Series Discussion: Round 2 (Caps vs Rangers) 2015 Playoffs

[CapsJunkie]

They seem to think that they are an army and that the workload is distributed evenly throughout the lineup, I would think.

Time to break out the Borax, sugar and water.

ahhh thanks

 

[CapsJunkie]

what was that line before the injures that worked so well together? wasn't it GlenX Beagle Fehr?

 

[KevinM]

I'm excited for the series overall, I think going in a lot of people will have the caps penciled in as underdogs but I think it's going to be another 7 game anxiety fest where both teams are in every game.

 

[txpd]

But the data you shared says his other season stats notwithstanding these Rags have had his number. Can he up his game for this series? Maybe, but to call it a blip is to ignore your own facts.

iirc the first two games had the caps on a back end of back to backs against a rested rangers. the 3rd game had the rangers on the back end of a back to backs and the caps thru a clunker. the final game was the final game of the season.

maybe I remember wrong

 

[Blades of Steel]

iirc the first two games had the caps on a back end of back to backs against a rested rangers. the 3rd game had the rangers on the back end of a back to backs and the caps thru a clunker. the final game was the final game of the season.

maybe I remember wrong

Pretty sure this is accurate

 

[JenniferH]

I can't believe that after Holtby's play during this series so far people are actually saying he has to do better. I mean... wow. The guy lets in one so-so goal (when he faced only 11 shots in the entire freaking game) and suddenly he's not doing good enough? Really?! He's let in only one in every game we've won (that he played) and only two in the games we've lost (minus the first when he had the flu). AND from what I read here he has the 3rd best save % of every active NHL goalie (and that includes Tim Thomas among "active" goalies). I think Holts is doing fine; we don't have to worry about his performance.

 

[Holtbyisms]

I can't believe that after Holtby's play during this series so far people are actually saying he has to do better. I mean... wow. The guy lets in one so-so goal (when he faced only 11 shots in the entire freaking game) and suddenly he's not doing good enough? Really?! He's let in only one in every game we've won (that he played) and only two in the games we've lost (minus the first when he had the flu). AND from what I read here he has the 3rd best save % of every active NHL goalie (and that includes Tim Thomas among "active" goalies). I think Holts is doing fine; we don't have to worry about his performance.

I second this, very hard.

 

[RandyHolt]

Frist!

I mean honk honk honk

 

[strungout]

Its alive!!

 

[SlappaDaBass]

If we want to stand a chance we have to win the first game because we're definitely losing the 12:30 game on Saturday. As long as we come back to Verizon with the series 1-1 I think we will have a shot at taking it.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

We're not winning the first game.

We're winning the first four games.

 

[RandyHolt]

Positive thinking!

Not so positive... I am thinking that Sunday Game 6 will be a hungover affair

 

[strungout]

We're not winning the first game.

We're winning the first four games.

 

[Capitlols]

Rangers to brutal Capitals: Hit us at your own peril

The Rangers under Vigneault also exemplify the mantra of cool under pressure, and they play — ready for it — whistle-to-whistle. The odds of the Capitals getting under their skin are almost zilch, but that doesn’t mean guys such as Tom Wilson — a wild-eyed instigator with little regard for his health or that of those on the ice with him — won’t try to make a difference.

“There’s a time to be physical and there’s a time not to be,” said Tanner Glass, the closest thing the Rangers have to Wilson’s counterpart. “Hopefully if they get running around, we can take advantage of it.”

http://nypost.com/2015/04/28/rangers-to-brutal-capitals-hit-us-at-your-own-peril/

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Soft words from a soft team.

 

[Capitlols]

It's kind of sad that Wilson has this negative rep around the league. The kid plays hard and clean.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

It's fine. He's already in their head and they haven't played a game yet.

 

[El Gato Bodegero]

I have more confidence in this series than the previous two that we lost.

We have a better defensive corps, we are a big and strong group who just overcame a game 7 and god forbid in case any other injury we have solid players awaiting their call.

Burakovsky is playing great; I can't believe he was scratched for the first games. Mojo has been solid and we all have noticed his commitment. He and Kuz are playing great together.

Finally we have a great Penalty Kill Unit.

 

[BrooklynCapsFan]

Yeah. Vigneault's Canucks were the epitome of cool under pressure.

 

[strungout]

It's fine. He's already in their head and they haven't played a game yet.

This.

Soft as butter...use that...each game every game.

Glencross has some nasty to him...I hope he brings it with him this series.

 

[strungout]

Give Yandle the Green treatment.

 

[pman25]

Tom Wilson hasn't even done anything yet and they're already talking. This is gonna be fun

I would love to see Tom Wilson destroy a guy then proceed to score on the resulting turnover, in overtime to win the series. Larry Brooks and everyone at NY Post would just explode.

 

[tycoonheart]

“If they want to be physical and they want to play that way,” said defenseman Dan Girardi, “we can throw hits, too.”

Shades of Johnny Tavares.

"WE CAN DO IT TOOO!!"

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Soft words from a soft team.

It feels good to be the bad guys for once.
This Caps team was so soft in the past. Semin is the prime example of that. He was softer than a mother's kiss.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Seeing how Johansson is actually throwing frequent hits in the playoffs so far, I would be very interested to see how Semin would've done under Trotz in the playoffs.