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GDT R2G5 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-05-05 7:00pm EST NBC, SN, TVAS
justwincaps:
Anyone else following the other series, particularly Marchand and his lick-fest?
What in the hell is that all about? Licking someone?
BlackIce:
What confuses me is why people are so upset that the defense has taken steps back this year. We all knew this was going to happen when vets leave and rookies without elite pedigree take their places. And the derivative issue is that Carlson and Orpik, especially, have been overworked in high-leverage situations. It catches up with anybody as the looooooong season wears on.
We're hanging in this because Pittsburgh's defense is no great shakes either and Murray has not been the same goalie he was in previous playoffs.
Look at the TOI distribution in tonight's game. The Pens are going to be significantly fresher going down the stretch and in OT, if it gets that far. Those few extra minutes, especially at a playoff level, mean something. I suspect if we're going to win this game, we'd better win it in regulation.
ArJunaZ:
--- Quote from: Devise on Saturday May 05, 2018, 09:37:51 PM Eastern ---
Other than the fact that they don't? The refs get a shit ton of calls wrong, and have been awful, and are especially awful playing the Pens. But they don't get every single call on the ice wrong. And they don't NEVER call the Pens for diving.
That statement isn't somehow agreeing with the Pens diving tactics or excusing the refs for the mistakes they have made. It's just a statement of fact. The shitty Pens manipulate the refs who already have a tough enough time doing the job as it is, which makes the situation even further. The fact that it gets made out as some conspiracy against us (The caps) is where these narrative threads always lose me. It isn't a conspiracy. It's just bullshit. And it's just typical for the Pens lol. Watch any of their other series and it's littered with way more shit calls than any other. It's because the Pens push the refs buttons to create that shit.
I'm not saying it's a good tactic, I'm just saying that is what is going on and it happens every playoffs and it's trash.
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I agree with most of what you say, but I am sure the refs lean hard in favor of the Penguins. All the stats and our observations for many years prove that.
alta:
--- Quote from: justwincaps on Saturday May 05, 2018, 09:40:18 PM Eastern ---Anyone else following the other series, particularly Marchand and his lick-fest?
What in the hell is that all about? Licking someone?
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The league has issued him an official warning for licking, no word on that high hit though
ArJunaZ:
Two tripping calls missed by the refs. On one shift. Fuck the refs.
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