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1. Gustafsson wrote:

   

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 11:01 am | Permalink
2. Gustafsson wrote:

   I find games against the Canadian cities a treat as we get to enjoy both the American and Canadian anthems. Yesterday, I felt embarrassed for the Capitals and especially for the singer, who on several occasions, referred to the lyrics of “O Canada” which was written on her left palm.

   I expected her to glance at her right palm during the singing of
   the “Star Spangled Banner”.

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 11:03 am | Permalink
3. OrderedChaos wrote:

   Another point regarding the Capitals’ victory: check out the shot-location chart on ESPN from the game. A majority of the Caps’ shots are clustered up close, in the slot (unlike Ottawa’s). I suspect Coach Boudreau will be emphasizing that smart shot selection and crashing the net for rebounds, something the team is historically uneven in doing, strongly contributed to these two dominant victories.

   http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/shotchart?gameId=280101023

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 11:12 am | Permalink
4. Gustafsson wrote:

   What’s also nice about that shot chart is the up to date bio pictures of the players!

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 11:20 am | Permalink
5. TG wrote:

   My biggest problem from NBC’s telecast, aside from not being able to see what was going on due to the snow, was the absolute fawning over Crosby. Everything he did was “amazing”, “fun to watch”, “impressive.” Good Lord! Go and get a room already!

   Of course, I knew it was going to be something like that when Doc Emerick, normally a good broadcaster, started out with, “Some of you may not have seen Crosby play before. In that case, you’re in for a real treat today…”

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 11:55 am | Permalink
6. Strikeman wrote:

   Personally I think Emrick is annoying I usually cant stand listening to one of his broadcast, that why I love the mute button. Hopefully in the future we can get multiple audio streams to choose from, id love to just hear the sounds of the game.

   And If that wasnt a fixed game then i dont know what is, a nationally televised game going to the shootout and crosboy wins it….cmon. The NHL headline said somethign about a perfect ending, uh hello wouldn’t it be a perfect ending if the home team won???

   OV is a better personality than crosboy will ever be.

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 12:24 pm | Permalink
7. Kim wrote:

   I am surprised there has not been more of an uproar over the National Anthem (or more accurately the lack there of) at the Winter Classic. Since when do we sing the Canadian Anthem at games with two US teams and God Bless America vs. the Star Spangled Banner? Maybe I am being petty, but I believe it is disrespectful to not sing the National Anthem of the host country on a nationally televised game of that importance.

   Also got tired of all of the Sidney Crosby lust from the announcers.

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 12:32 pm | Permalink
8. Zack wrote:

   A little bit off topic but…can you guys confirm or refute this rumor?

   http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/31756

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 12:32 pm | Permalink
9. pucksandbooks wrote:

   Zach,

   We think it’s more important to confirm that the Caps are negotiating with Alex. We have limited info about the give and take involved, and to date no sense if a deal is to be achieved sooner rather than later.

   Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 12:55 pm | Permalink
10. Victor wrote:

    Betcha The Toronto Sun & FanNation got that info from Eklund.

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 1:49 pm | Permalink
11. Capsaholic wrote:

    Did I mention, that outdoor game was FAKE? Loved the snow, though.

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 3:44 pm | Permalink
12. Jordan wrote:

    Writers on this site sure do go out of their way to pan Gonchar at every turn, I’ve noticed. Was his exit from the Caps on bad terms or something?

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 5:54 pm | Permalink
13. OrderedChaos wrote:

    Re: Gonchar, y’know, I always thought he was the best winger playing D in the league… if only the Caps had enough defensive depth at the time to play him at wing I’d probably have liked him more. But Gonchar had a penchant for horrible defensive gaffes at the worst times (I remember in particular when he tripped over the blue line, leading to a breakaway game-clinching goal in the playoffs).

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 6:39 pm | Permalink
14. pucksandbooks wrote:

    Jordan: Out of 1,088 OFB files, care to make a wager on how many mention Gonchar?

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 7:01 pm | Permalink
15. Thunderweenie wrote:

    1) OUCH! All the Ottawa comments! I’m so hurt! Oy, vey!

    The season finale between our two teams is next week, my DC friends, so keep yer jerseys on for the moment. (For the record, though, I do agree on Gerber–although I suspect that OrderedChaos may have spiked his water bottle…)

    2) Re. the outdoor game: all I can say is: thank God I could watch it on the CBC and not have to listen to NBC’s Sidney love-fest (or at least listen to a slightly toned-down version of it).

    But since we’re on the subject…am I the only one who finds the whole outdoor thing kinda…well, kinda fake and gimmicky? Just askin’.

    3) Canada V USA at the World Juniors on Friday, baby!!!! I wanna hear O Canada sung in CZECH!!! WHOOO!!!!

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 7:19 pm | Permalink
16. jdug wrote:

    Heres to the flood gates opening just a bit for Kozlov. Thank goodness Backstrom did not get it to him any sooner, he would have put it over the cross bar for sure.

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 7:23 pm | Permalink
17. dmg wrote:

    If the outdoor game was fake they either have really good (waterproof) robots or really good animators.

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 9:52 pm | Permalink
18. Thunderweenie wrote:

    The fake outdoor hockey game, brought to you by Moon Landing Productions!

    Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 10:56 pm | Permalink
19. chanuck wrote:

    I didn’t watch the game, but in regards to the singing of the Canadian national anthem. I have heard that Buffalo plays it at every home game. No matter who they are playing.

    Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 8:22 am | Permalink
20. SpartyCuse wrote:

    Thats correct. Because Buffalo draws a lot of fans from Canada, and their proximity to the border, they play O Canada at every game.

    Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 8:40 am | Permalink
21. Thunderweenie wrote:

    Yes, that is correct re O Canada in Buffalo. You can hear lots of “oots” and “aboots” at the HSBC on any given night.

    Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if they sing O Canada in Detroit, too? I’ve never been to a game at the Joe, and I know that Detroit and Buffalo are different cities with VERY different hockey histories and traditions. However, I also know that there’s a cross-border culture in Windsor-Detroit much like there is in Buffalo-Niagara, where people hop back and forth for activities like this all the time. Anyone know?

    Thanks for indulging the off-topic question, folks. Cheers!

    Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 9:34 am | Permalink
22. PenaltyBox wrote:

    I was shocked � and thrilled � to see such a high Nielsen rating for the Winter Classic, second only to a Fox broadcast some 12 years ago !

    Strikes me that this could make for yet another wakeup call for the NHL. People watched � and kept watching � because of the return to roots (read: the romance and simplicity of pond hockey)

    If only the NHL could REALLY clamp down on clutching and grabbing, the Devils-style neutral zone trap, and deliver the kind of romance and simplicity of bigger-ice hockey that we get at the Olympics and the World Championships � instead of the bandbox game in which six-foot-six defenders with sticks just about as long keep their smoother skating colleagues on the sidelines.

    Then, and only then � when the NHL introduces international size ice sheets � will we see these kinds of ratings for Stanley Cup playoff games.

    Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 3:30 pm | Permalink

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