Recap: Caps 3, Hurricanes 2
by Becca H on Dec 26, 2010 10:06 PM EST
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After a tremendously hyped game against Pittsburgh and two days off for the holiday, the fact that the Caps came out a bit sluggish early on is to be somewhat expected. That they shook off the Christmas fog and got down to playing the kind of hockey we like to see out of them was a little less so - although one would hope it would become more normal with each passing game.
The end result? A solid road win and a much-needed goal from a certain slumping Russian, both of which we'll take any day of the week.
Ten more notes on the game:
- The slumping Russian in question was, of course, one Alex Ovechkin. But as dismal as his point production has been so far this year (by his standards, at least) the last few games have seen a return to the Ovechkin of old. Thursday night it was the intensity and physicality; tonight he combined it with the offense we know and love, picking up a point on David Steckel's goal and then notching what would be the eventual game-winner while firing eight shots on net (and attempting five more). That's more like it, sir.
- The other offensive dynamo over the last week or so has been Mathieu Perreault, and he was back at it again tonight, cashing in on some great cycling by his line overall and collecting a nice pass from Alexander Semin for the tip-in in front. The kid's got a nose for the net and it's showing more and more.
- Of course that nose is also probably a little lopsided now, after Tim Gleason's shoulder became well-acquainted with Perreault's face late in the first period. By the letter of the law the initial call of charging (and the five-minute major that accompanied it) was probably the right one - still, on replay it was probably more a result of the three inch height difference between the two and less an actual intent to injure.
- The extended power play that the Caps got as a result, shortened to three minutes after Matt Hendricks was handed a two minute minor for his defense of Perreault, didn't yield any goals. It did, however, result in at least six shots on net and some really good possession - something that had been largely missing in the first period.
- He probably needs to do a better job of tying up Tuomo Ruutu in front of the net, but barring that play Steckel put together a very nice game for himself. Aside from his faceoff prowess - another fine night in the circle, going 11-for-16 - he did a good job driving the net on his goal, made a few very nice passes and skated almost two minutes shorthanded without giving up a goal. Nice night for Stecks...and we're not the only ones who think so.
- During the Caps' recent losing streak, it would have been easy for them to get down after giving up the tying goal in the first period - or been overly uplifted by Steckel's go-ahead goal in the second. None of that was evident tonight, though, as the team seems to have regained that swagger that was missing for most of December. And thank goodness.
- Having said that, swagger and confidence need to be combined with smart play, and mini-implosions like the one that started the third period (giving up a goal followed by back-to-back penalties) need to be avoided. Please.
- Just as the team is starting to settle in, so too are their young goaltenders. Michal Neuvirth was tagged with the loss on Thursday night despite playing well, and Semyon Varlamov came up big at times for the Caps tonight. The first Carolina goal was a product of a poor line change and a two-on-one break, the second an unlucky bounce off of Ruutu right in front, and neither was really his fault.
- Four power play chances given up, four power plays killed off. Yeah, that'll do...
- Mike Green followed up his stellar performance against Pittsburgh the other night with another good one tonight - one that included four blocked shots, at least two of which were of the bone-bruising, cringe-inducing, icebag-requiring sort.
With tonight's win the Caps sweep the Raleigh portion of their season and pick up points in their fourth straight game, extending their record to 3-0-1 since snapping their losing streak a week ago. More importantly, they're starting to find their groove again - and so are the Young Guns.
And with a rematch with Montreal looming, the Southeast Division remaining tight and a certain outdoor game less than a week away, the timing couldn't have been better.
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Welcome back Cap’n!
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by EmilyB on Dec 26, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And the Caps finally return headed up by their Captain.
Despite their not scoring on their PPs, I was impressed by how many chances they generated. Must admit I liked both Carlson and Green on the point and Ovi down low..
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by capsyoungguns on Dec 26, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
The kid’s got a nose for the net and it’s showing more and more.
That is just cruel! ;)
"And then they’ll look at guys in my situation, that could play three good games in a row and have one bad shift, and they’ll say, ‘Well, that’s why he’s been in the minor leagues his whole career.'" --Matt Hendricks
Clearly the setup for the next bullet…
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 26, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but still.
"And then they’ll look at guys in my situation, that could play three good games in a row and have one bad shift, and they’ll say, ‘Well, that’s why he’s been in the minor leagues his whole career.'" --Matt Hendricks
The “nose for the net” was JP’s comment…I might have turned it into a bad joke for the next bullet. SORRY MATTY :)
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Just hope he’s back for the WC. I’m sure that would be the highlight of his life to date, not to mention the Caps don’t need another long term injury.
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Net-nosed indeed
Down and dirrrrty.
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Good road win, PK still looks solid. PP didn’t cash in but looked damn good creating chances, both with and without Ovie on the point although I still preferred it with him off the point.
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 26, 2010 10:14 PM EST reply actions
The power play was fun to watch again. Please to be keeping the d-men on the points.
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And Becca got to recap a winner!!!
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by WordsOnIce on Dec 26, 2010 10:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That’s the best part!
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It’s not that your recaps always mean the Caps lose, remember. Just that weird things tend to happen when you’re recapping. I think a busted nose counts, in this case.
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by CapitalCentre on Dec 26, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. Not going to lie, when I saw the blood I cringed and thought “oops…sorry, Matty”.
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It’s also not your fault…
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by CapitalCentre on Dec 26, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
I was honestly scared that it was his eye, the way the stick snapped.
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by Sombrero Guy on Dec 26, 2010 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
USA USA USA
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agreed, was about to say they were getting Halak’d
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I’m not watching the WJ game but was the USA getting tons of shots?
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I think shots ended up coming pretty even but they were getting juicy rebound after juicy rebound but the Finnish goaltender (Ortio?) was stonewalling them.
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He made a few pretty wicked saves in the part of the third I got to see.
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that was when I started watching instead of flipping back. Kid had a great game, even if the last goal was kind of dodgey.
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Today was a great day in hockey. Caps win. Bears and Stingrays win. Pens lose. And the St. Louis Blues, my 2nd favorite team, won as well. The only damper was — Tampa Bay winning a 3 point game.
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This week on 24/7 -
Penguins beat the Panthers, squeak one out in a great game against the Caps, lose to the Sens. = 4 points
Caps beat the Devils, lose a squeaker against the Pens, beat the Canes. = 5 points
Show ends with Caps dancing, Pens not.
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It had better. Unless they hold tonight until next week. I hope not.
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Too much blood to hold tonight.
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by EmilyB on Dec 26, 2010 10:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Awwwww. As a fan of kisses, I like this trend.
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by WordsOnIce on Dec 26, 2010 10:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
..
There was a LOT of blood from Matty P’s injury. My Iphone camera took too long to set up so I couldn’t get a shot of him leaving the ice, but this is some of what he left behind:
It was pretty gruesome.
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So much blood and he stayed down for an agonizingly long time.
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Well can you at least guarantee fifty?
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by capsyoungguns on Dec 26, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he has a lot of blood for such a tiny little person…that was nasty.
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He’s the size of my husband — assuming his listed height and weight are correct.
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Hah! Then he’s not 5’ 9"… we all know FnB is the President of Staal’s fan club!
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Dec 26, 2010 11:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Poor Perry.
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Indeed, from JC74 himself
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by boutros23 on Dec 26, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
He must be pretty okay, or I don’t think Carly would be pokin’ fun at him.
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At least he doesn’t have a tampon up his nose.
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Lulz!
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by WordsOnIce on Dec 26, 2010 10:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That could be painkillers… ;-)
Nah, he’s a hockey player, he’ll be fine.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Dec 26, 2010 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
I saw the smile first, eyes second, then the bandages.
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by WordsOnIce on Dec 26, 2010 10:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He looks absolutely fantastic, and with a smile as big as all outdoors. He’ll take the opening faceoff against the Habs.
Go Matty go!
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Or Alle tu, Matthieu, Alle tu. (Have to cheer him in French since we’re playing the Habs.)
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My mistake. You’re right. (I could recall the 2nd person plural better than the singular.)
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you never can be sure with those Quebecers. I get really confused by their version of French, but I like it for its inventiveness.
I used to work for a plastic surgeon. Matty looks great. He’ll get a bit of a shiner under the left eye, and he should keep some ice on there and prolly sleep with his head up (on a couple extra pillows) for a couple of nights, but look at him. He’s fine.
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Thanks for your professional opinion which should offer reassurance for most of our fan base.
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The way his stick shattered and the sharp corner rebounded back at his face, I was really worried for his eyes. I’m glad the end result is just that he’ll be a little less pretty — could have been much worse.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 26, 2010 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
I just hope he doesn’t get a cold anytime soon.
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I hope Johnny asked for permission to post that pic. That could run afoul of the veil of secrecy the team likes to keep about its injuries…
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I don’t know that there was much suspense about this one… < grin >
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 26, 2010 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
I was in the car listening on the radio, so only heard “lots of blood.”. Jeeeeeeeesus.
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It cannot be fun to fly in a plane with one’s nose in that condition. Wow.
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by CapitalCentre on Dec 26, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
In other news, the team plane is able to fly with all that bad weather.
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Yup, looks like they can take off – meanwhile, Toronto’s bus got stuck in a snowbank in NJ.
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So what are the Leafs now doing?
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Their flight got cancelled, they’re staying in Newark for the night…the lucky bastards.
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Dreamy! I’m so effin’ happy I didn’t have to spend the night at the Detroit airport. Though I did snuggle in comfortably at the wine bar during my delay.
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could make for an interesting 24/7 episode…
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by Sombrero Guy on Dec 26, 2010 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he needed help getting up, but was still able to stare back and yell something at Gleason before leaving in the tunnel. Dude’s a scrappy guy.
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Yes and Mackan was great defensively especially on the PK. The lines got shuffled after Matty left the game.
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by capsyoungguns on Dec 26, 2010 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t see Mackan much, but I liked what I saw. He made a couple of nice steals and a couple of nice passes.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 26, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
MJ90 actually played over 13 minutes.
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Is 13 minutes too liitle a time for him to make a difference in the game? I never saw him involved. Not bangin’ on him, but he seemed mostly invisible tonight? Hoped for more of his speed and creativity.
He was very good defensively and set Semin up for a few good chances once lines got shuffled. Lots of perfect PK time and a fabulous stick check in the 3rd when it was 3-2 that may have prevented a goal. Not invisible at all.
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 26, 2010 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
He’s so fast it’s hard to see all the little things he does.
Sneaky Swedes. Need to check to make sure you still have both your kidneys when they’re around.
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by EmilyB on Dec 26, 2010 11:16 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Why the heck did Hendricks get a call for roughing in the scrum after MP85 got cleaned out when so many unanswered calls have come after OVI8 clean hits were delivered and nothing was called?
How about right more our way a few times for a change? Not wanting to be a homer, but just call it straight each time, don’t you agree?
Hendricks deserved 2 for that. No problem with the call.
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by Sombrero Guy on Dec 26, 2010 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
can OTF please show highlights of something other than the Pens-Senators game? I want to see MP’s goal in all it’s glory, and my computer is being stubborn about the NHL video player.
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OTF takes its cue from NBC — nothing but Crosby.
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Did Crosby score again tonight?
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NBC = Nothing but Crosby for now… Once Leno realizes what’s going on the network will be renamed NBL and Crosby will be banished to a cable network of some kind (I hear Oprah’s hiring…)
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Dec 26, 2010 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
Conan fans probably rate him as big a douche bag as Caps fans rate Crosby.
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And yet this discussion isn’t relevant to the game at hand…
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by Bald Pollack on Dec 27, 2010 6:09 AM EST up reply actions
I thought this was Ovie’s best game all season, even if he didn’t seem quite back to his normal self. This on the heels of what I thought was Green’s best game all year.
I hope 19 is next. He seems lost.
Yeah, Backi needs some serious thunder honey.
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Personally, I get the feeling that we are just one or two games away from seeing everybody break out of their respective slumps and watching the whole team blow somebody out 7-1 or somesuch. In my perfect little fantasy world, it happens Saturday.
If you go back to the Ducks game, we’re 3-1-2 in our last six. That’s 8 out of 12 points. I’ll take it.
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The only thing I didn’t like from #8 tonight was the play leading up to his goal, almost a shame that his play on that was rewarded.
1. Goes into corner and wins the puck.
2. Cycles puck to Knuble, who has a Cane draped all over him.
3. Knuble looks to continue the cycle since he has a defender all over him, but suddenly realizes he is now all alone on the boards because AO bailed on the whole cycle thing and was cherrypicking in front of the net, expecting Knuble to not only win the battle, be a one man cycle, and still deliver a pass to him in front of the net.
Of course, Knuble doesn’t get him the puck, but does manage to keep it in the zone, and the eventual bouncing puck lands on Ovechkin’s stick. Really can’t see how he deserved it though after bailing out on the hard work part of that play.
by HateOffSeason on Dec 26, 2010 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
I was screaming at the TV when Backstrom missed that empty net… gah!
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Dec 26, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve seen more Ovechkin commercials on NHLN today than I’ve seen the rest of the year. Yet I never see them on CSN.
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But….but…. there’s Bruce dancing a track suit.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Dec 26, 2010 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
I was just looking at the standings in the Eastern Conference. A few things jumped out:
1. We are 11 points better than the 9th place team.
2. The “southleast” has three teams in the top 6.
3. We are only 3 points behind the Penguins and 2 points behind the Flyers.
4. BUT – no team in the NHL has played more games than we have.
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I have to think that TB’s negative goal diffy is going to catch up to them.
wonder if having to play more games in the second half of the season will affect some teams. Particularly those bubble playoff teams. But that’s just crazy that at this point in the season that two teams have 38 GP, and six teams have only 33.
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TB’s negative goal differential can be attributed to that 6-0 shellacking by the Caps, if you think about it.
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Here’s the Matty hit from the Canes broadcast. Couple of shots of Semin down on the ice next to Matty, checking on him, and then saying something to the ref.
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Observations from the Sofa...
Withdrawal is gone…. ah….
1) Good solid road game. Yes, the Caps had to withstand a barrage early, but they did that and got out in front, never trailing or playing from behind. Best way to play.
2) That said, this is the second game in a row where an opponent scored in the first minute of the third period. That has to be stopped…..
3) Gleason…after a review, I could see his penalty falling under section 48.1 of the rule book:
Illegal Check to the Head – A lateral or blind side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principal point of contact is not permitted.
I don’t believe Gleason was targeting, but the wording of 48.1 makes that actually irrelevant. This to me reads that it is a penalty if an accidental shot to the head laterally occurs (which is exactly what Gleason did), it falls under this rule. The rule mentions targeting, but follows it with “and/or” and mentions principal point of contact. Lateral hit, principal point of contact is the head. Gleason should have gotten the gate and he did. He should not have been given a Match Penalty as it was not a deliberate head shot.
The NHL should address the wording too. Either an accidental head shot has to be an ejection (like tonight) or they need to provide an out for an accidental shot like this one such as a minor penalty. There should be no supplemental penalty to Gleason, but this was called right.
4) Glad to see Ovechkin back in the Goal column. Two point nights are always good.
5) Nice to see Steckel get a goal before New Year…
6) How many shots at the empty net do the Caps need to bury the damn puck? Come on guys…you’re asking for trouble if you’re not scoring those.
7) Someone needs to remind the officials that a tripping penalty in the first is the same as a tripping call late in the third when the team down by a goal is on the PK. Call it right guys.
8) We’re nearly half way through the season. A bad line change costs the Caps a goal and then they get a Too Many Men penalty with six guys in the attack zone in the third (meaning at the far end from the bench???) Come on… not good.
Aside from the slow start the Caps did play well most of this game… they need to do better against Montreal on Tuesday and in that New Year’s day thingy….
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I haven’t been to a game in so long… I can’t wait to see the Caps play the dirty Habs on Tuesday.
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just FYI, but the Habs dropped tonight’s game to the Islanders, 4-1, with Price in net. Ouch.
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I don’t know how I feel about that. I hate when teams lose to shitty teams before they play us.
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I’m hoping they don’t come out hard hoping to avenge the loss. I’m pulling for that game to be the start of a horrible losing streak.
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I’m feeling remarkably zen-like about the Habs game. The Caps will TCOB, and Ovi will get back at least one of those disallowed goals from last year.
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 27, 2010 1:17 AM EST up reply actions
Dear BB
come up with some EN drills for practise.
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by j762 on Dec 27, 2010 12:30 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
can someone review varly for tonight?
i saw he was the 2nd star, but i just wanted to hear from other folks.
He played very well
he made all the stops he should have, and you could say then some, and for the goals aloud i pretty much agree with Becca
Made some nice saves, gave up some fat rebounds. Not his best game, but good enough to hold them to 2.
With that said, the puck hit the posts behind him a few too many times tonight for my taste. But sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
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by Gould Old Days on Dec 27, 2010 1:33 AM EST up reply actions
After finally seeing the hit, I disagree completely with the call and Hendricks’ response.
Not cool. Clean hit, unfortunate result, Hendricks should have gotten a fighting major.
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I agree most of it was a height differential and just an unfortunate result. By the new mandate though about headshots, it was definitely borderline. I don’t think he should get any other punishment for it.
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by Davethecapsfan on Dec 27, 2010 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
Hendricks’s doesn’t have the benefit of watching multiple replays in slow motion the way we do. All he saw was a teammate laying on the ice and bleeding profusely. The Caps can’t afford to lose any more players, let alone a center. I’m more than OK with Hendricks’ response after that hit.
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I am completely okay with his response, but how does he not get an instigator, and just 2 minutes for roughing?
I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!
by RockinRed4Life on Dec 27, 2010 8:23 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know but how many times have we seen other teams retaliate after clean hits from our players this season and not be given the instigator? I know it’s happened with Erskine at least a couple of times already. The refs are so inconsistent about those calls that I’m not going to complain when they go our way. It’s too bad that the Canes lost their defenseman but it happens. I wasn’t happy when Ovi got a game misconduct last year after the hit on Kaleta but that’s what happened. If the Canes want to use that as an excuse for losing the game then that’s their problem and listening to Paul Maurice’s comments after the game it sounds like he believes that that was the difference in the game for them. Teams lose players during games all the time for different reasons. The Caps lost Poti early in the game against the Pens and still managed to tie it up and is not as if the Canes didn’t have chances. They had twice as many pps as the Caps but apparently their D was too tired after the first period to keep up with the Caps.
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I was really surprised when he said that was why they lost the game. I mean, the caps were already up (by one from MP85 himself) before Gleason got ejected. I dunno, just struck me as surprising a coach would state that that was the reason they lost.
I would rather them be consistent and correct than in the caps favor…but I agree with it being nice to get the call in our favor and have him get only two mins for roughing. I just rather then get the calls consistent/right. At this point I just rather consistent.
I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!
by RockinRed4Life on Dec 27, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
I expected fighting for both Hendricks and Gleason. Extra 2 for Hendricks for instigating.
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by Sombrero Guy on Dec 27, 2010 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
To get instigating, don’t you have to drop your gloves first, and engage before the other player does? Looking at that replay, Gleason was ready for retaliation and his gloves were off just about as fast as Hendricks’.
by HateOffSeason on Dec 27, 2010 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
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