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We’ve passed by the holidays, but the Winter Classic is still in our rear mirrors. Peter, for example, has yet to find anything interesting to write about it that someone else hasn’t already written. But here we stand, facing down a gauntlet of hockey games before the All-Star break.
Traffic is up 120%, which is insane. Ovechkin should do two commercials a week every week. Goal for this year is to beat Facebook.
Recommended with prejudice: SHOE’s guide to AHL All-star voting
Oh dear. It’s the final Machinist of the year. And what a year it has been: Caps won a lot, got first-rounded by the Canadiens, Ovi danced in a nightclub, Belanger got dropped and so did Corvo and the Morrisonnii, Caps lost a lot, Lil Ovi and Lil Backy, and DJ Pauly D. Whew.
Traffic is down 8 percent this week. Some might say it’s because the holiday, but I think you readers aren’t pulling your weight. Ray Shero and Dan Bylsma put you at a 3 for the week.
Must-see post of the week? Definitely Rachel’s Ovi-Santa.
Let’s dance.
No matter what you believe in, have a lovely weekend. On behalf of Neil, Ian, Rachel, and the extended RMNB/SHOE family, I wish you peace on Earth and goodwill towards men. Except on the ice. There we’d prefer wanton violence and arbitrary hatred to reign.
And now… the Machinist.
All eyes are on the Caps, wallowing in their slump, magnified by the cameras of HBO. Like Willow Rosenberg before them, Russian Machine has “gone dark”, popping Lord Voldemort and Dawson Leery up on the site until the Caps get a W.
Tough times, but they won’t last.
It’s been a tough week.
Gotta check out SHOE’s interview with Braden Holtby, where he dishes dirt on Alex Semin’s English skills.
Hop on over to our Hershey Bears blog, Sweetest Hockey on Earth, to check out Ian’s interview with Braden Holtby. After an up-and-down stint in D.C., Holtby returned to PA, where he has since wrecked shop. Following a shutout, Braden spoke at length about his time in Washington, how his aggressive style works (or does not) in the NHL, and the infinite mystery of Sasha Minor.
Let’s turn our world-weary eyes back to the week that found us emerging from tryptophan hangovers and beginning the festival of lights.
Can’t-miss: Point your browser over to our other selves at Sweetest Hockey on Earth, where Ian interviews Andrew Gordon, and many yucks are shared.
RMNB mention in D2 of The Washington Post’s Sports Section.
The Machinist is where RMNB takes a look back at the week that was.
First off, big ups to Dan Steinberg for coining our new tagline: The world’s foremost authority on Holtbyisms.
Friend-and-family-of-the-blog Brandon Oland of the Carroll County Times recently chatted with me about the Caps’ season. We talked about Ovie’s slump, my enduring love for Jose Theodore, the pathos of Mike Green, and more. Thank you, Brandon, for talking hockey with me one more time!
Commentary: Capitals critiqued [Carroll County Times]
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