tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post1215194057674975229..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Wednesday Open ThreadJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-55097146792463919122008-02-06T20:09:00.000-05:002008-02-06T20:09:00.000-05:00NHLN isn't available to me at all. Period. That's ...NHLN isn't available to me at all. Period. That's what's pissing me off about it. Not everyone can even get NHLN, so blacking me out because of it is garbage.Hazardoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275173220309296524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-42236549388433900902008-02-06T20:08:00.000-05:002008-02-06T20:08:00.000-05:00hmm i guess I should check and see how much NHLN a...hmm i guess I should check and see how much NHLN and the "Sports and Info tier" actually cost. I assume it's $5-10 but seeing that there are at least 2 more Caps games on NHLN, it would be worth it. Yeah I'm still pissed that I don't get NHLN with my $160 Center Ice package, but whatever. It's still cheaper than the season tickets I would buy if I lived in DCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-30907807827729526782008-02-06T20:06:00.000-05:002008-02-06T20:06:00.000-05:00BILL MCREARYS FAULTTTTTTTTTT!BILL MCREARYS FAULTTTTTTTTTT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-53637955043293866172008-02-06T19:39:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:39:00.000-05:00@ 'Zard: The game is on another subscription-based...@ 'Zard: The game <I>is</I> on another subscription-based service - the NHL Network. Any game that's on NHLN is blacked out on Center Ice. It happened to me a couple of times before I shelled out the $1.99 a month for NHL Net (and NFL Network and some other crap).<BR/><BR/>It sucks, but that's the explanation, and personally, I think I could live without water more easily than without Center JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-91269778627443848182008-02-06T19:36:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:36:00.000-05:00Center Ice replied and said it's on the NHL Networ...Center Ice replied and said it's on the NHL Network, yet... it's not. At least, it's not listed by anyone as being on there.<BR/><BR/>For anyone considering it: DON'T BUY CENTER ICE. I regret every dollar. They randomly black out games for absolutely no reason, claiming <B>another subscription based service</B> is showing the game, so you should get that service instead, even if it's not Hazardoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275173220309296524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-60110447989357160322008-02-06T19:29:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:29:00.000-05:00I just take it from the game summaries and just po...I just take it from the game summaries and just posted something a little more substantial wrt the PP. Check it out.<BR/><BR/>On an unrelated note, let's all chill out a bit - these are games/entertainment and we're all just trying to have some fun discussing 'em. Cool? Cool.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-81227013530895758352008-02-06T19:21:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:21:00.000-05:00I dunno, I'd take the 6th best powerplay in the le...I dunno, I'd take the 6th best powerplay in the league, but maybe that's just me.<BR/><BR/>JP, I just logged on to make the exact point you did after the Philly broadcast showed it. I didnt want to do the math myself earlier - do you have a site you reference for stats like those or are you compiling them yourself?DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-1764999849512413752008-02-06T19:14:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:14:00.000-05:00Great, tonight's game is blacked out for absolutel...Great, tonight's game is blacked out for absolutely no reason. I don't get washington or philidelphia's local comcast channel. Yet I'm blacked out.<BR/><BR/>What a waste of money.Hazardoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275173220309296524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-31589017053178007992008-02-06T18:47:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:47:00.000-05:00It's better, that doesn't mean to say it's really ...It's better, that doesn't mean to say it's really that good. Anytime I watch other teams (against us or against anyone else, for that matter) a power play is, a lot of the times, a free goal. We seem to struggle more with a man advantage than on even strength. And that's boggling and worrying. I realize people shift around, but green was crashing in front of the net the whole damn time. he didn'tHazardoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275173220309296524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-23244486095781016892008-02-06T18:02:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:02:00.000-05:00The PP was 14.6% under Hanlon and is now 19.2% und...The PP was 14.6% under Hanlon and is now 19.2% under Boudreau (an efficiency that would be 6th best in the League on the season).JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-39864791933255750952008-02-06T17:50:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:50:00.000-05:00hazardous,I doubt that's the way Boudreau planned ...hazardous,<BR/><BR/>I doubt that's the way Boudreau planned it; it's just what happens sometimes when guys are rotating around.<BR/><BR/>I also want to not that the Caps powerplay is ranked 18th at 17.3% which, I think, is better than it was when Boudreau took over. Probably be a little higher if you took out all the eight second powerplays that were negated by Semin....DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-46212250263801832652008-02-06T17:34:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:34:00.000-05:00A win tonight puts the Caps in 1st place in the So...A win tonight puts the Caps in 1st place in the Southeast. Raise your hand if any of you ever thought we could say that back in November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-48554506109561881542008-02-06T16:19:00.000-05:002008-02-06T16:19:00.000-05:00I thought Poti sucked ass earlier in the season, b...I thought Poti sucked ass earlier in the season, but he's shown vast improvement lately, and yesterday was no exception, to say the least. Finally the guy's on the board.<BR/><BR/>I'm extremely pissed off at BB for that 5 on 3. 2 forwards on the point and a D crashing the net? What the <B>hell</B> is that about? Get someone into the organization who knows how to run a power play, please. Dear godAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-82800125378386980222008-02-06T15:42:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:42:00.000-05:00@b80vin,I caught that on the Comcast show, too, an...@b80vin,<BR/>I caught that on the Comcast show, too, and was also disgusted. And he mispronounced it not once but twice. Have seen that guy before and it seems he knows very little about hockey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-40584573805563138382008-02-06T15:33:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:33:00.000-05:001) Having a five on three is like being the only m...1) Having a five on three is like being the only man in a bar filled with women: your confidence far outweighs your chances. Semin was lone man at the bar with that pass.<BR/><BR/>2) If Laing can control the body of an NHL defenseman I can levitate a Humvee. They got tangled up and the physics of momentum did the rest. The penalty was egregious. <BR/><BR/>3) Ollie seems to be able to play solidlyB8ovinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221104511492123729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-17431737587273925132008-02-06T15:22:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:22:00.000-05:00Phaneuf gets $6.5 million for 6 years, Mike Green'...Phaneuf gets $6.5 million for 6 years, Mike Green's agent does a Tiger Woods style fist pump.Hooks Orpikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043702689071051472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-28617867382355539572008-02-06T15:16:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:16:00.000-05:00My random comments from last night's game:* How lo...My random comments from last night's game:<BR/>* How long does the Flash experiment go on? When he touches the puck in the defensive zone, I cover my eyes.<BR/>* That 5 on 3 cough up by Backstrom was more telegraphed than the sun coming up today.<BR/>* Fehr will score...soon...and keep scoring. He was in the right places, and seems to have the hands. I think right now it's timing and conditioning~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156269870324678164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-9737918824110785102008-02-06T15:13:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:13:00.000-05:00Biggest bunghole of the night, the idiot sports de...Biggest bunghole of the night, the idiot sports desk reporter who, during Comcast's second intermission report, when pronouncing DiPietro's name did so thus- DE-pete-ro. Look, if a network is going to include hockey as one of it's marquee sports, you damn sure better have reporters who know something about hockey, and knowing the name of one of the league's premier goalies (right now) is B8ovinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221104511492123729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-25607705309067316982008-02-06T15:09:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:09:00.000-05:00bill ball,If Clark makes it back this year I fores...bill ball,<BR/><BR/>If Clark makes it back this year I foresee the top six being<BR/><BR/>Ovechkin-Backstrom-Fehr<BR/>Semin-Kozlov-Clark<BR/><BR/>That way the second line gets some grit and defensive ability.<BR/><BR/>Next year i imagine<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ovechkin-Backstrom-Fehr/Kozlov<BR/>Semin-Nylander-Fehr/Kozlov<BR/><BR/>and Clark moves to line 3, giving it some more offensive upside while still DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-61710521993005010772008-02-06T14:34:00.000-05:002008-02-06T14:34:00.000-05:001) Check out Mirtle's blog. Nice piece on comparin...1) Check out Mirtle's blog. Nice piece on comparing AO's current season(adjusting for the NHL average for goals/game) with years ago. He's having a better year than Gretzky did when he scored 92!<BR/>http://mirtle.blogspot.com/2008/02/ovechkin-08-one-of-greatest-goal.htmlFAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-30065445352037027402008-02-06T13:58:00.000-05:002008-02-06T13:58:00.000-05:00Capitals Player Meet & GreetWhat: Meet and greet C...Capitals Player Meet & Greet<BR/>What: Meet and greet Capitals players.<BR/><BR/>When: February 10th following the 1:00 pm game versus the New York Rangers at the Verizon Center<BR/><BR/>Where: Cleveland Park Bar & Grill<BR/><BR/>Who: Shaone Morrisonn, Mike Green, Brooks Laich and 2 other players.<BR/><BR/>Why: Any excuse to drink beer and you're asking me why?<BR/><BR/>$7 for adults, $5 for kidsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-66110255247835238692008-02-06T13:41:00.000-05:002008-02-06T13:41:00.000-05:00JP-great job on the fanhouse today defending AO's ...JP-great job on the fanhouse today defending AO's defensive credentials....!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-84868693262930614982008-02-06T13:17:00.000-05:002008-02-06T13:17:00.000-05:00..."* That vomit-inducing 5-on-3"Indeed, I nearly ......"* That vomit-inducing 5-on-3"<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I nearly spewed my lentil soup. That shorty was frightful! According to Tarik we haven't fallen victim to that since 1991 and the Jax had never inflicted one. In their entire history.<BR/><BR/>Gwwwap.<BR/><BR/>The fact that it didn't deter the Boys (or break their hearts) is remarkable. I like the determination and singlemindedness that it shows.Observe Closelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395405127041255946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-52668918729865196692008-02-06T12:18:00.000-05:002008-02-06T12:18:00.000-05:00Fehr played as advertised. I'd like to see him on ...Fehr played as advertised. I'd like to see him on RW on either the 1st or 2nd line when all are healthy.<BR/><BR/>We knew it was coming with Flash if he didn't bring it and Fehr did. He's worked hard, but is looking more like depth or trade bait now.<BR/><BR/>Kozlov does need to spend some time in faceoff ED. His puck possession and passing skills are primo though. Fehr may look to be better at bill ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049734296066538766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-65786928285066657862008-02-06T10:59:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:59:00.000-05:00joe, in my opinion, laing's crashing into the goal...joe, in my opinion, laing's crashing into the goalie, if it was intention, was simply a case of the caps returning the favor for several instances of contact with bj up until that point in the game. i do agree though that q got off easyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com