Sunday Caps Clips: Victory in Montreal; Bruins @ Caps Game Day

by EmilyB on Feb 5, 2012 8:39 AM EST in Caps Clips

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Recaps and other assorted musings on yesterday's win from us fat_daddyo, Caps365 video (Hunter, Caps players), Vogs, Capitals Voice, NHL.com, WaPo (gamer, blog), WashTimes (gamer, blog, blog), CSNW (Beninati, blog), Puck Daddy, fanfeedr, Peerless, Frankovic, RMNB, KOL, DSP, Hockey Hourly, KCM Sports, Sick Unbelievable, and hockey yelling, and from the other side, National Post and Habs Eyes on the Prize.
- Alex Ovechkin was shaking off some rust. [NHL.com, WaPo]
- Dima, Dima, burning bright. [RMNB (and again, with ever-improving English)]
- "The first guy on our line is going to finish [his check] and the second guy’s going to be there to get the puck." Brooks Laich, Troy Brouwer, and Matt Hendricks (with the occasional cameo by Good Sasha) is a line worth watching and has been getting it done. [WaPo, BrooksLaichYear]
Previews of today's big game with Beantown from Vogs, NHL.com, fanfeedr, and CRtC, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Stanley Cup of Chowder for more coverage from the other side of today's match-up.
- Looks to be another start for Tomas Vokoun as he faces Tuukka Rask on the other end of the ice. [Pucking Hockey]
- An identity crisis for the defending Stanley Cup champions? Oh, my. [CSN-NE, ESPN]
Finally, happy 31st birthday, Kris Beech.

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Sashas slapper from 6 feet was awesome…and man the habs are terrible…they make our offense look prolific.

also I can’t make today’s game like I intended. if any one is interested in section 402 my email is in my profile. make an offer.

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by Cap-O-Vens on Feb 5, 2012 8:55 AM EST via Android app reply actions

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by J.P. on Feb 5, 2012 9:04 AM EST up reply actions 9 recs

Thing ’o beauty! (and here was thinking he was going to do the backhand move).

by ralCapsFan on Feb 5, 2012 9:08 AM EST up reply actions

Dirrrrrrrrrrrrrrty.

Now go email that to 29 (er, make that 25) other GMs.

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by EmilyB on Feb 5, 2012 9:09 AM EST up reply actions

So who are the 4 GMs that have been ruled out already?

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by CapsFan75 on Feb 5, 2012 9:56 AM EST up reply actions

Yzerman, Tallon, Rutherford, and I forget who’s running the Jets.

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by EmilyB on Feb 5, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions

I see where you’re going with that one — naming the ones who had already expressed interest in him.

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by CapsFan75 on Feb 5, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions

Actually, it’s the SE guys you named. My mind initially got thrown off by the previous affiliations of the first two guys on your list whose teams had expressed interest.

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by CapsFan75 on Feb 5, 2012 10:04 AM EST up reply actions

An 81 jersey? Yes, yes I think so.

Cross check and all call.

by bigonetimer on Feb 5, 2012 9:39 AM EST reply actions

Solid.

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by EmilyB on Feb 5, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions

It’s not just the hip checks either.

Cross check and all call.

by bigonetimer on Feb 5, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions

Will he actually stick with #81 despite rumors to the contrary that he would change once he knew he was up for good? If so, that’s the jersey I want for my birthday.

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by CapsFan75 on Feb 5, 2012 9:55 AM EST up reply actions

Eh, no matter what the 81 is legit.

Cross check and all call.

by bigonetimer on Feb 5, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions

I think he is going to change to 9 next year. I have to decide between Orlov or Alzner for my next jersey

MOAR SEVERINO!

by jeff550 on Feb 5, 2012 10:11 AM EST up reply actions

In my case, I’ve been debating between Eakin and Orlov. Since my birthday is July, I have some time to decide. So the question is… when will Dima decide?

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by CapsFan75 on Feb 5, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions

I’d go with Alzner, unless you don’t want a Canadian.

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by red army line on Feb 5, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions

More Alzner jerseys for me then.

by Rather Bengt on Feb 5, 2012 10:59 AM EST up reply actions

Here’s another oh-noes-Boston-keeps-losing- stories:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/02/04/kalman-bruins-pick-a-bad-time-to-underproduce/

Imma think they are a dangerous team today.

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by EmilyB on Feb 5, 2012 9:48 AM EST reply actions

Related: Slumpbusters!

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by EmilyB on Feb 5, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions

Guess NBC doesn't think we know the alternative definition of "slumpbuster"

by ShootTheBullets on Feb 5, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions

Tarik sez Schultzie’s in again today. Three in a row!

That'll make your weagle wink!
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by boutros23 on Feb 5, 2012 10:32 AM EST reply actions

Noticeably unnoticeable yesterday. Even got a shove in after a whistle!

Cross check and all call.

by bigonetimer on Feb 5, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions

Played a pretty decent game imo. Shocker.

by ralCapsFan on Feb 5, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions

Heh. I love Orlov’s emerging grasp of English!

Ovechkin on how he can help the team: "Score MOAR goals."

by capsyoungguns on Feb 5, 2012 10:36 AM EST reply actions

Will be enjoying a rainy afternoon here taking in an infrequent-in-these-parts telecast of the Goal-Shakers in action. Guess it’ll be on ~~Versus~~ NBCSP because of some other event on NBC. Go Caps.

/Wish Obama would attend and sit next to the visitor’s bench.

by Acer Jonesy's Laughker on Feb 5, 2012 10:41 AM EST reply actions

So $2500 fine for a slew foot? Rinaldo should have gotten a major and a game for that one. I wish I knew why referees were so hesitant to call a slew foot. Even Shanahan called it “a dangerous trip.” That looked like a textbook slew foot to me.

I'll have the milksteak, over hard

by renstar on Feb 5, 2012 11:27 AM EST reply actions

Glad Hendricks is getting goals; he’s been working hard and deserves the rewards. What the hell is with this team and having various mid-line groups overperforming? The CLAW line has cooled down, but L-H-B has been connecting…or maybe it’s just whatever line Brooksie is on.

Plus I really like the one-two combo hits by Brouwer-Hendricks on the forecheck. More than once I’ve noticed a team get pinned in by them.

by Artwo on Feb 5, 2012 11:31 AM EST reply actions