League News: 2018-19 NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) Vol. 3

[Silky mitts]

6/9/2018: Larry Brooks says Ovechkin is still a loser and the Capitals had an easy path to the Cup because they didn't have to play the Rangers

This time, the winner of the Patrick Ewing Lifetime Achievement Award for most failed postseason guarantees got it right. He scored difference-making goals, made difference-making plays. This time, too, neither Ovechkin nor the Caps had to go through Henrik Lundqvist, the way they couldn’t in successive seven-game defeats in 2012, 2013 and 2015.

3/3/2019: Capitals sweep New York Rangers in season series for 1st time, Lundqvist posts 4.77 season GAA against Caps (0-2 3.51 last year)

 

[Calicaps]

6/9/2018: Larry Brooks says Ovechkin is still a loser and the Capitals had an easy path to the Cup because they didn't have to play the Rangers

3/3/2019: Capitals sweep New York Rangers in season series for 1st time, Lundqvist posts 4.77 season GAA against Caps

Brooks is a total hack.

 

[Silky mitts]

Brooks is a total hack.

I'm not familiar with anyone worse

 

[marcel snapshot]

I think CBJ going all-in was the right move at the time... Panarin and Bobrovsky are as good as gone

It's quite a gamble to go all-in when the two most important players on your team are checking out.

 

[txpd]

It's also a coaching issue. Who here thinks Torts is the guy to help his team overcome their mental and emotional baggage? It's a match made in hell.

We can argue about what Barry did X-and-O-wise, but he definitely was key in fixing the cracks after the 2017 collapse and getting the Caps back to being a team for the eventual Cup run.

Ive been thinking that if CBJ loses its next game, Torts is gone

 

[Calicaps]

Ive been thinking that if CBJ loses its next game, Torts is gone

I doubt it, honestly. Seems too late to make that switch IMO, but maybe. If they miss, tho, he's for sure gone after the season.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

[QUOTE="AlexBrovechkin8]If I was a CBJ fan, I'd have preferred to trade Panarin and Bob for assets, continue to build through guys like Jones, Werenski, PLD, Atkinson, etc, look at using some of those assets to retool this summer, and reopen the window in a year or two. Now it just looks like they are pretty ****ed.

I guess I don't think their window closes after this year, or that it didn't have to. They have some solid young talent and could have added more if they played their cards right. They essentially went all in when with an ace of hearts and a 9 of diamonds... sure it could turn out ok but the odds are overwhelmingly against you.

 

[txpd]

I doubt it, honestly. Seems too late to make that switch IMO, but maybe. If they miss, tho, he's for sure gone after the season.

If they miss, they lose all the ufa's and are toast. If they make the playoffs and win a series, I'd bet they can at least keep the players they got from Ottawa.

That said, part of the problem with this all in move is the reliance on players from the Senators to perform under pressure

 

[895]

I'm not familiar with anyone worse

Brooks has some dumb opinions but Damien Cox not only has dumb opinions but his dumb opinions aren't even logical.

Obviously a guy winning a tournament for the 11th time will celebrate it less than a guy winning it for the first time. Damien Cox is genuinely very low IQ.

 

[Melkor]

I'm not familiar with anyone worse

Rob Rossi says hello.

 

[Silky mitts]

Brooks has some dumb opinions but Damien Cox not only has dumb opinions but his dumb opinions aren't even logical.

Obviously a guy winning a tournament for the 11th time will celebrate it less than a guy winning it for the first time. Damien Cox is genuinely very low IQ.

Rob Rossi says hello.

As bad? Possibly. Worse? I stand by my statement.

 

[Sam Spade]

Rob Rossi says hello.

Steve Simmons would also like a seat at the table.

 

[kicksavedave]

Red Wings legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay dies aged 93

And thats the end of "The Production Line", a massive part of hockey lore. RIP old timer!

 

[BallardEra]

Remember that time Burke got pissed at Lowe and wanted to fight him in a barn?

Well, I'd pay to see Torts pummel Brooks in a similar set up on PPV with money going to charity.

 

[Melkor]

Remember that time Burke got pissed at Lowe and wanted to fight him in a barn?

Well, I'd pay to see Torts pummel Brooks in a similar set up on PPV with money going to charity.

Lol Brooks would not have stood a chance.

 

[tenken00]

Remember that time Burke got pissed at Lowe and wanted to fight him in a barn?

Well, I'd pay to see Torts pummel Brooks in a similar set up on PPV with money going to charity.

Those were the days.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I honestly don't think I could handle some of these hacks if I was a coach.

 

[4thTierSport]

6/9/2018: Larry Brooks says Ovechkin is still a loser and the Capitals had an easy path to the Cup because they didn't have to play the Rangers

3/3/2019: Capitals sweep New York Rangers in season series for 1st time, Lundqvist posts 4.77 season GAA against Caps (0-2 3.51 last year)

Cool, how many cups have they won since Caps existed? Oh, just one too? Not exactly sure why you would be so condescending given equal cups.

Yeah, Caps didn’t play the Rangers BECAUSE THE RAGS WEREN’T IN THE PLAYOFFS. Some Ryan Reeves style thinking there.

Yeah Damien, I’m sure Nadal didn’t eat cereal from the trophy, have god knows what animals do what things to the trophy and who knows what other crazy acts with the trophy either. Going to call them out too? No? Thought so you pathetic excuse for a writer.

 

[Melkor]

I don't understand why people often makes Torts out to be a clown. He's a legit coach with huge resume full of playoffs appearances that include a conference final and winning the Cup. In Russia this is the type of coach that always gets the biggest amount of respect. Players probably don't love to get yelled at but they respect such coaches for their passion and honesty and understand that he's right for giving them shit for a poor effort. He will get in your face if you're not playing hard and half-assing through games. Also I see why he'd been hating Brooks so much back then. Brooks looked like a total moron at those press conferences, he deserved to get actually beat up for constantly getting on his nerves with dumb questions.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

You don’t understand? Yes Brooks is a troll hack reporter, but Torts is an asshole himself clearly.

When two asses collide, there’s a lot of shit spewed. In the case of Torts vs Brooks, I’ll take the coach on that one for sure.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Also for as much as we like the Capitals and think they have a shot at repeating, the Metro is an extremely weak division and a little run of decent fortune could get the Jackets all the way to the ECF which would be huge for their franchise. They were maybe a goalpost or two away from winning their first round series last year and not much as changed between them and the Stanley Cup champions.

If they were in the Atlantic division then maybe it wouldn't make as much sense to go for it, but IMO the Metro is wide open.

IF CBJ gets in, there's a good chance it's as 8th seed. Hello, TBL!

 

[Silky mitts]

One of the lead NHL writers for The Athletic picked Columbus in October to win the division, they've suffered no major injuries since Jones the week he made the prediction and added Duchene and Dzingel

 

[Corby78]

One of the lead NHL writers for The Athletic picked Columbus in October to win the division, they've suffered no major injuries since Jones the week he made the prediction and added Duchene and Dzingel

And he has the islanders last lol. At least he got Ottawa right

 

[BiPolar Caps]

Flyers fans are anxious. Last night they started a pre-game thread for Wednesday's game against the Capitals and they're currently on page two.

 

[BallardEra]

That didn't take long: