Half-Assed GDT: “We got left out of the party” amalgamated SCP thread

[Captain Creampuff]

Oshie with an old school reverse hit.

 

[Captain Creampuff]

Typical Tom Wilson. Should be 3 games with his history.

 

[KirkOut]

god damn what a pass

 

[Captain Creampuff]

Theodore has been incredible all game offensively and defensively.

 

[BlueDream]

It’s 1 game but it’s tough to see Vegas not closing it out when they’re this close. Must be this years team of destiny.

 

[Meatball]

And with that, the Knights have more wins in the final than we do.

 

[mk80]

Man I haven't missed Reaves this much since I've been watching Vegas this playoff run.

 

[Ranksu]

Oshie with an old school reverse hit.

Oshie had monster game. He's such a beast and great steal for Caps.

Just looked hightlights, but did I watch corretly that there was 4 goal post with Caps and only only one crossbar in Vegas. Looks like every goal bounce just right way for the Vegas, only one fluky goal by Caps. Vegas too much luck.

 

[MortiestOfMortys]

I couldn’t watch the game last night, but watching the replay now, and holy cow, how do you stop Vegas? They look so clean! Gallant is a terrific coach

 

[EastonBlues22]

It's probably good for the league, but I can't stand the way everything has to be a giant show in Vegas.

/curmudgeon

 

[EastonBlues22]

Washington's life would be a lot easier if their defense was better at moving the puck. Even a large chunk of their overs are sloppy as hell.

 

[mk80]

Great hand eye by Neal to get control of that puck

 

[Thallis]

I don't know if there's a group of players with more hustle than Vegas's forwards. They're just relentless.

 

[mk80]

I don't know if there's a group of players with more hustle than Vegas's forwards. They're just relentless.

And on top of that they roll all 4 lines, and I think because of their play opponents tend to shorten the bench.

 

[Stealth JD]

Jeez...looks like Kutnetsov just broke his arm. If the Knights go on to sweep the Caps and finish the playoffs at 16-3, do they enter the discussion as one of the greatest clubs of all-time?

 

[EastonBlues22]

I don't know if there's a group of players with more hustle than Vegas's forwards. They're just relentless.

They do a great job.

It's interesting watching how Vegas leverages that strength. They apply a ton of pressure deep in the offensive zone, sometimes getting a third guy below the circles (especially when they have the puck) and sometimes not, but they almost never seem to give up odd man breaks the other way. Give them half a chance to recover after the initial rush, and they'll have five guys deep in the defensive zone.

They're content generally applying less pressure in the neutral zone, though they'll clog that up after a change as well, as long as they have numbers. Don't hang their defense out to dry in transition, support them heavily in the defensive zone, and let the goalie take care of their general lack of physical dominance around the net. Vegas with the Blues defensive corps instead of their own would be even more ridiculous.

Lots of up and down play from that style, given the relative openness of the neutral zone, which plays right into the strengths of Vegas as well. It's a treat to watch.

 

[mk80]

They do a great job.

It's interesting watching how Vegas leverages that strength. They apply a ton of pressure deep in the offensive zone, sometimes getting a third guy below the circles (especially when they have the puck) and sometimes not, but they almost never seem to give up odd man breaks the other way. Give them half a chance to recover after the initial rush, and they'll have five guys deep in the defensive zone.

They're content generally applying less pressure in the neutral zone, though they'll clog that up after a change as well, as long as they have numbers. Don't hang their defense out to dry in transition, support them heavily in the defensive zone, and let the goalie take care of their general lack of physical dominance around the net. Vegas with the Blues defensive corps instead of their own would be even more ridiculous.

Lots of up and down play from that style, given the relative openness of the neutral zone, which plays right into the strengths of Vegas as well. It's a treat to watch.

Very much like how Gallant coached the Panthers when he was with them. It's why when he became available I was big on wanting the Blues to get him on board.

 

[mk80]

Nice PP goal by Ovie and the Caps.

 

[EastonBlues22]

Every time I see Washington use Oshie in Brouwer's old spot on the PP, the very same spot the Blues used him in as well, I wonder why the hell the Blues never used Oshie there when he was here.

I don't think I'll ever be able to purge that silliness with Oshie on the point from my mind.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Every time I see Washington use Oshie in Brouwer's old spot on the PP, the very same spot the Blues used him in as well, I wonder why the hell the Blues never used Oshie there when he was here.

I don't think I'll ever be able to purge that silliness with Oshie on the point from my mind.

I always tell my roommate about how perfect he is in that spot. Glad someone else has noticed.

 

[MissouriMook]

The way they’re calling this game since the Caps went up 3-1 makes me wonder why they didn’t just award the Cup to Vegas when the regular season ended and saved us 8 weeks of thinking these games actually mattered. Over four periods of letting everything go and now they’re calling everything the Caps do.

 

[EastonBlues22]

The way they’re calling this game since the Caps went up 3-1 makes me wonder why they didn’t just award the Cup to Vegas when the regular season ended and saved us 8 weeks of thinking these games actually mattered. Over four periods of letting everything go and now they’re calling everything the Caps do.

I mean, the calls against Wilson and Eller were pretty blatant, IMO.

 

[Spektre]

Regardless if you have a pony in this race or not both games have been highly entertaining. I don’t want Vegas to win the cup but I hope it goes 7 games. Anyone that enjoys hard working hockey every shift has to appreciate this series so far.

 

[MissouriMook]

I mean, the calls against Wilson and Eller were pretty blatant, IMO.

They may have been, but they also weren’t called in Game 1 or the first half of this one. The call on Eller gets let go in the regular season during a PK. Why did that all change just because Vegas fell behind?

 

[Thallis]

The way they’re calling this game since the Caps went up 3-1 makes me wonder why they didn’t just award the Cup to Vegas when the regular season ended and saved us 8 weeks of thinking these games actually mattered. Over four periods of letting everything go and now they’re calling everything the Caps do.

Washington has gotten the better of the reffing this game, IMO. That call against Haula was egregious.

 

[Thallis]

They may have been, but they also weren’t called in Game 1 or the first half of this one. The call on Eller gets let go in the regular season during a PK. Why did that all change just because Vegas fell behind?

That call against Eller will always get called when you're coming in from behind like that and have open space in front of you. It's a denied scoring chance.