GDT: Crapitals @ Candy Canes - 7 PM EST.

[twabby]

Like there's no way Pacioretty should get a lineup spot over Matthew Phillips. Absolutely insane. Even the biggest Phillips haters will probably agree with me.

 

[Langway]

It turns out players available on the scrapheap are there for a reason. Huh.

Shame to waste Darcy's effort in this one.

 

[Calicaps]

I don't even believe the East has a chance with the West opponent. Either way, I'll root for Vegas before I will any of the current Eastern playoff teams.

Barf. Not Vegas. In the West, I'd root Avs, Jets, or Canucks.

 

[EYEuhFRAYtee]

Like there's no way Pacioretty should get a lineup spot over Matthew Phillips. Absolutely insane. Even the biggest Phillips haters will probably agree with me.

That's a bridge too far sir!

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I don't even believe the East has a chance with the West opponent. Either way, I'll root for Vegas before I will any of the current Eastern playoff teams.

Ironically, I'm starting to think it might be the other way around. A competent team like Florida, Carolina or NYR can pretty much get to the Conference Finals without much trouble, while the Western teams might beat each other up significantly more in the first 2 rounds.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Barf. Not Vegas. In the West, I'd root Avs, Jets, or Canucks.

Oh that's only if it comes down to Vegas left lol. I'm hoping it's the Jets year. Avs or Canucks are fine too. For me to say Vegas means a lot because I don't like any of the current Eastern playoff teams.

 

[EYEuhFRAYtee]

Barf. Not Vegas. In the West, I'd root Avs, Jets, or Canucks.

Vegas did us a solid in 18 tough.

 

[Calicaps]

It turns out players available on the scrapheap are there for a reason. Huh.

Shame to waste Darcy's effort in this one.

I thought, and I suspect BMac thought, that if Patches had a chance to play for a contender he'd take it and run, giving the Caps whatever asset was on offer. I guess he doesn't really want to win a Cup after all.

 

[Misery74]

Like there's no way Pacioretty should get a lineup spot over Matthew Phillips. Absolutely insane. Even the biggest Phillips haters will probably agree with me.

The Oshie last injury really was the dagger. Put NAK on 4th, bump Miro back up.

Phillips sticks to Mites on Ice in between periods.

 

[Nice]

To be fair to Pacioretty, he never specified what he meant by "finish what he started".

 

[TheSmokingMan]

Great game by Kuemper. Puzzling calls by the officials. It looked like they had put the whistles away halfway through the third period, letting some obvious calls go, only to make an extremely questionable call in the last 2 minutes. You can't necessarily blame the loss on the refs, but I mean, holy cow that was a bad call. Carolina got this one gift wrapped.

Caps offensive struggles continued without much sustained pressure in the offensive zone. Despite the deficit in scoring chances, the Caps could still have easily won the game if one of those chances went in. It's kind of crazy that we are able to hang with teams with such a shot discrepancy.

 

[WanderingCapsFan]

They call that trip but not the other? And Paciotetti could not be worse if he was planted on this team to sabotage them. His butterfingers turnover led to that PP. What an absolute I atrocious pick up by Maclellan.

It was a gamble that he would return to his goal-scoring ways.

The bigger mistake is to keep giving him a sweater.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Two Ovi goals, couldn't care less about the outcome albeit frustrating. Should have committed to the red tank. Wasted opportunity.

 

[troyerlaw]

Had a family emergency today, and had to sell my tickets to this game. Imagine the roller coaster of emotions of missing two Ovi goals only to collapse in the dying minutes. Thankful I didn’t go. How pathetic of this team.

I hope the family emergency resolved okay

In other news… there’s like seven guys i wish we could scratch next game.

 

[StrikingDistance]

2 Ovi goals will not win games.

I think some of the players are playing with injuries. We went from playing dominant to forgetting how to shoot.

Drop pass to the other team: drink.

Drunk

 

[kicksavedave]

Maybe they just miss Oshie too much. He's the glue.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Get Patches and Sgarbossa out of the lineup. Call up Frank see if Oshie can play I dunno we need to change something.

 

[troyerlaw]

Gimme some Ryan Leonard on this team. Guys like Protas, Alexiyev, CMM … they’re so meh. Don’t really have any edge or nasty or swagger.
Leonard plays desperate. Like he wont get to eat if he doesnt score

 

[pman25]

At least everyone else sucks and we are still very much in play to lose our way into a playoff spot. Will be a photo finish!

 

[troyerlaw]

Wilson in bumper spot on PP1 aint working

 

[HandsomeTom43]

I hope the family emergency resolved okay

In other news… there’s like seven guys i wish we could scratch next game.

Thanks brother. Most of my family had severe food poisoning but everyone’s okay, no worse for the wear. I was spared luckily.

You know Ovis goals was him in the dirty areas other wise we probably get shut out

 

[TheSmokingMan]

I thought, and I suspect BMac thought, that if Patches had a chance to play for a contender he'd take it and run, giving the Caps whatever asset was on offer. I guess he doesn't really want to win a Cup after all.

I've defended Patches a few times in the past. I thought he was contributing with physical play and veteran leadership even if the goals weren't coming right away. After coming off a major injury, I figured it would take him some time to get the goal scoring going again. He was getting chances, but they weren't going in, so i believed it would balance out and he would start finishing eventually.

Fast forward to this last stretch. He has looked more like a passenger, and isn't even really getting any scoring chances. The tempo of the games has picked up towards the end of the season and he hasn't been able to raise his compete level to match. This team needs goals, and he's not producing any, so it may be time to look at inserting another player (NOT Phillips).

 

[TheSmokingMan]

Wilson in bumper spot on PP1 aint working

I'd like to see McMike or Miro get a chance there.

 

[stephenball]

Rod always gets what he wants in the end. Cries about everything, and the officials don’t want it on their conscience if he pops from a steroid freakout. That being said, the team that deserved to win this game won it.

Darcy was a hero until it became overwhelming. Really sucks for him that despite a great performance he still ended up with an L and a 3.00 GAA on the night. Deserved better. By better I mean a team with a pulse in front of him.

Like there's no way Pacioretty should get a lineup spot over Matthew Phillips. Absolutely insane. Even the biggest Phillips haters will probably agree with me.

I actually agree, because at least Phillips wouldn’t get playing time. They just keep throwing Pacioretty out there like he’s magically going to turn the clock back a decade.