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What a great day to be a Caps fan. Great move.

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:lol

Ridiculous. Caps fans love to put the blame on Boudreau, because God forbid the players catch any blame for playing the same gutless hockey that gets them booted from the playoffs every year. As if Hunter is now going to get Semin to play like a real hockey player.

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Bruins have a point in the last, what, 12 games or so???:bounce 11 out of 12 with 1 s/o loss in 3 weeks? Can you say---B - peat????

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Well bruce thanks for the memories hopefully I will see your drunk ass out at the bars again.

Good move by the caps. In leonsis I trust!

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Sometimes a coaching change can be the catalyst for team-wide change, but in the end it's the players that have to decide they want to go to the next level, i.e. playing as a team. Yes, I'm talking to you, Ovechkin and Semin. Two of the most purely talented players in the whole league, with absolute shit for attitudes.

EDIT: If Hunter as a coach is anything like he was as a player, he'll be the complete opposite of Boudreau. Will be interesting to see how the players respond.

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Exactly..so hopefully a hard-nosed, gritty coach will change that.

Bruce preached playing aggressive and being tough for 3 years now...the team very rarely responds. When there are players talking about BB needing to institute more discipline...it's time for him to go. He lost the team.

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This. It's obvious guys like Semin and Ovechkin had given up on him. Kind of an inmates running the prison situation, but that's often how it goes in sports.

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Prust has always been one of the grittiest players on our team, always fighting guys of every size, even with Avery in the roster.

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ESPECIALLY in hockey. It's amazing how short-term the life of an NHL coach is with teams.

I'm hoping this really invigorates the team...like it did when Boudreau first came up.

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Pronger out 4 weeks with knee surgery

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Sorry to combine a couple of different conversations here but you guys know who gave Prust a chance in junior and turned him into the player he now is?

Dale Hunter.

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Posts like this are why I almost never post in this thread. It was more than clear that Bruce had lost the team. When a coach says in the Washington Post he doesn't know what to say to get the team to play tough, that's an issue. Boudreau allowed the team to play like shit with his superstar coddling and his consistent line juggling. It was time for him to go. And while I don't think Hunter will fix Semin in particular, Boudreau had lost EVERYONE, not just Semin and Ovechkin, and I think Hunter will have success with almost everyone on that roster. I think we will see a reenergized Ovechkin who won't just skate in circles anymore. I think Hunter will immediately have everyone's undivided attention in that room and he will make it clear he IS in charge. And I think it was a brilliant move. I never thought Ted and George had it in them.

So again I say, what a great day to be a Caps fan. Dale Hunter for the motherfucking win.

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Pronger to have knee surgery tomorrow and will be out four weeks: http://flyers.thecheckingline.com/bl...g-knee-surgery

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Ovechkin has been skating in circles since Day 1 of his NHL career.

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Guess you were asleep from 2005 to 2009

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I think very few of us are saying Boudreau shouldn't have been fired. I believe he should have, and I'm excited to see what Hunter brings. My only disagreement is with the people who place the blame completely on Brucey. Sure, he couldn't get the attention of his team. That's partly his fault, but it's partly the players' who decided they'd rather be an underachieving team than suck it up and play real hockey.

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Go count your President's Trophies.

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Milan Hejduk gets the "C" in Colorado. This surprised me, as I imagined them going with a youngster like Stastny or Johnson. Nevertheless, Hejduk, while the quieter type, has a history of hard work and winning and is one of the few seasoned veterans on the roster. Not a bad move, just not one I expected.

I know, I know, who cares right? ;)

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Didn't this happen like two weeks ago? :lol:lol:lol

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As the lone Av fan here, I felt obligated to say something, however late. :o

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Also anxious to see what Muller will do in Carolina. Even as a player, he was they type of guy you'd say, "he'd make a good coach someday." We'll see.

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If you just don't pay attention to him, things are usually better. He's the Brohan of Hawks fans.

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This is kind of funny. I'm not the one constantly fluffing the team no matter what they do.

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Thinking Ovechkin did nothing but skate in circles his first 4 years in the league is inaccurate, and you know that.

Nice originality with the joke, by the way. Don't think I'd heard that one before.

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Sabres have sent three players back to the AHL, so they are no longer Buffalo Amerks. Although after the way they played Saturday that might be a bad thing. I actually went to the Rochester Amerks game on Saturday and saw Roch native Derek Whitmore score four goals. It was sweet and probably the most fun I've had at a AHL game in a long long time

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Crash is a cake eater

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New York Rangers Winter Classic Jersey Unveiled:

http://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york...hia-flyers-nhl

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On the defensive side? Absolutely.

I'll never forget when NHL commentators, maybe even Caps fans went ballastic because he backchecked and stopped a two on one. :lol:lol:lol

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The Rangers jerseys are nice. Best jersey combo in WC history?

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firing Boudreau is a great move. Too bad the rest of the team won't show up to help Ovie in the playoffs.

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LOTS of moves by the Flyers today. Just saw that. Yikes.

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Fixed to accurately reflect this season.

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:lol :lol :lol

Caps

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And I mean that as a complete compliment to Chimera. He's been their best player by far this season, IMO. One of the only players on their roster who I see giving 100% every shift he plays.

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I'd say the original Pens jersey and the Hawks jersey are the best Winter Classic uniforms. I actually like the Flyers' uniform better this year, especially if the Keystone captain patches turn out to be true.

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AO's defense revolves around skating into his own zone looking to make a hit on a player who is not watching nor has the puck.

About time they made a coaching change in DC. Kind of shocking who they got. Half the Caps fans in that building have no idea who the guy is.

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I've been so occupied with medic school lately that I completely forgot that I'm going down to St Louis Friday night for the game Saturday. That's going to be a goddamn awesome time.

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Wow, Ducks are actively shopping Bobby Ryan.

That sound you hear? Shit hitting the fan.

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Hmm...no shit?

Wonder if the Caps get involved...

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I hope the Bruins throw Krejci + a pick or prospect at the Ducks for him. Seems like it'd be a logical move for both sides. Ryan is locked up on a reasonable deal and Krejci will be a RFA. With Seguin emerging Krejci becomes a bit more expendable for the Bruins. The Ducks could use a center for their 2nd line too.

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3 games for Pacioretty for the hit on Letang. Montreal is up in arms over the suspension. :lol Most of their fans seem to be blaming Letang for putting his head in front of Pacioretty's shoulder.

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Now that's someone you give up a lot for. Only 24? Not bad.

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Wow. Talk about impulsive move. I wonder how long they let Carlyle keep his job. He and my very own Joe Sacco seem to be the next obvious candidates for the coaching guillotine
Montreal police will soon open up an investigation on Letang.

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Just thinking about where Ryan might move is pretty mind boggling.

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The Hawks lack of a power forward is glaring and Bobby Ryan would solve that. I would cry.

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I agree, but who are you willing to part with? Right now, scoring is not a problem (3rd in the league in goals) with Toews, Hossa, Sharp, Kane all hovering around a PPG. I think the rumor of the Hawks going after a d-man makes more sense considering the struggles of the defense and even Crawford, to an extent.

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The Hawks farm system is incredibly deep, and it's one of the best in the entire league. Hammer, a pick, and a prospect or something along those lines would be fine with me. If you get a D man, who moves out of the top 4? And if this new D-man everyone wants comes in and doesn't move into the top 4, than he is barely worth getting because we would have to give up too much for a bottom pair guy.

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Guarantee the Ducks will want a scoring forward in return, and either a high pick or prospect.

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with Getzlaf and Perry, I bet they want some D.

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Perhaps, but their D really isn't as big an issue as is their forward unit right now. After their top line and Selanne, their depth drops off dramatically. If Ryan goes, and remember Selanne will probably be gone next season as well, they've got quite a bit of point production to replace and generate more of. They will want secondary scoring.

Meanwhile, on the back-end they've got all sorts of depth. Young guys like Fowler and Sbisa are complemented by vets like Lydman, Beauchemin, and the underrated Visnovsky.

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Slow here at work so I just looked up an interesting stat. The Ducks have scored 49 goals this season, and 20 have come from Selanne, Getzlaf, Perry, and Ryan. Also, only SIX forwards (the aforementioned plus Koivu and Cogliano) have scored more than ONE goal this season. They will definitely want scoring.

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Playing crosbys bitch ass tonight.

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Avery:lol:lol

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Cant wait to hear Dubinsky bitch about something after the game

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would have loved to see Asham punch Averys teeth in.

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Do they shrink like DMB's shirts do?

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Good question. Got mine yesterday, washed it and it didn't shrink. Then again I hang-dry most of my shirts so they don't shrink.

I don't know if it'll happen in future washes.

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Neal snipe, Crosby's 10th point in 5 games.

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Crosby is so nasty with the backhand, whether it's passing or scoring.

And I love the ferociousness in NYR/PIT/PHI/NJ games when they play each other. The Atlantic is so underrated in the hatred department.

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it really is. best division in hockey.

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What an intense game so far.

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Another Sabre bites the dust... Leopold won't return with an upper body injury.

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Dammit. that should be it.

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haha wow, cooke high sticks it, but then it goes off a ranger and in. should have been a goal.

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Good lord the coyotes are boring

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The Hawks aren't making anything happen. After the first 4 minutes they went to sleep.

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They are suffering from a case of "Playing Phoenix"

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The Caps already quit on Dale Hunter

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Just another lifeless performance. They are so frustratingly inconsistent.

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I would hardly call this lifeless. I would call it "Playing Phoenix." Very similar to it's cousin "Playing Nashville."

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Allowing a much, much, much less talented team to impose their game at will is pretty lifeless to me. 2 shots in the 2nd period so far is pretty lifeless. They just aren't competing as hard as Phoenix, and that has been happening too often lately. I really hope they can turn it around in this game but they just aren't getting much momentum going.

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2 out of the last 9 games does not qualify as "happening too much." Outside of Calgary and Edmonton, this team has played well to awesome in almost every game.

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You conveniently cut it off at the last 9 games because the two before that were back-to-back dreadful performances against Vancouver and St. Louis. That makes it 4 out of 11. Include tonight, and you have 5 out of 12 if they don't completely turn it around in the 3rd. Then lose a game that could go either way to San Jose, and we're headed for 6-6 in the last 12.

But, they did it against Anaheim so if they can gut out another big 3rd, I will be more than happy to take it all back.

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Don't say "this has been happening too much lately" and then when I go back and look at the games that have actually happened lately, be mad that I cut it off.

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Ok, then it's more of a symptom of this year's team in general, unfortunately.

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:lol Pathetic.

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Jesus, Carcillo.

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Car Bomb somehow just saved a goal by being a fucking idiot. Nevermind, thanks Dan. :lol

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It really has been. Put the puck fucking on net. Stop trying to be so cute with it (Hossa to Carcillo is a prime example).

Just overall bad. Turnovers in our own zone all night. Bad.

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God damnit, Carcillo. Just SHUT THE FUCK UP FOR 2 SECONDS.

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New sig. :lol

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Yep. I can't remember one time when I saw any red sweaters crashing the net. It's like they win two games and think they can go back to making the "pretty" plays. Go to the front of the net and make something happen.

And the defense is terrible again. Crawford was hung out to dry on 1 or 2 of those but damn he has not been very good for a while now.

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He's such an idiot. He has the skill set, just the most idiotic head in the history of sports.

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Totally tweeted this. I'd tweet the other thing but I try to shy away from f'bombs on Twitter hahaha.

EDIT: Also, Chad's quote in my sig is too funny to let go

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stopped watching on the 4th goal so I don't even know what Carcillo did.

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Watched whole horrible thing

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Thanks Hawks. Wings needed that. Now only 2 points behind with 3 games in hand.

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Big win for the Rangers last night. Finally getting consecutive wins over the "big" teams. Both teams last night took dumb penalties though. Could have killed the Rangers in the first period and killed off any chance for a Pitt comeback in the third. In the end, two class teams that are stacked with talent put on a good show!

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What a complete abortion of a game last night, holy fuck. This team the past 2 years is definetely missing the swagger they had with the group that won the Cup and made a run the year before that. Not to mention Craw looked extremely mediocre and has for a while now.

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what is the most anyone in here would give up for Bobby Ryan? Says they want a young dman, young center, and a top prospect of pick. also read top 4 dman, 2nd line center, and 1st/prospect.

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Well that didn't take long, Bruce is the new coach of the Ducks.

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Nevermind. I wouldn't do that trade I just made up.

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Krejci, McQuaid, and a 1st.

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One of the shortest turnarounds ever probably. Not sure how much he'll help out there right now with only one scoring line.

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Bruins just went through November without a regulation loss. 12-0-1. When they shake off the cup hangover they'll be pretty good.

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Boudreau is the new coach for the Ducks. The Ducks management really licked out with this one, IMO. Boudreau gets a lot out of younger players because of his experience in te AHL.

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Gross.

That said, congrats to Gabby. Knew that wouldn't take long. He's a hell of a coach. Wish him nothing but the best, and I'll be rooting for the Ducks now.

Unless it's Caps vs Ducks for the cup. Then its all CAPS.

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Holy shit auto-correct! Definitely meant 'lucked'. :lol :lol