GDT: Nashville Predators @ Washington No Goals (12/30/23 , 7pm)

[troyerlaw]

For any who mess with the (horribly redesigned) NHL app, worth checking out the postgame player interviews on Caps team page. Ethan Bear seems like a really likeable kid. Discussed being pleasantly surprised with his stamina and conditioning tonight, said it was cool to play on same team as guys like Ovie, Carlson, Kuz.

Shep, on the other hand, has a quirky, quiet, almost shell-shocked kind of vibe. Seems like an odd dude, honestly, but boy does he battle to keep puck out. I want him as our No. 2 behind Lindgren. I wish GMBM would deal DK to someplace with an urgent goalie problem. Like Leafs

That was bullshit.

Absolute certified 100% bullshit

 

[troyerlaw]

Toronto stole a point from the Caps and a goal from OV. I shouldn’t be salty about this team losing a game but f*** that was complete bullshit.

Couldn’t agree more

 

[SherVaughn30]

Hunter Shepard > Kuemper.

side2side moves a lot quicker and he also has a better glove despite pucks popping out of it.

 

[Eirikrautha]

So, for the first part of his career, Ovie was presented as the Russian villain against the Canadian hero that was Crosby. Now that he's getting closer to the Great One, the NHL has changed tack to protect the Canadian record-holder. You can argue against it... but it looks just like that...

 

[SherVaughn30]

For any who mess with the (horribly redesigned) NHL app, worth checking out the postgame player interviews on Caps team page. Ethan Bear seems like a really likeable kid. Discussed being pleasantly surprised with his stamina and conditioning tonight, said it was cool to play on same team as guys like Ovie, Carlson, Kuz.

Shep, on the other hand, has a quirky, quiet, almost shell-shocked kind of vibe. Seems like an odd dude, honestly, but boy does he battle to keep puck out. I want him as our No. 2 behind Lindgren. I wish GMBM would deal DK to someplace with an urgent goalie problem. Like Leafs


Absolute certified 100% bullshit

Shep has looked so much better as a rookie goalie in 4 Caps games compared Darcy Kuemper playing a season and a half for us!

So, for the first part of his career, Ovie was presented as the Russian villain against the Canadian hero that was Crosby. Now that he's getting closer to the Great One, the NHL has changed tack to protect the Canadian record-holder. You can argue against it... but it looks just like that...

100% no argument from me. 10 career disallowed goals for OV now!

 

[SherVaughn30]

I’m usually not one to blame refs, but we got jobbed there. There isn’t a hockey fan in Nashville that will tell you that was a good call.

Refs called a good goal on the ice and were just about to drop the puck at center ice for the faceoff. The Refs only announced what the TO office had reviewed and decided. In the Caps post-game show it was pointed out that had the goal happened a few secs earlier(like 1:01 left in the game), TO office wouldn't have been able to make a review decision as I think they can only weigh in if there is 1 min or less left in the game(someone correct me if I'm wrong on those detailed rules).

 

[usiel]

Refs called a good goal on the ice and were just about to drop the puck at center ice for the faceoff. The Refs only announced what the TO office had reviewed and decided. In the Caps post-game show it was pointed out that had the goal happened a few secs earlier(like 1:01 left in the game), TO office wouldn't have been able to make a review decision as I think they can only weigh in if there is 1 min or less left in the game(someone correct me if I'm wrong on those detailed rules).

I'm fine with the review rule in the playoffs but having some assess watching on a big screen tv somewhere weigh in on a game is grosse.

 

[TheSmokingMan]

Just watched the replay. I thought they played pretty well against a good Nashville team. Shepard, while I loved his battle, played a little too deep in his crease at times and it cost them in the first period and the shootout. Having said that, I would still play him over Kuemper right now.

The goal being disallowed was absolutely horrendous. Apparently, it only takes a stiff breeze to be interference now. There are goals scored like that in almost EVERY game and they don't get called back. I just don't understand the reasoning here. The inconsistency of the officiating does nothing but piss the fans off (you know the ones who pay the bills) and make the league look like a bunch of amateurs. If it's going to be like this, I'd rather not have reviews at all.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Yeah and the fact that the goal actually was scored over a minute to go. Puck crossed the line before the under 1 minute threshold. Situation room shouldn't even have been able to initiate based on the NHLs rulebook. That's even more annoying than them wiping the goal out. Joke.

 

[ovikovy817]

Ovi robbed
Carlson robbed
Caps robbed

F you NHL

 

[SherVaughn30]

Ovi robbed
Carlson robbed
Caps robbed

F you NHL

Wasn't able to watch the whole game. When did Carlson get robbed?

 

[EYEuhFRAYtee]

Wasn't able to watch the whole game. When did Carlson get robbed?

Carlson lost his 500th assist on the Ovechkin disallowed goal.

I'm tired of having to wait a minute or two to celebrate a goal with the current review process. After every goal I wait to see if they are actually going to drop the puck to enjoy it lately.

 

[tycoonheart]

Ovi robbed
Carlson robbed
Caps robbed

F you NHL

Don't forget us all. We got robbed of McNuggets!

 

[zappa4ever]

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Don’t blame Toronto. Good teams find a way to win. This team isn’t a good team.

Such a false tired trope that you use repeatedly and is disproved nearly every day of RS

Here's some recent examples of "Good teams finding a way to win"

NYR:
Nov27 5-1L BUF
Dec5 6-2L OTT
Dec9 4-0L WSH

TOR:
Dec14 6-5OTL CBJ
Dec21 9-3L BUF
Dec27 4-2 OTT
Dec29 6-5OTL CBJ

BOS:
Dec7 3-1L BUF
Nov27 5-2L CBJ

COL:
Dec27 5-4OTL ARI
Dec19 3-2L CHI
Dec2 4-3SOL ANA

VGK:
Dec27 5-2L ANA
Dec15 5-2L BUF