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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Thursday February 24, 2022, 01:32:28 PM Eastern
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February 24 vs Rangers at Madison Square Garden
Time: 7:00
TV: ESPN
Radio: Caps Radio 25/7, 106.7 FM
New York Rangers 32-13-5
Washington Capitals 28-15-9
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Sheary 73
Snively 91 - Backstrom 19 - Wilson 43
McMichael 24 - Eller 20 - Oshie 77
Hagelin 62 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21
Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Orlov 9 - Jensen 3
van Riemsdyk 57 - Schultz 2
Samsonov 30
PP1: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Backstrom, Oshie, Carlson
PP2: Wilson, Eller, Sheary, Schultz, Orlov
scratched:
Copely 1 - backup
Vanecek 41 - day to day
Sprong 10
Kempny 6
Irwin 52
LTIR:
Mantha 39
Rangers anticipated lines:
Kreider 20 - Zibanejad 93 - Lafreniere 13
Panarin 10 - Strome 16 - Hunt 29
Barron 47 - McKegg 14 - Gauthier 15
Goodrow 21 - Rooney 17 - Reaves 75
Lindgren 55 - Fox 23
Miller 79 - Trouba 8
Jones 6 - Schneider 45
Shesterkin 31
tonight’s zebras:
Wes McCauley 4, Brian Pochmara 16
Scott Cherrey 50, Mark Shewchyk 92
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-back-to-work-in-manhattan/c-331114172 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-back-to-work-in-manhattan/c-331114172)
scoring summary
1st period:
Zibanejad from Lafreniere and Jones at 12:57
2nd period:
Lafreniere from Lindgren at 18:48
3rd period:
Kreider from Fox and Zibanejad at 6:57
Goodrow from Rooney and Reaves at 11:09
Ovechkin(32) from Kuznetsov(34) at 18:58
Caps lose 4-1
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looks like Copely is the backup tonight, Vtec still nursing an injury
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I don’t understand why there is no pregame on the tv when the game is on a different channel
:raised-eyebrow:
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I don’t understand why there is no pregame on the tv when the game is on a different channel
:raised-eyebrow:
You have a channel for this? What a concept
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Is this game on Minnesota time?
or is my stream not working
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Is this game on Minnesota time?
or is my stream not working
the game is on ESPN, so don’t know about stream, maybe try a different one
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whoops...none of them working....Putin already messing with my internet?
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Well For Fooks sake. I could watch at home on ESPN ::)
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Watching on my Dish Anywhere App...from my Dish TV...on my work computer.
Beat that Lil! :raspberry:
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Every time I see Shulz's #2, I think Ken Klee
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Why is that putz announcer former goalie talking about "if the game gets out of hand"?
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weak Sammy
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Geez....I wonder which team these announcers are for?
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Leaksonov.
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Leaksonov.
Howdy Redneck
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:O=
:clown: :poop:
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Howdy Redneck
Sup Hillbilly!
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Caps look rattled now. Great.
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Hens are playing the Devils tonight....Caps need these points
Hah, and I looked and Devils are up 3-0 in the 1st.
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Where's Lillith been? :huh:
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Carlson had a horrible turnover, then just got schooled by a guy going right around him. Same story every game...
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Every time I see Shulz's #2, I think Ken Klee
I see 91 and I think Juneau
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Where's Lillith been? :huh:
I’ve seen her log in a couple times, but she didn’t say anything
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NHL.com power rankings (top 16) has Calgary ranked 5th and Hens ranked 7th,
:huh:
Caps ranked 12th.
I think all those are high...not sure if they are just considering standings points or what.
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I’ve seen her log in a couple times, but she didn’t say anything
We've run her off.. :'( Too much sausage. :raspberry:
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Fuck these announcers...
Is the lack of hits by Tom Wilson due to the Ryan Reeves effect? Fucking bunch of drama hype whores announcing here.
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Doesn't Ovi usually blow it up in NY?
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Boy we got some old useless players on this team..
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Wow....that's hooking now to hang your stick over another guy's stick? What? Are we in NY here?
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Yeah, leave that stat up there long enough for Caps mgmt to see.
Caps PP....ranked 28th in the league.
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sooo, Zibanejad now has 7 goals in 4 games against Sammy
:(
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Just saw Wilson and Panera next to each other behind the net after that scrum. ;D
Time to knead some soft dough again Tom :snicker:
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Don't you think the dipshit announcer who is a former NHL goalie should know a goalie can continue to play with a broken stick?
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I think I'm play
with by myself in here.
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Sheary the only one on the ice for us that has any danger in his shot tonight.
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And why the fuck do we keep scratching Sprong? He's one of the few guys who can score. :huh: Definitely should be in ahead of McMichael..
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Another pitiful play.. :wackysmile:
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Caps can't beat a good goalie
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or a good team
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or an above average team with a decent goalie
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or an average team with an above average goalie
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Or a mediocre team with a ....
okay, made it to page 3. I'm done.
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well, took a few minutes but I got the tv feed synced with the radio so I don’t have to listen to the dickheads on espn
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:poop: :poop:
:clown: :O=
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well, took a few minutes but I got the tv feed synced with the radio so I don’t have to listen to the dickheads on espn
I bet it still sounds like the Caps suck though :lol:
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decline it
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I'm out.
Ovie is gonna show up in the 3rd.
Oh great...A PP to start the 3rd...I think the Rags have figured out a Caps PP is a time to rest for everyone on the ice.
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Man, they need to see if anyone would take Oshie, Nicky and Carlson before the deadline.. Too old, slow and over paid. :-\
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And why the fuck do we keep scratching Sprong? He's one of the few guys who can score. :huh: Definitely should be in ahead of McMichael..
Absolutely! I think Sprong just must be a total jerk that nobody likes including the coach. He has the nerve to shoot instead of pass!
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I waited all week for this snoozefest of a game. Maybe two guys on our team show any fire - Hathaway and Sheary. What does it take to motivate these guys?
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Absolutely! I think Sprong just must be a total jerk that nobody likes including the coach. He has the nerve to shoot instead of pass!
in the pregame on the tv they said Lavi seems to think Snively has earned a full time job, which right now makes Sprong the odd man out
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in the pregame on the tv they said Lavi seems to think Snively has earned a full time job, which right now makes Sprong the odd man out
I agree with Snively.. But what about McMichael? He hasn't earned shit, far as I can tell.
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I -think- we got a shot on goal that PP!! :)
Shesterkin gonna shut us out isn't he? He's got a shutout though 43 minutes! Shutout!! :smirk:
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I agree with Snively.. But what about McMichael? He hasn't earned shit, far as I can tell.
yea, McM hasn’t been scratched in a while. I think he needs a day off
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I've held off on saying this for a while, because it is easy to make the coach a scapegoat, but let's just say Lavi has been less than impressive - since he has been with us.
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that’s the game
:clown: :clown: :clown:
:poop: :O=
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Wanna bet Reeves goes after Willie now?
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Ovie tries to go chest hole! Rarely works.. :wackysmile:
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The embarrassment is real!! :)
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:O= :O= :O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
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something needs to change in a bad way
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Wanna bet Reeves goes after Willie now?
Wilson should just go find him and get it over with. Cause he does play timid when Reaves is around.. 0 hits, 0 shots, 0 impact.
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oh joy, it’s a pp
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just a reminder, Caps at Pilly on Saturday is a 12:30 game
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Wonder how many more games we play against "winning" teams? Cause I don't see us winning any of them.. :-(
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just a reminder, Caps at Pilly on Saturday is a 12:30 game
Im goin fishin'.. Fuck em'
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At least Ovie scored.. "Winning" :wackysmile:
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there goes the shutout :)
Goal.. OV
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on the bright side the Devils beat the Hens by 5 tonight
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Sadly, these two points would have been huge as Hens lost and it was a 4 pt difference with the Rags. Instead of closing on both, we just dropped further back.
We gonna coast into playoffs in last WC spot, playing mediocre hockey the rest of the way. And then get completely outplayed and blown out by Florida. I don't see the Caps really being able to compete with any of the top tier teams. Florida, Carolina, even Tampa Bay or Toronto.
We have at best, a serviceable goalie...(depending on IF he shows up), weak D, weak team D, No PP whatsoever, average PK, old guys all around.
None of this adds up to much success. We have some great scoring talent, but it's old and slow talent, and that doesn't win enough games, and even fewer in the playoffs.
I don't know what the solution is. I don't see management moving the pieces that would have to be moved in order to have an impact. I really do not see them moving Backy. Maybe they'd move Oshie, but at what cost as far as picks to go so a team would take his contract. Carlson probably has the most worth as far as trade value, but I think they missed the big payoff window for that couple/several years ago, and also think he's here for the duration.
I'd like to see the whole team play with Sheary's effort. He seems to lift whatever line he is on, and is always in the play. Too bad for him he's not 6'-2.
And the goalie position is a glaring problem. Sammy has had plenty of opportunity to shine, but he's on his game only about half the time. At this point, I'm more comfortable with Vanny....just wish he'd seize the reins and become "Van the Man" but....no.
I didn't have real big asperations for this team this year, and the injuries this year certainly haven't helped, but all the fears of weaknesses we KNEW we had at the start of the season have come to fruition.
Still a bummer though. It's nice to hope/dream your team can win
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Good post Rich.
To make you more depressed, remember we have Backy for three more years after this one at $9.2M per year and Carlson for four more at $8M. Then there is TJ for $5.75 for three more...
The Backstrom contract may be the worst, but they will never, ever let him go. They could trade Carlson, but I agree with you that his value is on the decline. Heck, if any GM watched the Ranger game alone, they wouldn't even sign Carlson to their AHL team at the minimum.
With zero top prospects in the system and no stockpile of draft picks, it's going to be a tough four years. The hope of Ovi making a run at the scoring title is a distraction. He has really slowed down the last 15 games and his level of effort has plunged. I'm not blaming him, he is just getting older and he still bangs in plenty of goals.
To really get a realistic view of our team, try watching a game of one of the top teams with all the new young talent in the league. They play at worp speed with a high level of talent.
Let's just hope we don't trade away draft picks at the deadline.
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That must be why dick head keeps scratching Sprong.. He's way too fast for the old farts club.