Saturday Caps Clips: Sens @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Dec 3, 2011 8:52 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight's stand-off with the Sens from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless, SB Nation DC and RMNB, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Silver Seven for more coverage from the other side of tonight's match-up.
- Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday out at Kettler:
- In general. [Caps365 video (Kettler Report, Hunter), 106.7 The Fan (audio)]
- Mike Knuble is movin' on up to the east side (of Marcus Johansson, if the Caps are skating south-to-north), to a deluxe assignment on the second line. [WaPo,]
- Roman Hamrlik is day-to-day with a lower-body injury (and no, it's probably not pylonitis). [WashTimes, DCEx]
- There will be no supplemental discipline for John Carlson following his questionable hit on Matt Cooke in the waning moments of Thursday night's game. [Puck Daddy, WaPo, PHT, Empty Netters, PensBurgh]
- The Caps have a fever, and the only cure is more goals. [WashTimes, CSNW]
- Alex Ovechkin says all the right things in this must-read interview with Dmitry Chesnokov. [Puck Daddy]
- Dale Hunter should be more like Barry Trotz. Okaaay... [PHT]
- ... because they're not having any fun. [BS]
- Or maybe Huntsy should just unleash the fury, err, offense... [BS]
- But that's not likely, so it's good that the team's buying what Dale's currently selling... [KOL]
- Especially John Erskine. [WaPo]
- Some thoughts on whether the Caps picked the right guy for the job. [CSNW (video), with some related thoughts at WaPo]
- Hunter certainly has his hands full. [DC Sports Bog]
- Joe B. on the coaching change. [E.Y.E.S. Radio Network]
- Two of the 107 players in NHL history whose surname starts with "O" are currently roomies. [CSNW]
- Ho Ho Hovechkin. [Caps365 (video), DSP]
- Nicklas Blackstrom, you've got company. [Peter Blogdra]
- Congrats to Philipp Grubauer, the ECHL's Goalie of the Month after a 6-1-1/1.73/.935 November. [Stingrays, ECHL]
- I'd have expected to be reading Brett Leonhardt in the Wall Street Journal giving his thoughts on the European debt crisis, but seeing him talk about his experience as an NHLer is interesting too, I suppose. [WSJ]
- Finally, congrats to a couple of former Caps - Milan Novy and Phil Housley - on their election to the IIHF Hall of Fame. [NHL.com]
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So, is the Ottawa Karlsson better than the Washington Carlson? (No relation.)
by RCheli on Dec 3, 2011 9:26 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Roman Hamrlik is day-to-day with a lower-body injury
So, see him back in February, then?
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Lines: 8-19-20; 50-90-22; 25-21-42; 26-85-15. Semin is not taking part in rushes but is on the ice. Looks like he may be healthy scratch.
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Looks like he may be an ex-cap.
"Fais gros comme moi!" - Alex Ovechkin
by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2011 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
To be clear, I don’t know anything other than a star player has been healthy scratched twice in quick succession (and I don’t even know he’s healthy).
"Fais gros comme moi!" - Alex Ovechkin
by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2011 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
I’d bet on the not really healthy before I bet on a trade, or maybe Dale is just sending a message.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
Let the Semin is about to be traded rumors begin!!
I’m sure Ovi would be sad to see his Russian pal depart, but he seems to have found another blonde Russian to fill the void.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Dec 3, 2011 10:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wow, I doubt Semin will be around much longer if it’s not injury related.
by Kolzilla on Dec 3, 2011 10:45 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
As you all know by now, unless you believe you’re being hoodwinked, is that he’s not healthy.
"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."
In a twist of irony, the Caps will win tonight 2-1.
"A picture is worth a thousand words. For moving pictures we manage to shorten it to one or two."
Maybe I’m being a bit of an alarmist, but if they don’t score more than 2 against the Sens, they may never, ever score more than two goals in a game…ever.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Dec 3, 2011 10:24 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
sk8’s reporting via Twitter that Chris Clark is visiting Kettler today.
That'll make your weagle wink!
The pants that bind us should be left behind us.
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Well if Semin’s on the move the Caps need another winger who they can flip for with Milan Jurcina for next year’s leading scorer.
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No sign of Kostitsyn at today’s morning skate #preds #nhl
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No clue, but if he was hurt before, then he’s prolly still hurt now.
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Ha, I debated whether to start the rumor train, but decided to post it, since it was news to see him there. I assume he’s just in town and stopped by; possible he could be talking with McPhee about post-playing career options????
I’m an amateur photographer, but smiles all around:
With Ovi, Clark, Halpern and Hunter, that’s a lot of Caps captains in one room.
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Queue – “But Ovechkin doesn’t even deserve to wear the C. Kick him out of the room, or he should voluntarily give it up.”
and – Go Flyerz.
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Unless and until we see a breakout game from Ovechkin very soon, the burden of the C will continue to be a topic worthy of consideration about what’s been holding him back. Then again, he continues his pursuit of supermodel looking Russian blondes in his spare time, which hasn’t exactly done him any favors in the past and seems to be an ongoing problem again this year.
How exactly has it not done him any favors in the past? Do we have evidence of anyone holding Ovi back from training or practice, or anything circumstantial even? He liked pretty Russians when he scored 65 goals, it’s not like anything has changed in that regard.
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Yes it has for the past two seasons. It might not have affected him when he was younger but it sure seems to be affecting him and his play now. Ovechkin was similarly distracted last year by a Russian blonde model he brought over and what were his offensive numbers? This year’s hottie tennis player is his new squeeze, and what has he been doing on the ice this year? It’s time he got his adolescent hormones in check and paid more attention to hockey. The Capitals are paying him millions to score goals. Period.
Guys date, have girlfriends, and many even get married. We just don’t hear about other players’ personal lives that often because Ovi falls into that celebrity camp. His every movement get recorded and tweeted for all of us to judge.
Having a girlfriend shouldn’t make a difference to anyone’s play, including Ovi’s. It didn’t seem to affect him in his early years. And if anyone is really concerned this current girlfriend will be doing her own traveling to tennis tournaments.
Knuble: "I am what I am. I play well with good players."
by capsyoungguns on Dec 3, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Correlation does not imply causation, I think is the saying.
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by red army line on Dec 3, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Not really ground breaking news because it doesn’t necessarily signify anything happening but Kuz to meet with Caps staff at WJCs later this month. Perhaps him coming over mid-season becomes more of a possibility if Semin is moved and we open up some cap-space? Just a thought…
The safe word will be "hwiskey"
Perhaps him coming over mid-season becomes more of a possibility if Semin is moved and we open up some cap-space? Just a thought…
Can’t come over to the NHL mid-season without first clearing waivers, which obviously would not happen.
Unleash the Apathy.
I think that’s a dumb rule for prospects to which a team has exclusive rights. It should only apply to veterans who would be UFAs (like Nabokov last year).
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I would worry about the cap-circumvention possibilities.
Also the bigger picture there involves some sort of KHL transfer agreement, which for the moment at least appears unlikely.
But you’re right, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in this specific scenario.
"You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes, by yourself, you know and you feel shame" -Denis Lemieux
CBo named the AHL Player of the Month for November by the Professional Hockey Players Association and BioSteel Sports Supplements. Not an official League honor.
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AHL top scorers to date this season:
HBH #1 and #2 (and #12)
Chesnokov’s article was good, but I’d also like to see it in Russian. I’m curious how close the translation was. I did note that the phrase “coach-killer” was nowhere to be found. Things we come to expect like “It’s all on Ovechkin’s shoulders” or “He hasn’t won anything” were also absent.
And I love the optimism at the end of Chesnokov’s piece.
There’s hope that Ovechkin’s recovery from the slump will mirror the stock market — because after the deepest falls, the gains and bounces are even higher.
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by JediChewbacca on Dec 3, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Huh. Katie reporting “right-shoulder injury” to Semin. Not a long term concern.
Well, knock me over with a feather. I could have sworn the “upper-body injury” was a brain cramp.
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Not possible. Hunter has banished brain cramps! Looked at TOI in the Pitt game and Semin did not take any shifts in the 2nd period after the one in which Staal hit him in the back. His time in the 3rd was reduced and on different lines, so must have been an attempt to limit further injury in game. Thought it was odd at the time he wasn’t out with Ovi and Backs at the end to try to get the tie.
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You’ve been outdone on twitter by JP and chesnokov – “broken heart”, or lack of one.
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Yeah – but I started it?
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by sk84fun_dc on Dec 3, 2011 12:08 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Awesome! I’m so glad Hunter shaved…
"Fais gros comme moi!" - Alex Ovechkin
by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2011 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Keep Semin Please
Here we go again with the Semin trade rumors. I have been reading this blog for couple of years now and have heard and read about both sides of the argument. I do agree with his critics regarding his lack of intensity (sometimes), his bad penalties, and lack of emotion on the ice. However, watching him play this year I can tell he is trying very hard. We have to keep in mind that he is little peculiar, and even though he might look like he doesn’t care, I get the feeling that he really likes playing for the Caps. He gets along really well with lot of the guys in the locker room so there is no way he doesn’t care.
That side, the most important reason why I like Semin to stay is because he knows how to score goals. His current NHL stats are: 415 games played, 364 points (181 goals + 183 assists). Yes he gets hurt every year and doesn’t play all 82 games, but he can score. People also like to point out his lack of playoff performance, but his playoffs stats are not bad at all. He has played in 37 playoff games and has 30 points (12 goals and 18 assists). He is and has been one of the top players in the NHL. If you trade him, you will lose a top talent that can’t be easily replaced; 40 goal scorers don’t grow on trees. As far as I know we don’t have any snipers ready to come up from Hershey.
My last argument for why the Caps need to keep Semin is the lack of consistency on his line, in terms of personal. That line has been changed more times in the past 3 years than I care to remember. At the moment he is playing with #90 and #50. Can we all agree that 50 is not a second line player at this stage of his career? Will he ever be? Maybe, but if the caps want to win now I think we have to do much better than Eakin as a 2L. Mojo is good and getting better, even though he has had some really bad turnovers in our zone this year.
I like Semin, I like that he is a threat to score every time he gets on the ice. If the Caps want to win now, they can’t trade Semin for young players or picks imo. But GMGM has made great decisions so far, I am sure he knows what he is doing.
I’m with you. I’d rather keep Sasha and echo your sentiments on how he fits with the current cast of characters on the team.
I was thinking about all the publicity and began to wonder about Semin’s “brain type”. He’s obviously an introvert or Back Brain. Given that he’s considered to “lack emotion” on the ice, he’s probably more of a thinker than a feeler or, as the Brain Type folks say, an Inanimate rather than an Animate. So, we’re starting off with an Introverted Thinker. Probably more of a Conceptual (i.e. “N” type) as opposed to Empirical “S” type since we can rule out both ISTP and ISTJ as ISTP’s are the type who are uber intense and would kill their grandmother to win (I bet Dale Hunter is an ISTP) and ISTJ’s are the types who follow the rules and toe the line. So that leaves either INTJ or INTP. The latter is the Einstein type and is super rare in sports. I’m leaning more towards INTJ as he impresses me as awkward in motion rather than smooth. Both of those types are commonly found in the IT profession which is what I do.
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Nice try Semin.
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
by BetterOffWith28 on Dec 3, 2011 6:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Jay Beagle talks about his setbacks, skating, and if he thinks he can come back this season. Hopefully he’s feeling well so he can get back into the games!
“We are adapting to the new system. We play a lot more behind the net, in the corners, and that’s different from what we had to do before. Before, we would shoot as soon as we get in the zone. And now we are trying to create certain scoring opportunities. Again, this is a new system for us and we have to learn it as soon as possible to produce.”
Music to my ears. It sounds like BB was actively coaching them to shoot as soon as they entered the zone (or at least that’s what AO was interpreting) so it’s nice to see that their orders have been made clear: cycle the puck more.
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All of this just makes me preach the idea of patience more and more. Short term we will see some growing pains…but if DH can actually get this to stick with the players and they buy in, long term we will see the benefits.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Dec 3, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Trying to turn the Caps into a hardnosed hockey team. If it works, they’ll be in better shape for the playoffs.
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Is this a roster that can do it?
Different era, but in 91 and 92, the Pens traded away John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski, Mark Recchi, and Paul Coffey and got Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet, and Kjell Samuelsson in return. I was living in Pittsburgh at the time for college, and all those trades were, at first, universally derided. But they worked out in the end.
Do you trade Green and Semin to get different players (equally talented but with different talent sets)?
I don’t think Green’s skill set is a negative at all to that sort of team. A healthy Green could help any team.
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 3, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good lucking finding players equally talented as Green and Semin. At best they’ll be not too much less talented but more durable. But even that would be hard to find, especially in a real trading partner. (Not a HF Boards trading partner.)
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by Bman21212 on Dec 3, 2011 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No question, and in better shape for some of our stars to perhaps find lasting success without relying on the same way to score goals all the time.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Dec 3, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Playing hardnosed hockey is a great idea and might actually work for a while in the regular season once the players get accustomed to it. I still have serious doubts they can follow through with it in the playoffs when it matters, especially in games when things aren’t going well and they have brain cramps. It’s happened before, and I have no reason to expect things to suddenly change. Maybe they’ll surprise me this year.
I think teams reflect the personality of the coach and I definitely think so in this regard. We shall see.
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Brain Type of Hunter Vis a Vis Boudreau
I was actually thinking about the Brain Types of our coaches. Hunter is probably an ISTP (or in Brain type parlance BEIR). He’s got one of the best brain types for an athlete and a type that is uber intense and would kill his grandmother to win. Considered an introvert.
Boudreau is an extrovert, as evidenced by the fact he’s called Gabby. I figure he’s probably more of a left brain rather than a right brain. Left brainers (or J types) are more likely to come up with systems but find it harder to adjust on the fly. Boudreau is likely an “N” type (or conceptual) as opposed to an Empirical or “S” type. It would not surprise me if he’s an ENFJ, which is a type considered to be a good teacher and inspirational leader. Hunter and Boudreau are likely opposite types.
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This is music to my ears as well.
However, when I was reading Anaheim Calling to get a temperature on their reaction to BB’s hiring, I laughed when I read this quote about BB’s system. The grass is always greener on the other side:
but I am hearing that his system is simple: cycle less and score off the rush more. That means no more dump and chase! A system that releases our scary snipers can make this team lethal.
Perhaps it’s not so much a result of players tuning out their respective coaches but that other areas of a players’ game not emphasized by that coach become progressively weaker.
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by capsyoungguns on Dec 3, 2011 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely good to hear. Certainly doesn’t jive with the media narrative that BB was trying to get him to play a different game and AO just refused to listen.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 3, 2011 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
A quick read thru the pensburgh piece makes me realize what a bunch paranoid hypocrites hockey fans can be
A danger to myself and others on the ice
by can't skate on Dec 3, 2011 1:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Which piece?
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 3, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
The reaction to the lack of a hearing on Carlson’s lack of a hit on Cooke
A danger to myself and others on the ice
by can't skate on Dec 3, 2011 1:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It should have been 2 minutes for elbowing, no question. Is there a related, similar hit this year that earned a suspension or fine, from a player with no prior history (like Carlson)?
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 3, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. I saw the play as that sort of self-protection elbow of a guy who’s trying to get somewhere and who is being impeded that you sometimes see. It’s almost a swim move.
It’s illegal. He deserved a penalty. Maybe more than 2 minutes. You can’t do that. You must be in control of your elbows, like your sticks. And you especially have to be conscious of that in these days of heavy headshot penalties. This is worse than Steckel on Crosby because Carlson actually saw Cooke and decided in that split second to use his elbow in that way. Dumb move.
But deserving of a suspension? I don’t think so. This is one of those situations where I don’t much mind using the injury (or its lack) to assess the effects. It’s very hard to tell how hard an elbow is from what you see in a video. The effect it had on the recipient can help in that respect. And this elbow wasn’t bad enough to really hurt Cooke. It could have been. Carlson must have been holding back.
Carlson wasn’t headhunting, he was reckless. Chalk it up to a missed call, and let’s move on with our lives.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 3, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
From watching their feet, I think #74 was definitely holding back. He’s leaning away from Cooke as he turns and has his right foot off the ice when they collide.
I’m hoping Shanahan will put this on NHL.com so we can see how he saw it when he did his review.
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We're #4 in SONA!
So we got that going for us, which is of course… something
by Edanger6 on Dec 3, 2011 2:27 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Surprised NYR are as low as they are given the density of the area around MSG.
I can’t believe I just commented on that.
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Probably because of how expensive it is around there. Hard to get a 6-figure job with that kind of felony on your record.
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Yeah, just ask Larry Kleist
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 3, 2011 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And what's up with Carolina at zero?
Unless the arena is in the middle of a barren wasteland or surrounded by elementary schools I don’t believe that for a second.
I don’t want to click on the link so don’t know what distance they are using, but the NC arena was built on the NC State Fairgrounds; it’s next to the NC State football stadium. While some homes one direction, not exactly next door and there is a lot of open space around and businesses where it is not open space/parks/cemetery, etc.
It's Battle of California and quite funny actually
and they use a 1.5 mile radius. Makes sense on Carolina then.
On the CSNW link on the roommates with names starting with “O”. It’s great that our Russian guys (Ovi and Semin) have been helping out Orlov. With the news that Ovi is letting Orlov move in with him.
Earlier, we had heard that Semin was giving Orlov rides to and from practice and Verizon Center and even invited him for Thanksgiving Dinner (when hearing the news that Orlov had nowhere to go). Well, hopefully, Orlov will get his drivers’ licence soon but at least he can ride in to practice and games with him.
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Just heard on 590 WFAN
Gotta start calling him Vechkin, ‘cause there’s no O in Ovechkin. Kinda like the Irk Nowitzki Joke.
Stories like this about Ovechkin and Semin give me reason to believe they both still care about the team by taking care of new Russians who need help adjusting. It does offset a little bit my negativity and pessimism. Semin has always been a bit of a flake and a mystery, not showing his feelings very much. But Ovechkin, on the other hand, has seemed to retreat into a shell with very little emotions being displayed. He seems even more cautious and it’s resulted in his being offensively challenged on the ice. I wish I knew why Ovechkin seems so un-Ovechkin like.
ESPN the Magazine - Interview with Alex Ovechkin
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Also – Fan Post with transcript.
Photo accompanying the printed article – not available online:
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if this picture had been taken two years ago, the narrative would be: ovechkin, changing the face of hockey, accessible to fans, all around great guy!
narrative today: terrible leader, taking time for magazines he should be working out!
One of my fondest memories of childhood was sitting with my father, watching Dale Hunter pound another players face into the ice.
He should really get that unibrow worked on as well.
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Editor’s note: This interview was translated from Russian and conducted prior to the firing of Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau and the return of Sidney Crosby.
So, in other words, irrelevant.
"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."
Read the darn thing. The non-hockey stuff is pretty interesting.
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The answer, by the way, is that Russian women are more aggressive than American women.
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Here’s a link to District Sports Page account of Alan May and Alex Ovechkin shopping for Toys for Tots with the Marines:
http://districtsportspage.com/caps-ovechkin-may-and-elliot-shop-for-toys-for-tots/2653
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Childhood Class Picture of Orlov
A class picture of Orlov was posed on the Tumbler Blog "Peace, Love, and Hot Russians. He is the first picture on the second row from the top.
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