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Title: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 02:25:47 PM Eastern
May 11 vs Bruins at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7, 99.1 fm


Washington Capitals 35-15-5
Boston Bruins 33-15-7


Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin 8 - Backstrom 19 - Mantha 39
Sheary 73 - Eller 20 - Raffl 17
Sprong 10 - Maillet 16 - Wilson 43
Hagelin 62 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21


Orlov 9 - Schultz 2
Dillon 4 - van Riemsdyk 57
Chara 33 - Jensen 3


Vanecek 41

scratched:
Anderson
Carlson - lower body
Oshie - lower body

unavailable:
Kuznetsov - wuhan protocol
Samsonov - wuhan protocol

Bruins anticipated lines:
DeBrusk 74 - Lazar 20 - Wagner 14
Ritchie 21 - McKegg 18 - Senyshyn 19
Frederic 11 - Studnicka 23 - Steen 62
Blidh 81 - Hughes 53 - Kuhlman 83

Zboril 67 - Clifton 75
Tinordi 84 - Kampfer 44
Ahcan 54 - Vaakanainen 58

Swayman 1

tonight's zebras
referees:
Wes McCauley 4    Francis Charron 6
linesmen:
James Tobias 61    Ryan Daisy 81

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-finale-becomes-playoff-tuneup/c-324577624 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-finale-becomes-playoff-tuneup/c-324577624)

https://novacapsfans.com/2021/05/11/nicklas-backstrom-will-play-tonight-alex-ovechkin-will-be-a-game-time-decision-john-carlson-and-t-j-oshie-will-not-play/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2021/05/11/nicklas-backstrom-will-play-tonight-alex-ovechkin-will-be-a-game-time-decision-john-carlson-and-t-j-oshie-will-not-play/)

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Lazar from Tinordi and DeBrusk at 10:11

Hagelin from Hathaway and Chara at 16:15
3rd period:
Raffl from Schultz at 19:57

Caps win 2-1

Fuck Bettman
and Manfred
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 02:38:32 PM Eastern
Here's the full list of Bruins regulars not playing today, per Cassidy:
Bergeron
Marchand
Pastrnak
Krejci
Hall
Smith
Kuraly
Coyle
Kase
Rask
McAvoy
Grzelcyk
Reilly
Carlo
Lauzon
Miller




Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 04:09:21 PM Eastern
Oh yeah, and ....


 :banana: :banana: :banana:


The Thread, the thread!


Even Mick and Rich are careless and know the game is so inconsequential that neither of them ragged about when the tread was posted :snicker:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 04:19:31 PM Eastern
Here's the full list of Bruins regulars not playing today, per Cassidy:
Bergeron
Marchand
Pastrnak
Krejci
Hall
Smith
Kuraly
Coyle
Kase
Rask
McAvoy
Grzelcyk
Reilly
Carlo
Lauzon
Miller



I saw that and wondered how they will suit up enough bodies to man a team.  I guess if you move everyone off the taxi and bring up a bunch of AHL guys...


Too bad the Caps can't do the same.  All these (hopefully) minor injuries being nursed could use an extra couple days off.  I think playing Ovi is silly unless they just want to get him some real game ice time.  Not like he's playing for any type of record or points or goals or anything.
Sure hope Vitek gets his game on.  He had a streak earlier in the year where he was really good.  Lately he's been fine, but not....really good.  Not sure what's happening with Sammy at this point.   Someone posted a couple games ago Caps need a new goalie coach and I think I agree.  Vitek has the skills, but most of what's wrong with his game is fundamentals I think.  Like when he gets to low and leaves the top 6" of net open - or when he's completely out of position way to often.  Those things could be fixed.

Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 04:33:06 PM Eastern
BTW - Dillon, Dowd, Hathy, Hags are the only 4 Caps who have played all 55 games so far this season.  I would expect to see all four of them tonight.  That's good on Hags - hasn't he had injury problems in the past?  He's not exactly a big physical guy.  (Now If only he could score on a breakaway)

Boston - only Ritchie has played 55 games this year.


I looked at several teams and 2-4 seems about average
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 04:50:11 PM Eastern
Our roster/scratch list should look like the Bruins, but nah, we're dumb!  :)
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: BlackIce on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 05:17:01 PM Eastern
Our roster/scratch list should look like the Bruins, but nah, we're dumb!  :)




Nah, we're so tight up against the salary cap that we can't bring in a host of players, even for one day.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 05:20:29 PM Eastern
We got like 9 million in cap space with Kuzy and Sammy on the Covid list?
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 05:24:40 PM Eastern
I said earlier Ovie has no reason to play stats- wise, but actually with one goal he would tie Marcel Dionne for 5th place with 731 goals.


And it would be Ovie's 25th of the season....If anyone cares about the 25 goal mark.

Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 05:30:55 PM Eastern
We got like 9 million in cap space with Kuzy and Sammy on the Covid list?


Covid players count against the cap hit.  Which is stupid.  But otherwise teams (like Caps) would be loading up on players with "Covid protocols" just to reduce their inflated caps.
The Covid players do not count as against (or part of) the 23 man roster, but they do count against the Cap hit.


If they actually moved them to Taxi squad they don't count as cap hit but I doubt you can move a covid protocol player to the taxi squad


So basically it does come down to the fact that the Capitals have ZERO cap space.  Like less than zero.  Otherwise they could bring up some guys from AHL.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 06:24:25 PM Eastern

Covid players count against the cap hit. 


 :huh: You tellin me there's mis-info out there on the interwebs?  :raised-eyebrow: :snicker: 
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 06:31:58 PM Eastern
well that doesn't make sense, obviously having a player on the wuhan list clears cap space or the Caps couldn't have brought in one player much less two
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 06:43:42 PM Eastern
Don't ya'll force me off the wagon this damn early!  :raspberry: 


.. too late.  :uh-huh: :P
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 06:49:48 PM Eastern
I don't understand it, but there it is..


Ovechkin-Backstrom-Mantha
Sheary-Eller-Raffl
Sprong-Maillet-Wilson
Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway

Orlov-Schultz
Dillon-TvR
Chara-Jensen

Vanecek
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 06:53:14 PM Eastern
Anybody watching the game tonight?  I'm at work so I will be watching.


But then...I'm a loser baby, so why don't you....
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:05:56 PM Eastern
Anybody watching the game tonight?  I'm at work so I will be watching.


But then...I'm a loser baby, so why don't you....


it's either that or I'm drinking alone alone
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:07:35 PM Eastern
Anybody watching the game tonight? 
:huh: Alta and I are here! What are we, chopped liver?  :raised-eyebrow:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:10:30 PM Eastern
No worries, it's only Ellers hand!  :raspberry: :clown:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:15:01 PM Eastern
No worries, it's only Chara's leg!  :clown:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:33:51 PM Eastern
:huh: Alta and I are here! What are we, chopped liver?  :raised-eyebrow:


be back soon, stuffed clam time
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:41:37 PM Eastern
1 bounce away from gettin beat by Providence! What's not to like?  :)
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:41:59 PM Eastern
Anybody watching the game tonight?  I'm at work so I will be watching.


But then...I'm a loser baby, so why don't you....
     I'm kind of watching. The game is on but I'm not really paying much attention.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:49:51 PM Eastern
One more look at the Bruins lines: 0-0 after 1..  :)


Dude-Guy-Man
Buddy-Pal-Fellow
Bro-Joe-Chap
Gentleman-Male-Human

Person-Individual
Soul-Mortal
Gent-Fella

Swayman
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 07:57:37 PM Eastern
morning all.     :wackysmile: Better late than never.....
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:08:26 PM Eastern
1 bounce away from gettin beat by Providence! What's not to like?  :)




that's not really accurate, everyone Boston has on the ice tonight has played quite a bit this year because of all the injuries the Bruins have had. Even thier goalie Swayman had a win against the Caps earlier this year.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:16:56 PM Eastern
 :clown:




 :O= :poop:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:18:47 PM Eastern
morning all.     :wackysmile: Better late than never.....




hope you got that zipper waxed
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:23:45 PM Eastern



hope you got that zipper waxed


Not much point for this game.   ;D
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:24:05 PM Eastern
Pull the goalie!!  :wackysmile:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:26:48 PM Eastern
GOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLL




HAGS




 :clap:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:28:00 PM Eastern
Haggy baby.  Him and those magic hands  :angel:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:28:13 PM Eastern
HAGFISH!
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:29:55 PM Eastern
Hey Mick, did you kno Chara lives on Longboat Key in the offseason? He must fish a bit.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:57:13 PM Eastern
bullshit call
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 08:59:47 PM Eastern
bullshit call
     Are you talking about the 10 minute misconducts ?
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:17:41 PM Eastern
Hey Mick, did you kno Chara lives on Longboat Key in the offseason? He must fish a bit.
Saw that. Lavi too.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:18:20 PM Eastern
Bruins must be at home watching this Caps team and thinkin', damn, those guys are good!  :rofl:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:20:20 PM Eastern
Seriously though, when do we pull the goalie? Have zero reasons to go to overtime..
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:23:54 PM Eastern
Seriously though, when do we pull the goalie? Have zero reasons to go to overtime..
     So you think we should give up the game winning goal on an empty netter?
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:25:04 PM Eastern
     So you think we should give up the game winning goal on an empty netter?


Either that or try to win it, could care less either way.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:27:59 PM Eastern
GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL ? ? ? ?




RAFFL




 8-0
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:28:40 PM Eastern
Yay!! McNuggets for the win!!  :wackysmile:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:29:08 PM Eastern
Well that's waiting to the last moment in the season for your 1st goal as a Cap. :)


This is his 1st right?





Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:29:47 PM Eastern
thank god that didn't go to overtime


 :yawn:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:30:13 PM Eastern
 8-0


 O-O :wow:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:30:35 PM Eastern
He released that from below the goal line...HTF did that go?
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:31:07 PM Eastern
Well that's waiting to the last moment in the season for your 1st goal as a Cap. :)


This is his 1st right?


yes, 1st as a Cap
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:33:05 PM Eastern
aaaanndd


that was a mcnugget minute curse buster
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:33:22 PM Eastern
He released that from below the goal line...HTF did that go?
     I think the goalie turned his head away from the puck and it bounced off the back of his mask.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:34:00 PM Eastern
Least our big boys were able to solve the Providence Bruins! Haglin and Rafl..  :raspberry: :snicker: 
OK, I'll catch you Sally's on Saturday!!  :hearts:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:34:02 PM Eastern
aaaanndd


that was a mcnugget minute curse buster
      You can go get your mcnuggets
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:35:16 PM Eastern
Ovi looked good.  Bodes well for the postseason.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:36:39 PM Eastern
That had to hit the goalie in the head?  He shot it from about 10" below the goal line....had to hit something in order to go in the net.  Nothing there but the goalie to hit.


Yup....go back an watch it frame by frame.  He shoots it from about 10" below the goal line and it is head toward the goalie's head and then it turns and goes in the net.  I thought the goalie was ducking it the first couple times, but it hits him behind the right ear and then angles into the other corner of the net.



Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:36:46 PM Eastern
    Bruins are a tough matchup.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:37:35 PM Eastern
That had to hit the goalie in the head?  He shot it from about 10" below the goal line....had to hit something in order to go in the net.  Nothing there but the goalie to hit.


Yup....go back an watch it frame by frame.  He shoots it from about 10" below the goal line and it is head toward the goalie's head and then it turns and goes in the net.  I thought the goalie was ducking it the first couple times, but it hits him behind the right ear and then angles into the other corner of the net.
     It did hit him in the head.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:45:34 PM Eastern
Ovi looked good.  Bodes well for the postseason.


Agree.  Ovie looked better than has in some while.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 09:51:06 PM Eastern
Sweet dreams all.     :yawn:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 10:08:39 PM Eastern
round 1 game 1 is Saturday at 7pm, the NBCSW channel says they have the standard 1 hour pregame. Before Walton signed off he said they'd be on air at 4pm. I hope he misspoke. 1 hour pregame is too much.
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday May 11, 2021, 10:10:55 PM Eastern
Sweet dreams all.     :yawn:

Im gonna dream of waxed zippers


 :hopslam:


 :snicker:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 09:32:09 AM Eastern
Perv..  :raspberry:


(https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/2048967/81754043.gif)
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 09:43:35 AM Eastern
Perv..  :raspberry:


(https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/2048967/81754043.gif)

meh.   Mine are real.    :raspberry:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 10:13:35 AM Eastern
meh.   Mine are real.    :raspberry:


Real.....what?   :huh:


Friendly?
Shy?
Fun?
Yummy?

Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 12:03:40 PM Eastern

Real.....what?   :huh:


Friendly?
Shy?
Fun?
Yummy?

Wha    :huh:

/what about real tits do you not undeerstand


And that then begs the other quetions....      :raspberry:
 :lmao:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 12:15:35 PM Eastern
meh.   Mine are real.    :raspberry:


 O-O  Calm down Alta, she's still not gonna prove it..  :raspberry:  Or will she?  :snicker: :hearts:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 12:45:34 PM Eastern
Mickystick,s I love you  with my  whloe heart and soul.     :hearts:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Surreylily on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 12:58:24 PM Eastern

 O-O  Calm down Alta, she's still not gonna prove it..  :raspberry:  Or will she?  :snicker: :hearts:



silly fuker ::)
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: alta on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 03:52:05 PM Eastern
 :huh:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 05:25:09 PM Eastern

Mickystick,s I love you  with my  whloe heart and soul.     :hearts:


 :hearts:



silly fuker ::)


 :snicker:

 
:huh:


Playin dumb isn't an excuse!  :raspberry:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: richkrt99 on Wednesday May 12, 2021, 05:34:39 PM Eastern
/what about real tits do you not undeerstand


And that then begs the other quetions....      :raspberry:
 :lmao:


I understood, but you didn't answer so which is it?  Real friendly?  Real shy?  Real Fun?  Real Yummy?  All of the Above?   :hearts:


And what's an un deer stand?  Is that where liberals don't hunt bambi's from?   :raspberry:
Title: Re: GDT #56 Capitals vs Bruins @ 7:00pm
Post by: Chaos43 on Saturday May 15, 2021, 06:51:59 PM Eastern
meh.   Mine are real.    :raspberry:
     Fake boobs look decent. But real is way more fun.