Monday Caps Clips
by J.P. on Aug 30, 2010 6:42 AM EDT
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PrintYour savory breakfast links:
- Alex Ovechkin speaks. [Alex Ovetjkin, RMNB]
- Still... lookin'... for... D. [Kings of Leonsis]
- If you're looking for a great deal at Mad Hatter, here's one. [SBN Team Pick]
- Finally, per the HHoF, on this date back in 1982, "Washington Capitals named David Poile as their new General Manager, replacing Roger Crozier." Good move.
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Damn… should’ve gone with a landscape orientation…
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There was only like 30 comments yesterday between clips and otot.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 30, 2010 6:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Things are usually quieter on the weekends, especially during the summer.
I did see one thing that kinda made me happy, though – the morning commute was an absolute disaster this morning. It reminded me that the kids go back to school today, because traffic is always a disaster the first day back. We’re in the homestretch to hockey season!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
his counterpart, Green, is more of a forward than a defenseman. Green has been a finalist for the Norris Trophy the past two seasons, but has not won for a simple reason: he doesn’t play defense. That simple statement is the problem not just with Green, but the whole lot.
I have problems with the KoL piece when he makes blanket statements like this. I agree with the argument that the team could use stay-at-home veteran type of defenseman. But he seems to find very little value in any of the Caps’ d-corps, and relies on a bit of hyperbole at the end.
"I’m very happy to hear the news," Ovechkin said when he heard about Backstrom's longterm contract--"because he’s one of the top centers in the world, one of my best friends and we want to play together for a long time. He’s a guy who wants to stay in one place and be comfortable and win, just like me. We talk all the time about playing together, and we talked after the playoffs about how we can win in Washington."
Agreed. It’s neither fair nor accurate. Neither is this, from the same piece:
Souray is the closest thing to a shut-down defenseman that the Capitals could acquire right now
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I think reading that just made my eyes bleed
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Aug 30, 2010 7:49 AM EDT up reply actions
@Adam_KOL: @JapersRink Please apologize to your readers for making their eyes bleed and their breakfasts pointless.
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Hey I got TWO mentions!!!
I’ve been up for 20 minutes and I’ve already been told that my piece made someone’s eyes bleed and caused someone to throw up…
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Aug 30, 2010 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Sir, you’ll have to try harder if you want the Frederick Zoller picture.
"#DCU is like senior prom. A bunch of people standing around waiting for a 17-year old to score."
by Bald Pollack on Aug 30, 2010 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
So that’s why I couldn’t eat breakfast for another hour!
"I’m very happy to hear the news," Ovechkin said when he heard about Backstrom's longterm contract--"because he’s one of the top centers in the world, one of my best friends and we want to play together for a long time. He’s a guy who wants to stay in one place and be comfortable and win, just like me. We talk all the time about playing together, and we talked after the playoffs about how we can win in Washington."
by capsyoungguns on Aug 30, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s like saying a Quarter Pounder is the closest thing to Beef Wellington I could acquire right now. First, shut down defensemen (like Beef Wellington) can’t be found on every block; and second, Souray (like the hamburger to its rarer relative) is a dim, if vaguely recognizable imitation of a shut down defenseman (in that he plays the position).
More to the point, how can a defenseman be considered of the “shut down” variety when he is -76 over the last eight seasons? If anything, he is a dim reflection of Green. Twice since the lockout he has topped 50 points, and twice he has topped ten power play goals (including 19 in 2006-2007, second among all players). He also happens to be -64 since the lockout.
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by ThePeerless on Aug 30, 2010 7:55 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Maybe he meant that Souray shuts it down in his own zone.
And how could he even be considered “the closest thing to a shut-down defenseman that the Capitals could acquire right now”? You don’t think the Kings would take John Carlson for SdD du jour Willie Mitchell? There are plenty of ways to acquire players… via unsubstantiated trade rumor is but one.
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There goes my breakfast.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on Aug 30, 2010 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I hated that part too. Whenever I read Souray rumors I think “please no.”
I have to admit I wanted Mitchell but as much for intangibles such as his leadership as for his style of play. But adding someone like Souray just for the sake of adding makes no sense to me. The KoL blogger acts like Carlson and Alzner have already been on this roster for years whereas I’m excited to see what these two can do with a full NHL season. Right there that’s a huge positive change to the defense roster—the only downside IMO is their inexperience.
"I’m very happy to hear the news," Ovechkin said when he heard about Backstrom's longterm contract--"because he’s one of the top centers in the world, one of my best friends and we want to play together for a long time. He’s a guy who wants to stay in one place and be comfortable and win, just like me. We talk all the time about playing together, and we talked after the playoffs about how we can win in Washington."
by capsyoungguns on Aug 30, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
If we trade for Souray I might have to check myself into a mental facility. I saw his “best” years in Montreal and they weren’t that great – all he has is a great shot from the point, he’s nowhere near an effective shutdown and his contract is too high to care that he’s at least a marginal upgrade at 6/7.
“…all he has is a great shot from the point…”
Besides his nickname Studly Wonderbomb which always made me laugh.
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by Rather Bengt on Aug 30, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
…I’ve never heard that nickname before but that’s AWESOME. For what it’s worth, he is quite nice looking (and appeared in that famous nude picture w/ our pal Moreau).
Related, every time I hear “Sheldon” I think of When Harry Met Sally…
…and the days of the week underpants: “Sunday. Where’s Sunday?”
"I’m very happy to hear the news," Ovechkin said when he heard about Backstrom's longterm contract--"because he’s one of the top centers in the world, one of my best friends and we want to play together for a long time. He’s a guy who wants to stay in one place and be comfortable and win, just like me. We talk all the time about playing together, and we talked after the playoffs about how we can win in Washington."
by capsyoungguns on Aug 30, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes! Teetering on OT here but…a Sheldon can do your income taxes. If you need a root canal, Sheldon’s your man… but humpin’ and pumpin’ is not Sheldon’s strong suit.
Neither is playing hockey well (see how I brought it back on topic? :P I’m good.)
Sheldon was the A-V geek in junior high.
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by ThePeerless on Aug 30, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
So apparently the Rangers are about to sign Tim Kennedy. That puts them up to 23 people under contract and they still don’t have Staal signed.
This got me thinking about that Kings of Leonsis piece. I’d much rather have Michal Rozsival at 5 million for the next two years than Sheldon Souray for two yearst at 5.8 million, and he’s much more of the “shut-down” defenseman type than Souray is, and if the Rangers could find a willing taker for his contract (or Wade Redden’s, for that matter), they would ship him out in a heartbeat.
That’s not to say I think that Rozsival would be a good fit on the caps or even that I want him here. But there are plenty more D-men who could be considered “on the market” who would be better fits contract-wise and skill-wise than Sheldon Souray.
I don’t think the KoL piece was seriously suggesting Souray is a good option? They were just lamenting the dearth of shut-down defensemen, and using Souray’s name to drive home the point.
It looks like GM is engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken with the rest of the GMs around the league. He knows some teams have to shed salary. The Caps have some cap space and some depth to their prospect pool. Right now he’s just waiting to see which team blinks first. I hope that’s what’s going on, anyway.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Souray is the closest thing to a shut-down defenseman that the Capitals could realistically acquire right now (and even that’s a stretch).
That’s more the statement with which I’m taking issue. There are closer things to shutdown blueliners than Sheldon Souray that the Caps could reasonably acquire right now. Other names that spring to mind include Eric Brewer, Roman Hamrlik, Steve Staios, Barrett Jackman, or heck even Jeff Finger.
The Caps are in a pretty good position, if they want to deal. If you look at a 23-man roster, assuming that Perreault and Johansson are on it (14F, 7D, 2G), and even if you assume that Alzner hits all of his bonus targets, the Caps would have almost $3 million in cap room.
The flip side of that is that it is a roster with a really soft underbelly. The 6/7 defensemen are still John Erskine and Tyler Sloan, and a bottom-of-the-lines forward group of Perreault, Johansson, King, Gordon, etc., will be cheap, but will have next to no punch (except King’s unique skills) and/or will be inexperienced.
There is a thought that the Caps could go all the way to the trading deadline with more or less this roster and still be a playoff team, but on the other hand, given the inexperience on this roster, the thinness of the defense, and the difficult situtations more than a few teams are likely to face getting to the cap by opening night, you’d almost think that the Caps have to have other moves left in them before opening night.
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by ThePeerless on Aug 30, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep, agree with all the above. If the FO truly fancies this squad as a Cup contender, they have to make some moves, because the center and D positions (and the PK, but that’s another story) will be a death knell.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Further to Kennedy’s signing, I don’t think he has to clear waivers, so the Rags plan to have him on board as a depth option, and he can always be stashed in the A if the roster is too crowded.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
That simple statement is the problem not just with Green, but the whole lot.
The Caps were 5th in 5-on-5 defense (counting goals against). What hurt were those 13 GA 4-on-4 (I’m sure that’ll change—need more evidence than the Caps went from first last season to one of the worst this season?), the SHGA, and especially the PK.
by red army line on Aug 30, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
That the Caps would be the worst team in the NHL in allowing 4-on-4 goals against and have only five teams score fewer goals at four a side is one of the oddest statistics to come out of last season, in my opinion. To me, that says the Caps lacked experience and its fellow traveler, confidence. Too much ice to defend, too many options with so much open ice on offense.
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by ThePeerless on Aug 30, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Travis Zajac rumored (kinda) to be on the trading block?
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/hockey/post/_/id/226/zajac-could-be-kovy-cap-casualty
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Yes, please? (That’s me looking for the expert opinion, folks.)
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OTOH, he’s got a lot of years left on the contract.
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Proud member of the Oxford dictionary police.
Three years remaining for a 25-year old who might be a 70-plus point player (certainly on this team) at a cap hit of less than $4 million? I’ll drive to New Jersey to pick him up.
But then again, that’s why he’s not going to be traded.
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What would be the trade price out of our “well stocked farm?” Zajac’s their 1C. Would they want another C, like Aucoin or Perreault or (gulp) MarJo? Maybe a goalie – Holtby, perhaps?
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No one really wants Aucoin or MP that much, if at all.
It would have to be a current NHL’er (cheap with upside), a prospect and a pick.
Chimera/Mackan + 2nd? Would be my guess.
or
Flash/Orlov + 2nd
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
Realistically I don’t think the Devs will deal Zajac and not to us if they were. But say if they were, I would be okay with either of those deals to fill our 2C hole.
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by Rather Bengt on Aug 30, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. The Devils had one skill center before they traded for Arnott, and they’ll be letting him go I think to make cap room for Parise and Greene.
by red army line on Aug 30, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
No way Flash or Chimera go back in a deal — too much salary; doesn’t achieve getting under the cap for NJ.
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Zajac $3.9M
Flash $2.6M
Chimera $1.9M
Plenty of room.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
They’ve got to get rid of a net of at least about $3 million based on reports. 3.9 – 2.6 = 1.3. 3.9 – 1.9 = 2. Where are you getting the rest?
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Its a start. They could trade Bryce Salvador for a pick. There are some other things they’d have to do as well, but it definitely can be done.
Trading for Chimera, gets you Chimera and space for 2 more players.
Flash, gets you Flash and 1 more player.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
That is the immediate problem for Jersey, and if you consider that the Devils have more than $41M invested in only 12 roster spots for 2011-2012 (not including Kovalchuk), it’s a problem next season, too.
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and to top things off, next season is when Parise is up for a new contract.
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by Sombrero Guy on Aug 30, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s a little overblown, personally. Parise I think will basically eat up the room that will get freed with Arnott.
by red army line on Aug 30, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t like this line of thinking. The “player X’s raise will be paid for by player Y leaving” argument completely ignores that you still need to replace Player Y so you are essentially paying 3 salaries for the 2 spots. Giving any player a raise is a big deal, especially when it’s as big a raise for as long a term as Parise is likely to get.
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I don’t know, they are supposed to have Josefson and someone else on an ELC coming up if not this year then next, so there’s that. RFA raises could be a problem, though. The Rolston contract is looking worse by the day. I can’t believe I read experts praising it.
by red army line on Aug 30, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
But those guys coming up are in a large degree independent. Just because you have Josefson and Tedenby doesn’t mean you don’t have a problem giving Parise a raise. You would have those guys anyway and paying Parise less is still better. Of course it helps to have ELC contribution, but the offsetting that fans talk about isn’t exactly precise.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
Capitalize the statement and switch that ? to ! And you’ve got it right. Zajac is locked up cheap compared to his value and is a really legit C.
Jersey is a thin there as the Caps are, though. Very unlikely he goes anywhere via trade.
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by Knee high to a duck on Aug 30, 2010 10:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
locked up cheap compared to his value
flexibility?!?
by Natty Bumppo on Aug 30, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Hard to imagine finding a better deal than Zajac at 3.9, frankly.
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by Knee high to a duck on Aug 30, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
He’d be a great pick up for the Caps and would immediately step in as the 2C.
In any trade, the Devils would be looking for prospects and/or players on a prospect contract. They need to lower or eliminate salary to clear cap space for Kovy. I suspect they might take Flash and a minor leaguer for him, although I could see them looking to add someone like Steckel (who definitely fits in with their style of play…) Steckel and a middling prospect for Zajac would work for them if they need the room to make Kovy a Devil.
Of course, on the ice, getting only Steckel for Zajac is step down…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Aug 30, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
That would not be our problem. :-)
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It might make it harder to get a deal done, but if Zajac is going to be a Cap casualty, then the Devils would likely move him to a team that is not in the same conference and has Cap room.
Someone should tell Travis that Edmonton is lovely in February…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Aug 30, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Knee high would wet himself, probably.
OtF: our captain can beat up your captain.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 30, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
So would I, probably. That guy would flourish in our offense, but it’s hard to believe it would ever happen. If Jersey is parting with assets, how ’bout Colin White?
is it cold yet?
by bigonetimer on Aug 30, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Zajac gets traded to DC for a good return and I’m pulling a Sharpie out of my sock, signing a football and tossing it to a cheerleader.
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by Knee high to a duck on Aug 30, 2010 10:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We heard a couple mutterings last week that Zajac could go. I have doubts. And I have even greater doubts that he might land on the Caps.
Lou Lam probably tries to unload Zubie and/or Ralston first. Zajac is too important to the team to ship out immediately.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
They can try all they want to get rid of Rolston, but I highly doubt it happens both because of his salary for the next two years, and his NTC. Salvador, Zajac, and Zubrus are the only ones that really take up enough on the salary cap to make a big difference, don’t have a NTC/NMC, and weren’t signed this off-season. Everyone else falls into one of the latter two categories (except Parise, who won’t be traded).
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Aug 30, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
You have to think that IF New Jersey trades Zajac, they aren’t going to make the Caps a better team by shipping him to D.C. unless the offer if far better than what other teams are offering.
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by Sombrero Guy on Aug 30, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
er… what J.P. said about an hour ago.
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by Sombrero Guy on Aug 30, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Zippy chance Lou moves any desirable assets to an Eastern Conference Cup contender.
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Mike Mottau looks like he’d be a good candidate to pick up 5th D minutes, and if Carlson or Alzner tanks he could probably play second pair in a pinch. He’s still unsigned, and given the lack of quality D out there, I’m wondering what the GMs know that I don’t?
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Sorry, forgot to link to the story that inspired the opening observation on that post.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
I’ve been bangin’ the drum for Mottau for a while, he was really good in the last season, especially compared to his contract.
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by Knee high to a duck on Aug 30, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I have what I guess is a case of premature posting in my google reader is that something that will be posted officially today? (code word Christoph Schubert).
Pft why play a small French guy when you have a Svensk viking.
I could go for an orange Schubert.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Aug 30, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
You have to love a guy...
…Who once played for a team called the Cannibals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Schubert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landshut_Cannibals
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Aug 30, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
…huh?
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by Chris Burton on Aug 30, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we had a minor publishing snafu. Look for it later (in edited, polished form).
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It’s painful when Lambert over at PD tries to do serious analysis, as he does today.
"Now wait a minute. This is just purely a social call. You know, just two adults getting a stew on, man."
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Aren’t Wellwood jokes sort of passe?
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by ThePeerless on Aug 30, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I got jumped on Twitter the last time I said that.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
You just have a way with people :-).
by DrinkingPartner on Aug 30, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice report on PD about positive changes coming the NHLN this year. The best one:
First big news: The NHL is taking over its own Network from CTV
I’m so tired of the Canada-centric reporting because of using Canadian network resources.
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’Least they got proper placement for the Captain.
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I have this image of Alex Ovechkin and Gilbert Arenas on a huge poster, Ovechkin in a Wizards basketball jersey cradling a ball, and Arenas in a Capitals jersey with a stick perched on his shoulder. That whole synergy thing.
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by ThePeerless on Aug 30, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, the hockey stick looks too much like a gun: it’d violate Arenas’ parole.
by DrinkingPartner on Aug 30, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Wonder how long it was up there? It’s down now – a Shell ad was being put up this morning.
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by mercurialwinger on Aug 30, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
A very similar banner is now up at the VC.
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Donation info for SAVES FOR KIDS 2010!! Make a difference.
Mini-rant: Missing tarik already. Getting lots of Caps on ice at KCI updates from folks on Twitter.
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Stempniak reportedly has a 2-year deal with the Coyotes.
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1/ Lou Lamarello
2/ Dr John McMullen
3/ Scott Stevens
4/ Martin Brodeur
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Seems fair.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Aug 30, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
As a non-Devils fan I probably would have gone Niedermayer in lieu of Dr. Jon McMullen. But then again I’m not really familiar with the history of the Devils’ move to NJ, and after reading that I can’t really argue. The other three I had on it.
As for Brodeur and Hasek being the only two in the best goalie alive conversation, I think a Mr. Patrick Roy would like a word.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Aug 30, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s the whole deal about Niedermayer leaving when he was still really good for Anaheim, in free agency. I would have had him on, but then again I don’t really know about McMullen.
by red army line on Aug 30, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
He left and had some awesome seasons in Anaheim, but he was still one of NJ’s best players for 12 years.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Aug 30, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He broke the laser sight with his stick! Bondra skated right through it!
I still remember how pissed off I was about that.
by DrinkingPartner on Aug 30, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely would have had Nieds on there. As much as a good owner can help, Nieds was indispensable for all 3 Cups. I’ll take the guy that made a difference on the ice. What does it say when your organization has 3 Cups and only 2 players on your Cupmore?
And yeah, Roy would definitely like a word if he had heard read that comment. He probably didn’t hear see it because he had his Cups Conn Smythes stuffed in his ears eyes.
I really wish that Roy and Brodeur had faced off one time for a Cup, both with stacked teams and a legitimate chance to show who was best. I think it would be even more instructional if, in this hypothetical, you gave Brodeur the better offensive team (say, Number 1 in the league), and then spotted Brodeur a 3-2 series lead going home. I really think that in a battle of two clutch games for the Cup, it would say a lot about who the best clutch goalie is. If only something like that had happened…
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by Rob Parker on Aug 30, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
What?…No Gretzky??
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by ThePeerless on Aug 30, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
San Jose Sharks Puckmore
1/ Patrick Marleau
2/ Owen Nolan
3/ Jumbo Joe
4/ Evegny Nabokov
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No Kelly Kisio? Damn.
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by Bald Pollack on Aug 30, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Somewhere Johan Garpenlov weeps.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Aug 30, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ricci was robbed (though, in fairness, putting his face on a mountainside would be an awful, awful idea).
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How would you tell his face from the mountain?
by DrinkingPartner on Aug 30, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, i’m assuming that as far as the mountain goes, everybody has their own opinion.
Everybody has their own opinion.
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Ron and Fez 11 to 3
by YvonLabresMoustache on Aug 30, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
needs to be on Mt. Frightmore along w/
Brind’Amore
Tim Hunter
Gino Odjick
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Aug 30, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
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