Post-Game Talk: Caps vs. Panthers 3PM - CSN Washington)

[txpd]

Luongo said something. Probably asking if Ov was one of those three.

 

[ChibiPooky]

Best hit Green's put on this year

I remember seeing Green absolutely destroy someone this season but now I can't remember who it was. It was a monster hit though. He had a pretty good counter-hit early in the FLA game too.

 

[BobRouse]

When someone provides factual information, build a strawman. In fact...ALWAYS build a strawman.

I like that idea! I'll make mine look scary and stuff

was it Green that traded Forsberg? I bet it was.

and....Chibi makes a good point. That might be what happened. Might not, but its he makes a good point.

Wouldn't surprise me if Green was the mastermind behind it.

RE: The play - sometimes keystone cops just happens. The game is fast and that was a 50/50 puck with 2 guys trying to make a play. I'd rather have that than both guys defering to the other though.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Memories

 

[Ajax1995]

That's a forward's mentality if I've ever seen one (and for forwards, it's correct). Defensemen in those types of situations should read their partner more than the puck.

That read was bad even if they don't collide and knock down half the team. Both defensemen are holding the blue line with no forward back.

Even for defensemen all the things I listed come into play. I'm simply saying there is no absolute for the how anyone should have played this and when that is the case players need to communicate.

If you disagree and feel this is 100% on Green then have at it.

 

[ChibiPooky]

Even for defensemen all the things I listed come into play. I'm simply saying there is no absolute for the how anyone should have played this and when that is the case players need to communicate.

If you disagree and feel this is 100% on Green then have at it.

Very few plays in hockey are 100% on any individual. In this case, Green made a bad read, followed by Green, Hillen, and Kuznetsov all not communicating, followed by Johansson failing to tie up the man in the crease (along with Brouwer being nowhere to be found). The only guy I don't find fault with in this sequence is Holtby. He made the first stop.

 

[Calicaps]

look at brouwer and luongo behind the play look at each other like "wtf"?

 

[BobRouse]

Kuznetsov falling over them made it extra awesome to me.

I didn't see the Brouwer look at Luongo but can't blame him. That play was rediculous and it probably shocked him.

I can't fault MJ at all on that. He got back and there was no way he could have taken out 2 or 3 guys with one hit.

 

[Hivemind]

Very few plays in hockey are 100% on any individual. In this case, Green made a bad read, followed by Green, Hillen, and Kuznetsov all not communicating, followed by Johansson failing to tie up the man in the crease (along with Brouwer being nowhere to be found). The only guy I don't find fault with in this sequence is Holtby. He made the first stop.

Meh on Johansson's "flailing." It looks bad in slow-mo, but at full speed the whole incident took place rather quickly. It's not like he backchecked normally while following a play, he sprinted full speed to get in the position he needed to be. Completely excusable to lose track of the puck briefly in that situation. Unfortunate in that scenario, but he did what he was supposed to do on that broken play.

 

[txpd]

better than the elbow.

 

[txpd]

Meh on Johansson's "flailing." It looks bad in slow-mo, but at full speed the whole incident took place rather quickly. It's not like he backchecked normally while following a play, he sprinted full speed to get in the position he needed to be. Completely excusable to lose track of the puck briefly in that situation. Unfortunate in that scenario, but he did what he was supposed to do on that broken play.

didn't Johansson actually catch that play from behind he get his stick on the puck?

 

[ChibiPooky]

Yeah, I was surprised he got there at all.

 

[Blades of Steel]

didn't Johansson actually catch that play from behind he get his stick on the puck?

yep, IIRC holtby made the save and the puck went off mojo to the florida player. he made a damn good attempt to get back.

 

[RandyHolt]

Mandatory.... I can't believe Hillen didn't get injured.

Last time I saw three guys on one team all wipe out at the same time, it was courtesy of Willie.

 

[troyerlaw]

That was quite a pile-up at the blue line. Are we sure Steckel wasn't involved?

Actually, if Steckel had been there, the others would have wound up on IR. I think Steckel's entire body was made of cement (not just the hands, like Chimmer).

By the way, wasn't Hillen the one who got a concussion last year from slamming into Ovie?

 

[trick9]

That was quite a pile-up at the blue line. Are we sure Steckel wasn't involved?

Actually, if Steckel had been there, the others would have wound up on IR. I think Steckel's entire body was made of cement (not just the hands, like Chimmer).

By the way, wasn't Hillen the one who got a concussion last year from slamming into Ovie?

 

[BobRouse]

Poor Jack.

He seems to get crushed all the time whether its by his own team or the other team. If I recall he even broke his jaw taking on Ovechkin slapshot to the face when he was with the Islanders.

The guy isn't a bad player. Not awesome in his own zone or physical at all but he is very smooth with the puck and poised. A smaller less defensively good Tom Poti.