Series Discussion: (M1) Washington Capitals vs (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes, Category 1

[OviTaughtMe]

Caps have the talent advantage but the Canes are solid.

Still, think it’ll be pretty simple

6 games

 

[kuzy92]

Caps always find ways to make a series difficult.. One of these days I would love to see a sweep or a win in 5..

 

[shtorm2005]

Glad it's Canes.

 

[twabby]

Caps always find ways to make a series difficult.. One of these days I would love to see a sweep or a win in 5..

I seem to remember a recent series ending in 5.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Caps in 6, because Ted wants the extra game of revenue.

Gm 6 would be in Raleigh?

Caps in 5

 

[Ridley Simon]

• Caps always find ways to make a series difficult.. One of these days I would love to see a sweep or a win in 5..

Oh come on now. How quickly we forget??

 

[shtorm2005]

Aho will be a problem.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Caps should win in 4 because the Canes are inferior in every respect. If the Caps take them lightly = 6. If the Caps play hard = 5 max.

 

[shtorm2005]

I don't think Caps are better than last year. Lost Beagle, Trotz, Kempny. Kuzy was awful whole season, Ovy didn't get younger. While Tampa, CBJ and Isles improved a lot.

Don't need to be overconfident.

 

[Calicaps]

I don't think Caps are better than last year. Lost Beagle, Trotz, Kempny. Kuzy was awful whole season, Ovy didn't get younger. While Tampa, CBJ and Isles improved a lot.

Don't need to be overconfident.

No one's overconfident. Just confident. But it's a new and unfamiliar sensation this time of year.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Caps in 6. The Canes always play the Caps tough.

 

[Roshi]

I have respect for the Canes. Fast, skilled, fresh. Its far from overrun. I hope im wrong and they fail under the pressure..

Im scared of J-Will and G7.

Not sure its necessarily a good thing that they doesnt matchup well for our ’physicality’. If they are smart they can be the team that just stays away from that and focuses on their strenghts. Fe its proven Tampa can be brought down to play our game, Canes is sort of a mystery box for now.

This time a year, anything can happen.

 

[txpd]

Caps always find ways to make a series difficult.. One of these days I would love to see a sweep or a win in 5..

The Caps had a playoff series last year that they won in 5. You didn't see it?

 

[txpd]

No one's overconfident. Just confident. But it's a new and unfamiliar sensation this time of year.

Yea, I....the Caps didn't get better? 20 g's from Vrana, Connolly and Wilson isn't getting better?

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I totally respect Carolina, however I went with Caps in 5 games.

 

[Bananas]

It’s a strange matchup. Not sure what to expect, but glad we sent a better team than last year’s Devils into the Altantic bracket to spice things up over there.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Hockey Gods have already given us the perfect draw: we get the Canes, Tampa will have their hands full with the Jackets, ditto Pittsburgh with Trotz and the Isles.

I think one of the regular Hockey Gods must have died last year, and was replaced by a more liberal, progressive Caps fan

I agree and picked Columbus and Pitt to win their series in 7 games.

 

[Sam Spade]

Mrazek is the key to any success the Canes will or won't have.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Mrazek is the key to any success the Canes will or won't have.

Goaltending will be the key, yeah.

Good thing they didn’t trade them Grubi, eh?

 

[Portable Mink]

Jensen is a great addition to this series. Canes pressure hard so good decision makers down back and forwards that come back and support will be key.

Looking for Wilson and Ovi to hammer their D often and hard on the forecheck and get them doing the cough up that made offenses dry up against us last year.

So here we go. This is what we are built for. May the Gods smile at us and send us back to the promised land.

 

[Chukcha]

Heavily struggling PP concerning me.

 

[ovikovy817]

If we play like last year with the game by game, shift by shift mentality, everything will be fine.

 

[EroCaps]

This has 5 games written all over it, unless their goalie steals a couple.

 

[kuzy92]

The Caps had a playoff series last year that they won in 5. You didn't see it?

True true!!! Lol!! Well other than that one!!

 

[BallardEra]

Canes have an inexperienced team in terms of playoffs knowledge. Caps need to win the first game and turn up the heat by getting them worried.