Thursday Caps Clips: Thrashers @ Capitals Game Day
by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 6:44 AM EDT
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- Previews of tonight's game against the Thrash from Vogs, Peerless, CapsBlog and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Bird Watchers Anonymous for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- To refresh your memory, this is the fifth of six meetings on the season between the two Southeast Division rivals, with the Caps taking the first four by scores of 5-4, 4-3, 8-1 and 5-2.
- The Caps are saying the right things, but talk is inexpensive. Or something. [WaPo, RMNB]
- It's hard to blame Bruce Boudreau for being a bit snippy upon being asked about his goalies, given that one of them hasn't lost a start (in regulation) in calendar year 2010 and the other has had one appearance with a save percentage above .889 since December 7. [CI]
- Laich is risen! Truly, he is risen! [CI]
- Guess who has the League's most impactful D-corps. Guess again a few times. Getting warmer. Hint: you root for them. Got it yet? [TSN]
- A bit of Mike Green-for-Norris love from north of the border. [TSN]
- Scott Walker has a minor knee injury. More importantly, Scott Walker has perspective. [Corey Masisak]
- Nice piece on Eric Fehr (who's really bringing new meaning to "net presence," as in Internet presence). [CSN Washington]
- What thirty fan bases are thinking about their teams. [ESPN]
- Henrik Sedin won't win the Hart because assists are cheap. Says here that's right. [The Hockey News]
- Yesterday was team picture day out at Verizon. [Capitals (video)]
- Remembering Bryan Murray's time in D.C. [OFB]
- A much more historically representative "10 Greatest Games" list than what's available on the market. [Ed Frankovic]
- The latest in Caps sponsorships. Oof. [RtR]
- John Carlson has been named to the AHL All-Rookie team (and that's likely the last time you'll read "John Carlson" and "AHL" in the same sentence). [Capitals]
- The Bears tied the AHL single-season win mark last night and Cody Eakin scored on his first shot as a pro. Story. Book. [Patriot-News]
- Happy 29th birthday to Nolan Yonkman and happier 46th to Scott Stevens.
- Finally, huge thanks to all of you for making March yet another record-breaking month here at The Rink, with visits up more than 20% and page views up more than 26% over February (and up nearly 200% in both metrics over March, 2009). Here's to an even busier April, start to finish.
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At some point in time you have to give the guy his due.
From McKenzie in the Green-for-Norris quote. I’d love for Green to win it, but I’d rather he absolutely deserve it rather than get it as, to quote F&B about Chara’s Norris, “a lifetime achievement award.”
And…
This is the second year in a row that he’s put up huge numbers offensively.
—Ferraro from that same link.
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I don’t think McKenzie is calling it a lifetime achievement award; I think he’s finally saying what we have all year, that Green has been unfairly maligned. And really, “Mike Green love” and “north of the border” in the same sentence is usually an oxymoron, right?
"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."
No, but I think he’s saying that he should win it eventually. I don’t think that’s this season. If he’s not the best defenseman in a season, don’t give it to him, even if he has 10 straight 20-goal and 70-point seasons.
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by red army line on Apr 1, 2010 7:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I think its more that they are worried about awarding it for a single fluke year. The best defenseman in the NHL should be good in other years that they don’t win the Norris as well, and with Green, there just wasn’t anything to reference his abilities to. You always feel kind of bad in hindsight if you award that award to a guy who was great for one year, winning on his offense, not his defense, only to have him crap the bed next the next year. Now that there is a baseline for Green, and that his offensive production isn’t a fluke, you can consider that he could be a good a candidate for Norris based mostly on excellent offensive numbers that he can sustain, and and good to pretty good, not excellent yet, defensive skills.
by HateOffSeason on Apr 1, 2010 7:17 AM EDT up reply actions
The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League’s top “defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position”
If I had a nickel for every time I cut and pasted that exact quote, I’d have at least $0.43.
I agree. In recent history there aren’t any names that pop out as a “fluky” Norris winner. Al MacInnis won it in 98/99 but deserved to win it just based on his stats, but he had been putting up sick numbers since the mid 80’s. Lets be honest, what Al MacInnis did, numbers speakings, was done by probably 8 to 10 guys every year. What Mike Green is doing isn’t being done by anybody else. Keith is close this year but where was he the year before? If you guessed 44 points you’d be right. Mike had 31 goals last year for those who forgot.
Just based on the history of the award Mike Green should win it. If he doesn’t win it this year after last season, there is a shift in how the award is determined.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
If I had a nickel for every time I cut and pasted that exact quote, I’d have at least $0.43.
Which assumes you have $0.03 in your pocket already, right? ;-)
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Fluke
See, Carey, Jim. Vezina Trophy winner in 1996.
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
It’s worth noting that the PHWA votes on the Norris, while the GM’s hand out the Vezina. Perhaps GMs are more willing to hand out hardware to a guy who had the best season, while writers are more concerned with how their votes will look down the road.
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The Norris, more so than any of the other individual awards, tends to go to the same people over and over. There have been twenty different players who have won the Norris Trophy since its inception in the ‘53-’54 season. Nine of those have won the Norris twice or more in their careers, and six of those have won it three times or more.
GUTEN TAAAAAAAAAAAAG!
by Wheeler on Apr 1, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Which I think is fair, based on how much better Orr (8 times), Harvey (7 times) and Lidstom (6 times, should be more) were than their contemporaries. I’m not saying the voting for the Norris is totally rational according to the wording of the trophy, but the heavy tail makes a lot of sense when you consider those three names.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 1, 2010 11:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Check out J.P.’s article from last year on the Green for Norris subject. Much of the discussion still applies. And a quick search of the archives shows that J.P. was the first to use the phrase “lifetime achievement award” and my guess is that the prase is not unique to this site.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Ha, thanks Natty. Ironic that I commented on giving due credit and I mistakenly credited that article to JP, no?
"We are such fans of your music and all of your records. I'm not speaking of yours personally, but the whole genre of the rock and roll."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
You just can’t stand for anyone to give me any credit. Jerk.
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.
Correction: I just can’t stand for anyone to give you improper credit. And yes, I am a jerk.
"We are such fans of your music and all of your records. I'm not speaking of yours personally, but the whole genre of the rock and roll."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Somebody get JP some Coffee
In your bullet point about the goalies, Theo’s lost two starts in 2010 (both of them OTLs), and while he wasn’t the goalie of record in the Calgary game, he started it and he contributed to the loss more than Varly IMO.
Fixed, and I would certainly agree. Just a quick quip.
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by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 7:03 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 5 recs
I would not have even realized the day, except that I read a site that does an April Fool’s gig every year, and read it this morning, started to say “what?!?”, and then looked at the date.
"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."
Are you talking about google? Apparently they have re-named themselves “Topeka” …..
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by OviWankenobi on Apr 1, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
No, although that was cute. It’s something sci-fi female fanish.
"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 thought that was because Topeka tried to rename themselves “Google” for a week or something so that they’d come up in all of the Google searches during that time.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 1, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Does that include you, JP?
I awoke this morning expecting some clever deception from our fearless leader. Will you disappoint?
by Boodgiesdad on Apr 1, 2010 7:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I will disappoint. Not an April Fool’s fan.
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(Or am I? duh Duh DUH!)
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by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ah, the dramatic music…. o woe is us.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay, although I must admit that if all the talk of Phoenix moving to Winnipeg anyway was a massive April Fool’s joke between the team, the league, and the Glendale City Council intended to generate buzz, I’d have a chuckle or two.
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by gotsparkly on Apr 1, 2010 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
highly unfortunate
I had a good lame one, too.
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Wocka wocka.
I’d have considered “Holtby Recalled, Will Start Tonight,” if I were a prankster. Alas, I am not… or am I? duh Duh DUH!
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Huh? Do they do that over there? If so, I shall cease immediately.
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I can already tell you’re planning something because you made an it’s/its mistake.
You devious bastard.
There's a fine line between arrogance and ignorance and only I manage to erase that line.
Exactly
This is just like when Satan told everyone they weren’t allowed to go to the party dressed as the Crow because every year tons of dudes dress as the Crow thinking it’ll make them really cool but it just makes them really really lame. NOBODY dress as the Crow!
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by Rob Parker on Apr 1, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Methinks this gem went over too many heads. So recd.
by Bushwood Bushwhacker on Apr 1, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course...
…why do I think the sponsorship thing you mentioned from RtR may be an April Fool’s joke???
Hmmmmm….
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Well for those of you who will be going to tonight’s game and likely sitting in 100 or 101, don’t stand up and look underneath your seat for a star or an envelope during a timeout, it’s just Wes pulling a prank on you.
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Right. The real contest like that will be on the 11th…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
For all the stuff we hear from ESPN about mock NFL drafts, it’s nice to see that currently on their homepage slideshow they have a mock NHL draft up. Insiders only though :( (the not-Hradek one has Hall going #1).
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because it's never too early for a mock draft...
No. 1 – Edmonton Oilers
LW Taylor Hall, Windsor (OHL)
A big OHL conference semi against Tyler Seguin and the Plymouth Whalers starts Thursday night in Windsor, and scouts expect that it will cement his status as the No. 1-ranked draft-eligible player.
The horse-race aspect of the top 2 slots has been overstated. Hall has the bona fides and is more NHL-ready.
No. 2 – Boston Bruins (from Toronto)
C Tyler Seguin, Plymouth (OHL)
With no crying need, the Bruins go with the best player available. They won’t be too disappointed if they’re bumped in the lottery and land Erik Gudbranson or Cam Fowler at No. 3 or No. 4.
No. 3 – Carolina Hurricanes
D Erik Gudbranson, Kingston (OHL)
The Hurricanes also go with best player available … because they have crying needs all around. Gudbranson did not have the best series in Kingston’s loss to Brampton in the opening round of the OHL playoffs. Still, he has a great combination of size and skill and a right-handed shot. Carolina would love to get a shot at Seguin because of the Hurricanes’ ownership connections with Plymouth and because a center would be a big help.
No. 4 – Florida Panthers
D Cam Fowler, Windsor (OHL)
Fowler was a contender for first overall at the start of the season, looked good on the U.S. team that won the under-20s, and was a plus-4 in the CHL Top Prospects game. But his stock has taken a hit over the season, mostly because of hockey sense and suspect play without the puck. As much as the Windsor-Plymouth series looks like a head-to-head contest for No. 1, it might be Fowler who stands to make up the most ground.
No. 5 – Tampa Bay Lightning
D Brandon Gormley, Moncton (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
Fowler’s perceived weaknesses are Gormley’s strengths. He’s smooth rather than spectacular, and the Lightning could easily envision him as a complement to Victor Hedman, just not next season. Can’t see the Lightning looking at a forward at this pick.
No. 6 – New York Islanders
RW Nino Niederreiter, Portland (WHL)
The Isles’ GM Garth Snow has shown a readiness to make dynamic outside-the-box moves, targeting a player and dealing down and around to get him. (See Calvin de Haan and Josh Bailey.) The Isles have a nice stockpile of prospects in the pipeline. They picked John Tavares largely on a strong world juniors. None of the draft-eligibles made a splashier showing at the U-20s than the big Swiss forward.
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No. 30 – Washington Capitals
D Stephen Johns, USNTDP
The Caps can look for D down the line, even with John Carlson and Karl Alzner in the fold. USNTDP’s blue line is a deep one right now — one scout said that the U.S. team’s defensive corps was better than that of a lot of AHL teams.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 1, 2010 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I rec that when I see Nashville’s. But thanks. I thought for sure CBJ was in the top five?
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No. 22 – Nashville Predators
C Brock Nelson, Warroad, Minn. (high school)
The Preds do as well as anybody on draft day, and the guy behind the scenes is Paul Fenton. Nelson had a huge finish to the season in the Minnesota high school tournament and is headed to Green Bay in the USHL next season (and the University of North Dakota the year after that). The one year at UND and the big center might be NHL-ready.
thank you good sir
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/hurries off to HF
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Tinordi’s kid is available! #needsmorebloodlines!
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Tinordi’s kid already has prototypical size, I wonder if he can skate.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 1, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Q for you guys – is the draft done by reverse standings order or does the Stanley Cup winner always get #30?
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For playoff teams…
The remaining order is determined by the Stanley Cup playoff results. Whichever team wins the Stanley Cup is awarded the 30th and last pick, while the runner-up is given the 29th pick. The teams eliminated in the conference finals are awarded the 28th and 27th picks, with the 28th pick going to the team with the better regular season record. Remaining division winners, then wildcard teams are ranked next, filling in the 26th through 15th picks. In both cases, better records result in later picks.
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No. 30 – Washington Capitals
D Stephen Johns, USNTDP
So, I guess that means the Caps are winning the Stanley Cup this season. I can live with that.
I’m pretty sure they just ranked it by regular season standings, but I’d be happy with that too, obviously.
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worthwhile to note, and the subject of hradek’s accompanying [also ESPNinsider] article:
windsor (hall) and plymouth (seguin) meet in the second round of the OHL playoffs starting tomorrow.
Too bad thats not on NHL network
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What. Ever!!!!!!!!!! How about the guy that shut down Hall head to head and will have a more direct impact on Seguin than Hall will? No doubt in my mind the story would be at least a little different if Fowler were a Canadian boy.
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But then he wouldn’t have shut down Hall!
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 1, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
For those already getting into draft season here are 5 more mock drafts from NHL.com.
The have the Caps taking: Stephen Johns, Kirill Kabanov (not a huge fan but it could probably be worse), Jarred Tinordi, Stanislav Galiev, and Danny Biega. (Links to the mock drafts, not prospect profile pages.)
I think we’ll see a lot of mock drafts putting Russians on our team going forward. It makes superficial sense with AO et. al. but it also makes sense because Russians are falling farther and GMGM thinks he has less risk with Russians so he gets more value with his pick at those slots.
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K-H-L, dude.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
In what sense? Kabanov or the Russians in general?
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Just in general. A lot of these young kids with no NA experience and no English skills are going to be very tempted to take more money and be more recognizable in a place they know.
In contrast, however, after the Olympics, anyone who thinks that they could play in 2014 is probably not going to go KHL. What a disaster.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I completely understand the KHL risk, and why is has led to Russians falling in the draft. But with AO GMGM thinks he can lure Russians over to the NHL, and I think he’s going to be right a lot of the time. A guy like Orlov was projected with first round talent but fell to the late second because he’s Russian. If GMGM thinks he can bring Orlov over it makes no sense not to draft him. He got a first round player in a second round spot. If Kabanov is a top 15 talent that is falling because he’s Russian then it makes sense, but I think there is more going on with Kabanov. YNC can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think he’s the guy that left his Q team during the playoffs. Can’t say I like that behavior.
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Here’s what NHL.com had to say about Kabanov:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=523144#&navid=nhl-search
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He has a lot of puck skills, sees the ice well and has a good shot. But the second game he played in was more physical and he was nowhere to be seen.
Still, he is a young kid (17) and was suffering a wrist injury.
Even before that, there were articles from French scouts who were questioning (Kabanov) in print how he’s such high maintenance.
High maintenance, disappears in physical games, wrist injury…
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
They say every snowflake is unique but I’m starting to wonder.
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And that’s why I’m not inspired by the possibility of drafting him. Maybe if he fell to the second but we traded our 2 so that won’t happen. Even with all this I doubt he falls to the late third.
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I wonder if AO could set him straight.
I also wonder if Orlov is coming to NA next year.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 1, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
We might need another AHL affiliate.
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by jordanDC on Apr 1, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s what SC is for.
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I hope Orlov comes over. The longer he stays in Russia the worse it will be for his development. He needs to get on the smaller ice, learn the system, and get with some real coaching.
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He was fun to watch at camp, laying out his team mates once or twice with big hits and also scoring when I saw him. He seems to have a lot of different facets to his game that could really be something if he can put them all together.
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I wonder if Orlolv is put off by the notion that he’s not going to get a sniff (likely) of the NHL for a couple of years…
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 1, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
For those who haven’t read the Walker piece, take a few and do so. Good stuff.
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Totally agreed. Good perspective that man has, and with reason.
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Just read it and I agree. Definitely puts things in perspective. Corey has a knack for getting some great quotes out of his interviewees and using them appropriately in the context of the article. Of course one could expect some great quotes out of a professional athlete who loves life enough to enjoy riding the metro to work.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah it also helps to give us perspective. Guys that are vicious maniacs on the ice can be completely humble, grounded people off the ice. It’s something we should probably keep in mind.
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in Walker’s defense, riding Metro for the first time almost always results in a child-like glee in otherwise rational adults. I don’t know why that is.
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Ed’s list of Best Caps games is great. That is a DVD box set i’d definitely buy.
Ovi’s 4 goal game against the Habs is probably my favorite regular season game I’ve ever been to.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
Agreed on all counts.
I haven’t looked at other teams’ sets, but wonder if they’re as recent-heavy. I assume not, but while I’d certainly buy Ed’s 10 over what’s out there now, my guess is that what’s out there now would sell many more copies.
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It really does vary by team, some of these sets are a little all over the place. The Chicago one that just came out is almost all from games in the early ’90s, and Hull, Mikita, et al have their retirement ceremonies on there.
On the other hand, more than half the Flyers set is games from the ’70s and ’80s (including the Red Army game in ’76).
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And PIM extraordinaire in Milwuakee.
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I guess he poked his finger with a compass accidentally when he was a kid, so he really doesn’t like circles…..
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Got to the Bears game late but in time to see Cody’s goal. The goalie sure didn’t see it until it was in the net. Cody almost made up for a missing Chris Borque.
But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes.
Why was CBo missing?
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"A little bit as advertised"
Gotta throw down for Hershey’s newest Bear, #34:
With the activation of junior eligible [Cody] Eakin, Giroux suddenly is no longer the player with the most 2009-10 goals on Hershey’s roster.
Eakin scored 47 regular-season goals for Swift Current and added one more in the playoffs. Playing left wing on a line with Jay Beagle and Pinizzotto, Eakin scored on his first pro shot at 9:49 of the first to give him a combined total of 49 on the season.
"He was a little bit as advertised," French said. "I thought he played with good energy."
The goal, scored from the left circle off a draw won by Beagle, gave Hershey a 2-0 lead.
"Beags said we’re going to go for a quick shot," Eakin said. "He brought it back to me perfectly. I threw it on net and it happened to go off a D-man. A little bit lucky, but it’s nice to get it out of the way.
"Everyone is bigger and faster. It is not easy. My linemates and me kind of clicked from the start. They helped me out big-time. A lot of nerves going through my body."
The gamesheet shows Coach put him out at the end of the game when the Crunch pulled their goalie, and someone on Twitter said he got some PK time as well. Congratulations Cody! Capitals Farm Report is a little misty this morning.
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PK duty in game one? That’s pretty impressive. I hope he keeps getting in games, and he probably will at least as long as MP is up.
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Guess who has the League’s most impactful D-corps. Guess again a few times. Getting warmer. Hint: you root for them. Got it yet? [TSN]
I quickly perused the stats at the bottom of that article and noticed that the Caps blueline’s accumulative plus-minus is at +122. That is incredible considering the next closest team is Vancouver at +66. Over half of that total is Green and Schultz who are at +72 combined. Unreal.
Also, the Caps’ defensemen rank 15th in the league in hits by my count and are rated as the number one unit. The Rangers’ defensemen lead the league with 762 hits and are ranked 19th. Many of the top rated bluelines on that list have pretty low hit totals. That makes me wonder what hits and hits per game were included at all.
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Probably because the top rated blue lines all play for teams that are high in the standings. The teams that are high in the standings probably have better puck possession than other teams, and it is hard to accumulate bodychecks when you have the puck.
by Link_Gaetz on Apr 1, 2010 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
This is the best reason I’ve ever heard for hits not correlating with winning. I’ll bet it’s the same with blocked shots and why Corsi is a better predictor than nearly anything else. Nicely done.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 1, 2010 11:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’d like to see what the numbers look like with the Forward corps as well. It’s definitely a good point but I also think most teams get more hits from their forwards than their D.
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What do you mean by “I’ll bet it’s the same with blocked shots”? Do you mean they aren’t correlated to winning? Just curious. There is always the Fenwick rating, which is essentially Corsi rating minus blocked shots. It is often interesting to see how the two metrics contrast for a given game.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he means “if you block a lot of shots, you don’t have the puck and are in your D zone so you might not be a very good team.” There’s some merit to that, but the last several Cup winning teams have done pretty well in the blocked shots category so there is more going on.
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It may also be the fact that your team sets up well in their own end and can keep shooters to the outside where there is a higher probability of a blocked shot. Also, they may be effective at taking away shooting lanes. So yeah, I think there is more going on. It’s not like any one metric holds the answer though.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
No, even Corsi only had an r-squared value of ~.6, so there really isn’t a single attribute that you can look at and say “That’s what we’re going after!”
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 1, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
There was a recent article over at BtN that showed correlations of single stats (corsi, shot differential, hits, blocked shots, et cetera) with winning. Blocked shots and hits had an r-squared of between .1 and .2, just about no correlation with winning games. Objectively, they’re good attributes to have, but having to exercise them may or may not help you win the game.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 1, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like that article is up my alley. You don’t happen to have a link, do you?
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Not handy, no. I think it was a week or two ago over on the BtN SBNation site. That’s a daily must-visit for me, Gabe is quality.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 1, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I read over there a good bit, but I must have missed that article. I especially make sure to read BtN if it is linked in the Clips.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Shocked TSN has Nashville all the way up in ninth; they still insist on ranking us behind teams like New York, Montreal, and Ottawa in their power rankings.
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Yeah, I do not put too much stock in power rankings. That article links to an explanation of their methodology, but it is cryptic at best. One reason I like GVT so much is because Tom Awad shows exactly what his methodology is. Ryder too.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks, but you can probably understand why I’m not buying any formula that has Colorado or Montreal ranked ahead of Nashville. What kind of a metric is that?
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I had a change of heart sometime around midnight.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions
DMG has said it before and I completely agree: you want your forwards to be the guys out there hitting everything that moves. D need to be more conservative with their hitting. Everyone wants a D that just mows people down, but that’s not always (or even usually) the smart play. Forwards can be aggressive without giving up quality chances; D can’t do that.
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Its a good point you’re making, and if you watch Nashville at all you’ll notice thats Shea Weber’s main flaw (one of very few). He’s a bit of a head hunter when he’s not been playing well. Granted, it’ll be on every highlight reel but what they don’t show is the following play where we got burned.
I use that example to enforce your point, though. You really don’t need a guy like that (coughAndySuttoncough) roving around back there.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Exhibit A: Brian Sutherby’s pass to Steve Ott last night. Sutherby absolutely gets kabonged by Doug Murray, but while Murray’s gearing up for the hit, he leaves the passing lane open and allows Sutherby to thread the puck to Ott for a tap-in.
GUTEN TAAAAAAAAAAAAG!
Exactly. Murray is one of the worst I’ve seen about doing that.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that’s a good example. Murray would have been alright if he had more help on the backcheck but without that support you can’t commit so hard.
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It turns out the Rangers might only need to win one game in Florida this weekend.
A giant compressor blew at the St. Pete Times Forum yesterday, and the Lightning’s home ice turned into a flood. According to reports, it might be impossible to fix the compressor before Monday. And the NHL is saying that if the Lightning can’t fix it, or can’t reschedule the game before next Sunday, it will have to forfeit the game (and the two points) to the Rangers.
Rescheduling a game at this stage of the season is almost impossible because teams cannot play more than two consecutive days, and neither team has an obvious opening for a rescheduled game. The NHL does not seem inclined to stretch the season beyond next Sunday because the playoffs are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, and such an extra day would cause logistics nightmares.
One less game for Stamkos! Huzzah!
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You can’t prove that the conspiracy didn’t happen, therefore it happened.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh, the Rangers will still find a way to lose those points.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 1, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Can’t they just play in Sunrise?
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I’d think that the Bruins, Flyers or Thrashers would be perfectly happy to loan their rinks for that game.
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Are you sure about that?
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by EmilyB on Apr 1, 2010 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Just tweeted something to that effect…
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I would certainly be frustrating for reports if some real, genuine news broke today…
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It would*
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looks like someone went five hole on the april fools joke…
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
Huzzah! Just as long as AO gets his groove back. Otherwise that’s handing the trophy to Crosby. Boooooooo.
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Not related to anything Caps, but...
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T-Slo's first game
Yesterday, Corey had a Q&A with Tyler Sloan for Caps Extra. They talked a little about his first game as a Cap in Calgary in which T-Slo apparently took a really big hit and the Caps got a 9-minute pp. Can someone fill in the details?
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Yes, I can’t remember whom he hit but T-Slo absolutely CRUSHED someone. And Calgary’s tough guy came rushing in to fight Tyler. We got 9 minutes and didn’t score a single goal. Boo.
"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"
It was Rene Bourque that came in, not the enforcer.
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Well he was being a tough guy on a clean hit.. I couldn’t remember who hit whom. Just let me enjoy my 1 damn worthwhile post of the day
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he destroyed borque with a clean neutral zone hit. calgary did the obligatory retaliation of a clean hit by jumping sloan. calgary got 5 fighting, 2 instigating, 2 for something else and i believe that caps got no penalties.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
It was Lankow that he hit and Bourque that came flying after him. Sloan just ducked and covered like a pro.
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knew bourque was involved somehow. sloaner didnt have a chance to fight even if he wanted to. was a great hit…dare i say stevens-esque…
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The extra 2 was for unsportsmanlike conduct (visor) and he got 10 minutes too.
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He crushed Langkow with a totally clean hit in the neutral zone, Rene Bourque no likey, so he jumped Sloan.
Caps failed to score on the 9-minute PP, btw.
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Didn’t a Cap take a penalty in the midst of that PP? I thought it was Nylander that took it, but I’m going off memory.
Yup. Per my recap of that game, “Michael Nylander’s penalty to break up the Caps’ monster power play was one part stupid, two parts lazy.”
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Yes ma’am. Here’s the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOo1mTad0Jc
Tyler Sloan jacks up Daymond Langkow in open ice; Bourque gets upset and goes after him. Sloan does the smart thing and turtles – draws 5m for fighting, 2m for instigating and another 2m for instigating with a face shield. It’s a totally clean hit and WSH was already up 1-0 at the time. Had they done anything with that PP, the game could easily have been theirs before the end of the first.
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My thoughts on the game (good times) and that incident.
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Caps + April 1
i’ve got the Southpark episode where stuck in my head where the kids play against the Red Wings and it got me thinking, and laughing….
Would love to see the Caps set the starting lineup as the Mites on Ice kids vs ATL just to see how the Thrashers would react.
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I think Montreal has a game tonight.
Hhahahahahaahshahahaha they’re short.
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
The Lilliput Canadiens?
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losing 5 of your last 6 in March is a fantastic way to sabotage your playoff hopes
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Here’s hoping they don’t slide to the 8th spot.
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Um, check the standings.
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Here’s hoping they slide off the map.
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That’d be nice. C’mon Atlanta!
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We should lay down tonight, haha
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nooooo
i want them to get back up to the 6th spot
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I just like that every team we are potentially playing is trying to slide off the map. None of them are coming up charging to make 8th. They’re all trying to fall from 6 to 8.
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too late
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top 2 NHL PPs, but look at the PK number
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The key to playing Montreal is to not give up any penalties and to only play them 5 on 5. We destroy them there.
GUTEN TAAAAAAAAAAAAG!
The key for the Caps to playing anyone is to play them 5-on-5 – have you any doubt that this PK could make even the more anemic PPs look good? Discipline, discipline, discipline…
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by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Semin just has to score two goals for every PIM.
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by jordanDC on Apr 1, 2010 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
True. My point was more just that they don’t score a whole lot of goals 5-on-5, and they have a fairly effective powerplay. And you can offer up similar platitudes about other playoff bubble teams, as follows:
The key to playing Boston is to score three goals. Because they’re not going to score more than two.
The key to playing Atlanta is to keep them from scoring three goals. Because they’re not going to stop anyone from scoring two.
The key to playing Philly is to put a bunch of shots on net, because Brian Boucher isn’t going to stop more than 85% of those.
Etc.
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Fair enough, but I think that the Caps really can only beat themselves in the first round, and the only way that is likely to happen is through poor discipline.
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by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don’t need no Cialis for this one, because all E-rec-tile functions are operating nicely, thank you very much.
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by fat_daddyo on Apr 1, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also, Halak sports a .923 and 2.43- not bad, and he excels with high shot counts like Washington.
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I’m definitely not saying they stand a chance. They just stand more of a chance than Boston, Philly, Atlanta, or NYR, agree?
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Of those five teams, yeah, I’d probably want to play MTL the least.
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Give me Montreal over Philly. It’s about getting through to the next round intact, and Philly is a recipe for injuries.
Caps have great forwards, good D, and at least adequate goaltending. None of the five listed teams are even close. If the Caps lose a series to any of those five, it’ll be the Caps losing the series, not any of them stealing it. So I don’t worry about any of them for talent reasons. I worry about Philly and NYR for cheapshot reasons.
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by Gould Old Days on Apr 1, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, at this point, I’d like to avoid Atlanta and the Rangers if at all possible.
The 8th seed is an underdog to begin with at best a “sleeper” or “upset special.” But considering the amount of work the Thrashers or the Rangers would have to do just to make into the first round against us, that in of itself would be their crowning achievement.
They would then really be playing with house money which makes them more dangerous than a team that has been in a playoff spot for most of the season and just happened to land in the 8th seed.
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Disagree for two reasons. First, MTL is pillow-soft. Not going to be a lot of nicked up guys coming out of that series. Second, it’s practice against a trapping team that isn’t the Devils. I fear injuries more than anything else coming out of the first round.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 1, 2010 12:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
More like Jarlolslav Halak.
Putting LOL in goale names is my favorite thing ever.
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He’s considerably better than Toskalol. FWIW.
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How does he hold up against Turclol and Cam Lol’d?
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by jordanDC on Apr 1, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Varlawlmov?
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Varlolmov < Jarlolslav Halak
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d rather face Jarlolslav Halak than Henrik Lolqvist or… um, how do you do this to Tuukka Rask?
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The way he’s playing lately, you don’t.
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Tukka Lmaosk?
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Of course it is.
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by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
From the past:
Ron Hexlol
Billol Smith
and the ultimate:
Olie Lolzig….
Ok, I’ll stop now…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Boo yah.
You’re on fire today, JP. On FIYAH!!
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Halak is a great goalie. Just ask tweet his agent….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I am not enthused about the idea of MTL in the first round.
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The only good thing about Montreal in round one is that the Caps will be a lot less beat up for round 2 than if they play Boston, Philly or Atlanta..
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Caps have lost 4 of their last six and their playoff hopes are just fine.
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All about context. Nashville has been shut out twice in three games but is 7-2-1 in ten.
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but we have Alex², Mean Lars, Gangsta, Laich, and MP
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Mr. Nasty would ask that you not forget him…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
apologies to the +/- king
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Would the NHL let them do that? I tend to doubt it.
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eh, who cares. Teddy’s wallet can take the hit if fined :)
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
There may be a bench minor involved, so it’d be a bad idea….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I think there is – not starting the announced starting lineup. Remember we had that nearly happen once this year. I forget which game it was, but Bruce mixed up BMo and ShaMo and had three D and 2 F on the ice for the opening faceoff. Chimmer had to take the draw.
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I wonder if you could do it as an April Fool’s joke on the fans – submit the real list to the officials and the other team, and then throw the mites list up on the jumbotron. As long as the NHL knows about it … I wonder.
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That would be great!
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word. it might even be a good game if we were playing the Oilers :)
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
On the jumbotron isn’t an issue, as long as the real names and numbers are submitted to the officials and opponent.
Then again, does it really matter who is in the starting line-up? Not many guys skate the full 60…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
LOVE that episode. Because it’s hockey, because it’s the Wings, because as a former youth sports coach, I identify with the insane things little kids expect of their coach.
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Guy I’m facing in the finals has Jason Blake. I’m rick.
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Yo — tonight’s game is on Versus. So if you’re a DirecTV guy like me checking the center ice listings and then you can’t find the game, that’s why. Versus is 603 on DirecTV.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
Dammit. Gotta call Dish and force them to assign my package VS. by itself.
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Is Brooks back yet?
:: checks watch ::
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I’d like Perreault between Laich and Semin, naturally, but I think this is how it shakes out. Sucks that Chimera will probably get stuck on the fourth line.
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I like Chim and Fehr together, personally.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Me too, but I was going for realism. Can’t see Boudreau putting Flash on line 4.
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Think Flash in the press box is more likely than Flash on 4L.
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by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed and I wouldn’t mind at all if Flash was in the press box tonight.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. He’s disappeared down the stretch again.
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When we are healthy I agree. But right now that means putting Q in the lineup, and that can’t happen. Maybe TSlo on the 4L, but sitting Flash for TSlo doesn’t seem likely. Flash needs to be benched. Has he done anything since he sent his little “don’t bench me” message to BB?
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Hockey players rule. Not surprising: Bouchard didn’t participate. Surely the source of his and Matty’s power is their hair.
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Name the player who said this
“It’s very disappointing to lose to a team like that. Lately we haven’t played our best hockey out there. We need to turn that around, because the playoffs are coming soon.”
Here are your choices:
1. Jose Theodore after the Caps lost to Ottawa
2. Carey Price after the Canadiens lost to Carolina
3. Marc-Andre Fleury after the Penguins were shutout at home by Tampa Bay
4. Craig Anderson after the Avs lost to Anaheim
5. Marty Brodeur after the Devils were shutout at home by Boston
And the answer is (drum roll, please):
Fleury after losing last night to the Lightning. The point though is that any of those guys could have said the same thing and while we in Capsland may think the world is collapsing around us, lots of teams are having consistency problems. March is a crazy month in the NHL, but April has arrived and I have a feeling consistency and focus are about to return.
by b.orr4 on Apr 1, 2010 9:43 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
The Avs are not the same level of contender, so them slumping isn’t a dagger. Their team and fans will still say “we had a great season and took a big step forward.” The Caps won’t say that if we flame out.
MAF and Brodeur have the experience of getting hot (or being on hot teams) and winning Cups. That’s going to erase a lot of the doubt they may have. The Caps, and their fans, still have that feeling of “can we really do this?” with respect to the post-season.
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.
And I don’t care what a back up goalie thinks.
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.
Carey Price is going to fit in perfectly in Philly.
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Anyone see where Semin isn’t skating this morning either?
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John Carlson is also not skating again today. Brendan Morrison still out too.
and
Alexander Semin is not skating this morning. And he didn’t skate yesterday …
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it’s Sasha. I don’t assume there’s any logic to when he does and doesn’t skate (except when the tendinitis flares up)
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I doubt he would screw around like that. Not good.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Gameday skates these days are pretty much optional. I wouldn’t read too much into it until you see more.
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Good point. Hadn’t thought about that, but Locker did mention on Tuesday that generally all skates are optional at this point.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Ouch!
What’s with the cut on Ovi’s cheek there?
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slap fight with Semin
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Carlson
must have hit another post and rebound. Keep that kid away from the pipes!
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by Backhanded Complement on Apr 1, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
ShaMo…close that mouth, sir.
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Thats funny. Who’s that to Ovie’s right? Schultz isn’t paying a whole lot of attention either.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Steckel
"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 Apr 1, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Chris fail
I meant the on the right of my computer screen, lol….I know 39 is Steckel. I think the other guy is Morrissonn.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s ShaMo. He’s got a priceless :O look.
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You can almost see the stink lines coming out of it, attracting the tooth beavers to his delicious nerve endings.
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by jordanDC on Apr 1, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
For a Ren and Stimpy reference, you get Rec’d…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
There’s a great ShaMo photo out there of him sitting at a table signing stuff, I believe. The look on his face is priceless.
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I have a copy, but I can’t get to it from work. I was using it for avatars. I’ll post it later this evening. DCSportsChick posted the original.
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And this is why I don’t hate him, even though he’s my least-favorite player on the team. Nice.
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 1, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
does that dog have a pink collar?
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What a sweet puppy though! Is that an English bulldog?
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I don’t knwo my bulldogs well enough to know which type.
as soon as I hit post, I remembered Shaone lost his mother to cancer :( now I feel like a real jackass if the pink collar honors his mom.
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Is Knubble related to Zubbie and Ollie?
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Knubble is what’s left on his face when Mike shaves.
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by jordanDC on Apr 1, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully not. Beyond the first round, we should be seeing beards, not knubble!
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Ovie is flanked by the “A” wearers: Knuble on the left, Poti on the right.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
And they in turn flanked by Laich and Green. Which seems about right.
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This so needs captions...
Steckel: Hey Ovie, did you hear the latest Milbury rumor? Where did he get that many pop-tarts and how did they all fit in the hot tub?
Ovechkin: Ha haha…
ShaMo: Hey Eric, check out gums now that those wisdom teeth are out!
Sarge: (thinking) Mr. Nasty is in the House tonight….
Sloan: (thinking) Why am I behind Schultz? No one will be able to see me. Can’t I stand behind Perreault?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
and malnourished
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Sarge: Oh really? You want to tango? You want to tango with Mr. Nasty?
GUTEN TAAAAAAAAAAAAG!
by Wheeler on Apr 1, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“We can tango after my blonde. Excuse me.”
/Mr. Nasty-pants’d
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 1, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow.
I’m impressed with that bubble.
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…Big Red?
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by jordanDC on Apr 1, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That gum looked kinda blue to me…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Must be nicotine gum, then. Ovie does like chew.
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ovi chews tobacco?
When my friend Robbie and I played hockey in the driveway on our rollerblades....I was always Peter Bondra
well thats one thing we got in common….that explains why hes always rocking a full pack of bubblelicious in his mouth each game….i could have sworn at one point i saw him on the bench with a lip in…
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Yuck.
That is just foul.
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the cropped AO&bubble is an avatar waiting to happen.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 1, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Varlamov in net, per TEB
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Looks like Tyler Sloan and Scott Walker will be out tonight.
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But we get Erskine for Carlson? I think I’d prefer Sloan.
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We might need Erskine to throw hands against ATL. I think things got a little dicey last time, if I remember correctly.
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OK, I stand corrected. Not remembering the last game, obviously.
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It was a long time ago during the blizzard, understandable.
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so Atlanta gets to see Snovechkin 2010 AND the Cherry Blossoms? lucky bastards.
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Explains it even more. Sold my tickets out of fear that day. Sure, I watched it on TV, but it was a long time ago, in hockey days.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Definitely one of the most eventful games I went to this year.
*Erskine gets dragged into a fight after a great, open-ice hit right at the start of the game
*We all watched as Ovi skated away from a powerplay, got a new stick, skated back in and, without changing his speed, hits a slapper home
*Neuvirth made some great saves, including one that caused him to land on his butt
*Sasha had one of his trade-mark “crash the net by crashing into the net” moves, only this time it was into his own goal after Neuvirth made a great save.
And that didn’t include the drive back that night in a blizzard to Loudoun County (what was I thinking!!!)
"It hit me on the pants. I had protection. It felt good. Why? I wanted to win."
*We all watched as Ovi skated away from a powerplay, got a new stick, skated back in and, without changing his speed, hits a slapper home
Oh, now I remember that. What a play!
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NHL on the Fly had a field day with Ovi’s power play goal. They ran that play from the beginning and were picking on the ATL: “Where’s Ovechkin?” (while he’s racing back to the bench) “Oh, that’s right, there he is!” (while he’s racing back and – boom) “You can’t lose track of Ovie or he’ll make you pay.”
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When he started skating back from the bench and I saw Nicky had the puck I was like “awwww shit!” and then he pounded that thing through the net and I went nuts.
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I was like "awwww shit!" and then he pounded that thing and I went nuts.
OT but had to be done.
"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"
by highslot84 on Apr 1, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
AO power play goals can have that effect on a person.
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I would’ve gone with AO scoring can have that effect on a person…
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
And rightfully so. I couldn’t believe that they just let Nicky stand there and wait with the puck while AO went back and got another stick. They’re right – lose track of AO on the ice and you will pay, and I don’t care what team you are. Columbus discovered that in their first game against him, and it hasn’t stopped being true since.
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still think Theo starts regardless of Varly’s performance tonight.
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
starts in the playoffs, that is
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by ns on Apr 1, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Depends on the rest of the season. Obviously it’s one step closer to one, with each G still having something to say with his play over the next two weeks.
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Yes, whether it’s valid or not.
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 1, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
playoffs
EAST
Washington vs. Montreal
Buffalo vs. Boston
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia
New Jersey vs. Ottawa
WEST
San Jose vs. Colorado
Chicago vs. Los Angeles
Vancouver vs. Detroit
Phoenix vs. Nashville
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ruh-roh
Washington vs. Montreal
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of sliding, Chris you think your team can pull out a win tonight?
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I think we should and will. And btw, I don’t think we’re sliding.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
No, you’re not. The Wings are just on fire.
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okay
I’m hearing a lot of whining about two losses in ten games, so when you said “speaking of sliding” I thought you were saying we were.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I was just giving you grief.
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ha
I can take it. I just received two free tickets to tonight’s game, so nothing can bring me down today.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s OK. Not as good as Boston, but better than Philly.
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 1, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll remind you that Boucher is currently the #1 guy in Philly.
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http://www.japersrink.com/2010/4/1/1399640/thursday-caps-clips-thrashers#33613147
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 1, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I see that, under that scenario, the Penguins get the opportunity to kick the Flyers asses for the third straight year.
by FloridaownsFSU on Apr 1, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Magic Number time...
Caps
110 + (2*6) = 122
Sharks
104 + (2*5) = 114
Blackhawks
101 + (2*6) = 113
Magic Number
114 – 110 = 4 + 1 = 5 for the President’s Trophy!
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Nice. Only five more overtime losses against inferior teams to go!
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
way to stay positive!
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Last night on CSN’s Sportsnite, Tarik called the President’s trophy a foregone conclusion or something to that effect. Not so fast Tarik.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh jeez...
Way to jinx it, El-Bashir!
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Well, FWIW, the Sharks and Blackhawks have both been playing as bad or worse than we have lately 4-6-0 and 3-5-2, respectively in the last ten for both of them. Makes our 5-2-3 over the last 10 look a lot better.
5-2-3 in the past 10 is 13 points, or a .650 winning percentage. In a playoff series that translates to a 4-2 or 4-3 series win. I’ll take that.
:)
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Or… it’s 5 wins, 5 losses. If you’ll take that come playoff time, you’d better pick your spots for those losses very carefully.
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True, but some there are shootout losses in there, so those OTs haven’t been resolved in the playoffs….
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
And on the other hand, Detroit is a ridiculous 9-0-1 in their last ten.
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by red army line on Apr 1, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
But the earliest we see them is June…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know if they will make it out of the West. There’s some stiff competition out there.
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by red army line on Apr 1, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
At the same time, you mix a roster full of playoff veterans with some tremendous hockey that they’ve been playing, and it’s possible to see them make it out of the West.
I myself am firmly of the belief that Vancouver wins the West.
by FloridaownsFSU on Apr 1, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Sooner or later, the long playoff runs of the last to years and the Olympics are going to take a toll on their older players. If they make it to the Finals again, that may be one of the great team achievements in the last couple of decades.
I don’t know about that. Lidstrom seems to not age nowadays, basically. Howard is in net. The big-ice time guys are either pretty young (like Datsyuk-young, that is) or missed time (like everyone save Lidstrom basically). If they can steamroll through the first round, and, well, then draw San Jose, things look good for them. For the Caps’ sake, I hope you’re right.
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by red army line on Apr 1, 2010 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Lidstrom is amazing. If Chelios can play at 48, Lidstrom could probably play until he’s 50. Seeing how young Calle Johansson looked the other day at Verizon makes me wonder if these Swedes ever age.
Lidstrom also never lets himself get hit. Last season, he let it happen, and was out after Lapierre in COL I believe nailed him along the boards. I guess as long as he maintains his speed and smarts, he’ll be okay. I don’t know how much that declines with age.
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by red army line on Apr 1, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
If Pittsburgh and Detroit meet in the finals again I’m taking at least a 1 year break from watching NHL hockey.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
by zephyr on Apr 1, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I will if the Pens win.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish it had it me, but I’ll be so fucking disappointed if we see that again. Two new teams! Must be bloooood, must be freeeesh.
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.
True, but some there are shootout losses in there, so those OTs haven’t been resolved in the playoffs….
Let's go Caps!
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Comment fail.. my screen scrolled as I was clicking… :-/
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
John Carlson has been named to the AHL All-Rookie team (and that’s likely the last time you’ll read “John Carlson” and “AHL” in the same sentence)
Not saying you’re wrong, but didn’t we all think that about Alzner last year, too? If he comes into camp out of shape/has a bad camp/sophomore slumps at the beginning of the year, given Boudreau’s short leash with young guys, I’d expect him to be sent right back to the A…
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Carefully caveated with “likely.”
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Nice. Failure to read closely on my part.
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I don’t think so. Alzner didn’t make nearly the impact that Carlson has made, and was much more inconsistent.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Alzner definitely tailed off dramatically after a strong start.
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Although Carlson hasn’t played as many games as Alzner did when he tailed off. This would be about where Carlson would tail off if he was on the Alzner plan. I don’t expect it to happen, but I’m pointing it out.
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.
Alzner in his first call up was great IMHO, in his second inconsistent, and thereafter, well, we know the story.
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by red army line on Apr 1, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
General comment: way too much off-topic garbage in this thread. Poor signal-to-noise ratio. Be better, people.
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by J.P. on Apr 1, 2010 10:51 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Wait til the real games start. We’ll be better then.
by b.orr4 on Apr 1, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’m very glad to have Laich back in the lineup, though I wish he’d at least consider wearing a visor.
The Post is on point today with website ads, too.
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by mercurialwinger on Apr 1, 2010 11:00 AM EDT reply actions
NY Times article on famous Detroit scions hockey experiences & the Frozen Four.
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I wish I was going :(
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I take it the Mr. Birdie couldn’t get the time off? Bummer. I’ll try and do a fanpost on my experience upon my return to the desert.
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no. Yay promotions and all, but he’ll be in training. Have fun! I’ll do a fan shot and link to the (few) pictures I shot last year.
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Pavelec to start for ATL.
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Nice.
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Very Toskala-esque, I’d say.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Pavelolc.
Given Ovechkin’s career numbers against Atlanta, I’m hoping tonight is when he starts to get hot.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 1, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
so, Mr. Nasty is gonna score from 170 feet?
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Pavthetic career numbers.
Ovi is getting a hatty tonight, BOOK IT!
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by red army line on Apr 1, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Any word on Carlson’s health? Sorry if I’m very late to this party, but I was unable to watch the last game, but I do know I saw tweets that he left at some point in the 2nd pd. Just curious as to what that was all about, since I’ve seen little news on that subject since then…
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by PaintDrinkingPete on Apr 1, 2010 11:52 AM EDT reply actions
He got hit in the second period and stayed out the rest of the game, team said it was upper body though lots of folk saw him limping, he didn’t practice yesterday (though almost nobody did anyway), if Sloan is sitting tonight I guess that means Jcar is mannnig up and playing tonight.
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Am I the only one who has seen that Paul Martin is probably not going back to Jersey? I’ll see if I can dig up the link I saw yesterday, but would the Caps be interested? How much would you pay?
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When are you selling your blog and pulling the Red jersey over your head?
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by zephyr on Apr 1, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
NEVAH
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by Chris Burton on Apr 1, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t say that… you never know if the Preds might one day go to a red jersey…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 1, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you posting this because of this Everson article in the NY Post?
It’s speculation, nothing more. And Everson’s track record in terms of covering the Devils is nothing to write home about.
I laughed at this quote??? "But most times with the Devils, if players are not re-signed by New Year’s, they walk on July 1. "
In 2006, Elias and Langenbrunner re-upped after UFA started ,i.e., after July 1.
No, it wasn’t that because I don’t read the Post, won’t give it the satisfaction. Still can’t find the damn link. Oh well.
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I don’t either, unless someone posts a link and I don’t realize where it links to, lol. I’m not a fan of the Post and in particular, not a fan of Everson.
However, I’m assuming there’s a good chance whatever you did read was based on that article given the timing.
Coulda been.
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I’d be very interested but it won’t happen. He already makes 4.5 and wants a raise. We have this other guy who is going to get a big raise, maybe you’ve heard. I don’t see how he fits. In an ideal world we trade Poti and use that money toward Martin, but I don’t even know if that would work. Martin/Green would probably be the best D pair in the league.
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Martin/Green would be pretty sick. Not overly physical but effective as hell.
No one would take Poti, though, I don’t think.
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Dewars Club FTW
Can’t wait for the game tonight – hopefully the Dewars Club won’t wreck me before the puck drops…
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madhouse at Kettler today, according to Steinz:
Combine a few factors — beautiful weather, playoffs approaching, kids on Spring Break — and there was a mad scene outside Kettler on Thursday afternoon. It was nuts when guys like David Steckel left; he was surrounded and tailed to his car. It was nuts when guys like Mike Green left; the pre-teen girls seemed especially taken, and eventually Green needed an escort to his car. This was a Redskins Training Camp level of screaming, except without the fences to hold people back.
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for some reason, the link the the full bog post didn’t take. try this
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Yeah, Ovechkin’s definitely reclusive.
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hah, there’s Ovechwin, front and center.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
so that’s where she’s been all day!
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Along with beta and kellobellow, I think — no sign of them in the pics?
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 1, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought i saw kellobellow in another one but i’m in class and don’t really feel like putting my face to my laptop and staring at the pic.
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by what Juneau about that? on Apr 1, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
beta/kello
they’re to the right of Ovechwin
"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"
Ha, yeah. She’s so tall I missed the others.
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 1, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that Beta in the Green shirt right in front of Ovechwin? And I don’t see Kello at all.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 1, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah she’s in her signature Green 52 shirt and kello is also rocking a Green 52 shirt.. in the sunlight.. in between Ovechwin and Beta.
"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"
Way late here…but beta wasn’t there and kellobellow isn’t in any of those pictures. I was there with Ovechwin and Kello but Ovechwin was the only one making a Bog appearance.
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nice
I’m kind of glad Preds practice isn’t like that.
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It’s not nearly as bad much of the time. I once got Ovi’s autograph when there was about ten people standing out there. As Steinz said, perfect storm.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 1, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s good for the team to know they are loved. Hopefully not to the point they need a separate entrance/parking area.
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Which is why I’d never go on the weekend, either. During the work week, the only kids in the place are pre-school age and younger. And I don’t mean in the autograph seeking way, either. It’s just quieter and easier to watch. But then, I have that luxury, but not right now. Come the playoffs, I might go watch a practice.
"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 plan to — I have alternate Mondays off. It lets me see practice on lower-crowd days.
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 1, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
The tweenies certainly love the Gangsta.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
He’s dangerous! But with cute li’l chipmunk cheeks.
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/poll-first-round-preference.html
WaPo put up their own poll of playoff preference, difference being that Atlanta can now be discussed as a possible 8th seed.
Preferably I’d rather see Atlanta more than Boston
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I also love that in the TSN article giving some love to Green they name JBo as the biggest disappointment. My only problem is that he hasn’t gotten worse in CGY, he’s just getting more attention. You could argue that he’s having a better year defensively than he did in FLA. He’s always been a disappointment offensively but I guess it took playing in a Canadian city to finally get the Canadian media to pay attention to that.
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