Post-Game Talk: Ghostbusters! Flyers @ Caps - 01/27 - 8PM ET

[Raikkonen]

Johansson is another player (as well as Orlov) with concussions history.

 

[txpd]

Johansson is another player (as well as Orlov) with concussions history.

I saw one hit sort of. the hit that I saw made me think concussion, but....you know...I shouldn't say that. anyone have any idea what happened there?

 

[ovikovy817]

I missed Caps hockey for a week, but not the officiating.

 

[trick9]

4 comparable situations and penalties to those went 0-4 to the away teams favor. You hardly never see that, especially against the home team.

Wilson hit <> VandeVelde (/Bellemare?) hit where Orlov's head bounced into Ryan White. Both as late, hard hits. Both guys that got hit went down. Both clean. Wilson called.

Holtby trip <> Neuvirth trip. Holtby trips Neuvirth when he drives the net. It was a good, obvious penalty because Read had him beat. Neuvirth trips Wilson who drives to the net with the puck, no call.

Niskanen trip <> Gudas trip. Both obvious calls. Niskanen called. Gudas somehow not called when he trips Kuznetsov on 1-on-1 situation.

Holtby delay of game <> Neuvirth delay of game. Holtby called when the puck went off the glass out. Referees played the guessing game there because it's obvious that none of them actually saw it. Neuvirth put the rolling puck straight out without anyone near him. That gets called every single time, and doesn't really matter if the puck is rolling or not. Duh.

I wish we had Montreal's home-ice advantage when it comes to the refs.

(I did say earlier that it wasn't the refs only at fault here, but damn that's some one-sided officiating.)

 

[Langway]

Seems like arm or wrist due to the hit by Simmonds.

 

[g00n]

Seems like arm or wrist due to the hit by Simmonds.

I don't think it's the hit. He's skating and acting normal afterwards and doesn't go right to the bench even after the puck goes the other way.

Around the 35-36 second mark there's a play in the far corner and he spins backwards then tries to poke the puck on the boards. Immediately after that he takes his left hand off the stick and doesn't put it back, then goes to the bench. It seems like he may have jammed his wrist or something similar when trying to dig at that puck on that play.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Yeah, he wasn't holding his stick with his left hand for a good 30 seconds. I'm going to guess broken hand.

 

[g00n]

Let's move the ASG talk to the ASG thread

 

[Raikkonen]

Yep, it's his hand. ****.

But if he's injured for about the same period as Vrana was we can kane him a bit.

 

[ovikovy817]

4 comparable situations and penalties to those went 0-4 to the away teams favor. You hardly never see that, especially against the home team.

Wilson hit <> VandeVelde (/Bellemare?) hit where Orlov's head bounced into Ryan White. Both as late, hard hits. Both guys that got hit went down. Both clean. Wilson called.

Holtby trip <> Neuvirth trip. Holtby trips Neuvirth when he drives the net. It was a good, obvious penalty because Read had him beat. Neuvirth trips Wilson who drives to the net with the puck, no call.

Niskanen trip <> Gudas trip. Both obvious calls. Niskanen called. Gudas somehow not called when he trips Kuznetsov on 1-on-1 situation.

Holtby delay of game <> Neuvirth delay of game. Holtby called when the puck went off the glass out. Referees played the guessing game there because it's obvious that none of them actually saw it. Neuvirth put the rolling puck straight out without anyone near him. That gets called every single time, and doesn't really matter if the puck is rolling or not. Duh.

I wish we had Montreal's home-ice advantage when it comes to the refs.

(I did say earlier that it wasn't the refs only at fault here, but damn that's some one-sided officiating.)

+
3 of those non calls in 3rd period.
And there should be 1:19 of 5on3 at the end of the game.

 

[Tweedsuitcase]

Has anyone ever seen a goalie called for tripping based on their leg pad? I've seen from the stick, and I get that, but I can't recall ever seeing that before.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Kuznetsov's offense in this game was almost as good as his defense was bad.

 

[trick9]

Has anyone ever seen a goalie called for tripping based on their leg pad? I've seen from the stick, and I get that, but I can't recall ever seeing that before.

Holtby has been called for that few times before. Usually happens when the puck goes from side-to-side quickly, and the shooter fakes the shot and tries to go round the goalie. It's a good penalty because 99% of the time the goalie is already out of position and has nothing else to do to prevent the goal.

 

[HunterSThompson]

I don't think it's the hit. He's skating and acting normal afterwards and doesn't go right to the bench even after the puck goes the other way.

Around the 35-36 second mark there's a play in the far corner and he spins backwards then tries to poke the puck on the boards. Immediately after that he takes his left hand off the stick and doesn't put it back, then goes to the bench. It seems like he may have jammed his wrist or something similar when trying to dig at that puck on that play.

I think it may have happened on that Simmonds play still. The way he went into the boards reminded me of when I had a Boxer's fracture on a similar play. I played a couple extra shifts before realizing something was wrong. Sure enough, a broken metacarpal.

 

[HunterSThompson]

Holtby has been called for that few times before. Usually happens when the puck goes from side-to-side quickly, and the shooter fakes the shot and tries to go round the goalie. It's a good penalty because 99% of the time the goalie is already out of position and has nothing else to do to prevent the goal.

I haven't watched a replay of it, but did he get the puck. If so, I am surprised the whole "get the puck" - no penalty precedent wasn't applied, especially to a goaltender in his crease.

 

[trick9]

I haven't watched a replay of it, but did he get the puck. If so, I am surprised the whole "get the puck" - no penalty precedent wasn't applied, especially to a goaltender in his crease.

Nope he didn't.

This wasn't the case for that 'saving the sure goal' though, as Read fumbled the puck after he rounded Holtby, but Holtby was obviously already then committed to that trip as he got beat.

 

[Blades of Steel]

Caps had some rust and dumb moments, especially in their own zone, not concerned. Starting to think playing a bunch of games after ASG will actually be good instead. They're getting plenty of rest right now.

I agree Mojo prob has hurt hand or shoulder there, of course they said "lower body injury". I don't see that at all.

 

[RandyHolt]

i liked Oshie in the 3rd when hit hard, went after an innocent flyer just as hard. I wish we had more Osheesh's ™

 

[Raikkonen]

I agree Mojo prob has hurt hand or shoulder there, of course they said "lower body injury". I don't see that at all.

They said upper body

 

[strungout]

They said upper body

 

[Midnight Judges]

The important thing is that it is some sort of body injury. So at least we know his soul is OK.

 

[hockeykicker]

may sound weird but rather it happened now with some days of rest

 

[Roughing]

The important thing is that it is some sort of body injury. So at least we know his soul is OK.

He didn't get his feelings hurt.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I hate injury reports in the NHL. It's so vague, the human anatomy isn't simply upper and lower body. I guess they don't even know whether the hand is located in the upper or lower body.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

The important thing is that it is some sort of body injury. So at least we know his soul is OK.

It's the spirit injuries that are the real killers.