Rooting for caps for the next two, then CBJ, then Caps - then I don’t care... because if this thing goes 7 neither of these teams is coming out in one piece.
OT: Around the NHL - Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round
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I’m only wanting the Caps to win because that’s one of the teams I picked us to beat on the way to winning the cup (Philly, Caps, Boston, Winnipeg) and I hate being wrong
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Jackets need to start cutting towards the front of the net. Hard to beat Holtby from those poor angle shots.
I don’t get what people see in him. I think it was Rupp that was complimenting his game earlier this week and I was really shocked, because Rupp is generally about protecting the players while Wilson has built a career on doing. . . not that. And Wilson hurts his team consistently. You can just count on him to make a stupid play at very critical moments, like taking a dumb penalty in period 1 of game 3 when his team is down 2 games.he's also playing Tom Wilson just about 19 minutes a game
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What a terrible image.
I’ll give Trotz that one. He was in a bad spot with goaltending and could be getting the same criticisms for starting the series with Holtby. If they’ve been thinking the Pens broke him even a little bit then that had to have factored in.
I’d like to play the Caps because Colombus is a better, deeper team.I’m only wanting the Caps to win because that’s one of the teams I picked us to beat on the way to winning the cup (Philly, Caps, Boston, Winnipeg) and I hate being wrong
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What a terrible image.
he's also playing Tom Wilson just about 19 minutes a game
This is the cardinal sin, and the guy likes his vets.
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and then whiff on an open net in OT
That was insane, and yes, it's on Trotz for putting him in that situation in the first place. Bad bad coaching.
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Understood if they think Holtby’s confidence is permanently shaken, they shouldn’t play him. But if that’s the case, and their goal is a Stanley Cup (which it should be because they have OV and owe it to him not to blow the team up yet), then trade Holtby to build depth and lean on Grubauer. I don’t understand waiting until the playoffs to make that decision if they truly believe Holtby can’t be trusted anymore.
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What a terrible image.
The Pens ignored fleury being a mental disaster for years before doing something. Maybe they think he can rebound or that they wouldn’t be able to find someone genuinely better including Grubauer as a starter. Maybe they think it sends a bad message to their fans and know their window is most likely closed.
I really wouldn’t call them a cup winning roster even without their history.
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It's kinda fun when they switch to the other game during an intermission, and it's during a commercial break so they just have to keep it on the game since there aren't any ad deals with the other station for that game.
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What a terrible image.
Yeah? Then not having a cup winning caliber team won’t help them get over that, it’s just less of a failure. Getting swept would be their great shame this year.
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I'm streaming and it's rogue NHLnet so I get 'commercial break in progress' as my screen during time-outs.
Agreed they aren’t a Cup contender. Last year may have been the Caps’ last chance at a Cup for a long time. Their defense is going to be even more lost without Carlson next year.
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