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The Washington Capitals Win Their First Stanley Cup
New York Times ^ | June 7, 2018 | Ben Shpigel

Posted on 06/07/2018 8:11:33 PM PDT by EdnaMode

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To: 21twelve

I don’t know enough about lacrosse. Too bad they watered it down for girls, but we will still have to check it out. She kind of wanted to play soccer but a) it really bores me and b) too much hot sun. So she does swimming and ice skating so far... lol.


61 posted on 06/07/2018 10:57:32 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: txnativegop

I canceled cable 2+ years ago and agree - it frees up time and saves me money*. I absolutely do not miss cable at all.

*Money that funds entities and causes that effectively want me, (a White, Christian, heterosexual male) dead.


62 posted on 06/07/2018 10:59:37 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: Hatteras

Good man and the player you hate unless he’s on your team.


Right? Fleury too. Newfound respect for them both.


63 posted on 06/07/2018 11:00:58 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Yaelle

I was hoping the Knights would win game 5 just so it would show they still had some fight in them. I feel bad for the team.


64 posted on 06/08/2018 12:17:47 AM PDT by Ciexyz (I have one issue and it's my economic well-being.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Ovechkin, Orlov, and Kuznetsov can visit both Trump and Putin with the Cup. Who will be first?


65 posted on 06/08/2018 12:40:20 AM PDT by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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To: GoldwaterCountry

And Joe Thornton is one of the last to play without a visor.


66 posted on 06/08/2018 12:43:48 AM PDT by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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To: rfp1234

That’s my Jumbo! (Go Sharks!)


67 posted on 06/08/2018 12:44:50 AM PDT by bootless (Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it!)
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To: GOPsterinMA
Yeah, that would have been..wow. A few people almost made a lot of money. As for hoops, I hate GS (to my uncle "San Francisco" and therefore gay 😂 ) just as much but at this juncture I hope for a sweep to embarrass LeBum.
68 posted on 06/08/2018 1:20:40 AM PDT by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: ak267; Hatteras

Craig MacTavish in 1997 with St. Louis. Harold Snepsts retired in 1991 with the St. Louis Blues as well, and that was after a 1974 to 1991 career with stops in Vancouver, Minnesota, and Detroit.

Helmets were legally grandfathered in 1979 (those who were under contract prior to June 1 1979 like MacTavish, Langway, and Snepsts and numerous others I grew up with could sign waivers to play bareheaded). They were made optional for a brief period from 1992 to 1994, but that was only taken advantage of for practices and warmups.


69 posted on 06/08/2018 2:27:31 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: EdnaMode

Who cares. But i suspect many will keep giving their money to people who hate them in return.

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70 posted on 06/08/2018 2:29:42 AM PDT by joma89
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To: OttawaFreeper

How could u leave out Dale Hunter?


71 posted on 06/08/2018 2:46:01 AM PDT by Renegade
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To: Impy

Yes and yes. Agreed.


72 posted on 06/08/2018 3:40:22 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: EdnaMode; shove_it; Hat-Trick; SZonian; retrokitten; hollywood; Alberta's Child; Betis70; ...

Hockey Ping!

(let me know if you want on or off the ping list)

73 posted on 06/08/2018 3:50:58 AM PDT by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: EdnaMode

The Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitols were 1975 expansion teams. Scouts eventually became the New Jersey Devils. So with the Scouts gone, my area gets the Saint Louis Blues and has a minor league team the Mavericks. T.J. Oshie was on Blues but left in 2013. Blues were like Vegas and made finals in their three first seasons. But lost all three. Never again made the finals but they have had winning records for a decade but bad luck.


74 posted on 06/08/2018 3:51:28 AM PDT by Mozilla (Truth Is Stranger than Fiction)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Vegas had three Blacks. I think none were on The Capitols. But there are a few in the league.


75 posted on 06/08/2018 3:54:05 AM PDT by Mozilla (Truth Is Stranger than Fiction)
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To: Ciexyz

Don’t feel bad for the team. Like everyone else in Vegas, they will rally, acknowledge their mistakes, and move on to a more dynamic season in 18-19. Bet on it.

Their fans love them and their parents love them. Not everyone can win all the time. They know it. Fans know it.

(And the merchandizers love them!)

‘Face


76 posted on 06/08/2018 4:19:21 AM PDT by Monkey Face (The only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~~ Scott Hamilton ~~)
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POTUS tweets...

Congratulations to the Washington Capitals on their GREAT play and winning the Stanley Cup Championship. Alex Ovechkin, the team captain, was spectacular - a true Superstar! D.C. is popping, in many ways. What a time!

Idiot liberals conclude that this congratulation of Alex Ovechkin is new evidence of Russian Collusion and demand an all new witch hunt to replace the current FAILED witch hunt.

77 posted on 06/08/2018 4:31:42 AM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: airborne

Congrats to the Washington Capitals and all their fans on winning the Stanley Cup!


78 posted on 06/08/2018 5:02:24 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: airborne
Thanks for the ping, Airborne!

I didn't have a strong interest in these finals but it was great to see Ovechkin finally hoist the Cup.

79 posted on 06/08/2018 5:10:16 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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To: OttawaFreeper
Those Capitals of the late 1980s were among the best teams never to win the Stanley Cup, in my mind. Take the players you listed and add Dale Hunter, Larry Murphy, Kevin Hatcher, Mike Ridley, Dave Christian and Garry Galley ... you've got a great team, for sure.

Just look at the defenseman: Murphy, Stevens, Hatcher ... and future Hall of Famer Rod Langway was probably the FOURTH BEST defenseman on that team!

80 posted on 06/08/2018 5:20:06 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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