GDT #80 Caps vs Islanders @ 7pm

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April 10 vs Islanders at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 104.5 FM

Washington Capitals 34-36-9
PP% 21.1(17th)  PK% 82.7(6th)  Faceoff% 50(17th)
New York Islanders 41-30-9
PP% 15.7(31st)  PK% 82.1(8th)  Faceoff% 51.4(11th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Sheary 73 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Kuznetsov 92 - Smith 16
Snively 91 - Backstrom 19
Malenstyn 47 - Protas 59 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - Irwin 52

Kuemper 35

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Ovechkin 8 - day to day - upper body
Dowd 26 - undisclosed
Mantha 39 - day to day - lower body
van Riemsdyk 57 - day to day - upper body
Oshie 77 - out for season - upper body

IR/ LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip

Islanders anticipated lines:
Lee 27 - Horvat 14 - Holmstrom 10
Engvall 18 - Nelson 29 - Palmieri 21
Parise 11 - Pageau 44 - Fasching 20
Martin 17 - Cizikas 53 - Clutterbuck 15

Pelech 3 - Pulock 6
Aho 25 - Mayfield 24
Bolduc 4 - Dobson 8

Sorokin 30
Varlamov 40 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Eric Furlatt 27, Kevin Pollock 33
Michel Cormier 76, Jesse Marquis 86

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-isles/c-343329672

scoring summary
1st period:
Strome(22) from Carlson(19) at :36
Sandin(6) from Smith(7) and Backstrom(13) at 1:03
Smith(8 from Fehervary(10) at 13:13
2nd period:
no goals
3rd period:
Fasching from Clutterbuck and Dobson at 14:52
Wilson(11) unassisted at 15:44
Cizikas from Horvat and Aho at 16:43
Sheary(16) unassisted at 18:50

Caps win 5-2

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If we want to see the Hens miss the playoffs, then the Islanders need to win. But, given all the injuries it might not be an issue. I suspect a few of these guys were playing hurt, and sat after the season was over.

[BlackIce]

So we really don't have anyone that can be brought up from Hershey for tonight's game? Hershey plays tomorrow night, so I could understand why they might want that player back, but they could play tonight and then return.  I thought that was supposed to be one of the reasons for having your AHL franchise so close.


The more of this shorthandedness that occurs, the more I wonder if there might be a salary cap issue, with all these guys injured but not on LTIR so we don't get a salary cap exemption to bring up replacements.

[Mickstix]

It's the salary cap. They used some "emergency" clause to bring up Snively for tonight. (And they still only have 17 skaters) Must be more dumb rules that won't allow them to put Oshi on IR and bring more up. Like I said the other day, the NHL should allow cap flex to teams that are mathematically out, same as they do once the playoffs start.

[BlackIce]

It's the salary cap. They used some "emergency" clause to bring up Snively for tonight. (And they still only have 17 skaters) Must be more dumb rules that won't allow them to put Oshi on IR and bring more up. Like I said the other day, the NHL should allow cap flex to teams that are mathematically out, same as they do once the playoffs start.

I'm sure the league would argue that such a move wouldn't be "fair" to playoff teams that would have to play non-playoff teams that exceed the salary cap, when other playoff teams that played them earlier played a roster that conformed to the salary cap.  Yeah, the non-playoff teams aren't as good, but if a playoff team lost games late to non-playoff teams above the salary cap, they'd complain that their playoff competition didn't play those "reinforced" teams.

[Mickstix]

The fuck? Strome -and- Sandine. 1:30 into the game. 

[Mickstix]

Nice saves by Kuemper! 


IYKYK 

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I hate to see the Caps lose again but I’d rather see the Hens miss the playoffs
 

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Kuzy damn near gave one back

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GOOOAAALLLL

SMITH

[Mickstix]

Damn, Kuemper pitchin' a shutout! 

[Mickstix]

I'm sure the league would argue..

Probably so, just seem fucking stupid with a few games left and already eliminated we can't even field a full hockey team. Joe said he "thought" Boston would play their full team tomorrow. Said they called up 5 guys. 5 fucking guys? 

[Mickstix]

Figures, we're jinx proof tonight.

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Kuemper pitching a shutout after 2..


 

[Mickstix]

lol. I think it's too late.

[Surreylily]

Morning all,      I dozed off again.   

[Surreylily]

Whaat NOW K is going for the shutout?   

 

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well there ya go, it took Lil saying it to jinx him

 

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goal

Willy


 

[Surreylily]

Too little too late methinks.....