[SeSo Open Thread]And so begins the [Brent] Johnson Administration, on the road in Tampa against the surging Bolts. Quick trivia: who is the winningest goalie in the NHL since January 7? Martin Brodeur? Bzzt. Marc-Andre Fleury? Good guess, but no. It's Tampa 'tender Johan Holmqvist with 11 wins, precisely 11 more wins than you and I... and Brent Johnson. Some numbers to chew on:
- The Caps are 0-4 in their last four games as underdogs. The Bolts are 4-0 in their last four as favorites. Guess who's favored in this one.
- The line of Vinny Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Vaclav Prospal has 14 points in Tampa's last two games.
- Brian Sutherby is pointless in his last 14 games.
Sorry for the abbreviated preview, but the weather has conspired to give me limited (and intermittent) internet access. Head on over to SeSo for more analysis throughout the day, and, as always, check out Washington Hockey Daily to see what everyone else has to say about the Caps.
Elsewhere 'Round the Rinks:
- Thanks to Dan Steinberg for getting on the case of AO's artwork. He's like the love-child of Nancy Drew and Tarik El-Bashir, that Steinberg.
- Shane Doan, who is on pace for fewer than 30 goals and 55 points, signed a five-year deal to remain in Phoenix on Wednesday. I'm sure Dainius Zubrus smiled when he heard that Doan's deal is worth more than $4.5 million per year, and that collective "Are you kidding me?" you heard was from owners and GMs, League-wide.
- Wanna waste a lot of money on crap you don't really need? Go here.
- I usually stick to hockey around here, but I've gotta ask - am I really to believe that a salad dressing cures homesickness? And if so, why didn't the Caps just hook Petr Sykora up with some Hidden Valley Ranch?
- Hart: Henrik Zetterberg (GWG, 2A, +3, 4 SOG in 3-2 win)
- Ross: Patrik Elias, Henrik Zetterberg (3 points each)
- Norris: Brian Rafalski (2G, including game-winner, 6 SOG, 2 hits, 1 takeaway, 0 giveaways)
- Vezina: Martin Gerber (28-save shutout win)
- Richard: David Backes (2G)
- Calder: David Backes (2G, including game-winner, +2, 2 SOG, 2 hits)
- Aiken: Vesa Toskala (L, 2 goals allowed on 5 shots against in just 10:02 of work)
7 comments:
In those 11 wins for Holmqvist, he beat Fleury in back to back games.
Damn Brodeur and Fleury went out and won last night, ruining my trivia by tying Holmqvist with those 11 wins. The point still stands, though - he's been hot.
1) Phoenix may have needed to over pay a 2nd line-caliber forward in Doan to keep their fans content, but the caps don't have the same problem with Zubie
2) Fans might not be happy if he's not resigned, but most are knowledgeable enough to see that he's not worth a 5 year 23 million dollar deal
A) Can I get some more info on the salad dressing thing?
2) I know about Sykora, but what's the joke?
D) Hi Faux. The numbering here is in honor of Home Alone's "Buzz"
Haven't you seen those ads where some girl is away at college and ready to jump out her window, then she pours a little ranch dressing on her salad and suddenly remembers that life is worth living?
Lame commercial, lame joke. It won't happen again.
Actually, I'm sure it will happen again.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for lame jokes, but I just didn't get it.
Possibly a DC thing? I'm in Brooklyn, so the only DC tv I watch is slingboxed Sportsrise and Caps/Bullets/Skins/Nats/Orioles games.
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