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I personally like Eller a lot and I think he's always played better in the playoffs. But yeah that was a freaking ugly goal.
Who cares? It looks the same on the score sheet.
I personally like Eller a lot and I think he's always played better in the playoffs. But yeah that was a freaking ugly goal.
Real Caps fans are never confident. Be serious. That said we also know how these things work. That 2 game series lead sucks. Look where CBJ is now. They cant lose g4. If they do, the Caps have the momentum and are going home. They certainly cant claim any superiority after 3 games as with one more good play per game or one less bad play one team could be up 3 zip.
I think the good news for Washington is that Holtby looked like is typical zen like self. With Ovechkin Backstrom and Carlson being their top producers and Holtby back to himself, there isn't someone to point the finger at.
Now, if the Caps win g4, they will have all the pressure to win g5 at home.
The Jackets can definitely lose the next game and still be fine considering they were up 2-0 going home. Every game has been close.
Eller is by far the best 3C the Caps have had in a good while. Really like his game.
I personally like Eller a lot and I think he's always played better in the playoffs. But yeah that was a freaking ugly goal.
The Jackets can definitely lose the next game and still be fine considering they were up 2-0 going home. Every game has been close.
Certainly. It is never over, but the momentum swing is huge. That is all he is really saying.
The Jackets can definitely lose the next game and still be fine considering they were up 2-0 going home. Every game has been close.
and who can blame us?Caps fans seem like a broken fanbase these days. They used to be so confident. Back around 2010.
Fluke goal - which sucked, but whatever - it happens.
Columbus was definitely the tired team in that 2nd OT. Caps were playing with more speed and confidence so as flukey of a goal as it was, it almost wasn't surprising.
To those commenting about the lucky, fluky, etc. 2OT goal. Those seem to count against the Caps when opposing teams score them There are no style points.
Will repeat part of a post in the Caps page. Going by the numbers/stats, plain or fancy, Caps should be leading the series 2-1. Bob outplayed Grubi/Holts in game 2. He stole that one for Cbus, something "playoff Bob" hardly ever does.
Jackets are mostly going with 3 lines while Caps are playing 4. Got to think that'll catch up with the Jackets at some point even if they win this series.
Should've gotten a couple more depth players at trade deadline if Torts doesn't trust that line.
Wilson taking out Wennberg has really put a hamper on torts being able to roll all 4 lines and it's showing. Foligno is not a 2C and Dubinsky isnt even a 3C anymore.
I am not sure I understand this. The Caps have 2 legit all star caliber 1C's. They have quality 3 and 4 as well. By all appearances those 4 players are performing to their levels. How are the games all going OT if Foligno and Dubinsky are playing 4c level performance?
Their centers grind well enough & compete on D, but Columbus' 6 man defense unit is excellent. Really really impressed with them. And then Bobcat is there to back them up.
It's making a huge difference as Washington's D tends to be far more error prone.
I feel like Columbus is 1-2 years from being a genuine contender. They need Dubois to mature a little more, keep Panarin & add one more good offensive piece upfront.
Columbus should be competitive for a long while if they can keep the majority of their core together. Haven't checked into their cap situation though.
It would have been the first sign of animation from Patrick the Mannequin, who maybe set a new standard for bad performance by a studio analyst.Sharp should have slapped him.
This has been the story of the past two years approximately. Take a peek on the Caps board and you'll see what I mean.
The game day threads are really sad over there. I was hanging out in it for game 2 and it was so depressing.
Soft goal? Basically a total fluke that you can't account for....his defenseman banked it off Eller and into his own net.Talk about a freebie, another soft goal by Bobrovsky. I love CBJ but this choker will cost them at some point.
I don't blame the people who are super pessimistic now.
To those commenting about the lucky, fluky, etc. 2OT goal. Those seem to count against the Caps when opposing teams score them There are no style points.
Will repeat part of a post in the Caps page. Going by the numbers/stats, plain or fancy, Caps should be leading the series 2-1. Bob outplayed Grubi/Holts in game 2. He stole that one for Cbus, something "playoff Bob" hardly ever does.
Torts only uses 3 lines. That shows in games like this.Yeah, I don't understand why the jackets slowed the pace down in the 2nd OT. They do better when they're skating. Maybe their team isn't in shape.