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Seriously, how has no one mentioned the Semin "fight" from over the weekend yet? I'd post a video link but youtube is blocked here at my office. If you haven't seen it yet do yourself a favor and check it out.
The man is a great hockey player and all but someone needs to teach him to punch.

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Yeah, Semin was a bit feminine during that fight, definitely a Ralphie Parker moment. I don't think Staal thought Semin would fight him...
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[quote=BDBohnzie;518257]Yeah, Semin was a bit feminine during that fight, definitely a Ralphie Parker moment. I don't think Staal thought Semin would fight him...
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Damn, I'll have the rewatch the clip at home. But there no doubt that he went after Staal so I have to give him that. He looked like he learned to fight by watching that monkey guy from the movie Bloodsport.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;518254]Seriously, how has no one mentioned the Semin [B]"fight" [/B]from over the weekend yet? I'd post a video link but youtube is blocked here at my office. If you haven't seen it yet do yourself a favor and check it out.
The man is a great hockey player and all but someone needs to teach him to punch.[/quote]

Glad you put it like that......:doh:

I felt so bad for the kid. Stick to the game of hockey. OR get into the gym with BRASH and train for a few months, before you attempt fight #2 of your career!

That was to embarrassing to watch LIVE I certainly can't watch that again!

Tonight we SEEK revenge against the flyers!!! The BRASH WILL show the other Alex how to use his hands properly as he squares up with...hum, Cote! :smashfrea

LETS GO CAPS!!!!! BIG GAME.

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Sweet REVENGE! Philly SUCKS! :hater:

The CAPS keep rolling over any team in there way! Great S.O. win at home over the flyers. 2-1

Theo is getting hot folks. He's starting to look like the goalie we paid for, keep it up. GREAT WIN AGAIN AT HOME! This club if continues on this trail and our getting healthy are going to be unstoppable.

[url=http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009&gtype=2&gnum=587]Washington Capitals - Recap: Philadelphia @ Washington - 01/06/2009[/url]

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I caught the last 7 minutes of the 3rd plus OT plus the shootout last night. Biron looked pretty stoic until the SO, as he came up with several quality saves. Theodore is looking mighty good, although he did get some help from the Flyers' shooters...

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We're 18-1-1 at home. That's pretty awesome. Rock the Red!!

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24-1-1 dating back into last season. The Caps are playing some damn good hockey. Nice to see such a vibrant team, considering hockey was all but dead a few years ago.

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The Caps are getting great goaltending now. I hope this keeps going. Theyseem to have tons of talent, and I hope the Nationals can duplicate it.

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I went to the philli game, and I have never heard that place so loud in my life...

I seriously will never buy a ticket to a Redskins game ever again... When I can pay 30$ for tickets, ride the metro, and immediately exit to a bunch of bars vs. dealing with the hassle of Fed ex. I'll take the former every time.

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Tonight we smack Columbus in the mouth! I know this because...getting ready for a road trip to DC to Verizon Center! The CAPS NEVER.../ VERY rarely let me down. ;)

LETS GO CAPS!!!!!

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Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin
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those are silly good lines....

Hopefully we'll lock up another W tonight. LETS GO CAPS!
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[quote=skinsfan_nn;519189]Tonight we smack Columbus in the mouth! I know this because...getting ready for a road trip to DC to Verizon Center! The CAPS NEVER.../ VERY rarely let me down. ;)

LETS GO CAPS!!!!!

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What happened? That was awful!

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[quote=SmootSmack;519349]What happened? That was awful![/quote]

Please don't kick me when I'm already on the ground......just got in from the road trip home from the game. Very disappointed in the overall performance the team put out tonight, and tonight FED was even back. This is the very worst or at least the second worst performance of the season the flyers game last month was there worst outing of the season, but look how they rebounded. Gonna hope for the same......

Man, the CAPS played hard out shot the crap outta the jacks in the first, just couldn't dent the back of the twine? Had many chances a man up, even one power play with a 2 man add, still couldn't get one, just one of those nights. We out shot them 45/23 or so! Mason for the jacks played lights out.

Then the jacks power play was very effective OR Theo was less effective (He had a bad night). The team did not look sharp for the better part of the game, the team played with a lack of effort as if they may have perhaps looked past the jacks!

Theo looked average at best tonight, stick him right back out there against the Canadians tomorrow to get some confidence back after that performance!

[URL="http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009&gtype=2&gnum=609"]Washington Capitals - Recap: Columbus @ Washington - 01/09/2009[/URL]

We'll be right back for the big BEE'S match up next Saturday night at Verizon!

LETS GO CAPS!!!!! We will come back strong on the road tomorrow and get a WIN after this performance!

Sidenote: Bumped right into Chris Cooley and wife! Also, Ms.VA. which happens to be a goalie.....and VERY,VERY SWEET was sitting in our section!

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Great 8 looking fantastic tonight! What a nice way to rebound from the 3 game skid. Eat it Pitt!!

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Oh YES!!!! Nice rebound. Had to sell my tix due to the bug, bummer to miss such a great game!

First we SLAP the BOTTOM FEEDERS of the NHL the sorry ass pens to the ice like a red headed step child! Sid the who....kid is about right in a mans sport. The GREAT 28 was dead on!

Tonight take on the ONLY team in the EAST with a better record than THE CAPS for round two, and put them down like a bad habit! Better luck next time bees OR NOT!

Theo another solid performance.

[URL="http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009&gtype=2&gnum=666"]Washington Capitals - Recap: Boston @ Washington - 01/17/2009[/URL]

LETS GO CAPS!!!!!

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Billy and I watched the Islanders game the other day. Really, kinda, well, not so happy with their performance. Yea, we won, but it was a pretty...boring game. We should've wiped their arses and won by at least 4, not by just one...eh. Oh well.

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What's Olie Kolzig's record since he was released by the Caps? I'd appreciate any information anyone can give me.

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2-4-1

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Caps have a strong appearance today for a afternoon game against the defending Stanley Cup champ wings. And the CAPS takem down! 4-2

Great game....Ovy nets two! Strong performance from Theo. Nice bounce back!

GO CAPS!!!!!

[url=http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009&gtype=2&gnum=730]Washington Capitals - Recap: Detroit @ Washington - 01/31/2009[/url]

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Nice win for the Caps. Ovie continues to prove he's the best player on earth. Hell ya. We're unstoppable at home. If we're 100% healthy down the stretch and get some goaltending help, we could definitely win the whole damn thing.

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Another afternoon (12:30) game today at home, Johnson gets the green light between the pipes, against the Sens. We need another good showing!

GO CAPS!!!!!

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[quote=skinsfan_nn;524316]Another afternoon (12:30) game today at home, Johnson gets the green light between the pipes, against the Sens. We need another good showing!

GO CAPS!!!!!

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Both those power play goals were so fast....I'm a Rangers fan being up here in NY, but because of my Redskins affiliation I root for the Caps and man they are so much fun to watch....this is really a great sport.

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[quote=Gmanc711;524326]Both those power play goals were so fast....I'm a Rangers fan being up here in NY, but because of my Redskins affiliation I root for the Caps and man they are so much fun to watch....this is really a great sport.[/quote]

Yes....Fast & Great it is.

3 seconds on the first shorty from Green.

4 second on the 2nd shorty from who else the GREAT 8! He already has two, mid way through the second. I'm looking for the hats to fly today.

GO CAPS!!!!!

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[quote=skinsfan_nn;524331]Yes....Fast & Great it is.

3 seconds on the first shorty from Green.

4 second on the 2nd shorty from who else the GREAT 8! He already has two, mid way through the second. I'm looking for the hats to fly today.

GO CAPS!!!!![/quote]

And fly they did...I'm thinking this one is over at 6-2, so I'm gonna watch the Bruins and Canadeians now.

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[quote=Gmanc711;524336]And fly they did...I'm thinking this one is over at 6-2, so I'm gonna watch the Bruins and Canadeians now.[/quote]

Gmanc...How sweet it is!

I barely got to the TV and Semin was denting the twine...then barely could blink and the hats where flying!!!!

How bout the GREATEST SHOW ON ICE! 8

GO CAPS!!!!!

The Sens are getting a DC/CAPS style butt whippen!

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Nice victory for the CAPS today! GREAT game for OVY...199 career goals with that hat trick today and counting to 1,000.....;)

Nice job in the net for Johnson, glad to see him back. Give theo a day off.

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290201023]Senators vs. Capitals - Recap - February 01, 2009 - ESPN[/url]

KEEP ON ROLLING CAPS!!!!!

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That was the nail in the coffin for Hartsburg, the Sen's coach, he was fired today.

Good win for the Caps. They need to beat the teams they're supposed to beat. Which they haven't done often enough

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[quote=SmootSmack;524517]That was the nail in the coffin for Hartsburg, the Sen's coach, he was fired today.

Good win for the Caps. They need to beat the teams they're supposed to beat. Which they haven't done often enough[/quote]

Yes good win for sure. I agree we have been killing the strongest teams in the league, then hit a road bump on some team like lets say the jacks that we should take care of but fall short. With that said you can't win them all. And, we are 2nd in the East and you are what you are. Hard to beat that! And no one in the Southeast has a prayers chance of catching the CAPS.

And we are fully healthy now. We have a very strong chance of a Stanley Cup run with this squad & coaching staff.

You could certainly see are old bench boss Bryan Murray what appeared to be making calls during the game yesterday. This move was overdue. The Sens have the talent to win, they just aren't. Kinda reminds me of the greatest move the CAPS made in many years fairly early on by bringing in Bruce (GO GABBY) last season. The players didn't change, there record and game play sure did.

GO CAPS!!!!!

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3878536]Craig Hartsburg fired by Ottawa Senators - ESPN[/url]

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Clark to have season ending surgery. It's been a ruff couple of years for the Captain, his time with the CAPS might just be coming to an end.

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3879830]Washington Capitals captain Chris Clark to have wrist surgery, miss rest of season - ESPN[/url]

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Huge game tonight. With a win here I think we have a good shot at going in with the 2 seed come playoff time...

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Theo gets the nod tonight in a pivotal match up on the road tonight vs. the devils.

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GO CAPS!!!!!

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Big one tonight. We're average on the road and they've won 8 in a row (I think). This would be a nice game to win.

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Great start to the game! 2-0 mid-1st period, both goals on the PP. Ovie with both assists, Green and Laich with the tallies...

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Way to snap the devils 8 game win streak in there house! 5-2 CAPS VICTORIOUS another very important 2 points, well earned!

GREAT performance by the entire team tonight. Theo coming on strong between the pipes!

Nice game again by Green & a deuce by Nylander. Way to get it done on the road CAPS!

[url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=290203011]Capitals vs. Devils - Box Score - February 03, 2009 - ESPN[/url]

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KOZ (Not sure of the ailment, but he will be missed) out of the lineup for tonights matchup vs. LA.

Lingering problems with Johnson could become a problem. We might have to call up the kid from Hersey or make a move. Certainly if Johnson decides to have surgery on the hip. Even as well as Theo is playing you need solid backup going into the playoff stretch & even more so in the playoffs you need depth between the pipes.

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GO CAPS!!!!!

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Our goaltending and defense has been shitty lately. Green is awesome, but he can't do it alone and he's been playing a ton lately.

I think Varlamov and/or Neuvirth are going to start seeing some time soon in between the pipes. Theodore looked shitty tonight.

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The CAPS had two periods (40 minutes of bad hockey) and managed to stay in the game. In the 5-4 losing cause.

If they would have played with half the intensity after they woke up in the third period they would have crushed the kings.

With that said you can't sleep walk through 2/3 rd's of the game and usually come out on top, but damn they came close. And in the last minute+ of the game it was all CAPS and Quick saved there ass with some unreal saves! He played lights out.

Tough and unusual loss on home ice. And OVY got his 200th career goal tonight. I would have much rather had the WIN....but kudos to the GREAT ONE!

Fla. will pay the price Saturday night!

[URL="http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009&gtype=2&gnum=764"]Washington Capitals - Recap: Los Angeles @ Washington - 02/05/2009[/URL]

GO CAPS!!!!!

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I was texting my buddies during the 3rd period like "where has that intensity been all night??" And yeah, Quick was standing on his friggin head tonight. Kid's a rookie, too. That barrage he withstood at the very end of the game was impressive. A tip of the hat to him.

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Johnson to have hip surgery.

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3887864]Washington Capitals goalie Brent Johnson to have hip surgery - ESPN[/url]