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Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


The Montreal Canadiens are a hockey team.

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Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1609328978426314752

Up to 805.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


I’m glad the Pens lost, it helps the Caps in the standings.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://twitter.com/chrispronger/status/1610282040544432130?s=20&t=KjmpfCSoPPgTz7K-2Xlelw

Chris Pronger is a good dude. If you don’t know what happened, this is reference to some scary poo poo that went down on Monday Night Football:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35368372/damar-hamlin-collapses-field-bills-bengals-temporarily-suspended

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Eric the Mauve posted:

Vrana may very well clear and be sent down. Seems like coaches really dislike him.

He made Laviolette’s poo poo list too, that’s why he was traded. Hope he gets whatever help he needs and gets back on the ice, he’d be good for several teams. Just maybe not at his current cost, I guess.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


pseudodragon posted:

Tage has obviously improved from what people thought he was earlier, but pencilling him in for 40 might be premature.

There's currently 5 guys in the league that average a 40 goal pace, Auston, Ovie, Stamkos, McD, Pasta. Drai just averages 37, but he's dragged down by a slow start.

Has Tage improved to the point where he is one of the best goal scorers of his generation?

Made me want to check the list so far this year.



Holy gently caress I had no idea that Ovi’s catching up. The Rocket is probably McDavid’s to lose though. I can only imagine if Ovi gets another one at 37, holy poo poo. :corsair:

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1611174899262922752?s=20&t=PjP3GbyPRPkvX_eE6xgPLw

https://twitter.com/rmnb/status/1611162022174932994?s=20&t=p2WCmX1WH1Z0DnDQ5S0OUg

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Good soup! posted:

It's incredible how seeing this team win has made so many flyers fans I know incredibly angry

Can't do anything right :(

The metro is once again already turning into a bloodbowl for playoff positioning. Carolina should own the number one spot for the rest of the year barring a catastrophe and the other two slots plus the two wildcard spots will cycle between NJD, NYR, NYI, WSH, and PIT if they can keep their act together. There’s no room for PHI.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Mantha’s gonna get traded. Who wants him? Where should he go?

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


I thought the Flyers were dogshit garbage, what gives?

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Jacob Vrana is getting healthy scratched in the AHL.

https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2023/01/11/grand-rapids-griffins-healthy-scratch-jakub-vrana/#more-436332

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004



What the Christ

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


NHL N/V January 223: Uncontrolled, value-depreciating snake orgies

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Nicholas Backstrom actually looked like Nicholas Backstrom last night for the first time in a long time. Hip resurfacing surgery is no loving joke and it’s amazing he can even play. Google it up on youtube if you want to vomit.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Mind_Taker posted:

Yeah it was fun to see him make some plays last night. He's still super slow but he seems maybe a step faster than last year. But until he proves otherwise I'm still skeptical he's going to be effective due to the nature of the surgery.

Wilson also had his best game since returning. Hopefully both guys were just rusty as hell and are back up to game speed because they're about to enter a tough stretch in their schedule.

I think he probably toughs it out another year or two to be there when Ovi breaks Gretzky’s record. May retire soon after that.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Has the players association weighed in?

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Yeah I figured that’d be the case.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Arizona State University hockey team cheered on the Caps last night and gave them a gold stick signed by the whole team…

https://russianmachineneverbreaks.c...oyotes-tonight/



Does anybody other than Bettman truly want a hockey team there?


https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1616165591047356430?s=20&t=EXKw8_f7t4D7fCAw3j8vWA

Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 12:47 on Jan 20, 2023

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Bruce will probably come back to DC and join the Caps pregame and postgame shows again.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Nucks blog posters were saying they’re gonna do the “Bruce, there it is” every time they get scored on from here on out.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Bruce is a big giant cuddly coach that all the players seem to genuinely love. Is he top tier? Maybe not, but he’s definitely in the good to great tier of coaches. His replacement is a downgrade no matter how you look at it. If it was a huge upgrade, I think the fans would care a lot less but he’s not.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004



:douche:

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Fuzzy Mammal posted:

Bumped in to Dave Hakstol at the gas station and said I was proud of the team this year :shobon:

I’d have screamed fire Hakstol uncontrollably out of habit.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Good Soldier Svejk posted:

Anyone have any suggestions for a place to hit up on the way into capital one arena for drinks? A buddy got us Caps/Pens tickets as a christmas gift

Can stop anywhere arlington onward so anything that's easy to hop off the metro and back on is ideal. All the places I used to drink when I worked in arlington have been replaced except for staples like Spider Kelly's and Rhodeside so I am out of practice

This is always a popular spot for Caps fans. Near the Navy Memorial metro station and about 2.5 blocks from Capital One Arena.

https://www.pennquartersportstavern.com

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


I think the Caps are gonna let Laviolette walk after this season, bring Bruce back and let him coach for Ovi’s big milestone in 2 years so they can come full circle.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


ThinkTank posted:

That Chicago team last night was actively trying to lose

Nobody tanks, Bettman said so himself.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Chad Sexington posted:

Caps looking like butt lately too. Buffalo doubters beware.

I don’t know what to make of them. They were deadly in December and then Backstrom and Wilson came back and nothing’s working right.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


glynnenstein posted:

Backis and Wilson coming back seems to have badly disrupted the lineup chemistry that had been so hot before. Add to that Dowd being out for the last 10 days or whatever and Carlson's extended ear amputation injury and I think it explains a lot of what changed from December to January. They're too old and thin in depth to succeed without an optimal lineup.

The Pittsburgh game will be telling and has wild card implications even though we’re barely halfway through the season. Lavs better figure something out.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Chad Sexington posted:

The Caps beat the Pens but I feel no more confident about their prospects than I did before.


:hmmyes:

It was a good game though, I enjoyed it. Though after the Caps won and were celebrating on the ice Crosby went full Crosby and skated over to cry to the refs while the rest of his team was already down the tunnel.


Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 14:20 on Jan 27, 2023

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Good Soldier Svejk posted:

I got to see it happen in the flesh:



There really doesn't seem to be a bad seat in that arena, I could see the whole game from up there without moving my head.
Bummer my guys lost but I got to see a trademark Ovie goal, and all the Pens stars were healthy. Sid and Malkin especially were buzzing all over the place last night. Didn't result in much but it did give me a different appreciation for how telepathic Sid seems to be at finding guys that can't possibly be in his peripheral vision

Lots of other Pens fans there too, at least in the uppers. And all the caps folks I talked to were nice enough in spite of our "rivalry"

Winning a cup and beating Pittsburg along the way to do it has definitely cooled the fan base down but we were always a bunch a chill fans to begin with. Usually. Yeah Capital One Arena has always had decent to good seats wherever you end up, even in the nosebleeds.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Connor Bedard is gonna be a goddamn cheat code for whoever gets him.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Here’s the bottom eleven, they’re the only ones allowed a shot at Bedard.








Source: https://www.tankathon.com/nhl/pick_odds

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


ThinkTank posted:

Sign all your remotely talented kids to long term deals. Sign any veterans to short term deals.

Mr. Aquilini please give me $6m a year to run your team I would be very good at it.

Can you convince a megastar to take less than what he’s worth to stay with the team cause that will free up needed money that will finally take them to a Stanley Cup?

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://twitter.com/wyshynski/status/1620904801306558467?s=20&t=y5O73EslHDao9FLEZVaNoA

That’s one way to get Ovi to show up. Maybe.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1621538844800606209?s=20&t=vWK73nySmjPWiZBhN3RVHQ

Very good, hit a home run with this. Good cap hit and a good player.

Now we need to offload Mantha somehow.

Cartoon Man fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Feb 3, 2023

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004



I’m guessing crypto scams, NFTs, and such.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


tarbrush posted:

There's something earlier in the thread about exotic animals

Oh poo poo I forgot about the snake farm guy, lol.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Unpopular opinion: I’m kinda enjoying the Fallout Boy performance.

:ninja:

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


I’ve always loved the 3 on 3 all stars tournament. The skills comp has been total crap the past few years though.

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Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


Another home run for the Caps GM.

https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1622021986196021251

https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1622026334531633152

Very cheap for an underrated forward. Now go for the hat trick and move Mantha!

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