GDT: Game 34: Washington Capitals Vs Vegas Golden Knights | Happy Haula-days

[hangman005]

Too much time in our own zone... need to play like we did in the first.

 

[BattleBorn]

Seems like I haven't missed much since they decided to take the Caps to the woodshed in the 1st.

 

[Nevada Jones]

Ugh. Penalty. Hold on VGK!

 

[hangman005]

Lets kill this last Penalty

 

[Nevada Jones]

Yes! I was very much hoping Flower could hold on for the shutout!

 

[hangman005]

SHUT OUT MAF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BattleBorn]

Flower! Flower! Flower!

 

[Elvis P]

Another win for VGK!

 

[Nevada Jones]

I have concluded that this was a very successful five-game homestand.

 

[hangman005]

I have concluded that this was a very successful five-game homestand.

Only one point missed.

But my boy Leipsic is still goalless... will he ever score.

 

[Nevada Jones]

Only one point missed.

But my boy Leipsic is still goalless... will he ever score.

Yes.

Yes, he will.

Have faith, my friend!

 

[BattleBorn]

Welp.

I don't know what to say. Watched most in passing.

This team is good question mark.

 

[Bart9349]

VGK General Manager George McPhee (GMGM) had been GM of the WSH Caps for seventeen years (1997-2014). For him, this victory was especially sweet, I'm sure.

This video of GMGM from the Owner's Box shows his true feelings.

 

[HanSolo]

What an experience. Got suite seating, free drink tickets, comped buffet, and my team absolutely shutting down Ovi and the Caps.

Easily one of the best experiences I've ever had at the rink. The goals were all premium as hell. Second and third periods were a bit sloppy in the neutral and offensive zone but for the most part the defense was absolutely suffocating. What a memory I just made.

Edit: before anyone asks I have a friend who does accounting for concessions at TMA.

 

[HanSolo]

You better be good luck

Someone get me season tickets.

 

[hangman005]

Someone get me season tickets.

HFVGK fundraising BBQ incoming lol

 

[hangman005]

Welp.

I don't know what to say. Watched most in passing.

This team is good question mark.

Would have been better if they didn't take their foot off the throat, but as HanSolo says the defense was absolutely suffocating.

 

[Nevada Jones]

What an experience. Got suite seating, free drink tickets, comped buffet, and my team absolutely shutting down Ovi and the Caps.

Easily one of the best experiences I've ever had at the rink. The goals were all premium as hell. Second and third periods were a bit sloppy in the neutral and offensive zone but for the most part the defense was absolutely suffocating. What a memory I just made.

Edit: before anyone asks I have a friend who does accounting for concessions at TMA.

Sounds sweet.

Unfortunately, I only have friends in low places.

 

[HanSolo]

Would have been better if they didn't take their foot off the throat, but as HanSolo says the defense was absolutely suffocating.

They got in a little too close for comfort to our net about four times but the shooting lanes on the high quality chances were sealed off well. Everything else was more or less standard for Fleury to shut down. It wasn't a picture perfect game but it was more than enough to get the win they deserved. Washington was never in it at any point. Backstrom was invisible, and Ovi was forced to run offense from the point cause he had no room on the left wing.

I swear the people who are waiting for this team to "come to earth" clearly haven't watched this team. And I know it's one thing to say we have no stars on the team but Karlsson, Tuch, Marchessault, Neal, Perron, and Schmidt play with star player swagger and skill. Leipsic also is pretty underrated as an offensive engine. He doesn't show up on the scoresheet as much as I'd like but his energetic puck carrying, skating, and possession really helps a lot.

 

[HanSolo]

Sounds sweet.

Unfortunately, I only have friends in low places.

I'm actually friends with Ed Bernstein's daughter too. Did high school mock trial with her so I bet if I greased the wheels well enough I could get hookups that way too haha. The dude owns the name rights to the penalty kill. You know he gets free seats whenever the hell he wants em.

 

[BattleBorn]

I'm actually friends with Ed Bernstein's daughter too. Did high school mock trial with her so I bet if I greased the wheels well enough I could get hookups that way too haha. The dude owns the name rights to the penalty kill. You know he gets free seats whenever the hell he wants em.

Sat next to him at the Dallas game, not as great a seats as you'd expect. He might prefer the lower seats over the box though.

 

[HanSolo]

Sat next to him at the Dallas game, not as great a seats as you'd expect. He might prefer the lower seats over the box though.

Probably. His girls were on the suite level. Ran into them while getting a drink at the bar. His older daughter insisted that her dad is hockey crazy so it would make sense that he might prefer closer seats to the box. But I had an incredible view from the box so...eh

The suite level buffet was also incredible. I mean 29 bucks a person but like, that stuff was gourmet. I had fun at Frozen Fury in the nosebleeds but this was something else entirely.

I f***ing hate that I have to be in Albuquerque. But, I'm glad I got to get out to at least one game in this historic season.

 

[Nevada Jones]

I'm actually friends with Ed Bernstein's daughter too. Did high school mock trial with her so I bet if I greased the wheels well enough I could get hookups that way too haha. The dude owns the name rights to the penalty kill. You know he gets free seats whenever the hell he wants em.

I see Ed in the penalty box at every game!

 

[HanSolo]

I see Ed in the penalty box at every game!

Oh dude, same! I always thought that was amusing.

I only met Ed a couple times through being his daughter's teammate. He always seemed too busy to talk to me.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Knights 9
Caps 1

Taking my wife to her first game at T-Mobile. I hope she doesn’t find the in game experience as obnoxious and annoying as I do.

Not sure if you're serious, but I think the overall game day experience is decent. It's fun to see how everyone is really getting into this team. Yes the gimmicks are a little cheesy & yes they are catering to people who know NOTHING about hockey, but it's to be expected for a brand new market. One that's not a traditional hockey town, per se.

However, the ONE thing that really bugs me at TMA is the volume level of the sound system for the PA & the music during the pregame & stoppages in play. It's ridiculously loud, totally unnecessary, & beyond obnoxious.