Comments on: Something Big Is Already Built

By: Hunter

Hunter — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:19:38 +0000

Man I thought Godfrey rocked!Nice to see that the future looks great for the Caps

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:26:05 +0000

“belief in the crest” — I like that a lot, pepper.

By: pepper

pepper — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:00:39 +0000

Good point about Finley and Anton (the former less obvious).
And the connection between future and present -
there is now belief in the crest at all levels. That has never been the case before. Marketing aside, the Capitals wordmark is beginning to really mean something now. (And not just solid reg season teams and first round playoff exits.)
The vision of HockeyWashington is expanding indeed. To its next wave, and to its current legitimacy – a franchise ready, after 33 seasons, to claim elite-class status.

By: tess

tess — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:50:46 +0000

“..the Flyers yesterday were without two prime young talents, Alexander Giroux and JVR..”
Alexandre Giroux belongs to Hershey. Please don’t give him to the Flyers! I believe you meant Claude Giroux.

By: Carmine

Carmine — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:07:11 +0000

Matsumoto played… my bad.

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:59:37 +0000

norske,
I completely agree. In the case of Downie, when you factor in the length of his NHL suspensions, he’s actually a six-year vet.

By: norske

norske — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:54:36 +0000

Downie has played 32 games in the NHL, and Parent has played 22. I don’t see why either one of them should be at a rookie camp or playing in a rookie game. The Caps didn’t have a single player in rookie camp who has played even one game in the NHL. The absence of JVR is an acceptable excuse. The absence of Downie and Parent is a desperate one.

By: pig pile

pig pile — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:12:01 +0000

ummm…Matsumoto did play…quite a bit actually

By: Carmine

Carmine — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:06:25 +0000

The Flyers rookies were also without Matsumoto, Parent and Downie.

By: SovSport

SovSport — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:56:34 +0000

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