Sudden life - get ready for Game 7 Wednesday night in D.C.
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Love the enthusiasm
…didn’t love the effort in the defensive zone tonight from Ovie though. A little too casual on the back-check all night.
by DonnieKnutts on May 11, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
3/4 of the forwards were too casual on the back check. Baks is working his tail off and as is the 3rd line, but everyone else was pretty weak. Same as the whole series. Man when Pens have gotten the puck deep in this series they set up camp. Forwards don’t support and tonight D-men’s passes and clearing attempts were downright atrocious. They were gripping their sticks way too hard. Poti looked wretched.
However, as has happened all series, the caps skill and determination when down continues to keep them around.
by Carl Putnam on May 11, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I really, really, really, really wish they would play a tight point. I hate seeing all the goddamn keep ins and extra shots from the point.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m tired of seeing forwards skating out of the defensive zones, back to the puck held by our defense, passing right by the Penguin players that hold the puck in. You guys think that maybe you could help your defense out a little? If not help them control the puck against pressure, at least give them a viable pass option?
by HateOffSeason on May 12, 2009 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions
awesome picture
These Caps don’t know any other way to live (or die) in the playoffs. Game 7 in DC, act 3.
3 game 7s in two years – crazy being a Caps fan! How many teams have had that many close series in a row?
In 2002
the Avalanche had three straight series go to seven games. By the third one, they were absolutely pooped, 7-0 Detroit final.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
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heart attack city
i swear to the hockey gods, one more overtime game and this caps fan is going to have a coronary
I almost turned it off, seriously
The thought of losing in OT… oh man. I felt like I was 9 years old again. The familiar “Caps” postseason feeling. It was intense, it was painful, it was nerve-racking. And then joyous.
by DonnieKnutts on May 11, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really, really, really, really wish they would play a tight point. I hate seeing all the goddamn keep ins and extra shots from the point.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
As I said in the last post
As overjoyed as I am, I’m STILL fuming about the last interference minor in regulation. I’m not one for conspiracy theories or blaming the refs BUT that call was atrocious and I think we’d have the right to be up in arms had the Pens scored on the ensuing PP. It could’ve literally cost us the series.
Anyway… back to the CELEBRATION!!!!!
Another Venn Diagram for y'all
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by J.P. on May 11, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Indeed. And the sliver of blue the shitty officiating.
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um, yeah, leopard seals are my new favorite mammals..
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Props to anyone who goes Wednesday dressed as a leopard seal!
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
since i didn’t know they existed before today, i’m just happy to have encountered them.
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
if i ever teach geometry again, i’m totally coming back for these venn diagrams for the logic unit :)
by kellobellow on May 11, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Crud. I was working on one of my own, but yours is cooler.
by jimmiebjr on May 11, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Yeah, this one’s awesome too.
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That’s tight on the edges and all loose in tha middle…kinda like game 6
by MinorTthreat on May 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
As much as I love the Caps, I have to give it to the Penguins. I wouldn’t enjoy this as much against a lesser team. Beating them will be more enjoyable and should by some ignoble twist of hockey god whim, it would be honorable.
I hate Pittsburgh. And the Pens too.
HAHAHA, very nice mental image there. awesome though, awesome.
by kellobellow on May 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Quoth Coach Boudreau:
“All winning streaks have to come to an en end, and usually all grief-stricken fans have got to be excited one day.”
by Stephen Pepper on May 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
What tonight’s game really proves is that we were right in that games 3 and 5 really were just lucky wins for the Pens. We got the break tonight. We’re evenly matched even more than we probably still think. And I am goddamn proud of my team.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
yeah, that’s the thing – every game was anyone’s game. i don’t think you’ll find a more evenly matched series than this – it’s beautiful.
by kellobellow on May 11, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. This has been some amazing (offensive) hockey this series. Very entertaining.
by Scott in Shaw on May 11, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I think tonight proves that despite the Caps being out of the game in every stat except hits and saves they can somehow manage to find a way to win.
Game 7 they have to play wayyyyyy better than they did toinght.
We’ve been in every game. And so have they.
They’ve outscored us by one goal through six games.
We’ve had one two-goal lead. They’ve had three (all in Game 4). It doesn’t get much tighter – on the scoreboard, at least – than this one has.
L’il Gary is oh-so pleased.
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I’m not sure I agree with this – the Pens controlled the play a lot of the time again tonight – but the two teams are unquestionably evenly matched. I am proud of them too.
Also, as an aside, Fleury’s gawd-awfulness has kind of gotten overlooked, IMO.
Fleury has been horrid. Just horrid. It’s why I’ve kept pointing to him as reason for hope.
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Apologies if this has been covered in depth – I’ve been depriving myself the past few days of the Rink’s warm glow.
Shame on you.
And maybe not in great depth, but I’ve mentioned it and certainly Tweeted about it.
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Now that you’re hooked, we should start charging.
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Why in the name of all that’s hockey can’t we just keep throwing shots on net? MAF’s been rattled since that stupid turnover/Ovie goal. We’re in his head. Why can’t we capitalize?
No, it was Kelly Johnson who’s a bit triflin’.
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Yeah, she’s nice for a woman of her age.
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WHO'S FUCKING PSYCHED THERE'S A GAME 7?!!!
This guy.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
I am not sure I can handle a game 7
I just find it more and more frustrating watching our crappy defense….but I will suck it up!
by CapsFanSince1979 on May 11, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
turnover, another turnover, miss coverage, turnover…lets leave Crosby all along behind us with 5 minutes left in the game…throw in a turnover as we have not had one for a while
by CapsFanSince1979 on May 11, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
They are robots from outer space. TRUE! FACT!
by zambonirider on May 11, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
If Carolina wins their series…has any ever had to play 3 brothers in 3 different series to get to the cup?
by HateOffSeason on May 12, 2009 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m going to say no, but awesome catch.
by Scott in Shaw on May 12, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve been waiting for that, just for a joke I have teed up…
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I hope it has nothing to do with the phrase “3 Staals, 1 Cup.”
by Scott in Shaw on May 12, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Ha, no, but that’s fantastic.
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I hope you’ll get to use it. I’ve had this in the back of my head too.
by CapitalCentre on May 12, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Sudden life
Love the line…Joe B. seems to come up the best.
by PaintDrinkingPete on May 11, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
…and the caps plan to get me to use (happily, I suppose) ALL of my tickets.
by PaintDrinkingPete on May 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I drank a can of Red “joose” tonight…so WTF? I gotta keep that up now?
by PaintDrinkingPete on May 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Wish I had a pic of that bitter lady in the Mario jersey that VS showed after Caps scored the game winner. My wife rewound the DVR just so we could watch the bitterness again. Priceless!
I do not want to know how she got those beads.
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I love the looks on the faces of the Pens fans in the background of the pic on NHL.com. In fact, I liked it so much that it prompted an icon:
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on May 12, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
now that we are at game 7 you know the past 6 games don’t matter any more…just two teams enter one team leave. after last year just wanted at least a round 2 and anything more gravy so anything goes for next game.
Well while the Caps are here minds well win the thing. :-)
by Carl Putnam on May 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m with you. i have a 20-pager due wed night at midnight. i’m pulling my all-nighter tonight.
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
If I knew anything about combatting diabetes in the Hispanic population of Sacramento, I’d totally freaking help you out.
Sadly, I only know about killing people. And hockey.
haha. friggin’ disease prevention, save it for after the playoffs.
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i’ve written better. good news: i’m already on my way back to baltimore for my phD…as long as i turn this thing in some way some how and collect my master’s, no one’s taking my acceptance away.
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks, i will use your kind words to fuel my effort to finish this paper and actually graduate!
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I love the fact that he can’t stop smiling during the interview.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Who's emotional?
I had to rewind it at the end a couple of times to hear Laich give his big, happy “Woo-hoo!” How can you not love this team?
I know this sounds totally ridiculous, but I kept telling the Russian players to remember Stalingrad and Kursk.
Yes, I realize the enormous disparity of these two events. Mind you, I’m wasted.
No, you just throw a Michigan jersey in front of him.
by Carl Putnam on May 11, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually, I had a lockerroom speech prepared for every nationality.
For the Canadians, Vimy Ridge. (WWI)
For the Amerks, D-Day. Normandy. (Soft spot in my heart as a Ranger)
For the Russkies, Stalingrad and Kursk.
For the Swedes, 30 years’ war, the first battle of Breitenfeld.
For Flash: remember the betrayal of Munich.
For Jurcina: remember how the Austro-Hungarian empire screwed the Slovaks.
by D'ohboy on May 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
There are so many times that I’ve used Chamberlain’s charge at Little Round Top to inspire me, it’s not even funny.
It's gonna game 7!
Thanks for cutting off the post game interviews with Stecks and Ovi for that insightful knowledge.
by zephyr on May 11, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Rolling my eyes more than I want to
WOOT!
So many bad passes by the Caps had me my heart rate up in the last two periods. OT was a complete toss-up. Cannot believe we’re in another Game 7.
We have to rob this series, guys.
uhh...uhh...uhh...
God, the Rags feel like they happened 2 months ago.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
haha yeah, my friends and i call him “abercrombie”
by kellobellow on May 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Almost as much of a joke as Schultz’s listed weight.
I’m 170lbs and I might be heavier than Schultz.
I think Semin’s the most ridiculous one on the team. He’s listed at ~205 and I wouldn’t be shocked if he didn’t even hit 180.
I’m still going with the weighing with their equipment thing on.
Then there’s the case of Backstrom who was listed at 200 last year, showed up to camp 20 pounds overweight, and was listed at 183 this year. Hmmm….
I remember in college, I listed myself at 175, which was “optimistic,” then I spent much of the year on the bench, only leaving it to “goon it up.” So I started lifting a lot of weights. Got up to 205. Then, the weight was “optimistic” in the other direction.
Backis needs to lose his baby fat.
Whenever I’m watching/talking about hockey with people who aren’t familiar with it and they comment on how big players are based on listed height and weights I tell them, “yeah but if I were a professional hockey player they’d call me 6’1’’, 190”, and I’m 5’11’’, 175.
The biggest liar on the Caps is Schultz. I’ve seen him in street clothes. He’s 6’6" and maybe, just maybe 200. Just maybe.
I still say Semin. I saw a picture of him without a shirt on once, he looked slightly more muscular than my younger brother, who’s 6’1’’, 155.
But I always thought the Capitals were pretty blatant with their exaggerations. Take Mike Green, for example. Dude’s listed at 6’2’’ and he has maybe an inch and a half on me.
haha no way is green 6’2". I was surprised by how not-tall he was when I met him (see comment below about me being freakishly tall for context).
I have a hard time judging heights above mine. To me, you’re all big. That being said, I’ve seen Potsy in person, and he’s a legit 5-11/6ft. Green isn’t much bigger. I bet he’s 6-1.
I once dated a girl who was 5’11", she showed up at my house while I was breaking in my skates, and therefore wearing them around the house.
She was taller barefoot than I was in my skates. :(
i’m siding with DMG. semin appears at 2:50 of this youtube profile of backstrom (found here on japers’ rink about a year ago) and it’s mind boggling how tiny he is for a hockey player.
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno. He’s a big guy. I’m 6’7" and when I was skinny once upon a time (and not muscular) I was still over 200. Mind you, I wasn’t in pro athlete shape by any stretch, but I can believe he’s 222.
Besides, he’s a hockey player – it’s all in the legs.
6 games played. 5 within 1 goal. 3 games go to OT. 2 hat tricks… 1 game #7 yet to be played. Welcome to the circus indeed.
by PaintDrinkingPete on May 11, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
And, for the fifth time in six games, the team scoring first didn’t win.
circus indeed.
….. dare I hope we don’t score first?
Unless that 1st goal doesn’t come until the 2nd pd.
by PaintDrinkingPete on May 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely not. We hope THEY don’t score at all.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m not spotting that team any goals!!
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Dare I wish for a nutso Varly shutout to smack their mouths closed in the Burgh for a year? Or is that presumptuous?
My favorite from Ralph is still "Super Nintendo Chalmers"
2nd
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Kozlov? Varly did give up 4…even if none were that that “soft” and he did have some great saves.
by PaintDrinkingPete on May 11, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Why not Steckel for the GWG in OT? Me likey the secondary scoring tonight.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
Phenomenal game going on in Chicago, BTW, mirror-image of the Caps game with lead changes, etc. Currently tied 4-4 in the third.
Holy shit what a game. Vancouver is surprising me.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't mean to sound cliched, but. . .
DO NOT forget how you feel right now. Moments like this come seldomly in life. Yes, this is just hockey, but I can still remember certain moments from playoffs past. This will certainly be one of those moments. Don’t take it for granted.
by D'ohboy on May 11, 2009 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i'll say it again..
if there’s a caps-hawks stanley cup, y’all can crash at my place in lakeview!
by Natty Bumppo on May 11, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
No Way...
Where are you watching the game Wednesday?? I just graduated and am moving to the city June 1. Going to find an apartment tomorrow through Thursday!
let me know. my email address is on my profile. if i can get my ass to work (any minute now..) i’ll finish my 20-pages before wed. eve and will be headed to a bar in the area. if not, i might be lame and stream over the internet. honestly 50-50 at this point. school ends this week, though, so future rounds will ALL be spent at local bars.
by Natty Bumppo on May 12, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Redbull. Do it. Would love to watch the game with a Caps fan, this whole series has been spent with my Crosby jersey-wearing roommate :(
craziness
Pat Sharp is a very under the radar C
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by bigonetimer on May 11, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Patrick Kane is sick nasty
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by bigonetimer on May 11, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree. I think that if you take any player, even if he is “dead wood,” and start promoting him, you’ll get a star.
Russian Machine Never Breaks
by macvechkin on May 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
wow. OK, what qualities does this kid lack as a player?
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by bigonetimer on May 11, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
indeed!!
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by bigonetimer on May 11, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm. Not so sure. Wirtz the elder really did a number on that franchise. I know the ‘Nucks have never had an SC, but the Hawks haven’t won since long before the Canucks entered the league.
I know. The Hawks have been awful for a long time, a proud fanchise done wrong by a terrible owner (I can think of a local team that that might be)…
That said, the nucks haven’t one much either, and they have had some terrible sweaters in their day. At least the Hawks logo is pretty awesome. (best in the league??)
What a shoot out the Chicago – Vancouver game has turned into, eh? 6-5 right now
by markbona-capsfan99 on May 11, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
Bettman should just wear a Depends from here on out. He could not ask for more.
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by bigonetimer on May 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Semin’s got something when he prefers Kane to Crosby. Holy god.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Crosby’s a better player, but I think Kane’s about 50x more exciting.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Luongo, does anyone else find him overrated? I know he’s good, but he’s basically a yojger Olie. He gives up a TON of bad goals, and more and more as he goes.
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
One thing I wish our players would learn from Kane
The art of the backhand. Seems like I can count on one hand the number of backhanders we’ve scored this year.
I think it was him on Saturday – that set up the game winner on the PP. That was a SILLY pass. Kane is just a pure bad ass. I’m a fan of that guy. Hope he can work his magic for team USA next year in the olympics.
by vt caps fan on May 11, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL, is that the VS woman? Oh, man!
by DrinkingPartner on May 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
<a href=“http://twitpic.com/50lc7>Source, via ”http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/05/11/ovi-has-a-message-for-you-pittsburgh/">Mr. Irrelevant.
by Scott in Shaw on May 11, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it goes largely unnoticed because of all the f-ugly people in Philly. ;-)
Russian Machine Never Breaks
And what’s up with the denim shorts? Is this some middle America thing I’ve missed out on because I’ve been living on the coasts?
I saw some Pens fan at the game on Sat with tight denim shorts and a Scott Thompson moustache, and I thought, Man, he’s a long way from Logan Circle. . . and then I realized that he was neither that-way inclined, nor being the least bit ironic. He was just sporting a black Pens t-shirt tucked into ass-hugging denim shorts. . . because he thought it looked good. WTF???
<a href="http://twitpic.com/50lc7">Source, via <a href="http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2009/05/11/ovi-has-a-message-for-you-pittsburgh/">Mr. Irrelevant.
by Scott in Shaw on May 11, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
YES!!! I knew someone would find a pic of her.
by Carl Putnam on May 11, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Go hawks indeed. My brother is in Chicago and has been rooting for the Hawks as his 2nd team (behind the Caps). Shaping up as a magical season…
Gald to see Kane get the hat trick. I have loved that kid ever since I saw him play in World Juniors before the Hawks drafted him. Plays bigger than his frame and the hands. That backhander was awesome.
by Carl Putnam on May 11, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Ovie: "Be vewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwy quiet"
by DonnieKnutts on May 11, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Tried to find the deadpool image…that’s what it made me think of
by sincitycapsfan on May 12, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Thought the exact same thing
I want it as a GIF to load up anytime I’m feeling down…
by DonnieKnutts on May 11, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
i don’t hate versus, mind you (well…i hate that my local cable doesn’t carry it).
i’ll say this, though:
versus badly needs a nightly hockey show. if ESPN2 could do it back in the day, then so can versus, which supposedly was going to “treat hockey fans like they deserve to be treated” or whatever BS bettman and the owners were spewing. a REAL hockey highlight show would be SO GREAT right now.
by Natty Bumppo on May 12, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Roger, but between nhl.com’s highlights, and post-game convos/recaps here, is there really anything else you need?
Do you really want to hear some idiotic talking head telling you the keys to the game? Because I’m 100% sure that we can/do do a better job of that here.
yeah, i hear you….i guess i’m a sucker for the old-school talking heads. then i run to the internet so that i can find out how they were wrong.
by Natty Bumppo on May 12, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
of course, if i had comcast mid-atlantic, i wouldn’t be complaining as much.
still…caps/pens highlights followed by hawks/nucks highlights followed by barry melrose (yes, i enjoy the mullett)…i’d gladly plant myself on the couch for 30 minutes.
by Natty Bumppo on May 12, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m a huge fan of falling asleep in front of NHL on the Fly.
by D'ohboy on May 12, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
okay so basically i’m just cheap. :)
this will change next year. i’ll get a dish.
i’m done here (for now)!
goodnight hipsters and hip honeys.
by Natty Bumppo on May 12, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Random musical note
Ok, I know that Versus has been using “First Breath After Coma” by Explosions in the Sky for its commercials, but all day today, I had This Will Destroy You’s “The World is Our” in my head. Great song, worth a listen at their MySpace. Starts out slow, but ends up like a harder version of U2’s “Bad” without Bono’s preening.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qseh99s-yM&feature=related
Wow, Caps-Pens is the TOP story on Sportscenter
and there were NBA playoff games tonight. I’m impressed.
New post at 8:25
Can someone please tell me why the ref’s think that they can decide a games outcome in the last 2 minutes of a game 6? This seriously has to be addressed. The caps are taking some really bad penalties but come on. I don’t know what the actual count is but I think it is 30 power plays for them to are 14 or so. Either swallow the whistle or call it both ways!
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