Thursday Caps Clips: Off to a Good Start
by J.P. on Sep 23, 2010 6:46 AM EDT
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- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's win from us, Vogs, Masisak, WaPo, Caps365 (video), LIR, CBC (with the classy headline of the night).
- Reactions to Michal Neuvirth's contract extension. [Caps365 (video of Neuvirth), CI, RtR]
- So with that deal done, who's D.C.'s numero uno netminder? [Houses of the Hockey, McNally]
- Semyon Varlamov speaks. [FanPost]
- Ted Leonsis declares "it's just a matter of time" before the Caps win a Cup. [Bog, PHT]
- Can Mike Green raise his game to the next level? [Burnside]
- As we noted yesterday, Andrew Gordon is in a fight for one of the last remaining roster spots (and "his affable nature" may help him snag it?). [WaPo]
- Also battling for a spot? Keith Aucoin. [Burnside]
- John Carlson and Karl Alzner, on the other hand, certainly appear to be here to stay. [Hoffman, KOL]
- A trio of impact Caps rookies. [ESPN]
- Dustin Stevenson is diggin' his time as a pro so far. [CI]
- More on Matt Hendricks. [The Checking Line]
- Previewing the Caps season... [KK]
- ... and the view of the Caps from Manhattan. [Scotty Hockey]
- HBO will be filming the Winter Classic and the lead up to it? Cool? [Puck Daddy, Post-Gazette]
- A couple of Caps make this "Top 30 Players" list... [Sportsnet]
- ... and those two are "trending up," while a teammate trends down. [Puck Daddy]
- As for Tomas Fleischmann and 65 points, bet the under. [RMNB]
- A look ahead at Eric Fehr. [Peerless]
- On the Caps' recent off-ice turbulence. [Loverro]
- Four questions (none of which has anything to do with why this night is different from all other nights) facing the 2010-11 Caps. [Falls Church News-Press]
- Kettler Capitals... Daycare? [JtG]
- Related? How to dress your kid. [Box Seats]
- More kids! Caps and schools. [WaPo]
- There's a familiar name to Caps fans in the current issue of Maxim:
Anna KournikovaGoat. [RMNB] - Thankfully, the Ewell Cup is not what I initially feared it might be. [OFB]
- Some details on how Brandon Anderson's deal got done. [Taking Note]
- Former Cap Chris Clark is still trying to fit in in C'bus. [Masisak]
- Why another former Cap - Brendan Morrison - is having a tough time finding work. [Red Line Station]
- Finally, happy 59th birthday to Milan Novy.
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Ovechkin/Backstrom/Hendricks?
Peerless prediction on E.Fehr’s numbers are eerily identical to my prediction.
26/25/51 +18
Part of Fehr’s streakiness might be attributed to the revolving door of ineffective C’s and of course lack of PP time.
I didn’t think to realize that MP85 could be moved back and forth to Hershey, which kinda gives Mackan an edge to start the season with the Caps.
Either one of those guys would be just fine inbetween Chimera and Fehr.
Chimera 17/24/41 +20
Mackan 8/31/39 +16
Fehr 26/25/51 +18
If we got something like that from the 3rd line, it might be the most productive in the league.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
OK, so… on opening night, Nicklas Backstrom will be 22 years old, Fleischmann will be 26, Perreault will be 22, and Johansson will be 20. Perreault will be an RFA, and Fleischmann will be a UFA after this year.
Who is the odd person out at center in 2011-2012?
If you've read this far...seek help.
None.
This is what I think. I think Semin is gone during this year or after this next summer.
I think the Caps prefer Flash as a wing. If he doesn’t shit the bed, he will get a multi-year contract and play LW on the 2nd line. Better for everyone that he plays LW.
I think the 2nd line C next season is Mackan. 3rd line will be MP.
Ovechkin/Backstrom/Fehr
Flash/Mackan/Laich
Chimera/MP85/A.Gordon
DJ King/Steckel/Beagle
Now, if we were to trade Semin, not sure the type of player we’d get in return but I could see a younger RW coming back to us or a solid 2C.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
I would probably switch Laich and Fehr just because it will be a contract year for Fehr and playing with Ovie and Backs will make it much more difficult to resign him to a reasonable number. As for Laich he should be getting a longer term deal after this year. Just my 2 cents.
You are probably right, its hard for me to keep my pro-Fehr stance in check.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
I don’t think the team thinks that far ahead. Best team.
by red army line on Sep 23, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
According to my projected 2011/12 lineup there should be close to $7M in salary cap room. 2012/13 FA’s – Green, Fehr and Carlson.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
Hopefully the cap goes up by then. Four years of flat revenues would be very bad news
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 23, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone wants to play in DC. They’ll take a discount if GMGM offers something. Who’s the last player we lost to another team over $$$?
You had me at no problem.
Willie Mitchell? (dollars and term, but still…)
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Sep 23, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want to downplay the importance of playing for a winner, but I think it’d be a mistake to assume players are going to take less to come to DC, especially uniformly.
The last player the Caps lost because of money? Arguably Willie Mitchell; if not Mitchell, Huet. How many free agents have the Caps signed for less than they could have gotten elsewhere in that time?
I suspect that one was more term than money – LA offered a two-year deal and nobody else did.
Fantasy Teams: Baby Got Backstrom (Ladies of Twitter) and All's Fehr in the Crease (Six Beers Too Many)
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
In Mitchell’s case, I think the problem wqith him getting term wasn’t salary cap space so much as injury issues. It’s hard to swallow signing a guy who’s coming off a season-ending concussion to anything longer than a one-year term, just in case (see: Savard, Marc).
Fantasy Teams: Baby Got Backstrom (Ladies of Twitter) and All's Fehr in the Crease (Six Beers Too Many)
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I just don’t agree with this argument (and lots of people make it). What if Mitchell goes down? LAK gets the cap space back. Sure, they are out a player, and may be in minor scramble mode, but that’s no different than if they didn’t have him to begin. LTIR cures the risk associated with prolonged absence, IMO.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
Only players who have been in the organization a while truly appreciate playing here. Huet, he was only here a couple of months(before the Caps starting having real success), and Mitchell wasn’t here to begin with.
I’d point to Backstrom as a pretty big contract that could have been even bigger elsewhere. He was an RFA, true, but with 10-year contracts, I’d say that you can compare that fairly to UFA contracts. Backstrom committed the bulk of his career to DC for significantly less than he could have gotten by signing a 1-year deal and testing the market.
Poti claims he left money on the table, but we’ll never know. Neuvy probably took low money(Caps fans KNOW he’ll outplay $1.15MM per!). Knuble, he wanted to stay East coast, IIRC. Flash, Fehr, and Schultz got appropriate money.
The mere fact that both Poti and Neuvy resigned a year before free agency(at low-ish numbers) points to players wanting to stay with the organization, and have the peace of mind of knowing that they’re securely in the Caps’ plans.
However, it’s definitely true that not many UFAs are not going to take lowball offers to come to DC. It’s not like we have the reputation of the 2008 Red Wings, as proven winners and expected repeat champs.
You had me at no problem.
Assume Semin isnt traded and over the summer he is offered 5yr 35M by any of a number of teams… Goodbye.
I don’t even think we can afford Semin @ $6M.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
Snort
Thankfully, the Ewell Cup is not what I initially feared it might be
John Carlson - Glory follows him.
Six Beers Too Many Fantasy Team - BizNasty's Hobo Rodeo
The HBO NHL Hard Knocks could be fun. With Ovechkin, Boudreau and Green, the Caps have the mouth power to be the Jets of hockey. Wonder if they’ll get Crosby dropping F-Bombs on tape. Now that would make it real.
At least with Boudreau, the chances of a coach eating a goddamn snack would be high.
"#DCU is like senior prom. A bunch of people standing around waiting for a 17-year old to score."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 23, 2010 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Outstanding! I’d never seen that before. Now I have something to say at the end of my own team meetings. Classic!
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And so did the Lord in heaven above come down, and consign those snacks to spend eternity in hell
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 23, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Four f-bombs in the space of 26 seconds. Rex is nothing if not entertaining.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 23, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope hope hope at some point there’s a call that goes against the Caps that gets Bruce good and pissed. he’ll make Rex look like a self-censoring angel!
Watching the O’s try to use strategy is like watching Mike Green trying to figure out the difference between "your" and "you’re"--Terpgrrl
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Not to mention Matt Bradley and Jason Chimera.
Fantasy Teams: Baby Got Backstrom (Ladies of Twitter) and All's Fehr in the Crease (Six Beers Too Many)
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I predict Semin’s real nickname will probably become more widely known. :-)
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If HBO wants an hour of entertainment for that show, all they would need to do is give Brads a microphone and a guy with a camera to follow him around.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 23, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
And let Karl Alzner host.
You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!
There is a tremendous amount of personality on both teams, I really hope they let that shine through. Brads, Alzner, Laich, Ovie, Steckel, Fehr…all those guys are great. And I hate Max Talbot but he’s made for this kind of thing, and Fleury’s hilarious. This could be really good.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
I remember a Bog post a while back where Steinberg mentioned how he spoke with some media type who had heard uncut audio from players miced up during games, and it was apparently “the greatest thing ever.” I do not doubt that at all. I’m really stoked for this.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Sep 23, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
have you ever seen the footage of Eal Weaver just giving it to an ump, with the uncut audio? About the only thing I can compare it to is the South park movie with the number of “fucks” flying around.
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Yes! My favorite part of that video is, if you look at the scoreboard in the background, it happened in the top of the 1st inning.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Sep 23, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
here’s the video for those of you who haven’t seen it (or just want to watch it again.) “You’re here for one fucking reason and it’s to fuck us!”
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the best for me is how the umpire says “boom!” when he makes the “throwing you out of the game” motion.
by Natty Bumppo on Sep 23, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Any talk of Earl Weaver tirades has to involve this link. Definitely NSFW language.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Sep 23, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Earl would have been HBO’s biggest star.
Watching the O’s try to use strategy is like watching Mike Green trying to figure out the difference between "your" and "you’re"--Terpgrrl
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“This is gonna be probably my favorite show….If I’m gonna say some bad words, it’s gonna be Russian words.”
Yeah… FOCKOV!!!
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 23, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
He does know that HBO uses subtitles, right?
"HISTORY DOESN’T MATTER!!! .... Who cares if it’s never been done? We aren’t those teams who failed before. We are in control of our own destiny, and we will make it happen our own way.." - A Gordon, June 2010
I just hope they have the balls to leave the mature language in. The NSFW language is what makes something like this.
Fantasy Teams: Baby Got Backstrom (Ladies of Twitter) and All's Fehr in the Crease (Six Beers Too Many)
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I think they will – as I said on Twitter, if the NHL wanted a watered-down, censored version they’d have gotten Versus to do it or used NHL Network. HBO isn’t the only place that can produce shows like this.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
Investment Opportunity
Okay, I’ve been told. NOW it’s time to take my new car savings and invest it in having a few hundred , “It’s not Love, it’s Laich” T-shirts made. :-)
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I’d totally buy one of those!
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Honestly, there probably is a market for them. It could be a great commercial theme as well, in the vein of the old spice ads. He could fix a flat, rip off his shirt, walk into a waterfall shower backdrop, come thru the water with an oyster filled with pearls in his hand.
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Hello, NHL general managers. Look at your second-line left wing. Now back at me. Now look at your left wing. Now back at me. Sadly, yours isn’t me. But if you sign me to an expensive contract, he could be Laich (me). Look down. Now back up. Where are you? You’re a goalie in a net being screened by the left wing that your left wing could be (Laich). What’s in your hand? Back at me. I have it! It’s the puck that you’re trying to stop! Look again. The puck is now in your net. Anything is possible when your second-line left wing looks awesome and not lame. I’m fixing a flat tire.
by Wheeler on Sep 23, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 20 recs
Awesome. Well done Wheeler.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on Sep 23, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Hilarious, I just wish Laich actually spent that much time in front of a goalie.
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by Rob Parker on Sep 23, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
From Twitter:
Greg Wyshynski: Capitals Mike Knuble predicts their side of HBO 24/7 will be more entertaining than Penguins side, due to the loss of Bill Guerin
by vtcapsfan99 on Sep 23, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I am SUPER pumped about this show. If it’s anywhere near as good as Hard Knocks then this will be the best thing to happen to Caps fans since Ovechkin was drafted.
You mean Backstrom being drafted is less important than this TV show?
"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 Sep 23, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
We already know all the obvious really interesting guys. Hard Knocks specializes in following the undrafted free-agent guys that barely have a chance and makes them interesting. I wonder what caps players we thought were quiet and uninteresting that will stand out in this show? Maybe we’ll see a side of Semin, speaking English and making jokes with all the players that we didn’t know about.
by vtcapsfan99 on Sep 23, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Mike Knuble.
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Player reaction video. Ovie says “It’s gonna be sick!” of course. With ovie also trying to get Semin to come do the interview.
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and Brads is in fine form, of course. I’m Steinberg will have the whole thing transcribed by this afternoon.
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the show logo. I agree with JP’s tweet, too much black and gold!
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I agree. I get it, the Pens are the home team. But the logo should be split by the teams’ colors.
"It's always good to have vikings."
and the Capitals look like an afterthought.
My link failed, so let’s try again. Show logo
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From the Loverro article...
[Joe] Tacopina is a former hockey player. According to the firm’s website: “Joe played college hockey for the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds. He continued his hockey career after college at Springfield in the American Hockey League.” I’m not quite sure what he meant by continuing his hockey career at Springfield in the AHL. The current Springfield club, the Falcons, has been in existence since 1994. Before that, the franchise was the Springfield Indians.
Hmm… a quick perusal of the name “Tacopina” came up empty on hockeydb.com, which has links to more than 40 minor pro leagues.
If you've read this far...seek help.
Maybe he was using his maiden name back then.
back to cool special
by bigonetimer on Sep 23, 2010 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I thought Loverro was better than that…The article was pretty weak and had a few errors like: “To update an old saying, never get into a spitting match with some who buys computer bytes by the barrel.”
I finished the article and was wondering when he would get to the turblence.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
Funny that yesterday in D’s post he caveated his list of four with, “and no dark horse candidate(s) like Keith Aucoin or Matt Hendricks make an undeniable push,” right before Hendricks’ hat trick and Burnside’s article on Aucoin (which, of course, isn’t a push… but a still somewhat timely post).
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Brophy
Any Top-30 list without the two-time Norris Trophy candidate Mike Green is wrong.
Just wrong.
'Cause the end of what it was is what it is right now...
My god. He has Weber and Chara ahead of Green, and that’s just defensemen.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
It wasn’t a top 30 based on talent. It was his Facebook Friends wish list.
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Any time reading Brophy is time well wasted.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on Sep 23, 2010 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I stopped reading when he based his decision for the best individual player on team success.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Sep 23, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
More than just being nominated. His stats are just fucking nasty.
4th Floor, is next, swimvare, undervare, Eric Fehr...
which was part of the point of the Burnside article (a largely fair piece, I thought). 149 points in two season. That’s un-fucking-real.
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It really is. Think how many forwards don’t put up that many points, let alone defensemen.
Also, two fair pieces about the Caps from Burnside is making me fear the apocalypse…
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
clearly, he’s reduced himself to being nothing more than a paid shill for ted Leonsis!
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by RedBirdie on Sep 23, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just watch his video on Semin. That will restore order to your world.
by vtcapsfan99 on Sep 23, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Slighting the Caps, in a list, online… that’s like the holy trinity for views.
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It’s all about winning and Sid the Kid has a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold medal.
Crosby wasn’t on the ice for the last ten minutes of the Cup clincher and wasn’t the best player on his own team in that tournament. Crosby wasn’t nearly the best player on his own team in the Olympics (Toews was, and — as I believe Becca pointed out in a tweet — he’s got a Cup and a gold medal too, plus a Conn Smythe…shouldn’t he be #1 based on the “all about winning” criterion?)
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 23, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
My, my. What will the Candian press do if/when Ovechkin wins a Cup and they can’t use that worn out argument any longer.
It’s interesting, has anyone ever noticed they don’t use the “he’s a winner” argument for Malkin? He’s got a Cup, too, and a Conn Smythe…granted, no Olympic medal but still.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
Hypothetical question: If Sid played for a Western Conference team we saw once or twice a year (say Minnesota Wild), would we care as much?
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by Rather Bengt on Sep 23, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d bet if he played for most teams other than the Penguins, East or West, we wouldn’t care as much. The comparisons between him and Ovie would always be there, though.
And frankly my issue with that list wasn’t that Crosby was above Ovechkin. I don’t agree but I think the argument can be made either way. My issue was that the only reasoning for putting Crosby first was that he’s a “winner” – by that logic, so is Toews, and even more so because he was kind of the MVP for both winning teams. I just found the rationale funny. Nothing about Crosby as a playmaker, or a 50-goal scorer? Really, Brophy?
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
Brophy is a joke as a writer and as a media head when he is on SportsNet. His words mean little to nil to me
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by Rather Bengt on Sep 23, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
At least he was kind of consistent in putting Toews at #3. Way too high, I think.
by red army line on Sep 23, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I only care now because it seems that everything the msm does with regards to the Sid/Ovi question is based at least partly on nationality, and that kind of crap doesn’t play well with me.
All told I think Sid is a great hockey player, maybe a little on the boring side when it comes to personality but a great athlete all the same.
So to answer your question… Yeah I would still care because of the nationality thing and because it involves my favorite hockey player.
Toews is the youngest Triple Gold winner ever. Crosby isn’t Triple Gold, though I wouldn’t mind him getting a chance. And just because I’m sure someone will ask, yes, Crosby has played in a World Championship and Canada didn’t medal.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
I’ve redacted the name of a former Cap appearing in this rundown. See if you can guess who it is.
[Player] made an excellent showing in his first exhibition game with [his new team]…
… he did all the small things right.
No he didn’t score a point. But [Player] went hard to the net repeatedly, setting numerous screens on the goalie. He backchecked the right man and stayed with that man. He got the puck out of the … zone when it came to him, including twice in the last minute, to help … protect a 3-2 lead. He never hit anyone hard, but he made consistent body contact in order to make plays. All in all, he played a strong … game, never moving around fast enough to impress the impressionable, but getting the job done as well as any [player on the team].
If [Player] were a baseball player, his scouting report would read: slow, strikes out some, doesn’t look like a ball player, but high on-base percentage, hits for power, solid glove, excellent defensive positioning.
[Answer]
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I’ll be damned.
"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 Sep 23, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
That almost reads like the evaluation of the slow kid in the class, a desperate effort to find something good to say about him.
If you've read this far...seek help.
listen Bub, I AM that kid, and I’ll take any compliments I can get. Now hand over your milk money or I’ll introduce you to the boards. :-)
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Good for Hendriks on the hat trick. it’s amazing what a motivated player can acomplish. I remember Scott Walker almost had a hatrick on his first Capital game… crazy.
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
by BetterOffWith28 on Sep 23, 2010 8:53 AM EDT reply actions
Let’s hope Hendricks has a better rest-of-the-season than S. Walker had after his 2-goal game.
by DrinkingPartner on Sep 23, 2010 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I expect him to get even less ice with the Caps than Scotty Walker did after that debut.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
If he keeps using his speed to generate chances, plays a physical game, and is willing to play for cheap, I could see him beating out A. Gordon for a roster spot as a depth forward.
Apparently, he also priced himself out of a contract with the Avs earlier this summer. If he doesn’t get a contract here, I could see him trying to go back there after a solid training camp here.
That reminds me that I got to see Scott Walker score his first two goals as a Cap – and his last two goals as a Cap.
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I was at that game too. Crowd went absolutely nuts when he scored the second.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Sep 23, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Damn it, I hate when Ted says stuff like that. He’s flirting with disaster.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Sep 23, 2010 9:14 AM EDT reply actions
I respectfully disagree.
Sincerely,
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Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 23, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ovechkin skips Washington's 1st game
Thanks, CBC!
I imagine Ovie blasting Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” with “the Power” being Canadian Media.
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If the CBC could get away with it, they’d CGI Ovi into a Snidely Whiplash costume every night
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Hee hee… you sure it’s not Glen Sather tied to a contract with Wade Redden? Oh wait, that was 6 years, wasn’t it?
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 23, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
A friend of mine suggested a shirt to RMNB:
Ovi in Snidely Whiplash gear tying Crosby up like Nell at center ice, with Crosby’s eyes huge and terrified as a train [(Zam, maybe?)] driven by Backstrom and the rest of the Caps sticking out the window comes out of the Zamboni tunnel…
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It’s the wire story, with CBC’s interpretation for the headline. So, both lazy and mean-spirited.
There was more original writing and better analysis from bloggers huddled around their laptop speakers.
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CBC....
I think that the appropriate response to the CBC is to tell them to “eat a [Franceschetti]ing porcupine”.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 23, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
&%# The Po-Lice!
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Sep 23, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Reading about events in other pre-season openers, another good thing from last night’s game — no word of anyone getting injured.
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by gfcaps fan on Sep 23, 2010 9:33 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Didn’t Crosby have a hip injury? hehe
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Sep 23, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL people getting injured is t3h funnies
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Sep 23, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not surprised, actually. Boll has nothing to prove or fight for in a preseason game. His spot is well-secured on that team.
Also, JP, you write “Cool?” in reaction to HBO filming Caps-Pens shenanigans as if you don’t think it’s cool! Why not? I’m hoping it’ll be epic.
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I liked JP’s The Wire reference. Ovechkin’s name is his name!
"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 Sep 23, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I liked JP’s Passover reference.
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by Jake Shapiro on Sep 23, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure it’ll be cool… just checking with everyone before I voice an opinion that is an amalgamation of those whom I respect.
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Indeed, Happy Birthday to Milan Novy...
Novy was the first player in the NHL to wear #66, paving the way for others to wear it… I’m trying to remember who else might have worn that number…
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I remember Milan Novy as part of my 7 y/o introduction to Caps fandom—this little keychain I got that had mini cards with Caps players on it circa 1982. Amidst the Doug Jarvis, Craig Laughlin, Rod Langway, Mike Gartner, Bobby Carpenter mini-cards was one for Milan Novy. I collected hockey cards and stickers. I had neither heard of Novy, nor had seen him play. To this day, I still can’t recall a Caps highlight with Novy in it.
That said, happy birthday one year Cap Milan Novy.
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by Rather Bengt on Sep 23, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Two things on HBO/Winter Classic — the official press release is up at nhl.com http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=538391 and it sounds like it might get a mention on PTI today (that’s for my few fellow TK fans).
"It's always good to have vikings."
There are TK fans?
"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 Sep 23, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Tyler Kennedy?
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Sep 23, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
That man has obscenely large nostrils.
…off-topic but I think it’s always worth mentioning.
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Pretty sure Tyler Kennedy was the model used for the Toews “Pig Face” mural.
"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 Sep 23, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
As I’m sure everyone knows, if you want to make someone look ugly, look directly up their nostrils. No one looks good from that vantage point.
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Ted Kennedy?
Ted Knight?
Tommy Keene?
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December 15th at 10 pm…Got it!
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Sep 23, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Just watched the highlights. Bizarre without any sound (or was my computer screwed up?).
Was Hendricks that fast on his 3rd goal or was the CBJ defenseman that bad?
Who was the D back on the CBJ final goal?
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wow, sick feed by Mackan!
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Sep 23, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Where were the highlights?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 23, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Highlights but without sound.
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Terrible rebound control by Mason on the first Caps goal, and a very nice shot by Flash. Slick drop pass by Mackan on the second; he sure can fly. Cheese looked pretty much terrible. Hendricks’ third goal was straight up NHL ’94, except that it was a forehand move.
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Slick drop pass by Mackan on the second; he sure can fly.
The sickest part of that was to see Mackan with the puck on his stick not even working hard, while AGord was busting his ass without the puck just to keep up.
'Cause the end of what it was is what it is right now...
Yeah, once he corralled the puck he just hit another gear and effortlessly opened some distance from the backchecker. What I loved about the pass was that right before he dekes it down lower and then passes it back across the defender, instead of making an easier (and easier to read) pass by dropping the puck behind him on his forehand and sliding it over. I can’t tell by video, but I bet he put some sauce on that pass too. I definitely liked AGord busting to the net; he can move but you’re right that he looks like he’s busting his ass while Mackan is just gliding up ice.
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kinda piggybacking on the discussion of the HBO show, does anyone know who Hockey Diaries will be following this season?
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I was wondering that, myself – not even sure if the plan is to stick with the Caps or not, although I’m hoping they do. Eric Fehr and Matt Bradley!!
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The mediachameleon people (Gemma and Chris) said the were planning to give The Hockey Diaries treatment to one player on the Caps and one on the Pens, leading up to…you guessed it… the Winter Classic.
I suspect they were not dancing with joy at the HBO announcement.
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bummer. They do such great work
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I’m sure they weren’t thrilled, but the audience is probably a little different…I’m just as excited to hear the next version as I am to see this HBO thing (and hope it’s not as depressing as this year’s was).
Related, I just got my XM Radio back after having it not work for-freaking-ever and have already spent every minute of my commute to and from work this week listening to NHL Home Ice. It’s sad. Also have caught Hockey Diaries 3 times by accident.
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I caught the end of it for the first time this morning. Turns out I’m not as over the loss to MTL as I thought I was.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Sep 23, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I had the same feeling. I heard it on my drive in. When they got to game seven, my stomach knotted up. I almost turned it off.
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There’s plenty of opportunity for coverage to go around. What Gemma and Chris do is so different, I really don’t see much of a problem there. In fact, HBO may raise more interest in the event that could spill over to them
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 23, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Winter Classic program is in addition to doing the Caps for the season. They had not decided who they were going to cover (or would not disclose it) as of the broadcast.
"It's always good to have vikings."
twice as much hockey diaries goodness? Awesome!
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Is this what you're referring too?
http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537157
I heard a snippet on the NHL channel on Sirius this morning actually. Sloan sounds like he’s going to cry- literally.
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You gotta run to a window and say: "Hey, these floors are dirty as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore!"
He does, yup. There are parts of that documentary that make me really feel for him. I don’t love the way he plays and wouldn’t mind seeing him gone, but he’s such a good guy that you almost want to root for him despite all logic.
He sounded so frustrated, and we never saw that come out to the press or the public – at the very least he’s a true pro and a good teammate.
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Remember Bruce’s quote that he was “the best defenseman” in camp last year? If you were Tyler Sloan, you’d have wondered what the hell happened after that?
"It's always good to have vikings."
Loved this
So whose mouth will you have to watch out for?
“Schultize,” Bradley said, straight-faced. “Schultzie gets pretty crazy behind the scenes. A guy like him, him and Tom Poti, those two guys, when you get them alone behind the scenes might get pretty crazy.”
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by Rather Bengt on Sep 23, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
it’s also in the video I linked further up, which is worth watching (if you can).
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Can’t :( but I will when I get home, for sure. Until then, huzzah for Steinberg!
“I mean, there’ll be certain guys like [Jason] Chimera that will take it over the top,” Knuble said. “When he sees the camera, it’ll be a whole different person.”
This does not surprise me at all. Love it.
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Knuble is, sadly, no where in the video. But there’s lots of Ovie, Green, and Brads that didn’t make it into Steinberg’s article. Cameo by Sasha, in Russian.
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“The rest of us just kind of hang out in the weeds,” Mike Green added.
GreenLife52, or GreenLife420?
'Cause the end of what it was is what it is right now...
Nice.
"Now wait a minute. This is just purely a social call. You know, just two adults getting a stew on, man."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Sep 23, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
It would explain the weight gain.
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by Rob Parker on Sep 23, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
One wonders if the NHL would come down like a bag of hammers on someone with a positive pot smoking test.
You had me at no problem.
I don’t know, but it’s interesting. It’s definitely not a performance enhancing drug, and the NHL doesn’t have the same cultural concerns that the NFL and NBA do. The only reason to punish guys for that is because you want fans to think your players are upstanding citizens. Seeing as most people don’t even know who hockey players are, and the vast majority of off-ice issues with hockey players are alcohol related, I don’t think it makes much sense to punish for weed.
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Agree 100%. No reason to do it other than public relations. The only performance enhancement would be as sleep aid. And as you say, alcohol is generally what makes people misbehave. People don’t get stoned and then become belligerent and violent.
Then again, I have strong feelings on ending drug prohibition in general, so I’m a bit biased.
You had me at no problem.
Yeah, I’m definitely with you on the last line so I’m not a particularly great judge on the issue. I just think the NFL is stupid with the weed testing because they end up catching more guys than would naturally be caught, and it increases the public visibility of “the problem.” If a guy gets arrested for possession, then fine, suspend him or whatever. No need to go out looking to make your players look bad though. Did Ricky Williams ever get caught by the Police? I thought the NFL was the only authority to bust him for weed. If they weren’t out witch-hunting he’d have gone on just fine without all the issues and baggage he now has.
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it may not make any sense to punish for weed, but sense and drug policy often aren’t real compatible. Friend of mine got suspended from the US gymnastics team (along with a couple other guys) for pot use. it’s not like pot helps them in any way, nor were they caught by the law. Random, out of competition drug test.
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I love that Scotty tagged his post “i hate you poti.” Hahaha.
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Yeah. I was amused that the entire post was a tirade about Tom Poti “and oh, they have these other guys too, some dude named Alex Ovechkin, he might be decent”.
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The fact that it was Poti who led the handshake line after the Rangers series was all too appropriate.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Sep 23, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Scotty’s previews of the Caps, and previews of Caps games, and re-caps of Caps games. And, really, anything that involves the “Stupid Tom Poti” theme. Gives me that warm fuzzy feeling. That, and the writing is top notch.
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I like that he actually seems to think about things and not lazily accept oft-repeated MSM mantras. This line made me smile:
Seeing as Washington blew a 3-1 series lead to Montreal due to the red-hot goaltending of Halak, the Caps went out and added a goon in DJ King. Yeah, that makes sense. Whatever.
He also knows enough to not rip our goaltending, and even seems to have a relative clue about Neuvirth and even Holtby.
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oh dear, horrible. my prayers for everyone involved.
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 23, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Very sad. I’ve actually talked to a bunch of people about the medical response at Kettler but haven’t gotten an answer. Does anyone here know how they get an ambulance up to the top level? It wouldn’t really be able to come in the way cars do, and if it did it would be very slow going, not great in an emergency. Is there some sort of service elevator contraption that could bring emergency care up to the top floor in a hurry? A teammate of mine got hit and broke both bones in his wrist and was literally lying on the ice for over half an hour before paramedics could arrive. I’d assume with the Caps facilities there they would want a quicker method of response, but I don’t know what it is.
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I have no idea but that’s a scary thought – my guess is there has to be a special way up there for emergencies, otherwise it would probably go against fire codes and things like that.
Just awful, though.
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I would have to think it’s the service elevator…though any of the elevators in the garage could fit a stretcher me thinks. In terms of speed with the use of the elevator it requires the building engineer….atleast it did in my building. I’m guessing that if it’s a Cap player it’d either be a helicopter (as someone else mentioned) or my guess is they probably have a pretty extensive trainer room on site for the team.
With something like this, where it’s a heart condition, a stretcher won’t do it. You need the high-tech medical equipment that comes with a full on ambulance. I’m not positive, but is there some sort of freight/service elevator in the back of the parking lot there?
And I had assumed that the Caps had an extensive training room on site, but is there any excuse not to open that facility to the public if a guy is suffering a heart attack? If they had something to treat it there, and they didn’t use it because it’s “Caps property” then that’s even worse, IMO.
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I could’ve sworn I saw an AED on the wall somewhere in Kettler, but I may be confusing it with another rink.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Sep 23, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Logically I feel like they have to have one there. But the emergency scenarios extend beyond heart problems. What happens if/when someone gets slashed open by a skate?
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I’m sure they can stock up on band-aids from the CVS downstairs.
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Sep 23, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And probably find a belt at Macy’s.
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If/when someone is slashed by a skate, you may hope you’re playing Buffalo. The team doctor there helped save both Clint Malarchuk and Richard Zednik when they were slashed in the neck.
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by Rather Bengt on Sep 23, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s definitely a service elevator on the far side of the parking garage, past the down ramp to level 7. I’ve always assumed it comes from street level straight up, but I don’t actually know for sure.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
Somewhat OT, but figured it belongs here since it hits on user experience:
I’m a big fan of the tweaks SBN made to the sites today (last night?). The Twitter & Facebook buttons are easier to see while scrolling. I also like the simpler community stuff in the upper right hand area. Thewording is excellent both pre log-in (for lurkers) and post log-in (members).
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Go Steinz & Wysh
What’s with that black and gold logo?
Yahoo’s Greg Wyshynski and I asked the HBO folks about this, and they were caught off-guard. That’s the same 24/7 logo they’ve used for their boxing and NASCAR segments, and apparently no one pointed out that the logo might be seen as pro-Pittsburgh. They said they’d discuss it.
"It's always good to have vikings."
I just saw the tweet about the reassignments by the Caps, but it was a link to the roster.
Can someone please figure out the seven players missing?
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I could only come up with six. I had a roster printed out from a few days ago.
Bruess
Kane
Rechlicz
Godfrey
Kroll
Stevenson
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I see him as well.
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Looks like Peter Mueller is out with another concussion.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
Damn. That guy’s career is going to be over before it even got started.
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Possibly. That’s two in three years and he really struggled to come back from the first one.
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It’s at least 3. He had the big one in PHX and then he ended his season last year out with a concussion. So at least two in his last 5 games. With a full summer off to recuperate.
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I forgot about the one at the end of last season. He probably needs to retire. 3 concussions in that short a timespan is a huge red flag.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
Yeah, especially with the sever PCS he has had. It’s tough to tell him to quit his dream, especially after the mini-revival he had last season, but I hope someone is giving him good advice. All that money won’t be worth it if he turns his brain into baby food.
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Also injured in that game: David Koci, out “for several weeks” with a jaw injury from a fight.
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That could be worth one or two wins for Colorado
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 23, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Unlikely. Maybe over the course of an entire season, but the jump is from goon to 4th liner, not goon to second liner.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 23, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The wind, she blows over my head.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
And further especially with the research coming out on NFL concussions, with serious brain damage occurring in players at much younger ages than previously believed. That includes personality changes and depression — Chris Henry’s brain was already showing signs of some form of encephalopathy if I remember the article on ESPN correctly.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 23, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
To counter the compaints about CBC’s headline on last night’s game, here’s the notorious Toronto Sun’s headline for the HBO show:
HBO needs more than mics to make Sid interesting
"It's always good to have vikings."
I have to say, I’m absurdly interested to see how he comes off. Is he really that boring?
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Well, you might try counterbalancing the Caps’ personality with some of the lesser lights on the Pens. Someone mentioned Fleury being hilarious?
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The only way HBO can make Sidney Crosby even remotely interesting is to insist he shed all his clothes and do a pole dance for the cameras and not say anything. Otherwise…meh. The contrast between him and Ovie will be obvious even to the hockey challenged who will tune in to this series.
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