Wednesday Caps Clips: Jets @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 23, 2011 6:42 AM EST
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- Previews of tonight's jostle with the Jets from Vogs, NHL.com, RMNB, RtR and CRtC, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Arctic Ice Hockey for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday's über-optional practice:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Boudreau, Alzner, Hamrlik), 106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- Alexander Semin skated... but will he play tonight? Smart money's on "yes." [WaPo, WashTimes, CSNW, DCEx]
- Meanwhile, GM George McPhee backs his bench boss (to no one's surprise). [WaPo, PHT]
- Speaking of Bruce Boudreau, all that speculatin' seems to have died down a bit (for the moment), but he's still providing plenty of discussion fodder. [WaPo, WashTimes, SB Nation DC, DSP]
- John Erskine hopes to be back in the lineup soon. [WashTimes, WaPo, DCEx]
- Congrats! It's another bouncing baby blueliner for the Caps. [Dump 'n Chase]
- Matt Hendricks' fight on Monday night was a game-changer. [WashTimes, DCEx]
- Hendricks did a spot with The Junkies yesterday... [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- ... and Boudreau did his weekly hit with LaVar and Dukes. [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- Rival coaches don't agree with paring back Alex Ovechkin's minutes... or do they, and they're just planting the contrary thought? Hmm?! [CBC]
- More importantly, which Cap would be most likely to appear on Dancing with the Stars? [Capitals Overtime]
- New-to-me footage of Gabby talking about how HBO portrayed the two coaches in last year's 24/7 series. [Caps Outsider]
- Joel Ward. What a human. [Capitals Overtime]
- Some Cody Eakin video from the NHLPA Rookie Showcase. [HF]
- Which Alex is killing the Caps more right now? (Uplifting stuff.) [WaPo]
- Ovi4Life. [Sick, Unbelievable]
- At least there are a couple of Russians in the organization getting some love these days. [Hockey Prospectus]
- Update form Tuesday's practice in Hershey. [Patriot-News]
- Congrats to WCHA Rookie of the Week Caleb Herbert. [WCHA.com]
- Time to be thankful that there are some good dudes associated with the team. [DSP]
- And finally, happy 24th birthday to Nicklas Backstrom.
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Had to give a friend my tickets for tonight’s game. Driving the family up to Manhattan for Thanksgiving. Not a good day to be doing that, but alas. Given traffic, I should make it by Arbor Day. =)
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by BetterOffWith28 on Nov 23, 2011 7:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I know that “make it by Arbor Day” is a gross exaggeration but will the worsening of traffic eventually lead less families to want to travel for Thanksgiving? (Oh, are you married with kids? You’re making me feel old, Winterion, since you’re just a tad less than a year older than my first born.)
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by J.P. on Nov 23, 2011 7:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
On “Which Alex is Killing the Team more”: Saw the link on the Post yesterday and didn’t listen. Looking forward to listening to that one as much as I’d look forward to a Parent Teacher Conference with a teacher in a class where your kid is doing very poorly and there’s even reports that the particular teacher hates your kid. Or like enduring a root canal without anesthesia.
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Don’t bother making the click. I watched it last night. Steinberg at least has a clue, but the other two – bah.
"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."
Actually, make that the other three; I shouldn’t exclude the moderator.
"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."
I’ve definitely seen that video of Bruce before. AHL Hall of Fame Ceremony.
"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."
That’s the bottom one, no? The top one was new to me.
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And here’s Capitals Outsider’s look at Nicky B’s birthday, with humorous gift suggestions:
http://capitalsoutsider.com/2011/11/23/birthday-gifts-for-nicklas-backstrom/
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“So Alex, now that you have been benched for taking too many dumb penalties, what are you going to do differently next game?”
“Score Goals,”
Good Sasha :)
Maybe he should start every game with a fight, so he fulfills his PIM allotment without penalizing the team.
"A picture is worth a thousand words. For moving pictures we manage to shorten it to one or two."
You think it hurts you… it’d hurt Sasha even more.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 23, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Bring out the bongos!
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by Bman21212 on Nov 23, 2011 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
This will always get a rec… funniest thing I’ve ever seen on the ice… well other than one time Joe Reekie was in a confrontation with an opponent (don’t remember who) and a teammate of the opponent was on hands an knees behind the chap having a chat with Reekie. Reekie gives him a push and just like the Three Stooges, over he goes.
Reekie got 2 minutes, with the referee laughing the entire trip to the scorer’s table.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 23, 2011 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Going to my second game of the season tonight (game one was Monday, I get to see the old Jets followed by the new Jets). I’m hoping for a Sasha siting. The one game I got to last year he dropped a hatty on the Bolts. Also hoping for an Ovie goal, he scored in the first 5 games I saw him play live (one of which was the goal from his back against Montreal after the spin-o-rama off the boards), and 8 of the first 9, but none in the last 4. But then again, given his season to date, I think we’re all hoping for an Ovie goal. What I’d like most of all, however, is another WIN.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Nov 23, 2011 8:47 AM EST reply actions
I’m hoping for a Sasha siting
Typo… but does he mean “sitting” or “sighting”? Guessing the former…
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Ah, sorry – still waking up. I meant the latter, actually. I was happy with the BB decision to bench him Monday. But given the fact that I only get to so many games in a year I’d like the chance to see him play tonight. If Sasha in the press box = another W, however, I’ll take the W.
by BradleyFightingVehicle on Nov 23, 2011 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Gotta be the latter, as in he hopes Sasha shows up. It makes sense in the context of a prior dominant performance.
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I know. ’Twas a joke.
And fwiw, benching Sasha again is a nuclear option. I think if he gets another healthy-scratch, he’ll have played his last game as a Cap.
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Hey, Marek Malik averaged .05 goals per game in his career (slightly more than Sarge’s .03), and pulled out a ridiculous move, so why not Double Nickel? Oh yeah, because he’s not coordinated.
Honestly, if Schultz tried the Malik move, I can’t imagine he’d finish it upright.
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He’ll take a shot from center ice. It’ll work on Pavelec.
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by sydtron on Nov 23, 2011 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Oh man, Sarge on a penalty show would be gold. Lumbers in, takes a bouncing shot.
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Spin-o-rama, totally.
If Stecks got one, we can always hold out hope for Sarge. Sorta. And there’s also the chance of an 18-round shootout, too, so we got that going for us.
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I think they’d allow the backup goalie to shoot before Sarge.
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I considered that, but I think the G are prohibited by rule from appearing in the SO.
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IIRC it doesn’t say that anywhere.
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All players are eligible to participate in the shootout unless they are serving a ten-minute misconduct or have been assessed a game misconduct or match penalty.
Paging Braden Holtby.
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If the Caps ever did that penalty shot drill the Pens, did, it’s be Schultz doing penance almost every time.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 23, 2011 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
@MinnyCapsFan
At the #Caps morning skate, today, I hope Gabby’s making em do a drill called: “FUCK WITH EVANDER KANE FOR 60 MINS, AND DON’T LET HIM SCORE”
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And then they can take Hendy off on a stretcher….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 23, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
A new ep of Lunchbox is up on the front page, and it’s a little bit fancy.
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Does anyone else think that if we let Semin go at the end of the season, he would be more dangerous against us than (pretty much) any other team?
I sure don’t, unless those rumors of the Caps playing an exhibition against a KHL team or two come to fruition.
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by J.P. on Nov 23, 2011 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
In the midst of all of this BB bashing and speculation about his job security, that Capital Outsiders link of Gabby gabbin’ is a reminder of why he’s such a lovable guy. Obviously, we’d all trade a lovable, ringless loser for a Lemaire-type stiff with some Cups, but I do have to say that BB is a charismatic speaker…very disarming
Whatever else BB is very comfortable with who he is. I found both clips hilarious. Loved his commentary about how differently he and Byslma were portrayed, especially at Christmas. Made me laugh. I seriously would love to see all the footage that was cut: Knuble with his sons at the hockey rink; BB with his kids in his home setting, not at the mall on the 24th.
by capsyoungguns on Nov 23, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Semin, Schultz in today, Erskine, Ward (!) out.
Guessing Ward is still under the weather.
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Oooh. Nope, Vogs tweeting that he missed team meeting yesterday. Punished!
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Whoa….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 23, 2011 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Overslept.
That'll make your weagle wink!
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He might be really under the weather
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by Davethecapsfan on Nov 23, 2011 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
I’m thinking MP85 might have helped “set” Ward’s alarm clock.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 23, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
I thought Hendricks was the team’s Honey Badger…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 23, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
Hendricks don’t care. Hendricks don’t give a shit.
Look at him, he’s running backwards. . . what is that, a snake. . . ew.
Unleash the Apathy.
by D'ohboy on Nov 23, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Not as racist as this spelling bee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bGdCeMayUjk
Did somebody say bees?
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Nov 23, 2011 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
Gob’s not on board.
J.P.: You might be the king of all geeks here…
by Alz Well That Ends Well on Nov 23, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like this is a weak scratch. I get that Boudreau is going to use any opportunity he can to scratch someone (not named Ovechkin) and set the standard for “accountability,” but it’s not like Ward got nearly the leeway Semin did before he was scratched.
That being said, I understand why Boudreau made this choice – it just bothers me a bit, knowing we’ve all been late to work before, and the punishment isn’t “go home, you aren’t good enough to work here today.”
This is the NHL. A huge part of it involves being on time and ready to go. Players get scratched for being late/missing things all the time. If you aren’t there, you’re letting the rest of your team down.
The scratch seems entirely appropriate to me.
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I really don’t think BB is looking to scratch a guy like Ward. He seems like he’s good team guy and this is likely out of character for him.
The bigger question is whether the consequences of missing a team meeting were made clear to the players and whether such punishment has been handed out consistently if/when there have been any violations? If the answers are yes, then I have no problem with this. It seems harsh for a presumed first time offender, but if the punishment was made clear, then he needs to suffer the consequences.
And a pet peeve of mine is comparing “regular” jobs to professional athletics. They are not the same. However, I bet if your entire company had a mandatory strategy meeting and you overslept for it, you’d probably suffer some consequences.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 23, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Considering Ward said:
“I basically slept in, missed a team meeting. So I’ve got to pay the consequences of not playing,” Ward said. “I understand it’s part of the team rules. It’s written. I just made a mistake of sleeping in.”
it’s part of the written team rules, so I am thinking the punishment was known.
by vtcapsfan99 on Nov 23, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks. So if it’s written, then BB really has no choice but to enforce the consequences.
Something tells me BB drives by Ovi’s house everyday on the way to practice to make sure he’s there on time…
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 23, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Just because it’s written doesn’t mean he has no choice but to enforce the consequences. History matters. I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t be happy getting a ticket for going 57 in a 55, even if “it’s written.”
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Really? If he hands out team rules that say you will be scratched if you are late for a team meeting then I don’t see how, in the era of accountability, you can’t enforce that.
As for 57 in a 55. If the cop is pulling over everyone doing 57 in a 55, I’d have a hard time arguing it. If he picks me out as other whip by at 65, then I would have an issue.
So long as this written rule is appied consistently, then how can you argue against enforcing it?
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 23, 2011 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
Sure, but you’re making some assumptions that the rule is being consistently enforced.
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Right, which is why I said “So long as”. If others have been late and not scratched, then that’s a problem.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Nov 23, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
According to McNally
BB fined players in the past so a benching is a bit of a new wrinkle. Accountability!
Texas would imprison people in the past for fraud, so executing them is a bit of a new wrinkle.
Tough on crime!
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Is that a fairly standard consequence around the league, I wonder?
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 23, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
This raises an important point. Has anyone checked the referee handbook, and seen if there’s a written rule about Alexander Semin?
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by Dimagus on Nov 23, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone know where I can find that compendium of Semin penalties floating around the internet? Thanks L&D…
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Lavar and Dukes asked BB about my Semin post yesterday but they didn’t attribute it. Just said “there’s a post compiling all his penalties floating around on the internet.” I guess maybe they were referring to a different one…
I’m just ball-bustin’ no big deal. Doesn’t sting nearly as much as being spurned by EF.
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Weird, since Chad dropped a Rink mention last week.
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 23, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
I’m sure it was completely unintentional, maybe momentarily slipped his mind or just didn’t even realize it. Definitely not a big deal.
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Yeah, I wouldn’t sweat it.
Kinda related (and mostly kidding): welcome to the online author’s world of validation via h/t.
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by Bald Pollack on Nov 23, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
And he gave that post a shoutout on Twitter.
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Well, Lavar and Dukes aren’t real journalists either, so what would they know about attribution?
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 23, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
I apologize.
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by CapitalCentre on Nov 23, 2011 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
I agree. Not kind to compare decent guys like Lavar and Dukes with a class of people so unlikely to give a proper attribution as “real journalists.”
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by Gould Old Days on Nov 23, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Ha.
Maybe I’m touchy because I’m not a real journalist (or a fake one), but I know plenty about attribution…
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Stephen Ambrose wasn’t a real historian, so what would he know about attribution?
Unleash the Apathy.
by D'ohboy on Nov 23, 2011 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
More new content on the front page, and it’s actually substantive (and provocative).
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Sometimes I wish we could make the crowd at VC bust out some great chants on the fly during games. Imagine if enough people were there early to chant “Hey there Fehrsie!” during warmups. Would be a nice way to say hi before rooting against him the rest of the game.
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by Davethecapsfan on Nov 23, 2011 11:31 AM EST reply actions
Maybe the Jets will start Fehr. The Coyotes put Gordo’s line out first on Monday.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Nov 23, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
would be nice for him to get a vote of approval at least before the game starts
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by Davethecapsfan on Nov 23, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
Caps Game Entertainment have been showing his WC goals all season before either the 2nd or 3rd period. I assume they will be doing it tonight as well, and I’ll definitely be applauding more than usual.
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I would definitely shout out a happy Fehrsie chant. But we had to sell our tickets—only to upstanding Caps fans of course. Guess visiting family on the holidays does have to come first. But we will be listening to the game at least.
by capsyoungguns on Nov 23, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Ovi’s reaction to Semin being scratched in CI:
"Of course he was upset, understand there’s nothing you can do," Alex Ovechkin said. "He’s big boy and he’s not small little kid — he’s not going to cry. But he’s right now back on the ice and I hope he’s going to play today…..I hope he’s going to play much better. I think he play well, he have chances but he didn’t score. It was just coach’s decision to bench him."
"I just tell him don’t think about it," Ovechkin said. "It’s going to be hard, but of course it’s hard to [sit] when you healthy and feel pretty good about yourself and you’re not playing. It’s pretty hard moment but it’s done. It was yesterday."
Ugh, it would appear Ovechkin seems to think that the reason Semin was benched was because he wasn’t scoring. He was benched because of constant penalties, subsequent tentativeness and lack of discipline to not make the same mistake over and over again (though several of those penalties have been soft/total BS). Semin would be out on the ice even if he wasn’t scoring, IF he was backchecking well and not taking a penalty a game. He’s still a huge threat and commands respect from the defense.
His advice to Semin should have been more along the lines of “hey, you have to be more careful with the stickwork because they are calling anything close on you”.
I think we overestimate some of the guy’s command with the English language sometimes. They’re going to give the most basic answers they can some of the time. It had been noted that Semin’s play would drop off and he’d be less involved after taking penalties at times in recent games as well. “Scoring” could be an easy way for him in English to mean not playing tentative, being involved and committed, etc.
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by Davethecapsfan on Nov 23, 2011 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
It’s difficult to parse full meaning when the speaker isn’t a native speaker. It is interpretive. So I am not sure he is making the points you think he is making. My take on his statement—that he hopes Semin plays much better but then goes on to say that he thinks he plays well but hasn’t buried his chances—is that he thinks Semin needs to do better with those penalty/stick work issues but that he also hopes he gets some goals. I really can’t imagine Ovi discussing stick work in detail—in English.
by capsyoungguns on Nov 23, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone following Jets reporters on twitter? NHL.com At the Rink blog has this lineup, aka Eric Fehr as a healthy scratch, after mentioning his return in the article.
Andrew Ladd – Nik Antropov – Kyle Wellwood
Alexander Burmistrov – Bryan Little – Evander Kane
Tanner Glass – Jim Slater – Chris Thorburn
Jason Jaffray – Tim Stapleton – Blake Wheeler
Mark Stuart – Dustin Byfuglien
Johnny Oduya – Zach Bogosian
Ron Hainsey – Mark Flood
Ondrej Pavelec will start for the Jets, with Chris Mason backing up
"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."
I am anxious for the CAPS to show some hustle, cohesiveness, and determination tonight. As such, I think the most interesting issue will not be Semin’s reaction or his performance (Semin will be Semin regardless), but instead, whether Ovi: a) has a little fire in his belly, and b) if so, whether the rest of the team follows its captain with a complete game.
Me too. But I thought they were showing those things in the last game as well.
by capsyoungguns on Nov 23, 2011 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm, can we replace Semin with Iginla next year?
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2011/11/22/19006761.html
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Iginla is a very good player. The question will be, as he’s getting older, is how much will be left in the tank?
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To quote Kent Wilson, Iginla hasn’t been a difference-maker at ES since ’07-8. Pass.
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by Knee high to a duck on Nov 24, 2011 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
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