Islanders @ Capitals [game thread]
by Dominik on Apr 1, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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PrintNew York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Apr 1, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
So what news today? We know Mark Streit is out, with Joe Callahan called up to bump the blueline depth chart up. If this means more ice time for Brendan Witt, it will be in front of his old fans, who remember him playing at a different level (or in a different league).
The Islanders' record is, um, not good without Streit. Will we see a Doug Weight-Kyle Okposo all-forward pairing at the power play points? More love for Bruno? Tune in for the exciting conclusion of Islanders-Capitals, 08-09 edition. A regulation loss guarantees a top-3 lottery ball. ("Dear diary: Jackpot.")
Color me tickled that, of those who took the poll so far, most visitors took the chance to slam the Rangers. The world is right when Ranger Disdain is something we can all agree on.
This here thingamabob is the game thread, where you can chat up the game, the NHL, or favorite pie recipes. All in comments. I'm swamped but will try to keep notes on the game as we go ...
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Nice early shift for Hillen, Okposo
Pretty funny seeing Theodore face plant in his crease while the puck was off to the side. If Tambellini muscles his way to that puck … easy goal.
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Jaffe sounds under the weather
Maybe it’s the audio, as Howie sounds fuzzy, too. Spring’s onslaught of pollen is certainly slaughtering me these days…
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Doug Weight breaks his skate blade?
I blame the stiffness of today’s skates. :-)
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Look at you, Bruno
crashing the net all Streit-like.
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Do you know if Streit is back tomorrow?
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
“Day-to-day.” But he didn’t make this trip. So I don’t know, but I almost hope they rest him.
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yeah
i’m hoping to go to the game tomorrow, so i’d like to see him
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Whoops
Oh, heh, well in that case, I hope you get your wish!
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Ovechkin campfire
Alright, our announcers have weighed in, so I’ll take my turn:
The issue for me with choreographed celebrations like that, is they almost break a line between sport, audience and entertainment. Sort of like “the fourth wall” in theatre or television, it puts (me at least) the audience in an uncomfortable position.
We know this is entertainment; we know spending time and money watching this is frivolous; but we don’t need it thrown in our faces. That’s why spontaneous celebration and emotion is appealing, something I can identify with, whereas pre-planned stuff makes me feel like, “wait, why am I spending time and money to watch a millionaire make a joke of it?”
/end meandering thesis
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Isles up 1-0: Okposo!
On the PP, with a great screen by Bailey.
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After Nielsen did a great job to force Federov into an obstruction penalty, btw. Poor Federov thought it was the ’90s again.
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End of 1st: 1-0 Isles
I know this is not how they drew it up.
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Ah, good to hear it! I just got back in to see it’s 2-0 … and then to see Ovechkin pull it within one.
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What a setup by Federov
“Uh, who was covering Ovi?”
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Ugh, that was ugly. 2-2
Big fat breakdown, big fat rebound, big fat easy goal.
… and Witt?
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Witt
I know Witt was taught to take the man and not to puck-watch, but in today’s game you’ve got to adjust and keep an eye on the puck more — you can’t do as much body work in front of the net anyway. It was a turnover (ugly, ugly Callahan) and required a sudden change, but Witt was just completely unaware of the rebound that bounced right back out in front.
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Theodore snowangels
Boy, Jose spends a lot of time flat on his belly.
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Hola Mr. Dominick!
Mind if I join you?
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How 'bout that Kate Murray, eh?
What a gal.
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Oh please...
What a day… I’m drunk over all this crap.
so bad… so very very bad.
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I know, I know. Couldn’t help mentioning it.
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It's like a political nightmare.
And I had to go looking at everyone else’s blogs to link Nick’s Lettherebelighthouse.blogspot.com because there are so many inaccuracies out there.
I’m wanted to scream.
But …. we have the attention of Washington DC.
I can see it in my Google Analytics.
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Interesting. Yeah, this seems like a tailor-made project for a little help from D.C. … if we can weed through the politics.
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They were doing so well...
And then someone lit a fire under ovi’s butt.
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It seemed inevitable. He’s been eating us up this year.
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Alexander the Gr8
He is one of a kind. I do love watching him. He’s a special player. If he could only not be so freakin’ ugly.
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Awww, but it’s a charming ugly :)
No, he is a thrill. So happy he has worked out even better than billed.
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Hah, what a crowd shot
I think there were 10 red Ovechkin jerseys in that group of 15 people along the blueline.
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2-2 after 2
Not quite as nice as the first period. Holding on to the 2-0 lead would have been a stretch, with their firepower.
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LOL
He would be the face of the NHL, if indeed his face couldn’t stop a clock.
Oh… BTW… been drinking… You may indeed tell me to shut up, or use my secret password to shut up… Pizza Party.
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Haha!
Nice password.
And no problem — drunk commenting is always welcome here. Internet bytes are cheap! (I’ll let you know if you’re starting to embarrass yourself, though, hee hee)
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What feed are you watching?
because CJ is talking to mike green, and he looks like he’s going to puke.
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MSG+
Yeah, somehow I thought he looked less … nauseated .. than that.
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LOL
Okay, I just did a bad thing.
I just asked the twitter feed why they are not here, it’s so much easier!!!!
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Heh heh, no problem. Anybody’s welcome. I was honestly drawn to this place ‘cause it’s such an easy platform.
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too much
social media… I can’t keep up…Do you know freakin’ Tom Suozzi now has a twitter account??? No… FOR REAL!
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Know what you mean
It all makes my head hurt.
Did NOT know that about Suozzi. Is it any good?
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I don’t know. I only found it today from LI BIZ BLOG. Which is very good. And they wouldn’t have put it out there if it wasn’t real. So I only tagged him today.
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I’ve liked that biz blog when I’ve seen it.
Heh, so much to read and keep track of!
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tell me...
Did you apply for blog box status?
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You know I didn’t the first year, because I was blogging long distance (on MVN) and didn’t know if I’d want to keep it up.
I did this summer, but it was awkward because I was like “I was with MVN, I have a bridge Blogger account, but by October I will be on SBN.” Either got lost in the shuffle, or … no response. But I didn’t worry about it too much, since I knew I couldn’t make most games, lol.
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I may try next year. Hope to actually get to some games, too. This year I was headed to the home opener until my father passed away, which changed some things obviously!
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I"m thinking...
That it doesn’t matter if you can’t get to the games.
I like your blog and I like the fact that you could host these live chats.
If the jerky boys would PROMOTE the damn live chats during games, it would be perfect!
We have plenty of blog boxers who are off site. I think you are far better than some of them.
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Why thank you.
Yeah, I know they’ve taken some bloggers from off-site. SBN has a lot of nice partnerships right now — stuff is showing up on Yahoo Sports and SI.com. So it would make sense. I don’t mind slow n’ steady growth though.
Fun thing about SBN is it allows a lot of “mini-blogs” from users in the FanPosts and FanShots, etc. And it’s easy to chat with other teams’ fanbases.
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scamper
I love these guys… but some of their descriptions… they kill me.
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Hee hee.
But Howie’s rooting for the Blues, so he’s made my night :o
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Park! 3-2
And Caps fans get antsy…
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slow & steady...
Yeah, that part of it is killing me. I should be so much further than I am already. I have a defined concentration of readers. But then again, I am an acquired taste. I’m not a muckracker, therefore I don’t get the big hits.
And then ofcourse, there is the Blogger King himself eating up all the bandwidth.
Yes… park … 3 – 2… you didnt’ get the memo… LOSE DAMN YOU
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I hear ya’. Botta really changed everything, traffic-wise, didn’t he? He’s out-Loganing Logan.
It’s … I guess it’s key to remember what you want out of it and keep working toward that. I enjoy your blog because you have your own voice that throws a different perspective on things.
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Wow, crazy scramble
Great awareness by Joey.
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but
Can we get a freakin’ whistle??? What do they wait for damn them!!!
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Ah, weak call
I think Rechlicz was turning on his way back, not trying to set a pick. (Albeit, his skating isn’t his best trait, heh.)
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Nice punch to the back of the head by Laich
Tool. Has he not heard of this thing called “checking” before?
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What horseshit officiating. Laich had no business throwing that weaselly punch.
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Uh-oh
Okposo down. This was not part of the plan.
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And they score, 3-3
After a nice backward PP doled out by the officials.
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Ha, and now this one's waved off
They can wave it off, fine, but interference on top? Poti stood him up, then collapsed, and he and Jackman both tumbled in.
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grrrr
YOu know… I don’t know what to root for.
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Heh, I figure I can afford to root for wins, because there’s no way they’re pulling out of 30th at this point.
I’d actually rather see them spoil Montreal than annoy Washington, though.
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Oh boy
Joey’s stock go down-down.
I love that I’m pissed about this because of the bass-ackward officiating this period.
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LOL
so… it’s not their play?
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Oh, it’s their play. But the Rechlicz call(s) followed by the unpunished Laich punch (to the back of Weight’s head, no less), followed by the interference, followed by … one of those sequences where each small call goes the opposite way.
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so close!
that was so very very close there!
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The humanity
How did Park not stuff that in?
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I DON'T KNOW!!!
That shoudl have gone in.
but that toothless grin was priceless
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bingo
he has been for awhile now.
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Damn
Great setup by Weight. Comeau could have curled to the slot there and gotten himself an open shot.
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Ack, empty-netter
That does it. Oh well. Fun game. Better than i imagined. 28th place or less is now sealed.
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okay then
Thank you… thank you…
the game was entertaining… and we didn’t want the two points…
thank you.
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Ah well, I'm done.
Off to play my own hockey. And drink beer.
Night, Dee! Thanks for coming by.
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