2010 Rookie Game, Discussion Thread: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals

by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 2:00 PM EDT

Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals
Kettler Capitals Iceplex - 3:00 PM ET - Arlington, VA
Streaming live on Flyers website
This is the open game thread.
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Hockey, hockey, hockey!

The Flyers rookies are down in DC today taking on the Baby Caps. Here are a few things to watch for.

- Sergei Bobrovsky. It'll be his first real live hockey game on North American ice (at least, as far as we know), and while the pace of this game is certainly a little slower than a real NHL game, or maybe even a real AHL game, it'll be great to see a glimpse of Bob in action. We'll be able to see first hand what this kid has up his sleeve.

Also, as we mentioned back when the Flyers signed him, he kind of has a rivalry with Caps goalie Seymon Varlamov. I doubt Varlamov is playing in a rookie game, but still, Bobrovsky might wanna beat those Caps a little extra.

- It's our first glimpse at guys like Luke Pither, Mike Testwuide and Andrew Rowe.

- Trevor Bruess of the Caps said yesterday he wants to fight a Flyer. Who will it be? My money is on Zac Rinaldo.

- Bruce Boudreau said yesterday that "there's no way DC isn't a hockey town" because they sold out the rookie game. Tickets were free, and hhere's a glimpse of the size of the place. No seats on the other side, either, to my knowledge. (Just tryin' to get you up on your Caps hate...)

Ben Rothenberg is down at the game and will be tweeting throughout. He'll also be chatting with a few of the guys afterwards, getting their impressions of the thing and what not. Should be fun.

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What time and where?

I live in Arlington, and the Caps practice arena is less than a mile down the street from me. Its acutally pretty neat, its 2 ice rinks on the 8th floor of a mall. lol… Just wondering if they’d scrim @ the practice arena (Kettler Ice Complex) rather than Verizon…

by brf132 on Sep 16, 2010 2:05 PM EDT reply actions

Kettler at 3, I believe.

I wish I was still up there. I used to work for E*Trade, which is also attached to that mall.

by sneech on Sep 16, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn. I will still be in the office. Would have liked to see Testwiude

by brf132 on Sep 16, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Anyways, you needed to have reserved tickets a couple of weeks ago, I think.

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by red army line on Sep 16, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Jared DeMichael for the Caps?

Anyone know if goaltender Jared DeMichael will man the pipes at all for Washington? He played for my college (RIT) last year during our run to the Frozen Four. Being a Flyers fan during this game is tough when I’ve supported this guy for the past 3 years!

by jewbilee on Sep 16, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

He’ll play half the game.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 16, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s a rookie game, I’m pretty sure it’s completely okay to support your RIT roots, while you cheer for the Flyers rookies as well. Just root for a goaltender duel.

Is this the right room for an argument?

by DLJr on Sep 16, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Embedded the game video above. Hopefully it works come 3 PM.

If not, here’s the link to the Flyers site.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

One guy the Caps and Caps fans are really high on is Marcus Johansson. Cody Eakin is supposed to be a speedy little demon and Stanislav Galiev has drawn early comparisons to Claude Giroux. Anton Gustafsson was a 2008 first rounder, but he’s looking closer and closer to bust (he didn’t crack the SEL men’s league full-time and now looks to be a 4th liner or healthy scratch for Hershey). Those are the guys to look out for from the DC side.

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by red army line on Sep 16, 2010 2:40 PM EDT reply actions

Seravalli says Bob is starting. Flyers wearing the new road jerseys. Sexy.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 2:42 PM EDT reply actions

And Morrison is the other goalie. No Riopel.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

HOCKEY!!! HOCKEY!!! HOCKEY!!! HOCKEY!!! HOCKEY!!! HOCKEY!!! HOCKEY!!! HOCKEY!!!
…
YAY!!!

Cheers,

Fezzy
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by Fezzlekway on Sep 16, 2010 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

anybody got anything yet?

by ryan1 on Sep 16, 2010 3:01 PM EDT reply actions

not yet, nope

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Game started. Nothing on the stream.

Wonderful.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 3:06 PM EDT reply actions

don’t tell me i rushed home from school for nothing Caps 365!!

by ryan1 on Sep 16, 2010 3:09 PM EDT reply actions

same here…

by sil80zgn on Sep 16, 2010 3:09 PM EDT reply actions

Follow Ben on Twitter for updates, at least.

http://twitter.com/DailyForehand/

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 3:11 PM EDT reply actions

Ovechkin is wearing yellow crocs.

Maybe Max Talbot was right…

by Phalange on Sep 16, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha, so true.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I think I speak for everyone when I say

WHERE THE BALLS IS MY GOD DAMN HOCKEY?

by OriginJM on Sep 16, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

Well said.

by ryan1 on Sep 16, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Ben has good words about Bob so far.

Bobrovsky has got to be one of the quickest goalies I’ve ever seen. Seriously explosive stuff.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 3:16 PM EDT reply actions

Here’s a link to a radio station I caught over at Japer’s Rink. So far I haven’t heard anything really game-related but it’s better than nothing.

http://player.radio.com/player/RadioPlayer.php?version=1.1.9780&station=114

by ryan1 on Sep 16, 2010 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

Redskins talk. Extra-useless.

by Snevik on Sep 16, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

@Caps365 – Asssssssshoooole….Asssshooooole….Asssssshoooooole….

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by ronnybrook.blog on Sep 16, 2010 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Caps scored.

1-0 Caps. Bobrovsky entirely too deep in his net as the play came, snuck through his legs. Soft stuff.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

Boo.

Backing Backlund for 2010-2011
Mourning Gagne forever.

by ToddtheFox on Sep 16, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I hate the caps.

by OrangeNblacK on Sep 16, 2010 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Ran back from my meeting to find nothing streaming and the Flyers rookies down. Bleh.

Is this the right room for an argument?

by DLJr on Sep 16, 2010 3:31 PM EDT reply actions

This just made my day when I saw the headline :)

by JLS89 on Sep 16, 2010 3:35 PM EDT reply actions

Well, I hope Zac Rinaldo is pummeling someone right now.

by ryan1 on Sep 16, 2010 3:45 PM EDT reply actions

From Jasper’s Rink:

“This might be them giving up:

@washcaps For viewers experiencing technical difficulties, today’s rookie game will be available for viewing later today on WashingtonCaps.com
"

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by ronnybrook.blog on Sep 16, 2010 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

Well, there’s no way Dc is a hockey town if they can’t get the live broadcast of the rookie game right.

by Snevik on Sep 16, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Dan Rosen likes Testwuide. He’s going to be on your second line this year, right?

Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman

by Rob Parker on Sep 16, 2010 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

First, actually.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Bold move but I guess someone has to replace Gagne.

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by Rob Parker on Sep 16, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow, Testwuide picked off d-man on the point, 2-on-1 with Holmstrom and fed him for the one-timer.

Does that mean they scored?

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by Mitchell Green on Sep 16, 2010 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, yes it does!

Ten seconds into the PK, Holmstrom scores a beaut of a shorty for the Flyers, with an assist from Testwuide. 1-1, tie ball game.

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by Mitchell Green on Sep 16, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions

NICE!!

by sneech on Sep 16, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions

attta babe

by OrangeNblacK on Sep 16, 2010 4:05 PM EDT reply actions

Haha, and Testwuide makes it happen.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 16, 2010 4:05 PM EDT reply actions

Somewhere Geoff is torn between elation and rage.

Is this the right room for an argument?

by DLJr on Sep 16, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Truth

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 16, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

i wonder why Morrison’s backing up and not Riopel?

by rmg4519 on Sep 16, 2010 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

Aw, Bobo lets in a slapshot.

2-1

by OriginJM on Sep 16, 2010 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

Nice passing from Brendan Ranford to Shane Harper. Harper looks pretty good. Will be a decent player in ADK this year.

Frankie S gets it right, but just gotta say I called that. Well, I called that because Gabe figured out a formula for me to call that.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 16, 2010 4:21 PM EDT reply actions

I WANT HOCKEY!

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by Justin F. on Sep 16, 2010 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

Two power play goals (Wellwood from McGinn and Gustafsson) are traded, FLyers down 3-2

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 16, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

If Wellwood is in any way related to Kyle, thank goodness he does not look like it.

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by Justin F. on Sep 16, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

brothers

by tmurder on Sep 16, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn missed it friggin meetings. Less than a month until the Opener I love this short offseason. Can’t wait for the regular season grind to begin. HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY OI OI OI

by chrislanci on Sep 16, 2010 7:17 PM EDT reply actions