... And Then There Was Golf
by J.P. on Apr 28, 2010 9:39 PM EDT
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Congrats to the Canadiens and their fans and best of luck going forward.
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Behave yourselves, people…
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by J.P. on Apr 28, 2010 9:39 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
’dolences JP.
I have a blog too! www.scottyhockey.com
Let's Go Rangers!
by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I suppose misery loves company…
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
now who the hell do we root for? Habs or Penguins?
Screw it.
GO BOSTON!
I get 10 hours back of my life per week! Where the hell did I put my to-do list?
I’m rooting for the Redwings now. Franchetti the entire Eastern Conference!!!!!!!!!!!
A danger to myself and others on the ice
by can't skate on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, busting out the Zetters t-shirt after I finish my 7 days of mourning.
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another spring, another year of halfheartedly rooting for the Wings. FML.
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I may be in a very small minority among the Caps’ fan base but I’m rooting for the San Jose Sharks for the Stanley Cup. I feel a kinship with their fans due to their team’s many playoff frustrations
But, no matter what happens, I will support the winner of the Western Conference.
I will also root for the Habs against the Pens. And if ANY Eastern Conference team can dump the Pens before the Stanley Cup Finals, I will attend a game in their arena and root for that team. And that promise will apply for as many years as it takes. First team that eliminates the Pens from SC competition, I will support for at least one game.
Rocking the Red since 1975
Deja vu
That’s exactly what you said on Capitals Insider, too.
by Dalliquippa on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
nice.
i proclaim Dalliquippa the Official Capitals Insider Archivist!
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone better get word to all the teams left that if they beat Pittsburgh, CapsFan75 will support them for at least one game.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, I have Chris Pronger’s wife on speed dial so I’ll make sure the Flyers are aware. Who can get the other teams?
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll root for the Sharks but for Dan Boyle to have a Mike Green-esque rest of the playoffs.
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by what Juneau about that? on Apr 29, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Same here.
Canucks or Sharks for me.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Missy’s cool, so Canucks work too. Well, pretty much anyone in the West works for me because I don’t like any of the East teams.
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by what Juneau about that? on Apr 29, 2010 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I say Vancouver
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
I don’t even know what to think right now. Fuck.
"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 28, 2010 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
I know what I’m thinking. I’m thinking I’ll have more DVR space for my favorite shows now.
by Brainumbc on Apr 28, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Too bad all of that free space comes from a lack of your favoritest show.
by Bonzai on Apr 28, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yea… but that’s because the WIre ended 2-3 years ago
by Brainumbc on Apr 28, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Indeed.
Another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults...
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 28, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Long live The Wire!!!
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Greatest show ever. Just to show you how weird things can make you vote for someone. When then Sen Obama was asked what his favorite show was in 2006 he said “The Wire”, I said that is a guy who gets it. Doesn’t mean jack I know, but really I could never picture McCain or Palin sitting around watching the WIre. Stupid I know but it influenced my vote.
Huge choke.
GMGM needs to give a long hard look at whether or not Boudreau is actually a good coach. I have serious doubts about that.
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 28, 2010 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
Same. When you can’t get it done with the level of talent the Caps have, serious questions need to be asked.
However, when two of our top four players completely disappear, that’s a huge problem.
"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 28, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Green Sucks. Alex Semin looked completely lost. Still. Unbelievable. Halak stole another one. Unreal. Numb is all I can say.
Lots of changes to be made in the coming season. We need to get tougher and get rid of some of the “flash”, pun maybe intended. I just don’t know what to think right now, especially when the Pens make Halak look human. I won’t take that very well.
by reesem37 on Apr 28, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can’t believe we have semin for another year, I wanted to trade him for a blue liner at the deadline so bad.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Hindsight is 20-20. There was no reason to expect Semin to underperform so much considering his playoff history (2 fantastic 1st rounds, 1 poor 2nd round).
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
There was no reason to expect him to light it up either.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He is still very tradeable. For one year, 6m, a ton of teams would love that contract
by Ahmad Bradshaw on Apr 28, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn’t you be getting arrested by UVA police again, young man?
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t there? Philly? NYR?
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
You know how inconsistent he is. Being good in 2 out of 3 playoff series is no sure sign that Semin is not gonna slump in the playoffs. You can’t expect him the fail, but you also can’t expect him to step up. That’s the problem, you have no idea what to expect, and it’s not worth the cap space to hope he gets hot at the right time.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Just seemed like when he’s inspired, even in the regular season, he’s fine. If anytime, the time to wake up is in the playoffs.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but it is now very clear that you can never count on Semin to wake up at any specific time.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
My ‘outsider’ hunch is that semin frustrates bb to no end and this playoff series and the individual performances will make a semin and flash trade easier to go down all around. Semin will do enough next regular season to dazzle us (me) to the pt of hesitance if he’s moved at the deadline. Id take the low water hit and move him in the off-season when we fans are more amicable. And when bb is in a weaker position on flash.
by Icebat on Apr 29, 2010 12:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the Caps need to see what they can get for Green. If you can trade him (along with, say, a Flash-type) and pick up a cheap, good 2C in return, I think you have to consider doing that and signing a Volchenkov-type defenseman. His problems are mental, but I’m not sure he’s gonna figure them out. Carlson makes his offense somewhat expendable and the upgrade defensively is necessary.
If Green is traded he can/better fetch more than a cheap, good 2C. Especially if he’s packaged with Flash.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Keep Green…but just elevate Alzner and Carlson to our #1 D pairing. Considering how they played, it’s not far off to think they’ll be at that level after another training camp. Cut back on Green’s minutes.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I’m not limiting it to that. But that’s what they need to target, I think. Getting another good D back would be nice, for one. I’m not saying he has to go but I think he might be your best asset to move in terms of return. Flash should have some value and I’d move him as well. Semin may be worth more to the Caps for one more year than he could get in return.
I’d rather wait until Green is about to go UFA. His potential upside is too high.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
well, so much for my green jersey, if only i knew he were this bad come the big games…
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
No one wants Green. Why would they? Playoff choker at 5.5 mil, he is untradeable. Honestly though. MG is fixable I think/hope. Just needs a better system or coach to get him to understand his limitations and that he plays DEFENSE and is not a forward.
Green has a great postseason in 2008, so he can play playoff hockey. He’s a fantastic skater. He’s one of the best offensive defensemen in the world, any system, with the way he can pass, shoot, join the play, and break out of the defensive zone, and moreover, he’s pretty good defensively. He’s also a two-time Norris nominee at age what, 24? The other defensemen to have two 70pt seasons before their 25th birthday all are in the HHOF.
Lots of teams will risk that.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
What we are all thinking-I’m sure there will be lots of discussion regarding changes among players.
I’ll be shocked if Boudreau makes it through the summer. Second choke in a row.
by Capital_PUNishment on Apr 28, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Dale for wingahh!
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 28, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Straight from the OHL? No thanks.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
so true what i was just thinking
is it normal to have strange dreams of yourself meeting ur fave hockey players in sometimes life threatening situations?....I think no...crap
by frazyruskyluver28 on Apr 29, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
yes. yes. and yes
is it normal to have strange dreams of yourself meeting ur fave hockey players in sometimes life threatening situations?....I think no...crap
by frazyruskyluver28 on Apr 29, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Green made the mistakes that cost the team, so clearly he is completely to blame.
\snark
He didn’t exactly have a bad game. He got caught defending rushes twice and played them not-so-great. Carlson pinched and couldn’t recover on Moore’s goal, and I think Schultz missed playing the puck on Green’s holding penalty.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
can’t blame green for the whole series, but his performance tonight was particularly embarrassing
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by Knuble's Knights on Apr 28, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
touche
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by Knuble's Knights on Apr 28, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I would agree that Green cost us the game, but more with his momentum deflating penalty that turned into a goal. His play on the Moore goal was pretty rough too.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
two penalties plus a blown play on the final goal (which might or might not have been his fault) for one of the best skaters on the team…
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I am agreeing, I think he cost us the game. But I think it was equally his offensive penalty, and his lack of offense, not just his defensive (fluke?).
I guess I am more arguing how Green cost us the game, not whether.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry, i’m pretty straightforward with my posts tonight. i agree, the penalties were killer. green had a few good rushes (including the one that earned us a PP) but i couldn’t get past the momentum killers.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
One of the biggest momentum killers was that negated goal. That goal at the top of the 3rd changes everything I think.
↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → b a (select) start
yea that was harsh, I didn’t even realize that it was waved off.
That and the first 20 minutes of hard work negated by a dumb play were just killer.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
No one can convince me that Green’s penalty did not cost us this game. Granted it should never have come to game 7, but all the air left the building and the bar I was at when Bergeron scored. Oh and Green sucked a lot in every game and validated Stevie Y. big time.
Classic Blunder
Stupid, o-zone, late in the period: Green’s penalty was as stupid as going against a Sicilian, with Death on the line
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 29, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
to me, though, this is a classic example of how we always tend to blame defensemen first. i mean, green’s penalty was terrible, but the game was 1-0 with just 4 mins left. green created a few great offensive chances, including a PP the team didn’t cash in on. the PP group, which includes all four young guns, is number 1 on my blame list.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely. If the Caps even show up with a bad PP (instead of a downright disgraceful one) they win the series. Even just clicking at 10-15% gives them 3-4 more PPG, which could have easily made a difference.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
You and KC make solid points. But Flash had his best game of the series; I can’t blame Nicky (though he wasn’t very mean); and calling Semin out is just Animal House: “You fucked up. You trusted [me]!”
Green’s very dumb, terribly-timed penalty begat a really important shift in momentum. If Semin (to choose a likely non-D goat) had been in the box at that time for that goal, I think we could agree to buy him some Purina Goat Chow.
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 29, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not making anyone guy the goat based on Game 7. Choking away a 3-1 series lead is a team effort, and while Green may have been the worst in Game 7 there is plenty of blame to go around.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
He played horrid the whole series.
I’m not sure I’d say he cost us the series, but he had more noteworthy bad moments IMHO. He’s overrated for sure.
by Capital_PUNishment on Apr 28, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Not only that he just looked slow out there and once again couldn’t get shit to the net.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, Carlson should have had his man, despite how douchey Vogs and Stretch were about it.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
But he almost did. At the very least, he never floated, unlike some of the ‘veterans’.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Apr 28, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
And yet: “almost” only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and high-yield nuclear bombs attached to intercontinental ballistic missiles.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
No way, if Green could throw a check or close a passing lane Moore never gets the puck. Green got so twisted around he looked like a Bantam out there.
Green threw the hit, that’s how Moore got it in the first place. He played the body on the first guy, taking himself and the Hab out of the play, and the trailer Moore outraced Carlson and scored, if memory serves.
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup. Stupid decision by Green. He’s gotta get the puck there instead of go for the hit.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
FINAL FACT
Defense wins championships. Caps land cant go on denying it. Offense isn’t enough. Settled.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 28, 2010 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
Defense had nothing to do with why the Caps lost this series. Powerplay, adjusting to the trap, and showing up to play 60 minutes are what cost them.
"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 28, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
OUR defense had nothing to do with it. Montreal’s certainly did.
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by SmallZ827 on Apr 28, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It wasn’t even just Halak. If Halak had been making saves on thirty quality chances, that’s one thing. But there were 10000000 blocked shots and nothing that ever got to him was really a quality shot. That’s the Candiens as a team.
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
no. their defense wasn’t fucking amazing. we made them look amazing. i cannot fathom why we kept trying the same things when they WEREN’T WORKING
Flash and I are, sadly, on the rocks. Unless his game improves, I may have to take post as a Varly fangirl...
by flashfangirl on Apr 28, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Without a doubt. Only the Chimera line would consistently dump the puck and do the work required to chase it down. This is an adjustment that needed to be made by every line, that is how you beat a trap.
I think every line was beating the trap in Game 7. They just couldn’t get the good scoring chances through traffic. But neutral zone, no problem.
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t agree at all. The bottom two lines were getting the puck deep, cycling, and getting chances around the net. Think how often the puck was bouncing around the front when the 3rd and 4th lines were out there, they just didn’t have the skill to finish. Sure, the top two lines were getting the puck in the zone, but they couldn’t get the puck through traffic because they were playing from way out on the perimeter.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought the original comment was referring to the Caps not being able to get through the neutral zone (the point of the passive forecheck, right?). I didn’t see any issues there. Yeah, the scoring lines couldn’t get any chances it seemed once in the offensive zone, but I feel that’s not “the trap” but just excellent D-zone coverage.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree but whats with JP and the media talking up how bad their D is? “Slow footed” and what not.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you expect Hal Gill to show up? I didn’t. The one person who can’t be blamed in any of this is JP. He’s great.
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
Im not “blaming” JP for anything, it just seemed like everywhere we turned the D was portrayed to be some kind of minor league team who can’t hold a stick. obviously they’re pretty good.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
So on the list of names that Didn’t cost us the series add JP (notes to self)
by Icebat on Apr 29, 2010 12:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hal Gill didn’t show up, the Caps played right into his hands. He’s great at taking up space and getting in the way on the rush. You beat him by making him skate to the puck and play it. At least 2 lines picked up on it…
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He didn't have to
He didn’t have to skate to the puck. His teammates swarmed the puck continuously and it worked. Almost every time a cap crossed the blue line-if they even brought the puck that far-the puck carrier was swarmed with 3 Crabs.
Where was the adjustment to that?
by Capital_PUNishment on Apr 28, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Right. Are we going to really hang our hats that our D is fine and we lost because we couldn’t score? I mean, if that’s the case, why bother? All we do is score for 82 games.
Choking since 1985.
Maybe my point is, Offense doesn’t win championships.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
There are two sides to the coin. Did the Caps lose because they couldn’t score enough or because they gave up too many goals? I have to think this year it was the former.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
this…when your #1 offense in years and #1 PP all year forces your D and goalie to shut out the other team in any of the final 3 games to win the series you need to be doing more. Guys must have been gripping their sticks too tight, because even with the number of shots we put up so many were just little pokes along the ice that just get swallowed up. No one was hitting corners, we didn’t jump on rebounds until we were already down 2.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Looking at the season series this was a playoff series that absolutely reflected those games. I think my bottom line is we obviously didn’t either come up with a solution strategy, or we didn’t execute that strategy. I, personally, believe its the former. Is that the players or the coach? Its not bs to say some of both.
by Icebat on Apr 29, 2010 1:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The players didn’t perform. Can you really name any 10 bell save Halak made tonight other than just going to a solid butterfly? The goal scorers didn’t score. They didn’t shoot well. It didn’t get done.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Offense that works in the playoffs wins championships. The Caps have skill, size, speed, and power. Winning in the playoffs isn’t easy for anyone, but this doesn’t seem like a roster problem. They couldn’t adapt to what the Habs were doing defensively, which was most apparent on the power play. They should have found ways to score, and I think that (and any perceived motivation problems) lay at the coach’s feet.
I’m not necessarily saying BB has to go, but it’s very alarming. That said, the players like BB and play hard for him, and the Habs got superhuman goaltendending and some good bounces these last 3 games, so it’s hard to know how much to make of it.
Our defense didn’t lose us this series.
by darwintheboxer on Apr 28, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Defense?
Defense didn’t look like the problem. 0 fer on the pp is the issue
by kingbonehead on Apr 28, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I was beginning to think I was the only one who had noticed that the Canadiens were playing vintage New Jersey Devil style hockey circa the mid ’90s.
134 shots against in 3 games is not vintage Devils hockey. Vintage Devils hockey involves 16 save shutouts. And no, you weren’t the only one to notice the Canadiens were trapping. They’ve been doing that all year.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
134 shots is “We suck at executing the trap, thank god our goalie stood on his head!”
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The Canadiens' defense had something to do with it.
I was pretty shocked. Habs did a great job of denying good scoring chances. They allowed a lot of shots, but not a lot of really dangerous chances.
What a series. Final two minutes of that game, I swear my brain was in danger of exploding…
Look upon my 62% faceoff win rate, ye mortals, and despair!
The Hal Gill factor…
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Apr 28, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
That the Pens have a killer instinct. If the Caps had that Caps over Habs in 5 too.
And furthermore, great goaltending is how Edmonton as an 8 seed got to Game 7 of the SCF in 2006. I wouldn’t discount MTL yet, though I do think they’ll get obliterated since Halak will come off his hot streak eventually (right?). If not soon then they could give the Pens, who’ve had trouble this season with trapping team according to JustinM/Hooks/FrankD (one of those people) as clearly seen in their 0-6 record against NJD, trouble too.
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a Sabres fan and
we have a great goaltender and no offense, and also lost, too, to a team we shouldn’t have lost to- so it works both ways.
I was rooting for you guys so it’s back-to-back frustrating nights for me. Sid The Kid and Pens have a free ride to the finals now.
by ccthemovieman on Apr 28, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So, what do you think?
Another Pittsburgh-Detroit Stanley Cup final?
Could happen. Pittsburgh should beat any of the teams remaining in the East, and I wouldn’t exactly fall over and clutch my chest if Detroit beats SJ and then whoever comes out of the Chicago-Vancouver series…
Chicago, IMO, is going to the finals. They can beat Detroit.
by killianskid34 on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
all the teams I thought could be the pens in the east are out.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if my Pens lost to the Canadiens. We lost a lot in Scuderi and Gill and our defense isn’t what it was. If they can do to our offense what they did to yours, and yours is a better offense, we will need luck to beat them.
Hopefully they can’t keep it up for two series. Boston and Philly have no real chance.
by Phantaskippy on Apr 29, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
heck, I thought Halak couldn’t stop 40+ shots to games in a row. but he did.
you understand, however, f I don’t exactly wish your team good luck against the damn Habs.
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by Phantaskippy on Apr 29, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
i was rootin 4 u all 2 cuz i <3 ryan miler
it suxs
is it normal to have strange dreams of yourself meeting ur fave hockey players in sometimes life threatening situations?....I think no...crap
by frazyruskyluver28 on Apr 29, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Especially when the offense, especially on the PP disappears. The Caps scored ONE goal in each of the past 3 games. Combine that with an unimaginative coach and there’s the recipe for complete disaster.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed, JP. Canadiens had something to prove, and they did. I don’t hate them at all. Kudos to them and the guys at EOTP.
I’m more disappointed in the Capitals. They had an opportunity to prove that their style could win, and they didn’t.
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What more can I say?
honestly, i think if that series was played the same way 100 times, the Caps would have won in 6/7 games in 90% of the time. Hockey is a game of inches, and Montreal hung on by inches.
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by poploser on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Montreal did the little things right (shot-blocking, good defense). The Caps tried to do too much. I’d like to see the Caps refer to the little things in hockey before using their skill game.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Give me a break. On the season, ignoring empty netters and calling regulation time ties what they are, the caps were 3-5-3 against the canadiens this year. Take out empty netters and we scored exactly as many goals as we gave up. To paraphrase Billy Beane, Our sh*t doesn’t work in the playoffs or against Montreal.
even more reason not to overreact and slash apart a team that is pretty darn good. lots of teams have to lose before they win. as a NYR fan, Id kill to have the depth the Caps have.
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I haven’t advocated slashing apart this team anywhere. I do think BB will be looking for work, and while that makes me a bit sad as he seems like a really good person, this is three straight playoff exits to teams we could have and should have beaten.
sigh
I hope Bruce gets one more year at least. It is nice to have a coach I actually like. As an Ameritel triplet, I know quality coaching!
by Chimerical on Apr 29, 2010 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fuck complaining, everyone needs to just get over it, congrats Montreal, GMGM should focus on Defense on the offseason, I don’t think I’ll be on again for a while guys, take it easy, it’s been an incredible season…
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
I’m trying not to over-react. But when you underperform that massively, setting an all-time new playoff record for futility along the way, I think you do a real disservice to the good core players of this team (Backstrom/Ovechkin) if you don’t clean some house. And I’m talking Boudreau first and foremost, but also Semin/Flash/Green. Maybe not all 3, but I really think Green is a major drag. Regular season prima donnas who hurt their teams in the postseason are a cancer.
I don’t understand the knocks that Green is suddenly worth getting rid of just because he had a few underwhelming games.
Or maybe the Habs had something to do with it. They must have blocked all his shots. Seemed like only JC was getting them through.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not just a few games, it’s three straight playoff series. He’s not worth getting rid, but his long term value sure is coming into question.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ehh, I guess I’m a bigger Green fan than most. If he comes at about the same price, then he’s worth keeping, but not if he wants Lidstrom-discount-type money.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
With the regular seasons he has there is no way he doesn’t get a raise on his next contract. He’s a good deal now, but we’ll see if he’s worth the raise he’s looking for in a couple years.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don’t know if he’ll be worth $7m a season, at this point.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely, positively is not. Look at at you can get for two guys @3.5M per season and how they perform in the playoffs.
This is not “dump Mike Green” sentiment, but it sure bears noticing.
Choking since 1985.
No question. But for right now, he still has time to get better, and with potential upside, is worth waiting for until at least UFA years.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Only 3 games? Green has been horrid for 21 straight playoff games. When you really look at what he’s done in the playoffs, there’s not a lot there. There really isn’t.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
He has still helped you in the regular season to get to the playoffs. You do not want to get rid of him. He had 76 points in the Regular season and he does not play to that caliber in the playoffs most players don’t play as well in the playoffs. He is only 25 years old give he time. The Caps are going to be fine.
I didn’t say get rid of him. I said his long term value has come into question. Meaning, he has to show some major improvement if he’s gonna deserve the raise he’s gonna want. 76 pt seasons are nice, but if he’s going to totally suck in the playoffs then what good are all those points? All those points will do is drive up the price of his next contract and help inflate that ego of his.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
thank you. i don’t let him off the hook for his rumored injuries last year. he’s looked like he’s been eaten alive by the size of the moment.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I cut him some slack for the injuries, but he gets no such slack this year. There is clearly more going on.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Five.
Five underwhelming games. And some dumbass quotes. And an o-zone penalty late in the period, leading to a PPG.
Just give Carlson my minutes. That’s all I’m gonna say.
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 28, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Too bad most of the hockey world will be saying Ovi will never be as good as Crosby tomorrow. Cause he was one of the guys playing like he wanted to win.
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Unfortunately, until he does win, there’s little we can say in his defense. I hate writing that, but it’s true.
Watching more games on Slingbox than anyone else!
Nah. Team game, team results. Ovi and Crosby affect the results, but they do not dictate them.
IOW, the pointless debate about who’s better hasn’t ended simply because of this.
Justin – I don’t hear a lot of arguments as to who is better. It’s morphed into who’s a winner. There’s where I struggle to defend OV.
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Geez, why can’t more Pittsburgh fans be like this?
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heh. Well, understand that I will defend Crosby’s virtues as a player because I’m a homer at heart, but I’ve never understood the point of this particular debate, and I’m not going to rag on Ovi’s skils because he’s a less attractive guy. I’d rather use the evidence that matters to see the superiority of both players.
Couldnt agree more hockeyman
He did all he could. he must have been on the last 4 mins of the game
by Ahmad Bradshaw on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
“We play our game, play simple, we will win.”
Please follow English words, Ovechkin. Machine follow program.
We can do this. We WILL do this.
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
And tonight, 15,000 newbies learned what it truly means to be a caps fan.
by Stormblue on Apr 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 24 recs
rec’d. Come back next year for the refresher course.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 28, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
You must bge one of the newbies. That is just last 3 years. Please. This franchise’s playoff history is littered with choke jobs. This one just happens to be the worst of all given the talent on the team, especially in comparison to the opponent.
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This is why I don’t root for two teams, so I can’t lose two game 7’s in two nights.
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
Yeah. A wonderful last 24 hours this has been. Can’t wait til next April when they both try and kill me all over again.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
ok i’m 16. don’t have to call me a newbie just cause i don’t remember all the game 7s. I’ve watched nearly every game for the past 5 years. and these are the 3 game 7 losses with the core of this team.
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, I came off a bit harsh, but my point was valid. Call me in another 20 years. If you are still a Caps fan you’ll understand.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I Feel your pain, brother, I feel your pain.
The bed will not be shat.
by Rather Bengt on Apr 28, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too. This was 1986 and 1992 all over again. It never stops.
by katzistan on Apr 28, 2010 10:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If you are still a Caps fan
Won’t have it any other way.
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
If you are really 16, seek counseling, you still have a chance to avoid all this.
Choking since 1985.
It’ll be worth it when if they win it all.
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I couldn’t leave it if I tried. No matter how much they screw up.
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You poor child. Get out while you still can.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
God, are you legally allowed on the internet?
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not the youngest!!! This night has been saved!
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……aaaaaaand you still can’t drink.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope, not me.
Follow me on Twitter!! I even say some relevant stuff sometimes
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I wish the Barrie games were on a weekend or I’d be back up that way. I miss the PPPpeople.
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:P Never. I just give her a hard time.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Gods and drink, I am here to officially place myself upon the alter as scapegoat. I made a pledge on Day 1 of the playoffs that I would abstain from drink until the Capitals were officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup tourney. Apparently Dionysus is more powerful than the hockey gods. The scotch does flow, my master.
I’m going to Windsor on Saturday!
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Goooooooooooooo Spitfires! (read: Ryan Ellis)
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
You know he’s awesome.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Wanna come along?
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Hm.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Windsor is probably closer to you than DC :P
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And tey haz Ellis.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, so you should drive up if you aren’t doing anything.
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Playoff hockey makes me sad. But I should.
/google maps Windsor’d
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m about to take back my comments from above.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I am sticking by my team no matter what, have been doing it for 13 years, and won’t stop.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Every once in a while you gotta take a year or two off.
This is pretty much why I stopped paying attention to the Caps between 1997 and 2004.
Go figure.. I stop watching hockey the year we make it to the Finals… I guess that was a good thing
maybe you could stop watching again next year? caps could use a finals run : )
by kingbonehead on Apr 28, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And those people who are true caps fans .. know what it’s like to have blue.. er i mean.. red.. balls.
We’ll get over it. :P
Consider this a lesson in the subject “There are other things in life than sports”.
Let us all now go fly kites and be merry… and rejoice in the fact that we got to watch two extra weeks of crazy hockey.,
When is a newbie no longer a newbie?
This is my third playoffs and I’m pissed. My first series (I was completely new to hockey)I was confused by the fact that the goalie could be pushed out of the net and the goal allowed because it was one of our players who pushed the opposing player into our goalie. Fast forward to this season and now I’m pissed. A Hab pushes Knuble who barely touches Halak and Ovi’s goal is disallowed. That was a huge moment at the game. I call this ref interference. I think after the Habs made such a fuss over Knuble being near the crease earlier in this series the refs were going to call Knuble tight. Sort of a damned if we do and damned if don’t moment, because we needed to crash the net to get goals pass Halak.
I don’t think the boys played this game badly at all and I definitely think that our top line especially Ovi came out with piss and vinegar. But having been at the game I have to say calling Green for that cross check at that time when they let so much go and the disallowed goal by Ovi for goalie interference were both big momentum-changing moments in the game. This was a ref driven game to me. I now hate the Habs; my list of teams I hate is growing longer every season.
I don’t feel like a newbie at all. I feel like my heart has been stomped on.
BTW I loved that Ovi and some of the Caps stayed out to salute the fans. We cheered them at that moment. Despite my pain, this season was an amazing ride. And I have faith that the Caps will be back next season in the playoffs—perhaps with a few changes, but with Ovi as captain and Backs at his side (signed long term hopefully) and Knubes on board for another year. And Alzcarlson up hopefully for good.
by capsyoungguns on Apr 28, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
My son can attest to that. He cried all the way home. Heartbreaks happen at every age. I started watching because he started to play hockey. Now I’m the addicted one in the family and the one they ask for details about the players.
by capsyoungguns on Apr 28, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s ok, I was crying and walking around the lower concourse of the arena until after 10 PM… that I’m still up now just before 1 AM… I have to get up at 6:30 to go to work…
And I’m a grandfather…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 29, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Gods… I was at the Cap Centre for the Easter Epic, for 1992, for 1995, for the triple OT loss in 2003…This hurts so [Lemieux]ing much…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 29, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
What if:
- The Caps had a coach who knew how to make adjustments
- The Caps could do what it takes to beat the fucking trap
- The Caps had a competent PP
- Realized that their goals came from keeping it simple
- The Caps played like a God-damned team
- The Caps best players actually played like it
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
Well, Ovechkin and Backstrom played well tonight. The top line are about the only ones who shouldn’t be ashamed tonight.
"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 28, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He played alright, but can’t he get a shot off?
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve been away for a while, what with getting a job and whatnot, but…this is the worst I’ve ever felt as a Washingtonian sports fan. I like BB, but he’s gotta be fired, and our “Norris Trophy Nominee”….well, that’s a joke. Good job on Semin for at least finding a post that one time!
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
The Blame
I don’t blame Boudreau for anything other than letting his players play when they should have been sharpening skates somewhere in Northern Minnesota. If Flash and Semin are still on the team next season, I’ll be very, very surprised. I’ll be less surprised if Mike Green is still our “He was on the ice the entire time” Defenseman after this series.
"Ain't no Poti like a DC Poti."
by Potent Potibles on Apr 28, 2010 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
Carlznerson is awesome at least.
We can do this. We WILL do this.
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
You mean on the last goal? Carlson could have chased that down too. Either way, Would have been better if Green went after the puck since we needed possession back anyway.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 28, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Green looking to land a big hit instead of stopping the puck is what caused that goal. He had plenty of time to backhand it past the initial Hab or even reverse it around the boards. Either is better than just going to land a hit and letting the puck sit there.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Backstrom ain’t too great at that either. That one almost hit the empty net and he was floating to it.
Backstrom isn’t actually all that fast, I don’t think.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps if they had the last 20 games to play together? I mean if you are good enough play Game 7, why the hell wasn’t he in the lineup in March?
Choking since 1985.
because Corvo was the answer in March.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 28, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe Corvo wasn’t why we lost this series.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I have to blame Green on that last play for going for the hit instead of the puck. I don’t know how many times that’s been done this series.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Cost him in the beginning. The penalty leading to the PPG was a dumb attempt to knock a guy on his ass too.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
tiny tiny small sliver of a silver lining
by L A Vikes Fan on Apr 28, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
carlson really impressed. maybe two times he stood out for the wrong reasons, 12 or 13 times he stood out for the right reasons.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry caps fans. As a pens fan I am beyond excited that we have a basically free run to the finals as of now. Very, very happy we don’t have to play a caps team that dominated us in the reg season. Sad end to a playoff, but you guys still had a great season, definitely something to build on.
by BurtonSB on Apr 28, 2010 9:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
appreciate it man, good luck
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks for not trolling burton. I’d like to be nice enough to say good luck to you, but I can’t. Thanks for the post tho
Free Eric Fehr!
(unlike another Burton…)
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
HEY!!!1 I apologized ;)
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
You should be ecstatic. I can’t believe you guys get a free ride. Unbelievable.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Burton….want to hate you as a Pens fan, but appreciate the classy response. But have to disagree, this was not a great season and instead of having something to build on we have been shown to have many weaknesses that need to be addressed. And can’t believe I am saying this, but the first thing on the list to take a long, hard look at is head coach.
by Hangsleben's Heroes on Apr 28, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree a bit. Without Halak playing like he did, caps win in 5 games and are still favorites in the east. Even with the meltdown, if the team is the exact same next season, as a pens fan the last team I want to play is the caps.
Why would you say that? Boudreau was badly outcoached in this series, just as he was against the Pens last year. No adjustments, blind loyalty to worthless players (see Fleischmann), moving Backstrom off the top line for Game 6, and so on.
Based on this team’s 3-year history, why would any team fear them in the postseason?
by Hangsleben's Heroes on Apr 28, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks man. We appreciate it.
If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions.
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What more can I say?
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Confused by a classy pens fan.
Best of luck, not going to say I will cheer for you.
Thanks for not being a douchebag
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s a lot of non-douchey Pens fans….Let me know the bad apples and I’ll do what I can.
I feel bad for a lot of my friends tonight that are die-hard Caps fans. We all desvered to see Pens/Caps for the chance at the Cup.
With a team this good and this young, there is next year.
"Don't matter who did what to who at this point. Fact is, we went to war and there ain't no turnin' back. I mean, s---, it's what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it's a lie, then we fight on that lie. But we gotta fight."
by Hooks Orpik on Apr 28, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
No there isn’t. They’re awful. GMGM should just blow up the team now, not re-sign any of the RFA’s. They can’t produce in the clutch. Get a new coach, new players, new everything!
DOOM AND GLOOM!
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 28, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as we can bring back Flash things should be OK.
I waited all year for this?
by Rob Parker on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Let me know the bad apples and I’ll do what I can.
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by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
You know who didn’t deserve a Caps/Pens ECF? The Fucking Caps.
I waited all year for this?
by Rob Parker on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 22 recs
/sigh
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by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with this.
If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
They barely deserved a game 7 in the ECQF.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Not true, they dominated G2, 3, and 4. I’d say all they deserved was G7.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 28, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is this not green yet? Truth.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I know there are lots of non-douchey Pens fans. The ones that are douchebags are generally the most vocal though, the “Ovechkin-caveman” ones.
Its all good, SBN blogs are essentially a microcosm of the each team’s fanbase. A few bad eggs here and there.
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by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Classy… Flyers fans…
Nope. You lost me.
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by clrkaitken on Apr 28, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That one burns.
Hard luck Caps fans. Flyers road to the cup just got significantly easier
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Can we trade BB for Bylsma?
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by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
You sure about that?
I don’t doubt Bylsma’s ability to get the team going, but some of his moves have been pretty questionable. Granted, I’m not sure what I consider a good coach to look like anymore. This 7th D-man to use just on the PP that Tippett and Martin pulled out has me intrigued.
He’s gotta be better than Bruce.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Most questionable move all year was Shero’s D-man decisions in the offseason. I still think that is going to cost you guys eventually. Of course, I root for the Caps, so WTF do I know.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh. I don’t know. I miss the hell out of Scuderi and Gill, but there was simply no way to fit them into the budget. McKee was supposed to be the Scuderi clone, but things didn’t quite work out that way in reality, Goligoski and Letang had setbacks in their development that we didn’t see coming, and Gonchar got all kinds of old all at once. I can’t really fault Shero for any of it.
I don’t get how Mckee was supposed to be a Scuderi clone. Guy’s hands are nowhere hear as good as Scuderi’s and neither is his positioning. To me not signing McKee and trading a winger would have been worth keeping Scuderi. As for Gill, he’s old and slow and really only strikes fear into the heart of one team. I’d have let him go too.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The main thing from what I read was shot blocking.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why I wanted the Caps to sign him or Greg Zanon as a depth guy. I thought he’d be valuable in the shot blocking dept.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we were more shooting into the dmen then they were blocking shots.
You didn’t see many people go down to take a shot in the gut or (Gorges in the regular season) face. It was more Hall “The fucking mountain” Gill’s knees acting like a puck magnet
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The thing is, you can get McKee one year, $800k. Scuderi signed multi-year for $3+m. Can’t do that, gotta find a way to fill in.
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by Hooks Orpik on Apr 28, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I made similar comments at Pensburgh. Scuderi is worth more than a guy like Kunitz or Guerin in my mind. Maybe I overvalue him, but I really felt like he was the glue on the blueline last season.
I will say Gologoski has improved much more quickly than I expected.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh, a coach that refuses to play match-ups in a series in which match-ups ended up playing the biggest role is a bane.
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by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not necessary. But we can:
Get rid of Flash.
Trade Semin.
Give Green a fucking wake up call.
Tell BB that the clock is ticking.
Choking since 1985.
even as a lukewarm semin supporter, this is the reason i was hoping we’d wait until after the playoffs to start contract talks.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s only on for 1 year…I don’t think that contract is untradeable/unmanageable.
Choking since 1985.
true that. i’m wondering if we could’ve had him for less than $6 mil at this point, but a one-year deal isn’t worth flipping out over i guess.
if sasha isn’t bringing it in the playoffs, though, i really don’t want him around longterm. knocks on his inconsistency weren’t bothering me too much, because i expected him to be focused and productive in the postseason.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t worry about it. Literally half of the players who make the playoffs underperform their actual talent level. Every year, some of them are going to be stars. It’s not so much “bad playoff performer” as it is bad luck.
Once it becomes a pattern though it is cause for concern. Just as some guys are “practice” players and some are "game players, some are regular season players and others are postseason players.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s fair, but just as I’m more forgiving about players who seem to disappear in the postseason, I’m less jubilant about those who seem to turn it on postseason. (See my argument against Fedotenko’s clutchness several posts ago over at PB.)
It’s a 1/32 chance that someone will outperform or underperform their skill level 5 years in a row in the playoffs simply by pure dumb luck. That’s not huge, but it’s certainly significant, and believe me for the “clutch” players it absolutely makes them rich men. For the underperformers…well, you get what you’re seeing in this thread. :)
I’m the opposite. I want guys who when stuff is truly on the line I can count on them.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
this is one time where i prefer his “snowflake” nickname to the others. i guess i just don’t trust semin, and needed an outstanding playoff performance to change that.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure you want to ever want to combine lukewarm and semin in a post.
by chockster on Apr 28, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m
notsure youwant to everalways want to combine lukewarm and semin in a post.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 28, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d make that trade in a heartbeat. I love Boudreau and think he’s a great coach but Bylsma impresses me as a better coach.
I’d also trade Bruce for Babcock.
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Babcock might be the best coach around right now, IMHO.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
eh. I’m not entirely sold on Babcock, particularly his Olympic performance.
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You do realize that his team won the gold medal, right?
by RCheli on Apr 29, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd.
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rec'd
Because your name made me laugh and I needed it.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
I try.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Apr 29, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
his team should have won the gold in a cake walk. they struggled in almost every single game.
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But they won gold...
And they beat Russia 7-3…
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Apr 29, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
And Hanlon’s Caps blew out East-leading Buffalo (President’s Trophy?) in AO’s rookie season 7-1 or something with AO getting thrown out early (Briere incident). One incident does not make a good coach.
That being said Babcock is a really good coach.
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope.
Im a Canucks fan but Babcock has a special place in my heart even though he’s Det’s coach because he brought me and my Canadian brethren the gold.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Apr 29, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
not snark. I don’t buy the Babbles is the coaching Messiah he’s made out to be.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re slightly more numerous than classy Flyers fans. :)
so, you’re saying you don’t projectile vomit on 12 year old girls?
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I know this isn’t exactly the best time to drop this, but this team doesn’t need to see major changes next season… they won the President’s trophy this year for a reason: they were the best team in the NHL; unfortunately not the “greatest” as tonight’s result will evidence.
Shooting 3/134 in the last three games in just unsustainable on both ends. They couldn’t close out when they had the chance, and got hit by the hottest three game goaltending performance of the year. If the Caps couldn’t win that series, nobody could.
Why couldn’t they close out?
We played like shit. There’s some accountability issues to be had here.
OK, but blowing up the team isn’t going to solve accountability issues. This is a hockey team, not a corporate entity like ESPN that needs to fire people every time something goes wrong. Anything can happen over a small enough number of games; to decide the fate of a team in history on those games is fair, completely fair, because that is the scope of the postseason, but in the scope of next year I’d say it’s best for McPhee to not overreact. I guess there’s 5 months to find out.
5 playoff series, 1 playoff win, all 7 game series. Twice blowing a 3-1 lead.
Something tells me that something has to be done.
by Gin and Tonic on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
#needsmoreDaleHunter.
BB’s a player’s coach, and I don’t know what Evason is but he’s no drill sergeant. Adding a Walker’s worth of “grit” (and keeping it Flash-frozen for 6 games!) is Not Enough. Who’s the straight-up banger? Who do the other team’s D not want to corner with by game 4?
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 28, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
on that note which one of our D strikes fear into the oppositions heart when they enter our zone?
by Gin and Tonic on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
None, really. I get scared when your D enters the opposition’s zone. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.
True. But offense from the D is a bonus. They need to be in solid in their own end first.
by Gin and Tonic on Apr 28, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t wait to see what BtN will have on this…
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
No. Regular season we were fine against the Atlantic and Northeast, too. I really thing that has nothing to do with it.
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There was us and 4 fatally flawed teams.
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Playing in a weak division? I would say some of our biggest challenges came from playing in our division. I seem to recall a certain former Stanley Cup Champion team that seemed to be able to beat two teams, the Pens and the Caps…
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by Potent Potibles on Apr 28, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw weak in that we clinched our division first, and early, too. No disrespect to the other teams in the division.
by killianskid34 on Apr 28, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh? Looks at the Caps record against the rest of the East. This issue has already been discussed in about a dozen ways here.. What division the Caps play in has nothing to do with this year’s annual choke job.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I only say this because we had not played a meaningful game in a while. Sure we clinched and were trying for 1st overall, but if you’re in the playoffs you can let off the gas a little bit and not risk injury. They really didn’t have any reason to play balls to the wall hockey, and it showed. It’s hard to flip the switch in the playoffs.
by killianskid34 on Apr 28, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
You could make that argument last year, but not this year. They played well down the stretch. They didn’t make adjustments, prepare the way they needed to, and individual guys didn’t step up. It’s that simple.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Can I be sad or is that WHINING? Can I be mad is is that just. Plain. RUDE? Or should we toast 121 points? Can I ask why our best lineup played 1 game or is that spoiled? Can I ask why our ninth most valuable player was scratched?
I don’t wanna know, who really pulls the strings. Just as long as it’s not you, BB.
I waited all year for this?
by Rob Parker on Apr 28, 2010 9:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
We should never toast 121 points when it leads to,,,me crying, cross-legged, in the shower, alone, generously sipping on a bud light.
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Group hug, everyone.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
First of all, putting blame on any one person is pretty useless. When you score 1 goal in three straight games, you don’t deserve to win any of them. That’s not just Green’s fault, it’s not just Sasha’s fault, and it’s not just Gabby’s fault. It was everyone’s fault, from Ovie and Backstrom, down to Steckel and Walker. We got the series to a 3-1 lead. Then we came up against a hot goalie, but we had 2 more games to solve him.
The Caps just really didn’t deserve to win, plain and simple.
by Bonzai on Apr 28, 2010 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
If you’re going to blame one person, blame Halak.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Apr 28, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
We did this, not him.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re right. He sucked.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Apr 28, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Hes a good goalie. He saw almost every single puck tonight, again. That’s what happens.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Correction, he is hardly better than average. He played ten times above his natural ability for three games.
hahaha. read puck prospectus. He was 13th best player in the league this year. measure it on a per game basis and he moves to the top 5. “Hardly better than average” Right.
Any goalie who sees every shot pretty much is going to look pretty good. Halak was good enough to make some tougher saves as well.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Give the guy some credit. When you save 132 out of 135 (or whatever it was), there are plenty of good and great saves in there. He may have played above his level, but you could say the same thing about that stretch of 5 or so games that Varlamov played last season.
Halak was good enough to make some tougher saves as well.
But with that quantity, the vast majority are routine.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Only supports my point. Halak made a few stops he should’ve have ordinarily, but he wasn’t Hasek circa Nagano for three games either.
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
In the playoffs you come up against hot goalies. It happens all the time. If you’re going to win the Cup, you’ve got to be able to beat a hot goalie, and probably more than one. If memory serves, Biron played out of his mind, Lundqvist was nothing short of amazing, and Fleury did the impossible. This was the same old story, and if you can’t beat a hot goalie, you’re not going anywhere.
We did solve him. And then followed up that with a bout of amnesia.
by Gin and Tonic on Apr 28, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This. Coming back home after two convincing road wins, shitting the bed in Game 5 is completely on the Caps.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Green’s “Watch me, that’s all I’m gonna say” (perhaps not quoted verbatim) has that beat. By a mile.
by David Getz on Apr 28, 2010 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
wasn’t it green who also talked about winning the series in either 4 or 5 games before it started? that was my least favorite by far.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
So, all season long, everyone said the caps couldn’t win in the playoffs because they didn’t play the right way and we scoffed. GMGM scoffed.BB scoffed and was pissy about it. Now the Pens have home ice in the east. Maybe GMGM should be the one looked at. BB can be evaluated by a new GM.
Shitty deal, guys.
As an outsider (who wanted the Habs to lose soo badly… seriously, do you know how many Habs fans live in my area?) I saw the Habs play a perfect team game.
I saw the Caps not playing a good team game. Boudreau didn’t forget how to coach, Semin didn’t forget how to play and Green didn’t forget how to score.
Simple fact is as a whole a team is always better than the sum of its parts – Habs did that the last three games and the Caps didn’t
Also Halak was pretty ridiculous.
Now you have the unfortunate choice – Pens vs Habs….cheer for one or the other??? or are you cheering for the meteor.
Personally, it is my duty as a Leafs fan to cheer against the habs at any cost… unless it’s the sens.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Apr 28, 2010 9:53 PM EDT reply actions
eww
I know you guys hate them, but of the 4 teams remaining in the east, Pittsburgh is the only team I can tolerate.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Apr 28, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he/she is a Leafs fan, no?
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by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Too late for the Caps to not look like fools.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 28, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Habs vs Sens I cheer for the apocalypse
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by clrkaitken on Apr 28, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Friendly Rink Rats,
While you and I both know we will be back here right at the beginning of next season, this one is particularly difficult to swallow. I hate to end the season like this, but as someone mentioned before me, this is simply Caps Fandom 101. For now, I’m checking out. I have greatly enjoyed reading all the content during the season and will certainly tune in during the offseason, but for now, I need a break.
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What more can I say?
I just want to say that I love the life that the Caps have brought to the NHL. We’ve not seen this kind of team since Jagr, Francis, and Lemieux, and it has done a world of difference for the league. Thank you.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Apr 28, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey Cap fans, not here to troll or anything like that and too be honest I really wanted Habs to win, coming form a Sharks fan you can probably understand why I would want that. I know how you guys are feeling though, seriously, it hurts so bad. I hope the media and other fans of the NHL don’t rip you guys apart. Really, I don’t. Caps played one hell of a season and even though I wanted you to lose (sorry lol) I do feel bad about your season ending so soon.
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by check.check. on Apr 28, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Habs absolutely deserved to win that series. Really shouldn’t have even gone 7. Sad reality.
Choking since 1985.
Disagree. Take out Game 6 and the Habs won three one goal games, one in overtime. The Caps, when they won, freaking CRUSHED the opposition. Wins are wins in the playoffs, but to say that the Habs “deserved” to win despite being outplayed the majority of the series on a minute per minute basis and that the series “shouldn’t have gone 7” on top of that is just absurd.
For the home games...
Caps only had the lead for 6:36 the whole series…..awful for the best home team in the NHL.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Habs were the better team for most of Game 1, Game 2, Game 3. And games 5-7…they certainly didn’t back into any W’s.
Choking since 1985.
The losing team generally puts up more shots, because they’re, you know, trying to come back.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
FYI I’m agreeing with you macvechkin.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d agree with this if we didn’t outshoot them start to finish in basically every game.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
You could generally state that when the Caps are losing a lot they tend to lead in shots, given their style of play and given that they need to press to come back.
Choking since 1985.
Actually what he said is true, especially with MTL. They routinely allow more shots than they take when they’re ahead in the game. Most teams do.
Agree 100%
Caps PP and PK stats prove that.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I live in SJ brah. I’ll be @ game 1 tomorrow night. That is still not very nice, considering how SJ has performed over the past few years.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean what I said wasn’t very nice? Well, I wasn’t trying to be rude or anything. I was trying to say that I understand how you fans are feeling because of the SJ upsets the past years. I wasn’t trying to say how SJ was better by any means.
Keeping it real. Keeping it fresh. Keeping it real fresh.
by check.check. on Apr 28, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I live with someone on your blog. I understand the Caps support was about 50-50.
No need for cross-conference hate.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn’t trying to start cross-conference hate. That wasn’t my intention with my post.
Keeping it real. Keeping it fresh. Keeping it real fresh.
by check.check. on Apr 28, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t get it. Why would SJS fans root more for the Habs than the Caps? Seems Caps fans’ support of SJS isn’t reciprocated. I guess I’ve learned something new.
And until SJS has been around as long as the Caps have been around without a win, then you’ll never fully know how this fanbase feels.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
Thanks to Japer’s Rink for helping to make the season fun to follow. I don’t why the Caps and their fans have to deal with so much agony…I supposed its our fault for caring so much. Since the alternative is to care less, and then miss out when the ultimate prize is finally won, I choose to continue caring and rooting and loving these guys. Until next season…
by meatball20 on Apr 28, 2010 9:59 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Well said, m20. Just discovered Japers this year and it has helped make this one of the most fun years I’ve had as a Caps fan, and that goes back to the 1970s.
And yes I’m bitterly disappointed, and feel like we deserve whatever derision gets heaped upon us, but you know what? I will be back next year caring as much as I ever have. As painful as this is, and it really sucks, the victory will be that much sweeter when it finally comes.
by Hangsleben's Heroes on Apr 28, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Standing ovation for Japers' Rink, best hockey blog on the internet!
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
clap clap clap.
way too lazy to stand up tho. plus i’m kinda drunk
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too.
Not too mention I’ve got this pinched nerve and am on pain killers.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
alcohol and pain killers. wonderful combo there
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
It helped with the pain. A little.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha. probably shouldnt be taken together.
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh, just a Vicodin. Honestly they don’t even do much for pain to me. I needed the drinks just to move. My back is that fucked up.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It sucks. Bad. Almost like being a Caps/Redskins/O’s fan. Oh wait. That’s me.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
GMGM scoffed by not picking up a legitimate defensive defensemen in the offseason or in season. He scoffed by not getting depth at center. he scoffed by sticking with BB’s system and defending it over and over, by defending green’s game, not trading semin or flash when they had high value, etc… I’m just really frustrated that another team go out and pick up Hossa then guerin at the deadline and reach two finals in a row.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
by SilentAlarm on Apr 28, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And if Halak hadn’t been making saves without even looking at the puck for the last three games of the series, we’d be praising GMGM for his innovate approach to building a team. Trust me when I say his approach to building a team is not flawed. You don’t become favorites without being the most likely to win…
GMGM is extra careful about not overpaying is what it is. Pronger for Alzner + others? No. And so on.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Speculation is probably that Volchenkov of the Senators will probably walk. And Hamhuis of the Preds.
Could we afford one or both of them?
I assume we resign Nicky and Fehr, if the Caps’ management is smart. And Schultz.
I also assume that Theodore, Corvo, Belanger, and Brendan Morrison are all gone.
Rocking the Red since 1975
I’d much rather have Hamhuis than Volchenkov, given what the two of them are reported to be looking for.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Apr 28, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
It looks like we could afford either one. More likely DH. But Volchenkov does gives us another Russian – could help with communication between D and G on the ice.
by Gin and Tonic on Apr 29, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
GMGM isn’t the problem. If you don’t think this roster can win you are out of your mind.
Pick up your fucking feet. Simple play. Don’t shoot when there are 3 players directly in front of you.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Caps are not bad. Boudreau is not bad. The players are not bad. They just got beat by a team that was better than them when it counted.
I remember reading on here that the best thing the Habs could do was lose Game 4 (“Have the Caps right where they want them”). It came true. Caps slept for three games and it cost them. Habs have one thing the Caps lacked – mental toughness.
If only there was another game. They had a couple of three game slumps this year and came out of them looking dandy.
Should be an interesting offseason. We’re DC Sports Fans folks, we should be used to this.
It’s the reason why I really didn’t want this matchup in the first round. It posed the biggest challenge for us.
If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions.
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What more can I say?
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
The Caps aren’t bad, but they played like crap.
Though I do disagree with the statement that Boudreau is not bad. The jury is still out on that one. And from my vantage point, they’re leaning towards the “bad” decision.
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 28, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude can set up a game. But he can’t adapt mid game or mid series. Someone here, sometime in the past week or so made an interesting observation. When we played a team like the Habs and sucked it up in the regular season (and we did in pretty much all 4 games), BB would come back and say it was an off night. Then we’d go play a team that we could walk all over and it would be forgotten. We had trouble with this type of team all season and because it wasnt 7 games in a row, it wasnt so gapingly exposed.
↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → b a (select) start
What's aggravating is the Caps made the same damn mistakes all year as they did in this series
The lack of hustle in back-checking has KILLED me all year long. When I played hockey you get scratched for that shit. Caps…not at all. Do they watch film? A big problem I saw last year was there was no locker room leader….and someone on the ice to stir it up when the team gets flat.
The Caps still have that problem. We need a Scott Stevens.
Seriously tho, did anyone got to Kettler over this series? What were they practicing? How to take risk shots from the blue line?
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A big problem I saw last year was there was no locker room leader
oooooh, a locker room insider. please do tell.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually do know a player on the inside
Corvo was playing with a busted ACL fyi.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
When did he bust it? Because he’s sucked pretty hard ever since he joined this team. AND he beat up a lady! Class, ftw.
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
Game 3
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh, Corvo did what he could.
Beating up a lady is far less worse than other shit he could’ve done.
You don’t know what the fuck happened. Don’t make a judgement call
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re right. All I know is the assault he PLEAD GUILTY to. I’m sure making a leap-of-faith judgment call.
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
hah, yes. . .he plead guilty. . .He told the truth. . .lol
You don’t know anything about Joe Corvo first hand, except you see him play hockey.
You don’t know anything at all about the situation. I have made accusations just like you have right here. But now is not the time
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
i assume your change in screen name from kevinE to kevin ewoldt is due to your uncorroborated, provoking, embarrassing (repeated) claim that shaMo and corvo would miss game 4 (and that corvo was done for the year), yes?
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Archival evidence, FTW.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Relax dude
ShaMo missed game 4 (right)? And if Corvo had a torn ACL that’s not a bad guess. Besides why would changing your screen name to give others MORE personal info (his last name) indicate that he is trying to hide?
Unless I’m not picking up on your sarcasm?
The keyboard is mightier.
i don’t actually think he changed his name to avoid being called out, no. :) but it did make the comments harder to search for.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He probably changed his name due to being an editor at Hogs Haven and wanting his name on his work like most authors.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve got your back man. I’ve seen you post enough insider information from your communications with Skins players to trust you when you say you got a text from a Caps player.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, I didn't expect Corvo would play thru a ACL injury & Mo did sit
But I appreciate your good-natured tone.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
your comment was meant to incite. you refused to give a source. AND you were wrong.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
my comment was a text from a player, I didn't incite
I was just passing on info…guess I wont anymore if I get responses like this. I’m a Caps fan…take your anger out on your dog or something.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
You were trying to pass off clearly false information as fact and continue to do so. GTFO.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
How do you know it's false?
Teams don’t reveal injuries before playoffs. Give it a day or two. Why would I want to incite or make something up?
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
…you were objectively wrong. You said that players would miss games (and even the rest of the year) that didn’t. It’s a fact that you were wrong. That means it’s false. As for why you would want to, I have no fucking idea how the mind of someone like you works, so don’t ask me.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Why does it bother you so much?
Mo didn’t play (i was right) and I thought Corvo was done b/c he injured his ACL…he played through it. So kill me b/c I’m not a doctor. Why are you so hung up on this? It has little to do w/ anything.
You think i’d post that if I knew he’d play thru a busted knee? (answer is No). It;s not like I posted my stuff as Fan Post…
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
No, you didn’t think Corvo was done because he injured his ACL. You said, and I quote, “I’d get crucified if i gave the source…”.
Eat a fucking porcupine.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let
Let’s take it easy. Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt – Kevin runs a good blog at Hogs Haven and the stories are legit; I don’t see the motivation to just start making stuff like that up anyway. It’s all a moot at this point anyway
by Strong Side on Apr 28, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
wow really botched that post
forgot to proofread
by Strong Side on Apr 28, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
you don’t understand why that would piss people off? if you’re coming around bringing info that’s false (you didn’t say corvo had a torn ACL, you said he was out), and you refuse to give your source, you’re just as likely making crap up.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
For the record, via CSN’s post-game conference feed, Bruce Boudreau said the only people who weren’t health were Tom Poti and Shaone Morrissonn, said Ovechkin was healthy and when asked from Tarik if Mike Green is OK because he heard he was getting checked out, Boudreau also said no.
Maybe he knows things that the Coach doesn’t even know!
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
And to further clarify, Boudreau said if Green is hurt, “it’s news to me.” Traditionally when teams are eliminated (or win it all), coaches and management divulge the injuries, so gotta go with what BB is saying.
yea....i don't know what happened, but I plan on following up.
Believe me…I’m not happy about it and I’ve never been in the biz of pushing false info. I’ve posted stuff on Japers before w/ inside info that has been true b4 it was public….crappy for me the one time it might be false it’s frickin during the playoffs.
Hogs Haven. On Twitter. And Facebook.
by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Granted, hockey players play through all sorts of injuries. Must have not been a serious ACL tear.
You mean you’re buddies with Joe Corvo?
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The Caps players even said they had no rah-rah guy in the locker room last year
It makes things difficult when all your best players are Russians w/ broken English.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
You are saying that a language barrier prevent locker room unity last year?
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
definitely not...but it is what it is I guess
Varly definitely can’t contribute…
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Boudreau
during a 6-2 loss that Coach Bruce Boudreau called “discouraging” and left him questioning the leadership inside the locker room.
Reading this article from last year…it’s a spitting image of this year.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/01/AR2009030101426.html
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember players in interviews saying it wasn't a big deal..
Boudreau said: “As a coach, you’d like to see [people take charge]. We were just discussing that, as coaches. You know, it’s tough for the coach to come in there every day and yell when we’re not doing well. Someone’s got to take initiative in the room.”
That validates it as much.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Apr 28, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Ovie knows a lot more English than he lets on.
I had a pretty discernable conversation last summer with the guy.
A few “umms” and blank stares, but he certainly could speak english well enough to get people fired up
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And these guys are professionals playing in an elimination game in front of their fans. If they need a cheerleader in the locker room, they’ve got bigger issues.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Very well said.
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Who needs a pep talk in a game like this? Wouldn’t the magnitude of the game instill enough fire and intensity in each player? Apparently some on this team couldn’t muster up what was necessary to get this done.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, there is only one Scott Stevens, and he’s retired.
Interestingly enough, during the Olympics both Martin Brodeur and Scott Neidermayer, who spent the better part of their NHL careers playing under Stevens in New Jersey, compared Sidney Crosby to Stevens, saying they saw similarities in the raw intensity with which each player approached the game in addition to their outstanding leadership.
At least the Nats had there first winning April.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 10:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Yay!
If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions.
Japers' Rink - We've got brains, brawn, and intricate Blingees!
What more can I say?
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m an O’s fan too, but I root for the Nats. They are local and in a different league, so I figured it was ok as long as I kept the O’s as my primary interest.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
same here. it’s totally kosher.
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That helps, seriously.
Plus, they may hurt me, but they’ve never toyed with me like this.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the hilarious photoshop, I needed that!
Listen, what a horrible way to go out but it’s been a lot of fun in the gamethreads and on the daily discussions with you guys. I’ll miss the feverish pitch at Japers’ almost as much as I’ll miss hockey.
Baseball season…ugh.
If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions.
Japers' Rink - We've got brains, brawn, and intricate Blingees!
What more can I say?
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
the japers’ rink offseason is one of the most impressive things about this site. rink wraps, draft prep, ranking the caps, plenty of postmortem analysis. i knew i was addicted a few years ago when i kept calling up JR well into the summer months.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
When Halak regresses to the mean its going to be ugly; I see a sweep which will make me ill.
by Hangsleben's Heroes on Apr 28, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys, I won’t lie and say this wasn’t the outcome I was hoping for, but I’m not about to dance on the Caps’ grave. Your team’s far too fun to watch and Japers’ is too welcoming a place for me to do something like that. From someone who remembers all too well the David Volek goal in 1993 and the Tom Fitzgerald goal in 1996, I feel for you guys.
From an outsider’s perspective, though, not having watched a ton of Caps games, it seemed like everyone was trying to do everything all by themselves tonight. That’s always tough to watch because you know how that song ends.
by JustinM on Apr 28, 2010 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Thanks man. You know that any challenge would come from DC, and I hope you can stay psyched up to face a battle-hardened west winner.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Guh. What I saw in this series scares me a bit. The Pens have a horrible habit of disappearing against teams that block a lot of shots.
I really don’t think you all have much to worry about. Won’t be rooting for you, as you would expect of any Caps fan, but will be absolutely shocked if you all aren’t in the finals.
by Hangsleben's Heroes on Apr 28, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn’t imagine that anyone here would root for the Pens, although I was pulling hard for Philly against NJ. I still haven’t managed to shower all that stink off.
Philly stink does tend to linger longer than most.
by Hangsleben's Heroes on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh. I like Crosby when he can’t beat Ovechkin. I think I’ll root for the Pens and Bs, and afterwards the winner of the West.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks JustinM. I enjoy the work you and Hooks do, even if it involves a team I despise.
Enjoy beating the Habs and getting another EC title.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear you. Thanks for the response – we appreciate Pens fans like you, Hooks, Burton and PAYD.
If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions.
Japers' Rink - We've got brains, brawn, and intricate Blingees!
What more can I say?
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I blame my father. He’s the reason I’m a sports fan and am miserable now.
Even atheists believe in Matt Wieters
by wickedwitch on Apr 28, 2010 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
child abuse – turning your kid into a caps fan
by bestpilot on Apr 28, 2010 10:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
not exactly. They executed their style of play perfectly in games 1, 5,6,7
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I find it very hard to be happy at this point. only way to make this better is to get black-out drunk tonight. so ima go do that.
I've often thought of becoming a golf club
by Amacaps on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The worst possible thing we and the Caps can do here is over react. They outshot the Habs 42-16. Had 100 shots on net last two games. Simply bad luck that they lost. The future is massively bright. Youth and talent. The Oilers lost to the Kings as huge faves once. Hell, the Wings lost to the Leafs and Sharks TWICE as huge faves. This is not the one in a million that people will make it out to be. We had a fantastic year and next year looks just as bright. Alzner and Carlson looked awesome this game. Imagine how great it is that we have them for years to come. We’ll lock up Nick, resign f16 and find a couple more spare parts and kids. No reason to not be super optimistic about the futire. Remember what Phil Mickelson always said about trying to win his first Major when asked. He said he just wanted to keep putting himself in position, giving himself the chance and eventually he would break through, AND that he wasn’t just planning on winning only one. So it will be with the Caps. Don’t break faith. This team and the way it has been managed is too good to mess it up now.
C.A.P.S. CAPS CAPS CAPS!!!
by Phil23 on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I wish I could share your optimism
But the windows of opportunity close rapidly these days. It also feels like something is fundamentally wrong with this team. After game 1, LeBrun called them fragile…I’m afraid how right he is.
Honestly, these Caps have never been better than the spring of 2008. They felt invincible and they were. Now, they let things get to them. Experience has not helped them mentally…it has made it worse.
The keyboard is mightier.
Losing the series isn’t what is killing most of us (I think), it’s that they did it while having a 3-1 lead on a team without a definite starting goaltender while dominating the Habs in the last three only to lose all of them. That’s where the pain is coming from. Otherwise I like where you’re coming from. Maybe Backstrom will be a nickel cheaper now.
People mock the ‘history’ of this franchise and then it repeats itself. And repeats itself.
I mean, can we at least acknowledge next time, generally speaking?
Choking since 1985.
No, dude. Were the Red Sox cursed? Do you believe that it was their history that led to sub-par teams and epic chokes, or was it an incredible series of coincidences that led to years of championship-free baseball? I hope most Rink members choose the latter, because it is the real, rational answer to the question.
Nah, they lost because of what CP2Devil said. The situation is different for you guys (I think), but it’s no more a curse than the Pirates signing Andy Van Slyke instead of Barry Bonds cursed the Pirates for the last 17 years.
You’ll be fine, maybe with some changes like a couple solid stay-at-home types on the blueline, but you’ll be fine.
You know, it’s pretty easy to sit on a handful of cups and say things like that.
I don’t really want to debate how it keeps happening.
It just KEEPS HAPPENING.
Choking since 1985.
No reason for that response IMO. Justin’s comments were totally above board and certainly are close to the truth in both circumstances. Looks we lost and it sucks, but no reason to start lashing out at guests who come in with thoughtful comments. Personally, I’d prefer you lashed out at me or another regular here instead if you need to get out your frustration.
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, easy. Nobody was lashing out. It is all truth. I wish I was the one with the Cups sending condolences.
Choking since 1985.
I apologize if I read more anger into your post than was there. It came off fairly harsh to me.
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
NO, I believe its the fact that their owners wouldn’t draft or sign the best talent available for decades. They finally won because of competent MGMT.
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I acknowledge it. It’s not a “curse”, it’s just the Caps. This is who they are as a franchise, and they always have been. The Caps are the team that blows 3-1 series leads. Doesn’t matter if it’s Bob Gould, Dale Hunter or Alex Ovechkin wearing the jersey. This is who they are.
by katzistan on Apr 28, 2010 10:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rec’;d.
Remember what Caps fans were touting all series.
“It takes a lot of losing to learn how to win”.
Well.. consider this a harsh lesson. Hopefully the next playoff series in a year.. Ovechkin will remember of all things through the entire series most… that final spring in the last 8 second… more than any other memory since October
However, the point of a best-of-seven is that the best team wins.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess it’s easier to take the loss now (even if it is more of a pathetic choke job) than if it had happened in the Conference Finals or the Cup Finals.
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 28, 2010 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
My condolences to all the Caps fan. As a Sharks fan going exactly through this a year ago, I know there is not a worse feeling in the world than tonight’s.
Take solace in the stat that no team have won SC in the first year they won President’s Cup.
Fear the Fin - all Evgeni, all the time.
by Ivano M on Apr 28, 2010 10:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The sharks lost in 5 last year didn’t they? Shit at least they didnt have the heart damage that a game 7 home loss does
They lost in 6.
Either way, nothing worse than being seed no 1 and golfing in April.
Fear the Fin - all Evgeni, all the time.
god damn we all have to hear Kornhiser’s choking dog crap and wilbon and wise tell us about crosby being the greatest ever.!!!
well…they have a pretty damn good argument
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
doesn’t matter, he’s on the team that wins, that’s all that matters
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think he’s better than Ovi, but we don’t have any room to say anything. You can also look at it as Malkin > Ovi or Thorton > Kovalchuck you can say “what if” all you want but the facts are Crosby has a cup, a gold medal, and is still in the playoffs
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That doesn’t make him a better player. Those team awards are all great for Crosby but they don’t do anything to prove his skill as an NHL forward relative to Ovechkin; many people will try to make that argument in the coming months, but none of them will be valid for half a second unless they want to address their actual respective play with regard to their entire body of work.
by cajuncook on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know what your saying, but “what if” Crosby wins the Hart this year? He’s starting to catch up, and I could care less if Ovi is on our team as long as the Caps win a cup.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He probably will win the Hart this year, but that just means that some writers liked him more this year. Doesn’t mean anything else, long term or short.
I don’t even like comparing the two because they’re just so different, and their teammates (linemates) are so different.
by JustinM on Apr 28, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
This series loss has N-O-T-H-I-N-G, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA to do with Crosby. It has everything to do with the Capitals and how they failed to meet expectations.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think the team only looks to be getting better next season. Pursue a couple free agents, Volchenkov, Hamhuis, please., lock up Backstrom, and shed some goalie salary cap. The Corvo deal stings big-time right know, and I’m sure they all will come drafttime.
That can be done, without losing Semin.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
is it worth it? Losing our youth for semin? Nope
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
…what? We don’t have to lose our youth. I don’t know what you’re talking about.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
then what are you talking about? freeing up space for Volchenkov or Hamuis, where would that come from?
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Jose Theodore, Michael Nylander, Shaone Morrisonn, Joe Corvo, Scott Walker, etc…
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Jose and Nylander work, i dont see how losing morrisonn or walker help us. I still don’t know about Corvo
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 28, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Morrisonn: $1.975m
Walker: $2.5m
Corvo: $2.625m
That shit adds up.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It does indeed.
Impossible to tell right now what we should do.
I;ve heard the Cap is getting a bit hike next year so we may be in luck
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
why not? he would be a bomb 2C for us.
Some people die just a little.
by bigonetimer on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
If we could get him cheap and resign Belanger and trade Flash that would be awesome.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
This sucks:
1. The Canadiens now face Pitt. that’s now a lose/lose situation.
2. The Habs will probably get swept by the Pens, then the world continues to talk about how Crosby is so much better than Ovi.
3. We are now the laughing stock of the league, nobody to blame but ourselves.
4. There was no success this season. We did worse in the Playoffs and that’s all that matters, no President’s trophy, no 54 wins, no #1 PP matters. Just the Playoffs.
5. What off-season moves will be made? New coach? A trade of Green?
6. I now have to fulfill my loyalty to the O’s, not much to look forward to there.
7. Go Canucks.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
At least we won’t have to see the triplets until oct!
by bestpilot on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
yea…cuz the caps know quality copies of game 7
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
how quality are those triplets? they have annoying voices.
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
lol. i know a few sets of triplets and none of them look alike.
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
can one of our lovely leaders bump saves for kids one last time (sniff) so i can post the how to donate info? thanks.
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Donate to the Rink Pledge Drive for SAVES FOR KIDS, PLAYOFF EDITION!
Guys, I just went ahead a started a new fanpost. it has all the information on how to donate, via paypal, to me, or to the Caps.
as usual, I want to give a huge thank you to everyone. tonight was the most painful tally, but also incredible to see how much we pledged.
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oops, should have been more clear. That’s via paypal, or by cash or check to me, or by check to the caps
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Does anyone think that the Oylmpics cost us the cup?
just a thought?
The Farm report is DA Bomb... read it, rec it, love it ....
by TheFuryUnleashed on Apr 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
How exactly?
Ovi still put points up in the Playoffs, Varly didn’t play in the Olympics, Backstrom did his job, the only people capable of blaming the Olympics is Flash and Semin.
And we wondered why Canada didn’t choose Green.
Bum.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
I’ve decided I’m going to spend as much time grieving as the Caps spent not being a disappointment in the series
So I’ll be good in 20 minutes or so.
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 28, 2010 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Time to shave
Completely predictable. Same as it ever was. Less than numb, as I, as a Caps fan assume the loss.
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he took that stupid penalty that led to the canadians 1st goal, and he had a defensive breakdown on their 2nd one.
rock the red!
by x0allygrace0x on Apr 28, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
what did he say postgame?
rock the red!
by x0allygrace0x on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
hah, my bad. i was referring to his game tonight. but i do wanna know what he said on his interview.
rock the red!
by x0allygrace0x on Apr 28, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Words to live by...
“Drew, I’m just disgusted with myself. This afternoon, I rented a porno, went home and got in bed. I watched all two and a half hours of Taboo 2. Then I watched the director’s commentary, to make sure I didn’t miss anything. So after all that, I went back to my favorite orgy scene and whacked off. Essentially, I spent four hours doing something that really should have only taken five minutes. Or ten. But it was my entire goddamn afternoon.”—Adam Carolla
If you replace jerking off with Caps Hockey, this sounds about right.
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by turnituptoeleven on Apr 28, 2010 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Just watch his interview. That's all I got to say.
I waited all year for this?
by Rob Parker on Apr 28, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Look, the Caps, and stop me if I said this before, didn’t play with the same intensity as the other teams in the playoffs did. The other games were fast furious affairs and the Caps weren’t and Montreal was more than happy to dictate the speed, and they committed to blocking everything. When the other team isn’t making you scramble, thats a lot easier to do.
Anyway, I’m out. Nothing will be settled tonight. its all over. I have all summer to mourn.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 28, 2010 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
Isn’t it the responsibility of the coaching staff and the team’s leaders to prepare the players for the different type of game the playoffs are compared to the regular season?
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i don’t have words for how terrible this is. on a personal note tho, is it wrong that the loss stings a little worse because I’m bad at golf?
as far as the game goes,
Montreal had 16 shots on goal
i don’t know how to blame the D on this one.
I do put the PP on BB (I had more faith in shorties through games 5-7 )
I still think Theo should have gotten the start tonight (and also kinda put that on BB; he gave Varly a lot more slack than Theo)
and on a final note, the only way I’m even close to being comfortable with this loss is if Halak wins the cup. Not the Canadiens, but Halak.
Here’s to tearing up the minigolf course until october
The really sad thing is, had they blown the 3-1 lead in any other round, you could still say they needed more experience and that they’re still a young team. But now, they’ve lost a lot of respect, certainly among the media, and nothing they do next regular season will matter because all they will hear are “chokers”, “soft”, “can’t win when it matters”, “the new Sens/Sharks”.
It is time. No more “keep improving as a team”, no more “we’ve got a window here”. Next season, all-in, Cup or bust.
"Yes, but Rimmer Directive 271 states just as clearly, 'No chance you metal ba****d.'"
This was not the same team. This was the team we dreamed they could be. And, the team we feared they would be.
Our 4th line deserves every honor possible. Played their goddamn guts out for us and it was the “Top 6” that screwed us this year.
Firing BB is stupid. Scoring 2 goals in 3 games is Buffalo/NJ-type shit. No excuse, finish at the net.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
STARTER in the OLYMPICS….
Just saying.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Funny thing is I think Bondra put him in as starter in Vancouver and he never looked back.
How’s that for a fuck you very much?
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Heading home from VC. I think Bruce has to go.
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by cobracg on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Got home. My eyes are ringing like crazy, I have a migraine and the Caps lost. BLAH!!!
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The Ice
I mentioned it in the GDT once…
The ice was horrid. Worse than it’s been all year. Pucks bouncing on guys, passes not connecting, dead spots…The springtime ice at Verizon has to be the worst in the league by far. It clearly effected the flow, and flow is what these Caps rely on.
This team as currently constructed is doomed forever if the ice problem isn’t fixed. It completely neutralizes the advantage the Caps are built around.
It’s not WHY they lost. It’s also not a stretch to suggest that if the ice were even a SMIDGEON better, we’d be previewing the Flyers series right now. You can’t tell me with a straight face that “the other team has to deal with it too” and believe bad ice hurts both teams equally. You just can’t.
The keyboard is mightier.
i’ve been saying the same thing since we lost to the goon flyers in ‘08. Either ted builds a new hockey only arena and/or moves to team to a cold weather place like winnipeg. I don’t think or want either to happen, so the team has to be built a little differently, as painful as it is for me to say it since i love this team, its style, and excitement.
Now more than any point in time I am glad we have GMGM. He will not deviate from the plan and will not rashly sign an expensive UFA that would cost us our ability to keep and resign our eventual RFA kids (Carlson, Alzner, etc.). If we signed Volchenkov it would completly screw us up cap wise.
We just need to take a deep breath and push forward. Just keep giving ourselves chances. This team is built for long term success. Not one brief all in cup run. Eventually we’ll get there, and more than once.
by Phil23 on Apr 28, 2010 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Signing Volchenkov would not necessarily screw us up cap wise. Overpaying for him? Sure, and it’s possible someone will overpay for him. But yes, it won’t be GMGM and for that I’m thankful.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Why are you so sure he’s not going to deviate? The team did worse this year with a better roster.
But no, I guess we should just keep on keepin’ on? There’s clearly a problem here and just pretending everything will fix itself is not the solution.
Pulling the trigger on guys like Corvo was the exact opposite of his approach.
Did anyone else get the impression, post-mortem, that this team didn’t really figure out it’s identity?
Choking since 1985.
“Wicked talented (that’s gotta be enough, right?)”
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 28, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Good New Everyone!
Your Top 10 Greatest Caps Games EVER DVD set is still up to date!
by Kolzilla on Apr 28, 2010 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 11 recs
Gallows/graveyard humor is appropriate now.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I assume that “best” doesn’t mean best hockey, just most entertaining/thrilling for fans?
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
At least Backstrom’s next contract will be lower than Lapierre’s. Lapierre won a playoff series. Nick didn’t.
I waited all year for this?
Seriously, people who don’t win playoff games/series have no value, and are automatically not as good/valuable as players who do.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. And that’s just the sort of idiocy we’ll hear in the next few day. Well said. We have a bright future. I refuse to wallow and refuse to not be thankful for this team. To hell with the trolls, the morons in the media, and the other teams’ fans who take cheap shots.
We have to stay together now, more than ever!
We fans will stick together. Any thoughts on how yet another disappointment will affect Ovie for next season? He’s got to be crushed now, especially having to hear all the negatives about how and why the Caps failed. He’s the Captain, they’re his team, and look what happened. How long will it take for him to recover, and will he be 100% again?
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, just wow. I am way to emotionally invested in this team. I don’t even know what to say, so I’ll leave it at this: Everyone over here at Japer’s Rink has made it an awesome season to follow, so thank you. It wouldn’t have been as fun without you guys.
Rink Rabbit & newest member of TySlo's fan club.
:D Thanx for coming down, make sure to stick around for off-season stuff
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The offseason coverage is great but its gonna suck to see it tomorrow
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
ya thats true. i went and it was amazing especially to see the horses jump like that right in front of you.
is it normal to have strange dreams of yourself meeting ur fave hockey players in sometimes life threatening situations?....I think no...crap
by frazyruskyluver28 on May 2, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh man that Geico Caveman “Green is a great defenseman, we all know that” commercial is very very wrong right now.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 28, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I just LOLed pretty hard at that. But I’m also kinda drunk.
"If you want money go to the bank, if you want bread go to the bakery if you want goals go to the net." - #21
by snakegriffin on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Make sure Green keeps his mouth shut next year. We don’t need the additional humiliation.
Choking since 1985.
by macvechkin on Apr 28, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess my GPA should be happy that this ended before finals fired up but damn…..what am I gonna do for the next couple months until next season?
by CarltonBanks on Apr 28, 2010 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
agreeeeeeeed. i might actually study now.
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Even better, you can study hard from Oct-April, because none of that means shit.
Choking since 1985.
hahaha naw…i’m joining the working world for at least a year
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I truly believe this is going to make my GPA worse. I’ve got AP’s coming up, too.
Rink Rabbit & newest member of TySlo's fan club.
but not carlson, right? because hershey’s playoff roster has been set for a while? i’m guessing.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm…I recall a Wednesday whatever players were assigned to Hershey became eligible, and only those players. Can’t remember if JC was there.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Carlson went down just for that reason and then came back up, no? Maybe I’m thinking for the olympic break or something.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you’re right.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re right. They made sure he played enough games in Hershey to be post season eligible. He’s probably heading down there soon enough.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 29, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOOO!!!! CALDER CUP HERE WE COME!!!!
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
boy that seems far away.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
about a year
Different minds....old people.
by Big Boutros on Apr 28, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell to the yes
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m really impatient. can’t wait that long.
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
you have to
Different minds....old people.
by Big Boutros on Apr 28, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
by twistedlogic on Apr 28, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
They will certainly have just as good a shot as any team, and in fact a better one than most teams. That is all you can ask as a fan, that the management give you a shot every year and builds for LONG TERM success. That’s what we’re doing here. I just hope the players don’t get too down on themselves.
this team has plenty of time imo
Different minds....old people.
by Big Boutros on Apr 28, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d be happy to have them playing on my birthday (late May), just once.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Apr 28, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven’t been a member of JR for a long time, but last summer this place was AMAZING for the off-season. Pretty sure material gets put up over the summer a ton.
So, even after this pretty crushing defeat, everybody should stick around.
This is going to be one hell of an off-season. Maybe as tumultuous as this season has been.
Bah-Ram-Ewe, Ovechkin will wreck you. Fear the Furious Fleece!
top my bad year?
Georgetown loses to Ohio in first round
Skins go 4-12
Caps…
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by David St. Martin on Apr 28, 2010 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
July first… but until they get Backstrom done, there’ll be no signing of anyone or anything…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 29, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
This feels so odd, we didn’t lose on a bad call, or a freak bounce off Calli’s skate. Nothing to bitch and moan about besides our own team.
Well, to ignore the waved off call and its ramifications would be insane.
Looking forward to the 2010-2011 Capitals.
by gocapsgo!!! on Apr 28, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
We have to admit it wasnt just Halak….The offense did not adjust…I never felt we were very in sync, and it was just too much free for all trying to score the last 3 games.
May god have mercy on your soul George McPhee…you tried to find grit and playoff experience, and it failed miserably…
by SA-Town on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
When asked why the Caps lost
Erik will simply say, the other team just played better.
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If you're not gonna call that...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GFcUEvZiAo&feature=fvst
Are you really calling Knubs? Not saying that’s why we lost, it’s our own damn fault but…I’m still sour I guess…(oh and sorry for the bad memories, it’s probably not the best time).
The day we signed Brendan Morrison, I remember joining Japers’ Rink just to rant about how bad that move was. I worried that he was too small, wasn’t a proven threat…I hate to toot my own horn but…toot toot.
But do you really think he had a huge negative impact? I just feel sort of neutral toward B.Mo, but I like the underdogs.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I felt that he underacheived in the late season and playoffs considering how well he played for a stretch there in the early going
by hockeyman33 on Apr 28, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess what I’m saying is that when I watched B.Mo, my reaction was always along the lines of “Well. That wasn’t spectacular. But it was horrible.”
Whereas when I watched Flash, I wanted to tear my eyes out and throw them at Bruce until he paid attention. Not to turn this into a(nother) debate on him, just to provide a point/counterpoint.
I was. . . whelmed by Morisson.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You’ll come back. You have no choice…
Take your time though. This might be the worst ever.
Choking since 1985.
Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
by alex_k on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Resistance is futile. You have been assimilated into the Caps/Borg collective.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like that every time, by july it goes away. Sept and I’m juiced about the upcoming season. Next april start feeling a little bit queasy. Caps cycles.
by bestpilot on Apr 28, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well said. I always feel like this, time covers up, though never fully heals, the wounds and I come back.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Stay strong! I know it sucks tonight, but don’t quit on the boys yet. One day it will happen for us and you will feel even worse if you are not along for that ride.
by Hangsleben's Heroes on Apr 28, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I would really love to offer up some words of condolences here, but not only can I not come up with anything appropriate; I’m afraid it would do no good. I know how it feels, to an extent- you just hooked in the groin, it kills, and it’ll linger. Not much can take that pain away.
Been truly a lot of fun for me following along with the Caps and Rink this year. Thanks for having me, all. Please do excuse my assholery.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
you’re a good man…seeya around
Some people die just a little.
by bigonetimer on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I’ll be around. Can’t shake me that easy. ;)
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, out master plan foiled again.
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 28, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
What’s an out master plan?
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
You are an honorable Chris, coming from one.
Fuck you for not putting game 5 AWAY!!!!!
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we’re allowed 24 hours of irrational grievance, then another five months of rational grievance.
I hate Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Can you tell what stage I’m stuck in?
"You ever use smelling salts, every time you type a bad blog?" Brooks Laich
by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Its been great having you around. Sucks our teams are done already.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Back atcha, CP.
It does indeed. I, for one, was hoping to have at least two more weeks to not think about the draft.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re a good man, Chris Burton.
Stick around.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks dude.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
We need you!!
We need the low-down on Smashville for the off-season!
And i would feel bad saying “/ChrisBurton’d”
if you didnt stick around
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
aww
One guy did tweet after the Caps game ‘Dan Hamhuis just searched for DC real estate’.
Wait, that wasn’t what you wanted to hear? Snap.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh, I have to get my bearings back before I decide what I would like to see for this team.
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
can we trade green for shea weber or ryan suter please
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Hahahahahahahahaha. No.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
We’ll throw in Flash.
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 28, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Only if we send you Wilson back in an exchange of 2Cs.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Deal.
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 28, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
oh come will give you semin too
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Ummmmm… TWSS?
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the scars remind me that the past is real?
Thanks J.P and crew, all of you guys, for a great (regular) season…I very, very much enjoyed reading Clips + all the other content for the whole season, and I will absolutely be here from now til infinity. Big disappointment tonight for all of us, but the only thing to do is look forward to next year.
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
You are a better man than I am sir.
2 seasons in a row Greenie doesn’t show. Do we need him with the offense we already have with our forwards. He would command a lot in return. As we have seen , outscoring the league means nothing in the playoffs.
I honestly don’t know. I can’t come out here and say Greener isn’t an asset to our team, I’m just baffled that what worked so, so well in the regular season completely faltered and died in the post-season. It’s more than disappointing, I feel like I just lost a dog or something.
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure that we will ever know the answer to that question
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
False.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Unless they choose to make Green the scapegoat.
Okay, that probably won’t happen but an epic collapse like this year’s playoff series might actually demand a scapegoat of some sort. It’s human nature, sad to say.
Rocking the Red since 1975
Okay, except the people making this decision aren’t random anonymous internet crazies. They are professionals with an eye out of long-term achievement. There’s plent of blame to go around in this series, GMGM doesn’t need one guy to single out. No one he trades a 24 year old Norris Finalist because the team failed to show up for the playoffs.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank God for that.
I hope GMGM and Ted are very careful in making off season moves and don’t make any moves out of a sense of panic. But I know this is the type of situation that would cause many GMs and owners to panic and make a move out of anger.
George Steinbrenner, the Yankees owner, would have been apoplectic, to say the least, in a similar situation.
Rocking the Red since 1975
As much as it sounds hot-headed, I think there should be no untouchables on this team save Backstrom and Ovie.
Choking since 1985.
I would also normally say Semin, but his (un)performance during this series leaves me wondering.
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I think many people here find Calrson eminently touchable.
Oh, God, I think I just threw up a little.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree in the sense that if I’m GMGM I’m willing to listen to offers, but I HIGHLY doubt we’d get enough value for the guys that some people are calling to trade.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Step back from the ledge
“I’m not happy. I’m not happy.” Nobody’s happy, ok!? Happiness comes in small doses folks. It’s a cigarette, or a chocolate cookie, or a five second orgasm. That’s it, ok! You cum, you eat the cookie, you smoke the butt, you go to sleep, you get up in the morning and go to f***ing work, ok!?"
-Denis Leary
There’s plenty of time to assess what needs to be done to fix this team, but this very minute is not the time. Deep breaths. Happiness comes in small doses, and sometimes (often times?), so does misery. Most of us will chew on this bitter pill, then wake up tomorrow and go to work and have stuff actually relevant to our lives to worry about. It was a great season, and a fun ride. It’s over and that sucks, but try to relax a little bit before demanding heads to roll. Let it breathe a bit. We have a few months to kill, anyway.
CARLZNERSON
How you spell “relief”…
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
Perhaps, to the uninitiated… I like top 2 D pairing at under 2 mil a year…
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
well then, mt apologies, sir.
I am DRUNK. Root for the Sharks people, this is the ONLY way.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Misery loves company. You root for the sharks this year and we become the old sharks. It’s not as pleasant as it sounds.
I live with a “fear the fin” regular. I know pain. I am going to the game tomorrow. Disappoint me at your peril.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
There is going to be a lot of pointing fingers but I cant get over that we ran into a hot goalie. Had we played our absolute best we may have won but playing better than the other team wasn’t enough this time around, we had to be way better because of how good Halak was the last 3 games. One of the great parts and at this moment most frustrating is that one player can be so important in undermining what was a promising season.
See you at rookie camp
"Have you ever played?" "Yes, I was a goalie"
Big question:
Is Varly ready for the starting job next season?
I say yes.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
me too. let’s just do this. alzner, carlson, varlamov, neuvirth. let’s go.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes. Health as it has been is the X factor.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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Varly is amazing, fuck all haters. Is that clear?
Offense needs to produce, it is that simple.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh….amazing would have been preventing us from losing this series.
Varly was above average, mostly. And yes – offense fail.
Choking since 1985.
Exactly. Blame Varly, you are absolutely WRONG. He is ridiculous.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think you are going a little overboard there. But he’s not really high on the blame list.
Choking since 1985.
Agreed. Varly did a decent job, that cannot be argued. If anything, I’d see Theo leaving
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Reeeaaaalllllllyyyy would have liked to see him come up with a stop on that first goal. But the game certainly isn’t his fault.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
AT LEAST
We are at least the best team to never advance in the playoffs. EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Good blogging MikeL-Caps (especially) and red army line, I really appreciated your comments on the Habs site.
No consolation, but the nice part about the talent that the Caps have is that any changes in the off season should pay dividends next year. Good luck next year…when you don’t play the Habs.
Good luck, blockersave93. I have to root for the Pens (family reasons among others) but I hope it’s a fun series.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Be proud
1000 comments after a game 7 loss, I wasn’t sure about hockey in DC, you fans acquitted yourselves nicely.
Even if you hated the Pens and rooted against the Habs, I’d understand.
Again, good luck next year and keep it rocking in DC!
by blockersave93 on Apr 29, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m a 78 game a year leafs fan, so I’m stuck with deciding who I want to win between Pitt and the Habs. Such a hard decision!
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Holtby?
50/30/ 2!
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
We wont dress a goalie, just have 6 attackers and Mike Green sitting in the crease, the fatty.
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by Ovechwin on Apr 28, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
We don’t have much choice now, do we? Or is it still too soon after such a painful loss to make a commitment for next season?
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Green looks like SUCH a douchebag in that little tiny picture.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Heartbroken over a first round loss… I remember what that felt like, and I hope to have that feeling again.
Condolences from a Leaf fan. Lick your wounds for a few days, then get back to work. The road to redemption starts up in 5 months.
Night.
Resident Capologist
2, I think. 2010-2011, and 2011-2012
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check out the “unofficial salary cap information” link on the left sidebar of japers’ rink. green’s a restricted FA (arbitration eligible) the summer of 2012.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i can’t see his power play time being taken away for almost any reason, but carlson is definitely a similarly offensive-minded player.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
what do you mean “demoted”? Like, sent to Hershey? Not in a million years.
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Green’s not going to fall out of the top 6. I’d be surprised to see his minutes fall below 25 per game.
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Which is a problem, in my mind. I think he should be closer to ~23 minutes a night and that’d make a big difference in his performance later in the season.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 28, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s not going to happen. Barring a miracle, @BigMouth52 is going to be our ice-time leader. I’d love those two to earn ~20 a night, though. That’d mean they were doing well enough to cut down on 55, 3 and 52’s ES and PK time.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 28, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
C’mon….there’s no need for the @BigMouth title…Green has been a great player for a long time, and I don’t think it is time to abandon ship on @GreenLife52
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
is ThugLife52 still ok?
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haha, I feel like that really sums it up
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda like the whole ThugLife thing. brings some personality to a sport that’s be too plain vanilla for the past 20 years.
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every time i check greenlife52.com i have to laugh a little bit, but good for him. Good for all of the Caps for having some kind of personality
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not abandoning him, I’m castigating him for his press comments, then not backing it up. That’s a one-off.
By the way, until he has another series that’s more like his Philly performance and less like his PIT/MTL performance, he will, and should, get called for that crap.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 28, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, Green has had worse games.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Regular season vs playoffs?
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough. I just think that in the sports world, where NFL and NBA superstars mouth off all the time, Greener’s comments should be considered in the minority of offensive comments. They weren’t bad at all.
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
it also doesn’t help that sometimes he completely whiffs on passes or even lets passes go right by him or under his stick into the neutral zone when they are on the pp. or the stupid center ice passes he makes in our own zone. he also takes stupid penalties and is the prob the worst defense men on the team
Okay, all hockey players do these things. Green took a dumb penalty by all accounts, but everyone has pucks hop their sticks, or miss passes.
If by worst, you mean generally best, then I’m right with you. He wasn’t our best this series, but calling him the worst? Let’s not get hyperbolic.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 28, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Carlson saw MTL going for a change and screamed for Green to spring 28 with a half-rink pass. Lambo glides in a semi-circle as 3 canadiens arrive at the bench (near him), then carries the mail right into traffic.
Dumbass.
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 28, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
is the prob the worst defense men on the team
it’s a hard time to take the longview, i understand, but there are some great links on this site if you’d like to learn more about green’s overall game:
Mike Green: Like Sandis Ozolinsh, But Good at Defense (DMG)
2008-09 Rink Wrap: Mike Green (JP)
Assessing Mike Green’s Norris Trophy Credentials (DMG)
The Snubbing of Mike Green (Becca)
Mike Green’s Strides Are Greater (JP)
Mike Green: Quiet Improvement (Becca)
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Srlsy? Two straight dicey playoffs, for whatever reason, and he runs his mouth before his team proceeds to choke 3-1?
Choking since 1985.
So he runs his mouth. He’s a young guy, and as a young guy I feel like he is due some leeway. It’s easy to talk shit when you’re in the position, and I’m sure I would’ve done the same thing.
by alright alright alright on Apr 28, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
If he had said, “Just watch me, that’s all I have to say”, then gone out and lit it up for the rest of the series, I’d have no problems. He got a little bit better, but that wasn’t the Mike Green I’ve become accustomed to seeing when the games are played for 65 minutes at most and a shootout can decide things. That wasn’t one of the best blueliners in the league.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 28, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Green is the beneficiary of a rebuilding team that drafted one of the best offensive players in the world. In reality, if Ovechkin isn’t born, this team is just finishing up its rebuilding mode and just starting to truly compete.
Of course then we would have gotten Malkin and then there’s a whole bunch of other crap to consider but MY POINT is this:
The defense is just finishing its rebuild. Be honest, no one expected Green to turn into the offensive powerhouse he is, but the only reason he gets the ice time is does is because pressure was put on him to perform. He was, at the time the offense started to explode a couple years ago, the strongest defensive force. Now we have those drafted defensive players finally showing their skill – Schultz, Alzner, Carlson, etc should all be getting more time than him.
Look at it this way.. and humor me – if we pull the switcheroo and Carlson/Schultz are drafted together, Alzner, and then Green, there’s no way Green is playing top pairing minutes, even years down the line.
by TFG on Apr 28, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And yet…is our defense in the top 3 reasons we lost this series?
Choking since 1985.
by macvechkin on Apr 28, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
*Caps finished 3rd to last. They’d get Cam Barker.
Green is a great skater who’s competent defensively, normally. I support the theory that he’s trying to please his detractors too much.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
He means if we had still won the lottery, but Ovechkin hadn’t been born.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Sigh. This is what happens when the general DC sports population descends on to the Rink.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
he did have a couple good shots. he doesn’t move his legs much tho
by the_SwampFox on Apr 28, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I know Semin didn’t lose the final game for us. He just happens to be everyone’s favorite scape goat. (Not necessarily here but you know what I mean.)
Rocking the Red since 1975
I’ve never been on the “trade semin” wagon, as moving him leaves Laich as your best goal scorer not on the top line. I love Laich, but he’s a serious downgrade from Semin in the goalscoring department.
My point is simply that while Semin didn’t win the game for this team, Green didn’t either. On the other hand, Semin definitely didn’t LOSE the game with dumb mistakes.
No, you probably don’t say “Semin blew this”.
You look at his stat line and you ask yourself, what would be different if he weren’t here.
Choking since 1985.
Losing Semin makes the Caps a one line threat. Even if Semin isn’t producing, he eats up ice team for decent defenders that would otherwise just sit on Ovechkin’s line all night.
You’re not giving the alternative much of a chance. They will get something back.
Choking since 1985.
What’s the return? A 30 goal scorer and a draft pick? A decent defenseman?
Sure, a solid defenseman would be nice, but as long as Boudreau is willing to give Green 25+ minutes, what good does it do? You’re not going to get a top pairing D-man that trumps Green’s offensive skill, at least enough to drop him down in ice time (unless you look to replace from within).
Without Semin’s goals, this would still be the top-scoring team in the league.
I’d be happy with a 20 goal scoring winger or solid 2-way 2C who will chip in some offensively in exchange for Semin.
by Gin and Tonic on Apr 29, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Semin is equally culpable as Green in the loss of the series. He may not have made the mistakes that lost the game, but he sure as shit didn’t do anything to help the team win.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
28’s first-period deflection off the crossbar broke my heart. The floodgates would have opened, and Green would have given up his auto-proctological sideline, and the Caps would have won 5-2.
I just know it.
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
JP’s tweet at the time:
Hopefully that Semin crossbar isn’t this year’s Fleury breakaway stop…
IS PAЯTY NOW
Well we didn’t get destroyed, but yea it pretty much was.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Getting too fancy there was Semin, looks like. No need to go top corner on a wide open net.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
As soon as it happened I knew it was bad news. Getting that goal would have been absolutely huge.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
and since they’re both key cogs on the PP, i blame both.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
No way Green goes anywhere unless he asks for too much on his next contract.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
SERENITY NOW!!
I need some of this =\.
good luck to Montreal – not sure who I will root for now
Canucks for me.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
It’s looking like 2010 has been the year when hockey glory resides in the city of Vancouver.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Apr 28, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want a canadian team to win. GO SHARKS!
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You don’t want a Canadian team to win, Miss “let’s go to Windsor this weekend”?
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want a Canadian team to win the cup, call me an asshole, call me a bitter 78 game a year leafs fan.
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I choose Vancouver because:
1. Pittsburgh – Should be obvious.
2. Montreal – Well, if they won at least we got knocked out by the Champs. But I’m not a fan of Gill, Gionta or Gomez.
3. Philly – Should also be obvious.
4. Boston – The captain Chara is pretty irritating to me.
5. San Jose – I enjoy seeing them fail year after year (call me an ass if you’d like [I’m also aware this isn’t the best time for talking about failure])
6. Chicago – I get a “smugness” vibe about this team, and then there’s Huet.
7. Detroit – Time for a new face of the West.
8. Vancouver – Sedins are always impressive to watch, also, and Luongo is a favorite of mine.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Same.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 29, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
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Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
While Vancouver is not my first choice of a team to root for in the West, I don’t dislike them. And the Sedin brothers on the same team is cute.
In any case, I will root for the Western Conference winner in the SC. Go West!!
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I'm gonna lose some interest in the Cup finals if it's Det/Pit though
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
While I’m tired of the Wings in the Finals and would rather see a new face, I do like Pavel Datsyuk. The other day, I’ll admit I was rooting for the Coyotes but was glad for Pavel so I had mixed feelings.
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I love Datsyuk too. He seems like a frail old man when you look at his face but it’s impossible to make him cough up the puck unless you land a hart hit, a 99/100 times he’s going to dance right around you in that case.
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d lose all interest. Don’t need to see that again.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 29, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I know where you’re coming from. It makes me wonder if the results are rigged.
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I wouldn’t go that far, but it’s hard to argue that Pens/Wings isn’t the biggest draw in the sport right now. There are larger markets, yes, but not many bigger hockey cities. Plus Canada will tune in to see their boy Sidney. So I guess my point is, while it would be good for hockey, I don’t want to see it again.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 29, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want Canada to win!
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Personally, I’m depressed. I’ll feel this way for a few days. I just wish our guys gave it their all, and it didnt seem like they did. Honestly, I think a few less commercials and some hard training in the offseason will go a long way. Heres to a great regular season, and our annual flameouts in the postseason. I lurk more than I comment, but you guys always seem to make me feel better after a bad loss.
This is just heartbreaking.
We all deserve better.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s a ahared grief. We’ll help one another get through the pain.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It is heart breaking
Too much glamor and fame. You wanna be famous in hockey, win a Cup.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Reqiuem For A Season
I was not always a Caps fan. Ever since I started liking hockey unironically, in the late 90s, it was the Canes (at that time, my home team) that I rooted for. First live game, first random player sighting, etc… Anyhow, I moved into the Caps’ viewing area 2 years ago and have been seduced by their play, by the enjoyment they seem to get from the game. I’ve been lurking round here for quite a bit now, only joining and commenting in the past couple of months, but I can honestly say that JR has significantly added to my Caps hockeylust with its general thoughtfulness. So I am looking forward to the coming season’s reading, if I can’t look forward to Ovie et al’s names on the Cup this season.
And this is quickly becoming the kind of drunkly emotional “I love you guys” kind of statement I was renowned for in my earlier years. But I can always apologize for it profusely tomorrow, right?
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
I’ve been a Caps fan since the 1980s when I first got satellite TV. I’ve been let down and disappointed before, but tonight it just feels so much worse.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sorry. Do you have second thoughts about switching your loyalty from the Canes now?
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Fuck no! Caps are a St**l free team! What’s not to love? (And I still have a sneaking fondness for the Canes. So I am somewhat familiar with the WTF-ness of it all, though not to this extent.).
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
I know we say it every year but...
Next year is our year!
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by Ovechwin on Apr 28, 2010 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
this year was the year. I’m practically catatonic.
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It clearly wasn’t. I’m ready for the next one, the past is the past.
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:(. Chin up!
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, wasn’t this year the first year of the three-year window?
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 28, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I say if they don’t win it by 2013, it won’t happen with the present crop of players. 2013-2014 is the season of the Sochi Olympics and assume that that year is a lost cause for the Caps.
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2013-2014 is the season of the Sochi Olympics and assume that that year is a lost cause for the Caps.
LOL
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Ridiculous shit.
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if the Caps hadn’t smashed their way to 121 points, a 14 game win streak, and re-wrote what it means to be an high goal scoring club post-1996….I just felt like this was the year, the Caps were going to win and it was going to be the final stake in the heart of the trap.
And Montreal can’t even execute the friggin’ trap properly! Christ……..
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Maybe they’re better next year!
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Thanks for the Nightmares, Caps
I have a feeling I’m going to have recurring nightmares of the Penguins skating around with the Cup after Crosby scores in OT of Game 7.
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it is unfortunate. I said the same thing on the ride home..
by the_SwampFox on Apr 28, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear hockey gods, please remove this image from my brain!
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
dear hockey gods, stop fucking with my emotional well-being! Just one Cup, dammit!
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by RedBirdie on Apr 28, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What she said said.
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by Carl Putnam on Apr 28, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m afraid of that too. And we’ll hear no end of the pundits saying that Ovi can’t win the big one.
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Well, he hasn’t. Between the injury and the suspensions and the ‘Lympics and now this, it’s been a sea of crap year for him.
IS PAЯTY NOW
No more magazine puff pieces either. For any of them. Win first.
by Gin and Tonic on Apr 29, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
We are the best team. I don't care what they say.
At our best, we destroy all comers. I am as disappointed as anyone but goddamn it when we play our game no one can stand up. That’s why Pittsburgh is cheering so hard right now.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 11:15 PM EDT reply actions
no
pittsburgh is cheering so hard because of the hatred for ovie, nothing more. dont fool yourself into thinking its because of how great the caps were.
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by oldtimehockey09 on Apr 29, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
You can say that, but there are plenty of Pens fans in the very thread who are contradicting you.
Only YOU can prevent idiots from commenting!
by Knee high to a duck on Apr 29, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
This WAS the year. Weren’t we led to belive this? Will we still keep the faith for yet another campaign? I’m hoping I personally will rise above this loss to hope again.
Apparently, it wasn’t the year.
There’s always room for improvement.
I expect next year to be even better.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell yes. I demand 130 points.
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I was joking, this season will be tough to match.
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Maybe the Caps were ripe for a fall.
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by EmilyB on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Hahahahahahahahahahhaha
I don’t knwwo if this was meant ass a joke but I LOL’d hard.
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I think the Pens should be more ripe for a fall than the Caps, if there’s any justice in the world.
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lulz. ERIC STAAL > BAKSTROMm!!!1
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
BURN HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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She turned [Staal] into an [olympian]!!
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll offer myself as the human sacrifice if it will help the Caps win the Stanley Cup for next year.
Who will light the first match?
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I’d rather sacrifice some penguins.
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Nah, don’t let the naysayers influence you.
Shit like this happens. Gotta pick up the pieces and move on
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
and to think i got so angry after RJ Umberger made those comments. he’s probably laughing his a** off right now.
I wonder how Ovie feels making comments about Halak’s shaking hand.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
RJ Umberger said we were never going to get out of our own zone. We played 50% of that series in the Habs zone and another 25% in the neutral zone. He was right about the outcome, but he was wrong about the specifics. You know what they say about stopped clocks.
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Umberger was wrong. Not only was he wrong, the reason most of the people here were mad was because he said that after his team lost a game that meant nothing to either team.
Fuck Umberger. I don’t want any of this fucking Umberger historical revisionism.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
We are the best team. I don't care what they say.
As acknowledged by Pens fans.
I don't care. The Caps gave me hope that hockey could be fun again.
Will this pain fuel the fire that burns in champions?
by CapitalDominion on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
Dammit Ovechkin.
IT’S NOT OVECHLOSE ITS OVECHWIN!!!!! WIN!!!!!!!!
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by Ovechwin on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I’d LOL if I wasn’t so down in the dumps now.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I bounce back really well from this stuff, I’m basically okay now.
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You’re OK??? So soon? Please let me in on your secret.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I think she got better drugs than I did.
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I ate a root beer float and decided being depressed was just going to be a freaking bummer. Gotta move on, gotta debate the starting roster for next season. Can’t dwell.
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I think your ability to deal is directly correspondent to your secret Leafs fandom- you’ve been dealing with their awful seasons for years!
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I openly admit to liking the leafs and that has provided great perspective.
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I nominate that you bring the cupcake to our group therapy session tomorrow, ok? :)
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I totally would if we’d have one.
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RedBirdie used the pronoun "she" to refer to you Ovechwin. Are you female? Just askin'
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
we have a large contingent of female (or as well call ourselves, RInk Rabbits) members around here. And yes, Ovechwin is a Rabbit,
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it is, I was more surprised by her belated realization of this.
I find that hockey tends to have more female fans then many other sports (football probably the exception)
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yeah, but professional sports communities on teh interwebz tend to reek of two things: stupidity, and excessive testosterone. Fortunately, we are in a place where stupidity is not tolerated, and being a Rabbit isn’t immediately met with snide remarks about how we must be fans because of how the players look.
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The only female caps fan that I have met that really pissed me off cuz of her gender/the way she went about it is http://talkhockeytome.com/
But I agree I think its great that this is such a great community.
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yay, another Rabbit! I think we probably have more women posters than any other community,
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What a nice surprise. I’m fairly new here so I appreciate the sisterhood of Caps fans. I’m starting to feel a little better already—helped by a massive dose of Milk Duds to make some of the pain go away.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I would estimate that there are about 25-30 women who comment here. Maybe 20 of them do so actively and regularly, and in Ovechwin’s case more then anyone else.
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Yea, I’m a chatty SOB.
Also I don’t have a full time job and stuff.
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Thanks. We Rabbits sure do multiply fast.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably.
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Crazy.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Why dwell? It hurts but there is always next year.
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I took that stance for Nashville to an extent, the Capitals just had so much talent and expectations. I (hockey expert I’m not) really thought this was your year. Were I a fan, it’d hurt. Bad.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It hurts, but you can’t let it consume you. You can’t win every year.
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That’s only because the league won’t let them. CONSPIRACY!
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 28, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I was quasi-convinced that Bettman was going to make sure the Caps won tonight.
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See, I think he made them lose so people would shut up about that stuff.
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ALL BETTMANS FAULT
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But I really really wanted the Caps to win THIS year.
by Ovietracker on Apr 28, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d almost rather root for a team like the Preds. A team that doesn’t have high expectations. Where the fans are happy they even squeak into the playoffs.
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FWIW, squeaking in wasn’t good enough this year. But point taken.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
not tonight. i want ty sloan in the game not green
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You crazy.
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see, avatar holdouts, this is a member of your clique!
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Related, but I always find that the weirdest observations come from naked profiles.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d like to think of it as pissing in the gene pool.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys Im new to the rink in terms of posting, so forgive me for my poor timing. Love the Caps and have followed them closely for a few years. As hard as some on this thread seem to be trying their hardest to tell folks like me to jump ship on this bandwagon, that’s a no-can-do for me. I was at the game tonight and while some criticisms are spot-on. (i.e. Green, powerplay, etc) I don’t see a team that needs to be “blown up”. It might be easier to hear those suggestions after the immediate pain of this one wears off. But it looks a lot more like a team that is pretty damn good save for a few areas
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by Unleash The Hockey on Apr 28, 2010 11:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 8 recs
No question, and I think given the high expectations, lots of people are overreacting for now (it’ll be better in about a month). Really, the sentiment is if someone becomes a Caps fan, they need to stay through the bad times as well as the good ones.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not really over-reaction: the team was the Stanley Cup favorite and Boudreau shit the bed. Then Mike “The Moves” Green crosschecked the bed. Then Flash floated over top of it and shit on it some more. Semin sort of skated around the bed for a moment then disappeared.
A lot of this stuff is going to persist. From here on out there’s going to be a lot of negativity about the guys who are most to blame for this loss.
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by sydtron on Apr 28, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
One series against a hot goalie. I’d wait another before getting to that level of negativity. Do changes need to be made? Yes.
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by red army line on Apr 28, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty massive changes need to come to coaching. This is the second time the Caps have massively underperformed in the postseason. That falls at the feet of the coach, no one else.
Furthermore, Green disappeared for another postseason. Semin did too. Flash is obviously in there because of Boudreau, but he disappeared mightily.
Hot goalie or not, you still find ways to win. You don’t lose 3 consecutive elimination games and just shrug and say “hot goalie”. That’s the sort of stuff that the Sharks say when everyone just wants to shirk responsibility back and forth.
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1-3 in Game 7’s all at home.
Blew a 3-1 lead to an 8 seed (first time ever).
1-3 at home in this series.
under .500 at home in the playoffs for the last three seasons.
yeah.
Choking since 1985.
It all comes down to the Caps inability to adjust to something every other team in the league either runs or has to deal with.
The team has the talent to move toward a possession style game with plenty of dumping and chasing. The entire game I felt like I was living 3 seconds ahead of the game — you could tell beforehand when some stupid turnover or giveaway was about to happen because they were trying to skate through all 5 defenders.
I’m not too terribly upset at the loss, but rather the performance of the team. It was pathetic outside of a few players.
The team shouldn’t have had to rely on the heroics of Gordon to get some scoring at pivotal moments or eek out a come from behind win in the waning moments in game 2. If they had resembled a real team at any point in the series it would have been 6 games at worse, even accounting for Halak. You watch better teams with better goalies (PHX) get beat by teams that arguably have less talent (DET) and you sit there and wonder why we’re going to be getting updates from Hershey instead of playoff wins.
If Boudreau isn’t on a short leash or significant coaching changes don’t happen I can’t see putting the same sort of passion into the team. They’re just going to do exactly what they have the past 3 years. Not show up. Buffalo had to deal with that in the NFL and it all came down to coaching. All the talent in the world won’t make up for flawed coaching ideals. I love Boudreau, love that he avoids the trap and keeps the NHL exciting but unfortunately until Bettman makes some changes you can guarantee zero success out of him.
It hurts more to realize it and say that than it did to lose.
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Good points above but disagree on the Buffalo Bills analogy. It takes a damn good coach to go to 4 straight superbowls. The caps haven’t exactly been to 4 SC finals have they?
What changes could Bettman make that would allow the caps to do better?
Taking out the blue lines?
Making goalie pads the size of other player’s pads?
BB can’t control where players shoot and how they pass the puck around. Players just stood still and tried to shoot 40-50 SOG per game and hoped they would go in. The puck movement that worked so well in the regular season was no existent in the playoffs. More than half of NHL goalies could have performed like Halak if they just had to stand there.
The goalie wasn’t THAT hot. No goalie stops 130-odd good chances. We were forced to take 130 really really low percentage shots because a BETTER COACH devised a system that forced our superior talent to take EXACTLY the shots he wanted us to take. And Halak just sat there laughing and taking puck after puck into his chest.
Let’s just explode that hot goalie myth right now. That was flat-out superior coaching. BB got pwned and we need to admit that.
by L A Vikes Fan on Apr 29, 2010 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Completely agree. Halak stole Game 6, but Game 7 was all about BB not figuring out how to beat a system that he had seen for the past 6 games.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
haha thanks for the laugh
need one right now
by Strong Side on Apr 29, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Agree with the high expectations. Still, a history of failure and disappointment doesn’t mean that to be a good fan we need to just sit there and accept this. I think we fans need to let Leonsis know that this underachievement is unacceptable. Maybe firing BB isn’t the answer, but I personally think it’s a big part of it and if we just sit there and do nothing and expect that all of a sudden he’ll learn how to coach in the postseason, then we’re just being idiotic gluttons for punishment, and not improving the team. And ironically, it’s not a good fan who doesn’t want to improve the team.
by L A Vikes Fan on Apr 29, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Right when I finish a Fanpost on some changes I think should be made. Heh.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't take the "hot Goalie" business
If this had been lost b/c the caps couldn’t keep the puck out of the net on the PK, it would not feel as bad. With this team, 2-1 losses was the last thing I was expecting.
Woohoo
Ok, calmed down enough to type.
Fuck this hurts. Enduring the regular season has gotten harder each year.
Green…well what really needs to be said, I have never been able to stand the guy, but I don’t think we should trade him. Guy is still young.
Walker in for Flash had an impact from the very first shift, boy don’t we all wish that had happened sooner.
Belanger, Fehr, Gordon, Walker, Chimera, Bradley —> all had monster games. Though their role as the “Puck possessing, time burning, wearing down people” works better when your team has the lead.
The waved off goal, it really sucks to see a game potentially decided by one call, and having rewatched it many many times, I still think it was a weak call. Yet if the Caps had gotten things done when it mattered, that call would have never needed to happen.
Carlson/ Alzner I thought had a monster game.
Except for Carlson’s backchecking on MTL’s 2nd goal, that was pretty weak, I understand they may been doubleshifting him (I don’t know if that is more of an indication of what an incredible beast he is, or the lack of faith in our d-crops) but still that was brutal.
I can seriously recall only one instance where I saw Semin really skating. One. He is fast when he wants to be, and that just pisses me off more when I see him making lazy plays.
Also, I think that the first period of this game was a fantastic microcosm of the entire series. Caps domination, a stupid mistake, and an automatic goal by MTL capitalizing on everything.
Too little too late for BB? I hope not. I think he is still maturing as a coach, and will have some big adjustments to make in the offseason. Now while “still maturing” may not be a great place to be in for an NHL coach, I think that how effective the Caps have been within his system shouldn’t be taken for granted. And yes, the complete and utter clusterfuck that was games 1 and 5-7, shouldnt be ignored either.
The only team I would have liked to face less then MTL, would have been the Canes, the matchup was killer. And while regular season success doesnt mean postseason success. You have to be an idiot to ignore the way we struggled vs MTL in the regular season. I just wish that those regular season games vs MTL would have taught us a lesson.
Lets give some credit to MTL, they played practically perfect games in all of their wins. The only team I have seen execute their system better in the post season is the Wings.
Well, Capitals see you next season.
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Belanger, Fehr, Gordon, Walker, Chimera, Bradley —> all had monster games. Though their role as the "Puck possessing, time burning, wearing down people" works better when your team has the lead.
The 3rd and 4th lines were incredible and got some great pressure. And what a shock, they did that by dumping the puck in and hammering MTL’s D on the forecheck. I feel like I’ve heard of that strategy being successful against the trap before. If only the guys who had the skill to finish (or the coach) would have taken some notes…
I think the no goal was the right call. It sucks, but Knuble did make contact with Halak in the crease. It’s not a penalty, but it is no goal. Lapierre’s interference was a little closer to a penalty, but it’s not like a missed PP hurt the Caps.
Semin was awful. That line had a couple pretty passing plays early, but after Semin hit the crossbar he checked out for the night. Every time he got the puck he’d curl and wildly whip a shot towards the net, like he was afraid to get touched in order to do something useful. He also looked like he wasn’t even paying attention when a lose puck slid right by him in the slot to miss a glorious chance. I hate how right I was about not being able to rely on him.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the no goal was the right call. It sucks, but Knuble did make contact with Halak in the crease. It’s not a penalty, but it is no goal.
Certain angles it does look like that, some angles, all I see is Halak going down to the butterfly. No use crying over spilled milk.
Another note by Semin, on Green’s second penalty, that play developed directly as a result of a lazy, weak play in on the boards by Semin, didn’t even make an effort to retain the puck.
He was carrying his the puck way out in front of him, where he had no power on his stick.
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Were you watching on CSN? VS had an overhead shot that clearly showed Knuble’s skate hitting Halak’s skate in the crease. I don’t know how much of an effect it had, but you gotta keep goalies free from even incidental contact in the crease.
Absolutely noticed that play by Semin before Green’s penalty. Just another example of Semin being unwilling to take any contact to make a play.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
re: the interference call, i found it almost impossible to contest….until i remembered the 3 or 4 times huet was interfered with in exactly the same way, without calls, during philly series two years ago.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, well, no point dwelling on inconsistencies in NHL reffing, especially when they actually got the call right.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Not really related to the Caps but swear to God, if it’s another Det-Pit final, i’m gonna bludgeon a baby with pork tenderloin.
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 28, 2010 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Right there with you. Torches and pitchforks!
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I shall join you.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 28, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks for the laugh. Not that bludgeoning babies is funny, but with a pork tenderloin………the mental pictures is hilarious.
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by Ovechwin on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m also rooting for the Sharks. I feel kinship with their fan base. Plus my family now lives in the Bay Area.
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I feel kinship with their fan base.
Because their team chokes?
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 28, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHA exactly. We can compare notes.
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Rectacular.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Also Fear the Fin is a great place.
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Indeed.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t root for the Sharks. Fuck Dany Heatley.
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yeah, but they seem like decent enough human beings. Heatley, like Crosby, seems to be a real entitled asshole.
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And to think there were some Caps fans who wanted us to acquire Heatley last year. No kidding. There were. I didn’t agree. Figured he was way too expensive and not sure how he’d fit with the team.
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and wearing our Capitals Jerseys
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I won’t wear a Caps jersey to the Nats game. Weather’s too hot. But will definitely wear red.
Nats are more satisfying to watch than the Caps anyhow.
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She’s nuts, just roll with it.
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I know I’m a bit crazy at the moment. Disgusted with the team for losing.
Seriously, this year’s edition of the Nats is pretty satisfying to watch. Much more satisfying than last year’s.
(No, I would not have said that last year’s edition of the Nats was more satisfying than the Caps)
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well, at the moment, the Nationals will be playing this weekend and the Caps will not.
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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I could watch American Idol, read Cosmopolitan and make sexual advances on my best friends.
Just because it’s there doesn’t mean I should.
Nats are actually 12-10. That’s really not so bad.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 29, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Like I said above, I’m a die hard O’s fan. I root for the Nats in the NL, because I am close to D.C. Of course it’s always O’s first.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 29, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Shershys!
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baseball?
really baseball?
Watching milk curdle is more interesting.
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by iced on Apr 29, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hey man, no need to rip on a sport other people enjoy.
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I’m hearing the Capitals lost the game. Currently awaiting confirmation.
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by dinasaur on Apr 28, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Was anyone else really pissed when BB pulled the goalie on the last PP? 1:44 is a lot of time and not nearly time to panic, especially when you already have the PP. All taking Varly out did was make the Caps waste their energy sprinting to make sure the puck didn’t go in the empty net when MTL was allowed to ice it.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 28, 2010 11:56 PM EDT reply actions
Down by 1, tie the game or go home? Gotta do it, no matter how bad your PP is doing.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 28, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
At that point it was do or die don’t you think?
Logic would say that even for a broken PP, 6-4 is better then 5-4
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But 1:44 is a long time, especially when the other team can just whip it down the ice without worrying about icing. Give the PP some time to get one, the pull the goalie later when the clock winds down and you have possession. At least if Varly is in he can stop the clears down the ice and help save the PPers’ legs. You know they need them since they’ll be out there for the rest of the PP.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh. For one, I don’t buy the all-it-did-was-waste-energy argument.
That said, when he had Varly pulled for the PP I’ll admit I was like OH FUCK OH FUCK THEY’RE GOING TO SCORE. But if we had lost that game by one goal with a goalie in the net… that shit wouldn’t sit well. It gave us the best chance to win if you ask me.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 28, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh. For one, I don’t buy the all-it-did-was-waste-energy argument.
Really? You don’t think that on a 1:44 shift Backstrom would have been better off coasting back and getting a pass from Varly instead of sprinting down the ice to dive and make sure the puck doesn’t go in the empty net? Having someone back there to play the puck would have saved time and legs on the few times that MTL dumped the puck down the ice.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
So in that case, why don’t we send another skater out with instructions that he’s to go play center field and make better outlet passes?
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by Knee high to a duck on Apr 29, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
That would help. But at least one clear was lobbed over the heads of everyone. I see no need to pull the goalie with almost 2 minutes left. Weighed against the risk I just don’t see how much an extra skater helps a PP that already is trying to get too fancy.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
thought the same thing. already up 5-on-4, and with all the momentum. but so rare to see that situation, i wasn’t jumping out of my seat to second guess him. it sucked watching the caps waste almost a full minute trying to get organized.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
If I recall correctly, we were basically an 0-fer on the PP all series except for one Ovie wrister off the rush, so to me you have to pull Varly at the beginning of the PP while the faceoff is in their zone. BB had no reason to believe they would bring back their top ranked PP 18:16 into the third perion of a Game 7 they couldn’t buy a goal in, did he? Seems like a proper time for desperation to me.
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by Unleash The Hockey on Apr 29, 2010 12:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i don’t very strong feelings about this, but when the PP was called i was thinking “a last chance for vindication! and with the crowd going wild in support of them!” as it played out, they never had a chance to run their PP setup.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve been trying to find an eloquent way to some this up. Some way to put this in perspective, find the silver lining, or somehow, think of this in some better light.
But I really can’t. Worst part about it is that we don’t get closure until about a year from now.
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
The silver lining is that there will be plenty of Caps related material to read tomorrow that if you ration well enough may last you till the season starts up again.
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I really don’t think reading about this disaster will help. at all
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by kingzman264 on Apr 28, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
For me atleast, winning a cup next year will give me closure.
It won’t completely heal this. But nothing rly will.
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 29, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but we won’t win the Cup next year. Or ever. Which was my point.
/capsfan
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the only thing that could make this postseason worse is if Crosby hoists the cup again.
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I might give up hockey forever if that happens.
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lawl. He won’t.
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 29, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I consider the possibility of you saying something worthwhile in this thread unlikely.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve already accepted the inevitability of that happening.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, I dont give a shit. All I care about is the team making the right moves to put themselves in the best position to win next year.
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 29, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was afraid thats what you meant. =/
We will have to see what happens next year.
No reason next year won’t be our year
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by kingzman264 on Apr 29, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
silver lining is that our team has a better chance at doing well next year then the Edmonton oilers do
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the Hershey Bears have a better shot at winning the Stanley Cup than the Oilers do.
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by RedBirdie on Apr 28, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Celebrating in the streets Montreal
after a first round win. It’s a huge upset, but still first round -WTF? I now understand the No Habs No campaign.
Rooting for them to lose big now, even to the Pens.
Of all the things that Montreal fans did in this series, celebrating in the streets after winning is one of the things that upsets me the least.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was appropriate that CSN not bleep out Chimmy’s “shitty” remark, although Al Koken could have probably let it slide with a “what did you think he was going to say?”
by Tell Me Have Jurcina? on Apr 29, 2010 12:01 AM EDT reply actions
what to do without kolbe and joe b. doing the play by play. oh great now i will have to hear larry micheals voice in the fall.
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wait, what?
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George Michael’s voice?!? ….sorry, too soon? (grew up watching the guy, miss Sports Machine)
So we’re relegated to sub-par O’s and Nats and constant Skins/VT/UVa mindless banter for the next 6 months, not counting the noise we’ll hear out of P’Burgh….
Is it October yet?
by Tell Me Have Jurcina? on Apr 29, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
conspiracy
they need montreal in the playoffs to play the pens cuz bettman knows that if the caps met the pens in the east finals we would win easy. so he paid the ref off before the game to allow the no goal on the knuble goal. and to call as pentalies on the caps
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looking at the number of comments you have, and no prior knowledge of your comments I can’t tell if its snark.
If it happens to be serious… really?
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on a side note, I am glad I wasn’t at the Loft tonight.
Would have been rough
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You and I need to be 21 if we’re going to do this shit again. Only sort of joking.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, by the time the Caps are in this position again, I will be 21 :)
Too bad for you.
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Haha. I turn 19 a week from today. So when we lose in the second round in two years I’ll be there for every game!
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
AWESOME! Another person I am older than!
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Wait, I have a great idea.
Semin for a defenseman, Green to wing to replace the goal scoring! It’s the best of both worlds!
(joke, sort of)
except wing Green would disappear in the playoffs, too.
by kingbonehead on Apr 29, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
If he doesn’t have to worry about being defensively responsible, isn’t that half the problem solved right there?
I thought half the issue was Green wasn’t producing?
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You know who had the worst game tonight? The VC ice. They have to have better ice, considering it’s pretty much just been hockey for the past month.
Brooksy scored the first and last goal this year.
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I still can’t believe we scored THEN.
Of all times..THEN
after the dagger from Moore
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I completely saw that coming. I knew once Moore scored the Caps would get another goal to make it tense, but fall short. That’s totally their style.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d say that’s classic them.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 29, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s like…they can play from behind in a game, series, whatever, make it competitive, but can’t close it out. In single games, especially in the regular season, getting a GWG late in the third is enough, since the other team may not score again.
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
As one man who went through a similar thing last year, I can only offer my apologies. It sucks, but ultimately, I think Washington is too good of a team to not bounce back from this in the years to come.
Best of luck guys. Cheers.
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I’m on y’all wagon now. Hope I don’t bring the bad luck.
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Doubt you could bring any more bad luck to the Sharks franchise— we’re up to our ears in it. Maybe if our two fanbases band together we will have good luck.
Sort of like multiplying two negatives together. It ends up as a positive!
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i’ll add that i was cheering decidedly AGAINST the sharks, because you guys were a team i didn’t want to see in the SCF. good luck the rest of the way out.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
ha ha … and here I was hoping for a Sharks / Caps in the SCF … (born in Arlington, so it would bring my two homes together).
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Reminds me of this BoC cartoon (link to fanshot).
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll just be going to my (very deep) Bay Area roots from now on. Go Slappy! Go Sharks!
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
Slappy is key to a deep run. Great veteran presence in the locker room.
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My family lives in the Bay area also. So I’d be rooting for my family’s local team. (BTW, I never lived there. My sister moved to SF after college and my dad moved to the Bay area, specifically Windsor, CA, later.)
And, who is Slappy?
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Here is one with Slappy. Let me see if I can find the others.
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If you’ve never experienced the joy that is Slappy, here are a couple of links:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSyFl6j_qEg
You will be amused. You will be creeped out.
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
Ha, Thornton’s a funny guy.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
this was worse than the 86 series vs the Rangers
yuck! Much respect to Jaspers Rink
by Mikko Leinonen's opposite on Apr 29, 2010 12:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sorry I couldn’t pop over earlier, but wanted to say … UGH! … so sorry bout your luck. I kept thinking the Caps will still win this out, tie it up, go to OT … something. As us Sharks fans like to say “next season!” (hopefully we won’t need to say that after this season, but you get my idea)
So sorry again.
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The KFH "I've been drinking and have to be at a meeting in 6 hours so I can't be arsed to read the rest of the posts" season recap.
1. MTL wanted it more and proved themselves the better team.
2. I’d like to publicly tip my cap to Sidney Crosby, the greatest hockey player in the world. After this shit sandwich, there really is no comparison.
3. I won’t say someone needs to be fired/traded/whatever, but somebody better have some answers.
4. Times like these, I wonder why I spend so much time/energy/emotion/money/whatever on this team. But god dammit, I’ll see all you sons of bitches in section 110 at first puck drop next year. Fuck.
And at the end of the day…I honestly don’t have anything to say. I’ve had my heart ripped out by this franchise enough that I can honestly say that tonight’s result was exactly what I expected, but that makes it no less frustrating. Whatever, time for something that will never let me down…like Natty Boh.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 29, 2010 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
#2
We’ll see how he does against Halak and this defense. I have a feeling the Canadiens are going to shit the bed out of the blue for no apparent reason, only fueling the Crosby = God argument.
by TFG on Apr 29, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So.
I haven’t read through all the comments yet, I just got home. First things first, congrats to the Habs and their fans. Halak was great, and we didn’t do enough when it mattered to change things. I’m still curious as to why exactly that goal was waved off in the first minute of the 3rd, but that doesn’t matter, a game you dominate that thoroughly (AGAIN) should not come down to something like that.
I’m not sure how I can blame this on Boudreau at all. All the team did was go out and dominate the last 2 games of the series after a somewhat uneven performance in Game 5. Do you get on him for the guys not going hard enough to the net UNTIL we were already down 2.
Mike Green…I don’t know what to say. He had some good plays tonight. He also had the really bad penalty that helped put the Habs up 1-0 at the end of the 1st and committed the number one thing I comment on from the stands the most regarding him in the 3rd. It’s all well and good to lay a big hit, but if you do not focus on stopping the puck first and foremost the trailing guy is just going to make you pay when you leave it up for grabs.
Semin…if that tip in goes in instead of hitting the post, what does the rest of this game look like? Totally moot point. But something I will wonder until next year starts…and probably beyond.
Varly…I haven’t read through everything so no idea what people thought on the 2 goals he gave up, they were on the far side of the ice from me. Didn’t seem like either was egregiously bad, especially with how out to dry he was left on the 2nd one. Yeah, you could say Halak was better, it just felt like for all the amount we outshot them we’d give up an extra quality chance or two and they made those count. Before anyone screams for Theodore, remember that it would have taken a shutout IN EVERY GAME we had a chance to eliminate them to actually get that done.
Positives…Carlson and Alzner will be on this team (hopefully) for a long time to come. Neither looked overwhelmed during this game.
We can stop comparing us to the Pens, or Ovechkin to Crosby. I’m not saying Ovechkin didn’t show up, but until we have anything close to the same level of success in the postseason we can put this one to bed until we actually prove ourselves in the postseason.
Whatevs…move to follow in responses I’m still reading through.
Sorry kingzman. Next year.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:30 AM EDT reply actions
On the waved off goal, there was def skate to skate contact with between Knuble and Halak
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That's kinda ironic too
Didn’t we get Knuble to park in front of the net in the Playoffs. Then, a goal and it’s overturned.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Seemed like he was bumped by Gill (I think?) a little bit and was doing his best to avoid getting pushed by both Gill and making any contact with Halak. I thought it had been tipped down by a high stick or something at first. Do I think it’s a weak call? Yeah. But either way, no way that game should come down to something like that. You leave yourself out to dry if you put yourself in that situation.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn’t matter…if you’re needing to split hairs like that on a waved off goal hoping it ties the game you didn’t do enough beforehand.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Dave, I’ve never ever wanted to be wrong so badly. . .
Pretty much agree with everything you said here. It was a tough series. Wish they could’ve played differently.
It’s been an amazing season with you and everyone else on JR. Hopefully, everyone sticks around during the offseason, cause I sure as hell am
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
I don’t know what else to say. I had friends with me and they’ve seen me after some tough games…I’d be lying if I said I’ve gone days without really talking at all. Just trying to take this one for what it’s worth. We were the better team, but we didn’t do enough of the key things to win. Give them credit for taking away some of it…but a large portion of it as well is guys not finishing. Period.
There positives to take going into next year…but compared against the negatives of how much promise this season seemed to hold and what was possible they are going to be hard to focus on for quite awhile.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Neither do I. I’ve been trying to say something optimistic, but I cant.
On the one hand I am worried that I let this get to me like it has, but on the other, I’m not surprised. Pretty much invested 8+ months in this season.
Meh, I will always hate MTL for this one. Lemaire threw away what they did in the regular season, and told his boys to play the trap/ flat 4 because it was what would have the best chance of beating us. I mean i can’t fault him for trying to win, but they did it in such a lame way, it just pisses me off.
The worst thing about it for me was the helplessness. I’ve been a hockey player for 8 years, and i’ve had the chance to change games like that. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, but i always gave it my all. This situation, i couldnt do shit, because lol, i dont play professional hockey. Just wish i couldve done something
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
Why does Semin go top-corner on a wide open net?
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by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Well Let's See Now....
Now that the 2009-10 season is over, who do I show moderate preference in seeing win the the Cup:
Montreal – The wounds are too fresh and they have enough [Lemieux]ing cups already
Boston – My Dad’s team… but he doesn’t follow hockey much these days
Philly – Yeah right, a Caps fan rooting for Philly…
Pittsburgh – Yeah right, Caps fan rooting for the Pens… (although if they do win, Johnny gets a Cup ring…I’m ok with that…)
Or how about a western team:
Detroit – See Montreal about about their hardware case
Vancouver – My pick to be the other finalist…they’d certainly put up a good fight against Pittsburgh in the final
Chicago – No…not this time…can’t do it.
San Jose – My wife’s favorite team….well, I do live with her and I love her…
Oh what the hell… Fear the Fin! Go Sharks…woo hoo.
Sigh… this was supposed to be the year…
Let's go Caps!
I think I’m just going to avoid hockey as much as possible until the FA signing period. Maybe I’ll make exceptions for the Memorial Cup, Calder Cup if Hershey’s in it, and the Worlds if the US does well, but probably no NHL for me.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Fuck You DC
I’ve tried. I hated it here from the moment I moved here. The heat. My hallergies. The pretentious asswipes that call this city home. . . Fuck this.
Everyone used to ask me how I liked DC, and I was honest. It sucked balls compared to the Northwest (i.e., Seattle, Portland). People there were nicer, more polite, less pretentious.
Then I lived here for a few years. Tried this city on for size. Got hooked on Mt. Pleasant and the Capitals. Honestly, at times my neighborhood and this hockey team were all that kept me in this town.
Then tonight happened. I’m not busted up that the Caps lost. I’ve seen buddies go to jail and other buddies die. This ain’t no thing.
But someone tonight at the Iron Horse decided it would be cool to steal my Chimera jersey while I was in the bathroom. To me, that just epitomized what I hate about this place. I was down and out drinking and commiserating with fellow Caps fans (and an old Ranger buddy of mine), and someone decided that would be a good time to steal a jersey from a fellow Caps fan.
What kind of cocksmoker does such a thing? Fuck you DC. This town deserves the bad karma.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
by D'ohboy on Apr 29, 2010 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Cause one asshole stole your jersey the whole place is shit?
Okay.
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This town deserves the bad karma.
Uhhh… That’s not very nice.
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Sorry. But after the loss, and the classless response I saw from my “fellow fans,” combined with the fact that some shitbird thought it necessary to steal my jersey while I was talking to an old Ranger buddy, I’m not all filled up with sympathy and kindness.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
I don’t expect you to be, but you’re placing the loss on how shitty the city is, mmmkay.
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Not placing the loss on how shitty the city is.
I’m saying that this city has finally taken it beyond acceptable.
To quote Clerks:
“What do you do for an encore? Anally rape my grandmother while pouring sugar in my gas tank?”
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
LOL, that’s a great quote.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Amazing quote.
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He isn’t mentioning the loss as a reason for the “shitty city”
he is saying that the theft amplified the loss.
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Pretty much. Yeah.
I’ve tried hard to accept living here because. . .
Well, I have to. I work in the defense industry. I’m stuck here.
Things like what happened to me tonight. . .
Fuck.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Believe me, I hate this area too and want to GTFO, but to be honest with you I think it’s people in general who suck.
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As temporary Seattle resident, who has done his fair share of travel, I disagree.
I don’t like Seattle sometimes but the people here are
super nice, like overwhelmingly so.
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Word. Every time I go home, I’m reminded that not all people are assholes.
“True scholars rock fresh, North by Northwest.”
h/t: Blue Scholars
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
But my roommate is an asshole, and he’s from here!
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Sea-town?
Assholes come from everywhere, I guess. I’m just pissed.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Yeah. He’s from Bellevue to be more specific (maybe that changes things?). Also he’s not really an asshole, he just yells into his microphone while playing World of Warcraft all night long while he knows I’m trying to sleep. Other than he’s a decent dude.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I love DC and most of the people that I know here, but there are some real assholes.
For all the assholes you find, know that there are some good people ’round these parts.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
If you’re a defense contractor and you can’t find a way to expense report this, I feel like you’re just not trying hard enough.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously. It’s one thing to be down on the team right now, but don’t talk shit on our city. Sucks about the jersey btw.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 29, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This place is a fucking swamp filled with people who will fuck you the instant you turn your back. I’ve lived in NYC, Rome, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Boston, LA . . . This place is the one town where I always feel like I need to watch my back.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Better carry some lube then
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
I like it bareback.
No lube.
That’s why I love the Caps.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
by D'ohboy on Apr 29, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There are a lot of other reasons why I loathe this place. The theft just summed it all up in one moment.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
In a recent trip to Columbus (for the Caps game)
I learned not all cities have people.
That city was a ghost town.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
by Capsfan07 on Apr 29, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Columbus is god-awful (the whole fuckigg state of Ohio is)
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This town deserves the bad karma.
As a selfish DCU fan, I can get behind this sentiment.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
It sucks. At least last year I could go join the Screaming Eagles alongside my roomie.
This year?
DCU sucks harder than a tranny hooker.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
I just mean from a not stadium having POV, nothing more. But hey, we won tonight.
/fires up bangwagon
//puts hose over exhaust pipe
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
But they reacquired Emilio! How can you not be feeling great about that??
Go Red Bulls.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, I look forward to many more ‘MLS Cup Finalists’ banners from you guys soon.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Total, total, total snark. Trying to adapt “Go Flyerzzz,” but I guess I missed.
I’m not too torn up about it; after all, I’ve got some really great company in that tonight.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
No, that’s well-played in retrospect. Guess you can put a ‘whoosh’ under my name.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Call me when thehy reacquire Ben Olsen.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
I remember him. I’ll admit, I’m not much of a soccer fan, but I do remember him in Backyard Soccer!
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
They can call me when they reacquire Bobby Boswell. No, seriously, they should feel more than free to do both those things.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m sorry, man. Especially on a night like this, that’s the salt in the wound. Hope it turns up somehow.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
What about us friendly people who live in MD and VA, and hate traveling into DC for games?
BACK TO LANDOVER! Verizon Center’s purple seats are all wrong anyway. Just move.
Verizon Center should have black seats
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
sorry dude. chimera was a sweet choice.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
can we turn this red?
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
But really, it sucks someone stole your jersey. Sorry to hear it
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Thanks. Sorry to rip on this town, but I find it particularly classless that someone would steal a jersey after such a loss.
That’s a whole new level of low to me.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
I hate having something stolen from you. I wonder even now if some asshole is listening to my ipod.
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I am! Oh wait…hehe, err….
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
/just-in-case snark
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s probably dead by now anyway…
I lost my other iPod recently, booo.
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Sheesh. iPods must not like you or something.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I lose everything.
Lost my Phone at the VC on Friday.
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Yowza. That stinks.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I almost lost my wallet at the ACC in Toronto.
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You could probably make a lost and found with all the stuff that you’ve lost, no?
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s only the expensive stuff. Surprised I still have my car!
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agreed, it sucks, come to the DC suburbs of MD or VA, much nicer people :)
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
You can find jerks everywhere. Trust me.
Sorry about your jersey. That is total scumbag move. Thieving a hockey jersey is pretty much the lowest of the low.
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Sorry to hear that D’oh.
People are inherently underhanded. Subsequently, most cities in the world are pretty shitty places.
That being said, one of D.C.‘s only redeeming qualities is the Capitals. Only reason I would ever go to that city. My dad works for a private military contractor, HQ’d near DC, whnever I ask him about Capitals games, he says how much he loves the crowd in VC, but how much he hates all of DC around it. Fortunately, the commonwealth is pretty awesome. Nice people, wealthy and somewhat pretentious, but a lot better than people in the city.
This weeks sucks. Next week, will probably suck too. A few months from now? Anything hockey will prolly bring this fucking memory back. Just gotta stick to your guns, keep your head up, and wait till next season ;D
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
there are some really fabulous people (lots, actually) who live in the city, and really fabulous stuff here.
I dunno, I’m a born local, I remember those really awful years when the city was practically a war zone. I feel like I’ve come of age along side my home city and I’m immensely proud of it. Stealing a jersey is indefensible, but one person does not make a city, just like some idiot throwing shit on the ice last night to not make the entire fan base. But that doesn’t lessen my pride at being from DC. I’ve lived in rural America, small city America, and middle-of-fucking-nowhere Italy, and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere but here.
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by RedBirdie on Apr 29, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That really blows man =\, sorry about your loss. You looked sweet in that thing too.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
That sucks, man. What a dick move. Hope that guy/gal gets the karma they deserve (run over by one of Ovechkin’s cars doing 170mph?)
But look on the brightside—you could be living in Philadelphia. And take it from me: Philly makes D.C. look like the Garden of Eden.
I’ll be sure to stay clear of Iron Horse.
Sadly, it’s the best bar I’ve found in that A/O.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
I’ve become a bit partial to Irish Channel. Good bartenders. Don’t know much of the crowd other than some hockey buddies (if you were at the first Rink Rat game, “David Backes” is one of them). But it’s a decent place with good stuff on tap, and little douche factor.
It may be a bit light on the female quotient if that’s what you’re looking for, but if it’s a good draught beer you’re after, look no further.
Ovechkin, at 24, still has time to grow into the role. I’ve taken shots at Albert Haynesworth for failing to attend voluntary workouts at Redskins Park during the offseason, but the truth is, Ovechkin often skips the optional workouts as well.
In many ways the two situations are far from comparable. The Skins’ voluntary workouts are during the offseason; the Caps’ come amid an 82-game season with grueling travel. The Skins’ season lasts six months, seven at the most. Hockey is eight months, miminum (and I hear it can last nearly 10 months in some places). Haynesworth is in no way regarded as a team leader; Ovechkin is wearing the “C” on his sweater. Ovechkin plays as hard as anyone on the ice; I’ve seen more knees since Haynesworth arrived in Washington than Flo Ziegfeld.
But the day before Game 7, Ovechkin skipped the optional skate. Nearly everyone else showed up. Semin was also a no-show. One might have thought he could use the practice. One might have thought his captain would tell him so. But it’s hard to lead by example when you’re not in the building. It’s a small thing, but it’s not, not in team sports.
Ovechkin is one of the most exciting players in the game today. That is inarguable. He is the future of this franchise, no question. He makes this team go, without a doubt. The question is, go where? For now, the answer is: home.
fair? for reasons discussed today, i say no. but it begins..
Who is this Tracee Hamilton you speak of?
The only constant reporter I know of is Tarik and he’s the only one I listen to.
At least Ovi doesn’t get hurt every shift like Fat Albert.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
aw, come on, Svrluga and Boswell are quality writers, too.
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I am very temped to unleash a swarm of expletives and comments on this columnist, but its too tiring. She generates 50% trash and 50% serviceable “this is what they did during the game”.
I am just not going to waste my time commenting on this.’
Tarik and Stein are all WaPo has to offer worth reading.
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I was pissed he wasn’t on the ice. Should have been.
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Fair or not, Chris Clark wouldn’t have taken his option.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No he wouldn’t have. I still think this team lost it’s identity at the trade deadline.
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I hate saying this:
It may be just because they’ve only been around for a couple months, but I never felt like Corvo, Belanger, Walker and Chimera were “Caps”. But I’m also not sure what a “Cap” is….not talking about salary or head gear either.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Seeing as how Belanger, Chimera and Walker (when he finally got a chance) all did excellent jobs filling their roles (and Corvo was on par with the rest of the D), I’m not thinking the trades were the problem. The failure lies much more on the shoulders of the top-6 forwards than it does on the bottom-6.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 29, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
but clark would have been a healthy scratch. like tom jackson said about tebow at the draft, “you can’t lead if you’re not on the field.”
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
See Playoffs '09
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
That’s where the fallacy of ‘Best Player Should be Captain’ argument comes through. If you’re a Captain, wouldn’t you think to do something in the room (or in practice) over the last 5 days? Shouldn’t you?
But wait, he scores a billion goals, so let’s just give him the “C”.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
i seem to remember pictures of AO at a whiteboard gameplanning with semin and backstrom. that was from sunday, yes? i’m just saying, they had one day to rest up after latenight travel back from montreal. you have no idea what he did or said in the room, and it’s a false assumption to make “he scores a billion goals” the reason the team gave him the C.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Understood, when I hear about guys taking their options (when most of the other team is there), I’ll always remember seeing Clark at KCI waiting to get cleared from his wrist issues (last year? two years ago?) being the hardest skater, talking up the boys and generally keeping things light and upbeat. And he was nowhere near the impact player that AO is. It’s the little stuff like that, compared to taking your option before a Game 7, that gets you love in the room, at least IMHO.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
We can nitpick all we want about this stuff we’ll never fully know though. I’ll take 10 pts in 7 games versus what other guys did. Every time.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions
And that’s an OK performance, but you can’t say he put the team on his back and carried them like an MVP should. He was great for one game. Otherwise there was a lot of selfish play with the puck, not using teammates, failing to adjust and shooting into shinpads.
I thought he was great in Game 2 and Game 4. He started the rally in the 3rd to bring us back in Game 2, he’s the guy who untied the game with less than 10 to go in the 3rd of Game 4. He’s the guy who went to the net and poked in a rebound in the 2nd period of Game 5 to bring us back to only 2-1 down.
At some point, the other guys need to show up too. Ask Crosby how much he loved the rest of his team after his Game 6 against Ottawa.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Understood that we’ll never know because we’re not privy to the room, but wouldn’t you want to do whatever you could, however you could do it, in a win or go home circumstance?
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
he could’ve stripped down naked and done jumping jacks while exclaiming “I DON’T CARE HOW WE DO IT, WE HAVE TO WIN THIS NEXT GAME!” for all we know. he could’ve had individual meetings with every player. he could’ve gone to BB and said to put the loss on him. he could’ve done a million things. showing up or not showing up at practice doesn’t tell me he didn’t do everything he could to help the team.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
showing up or not showing up at practice doesn’t tell me he didn’t do everything he could to help the team.
Guess that’s where we differ then, my friend.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
guess so. i’m also basing my opinion somewhat on my assumption that opting out was also the best decision for ovechkin’s game.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
For disclosure’s sake BTW, I’ve got no problem with him having the “C” and Lord knows he’s not losing it anytime soon.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
shrug
He led us in points and maybe if Knuble doesn’t touch Halak that shot still goes in and the whole game changes. I don’t know what others think but it certainly felt like if we got 1 goal, they were going to collapse.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah… I wish Fehr’s goal last game had been that goal. I hate the fact that we did the same too-little-too-late thing in 6 and 7.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
If Ovechkin’s in the 1st minute of the 3rd had counted…I think it would have been that goal. As it was, it didn’t. But we never should have been in that position to begin with.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
For whatever it’s worth to you, Peerless touches on this a little.
Fuck, I’ve gotta get up in 4 hours.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
backstrom responds to “is this loss on AO”:
“Hockey is a team sport, it’s not about him,” Backstrom said. “Even if he’s the captain and he’s a great leader, it’s the whole team. I mean, he doesn’t need to put the blame on himself. I’m going to put blame on me, too. I wasn’t good enough. The whole team, especially us guys that get a lot of ice time and play in the power play and everything, I think we have to look ourselves in the eyes and see what was going on.”
emphasis mine.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Kid gets an “A” next year. Hopefully after a fat new contract.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
11 years I'm hoping
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
You’re right. That’s why he had the A tonight.
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nice to see the team backing Ovechkin here.
I think he showed up this series, and it just wasn’t enough.
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resident master jinxer
Not when some of his supporting cast doesn’t show up either.
As much as he might want to, he can’t carry the load himself.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
See Crosby being on ice for all 3 goals against in their clincher against Ottawa, being held scoreless, but the team still winning in OT 4-3.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
dude i get pissed every time i read her columns in wapo she’s awful
is it normal to have strange dreams of yourself meeting ur fave hockey players in sometimes life threatening situations?....I think no...crap
by frazyruskyluver28 on Apr 29, 2010 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
lol i love your sig. cause it happens to me all the time
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
SCORE!!!
im not a total freak lol
is it normal to have strange dreams of yourself meeting ur fave hockey players in sometimes life threatening situations?....I think no...crap
by frazyruskyluver28 on Apr 29, 2010 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Usually its either Ovie, Laich, Bradley, Backstrom, or Fehr
what about u?
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
I once saved Paul Coffey from a burning building. He taught me how to play defense. I promptly forgot.
HA! That is awesome.
I’ve had dreams of playing hockey with the team before all the time.
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
dude!!
lol i had a dream that i saved ovetchkin and semin and drove them away in a limo after they were shot at even tho they had already been hit (ovi got hit in the shoulder and semin got shot 4 times and ended up dieing in the goal crease)
oh and btdubs this was supposed 2 b the 1st 20 minutes of a hockey game against philly and then somehow the flyers turned into the pens
is it normal to have strange dreams of yourself meeting ur fave hockey players in sometimes life threatening situations?....I think no...crap
by frazyruskyluver28 on May 3, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Frankly, with the minutes he logs in every game I don’t care if he’s on the ice during an optional practice or not. Sometimes resting is the best thing for your body and mind. Was he at Kettler? Can’t really tell from the article. He could have been elsewhere in the complex working out, getting therapy, watching video, picking his nose. He also could have had other demands on his time.
This seems like much ado with little information.
(Yes, I know about the avatar hounding - just pretend mine is invisible.)
He could have been elsewhere in the complex working out, getting therapy, watching video, picking his nose.
Funny, he’ll have plenty of time to do all that now.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 6:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I have to say, on a night like this, Claire de Lune kicks some major ass.
I’m feeling so calm and composed, it’s ridiculous. It’s like the Caps never lost.
Wowzers.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
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by what Juneau about that? on Apr 29, 2010 12:58 AM EDT reply actions
Awwwww! We need a say nice things about this place thread because I could go on and on.
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On the bright side, I just watched the single most humiliating, soul-crushing loss in my favorite team’s history and I haven’t jumped off my balcony yet, so I have that going for me.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 29, 2010 1:02 AM EDT reply actions
That’s always a plus.
This series is taking years off of my life.
by Knubles and Bits on Apr 29, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Still working away on this essay…sigh….
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
So…. I didn’t pay much attention to the Carlson/Alzner pairing tonight. How’d they do?
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:04 AM EDT reply actions
The only real positive I could focus on going forward into next year. It’s pretty obvious those 2 should be in our top 4 D for sure.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
nice, just what I wanted to hear, If it makes everyone feel any better, I’m at Penn State which means I have to deal with all the Pittsburgh and Philly fans talk shit on me for the next week before I go home. As if I wasn’t depressed enough already
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Fantastic except for Carlson’s backchecking on the 2nd MTL goal.
proud 4th line advocate
resident master jinxer
I forgive him for that since he…like everyone else with a brain…was expecting Green to you know, play the puck?
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Take it easy.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m curious…what was the consensus about Varly tonight?
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
Played well, as usual. He was strong throughout the playoffs and everyone should be confident with him being the #1 goalie next year.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
I felt like he was getting jumped on too much for Games 5 and 6.
If you told any of us we’d allow 2, 3, and 2 goals against in 3 straight elimination games I don’t think anyone would think we lose all 3.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Can’t blame him for the loss at all. I’m in the thinking that he’s getting better.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
2 goals…can’t fault him there. Def the number one next year, bring up Neuvy for the number 2?
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if I want Neuvirth as number two or a veteran backup. Actually, scratch that—I’m sure I want a vet backup. I want Varly getting starts next year like a true starter, not some 1a/1b BS.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Neuvy really has to be at a point where being in Hershey isn’t helping him anymore soon. Is that next year? Maybe not and then we look for a vet backup. Would Theo take a pay cut?
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Neuvy really has to be at a point where being in Hershey isn’t helping him anymore soon.
I agree. But having him ride the bench in Washington doesn’t help him either.
Maybe this is when you start trying to move him for real.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
50/30/2 is my ideal fantasy scenario.
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Somehow I doubt he’d be riding bench too much. I’d love to not have to play Varly too much given his injury history.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m sort of with you on the injury thing, but I also feel like at this point we have to acknowledge that Varlamov is the horse we’re riding for the next few years, minimum. He still has developing to do at the NHL level, and getting him the lion’s share of the starts will help.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, but he would have had more this year without getting hurt. It’s a fluid thing that will be in flux all next year.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
My feeling is to let Varly and Neuvy battle it out next year. While it will be a 1A/1B scenario, it will give the management time to figure out which one of them will be our #1. Agree with you, sixseventysix, on the fact that Neuvy will not benefit from any more time at Hershey.
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Ellis plz!
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Agreed! Just for hilarity’s sake.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 29, 2010 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey, there’s always next year.
Oh wait, I said that last year…
Ah, crap.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m saying it now. I’ll say it every year. Nothing else to do but believe and discuss how to retool the team going forward now.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s DC man, we’ve been saying that for every sport since at least 93’
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions
FAOL
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Alcohol and ABBA not fully blocking the pain. I keep saying that I can’t handle this shit, yet I am back suckling the hockey teat year after year.
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
This Will Destroy You
I listened to this last year after Game 7 vs. the Pens. It helped then and it’s helping now.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Good song. Going to check that band out. My misery music generally leans toward Joy Division. Disorder feels pretty good right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrzGpVOPcTI
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
If I were to listen to “Decades” right now I think I might cease to exist.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
How about this?
Next person in this organization to film a car insurance commercial before they hoist a Cup over their head gets taken out behind VC and beaten with a hose…
I’m pretty sure we were jinxed when BB did the one with “World Champions” in the background…
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
that is not what I needed to sign off on, thanks
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea, can we skip the depressing photos? Pretty plz?
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You guys had a great season !!
Its a great team with lots of young blood. Keep faith you will get there soon. Look at the Laffs they haven,t won since 1967. Maybe the addition of a few vets to bring up the young guys wouldn,t hurt but the pieces are there. Defence usually wins championships so add some vets and you,ll be styling. Great season guys and DON,T lose faith !
Well played series sir, good luck on Friday (and the rest of the run, for that matter).
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks and although I am programmed to dislike your team I will tepidly root for you.
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I think this would be much more inspirational if our franchise actually had a cup behind it. Either way, stay classy, and thanks for stopping by….stay classy, thanks for stopping by…and, stay classy.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks, and good luck the rest of the way.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks and Go get them 'guins.
But not to be bitter but we haven’t won anything since ever. Which granted is 35 years but still.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Tomorrow
I’m going to go and ride my bike until I can’t feel anything anymore. Then I’m going to ride another 30 miles. I’m going to ride so fast that none of this will catch me. My legs and lungs will hurt so badly that none of this pain will touch me.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Yeah, I’m replacing “watch hockey” with “punish body” for the next few months.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m still disappointed in myself for not finding the hotel the Habs were staying at and putting xlax in Halaks food.
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
It’s clearly all your fault!
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Was I the only one there that wanted to jump on the ice and start a fight with him when about 10mins were left in the third?
I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life.
I’m so glad we have a 24-hour waiting period thingy for new signups.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:23 AM EDT reply actions
Me too. It delays the trolling.
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Did anyone else notice that MTL was probably the cleanest passing team in the first round? Every time we pressured them in our zone they stayed calm and moved the puck. They kept moving the puck and took shots when they had room. It was almost unfair, every time we looked like we were playing well and about to turn the puck over, they would just play keep away. It led to the majority of their scoring chances.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:26 AM EDT reply actions
Sigur Ros
This helps salve the pain somewhat, too.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Not as much as four Dilauded washed down with MacAllan Cask Strenght, but what are you gonna do?
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
If there is something better for this moment than Sigur Ros, I’d like to know what it is.
I don’t know what those crazy Icelandic bastards are saying, but it’s pretty.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
I saw them once. Brilliant show. I also got in a car accident in the parking lot and was there so long I ended up meeting Jónsi.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
eh, i vote for Dark Side of the Moon
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep, Pink Floyd fits the bill.
The entire British Empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think I'm going to war without one, you're mistaken.
Ramblin' on.
by Steck It Out on Apr 29, 2010 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Piper > Meddle > at least one or two others > Dark Side
In my opinion.
by sixsevenfiftysix on Apr 29, 2010 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I go for Pink Floyd, but Comfortably Numb seems a better fit for me right now.
"Don’t put your beer in the microwave, eh. It’ll boil."-Bob McKenzie
Animals
“haven’t you heard? the dogs are dead”…
best PF album, and I have darkside tattooed on my ankle.
I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong.... except when someone else beats me to it.
by Backhanded Complement on Apr 29, 2010 4:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m off for the night guys…I’ll be around tomorrow most likely. To think…I’m probably just going to need a break from sports until NFL training camp starts. Fuck.
We’ll be back next year. I still believe.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
Alright man, take it easy, until the next puck drop, GO SKINS!
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 29, 2010 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions
speaking of which
skins SBN, hogs haven, is taping a show tomorrow (well, tonight at this point) at the buffalo wild wings in rockville town center. fwiw.
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by Backhanded Complement on Apr 29, 2010 4:50 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re a scholar and a gentleman, Dave. See you next year here and, well, you know where else, brother. I think I speak for all cbloggers when I wish you a good offseason.
Truthfully I doubt I qualify for either, though closer to the latter than the former. I’m just a guy who loves his teams and has seen some heartbreaking things in my time. I may have to change my sig…it’s hitting a little too close to home right now.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 29, 2010 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I know what you mean. High expectations always lead to the hardest let downs. Remember, the way you feel right now is pretty much how I felt after Game 6 in ’08. To use an NIN reference, “And All That Could Have Been.”
Now, I don’t suggest cueing up Reznor on ITunes right now—that may lead to cutting. Just give it a few days before you watch a playoff game. Start with the Western Conference. Before you know it, you’ll be back in the swing, discussing the ins-and-outs of the Blackhawks’ demise at the hands of the Canucks.
Soundtrack for the night...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36U4ez7AzKA
Lots to say… lots of feelings… but the most potent one right now is:
See you next year, GO CAPS!
Go USA, Braves, BU Terriers, Irish, Colts, Caps, Hoyas, NU Cats, Wizards, DC United, Washington Freedom
BU Hockey: National Champions 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009
B-E-A-R-S
Bears, Bears, Bears!!!
. . . aw, who am I kidding.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
C-o-l-t… wait I don’t want to talk about the OTHER overall number one seed I root for that didn’t get the big prize this year.
Go USA, Braves, BU Terriers, Irish, Caps, Colts, Hoyas, NU Cats, Wizards, DC United, Washington Freedom
BU Hockey: National Champions 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009
Well, SDR’s Colts (right?) are still in it.
Cидни Kросби: Александр Oвечкин, он твой папа теперь
Capitals Coming: for Capitals fans who can bear reading something less intelligent than a story at Japers' Rink
by red army line on Apr 29, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m starting to feel like those geezers in New England who wailed for years, “please, let the Red Sox win ONE championship before I die.”
If you've read this far...seek help.
I’m sorry. I’m relatively new to this, having only gone through this (with the Caps) for the last five years or so.
I can’t imagine what it would be like over a lifetime.
Maybe it’s a little like being a Seattle Mariners fan. We had Griffey, A-Rod, Edgar, Randy, Tino, Buhner. . . but no World Series.
If I think about that too long, I’ll start to cry.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Can’t imagine how JP is thinking/ feeling right now. . ..
But then again, JP writing a recap would prolly be like your parents crying. . .takes you by surprise, confirms that everything is pretty much gone to hell, and always results in you crying as well
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
by kingzman264 on Apr 29, 2010 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like I said earlier in the thread – I’ve seen so much worse than this.
It sucks that the Caps lost, but we’re all still alive. We can all still walk and use our arms. We’ve all still got a roof over our heads.
I know a lot of folks that can’t say the same.
Fehr and Flash. . . they're like those Biblical twins, Gallant and. . . Goofeth.
Oh completely true. I mean i’ve gone through worse shit in the past few months lol.
Still doesn’t make it hurt less, but it keeps it in perspective.
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
seconded, or thirded. any of us who has the computer and the power to post on a blog has it much better than so many others who may have neither of those luxuries. nothing more to say on that. outside of silly sports teams for which we have no control whatsoever, most of us here are blessed well beyond the average person. no, i’m not some religious nut in any way, just need to step back sometimes and realize the things I do have vastly (friends, family, roof) outweigh the things I don’t (sports team who doesn’t crush my spirit annualy).
I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong.... except when someone else beats me to it.
by Backhanded Complement on Apr 29, 2010 4:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree...
But as a “die hard” sports fan you invest so much emotion into the following of a team. And when something devastating like this comes along it just crushes you.
I am grateful I’m able to live another day to I’m sure witness another devastating defeat.
But I’m hopeful that one day it’ll all be worth it. Then when I see somebody clad in red lift that Cup, for a moment all these depressing losses will disappear and we will be the best of the best.
Oh, what a day that will be…
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Not to be the biggest downer
but didn’t the rangers wait 54 years (1940 – 1994) to lift another cup? Not sure how many of us can make it to 2029, and 28 more game 7s. I think the surgeon general is issuing a warning about rooting for caps hockey can be hazardous to your health. On the plus side, I’m counting on plenty of cats not renewing their season tickets, so I can get mine back.
I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong.... except when someone else beats me to it.
by Backhanded Complement on Apr 29, 2010 4:47 AM EDT up reply actions
There was an over 95% renewal rate this year. But I would guess that a lot of the current STH’s are disillusioned enough to sell many of their tickets for next year. So, you can probably go to more games.
And you’ll have no problem getting season tickets when February, the ticket renewal deadline comes around.
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But like I said, what a day that will be...
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
I didn't say this earlier:
But this first round exit really sucked for me since I won the OptionIt contest back in Feb. and would’ve received two tickets to Game 1 of the Cup.
Which is like the dream come true for any hockey fan right?
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Wow. That is some rough stuff. ..
sry to hear that >.<
And that was the way season ended; not with a bang, but a whimper.
Oh well
I guess I didn’t lose anything really. I wasn’t given the tickets and I didn’t pay for anything it was literally just luck of the draw. If I’m not mistaken I think I get tickets to the home opener for next year.
Imagine a world where the #4, #6, #7 and the #8 seed advance.... oh wait, that's real now.
Speaking of Golf
This whole season reminds me of Robin Williams’ sketch;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcnFbCCgTo4
You get right up to the green and they put a pond and a sand trap to fuck with your ball again.
Just like the Caps.
“And you do this just once?. Nooo. Eighteen fuckin’ times!”
"Don’t put your beer in the microwave, eh. It’ll boil."-Bob McKenzie
Semin
Just to rehash, and because I can’t sleep, can this guy be gone now please?
14 games, two, tight 7-game series, with zero goals. That’s not bad luck, that’s no-showing. You don’t get paid $5-6M a year to hustle and get chances. You get paid to bury them.
Some are worried about getting decent value for him. Perhaps our assessment of his value needs corrected.
Choking since 1985.
Assuming the Caps make the playoffs next year (I mean, cummon, they’re in the SE division fercrissakes), Semin won’t be dealt. Unfortunately for the Caps, this team is stuck with him. If he produced in the playoffs like he did in the regular season, he’d easily be worth $6 mil. But he doesn’t.
And for the record, I didn’t see much “hustle” out of him. I saw a guy reaching for pucks instead of getting his nose dirty. I highly doubt guys like Knuble, Laich, Fehr, Bradley, etc. have any respect for him at this point. As they shouldn’t. Knuble’s a warrior. If you cloned him two or three times, I’d be scared shitless of the Caps in the postseason.
Semin trade?
I would be surprised if we couldn’t pick up a blue-chip stay-at-home defenseman for him at the trading deadlline. Some marginal team out there needing a little extra push to make the playoffs. Honestly, unless he plays the next regular season like he has the post-season, would we get much less for him than atlanta got for kovalchuk?
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by Backhanded Complement on Apr 29, 2010 4:43 AM EDT up reply actions
An outsider's take...
So tonight I was at Irish Channel watching the bridge jumping in person. Let me be the first to tell you that, as far as those those jumping the bandwagon go, you’re better off without them.
I spent the better part of the night talking to a guy about the days of Mike Ridley, Calle Johansen, Al Iafrate and Dino Ciccarelli—you know, a REAL Caps fan as opposed to merely a “Red Rocker.” The guy’s been with the Caps through it all, and he’s the type of person I’ve felt so bad for when I run into the new-found casual Caps fan around town.
As nice as it may seem to have the Skinzers behind the Caps, you have to admit that it’s a bit embarrassing to hear them talk about hockey as though they know the difference between offsides and icing. I’m not being elitist here. I don’t know much about pro basketball, and if I were to start following the Wizards because they had a good season, I wouldn’t go spouting off in public about the flaws in Jamar Crittendon’s pull-up jumper. But the pure crap I’ve heard out of the mouths of some know-nothings in Bethesda delis at lunchtime recently just had me shaking my head in disbelief. I’m sure tomorrow will be the same.
Listen, this shit happens. It’s how you deal with it that defines you. If you jump off the deep end declaring your team to be losers, you’re a fair-weather joke of a fan. If you stick by them even when they break your heart, you’re a solid fan, and that deserves respect even from people in the Pittsburgh camp like me.
On the other hand, if you’re the guy you said “Crosby Sucks” into the mic during the shell game at Second Intermission tonight when your team was down a goal in Game Seven of the first round against the Habs (or were chanting that at any game during this series), go choke on your Donovan McNabb jersey, clownshoes.
by docciavelli on Apr 29, 2010 2:55 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
On the other hand, if you’re the guy you said "Crosby Sucks" into the mic during the shell game at Second Intermission tonight when your team was down a goal in Game Seven of the first round against the Habs (or were chanting that at any game during this series), go choke on your Donovan McNabb jersey, clownshoes.
If THAT wasn’t a case of misplaced priorities, I don’t know what was.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2010 7:00 AM EDT up reply actions
maybe team russia’s “man in washington” was alex semin, not jose theodore.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 29, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the only just punishment
make green, flash and semin play out the calder cup playoffs for hershey. See how kids who want to play because they love the game play. If that doesn’t get them fired up, trade them at the draft. I realize this is left field / nonsensical in the real world, but this just doesn’t feel quite real yet.
I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong.... except when someone else beats me to it.
by Backhanded Complement on Apr 29, 2010 4:41 AM EDT reply actions
On making Green, Flash, and Semin playing in the Calder Cup. There’s only one problem. Hershey can only play guys in the playoffs who are on their “Clear Day” roster. And none of that trio was listed. On the other hand, I assume Alzner will return to Hershey. I don’t know if Carlson is eligible or not.
Rocking the Red since 1975
three more things
1) “Bruins-Flyers?? Are they kidding? Those teams might not even make the playoffs!!!” Ha.
2) I feel bad for everybody, of course, but I really feel bad for Theo. I wonder what he’s thinking through all of this.
3) Just like MJ added that deadly fadeaway to his game in later years, A.O. better start thinking about diversifying his arsenal. Clearly, he will still be able to score buckets of goals in his usual way (mostly against the SE! Ha!), but the league is definitely catching up to how to shut him down. Watching him skate down the wing and attempt to cut across the middle is getting to be mind-numbingly predictable as fan, so I can only imagine how predictable it is for an opposing defenseman. Of course, it will still work from time to time, but I think it’s time A.O. figure out some Plans B and C and D. It may not be of utmost importance now, but when his speed starts to decline in future years, he’s gonna need something else.
If I were Theo, I’d probably bail out. There’d be no point in hanging around since it appears the team want to go with youth in goal (i.e. Varly or Neuvy)
Rocking the Red since 1975
I would've started him in Game 7, personally
just for a change of pace. Easy to say in retrospect, but Games 5, 6, and 7 were like carbon copies of each other. Couldn’t have hurt to change SOMETHING other than the usual line shuffling.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 29, 2010 6:51 AM EDT up reply actions
It's not that simple!
Okay. Maybe it is.
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 29, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
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