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GDT R1G4 Capitals @ Blue Jackets 2018-04-19 7:30pm EST NBCSWA, USA
Devise:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Thursday April 19, 2018, 11:29:58 PM Eastern --- He is a defensive specialist but he is good at it. And he is a rookie. I don't recall ever seen a Caps rookie that responsible in the defensive zone.
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Jay Beagle. :P
BlackIce:
Well, the Caps dominated last night. Good for them, but you know what the cynics will say: The Caps just retook home ice advantage in a series where the home team has yet to win a game. I won't say that home ice is a disadvantage, but it is clear that it is meaningless.
Of the 8 first round series, two have been sweeps, five are 3-1 with the leading team looking significantly superior. It wouldn't be astounding if all of them were over in game 5. And then there is this series, which looks as if it is going to go 7, with the equivalent of at least 8 games played. Say what you want about toughening oneself up through a hard series, but whoever wins this one probably figures to have the lowest probability of winning the Cup among the 8 teams remaining in the chase, just because of relative fatigue.
chas:
This is a longstanding issue with the Caps and the playoffs. By the time we get to the second round, we are playing the third round as far as games. Then we hear about the team looks slow. Of course they do! They played twice the minutes to get here.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: chas on Friday April 20, 2018, 09:04:02 AM Eastern ---This is a longstanding issue with the Caps and the playoffs. By the time we get to the second round, we are playing the third round as far as games. Then we hear about the team looks slow. Of course they do! They played twice the minutes to get here.
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That is very true. Most of our playoff series go 6 or 7 games and a lot of those games to to OT.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Friday April 20, 2018, 09:15:41 AM Eastern --- That is very true. Most of our playoff series go 6 or 7 games and a lot of those games to to OT.
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Which is why we need players who spend more time in the gym and less time toe-dragging
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