ECQF Game 2: Columbus (WC1) at Washington (1) 7:30 PM ET | SN360, TVAS2, NBCSN, NBCSWA, FS-O

[apollo71426]

but a goal

But 7 giveaways to the other team. Can't score when your team doesn't have the puck.

 

[izzy]

ooh atkinson

lucky to get that without lifting it.

 

[Koized]

Why is Orpik playing 4v4?

 

[izzy]

Why is Orpik playing 4v4?

it was the end of it, only so many dmen

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Whoops what? He scored a power play goal? That does not absolve him from his detrimental play at ES. Its not a hard concept.

Seeing as how Columbus hasn't scored with him on the ice, it must not be all that detrimental.

 

[Scott Stevens]

Wow what a beauty pass to cam

 

[izzy]

But 7 giveaways to the other team. Can't score when your team doesn't have the puck.

yet he did

 

[The Red Line]

Wow great pass.

 

[Scott Stevens]

Squeaker by the post

 

[Beau Knows]

Wow, what a goal.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

But 7 giveaways to the other team. Can't score when your team doesn't have the puck.

Which is why it's so odd that he's got a goal and 7 Richard trophies.

 

[Hint1k]

Why is Orpik playing 4v4?

I would remove "4v4" from your question

 

[Rusty Razor]

Has he still not scored an OT winner? I want to say maybe he got one finally last year but I forget

I don't think he has, but Crosby didn't score one either until 2016. OT winners are an extremely small sample size and are a lot more random.

 

[Pip]

But 7 giveaways to the other team. Can't score when your team doesn't have the puck.

but he has a goal

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Holy shit, a hockey game is breaking out!

 

[PensandCaps]

Just hoping this goes 7 and they beat the hell out each other.

 

[DrJustice]

Other - Caps fans rarely venture to the main boards.

Never realized that before, but looking at the Caps GTD it's true.

Probably the type of series that will generate a lot more outside interest the longer on it goes.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

 

[apollo71426]

CBJ d let Eller have an open shot. You could hear him drop that F bomb after he missed lol.

 

[nothingbeatshockey]

Never realized that before, but looking at the Caps GTD it's true.

Probably the type of series that will generate a lot more outside interest the longer on it goes.

There's an alternative forum long term Caps fans use -that's why so few use the NHL forum.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

CBJ d let Eller have an open shot. You could hear him drop that F bomb after he missed lol.

I thought he was cussing because of yet another OVECHTURNOVER.

 

[apollo71426]

but he has a goal

He averages 15-20 giveaways a game and broken controller defense. 40-50 goals a year doesn't make up for that.

Of course this is 2012-present Ovechkin. His decline began around 2011-2012 when he started losing speed, which turned him into a fairly one dimensional player. Should have been traded many years ago.

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

Total domination by the Caps
Happy to be down 2-1 after 1
Bob looks good. Hopefully he is shaking those part season demons.

 

[PensandCaps]

Imagine caring about TOs....lol.

 

[Bladerunner]

I find it amusing that a handful of fans from other series/teams have come here just to troll based on nothing

There hasn't been a single close game in the other 3 East series. The "closest" was NJD-TB game 2 and that was 5-2 going into the 3rd.
The Bs-Leafs and PA series have been five blowouts. In nearly all of those games you could've gone on to something else after 10-20 minutes.
Talk about BORING, I've seen more exciting pre season games At least so far this series has been competitive. So trolls, what's your point?

I do hope the Leafs rebound in TO. Don't want Bs or TB to skip into round 2.

 

[nothingbeatshockey]

He averages 15-20 giveaways a game and broken controller defense. 40-50 goals a year doesn't make up for that.

Of course this is 2012-present Ovechkin. His decline began around 2011-2012 when he started losing speed, which turned him into a fairly one dimensional player. Should have been traded many years ago.

No one averages 15-20 turnovers a game. The Caps as a team only had 8 turnovers in game 1 and the Jackets 7. If you're going to make stuff up, at least make it plausible.