tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post116533143903782454..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Backhanded Compliments All Around!JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165413418768735932006-12-06T08:56:00.000-05:002006-12-06T08:56:00.000-05:00Sports "journalism" suffers the same maladies as n...Sports "journalism" suffers the same maladies as news "journalism" these days -- a combination of budget cuts and laziness. In this case, to the extent hockey is covered at all, it is reflected in a focus on a small number of the usual suspects of teams -- the Canadian teams, Philly, the New York teams, Detroit, a couple others perhaps. Teams that are playing in the dreaded "better than The Peerlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165402129708101152006-12-06T05:48:00.000-05:002006-12-06T05:48:00.000-05:00Don't forget TSN- they don't even seem to know tha...Don't forget TSN- they don't even seem to know that the Caps exist. Gotta love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165373406392762532006-12-05T21:50:00.000-05:002006-12-05T21:50:00.000-05:00"Call us mediocre with conviction, dammit!" Forget..."Call us mediocre with conviction, dammit!" <BR/><BR/>Forget this "See it, Feel it" crap - there's the new tagline for the Caps' marketing campaign!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165366312463751052006-12-05T19:51:00.000-05:002006-12-05T19:51:00.000-05:00I'm not saying the Caps should be higher - I'm say...I'm not saying the Caps should be higher - I'm saying ESPN should call the Caps mediocre with conviction, dammit!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165365380086093652006-12-05T19:36:00.000-05:002006-12-05T19:36:00.000-05:00I'm with you on most of it, but i still don't put ...I'm with you on most of it, but i still don't put the caps higher than middle of the road in the power rankings. Those 6 losses in a row really killed usScott and Griffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423458733696371038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165353591432599722006-12-05T16:19:00.000-05:002006-12-05T16:19:00.000-05:00ESPN won't even run NHL ads. Like Versus programmi...ESPN won't even run NHL ads. Like Versus programming would be competition for Monday Night Countdown with Michael Irvin. They no longer put any time or sweat into their hockey coverage. Barry Melrose must have the easiest seven figure job on the planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165347341892735312006-12-05T14:35:00.000-05:002006-12-05T14:35:00.000-05:00These sports MSM outlets have short memories. And ...These sports MSM outlets have short memories. And ESPN can stick it where the sun don't shine (that's right, I'm talking to you, T. Frei). <BR/><BR/>82-83, when Poile became GM? They made the playoffs the next 14 seasons in a row, did they not?<BR/><BR/>Where were the MSM goats in 1998? Were they around when Oates and Bondra were tearing it up? The Caps were in the playoffs as recently as 2003.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1165342577150953142006-12-05T13:16:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:16:00.000-05:001) After the last few years of being at or near th...1) After the last few years of being at or near the bottom, it will take some folks a little while getting used to the Caps being a respectable team<BR/>2) Especially when expectations this year were so low going into this season. They win their next 2 over Ottawa and the West's best team, Anaheim, a few more may change their perspective and realize that things are a changing in D.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com