Game 7 Open Thread - Rangers @ Capitals
by J.P. on Apr 28, 2009 5:00 PM EDT
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Tonight's probable netminders:
Have at it, people.
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Longest 2 hours of my life ahead of me…
by Pivonka, Michael Ridley on Apr 28, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions
The Caps are 3-2 all-time on April 28, with wins over Jersey, Boston and Buffalo and losses to Pittsburgh and the Isles.
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it never leaves you. i’m just an air force brat, and the lingo comes out of me when i least expect it.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
(and really, there’s no synonym for “hoo-ah” in the english language. well…except for “oo-rah”)
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell yeah Daddyo – we ’68’s need to stick together!
by MassCapsFan on Apr 28, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
leaving for VC right now
Rock the Red, boys. Rock. The. Red.
i’ll be in Sec. 104, hurling invectives at the Rangers bench and at Lundqvist. Not that they’ll hear me specifically, but hopefully karmically. yes, i just made that word up.
by CAPS NEWS NETWORK on Apr 28, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions
I really hope the Rangers-could-end-our-season-we-have-to-win Capitals show up, not the we’ve-won-two-straight-and-could-send-the-Rangers-home-this-will-be-easy Caps.
wait that was backwards. truly, i am losing my mind.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Pho Style
1) for the love of Peter, stay out of the box. The Rags have only a miniscule chance 5 on 5 against us tonight, so let’s not give ‘em hope with PM after unnecessary PM. Sasha Rabbit, I’m looking at you.
2) cut the cute crap. I enjoy the perfect pass to set up the perfect goal, but shot / deflection / rebound is the order of the night tonight. Tommy Flash, borrow some balls from Bradley. He seems to have plenty to spare.
3) impose our will. From faceoff to faceoff, we win at the half wall, below the goal line and in front of the net—at both ends—and we move on to round 2.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Apr 28, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
1) Right on.
2) Double right on.
3) That’s IT!! We don’t NEED to be lucky, we just need to play right. So we could win with luck, we could win with skill. But it will take bad poor effort to lose. Why did I ever doubt we would win?
So that you wouldn’t feel so bad when they lost. I thought they would win Game 7 last year, and after they lost, I was really sad for a week. The team is so frustrating! They give you hope, suck it away, give it back again, and then no one knows what happens next.
by red army line on Apr 28, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
C’mon, are you really frightened of the Ranger power play? Every time it goes out there all I ask for is for the Rangers to kill off the two minutes.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Key to tonight’s game:
1) Unleash the fury.
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by J.P. on Apr 28, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Long-time reader, first-time poster:
I wish I could be at VC tonight, but my local bar in Brooklyn will have to do. Let’s go CAPS!
counting the minutes in Santa Monica, CA
where it’s a nervous 65 degrees with anxious winds and mostly freaking out sunshine.
by bilspacecadet on Apr 28, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Green’s mohawk is looking fierce.
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Will look fiercer with arms raised above it.
by red army line on Apr 28, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is our coach so dumb?
Colton Orr scratched again. He played every regular season game, the first five of this series and then when he was needed most he was scratched. So what does Torts do? Scratch him again. FOR AARON VOROS!!!!
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Voros did get hot at one point, right? Like 5 goals in 3 games? And what will Orr do if Brashear is not playing?
by red army line on Apr 28, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Seven points in four games – Games 2-5 of the season. Nine points over the 49 games.
As for Orr – he would do exactly what Brash did, outside of the intentional attack. Forecheck, hit, hammer and pressure.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
That is what the MSMs are reporting but Anisimov is a center …
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Right – Ansimov for Betts, then it was b/t Orr and Voros, no?
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Yep. And Torts actually somehow thought that Voros got several ‘good scoring chances’ in game 5. Remarkable.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
The classic Bradley/Voros pic:
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What a waste of life. And I was so happy that we signed him after he looked so good alongside Gaborik. Here he has just been big, dumb and stupid.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve heard it theorized that Voros got away from his game because of his hot start. What’s your opinion on that?
When a crusher thinks he’s a rusher, he ends up an usher.
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by J.P. on Apr 28, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Amen. At the start of the year he played the ‘heavy’ on the line with Dubi and Zherdev. Then he thought he was Cam Neely. He isn’t.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Fans behind the Rangers bench are wearing ponchos.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
That is spectacular.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
HUGE save on Antropov!
But seriously, the Caps need to wake up and start going out hard.
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What save, he didn’t even make a f-ing move!! Dammit! No wonder Toronto hated him so.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
And now the Mexican’t goes offsides. Ugh, I hate them.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
At least he doesn’t have swine flu.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Mexican and Colombian!
(I’m Colombian too, and it’s cool to have a countryman in the NHL. I wish him well on every other day of his career)
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly I think the Caps are feeling the pressure right now. Hopefully they can get that much-needed early goal and calm down big-time.
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They definitely seem to have nerves
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Great shift for the trio, too
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Why are the Caps playing like they did in Game 2?
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And stop with the no look drop passes
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Caps need to startforecheckingplaying
Fixed that for ya.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Bet it’s warm in there … the Garden was sweltering on Sunday.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Help me here....
I feel like I’ve been forced into a time machine and it’s suddenly 1987 – we’re playing dump and chase hockey in the NYR end. What the hell? Is that really how we’re going to win this game? With an offense from Reagan’s second term?
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
A lot better than when the team starts trying to carry the puck through everyone and shoot from 50 feet away like the team does a lot of the time they get frustrated.
There's got to be a happy medium
I don’t want them bombing away from the blue line, but NO SHOTS 1/2 way through the period? Can’t score if you don’t shoot.
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
Flash – no drop passes at the blueline. Sweet Christ.
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Alright. Time to get that one back.
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Powerplay. Hopefully they can calm down and get one here and stop looking like they are skating with their tales between their legs.
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*tails
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Screen just said they have 1.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
What a horrible, horrible penalty
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any hope that he will get a haircut while in the box? I hate that hawk.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Can’t give the ref a chance to make that call, though.
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Flash, despite all that is said about him, looks like he’s the only one trying on the Caps right now.
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Semin!
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
HUGE GOAL
Let’s face it, they’ve been horribly outplayed this period, and yet the game is tied. And they are darned luck to have it tied.
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
And that’s not even “they deserved a break” luck. That was just dumb, dumb luck.
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It was a nicely executed 3 on 2…
OK, I can’t keep that with a straight face. That was dumb, dumb luck.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I think having that PK actually gave the team a little confidence and seemed to focus them.
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That might be
the weirdest bounce I’ve ever seen go in.
I’ll take it.
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
I’d say that shootout goal that hit the crossbar then hit off of Theodore’s back would be one of the weirdest bounces go in.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Touche.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Sittininthecorner?
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
What about Bondra’s goal that hit the glass behind the net, bounced off the goalie’s back, and in several years ago?
Yeah. Dunno why’d they’d be jeering a Dallas Stars forward…
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Dude, it’s game 7. There are more important things than spelling going on :)
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
You missed my (admittedly lame) joke – the Stars’ Lundqvist is Henrik’s brother.
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Mmmmmmarrrrrrttttttyyyyyyy
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
All of the Ranger momentum, with the goal against and this delay … gone.
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Ha.
All the more time for Henrik to think about that goal.
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The Caps announces are retarded. Beninanti? Ugh.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
On Versus he sure as hell isn’t …
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Center Ice has made me really appreciate Joe B. Lauchlin is a matter of taste — some like him some don’t, but Beninati is objectively very good.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I like them actually. At least they aren’t complete homers like a bunch of other teams’ announcers are.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Backstrom’s head needs to get in the game, stat
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I think it’s Feds — Ovi hasn’t had the puck much.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Happy to be done with that period
at 1-1. that was ugly. They look tight.
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Feds looked sluggish an indecisive. I hate what he’s doing to Ovi.
by Pivonka, Michael Ridley on Apr 28, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
This from the Post:
Tarik will also be chiming in every so often, and I’ll also try to throw in some chatter from our three — yes, three — columnists here tonight (Mike Wise, Tom Boswell and Michael Wilbon).
I sure hope that nobody was denied a press pass so Wilbon could be there. He should be persona non grata. Boswell at least shows humility about hockey. Wilbon flaunts his ignorance.
But at least Wise tries. Wilbon’s a better writer, no question. But Wilbon sold hockey short long ago.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Wildon doesn’t bug me because he isn’t in to hockey, for the most part, and that’s okay – to each their own. But Wise always comes across to me like he doesn’t know nearly as much as he thinks he does.
Shot attempts were 19-8 NYR. Pretty dominated.
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Yes. The Rangers missed the net on more shots than the Caps got on goal, too.
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That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though. The three games the Caps won were games they were outshot by the Rangers. The games they lost were a ton of shots all from the outside.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Entering Brodeur territory
Better believe it!
heart attack
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Btw, the 2 SOG in the first were the fewest the Caps had in any period all year, regular season or playoffs.
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I’m not liking AO right now – he’s trying to do too much.
Time for a Care Bear shift.
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He tripped over Zherdev. But he’s having a rough night. Must be the flu… again. Uh huh,
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On the replay it looked like Green caught the edge of Zherdev’s blade. I hope it’s just from impact, not the right shoulder problem again.
by red army line on Apr 28, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Just reminding you guys
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 28, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
What the hell is wrong with Nicklas Backstrom?
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Nope
Got his feet tangled up on his own.
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Shouldn’t be slow yet – only 250 or so. If it’s slow for a lot of peeps, though, we might start a new one in a bit.
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I don’t even recognize this team.
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This is worse than the Caps when they’re bad.
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Me neither and I don’t watch them nearly as much. How come they spent six games out-everythinging the Rangers and pick this game to get hesitant?
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It should be – I called for it above. Need a Care Bear shift or two.
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It better!
They’re just wasting Ovechkin otherwise. Maybe they haven’t realized yet how important this game is. :I
Antropov seriously interferes on every single shift he takes.
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That’s just because he is so big and uncoordinated. A big Russian Frankenstein.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Bingo
He just can’t help himself!
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I don’t know – the 3rd and 4th lines have been pinned in the Caps zone at times, too. The Rags’ puck possession has been incredible tonight.
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He has not been a dick and he’s been much more effective.
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Green is so tentative tonight.
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And that’s the main reason there’s no transition. Between him and Backstrom…
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
scared to lose.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Green? Yeah, most definitely.
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The whole team is afraid to make a mistake.
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that sucks
deflection and a pad save.
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Unfortunately, the best way to draw penalties is to get the puck in the other team’s zone, work it around, and tire them out and the Capitals don’t look like they’re going to be able to do that.
Yup
They need someone to step up and tear a strip off of them to wake them up.
Sad to see some fans booing them but what can they expect?
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To that end, it’s a miracle that our D’s haven’t committed a penalty in the D zone the way the Rags forwards have been cycling.
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i saw a hook by semin and a hook by feds (the two usual offenders)…it might just be our luck that this game has been called so loosely.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
They have to want to get near a Ranger to get a penalty. They’ve just been watching the Rags.
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I don’t know about that – the D’s are engaging the Rags Fs behind the nets and along the boards. The Caps forwards aren’t doing dick.
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Dude. I count like three times the Caps have had the puck behind the net, no pressure, and been unable to exit the zone. They can’t complete a simple pass. They are choking. Big time.
This is unbelievable.
That gives me hope
The Rangers effort is unsustainable, and the Caps merely need to show up. To be only 1-1 shows how inept the Rags are.
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Too bad Brads is spending the intermission talking to Al Koken and not his teammates.
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Seriously
Why don’t players just say screw it and walk past these interviews? I’ll talk to you after the game if I have to.
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Yeah, no OT. The Caps fold or wake up in the third.
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he’s out there now but hurting.
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
We need Ovie to do what Ovie does best. Like, now.
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Looked good there, if 28 went to the front of the net and not behind.
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I will not throw anything at the T.V
I will not throw anything at the T.V.
I have a nice one now, I can’t afford to replace it
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Interference?
NO FREAKING KIDDING!
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by PPP on Apr 28, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That’s interference but Brashear’s hit wasn’t a penalty. Everyone watches Ovie …
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by Scotty Hockey on Apr 28, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, the puck was within 100 feet…
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You never heard me say Brash wasn’t a penalty. You might have heard me saying he deserved everything he got.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Should have been. Zebras didn’t see it, or it would have been.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice move
Too bad he fanned on it.
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They’re stating to get a handle on tonight’s new rules. That was a great defensive play to lock up the rangers’ player’s stick
and it was totally illegal in February
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Green
That was a terrible and lazy pass.
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Got away with a Too Many Men there…
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The Caps are coming in waves now!
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I set them up and you knock them down.
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Did it really need to come down to this?
Seriously, I don’t need this stress
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Ho. Lee. Shit.
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by J.P. on Apr 28, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Just about to say that :)
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, high glove – who knew? I mean, other than everyone.
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You know what was great? Saying at the start of the season “Lundqvist is great at stopping low shots, and all of his highlights were down low – but if you get it up on him, he struggles.” DMG is right. It’s all about the I told you so card.
I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.
by Whiter Mage on Apr 28, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
AHL SIDE!!!!!!
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by Edanger6 on Apr 28, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
OK, lock it down. That was too much celebration.
Also, WHOOOOOOOOOOOO.
But also, don’t get overconfident.
by Gould Old Days on Apr 28, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That goal was roughly as enjoyable as losing my virginity.
by fat_daddyo on Apr 28, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Probably took as long, too. Zing!
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by J.P. on Apr 28, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I hope no one snuck one past the goalie on that occassion…
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by PPP on Apr 28, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Just wanted to jump in and send my absolute best to your team for this game. It’s been a pleasure. Go Caps.
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by Yankee Canuck on Apr 28, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that was just begging for semin’s famous backhand.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And the Rangers beat themselves yet again. Good luck next round. I’m ashamed to be a Ranger fan. What a pathetic disgraceful display.
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h/t fella.
you were cool…stay with us
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by bigonetimer on Apr 28, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow!
Fedorov scores the winning the goal AND injures Avery? Couldn’t ask for much more. :P
C’mon. That’s not cool or necessary.
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by J.P. on Apr 28, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think it was Feds – Locker misspoke.
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And it’s in the record books! Back from down 3 games to 1 to go to round 2!
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That made me happy. Two minutes of unrelenting pressure.
by CapitalCentre on Apr 28, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
McKeon was the only one that kept insisting Varlamov was a bad move even after he was playing well though, wasn’t he?
Yeah, he made his bed and slept in it.
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I love lamp
And Var-lah-mov.
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For the series, definately. If they win the Cup, or even get to the Finals, he’s at least gotta be a finalist for the Conn Smyth.
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by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
No kidding
He almost won a series on his own.
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the $4M shot
heard all the way to Moscow, which has GOT to be a hard-on right now
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It feels so good not to lose
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by Edanger6 on Apr 28, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
13-1 in shots, yes?
BIG change from the first 2 periods.
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
also... respect to the Rangers overall
even begrudging respect to #16. The Rangers played well tonight and you have to give them credit for that.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Agreed.
I need 100% of you guys to give 110% 100% of the time.
by capsfan4life on Apr 28, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
They should've won
We really got out played the first two periods. Then again, they suck, so even outplaying a team doesn’t= success.
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O.K now we can talk matchups
Devils or Pitt?
Go Devils? I think.
Dev’’s up 3-2 with 16 to go in the third
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I'd rather have Pittsburgh
A Classic! Semin and Ovechkin vs Crosby and Malkin. :)) Although Parise’s not half bad either.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
Think it’s on Versus as well.
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you’re not at the game?
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently no
Vs. says due to contractual agreements, they can’t show it. Really? WTF?
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Me too. I love them winning, but I couldn’t bear to watch most of it. Those last two minutes went on FOREVER!
by HeartbreakRidge on Apr 28, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
My legs hurt from jumping around…
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
so, since I’ve been hiding and praying, how did he do?
by HeartbreakRidge on Apr 28, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Congratulations you guys, it was everything a Game 7 is supposed to be. Good luck the rest of the way, all the best.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 28, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
good series.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i enjoyed checking out your blog. will be back!
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks to you and all yours – you guys are class.
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Good series
NYR got a lot out of the talent they have. And Lundqvist, wow. He’s good.
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
Might not be a popular opinion here...
BUT that soft minor early in the 3rd period on the Rangers definitely helped us get momentum that we never relinquished for the rest of the game.
I honestly didn’t have a problem with the call, but it was definitely a different game after that
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 28, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Seemed like a pretty clean hip check
Jurcina did essentially the same exact thing on the opposite boards to Avery and no call.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
it was a very clean check
The problem was the puck – according to the call – was not in the area at the time
Yeah, according to the letter of the rule, that was a penalty. However, they basically let everything go tonight. A little superstar treatment for AO tonight, imo.
Looks like the refs were determined not to be the deciding factor, which I can live with.
Better that than the alternative.
I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.
by Whiter Mage on Apr 28, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
that juice….always getting away with murder.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
and on that note...
Somebody would probably have to pull a gun and literally shoot Avery in the head for him to draw a penalty. It’s almost comical. Don’t worry, I’m a Caps fan BUT it was pretty funny to see Avery get run left and right (a taste of his own medicine, sure) and get no whistles. My nightmare was that we were going to have to see him celebrate a GWG of his own, which would surely have been a bad memory I’d take to the grave.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Avery did a lot of acting
and a lot of diving. He embellished a lot tonight.
Matt Wieters took batting practice this morning. There were no survivors.
wow Ruutu just got laid out
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Apr 28, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
I would think earlier...
The other teams have been waiting for a pretty long time by now.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i wonder when/if Varlamov rests a game
(besides the offseason)
how about I just spring for the next spa treatment
Hardhat
Jurcina: 21+ min, 7 hits (led team), 2 blocks (tied for lead), and shot and a fat +2.
It’s a far cry from last year.
from the house that Red Jesus built
He was a monster. And his late poke check when Avery had him by a half-step was fabulous.
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Very. Probably their best skater.
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Juicy was huge tonight
The snuff-out on Avery’s drive to the net was particularly good. He was almost flawless, honestly, our most dependable D-man all night.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
And also this year. I was in shock.
I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.
by Whiter Mage on Apr 28, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Avery...
The Caps best “defender” with 2 mins left? How about Avery’s horrible acting job after Ovie’s hit. Real smart spending 30 seconds acting hurt and making it 5 on 4 when the games on the line Sean.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
1) It was Feds that hit him
2) As much as I despise him, I highly doubt he was acting. He got hit with a knee on knee and twisted awkwardly. That hurts.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was Ovie, but either way, if it was legit, then ouch, if not, bad move.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Locker said Ovie, but I think it was Feds.
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they showed the replay 4 times on MSG…..feds.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 28, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Caps first period had me nervous as heck....
That was some bad/nervous hockey! 2nd period better and 3rd looked good.
So did Varlamov
Did you see him at the end of the game? Just cool as heck in the handshake line, looking at the ceiling.
The handshake line? He was cool as heck with 30 seconds left at the timeout! It was amazing.
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He’s been cool as heck all series long. (Insert lame Mr. Freeze joke)
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
From Lundqvist...to (possibly) Brodeur
if we make it to the conference finals, you can’t say we didn’t deserve it.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully tiring himself out. :)
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Well, at least I can blog about the series without having to study for finals as well!
WOOOOO
Can’t get over this. And for those that care.
If the Devils win, my Dog goes 7/8 in selecting the first round.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
Let's go SOUTHEAST!
haha, actually I prefer to play NJ but hey…
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Good for them. Still not sure who I’d rather face…
by HeartbreakRidge on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean,
that guy in 52 from the regular season
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by bigonetimer on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh My Goodness.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Such a shame Versus can’t show it.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
YES YES YES YES YES YES – LET’S GO CANES I WANT CROSBY’S SOUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLL!
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
I forgot I had a tivo buffer
Cans you guys delay your comments for a couple of minutes?
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I wanted no part of Brodeur. This is magic
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by bigonetimer on Apr 28, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that was a helluva game
"I tried to capture the spirit of the thing"
by tuvanhillbilly on Apr 28, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
HAHAHAHAHA
oh man are they gonna milk this. PUCK DADDY is somewhere smiling…:)
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess that means I get more games in HD, huh? I’ll take that (and Crosby’s soul). :)
by HeartbreakRidge on Apr 28, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Ciiindy? Ciiindy? Ciiiindy? Did you put the hotdogs in the flashlight???
by MassCapsFan on Apr 28, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god – EXCITE OVERLOAD – pens!
WHEN DOES IT START?
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 28, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously though... that's a GUT-PUNCH loss to NJ fans
I can’t imagine being a Devils fan right about now.
I've been through many Caps-related disappointments
…overtime in a Game 7 obviously hurts, Esa Tikkanen obviously hurts…BUT conceding two goals to go from winning to losing in the space of the last two minutes of a Game 7? That’s on another level.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 28, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a way different type of Caps team than the Pens have ever seen in the playoffs. I can’t wait!
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 28, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
There are definitely gonna be some altercations near Verizon
I was at the last Caps-Pens game in Chinatown and things were tense and ugly afterwards
So… does anyone know what the “non-complimentary phrase” was that the Islanders fan was advertising? Just curious, in the interest of historical accuracy. :)
by HeartbreakRidge on Apr 28, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
A Rags jersey with the word “Sucks” underneath it, and “1940” on the back.
He even had Sam Rosen and John Davidson’s signatures on it too.
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If I had the arse of a crow,
I'd fly over New York tomorrow,
And shite on those bastards below.
by Bald Pollack on Apr 29, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank You YYZ
Spent the evening at a sports bar in Toronto – 90% Caps (or anti-NY fans), a few lonely Rags fans…thank you Toronto for your support!
wtf 1PM? Apple Blossom Parade, you anger me. If I wasn’t getting paid…
I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.
by Whiter Mage on Apr 29, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
If it goes a couple of OTs, expect a cutover to the Kentucky Derby, so getcher ’net feed ready.
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If I had the arse of a crow,
I'd fly over New York tomorrow,
And shite on those bastards below.
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