Second Period Open Thread
A quick start thanks to a hot power-play (that was given a trio of early chances) has the Caps out to a 2-0 lead. Second period ahead...
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Oh God. NHLN showing Pens’ broadcast of the Pens-Cats game. My ears hurt.
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Jim Johnson’s also skates for Duluth. G bulldogs!
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Panthers missed a WIDE open net on the PP. Don’t know who’s in goal for PIT but he was outside the blue for sure.
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Hi, Roloson makes it look too easy.
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by BetterOffWith28 on Jan 13, 2012 7:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I don’t think they make the playoff anyways. That Brower goal was as soft as soft gets
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by BetterOffWith28 on Jan 13, 2012 8:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe he’ll find a steady supply of baby’s blood for Rolo in time for March/April.
Dingos are involved. Best not to ask.
Gonna need to get that baby’s blood sooner than March if they’re even going to make the playoffs
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
is anyone else with cox cable having issues with the broadcast, or is it just my terrible cable box? It got all stuttery and essentially made me miss both goals
interesting, thanks. I tried the unplug-reset and still no luck…sigh…
by Hank Scorpio on Jan 13, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Kathyrn Tappen is having a tough night. She needs something to wake her up.
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Leafs cut into Sabres lead. Grabovski. 2-1 Slugs.
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Ovi’s playing roller derby out there
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by WishWeSuckedLess on Jan 13, 2012 8:06 PM EST reply actions
Semin is getting a lot of looks walking in and using his curl’n’drag.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:06 PM EST reply actions
Didya hear Joe there?
“Semin with a good forecheck.”
Words I never thought I would hear.
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I’m forever trying to figure out what Semin sees that makes him decide to put the pressure on or play passively in the passing lanes.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
Do you have a burning desire to have your head explode?
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I do love a good puzzle
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I really don’t care if hunter told vokes to play the puck more. It fucking terrifies me.
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I know Brouwer scored there, but that’s still not a good angle to shoot from. Halpy and Ward should know better.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:08 PM EST reply actions
Jeebus. Joey Crabb. 2-2- in Buffalo.
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2-2 end of 1.
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Did Boucher just give up? I can’t imagine sitting in a passive zone if I needed 2 3 goals.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:10 PM EST reply actions
Brower!!!
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by WishWeSuckedLess on Jan 13, 2012 8:10 PM EST reply actions
This feels good. I like this. Can we do this all the time please? Pretty please?
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Laich’s first point since December 23? I didn’t realize.
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Brooks Laich is still practicing.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Goaliemama says hi to all Rink-folk. She’s in Canada with the goalieson, but keeping tabs on the game.
I know the game is not even half over yet, and I know TB’s GAA is high, but I am just sitting here thinking, “It is so nice to watch a game like this, they so need it.”
And now the “I hope I didn’t jinx them at this time” disclaimer. It is Fri. the 13th.
And hello to everyone also.
Hello there. Ans I agree on all points.
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The only thing funnier than seeing TB stick with their bullshit 1-3-1 while down 2 goals is seeing the Caps patiently wait it out then take it apart and score a goal. Boucher can go fuck himself.
Release the Mackan!
I was wondering where that patience (and the weave with Carlson jumping into the play) was last spring.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, woulda been nice to have had a coach who could have gotten the team to adjust to the oppositions system in a playoff series.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2012 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
A fuckin’ men.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
Scoreless in Florida, end of 1. Pens outshooting Cats 17-6.
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I don’t fucking understand how that works. Is it really the system? Is Bylsma really that good at scheming?
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
He plans on lots of easy shots to stop?
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When he has Crosby and Malkin in, the shots are far from easy to stop, and there’s still a shitload of them.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
Your guess is as good as mine. I am so impressed with what Bylsma does with all those stars out.
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Did Florida play last night?
"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."
Dunno, but that would explain a lot.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
no cable so..
I heard Fureiken and didn’t know who that was.
Took a while to remember red was playing (for Eakin.)
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Don’t know if this was posted here, but:
Mike Green @GreenLife52
Thomas Vokoun razor sharp tonight. #dontcutyourself
#mynameisballard
#dontyellatyourd
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hmmmm…that seems to clever for a true Green tweet. Is he outsourcing to a PR firm? Then again, maybe that tweet is the product of 7 days of hard thinking.
Boucher bounced?
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In the sense that he was ejected? Or in the sense that he said, “Fuck these clowns, I’m going home”?
pretty sure this kid can’t dunk from anywhere Locker.
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Haha locker,, he went there
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by BetterOffWith28 on Jan 13, 2012 8:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I want to see Boucher’s pulsating scar explode.
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Would love a D-man goal.
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Can I ask why Knudratek, who may be a great guy, but why the hell is he playing ahead of Sarge?
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How does teflon stick to the pan?
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Either him or an old Eddie Murphy.
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And Erskine , dunno he must be a good prospect
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by BetterOffWith28 on Jan 13, 2012 8:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sarge ran over Hunter’s dog. And just to make sure the dog was good and done, Sarge threw it into reverse and ran over the dog again just for good measure.
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Just replace “dog” with “son” and “accidentally” with “repeatedly”.
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by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2012 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
Notice I didn’t say accidentally :)
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It’s a line from the Simpsons.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Jan 13, 2012 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
I’m just all sorts of fail today.
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I heard it was a cat and he put the cat in a wood shredder.
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MF!
Stop giving TB chances to get one with these penalties.
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what was the penalty? Never heard Walton say.
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Tripping on 74, I believe.
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Damn, Tampa wins that one. Stupid Alzner.
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I didn’’t see what prompted it. Just hate losing the top D man for five minutes.
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Karl Karl Karl what the fuck were you thinking?!
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:28 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Huzzah for the blessing of the jersey!
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
alzy fighting? early PP goals? who is this team tonight??
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You know what? I’ve got no problem with that. Downie is a little shit and good for 27 to stand up to him. Downie is an ass fuck dick wad.
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Nicely played.
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Kundratek, time to show what you’ve got!
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The team is certainly more exciting, to watch and we’re getting back to sucking only a little bit, so I can’t complain. I like that he lets the kids play. Carlyle stopped doing that toward the end.
He’s good at exciting hockey and letting them play. We (well, I did, anyway) loved Bruce, and y’all will too.
What trades do you see the Ducks making towards the deadline?
by Rather Bengt on Jan 13, 2012 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
I’d like to move Lydman and Visnovsky. I also want to ship out Bobby Ryan, but I’m one of a handful of Ducks fans that doesn’t like him so…
First, he wears number 9 and that’s Kariya’s number. Second, he’s a sniper stuck in a power forward’s body. I think that isn’t a problem in the East, where skill guys seem to have a little more space. Also, he only partially compliments the twins. It’s easy to say greatest line in hockey or whatever, but they’re chemistry comes and goes, because Bobby really needs to be the top option on a line. Get him a center who just wants to feed him the puck and he’d be much happier.
Can he drive a line by himself, or does he need help?
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know if he can drive a line by himself, but he can certainly make one productive all on his own. I think he needs a guy who can go get the puck for him, and who doesn’t mind staying out of his way while he works. I don’t know if he can always be self motivated, but if you put him with guy like Ward, then you might love the results.
Ward isn’t going to get him the puck in scoring positions, but he will get it off the wall and into the opponent’s zone. I think Ward is pretty much entirely wasted on any line you’re expecting offensive production from.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Conventional wisdom in hockey is still like the nintendo game, the fat guy, the skinny guy and the medium guy. If there’s a playmaker on a line with someone like Ward and Bobby, it could go well. Ward gets the puck out of corners and puts away rebounds. Bobby shoots to his heart’s content and the center is there to play D and feed the puck to the open man. At the end of the day, Bobby WILL finish. He can be streaky, but he does get it done.
Like I said, I don’t know if he can drive the line, but he will guarantee that it’s productive.
I always found Lydman underrated but I only see him in extremely limited doses.
by Rather Bengt on Jan 13, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
I think he’s great for a team that can afford to spend that much on a depth defenseman, but that’s what he is: a bottom pair guy, who can kill penalties and give you a pretty responsible 16-17 minutes a night. The turnovers are only bad if you can’t score, or don’t have a good defensive guy to play with him.
It’s always good to here about players from people who watch them play all the time. It’s a big league and as fans it’s hard to know about everybody.
What did you think of Andrew Gordon when he was with the team?
by Rather Bengt on Jan 13, 2012 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
During camp, I loved Gordon. He didn’t make a lot mistakes with the puck and did good work of supporting the puck in the offensive zone. He was also surprisingly good at generating chances. He just seemed to work to create good offense. But when the season started that fool hated finishing so much I thought he was Swedish. He looks like a top 6 forward, and can fill a bottom 6 role, but the way his scoring touch disappeared made it hard to keep him around. That’s why he’s back in Syracuse. I can’t believe a guy who is so deadly in the AHL could just go so damn dry at the next level.
I agree with that. I like the guy as a person but I get the feeling he may end up as a career AHL-er.
by Rather Bengt on Jan 13, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
And that’s a little rough, because I think he works hard enough to be an NHL player, but he just doesn’t seem to fit.
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by Rather Bengt on Jan 13, 2012 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
Both of those guys should get you some decent assets at the trade deadline, especially if you’re looking for picks.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly, I’d like to get Schultz if you guys aren’t using him, but I think you want assets that Murray might have already pissed away, namely picks.
What happened? I remember him being so good a couple seasons ago. The Ducks need size and responsibility on the backend. He seemed like a good option if available.
He doesn’t fit Hunter’s system at all.
I dropped a little scouting report on Schultz in the 1P thread for a ’Hawks fan:
Schultz is a 4/5 defensive D on a 2.75mm contract who can play reasonably tough competition and kills penalties well. When he fucks up, he’s very visible because his game is all gap-control and reach. You don’t want him out there against fast, laterally agile players like Kane – he can’t handle that.
One guy he eats up? Evgeni Malkin. Against guys that try to use reach and stick-handling to get around their man, Schultz is ideal.
As for what he’s worth, I have no idea. Where do you see theBlackhawksDucks as having a surplus, either in prospects or in positional NHL players, keeping in mind that the Caps can’t afford to take on too much salary?
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
We have a lot of variety of forward prospects in Syracuse. I can’t see them giving up any of the big names, Etem, Holland, Smith-Pelley, and Palmieri, or anyone we got in the last draft, but after that I guess it’s fair game. Dan Sexton is small, but he’s fast and has a decent shot. Maroon has turned it around since he was a bust in the Philly organization. Brandon McMillan is a very defensively responsible forward who can kill penalties and pitch in 20-30 points from the bottom 6 if he has a little talent around him.
The Ducks have forward prospects, and that’s pretty much it.
Of course not – welcome aboard. Stay for long and you’ll need an avatar. A few weeks ago we hounded a Hawks fan into an avatar.
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We can be overbearing on this avatar thing.
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besides, it’s fun to have an avatar
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I agree, but my inability to be clever about it leads me to simply stay the path of least resistance.
My theory on what’s going on w/ 55/4 and the D.
1. Hamrlik fits DH’s system
2. Wideman is London alum and boss at scoring, plus 52 is perpetually hurt. Who needs 6 D men anyhow?
3. 74/27 are the young stud D pair, so even though they’re having trouble adapting, they are going nowhere.
4. 55/4 have no long term status here (going to be traded), so DH is nipping this shit in the bud
5. DH would rather play Orlov (who’s acquitted himself well) and Kundratek (sp?) who are young and impressionable than 55, who is an old ass man at 26, and going to be traded.
6. Semin for Doughty and Schultz for Bolland, so don’t worry!
Oh, and don’t fucking fight Downie, Alzner. Jesus Christ.
Atta boy Alzner. More than held his own against a much more experienced fighter.
Release the Mackan!
too fast for himself
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by Alz in the family on Jan 13, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
Yep. All him.
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I know everyone loves MSL, but he irritates me watching him…the pest!
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Grumble ain’t going to make the top6 with a play like that kanoobs
RAMPAGE
by JediChewbacca on Jan 13, 2012 8:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Knubs hasn’t been playing at a top-6 level since sometime last season.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
If Knuble ever wants to not be on the 4th line when Nicky comes back he sure isn’t showing it. Only one point in the few games he has gotten and that horrible play in his own zone.
I would love to be wrong on him and only wrote that because I was tired of seeing everyone talking about Knuble being treated like Jeff Schultz, getting no time when doing nothing wrong. While I would love to have him get another 20 goal season I don’t think that happens no matter what line we have him on and all he seems to do of late is drag down a top line if he is on it. Many players have to change their game as they get older and slower and Knuble needs to adjust to being with lesser skilled players and adjust to that because he cannot be on a top 2 line long term.
1-0 Pens!!! Stevie Sullivan with his 8th.
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Eff that, I hope the Cats win and the Pens miss the playoffs on the last day.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
I hear where you’re coming from, but my cheer-against-the-Pens instinct is way stronger than my cheer-against-the-Cats instinct.
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by Knee high to a duck on Jan 13, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
I can drink in support of this statement. Fuck Pittsburgh
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by RedBirdie on Jan 13, 2012 8:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Stamkos with the fashionable mullet.
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Alan May Tweet: After Downie fights Alzner #Caps need to send TBL a message by going after their skill
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Good one boys. I’ll take the two goal lead into 3P.
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exactly what I was going to say
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