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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Tuesday October 24, 2023, 02:23:17 PM Eastern
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October 24 vs Maple Leafs at Capital One Arena
Time: 6:00
TV: ESPN, ESPN+
Radio: 106.7 FM
Washington Capitals 1-2-1
PP% 0(32nd) PK% 73.7(23rd) Faceoff% 41.3(31st)
Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2-0
PP% 29.4(6th) PK% 76.5(17th) Faceoff% 49.2(21st)
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Phillips 45
McMichael 24 - Kuznetsov 92 - Oshie 77
Milano 15 - Backstrom 19 - Wilson 43
Malenstyn 47 - Protas 21 - Mantha 39
Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57
Alexeyev 27 - Jensen 3
Kuemper 35
PP1:
PP2:
scratched:
Shepard - 31 - backup
Hāman Aktell 4
Johansen 46
Dowd 26 - upper body - day to day
IR:
Lindgren 79 - upper body
LTIR:
Pacioretty 67 - achilles
Edmundson 6 - hand
Leafs anticipated lines:
Jarnkrok 19 - Matthews 34 - Marner 16
Bertuzzi 59 - Tavares(C) 91 - Nylander 88
Knies 23 - Kampf 64 - Domi 11
Gregor 18 - Holmberg 29 - Reaves 75
Rielly 44 - Brodie 74
McCabe 22 - Liljegren 37
Giordano 55 - Klingberg 3
Woll 60
Samsonov 35 - backup
tonight’s zebras:
Kelly Sutherland 11, Frederick L’Ecuyer 17
Scott Cherrey 50, Julien Fournier 56
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-leafs (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-leafs)
scoring summary
1st period:
Rielly PPG from Liljegren and Domi at 12:53
2nd period:
Tavares from Rielly and Bertuzzi at 5:41
Nylander from Matthews at 6:29
Matthews PPG from Marner and Klingberg at 15:07
Ovechkin(1) PPG from Carlson(3) and Wilson(2) at 19:49
3rd period:
no goals
Caps lose 4-1
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Leafs have just as good a chance of crapping the bed as the Caps do in this one......................... especially since it is nationally televised
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Mixed up the D pairs again I see. Hopefully Sandin and Jensen dont fuck up two lines now. :cross:
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Matthews and Tavares are gonna give our D fits
But hell...we due for some bounces and shit going our way.
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Ovi playin' tonight? :wackysmile:
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It’s PP time :)
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Evening chaps. :wackysmile:
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Ovi playin' tonight? :wackysmile:
Who?
Why?
:(
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OOOOOhhh. Hello. Hold the phone...........
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GOOOAAALLLL??
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What's the penalty for losing a G interference challenge? Bro had plenty of time to "reset".
BULLSHIT!!!! What's he need, 5-10 seconds to get his bearings?? lol
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:lol: What a mess!
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fuck the nhl
and 0-14 on the PP
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That was Backys goal, right?
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Our PK has been really good this year
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the PK % improves
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Is it too early to start counting how many shifts our top line spends playing D?? :-\
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BAckus geteth taken way from and then gets taken away from again. Shakey (Shakespeare) works for the NHL and is now Canadian.
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.................Announcers are brutal to listen to
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OOOOMMMPPHHHHH!
Just checked out who the zebras are.
Our PK should get some decent practice tonight. :hopslam:
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.................Announcers are brutal to listen to
yep
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:O=
:poop: :clown:
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no way. ... ... .. :-|
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Kuzy on the sheet, as usual! :clown:
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We shoulda challenged their PP goal.. Saw someone bump into Kuemper on the previous shift! :rofl:
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We shoulda challenged their PP goal.. Saw someone bump into Kuemper on the previous shift! :rofl:
Prolly one of ours luv
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Can somebody lend Ovi a pair of glasses. Pref without any vodka in them.
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PP time
30 seconds of PP to start the 2nd
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Oh joy. We have a pp
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I not gonna feel comfortable till it's 0-2 :raspberry:
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Ovi is never going to score again.
Watching that last shot from his "office", that would have been in the back of the net before the goalie even moved. He's lost it. Ovi's lost it. :'(
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:crying: :crying: :crying:
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We are playing this season just to get Ovi that record. No other reason. We are hardly a Cup contender, huh?
It would be kinda nice if he at least tried to make a fucking effort! :koolaid: :bad:
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Im ready for an episode of "Mad Ovi".. Someone please piss him off!!!
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Im ready for an episode of "Mad Ovi".. Someone please piss him off!!!
I would willingly volunteer! If I thoght it would help.
He's old, slow and weak and shouldn't be on the PP any more. He doesn't even try to score any more and passes first. WHAT THE FUCK DOES HE THINK HE'S THERE FOR?
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penalty shot missed by OV
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Please, not the forehand backhand AGAIN.. :'(
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Okay, so somebody eplain to e what that was all about please? I didn't see any obvious foul on Ove to warrant a free shot.
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:clown: :clown:
:poop: :O=
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Okay, so somebody eplain to e what that was all about please? I didn't see any obvious foul on Ove to warrant a free shot.
don’t know, I thought it was going to be a PP
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:poop: :poop: :poop:
:clown: :O=
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:(
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There is something very, very wrong with ovi's wrists.
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Cool, the wheels fell off again! :wackysmile:
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I'm looking at Milly and Willy to bring some redemption now.
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(https://giphy.com/embed/10xL1uQOMBceuk)
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Im looking at Kuemper to make a save.
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:lmao:
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Holy shit he saved 1. :)
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Im looking at Kuemper to make a save.
horse bolted much? :raspberry:
We need 3 goals. maths not your strong point, huh? :snicker:
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Willy called for wearing 43 red
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:O= :O= :O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
go zebras
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A couple of minutes behind.
:bs:
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Aaand there ya go.
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Oof.
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What a mess.
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I dont understand how, or why our team is so, so bad. Our players are supposed to be NHL quality players, right?
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another PP
I find when they show a replay of the penalty it’s usually legit. When they won’t show a replay it’s usually bullshit, like the Willy penalty and the supposed goalie interference.
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GOOOAAALLL
OV PPG
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OVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
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1 fer 16
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career PPG #300 for OV
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:hearts: I cant
do any more than that. :(
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Obviously, it is VERY early in the season with a new coach and system - far too early to make any definitive judgments. But the very early returns suggest that this season could turn really ugly.
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1 fer 16
That is a brutal stat. :(
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Obviously, it is VERY early in the season with a new coach and system - far too early to make any definitive judgments. But the very early returns suggest that this season could turn really ugly.
It’s frustrating to watch, but I’m not overly concerned. As long as they are .500 at Christmas they are still a playoff team. Also, every time this team started the season on fire they never went far in the playoffs.
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Obviously, it is VERY early in the season with a new coach and system - far too early to make any definitive judgments. But the very early returns suggest that this season could turn really ugly.
It's already turned for me luvvy... Unless Ovi scores 2 more this game and has a hattie, meh!
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That is a brutal stat. :(
They had a longer dry steak last season. It went well over 0 fer 20.
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I'm usually the positive one on here, but I don't see it today.
Ovi scored. WHOOPEEDOO. Thats what he's paid for. Hes paid to score a LOT. he's paid a LOT to score.
I've not been impressed by him at all so far.
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They had a longer dry steak last season. It went well over 0 fer 20.
This goes back to our coaches, methinks
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I'm usually the positive one on here, but I don't see it today.
Ovi scored. WHOOPEEDOO. Thats what he's paid for. Hes paid to score a LOT. he's paid a LOT to score.
I've not been impressed by him at all so far.
Father Time IS undefeated. It's a matter of when he gets the upper hand.
Maybe we ought to change the character to Mother Time. Why should time be a masculine concept?
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This goes back to our coaches, methinks
The Caps do have a new PP coach this season. The guys haven’t seemed to changed their ways yet. The days of standing in one place ended a few years ago.
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I'll have the burger and fries. Hold the Frozen Fenzy.. :rofl:
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Father Time IS undefeated. It's a matter of when he gets the upper hand.
Maybe we ought to change the character to Mother Time. Why should time be a masculine concept?
:huh:
fine, it’s mother time and father nature
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Father Time IS undefeated. It's a matter of when he gets the upper hand.
Maybe we ought to change the character to Mother Time. Why should time be a masculine concept?
:snicker:
You already know the answer.
For those that don't, mothers prduce and reproduce, fathers limit and restrict. They think they own and control.
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https://twitter.com/CapitalsPR/status/1716968685137523169 (https://twitter.com/CapitalsPR/status/1716968685137523169)
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Who cares.
Ovi doesn't care.
Why should I?
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looked better in some aspects..
Caps at Devils tomorrow night
and that’s on TNT
:O= :O=
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That was rubbish.
Refs notwithstanding, that was poor.
I don't think it is or players to be blamed.. It is our coaches, Every one of them.
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I can't tell you how upset I am by this game.
All our players are NHL calibre players, right?
Right?
:bad:
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Father Time IS undefeated. It's a matter of when he gets the upper hand.
Maybe we ought to change the character to Mother Time. Why should time be a masculine concept?
Any time you wish to have a discourse regrding this I will be happy to oblige. ;)
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:huh:
fine, it’s mother time and father nature
Sea horses. 8)
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nighty night my sweets. :hearts: :yawn:
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That was rubbish.
Refs notwithstanding, that was poor.
I don't think it is or players to be blamed.. It is our coaches, Every one of them.
The team has an all new on ice coaching staff, with the notable exception of the goalie coach. I’m willing to give them a few games to get settled. Preseason doesn’t really count because of all the young kids getting a look. It’s way too early in the season to get upset, much less throw in the towel. Thanksgiving is a milestone, as is Christmas for the team’s performance. As noted, as long as they are at .500 at the very minor Christmas break, they are a playoff contender. As long as they are in the hunt, what happens after new years is what matters most.
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Yea, Im just not seeing anything close to .500 hockey, near or after Christmas. These cats look tired climbing over the wall. They're not getting any puck luck but they also aren't really creating much. Like the shot total but just not anything scary from anyone.
Oshie needs to be healthy scratched along with Mantha and Kuzy. It's amazing how far off 92 is, from other "top" centers. He's a mess.
On the bright side, looking forward to Shepard tomorrow night. Maybe they get a lead and pull off a win. Anything's possible in the NHL!
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Mantha should not play another game in the NHL. I watched him all night and to say that he gave a half-assed effort would be an embarrassment to the phrase "half-assed"! After all that stuff about him knowing he needed to be better and losing 10 pounds, he just glides around with no effort. He doesn't even try and get in the play.
I know they are playing hoping they can sucker somebody into trading him, but that is never happening. People pay good money to go to these games and if the Caps want more empty seats they should keep playing guys like Mantha.
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Kuemper was straight trash on the 1st and 3rd goals. That 3rd one, in particular was awful. With a guy coming down the right side by himself and a d-man coming back covering the slot area, you have to GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THE BLUE PAINT. Cut his angle down to nothing and make it more difficult for him to come in front. What does Kuemper do? He hugs the post like a life preserver and then flops to his knees as Nylander cuts in front leaving the whole top of the net open. I was never enthusiastic about that signing and I think I was right. He doesn't have the Avalanche playing in front of him and his weaknesses have been exposed.
Of course, that's one problem on a team that has dozens.
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Mantha should not play another game in the NHL. I watched him all night and to say that he gave a half-assed effort would be an embarrassment to the phrase "half-assed"! After all that stuff about him knowing he needed to be better and losing 10 pounds, he just glides around with no effort. He doesn't even try and get in the play.
I know they are playing hoping they can sucker somebody into trading him, but that is never happening. People pay good money to go to these games and if the Caps want more empty seats they should keep playing guys like Mantha.
Another trade I hated. If Yzerman is dumping a guy, he usually stinks.
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About midway through the 3rd last night I was thinking Mantha should be waived. Someone is going to have to go anyway when Pacs is healthy.
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Well...that sucked....mostly. The Caps did get some shit right. OVie had more shots on goal than the entire Toronto team, so you can't say he wasn't doing anything (ahem...Lil).
I am tired of them planting him in his office on the PP and Carly slowly passing the puck over because EVERYONE knows its coming and Woll was exceptionally quick at moving over. They need to move some young quick guys in on the PP. Ovi's best asset on the PP is as a decoy....plant him over there and let a D guard him...leaving a 4 on 3 for the rest, and only PRETEND to pass him the puck. Yes OVie has lost a step, but he is still contributing.
Also - Woll was lucky as fuck a few times and he had an excellent game. This game could/should easily have been 2-0 Caps after the first.
The caps held one of the better offenses in the league to 17 SOG, and Caps had 37 SOG. The clown announcers said Toronto dominated but that was only true of the Score. They had 4 goals on like 15 shots...and two of those came on the PP - thats not dominating.
Toronto is a more talented team. Take away a caps goal on a BS overturned call, give up a couple softies, and their goalie has the best game of his life and it adds up to a loss.
I felt the Caps outplayed them much of the game. They are currently scoring disabled so they didn't get much to show for it, but they did generate some O. You don't get 37 shots from nothing.
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I am tired of them planting him in his office on the PP and Carly slowly passing the puck over because EVERYONE knows its coming
Nobody has any crispness to their passes. And yes, he needs to expand. He can afford multiple offices. :raspberry: