btw: I’d be glad to share my stats with you anytime, STD averages well over 100 uniques daily, but of course they are political bloggers/readers.

That is the disconnect I have with bloggers and some readers here, ya’ll don’t understand or care to consider politics…. Think about that and then think about my attitude towards PAB, and my earlier comments on our Play By Play announcer who loves every team more than the Caps, and constantly gushes over them…..

Politics is message and perception…. In my case, I am not interested in being popular, and go along to get along, nor sucking up to Caps Mngt for access, as I perceived this post. I am interested in bringing about the truth the way I see it.

When everyone agrees it shows one is thinking.

I think Spanky is just upset that no one reads his blog.

Jealousy is quite unbecoming.

FWIW - The only thing I got out of reading your very interesting post is that the only point that you made was that you don’t like bloggers. I for one, enjoy reading this blog daily and seeing the discussion threads embrace civil conversation.

Again, thanks for you input.

Kolzig single handedly lost games 2,3, 4 didn’t he? Not the freaking rookie defenseman he’s been sheparding for three years? Oh, that’s right Kolzig wasn’t in goal….

I have zero respect for someone, and especially a blogger, who only gives a rip about their access to boot licking and getting their little rumps patted by management!

Has he shown excellence on the ice? Yes.
Has he had career-spanning success and hit milestones? Yes.
Has he been successful in the playoffs? Yes.
Has he meant a lot to the franchise and city off the ice? Yes.

Sounds like an easy soulution to me.

IMHO the capitals are a bit too liberal when it comes to retiring jerseys so not sure about Kolzig. I think a few years need to pass before even considering it.

I’ll miss you Olie.

As with Giacomin, I’d love to see Kolzig return to the VC in another team’s jersey … I’d be there and would most certainly start chanting “Olie, Olie” at the beginning of the game. I understand the Capitals needed to move on the goaltending department, but that doesn’t mean Washington needs to forget about Olie Kolzig. Also, I don’t have a problem with Olie talking to the media before the Caps management … If I saw my girlfriend hanging out with another guy all time, and not inviting me to the party … then I think I’d talk to my friends before talking to her too. Olie felt a bit betrayed, and I can’t blame him for that.

PS … I tried very hard to let this stay at 37 posts.

– Ed Giacomin, upon learning that the Rangers would not recall him from waivers after having been claimed by the Red Wings

It has a familar ring this morning.

If Washington uses “team’s heart and soul” as the criteria for retiring a jersey, that doesn’t bother me, and by that criteria, #37 absolutely belongs in the rafters.

I’ll miss Olie enormously, and I wish him and his family the very best.

Maybe the Caps can employ Olie in some other FO capacity, or as a goaltending coach?

Don’t forget the legendary “Gonchar lights the lamp” ad in that series…

As a side note, I’m a firm believer that a player should have to be retired for at least five years (if not longer) before any jersey retiring is even brought up.
And personally I think there’s way too much talk of retiring numbers in general. Yes, there are exceptions, and those select few might be considered.

My $.02 is that Olie has either already decided to retire, or once he gets the sense that he really isn’t wanted to be a a #1, and probably not even a #1-A/B, then he will retire. He’s not going to spend another season in the league to ride the pine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OCnDrab3dk