Comments on: Bad Romance: The Saga of Tomas Vokoun http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/06/04/bad-romance-the-saga-of-tomas-vokoun/ A cheerfully demented Washington Capitals site with a healthy fixation on Alex Ovechkin and his Russian bros. CRASH THE NET! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: roadworrier http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/06/04/bad-romance-the-saga-of-tomas-vokoun/#comment-28981 roadworrier Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:24:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=28513#comment-28981 Look forward to seeing Vokoun mop up after Flower gives up 4 goals in a period. Not quite what TVo was expecting, I’m sure.

]]> By: serpent http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/06/04/bad-romance-the-saga-of-tomas-vokoun/#comment-28892 serpent Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=28513#comment-28892 Volks is a talented vet who got on the hockey gods sh*t list. I wish him all the best, just not in the Pitts!

]]> By: bellka http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/06/04/bad-romance-the-saga-of-tomas-vokoun/#comment-28872 bellka Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:22:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=28513#comment-28872 Vokoun was the best goalie available on the market at the time and Capitals were in need of a solid veteran goaltender. I am sorry, I was not counting on the “early 20s” goalie to carry us through the season. In fact, I had no good reasons to count on the young goalie. Somehow this season Caps managed not to fully use the great assets they had. Too bad. I hope Vokoun does well in Pittsburgh, it clearly did not work out with Washington.

]]> By: Owen Johnson http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/06/04/bad-romance-the-saga-of-tomas-vokoun/#comment-28871 Owen Johnson Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:15:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=28513#comment-28871 And you just KNOW he’ll win the Vezina next year. Because the hockey gods hate us that much.

]]> By: Alberto Jose Roncajolo http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/06/04/bad-romance-the-saga-of-tomas-vokoun/#comment-28867 Alberto Jose Roncajolo Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=28513#comment-28867 Vokoun came to Washington thinking he was entitled to the number 1 spot, his mentality was just not right from the start. He should know more than anyone that being a goalie in the NHL is extremely hard and competition is very strong. The fact that the Caps had a stable of young goalies in the system foaming at the mouth for their shot at the starting job made things more difficult for Vokoun. He is 35, Holtby and Neuy are both in their early 20s and both are NHL caliber goalies. At the end of the day, Vokoun needed to be more humble and he ran out of luck when injuries struck. Thanks for the effort Vokoun but we have bigger issues to deal with than a 35 year old pretending to be Brodeur.

]]> By: Gwendolyn Kaylor http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/06/04/bad-romance-the-saga-of-tomas-vokoun/#comment-28866 Gwendolyn Kaylor Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:33:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=28513#comment-28866 Wow. Well, when you put it THAT way…

Another excellent writeup.

I guess we knew he wouldn’t stay. Just, why did it have to be Pittsburgh…

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