Post-Game Talk: Cups @ Kansas City Scouts, 7:37 (not the plane)

[Silky mitts]

Caps-Pens
Isles-Canes
Tamponians-CBJ
Boston-TML

Would be delicious

Isles Canes would be 1st vs 3rd to last in shots per game

 

[Sam Spade]

First game all season Ovie didn't have a shot on goal. Go figure.

 

[kicksavedave]

First game all season Ovie didn't have a shot on goal. Go figure.

Resting himself .

 

[Sam Spade]

Resting himself .

Nine games, two more goals.

 

[DFC]

Hey guys, TB fan coming in peace. Just wanted to say I noted Brett Connolly (TB draft pick) notching his 20th tonight, with over 2o assists to go along with it. Great to see him finding his way. Good luck tomorrow.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Hey guys, TB fan coming in peace. Just wanted to say I noted Brett Connolly (TB draft pick) notching his 20th tonight, with over 2o assists to go along with it. Great to see him finding his way. Good luck tomorrow.

Yeah, he is a feel good story. I'm glad he has turned things around here. He seems like a pretty good person and he's really grown his game.

Likely priced himself out of Washington, though. Going to miss him next year.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Nine games, two more goals.

Hoping for some sweet hot stick action versus Tampa Bay.

 

[Sam Spade]

Hoping for some sweet hot stick action versus Tampa Bay.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

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Very nice, sir. Let it be so and let Don Cherry's head explode.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Not sure how you keep Djoos out of the lineup. He makes our breakouts so much smoother and is a threat in the offensive zone.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Of the likely playoff teams, I think the Caps have the best chance to advance against the Isles. The talent gap is just too big, I can't see the Islanders winning 4 of 7.

^^^^THIS^^^^

 

[Ridley Simon]

Caps-Pens
Isles-Canes
Tamponians-CBJ
Boston-TML

Would be delicious

Just a little tweak:
Caps - Isles
Pens - Canes
Tampans - Jackets
Bos -TML

 

[Melkor]

Lol clueless

Lol maaco.

 

[searle]

Just a little tweak:
Caps - Isles
Pens - Canes
Tampans - Jackets
Bos -TML

Wouldn't mind the jackets playing the Pens instead, last time if memory serves CBJ beat ten shades of shit out of the Pens - though they seem to have more skill on their roster this time around.

Imagine completely selling the farm and all your decent draft picks for the foreseeable future and being matched against Tampa in the first round - OUCH

 

[RandyHolt]

Not sure how you keep Djoos out of the lineup. He makes our breakouts so much smoother and is a threat in the offensive zone.

He does have untapped potential in the offensive end, and made a decent case for himself last night. But to REALLY make his case he needs to contribute defensively - I would like to see him in some tough matchups and get some PK work. Let's see where he is at.

Maybe he will be tried at forward one day....

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I like Djoos but don't over react to him having a good game vs the AHL Devils roster now

 

[RandyHolt]

I like Djoos but don't over react to him having a good game vs the AHL Devils roster now

The things he did last night, he did in our cup run as well. A general rule, when a player is clearly and directly contributing to offensive chances and goals, Dzone liabilities become much more likely to be overlooked.

If round 1 sees us facing a cupcake finesse team, I am not so sure we can rule him out of the lineup, if even as a 7th D. Which we have done before, only in the playoffs, with Todd running the D.

 

[ovikovy817]

2 points without playing at 100%. That's good.

 

[kicksavedave]

The things he did last night, he did in our cup run as well. A general rule, when a player is clearly and directly contributing to offensive chances and goals, Dzone liabilities become much more likely to be overlooked.

If round 1 sees us facing a cupcake finesse team, I am not so sure we can rule him out of the lineup, if even as a 7th D. Which we have done before, only in the playoffs, with Todd running the D.

Well be extraordinarily lucky if we go through a playoff run only using 6 dman. We got lucky last year with generally good health. We should expect our depth to be tested this year. Glad we have plenty of it.

 

[RandyHolt]

Well be extraordinarily lucky if we go through a playoff run only using 6 dman. We got lucky last year with generally good health. We should expect our depth to be tested this year. Glad we have plenty of it.

I think having no broken battered ineffective Mike Green with 1 arm is better than everyone in Hershey combined!!1! dmen had a big hand in our cup securement.

For the record: No, Mike Green with one arm was a liability. I am still pissed Bruce used him exclusively for the full PP, even though both Pothier and Jurcina scored in that meltdown Pitt series, and had effectively pinch hit on the PP in their careers. The Pens knew Green couldnt and wouldnt shoot all series. In MY famous Varly cross checked in the head vid, you can see him try to clear the Grease Goonitz with one arm.