Sunday Caps Clips: Chara @ Alfredsson Game Day

by EmilyB on Jan 29, 2012 10:07 AM EST in Caps Clips

OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 28: Dennis Wideman #6 of the Washington Capitals and Team Chara takes a shot during the Blackberry NHL Hardest Shot part of the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Scotiabank Place on January 28, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Your savory Sunday brunch links:

Day Three of the All-Star Weekend is in the books, with Team Alfie enjoying a more-than-comfortable 21-12 lead over Team Too Tall.
Dennis Wideman enjoying his day in the sun. [CSNW, WashTimes, SBNation DC, Dump 'n' Chase]
- Here he is banging home one-timers for the Skills Relay Challenge. [Caps365 (video)]
- And here he is softening up the net for Captain Chara in the Hardest Shot event. [RMNB, Caps365 (video), CBC.ca (video), WashTimes]
Brendan Shanahan gets the final thoughts on Alex Ovechkin's choice. "I think I respect it," says he. [WashTimes, Puck Daddy]
The Hershey Bears split a pair of games with the Norfolk Admirals before heading to their own All-Star break.
- In those two games, Braden Holtby stopped 82 of 86 shots, leading to this awesome Adsblogger's lament: "Holtby'd again." [Bolt Prospects, SHoE (Friday), SHoE (Saturday)]
- Boyd Kane is the perfect choice for "playing captain" at the All-Star Game. [DSP]
Finally, we've got a bumper crop of birthdays: Ed Kastelic is 48, Jason Doig is 35, Roman Tvrdon is 31, and Chris Bourque celebrates his 26th birthday as an AHL All-Star today. Many happy returns, gents (and here's to the late Wayne Stephenson, who would've been 67 today).

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AHL Skills competition on CSN Washington today at 3pm.

That'll make your weagle wink!
"You're the boss, apple sauce" - @GreenLife52

by boutros23 on Jan 29, 2012 10:57 AM EST reply actions

I was looking through the “Bolt Prospect” link and discovered that Dustin Tokarski, who was the goaltender who opposed Holtby is actually born on the same day as him. Very interesting. And like Holtby, he’s also a cutie!

Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.

by CapsFan75 on Jan 29, 2012 11:46 AM EST reply actions

For those who worry about 55 points this late in the season, imagine being Doig and Tvrdon and playing on the 2003-2004 pre-lockout team that went 23-46-10 for 56 points.

48 players saw at least a game of action that year, including the memorable Owen Fussey, J-F Fortin, Darcy Verot, Andrej Podkonicky, Chris Hajt, Jakub Cutta, John Gruden, Dwayne Zinger, Ivan Ciernik, and Mel Anglestad (#69). None of those players ever saw the NHL after this year.

Five goalies had decisions that year – including:

Kolzig – 19-35-9
Ouellet – 2-3-1
Stana – 1-2-0
Yeats – 1-3-0
Charpentier – 0-6

Traded away during the year: Jagr, Bondra, Lang, Gonchar, Grier, Konowalchuk.

Good news? Saw the Caps’ debut of Brooks Laich and Alexander Semin. Trades netted us Laich and the draft picks that became Mike Green and Jeff Schultz.

When you are down about this year, think about what it was like just 8 short years ago.

Nice guys finish first, but sometimes the season is awfully long.
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by STLSpidey on Jan 29, 2012 11:59 AM EST reply actions 2 recs

Good perspective, Spidey. (Interesting that one of the guys we had then was named Zinger.)

The other day, with all three of our 1st rounders from 2004 sitting out, it had dawned on me that three of the players from our 2003-2004 were playing that night; i.e. Semin, Laich, & Halpern.

Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.

by CapsFan75 on Jan 29, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

You won’t hear me say this often, but the Gormley story on Wides is a nice one. I will miss Wides next year.

by ralCapsFan on Jan 29, 2012 12:04 PM EST reply actions

Don’t count Wides out for us next year yet.

Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.

by CapsFan75 on Jan 29, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions

I liked the peace from Vogel on him. Very informative.

by aleand on Jan 29, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions

And Guess Who's With Carlson!

So here’s who’s on the same fishing boat as John Carlson. (Yes, RossC, you’re probably about ready to kill me for posting this …)

Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.

by CapsFan75 on Jan 29, 2012 12:13 PM EST reply actions

Get well soon, Mike. We need you!

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by EmilyB on Jan 29, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions

Amen to that one. And now we find out where they went to via Mike G’s twitter: Cayman Islands. Although I would not have figured out from Green’s twitter that he was with Carlson.

Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.

by CapsFan75 on Jan 29, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions

hahahaha, trashy defenders gotta stick together. Hopefully ThugLife52 doesn’t convince RAHJC to get a tattoo or 8. Don’t be like Corvo.

Proud member of the Popsicle Division of the Cupcake Conference.

by Bman21212 on Jan 29, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

Hahaha no no I don’t mind the post on here when theres no real news to report…And besides this gave me an opportunity to see how tatted up Green is, holy shit.

by RossingtonCollins on Jan 29, 2012 1:31 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah I agree. Have to say I’m more interested in where the guys spent their holiday than the ASG. I watched it briefly for Wides. Hope he’s having a great time there, although I find it interesting that the media either didn’t ask him about Ovi’s non-appearance or didn’t care to report it since he most likely positive and noncommittal. No story in that.

I’m ready for Greenie to return—tats, fixed groin, and all.

Knuble: "I am what I am. I play well with good players."

On his milestone: "It's going to be like unwrapping a birthday present. Then the day after you're kind of like [sighs]....Now you just have to keep going."

by capsyoungguns on Jan 29, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions

weird science kids?

Its like Anthony Michael Hall (RAHJC) and the other kid (Greenie) all grown up!

A danger to myself and others on the ice

by can't skate on Jan 29, 2012 2:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

@timleone

According to theahl.com, Hershey’s skills assignments: Kane (rapid fire, accuracy, breakaway relay), Aucoin (rapid fire, pass & ..

… score), Bourque (accuracy, breakaway relay).

Aucoin also breakaway relay.

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by EmilyB on Jan 29, 2012 12:38 PM EST reply actions

The breakaway challenge yesterday was a total sham: Carey Price won it hands down.

"You can want to get to April but when you get to April you may not like the answers you get, so you might as well enjoy the ride while it's going on." - Brian McNally on JRR, 8/29/2011

by bagace on Jan 29, 2012 12:53 PM EST reply actions

Um, but he wasn’t using his hands.

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by EmilyB on Jan 29, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

Awkward!

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by EmilyB on Jan 29, 2012 12:54 PM EST reply actions

Way to stick it to Leafs fans.

"You can want to get to April but when you get to April you may not like the answers you get, so you might as well enjoy the ride while it's going on." - Brian McNally on JRR, 8/29/2011

by bagace on Jan 29, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions

Oh, great. Now he’s going to be booed while on the ice.

@SWhyno
#Caps’ Dennis Wideman paired with #MapleLeafs’ Dion Phaneuf during #NHL All-Star Game.

"You can want to get to April but when you get to April you may not like the answers you get, so you might as well enjoy the ride while it's going on." - Brian McNally on JRR, 8/29/2011

by bagace on Jan 29, 2012 1:45 PM EST reply actions

It’s not like anyone’s cheered him this weekend. He’ll be fine.

"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."

by gfcaps fan on Jan 29, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions

Been cooking, so I have the NHLN pre-game on the television. What on earth is Kevin Weekes wearing?!? The bow tie is awful, and the jacket is definitely a summer plaid.

"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."

by gfcaps fan on Jan 29, 2012 2:57 PM EST reply actions