GDT #53 Caps vs Panthers W 6-3

[Mickstix]

Good game! Gave up too many scoring chances, but Fl's good.. Can't believe Ovi beat the buzzer!! Back in the win column!!


Thursday at 7pm.

[Surreylily]

Sweet dreams peeps.   
 

[alta]

Mangiapane - 2 points
Protas - 2 points
Dowd - 3 points




PP needs help

[BlackIce]

I'm not real thrilled with Ovie getting an ENG with one second left.  He could have just held the puck.  Chasing after Gretzky with a bunch of empty-netters isn't a real turn-on for me.

[Beaglefan2]

BlackIce - I don't like it either, but you have to remember that Gretzky played in the goal-scorers era when goalie pads were smaller and the skill of goaltenders and defenseman was much less.  I'll have to find some analysis I saw on that and it basically shows that when you account for all the differences, that Ovi would be well ahead - so I'll cut them some slack for trying to get him some ENGs.

[Beaglefan2]

Thought they played ok tonight, not great, but they needed the win and got it.  Thought Sandin had a really bad game.  He has played great for most of the season, but every now and then he has a game where he just makes bad decisions in bunches.


I was really happy to see Mangiopani have a great game. I was calling for him to be on the chopping block, but maybe this game will give him some confidence and he will continue to be a threat.

[alta]

I forget the exact numbers offhand, but I think OV now has 7 or 8 more empty netters than Gretzgy. Not enough to be a big deal. Plus, if getting an empty netter was that easy, it would happen far more often than it does.

[Mickstix]

I wouldn't give a single  if he scored 17 more en's. Just get it done! 

[waynerivers]

I wouldn't give a single  if he scored 17 more en's. Just get it done! 

I disagree.  He already has 7 more EN goals than Gretzky yet he's 23 behind on other goals.  Last night he was invisible all night then they have him out there just to get some cheap goal at the end.  It's not very exciting.  He better not tie or break the record on some cheap shit into an empty net.  That would be pathetic.  Granted, he's played in a much tougher era to score goals but he shouldn't go out with a blizzard of EN goals.  It's just not a good look.