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RB’s question (and my answer) from the original thread
Nice pick up by GMDM to get Vermette yesterday. He should fit into Tip’s system well and provide some scoring punch. Any thoughts on the move CP?
I loved the trade. Turned around the 2nd round pick they got for Turris to get him. The late round pick (4/5) and and injured UFA AHL goalie don’t even count in my mind. He’s just the type of player Tippett likes. He’s defensively responsible yet has some skill. In addition, they know have 3 of their 4 centers signed through next season. It allows them to not rush Chipchura back and gives them center depth when he returns. Top four centers are now Hanzal, Langkow, Vermette, and Gordon. Sure no traditional 1C among the group, but all four are solid performers.
They still need another scoring wing, but like last year, with their budget its unrealistic to expect them to get one.
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I loved the trade. I thought they didn’t give up too much going back the other way. Great work getting it done before teams start giving up on their number one targets.
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I didn’t even think to mention how I thought they got him relatively cheap. I realize his contract isn’t small, but its not a cap killer either.
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Good points all. I haven’t heard Langkow’s name much this year. Has he been injured this season?
Regarding Yotes and injuries. how is Brule after the cheapshot from Clifford?
by Rather Bengt on Feb 23, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Langkow’s had a rough year. If you recall he missed almost all of last season with a neck injury, so I wasn’t expecting much early. He missed a slew of games in November when his mother died. His numbers are below what I expected in terms of goals, assist, FO%. His ice time has been reduced at times as well. Never thought I’d see with 10-14 minute numbers at times.
He looked great the other night even though he didn’t get any points. Skated as well as I’ve seen him skate all season. He’s played with Doan most of the season. Tip has struggled to find a left winger to play well with them after he put Whitney on Hanzal’s line.
Noty happy about Clifford thing. One, because Brule has worked out extremely well on the 4th line. Two, because the guy has been injured enough already in his career. Three, it helps the Kings. Hate it when teams profit from their own cheapshots.
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I knew about Langkow’s neck injury last season. It’s a shame as I have always liked the guy and I thought he’d be a good vet pickup by the Yotes if he could recover.
Definite shame about Brule also. The guy does deserve a break and as you confirmed, he was settling in nicely with the Yotes.
by Rather Bengt on Feb 23, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Plenty of time yet for Langkow to prove more productive. His diminished playing time earlier in this month coupled with his long absence earlier in the season may be blessings in disguise. Hopefully he’ll be fresh come the stretch run and playoffs (fingers crossed).
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Something to add, it seems like the market was thin for Vermette, but at 3.5 could you really do better in the UFA market over the summer? People would stumble over themselves to sign him at 3.5 in the summer, so why weren’t they doing the same now?
Please, call me F&B.
No clue. GMDM commented specifically about how the trade wasn’t just about this season. One of the rare good things about the club not having an owner is its allowed GMDM to do his thing without interference.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 23, 2012 2:14 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
You guys sure are chatty today…
So’s Hamr…
That'll make your weagle wink!
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here’s one
"You should ask him [Hunter] about penalties," Hamrlik told 106.7 The Fan Washington. "When he played I think he make lots of penalties himself, so he should know better."
There was more to the benching than one bad penalty. From Gormley’s article.
“We need him playing better defensively,” Hunter said. "He’s a defensive defenseman and the way we mark scoring chances (against) he’s been involved in too many of them. That’s why he was sitting out and that’s why (Jeff) Schultz was sitting out before him.
“(Hamrlik) is backing in way too much. He’s letting (forwards) come through and they’re hitting the second tier. Sitting out is a humbling experience. We all went through it. If you played hockey or any sport you sat out. You’ve just got to go to practice and work hard like he did today. Watch video and learn from it and when you get the chance play well.”
Sounds justified to me.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
If he’s going to sit Hamrlik for that, Carlson should have been sitting for most of the season.
Failure is always an option.
Maybe, but the key is the phrase “He’s a defensive defenseman” – Hamr is, Carlson is not. Carlson also has 28 pts. This is probably also why Wideman get a pass too.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Carlson has 6 points (3G, 3A) this calendar year, and is -11. He’s been terrible – arguably the worst dman on the Caps. I just can’t help feeling that Hunter is playing favorites here.
Failure is always an option.
Maybe being 15 years younger and with more upside is reason enough?
by RossingtonCollins on Feb 23, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
If Hunter is basing his scratches off of play, as he claims he is, it shouldn’t be.
Failure is always an option.
I think that’s arguable.
Carlson has more points, less PIMS, and about the same in blocked shots. And he’s on the PP.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
Almost all those points were in the first half of the year though. I’m talking about recently – like the last 2 months.
Failure is always an option.
He’s still younger, faster, and better at puckhandling than Hamr.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
And much worse in the defensive end – and not much better in the offensive end recently.
Failure is always an option.
The simple fact is, Carlson has been playing terribly for the last 2 months, both offensively and defensively – so why hasn’t he sat any games yet? It looks to me like Hunter is doing just what BB did that I hated – favoring certain players and ignoring their flaws. If he truly is sitting players who play badly, as he claims, he needs to apply that across the board, and not selectively.
Failure is always an option.
Or maybe a offensive Dman in his 2nd year is better served by playing than sitting.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Hunter is used to coaching kids
I’m not sure moves like this are going to work on pro’s.
by Turnstyle73 on Feb 23, 2012 8:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If we’re trying to trade for Jeff Carter, one penny won’t do.
Unleash the Apathy.
by D'ohboy on Feb 23, 2012 2:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Things worked out better than we ever planned. Capitals fans, boys, women, and men. We were like ink and paper, numbers on a calculator.
But he made us proud, he made us rich. But how were we to know he’s counterfeit? Now everything’s ruined.
Please, call me F&B.
by Rob Parker on Feb 23, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
The Rec’d Thing(s).
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 23, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
According to PD, the asking price for Nash is:
an effective player off an NHL roster; two top prospects and a first-round draft pick.
Would Howson accept a package of Brouwer, Eakin, Holtby, and the Caps’ 2013 1st? Would you guys make that deal?
Absolutely not. I’ve got zero interest in Nash.
The NJ Devils model isn’t one I want to follow.
Unleash the Apathy.
Would we want to keep a top 6 center after this year, though? With Nikki back we wouldn’t need a 1C and Marjo will probably be ready next year for 2C full time
Not sure if he’d be ready for 2C, but I was thinking that if you could even put Laich at 2C, you have 8-19 carrying one line, Nash and 21 or 90 on the 2nd. Essentially it’s the same plan GMGM had this year, but you replace Semin with Nash/more consistency.
Caps have tried that for 3 years now, and it hasn’t worked. Time to move to a new plan – get a center who can carry the 2nd.
Failure is always an option.
I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but at the same time I think Semin has been the wrong piece to this plan. If you acquire someone like Nash, he’s a person that opposing teams have to gameplan for, much like Ovechkin. The 2C is a more pressing need, but I don’t want to have to settle on someone that sort of fits this team’s needs, or is on a decline. I think Nash for that proposed package is great for the Caps, but it’s not necessarily the direction the team should go in. That being said, if we’re talking about committing just under 8 million in cap space to another winger, I think I’d rather make a run a Parise, and save my picks/prospects.
I’d much rather use a smaller package and get Carter. He can play 1C or 2C, he is solid on both ends of the ice, and he’d love to get out of Columbus. Nash does far less to meet this team’s needs.
Failure is always an option.
Nothing as definite as the price for Nash, at least in the past week or two. CBJ picked Carter up for the 11th overall pick, a third rounder and Jakub Voracek. I have to imagine the baseline is a first, a high level prospect, and maybe something else. Their administration probably isn’t going to want to generate negative value that quickly.
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I don’t think they will either, but I would bet that’s what they’re chasing.
"You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes, by yourself, and you... feel shame" -Denis Lemieux
Offer them two first round picks.
thefourthperiod was on twitter last night saying that there has been a lot of stuff said about Carter’s character and that’s why many teams have been staying away.
I’d rather have one of those picks than MarJo at this point.
by Dirk Dangler on Feb 23, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
With Nikki back we wouldn’t need a 1C and Marjo will probably be ready next year for 2C full time
I think this season has shown the Caps need as many scoring line centers as they can get their hands on. Then the Caps can break in guys like Johanson (rebreak him in?) and Kuznetsov (hopefully) on the wing.
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at this rate it doesnt look like MarJo will be a rock solid 2C next year
by Davide Don of Rio on Feb 23, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
MoJo has looked like the new fish on the cellblock this year: everyone keeps taking his fruit cup.
You’re the boss, applesauce.
So who is the Squirrel Master?
Once you take the fisting element out, it's not romantic anymore.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 23, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Whoa, over 800 posts at 2:00?
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I know the Caps need more centers, but if they could somehow parlay Hamrlik + something (Eakin?) into Chris Stewart, my head would explode.
Unleash the Apathy.
Nope. Buy cheap. The guy’s got a career shooting % around 13. This year? Around 9%.
Unleash the Apathy.
but we already have plenty of players shooting well below their career average’s this year
by Beakers Lab on Feb 23, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
What do you think it would take to re-sign him?
Once you take the fisting element out, it's not romantic anymore.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 23, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Frankly, I don’t think we can get too picky with any Hamr returns. Just to have that $7Million cash seems to me to be enough.
You're right; I don't know what I am talking about.
How about Hamr + ?? (something else) to Oilers for Hemsky? I keep hearing they need some ‘veteran’ presence and Lord knows we need someone who can score. I think the cash could probably cancel out in the right package.
You're right; I don't know what I am talking about.
More from RDS, re: the Jackets
Parlant des Blue Jackets, voici les autres joueurs qui vont quitter prochainement. On parle de Samuel Pahlsson et de R.J. Umberger.
Basically, Pahlsson and RJ Umberger will be other players on the way out.
That'll make your weagle wink!
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I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for an Umberger today.
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by winterion on Feb 23, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I love RDS. Makes me challenge my diminishing French skills.
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C’mon Guy Hebert, we know you can do it.
by Rather Bengt on Feb 23, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Love the continuity, but I have a small question. I don’t speak French, but since she’s a lady shouldn’t it be Gal Shebert?
Please, call me F&B.
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Can we pay now for an Umberger last year?
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by Alz in the family on Feb 23, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Question for D'oh
Last night on the TSN Quiz, they asked who the panel thought would be the role player most likely moved by the deadline. Bob McK went off the board and chose Daniel Winnik of the Avs. I haven’t seen Winnik play much. Can you give a brief scouting report on him.
The only real solution to losing streaks (Alas, the formatting of sbn ruins it somewhat but whatever)
1. Oh no! The __CAPS___ (Fill in the blank) have played horrible for the past TOO LONG (Time interval)
2. If something is not done soon, the CAPS will be not _ BE BETTER THAN FLORIDA / MAKE PLAYOFFS _ (goal(s))
3. Fire everyone listed on the media guide that isn’t a player and replace them with somebody else.
4. Trade everyone who is good for players who aren’t as good, and send everyone else to _THE AHL_ (place players don’t like).
5. Then, instead of sucking for reasons that can’t be determined, the _ CAPS _ will stink because they aren’t very good.
6. Being bad can only be fixed by drafting players, and hoping they later become good players… But the draft is after the season ends, so the __CAPS___ can’t possibly accomplish the team goal(s) this season.
7. CrisisPostponedAverted.
Obviously.
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In an unprecedented move 9 teams in the Eastern Conference have decided to officially "pass" on the playoffs
by Ubiquitous on Feb 23, 2012 3:12 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
According to Burnside, the Caps have made an “egregious” mistake in letting Boudreau go, as evidenced by Anaheim’s current run. The one advantage to the article was that it actually DIDN’T have a Sidney Crosby mention.
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Do people here like Burnside? I see the insane amounts of negativity in the comment section of his articles so I’m curious as to what the Rink’s general opinion about Burnside is..
by RossingtonCollins on Feb 23, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
my take? Burnside is an idiot. About pretty much everything.
Bruce had to go—and I’m one of those people who hits rock bottom watching Caps games and goes “it’s not faaaaaaaaaaaair! Why does Anaheim have the fun coach??? WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!” The team was blocking him out. He openly admitted he had no idea what to do to turn around this team.
it’s not that firing Bruce was the wrong decision so much as hiring Hunter was.
That, and there is something deeply deeply deeply wrong with this team. but damn if I can identify it. It goes beyond rock stars and mentally fragile guys and coaches fighting with players through the media.
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I don’t disagree with your analysis too much other than even if Boudreau “had” to go it doesn’t mean the team’s state at that time was ‘his’ fault. That is, GMGM’s main off season signings (other than TV) were awful and did not – and could not – play in a Boudreau ‘system.’ In other words, he may have been handed the wrong players to be successful. Plus, he can’t be blamed when his multi-millionaire players don’t produce or are injured. Just saying….
You're right; I don't know what I am talking about.
because when a coach gets up in front of the assembled media and says “I have no idea” you have to make a change. If Bruce is saying that stuff and giving off that defeated attitude to the press, you better believe the players saw it weeks before. His job is to a) win games; b) motivate the players to give 100% every night so they can achieve objective a. If he can’t successfully do b, then a isn’t possible and there’s no sense in keeping him around.
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Which BB system? He wasn’t still doing the run and gun – he was on to something else.
He was trying to implement a tighter system, but I think the issue was that he didn’t like it and wasn’t comfortable with it. He’s said as much himself in interviews after his firing.
I hope he had at least some input on personnel. Otherwise that’s a major problem.
By that standard (didn’t have the players he wanted) at this point, you can’t pass judgement on DH since he doesn’t have the kind of players he possibly wants.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know if its even as simple as the players. I never thought I’d see last night John Carlson being knocked away from in front by the defender. Instead of pushing back, Carlson set up shop next to him, still right in front. I admit I’ve never played hockey, but that looked completely soft to me.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
I agree with what you and RedBirdie are saying, believe it or not. My overall point is that the discussion of what is wrong with this Cap team should be primarily personnel. And that is not something you can blame the coach for, other than the motivation aspect of course. The focus now should therefore be on the players and GMGM so they can get the right players for whatever ‘system’ they want. Then lets see if the coach can make it work.
You're right; I don't know what I am talking about.
Oh yeah, absolulely. I still think, depending on any upcoming moves, etc., that Hunter will be lucky to last till next November. The past few games are looking awfully close to BB’s last games. Not that the Caps will fire Hunter imminently, but instead of being a coin flip team its becoming a plug-nickel team.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Hunter will leave only if he wants to leave. Unless GMGM leaves first.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Isn’t Burnside one of the few “experts” that actually still thinks Stecks hit on Crosby was dirty? The only reason Milbury didn’t like it was because Steckel didn’t leave his feet and lead with his elbow.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
how can you not rec this? Spot on about Mad Mike.
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Hey, just old school hockey, that’s all.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
It’s his “5 things” blog or whatever. Caps are #4 I believe.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/14925/5-things-time-not-on-kings-side
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, 2 for 2 so far. Now that i reread it, yeah, I was wrong. I was just overzealous talking shit on Burnside because about 90% of the time, I really, really hate his articles.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, come to think of it, my ridiculous bias of certain things makes me an ideal writer for ESPN.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
The Ducks have a good roster once Hiller improved so would the team with or without BB.
BB’s regular season success doesn’t mean much to me. If (big if) they make the playoffs – they’ll face either DET or VAN in the first round. Something tells me that won’t go well.
BB has wowed in the regular season before.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
I think they could get by Vancouver maybe, but Detroit I think would manhandle them.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
except Detroit sucks donkey balls on the road. Steal one in Detroit (and this goes for any team) and you’ve given yourself a fighting chance.
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Luckily for Detriot, no one has “stolen” a home game from them in the past four months.
OPERATION TANK IS A GO.
In an unprecedented move 9 teams in the Eastern Conference have decided to officially "pass" on the playoffs
I’ll just point out the last team that even stood a fighting chance in Detroit were……the Ducks. Lost in the Gimmick.
I’m hoping the Ducks can pull of a miracle upset over the Wings for other reasons, too. Misery loves company.
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wow, and they even out-shot the Red Wings, and i didn’t think that was possible.
OPERATION TANK IS A GO.
In an unprecedented move 9 teams in the Eastern Conference have decided to officially "pass" on the playoffs
they even had a goal waved off. They’re officially in full-on BB mode.
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Right, but regular season and playoffs are different. Look at our record against the Rangers last year.
Not that I wouldn’t want the Wings to lose. Just don’t really want the Ducks to do it. Really, I don’t want the Ducks to make the post-season.
by Gin and Tonic on Feb 23, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately, being a Washington franchise, BB will lead the Ducks to the Cup. It’s just how things work.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
You need these guys
…to steal one in Detroit:
(And yes, the original is better…)
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 23, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Anaheim in the Playoffs...
…is going to have a rough time if they get there. Their back line, though solid, is not one that gets anyone excited. A team like Detroit or Vancouver would be able to move the puck at will in the attack zone against them. If they draw St. Louis though, they could advance.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 23, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
I certainly wouldn’t mind watching BB vs. Halak, round 2 though.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
I would… it’d look a whole lot like in 2010, with Anaheim getting a ton of shots and losing games 2-1.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Feb 23, 2012 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
Sweet Jesus, now Toews got in a car wreck? Doesn’t sound terribly serious, but still.
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Dave Steckel blind-sided him. What a dick.
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by Rob Parker on Feb 23, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 14 recs
Looks like he crashed into the “L” support fairly hard. I used to run into those things a lot, too, when playing Cruis’n USA back in the day.
I don't want to work, I want to hang on the blog all day.
hard enough the ambulance was called.
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according to the Trib
The car clipped an “L” support beam, causing front-end damage, the report said.
Looks like it did more than clip…
by kingbonehead on Feb 23, 2012 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
yeeeeeeah. A high end piece of fine German engineering like that takes a little more than just clipping a support beam to result in that sort of damage.
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Taking that sort of damage to the front is vastly preferable than to the passenger compartment. That’s the engineering bit.
oh, absolutely (having been on the inside of a car that took major damage to the passenger compartment, I’ll take a front-on collision any day!)
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how do you do this? It must have stepped off the curb suddenly into his path.
by kingbonehead on Feb 23, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
As in, the beams that support the elevated train rails/platforms? Eesh.
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by CapitalCentre on Feb 23, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder if Kane had to recommend a taxi service.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 3:54 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Do any teams (and the Caps in particular) ever employ a sports psychologist? Or have any Caps coaches studied the subject a la Guy Boucher? Just thinking it might be a useful thing to do. Some coaches are just naturally good motivators but others, it would appear, could use some help in that regard. I know golfers tend to employ a mental coach to help with the game, maybe it could help in hockey too. Lord knows this team is really mental right now and maybe having some basic knowledge of sports psychology principles might go a long way in righting the ship.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think it was Boom Boom Geffrion who once told his players (and this is best read aloud in a thick french accent), “I need you guys to do three things out there – skate, and shoot”
Left unsaid was
…..
Profit.
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Can we just get a Capitals trade to support/criticize please?
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by STLSpidey on Feb 23, 2012 4:43 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
you’re getting all twitchy. :)
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Haha…with you there. Every day that goes by and something doesn’t happen I get a little more nervous that they might not do anything.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
It’s going to take GMGM a while to read through both of today’s threads and go through all the trade scenario’s that were presented.
by Beakers Lab on Feb 23, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s what you have staff people for.
"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."
John Carlson and 1st for Hal Gill. Then we can have a monopoly on slow, old, veteran defensemen.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, no legitimate cup contender would ever worry about having to go up against Gill and Hamrlik.
by Stormblue on Feb 23, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
agree! I keep checking the Rink home page to see if there’s a thread discussing the fact that xx and zz plus a pick have been traded for yy but have been disappointed.
by kingbonehead on Feb 23, 2012 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
The Caps defense isn’t the only thing slow and confusing.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmmm……..
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Nash or Carter or Nash and Carter?
If Nash or Carter – too much.
Nash and Carter — probably too little.
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I read it as Nash or Carter. And that is way way too much for either.
Once you take the fisting element out, it's not romantic anymore.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 23, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Not enough. You are giving them a young goalie and young forward, two firsts, and two expiring contracts that, as a non-playoff team, they don’t really need.
The only way that trade works is if you throw in Semin (and take someone out) and it’s a pure salary cap deal.
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Here’s the problem: Wideman, Halpern, and Semin are all UFA’s this offseason. None of them do Columbus any good – they’d want picks, prospects, or players for the future.
Failure is always an option.
Yes – that’s what i was trying to say. If viewed only as a salary dump, they’d be getting expired contracts in exchange for long-term deals.
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Honestly, I don’t know if there is one. The Caps shouldn’t target Nash anyways – they don’t need another overpriced winger.
Failure is always an option.
Even if possible, it would likely have to include someone like Alzner, Carlson, Orlov, MoJo, Neuvy, etc.
You have to trade value to get value.
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LAK and CBJ are working hard to get a Jeff Carter trade done — Jack Johnson’s name featured prominently as well — but told not done. Yet.
Argh.
Failure is always an option.
Well I guess that would cement the “stand pat” trade deadline. Unless they are working up something for Statsny.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Richards is excited they’re getting the band back together.
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Help me here….that would be 3 ‘elite’ centers for LA. I thought they wanted Nash. Is one of the centers coming back?
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That’s what I was wondering. It is possible he might push Richards down a line, or one of them might go to the wing – Richards has 14-17-31 in 53 GP.
Failure is always an option.
Or they could be shipping Richards out. I haven’t heard him mentioned in this trade though.
Failure is always an option.
Yeah, this is what really blows my mind about this trade. Carter doesn’t really fill a need for LA.
by Murshawursha on Feb 23, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
DRY ISLAND HERE WE COME!
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by RedBirdie on Feb 23, 2012 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seems like every other team recognizes their obvious shortcomings.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
It’s official. Damn, I wanted Carter. For only a conditional 2012 or 2013 first and Johnson.
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Yeah, fucking really George? You couldn’t beat Jack Johnson and a fucking conditional pick?
Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. I’m almost ready to fire him for this alone. I’m really tired of GMGM not actually having the balls to make any kind of big splash.
Course there’s no way to know if he actually tried or not, but rationality will come AFTER I’m done being pissed off at missing the best chance we’ve had at a second-line center in years.
by Murshawursha on Feb 23, 2012 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
What offer do you make? The Caps don’t have a good mix to out-bid them. If Orlov was a little more proven he’d be the guy, but right now JJ is at least a proven PMD who can put up power play points. He’s an absolute sieve defensively, but he’s an established NHL player. Would you give up Carlson, Alzner, or Green in that deal? That’s out-bidding LAK by quite a bit, and would it really be as satisfying of a deal?
Please, call me F&B.
I was asking myself that. Could we have gone Carlson and a 1st for him?
Would I be happy about that? I don’t know.
It isn’t even anger-inducing. It does not seem to be worth that kind of emotional investment. It might not even be disappointing any more. It is expected.
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That was exactly what I was thinking we could have done to match, and yes, I would have been okay with that. We have enough other options defensively that we could have gotten away with it, and we’ve needed a goddamn second-line center for years, and it’s not gonna happen unless we give up something of value in return.
Guess there’s still Statsny, but his cap hit makes me a sad panda.
by Murshawursha on Feb 23, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Carlson and a first, that is. Alzner’s untouchable. Green… I don’t know. Green for Carter straight up maybe, but throwing in a first with him would be overpaying IMO.
by Murshawursha on Feb 23, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
(Silver Lining) Stastny’s contract is only 2 years at least, so less of a commitment in comparison.
by senseless228 on Feb 23, 2012 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
Can’t imagine Sherman is too eager to deal with McPhee again though.
by Murshawursha on Feb 23, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
I doubt it too, but who knows. GMGM always seems to have surprises up his sleeve (good and bad).
by senseless228 on Feb 23, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Or, how about Orlov, Holtby, and a first? CBJ needs a goalie.
by Murshawursha on Feb 23, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Semin for J. Johnson + first-rounder? Buy or sell? That’s what I was thinking when I heard the deal went down. Semin doesn’t show up some nights, Carter is hurt some nights. :)
That doesn’t make any sense for LAK at all. Semin is UFA on July 1.
It isn’t even anger-inducing. It does not seem to be worth that kind of emotional investment. It might not even be disappointing any more. It is expected.
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Craig Anderson out indefinitely after cutting his hand at home! Too bad fro the Sens.
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Like, at home in his house, cutting a bagel? Or at the rink? Or is it unknown?
That'll make your weagle wink!
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Its not like the Capitals do any better against backups these days though.
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by KillerTestudo on Feb 23, 2012 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
Bagel? Why is it always breakfast foods?
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by CapitalCentre on Feb 23, 2012 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
My mom ended up in the ER twice in one summer, cutting bagels. We got her a bagel slicer after that.
That'll make your weagle wink!
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and this couldn’t have happened on TUESDAY?!?! Nice timing, Anderson.
I say this is jest. I’m very sorry he cut his hand at home and is now out. I only wish injury on the truly awful people, like my co-worker.
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Was looking at his career info and just now realized Carolina gave him away for virtually nothing Eric Belanger and Tim Gleason after drafting him 3 overall back in 2005.
It isn’t even anger-inducing. It does not seem to be worth that kind of emotional investment. It might not even be disappointing any more. It is expected.
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Does this seem cheap to anyone else?
by Turnstyle73 on Feb 23, 2012 9:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Jealous of you guys
I would kill to have the Pens in the Southeast Division. Instead, we are stuck with the Rangers who are going Megatron on just about everyone this year.
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