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GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 06:08:24 PM Eastern »
                     

                 Sat. April 7   New Jersey Devils @  Washington Capitals
                 Place:  Capital One Arena
                 Time: 7:00 p.m.
                 TV: NBCSWA, MSG+
                 Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
                 NHL.COM for Live Box Score
                 New Jersey Devils         97-44-28-9    Last Game: Apr 05  Won 2-1 Against Maple Leafs
                 Washington Capitals    103-48-26-7    Last Game: Apr 05  Lost 4-3 Against Predators

                                                                                     
                       8-Ovechkin          92-Kuznetsov           43-Wilson
                     65-Burakovsky      19-Bäckström          10-Connolly
                     13-Vrana                20-Eller                    25-Smith-Pelly
                     63-Gersich             18-Stephenson         39-Chiasson
 

                                  6-Kempny                   74-Carlson
                                  9-Orlov                         2-Niskanen
                                 44-Orpik                      28-Jerabek

                                               70-Holtby  (starter)
                                               31-Grubauer


                                           -- SCRATCH --
                                               77-Oshie (maintenance day)
                                               72-Boyd
                                               83-Beagle  (upper body)
                                               64-Pinho
                                               29-Djoos
                                               
                                               

                                    -- INJURED RESERVE --
                                           

                                    -- 1st Powerplay Unit --
                    77-Oshie            19-Bäckström     92-Kuznetsov
                                 8-Ovechkin           74-Carlson
                               
                                    -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
                    13-Vrana            20-Eller               65-Burakovsky
                                2-Niskanen             9-Orlov
       

               Referees:   Dan O’Rourke (#9),    Wes McCauley (#4)
               Linesmen:  Brad Kovachik (#71),    Scott Cherrey (#50)







1st Period
02:21  GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 43-Wilson   1-0 WSH
08:10  Devils GOAL Hischier   1-1 TIE
19:32  GOAL 19-Bäckström, assists 10-Connolly & 74-Carlson   2-1 WSH

2nd Period
03:44  GOAL 6-Kempny, assists 63-Gersich & 18-Stephenson   3-1 WSH
19:07  Devils GOAL Wood   3-2 WSH

3rd Period
02:04  Devils GOAL Maroon   3-3 TIE
05:11  Goal 8-Ovechkin, unassisted   4-3 WSH  (Ovies 49th Goal for Season)
11:50  GOAL 65-Burakovsky, assists 6-Kempny & 19-Bäckström   5-3 WSH

FINAL:    5-3 WSH








by Roman Stubbs April 7 at 1:23 PM

For NHL players who played Canada’s junior hockey circuit, Friday’s bus crash ‘hits home’


Chandler Stephenson grew up near where the Humboldt Broncos, whose bus crashed Saturday, were based. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)



Before he signed with the Washington Capitals and began to enjoy the glamour of the NHL, Chandler Stephenson was a typical Canadian hockey prospect who created his best memories in two places: on the ice and on the bus, which would ferry Stephenson and his junior league teammates from town to town in Saskatchewan so they could chase their dreams.

“It’s kind of your second home,” a somber Stephenson said in the Capitals’ locker room Saturday morning, less than 12 hours after he found out that a bus carrying a junior hockey league team in Canada had crashed, killing at least 14 people.

The team, the Humboldt Broncos, are based about an hour from Stephenson’s hometown of Saskatoon; he was acquainted with three of the players. He wasn’t sure of their condition, but Stephenson said one of the players had to be airlifted from the scene with a fractured skull.

“Kind of at a loss for words. Couldn’t really believe that something like that could happen. You’re on the bus for hours,” Stephenson said.

[ ‘A grieving province’ mourns after 14 killed in Canadian junior hockey team bus crash ]

Washington’s players were still trying to process Friday night’s accident as they returned to practice Saturday morning. Preparations for that night’s regular season finale against New Jersey were an afterthought during the session. Scores of players reflected on their roots, including Stephenson, Brett Connolly and Braden Holtby, all of whom played junior league hockey close to Humboldt.

Capitals Coach Barry Trotz, who himself had played junior league hockey in Saskatchewan decades ago, opened his meeting with reporters by not addressing his own roster or the impending payoff push, but rather the tragedy that has rocked Canada and the NHL, which is made up of a majority of Canadian players

“The players come from all over, especially in Canada … they’re from all over Western Canada. They come and play in a small town, and you’re embraced by a small town, and you’re the pride of a small town, and you’re chasing a dream,” Trotz said. “It does hit a little bit home.”

Details from the crash were still emerging as Washington’s players prepared for Saturday’s practice. Connolly tweeted for the first time since January, sending out his condolences to a community that is about 20 hours from his hometown in northern British Columbia.

Connolly wondered what had happened and how safe he used to feel on buses while traveling in his junior hockey league days with the Prince George Cougars. The road conditions were often ugly and the glare of the sun on Western Canada’s plains could be treacherous for drivers, yet Connolly and his teammates never thought anything could happen; they instead bonded over card games, movies and music while they traveled hours from town to town.

“It hits home for a lot of guys … part of everybody’s junior career, you’re on a bus a lot. That’s kind of your safe spot,” said Connolly, who played junior league hockey in Saskatchewan. “That’s where you grow friendships. It’s crazy. It doesn’t make any sense how that can happen.”

Stephenson tuned into a Canadian radio station to listen to Humboldt’s mayor address the community of 5,869 Friday night, where citizens were invited to the rink and to church to grieve together. A number of Stephenson’s close friends are from his junior league hockey days, he said, relationships that were strengthened by travel and community support. He couldn’t fathom the loss.

“Especially a place like Humboldt. It’s just a city. To be qualified as a city, I think it’s five or ten thousand people,” he said. “The Broncos were their everything.”

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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #1 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 06:24:00 PM Eastern »
Sad news about the Humboldt team.
At least the survivors didn't get stranded in Saskatchewan and have to eat their team mates bodies to live.
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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #2 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 06:52:54 PM Eastern »
Too bad it wasn't the caps.  Sorry. :(

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« Reply #3 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:01:16 PM Eastern »
Sad news about the Humboldt team.
At least the survivors didn't get stranded in Saskatchewan and have to eat their team mates bodies to live.
   That's an odd comment to make.

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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #4 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:02:56 PM Eastern »

Geez, bizarre comments about that tragic accident.
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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #5 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:04:16 PM Eastern »
nice to see the Nats fixed their bullpen problem
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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #6 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:10:48 PM Eastern »
Geez, bizarre comments about that tragic accident.
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   Very tragic. This the 2nd time a bus carrying a hockey team had a fatal accident in Saskarchewan. In 1986 4 members of the Swift current Broncos were killed. The Broncos name should be banned from Saskatchewan sports.

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:14:35 PM Eastern »
GR8 goal.
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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #8 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:15:55 PM Eastern »
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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #9 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:16:03 PM Eastern »
yep, I think someone wants 50, amazing want he can do when he really wants it  :smirk:
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Re: GDT #82 Devils @ Capitals 2018-04-07 7:00pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #10 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:31:01 PM Eastern »
How did Niskanen get called for that? It was pure diving embellishment all the way.

At least they both got nicked, but it has to be one or the other IMO.
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The embellishment rule needs fixing. Number 1, it needs to be enforced more, but if it's called then there should be no matching minors. If one guy dives then the other guy obviously didn't commit a foul
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« Reply #12 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:36:04 PM Eastern »
we very well could be watching round 1 here
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Sorry to hear of the bus accident.. I'm not familiar at all with the terrain of Saskatch.. How does a bus crash kill 14 people? Was it hit by a train or fall off a cliff? Can't get my head around it.. Prayers to all involved..


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« Reply #14 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:40:17 PM Eastern »

By the way, I bought the domain name WashingtonCapitalsFanForum.com and also bought domain parking about an hour ago.  I hope to have the site working under the new domain name by the start of the playoffs.

I'll take the site down for a while over the next couple days to make the transition.  i will also setup an automatic redirect for those going to the site under this domain name/folder.
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Sorry to hear of the bus accident.. I'm not familiar at all with the terrain of
Saskatchewan, but how the heck does a bus crash kill 14 people? Was it hit by a train? Fall off a cliff?? I just can't get my head around that many fatal injuries in one crash, from a vehicle? Prayers for all involved..
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let me get my magnifying glass out.


Not that this is related but I don't think I've ever tripped over my dick.


Dang, sorry for your luck..  :rofl: :wackysmile: Yea, the board screwed my post up because I copied/pasted (or tried to) "Saskatchewan".. I couldn't find the font size editor so I just deleted it..  :angel:

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« Reply #19 on: Saturday April 07, 2018, 07:56:01 PM Eastern »

Dang, sorry for your luck..  :rofl: :wackysmile: Yea, the board screwed my post up because I copied/pasted (or tried to) "Saskatchewan".. I couldn't find the font size editor so I just deleted it..  :angel:


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