Post-Game Talk: GM 3 Caps vs Canes

[Calicaps]

And the fact that none of them practice with the caps in such a long time I find it hard to get plugged in to a high-pressure playoff game

They have two days now. And Siegenthaler has been with the team and practicing the whole series.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Man what was the last time we were blown out in a playoff game?

Worst loss since 2013 against NYR

 

[TRASHCAT]

Flames getting blown out by a not that great avs team

 

[OviTaughtMe]

I came into this series expecting 6 games which means CAR will win again.

I don’t care about the wild card designation. They’re a good team. A lot of analytical models had this as a coin flip going in. This series isn’t over no matter who wins Thursday.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Wah

 

[Foots]

Worst loss since 2013 against NYR

And that 2013 loss was a game 7.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

They have two days now. And Siegenthaler has been with the team and practicing the whole series.

Didn’t know he was practicing with the caps. Maybe he could get a jersey but I doubt we make a change without injury. And I want DSP playing

 

[txpd]

No, I just haven’t seen a thing in this series that makes me confident about this team at all yet. This play will not cut it and we are actually (IMO) lucky to be up in this series at all.

Ok.....well, damn. DOOM

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

And that 2013 loss was a game 7.

How far we have come. Now we are defending champs. We are are still up 2-1 while almost every other favorite is losing their series. Deep breath people.

 

[txpd]

I think Carolina is onto something. From pushing things to the outside and cutting off clears along the boards, to concentrating themselves in the center on defense, to their PK structure (they’re kind of playing the hockey version of UVA’s pack line defense). We don’t suddenly suck, but we are extremely slow to adjust.

Ok....I am good with that. I can get tickets to root for the Canes against he Islanders then.

 

[Firsov99]

Flames getting blown out by a not that great avs team

Apparently regular season isn't a credible "great team" benchmark anymore, when the lowest seed teams dismantle conference champions in playoffs.

Regular season: Tampa vs Columbus 3-0 (goals 17-3!!), and Calgary vs Colorado 3-0 (goals 14-10). By the same token, we can throw out our regular season success against the 'Canes.

 

[Calicaps]

Wah

Oh f*** off Rod. Ovi’s not a fighter. He didn’t set out to have that happen.

 

[Calicaps]

Apparently regular season isn't a credible "great team" benchmark anymore, when the lowest seed teams dismantle conference champions in playoffs.

Regular season: Tampa vs Columbus 3-0 (goals 17-3!!), and Calgary vs Colorado 3-0 (goals 14-10). By the same token, we can throw out our regular season success against the 'Canes.

Are we losing the series already?

 

[Firsov99]

Are we losing the series already?

Luckily, not yet. I just don't want this to go 7 games.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

I know a lot of people are crapping on Todd right now. But if you listened to Isabell on the junkies this morning his kid really sick and is been in the hospital. Still no excuse for being outcoached but he probably is not having time to study game tape nonstop

His kid has been sick all of his life, he has a genetic disorder, she wrote a piece about it last week. The family talked about how they're very used to him having to spend time in the hospital.


I also don't think he was out coached here. This is game 3 against a team that was down 0-2 and is coming back home. I half expected the doors to get blown off.

 

[OviTaughtMe]

Are we losing the series already?

Yeah we’ve already lost the Corsi battle in both game 4 and 5 so we’re down 3-2 now. Reirden is so stupid that he opened up a hole in the space time continuum and lost us games that haven’t even had times announced for

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

I truly didn’t want him replaced by a rookie until now. He’s been a liability in this series and it needs to stop somehow.

I agree, he likely will be scratched.

That first goal is on him and that's not a play he makes last year. He's either shot in the confidence department right now or hurting. Sign him to a friendly RFA deal this summer, get him going for next season, bring Sieg in now.

 

[Foots]

How far we have come. Now we are defending champs. We are are still up 2-1 while almost every other favorite is losing their series. Deep breath people.

Agree. We weren't going to sweep Carolina.

 

[twabby]

Very interested to see the adjustments in Game 4. I imagine some new faces will be in the lineup but they need more than that. Carolina was outskating them all night but they also supported their defensemen in transition instead of just hoping for the stretch pass like Washington did all night.

The defensive situation is untenable as is. Not only the Djoos situation but having Carlson playing his left side (or going back and forth between left and right). I think they need to explore breaking up 9-2 and going with 9-74 and riding them at ES.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

Agree. We weren't going to sweep Carolina.

Why would anyone want us to sweep Carolina?

The most dangerous thing this team has wrestled with in the Ovechkin era is complacency. I'll take 5-6 game series wins here on out, SCF aside.

 

[Calicaps]

Very interested to see the adjustments in Game 4. I imagine some new faces will be in the lineup but they need more than that. Carolina was outskating them all night but they also supported their defensemen in transition instead of just hoping for the stretch pass like Washington did all night.

The defensive situation is untenable as is. Not only the Djoos situation but having Carlson playing his left side (or going back and forth between left and right). I think they need to explore breaking up 9-2 and going with 9-74 and riding them at ES.

Orlov - Carlson is bad pairing. It doesn’t play to either guy’s strengths. It may be the only solution but I think it only serves to undermine the one reliable pairing they have right now.

 

[OviTaughtMe]

Honestly the D is a big concern no matter what happens in the series. I think it may need a bit of a facelift soon.

I’m hoping we can get by with a little bit of masking tape this Spring

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

2 days off benefits us more than them.

We get to regroup and try out new lines.

I'm also curious if our morning skates will be at PNC or at the Canes practice facility.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Honestly the D is a big concern no matter what happens in the series. I think it may need a bit of a facelift soon.

I’m hoping we can get by with a little bit of masking tape this Spring

We can't have Djoos playing 5-8 minutes a night. That is not sustainable. Djoos is effective when he is moving the puck and playing carefree. That is the opposite of what he is doing this series. So sit him and put in Siegs.

 

[Capsman]

The Canes announcer is a moron. Claiming Svetchnekov’s injury was in the fall and from OV’s last l’punch as he was falling. OV actually lightened the kid’s fall and pulled back on the last punch . Kid was wobbly and out before he started falling.