Comments on: Caps beat Isles 2-1 in a Squeaker

By: mcawful

mcawful — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:07:19 +0000

I’m feeling pretty confident Backstrom’s finally ready to rock, or røck, or whatever. I think the line shakeup was good, even though seeing Ovi alongside to Flash is like seeing your Mom with a strange guy who calls you “buddy”.

By: Livia

Livia — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:38:56 +0000

Regarding the twitter conversation on the pronunciation of Neuvy’s name–I think Joe B. says, “NOY-VAYRT.” My guess is that it’s closer to “NOY-VEERT.” It would be nice to hear the proper pronunciation from the man himself!

By: IRockTheRed

IRockTheRed — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:31:57 +0000

“Bruce Boudreau’s experiment with the lines lasted all of one period. Tomas Fleischmann returned to the second line, and Nicky Backstrom regained his rightful position within hugging distance of Ovechkin after goals.”

Boudreau himself said that this was about getting Backstrom going. It worked, dinnit? Here’s the quote:

“When you’re in a slump you want the other one to do great,” Boudreau said. “So Ovie’s looking for Nicky so much, all the time, and then Nicky’s looking for Ovie instead of doing the right thing. You get them away from each other so they can continue to play their own game then once they feel the confidence you put them back.

“Once Nicky got the assist I just knew he was going to get more, because he never stops at just one once he gets a little bit of a roll going.”

By: Guinnessfan

Guinnessfan — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:09:59 +0000

Seeing King fight makes me miss Sugar Sugden.

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:28:58 +0000

thanks for making me have to look up the word Ignominious

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:34:31 +0000

Just curious, how exactly does a cranked-out wallaby skate?

By: CapsFan1975

CapsFan1975 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:52:08 +0000

Elyssa,

Lots of laughing about Nicky needing much longer hair to do a love action version of Metalocalypse. Gee, and to think the report was that he hadn’t ever gotten a haircut during his rookie year since he couldn’t trust anyone in North America to cut his Swedish locks. I used to joke about the fact that he’d have really long hair if the Caps ever went deep in the playoffs and he could grow a playoff braid instead of a playoff beard.

By: CapsFan1975

CapsFan1975 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:48:22 +0000

A power play goal for the Caps could not have happened at a better time. Thanks to Sasha, John, Ovi, and Nicky for making it happen! Sasha gathering the puck at the boards to John and the rest was history.

Way to break out of a dry spell in style, Nicky!

By: Elyssa

Elyssa — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:26:25 +0000

Lol Nicky could totally be Skwisgaar if they ever did a live action version of Metalocalypse…but he wouldneed much longer hair. I’m glad I’m not the only person who would make a connection to that cartoon

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:46:19 +0000

Wish I’d seen more of the game – I heard the first 2 periods on the radio, and only got home in time to watch the 3rd. It was good to see Backs break his slump, even if the goal was fluky.

As for King, that fight was started by Gillies. King hit an Islander hard from behind, and Gillies jumped to his defense. Might not have been much reason other than that – but neither of those two needs a reason.

And for the record (I’m sure it’s just a typo) Neiderreiter scored for the Isles.