Post-Game Talk: Caps and oilers (Stephenson vs Mcdavid)

[aonb]

Is this the first shootout of the season?

nope

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I thought they looked clunky mostly circling and almost running into each other...

No Oiler was out of position, they were trying to get a guy to commit to go down low.

 

[Calicaps]

I thought they looked clunky mostly circling and almost running into each other...

Totally agree. Weaving is nice but they eventually tied themselves into a knot at the blue line. It's pointless if it doesn't get pucks to the net.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Nice try but the goalie didn't bite

 

[Calicaps]

Lame by Kuzy. Seriously, what's his shooting problem?

 

[twabby]

Great game by Holtby. Everyone else uhhh

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Atta boy Holts!!


Nice win. Felt deserved to me.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

2 points, next!

 

[Calicaps]

Super game by 70.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Lame by Kuzy. Seriously, what's his shooting problem?

Felt like he quit on it at the end.

 

[hockeykicker]

2 points. next

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Boring game but glad they got the 2 points. Ovechkin could easily have 3-4 more goals these last 3 games. He has missed a ton of open nets.

 

[Sam Spade]

Holtby gets all three stars tonight. And that's a good thing, your Vezina goalie being your Vezina goalie.

1/2 a star to Oshie who played a really good game and was, again, money in the SO.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Two points! Both teams trying to keep alive and Caps played for the shootout. Holtby my first star.

 

[Sam Spade]

2 points, next!

Yep. All that matters if you want them to make the playoffs.

 

[Calicaps]

Don't look now, but the Caps have won 5 of 6 and are 3rd in the Metro for the moment.

 

[twabby]

1st and 4th lines were both disasters against a team coming off a back-to-back.

It’s nice that they won but again this type of play isn’t going to work in the long run (only 19 SOG against a tired team). Unless you expect Holtby to put up a .967 every night.

 

[hockeykicker]

Don't look now, but the Caps have won 5 of 6 and are 3rd in the Metro for the moment.

fire trotz! fire macllean! trade carlson!

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Calicaps]

They didn't even do a very good job of that. Chicken shit mentality. Play to win.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Sam Spade]

1st and 4th lines were both disasters against a team coming off a back-to-back.

It’s nice that they won but again this type of play isn’t going to work in the long run (only 19 SOG against a tired team). Unless you expect Holtby to put up a .967 every night.

And dominating the last two seasons didn't work in the long run.

Personally, I have been clear, I am on board with tanking but if they got in as an 8th seed would anyone here really care?

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[marcel snapshot]

Kuzy's not shooting thing has reached the level of performance art. It's questionable hockey, but I'm honestly starting to enjoy it as a form of entertainment.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

And dominating the last two seasons didn't work in the long run.

Personally, I have been clear, I am on board with tanking but if they got in as an 8th seed would anyone here really care?

I care. I still want us to make the playoffs, because if we don't, we'll be in the no-man's land of 9th or 10th place. Everyone wants to tank these days but there's only one winner in the lottery. Besides, we shouldn't be trying to tank with a roster like ours. We're an average team but we need our young guys to become better to make the transition to the post-Ovechkin era smoother.

BTW, I saw on the Oilers board that you called yourself a huge Oilers fan and an Ovechkin fan, not a Caps fan. Good job infiltrating us, you had us believing that you were a Caps fan