[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview - Official Game Thread]So here we are at the start of another Caps season (number 32 - perhaps a good omen). Here's what the WaPo's got to say this morning, and here's the WTimes' take (along with a bonus feature on AO). But being opening night and all, I thought I'd go out on a limb and make some ridiculous predictions and projections. And away we go:
Record:
32 wins, 39 losses, 11 overtime losses (5th, Southeast Division)
Forwards:
Ovechkin, Alexander (53 goals, 54 assists)
Zubrus, Dainius (23, 35)
Semin, Alexander (22, 26)
Zednik, Richard (23, 22)
Pettinger, Matt (16, 20)
Sutherby, Brian (16, 17)
Clark, Chris (16, 20)
Laich, Brooks (11, 18)
Beech, Kris (8, 14)
Fata, Rico (8, 9)
Bradley, Matt (6, 9)
Fleischmann, Tomas (5, 9)
Brashear, Donald (6, 5)
Fehr, Eric (3, 6)
Klepis, Jakub (4, 5)
Gordon, Boyd (2, 3)
Defensemen:
Pothier, Brian (8, 28)
Clymer, Ben (9, 22)
Eminger, Steve (7, 19)
Heward, Jamie (8, 20)
Green, Mike (6, 16)
Muir, Bryan (7, 17)
Morrisonn, Shaonne (4, 14)
Erskine, John (2, 2)
Goalies:
Kolzig, Olie - 24 wins, 27 losses, 9 OTL, 3.07, .905
Johnson, Brent - 8 wins, 12 losses, 2 OTL, 3.15, .899
So there you have it. We'll revisit this in April and see just how far off I was.
Thread of the Day:
Elsewhere 'Round the Rinks:
- The Pens have been sold and they're staying in Pittsburgh. Sure they are.
- Speaking of the Pens, happy 41st birthday to Mario Lemieux. Speaking of great French-Canadian ex-players celebrating their 41st birthday today, happy happy to Patrick Roy (who can't hear our well-wishes because he's got his three Stanley Cup rings plugging his ears).
- For more pre-season predictions, head over to The Battle of Alberta where Colby Cosh has ten predictions for the upcoming season, including the gratuitous cheap shot of the day, "The Oilogosphere will band together to raise the price of a Porsche 930 Turbo and present it anonymously to Miikka Kiprusoff." Is it just me, or can you also not help yourself from singing "in the year two-thousand" between each item on the list?
- Hart: Ryan Miller (32 saves on 34 shots against through OT and 3 saves on 3 shots against in shootout win)
- Ross: Dany Heatley, Patrick Eaves, Ray Whitney, Darryl Sydor, J.M. Liles (2 points each)
- Norris: Darryl Sydor (GWG, A, +2, 3 blocked shots)
- Vezina: Martin Gerber (W, 33 saves on 34 shots against - and the one goal was on penalty shot!)
- Richard: Several players tied with one goal
- Calder: Loui Eriksson (G, +1)
- Aiken: Brett Clark (-2, now on pace to be -164 for the season)
1 comment:
1) Production from Semin better be better than 46 points if the Caps are to be any better than 05-06.
2) Can AO again get more than double the number of points than his line mates? We can't see it unless his PP points increase significantly (Which may be possible with Green-Pothier-Clymer on the points)
3) On that note we believe that Green will be the leader on defensive scoring. By mid season, or sooner, he will be a fixture on the PP.
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