Comments on: The Calm Before the Seventh Game Storm http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/ A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:59:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: usiel http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137505 usiel Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:56:03 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137505 Ken summed it up best. Regardless of what happens tonight I would have to say that this crazy down and up season and this team are the funnest I've ever followed the past 18 seasons. Ken summed it up best.

Regardless of what happens tonight I would have to say that this crazy down and up season and this team are the funnest I’ve ever followed the past 18 seasons.

]]> By: Klay Key http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137502 Klay Key Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:52:23 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137502 The maturation of Laich, Semin, and Backstrom in just the past six games is amazing. It is scary how good this group could get. Good luck to all the Caps in game 7. The maturation of Laich, Semin, and Backstrom in just the past six games is amazing. It is scary how good this group could get. Good luck to all the Caps in game 7.

]]> By: Bucky Katt http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137428 Bucky Katt Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:53:03 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137428 Rather than the rabbits foot, you should have Dorothy's ruby red slippers..."There's no place like home.." :) I'll be there tonight..in my red Caps sweater. Rock the Red! Shaibu Ovie! Rather than the rabbits foot, you should have Dorothy’s ruby red slippers…”There’s no place like home..” :)

I’ll be there tonight..in my red Caps sweater. Rock the Red! Shaibu Ovie!

]]> By: Juan-John http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137413 Juan-John Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:52:29 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137413 Phone Booth sold out yet? :-) Phone Booth sold out yet? :-)

]]> By: zelda http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137393 zelda Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:37:21 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137393 Great post, Pucks. I got chills looking at the similarities between Ovie's goal last night and Hunter's goal 20 years ago. I wasn't at the game 20 years ago because I had just given birth to my hockey player and fervent Caps fan. But I'll be there tonight and hoping for the same outcome as 20 years ago. (As a long-time Caps fan, I don't look forward to playing the Pens, but I'll take a Scarlett O'Hara approach to that because tomorrow is another day.) We go game by game. Let's Go CAPS! Great post, Pucks. I got chills looking at the similarities between Ovie’s goal last night and Hunter’s goal 20 years ago. I wasn’t at the game 20 years ago because I had just given birth to my hockey player and fervent Caps fan. But I’ll be there tonight and hoping for the same outcome as 20 years ago. (As a long-time Caps fan, I don’t look forward to playing the Pens, but I’ll take a Scarlett O’Hara approach to that because tomorrow is another day.) We go game by game. Let’s Go CAPS!

]]> By: Dumont http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137392 Dumont Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:32:11 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137392 Step 1) take care of business in Philly in game 6. Step 2) Forget Monday night and put all focus and energy on Tuesday and game 7. Step 3)Dominate in game 7. Be strong, and rock the Red. Step 1) take care of business in Philly in game 6.

Step 2) Forget Monday night and put all focus and energy on Tuesday and game 7.

Step 3)Dominate in game 7. Be strong, and rock the Red.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137390 Jerry Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:25:29 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137390 Not sure how many of you noticed, but right around 10pm last night, guess what was showing on Starz movie channel last night? Yep, Mystery, Alaska. That's a movie that I can't turn off, but last night... There was something kind of spooky about it being on right after our win in Philly. As tired as I was, I watched that whole damn movie... And the quote pulled for this post wasn't lost on my, either. It might be a stretch, but there's something about our youth and underdog nature that really worked for me while watching that movie. "Anybody tired in here!!!???" I'm not sure if you can equate the Caps' stretch run to "skating the river," but I'm going with it... The only aspect of the analogy that simply won't work for me is the ending... We're going to rewrite that part of the script. Not sure how many of you noticed, but right around 10pm last night, guess what was showing on Starz movie channel last night?

Yep, Mystery, Alaska.

That’s a movie that I can’t turn off, but last night… There was something kind of spooky about it being on right after our win in Philly. As tired as I was, I watched that whole damn movie… And the quote pulled for this post wasn’t lost on my, either.

It might be a stretch, but there’s something about our youth and underdog nature that really worked for me while watching that movie.

“Anybody tired in here!!!???”

I’m not sure if you can equate the Caps’ stretch run to “skating the river,” but I’m going with it…

The only aspect of the analogy that simply won’t work for me is the ending… We’re going to rewrite that part of the script.

]]> By: Curtis http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137389 Curtis Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:21:57 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137389 As my wife, youngest son, and I watched the final seconds tick down I remembered of the times when I was a young cap fan and would watch the Caps in those brutal series with NY OR Philly...When I was 10....My son is feeling the same heart pounding intense love for the game that I had. Whatever happens tonight...My son, wife and I will be glued to the TV watching (what we hope) the Capitals Win...I want to thank everyone in here for a way for us to vent, show love, and just plain Cheer for a great team....As I said earlier.... IT'S NOT OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS...SO...DON'T LET HER IN IF YOU SEE HER!!!!!!!!!! GO CAPS!!! As my wife, youngest son, and I watched the final seconds tick down I remembered of the times when I was a young cap fan and would watch the Caps in those brutal series with NY OR Philly…When I was 10….My son is feeling the same heart pounding intense love for the game that I had. Whatever happens tonight…My son, wife and I will be glued to the TV watching (what we hope) the Capitals Win…I want to thank everyone in here for a way for us to vent, show love, and just plain Cheer for a great team….As I said earlier…. IT’S NOT OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS…SO…DON’T LET HER IN IF YOU SEE HER!!!!!!!!!!
GO CAPS!!!

]]> By: Jesse Marshall http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137387 Jesse Marshall Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:08:34 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137387 What a great post. Best of luck to you tonight and here's to a potential second round meeting between our teams. It wouldn't be spring if we didn't play the Capitals in a 7 gamer. :) What a great post. Best of luck to you tonight and here’s to a potential second round meeting between our teams.

It wouldn’t be spring if we didn’t play the Capitals in a 7 gamer. :)

]]> By: Gustafsson http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137380 Gustafsson Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:45:06 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137380 I'd like to echo pucks' comment. Pete and radbytrade, your comments have enriched this blog by providing insight from the opposition in a genuine, rational, and RESPECTFUL manner. No matter if the Caps or Flyers win this evening, we hope that both of you continue to read <b>AND COMMENT</b>. We have little to no tolerance for trolls, but embrace this kind of exchange. You both have set the bar by which our opposition commenters will now be measured. Now, let's get the next nine hours over with. I’d like to echo pucks’ comment. Pete and radbytrade, your comments have enriched this blog by providing insight from the opposition in a genuine, rational, and RESPECTFUL manner. No matter if the Caps or Flyers win this evening, we hope that both of you continue to read AND COMMENT.

We have little to no tolerance for trolls, but embrace this kind of exchange. You both have set the bar by which our opposition commenters will now be measured.

Now, let’s get the next nine hours over with.

]]> By: pucksandbooks http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137378 pucksandbooks Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:39:19 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137378 Dan, euphoria-insomia-ed like you, I DVD'd it. Pete, fans like you, whatever your allegiance, honor and magnificently augment this forum. It's so been a spring to follow spectacular hockey, and spectaular hockey hearts -- many of them brand new readers -- have joined us here for the following. Hope you stick around a while. Dan, euphoria-insomia-ed like you, I DVD’d it.

Pete, fans like you, whatever your allegiance, honor and magnificently augment this forum. It’s so been a spring to follow spectacular hockey, and spectaular hockey hearts — many of them brand new readers — have joined us here for the following. Hope you stick around a while.

]]> By: Dan http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137366 Dan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:26:23 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137366 Funny that you went for the Mystery Alaska drop in this post. After last night's game, I was so wound up, I couldn't sleep, and ended up watching Mystery Alaska on one of the cable movie channels. Funny that you went for the Mystery Alaska drop in this post. After last night’s game, I was so wound up, I couldn’t sleep, and ended up watching Mystery Alaska on one of the cable movie channels.

]]> By: radbytrade http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137365 radbytrade Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:26:09 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137365 As I feared, dreaded, and carried on about in a previous post, the dreaded other shoe is dangerously close to dropping for my beloved Flyers. This is a bunch that, when up two goals midway through a potential series clinching game absolutely panicked when the score was brought to within one. This is a team that, as much as it pains me to say it, does not deserve to move past the first round of these playoffs. I don't want to make it all doom and gloom here and spend a great deal of time uttering the words that so enrage me when I hear them come from opposing teams and their fans. "We let this one get away." "We shot ourselves in the foot." Statements like these are only partially true. It takes two to tango and right now the Caps are all about dancing. I have to tip my cap (I think I used this pun before, but forgive me). If the Flyers had the heart of your Caps, this situation would not have been even remotely close to coming up. I'll be agonizing over game 7 tonight...desperately hoping the FlyGuys find some of the guttural moxie they need to finally wrest this series by the horns. I won't hold my breath. Good luck. After all, you guys at least deserve it. As I feared, dreaded, and carried on about in a previous post, the dreaded other shoe is dangerously close to dropping for my beloved Flyers. This is a bunch that, when up two goals midway through a potential series clinching game absolutely panicked when the score was brought to within one. This is a team that, as much as it pains me to say it, does not deserve to move past the first round of these playoffs.

I don’t want to make it all doom and gloom here and spend a great deal of time uttering the words that so enrage me when I hear them come from opposing teams and their fans. “We let this one get away.” “We shot ourselves in the foot.” Statements like these are only partially true. It takes two to tango and right now the Caps are all about dancing. I have to tip my cap (I think I used this pun before, but forgive me). If the Flyers had the heart of your Caps, this situation would not have been even remotely close to coming up.

I’ll be agonizing over game 7 tonight…desperately hoping the FlyGuys find some of the guttural moxie they need to finally wrest this series by the horns. I won’t hold my breath.

Good luck. After all, you guys at least deserve it.

]]> By: Ken http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137364 Ken Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:23:58 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137364 Win tonight. This is business. Go out and win. Win tonight. This is business. Go out and win.

]]> By: vt caps fan http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137358 vt caps fan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:54:13 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137358 I BELIEVE I BELIEVE

]]> By: Pete http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137357 Pete Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:53:21 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137357 Pens fan here, and I have to say something. The morning after watching playoff hockey I could go to ESPN.com, NHL.com or FOXSPORTS.com and read the box scores and recaps. However, I come here first, and the article I just read by Pucks is why. Good luck tonight and enjoy it. Pens fan here, and I have to say something.

The morning after watching playoff hockey I could go to ESPN.com, NHL.com or FOXSPORTS.com and read the box scores and recaps.

However, I come here first, and the article I just read by Pucks is why.

Good luck tonight and enjoy it.

]]> By: Victor http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137355 Victor Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:35:41 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137355 Well said. I believe Peerless has a quote from Gabby stating, roughly, "We haven't won anything," and he's right. If the Caps lose tonight, Ovie's goals, the tic-tac-tic-goal from Nicki, Semin's rebound and near-killing as they celebrated...all of them will have meant nothing. One down, one to go. (And I wish to whatever diety you prefer: This is NOT a team of "destiny" and I pray everyone stops saying that. This is a team that has worked hard to dig themselves out of an incredibly deep hole; hard work isn't "destiny." Hard work is hard work and that makes the rewards that much sweeter. They've got to play the hardest 60 minutes of their lives tonight, and if it works out the way it should--they get a brief moment of statisfaction before they get to do it all over again.) Well said. I believe Peerless has a quote from Gabby stating, roughly, “We haven’t won anything,” and he’s right. If the Caps lose tonight, Ovie’s goals, the tic-tac-tic-goal from Nicki, Semin’s rebound and near-killing as they celebrated…all of them will have meant nothing.

One down, one to go.

(And I wish to whatever diety you prefer: This is NOT a team of “destiny” and I pray everyone stops saying that. This is a team that has worked hard to dig themselves out of an incredibly deep hole; hard work isn’t “destiny.” Hard work is hard work and that makes the rewards that much sweeter. They’ve got to play the hardest 60 minutes of their lives tonight, and if it works out the way it should–they get a brief moment of statisfaction before they get to do it all over again.)

]]> By: amy http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137352 amy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:48:58 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/04/22/the-calm-before-the-seventh-game-storm/#comment-137352 Well said! Tonight is an event that is a culmination yet stands alone. And the excitement...overwhelming! I am wearing my red today of course, all the way down to my unmentionables. Let's brace ourselves and enjoy the rush! Well said! Tonight is an event that is a culmination yet stands alone. And the excitement…overwhelming! I am wearing my red today of course, all the way down to my unmentionables. Let’s brace ourselves and enjoy the rush!

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