Around the League the First: Government Shutdown Edition

[Blueline Bomber]

It's only wussified in Raleigh. Up north they still like the rough stuff.

I blame SAS.

You're right. No one up north is concerned about their players getting concussed. In fact, they don't even wear helmets up there.

 

[Frank Booth239*]

You're right. No one up north is concerned about their players getting concussed. In fact, they don't even wear helmets up there.

Right. They're pacifists. That's why this happened up there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Dzyx1fSpI

Can you imagine in your wildest dreams something like that occurring at the PNC? Unfortunately, neither can I.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

The real question is: Why would you want that to happen? What exactly did that accomplish?

One of those teams still lost that game, and it put every player on those respective lines at unnessary risk for injury.

 

[cptjeff]

Bruins get a shorthanded penalty shot against Tampa and score.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

And more importantly the Caps are down 0-2 to Calgary.

 

[HisIceness]

3-0 Calgary now. Pens also up 2-0 on NJ.

 

[cptjeff]

And more importantly the Caps are down 0-2 to Calgary.

I can't get that game with the gamecenter blackout, and I'm not interested enough to stream it. Besides, I have a soft spot for Marty St. Louis, and that's generally a fun offense to watch.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

The more I watch some of these games the better I feel about our defense. Anaheim, Washington, Colorado...all absolutely atrocious defenses. I'd put the Hurricanes at about 25th. Moving on up.

 

[DaleCooper]

I was looking at Calgary's roster yesterday and I thought wow that is one of the worst NHL rosters I've seen in a while. I guess Washington took them lightly as well.

 

[cptjeff]

I was looking at Calgary's roster yesterday and I thought wow that is one of the worst NHL rosters I've seen in a while. I guess Washington took them lightly as well.

I just looked at their GDT for the final roster. They have a nice futurama theme, and holy bejezus, that lineup is awful. They're starting Karri Ramo, for cryin' out loud. And that first line of Glencross, Stajan, and Stempniak...

Still, they're beating Washington, and that makes me happy.

 

[HisIceness]

Hoping it's that Washington isn't very good this year but my head says it's they're taking Calgary lightly.

Calgary is supposed to be bad this year and for the next several years, we'll see though if they can do us a favor tonight.

 

[HisIceness]

Flames score 90 seconds after Washington scores first goal of game.

Maybe Washington really isn't going to be good this year.

 

[What the Faulk]

The Caps have goaltending problems.

 

[DaleCooper]

But but but Holtby is an Olympic candidate.

 

[What the Faulk]

Team Canada has goaltending problems.

The Caps can still score though. We're gonna see a lot of their games going 6+ goals between the two teams.

 

[HisIceness]

Wasn't Neurvirth supposed to be the Caps franchise goalie about 3 years ago?

 

[Novacane]

All tied up. Caps getting tons of PP chances. Finally capitalized.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Horrible call on that penalty, too. Neuvirth sold the **** out of that call.

 

[DaleCooper]

Vrbata with a hat trick on opening night against the Rangers. Guess there's a good 3 to 5 more years of being reminded that he's one of the ones that got away.

 

[vwg*]

Zac Dalpe with a whopping 2:39 of ice time tonight. Didn't play after the first period. That's pretty sad.

Nevermind, he finally got a shift late in the 3rd. That's good, I guess.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Barkov becomes the youngest player to score an nhl goal. Beat the previous record held by Gord Mulvey and Jordan Staal by one day.

 

[Ole Gil]

Wasn't Neurvirth supposed to be the Caps franchise goalie about 3 years ago?

Wasn't Varlamov the franchise goaltender 3 years ago? They are lucky to solve their goaltender problems so frequently.

 

[Zezima]

Jeff O'Neill was on NHL network beside Kevin Weekes. That was kinda cool.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Wasn't Varlamov the franchise goaltender 3 years ago? They are lucky to solve their goaltender problems so frequently.

I'm sure there's some comment about stones and glass houses that could be made.

Haven't we had the same issue with our defense? At least they only have to worry about finding one player

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I'm sure there's some comment about stones and glass houses that could be made.

Haven't we had the same issue with our defense? At least they only have to worry about finding one player

But as we've seen when Ward get's hurt, that 1 player is a whole lot more important to find.