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Game 49: 59-27-16-5 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - L4
Tue January 22, 2019 San Jose Sharks @ Washington Capitals
Place: Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA, ESPN+, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS, NBCSCA
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7 (http://tunein.com/radio/Caps-Radio-247-s231201/)
NHL.COM (https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2018020760) for Live Box Score
Last Game: Sun January 20 Capitals Lost 8-5 against Blackhawks
Next Game: Wed January 23, 7:30 pm ET Capitals @ Maple Leafs
| :spacer50pix: 8-Ovechkin | :spacer50pix: 19-Bäckström | :spacer50pix: 77-Oshie |
| :spacer50pix: 13-Vrana | :spacer50pix: 92-Kuznetsov | :spacer50pix: 43-Wilson |
| :spacer50pix: 23-Jaskin | :spacer50pix: 20-Eller | :spacer50pix: 10-Connolly |
| :spacer50pix: 18-Stephenson | :spacer50pix: 72-Boyd | :spacer50pix: 65-Burakovsky |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 9-Orlov | :spacer50pix: 74-Carlson |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 6-Kempny | :spacer50pix: 2-Niskanen |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 44-Orpik | :spacer50pix: 34-Siegenthaler |
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| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 70-Holtby (starter) |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 1-Copley |
-- SCRATCH --
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 25-Smith-Pelly |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 26-Dowd |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 22-Bowey |
-- INJURED RESERVE --
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 29-Djoos (NOW SKATING in BLUE JERSEY) |
-- 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: 2-Niskanen | :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 9-Orlov |
:spacer50pix: Referees: Eric Furlatt (#27), Jon Mclsaac (#2)
:spacer50pix: Linesmen: Tim Nowak (#77), Libor Suchanek (#60)
SHARKS LINEUP
Evander Kane -- Joe Pavelski -- Joonas Donskoi
Tomas Hertl -- Logan Couture -- Mikkel Boedker
Timo Meier -- Chris Tierney -- Kevin Labanc
Barclay Goodrow -- Eric Fehr -- Marcus Sorensen
Joakim Ryan -- Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon -- Dylan DeMelo
Martin Jones (starter)
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Tim Heed, Paul Martin, Jannik Hansen, Melker Karlsson
Injured: Joe Thornton (knee), Joel Ward (shoulder)
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1st Period
00:12 Sharks GOAL Pavelski, assists Meier & Burns 1-0 SJS
10:41 PP GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 19-Bäckström & 77-Oshie 1-1 TIE
12:11 GOAL 65-Burakovsky, assists 18-Stephenson & 72-Boyd 2-1 WSH
14:27 Sharks PP GOAL Hertl, assists Pavelski & Thornton 2-2 TIE
15:19 GOAL 77-Oshie, assist 8-Ovechkin 3-2 WSH
2nd Period
00:52 Sharks GOAL Kane, unassisted 3-3 TIE
02:53 GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assists 13-Vrana & 43-Wilson 4-3 WSH
05:41 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 19-Bäckström & 77-Oshie 5-3 WSH
14:39 Sharks GOAL Couture, unassisted 5-4 WSH
3rd Period
05:52 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 13-Vrana & 92-Kuznetsov 6-4 WSH
10:02 Sharks PP GOAL Hertl, assists Pavelski & Couture 6-5 WSH
19:59 Sharks GOAL Kane, assists Hertl & Pavelski 6-6 TIE
OT
01:48 Sharks GOAL Hertl, assist Couture 7-6 SJS
FINAL: 7-6 SJS
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By Julia Karron (@jkitsjulia) on January 22, 2019
Christian Djoos participates in Capitals optional skate, wears non-contact jersey
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Headline photo: @Capitals
During the Capitals optional skate Tuesday morning ahead of their game against the San Jose Sharks, defenseman Christian Djoos, who is recovering from surgery after suffering from compartment syndrome, took to the ice in a light blue, non-contact jersey.
Last week, Djoos was on the ice before the team practiced, so the non-contact jersey suggests Djoos could be back to fully participating in practice and playing with the team soon.
Since Djoos went down with the injury against the Detroit Red Wings on December 11, he’s missed 18 games.
In his absence, the third pairing on defense has mostly consisted of a rotation between Brooks Orpik, Madison Bowey, and Jonas Siegenthaler, testing the defensive depth of the reigning Stanley Cup champs.
In addition to Djoos’s progress, Brooks Orpik participated in Tuesday’s skate after using yesterday as a maintenance day.
Braden Holtby will start against the Sharks after Sunday’s fiasco in Chicago, and Todd Reirden is tinkering with his bottom six forwards and third pairing on defense. Devante Smith-Pelly, Nic Dowd, and Madison Bowey will be the scratches tonight, indicating Dmitrij Jaskin, Travis Boyd, and Jonas Siegenthaler are in.
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No Jumbo Joe and no EK65? Maybe we can keep it close.
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We give up 4 goals in 3 min yet?
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This ought to be fun.. :wackysmile: At least Reirden had the guts to scratch: DSP, Dowd and Bowey.. ::) Low hanging fruit.. If he had any balls he would give anyone making over 3 million a year (sans 8 and 43) the night off.. And add Orpik to the list.
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WTF!?
Backy centers the top line. Kuzy centers the second
WAY TO SEND A MESSAGE COACH. :clap:
Fucking jackass.
I hardly ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever complain about a coach, but status quo is NOT acceptable nor what the Caps need at this point.e
Well Ovi and Wilson....NOW is the time to take this team and lead them. One Captain and one (hopefully) future Captain. This is YOUR team and the coach is NOT going to do anything, so it's time to EARN your C and your salary (and your future). Someone HAS TO step up. Someone HAS TO LEAD this team.
I don't care if you lose, but you sure as hell better beat the living daylight out of the other team and better the fuck show 60+ minutes of full on effort.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Now lets show some fucking toughness and get this GOING!!!!!!!!!
Jesus - my fucking tomorrow RANT has already started. Who knew? apparently, I'm a premature Ranterulater. I'm fucking pissed already and the damn game is still hour from starting.
GO CAPS!
<edit> - GO you FUCKING CAPS! (you worthless lazy bunch of som bitches)
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Oh...and one more FUCKING thing....
Thank GOD that Djoos is skating again. Sure glad this is front page news. He will solve ALL our woes. Fucking high school weight bantam flyweight lightweight marshmallow mother fucker.
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welp, hard to back that up with anything positive, way to go Rich :clap:
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but, it a Tuesday which means the new Oak Island is on tonight, with any luck I will have to watch the midnight replay
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Bura is now a right wing :huh: , meh, worth a shot. Nothing else has worked
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Whoop Whoop! Djoos to the rescue.
Ridiculous lineup tonight with the same old under-performing, low energy key guys (Backstrom, Kuzy, Oshie, …. all of them). Glad I am not paying for season tickets this year.
I try not to get on the Coach too much, and I have no idea whether his system and the Xs and Os stuff is good. I just know that the players are not motivated and unfortunately that is on the Head Coach.
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Djoos is no worse than anything or anyone we've seen on this team lately. They are all getting pushed around.
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:O=
Great Start!!! Again!!! :clap:
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12 fukin seconds, you have got to be fucking kidding me
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gonna be 2-0 very quickly
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Morning all.
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WTF - I walked away to pee and didn't even know it was 1-0 .
Fucking Caps
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Morning all.
:wackysmile:
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holy crap, just opened a beer from the garage and I think I froze a filling
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Who stole our courage? Nobody and I mean nobody is willing to go to the net? They skate around the perimeter waiting to get the puck taken from them? :poop:
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:8pp:
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HOLY CRAP
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BIG BOY sighting! :uh-huh:
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meh, fuck Burt, he's still in the volcano
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:O=
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Wonder if we can trade for 4 or 5 solid D-men at the deadline.
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77 :uh-huh:
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I guess the private meetings helped? :cross:
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if the Caps are gonna win this they gotta stay out of the box
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:O=
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THEY PLAY NO FUCKING DEFENSE AND HOLTBY HAS LOOKED SHAKY ALL FUCKING NIGHT!
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God this team sucks right now.
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Eller fucking blows. Right out of the rink. What a piece of shit he is.
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Eller fucking blows. Right out of the rink. What a piece of shit he is.
At least he didn't score in our goal.
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Beautiful shot. :clap:
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Well at least the offense seems to be returning. :clap:
Defense is another story. Hopefully they can tighten up the rest of this game. :praying:
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I think we should keep this Ovechkin guy.
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What's gotten into Burakovsky? A goal and playing defense?
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Man, Holtby looks so shaky it's shocking. He's had about 3 dribble by the cage and another 3 he thought he caught that bounced off his glove. He's got to stop drinking from Carlson's water bottle!
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So good to have Beagle back.. :wackysmile:
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Fucking Kuznetsov. How the fuck to you do that at the blue line? This team is so fucking undisciplined. That's on THE FUCKING COACH!
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Really? ??? 3 on 0
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Great Defense!!
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Really? ??? 3 on 0
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Great Defense!!
3-0 while we were on a PP - never even heard of that.
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So Holts has given up 2 PP goals and a goal on a 3-0 [not to mention the crazy triple deflection 12 seconds in] - if I was him I’d skate to the fucking bench and chew out whichever coach is supposed to be responsible for the defense, chew Rierden out for the lack of discipline, then turn the cage over to Copley.
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Caps need to play some defense if they want to win this game
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I'm glad we're scoring 5 goals against a tired Sharks team. It is a huge step up from scoring 5 goals against the literal worst team in the league so I guess that's progress. But our defense is still garbage. 3-on-0 on our own PP...
I'm honestly just cheering Ovi on at this point. Please get that 8th Rocket and 50+ goal season. Would love to see him repeat as Cup champion but I'd want some of the other Caps' names to not be added to the Cup because its not like they do jack shit.
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Will this coaching staff have the balls to sit Eller down? He is just atrocious. Adding absolutely nothing to the team right now. Anybody who can play on the PK gets a sweater. Fucking joke.
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was in the kitchen on that 3 on 0, WTF did Kuzy do and why didn't anyone catch up
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I'm glad we're scoring goals against a tired Sharks team but our defense is still garbage. 3-on-0 on our own PP...
The point is that Kuznetsov had zero situational awareness. PP was over -- 2 seconds left. So what do you do? Dump the fucking thing into the zone and get a change. Instead you dangle at the blue line and it's a motherfucking jailbreak. That's just ridiculously stupid hockey that any peewee player knows not to do.
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Kuznetsov and his spin around/blind pass bullshit is getting fucking old.. It's like his awareness has gone to shit.
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The point is that Kuznetsov had zero situational awareness. PP was over -- 2 seconds left. So what do you do? Dump the fucking thing into the zone and get a change. Instead you dangle at the blue line and it's a motherfucking jailbreak. That's just ridiculously stupid hockey that any peewee player knows not to do.
I agree 100%. As I said before, and probably everyone else on this forum has said in some way shape or form, the YouTube dekes and dangles are getting tiring. I even get mad at Ovi when he does his between the legs patented move because defenders read it so fucking easy.
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Also who was that with the pansy ass bump set pass to a Sharks player in the Sharks zone near the end of the period? Was that Eller?
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Also who was that with the pansy ass bump set pass to a Sharks player in the Sharks zone near the end of the period? Was that Eller?
Soft bump pass that gets picked off? 99% chance it was Eller..
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also, playing against a team that has a kid named Dillan is highly confusing when listening on the radio, cause all I hear is Dylan
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also, playing against a team that has a kid named Dillan is highly confusing when listening on the radio, cause all I hear is Dylan
Hehe, that gets me too.
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no discipline
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:huh: where is the Emoji for self inflicted gunshot wound to the head?
(sorry in advance for all you bleeding heart liberal faggots who don't believe in the necessity of guns and never did/would/should pick up a gun in the defense of the best nation that has ever been (that's The United States you retards....sorry for using the term Retard to describe....well.....retards)
Wait? was that out loud. My apologies... (to all you bleeding heart, pansy, liberal mother fuckers who never did/would/should pick up a weapon to defend your own ass)
Holy Sheit am I saucy tonight.
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Peace out peeps. I'm out till tomorrow.
and by peeps, I mean all you upstanding Americans (who are NOT pansy liberal non-gun toting Mericans)
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great turnover pass up the middle
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No offence. Really, I mean it.
(but I'm sure you will take offence anyway)
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Peace out peeps. I'm out till tomorrow.
and by peeps, I mean all you upstanding Americans (who are NOT pansy liberal non-gun toting Mericans)
Fuck them tree huggers
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HAT TRICK!!!!!
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HATTRICKVECHKIN
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That was an insane goal.
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ABOUT FUCKING GODDAMN COCKSUCKING FUCK FACE SHIT HEAD TIME BITCHES
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Fuck them tree huggers
hey, I've hugged a few trees, but it usually involved a fifth of rum
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That was an insane goal.
My first thought was that we were playing it pretty aggressively with 4 guys coming up (Orlov + forwards). My second thought was "please get the puck to Ovi" followed by "how the heck did they actually get the puck to Ovi?"
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hey, I've hugged a few trees, but it usually involved a fifth of rum
Trees can make for good cover, and..
SHIT. I turned off the game feed before Ovi scored, but saw it on this board. Thanks for being so damn diligent you som bitches.
AND...
Somehow, I figured one of my saucey posts would result in a like...(just not before I actually shut her down)
Go caps
and GO MERCANS!!!
You guys really do rock
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:huh: where is the Emoji for self inflicted gunshot wound to the head?
(sorry in advance for all you bleeding heart liberal faggots who don't believe in the necessity of guns and never did/would/should pick up a gun in the defense of the best nation that has ever been (that's The United States you retards....sorry for using the term Retard to describe....well.....retards)
Wait? was that out loud. My apologies... (to all you bleeding heart, pansy, liberal mother fuckers who never did/would/should pick up a weapon to defend your own ass)
Holy Sheit am I saucy tonight.
Added to the "[more]" emoji page.
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Bullshit call
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Considering how soft and pansy some of our players are, they should be getting "2 minutes for hugging"
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great PK guys (Ō_ƆŎ)
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I guess it’s ok to let them do the same shit twice. Fucking idiots.
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Free goal from the zebras.
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And another PP goal from lack of discipline - when will these dumbasses learn?
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if the Caps want to win this game they quit with fire wagon hockey
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if the Caps want to win this game they quit with fire wagon hockey
We just need Ovi to score 2 hat tricks per game and we can win the Cup. Maybe.
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Ellet, Conno and Jaskin couldn’t put it in the ocean from the shore.
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if I were a Sharks fan I'd be pissed about that early icing whistle
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only this team
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Unfuckingbelievable
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:O=
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Lol...need a 4th from Ovi then
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On the positive side, Ovechkin's defense is getting better.
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only this team
Stole the words from my mind! Bloody hell!
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Well how long were we going to keep Ovie on the ice to get an empty netter? Where was Ovie on that goal? 15 feet away from the net while Kane was unguarded.
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On the positive side, Ovechkin's defense is getting better.
Agreed
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Holtby has sucked all fucking night. The puck has bounced out of and off his glove all night long and he fucking missed that one right into Kane's path. We can't win with shitty defense AND a horrible franchise goalie.
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Sweet justice is for us to lose in OT.
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Well how long were we going to keep Ovie on the ice to get an empty netter? Where was Ovie on that goal? 15 feet away from the net while Kane was unguarded.
That shows you how fucking stupid Rierdon is. He's worried about pleasing the fans to get Ovie a 4th rather than putting out the best defensive team. What a douchebag.
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Well how long were we going to keep Ovie on the ice to get an empty netter? Where was Ovie on that goal? 15 feet away from the net while Kane was unguarded.
He actually made some good defensive plays and could have scored a 4th if Manbuns McGee hadn't blocked his empty net try.
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That's how ya close em out! :rofl: Fucking dopes.. :poop:
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cheesus how does Willy miss that
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If we just think of this as a football game then a 7-6 game is a pretty good defensive effort...
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That's how ya close em out! :rofl: Fucking dopes.. :poop:
He blocked some shots, but was out there way too long and out of position on the tieing goal.
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zero defense on the back player
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FUCKING IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ovie trailing on the game winning goal ...... why am I not surprised?
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only this team
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Ovie trailing on the game winning goal ...... why am I not surprised?
He was out at the end of a shift and just skated all the way behind the net. He scored a hattie. How the fuck could you put any of that on him?
What about our illustrious All-Star fucking goalie who couldn't stop a fucking thing tonight?
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Good to know the players only meeting worked...
Remember, Sharks are playing on a back to back and don't have Karlsson.
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Everybody go look at the Cup celebration from last year because you ain't gonna fucking see playoff hockey in DC this year.
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1st Period
00:12 Sharks GOAL Pavelski, assists Meier & Burns 1-0 SJS
10:41 PP GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 19-Bäckström & 77-Oshie 1-1 TIE
12:11 GOAL 65-Burakovsky, assists 18-Stephenson & 72-Boyd 2-1 WSH
14:27 Sharks PP GOAL Hertl, assists Pavelski & Thornton 2-2 TIE
15:19 GOAL 77-Oshie, assist 8-Ovechkin 3-2 WSH
2nd Period
00:52 Sharks GOAL Kane, unassisted 3-3 TIE
02:53 GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assists 13-Vrana & 43-Wilson 4-3 WSH
05:41 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 19-Bäckström & 77-Oshie 5-3 WSH
14:39 Sharks GOAL Couture, unassisted 5-4 WSH
3rd Period
05:52 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 13-Vrana & 92-Kuznetsov 6-4 WSH
10:02 Sharks PP GOAL Hertl, assists Pavelski & Couture 6-5 WSH
19:59 Sharks GOAL Kane, assists Hertl & Pavelski 6-6 TIE
OT
01:48 Sharks GOAL Hertl, assist Couture 7-6 SJS
FINAL: 7-6 SJS
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What an unbelievably embarrassing streak for this team. 7 to the Preds, 8 to the Hawks, and 7 more to the Sharks. WTF is this coaching staff telling these guys to get ready for games?
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Embarrassing.
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Good to know the players only meeting worked...
Remember, Sharks are playing on a back to back and don't have Karlsson.
Sorry this was for Apace’s comment, not zerofox’s.
Relax - no need to get pissy.
My point is Ovie was out there to long at the end of the game just to het an empty netter, and he was 15 feet away from the goal as time was running out and Kane was left alone at his side of the net to tie it.
Then, tired in OT, he was the last man back on D.
I didn’t say it was all on him - plenty of blame to go around, but the selfishness of trying to get an empty netter cost us.
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If they can't figure out how to play any defense and kill of penalties they have absolutely no shot at catching the Isles, Jackets and Pens. All 3 of those teams are decent, solid teams and we can't keep teams under 7. What a fucking joke this team has turned into. How you go from a Stanley Cup winner to a laughingstock is beyond me. Only fucking Ted could be so cheap as to let the proven coach walk. What a fucking idiot.
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Sorry this was for Apace’s comment, not zerofox’s.
Relax - no need to get pissy.
My point is Ovie was out there to long at the end of the game just to het an empty netter, and he was 15 feet away from the goal as time was running out and Kane was left alone at his side of the net to tie it.
Then, tired in OT, he was the last man back on D.
I didn’t say it was all on him - plenty of blame to go around, but the selfishness of trying to get an empty netter cost us.
You put that on Ovi that he was on the ice at the end of the game? You don't think the coach made that call? How is that selfish? Dumb by Rierden, yes, but not selfish from Ovie.
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Relax - no need to get pissy.
And if you are a Caps fan and not feeling pissy then you are not a Caps fan.
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How the fuck do you give up a goal with 1 second left?
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You put that on Ovi that he was on the ice at the end of the game? You don't think the coach made that call? How is that selfish? Dumb by Rierden, yes, but not selfish from Ovie.
Yea, I do. How many other players rotated off at the end of the game. You think Rierden “made” Ovie stay out there? Players come off all the time when their tired.
But hey, maybe you;re right. Maybe I missed Ovie trying to come off the ice and Rierden yelling at him to stay out there and make sure he’s well away from the net as time runs out and Kane is left unguarded.
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And if you are a Caps fan and not feeling pissy then you are not a Caps fan.
this
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Yea, I do. How many other players rotated off at the end of the game. You think Rierden “made” Ovie stay out there? Players come off all the time when their tired.
But hey, maybe you;re right. Maybe I missed Ovie trying to come off the ice and Rierden yelling at him to stay out there and make sure he’s well away from the net as time runs out and Kane is left unguarded.
He had just skated the puck down the left wing and flung the puck toward the net (that was the one place he was selfish as he should have dumped it into the corner) and he was getting back on D where he covers the right point -- all the way on the opposite side of the ice from the bench. He was supposed to skate over for a change while SJ was skating it up the ice? And which defensive scheme for the Caps has Ovie ever covering the crease down low? Where were the fucking defensemen whose job it is to cover the crease? And none of that happens if fucking Holtby catches the goddamn puck.
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there wasn't nearly enough team defense tonight to call out Holtby. All the team had to do was defend better on 1 of 7 goals and it doesn't even go to OT
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Oshie in post game interview basically admitting they are not giving 100% all the time, thus the losses.
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there wasn't nearly enough team defense tonight to call out Holtby. All the team had to do was defend better on 1 of 7 goals and it doesn't even go to OT
Team D sucked, but his glove failed him at least 4 times tonight. When you are struggling you need your stars to step up. Ovie had a hat trick. Holtby didn't give them the game they needed.
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He had just skated the puck down the left wing and flung the puck toward the net (that was the one place he was selfish as he should have dumped it into the corner) and he was getting back on D where he covers the right point -- all the way on the opposite side of the ice from the bench. He was supposed to skate over for a change while SJ was skating it up the ice? And which defensive scheme for the Caps has Ovie ever covering the crease down low? Where were the fucking defensemen whose job it is to cover the crease? And none of that happens if fucking Holtby catches the goddamn puck.
Whatever apace. Ovie was out there for over 2 minutes on the last shift of a run and gun game when he an opportunity to change and he didn’t.
So whatever scheme that allows Ovie is be so far from the net and effectively turn it into a 6-4 with mere seconds left is assanine. Ovie isn’t excused from realizing that time is drawing to an end and it would be better for him to actually be guarding the crease than trying to get an empty netter.
So now you’re argument is a: Rierden made him stay out there for over 2 minutes at the end of the game and b: he is absolved from guarding the crease as time runs out because that isn’t our defensive scheme. Ok, if you say so.
I’ll say it again - he isn’t the only reason we lost - got it?
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I'd say Reirden is down to counting on 1 hand the number of games he has left to register a W.. Probably 3 will do it. :uh-huh:
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I've been a fan of Orlov since Day 1, but he just looks lost out there. Looks like his confidence is shot and he just flails around.
First goal, 12 seconds in, was all on Backstrom. He gave zero effort on the face off, then loafs on defense. He's starting to remind me of Dylan.
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I'd say Reirden is down to counting on 1 hand the number of games he has left to register a W.. Probably 3 will do it. :uh-huh:
How many years did they give him on a contract? Ted will not let a nickel slip by.
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How many years did they give him on a contract? Ted will not let a nickel slip by.
I'd guess 3? But being a 1st year coach it shouldn't be too much $$..
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I’ll say it again - he isn’t the only reason we lost - got it?
Got it. SIR.
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He was out at the end of a shift and just skated all the way behind the net. He scored a hattie. How the fuck could you put any of that on him?
What about our illustrious All-Star fucking goalie who couldn't stop a fucking thing tonight?
Totally agree. Ovi did his best all fucking game. He scored 3 goals and made some solid defensive plays during the empty net period, and even almost scored a 4th. He's the last guy the loss is on. The fact that his team was in that position in the first place despite his 3 goals is telling.
Quite frankly, with how garbage our defense has been, I would have placed better odds on us winning due to an Ovechkin 4th goal than us actually closing out the game with solid defense. Seriously. I think putting him out there with an empty net was us playing the probabilities.
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Anyway, as a fan of hockey and as a fan of Ovechkin, I fucking loved this game. The entertainment value was off the charts, and seeing God's gift to hockey score another hat trick was awesome. Fun fact, it is his 23rd hat trick of his career, and 3rd of this season. This is his 14th season, so his 3 hat tricks this year is already double his annual average of 1.6 hat tricks per season. At age 33.
As a fan of the Capitals, this was yet another garbage game. We should have been fired up after an 8-5 loss to the literal worst team in the NHL. We should have been fired up after that so called player's only meeting. We should have been fired up knowing that we were playing on home ice against a tired Sharks team without their two-time Norris trophy winning defenseman. We should have been fired up after seeing our Captain, Alex "Russian Jesus" Ovechkin, score his 3rd goal and giving us a 6-4 lead with 15 minutes left in the game. This team still manages to fuck things up.
At this point I'd trade Reirden for 10 Martin Erats.
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No Rant today - short synopsis :
Just for clarity, I've ranked these on a scale of thumbs up being good with a max of 5 and 0 being neither bad nor good, and 5 turds being the absolute worst you could get
Caps O: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: (O probably deserves 5, but NO, can't do it)
Caps D: (well I should leave this blank because there was NONE, but) :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop:
Caps PP: :poop: :poop: (they did score one PP goal, but they gave up a Shortie on a 3 on 0) So essentially they are even
Caps PK: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: (times infinity)
Goaltending: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: ( you have to stop the puck at least occasionally, even without any help from your team)
Overall Team play: :poop: :poop: :poop: [/size] (I started with 5 turds here, but they DID score 6 goals)
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I see alot of back and forth about Ovi's play and stupid coaching about having him out there, etc...
I thought Ovi played a great game. He scored the hattie, but he hustled too. He WAS hustling back on D the whole game. He was putting forth the effort.
He was the one guy hustling back on the 3 on 0. He was the first back and took his man out of the play. Not his fault the first guy in shot and beat the goaltender. Had there been a rebound (gasp - ye blasphemer) Ovi had his man covered. You can't put ANY of that goal on Ovi except that he happened to be on the ice. Kuzy made a stupid pass back to the point which Dylan was too stoned to keep in. Ovi was on the far wing and hustled his ass off to get back. He could not catch the first guy in but he went to the second man (well...one of them) and took him out of the play.
I'm not one to defend Ovi's typical defensive game play because he has earned some of the reputation for taking shifts off and not playing D. Last night's effort was not one of those. He played a good game.
7 goals against is a team loss. It's on everyone, and Ovi is the Captain so he gets his share. Our team D is just gone, but Holtby sucked all game. Holtby owns more of this loss because it's ultimately HIS job to stop the puck - regardless of whether he gets any help or not.
Say the Caps win in OT instead of the other way round - Caps get a win, but Holtby still had a BAD game. Both goaltenders did.
I hope Ovi gets 50+ goals this year. I think he deserves it. His game has been better this year, and not just about scoring goals. Not looking like he's going to get a chance to have a good playoff.
Man I hope this team is just coasting toward the break, and they actually come back afterward, but this looks/feels like much more.
Toronto is going to shred them. But maybe that would be better than stringing one whole win together so they can feel good going to the break.
Carlson and Holtby: All-Stars. :lol: :rofl: :lmao:
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What an unbelievably embarrassing streak for this team. 7 to the Preds, 8 to the Hawks, and 7 more to the Sharks. WTF is this coaching staff telling these guys to get ready for games?
Probably: “Pad your stats boys, ownership wants high scoring close games and will pay for high stats”
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Probably: “Pad your stats boys, ownership wants high scoring close games and will pay for high stats”
Man, I hope your right.. Cause if this is what they do when being told to play responsible hockey, we fucked.. :uh-huh:
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Totally agree. Ovi did his best all fucking game. He scored 3 goals and made some solid defensive plays during the empty net period, and even almost scored a 4th. He's the last guy the loss is on. The fact that his team was in that position in the first place despite his 3 goals is telling.
Quite frankly, with how garbage our defense has been, I would have placed better odds on us winning due to an Ovechkin 4th goal than us actually closing out the game with solid defense. Seriously. I think putting him out there with an empty net was us playing the probabilities.
You may be right - having him out there to try for an empty netter may be playing the probabilities ..... when there’s time left on the clock.
The point I apparently ineloquently was making was that having him out there for over 2 minutes and standing 15-20 feet from the goal as the clock runs out and Kane is left unguarded in front of the net for a tap-in tieing goal is not playing the probabilities. Any other LW on the Capitals not named Ovechkin is next to Holtby more worried about guarding the net than getting an empty netter.
We’ve been spoiled. We’ve watched the greatest goal scorer of our generation, maybe of all time, for over a decade. And yes, it’s been entertaining. But nothing comes close to the entertainment value of winning a Cup. I could care less how many goals Ovie or any Cap has so long as we win. An OT game, even one with 13 goals and 2 hat tricks that we lose due to lack of effort, lack of coaching, and lack of discipline is less entertaining than a 1-0 win ..... at least to me. I understand others may see it differently.
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You may be right - having him out there to try for an empty netter may be playing the probabilities ..... when there’s time left on the clock.
The point I apparently ineloquently was making was that having him out there for over 2 minutes and standing 15-20 feet from the goal as the clock runs out and Kane is left unguarded in front of the net for a tap-in tieing goal is not playing the probabilities. Any other LW on the Capitals not named Ovechkin is next to Holtby more worried about guarding the net than getting an empty netter.
We’ve been spoiled. We’ve watched the greatest goal scorer of our generation, maybe of all time, for over a decade. And yes, it’s been entertaining. But nothing comes close to the entertainment value of winning a Cup. I could care less how many goals Ovie or any Cap has so long as we win. An OT game, even one with 13 goals and 2 hat tricks that we lose due to lack of effort, lack of coaching, and lack of discipline is less entertaining than a 1-0 win ..... at least to me. I understand others may see it differently.
Make no mistake, Monumentals top priority is 700 and 800. Winning a cup just makes it easier for them to be more obvious about it
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so how many goals is Dylan responsible for now with his blue line turnovers?
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so how many goals is Dylan responsible for now with his blue line turnovers?
Yeah, but "He is the only quality Defensemen we have"
Or so I keep hearing.