tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post198384986626483828..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ 'CanesJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-7357408154191072752008-09-25T10:49:00.000-04:002008-09-25T10:49:00.000-04:00SU's Div-I team is a women's team. How do I get in...SU's Div-I team is a women's team. How do I get in touch with the writer of that article?HotDog88GThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187088603459664618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-25695549230791294942008-09-24T19:52:00.000-04:002008-09-24T19:52:00.000-04:00I have more respect for JP than to drag politics i...I have more respect for JP than to drag politics into hockey on his blog, so I'm going to drop the WaPo argument. I haven't changed my mind but I see little point in continuing.<BR/><BR/>End of first period, 2-0 Caps. First goal was Fleischmann/Carlson/Kozlov on the PP, second was Bradley/Laing. Quality is pretty bad but it's followable. Varlamov is kicking butt and taking names out there, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-39912318676033255422008-09-24T19:00:00.000-04:002008-09-24T19:00:00.000-04:00You can watch tonight's game on the Carolina Hurri...You can watch tonight's game on the Carolina Hurricane's site. The sound is messed up, but the video is thereSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282373034100609479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-34406792328237069312008-09-24T16:44:00.000-04:002008-09-24T16:44:00.000-04:00@dmg: Bravo for your post! Both parts!BTW, I was...@dmg: Bravo for your post! Both parts!<BR/><BR/>BTW, I was watching WaPo Live one day, and they had a guest (I think his name was Matt Rennie) who was described as being the "Hockey Editor for the Post." I was shocked, since I never imagined for moment that the Post even had a "Hockey Editor." Perhaps he should be the one getting the shots from the tylers and b.orr4s of the world. (Yes, youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-69852646764709081632008-09-24T16:15:00.000-04:002008-09-24T16:15:00.000-04:00@dmg, I wasn't really taking a shot at Tarik. In f...@dmg, I wasn't really taking a shot at Tarik. In fact, I think he does a very good job considering who he works for. I was just responding to a comment by JP about beat reporters. If you notice in my first post, I referred to his bosses as the "idiot editors" who make the decisions on coverage. Still, if Tarik raised a enough of a rukus about the coverage, I think we'd see a few more stories makeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-55512103932591269612008-09-24T14:41:00.000-04:002008-09-24T14:41:00.000-04:00@ b.orr4:I don't think it's fair to criticize Tari...@ b.orr4:<BR/>I don't think it's fair to criticize Tarik for lack of coverage in the Post's print edition because that's not a decision he makes. After all it's not as if a sports editor is calling him up saying, "Yo, Tarik, what up? So the Caps are about to start the preseason how about whippin' up a little something on that?" and Tarik is replying, "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea but, wellDMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1310525779133326532008-09-24T12:03:00.000-04:002008-09-24T12:03:00.000-04:00Mind you, this is my personal opinion. The Compost...Mind you, this is my personal opinion. The Compost coverage is so biased it's not even funny, the editorials are ill-researched nonsense, and they don't even run decent comics. I want facts, not brainwashing, and I'll take my money for news elsewhere, thanks. <BR/><BR/>Oh, by the way - speaking of compost. From another commenter on Caps Insider, <A HREF="http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/messages/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-2658199127076364162008-09-24T11:56:00.000-04:002008-09-24T11:56:00.000-04:00Let's not overdo it here. I'm talking about Caps c...Let's not overdo it here. I'm talking about Caps coverage. Name-calling is a little preposterous. The Post does journalism that has saved lives and made America a better place. Take the Walter Reed or the CIA black sites stories.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-45909432715132047622008-09-24T10:36:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:36:00.000-04:00There's a reason why I do and have for years refer...There's a reason why I do and have for years referred to that particular paper as either the Washington Pest or the Washington Compost. <BR/><BR/>Opening day of the preseason. As someone else put it a few days ago, hot damn I'm ready for hockey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-37644207903895661052008-09-24T10:13:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:13:00.000-04:00@anon(myself)I misread that...@anon(myself)<BR/>I misread that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-12601255848925174512008-09-24T10:12:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:12:00.000-04:00Screw fairness, JP. Tarik does a good job, but he'...Screw fairness, JP. Tarik does a good job, but he's being paid full-time to do nothing but cover hockey. Unless I'm mistaken, you've got another job that occupies your day and you still manage to churn out ten times more Caps-related material than the Post ever publishes. The bottom line is that in two out of the last four days, the Post hasn't had a single story about the Caps and that's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-78974836052899332322008-09-24T10:03:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:03:00.000-04:00If I read one more Nylander trade rumor I think my...If I read one more Nylander trade rumor I think my head is going to explode.DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-12193097013070972752008-09-24T10:00:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:00:00.000-04:00Why isn't a beat writer's job to aggregate links r...Why isn't a beat writer's job to aggregate links related to the team (such as in today's post)? <BR/><BR/>Memo to newspapers (for whom I occasionally write): It's not 1984 anymore.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-43912923709228176492008-09-24T09:58:00.000-04:002008-09-24T09:58:00.000-04:00"Also, is it odd that Viktor Kozlov is on the list..."Also, is it odd that Viktor Kozlov is on the list (but neither of his expected linemates is), while Michael Nylander and Tomas Fleischmann's expected right wing (Chris Clark) isn't on this roster? Probably not"<BR/><BR/>Who is the Nylander that is on the roster?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-41245488947964867892008-09-24T09:55:00.001-04:002008-09-24T09:55:00.001-04:00In fairness, some of those links (and the ones in ...In fairness, some of those links (and the ones in the "What We're Reading" sidebar) are only tangentially related to the Caps (if at all), and to most I have added very little value - a beat writer's job isn't to aggregate links.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-84728920554777023582008-09-24T09:55:00.000-04:002008-09-24T09:55:00.000-04:001) Its about time SU started a hockey program. Gee...1) Its about time SU started a hockey program. Geez, upstate NY is a huge hockey area, with lots a home gown talent, it would seem to be a natural. Just a guess, but within 5 years they'll be in the Frozen 4.FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-65199078650022932922008-09-24T09:52:00.000-04:002008-09-24T09:52:00.000-04:00Three pre-season games at VC will be streamed at t...Three pre-season games at VC will be streamed at the Caps' website.<BR/><BR/>Tarik is not terribly insightful or thorough. (Hello: Salary cap issue?) I mean, he has a blog too. If JP can get all these links/etc. for us in the morning, why can't a full-time writer at the Washington Post?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-86082906035248659752008-09-24T09:43:00.000-04:002008-09-24T09:43:00.000-04:00It's amazing, JP, how you were able to find all th...It's amazing, JP, how you were able to find all this Caps-related material this morning, yet the Washington Post couldn't even mention the team once in today's sports section. Oh, they did find space for a front page article on the Wizards' signing of a back-up guard and there was that five column story on a figure skater in Florida, but not a word about yesterday's scrimmage or tonight's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-56359277319404857512008-09-24T08:24:00.000-04:002008-09-24T08:24:00.000-04:00Preseason = injuries. Could do w/o the games.Preseason = injuries. Could do w/o the games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-39442924739832412402008-09-24T07:17:00.000-04:002008-09-24T07:17:00.000-04:00Any chase of those preseason games being on TV any...Any chase of those preseason games being on TV anywhere?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375454099809118713noreply@blogger.com