tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post4316258152585107..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Tuesday Roundup/Wild 4, Caps 3JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-20879528343269076682008-11-26T13:45:00.000-05:002008-11-26T13:45:00.000-05:00Http://WWW.behindthenet.ca Last Update: 3:20, 11/...Http://WWW.behindthenet.ca<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Last Update: 3:20, 11/26/2008<BR/>About Advanced NHL Statistics<BR/>TO/60 - Time On Ice in minutes. TOF/60 - Time Off Ice. GFON - Goals For while On Ice. GAON - Goals Against while On Ice.<BR/>GFON/60 - Goals For, On Ice, per 60 minutes. GAON/60 - Goals Against, On Ice, per 60 minutes. +-ON/60 - Plus-Minus, On Ice, per 60 minutes<BR/>GFOFF/60 - Goals ForAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-2965286910781464642008-11-25T19:57:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:57:00.000-05:00@ hazardous,You make a good point. But the letter...@ hazardous,<BR/><BR/>You make a good point. But the letter of the law is "A player shall be permitted to catch the puck out of the air but must immediately place it or knock it down to the ice". <BR/><BR/>My guess is that Ovechkin was called for a penalty because he didn't put the puck on the ice but rather caught it, dropped it, and hit it out of the air. That he caught it isn't the issue, DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-80800326580900970842008-11-25T18:30:00.000-05:002008-11-25T18:30:00.000-05:00@DMG: You're allowed to grab the puck and immediat...@DMG: You're allowed to grab the puck and immediately drop it. How do you explain the millions of plays (by mostly D-men at the point) where they go to grab the puck that's flying over their heads and immediately drop it to the ice? If that's legal, why wasn't Ovie grabbing and immediately dropping? The difference with the 2 calls made before hand is that they were THROWN, not dropped. I will notHazardoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275173220309296524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-15644121902946712042008-11-25T17:20:00.000-05:002008-11-25T17:20:00.000-05:00@ b.orr4,Atlanta has drawn poorly but if you look ...@ b.orr4,<BR/><BR/>Atlanta has drawn poorly but if you look at their track record they've been God-awful in almost every personnel aspect. I really think if you got an ownership group and management team who knew what they were doing, they'd have a decent fan base.<BR/><BR/>Unrelated: coming back to this site always gives me a warm and fuzzy feel, especially after reading the, ahem, "discussionDMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-33898244525452619842008-11-25T16:10:00.000-05:002008-11-25T16:10:00.000-05:00I almost never bitch about the refs, but last nigh...I almost never bitch about the refs, but last night was the case of a young referee trying to impress someone in the league office. Were those closed hands on the puck? I would say 99 times out of 100 the ref says play on, so yes there was room to make the call. Likewise, the young fella was determined to not be impressed by #8, staring at one or more blatent takedowns, including a borderline Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-28026838559057620322008-11-25T15:43:00.000-05:002008-11-25T15:43:00.000-05:00Don't worry, MacVechkin, Ben's a Flyer's fan. Sayi...Don't worry, MacVechkin, Ben's a Flyer's fan. Saying dumb stuff is just part of the culture. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-5159051363125499532008-11-25T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:59:00.000-05:00Congratulations Ben, on the dumbest comment of the...Congratulations Ben, on the dumbest comment of the year. I'm not even going to explain why that is wrong, because if you think that, you are too far behind already.MacVechkin, fka JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894218439459813222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-60767841473187789472008-11-25T14:34:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:34:00.000-05:00I see this road trip as a failure by Ovechkin to m...I see this road trip as a failure by Ovechkin to make things happen when the team relies upon him. He hasn't improved at all since 2006-2007, when the Caps had him but were still out of the playoffs.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if there's anyone in the southeast who can mount a serious challenge to the Caps, but I pray there is, because they are looking primed for another disappointing first round Salmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320828562766563372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-45928961636973195922008-11-25T12:22:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:22:00.000-05:00@DMG:yeah, it would be kind of embarrassing to hav...@DMG:yeah, it would be kind of embarrassing to have two NHL teams fail in the same city. But still, there have been games down in Atlanta were the announcers have said there were only about 7-8,000 people in attendance. Last night, the announced attendance at the Florida-Carolina game in Miami was 11,000 but you could have shot a cannon into some sections and not hit anyone. In these economic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-85345963269395105372008-11-25T12:10:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:10:00.000-05:00I don't think anyone rushed Fedorov back but Fedor...I don't think anyone rushed Fedorov back but Fedorov.Whiter Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862726277868219743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-55635138866997964602008-11-25T11:39:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:39:00.000-05:00@ slusty,That was my reaction. At first I was won...@ slusty,<BR/><BR/>That was my reaction. At first I was wondering what the heck the call was but the replay (I thought) pretty clearly showed Ovechkin picking the puck up with his left hand, dropping it, and batting it down the ice with his right hand. I fault Ovie more that than officials on that one.<BR/><BR/>@ b.orr4,<BR/><BR/>I sometimes wonder about Florida but I think the NHL will pull DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-51203714220324944112008-11-25T10:53:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:53:00.000-05:00Good Comeback - Counted 6 giveaways by Ovi - 4 in ...Good Comeback - Counted 6 giveaways by Ovi - 4 in the first -2 in the third. When Caps start first 10 minutes strong they tend to do well. Sloan started slow, finished strong - probably one of our best D over the whole road trip and in the third against Minn. Caps are unbeatable when they win the small battles along the boards in both ends - need to get the puck deep in offensive zone and then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-14162458517557451802008-11-25T10:50:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:50:00.000-05:00Thank God the Caps play in the Southeast Division ...Thank God the Caps play in the Southeast Division which is really living up to its Southleast reputation. After last night, here are the standings points-wise:<BR/><BR/>Caps-6th in the East, 11th overall<BR/>Canes-8th-East, 18th overall<BR/>Tampa-13th-East, 27th overall<BR/>Florida-14th-east, 28th overall<BR/>Atlanta-15th-east, 29th overall<BR/><BR/>Aside from the Caps, attendance-wise it's even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-70115690680333646722008-11-25T10:21:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:21:00.000-05:00agreed on AO and the PK. no more, pls.Poti looked ...agreed on AO and the PK. no more, pls.<BR/><BR/>Poti looked a litte off throughout the game. fumbled quite a few passes from the point and made some bad ones of his own.<BR/><BR/>interested to see how GMGM handles this defensive crap festNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674174944735455991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-50372812352546783452008-11-25T10:20:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:20:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.NShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674174944735455991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-57992181137825842672008-11-25T10:13:00.001-05:002008-11-25T10:13:00.001-05:00Shaggy,I thought the same thing. Laich is the cap...Shaggy,<BR/>I thought the same thing. Laich is the captain of this team, no matter what the letters say on the jerseys.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796224451476865283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-64468408798392134102008-11-25T10:13:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:13:00.000-05:00Caps in the playoffs? Probably. Making it thru the...Caps in the playoffs? Probably. Making it thru the first round? Probably not.<BR/><BR/>I think I saw Nylander out there last night. Was he with the team for the entire road trip? Are we still paying him? Hope he's in a Chicago uni by next week.<BR/><BR/>That had to be one of the worst officiated games I've seen all year.<BR/><BR/>Erskine had two guys on him when he lost that puck, and screw the HotDog88GThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187088603459664618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-33756718385987352092008-11-25T09:58:00.001-05:002008-11-25T09:58:00.001-05:00The Poti hand-on-puck call was pretty iffy, but ho...The Poti hand-on-puck call was pretty iffy, but how can anyone complain about Ovie's penalty as borderline? Did the complainers actually see the play? He picked the puck up to bat it down the ice! How do you pick the puck up without closing your hand on it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079931099140316968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-2763980116175153612008-11-25T09:58:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:58:00.000-05:00I don't think the Caps quit last night or anything...I don't think the Caps quit last night or anything of the sort. And while I'm not a ref-complainer, it's undeniable that phantom calls (26 elbowing, the two 'closing hands on the puck' calls, maybe 23 holding) had a real impact on the hockey game.<BR/><BR/>But let's face it: In a capped NHL, you can't win when players such as 91, 52 and 28 all miss the game entirely, and when 4, 55 and 15 miss Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-22075448886291148072008-11-25T09:45:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:45:00.000-05:00@Shaggy: funny you should say that about Laich. I ...@Shaggy: funny you should say that about Laich. I was thinking the same thing about him talking just like a captain. Now if only our actual captain could do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-52700473415714416082008-11-25T09:16:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:16:00.000-05:00Does anyoone scoe a goal when you really need othe...Does anyoone scoe a goal when you really need other than the top line? Fehr and Bradley's rush aside, it would have been refreshing to see SOMEONE get an ugly goal.<BR/>And Laich's quote in Wapo makes him sound very captain-esque, agreed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-42734142677322552322008-11-25T09:02:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:02:00.000-05:00was hoping to go 2-2 on this road trip. 1-3 is to...was hoping to go 2-2 on this road trip. 1-3 is tolerable, but the WAY we lost those 3 was pretty rough. i guess that's what happens when <B>3 of your top 5</B> scorers/playmakers are injured. there is no replacing Semin, Fedorov, or Green on this team. they are stars in their own right.<BR/><BR/>take it as a good early season wake up call for the Caps. most importantly, a wake up call for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-81402256399487295102008-11-25T09:00:00.001-05:002008-11-25T09:00:00.001-05:00I know I should be upset with this road trip, but ...I know I should be upset with this road trip, but I just can't be. For starters, the schedulers totally screwed the Caps. A back-to-back game against a team that had beeen sitting around for three days and then a third game in four nights against a team that had been idle for four days? C'mon, that's stacking the deck royally. Throw in the injuries to top line players and the fact that not one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-17980890220408886412008-11-25T09:00:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:00:00.000-05:00A non sarcastic cap question:Can someone please ex...A non sarcastic cap question:<BR/><BR/>Can someone please explain to me why Feds was rushed back instead of keeping him out the 10 games etc for some LTIR cap relief? I know GMGM can count and read a calendar so what am I missing?<BR/><BR/>Would there have been any relief at all?<BR/><BR/>And since Schultz will out for awhile, will we get cap relief when we bring up his replacement, which I chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03297372257849613269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-30330675975747200942008-11-25T08:35:00.000-05:002008-11-25T08:35:00.000-05:00We like Laich, but how about Poti? How long are w...We like Laich, but how about Poti? How long are we going to have him on the ice at 29 mins per?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com