Series Discussion: (M1) Washington Capitals vs (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes, Category 2

[Blades of Steel]

I tell you what, the Canes fans on this board are making every other fan look like idiots. You clearly can tell they have just started watching hockey and/or are extremely young

Every hit to them is a headshot or a penalty

That “icing” was supposed to be reviewable according to a post I saw

The entire NHL, refs, media has a bias for us

Always remember there are a handful of idiots everywhere you go, they’re not all like that.

We too have apparent Caps fans that I see only post on the mains and some of it is cringeworthy, they never talk here.

 

[txpd]

1. I have been offered 2 center ice lower level seats for G6. I am so excited. First to be alive and second to feel well enough to go and third to have the avail of the tickets.

2. Carolina fans are no more stupid than any other fan base. Every Caps hit on a Pen is dirty and so on.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Carolina board has some cool cats...

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

1. I have been offered 2 center ice lower level seats for G6. I am so excited. First to be alive and second to feel well enough to go and third to have the avail of the tickets.

2. Carolina fans are no more stupid than any other fan base. Every Caps hit on a Pen is dirty and so on.

1. That's awesome

2. I don't think Canes fans as a whole are stupid, just a couple of them.

Actually, some of them are pretty darn clever. Especially when trolling

 

[RandyHolt]

I think I am figuring out Orpik's MO. He headhunts early in each series and then backs off and focuses on D after that. He imprints his Oprik 44 stamp on opposition jaws to make then think twice for the rest of the series. Which makes his steady eddie job easier.

I loved the hitting at the end of the game. Insult to injury, it is literally putting your foot on their scrawny necks. Very demoralizing.

You know the canes may well be befuddled, as everyone knows they didn't game plan to stop Nick from scoring goals . They have to close the backdoor on Nick at this point, or hope and pray. Which may mean its time for Ovi to shoot more.

Shoutout to Holts with the shutout. Its funny if he didn't eat Orlov's pizza and we lost, that turnover is all we would be talking about today. Holts but makes it an after thought. Tending is huge in deciding games, but I think every single fan takes tending for granted at one time or another.

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

Carolina board has some cool cats...

Yeah there are some cool ones. They've got a good sense of humor I'll give them that

 

[txpd]

I think I am figuring out Orpik's MO. He headhunts early in each series and then backs off and focuses on D after that. He imprints his Oprik 44 stamp on opposition jaws to make then think twice for the rest of the series.

Early in the series. You mean like in game 7? Orpik hits to hurt playoff game in and game out.

 

[Blades of Steel]

Early in the series. You mean like in game 7? Orpik hits to hurt playoff game in and game out.

Na. In game 1 he was hitting, then the hits stopped from everyone aside from the occasional ones, last night they ramped it back up a bit.

 

[kicksavedave]

Ovi 123 and 11 hits says it all. I have theorized that when Ovi goes into heavy passing mode, he is nursing an injury. He may also do that periodically to keep goalies and defenses honest. Or, maybe it's a directive from coaches, including telling Nick to drive the net he is going to be our finisher this series.

We scratch our heads when he passes up great scoring chances, but we literally expect him to shoot all the damn time. It ain't going to happen, and there are times when the goalie or D challenges him properly and effectively close the door on him, and he should pass. Is there another player that goalies should be challenging more aggressively? Hell no.

I flash back to game 7 OT vs philly in his first loffs, when he passed up shooting to pass to Feds. I hope that is the correct game I am remembering.

I think we can probably dispense with any theories about Ovi passing up a shot, especially around things like " the coaches want Backie to be the finisher". I think the simplest answer here is, Ovi makes the play he thinks is the best chance to score, be it pass or shoot.. I think sometimes we see the play differently on TV than he does on the ice, but I doubt Ovi passes up a shot in favor of a pass for any reason other than he thought it was the best chance to score. Also seeing him laser that PPG late in the game, we can rule out injury as well. He's running like a well oiled RussianMachine. He's not broken.

 

[BallardEra]

That was great statement game last night. No reason why they can't carry it over for Game 6.

There is no reason this series should go 7 games.

Caps need to end it tomorrow night and get a chance to rest up for a few days before facing the Isles.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

So with the Oshie news, who gets inserted into the lineup if they decide they need more skill? Is it just Boyd? Barber finally gets the call? Gersich?

 

[txpd]

So with the Oshie news, who gets inserted into the lineup if they decide they need more skill? Is it just Boyd? Barber finally gets the call? Gersich?

Not sure I see that as an option. Hagelin, Vrana and Burakovsky are the tools to move around there. Everybody else is a 4th liner. I don't see them going for Barber or Gersich unless there is another injury.

 

[txpd]

Carolina board has some cool cats...

Yes. They also have some....one guy that seems to believe the Oshie was diving and hurt himself. That is downright insulting

 

[tenken00]

Very demoralizing.

I'm sure its been mentioned many times (I was drunk off my ass) but I loved how there was no let up. At all.

How easily we could have taken the foot off the pedal and turtle it up when we were 3-0 up, 4-0 up, 5-0 up, hell even 6-0 up with a few minutes left. Even at the very end we had scoring chances galore.

Score effects had no effect. When you would think Carolina would put in maximum effort to make it a game or just not get shutout, we were the ones attacking them. It was almost workman-like.

 

[kicksavedave]

So with the Oshie news, who gets inserted into the lineup if they decide they need more skill? Is it just Boyd? Barber finally gets the call? Gersich?

They don't need more skill. They have all the skill they need. They need more playoff sandpaper!

 

[kicksavedave]

Yes. They also have some....one guy that seems to believe the Oshie was diving and hurt himself. That is downright insulting

I've seen that guys posts, he's an utter ass clown.

 

[Calicaps]

Didn't see on TV as I was actually there in the arena but Forslund doing commentary for the Caps game when he is a broadcaster for the Canes seemed odd. Of course he sounded very disappointed after that 6-0 win

I agree! Really like Forslund but it's asking too much for him to set his Canes relationship aside for a national playoff broadcast. Very lame by NBC.

 

[txpd]

I agree! Really like Forslund but it's asking too much for him to set his Canes relationship aside for a national playoff broadcast. Very lame by NBC.

As I am local to Forslund I find him to be 2nd only to Doc in quality. I watched the complete replay and he didn't sound disappointed at all.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Just a cool memory I should share.
After the canes won their cup I went to the parade and even after winning the canes were jealous of ovie

 

[Sam Spade]

 

[BackToTheBasics]

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

I've sat next to too many finance bros at Caps games and listened to them struggle to explain the rules to their dates and too many people who scream "SHOOOT" non-stop to ever look down my nose at another fanbase.


We have some real strugglers in DC...

 

[Devil Dancer]

Surgery, yuck. See you in the fall Osh.

 

[Marshall]

Least favorite part of this playoff series so far.

Favorite part? When the Caps kicked the living shit out of the Hurricanes in Game 5.

More of that, please. And keep Siege with Carlson until he gives you reason not to.

 

[traparatus]

I'm curious to see if last game was a part of crazy ebb and flow of playoff hockey or Caps have actually got into the zone.

Props to Reirden for reassembling the D pairs. Zig-n-Zola might make an occasional boo-boo but at least Carlson knows what side of the ice he is supposed to be on.