GDT: Game 40: Columbus vs. Washington | 1/2 7PM EST

[NotWendell]

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

Over 17K in attendance. Great crowd and a great way to win

Also, I think Clarkson is going to be out for awhile again

 

[NotWendell]

Over 17K in attendance. Great crowd and a great way to win

Also, I think Clarkson is going to be out for awhile again

Frankly, injured reserve is the place where Clarkson can help us the most.

 

[NotWendell]

Really Johansen? Killed the PP with 2 awful shots.

I can't say I'm a huge Johansen fan, but I am impressed by this stat: he went 12 of 17 for 71% at the face-off dot tonight.

 

[Mayor Bee]

He sounds like an idiot.

They were lucky the short-handed goal was offsides.

He acts like an idiot too; might as well round out the whole persona.

 

[joshjoshjosh]

Glad I got to yell the chili chant twice tonight. Your chili chant consternation sustains me, makes me whole.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Really Johansen? Killed the PP with 2 awful shots.

One of those awful shots was an inch away from going in. I had a great angle. It was just off.

 

[EspenK]

What? No we're only 11 points out of the playoffs with a minus 3 games in hand comment?

 

[pete goegan]

I was not very confident after Oshie's shot, Forsberg really looked bad on that one. Great to see him shake it off and get the win!

 

[WannabeFinn]

Saad's game tying goal was a thing of beauty

 

[CBJx614]

Did anyone else catch Shelley call Johnson a defensive defenceman when he started talking to him after the first star announcement??

 

[WannabeFinn]

Did anyone else catch Shelley call Johnson a defensive defenceman when he started talking to him after the first star announcement??

Yes. Started yelling at Jody through the TV

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Frankly, injured reserve is the place where Clarkson can help us the most.

He is a $5.25 million average piece of paper in more ways than 1.

 

[CBJx614]

He is a $5.25 million average piece of paper in more ways than 1.

I get so sad when I go to do a future lineup and we have kids like Rychel and Anderson who truly believe will push for a spot easily next year. And then you HAVE to factor in Clarkson in the lineup, I mean really would you rather

Calvert-Karlsson-Clarkson

or

Calvert-Karlsson-Anderson/Rychel

 

[joshjoshjosh]

I rewatched the game on TV this morning (I was in 105 last night, and wanted to see if I could see myself on TV ) and I just gotta say WOW, the assist by Jack Johnson on Saad's GTG was a thing of beauty

 

[EspenK]

I get so sad when I go to do a future lineup and we have kids like Rychel and Anderson who truly believe will push for a spot easily next year. And then you HAVE to factor in Clarkson in the lineup, I mean really would you rather

Calvert-Karlsson-Clarkson

or

Calvert-Karlsson-Anderson/Rychel

Don't forget Boll. Hopefully they buy him out and sit Clarkson in the press box.

 

[CBJx614]

Don't forget Boll. Hopefully they buy him out and sit Clarkson in the press box.

My point exactly! haha I mean maybe it could be a good thing to force them a little more time in the AHL. We'll never know though.

 

[blahblah]

Don't forget Boll. Hopefully they buy him out and sit Clarkson in the press box.

With only one year left, maybe there are other options besides a buy out.

 

[MAHJ71]

Still processing last nights win. (Aka recovering from the beer consumed before/during/after the game)

Lots of Caps fans made the trip and I can't blame them.. Kudos.

Didn't think the Pittsburgh win in OT could be topped but, last night was easily best experience this year thus far to be in attendance for. And the fans deserved it, nice crowd turnout.

 

[MAHJ71]

My recently purchased JMFJ signed puck is going up in value by the game

Man, I wanted a hatty for him or Saad so bad just so I could chuck my cap onto the ice. The W was good enough though

 

[major major]

Let's hope JJ continues to pick it up. He's always awful at the start and then gets better.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I get so sad when I go to do a future lineup and we have kids like Rychel and Anderson who truly believe will push for a spot easily next year.

Boones, you have me thinking back to May twice now today, this time posting about Clarkson:

He effs all the combos up. I'd almost rather be paying Horton not to play than have to figure out what to do with this guy. But it's not my money.

 

[NotWendell]

With only one year left, maybe there are other options besides a buy out.

I definitely think he's tradeable.

 

[EspenK]

I definitely think he's tradeable.

To who? If so let them get busy.

 

[CBJx614]

Boones, you have me thinking back to May twice now today, this time posting about Clarkson:

The more I think about it, the more I agree. But with Hortons giant contract it just puts a lot of pressure on those young guys(on ELC's and low $$ contracts) and you have to really feel they're ready to step in full time and produce in either the bottom 6 or top 9. I dont know that Jarmo was confident in guys outside of Rychel(maybe) to step up. There were a lot of question marks going into the season if new guys would mesh or step up.

It sucks Hannikainen got injured as he was doing really well in Lake Erie.