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Game 65: 79-36-21-7 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - W2
Fri March 1, 2019 Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
Place: Nassau Coliseum
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA+, MSG+
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7 (http://tunein.com/radio/Caps-Radio-247-s231201/)
NHL.COM (https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2018020993) for Live Box Score
Last Game: Tue February 26 Capitals won 7-2 against Senators
Next Game: Sun Mar 3, 12:30 pm ET Capitals @ Rangers
| :spacer50pix: 8-Ovechkin | :spacer50pix: 92-Kuznetsov | :spacer50pix: 43-Wilson |
| :spacer50pix: 13-Vrana | :spacer50pix: 19-Bäckström | :spacer50pix: 77-Oshie |
| :spacer50pix: 65-Burakovsky | :spacer50pix: 20-Eller | :spacer50pix: 10-Connolly |
| :spacer50pix: 62-Hagelin | :spacer50pix: 26-Dowd | :spacer50pix: 72-Boyd |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 6-Kempny | :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 74-Carlson |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 9-Orlov | :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 2-Niskanen |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 44-Orpik | :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 3-Jensen |
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| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 70-Holtby (starter) |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 1-Copley |
-- SCRATCH --
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 23-Jaskin |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 18-Stephenson |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 29-Djoos |
-- INJURED RESERVE --
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-- 1st Powerplay Unit --
| :spacer50pix: 92-Kuznetsov | :spacer50pix: 19-Bäckström | :spacer50pix: 77-Oshie |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 8-Ovechkin | :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 74-Carlson |
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
| :spacer50pix: 13-Vrana | :spacer50pix: 20-Eller | :spacer50pix: 43-Wilson |
| :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 2-Niskanen | :spacer50pix: :spacer50pix: 9-Orlov |
:spacer50pix: Referees: Dan O’Rourke (#9), Marc Joannette (#25)
:spacer50pix: Linesmen: Tim Nowak (#77), Matt MacPherson (#83)
ISLANDERS LINEUP
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Andrew Ladd -- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Devon Toews -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Greiss (starter)
Robin Lehner
Note: Barry Trotz going for his 800th win tonight. Let's hope he doesn't get it.
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1st Period
02:43 Islanders GOAL Kuhnhackl, unassisted 1-0 NYI
2nd Period
None
3rd Period
03:26 GOAL 13-Vrana, assists 19-Bäckström & 6-Kempny 1-1 TIE
04:34 PP GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 77-Oshie & 92-Kuznetsov 2-1 WSH
18:32 GOAL 77-Oshie, assisted by an Islander (unassisted) 3-1 WSH
FINAL: 3-1 WSH
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By Isabelle Khurshudyan March 1 at 1:10 PM
Capitals, Islanders meet with significant standings implications at stake
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Tom Wilson and the Capitals aim to close the gap on the first-place Islanders. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The last time the Washington Capitals were at Nassau Coliseum, they thought they left it for good — and in triumphant fashion with a first-round playoff win against the New York Islanders. Back then the old rink was known for its charm, its quirks and also for the improvements it seriously needed. Returning to the renovated version on Friday was “kind of like a weird déjà vu,” forward Tom Wilson said.
“You’ve kind of been here before, certain parts, but the Marriott [hotel across the street] has even changed a little bit,” Wilson said. “It’s different for sure.”
That 2015 playoff series sparked a rivalry between the Capitals and the Islanders, but as New York has missed the playoffs the past two seasons, the two teams haven’t played many meaningful games against each other. That all changed when Barry Trotz resigned as head coach in Washington, just 10 days after he guided the team to a Stanley Cup, to take the same position with the Islanders, infusing a new narrative into the matchup. And now that Trotz has New York atop the Metropolitan Division standings, Friday’s game against the Capitals could have significant standings implications.
“I think anytime you’re play a divisional game, it’s important, especially at this time of year and especially against a team that’s right beside you in the standings," Wilson said. "This time of year, you’re definitely watching the scores and you’re watching what’s happening in games and stuff. That being said, we’ve got to control this room, and if we worry about collecting points and playing our game, it’ll take care of itself.”
The Capitals and Islanders have split their first two games, and while Washington was expected to be a playoff-bound team again this season, New York has arguably been the league’s biggest surprise. After beating the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, the Islanders have a two-point lead in the division, and a Capitals win would have both teams tied in points, though New York would still have a game in hand. Considering just five points separate Washington and the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are out of postseason position at the moment, it’s the sort of security the Capitals desperately need.
Washington will want to get off to a better start than it has in its past three games, when it fell into early deficits against Buffalo, the New York Rangers and Ottawa, and that’ll be especially important considering the Islanders will be on tired legs after their game Thursday night. This will be the third straight game with this lineup, which includes trade-deadline additions Carl Hagelin and Nick Jensen, and stability is something the Capitals are searching for over the final stretch of the regular season.
“For us, it’s about improving the team that we have,” Coach Todd Reirden said. “We need to improve, we need to get better, we need to find chemistry with the players that we’ve added, regardless of the opponent or the situation. The importance for us is the trajectory of our game headed the proper way.”
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Was kind of hoping that we'd at least get them at Barclay's.
They get so much more energy from the crowd at the old Nassau Coliseum than they do at Barclay's.
Let's hope the crowd wore themselves out heckling Tavares and the players wore them selves out pounding Toronto.
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It was announced about two months ago, the islanders will not play any more games at Barclays. They are at Nassau for another season or so until their new barn is finished. I've not read much that said hockey worked at Barclays, bad seats and too far away from their core fans
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It was announced about two months ago, the islanders will not play any more games at Barclays. They are at Nassau for another season or so until their new barn is finished. I've not read much that said hockey worked at Barclays, bad seats and too far away from their core fans
Hmm - they were saying on the radio thatt he Isles would have to play at least some playoff games at Barclay's. Maybe I misheard them.
Anyway, just saw on NHL.com that Trotz is going for his 800th career win as a head coach. Hate the karma that would have him doing it against the team that let him go after winning them their first Stanley Cup championship.
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Let's GO CAPS!
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For the data crunchers on this board, I found this site which I found interesting. I'm not a data guy so I don't know how they crunched the data of even if it's relevant/reliable - I'll leave that to others. I am reminded of my boss'quote when I used to be a banker: "What statistics show is interesting, but what they hide is critical."
The website is:
http://www.playoffstatus.com/nhl/capitalswhatif.html (http://www.playoffstatus.com/nhl/capitalswhatif.html)
Others may have found it before, but it has a boatload of info and probabilities.
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Hmm - they were saying on the radio that the Isles would have to play at least some playoff games at Barclay's. Maybe I misheard them.
Anyway, just saw on NHL.com that Trotz is going for his 800th career win as a head coach. Hate the karma that would have him doing it against the team that let him go after winning them their first Stanley Cup championship.
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Lets do this!! :rofl: (Why my pic won't show up?) :raised-eyebrow:
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Hmm - they were saying on the radio thatt he Isles would have to play at least some playoff games at Barclay's. Maybe I misheard them.
Anyway, just saw on NHL.com that Trotz is going for his 800th career win as a head coach. Hate the karma that would have him doing it against the team that let him go after winning them their first Stanley Cup championship.
It wasn’t so much that the Caps let Trotz go, his contract was automatically extended for two years by the Caps winning the Cup. However, Trotz chose to leave the Caps to sign a more lucrative contract with the Islanders.
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Morning chaps.
Just saw who the refs are. We're fucked. :O=
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Trotz chose to leave, there was something negative going on in management. I don't blame him, who would want to stay where you're not wanted.
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Morning chaps.
Just saw who the refs are. We're fucked. :O=
Hi Lil.
I thought the same thing as I posted them.
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:O= :pathetic:
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Aiyaiyai
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Frickin Orlov. How many horrible plays does he have to make to be benched?
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Carlson has obviously been passing out the goods before the game.
Q
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idiotic cross pass from Orlov, but the dude was offsides, no??
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idiotic cross pass from Orlov, but the dude was offsides, no??
It looked like it to me.
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the radio guys said that goal was clearly off sides,
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the radio guys said that goal was clearly off sides,
I watched it back and it looked like a good foot offsides. I don't understand why Reirden did not challenge it.
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I like the Hagelin upgrade on O, but I'd of been happier with a couple of D men
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Meh.
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I cannot understand why they could not challenge it. This is what Alan May is saying. How can that be???? Fucking NHL!!!
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I watched it back and it looked like a good foot offsides. I don't understand why Reirden did not challenge it.
May splained it pretty good
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They eventually showed the above view.. Looked like easy offside call. Guess the refs missed it and TR didn't have that angle? :-\ Odd that nobody else (on the bench/ice) saw it and said anything.. Dopes..
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May splained it pretty good
What'd he say?
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As I understand what May is saying is that it was a delayed offside call which was not called but that can’t be challenged. That makes no sense to me.
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What'd he say?
It was offsides :wackysmile:
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it should have been called dead as an international offsides, the players clearly knew it
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The only explanation I can come up with is that Rierdon was paid to lose.
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The only explanation I can come up with is that Rierdon was paid to lose.
Naw! To my great disbelief the offside was not challengable by some weird twisting of sensible rules.
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Trotz would have to coach about 8 more years at his current level to catch Scotty
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Good game except for that Referee goal!
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Thank God the crossbar keeps rocking the red for us the last few games.
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Pretty good effort by our lads. Lots of energy.
If we can keep it up in the 3rd, I think we'll be okay.
As long as nobody does anything stooopid, that is.... :P
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Boys are playin pretty good, but are they ever gonna score a fucking goal? That's 5 periods in a row w/o iirc.. :O=
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Boys are playin pretty good, but are they ever gonna score a fucking goal? That's 5 periods in a row w/o iirc.. :O=
:huh: did you not watch Tuesday's game?
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or maybe it's the Jack that is causing early onset Alzheimer's :snicker:
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or maybe it's the Jack that is causing early onset Alzheimer's :snicker:
That may be!! But Im talkin about vs the Isles..
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or maybe it's the Jack that is causing early onset Alzheimer's :snicker:
I bought my first bottle of Gentleman Jack in more than 20 years today. Mixed with a splash of spring water, tastes so good.
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That may be!! But Im talkin about vs the Isles..
you gotta be specific around smart asses, but yes, I believe the last meeting was the Greis shutout
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you gotta be specific around smart asses, but yes, I believe the last meeting was the Greis shutout
You want smart asses? We can invite this one back!
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I bought my first bottle of Gentleman Jack in more than 20 years today. Mixed with a splash of spring water, tastes so good.
It doesn't really cause Alzheimer's. If it did DC and I wouldn't be able to function. It's just an excuse for CRS
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you gotta be specific around smart asses, but yes, I believe the last meeting was the Greis shutout
:snicker: Seems they got waxed in the last big division game vs the Jackets too? :-(
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I can’t believe we can’t score against this team. I know they have best GAA in the league but still we should be able to score 1 damn goal.
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PLISKIN
GOAL
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There ya go! :clap: :piranha:
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momentum and a pp!!
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:8pp:
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OVECHKIN
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amazing what happens when you win a faceoff
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Aaaaand there's my boy! 8)
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Now let's see how long it takes for the refs to take over............ They must be pretty pissed off now. :snicker:
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Caps aren't playing D well enough to win this by 1
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Fully expected Orlov to go off there.... oh wait, Dylan. ::)
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Fucking Quaalude!! :poop:
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bullshit, you don't rely on slomo to confirm if it was a good call or not
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they finally get their pp back
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about once a month Carlson shows how fast he can be, the rest of the time he looks like he's coasting
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WOW!!!!!
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WOW!!!!!
:lol: :snicker: ;D :clap: :clap:
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Wow! Nobody likes to see that. :snicker: :lmao:
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:cwz:
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TiWg7L0NJYU
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Except the first few minutes this was a great game!!!!
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Except the first few minutes this was a great game!!!!
that's been said far too often lately
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Impressed with the fellas tonight. Hard work, lots of energy. Liking Jenson.......... :hearts:
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BIG WIN. Overall a good game by Caps, they finally scored against Geise but I thought we had more quality scoring chances than the Islanders.
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that's been said far too often lately
Yes, but this was the best game in some time. The beginning was more the Isles coming out hard and fast than the Caps slacking and then the non offside call to get them the goal.
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What'd I miss?? :jake: :uh-huh:
Impressed with the fellas tonight. Hard work, lots of energy. Liking Jenson.......... :hearts:
Hey, hey... Hold it a dog gone minute!!! Oh, never mind, who's Jenson? :raspberry:
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1st Period
02:43 Islanders GOAL Kuhnhackl, unassisted 1-0 NYI
2nd Period
None
3rd Period
03:26 GOAL 13-Vrana, assists 19-Bäckström & 6-Kempny 1-1 TIE
04:34 PP GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 77-Oshie & 92-Kuznetsov 2-1 WSH
18:32 GOAL 77-Oshie, assisted by an Islander (unassisted) 3-1 WSH
FINAL: 3-1 WSH
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What'd I miss?? :jake: :uh-huh:
Hey, hey... Hold it a dog gone minute!!! Oh, never mind, who's Jenson? :raspberry:
She takes spelling lessons from DC! :snicker:
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What'd I miss?? :jake: :uh-huh:
Hey, hey... Hold it a dog gone minute!!! Oh, never mind, who's Jenson? :raspberry:
Hey, I'm allowed a typo at 2.45am.... :wackysmile:
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Hey, I'm allowed a typo at 2.45am.... :wackysmile:
I've been awake for 26 hours and I had no typos tonight! :raspberry:
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That was a solid game.. You're never gonna not give up -any- chances, which they did in the 1st, but last 2 periods were pretty convincing. Good to see em' respond in a big game. TR learning experience, biggest win so far!! They still do stupid shit too much, but is what it is..
I've been awake for 26 hours and I had no typos tonight! :raspberry:
I knew it was possible! :snicker:
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I've been awake for 26 hours and I had no typos tonight! :raspberry:
that's the Jack talking :lol:
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Good game caps. I though they had the better chances even before finally scoring. Good to see them play a very well played game. I can't think of any player who had a "bad" game. Orlov with a bonehead pass but pretty well played by all
When the stars are stars...Caps look good
Snake is looking better and better. He was heard to say in the locker room after the game..."Andre who?" :snicker:
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Good game caps. I though they had the better chances even before finally scoring. Good to see them play a very well played game. I can't think of any player who had a "bad" game. Orlov with a bonehead pass but pretty well played by all
When the stars are stars...Caps look good
Snake is looking better and better. He was heard to say in the locker room after the game..."Andre who?" :snicker:
Orlov has been making too many sloppy passes though, like his game has regressed.
Andre who :uh-huh: ...
At this point I've got to think GMBM is just going to let him walk after this season. For someone that was supposed to be a solid 2nd liner, he is barely holding on to the 3rd. Hagelin is playing well on the 4th and at this point of the season I wouldn't change that. But next season I expect him to move up, which would put Bura on the 4th if he stays. At $3M cap hit (not sure that's right, but that's what I found) he's not hateful, but they need someone more consistent, and that could possibly win faceoffs.
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I love to watch games that Ovi really wants. He didn't want to lose to his old coach.
I can't believe I am saying this but I would like them to bench Orlov for a game or two. His decision-making this year has been horrible. Might be good for him to watch from the pressbox for a couple.
Loving Jensen!
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Orlov has been making too many sloppy passes though, like his game has regressed.
Andre who :uh-huh: [size=78%]... [/size]
[size=78%]at this point I've got to think GMBM is just going to let him walk after this season. For someone that was supposed to be a solid 2nd liner, he is barely holding on to the 3rd. Hagelin is playing well on the 4th and at this point of the season I wouldn't change that. But next season I expect him to move up, which would put Bura on the 4th if he stays. At $3M cap hit(not sure that's right, but that's what I found) [/size][size=78%]he's not hateful, but they need someone more consistent, and that could possibly win faceoffs.[/size]
Definitely. He is the most disappointing guy for me this year. I thought he had FINALLY grown up and matured into a quality NHL d-man, but he has suketh quite often this year. Hoping it's just a oddly bad year and not a sign of things to come over the next 5 years of an awful contract.
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I love to watch games that Ovi really wants. He didn't want to lose to his old coach.
I can't believe I am saying this but I would like them to bench Orlov for a game or two. His decision-making this year has been horrible. Might be good for him to watch from the pressbox for a couple.
Loving Jensen!
Agree 100% on all three
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I didn't get a chance to watch the game, only saw some highlights. It seemed (from the highlights at least) that we had some serious puck luck in our favor? Isles were hitting the posts left and right, we had a fairly lucky chop shot from Ovi, and the ENG was just tough luck for the Isles. Not trying to discount any good effort by the Caps.
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I didn't get a chance to watch the game, only saw some highlights. It seemed (from the highlights at least) that we had some serious puck luck in our favor? Isles were hitting the posts left and right, we had a fairly lucky chop shot from Ovi, and the ENG was just tough luck for the Isles. Not trying to discount any good effort by the Caps.
yep, Caps had the bounces last night. The crossbar played as well as Holtby did :rofl:
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I didn't get a chance to watch the game, only saw some highlights. It seemed (from the highlights at least) that we had some serious puck luck in our favor? Isles were hitting the posts left and right, we had a fairly lucky chop shot from Ovi, and the ENG was just tough luck for the Isles. Not trying to discount any good effort by the Caps.
We did get a few lucky bounces, but you have to give the Caps credit too. They played a pretty damn good defensive game. The Isles were coming like gangbusters for most of the game and we kept them mostly out of the high danger areas. The first few minutes were a bit challenging for us and we fortunately got help from the pipes then, but we quickly clamped down and handled them solidly. We also showed extraordinary patience and confidence in not panicking over being down a goal for nearly two whole periods.
One of our best efforts for sure.
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Glad the Caps are back in first, but Islanders have game in hand and.....
Play Ottowa the next TWO games; tomorrow and Thursday. I get the feeling the Caps will be battling for second or third place in the division rather than first in the coming weeks.
The Caps have a relatively difficult March (play Tampa Bay 3 times, Carolina twice, Philly 3 times, Hens, Winnipeg, Devils twice, Min). Some of these teams are best in their division, most others are legitimately fighting for playoff spot. Only two games in March are against a team (Devils) that is outside a playoff run.
Tampa Bay is about the only team we play in March that doesn't NEED the win. However, that doesn't mean I want to play them three times.
Islanders have a bit more favorable March schedule, but not a cake walk.
Hopefully, the playoff contender Caps team that seems to play better against better teams and play down to bottom teams will show up and play better in the coming games that matter.
Go Caps
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this schedule is stupid. Playing teams that aren't even in the division this time of year is stupid. Playing teams in the western division is stupid, it doesn't leave enough of the schedule to play teams in their own division where the rivalries used to be. Bruce's first season the Caps played everyone in the SE twice in the last two weeks of the season, that's how it should be done every season