2009 Washington Capitals thread

[interpathway 9]

If anyone remembers when we beat Carolina at home, Semin's follow through on the GWG clipped a Hurricane D-man up high really badly. I was worried this isolated incident would haunt Sem, but the clip he was scoring at dispelled that thought. Hopefully the same holds true for fellow Alex O.

[HattrickSwayze 3]

A little off-topic, but something I found funny while watching the game. The size difference between St. Louis and Ovechkin. Looks like a kid standing next to an adult.

[interpathway 9]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw Louie and Lecavs standing next to each other.

After AO's late goal, anyone else think his classic kiss and point for Sergei might be amended to include his Grandpa now?

[hockeysc23 0]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw Louie and Lecavs standing next to each other.

After AO's late goal, anyone else think his classic kiss and point for Sergei might be amended to include his Grandpa now?

The best was Bourque vs. St. Louis on the face-off to start the game. I wish I had a picture of that!

[minwookie 0]

I tried to take one on my camera phone. There was one on my end of my ice, too. Came out blurry because my camera phone is lame.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

Heward has mobility in all his extremities, which is good.

I was watching from home, and Ovie didn't bring up his elbow or anything, it was an unfortunate hit, heward had his head low, and was turning toward the puck.

These sorts of hits are becoming more common now, but how do you stop them? When they are lining up the hit, everything is fair and legal, but by the time it's delivered, the guy getting hurt has turned and lowered his body position to protect the puck.

It's really a no win situation.

I like heward, he was a real class act here, and I think he has the makings of a coach when his playing days are done. I hope for nothing but the best for him.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/

Heward: Ovechkin is 'One of the Cleanest Players'

Jamie Heward met with the reporters earlier today when he arrived back in Tampa, which for anyone who saw him lying unconscious at Verizon Center yesterday is a great thing to hear. Thanks to Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times for passing Heward's quotes from the session along.

Heward, who is doing as well as anyone could hope, only found out today that it was Alex Oveckin who hit him.

"Once I found out it was Alex, he's in my opinion, he's probably one of the cleanest players in the NHL as far as being honest," Heward said. "He'll play hard on you, but now that I know it was him, I know it wasn't intentional. I played with him for two years. We were pretty tight when I played there. I totally agree, and I think it was an accident."

[interpathway 9]

Great to hear. Glad to see Hewie well enough to do interviews!

[JGraz15 53]

Any talk of suspending AO?

[HattrickSwayze 3]

I highly doubt it. The Lightning coach himself said the hit didn't look dirty or illegal, although he did say he thought Ovie left his feet on the hit. I don't think anything will come of it. If something was going to happen, it probably would've already.

[hockeysc23 0]

Any talk of suspending AO?

Why, there was nothing to suspend. Clean hit, Heward even said so.

Not even close to punching someone from behind while your other teammate is already fighting him .... or dragging someone down off the faceoff .....

[HattrickSwayze 3]

HAHAH did you just see Semin "play the bongos" on Staal's head?? Ohhh man that was funny, yet almost embarassing.

[hockeysc23 0]

HAHAH did you just see Semin "play the bongos" on Staal's head?? Ohhh man that was funny, yet almost embarassing.

hahha I am saving this DVR forever. That was the funniest thing I've seen.

HAHAH did you just see Semin "play the bongos" on Staal's head?? Ohhh man that was funny, yet almost embarassing.

hahha I am saving this DVR forever. That was the funniest thing I've seen.

[interpathway 9]

For anyone who wants to see it, highlights on tsn.ca/nhl. I was playing during the game but saw it and couldn't be happier. Hilarious!

"He stood up for himself, so good for him," Steckel said about Semin. "The guy scores 30 goals a year and you see him go to the net hard and get in a fight after - it riles the boys quite a bit."

[armada 0]

HAHAHA Are you serious? HAHAHAHA That was easily one of the funniest things I have ever seen in my life.

[minwookie 0]

Probably up there as one of the funniest fights ever along with Phaneuf wiping out right as he drops the gloves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNK-5JYzm6k

if you don't know what I'm referring to.

Aside from that. I absolutely loved OV's celebration after his SHG.

[hellaavangard 33]

Poor Semin, he's got to be a really frustrated dude with all the recurring injuries keeping him down in what was looking like his break out season (still could turn out to be that...) and it showed in his flurry on Staal. Pretty hilarious footage

[adam14 182]

id say that hitting heward had no impact on OV's physical play. he looked good.

[jbyun04 7]

LOL I like Semin but what the heck was that?

[adam14 182]

it wasnt on NHL's highlights, but i saw it on NASN and i was on the floor. hahahahahahha

[hockeysc23 0]

LOL I like Semin but what the heck was that?

Semin has been practicing the bongos in his free time and is utilizing that training in his hockey game.

[interpathway 9]

Semin obviously knows how to punch, there is no doubt about that. My question is, could Sem have been doing that in order to protect his hands and fingers from injury? When you have hands and skills like he does, your hands are your bread and butter...

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

Semin just doesn't know how to fight. I've got a huge mancrush on him, but he throws like a little girl who had her barbie taken from her.

As for the caps, they are starting to get healthy

Fedorov will be taken off LTIR friday (the earliest he is eligible to come off) and hopes to play Saturday against the Canadiens.

Flash (who had pneumonia) hopes to be back for the Columbus game Friday

With semin back, that should put the caps lines looking like this...

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Kozlov

Flash-Fedorov-Semin

Laich-Nylander-Clark

Brash-Steckel-Bradley

Poti is skating (groin), but not doing full drills, Erskine is skating, but not cleared to play yet (concussion)

So, the D-pairings will likely stay

Schultz-Green

Alzner-Juice

Mo-Collins

[hockeysc23 0]

Fehr's last game was arguable one of the best of his young NHL career. I'd love to see him keep getting some ice time.

[adam14 182]

ive been impressed with laich since the injury plague began, he really took a step in my book.