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GDT R2G1 Caps vs Hurricanes L 2-1
alta:
On the bright side, the Caps did make a game of it despite playing poorly. If they can clean of their performance a bit they should be able to win the series. Another one which we all knew wasn’t going to be a 4 game sweep.
Mickstix:
Sure feels like win game 2 or lose in 4 or 5, at best..
richkrt99:
Its odd i just watched the 10 min condensed game and strictly from that...it looks like an even match. We hit the post 3 times, had good PP scoring chances, had some break aways, etc. Carolina wins by attrition ...they just keep throwing shit at the net and eventually one goes in (like in OT), but legit scoring chance wise these two were not that far apart.
I know they dominated the play, but legit scoring chance wise - it was fairly even. Do i want to witness another game played like this....HELLL NO! Seems like we generated some good turnovers after hitting them. Maybe we can try some more of that.
I like big Mac but he's not exactly a speed demon either. He sure as hell will hit people and clear the crease tho.
How quickly can we age the younger Protas? We need him bad. We sure as hell need a couple young D with size tho.
waynerivers:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Wednesday May 07, 2025, 10:57:34 AM Eastern ---Could have been the worst game they played in the last 20 years - it was that bad. He HAS to take Leonard out and that should have happened long ago. Raddysh may not be that great, but he is a bigger body that won't hurt us. I would actually like to see Frank who would bring some speed and energy to the game.
One thing I don't understand is when we are pinned in our own zone - why do our two top forwards stay in the middle of the zone and not pressure the point? I know it is to just block shots, but why not have those two go man-on-man with the two point-men. Just shadow them and prevent the other team from constantly throwing the puck to the point and cycling it. This has driven me crazy for years.
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Exactly. Watch Carolina. They pressure the point, or wherever the puck is, constantly. The way to defend is to force a decision by the guy with the puck before he really wants to make one. That's what leads to success in either end of the ice. It's also why Carolina outchanced us by about 3-1 or more. We stood around way too much rather than get after the guy with the puck.
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