Recap: Jets 3, Caps 2 (SO)
by J.P. on Feb 9, 2012 9:54 PM EST
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With a difficult road ahead and every point gained or left on the table along the way likely to be important, it's critically important that the Capitals win the games they "should win." Reasonable minds might differ, of course, as to what constitutes a "should win" game, but one played at Verizon Center - where the Caps were 19-7-1 - against a Winnipeg team that came into the game 9-16-4 on the road would seem to fit the bill.
If that set-up sounds familiar, it's because it's pretty similar to what we wrote a few weeks back when the Islanders came to town... and promptly shut-out their red-clad hosts.
The Caps seemed determined not to fall victim to the same fate Thursday night, but a failure to capitalize on early chances and an almost literally unbelievable last few minutes of regulation ultimately proved too much to overcome, as they dropped the decision in the shootout by a 3-2 count.
Ten more notes on the game:
- Given that Tomas Vokoun has posted a 1.91 goals against average and .939 save percentage in 14 home games since Dale Hunter took over behind the bench and Ondrej Pavelec came into the game with a 1.99 GAA and .938 SV% against the Caps on the season, a goalie duel was probably to be expected a goalie duel... and that's certainly what was delivered.
- One of the big stories headed into this one was the healthy-scratch for the struggling Mike Knuble. Hunter explained that he wanted to get Jay Beagle in the lineup for "more speed." Well, half-way through the second, Beagle took a pass on a good breakout and found himself streaking down the left side in a 2-on-1 with Dennis Wideman. Beagle saucered a gorgeous backhand pass to Wideman, but the blueliner couldn't beat Pavelec. Which is a shame. Because Jay Beagle will never make a prettier pass.
- By the end of the second period, the Caps had 24 shots on goal, which is more than they'd had in 16 of Hunter's 31 entire games coming into the night. So there's that. Of course, they couldn't beat Pavelec with a single one of those 24... so there's that, too.
- Alex Ovechkin's 10th power-play goal of the season broke the 0-0 tie in the third when he cashed in on an Alexander Semin shot that rebounded off the end boards. Less than two minutes later, Ovechkin would return the favor with a beauty of a feed to Semin on a backdoor cut, who made no mistake and gave the Caps a 2-0 lead with both tallies coming with the extra man (and Wideman assisting on both).
- Considering his reputation coming into this season as a high-risk/high-reward offensive defenseman, Caps fans might be surprised at all they've seen from Dmitry Orlov so far in his rookie season. But they got a glimpse of some of that skill early in the third when the young Russian blueliner had a partial breakaway and flashed some sweet stickhandling before having his shot denied by Pavelec. And perhaps some of that high-risk was at play, too, as the Caps were forced to commit a penalty to break up a scoring chance moments later at the other end (though that was clearly more on Orlov's teammates for failing to adequately cover for him on a chance he had to take).
- Karl Alzner and John Carlson get high marks for their work against Winnipeg's top line. Reunited and it feels so good? Well, it did until the last few minutes, at least.
- 2-man advantages are rare in the NHL. But a three-man advantage? The Jets had that late after a couple of Caps penalties and the decision to pull Pavelec. The Caps killed a bit of the disadvantage, but Evander Kane finally beat Vokoun from atop the crease with 2:15 left in the third... 12 seconds before Dustin Byfuglien beat him from center ice on a shot that deflected off of Alzner to tie the game. Stunning turn of events.
- After a five-minute overtime period didn't yield a winner, it was on to the shootout which, like it or not, is how such games are decided these days. Ovechin: goal. Blake Wheeler: goal. Semin: save. Bryan Little: goal. Mathieu Perreault: save. Shootout: garbage.
- There were positives to take away from the loss, including an effective power-play, good shot- and scoring-chance generation, and excellent success in the faceoff dot. But it is getting a bit late in the day for moral victories.
- Last thought: does anyone miss Eric Fehr? Me neither.
And so the Caps have a few days off to think about a brutally hard loss - a game they had to have and a game they did have. Until they didn't.
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And so the Caps have a few days off to think about a brutally hard loss – a game they had to have and a game they did have. Until they didn’t.
Not sure you could have summarized that better. When you have a 2 goal lead and a shutout that late in the game, you just can’t lose it.
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Not unless Lady Luck and Shitty Stripes are against you.
Dale, the...
by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
Shitty stripes? With which critical call (or non-call) did you disagree?
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The goalie interference that was the beginning of the end. It’s not the call that upset me- it was clearly a good goal. The problem was that that same call has been made against the Caps countless times, some less egregious than this one. Cut WSH some slack, dammit!
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by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Which goalie interference call?
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More like the non-call
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by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
He must be referring to the one on the Jets’ first goal. Where the Caps’ defenseman pushed Ladd (?) into Vokoun.
I know. Not a penalty.
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Well their first goal could have and going strictly by the rule book should have been waived off because the Jets player in no way tried to avoid the contact which the rule says he has to even if he is pushed into the goalie. Also the many missed calls against the Jets as well.
I thought the 4-min PP we got after Hendy was whacked was complete bull
by CapsDegenerate on Feb 9, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
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#Caps Hendricks has a pretty good gash on his nose from where he got hit with the stick
by ShootTheBullets on Feb 9, 2012 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Blood on a high-stick is an automatic double-minor. I believe there’s no discretion for the refs.
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i guess nobody got my sarcasm…….i deadpan too much
by CapsDegenerate on Feb 10, 2012 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
Totally disagree that the first goal should’ve been washed out – Alzner pushed him into Vokoun and the contact wasn’t egregious.
There were a couple of questionable missed calls, but there always are. Always.
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Well, mebbe I’m wrong. Still, it seems to me that there are more questionable calls in Caps games than anywhere else.
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by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Just guessing, but could the fact that you watch more Caps games and have more of a rooting interest in them maybe impact your impression here?
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Could be, but I’ve seen more than my fair share of other hockey games on NHL Net (what else do you have to do when all your homework is done?) and I have not seen much in the way of questionable calls. Of course, it all boils down to viewpoint, I’m sure.
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by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
my only problem on the penalties...
was that there was only one call before the third, as the refs were clearly “letting them play”. then we get five in the third, four after 9:36. Caps benefitted as much as they lost overall, but the broken stick call was, what’s the word? Unique?
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Feb 10, 2012 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
okay, so i didn't see the replay where it was seen broken as noted below.
meh.
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Feb 10, 2012 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
Well OK, laughed at the acrostic.
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Incredibly impressive 2 use numbers in the acrostic.
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My two teenagers would call it grammatically correct.
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by STLSpidey on Feb 9, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Uhm? What future? All I see is Google taking over the world.
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by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
140 characters at a time
and I’d like the team to stay where it is, thanks :P
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by canadian texan on Feb 9, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
get them out of the damn division at the very least…
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by Alz in the family on Feb 10, 2012 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
we wouldn't complain
Our division rivals should not include a team from Sunrise, Florida
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by canadian texan on Feb 10, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Very clever JP
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You know you’re bored with writing recaps when…
(Granted, we’ve been doing acrostics for months now… since we’ve been bored for months.)
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Per Katie:
Nicklas Backstrom attended tonight’s game at Verizon Center. He was catching up with Winnipeg’s Tobias Enstrom afterward.
I choose to take the fact that Nicky is not on the couch as a good sign. Very rose-colored, half-full glass.
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Brian McNally reported that he was chatting with Semin, so maybe the injury has made him some kind of savant. Gallows humor.
But yeah, that he has watched a game (which is hard to do with a migraine, even just on TV) is encouraging. I just hope it’s not akin to an oasis in the middle of a Backs-drought.
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Interesting that there can be a discussion about if the call on Laich had to be called. According to the rule “10.3 Broken Stick – Player – A broken stick is one which, in the opinion of the Referee, is unfit for normal play.” Now everyone has been taught that if the stick is broken it is a penalty but the rule does not say it is automatic. Brooks was able to make a normal play with his stick and didn’t even know it was broken until he made the pass. The ref could very easily have decided that there was no foul there. There was a play against the Panthers where one of their players played the puck with a broken stick but since the break with between his hands the ref didn’t call it and he went off the ice right after.
I’m not even sure he knew it was broken until after he played it. He was probably the worst player to lose for the PK in that situation too. Terrible luck. One small saving grace is that he didn’t hurt himself making the block, as the stick took the abuse.
The replay showed it was broken before he played it.
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Well, obviously it was. Whether he knew it was broken is a different question. We’re not mind readers. In any case, it was a good call, even if a tough one.
He did not. See the quote I posted below.
Great support from Brouwer as well – from Whyno:
Stick breaks, a guy doesn’t know it breaks and he plays the puck. He’s just doing what any guy in the NHL would do.
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I’m not so sure he didn’t know, but the call is going to get made in that situation pretty much every time. The ref saw it, saw Laich play it, and Laich’s playing the puck might have resulted in the game-ending ENG. I suspect there were probably some Jets yelling for it too. I’m not mad at the ref. Bad play by Laich if he knew, but I understand taking the risk too.
It was a tough call but the right one, IMO.
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Agreed. Shame really. Laich had no idea.
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Yep.
Add in a 90-footer and here we are.
But hey! The Caps looked good on the breakout, they controlled the neutral zone well and they actually – I know you’re finding this hard to believe – had a forecheck working. That was sweeeeet.
So, anyway, you have a couple heartbreakers every year and this was a big one.
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That’s what makes it so hard, I think. Finally get a good game going, hit the key points, and still can’t get two points out of it
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I wouldn’t be opposed if the Caps’ goalies stopped letting in goals from beyond the blueline.
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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 9, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I agree. It’ll be another 10 years before we see the Caps cough up another of those.
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We’ve had more than 2 heart breakers this year. The Nashville game where we got the first goal in Period 3 only to lose in regulation. The Islanders game that we lost in regulation at the end.
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Per Vogs and Katie – Laich said:
"I tried to clear the puck right away and wasn’t aware that it had snapped. And he made the call."
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They’ve got to have the rule in the books, otherwise guys would be running around with jagged graphite spears in their hands. And it was broken for sure. Sucks, but there it is.
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I remember in game 2 (?) against Montreal a few years back, the Habs wanted a call on Ovie for playing with a broken stick when he skated a few strides with a stub in his hands.
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This was one of our discussion scenarios at a referees camp a few years ago. In order to be a penalty, the player has to “participate in the game.” We were told to use our judgement in applying this rule. If the player has half a broken stick in his hand, and is trying to play the puck with his feet, that’s a penalty. If the puck is in the far corner, and the player is skating to the bench with his broken stick 80 feet away, he isn’t participating in play, and no penalty should be called.
Obviously, Brooksie was participating in the game…
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by iwearstripes on Feb 10, 2012 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
Yup. Letter of the law vs spirit of the law thing. It’s one thing if you’re in a scrum around the net, where a broken stick poses a danger. This wasn’t that. But it’s also not fair to let guys play with a piece of a stick to press and advantage, like if a guy knowingly holds the stick together just to get a (probably weak) shot off. This wasn’t that either, but you could argue there was an advantage gained by playing with the broken stick (getting a clear).
The flipside is that the refs have to call slashes pretty diligently whenever a guy gets his stick broken.
Final point is that broken sticks on the ice do present a safety hazard, though not as much a playing with a shard of frissile composite plastic.
It’s a total BS call – but no more than I expect from the total clowns masquerading as referees this season in the NHL. Easily the lowest standard of refereeing i’ve seen and with no accountability from the league.
Re your comment about bad/missed calls. They missed a blatant interference on Semin in the 1st (OK – I get let them play and this could then be allowed to continue) and an even more blatant trip on Mojo in the 2nd (trips are ALWAYS called – even in Game 7). plus the early whistle that cost us a goal… need more?
The only way the ref gets a pass on the broken stick call is if he was screaming at Laich that the stick was broken and Laich ignored him and played the puck anyway. That’s what a good referee would do – the linesmen do it ALL THE TIME with offsides and you can hear them clearly in the stands.
Not a word from the ref – and I was sitting reasonably close to the action last night.
Then to compound the issue, Laich drops his stick after the play as he now is aware that it is broken. the ass hat referee picks it up (and by the way, it is in one piece and still doesn’t look broken – cracked maybe – but not broken in two pieces) and takes it over to the penalty box to give to Laich! why? so he can give him 2 more minutes when he skates across the ice from the box? if it’s broken throw it away. if not, then face-off at center and cancel the penalty.
that #24 referee – lower quartile my friends. maybe he should go back to the NHL front office from whence he came – or get some additional practice in the AHL or juniors before trying to referee an NHL game.
If a referee or linesman picks up a broken stick away from the benches, they almost always hand the broken stick to one of the off-ice officials in the penalty box.
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by iwearstripes on Feb 10, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
The bright spots in the standings:
1 point behind the Leafs with a game in hand.
2 points behind the Sens with three games in hand.
3 points ahead of the Jets with two games in hand.
Only four points and five points behind the Pens and Devils with same number of games.
And, of course, tied with Cats in points. Cats have one game in hand, but five fewer ROW.
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The dark spots:
tied with Cats in points. Cats have one game in hand
Means the Cats are on top of the division. And the Caps are in 9th.
Looks like, even with the Panthers’ win tonight, that they are stumbling just a bit. Meybe…
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by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
I am following the logic of our friend Becca, who tweeted:
Sick of “oh, they’re in 1st because of this tiebreaker” crap. No. Same number of points = tie until the end of the season. Eff tiebreakers.
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Would it help if it was phrased as “superior points percentage” rather than “has games in hand”?
by discuit on Feb 9, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Always a silver lining in the cloud.
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by Penguin Hunter on Feb 9, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Finally! A return to the good ol’ Caps, where No Lead is Sa—
Oh.
Fuck Rene Bourque.
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by redlineblue on Feb 9, 2012 10:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yep. Fuck Rene Bourque hard. When we had Nick Backstrom, 4 on 4 was our playground. ::sigh::
by Aliceanna on Feb 9, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
(and fuck the old guy sitting next to you, even though it was me…)
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I just hope the team doesn’t feel as let down as I do after that.
Ugh!
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Troy Brouwer was chosen to take the face-off after the first goal against. Troy Freaking Brouwer. Speaks volumes about their lightweight centers in that situation.
Brouwer took at least one defensive draw as well when the Mojo line was on the ice.
Noticeable that Mojo was being kept away from face-offs. a number of Offensive draws resulted in Hendricks line on the ice and 90-8-20 coming onto the ice in open play with possession secured.
anybody notice how many face-offs Mojo actually takes in a game and whether it is lower now than previously? Can he not get any better?
Dunno, hard to get down about this one. The end was so flukey, doesn’t really seem to me like your run-of-the-mill blown lead. A PK turns into a 6-on-3 because of a good block/play by Laich. Ok, maybe letter of the law is that it’s a penalty, but Laich did everything right. Then a 1-in-100 weird deflection ties it. Can’t get upset about that. Caps played well in the 3rd period and dominated puck possession in the OT. Not much to learn from this one…
Somebody used the s-word a little too soon?
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some idiot behind me started chattering on and on about how Vokoun was about the get back to back shut outs. How he left the VC in one piece, I will never know.
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poor Alzner
Another tough break tonight. He has more own goals in the last handful of games than goals scored for the season now.
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by cainoo7x on Feb 9, 2012 10:59 PM EST via Android app reply actions
How do you let a shot from center ice get past you?
I know it was deflected—at the red line. I would think a goalie could react by the time the puck
gets to the net. Guess not.
It it the ice and bounced literally a foot in front of Vokoun.
by Murshawursha on Feb 9, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
Vokoun was sliding right to stop the shot. Alzner’d stick deflected it and sent it left, and a weird bounce on the ice made it hop oddly past Vokoun’s glove. Bad luck all around.
Karmic payback for Schultz scoring a two-hundred footer on Pavelec a couple years ago, perhaps.
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by Wheeler on Feb 9, 2012 11:52 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Orlov on the wing??
I’ve heard people (sarcastically or not) say it about Green, Yeah he has an offensive game, but not really the skill set to be a forward. I think he manages to take advantage of the open space he finds as a dman.
However, I think if Green comes back and we don’t trade Schultz, Orlov might be able fill in nicely on a third of fourth line. I think the is tough in the corners, and he can stickhandle and skate powerfully (unlike Green who is like a speed/figure skater). I could see Orlov being a better wing than two of Beagle, Knuble, and Hendricks. Might not be enough time to learn the position before the end of the year
Eh, future as top 4 defender much too important (especially cost controlled) for this team than maybe a marginal improvement on a 4th line that doesn’t get much ice time. You wouldn’t want to mess with his development at this early point in his career.
by HateOffSeason on Feb 10, 2012 6:16 AM EST up reply actions
No. Full stop.
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by Bald Pollack on Feb 10, 2012 7:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Could you explain what you think the differences is are between hockey skaters, speed skaters, and figure skaters? And why you think Green fits more in with the latter two than the former?
Please, call me F&B.
just trying to say that green seems a bit more graceful, lighter on his feet, easier to knock off the puck, longer strides. orlov seems more powerful, sturdy, heavier, harder to push around. more suited to fighing in the corners and cycling
green obviously is not a figure skater, but in the spectrum of nhl skaters, i dont think he skews toward the powerful end. i see orlov being able to power thorugh people like ovie does, but obviously to a lesser extent
This is just one of those losses where you feel like you’ve been kicked below the belt repeatedly.
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by hankthetank5503 on Feb 9, 2012 11:23 PM EST reply actions
My feeling exactly, Hank. Do I feel like a Bettman point is a moral victory? Heck no. No, I feel angry and disgusted and robbed. It’s in contention for the angriest that I’ve gotten over a Caps loss. I know that as soon as the Jets had tied up the game, we would lose in OT somehow.
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I was at the game tonight and it was my first Caps game I’ve been able to go to in a long time. Barring the outcome, I still loved it. A few notes:
-I love how Hendricks plays up to the crowd during warmups, tv timeouts, etc.
-On ‘The Goal" Vokes had no chance. I was sitting at that end, and replays don’t accurately show how FAST that tip actually got to Koun. He was actually in prime position to play the initial shot, but the speed the tip got to him left him no shot. However, Im not denying I had my head in my hands at that point.
-Dima is a straight up stud. Period.
-The PP goals by OV and Sasha were about as pretty and textbook as you could get.
-I don’t know where that forecheck came from, but I liked it.
-Overall, the effort was definitely there, but an absolutely soul crusher of a loss.
-Byte of the Night: Coming home on the MARC train, when I was getting off there was a Canadian business man also coming from the game that was still sitting down and said “I’m sorry, but we absolutely stole that one from you guys tonight” as I walked past. Got a laugh out of me at the least.
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by Mikko Leinonen's opposite on Feb 9, 2012 11:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
What the???
I go away on vacation and the Caps blow a 2-0 lead with less than 3 minutes to go and on an 80+ foot goal no less.
Gotta get better…
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I'm happy with how the Caps played though
Aside from some bad luck (broken stick, tipped dump-in) the Caps had out played and out worked Winnipeg. At this point I’d rather lose a game on flukes while playing well than have to rely on flukes to win games.
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