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That was a battling last shift. 77 43 19 44 74
No surprise there it’s a lineup of champions.
That was a battling last shift. 77 43 19 44 74
It was quite a bit different. He left his spot to go for a hit in the neutral zone and missed putting Siegenthaler in a vulnerable position. He ran into Wilson in the process.He did what Ovechkin and Oshie did the game before. It happens
Look, no offense, but you are comparing a 6 on 5 units. One group is naturally going to be grittier guys. Lindholm, Gaudreau, and Monahan are not those guys, but I didn't see the likes of Kuznetsov, Carlson or Vrana out there for you guys.
Our team has plenty of "big boys" - Bennett, Tkachuk, Neal, Hamonic, Hathaway are made for these kind of games. They just were not out there on that one specific sequence other than one guy.
Additionally, your team clearly wanted this game more on a whole, which was to be expected.
It was quite a bit different. He left his spot to go for a hit in the neutral zone and missed putting Siegenthaler in a vulnerable position. He ran into Wilson in the process.
Siggy put himself into a vulnerable position. The only reason Orpik felt it was safe to go for a mid ice thump was because Siggy was back and in great position. His big long slow sweep check at... air is what caused him to get out of position. He blew a 1 on 1 - it happens to the kids. Lesson learned.
For Orpik. Siggy is not ready to always be trusted left on an island by himself. Orpik will probably test him a few more times to continue his world class mentoring he has been doing in DC.
It was quite a bit different. He left his spot to go for a hit in the neutral zone and missed putting Siegenthaler in a vulnerable position. He ran into Wilson in the process.
When Oshie and Ovi ran into each other they were both puck watching.
It wasnt exactly the same. Ovi was on a back check. Neither guy made a poor decision defensively.Exactly the same. Ovechkin was going for the big hit and things changed and he ran into Oshie. Both Orpik and Ovechkin. Their job description involves destruction. Its what they are tasked to do. There is no way that Backlund should have used up Seigenthaler like that.
He played well lastnight. No one stood out as playing poorly.Orpik does not look like a player ready to retire
It wasnt exactly the same. Ovi was on a back check. Neither guy made a poor decision defensively.
On the play lastnight Orpik left his area vacant going for a hit. He didnt play it well. Going for a hit isnt always the right play if you bend up out of position. And I'm a guy that loves big hits. When you get out of position like that bad things can happen even if the hit was made.
It's mostly his mechanics. He often struggles to, uh, move.2. Several comments here about how Smith stinks. Which of those goals against him shouldn't have scored?
He had a good game in O-zone, played 24:36 and after the game said he likes more responsabilty and thinks Caps will start to play better and better. It's just saddens me that he steps up only when teams need this more, he should have this motivation a bit more often.I only saw highlights, but Kuzy was all over them. Did he have a good game overall?
IMO he's one of the keys to the team, so I'm excited to see him playing well.
Nicky says "That's for Rene Bourque f***ing me up years ago. I hate the flaming C"
Nicky says "That's for Rene Bourque ****ing me up years ago. I hate the flaming C"
Rene was Habs player at the time, wasnt he?Nicky says "That's for Rene Bourque ****ing me up years ago. I hate the flaming C"
He had a good game in O-zone, played 24:36 and after the game said he likes more responsabilty and thinks Caps will start to play better and better. It's just saddens me that he steps up only when teams need this more, he should have this motivation a bit more often.
So, my reading indicates that Eller was injured already when the game started and had to give it up. You guys didn't see it. Right?
The interesting comment was Reirden post game talking about the training/medical staff, "They caught it early". That is something you say about an illness. They caught that he had an injury early?
January 4, 2012 Bourque was playing for the Flames when he elbowed Backstrom and subsequently received a 5 game suspension for it.Rene was Habs player at the time, wasnt he?