Friday Caps Clips: Twice Bitten in Ten Days
by J.P. on Feb 18, 2011 6:39 AM EST
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- Be sure to tune in to Japers' Rink Radio tomorrow morning (or download thereafter), as Pepper and Russell are joined at the top of the hour by Penguins beat writer Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and then welcome back to the show everyone's favorite guest, CSN Washington's Alan May.
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's loss from us, Vogs, NHL.com, WaPo (Carrera), Caps365 video (Boudreau, players), CSN Washington (Beninati), Frankovic, RMNB, SB Nation DC, WC2010, Caps24/7 and the CAPS lock.
- Mike Green didn't play last night, but is doing better. [SB Nation DC]
- A look at some second-line center possibilities. [CI (Carrera)]
- All the F-bombs from 24/7 in around a minute-and-a-half. Effin' glorious. [SB Nation DC]
- I'm not sure what a "spirit animal" is, but apparently Alexander Semin is one. [Baltimore Sports Report]
- Andre Carter: Caps groupie. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- About the guys in the presidents' masks at the Caps/Ducks game the other night. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- The Lost Caps Tweets. [RtR]
- The Caps, doin' good. [Capitals]
- Josh Godfrey is getting another chance in Hershey. [Patriot-News (Leone)]
- Cody Eakin digs Katy Perry. [Star-Phoenix]
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All the F-bombs from 24/7 in around a minute-and-a-half. Effin’ glorious. [SB Nation DC]
This link is going to the Star Phoenix article about Squeaks
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Here’s the fucking link to the fucking video.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Feb 18, 2011 9:05 AM EST up reply actions 10 recs
Rec’d for the link and new sig.
"This leg...is stanky."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 18, 2011 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
I second the sentiment on the new sig.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Feb 18, 2011 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
at least someone is on his fucking game this morning!
can’t wait to watch it at lunch…..far far far away from the office.
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this is fuckin’ hilarious
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by TheFuryUnleashed on Feb 18, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
The fucking link is fucking fixed. Thanks a fucking lot for pointing out my fucking fuck-up.
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by J.P. on Feb 18, 2011 9:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
I’m fucking disappointed with the fucking lack of “fuckface” and “shitbum” in your fucking post. Happy fucking friday, fuckfaces and shitbums!
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I concur.
Also, Fuck Clemson.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Get your ass outta your head, already!
by mechanicsville on Feb 18, 2011 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
Whoa, now, that kinda talk can lead to cursin’!
by DrinkingPartner on Feb 18, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Cody Eakin likes Katy Perry? So he’ll be dancing to “Firework” like this guy?
"This leg...is stanky."
My god I hate that song.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Feb 18, 2011 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Just that one?
I hate Katy Perry songs period. They’re an affront to the Universe.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Now with the Caps propensity to give up shorties on the PP, in addition to not scoring, is it time for a new approach to the PP? Maybe, instead of having regular PP units, PP time should be given (2 units worth) to the guys who’ve been working hardest during games during the past week. This would likely include either stars, grinders, or both during a given week.
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I say stick with your guns. I was watching a Luc Robitalle (sp?) feature on NHLNet last night before the start of the 7pm game and I distinctly remember him saying that one of his fond memories of Scotty Bowman was how no matter how bad the PP was going, he kept throwing those same 5 out there EVERY time until they got it. He recalled a couple long goal-less streaks on the PP and how he kept putting the group out there regardless of if they scored or not. He said it really instilled a confidence in that group.
Another thing he mentioned was Kris Draper having 20 goals that season (that he was referring to with the lengthy goal-less PP’s) and Scotty told him he would never see PP time; as his job was to kill penalties whether he had 2 goals or 20 goals on the year).
by Scofield on Feb 18, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The last two shorthanded goals were caused, in part, by Ovechkin playing at the blueline during the powerplay. He’s one of the best 3 forwards in the world, but he’s not a defenseman, and it showed the last two games.
That’s a stretch blaming Ovechkin in any way on last night’s shortie when it was all caused by Carlson’s flub. He played it the best he could and almost blocked Pavelski’s shot. Not much else he could do there.
I’m not blaming him fully, but he didn’t play that 2-on-1 very well.
He’s not a defenseman; you should expect him to make that play.
Where the PP is now quarterbacked by Brett Lebda.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Give up shorties – Like a Lebda!
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 18, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
You do have a good point on Luc Robitaille fondly recalling Scott Bowman’s management of the PP — throwing the same 5 guys out there until they “got” it. But the question is … how long can it go on before one admits that a PP grouping, as constituted, is a failure? Granted, patience is a virtue and breaking up a grouping after a few bad games may not be the wisest strategy but how long can a scoreless drought go on before admitting failure?
Is the answer more work on PP drills in practice?
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Meh. The Rangers have the best record in the East against the West (10-5). Philadelphia’s 7-5-3, Boston is 3-7-2. I wouldn’t put much stock into it.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 8:08 AM EST up reply actions
Locker said at the end of the game that the Caps are 0-10-1 in the Shark Tank over the last 11 games there. I’m guessing many people were already asleep when he said that, so I feel it’s worth repeating. Good thing the Caps do not play there very often.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Feb 18, 2011 8:47 AM EST up reply actions
Shark Tank is an incredibly hard place to play regardless of which team you are. Great building.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 8:48 AM EST up reply actions
They haven’t won a game there since 1993.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
And the Sharks were playing at the Cow Palace then.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
I thought I heard/read yesterday that it was just after the Shark Tank had opened.
"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."
Ah ok. I will defer to you then.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Don’t be that quick. I haven’t verified that and I don’t remember who said it (if it was Vogel on Pre-Cap, then it must be gospel).
"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."
You’re hallucinating. Last win was 10/30/93 – the next closest thing to a win was a 3-3 tie (yeesh, remember those??) on 12/10/97. And they actually didn’t even have a game at the Shark Tank in 2004.
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Went to be really early last night. Happened to wake up at about 12:45 am. So I flipped on the TV to check the score and it was just ending. Obviously I made the right call last night.
"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."
I bailed when the Caps gave up the third goal. I should have just stayed up, another 30 minutes probably wouldn’t have made me feel any worse this morning.
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Those are...
…the least important games on the schedule. No matter how many points the West gets vs. the East, none of those teams standing will affect the Caps playoff seeding unless the Caps get to the Final.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
NHL.com’s video player = fail
Every time you hit PAUSE and then play again it starts over from the beginning
Windows 7 w/ IE.
And don’t give me that “Switch to firefox” stuff. If someone can’t make a video player that works with IE, they suck
Switch to Chrome.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 18, 2011 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
“Switch to Chrome”
As a web programmer, I can tell you, when programming some UI for a commercial web site, it’s not a viable option to tell users “OH you’re having trouble with the #1 browser? Switch to something else”
Sure it is. Fuck those IE using clowns.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Feb 18, 2011 9:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So wait… the NHL engineered its browser to work best on an application that maybe 12 people on the planet use? There is dumb, and there is that.
I use a variety of IE versions, and this same problem plagues each one. I use a variety of Firefox applications (and I’m a fan of Firefox and despise everything Microsoft as an insult to laws of nature), and the same problem is there.
My experience with the NHL web site is that it was conceptualized by chimps and engineered by hamsters. It is, without competition, the worst sports web site I’ve found in terms of being able to navigate it. If Columbus had such navigation, we’d be speaking Wajarri today.
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
How do you really feel, Peerless?
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by SeattleCapsFan on Feb 18, 2011 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
don’t get me started…I could go for a week on the whole subject of information “technology”
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
kinda getting OT but
IE is the big violator when it comes to Web Browser standards. Chrome and FF adhere to the norm but IE kind of “does its own thing”. So yes, you can blame IE for sucking.
But that doesn’t excuse the programmers for not taking into account that IE is stil the largest market share.
On a side note, I don’t know if capitals.nhl.com uses the same software for video but often times I find their video player gives me even more trouble than nhl.com
I thought all the NHL websites were pretty much standardized.
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More OT, but this isn’t a browser thing, but a Flash thing. Chrome has its own embedded version of the Flash plugin. IE/Firefox/Safari use the plugin installed on your machine. Chrome probably works b/c it’s using an updated version of the Flash plugin that is slightly less crappy on the NHL site than the previous versions.
by kingbonehead on Feb 18, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I despise the NHL’s video player. Love the concept, etc., but the actual software stinks.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 9:01 AM EST up reply actions
Man, the Caps aren’t doing the West any favors. You guys gotta stop gifting WC teams points, I’m aging quicker.
"[Weber] shoots like MacInnis, hits like Stevens." - Jeff Marek
In reality, the chances of pulling out a point, nevermind a win last night were pretty slim. They haven’t won in San Jose in something like 17 years ( if I heard correctly), playing at 10:30 their time, in the second of a back-to-back and third in four nights against a red-hot team that had just come back from a long road trip. The schedule makers certainly didn’t do them any favors and still they had the better chances in the first two periods. In the third, you could see San Jose had more energy. Yet if Laich puts the puck in a wide-open net, they could have pulled it off.
They haven’t won in San Jose in something like 17 years
Honest question – how much does that actually have to do with anything, besides being a fun talking point?
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 8:54 AM EST up reply actions
I think it has a lot to do with the fact that San Jose is one of the best home teams in the league, their bulding is one of the loudest and traveling and playing in the west is far more difficult for eastern conference teams because of the time change than it is the other way around. And there are just some buildings were the Caps don’t play well (i.e. Buffalo).
I think it also has a lot to do with the home ice advantage of the far western teams like SJS and Vancouver. Teams from the eastern time zones tend not to do very well out there.
I blame Schultz
Two-minute time occupier of the day: The Caps have an all-time away record of over .500 on only four WC teams, and they’ve played two of the teams on their home ice more than 10 times (Colorado and Edmonton) .
The other two they’ve got a >.500 record on? Columbus and…Nashville.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 18, 2011 9:05 AM EST up reply actions
And play the Preds or Wild for a short series.
/off to plan the parade
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 18, 2011 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
Every year when I was a kid, it seemed like they’d go on that Western road trip and it would just murder their season.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 9:08 AM EST up reply actions
Living in the Bay Area, I go to a Sharks game or two every year (including last night’s) and can attest that it is very loud. Last night was interesting though, because the crowd seemed pretty nervous until the 3rd goal. They were definitely in awe of Ovi. This isn’t news, but it was also quite evident by the 3rd period that the Caps were tired. They were completely outplayed and out-hussled throughout most of the 3rd and probably most of the 2nd half of the 2nd. Unfortunately it was exactly what I expected given the circumstances.
I was impressed with the number of Caps fans there though. I can remember going to a game 7 or 8 years ago and the number was much smaller.
I’m excited for the Heritage Classic this Sunday. Looks like it’s going to be a great show.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 9:10 AM EST reply actions
Think they’ll sing the American national anthem?
by Yoshietree on Feb 18, 2011 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
God I sure hope so. That’s my favourite part of any hockey game: the singing of the national anthems.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
quite honestly, I love signing “Oh, Canada.” I get all excited when the schedule comes out in the summer and I see how many games are home vs. Canadian teams. “Eight chances to sing ’Oh, Canada”? Sweet!"
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Indeed. Oh, Canada is great. Much easier to sing.
"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 they’ll do the first half in French…probably not since it’s in Calgary, but I know I’D enjoy it. :)
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In last night’s MTL-EDM game held in Edmonton, the anthem singer did it in French.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
The whole thing was in French? I’ve never seen that before. Is there some kind of Quebecois separatist movement going on again ?
If I’m not mistaken…it was sung in French before it was sung in English. Or put better, it was written in French.
I’ve always seen it where they start out in English, do the middle in French, and finish the last lines in English.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Trust me there’s no Quebecois separatist movement going on in Edmonton at the moment. Nor a really active one even in Quebec.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Tabernac!
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 11:24 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If Christina Aguilera sang it…
Oh, Canada…sour foam and sliced baked ham… Drew made me a glove, that almost fits my hand…
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
For some reason this is making me crack up….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
It won’t be X-tina, but “Chart-topping husband-and-wife country duo Thompson Square” at the HC. They’ll probably go over big in Cow Town.
"I remembered when he said that and I kind of looked at him during the warm up and told myself that I got to shut these guys out tonight." - Michal Neuvirth, 02.06.11.
Fair enough. I’m just curious as I was confused that the Canadian anthem was sung at the WC (no offense to the folks like you that live north of the border)
by Yoshietree on Feb 18, 2011 10:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tune in tomorrow night when we play in Buffalo and if CSN shows footage of the national anthems we can have this conversation all over again. ;)
RB – I was at the Leafs-Caps game you were and you were actually seated just down from where I was. I am guessing you were singing your heart out ;)
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
No doubt. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Canadian anthem….especially when it’s sung in French. But I don’t agree with it being sung when there are no Canadian teams in the building.
As heretical as it may sound, I wouldn’t lose any sleep if they didn’t play any anthems at all before sporting events.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Honestly, I second this.
"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."
Third. I’d rather it be about the teams, and most of the guys on any given team don’t herald from either Canada or the US.
There's always more to learn about Hockey.
belting it out! I’ve actually had people ask “Are you Canadian?” It helps that the Caps have such awesome anthem singers.
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I am sure Mr Birdie would disagree and say that Karen Newman is tops.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
000
No one beats Charles Prevost-Linton and his poodle-esque perm.
He’s like a walking Will Ferrell bit.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
He screams Quebecois.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
He’s the BEST. It’s a joy whenever the Habs are on Hockey Night in Canada and they put the game on NHLN.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
Oh my… that’s a movie to make: Will Ferrell trying to lead a Quebecois Separatist movement….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
That’s GOT to be a ventriliquist act…
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tune in tomorrow night when we play in Buffalo and if CSN shows footage of the national anthems we can have this conversation all over again
Don’t they Buffalo at 3:00 on Sunday?
Yeah it’s early Sunday my mistake.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
My calender says 3:00 Sunday. Did they change it?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Per tweet from Pens writer Mike Colligan (This was Feb 8, so dunno if it’s changed any more since then,)
#Pens and #Hawks game on Feb 20 has been moved to NBC and time changed to 3:30pm ET as part of inaugural “Hockey Day in America”
http://twitter.com/MikeColligan/status/35196333811830785
You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!
Tyler Kennedy! Michael Frolik! It’s the NHL On NBC!
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Frolic with Fro-LEEK! Sunday on Enn-Bee-See
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
The Sabres and Red Wings play the Canadian National anthem at their home games since they’re literally across the river from Canada and get numerous Canadian fans every night.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t remember Detroit playing “Oh Canada” when I was there in November, but I may have been too busy trying to figure out how to say hi to Kono without getting my ass hauled out of the arena to notice what songs were being sung.
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Yay for old Sharks
Johan Garpenlov who for the 2nd year Sharks in 1992-93 scored 22g 44a and 66 points but an unsightly -26. Eight seasons later in his final NHL season he played in the first season of the Atlanta Thrashers and scored 16 points (just two goals) and was a -30.
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And damn does that second sentence have an overuse of the word “season”. Good work Sean.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
One might say that sentence was well… seasoned.
YEEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!
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by J.P. on Feb 18, 2011 9:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Typos: I keep ’em cumin.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
That’s just because he slept through the late game last night.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at Kettler.
My mistake. For some reason I thought JP had just welcomed a new member to the family so I figured he wasn’t sleeping any way, late game or not.
I’ll have you know that I was fully awake for the first period and the last ten minutes of the third. And then at 2:00, 5:00…
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A common problem, especially if you have to write under a deadline (which I don’t); I have to watch myself and try to alternate among “season,” “year,” “campaign,” and the like.
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Been dealing with that in doing birthday bios lately. On that note I have a Calle Johansson one that’s overdue and unfinished that I will try to complete and post this weekend.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Should have changed it to saison.
I blame Schultz
by D'ohboy on Feb 18, 2011 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for reminding me what I have to do at lunch.
"This leg...is stanky."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 18, 2011 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
Had some Hennepin along with a massive porterhouse, sweet potato frites (with aioli) and asparagus sauteed in garlic the other night. It was heavenly.
/Not OT because beer=hockey/
I blame Schultz
Or maybe even Sasson
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
I could have lived the rest of my life without seeing that again…. :)
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Seared into my memory from when it was being played on tv, lol
For those who don’t know, the guy on the left, Dave Maloney, is one of the talking heads on VS.
From left to right: Dave Maloney, Anders Hedberg, Phil Esposito, Ron Duguay
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
From left to right: Dave Maloney, Anders Hedberg, Phil Esposito, Ron Duguay, Ron Duguay’s Hair
Fixed.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was a Hedberg fan when he played.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
There’s not enough liquor and therapy in the world to undo that.
I blame Schultz
by D'ohboy on Feb 18, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
There are a couple of great commercials too, of the Rangers skating around in their sassoon jeans. I’d go find one if I wasn’t so lazy.
Sorry in advance.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
It was worse…they didn’t just skate, they sang!
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
And just think, there’s no sink in the room.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Feb 18, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve noted this before, but I swear the Caps has a similar commercial for Sasson jeans. I wanna say it include MIke Gartner, Pierre Buchard. Paul Mulvey…Can’t find it anywhere….
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Feb 18, 2011 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
As was Dean Evason.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
He’s decidely in last place among the others mentioned on those Sharks teams in terms of fun hockey names to say.
Kelly Kisio FTW.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
Also, did you grab this pic off the net or do you really have a signed Pat Falloon hockey card in your possession? Cause that would be pretty awesome.
I grabbed the pic off the net. However, I do have a Link Gaetz-signed hockey card. I don’t remember getting a Pat Falloon, and have no idea where my Link Gaetz card is. Anyone know what happened to the Missing Link? He was playing minor hockey up until a few years ago.
He shows up here and posts from time to time. Big Pens fan.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 11:12 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sure is. You may have seen me at the last Winter Games in Vancouver coaching the Swedish Men’s Hockey Team. Please forgive me for my son. I’ve disowned him.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
the word: greatest sure of all time is thrown around a lot these days….
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Who really wants to deal with an Anaheim lineup that dresses both Maxim Lapierre and Jarkko Ruutu? Headache city.
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gotta say, glad we’re done with them this season. I have no desire to face a Ducks squard that’s returning to it’s goon days.
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Truth is the Ducks have guy on that team I like quite a bit in Selanne, Koivu and Getzlaf. Too bad they have guys like aforementioned also.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Corey Perry is kind of a dick as well.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
Corey Perry. Andy Sutton. Max Lapierre. Jarkko Ruutu. Ryan Getzlaf.
Ick.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
It could be the most unlikeable team in the NHL not named the Islanders.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
He’s almost like Babe Ruth in that his dickishness is almost omnipotent.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Corey Perry is also kind of awesome and I’d sacrifice a body part to get him on the Caps.
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Buy or sell: the latest Caps (CI) meme that “Ovi is Back”. I for one don’t know where I stand, but at least staying up late the last two nights, it’s fun again to watch Ovi out there and I don’t want to get up and miss a shift. At least that dulls the funk the team is in.
Everything sounds smarter in Tikkanesse....
Buying with 30-day return. I’d say things are ever so slightly trending to the good for Ovie and the team as a whole. Glimmers.
by CVDTerp on Feb 18, 2011 9:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking he’d have two last night. Alas.
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Not sure either, though I’m slightly in the “buy” camp. He has looked more engaged. Though part of me thinks it’s a bit a product of playing teams that don’t see him has much and therefore aren’t as good at “Ovi D”. I’d like to see a nice goal or two from him against Buff/Pens/Rags before I’m totally there.
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From what I have heard Blake Wheeler and blueliner Mark Stuart are most likely to be dealt. The Hawks are interested in Stuart as a depth defenseman according to ESPN
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From Becca's game recap
“Weird stat of the night: Dave Steckel and Semin took (and lost) exactly the same number of faceoffs…one.”
I assume that means B. Gordon was taking the important D Zone draws. Gordon obviously is quite good in the circle though it does seem odd that the best face off guy in the league isn’t taking the important draws in the D zone.
I found this interesting as well. I’m too lazy to go back and look, but how did Steckel fare in the dot in the last game against the Sharks? I wonder if Pavelski or someone else on the Sharks just has Stecks’ number and you figure with the last change the Sharks could get the favorable matchup.
Maybe righty vs lefty
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Why was Backstrom taking that draw in the last three seconds when he was being beaten like a rented mule all night in the circle?
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Questionable strategery on the whole road trip on last-second faceoffs. Why Chimera taking the final slapshot in Phoenix?
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Anyone got an idea what the fate is of us poor out-of-market types for Sunday’s game? Here in the STL, they are showing Detroit at Minnesota.
I suspect, since NBC is carrying WAS-BUF, that I’m completely SOL.
On a side note, I find it interesting that Joe B. says he is off until the next CSN fame on the 25th. NBC is showing four regional games Sunday. He’s not on of the four best PxP guys for hockey?
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NBC = Comcast = Versus. They just canned him from Versus, so we’re SOL. Boo.
And therefore, I’d guess you’re SOL.
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by Sombrero Guy on Feb 18, 2011 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Damn, this might just make me open a facebook page. After I’ve been avoiding it so assiduously.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, being in NJ I was wondering the same thing – I have Center Ice but will they show and NBC game?
Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker.
I thought I saw somewhere that NBC would be streaming games online.
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by Sombrero Guy on Feb 18, 2011 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
unfortunately, doesn’t help those of us who were planning on watching at the bar :( I really wanted to see Caps-Sabres and Wings-Wild (mostly because I’m hoping Theo once again stones the Wings. They got some strange hang up about him)
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Ottawa and Colorado trade Elliott for Anderson.
Huh?
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That’s completely against Ottawa’s rebuild plan. What the fucking fuck are they fucking doing?
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Getting a backup for Lehner in the future I guess.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Flipping him to someone else immediately. I’d bet the farm on it.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Anderson for Semin!
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The problem with Philly, though, is that they just sent a first and third to the Leafs for Versteeg. I assume an NHL player would have to go back.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Wait, what?
I guess it’s a salary dump for Ottawa, since Anderson is a UFA at the end of the year.
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When your payroll is $50 mil, give or take, $900k is no small sum. We’re not talking a Fortune 500 firm, here (and if you saved the company $900,000 at one, I’m sure the bosses would love you).
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Well, Elliot was gonna be a RFA this year and is due to be paid less over the rest of the season, so couldn’t they have held onto him and received some sort of compensation in return for another team signing him if they decided not to?
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$900,000 is a fortune to anyone. I worked for a company in the top 10 of the fortune 100 once, they unscrewed every third light bulb in the parking garage to save money. They are the cheapest of all.
I don’t see how it’s a salary dump for Ottawa though. Both are FAs at the end of the season and one makes $900,000 versus $2,125,000 .
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Ottawa knows Elliot isn’t in their plans, so they got rid of him without needing to tender him a contract.
I guess.
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If they know he’s not in their plans, why would they trade for someone else they know is not in their plans but have to pay more money to? Unless they want to win some more games.
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Duchene hurt, team in the shitter, can’t really make it worse, can they? Might as well try to get one of those studs at the top of the draft and maybe re-sign Anderson next year. Elliott gives them a better shot at a higher lottery pick, if that’s what they’re optimizing for.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Looks like Colorado is waving the ol’ white flag.
Actually, good move for Ottawa. There’s a lot of teams in the East that could use Craig Anderson *cough*Philadelphia*cough*. I bet they’ll flip him right away.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Another solid DGB piece, this time on more complaints from Lemieux.
Whenever all the owners get together for a scrimmage, Ted Leonsis won’t stop asking him if he wants some advice on improving his game.
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Leonsis is easy to make fun of because he’s so involved. There have been days when he’s done himself no favors with his blog, too. But you take the bad with the good and I’d much rather have an owner who’s engaged and gives a damn than the opposite.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
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Sometimes having an owner who’s engaged and gives a damn isn’t always a good thing ;)
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I’ll just go on Kornheiser so I don’t have to talk about it.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
You take the good, you take the bad
First one to photoshop this with Ted’s face wins:
I blame Schultz
Kinda reminds me more of Mrs. Garrett.
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Oh God...
….now I have your proposed photoshop image in my head.
Where the hell is my mindbleach??
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From today's Dreger Report re: Ian White
Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Ian White’s future remains somewhat in limbo, although there’s a sense White’s trade could get finalized today.
White was reportedly at the Hurricanes’ morning skate.
At this time of year, the logistics of the salary cap are time consuming and often teams not directly involved in one trade are stalled in their attempts to make a deal because of what other teams are trying to do.
It’s possible White’s situation may be – in some form – indirectly tied in to what the Boston Bruins are doing (secondarily) in trying to create cap flexibility for the Kaberle trade. Bruins defenceman Mark Stuart’s name is included among some of the teams believed to be interested in White.
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Sounds like one of those NBA, six-team deal with 18 players changing cities things
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
I’d love to see some more three-way trades in the NHL.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Or someone let Cliff Fletcher back out again
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I think the last three-way I can remember was a couple deadlines ago with EDM LAK and CAR..I think Justin Williams, Patrick O’Sullivan were involved, maybe Erik Cole.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
I think the last three-way I can remember was in college.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I saw the movie made of your rendezvous
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
From Bob McK
It looks as though Tomas Kaberle has been asked to waive his NTC to go to BOS and there is every reason to believe he will waive it
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Colborne, Boston’s 1st in 2011 and a conditional pick for Kaberle the basis of the trade.Trade call still has to be made to close the deal.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
And…done, it looks like.
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by red army line on Feb 18, 2011 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
I asked this on Twitter, but:
Given that Colborne is considered a 1C prospect (Corey Pronman rates him higher than Kadri, for example) and is the best prospect in Boston’s system, the analogous trade for the Caps would be Kuznetsov + 1st + conditional pick.
What kind of assets would have to be coming back to make that trade worth it for you?
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely more than Kaberle, that’s for sure.
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For me, I have a tough time envisioning a guy outside the set of ‘1C on a value contract’. It’d have to be a hell of a return to net that haul and I can’t imagine doing that for a rental short of one of the top five players in the league, which Kaberle certainly isn’t.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
That’s along the lines of what I was thinking. Would you do the deal for Zajac?
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 18, 2011 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Any word on what else Boston has coming back in the deal along with Kaberle?
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by Davethecapsfan on Feb 18, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Nothing else. Just Kaberle for Colborne, the first, and the conditional.
I agree with what they’re saying at PPP….Burke knocked this deal out of the park.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
If they end up getting a 2nd out of it too? Hell yes he did. Boston got stronger in the short term as well. Depending on how they perform they might not be unhappy if it brings them a Cup.
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by Davethecapsfan on Feb 18, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
And Boston still has Toronto’s first this year.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
Boston gave up a lot, but I wouldn’t call it a swindling.
Burke got superb value as a team that was potentially going to lose their best d-man for nothing. Colbourne is automatically that team’s best prospect now, better than Kadri.
Meanwhile, including the Atlanta transaction, Boston is positively brolic, fast approaching Philly’s ridiculous team depth. Even with Savard out, they are now as strong as anyone in the east down the middle – Krecj, Peverley, Kelly, Bergeron, Seguin (probably a winger now though).
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
I still think the Flyers are better down the middle with Carter/Richards/Briere/Betts/Giroux, even if one or two of them is playing wing at the time. Four of those guys can play 1C on at least a few teams in the NHL, which is pretty damn ridiculous. At worst, none of the four are worse than a 2C and all of them except Briere are excellent two-way forwards.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
Philly’s still the favorite (their D is better, too), but Thomas is the great equalizer at this point. What a 7 game series that would be.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Especially after last year’s festivities.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
100% agree. Burke crushed this one.
Kessel + BOS 2011 1st + Colborne + conditional pick
Kaberle + Seguin + 2011 1st + 2010 2nd
Waaaay more defensible than it was 24 hours ago.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
This still doesn’t justify the Kessel trade. It’s not like Kaberle couldn’t have been traded without that trade. Maybe BOS doesn’t give up their first if they don’t have TOR’s, but the comparison is between:
Kessel + BOS 2011 1st + Colborne + conditional pick
or
Seguin + TOR 2011 1st + TOR 2010 2nd+ BOS 2011 1st + Colborne + conditional pick
Burke helped to reduce some of the negative effects of the Kessel trade, but that doesn’t justify the trade itself.
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by Killer_Carlson on Feb 18, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not justifying the Kessel trade, but I’m saying that Chiarelli is no longer clearly winning the transactions between he and Burke.
By the way, these trades have been in the division. I think we can safely hang up the notion that GMs won’t do that – there have been large transactions between divisional opponents in the last few years.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Would you do that for the rest of the year of Brad Richards?
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
The way we are playing right now…I don’t think I would for us. If we’re going to do something that drastic I want it to be the only missing piece.
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by Davethecapsfan on Feb 18, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Absolutely not. I’d want years on a good deal to do that trade and the player would have to be pretty fucking good.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Would you do it if the Caps were a Brad Richards away from winning the Conference?
I guess I don’t see Washington’s first and Kuznetsov being THAT valuable.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Two first round draft picks? One of them already looking like a probable “hit”? That’s a hefty chunk of assets right there.
You had me at no problem.
I agree.
But would you make that trade for a 1st and a probable “hit” who may or may not be swayed to stay in Russia if half of 8/28 aren’t around after next year (or even this year)?
I think I might.
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Those are the only two assets we have right now that could realistically provide production that blows away the ELC. You need those, especially as top heavy as our team is.
by Rob Parker on Feb 18, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ah, that’s true.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
They’re not and as I said above, I don’t see trading a guy who looks like he has 1st line ability, plus a first, plus a conditional second for a rental in any season, unless I was getting an ultra-star on a rental. You’d have to be Jesus on skates to make that trade work in terms of value.
If the Caps were in the position that Vancouver or Philly is in now, with dominant rosters and adding another player significantly improved their chances (especially with the inevitable injuries the playoffs bring), I’d think about it. But I just don’t see a pure rental commanding those assets and making it worth it.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
So have you moved into the camp where the Caps shouldn’t make a (at least partially) future-compromising move in favor of this season’s success?
Basically, are you convinced enough that WSH isn’t going far to not trade for the right now?
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
Can’t blame you.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
We’ll got this great up and coming defenseman named Tyler Sloan. He’s going to be the next Ray Bourque. We’ll trade you him for Shea Weber.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
If you throw in future considerations, that’s a deal…
…and by “future considerations”, I mean Nick Backstrom.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve been saying that for a while now. Basically, they need one or both of Johansson and Perreault to start beating their minutes and for Tom Poti and Mike Green to play more than half of the games. Wouldn’t hurt for Boyd Gordon to stay in the lineup either, but that’s just not realistic at this point.
I’m also not convinced that Bruce can get it done. Add a new coach and my position might change. Stress might.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
Bob Hartley, man.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Sucks for the Caps. It’s going to take a massive haul to get a 2C at this point.
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Have to like the way things look for the B’s in the short term, no? Peverley and Kelly strengthen things down the middle quite a bit, and as poor as Kaberle is on defense, he’s pretty darn good on the PP.
Atlanta also got better with Wheeler and Stuart.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t realize that they had scored the second most goals in the conference and given up the fewest. Their special teams have been pretty average, though, which is why Kaberle is a great pickup.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, upon further review, when everything’s clicking that’s a pretty scary team. A PP1 of Kaberle/Chara/Horton/Bergeron/Lucic is not bad at all.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
From Darren Dreger
Leafs were offered a 1st from a west conf team in the summer for Kaberle and another element. Burke declined. Wise choice.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
Higher demand close to the deadline. Get teams that think they can win right now at this second, especially when other teams make a move like Philadelphia did with Versteeg.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
No question. Kaberle QBs, Chara blasts from the point, Lucic cleans up the mess in front. That’s solid.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t wait until Tim Thomas regresses. I hope he sees goal lights in his nightmares.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
They can just throw ol’ TTuukkaa in there. Although he hasn’t played well this year, no?
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
My fantasy team is not a fan of Fluukka Rask.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Feb 18, 2011 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
Ah. I hear his play is making some people Puukka.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
And Chris Kelly will definitely help with the PK.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
Wow….according to McKenzie that conditional pick becomes a second rounder if Kaberle re-signs with the B’s or they win the Cup. Shit.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
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by Davethecapsfan on Feb 18, 2011 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
That should be “make the finals” and not “win the Cup”.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
TSNBobMcKenzie
Not official yet, but BOS trading Wheeler and Stuart to ATL for Peverley and Valabik. Pending trade call.
Interesting. Especially since Valabik’s been on waivers at least twice this year. Of course it’s all to free up some cap space to get Kaberle.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Nice move in getting Peverley.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
Peverley > Wheeler
Valabik < Stuart
Boston just got a lot stronger in addition to the Kaberle move. Built to win NOW.
And we have to play a now stronger Atlanta team. Great.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
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Toronto now has two first round picks in the same draft.
The world is truly on its ass.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 1:45 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Toronto has two picks in the first round? Maybe they can trade them and get someone who is whiney and overpriced….
Suppose Olli Jokinen might be heading out….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Looks like GMGM’s plan is to let BOS and PHI overleverage now and then ascend to the top by default when their windows shut in a few years. That’ll buy them time to figure out how to deal with TAM and beat PIT in the playoffs. Brilliant.
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by CVDTerp on Feb 18, 2011 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
/insert GMGM winking GIF
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Just wait. Five years from now the Flyers will only have two Stanley Cups but their time will be ever. THATS when we strike.
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The Flyers aren’t the team I am most afraid of in the East in the playoffs. If Tim Thomas keeps on rolling, the B’s will be tough to beat.
Of course, there’s no reason to believe the Caps might not figure out what’s ailing them and get back into the race…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
I am actually shocked that more people aren’t upset that Peverley didn’t come to the Caps. I thought he’d be great as a 2C here – good playmaker, great wheels, good defensively.
I guess Atlanta didn’t want to trade him in the division, and plus Blake Wheeler is the prototypical Rick Dudley player – big and skates well.
No way Peverley is traded in division. Just no way, not when Atlanta is contending.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
All the moves done deal now, already up on espn.com. Now that is wheeling and dealing. If this team shows signs of life over the next couple games and the Stars keep free falling I might almost buy making a big move for Brad Richards. I just wish I knew if that would be enough to make us a contender or if the current malaise requires more.
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by Davethecapsfan on Feb 18, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
Two things, assuming Dallas is certifiable and decide to get rid their second best player in the middle of a tight playoff race:
1) He has concussion symptoms. Scary stuff with all the recent developments.
2) Would he even help THAT much? I know he’d help if he plays, but would it get this team to the ECF and beyond? Doubtful in my mind.
3) It would take a lot, especially with what Kaberle just garnered. 1st + Kuz/Johansson + maybe Holtby.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, and frankly I don’t want to be giving up Kuz/Johannson, a 1st, and one of our goalie for a rental in a year when it’s clear we need more than just a 2C as we are playing right now.
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by Davethecapsfan on Feb 18, 2011 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed. I’d much rather go for a Vermette or a Handzus type. They might cost a roster player or a 1st, but I’d accept the lower risk.
A 1st line center-B like Richards is salivating worthy, but only if this team had shown a sliver of consistency this year.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
Kirk Daubenspeck injured in auto accident
Even in the hockey news among all the trades, there are real-life reminders that watching hockey is entertainment.
I heard about this last night, but didn’t realize at the time how serious it was.
Thoughts and prayers for former Hershey Bear/Portland Pirate/Chesapeake Icebreaker/SC Stingray (among other teams) Kirk Daubenspeck.
Bears/Stingrays goalie Jared DiMichiel isn’t the only one bummed that he got sent back to SC before the bus left for Rochester yesterday.
So much for a spike at the box office for the homecoming of one of the heroes of RIT’s Frozen Four run.
The Hershey Bears are coming to Rochester to play the Amerks on Friday night but goalie Jared DeMichiel won’t be accompanying them.
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But there is good news: Holt’s back:
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Todd Ford will draw the start tonight, with Braden Holtby backing up. 8th start for Ford in the last nine games dating back to Feb 4.
"I remembered when he said that and I kind of looked at him during the warm up and told myself that I got to shut these guys out tonight." - Michal Neuvirth, 02.06.11.
But why? Why drag him up and back on the bus? Other than the whole “team” thing, and maybe Stingrays wanted their goalie back.
Actually I know they wanted their goalie back, they can reclaim the division lead this weekend.
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Deals close for Sharks, per David Pollak. Almost no way it isn’t Ian White, I’d guess.
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Good lord, why is there so much action right now, 10 days before the deadline?
by DrinkingPartner on Feb 18, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know but I love it, this is insane. On the other hand, 2/28 will be awfully quiet.
It makes sense, though, because you really want to get new, key players familiar with teammates and systems ASAP.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
And if the Caps schedule is any indication, March will be really, really busy. 17 games next month, including back to back weeks of 4 in 6 days.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
:gasp:
You mean… they have an 8-in-12 week?!
by DrinkingPartner on Feb 18, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
March 7-18 they play 8 games, including Tampa, Chicago, Montreal-Detroit back to back, and finish off with a resurgent New Jersey.
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Feb 18, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Possibly because of what happened last year when the Devils landed Kovalchuk and used him to advance to….
Wait… that can’t be right….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Watching ESPN right now, special about Dale Earnhardt dying at the Daytona 500. A lot of the stuff they’re saying sounds exactly like the current state of safety in hockey.
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In short, it took a really serious injury, in this case death, to the icon of the sport to really accelerate safety in the sport. Sure it had been moving in the right direction, but nowhere as quickly as after Earnhardt’s death. I know nothing about Nascar or this situation so maybe someone with a little more knowledge would be of some help here. Another interesting factor is that Earnhardt was one of the most vocal advocates of the old ways, of keeping the traditional methods of safety in the sport; the irony is evident. The leading proponent of limiting novel safety measures in fact actually jump started a whole new safety movement with is death (I’m not sure this relates to hockey much but it was interesting nonetheless). There were some other parallels, but they are slipping my mind at the moment. I have to believe that if someone was to die as a result of some sort of blindside hit or unnecessary act of violence, safety measures would move forward more quickly; however, with hockey there is only so much you can implement. You can always make cars and racetracks safer, and while to some extent you can improve hockey equipment, it ultimately comes down to the responsibility of your fellow combatants. In racing, if you put someone into the wall or basically put them in significant danger, there is a very high chance that you will also be put into a perilous situation. Perhaps some of this logic would be deemed useful in the hockey realm. If you put someone career in jeopardy, perhaps yours should be as well (as a result of official discipline, not vigilantism). While that may be an extreme example, it’s message could be useful in cases of lesser proportions. If you deliberately end someone’s season with a knee-on-knee hit or vicious board, maybe ending your season should be a talking point among the NHL. Anyways, not a sermon, just a thought.
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by jaytown99 on Feb 18, 2011 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Cool, thanks for the detail.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 18, 2011 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
Per the Hurricanes, they’ve acquired defenseman Derek Joslin from San Jose for “future considerations”, aka not Ian White.
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crap
Per McK, looks like White to SJ.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Derek Joslin was all it took? Christ.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
it's
a separate transaction, not sure who SJ is sending back.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
Setoguchi. Joking. I think.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
SJ has to send someone. They’d be 600k over the cap, even with the Joslin move.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds like just pick(s) right now.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
CB – I know you made your case about NSH going after White. Did you hear anything about Poile courting Rutherford for him?
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
No, the only thing we know here is that Trotz said they’re looking for another D at this time since Francis Bouillon has a concussion.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
How did he get the concussion?
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t think he knew David Steckel.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
His face had a violent rendezvous with the divider between the glass and boards.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
From David Pollak
The Joslin trade, by the way, is considered a separate deal and reportedly done in order to clear a roster spot for Justin Braun
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
From David Pollak
The Joslin trade, by the way, is considered a separate deal and reportedly done in order to clear a roster spot for Justin Braun
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Bryan Helmer gonna make a little history tonight.
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Bryan Helmer set to play 1,000th #AHL game tonight as @OKCBaronsHockey meet @AbbotsfordHeat in Calgary http://on.fb.me/gYlyuE
Congratulations, Bryan!
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 18, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Congratulations Crash
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by TheFuryUnleashed on Feb 18, 2011 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
I know it’s somewhat irrational, but watching everyone else make trades makes me restless.
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"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."
It’s disturb me if players the Capitals could use or realistically could go after were being moved. They aren’t, so it doesn’t bother me right now.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
...
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
From Mckenzie the whole east is getting better holy hell
STL’s Eric Brewer has agreed to waive his NTC to go to TBay. Deal will be completed shortly.
"Ovechkin is as subtle as a shot of vodka."
Damn. Tampa Bay just made a really solid move if true.
Don’t worry guys, GMGM is holding out for a depth dman and another 3C masquerading as a 2C.
/Snark
by Charlie Foxtrot on Feb 18, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
That’s horseshit. This team is being held back because they’re average at possession and not shooting the lights out any more. The rookie Cs are getting killed – they aren’t ready to take their minutes, yet.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If you knew anything about hockey, you’d be in the game.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 18, 2011 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
i hope there’s a bit of snark in there. . .if not, that’s a pretty fucking mean spirited comment. Knee High actually has a pretty damn good point and GMGM has shown some insolence in the past
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SME and I are cool, I knew it was a 24/7 reference. Hell, one of the recs on that post is mine.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 19, 2011 7:32 AM EST up reply actions
Which speaks to how well the goalies have played this year.
But yeah, for all that they’re shockingly close to grabbing a division lead. Winning last night would have helped a lot, but what can you do?
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
You mean there’s still a chance we can get Belanger and Corvo at the deadline again? Be still my beating heart.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 4:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Kaberle, White, Brewer all change teams and the Caps aren’t involved? I’m going to jump off a roof or throw myself in front of a car.
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I know it’s not directed at me, it is just blowing my mind that all these deals are happening so quickly. A lot of these deals are not one’s I’d want the Caps to make, nor do we know if they are trying to or not. Pretty much I’m just disappointed there will be less to cover on trade deadline day.
"Ovechkin is as subtle as a shot of vodka."
If the Hannan deal was made now we’d all be applauding it so it’s tough to rip GMGM for anything until the deadline.
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No doubt at all.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
That move should not be underestimated. It gave Hannan enough time to mesh with his new teammates. Trading for defensemen late rarely works. Maybe bringing in other pieces, but a defenseman by himself? It just doesn’t work.
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by ThePeerless on Feb 18, 2011 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
On the other hand, I won’t need to waste deadline day on TSN.ca.
I know everyone says these are the deals that we’d want the Caps to make, but as I said above, it just makes me restless that nothing is happening here. “Oh, mommy, they’re not including me!”
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Good on Stevie Y on the pickup. I would have guessed Brewer would have been heading the Habs’ way after the Wisniewski injury last night.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that definitely looks like a good move. I like the moves that Stevie Y has been making for the Bolts. Been a good GM so far.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 18, 2011 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
Stevie Y has crushed that job so far. He deserves executive of the year honors for unloading the Meszaros deal, unloading the Walker deal, signing a couple of free agents who are beating their contracts and continuing to do a good job on the trade market.
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by Knee high to a duck on Feb 18, 2011 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
From NHLSourcesSay
TB acquires Eric Brewer from STL in exchange for prospect Brock Beukeboom and a 3rd round draft pick
On Beukeboom
3rd round choice of TB in 2010 6’2 196 lbs. From Hockey’s Future:
Beukeboom is the son of former NHL defenseman Jeff Beukeboom. He is a defensive defenseman that also has some offensive ability and a skill component to his game. Beukeboom can play with a mean streak when warranted, but is more of a two-way player than was his father, who was one of the tougher players on the Wayne Gretzky-led Oilers and won four Stanley Cups. The younger Beukeboom, a forward during much of his youth hockey career, has the ability to join the attack and has a hard shot. As expected, he is still dealing with learning the position and is sometimes caught outside the play. And he will need to improve his agility and read-and-respond time as he progresses to pro hockey. Beukeboom has a strong work ethic and is constantly seeking to improve.
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by Rather Bengt on Feb 18, 2011 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
From Erik Erlendsson TB beat writer
Eric Brewer is in final year of 4-year deal, making $4.5 this season, cap hit of $4.25; wouldn’t rule out possibility of a re-sign either
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Eric Brewer is pretty terrible by the ol’ eye test.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 18, 2011 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
IMO – Eric Brewer wasn’t going to be resigned by the Blues. There was talk over the summer of taking his “C” and giving it to Backes or Johnson.
Trading this captain is not impactful to the Blues as trading another Captain might be. I don’t see him as a leader.
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Blues sit 13th in the West, 9 points out of the playoffs.
Does this move signal them as sellers, and if so, any potential C’s the caps might look at?
There are really no C’s in STL that the Caps will be able to get and want. Backes isn’t going anywhere. McDonald might be good, but at 4.7 for the next two years after that I can’t see the Caps biting, and I can’t see the Blues selling as they have no one to replace him. Their O is fairly weak. But McDonald might work as a good 2C for the Caps.
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TJ Oshie still roll with the Blues? Probably won’t let him go though.
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Does this sound familiar? It could be about the Caps, but is about the Flames:
“I said for a long time that when we follow the system and we work hard, that we can beat anybody in the National Hockey League,” Feaster added. “When we don’t follow the system or when we try to take short cuts and don’t work hard, then we’re in trouble. We can’t just rely on our talent alone. It has to be our talent level supported by our work ethic. And that’s really what has happened over the last couple of months.”
Wow. Lots of deals went down today
Hours after sending captain Eric Brewer to Tampa Bay for junior defenseman Brock Beukeboom and a draft pick, the Blues dealt Johnson, also a defenseman, to the Avs along with forward Jay McClement and a first-round pick for rookie defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, third-year forward Chris Stewart and a second-round pick.
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