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May 21 vs Bruins at TD Garden
Time: 6:30
TV: NBCSW, NBCS
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7, 99.1 fm
Bruins lead series 2-1
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin 8 - Backstrom 19 - Wilson 43
Mantha 39 - Kuznetsov 92 - Oshie 77
Sheary 73 - Eller 20 - Raffl 17
Hagelin 62 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21
Orlov 9 - Carlson 74
Dillon 4 - Schultz 2
Chara 33 - Jensen 3
Samsonov 30
PP1: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Sprong, Carlson
PP2: Eller, Mantha, Wilson, Schultz, Orlov
scratched:
Carr
Sprong
Fehervary
McMichael
van Riemsdyk
Anderson
Copley
Vanecek - day to day
Bruins anticipated lines:
Marchand 63 - Bergeron 37 - Pastrnak 88
Hall 71 - Krejci 46 - Smith 12
Ritchie 21 - Coyle 13 - DeBrusk 74
Kuraly 52 - Lazar 20 - Wagner 14
Grzelcyk 48 - McAvoy 73
Reilly 6 - Carlo 25
Clifton 75 - Miller 86
Rask 40
scratched:
Fredrick
Kuhlman
Tinordi
Vaakanainen
Swayman
Lauzon - day to day
tonight's zebras
referees:
Gord Dwyer 19 TJ Luxmore 21
linesmen:
Ryan Daisy 81 Michel Cormier 76
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-look-to-square-series-in-game-4/c-324869154 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-look-to-square-series-in-game-4/c-324869154)
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/05/21/lars-eller-appears-good-to-go-for-capitals-game-4-at-bruins/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2021/05/21/lars-eller-appears-good-to-go-for-capitals-game-4-at-bruins/)
scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Marchand PPG from Pastrnak and McAvoy at 8:00
3rd period:
Pastrnak PPG from McAvoy and Krejci at :29
Coyle from DeBrusk at 1:03
Ovechkin PPG from Carlson and Backstrom at 4:54
Grzelcyk PPG from McAvoy and Hall at 14:50
Caps lose 4-1
Fuck Bettman
and Manfred
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Let's get the W!
We need Lars back.
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Feeling good about tonight, Think Ovi will pull them together for a big game. Anticipate a 2+ goal margin victory.
or
I will end up very very very drunk by end of evening...............
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Feeling good about tonight, Think Ovi will pull them together for a big game. Anticipate a 2+ goal margin victory.
or
I will end up very very very drunk by end of evening...............
Hmmm. Which is more likely in a Caps playoff game.... :huh:
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FFS. 6:30? WTF - I guess they aren't worried about folks getting off work in time to get to the arena....
Friday night game at 6:30?
WTF NHL? Fargon Iceholes.
Oh wait. My bad. In the new normal...everyone works from home and doesn't have to get home and nobody goes to the arena. :O=
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GO CAPS!!!
I'll be starting a tad late, but will catch up by the time we are up by PDX's 2 goals ;) :)
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Win or Die!! :raised-eyebrow:
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Missed call? :rofl: These fuckers man..
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2 PP's, 0 scoring chances! :wackysmile:
The fuck ya'll at?? :raised-eyebrow:
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Morning all. :wackysmile:
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I'm here now. We can start playing........ :P
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Morning all. :wackysmile:
Howdy!
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Caps get two gift PPs to start and they come up limp
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Did the NHL make another rule against the Caps....
where they are not allowed to play in Boston's end?
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Did the NHL make another rule against the Caps....
where they are not allowed to play in Boston's end?
Yep.. Announced it this mornin'. :-\
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Morning all. :wackysmile:
Hiya. Did you ever see that Bohemian Rhapsody movie about Freedie/Queen?
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old and slow................................
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17 is fkn useless.................. is he really our only choice?
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Hiya. Did you ever see that Bohemian Rhapsody movie about Freedie/Queen?
Which one?
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Welp.. Not sure what they need to do, but they need to do somethin'.. Hope it's just injuries that have us looking like dog :poop: Cause if that's the best they have to offer, we fukked.. :)
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Sammy could steal this game for us................ but we will score two quick ones to start the second...............
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Which one?
there was only one under that title that I'm aware of, Rami Whatshisface played Freedie
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there was only one under that title that I'm aware of, Rami Whatshisface played Freedie
Oh, I know the one you mean. No, I haven't seen it yet.
Any good?
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Sammy could steal this game for us................ but we will score two quick ones to start the second...............
Who ya got? Haglin and Schultz? :snicker: Maybe Rask will go off thinking it's a delayed penalty and Sammy will get one! :cross: lol
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The thing I don't really understand is that Boston had the strongest forecheck vs us all year long (not just playoffs) and it seems the coach
has hasn't done anything different to counter it?
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I'm getting tired of watching Backstrom casually glide around the ice. Got the feeling he is happy with his one Cup and ready to go home. Not many guys showing up at all.
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Oh, I know the one you mean. No, I haven't seen it yet.
I finally saw it the other day. I liked it. They got a lot the timeline off, but that's hollywood.
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FFS. 6:30? WTF - I guess they aren't worried about folks getting off work in time to get to the arena....
Friday night game at 6:30?
WTF NHL? Fargon Iceholes.
Oh wait. My bad. In the new normal...everyone works from home and doesn't have to get home and nobody goes to the arena. :O=
Ya I got home just in time to see Raffl get a penalty.
The game started at 430 my time.
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Who ya got? Haglin and Schultz? :snicker: Maybe Rask will go off thinking it's a delayed penalty and Sammy will get one! :cross: lol
19 and 77
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19 and 77
I see your not quite as far down the rabbit hole as I am. :raspberry:
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and just like that Sammy fks up again
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a previous 77 that's an asshole
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I see your not quite as far down the rabbit hole as I am. :raspberry:
ha maybe we need Boston to score an own goal!
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This is one of those games where one team dominates and the other gets one chance and scores. Except Wilson hit the post.. :'(
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26 minutes in. 2 shots on goal 5v5 and none in the last 15 minutes! :)
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Good grief..
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Someone, anyone needs to lay out Hall, I thought we were playing hockey?
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Here we go again.
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Orlov hits Miller, looked mutual but Miller lost
Orly barely touched him, but left his feet big time
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Pfft.. major? :bs:
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no fucking way that's a major/5:00
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no fucking way that's a major/5:00
I'm not sure if it was even a high hit.
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How does Orlov get a roughing for defending himself??
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How does Orlov get a roughing for defending himself??
Because the refs are a fucking joke.
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Thats more like it
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they should've called Miller for diving
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Possibly 2 minutes for a late hit? Double minor for roughing? Complete BS.. He either embellished or bumped his head when he fell down. Either way, BS.. :uh-huh:
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Didn't look like a head shot from the angles they showed..
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zebras 1 Caps 0
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fkn hate the rat faced POS
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Guess that'll do it.. :wackysmile:
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Guess that'll do it.. :wackysmile:
Yup. We are old and slow. Getting our asses kicked. 7 shots in 30 minutes.
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Sick of these biased NBC commentators.
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Sick of these biased NBC commentators.
it's on the local too with Joe B and Lacher, I thought you were local
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that pp looked better, and now another pp
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I only ust noticed that Eller is back. :lol:
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I am, watching streams.
it's on the local too with Joe B and Lacher, I thought you were local
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It is time to start the conversation about how Lavi is getting out coached in this series?
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the crap they aren't calling the Bruins for
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Can they play game 5 later tonight and get this shit over with?
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the crap they aren't calling the Bruins for
Yup Mantha got taken down in front of the net just before he got the penalty.
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Yup Mantha got taken down in front of the net just before he got the penalty.
No, your allowed to cross check on the PK, it's in the rules! :raspberry:
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zebras 1 Caps 0
Yeah well the refs saw there was only one team playing tonight so they decided they better play too
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:clown:
:O= :poop:
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:clown: :poop:
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Anderson should start game 5
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Anderson should play now
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FFS
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:clown: :poop:
That's how it's done though.. Step on their throat! Unfortunately these 1st round exits are a thing again..
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This is just embarrassing now. :(
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Anderson should play now
Tough to blame goaltending in this game. Samsonov has been our best player.
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:O= on the pp
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Tough to blame goaltending in this game. Samsonov has been our best player.
Just need to try something different. Really isn't gonna matter though.
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63 should have about 4 penalties tonight
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goal 2 was all Sammy, should've had that
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GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL
OV Carlo PPG
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At least we beat the shutout.
Nice to see Ovi finally woke up. :yawn:
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LOL there is the own goal!
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Well there’s that 2 Goal lead PDX wanted :wackysmile:
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Caps pp is now 1 for 7
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There's the lucky bounce we needed!! ...2 nights ago. :)
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And Richie should have gotten an extra 2 for that faggot poke
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Has Lavi even changed the fkn lines yet?
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goal 2 was all Sammy, should've had that
The snipe by Pastrnak on the PP. Cant believe you are actually blaming the goalie for that goal.
From where he shot that all a goalie can do is try to cover as much het as possible. Unfortunately Pastrnak found a hole.
Tells me that you have never played goal before.
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19 invisible
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I say we give up on the game and just pound on Marchand and Richie the rest of the game
Looks like we are too tired to skate anyway
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Offseason the Caps need a philosophy change. Need to start playing a greasy, go to the net type game. This finesse game doesn't work with a bunch of old, overpaid dudes..
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The snipe by Pastrnak on the PP. Cant believe you are actually blaming the goalie for that goal.
From where he shot that all a goalie can do is try to cover as much het as possible. Unfortunately Pastrnak found a hole.
Tells me that you have never played goal before.
having actually watched the play tells me Sammy should have had it
my opinion is just as valid as yours
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Mantha gets called for that but the hits on OV were ok
what fucking joke this league is
looked like a payback for the rat trip of Sammy
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Offseason the Caps need a philosophy change. Need to start playing a greasy, go to the net type game. This finesse game doesn't work with a bunch of old, overpaid dudes..
Paying OVi will kill us with the cap too, so anyway you look at it were in deep S$#@$
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At least Ovi and Oshi had injuries.. Not sure what Nicky's excuse is? Dude looks lost. Mantha, lost.. Wilson, baffled.. Kuznetsov, high.. :)
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having actually watched the play tells me Sammy should have had it
my opinion is just as valid as yours
I'll take another look at it. Maybe he should have had. To me it looks like Sammy is another one of your whipping boys.
I'm not really happy with him either but I think he is our best option right now.
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Mantha gets called for that but the hits on OV were ok
what fucking joke this league is
No kidding. Ovi took 2 hits in the back.
looked like a payback for the rat trip of Sammy
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Glad they scored, now somebody can go pound the Rat. Can't think of one player that has played decent for us tonight.
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Night all!
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Yay, another slapper blows by Sammy! :)
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I'll take another look at it. Maybe he should have had. To me it looks like Sammy is another one of your whipping boys.
I'm not really happy with him either but I think he is our best option right now.
Buh bye
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Well thats that then.
Not good enough.
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Yay, another slapper blows by Sammy! :)
Does it matter. We got outplayed very badly in this game. Even the one goal we scored was total fluke.
We deserve to lose this game. And we are going to.
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We got outplayed very badly in this game. Even the one goal we scored was total fluke.
We deserve to lose this game. And we are going to.
No shit! :)
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There is one thing this Caps team is good at! Fucking up a Friday night! :raspberry:
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I used to really like the Bruins. Now the onlly player I like on their team is Bergeron. They have become even more filthy that Philthy.
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There has to be a stream with Joe and Locker?? If there is, I can't find it.. If anyone has one, please post it! Not sure I can stomach another one with these guys calling it.. :O=
Night people.. Been a fun season, feeling a "touch" of normal anyway.. 1 more to go! :hearts:
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Thank god thats over with.
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There has to be a stream with Joe and Locker?? If there is, I can't find it.. If anyone has one, please post it! Not sure I can stomach another one with these guys calling it.. :O=
Night people.. Been a fun season, feeling a "touch" of normal anyway.. 1 more to go! :hearts:
Yeah. They were especially bad tonight.
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I would be happy to see Sprong back in, instead of Kuzy, even if we'd have to juggle the lines. That wouldn't be a bad thing anyways.......
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Ooh Fah
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We were rubbish tonight..
I think we need to invest in a proper goalie for next season and / or hire a proper goalie coach.
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zebras gave the Caps a couple gifts at the start, then let the Bruins get away with murder. Didn't help that the Caps game plan was nonexistent tonight.
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We were rubbish tonight..
I think we need to invest in a proper goalie for next season and / or hire a proper goalie coach.
Caps are going to need a fire sale in the off season if they think they are going to hire new talent.
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Sunday at 7:00pm, if you're blood pressure can handle it
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Night all. :yawn:
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I expect the Caps will make a gung ho effort tonight but still lose. This team is obviously too old, slow and tired to compete. There's just no jump to their game, no flow and no crispness, all things the Bruins have demonstrated throughout the series. By the time the OT arrives, or even the third period, most of the Caps look gassed. I think a major overhaul is in order or this team is going the way of the SJ Sharks who hung on to aging veterans, gave up draft picks and are now screwed for years.
Just making a quick glance over the roster, there are only a few guys I see who are ones we definitely should hold on to going forward. Ovie, obviously, isn't going anywhere and he still plays at a pretty high level. He needs better guys around him. I'd keep Eller, Dowd, Hathaway, Wilson and Mantha. That's it among the forwards. Everybody else is expendable and that includes Backstrom and Kuznetsov. In fact, they are basically just taking up space at this point. I'm on the fence with Oshie. I love the guy but he's looked a bit aged in this series, too. If he's on the team, I'd be fine with it.
On defense, Orlov has been the best guy out there. much to my surprise. Dillon, aside from the bonehead play in game 2, hasn't looked bad and he's been physical. Any of the rest can go and that includes Carlson, maybe especially Carlson. In goal, I'd keep Samsonov. He's stood on his head in this series and kept it from being much worse. He made the one dumb play in Game 3 but has otherwise been stellar. Criticisms of his overall play make no sense given the domination of Boston otherwise.
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You are right, but it is a pipedream to think that Caps management will go for anything close to a rebuild. They will stick to their guys to the bitter end.
Setting sentiment aside, I can argue that the best thing this team could do is let Ovi go. For the money he wants, he will be a drag on the team for the next three years. He definitely has slowed down and will continue to do so.
Signing Backstrom to his deal was a huge mistake. He has his cup and is now happy to glide around the ice in critical games. He had a good start to the year, but for his money, he is not going to help the team going forward.
If we had bold (smart) management, they would offer Ovi $9MM/year for 3 years and if he passes, trade him - maybe get a first and a second. Then try and trade Backstrom, Kuzy and Oshie. With the Cap savings and a few draft picks, they could quickly rebuild.
Unfortunately, the Caps management will think, they just need to add a guy or two to make one last push while they have Ovi. They will probably sacrifice draft picks to boot.