not ever see another historic season like this one. But, you know, just in case next year is even better (because that’s been the pattern), I’ll start this whole sit back and enjoy thing a heck of a lot sooner than the end of March!
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Well said, RedBirdie. At this rate, Peerless is going to run out of “(Team Accomplishment) or Bust” captions for the thermometer on his site, and that is a great thing. Truly a historic season so far; let’s hope it ends even better.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Of the 88 twenty goal scorers so far....
Fehr has been on the ice for the least amount of even strength goals against. One less than Hossa and 5 less than Marco Sturm, who are 2nd and 3rd. (Knuble is 8th)
21 goals against for Fehr, same number of goals he has scored. Ridiculous.
oh Fehrsie… what did you do to BB?
Every day, I find myself a little more interested in hearing the answer to that question.
It really is starting to get ridiculous. At least last night he got 2 full minutes of PP time, but he still only played 9:55 of even strength time. (Vs. 14:25 for Flash)
but that’s the thing… didn’t he say in his book that he has learned what buttons to push with certain guys? maybe fehr is the type that lags off if he gets 13-15 min a night… he doesn’t go all-out on each shift like he does when he gets 9 min.
bb picks his spots for the guy to succeed and as long as he doesn’t so something insanely stupid, he’ll avg around 10 min and keep lighting the lamp. i’m fine with it. as good as the numbers are, i’m sure there’s a method to his madness (or rink madness, that is)
of the 88 20-goal scorers so far, nearly 10% of them are Capitals! That’s kinda crazy. (Green could get on the list if he goes all goal scoring crazy over the next 8 games)
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Would be better as a rate stat, but still impressive
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Where's the stat about...
the players in the NHL with more goals scored themselves than on ice against? Last I saw it was four dudes: Ovie, Parise, a Sedin (I think) and Fehr.
by bilspacecadet on Mar 26, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Statistical Anomaly...
Did you know that the Caps now lead their division by more points than the other five division leaders combined?
The Caps presently have a 33 point lead on Atlanta, which is an insane margin. In the other divisions:
Atlantic: A tie between New Jersey and some other team, meaning the lead margin is 0.
Northeast: Buffalo has a solid 7 point lead over Ottawa.
Central: Chicago has an 8 point lead on Nashville
Northwest: Vancouver leads Colorado by 5
Pacific: San Jose now has a 2 point lead on Phoenix.
Total up the other divisions (let’s see… count that…carry the one…) and you get 22 points total for the five divisions.
Wow.
Let's go Caps!
Its actually completely feasible we catch Chicago, statistically speaking. Nice.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Yet, there’s 2 teams in our division I am absolutely thrilled we won’t see in the playoffs. ATL is not one of them.
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by bigonetimer on Mar 26, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
TBL could still make it, right?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
with their win last night over the floundering Bruins, TBL’s odds to make the postseason nearly doubled….to 1.2%. Games vs. PIT, the Sens and the Sabres remaining will make it tough to win out.
We do believe in the comeback around these parts though….
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by bigonetimer on Mar 26, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
If Chicago keeps on going as they have been…meaning slowly crumbling into a heap of debris… Nashville could very well win the division.
Let's go Caps!
Sigh… post fail… this was supposed to be a reply to Chris…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 26, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Tangentially off-topic: Chicago, Jackets, & Clarkie
CBJ beats crap outta Blackhawks 8-3, and Clarkie has narry an assist. Rough.
Versteeg was a -4. Oof.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I listened to this game a bit while I was driving to pick up a pizza, and Troy Murray (the Blackhawks’ radio color guy) sounded like he wanted to jump out a window.
This game was a sure sign that Niemi is going to be the playoff starter over Huet.
I don’t want to collapse and be the 7th or 8th seed; but playing the Hawks is still appealing.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
A bell curve for the Penguins.
Does this mean a first-round exit for the Penguins or is this just bad luck (exasperated by the 0-6-0 record against the Devils)?
Until they’re beaten, they’re the team to beat. I fully expect them to flip the switch come April.
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Eh. I don’t think anything about them says they’re a first-round exit team, but I don’t think it’s just bad luck, either. I think this is a case of a team simply not being as good as they were last year.
They’ve played more games than any one else in the last 3 seasons, they’ve lost some key depth guys, they still don’t have wingers for Sid AND Malkin at the same time, etc. I don’t know, they don’t have the same bite they did last year. Still tough, and I agree they’re still “the team to beat” if only in name…but yeah.
Even with all the factors you point out, they’re still going to be tough to beat 4 out of 7. Very tough. I’m with JP, waiting for the switch to flip.
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If they were going to flip the switch, they would have done so by now. First round exit? Maybe, maybe not. It depends on how well Elliot plays for Ottawa. If they end up drawing New Jersey in the second round, they might just luck out and get to the Conference Finals. Same for the Buffaslugs. Anybody else though and they could have some serious trouble.
But “team to beat”??? Eh, that’s a stretch IMHO.
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I dunno, Jersey seems to have their number. 6 loses, all in regulation? OUCH.
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Ever since the lockout Marty has faded badly in the playoffs. Yeah, they went and got Kovalchuk, 4 playoff games, no goals, and one assist for his entire career, to help out. But there’s only so much he can do.
If Marty gets to the seond round, he’ll fade there instead of the frist.
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Yep, I loved Wed’s game, but wasn’t thrilled that we tied the Pens after 65 min when they were missing Malkin and Gonchar. As much as I’m annoyed by the Crosby mythologizing, dude has had a pretty sweet record of success in playoffs. And they came out and absolutely stomped us in game 7. They are still the team to beat.
With all the history, any Caps fan doesn’t relax until the Penguins are out of the picture….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 26, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
their GAA is just stunning when comparing the top 10 teams vs. the middle 10. I knwo the Caps have this ability to really skew things, but the Pens are, on average, giving up 1.2 goals per game more to a top 10 team than a middle of the pack team. So then I decided to look at how the Pens scoring fares in comparison.
Had to pick my jaw up off the floor!
The Penguins score a mere 1.89 goals per game against the elite teams, but 3.56 against the middle 10! Those are some pretty huge disparities.
I’d love to see the Caps season broken down like that. Very interesting stuff.
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BTU I’m at work! That sort of bug project can’t be done here, unfortunately :( too easy to get caught with spreadsheets open when my job doesn’t involve using spreadsheets.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
very carefully!
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I took a look at the scores and see that the Devils handled them pretty well. It would be nice to know what they did.
10/24 — 4-0 @ Pittsburgh
11/12 — 4-1 @ Pittsburgh
12/21 — 4-0 @ Pittsburgh
12/30 — 2-0 @ NJ
3/12 — 3-0 @ NJ
3/17 — 5-2 @ NJ
Fleury in goal for 5 of 6.
Pens a whopping 0 for 21 on the Power Play. New Jersey scored 3 of 17.
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Wow. The Devils shut out the Pens four times this season??? I had no idea.
Suddenly, I’m more worried about the guys from the swamp….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 26, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I would be too. I think if they peak at the right time you may be in trouble. Parise/Kovy/Langenbrunner/Elias/Zajac/Zubrus/Rolston is a helluva offense when they click.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
No — I’m wrong.
First game was 4-1 and Fifth game was 3-1.
My eyes are mess!
10/24 — 4-1 @ Pittsburgh
11/12 — 4-1 @ Pittsburgh
12/21 — 4-0 @ Pittsburgh
12/30 — 2-0 @ NJ
3/12 — 3-1 @ NJ
3/17 — 5-2 @ NJ
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The Pens scored a grand total of 5 goals and gave up 22. In six games.
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Is that just “one of those years” or is it something else? The Devils didn’t play as much of a trap the last couple of years (under Sutter), so maybe the Pens just aren’t used to it.
Jersey’s had Pittsburgh’s number so far this season. I don’t think it’s the Pens can’t break through, it’s just they haven’t. Jersey’s been great at capitialzing any mistake and putting it in the net and then clamping down.
In all those games (And this is off the top of my head), for the most part NJ got a lead, usually and early lead, and then played masterful (boring) defense. It’s worked though, can’t knock it
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by Hooks Orpik on Mar 26, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
ouch. that’s 3.66 gals per game for Jersey. They average 2.62 this season.
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If Backstrom re-signs with an average salary of $6.5 million or under, that bitch F&B is happily going hand-hand-foot-foot. You know it will be recorded for posterity via youtube .
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by Hooks Orpik on Mar 26, 2010 12:09 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
Do I rec this now or later?
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
can’t wait to critique his cartwheel technique!
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I doubt its going to happen. Baks is more likely getting more than 6.5 million.
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by Carl Putnam on Mar 26, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Kane and Toews signed for that much. Plus there’s always the chance of like a mega-long 10-12 year deal that would figure to bring down the amount per year in exchange for the security.
It could happen. Probably won’t, but I’d give it better hopes than playoff hockey in Florida this spring.
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by Hooks Orpik on Mar 26, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Can this occur after a carbomb contest?
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 26, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m worried if it goes in that order (car bomb then cartwheel) that Mr. Balanced will be in deep trouble.
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by IRockTheRed on Mar 26, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone have an ESPN Insider account? I’m hearing there’s an Ovi nugget in here.
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64% think Ovi is the best player
10% think Ovi is the dirtiest player (T3)
Survey is of 50 NHL players
Yeah, those five players are on crack.
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Three of those votes might be Gleason, Campbell, and Gonchar.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Seem to remember Gleason making statements on Ovechkin around the time of the Campbell suspension that would disqualify him from that. Far too lazy to go searching, though.
Steinz has it! Thank god for the easy to search archives.
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I don’t particularly remember Gleason being that upset.. He also wasn’t hurt, at least in the knee. Taking a puck to the face isn’t from a dirty play.
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That wasn’t really supposed to be a serious comment; mostly snarky. Campbell is the only one mentioned that might actually have voted for Ovi seeing as he refuses to let the issue drop.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Here’s the latest on the site from the other players.
Although there was no clear-cut choice, 22 percent named Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger. Another 10 percent fingered Ovechkin for his grabbing and hitting from behind. And 12 percent called out Ranger Sean Avery — some of them, grudgingly. “He’s probably happy to get my vote,” one Eastern Conference player admits.
1. Chris Pronger, Philadelphia Flyers: 22 percent
2. Sean Avery, New York Rangers: 12 percent
T3. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals; Steve Ott, Dallas Stars: 10 percent
5. Jarkko Ruutu, Ottawa Senators: 8 percent
T6. Patrick Kaleta, Buffalo Sabres; Cam Janssen, St. Louis Blues: 6 percent
T8. 13 players: 2 percent
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When Janssen, Ruutu, and Kaleta get fewer votes than AO you know something is wrong with the players voting. That is horse shit. Some whiny bitches responded in that vote, for sure.
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And Cooke doesn’t crack the list? I wonder when the poll was taken.
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Yeah good call. It’s still odd though. You would think AO would get more votes because of the Campbell hit but that came right after Cooke’s hit. Suffice it to say, I’m not taking much from that poll.
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I’d put Bruce ahead of Babbles, but maybe I’m just a blind homer.
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Nothing there that I can see. It’s a poll on the best fighter.
Derek Boogaard of the Wild is 6’8" and 257 pounds and has scored two goals in the past five seasons. But he’s mustered 500-plus penalty minutes over that span — and now he has 46 percent of our premier-pugilist vote. “There are a lot of tough guys, but Boogaard is the last one I want to mess with,” says one Western defenseman. The No. 2 recipient, though, doesn’t quite fit the profile. Rick Rypien (20 percent) goes 5’11", 190, is the cousin of former NFL QB Mark and once took a leave of absence because he was struggling mentally with the strain of fighting through injuries. Apparently, fighting other guys is less of a problem. “He has boxing skills, quick hands and protects himself well,” says a former first-round draft pick. “Pound-for-pound, he’s toughest in the NHL.”
BEST FIGHTER
1. Derek Boogaard, Minnesota Wild: 46 percent
2. Rick Rypien, Vancouver Canucks: 20 percent
3. Colton Orr, Toronto Maple Leafs: 10 percent
4. Wade Belak, Nashville Predators: 8 percent
5. Georges Laraque, formerly of the Montreal Canadiens: 4 percent
T6. Six players: 2 percent
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
But the 2nd best? Not buying it.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Pound-for-pound, I think you could make an argument. If he were 6’8 like Boogard there wouldn’t even be a discussion.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 26, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, Boogaard is a total was of NHL salary. He shouldn’t be playing hockey.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
eff
Should be “waste”, not “was”
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven’t seen enough of Boogard beyond his fights to comment, but that’s true of most enforcers these days. The guys you want are the ones who can play and throw if need be.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 26, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s probably the slowest and least talented player in the NHL, and I don’t think thats a stretch. Wade Belak isn’t much better, but at least he can forecheck and play defense a little.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
When did enforcers become complete offensive and defensive wastes? I mean, I hate Marty McSorley, but he was a decent player (he scored 15 goals twice in his career) and Laraque averaged around 12-15 points a year in his career.
I think it’s not so much that enforcers got worse, I think everyone else got so much better. The depth of talent is much greater than it was when McSorely was protecting Gretzky. Now the enforcers stick out because everyone else skates circles around them. They aren’t going to get 15 goals by just riding shotgun with a star.
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From my vantage point here in St. Louis, I’d say that Cam Jannsen is a massive waste. He roams the ice with froth at the mouth just looking for someone to hit. I’m sure he can play, or he wouldn’t have made it this far, but he contributes nothing to the Blues success.
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yeah, him too
He can’t fight worth a crap anymore either, Belak destroyed him.
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by Chris Burton on Mar 26, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Turns out there’s a whole poll feature in ESPN Magazine coming up. Looks like all the results are dues protected, but there are teasers. For example, best player:
This was a two-person race — reigning MVP Alex Ovechkin vs. Pens star Sidney Crosby — but not a particularly close one. Of those who picked one or the other, 73 percent chose Ovi. “He’s powerful, skilled and exciting to watch — just what our game needs,” says one Eastern Conference player. On the other hand, 15 guys got votes for most overrated, led by Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo (6 percent).
"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 haven’t felt the same about Luongo since the Olympics. He just looked so slow out there.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I just got the Magazine at work and read the article. It’s pretty interesting. 26% say Kerry Fraser is the top ref. 20% say Stephane Auger is the worst. And for all the VC ice haters – 24% say the Panthers have the worst surface while Edmonton got 28% of the vote for best ice, edging out Montreal who garnered 24% of the vote.
16% of voters said the Caps would win the Cup. 16% also said the Sharks. The overall favorite? Chicago with 32%.
Another question involved teammates taking PEDs. 4% think they might have teammates on PEDs. 12% abstained from saying no, and 76% said no. 8% say yes.
My favorite question? Who has the worst fans. Philly got 42% of the vote.
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what are the 32% voting for Chicago smoking? Or is Huet paying them off with all the money he’s getting?
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CI is running a caption contest today. Winner gets bragging rights. What, no OFB mug?
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A caption contest for THAT?!
That’s a horrid photo for captioning. Nothing comes to mind except “Five… Five dolla… Five dolla foot long (Any Any)…”
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Mar 26, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Pensburgh reached 1 million website visits yesterday. Has Japers’ reached that yet? If so, when? I know I visit this website like 15 times per day and I’m sure a lot of you do the same thing so I’m just curious.
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Pensburgh reached 1 million website visits yesterday. Has Japers’ reached that yet?
Today? No, not quite yet.
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by J.P. on Mar 26, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
But I just woke up an hour ago. Give it some time.
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I wish I could have woken up an hour ago.
8:00 AM came early today
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I bet. That must have sucked. I woke up to pee at about 8 AM and was still not sober.
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Did you bother getting out of bed?
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Only because my laptop and TV hooked up to cable are in the living room. But I’m still in pajamas!
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I meant at 8 to relieve yourself.
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Yeah I probably could have gotten Doc Gooden’d this morning if I got pulled or in a wreck.
(Too soon?)
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Alright, enough OT… take it elsewhere.
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Mackan on ice for an ES goal against. SAIK 1, Farjestads 0 at the end of the first period.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 26, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
What’s the series at?
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You can follow along here:
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Nice clean interface, I wish NHL.com could adopt it.
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Skott = shot
Skott utanför = shot wide
Mål = goal
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Goal =
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When #74 snagged his first goal last night, Ice Warrior tweeted: Måååååååål!!!!!!
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FBK pulls the goalie in the last minute, to no avail. SAIK 2, FBK 0 Final.
FBK faces elimination in the next game, Skelleftea leads the series 3-2.
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STANSTEAD, Quebec — A thin and frail Pat Burns said he’s honored to have an arena named after him, even as he conceded he likely won’t live to see it completed.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper attended an announcement Friday that the Pat Burns Arena will be built in Stanstead, a town near the Quebec-Vermont border. The former NHL coach, his voice left raspy by the cancer attacking his lungs, flew up from his home in Florida for the ceremony.
Burns was forced to leave coaching in 2004 because of colon cancer. When he was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, he opted against treatment.
“I know my life is nearing the end and I accept that,” he told a few dozen invited guests at Stanstead College. “I probably won’t be here when [the arena] is finished, but I’ll be looking down on it.”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 2:51 PM EDT reply actions
I don’t think there’s ever been a coach more entertaining than Burns was, especially when he would lose his mind behind the bench. The only one that came close was Demers.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Demers, would you believe he’s a Canadian Senator now?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Can he read yet?
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Apparently not.
On 28 August 2009, CBC Radio One reported that Mr. Demers was chosen to fill the Senate seat of Lise Bacon by P.M. Harper. While Demers is a fluent bilingual, according to the report, Mr. Demers has “raised awareness about literacy issues”" by “going public with his own struggles.” A series of Montreal residents were interviewed regarding the appointment and were generally positive about the move. Many, however, noted that it was “important that he learn to read.”4
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
But that’s from ye olde Wikipedia, so take it with a grain of salt
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Mar 26, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially since he can’t read it to correct it if it’s wrong.
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Which would make it right…
But really, if Canadian politicians are anything like their American counterparts they aren’t reading anything they vote on anyway so it’s not nearly as important a skill as being able to grandstand in two languages.
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.
Kevin Smith spoke to nhl.com about his beloved Devils and hockey in general. He had this to say about the Caps:
Washington is hungry, Washington wants it desperately, and Washington comes into a series with the Devils saying you’ve had it, it’s our time. And you’ve got one of the greatest players in the League (Alex Ovechkin) in your arsenal….Maybe Washington has a little more blood-lust in their eye about the whole thing.
funny, I was just saying a Caps-Pens game is like a party, mixed with a healthy dose of blood-lust.
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The great one speak on the caps…at least he didnt mention Defence!
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President's Trophy
Probably already been said but
There’s 8 points of difference between the Caps, Chicago and a Presidents trophy. Of all the teams still left Chicago has the highest points possible, 117. The Caps, currently at 109, need 8 points through wins or chicago losses to clinch.
Watching the Hawks schedule this could be locked by the end of the week. Their next 3 games: CBJ, Blues, Wild. Their L10 isn’t spectacular at 4-4-2. Caps don’t have a particularly easy road ahead however with Calgary Ottawa and then Atlanta. Ottawa ended the team’s 14 game win streak, and the last time the Caps played Calgary was back in Oct of 2008. The caps lost 2 – 1. Also the last time these two teams played Nylander was still…ya know…actually playing for the Caps. I predict the Caps go 2-0-1, Chicago 1-2-0. And there’s our 8 points.
Nothing.
Since ‘85, 7 President’s Trophy winners have also won the Cup, while another 2 went to the finals and lost.
Four have lost in the first round, 5 in the second round, and 5 lost in the third round.
This, to me, says that this trophy really does represent the best team in the league.
No it indicates which team can play at a high level the longest. You come to play 90% of the nights you’ll win more than a team that only plays hard 50% of the time. Playoffs are a crazy batching of tournament duals. Its not like Mortal Combat where its a tournament of you vs everyone else and you have to beat 18 guys, where clearly you are the best for beating each and every person.
According to your numbers though Trophy winners have made it to the cup 40% of the time. Seems like a pretty decent rate. Most teams in most leagues, the top team throughout the season tends to go far in the playoffs. Pretty safe assumption and if anything for this team, winning the Presidents for best in the regular season and not at least getting to the Cup will be a huge failure to them because of their expectations of themselves.
It also gives a great overview of the team. After blowing up the team in the early 2000s then rebuilding all the way through with multiple players and personnel working their way up from the minors, takes them 7 years, 6 if you discount the strike year. To go from last to first in around 6 seasons in a league with a salary cap is hard business.
Nothing.
Via Kukla
They’re done.
They know it. They won’t say it. And it ain’t official.
But they know.
Call the coroner. Order the wreath. Donate to a charity of choice.
The unmistakable stench of death is upon them.
I have a C on my heart.
I’d say 3 is a safe bet.
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.
It’s not that unlikely that either Ottawa or Montreal fall out of it. I don’t think it will happen — but it could.
No way. The only question left to resolve in the East is whether Boston can hang on to the 8th seed. And the ansewr there is “very likely they do”.
Montreal and Ottawa re in.
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Remember this tweet from Nate?
Good for Carly. American Heroes don’t deface flags.
5:53 AM Mar 23rd via TweetDeck in reply to chitsweire
Well, get this, from nhl.com:
The Clawson, Mich., native also hand-delivered an American flag signed by all 23 members of the U.S. Olympic Team to United States Marines from Camp Lejeune. Gleason, who has been sidelined the last week with a foot injury, presented the gift to Lt. Col. John McDonough of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines Regiment in a suite at the RBC Center during Carolina’s game with the Washington Capitals on March 18.
So it’s not defacing the flag?
"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."
This, in my opinion, is a far different gesture than the random signing of an American flag for an autograph-seeker. This doesn’t bother me in the least.
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