Monday Caps Clips: D.J., We Hardly Knew Ye

I don’t think King took anyone’s roster space. Given the cap and roster situations at the time, I think the decision was just whether to carry him or not. But it’s not like someone else would have made the team if he didn’t.

Hockey Reference lists 16 former NHLers who went by the nickname “Red” (including my personal favorite, Red Green), but not a single one has been in the League since 1978 (Berenson). How has that nickname fallen so out of favor?

It was suggested here recently that the term “Ginger” was an anagram of a pejorative term and therefore perhaps offensive to some. I hadn’t considered that possibility before: my only reference point for decades has been Ginger Baker. With this newly acquired information I was surprised at how many times the term was used in that article. This makes me wonder if I am the victim of some snark or someone’s over-active imgination or sense of political correctness.

I’d have to familiarize myself better with their respective advanced/micro stats.

And “Davis Payne” will always sound like a Batman villain to me.

I’m not sure I’d want either. The reason they would be gone would be repeated maturity issues. That’s why Oshie is only signed to a one year contract. I don’t think the Caps are a team where the Risk/Reward for taking them on pays off.

I’d do terrible things to get Backes though, even though we’d need to change to team to fit in his $4.5 mill

If John Davidson has completely lost his marbles and wants to part with Berglund, I’d package the #13 pick in next year’s draft together with Brooks Laich and pray.

Neither. No need to import any other team’s problem children.

DJ, we hardly knew ya.

championat.ru is the link he meant to post, though championat usually aggregates and excerpts stories from elsewhere. Kuzya is walking a fine line right now. He is a legitimate star in his own right, and has been accorded a very high status in his hometown and across Russia. Even the pictures of Traktor memorializing Loko before the season were telling – Kuzya was the number one person lighting the memorial candle, even ahead of the coach and GM. He spends time regularly with the Governor of Chelyabinsk region, gets to do cool star stuff like be a celebrity judge at talent contests, etc. He got a free house and free wedding, and feels a very strong connection to his fans.

He may wish to give up all that to test himself against the best players in the world – or maybe he won’t.

If he does plan to come over, he doesn’t want to offend all his supporters and politicians.

He reports to Team Russia today for the international tournament this weekend.

Amazing, the Dry Island Flyers paid all that money to Bryzgalov and can’t even get one dry match.

So, is Tocchet maintaining that “Winnings” category?

Who is D. Pavelsko, and why are folks telling him to SHSH?

I had on a Caps t-shirt at a bar in DC after a game. A very Russian patron asked me in very broken English “how many bullets?” I thought about this for a second, and put it together… let’s see… bullets → shots → ah he means goals! “Capitals won 4-2!” He gave us a content grin.

DJ’s presence or absence has nothing to do with Eakin.

Cody is here because the coaches want to see him do his thing.

For once, it’s not for a lack of center. Aside from the faceoffs, Mojo has been very good

Good luck identifying a cause. He’s just up and down, and happens to be in a down period right now. In a month he’ll score15 points in 18 games and we’ll be asking why he’s so hot and what he needs to do to keep that up.

THUNDERHONEY!

Great story. I didn’t know Knubs and Mrs. Knubs had been together since age 15. Awwww.

the Kanoobs family is just all sorts of adorable.

Elliotte really believes in Ovi. I hope his instincts are right.