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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: ArJunaZ on Friday February 02, 2018, 04:42:00 PM Eastern
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Fri. Feb. 02 Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Place: PPG Paints Arena
Time: 7:00 p.m.
TV: NBCSWA, SN, TVAS, ATTSN-PT
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
Pittsburgh Penguins 59-28-21-3 Last Game: Jan 30, Won 5-2 against Sharks
Washington Capitals 65-30-15-5 Last Game: Jan 31, Won 5-3 against Flyers
Projected Lines
8-Ovechkin 92-Kuznetsov 43-Wilson
65-Burakovsky 19-Bäckström 77-Oshie
18-Stephenson 20-Eller 10-Connolly
39-Chiasson 83-Beagle 25-Smith-Pelly
29-Djoos 74-Carlson
9-Orlov 2-Niskanen
44-Orpik 22-Bowey
70-Holtby (starter)
31-Grubauer
-- SCRATCH --
13-Vrana
4-Chorney
-- INJURED --
-- 1st Powerplay Unit --
77-Oshie 19-Bäckström 92-Kuznetsov
8-Ovechkin 74-Carlson
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
39-Chiasson 20-Eller 65-Burakovsky
2-Niskanen 9-Orlov
Referees: Chris Rooney (#5) Tim Peel (#20)
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik (#71), Scott Cherrey (#50)
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1st Period
02:11 Hens GOAL Kesssel 1-0 PIT
15:50 Hens GOAL Hagelin, unofficial assist by 29-Djoos 2-0 PIT
18:10 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assist 29-Djoos 2-1 PIT
2nd Period
00:26 Hens PP GOAL Hornqvist 3-1 PIT
03:08 GOAL 9-Orlov, assists 20-Eller & 2-Niskanen 3-2 PIT
11:57 GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assists 43-Wilson & 8-Ovechkin 3-3 TIE
3rd Period
01:01 Hens GOAL Malkin 4-3 PIT
01:50 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 9-Orlov 4-4 TIE
06:08 Hens PP GOAL Rust 5-4 PIT
07:59 Hens GOAL Kessel 6-4 PIT
10:00 Hens PP GOAL Malkin 7-4 PIT
FINAL: 7-4 PIT
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By Jesse Dougherty February 2 at 9:46 AM
Capitals’ second power-play unit is producing with limited opportunity
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Andre Burakovsky and the Capitals’ second power-play unit have found success in recent games. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
There is usually less than a minute left on a given Capitals power play when the second unit hops over the boards and onto the ice.
They do so with heightened urgency, knowing they’ll have time to manufacture no more than a few chances in the offensive zone. It often looks like this group — Andre Burakovsky, Lars Eller, Brett Connolly, Dmitry Orlov and Matt Niskanen — picks up mop-up duty after the first unit cannot score a goal. But in January, the Capitals’ second power-play unit has been an instrumental part of the team’s offense.
Overall, the power play has scored nine times in the past 10 games. Four of those goals, including a second-period pinch-in from Burakovsky in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, have been scored by the second group. The Capitals will look to carry this special teams success (they have also not given up a power-play goal in three games) into a matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins inside PPG Paints Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday.
“I think we only get 30, 40 seconds, so I think our mind-set when we go over there I think we’re going to try to get a chance,” Connolly said after the Capitals practiced Thursday. “We were actually getting some chances off the rush, which is good.”
“The top unit is going to take up a lot of the time just because they’re really good at controlling the puck in the other end and they’re holding onto it and making plays,” he continued. “We’ll get 30 seconds, so we’re just trying to bear down and try to get a chance. One good, quality chance every time we’re out there. It’s been working so far.”
The Burakovsky goal came with Alex Ovechkin still on the ice, so it wasn’t the complete second unit, even if Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie and John Carlson were on the bench. Ovechkin will often stick on the ice a bit longer than the rest of the first power-play unit, as he is the team’s biggest threat with his slap shot from the left faceoff circle. Ovechkin is leading the NHL with 30 goals and nine have come on the power play.
Capitals Coach Barry Trotz said it is still the “second unit” when Ovechkin is on the ice, but that Ovechkin’s presence certainly makes it a more dangerous one. Opposing penalty kills shift to Ovechkin’s side of the ice to limit his touches, and that opens up space for the other four players on either the first or second unit. In the third period against the Flyers, Oshie was given space in the middle of the zone and whacked in a power-play goal for the first group. On Wednesday, Oshie noted that the second group’s recent success makes it so teams need to game plan for two units instead of one.
“Instead of the pre-scout focusing just on one line the whole time, like we know it is here when we’re scouting other teams, you have two lines you have to worry about,” Oshie said. “You have different breakouts you have to worry about from two different units, and different personnel, whether (Ovechkin) stays or not. So it’s different personnel and it makes it harder and more difficult to get those reads.”
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By Jesse Dougherty February 1
Lars Eller and Brett Connolly have been inseparable (and very productive) for the Capitals
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Lars Eller and Brett Connolly have been a reliable center-winger pair for the Capitals across the past two seasons. (Nick Wass/Associated Press)
Lars Eller stood in front of his locker and glanced over a box score that would not have looked so favorable without his influence.
At the top, it showed a 5-3 win for the Washington Capitals over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Capital One Arena. Further down, there were two assists for Eller, the Capitals’ puck-possessing, third-line center and a regular source of offense through the season’s first 50 games. An even closer look revealed Eller and Brett Connolly, who plays on the wing to Eller’s right, were on the ice for the Capitals’ first three goals.
“It looks good,” Eller said, a light smirk tugging at the sides of his mouth. He was soon asked why it’s easy to say the same about his game.
“I think just playing consistently in my spot,” Eller said while slowly folding the box score into a neat square. “I am playing center the whole time, and I am just feeling comfortable. I am just feeling good about my role, my game.”
[For three Capitals, there’s nothing like the joy and relief of ending a goal-scoring drought (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/02/01/theres-nothing-like-the-joy-and-relief-that-comes-with-ending-a-goal-scoring-drought-let-the-capitals-explain/?utm_term=.5ac576cab221)]
That comfort can be attributed to Eller being in his second season with the franchise, but there is a more nuanced reason. While Capitals Coach Barry Trotz has often mixed up his lineup this season, matching different wingers with different centers on a sometimes game-to-game basis, he has rarely split up Eller and Connolly. The pair, brought in last season for secondary scoring depth, then put together on the third line, continues to provide just that for a team that is not getting enough from top-six forwards such as T.J. Oshie (four even-strength goals) and Andre Burakovsky (four goals in 25 games).
Alex Ovechkin leads the team and the NHL with 30 goals, but there is a significant drop-off after that. Connolly is tied with Evgeny Kuznetsov for second with 13 — two away from the career high he set while playing with Eller last season — and Eller has 10 goals and 15 assists. Eller and Connolly are also on the second power-play unit, which has scored four times in the past nine games.
“They seem to read off each other, and [Connolly] is a natural finisher on that line for a lot of reasons,” Trotz said Wednesday morning. “They’ve played a lot of games together. I try to pair guys for the most part and take two guys on each line who you think will work together, and you sort of move the other part around. Lars and Conno have done that the last two years, so they’ve been productive, and Lars’s line has carried us for a couple weeks now.”
Trotz’s lineup tinkering continued Wednesday: He sat forward Jakub Vrana as a healthy scratch and bumped Chandler Stephenson up to the third line with Eller and Connolly. That led to two Stephenson goals in 47 seconds of the second period, the first after Eller fired an odd-angle shot at the net and created a rebound for Stephenson to tap in. Trotz has even separated Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom in recent weeks, and he has cycled new parts around centers Backstrom, Kuznetsov and Jay Beagle. But he has not moved away from his pairing of Eller and Connolly, and he said after the win over the Flyers that they have, outside of Ovechkin, been the team’s best players as of late.
On Friday night, the Capitals face the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, which they have visited often in the second round of back-to-back playoff runs. The Penguins have not received the same kind of secondary scoring punch that Eller and Connolly have provided: There is a drop-off after Evgeni Malkin (26 goals), Phil Kessel (21), Sidney Crosby (17), Patric Hornqvist (15), Jake Guentzel (15) and Conor Sheary (12). After that, no player has more than six goals, and the Penguins (28-21-3), who have scored 14 times in their past three games (all home wins), are six points behind the Capitals in the Metropolitan Division.
The third-line production has helped the Capitals (30-15-5) to the best record in the division and the league’s eighth-best offense at 3.04 goals per game. And while it’s only the start of February, that’s the kind of factor that could swing a playoff series if more of the Capitals’ top-six forwards hit their stride.
“I think we just read off each other well,” Connolly said of Eller and himself. “I think Lars is really good in the corners, and we’re kind of getting that chemistry from last year. It took us a little bit this year to get it back, but we knew we were going to find it, and it’s been a lot of fun. He’s been a big part of getting my game going in the kind of direction I want it to be.”
[Chandler Stephenson surprises with a pair of goals in Capitals’ win over Flyers (https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/chandler-stephenson-surprises-with-a-pair-of-goals-as-capitals-rally-past-flyers/2018/01/31/175746ac-06b8-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html?utm_term=.64dc4d4a0d39)]
They complement each other as feeder and scorer. Eller is a strong puck possessor and skilled passer, and Connolly needs no more than a split-second to fire a shot.
At this time last season, with Burakovsky on the left wing, the third line was boiling hot. In an 18-game stretch connecting January to February, the line combined for 22 goals and 17 assists. Burakovsky notched seven goals and eight assists in that span, Eller had seven and five, and Connolly had eight and four.
This season’s surge is not as flashy. Connolly has four goals in the past six games, and Eller finished January with five goals and three assists. But the pair is still waiting for a solidified part on the left wing; Connolly said Wednesday morning that he thought it could be Stephenson heading into that role for the next couple months. Stephenson then went out and scored twice against the Flyers, doubling his career goal total in less than a minute, to make his bid to stick in that role.
There is no telling whether Trotz will make Stephenson, Eller and Connolly his regular third line. But there are now two seasons’ worth of evidence that Eller and Connolly won’t be separated any time soon.
“He’s the one guy that I played with since I’ve been here, played with the most,” Eller said of Connolly. “Probably also the guy I’ve had the best chemistry with. We seem to work well together, so that’s probably the reason he hasn’t split us up.”
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Kind of surprised Vrana is a scratch again.
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To state the obvious this is going to be a tough game. I am anxious to see whether scoring in the last game will get Oshie going. We need that second line to start scoring to give us more balance. This game could be a battle of the special teams. Pittsburg has the top PP in the league, scoring on 25% of their chances so it will be important to stay out of the box. Against the Flyers we only had one penalty, if we could repeat that tonight I think we will win the game. Our PP has scored two goals in each of the last two games so if we can win the PP battle that could be the key to winning this game.
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Kind of surprised Vrana is a scratch again.
Definitive Lines have not been posted anywhere, thus I put "Projected Lineup" as I found on RMNB.
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Definitive Lines have not been posted anywhere, thus I put "Projected Lineup" as I found on RMNB.
Well I heard Vrana was the odd man out in practice yesterday so its likely accurate.
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what the heck is this? An actual game tonight?
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Well I heard Vrana was the odd man out in practice yesterday so its likely accurate.
It’s embarrassing they didn’t ay least call Peluso up.
That bunch of cocksuckers got probably the best fighter in the league for a fourth pick, and you can bet your ass he and or Revves are gunning for Wilson and everyone else.
Guess he “can’t play@ right!! He’s out there tonight for the team that we give Cupd to
Way to be a man. answer the bell and not let the Hens beat you in every way GMBetaMale!!! At lest we have players who’s name are hard to spell and sell VIP tickets to douche bags who don’t know what a two line pass is.
It’s fuckn embarrassing how the ownership just hands the Hens everything because having a spine is to hard and may hurt a soccer moms worthless kids feelings.
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fukin fat Phil and no defense. Caps batter get heads oita their asses, they aren’t gonna do 2 goal comeback against this team
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Every single Cap was puck watching on that goal and their eyes were nowhere near any of the Hens as they had their way in front of Holtby. pathetic.
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The Caps do know they aren’t required to give up the first goal minutes into every game.....right?
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Bad start again. Nice job by Niskanen to stand there and watch Kessel score.
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Oleskiak just nudged Bura and he flew half way down the bench
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Bad start again. Nice job by Niskanen to stand there and watch Kessel score.
Agreed, Nisky completely ignored him and stood there staring at the puck like everyone else. Orlov was the only Defender actually defending.
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Oleskiak just nudged Bura and he flew half way down the bench
I wish I'd seen that. This was on TV? I have to go back and look for it later.
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So Reeves just lays out our Captain and no response . . .
But what are they gonna do? I’ve been sayin for YEARS to get the best fighters and bully the Hebs, but those guys “can’t play” do the. Hens get them and they can do what the hell they want
I swear to christ instead of season tickets I wanna get Ted a ki of coke, a case of Jack Daniels and a cycle of andronol and see if that grows him a spine
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WTF JUSE
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Can Holts sue the Caps defense for lack of support?
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pathetic
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Jesus Christ!!! This is embarrassing. Missing open looks and giving up odd-man rushes, again!!!!
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Can Holts sue the Caps defense for lack of support?
If i were him so pull a Denny Lemiiex from Slap Shof, call my agent and say “trade me right fuckin now”
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We should just forfeit against PIT.
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You can feel the energy and will of the Caps in this game. They should pull it together once they lose the Quaaludes..
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Jesus Christ!!! This is embarrassing. Missing open looks and giving up odd-man rushes, again!!!!
yep, neither teams have changed their game plans whe. they play each other for four or more years. . , same result
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:8z:
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Big goal from Ovi!
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Can Holts sue the Caps defense for lack of support?
I think Holtby is close to losing his shit. After the Flyers game he was unhappy about the way the team played in front of him.
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I will take that off Ovie's skate
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That's #31!!!!!
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Big goal from Ovi!
A bit lucky but we will take it
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Dumb, dumb, dumb - Stephenson.
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Weak penalty call. Maata lost an edge
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Hens are well coached on how to fake it and embellish to draw penalties.
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I am pretty sure something similar will happen against a Caps player and it will not be called.
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Hens are well coached on how to fake it and embellish to draw penalties.
the best teacher in the league is wearing the C over there, plus he felated Bettman so he gets away with it
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Morning all.
Woke up just in time to see Ovi score. ;D
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it's the home of the authentic fan, in all caps
horrible
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Morning all.
Woke up just in time to see Ovi score. ;D
So you admit the first two Hens goals are your fault! :P
Good morning BTW!
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:lol:
The guys were waiting for me to show up.... :raspberry:
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it's the home of the authentic fan, in all caps
horrible
hopefully they’ll realize they ran out of gimmicks a while ago . . .
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:lol:
The guys were waiting for me to show up.... :raspberry:
Wednesday I got stuck in an elevator with slapshot, but he wasn't talking
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Wednesday I got stuck in an elevator with slapshot, but he wasn't talking
Well Jell! :hearts:
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that's nice
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What is Holtby whining about?
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Holts was interfered with, by his own man. I'd point out who that is but then I'd be a hater
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Bad call and that’s what you get.
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i bet GMBetaMale is watching episodes of Oz on his ipad during this game
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Any body know what Holts was protesting about?
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:9z:
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DIMA!
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What a blast from Orlov!
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Any body know what Holts was protesting about?
Holts couldn't get over to block the shot because a player was in his way, unfortunately it was a teammate
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Any body know what Holts was protesting about?
No clue. He wasnt interfered with. Unless he was complaining about the spot of the faceoff.
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Just make up on one of Hats Rally Fats.
There is no way we deserve to win this game right now i
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Just make up on one of Hats Rally Fats.
There is no way we deserve to win this game right now i
you realize I have the power to delete rally fats ;D
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you realize I have the power to delete rally fats ;D
Yep!
But I won’t delete, but replace them with pics of DDs and above, with a 24inch waist or below!
Heh we can do Rally Tits on this site :rofl:
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Young D getting exposed. Djoos gave up the 2nd goal and Bowey just tried to give another.
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Why is Willy on the fourth line?
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FFS SHOOT THE DAMN PUCK,
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Why is Willy on the fourth line?
I think it was a bad line change
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No clue. He wasnt interfered with. Unless he was complaining about the spot of the faceoff.
I don't know what feed you have, but Locker was saying Holtby did like the fact that one of the Hens raised his arm directly in front of his face and felt it should be called for a penalty. It happened a few seconds before the goal. I feel the goal may have resulted from the fact that Holtby allowed himself to get distracted by that instead of just focusing on the play.
ETA
They showed a replay of it and it appeared it was just an attempt to communicate to another Hen and not a deliberate attempt to get in Holtby's face.
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I admit it..you are better than I am. Then why are you smiling?
I am not left handed
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Why is Willy on the fourth line?
because he “can’t play” or some bull shit they say to justify not building a real team >:(
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Yep!
But I won’t delete, but replace them with pics of DDs and above, with a 24inch waist or below!
Heh we can do Rally Tits on this site :rofl:
alright, but you can't get upset if Lil posts rally dorks
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Didnt see the arm waiving thing. If that did happen its supposed to be an unsportsmanlike penalty
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alright, but you can't get upset if Lil posts rally dorks
:lol: I don’t think i’d be the only one upset :angel:
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:92z:
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beer kuzy !!!!
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Thanks for showing up Lil!
;D :hearts:
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HAH!! Locker said “The White Boys battle back”!!
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Blloody Fowls comms whine almost as much as their team.
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wow, what a bullshit call
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Perfect check. Fuck the NHL.
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Phuckking refs
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Thanks for showing up Lil!
;D :hearts:
I like to do my bit.... ;)
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That’s a bull shit call. . .
Good thing is it kept him from Olesiak.
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The Benefits of blowing Bettman and the refs.
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Locker just said
"The white boys continue to battle back"
:lol:
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Blloody Fowls comms whine almost as much as their team.
Ya they are crying about a hand pass
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That’s a bull shit call. . .
Good thing is it kept him from Olesiak.
Don’t tell me .... Olesiak is a fighter like Reaves?
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The Benefits of blowing Bettman and the refs.
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I thought the hit was good
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it was nice to see some actual emotion from Trotz on that call
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Yeah, but he really did not give it to the refs as he should have.
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Don’t tell me .... Olesiak is a fighter like Reaves?
No. . . Better, way better.
I’ve been screamin for The Caps to get him for years, but look who said “we don’t need every Dman to be a puck mover” before us
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Yeah, but he really did not give it to the refs as he should have.
He never has, ever
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Yeeeeppp!!!
Now the rest of them don’t need to do anything cause Reeves and/or Olesniak are there. . .
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It appears Oshie is finally heathy
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It appears Oshie is finally heathy
Letang wouldn’t win a fight against a girl scout
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Just saw the replay on the goal when Holtby freaked out and Hornquist was waiving his carm in front of Holtby but it was quite awhile before the goal was scored. It had nothing tondo with the goal other than it got Holtby wound up. They did put a rule in place because of the Sean Avery incident. This was nothing like that but still a bush league play.
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I thought the hit was good
I don’t understand how that was roughing. If it was not interference or boarding it shouldn’t be a penalty. Just because it was a hard hit does not make it roughing.
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I don’t understand how that was roughing. If it was not interference or boarding it shouldn’t be a penalty. Just because it was a hard hit does not make it roughing.
He hit him too hard. You know this league is the No Hitting League.
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that was quick, #32 !!!
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:8z:
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Okay haters...WTF was Carlson watching there?
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YEAH BABY! :love:
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Okay haters...WTF was Carlson watching there?
I didn't say anything so as to avoid the backlash!
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Well, i guess we can say all four goals against were all ads fault
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Okay haters...WTF was Carlson watching there?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XfFIZGp3ous
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Okay haters...WTF was Carlson watching there?
He was watching Malkin pick up that rebound and put one past Holtby
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I didn't say anything so as to avoid the backlash!
Say it. Carlson deserves it
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I didn't say anything so as to avoid the backlash!
I know. Somebody has to stir the pot 😜
I've never been a Carlson lover but I know someone who is :love:
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Unlucky penalty
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We get another penalty..... 'cos the Fowl are such and clean team.......... :clown:
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I missed most of the first pd. Have the caps had a PP tonight?
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Great PK guys >:(
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Why can't we clear the fucking puck?
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Sloppy by Eller. He had all the room in the world and manages to miss the clear.
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So speaking of Shulz....
How may FORMER Capitals have their name on the cup?
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Nice job getting back by 74.
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fukin fat phil
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Why can't we clear the fucking puck?
Bingo - had the puck on our stick with time to make a good clear and we don’t - then pay the price.
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Orlov gave Kessel too much room
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inexcusable
Holtby should demand a trade this march. . . But GMBetaMale would only be able to get a 5th and figure skater for him after the other GMa push him around
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So speaking of Shulz....
How may FORMER Capitals have their name on the cup?
that's a different Schultz, but yea
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What a terribly played game
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Our defense is horrid! We should swap the entire D-corp with the Bears.
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What the hell did we do this time? ???
What was that whistle for?
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Well I know but hearing the name made me think...
I mean really... How many?
Did Mike Gartner get one?
Scott Stevens - yep
Gonchar?
Someone help me out. It will give you something to do other than yell at the TV
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but the frikin jackass zebras don't see anything wrong from the hens
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Holtby is in All Star Game mode. Can't stop shit.
Sieve.
Lost us at least a point. Pittsburg is a MUCH better team. They keep coming, make crisp tape to tape passes, and get a lot of referee help
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:rofl:
I can't even get upset at these refs anymore. They're just a joke. :clown:
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joke,
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What the hell did we do this time? ???
What was that whistle for?
Bowey dared to get tripped up by a Hen that IMO tripped him!
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Someone needs to get fired for this shit.
Utterly humiliating.l, GREEEEATT JOB TED, DICKLESS, & BETA MALE!!
At least the Wings and VGK are on. . .
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but the frikin jackass zebras don't see anything wrong from the hens
Not sure how Bowey got called for a trip. He was trying to get involved in the play and the guy backed into him. Could have been interference the other way. You can't tell me that the Pens dont get help from the officials.
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So the official score sheet reads?
Caps 4
Hens 4
Zebras 3
I don't usually complain about the zebras but that was a weak call. The tripping call earlier was weak and the roughing on Wison was criminal.
Have the Caps had a power play tonight?
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Surprised they didnt call Carlson for embellishment
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So the official score sheet reads?
Caps 4
Hens 4
Zebras 3
I don't usually complain about the zebras but that was a weak call. The tripping call earlier was weak and the roughing on Wison was criminal.
Have the Caps had a power play tonight?
The Pens have had a lot of help tonight
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So since I asked about a PP....
When was the last time OVIE got a hat trick?
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I wasn't aware that clotheslining an opponent was considered fair play in the NHL.
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and injury to insult
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May as well send out Wilson to send a message
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Why the fuck are the refs calling penalties on the Pens now for. Just so they can say it was called evenly. F u refs
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That was one of the worst reffing jobs, even for a Hens game. The bias was again so apparent. Not to say that we played worthy of winning, but without a doubt the refs were an extra man for the Hens.
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1st Period
02:11 Hens GOAL Kesssel 1-0 PIT
15:50 Hens GOAL Hagelin, unofficial assist by 29-Djoos 2-0 PIT
18:10 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assist 29-Djoos 2-1 PIT
2nd Period
00:26 Hens PP GOAL Hornqvist 3-1 PIT
03:08 GOAL 9-Orlov, assists 20-Eller & 2-Niskanen 3-2 PIT
11:57 GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assists 43-Wilson & 8-Ovechkin 3-3 TIE
3rd Period
01:01 Hens GOAL Malkin 4-3 PIT
01:50 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 9-Orlov 4-4 TIE
06:08 Hens PP GOAL Rust 5-4 PIT
07:59 Hens GOAL Kessel 6-4 PIT
10:00 Hens PP GOAL Malkin 7-4 PIT
FINAL: 7-4 PIT
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I had a little bit of hope during the 2nd period, but the refs completely killed it in the 3rd.
SHAMEFULL NHL :poop:
The faux make up calls after it was all over was just embarrassing.
Night night all.
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Good night Lil!
REMEMBER, the game is at 12:30 EST Sunday!
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That was one of the worst reffing jobs, even for a Hens game. The bias was again so apparent. Not to say that we played worthy of winning, but without a doubt the refs were an extra man for the Hens.
I think the officiating has been very inconsistent this year but its been both ways until tonights game. Wow
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The first line had another good game but where was the second line. Backstrom was invisible, we need goals from that line. Burakovsky had a couple of chances but Oshie and Backstrom had nothing. Very disappointing 3rd period and as others have noted the refs were atrocious but our PK has to be better, can’t give up 3 PP goals. We have to put this game aside and get ready for Vegas. We can’t lose to Vegas on home ice.
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Worst thing about tonight is that GMBM will think all our problems can be fixed if we just add a dman at the deadline. So get ready for 2 first, 2 seconds and Stephenson for Mike Green.
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Worst thing about tonight is that GMBM will think all our problems can be fixed if we just add a dman at the deadline. So get ready for 2 first, 2 seconds and Stephenson for Mike Green.
Better not. I'll lose my shit if that happens. We do need a dman but we need a shutdown dman. Green doesn't fit that criteria
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It all doesn't matter unless someone else takes Pittsburgh out in the playoffs. We can't beat them. Period. End of story. When both teams are playing well coming into the game -- like the playoffs -- they clean our clocks. And it isn't Crosby. It's guys like Hornqvist that kill us year in and year out. And Backstrom disappears against the Hens year after year. We all criticize Orpik because of his limitations but at least he plays hard and physical. The D tonight was atrocious. Niskanen, Djoos, Bowey, Carlson all horrid. And I agree with Wascapsfan that 70 looked like he had an all-star hangover. He was good in the first after getting no help in being down 2-0 but he didn't make any of the big saves after that. Just not a good performance when they had a chance to make a statement.
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I don't understand how this overtime show is popular, I'd rather slam my nutsack in a drawer that listen to this crap for an hour
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holy crap, Blazing Saddles is on the outdoor channel !
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It all doesn't matter unless someone else takes Pittsburgh out in the playoffs. We can't beat them. Period. End of story. When both teams are playing well coming into the game -- like the playoffs -- they clean our clocks. And it isn't Crosby. It's guys like Hornqvist that kill us year in and year out. And Backstrom disappears against the Hens year after year. We all criticize Orpik because of his limitations but at least he plays hard and physical. The D tonight was atrocious. Niskanen, Djoos, Bowey, Carlson all horrid. And I agree with Wascapsfan that 70 looked like he had an all-star hangover. He was good in the first after getting no help in being down 2-0 but he didn't make any of the big saves after that. Just not a good performance when they had a chance to make a statement.
You forgot Orlov. He scored a goal but his defensive play was nothing to write home about.
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Ass
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Ass
I believe we are gonna need a visual
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holy crap, Blazing Saddles is on the outdoor channel !
What in the Wide Wide World of Sports?
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It all doesn't matter unless someone else takes Pittsburgh out in the playoffs. We can't beat them. Period. End of story. When both teams are playing well coming into the game -- like the playoffs -- they clean our clocks. And it isn't Crosby. It's guys like Hornqvist that kill us year in and year out. And Backstrom disappears against the Hens year after year. We all criticize Orpik because of his limitations but at least he plays hard and physical. The D tonight was atrocious. Niskanen, Djoos, Bowey, Carlson all horrid. And I agree with Wascapsfan that 70 looked like he had an all-star hangover. He was good in the first after getting no help in being down 2-0 but he didn't make any of the big saves after that. Just not a good performance when they had a chance to make a statement.
Two years ago this team could have beat em. But the ownership on chasing and following trends, while their GM changed to stopping everyone else.
But hey, the sell out streaks alive and the VIP section is selling so what the fuck do they care?
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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports?
I'm still mad at Mel for not making a History of the World Pt2
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