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Worthless.
I’m glad I missed the second period.
SOG is just play dumb and I don’t think it has anything to do with the amazing play of the Hurricanes.
Caps need a real coach, but it’s not happening this year.
I’d like to say I’ve given up, but that would be a lie. I still want to win some fucking games.
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To add insult to injury- I just got the Caps text that the score is 4-0. Appreciate the reminder…
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by Backeez Got Back on Feb 20, 2012 9:25 PM EST reply actions
Always sunny
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by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 9:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Go back to the essay. You’ll be happier for it.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Move along, nothing to see here…
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by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 9:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hopefully “SELLERS” is the acrostic tonight.
by Stormblue on Feb 20, 2012 9:27 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I agree, sellers
Sorry to say and I hoped that I was wrong but we need a change in personnel. Time to sell high and get a different mojo here. I’m OK with a partial rebuild.
Not sure if I’ve seen us play much worse than this. Brutal to watch. If GMGM needed to have his mind changed about buying or selling 7 days from now…this isn’t making him think anything but Sell.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
We are only a few pieces away from a Stanley Cup, though.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
I think we have the pieces, but not the coach or what the fuck else is there?
"One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive." -George Allen
We had the pieces three years ago. Dunno what’s happened to them since then.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
If you’re insinuating that we’re still a first place team with Green and Backstrom, I’m selling.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Not at all. Especially this year with all the shit that went down. It’s obvious at this point. I was just answering your question about what happened to them since 3 years ago.
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Fair enough. Doesn’t explain Ovechkin though.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
We need a good a second line center. My bet is MoJo gets traded
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by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 9:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
With his recent performances, id say its within the realm of possibility
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
Semin, Mojo, Neuvirth and Erskine for Roy and Enroth and a pick
by Rather Bengt on Feb 20, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
I love Neuvirth too much to root for that. Drop him and Enroth and I’m on board though.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
Aside from Vokoun, Knube, Wides … Think anyone would bite on Semin? GMGM is pretty much getting to the point where the Caps’ situation with him needs to be addressed. I’ll be pissed if he walks away, come the offseason, without the Caps’ getting anything in return.
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There’s a few playoff teams who could use Semin, especially as a rental. He’s still a skilled goalscorer, and probably could be dangerous in the right system.
Failure is always an option.
Corey Crawford!! No?
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
Sharpe + a first round draft pick, a 2nd round draft pick
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Keep in mind, I don’t even know what kind of effect Sharpe would have on the salary cap.
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Despite my jokes before, I read a story today from a San Jose beat writer that the Sharks are looking for scoring and Nash is out of their price range. Semin may do the trick there.
by Rather Bengt on Feb 20, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Couture and Pavelski are untouchable there. You wouldn’t get either for Semin.
by Rather Bengt on Feb 20, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
If they trade Marleau — ever — I will eat a cheeseburger. (After being a vegetarian for over 20 years.)
Dingos are involved. Best not to ask.
He was in the doghouse a couple seasons ago, I know there was noise about making a play for him then.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I’d be fine with that. Do they have anyone we’d want who could make that trade worth it?
Failure is always an option.
Clowe and Murray for Semin and Schultz lol
by Rather Bengt on Feb 20, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
so………
i tried beef jerky for the first time tonight.
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it was actually quite good. but it’s basically homemade, not mass produced. DC’s Red Apron Butcher.
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You know, I had some real beef jerky (not, like, Slim Jims, which I’m ashamed to say I find to be tasty) this summer. It almost made me throw up. I wound up giving it to the dog.
I used to like SlimJims, but I made the mistake of looking at the ingredients once. First on the list is “mechanically separated chicken.” Haven’t been able to eat one since.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
the threw up a little in my mouth reading that
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Can we just Dale to suit up and atleast put on a small fighting clinic?
by Davide Don of Rio on Feb 20, 2012 9:31 PM EST reply actions
He was saying “Boreds. Boreds.”
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Watching PBS Clinton special. Less painful at my advanced age.
by ShootTheBullets on Feb 20, 2012 9:37 PM EST reply actions
Its not too strenuous to coast at the blue line.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
mt thoughts exactlly
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity"
by caps_shutterbug on Feb 20, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
my
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity"
by caps_shutterbug on Feb 20, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
it’s so awful I lost rock-paper-scissors and now we’re watching Die Hard 4.
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NOWAY, I love Live Free or Die Hard. He kills a helicopter with a fuckin’ car.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
I almost walked out of the theater then. I accept that I need to suspend my disbelief in a Die Hard movie, but that was just too fucking much.
However, that movie had both Timothy Olyphant and Kevin Smith (who, incidentally, calls Olyphant “Olyfantastic” and not in a nice way), so that redeemed it a bit.
See, I love the over-the-top insanity and large explosions that come along with it. But then I’m easily entertained.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t stand all the things they got wrong about DC in it (like filming in Baltimore….)
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Lived here my whole life (21 years) and I didn’t notice. What does that say about me?
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
pay closer attention?
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They screwed up Dulles Airport too.
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apparently Mr. B has some burning desire to watch the game. sometimes I wish I married a man who didn’t love hockey. Or least least rooting for a shitty team, like the Islanders.
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Any more comments re: selling?
I like the core of our Caps but a change needs to be made and I would appreciate the comments of my more learned brethren of what changes could be made for our future?
I dont think you have to trade Semin. He’s been the only dangerous player out there lately. What can you possibly get back for him? He needs the right system. Ovechkin has been the much bigger concern, seeing how he is making way more money and earning exactly none of it and will continue to do so for a whole lot longer.
Semin is tradeable, and shouldn’t be here after this season. It makes sense to trade him. Ovie is untradeable, for a number of reasons.
Failure is always an option.
would you mind naming a few, please?? I hear this statement often to the point that it’s become cliche. I’d love to hear a sincere explanation…
I assume you mean reasons why Ovie is untradeable? His contract; he is the face of the franchise; and currently the team is built around him. I’m not saying those reasons are good ideas, but they’re the simple facts.
Failure is always an option.
he has 9 years left, yes? How many years did Jeff Carter have left?? It’s not impossible. Face of the franchise?? Gretzky?? The team has been built around him, yet the postseason success rate has been…
I just object to the absolutism here. Maybe there is a way. I just don’t think GMGM has ever considered it, that’s all.
1. The length of his contract.
2. The cap hit.
3. The commonly held view that he is uncoachable.
Shall I continue?
Dingos are involved. Best not to ask.
Seriously, the only kind of team that would sign up for Ovi’s contract is desperate for revenue/increased profile. The combined effects of points 1 through 3 is pretty overwhelmingly negative for a team picking him up.
Dingos are involved. Best not to ask.
fair enough. I was reading more into the sentiment that the Caps can’t trade away their face because of what they would lose. Your reasons seam much more sound to me; as is, what team could possibly would want him and at what cost?
Funny how a few years ago we were elated that we would never have to worry about OV leaving. Now (at least on some nights) we’re feeling that we’re saddled with him forever
You know what? I’m delighted we have Ovi forever. I hope they never trade him. He is the Caps, and the Caps are him.
What I hope is that he—and the Caps—figure it out. I never, ever want to see Ovi in a different sweater.
by Aliceanna on Feb 20, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I totally agree with this. I think Ovie still can be an elite player if he gets better coaching.
Failure is always an option.
Exhibit A: Yzerman
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by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
’course, Yzerman had a better coach and tons more talent around him…..
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Well … true, but that was more towards the latter part of his career. Also that was a completely different era, what with the salary cap making it very difficult for dynasties to occur with the parity these days. Closest thing to a dynasty, if there ever was one, lately was/is Detroit.
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by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder, if 9 years later when the Caps had never advanced further than the 2nd round, would you still say that?
Seriously? How about you acknowledge that you have no idea what the future holds, and recognize that, as he changed over the past 5 years, so it is possible that he can change again in almost double that time.
However, since that doesn’t serve your particular narrative that he sucks for all time and evermore, that’s probably not too likely.
i’ve acknowledged that already by using the word IF. It was a hypothetical designed to test your faith
Dude. I’ve been a Redskins fan my whole life. The only way they managed to dent my loyalty was by the complete and utter tone-deafness of their owner. But even then, it is only dented, and not broken.
I have been loving actual losers for a really long time, and the Caps of the past several years don’t even come close to the heartache the Skins and O’s have brought me. In fact, they have been a bright spot in the midst of all my other sports-related pain. And most of that has come because of Ovi.
So, no. I don’t think he’s done by a long shot. And it would hurt me far more to see him skating for someone else than it would to keep my hope alive, even if it doesn’t come to fruition.
Honestly, the way hockey fans are so anxious for trades bothers the hell out of me. I have no stomach for it. I’ll hang around and see what happens at the deadline, and root for my team to do well up to and after that.
Dudette. I’ve been an O’s fan my whole life. Sister Sledge records make me physically ill.
Thank you for your honesty, though. I really do appreciate this post!! As for me, if trading OV somehow makes the Caps better then I would not only be happier than I am now, but I would also, very honestly, be happy for an OV resurrection no matter what team he plays for
Well. I don’t really know how to take this. You were baiting and borderline trolling with your other comments, but this one is kinda nice. So I don’t know whether to hate your guts or salute a fierce combatant.
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt, for now. On the basis of all we have suffered as O’s fans. ::clink::
if trading OV somehow makes the Caps better then I would not only be happier than I am now, but I would also, very honestly, be happy for an OV resurrection no matter what team he plays forI love watching him. I think he's great for the sport. And if a trade is what is needed to make both things happen, than I will take it and I will root for him...except when he plays Washington. I will always love the team MORE than any one player. But I will never abandon a player I love because of the team he plays on.
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while you have faith that he can do better, in the present it is also entirely plausible that he may never again be what he once was. You’re the one who said he “sucks”. I never said that.
What I wouldn’t want for the next 9 years is a horribly overpaid captain (and perhaps uncoachable, as alex had mentioned) who collapses under the pressures of being a savior, and in turn, becomes a withdrawn, sullen, and perhaps selfish player. I don’t feel that I’m incorrect in stating that we’ve seen a glimpse of this already.
I feel that you are entirely incorrect in saying that. I have no idea what’s going on with him. But I am confident that he cares a hell of a lot more about what is causing him to play poorly than I do.
I didn’t say he sucks. I said that’s your representation.
Alex was quoting a meme regarding what makes him seemingly untradeable. None of us knows whether he is, in fact, “uncoachable.”
I return to my primary points. I don’t want Ovi traded. I have hope for this team. That’s it.
As for everything else, I have no interest in it, because neither of us has any clue what’s actually going on.
by Aliceanna on Feb 20, 2012 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh he is looking very tradeable. Ive defended him for years against everybody who claims you can’t win with a russian captain and he’s done nothing to prove otherwise.
Look at carolinas lineup coming into this game this was a tap in and theyve been flat all night. Not much of a leader if you ask me.
We were just asking for that one.
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by Backeez Got Back on Feb 20, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions
le sigh. back to Die Hard 6798
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It’s a shame this game got put on National TV.
by RossingtonCollins on Feb 20, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions
Y’know…. I must apologize. within 10 seconds of turning on the game each time, they have scored…. my bad.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:45 PM EST reply actions
really? i’m not joking about the goals. i was late to turning on the game. bam, scored. went away to vent, came back, wham scored. decided it wasn’t worth watching… so i watched some southpark and comedy central.. came back right before the third… got to watch the shorty right as i came back.. and then after watching some wizards game… i came back.. looked at how the canes were doing and said “I’m gonna see another goal arn… FUCK”
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
In that case – IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT.
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by Backeez Got Back on Feb 20, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
That means you haven’t been watching. It’s not like they were all fluke goals. Also, hate to break it to you, doll, but you aren’t that powerful. ;) Caps are fucking this one up all by their lonesome.
yes i am
shhhhh my superego can’t hear you ;)
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
gonna take my karma over to the wiz game.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
You’re probably not responsible for the first four goals against.
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by Backeez Got Back on Feb 20, 2012 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe the boys thought that now the Green is back they don’t have to do anything, the wins will just come, NOT
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by caps_shutterbug on Feb 20, 2012 9:47 PM EST reply actions
I’m really wondering if Green has any idea about this defensive scheme. Hasn’t he been on the ice for all the goals against tonight? I’m not saying it’s only his fault, because lord knows, everything that could go wrong, at every level, tonight has. But he really hasn’t had many practices with the team.
I have the same feeling, they really look so disjointed in every aspect of this game.
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by caps_shutterbug on Feb 20, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
that goalie change was totally the kick in the ass the Caps needed!
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Nice
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by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 9:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think it just shows that if Vokoun has an offnight, you might as well forfeit and catch an earlier flight.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
I hope you’re right. I don’t believe you’re right, but I hope.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
I feel a early summer coming
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by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 9:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Coaching change
never left #teamBBBB. careful what you wish for.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:49 PM EST reply actions
I don’t think we’re any better with Bruce. I still think firing him was the right call, but hiring Hunter to replace him was not.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
I’d say based off the fact that the team wasn’t responding to him. He had to go – I just think they made a bad choice in who to replace him with, and when to replace him.
Failure is always an option.
he said it himself – right from changing the scheme is when he started doubting himself, now that he can go back to it in anaheim….
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
That very well might be the case. His record of colossal failures in the playoffs was a good enough reason to let him go.
Failure is always an option.
as opposed to missing it entirely with hunter?
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
See, you have to judge the Bruce firing independent of the Hunter hire. One was a good personnel move, the other was not.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
i think that’s wrong. GMGM said, very publicly, (as has nearly every other GM and paid analyst that I know of) you don’t fire a coach till you have already picked his replacement. GMGM also said, that he’d been talking about Hunter coaching the caps for years, and had several meetings with him since training camp when he “saw some things we didn’t like.” This was immediately followed by “…and then we went on a 7 & 0 run.”
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Doesn’t change the fact that firing Bruce was the right call, even if replacing him with hunter wasn’t.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
then I was being unclear. because my argument is exactly that firing BB was wrong because the replacement choice was wrong. GMGM either couldn’t secure Hitchcock or didn’t consider him. And right from that moment there wasn’t an obviously good alternative.
And when the team thinks of itself as a stanley cup contender, than replacing the winningest coach in the NHL (in the past 4 years) with an OHL coach is irresponsible. If the only elusive coaching goal is reaching conference finals or better then hiring anybody without some evidence of that specific ability is wrong.
I can’t, nor would I enjoy trying to, defend Gabby’s playoff record. And I’m not confident enough in my knowledge of Hockey to say that a coaching change wasn’t needed to go farther or win a cup. But I am saying that unless you have reasonable expectation that the new coach will do better than the guy he’s replacing, then making the change is wrong.
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Years of playoff losses that can at least partially be attributed to Bruce’s utter inability to change tactics on the fly. Lines that were never the same two games in a row. Bruce flat-out admitting he didn’t know how to teach mental fortitude. The fact that the team shit the bed just as many times under him as it has under Hunter. The fact that even the 7-game winning streak to start the season was full of signs that there were underlying problems that made winning like that unsustainable.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure BB had the highest winning percentage of any coach in the league from the time he joined the caps till the time he left. That’s a metric.
He was 2-4 in playoff series and won one game 7. That is also a metric.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
17-20 career playoff record if my quick math is right. Twice with the top team in the East…and home ice for every series.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Feb 20, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Then firing him was not the right call, as you have no one to replace him with.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
There were several options. We just didn’t choose the right one.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
We missed Hitchcock by like 2 weeks, MacTavish is my personal vote.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
Not really a good example then, so our second choice is hunter? hindsight.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
If we pulled the trigger on Bruce earlier, we could have had Hitchcock. Bob Hartley is coaching in Switzerland. Craig MacTavish is coaching in the AHL.
I could find more if you want, but do I need to?
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
Guy Carbonneau is unemployed, though admittedly he’s been out of the game for a while. Ted Nolan is coaching in Latvia. There were plenty of options.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
If you want to go there…
The guy that’s coaching CAR right now?
Dingos are involved. Best not to ask.
I will trade all the things for him.
all the things.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Suddenly I have a wrong mental image About the word.
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 9:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Turning it back on now.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:50 PM EST reply actions
….jesus, that was close.
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by Sentient Cheese on Feb 20, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
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sounds a lot like ShootTheBullets’ comment from the second period thread…
I will continue to pillory you for only posting subject lines. It’s very distracting. Please use the comment box like everyone else. Pretty please?
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by ShootTheBullets on Feb 20, 2012 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
Baxter is looking the other way too
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by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 9:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I would like to go on record as loving this team and believing in them, even in games like tonight.
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by Boggles on Feb 20, 2012 9:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I will second that
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity"
by caps_shutterbug on Feb 20, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
Thirded! Just like my glass of wine : )
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MacTavish ‘12/’13
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
If he’s an assistant to Carlyle maybe.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 20, 2012 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
Why Carlyle?
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
About 45 wins a year too (insert joke about the Pacific Division here).
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 20, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
I’m still in the Bob Hartley camp myself.
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
this is pretty freaking hilarious. You can only hope that this is finally the game that wakes them up. Not likely tho.
I fully expect 2-4 out of these 6 “winnable” games.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
I am actually going to keep watching. I know we cant win, but we cannot get shutout by the 15th place team’s back up goalie. I want to see us put one in, although I have no idea why I still care
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the 15th place team’s backup goalie who have never gotten a shutout at any level of professional hockey.
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"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
don’t encourage me. I don’t want to be kicked off the Rink!
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Good job, Neuvy.
He's a better skater than Nick, but he's big in the back[side]...BB
by Backeez Got Back on Feb 20, 2012 9:57 PM EST reply actions
I see one problem they keep doing over and over again…the Caps stop skating once they hit the blue line.
They are just following OV’s leadership. And they say he doesn’t lead.
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
nice
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity"
by caps_shutterbug on Feb 20, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
So, after tonight’s loss, the Caps will be…in exactly the same place as they were before tonight’s loss.
Caps still play another game before Florida plays again. Should the Caps beat OTT on Wednesday, they would be tied with FLA, though FLA would have 2 games in hand.
What could suck is if Winnipeg beats Philly tomorrow and Toronto beats NJ tomorrow. Then, they would pull 3 points ahead of the Caps before the Ottawa game.
So, while the play tonight is alarming, the position still isn’t really as dire as all that. Is it likely the Caps magically pull it together, probably not. Is there massively less hope than there was yesterday? Also, probably not.
by Aliceanna on Feb 20, 2012 10:01 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
You cannot throw games away like we’re doing. Just because we’re not mathematically eliminated that does not make this performance acceptable. The other teams have to play each other, so someone WILL win. Scoreboard watching and wishing is for losers, which is sadly what we’re seemingly left to do. Count me out of that approach; too depressing and destined to fail. Sorry.
by ShootTheBullets on Feb 20, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
Your prerogative. I choose to actually enjoy watching my team and go into each game with hope. Because it’s sports. It’s where I choose to invest my entertainment time and money. But it actually has no bearing on my life in the long run.
So I’m going to keep hoping, wishing, and believing that they can do something, until there is no way possible that they can do anything anymore.
by Aliceanna on Feb 20, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
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Hi. My name is Christoph J. I'm a Caps "fan."
by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Au contraire … That was well said. I regret that I have but only 1 rec to give.
Hi. My name is Christoph J. I'm a Caps "fan."
by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
I would hope so…going to the movies is investing entertainment time & money. Rooting for a sports franchise is soooo much more to sooooo many people.
Not really sure what you’re meaning is. For many people I know, who toil in all levels of the movie business, the movies are soooooo much more than just entertainment.
However, the people who actually rely on the standings of hockey games for their living, such as the players, coaches, management, etc.? They’re the ones who have work to do. As a fan? All I can do is hope. Which is what I said above.
Well, it is in a sense, to me quite honestly. I can’t help it. Isn’t that what being a fanatic is about? … especially since I can remember with hockey being the first sport I was and still am passionate about. Still … an attempt to look at things with hope and some humor at least gets me through the rough times. I’m not even an optimist in general amongst those part of Caps’ nation.
Hi. My name is Christoph J. I'm a Caps "fan."
by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
come on now, we all know you’re just here to see how many f-bombs I drop in one night.
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I’m here to see how many f-bombs I can encourage you to drop beyond your average on a given night. See? I’m a selfless team player!
Hi. My name is Christoph J. I'm a Caps "fan."
by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
you’re here to see how many times a week BP yells at me!
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Das ist en BINGO!
Is that the way you say it? That’s a bingo?
…
Hi. My name is Christoph J. I'm a Caps "fan."
by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
you need to bait me in the recap, just so you can post this in response to something. it’s too good to waste away largely unseen over here.
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But it does have a bearing on your life in the long run….the smoke breaks the other night…the wine in a box!!!!! lol
by Rather Bengt on Feb 20, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Throws away my syringe..sorry what were you saying?
by Rather Bengt on Feb 20, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t smoke or drink because I have an addict living in my house. Tough to hope for a respite and watch this incompetent bunch.
by ShootTheBullets on Feb 20, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
now they’re doing the wave? I just don’t get Carolina hockey.
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Hendricks, Alzner, Ward and Carlson – the only four guys the Caps dressed tonight who haven’t been on the ice for a goal-against.
Wow.
Failure is always an option.
Call me pissed off
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 10:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Im pretty confident that even if I was in net for Carolina, and I don’t even know how to skate, that this game would still be tied. I could have stopped ten, I think. They would have shot them right to my chest anyways.
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
As if this game could get any worse:
@bmcnally14: Brooks Laich in pain again, Craig Laughlin says. Possibly tweaked that balky knee. This is pretty much #Caps’ Body Bag 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
Can we just forfeit before Green gets hurt again?
by Murshawursha on Feb 20, 2012 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
I’m starting to think we won’t pull this one out.
He's a better skater than Nick, but he's big in the back[side]...BB
by Backeez Got Back on Feb 20, 2012 10:08 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
WOW
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 10:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Sellers. Definitely sellers.
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
relax, we’re just a #2 center away from serious contention.
/lol
by brazilianbeast on Feb 20, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
My word, just got home for lunch and checked in. So, are they now just going for a good draft pick at this point?
"Neuvy was eating pucks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner."
by SeattleCapsFan on Feb 20, 2012 10:13 PM EST reply actions
That pick we “held up” Colorado for….
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
let’s hope GMGM doesn’t try to save his job and burn those 2 first rounders for useless rentals at the deadline.
by brazilianbeast on Feb 20, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah and Nashville re-upped Poile.
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Almost legal!
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
by KillerTestudo on Feb 20, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
trying to make us more depressed than we already are?
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What re you seeing?
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
by BetterOffWith28 on Feb 20, 2012 10:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I would wonder if BB feels sorry for us at all, but he’s too busy winning.
"I'd have to say Russian girls over American girls. They have much better fashion sense, I think." -Semyon Varlamov
he’s too busy eating ice cream overlooking the Pacific. lucky bastard.
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His F-bombs now landed here; he doesn’t need ’em.
by ShootTheBullets on Feb 20, 2012 10:24 PM EST reply actions
"I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them" - Alex Ovechkin
odds that NHLN takes any action?
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not a good day when Caps lose
Lin doesn’t win, but at least the Wizards kept it together to half time…
Jaffe says he didn’t say that. Riiight.
"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."
Actually, he didn’t. He clearly said “shinny”. Not even close.
"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."
aw, really? All he did was pull a Locker?
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Yeah, after I heard it again, it sounds like shinny
"I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them" - Alex Ovechkin
I wish he had said shitty. Someone has to.
"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."
Deadspin is walking away from that slowly on Twitter.
"My favorite fan base in D.C. is United's. Period. The end." - Steinberg
Fair deal on a lease? Apparently accomplished, though the mission is not complete. Let's Keep United in DC and realize the dream of a stadium with local investment and incentives to US Soccer's greatest club franchise.
by Bald Pollack on Feb 20, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Ovi and Semin/ward for Nash and Carter.
It's not that I hate people, I just seem to feel better when they're not around - Hank Chinaski
Fuck THAT shit …
Hi. My name is Christoph J. I'm a Caps "fan."
by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Glad to be here
Hi. My name is Christoph J. I'm a Caps "fan."
by Christoph J on Feb 20, 2012 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
I admit I don’t know a ton about hockey, but I have a question for which I can’t find a very good answer.
Why would GMGM hire a coach whose system didn’t fit the players he spent several years acquiring?
I mean, when the Caps fired Bruce, it was because the team had given up on him, not because his system wasn’t any good. Heck, both his systems got the team into the playoffs in pretty good shape. I had assumed that the front office believed the players they had gotten over the past four years, and the ones they picked up in the offseason to push the team over that playoff hump, would make the squad that could contend for the Cup.
So what happened?
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