tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post6121283758772345298..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Sunday Roundup/Caps 5, 'Canes 2JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-31044770046996399422007-11-25T16:49:00.000-05:002007-11-25T16:49:00.000-05:00Larry Brooks is just another big market elitist. ...Larry Brooks is just another big market elitist. It's not enough for him that his team can get more national coverage even when they suck compared to the second tier markets. DC doesn't have a population of 22 million to help them fill up the arena every night. And if memory servers me, the Capitals used to frequently sell out the old Capital Centre back when they were out in the suburbs.<BR/>mrsmitty91https://www.blogger.com/profile/10549429883399202881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-9088454157628946412007-11-25T14:58:00.000-05:002007-11-25T14:58:00.000-05:00No disagreement there, Rage. Agreed, too, dmg. Ima...No disagreement there, Rage. <BR/><BR/>Agreed, too, dmg. Imagine if other GMs started signing goalies to 15-year contracts just because the Isles did it. Whatever Lowe or Snow do isn't indicative of how the league operates, although some worry (at The Hockey News) that GMs locking up players early on multi-year contracts (McCabe, Spezza, etc.) may be a mistake on their parts. <BR/><BR/>At least Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-30849274732566297552007-11-25T13:54:00.000-05:002007-11-25T13:54:00.000-05:00I also think his assessment that the 2004 draft wa...I also think his assessment that the 2004 draft was a two player draft. Yeah, if we exclude Rostislav Olesz, Andrej Meszaros, Chris Campol, Ladisalv Smid, Drew Stafford, Wojtek Wolski (!)Travis Zajac and our own Mike GreenDMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-46619770740915776492007-11-25T13:53:00.000-05:002007-11-25T13:53:00.000-05:00Focality, beggars can't be choosers. I'm just hap...Focality, beggars can't be choosers. I'm just happy to see them get any goals period. Let's hope this intensity of play keeps up.Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829868560243905214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-38888936055384653282007-11-25T13:51:00.000-05:002007-11-25T13:51:00.000-05:00Honestly, if Kevin Lowe believed Thomas Vanek to b...<I>Honestly, if Kevin Lowe believed Thomas Vanek to be worth four first-round draft picks last summer, any number of GMs with cap space to accommodate an annual hit of up to $10M per surely will feel the same way about the dynamic 22-year-old Ovechkin. He has registered 112 goals and 221 points in his first 184 NHL games.</I><BR/><BR/>Read:<BR/>"If one crazy, stupid, desperate GM did something DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-53844159891176585192007-11-25T13:06:00.000-05:002007-11-25T13:06:00.000-05:00Tyler,BB and Olie said in post-game interviews tha...Tyler,<BR/><BR/>BB and Olie said in post-game interviews that they're (the Caps) keeping things simple right now: just play your heart out, have fun. The changes from BB in his first two games are small: PP, PK and a more aggressive forecheck. Olie expects more changes once the Caps and BB get some good practice sessions in. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully BB can address protecting a league/getting insuranceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-41873782199086376232007-11-25T12:38:00.000-05:002007-11-25T12:38:00.000-05:00Thirty-seven shots is a bit deceptive: The Canes t...Thirty-seven shots is a bit deceptive: The Canes took a lot of 40-foot wristers.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking about the third period too: They looked like a team unsure of how to protect a lead in the third what with allllllll those icing calls. Just uncomfy because they haven't been there much, I think/hope.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235054856583026039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-79943527288728737232007-11-25T12:17:00.001-05:002007-11-25T12:17:00.001-05:001) Brooks is apparently in a dream world(again) Th...1) Brooks is apparently in a dream world(again) Thinking the rangers deserve all star players because they happen to play in the NHL's biggest market<BR/>2) Earth to Larry: The Caps will have Oveckin's services for a MINIMUM of 4 additional years after this one. Likely well past that. <BR/>3) However it IS time for Ted/GMGM to get that deal signed sealed and delivered. Many others have signed FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-43655688382168927882007-11-25T12:17:00.000-05:002007-11-25T12:17:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-71891819490122914642007-11-25T12:04:00.000-05:002007-11-25T12:04:00.000-05:00That brooks guy is a hoot. Just like the Jagr pho...That brooks guy is a hoot. Just like the Jagr photo, the laughs never end.<BR/><BR/>Wonder how Pittsburgh got all those draft picks as well? Must've been cause of Mario...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543132341198147316noreply@blogger.com