Post-Game Talk: Preseason Game #85: Caps @ Blooj | 4/17/18 | 7:30pm EST

[mad4comp]

Vrana and Djoos full time. Orpik and Chia can take a seat... preferably at their respective homes for all I care.

 

[hockeykicker]

Selfishly I am hoping for a noon game before I work.

well it all depends who gets ratings

theres devils/bolts, kings/vegas, bruins/leafs and caps/jackets on that day

 

[Carlzner]

Wouldn't be a Caps playoff run without a little bit of hope sprinkled in

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I wonder what all teams were thinking when no one draft him after that gold medal win by russians.

He was nowhere near the player he is today and no one projected him to become anything. If you had asked me back then, I thought Panarin could maybe be a high scoring playmaker in the KHL, but that's about it. This guy has improved a lot. It's similar to Tyler Johnson who went undrafted and slowly rose through the ranks of lower leagues before becoming a beast in the NHL.

 

[pocketrockets]

well it all depends who gets ratings

theres devils/bolts, kings/vegas, bruins/leafs and caps/jackets on that day

I'm thinking Vegas/LA will obviously be the late game. Sportsnet will want the leafs at 7p....So its between us and the Devils. Ovie is the better draw but the Devils have the NYC market.

 

[The Instigator]

well it all depends who gets ratings

theres devils/bolts, kings/vegas, bruins/leafs and caps/jackets on that day

Well there won’t be a Vegas/Kings game.

 

[hockeykicker]

if you ever wanted to see the redwings play by play guy celebrate a caps goal, here ya go lol

 

[tycoonheart]

Last thing... what in the holy hell was Chicago thinking? Panarin is amazing... so much fun to watch.

I clench my buttcheeks every time he has the puck

 

[shtorm2005]

I clench my buttcheeks every time he has the puck

Same here) But, I liked that they put Niskanen and Carlson against him instead of Orlov, they are way smarter, and that's what you need against an elite playmaker. Still, he scored because of Orlov again...

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Same here) But, I liked that they put Niskanen and Carlson against him instead of Orlov, they are way smarter, and that's what you need against an elite playmaker. Still, he scored because of Orlov again...

Not only that, but Panarin knows Orlov very well and he knows his weaknesses better than Carlson's or Niskanen's.

Panarin is hell of a player, but he has patterns in his game. They're actually not that different from Ovi, you can tell who he grew up watching as a kid. We need to anticipate his "flip the puck, cut to the middle and dish it off" combo. That and his damn toe drag.

 

[shtorm2005]

Not only that, but Panarin knows Orlov very well and he knows his weaknesses better than Carlson's or Niskanen's.

Panarin is hell of a player, but he has patterns in his game. They're actually not that different from Ovi, you can tell who he grew up watching as a kid. We need to anticipate his "flip the puck, cut to the middle and dish it off" combo. That and his damn toe drag.

That's a pretty good observation. I hope our coaches saw that too.

 

[Calicaps]

That's a pretty good observation. I hope our coaches saw that too.

Don't hold your breath.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

That's a pretty good observation. I hope our coaches saw that too.

I've seen Panarin make these moves in the KHL, in Chicago and now in C-Bus. He has a lot of different moves, he's creative when he needs to be, but he tends to use the same ones over and over again.

This is the move I'm talking about. Looks familiar?

 

[shtorm2005]

Looks familiar?

Of course) Ovy has scored a lot of these...Hopefully he doesn't have his size, but I affraid that his speed can lead to many goals anyway in these series

 

[OVrocks]

I clench my buttcheeks every time he has the puck

Isn’t he going to be a UFA after this season? I’d much rather have Panarin for $8 mil per year than Carlson.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Isn’t he going to be a UFA after this season? I’d much rather have Panarin for $8 mil per year than Carlson.

One more year.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

By the skin of their teeth, the Caps win. Another must win game on Thursday.

I thought I was going to have a heart attack. That’s Caps hockey! Lol.

 

[troyerlaw]

Would it kill these guys to win a game by two goals?

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Would it kill these guys to win a game by two goals?

Probably, yes. Lol.

 

[Sam Spade]

Well woke up to head to work and I see they won.

I’m happy of course but they now have to win AGAIN on Thursday and we know how that usually goes.

Good job by Holtby, Lars and Vrana. And while I don’t like DSP (or Chaisson) being in the lineup I like him being on the ice in OT.

I only watched until the end of regulation and maybe he picked it up but that may have been the worst game I have ever seen Carlson play.

 

[Sam Spade]

Last thing... what in the holy hell was Chicago thinking? Panarin is amazing... so much fun to watch.

The same thing the Caps were thinking with Marge, “We can’t afford him”.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Well woke up to head to work and I see they won.

I’m happy of course but they now have to win AGAIN on Thursday and we know how that usually goes.

Good job by Holtby, Lars and Vrana. And while I don’t like DSP (or Chaisson) being in the lineup I like him being on the ice in OT.

I only watched until the end of regulation and maybe he picked it up but that may have been the worst game I have ever seen Carlson play.

Druce Smith Pelly with a goal in Game 1 and an assist on the GWG in Game 3. What’s not to like?

 

[Sam Spade]

Druce Smith Pelly with a goal in Game 1 and an assist on the GWG in Game 3. What’s not to like?

I mean I am happy he is doing well I just wanted more youth in the lineup. I know I’m wrong on this.

My mindset is they are going to lose anyway so why not give Djoos and Gersich some games. I’m not coaching for my job though.

 

[Sam Spade]

Somewhere, Leonsis is celebrating the fact that he'll get extra playoff revenue because the Caps forced a Game 5

If course he is. Playoffs are the main source of actual profit for NHL owners. I’m glad he gets at least one more game.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Glad we won, still don't see us coming back but dear god... 4 pipes. We're not gonna stay that lucky.