Recap: Caps 6, Canadiens 3
by J.P. on Apr 21, 2010 10:38 PM EDT
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Up two-games-to-one heading into Wednesday night's Game 4 in Montreal, the Caps were either going to come back home with a commanding three-to-one series lead or preparing for a winner-take-all best-of-three. Semyon Varlamov made sure it would be the former.
The rookie netminder stopped 31 shots through two periods to keep the score level heading into the third, at which point his offense took over with goals from the two-time reigning MVP and the fourth line in rapid succession en route to a 6-3 win.
Ten more notes on the game:
- I could probably dedicate each of these ten bullets to Varlamov, but we'll stick with just this one. Varly was simply spectacular all night, never moreso than during a 20-shot onslaught in the second period that saw him make at least three dazzling glove saves. As cliche as "your goalie has to be your best penalty killer" might be, the young Russian proved it time and again before finally surrendering one when Brian Gionta deposited a big rebound off the end boards (with Mike Green a step late in reacting to it). Through two periods, the Caps were outshot 33-18, and Varlamov is the only reason they were tied at two apiece.
- Well, maybe not the only reason. With the Habs up 2-1 and the Caps on a late-second period power play, the Caps got caught with too many men on the ice (and this one wasn't close). Following a brief four-on-four, the Canadiens had a power-play to close out the period - a period they had dominated and one that a late goal would put the exclamation point upon. Enter Boyd Gordon and Mike Knuble. The duo that efforted to strike shorthanded for the first goal of Game 3 combined for another man-down tally when Knuble one-timed a beautiful saucer pass from Gordon past Carey Price with just six seconds left in the period. As loud as Centre Bell was during that stanza -and sure to be at the horn - it turned into Bibliotheque Bell awfully fast.
- Seriously, though, raise your hand if you thought the Caps - who scored four shorthanded goals all season - would have more shorties than power-play goals through four games and have the lead in the series.
- Enough talk about whether or not Alex Ovechkin shows up in the clutch. In this series, he now has two goals and three assists in the third periods alone. And his goal tonight? Lightning quick hands to catch, cradle and fire a shot, turning Hal Gill inside out along the way.
- The "Other" Alex, however, still hasn't been able to get on track and has now gone 11 playoff games without a goal. Reasonable minds can probably differ as to whether his assist on the Ovechkin goal was actually a nifty pass or a puck that was swept off his stick by a Hab right onto AO's tape, but the fact remains that Alex Semin needs to get on track. Then again, as streaky as he is, perhaps he's saving the goals for when the team needs them the most.
- The Caps continue to dominate the faceoff circle, winning 60% of the game's draws, with every pivot at 57% or better with the exception of Brendan Morrison (44%; and it was a lost defensive-zone draw by Morrison that led directly to Montreal's first goal). Winning eight of 11 shorthanded draws went a long way towards killing off three of four Canadien power plays.
- Speaking of those Montreal power plays, the four they had were for a defensive-zone trip (by Tomas Fleischmann to cap off one of the worst shifts in the history of earth), an offensive-zone high-stick, an after-the-whistle roughing, and the aforementioned too-many-men while on the power play. In other words, just one foul in an attempt to stop an offensive chance. Probably fair to say the Caps got away with a couple, but still good discipline, generally.
- Good job by Bruce Boudreau to hide Tyler Sloan as much as possible. The top three forwards he played against at even strength, by ice time? Maxim Lapierre, Dominic Moore and Travis Moen (and Moen abused Sloan on one rush, and the trio scored the Habs' final goal). That Gabby was able to play Sloan nearly 16 minutes on the road and have so little time against the top two lines was a good thing.
- Nicklas Backstrom had a goal, two assists, a plus-four rating and won 57% of his draws. Ho-hum.
- No Cap skater played more even strength minutes against Mike Cammalleri, Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Kostitsyn than Tom Poti did... and Poti came out +3 on the night (with at least one assist... should probably be two) and wasn't on the ice for any of Montreal's goals. Stout.
With the Caps owning a 3-1 series lead, you'll doubtless hear in the days ahead about how some past Caps teams have struggled in the same spot. Needless to say, those teams are not this team. In fact, this team (or iterations awfully close to it) has been on the other end of a 3-1 lead twice and battled back to force a Game 7 twice (winning one), so they know it can be done. And they know it won't be done to them. Come Friday at Verizon Center, expect to see 18,377 red-rockin' fans, twenty elite athletes clad in that same color... and a killer instinct.
Win one game. Do it sixteen thirteen times.
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WOOOOOOOOO!!!! Slept through most of the first two periods but woke up in time to see that dominant third period. Nice to see the Habs make Price flip his lid twice. I wonder if he cried in the post-game like he did after a loss to the Leafs last year. I bet yes.
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I hope so! And I hope it’s caught on video.
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by The Jade Donkey on Apr 21, 2010 10:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
As loud as Centre Bell was during that stanza -and sure to be at the horn – it turned into Bibliotheque Bell awfully fast.
This line alone gives this recap a rec. Awesome.
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Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 22, 2010 3:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully
Varley gets a rest. Theo deserves his time back in the net
President and sole member of the Erskine lobby.
Not a chance. This team needs to put the skate on the throat and finish them with no questions.
by DonCaps819 on Apr 21, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
After that comes rest. Don’t mess with a good thing. Play the hot hand in Varly and we can win.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 21, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Put the skate on the throat and as they are choking, grab a rock and bash in the skull…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 21, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t take this the wrong way but…that’s a terrible idea.
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by PPP on Apr 21, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Woudn't be surprised
nor would I be disappointed to see Theo back in. Build some confidence going forward, plus help keep Theo in a positive state of mind to support Varly like he has been.
I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong.... except when someone else beats me to it.
by Backhanded Complement on Apr 21, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I still have absolutely no idea why people are making this suggestion.
Have you been watching the last two games?
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by D'ohboy on Apr 21, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Wait, Varly, Theo, basically it’s been about the same, right?
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Varly has been outstanding...
but is anyone sold on his durability? Do we really think we can’t win in front of Theo at this point?
I'm the first to admit when I'm wrong.... except when someone else beats me to it.
by Backhanded Complement on Apr 21, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
How is his durability going to be improved if Theo comes in and loses the game and the series goes 7?
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Play him, win, and then he can rest while the Devils take Philly to 7 games
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I think if we win this one Bruce will ride Varly until the end of this series (which hopefully will just be one more game) and then we’ll go back to a rotation.
The good thing is both goalies have proven their ability to step up when needed, Theo down the stretch and Varly over the last 2 games. There won’t be the reluctance to switch to Theo if there’s a next series.
Seeing how things are trending...
maybe putting Theo in for a game or two against the Flyers would be better while letting Varly close this one out. I’m just very hesitant to write in Varly for another 13 wins. I love the kid, but that seems like a heavy load for him to bear at this point.
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by Backhanded Complement on Apr 21, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Durability will be a question with Varly until he proves otherwise, it’s true.
That being said…I honestly believe if Bruce thinks there’s an issue with it, it gets addressed much earlier than last year. I don’t think he’ll be as hesitant to throw Theo in if that’s the case, like he absolutely was last year. And I think the guys can win in front of either goalie and trust either goalie.
If you are gonna rest Varly for Theo you do it to start next series if it’s against Philly. The way he’s played you have to give Tsarlamov Game 5 to close it out. A short series is just as important for the rest of the team as it is for the goalies.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Psst…guys…Philly hasn’t won their series yet (and neither have we, for that matter). Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, hmm? ;)
Ha!
Caps have this one on ice.
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I’m just sayin’. Until that final horn sounds and I see the Caps lining up for the handshake line – with smiles on their faces – I will not rest easy. Cautious optimism.
Agreed with this. Focus is on the Midgets!
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I just can’t wait for Friday. . .and for the team to get some rest.
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by kingzman264 on Apr 21, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
if it’s against Philly
I’m aware.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. But with them having two broken feet you we can hope. The word ‘if’ was used.
My vote is for Varly to try and close out this series Friday then ‘possibly’ consider getting Theodore back into the rotation.
Go Terriers!
by Eruzione FTW on Apr 22, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
no but I remember a game 7 last year when a goalie got rode too often
President and sole member of the Erskine lobby.
Two tough series in a row that went seven games (with overtimes), versus one 5-game series.
This isn’t the same situation.
The stained horizon
Dark rein and rider
The steed. . . Ovechkin
Let’s go ahead and see how far we can take a guy who came off a 2 month long injury then. Sounds like a recipe for success!
President and sole member of the Erskine lobby.
uhhh
If this was the regular season then by all means, toss Theo back in there but it’s the playoffs.
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The difficult part is not that Theo played poorly—he played well, or at least acceptable—it’s that Varly has been awesome, something which few people expected I bet considering how Varly ended the season.
That being said I don’t want a meltdown after two long series in the ECF and SCF (if the Caps get that far), so Theo has to start sometime. Or the Caps have to completely own those teams.
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by red army line on Apr 21, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Start cheering for NJD, OTT, or BUF to wake up then.
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Look, I have confidence we can win games in front of Theo. I feel he can make the solid saves when we need him. But you can’t back off of Varly when he’s playing like this. The entire team is feeding off of his play.
"That's hockey. You never know what's going to happen. It's a tough sport. No tooth, a broken nose, but I'm looking good [laughs]." - #8
The thing with Theo is that he makes the saves, except when he doesn’t.
Given his body of work, eventually he’s going to cough up a couple of soft ones.
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I just don't want BB to make the same mistake
he did in game 5 of the Pens series last year.
by Skinsmaniac on Apr 21, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
sydtron moonlighting as lost commenter theo60!
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 21, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Luckily, he doesn’t have the ability to delete his comment.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Protect your balls lest he try to take them hom!
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Ummmm…I’m gonna leave this one on the tee for someone else to take on
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I was one of those people after Monday…but after tonight? No effing way. Varly’s on a roll, the neck is exposed, let him finish the job.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 22, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
unbelievable that there is still anyone who thinks these goalies are remotely equivalent.
With Theo in net tonight, we would have gotten blown out in the 2nd. I know we feel cocky now and in retrospect that game seems like a blowout, but we were awfully close to losing it (down 2-1 on the PK at the end of 2). Theo is exactly where he should stay for the rest of his caps career.
by CarlosLA on Apr 21, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is it possible that Varly was drained at the end of the Pitt series last year? If we advance, I feel that we should be prepared to use Theo at some point again in the playoffs to make sure that another team doesn’t get too comfortable with a book against Varly and to make sure those acrobatics aren’t taking too much out of him. That Gumby stuff is brilliant and makes him clearly the better goaltender but we have no reason to be completely confident that he can win one game win it thirteen times all the way either.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Varly was toast by Game 7 versus the Pens. I agree completely with you here, the question is when do you play Theo. If I’m not mistaken he’s played well versus the Flyers — if indeed the Caps see them in the next round.
Varly’s next task is to close this series in Game 5. That’s it. He does that and we’ll talk. It’s been awhile since he’s put 3 games together in a row. We have to live in the now and focus on that. I’m just saying that Theo should get a start if we make a deep run or that the hook should be quick on Varlamov as well to let both goalies know that the expectation may not be for you to win games for this team but that you have to occasionally win periods.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
That makes perfect sense. The best part about our goalie situation is that both are capable of elite play when they are on. If one doesn’t have it that night, BB can and should pull the hook quick and see if the other guy is playing better. I think Theo will get his chance at some point this spring, but if he doesn’t its going to because Varly is playing outstanding, not because BB doesn’t trust him
Rec’d for wisdom, except for the last sentence. I’m confident in Theo against the Flyers, if the Caps and Flyers can close out. He’s been very good against them and Varly got lit up in one game early in the year.
Stats vs Philly this year:
Varly: 1 1 33 0 0 0 4 7.06 25 21 .840
Theo: 4 3 209 3 0 1 9 2.58 128 119 .930
Varly has only faced the Flyers that one time.
Also, Theo from last year vs. PHI: 4 3 204 2 1 0 10 2.93 122 112 .918
Tom Poti, my oh my. Now, if only he could play at that level consistently!
(btw, J.P, can you bump save for kids? I have the updated numbers from tonight!)
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SO stoked for Friday. WOOOOOOOO! :)
"In the past we developed individually, but now we're growing as a team and that's what is important." - Mike Green
It’s going to be awesome. For the first time since, well, 1998, Caps fans will get to feel what it’s like to smell blood in the water rather than have to fret nervously. I’m very jealous of those of you who get to go!
my desire to see the game and my need to sell the tickets to recoup some costs is in serious conflict right now
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Dude, you only live once and life is short. Go to the game.
by Karl W on Apr 21, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agree
You don’t know what will happen. Enjoy Life Now.
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Plus. . .
when are you going to be back in Haiti?
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by D'ohboy on Apr 21, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd
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I did see the $4 million goal in person last season.
the thing is, I can make enough money to cover this round and the next if I sell. But, jeeeeez, I want to be there in person.
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Strangely enough, the top two Caps in Corsi rating tonight were Semin at +15 and Flash at +10. I’m not sure what to make of that, because it seems completely counterintuitive.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 10:50 PM EDT reply actions
They are both getting a ton of shots. . .just not so much goal
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by kingzman264 on Apr 21, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Fleischmann had 1 shot tonight. Don’t know if that qualifies as a ton. His stick may just explode if he grips any more tightly.
by mechanicsville on Apr 21, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
it says something about the validity of corsi. Numbers are abstract representations and sometimes nothing more (but sometimes they land spacecraft on distant planets).
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 21, 2010 10:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No
It says that Corsi is only one number and not that useful when looking at just one game.
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by PPP on Apr 21, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Agreed that it is more useful over a longer period of time, but it can give some insight on a per-game basis. No statistic is meant to stand on it’s own though, and I was not trying to make any assertion other than that it was odd and not what I expected.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I missed most of the game but were they getting pinned in their zone? They could have been just doing a good job of keeping the puck to the outside and not giving up many shots.
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They spent the entire second period in the D zone.
Dunno about the first, I missed it
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In that case, that’s where Corsi isn’t great as a proxy for puck possession because no shots are recorded.
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The Caps were outshot pretty badly until the third period. That’s what I expected to see reflected in the Corsi ratings, but it was not the case. Like you said below, it seems to be an aberration. Corsi ratings are not going to convince me that either Flash or Semin had a good game.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Caps directed 73 shots at MTL’s net
MTL directed 58 shots at WSH’s net
Here are the Corsi and Fenwick numbers for tonight’s game. Looks like the huge difference in blocked shots is what’s beefing up the Caps’ numbers.
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Yeah, that was the website I was using. I check it after most games just to see if anything sticks out to me.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, just wanted everyone to take a look at it.
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Do it.
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Flash was shyte in hte second and third.
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You missed his glorious giveaway in the first that led to a shorthanded situation. It may be in the highlights, but I haven’t watched them yet.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh that was godawful! Godawful! The sit Flash for a game movement gained so much steam that shift.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
No worries. he sucked in the 1st pd, also.
by mechanicsville on Apr 21, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
so it’s better when it looks at multiple games when it could be innaccurately assessing a skaters quality of play? Or do the innacuracies just balance out?
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 21, 2010 11:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
A game like tonight, where by all accounts the guys were buried in their zone yet still had a really good corsi rating, is an aberration. Over the course of a season it’ll even out. It’s not that it’s inaccurate it’s that it’s not perfect.
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t’s that it’s not perfect.
Right, no single statistic is.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
lol. THis
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by kingzman264 on Apr 21, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Both Flash and Semin had a lot of missed shots and shots blocked.
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Only one missed shot when Flash was on the ice, three for Semin. Looks like it came mostly from saved shots and blocked shots. I find it counterintuitive because I expected more shots and missed shots against due to their defensive lapses tonight, but maybe my judgement is clouded by Flash’s awful drop pass in the first.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So Eric Fehr had less ice time than any other forward why? I know it’s nit-picky but the Flash/Fehr discrepancy really bothers me. Boudreau is just being irrational about it. Simple as that.
Let’s just put it this way – if Flash doesn’t get a reduction in ice time/a spot in the press box on Friday, then we can start speculating.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 21, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Walker in, Flash out. Please?!
The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.
Dare to dream.
“Hey 14, step it up or Walker here gets yer minutes! (I love this bit, Flash always acts like I’m seri—) there ya go, 14, chip it into the high slot for the bad guys—better! (Flash is so coachable, see, and you just can’t coach that…)”
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 21, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I was about to post ‘Boyd Gordon for demigod, anyone?’ and then saw the next post. Answered before asked! :-)
Go Terriers!
by Eruzione FTW on Apr 21, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Boyd Gordon is coming up huge for a guy who’s only played in two games, and was a last-minute substitution into the first one. The SHG tonight was almost Poti-fights-Gomez huge.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
He’s been a beast – I’ve always thought he was fantastic but he’s been a very pleasant surprise these last two games.
Oh, and that pass to Knuble was bra-throwing gorgeous.
well, I didn’t throw my bra, but I did leap off the couch and jump for joy
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When he missed half the season because of his back, I thought he was done for good. Glad to be wrong! I rewound my DVR at some point to watch that pass again, and forgot to go “live” on the tv after. For a while in the 3rd, I couldn’t figure why people were texting me about goals before they happened.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
there was definitely a time I thought we had seen the last of good old Gordo.
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Actually had two cats on the sofa watching the game with me tonight.. well ok, one of them slept through it, the other one woke up when a goal was scored (either my yell for the Caps or the horn from the Bell Centre when the Habs scored. But a few notes:
1) Varly was awesome tonight. He should get all the awards and accolades…. awesome.
2) Sweet game for Ovechkin tonight. 2 goals, three points, was solid all around
3) Poti was great tonight. Hitting well, setting up the second goal…
4) Man did the Bell Centre get quiet when Knuble scored the late goal in the second…
5) The NHL has some reviews to do with this game. Lapierre tried to knock Corvo out with a head shot, got no called. And then there was Price’s whack at Backstrom while he was skating back to the Caps bench after the empty netter.
A 3-1 lead is nice, but the Caps should remember the team’s history. Yes there will be reminders, and with good reason. No let up, this is playoff hockey. Win the next one, close it out, enjoy it for 15 minutes, then get ready for round 2…
Let's go Caps!
Yes, Caps. Finsh the job at home.
I do remember too many series where I’ve rooted for teams on the “right” side of a 3-1 game advantage who blew it.
1968 World Series — St. Louis Cardinals
1979 World Series — Baltimore Orioles
1985 World Series — St Louis Cardinals
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Not to mention our boys here in 1987, 1992 and 1995 (I can still see Bondra’s shot hit the post in the game 5 OT in 1995… one millimeter over and….ah well…)
Of course the Caps in 1988 and 2009 returned the favor, in wining when down 3-1…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
credit where it's due
Poti played solid, if unremarkable, and has picked his play up. Kudos. Keep proving me wrong, Tom. Betcha can’t.
Varlamov out for Theo next game? After that performance? Well, I dunno, but I don’t see it. Theo doesn’t deserve to just sit, but I don’t know how varly doesn’t get the nod after tonight.
Sloan held his man up in the corner allowing Semin to get the puck and pass off to Ovie on the 3rd goal. Good job, Sloan. Made up for the earlier faux pas.
Knuble and Gordon on the Pk forever, please!
Solid effort, great game, but it was Varly’s win
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HURRAY FOR THE CAPITALS!
Keep it going, ladies and gentlemen! I’m sad I couldn’t watch this tonight, but half of PPP is usually already here, anyway.
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The question is — will Price get suspended for his misconducts. People speculate that he’ll be fined by not suspended.
Will Halak be back in goal at VC? If Price is out, who will back him up.
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Doubt he gets suspended. If anything, he’ll get what Shane O’Brien got: $2,500 fine.
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If you suspend him, he’s not around for the handshake.
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by gfcaps fan on Apr 21, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, well.
Meanwhile, is it my imagination or is the Montreal Meltdown in progress?
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Oh, it’s in full bloom! It’s glorious. Sorry, Glorieux.
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have les habitants set some glorieux fires yet?
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Except after they got swept by Boston last year.
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I think I had a calming effect on them when I was up there. After they came back from 3-1 against the Bruins in ’04 there was a spontaneous parade down Ste Catherine Street and the only destruction was literally one broken beer bottle.
Spontaneous parade down the street after one playoff round? Weird. I thought that only happened in Toronto.
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Naw, DGB would have made a funny joke.
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by PPP on Apr 21, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Leafs will make the playoffs next year.
by Becca H on Apr 21, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
She’s smart like DGB too!
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Me-ow. :P
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I cannot remember ever seeing two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in back to back games. I blame playing at home on the unraveling a little and I think they’ll be far more disciplined at VC. However, I think on Friday the Caps will be scenting blood and the feeding frenzy will be on.
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I think if the Caps get up a couple and the VC is roaring they’ll implode.
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Continue imploding, you mean.
The Habs are done.
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Well yeah but within that game.
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They completely fell apart in the second period of game 2…again tonight…gonna guess that you’re right about Friday
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The Habs are starting to look like last year’s Rangers after Torts’ outburst.
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so, you’re saying we need to bring our ponchos for Friday’s game?
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by RedBirdie on Apr 21, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
some of us didn’t get umbrellas because we were in need of being rescued, what with being stuck in north carolina and all…..
:)
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by Steck It Out on Apr 21, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I worry about them imploding, that means Lapierre is gonna go out and try and hurt someone cause they’ve got nothing to lose.
Well, then we need to trust BB to do the smart thing and run our tough customers out there if the game is that far out of reach for MTL. If the Caps are up 3 goals in the 3rd, I had better see incredibly limited ice time for OBK.
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The Caps’ players can also take care of themselves I think.
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by cobracg on Apr 21, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
What’s that? Hawaiian noises? He’s bangin’ on the bongos like a chimpanzee! That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it. Get your money for nothin’ get your chicks for free…
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Well, up until yesterday that was Semin.. he played alright last night.
Flash on the other hand….
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
sigh. another game I missed because of north carolina.
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I will rec this picture every time it is posted… Sasha’s Fists O’ Fury and Staal rolling on the ice laughing his head off….
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we don’t want HeadCase suspended…put ’im back in there, Jacques
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People here might have called Halak the head case after Saturday’s game. Or at least the Caps got into his head. So Montreal gets to choose between the following for goal:
1) Head Case
2) “The Caps are in My Head”
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I think they go back to Halak, if only for a change of pace to shake things up.
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I like Get Shaky by Ian Carey better.
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Although unsportsmanlike, it was pretty gentle. I doubt there’ll be a suspension. I missed it during the game but in the highlights package they said he also shot a puck into a Caps goal celebration.
Together with their stupid game 3 penalties, effectively taking away any possibility of winning, you gotta wonder where the Habs’ minds are at.
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by Eruzione FTW on Apr 21, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and Backstrom’s response a effing awesome. Turn, and a slight & smirkish smile! (read: What are doing. Game over.)
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by Eruzione FTW on Apr 21, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Fined for what, throwing the puck into the victory hug?
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What a douche. can’t believe he would pull that shit.
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Whoa, I missed that. When did that happen? When they had 6 skaters on the ice in the last 2 minutes?
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Right at the end, after Backies ENG
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yea, it was pretty lame and unprofessional. I was expecting a Rask-like bitchfit from the tunnel to the locker room.
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What a loser.
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Anyone find an uploaded video of the whack yet?
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by Jake Shapiro on Apr 22, 2010 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Roll call: Green, Semin, Flash, Schultz, Bmo
We need a full lineup to play games, guys
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Schultz has played okay in Games 3 and 4, actually.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 21, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoops, didn’t mean to include him in my list. I will chalk it up to “Green association”
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Green was ok last night, esp. in the third.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
OK? Did you, um, like, see the first two Canadiens goals?
Mike needs to find his game quickly.
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I saw them… the first one wasn’t just Green, that was a complete team breakdown. The second one was not a good play by Green.
I said he was OK, I didn’t say he was great. And in the 3rd he did play pretty well…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Gene Wang, bless his heart, conducts absolutely the most horrendous chats I’ve ever seen. “That’s the conventional wisdom,” “Good point, thanks.” It’s a bunch of CIers being self-congratulatory, which is fine, whatever, but if Gene isn’t going to add anything substantive, he should just through up an open blog post and be done with it.
Although, I hate to say it, Mike Wise was on WPL before the game, and I sort of LOLed. Is ther some purification ritual I need to go through now?
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by Hang a Laingtern on Your Problems on Apr 21, 2010 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
WPL can be decent sometimes. It was nice to see May commenting on the other series. It’s always good to see Smoke. Too bad Smoke lacks the “hipness” factor to handle WPL by himself. Smoke would be great in a serious fan’s radio show full time. I’d be there every day.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I just can’t watch Ivan Carter, though. His sense of humor is off, he is crass, and he enjoys belittling people on TV. Plus he’s not that bright.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t watch WPL. It’s just horrible. Even when it’s good, it’s only so in comparison to previous episodes. it just sucks.
by The Jade Donkey on Apr 21, 2010 11:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That time slot is blowhards hour.
Around the Horn and PTI and WPL, setting the world of sports backwards one inane opinion at a time.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen. I guess he just didn’t want to the heavy load of carrying that show for low pay while Ivan Carter is a desperate refugee from the Washington Post. Or maybe WaPo wanted him on the show. Who knows? I know that everybody loses with Ivan Carter and if I cared more I’d write the show and say I do not watch specifically because Ivan Carter is on that show.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, MTL followed the 5 keys to the game from http://canadiens.nhl.com/ perfectly.
Way to stick to the game plan by losing, guys!
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Semin
Great recap, but whether or not Alex got that pass directly to Ovi, he deserves a ton of credit for keeping that play alive while surrounded by three Canadians. Ovechkin finished it like the superstar he is, but without Semin it never happens. Personnaly, I thought Semin was fantastic tonight.
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I think he played as great a game as one can without scoring. And I agree that his assist on Ovie’s goal was impressive and clutch, especially coming at the end of his shift. That’s a hard-working point there, regardless of if it was on purpose…which I think it was pretty clearly anyways.
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Totally disagree. All those plays where he pulls up at the half-boards, just to heave the puck three feet wide until it comes back out of the zone are killing our forecheck. He has to quit doing that – it’s not working.
He had flashes of good play (the play on Ovie’s goal being one), and a lot of meh.
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Agreed
I thought PPP’s first comment on the board could have been from Semin – slept through the first two periods and woke up for the third.
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by Backhanded Complement on Apr 21, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
He seems to have replace Viktor Kozlov as the most frustrating Caps’ forward except he’s much much better.
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by PPP on Apr 21, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, yes, yes. I can’t think of anyone else on the team (or in the league, even) who kept that puck alive and in his hands all the way from the Caps zone with the Habs D in his front pocket.
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by thebigfoist on Apr 22, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Agree with D’ohboy 100% here. Semin was pretty awful, with the exception of that portion of that shift.
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He had nine attempted shots (four actual shots on goal, three blocked shots and two that missed the net), the most of anybody on the team, no giveaways and outskates three Canadians to get the puck to Ovi for the tiebreaking goal and he was “pretty awful”. Whatever.
Those stats from a 4th liner would be impressive.
From a 40-goal scorer who is a key to our offense, not so much.
Admittedly, he didn’t have a typical “im going to take 3 dumb penalties game”, but he needs to be scoring goals for this team to have success in the playoffs.
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I agree he needs to be scoring, but he’s trying to more than anyone else on the team in this series so far. Who knows why they are not going in? Remember the Bruins game where he played with Ovi and Backs, he had 11 SOG, but no goals for himself? He had 3 assists that day as the set-up guy for the other two.
It’s a bit much to say Semin was “awful.” He is shooting a lot and if just one or 2 go in in any of the these games, we don’t have this conversation. I can’t recall Ovi’s shooting stats being called 4th line stats when he was shooting but not scoring more than 4 games in a row. Who do you think is probably more frustrated with all of his effort and nothing to show but an assist at this point: us or him?
It would help if at least one of his linemates could more reliably send and receive passes. Too much missing and chasing. He had a shot early in the game that rebounded right in front of the net, but Belanger was facing the other way, just standing there it seemed, while the puck spun in place. He could have put it in if he had been aware that Semin had just shot it.
When Semin had that time with Ovi and Backs in the 2nd right after the Habs PPG, the change on the ice was immediately noticeable, and that was as much because of him as the other 2. The 14-18-28 line is not working and the team does need 28 producing for the long haul.
While I agree that Semin could use better performance from his linemates at times.
I don’t see where else he could go.
Below there is some discuss about the SOB line, and I am inclined to agree with those who say that Ovechkin Backstrom Knuble as the proper top line.
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Pierre McGuire kept saying Semin needs to care more.. now who would care more than Care Bears?
by Sjomin on Apr 22, 2010 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The criticism of his play has more to do with the fact that his shots just aren’t going in. In general he just does not seem to be getting the quality chances or making the dynamic plays that he does when he is on his game. His shots have largely been from the perimeter, and I can’t recall many times where he took a shot and I thought “man, that was a great save by the goalie”. He has a very quiet 20 shots. He also has turned over the puck too much and in general been floaty in the offensive zone. He has shown he can play very well along the boards and fighting for the puck, but he hasn’t been doing that.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 22, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“He has a very quiet 20 shots.”
This.
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by Eruzione FTW on Apr 22, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
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by Ovechwin on Apr 22, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
the family tidbits really are getting a little much, capsfan75. sorry, i know you don’t mean any harm, but there are a lot of comments to sift through these days and it seems like we’re reminded about the age/background of your children once every few days.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 22, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
You are correct, dear sir or madam!
It was kind of funny watching the end of this game with time dwindling down given how last year’s Frozen Four ended. I wasn’t at all worried, but having witnessed what BU did, you just never know.
Love having a Terrier on the Caps!! He’s often much maligned, but Poti contributes more than most appreciate. Not to say there isn’t just criticism.
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by Eruzione FTW on Apr 22, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I think that’s true. I don’t think he’s come out for these games the same way he was playing at the end of the regular season. I would be more concerned if he was not getting off a fairly high number of shots. Heaven knows there have been games, especially earlier in the season, when he was hardly shooting (although in hindsight some of that was the wrist issue). I have no answers, but expect to see fire and more aggressiveness sooner rather than later.
Who knows why they are not going in?
I can tell you exactly why they’re not going in – he’s heaving crappy shots from 50ft out off his back foot through traffic. 75% of those shots aren’t even hitting the net, and the rest are easy saves. It’s fine if he can get those through, but it’s not working. Furthermore, nobody is coming out to deny him that shot, so it’s not like he’s opening up space down low. He’s just turning the puck over.
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He also keeps trying the big looping toe drag wrister and he doesn’t have time or space to pull that off right now. He needs to shorten it up and fire that puck on net.
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I don’t think he’s been playing so badly, but the time he spends to coil that wrong-foot wrister hasn’t existed all week. 8’s adjustments (e.g. drugging Spacek) are working; can’t tell what Semin’s are.
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by redlineblue on Apr 21, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m fine with “pretty awful” for a six-million dollar 40-goal scorer.
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in-game, Locker was talking about how Bruce mixed things up and had Semin and ovie on the ice at the same time and blah blah blah and bruce knowing hw to use his personnel to his advantage.
And then in post-game, Bruce goes, “Nah, Semin just didn’t come off the ice. Wish I could take credit for that.”
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There was another time, though, right after the Habs PPG in the 2nd that 8-19-28 were on together moving the puck really well in our O zone. Then Ovi drew a penalty. Joe B. or Locker said then that had been the most dominant shift of the game by the Caps.
wow, i was sure BB had called for the SOBs. semin’s crazy like a fox.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 21, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
(they actually had two shifts, didn’t they? one on the 2nd AO goal, and one where AO drew the holding penalty on gill?)
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 21, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
On an unrelated note, too bad we can’t go to Wiener Circle, insult the staff, get insulted back and celebrate!
Go Terriers!
by Eruzione FTW on Apr 21, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
this time last year i could’ve! missing chicago now that the winter months are over. wait, do i know you?
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 22, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s Gina’s friend Erik, you mentioned your Japers’ handle @ Dewars when I saw you a couple of months back. (Chris’s response at the time: Oh I know you, you’re a douchebag) LOL
Coming out Friday night? See you at Dewars at intermission?
PS- Chicago was AWESOME last summer! Go USMNT!! Hopefully, we’ll be healed up by June.
Go Terriers!
by Eruzione FTW on Apr 22, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
nice!!! no, too poor and have visitors this weekend. but will see you at a screaming eagles event sometime soon, i hope.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 22, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
that’s not what i remembered, and that’s not right according to the ESPN play-by-play. the gill hold came shortly after montreal’s PP goal. i thought the SOBs had been sent out to grab back the momentum.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 22, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
They were out on the PP for Ovi’s 1st goal in the 1st period, which is what I meant. They also were out as you said and I mentioned above, after the Habs PPG, then just before the too many men penalty, and then for Ovi’s 2nd goal. Regardless of what BB said, which was about them being out for the 2nd goal on a line change, he must have sent them out after the Habs PPG.
I like the way you think.
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by Eruzione FTW on Apr 21, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that Tom Poti should be locked into a black room and forced to watch...
….that Capitals shortie for about 6 hours. Which penalty was it when Poti made the bad give away in the middle to the Habs and was friggin’ lucky to have an opportunity to clear it back up the middle with JoeB calling him out? On the other hand, consider that shortie. John Carlson makes the safe clear off the boards and onto Gordo’s stick. High enough to go over sticks hanging on the ice. Low enough to be tough for the hand pass. Just right. A well earned (hopefully) parting shot to Canada in the playoffs from the Great American Hero. Carlson’s secondary assist has to be included in every comprehensive account of this game changing goal.
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While we are locking people into a black room, can we lock Green in a black room and just keep playing video of the correct way to play when someone is behind your net with the puck?
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Greenie can certainly play better and he has a long way to go to overcome his playoff disappearing rep. Perhaps the Caps need to call up the Caveman from Hershey to keep on the ice for extra time after practice.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently they hate Mike Knuble too much and had to go with some homer pick
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I don’t care if they chose Price, Halak, and Hamrlik for the three stars.
We won.
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Steak or lobster, Captain? What'll it be?
Now helping to keep an eye on all things Gr8 at Alex Ovetjkin.
How about a Montreal Steak?
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by Hystricine on Apr 22, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d rec that twice, once for irony, and once for YUM. McCormick Montreal Steak Marinade is terrific. :)
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure Varly fully understands the Hard Hat ethos, though. Hard Hats are not always given to the Stars of the Game, my friend. They are also not given to those that the NHL already has a mancrush on.
My take for Hard Hat tonight? Hmmm. Don’t know. Don’t know. Maybe Brads? He had a real grinders kind of game and setup the dagger goal.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldda been Varly, but I guess you can’t win it twice in a row.
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Isn’t Captain Ovie allowed to give it back or set new precedents?
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Could give one to the entire 4th line and not hurt my feelings.
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The hard hat is awarded by the person who wore it last, so it would be awkward (at best) to award it to oneself.
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I’d give it to Gramps. Real professional shorty, and beauty EN. Plus all-round awesomeness.
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You can’t. The person who has the hard hat awards it to the next recipient after a win, and not himself. And the player isn’t allowed to decline it.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn’t always go to the stars, but other than Varly who had the biggest game for the Caps? Maybe Gordon is the unsung hero for his play on the SHG, but AO had 2 huge goals at critical times: 1st goal of the game to get the Caps through the early surge and the for all intents and purposes game winning goal in the 3rd period.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Ovi’s beard is so neat and kempt. Odd.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 22, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
If you’re referring to the pic of him in the hard hat, it’s from the December game in EDM. (The HNIC towel should be a clue).
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And the fact there aren’t many numbers!
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Wasn’t really paying attention…thanks for the catch!
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 22, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
You really think a Hab having the third star will ease the pain of tonight? Ha!
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 22, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Ya think.
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Yea, it’s pointless arguing that. It doesn’t really determine anything.
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If Varly > MAF, advantage Caps in the event that they should meet later in these playoffs. I like our goaltending better than Pittsburgh’s and better than several other squads in these playoffs.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the Caps goaltending, their defense, their offense, their coaching, EVRYTHING, over the Pens
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The biggest difference right now between the teams is defense. With as bad as Green is playing and Sloan on ice for 15 minutes, the Penguins defense is so much worse right now with Leopold out.
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Who knows but I think I heard just for the rest of their series.
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It’s the playoffs. They could saw your leg off and you’d be listed as “day to day” with an unspecified injury.
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by fat_daddyo on Apr 21, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Everyone in this life is D2D.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Pitt’s forwards play a better forechecking game, and probably a better defensive game than the Caps.
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Can we trade Flash to the Pens before then to weaken their forecheck?
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Just kidding. I want to keep Flash. I just think it’s time for BB to bench him for One Game because he needs to be reminded that in the playoffs it’s responsiblity first. Scotty Walker will at least be responsible.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don’t mean to bring up the Pens. I’m focused on whomever will be our next opponent. Some angry Habs in the Verizon Center who need to drown in the Reign.
FYI, if we get the Flyers, Richards and Gagne are both hurt with broken feet.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
still one more game in this series.
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Yeah
Foot surgery.
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Dear Flyers,
I am a bitch, aren’t I?
Signed,
Karma
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Hey, I don’t want to see anybody’s guys get hurt for true. It’s why it’s so important to finish this series in 5 so that we can give guys like ShaMo the opportunity to heal. Sloan was fine tonight but I wouldn’t want to push my luck but so much further in that area. Says a lot about how fall Erskine has fallen that Sloan was put into play tonight.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Gee, the Flyers are heading into Round 2 in the same shape the Caps were during Round 2 last year.
So here’s the score:
Carter — out for year with foot surgery
Richards — foot problems
Gagne — foot problems (I thought I heard he was out.)
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Gagne is having foot surgery Friday. not sure exactly what is wrong, but gotta figure foot surgery means you’re out for at least a week, more likely 2.
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sorry, finally found the quote from Holmgren. Gange is out 3 weeks. I figure that’s minimum.
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Gagne blocked a shot with his foot. An Ilya Kovalchuk shot.
Carter scored a goal with his foot. The puck came off Pronger’s stick at approx a million miles an hour and deflected off Jeff’s skate.
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ouch to both! those sound like thoroughly unpleasant experiences.
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Why does no one wear those footguards?
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Hal Gill does… considering he’s done ok blocking shots in this series maybe more folks will. Then again, the guys the Flyers are losing are forwards, and they need to be more nimble than Gill…
Other than Erskine, I can’t think of a player less nimble than Gill…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Gagne blocked a shot with his foot. An Ilya Kovalchuk shot.
That makes my foot hurt just thinking about it…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Gagne is out. They have a long, long way to go before they can be called “heading into Round 2”. Undermanned against a very good team itching to come back. They better finish the Devils off in game 5 or they could be in deep trouble.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
True that. These are not my problems. My problem is focusing on DC finishing the job in 5 and enjoying on watching other people’s problems. Should DC win game 5, all I’ll be rooting for is long series that drain the mess out of other teams, kind of like that war of attrition that Boston and Buffalo played tonight. Bad way to end a game for Miller, but I’m not crying any tears.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
He also had double hernia surgery on his groin earlier this year. . .not a great year for him
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by kingzman264 on Apr 21, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Semyon looks like Jagr lol.
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by kingzman264 on Apr 21, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He was probably wearing acid wash jeans.
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Ovie really needs to take him shopping, and for a haircut. At the very least, couldn’t Varly wear looser acid wash jeans?
by vtcapsfan99 on Apr 21, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
no no no on Ovie taking Varly shopping!!! Let Sasha take the kid, he at least seems to have a halfway decent fashion sense (except for his affection for wearing his 28 hat everywhere)
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i don’t think he wore it out in public like Semin does, constantly. feds was rather fond of his, though. he was always doing interviews with it on.
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Nn the video, Ovie was at least wearing decent pants while talking to the scalpers. Black looser fitting pants. I’d even prefer Varly wearing Ovie’s style of ripped up jeans because they are looser fit and not acide wash!
Semin needs to wear that hat everywhere to cover up his hideous haircut. Probably he and Varly have the same barber.
by vtcapsfan99 on Apr 21, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
they should go to Ovie’s mom for haircuts
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by RedBirdie on Apr 21, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I saw that. What a goober.
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Haha, did he really? How did I miss this? Stupid school.
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I like the new addition at Dan Rosen’s recaps – the Shift of the Game:
Shift of the game: Alexander Semin, mostly invisible through the first 11 periods and two overtimes of the series, showed up in a big way midway through the third period Wednesday night. He took the puck through the neutral zone and drew an extra man to him. Alex Ovechkin was darting down the center lane and Semin found him with a pass. Ovechkin got around Josh Gorges and fired a hard shot from between the circles that beat goalie Carey Price to the glove side for the go-ahead goal with 8:51 to play.
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OT
1 – 1 Van and LAK all tied up
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The Kings stole all the Caps’ PP goals and took them for their own
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nah, I actually don’t really care.
But all this team toughness/secondary scoring around the Rink makes me think I should chip in and keep the correct conversations in the correct threads.
Personally I don’t really care though :)
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What a game! We scared a small child while celebrating the shorty!
Overall a very delicious time was had, and CP2Devil is a cool dude, awesome meeting you!
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How about some love for Brads on Chimera’s goal? Good work then a fantastic pass for the goal.
That pass was Backstromesque.
4th line had another strong night I think.
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Brads has really busted out this season. So happy for him.
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that pass was orgasmic
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Don’t think that was a pass?
It was just a stuff attempt that caromed to Chimera (who was unaccountable left wide open on the weak side – someone choked it there(
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Agree
I didn’t think it was a pass.
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Just watch the replay.
Its not really clear whether it bounced off of Price or a defender, but it looked like its path through was pretty undisturbed.
Just because I am such a huge Bradley fan, I will chalk it up to offensive brilliance.
Either way hard work=goals.
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BB really likes that 4th line when we’re trying to work a lead late. They are really earning his trust and or probably better suited to ice time in that situation than Semin’s line.
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by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
They spend huge minutes in the offensive zone, burning time, cycling, forechecking and wearing the other team down. The know their role and the do it well.
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Just before the Chimera goal, as they were starting the cycle, I was thinking, “I wonder if it would be possible for these guys to work the cycle for 8 straight minutes to put this thing away?”
Then Chimmer scored and that was that.
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The more I watch them play, the more I love them. So much heart, taking complete command of the ice.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 22, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Today's Daily Episode of "Alex Ovechkin is Evil"
I’m sure this will be all over Canada tomorrow.
Apparently he sprays this kid in a Habs uniform on purpose.
I say he had no idea the kid was there in the first place.
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If I were a 6-year-old hockey player and got sprayed by Alex Ovechkin, I would think it was the coolest thing that ever happened to me.
Just throwing that out there.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
by dinasaur on Apr 21, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
8 does the same mad dash hard stop in to his bench at the top of every. single. period.
Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 21, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
We all know that. But by tomorrow, he’ll be a kid hater in Canada.
Did you catch the title of the You Tube Video? It’s priceless: “Ovechkin breaks in front of a kid on purpose.”
Personally, I don’t see OV breaking at all. He seems in one piece when he sits on the bench? And, if he did break, why would he ever break on purpose?
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Absurd!
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Hey let's go, today is going to be our night
by redlineblue on Apr 21, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
if I were that other kid, I’d be so jealous!
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The comments are on the YouTube video are crazy. Canada is stupid.
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Seven pages of comments already on You Tube. Fascinating.
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That kid is probably incredibly excited, time of hiss life.
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That is hilarious! The kid should pick up those ice shavings and save them as a keepsake.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 21, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
those kids are pretty cute. i do wish AO had looked where he was going a bit more. can’t fault him for being locked in, i guess.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 21, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I would just like to say the following:
Tyler Sloan had a decent game!
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You should have heard Terp and I tonight. Almost everything TySlo did we cheered!
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Good for you. Who knows? ShaMo may sit out Friday night also.
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Yeah, and you still managed to miss TySlo’s first intermission interview!
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:(
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He was good at the beginning but made some boneheaded plays as the game went on. Nothing too bad came of it but it was kind of an uneven game imo – I guess that’s to be expected after so much time off, though.
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Carey Price on notice:
CSN guys didn’t catch it but after Chimera scored Price fired the puck into the caps celebration. This did not go unnoticed by the officials.
Then also the slash from the bench after Backstrom’s ENG.
Two Unsportsmanlike Conducts in one game is pretty disreputable eh? The 2nd penalty could of, and may of, fallen into a game misconduct if the game wasn’t about to end.
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So now the Caps are in the heads of two Montreal goalies. I hear Ken Dryden is coming out of retirement for Friday’s game.
Price after game q & a
Q: What happened on the (first) unsportsmanlike penalty?
Price: Just frustration. It’s part of hockey though; you let them know you there.
Q: The second unsportsmanlike penalty?
Price: Just frustration. It’s part of hockey though; let them know you are there.
just wow
Bruce Boudreau when asked about Brooks Laich's return to the lineup, he said: "He just adds another dimension to our team. If it was puzzle, he just fits that thing. He completes us."
oops forgot follow up to the first question
Q: Did you know that the celebration was going on over there?
Price: Yeah. I didn’t mean to hit anyone. It’s over now.
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If you didn’t mean to hit anyone, why did you lean over the boards with your stick out and swing it right as Backstrom skated by?
Ugh, Carey, please stop being a douchebag.
it was the follow up question about the first unsportsmanlike, when he fired the puck at the team after Chimera’s goal
clarification**
Bruce Boudreau when asked about Brooks Laich's return to the lineup, he said: "He just adds another dimension to our team. If it was puzzle, he just fits that thing. He completes us."
That dumb sonofabitch is gonna touch off a line brawl if he’s not careful
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Get your stick in their teeth, let ‘em know you’re there!
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bleed all over ‘em, let ’em know you’re there….
Different minds....old people.
by Big Boutros on Apr 22, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Douche.
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by Ovechwin on Apr 21, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
interested to see if the league foes anything. I doubt it. I hope not. I want the sieve back in goal.
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Markov
Are they trying to kill them?
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Collapse in third partially related to Markov being ridden so hard?
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What was his total TOI?
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And he was at bang on 20 minutes after 2 periods…that’s a lot of ice.
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Oof. that’s a lot of ice!
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SOB LINE
OK so where are all the SOB haters? They scored the game winner (well if you take away Montreals 3rd goal, GJ SLOAN) and did a lot in the little amount of ice time they got. But I know the haters will just keep using the c word to describe them because they have no clue what they are talking about so they just keep repeating words they heard other people say. It’s the best line in hockey and if BB used them regularly this entire series would be over by now. But of course if they fail to produce 5 goals in a game BB breaks them up and just says the c word over and over. Or if they overpass on a play some fans act like it’s the worst thing in the world and that they must be immediately broken up and it’s the worst line in hockey.
Btw Semin-Belanger-Flash line is destined to fail. Probably the worst line I could think of. All 3 play very similar styles and are one and done in the offensive zone.
Green and BMO sucked tonight. BMO needs to be scratched because Steckel was doing a lot more when he was up here for games 1+2. Or maybe put in Walker. BMO was a -2 btw and couldn’t win a defensive zone face-off to save his life.
well if you take away Montreals 3rd goal, GJ SLOAN
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You have to earn the right ;)
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Sloan wasn’t too terrible other than he definitely lacked physical awareness.
Caught him more than a few times on the receiving end of a big hit.
Bruce Boudreau when asked about Brooks Laich's return to the lineup, he said: "He just adds another dimension to our team. If it was puzzle, he just fits that thing. He completes us."
Sloan got beat one-on-one by Travis Moen… not good…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
actually the Sedins/Burrows(i think he’s their partner) line statistically is superior, if only because the 3 of them played almost all 82 games together.
Bruce Boudreau when asked about Brooks Laich's return to the lineup, he said: "He just adds another dimension to our team. If it was puzzle, he just fits that thing. He completes us."
What???
The Care Bears/SOB Line is an appropriate strategy in small doses. In large doses, they get cutesy or decline basis defensive strategy. Somebody has to band in Ovie’s rebounds. Semin won’t do it and Backstrom shouldn’t do it. But there are times when you need to play skill skill skill to generate a concentrated Red Bull dose of offense. BB was smart to do that in that shift in the 2nd period (?) after the MTL PP goal and generated a penalty with it in that small dose. Knubs has been so strong in the bakery that he must be on that line the majority of the time for his forechecking and crease bashing ways.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 21, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
there you are sibling
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by TheFuryUnleashed on Apr 22, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Whoa there. What’s that C word, consistency? Because consistency is pretty important.
And the SOB line is good, but it leaves us with one super line as opposed to two really amazing lines. Balance is key. Plus, not playing SOB all the time gives the D a different thing to look at, and keeps SOB’s focus when they’re actually called upon.
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by Rob Parker on Apr 21, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The other C word is worse.
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Just curious:
In a strange and distant universe where Net Presence Matters (call it the “Playoffs”), which of S, O, and B would you like to have mooning Price all night?
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by redlineblue on Apr 22, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Btw Semin-Belanger-Flash line is destined to fail. Probably the worst line I could think of. All 3 play very similar styles and are one and done in the offensive zone.
Couldn’t agree more. None of them are great forecheckers or net crashers, and they do play very similar styles. I’m not a fan of this line at all.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Apr 22, 2010 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice win, guys. Send these sons of bitches home on Friday, won’t you?
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Make your own damn luck, I say.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 22, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I say it too, but I don’t want to get all cocky.
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Meh. Not that cocky. Anyway, I’m outta here.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 22, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Go. Preds. Go. Sending Patrick Kane to full time limo duty we pray.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
We’ve gotta win 2g, Chicago has to win 3. Not yet comfortable with those odds, am I.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 22, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
But you have given hope to the Kane haters already. Plus I want to see Wilbon eat crow if the Hawks fall quickly while the Caps endure.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I want Caps fans to publicly flog him on the Mall if that’s the case!
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erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s called Kentucky Wildcats hoops.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Awesome job by Varly tonight. I was happy to see him really working that glove so well. Those weren’t all windmill exaggerations either, a few he snagged right out of the corner.
That PP goal on him he was so close to stopping as well.
I really like the lines we’re rolling with right now too. The Knuble+Brads hook-up is just working perfectly on the PK.
I’m looking forward to Friday — this will be a great mental test for how these Capitals react when they smell blood.
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by macvechkin on Apr 22, 2010 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
“Erskine/Sloan Should Be Top D Pair”
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Not even I believe that.
At all.
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by iced on Apr 22, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Better perhaps.
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Hopefully, it will be Caps should play Flash in Game 5.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Caps Need Erskine Enforcer for Game 5 Chippiness
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by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh, to be fair I was saying the same thing. I didn’t read his article and don’t know what his argument was but I absolutely thought Theo deserved to be back in net.
Let’s face it, it’s easy for people to point to the way Varly’s stepped up – and he has stepped up, big time – and say “ha! See? I was right.” Hindsight is 20-20, right? And fwiw I still think Theo would have been great had he gotten back in. I’m very glad Varly has been, as well.
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I guess I could see the argument for Theo…but I always figured Varly had the chance to carry the ball again. BB was looking for a chance to go with Varly all along. He trusts him because of how he came in and provided stability last year in the playoffs. The numbers playing at Montreal was the clincher. No contest. I really don’t see Theo getting back in unless Varly falters badly or if BB was really serious about wanting to do a rotation at the start of the next series (assuming we close this one out).
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 22, 2010 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Enough talk about whether or not Alex Ovechkin shows up in the clutch. In this series, he now has two goals and three assists in the third periods alone. And his goal tonight? Lightning quick hands to catch, cradle and fire a shot, turning Hal Gill inside out along the way.
also: AO now with 15 goals in 15 postseason games.
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yeah, that!
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He’s a non native speaker, give him a break.
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by Ovechwin on Apr 22, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hasn’t he played in 25 playoff games?
Deeper, more skilled, with better prospects and more cap room than your team... I can see why you're jealous.
by CapitalDominion on Apr 22, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
oops
YOU WIN!
my bad.
15 goals in his LAST 15 postseason games. i misheard.
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 22, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I realized your interpretation after the fact. I’m just delirious right now, a little slow.
Deeper, more skilled, with better prospects and more cap room than your team... I can see why you're jealous.
by CapitalDominion on Apr 22, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
no no i def misheard and misquoted. good catch. i’m blaming ESPN!
by Natty Bumppo on Apr 22, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
So apparently Neuvy only made 6 stops in hershey. Dang.
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He was looking so promising, but it seems like his career is a lost cause. 6 saves in a playoff game is pathetic.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 22, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Did I mention there were only 7 shots?
That’s crazy!
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I didn’t, just making sure. lol
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MP diving all over the ice blocking shots to try to attract some notice in his stealth campaign to swipe Flash’s roster slot.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Not really so stealthy, now is it? For those of us paying attention.
Go Matty go!
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You want Theo as your turncoat Quebecois? We give you MP! Take that Habslovers. Grow Habs Grow! MP would probably have been better than BMo in this series but you can’t blame the Caps for what they are doing with them.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Sometimes I feel like the Hershey Bears are seen as the old USSR team and some plucky AHL club is waiting for their “Miracle” moment.
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Still too much Sid
But less than there was earlier today!
Also, welcome Varly!
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Eh, worked out well in the regular season. Sid gets the facetime. Ovie gets the Presidents’ Trophy. Let’s hope it works out like that in the postseason as well while they both have the same number of rounds. Frankly, I would rather not see Backstrom’s face on these things until Teddy Pays that Man His Money unless it is absolutely necessary. I know your agent was dancing with glee when you scored that E.N. Nicky!
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
lets hope that Crosby winning the Richard means a reverse of last year.
When Ovechkin won the Richard and Crosby won the Cup.
Also, if Crosby winning the Hart means a similar reversal, so be it.
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Crosby will not be winning the Hart this year. The finalists should be Ovechkin, Sedin and Miller.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
imagine what the Caps’ stats would look like if they were playing Ottawa….
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MTL has been a good test for them, though. It’s challenging their PK, giving them exposure to a ruthless forecheck and a patient team, and the Bell Center is as hostile an arena as they’ll face in the playoffs. Get us through this in 5 and we’ll thank MTL for the test and the series. Let’s get it done, boys!
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
by souldrummer on Apr 22, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I know. i just think, right now, Montreal is a tougher team to play against. The weakest of Ottawa is taking some of the spotlight off Pitts glaring weaknesses (and I hope that comes back to bite them!)
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I’m curious about this. Is it good to be tested so thoroughly in Round One? Are the lessons learned from a dangerous opponent a greater benefit to the team than the fatigue that might be avoided by blowing out a turd in 4 yawners? I think so. I think this has been a perfect first round for the Caps so far. If, say, the Thrashers had made it to the playoffs, and the Caps were already sitting in Round Two twiddling their thumbs, whoever advanced to meet them would probably perform at a higher level than the Habs have. I just hope the Caps can use a first round challenge to educate themselves rather than congratulate themselves on surviving a tougher-than-expected opponent.
If we win Game 5, that is.
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by Chris Burton on Apr 22, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Not on purpose at all!
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by Ovechwin on Apr 22, 2010 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
haha loserjerk.jpg
Different minds....old people.
by Big Boutros on Apr 22, 2010 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
seemed appropriate.
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Looks like Gill does not approve of Price’s childish outburst.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 22, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Boo, I missed the fun
All hell broke loose on my machine this evening. I had me The Virus.
Read a little and made a couple of comments in the 3rd via my phone but otherwise was shut down.
My virus protection let something set up shop in my system tray and lock me up with annoying mob “buy our special virus protection so these problems go away” messages.
When I manually finally got it to do a system scan (after two restarts) it said “Hey look, a virus. Let me fix that.”
Surprisingly things seem pretty much back to normal now. I guess paying for anti-virus software actually works sometimes.
I paid for two years of the “Deluxe Shield” when I got this new laptop. I’m surprised I got control again with all the disruptions, we’ll see what happens on the next restart though.
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by Icebat on Apr 22, 2010 1:48 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Tremendous win. Not that it was a dominating one start to finish…but does anyone worry about the future in goal going forward really anymore? Durability questions aside with Varly, you have to feel he is fairly rested this year given all the time he missed. The kid was fantastic in that 2nd period when we lost our cool and our way for a full 20 minutes. Taking nothing away from the rest of the team “turning it on” when needed in a tie game in the 3rd…Varly was the reason we ended up winning this game, no question.
Any concerns about Ovie have pretty much been put to bed by now I would hope. The entire top line had another fantastic game. Great to see Knubs bury 2, and that first one was so important. Can’t say enough good things about him and Gordo as a forward pairing on the PK. Both of those shorties have started scoring explosions the rest of the way…and both of them were do to some good old fashioned hard work. Steckel better get used to the press box unless they sit someone else…
Speak of the devil…sit Flash. I’m tired of it. If you want Semin to get going we need Laich back on his line or maybe Fehr (although god knows we wouldn’t want to give Fehr more ice time right?). Dress Walker next game and bump someone up while sitting Flash. Maybe you don’t mess with the lineup while we’re ready to close out the Habs but it’s something that I would look at prepping for the Flyers or Boston (assuming one of those teams holds on to their 3-1 lead).
Varly in goal…if you really want to “rest” him and/or give Theo some confidence wait until the next round to bring him back in. Varly has earned the right to close out the Habs.
Chimera owns. I’d right more but this is long already. Love those 4th line goals.
Varly to close on the habs
Semin should be playing with laich
Flash should be on the 3rd line
Good BMo should center the 2nd, but until he shows up stick with Bender
Walker isn’t necessary just like Erksine isn’t necessary. Montreal isn’t a physical enough team to reason in Walker’s grit at the exchange of a guy who has gone 50% in FO and has the offensive potential Flash does.
Personally I feel like people are really keying in on Semin, Flash, and Poti a bit too much. Semin goes out there and puts in good shifts each game and draws penalties. Each shift he isn’t getting a great scoring change and a bad bounce, but he is doing something. Poti has been playing very good defense and is probably half of the best D pairing we have(though you have to credit Carlson a whole lot) but Poti has also stepped up. He was a +3 tonight and wasn’t on ice for a goal against, and his assist on the shortie is warranted since he actually..hmm..whats the word…oh yeah forgot Poti and “cleared the puck out of the zone” go into the same sentence did we? If Poti didn’t put enough force on that clear to actually get it out the chance never forms.
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I think most people have been giving Poti his props in this series so far. Him and Carlson have been our best D pairing over the 4 games in my opinion. Semin hasn’t scored a goal but he’s looked far more involved in the last 2 games. I just think Flash is killing him on that line. There’s no real defense of Flash I can make…he’s been invisible save for when he’s taking a penalty.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 22, 2010 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Semin goes out there and puts in good shifts each game and draws penalties.
Semin has taken two and drawn three. Other than his assist to Ovie (which was partly thanks to the Habs defender), he really hasn’t done much else. Part of the reason the second line looks like crap is because each time they set up in the zone, Semin gets frustrated and heaves a crappy shot from 50ft.
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Ok, I’m not sure if I’m the only one confused but I’ve read a few different things in different places. Was it Carlson or Poti that made the clear the led to the shorthanded breakaway? The internet is too slow here for me to find a good replay online.
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Poti made the bank play up the boards…Gordo hustled onto the puck to set up the 2 on 1 with Knubs, made a Lars-like saucer pass and Knubs buried it. Game changer.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 22, 2010 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions
It was definitely Poti, though they incorrectly credited it to Carlson at the time.
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Man, that shift by Flash was absolutely brutal. He also got caught flat footed on the 3rd goal (not that anybody played it particularly well, good goal by Moore).
He really doesn’t seem to be offering anything now that he’s not producing points. Not like that’s different from the regular season.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 22, 2010 2:47 AM EDT reply actions
I just never bought into the Flash/Semin chemistry as that (in my opinion) was all a product of the good stuff Semin and Laich do on a line together and Flash just happened to be centering them to pick up some helpers and loose change goals (after 4 other quality opportunities). Flash seems to do better playing on the 3rd line with Fehr but then again that might just be Fehr’s solid play rubbing off on him.
Honestly besides finding a real offensive rhythm, I feel like Belanger is doing everything else very well. Skating, faceoffs, defensive responsibility, the whole package outside of providing some O. I could be wrong on this but when we all assumed he was going to get a tryout at centering the 2nd line in this series (after Flash wasn’t working) didn’t BB also drop Laich a line and put Flash on the other wing? I’d like to see Belanger actually centering Semin and Laich together for a game to see how they work out.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 22, 2010 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Was OV wearing a hard hat in the post-game interview?
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Apr 22, 2010 3:16 AM EDT reply actions
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