Recap: Caps 4, Habs 2
by J.P. on Mar 15, 2011 10:04 PM EDT
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Entering Tuesday night's NHL action, no Eastern Conference team had fewer home losses than the Montreal Canadiens, who were set to play host to the Washington Capitals, a team they had dismissed from the playoffs less than a year ago. Exiting Tuesday night's NHL action, that's no longer the case, as the Capitals - who were led on this night by a rookie center and a rookie goaltender - left with two points, perhaps some demons exorcised, and a nine-game win streak. Not a bad way to kick off a brutal road swing.
Ten more notes on the game:
- A mere 1:06 into the game, Marcus Johansson extended his point streak to four games when he deposited a lucky bounce off the boards that caught Carey Price below the goal line. Of note, Braden Holtby picked up his first career assist (no doubt the first of many) on the play, and he now has as many power-play helpers as Nicklas Backstrom has in his last 16 games. Oof.
- Just 20 seconds later, Holtby gave one back to the Habs, as his attempt to play a puck up the boards was picked off by Travis Moen and put into the Caps' net before Holtby could get back in position. Much has been made of Holtby's puck-handling, and rightly so, but Bruce Boudreau foreshadowed tonight's mistake on Friday night when he referred to his young netminder as "a little too brave" with the puck. This is what he meant.
- Not a full minute after that (and after a Matt Bradley/Paul Mara fight), Matt Hendricks nearly converted a goal-mouth scramble that went to video review after a "no goal" ruling on the ice. Everyone in the arena knew the puck had crossed the line. Everyone watching on TV knew the puck crossed the line. Everyone in Toronto reviewing the play knew the puck crossed the line. But since there was no replay that showed the puck under Price and over the line prior to the whistle blowing (or when the whistle was intended to be blown), logic and physics gave way to upholding the ruling on the ice.
- On November 19, 2005, Brooks Laich scored his first career NHL goal in Montreal. On Tuesday night, he scored his 100th in the same building on a beautiful inside-out-move that allowed him to get around Hal Gill, lower his shoulder and beat Price. Laich now has 16 goals on the season, and you've gotta think that a return to the 20-goal plateau is a real possibility for the free-agent-to-be. Oh, and let's not forget to credit Karl Alzner for the pretty pass to spring Laich.
- With the game tied at two, Alex Ovechkin beat P.K. Subban to a puck along the end boards (after Subban had actually played him quite well) and fed Johansson for the game-winning goal. It was yet another point-while-tied-or-trailing for Johansson, and cemented what was really something of a coming out party for the young Swede. Two goals, four shots on goal and solid defense all night for MoJo.
- Whether or not you're scoring, you can't be taking offensive zone penalties or penalties when your team's up a goal with just over five minutes left. Marco Sturm is not scoring, and did both. His gorgeous saucer pass to Mike Knuble for the insurance goal moments after the second of those infractions expired is hardly mitigating.
- Back to Holtby, after a shaky start (I'll admit to questioning whether or not he'd make it through the night after seeing a couple of big rebounds), the reigning First Star of the Week settled down and ended the night with 24 saves. Great battlin', B - you've earned a night off (right, Bruce?).
- The power play ended the night 2-for-5, thanks to MoJo's fluke goal and Knuble converting 11 seconds into a maximum 18-second advantage, but the unit failed to score on a 1:25 five-on-three advantage, and never got anything going on set power-plays.
- The pairing of Dennis Wideman and Jeff Schultz was on for both Montreal goals, while the duo of Alzner and John Carlson (who fired six shots on goal) was on for both even-strength Caps tallies. In other D news, Scott Hannan blocked six shots on goal and Tyler Sloan was Tyler Sloan.
- Seeing the Caps throw 41 shots on the Habs might have seemed like something of a flashback for some, but the fact that they only had 11 shots blocked was completely different from last year's playoff frustration. On Tuesday night, the Caps got pucks to the net, and if it wasn't for Carey Price, the game wouldn't have been close. It's nice to run into a hot goalie and still win, eh?
And so it's off to Detroit with a nice win streak and all that goes with it - the confidence, the increasing comfort, and, most importantly, the points. With eleven games left in the regular season (and health aside), things are coming together rather nicely.
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Ugh, homer media…
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by renstar on Mar 15, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Terribad
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Andrei Kostitsyn looks like he’s eyeing up my sister.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Kinda has a Big Ben look to him
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
don’t the fans select the 3 stars at bell centre?
by capsfansteve on Mar 15, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d swap in Laich for Big Tits, but that’s just me.
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I’d swap in Hendricks for Big tits. Well, why have one when we can have both?
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Why have this… when you can have this?
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 16, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d swapinLaich for Big Tits
Every single time. Every single time.
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by STLSpidey on Mar 15, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn’t. Not a chance. And not just because of my abnormal obsession with Laich.
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You’d rather have Little Tits?
/shows myself the door.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
oof. I hope they picked Kostitsyn so he’ll stop giving the press box that creepy look.
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I thought creepy looks in the press box only came from DJ King?
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 16, 2011 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Not that Price didn’t do well despite the stats, but it’s kinda shocking to see a goalie who had 4 goals scored on him as the second star.
by Steve418290 on Mar 15, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
makes sense if you spell shocking as M-O-N-T-R-E-A-L.
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and Tyler Sloan was Tyler Sloan
Wonderfully put. Concise. Clear. Correct. Sad.
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that whole bullet was money
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And now he’s 30 years old, as of today.
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Is he washed up yet? Please?!?
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by Quaternions on Mar 15, 2011 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
He drew a nine-minute power play in the first period of his first game…that counts for something. It would have counted for more if the Caps could have converted…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 16, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Did anyone notice about 10 seconds prior to MoJo’s 2nd goal (around 13:30 left in the 3d) he was behind the Caps net with Sloan, who was clearly having trouble. 90 springs the puck loose then heads down the ice to score.
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Definitely. I also noticed Sloan making a ridiculous pinch in the second period and having Mackan break up the odd man rush on the backcheck. TSN did a little highlight on that shift. Started the shift talking about his offensive play in the game and ended with a great defensive play.
Also loved the play in the second when he picked up the puck near his own goal line, passed to himself off the boards, then skated out of the zone and passed the puck up through the neutral zone. Such great play.
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MJ > MP
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Obviously. That isn’t an indictment of MP though. MJ is just special.
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Agreed both ways. I just missed that whole discussion yesterday while at work and agreed wholeheartedly with your comment about the entire season and how GMGM clearly picked the right way to bring Mackan along.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you had the impression that he is now turning it on/getting better now that MP is gone and perhaps he doesn’t have to worry about “fighting” for a position?
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It’s possible, but they seemed damn friendly when MP was up and truthfully after some early struggles, Mackan has had a very steady rise in play over the course of the season. You could see it months ago that if he kept playing to his strengths out there and continued doing the right things the point would start to come.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Great points about all the D men…although I think Wideman and Schultz get a pass for the first goal and they were defending an odd man rush on the 2nd.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
I’d have liked Wideman to have stepped up on the 2nd goal. No question no fault on the first.
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I can buy that
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Hannan, Wideman, Carlson and Alzner are such a massive upgrade over what we had last year that it completely changes the dynamic of the team. Last year if Green went down for any period of time the Caps would have been in deep doo-doo.
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by Kolzilla on Mar 15, 2011 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
This. So much this. If Schultz can get right and Green healthy…sky is the limit.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Green didn’t go down, exactly, but he wasn’t ’zackly the picture of health.
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. Of note, Braden Holtby picked up his first career assist (no doubt the first of many) on the play, and he now has as many power-play helpers as Nicklas Backstrom has in his last 16 games. Oof.
This part of the first bullet physically pained me.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Mar 15, 2011 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
If Neuvy’s starting tomorrow, why not give Braden a turn centering the power play. Give him a chance to double up Nicky.
Silly katzistan, Holtby’s not dead yet, so he’ll start in goal tomorrow.
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by J.P. on Mar 15, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
katzistan sounds like the name of a former Soviet republic or middle Eastern country. (Not trying to insult katzistan.)
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Neuvy’s going to have to take matters into his own hands.
not that I recommend goaliecide as a method of getting starts. but sometime a goalie’s gotta do what a goalie’s gotta do when Bruce is being stubborn.
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It almost seemed like God was the one deciding on when Neuvy would get a rest. Neuvy would be in goal longer than I would recommend. Then he gets sick and in comes Varly, at least once, and then Holtby another time. And now the Tampa game.
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a little ipecac in Holtby’s food so he can finally reclaim his net? Throw a banana peel on the ground in front of Varly to set back his knee/groin a little longer for a little extra insurance?
by vtcapsfan99 on Mar 15, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
26 shots is nothing. He needs more work. I’m thinking call up Fahey and match him and Sloan up against the Datsyuk/Zetterberg line. Naturally they get all the PK time too.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 15, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Until your goalie dies of dysentery
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Would he make a better forward on ice than DJ King? Given that Fehr and Arnott are both out. And if NIcky’s still out, we’re left with King.
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Two guys out allows an emergency call-up, right?
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
With Backstrom and Arnott out I think they can call up a center on an emergency basis, but I could be wrong
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from the CBA. How many forwards do we have?
If Fehr, Arnott, and Backis are all out we have to call someone up.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Not with DJ in the press box, we don’t.
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Again – DJ King says “Hello!!”
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He’ll get a jersey, and we’ll still need someone else too.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
No we don’t – we had thirteen forwards in the building before Fehr went down. With DJ we’ve got 12.
We didn’t lose any more centers either.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s why we’ll see DJ in the lineup tomorrow. And it’s probably the last team we’d want to use him against as well.
But, even with the rules on replacements, weren’t there times we brought up guys from Hershey on an emergency in the early portion of last season when we still have Nylander and refused to use him?
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The emergency recall provision, prior to the trade deadline, allows you to bring a waiver-eligible player up without putting that player on waivers. After the trade deadline, it allows you to bring a player up without using one of your four recalls, and also without subjecting the player to waivers.
I’ll wish the Habs better luck for next game when I’m there to watch. Don’t worry, folks, I’m not a turncoat who’s switching teams. The Habs play Tampa Bay!
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I enjoy watching the Habs. I get enamored by the history and the uniforms and the crowd (I love Montreal’s crowd, despite it’s shortcomings, it’s probably the best crowd in hockey in my opinion). Fuck them, but I like them.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Montreal has actually helped us out this month. They beat Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay and Boston.
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I’m convinced there’s no one we want to play in the playoffs. We can’t root against the entire Eastern Conference.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
At this point, bring on whoever. Can’t worry about matchups. If we play good hockey like we have been, I’m not worried.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Really? I’ll take Carolina in a heartbeat if they make it in.
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That’s fine, but you’re going to have to beat three pretty good teams, no matter how well you match up. Bring on whoever. Praying for dream match ups is unfortunate and really doesn’t mean anything.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Heck, out of that clusterfuck, I’d take the Sabres too.
About MTL, I enjoy watching the Habs of this year. Poor team’s so decimated that I feel sorry for them.
I like Cammalleri but really loathe everything else. I actually think it’s pretty bush league of them to boo Ovechkin as well. It’s something I’ve never understood at all.
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Every arena boos Ovechkin now, that should hardly be a criticism of Habs fans. Fan reactions rarely make sense and that doesn’t change from building to building. Flyers fans don’t really think Crosby sucks, Caps fans don’t really think every goal is the opposing goalie’s fault, etc.
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I also thought Caps fans were whiny about calls. Montreal takes complaining to a whole new level.
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Because their fans are “entitled” like Yankee fans.
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Maybe. Wouldn’t be surprised if some of it is about intimidation, though – you get 21,000+ booing a “missed” call and eventually the refs take notice. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a ref ignore a call then blow the whistle after the fans start in.
But yeah, they are whiny about calls. It’s something, especially if you experience it in person – it’s a pretty insane building.
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Is VC close in terms of intimidation/crowd noise?
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Nowhere near, if you count natural.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
By Natural I mean, their sound is a lot of reactional stuff to the actual game play.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
When it’s the right team in town, yeah.
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by Bald Pollack on Mar 15, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
When it REALLY gets rocking it can be close to Bell Centre at times. But it’s almost always loud at BC, some of which is artificial (music, sound effects, etc.) but most of which is just fans cheering and getting into the game. And remember, they’ve got about 3,000 more people in there than we have.
I was telling my roommate earlier, there’s nothing quite like the sound of every fan in the building pointing out a penalty (or “penalty”) and then switching to boos instantly when it doesn’t get called. You can hear it on TV, it’s amazing and very distinctive.
Seriously, for those of you who have never been…go, at least once. It’s an amazing experience.
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I was at the game – my Mom and I found the crowd to be pretty quiet, actually, and they only got loud when something big happened, or there were a few guys down to my left who were cat-calling Holtby now and then (in a terrible fashion that mostly involved going “hooooooooollllllllll” without geting the “tby” on there). Made us miss Goat and Horn Guy.
by HockeyDragon on Mar 15, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Was it similar to VC?
I took my wife to the Hawks game Sunday and she was surprised at the various levels of big noise and church-mouse quiet at times..
At VC, it seems like after a while someone feels the need to break the silence and start yelling, and at Belle Centre everyone seemed content to just let it go on
by HockeyDragon on Mar 16, 2011 6:46 AM EDT up reply actions
ovi8 Good win!now flight to detroit!
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He rules hahaha
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
*Proceeds to strap team onto his back, lift off the ground and fly to Detroit.
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by Kolzilla on Mar 15, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
(inspired by Holtby’s assist) If he can get back to the AHL to develop a bit more, the potential end trapezoid has to throw a tick mark or two into the ‘keep Holtby’ column, right?
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Practically none by the team, either.
by Berube Doobie Doo on Mar 15, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
sweet
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Well is big win for us, we play very well and I’m just happy to be part of the team.
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just showed the highlights, used the TSN feed. Caps must be thinking Pierre is stalking them.
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phone was cracking a lot but I thought he did a good job. Love the very gracious “thank yous” at the end. Kid was pumped hahaha
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I the only one thinking/fearing/dreading the inevitable that the Caps will win the East only to lose to NJ in 7?
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I think they have an outside shot at it. If they go 10-2-1, they make it I say.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
If the go 10-2-1, there’s about a 70% likelihood they make the playoffs. Only a 13-0 record guarantees the playoffs.
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13-0 actually guarantees it? I haven’t looked at who they play…I would think being back 6 points there was no guarantee
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
As of this morning 14-0 guaranteed it in their simulation. I extrapolated.
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Interesting. And you don’t think they can go 10-2-1?
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Can they? Sure. I’d still bet against it.
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I’d love to put a dent in their chances Friday night. Fuck those guys. 9th in the east for them. Even that’s too good.
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by Rob Parker on Mar 15, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
fucking Atlanta. Way to completely collapse in the second half, you jerks.
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Right on. Was thinking about that earlier, how I got suckered into the magical comeback and how amazing it was – and completely forgot how much I despised them earlier this year. Fuck them.
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You can acknowledge how sick of a comeback it is without embracing it. Plus when it looked like Philly had the 1st seed locked up that evil part of you would have REALLY loved to see them sneak in at 8 and let them beat the hell out of each other over 7 games.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
well, yeah, but that’s because if the damn meteor isn’t going to land on the rink, the least that can happen is a knock down drag out multiple OTs in multiple games 7 game series.
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Oh, I would LOVE it if they beat Philly in the playoffs.
And I certainly acknowledge how amazing it is – there have been a bunch of comeback stories that have been pretty incredible, even if some are starting to fall apart a bit. Toronto and Calgary were dead and buried in November, they’ve gotten themselves back to respectable-ish positions.
Hell, the Caps were 11 points back of Philly a few weeks ago and 7 behind TB. It’s been such a bizarre, up-and-down rollercoaster of a season.
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Appropriate that a team who holds its Season Ticket Holder party at an amusement park should have a roller coaster season.
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fuck Lemaire.
if they make the playoffs, I’ll be happy for Steckel, and that’s it.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d love to put a dent in their chances Friday night. Fuck those guys. 9th in the east for them. Even that’s too good.
Just about perfect, in my opinion. If you start a season the way the Devils started theirs, then there’s only one rational thing to do — TANK! It’s not like they traded their 1st round pick away. That run of wins could really cost them in future seasons.
Washington still suffers from legitimately below-average goaltending, which hurts them more than the defensive improvements help.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 16, 2011 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions
13-0 actually guarantees it? I haven’t looked at who they play…I would think being back 6 points there was no guarantee
Sportsclubstats is a simulator, so that means not once in 100,000,000 trials did NJ go 13-0 but miss the playoffs. (They probably didn’t go 13-0 very many times). Logically, it might be possible for them to win out and still miss the playoffs, but it’s extraordinarily unlikely.
Washington still suffers from legitimately below-average goaltending, which hurts them more than the defensive improvements help.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 16, 2011 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions
And I’m going with no way the caps bow out in round 1. Not with this confidence.
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my recollection is that they were reasonably confident last year
Washington still suffers from legitimately below-average goaltending, which hurts them more than the defensive improvements help.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 16, 2011 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, but did you count Mike Milbury’s confidence?
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by red army line on Mar 16, 2011 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m going with the new stanley cup marketing campaign: History makes amends.
this year is as good a year as any for that to happen.
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Per EJ Hradek:
I talked to George McPhee today and he told me when they acquired Arnott he was banged up at the time. They’ve been thrilled with the impact he has had. It’s something that if they can shut him down for a little while,they can get him totally healthy for the playoffs.
That’s a positive for me. Thinking smart.
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It’s also a complete lie.
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by fat_daddyo on Mar 15, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You don’t believe Hradek talked to McPhee?
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Haha.
I don’t believe that McPhee acquired a dinged up player, played him for two weeks, and then shut him down for preventive maintenance.
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Maybe the thought was to play through it, but he acclimated so quickly and we banked a good number of points with this streak why not take care of it now?
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
They didn’t say where the injury was did they?
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
No faith. If it’s true it’s the smart move.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Except it’s not. ESPN the Magazine and TSN both had articles saying that Arnott may not move because he suffered a minor injury two games before the dealine.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, believe what you want.
He may have been nicked, but if he’s out it’s because he aggravated it.
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I’ll believe TSN and Hradek before calling the whole story a fabrication. I also would be he aggravated it.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, exactly. I mean, Arnott is just getting used to his new teammates and suddenly they’re going to decide to just shut him down? It doesn’t add up.
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He already looks pretty acclimated. We banked a decent amount of points in this streak, why not take care of it now to be healthy for playoffs.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear that, I just think that he aggravated something. If they were going to rest him for the sake of resting him they’d probably sit him every third game.
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If Backstrom was healthy I think they would do it. Although Mackan’s play and Laich filling in so well might have convinced them we could let him rest up
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Look, obviously there’s no proof either way, but what’s the simplest explanation? That the Caps have a player who’s played great for two weeks, got to within 1 point of first in the East, and then said, “nah, we don’t need to ice our best team, we’re good”, or that the player has aggravated an existing injury and can’t go?
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Interestingly enough we could be seeing both scenarios in the cases of Arnott and Backstrom. No one knows, maybe it’s a combination of both and our recent play made the decision for them.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s probably a bit of both, really. He might have aggravated but my guess is if they weren’t on a streak or if it was a playoff game, he’d be okay to go.
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Said it better than I did
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
That seems right as well.
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Sasha had to take the training wheels off sometime…
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Because they want to sit him for 3 games, the toughest part of the road trip, and then reevaluate after the week is over. By definition that can’t be day-to-day, so he’s week-to-week.
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Hmmmm
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by fat_daddyo on Mar 15, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
could have had a better pic
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t EVEN tell me that’s meant to imply I’m using a straw man argument. I hate hate hate that term…
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no no no, more like you’re grasping at straws to explain the week-to-week as only 3 games.
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Usually, they tend to underestimate the length of times guys are out. Take 3 games and multiply by 2.5. That’s how long Arnott will be out.
But Holtby was week to week and was not out forever, as it turned out.
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When we say day to day, it means weeks. When we say week to week it means who knows, when we say 2-4 weeks, it means about that if it’s Schultz, longer if it’s Fehr.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I was saying I was less nervous about how long he’d be out because they didn’t assign an actual specific length of time to it – when they say “2-3 weeks” or “4-5 weeks” I get nervous because it always ends up being twice as long. Day-to-day or week-to-week? Not so much.
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I think it was in Friedman’s 30 thoughts from today, but he commented that some teams are over-estimating time a player will be out so their spirits aren’t crushed when it takes a while.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 16, 2011 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve heard those things are fucking amazing.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
yes they are.
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by LittleMissWhiskey on Mar 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there a jar of Dunder Honung in the back of that shelf?
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 16, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
who knows. Week to week could mean they’ll see at the end of the week how he feels.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
He already looks pretty acclimated.
And they didn’t even have to play him at wing!
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I am legitimately shocked at this team being smart about injuries.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 15, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I honestly feel like last year’s playoff disappointment was a huge wakeup call for everyone – from the front office on down. It may not have shown early in the season but they’re doing so many things right now that make me feel as if the focus really, truly is on the playoffs.
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I will agree with you if Michal Neuvirth is in goal tomorrow.
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by EmilyB on Mar 15, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hope that’s the case with the injuries. They’re either being really cautious or really lying to us.
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Even the ice time for the forwards of late has shown this. The wake up call looks like it worked. We’re 1 point out of 1st in the East. Perfect position.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
And that’s why Poti was repeatedly brought back too early and key players have played through injuries all season.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 15, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It may not have shown early in the season
As for Poti, I think his injury is a tricky one. It’s up to him to say when he’s ready, and my guess is earlier in the season he kept telling them he was ready when he wasn’t 100% – and perhaps not having much D depth put pressure on him (or made him think there was pressure on him) to do so. When your backup is Brian Fahey…
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So how is something a wake up call if it’s ignored for 5 months? And if Poti keeps telling you he’s ready then getting hurt you stop letting him make the call.
How many times have we said “so and so was really a wake up call for the team”? I’ll believe they’ve learned their lessons when I see it in the playoffs.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 15, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Duh. I’ll believe it then, too. Did I say it actually has followed through? No, I’m just saying it feels like right now – in this moment, over the last few weeks – it feels like they’re making more decisions designed to prolong the postseason run rather than dominate the regular season.
And we don’t know what they’ve been doing that hasn’t been visible right away for the first 5 months. Tweaks to the system, better PK, better team defense, guys looking like maybe they’re holding something back because the games now don’t matter…obviously I don’t know, I’m not in their heads. Just saying what it looks like to me.
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It feels like that because you want it to feel like that. If it actually was that Nick Backstrom’s streak would have ended when they knew his thumb was fractured. Not when it got hit again and then it really hurt.
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Oh, right, I forgot you’re an insider and know exactly what conversations took place around letting him go back in.
He played because he said he could play. It happens all the time, on every single team, the word of the player is all they have to go off because if it’s not going to severely cripple him to play with it, it comes down to pain tolerance and nothing more.
I’m not buying this bullshit that they put him back in because he had an iron man streak going. Who fucking cares, it’s great that he’s never gotten hurt enough to be out before but I highly doubt they throw one of their best, highest-paid players out there just to maintain a streak. Didn’t stop them from pulling Laich out of the lineup last year when he got hit with a puck – if the injury dictates it, he sits. Period.
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I didn’t say anything about why they put him in. Maybe they wanted the streak, maybe they wanted a win, maybe both. I’m just saying you want them to be doing things differently, so you just interpret it that way. You latch on to them holding out Arnott and Green and ignore that they brought Green and Nick back after they clearly got injured. And then they got injured in the same place again and have had to miss extended time. But the Caps are doing things differently. For sure.
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I don’t buy that Green was still injured when they brought him back. I also don’t buy that Nick would have been allowed to play if his injury was seen as something that could a) make him significantly ineffective, which it didn’t, or b) get worse just by playing through it, which I’m betting it couldn’t.
Whatever. You go ahead with your glass completely empty outlook, but it feels like – and yes, I said it feels like it above, too, so in no way am I making a statement of fact – they’re starting to do things with an eye on the playoffs.
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The first game back from Nick’s initial injury he couldn’t take face offs. How does that not fit with “significantly ineffective.” It’s a pretty major responsibility, and his inability to take draws forces BB to redraw the entire line up. If it couldn’t get worse by playing through it, then why is he out now? A totally separate injury on the same hand? Or the existing injury got worse?
I don’t worry about glass half full or half empty. When it’s empty I pour another drink. I’m just not going to convince myself that my team has finally learned a lesson that’s been a long time coming just because it would be nice. Especially when the evidence doesn’t even really support that conclusion.
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Especially when the evidence doesn’t even really support that conclusion.
K. Ice time is being managed better, team (forwards included) are more committed to defense, and the wins are more convincing than the last time they went on a streak. That’s evidence enough for me. Yes, we’ll know in a few weeks if the lessons are truly starting to stick.
But I don’t think it’s fun to be a fan, see good things and rationalize them all away as being worthless. That’s just me.
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For 2 more years. I would like to kill the optimistic version of myself that thought his groin would hold up.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Re-reading his contract extension thread is pretty funny.
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it’s painful to me. I was blinded by his play through 6 games against the Habs last year. Maybe he’ll retire.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t get me wrong, nobody loves seeing Scott Gomez punched in the head more than me. But there was no way that contract was wise from day 1.
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You were waaaaay right.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, the irony.
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by bigeugene on Mar 15, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heh. Unintentional I promise.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
That thread doesn’t exist. Tea was served. Ask Poland.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 15, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Not to mention he’s half blind now.
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We can thank our lucky stars for that. With two eyes he’d turn the puck over twice as well.
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by Rob Parker on Mar 15, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’ll say this about how they’re handling injuries — has the philosophy changed, or did they just acquire more depth that made their previous aggressive approach unnecessary in their minds?
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by Gould Old Days on Mar 16, 2011 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m just saying it feels like right now
Of course it does, the Caps are on a 9 game winning streak. You’re never as good as you are when you are winning, nor as bad as you are when you are losing. That old cliche is quite apt for this team.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 15, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tonight the result was deserved. Great quote though.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know, they look better in this winning streak overall than they did in that 14-game streak last year.
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We did have a lot of luck in that streak last year…although we got a great bounce tonight that Holtby evened out right after and the refs tried to correct for rest of the game
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
friggin’ Hal Gill and friggin dumbass ref. rabblerabblerabble9thseedrabblerabblerabble
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Hal could’ve been called for like four different minors tonight.
My favorite Gill moment of the evening was when he clipped Ovie up high, sending him crashing to the corner boards, and the crowd went nuts… Ovie stayed down for a sec, got back up, and broke Hal’s ankles with a crazy deke out of the corner. Crowd shut up mighty quick after that.
by DonnieKnutts on Mar 16, 2011 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
They look better than they did over the end of that 14 game streak before. But we’ve seen this team look flat out dominant for a few weeks before, and then they’ve returned to their inconsistent ways.
Just like the team is good sometimes and horrid others, BB and the front office have their good moments and bad moments. Everything is clicking now, but we’ll see how long everyone on and off the ice can keep it up.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 15, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
For what it’s worth, I can’t recall better Corsi/Fenwick charts all season than those of the last two games (and both Chicago and MTL are top-4 in their conferences in Corsi%).
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by red army line on Mar 15, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s the 4th sign of the impending apocalypse.
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Trading Flash, Ovi off the point, Green getting accolades for his D play.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 15, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I wrote these two weeks ago:
New, competent PK? start stockpiling water.
Defensively responsible hockey? horde food
Managing star player TOI? put your helmet ready
Sitting injured players? not quite there, but I suggest "duck and cover" when that day comes.
“Duck and cover” day might finally be here.
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Is that legal?
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I’m giving up making fun of lent.
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by LittleMissWhiskey on Mar 15, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
My mother kept trying to pull the whole give up something for lent thing. One year I gave up Christianity. I haven’t really ever looked back.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Can we stop with the anti-Christian Lent jokes? They’re really stupid and offensive, and that’s about a dozen this week.
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It’s not a joke.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Your’s isn’t but there’s been a whole bunch. The whole theme of all of them is offensive.
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Seriously. I’m in the process of converting to Judaism, and part of my reason for leaving the faith (at the time) was my mother’s over zealousness.
I’m not saying anything you don’t know, but all faiths have to stick up to bullshit they shouldn’t have to, because not everyone believes the same thing, and if you can hold your faith, defend it if you have to, and really believe it, I have nothing but respect for you. Yeah, people make crude jokes, especially because you’re on a blog on the internet. This is a place, though, where I feel if you make a reasonable request (this is one) that it should be honored, so you got it. I was probably going for humor, but while it’s definitely not a joke for me, I hope you can take my apology for being that way.
At the same time, not to pull out any cards, but I know plenty of Christians pulling the same jokes. Just like Mel Brooks tells Jew jokes. My personal belief is everything’s ok (in jest) or nothing’s ok.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s cool. That really wasn’t aimed specifically at you, so I’m sorry if I came across as a little harsh. Thank you for being understanding about it.
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Faith is a tough thing to deal with individually, much less with people bashing you in a place you feel safe. So it’s fine.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m giving up caring whether Christians, or anyone affiliated with any religion, are offended about anything.
I can resist anything, except temptation.
What about caring what a fellow Rink Rat is offended about something?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
whether*
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Off-topic alert - click here to stay on it :)
Yes sir, this is true. But honestly, I’ve seen enough vitriol, nastiness and general mean spiritedness in this space as any other on the internet. And if you are going to get offended about clear and unequivocal jokes about fricking lent, then your skin is way too thin for the internet.
And yes, I really don’t care what Christians think about anything. Nothing. Zilch. Nada. I mean, do you really think that they care that I’m offended by their intolerance of gays, pro-life rights and in the case of those who actually practice lent, their Church’s continued cover-up of child abuse?
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All he did was ask you to stop making jokes about lent. They really aren’t even that fucking funny. I’m a staunch athiest. Im very distrusting/disenchanted with religion . You’re acting like you have to prove something here.
You’re going to make generalizations about Timmy based on the actions of the huge, diverse legions of believers? How the fuck do you know he’s Catholic? How the fuck do you know he’s intolerant of gays? You don’t.
Just because the Rink is on the internet and other places on the internet are crazy offensives and nasty, you dont have the right to bring that sort of shit in here.
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Come on. As you said, people were making unfunny jokes about lent. Is it really worth getting that worked up over? To get “offended” by a grand total of what, 45 words? Really? Turn the channel, skip the post, read a book. My god. I was born an Irish Catholic and the next time I either stop making fun of it, or get offended by it will be the first.
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I liked the part in the title where you pointed out that this was off topic, and it would have been nice if you’d stopped there and this OT thread had ended.
I really didn’t like you insulting a large block of our members. “I really don’t care what _______ think about anything. Nothing. Zilch. Nada” is an unacceptable sentiment to put into words no matter what religion or race or political group or gender you fill the blank with.
Washington still suffers from legitimately below-average goaltending, which hurts them more than the defensive improvements help.
by Gould Old Days on Mar 16, 2011 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
not only was Brooksie’s goal really nice and a milestone, and extra special because that’s where he scored his first goal and all that, but it was a beauty.
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The cake of victory is delicious :)
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You should come have some :p
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by LittleMissWhiskey on Mar 15, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
M Cammalleri: -16 Fenwick, -20 Corsi.
Money.
The only players with negative numbers on the Caps? Sturm (worst on team), Schultz and Sloan.
So, um, yeah. Sturm wasn’t great, and Sloan was Sloan.
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I thought it was Hannan playing with Sloan. And Wideman with Schultz.
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I didn’t see Sloan once, and I never heard his name. I’m so pleasantly surprised!
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I noticed him once, when I yelled “he’s going to get a penalty for that”, but for some reason the ref missed it.
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Yeah, all of those make sense.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know, I still see Sturm as having more value that the stats reflect (except that last penalty — oy, was that horrible), but that may be a sign that I should up the meds.
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The penalty was bad but I think he had a decent game otherwise. He just looks a little rusty. He’s never going to be a 40+ goal guy but he has good speed and good hands, and when healthy he can make a difference.
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I’m hoping he breaks out of his scoring slump just in time. Knubs and Laich are both starting to heat up. Sadly Fehr looked like he was going to be potting some as well. Hell even Hendy should have had his 2nd goal of late tonight.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The unforgiving thing about this part of the season is how hard it is to “wait to see how things develop/the rust comes off/etc.” I think that Sturm’s a great addition and would love to see how his chemistry develops with various linemates (especially 18/90/25, ‘cause I’m a bit of a speed queen), but the luxury no longer exists. So if it doesn’t happen really soon, Sturm might be through with the Caps, no matter what he might be able to contribute.
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I’d prefer 18/90/16, but I hear you.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m all over that line too — Fehr’s been great at cleaning up sloppy “finishes” in the couple of games he’s been back.
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Yeah, he almost had a couple tonight as well. I really hope he isn’t hurt too bad.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Was there any word about what happened? I didn’t see the 1st/2nd, and never saw what might have caused it.
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Someone went back and looked and said he fell on his shoulder. I know, surprising.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
How many shoulder injuries is that for him now? Can we transplant someone else’s shoulders into him already?
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Between the groins and the shoulders, we should start asking SME to harvest body parts during his stabbings.
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by alex_k on Mar 15, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think you have to keep running Sturm out there – the guy has to score eventually. Even if it’s not until the playoffs. Even with everyone healthy, he’s too good to bench. Worst case, you drop Chimera to the 4th line, where his game will still be effective (and he is a hell of a 4th liner).
Sturm just feels like a guy that is going to contribute at a key moment to me, for some reason. As long as the Caps have the luxury of playing him, they should. He’ll shake the rust enough.
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by Gould Old Days on Mar 16, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
posted this in 3rd period thread but this was up so excuse the double posting
how the hell do they not show a replay from the goal cam of the “non” goal for the caps? why the hell have them if you aren’t going to use them?
by Beakers Lab on Mar 15, 2011 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They wouldn’t put the replay on the Jumbotron. The refs clearly knew they made a mistake with the call and they were on the phone with Toronto for ages, looking very uncomfortable. That said, we knew it would be upheld. In a way it was good because the last 2 waved off goals that stand out for me preceded the epic collapse in last year’s playoffs and the 8 game slide this season. The Caps bounced back well from this one.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Milbury just called the Caps the best team in the East right now on the VS post-game show. The world, it goes crazy.
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I mean, every other team that needed to win tonight won tonight. Save buffalo but they were beat by Carolina. Pens and Flyers had impressive wins tonight.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Except that the Caps played a team that will be playing in the playoffs.
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I could argue Carolina did too, but that’s in no ways assured. Good point though.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Pens played the eastern version of the Oilers. not impressive.
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by STLSpidey on Mar 15, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Even though Tampa and Boston have games in hand I love extending the lead on each of them to 5.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
Per my 4th grade math skills, we are ahead more than the value of their GIH.
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No I know, I just like having the points already banked. GiH are overrated unless you WIN them
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
My math skills are only third grade, and I agree with that asessment.
True story, when my daughter was in 4th grade, I tried to help her with math homework. Because of some funky terminology that didn’t make sense to me, I told her how to do it all wrong. I never helped the kids with math after that.
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Eh, fourth grade math is simple. So very simple…
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by Gould Old Days on Mar 16, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tampa has a cream puff schedule their next five games. If they don’t gain ground on the Caps in that time then they can pretty much kiss the division goodbye I think.
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Someone said earlier they’d be happy with a 2-2-2 road trip…I take that to mean 6 points. Tonight was a good start. Tomorrow will be tough though.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
A 6 point road trip would piss me off. I want at least 8.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
really? With the first 3 being 3 in 4 nights against the Habs, Detroit, and red hot Jersey? We have Ottawa in the back end but we still also have Philly and another game against the Habs to finish it up too.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t give a shit who we play. We should be getting more than 50% of our points on any road swing. And no way the Devils are hot enough to justify the fact that they’re still a pretty shitty team overall.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s hard to argue they’re playing like a really shitty team. Seriously their run has been ridiculous.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t say they were playing like one, but they don’t look like a team we shouldn’t beat. Ottawa’s a game we should win, and Philly is a team we need to beat on the road at least once if we want a Cup. If we want to win a Cup, we can’t go into it with a mindset of “I’ll be happy with 6 points out of 12”. I’m not rationalizing shit. We want a Cup, we need to beat teams that think they can win a Cup.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
When we’re playing for the Cup Nicky and Arnott will be on the ice, I have to think Green will be too. I’d expect a lot more than 6 points on the trip with all of them. 9 or 10.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Green is a question, if it’s his head. Not screwing with head injuries.
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I’m just saying given the guys we aren’t icing, I can’t say I wouldn’t expect us even when playing well to fall short against one or more of these teams when they’re giving us their best game.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s no guarantee we’ll have a full roster ever. Injuries happen, and the minute a team is out of the playoffs you see what rugby calls it’s casualty list. I’m not making excuses. It’s March.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, it just hurts when it’s your 1C, 2C, and 1D
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Excuses now become excuses in June.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
let’s get to June first :)
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Preemptive excuses piss me off.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll believe until the season’s over. Then I’ll start believe for next year. No quit here.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
:3
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I figured a split with the Habs and a W in Ottawa. Loss in DET. Hoped to get a point out of the Philly and NJD.
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I could see a hard fought 4-3 OT/SO loss tomorrow. And I wouldn’t be too sad about that result all things considered.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Capitals secret weapon for tomorrow:
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Yeah, I’d be happy with that, Although I’d want 3 out of 4 against the Habs or a point against Philly or Devils.
Then again my heart is telling me we can beat everyone but probably lose to Detroit tomorrow.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not your heart. A Caps team in stride and in form is hard to beat.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I told myself that walking into Game 7 last year. Oddly enough I said the same thing to myself walking out. I want to see it when it counts.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Right. But until we clinch a spot, it still counts. And until we clinch positioning, it still counts.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed on the spot, positioning I could honestly care less about other than going into the playoffs on a positive note.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d rather have home ice advantage. Also, I want this team to get in the habit of winning games through adversity. A 6 game road trip is a good way to get used to how it’s going to feel in other barns.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Join the club. We want at least 8 points.
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Ambitious. I’d be happy with with 7 points. Ottawa is only cream puff on this trip.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Seven is about right. If the Caps had their full compliment of players I’d say more.
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I know we’re world beaters all of a sudden, but it is a 6 game roadie
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t care.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I WANT 12!!!
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I noticed their cream puff schedule for most of the year. Their toughest upcoming games are against the Habs on Thursday and a back to back against Carolina at some point. Otherwise, every lousy team in the Eastern Conference.
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As of last night, SportsClubStats’ 100M simulations showed them guaranteed in the playoffs with 96 points.
100 points would put them at about 50% likelihood to win the division.
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Interesting stuff in the Eastern Conference. I think it’s possible that Philly clinches the first “In” after tonight’s updates. Also, depending on how things shake out, Ottawa could get the first “Out”, though I think they might need one more loss/OT loss. Of course, in the West, Edmonton has been “Out” and Vancouver “In” for a little while now.
Right now the Magic Numbers (mathematical) for the Caps:
Division: Tampa Bay has 87 points with a maximum of 111 (12 games left, 24 points). The Caps with 92 points, so any of 20 points the Caps get and the Bolts don’t get clinches the division.
Playoffs: Carolina is in the 9th spot in terms of potential points, and they have a maximum of 98 points, so any combination of 7 points the Caps get and the Canes don’t get will clinch a playoff berth.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 16, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Hendricks "no goal"
I don’t want to harp on this, but I was watching the game on TSN, and they had a replay shown from behind the net which clearly showed the puck going over the line before the net came off. I don’t know how Toronto didn’t have that angle.
Sloppy, but good win for us. That might have been the best game I’ve seen Johansson play this season. Him and Knuble were great on the PK. Speaking of which, I think Subban has helped us more than hurt us this year. His bad pinch made that 2-on-1 at the end happen.
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perhaps TSN didn’t send that camera angle to Toronto? wouldn’t be the first time a broadcaster withheld a crucial angle.
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Since they were showing it on replay, no way TO didn’t have it.
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I wasn’t online, but was watching when that happened. I looked at every replay and agree with J.P’s assessment. You just couldn’t see the puck cross, even though god himself knows it did.
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I thought the goal cam showed it pretty clearly across the line (TSN feed). The thing you couldn’t tell from that replay is when the whistle was blown, or intended to be blown.
That’s the shitty part. “Intent to blow” plus a long delay where, hopefully the ref was just getting reamed over the phone by Toronto for making a shitty call.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
The only way I can defend the ref there is that Fehr did kind of bump into him interfering with any chance to blow it earlier
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think anyone can defend the ref there, except, if you lose sight of the puck, you’re supposed to blow the whistle. Also, the child in me is laughing so hard at “intent to blow.”
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha yeah gfcaps just posted that down at the bottom. Amazing. Oh it’s all total bullshit. Glad it didn’t come back to bite us. Would have been nice for Hendy. Want him to reach 10 goals that would have given him 9 I think.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He has 8 goals, 15 assists so far. He is actually 9th on the team in points so far this season. Not bad for a tryout signing.
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If he brings this in the playoffs and over the next 2 years it will be a bargain signing and an amazing story for a tryout signing.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
The TSN shot from the goal cam definitively showed the puck across. No question about it. The issue though is that the ref intended to blow the whistle (even though the whistle came about 2 seconds after the puck crossed). Terrible call and I don’t know how the ref lost sight since he was in good position behind the net.
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by Killer_Carlson on Mar 15, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I was screaming at the TV on this one.
The overhead angle CLEARLY shows the puck in the net, but it’s way up “high” in the replay, Goalie’s Right/Shooter’s Left. Locker and Joe B are expecting the puck to go straight to the back but Price sweeps back and knocks the puck in. Wish I knew how to do a screen grab from my DVR. I have no idea what they’re looking at in TOR, but the puck is IN THE NET. This is not a case where the puck is under the glove or the goalie… people are just somehow not seeing the puck in the replay.
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by Dimagus on Mar 15, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
Hahahaha
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Just skimmed the wire story on TSN and it says the Hendricks goal was indeed waved off for intent to blow.
Have at it.
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Was talked about a lot in 2nd/3rd period threads
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I know, but I was making a bad pun. Whatever. I probably need to go to bed.
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lol, it’s late I totally missed it. Well played
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno; even though Sturms penalty was a slip of focus, I think that if the other team doesn’t score on the PP, and you come out of the box and make a beautifully perfect saucer pass/primary assist that puts the game closer to out of reach, you’ve made up for the infraction. Sort of like MoJo getting the assist on Knubles goal the other night after a bad penalty with time expiring. If you make up for it, and don’t cost your team the game, I can let it slide. Thats just me.
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2 goals
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Watching on the Fly Mackan almost had a nifty assist to Sturm who actually made a decent shot but Price gloved it. Kid was everywhere tonight.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
There was a point about 8:59 left in the game where Subban (I hate that douche) skated across center ice with the puck and did some fancy puck handling for about 10 seconds. Alzner steps up and just pokes the puck away. Reminded me of the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the bad guy twirls his big swords around for a while then Indiana pulls out his gun and shoots the guy. Fuck you PK.
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by bigeugene on Mar 15, 2011 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
I remember that, I think I said something like “Subban owned by Alzner” at the time
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Good. Just watched the game on double speed on DVR and watched what I thought were the highlights. Long day at work followed by a walk home from metro w/o an umbrella. So happy to watch a Caps win. Especially over MTL.
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No, he is talented, I admit. I just don’t like the manner of pest he is, while admitting that his little game is to get under people’s skin. And it has worked with me.
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Check out w/ 1 min. left in the 3rd. Right when they are naming MoJo player of the game, Mojo is on the bench, looking with a “WTF?” stare at Subban, who is on the ice saying some kind of BS to the refs. It’s an amusing moment.
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he’s thinking I’m going to end up having a better rookie season than that guy
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha this reminds me of my favorite moment of the game. Sometime midway through the 3rd the station was cutting to commercial and it posted a score graphic and showed the caps bench. You can clearly see Chimera standing behind the boards in the bottom right corner of the screen screaming “Fuck you, you fuckin piece of shit” to Subban and snarling at him as he skated back to the Montreal bench because I think Subban tried to run OV and/or someone else on the shift that had just ended. Thought it was a great candid moment. Basically, Chimera is the fucking man and that’s some good ole team toughness for you (re:why is DJ King still on the team?)
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by Area 51 Forever on Mar 15, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope someone can gif that. it was great. All the sudden Chimera pops up in the middle of the camera spewing obscenities.
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by RedBirdie on Mar 16, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lol I know its like you lean back and start to relax because they are cutting away from the action and then you see Chimera just spewing fire. Got a good laugh out of it. And a gif of that would be pure gold someone please do that.
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by Area 51 Forever on Mar 16, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
On the Fly showing highlights…..damn, that was a BEAUTIFUL saucer pass by Sturm and an authoritative shot by Knuble. Bad. Ass.
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Reminded me of the goal Arnott scored a few games ago, with the pass from Semin. Opened up for the pass the exact same way, nice saucer pass (although Sasha’s was nicer, over/through a defender who went down to prevent the pass), goaltender helpless.
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Sasha also did that move where he leaned down and curled stick over the puck to get it to lay flat for him before making the pass. Still both finishes were money and with authority
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s good to see that kind of shit. I remember watching Toews dish a beauty of a saucer like both of the above (Sasha to Arnott, Sturm to Knubs) a few weeks ago and wondering wishing the Caps would start impressing me with a few. And so they have.
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Hey, it was nice to just see Knuble score on an actual shot. Most of his goals don’t look like that.
I’m always shocked when he scores without one skate in the blue paint. that was a wicked shot. nice to see his scoring touch is back. I was worried for the goats.
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Sturm has incredible passing ability. Now if only he can get his scoring touch back.
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He is getting chances. Whether by his being in the right spot at right time or smart play. I’m hoping he starts burying some of them.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
For what we gave up for him, he’s been incredible.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely. He is an incredible skater, has a great passing touch, has been getting to the right spots, but just hasn’t buried it. I hope to see him play more with Semin and Arnott – that could be deadly.
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Also he’s German and wears the same number now that Miroslav Klose wears on his club team.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Sturm.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Germany’s top soccer forward.
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by Whiter Mage on Mar 15, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean that overrated guy who just somehow has 14 WC goals? Man, I hate the GNT but I love Klose
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He keeps the fourth liners on the fourth line, so I have a lot of patience with him. If he can play reliably steady and then pitch in some help in the playoffs I’ll be fine.
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I agree. I think he’ll start finishing.
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I see him generally making the right plays and hustling. That’s enough to keep him in the lineup for now. Maybe if we get fully healthy and he’s still an empty space in the offensive zone I’d entertain sitting him. I have a little faith in him as well, though.
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Typically descriptive update on Fehrsie from BB (NHL.com recap):
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And Eric Fehr has a shoulder injury.
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
women be shoppin’
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by Big Boutros on Mar 15, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just finishing the quote from Last Boy Scout
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
oh I totally missed that
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
How could you miss a Last Boyscout quote?!??!?!?! Aren’t the lines from that movie embedded in every American mind?
"And then they’ll look at guys in my situation, that could play three good games in a row and have one bad shift, and they’ll say, ‘Well, that’s why he’s been in the minor leagues his whole career.'" --Matt Hendricks
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Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel shame
ODB isn't dead...he's just bees
by Big Boutros on Mar 15, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
lookin boi?
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
The only saving grace is that next week is light on games, so there’s time for everyone to heal up before we play the Canadians, Hurricanes, and Sabres
Fri Mar 18, 2011 Capitals @ Devils
Tue Mar 22, 2011 Capitals @ Flyers
Fri Mar 25, 2011 Capitals @ Senators
Light on games and the travel’s not ridiculous. I"m guessing they get to stop off at home between NJ and Philly, too, which is nice.
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I’m hoping to see Green back against the Sens. That would be awesome.
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Same. I’d be perfectly happy with him sitting out the Philly game, healthy or not, and making his return against Ottawa instead.
I require spiritual super glue and duct tape.
If he comes back against Philly, I’d bet he’s right back on the injury list afterwards. They’ll target him for sure. One more game of rest should help him.
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Philly, target Green? Never.
about the only positive I could muster up if Green does play in Philly is, at least Pronger won’t be on the ice.
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Poor Greener. Must suck to be the guy about whom the scouting report says, “Hit the guy until he loses his shit. Then hit him again.”
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Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 15, 2011 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
Wow, 350 posts for a recap. Anyway,
His gorgeous saucer pass to Mike Knuble for the insurance goal moments after the second of those infractions expired is hardly mitigating.
I would argue that it is a little mitigating, after looking up what exactly that meant. Have only ever seen the word used with “circumstances” and never gave it much thought as a separate entitiy.
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Even better…we scored on 4 of them.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Carlznerson’s Fenwick/Corsi numbers are ridiculous.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
Damn. That is impressive. On the other end, I’m surprised by Gordo’s numbers – that’s usually one of his strong points.
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75% in the dot will do just fine for me
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by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Remember, Gordon is usually out against guys who get lots of shots, and he doesn’t get too many.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 16, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
RMNB is saying Alzner was on for 10 scoring chances for, and 1 against. Does ridiculous even start to describe that?
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Carlson seems to have rebounded from his stretch of below average games as well. I’d still love to see him throw in some of that offensive ability that I know he has…but if he keeps playing D like he does when he’s on, I’ll love it.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Carlson has definitely seemed to rebound. His play has gotten back to that assertive and confident manner and he’s just sharper. He does have an unnerving tendency to bobble the puck every time he’s about to be involved in a glorious opportunity. Tonight he whiffed the pass to the slot, last game he couldn’t get a shot off on the SH 2 on 1. Still, if they keep playing that way I’ll take it every night.
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He does have an unnerving tendency to bobble the puck every time he’s about to be involved in a glorious opportunity.
So much this. I feel like a couple of these go the right way and he’s going to just bust out and tear it up come playoff time. On the plus side during his good games he is looking great in our zone.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
If he plays D like this the O doesn’t even have to come around. He’s got the skill, I think eventually his O will show up. He may never be Mike Green on offense, but he’ll be good. It may not be for a year or two, but it’s in there.
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Agreed. If those two can be our shut down pairing come playoffs I will be extremely happy. Given the depth on D we can potentially role out come playoff time hard not to be optimistic if we can keep the forward lines rolling like they have been lately.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
If we have most of our defense healthy, other teams will need to look out. Green-Schultz, Wideman-Hannan, Carlson-Alzner – incredible.
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I would like to play Green with Hannan to be honest
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Insanity.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Videos for tonight still aren't up
So I got bored and decided to go back in time
by Dimagus on Mar 16, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 11 recs
Goodness gracious. . . .i forgot how far Subban fell
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by kingzman264 on Mar 16, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Ovie could have made that hit so much worse too if he actually finishes it.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Mar 16, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
now that i watch that over and over…i wonder how subban didn’t get knocked out cold.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Mar 16, 2011 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I was crossing my fingers for another one of those last night. And, as much as those 2 get in each others’ faces, it’s funny to watch Subban follow Ovi around and try to talk to him (when the play stops). It doesn’t look like pest-talk either.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Mar 16, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t see this mentioned, but Mackan was the NHL’s second star of the evening.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 16, 2011 1:47 AM EDT reply actions
Highlights aren’t working for me. Widespread?
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Not working for me either. Both the Caps and Canadiens sites point to different games. And TSN is blocked at work I think. Grrr.
by _Skullduggery_ on Mar 16, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
My favorite part of the whole thing? Watching Subban’s reaction to MoJo’s goal. Such a tantrum, it’s hysterical.
On that disallowed goal
OMG… if you watch the TSN feed they have the goal cam video of the puck crossing the line. Uhhh… Toronto?? Explanation please??
Losing sight of the puck, maybe thinking the goalie had covered it. That would be my guess. If that was the case, there shouldn’t have been a review though – the whole thing makes no sense. The goal cam shows the puck over the line with the net still on the moorings – right around :45 on the TSN highlights is a perfect angle. I’m going with blown call, but can’t quite figure out how they were able to come to that decision.
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