Tuesday Caps Clips: The Calm Before the Storm
by J.P. on Apr 13, 2010 6:39 AM EDT
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- So we're not necessarily buying "Well, we've addressed it"? Didn't think so. [WaPo]
- If the Habs are to have any chance in this series, they'll likely need Jaroslav Halak to be the second coming of Patrick Roy, Jacques Plante and/or Ken Dryden. (I wonder if any of those guys ended his season with three-straight losses to non-playoff teams.) [Corey Masisak]
- On the other hand, goaltending really isn't all that key for the Caps. That's an, um, original take. [CBSSports.com]
- Besides, you can't predict who's going to be hot and who's going to fizzle come playoff time. [BtN]
- Even still, Jose Theodore 's third period save percentage over his 24 games is a little bit amazing. [Brodeur is a Fraud]
- Other storylines worth following. [NHL.com]
- Can the Caps make a run? [CI]
- "I get the impression there are about five players on the Montreal roster the other Canadiens don't trust on the ice." Oof. [Elliotte Friedman, who has some other Caps items as well]
- If you missed Rink Side Radio last night, check it out (I'm at the top of the show, which is convenient). [Rink Side Radio]
- A bunch of stat dumps over at Habs Eyes On The Prize. [Here, Here and Here]
- The Caps were pretty good against good teams. Montreal? Not so much. [Bird Watchers Anonymous]
- Predictions: The Hockey News, The Hockey News, Damien Cox, Ray Ferraro, TSN and the CAPS lock.
- Embrace the bandwagoners, Caps fans. Alternatively, show them all due respect. [WaPo]
- Where the Habs stand heading into the playoffs. [Gazette]
- Jacques Martin says the pressure is on the Caps, which makes sense, as Montreal has already met its goal of barely making the playoffs for a second consecutive year.... [Gazette]
- ... But Bruce Boudreau says the pressure's on the Habs because they're the Habs... [CBC]
- ... and Jaroslav Spacek says the pressure is on AO. [Gazette]
- That R.J. Umberger quote is in heavy rotation in La Belle Province, but Mike Cammalleri knows what's up. [TSN]
- Some keys to Caps/Habs. [Ed Frankovic]
- Apparently "exciting teams have a hard time winning titles." Uh, yeah. [CTV]
- "The Canadiens, meanwhile, labour to score, are undersized up front and showed a tendency down the stretch to become unglued under pressure." Other than that, they're pretty awesome. [CP]
- The final power rankings of the regular season have the Caps holding the top spot at CBSSports.com,TSN (with a bit more), National Post, and The Hockey News.
- A bunch of great stuff from Steinz yesterday, including a discussion of Alex Ovechkin's strength, his parents' gratitude (refined for the paper), Jose Theodore moving product and Montreal's former love of JT60.
- The Caps complete the Hart-Norris sweep... on one voter's ballot, at least. [National Post]
- Another good post in support of Mike Green. [RtR]
- Translation of an Ovechkin/Alexander Semin interview. [FanPost]
- Eight things you didn't know about AO (and by "you," they don't mean you). [MSNBC]
- Good to see my buddy Eric McErlain and OWO gearing up for the playoffs. [Off Wing Opinion]
- If only games were played on paper. [Puck Probabilities]
- Be a man and grow a beard. That goes for you ladies, too. [RtR]
- Pat Sajak know his S _ I T ("I'd like to solve the puzzle, Pat"). [NHL.com]
- Octopi in Detroit, rats in Florida, possibly snakes in Phoenix... what would Caps fans throw on the ice if such shenanigannery were to take place here? Donkeys and elephants? [CapsBlog]
- Alex Ovechkin's 50 goals in 50 seconds. [FanShot]
- Look, they mention the Caps and there's a picture with some Caps bobbleheads in it, so I'm linking. And you're clicking. [WaPo]
- Calder Cup predictions. [Patriot-News]
- Great stuff on Braden Holtby. [Bears Bites and Insights]
- More from down on the farm in your Farm Report. [FanPost]
- You love the mantra. You live the mantra. Now buy the shirt. [Japers' Rink Store]
- Per the HHoF, on this date back in 1997, "Capitals' rookie Jaroslav Svejkovsky scored his first career four-goal game as Washington won 8-3, at Buffalo." "First."
- Finally, happy 47th birthday to Jim McGeough and happy 36th birthday to Sergei Gonchar (who I'd never have guessed was 36 if I hadn't seen him play this year).
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On HNIC this past saturday they showed Hal Gill totally losing his shit to (I think) Lapierre when they were having lots of trouble getting the puck out of their zone. Gill was pretty curt with Friedman when he axed him about it during their pregame interview.
I dunno…in Simmons terms, it just seems like a team with a lot of egos that doesn’t get along with each other. I don’t think i’ve ever seen a real “good” team get on each other like that, at least not on the ice.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 7:04 AM EDT reply actions
That Friedman line about the Habs is pretty brutal, really. Just a complete indictment of the chemistry of the team, and so offhanded and casual. If it’s true, they’re going to have a horrible time dealing with the Caps and their blitzkrieg on offense.
I wonder who the 5 guys are?
Maybe Becca has some informed speculation?
"You want to start being part of the Rink? Fine, but more’s expected of you than John/Jane Cap Fan. Carry the cause of informed discussion to the unwashed masses and don’t crap in the yards of other SBN sites if you decide to go over there. They’re passionate about their teams too, no need to troll elsewhere and/or be a sore winner." --BP
Its odd that a team can get rid of Alex Kovalev, and STILL have problems with chemistry.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
They turned over like half their team last year, right? That seems a little unsustainable.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
They had like a thousand free agents! It was nuts.
I’m just gonna blindly speculate that some of it is the Kostitsyns, and some of its Price.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t forget Halak’s whacky agent situation.
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Is he repped by Meehan? That’s Semin’s guy isn’t it?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Never mind….Walsh.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Allan Walsh, IIRC. He’s notorious for getting into tweet wars in favor of his clients.
"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 13, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude, they added Scott Gomez. Instant fail.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
But he’s one of the best set up men in the game!!!
/Fischler’d
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Gretzky-like vision!
"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 13, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s actually one of his more relevant opinions, as it’s only about FIVE years out of date.
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by jordanDC on Apr 13, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait, Gomez used to be a top setup man? I got into the NHL in 06, so I don’t know.
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"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
He had a couple of pretty nice seasons earlier in his career, including a huge one post-lockout, but he’s pretty much sucked ass since he left the Devils.
"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 13, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
OK. I was just having a hard time imagining him being an elite player.
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"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s not, and I don’t think he ever has been.
His career high in assists is 56 in 03-04, and his career high in goals is 33 in 05-06. Career high in points is 84 in 05-06.
Just as a comparison, Nick Backstrom has only had one season of fewer than 60 assists, and that was 55 in his rookie year.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
You know what I mean. Has a team with Scott Gomez ever done extremely well?
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Was on a couple Cup-winning Devils teams.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
The Devils, but I was legit agreeing with you.
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Oh, sorry. Sometimes the snark is so overpowering on SBN I fail to see through it ;).
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’d have killed for Gomez to be our 2C all of 3 years ago.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m ashamed to admit I wanted Gomez when he was a UFA, though not for the price he ended up going for.
"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 13, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Tangentially this reminded me of a spirited pushing and shoving that Camalleri was having with (I think) Gorges before the thanksgiving weekend game, all the stations up there were abuzz out it.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 13, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
If either of Camalleri and Gorges are in the “guys-we-don’t-trust” basket, they’re double extra screwed. Those guys play pretty important minutes.
"You want to start being part of the Rink? Fine, but more’s expected of you than John/Jane Cap Fan. Carry the cause of informed discussion to the unwashed masses and don’t crap in the yards of other SBN sites if you decide to go over there. They’re passionate about their teams too, no need to troll elsewhere and/or be a sore winner." --BP
I also like Wise’s pretty thinly veiled contempt for a lot of “hardcore” fans in his column
Will old-school Caps fans finally make room for the bandwagon jumpers like me?
With the Stanley Cup-favorite Capitals opening the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs Thursday at Verizon Center, will they stop acting like no one can cheer for a hockey team unless they’ve read Toe Blake’s private journals on power-play rotation? Will the most hard-core lot among them — and I’m thinking this is less than 10 percent of the otherwise hospitable and gracious fan base — be okay with giddy, excited people who will never have to endure the misery, pain and rebirth of a franchise they endured?
Will they be okay with people of unrefined hockey ilk, who even if they combined forces with would be still be outnumbered by several million in puck-mad Montreal?
Or will they depressingly continue their highbrow, tortured bond with other “true” Caps fans, the way Jackson Pollock scholars appreciate their subject so much that they consider a first-grade finger-painting class a total debasement of their idea of “real art.”
You don’t see a group of fanatics outside FedEx Field making sure everyone wearing a Chris Cooley jersey knows the proper way to attack the cover-two. You don’t see seamheads at Nationals Park quizzing people who pass by about the infield fly rule and the forkball. (Actually, outside of Phillies fans, you hardly see anyone at Nationals Park.)
Memo to the Caps’ high-art crowd: You don’t need to own a Dale Hunter sweater to rock the red, so don’t pretend it’s something that requires a pedigree. Embrace your team’s growing Q rating and the blue line-challenged among us who have come along for the ride. Go with it, despite your instincts to the contrary. Think of their popularity progression like this:
Yes, it’s cool to see that indie band you saw at the Black Cat finally get a chance to play Merriweather. But that chance never happens unless other people came around to noticing what you loved a long time ago. You can privately feel you have more reason to revel in the band’s success story, but you can’t begrudge the fandom of the newcomers — because without them, there would be no rocket-ship ascent.
What a complete tool.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 7:07 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So the last tirade had Caps fans as oversensitive idiots who just needed to accept that it’s just hockey and therefore not really worthy of any respect.
Apparently the attention he got for is over, and now Caps fans are highbrow and unwelcoming.
Oddly enough, if I recall correctly, he only had problems with 10% of the fanbase at that time, looks like another 10% is addressed here, Wonder who’s next up.
by Ames on Apr 13, 2010 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But of course, according to Wise, there’s no fanatics outside of Fed Ex Field.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 7:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone else notice the McNabb jersey burning in that montage? Way to make him feel welcome.
I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong.... except when someone else beats me to it.
by Backhanded Complement on Apr 13, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
That was from many years ago I assume.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
you can’t begrudge the fandom of the newcomers — because without them, there would be no rocket-ship ascent.
And nor would there be the plummet to earth at the first sign of trouble.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Apr 13, 2010 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Yes, it’s cool to see that indie band you saw at the Black Cat finally get a chance to play Merriweather. But that chance never happens unless other people came around to noticing what you loved a long time ago.
I think that quote is hilarious.
I like bands that don’t even exist yet.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
C’mon… stay on topic and/or go to the OTOT thread.
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Its all about the message…listen to the lyrics MAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I just read Wise’s article online and am somewhat stunned, despite having read and listened to him in the past.
Wise had a chance this morning to congratulate the “old-school” fan for sticking with the team, for opening the Verizon doors to fill it up, for enduring every 3-1 series lead lost, the Bruce Cassidy and Glen Hanlon tenures, even the Greg Joly #1 pick. He had a chance to extend an olive branch and start to make amends for some of the ridiculousness (probably on both sides) earlier this year.
But he didn’t.
At time when the columnists at D.C.’s primary paper should be analyzing the series, telling the non-hockey fans how exciting hockey is, admitting (as Boswell does) that they may not know hockey but they know excitement when the see it — Mike Wise goes off on us.
I’m almost 44. I remember Gilberston, Sirois, Monahan and Meehan. I have little tolerance for my mother-in-law asking all the time “why did they blow the whistle?” as she looks up from her magazine. But I also love the fact that Verizon is full. I love watching from here in the STL and see all red in the arena. In fact, I am darn proud.
Everyone is welcome from my perspective, including Mike Wise.
I just hope he wears red in the press box.
Watching more games on Slingbox than anyone else!
There’s no way for him to lose. If we get too fired up, its basically us just being assholish and snobby. If we don’t get fired up, he can write a column about how “no one cares”.
He has no perspective on this. We live in a place where Albert Haynesworth can’t FART without it being front page news, and he wonders why we would get snippy or short when we feel like we’re being disrespected? Its been going on for 35 years now! How else would he expect us to react?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
It seems that Mike Wise has a problem with the hardcore, long-time fans accepting bandwagoner fans like him.
Maybe it would help his cause if he didn’t constantly try to pretend that he actually knows what he’s talking about. As it is, can you blame us for ignoring him?
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I think if we ignore him, we fall right into his trap.
I actually feel sorry for him.
The more I think about it, the more his article may be a cry for help. You know – the person who does get into the college or frat or country club or lodge that they want and then says they never wanted to anyway?
Maybe Mike feels dissed and is lashing out. Anyone out there a therapist?
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So you’re saying its a trap?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Dear Caps Fans,
I don’t respect hockey. I don’t respect you. Why aren’t you more welcoming?
Signed,
Mike Wise
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 13, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Kindness can’t kill self-obsessed gas bags. Failure to click on their columns, however…
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by redlineblue on Apr 13, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Well as a fan of the bandwagon variety Wise has lost my respect as well, especially with his most recent piece for WaPo that merely rewrites the ongoing meme that Crosby somehow has got Ovi’s number.
I expect at least some original thought from a opinion writer, as well as an attempt to understand some of the finer points of the game. I as a new fan have tried to do that, to educate myself in the rules, strategies, statistics, and history of hockey.
But Wise (as well as Wilbon) choose instead to be uneducated contrarian sports writers fighting against the rise of hockey in this town. I cut Wise some slack last year with his long piece on Brash, but not after his work for this season. Why he now feels that he should only criticize the Caps has passed from bafflement to just annoyance with me. I now longer read either of them.
by capsyoungguns on Apr 13, 2010 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The Jackson Pollock line is kind of funny. But yeah, he’s a douche nozzle.
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by turnituptoeleven on Apr 13, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
People who really appreciate art aren’t the ones that debate about stuff being “real art” or not, so he didn’t even get that part right.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Not every creative work has artistic merit. We disagree here
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"Here's the thing about potential: There's potential, and then there's reality. I mean, nobody had more potential than Ted Kaczynski." --Adam Carolla
by turnituptoeleven on Apr 13, 2010 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec’d
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 13, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Next time I go to a game I’m going in a suit, so I can be just as pretentious as Mike Wise thinks I am.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Well…I do try to bring in my fine crystal goblets and my pince nez. Sometimes I even bring my monocle.
We really should protest Wise by having everyone wear monocles.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I would wear a tuxedo if I had one, and if it wouldn’t make people think I was a Pens fan.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Know what else he thinks you are?
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Maybe I’ve been in the Midwest too long (since 2002), but not a day goes by that I don’t learn a new word or phrase here. I’m feeling very sheltered. On the other hand, I could just be old.
I have now officially bookmarked Urban Dictionary, which includes phrases like “douche nozzle” among its many entries.
Watching more games on Slingbox than anyone else!
It’s the business end of the douche, after all.
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by turnituptoeleven on Apr 13, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't have any problem embracing the band-wagoners as long as they don't embarrass the long time fans.
Chanting Crosby sucks after Ovechkin scores number 50 is stupid. It’s even dumber when Crosby isn’t there. Reveling in someone else getting beaten (temporarily now too, thanks hockey gods) instead of cheering your own man is stupid.
Screaming and chanting refs you suck every single game over guys falling down is stupid.
Booing every offside is stupid. Booing an icing because you think it’s a penalty call coming on the Caps is stupid.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
by zephyr on Apr 13, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
The ref you suck chant is really starting to get on my nerves because it is happening so often. I love to participate in that chant when something is blatant (like the phantom slash on Schultz a while ago), but it’s happening two or three times per game now. And these are games where the officiating isn’t that bad.
Yeah, that’s one of my pet peeves. Do they really think that chanting “Ref, you suck!” is going to help matters? More than likely, it will just cheese the refs off and make them less disposed to make calls in the Caps’ favor.
"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 13, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll embrace the bandwagoners... On two conditions:
1. If you have just recently become a fan within the last two or three years, don’t tell us you’ve been a fan the whole time. Admit it. That’s my number one pet peeve. If you didn’t watch because they sucked, man up and say it.
2. If you call yourself a fan, you must also watch the regular season games as well. I understand the folks that “check in” on the team in the Playoffs cause they want D.C. to have a Championship, but don’t call yourself a fan if you only watch the Playoffs.
I embrace new fans cause I understand winning brings in fans and there’s always gonna be a new generation of kids that are becoming fans and fortunately were not old enough to live through the losing seasons. But it’s those that violate one or both of the conditions above that irritate me.
2. If you call yourself a fan, you must also watch the regular season games as well. I
I’ve been a fan since 93.. funny thing is… I didn’t pay attention to their Stanley Cup final season at all…
I was living in the woods with no power, TV, or running water at the time.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Nope, just generally hating life, mostly.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Oh, you weren’t kidding? Even a little?
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I am a new fan of Hockey/Caps. I do not however consider myself banwagon. i have gone out of my way to learn the game and its history/tradition. My son got me into it when he was 4…3 years ago. I had a game on in the background and he was instantly hypnotized by it. We started watching together. Fast forward 3 years He is entering his 2nd year of Hockey, I help coach from the bench. We are STH’s, and I bleed Red as much as I bleed Purple and Black.
I have noticed though that hardcore, longtime fans of the game in general treat it like THIS or more appropriately THIS . Instead of criticizing I try and understand. As a lifelong Football fanatic I see Hockey as a growing sport. Maybe because of the area I live in or maybe its a reality. The growth and recognition from the MSM is good for Hockey. When I walk into VC I see a pletora of young kids there. They will be adults soon and the NHL should have a much larger fan base in 15 years. I dont see the same happening at M&T bank stadium and certainly not at Camden Yards.
Like it or not, Sid and Ovi is GREAT for the game, its Magic and Bird, Brady and Manning, Lebron and Kobe. It will only help our sport grow. I know I am not your typical NHL/Caps NOOB, in fact I do not consider myself one any more because I have invested a lot of time in educating myself. I take my sports obsession very seriously and when I am a fan I am a fan for life. I still root for the O’s late in September as painful as it is. But i say as Caps fans we need to embrace the newcomers instead insult and push away. We need to help them learn the game and tradition.
I will make a conscious effort when I am at VC or a bar watching a game when I see someone booing an Icing call or blurting out rediculousness to help them understand better in a non-condescending way. Anyway these are my opinions only and some of you lifers may think i am still an idiot but I am a ticket buying/jersey buying/every game watching/Mite involved idiot.
I ain't a playa, I just Puck alot
so
should I sign a contract before I go to my next game?
“I, the undesigned, hereby agree to follow all rules and regulations of Capitals fandom. Including, but not limited to the following
I shall be required to follow the team for at least ten years or five conseutive losing seasons.
I shall not chant or shout during games unless chant has been pre-approved by chant committee.
I shall take any article or statement by certain commentators as a personal insult and affront to myself and family.
If I have a question I shall humbly ask one of my superiors on the Rules Committee. If I am deemed worthy, I shall receive an answer within two business days.
Humbly,
Steve.”
Snark aside, I’ve been reading the rink for a couple years and I’ve been legitimately following the team for about as long. So you could probably call me a bandwagon fan if you want, I don’t really give a shit.
I rarely comment on the rink because I get the sense I’m not welcome. And you know what, if that’s how you guys want it then go ahead; I’ll continue to read and learn and not comment. you’re not missing much. But I hope you at least realize how you seem like such a tight-knit but insular community to an outsider.
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Grrr…I thought we were to receive warning before entering a Mike Wise article.
That editorial’s a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, eh?
Note that I saw the headline, saw the ghastly photo and quickly closed the browser tab.
by bugula on Apr 13, 2010 7:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It does. From the side he kinda looks like Yvon Corriveau.
Weird to see him with the 17 as well.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Love how little (if any) upper-body padding he has.
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I forgot who it was (I think it was Potvin) on NHL Home Ice, talking a long time ago about the role of today’s equipment in causing injuries. What they wear today is so much more substantial than they did 30 years ago (and of much harder material).
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 7:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, the elbow pads nowadays might as well be titanium. Luckily, players respect that and don’t ever hit with their elbows.
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by J.P. on Apr 13, 2010 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
…unless you’re Max Talbot with #28 in his sights.
by mechanicsville on Apr 13, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I think in my HHoF Fanshot from last year, there’s a picture of Jacques Plante (or Terry Sawchuk)’s pads, and I was blown away by how thin they were. Shanny always used to make fun at how minimal his were as well (I think).
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 13, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Clips rec’d for a really eclectic shoebox.
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by Bald Pollack on Apr 13, 2010 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I wear really eclectic shoes.
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Its eclectic? Boogie woogie woogie?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 7:37 AM EDT up reply actions
He looks like Schultz in the face.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
And in the awesomeness.
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by J.P. on Apr 13, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I still think the best part of that “Out On Top” video is the clip of Langway pinning two Nordiques behind the net at the same time.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup. So classic they show it twice in the video, if I recall correctly.
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They certainly do. I wouldn’t have a problem if the video was just nothing but that, Gould pummeling Mario and Hunter’s goal against Philadelphia looped over and over again
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I laughed at JP’s description on twitter for today’s clips
Just and absolute s-load of links in this morning’s Clips. Call in sick or something to read ’em all.
That Twitter is what got me hear as soon as I sat down at my desk. I don’t recall JP cursing very often, so I figured there must be something there.
As for the description of Wise’s article, a “read at risk of your own aggravation” wouldn’t have hurt. :-)
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Yeah. I think it’s time to warn when a Washington Compost article is written by Mike Wise.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Need some kind of disclaimer for articles written by Wise, Ken Campbell, Jim Kelley, etc.. Read at the risk of losing brain cells or something like that.
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
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what would Caps fans throw on the ice if such shenanigannery were to take place here? Donkeys and elephants
- copies of the Federal Register
- copies of the Congresional Record
- lobbyists
- half smokes
If you've read this far...seek help.
Catfish have been known to hit the ice in Nashville.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Tourists
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Policy wonks, assistant deputy senior undersecretaries, and special prosecutors.
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by EmilyB on Apr 13, 2010 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seals dressed up like the President (the Presidential “Seal”)
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Only one choice: Congressional subpoenas at the referees’ feet
"Yes, but Rimmer Directive 271 states just as clearly, 'No chance you metal ba****d.'"
by apk3000 on Apr 13, 2010 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d say hot dogs from a street vendor, but that’d be a copycat of the rats.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Rats are at least occasionally warm.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Street musician buckets
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
pompous wapo columnists unfamiliar with the game? got lots of ’em.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Apr 13, 2010 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
We don’t throw things on the ice. We just filibuster the start of the game until we’re ready to play.
GUTEN TAAAAAAAAAAAAG!
by Wheeler on Apr 13, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yogi was also the only Caps rookie to have a four goal game. He only played 17 games that season and his only goals were those four. That is a strange stat line.
↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → b a (select) start
Even stranger – I was at that game (in Buffalo).
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btw, nice job on the radio, JP. Thats an…interesting show.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I became a big Yogi fan in high school because this girl I liked thought he was awesome. Haha.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. Did the audio issues towards the end come through, or just in my ear?
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They came through. :(
But I enjoyed listening anyway, and your bit was just about over.
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Yeah, fun trying to give an answer while getting deafening pops in your ear.
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You handled it surprisingly well. I’m not sure I would have reacted the same.
"He was the patron saint of quality footwear."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 13, 2010 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Ice runs through my veins. I’m unflappable.
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They gave JP a medal for modesty, but he doesn’t like to wear it around…
by mechanicsville on Apr 13, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah there was a little problem (not sure if it was static or something else) but it didn’t really interfere with your thoughts since it was nearly over. Joe’s voice is a little hard to hear anyway so that was interesting.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Love every Holtby piece. JP could link a BH article every day and the world would be a better place.
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It’ll be kind of sad when he gets his Lasik and doesn’t wear those awesome glasses off the ice anymore. :(
I have a C on my heart.
I went “Oh noes Not the glasses! Don’t ditch the glasses!”
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Me too, love glasses!
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I wish I could quit you, Tyler Sloan! - Co-founder of the Tyler Sloan Fan Club
Mike Wise
I agree with the notion of welcoming new fans. I actually find it exciting that a lot of people I am friends with, and some family members as well shoot me texts after an exciting Caps game because they were home watching it. This didn’t happen 5 years ago.
That being said, there is a reason for frustration among the more “well seasoned” fans. Hope I don’t come across as a jackass.
- The ref does not suck just because a Caps player took a clean hit, or stumbled to the ice.
- The Linesman (even though they still scream ref) does not suck every time an off sides is called
“Ref You Suck” gets chanted like 5 times a game now. If you want to use the power of the home crowd to intimidate and influence a ref’s future decisions, play that card only when the ref blows an obvious call.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
Ultimately, I think that the problem the long-time fans have with the newcomers is not that they’re newcomers, it’s that they do stupid things because they think they know and they don’t. Being one of these newcomers hanging out with the long-timers and occasionally being frustrated or annoyed by both attitudes, I like to think I sit somewhere in the middle of this battle.
Some things that I think both sides would do well to remember:
- Newcomers: The long-time fans probably know more than you. At least at first.
- Long-timers: This does not mean that newcomers are not entitled to an opinion. They might see something you don’t. Making them defend their opinion is fair. Telling them to shut up because they’re new is not (and will not help them learn the game).
- Newcomers: The refs don’t usually suck. Save that for the obvious blown call as SG says.
- Long-timers: This doesn’t mean that they never suck or that sometimes something really isn’t rotten in the state of Denmark.
- Newcomers: Be respectful, but don’t be afraid to ask questions. That’s how you learn.
- Longtimers: If a newcomer asks you a question, answer it as fully and truthfully as you can and don’t be snotty about it.
- Newcomers: There are some unwritten rules about how life in a hockey arena goes. Watch and learn.
- Long-timers: It’s not the newcomers’ fault if they don’t know the unwritten rules. Be respectful and don’t be afraid to explain.
Mike Wise has a point, but he’s not the guy to make it because all he seems to know how to do with the Caps and their fans is make enemies.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
by gotsparkly on Apr 13, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Long-timers: It’s not the newcomers’ fault if they don’t know the unwritten rules. Be respectful and don’t be afraid to explain.
I wish Californians had this philosophy about new ppl surfing in their domain
Maybe then I wouldn’t have had my tires slashed a few years ago
Locals only bro!
"Why don't you smegging well smeg off, you annoying little smeggy smegging smegger!"
Dude, I’m begging you, quit the repetitive posting, please.
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Sheeeyuit.. the earth belongs to everyone
"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 13, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think it’s on purpose.
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I wish I could quit you, Tyler Sloan! - Co-founder of the Tyler Sloan Fan Club
I don’t think it’s on purpose.
Follow me on Twitter!! I even say some relevant stuff sometimes
I wish I could quit you, Tyler Sloan! - Co-founder of the Tyler Sloan Fan Club
I don’t think its on porpoise
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think its on porpoise
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
My internet has been so sucky lately :(
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I wish I could quit you, Tyler Sloan! - Co-founder of the Tyler Sloan Fan Club
Have to disagree with you here. I don’t think I should feel obligated to answer any questions or explain anything.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
You’re not obligated, but I would hope you would want to. I spent a lot of the last game I attended helping the first time visitor, 14 year old behind me understand what was going on, who did what, what their roles were, etc. I like to think I created a new fan, and he was yelling just as loud as I was when the GWG went in.
In the end, there will always be noobs. If you take the time to explain icing or interference, you made a friend and maybe a new fan who will return again and again. Worth the inconvenience, no?
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe I’m just a grumpy 70-year-old, but no.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Thats unfortunate.
On the other hand, though, there are probably many more ‘new fans’ to be found at the Tire Barn than the Phone Booth. And I don’t have to put up with watching Tom Poti, which is sure to put anyone in a pissy mood.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
To every man his own. Personally, I love the opportunity to help new fans understand the game. Something, I have done numerous times at LA Kings games. Seems like you may feel the same enjoyment when you get the opportunity to teach people new things. But, like I said before, some people don’t feel the need to exert the effort to educate, which, sometimes can be quite a bit.
Plus, why would we give someone the means to not annoy us with stupid comments?
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
Does anyone else find it annoying how everyone on the planet always yells “get the Puck outta there” at every game.. like they’re being clever? Hah hah.. Puck.. it rhymes with… ummm
SCHHUTLZ SUCKS1!!! HE DOESNNT HNIT!@
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
No? If you want new fans to the game to stop acting like idiots and learn to love the game the way you do, coming down off your high horse probably isn’t a bad idea. We all learned the game from somebody (or multiple somebodies), you included. How can you expect these people to magically know not to lean if you don’t tell them that the people behind them can’t see? We complain about the ignorant, but if you complain and don’t do anything to help fix the problem, then you are part of the problem.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
by gotsparkly on Apr 13, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ding! This is what I was getting at. Sucks I’m not this articulate.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I ask people not to lean. They tell me to fuck off as often as they stop leaning.
If some dude asks me why the players are skating off the ice and different guys are coming on while the play is still going on, if I answer him I might as well just forget about the game because I’m going to be focusing on my neighbor the entire night. That’s not my idea of fun and not what I paid for. I’m not on a high horse, I just don’t like strangers in general. It’s not even a hockey thing.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Unfortunately, this attitude makes you one of the people that Mike Wise is talking about. He does have a point, even if it is poorly expressed.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
It doesn’t make him pretentious that he doesn’t like people. He just doesn’t like peole.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Or people
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay, fair enough, but then like you said below, no bitching if there are articles complaining about snotty long-timers, because this is how this behavior will be perceived.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
You don’t know me too well if you think I give a shit about how I’m perceived.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
This thread is also a thread that the Mike Wise’s of the world will point to support their arguments.
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There’s a part of me that likes being insular. I like to deal with the devil I know rather than the devil I don’t know.
But you can’t just all of a sudden join a group and be expected to be welcomed with open arms and your opinions valued. That’s not being a jerk, its just reality.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s a thought provoking and true statement.
There is a get acquainted period when the existing members and new member feel each other out. New members normally join slowly – perhaps lurking a bit in a group like this — to understand the flow and join in.
Some groups are more accepting of new members than others. But I don’t think that’s necessarily a value statement about the group.
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Its the nature of people to be wary of strangers (as we’ve been taught from childhood), and to be wary of trusting people. Both of those are pretty safe bets.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
ask people not to lean. They tell me to fuck off as often as they stop leaning.
Again…. I suggest, as we did a few months ago when this came up, never underestimate the power of the FART. Next time you have a leaner behind you.. load up on Pizza and anything in VC with beans and teach them a lesson.
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IT’S DA POWAH OF THE FAHHHTS!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You’re entitled to your opinion, and I see where you’re coming from, but don’t bitch when the game isn’t growing or you have guys like Wise writing those articles.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. It’s your opt if you want to act this way, but the consequences might just be articles like this.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Next time I sit next to Mike Wise, I’ll be real nice.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Actually, I suggest buying an extra beverage in order to spill it on him.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
You think he’d actually stoop to the level of sitting with common people?
/scoffs
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
What’s the general consensus on chanting the opposing goalie’s last name?
The very first hockey game I went to when I was 13.. I dunno who we played against but all I know is that Hextall was the goalie because , for half a period, that’s all I heard people chant.
I went to my first Nats game over a year ago at RFK and the Giants were playing them. I was right behind the catcher. When Bonds was up I started chanting “BaaAaArry”. Everyone looked at me like I was doing something immoral? It was Barry Bonds. If one asshole deserves it.. at least let it be him,
It’s humorous. It’s most humorous when chanted in game where the goalie is kicking our butt.
It’s better in college or high school, when the fans are much closer and the goalies are more easily rattled. In fact, here in namby-pamby Missouri, they don’t let high school students chant the goalie’s name after a softy. It’s viewed as demeaning.
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I played in a game where a group of about 20 kids chanted my last name for almost the entire game. They would switch sides when I switched sides as well.
I think if Verizon could lock into that level of hate it would actually be pretty tough for the opposing goaltender.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
I love it when it’s appropriate. It gave me chills to hear the arena singing “Miller” when we lit up Buffalo in December. I didn’t think Thomas really desereved it on Sunday, although I understand people perceive him to be really susceptible to that sort of thing.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Apr 13, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
It doesn’t take long to offer a quick explanation between whistles, and you’re taking a step to help educate a fan base. I think knowledgeable hockey fans SHOULD feel obligated to help out. But that’s just me.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 13, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I should ignore my guests because some dude next to me wants to know what icing is?
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Guests?
Maybe I’m too patient, but it takes me all of 10 seconds to explain icing. Thats like 1/6 of a TV timeout. Not a big deal.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
taking 15 seconds to explain something does not constitute ignoring your guests.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 13, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok. I’ll send everybody your way.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
By the time you point out SG’s seat and tell them how to get there you could’ve explained icing.
;)
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
But he managed to take his 15 seconds to defer the problem forever, because he’s let his new neighbors know that he won’t be answering anymore questions, or that he’s as clueless as they are, and that they now have a new target for questions.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Can I add one?
- Newcomers: If your ream loses at home in the playoffs. DON’T throw crap on the ice. It’s extremely uncouth.
by Brainumbc on Apr 13, 2010 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Maybe Caps fans weren’t actually Booing at that one game a month ago.. Maybe they were just yelling “OoooOooOO”
as in “OoooOOoo I’m so scared” :)
I think they were yelling “Boo-urns”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
No, I won’t add that one, because it misses the spirit of what I’m saying. People in a crowded arena are going to do things you disagree with or think are stupid. I have a bunch of DC United fans in the back of my section. They’re a mix of hilarious and facepalm-inducing, but their energy is fun so long as they’re not drunk.
What I’m asking for is for the newcomers to watch and learn before speaking up, and for the long-timers to be more flexible and tolerant.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
:Ahem:
Ma’am, or Miss, if you prefer.
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by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
This is as good a place to chime in as any on the thread
I’m with Gotsparkly here. I’m not getting into a male-anatomy measuring contest here, but I’ve enjoyed the Caps long enough to not be a bandwaggoner, and long enough to have seen games before they were here, and by comparison, the experience sucked. The game was fun, loved the team, liked the people, but it was NOTHING like it is now. That place rocks, and it doesn’t rock because of the people who were there years ago, because we were there before and it wasn’t rocking.
I don’t like everything that goes on from groups in the crowd. “Crosby sucks” made me cringe. That United group was loud, but at times truely funny. And regardless, they all sum up to making the Verizon Center the place it is now. And we all love going there. I don’t want to go to a sporting event where everyone follows a full set of “rules”, or where they all ‘dress right’, or they have all been there for years. Go watch the Masters if you want that. I don’t have to like everything everyone yells, and I think we should just be there and support the team and not waste the effort getting our panties bunched over things like that.
And if they don’t know, they don’t know. So help answer the questions, or politely correct them. I do it all the time to the parade of random people behind me, and it’s always been well received. If someone got upset, I’d just ignore them for a game, no biggie. You don’t have to help them, but then you can’t also bitch. Part of solution, or part of problem. A choice we make.
I hate that Wise posted this. He’s a douche nozzle of first order, and really should never comment on hockey again. But, as the saying goes, “Sometimes, the sun even shines on a dog’s butt”, and he got the message sentiment right.
"Right now, I can't wait for the playoffs." -- Mike Green 1/18/2010
wonder if there are similar articles written in the pittsburgh, buffalo, chi, nj…each teams who had multiple seasons w/ lower avg attendance than the caps in the last decade? do they have “bandwagon” fans too or did their fans just decide not to buy tickets for a few years cause the team sucked?
of. this.Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Apr 13, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
More than likely the linesman has a better angle than you did.
I don’t think I’ve seen more than half a dozen missed line calls in the games I’ve been in at the VC this year… if that.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 13, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
If the players don’t complain, it was the right call.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Right. And when they’re skating in circles, giving the linesman the eye, and shaking their heads, about half the time they’re right.
Whatever. It’s a fast game. There’ll be some missed calls. As long as they’re evenhanded, you can’t bitch too much.
"You want to start being part of the Rink? Fine, but more’s expected of you than John/Jane Cap Fan. Carry the cause of informed discussion to the unwashed masses and don’t crap in the yards of other SBN sites if you decide to go over there. They’re passionate about their teams too, no need to troll elsewhere and/or be a sore winner." --BP
I’ve never heard of that site “Brodeur is a Fraud” before. Someone is an angstful person. I mean cmon…
“Evaluating goalies by individual performance rather than team success”
What? 2 stanley cups and a sick lifetime save % and Marty aint good enough for this guy? He must be a rangers fan. C’mon. I’m the first guy to admit that there have been better goalies than Marty (cough cough Hasek) but wtf is that quote supposed to mean? Team success? 2 Stanley cups ain’t good enough either eh?
I’m more upset they beat me to it before I could start my “Osgood is a Fraud” site.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
“Osbad” and “Notgood” are still available.
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Hah. Osgood shows up whenever he wants to, damnit :)
I can see him pulling a Tonya Harding on Jimmy Howard so he can get in the finals
“Wizard of Blahsgood”
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
i actually really, REALLY like “brodeur is a fraud,” and i have no stake whatsoever in the goalie debate. clearly the guy has a working thesis/bias, but he also knows the facts, works with stats, and puts an admirable amount of thought into each post. check out his archives sometime, it’s fun reading.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 13, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
He hypes up Lehtonen, so I’m a fan.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Lehtonen played out of his mind for Dallas down the stretch.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m glad to have him out of the division. Ya know, for the times when he’s not hurt.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s always dangerous when healthy. I feel for ATL, though, because he should’ve been the man forever, there.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Pavelec isn’t bad….they just have no defense in front of him, and they never have.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
They’ll be better if they can keep Oduya (i think he’s already signed) and they’ve already got Bogs. They’ll get a decent pick, again, this year, too. I was about to say they’ll be competitive pretty soon, but it’s still the same ol’ management down there, good-trade-for-Kovy or not.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
J.P., the Ed Frankovic link goes to Google Reader instead of the actual article.
"He was the patron saint of quality footwear."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 13, 2010 8:57 AM EDT reply actions
Thanks – so many links, no way was I gonna pitch a perfect post.
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Truly an epic Clips today; borderline absurd, really.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup, no worries. I just want E-Frank to get his page views.
"He was the patron saint of quality footwear."
by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 13, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Laich It or Lump It and JP – Thanks as always for your support. Btw, I got some good quotes from Brooksie today at practice that are in the blog I just posted tonight.
by Ed F - WNST on Apr 13, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I had a long list of things to do today. It’s already shot to hell. Going to take me hours to read through all the links. Even JP steps up his game for the playoffs.
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
Going to take me hours to read through all the links.
Plus you’ve got to learn more about the Habs today from DMG.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 13, 2010 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Just FYI:
Here’s the poll on the Habs web site:
Interesting that almost HALF the Habs fans think their own team is going to lose.
I think the 10% that pick the Habs to win in 4 or 5 are the ones that set cars on fire.
It's all happening
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I wonder what % of Caps fans feel the Caps are going to lose?
Granted it’s not 50%, but it’s also not zero.
Watching more games on Slingbox than anyone else!
Don’t got no fancy image or nuttin’, but I do got some numbers from the poll on the Caps website:
Caps in 4 or 5: 55.15%
Caps in 6 or 7: 24.39%
Habs in 4 or 5: 5.85%
Habs in 6 or 7: 14.61%
Over 20% of Caps site visitors are from Montreal, and nearly 50% of visitors to the Habs site are from D.C.
Amazing that the cross-traffic is so one sided.
Watching more games on Slingbox than anyone else!
Probably.. would have to probably pay for it.
Probably.. would have to probably pay for it.I use google analytics for some of my sites and they give me detailed information (I never really trust my web hosting company’s stats… too much info to sort through)….
Probably.. would have to probably pay for it.I use google analytics for some of my sites and they give me detailed information (I never really trust my web hosting company’s stats… too much info to sort through)….So if google’s got it… someone’s probably selling the info.
You should probably get that stuttering problem checked out.
"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 13, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe japersink doesn’t like Firefox. Often when I post for some reason it spits out random parts of my text over and over
Only you, though. And I know most here use FF.
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I use Chrome. Only complaint is that it auto-zooms to the newest posts when they come in, often while I’m trying to respond to something elsewhere on the thread. Dunno if FF/IE/Safari do that as well.
You had me at no problem.
It’s those damn pessimistic old-timers.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Or superstitious people who think that picking the Caps at all will jinx them.
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It must be a scary, scary world for them.
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
It is. Shut up.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Apr 13, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
My dad spent the entire 98 playoffs screaming “Ive seen this dog and pony show before!!” whenever it looked like the Caps were on their way to failing. It sticks with you.
It's all happening
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
At least we’re not alone in dealing with being in a football-crazy place
From PensBlog this morning:
We’ve been liking 93.7 THE FAN. Some good stuff on there.
Good to have a Pittsburgh sports-centric morning show to listen to.
But the playoffs are upon us.
Which means, for us personally, we hate everyone for no reason.
This morning, Tuesday morning, you got in your car at 7:00am.
For some people, the day starts off good just because your car actually starts.
Your radio dial settles in on 93.7 THE FAN. Crystal-clear reception.
Paul Alexander’s voice comes at your face.
Okay, some Pens talk.
NOPE.
It’s all Ben Roethlisberger, all the time.
On and on they babbled and giggled about Ben Roethlisberger.
And they didn’t even mention his new Shawn Michaels haircut.
If we were Dan Bylsma, we would have somehow made it audible during the ensuing interview
that we had set our cellphone on the ground and peed on it.
Then walked to THE FAN’s studio and peed on Paul Alexander’s Chevy Malibu.
And took a microphone with us just so we could drop it on the ground and walk away.
This isn’t a Pens fans vs. Steelers fans thing.
It’s playoff hockey vs. Ben Roethlisberger’s penis.
Sad state of affairs that the wang is winning.
And it’s pathetic that Big Joke’s first true public appearance
is gonna be during a Pens game when he’s laughing it up with 66 in his box.
It's all happening
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:30 AM EDT reply actions
Nice to know DC isn’t the only city with a football problem. I still say the Redskins timed the McNabb trade to overshadow the Presidents’ Trophy on purpose.
Every time the Swedish Swashbuckler scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 13, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
America sucks when it comes to entrenched sports interest.
But seriously, I don’t see how anybody finds the NFL more entertaining than the NHL
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
You can learn a lot about who watches what sport by advertising
All you ever see on NFL games are ads for erectile dysfunction pills and shitty beer.
The NHL games… um…. windows… and copiers…
Habs Eyes on the Prize’s logo is really creepy.
"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 13, 2010 9:40 AM EDT reply actions
.
AHH!
It's all happening
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Zombie eyes on the prize
"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 13, 2010 9:49 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Perfect compliment… even if the reply missed the target.
BTW – EotP is a really well-written blog. Right up there with OtF and this one.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 13, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks Mike. We’ve seen a huge spike in commenting this month!
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Capitals all-time +/- leaderboard:
1. Jeff Schultz 50 2009-10
2. Alex Ovechkin 45 2009-10
3. Mike Green 39 2009-10
4. Nicklas Backstrom 37 2009-10
5. Alan Haworth 36 1985-86
5. Alexander Semin 36 2009-10
7. Rod Langway* 35 1984-85
8. Darren Veitch 31 1984-85
9. Sylvain Cote 30 1993-94
10. Dmitri Khristich 29 1992-93
10. Bengt-Ake Gustafsson29 1983-84
by psuscott1 on Apr 13, 2010 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Nice.
"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 13, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
holy Crap
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, sure.
Anyone could post those numbers skating with Those Guys.
go Flyerz!
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 13, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Other notables for this season:
Assists
1. Dennis Maruk 76 1981-82
2. Adam Oates 69 2000-01
3. Nicklas Backstrom 68 2009-10
Adjusted Assists:
1. Adam Oates 74 2000-01
2. Nicklas Backstrom 71 2009-10
Adjusted points:
1. Alex Ovechkin 122 2007-08
2. Alex Ovechkin 117 2009-10
3. Alex Ovechkin 114 2008-09
4. Nicklas Backstrom 107 2009-10
Save percentage:
1. Olaf Kolzig .920 1997-98
2. Olaf Kolzig .919 2002-03
3. Olaf Kolzig .917 1999-00
4. Jim Carey .913 1994-95
5. Jose Theodore .910 2009-10
6. Olaf Kolzig .910 2006-07
7. Semyon Varlamov .909 2009-10
And my plug for Bondra’s number to be retired….
Adjusted goals:
1. Alex Ovechkin 72 2007-08
2. Peter Bondra 60 1997-98
3. Peter Bondra 59 1994-95
Alex Ovechkin 59 2008-09
5. Alex Ovechkin 55 2009-10
6. Alex Ovechkin 52 2005-06
7. Peter Bondra 50 1995-96
8. Peter Bondra 49 2000-01
9. Alex Ovechkin 48 2006-07
Peter Bondra 48 1996-97
Sorry, spending too much time on hockey-reference
by psuscott1 on Apr 13, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nice work. People forget how great a scorer Bondra was in such a low-scoring era.
"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 13, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry for my ignorance, but what do adjusted assists/goals actually “adjust” for?
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 13, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
the scoring differences in eras (it might be tuned year to year, not sure).
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As RedBirdie said, adjusted to account for differences over time.
“In order to account for different schedule lengths, roster sizes, and scoring environments, some statistics have been adjusted.
We will use Gordie Howe’s 1952-53 season as an example, a season in which Howe scored a career-high 49 goals.
The first step in this process is to calculate a schedule adjustment for each player. In order to do this, divide 82 by the number of scheduled games per team. In 1952-53 the NHL played a 70-game schedule, so the schedule adjustment is 82 / 70 = 1.17.
The roster size adjustment is computed by dividing the maximum roster size for the season in question by 18. Teams were allowed to carry a maximum of 16 skaters at home and 15 skaters on the road during the 1952-53 season, so the roster size adjustment is 15.5 / 18 = 0.86.
Next calculate the era adjustment, which we will do by dividing 6 by the league average goals per game without the player in question. In 1952-53 a total of 1006 goals were scored in 210 games. Without Howe this works out to (1006 – 49) / 210 = 4.56 goals per game, so our era adjustment is 6 / 4.56 = 1.32.
Finally, we put everything together. Take the player’s actual goals and multiply by the adjustments we computed above. For Howe in 1952-53 this is 49 * 1.17 * 0.86 * 1.32 = 65 adjusted goals."
by psuscott1 on Apr 13, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
thank you for the detailed explanation! Learned the more goes into than I thought, and something about roster size in the 1952-53 season!
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That’s what I thought, thanks to both of you for going into more detail/confirming my suspicions!
Every time the Swedish Swashbuckler scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 13, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I have newfound respect for Cammalleri. He’s always come across as thoughtful, but those quotes in TSN piece were awesome.
And I don’t know that if I was not in a playoff spot I would be making comments about the best team in the league.
“It’s good for the game too. Who wants to watch Alex Ovechkin dump and chase all night?”
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
Yeah, I’ve always liked Cammalleri. A fun player to watch.
"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 13, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Bruce loves him too from coaching him in the AHL
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 13, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Great player. I covet.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t there something written somewhere about not coveting thy neighbor’s players.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably.
Don’t worry, I don’t covet any Coyotes.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ouch.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d covet Bryzgalov right about now.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Apr 13, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, I don’t.
Probably the only team in the league that I wouldn’t replace one of our players with one of theirs.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Really? I’d take Doan over Arnott in a second.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 13, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Its not that simple. That would leaving with a Grand Canyon sized hole at 1C.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t Doan also a center?
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 13, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
No, he’s a winger, but can play center in a pinch. Chris is right. Arnott’s value at center is more than Doan’s at wing. Plus Doaner, like Arnott, appears to have his best years behind him.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t get me wrong, at this stage in both their careers Doan is better. But I’d still take Arnott.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Who you should really want is someone you drafted and then let get away.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Tempting, but he wouldn’t play on our bottom two lines yet probably wouldn’t bump anyone out of the top two. Besides, he’s due for a big raise. And we almost never do big raises :(
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
He wouldn’t bump anyone off your top 2 lines? Sorry, but he’s better than Erat.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
He probably is better, but there’s no way Erat gets demoted. Trust me.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll trust that that is crazy thinking. Then again Poile let him go, so logic doesn’t always prevail in Nashville.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Its just how Trotz is.
When you’re making those statements about Nashville, you’d do well to remember all the constraints David Poile is forced to operate under. I’d say he does a pretty decent job.
Losing Upshall was a calculated business decision at the time. Poile has said he’d do it again given the chance. He had a shot at acquiring Peter Forsberg to add to a team that was already contending for the President’s Trophy. It didn’t cost that much, and anytime you can add a sure fire HOFer that cheap, you do it.
Put it this way- if the Caps in their pre-deadline incarnation were offered Forsberg (circa 2006, of course) for Fleischmann, Morrissonn, and a 1st, would you do it? Its not quite that simple, but somewhat similar.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t have wanted Forsberg for that given the situation. He wasn’t in his prime Forsberg and that team had no shot at a Cup. You only make those moves when you are a true contender.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
.
He was still Peter Forsberg, and its not like he wasn’t playing well- he was.
To say that team ‘had no shot at the Cup’ is simply not true. They competed for the President’s Trophy almost all year, had home-ice advantage, Tomas Vokoun, and were loaded in almost every asset.
Dumont – Arnott – Sullivan (back when these guys had good wheels)
Kariya – Forsberg – Hartnell
Erat – Legwand – Radulov
grinder – mucker – grinder
Timonen/Zidlicky
Weber/Suter
Hamhuis/Zanon
Damn good squad Poile built. We couldn’t keep it, but management knew they had a shot, which is the only reason they went after Foppa.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
That squad was too young and not deep enough. No one thought they had a shot at the Cup. That blueline was extremely green at the time.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
No one thought they had a shot at the Cup
Simply false. David Poile and Barry Trotz know a little about hockey. The sole purpose of trading for Foppa was for the Cup. They finished with 110 points and third in the NHL.
They were young, but its not like they were this year’s Avs or anything. Arnott, Dumont, Sullivan, Kariya, Forsberg, and Timonen were all accomplished.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t say they knew nothing about hockey. They simply overshot. That team wasn’t ready for prime time yet, especially the blueline. Kimo was the only experienced blueliner and Kariya and Forsberg were past their prime. Arnott & Sullivan were certainly playing great (Sully when healthy). They were a good team, but nowhere near being a great one.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I get what you are saying, but looking at that roster do you see a Cup winner? I don’t. I see a blueline of young kids and top lines relying on past their prime scoring talent. Only team in all my years following hockey that was a true surprise to me when they won it was the Canes. That team did exactly what I thought they would.
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, hockeyDB is wrong then.
"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 13, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
The Chosen number many in these parts including a number of the overlords.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
And a rarity in the NHL. And in major league sports, I believe.
"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."
Just enough to fit on a leaflet, at last check.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 13, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A whole hall, actually. (Although, yeah, I caught the joke.)
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Apr 13, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I was about to quote that exact statement. What a man’s man.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Apr 13, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
The real fan/new fan argument is pretty pointless.
I agree with a previous poster. I love to get a text from people who I know are relatively new to the Caps after a win.
I remember during a game in the ‘98 finals, my parents lost their power (Rockville, MD) and went into the garage to listen to the game on the car radio. They’re not big hockey fans, but like many, they were swept up in the post-season success. I say great. The more the merrier!
Speaking of Mike Wise, who could forget that article where he ripped the Flyers fans/Wachovia Center. He just made D.C. look even more hockey clueless. No wonder we get little respect around the league.
by Whiskey_Robber on Apr 13, 2010 10:45 AM EDT reply actions
Plus, how long one has been a fan isn’t indicative of one’s knowledge or passion. I’ve been a fan for about a decade, yet I know and care far more about hockey than my neighbor, who has been a fan since day one.
"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 13, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
What does that even mean? “I like red”?
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He wants to buy a Japers’ Rink shirt, just not one with this particular moto, which he doesn’t like?
My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.
Maybe he wants to buy one that features Mike Mottau?
It's all happening
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Scott Burnside is tweeting Nick Backstrom isn’t on the ice for practice?
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Yeah, Corey had it earlier.
I’m pretending it’s a joke.
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Gulp.
Migraine? Please?
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He got caught in the nuke summit motorcade traffic. We tried to tell him, but he was having none of it. Said he’d be just fine.
Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.
CI:
Backstrom is missing from practice
First line center Nicklas Backstrom is not practicing this morning at KCI, 24 hours after getting a day off. The team has not provided an update on his status, but he’s been replaced by Brendan Morrison while Tomas Fleischmann has shifted to center on the second line.
As of right now, Coach Bruce Boudreau’s playoff lineup looks like this:
Forwards
Ovechkin-Morrison-Knuble
Laich-Fleischmann-Semin
Chimera/Walker-Belanger-Fehr
Laing/Bradley-Steckel-GordonDefense
Schultz-Green
Morrisonn-Corvo
Poti-Carlson
Erskine-SloanI’ll post an update as soon as I hear something about Backstrom, who has never missed a game and, according to the shift chart from Sunday’s game, did not miss any playing time.
Backstrom has, however, missed parts of a few games in his career due to migraine headaches.
Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.
Morrison on your top line? o_O
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, put Perreault on alert.
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F’real?
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In fairness to MP, he would have a height advantage on 1/2 of Montreal’s team.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t be calling up Chris Bourque, he’ll get lost.
Perreault is huge comparably, saw them standing side by side.
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Francis Bouchard!
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Hahaha – I couldn’t believe they kept calling him that.
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by kellobellow on Apr 13, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot to tell you guys, the announcer popped out of the booth and asked my dad “Number 24.. it’s pronounced [Perreault], right?”
In a previous game, he got Brandon Bochenski’s name wrong. You know.. just their best player.
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WE WANT FRITZ!
Seriously dislike the admirals fans, yuck.
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Johnny re-ups with the Pens
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Who?
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
why, Johnny, why?!
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This is Japers’. We always have shift charts.
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Yeah, just found it, too… Doesn’t tell us anything in this case. I’m sure Nicky will play, but I hate the idea of him suddenly having some nagging injury.
You had me at no problem.
Per Tarik: Nicklas Backstrom was injured last game. He’s questionable for game one, according to BB. Shit.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 13, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
paging bushwacker….hopefully we don’t get to find out whether “nick backstrom as MVP of the team” was or wasn’t a ludicrous statement.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 13, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
To my eyes, he was really off his game on Sunday. If he was hurt early, why did he play through it?
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 13, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i love that shift-part posting dude/dudette. keep it up, vzotsky!
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 13, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He was told to start putting them in the game recaps, so maybe they are there? Or he was scared off?
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That’s where it was waiting when I went for the link. :)
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As suggested above, I would not be surprised if it’s a migraine, although it would be the first time not in-game that we’ve seen.
Is today a bad day for allergies? Some people have said those conditions can trigger them, yes?
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We don’t even know if he’s injured. There are any number of reasons he could be missing practice.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 13, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
FUCK MY LIFE
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by Ovechwin on Apr 13, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Please copy-n-paste for non-twitter folk.
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“Nicklas Backstrom was injured last game. He’s questionable for game one, according to BB.”
Per TEB
You had me at no problem.
Oh god, oh god, we’re all gonna die.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
by dinasaur on Apr 13, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh. Shit.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Good thing we have a solid 2C that can easily slide up and fill in comparably.
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Right.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Hahahaha I knew you would bring that up.
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It would be just like this franchise to have him play every single game his first 3 years, and then miss his first game in the playoffs.
It's all happening
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Nicklas Backstrom was injured last game. He’s questionable for game one, according to BB. Shit.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 13, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions
The cursing was my own addition. :(
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 13, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m hoping it’s just precautionary…as in if this were Game 7 he could play, but we’re gearing for a long run.
/Fuck.
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Slightly more promising, via Corey:
Bruce Boudreau said Backstrom is “questionable but probable” for Game 1.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
Came back from a 2 hour meeting in a signal-less conference room only to see these threads.
After debating with myself, I’ve decided to post my “oh shit” response here, because this is the most optimistic of the threads.
I’m taking “probable” and ignoring “questionable.” I’m repeating three times and clicking my ruby slippers together.
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The Rink is taking this surprisingly well. I’d have parked my car next to a cliff already.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I just let out a “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” and had 3 people come in my classroom to see if I was okay, haha.
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by kellobellow on Apr 13, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I let out a groan and my boss asked me if I was having indigestion.
"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 13, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Defining Questionable and Probable
FWIW —
The NFL (I know – wrong league) defines “probable” at greater than 75% and “questionable” at 50% in it’s injury reports.
As long as BB doesn’t say “doubtful,” I bet Nick will play.
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Dear TSN, No.
It appears as though rookie Semyon Varlamov will get the nod, but should he falter, Jose Theodore is waiting in the wings
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Because TSN is full of idiots?
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Like everyone basically knew.
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Jose named playoff starter by Coach Bruce Boudreau.
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by Ovechwin on Apr 13, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
win!
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Boudreau also said Nicklas Backstrom “does not feel well.” when asked about food poisoning, he said, “Don’t know. He is sick.”
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No more sushi ‘til June. I’m looking at you, Ovechkin.
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Updated Tweet from TEB per Nick
Nicklas Backstrom is ill, according to Coach Boudreau, who clarified his earlier comment.
I’m not sure – do we feel better about this or not?
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I do. If it’s illness, it’ll probably be done with fairly quickly (knock on wood). Much better than finding out it was tendinitis or a groin strain or something.
Yeah illness would be 20X better than an injury since it probably won’t linger throughout the playoffs. I do recall commenters mentioning that Backstrom played poorly Sunday, FWIW.
Unless it’s fucking mono.
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why can’t he have regular mono, why does it have to be fucking mono?
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by RedBirdie on Apr 13, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
regular Mono isn’t as fun to contract?
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by Sombrero Guy on Apr 13, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
For a minute there, thought he was ill AND injured. Apparently, it’s only ill.
by mechanicsville on Apr 13, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems like he might have a flu-type bug – that would explain him not being around the team if so. Or it could be a migraine. Who knows? I’ll take it over an injury most days.
The sequence of the reports from Boudreau (“He’s hurt, no wait, he’s, um, sick. I don’t know what he’s got, but he’s sick.”) makes me take the illness report with a grain of salt.
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by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
No more assaulting the players for autographs, per Ted. Thank. God. Some people were really rude.
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As the playoffs begin, we want all of our players to have a singular focus – the pursuit of the Stanley Cup.For a lot of teams, that means closing practices to the public in the playoffs. I don’t believe in that, and I’ve promised that all practices at Kettler Capitals Iceplex will be open and free. We do, however, want to make it easier for our players to go to and from practice. With that in mind we are establishing a secure area for players to park their cars that will be off-limits to the public.
I know many of our fans enjoy getting autographs from the players as they leave the rink; I know there have been many days that I’ve looked out my window and smiled at the sight of so many people in red in the parking lot. But at times, especially recently, the crowds have been overwhelming.
I hope our fans understand why we feel we need to do this to create a more focused work environment for our players. And please keep in mind that this is by no means a permanent move.
Thanks as always for your support, and we look forward to seeing you at Verizon Center, Kettler Capitals Iceplex and around D.C. during what we hope are an exciting few months ahead.
Good move. Someone’s going to get hurt.
It's all happening
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It got too insane. You should have seen it.
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We did, and we saw you, Beta, and Kello in the middle of it.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is amazing because none were in the pictures. beta wasn’t even there.
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AMAZING! :-)
I could have sworn that we picked out the back of their heads. Yours is the only face we found, though.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
When she was signing AO’s jersey, yes.
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by EmilyB on Apr 13, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Haha yeah, beta wasn’t there, and I’m not in any of the pictures. I was hiding around the corner, trying not to get trampled while Ovechwin fought her way through for autographs.
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Still haven’t sent that hat haha
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That’s the right move. I was astounded by the chaos during spring break. Maybe it’d be nice to set up a controlled area indoors, where players can decide whether they want to deal with the crowd, but no one should feel obligated to do that. Keeping the parking separate and secure is long overdue, IMO.
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 13, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Every time I have gone to practice and tried to get autographs afterward, there were only a handful of people out there. Has it gotten a lot worse in the last couple months?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 13, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
When the weather got nice, yes. Plus, spring break.
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That is a damn shame. I always appreciated that the players would come out and sign for everyone. I hope they are not discouraged from it in the future.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 13, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, with warm weather has brought them in masses. It’s unreasonable.
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Private parking area for the players.
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Good move. It’s insane how demanding some of those people are, blocking players in their cars and similar.
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Exactly. As sad as it is I won’t get to stalk TySlo, it’s for the best.
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I would think given your celebrity status you’d be able to get in under the velvet ropes.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 13, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Apr 13, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Our jumpsuits are red TYVM!
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He looks like the “Jump To Conclusions” mat guy from Office Space.
It's all happening
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Ken Hitchcock got a job, after all.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Apr 13, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
JP -- Well Done
It took me a while to get it, but I like the Tweet:
@JapersRink According to Urban Dictionary as well. RT @TarikElBashir Nicklas Backstrom is ill, according to Coach Boudreau.
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Backstrom's Game 1 Replacement?
Who would you line up?
I’d probably slide Flash over to 2Ccenter, Morrison at 1C and go with Belanger at 3C.
This opens the door for Scottie Walker, so the bottom lines are:
Chimera-Belanger-Fehr
Walker-Stecks-Brads
That won’t be fun for a small team like MTL to play against.
Who is this Perrault?
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Either that or call up Perreault. They should still be OK, but it’s obviously less than ideal.
Not buying the illness thing, fwiw.
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Are You Standing Now?
Per TEB on Twitter:
Speculation around KCI is that Alex Ovechkin isn’t 100-percent. But he will play Thursday.
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Good heavens. Is TEB TRYING to start a riot?
It's all happening
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Apr 13, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
What the FUCK is going on here?!?!?! We rest our guys heading into the playoffs, keep rolling 4 lines… And suddenly, our best 2 players are injured before game 1? WTF
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by Ninjak on Apr 13, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You mean playing our top guys over 20 minutes a night to try to win more regular season trophies had a down side? I’m fucking shocked.
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Well, it would be one thing if this happened Sunday. If Ovie was hurt for a while (as some of us suspected when he slumped) and BB elected to play him anyway then that would be incomprehensibly stupid.
But, according to the link JP posted from Steinberg
His parents told me that he’s been tailoring his workouts so that he’ll be at peak condition at the end of this week, for the playoffs, and that this explained his recent scoring slump more than any concerns about being tentative.
Yeah who knew?
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap. Same as last year.
Nice work, starting them both against the Bruins…
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I don’t blame the coaches though, if they both got hurt on Sunday then that’s just extraordinarily awful luck. I don’t even know what to say.
I’ve settled on “fuck you, Jobu”.
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I thought that reporters needed confirmed sources to report information and not speculation.
I would have rather TEB kept this to himself.
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TEB is pretty careful in what he tweets. And it’s not him as is speculatin’.
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If it got through to TEB then I would tend to believe something is up. Nobody is really 100% at this time of year, so when rumor like this starts going around then it’s a bad sign.
Fuuuuuuuuuck.
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I do find it strange though that Gabby would go out of way yesterday to say that everyone was healthy…
It does stand to reason thought that media presence is much larger right now at KCI (inc. Montreal press), and that guys simply can’t take a day off without mass histeria or speculation surrounding it. We also know that Boudreau doesn’t like to be anything but coy when it comes to dealing with reporters asking about players’ conditions.
I’m trying really hard no to panic right now…but this seems to be the what playoff time is like in the twitter age. Part of me seems to think it was better when we all had no clue what was going on and had no live feed coming to us from practices.
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by PaintDrinkingPete on Apr 13, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The only way I’m holding off panic is by reminding myself that the Caps should be able to beat Montreal even without Backstrom and AO. But I am pretty convinced that they’re dinged up. We’ll see how badly by their level of play.
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Honestly, I would consider sitting them for a game or two at the start of this series if this is something that will get better with a couple days of rest.
Nah. If they can go, they’ve got to go. Try and end it early, and then hopefully have a few extra days to heal up.
Boudreau’s injury information is always completely bogus anyway, so there’s not much use in speculating. We’re just going to ahve to hope they’re dinged up, but not broken.
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I’ve never known Boudreau to say there’s an injury when there isn’t though ALA Belichik/Brady. If anything he leans far towards covering things up.
Meh, they’ve had off for an eternity. If they were actually injured we’d have seen it in the Bruins game. You’re not hurt 2-3 days after a game, you’re dinged up. I believe someone is just making a mountain out of a mole hill. On top of that, it’s playoff time. Unless someone has a broken bone, they’re going to will themselves to play. Especially Ovechkin.
President and sole member of the Erskine lobby.
In many cases they’ll play even if they have a broken bone.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 13, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Ovechwin, beta, and the other lovely Rabbits who braved the spring break hordes: you’re in a picture that Steinberg just posted and captioned “The vicious mob in D.C. consists of teenage girls in Ballston.” Yes, he called you teenaged girls.
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Beta isn’t in that, just me.
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ah, my bad. But still! How does it feel to be the leader of a vicious mob accosting Mike Green? :)
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I look uninterested at best. Pffft. Mike Green and I are BFFs don’t you know.
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no, she’s in here early 20s! right? she sure as heck doesn’t take like a teenage girl.
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Blowing my cover? Yea well F&B is oooold.
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Joe B is on NHL Live right now.
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Not really. Picked up on the Plekanecs-Theo exchange, credited Theo with a terrific comeback season (improved rebound control featuring in his game’s improvement).
Back in Hershey
Pinnizotto is practicing without a cage – and with a fly new mohawk. Lulz.
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Guys, I just tweeted that our entire first line is out with mono.
lets all freak.
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So is it Semin or Knuble?
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Knubles is out, new first line is Fleischmann, BMO, Semin
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If this turns out to be in any way true, you have to quit.
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oh, damn.
you are right. I need to stop now before the Capitals organization is so devastated that the majority of our lineup is from the ECHL and OHL
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Finally, we’d get to see Alzner in the playoffs.
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 13, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
also, Greener, schultz and carlson all sustained lower body injuries.
So Helmer, P. McNeil, and Miskovic have all been called up from AHL Hershey.
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I posted this as a reply above but.... about the Wise column...
I embrace new fans on two conditions:
1. If you have just recently become a fan within the last two or three years, don’t tell us you’ve been a fan the whole time. Admit it. That’s my number one pet peeve. If you didn’t watch because they sucked, man up and say it.
2. If you call yourself a fan, you must also watch the regular season games as well. I understand the folks that "check in" on the team in the Playoffs cause they want D.C. to have a Championship, but don’t call yourself a fan if you only watch the Playoffs.
I embrace new fans cause I understand winning brings in fans and there’s always gonna be a new generation of kids that are becoming fans and fortunately were not old enough to live through the losing seasons. But it’s those that violate one or both of the conditions above that irritate me.
Mike Wise himself falls into another category, which is where fans don’t watch the game or follow the team, they just criticize the team when they lose two in a row.
Therefore, no respect on my behalf to Mr. (Not so) Wise.
So nice you had to post it twice?
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Some people don't read all the comments.
I was just putting my opinion at the bottom of the comments.
Sorry if it “clogs” the thread.
There’s a subject line and you can close it.
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Really want that Shirt to wear under my everyday clothes for the entire playoffs but it i wouldnt get it in time! :(
"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"
Errr... THN? Explain, please.
“Former Habs goalie Jose Theodore has re-claimed the Caps’ starting goalie job from Semyon Varlamov with a superb second half of the season, but his prior playoff inconsistencies leave some doubting him. The Canadiens, on the other hand, have two capable goalies (presumptive starter Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price) to choose from. Neither has won a playoff series, but both together give Montreal a slight edge.”
I read and re-read and re-read this. I don’t get it.
So the Caps have a goalie who had a superb second half in Theo and Varly who took over in last year’s playoffs and won the first round and took the 2nd round to seven.
The Habs have two goalies who have gone back and forth all season and one is just now sort-of looking to be a bit better. (Halak). Neither of them has won a playoff round.
Two Goalies for each team, both reasonably good. (And that, in my opinion, is downplaying Theo’s performance. A lot.) One team’s duo has five playoff series wins in the history, the other has none.
Somehow this is a goalie advantage for MONTREAL?
Explain.
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by jordanDC on Apr 13, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Does anyone who has watched Theo the last four months “doubt” him? I sure don’t.
Every time the Swedish Swashbuckler scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 13, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
WhatIfSports: Caps in 4, 5, 6, and 6
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
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That’s pretty entertaining. I simmed the Caps/Habs series myself, and the Caps took it in 5 (6-1 in the final, 52 SOG for the Caps, haha).
Of course, they had goals scored by Chris Clark for the Caps (and also Chimera, which was interesting), and Metropolit for the Habs…so perhaps their assumptions need some tweaking.
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by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 2:53 PM EDT reply actions
Am I the only one that thinks Jaroslav Halak is one of the biggest flaws in Montreal? Having never faced any of the Caps players I think will be huge in getting an early series lead. Unlike when untested Varly went in, the Rangers didn’t have the sheer scoring potention the Caps do. A goalie that has never faced an Ovechkin one-timer, or slap shot, or..anything Ovechkin does, never faced Semin’s wicked fade away wrist shot, felt the pressure of Knuble or Laich to me doesn’t bode well. You can watch all the footage you want on the team but you still can’t trade it for experience agianst these players and I’m 100% sure that every goalie will tell you that, specifically of Ovechkin.
Bruce Boudreau when asked about Brooks Laich's return to the lineup, he said: "He just adds another dimension to our team. If it was puzzle, he just fits that thing. He completes us."
He beat Team Russia in the ’Lympics, including AO more than once in the shootout (I know, I know).
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Halak reportedly looked bad down the stretch, so maybe he’s dinged up, maybe he’s tired, maybe he’s just in a funk…but if he’s mediocre we’re in great shape, even with AO and/or Baxter at less than 100%.
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Sorry if I'm reposting, but
Dupont still doesn’t like the Caps.
Washington
Won’t this be a fun Cup finals, Caps and Canucks? For all the fretting about Washington’s goaltending, Jose Theodore and Semyon Varlamov seem O.K. The issue here will be the need to play team defense, making the Caps the anti-Devils. These guys can score from the pizza stand, but they showed in last year’s playoffs that they couldn’t button down the blue line in crucial situations. I am not counting on it this year, either. Coach Bruce Boudreau likes the game full steam ahead, and we should all be thankful for that. Even the great Oilers teams knew how to tame it down in the second season and live with fewer goals The Caps have yet to develop that kind of guile.
The point of the game is to score more goals. The Caps don’t have to live with fewer necessarily. They might just come harder.
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but they showed in last year’s playoffs that they couldn’t button down the blue line in crucial situations. I am not counting on it this year, either.
Oh, you mean last year, when Mike Green shouldn’t have been anywhere near the ice? When Jeff Schultz, who is even better this year, missed 13 games with a broken rib? When 2 guys had broken feet? When ShoMo was skating injured, too? When Brian Poither and Tyler Sloan are your healthy d-men, it’s a problem.
Hockey gods willing, the blue liners won’t look like they just walked about of a war zone this time.
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Because they’re facing homely Canadians this time and not Chuck-Norris-copycat Rangers?
(ok, that was a cheap shot. 2 mins for red army line for unsportsmanlike conduct)
Do you think in event of blueline injury Alzner gets the callup?
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
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by red army line on Apr 13, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, probably, considering that he was one of the 4 to come up after the deadline.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 13, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually think his observation is by and large true. Of course, I think most people here are expecting this year’s team to have/demonstrate “that kind of guile” that last year’s team didn’t, at least as of the second half of the PIT series. Injuries played a big role, though we’ll never know how big.
w00t
In other starting goalie news, congratulations Braden Holtby!
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So I’m reading this NBC article on contenders and here’s one of this guy’s points for the Canucks winning it all;
They also have the game’s top No. 2 center in the gritty Ryan Kesler.
I strongly disagree; but what about you?
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Pittsburgh has a pretty good No. 2 center.
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Yeah decent. I heard Jeff Carter was good too.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh. :P
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I can’t agree with that. If Kesler was playing 3C he could compete for that crown (with J. Staal) but he’s nowhere near the top 2C.
A pretty girl is like a violent crime.
Hey, you finally showed.
Anyway, he also went on to say that ‘Pavel Datsyuk was the only Russian to play defense at the Olympics’. But what was even better more ridiculous was he’s making that point to promote Pavs for….Selke, an NHL award.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh. Yeah that’s kind of ridiculous. And the only reason Datsyuk was the only Russian playing D in the Olympics was because Volchenkov couldn’t crack 15 minutes a night.
/kinda bummed nobody liked my Bykov zinger in the Staal post
A pretty girl is like a violent crime.
Hey, I liked it. That whole post reeked of awesome.
Does anyone happen to remember how Denis Grebeshkov looked for Russia? I only watched one of their games and honestly don’t remember him.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t remember anyone looking good for Russia, especially on the D. But I also wouldn’t hold that against Grebeshkov. The team was a CF from the start.
A pretty girl is like a violent crime.
Yeah, the guys at Second City were crapping on his +/-.
I broke it to them he got traded from the Oilers.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
More telling of how much this writer doesn’t know hockey is this:
They’re in good shape now, but they had lots of key guys out for lengthy stretches this season and there is no telling how they’ll hold up under intense postseason pressure. Overall, too, it’s a lineup that has played a lot of postseason hockey — going 11 of a possible 12 rounds the last three seasons.
Seriously? There’s no telling how the Red Wings, who have been to both of the last 2 SCF, will hold up under the pressure of the post-season? Wow. Just wow.
I have to go. But if I find one single dog hair when I get back, I'll rub... sand... in your dead little eyes. I also need you to buy sand. I don't know if they grade it, but... coarse.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 13, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Bäckström interview
Nicklas Bäckström is sick and may miss Washington’s first playoff game against Montreal on Thursday. He told Sportbladet that: “I can’t play when I feel like this, but it’s still two days left.”
Washington’s Swedish first line center wasn’t on the ice when the team conducted its first practice since the last regular season game against Boston at the Verizon Center.
According to the Washington media “Bäckis” got injured in the game on Sunday, but in fact he’s out with a nasty cold.
“I don’t feel to good right know I’m under the weather”. Bäckström told Sportbladet from his sickbed.
The question now is whether Bäckström, number four in points in NHL and number one in goals by Swedish players, can play in Capitals first playoff game at home against Montreal on Thursday night.
“It’s doubtful”, says coach Bruce Boudreau.
Bäckström himself is cautiously optimistic.
“If I’m like this I can’t play, but it’s two days left, he notes.”
Nicklas Bäckström hasn’t missed a single match since he came to Washington three years ago.
Link to the interview.
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by Malin A on Apr 13, 2010 6:41 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Sweet merciful Jesus, someone get that man some EmergenC.
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by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 13, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Question: can the quote from Boudreau be translated any other way? Also, is it clear from the article that the publication is asserting that’s a direct quote? Because it’s in contradiction to what he said to the English-speaking media.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 13, 2010 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
They have it down as a direct quote. According to Corey BB said:
“Nicklas Backstrom is not feeling well.” Boudreau said he is “questionable but probable” to a group of reporters and then later said “questionable” during his normal media session. When asked about food poisoning, Boudreau said, “I don’t know. He’s questionable. He’s sick.”
Doubtful is the word that is closest to tveksamt (the Swedish word) but I guess you could go with questionable as well. The guy that wrote the article choose doubtful. I just translated his translation and he probably just picked it up from Washington Post anyway.
I translated it b/c of the Bäckis quotes I haven’t seen him quoted about this anywhere else.
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Cool, thanks for the clarification!
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 13, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
So, who are you guys rooting for in the lottery tonight? I’m pretty conflicted, as I really don’t want any of the teams in the top six to end up in the top two. Ugh.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 13, 2010 7:09 PM EDT reply actions
I guess—I GUESS—I would like to see Columbus win. That means that both Hall and Seguin would go West, and on a related note Boston would not get either. I just have to temporarily put aside my distaste for that organization.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 13, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And even though it’s a divisional rival, I suppose I wouldn’t be torn up to see Florida win and push Boston out (if it’s not clear, I really don’t want Boston to hold in the top two). Maybe we’d get to have some interesting games against them…
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 13, 2010 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
CBJ!
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Tough call. I’m definitely glad there is only one SE team in the lotto. TBL getting another young stud would be brutal. I wouldn’t mind FLA getting a stud because they have been so bad and I’d like to see something that would help build stability for the franchise, but at the same time I’m weary of wishing for more talent on our division contenders. I’m not a fan of CBJ at all, but now that they’ve fired Hitchcock they aren’t as noxious. EDM is harmless and would do a great job of fulfilling my “Taylor Hall for Bust!” dreams. Giving the NYI some more talent would make them scary long term, and that would make our job harder in the East; but it would also put another strong competitor against PIT/NJD/PHI/NYR down the road. BOS is the one team I absolutely don’t want winning it. What time is the lotto? Is it on VS?
I guess my final list, from 1 to 5, would be: EDM, NYI, FLA, CBJ, BOS.
That should tell you a lot about how much I don’t like the CBJ franchise.
A pretty girl is like a violent crime.
The lotto’s at 8 eastern and it’s on Versus, yeah. Supposedly it will also be webcast on NHL.com.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 13, 2010 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
For anyone following here but not watching:
EDM, BOS, FLA, NYI, CBJ.
A pretty girl is like a violent crime.
Going to need a lot more help than just the #1 pick in EDM but it’s a start
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 13, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank god.
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Boston. Still bummed CBJ didn’t win though.
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Everyone should take the time to check this awesome piece by BoC.
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by Rob Parker on Apr 13, 2010 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Oh my.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 13, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
do you have a direct link?
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This should be the one. It’s the same “Tomas who?” quote all the media guys were tweeting earlier, but Jose’s delivery is great.
by Hello Dahlen on Apr 13, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, money. awesome! thank you!
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