GDT#41 Capitals @ Hurricanes at PNC Arena 2018-01-02 7pm EST NBCSPW

[ArJunaZ]

Lots of weak calls against the Caps this game.

[Maacoshark]

Lots of weak calls against the Caps this game.

  No kidding

[Stealyerfaceoff]

Cap'n GR8 does it again in OT!

[alta]

holy flirking schnit!!!!!

[Maacoshark]

You know I was just going to say Ovi was pissing me off. Refused to cycle the puck and tries to do everything himself then the fucker scores the game winner

[ArJunaZ]

GWG!!

[justwincaps]

You know I was just going to say Ovi was pissing me off. Refused to cycle the puck and tries to do everything himself then the fucker scores the game winner

Exactly - the Canes ring the pipe because of Ovie’s Half-as defense, pisses me off, then he goes and does that!

[Maacoshark]

Both teams played fairly sloppy games. We kept giving the puck away in our end. Carolina zone coverage sucked and Ward had a bad game. Holtby played decent for us. Wish the team played better in front of him.

[RavenCp]

On the first Car goal Carlson looked so careless.

[Rush]

Hey Everybody!!
Watched game on new Christmas TV, but our new puppy prevented ANY chance of GDT participation!
Caps are finding different ways to win, (and lose sometimes), AND doing it in a variety of different game situations!  THIS seems to be starting the emergence of a DIFFERENT identity to our TEAM!! Yes it's early, and a lot of the "caps culture" crap is still being seen, BUT, some of it is also FALLING AWAY, giving rise to a different "feel", to many, (not all), of these wins! Ovi slacks in some games, BUT is showing a willingness, way more often than last year, to "TURN IT ON"!!  Something I didn't expect to see this year from him, at all!

OK Maaco! Are you sitting down, buddy? LOL!  I saw Carlson show some GOOD hustle tonite, and play some quite above average DEFENSE, with minimal lazy mistakes, if any!! Made some good passes on PP, as well! I'm actually happy for the guy, and our team!! He LOOKED different by the eye test, to me, IMO! More alive!! (Maybe the typical Holiday weed drought, that occurs annually in the US, had something to do with it)!!LOL. All kidding aside, props to #74 tonite!  (And NO, Maaco, I'm not drunk, my friend)!

Rush

[Rush]

On the first Car goal Carlson looked so careless.

Hey Raven, good to see ya!
I did see that Car. goal, and agree with you re Carly! But I just posted positive on his overall play tonite, while you were posting!  LOL.  Thought he had a decent game otherwise. He had a blocked shot near the end of regulation that was a GREAT EFFORT!! I had to wipe my eyes, and double check that it was him. Not for the block, as that is one of his forte's, WITH HIS STICK, usually! This one was rare for him, as he showed good situational awareness, some hustle, and a willingness to lay on the ice and sac the body!  Once I confirmed it was Carlson, I had to give him props!


Good to see you here!
Rush

[RavenCp]

On the first Car goal Carlson looked so careless.

Hey Raven, good to see ya!
I did see that Car. goal, and agree with you re Carly! But I just posted positive on his overall play tonite, while you were posting!  LOL.  Thought he had a decent game otherwise. He had a blocked shot near the end of regulation that was a GREAT EFFORT!! I had to wipe my eyes, and double check that it was him. Not for the block, as that is one of his forte's, WITH HIS STICK, usually! This one was rare for him, as he showed good situational awareness, some hustle, and a willingness to lay on the ice and sac the body!  Once I confirmed it was Carlson, I had to give him props!


Good to see you here!
Rush

Hi Rush, thanks! I'm also glad to see all of you. At some point I thought that it was an exodus after playoffs disappointments, but then a kind soul gave me a link here!:)

You are probably right, I just watched scored goals, too busy at work (the West coast, games are started too early here).

DC once wrote that Carlson just plays too many minutes and make such kind of mistakes because too tired. Yes he makes a lot good plays, and these sloppy plays looks even worst, on a contrast.   

[DC_1908]

Sorry I missed the GDT, looks like I missed a good one

[DC_1908]

Us     72
Them  7    with roughly 70% coming from one poster

[alta]

well, see you all in 4 days. The schedule this month is horrid

[Maacoshark]

On the first Car goal Carlson looked so careless.

  That was a brutal blunder. You take that play away and Carlson actually played a good game. Bowey, Orpik and Chorney not so good.

[Maacoshark]

Sorry I missed the GDT, looks like I missed a good one

  Well we won but it was ugly. Very bad turnovers cost us 3 goals. Even the pp goal we gave up was a weak play. Beagle was down too low and gave Rask too much space in the slot. To make matters worse I think Beagle screened Holtby on the play.

[Maacoshark]

Us     72
Them  7    with roughly 70% coming from one poster

   You must be talking about 4caps. He seems to be the only guy there. I still keep in contact with him a bit via PM.

[DC_1908]

Us     72
Them  7    with roughly 70% coming from one poster

   You must be talking about 4caps. He seems to be the only guy there. I still keep in contact with him a bit via PM.

yyyyyep. . . 4Caps is a hell of a cool man.  I wish he’d come here

[DC_1908]

Sorry I missed the GDT, looks like I missed a good one

  Well we won but it was ugly. Very bad turnovers cost us 3 goals. Even the pp goal we gave up was a weak play. Beagle was down too low and gave Rask too much space in the slot. To make matters worse I think Beagle screened Holtby on the play.

understandable,
And while Beagle should not be immune to criticism, I think to much is asked of him.  While few players in the NHL can take on/accept the responsibility he has, with the others he’s with, bad moments are magnified far more than what he he does that gets unnoticed.  Because as we know, the best defense is what goes unnoticed,


He certainly belongs in a class with Draper and Madden, but neither of them had the weight, or the substandard Dcorps Beagle has.