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Thank you R.J. Umberger for saying what everyone else was thinking in regards to the Washington Capitals!

"I don't think any team in the West would be overmatched by them,"
Umberger told the Columbus Dispatch. "They play the wrong way. They want
to be moving all the time. They float around in their zone, looking for
breakaways and odd-man rushes."

"A good defensive team is going to beat them [in the playoffs]," he
added. "If you eliminate your turnovers and keep them off the power
play, they're going to get frustrated because they're in their zone a
lot."

What is it with Sens players suffering season ending injuries while playing for the Czech Olympic team?

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Garrioch/2010/04/03/13456631-qmi.html

Flyers GM Holmgren has offered pending RFA Braydon Cobourn a supposed two-year deal, however, Cobourn was unaware of such offer. Someone's not doing their job fully.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=316668

Huh, I could have sworn I posted here. Well, here goes again:

Speaking of the Flyers, they beat Detroit.

Sounded fresher the first time around.

Here's an interesting read from Larry Brooks of the NY Post about a trade last year that would have sent Steven Stamkos to the Rangers. Maybe Sather isn't as dumb as we all think he is:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/shaken_not_stirred_T6N63otVVq92kFkpEFVBMI#ixzz0kBF6uiDU

Here's another interesting article: Hull, Modano, and Gretzky might team up to buy the Dallas Stars from Hicks!

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=316728

PKC wrote:Here's an interesting read from Larry Brooks of the NY Post about a trade last year that would have sent Steven Stamkos to the Rangers. Maybe Sather isn't as dumb as we all think he is:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/shaken_not_stirred_T6N63otVVq92kFkpEFVBMI#ixzz0kBF6uiDU

Is that the same article where he talks about Pronger being the problem in Philly's dressing room?

Garrioch must have dropped a donut on his keyboard:
http://twitter.com/SunGarrioch

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wprager wrote:

PKC wrote:Here's an interesting read from Larry Brooks of the NY Post about a trade last year that would have sent Steven Stamkos to the Rangers. Maybe Sather isn't as dumb as we all think he is:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/shaken_not_stirred_T6N63otVVq92kFkpEFVBMI#ixzz0kBF6uiDU

Is that the same article where he talks about Pronger being the problem in Philly's dressing room?

Indeed.

wprager wrote:Garrioch must have dropped a donut on his keyboard:
http://twitter.com/SunGarrioch

@SunGarrioch wrote:``````````````````````````

Or a chicken wing. Because he's obese, right?

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:Garrioch must have dropped a donut on his keyboard:
http://twitter.com/SunGarrioch

@SunGarrioch wrote:``````````````````````````

Or a chicken wing. Because he's obese, right?

He's actually shed a lot of weight. Must be the low-fat blue-cheese dip.

wprager wrote:Garrioch must have dropped a donut on his keyboard:
http://twitter.com/SunGarrioch

@SunGarrioch wrote:``````````````````````````

Big Ev wrote:Thank you R.J. Umberger for saying what everyone else was thinking in regards to the Washington Capitals!

"I don't think any team in the West would be overmatched by them,"
Umberger told the Columbus Dispatch. "They play the wrong way. They want
to be moving all the time. They float around in their zone, looking for
breakaways and odd-man rushes."

"A good defensive team is going to beat them [in the playoffs]," he
added. "If you eliminate your turnovers and keep them off the power
play, they're going to get frustrated because they're in their zone a
lot."

Okay, I can't anymore:

1.Who the Diddle is RJ Umburger to say anything? What has he done in the playoffs to warrant saying one word? Is he the guy who's a Selke nominee and a Hart nominee? Has he won a Conn Smythe? No? Intriguing.

2.Obviously his team the BJs are firmly entrenched in the playoff picture and he's leading them to glory, correct? They play an airtight defensive system and rarely ever leave their goalie out to dry or he wouldn't be saying anything. Right?

No? Again, intriguing. So what he's saying is that he's in no way qualified to make an assessment like this - other than he happens to play in the same league as the Caps, not even the same Conference mind you, the same league.

SD's assessment: shut the Diddle up Umberger!? Seriously.

Umberger knows first hand how to beat the Caps, he and the Flyers beat them in the first round in 2008.

SpezDispenser wrote:

Big Ev wrote:Thank you R.J. Umberger for saying what everyone else was thinking in regards to the Washington Capitals!

"I don't think any team in the West would be overmatched by them,"
Umberger told the Columbus Dispatch. "They play the wrong way. They want
to be moving all the time. They float around in their zone, looking for
breakaways and odd-man rushes."

"A good defensive team is going to beat them [in the playoffs]," he
added. "If you eliminate your turnovers and keep them off the power
play, they're going to get frustrated because they're in their zone a
lot."

Okay, I can't anymore:

1.Who the Diddle is RJ Umburger to say anything? What has he done in the playoffs to warrant saying one word? Is he the guy who's a Selke nominee and a Hart nominee? Has he won a Conn Smythe? No? Intriguing.

2.Obviously his team the BJs are firmly entrenched in the playoff picture and he's leading them to glory, correct? They play an airtight defensive system and rarely ever leave their goalie out to dry or he wouldn't be saying anything. Right?

No? Again, intriguing. So what he's saying is that he's in no way qualified to make an assessment like this - other than he happens to play in the same league as the Caps, not even the same Conference mind you, the same league.

SD's assessment: shut the Diddle up Umberger!? Seriously.

I concur

Big Ev wrote:Umberger knows first hand how to beat the Caps, he and the Flyers beat them in the first round in 2008.

Two years ago though? Backstrom is now one of the super-powers of the league in terms of being a 2-way dynamic player, Green is that much better defensively, Ovechkin is better, Semin is better. I might be inclined to agree with a TSN guy saying something like this, but RJ Umberger just seems sour grapes because his team sucks.

LOL Ottawa is behind New York, Boston, Calgary, and Montreal in the TSN power rankings.

Another reason not to listen to anything that comes from TSN! The only reputable guy they have is McKenzie!

SpezDispenser wrote:

Big Ev wrote:Umberger knows first hand how to beat the Caps, he and the Flyers beat them in the first round in 2008.

Two years ago though? Backstrom is now one of the super-powers of the league in terms of being a 2-way dynamic player, Green is that much better defensively, Ovechkin is better, Semin is better. I might be inclined to agree with a TSN guy saying something like this, but RJ Umberger just seems sour grapes because his team sucks.

2 years ago with Cristobal Huet in net