GDT: Game #17: Washington Capitals @ St. Louis Blues

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Live from Scottrade Center 7PM

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[Note Worthy]

Pretty sure the guy in the picture has a Scotty Nichol jersey on. . I'd love to talk to that guy.

LGB.

 

[elkranio]

We've lost both games vs Caps last season, right?
I want their ***** beaten this time.

 

[Liminality]

Just a curious passerby, what's been up with Bouwmeester? Hasn't been getting the breaks offensively or something more?

Also good luck tonight, have been meaning to watch the Tarasenko show in action.

 

[ManyIdeas]

Just a curious passerby, what's been up with Bouwmeester? Hasn't been getting the breaks offensively or something more?

Also good lucky tonight, have been meaning to watch the Tarasenko show in action.

shatty and gunnarson play with the stl line the most, hence shattys points. no one else is scoring a lot up front, so jbo and pie dont get rewarded as well on the scoreboard for driving play up ice

 

[2 Minute Minor]

I have to admit, I was surprised to see that Washington and St Louis have pretty identical Shots and Shots Allowed per game averages. I bet by the end of the season Trotz is going to have this as a team no one wants to face in the playoffs...and they will qualify.

 

[2 Minute Minor]

Most of the time he does that, it doesn't bother me because the Blues are up by a couple goals and it's worth the risk. I think only once has he done that when the Blues were only up by one and it was definitely on net, but spun just wide. But I definitely know where you're coming from. Last night, Oshie iced the puck late in the game when I think he definitely didn't need to and I was groaning.

Responding to rumrockh:

No, I can count at least twice and I want to say three times this season Pietro iced the puck trying for an ENG when the Blues were up by one. Once Panger even commented on being surprised Hitchcock didn't blow a gasket. But it wasn't the first time he'd done it, and I was disappointed with the decisions.

I think Oshie iced the puck entirely on purpose because the defense was gassed (and the team took a subsequent time out). It wouldn't surprise me if the bench didn't yell to do it, but even if they didn't it was a smart move to ice it and use the time out since they had it. I didn't even think Oshie was trying to shoot that on net, just flung it down there.

On the one side, I'm glad Pietro is confident in himself that he can make that shot....but I'm frustrated that his decision-making is a bit lacking. Its part of a larger pattern of being not fully up to speed mentally so far this season, at least not consistently. I think it'll come.

 

[42]

Looking at the lineup, it would appear that Lindstrom is your 1st line RW? Or should the STL line be at the top?

 

[Note Worthy]

Looking at the lineup, it would appear that Lindstrom is your 1st line RW? Or should the STL line be at the top?

STL is our 1st line. They will be put in 1st line situations.

 

[BlueDream]

shatty and gunnarson play with the stl line the most, hence shattys points. no one else is scoring a lot up front, so jbo and pie dont get rewarded as well on the scoreboard for driving play up ice

More like Petro and Bouwmeester just haven't been driving the play up the ice as well, it's not like they're just not getting rewarded. Shattenkirk is outplaying both of them.

Petro and J-Bo both need to be better. Bouwmeester was dealing with an illness for a while so I'll give him a pass for that, but his offense has been very subpar.

 

[42]

STL is our 1st line. They will be put in 1st line situations.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

 

[542365]

Beagle on the top line? Did they rehire Dale Hunter? Why would they do that?

I was highly critical of the contracts they gave to Niskanen and Orpik(especially Orpik), but their defense looks much better with them.

The few games I've seen of the Caps, Burakovsky has looked awesome. Probably won't touch Forsberg in the Calder run, but the season he's been having is pretty incredible for a rookie.

Go Blues! I'll predict a 3-1 W.

 

[LGB51]

Gotta work again tonight, the Caps beat us both times they played the Blues last season. So hopefully that's a motivating factor for the fellas tonight that leads to a Blues win. Lets Go Blues!

 

[BlueOil]

Peters in net should make this game slant our way a bit. He's not played too well this year.

Looking forward to seeing how this full line up builds on itself.

 

[ManyIdeas]

More like Petro and Bouwmeester just haven't been driving the play up the ice as well, it's not like they're just not getting rewarded. Shattenkirk is outplaying both of them.

Petro and J-Bo both need to be better. Bouwmeester was dealing with an illness for a while so I'll give him a pass for that, but his offense has been very subpar.

they definitely need to be better, but you can't really deny that when they do drive the play up ice, the other 3 lines that aren't stl can't do anything with it

 

[Inglorious Backes]

Jay freakin Beagle on the top line with Ovi and Backstrom is hilarious

 

[Multimoodia]

Jay freakin Beagle on the top line with Ovi and Backstrom is hilarious

Trotz gonna Trotz.

 

[Multimoodia]

Not that Kuznetsov is the best player or anything, but I was under the impression when a player's single greatest asset is primarily slanted to the offensive side of things, usually you don't put them on the energy line.

But what do I know? My brain gets less blood than his does because I'm cursed with having to pump that through this thing known as a neck...

 

[Meatball]

Thank God for DVR. Good luck tonight, guys!

 

[KirkOut]

This is the game Steve Ott scores. I'm feelin it

 

[Multimoodia]

This is the game Steve Ott scores. I'm feelin it

Armageddon already?
I swear, if I have to hear the ghost of Steven Tyler singing more crap I'm overloading Joe Perry's amps.

 

[elkranio]

This is the game Steve Ott scores. I'm feelin it

Now I am praying he doesn't score an own goal

 

[Multimoodia]

Now I am praying he doesn't score an own goal

They all count!

 

[KirkOut]

Armageddon already?
I swear, if I have to hear the ghost of Steven Tyler singing more crap I'm overloading Joe Perry's amps.

Don't destroy a perfectly good amplifier on account of that bag of skin. If his music doesn't appeal to you just put on some headphones with some actual good music, like Styx

 

[Multimoodia]

Don't destroy a perfectly good amplifier on account of that bag of skin. If his music doesn't appeal to you just put on some headphones with some actual good music, like Styx

I figured that was going to be blared all across the world when Bruce Willis has to emote into a camera to Tyler's daughter and Billy Bob Thornton from atop an asteroid.

I suppose I could just load up some "We Built This City" though to offset it.