IafrateOvie34
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No issue with the Eller penalty. That was a byproduct of Kuzy’s idiocy. But the OT play, that was classic Lars.
Absolutely.
No issue with the Eller penalty. That was a byproduct of Kuzy’s idiocy. But the OT play, that was classic Lars.
Just dropping by to applaud the Slow Horses reference : ) Carry on.
Remember that year they one year they wwon presidents trophy they were lets say...quite unbearable that season. But always good to see a team that hasn't had success in a long time start to turn the corner.Sigh... Should've had 2 points from this one.
I'd say Buffalo fans should be excited about their future. But I've seen that movie before, and it always ends in tears.
Interesting game to be at. Fairly light crowd. Couldn’t believe how loud it got when Buffalo scored.
Milano looked great tonight. First two lines looked good in general. We found a way to lose that one. At least we got the loser point. Tage owned us!
Was Kuznetsov just being a pest knocking the goalie's mask off, or was he trying to get a whistle? Seems like there are a few rules that could have sent him to the box there. Unsportsmanlike conduct, delay of game, high sticking? Can someone explain this to me? Truly bizarre.
I was about to say I've never seen anything like it, but then I remembered Esa Tikkanen reaching over during a faceoff and pulling a guy's helmet down over his face. That was hilarious.
I was about to say I've never seen anything like it, but then I remembered Esa Tikkanen reaching over during a faceoff and pulling a guy's helmet down over his face. That was hilarious.
This one's my favorite. I miss that guy.
At that point of OT, I was expecting/hoping that Dowd would be out there at C. He was 18-4 on faceoffs last night.The refs calling that Kuzy penalty with 2mins left was atrocious. Then Lars decided to one-up him by really tripping someone and then the OT scramble began. I hope Lavi seeing his 'trusted vet' cough the puck up and lead to a GWG decreases Eller's ice time.
Rhetorical questions: How does he get icetime in OT after a dumb penalty? And why is he on the ice at the same time as one of the hottest goal scorers in the league is? Dumb.
That’s two OTs in a row they’ve had a comically bad error to lose it. Simplify or change the personnel. No reason Milano, Dowd, Mantha, Jensen, Johansson shouldn’t be playing when you’re throwing out Eller and Oshie. Eller is terrible and Oshie is too slow for the open ice.
Also, Washington lost the goaltending battle handedly last night. That was Kuemper’s worst game in a while. The Thompson PPG was a goal no NHL goalie should give up. He played the situation poorly in OT. The first goal, while a nice play by Buffalo, went through him. Minus a few clutch saves he was off last night and was the primary reason they lost — MoneyPuck had him at -2.5 goals saved above expectation. Washington should have won last night in regulation as they carried play for most of the final two periods.
It’s a bit of a strange situation. The Caps have lost four of the six games he’s played in since 12/1 and four of those games went to OT (Washington has lost three of those). His stats weren’t bad though — in his five games in December he had a 2.36 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He pitched a shutout against the Rangers in his first game back from injury and in the OT loss to Ottawa he had 41 saves in a game they were outplayed in. Besides last night I don’t think he’s been bad per se but I don’t know that he’s made the clutch save when they need him to.Yeah Keumper hasn't looked as good since he came back from the injury. Both the recent OT losses are games I think we win with Lindgren. Lindgren is just that much better right now.
I thought Eller's penalty was a goal- and therefore game-saver. Otherwise yes.The refs calling that Kuzy penalty with 2mins left was atrocious. Then Lars decided to one-up him by really tripping someone and then the OT scramble began. I hope Lavi seeing his 'trusted vet' cough the puck up and lead to a GWG decreases Eller's ice time.
Rhetorical questions: How does he get icetime in OT after a dumb penalty? And why is he on the ice at the same time as one of the hottest goal scorers in the league is? Dumb.
It was a good call on Kuzy.The refs calling that Kuzy penalty with 2mins left was atrocious. Then Lars decided to one-up him by really tripping someone and then the OT scramble began. I hope Lavi seeing his 'trusted vet' cough the puck up and lead to a GWG decreases Eller's ice time.
Rhetorical questions: How does he get icetime in OT after a dumb penalty? And why is he on the ice at the same time as one of the hottest goal scorers in the league is? Dumb.
Perspective is an interesting thing…..so many just howling mad because it was him. I need to go back and watch that now….I thought Eller's penalty was a goal- and therefore game-saver. Otherwise yes.
My guess is Milano displaces Protas, when Wilson comes back. Dowd-Hath-Milano could be a really good 4th line, as long as Milano stays committed defensively. Credit to Protas for showing that commitment all this year, he just may lack a few tools in his box that Milano seems to have right now.
Eller-Osh-Gus out there on the OT winner. Bit of a head-scratcher, that
Disagree. Watch that again. Maybe at the beginning of the game, but with 2mins left. Nah.It was a good call on Kuzy.
I respect the refs for actually calling it, instead of being scared of doing anything.