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Title: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 05:11:42 PM Eastern
                  :capslogoUSA:

                (https://galactichub.com/caps/Capitals @ Bruins.gif)

  Game 22              32-14-3-4
(PTS-W-L-OT)   Streak - L1
  Sat Nov 16, 2019      Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins
  Place:  TD Garden
  Time:  7:00 p.m. ET
  TV:  NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
  Radio:  106.7 or 94.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7 (http://tunein.com/radio/Caps-Radio-247-s231201/)
  NHL.COM (https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2019020303) for Live Box Score
  Last Game:  Fri Nov 15, 7:00 p.m. EST Capitals lost 5-2 against Flyers
  Next Game:  Mon Nov 18, 7:00 p.m. EST Ducks @ Capitals

:spacer50pix:  8-Ovechkin :spacer50pix: 92-Kuznetsov :spacer50pix: 43-Wilson
:spacer50pix: 13-Vrana :spacer50pix: 19-Bäckström :spacer50pix: 77-Oshie
:spacer50pix: 14-Panik :spacer50pix: 20-Eller :spacer50pix: 21-Hathaway
:spacer50pix: 28-Leipsic :spacer50pix: 18-Stephenson :spacer50pix: 72-Boyd
:spacer50pix: :spacer50pix:  6-Kempny :spacer50pix:  74-Carlson
:spacer50pix: :spacer50pix:   9-Orlov :spacer50pix:  33-Gudas
:spacer50pix: :spacer50pix:  34-Siegenthaler :spacer50pix:   3-Jensen
:spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 70-Holtby (starter)
:spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 41-Vitek Vanecek


                                                   -- SCRATCH --         
:spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: None

                                                   -- INJURED --         
:spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 26-Dowd (upper body - day-to-day)
:spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 62-Hagelin (upper body - day-to-day)

                                            -- 1st Powerplay Unit -- 
    :spacer50pix: 92-Kuznetsov     :spacer50pix: 19-Bäckström     :spacer50pix: 77-Oshie
    :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 8-Ovechkin     :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 74-Carlson

                                           -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --         
    :spacer50pix: 13-Vrana     :spacer50pix: 20-Eller     :spacer50pix: 43-Wilson
    :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 8-Ovechkin/28-Leipsic     :spacer50pix: 9-Orlov

:spacer50pix:  Referees:   Wes McCauley (#4),    Peter MacDougall (#38)
:spacer50pix:  Linesmen:   Tony Sericolo (#84),    Bryan Pancich (#94)


                                           Bruins Projected Lines

                 63-Brad Marchand -- 46-David Krejci -- 88-David Pastrnak
                      10-Anders Bjork -- 13-Charlie Coyle -- 43-Danton Heinen
                    20-Joakim Nordstrom -- 52-Sean Kuraly -- 14-Chris Wagner   
                     82-Trent Frederic -- 26-Par Lindholm -- 27-Paul Carey

                                           33-Zdeno Chara -- 73-Charlie McAvoy   
                                           48-Matt Grzelcyk -- 25-Brandon Carlo   
                                        58-Urho Vaakanainen -- 75-Conor Clifton

                                                41-Jaroslav Halak
                                                40-Tuukka Rask
                                               
                                    Scratches: None
                                    Injured: 27-John Moore, 86-Kevan Miller, 83-Karson Kuhlman, 18-Brett Ritchie,
                                                  42-David Backes, 74-Jake Debrusk, 47-Corey Krug, 37-Patrice Bergeron


(https://washingtoncapitalsfanforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgalactichub.com%2Fcaps%2Fscoring_summary.gif&hash=e4c44b0c35837704bf29d0ee1ad212f9)

1st Period
11:32  Bruins GOAL Coyle, assists Heinen & McAvoy   1-0 BOS
14:27  GOAL 72-Boyd, assists 74-Carlson & 28-Leipsic   1-1 TIE

2nd Period
03:30  Bruins GOAL Pastrnak, assists McAvoy & Krejci   2-1 BOS

3rd Period
19:01  GOAL 77-Oshie, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 19-Bäckström   2-2 TIE

OT
None

SO
77-TJ Oshie - MISS
13-Charlie Coyle - GOAL
92-Evgeny Kuznetsob - MISS
88-David Pastrnak - SAVE
19-Nick Bäckström - GOAL
63-Brad Marchand - SAVE
8-Alex Ovechkin -  SAVE
46-David Krejci - SAVE
13-Jakob Vrana - GOAL
14-Chris Wagner - SAVE

FINAL:     3-2 WSH



- Reirden says might have lineup changes tonight other than Boyd.

- Ovechkin on his hit on Drouin: "It's hockey. It's not a ballet ... I don't know. It's a hockey play. He didn't see me. It's a clear hit. Nothing to say.".

- 78-Lewington and 30-Samsonov sent down to Hershey. Both are waivers exempt.

- Samsonov and Siegenthaler are the only Capitals players too who do not have to be put on waivers to be sent down. Vanecek is exempt from waivers as well.

- Caps have recalled goaltender 41-Vitek Vanecek and forward 72-Travis Boyd.

- Capitals photo taken about 4 hours before game time in Boston. God help us!
(https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/band-of-brothers.jpg)

STREAMS:
http://bestnhl.com/nhl.php?feed=Away&id=69907103&game=2019020303 (http://bestnhl.com/nhl.php?feed=Away&id=69907103&game=2019020303)
http://bilasport.net/game/boston-bruins-vs-washington-capitals-20195.html (http://bilasport.net/game/boston-bruins-vs-washington-capitals-20195.html)
http://www.nhlstream.net/washington-capitals-live-stream/ (http://www.nhlstream.net/washington-capitals-live-stream/)
(More streams can be found in the Sticky Game Streams Thread (https://washingtoncapitalsfanforum.com/index.php/topic,385.0.html))
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:07:17 PM Eastern
don’t understand the Kuzy Backy swap at this juncture
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:12:13 PM Eastern
The top lines have looked like crap the last 2-3 games. Yesterday was utterly pathetic.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:14:57 PM Eastern
:beatdrum:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:17:52 PM Eastern
I wonder if the islanders are still kicking themselves for trading Chara
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:25:14 PM Eastern
I wonder if the islanders are still kicking themselves for trading Chara

Islanders doing pretty damn well. I still think you're right about Chara.  Maybe they didn't want to have to raise the height of all the doors. ;)
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:25:52 PM Eastern
That hit by Ovie was fun to watch.
 :clap:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:29:30 PM Eastern
 :poop:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: apace41 on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:30:18 PM Eastern
This team is NOWHERE near as good as their record.  PP sucks with all that talent, and another weak defensive play to lead to a goal.  It's already starting to get old.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:37:41 PM Eastern
This team is NOWHERE near as good as their record.  PP sucks with all that talent, and another weak defensive play to lead to a goal.  It's already starting to get old.

You seem to be forgetting they played some really good teams, many on the road to get that record. They are having a slow period.  I am not too worried. This team has a LOT going for them.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:38:19 PM Eastern
:72:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 07:50:10 PM Eastern
Looking good so far. MUCH better than last night.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:00:13 PM Eastern
Caps play the majority of their road games in the first half of the season, they are in a good place right now, as long as they rebound from last night




I've never seen Marchand turtle as quickly as he just did in front of Willy
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:11:09 PM Eastern
 :clown: :poop:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: apace41 on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:11:41 PM Eastern
You seem to be forgetting they played some really good teams, many on the road to get that record. They are having a slow period.  I am not too worried. This team has a LOT going for them.

Not forgetting anything.  Looking at the large number of turnovers like the one Kempny just made for that goal.  We are 22 in GA.  That's not going to get it done in the playoffs.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: apace41 on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:16:55 PM Eastern
PP is useless.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:29:24 PM Eastern
nice to see Willy back on the ice after that collision
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:30:28 PM Eastern
That was a killer shift, except for no goal!
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:41:52 PM Eastern
fukin Kuzy
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:42:11 PM Eastern
PP is useless.

I hear that happens when you get older. :snicker:

Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: apace41 on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:42:21 PM Eastern
Kuzy takes more selfish penalties.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: Mickstix on Saturday November 16, 2019, 08:58:08 PM Eastern
Scoring has dried up. PP is stagnant. What's not to like?  :poop: :raspberry: 
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: Mickstix on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:00:21 PM Eastern
Is this the 9th period in a row we've not even had a lead?  :-\
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: Mickstix on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:12:30 PM Eastern
Ya'll talk too much!!  :wackysmile:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:14:04 PM Eastern
I know, right?  ;)


I just went out front and killed a rabbit. I now have a couple rabbit feet to chew on for this last period.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:16:35 PM Eastern
is it me or do both of these teams look like they are skating slow tonight?
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:17:10 PM Eastern
:43d:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:18:15 PM Eastern
is it me or do both of these teams look like they are skating slow tonight?

They both played last night. I think they are understandably a tad slow.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: apace41 on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:22:02 PM Eastern
Ovi working hard but not playing well.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:22:32 PM Eastern
I think we're about to see Willy take a penalty for being 43.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:24:04 PM Eastern
how does Willy get a penalty out of that ???
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:25:20 PM Eastern
fukin Orlov
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:32:25 PM Eastern
cardiac Caps tie it up
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:32:37 PM Eastern
:77z:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:33:43 PM Eastern
both these teams look like ass tonight
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:34:24 PM Eastern
somehow the Caps earn a point  :clap:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:35:06 PM Eastern
After what we saw last night I am thrilled to see this!
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:35:54 PM Eastern
We've had some bad luck, bad bounces tonight. We played well the 2nd half.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:41:25 PM Eastern
:nervous2:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:44:59 PM Eastern
 :clap:     19  :clap:      13

 :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:48:29 PM Eastern
:cw:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:49:53 PM Eastern


HUGE WIN!
 :clap:
LOVED IT!!!
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: RavenCp on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:50:01 PM Eastern
Very nice game, Halak was great and lucky!
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:53:05 PM Eastern
(https://washingtoncapitalsfanforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgalactichub.com%2Fcaps%2Fscoring_summary.gif&hash=e4c44b0c35837704bf29d0ee1ad212f9)

1st Period
11:32  Bruins GOAL Coyle, assists Heinen & McAvoy   1-0 BOS
14:27  GOAL 72-Boyd, assists 74-Carlson & 28-Leipsic   1-1 TIE

2nd Period
03:30  Bruins GOAL Pastrnak, assists McAvoy & Krejci   2-1 BOS

3rd Period
19:01  GOAL 77-Oshie, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 19-Bäckström   2-2 TIE

OT
None

SO
77-TJ Oshie - MISS
13-Charlie Coyle - GOAL
92-Evgeny Kuznetsob - MISS
88-David Pastrnak - SAVE
19-Nick Bäckström - GOAL
63-Brad Marchand - SAVE
8-Alex Ovechkin -  SAVE
46-David Krejci - SAVE
13-Jakob Vrana - GOAL
14-Chris Wagner - SAVE

FINAL:     3-2 WSH
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: Mickstix on Saturday November 16, 2019, 09:53:26 PM Eastern
Well, I didn't see THAT coming.. The snake with the nasty dangler! Who'd thunk we could win a shootout after Oshie and Kuzy both fire blanks? Bout time we got some luck.. Halak was looking behind him all night and nothing would go.. Good to see Holtby do the same, for the Dubya!!  :uh-huh:
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: RavenCp on Saturday November 16, 2019, 10:03:19 PM Eastern
Well, I didn't see THAT coming.. The snake with the nasty dangler! Who'd thunk we could win a shootout after Oshie and Kuzy both fire blanks? Bout time we got some luck.. Halak was looking behind him all night and nothing would go.. Good to see Holtby do the same, for the Dubya!!  :uh-huh:


I also felt at the end of the third that Caps won't make it!
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 10:08:46 PM Eastern
Weird as hell. NHL standings shows the Caps only getting one point tonight and they did not add either a win, loss, or OT loss to the tally.  "Streak" say only "1", not W1, or L1, or OT1.  I've never seen anything like that on there.

It also shows we have played 22 games, but the tally of wins, losses, and OT losses is only 21.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 10:10:12 PM Eastern
We were outplaying the Bruins. I felt pretty good about our chances, even near the end of third.  They seem to do this goal out of a hat trick almost at will.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Saturday November 16, 2019, 10:37:30 PM Eastern

HALAK gets VRANA'd


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQMQgFBDQ-Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQMQgFBDQ-Q)

Vrana on his shootout winner: "In the situation like this I just felt like you got to do something different to put the puck through him ... it was just I think good execution."

Reirden on Vrana's winner: "Oh man, that was an outstanding move. I haven't seen that very often from him in practice even, so that was good. Certainly he has elite skill and has been able to score on breakaways this year so I felt pretty confident."
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: richkrt99 on Sunday November 17, 2019, 07:34:05 PM Eastern
Wow. I just watched the game and now looked at this board. You guys were pretty tough.
I though the Caps actually played really well. They wer the dominant team nearly all night...just didn’t score. I was pleasantly shocked to see Oshie tie it and DAMN...Jake should autograph Halak’s jock strap and give it back to him 😁
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: 4 Caps on Sunday November 17, 2019, 08:04:08 PM Eastern
Wow. I just watched the game and now looked at this board. You guys were pretty tough.
I though the Caps actually played really well. They wer the dominant team nearly all night...just didn’t score. I was pleasantly shocked to see Oshie tie it and DAMN...Jake should autograph Halak’s jock strap and give it back to him 😁
I agree.  I thought the Caps were the better team and had it not been for Halak we would have won the game in regulation.  I still can’t believe he made that stop on Wilson.  The Caps had 44 SOG and a total of 66 shot attempts. Boston only had 23 SOG and only 45 shot attempts.  This really was one of the best games the Caps have played this season.  True Boston was missing Bergeron and Krug two of their best players but those are the breaks. 
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: ArJunaZ on Sunday November 17, 2019, 09:53:50 PM Eastern
I'm with you two on this. I thought they played great. It was an awesome game to watch. Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

Glad to see the NHL finally, after many hours, got their standings corrected.
Title: Re: GDT G22 Capitals @ Bruins 7:00pm Sat Nov 16 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, NESN
Post by: alta on Monday November 18, 2019, 01:26:21 AM Eastern
The Caps are playing well right now, they are 15-3-4, and that's after all but ruining the table on their west coast tour, which are all damn good teams. To be concerned about the playoffs now, which are 5 months away, is a waste of energy. There are always things they could be doing better. The only thing of concern is the way they are up against the salary cap, but that will be fixed at the conclusion of this season with the Seatle entry draft.