Springfield Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Also, I never knew that Todd Rierdon looks like a bit of a putz. Trotz’s locker room talks are WAY better than Boudreau’s. Link to post Share on other sites
Mournblade Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Just watched the Blu-Ray. Very well done. Just enough of the Caps long and painful history (dating back to '74), just enough of the '98 Stanley Cup run, just enough of the excitement of drafting Ovechkin (God does he give you goosebumps watching him as a rookie), just enough of the 2018 regular season, and then the majority of the focus is on the crazy, improbable playoff run. Couple of thoughts: 1. OV, Holtby, and Wilson seem by far and away the most competitive guys on the team. Those three utterly hate losing, and will literally do everything in their power to win. So glad we signed Wilson. With that incredible drive of his, he will reap benefits for years to come. 2. DSP had just about the perfect playoffs. More impressive run than John Druce (which I saw firsthand and remember well). He came through at just about every critical moment, when the team needed him the most. 3. Trotz instills you with a lot of confidence, Rierdon does not. But I don't think its going to matter. All the Caps really need is a custodian, a guy to keep Trotz's system in place. The players will take care of the rest. Overall, an excellent production. Great memento for a Caps fan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mournblade Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 The Blu-Ray does have one glaring omission, however. BMac does not make a single appearance. That seemed really strange, particularly seeing how McPhee is featured for a good five minutes or so. How can you not include the architect of the 2018 team? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popeman38 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) All that talk that Ovie wouldn’t work and get complacent after winning? Edited August 7, 2018 by Popeman38 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Hersh Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Not shown in the video, at the end of the exercise in the direction Ovechkin was going, two cases of beer and a couple bottles of champagne. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Springfield Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Looks weak Link to post Share on other sites
Warhead36 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I'll never worry about Ovi. Dude will be ready to go when the season starts. Link to post Share on other sites
Mournblade Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) A little off-season chatter. Your top 10 favorite Capitals of all time. Again, not necessarily who you consider the best, just your favorite. (eg. Is DSP one of the best Capital players of all time? Hell no, but he makes my list, because he was vital during the 2018 Championship run). Provide brief explanations where you deem necessary: My top 5 are pretty obvious: 1. Alex Ovechkin 2. Braden Holtby 3. Nick Backstrom 4. Olaf Kolzig 5. Peter Bondra A little trickier after that: 6. Scott Stevens (not only a great defenceman, but also totally fearless. He went after Eric Lindros, who was nearly twice his size. If he'd been playing today he would have gone after Tom Wilson. A pitbull of a player) 7. Evgeny Kuznetsov (points and assists leader during the 2018 Championship run) 8. Rod Langway (probably the best defenceman the Caps have ever had) 9. Mike Gartner (probably the third best forward the Caps have had after OV and Bondra) 10. DSP (Yeah he makes the list, ahead of guys like Sergei Gonchar, TJ Oshie, Justin Williams, Dale Hunter, Mike Knuble, and Mark Tinordi. His play during the 2018 run was nothing short of legendary). My list is pretty heavily skewed towards the 2018 team, and deservedly so. Edited August 9, 2018 by Mournblade Link to post Share on other sites
c slag Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 1-Ovi 2-Holtby 3-Kuzzy 4-Bondra 5-Kolzig 6-Hunter 7-Langway 8-Druce 9-Simon 10-Ron Webber from WMAL Link to post Share on other sites
Koala Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/9/2018 at 11:23 AM, Mournblade said: A little off-season chatter. Your top 10 favorite Capitals of all time. Again, not necessarily who you consider the best, just your favorite. (eg. Is DSP one of the best Capital players of all time? Hell no, but he makes my list, because he was vital during the 2018 Championship run). Provide brief explanations where you deem necessary: My top 5 are pretty obvious: 1. Alex Ovechkin 2. Braden Holtby 3. Nick Backstrom 4. Olaf Kolzig 5. Peter Bondra A little trickier after that: 6. Scott Stevens (not only a great defenceman, but also totally fearless. He went after Eric Lindros, who was nearly twice his size. If he'd been playing today he would have gone after Tom Wilson. A pitbull of a player) 7. Evgeny Kuznetsov (points and assists leader during the 2018 Championship run) 8. Rod Langway (probably the best defenceman the Caps have ever had) 9. Mike Gartner (probably the third best forward the Caps have had after OV and Bondra) 10. DSP (Yeah he makes the list, ahead of guys like Sergei Gonchar, TJ Oshie, Justin Williams, Dale Hunter, Mike Knuble, and Mark Tinordi. His play during the 2018 run was nothing short of legendary). My list is pretty heavily skewed towards the 2018 team, and deservedly so. I agree with your top 5, i d switck backstrom and bondra maybe Hunter is the 6 spot not Scott Stevens. Scott did most of his damage in NJ. Langway should be higher on the llst, but honestly I never really watched him play Gartner needs to be higher on that list, but I dunno who Id take out. Thats a tough call. Just feel like a 700 goal scorer deserves more recognition. Im glad you mentioned Tinordi. Tough mofo. Toughest mofo we ever had on D, only fight he lost in his career was to Probert, and man could he make those boards rattle.... Link to post Share on other sites
Mournblade Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) On second thought, I tend to agree with you Koala -- both Langway and Gartner need to be higher up on the list. Kuznetsov is a little too high -- his contributions to the SC run were HUGE (only Ovi, Holtby and DSP were more clutch) but he's still a relatively young player who's had a short career. Scott Stevens probably should be lower too, but he's still on the list -- I saw him play live and was blown away by his fearlessness. So my revised list would look like this: 1. OV 2. Holtby 3. Kolzig 4. Bondra 5. Langway 6. Gartner 7. Backstrom 8. Kuznetsov 9. Stevens 10. DSP Dale Hunter BTW did not impress me enough to make the list -- a tough, gritty player, but not very skilled and not particularly cunning either. Edited August 14, 2018 by Mournblade Link to post Share on other sites
SAli457180 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Ovie's done celebrating and is back to business. Great to see that Link to post Share on other sites
Springfield Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Dino Ciccirelli 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PokerPacker Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) I have a hard time picking a good top 10. I was a wee lad through the teams of the 90s, so I had a couple favorites, but it wasn't until I was older that I could really analyze players for myself. I'll try to avoid putting people who I know "should" be on the list and only put guys that I recognized back in the day. In no particular order: Peter Bondra Olie Kolzig Alex Ovechkin Braden Holtby T.J. Oshie Al Iafrate Nicklas Backstrom Adam Oates (try to forget most of his coaching, though we did get the Ovie-spot out of him) Tom Wilson Esa Tikkanen Jaromir Jagr not sure who to put here. Maybe Mike Green for his 2009 season. Only 4 defensemen have scored more goals per game than Green did that season: Bobby Orr, Paul Coffee, Doug Wilson, and Hooley Smith (back in 1930). Edited August 13, 2018 by PokerPacker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mournblade Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Adam Oates is a pretty good choice. He was a tremendous player when he came to us from the Bruins, known as THE best play-maker in the league. I think his disastrous coaching stint with us colored my view of him, but as a player he definitley merits consideration. Link to post Share on other sites
Springfield Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1. Alex Ovechkin 2. Peter Bondra 3. Rod Langway 4. Nicklas Backstrom 5. Braden Holtby 6. Adam Oates 7. Mike Gartner 8. Olaf Kolzig 9. Dale Hunter 10. Calle Johansson In due time, I’d probably put Kuznetsov, Oshie, Wilson on this list. Green could probably go on this list. Even Semin. Link to post Share on other sites
Warhead36 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I'm just gunna name my 10 favorite, in no particular order because its hard enough to get 10... Alex Ovechkin Nick Backstrom Braden Holtby Tom Wilson Mike Green Jeff Halpern Peter Bondra Adam Oates Olie Kolzig Steve Konawalchuk Link to post Share on other sites
capcrunch98 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 21 hours ago, Springfield said: Dino Ciccirelli Dino was great but he was only here for 3 full seasons (hard to believe, when think back on the late 80's/early 90's Caps teams it feels like he was here for twice as long) before getting shipped off for peanuts in one of Abe Pollin's many salary dumps. He's Top 20, but definitely not Top 10. Link to post Share on other sites
Sticksboi05 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Top 10 favorite... The Great 8 Nicklas Backstrom Evgeny Kuznetsov Braden Holtby Olie the Goalie Peter Bondra Joe Juneau Dale Hunter Calle Johansson John Carlson Link to post Share on other sites
Mournblade Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, capcrunch98 said: Dino was great but he was only here for 3 full seasons (hard to believe, when think back on the late 80's/early 90's Caps teams it feels like he was here for twice as long) before getting shipped off for peanuts in one of Abe Pollin's many salary dumps. He's Top 20, but definitely not Top 10. Yeah but the point of the thread is "Your Favorite". Not necessarily who you consider the best. For example, I included DSP on my list. Do I consider him be one of the best Caps ever? God no, but he's one of my favorites nonetheless, because of his clutch performance during the SC run. Edited August 14, 2018 by Mournblade 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GoDeep81 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Ovi Nicky Wilson Beagle Bondra Hunter Erskine Maruk Gartner Langway Link to post Share on other sites
PokerPacker Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 20 hours ago, Warhead36 said: I'm just gunna name my 10 favorite, in no particular order because its hard enough to get 10... Alex Ovechkin Nick Backstrom Braden Holtby Tom Wilson Mike Green Jeff Halpern Peter Bondra Adam Oates Olie Kolzig Steve Konawalchuk I signed Kono's going-away card. Link to post Share on other sites
skinfan2k Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 So far i have learned that the caps are no longer doing the all you can drink and ticket packages, which was one of the best bargains at a sporting event Link to post Share on other sites
Redskin4ever Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 11 hours ago, skinfan2k said: So far i have learned that the caps are no longer doing the all you can drink and ticket packages, which was one of the best bargains at a sporting event They can’t afford to let the fans have all you can drink when the players had a month straight celebration of “all you can drink”. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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