Comments on: CBC Analyst Craig Simpson: The Caps “Need to Clean House,” “Toxic” Alex Ovechkin Should Be Bought Out

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:26:00 +0000

So this is all pretty much crap now, right?

By: Rhino40

Rhino40 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:49:00 +0000

“”’…and sign Corey Perry to a big ass contract.”

Sorry, but I am not sure I feel comfortable with the idea of an “ass contract”, of any size.

By: Rhino40

Rhino40 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:02:00 +0000

“I just moved to Toronto, and this site keeps me sane among all the crazy Leafs nation BS I gotta deal with.”

Could be worse, my friend: You could ended up in Philadelphia…or Pittsburgh (bleccch)!

I remember watching the telecast of the final NHL game played at Maple Leaf Gardens: although I was up to that point more or less a casual fan, it was witnessing the power & emotion of that event that really made hockey “stick” (no pun intended) in my stream of consciousness. I recall the announcer commenting on the ceremonies, and you could basically hear the uppercase letters when he said:

“This Is Their Game, And They Love It.”

So, although the Leafs haven’t won a Cup in over 40 years, keeping things like that in mind helps one to understand why the GTA is–like it or not–sort of the epicenter of the hockey universe.

By: Hockeynightincanada

Hockeynightincanada — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:44:00 +0000

Shocker…it’s CBC. What did anyone expect?…they are full of bigots from Don Cherry down to Craig Simpson. Hypocrites as well. TSN is better anyway.

I’ve criticized Ovie a lot, but the issues of the Caps don’t completely lie with him. A lot of it can be directed to Ted and GMGM. Tired of giving my reasons why, because I could write an entire essay on all the things Ted and McPhee have done to hinder the success of this organization, but a change in the front office is long overdue.

By: Ian Oland

Ian Oland — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:16:00 +0000

Remember when Crabb was on the first line? Good times.

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:55:00 +0000

I guess because Ribs has been pointless in 3 games http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/ribeimi01/gamelog/2013/ and hasn’t had a positive posssession rating in 6 games. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ajf9iIAZBM1ndGg2TENKTXdrRHNpRzJHUWxpdERvV3c#gid=0

Scratching Wolksi is a mistake, and I don’t understand. Perreault had one pretty bad shift in the first period last game, and that might’ve damned him– also a mistake.

Crabb should not be in… the NHL. Shrug.

So “why?” I got no idea. Sorry!

By: KareeLyn

KareeLyn — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:38:00 +0000

Just caught wind of the lines tonight… Can someone explain a few things? You all seem pretty smart to me. Why is Ribeiro on the 3rd line? Why is Johansson on the 2nd? And why are Wolski and Perreault (who kinda sorta scored last game) out, and Crabb in? Chew on that…. Also, fun fact. If you google search “Second Line Center” in images, Ribeiro’s picture is the 3rd hit. It’s also the 5th – from a sweet RMNB article.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:58:00 +0000

That’s a $36 million top six. Kind of difficult to suit up the rest of the roster with both Ribs and Semin in the same lineup.

By: Lithy D

Lithy D — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:41:00 +0000

Good stuff Ian.

By: Wichawon

Wichawon — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:32:00 +0000

I was a Rangers fan in early 70′s and they had a team every fan dreamed about and they still couldn’t win the Cup so I hope the Caps find a way to win one while I’m still alive! I still love Ovie!