Pre-Game Talk: Eastern Conference Final: Tampa Bay Lightning (1A) v. Washington Capitals (1M)

[The Macho King]

Let's go let's go let's go.

I want that Prince of Wales trophy (is that the Eastern Conference one? I can never remember).

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[AlphaCatalyst]

 

[LonLon Lei]

noob question
Does Caps have speed at all? I know Pens do, but assuming Caps are more or less like B's?

 

[The Macho King]

noob question
Does Caps have speed at all? I know Pens do, but assuming Caps are more or less like B's?

First - Bruins do have some speed. We just neutralized it.

But Washington plays a pretty heavy game.

 

[Hoek]

Stay out of the box and we got this.

 

[LonLon Lei]

First - Bruins do have some speed. We just neutralized it.

But Washington plays a pretty heavy game.

I see...
was just wondering if our speed can work well against them. Pen's speed and scoring depth wasn't enough but their main problem was their D I guess.

 

[The Macho King]

I see...
was just wondering if our speed can work well against them. Pen's speed and scoring depth wasn't enough but their main problem was their D I guess.

Pens are dinged up.

Anyway - I think our forecheck will be able to really hurt their D. Outside of Niskanen none are really very good back there. We're going to have to get Holtby moving side to side as well.

 

[Blackhawk93]

Washingtons defense is weak while the lightnings is amazing. Washington also has no depth scoring, so shut down the top two lines and they'll struggle mightily. The only issue should be Holtby, but who knows, he was pretty crappy earlier this year.

I'm rooting hard for you guys, I just hope you have someone who can goon it up with Wilson, that guy sucks.

 

[DFC]

In Point we trust.

 

[berlin]

Can’t underestimate these guys, Holtby looks damn good right now.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Keep our good players away from Wilson.

 

[RDTBay4]

Gotta keep out of the box that's for sure. I would have rather played Pittsburgh TBH

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Just became aware that the Lightning are the only team remaining in the playoffs with a Stanley Cup in their franchise history.

That's something I never would've ever believed would be true in a million years. Holy crap.

 

[RDTBay4]

Just became aware that the Lightning are the only team remaining in the playoffs with a Stanley Cup in their franchise history.

That's something I never would've ever believed would be true in a million years. Holy crap.

Did you just watch the Hockey Guy video also? haha

 

[Stormbreaker]

fwiw

 

[Volodya Krutov]

I have no concern with this team figuring out how to make any goalie vulnerable at even strength. It's the the special teams that concerns me. PK is bad as usual but the PP has also gotten a lot less impressive in the Bruins series.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Brett Connolly is going to destroy us, knew we should've kept him.

 

[LonLon Lei]

Washingtons defense is weak while the lightnings is amazing. Washington also has no depth scoring, so shut down the top two lines and they'll struggle mightily. The only issue should be Holtby, but who knows, he was pretty crappy earlier this year.

I'm rooting hard for you guys, I just hope you have someone who can goon it up with Wilson, that guy sucks.

want no part w/ whoever that guy is. don't want to give them any PP either.
Hope refs can take care of him if he tries to injure our guys at all.

 

[DFC]

Let's all just be thankful for Steve Yzerman's Team Canada connections and the favoritism they win him with the NHL Powers That Be.

 

[Steazy Doo]

I was once an neighbors with an lowly catipals fan. I was out washing an car in an driveway and this dimwitted cap says "hey how bout doin my an car next?" An complete silence from me, not going to dignify an dumb catipal fan with an fake laugh, even though an fake laugh is the only laugh an catipal fan ever gets.

 

[Master P]

Well its going to be interesting. Maybe its just me but there seemed to be a lot more open ice in the pens caps series. If that continues then I really like our chances. Should open up things for Kuch and Stammer.

 

[Steazy Doo]

I once saw an librarian wearing an lowly catiapls pin on an jacket. I thought you had to be able to an read to be an librarian? Guess not

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

I feel like our ex-Rangers have seen enough of these guys over the last few years too. McDonagh and Girardi especially

 

[Master P]

I once saw an librarian wearing an lowly catiapls pin on an jacket. I thought you had to be able to an read to be an librarian? Guess not

This is the quality I come here for.

 

[Steazy Doo]

Who here an seen that catipals fan saying all an dimwitted stuff on an hfboards? Yeah i know, an all of them say that XDDDDDDDDDDDD