Comments on: Meanwhile, Alex Semin is Still Doing Stuff Like This

By: Ash

Ash — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:08:00 +0000

Are you basing this solely on ice production? Because I sure as hell know you probably aren’t in the locker room and on the rink with the team, listening to what’s said by the team. Ribeiro is the better leader based on what? What else would you have Ovechkin do besides play as well as he possibly can? He’s clearly making progress (which you acknowledge and then promptly dismiss.) Go ahead: name me clear examples where Ribeiro is the better leader than Ovechkin. I’ll wait.

…you keep banging this gong about Ovechkin not going to every optional practice. Newsflash: if a practice is optional, there’s a reason. I am SO sure the Caps loss is all on the fact that they’re looking around and saying, “Hey! Ovi didn’t skate on ice today! That asshole! God, I am so uninspired, I’m just going to not even try!” As has been pointed out before, players do different things when they’re not on the ice. Try to understand that.

If your entire team cannot play well because its captain doesn’t skate at an optional, WHICH IS SOMETHING EVERY OTHER TEAM HAS DONE (seriously, go ahead and name me a player who has never exercised an optional and how this has been reflected in radiant victory for the team. Go ahead. Back your complaining up. I’ll wait, I’ll wait even longer than I will for your Ribeiro leadership examples.) than your team has way bigger problems than a captaincy issue.

By: Hockeynightincanada

Hockeynightincanada — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:10:00 +0000

We’ve let go of every good voice on our team to the point where Hendricks and Lumberjack are all that’s left. With the exception of Feds retiring, we pretty much gave Clarkie, Brads, Arnott, Knuble, Belanger, Steckel the finger either trade or FA. All of them were tough as nails, and called out some of the issues we said was occurring with this team. I still think Chris Clark was our best captain since Huntsy.

By: Hockeynightincanada

Hockeynightincanada — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:05:00 +0000

“I miss the net” – Chimera

By: Hockeynightincanada

Hockeynightincanada — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:50:00 +0000

Agreed…and the players they let go that should have been let go, they could’ve gotten something in return trade-wise. Teams wanted Wideman and Hamrlik at the deadline last year believe it or not.

By: Hokaheyhockey

Hokaheyhockey — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:07:00 +0000

Matt, you are really on to something. After all, who would you rather have as your boss? A man who swears a lot, tells it like it is, and keeps on moving forward even with a few losses in a row or a captain that can’t handle bad referee calls, broken plays, or imperfect moments on the ice?

By: Matt Mendelsohn

Matt Mendelsohn — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:46:00 +0000

Troy: I agree. For me at least, things started going south after Tomas Fleischmann left.

By: ERLondon

ERLondon — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:12:00 +0000

Holy shit. I think I just came. What a freakin’ pass.

By: Stacy Diane Madden Harrison

Stacy Diane Madden Harrison — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:58:00 +0000

Sure wish he was still a Cap. . .

By: Anna Roscigno

Anna Roscigno — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:57:00 +0000

I do too.

By: 28IS(still)GREAT

28IS(still)GREAT — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:25:00 +0000

Totally looking forward to Tueaday’s match-up against the Canes. And while I hope the Caps win, I also hope Sasha lights it up just to spite all the fools who hated him while he was here.