tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post6715492150864014476..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Monday RoundupJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-10428249724657350882008-03-12T13:45:00.000-04:002008-03-12T13:45:00.000-04:00@JPI find the Pensblog site Extremely! childish. (...@JP<BR/><BR/>I find the Pensblog site Extremely! childish. (writing gay over a picture?) Mildly funny recap. You childish humor is much more mature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-26138240001652835242008-03-10T19:40:00.000-04:002008-03-10T19:40:00.000-04:00Yeah, the Pens fans at the game last night were in...Yeah, the Pens fans at the game last night were insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-85624542216631391952008-03-10T15:12:00.000-04:002008-03-10T15:12:00.000-04:00I know and I agree with you, but I see it as a dou...I know and I agree with you, but I see it as a double edged sword and wonder whether some embellishment is being added because these players know what a big deal it is and that they will get their team a PP. Simple behaviorism - if you reward the behavior, it will increase and continue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-81058296435317916062008-03-10T13:18:00.000-04:002008-03-10T13:18:00.000-04:00I think that since kneeing is such a high-risk/hig...I think that since kneeing is such a high-risk/high probability of injury play the league wants to assign a penalty to a player who is reckless and makes knee-to-knee contact, somewhat analogous to high-sticking. However, with that said, there's no way Cooke should have been ejected from Saturday's game. Intent to injure penalties should be reserved for just that, and given that Cooke didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-69478938575087025052008-03-10T12:39:00.000-04:002008-03-10T12:39:00.000-04:00Can we address one thing - the massive misundersta...Can we address one thing - the massive misunderstanding of what constitutes a "kneeing" penalty. Twice this weekend we were treated to penalties for "kneeing" the opponent, one as a 5 minute major with intent to injure game misconduct. <BR/><BR/>Watching both of these plays in the replays, you can see that these were not kneeing penalties but rather people who are dodging hits. Same thing that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-49970305241196341682008-03-10T12:14:00.000-04:002008-03-10T12:14:00.000-04:001) Regardless of whom they were playing yesterday,...1) Regardless of whom they were playing yesterday, Brashear didn't deserve a sweater! To take ONE minor in the offensive zone in the final 10 mins of a 1 goal game is benching-worthy. To take 3, deserves a few days off!<BR/>2) Is it exaggeration to say that the Caps season ended on that play, and not yesterday? Probably not. <BR/>3) Its also has to be disheartening to see 1/3-1/2 of your own FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-29875350091706541432008-03-10T10:50:00.000-04:002008-03-10T10:50:00.000-04:00It's hard to muster anger toward Backstrom since t...It's hard to muster anger toward Backstrom since the kid is obviously so gifted, and made a once in a career mistake (at the worst possible time in a regular season game that had major playoff ramifications and I had a G riding on the game but who's counting). I'm still pissed at Brashear for so obviously tossing that game down the crapper. UnbeleivableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-14776291865814845142008-03-10T10:03:00.000-04:002008-03-10T10:03:00.000-04:00Reality Check Wishful Thinking One-Timer: "It is t...Reality Check Wishful Thinking One-Timer: "It is the end of the year probably, but we just have to think we have a play, we don't give up and we still have a chance," said Ovechkin. (from today's Times article)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-47676685373194546822008-03-10T09:29:00.000-04:002008-03-10T09:29:00.000-04:00Yeah, my playoff dreams were dimmed after the Bost...Yeah, my playoff dreams were dimmed after the Boston nightmare, and were instantly snuffed out for good with the Steve Smith, uh, I mean Niklas Backstrom debacle. Look, as for Nicky's mistake, there's no bitternes held. It happens. This kid will more than make up for it in his impending brilliant NHL career. As for Brash on Saturday, it's a different story. His 6 minutes of minors sequence was ~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156269870324678164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-42980639034587685222008-03-10T09:21:00.000-04:002008-03-10T09:21:00.000-04:00Just out of curiosity, how far back were the Islan...Just out of curiosity, how far back were the Islanders last year before they made that run to the playoffs? Obviously, I'm grasping at straws here but there are 12 games left and, on paper, there are no powerhouses on the schedule. Can they take 10 out of 12? Or am I just delusional from having banged my head against the wall too many times?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-78622895534352295852008-03-10T08:29:00.000-04:002008-03-10T08:29:00.000-04:00I can say that I haven't been this disappointed ov...I can say that I haven't been this disappointed over one loss in a very long time.<BR/><BR/>A couple of points - I think yesterdays flub by Nick tosses his Calder hopes away. But hey - things happen. The worst part is that Crosby gets credit for the game winner.<BR/><BR/>Pens now 10-1 when Crosby and Ovie are on the ice. That's not good.<BR/><BR/>And this all started when the Caps took over Paul Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357349025294215828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-27801268015694550802008-03-10T01:03:00.000-04:002008-03-10T01:03:00.000-04:00Most people are missing the most amazing thing tha...Most people are missing the most amazing thing that we as caps fans haven't been able to say - this weekend was the first time since Boudreau started that we actually lost two consecutive games in regulation. If that doesn't tell you where this team is headed, what does?? So many times in the past we've said "this team needs another scorer, another center, another goalie, another physical D." notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-56999178114814730452008-03-09T22:00:00.000-04:002008-03-09T22:00:00.000-04:00I see your point JP, but if the Caps win the one g...I see your point JP, but if the Caps win the one game they have in hand (realistic as they're winning more often than not) and both remaining ones against Carolina (a tougher task), they'd only be one out of the division lead. It's unlikely but it's still within the Capitals control to get just one point back from the division lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-41625847177928953052008-03-09T21:39:00.000-04:002008-03-09T21:39:00.000-04:00Sooner or later, everyone has to be a Goat at leas...Sooner or later, everyone has to be a Goat at least once in their career. Guess poor Nicky was due. Hope he gets over it quickly. This was a painful weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-48299974988325709202008-03-09T21:30:00.000-04:002008-03-09T21:30:00.000-04:00This team will fall one point short of the playoff...This team will fall one point short of the playoffs, with 88 points and that final lost point will be a shootout loss to Florida in the season finale. I can see it all now.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>*Goes and cries in a dark corner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-55020490185410807372008-03-09T21:18:00.000-04:002008-03-09T21:18:00.000-04:00Not to get lost in the actual game, but I was wond...Not to get lost in the actual game, but I was wondering why there were no-calls on Bradley's SH semi-break, when he was wrapped up thoroughly by a Pens stick (and the Pens took that puck off the goal line and scored as the PP ended) and when Ovie broke across the Pens zone in the 3rd, beating two defenders, only to be tripped (pretty clearly, I thought) as he was letting the shot go.<BR/><BR/>In meep_42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16551118003171851297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-18594635804616791382008-03-09T21:01:00.000-04:002008-03-09T21:01:00.000-04:00There were many goals for this team this year. Sev...<I>There were many goals for this team this year. Several of those, including making the playoffs, became unrealistic in the wake of the first 20 games. Many of them, though, have been a rousing success.</I><BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more with that sentiment, Soulie, and your list (though we don't have our "bridge" goalie signed yet). I didn't mean the season's in the crapper - just the playoff JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-19017707319219848082008-03-09T20:44:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:44:00.000-04:00JP, I'm taking a contrarian view here. There were...JP, I'm taking a contrarian view here. There were many goals for this team this year. Several of those, including making the playoffs, became unrealistic in the wake of the first 20 games. Many of them, though, have been a rousing success. <BR/><BR/>- Backstrom and Green have shown they were the talent we had hoped.<BR/><BR/>- We have our "bridge" goalie.<BR/><BR/>- We have a great coach for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-23550962319102642012008-03-09T20:27:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:27:00.000-04:00throw the rest of them - go for the lottery. The ...throw the rest of them - go for the lottery. The rebuild will officially be over next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-91984185163569384302008-03-09T20:03:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:03:00.000-04:00I'm not a big fan of reality checks.I'm not a big fan of reality checks.Whiter Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862726277868219743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-33318128040884511722008-03-09T19:42:00.000-04:002008-03-09T19:42:00.000-04:00I didn't get to see either game, being snowed in a...I didn't get to see either game, being snowed in at Cleveland from Friday to today, but it sure looks like the Caps managed to shoot to beat themselves in both contests. Having only read of the account I feel for Backstrom, who in his first year, has done so much for the squad. Making the playoffs looks grim indeed but I'll keep rooting for the Caps to succeed in their improbable comeback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com