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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Sunday April 02, 2023, 12:05:34 PM Eastern
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April 2 vs Rangers at Capital One Arena
Time: 1:00
TV: TNT
Radio: 106.7 104.5 FM
Washington Capitals 34-33-9
PP% 21.6(13th) PK% 82.7(5th) Facoff% 50.3(17th)
New York Rangers 44-21-11
PP% 22.8(10th) PK% 80.7(13th) Faceoff% 48.7(21st)
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Backstrom 19 - Protas 59
Sheary 73 - Kuznetsov 92 - Smith 16
Mantha 39 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96
Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - Irwin 52
Kuemper 35
PP1:
PP2:
scratched:
Gibson 78 - backup
Rangers anticipated lines:
today’s zebras:
Frederick L’Ecuyer 17, Mitch Dunning 20
Jonathan Deschamps 80, Matt MacPherson 83
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-rangers-in-sunday-matinee/c-342986182 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-rangers-in-sunday-matinee/c-342986182)
scoring summary
1st period:
Miller from Trocheck and Panarin at 13:17
Lafreniere from Chytil at 15:19
2nd period:
Kakko from Miller and Chytil at 1:00
Strome(19) from Ovechkin(31) and Carlson(16) at 13:23
3rd period:
Tarasenko from Trocheck and Panarin at 5:53
Protas(4) from Carlson(17) and Backstrom(12) 11:44
Zibanejad PPG from Kane and Panarin at 14:14
Caps lose 5-2
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Lindgren out with non wuhan flu
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:O=
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Evening. :wackysmile:
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Can't get a link to work. :-(
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Finally! just in time for the first intermission.......
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:clown: :clown: :clown:
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Why is it that 90% of our 2 on 1 opportunities end with a failed pass attempt? I know why - because our whole coaching staff is worthless!!!
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there goes the shutout
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STROME
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8-0 STROME from behind the net!
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Why is it that 90% of our 2 on 1 opportunities end with a failed pass attempt? I know why - because our whole coaching staff is worthless!!!
No shit. For a pass happy team, you'd think they'd at least be good at it? Hopefully it's just end of season failure/blues. But if this is any indication of their "skills" going forward, we double fucked. They pass and make decisions like a beer league team.
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Should of gave the new goalie kid the net after Kuemper's usual start of the game softy. Dude sucks as bad as the rest of the team.
He's the latest to join the "pay me $5+m so I can suck ass" club.
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Protas finally gets one to go..
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and they give it right back again, on the pk. :clown: :poop:
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in case there was any doubt a week ago, this team ain’t making the playoffs
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Doubled our goal output from last game! :) :clown:
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This team threw in the towel weeks and weeks ago. Of course, it doesn't matter because the talent isn't there anymore. Grim times ahead.
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One good thing - Fever jumps into the fighting and initiates one and does pretty well. If that guy can put on about 10 lbs of muscle and get good at dropping the gloves that could really help. He already throws a lot of hits. Love that guy!
And glad to see Ovi ticked off. Should be good next game.
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I gotta give St. Louis credit - they came back from 0-3 against the Bruins to force overtime. They lost in the shootout, but got a valuable point to pull into a tie with the Caps with 5 games remaining for both. And Ottawa is leading early. We need a few more good days and the Caps can sink into a more advantageous position in the draft.
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If Philthy would wake up, they could actually catch the Caps. Caps sure look like they've thrown it in.
Glad to see Strome score. Caps have a lot riding on him in coming years (especially if they move Kuzy)
And Protas...he works pretty hard and he's only 22. Fuck it; move Kuzy and give Protas 3C, let him play.
I really don't see next year being any different. And if the Caps are really in rebuild mode...SHOULDN'T they move Kuzy (and Mantha of course)
I have liked Fever from day one, and Alexeyev too. I'd definitely try and keep both and play them next year. THe D core is pretty well set IMO. Irwin can be your 7th D at a bargain basement price if you need him.
Oshie... Oof. I think this is pretty much the future with him...maybe good for 50% of the games from here on.
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I believe, with Florida's just-completed regulation victory over Buffalo, that the Caps have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. There are now 8 teams in the conference with 87 or more standings points and 38 or more regulation/overtime wins. If the Caps were to win their 5 remaining games in regulation or overtime they could accumulate 87 standings points, but only 37 regulation/overtime wins, which is the first pertinent tiebreaker.
Now it's just a matter of where they finish in the standings.