GDT R1G1 Blue Jackets @ Capitals 2018-04-12 7:30pm EST NBCSWA, USA

[OldHat]

I can seriously see a sweep.  Fuck this team.  I've never been so not excited for playoff hockey in 30+ years.

[ArJunaZ]

Ovie was a non-factor it seemed tonight.

[Mickstix]

I'm just looking forward to what we get for Burt in the offseason.. Will GMBM be able to get something back or just drop his salary?? He's probably the dumbest player on the team.

[RavenCp]

I can seriously see a sweep.  Fuck this team.  I've never been so not excited for playoff hockey in 30+ years.

We'll see how much it worth. So far doesn't look like will have a long run.

[Pucktothehead]

Too many pointless passes. Too much holding the puck. Who doesn’t get deflection or crazy bounce goals? The Caps. They just skate around looking at each other. Drives me nuts

[waynerivers]

Outskated, outworked, outcoached.  CBS plays as a team.  The Caps are all one man efforts and no sustained pressure.  In their own end they get panicky and just try batting it anywhere or end up in a little box right in front of the goal while the other team skates around with it.  This looked exactly like any of a dozen home playoff losses the last 8-10 years.  I expect CBS to wrap it up in 5.  Maybe even 4 if they win the next one.  But hey, we got another division banner.

[alta]

well that was fun, watched one bad game while listening to another bad game, and people wonder why I drink, heavily

[ArJunaZ]

Outskated, outworked, outcoached.  CBS plays as a team.  The Caps are all one man efforts and no sustained pressure.  In their own end they get panicky and just try batting it anywhere or end up in a little box right in front of the goal while the other team skates around with it.  This looked exactly like any of a dozen home playoff losses the last 8-10 years.  I expect CBS to wrap it up in 5.  Maybe even 4 if they win the next one.  But hey, we got another division banner.

For sure.  The panicking aspect always drives me crazy. it seems to be a feature of every Caps team year in and year out when they feel the slightest pressure.  Different players, but every year it's the same, and it doesn't seem that any of them are unaffected by this.

[RavenCp]

Caps could win and gave up this game. I won't surprise if it'll go up to seven games.

[RavenCp]

For sure.  The panicking aspect always drives me crazy. it seems to be a feature of every Caps team year in and year out when they feel the slightest pressure.  Different players, but every year it's the same, and it doesn't seem that any of them are unaffected by this.

Yes, it's like they didn't play so many games in playoffs.

[ArJunaZ]

I sure hope no one places any blame on Gruby.  I didn't see it that way at all.

[alta]

I can seriously see a sweep.  Fuck this team.  I've never been so not excited for playoff hockey in 30+ years.

In Februaryish I said the best thing for this team would be to not qualify for the post season. That was for my sanity more than theirs.

[alta]

I sure hope no one places any blame on Gruby.  I didn't see it that way at all.

but if Holts was in net tonight I garandamntee it would've been his fault

[waynerivers]

I sure hope no one places any blame on Gruby.  I didn't see it that way at all.

I don't blame him in general but I just can't see why all these goalies(and coaches) think crouching down and leaving the top part of the net open is a good idea.  If he's standing up hugging the post like in the old days, no way Panarin can score from there.  I'm just wondering if Trotz will now panic and put in Holtby.

[RavenCp]

but if Holts was in net tonight I garandamntee it would've been his fault

He'll get his chance!

[capsfanpdx]

We have Goalie dust to trade, so should be all good. BMGM shit the bed at deadline and we are suffering the co consequences now.

[RavenCp]

I don't blame him in general but I just can't see why all these goalies(and coaches) think crouching down and leaving the top part of the net open is a good idea.  If he's standing up hugging the post like in the old days, no way Panarin can score from there.  I'm just wondering if Trotz will now panic and put in Holtby.

We can blame Orlov on this one, but the main issue we've lost the grip and got stupid penalties.

[Maacoshark]

I sure hope no one places any blame on Gruby.  I didn't see it that way at all.

    I wouldn't say it was his fault but he could have played a couple of those goals better. He had an opportunity to block the pass on Vaneks goal. And the game winning goal he needed to cut down the angle and challenge the shooter a bit. There is no way Panarin should have scored from that angle. It should have been a fairly routine save.
   Orlov did get turned around by Panarin on the goal but he was deep enough that he didn't have much to shoot at. I could see a 5 hole or 7 hole goal from there but the guy picked the far side.

[Maacoshark]

    I thought we started the wrong goalie. Grubauer wasn't bad but he wasn't great either. Now what do we do? Start Grubauer again? Or do we put the pressure on Holtby and tell him he has to dig us out of a hole.

[RavenCp]

    I thought we started the wrong goalie. Grubauer wasn't bad but he wasn't great either. Now what do we do? Start Grubauer again? Or do we put the pressure on Holtby and tell him he has to dig us out of a hole.

I think Holtby also for a number of years is not a hot goalie in playoffs. Yes he kept us in the games most of the time, but wasn't exactly "steal one game or two".