Recap: Caps 3, Bruins 2 (OT)
by Becca H on Apr 5, 2010 10:57 PM EDT
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Another night, another visit from a desperate team, another overtime game.
It was hard to tell whether the Caps were once again disinterested or whether the tight defense of the Bruins made it seem that way - whatever it was, this game wasn't pretty and there were stretches when it wasn't particularly entertaining. But thanks to some stellar work in net - on both ends - and some stellar work in front of it, the Caps come away with two points that the Bruins so badly needed.
Ten more notes on the game:
- After back-to-back shaky starts, it was only natural to question whether Jose Theodore had once again returned to earth. It seems it was only a minor bump in the road, however, as for the second straight game Theo came up big when his team needed him to and made huge save after huge save. There's no question that the Caps don't win this one if he doesn't come up big; in fact, they don't even get to overtime.
- The top line of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Knuble has been relatively quiet of late, but you could feel that a big breakout night was coming soon. It happened tonight, not exactly as one would expect but exactly the way it needed to - with a couple of garbage goals and hard-working assists. Along with scoring two of the three goals, they were extremely effective in keeping the Bruins hemmed into their own end all night and worked the cycle well. Nice to have you back, boys.
- Boston isn't blessed with a high octane offense this year (to put it mildly), so their only option is usually to commit to total team defense and clog things up for their opponent. They were pretty good at taking away time and space tonight, even with a few key bodies out with injury, and frustrated the Caps throughout the game. Maybe we don't want to see them in the first round after all...
- Heading into overtime, Brooks Laich had been having a fairly quiet night, with a few shots to his name but nothing that really stood out. But in that extra frame, when it counted, there was #21 - face mask on, body parked in front of the net, scooping up a juicy rebound and sending the Caps to victory.
- In a weird quirk of the scoresheet, every single Bruin ended up with an even +/- on the night. That'll happen when the same cast of characters is on the ice for every even strength goal, for and against - including big Zdeno Chara.
- David Steckel won 5 of his 15 faceoffs. One of the ten he lost came with 6.3 seconds remaining in the first period, a 1-0 lead on the board for the Caps. A rough night in the faceoff circle overall for Stecks, but that draw in particular needs to be won and once again, it cost the Caps.
- Alexander Semin probably should have gotten a penalty for high-sticking Chara; if that gets called, perhaps the game ends up differently. Well, the refs missed that one. They did not, however, miss Dennis Wideman trying to give Tomas Fleischmann an impromptu nose job early in overtime - and thank goodness, because the Caps made him pay, and fast.
- Scott Walker is just fun to watch. Period. Exclamation point. His energy and snarl will be a great asset for the Caps in the postseason for sure.
- Alex Ovechkin registered 6 shots, had another 3 blocked and 1 miss the target. He picked up 2 assists, 3 hits, 2 giveaways, 2 takeaways and even won 2 faceoffs. Just another night for the Captain, right? Here's the strange part - he did it in just 18:14 of ice time. In fact, no forward registered more than 18:20 (Backstrom) or less than 9:47 (Bradley) on the night. And that's how you rest your stars heading into the playoffs, kids.
- The trio of Shaone Morrisonn, John Erskine and Jeff Schultz combined for 13 blocked shots; the rest of the team accounted for 9 total.
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Just got home from the VC. It was a great game but 402 was full of leaners.
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Of course. Importing them now.
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I’ll send you the leaner pics as soon as I can.
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No rush! I’m finishing my car bomb cupcakes and my actual car bombs right now!
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My photos from the game are up on my website:
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GET OFF HIS LAWN!
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Joe Corvo scares me.
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I tell ya, Theodore and Semin are saving my ass in my pool. Great seasons, both of them.
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Well-deserved star for Bergeron (the bastard)… andTheo was great, as I said. Maybe would have picked Nicky for the #1 star instead but Ovie did seem to be more himself tonight than he has in awhile, so I guess we can give it to him ;)
Theo has such a nice smile in his team picture.
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Was it just me or was Corvo awful tonight? A couple of bad attempts at rushing the puck, problems holding it in at the blue line, poor play away from the puck, etc.
I even started calling him “Oh No Corvo” after a while.
GUTEN TAAAAAAAAAAAAG!
I prefer uh oh Corvo.
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I thought he was bad. He looked very uncomfortable all night and committed a few downright Poti’s.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
saw him at one point try to start a rush with the puck…..he pulled up before he even crossed the 1st blue line. Mike Green he is not…..
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, I have never in my life seen an NHL defenseman bail out on more pucks than Corvo did tonight. Lots of reaching with the stick and just flat-out avoidance of physical contact.
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was thinking the same
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s always pretty avoidant, but tonight was worse than I’ve seen him in a while.
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
He’s skating alright; he’s still fast as hell.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
what u drinkin’ tonight? he ain’t fast
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Corvo is fast as shit, easily the next fastest behind Green.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
he didn’t look it to me
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Tonight or in general? He definitely had bursts tonight.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah he can fly when he wants to but he needs to be a little more physical. Nothing like bailing out on the icing like Flash did right before our third period PK.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
He looked awful tonight, and has for a game or two now. I wonder if it’s because of partner changeover or if he’s sick or hurt or something. He doesn’t look it, but you can’t deny the evidence on the ice.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
He wasn’t great, but wasn’t as bad as the folks in my section made it sound. He had a couple real nice subtle defensive plays that he’ll never get credit for and some high profile fuck ups that everyone saw. He wasn’t great, and I’m not sure he ever will be, but I’m not up in arms about it.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
It seems like he has one or two glaring fuckups every single game though, Maybe my hockey eye isn’t well trained enough to pickup on the subtle things that he does well, but IMO he has been god awful overall. The Corsi stats lambaste him too.
Bad things happen when he’s on the ice, and I’m starting to think it has a lot more to do with him than his partner, as Poti looked pretty strong tonight and Morrison looks better when he’s paired with Carlson.
Yeah he does have glaring fuck ups, but he’s not alone in that. Like I’ve said, he’s not what I had hoped but he’s still a definite upgrade on Potsy so I’m not going to complain that much. He can handle 20 minutes and play with the puck better than the other options we have left so I guess we have to live with it.
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One thing I’m concerned about is his shot. Have we seen him not-flub a slapshot, yet?
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that’s probably what disappoints me most. You know he’s supposed to be a good offensive guy and he’s not even doing that. Even getting his shot on net would be a plus but he doesn’t seem to be doing that much.
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I guess. He’s really looking like a fringe 6th D rather than the top four we had hoped we were getting. There was one specific sequence in the third where he collected the puck along the boards, had about five feet of room to work with and somehow let one of the Bruins just steal the puck from him with no fight. It nearly led to a goal.
Fringe 6th is way too tough. The guy was a top four on a SCF and ECF team. Erskine is a fringe 6, Corvo is not. He’s not lighting it up or looking that comfortable, but I maintain that he’s a better option than Potsy or anything else we currently have.
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i don’t like Corvo much, but he’s better than a Sloan
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t mind Corvo as much as others but let’s be honest – I’m better than Sloan most nights and I can’t skate.
That’s just plain mean.
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hey the truth hurts, but it is the truth
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
sure if i can be the 8th
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes! I should warn you, though, I subscribe to the Tom Poti School of Defense – I just lie down on my stomach. Constantly, I don’t even bother with that silly skating, passing and shooting like he does.
there’s an idea - i thought skating backwards was the way to go
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
But it isn’t! You guys give him too much shit.
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It’s true!
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Uh, yea because pretty much everyone is better than Sloan. Sloan is still my favorite!
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Attagirl – stand by your man! I’ll mock but never judge, because I have absolutely no leg to stand on when it comes to picking favorite players.
Ian White is one of my favorites, I obviously have odd criteria. Number one is mustache FYI.
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Ian White is bad ass and a very good hockey player. No shame there.
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Thank you! I still feel silly loving him so much though.
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You’ve got a small, inconsistent leg that only plays well in contract years and an unreliable leg that is prone to going out on you at any time and allergic to everything.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
No, no, those are just my CURRENT ones – I also used to love Ben Clymer. And Sylvain Cote (who used to be good and then came back and sucked).
And then there’s that whole “wrong red, white, and blue team” thing.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
I would get more upset about this but I know it doesn’t matter. Ovechwin is gonna hunt you down at the next get together and take care of this little problem you have.
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It is unfortunate. I wouldn’t wish Habs-fandom on anyone!
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Because the Leafs are more awesome than the Habs. Picking up the Habs as a secondary interest is like picking up the Yankees as a secondary interest or donating money to Ticketmaster. Plus, Doug Gilmour.
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Hey, Dougie played for the Habs, too! In fact, he was there when I was in Montreal and it’s part of why I love him to this day.
And it’s not like I picked them up because they were good, you know – in fact I picked them up because they were fun, scrappy and very much not good. Plus, Saku Koivu.
Also…ew, please do not compare my Habs to the Yankees. They don’t buy championships, they buy underachieving French speakers and cause their goalies to have mental break downs. Very different.
Yankees didn’t buy championships forever, and they never had an entire hotbed of prospects contractually guaranteed to them either.
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An entire hotbed of prospects? No. They never drafted anyone in that French Canadian rule that played in the NHL, and they didn’t get their hands on a lot of great French Canadian players who went on to win Cups (or at least have amazing careers) elsewhere.
And the Yankees have been buying championships for as long as they’ve been able to do so. And have A-Rod, so that automatically nullifies anything good or above the line they’ve ever done in their entire history.
And Texeira. Fuck that guy. All O’s fans will agree.
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by Knubles and Bits on Apr 6, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Because the Leafs are more awesome than the Habs
Solidarity.
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Poor Poti…
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Being paid 3.5 million dollars to ruin Caps fans’ SCF dreams. Poor Poti indeed.
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No, I mean poor, slightly bad, annoying Poti. I wouldn’t want to be him, just saying.
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Allergy list includes:
Vertical posture.
Clearing the puck with ease.
Not spazzing out under pressure.
Keeping his stick in passing lanes.
Hitting the fucking glass.
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by Rob Parker on Apr 6, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You forgot peanut butter.
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by Knubles and Bits on Apr 6, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
And cat dander.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
And people who touch any of these things, and then touch something he’s about to touch.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 6, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
He had a couple of good clears on the PK tonight. Actually I thought he had a pretty decent night overall.
He wasn’t bad.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
He wasn’t great, and I’m not sure he ever will be, but I’m not up in arms about it.
How about his indecision and inaction again on a 2-on-1? Pretty awful, IMO.
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Are you talking about on the Bergeron goal? In that case I don’t blame Corvo since he was playing it as a 2 on 2 (which it should have been). Bad backchecking by Baxter and Shamo let Bergeron get in alone, so that goal is more on them than Corvo.
If you are talking about another time, then yeah, Corvo definitely had some not so hot moments.
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by Killer_Carlson on Apr 6, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
That was an epic bailout. Over post-game beverages, I asked, “What would happen if Flash and Corvo were on opposite teams and heading into the corner for a loose puck?” I’m pretty sure the puck would just lie there, unclaimed.
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by J.P. on Apr 6, 2010 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Corvo has been awful the whole time he’s been here. He looks like he doesn’t know how to play defense. He never seems to know where to go, and bad things happen as a result.
i think GMGM and BB thought they were getting someone else Corvo just hasn’t done anything to make me like the trade. can we get a refund?
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope. The Canes need to pay for Staal somehow.
Looks like I picked the wrong season to stop sniffing glue.
Where can we find BehindtheNet stats for Corvo filtered by games played with the Caps? I bet they look even worse than when JP published the defensive numbers since the break last week. What I do know is that he’s a -4 in 14 games with the Caps and has five points. I really didn’t want to hate the guy but it’s quite difficult not to.
The best news of the night? With just three games remaining in the regular season, the meaningful games are creeping ever closer and we can see what we really have.
Easily my favorite quote of the recap. I’m getting antsy waiting for the playoffs to start. I’m also antsy to find out who our first round opposition will be.
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
It fuckin’ better! He’s still healing!
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s been playing really well; maybe he should keep it.
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That expression clearly says “Get these damn bars out of my face.”
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by CapitalCentre on Apr 5, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
He gets confused when it’s time for Mites on Ice.
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Cold. Ice cold.
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you may have missed the Versus fail.
Here you go
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Priceless
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Well, I know where to find all the girls from now on…
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks for the shout out :)
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dude, that was my first green’d comment! woohoo!
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 6, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Send it to Steve Lepore over at puck the media!
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Oh, my. I’m so glad when I’m at the game for a Versus broadcast. Even if it is Joe B doing the honors.
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Word on the street was that Brooks was dubbed Brook Laich at the VC tonight. Any truth to that rumor?
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defense pairings
I really, realy hope to never see those pairings again
ever
really
A danger to myself and others on the ice
Erskine-Sloan was an absolute goat rodeo every time they were on the ice.
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by J.P. on Apr 5, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
It was like trying to load up on the bad-defense to minimize the total bad-D TOI.
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by red army line on Apr 6, 2010 6:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Did Bruce remember that he still has to skate those guys 15 minutes or so?
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I guess he picked 15 minutes of taking the worst of it rather than 30 mins of spread-out bad. And that’s just Erskine and Sloan.
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by red army line on Apr 6, 2010 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
maybe BB just put them out to remind himself how atrocious they are and to NEVER EVER use them during the playoffs
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by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 5, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
a couple of garbage goals
That first goal was anything but garbage. Beautiful pass from Ovechkin and heavy wrister from Backstrom. I thought it was pretty at least. Semantics I guess. But yes, that line was great tonight, good to see Backstrom get his legs under him again.
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Was fun in the stadium as the VC video crew kept playing the goal over and over as the refs waffled…
How did they handle that on teevee? Just one endless set of commercials, or what?
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Well, luckily the Versus feed cut out right as they went to review, so we got commercials followed by the in-studio team fumbling around, trying to discuss the goal and the game and all that. Ugh.
I wonder if that’s what the referees went over to talk to the coaches about. We couldn’t figure out what was going on, it was so obvious that the goal was good, but it was taking so darn long.
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That first one was tough. The 2nd one was no question when they announced that the puck had, indeed, “crossed the goal line” or whatever he said. That clearly wasn’t the reason they reviewed the goal.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
First one wasn’t tough. But I was sitting practically on top of it, so it was an easy call from 407.
And all the refs had to do was look up and watch the. super. slo. mo. re. plays. the VC video dudes kept playing. I was laughing – inappropriately.
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It was definitely tough from the TV perspective, so it had to be tough for Toronto.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait til y’all get home and watch a replay or two. I couldn’t tell from home, to be honest.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know how you could really tell from that far. I think it was a tough call and was also in 408.
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Well I thought it was a goal originally, but I’ll admit we’re a bit distant up there. But in the later replays they were showing, I thought it was pretty clear the goal would stand up, and those I could see clear as day from my seat….
I think it may have been but there’s no way I’m confident. I think the furthest it was over was right when the BOS stick hit the puck and spun it just a bit.
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I think that was a goal because McCreary called it a goal on the ice.
If he calls no goal, then it’s no goal.
There was no conclusive evidence that I saw.
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Exactly.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
We had about a billion replays on the Versus feed (it seemed to be working in-arena, we didn’t get the studio show that I remember; they just showed different replay angles) and there was a freeze frame that looked convincing to me. If Wideman had white stick tape I could be persuaded to rethink, though.
Sometimes, you really just want to hit a b**ch.
Looked to me like it was on edge and the bottom was across the line and top wasn’t. Inconclusive.
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by red army line on Apr 6, 2010 6:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Did you take pictures?
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Aha, bummer. I always need new content!
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Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
The thing with the first one was the camera angle. Versus first showed the angle where it’s clearly over the line. But in-arena, it took a while before they showed that. The overhead was not clear at all.
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It was a beautiful play – terrible goal, though, that was the kind of dribbly goal that drives me crazy when Varly or Theo give them up. I’ll take it from Rask, though ;)
Backstrom looked great. I would have devoted half the bullet points to praising the hell out of him and the other half to Theo (with one in the middle for Laich, of course) if I didn’t think I’d get in trouble for it…
Sure felt like a crappy way to end a great game, a 4vs3 PP. That game felt like a playoff game for 60 mins, and then the gimmicky OT killed it. What a shame…
You had me at no problem.
At least a shootout would’ve given Boston a chance. A 4v3 PP is nearly as hard as a 5v3 to defend. Definitely worse than 5v4.
Dumb penalty by Wideman in OT, but after Semin busted open Chara’s face earlier, it was tough to swallow having that determine the game.
You had me at no problem.
I’m glad it ended when it did: I sure as hell didn’t want the Bs to win, and they still get a point this way.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, sure, me too. But the way it ended didn’t really inspire me with confidence heading into a playoff format next week. Our PP didn’t look so hot 5v4.
You had me at no problem.
We were also missing Green, who’s a big cog of that PP. Also, perhaps, a tiny bit of intensity.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m glad it ended so soon into OT. We don’t need 5 minutes of 4v4 the night before a Pens game.
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by SeattleCapsFan on Apr 6, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
It is tough – on the other hand, I understood why Semin’s penalty (while legit and a total blown call) was missed. It was a scrum and all the players had their sticks up. Someone said it in one of the threads and I concur, that I’m glad they didn’t just randomly hand out a penalty without knowing who took it – and there’s no way they could have known.
Wideman’s penalty was just…dumb. Open ice, no one else around, a blatant high stick that didn’t need embellishment. To take that kind of penalty in overtime, they deserved to win.
…I may hate the Bruins a little bit, though, so I don’t care how they lose as long as they lose. :P
Think the fans are ready for the playoffs? Some serious noise in that barn tonight, especially during Unleash the Fury.
Enh, I’m okay with this one. Refs generally had their whistles away – at least one trip on Ovechkin got missed.
That Wideman penalty in OT was all but a death sentence for the B’s.
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And it was so blatant. I felt bad for Wideman.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The refs also missed a blatant trip by Poti, and a bad highstick to Chara.
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Yeah, I’m surprised that one got missed, though I missed it, too, watching the first time.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 5, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I’m ready and I wasn’t even there
Rock the Red! Rock the White! Rock the Blue! Rock the Pens!
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Shift Chart
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24-18-16
25-39-10
55-3
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4-89 (WTF?)
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Boston played more or less with four defense the entire game. I’m not sure that’s doable in a multi-game series, is it?
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Maybe it’s more doable in a Versus-covered game where they stop play all the F’n time to go to commercial.
The Bs I believe have some time off before their next game. At least, on VS, that was their reasoning as to why the Bs were rolling 4D in the third.
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by red army line on Apr 6, 2010 6:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly when you’d expect – turning the corner on the end of the third in a tie game. Bravo.
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Crap. I knew it was a 1! He looked taller on the replay :P I’ll admit, I wasn’t as focused as I should have been tonight…shh, don’t tell JP.
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That’s the Wideman hit in OT that led to the Caps’ Power Play.
They did not, however, miss Dennis Wideman trying to give Eric Fehr an impromptu nose job early in overtime – and thank goodness, because the Caps made him pay, and fast.
Ya got the wrong Cap, my friend. :-)
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One more for the Rabbits, and then bedtime!
Enjoy the smiley face! :-)
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The rest from pass #1 are up...
here. Enjoy!
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I thought Shaone Morrison was awesome tonight. He needs to play with that kind of snarl every night.
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“He wasn’t afraid to hit today. He’s never afraid, but ever since the suspension, it’s been on his mind. He’s got to be him,” Boudreau said. “I told him: ’you’re not a dirty player, so just play the play you normally play.’”
This might give some insight into why Ovie hasn’t played super well as of late. Maybe he’s afraid of getting too reckless?
Crazy question.
Juice is healthy. It’s the second round.
We’ve got Green, Schultz, Carlson, ShaMo, Morrisonn, Corvo, Poti, Jurcina, Erskine, Sloan.
Who are your pairs? Your scratches? Any rotating game to game?
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I don’t think Juice plays in the second round, but in any event I wouldn’t put Juice in unless someone is hurt or just completely incompetent. He’s been out for a while and suffering from two injuries that are extremely hard to return from. Guys that push it almost always re-aggravate the problem and sit for longer.
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I’m not so sure. We could use the size. He looked good pre-injury in the Olympics.
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We could use his size and if he’s playing well he could help, but a sports hernia is a tough one to recover from. Lots of guys that have that surgery take a long time to recover; the ones that aim for the shorter end of the recovery estimate usually end up making it worse. Briere did that when he was out all last year and Gaborik has done it as well. I’d be cautious and just use Juice as insurance. By the ECF there will be some injuries.
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A Rinker (not me, and can’t remember who) said he saw juice hailing about 20 bags of groceries in Ballston recently.
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Juice is just stocking up for the next edition of Caps Clips.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I remember that. I wouldn’t read too much into it. That’s not the kind of “strenuous activity” that is going to threaten his recovery.
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Agree. I don’t think throwing Juice in the playoff fire would be a smart idea, especially if he’s returning from injury. Give him time to heal, and maybe he could be ready for (hopefully) the conference or Cup finals.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Is the top four obvious — 52, 55, 74, 26?
If 23 is not an option, isn’t is 3 and 77 next?
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Corvo’s gonna be in there come playoff time. I think the pairings would look more like this:
52 – 55
26 – 3
77 – 74
Corvo + Carlson would intrigue me.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Does Carlson stay at home enough to compensate for Corvo?
It is intriguing.
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And you have two puck movers and two righties on the one line. BB doesn’t like that.
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Well, let us toss that idea out the window.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
That’s, like, Pareto optimal, or something.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
At least the troublemakers are getting third line minutes, and if you’re matching up effectively (hooray for home ice!) getting non-scoring competition.
I would like to see Corvo spelling Green a bit more on the PP, especially when we get those darned consecutive PP opportunities.
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It’s like, do the Caps load up on the “fail” in one pairing or try to dampen it by spreading the “fail” but also disrupting the chemistry of 74-26?
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by red army line on Apr 6, 2010 6:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure. Carlson looks good when he’s activating, but I don’t know if I’ve liked Corvo backpedaling against a blitzing winger in the same way that Green and Schultz simply shut those down. Small sample size, perhaps. I know Jurcina-Alzner was an awesome pairing.. kind of wish Carlson had someone similar to rely on, like Morrisonn. Alas, Poti-Corvo has just been hell to watch.
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I prefer:
52-26
55-77
3-74
I know breaking up Green and Schultz is probably a bad idea, but I really like those pairings.
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by Knubles and Bits on Apr 6, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I could live with that but none are a true shutdown pair. I’m not sure that it matters with the way BB runs his D.
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
That’s why I like it. We don’t really have a shutdown pair now. I think the closest we could get to that is 55-26, but that leaves us with a bunch of offensive minded guys for the other two pairs. In the top two pairs we have a puck mover with a big bodied stay at home guy. The third pair is two guys that bring a little of both to the table (despite all the Poti hate). I think this is our most balanced approach and would really be best for us in a playoff style game.
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by Knubles and Bits on Apr 6, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Our real shut-down “pair” is in between the pipes
by Elliotte on Apr 6, 2010 7:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So, your postseason D corps looks like:
Green, Schultz, Carlson, ShaMo, Poti, Corvo
(Sloan, Erskine, Jurcina)
?
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Yeah. And Poti wouldn’t get the lion’s share of PK time. Schultz and Shamo would pick up more and Green would get more as well (but you have to be careful with his minutes).
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
I hear a great way to kill of PKs is to not take PIMs. =)
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by winterion on Apr 6, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You have faith in that?
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Washington is 11th in penalties committed this season with 364. Last year, Washington was 16th with 447 at the end of the year. That’s a marked improvement, basically, one penalty less every game.
Fun note: Despite the running narrative we’ve crafted, the Pens are actually 24th with 422. The Tennessee Burtons are the best in the league with 297.
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Fail!
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Like your cupcakes! OOOOOO
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
/brownie points for snark
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I just learned something new.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Ummm my cupcakes are delicious. Also I should get points for being able to spell delicious right now.
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No. Iz mah poynts.
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by Steck It Out on Apr 6, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Do your cupcakes bring all the boys to the yard Union Jack’s?
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It’s gettin’ my ass there, that’s for damn sure.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 6, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully! But really, how is leaving me alone with all the tools to make a car bomb a good idea?
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How is it a bad idea? And how did you get the booze, little girl?
Killer_Carlson and Steckel Me Elmo are like brothers to me. And when I say brothers I don't mean like actual brothers. I mean it like how black people use it, which is more meaningful, I think.
My mother bought it for me to make the cup cakes, like I said, how does this seem like a good idea?
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It’s worth repeating, again, what a horse Mike Knuble is. The big man’s goal tonight was Holmstromesque, just kept digging away in the middle of the scrum. Great leader as well. Will be a big difference maker in the weeks ahead.
At his age and with the beating he takes in front of the net, I’d have to imagine that by this point in the season he’s constantly playing through pain. I strain a back muscle lifting a box and I’m 25, and this guy is taking beatings from angry NHL defensemen and he doesn’t miss a beat. Just amazing.
He’ll become a spokesman for Bayer when he retires.
by DrinkingPartner on Apr 6, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I noted during warmups how much tape he uses on his socks (a lot) and realized he’s really well-armored from the ankles up. Lots o’ shin-guardage going on there. And his hockey stance is so distinctive.
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In fact, no forward registered more than 18:20 (Backstrom) or less than 9:47 (Bradley) on the night. And that’s how you rest your stars heading into the playoffs, kids.
THIS is gold. Pure gold.
by Baildog on Apr 6, 2010 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The cupcakes are delicious, if you had any doubts.
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I just doubt there will be very many to bring to UJs.
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I feel like a ton of cup cakes and the car bombs I had would not mix. I’m going to have at least 20 for tomorrow.
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Um…yikes:
With Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman in the penalty box for high sticking, Laich parked himself in front of the net and was hit by an errant Alexander Semin shot on the inside of his thigh. […] “A couple of inches to the left, and I would have been in a world of hurt,” joked Laich, who was awarded the hard hat. “It was pretty close. I don’t know where [Semin] was shooting that one.”
by Becca H on Apr 6, 2010 12:30 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That sucks for Laich but makes so much sense to me. That shot looked like it was going so wide I was looking for it to rim around the boards and clear the zone then all of a sudden the puck is in the crease being banged home. The whole metro ride home I was wondering how Semin got that on net for the rebound.
A pretty girl is like a violent crime.
He’s just kidding, of course. It’s made of titanium. They are made of orichalcum. A birth “defect,” they called it at first. Hospitals didn’t categorize Laichs until 1997.
This Just In
The Washington Capitals have announced that after being hit multiple times by pucks shot from teammates, Brooks Laich will play the remainder of the season wearing goalie pads in order to prevent any further injuries.
From the same Post story:
Tonight, [Theodore] stopped 28 shots, including two straight stacked pad saves on former Montreal teammate Michael Ryder, who Theodore said looked at him, smiled and mouthed some not-so-nice words.
Ha! Suck it, Ryder.
by Becca H on Apr 6, 2010 12:34 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
And suck it Chiarelli for that ridiculous contract. Good luck moving that.
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In English or in French?
Rec’d for goalie-tude.
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Belated Observations from Section 421/Row A
No leaner worries, as I have front row seats (and yes, I do sit back…)
- Erskine blocked a bunch of shots, but he, Sloan and Corvo made so many mistakes during the game I was wincing. Glad Green was just taking a break last night. When he gets back in there, things will be much nicer. DItto for Carlson.
- Good night for the top line of AO-Nick-Knuble. Both regulation goals, and Nick also bags an assist on the OT winner.
- Still don’t understand why Nick wasn’t the first star vs. Ovie. Both played very well, but Nick was in on all of the Caps goals.
- Brooks Laich knows how to atone for his sins. After commiting a very bad penalty late in the third, he came up big in the OT with the winner. Kudos to him for going to the bakery and getting the bread.
- Ovie’s first assist… he earned it. As folks are watching the puck from Nick’s stick, Chara walloped Ovie but good… Ovie to his credit got up and helped celebrate the goal.
- Speaking of that goal. Why on earth did it take so long to review the bloody thing? Either the puck is in, or it’s not. The view from the front had the puck clearly crossing the line and from the camera angle it means the puck would have been in further than it appeared. That plus (I hate to say this) McCreary had a perfect look at it from his position.
- And why the review on the second goal? The only player whose skate touched the puck was Chara….
- Stupid penalty by the Bruins in the OT… if they get to the playoffs, they need to stop that.
So now it’s on to Pittsburgh. Heard a rumor that Holtby might be called up and be put in the net, and that some other top players might not play for the Caps tonight. Imagine the Caps going into Pittsburgh with Ovechkin, Semin, Theo and/or Knuble scratched. If the Pens win, well, they should beat a depleted Caps line up. If the Caps win, it gives them a big edge telling the Pens that the Caps second line and down is enough to beat them…
Let the mind games begin…
Let's go Caps!
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