Post-Game Talk: Panthers @ Caps, 7:30

[troyerlaw]

Backstrom not having a great game

 

[Corby78]

Well we would probably be winning if we didn't spend half the game in the box. The penalties killed that period.

 

[Capsman]

They had the puck all the time, the Caps dominated the series against the Penguins. They just couldn't score on MAF in game 7. Go watch game 5 and game 6 again.

Did you see the 2nd and 3rd period in game 7? Especially the 3rd?

 

[bur and 666 others]

They had the puck all the time, the Caps dominated the series against the Penguins. They just couldn't score on MAF in game 7. Go watch game 5 and game 6 again.

Agreed. For all, I do believe we were on a pair with Penguins the last two seasons. We cared the play for long stretches. I don't remember, except game 7, when the Pitts dominated us. It was quite opposite for many games, but we couldn't score as thier goalies stood on their heads and Holtby...

 

[AtNightWeFly]

More hitting in the 3rd please. It lights a fire under their asses!
If you cant be a fast team at least be a physical one. Right now they're nowhere...

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Did you see the 2nd and 3rd period in game 7? Especially the 3rd?

Still doesn't change the fact that the Caps dominated every game of the series except for game 2 and game 7.

 

[Corby78]

grow some balls Ekblad.

 

[Corby78]

That would have been a big goal

 

[bur and 666 others]

Carlosn ringed the iron. I'm confident that Djoos will outscore all our Ds combined this season. Vrana seems to have stone hands, hope he improves on that

 

[bur and 666 others]

Like that the D became more aggressive. Seems now everyone wants to be Djoos. Orlov and Carlson are leading rushes. Nice. Only if they could buy a goal

 

[Corby78]

Grubs has looked much better since the first period.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Luongo won a Hart in 2007? Uh, this is news.

 

[RandyHolt]

Extra man looming.....

I hope Barry gets Djoos out there this time. It should almost be automatic when a guy is the only one to score a quality goal that night.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Every goalie is spectacular against Caps...

 

[Corby78]

were not getting in breaks tonight.

 

[Bladerunner]

We're just over 10% into the season. Not looking very good.

Hope Nisky comes back sooner than later

 

[Capsman]

My God Eller is a disaster. So much worse than last season.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

I just realized Capuano is Florida's coach!

 

[troyerlaw]

were not getting in breaks tonight.

Not trying hard till last 10 minutes isn’t good strategy for getting breaks

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I just realized Capuano is Florida's coach!

Assistant coach. No sane GM would hire Fred Flintstone as their head coach.

Disappointing game.

 

[troyerlaw]

I just realized Capuano is Florida's coach!

Assistant

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Lol, Ovechkin with the puck at the point, every Cap on the ice points to the open Burakovsky and he takes a long shot that had no chance in hell to get through traffic.

This team needs to become smarter. We're defeating ourselves.

 

[Corby78]

caps hockey. Crash the net for the entire third period get nothing, watch florida backhand an empty netter from the opposing crease. and its technically the 4th shorty of the season.

 

[Hivemind]

My God Eller is a disaster. So much worse than last season.

I know one of his selling points for Washington was "stability" and getting to play center constantly, but I think I'd be willing to try him on the wing pretty soon. I liked the shift that he and Backstrom had together after Backstrom came out of the penalty box. Put Graovac on IR and call-up Stephenson to play 3C/4C.

 

[Capitals40]

This team is gonna have to give full effort every night going forward to make the playoffs instead of cruise control..lol..aint gonna happen.