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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Saturday February 17, 2018, 07:57:21 PM Eastern
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Feb. 17 vs. Chicago Blackhawks at United Center
Time: 8:30 p.m.
TV: NBC Sports
Washington Radio: FAN 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
Washington Capitals 33-17-7
Chicago Blackhawks 24-26-8
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin 8 -Nicklas Backstrom 19 -Tom Wilson 43
Alex Chiasson 39 -Evgeny Kuznetsov 92 -T.J. Oshie 77
Brett Connolly 10 -Lars Eller 20 -Andre Burakovsky 65
Chandler Stephenson 18 -Jay Beagle 83 -Devante Smith-Pelly 25
Scratched: Jakub Vrana 13
Defensemen
Dmitry Orlov 9 -Matt Niskanen 2
Christian Djoos 29 -John Carlson 74
Brooks Orpik 44 -Madison Bowey 22
Scratched: Taylor Chorney 4
Goaltenders
Braden Holtby 70(starter)
Philipp Grubauer 31
more to come, gotta feed the dog, maybe
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Evening all!! In a ski resort in WV with no proper TV. Anyone has any links to a feed you can share? Thanks.
This hawks team is in a skid but still talented. The Caps better start great and keep their foot down.
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Evening all!! In a ski resort in WV with no proper TV. Anyone has any links to a feed you can share? Thanks.
This hawks team is in a skid but still talented. The Caps better start great and keep their foot down.
Timberline or Snowshoe?
>:( I'm jealous
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Snowshoe. No wireless service, and spotty wifi.
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But great skiing, just had 8-10 inches of fresh powder.
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Are they losing yet?
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Evening all!! In a ski resort in WV with no proper TV. Anyone has any links to a feed you can share? Thanks.
This hawks team is in a skid but still talented. The Caps better start great and keep their foot down.
Sending you a PM.
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Thanks Lily. Hope you are good?
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But great skiing, just had 8-10 inches of fresh powder.
yea, I've been there and at Seven Spings when we got 8" of fresh powder during the day. But it doesn't compare to the day I spent at Alta and got about 14" that day, the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon is a special place
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Are they losing yet?
they are now, >:( thanks
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Thanks Lily. Hope you are good?
I'm good,ta.
Morning all. 8)
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Holtby playing like shit again. How in the world do you let that crap in? Not concentrating on hockey..
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I'm good,ta.
Morning all. 8)
:raspberry:
:wackysmile:
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That was a very soft goal.
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That was a very soft goal.
Yup he got caught sleeping.
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Willy!!!
now 1-1 after the Hat ginx
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Loving Willy on that line. 8)
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Loving Willy on that line. 8)
Me too. He is playing some good hockey. I really like Wilson. Love his game
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Put Holtby out of this misery. Pull him. He was completely out of position.
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Sucking defensively again tonight
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Sucking defensively again tonight
Just awful. Played good D in MN but none tonight so far.
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Bowey and Holtby sucking.. At this point, I would rather see Grubauer. Holtby is not looking like the 6 million dollar man. He's not helping us with his average play
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Put Holtby out of this misery. Pull him. He was completely out of position.
That 2nd goal wasn't his fault. He made the save but no one pucked up the guy. I think it was Beagles man
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Willy!!!
now 1-1 after the Hat ginx
:poop:
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Put Holtby out of this misery. Pull him. He was completely out of position.
I had screen freeze on that last goal.
I hope that we're not going to form and playing down to bottom of the league, as usual. :-(
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That 2nd goal wasn't his fault. He made the save but no one pucked up the guy. I think it was Beagles man
Maybe bad rebound control? I could be wrong.
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I can't blame this on Holts, there has been zero defense for 10 minutes
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Worse than the 2nd against DET the other day. Hard to fathom.
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Holtby sucks. Pull him..
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Holtby sucks. Pull him..
How can you blame anything but the 1st on him? They got 21 shots.
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Pull him.
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I'm glad that period is over. We seemed to be passing more to them than our own players.
There's got to be something wrong with Holtby. He hasn't been great fora while now.
Anybody know why Vrana's been sat? I wonder if they're showcasing Chaisson for a trade??? ( insert Ninja/ mask emojie)
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Pull him.
Pull him because our team doesn't play defense?
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I'm glad that period is over. We seemed to be passing more to them than our own players.
There's got to be something wrong with Holtby. He hasn't been great fora while now.
Anybody know why Vrana's been sat? I wonder if they're showcasing Chaisson for a trade??? ( insert Ninja/ mask emojie)
All the players dads are at the last couple games and they want all the players to get in a game.
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All the players dads are at the last couple games and they want all the players to get in a game.
Ah! Thanks.
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What game are you watching? It should be 4 to 1. Holtby got faked out of his skates again, but a defenseman saved it on the goal line just before the 3rd goal
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Pull him because our team doesn't play defense?
He is supposed to be our best D
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:-\ Got the Haws feed. They just said SOG 22 - 6..... :sick:
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I agree. I was expecting a game like this. Not sure why this team is playing so poorly in front of Holtby
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:-\ Got the Haws feed. They just said SOG 22 - 6..... :sick:
Stat like that, you can say that it’s game over.
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He is supposed to be our best D
OK let's get realistic here. You know that any goaltender is only is good as his defence. The first goal was on Holtby but other than that goal he has played well. It seems like that goal deflated the team though. High scoring chances were 14 to 4 in that period. 14 scoring chances in one period is unheard of.
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I wanna point out, if I was in Vegas this weekend I would've been at the book putting money on the Hawks ending their losing streak with 8. Coming into this I just wanted to see a compitition, unlike the US vs Russia game this morning
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I wanna point out, if I was in Vegas this weekend I would've been at the book putting money on the Hawks ending their losing streak with 8. Coming into this I just wanted to see a compitition, unlike the US vs Russia game this morning
Ouch!
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OK let's get realistic here. You know that any goaltender is only is good as his defence. The first goal was on Holtby but other than that goal he has played well. It seems like that goal deflated the team though. High scoring chances were 14 to 4 in that period. 14 scoring chances in one period is unheard of.
I agree. I think the entire squad is not prepared to match the hawks effort right now. Let’s see if that changes.
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I wanna point out, if I was in Vegas this weekend I would've been at the book putting money on the Hawks ending their losing streak with 8. Coming into this I just wanted to see a compitition, unlike the US vs Russia game this morning
I saw that. It was embarrassing.
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Let's get this game Caps!
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Pull him.
That's what she said...
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That's what she said...
Lol!
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:-\ Got the Haws feed. They just said SOG 22 - 6..... :sick:
I gots the Hees feed.
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Not enough effort to win the game.
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Need a good PP to get some momentum.
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Not enough effort to win the game.
Yeah. lots of laziness by our boys tonight. You'd have thought that 3rd goal would have woken them up.... :clown:
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LET'S GO CAPS! :wackysmile:
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Good work from Kuznetsov. They suck tonight.
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Need a good PP to get some momentum.
No momentum at all because of the brutal Kuzy turnover
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Caps with 9 shots on goal half way through the game???? WTF >:(
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This team has no shot in the playoffs.
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Caps with 9 shots on goal half way through the game? ??? WTF >:(
Been the story of the season. What I don’t understand is that why the coaches have not addressed it?
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Game over
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5-1. Jokers. I’m out.
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game and goalie
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This is just embarrassing now. :(
Way to go to impress the dads. :clown:
:poop: :poop: :poop:
[/size][size=78%]I just want this over now. [/size]
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No D whatsoever.
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That's it. Trotz and McClellan are shit and both need to go. Trotz cannot get this team up from one game to the next, and McClellan for assembling this pile of raw bat pizl..
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No D whatsoever.
No D, no O and 0 inbetween.
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clearly not Holts night but they leave him in???
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Glad we could get the Hawks healthy. There’s a reason we are a laughingstock about our playoff record.
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Wow.
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Oh C:MON! :O=
We need to stop being so nice to teams that are on losing streaks.
Our guys have just dropped their trousers, bent over and said, "please, may I have some more".
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SOG now 33 - 12. :-(
We've had more give-aways than SOG.
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May really should get a shot at at least assistant coach, certainly couldn't hurt
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is it me or has Holts game gotten worse with every commercial he dose?
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I blame Holtby's dad.
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Either that or Holtby has a lazy eye
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clearly not Holts night but they leave him in???
I'm sure Grubauer will be in the 3rd period
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I'm sure Grubauer will be in the 3rd period
that was obvious after goal 5, there's been 6
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is it me or has Holts game gotten worse with every commercial he dose?
Pretty hard to blame Holtby on any goal other than the first goal. This is a complete team failure.
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Maybe Dylan's dad brought his dad sized bong with him and they all partook last night.... :wackysmile:
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Holts has not been good, but this loss is not on him. He called the team out against the Wings last Sunday and they’ve left him out to dry again a week later. Total lack of effort and discipline from the start.
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Is Dylan Carlson? And where does he get his stuff?
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I'm sure Grubauer will be in the 3rd period
Tbh, I don't see the point now. The damage has been done and there's no way back from this.
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Is Dylan Carlson? And where does he get his stuff?
Yes and I wouldn't know... honest guv. ;D
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Looks like Grubs is in. He had a good game last time.
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May really should get a shot at at least assistant coach, certainly couldn't hurt
Does he want to coach?
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Maybe Dylan's dad brought his dad sized bong with him and they all partook last night.... :wackysmile:
Stop blaming the weed. If he were really smoking he' d be playing better...
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Does he want to coach?
I doubt he wants this headache, but he did some coaching in the minors
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Alan May :whatahunk:
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May for GM...
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Maybe Dylan's dad brought his dad sized bong with him and they all partook last night.... :wackysmile:
It sure looks like it
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Or coach?
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Holts got lit up in the All-Star game and ain’t been right since.
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Alan May :whatahunk:
I like May. He knows his hockey. I'd like to see him coach someday.
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Or President.... jus; sayin;..... (insert Ninja/mask here )
I hope AJ's okay???
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Is it me or has Laughlin kinda blown these last two games? In MN he seemed drunk or something..
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Tbh, I don't see the point now. The damage has been done and there's no way back from this.
Gotta get Holtby out. Could end up having another incident like Patrick Roy in Montreal. That didnt end well for Montreal.
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Holts got lit up in the All-Star game and ain’t been right since.
I think it was before that. He's had a couple of really great games, some good ones, but many have been just average. I'm convinced there's something going on with him. If it's not himself, then maybe some family distraction??? He's a long way from being in the Vezina discussions this year.
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Gotta get Holtby out. Could end up having another incident like Patrick Roy in Montreal. That didnt end well for Montreal.
Wakey, wakey Mac! Grubs is in.
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Tonight isn't either goalies fault
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Tonight isn't either goalies fault
Tonight is EVERYBODY's fault.
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Wakey, wakey Mac! Grubs is in.
I posted that before they pulled Holtby.
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Gee.. I wonder what that Chicago fan said to draw the ire of DSP? He was bent
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Tonight is EVERYBODY's fault.
Yup can't think of anyone that played well. Maybe some guys werent as bad as others
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:poop: :poop: :poop:
That was a totally clean hit by Willy! >:(
Refs are :clown:
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Gee.. I wonder what that Chicago fan said to draw the ire of DSP? He was bent
DSP is fairly mild mannered, I can't help to think it was a disparaging remark as the offending fans were escorted out
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I wonder how much of a bung our guys took to lose this game this bad?
Can't wait to hear what Alan May has to say about this..... :devil:
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DSP is fairly mild mannered, I can't help to think it was a disparaging remark as the offending fans were escorted out
I didn't see that. ???
Than goodness that game is over. Sheesh!
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I'm not surprised the Hawks ended their 8 game losing skid tonight. I am extremely disappointed in the apparent lack of effort from the caps thou
Blackhawks win 7-1
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I'm not surprised the Hawks ended their 8 game losing skid tonight. I am extremely disappointed in the apparent lack of effort from the caps thou
I agree. This was an embarrassing loss
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hopefully ArJ or I will feel better by Monday, I'm going to bed, feel like ass
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I'm not surprised the Hawks ended their 8 game losing skid tonight. I am extremely disappointed in the apparent lack of effort from the caps thou
Agreed.
We usually have a pretty strong 3rd period, but I think the hole we dug ourselves by then, we just continued to not try.
It's not as if there was anything to play for by then, you know, like pride, or self respect. (insert straight face here).
Anyway, it's done now.
Back to watching mad people doing mad things on snow....... :wackysmile:
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hopefully ArJ or I will feel better by Monday, I'm going to bed, feel like ass
Raw onions and garlic... ;)
Feel better soon babes. (Insert hug emojie here)
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Maybe Dylan's dad brought his dad sized bong with him and they all partook last night.... :wackysmile:
Good one! We can only hope that was the excuse.
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Good one! We can only hope that was the excuse.
Ta. There are some games where things just get so bad that you just have to have a laugh. It's often at the refs, but tonight... well..... 'nuff said.
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Caps are lucky they play in a weak hockey town with a passive media. Can you imagine if this team played in Montreal, Toronto, Boston, New York,...?
Trotz would have been gone a long time ago as well as GMBM and some of the players. Instead, we get the same old, same old and just have to say “thank you, may I have another.”. Pathetic.
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Caps are lucky they play in a weak hockey town with a passive media. Can you imagine if this team played in Montreal, Toronto, Boston, New York,...?
Trotz would have been gone a long time ago as well as GMBM and some of the players. Instead, we get the same old, same old and just have to say “thank you, may I have another.”. Pathetic.
You forgot the please. "May I have another, please"? :P I think I alluded to that in a previous post. :raspberry:
On a plus side (clutching at straws here) we have Alan May :whatahunk: . I can just picture him shaking his head in disgust. That would be a very short analysis. (insert straight face emote here)
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Not enough effort to win the game.
If Caps fans had a dime for every time we had to say this we'd all be retired and living the high life.
Had to work last night so I couldn't watch the game - first time I've been glad to work in a long time.
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If Caps fans had a dime for every time we had to say this we'd all be retired and living the high life.
Had to work last night so I couldn't watch the game - first time I've been glad to work in a long time.
Lady and I and in Detroit, where you don’t ask to put a second on at the bars) . . . But the notifications told us enough. .
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Caps are lucky they play in a weak hockey town with a passive media. Can you imagine if this team played in Montreal, Toronto, Boston, New York,...?
Trotz would have been gone a long time ago as well as GMBM and some of the players. Instead, we get the same old, same old and just have to say “thank you, may I have another.”. Pathetic.
Agreed, I just read Vogel’s recap and it was like reading about a high school team.
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While I didn’t see it, I doubt th3 D played a perfect game and the goals where all on Holtby.
How GMBetaMale, this organization, and players treat him is disgraceful. He has to be close to “checking out” and or demanding a trade.
As this team getting to the third is highly, HIGHLY, unlikely maybe he needs to shopped at the read line for his own good
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Was it lack of effort or just stupidity? I saw most of the 3rd and some highlights and it looked (like most nights) Holtby just wasn't superman and faced odd man after odd man after bad pass after turnover after... Can they not solve being out of position a half dozen times per game? Or making lazy cross ice passes when there's a defender(s) standing right there? It's just getting old.
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May calls it again (https://twitter.com/mayhockeynbcs/status/965049095210590210)
While he’s holding back. . . He ain’t excepting this crap
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Was it lack of effort or just stupidity? I saw most of the 3rd and some highlights and it looked (like most nights) Holtby just wasn't superman and faced odd man after odd man after bad pass after turnover after... Can they not solve being out of position a half dozen times per game? Or making lazy cross ice passes when there's a defender(s) standing right there? It's just getting old.
If Holts spoke Frog:
https://youtu.be/f4WLYZXNrSo (https://youtu.be/f4WLYZXNrSo)
I never noticed how much (I forget his name) looks (and acts like Carson
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Yea, I've been seeing some social media posts wanting Holts traded.. :rofl: I'd love to see their reactions if we didn't have elite goal tending. (We're seeing some of that recipe here lately) I can't fault him for tuning out a bit, if that's what's happening. He has to be depressed with the product he sees on the ice every night. :-\
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Yea, I've been seeing some social media posts wanting Holts traded.. :rofl: I'd love to see their reactions if we didn't have elite goal tending. (We're seeing some of that recipe here lately) I can't fault him for tuning out a bit, if that's what's happening. He has to be depressed with the product he sees on the ice every night. :-\
I’d love for him to go the hell off on one of defenseman right on the ice after a goal, maybe take a swing at him too. Not like they haven’t deserve it 100 times over
That would sure as shit would put all this garbage in the spotlight. Despite the ideological, dramatic, sportsman ship crap they’d say
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I’d love for him to go the hell off on one of defenseman right on the ice after a goal, maybe take a swing at him too. Not like they haven’t deserve it 100 times over
That would sure as shit would put all this garbage in the spotlight. Despite the ideological, dramatic, sportsman ship crap they’d say
Or something like this
https://youtu.be/-gxlO243ztE (https://youtu.be/-gxlO243ztE)
I hate Patty Roy, but maybe Braden should look at this
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My suspicions were right...
https://sports.yahoo.com/m/42fad1b4-ae20-38e6-9e9d-8ded1cc1b747/ss_barry-trotz-calls-fans%27.html (https://sports.yahoo.com/m/42fad1b4-ae20-38e6-9e9d-8ded1cc1b747/ss_barry-trotz-calls-fans%27.html)
better link..
https://sports.yahoo.com/black-nhl-player-devante-smith-pelly-taunted-chicago-055245721--spt.html (https://sports.yahoo.com/black-nhl-player-devante-smith-pelly-taunted-chicago-055245721--spt.html)
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does anyone remember the 9 games he played here, I don't
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Quenneville
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Or something like this
https://youtu.be/-gxlO243ztE (https://youtu.be/-gxlO243ztE)
I hate Patty Roy, but maybe Braden should look at this
worked out for him in the end though, and that video is a prime example of why Quebec City will never get another team. They refused to speak English when the Nordiques were there
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Or something like this
https://youtu.be/-gxlO243ztE (https://youtu.be/-gxlO243ztE)
I hate Patty Roy, but maybe Braden should look at this
I mentioned the Patrick Roy incident yesterday to Lilly. I said they had to pull Holtby after the 2nd or we could see another Roy incident. Would hate to see him walk out on the team like that but if something doesn't change it could happen.
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does anyone remember the 9 games he played here, I don't
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Quenneville (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Quenneville)
Vaguely. When we got him I think he was already washed up. He was pretty far down the depth chart.
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While I didn’t see it, I doubt th3 D played a perfect game and the goals where all on Holtby.
How GMBetaMale, this organization, and players treat him is disgraceful. He has to be close to “checking out” and or demanding a trade.
As this team getting to the third is highly, HIGHLY, unlikely maybe he needs to shopped at the read line for his own good
I got slaughtered when I speculated on this earlier in the year.
Jus' sayin'...
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My suspicions were right...
https://sports.yahoo.com/m/42fad1b4-ae20-38e6-9e9d-8ded1cc1b747/ss_barry-trotz-calls-fans%27.html (https://sports.yahoo.com/m/42fad1b4-ae20-38e6-9e9d-8ded1cc1b747/ss_barry-trotz-calls-fans%27.html)
better link..
https://sports.yahoo.com/black-nhl-player-devante-smith-pelly-taunted-chicago-055245721--spt.html (https://sports.yahoo.com/black-nhl-player-devante-smith-pelly-taunted-chicago-055245721--spt.html)
I thought the Caps, Blackhawks and NHL were right on in their statements in support of Smith-Pelly. Simply no place for racially taunting a player and the Blackhawks did the right thing in ejecting the fans and if they are season ticket holders they should be barred for the rest of the season.
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Vaguely. When we got him I think he was already washed up. He was pretty far down the depth chart.
As I recall he was at the end of his career and the Caps may have been the last NHL team he played for.
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I mentioned the Patrick Roy incident yesterday to Lilly. I said they had to pull Holtby after the 2nd or we could see another Roy incident. Would hate to see him walk out on the team like that but if something doesn't change it could happen.
Right now I wouldn’t blame him.
Theain difference is Roy was and is a douche bag, Holts doesn’t appear to be. This is directly on management.
His value may not get as high as it is now either. The problem is there is no way in hell Dickless and GMBetaMale would, as always, get bent over a series of barrels if they tried to
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Right now I wouldn’t blame him.
Theain difference is Roy was and is a douche bag, Holts doesn’t appear to be. This is directly on management.
His value may not get as high as it is now either. The problem is there is no way in hell Dickless and GMBetaMale would, as always, get bent over a series of barrels if they tried to
I didnt like Roy either. Especially after he walked out on his team like that. I am worried Holtby could do something similar. He looked completely disgusted after the 2nd period of this game. Has the team quit playing for Holtby?
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I didnt like Roy either. Especially after he walked out on his team like that. I am worried Holtby could do something similar. He looked completely disgusted after the 2nd period of this game. Has the team quit playing for Holtby?
that's a good question, it's certainly a turnaround from a couple months ago where this team didn't show up for Grubs
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that's a good question, it's certainly a turnaround from a couple months ago where this team didn't show up for Grubs
Probably a product of all the over privileged, overpaid, underachievers on the team? Butt hurt that he went off on them during the (2nd intermission) Detroit game.