Devils refuse to pull goalie to stop Ovechkin from milestone

[illpucks]

I'm all for competitive spirit and not giving things easy to the opponent. But instead of allowing their players to practice a possible playoff scenario (down 2 goals) they keep the goalie in net and concede the game so Ovechkin doesn't reach his milestone.

There is no saying that Ovi would even score, but what's with the Devils coach taking this approach?

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[DDRhockey]

Love it. Ovechkin should care more about stanley cup than his personal acclodes.

 

[K Fleur]

I think you've surpassed Mulletman.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

I really doubt they were even thinking about Ovechkin.

 

[CanuckGame39]

Lol the devils don't owe Ovie jack ****. He won the rocket. They didn't take nothing from him.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I'm all for competitive spirit and not giving things easy to the opponent. But instead of allowing their players to practice a possible playoff scenario (down 2 goals) they keep the goalie in net and concede the game so Ovechkin doesn't reach his milestone.

There is no saying that Ovi would even score, but what's with the Devils coach taking this approach?

Hear me out, because I know it's going to sound weird. Ovechkin could have just scored on the goaltender to reach his milestone.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

"They refuse" sounds very specific and authoritative

Please show the class the proof you have of this.

 

[Zirakzigil]

So they were supposed to pull their goalie to help a player on a other team? That isn’t going to happen. I don’t get the need to have to find something to complain about.

 

[Its a Trap]

I mean maybe Ovechkin shouldn’t have played half the third period of a meaningless game trying to get 50 goals.

But can someone tell me why they were supposed to pull the goalie down 2 without possession again?

 

[Kamiccolo]

Hear me out, because I know it's going to sound weird. Ovechkin could have just scored on the goaltender to reach his milestone.

Call me a traditionalist but a milestone just isn't a milestone unless it's on an empty net.

 

[devilos]

The Devils didn't even have the sustained offensive zone time at game's end to try and even pull Schneider. There was no approach or trying to deny Ovie anything. Holy conspiracies around here in the last 24 hours...

 

[hockeyguy1967]

I'm all for competitive spirit and not giving things easy to the opponent. But instead of allowing their players to practice a possible playoff scenario (down 2 goals) they keep the goalie in net and concede the game so Ovechkin doesn't reach his milestone.

There is no saying that Ovi would even score, but what's with the Devils coach taking this approach?

Oilers should have also let each Sedin score a goal in there last game. How dare they play competitively.

 

[illpucks]

So they were supposed to pull their goalie to help a player on a other team? That isn’t going to happen. I don’t get the need to have to find something to complain about.

Not to help, but because that's how teams normally come back from 2 goals to force overtime.

Their focus wasn't on forcing overtime.

 

[Canadiens1958]

It's called respecting the game. Also no benefit since the Capitals would not go along withe defending like it was a playoff situation but would feed Ovechkin.

 

[1865]

They didn’t pull their goalie because they didn’t want to win. It has nothing to do with Ovechkin.

 

[GoCaps2004]

yeah not sure that is actually what happened

 

[KINGS17]

To hell with Ovechkin and his "milestone".

 

[CalderSchmalder]

crosby must have bribed the devils...

 

[illpucks]

They didn’t pull their goalie because they didn’t want to win.

Well, that is a problem.

 

[StrangeVision]

I hear the top Devils brass got together before the game to conspire against Ovechkin's 50th.

 

[Jacob]

The Caps seemed to maintain O zone possession for the last what, minute and a half?

 

[seafoam]

@illpucks

I think you're reaching with this one.

There's really no evidence that they didn't pull the goalie to spite Ovechkin.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Not to help, but because that's how teams normally come back from 2 goals to force overtime.

Their focus wasn't on forcing overtime.

Did they have control of the puck in the offensive zone to make it happen? Not really. You’re complaining to complain.

 

[illpucks]

Hear me out, because I know it's going to sound weird. Ovechkin could have just scored on the goaltender to reach his milestone.

Yes. And they should make it as hard as possible for him not to. However their focus should have been on forcing OT, not conceding the game to preserve their Ego so that Ovi wouldn't tally 50 on their watch.

 

[Its a Trap]

Not to help, but because that's how teams normally come back from 2 goals to force overtime.

Their focus wasn't on forcing overtime.

Did you watch the end of the game?