Friday Caps Clips: HBO Comes Calling
by EmilyB on Sep 24, 2010 6:42 AM EDT
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Print- Tune in tomorrow to Japers' Rink Radio for some Capitals gameday action. Pepper and Russell will wrap up training camp and the first pre-season win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, look ahead to Saturday's game at Nashville, and talk fantasy pucks with TSN.ca's Scott Cullen. [JRR]
- In case you hadn't heard, HBO and the NHL held a big press conference at Kettler yesterday to announce their special collaboration for "24/7 - Penguins/Capitals Road to the Winter Classic." HBO Sports' cameras will move into the Capitals' and Penguins' dressing rooms, team meetings, homes and lives for four weeks as the teams prepare to meet on the 50-yard faceoff circle of Heinz Field this New Year's Day. Date Night with your DVR begins Wednesday, December 15. [NHL.com, Capitals.NHL.com, Penguins.NHL.com, Dump 'n Chase, OFB, SB Nation DC, SB Nation Pittsburgh, Puck Daddy, PD Video, ProHockeyTalk, Tim Leone, Michelle Scalise, Ed Frankovic, USA Today]
- "Let's do this." - GM George McPhee. [Caps Insider]
- Agent Steinz, in his element. [Bog (the players speak), Bog (Q & A)]
- But hey, what's the deal with that logo? [SB Nation DC]
- Alex Ovechkin will apparently be offering language lessons... [Alex Ovetjkin]
- ...when he's not busy reminiscing about the frozen ponds of Moscow. (Cue the "childhood memories" theme music, and presumably there was a frozen pond or two in Cole Harbour, NS) [NHL.com]
- John Carlson just might be getting a few of Mike Green's power play minutes this season. [WaPo]
- 30 in 30 for Mathieu Perreault. [Red Line Station]
- Brooks Laich, exorcist? [Tracee Hamilton]
- Professor D.J. King's School of Pugilism is accepting new students. First up - Dustin Stevenson. Next - maybe Jeff Schultz? [OFB]
- Semyon Varlamov shares more of his American experience with the folks back home. [RMNB]
- Hmmm. The new goalie pads on Braden Holtby and Dany Sabourin sure don't look very chocolatey, now do they? [Stack the Pads]
- Jared DeMichiel has a smokin' hot new mask. [Front/Sides/Top, Back]
- The kids are back with their junior teams, and they all had a great time and learned a lot at Caps Camp. [Galiev, Mitchell, Carrier]
- Dmitri Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov played against one another this week. Here's some details. [Recap, video highlights (in Russian)]
- Cody Eakin, robbed. [The Dub Hub]
- The NHL released its new "New Media" policy. It needs a little work. [OFB]
- A look ahead to Boyd Gordon's season. [Peerless]
- Dan Steinberg tries to parse the statements of Damien Cox. [Bog]
- Why can't we watch Caps preseason games on teevee? [YLM, from his Box Seats]
- Something something shot differentials something. [The Other Box Seats Blogger]
- Tasty baked goods + clever tee-shirts (+ a visit from Holtby) = well-deserved fame. [RtR]
- Reminder - make your plans to attend the Japers' Rink After-Party following CapsCon. [Japers' Rink]
- How will Karl Alzner celebrate his 22nd birthday today? Perhaps by finally buying some groceries. [Homer McFanboy]
- Finally, the Japers' Rink community extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Brian St. Louis. He touched the lives of many members of the metro DC hockey community, and he will be greatly missed. [NBC Washington, ARLnow]
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Via Pension Plan Puppets, check out contract negotiations with a top-six forward, from back in the day.
You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!
Looks like a photocopy of the contract I signed for the job I work at now… :o
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on Sep 24, 2010 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Wait, you have a signed contract?
Orally conveyed,
J. Tacopina
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by J.P. on Sep 24, 2010 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
Well played sir (tips cap).
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on Sep 24, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
But, don’t you mean “verbally conveyed”…?
by mechanicsville on Sep 24, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
In usual usage, verbal means ‘spoken or written in words’. And oral, the less inclusive term, just means ‘spoken in words’. These sense distinctions match the respective etymologies: verbal from Latin verbum, meaning ‘word’, and oral from Latin os, meaning ‘mouth’.
From Random House
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
10-4!! Playing sarcastically off JP’s tweet from the other day.
by mechanicsville on Sep 25, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Tough to tell whether ol’ Regis made all of his bonus that year. Those Leafs did have some good nicknames though.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Sep 24, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Anybody know if NSH will stream the game tomorrow?
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
I haven’t seen any indication of any tv coverage. Interesting that Nashville is playing 3 games in 3 nights (last night Carolina, tonight at Carolina, and tomorrow against Washington.) The team site did have a game blog running during the game last night, but obviously, it focused on the home team. Nashville’s Training Camp/Preseason info.
Also, I believe Nashville doesn’t have all of its regular season games televised, so I’d be very surprised if a home preseason game was on tv down there; there’s a whole series of fanfest events going on this weekend designed to bring people to the rink.
My comment did respond to the question about a stream…Yes, I know sometimes a jumbotron feed gets streamed but there is no indication that is in the plans from the information I provided above.
There is no indication it will be televised, no indication of any stream for the first game or the away game tonight (that I have seen), and no indication there will be one Saturday night as of now; the only thing I have seen is information about blog updates.
Speaking of crazy preseason schedules, has everyone seen how Tampa started the preseason? INSANE:
Tuesday, September 21 – Dallas Stars (in Dallas)
Wednesday, September 22 – Chicago Blackhawks (in Winnipeg)
Thursday, September 23 – Edmonton Oilers (in Edmonton)
Saturday, September 25 – Calgary Flames (in Calgary)
Obviously after that they’re off until the 1st, when they play back-to-back games in Florida and Tampa, but still.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
The three games in three nights are essentially “split squad” games though, right? I imagine the schedule is harder on the team’s training staff than the players.
Oh, for sure…this is not a schedule you’d be able to do in the regular season with a 23-man roster. Still kind of insane, and my guess is they at least all had to travel together – or book some guys on commercial flights rather than ride on the charter.
But yeah, murder on the training staff for sure. I’m sure they’ll be happy to see this week end.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
What exactly is this “split-squad” stuff?
by red army line on Sep 24, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Borrowing from baseball spring training – when you’ve got so many players in camp that you can field two teams, you send one to one game, the other to another. So while it’s back-to-back games for the organization, few if any players will be playing both.
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When the Caps played Columbus, it was a completely different Jackets team than the previous night, for example.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Right. They’ve been doing an even more condensed version of that for other teams, too – playing home-and-home series at the same time. Calgary and Vancouver did that a few days ago, and I believe Edmonton did as well.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
LA usually does it every year. I think Phoenix, too.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
That’s because they play in the cactus league, And the rest of us play in the grapefruit league. ;)
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on Sep 24, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Indeed, yesterday there were two LA-Phoenix preseason games. I suspect more veteran NHL players were at home, and more AHL-bound players were on the road in that set…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 24, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
More of a mix than you’d expect by Yotes, but keep in mind that flight is nothing. Kings pretty much stuck to the usual plan and keep almost all their vets at home.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
by Carl Putnam on Sep 24, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the Bolts, like the Panthers, have their training camps in Canada and not in Florida.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 24, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I want to see Jeff Schultz in a fight about as badly as I want to see Stecks fight Konopka again…which is to say never.
That said, though I’m not a huge fan of fighting (though I understand its place in the game and would resist any calls to do away with it), I am seriously intrigued to see DJ King in action.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Sep 24, 2010 8:35 AM EDT reply actions
C’mon – Mr. Nasty has four fights over the last seven seasons! (Granted, that’s basically on cab ride’s worth of brawls for Patrick Kane…)
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by J.P. on Sep 24, 2010 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I had forgotten he took on Jackman at one point. If Mr. Nasty intends to do that again then maybe he could use some of DJ’s tutelage after all.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Sep 24, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
DJ King’s fight school also needs a remedial class… Semin needs to sign up for that…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 24, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I read through the OFB article about the new media policy (which was a pretty good read). Can anyone comment on whether that policy changes anything for Caps bloggers? Does the policy restrict a team’s ability to give a credential to bloggers if they want to?
OFB makes it sound like they can no longer interview other teams’ GMs (like they interviewed Brian Murray last year) and that just sounds crazy to me. What’s going to happen if they interview Brian Burke this year? Would OFB be disciplined somehow? Would Burke? How would the NHL stop a thing like that?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
It also sounds like if one of our bloggers travels to an away game, he/she can’t get into the Caps’ locker room. Correct?
"It's always good to have vikings."
And again, my question is: what happens if the Caps’ training staff opens the door and invites the blogger in? Do the Caps get disciplined?
I get that the goal was to let the Rangers be the masters of their own locker room even when they are not in NY, and I actually don’t have a problem with that aspect of the policy. I generally value letting teams control their own locker rooms (even if they’re going to be stupid about it) above forcing anyone in there that they don’t want. But if the policy is going to restrict teams from voluntarily giving access, that’s crazy.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
To all of these questions, I will reply with a stock answer that’s good for ~50% of all NHL-related inquiries: It’s the NHL – they make up the rules as they go.
Honestly, though, I don’t have any idea and it certainly doesn’t seem well thought-out or conveyed.
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To me that kind of speaks to how little this actually impacts most teams – as I understand it there still aren’t a ton of teams that credential bloggers, right? I know the Wild will be doing it for the first time this season but I can’t think of many other teams that do. My guess is it was slapped together because the Rangers brought it up.
That’s not to say that it wouldn’t have been implemented eventually (or that it’s 100% a bad idea) but I’m betting they give it more thought if they’re not trying to just appease a cranky team.
Or not. It is the NHL, after all.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
I think roughly 1/3 of SBN hockey blogs are credentialed for the teams they cover.
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…oh. Really? That many? Interesting. Comment retracted, then, I guess it has something of an impact. I still think they give this (at least slightly) more thought if it’s not done after a team complaint.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
Actually, I think the number is 8 or 9 out of 30, but I’m not sure that there aren’t degrees of credentials being provided.
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When I see “Brooks Laich, Exorcist”, my mind’s eye comes up with a visage of Brooks dressed as a priest (Dark shirt, collar, etc.) kneeling over a car’s flat tire, exocising the demons from it. He then puts the air pump that pumps the Holy Air into the tire and it stays inflated
And then to celebrate, Slapshot rides a toboggan down the Exorcist Steps in Georgetown… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDoJ_WhHXbo
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by BradleyFightingVehicle on Sep 24, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
…when he’s not busy reminiscing about the frozen ponds of Moscow. (Cue the “childhood memories” theme music, and presumably there was a frozen pond or two in Cole Harbour, NS)
I can’t wait for the inevitable montage of a young toothless Ovi walking the grey streets of Moscow to the rink on a cold winter’s day…beating up young Muscovites and taking their lunch money along the way. Meanwhile on a peaceful day in Cole Harbor, young Sidney strolls down the tree lined streets to the local pond. Once again, he offers up his skates to a young ‘un who can’t afford his own and plays all day in his stocking feet.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
Meanwhile, in Soviet Russia…
8 year old Ovechkin sits, strapped in a utilitarian metal chair, in a cold, sterile room. The grungy tile on the wall and flickering fluourescent lights evoke the feel of a Cold War bunker. A 35mm projector shows him clips of the greatest Russian players. The loss at Lake Placid is especially brutal to watch. The 2 or 3 frame interstitials of crushing knee-on-knee hits subliminally seep into his subconscious. Katinka Ingabogovinanana manages the whole macabre affair.
"Inglewood Jack! Inglewood Jack!" - Coach Jules
by Alz Well That Ends Well on Sep 24, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
NBC is so going to milk that “take me to the motherland” moment. I hate their fluff pieces.
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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Wait, Ovechkin’s going to fly to Moscow sometime in the 4 days leading up to the Winter Classic?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup, which is actually why this whole HBO thing doesn’t excite me in the slightest. We all know it’s going to be the Crosby-Ovi show, with a side of the “supporting cast”. No thank you.
"Do you see my fist? It was fists like these that built quaint Canadian cities out of the harsh Canadian wilderness, etc. etc."
by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
For what it’s worth, HBO is saying the exact opposite of this. Sure they’ll cover Ovi and Crosby because they’re interesting parts of the team, but their focus is on the teams. The guy on the Caps Report yesterday made this very clear.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
If that’s what actually happens, I’d be thrilled. I’m just not holding my breath. I also don’t have HBO, so I’ll have to rely on you guys to tell me whether it’s worth making an effort to watch!
"Do you see my fist? It was fists like these that built quaint Canadian cities out of the harsh Canadian wilderness, etc. etc."
by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
If you don’t watch HBO then you probably have seen the excellent work their sports folks do. I’m sure there will be plenty of Sid and Ovi, but I feel confident there will be a ton of other storylines and personalities presented. HBO is not NBC.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
I’m totally with you there. It would be really easy for HBO to spend all their time focusing on Rex Ryan, for example…but they don’t, they focus on the QB and the rookie kid trying to make it and the depth guy and the veteran getting pushed out. It’s great, and riveting TV – and I’m not even close to an NFL fan.
Can’t even explain how excited I am for this thing to air.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
You’re right, I don’t have much exposure to what HBO sport does. That you all are this excited makes me have a wee bit o’ hope for this series. As everyone has mentioned, just the Caps roster alone could make for some fantastically entertaining TV. I just hope they can capitalize on it.
"Do you see my fist? It was fists like these that built quaint Canadian cities out of the harsh Canadian wilderness, etc. etc."
by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
When I heard it was an HBO production I was thrilled. They consistently put out great programs. I haven’t seen the Hard Knocks yet, but I watch a lot of HBO. Their shows are masterpieces of ensemble production. I’m not at all worried that it will be a “Sid and Ovi” hagiographic piece. The other guys in the locker as well as each team’s chemistry and identity will surely be the driving force behind the series.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
hagiographic
Can I just say, once again, how much I love this blog and its commenters?
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
by SmallZ827 on Sep 24, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
As long as it’s not coprophagic.
"Inglewood Jack! Inglewood Jack!" - Coach Jules
by Alz Well That Ends Well on Sep 24, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I admit I had to look it up. But ugh, that’s disgusting.
I’m still fond of my word—hagiography. What do popes, kings, and sports stars share? A tendency for writers to pen hagiographic essays that lack any kind of critical, objective evaluation. Unless it’s a Canadian writer named Cox trying to make money off of a certain Russian sports star. Then it’s the proverbial hack job. (Though to be fair I am judging it to be a hack job off of two excerpts and a series of nasty tweets).
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
In the literary sense, I would classify some of the NBC specials that way.
"Inglewood Jack! Inglewood Jack!" - Coach Jules
by Alz Well That Ends Well on Sep 24, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
True. But I’m still grossed out. That must be why I watch a lot of HBO. Best use of vocabulary including cussing is Deadwood.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I seem to have found the long lost village of feral logophiles. :-)
Country Gentlemen's Pig Fertilizer Gazette
Dunny-on-the-World
we’re not feral, we’re elitist!
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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I’d say condition two pretty much necessitates condition three.
'Cause the end of what it was is what it is right now...
Are Strunk & White or Gardner acceptable substitutes?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
We may not all have style, but at least we’ve got some of the elements.
Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.
We are guided by our own style. Thus others of Umberger ilk can accuse us of not playing the right way—the Caps style is hard to emulate.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a Chicago Manual freak because I love the exceptions to the rule!
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Substitutes? Try requirements!
"#DCU is like senior prom. A bunch of people standing around waiting for a 17-year old to score."
by Bald Pollack on Sep 24, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
were you watching the Dung Beetles Dirty Jobs episode?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Neat trick I use for HBO and such. Once you sign up for the service, you also get HBO on demand. So wait a couple days after the last episode airs to sign up. Then tape all the episodes off of on-demand, and cancel after that. Your service will be pro-rated for the just the days you have it.
"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
really? Awesome! Because I really don’t want to spring the money for HBO.
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 for just four episodes, no. Still, it’d be nice to be able to see them as they air, if only to be able to keep up with the conversation.
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’m happy to pay the programming costs for the quality stuff they produce. They aren’t perfect, but hands down the produce better original programming than any other network, cable or network.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
The only thing I tend to watch on TV is sports. I’m not a movie buff and I seldom actually find sitcoms funny. I can’t see myself having enough interest in the type of programming they produce to make it worth my money.
If I could get FiOS, that would be different, but Comcast is crazy expensive as it is.
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.
The pay cable movies are the last thing I watch on HBO. Their original programming is what I watch. You look at the last 10 years and they’ve had the best dramas on TV (The Sopranos & The Wire), the best mini-series (Band of Brothers), and the best telepics (see Temple Grandin for recent example). I haven’t even mentioned their non-fiction stuff.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
I have zero interest in anything you mentioned. Call me weird, and you might be right, but most TV just isn’t for me.
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.
Loved The Wire and Sopranos. But also Rome, Deadwood, and Six Feet Under. You’re right. Their original programming is hands down better than any other network.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
They also made “Entourage” and “John from Cincinatti,” though, which docks them a couple of points in my book.
Yes, Entourage. Amazingly I’ve missed John from Cincinnati.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
This is getting OT (I’m to blame). How about we move this over to OT thread?
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
Good idea.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
AMC and FX are making strides.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Mad Men. Who needs ABC, CBS, or NBC anyway.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Eastbound and Down is hilarious and worth everyone’s time.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Sep 24, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
True. However, none of the series on those networks, including Dexter, had surpassed HBO’s quality IMO. I’m actually excited that other pay and basic cablers have gotten into the game. The more competition the better.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
Dexter isn’t The Wire, but I’d put it up against anything else HBO has done
Aim for the head baby Jesus
Weeds.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s worked for me 3 times now. They charge something like $16/month just for HBO, which I think is ridiculous (though I always wonder if Fios has added my name to a list somewhere…..)
"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 signed up for HBO yesterday and I got a $10 a month deal for a year from Comcast in Montgomery County. Last night I watched the first episode of Hard Knocks on demand and a movie. I’ll probably keep it through January at least. I already pay Comcast an arm and a leg, but I figured what’s $10 more? I can afford it.
I enjoyed what Alzner had to say in the HMcFanboy blog—seems grounded and mature in his attitude though he’s kept a touch of his superstitious nature.
However I found myself asking what do I expect from Alzner. I mostly had been mindful of keeping my expectations in check with Carlson, that he will have some rookie growing pains. Perhaps from Alzner we could expect a calm attitude, consistency, and solid two -way play. I think he has handled being bounced between Hershey and DC quite well.
Also as long as the team is going with the youth/rookie approach this season perhaps it’s good to start them out as a pairing since they have such great chemistry.
Here’s hoping that Alzner can finally start buying groceries for his fridge.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
HBO
I’d love to see a series that follows players during their day with the Stanley cup.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Sep 24, 2010 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Media and TV contract focused look at the HBO series.
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/cable-tv/e3i658a6a7dda1cb704053d2c88e4eac114
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I love the HBO idea. Love it. Can’t wait to see it. Friends of mine are all complaining that it’s Crosby vs. Ovechkin for the millionth time, but I’m not sure what people expect. For the NHL to become more popular, it has to promote itself with its best talent (Crosby and Ovechkin, the Pens and Caps) and its best characters (Ovechkin).
I really hope we see Crosby unfiltered. He’s not as fake and boring as he is seen in interviews, is he? I mean, nobody’s that dull.
I have to say, I’ve seen a few short clips from that Crosby DVD they put out last year (?) and there were glimpses of him joking with teammates and messing around in practice that made him seem…dare I say it…personable?
I don’t know, as much as we pick on him for his shellacked media image and lack of personality I think he could be interesting in this – away from the interviews and the canned cliche-filled sound bytes and all that stuff. Not that I want it to be all him, all the time, but I don’t want all Ovie all the time, either.
All Bradley, all the time? Yes. :)
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I want to see who Sid is, but……..can he let his guard down with cameras around? Will he be Mr. Tofu all the time? Or is there actually a personality (and none that’s slightly less obnoxious than the few glimpses we have seen) buried under there?
The NHL needs him to be semi-interesting for this. It can’t be the Stoic Sid vs. Crazy Alex show. That would flop. (thank god Professor Bradley will be there to save it!)
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It’s not Crosby they should be worried about, it’s Malkin. That guy is gangly and awkard in any language.
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by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
So you are saying the NHL should be worried about Schultz?
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by Carl Putnam on Sep 24, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
he’s all wild and crazy behind the scenes!
I hope someone does something that would be considered “out of character.” Like Bylsma doing his best Rex Ryan impression. Or Bruce being serious.
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Schultz ain’t a star. I do think the NHL should be worried about Semin — he’s more likely than anyone to say something completely inexplicable, since he doesn’t take media/interviews seriously at all.
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by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you missed my apparently poor attempt at humor.
"The most important thing - to get to the playoffs and move on." Evgeny Kuznetsov
nah, I just wanted to make the point about Semin. He may be the NHL’s Most Dangerous Player (when there’s a microphone in front of him)
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by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Well at least he doesn’t speak English, right? Oh, er….
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m always amused when he listens to questions in English and then starts with an answer before his translator’s had a chance to translate.
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Haha yea, although anyone who’s tried learning another language knows its ten times easier to understand the new language than to formulate your own sentences. I imagine that’s even more true when there’s a camera and a mic in your face.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
“Crosby is dead wood, I am chainsaw.
I enjoy lactation most of all."
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
by fat_daddyo on Sep 24, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
tuvan translated that as driftwood actually. I thought he had a better translation than Dmitri, who seemed to aim more towards inflammatory vs really trying to get Semin’s point across. Although I think Semin loves him some pretty hockey and looks down upon those that play a gritty game. Wonder what he thinks of Knuble.
"Crosby is dead wood, I am chainsaw.
I enjoy lactation most of all."
What??? How did I miss this? Link please.
'Cause the end of what it was is what it is right now...
Seriously, I thought fat_daddyo was just making random things up. This actually happened??
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I personally thought the second half of that quote was snark. And hilarious snark at that! Unless I too really missed something.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Sep 24, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank god. Well done, BTW.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea but Malkin’s awkwardness can actually be pretty amusing, so long as it’s not the focus for more than a few minutes.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
The thing that this show needs is for talented guys not named Crosby or Ovechkin to come out and be interesting.
Bradley’s funny. I’m sure Matt Cooke is a character. But what people need to see is if Backstrom is interesting or if Malkin has a personality. It’s tough to put your hopes on a fourth-liner who is totally unrecognizable.
Not really. A 4th liner can be the star in a show like this. HBO will follow storylines and people who will make good TV. That isn’t always star players.
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by Carl Putnam on Sep 24, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
No, but look at Hard Knocks. This year, the focus was on Rex Ryan, Revis, Sanchez, Santonio Holmes, and Nick Mangold. They’re either all very good players or very recognizable.
Sure, they pulled other guys in, but it’s still going to focus on the stars and near-stars.
Nick Mangold is recognizable? How many casual fans know who the Jets center is?
They focus more on personalities and storylines. Revis was a focus because of the holdout. Last year it was Bengal’s O-line draft pick who 99% of people wouldn’t know. Hard Knocks always focuses on holdouts because its drama. In past year’s Hard Knocks focused on all sorts of players and coaches. They always try and focus on an assistant coach who is good for TV (Campo, Zimmer, etc.) for example.
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by Carl Putnam on Sep 24, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a casual football fan and this is what I know about the Jets:
Rex Ryan is a big dude who I think is great because he told off Tony Dungy. (I like him even more after seeing the “Let’s go get a [bleeping] snack!” clip)
Revis who?
Sanchez is a USC guy and quarterback. Slightly more successful than other recent USC quarterbacks in making that transition.
Holmes, I know the name. I think he’s good at what he does, but what exactly that position is, I can’t tell you.
Mangold, yeah, no clue.
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If you’re a fan of the NFL, you know who Nick Mangold is. He’s a two-time Pro Bowl center, and one of the best young linemen in the league.
I know plenty of casual NFL fans who don’t know who he is. If you are a hardcore football fan sure you know who he is. I knew who he was when he was in college. You’re missing the point. The point is he was in the series because he was part of the team’s storyline on two occasions. One dealt with snaps and the other was when he signed his contract. Kellen Clemons got as much face time as Mangold.
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by Carl Putnam on Sep 24, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course, in football, you have over twice as many people on a game-day roster as you do on two NHL teams. In a training camp, there are maybe three to four-times as many.
Even dividing focus between the Caps and the Pens, you’re going to have plenty opportunity for lots of personalities to stand out. And, surprise surprise, the guys who are going to stand out are likely going to be the same guys who talk to the media on a regular basis (e.g. Ovechkin, Laich, Bradley, Knuble, etc.).
Really? An NFL roster is 53 men, an NHL roster is 23 (of which 20 dress for any given game). Are you telling me that 4×20 < 53 ?
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They have a bunch more guys (not sure how many exactly) during training camp.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Not that many more. The Skins had 84 before their first cuts.
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Sorry to self-reply, but it goes like this: You can have as many guys at the start of camp as you like, but you have to cut down to 75 by a given date and to 53 by a second given date. Usually the second date is a day or two after the final pre-season game; the first one is usually after the second or third game.
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3*23 = 69
4*23 = 92
84 and 75 players fall within “three to four times as many.”
Either way, the point is the same. HBO is working with a smaller number of players here, and should be able to follow multiple storylines on both teams as a result..
But look at what you said.
in football, you have over twice as many people on a game-day roster as you do on two NHL teams.
23 men is one NHL team, not two.
Yes, I’m quibbling and I’m picking on you. By your wording, you’re claiming 4 * 46, not 4*23.
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Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Forgive my dangling modifier. The point remains the same; they’re going to have fewer than 53 players, fewer coaches, and fewer hangers-on to cover in this situation, which should give HBO ample time to cover a number of different characters.
The actual numbers are irrelevant with the exception of how they grant a comparison of the numbers of people involved.
The point is fair, just your count completely threw me and I got tangled up in trying to make the numbers resolve. Thanks!
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I have no doubt that it’s not going to be all Sid and Ovie. They will be the stars for sure, along with the coaches, but Hard Knocks always focuses on other guys. The training camp element gives them a lot of human interest grist for the mill in guys trying to avoid cuts, but I expect something similar here.
I could see them following Carlson and Alzner and their adjustment to the NHL. Also I can see the goalie battle between Neuvy and Varly being highlighted.
you know the producers are salivating over the thought of getting Laich on camera. They’re probably also hoping Mike Green starts dropping lines about taking a video camera and a stack of ones with him on road trips.
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I’m still convinced they won’t offer much more than the stars. I’d welcome the chance to change my mind on this, but until I see a 15 minute segment of this show that doesn’t involve Sid or Ovi I’m not convinced this will be worth my time.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
My thoughts exactly. Especially seeing the video they put together at the press conference. Past shows, Last years’ Winter Classic, ending with a lot of Sid and Ovi shots.
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Malkin’s also deceptively funny. Hate the guy but he’s made me laugh a few times.
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Once or twice it was even an intentional joke!
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by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
The really drastic differences might be among the coaches. Dan Bylsma has the demeanor of an accountant; Bruce Boudreau is, well… Bruce.
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by ThePeerless on Sep 24, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruce is going to steal this show.
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Very likely. His story and personality will work perfectly.
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by Carl Putnam on Sep 24, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
There is literally no chance the Bruce gets fired midseason. After the next playoffs, maybe, if the result is the same as last year.
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Hmmm. If the Caps are languishing in 10th place at Christmas, I can see Bruce getting the axe midseason, a la Therien and Stevens.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
If this Caps team playing in this division is in 10th place in the East in December, somebody ought to be fired
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by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, man. As was the case with the Flyers last year and the Pens the year before that. With the talent on those teams, they had no business being as low in the standings as they were.
Just saying that coaches are effective until they aren’t, and there’s no real knowing when they start to get tuned out and performance slips.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
while I know anything can happen and that’s why the play the game, do we have much reason to believe that something like that would happen? Prolonged regular season slumps are virtually unheard of under Bruce, and even if there were a slew of injuries, we’ve seen in the past that, somehow, the Caps tend to keep plugging away and winning games. Add to that, this is largely the same team. It’s not like they’re trying to incorporate a lot of new players.
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See above. I can’t discern any “warning signs” or patterns to when coaches cease to be effective – the team just starts underperforming and can’t get out of it.
I have no real reason to believe that it will happen with BB, though.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
in both the Pitt and Philly situations you posted above, there were warning signs. It was a rather well known fact that Therrien was widely loathed in his own locker room. In Philly, they had a team that was known to have an unsettled locker room at times and they threw some rather fiery personalities into that mix during the off season. And the Flyers had a tendency to perform below par until the playoffs under Stevens previously. Even under Laviolette, they performed under par, right up until the playoffs started.
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The chance is definitely greater than “none.” That midseason firing thing tends to work with talented, slumping teams, especially in the East. If the Caps falter, BB has no job security.
If the Caps falter
How far? I just don’t see any way this Caps team as currently constituted falling far enough to get Bruce fired midseason.
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agreed, the Caps could play way way below their talent level and still win their division, do you fire a coach midseason that is winning its division
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I don’t think the difference between fighting for a playoff spot and comfortably leading the division is as large as this string of comments seems to imply it is. Some bad goalie play, a couple of injuries and you’re right there in 9th place. Ask the Red Wings last season. Ask the Flyers. Ask the Penguins. Those teams are all extraordinarily talented and they all have at least above-average depth.
Hell, look at the Capitals in the season that Bruce arrived; was Hanlon a bad coach? All signs point to hell yes he was. But the shots just weren’t going in and everything that got fired at Kolzig or Johnny was squeaking through. Some timely goalie play, some of the shots start crossing the line that didn’t before and bam, playoff berth.
Don’t underestimate the Lightning. If they get lucky, they could seriously outperform what they did last season. All it takes for them is some good goalie luck and a couple of hot hands. There’s no guarantee that the Caps have the division sewn up by the WC this season. None at all.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d say that it’s basically impossible that they’ll have it sewn up that early. Even if they have a big lead, how could Caps fans not appreciate the risk of us being the ‘10-’11 version of the ‘07-’08 CAR team. They had a nice big lead around New Year’s and then choked it away. Oh right, the Caps would never choke a healthy lead away…
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by Rob Parker on Sep 24, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not during the regular season, they wouldn’t
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by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t want it to seem like I’m attempting to argue that we’ll have the division clinched half-way thorugh the season, because I’m not. I just don’t think the team will be so far on the other end of the spectrum as to get Bruce fired.
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That was a little hyperbolic on my part, but it’s not out of the question that there’s a huge bunch-up from 6-12 like there was last season, with 6 leading the SE. I don’t think it’s likely, but far stranger things have happened in the NHL over the years.
Will the Caps be leading the division at Christmas or New Years? Probably so; I’d lay money on it up to about 5:1. But things could definitely go wrong in a lot of different ways.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I totally agree with you, but I don’t think BB gets fired if we’re at #6, and I don’t think he gets fired if we’re at #10 if we’re 2 points from #6. I still think he as a long leash with the organization. I could be wrong, but I doubt the situation arises.
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I think it has to be struggling for a playoff spot. If GMGM sees that things are going in the wrong direction with BB, and thinks BB is part of the cause or that the players have tuned him out, don’t doubt that he will pull the trigger (and I’m guessing replace him with French). Hopefully that won’t be necessary.
I think it’s semantics, but I’m not sure one can really be struggling for a playoff spot by Christmas. Even if you’re in 12th, three straight wins probably puts you right back into it at that point.
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Fair, although the Caps were doing more than struggle for a playoff spot by Thanksgiving when BB got the job (although I don’t see how that could possibly happen to this team). Perhaps I was wrong before – maybe if it were to happen, it would be based more on how the team is responding to BB than where they are in the standings.
In any event, I think it’s likely that BB’s fate is secure until the end of the playoffs.
I think we’re in agreement. If we have the same record at Thanksgiving as we did in ‘07-’08, of course he gets canned. I just don’t see any way this team is in 15th at Thanksgiving.
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I don’t see 15th at Thanksgiving, but I could definitely see 9th in February with an injury to Green that kept him out for significant time and some bad shooting luck at both ends of the ice. Knock on wood and pray this doesn’t happen, but it’s definitely possible.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Should append; not at all probable, but undeniably possible in a way that 15th on Turkey Day simply isn’t.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Undeniably possible, but I’m not sure 9th in February is enough for the coach to lose his job. Maybe it is, but upper management all seems pretty hunky dory with each other, at least in public.
And I know we’re all hoping that this entire discussion is mute, anyway.
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A lot can change in relationships over four months of season, but it does seem unlikely now. If he looks like he’s lost the room, though, all bets are off.
And yes, I really, deeply hope that we’re not shaking our heads and referencing this conversation in February.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Ain’t sports grand?
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Grand and gutwrenching, heh. Can’t escape!
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Too bad Sidney moved out of Mario’s place….it would have been fun to see the cameras follow Sidney down to the basement! But it will also be cool to see his newly constructed home.
by Ray of Sunshine on Sep 24, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
He hasn’t moved yet, he wants it to be finished before he moves in. Be interesting to see if it’s ready for the big reveal just in time for the HBO cameras, eh?
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I wonder if his mom’s famous dryer is there with him?
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
A little HGTV with the HBO! Perhaps a tour of Nicky’s new house, too.
But when you consider the entire series is a total of 4 hours (right?) and they will want to be fair and split it somewhat equally between the two teams – I can’t see how they get too deep on anything or anyone.
by Ray of Sunshine on Sep 24, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Prime Time lineup tonite on ABN (All-Bradley Network):
8:00 – 8:30pm — “Matty’s Ride.” Join Matt as he reviews the latest in beater cars. Tonite, Matt puts the 1976 AMC Pacer through its “paces” (guests include Wayne Campbell and Garth Elgar).
8:30-9:00 — “The Nutty Professor.” Matt Bradley is “The Professor” in this mad-cap romp through a high-school science class where no one can seem to put two and two together.
9:00 – 9:30 — “Taking Charge.” In this reality show send up, Matt Bradley jumps into game-winning situations without the coach approving, or even knowing about it. Tonite, Matt jumps onto the field for the Redskins to try a 52-yard field goal against the Houston Texans…in overtime!
9:30 – 10:00 — “Matt on Matt.” Matt takes you through a day of being “Matt Bradley.” For those who yearn for “moremattbradley,” this half hour is for you.
10:00 – 11:00 — “Law and Order: Washington.” Matt Bradley metes out justice and puts hooligans “on ice” in this often bloody (usually Bradley’s) spin off of the popular crime series.
Late Night:
11:30 – 12:30 — “Overtime with Matt Bradley.” Matt Bradley packs jokes, guests, and hockey stories into 60 minutes with his fourth line sidekicks David Steckel and Boyd Gordon, plus bandleader D.J. King.
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by ThePeerless on Sep 24, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
what, no “Brads and Blue Crabs: Saving the Chesapeake”?
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That’s in the morning schedule.
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by ThePeerless on Sep 24, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
2:30 – 3:00 AM — no programming. Just a picture of Bradley bleeding
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by Gould Old Days on Sep 24, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
continuously running like the yule log on Christmas Day ?
(WPIX CH 11 anyone?)
He said the phone in his limo is busted...what is you...ignorant?
In Baltimore we had FISH TV, which was an aquarium. Exciting part was when the floating arm would feed them.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Don’t forget “CSI-Arlington” – Matt Bradley signs up as a CSI to try and solve crimes on and off the ice. He is forced to resign due to the fact that he leaves his own blood spatter and DNA over every crime scene.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Sep 24, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wanna see little Tank Bradley!
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Who's your Padre?
Brads is nodding in approval. You’ve gone green.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I am sure Crosby is not as dull as he seems in media appearances…but I have an anecdote, relayed to me by a Canadian friend, that I want to share. My friend’s friend went on a date with Crosby once, they grew up in the same area and Crosby was apparently into this girl. At the end of their date, they went back to his place, and he proceeded to show her his highlight reel. She wasn’t very impressed and said that he was pretty much a dorkish rink rat; the date ended quickly thereafter.
Now, this is a third-hand story, but I believe it happened and it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s kind of how Crosby is.
that pretty well tracks with what a friend of mine says he’s like (her brother played with Sid until he went to Shattuck-St. Mary’s)
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He never learned that “Want to come back to my place and see my etchings?” isn’t supposed to end with actually showing off the purported etchings?
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by CapitalCentre on Sep 24, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
“The way our league is now in terms of marketing and exposure — or lack of marketing — I think stuff like this is good for the league,”
You listening, Bettman?
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by ThePeerless on Sep 24, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Ahh, Mr Peerless. Your impertinence has cost you your hard-won non-MSM credential as a NHL blogger of some repute. We had such high hopes for you, too. Please turn your badge and your complimentary lifetime Fort Dupont parking pass with Mr Daly at the back door.
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by S h a g g y on Sep 24, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m with you. Focusing on the teams with the two most recognizable faces makes sense from a marketing standpoint. I am sure Sid will be interesting, even funny, and though Ovi will still have his outsized personality viewers will see his hard work and his driven, focused on winning side.
Color me excited by both events—the HBO show and the Winter Classic. The HBO show will hopefully drum up even greater WC viewership. I always love it when these two teams face each other—they bring out the best in each other. There’s never a dull moment.
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
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by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Focusing on the two teams also because of the owners. We all know Ted would be about doing new things, more so than say the Rangers would.
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You mean bloggers getting access to the players????
Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?
"I'm not going to tell!"
Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
"No way. I have a different objective. To win."
by capsyoungguns on Sep 24, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
First Group Practice this morning
Looks to me like group 1 this morning is the one slated to travel to Nashville for the game tomorrow. Of course, things can change, but the group was 2G, 6D, and 13F. By my count, five players in the group played in preseason game 1: Erskine, Fehr, Laich, Eakin, and Hendricks.
Bouchard Backstrom Knuble (red)
Beagle Aucoin Hendricks (green)
Laich Eakin Fehr Willsie (grey)
GMcNeill Joudrey Pinizzotto (white)
Schultz Green Erskine Fahey Nycholat Poti
Neuvirth Sabourin
No drop-off at 1LW there…
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by J.P. on Sep 24, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, well, if this roster holds true for tomorrow and of course, we’d expect Ovechkin to dress for preseason home games.
Bouchard has been lined up as a LW each time I have seen practice this week (which is not every practice.) I’ve wondered about that given he’s a RW, but there are a lot of RWs in camp.
That’s definitely the away team. In the interviews surrounding his contract extension, Neuvy said he and Dany were playing on Saturday.
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It was an easy assumption that the other 2 goalies would be traveling for this game, but getting a sense of the group I thought might be of interest, which is why I posted the info. :)
It’s obvious that’s the plan unless someone tweaks something (knock on wood), but we’re a day ahead with a game day skate and travel before game time still to go.
Ovechkin, Backstrom and Semin are all staying home – so there’s at least one change to that lineup.
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Thanks for the update. Like I indicated, speculation based on early practice today, relative lack of overlap with game 1 roster and I’d add in the vet count per the CBA preseason game rules.
Udate to the update: https://twitter.com/NHLPredsInsider/status/25424024692
My apologies – following up on earlier – Backstrom now coming, as is Laich and Knuble. No Varlamov
Still a little mind-blowing that the other teams’ fans need instant updates on who’s playing for my team. We really need to appreciate these seasons properly.
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by EmilyB on Sep 24, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Noooooo :( I’m going to practice tomorrow but not until after morning skate, I wanted to see those guys! Crap.
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Perhaps trying to sell people on coming down to see a preseason game both to see their team? I guess it depends in part in how many people follow that twitter feed, but I don’t find it surprising in the world of twitter, etc.
Of course, the other side to that argument is they wouldn’t be in a rush to announce Ovechkin not playing. I’m one of those interested in rosters for preseason games in terms of the roster spot fights, etc., and when attending a game, who I might see from the opposing team so I appreciate the information.
Theo talking to MTL? Maybe:
Jose Theodore would be interested in joining the Montreal Canadiens. According to a source close to his agent, Don Meehan, Theo asked his agent to pay attention to the situation of the guards in Montreal. Theo has the right to dream, but it will not happen unless Carey Price escaped from the city. Clan Theodore may think that Alex Auld is so bad that the HC will be forced to find a guard very quickly.
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I hope he lands somewhere where he’s happy, and I wish him all the best.
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by gotsparkly on Sep 24, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Theo will get a job when some team’s #1 keeper goes down with a lengthy injury. Until then, I doubt he gets picked up. Heck, if Varly or Nuevirth got hurt, I could see George reaching out to Jose.
Do you think he’d want to come back to Washington if that were the case?
Fantasy Teams: Baby Got Backstrom (Ladies of Twitter) and All's Fehr in the Crease (Six Beers Too Many)
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That’s what had me wondering.
Fantasy Teams: Baby Got Backstrom (Ladies of Twitter) and All's Fehr in the Crease (Six Beers Too Many)
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That would be either amazing or awful for Theo. I think he’s more talented than MTL’s current options, and could be had for reasonably little money this late in the preseason. But as a francophone, playing in a town that booed their own goaltender in a freaking preseason game, that’s a tough environment.
In any case, if he gets a start against the Caps, I’ll give him a standing-O. He was a class act here, and played well for us.
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by iwearstripes on Sep 24, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I just…have a really hard time believing this. If it’s true, he’s REALLY desperate for a job (which is sad and so very wrong considering the crap goaltenders who have jobs) – he did not leave Montreal in a friendly manner and they’ve been horrible to him there, both while he was on the team and after (as we’ve seen).
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…that wasn’t a swipe at your fact-checking skills, Em, it reads that way now that I look at it :P
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Technically, it’s just Theo’s agent whistling into the quebecois-press wind, much like Tapioca did for belanger.
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I love how many food names people have been using for that guy. For a while after the whole Belanger debacle I actually thought the dude’s name really was Tropicana.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Sep 24, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
As I mentioned to Becca yesterday on Twitter, you can/should be able sign up for HBO and cancel after a month, depending on your provider and whether you’re locked into a commitment.
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by Bald Pollack on Sep 24, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Not familiar with the torrential downpour of media available via questionable means online, I take it?
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
by jordanDC on Sep 24, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn’t have HBO and wanted to watch Hard Knocks. The first episode was legally available on a few websites, but after that I had to go with illegal streams that weren’t that great of quality. Honestly, if you are really interested in the series, I would just sign up for HBO for one month. Comcast has a special right now for $10 a month, that’s not too much to pay if you are really interested.
why go with illegal low quality streams when there are illegal high quality torrents?
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ok I am not knowledgeable about that kind of thing. Are they in HD quality? Would they look good if you played them on your big screen HDTV? I guess you can do that sort of thing, but I am lazy and just pay for the legal access. Whatever works for you.
Well, you’d be paying for 3 months if you get it now. If you’re like me and not planning to watch anything but that on HBO, I’d get it right before you need it and pay $16 for the one month instead of $30 for 3 months.
Fantasy Teams: Baby Got Backstrom (Ladies of Twitter) and All's Fehr in the Crease (Six Beers Too Many)
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They run those sort of specials a lot. I’m not advocating signing up now if you have 0 interest in anything else on HBO. You could probably get that same special again in December. Comcast told me the HBO channels are normally $19.48 a month.
I signed up now so I could watch Hard Knocks and I like the movies. I’m also particularly lazy so this way I don’t have to think about it again and will have it setup for December. I’m not sure if I’ll cancel after that.
Makes sense. Whichever way works for you.
I need to fix my Comcast setup anyway, but man they’re already ridiculously expensive.
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.
do they have HBO shows available for that? I know in the past that it was really hard to find access to Hard Knocks, you can’t get it through Netflix. NFL network plays it leading up to the next season of Hard Knocks (almost a year later). Maybe NHL network will show it later but I wouldn’t be sure of that. NFL films is heavily involved in Hard Knocks so it makes sense that NFL network would get to replay it.
That Dub Hub link is pretty hilarious. That’s got to be some sort of hometown/sentimental nod for the “top player” in the W. An older player, with literally zero offensive skill, playing forward. Not buying it. How cute, you guys give love to grinders. Now let’s be serious…
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Only 30 votes so far in today’s prediction poll. Who do you think will be the 4th seed in the East?
http://www.japersrink.com/2010/9/24/1707787/predict-the-standings-eastern-conference-seed-4
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The caption on the picture for the article absolutely slays me.
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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 24, 2010 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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