now this is how you play with a lead.

2/24/2013 9:28:30 PM

Lol anyone see Corvo spacing out while ward was wiping his face during the to? Gif potential

2/24/2013 9:33:32 PM

yay a win

2/24/2013 9:35:16 PM

THE WORST COP ON THE FORCE!

He's such a loose cannon but he's a real good guy at heart. Very misunderstood because he's a little rough around the edges. Did you know he volunteers his free time with underpriveleged children? He doesn't tell anyone and never asks for any recognition.

Either way he's still suspended, with pay. His gun and badge are to be kept locked in the Sarge's desk drawer until further notice. We can't have him going around shooting up the place on his own accord this close to city elections.

2/24/2013 9:47:58 PM

^ Sergei Bobrovsky was not involved in this game.

2/24/2013 9:49:09 PM

i'm with face on this one, it's still a hilarious premise with Sanguinetti.

triply so because it seems like face thought of it without ever having seen the BUHBROVVSKY compilations

2/24/2013 10:12:00 PM

also:











come on guys we got to get our shit together with our page toppers. we're better than this.

[Edited on February 24, 2013 at 10:14 PM. Reason : ok yeah that prob was a bit excessive on THAMTHONOV posting]

2/24/2013 10:13:45 PM

So I'm sure you've all seen this, but Troy Brouwer had an interview yesterday or whatever and talked about Semin:

Quote :

"“Some nights you didn’t even know if he was gonna come to the rink,” Brouwer said. “It’s tough to play alongside guys like those because you don’t know what you’re gonna get out of ‘em.”"

Then Tim Brent tweeted today:

Quote :

"Just read Troy Brouwer's comments about Semin. I can say on behalf of his teammates that we love having him here, and he has been a big part of our success so far with his consistent play and work ethic. NOT only his scoring ability. I hope he sticks it to them #canes"

[Edited on February 25, 2013 at 2:30 PM. Reason : -]

2/25/2013 2:29:59 PM

That's always been the knock on Semin, nothing new really.

At least you know what you're gonna get out of Troy Brouwer!

He's a man you can rely on to score almost 0.5 PPG.

2/25/2013 4:35:33 PM

Jordan and Nodl down - Dalpe and Gragnani up.

I've thought that Nodl has played exceptionally well lately. I'd rather keep him as a healthy scratch to rotate in/out with Westgarth as needed.

2/25/2013 6:33:55 PM

I just wanted to post this to show you guys our baby announcement. My wife's not a huge hockey fan, but she said "I must really love you if this is how we're announcing it..."

Go Canes!

2/26/2013 6:12:32 AM

Congrats but i would have put the bib below her jersey like its coming out of her uterus just to add to the sentiment

2/26/2013 6:20:27 AM

There's a baby inside that baby!

2/26/2013 8:27:04 AM

Gotta assume Westgarth in the lineup tonight? Guy is absolutely worthless outside of being known to have the balls to go toe to toe with anyone in the league

2/26/2013 10:25:38 AM

I just came across this little blurb from over the weekend

Quote :

"Jeff Skinner (concussion) apparently felt much better Saturday morning. He participated in the morning skate in a non-contact yellow jersey and felt pretty good. "It was good to get out there with a lot of bodies, move around, lot of pucks going here and there," Skinner said. "I feel good, which is a good sign." There is still no timetable for his return but it looks as if he is making progress in his recovery. Feb 23 - 1:31 PM"

2/26/2013 11:40:06 AM

I hope Semin drops a fuckin Ovechtrick on em tonight

2/26/2013 11:51:04 AM

Larose starting on the top line.

2/26/2013 11:59:22 AM

What the hell? How can coach go from putting him on the 4th line to 1st with no major breakout in play? On what team is he even a top 6 guy? And putting our 2nd best scorer on the 3rd with 2 AHLers?

2/26/2013 12:35:40 PM

Coaches that have used Chad LaRose on the first line:

Peter Laviolette
Paul Maurice
Kirk Muller

2/26/2013 12:41:53 PM

greatest locker room guy in the history of locker room guys

2/26/2013 12:46:54 PM

He was a healthy scratch 5 games ago, was not on the 1st line prior to a few shifts last game, and has a whopping 3 points. I know others have put him there, but at least in the past he may have done something inspiring prior to being put there.

2/26/2013 12:48:54 PM

Also, Muller should pull a Debbie Yow and give Semin the 'A' instead of Corvo tonight.

2/26/2013 1:10:23 PM

Quote :

"He's been pushing. It's been a frustrating start for him but I thought the last two games he's really elevated his game. He has great chemistry with those two guys. Moving Jiri down, it's not a knock on Jiri. It's more just balancing the lines and giving Rosey a chance. He's stepping it up at a good time."

yuck. beyond my general distaste for larose's game anywhere but on the 3rd/4th line, tlusty has been clicking really well with staal and semin.

also, i had forgotten just how obnoxious caps fans can be until i read this: http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2013/02/25/carolina-hurricanes-pregame-return-of-sasha-puckbuddys-preview/

2/26/2013 4:45:59 PM

I gotta tell you, I was definitely lol-ing at that.

2/26/2013 4:58:03 PM

yeah, i guess i should have said that i meant the bit on Semin being "alright" and Ovechkin's unquestionable superiority in particular. granted, Ovechkin's numbers do look better this year, but only after that four point game saturday.

[Edited on February 26, 2013 at 5:22 PM. Reason : a]

2/26/2013 5:21:34 PM

I'd love to have another TV with the Caps broadcast on it just to contrast the Semin slurp fest by John and Tripp

not saying it isn't deserved, it's just getting to be a bit much

2/26/2013 7:13:35 PM

Uhhhh, so Semin does not give the best interview I've ever seen

2/26/2013 7:48:53 PM

I don't know what you're talking about, that was probably the greatest interview I've ever seen

2/26/2013 7:50:57 PM

Honestly, that was the best Semin interview I have ever seen.

[Edited on February 26, 2013 at 7:54 PM. Reason : go Caps!]

2/26/2013 7:52:19 PM

Quote :

"Uhhhh, so Semin does not give the best interview I've ever seen"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzpndHtdl9A

2/26/2013 7:55:10 PM

Bryz is so awesome.

My favorite Bryz interview of all time starts around 1:00: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irb63jeX-pg

Quote :

"DARKWING DUCK IS A HERO"

[Edited on February 26, 2013 at 8:12 PM. Reason : 3]

2/26/2013 8:11:24 PM

What a save. That will hopefully light a fire under this team's ass as they are playing like absolute shit.

2/26/2013 8:20:51 PM

Shots are 31-16 WAS.

2/26/2013 8:30:06 PM

We have no 1-2 punch that made us so good on the road trip. (EStaal / Semin and JStaal / Skinner)
Our defense is full of AHLers and looks like it.
The we have two fourth lines and no third line.
All the forwards are constantly worried about getting back on D to help our sorry excuse of a blue line.
At best, inconsistent goaltending.

2/26/2013 8:40:14 PM

downright giddy for part two of this interview

2/26/2013 8:40:24 PM

hahahaha this interview

2/26/2013 8:43:23 PM

2/26/2013 8:45:01 PM

Tripp's interrogation of Semin is the best/worst

2/26/2013 8:46:00 PM

I don't get why the only guy who consistently hits on our team (Wallace) is relegated to the fourth line in a game when we're playing soft as shit with no energy. Or we easily could've tossed Westgarth out there with a good 12-15 minutes left to get our guys out of their daze.

2/26/2013 8:54:49 PM

Gritty play died with Ruutu

2/26/2013 9:08:54 PM

We're an iffy team missing six of our iffy starters that are replacing them with iffy AHLers.

Need to get healthy again.

2/26/2013 9:17:32 PM

And our two best defensemen the last few games have a combined age of what, 40?

2/26/2013 10:00:22 PM

So since he loves to talk about accountability, surely Muller will express regret at putting LaRose on the top line, right?

But really that was just embarrassing all around. What makes it an even bigger shame was that our highlight was goaltending, yet Holtby was the one with the shutout. There were probably 8-10 minutes max of us playing hockey. The rest was the team sagging in the defensive zone because we knew the second we left our own zone we were just going to lazily turn it over.

Just terrible. How a team can be stale from beginning to end is beyond me.

2/26/2013 10:05:10 PM

I really wish we didn't have to send Murphy back.

I'd trade McBain to make room for him now, gladly. Smooth skater with creativity with the puck, or a defenseman who high sticks someone every fucking time he pivots (seriously keep your fucking stick down, dipshit)

2/26/2013 10:56:00 PM

Rumor from a USA Today writer is that we're going to trade for a veteran defenseman in the next few days.

Now I hate to harp on this again, but why did we ever let go of Bryan Allen? Even with his new contract in Anaheim, he's still making half a million less than Gleason.

2/27/2013 2:54:21 PM

I hope we trade first line winger Chad LaRose for him

2/27/2013 3:23:51 PM

lol

2/27/2013 7:27:07 PM

Some players are coming back tonight. And by some players, I mean every single one of them (except Ruutu).

Also, more investment partners added today. Here's a list I compiled of everyone added so far. It's really great news for the team and the city going forward.

Announced 11/3/2011:
*Michael Kahn, Empire Distributors Inc. (also owner of Charlotte Checkers)
*Matthew Szulik, Red Hat
*Capitol Broadcasting Company
*Temple Sloan Jr., General Parts International, Trail Creek Investments, Highwoods Properties
*Clancy & Theys Construction
*Jim Rutherford
*Abel and Barbara Zalcberg, OFM, Inc.
*Frederick J. Whitney and Timothy M. Whitney, Whitney Wealth Management
Unidentified Investor
Unidentified Investor

Announced 9/12/12:
*Ron Francis
*Eliza Kraft Olander and Brian McHenry
*Ron de Lange, Tekelec
Unidentified Investor
Unidentified Investor

Announced 2/28/2013:
*Mark Rein, Epic Games
Chuck Hammel, Pitt Ohio
Unidentified Investor
Unidentified Investor


*Based in North Carolina

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 10:59 AM. Reason : .]

2/28/2013 10:53:32 AM

Skinner, Brent, McBain, and Gleason are back tonight!

2/28/2013 11:14:28 AM

Tentative lineup:

Tlusty - Staal - Semin
Skinner - Staal - LaRose
Jokinen - Nash - Dwyer
Bowman - Brent - Wallace

Welsh, Dalpe, Westgarth are scratches

Harrison - Faulk
Corvo - McBain
Gleason - Sanguinetti

Jordan, Pitkanen are scratches. Murphy sent back.

2/28/2013 11:39:29 AM