GDT: Game 7 Suckfest Part 2

[caps4cup]

If Ribs gets 5M, Alzner gets 3M, and Hendy gets 1M, that roster has 2.6M in cap room. Add in Volpatti and Hillen, who were both signed this year and are basically guaranteed to be here, and it's down to 1.35M. Where's Johansson?

I didn't have him or Ward in there. Those are the 2 guys I could see being traded out of our forward group. Maybe Laich, but he brings grit that Johansson doesn't in the top 6. I love mojo, but I think Erat would be more effective away from ribs and Laich fits better on that line than mojo. I would like to trade mojo for a top 4 D, but we have a log jam back there with newly signed fringe defenders.

I also wouldn't mind not resigning Ribs, and signing Filppula while keeping mojo.

Should be an interesting off season.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

If you guys want to feel better, read this thread:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1428567

I'm dying.

Nope did nothing for me....I guess stage two of grieving for me is enjoying the suffering of others...sigh. Maybe in a few days.

 

[tycoonheart]

Great series guys Anytime it goes to 7 its a great time for both clubs.

Good series till game 7.

Anyway good luck you guys have a championship caliber team with Henrik.

 

[Capitlols]

Such a horrible and embarassing way of losing game 7. I was way more angry last year and in 2010 vs Montreal.

For some reason the 2009 game 7 vs penguins and in this one I just didn't feel that devastated.

Pens game 7 hurt for me, I thought they would of steamrolled the Canes on the way to the cup finals. This...meh, used to it by now.

 

[Liberati0n*]

Good series till game 7.

Anyway good luck you guys have a championship caliber team with Henrik.

That's right, feed him false hope so the second-round loss is even more crushing.

 

[kicksavedave]

All I got...

Can't even effing tank right!

 

[OttawaRoughRiderFan*]

I don't think they can win a cup with Ovechkin. He's not the biggest issue, but he has progressively gotten worse in the playoffs, very disturbing.

He is not a Captain. He would be great, like Kane in Chicago, letting someone else carry that load. Not sure if you can strip him of it now but...

Sad watching Ovi with his head down like that.

Hard to feel sorry for someone making $10,000,000 / year.

Sadder watching him float for 4 games.

Yup.

Watching this Ranger PP to end the game makes you wonder how the hell they won this series.

Without Lundqvist this team is not even close to the playoffs.

Ah **** it, didn't want to win the first cup in a strike shortened year.

I don't get Backstrom. He's such a likable guy and he just oozes skill but he's consistently nowhere to be found in the playoffs.

Oh, he showed up for the handshakes, giving a big smile to a Ranger .... yeah, reaaal likeable

Is it normal for Ovechkin to log only one shot in such a vital game?

Only in a playoff game that matters.

Yeah, he has one hell of a splinter.

Pulled his spare tire?

Slava Malamud ‏@SlavaMalamud 4m
Ovi on refs: "Not saying there was a phone call, but they wanted Game 7. For ratings. You know, lockout, escrow, league must make profit"

Let's play the conspiracy card.....sad.

I bet the league would have prefered Pitts vs Washington in the Eastern Final. I know I would have.

 

[troyerlaw]

I've never seen a team which more regularly **** the bed when the chips were down.

Complete and total humiliation.

 

[troyerlaw]

What did you guys make of Holtby tonight? Not much talk about him. Not all goal is on him but he didn't look sharp at all.

No he certainly didn't. He sucked.

At the very least we needed the stop on Callahan. There was still a prayer at that point.

 

[troyerlaw]

Feel like smashing things. Starting with my forehead against my desk. Over and over and over and over.

 

[Carlzner]

If Ovi doesn't miss the empty net in Game 6, are we still in the same position right now?

 

[Hivemind]

Feel like smashing things. Starting with my forehead against my desk. Over and over and over and over.

I'm pretty sure I injured my shoulder repeatedly punching this chair. And I ruined any chance at getting laid with the lady Caps fan at the bar I was at when I stormed out as the game ended.

 

[Kershaw]

Great series guys, another hard fought battle. It's tough losing game 7, the Rangers lost to you guys blowing a 3-1 series lead. But you have bright future with Carlson, Holtby and Alzner, along with deep prospect pool Wilson Kuznetsov, etc.

I have a question, what happened to the scoring prowess the Caps showed down the stretch? Are players injured?

 

[troyerlaw]

If Ovi doesn't miss the empty net in Game 6, are we still in the same position right now?

No. There's a good chance we aren't.

Or the game (3?) where Nicky and Ribs couldn't finish either of those sweet Ovie set-ups. Whatever. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. When the moment is big, no team comes up smaller.

 

[Unpredictable1]

Rangers fan coming in peace.

You guys really missed Brooks. He's a gamer and if the roles were reversed I would seriously hate having that kind of guy not in the lineup.

Ovy did what he could, but the Rangers played him like you guys played Nash. When they have the puck, 2 men vs 1 man for coverage.

He still was a wrecking machine though. The one thing I hate about eliminating the Capitals, is I want Ovy to reach the final dance. One of my favorite players in the game.

 

[Liberati0n*]

Rangers fan coming in peace.

You guys really missed Brooks. He's a gamer and if the roles were reversed I would seriously hate having that kind of guy not in the lineup.

Ovy did what he could, but the Rangers played him like you guys played Nash. When they have the puck, 2 men vs 1 man for coverage.

He still was a wrecking machine though. The one thing I hate about eliminating the Capitals, is I want Ovy to reach the final dance. One of my favorite players in the game.

Laich is overrated and disappears in the playoffs. His readiness would have likely kept Fehr off the second line, which would have only made the team worse.

 

[Keirik]

Your team is terrible d00d. They're going to get smoked.

Team is so terrible we embarrassed you guys in your own building. Yeah, what a terrible club!

 

[Unpredictable1]

Laich is overrated and disappears in the playoffs. His readiness would have likely kept Fehr off the second line, which would have only made the team worse.

I don't think so but you obviously watch him more than me. But whenever I do catch a Caps game it's always him, Chimera, and Ovy I notice.

You think Fehr did better than a healthy Brooks would? I beg to differ - I'd love to have Brooks on our side.

 

[leova]

That's the thing. Each of the last 4 years, the offense has been the problem in the playoffs, not the defense. We need more offense IMO. Not alot more, but more.

I actually think the issue is getting the players we DO have, who have LOTS of offensive skill, to actually produce consistently. And I think a big part of that is overall locker-room and team atmosphere/chemistry.
For whatever reason, I feel the Caps are too loosy-goosey behind closed doors, which leads to on-ice inconsistency. Oates seems to be helping, but I think they need a big, LOUD, smart, respected locker-room voice to help mold these young(ish) dynamos into well-rounded players.

 

[5 4 Fighting]

Your team is terrible d00d. They're going to get smoked.

Caps in 4 right bro?

 

[InfernalDark*]

Caps in 4 right bro?

The door is that way --------------->

 

[Raikkonen]

F it, this organization has issues, but the fans have become pretty much indestructible.

Here's to better competition next year helping either the team to toughen up or for changes to be made.

You're tough, man!

 

[5 4 Fighting]

The door is that way --------------->

I mean no disrespect to you or the other respectful Caps fans, but this Liberati0n guy has been talking all kinds of smack all series, just crazy talk.

Wanted to serve some crow in the most respectful way possible. Good luck in the future Caps, great series, great games, looking forward to a new rivalry.

 

[Red Dread]

I mean no disrespect to you or the other respectful Caps fans, but this Liberati0n guy has been talking all kinds of smack all series, just crazy talk.

Wanted to serve some crow in the most respectful way possible. Good luck in the future Caps, great series, great games, looking forward to a new rivalry.

We'll see you in a few months, thanks.

 

[Red Dread]

So wait, am I the only want who thought running Erat with Backstrom and Ovechkin could've worked?