Capitals sign Braden Holtby to 2-year extension

I think it's a good move. While not a great start this year, it's not entirely his fault. The team has been playing poorly in front of him and putting themselves in a hole constantly with stupid penalties (5 in the third period alone in NJ last Thursday). Their shot at making the playoffs this year is marginal at best. But I think Holtby has a great career in front of him. His career numbers (admittedly very small number of games) aren't bad at all and he's still a young guy.

Call up that guy from the Bears. He'll do the job for the Caps. The little #&%*^$%#% so and so that he is. :)

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Originally posted 01:19 PM ET  02.25 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

The little #&%*^$%#% so and so that he is. :)

How do you really feel? ;)

So the Loubot must have declined the Capital option ?

I guess that means Luongo's going there then eh.

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Originally posted 01:30 PM ET  02.25 by PensFanDealWithIt

How do you really feel? ;)

With my hands.

nothing says <you deserve a raise> quite like being one spot removed from the cellar (and playing in a horrible division, on top of it).

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Originally posted 01:34 PM ET  02.25 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

With my hands.

Quit sitting on them they're going numb when you type:)

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Originally posted 01:33 PM ET  02.25 by bostongm

I guess that means Luongo's going there then eh.

Stuck in Vancouver it seems.

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Originally posted 01:34 PM ET  02.25 by puttin on the foil

nothing says <you deserve a raise> quite like being one spot removed from the cellar (and playing in a horrible division, on top of it).

Well, it's like the saying goes, "Having the best bad goalie in a division full of bad goalies is like where???d that damn bottle of J&B go???? ???unnamed (former) NHL General Manager

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Originally posted 01:39 PM ET  02.25 by shiprock

Stuck in Vancouver it seems.

Right now, he's still standing on the ice in Detroit saying "WTF just happened?!"

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Originally posted 01:42 PM ET  02.25 by dannylimes

Right now, he's still standing on the ice in Detroit saying "WTF just happened?!"

I actually kinda felt sorry for him...it was like "if it wasn't for bad bounces he wouldn't have gotten any"..type day for him

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Originally posted 01:42 PM ET  02.25 by dannylimes

Right now, he's still standing on the ice in Detroit saying "WTF just happened?!"

I DO know that somewhere Hank was smiling tho!!!!

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Originally posted 02:01 PM ET  02.25 by mhwings

I DO know that somewhere Hank was smiling tho!!!!

Hank's had a lot of reasons to smile this season so far???

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Originally posted 01:34 PM ET  02.25 by puttin on the foil

nothing says <you deserve a raise> quite like being one spot removed from the cellar (and playing in a horrible division, on top of it).

I like this....

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Originally posted 01:11 PM ET  02.25 by Slapshot

I think it's a good move. While not a great start this year, it's not entirely his fault. The team has been playing poorly in front of him and putting themselves in a hole constantly with stupid penalties (5 in the third period alone in NJ last Thursday). Their shot at making the playoffs this year is marginal at best. But I think Holtby has a great career in front of him. His career numbers (admittedly very small number of games) aren't bad at all and he's still a young guy.

It's the correct move for sure. Slappy - if the Caps go 3 for 3 this week they will be pretty uch even with Carolna and Tampa. Still a lot of hockey to play. Remember how the Caps fans cried wolf two months before the ed of the regular season last year? They have plenty of time and opportunites

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Originally posted 02:00 PM ET  02.25 by mhwings

I actually kinda felt sorry for him...it was like "if it wasn't for bad bounces he wouldn't have gotten any"..type day for him

It was nice these last two games to see the Wings play like they were'nt stuck in the mud.

*were not*

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Originally posted 01:34 PM ET  02.25 by puttin on the foil

nothing says <you deserve a raise> quite like being one spot removed from the cellar (and playing in a horrible division, on top of it).

for sure

Picking the lesser of two evils?