Who Will Be the Caps Leading Scorer in the Playoffs?
by ns on Apr 15, 2009 11:20 AM EDT
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Will Ovechkin continue his goal scoring dominance?
Will Semin play another MVP caliber series as he did against the Flyers last year?
Will the underappreciated (at least league wise) Backstrom take the next step to becoming an elite center?
Will Green add more votes for the Norris with post season play?
Excited to see what the Caps have in store for us. Poll is up. Check it.
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I think Semin is going to be a monster, and voted for him, but very surised to see him out in front. Realistically, if it’s anyone other than Ovie, Semin, or Nicky, that’s not good.
I voted for Semin too. My logic:
1. Semin, when he’s one, is almost as deadly as Ovechkin
2. I expect Semin to be on based on last year’s playoffs
3. Ovechkin will draw the toughest matchups when it comes to defensive pairings and checking lines
But Ovechkin is Red Jesus. Semin is Red James. Or John. But not Red Peter – that sounds like something that would need to be checked out.
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He’s Red John the Baptist, because he was drafted before Ovechkin.
by Scott in Shaw on Apr 15, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice. I’ll let you Xtians hash out the specifics. :)
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I think if it’s not Ovechkin, something has gone wrong. Hard to envision someone outscoring him over a long period of time (say, two full rounds or more) with the team winning, though I suppose Nick or Sasha could.
But if it’s Laich, we’re boned.
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Keep in mind that most teams will devote considerable resources on defense to bottling up Ovechkin, like the Flyers did last year. That would be why Laich/Backstrom/Semin was hte most effective line later, yes?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
And Ovechkin still led the team in scoring.
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The big dog will eat from the carcasses of the vanquished. It’s Ovechkin.
And I’ll go with Red JtB for Semin.
lets just hope Semin doesn’t get beheaded
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 17, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL.
No. No. No. And ahhhhh no.
Maybe next year (year 9 of the rebuild).
Better question: Will the Caps’ #8 play more like Dmitri Kristich than an MVP contender?
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
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53 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 60 |
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Florida
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52 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 59 |
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Winnipeg
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55 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 56 |
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Tampa Bay
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52 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 51 |
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Carolina
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55 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 50 |
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