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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #40 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:21:19 PM Eastern »
Told ya that cheap hold at the end of the 2nd was so they could call 2x the cheapies on us in the 3rd..  :poop:

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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #41 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:25:55 PM Eastern »
I hate the whole concept of makeup calls based solely on number of penalties. On;ly reason for a makeup call is if the refs fucked up and made a bad call.

I would also like to see a hell of a lot more embellishment calls, even if no penalty is called on the other team.  So many pussy divers in the Metro division.
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #42 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:27:09 PM Eastern »
That was one of the worst calls of the season. Jensen did absolutely nothing to deserve a penalty.
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #43 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:30:09 PM Eastern »
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #44 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:30:26 PM Eastern »
road goal #2 this season for Kuzy
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #45 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:32:01 PM Eastern »
I'm sorry but Kuzy is a retard he doesn't deserve that goal.

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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #46 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:33:10 PM Eastern »
PapaJohns!
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #47 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:34:16 PM Eastern »
Did Papa John's increase the number of goals required and a win to 5 goals for 50% off pizza?  Seems like what Joe B. said.
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #48 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:37:26 PM Eastern »
Yeah, I rewinded it and he says " ... they scored at least 5 tonight..." but I think it's still 4.


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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #49 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:38:28 PM Eastern »
Actually Kuzy had a strong game tonight.  Set up Wilson’s goal and had the empty netter.  In addition, he had a pretty good night in the faceoff circle.  No way can you compare him to Semin. 

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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #50 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:43:23 PM Eastern »
.Better thn the last game.    :clap: That whole third line looking good.
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #51 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:44:02 PM Eastern »
Nighty night peeps.  Sweet dreams.   :hearts:
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #52 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:47:45 PM Eastern »
Kuzy had a good game.. Was still a lazy/pussy fucker.. Dude is allergic to contact, avoids it at all cost, even if the puck is 5' away in the offensive zone. He'll reach out with his stick and that's it.. Net drive? LoL.. He'll beak for one of the corners 20' out from the paint, to avoid ending up in front of the net.. I ignore all that when he's in god mode, but lately he's on my nerves.


There's no reason we should feel uneasy with a 2 goal lead and 5 minutes to play, yet there I was, nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs..  :raspberry:
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #53 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 09:59:12 PM Eastern »
and that's 20 goals in 52 games for Willy, I expect him to be knocking on 30 next season
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #54 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 10:07:49 PM Eastern »
I thought they played well this game and last but we just have some guys coasting. Kuzy hasn’t played near his potential for at least 15 games. Tonight I thought Backstrom was just along for the ride and he has done that a lot this year.


And one more thing - PLEASE lose the slingshot play!!! It’s risky, doesn’t work and is just embarrassing watching them mess it up.

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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #55 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 10:18:22 PM Eastern »
Nighty night peeps.  Sweet dreams.   :hearts:

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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #56 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 10:20:32 PM Eastern »


1st Period
02:53  GOAL 10-Connolly, assists 6-Kempny & 74-Carlson   1-0 WSH
09:30  GOAL 20-Eller, assists 10-Connolly & 62-Hagelin   2-1 WSH

2nd Period
01:03  Flyers GOAL Riemsdyk, assist Gosostibehere   2-1 WSH
08:43  GOAL 10-Connolly, unassisted   3-1 WSH
09:48  GOAL 43-Wilson, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 9-Orlov   4-1 WSH
12:22  Flyers GOAL Laughton, assists Hartman & Hagg   4-2 WSH

3rd Period
17:34  EN GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assists 8-Ovechkin & 6-Kempny   5-2 WSH


FINAL:    5-2 WSH
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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #57 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 10:21:41 PM Eastern »
Wilson has more goals, and is (the laughable) +/- of 16 compared to Kuzy who as a “number one center” is just +5


And Connolly scored is 19th and is +2 for a one way player (bang up job)


Oh and LARS, aka Helen, aka Keller netted his 11th whole goal! and is a -8!


Oh Wilson missed 20games do to politics/marketing.


(Note the sarcasm of the shitty +/- stat, all the while pointing out all but Wilson are one-way or attempted 2way players)


5-2 wins against teams 5 pts out of a Wild Card in March are fine and good, but in no way indicates success in a best of 7 series, or validates subpar performance so far this season.


If “back to back” is gonna be uttered, the entire team needs to step up WAY above the level they’ve been playing at.

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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #58 on: Thursday March 14, 2019, 10:34:04 PM Eastern »
and that's 20 goals in 52 games for Willy, I expect him to be knocking on 30 next season
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Willies strength and physicality allows him to dominate the physically inferior defenseman and forwards of “today’s (woman’s rules) NHL”, making him one of, maybe the, most dominant player in the league.


That being said, his stats do benefit from being on Ovies line, which is fine and good, but for next year, if the rest of the Conference sticks to the rules woman’s fad, let him keep dominating the physically inferior opponents, defeating the subpar fighters as the other teams won’t sign better fighters, and let him wreck havoc on a weaker division.


That being said, some may say The Caps are “all Ovie”, heh the Caps are all Wilson.  Unfortunately, he needs to do this alone

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Re: GDT#71 Capitals @ Flyers 7:00pm Thu Mar 14, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NBCSP
« Reply #59 on: Friday March 15, 2019, 07:45:27 AM Eastern »
Good teams are all about skill, heart, and most of all chemistry. Finding that perfect balance up and down your line combinations requires  good coaching staff that know the game.

We are witnessing a coalescing of the above again with the Capitals. It's not perfect, but it never is going to be.

We ALL have known for years that this team had the skill. We ALL knew that this team was capable of pulling out the heart virtually anytime they felt like it, which I must say is immensely frustrating. This team last year put all of the above together at the right time to win the cup. Then after playing two months longer than most teams they went on an epic binger for three months.

This year started with pretty much a continuation of the cup run. Then they started to fall flat on all the above. The break came to the rescue, which doesn't seem like much since it's only ten days, but it is clear this team benefited.

We picked up two GREAT additions by GMBM which allowed the balance on the lines to finally be found. Suddenly both scoring and defensive play goes up considerably while mistakes for the most part decline.

There is no denying that the trajectory of this team is heading upward fast. Defensive mistakes are being limited and we can sometimes not tell which is our top line because the contributions are coming from everyone. Hell, even Burky is playing well and both Dima and Dylan are hitting opponents like freight trains lately.  We've shut down some potent offenses at times, and except for a few brain farts we do have a formidable defensive structure with great communications.

And finally, this is not unlike last year where we had scary lull in January, pulled it back together and peaked at the right time. Then in the post season we played like a team possessed. I've been watching and comparing every single game as I create the GDT's. Our record this year has been following last year almost exactly at every point in the season. After game 71 here are the stats for the last three seasons.

     2019  91-42-22-7         2018  89-41-23-7       2017  83-36-25-11

Last year I was VERY confident after the All-Star break and that confidence grew to the end. Last year we were just a bit tighter on defense at this point, but I see no reason we can't tighten up a bit more and repeat since that part of game is seeing vast improvement of late.
We've all seen this team rise to the challenge (and lower to the challenge  :snicker: at times).  Holts is still a beast and we are still a monster of a team on paper.

"Back to Back"?  Quite possibly.  The next three games (two against the Bolts) will tell us a whole lot about our chances of getting to the Championship series. If we get through Tampa then I say we are the champs again.

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