Saturday Caps Clips: 'Nuck'd
by EmilyB on Jan 15, 2011 9:08 AM EST
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Japers' Rink Radio hits the interwaves today at 10 Eastern. Pepper and Russell will be joined by Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News and Ed Frankovic of WNST.net. [JRR]
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's game from us, Vogs, WaPo (Carrera: blog, gamer), DCEX (McNally: blog, gamer), CSN Washington (Beninati), Caps365 video (Boudreau, players), Peerless, Frankovic, RMNB, Caps News Network, Caps Outsider, TBD.com, KoL, Puckhead, Inside Hockey, Caps 'Round the Clock, WC2010, clydeorama (pics), Caps In Pictures (pics).
- Another goal controversy? Really? [Puckhead]
- The end of an era - Corey Masisak filed his final gamer as a Caps beat reporter tonight. His forwarding address is New York City as he becomes a staff writer and editor for NHL.com. Good luck and godspeed in Gotham, friend. Show 'em how it's done. #thankscorey. [NHL.com]
- The end of two eras - Nate Ewell announced that he is leaving the Washington Capitals organization and moving to New England to become Director of Communications for College Hockey, Inc. There will be tributes a'plenty and many barrels of pixels deployed over the next two weeks in his honor, but for now we can only express our heartfelt gratitude, deepest admiration, and utter disbelief. [Caps Outsider]
- Here come the questions: "What's wrong with..."
- ...Alex Ovechkin? [Kukla's Korner, Hockey Independent]
- ...Nicklas Backstrom? [Examiner (Hoffman)]
- ...the goal scoring? [RtR]
- ...the power play? (with a fix!) [CI²]
- ...Brooks Laich? [ESPN (Burnside)]
- Mike Green is your Player of the Month. And no, that's not a typo. [Sporting Generosity]
- In which Elliot In The Morning helps John Carlson celebrate his 21st birthday in style. But hoisting Bud Lights at a boutique beer bar? We call shenanigans. [RMNB]
- Hustle and flow, baby. [RtR]
- "Patrick Wellar took a deflected shot to the mouth late in the second period and immediately left the ice with blood evident. Brian Willsie skated over, found Wellar’s tooth and made sure the tooth made it back to its rightful owner." Alrighty then. [SHoE]
- Ray Bourque is the Bryan Helmer of big time pro hockey. No, wait. Maybe it's the other way 'round. [Globe and Mail, Stack the Pads]
- Reports from Russia indicate that Evgeny Kuznetsov may move from Traktor to St. Petersburg SKA if Traktor falls out of Gagarin Cup playoff contention. [All Hockey.ru via GoogleTrans]
- And goaltender Philipp Grubauer was in a wee bit of a line brawl versus the Oshawa Generals. [OHL TV]
- Finally, happy 58th birthday to Randy Holt.
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Have to say I was a bit surprised at how obnoxious the Canuck fans were at the game last night. Not Ranger/Flyer class, but not too far off. I wasn’t in the section where the fight broke out, but a group in the section next to me felt that standing and cheering after a VAN goal wasn’t enough; they needed to turn around, arms up, and taunt the crowd around them (“Yeah, See that?” “That’s how it’s done”). They’re lucky they were at the VC and not 120 miles north.
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
I was rather surprised at how obnoxious the Canucks fans near me were. Obnoxious, drunk, entitled, conducted themselves very poorly.
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I was at the game, as a Canuck fan. I thought all the Caps fans I ran into after the game were very welcoming – I got a few people shaking my hand after and saying “good game”. Then again I try to not be an ass.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
NM's Chief Lady Pleaser. Just ask eightyseven
We had several asinine Canuck fans around us as well, two females that were incredibly drunk standing up yelling at the Caps fans around them and during the hockey song they turned around screaming..er singing. There were two guys with a sign with some innuendo about Brooks that stood in front of us numerous times and some man who kept saying something about Caps fans getting back on their wagons. Very irritating to say the least.
Sorry you guys had to be near some asshats. Not all of us are like that, and every fanbase has its fools
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
NM's Chief Lady Pleaser. Just ask eightyseven
Oh I know, I’ve met many fans that aren’t that way. I have no problem with fans from other teams being there if they are respectful. I’d never be that way in someone else’s barn.
Are you from Vancouver, by some chance?
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Guess you posted before I could reply to Semi_Colon.
That’s the one problem with being the second reply to a post. Hard to know who one’s talking to. (Besides your name indicates Caps fandom.)
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Sorry that you were around so many obnoxious Canucks fans. The ones near me weren’t too bad at all. But it seemed like there were an awful lot of them there last night. I would not have thought that the Wash DC area was that big of a haven for Vancouver expatriates. Or are the Caps so much of a disappointment that people around here have switched their allegiance to Vancouver? I know this is a front-running city but….
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Directly in front of us last night we had a group that I think were from the Canadian embassy or something. They all had on matching black coats with the Canucks logo on it (they were also awash in Polo but I digress) those guys never made a peep. They didn’t sing, stand, cheer or chant the entire game. They took some pictures, they left at the end of the period and returned shortly before the next one started. Those particular seats (I’m in section 113) always seem to have groups like this in them.
As for fans selling their seats, that’s a sore spot with me. A lot of the people in that section sell their seats on the regular and they sell them to non Caps fans. I get that you might need to sell games here and there but really make a effort to sell to Caps fans!
Section 118 (the one next to mine) seems to also have a lot of fans that sell their tickets a lot as well so there are always lots of opposing fans there. Usually the fans at the aisle there just across from me are rooting for the opposition.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
re: Goal controversy?
Glass was out of the play, exiting to the bench. The door was open and he was holding the side…definitely not off sides or too many men on the ice.
Suspend Colin Campbell!
Not the best decision for Green to step up and go for the hit on that play… IMO
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
Technically, a player exiting the ice is still off side until he has completely exited the playing surface, regardless of whether or no he’s in the play or not.
I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.
by iwearstripes on Jan 15, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. His foot is clearly still on the ice when the puck enters the zone. Blown call, but not enough to get me too fired up given how poorly the Caps played for the majority of the game.
Drunk Guy: "Alex Ovechkin is playing more like Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan this year."
Laichitor: "He has AIDS?"
Agreed, a blown call on the empty netter with 40 seconds left isn’t going to get me really fired up… the call on Greenie on a great defensive play pissed me off.
I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.
by iwearstripes on Jan 15, 2011 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
This isn’t the open-netter at the end; it’s the breakaway in the 2nd period. Not only did it turn out to be the GWG, it was right after the Caps had a great fore-checking shift. Very deflating.
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
Ah hadn’t realized that. In any case, its a technicality. Its not as if the player being off side actually had any impact on the play.
I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.
by iwearstripes on Jan 15, 2011 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
That is seriously the lamest excuse ever. And you’re a ref! It has no bearing whether or not it impacted the play. Offside is offside. There’s no “advantage” or “harmless error” rules like soccer. Plays that have no impact are whistled down all the time.
Drunk Guy: "Alex Ovechkin is playing more like Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan this year."
Laichitor: "He has AIDS?"
Given how little a linesman is actually responsible for you’d think they’d get this one right, but if that’s the only bad call an officiating crew makes all night, that’s a pretty good night.
Sadly, the call on Green was way way worse.
I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.
by iwearstripes on Jan 16, 2011 1:57 AM EST up reply actions
Randy Holt
Over the years (especially the early ones) the Caps have had lots of lame players, but IMO none as lame and dirty.
It’s all wrong, but it’s all right.
Seems like every time Bruce shuffles the lines he’s back to 8-19-22 by the end of the 2nd period if the Caps don’t have the lead. And this is happening at a point in the season where the offense is really struggling and some things need to be shaken up in order for an offensive explosion to happen. He doesn’t seem to have the guts to go with a mixed combination for long time enough for the lines to actually have a chance to create chemistry.
What lines would I try? 21-90-8 looked good on a few occasions last night when F16 was injured and Ovy was double shifting. Slumping Ovy and Bäckström need to be taken away from each other. And Ovy doesn’t need to play with the best of them to be the best (see Zubov, Clark) and actually does make people around him better. Is him being a LW too sacred in order to try things for more than just 1½ periods? (1b line would of course in this experiment be 28-19-22)
Minor nit-pick; he played with Zubrus, not Zubov. Zubov was one of the best.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Jan 15, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
I would have liked to have seen Bruce stick with 28-19-22 a bit longer, except that 28 is not currently an option.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Quick question, since I didn’t see the game last night, were Nicky and Marjo actually together on a line at some point or did they just happen to be together on the ice in the midst of a line change when Marjo’s goal was scored?
Fehr came off hurt and Nicky jumped on.
Drunk Guy: "Alex Ovechkin is playing more like Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan this year."
Laichitor: "He has AIDS?"
So much for the new defensive system. Giving up at least 3 goals a night isn’t very defensive, and yet the offense is still gone. Damn.
-These go to eleven.
The new defensive system doesn’t account for Chimera trying to get fancy at center ice and turning the puck over for a ready made breakaway for Sedin. PP goal and other a nice point shot through some traffic. Of all of those Varly would probably want the first one back, otherwise did a good job keeping us in the game. Not finishing our chances hurt a bunch. Nicky looked more like himself last night but getting stuffed on that breakaway certainly hurts, Green’s rough night included tripping over himself when he was free and clear in the slot.
Not finishing + a big turnover = tough to win.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Jan 15, 2011 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
You’re right Dave, I’m just looking at the bottom line. They gave up 4 to Fla, 3 to TB and now 3 to Van. If the point was to compensate for the lack of scoring by giving up fewer, then they’ve got to keep it under 3 at least. Really need to only allow 1 or 0 with the way they are not scoring. Just frustrated and have no belief in this team. None of us fans really have any reason to believe. They couldn’t get out of the first round 2 of the last 3 years. Can’t win a game 7 at home. I’ve been a fan since 1980 when I first discovered hockey, and I’ve always felt this same way about them, since they’ve never given me any reason to not feel that way.
-These go to eleven.
I’m not worried yet…the only thing that is really troubling to me is the prolonged slumps of Ovie and Nicky. Green is still playing streaky good, streaky not so good. But he has time to get it together. Carlznerson has been tremendous. Honestly the goaltending has been more than good enough. Overall the defense is doing better, you’re going to have stretches where you give up 3+. Realistically we gave up 3 goals in 60 minutes of each of the last 3 games, empty netter is whatevs.
The lack of scoring is the one thing that has been a consistent issue, and that’s the one thing you would have to believe will come around, both the stars scoring and the power play in general. On the whole the defense has been much better. Schultz still looks rusty but I have faith he’ll come around. Hannan has settled in. Once the PP and stars start producing like they should/can, I think we’ll see where we’re really going to be at come April.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Jan 15, 2011 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Schultz/Green continue their mind-meld of eeeeeeeggghhhhh. The two of them paired with a veteran, you are going to do allright (see Winter Classic). Green and Schultz together right now? The results are fairly plain to see.
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by TheMattyHatty on Jan 15, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
Saw it on twitter first, but the Columbus bounty for a win last night was excellent.
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/15/blue-jackets-win-nets-over-10000-for-charity-thanks-to-fans-money-on-the-board-effort/
Would hate to think we have to start doing this for the Caps, but if it works….
"It's always good to have vikings."
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
So Kids Can FTW? And So Others Might Eat if not?
Don’t make fun of my obsession over ketchup dispensers ever again! ;) Ted Leonsis
maybe post All-Star for some of the big games? couple games vs. Pens, games vs. Chicago and Detroit…..depends on how people feel about it.
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Daniel Sedin after last nights game:
I hadn’t seen him [Marcus Johansson] play before, but he impressed me and I thought he played really good. He reminds me of Bäckis in a lot of ways.
For me Peter Forsberg is not just my favorite hockey player he is the reason I fell in love with hockey.
One of the major bright spots of late, the kid can definitely hold down the 3C spot this year and is only gaining more and more confidence with every game. The points are starting to come as well, getting rewarded for his play.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Jan 15, 2011 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
He was such a pleasure to watch last night. Particularly on his goal. Didn’t think about it or handle the puck—just bam. He is beginning to look a lot like Nicky from the back too when he’s protecting the puck. I love the Mackan praise from Sedin and others.
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 Jan 15, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
The high praise is trickling in for Mackan. First MSL, now Sedin. Good to see some of the most talented and respected players in the league showing some love for the kid. He’s been one of the few things to be happy about this season.
Drunk Guy: "Alex Ovechkin is playing more like Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan this year."
Laichitor: "He has AIDS?"
Maybe Mackan will be our 2C solution yet.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
True, but 2C was a carry problem from last year. We still need solutions for all the new problems developed this year.
True. And as much as Mackan is developing, is he this year’s solution.
Speaking of second centers, the Kings of Leonsis blog has proposed that we try and acquire Jason Arnott from the Devils. The question is …. do we have anything the Devils might want?
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Prospects on cheap ELCs.
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by iwearstripes on Jan 15, 2011 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
I think he has that ceiling to be the 2C solution…just not this year. He can hold down the 3C spot just fine though if he plays like he has been lately.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Jan 15, 2011 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
Oh joy
Fehr out three to four weeks. Can’t catch a friggin’ break, can we?
"It's always good to have vikings."
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Oh, Fehrsie. :(
You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!
Oh, Stecks!!! >:(
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
Hope it’s not shoulder, but from where we sat it looked like he landed on one of them. After all he went through to get them repaired last year, hate to see him go through that again.
Wonder if AGordo will sit out tonight’s Bears game.
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
Hershey got home early this morning, so I guess that’s why whoever it’s going to be wasn’t at practice this morning. And with a matinee tomorrow, no morning skate. I know these guys are all pros, but I always feel better when they’ve skated together for at least a few minutes before playing in a game.
"It's always good to have vikings."
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Sounds like it’s time for McPhee to get busy. Season’s just about on the brink, as far as I can tell.
by mechanicsville on Jan 15, 2011 12:31 PM EST reply actions
All of a sudden besides the normal missing pieces we’ve got 3 regular forwards out with injuries too. Having to keep inserting so many AHL guys into the lineup isn’t going to help with our lack of production.
Wouldn’t be surprised to see a move made.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Jan 15, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
6th place in the East and falling. Don’t think calling up A. Gordon to fill in will be near enough.
by mechanicsville on Jan 15, 2011 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
It could be “and rising” after tomorrow. We’re nowhere near danger zone yet. But we need to put together a decent stretch of games soon.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Jan 15, 2011 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
6th place, but 2 points out of 2nd, and 4 ahead of 7th. Not even close to time to panic yet.
There is no problem a hammer cannot either fix or make irrelevant.
They are nowhere near the brink.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
by Doncosmic on Jan 15, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If this isn’t near the brink, then please explain what it might look like. The Caps have a great deal of talent, but are not at all a good team right now (nor have they been any time recently either).
by mechanicsville on Jan 15, 2011 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
So you’re pretty happy with the way the Caps have been playing since the beginning of December? They’re 3 games over .500 on the season. 7-8-5 since the end of November. Their record indicates mediocrity.
by mechanicsville on Jan 15, 2011 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Only 6 teams in the NHL have more points. That indicates a better team than mediocre.
There is no problem a hammer cannot either fix or make irrelevant.
Although one team is technically tied with us but has a game in hand. (But, of course, we got had gotten the vast majority of our points back in the Stone Age — before Dec when we were actually a good team.)
Will the real Washington Capitals stand up instead of these imposters that have snatched their bodies? Is it truly the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and the Caps’ bodies have been snatched by aliens?
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
(But, of course, we got had gotten the vast majority of our points back in the Stone Age — before Dec when we were actually a good team.)
19 of the Caps 55 points have been since the start of December, and 15 have been in the last 11. That particular stretch has actually been one of the better parts of the season, pointwise. It’s actually better than October, when the Caps had 13 points in 11 games.
There is no problem a hammer cannot either fix or make irrelevant.
We’ve had one major losing streak, followed by an unbeaten streak which at least brought us to about .500 for the time frame, followed by another (albeit short) losing streak. So our play has been worse since Dec 1 overall. Several of our losses have been OT losses/shootouts so we’ve gained a few points that way.
But, admittedly, the long losing streak and our current recent struggles (over the last 3 games) has many of us gravely concerned. Gee, it appears our mediocre start during October has been forgotten in the mists of antiquity! Yes, I’m guilty for forgetting it as well. Maybe it’s since November was such a wonderful month for the team that it made up for some really poor play. (And usually November is a poor month for the Caps, if memory serves me correctly.)
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
November was a great month for the Caps – 10-2-2. Everything was going right, with the exception of the two losses (both 5-0 shutouts!!). How we went from 12-2-2 Oct. 30-Dec. 1 to an 8-game losing streak is mind-boggling. It looks like the Caps are starting to get back on track, although they still have a ways to go. Getting the team back healthy will help.
There is no problem a hammer cannot either fix or make irrelevant.
Let me put it this way. In my opinion, if the Caps continue to play the way they’ve been playing for the better part of two months now, it’s a distinct possibility that they could miss the playoffs.
by mechanicsville on Jan 15, 2011 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Except the facts contradict you. For the 8 games after the 1st one in December, they were terrible. After the losing streak ended, they’ve been fairly productive pointwise -1.36 pts/game in the standings.
There is no problem a hammer cannot either fix or make irrelevant.
I might’ve done the math wrong, but it looks like 1.18 pts/game since the losing streak ended. At the risk of repeating myself, I’m not too thrilled with 7-8-5 since the beginning of December. I’m concerned that the next 37 games are going to be a bit of a struggle.
by mechanicsville on Jan 15, 2011 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
It’s 1.36. The Caps have had a 6-2-3 record since then – 15 points in 11 games. The losing streak is the reason for that poor post-November record – no one is thrilled about that. But since then, they’ve held their own. If they continue at the rate they’ve had since the losing streak, they’ll end up with 105 points – easily enough to make the playoffs.
There is no problem a hammer cannot either fix or make irrelevant.
My bad, failed to give the Caps a couple of their charity points for otl’s. Let’s hope that the team gets healthy, BB is patient enough to leave lines together for more than a couple shifts at a time, that BB implements both an effective breakout and offensive zone entry, and that the PP succeeds at a better than 10%, and that GMGM trades for a solid 2C. Just seems like a lot of stuff that needs fixin’. I remain hopeful, but confidence is waning.
by mechanicsville on Jan 16, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
# Reports from Russia indicate that Evgeny Kuznetsov may move from Traktor to St. Petersburg SKA if Traktor falls out of Gagarin Cup playoff contention. [All Hockey.ru via GoogleTrans]
I wonder how this affects the chances of a buyout. McPhee seemed like he was hinting that direction, as well as Kuz and Orlov interviews, but SKA St. Petersburg seems less likely to accept a buyout on a top young talent than a cellar-dwelling team like Traktor Chelyabinsk.
"Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful" George E.P. Box
by Knee high to a duck on Jan 15, 2011 3:42 PM EST reply actions
I had similar thoughts. At the same time, why would Traktor give up a young and presumably cheap player if they expected him to return? You can twist the facts around to support any conclusion. I don’t think we have enough information to really know for sure.
Drunk Guy: "Alex Ovechkin is playing more like Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan this year."
Laichitor: "He has AIDS?"
I was thinking they’d consider the assets they got back from SKA more valuable than the cash, but I’m just firing into the dark. Weren’t there also rumors of political pressure to keep the good Russian players domestic?
"Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful" George E.P. Box
by Knee high to a duck on Jan 15, 2011 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
There’s a ton of political stuff in Russian hockey. I’m not going to try to untangle the mess. With both Orlov and Kuz I’m at the point of “we’ll see when we see.” I still hold hope that they’ll both buy out and go to the AHL, but I think that’s the least likely scenario (well, maybe both making the NHL is less likely).
Drunk Guy: "Alex Ovechkin is playing more like Magic Johnson than Michael Jordan this year."
Laichitor: "He has AIDS?"
Talking about Kuznetsov – his ice time have increased since he got back from WJC. In Traktors game against Torpedo today he was on the ice for more then 18 minutes and had an assist, 5 SOG and was +2.
Orlov was +1 in his game today and had 13.57 in TOI. Five other defenders on his team had more ice time then he had.
For me Peter Forsberg is not just my favorite hockey player he is the reason I fell in love with hockey.
So the “saving it for the playoffs” argument has always seemed like a crappy excuse to me. But I just realized that the players who have performed the best have generally been the ones who are new and/or young and haven’t dealt with the recent playoff disappointments. The stars from last night’s game were Carlson, Alzner, Mackan, and Hendricks, none of whom would have had the mindset to save it for April.
Actually, Carlson played for the Caps in the playoffs last year, and then for the Bears after the Caps were eliminated.
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"I wake up in the middle night frustrated because we lost out in the first round and I want to see our players hoist the Stanley Cup." -Brooks Laich
by CapitalCentre on Jan 15, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Good News: O’Reilly has a shoulder injury; not head or neck.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Jan 15, 2011 5:01 PM EST reply actions
Per Leone, Gordon with the call up for tomorrow.
"It's always good to have vikings."
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
...
Wonder if he’s as happy now as he was last month
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
by bagace on Jan 15, 2011 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Will we see some Hershey kisses tomorrow?
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
BTW, how do we grab images to post.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Right-click on an image, select the image properties, and copy the address listed. Then select the pic icon (it’s the little tree) and paste that into the pop-up box. Be sure to put something in the Subject line (at least a “.” ) so people can collapse the picture.
I suggest you use the Off-topic thread to test it out.
"I would feed them lefts until I was pretty much tired of doing it." - Alan May, JRR, 10.16.2010
Thanks, bagace. (I had found the pic icon before but just could never get the right thing posted into it.) So essentially I needed to right click on the image and get the address and I was good.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Great gif. I was sorry it didn’t make 24/7.
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 Jan 15, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Hershey Kiss
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
So I’m watching the Hurricanes tonight. They’ve put up 2 against Roloson in the first. Doesn’t look all that f*king hard.
-These go to eleven.
Caps will have another chance or two to show you again how difficult they can make it.
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![Via Traktor Chelyabinsk's website, here's Evgeny Kuznetsov graciously accepting a handmade hat from some of his fans.
The Traktor fans were aware of the NA tradition of the hat trick,and in honor of his strong performance at World Juniors, they made him one of his very own:
"It is known that the ocean [overseas leagues - ed.] has a tradition: after the execution of a hat-trick fans throw on the ice caps. Hat-trick in a literal translation - "hat trick". Kuznetsov played in the World Cup just two such trick: in the group stage, he scored 3 goals in the gate the Latvian team, and in the semi-finals three times, struck the gate of Canada. These two points are noted."
More awesome pix at the link.](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/235874/kuzya20130112_small.jpg)
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida
|
58 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 65 |
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Winnipeg
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62 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 65 |
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Washington
|
59 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 63 |
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Tampa Bay
|
59 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 60 |
|
Carolina
|
60 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 57 |
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