GDT#72 Capitals @ Lightning 7:00pm Sat Mar 16, 2019 NBCSWA, NHLN, SUN

[alta]

half assed effort on that potential icing

[apace41]

Good effort. Vrana should have tied it.

[Surreylily]

Oh well.  That's that then. 

Night night peeps.

[ArJunaZ]

[ArJunaZ]

I really liked this game. It could have gone either way.

[Mickstix]

Off the post.. Another 5 spot GA..    Later..

[ArJunaZ]

1st Period
08:35  Bolts GOAL Johnson, assists Point & Kucherov   1-0 TBL
10:33  Bolts GOAL Killorn, unassisted   2-0 TBL
12:06  GOAL 74-Carlson, assist 92-Kuznetsov   2-1 TBL
15:56  Bolts GOAL Killorn, assists Cirelli & Joseph   3-1 TBL

2nd Period
07:33 PP GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 77-Oshie & 74-Carlson   3-2 TBL

3rd Period
02:45  Bolts GOAL Cernak, assists McDonagh & Palat   4-2 TBL
12:56  GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 9-Orlov & 10-Connolly   4-3 TBL
19:13  Bolts EN GOAL Killorn, assist Kucherov   5-3 TBL
19:58  Bolts EN GOAL Gourde, unassisted   6-3 TBL

FINAL:    6-3 TBL

[Mickstix]

Dude practically pulls a hammy to score another en goal, w/ 2 seconds left?? Remember that 

[ArJunaZ]

It sucks we have to play the Devils the night before Tampa Bay comes to Capital One.

[ArJunaZ]

I love that Willy gave a bloody lip with his gloves on.

[apace41]

Key to this game was the unfortunate bounce off Orlov.  Tough to spot TB 2 goals in their barn.  The soft defensive play from Jensen on Killorn's second goal was also a low point.  On the flip side, Ovi seems to have broken out which is good for the stretch run and the PK was really excellent again with Hagelin having been a tremendous pickup for that unit.  PP looked good on the one they scored on but failed miserably on the one they got late in the game with a chance to tie.  Holts was good but could have been better on the second Killorn  goal as well as Jensen.  Overall, however, we are playing very good hockey and went toe to toe with a team that was trying to send a message at home.  Could have gone either way with Vrana's late post.  I'm reasonably pleased with the overall effort and thankful that the Blues and Wings gave us good help today.


Oops.  Gotta modify this.  I didn't see the 4th TB goal that went 5 hole on BH.  Should've had that one but the D let him get way too low.

[Beaglefan2]

Not as happy about this game as you guys. TB wanted it more and I am sick and tired of half-assed performances from some of our guys including Backstrom, Oshie, Kuzy, Eller,  All season long we have had buys coasting and its time for our new coach to light a fire. We have way too many guys that are underperforming, the worst of which is Orlov, but Holtby is in there as well.


And one more thing - SHOOT THE PUCK!!!!  We always have guys in the slot with good opportunities that look to pass. Rierdon - tell them to SHOOT and if they don't, sit them down.

[ArJunaZ]

Not as happy about this game as you guys. TB wanted it more and I am sick and tired of half-assed performances from some of our guys including Backstrom, Oshie, Kuzy, Eller,  All season long we have had buys coasting and its time for our new coach to light a fire. We have way too many guys that are underperforming, the worst of which is Orlov, but Holtby is in there as well.


And one more thing - SHOOT THE PUCK!!!!  We always have guys in the slot with good opportunities that look to pass. Rierdon - tell them to SHOOT and if they don't, sit them down.

Except for the Kuzy and Holtby remark I couldn't disagree more. We played well. Jensen lost his balance there and I guarantee that won't happen again. Bolts had a couple really lucky bounces and they had three dives, two of which got them power plays. Refs definitely benefited the Bolts with typical crap calls. We also had some bad luck on good chances.

I will say it again. I liked this game and it could have gone either way.

[justwincaps]

What does TR do with Kuzy - lackadaisical play and dumbass penalties.  Don’t know where his mind is soemmetimes. 

[Beaglefan2]

Except for the Kuzy and Holtby remark I couldn't disagree more. We played well. Jensen lost his balance there and I guarantee that won't happen again. Bolts had a couple really lucky bounces and they had three dives, two of which got them power plays. Refs definitely benefited the Bolts with typical crap calls. We also had some bad luck on good chances.

I will say it again. I liked this game and it could have gone either way.

Maybe I was in a bad mood, but I saw a lot more effort from Tampa.  I don't care about the lucky bounces and the calls that went against us, I would just like to see our guys be committed and aggressive for the whole game.  My comment on the under-performers, was for tonight, but moreso for the season.  I just think that we have guys that won the Cup and figure they can coast until they get in the playoffs, Maybe they are right....

[Beaglefan2]

What does TR do with Kuzy - lackadaisical play and dumbass penalties.  Don’t know where his mind is soemmetimes.

I think our coaches, including Trotz, have done a horrible job with Kuzy.  He has the talent to be a 30 to 40 goal scorer and they continue to let him skate around and look to make passes. If they just sat him down every time he passed when he should shoot, that would fix the problem.  If he got aggressive on his shooting, then teams would adjust and the passing lanes would open up more.

[zerofox]

I know it sounds terrible, but I'm just happy Ovi scored. I don't give a shit how the Caps do. Why? Because honestly I know there's 0% chance that the Caps win the Cup this year, so winning or losing games is irrelevant. Caps suck, period. They lose against bad teams and they lose against good teams. Granted, they have the talent on paper to win the Cup, absolutely. But with TR and the mental retardation / lack of effort from key players, we aren't in Cup winning mode.

And as such, asking for an Ovi 50+ goal season and Rocket Richard is really the only "consolation prize" we can get. And his 8th would be a special one, as it puts him in the record books as having the most goal scoring titles in NHL history. So if we aren't getting a Cup anyway, might as well root for the next best thing we can get.

[ArJunaZ]

Maybe I was in a bad mood, but I saw a lot more effort from Tampa.  I don't care about the lucky bounces and the calls that went against us, I would just like to see our guys be committed and aggressive for the whole game.  My comment on the under-performers, was for tonight, but moreso for the season.  I just think that we have guys that won the Cup and figure they can coast until they get in the playoffs, Maybe they are right....

I understand. I've had games where I felt like that when it wasn't justified. We'll see how they do next week. The trajectory of the team is inarguably upwards. I saw good effort from 90% of our guys tonight.

[Pavel095]

Except for the Kuzy and Holtby remark I couldn't disagree more. We played well. Jensen lost his balance there and I guarantee that won't happen again. Bolts had a couple really lucky bounces and they had three dives, two of which got them power plays. Refs definitely benefited the Bolts with typical crap calls. We also had some bad luck on good chances.

I will say it again. I liked this game and it could have gone either way.

I agree, the team played well if not a couple unlucky goals and uncertain play by Holtby in 1 period we could have a win tonight.

[zerofox]

I understand. I've had games where I felt like that when it wasn't justified. We'll see how they do next week. The trajectory of the team is inarguably upwards. I saw good effort from 90% of our guys tonight.

The sad part is that "good effort from 90% of our guys" and "put up a fight against TB" is pretty much the high point of the season. That's good enough to do well in the regular season, but not good enough to win another Cup. We need to be firing on all cylinders. Last year we had some serious luck going for us. This year a lot of the key reasons why we won a Cup (for instance, Kuzy is trash right now) are not likely to come back unless they magically appear just in time. I agree that the team is trending upwards, but I fear it is too little too late. We had our "miracle on ice" last year, I wouldn't bet on it going in our favor again.