Hitting The Links: Ahahahahahha Ice)))))) Edition
by sarahconnors on Jan 24, 2012 10:03 AM EST
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Hey guess what, Ovechkin isn't playing tonight, either! The Caps' top line tonight consists of two mediocre former Hershey Bears...and Alex Semin. As much as games against crappier teams can be trap games, this is one as well - the Capitals are stinging from a loss to the Penguins on Sunday, and likely will come out angry.
It'll be an exciting game regardless, since the Bruins haven't played the Capitals since December 2010.
After the jump, some preview for this action, and Brad Marchand gets chirped by Obama...
Bruins News:
- Brad Marchand got his tires pumped by the POTUS. I bet there is a really short list of people who can make that their claim to fame. [Puck Daddy]
- Despite one snag, the Bruins' White House visit was actually really cool! [Globe]
- The Bruins have had a clogged schedule for the last few weeks, but fear not, the All-Star Break is almost here. [Herald]
- Bruins alumni will be playing in Barrie, ONT. tonight! [Simcoe]
- Here is a game preview from some funny dudes from the other side. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]
NHL News:
- Ovechkin will be suspended for tonight's game for a dirty hit; he and Andrew Ference got the same suspension. Consistency, what? [Examiner]
- John Kerry broke his nose playing hockey. For the lols, he's a right winger. [Globe]
- The Red Wings are on a 17- home game winning streak. [Globe]
- Despite failing at it a lot, the Flyers aren't too pressed about their shootout woes. [CSN Philly]
- Seen a Monarchs game in the last few years? The name Kyle Clifford might be familiar. He had a Gordie Howe Hat Trick for the NHL Kings last night. Good on ya, Big Red Dog! [LA Times]
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Red Wings on a 17-game HOME winning streak.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 10:08 AM EST reply actions
lots of gordies this year
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by Losted125 on Jan 24, 2012 10:11 AM EST via Android app reply actions
. . .
I John Kerry play at a B’s alumni/Hockey Fights Cancer/Comics Come Home/Neely Foundation game a while back, and while I won’t comment on his game, I will say he was wearing totally badass patent leather Eagle gloves with stars and stripes on them. I’d snag a pair in a fucking heartbeat if I could find ’em.
OHAY, I found them!
Kick his ass, Seabass!
Those gloves just scream out…America! F*** Yeah!
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
EXACTLY.
I fucking love them!
Timmy should get pads like them.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I realize Kelly Hrudey had them, but I'm talkin' red, white and blue
Y’know, since Timmy is a crusader for the American dream and all.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
CHEESEBURGERS FOR AAAAAAAAAAAALL!
Carry On.
by Birda on Jan 24, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Check out the Haggs article posted in the other thread by Servo… has an interesting point about his pads and gear…
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
I saw that and found it to be very interesting.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Can’t say I don’t see it as a possibility. I mean, it can’t be fun when a season removed from the Vezina your own fans and team are pushing for you to be traded. Especially the team’s efforts since they knew of his physical limitations and health issues that justified his weaker performance.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
I didn’t. Remember all the trade rumors circling that summer? What if he wanted to keep the same pads once he was traded? I think that’s a pretty quick leap to make, as were a lot of the assumptions he made in that article.
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by sarahconnors on Jan 24, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Remember all the trade rumors circling that summer? What if he wanted to keep the same pads once he was traded?
I think that was kind of part of the point Haggs was making.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
I have those exact gloves, except the cuffroll is the Canadian flag instead of the stars (if they had the stars I would have gotten them, Eagle gloves are the bestest).
They’re totally awesome. I always like Eagle gloves because they come in all these crazy colors, and they’re wicked comfy…. I don’t own any, though – stuck on the 4-Rolls.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Does he play on the senate team or anything?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 24, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
hahahahahahahahahaha
It’s from the Lawmakers v. Lobbyists game: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=102268
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 24, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Newt Gingrich steadfastly denies that he skated on the Lobbyist team, Romney asserts that he at least played for their AHL affiliate, the Influence Peddlers
by TomServo42 on Jan 24, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I’ve seen him in a handful of B’s alumni vs celebs games, so I wouldn’t doubt it.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
I would like for you to comment on his game. I’m trying to look for video of him playing, but I can’t find any. Was he any good?
He wasn’t bad, it was a while ago, but he definitely didn’t stand out as on of the less talented guys out there.
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by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
^ edit: but he was on a team of celebrities playing against a team of old timers, sooo…
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
Uh oh, just spotted that the Caps have an ivy-leaguer in Jeff Halpern who studied economics at Princeton. Thomas is going to get chirped unmercifully about the Fed tonight
And no Ference shoulder for him to skate jaw-first into either…darn
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
And Thomas will reply with a speech on personal financial responisbility, how Americans need to be able to manage their own money, and demonstrate such policy by saving every damn puck that comes at him.
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by Arenacale on Jan 24, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that’s rich from a credit card pitch-man
by TomServo42 on Jan 24, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
another look at horton's injury
and this isn’t a late hit………….how?
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by sarahconnors on Jan 24, 2012 11:54 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Cause it’s against a Bruin of course… they only deliver dirty hits, they don’t ever receive them!
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
It’s actually all Horton’s fault. He asked for this. And the Rome hit.
He is just too deceptive with the puck obviously. Opposing players get mesmerized by his deceptive shots and passes and go into a daze, thinking he has the puck long after it’s been released. It’s all his fault clearly.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
If there’s one comment that will absolutely send me off the rails it’s “admiring his pass” to be honest, if you want to clean the game up, that comment has to go, because the physicality in hockey should involve possession/removal of possession. So if the player has passed the puck and he’s “admiring his pass” he should be off limits. I get that you need to skate with your head up, but this message sending BS has to go, and to me that’s where it starts.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
If a guy is fair game to be hit after making a pass then logically he should be fair game to be hit after scoring a goal too. Obviously that is not the case.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
I agree with you Michael....
“admiring his pass” is BS and makes me want to punch someone in the face everytime I hear that stupid nonsense. That is nothing more than blaming a victim for the actions of the aggressor….
by pemci on Jan 24, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh. I wanna punch every fucking moring who uses the “admiring his pass” line. What BS that is.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
The same BS that ended Savard’s career pretty much.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 24, 2012 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. It’s so fucking frustrating, these fucking pricks need to cut the shit with the blindside heashots. Come on.
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by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
Same reason as
6 Canucks can gang jump on Thornton and yet Lucic is the one that is thrown out of the game for “leaving the bench”….
by pemci on Jan 24, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Horton must be really stealthy, always getting rid of the puck without the opposition even noticing…
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by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
ovechkin out of the all star game. I heard rumors that it counts as a game of his suspension
by inmyiroc on Jan 24, 2012 12:20 PM EST via Android app reply actions
And your rumors would be patently incorrect.
The league stated that he was still allowed to play in the ASG despite serving a suspension.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know about that rumour, that sounds awfully fishy....
The All-Star game does not count for anything – Statwise (I mean if you score 7 goals, that is not going on your personal stats for the season) or standingswise, so why would Ovechkin be allowed to subtract this from his suspension? Would other players who are suspended (i.e. Ference) who are not playing in the all-star game then also get to deduct 1 game from their suspension as well? It is not like Ference does not want to be there…I am not buying that rumour…sorry, no hard feelings.. :)
Ignore the stat bit… the players aren’t paid for it. One of the main reasons for suspending a player is to make them hurt where it counts, the wallet. The other primary reason is to have it hurt the team.
Suspending for the ASG accomplishes neither of these goals. There is simply no way they would possible make this allowance. In fact, it’s outright stupid.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of things that actually deserved to get talked about. Nice message to send league. Jonathan Toews can’t play in the ASG, so instead of replacing him with another classy, elite two way center…you replace him with Scott Blindside Hartnell.
We’re trying to get concussions out of the game though.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 12:37 PM EST reply actions
Hartnell is having a career year. Whether on not he’s one of the biggest scumbags in the league it hurts to say this, he actually deserves it. Helps when you play alongside guys like Giroux and Jagr.
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by Dave Carignan on Jan 24, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
He does. He’s been a force this season, hard to argue that.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Scott Hartnell is probably the Flyer I dislike the most....
Remember back in the first meeting at Philly he was going after Marchand….He may be having a career year, but he is still a scumbag in my book..
I do not disagrre with that scumbag comment at all. He has most certainaly earned that title.
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by Dave Carignan on Jan 24, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Does he deserve it over Bergeron? I don’t think he does. Bergeron is a Selke caliber center playing on what’s been the best line in hockey this season.
Hartnell has 4 minutes of SH time total this season.
If Hartnell deserves to be in, Bergeron deserves it more.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
It’s an ASG… they care about goals and points, not SH time and defensive responsibility. If they do, wouldn’t Malhotra and PJ have made a few?
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yup.
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by Dave Carignan on Jan 24, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
Hartnell has 44 points, Bergy has 41. It’s close enough where defensive capability should have absolutely mattered. If it were the difference between Hartnell and Malhotra, I’d agree.
Not to mention, as always, that he’s about as classy a guy as you’ll find in the game.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
I agree he’s a scumbag but what bearing does that have on ASG worthiness? I mean, Ovechkin and Malkin are both scumbags to a lesser degree and attending.
Let’s also note that he has 25 goals to Bergeron’s 15 and goal totals will always matter more for ASG’s. If Bergy was at 22-19-41 then you may have an argument.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
My point isn’t necessarily that I’m surprised that’s how an All Star was chosen, but I don’t think there are many good arguments that Scott Hartnell has been a better player this year than Patrice Bergeron, nor an ambassador of the game.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
You are probably right… but Hartnell’s look, reputation and goal scoring abilities will bring more eyes to the TV than Bergeron’s all-around game and quiet, respectful nature.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Nobody outside of Philadelphia is watching the the ASG because of Scott Hartnell.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Just as nobody outside Boston would watch for Bergeron.
But Hartnell will get more discussion of the ASG than Bergy, even if it’s critical.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
Can’t say I agree, while neither player will draw excess viewers. The league had the opportunity to set an example…this is the type of player we want to herald going forward. They failed in epic fashion.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 24, 2012 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
True. Who knows. Maybe Bergy will replace Ovechkin or maybe he asked not to be selected for whatever reason.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed with flying colors. Bergeron gets over looked for everything all the time.
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by Dave Carignan on Jan 24, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know if anyone has seen this but:
Apparently the article lists Peter Chiarelli has saying it is “his guess” that Tim Thomas will not start tonight against the Capitals, and quotes Chiarelli as saying “could have suspended and fined Thomas, but elected not to do so.”
Anyway, I don’t how you guys feel about it, but I think the whole thing is getting blown way out of proportion. So he did not want to meet the President, so what? It is his right to do so, maybe his teammates were not expecting it, but at the end of the day, does this really, really impact the game of hockey? Plus, quite a few players on our team were born either in Canada or in Europe.
HE’S NOT STARTING????
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
no seriously I think it’s just Tuukka’s turn
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 24, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
it would make sense for them to start Rask….he probably doesn’t have another start for a week after tonight.
by BearsandBuds29 on Jan 24, 2012 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
We don’t play for another week (next game is Tuesday) so he definitely wouldn’t have one for another week!
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
the whole thing is getting blown way out of proportion
Just a little. lol My guess is even if Timmy went to the white house, we’d still see Tuukka in net tonight. CJ has pretty much gone with a philosophy of “if you let in more than 2 goals you get the next game off”. Which is fine because I’d love to see a 50/50 split between Timmy and Tuukka.
Thanks.. :)
I have no problem with Tuukka in net, he just seems to get better with the more games he plays. The article just struck as being odd, and I hope they have no plans to “bench” Thomas. Anyway, isn’t Thomas in the All-Star game? So, it would make great sense to play Tuukka tonight. :)
yah
I can’t imagine Julien even pausing for a second to think about whether he should make a change in goal because of the political chatter. If Thomas was somehow provocative to Caps fans, that’d be all the more reason to start him. Anyway, I can’t imagine that being a factor.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 24, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Too early to speculate, but that won't stop me
So this sucks to think about, but the reality is that this is Horton’s second concussion in eight months. And even though they’re calling it “minor,” I’m not sure there is such a thing as a minor second-concussion-in-eight-months. I mean, Krejci’s elbow didn’t hit Crosby very hard, and you may have heard that he hasn’t returned yet. So the possibility exists that we may not be seeing Mr. Horton for quite a while.
That being the case, are the Bruins suddenly buyers for a top-6 winger? Or will they just promote Peverley again and take their chances with Hamill and Caron? And before you make that decision, Mr. Chiarelli, may I humbly suggest that you ask Teemu if he might be interested in another cup run?
Bergeron had similar difficulties with the second coming thanks to Seidenberg. Top of my head I would say it was about 14 months between concussions but his first one was FAR more severe than Horton’s.
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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 24, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
hmmmm
a top-6 winger
who could that be?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 24, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
I would so love the goddamn mothercuking Finnish Flash. I’ve loved him since 91, aaaaand I was so ridiculously excited around ‘02 when there was a rumor floating about that the B’s were gonna make a pitch for him.
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by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Promote Raptor Jesus and wait it out. If Horton’s really out of commission long term, make a run at Ray Whitney at the deadline. Not sure I see Teemu moving.
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If the Ducks are officially out of contention, Teemu might not mind and the ducks might not mind getting something for a retiring(?) player.
If not him, then there is…
…another/
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 24, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
Wonder what we’d have to give up for that one.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
picks! Bartkowski! half of the providence bruins!
Calgary is real dumb.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 25, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t see him moving, either, but would love it.
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by phonymahoney on Jan 24, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Please sign my petition to trade Thomas
The time has come for Thomas to go. He is a distraction and bad role model for our kids. Please sign my petition to Bruins management:
No.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 27, 2012 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously, this is the dumb stuff we give habs fans crap for.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 27, 2012 9:05 AM EST up reply actions
At least put a reason into the petition “about” and “letter” section so there’s a reason.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 27, 2012 9:06 AM EST up reply actions
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