Post-Game Talk: Hockey Game 1 of 10 - 7:00ish ET

[Calicaps]

Actually one of the few Caps-related things I learned from the Athletic recently is Raffl didn’t play under Laviolette:

A familiar Capitals foe, Michael Raffl brought in to add versatility, depth and grit

Lavi discussed this at his presser right after the TDL.

 

[Silky mitts]

I see Raffl taking some of Dowd’s ice time

 

[max21]

Opening a nice bottle of wine tonight let’s go caps get this dub

 

[crab]

Actually one of the few Caps-related things I learned from the Athletic recently is Raffl didn’t play under Laviolette:

A familiar Capitals foe, Michael Raffl brought in to add versatility, depth and grit

Oh wow didn’t know that

 

[kicksavedave]

Unleash the Bantha

While the hockey media world incorrectly assesses the winner and lose in the Vrana+ for Mantha trade, the real winners were the HF Caps board. The Meme's that Mantha brought from Detroit are every bit as valuable as his size and scoring.

The Bantha
Mantha Ray
Mothra
Martha

Its hard to choose which is best.


Of course, the Wings got Vrana the Piranha, Jake the Snake, and Panik at the Disco, so this is truly a win win for both teams, meme wise.

 

[itsjustsurvival]

Unleash the Bantha

5 in 5. Let’s go.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Win and stuff. Let’s go 1-0 today.

 

[shtorm2005]

Finally!
Though I was bored this week and watched boring Isles Tuesday, now my Caps are playing, but it's boring Isles again .

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

How did Schultz get hurt? I might have missed that play for his "lower body injury"

 

[Silky mitts]

How did Schultz get hurt? I might have missed that play for his "lower body injury"

A Bruin kind of moved laterally as Schultz was going up ice deep in own end, force of hit though not on his knee might have hurt his right knee, maybe a borderline interference call that wasn’t called and probably shouldn’t have been

I saw it on heresyourreplay on Twitter, can’t find it now

 

[895]

I'm feeling a W.

 

[chilimac]

How did Schultz get hurt? I might have missed that play for his "lower body injury"

most likely..

 

[Langway]

Just play hockey.

 

[shtorm2005]

Sammy with his things already in 1st min

 

[Calicaps]

Settle down there, boys...

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

LOL I see you VV with the front row seat not on the bench

 

[Dr John Carlson]

I really can't figure out who's worse between Sam and Van.

 

[g00n]

not an inspiring start

 

[Calicaps]

There has to be some plan to not let their skaters just dance into the high slot at will, no?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Beauvillier-Pageau-Bailey sounds like a line that will just own us all night long.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

I thought Lavi was a defensive coach. Sure as hell could have fooled me with what we see game to game.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

We had a pretty tough time last time Schultz was out. He is the glue lol

 

[HeyMattyB]

Sammy handling the puck like it's a live hand grenade stuffed inside a hot potato.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

most likely..

UGH that looked knee to knee. My guess is a sprain :-/

 

[Calicaps]

Too cute by Oshie there.

On Schultz, he had a particularly bad outing just before that game. I wonder if there was already an injury that got exacerbated.