Wednesday Caps Clips: John Carlson's a Winner
by J.P. on May 12, 2010 6:41 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- John Carlson has had a pretty good year. [NHL.com]
- In case you missed it, a couple of Alexander Semin interview translations magically appeared in the overnight. ("The puck was simply cursed"? Really?) [Japers' Rink, Japers' Rink]
- The Bruce Boudreau media tour continues with a stop at CSN Washington and an interesting online chat at the Post. [CSN Washington, WaPo]
- D.C.'s getting ready to reach a little deeper into your pockets for attending sporting events within the city limits. I demand a reduction in Verizon Center beer prices to offset the new tax. [Bog]
- With a little (ok, a lot of) luck, Alex Ovechkin would've had another 60-goal season. [BtN]
- AO spoke prior to yesterday's game versus Kazakhstan. [RMNB]
- Hey, look - Sasha remembered how to score. [CI]
- Speaking of World's, guess who's back in action. [Canwest]
- And the Rod Langway Trophy (not to be confused with the Rod Langway Award) goes to... this one was easy. [RtR]
- Is Sidney Crosby "alone at the top"? Do we care? [Bog]
- Join us in welcoming newcomer Live in Red to the blogosphere, and we'll pick up their "Top Ten Games of -09-10" series already in progress at number seven. [Live in Red]
- Get to know CSN Washington's Russ Thaler. [StC]
- A Mathieu Perreault update is always welcome. [A Capital Offense]
- Finally, happy 51st birthday to the Caps' sixth-all-time leading goal-scorer and Miracle-on-Icer Dave Christian.
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Great Carlson article. God, I love that kid.
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
by boutros23 on May 12, 2010 6:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I look forward to seeing an entire year of him (and Alzner) next season, as opposed to routinely seeing names like Sloan and Erskine out there. (The optimist in me is speaking).
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 12, 2010 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I know. I am probably more excited to see him back on the ice than almost every other player.
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
I’d agree with that. I’m expecting a huge (much welcome) change in our D next year.
Every time the Swedish Swashbuckler scores a goal, an angel gets its wings.
by SeattleCapsFan on May 12, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m slowly dipping my toe back into playoff hockey…a period here, a period there. Watched the Pens/Habs game t’other night, and will probably watch Game 7 tonight.
That PK Subban though…oof. He’s pretty terrible in his own zone.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 7:02 AM EDT reply actions
Still can’t watch NHL hockey. I watched the last couple of minutes of Pens/Habs game 6, biting my fingernails for the Habs the entire time. When the Pens scored their third, I closed my eyes.
Hockey gods, if you’re out there, PLEASE let the Habs win Game 7!
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If there were hockey gods, the Caps would still be playing. All the worst results will occur for Caps fans this post-season, like Pittsburgh and Chicago in the final (two teams the Caps handled easily), which is fine because then all the bad karma gets out of the way.
I changed my signature in hopes of bringing the Habs some luck tonight. but I don’t think I can handle watching the game.
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I know I can’t. Ain’t no way I’m watching the game tonight.
Besides – Hershey plays. :-)
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by IRockTheRed on May 12, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll be listening to the Hershey game, but checking the NHL scoreboard.
Sig temporarily on hiatus to ease the pain.
I have to drive a friend up to his new place in York, so I’ll be going to the game after that. :-)
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by IRockTheRed on May 12, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s all over the place, but he has a ton of offensive talent and is not afraid to go rushing into the zone.
On each shift, he either looks like Paul Coffey or Aki Berg.
What has caught my eye is what a puck hog he is. Seriously. When he carries the puck forward on the PP I keep thinking his teammates are thinking “come on, rook, pass the @(#*! rock”.
Subban? Guy’s TERRIBLE with the puck in his own zone. He holds it wayyyyy too long most of the time, and is borderline nonchalant with it. That’s one thing that really always bothers me about Mike Green, but Subban takes it to an entire other level. Its good that they’ve gotten Gill and Spacek back, because it will help them hide Subban’s flaws more.
Seriously, if I were Pittsburgh i’d be all over that guy every shift, because he’s going to cough the puck up.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t know it was possible to be more nonchalant than Mike Green. Wow.
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There was one sequence in Game 6, where he was drifting around the Montreal zone cradling the puck with one hand and skating in circles. If I were a Habs fan I would have been screaming at the TV.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
They tried that in game 5 and made him look terrible. He bounced back with a great game 6. He’s still not great in his own end but Martin was using him against Crosby for a lot of the game and he did pretty damn well at it. He wasn’t on the ice for Crosby’s one goal, FYI.
I waited all year for this?
That was Bergeron I believe. And no one picked up ol’ Sid in front of the net. It was a depressing flashback to last year’s playoffs.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah it was Bergeron and Gorges and as soon as Crosby got open Gorges gives MAB this “WTF are you doing?” look.
I waited all year for this?
That was a pretty sweet play by Sid to bat it out of midair like that
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Well he’s playing 20+ minutes a night, so Martin thinks he’s doing enough.
Montreal needs offense — and Subban’s all offense.
Don’t they already have Bergeron for that role?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
And Markov?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but he was skating before Game 6. Wouldn’t shock me if he played Game 7.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
For what it's worth
@TSNBobMcKenzie: I don’t see a scenario where Markov is one of the 7 D. Same six as last game plus Gill.
2 minutes ago via web
"It hit me on the pants. I had protection. It felt good. Why? I wanted to win."
As bad as Subban is in his own end, Bergeron is atrocious. He’s just plain awful. I don’t think he’s initiated a check all season.
Subban has his issues in his own end, but he has shown promise. He’s young so he should get better. Plus, he is consistently playing 22+ minutes against the Pens and has been a minus in only one game. High profile mistakes aside, you don’t do that against the Pens by being a disaster in your own end.
Bergeron is just an unmitigated mess. If he is getting big minutes the Canadiens are in trouble. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they have lost 6 of the 7 games in which MAB has gotten over 18 minutes.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on May 12, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Carlson’s younger, and already better at both ends
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree, but I don’t see how that is relevant to discussing how much of a liability Subban is defensively.
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by Killer_Carlson on May 12, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Or how Subban compares to Bergeron.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on May 12, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
It goes more to the media slobbering over Subban.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
If the Caps were still playing, the media would be slobbing the RAH. They gotta have storylines, and the young kid that’s having an unexpected impact is a tried and true one.
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by fat_daddyo on May 12, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly. Why would the hype Carlson over Subban right now? Carlson got a ton of love while the Caps were still playing, but the media shouldn’t be focusing on guys who are golfing right now.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on May 12, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
They got one of those on the PGA tour too?
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on May 12, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m watching Pens/Habs tonight. Can’t resist a Game 7.
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Sami Salo’s postgame quote about his injury FTW.
“The general was fine…The first battalion was down."
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on May 12, 2010 7:22 AM EDT reply actions 12 recs
Sami Salo deserves the Conn Smythe.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 12, 2010 7:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great line. Rec’d
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on May 12, 2010 7:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Best Quote Ever.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions
A man’s man (well, sort of). I’m on IR just thinking about it. I’m pulling out this story when someone tries to tell me the NFL’s tougher.
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m to take it that he got a puck to the junk?
by DrinkingPartner on May 12, 2010 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions
You haven’t heard about this?
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Have you seen me here in the past few days :-P?
by DrinkingPartner on May 12, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
He took a Keith slapshot right to the kids; got rushed to the hospital after writhing around on the ice for a few minutes. Initial reports were a ruptured testicle, haven’t heard anything else. He played last night.
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions
HE WHAT?!
Yeowtch!!!
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by IRockTheRed on May 12, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
This Norris Trophy nominee jerks, eh?
Signed,
Patrick Thoresen
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by red army line on May 12, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
ThisThese Norris Trophy nominee jerks, eh?
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by red army line on May 12, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
A near rupture. Rushed to the hospital, but all is apparently well, so to speak.
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
Oh, ok. As well as you can be after an experience such as that. I’d retire!
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Jesus, Christ, that’s awful. He needs a kevlar cup with extra cup.
by DrinkingPartner on May 12, 2010 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know that I’d trust Kevlar; especially against Nashville or Boston.
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
From what I remember about Thoreson’s shot to the balls, it bent the cup in
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
that’s the story as I remember it, too. Dented the cup. ouch.
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that’s painful to watch, and I’m a woman. guys across the DC area must be curled up in the fetal position under their desks.
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Well, when I first saw it, I did. Not anymore: I’m desensitized.
by DrinkingPartner on May 12, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. I remember the Flyers (and the press) were angry that they play wasn’t stopped.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Green’s about to shoot the puck top shelf glove side into the net in the GIF. That’s it.
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by red army line on May 12, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought the cup actually shattered?
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by SeattleCapsFan on May 12, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
D.C.’s getting ready to reach a little deeper into your pockets for attending sporting events within the city limits
How the heck can this even be enforced when people buy tickets online? They really expect ticketmaster to add some extra code to tack on an extra 1 dollar if the billing address state doesn’t read “DC”?
applies to tickets to events within dc, regardless of where the buyer lives . and dont underestimate ticketmasters ability to bill you for anything….
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on May 12, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Kari Lehtonen
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3.5 a year for three years? He’s still only 26, and was dynamite for them down the stretch. Sure…why not?
I mean, he’s got a history with injuries, but its better than paying Marty Turco 5+ a year. And its not Huet length.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
If he can magically stay healthy, he’ll be worth every penny.
by DrinkingPartner on May 12, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I think its too much. He gets hurt too much and couldn’t beat Johan Hedberg or Pavelec in Atlanta.
Pekka Rinne, who hopefully we can agree is better (right now) than Lehtonen makes less and just got re-signed, and if IIRC Jonas Hiller who is significantly better doesn’t make that much more.
Its not a really bad deal, but still seems excessive to me. But its good they’ve got a young option now with great potential I guess.
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I mean, it seems about average for a goaltender, no?
Rinne makes 2.8 next year, but then in the next year it jumps to 4.8. Take away the third year of Lehtonen’s deal, and they’re pretty much making the same money.
And the guy made 3 last year anyway (although his cap hit was only mid 9). Its basically a minor raise.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Average for a legit starter; yes. I don’t think he’s proven that yet. Couldn’t they have tried a 1 year deal?
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
But what happens if he keeps playing like superman next year? Then you have him going into UFA territory and his value jumps exponentially. So then they’d end up paying over 5 for the guy (if he decided to stay there) and probably over a longer term. And he’d have them over a barrel, because he’s the only guy there, since I would assume its bye bye Turco.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably right. Their salvation is he has some really incredible potential.
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Potential’s been the ruin of more than a few general managers. If I’m committing $3.5 million for three years in today’s salary-capped world, I think I’d rather have proven.
But you’re not going to get “proven” for 3.5 over 3. Especially a guy at prime age.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Considering his health, I’d say yes. But if he holds up, it might turn out to be a good deal.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on May 12, 2010 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
He was being paid around the same amount of $$ in his previous deal and was an RFA, i’m not really sure if they could’ve paid him less $$
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by Kevin Sellathamby on May 12, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I just realized I have extra motivation to root for the Habs tonight (ew). If they win, Nashville picks 18th. Pittsburgh wins, we pick 19th.
Go Habs Go?
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I just realized I have extra motivation to root for the Habs tonight (ew). If they win, Nashville picks 18th. Pittsburgh wins, we pick 19th.
Go Habs Go?
NO HABS NO!
FTFY
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by Kevin Sellathamby on May 12, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
If I have a choice between Pittsburgh and Montreal, I’m taking Montreal every single time. No doubt. Even if they did just beat us in the first round.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I hate Pittsburgh, but I can’t stand the Habs. I have to listen to them constantly telling everyone that their team is so great, despite them just reeling into the playoffs after losses to lottery teams like the Islanders, Hurricanes and Bruins Leafs
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by Kevin Sellathamby on May 12, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I can’t stand the Habs either, but its PITTSBURGH. In the name of all that is holy, I will never, ever, root for the Penguins, under any circumstances.
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by RedBirdie on May 12, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly. Next round we root for whoever they’re playing. Well, unless it’s Philadelphia.
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if it’s another State of Pennsylvania championship, I’m rooting for the fiery meteor in 5.
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by RedBirdie on May 12, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why wait til game 5? Game 2, at the latest.
by DrinkingPartner on May 12, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Just as long as the meteor leaves Hershey unscathed.
by b.orr4 on May 12, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yep, pretty much. The Pens losing to the Habs won’t take any pain away, but I would feel ever so slightly better knowing that Pens fans would experience similar mental anguish as us.
That said, I sense a repeat of the 2nd round game 7 from last year, with the Habs playing the part of the Caps. The exhaustion is going to catch up to the Habs eventually.
hopefully, that exhaustion catches up to them in conference finals.
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Don’t judge me! I want a higher pick, don’t want Pittsburgh in the SCF again and also don’t want to get ostracized from the Rink ;).
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by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Pittsbrugh probably will win tonight, but at least we have the satisfaction of knowing that for the last two days Penguins fans have had a growing knot in the pit of their stomach. Aside from losing, the next worst fate would be dealing with Caps fans who they were laughing at two weeks ago.
i hope a eulogy is being prepared incase the habs do pull this off…
pens response will of course be at least we won the cup last year…
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on May 12, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I think that’s a pretty solid response, don’t you? A championship can really lessen the pain of losing for at least 3 or 4 years.
sure its great to have a cup to look back on.. but the point it they were bashing the caps for losing to an eight seed. i’m sure that they will ignore that fact and revert back to last years triumph. just like they were calling the regular season caps/pens games “meaningless” when there were tons of pens fans just as jacked to play those games as caps fans.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on May 12, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Hall Gill and Andrei Markov both skating this morning for Montreal!
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Brothers gray hair will not play in Germany: Forwards “Vancouver”, which was out of the Cup Stanley, Daniel and Henrik gray hair will not play in the World Cup in Germany because of injury, reports Bloomberg, " referring to Hockeyexpressen. (as Google translated)
Guess they can make that Just For Men commercial now.
Brothers Gray Hair sounds like the world’s coolest Native American Soul duo.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Delayed comment on BB chat:
In his CInterview/Ciat the other day, BB talked about changing his lines in the playoffs however he thought would improve things, and he was also forced to juggle people late in the season due to the roster belt-busting deadline deals.
And it looks like the team played well both late in the season, and thru at least the first 4 games in the playoffs.
So… does this mean we can expect he will pull under-performers out of the lineup later in the regular season this coming year when ramping up to the playoffs given that his previously stated priority of “keeping the playoff lines stable going into the playoffs” doesn’t really seem to be a factor or reality once the playoffs start?
I just keep thinking back to GMGM’s comment about poor performers in one playoff series being the best performer in the next series. Say Flash (only for example) didn’t start the playoffs due to his late season performance this year, would the team have won any more games? Who knows. Say we move on to the second round and someone else gets injured or starts playing flat. How did Flash do in the game he returned from being benched this season?
I know, keep on dreamin’…
For the record, Russ Thaler is a really good guy. I covered a Virginia Tech football game my senior year of high school from the press box and ended up beside him. He gave me pointers throughout the game and was extremely helpful in general.
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by what Juneau about that? on May 12, 2010 12:04 PM EDT reply actions
I hate when I’m still getting Penguins crap when I do a google search on the Caps, but this is golden: Crosby Not Getting Any Help from Referees
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by gfcaps fan on May 12, 2010 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That’s hilarious on several levels.
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by Killer_Carlson on May 12, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
they guy who can cross check anyone 3-4 times without a whistle and is notorious for post-whistle cheap shots is going to cry about how others are breaking the rules? Karma can be a real bitch, eh Sid?
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That and he got away with a blatant hook to deny a prime scoring chance last game. And he’s complaining about Hal Gill – a guy who got away with the same nonsense to help the Pens win the Cup last year.
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by Killer_Carlson on May 12, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope the Habs get away with murder tonight and hold Sid point-less. That would be wonderful.
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One goal this series. One. As many as Spacek.
They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on May 12, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
clearly, that one goal is some sort of illusion, because Sid is, like, the best player EVER. He must actually have 8 goals, but he doesn’t want to embarrass anyone by showing off his awesomeness, so he asks the scorekeepers to assign goals to his friends.
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by RedBirdie on May 12, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes even to the other team, that’s how sportsmanlike he is. Should probably rename the Lady Byng Trophy the Sidney Crosby Trophy.
by EmilyB on May 12, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
remind me again how many games Spacek has played this series?
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I think its absolutely hysterical that Spacek is coming back from vertigo, and the goal scoring song in MTL is “Vertigo” by U2.
I never travel far....without a little Big Star...
Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on May 12, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
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They're coming.
by Bald Pollack on May 12, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
United States (David Moss) scores on Pekka Rinne [:(] and Finland, 1-0.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
Absolutely not. For reference, I loved seeing Weber cleanly beaten by Parise in February.
I just feel bad for Pekka; he’s been getting shelled. I don’t know the cause though, haven’t been watching.
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"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on May 12, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
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