DCist: Caps Briefing: Johnson Coming into his Own

Jeslett

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:29:06 -0500

Yes, but your user name is a lot like the Blackhawks, a downward spiral. Chicago hasn't won a cup since 1960-61. That's 14 years before the Caps were founded, making comparisons a bit difficult. I agree that the Caps don't have too much to stand on as far as cup sized successes go, but we've never been declared the worst franchise in professional sports nor have we endured a 47 year drought. And in the past 10 years Chicago has only made the playoffs once to the Caps 5 appearances.

Downward_Spiral

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:09:23 -0500

@ Jeslett: Yeah Chicago have three banners up at the United Center... which just happens to be three more than the Caps have at Verizon.

Jeslett

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:55:20 -0500

Well Huet wanted a longer contract, about 4 years, and since word on the street seem to suggest we have the greatest goalies on the cusp in our system, it just wasn't the right thing. Also, my understanding is that he wasn't too into talking to GM GM. And you know, he and his wife wanted to go some place more European. Apparently Montreal and DC weren't international enough, so they had to choose Chicago. That's okay. If there's one thing Chicago has less of than European flair, it's cups.

sordid

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:29:42 -0500

Sadly, Olie looked like the goalie we gave up: Swiss cheese behind a bad defense. Easy goals in the beginning and then he wakes up and defends the net, but too late to mean anything. Johnson, while no Huet, looks like he should be getting the number 1 job shortly while pretty boy Theo will get to work on his flock of hollywood hair. I still think we should have kept Huet and with the way Johnson is playing would we'd have the best 1-2 combo in the league.

Jeslett

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:00:29 -0500

I've been a Kolzig fan for as long as I've been a Caps fan. I made sure my seats were in the visitors end so I could see him in action and I championed for him to make a come back in the off season last year, we could have used his aggression in net against the Flyers who got in Huet's face and took him off his game. But for some reason I feel like I'm the only Caps fan who doesn't have a glazed over look of wild-eyed reminiscent joy when he comes back to the phone booth. After he pealed his name plate off his locker he should have retired. He should have finished out his career as a Capital instead of taking a one year contract as a backup with Mr. Mullet's not-so-all-stars. And while he's been pretty classy through the last tumultuous year, let's not forget that Johnson doesn't break sticks after goals or wreck the locker room after getting pulled. Kolzig was great for us for almost his entire career, but he was not without downs to balance his ups.