Predators 3, Capitals 1: Nashville wins The Mitch Korn Classic
by Dirk Hoag on Nov 15, 2011 10:53 PM EST
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For 55 minutes, Tomas Vokoun and Pekka Rinne put on a display worthy of their common goaltending coach, Mitch Korn, turning aside all of the shots from both teams. We saw power plays for each side, dangerous shorthanded chances, odd man rushes, etc., but the two goalies commanded the stage tonight.
Until, that is, a furious outburst in the final moments which saw the Preds emerge victorious.
Follow after the jump for video highlights, reaction, and the advanced even-strength stats...
Some thoughts:
- It's too bad the Preds couldn't build an early lead out of the dominance they showed for the bulk of the first period, as the team clearly took advantage of my advice in the preview! The most disappointing aspect of the first were the two penalties called against Nashville - the first, on Weber, was a totally unnecessary play by him to slash the stick out of one the Caps' hands, while the second was a bizarre phantom call on Suter.
- The second period was almost a reversal of the first, with Washington carrying the play more often, and Nashville getting the spark late after successfully working the penalty kill, then following that up with a strong even strength shift.
- It looked like we were heading for a scoreless regulation when Brouwer finally got the opening goal with less than 5 minutes in the 3rd, and with Vokoun at the other end of the ice, the outlook wasn't so great. Weber's savvy feed to Erat just seconds later, however, restored the game into its proper balance, and restored the goaltending duel.
- That goal to put the Preds up 2-1 may be the most impressive shift I've seen by Colin Wilson in his time with the Preds. He hustled to gain possession of the puck deep in the Washington end, hung on to it under pressure, fed it to Erat behind the goal line then busted his butt to get to the front of the net, where he buried Erat's return pass. Stellar, stellar stuff indeed.
- 13 games for Sergei Kostitsyn, 10 shots on goal. I like the guy, but COME ON.
- One of the most enjoyable parts of this game were the star-on-star battles we saw at certain points. Alex Ovechkin banging with Shea Weber in the corner, Rinne swiping an Ovechkin wrister out of the air... that's why I love the idea of making sure each NHL team visits Bridgestone Arena at least once each season. The Caps are just a fun team to watch.
As for your advanced even-strength stats...
| Even Strength | Individual Totals | Team Totals While Player Is On Ice | ||||||||||
| Player | Pos | EV TOI | Shots | Shts Blkd | Missed Shts | Blocks | SOG For | SOG Ag | SOG +/- | Tot SF | Tot SA | Corsi |
| Mike Fisher | C | 17:04 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| Colin Wilson | C | 15:22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
| Martin Erat | R | 15:14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
| Craig Smith | C | 14:24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
| Patric Hornqvist | R | 14:13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
| Sergei Kostitsyn | L | 13:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
| Jerred Smithson | R | 13:17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
| Blake Geoffrion | C | 12:56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 12 | 21 | -9 |
| Jordin Tootoo | R | 12:20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| Nick Spaling | C | 11:06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| Niclas Bergfors | R | 10:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| Matt Halischuk | R | 9:36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| Kevin Klein | D | 21:06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| Ryan Suter | D | 20:46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| Shea Weber | D | 18:52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| Francis Bouillon | D | 18:35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 20 | 26 | -6 |
| Jonathon Blum | D | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| Jack Hillen | D | 13:38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
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I swear I’ll stop voting for Rinne eventually. I can quit whenever I want.
by thewildfop on Nov 15, 2011 10:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
No you can’t. I can’t either.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
took over? Those two ran the entire thing from the word go. The rest were merely players on their stage.
Okay, maybe I exaggerate a tiny bit…
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smith had 0 shots tonight!!!!
Don’t drift to the dark side Smith!!!
Keys to the game: GA<GF
I think they may be onto him.
Trotz was saying other coaches were trying to get tougher matchups on HB.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
They were facing Washington’s “shut down” line tonight.
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by Shawn Kehoe on Nov 15, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Well, as much as I hate to see that, it says something about the mental domination and fear of the Honey Badger in the other locker rooms!
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he may not have had any shots but look at the damage he and the whole line created. hell they broke the damn TV!!!
Oh damn, I missed that! What happened??
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they were out on the ice and Horny swung at the puck…. he missed the puck but the shear force of his mighty blow was enough to knock the satellites off orbit and caused the tv feed to be lost for a little while. kind of shocked you hadn’t heard about it. it was pretty epic
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by Creeping Death on Nov 16, 2011 1:57 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, no, I did see something about that in the GDT… I just wasn’t sure if they had actually done something just really weird (like… I dunno… the puck hit the cables… or… yeah, I don’t know haha. Shhhh!), or if everyone was just blaming them haha.
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think it was second period not sure but they were just absolutely destroying OTF all 2 of them and it lasted a good 60 seconds+ then as they finally got off the ice the tv’s when all “technical difficulties” with the video. But that line of Willy-Honey-Horny is just killing some of the best teams right now with their speed and skill. Colin who in the past has shown flashes of brillance has guys that are every bit as good as he can be and they all have speed and great hands plus with horny setting up in front and HB’s well everything it seems like the perfect storm at the moment and I keep wondering when that line will stop clicking or when the Trotz magic hat will say split them up.
Oh, I am absolutely love Horny-Badger-Willy right now. They are PHENOMENAL!! I hope to God Trotz doesn’t TOUCH that line.
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you and me both. I always thought that Willy was a guy who could really stand out with his skills that he would show from time to time but never got consistant with it. Now it seems like he has found a great match with HB and their speed together is just blinding. That 2 on 1 should SHOULD have been buried and had it been any other goalie im sure it would have been
OH yeah. Man, that 2-on-1 was amazing!! They are SO FAST! I can’t wait for when I come home in December, and I’ll actually be able to go watch a game. I wanna see Honey Badger in person.
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Too bad your not here more often though. They also had the first TV TO Standing O (way to many T’s and o’s in that and not enough trains…) Cant wait to go thursday to see the marlies…i mean leafs. i do miss fruit cup though
Yeah, I know. One of the down-sides to living out of state. I am going to the Bruins/Preds (@B) game in Feb., though, so that’s exciting! All I know is that wherever I end up living, it WILL have professional hockey, so that if nothing else, I can buy tickets for when the Preds come to town!
Also: Aw, Fruit Cup :( I never understood why we got rid of him.
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Sweet enjoy it should be a crazy game after last year on St Patty’s day (which I was at and had a Weber OT cannon too).
Ya I understand the concept of the trade but the fact that we knew we were not going to do anything with those guys we got made it useless. Fruit Cup was turning out to be a really solid D man that we could have used for a while
Nailed it on the head. That’s it exactly.
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Ooh, I like McCrappin’ – I haven’t seen that one before!! But yeah… I TOTALLY didn’t understand that move. Still don’t. I mean, I usually get why Barry and Davy do what they do… but srsly wtf.
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it makes me wonder where there will be room for Legwand
when he comes back. Does he get Marty and Toots, while pairing SK74 and Hustlechuck with Fisher? Or does he get 24 and 13, while leaving 10/12/74 and 33/15/27 intact, leaving a 4th line of 25/5/22 with 18 as the odd man out, or put 18 with 11/24 and run a 4th line of 25/13/22 and send Geoffrion down to Milwaukee for a little while. Can Boomer play wing, or only center? If he can play wing, it would be interesting to play 5/11/24-13-22 as a 3rd line. Any way you play it, it seems that Leggy’s chances of playing with Wilson and Horny when he comes back are pretty slim if Smith keeps rocking it out.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Nov 16, 2011 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Wilson
Dirk, if you can, watch the Preds game that you missed against Anaheim. Honestly, I thought that Wilson was the unsung hero of that game, overshadowed by Smith’s two goals. Wilson had some dominate puck possession in that game. Wilson is starting to become that true power forward that is difficult to knock off the puck. I think that boy is going to be a keeper.
by Predmonton on Nov 15, 2011 11:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I feel the same way. He screened on that Leggy goal in OT too. He is starting to look pretty good!
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by Creeping Death on Nov 15, 2011 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
I KNEW he would show up!
I KNEW it!! It was only a matter of time. He was REALLY solid last year before he got himself put in the dog-house, and then everyone started wondering about him a little bit because he wasn’t being played, but I kept the faith! I knew he would turn it around and start to really show how much of a quality player he is! Love Willy. Good for him!
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Does anybody think the game seemed like....
once Washington scored, the team kicked into we have to get that one back and win this for Rinne mode? Weber looked like he was not going to be denied on that drive .
It’s about time. Weber needed to get into Webeast mode a while ago.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
i was gonna comment on weber. been solid so far this season, i was just waiting for that offensive outburst from him
Weber’s been out of this world defensively, but not as much drive as we need from him. Last season, especially in the second half of the season, he was ferocious and that rubbed off on the rest of the team. So far this season, that ferocity’s been missing from the team as whole too often. And since ferocity is a defining characteristic of the Webeast, it’s good when he shows it.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Yeah, Weber is okay, but, come on, one third of his goals are empty netters.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
by cisar on Nov 16, 2011 12:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
agreed. Something unseen got into Erat right after that Washington score. He looked like a man on a mission, forechecking and digging the puck out of the corner.
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by Shawn Kehoe on Nov 15, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
Tip of the hat to Klein – Several solid plays on both sides of the ice.
Proud owner of a fantasy hockey team named "Lonely Wristshots."
by TerryCrispisms on Nov 15, 2011 11:18 PM EST reply actions
Wha…? I’m not used to seeing comments like that around here.
I thought he did good, too.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
did you forget the lazy pass in the 3rd trying to chip it out? went right to a Caps stick. I figured they were going to score, but one of our guys finally got it out.
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by Shawn Kehoe on Nov 15, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh
Yes, 1 awful pass, but people are way too quick to memorize and point out every crap play by Klein.
Weber got caught deep without defensive coverage once, too, but luckily the breakout pass failed. Come on, everyone has at least 1 per game.
We'll miss you Belak...
Go Predators!
he took a puck off the head and didn’t miss a shift, too.. it looked like it might have broke his helmet.
Unfortunately he messed up when he pinched and missed the puck, which led to their goal. But still a good game overall.
by benginat0r on Nov 16, 2011 1:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
To me, pinching is what causes odd-man rushes. He stayed in the offensive zone trying to keep the puck in their end because he knew the center was back and had his spot. It was actually Fisher’s fault (and he admitted to it in the post-game show) for giving Brouwer too much space to shoot.
by utmfisher19 on Nov 16, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Were those the fastest back-to-back Preds goals?
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Weren’t there two that were 8 seconds apart the last time we played the WIngs in the playoffs? 2nd one by Arnott, followed by Rads concussing him?
by LuvthePreds on Nov 15, 2011 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
Knowing what we know now, watch Arnott’s expression when he gets up…
by LuvthePreds on Nov 15, 2011 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
And Arnott was a +1 tonight in the win over the Wings.
Good for him…always seemed like a stand-up hockey player.
The fans are standing up to them! The security guards are standing up to them! The peanut vendors are standing up to them! And by golly, if I could get down there, I'd be standing up to them! - Slap Shot
yeah, stand up and watch the rest of the team forecheck while he waits for the pass.
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by Shawn Kehoe on Nov 16, 2011 12:04 AM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Considering he came from a team of perennial passers, it wasn’t that bad of an arrangement when you think about it.
The fans are standing up to them! The security guards are standing up to them! The peanut vendors are standing up to them! And by golly, if I could get down there, I'd be standing up to them! - Slap Shot
They are now!
They were 5 seconds apart.
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Interesting that Caps fans feel their team dominated for 55+ minutes. I thought the Preds dominated most of the 1st period for sure.
i’d say they dominated the entire 1st period. We had so much room to skate it looked like pond hockey.
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by Shawn Kehoe on Nov 16, 2011 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
Somewhere, Chris Burton just orgasmed.
from Japer’s Rink third period thread
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
did Burton get sent to prison? he used to be on here a lot but now he isn’t. i figured he was making license plates or something and had his internet taken away by law
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by Creeping Death on Nov 16, 2011 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
I bought two mystery pucks tonight
One for me, one for the GF. I let her pick from the two unwrapped pucks. I got the Cube; I couldn’t figure hers out because it was the Opening Day roster and I couldn’t remember who was on it that isn’t on it now, besides Stortini. It was #42, but I couldn’t remember that it was Ekholm! I wish he went to Milwaukee. :/
ive gotten 2 this year already Suter and Cube so far. Hoping to get another one (Honey Badger) thursday
Wait, what is this? How does this work? I’m interested!
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at the auction tables that they moved to across from like 107 or whatever now they have a mystury puck you pay $25 and get to choose from the pucks that are wrapped up in the wrapping paper and each one is signed but if you get one with gold writing on it then you get something extra. Ive done it twice once opening night and once on hockey fights cancer night.
well hopefully you can get one when you come in Dec. I hope they do them thurs now that I have plenty of money and a good job i can actually buy stuff again…
Yeah, I’m gonna plan on it! I’ll bring some solid money with me! Do they only do them on certain days?
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dont know honestly I thought it was just for special nights but from what he said it makes me think it might not be and might be just every home game
It is every home game. They are $25. They may have more pucks or special ones in the pile on those nights. They also have little pink hockey fights cancer sticks that are also randomly signed.
Awesome. TOTALLY doing this when I get home.
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around different holidays and special games 200 pucks are sold. they are sold until they run out. autograped by a player on one side and a sticker showing the holiday/event. are wrapped up so the who is a mystery. proceeds go to preds foundation. around xmas may be the next.
this year, on hockey fights cancer night, yellow mystery sticks, about 18 in, were brought out for sale. the sticks were purple last season.
Ok cool guess I am getting a bunch of money out for thurdays game then. need to get a scarf for the wind this winter and another puck. But still that is another GREAT promotion idea.
Try Goodwill! Or Target. Target has some AWESOMELY warm scarves for about $15 right now.
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Well, my only options are Columbus (12-22), Detroit (12-26), and Minnesota (12-28). My guess is that my dad will get tickets to the Wings game (because, you know, Detroit), so I’ll almost definitely go to that one. I’m gonna try and get tickets to the other two as well, if I can. These will likely be my only home-Preds games this season, so I’m gonna do everything I can to do them all.
I REALLY liked whoever’s idea it was to get a bunch of OtF people together and get a group discount on tickets!! So maybe the Columbus and Minnesota could be in the running for that option, if others want to go.
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i already have my tickets for the Wings and im sitting right next to Pete and Terry so that will be fun.
I’d be all for getting a bunch of us in a group to go to a game. the people around us would be like WTF is wrong with these people as we pass a laptop/ipad screen around with photoshop images on it from Link and the rest of the guys
Haha! We’d just have to get seats at the back of a section so we wouldn’t piss anyone off.
OOH! Maybe I’ll get my “Predobear Riding Honey Badger” poster made before I come down to Nashville so I can preview it at one of those games before the Boston one!
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A +3 for both Webby and Sutes...
…which puts them as the top two defensemen in the league for +/-
Klein still manages to get a -1. I personally thought he played terribly, but maybe you guys were seeing things I wasn’t. Bouillon almost gave a goal away himself.
Wilson is looking like the guy this team drafted 11th overall.
Standing ovation for Ward
The Preds played a very nice Joel Ward montage during one of the stoppages tonight and he got a big standing ovation from everyone at Bridgestone Arena. I miss the guy. It was real weird watching him skate around in another team’s jersey.
the fish/tits/rat line drives me insane...
Somebody on that line needs to be the triggerman…
by JBoogie22 on Nov 16, 2011 1:18 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Now look. This isn’t the GDT where you can get all gooey over everything. This is the PG section of the website.
What? What do you mean I’m the one with the dirty mind?!
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Gooey?
Are we talking about Semin on our ice from last night?
The fans are standing up to them! The security guards are standing up to them! The peanut vendors are standing up to them! And by golly, if I could get down there, I'd be standing up to them! - Slap Shot
Didn’t Semin’s shot hit Klein (or someone) in the head, too?
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Ah, was skimming through the GDT at Jasper's Rink, and found this comment about Rinne:
He is one of the best goalies in the NHL, period. This is not a flukey night. We have to find a way to beat him that’s all.
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Random Thoughts
My random thoughts from last night’s game in no particular order:
1) Ward seems like a really great guy and I didn’t realize how much I missed him until last night. I was actually sad when Cube hit him near the beginning of the game. The video montage was a nice touch and I think he appreciated it.
2) Klein seems like something has changed about him and I didn’t realize how much I’ve grown to like him until the man behind me wouldn’t quit dogging him. I actually wanted to tell him that he did not in fact just cost us the game anytime he was out on the ice. Sure, he still makes a couple of plays that make you cringe, but overall he does/takes a lot. He took that puck to the side of the head and still kept right on playing.
3) I now want to make a “The SheA Team” shirt. Excellent in-game videos last night.
4) Trotz needs to keep Horny-Honey Badger-Wilson together. That’s all I can say about that.
5) Boom-Boom may be smaller but that kid can be fearless. He was all over Ovechkin at one point (Doing things that thankfully weren’t called) right in front of me. As he skated away, his expression honestly looked like he was thinking What Now, B*tch?!
6) I wish every crowd could be like last night’s crowd. The feeling in the building was GREAT and felt like it did during last year’s playoffs. Which brings me to…
7) I wish last night’s Preds would play more often. They were definitely a big part for the reason the crowd was so into it. Sure they slacked off in the 2nd period, but that 1st period (And a lot of the 3rd) may have been the best one I’ve seen so far all season.
8) 49 million. Worth every bit.
That is all. It was SUCH a great game and I am still on a high this morning. Go Preds!!
by ILovethe#6CannonFire on Nov 16, 2011 6:51 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
The SheA-Team
As soon as the video ended, the camera went down to Shea on the bench. Did you happen to catch him on the jumbotron rolling his eyes as soon as the clip ended? Classic candid reaction, and I agree with him.
But, one big difference between the A-Team and the SheA-Team: the A-Team could fire 50,000 rounds of ammo and innumerable RPGs, and no one would get hurt; one Shea Weber slapshot can destroy a small country and all of its inhabitants.
Remember when he hit Erat the the ear?? That scared the crap outta me.
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ya that and many other players on our own team, looking at you horny, have been hit. Everytime he winds up all i see is Fulton from the Mighty Ducks and everyone diving out of the way.
He broke Tootoo’s foot once.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Isn’t that the reason O’Reilly was out last year as well?
by ILovethe#6CannonFire on Nov 16, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
not exactly sure cause from the video I had seen of his injury it looked more like he had just fallen down weird but the shot could have been earlier in the game.
Yeah, I think that was the same year. Cal’s break was unrelated to Weber’s shot though, yeah.
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Yeah, I just remembered that was what happened. It seems like he broke somebody else’s foot though. Fruit Cup a couple of years ago?
by ILovethe#6CannonFire on Nov 16, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Erat's leg,
I think it was 2 years ago, maybe 3
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Nov 16, 2011 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t remember, but I don’t think it was a Weber shot. I’d have to look it up, though. And I have to go eat some birthday cake now, so that’s not gonna happen. :)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Oh, Happy Birthday if it is yours!!!
by ILovethe#6CannonFire on Nov 16, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
co-worker’s. store-bought cake, but real buttercream frosting, with just enough shortening to set nicely. (I bake a lot, so it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to commercial bakeries.)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Little Known Fact
Some of Weber’s shots are so strong that they actually pass through his teammates, simultaneously cauterizing the entry and exit wounds, so they may not even know it until after the game.
Empty Netter
I just love that empty net goal, I burst out laughing when I saw it.
Weber was not to be denied on that goal, just a blister of a shot.
Shea was channeling his inner Legwand on that goal.
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by Chas-E on Nov 16, 2011 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That was such an "EFF YOUUUUUUUUUU!" goal! I loved it.
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Hmm...
I found a montage of Joel Ward doing magic tricks! …but seeing as it’s a white dude from California playing with cards, I think I may have found the wrong thing.
More seriously though – if anyone can find that, I would love to see it!
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Vokoun good, Rinne great!
I think we can safely say that Rinne stole another one for us. If Vokoun has had one flaw during his career, it’s been a penchant for giving up goals late in games.
Interesting that out of the Caps 5 regulation losses this season, 4 have been against Western Conf. teams (2-4 against the west). Despite the Caps good start to the season, I still think Boudreau’s style he’s been implementing since the middle of last season is misusing the talent he has. If players like Ovechkin ans Semin aren’t being as productive as they should be, it doesn’t bode well for the Caps in the long run, IMO.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Nov 16, 2011 11:46 AM EST via mobile reply actions
And thank goodness, too. :)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Yes, it would be terrible to see the Caps season go poof on them again. :D
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Nov 16, 2011 12:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ha don’t hold your breath. … Good hockey game last night. I thought DC played well, too. They’d be good division rivals. … Weber-Suter very good last night. And I think Josh Cooper had it right – Weber’s your first star.
by el pucko on Nov 16, 2011 1:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
the all star line was good last night except for one little problem that seems to have been there all year now. THEY WONT STOP TAKING PENALTIES! They both were in the box which led to that 5-3 at the end of the 2nd. granted the trip call from suter was sketchy at best but still our top two guys have been taking a lot of penalties this year
Klein doesn't take many penalties
in fact, he only has 4 PIM so far, all given to him when he went after Doucheman (Beauchemin) following the Fisher hit. 2 Roughing minors, coincodental with Beauchemin’s penalties. Therefore we haven’t been on a Penalty Kill because of Klein yet.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Nov 16, 2011 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
I might cry.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Some people on the GDT were saying that we the fans shouldn’t have had a standing O last night, but at least one of the players really appreciated it; this from Twitter:
Geoffrion22 Sebastian Geoffrion
Predators fans are awesome. Standing ovation in between whistles. #fangfingers http://pic.twitter.com/LQ3IuHSW
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