Game Thread ..... @ Washington, 3/10/10 [Archive]

livinthedream

03-09-2010, 02:27 PM

They're on the way. (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA7033)

I was telling SoCal at practice... I'd love to be able to find a way to get myself to DC for a "customer meeting" tomorrow afternoon.

If we weren't right back here on Thursday night I do believe I would have scrounged up something.

ontheglass

03-09-2010, 04:52 PM

Scotty gets a gordie Howe hattrick,... he drops the gloves in the 1st, assists in the 2nd, and scores the game winner in the 3rd. How many times have we been scored by former Canes? Stillman, Recchi, Sami have all feasted on us, hell even Tanabe scored on us as a B.

c-girl

03-09-2010, 05:08 PM

^If he plays. He was a healthy scratch last night. The Caps have such a surplus of bodies that they had five healthy scratches.

FinFan

03-09-2010, 07:41 PM

^ I wish we could say that.

But yeah, Scotty will probably, if he plays, score. It's hard seeing him and Corvo playing in those red and blue unis. At least they are playing tonight so they will be coming in tired.

c-girl

03-10-2010, 08:44 AM

They played Monday night not Tuesday night and they played at home so they probably won't be tired. Plus they'll be fired up because they lost on Monday night and you know the Capitals aren't ever supposed to lose. I laughed right out loud on Monday night when one of the broadcast guys mentioned the "looks of concern on the faces of the Caps fans" when the Caps were trailing. I mean, really. Concern? The Caps have 13 more points than anybody else in the East and they had just won a bajillion games in a row at home. Losing a game here and there certainly isn't going to hurt them.

Sparky

03-10-2010, 09:25 AM

KaniacFever

03-10-2010, 09:52 AM

Hey all! Hope everyone's doing well, and here's to a good clean game tonight.

I think the looks of concern aren't so much for a loss, but for the method of losing: PK collapse at home, inability to finish chances, goaltending shaky late in games, defensive breakdowns. None bode well for the playoffs, but there's still time!

If Corvo gets one for the Caps, Pothier will get one for the Canes, guaranteed. Which net they'll each score into is the question, though... :)

Cheers!

The bold is going to be the Caps demise, IMO. I think they have a great team, but if I was a Caps fan, I wouldn't be feeling too great with my goalies. I think they should have went out and got a goalie at the deadline. But we'll see what happens.

All I care about today though is whoever is the Caps goalie has a bad night :D

nccanes

03-10-2010, 10:30 AM

So what's Osala's number gonna be? 7? Get it OO7? :lol:

So, I guess they figured lets have as many former Caps/Canes on the same ice - we get another Finn!

(Oskar Osala has been called up as Cole is ill)

livinthedream

03-10-2010, 10:32 AM

Here's the tweet and the link:

nhl_canes: The Canes have recalled Oskar Osala from Albany. Erik Cole is out tonight due to illness. http://carhur.com/715

FinFan

03-10-2010, 10:34 AM

Four Finns! Can't wait to see on whose line he'll be. It's going to be an interesting game tonight!

Whoa... he's 6'4". Wow, can't wait to see him beside Staal. And his number is 32. And he played 2 games w/the Caps in '08-'09 season... according to his stats.

Sparky

03-10-2010, 10:39 AM

Four Finns!

Finns on one side with the underdogs, Russians on the other as the favorites, holy jumping flashback to 1939 Batman, we've got a Winter War on our hands!

Great to see Osala getting a call-up too.

SoCalcaniac

03-10-2010, 10:53 AM

Happy Game Day ya'll......

Yeah for the 4 Finns! Good for Osala to get the call. Wonder what's up with Cole; LTD, he looked ok during practice yesterday to me; did you notice anything?

Whoa... he's 6'4". Wow, can't wait to see him beside Staal.

Why would Osala be next to Staal when he's already got a Finn there and Cole hasn't played with Erik in forever? Or did you mean they are about the same height- (although I think #12 is now closer to 6'5)

I'm with KF. The Caps are not unlike the Hawks---- gonna rue the day they didn't seriously consider getting a goalie at the deadline. The situation (for both teams, but tonight, specifically against the Caps) is El Brutal.

This is gonna be a big ol' "Ex" party. :lol: and we're officially at Finn capacity. ;)

KaniacFever

03-10-2010, 11:00 AM

Whoo Hoo!!! Four Finns. Can't wait to see Osala. A poster on HF went to a Rats game where he debutted and took pictures. The kid is HUGE.

If we have a 4-on-4, I want to see all Finns on the ice. That would be sweet :)

SoCalcaniac

03-10-2010, 11:13 AM

If we have a 4-on-4, I want to see all Finns on the ice. That would be sweet :)

I wanna see the same thing. Like DET when Babcock has rolled out his Swedes on the PP -- Lindstrom/Kronwall/Zetterberg/Franzen/Holmstrom I remember last year during the Finals, he had them out there and toolbox, I mean Pierre interviewed Babcock on the bench and says "Going for broke with the All Swede PP unit?" and Babcock says in that deadpan of his, Would you go against Team Sweden? :lol: I think we should think the same for our Finns.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 11:24 AM

If Corvo gets a hat-trick against us I will be seriously offended. I'm hoping he saves that kinda hate for Ottawa only.

Well, and the Caps after we re-sign him this summer. :evil:;)

Thank god there is finally a game. It feels like its been forever to me.

FinFan

03-10-2010, 11:31 AM

H
Why would Osala be next to Staal when he's already got a Finn there and Cole hasn't played with Erik in forever? Or did you mean they are about the same height- (although I think #12 is now closer to 6'5)

Yeah, side by side to see how tall they both are. Of course Sutter's pretty tall, too.

livinthedream

03-10-2010, 11:33 AM

SoCal, I noticed nothing wrong with Cole yesterday at practice, he seemed perfectly fine to me and in good spirits (and photographic evidence supports that as well), so who knows? And I was just reminded how he owns Theodore, so if the Caps weren't planning to start Jose tonight they probably are now.

And I wish no ill on Cole AT ALL, I hope whatever he has is short-lived, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited to see another Finn on the ice tonight (and tomorrow here in our barn for that matter).

Chip just tweeted that he didn't make it in time for the pre-game skate. According to him O2 and Sergei will be on Brindy's line. Guess that means TKO, Zach, and Dwyer together and top two lines staying the same?

ETAA and as SoCal just tweeted, Ronnie's filling the gap on the fourth line in practice.

KaniacFever

03-10-2010, 12:24 PM

Saw this posted on HF. Interesting

Cole fell ill last night after traveling with the Hurricanes up to Washington, D.C. No other details about the nature of his illness were immediately available, but Canes beat writer Chip Alexander reports from Washington, D.C., that it's unlikely that Cole will fly back with the team tonight after the game.

Very weird. Wonder if they just want to keep him away from the team, or if its something a bit more.

c-girl

03-10-2010, 12:33 PM

Chip just tweeted that Cole has flu-like symptoms.

FinFan

03-10-2010, 12:34 PM

Mo says (per Chip) Erik has "flu-like" symptoms, not believed to be H1N1. They're just being cautious. Not surprised. A lot has been going around lately. The State men's team had it rip through them a couple of weeks ago.

Okay, I just thought of something really bad, but I like it.

Hopefully OV (or whoever is in goal) will be singing this tonight... "Finns to the left, Finns to the right and you're the only Cap in town!"

SoCalcaniac

03-10-2010, 12:51 PM

Blame this on the Sens who were here with dudes who were all sick as dogs. It's crazy- LTD mentioned this when I asked; but Cole looked great yesterday - very chatty with guys and then kinda snarly in the scrimmage like he was feeling good. I don't know how quickly H1N1 makes people turn, but he seemed to be well.

I'm sitting in the lobby of my allergy doc's office getting ready to gear up for allergy season; and they have NHL Network on cause my doc is a huge hockey fan. Anyway, they just showed the preview during the commercial break of the Canes/Caps game and they highlighted our #6 (clip of him saluting our crowd taking off his helmet-- looked like when he was one of the 3 stars) "Watch as Team USA and Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason take on the high flying Capitals......." usually it's the obvious guys- #12 or #13 or even #17. Was nice to see Timmy get a bit of a shout. :thumbsup:

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 01:12 PM

Any flu hits you like a Mack truck. You're fine one minute and on your a** the next. I remember the first time I ever had the real flu....I got up in the morning feeling fine, went outside and shoveled snow feeling fine the entire time, and by the time I had my coat off once I got back inside I thought I was dying. :lol:

nccanes

03-10-2010, 01:52 PM

The one and only time I've had the flu it also hit like a ton of bricks. I woke up in the middle of the night and immediately knew I was running a high fever and just couldn't move. I was so ill that I asked Mr ncc drive me to the Drs office in the morning because I could not do so safely.

SoCalcaniac

03-10-2010, 03:29 PM

I'm starting to think I've never had the "flu" and have just been "really sick". :lol: I don't ever recall feeling great one day then terrible the next, my illnesses have been more like I was feeling bad and then it got worse and then I just felt miserable for a couple days. Poor #26. I hope he's feeling better soon.

What is it about a guy getting called up that seems to add something the game day? I hope Osala gets some meaningful minutes.

caveman

03-10-2010, 03:30 PM

I love love love watching Canes debuts. It's probably at a level of some kind of slight mental issue.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 03:34 PM

I love love love watching Canes debuts. It's probably at a level of some kind of slight mental issue.

We all have that. It's a result of the trauma of 02-03.

rosey12

03-10-2010, 03:34 PM

Yep, all Ottawa's fault. They had like 8 guys sick right around the time they were in town.

A few people here at work have had flu in the last few weeks. Like others have said, fine one day and on death's door the next. Seems to be lasting three or four days.

caveman

03-10-2010, 03:40 PM

We all have that. It's a result of the trauma of 02-03.

But but... Radim Vrbata... (over 20 goals this year again, by the way)...

nccanes

03-10-2010, 03:42 PM

But but... Radim Vrbata... (over 20 goals this year again, by the way)...

That guy better never leave PHX.

wa10

03-10-2010, 03:56 PM

I always like Vrbata and expected more out of him that he ever produced. Of course he was a 7th round draft pick. At $3m per, he's currently making the same as Brind'Amour and 200k more that Cole and Cullen (he and Cole with both be making $3m next year).

'course I always liked Battaglia also....

Currently Boychuck is holding my: "That kid could be great" mantle.

caveman

03-10-2010, 04:11 PM

Nearly completely random: playing the NHL games from EA Sports in 2002-2004 was unbelievably... fun. I mean, Brendl didn't suck, Heerema, DeFauw, I think even Surma was in one of those games.

caniac97

03-10-2010, 05:29 PM

Nearly completely random: playing the NHL games from EA Sports in 2002-2004 was unbelievably... fun. I mean, Brendl didn't suck, Heerema, DeFauw, I think even Surma was in one of those games.

Didn't you get the memo!! Brendl didn't suck, he was our professional healthy scratch. That job takes skills that only he possessed!! lol:laugh::laugh:

caniac369

03-10-2010, 06:40 PM

I will not be able to watch the game tonight. Why? Not because I have something else to do; not because our TV is not working but because Center Ice on Comcast IS NOT AIRING THE GAME. This NEVER happened when we had Dish. The only reason we switched to Comcast is because he wanted to have Comcast SportsNet to watch the Trailblazers and Oregon Ducks.

After the week I've had, I did not need this... I'll be listening to Chuck K over the net.

e2ipiand1

03-10-2010, 06:45 PM

The NHL Network is airing the game tonight. I don't know if that's why Center Ice isn't showing it.

toastmasterbone

03-10-2010, 06:48 PM

caniac369

03-10-2010, 06:53 PM

Thanks and then CRAP!! Hubby's phone died and I won't be home until after the first period. :mad:

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 07:12 PM

And the slaughter has begun.

I might hate Semin as much as I hate Ovechkin. Or maybe even more.

KaniacFever

03-10-2010, 07:30 PM

I really don't like Corvo in that Caps uni :sick:

And I know I said I would like to see Walker win the cup, but watching this game reminded me how much I don't like the Caps. Sorry Walker, I hope you got another year in ya to try.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 07:42 PM

Mike Green looks like the pudgy kid on the playground that would be kicking the fat kid with the icing on his mouth's (Boudreau) a**.

And we scored!! WOOO!!! Dwyer!
Who appears to have gotten a major haircut.

And thanks to whoever first characterized Boudreau like that....it's perfect.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 07:47 PM

Looks like another smiley Finn who speaks pretty good English.:D

KaniacFever

03-10-2010, 07:51 PM

Mike Green looks like the pudgy kid on the playground that would be kicking the fat kid with the icing on his mouth's (Boudreau) a**.

He always has that 'duh' look on his face too.

And me likey the new Finn. :D

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 08:04 PM

And is it just me or does is seem like that gold medal is still weighing Staal down?

Legace is effing amazing!!! NOW SOMEONE HELP HIM OUT!!!

FinFan

03-10-2010, 08:07 PM

Manny's standing on his head! He needs help. His little body can't fill the entire goal!

RUUUUUUUUUUU! What a BEAUTIFUL pass by Chad!

KaniacFever

03-10-2010, 08:14 PM

What a shot by Ruutu (LTD is happy)

And what an AWESOME play by Rosey.

FinFan

03-10-2010, 08:16 PM

Dang it. One of these days, Brandon is going to get that breakaway!

WTH, the dude was BEHIND Manny. How can they not call that?

livinthedream

03-10-2010, 08:23 PM

What a shot by Ruutu (LTD is happy)

:D :D :D

He's playing very feisty tonight. Pretty goal, and a sweeeeet fake and feed from Rosie.

And here's the newest Finnicane:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/kellja00/LGC/2010-03-10_007_500.jpg

Sparky

03-10-2010, 08:28 PM

Thank goodness the Caps gained so many fans last year, each who will swear that they were around during the lean years, else there wouldn't be 5 independent streams of the game. See the list HERE (http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/34993-Ice-Hockey-Today!-March-10).

Mock it all you want, some of us were. :)

Thanks for the list. Strangely we don't get Center Ice in Port au Prince...

Fun game so far!

FinFan

03-10-2010, 08:28 PM

A different Finnish connection! Tuomo to the Juice! I think JF just said it was a three-way! Joni to Tuomo to Jussi!

livinthedream

03-10-2010, 08:29 PM

Wonder Finn Powers Activate!

JUSSSSSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

with a sweeeeeeeeeeeet pass from my RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 09:07 PM

Erik Cole "stomach virus." Yesh....norovirus is wrecking havoc right now. That one hits you out of the blue as well. Thank god they got him away from the rest of the team. Though, I hope they got him to hang out in the Caps room for a while. :evil:

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 09:18 PM

NICE shift by the 4th line!

And DAMMIT Staal!!

caveman

03-10-2010, 09:23 PM

Wow. Semin with a bunny hop dive to try to draw a tripping call with 2 minutes left. Very glad the refs didn't buy what he was trying to sell there.

1 minute to a point. CMON GUYS.

caveman

03-10-2010, 09:25 PM

Great. We get a 2-on-0 Whitney and Staal as time expires :)

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 09:30 PM

Man, watching the Caps win in OT or a SO is going to suck. :(

And I think I might throw up.

caveman

03-10-2010, 09:33 PM

Never a fan of a 2-on-2 turning into a 3-on-2 because a guy jumps off the end of the bench 20 feet down from the guy jumping off.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 09:33 PM

Yep, it sucks.

Canesluver

03-10-2010, 09:34 PM

Well, crap! :sick:

(at least Ovie didn't score...)

FinFan

03-10-2010, 09:35 PM

*hands SHC a trash can*

They played SO WELL! Hope they have legs for the Pens tomorrow.

At least we didn't let OV get a goal.

I am really loving the Pitkanen/Pothier D team. See, Joni is playing so much better now that he has a real D man on his wing.

nccanes

03-10-2010, 09:36 PM

I watched this game in interupt mode but I did feel like Staal was missing a little umph or speed or something.

At least it wasn't AO in OT.

caveman

03-10-2010, 09:37 PM

Staal... flu... just sayin'.

LuvDaCanes

03-10-2010, 09:44 PM

Never a fan of a 2-on-2 turning into a 3-on-2 because a guy jumps off the end of the bench 20 feet down from the guy jumping off.

You are so right!! Belanger wasn't close to the bench and a guy jumps onto the ice for a 3 on 2.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 09:47 PM

Staal... flu... just sayin'.

He's had it since he got back from the Olympics, then.

I think it's more likely he was injured in the Ottawa game.

toastmasterbone

03-10-2010, 09:49 PM

Mock it all you want, some of us were. :)

Sorry, Sparky -- I should've excluded you from the list.

As for the game, I'm ready to move on to tomorrow night.

livinthedream

03-10-2010, 09:51 PM

Got no issues with the game we played tonight. Very proud of the way we played, especially coming from two down. Youngsters looked good. Seemed like Zach and Oskar got some decent minutes/opportunities in the third. Brandon (won't call him a youngster anymore) and Chad were great. Ruuts was ON FIRE.

Toe to toe with one of the best teams in the NHL.

God, I hate the Caps though.

SoCalcaniac

03-10-2010, 09:56 PM

Staal... flu... just sayin'.

Uh, Staal= crashed, burned + Olympics.

The positives- we didn't get killed by WSH, The new Finn kid has some jam to him, the other Finns look good- especially #15; Pothier is continuing to impress and Legace battled. Oh and none of our ex's scored or did anything special against us.

The negatives: Our young D (specifically Picard and sometimes Carson) had moments of looking very overwhelmed by the Caps pressure. Oh and I love how the Caps stole the song that the Hawks have played for the last several seasons when they score goals. As if that annoying siren/watch out the DC police is about to bust down your door thing wasn't bad enough already, they can't even get an original song for when they score goals. Oh, and Jussi Jokinen's line mates can score a goal anytime now. He's carrying you.

and keeping in the positive/negative theme- going back to positive; Overall we played well. We need to keep that in mind as we take on the Pens. Our team just won't fold, and that's all I can ask for.

Let's see how they do tomorrow at home, should be a good game.

livinthedream

03-10-2010, 09:59 PM

LOL I was just getting ready to post that none of the ex-Canes scored on us. And there at the end I was worried that it was going to be Belanger.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-10-2010, 10:03 PM

The negatives: Our young D (specifically Picard and sometimes Carson) had moments of looking very overwhelmed by the Caps pressure.
I noticed Carson looking a little lost a couple times....however, every time he was on the ice with Pitkanen when Joni was doing something that made me want to slam his head through a wall so, I never was able to blame Carson for it. :lol:

Oh and I love how the Caps stole the song that the Hawks have played for the last several seasons when they score goals. As if that annoying siren/watch out the DC police is about to bust down your door thing wasn't bad enough already, they can't even get an original song for when they score goals. I had an entire rant going here about the in-arena celebration of a goal....or for god's sake, the win. Their celebration of every win as if they just won the Cup has GOT to stop. Hopefully Crosby (or, whoever) stops it sometime early in April.:evil:

KaniacFever

03-10-2010, 10:34 PM

He's had it since he got back from the Olympics, then.

I think it's more likely he was injured in the Ottawa game.

He hasn't been the same since he limped off the ice during that Ottawa game.

Guys played good. They could have put the tails between their legs being down 2-0 to the best team in the league and they kept battling. At this point, that's all I ask. Put forth the effort, and I'm happy.

I'm really like some Pothier too.

SoCalcaniac

03-10-2010, 10:37 PM

:lol: @ SHC, yeah I shouldn't have been that harsh on Carson- he did look lost like you said; but don't think I wasn't yelling at the (sometimes) lovable Finnish Ditz. :crazy::lol:

Hub says to me, "are you ever just going to stop yelling at him? he seriously can't hear you and one day your voice is just going to be gone". Well, um, NO.
We have had some frustrating to watch players on this team before, but Joni seriously is going to make my hair go all the way white. :lol:

caveman

03-10-2010, 11:50 PM

Oh and none of our ex's scored or did anything special against us.

Other than Belanger flying up the ice with the primary assist on game winner; Corvo joining the rush, pushing the D back and to his side away from the game winning goal scorer.

Anyway: 2 power play goals against; Staal a -2 on the night.

Sparky

03-11-2010, 05:41 AM

Oh and I love how the Caps stole the song that the Hawks have played for the last several seasons when they score goals. As if that annoying siren/watch out the DC police is about to bust down your door thing wasn't bad enough already, they can't even get an original song for when they score goals.

Um... http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2010/03/04/sandbox-kings-are-goal-song-kings.html

Yeah, it's new, and it's not that great, but hey, it's there!

To the one who likes Pothier, he's a great guy and a solid player. He'll be good for y'all and we miss him.

c-girl

03-11-2010, 10:02 AM

There's a comedian writing the game recaps for the AP:

As many goals as the Capitals have scored this season, one would think they'd know how to celebrate. Yet here was the tally after the first period: two goals, two pratfalls.

After Semin scored with his backhand on a breakaway, the Russian wing lost his balance and spun awkwardly like a sausage, a bit of panic in his face as he slid toward the boards.

Then, when Green made it 2-0 with a wrister from the right circle on the power play, the defenseman skated to the corner and completely lost his footing, looking like a first-time skater at a community rink as his body plopped onto the ice.

The Hurricanes got on the scoreboard 18 seconds after Green's goal when Dwyer scooped in a loose puck by the crease. The Carolina's credit, everyone stayed upright during the celebration.

Chad LaRose (http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469812) picked off a pass in the Capitals' defensive zone to set up a 2-on-1 with Ruutu, who tied the score at 2 in the second period. Washington retook the lead when Manny Legace (http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8459308) was screened by at least four people and let Green's wrister get through on a power play. Legace complained in vain for goalie interference, while Green celebrated his second goal of the game by pumping his fist - without falling over

:lol:

SoCalcaniac

03-11-2010, 11:27 AM

I think SHC will enjoy that bit as evidenced from her posts above. ;)

One would think, given their LARGE margin of goals for, that the Caps players would be able to celebrate upright and to add to that, celebrate period. You'd think they've not done this before. Fauxhawk did look like a peewee scoring for the first time in facial expression an demeanor; and Semin, he's a flopper anyway so I'd expect he can't stay on his skates unless he's trying to slash someone's hand off.

SouthernHockeyChick

03-11-2010, 11:31 AM

StormChaserBH

03-11-2010, 11:39 AM

^You would be right!! Every single goal they act like it's a game winner in game 7 of the SCFs! That's the ONLY time it's OK to make that much of a jacka** of yourself!

LMAO. I was DYING during that game when they were flailing around like that after their goals. :lol:

Or in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals? I thought the last one of those we saw was pretty acceptable. ;)

Jay

03-11-2010, 11:40 AM

^You would be right!! Every single goal they act like it's a game winner in game 7 of the SCFs! That's the ONLY time it's OK to make that much of a jacka** of yourself!

LMAO. I was DYING during that game when they were flailing around like that after their goals. :lol:

You know, I actually don't mind it. When I played hockey I'd go freakin' BANANAs if I scored. When playing a game, exuberance is acceptable, maybe even expected.

kermelbar

03-11-2010, 11:53 AM

I'm on Team Act Like You've Been Here Before Because You Have. I've thought for a couple of seasons that Washington's celebrations were a bit overdone. Unless it's a special occasion (playoff-game winning goal, first NHL goal, hat trick goal), throwing yourself against the glass or failing to stay upright makes you a d'bag.

I get it -- it's a game, have fun, it's exciting to score, it's great for the fans. But I see it and I think, "God, it'd be like having sex with a 40-year-old virgin every time."