Recap: Canucks 3, Caps 2
by Becca H on Dec 19, 2009 1:16 AM EST
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[AP Recap - GameCenter - Game Summary - Event Summary]
Just three nights after putting together a dominant team win over Colorado, the Capitals failed to connect, failed to perform as a team for 60 minutes and failed to collect two points.
It wasn't all bad. A few individuals played well, and the first period in particular was filled with energy and a ton of cycling in front of Roberto Luongo - along with a 2-1 lead. But we all knew that a one goal lead against a Canucks team that can certainly score was just not going to hold without a superhuman defensive performance tonight, and the Caps had neither the offensive mojo nor the superpowers to hold off Vancouver for 60 minutes.
Despite all that, there's no question that the theme of the night was missed opportunities. It started early with Backstrom whiffing on an open net way back when it was still a 0-0 game. Then there were the blown chances with the extra man, the failed penalty shot, the extended attack time in the first period - all of which could have changed the course of the game. They didn't, and the game goes into the books as a loss.
Ten more notes on the game:
- The power play was abysmal. There's no other way to look at it. The Caps were trying to be too fancy and too fine in their passing, and while Vancouver did a good job of slowing them down, the Caps certainly didn't test them much. And here's a boggling stat - with all the firepower the Caps have, they generated one - one - shot in 8 minutes with the extra man...while giving up 3 shots to the shorthanded Canucks.
- Most of the top forwards for the Caps looked off tonight, but the exception was definitely Alexander Semin. As invisible as his teammates were, he seemed to be everywhere and finished the night with a goal, 7 shots, 4 others that missed or were blocked, a takeaway and a great shorthanded chance.
- It was a weird night for the goalies. Both gave up fluky goals and had some big rebounds, but both also made some high quality saves - Theodore early on, Luongo late in the game. Luongo ultimately won the battle, such as it was, but it's tough to pin too much of the blame for the loss on Theodore all the same.
- Karl Alzner had exactly the kind of night Karl Alzner needed to have - calm, cool and solid, despite playing his first NHL game in his hometown. Just over 15 minutes of work and a solid, if quiet, performance for Alzner.
- Also quiet tonight was Alex Ovechkin...except for him, quiet equals bad. There were brief moments, a few moves here and there, some sneaky shots that are just vintage Ovechkin - but mostly he was invisible, and didn't have a shot on goal until late in the third. Whether it was some nagging injury or the coverage by the Canucks or a combination, it's hard to say. Even superhuman beings have off nights, though, right?
- Of all the people who would have stepped up on a night like this, Chris Clark might not have been anyone's first (or second...or tenth) choice. He did have an excellent night, though - when he was on the ice. So why did he only get 8:31 of ice time?
- The whole game seemed to be in anticipation mode, with both teams keenly aware of the firepower on the other side and therefore hesitant to make mistakes. Lots of neutral zone play, lots of tiny battles along the boards, and not a ton of shots on either side - especially for Vancouver, who finished the night with just 20.
- Nicklas Backstrom was 10-for-16 (63%) in the faceoff circle tonight. He was the only Cap to finish above 50%, and the only Cap who took more than two draws to finish above 40%. And no, none of that is a typo.
- As visible and effective as Kyle Wilson was the other night in Denver, he was the complete opposite tonight - and somehow managed to be a -1 in just over 8 minutes of work. One up, one down. He's fitting in just fine.
- Is it crazy to say that John Erskine had a pretty decent night? He seemed to be moving his feet (as much as Erskine ever moves his feet) and was in good position more often than not.
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We’re apparently speechless.
I gotta think the Caps are aware of the differences in the PP when it’s been very successful and otherwise so hopefully they make some changes of some kind. A game is played on the ice, but the stats say special teams was the difference.
I’d say changes in the PP unit are in order. First off, no more Ovi on the Point for the entire 2 minutes. No more Green for 2 minutes. Maybe give Bradley and Clark and even Wilson a chance. They can’t do any worse than the people we got.
Break up the people on the unit. Let’s face it, the groups we have assigned as the present time are simply not working at all. Separate Ovi from Backstrom on the PP unit. Maybe put NB with Flash and Fehr. Sadly enough, we were BETTER off on the PP when Ovi was out.
Rocking the Red since 1975
a little less carrying, a little more dumping
the key to stopping the caps PP is to stand them up at the blue line and prevent them from skating in. Pretty easy and Vancouver was disrupting us all night by tying us up there.
by DonnieKnutts on Dec 19, 2009 1:56 AM EST up reply actions
I have been reading a bunch of the comments after the game…and just from the other side.
Your PP is still #1 or pretty damn close too it. Not sure what the diff between #1 and #1 (the Nucks) was, and we did get a PP goal, but your PP is still awesome.
They came up against a PK that was playing the best they have all year, and Burrows and Kesler were just awesome at doing it.
That PK is around 20th, but has sure been better of late.
Today was the best it has been all year.
They got in front of a lot of pucks too…
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
ooops! #1 and #2 !
LOL
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
We had some Rink Fanshots on this subject recently. I’m too lazy to link them – too much Makers, but I’m sure it’s on the right side, sidebar.
There was a very notable difference in our PP when certain people were on the #1 pp. That has changed before, and since due to injuries and recovery. The positive spike on the pp was with people other than those who were on the #1 pp tonight and previous to tonight we’d been saying they should go back to that personnel.
It was a combination of your guys jumping on the puck and good clears, and our PP being too cute and not dumping the puck and forchecking.
Being too fancy is a problem we seem to have too often around here, especially on the PP.
If you don't wanna get hit, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!
And on the rare occasions where the Caps did dump the puck in they got outskated to loose pucks and outworked along the boards allowing the Canucks an easy clear.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 19, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone else notice how aggressive the VAN PK was? They didn’t give anyone any breathing room. Not that we made it hard on them.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
High risk, high reward F&B, they have gotten much better positionally.
Thats where both Burrows and Kesler made their marks on the team, being awesome PKers when the team was regularly in the Top 10 on that special team. ( enjoy cheering for him doing the same on Team USA ! )
Its all about as soon as the puck is free anywhere. Mithcell was pretty good too, that play where it was looking dangerous until he forced Backstrom across the blue line was a big play.
Any PP with Ovie loading up on the left side there will be just fine tho’.
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
I love Kessler, and it’s well known around these parts that I’m a huge fan of an aggressive PK. The question was mostly rhetorical to the regulars but I agree with your assessment 100%.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
What were Schultz and Green doing on the first Canucks goal?
What was Shaone Morrisonn doing on the second?
What was Tom Poti doing on the cross checking penalty that led to the third?
Not a good night for the D…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
Yeah, when Erskine is one of your best D…unless that was just me. Seriously, am I crazy there? I don’t remember wanting to throw things at him at all this game – and I distinctly remember saying “nice play, Erskine” (out loud to no one in particular, as I tend to do) more than once. I just want to make sure I’m not imagining it, though.
Maybe he just moderately sucked compared to the rest of the D, who REALLY sucked.
he didn’t make a stupid doible minor (Poti), he didn’t do an own goal (Schultz), he didn’t look like he was suffering from Post-Concussion Syndromr (Green), he wasn’t Sha-Mo (morrissonnnnnnnnn)—yeah he was up there with Alzner for best D
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 19, 2009 1:34 AM EST up reply actions
I blame their second goal on Green. It’s okay to jump up in the play every once in a while – encouraged, actually – but to go for the hit after as opposed to quickly recovering is just plain stupid. He left his partner out to dry.
http://dclandingstrip.com/
Definitely not on Green. That’s what he’s supposed to do. He was out of the play after the shot no matter what he did. Unless you don’t want him jumping in you have to live with that. Watch again and pay attention to Flash and his utter refusal to cover Green’s point. Horrific defensive hockey sense from a PKer.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 3:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
This wasn’t a PK, F&B….
Agreed here, tho’ - Flash should have gone up top to take Green’s spot. But then again, Flash’s normal role is to crash the net. But he probably got confused. They all looked confused last night…..
Becca—- nice writeup….too bad it wasn’t for a W.
Here’s hoping we make it up tonight.
Rock the Red! Rock the White! Rock the Blue! Rock the Pens!
by RedskinFan4Life on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 AM EST up reply actions
I think F&B’s point is that 14, who is a regular PKer, should have been more defensively responsible.
by mechanicsville on Dec 19, 2009 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly. PK or not when a D jumps into the play a forward has to cover his point. It’s Hockey 101. I might just be pissed off enough to break out the MS Paint. We’ll see. For now just go watch that highlight again and look at where Flash is when Green makes his break (Hint: Just inside the blueline). Then watch what Flash does when Green jumps in (Hint: he doesn’t crash the net, he floats down into the slot where he is useless both offensively and defensively). Burrows gets position and forces Flash even lower and it’s a 2 on 1. If Flash just puts on the breaks and hangs out at the blueline when Green jumps in then that is a 2 on 2 the other way, they slow the rush, and the backcheck catches up. Flash = Suck.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
per BB:
“He’s as responsible as he has to be,” Boudreau said. “Sometimes people don’t realize, but he’s our only really rushing defenseman now that Brian Pothier is out, so I just say, ‘Mike, just go. Go.’ Sometimes he ends up looking back, but it’s my fault because I’m telling him what to do.”
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
No, it’s your fault because you are blinded by your love for Flash.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Tom Poti had a horrific night. Why Alzner only got 15 is beyond me. Flash deserves the brunt of the blame on the second goal. Thank God we’ll have something else to talk about tomorrow.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 1:27 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I really hope that’s the last time we see Poti-Morrisonn.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 19, 2009 1:29 AM EST up reply actions
me too….GMGM get working :D
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 19, 2009 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
How long have you felt this way about Poti, a while right? Me too. He doesn’t clear the crease and he’s inconsistent. But he can be good. I forget why I’ve decided he can be good when I see nights like tonight, but not long ago I said he was like a less talented version of Semin where there are times you say wow for good and for bad unlike others in his position on the team. I can’t remember the good wow’s right now though. Maybe tomorrow.
He really does have those good moments. When he’s on, he’s a fantastic skater and has some good stickhandling ability, a nice shot and a big body that can hit.
Sadly none of that was on display tonight. Horrible night for Poti – I can admit that, as a frequent Poti-apologist. (I really can pick ‘em, can’t I? Semin, Theodore, Poti…all consistently inconsistent. At least I’ve always got Brooks Laich.)
the obligatory Brooks ass shot heading the recap didn’t go unnoticed. Yep it’s a becca recap ;)
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 19, 2009 1:38 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, now, it was a symbolic representation of what the Caps did tonight – stumble head over ass.
Can I help it if it happens to be Brooks’ ass?? :D Plus you can’t blame a girl for trying to find a little bit of happy in this crapfest…
Reminds me of a quote from Just Shoot Me
David Spade being told there would be no threesome when he said it was an opportunity for three lonely people to grab a little happiness in this world.
“Looks like you’ll have to grab your own happiness” tonight
:)
How long have you felt this way about Poti
Only this season. I’ve been a Poti booster until now.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 19, 2009 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
even without the double-minor
Poti was awful last night, and even managed to flub some golden scoring chances.
by DonnieKnutts on Dec 19, 2009 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
Turns out Poti got a double-minor because he slammed the door to the penalty box on his way in. That’s why the 4 mins….
Way to keep your cool, Poti…….
I wonder if it was just a 2 min penalty, would the mindset have been different? I’d like to think so.
Rock the Red! Rock the White! Rock the Blue! Rock the Pens!
by RedskinFan4Life on Dec 19, 2009 8:13 AM EST up reply actions
I think the Caps would have had a different mindset if they only had 2 minutes to kill also.
2 extra minutes for slamming the door to the box! I can’t believe it. Is Poti really the angriest guy in the world when it comes to getting penalized? Or at least the angriest guy on the Caps?
Rocking the Red since 1975
That has to be one of the dumbest reasons for a penalty. It’s not like he cursed at the ref. I’d even call it a reasonable alternative. Now, if he had broken something and delayed the game, that would be worthy.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Doesn’t matter if it was soft. Doesn’t matter if they were both soft. The first one was an Xcheck. He didn’t like it so he acted like a spoiled brat and double it up. You need to shut up, suck it up, and go to the box. Trust me, I’ve been there. Even Locker said the Caps were getting the next PIM after their last PP, if he knew that you know the Caps knew that. Just stupid by Poti all around.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Not trying to rub it in on the 4 min. thing, but the rule is to never “show up” the ref. Sure, Burrows went down a little easy. His stick was too high on his back though, pretty close to the name, not in the middle of the numbers.
He does it lower, and there is not even a penalty, regardless of how Burrows goes down.
I tried to utilize my mediocre lip reading skills on the replay of him “discussing” it, and there did seem to be F’bombs galore….he made the diving motion with his hand a few times, kept yapping all the way to the box AND THEN slammed the door.
Most refs will usually call that unsportsmanlike. Bieksa got one for us that cost us the game earlier this year, and I was pissed then too. But he “showed up” the ref too.
Mind you, in his case, he didn’t slam a door, just ran his mouth…
Peace
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
Again, agreed 100%. But when I saw Rollins Band old Hank had a message for the impetuous crowd: regardless of how big an asshole a cop is, the one thing you have control of is making yourself “arrestable.” Once you’ve done that you’ve opened all the doors and you can’t say shit. Poti made a careless cross check and got called (after several consecutive Caps PPs) and then compounded it by showing up the ref. Inexcusable for a veteran.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
You, sir, are correct. Flash should have covered the point on the 2nd goal. Green walked in for his shot like he should, he just missed,
Poti sucked rotten eggs all night( although the cross check call was weak)
The PP was horrific. Little possession, 1 shot, no flow, no real purpose.
VAN did just what they needed to do to get the win. Yet, with just a little more focus, we could have had this one.
Nice work on the recap Becca. Very good points all around. Too bad it’s for another loss. :sigh:
If you don't wanna get hit, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!
odd-man rushes killed us as usual
Theo can’t really be blamed I guess, but still it’s frustrating to see him so out of position on the 2nd and 3rd goals. Those shots may have beaten other goalies, but no goalie gets beat as bad as Theo does..he’s the master of the futile flail.
just like jon lovitz on the old SNL skits
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 19, 2009 1:31 AM EST up reply actions
Jose Theodore – Master Thespian – “I Flail!”
I lived with a blind guy for a while, then he figured it out and demanded back rent.
by Rather Bengt on Dec 19, 2009 1:49 AM EST up reply actions
I can say one good thing about the Devils being on top. It’s better than the Penguins being on top. Wait, the Devils and Pens are tied in points but the Devils have a game in hand on them.
Rocking the Red since 1975
actually, the NJD has two games on us and the Pens….
Rock the Red! Rock the White! Rock the Blue! Rock the Pens!
by RedskinFan4Life on Dec 19, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
Still, I hate seeing the Caps play the Devils. First place in the conference means — assuming you survive Round1 of the playoffs mean you’re stuck against the Pens or Devils in Round 2, assuming no upsets. Then again, would playing Buffalo be much of an improvement? (Assuming Buffalo holds on.)
Rocking the Red since 1975
If Caps and devilzzz or pens are 1 and 2 they can’t meet until ECF. That is ideal.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
In the end that often doesn’t seem to matter, it often seems to come down to which team is coming sneaking into the playoffs on a huge roll and what high seed has the misfortune of drawing that team (and getting steamrolled). That’s why I tend that seeding in the playoffs is more luck than anything most years.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 19, 2009 2:07 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, but assuming the loser of the Pens and Devils is the 4 seed then the top seed is set up to play either the Pens or Devils in the 2nd around (without upsets).
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 19, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Ain’t it great to be discussing the Caps in December and assuming they’ll be in the playoffs, much less a top seed! Man, I must be getting old.
Just Hunker Down
A little off topic but I see you all got a little weather heading your way. Don’t worry it won’t blow your house away and you can always shovel out. Been there done that. Just keep the oil lamp burnin’ and hope your ISP stays online!
Yeah…I think I was spoiled with the last two, the Colorado game and the Tampa shutout. I was due for a stinker.
So who has duty tonight?
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I blame Green more. Kicking the puck in the net was an accident. Failing to stop a one on two was terrible, and Green had better position.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 19, 2009 1:54 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know… when a guy has a step to go in alone on your goalie, you take the two minutes to eliminate the chance… Green seemed to get his two minutes worth there. The fact that that goes in is pure fluke.
I’m more inclined to get mad at getting yourselves in such a vulnerable position in the first place.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 19, 2009 2:04 AM EST up reply actions
when a guy has a step to go in alone on your goalie
It was a one-on-two!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 19, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
one on two because Schultz tried to play a bouncing puck with his stick and failing that didn’t take the body. By that point he was beaten and green had to take the penalty. But, I think we’re splitting unnecessary hairs here… crappy play all around by both of them.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 19, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
If Schultz takes the body it’s probably a PIM. Sure, no goal, but still a PIM.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. Green had the better position. It’s on Green to stop that goal.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 19, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he’s also the better skater so I put more on him. But ultimately there was a whole lot of fail there.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
Doesn’t matter, really. Shamo skated his way out of the play. You have to take the pass but you also have to take an angle that actually forces a shot. When the puck carrier gets to deke on a 2 on 1 then the D failed. Plus, he deked right to where Shamo should be and Shamo still couldn’t make the play. He played that horribly, but I’ve been busy with a death roll on Flash so I’m letting it slide.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
My bad, I’m talking about the wrong goal.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
We are discussing the OTHER miserable defensive failure of the night here… the Green / Schultz FAIL.
BTW, F&B I’d be interested to get your take on my recent fanpost on the suspension that wasn’t.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 19, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yours too G.O.D.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 19, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
I forget who’s got the standing gripe about not calling penalties when a team is already up (I think it’s J.P.), but there were a few prime instances tonight. The play Ovie tried to do all himself when they were on the powerplay WAS a trip.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 19, 2009 1:54 AM EST reply actions
i wish penalty shots were like penalties in soccer
…meaning you can pick any player to take them. in which case i would MOST DEFINITELY not choose Jizz, though he had a great game tonight.
yeah i wondered that.
i wonder why Semin has a great wrister, but he just can’t utilize it in penalty shot mode…..
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by RedskinFan4Life on Dec 19, 2009 8:00 AM EST up reply actions
In any event, he had the deke, he just didn’t know it. He got Luongo to move first and then biffed his shot.
In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
by Fehr and Balanced on Dec 19, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Luongo was giving him the deke all the way. He was way out in his crease and stood his ground instead of backing up. If Semin had made a deke he would have easily went around him.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 19, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
He said in the interviews after he was “totally playing the shot, because he is a shooter”…
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
That and Semin really looked winded before he took the penalty shot. I wonder how long he was on the ice before the shot … ???
Looks like he was only on for 30 seconds, and that 30 seconds was also split up by Raymond’s goal. He shouldn’t have been that winded.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Dec 19, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
strange, cause he sure looked like he was winded. I thought he was completely gassed.
DC, where Hockey is a baffling ordeal.
by Chris meet Alex on Dec 19, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
“Is it crazy to say that John Erskine had a pretty decent night? He seemed to be moving his feet (as much as Erskine ever moves his feet) and was in good position more often than not. "
It may just be me but I thought Erskine was his normal sub NHL self tonight. When he got beat he made some decent recoveries but I vividly have this memory in my head of his repeated blind and frantic clears directly to the Vancouver players. This gave them more zone time and killed potential odd man rushes down the ice.
Maybe I have a tainted view of his performance but I feel he and Poti were terrible defensively.
was definitely Alexander Semin
It’s good to see #28 to step up when the the whole team doesn’t show effort, that it was supposed to show. I would like to see such performance in games like this one. After all, if Ovie is silent, your next go-to guy is obviously 28. That gives me a little hope.
I guess we lack players who work their asses of even in game goes wrong direction. I mean, the team usually wins with good margin (like previous game in Colorado) or just give us disappointing loss. The fact, that we had found a bad habit of giving up lead makes it only worse. I would rather see Caps chasing the actual winner, than the team, which is not able to compete for 60 minutes.
Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim.
Would have liked to see Semin take advantage of the penalty shot…….
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by RedskinFan4Life on Dec 19, 2009 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
The team’s bad habit of giving up leads makes me worry about them in the playoffs. Playoff teams need to shut the door. By my calculations, they have held the lead at one point in every loss this year, with ONE exception (the day they got shutout by Buffalo). Just think, if they had won even half of those games.
In contrast, Buffalo has had a perfect record when bringing a lead into the third period.
Rocking the Red since 1975
Even superhuman beings have off nights, though, right?
So that’s what the Nucks did -- brought kryptonite to the game.
Somebody sic the NHL on them……….oh, wait, never mind — the NHL wouldn’t do anything about it.
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by RedskinFan4Life on Dec 19, 2009 7:59 AM EST reply actions
Off topic.....
but ouch……..
Nice gesture by Miller at the end of the game……
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by RedskinFan4Life on Dec 19, 2009 8:17 AM EST reply actions
No way of knowing, but I’m guessing Ovie has some kind of injury that the team isn’t talking about. He seemed a step off all night.
Didn’t someone who was at the Colorado game say they thought he was hurt? And it wasn’t until the third period that he registered a shot on goal. Something must be off a little, but not enough to keep him out. They’ve got a couple of days between tonight and the next game, so what do you think he misses a practice?
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I thought the person said it looked like it was in the rib area.
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
I said something, maybe the game before Colorado?
He was speeding and I don’t remember if he was going for a hit, a quick stop, or both but he lost his edges and slid very awkwardly at speed at a strange angle into the boards while twisting. When he got up he kind of looked like a person trying to kickstart a motorcycle twice with things not working 100% the first time he tried to get moving and then he kept pressure off one of his legs for the duration he remained visible on camera.
I certainly could be incorrect but I think his leg/knee is still strained from The Gleason Hit. You can skate on it fine, but it can affect your focus and stamina (ie 3rd period falloff)
Ovie wasn’t entirely invisible, though he did have moments of being far too cute. About 1:45 Ovie’s set up pass to Backstrom should of gone in, and would of been the momentum swing they wanted. But for the most part he seemed invisible because he never took a shot, though he did throw his weight in a lot.
Well we an look forward to tonight. However after last nights game and those few entertaining us here from the other side of the world(those darn nucks fans) I certainly have respect for them.
People are stupid, a person is smart. This leads me to believe there must be at least one smart hockey fan in Philly.
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
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82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 121 |
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Atlanta
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82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 83 |
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Carolina
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82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 80 |
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Tampa Bay
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82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 80 |
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Florida
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82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 77 |
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