Varlamov to Start Saturday

Can't wait to see Varly in goal Saturday night from the seats!

tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . . .

Guess those CapsInsider game chats are a roll of the dice events, or did I not get the memo?

:)

Let's GET IT ON!

1) LEAVE NYLANDER

2) I'M STOKED!!!!!!!

3) I'm pretty happy that he's platooning them. I thought that Threeormore was going to go until he crashed and burned. Hopefully platooning them will make them both better.

If Bruce believes, then I believe.

Still, I can't shake the feeling that the D works harder to keep pucks away from Varly.

From previous thread...

Predictions:

Ovie goes over 110 points, 55 goals and his nose is broken back to the left straightening it out.

Nicky hits 100 points for the season.

Semin just misses the 40 goal mark and plays in 74 games.

Other goal numbers - Knuble over 30, Laich over 25, Flash over 20, and Gordon and Bradley both flirt with 10.

Schultz is in the top 5 on the team in hits.

Green hits 30 goals again but, more importantly, his giveaways go down.

Alzner is on the roster for the playoffs.

Varly/Neuvy combo in the playoffs.

Nicky wins the Conne Smythe.

They actually start the "Move of the Game" camera in a section not numbered 429, 430 or 431.

Ok I am off to watch the game now. Thank you Fios for carrying Versus. I look forward to discussing our victory tomorrow.

Im a huge Redskin fan and of course the coach is getting killed out there.

I love the way BB deals with the medie. Here in Cheyenne, I dont get to see many capitals games but tonight is going to be on Versus so Im pretty excited about it.

GO CAPS

C-A-P-S
CAPS
CAPS
CAPS
are we really less than an hour away from meaningful hockey?
I can't wait i'm so excited for this season!!!

1. Beer. Check.
2. Boneless wings with ranch. Check.
3. Chicks with low self-esteem. Negative.
4. Beer. Check.

Please Bradley, do not try to mix it up with Lucic, Blake Wheeler, yes, Lucic, no.

When BB gets asked these questions. I'd love to see him give a bluto blutarsky response when he was asked why he nicknamed the pledge flounder.
"Bruce why are you starting varly on Saturday?"
"(burp) why not?"

Foil up boys...It's gonna be a "Doozey."

Varly/Neuvy combo in the playoffs.

Posted by: pkendrick | October 1, 2009 6:03 PM | Report abuse

there is NO such thing as a goalie combo in the playoffs... if you have to play both goalies, you are in deep trouble and will be lucky to last two rounds.

At work, watching the clock with Justin.tv playin on my Windows system... I can't wait!!!! Is it 7:00 yet???????

JSchon:
1. Beer. Check.
2. Boneless wings with ranch. Check.
3. Chicks with low self-esteem. Negative.
4. Beer. Check.

my wife ALWAYS nixes #3

Not married or girlfriended even... Just a bunch of dudes with the same checklist as mine...

Going out to dinner so I can't watch :( my phones score app is malfunctioning... Will be counting on y'all to write updates :)

LET'S GO CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If Theo didn't come with a $4 million contract we wouldn't even be talking about him right now. It would be Varlamov as #1 and Neuvy as #2. You can take that to the bank.

mrszilla...

Not all is lost... Choose a sports bar. Tell everybody you have a hankering for boneless wings and ranch.

forget bout all the drama,or who's in goal,or who's in the line-up,its caps hockey no matter how you shake it!ITS TIME TO GET IT ON,LETS ROCK THE RED AND SUPPORT OUR CAPS! LETS GO CAPS!!!

who goes out to dinner on opening night? well i did but i'm back and its that time boys!! go caps!!!

Both talking heads on Vs. picking Philthy out of the east.

Rather than make individual predictions, I'll just say the Caps have as good a shot as anyone as of now. Never know how the luck turns and the puck bounces. But, as good a shot as anyone.

Yeah I def agree.

im real late here but i know its supposed to be on versus and its cancelled and soccers on comcast?? where can i get the game

Jschon- yea im going to try! Rangers aren't playing so I might be able to find a bar with the caps on in NYC :)

anyone?

ROCK THE RED!!!

Time to pull Threeormore already, geez

jk'ing

There's NOTHING better than watching Caps hockey while drinking Captain Morgans! And I mean NOTHING! Go Caps! Lets thump these B's!

only two shots, are the Caps playing a little tight?

I'm thinking the ice isn't so hot. I've seen 2 Caps blow tires already in pretty awkward ways.

The biggest story 13 minutes in is Theo looks good.

Good thing the Caps figured out to clear the puck this training camp instead of chipping it up to the dashers!

(eyes roll into back of head)

COME ON POWER PLAY

let's go Caps -- pp#1

Bingo!

boom!

The sidekick to Joe B. is annoying the H E DBL hockey sticks out of me.

I am freaking out. This is so weird. I am watching a caps game live while I lounge around before work. Beats the whole 1-4 am thing from last season.

Both teams took bad penalties.

The Caps weathered the early storm. Boston was revved up pretty good playing at home to start the season.

Was there a penalty right at the end of the period?

The sidekick to Joe B. is annoying the H E DBL hockey sticks out of me.

Posted by: FusilliJerry1 | October 1, 2009 7:42 PM | Report abuse

don't understand what the heck he's saying, has a terrible voice.

Gee, so the Caps are the 1st game of the season and they're showing 2 parts of an interview with who? Oh yeah, Cindy! Really? Who cares about that punk? So NBC is "Nothin But Crosby" I guess VS is "Very Sidney". What a baby.

Looks like the refs are in mid season form. Trunc, where you at?

any hockey fan should feel fortunate that OV and Crosby play in the same conference and will have many more battles against each other. Gretzky and Mario never had such a battle.

I thought the refs called it right the 1st 20.

What's the point of interviews like this one with Crosby?

- Do you consider Ovechkin your rival?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Are you having fun yet?

Are you f'ing kidding me?! Sid is about as sick of corporate approved questions like these as we are of hearing them asked and answered.

They should have Russian reporters ask questions because they're actually interesting. Like, for example, who took this picture and leaked it online?

http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sidney-crosby-sleeps-with-the-stanley-cup.jpg

what channel is the game on

justin.tv just went away, any other feeds?

atdhe.net

TominFL - looking at BMo? Seems to be all over the ice when he's out there. Doesn't have a point yet but this is the guy I'm talking about. I really hope those injuries are behind him. If so we're in for a nice year from him.

Hey folks.

Greenie's working hard tonight.

I was going to wait until the end of the period to say it but that sidekick guy beat me to it. The Caps D has looked very good in the second half of the second in particular.

Clark's line is impressive... doing their job... And how about Ovie's hit on the old guy!

@sonyask, i agree. D has looked great, esp Green, every where on D and not not just crashing the net. Theo also looking. Other than the penalties I am very pleased with how the Caps have looked.

Bahstin sacks!!!

Reechi face was priceless.

Warning... Keep your head up when Ovie is on the ice, or pay the price. PP.

their best defense is offense. they just have to keep the puck away from their own end as much as possible like they're doing tonight.

I hope the Bruins are enjoying playing without Kessel. More of this to come this season. Like I said before the season started, they're not as good without Kessel and will have trouble scoring. No idea why all the North American pundits still has a hard on for Boston. North American pundits always underestimate the importance of speed and skill. Yeah, Lucic's hits and fights are fun to watch, but they don't win games.

Speaking of hits, I think Ovie just retired Recchi.

Both of our goals have been great. Amazing pass by Backie on he first and a great team passing play on the 2nd. Glad to see Ovie on the board already.

Our D has barely given Boston a sniff so far. All those people that have said that Savard made Kessel better than he is are forgetting that it works both ways. Savard looks lost so far out there with no outlet to his little pocket rocket.

Hello fine fellow Caps fans! :-) I am so diggin' this game. The boys look good. Not all great, but good. Frankly, if they are playing this well when they have not all shaken off the rust yet, well that's good news as far as I am concerned. Let's start the season with a W, boys!!

http://www.justin.tv/caribbeandelight

Caps need to get a PP goal here. It helps that Charo is going to be off. Wish I could actually watch the game.

more foppa rumors on Versus.....

Joe Bs sidekick is the color guy for Bruins on NESN. Gotta Caps and Bruins guy doing the game together. Two down one to go. Just keep the strong play in the D zone. The biggest difference I see, and I noticed it in the preseason is, the Caps block a lot more shots. That may be a touch of Woods. Strong D and take advantage of the odd man rushes to finish this one off boys. There will be odd mad chances as the Bruins begin to pinch and take chances.

I think Theo has been very good so far. Also, I like the line of Semin, Backs and OV. Semin is just an incredible player, it is too bad some of his plays don't show on the scoreboard.

dirty work! i love it!

who would have every thought brooks would ever have twice as many goals as ovi - at any point in the season

HA! Kirk now they are tied!!!!!

that didn't last long - i guess ovi doesn't like trailing anybody in goals scored

Kirk:
Neither did Ovi ... so he took care of that! :-)

poty and ovi great play.

yikes what a dominating performance so far

lets hope ovi can have the lead before the night is over
backs on a pace for 246 assists

huge difference in defensive intensity is visible. cutting off passing lanes, defenders doing a great job of setting up the offense in the heart of boston's zone. offense is great, but defense wins championships. If we can play D every night like tonight, this will be a VERY tough team to beat.

love the combo of mucker type goals and highlight reel ones.

This is making me happy. Sounds like we're doing things the way we should be.

kirk:
lol! no pressure on backs or anything! :-)

hat trick to start off the season? would be freakin sweet!

You said it. Love the muckin. Good to see Laich knubling it.

at this point Ron Weber would say let's save some for the next game... LOL

whoops

B's got a nice spark on that shortie. Sorry to see that.

that s*cked - theo was doing well - not really his fault

Bs are trying to get buzzin right now. Caps need to take it right back.

Steckel is smarter than that. Pretty bad TO at the tailend of a PP.

whatver happened to instigating penalties? thornton clearly dropped the gloves first

Our high risk, high reward style of play makes us vulnerable to odd breaks and shorties. I'm ok with that so long as we outscore the opposition.

It's nice to see our guys looking fresh. Particularly Green, ShaMo and Clark.

i like how the cps matched there energy when the bruins started to rev....

With 3 and 1/2 to go Caps are getting the job done protecting the lead.

Weak call on Ovi there. He did lose control but he tried his best to avoid contact.

Another chance to see the PK work

Short of sprouting wings, I'm not sure how Ovechkin avoids that collision.

sweet opener!

I thought it was a good call on OV, but I also saw how an Bruin smacked the back of OV when he was getting up, maybe that should have been called too?

This was a much better season opener for the Caps than last year's game in Atlanta.
I was at that game. Theodore was off and so was the D.

Rout!

one down, eight one to go...Go Caps!

Great job guys. Solid offense, strong D, excellent PP and PK. Understandable rustiness to start the season but overall a great effort. Hope we keep this up again this year against the Bruins, and the league!

No let down Sat. night, you hear?

Go Caps!

Tonight's game was more proof of the total mismanagement of the Caps franchise. Without Nylander and Bourque on the ice, the Caps were completely unable to compete.

About as dominating a performance as it can get. Great opening game by the Caps. Bordered on embarrassing for the B's. Didn't create anything at all. Their only goal was a gift. Congrats, everyone!

Good game by the Caps. and Joe B, to my surprise, was very good. I like the idea of putting one guy from each city on the booth, it eliminates the homer aspect, but that is just my opinion.

Good game. 1 win in the books. Terrific game by Ovi, Brooks, Sasha, Nicky. Also thought Knuble, Pothier, Erskine and Steckel had strong games.

A solid effort from an elite NHL team.

Tonight's game was more proof of the total mismanagement of the Caps franchise. Without Nylander and Bourque on the ice, the Caps were completely unable to compete.

Posted by: zmega | October 1, 2009 9:27 PM

Everyone else can stop posting, there will not be a better post tonight.

@zmega

you do know we won 4-1 right...

that was as close to a full 60 minutes of hockey as i've seen this early in the season for quite a few yrs.
the defense looks agressive (even on the PK) - i wonder if that is a year of experience or woods - hopefully both
2 pts down - 162 pts to go

zmega,

Caps wore White Uniforms not Black. Just in case you didn't know.

@capsfan387: It's called sarcasm, dude.

zmega's absolutely right. GMGM and the rest of management has put together one sorry cast of characters, whether through trade draft or acquisition, contract management, etc.

We'll just have to live with it.

You know zmega was kidding. In the face of the naysayers.

Uh.... you think maybe zmega was uh, joking?

HOCKEY NIGHT IN ORLANDO

Yes, Sat night. My middle daughter is in Hamilton, ON in residency for her doctorate (must've gotten brains from wife). Oldest daughter is flying up Sat morning to visit, and I told her to tune in at 7 to Hockey Night in Canada. Meanwhile, as we watch here, the two oldest will call on Skype and we'll put the computer in the hockey shrine room (aka the living room) so they can watch HNIC and our TV simulaneously.

The announcers were talking Forsberg and I said to youngest daughter, "He could come to the Caps if they unload Nylander," just before the reporter said Foppa to Caps was the rumor.

Lucky drink of the night: Borsao 2008 Rose.
Note - rose for on the road unis.

Imagine what this team could do with another $4.875 million of player production.

Steckel had a good game but that was a pretty bad giveaway that led to the SH goal.

Boston came out flying but we weathered the storm and it looked like they ran out of gas.

Would have been nice to see the game tonight, being stuck at a hotel in Herndon, but apparently there are no places in the area that don't use DirecTV. Go figure.

Way to go Caps!!!

It's not a "rumor" that Forsberg wants to play for the Caps... who wouldn't? As far as I am concerned, he was one of the best and had much success. I would prefer keeping the roster intact and pass on this one. Why mess with the chemistry?

Tonight's game was more proof of the total mismanagement of the Caps franchise. Without Nylander and Bourque on the ice, the Caps were completely unable to compete.
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LOL what an idiot. Do you know how to count? The score was 4-1 Caps. This hardly deserves a response...

barring a major injury to one of their top forwards, the only move they should be looking to make before the playoffs is adding a battle-tested veteran D-man.

@ejohnsto

Ummm, I believe zmega made those remarks in "tongue in cheek" fashion. He knows as well as the rest of us how effective the Caps are with or without Bourque and Nylander.

At any rate, I'm glad all of us enjoyed a strong showing for the Caps during their season opener in Boston no less. Let's go Caps!