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Sicco procul Kettler Caput is preteritus July per Rookie Castra, Tim Leone of Pium Novus pressed theca pro Nicklas Backstrom prodigo suus primoris annus questus consuefacio in North America sub Bruce Boudreau. Wednesdays’ Lavatio Stipes Effor profiled Backstrom quod suus niteo sub Boudreau — 10 cuspis in 10 venatus. Volvit sicco, Tim eram vox.

EGO sententia is eram maximus futurus procul Quin Center pro totus illae weeks’ venatus gratia lucrum a videlicet portrait of quis a Bruce Boudreau Caps’ team vultus amo, suum having been proprie induco ut unus alius pro praeter dimidium a mensis. EGO volo video vidi visum lemma ago in factum quod audio lemma sermo postea. Iam Im’ of fides ut Im’ testis a notabilis turnaround in quis eram coepi a atrox season, pariter ut Boudreau condita an indelible infigo obviam transitioning ex penitus ut unqualified Caput capitis Cogo of Lavatio Caput.

Etiam, ut sententia, ut aura, eram palpable in Quin Center tardus permaneo nox noctis. Is eram illic quoniam Caps have pulsatus una three rectus wins super species inimicus; ustulo 14 calx in processus; perfectus sic vacuus suum caput, unus of venatus’ premiere playmaking centers, quod unus of venatus’ optimus defensabiliter porro; quod scriptor comebacks in duos of three laurifer.

Hic est a lemma velociter captus habitum per Bruce Boudreau Caps: secundus — quod tertiary — ustulo. Joe Motzko flirting per a hat furta? Secundum venatus Boudreau said totus vox quod excolo res super Motzko having “ bonus manuum” quod affero ut a Sto Vas victor permaneo season, tamen in terminus, hes’ a iter itineris porro. Tamen lascivio pro Boudreau, in Boudreaus’ ratio, motivated per Bruce Boudreau, Joe Motzko can vulnero vos. Tonight, is vulnero Rangers. Ut did Datum Procax. Quod si vos take a vultus tergum procul Bruce Boudreaus’ Ipsa Gero, quod Bruce Boudreaus’ Manchester Monarchia, vos moris’ reperio rosters plenus per caput capitis- gravis ustulo. Im’ non smart satis ualeo dico vos quare, basically, tantum Alexander Ovechkin could ustulo sub Glen Hanlon is season quod quare, three weeks laxus,everybody est ustulo sub Bruce Boudreau. Tamen suus’ venio.

Quinque calx obviam Henrik Lunqvist! Quod Steckel ledo a pipio shorthanded, quod Ovechkin requiro in a breakaway. Magis musings:

• Mike Viridis: reputo Sergei Gonchar tamen per inordinate defensabiliter potestas. In cogo’ stipes- venatus presser, Tarik El Vercundus asked Bruce Boudreau, “ iustus quam bonus est is kid gonna exsisto?” Mihi, cogo’ statim oris said panton: is got prolixus-eyed, is smiled late, is vultus amo a parvulus aspicio substructio of a Sarcalogos nemus refertus plenus of wrapped bonus in Sarcalogos oriens.
• Snow held sursum quis would have been Caps’ secundus calx of prothoplastus period. Is eram excruciatingly iuxta videlicet pretermissio Henrik Lunqvists’ calx versus. Per penuriosus Quin Center glacies of a week abhinc, haud snow could have exaggeratus in crepito, quod venatus would have been knotted procul 2 procul primoris intermission. Quam could EGO dico? Pensilis super nos sursum in press arca archa, per near, are a dimidium dozen sizable altus-def TVs.
• Datum Brashears’ succurro in prothoplastus period eram secundus nomine tenus tantum. Is threw a magnificabiliter reprehendo ut lucror puck per terminus tabula, tunc patella a decorus, ferreus quod campester centering obduco in socors ut Revolvo Laich, cuius ferreus offa eram swatted domus per Motzko.
• Suus’ difficilis ut overstate quantus magis dynamic Bruce Boudreau vox lascivio vultus foedus ut suus decessor. Haud res quis iunctum of quinque est sicco illic, they scriptum themselves per libramen quod vultus of cohesion. Is, quoque, EGO sum animadverto: multus magis “Ooooohs” accompanying multus magis near procerus ex domus turba per vir commodum.
• Procax-Orr tardus- tripudio: vigilo is no mihi reputo ut inimicus of bellator have an uphill pugna insofar ut oro obviam suus entertainment pendo. Orr unleashed a flurry of rabies mane in, potissimum quod didnt’ terra, tunc Procax went bombs absentis in blowback.
• Caps’ primoris pupillus poena res secundum prope 33 minutes of lascivio vicis. Magis castrensis captus habitum.
• Mike Viridis’ fiducia quod virtuosity torrens puck partum lanes pro Joe Motzkos’ secundus calx. Is could have caput capitis- ratio puck ut aut of suus pennae in lascivio, tamen instead vado sursum per patefacio center of glacies, tergum sursum duos Blueshirt tutor. Is vicissim patefacio lanes altus in Rangers’ terminus, intus quod Viridis deftly QBd’ quod Motzko showcased suus “ mollis manuum”
• Paul Capulus Jeff Schultz has got nonnullus serius cuspis offa MoJo iens in. Erigo vestri manus manus si vos sententia hed’ propinquo Sarcalogos per magis calx quam Jordan Staal.
• snowballing presencia of victor: Olie Kolzig orator secundum venatus super illic res nonnullus “ fragilis moments” in tertius period of Monday nox noctis’ angustus 3-2 triumphus super Diabolus. Tamen is said Caps pomum fiducia lucrum ex ut usus obviam Rangers Wednesday nox noctis, ut is skated a angustus tertius period emineo fiducialiter. Boudreau added ut in scamnum is could dico guys erant’ impleo per obses mereo unus cuspis, vel secundum cado secundum 2-0. Is est a diversus hockey team, folks, pessime vulnero ut is est.
• Is mini victor virga has fornicatus Olie Kolzigs’ tutela record tergum supremus .500: 286-285-63-18. Have is sensus suus’ gonna subsisto ut via.
• Mane in tertius period permaneo nox noctis Brendan Shanahan traho sursum shy of plastering a vulnerable Alexander Ovechkin in recedentia angulus tabula ut AO had suus tergum verto ludo puck. EGO had duos reactions. Unus, Crur knew is eram AO. Duos, is est subtilis typus of veneratiosulum ludio ludius ought exhibeosulum alius ludio ludius huic league in talis locus. Adepto vox ut Sean Mediocris quod Philadelphia Flyers.
• Alexander Ovechkin eram siccus quod postulo in respondeo ut press questions super significance of permaneo nox noctis’ victoria. Tamen ut alluding ut teams’ fans, quos is accersitus “ valde” is added, “ nos postulo suscipio” torqueo of hockey is team est lascivio iam quod nixus is est putting continuo dignitas plures fannies res in sto Friday nox noctis.

Hic’ a sampling of photos ex Lavatio Caput’ 80s Nox noctis in December 12, 2007. EGO didnt’ utriusque rectus redemptor quoniam, puteus, is vultus pulchellus frigus per rutilus mullets. Bonus tunes tonight, sententia they lubricus sursum a iugo vicis (AC/DCs’ Altus ut Abyssus est 1979; Andrew W.K. est 2002).

Muris super sulum photo pro captivus, quod stipes links ut vestri own ut ineo si youd’ amo. utor

(persevero)

Si vestri’ amo nos, quondam vel bis in December vos amo sumo a effrego ex tsunami mare of shopping mall clementia quod prodigo a iugo of hora tucked inside a atrum theatrum parumper feriae season movie. Gratiae ut suscipio procuratio procul Avalon Theatrum in Northwest D.C., quod a consortio per Lavatio Caput quod Canadian Legatio, OFB lector have an vicis pro subtilis is tunc Tuesday, December 18, ut theyre’ invited lego procul Avalon parumper discounted screening of ‘ Silicis, Legend of Silicis Richard,’ icon of icons in Canadian athletic lore.

“ut a tener puer ex puteulanus collar Québec, Uber had somnium ludo in Populus Hockey League. Subter supter suus mollis- orator, opus ordo extrarius exuro a perturbatio ut verto is tener officina opus in “The Rocket.” In 1950s pre- galea dies of hockey, adversus jugis distinguo, Silicis ludio ludius per teres, volo, quod incendia ut defied totus odds quod no him a legend.”

In Tuesday vesper, December 18 procul 830:, OFB lector ero validus video vidi visum ‘ Silicis’ pro discounted admission of $7 procul Avalon. Privatus in angustus dispensatio in 2005, ‘ Silicis’ has ludio ludius ut validus recenseo, quod suus DVD eram privatus in U.S. iustus yesterday. Nonnullus notabilis current quod quondam NHLers had in-screen persona in membrana: Sean Mediocris of Rangers; Pascal Dupuis of Thrashers; Ian Lapierriere of Avalanche; Vincent Lecavalier of Levitas; Stephane Quintal, formator Canadien; quod Mike Ricchi, quondam Partis quod Coyote.

Unus of Washingtons’ valde vetus movie domus, Avalon patefacio in February 1923 — “ ut patronus could vigilo a silens membrana pro triginta cents.” Per 2001, Avalon eram natu maximus adsidue operating movie domus in Lavatio. Nos moris’ invado pro triginta cents tunc Tuesday nox noctis, tamen puteus’ exsisto sessio in a ordo cinematic occasus parumper validus membrana. Additionally, Caput es opus ferreus praemunio pauci current quod quondam ludio ludius ut famulor, quod puteus’ have a stipes-movie frenum of Q & A super Silicis quod movie per lemma.

Nos may vel invite Imperator Weingarten quod Michael Wilbon.

Avalon ero screening ‘ Silicis’ nobis Tuesday nox noctis in Theatrum 1. Nos have 125 sessio servo procul discounted $7 admission. Totus OFB lector volens ut famulor Tuesday nox noctis must email nos suum nomen quod illud in suum secui. Donatus nostrum involvement per Caps quod Canadian Legatio huic vicis, sessio es certus praecessi velox. Nos operor non volo vos coegi in urbs in a libido tunc Tuesday nox noctis tantum impetro shut sicco. Sic occumbo nos a versus per vestri plenus nomen quod servo vestri sessio hodie: email@onfrozenblog.com

Quisnam doesnt’ amo captus in a valde flick per feriae season, quod huic instance, constipatus per centum of socius hockey diligo? Avalon ero ostendo ‘ Silicis’ sulum dies ex December 14 per 20, procul 315: quod 830:.

Avalon est locus procul5612 Iunctio Ave. NW; (202) 966-6000.

Reprehendo sicco ‘ Silicis’’ Juvenis movie sequor:

Tonights’ tilt inter Caput quod Novus York Rangers mos pluma 5,000 splendiduscoiffures liberalitas of teams’ 80s Nox noctis promotional giveaway: perspicuus rutilus mullet wigs. Suus’ haud casus ut is spondeo congruo per Jaromir Jagrs’ reverto ut DC ( ego diligo Tonsor Walters-esque mollis focus in isJagr photo… sic arcesso!).

Peius’ exsisto vulgivagus concourse per meus venit in manus manus, snapping pics of liquidus rutilus crines quod silicis sicco ut 80s tunes ( servo fingers crux crucis pro nonnullus Rememdium, Incursio, Excolo, succedo). EGO sit in Section 426, Row A, si youd’ amo ut subsisto per parumper saluto. Peius’ exsisto taedium an vetus- schola Caput hat quod aut a niger- quod- argentum 80s Gretzky L.A. Rex rgis jersey vel a rutilus Dale Venator Caput jersey. Quod sentio solvo pareo vestri own photos nobis via ineo ut is stipes.

Pro fond Monumentum of Mullets Preteritus, reprehendo sicco isOFB stipes per links ut nonnullus stellar mullet- commemoro photos.

Monday nox noctis eram quisquam tamen alius vulgaris weeknight ordinarius season venatus procul Quin Center. A sanus sampling of communications crew ex Ipsa Gero no trinus down, suum schedule tandem sino parumper saluto ut D.C. ut reprehendo sursum per nuper proveho cogo they sic admire. vox vocis Gero, John Walton, brought per Sarcalogos Libramen, cuius’ servo Gero’ civitas pro Cogo Bob Silva, quod Lamont Buford, quisnam servo Gero’ textus site vegetus quod notitia. Sarcalogos, incidentally, coepi blogging is cado[”Dupree in Sin Bin“] quod est semita American Hockey League vita per laudatio latitudo quod retineo. Hes’ fio meus pipeline ut verus- vicis progressio opinio in Eric Fehrs’ rehab.

Cogo Boudreau didnt’ teneo super saluto ex suus amicitia ahead of vicis, ita scaena inside Caps’ cella secundum permaneo nox noctis’ victoria eram tepidus amo vos vires statua — no magis per Quintin Laings’ venatus- victor vir.

EGO hadnt’ seen illa guys utpote Hersheys’ domus patefacio tergum in tardus October, quod donatus interpono developments of nota utpote tunc, permaneo nox noctis’ reunion no parumper vivax prandium chat. Is eram fascinating audio ut perspectives in magnus changes ex illa guys quisnam teneo Cogo Boudreau optimus. Vos vires repeto ut Gero erant in Philadelphia in Friday, November 23, lascivio ut nox noctis obviam Phantoms secundum Bruce Boudreau no suus debut ut Caps’ cogo ut meridianus obviam Flyers. Illa res succurro fuel an affectus in Ipsa norma ut dies ut eram, Walton told mihi, interdum opprimo.

“secundum [2006 Calder] Vas, ut dies eram plurrimi remuneror in meus universus hockey tutela” is told mihi. “ego eram sic prodigo ut per vicis nos tabula bus impetro tergum [ ut Ipsa], EGO eram asleep pro is traho out.”

Illic videor futurus multus of Ipsa Gero duco super Caps illa dies, totus of is positus. EGO reperio myself volens itd’ supervenio hic super 10 annus abhinc.

Iam tunc. Illic erant nimirum notabilis items ex permaneo nox noctis’ venatus, led primoris quod primoris per quod quispiam in Caps’ communications curo video vidi visum mihi sessio tunc ut a repens Requiro Novus Jersey, quisnam eram, etiam,blogging ex venatus. EGO didnt’ puto quam primum, aut ( tametsi is eram evidenter venustas), tamen Vogel certe certo mihi is eram verus. Plus, mane Tuesday oriens, super ientaculum in a Mayflower consentaneus, is pluo mihi suus flos. Kidding super Mayflower — quis blogger could afford ut lodging?

• Quis eram per quicumque cella in glacies pro Caps’ solers porro ut skate puck? Novus Jersey eram absentis unus dimidium of suus shutdown tandem of John Madden quod Pica Pandolfo, quod ut videor facio a ingens distinctus. Tamen is quoque videor futurus verus ut Brent Sutter volo suus team ut skate per suus contradictio — ut professio chances. Si verus, quis a exspectata change ex ten-plus annus of laqueus hockey. Novus Jersey saluto ut D.C. ordo ut meus minimus ventus inter inimicus, pro suum EGO- votum- EGO-had-a-Michener- novus- per- lascivio- species, tamen permaneo nox noctis’ venatus eram puteus ludio ludius quod fun ut vigilo.
• Memor gratuitously penuriosus versus changes ut aliquando victimized Glen Hanlon-led Caps, quod minor plerumque, quoque plures men in glacies poena? Qua es they iam? EGO servo auditurus esse vox “ ratio” referenced per interventus procul venatus, inferring ut nonnullus rationabiliter radical formations es res deployed per Bruce Boudreau; quantum relevant distinctus per Caps of preteritus duos weeks est tendo castrensis quicum suus’ skating.
• Sulum in press memoratus dominor of permaneo nox noctis’ secundus period. Diabolus had a validus satus ut patefacio venatus, quod a verus validus oris quinque minutes in tertius. Tamen ceterus of venatus belonged ut Caps. Is eram an malum-depleted Caps’ stipes — quod key pestifer procul ut. Atqui is throttled a niveus- fervens Diabolus’ stipes. Nos erant told per October quod potissimum November ut a mediocris censeo of Glen Hanlon couldnt’ exsisto propter pestifer. vere
• Novus Jerseys’ David Clarkson no punctum of targeting Alexander Ovechkin per nonnullus cuspis physicality mane in, quod AO nunquam videor ut alieno is pro reliquum of venatus. Vel profundus in tertius AO eram conscius Clarkson in glacies — quod transporto a pondus- vexo Sarcalogos pecto suus via.
• Is didnt’ videor ultum gelu in Quin Center, tamen pucks videor moror palpo in superficies, quod EGO animadverto singulariter amount of snow in glacies procul conclusion of period unus.
• Olie Kolzig videor futurus bellator puck aliquantulus permaneo nox noctis.
• Shaone Morrisonn quod Mike Viridis es velox captus in a shutdown aura ut suum iugum.
• Narro of Viridis, si vestri’ admiratio quare Boudreau est condita probus utor of him in Caps’ vox lascivio, vigilo suus footwork quod agility in suus laxus cycling of puck in cuspis. Bryan Muir illic is aint’.
• Illic es nox noctis ut Alexander Ovechkin sees glacies veneficus, ordine procuratio obduco articulus quod creatively ut prolixus- patefacio teammates in ways only the world’s elite can. His high-low, cross-ice laser to a startled Viktor Kozlov in the second period was just such an instance, and there were a half dozen similar setups from him Monday night.
• The injury-ravaged Caps caught a break in not seeing Marty Brodeur in net last night. Kevin Weekes didn’t play poorly at all, but he played the puck brutally.
• More and more mobility is arriving for Alexander Semin. The Caps are an entirely different hockey club with a healthy Semin skating in the lineup. I’ve made a point before of claiming him to be the most skilled hockey player ever to wear a Caps’ sweater. Last night Eric McErlain told me, “The puck is on a Yo-Yo string with [Semin], and he’s the only one on the ice who knows what’s going to happen with it.”

Tomorrow, the dreams of Roy Dupuis fans will come true: “The Rocket” is being released on DVD. (The trailer is here for your viewing pleasure.) I was able to see this introspective of Maurice Richard’s life again, and the movie holds up well over multiple viewings. The movie depicted the struggle in Canada between Anglophones and Francophones, as well as the various social classes, especially well. This aspect of the plot helped to further develop my understanding of the issues. As an American with a French-Canadian husband, I was already aware of the tensions, but this movie further defined the fine points of the problems.

However, my favorite part of the movie was when Sean Avery “Bob Dill” got the stuffing knocked out of him by Richard. Avery will never win any awards for acting, but even he seemed convincing, probably because he was doing what he always does: mouthing off, pushing guys around, and generally acting like a jerk. Other players were involved in the film– Vincent Lecavalier and Mike Ricci, to name a couple– so there was a degree of authenticity when it came to the hockey scenes. (It didn’t hurt that Dupuis has been skating since he was three.)

Personally, I preferred watching the film in French with English subtitles; it added to the experience. I’d rank this movie up there in the hockey movie genre, somewhere between “Mystery, Alaska” and “Miracle” (and definitely higher than “Most Valuable Primate.”) If you’re in the mood for a hockey movie and want to see something other than “Slapshot,” check out “The Rocket.”

Here’s a great shot taken by Allen Clark of Off Wing.

Be sure to check out other great photos from the game at Off Wing Photo.

• It’s hard to keep track of knee-jerk notes when you attend the game with your four year old son AND your 3 week old son.
• Two words: Free and Wings
• The pre-game Kids Club festivities were a bit disorganized, perhaps they were not expecting as many to show up as they did. I was surprised at the number of participants. I didn’t sign up our oldest until a few weeks after it started and his membership number is barely into the double digits…. as it turns out, there are about 500 members.
• Speaking of the Kids Club, the Caricature Artist was doing a great job.
• There was an autograph session with the Kids Club event, injured Boyd Gordon was one of the participants. He managed to fight through the cast on the hand to sign the kids’ wares. I asked him how much longer he’ll be on the shelf. He told me about two more weeks.
• The shot clock didn’t work through the entire first period. Annoying.
• Black curtains still hang over the ends of the ribbon light boards around the bottom ring. What gives?
• The soccer “ole” song was not played after any of the six goals. The odd numbered goals got Kernkraft 400’s “Zombie Nation” while the even numbered goals were celebrated to the chorus of Blur’s “Song 2“. The Fifth Line may be the only ones upset by the change.
• The team looked like they were playing together as a unit. Have we seen the “Boudreau System” clicking for the first time?

• Good to see Scott Stevens in a Caps uniform again, even if it was via an artists painting.
• Mike Green was doing a great job keeping the puck in the zone on the power play.
• Pothier with yet another bad pass up the middle of the defensive zone that turns into a goal for the other team.
• Kolzig with a great save on Gionta… then Zubrus with the goal.  Ex-Caps do love to score on their old team, no?
• Just noticed in the 2nd period that Poti has and A on his sweater.
• Oveckin, Backstrom, and Semin with some great work and nice passing on the power play resulting in a laser of a shot for a much needed Semin goal.
• Then they kill all momentum by allowing a goal right after Semin’s tally.
• Green with an absolute piss poor penalty in the final minute of play thus ending the game for the Caps and yet another loss.
• Anyone else with DirecTV and NHL Center Ice not only notice that they’ve moved the channel locations of the games to 769 785?
• More intriguing than the channel moves is looking forward to Thursday, December 13th on channel 769.  The guide lists the NHL STATS CHANNEL from 4pm 2am.  This could be interesting.

November 23 in Philadelphia was, technically, Bruce Boudreau’s debut as head coach of the Washington Capitals. But I actually believe we’ll see Bruce Boudreau’s Washington Capitals for the first time tonight, in New Jersey, in the new Prudential Center. It should be an evening of newness and renewal.

Last Sunday I asked Coach Boudreau about the importance of this week’s five-day break from play in terms of putting his imprint on the team. Without pause he affirmed it — this was to be a week of actual instruction, whereas in the frenzy of six games in his first nine days in D.C. all he was largely able to impart to the team were basic alignments and exhortations. This has been a teaching week for Bruce Boudreau. Tonight we begin to learn how much his pupils have absorbed.

We know this from the Bruce Boudreau track record: his teachings and tactics more often than not take hold, and winning commonly followed. The voice of the Hershey Bears, John Walton, yesterday told me, “If there’s anybody in hockey who can get the Caps to eighth [in the East], it’s Bruce.”  

It may have been the case that a substitute teacher — students’ favorite kind – had been instructing the Caps the past three seasons. This December in D.C. there is a headmaster in charge. He’s stern, he’s a taskmaster, but he’s also a classic hockey personality. To be around Bruce Boudreau is to be regaled in hockey lore. Some of this, I’m sure, is shared with his players. This in itself has to be a welcomed, refreshing change in the Caps’ room.

Since Boudreau has taken over the Caps I’ve wondered about successful hockey coaches and their ability, over the course of brutally long seasons, to extract excellence out of battered bodies with such consistency. The Hershey Bears last season enjoyed their finest season in their storied history: 51-17-6, good for 114 points. The season prior, also under Boudreau, was merely excellent, and capped with a Calder Cup. Both seasons were marked by lengthy winning streaks — including, during the 2006 postseason, an astounding 10 consecutive victories. Under Boudreau the Bears also won seven consecutive playoff series. Those kind of accomplishments, it seems, can only arrive from magnificent preparation, instruction, and motivation — from the head guy — and extraordinary selflessness and sacrifice from his players.

Boudreau, I think, in addition to possessing a savvy hockey head must also have enjoyed inordinate credibility with most of the players in every room he’s coached to get the results he has.     

Skepticism surrounding the long-term prospects of the interim coach are premised, I think, on the fact that Boudreau’s predecessor, too, arrived in Washington via the American League, and that like Glen Hanlon, Bruce Boudreau never before managed an NHL bench. But such a view views the coach in static fashion; Bruce Boudreau was a better coach in Hershey than he was in Manchester (and he was quite good there as well). Why wouldn’t we think he’d improve here too? And he brings a championship pedigree with him.   

This week Boudreau was asked, with reference to his team’s last-place standing, just how much improvement he thought the team could make this season. Noting that more than 50 games remained, he responded, “Why not first?”

We shouldn’t have expected any other answer.  

This video’s been making the blog rounds lately, but I figured it was an ideal reminder of why hockey jerseys should never, EVER be tucked in.

Why could I easily see Jagr, Avery, Shanahan, and Drury in the modern-day version of this commercial?

(Be sure to check out the second commercial featuring the same guys over at YouTube.)

Thanks to Capsaholic for the heads-up.

This is not the Calgary Flames’ idea of a dramatic entry for its players.

• It’s hard to pay close attention to the game when trying to console a very cranky 2 week old baby, much less generate knee-jerks.
• Wow, a power play goal after only 2 seconds.
• Nice try by Ovechkin defending the breakaway, but it finally caught up with him resulting in a penalty shot.
• Nice work by Kolzig in stopping the penalty shot.
• What’s the average lifespan of an NHL goalies pads? Carolina netminder Cam Ward goes through 3 sets a year.
• Two lengthy reviews, two no goals for the Caps. Shouldn’t the phone immediately ring in Toronto when picked up in the rinks? And shouldn’t hotlines be red?
• Absolute beauty of a 2nd goal by Ovechkin. Took the defenseman out of the play a number of seconds before with a hit along the boards, then almost took himself out the opposite boards on the celebration.
• Nylander CAN shoot. Huh!
• Ovechkin’s shot in the final minute looked like a bullet that knocked Ward over.
• Semin rolling around on the ice in pain then basically pulled on one skate to the bench is not a good sight. Took a slash right on the left knee by Seidenberg. Dennis best have his head on a swivel the next meeting, but that is not until February 8th and may be water under the bridge by then.
• Quintin Laing has the ultimate hockey smile. Missing at least 4 teeth up top in the front. Blocked 4 shots in the game and 3 in the 1st period alone in an impressive first game.
• AO with a three goal night. Oops!