http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:57:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-3089 Bill Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:41:10 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html#comment-3089 It is time McPhee goes. He has more than ample opportunity to develop a team. Compared to other teams who began with the same or less personnel, he is woefully behind the curve. Lets get someone who can develop a consistent winner. He efforts have resulted in heading in the wrong direction. The caps will soon lose its one star player. It is time McPhee goes. He has more than ample opportunity to develop a team. Compared to other teams who began with the same or less personnel, he is woefully behind the curve. Lets get someone who can develop a consistent winner. He efforts have resulted in heading in the wrong direction. The caps will soon lose its one star player.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-3088 TG Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:55:40 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html#comment-3088 Sorry. Pepper, you're correct. The idiocy of the coaches during my childhood all runs together. So to make that statement correct, replace Stevens and Murphy with Iafrate and I think Cote. But the first point is still correct. Of all the blockbuster trades the Caps were involved in, the only one they didn't "win" was the deadline one. And my brother makes a good argument that Oates on his own outweighed Allison, Carter and Carey. Sorry. Pepper, you’re correct. The idiocy of the coaches during my childhood all runs together. So to make that statement correct, replace Stevens and Murphy with Iafrate and I think Cote. But the first point is still correct. Of all the blockbuster trades the Caps were involved in, the only one they didn’t “win” was the deadline one. And my brother makes a good argument that Oates on his own outweighed Allison, Carter and Carey.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-3090 NHL Trade Deadline Roundup | National Hockey League Digest Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:17:14 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html#comment-3090 <strong></strong>

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-3087 pepper Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:46:20 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html#comment-3087 Schoeny was the coach well after the Murphy era. Still, the criticism of his coaching style is deserved. Those were some dark times, until the clouds parted with Wilson's arrival. Schoeny was the coach well after the Murphy era. Still, the criticism of his coaching style is deserved. Those were some dark times, until the clouds parted with Wilson’s arrival.

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-3086 OrderedChaos Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:59:31 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html#comment-3086 On a side note: the Caps' two Alexes managed to completely avoid deadline-day drama by checking out a youth hockey championship game in Laurel, MD this morning: <a href="http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/news.asp?story_id=4646" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/news.asp?story_id=4646" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/news.asp?story_id=4646</a></a> On a side note: the Caps’ two Alexes managed to completely avoid deadline-day drama by checking out a youth hockey championship game in Laurel, MD this morning:
http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/news.asp?story_id=4646

]]> http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-3085 TG Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:53:41 +0000 http://mvn.com/onfrozenblog/2007/02/27/assessing-deadline-drama-and-the-washington-capitals.html#comment-3085 Wow. Lot of research into that one. I'd like to say that off the blockbusters, the one that happened at the trade deadline is the one that the Caps ended up with the short end of the stick. Yeah yeah yeah, Jagr's a bust, blah blah blah. But what was given up for him? That one's definitely a win for the Caps. And I'd put up the Ridley/Miller/Crawford for Carpenter up there for one of the all-time one-sided trades. As for Cicarelli/Rouse for Gartner/Murphy, as I recall (although being a child at the time I may be wrong), Gartner had become the focus of failures in the playoffs, while Murphy caught the ire of fans for failures on the power play, despite the fact that it was THE STUPID COACHING OF THE MURRAY BROTHERS AND JIM "I'm coaching in the time of huge offensive explosions, I've got Murphy, Stevens and Hatcher on the blueline and I'm going to try to win this game 2-1" SCHOENFELD. Their power play design, pass the puck to the point and let Murphy shoot. Blocked or wide? Set it up again. For the WHOLE TWO MINUTES! Nope. I'm not still bitter about that one! Wow. Lot of research into that one. I’d like to say that off the blockbusters, the one that happened at the trade deadline is the one that the Caps ended up with the short end of the stick. Yeah yeah yeah, Jagr’s a bust, blah blah blah. But what was given up for him? That one’s definitely a win for the Caps. And I’d put up the Ridley/Miller/Crawford for Carpenter up there for one of the all-time one-sided trades. As for Cicarelli/Rouse for Gartner/Murphy, as I recall (although being a child at the time I may be wrong), Gartner had become the focus of failures in the playoffs, while Murphy caught the ire of fans for failures on the power play, despite the fact that it was THE STUPID COACHING OF THE MURRAY BROTHERS AND JIM “I’m coaching in the time of huge offensive explosions, I’ve got Murphy, Stevens and Hatcher on the blueline and I’m going to try to win this game 2-1″ SCHOENFELD. Their power play design, pass the puck to the point and let Murphy shoot. Blocked or wide? Set it up again. For the WHOLE TWO MINUTES! Nope. I’m not still bitter about that one!

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