Saturday Caps Clips: Doing and Being Good
by J.P. on May 8, 2010 8:42 AM EDT
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- Japers' Rink Radio comes at you live at 10:00 this morning with special guest Dan Steinberg, and is available for download thereafter. Dig it.
- One last huge thank you to RedBirdie for coordinating The Rink's pledge drive for "Save for Kids" - we raised what I consider to be a ton of money for a great cause and we couldn't be more proud of that. [FanPost]
- Tangentially related, "ReCAPSule: Jose Theodore." [Capitals]
- If you're wondering why George McPhee is a General Manager of the Year finalist, this should give you some appreciation of the job he's done. [Hockey or Die]
- Bruce Boudreau: firmly in the ABP camp... [Bog]
- ... And The Boss is firmly in the Boudreau camp. [Ted's Take]
- "Crosby struggling like Ovechkin against Canadiens." Don't you mean "choking," since that's what you all were writing last round? [AP, related: ESPN]
- And the Caps Vezina goes to... this was an easy one. [RtR]
- The Mystics' "Attendance Champions" banners? History. W00t! [Off Wing Opinion]
- Brooks Laich is a proud Canadian... [NHLPA.com, TSN]
- ... and Alex Ovechkin is a proud Capital. [Alex Ovetjkin]
- Speaking of Worlds, SB Nation now has a blog dedicated to international hockey, which is awesome on many levels, not the least of which will be their WC coverage. [Puck Worlds]
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4AM J.P.? Getting the start early.
And I want to say that while I was unable to participate in Saves for Kids, mad props to all of those who participated.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
It takes a while
To get everything set up just so.
JP/Pepper/SteinBog, I’ll be catching this show in the archive form. Wish I could listen live!
Messier learned how to elbow from Ovechkin.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
Halak: It’s the new Hiller.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
It never fails: I always read “Hitler” first when I see Hiller.
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You aren’t the only one.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 8, 2010 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Giggled when I did just that, and then I saw your reply.
I like Laich, but I <3 Green
by RockinRed4Life on May 8, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
So let me understand: ov celebrating after a goal is bad, Sidney breaking his stick against the goal post where the blade hits the other teams goalie is just playoff hockey, move along. Ok.
I actually don’t have a problem with sid getting angry like that, although he should be a bit more careful swinging his stick around the other teams goalie. Guy wants to win. Once again, though, it’s the hypocricy of some writers who excuse some behavior as just hockey but chastise other acts just cause they don’t fit their idea of how hockey should be played.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
61.1 Slashing – Slashing is the act of a player or goalkeeper swinging his stick at an opponent, whether contact is made or not. Non-aggressive stick contact to the pant or front of the shin pads, should not be penalized as slashing. Any forceful or powerful chop with the stick on an opponent’s body, the opponent’s stick, or on or near the opponent’s hands that, in the judgment of the Referee, is not an attempt to play the puck, shall be penalized as slashing.
He should have been penalized for that. It doesn’t matter if he hit someone or not, you can’t swing your stick around carelessly like that. And I read some of that article, the guy is writing about the broken stick as if it happened in the course of the game. Breaking a stick while taking a shot or a faceoff is one thing. Breaking it out of anger can lead to injury. Ask Vokoun what he thinks of guys swinging sticks out of anger.
by Capcrazy77 on May 8, 2010 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t think he was swinging at halak. He could have gotten an unsportsmanlike penalty I suppose. I would not have called a penalty but as the ref I would have given him a warning.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on May 8, 2010 9:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I will be sad to see Theo go. He has undoubtedly become one of my favourite Caps. Hopefully, he’ll at least find a decent contract with another team (as long as it isn’t the Flyers) and land on his feet.
"In the depths of winter, I learned there was in me an invincible summer" ~Albert Camus
They won’t. They’ll dump Gagne and then sign Marleau/Plekanec to a cap crunching contract. Then they’ll have to go sign a ECHL/KHL level goalie cough Toskala cough
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by Kevin Sellathamby on May 8, 2010 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Gagne has a NMC.
I waited all year for this?
by Rob Parker on May 8, 2010 7:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Carter it is.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 8, 2010 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Just replace him with a high priced forward then
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by Kevin Sellathamby on May 8, 2010 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I hear you, Space Weed. In these salary capped days, goalie has not high on the Flyers’ priority list.
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Goalie hasn’t been a priority for the Flyers since well before the salary cap.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on May 8, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe I should not say this until the Bruins win their series but the Flyers sound like my husband’s fantasy hockey team from last year (2008-2009). He had Green and Semin, among other people but drafted a goalie relatively late so ended up with Vesa Toskala at goal and the fantasy team did not do too well at all.
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One of my favorite Caps as well. I’ll be heartbroken to see him leave.
Rink Rabbit & newest member of TySlo's fan club.
Ok, so ‘heartbroken’ may be a bit strong. But he’s really grown on me. So yeah, I’m serious.
Rink Rabbit & newest member of TySlo's fan club.
There are going to be a lot of “heartborken” people in the near future when some current roster guys are moved or leave.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
You might not mean it seriously, but it’s true. I love this particular roster (2009-2010), possibly more than any other in my history of following the team. It will be sad to hear that some cherished players have gone elsewhere.
by CapitalCentre on May 8, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I will be feeling sad about it too. Granted my favorite (besides Ovi) is the guy everyone in Caps land wants to hang in effigy at the moment.
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Green? Semin? Flash? You have to be more specific about who we want to burn in effigy.
"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 May 8, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m going to guess Flash.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 8, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention
Gingers are always sort of asking for it anyway.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on May 8, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I came close to getting arrested during the Penguins series last year for punching a schmuck that made a comment like that.
Man, if anyone had said a single word to me after game 7 I would have undoubtedly gotten myself arrested.
I waited all year for this?
Ha. I didn’t even realize he was texting you. I’m sure my state of mind was obvious. I was on edge that entire day.
No first names!
I waited all year for this?
I like the cut of your jib.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on May 8, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I, uh. Sorry, man.
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.
by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on May 8, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Sasha. She always talks about him and how he reminds her of her youngest. Blah, blah, blah.
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by oldemystix on May 8, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Same here. Haven’t been following as long as most of you, but this is by far my favorite roster.
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Agree with you there. Although I liked the group that had Gartner and Carpenter as well.
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My favorite is probably 1987-1988or so. Langway, Stevens and Hatcher on the blue line. Gartner, Ridley, Gustafsson leading the offense. Kelly Miller, Bob Gould, Dale Hunter for grit and heart. Lou Franceschetti, Greg Adams and Ed Kastelik for toughness. That was a fun team. Too bad about the goaltending though. Peeters and Malarchuk just weren’t the kind of guys you could build a Cup run around.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on May 9, 2010 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d also be sorry to see him go (which is something I’d never have expected). I was a little surprised how emphatic he was about wanting to return, especially after being benched in the playoffs for the second year in a row. I was especially surprised that he volunteered this in a media scrum, before talking to McPhee.
I really like the players here, we have a great team," Theodore said. "I really like the fans. I feel at home here even though I only played two years. So obviously I want to get back. I feel like, especially this year, last year was more adaptation. But this year I really feel like it was my team. Especially the way things ended – take the playoffs away – but the way the season ended I really feel like I could dominate and play well. And this is – we were the best team of the season. So it’s a team that feels like we have unfinished business to do and I want to still be part of it."
My guess would be that if the Caps want a veteran/mentor for another year, he wants to be considered, and I’d also guess that he knows the cap situation for the Caps. (After all, this is the guy who was watching the Huet negotiations and looking for an opening if Huet didn’t sign.) He’s worked with both Varly and Neuvi, and he knows what stage he’s at in his career, so I’d be surprised if he weren’t expecting a pay cut if he stays in Washington.
I’m so jealous of the Blackhawks. ;( Life is so unfair. I think they’re winning the cup this year. They are scary good. A Hawks/Caps Stanley Cup Final would’ve been amazing and deep down inside I thought it would come down to the Hawks and the Caps but unfortunately…
Don’t know if I would say the Hawks are scary good. Luongo has been bad and if it wasn’t for a bad play at the end of regulation in the previous series it would have been The Preds beating up on Vancouver now.
"It hit me on the pants. I had protection. It felt good. Why? I wanted to win."
by bagace on May 8, 2010 9:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually that would make it Detroit v. Vancouver and Nashville v. San Jose.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 8, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Great stuff from Steinz on the podcast – check it out on download if you can.
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That guy and his columns are the most underrated part of the Washington Post…consistently fun to read and usually a take on things that is really refreshing.
by Direction 87 on May 8, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It goes up automatically on itunes and is out of our hands. It is usually up within a half hour, like today.
by freakinandpeakin on May 8, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely got to agree with that. Was real happy he agreed to come on with us and he certainly didn’t disappoint. :)
by freakinandpeakin on May 8, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
“Crosby struggling like Ovechkin against Canadiens.”
I guess that analogy works if you equate four goals and four assists for Ovechkin through the first four games to no goals and three assists for Crosby for the same number of games. Must be Canadian math.
I just read the Caps eulogy from Pensblog (a little late I know) and I must say I’m very disappointed. It was pretty lame. I’m not exactly sure what I expected but that wasn’t it and I don’t even know what to think of these statements.
the coach that sabotaged his entire season by pulling the goalie that backstopped the Capitals to a 17-0-2 record down the home stretch; the goalie he said he wouldn’t pull.
Yes, BB should have kept in the goalie that gave up two goals in two shots. I mean it’s not like we won that game or anything…
his benching of Tomas Fleischmann, a 20-goal scorer in the regular season, for a hapless Scott Walker in Game 7?
Yeah, I just have one question. How is Ponikarovsky working out for you and when is he going to get benched?
Did the person who wrote this even watch the games? Why couldn’t they get a Habs blogger or fan to write this thing? To use their own words, their eulogy was stale, boring, monotonous.
Lobbies: Green, Carlson, Orlov
Yeah, the Pensblog eulogy was horrible. Not only was it not any worse than what we were saying ourselves, it was written by someone who clearly didn’t watch any Caps games.
"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 May 8, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, cause varly clearly was the reason we lost giventhat he also plays point on the pp. And bb never said he wouldn’t pull theo, just that he’d have a long leash…length obviously being a relative term…
As for flash…ugh. Clearly someone who wasn’t paying attention. Lots of things to criticise bb about in the playoffs, these were not two of them.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on May 8, 2010 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I just finished listening to Japers’ Radio and I agree with what was said about this team needing a Stanley Cup winner in its roster. I think it would be even nicer if it was a defenseman, one that could also mentor all the young D, but really just someone who’s been there and has won it before. I just feel like part of the problem with this team is it loses confidence when they get in trouble in the playoffs and doesn’t know how to get it back and that’s why they’ve been playing and losing in so many game 7s. Is there any team that’s in the playoffs right now that doesn’t have a single recent Stanley Cup winner in its roster? Do the Hawks have someone?
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knuble was a cup winner with the wings
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Yeah but that was a long time ago. I guess I would prefer someone who has won it more recently.
Lobbies: Green, Carlson, Orlov
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I’d also prefer someone that played a leadership role on the Cup team. Knuble was a rookie with a very minor role. Not that he didn’t see what it took to win, but when you look for a “Cup winner” it’s because of the experience they had and I’m not sure a rookie has the wherewithal to learn all those lessons. But I don’t really have a fucking clue.
I waited all year for this?
But I don’t really have a fucking clue.
Shocking. I’m shocked.
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by Killer_Carlson on May 8, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Flash won the Calder Cup. Problem solved.
by Kolzilla on May 8, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
First year (1997), no. He came up from the A in mid-March and didn’t have enough games to qualify. The next year (1998), yes.
The Wings had Knuble included in the 1997 formal team picture with the Cup, which only adds to the confusion. I think they may have also given him a ring.
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I agree with what was said about this team needing a Stanley Cup winner in its roster. I think it would be even nicer if it was a defenseman, one that could also mentor all the young D, but really just someone who’s been there and has won it before.
pavel kubina!
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Whoa. Super nice guy between a pair o’ douches?
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"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
Yeah, who’s coaching Canada anyway, MacTavish?
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"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
Ponikarovsky getting benched tonight.
They are benching a 20 goal scorer? Is he being replaced by Rupp? I wonder if Pensblog thinks this is a bad coaching decision.
Lobbies: Green, Carlson, Orlov
I’ll go with yes for 500.
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I don’t think he’s the better coach during the regular season or he would have figured out a way for his team to beat some of the tops teams in either conference but he has proven that he is a much better coach in the playoffs. Obviously the Pens will not have to face NJ or the Caps in the playoffs and I believe they won their series againts the Sens, Canadiens and Bruins so I think they will be OK until they get to the SCF. The real test for them I think will be trying to defeat one of top teams in the West.
Lobbies: Green, Carlson, Orlov
I don’t think he’s the better coach during the regular season or he would have figured out a way for his team to beat some of the tops teams in either conference but he has proven that he is a much better coach in the playoffs.
He wins then.
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by Chris Burton on May 8, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, obviously. I think most people would prefer a good regular season coach and a great playoff coach than a great regular season coach and an good playoff coach. Also, and I hope he proves me wrong but right now I don’t even think BB is an good playoff coach, not at the NHL level anyway.
Lobbies: Green, Carlson, Orlov
Then again, when you get right down to it, Pittsburgh does NOT really have an incentive to achieve in the regular season. As long as they make the playoffs, they’re in a good position.
Pittsburgh essentially is a better team than their “regular season” performance.
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While the main objective is to make it to the playoffs, I think most teams would prefer to get there having defeated some of the teams ahead of them in the standings during the regular season. The Pens haven’t faced any of those teams yet and won’t have to until the SCF. I could be wrong about this, but the Pens have to be somewhat relieved that their EC matchups this year have been the Sens and Canadiens and not the Devils or the Caps.
Lobbies: Green, Carlson, Orlov
somewhat? They should be ecstatic. Nothing I’ve seen from the Pens so far makes me think they could beat an elite team in a 7 game series.
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The Pens may not be as good or talented as the Sharks or the Hawks this year but what they do have is experience. They’ve been there before and know what it takes to win. It may not be enough to beat the Sharks/Hawks but experience and confidence is a huge advantage for them. I think that’s a big part of what’s missing from the Caps and why the struggle in the playoffs so much.
Lobbies: Green, Carlson, Orlov
Of course, how do we get the experience, is the question?
(In my darkest moods, I wonder what would happen if we traded our entire roster for the Pens’ entire roster. Would the Pens still win and would we still get bounced early? On second thought, I don’t want to do that since the thought disgusts me.)
Rocking the Red since 1975
It’s only 12 in Taiwan? I’m running on a 13 hour difference.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 9, 2010 3:23 AM EDT up reply actions
There is that small time window when we’re all awake together. And it’s a reasonable hour.
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I’m usually around with everyone for 3-4 hours before I sleep (depending how late I go to sleep) and a couple hours after I wake up.
But grace can still be found within the gale. With fear and reverence, raise your ragged sail.
by Steckel Me Elmo on May 9, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
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