Recap: Caps 4, Rangers 3 (2OT)
by Becca H on Apr 20, 2011 11:39 PM EDT
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[GameCenter - Game Summary - Event Summary - Faceoff Summary - Corsi/Fenwick - Shift Charts - Head-to-Head - Zone Starts]
Tonight's game was something of a trip down memory lane, a nostalgic look at games that have peppered the recent history between the Capitals and the Rangers.
At first it was very recent history, with yet another scoreless opening period seemingly signalling yet another grudge match with very little offense. And then the Rangers found that offense, taking advantage of some sloppy Caps' play and piling on three goals in the middle frame - something which was reminiscent of a couple of horrific games from earlier this year.
But as the game headed into the third, a change took place. Suddenly it was the Caps answering back, as they did in this very same building a few years ago: one, two, three times, and then a final tap-in in overtime to take a commanding (we hope) 3-1 series lead back to DC.
Ten more notes on the game:
- Let's start at the end, because that's the best part. As overtime games stretch out in the playoffs, it usually comes down to one mistake, one bad bounce - and Caps fans are very familiar with that kind of thing working against them. Not tonight. Tonight it was a bit of miscommunication between Marian Gaborik and Henrik Lundqvist that allowed Jason Chimera to cash in. And of course, none of it happens if Chimera doesn't go to the net.
- That would be a trend for the Caps tonight, as all the offense for Washington seemed to come as a result of someone going to the crease and making life difficult for Lundqvist. On the first, it was Jason Arnott and Alexander Semin. On the second and third, it was Marcus Johansson (or more specifically Johansson's thigh/midsection). And of course, Chimera on the game-winning overtime goal. Strange, no?
- Today marked the one month anniversary of the last time Gaborik scored a goal. He celebrated by getting himself on the board...but somehow I think this is one anniversary he won't be commemorating anytime soon.
- Now, about that second period...as wonderful as this comeback was and as much character, heart, determination, whatever slightly cheesy (yet so true) verbiage you want to attach to it, the fact is the Caps were in the position for a comeback because of an outrageously bad second period. Shots were only 13-12 Rangers but the Caps looked sloppy at times, lazy at others, and it cost them. And any time you give up two goals in seven seconds, something ain't working.
- Speaking of two goals, how about Marcus Johansson picking up his first - and second - career postseason goals? The younger Swede was zipping around the ice again tonight and, just as in the regular season, seems to get more comfortable with every playoff game he plays. He could have easily had more but for a few unlucky bounces and/or passes gone awry.
- And speaking of twos, how about two penalties for Boyd Gordon? ...not so good, that. Especially when one comes about as far away from his own net as humanly possible. Never want to have one of the team's best penalty killers in the box,
- John Carlson had a horrific first forty minutes, which included him completely forgetting about Marian Gaborik at the side of the net on the second Ranger goal. Like the team, however, he rebounded nicely, skating almost 35 minutes tonight and firing the shot that ricocheted in off of Johansson's leg.
- The talk after Game 3 circled around the Caps being more disciplined, not putting them in the position to have to constantly kill penalties. Didn't work out so well, as the Caps found themselves whistled for seven minor penalties - including, horror of horrors, one in overtime. That they killed them all off is both impressive...and a true reminder that the Rangers aren't the strongest team with the extra man.
- In a double overtime game, Matt Bradley skated just under 11 minutes, lowest of any player on either team not named Wojtek Wolski. Strange.
- In Game 1, it was a poor clearing attempt by Marc Staal in overtime that led to Alexander Semin's game-winner. Tonight, it was a poor clearing attempt by Ryan McDonagh in the third that led to Semin's shutout busting, crease-crashing goal. And talk about redemption; if Carlson had a horrific first forty minutes, Semin had...well, whatever is worse than horrific, but was one of the better players in the final sixty.
We've said it so many times this season, that the "how" sometimes matters more than the "how many". Well, tonight they both matter. Falling behind 3-0 is never something this team should never do, but to claw their way back into this game - in a more hostile than usual building - and to get the game-winner in exactly the greasy, dirty, gritty way they needed to...it's a thing of beauty.
And it gives the Caps a chance to put the Rangers away for good on Saturday.
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I’ll take a sick goal off Hank’s back from Ol’ Stone Hands
by discuit on Apr 20, 2011 5:19 PM EDT
Not far off, eh?
by discuit on Apr 20, 2011 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Any goal by Ol’ Stone Hands is sick!
Sometimes OT winners come from the lead hands. Tod Krygier had an OT winner in 1998, and his hands were even more clunk than Chimera’s.
Have to admit, Chimera looked strong all night. Good to see him get one.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 20, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
It would be the bottom line, cause Stone Hands said so.
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by Bald Pollack on Apr 20, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great post.
But you should have mentioned the decision not to put varlamov in down 3-0. Bruce knows what he’s doing!
Let's Go Capitals! Win Sir Stanley's Cup!
by HailToTheRedskins on Apr 21, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
CAN YOU HEAR US BLOW 3-GOAL LEADS?!
by Jake Shapiro on Apr 21, 2011 6:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can anyone explain to me why OT GWG are always such pissant little stupid plays?
Seems the longer OT lasts, the more anticlimactic the goal finally ends up being.
Anyway, I’LL TAKE IT!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 20, 2011 11:41 PM EDT reply actions
Players are tired. On offense they’re not able to make the highlight-worthy goals and on D they are more likely to make mental mistakes.
by Eggseronius on Apr 20, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He hasn’t thrown any water bottles in it?
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it was disappointing, he was very reserved and it was only a few minutes long
by Beakers Lab on Apr 20, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Who was the reporter that Torts liked? We couldn’t hear his question on NHLN.
by Berube Doobie Doo on Apr 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
That would be a trend for the Caps tonight, as all the offense for Washington seemed to come as a result of someone going to the crease and making life difficult for Lundqvist. On the first, it was Jason Arnott and Alexander Semin. On the second and third, it was Marcus Johansson (or more specifically Johansson’s thigh/midsection). And of course, Chimera on the game-winning overtime goal. Strange, no?
Knubs was projecting himself tonight!
...duhhh....what's a goal?
by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 20, 2011 11:42 PM EDT reply actions
The 3rd line came through in the 3rd/OTs. They were still fresh, and had 3 skaters who don’t seem to tire very much. Great to see the depth coming through in the clutch.
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
You betcha. While Mackan and Chimmer will get all the headlines, I thought Eric Fehr was terrific all evening.
The ice will show everything.
BB actually said that Fehr said he "felt great" in the 2nd OT
And called it the “freshest line” he had
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Gee I wonder why…..
...duhhh....what's a goal?
by RedskinFan4Life on Apr 21, 2011 7:05 AM EDT up reply actions
The WaPo editorial staff had to rip up the columns they wrote in the second intermission.
by j762 on Apr 20, 2011 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs
WaPo editorial staff…Rink recappers……
Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years. One season following another, laden with happiness and tears.
by Becca H on Apr 20, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Allowing four shots on 13 minutes shorthanded was an incredible performance.
by cajuncook on Apr 20, 2011 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I just saw that on NHL Network – incredible. PK was fantastic tonight.
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
especially since Boyd Gordon was in the box for two of those penalties.
by vtcapsfan99 on Apr 21, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
we still love ya Boyd.
"Drive defensively" -Marge
"Sometimes the best defense is a good offense" -Homer
by Alz in the family on Apr 21, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
was either of them deserved?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
certainly not the 2nd, but hard to complain when Nicky had an obvious boarding on Staal in OT right in front of the linesman, not called. I’ll chalk it up to fatigue for Nicky, but that was a dirty and dangerous hit that were the tables reversed, we’d be screaming about.
There’s no such thing as a bad boarding call on Staal in this series. Causing physical harm to Staal and Girardi is one of the keys to defeating the Rangers.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
And Staal embellished the snot out of that one.
But yes, hit Staal every chance you can.
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I actually don’t think that was embellished at all. That was a brutal crosscheck, right in the lower back.
Backstrom’s a surgeon with his stick. In more ways than one. I think that probably took a lot out of the guy.
Good.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Most guys in the NHL are good enough to be able to handle their stick and know what they’re doing in that situation. Backstrom is definitely good enough to have full control there.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I have no doubts about it.
Nice to see some Mean Lars. I have no problem with that at all.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah. That crosscheck was brutal — said so to my family as soon as it happened. That gets called in regulation.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Though this should not be confused with endorsing injuring them.
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup. Hurt ≠ injure. Hurt them. Don’t injure them.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Booooo.
Boarding’s about as dangerous a play as there is. He didn’t embellish sh*t. Did you see him on the bench after? He was totally shaken up. I thought we were running a class operation here.
There’s boarding and then there’s boarding.
Every defenseman gets hit many times every game against the boards when he handles the puck back there. It’s part of the job description.
I don’t think it was boarding (at least, no more than what happens many times every game and is never called). It was a pretty clear cross-check, and I think Backstrom took one hell of a risk with it. But it’s the playoffs. Staal needs to do a better job protecting himself.
I’d say the same thing about Mike Green if it happened to him.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Boarding is always a judgment call and largely outcome dependent, and it was pretty clearly to me both a cross-check and boarding and given the outcome I would have called boarding.
You may not see it that way, but even homer Craig Laughlin expressed surprise it wasn’t called, saying “in regulation, that’s a penalty 9 times out of 10”
Oh, I think it’s a penalty most of the time (though as I said, I see it more as a cross-check than a boarding). But some penalties are worth taking….
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Critiques
I think you’ve got it spot on for #74; he’s looked a bit of the past two games. Here’s hoping that he turns it around soon. Hendricks looks a bit lost of late — I think he might be the first to sit (because I thought Fehr looked pretty good). Don’t think that anybody else was all that weak today.
Gordo’s two penalties were a bit tough. He definitely didn’t deserve (at least ) one of them.
That second Gordo penalty was total BS. The guy tried to skate through Gordo along the boards and tripped himself up.
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agreed. it looked like the Ranger caught a rut and went down awkwardly. terrible call
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by bigonetimer on Apr 21, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
No, he tripped, but he tripped because he was trying to skate over Gordo’s leg, which was against the board. He tripped himself.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
The Gordo trip was horrible. He got the puck first and then the guy proceeded to keep skating threw him and fall over. I also though the Green trip was bad at first, but I’ve come to the conclusion it was only questionable. Green appeared to get the puck first but then a replay at another angle seemed to show green taking out the legs right before the puck. I’m not too upset about that one.
by _Skullduggery_ on Apr 21, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry for all the grammatical errors… still too early for me.
by _Skullduggery_ on Apr 21, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Point blank, this is a different hockey team from 4 months ago, and maybe only a handful of people in the GDT got that, notables being Spidey and Dave.
My thoughts?
-The team of 4 months ago and beyond does not win this game.
-Neuvirth may have just earned, barring some cataclysmic collapse, his spot at the top for the rest of the playoffs.
-The penalty kill was 0 for 7 in this game. That may have been the “silent difference”.
-I don’t know what was said in the locker room during the 2nd Intermission, or who exactly said it, but it was not only necessary, but VITAL for the future of this team in the playoffs this year. That intermission was beyond critical, but the effort and intensity in the third period was even more vital. The TEAM answered the bell, not just a few players, and I couldn’t be prouder of this team.
Enjoy the win Japer’s Rink. This team has work to do, but I think it’s ready – this game proved it.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 20, 2011 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Your bullets are excellente, my friend.
In a way, the Caps tonight were like last year’s regular season Caps — in the sense of the great 3rd period comebacks. (Last year, they had made comebacks vs the Pens and Blackhawks, among other teams. And even once against the Rangers.)
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The team of 4 months ago and beyond does not win this game.
The team of last April came back from a 4-2 3rd period deficit and then a 5-4 deficit late in the 3rd to win in OT. That team, like this one, also came out flat in multiple games after getting a 2 game series lead. So I’m gonna hold off on declaring this a big turning point in the growth of the Caps.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
They’re the first team in NINE years to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the third period. It was a team that was undefeated, 27-0-0, in the regular season when having ANY lead after two periods, let alone THREE.
It was a different win.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 21, 2011 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Apparently BB just said “San Jose did it last night!”
by Berube Doobie Doo on Apr 21, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Think you meant to say that the PK was 7 for 7, but the point is well made. They had numerous opportunities to put the game away or shift the momentum back, but were turned away.
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by snakegriffin on Apr 21, 2011 12:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Neuvy
The save on Gaborik was scintillating. When I saw the pass into the middle and the shot, which was a howitzer, I said “That’s a goal.”, but Neuvy got there. In the replay, you can see him glance over and take not of Gabby’s position, so when the pass went to the middle he knew just where to be. He pitched a complete game shutout after the Ranger’s took a 3-0 lead. And the first two were by no means Neuvy’s fault, really. I suppose he could have been more aware on the first, but the second was on Carlson. Awesome, tense, high pressure performance by the young man. That’s why Boudreua says Neuvy makes the saves he has to make.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses...
eff Girardi's balls
Neuvy’s balls are much, much bigger
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s never over friend. The only way to overcome adversity is to face it.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s never over friend. The only way to overcome adversity is tofacestomp it into the ice.
FTFY
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by AMusingFool on Apr 21, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Thoughts on the West
The games in the West I have watched have been much more wide open run and gun hockey. I wonder what gives there.
Kinda disagree about Semin; I thought he played well throughout. He took a weak boarding call, but I loved that he was hitting, mucking on the boards, and crashing the net. He’s had a great series, imo.
Caveat: I didn’t watch the OTs, save for the first couple mins of OT1.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 20, 2011 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
One of the most beautiful sights of any Caps game is Semin swooping into a scrum and exiting with the puck on his stick – normally leading to one of his off-the-wrong-leg wristers. He has looked really engaged for the most part this series.
For the most part this series, yes. I thought early on in this game he was doing his typical Sasha fly-bys, didn’t look all that engaged. But he definitely redeemed himself – thought he got more focused and effective as the game went on, which is really how he’s been playing all series. Very impressed.
Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years. One season following another, laden with happiness and tears.
I was annoyed at him in the 2nd, but then I was annoyed at most of the team. I could not figure out how they could be so discombobulated. I wish someone would apply chaos theory to a team’s emotional swings in a hockey game.
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He definitely did some of his fly-bys. I noticed a few hits where I saw a Cap barreling in on the puck and a Ranger, but then just kinda stick waved and skated away. It all made sense once I saw the 28 on the back….
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Chimera Cover Shot from ESPN
(repost from 2OT Thread)
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by STLSpidey on Apr 20, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs
(re rec’ from 2OT thread)
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 20, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
OT – but did you see they are now filing a new season?
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Entourage
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Johnny Drama, career loser and underdog, from the HBO show Entourage.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 20, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s wrong to call him a career loser and underdog…“I am the fucking game pal!”
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey, if anyone is a winner in my eyes on that show, it’s Drama. But the world probably does see Drama as a loser.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 21, 2011 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Favorite TV character…maybe ever.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
According to Ben Raby on the wrapup show, Neuvy is now 17-3 in playoff OT games at all levels; juniors, AHL & NHL. The kid is money.
Becca – congrats on getting to write a recap of a great win. I’m sure you were dreading things as the 3P started.
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Through 2 it was looking like a classic Becca recap.
/Don’t ban me.
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 20, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
…I can’t ban you for thinking the same thing that was going through my mind :P I was having flashbacks to those 7-0 and 6-0 games. Which I also recapped.
Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years. One season following another, laden with happiness and tears.
Becca, what is true in the playoffs for hockey teams is true of recap writers – it just doesn’t matter!
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 20, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
SME – it’s been a long night. FWIW, I’m starting to think that you just might need to get laid. That might help control some of your anger and resentment.
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I was a little more agitated than normal earlier tonight, that’s for sure.
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 20, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Sasha
I think tonight was #goodSasha (after the second). Probably not a coincidence that he scored and that seemed to spark him. After his goal, he was EVERYWHERE.
Great line from AP Recap (which is a clear second to Becca’s in all other areas):
New York was the only NHL team this season to be perfect when leading after two periods (29-0), but none of that matters now.
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they are now 0-2 when leading after 2 when it matters… ouch
by Beakers Lab on Apr 20, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Game 1 was 0-0 after 2
ODB isn't dead...he's just bees
by Big Boutros on Apr 20, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I said in the OT thread I liked our record when scoring 3 or more, and that the Rags loved their record when leading after 2…something had to give. Although really…in Game 1 they were leading with over 18 minutes left, essentially same thing and we won that one too.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Observations from the Sofa
Second OT… longest OT Victory in Caps History, only their second double OT win ever….
1) Despite Ovechkin being big minus for most of the game, he was working his ass off to get the Caps to win. It had to rub off on the other guys… the grinders, everyone worked hard.
2) Watching Carlson skate in the second OT… ah to be 21 again….
3) The Rangers… they played pretty well in the second, but the Caps let up.. come on guys, play game 5 like that third period.
4) The third period tonight may have been the best period the Caps have played all season… even better than that 6 goal period against Calgary…..
5) I don’t think the Rangers had a really good chance after the Caps scored their first goal.
6) Combined distance for all Caps goals: 10 feet, 90 percent of the distance came on Johansson’s goals. Amazing what happens when you follow Brooks Laich’s advice and go to the net….
So the Caps have 2 days (as do the Rangers) to recover and play another epic game on Saturday…or perhaps the Caps can just close them out without doing horrible things to my blood pressure.
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To #2) And to be MoJo. He didn’t look tired at all.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 20, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Mojo is still only 20. Hasn’t reached his majority yet. Or we could say he’s a major child, as one of my FB friends says about those between the ages of 18-21. (His daughter coined the term, BTW)
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Very true. I think part of it is being an athlete too…I am near their age and can tell you that after 3 periods of Beer League with 10 skaters, I’m huffing and puffing.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 20, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
So you’re also 20.
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Nah. 23 — got a few years on them. But I think I can say “Oh to be 20/21 again” its all been downhill athletically since high school hah.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 20, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Let’s try to keep the discussion the game and not about relatives, living, virtual or otherwise (or at least discuss it in the appropriate OT threads).
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by Bald Pollack on Apr 21, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
ovie was looking like his old self. no, the older one.
that’s not good.
he playing like a puck hog, rushing into the zone hopelessly trying to put the team on his back. he needs to play with the rest of the rush. he is simply not effective taking the puck alone
Thats what he does when he presses the most. Its a bad habit but better to see your superstar engaged than see your $7 mil. man like Gaborik disappearing for months at a time.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 20, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
In complete agreement here. I thought this was the worst game Ovie has had in a month. It’s kind of cliche to criticize him for “floating”, but seriously….there was no other way to describe his play tonight. The only time his legs were moving was when he was crossing the offensive red line.
Ovi continues to frustrate. If he would dump/chip and chase with any regularity, he’d be a terror. He’s got the combo of speed and size to scare the pants off Dmen if he puts the puck behind them.
Can we get a photoshop of Brooks Laich with a bakers hat?
by _Skullduggery_ on Apr 21, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Awww....
via @landovercetti on Twitter:
Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years. One season following another, laden with happiness and tears.
by Becca H on Apr 20, 2011 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 32 recs
Rec’d. Great shot.
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rec’d. someone get that man a water bottle!
by HeartbreakRidge on Apr 20, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Facepalm!
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 20, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Epic Facepalm
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 20, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want this to be the background picture for my life for awhile.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Given how Bruce is with goalies, I’m surprised but happy that he didn’t put in Varly once they went down 3-0. You can’t blame Neuvy for the goals, but I wouldn’t have been surprised to Bruce pull him for a spark. But he left him in, Neuvy played well and his confidence has to be sky high right now.
Bruce’s money quote on Neuvy:
“He is not ordinary. He is a good goalie. As years go on you are going to find out he is a great goalie.”
by redpezrocket on Apr 21, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
The look on his face and his demeanor said more than the words. He positively lit up.
by Berube Doobie Doo on Apr 21, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Any guesses on who stepped up in the lockerroom between the 2nd and the 3rd and gave the team hell? My money’s on Arnott.
That’s what i was thinking. i would love to have been a fly on the wall during that 2nd intermission. They came out blazing that 3rd period.
Soon the Championship with be ours, all ours!
by kingzman264 on Apr 20, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
To my eyes, Arnott had a subpar game. Seems strange for someone not playing all that well to be the one to talk. But perhaps. Or perhaps they all just stood up and roared at each other in unison.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Arnott is going to have games like this. It’s in his nature to disappear for stretches, even games, at least on the scoreboard.
He is doing what is needed behind the scenes, I have every confidence. Honestly, his mere presence is what I love most
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 21, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind seeing Arnott on the 3rd line.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Johansson centering Semin.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Semin and Johansson have looked the most dangerous (for the most part). I’d love to see them skating together right now.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
90 often gets killed in Corsi…and he needs someone to take his faceoffs, so you’d have to put Laich on the second line, too.
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I could live with that.
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, Chimera- Arnott- Fehr third line is still dangerous and really seems like it could be an interchangeable 2A and 2B line. That leaves Sturm on the top line which I could see working and it’s not like these lines would last too long anyway.
"Ovechkin is as subtle as a shot of vodka."
I wouldn’t mind seeing a set of lines stay the same for a couple games, myself.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
While his overall game wasn’t that great, Arnott was money in the 3rd and OT on faceoffs.
"I remembered when he said that and I kind of looked at him during the warm up and told myself that I got to shut these guys out tonight." - Michal Neuvirth, 02.06.11.
Damn… 9-9 in the 2 OT’s . Does “clutch” describe that?
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
by timmyv38 on Apr 21, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Arnott: What? Over? Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Chimera: [to Backstrom] Germans?
Backstrom: Forget it, he’s rolling.
Arnott: And it ain’t over now. ‘Cause when the goin’ gets tough…
[thinks hard of something to say]
Arnott: The tough get goin’! Who’s with me? Let’s go!
[Arnottt runs out, alone; then returns]
Arnott: What the [Franceschetti] happened to the Caps I used to know? Where’s the spirit? Where’s the guts, huh? This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you’re gonna let it be the worst. “Ooh, we’re afraid to go with you Jason, we might get in trouble.” Well just kiss my [Avery] from now on! Not me! I’m not gonna take this. Staal, he’s a dead man! Prust, dead! Niedermeyer…
Chimera: Dead! Arnott’s right. Psychotic… but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastards. Now we could do it with conventional weapons, but that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part!
Arnott: We’re just the guys to do it.
Ovechkin: [stands up] Yeah, I agree. Let’s go get ’em.
Backstrom: Let’s do it.
Arnott: Let’s do it!!!
Tom Green: UNLEASH THE FURY!
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 21, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hopefully not this time, despite being on the wrong end of those so many times and not just with the Caps but the Cardinals and Orioles a few times as well.
Still,I think the odds favor the Caps more this time. What could be more deflating to the Rangers mentally than to blow a 3 goal lead in the third period and lost in OT.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Lets just hope Lundqvist != Halak
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 20, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotta get a bit more offense to go deep. The Rangers offense pales in comparison to that of a team like Philly (although I think Jeff Carter got nicked up today). That said, it doesn’t seem like there is that much offense power in the East this year.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m sitting here in amazement that the Caps won. Time to hit the bed with a smile and then to watch OTF in the morning over my breakfast.
Have a great night all.
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Nah — ‘tenders don’t usually get nearly as tired as the others.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 20, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Neuvy had some epic saves in OT, The Kid is a Winner
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t forget JC
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the recap, Becca. I usually crash right after a week night game, but I’m too wired tonight.
He's a better skater than Nick, but he's big in the back[side]...BB
by Backeez Got Back on Apr 20, 2011 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
In my Best Robert Duvall Impression
“I love the smell of stone hands in the morning. It smells like… Victory!
"Some days I just sits and thinks. Some days I just sits and watches the Caps-I'm retired."
Highlight of Marian Gaborik on the OT Winner
"The longer I delay myself getting to the real world, the better." - Mike Knuble
by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 20, 2011 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
I know, but I couldn’t resist.
"The longer I delay myself getting to the real world, the better." - Mike Knuble
by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry – one more post.
Boswell article with great headline: New York City doesn’t sleep, but it can get quiet
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John McDonnell...
That’s not a great set from him. I know there’s a rush to get everything in, but his photos usually wow. Bad times.
Tic Tac Toe Hockey -- Original Caps Photography For The Fan With Compromised Standards
Jack Hazard Photography
by turnituptoeleven on Apr 21, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Look at the difference between his exposures and Jonathan Newton’s.
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by turnituptoeleven on Apr 21, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
good headline! though I am such a photographer – first thought was that white balance was off on the first photo. No way that ice was so yellow!
by HeartbreakRidge on Apr 21, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Boswell is fab. Such a great storyteller. He captured it perfectly.
Pledge Drive 2010-2011: SO KIDS CAN!! Help build a playground
Kind of amazing he could pull that together on that deadline.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Awwwww (the sequel)
Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years. One season following another, laden with happiness and tears.
Can you all see the image?
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by fat_daddyo on Apr 21, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
いいえ。
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s a sailboat, right?
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No, it’s a schooner.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A schooner is as sailboat, stupid head.
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah? Well there is no Easter Bunny!
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
NY Times Web Page Front
Lundqvist on his knees and the contract with Chimera and Hannan with the red light on. Fabulous.
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by STLSpidey on Apr 21, 2011 12:04 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Lundqvist: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”
"The longer I delay myself getting to the real world, the better." - Mike Knuble
by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s the image I was saying from the OTOT thread dimagus needed to make a gif for. There was a camera shot of Lundy doing that pose. It was hilarious.
Darth Vader says “NOOOOOOOOO”
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."
Brooks Laich completing everything from teams to tires and everything in between.
Hank looks more like Shatner yelling “Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn!!!!”
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 21, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I meant “contrast” of course.
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See, I thought you were making a reference to Gaborik as “the contract” as in “the overpriced-worthless-we’re stuck with him and his contract”
"I remembered when he said that and I kind of looked at him during the warm up and told myself that I got to shut these guys out tonight." - Michal Neuvirth, 02.06.11.
The combined age of the scorers on the game tying goal is younger than Mike Knuble’s grandson
ODB isn't dead...he's just bees
I just keep hearing goal scored by number #25 Jaaaason CHIMERA! In the Wes Johnson voice in my head.
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@WesJohnsonVoice Wes Johnson
CAPITALS GOAL SCORED BY NUMBER 25 JASOOOOON CHIMEEEEEERA! CAPITALS WIN 4-3, take a 3-1 Series lead!!!!
8 hours ago
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
Ha! Wes tweets in his own voice.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 21, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Neuvy cramps?
Anyone notice in the 2d OT that Neuvy couldn’t hold onto his stick for some reason? Joe & Locker never mentioned it, but my wife and I saw it several times. He’d drop his stick, shake his stick hand like he was trying to work out a cramp, pick up the stick and drop it again. Really strange behavior if it wasn’t cramps. At one point I thought it was going to cost us.
BB said postgame that he was just cramping. NBD.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
One Last Web Page Shot - NY Daily News
Copied for the photo and the bizarreness of the other two headlines.
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Yeah I noticed that too…
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Coming Through!
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--- D'ohboy
by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 21, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You know who feels terrible tonight and it makes me sad?
< pours a little out for Chris Clark >
Chris, you were always a class act — still are. I’m sorry the team got better when you were traded away. But I don’t think you would have scored that goal.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
I hope that was a Scrubs reference. Dr. Jan Itor?
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll join you, and pour a dram out for Stecks tonight as well.
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and Flash.
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by Alz in the family on Apr 21, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Stecks with Flash and Clark on his wings.
/nice knowing you, fellows.
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by EmilyB on Apr 21, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A few years ago that would have been the Caps’ second line!
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank goodness for the lockout. I’ve heard GMGM say that they expected themselves to be even worse that year than they were the year before. Basically the lockout spared them an entirely miserable season.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
And got them Sasha Pokoluk! Win-Win!
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But you know, all of the decisions in the past, even the bad ones, have gotten the team to where it is now. Who knows if they drafted well there if they get the same draft position and get the same guys!
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Me neither. I’m very glad he got us a key player like Hannan in exchange.
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
Hannan averaged about a minute of shorthanded time per minor penalty the Caps took…damn impressive, that.
Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years. One season following another, laden with happiness and tears.
And he took a puck to the face late in the third.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
We’d all want to lynch Flash after a game like this. And Hannan was money.
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Hannan is so money
I wish I could channel Vince Vaughn and tell Scott how money he is to his face
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah. being nice. get well Flash.
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"Sometimes the best defense is a good offense" -Homer
by Alz in the family on Apr 21, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t miss him on the roster… but he is a good guy.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 21, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
After my shouts for joy over this goal, this was my very first thought.
by The Great Bradsby on Apr 21, 2011 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
my guess is putting it to the corner, but he put it into Chimera instead.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Apr 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone have a screengrab of Gabby celebrating on the bench after the game? Just saw a great three-way jump hug between Gabby and the others.
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PLEASE! Immediately after the goal I called my Dad (in the DC area) who was raving about this. But I watched the game on Versus and they didn’t show it.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I always love seeing him bounce up and down after the Caps win.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's Close 'em out in 5
I like to think positive but let’s eradicate these vermin next time out at home. I’ve seen us up 3-1 too many times to celebrate just yet.
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Did anyone else think...
That after Ovechkin missed that breakaway we were sunk (or when we took the Too Many Men?)
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Yes. I had flashbacks to when AO missed the breakaway against Fleury.
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeap. I was heartbroken. Then again, the more I thought about it, the Rangers look dead/deflated. They looked like they had no legs (probably because of depth and coughing up a 3 goal lead). Apart from maybe 5 minutes in the second overtime, we dominated from the start of the third on in.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I was wishing he had a Hendy deke in him.
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He looked too gassed at end of a shift to deke. If he had gotten it higher it had a much better chance…he basically shot it into the glove there.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
We were never going to win that Game 7 anyways the way the D was failing at digging pucks out of our end.
Everything ends badly...otherwise it wouldn't end.
by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
who is going to make an ‘Unleash the Mackan’ shirt? I would like to buy 6.
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by Alz in the family on Apr 21, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
The first word in that shirt is wrong…
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
do we not Unleash the Fury?
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by Alz in the family on Apr 21, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
_______
ODB isn't dead...he's just bees
by Big Boutros on Apr 21, 2011 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Thank you, Abalard.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Apr 21, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Unleash the Fury, Release the Mackan!
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
release sounds kinda tame. he should be unleashed….
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by Alz in the family on Apr 21, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Release doesn’t sound tame at all. It sounds omnious especially with the grave tone of voice from the almighty Zeus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SqC_m3yUDU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Same Old Sith. CAPS desperately need the help of The Force soon... http://tinyurl.com/OuttaTheWayDad-GotSomeSithToDo
My Good Friend (A Pens Fan...yes I know...)
He and I had been texting back and forth because he was watching them. He asked what happened to put us down 3-0. After receiving my answer he said “sorry man, get ’em in 6.”
My response to him: did you not see the Sharks game last night?
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Shift Chart
Been a while since I’ve posted these, but it’s the playoffs. Click on the pic to see it bigger.
D was consistent throughout: 27-74, 52-55, 23-4
Two F lines were consistent throughout: 18-44-28, 26-15-10
Other two F lines started as: 8-19-25, 21-90-16
But after the 2nd period shifted to: 8-19-21, 25-90-16
Despite the switch, Brooksie was still on the ice to get the assist on Johansson’s first goal
by vzotsky on Apr 21, 2011 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 14 recs
Credit to RMNB btw.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Reh-heh-heh See?
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Huh?
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Kind of the expression he’s giving. Like an old gangster with a cigar in his mouth.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah yes.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
A for effort.
It is our most modestly priced receptacle.
by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Allergy season.
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"They say you're not a coach in the league till you've been fired. I must be getting pretty good." - Terry Simpson
by jaytown99 on Apr 21, 2011 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
In the future, please try to include a subject line in image posts so the comment can be collapsed if need be.
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by Bald Pollack on Apr 21, 2011 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions
That was a ChiMERACLE.
Am I right, people!? HA-cha-cha.
Every time Matt Bradley scores a goal, everyone inside the Beltway should get the next day off from work. It's only fair.
by thebigfoist on Apr 21, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Was a good way to distract attention from the team and onto him.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m starting to think the team wins for him where they otherwise wouldn’t, like pulling out of the slump when everyone knew he was the one under the microscope. And even covering for him directly in the media. Then he goes and blabs everything you’re Not supposed to say during a series to rile up the other team and their fans in their stadium.
They go into the locker room down 3-0, staring at an extended series and rather than a “we’ll get em next time” they pull out 4 straight goals.
Nah, Semin I could see doing this with his twisted rabbit logic, but not MJo,
right?
You got no fear of the underdog, that's why you will not survive
- Spoon (Austin TX)
Now I need eyebleach… will someone invent it please?
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Apr 21, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I laugh at Hendrik’s Darth Vaderesque NOOOOooo!! when Chimmers goal went in.
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.
by BetterOffWith28 on Apr 21, 2011 12:22 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Tell her to look at the faces of pure elation on Backstrom and Johansson. It balances out.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 21, 2011 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
2nd OT Period
12:36 WSH Jason Chimera (2) Tip-In – Assists: none
Can anyone think of any other examples of a “Tip-in – Assists: none”? I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before in my life.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:27 AM EDT reply actions
Brett Hull in ’99
ODB isn't dead...he's just bees
by Big Boutros on Apr 21, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah not sure why MoJo doesnt get the assist on that. It’s not like Gaborik ever controlled the puck.
by katzistan on Apr 21, 2011 12:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was wondering about that – I think the tip was enough to establish possession.
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
He had possession, looked like he was trying to throw it to the corner but hit Chimera instead. Too bad Mackan deserved a 3 point night. 3 points in 4 playoff games will have to do.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Only one thing Mackan didn’t do well tonight – faceoffs. 6-17, 35%. He was the only Caps not either above 50% or within one faceoff of 50%. Caps barely won the faceoff battle, going 46-90 as a group. Good efforts by Gordon (8-13), Arnott (12-20), and Backs (11-20).
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
If you’re going to score twice to tie it in the 3rd and make the last pass on the rush that ended up causing the win, I’ll live with it. He needs to work on it though.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Winning in the playoffs-
I watched a recap of the game on Versus, they gave a verbal one line lead-in about the 3-0 deficit, then all they showed was the Caps goals, the Ovi breakaway, and the bad Rags PP.
It’s like the 3 goals didn’t matter.
And in the playoffs, i guess the fact they lost makes them not matter.
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Fuck this team. Call me a fair weather fan i dont give a fuck.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:31 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Not my negativity, that!
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I to, espouse a far more nuanced negativity.
A more elegant criticism for a more civilized age.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t always go by an abbreviated name. But when I do, I prefer “Gouldie”
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Dos Rec’uis :P
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by Becca H on Apr 21, 2011 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
In non-GDT situations I do too.
I have planned my grand attacks; I will stand behind their backs. With my brand new battle-axe, they will taste my wrath. They will hear me say as the pavement whirls, "I hate California girls."
by Steckel Me Elmo on Apr 21, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
honey badger
ODB isn't dead...he's just bees
by Big Boutros on Apr 21, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Someone said that? I said I’d had enough for the night (but watched anyway and hid the keyboard), but by definition you can’t be a Caps fan and give up no matter what new form of torturous adversity they come at us with
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Yeah, one guy in the 3rd said he left the game cause he couldn’t take it. How can you leave a playoff game with one period left? What a moron, no offense random guy
Yeah, it was all people you never see comment just coming to vent/whine. I’m sure Canucks fans were doing the same about their team’s killer instinct last night. Every team has bad stretches, it’s how you bounce back from them.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I might criticize the Capitals play, but I will never give up on them. Yeah, my criticism might contain a ton of F Bombs and other profane words, but again, I will never give up on them.
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Thanks Caps! This Game 5 just gave me a lot to look forward to. Can’t wait to Rock The Red on Saturday.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 12:37 AM EDT reply actions
What do you guys think...
Was said at intermission? Did Gabby lay into them 24/7 style? Did someone stand up and tell them to get it together? Was it just X and O’s and positive talk?
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by EmilyB on Apr 21, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mike Knuble walked in wiping his hands on his pants, threw a bloody Esa Tikkanen sweater on the floor, flashed his ring, and walked out.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
i'll start with negatives
…just got back from the Garden
(-)
1) line changes were awful in the periods where our bench was in the offensive zone
2) speaking of line changes: Ovie needs to hustle when he comes off the ice. He drifts so slowly that we’re often a man short for a while as he gets off
3) Mike Green played extremely soft, and, in my opinion, poorly. Very poorly
4) We gotta figure a way to kill the stretch pass from blue line to corner blue line that the NYR pulled off at least three times in OT. it was basically their version of soccer’s long ball (i.e. only hope of generating offense) and yet we let it work
5) Thank god for the lineman obstructing Dubinsky in the first OT, impeding that potential 2-on-0.
And for positives… well, when the NYR scored the third goal, the MSG crowd was in full taunt mode, and the “here we go again” feeling was sinking in for Caps fans across the world… I thought that the Boudreau era was about to be defined… it would either end in abject failure or continue to some other ending, but that 3rd period was a defining moment. Win or lose, the response there was a defining moment
That was a great play by Devorski in the first OT. Dubinsky can squawk all he wants, but sound positioning is sound.
Rusty Green? Going straight from his playoff calibre NCC/60 to, yknow, actual playoffs has to be tough.
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by redlineblue on Apr 21, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Green really wasn’t that bad tonight. On RMNB, Neil posted some scoring chance info, and Green was on for 6 SCF and only 2 SCA. He threw 3 hits, which is more than he had in the entire series until now. He wasn’t on for any of the goals against, and assisted on 1 goal. It wasn’t his best game, but it was solid.
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
his poor play to me was not really quantifiable
He just played soft and avoided contact. He had opportunities to line up and take the body … one I remember particularly in the 3rd, on Avery of all people … and he consistently avoided contact and refused to play physical. I understand being gunshy a bit, and I understand protecting himself, but it gets to a point where you’re hurting the team. He played scared, basically
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll clarify: he played poorly by his standards
He doesn’t seem himself still, and maybe that’s to be expected, but he was, in my opinion, being abused by Rangers forwards all night
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
If Semin sees him sneaking in backdoor the game might have ended a little sooner in the 2nd OT. He’s looking fine out there.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude was on the ice for 0 goals against. 0! What more do you want?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I want him to take the body and not be a pylon!
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want him to be on the ice for 0 goals against!
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Alzner was on the ice for three goals, I believe?
And he played an outstanding game
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
… if it takes him avoiding contact.. and allowing NOTHING by him… then yer Damn right I want greenie to he this soft. He could be charmin for all I care. Nothing was allowed. Cam war… I mean mike green says no.
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by Sentient Cheese on Apr 21, 2011 1:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
His partner really let him down. And it’s hard to blame anyone for that 1st goal they had. Another fortunate bounce off a Cap.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think Neuvy had a chance on any of his goals tbh
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Their 3rd was so fast and I was definitely rubbing my head trying to think positive thoughts so don’t know how much of a “chance” he had on it. First 2 there wasn’t much he could do although Dimagus swears he was slow getting to the post on the 1st one even though it went in off Hendy.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions
They hadn’t really recovered mentally from the second goal it seemed. Carlson did not have a good night.
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It’s funny to think that aside from yet another deflection in off one of our own guys and a period of 7 seconds over 2 horrid shifts, we didn’t let anything in.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope that was the wake up call they needed.
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by Sentient Cheese on Apr 21, 2011 12:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I look forward to watching the replay of tonight’s game because I was pleased with Green, but to be fair, I was pretty off-kilter all game. Feels like I was in and out of consciousness the whole time.
in defense of Green
did anyone else think his 2nd period trip was actually NOT a penalty? He got the puck first, to my eyes. Not sure if discussed here or on telecast, I watched live.
If anything, the uncalled Ovie hackdown midway through the third (that was immediately followed by Ovie drawing a penalty from Avery) was much worse
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it was a good call.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
It looked like he took out the left leg before getting a piece of the puck. Very close but if that’s the breakdown then I suppose it’s a legit call.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions
upon further review
that “hackdown” I referred to was actually not really a hackdown after all.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions
one more negative
It was Bad Sasha for about 3/4 of the game…
Also, the 4th line was bad, bad, bad. Gordo with two tripping penalties … bad
The positives are obvious, I’m just pointing out some negatives.
The amazing thing about this game, upon reflection, is that it had that mid-December swoon feel to it after two periods… even reminiscent of the two hidings we’ve taken to NYR this year and all the other frustrating SO losses from the campaign. But somehow, the Caps combined their losing-streak selves with their confident, can-do selves from the end of the regular season. Amazing
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Which Sasha?
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I know, I’m just intimating that Ovie was worse tonight.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
and this is true
He was definitely December Ovie
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Very disappointing to see some of those regular season habits showing up in the playoffs. Maybe he’s waiting for the elimination games go 100%? :/
Wait, no, this is a night of positivity. Was loving me some Hannon tonight.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s been much better in the first 3 games than he’s gotten credit for. Some defensive lapses in Game 3 for sure, but not nearly as bad as those were made out to be either. Tonight he definitely did not have a good night.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
it was the constant flubs and whiffs that were alarming
He hasn’t had many of those in the last two months…until tonight
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah Ginga’s belief he’s been bad all year didn’t ring true to me with the pace he was on for the last quarter of the season. I like the fact he got his two goals going to the net in this series. I still don’t think his shot is quite right, although he probably has 2-4 more assists on better nights by some teammates.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I think what people (read: myself) are concerned about is a general nonchalance in his game: coasting around when the Rags have possession, taking a while to get off at the end of his shift, generally not skating hard for stretches. That stuff we’ve been seeing all year, and that hasn’t ended- I wanted to think earlier in the series that it had, but I think he’s done this for stretches in all 4 games. He’s getting production, but that attitude sucks. This is sort of the flip side of the coin from last year, where he was flying around like a fiend, but in a way that didn’t seem to be helping the team, even though he got his production.
Honestly, I think it’s very obvious. Maybe someone can persuade me that these little things are beneficial in some sense, but I’m skeptical. I’m not trying to hate on Ovie; love me some Ovie. But these seem like very fixable issues, and they aren’t getting fixed. And there’s no longer the excuse that he’s saving himself for the playoffs.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Tonight I thought he was much worse than any of the other games in the series. I’m still not convinced he isn’t nursing something. He’s also looking to pass far too much at times where I think he would just have that killer instinct to just bury the shot…other times he’s trying far too hard to make something out of a low success situation. Pressing too hard causing him to whiff and flub chances.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m less worried about the whiffing and flubbing. Those are issues, but those can more easily be chalked up to physical issues. If the apparent coasting is due to a physical issue, that would be excusable in my book; doesn’t necessarily seem plausible to me.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions
His shot being off in general makes me think there has been a physical issue. He looks to pass in situations where I really feel like he shouldn’t be. I guess the flip side is when he tries to turn it on too much to make something out of nothing.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Gordon shouldn’t have gotten called for either trip. The 4th line definitely wasn’t that good though.
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
Hendo was the problem there. He’s looked lost of late. I think he sits next.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Fehr and Chimmer HAVE to play now
So yeah, if Grandpa comes back… Hendy gotta sit
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah I love him too. Hopefully a trip to the press box will jumpstart him.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Hendricks has done a disappearing act this series.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 21, 2011 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Devorski owed us one…or several from the past. After watching gifs of the first couple calls we took we were still getting hosed a little tonight. None of it came to anything but good lord. About time we have some things go our way in a playoff game.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
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by Becca H on Apr 21, 2011 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Did anybody else see this?
Leetch slips in post game and says they have to get ready for next year- err, next game!
Where was this?
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
bless me rinkers for i sinned
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Agree or disagree: The adversity the caps faced at the beginning of the year somehow made this win possible.
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nah. it was my lucky socks.
I have no idea what made this win possible. Maybe it was last spring. Maybe it was the 8 game losing streak. Maybe Knuble was sacrificing goats during the second intermission.
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by EmilyB on Apr 21, 2011 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The dude in the 2nd period thread saying he left the game after 2 strangely hasn’t commented in the recap.
fuck that guy
Maybe his leaving changed the airflow in the arena which allowed for hank to not properly cover that puck that semin knocked home to start it all. Thanks guy who left!
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by MikeyGreen on Apr 21, 2011 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
bless me rinkers for i sinned
I walked away after the third goal against. Putting on a new caps ballcap.. I sat in my room to start up team fortress two when what should I hear but a glorious cheer from the family. As pennance I did not allow myself to see the rest of regulation or ot1. OT2 however was retribution!
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Ugh… double post fail.
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by Sentient Cheese on Apr 21, 2011 12:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
hail Neuvy’s, please.
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by RedBirdie on Apr 21, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Feel bad for the Phoenix fans.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
From the Blueshirt Banter recap:
Alexander Semin ignited the rally just 2:47 into the third period on a controversial play. Henrik Lundqvist had originally made the stop and had possession of the puck. With no whistle blown, though, Semin and Arnott continued to poke at the puck until it eventually ended up in the net. Lundqvist was arguing that there should have been a whistle on the play, and he is right, but just like Ovechkin’s goal in Game 1, the Rangers need to wipe the crease clean there. Semin should not have been allowed to sit there and knife the puck out of Hank’s equipment whether there was a whistle or not.
Gotta disagree here. Haven’t seen the replay but from what I remember it looked pretty clear he never had possession. He tried throwing out with his hand but it hit his pad and went to the ice and Semin pushed it in. Did I miss something?
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by jaytown99 on Apr 21, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He had it for maybe half a second (if that) under his arm, but the ref was right not to blow the whistle.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re right, puck was just sitting there after he swatted it back off the line.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
didn't even need to go upstairs with that one
There was no whistle… puck was never secured… tap-in
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
He never had it secured. It was laying on the ice next to him when Semin poked it in. The ref had great position, right behind the net.
Matt Bradley: He has sensitive skin, no?
this…he may have tried to cover it but no whistle and Arnott and Semin poking immediately knocked it free to lay behind him right along the goal line. If it’s just sitting there and the ref has the view of it, that’s not a frozen puck. Good goal.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
The puck trickeled past him and was lying on the goal line. As he dove to cover it, the moment the puck was under Lundy, literally half a second if that, Semin swipped again and the puck was lose. Henrick had no idea where the puck was and the puck was lying visible uncovered on the goal line where Semin finally put it in the net.
The behind the net camera showed the puck visible in the crease for almost all of that replay with the Ref watching it from merely 2 ft way. You can’t blame non-instant whistles on allowing a player to shoot, drive the net, get his own rebound, and then swipe at the puck in the crease multiple times without anyone there to stop him. Your defensemen sucked on that play and were bystanders as Semin was in Henrick’s grille.
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I looked at the replay several times. Henrik never had possesion of the puck. Semin punched it in. Really no need for a review on that one..
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Dare I say it...
Detroit is the first team into the second round.
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Sure looks like a good bet to make.
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Then again, you would have gotten some longs odds on Caps coming back to win this win and Sharks coming back to win last night.
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by Aaron Lerner on Apr 21, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
how crushing to lose to Detroit two years in a row.
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WOW
Just… wow. They need to not do that any more. Anyone of an age to remember the 4OT game, or the 3 OT game knows… they need to not do that any more.
Please…
Great game. Neuvy was my first star. I gave Chimmer second and Jojo third. Chimmer looked like he was working his ass off and Jojo bagged a deuce.
Caps in 5 looked like it might die a painful death tonight, but it lives on. In fact, I said Caps in 5 by 5, so they need to win at home by 2.
I don't know, maybe it was the roses...
NYR toothless PP
It feels good to see another team struggle on a man-advantage, does it not?
Two things
1) We debate the effectiveness of Ovie on the PP point all the time, but suffice to say it’s pretty clear that Gaborik on the PP point is useless
2) Torts’ PP units are strange, to say the least… they ran almost an entire PP with a front line of Dubinsky, Boyle, and Stepan… not quite murderers’ row there. They didn’t even sniff the net for the duration they were out there
Their depth is poor, we all know that. Their best forwards in the series is probably Dubkinsky, Boyle, and Stepan.
It’s not any different then Torts running Staal and especially Girardi into the ice before Game 5 even begins. Torts knows he has no where near the depth to match the Capitals, so he has to play his best lines as much as he can.
by Charlie Foxtrot on Apr 21, 2011 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking as I watched the game today
The NYR’s best offensive player is…
Matt Gilroy
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
the problem with Dubie, Boyle, and Stepan is...
They are all good players, but not an effective unit… you need a playmaker type in there to at least facilitate chances, carry the puck through the neutral zone, and keep puck possession
Why Anisimov gets comparatively little PP time is puzzling to me
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions
the problem with Dubie is
that the best player on the Rangers looks like a used car salesman.
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by thebigfoist on Apr 21, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
…or a pr0n st@r… :-p
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by IRockTheRed on Apr 21, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Why Anisimov gets comparatively little PP time is puzzling to me
Him and Boyle both. The two largest forwards we have, the two guys with the hands to be pains in the ass in front of the net, neither gets PP time.
Been a theme for us all season, no one understands it.
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by George E. Ays on Apr 21, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
good showing by the fans
recognizing this might be it for them..it must suck to lose your team(most likely)
Steinberg just tweeted...
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i sat very close to George McPhee
his fist-pump was very emphatic. Relief as much as joy
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
So...
What all do you really need to say? I disagree with one thing Becca…the “how” might not matter at this point. During the regular season we could say 2 points and ugly wins won’t matter come playoff time…except…once you’re in the playoffs ugly wins count just as much as pretty wins. 1 out of 16 either way.
It’s never over with this team. Frankly even a positive 3rd period has meaning when you’re playing a best of 7. Momentum is a funny thing…all teams have their ups and downs. Vancouver looked gangbusters through 3 games, but I’m sure we could comment on their lack of that “killer instinct” in Game 4 against Chicago. You have to wonder if the adversity we faced during the season this year helped this team at all tonight in the locker room down 3-0 before Period 3.
As bad as that 2nd period was (and don’t say the first 2 periods, I still think we outplayed them in the 1st, and after seeing some of Dima’s gifs I’m still annoyed with the officiating in that period), the 3rd and both OT’s we were pretty dominate. They had some chances in the OT frames but there were chances both ways as guys got more tired and sloppy play increased.
Kudos to Mackan, Sasha, and Chimmer for having great games. Fehrsie also seemed to have a relatively strong game. Carlson bounced back after a horrible 2nd, and Schultz has looked much more like himself the last 2 games. Ovie definitely had an off game, although I think his play for the first 3 games was better than some people are giving him credit for. Neuvy bounced back pretty damn well. It’s hard to blame him for the collapse in front of him in the 2nd, but he has that intangible quality of being to shut the door when it’s needed.
Doesn’t matter whether you win by an inch or a mile, winning’s winning. Especially in the playoffs. We’re right back where the “story” started last year…up 3-1 in a series heading back home for Game 5. We can do ourselves a monstrous favor by coming out Game 5 like we finished the last 50+ minutes tonight. We shall see how far this team has come once again Saturday night.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:31 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, the “how” still matters in the sense that if you can get away with some things against a less talented opponent, you might carry those bad habits into your next series. Moreso, if you’ve more or less gotten away with some bad habits during the regular season AND you can still get away with them in the first round series, it seems even less likely that you’ll get rid of them by the next series. (That’s not implying that I think the Caps have a lock on the series either. /knocksonwood)
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Every team is going to have bad habits. The key is not letting them last for extended stretches and responding to those periods of really bad play. We did that tonight. It was an entirely different team out there for the final 50+ minutes of the game. This was with Ovie and Nicky still not playing at the top of their game either. We can be much better.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Agree we can be much better. One constant with this team has been an ability to rally, and that’s a resilient quality that other teams don’t have.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think they knew they could be that dominant in a period against the Rags. Now they know. Will be interesting to see how Saturday plays out…especially if we take the bull by the horns and get up a goal or two early.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
a first-period goal (for the first time this series) would be sooooo nice
that could be the difference
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
You realize this is the 2010-11 Caps, right? They don’t start scoring until at least 20 minutes into the game.
"You do that you go to the box, you know. Two minutes by yourself and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free."
Neither team in this series does. So odd.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, these are two of the three worst first period scoring teams to qualify for the playoffs this year.
24. Rangers
25. Coyotes
29. Capitals
"You do that you go to the box, you know. Two minutes by yourself and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free."
I’m just surprised that through 4 games neither team has broken through early.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought the buzzer beater in Game 3 was a good goal, but Semin’s tonight was open and shut to me. If you don’t want to get scored on, then, you know, secure the puck. It’s the kind of play that is too often whistled dead and fans of every team, college, NHL, peewee, whatever, always seem to be on the wrong side of it. Tonight yields some extra grousing because of the stakes, of course.
ODB isn't dead...he's just bees
I don’t know. It looks like he never really it had covered for sure. I’m just glad we didn’t get an “intent to whistle” on that one.
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watching versus discuss the PHI BUF game
these two poor girls sitting at ice level near the PHI bench are spooked 1) when a phi player slams his stick on the glass when being sent off after the elbowing, and 2) when laviolette slams the door after the team walks off
Besides Caps-Rags, BUF-PHI has been the best series in the first round in my opinion
tremendous stuff
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Chimera OT GWG
Just got back, h/t to Jason Chimera. Working on the other goals (and other interesting bits) now.
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by Dimagus on Apr 21, 2011 1:36 AM EDT reply actions 15 recs
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by seanconore on Apr 21, 2011 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
That first replay is the most amazing one. Gets the play and the goalie’s epic reaction.
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Brooks Laich completing everything from teams to tires and everything in between.
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Two things so far
1) Four minutes left in the second, Sam Rosen says, presciently: “This is far from over, remember San Jose last night.”
2) Literally a second before Semin steals the pass from Ryan McDonagh, Joe Micheletti says: “Semin hasn’t been all that noticeable this game.”
BB referred to the great four-goal Xmas Eve Eve comeback at MSG in his post-game presser (BB in typical BB fashion misremembered and said it was last year when it was actually ’08)… and having attended that game as well… it is very similar
He’s showing more signs of being himself…but would like him to create some more offense.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a dream...
Of us being up 2-3 goals fairly late in the game on Saturday and me starting a chant in VC of “We Can’t Hear You! clapclapclapclapclap”
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Personally. I rather the Capitals win, and the crowd cheer as the players line up for the hand shake, then go home. No need to rub anyone’s nose in it.
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After the game, I’m with you. And I don’t mean for it to rub it in to the Rangers team, just their fans at MSG tonight. Don’t think it’s over until it’s over.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions
*SMH*
this is what bugs me
we make backup scrub goalies look like Patrick Roy
Neuvirth = Backup scrub apparently.
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Not hating on Lundy, because he has been pretty good in this series…but given how his regular season numbers stack up against his playoff numbers, hard for them to talk shit about other goalies in the playoffs.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions
a lot of the chatter in the crowd tonight
“SHOOT ON THIS MINOR LEAGUER”
“THIS GUY IS A SCRUB”
etc. etc.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s nice that so many are optimistic, bunnies, flowers and tapping themselves on the back for saying “Look I told you they’d come back!”
Look back at the past two games and really think though. This team has played one, maybe two, good periods in the past 8 periods of hockey.
Game 3 was a test to see if this team was really different and would try to come out and destroy an opponent that they had backed into a corner. They failed miserably.
Game 4 was a test to see if they maybe needed a little reminder of what they had to and then they would come out to destroy an opponent. They failed again.
It doesn’t matter if they win this series because they don’t know how to finish series when it counts. You can’t spot teams games\multiple periods in the playoffs. This is a HUGE horrible underlying pattern.
Arnott is great and has obviously had a lot of influence but apparently it just isn’t enough so far. I really don’t get it…it’s like we’re being mocked and they are parodying themselves.
That said, I’m thrilled they won and I cheered and jumped with every goal they scored. I’m saying the above because I’m just still not feeling like this is the team they should be and it’s unsettling.
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by zephyr on Apr 21, 2011 2:11 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
If you take away all the PKing, I think this team has played more than 2 good periods of 5 on 5 play in the last 8. I think we got hosed on a couple calls tonight as well, but we need to find a way to limit that. To be honest, aside from the 2nd period tonight, I can’t think of another period where I could be convinced the Rags REALLY outplayed us 5 on 5.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions
As good a time as any to improve. They still have plenty of upside and that is encouraging.
"Have you ever played?" "Yes, I was a goalie"
You want to be playing your best at the end of the year, not peaking too early.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Suffering= pain x resistance. You’re resisting too much. You need to accept this team for what it is.
The fact of the matter is that this team probably isn’t going to undergo some remarkable transformation, these patterns are probably going to persist through the end of the playoffs (sometime in June, we should hope). Maybe there’s a sense in which this team should be better than it is in certain respects; but suppose it isn’t? That doesn’t mean the Caps don’t have a shot this year. It might be a smaller shot than you think they should have. But if you accept the situation, you can still root for the team to be successful, and when/if they fail, hopefully you’ve enjoyed the ride.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heh, I’m not in pain. I root for the team to be successful but it doesn’t mean I need to accept what they are and how they are currently playing. If that’s what this site was for then we’d all be cheering beacons of light making excuses for anything that doesn’t go the Caps way…
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.
Meant the tone of the comment to be light-hearted. But seriously, it’s possible to keep all your beliefs about the team and suspend some of attitudes that often seem to come along with those beliefs. But then again, maybe those very attitudes are bound up with you caring about the team… in which case it wouldn’t be a good idea to try to suspend them. I dunno, thinking out loud here. It’s late; this seems like the spot.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Totally agree. It’s true that I can’t wipe the smile off my face, but it’s also true that we are all still wondering which Caps team will show up: the "changed defensive 1st team" we all keep hearing about from Game 2 or the "What Game of the Season Is This Anyway?" Caps from periods 1 & 2 last night. I love these guys and the better D, but their playoff performance to date doesn’t seem all that different from the last three years – albeit the bounces are going our way for once. They’re still the Cardiac Caps.
But let’s hope they flatline the Rags on Saturday.
"It doesn’t matter if they win this series because they don’t know how to finish series when it counts."
I respect the opinion, but that’s an asinine comment
Really? Great, thanks for the supporting thoughts too. In the second, third, final round you can’t just completely give up periods and whole games and expect to win the series. I can backhand too — If you think that is stupid, with all due respect, you don’t have a clue.
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.
Technically Philly gave up about 10 periods to Boston last year and still won their 2nd round series. It’s one thing to say it worries you/us that we have these lapses, it’s another to use the blanket statement that it won’t keep working. We said that during the regular season that the “how” matters. It honestly doesn’t anymore. Doesn’t matter whether we win by an inch or a mile, in the playoffs ugly wins or pretty wins either one adds up to 1 out of 16.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
That was a historical anomaly and they didn’t win the cup so it didn’t work out too well for them. The how matters to me because it’s not like this is something that just happens every once in awhile to this club.
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The how only matters if you lose in the playoffs. Ask Montreal if the how mattered to them. Because frankly they were outplayed by us and the Pens for huge portions of their wins even. They had non-sustainable goaltending and opportunistic scoring that got them to the ECF. Didn’t help that their D got very banged up going 7 against us and the Pens and had nothing let by the time they faced Philly.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Remind me the Stanley Cup winner that went 16-0 en route to the Cup?
The playoffs are like a shortened version of the regular season… you have to play your kinks out. Every Cup winner struggles along the way at some point. Every eventual champion has a scare against a lesser team. I’m not going so far as to say that the Caps are going to raise the Cup this year, but I do think that—as in the 82-game year—the playoffs are a growing process.
And, ultimately… winning a series is winning a series. No matter how it’s done.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed 100%. It doesn’t matter how we move on to the next series, only that we do. Would be far nicer to do it in less than 7, and coming back tonight certainly helps that cause out majorly.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Celebrating the Comeback
You have to catch him before you can celebrate
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by Dimagus on Apr 21, 2011 2:18 AM EDT reply actions 13 recs
Dude is fast. Notice Mackan is in the lead to catch him before the guys from the bench get there after taking a good angle.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Not the first time John Erskine has taken a bad angle this season
"Have you ever played?" "Yes, I was a goalie"
He actually hasn’t done too bad of a job filling in. Getting the job done Saturday night would be huge for our guys to rest up and heal up. Hopefully some series go 7 so it gives Wideman that much extra time to come back.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:36 AM EDT up reply actions
It was good haha
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I once saw Ernest Byner make a move like that.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Took a page out of John Carlson’s book.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
how awesome is overtime hockey in the playoffs?
I’ll close my commenting with that thought. So awesome.
by DonnieKnutts on Apr 21, 2011 2:21 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Greatest thing in sports. Except when it’s YOUR team playing in the game hahaha.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions
4-1 win for my team = awesome
4-3 win in 2OT for my team = two years taken off my life
"You do that you go to the box, you know. Two minutes by yourself and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free."
But worth giving up for that moment of joy.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll let you know after the series is over.
"You do that you go to the box, you know. Two minutes by yourself and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free."
Enjoy it now. Nothing else is guaranteed, but this is awesome on its own.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Heh…“History ain’t over till it’s over” San Jose commercial. They might as well make one for us now.
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Wish Ovechkin had buried his breakaway during the 1st OT. They would have definitely made a commercial for that.
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he should have went forehand-backhand. I agree with you he was so gassed he was just looking to shoot it. If he had been more on target up higher it would have went in.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s good for him that the team won a game where he didn’t have to do anything. And if we can get out of the 1st round I think a lot of pressure will be lifted in his head.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Sooo, Pens up 3-1 on the Lightning. Can’t say I’m shocked.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 2:39 AM EDT reply actions
I don’t know which way to lose is worse, how NYR did or how TB did. Terrible defensive play for a tap in or terrible goalie flub on an easy save.
"Have you ever played?" "Yes, I was a goalie"
I just saw a tiny screen reply of the Pens goal. I think the Caps goal looks like a bigger flub.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions
kid shot from the half wall with the goalie looking right at him.
"Have you ever played?" "Yes, I was a goalie"
I guess I tend to think of split-second f-ups as being less bad than one’s where the player makes a conscious decision, generally. And Rolo had 50 saves in that game; at some point you can’t blame him too much.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 2:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Semin Goal (Good Sasha)
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by Dimagus on Apr 21, 2011 2:44 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
a bunch of the rangers fans are saying there should’ve been a whistle here…i dont see hank as ever having control of the puck. he scoops it back over the goal line but instantly loses control.
by capsfansteve on Apr 21, 2011 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions
A sweeping motion to pull it back over the line isn’t the same as freezing the puck. He didn’t secure the puck under the glove, his body, or his leg pad. It squirts free and Sasha deposits the loose change.
"A picture is worth a thousand words. For moving pictures we manage to shorten it to one or two."
yeah, I didn’t get home til the 3rd period, so this is the first definitive look i’m seeing of this play. much obliged as always, Dimagus. pretty clearly shows that there’s no control of the puck and that hank and the ranger fans are just being salty saying there should’ve been a whistle.
by capsfansteve on Apr 21, 2011 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions
*til the middle of the period, post goal #3. heard that one on the radio and instantly blasted my horn in 3 shot bursts 4 or 5 times hahaha
by capsfansteve on Apr 21, 2011 3:00 AM EDT up reply actions
There is zero puck control and the ref was right behind the goal. When he sweeps it off the line and into his body it squirts right back out and lays there behind him. Find the puck next time Lundy. Good goal.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 2:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure it also looked like Semin was just whack-whacking without knowing where the puck was, but the replay shows that he calmly got his stick under Lundquvist, can-openered the puck out, and then slid it in the goal.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if Arnott prematurely celebrating stopped anyone from going to play D on Semin. Def shouldn’t have been a whistle. I am not saying that there aren’t times where there is a whistle blown there because refs screw that stuff up all the time, but a whistle should not be blown there.
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1st Johansson Goal
Fehr does a great job positionally by drawing off Sauer, and Dubinsky leaves too much room for Laich to make a quick pass to an open Johansson at the post.
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by Dimagus on Apr 21, 2011 3:00 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Funny how someone earlier was complaining about “little” Johannson being the guy in front of the net on one of the early PP’s. If his success rate is this high, we shouldn’t complain. Kid is really getting comfortable and doing the little things. If we could just get him to win more draws.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That was totally me (or I was one of them). He got owned trying to crash the net on that play. I thought about posting some sort of retraction given this goal, but I think the point still stands: it shouldn’t be the PP gameplan for MoJo to be the guy setting screens. That’s not to say he shouldn’t be encouraged to crash the net when appropriate.
Love the kid, though. Very high on him.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions
On the PP, I agree that we have better options to put in front. I never discourage any of our guys from crashing the net though.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 3:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think we’re really disagreeing at all here.
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by Rainbow, Kitty, Beer on Apr 21, 2011 3:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Not at all, I just don’t like underestimating the kid. He continues to surprise and get better as the year goes on.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 3:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t recall Dino Ciccarelli being particularly large. I seem to recall him scoring a few goals from right in front of the net.
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by Gould Old Days on Apr 21, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I know I said something like that. There’s a big difference between getting to the net on ES, and doing it on PK when the Rangers have a dman parked right there. Johansson has shown that he can get to the net, but it’s generally when there’s a bigger player (Fehr, in this case) drawing attention.
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2nd Johansson Goal
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by Dimagus on Apr 21, 2011 3:19 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
This one was hard to find a good angle on. There was just great movement from Backstrom up top to Alzner and then to Carlson who took the shot. Important thing to note is that you can see Avery come out of the box on the first view, this play was at the tail end of a powerplay that Ovechkin drew a slashing call for.
"A picture is worth a thousand words. For moving pictures we manage to shorten it to one or two."
The fist pump totally makes it.
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by Davethecapsfan on Apr 21, 2011 3:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Incoming! More than pucks for Neuvirth
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by Dimagus on Apr 21, 2011 3:45 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Love that third one so much. Skate or Die.
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Green was so close to getting the puck first.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Apr 21, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
What happened on the first one of those? Did Boyle get a penalty?
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"They say you're not a coach in the league till you've been fired. I must be getting pretty good." - Terry Simpson
He got a penalty for both the 1st and 2nd.
Watching the 2nd is rather sickening (especially after he already got a penalty for the 1st time). At no time does he even consider going to Neuvirth’s right, to stop the post or short of the crease. The snow kicked up is from Boyle angling full speed straight into Neuvirth, and then at the last second he lifts up his left skate and does his best to sell a dive like Green pushed him into it.
"A picture is worth a thousand words. For moving pictures we manage to shorten it to one or two."
Tortorella was not impressed with that last goal
"We looked nervous," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "We felt better once we got through (the third period) and got to overtime. We still had chances we didn’t make. We got beat by a goal that is a nothing goal.
Well after the Caps got beat by a flukey goal in game 3 I think its only fair that the Rangers get beaten by a fluke goal in game 4.
Flowers?
Did anyone send flowers to the Referee that broke up the Dubinsky/Gaborik 2-0 in OT?
by RedArmy on Apr 21, 2011 7:43 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I'm still trying to figure out what the hell happened
that was one hell of a game and you guys deserve all the credit in the world for coming back down three. all i can say here is that I hope the game is as competitive on saturday as it was today
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