SCF Game 2: Washington Capitals @ Vegas Golden Knights | 8 PM ET | CBC, SN, TVAS, NBCSN

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Im so excited for the pre game show tonight

Cant wait!!

Go VGK Go

 

[Tofveve]

Some serious mom's spaghetti.

Go Caps! Though the Vegas story is freaking me out and is awesome!

 

[IceNeophyte]

Perhaps the $15 Estella Jaliscos prevented me from seeing the second (or first) instance of fire extinguishers on the ice.

That is certainly a possibility.

First one was just below the Finals logo on the shoot twice side.

Second was center of the P in Cup on the shoot once side.

 

[BmxHockey]

Let’s go Pens, err, I mean Knights!!! Smoke the capitals like a fat joint!

 

[Lawd Stanley]

Your welcome!

These have been posted ad nauseam in the thread on these 2 including the one where Wilson tried to push Reaves’ helmet off and Reaves ends up going down. These were 4 & 5 years ago. Wilson has grown and could take Reaves out if he catches him with a good enough hit. I hope we see it this series.

 

[IceNeophyte]

These have been posted ad nauseam in the thread on these 2 including the one where Wilson tried to push Reaves’ helmet off and Reaves ends up going down. These were 4 & 5 years ago. Wilson has grown and could take Reaves out if he catches him with a good enough hit. I hope we see it this series.

I hope so too. This bout needs to happen. NHL lights be selling ppv. I've got Reaves in a decision.

 

[DearDiary]

Willy kickin his ass. I love it. Great all around player. GWG tonight.

Kicking ass? Wilson didn't land a single punch there

 

[Fenway]

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[IceNeophyte]

Kicking ass? Wilson didn't land a single punch there

"Kicking ass" means "Wearing a Capitals Sweater"

 

[Lawd Stanley]

I’m calling it now. My hot take is that the Caps win this series. Down 1-0 they win 4 of the next 5. Caps in 6.

 

[IceNeophyte]

I’m calling it now. My hot take is that the Caps win this series. Down 1-0 they win 4 of the next 5. Caps in 6.

There was a time I'd be fine with this. Then Caps fans on HFB happened.

 

[philip]

Fancy having to play the most important games of the hockey year on bad ice. You'd never get a football world cup final on a bad pitch. It should never happen.

Still, you've got to make do haven't you. Pretty confident the Caps can take the W here and head home tied. I think the Caps are the better team when the game isn't crazy and uncontrolled

 

[Lawd Stanley]

There was a time I'd be find with this. Then Caps fans on HFB happened.

Who cares? You can’t generalize all the fans of a team here on the few trolls each team has. I’ve never seen a team on any sort of online forum anywhere that didn’t have donkey hole fans.

 

[ryerockarola]

Kicking ass? Wilson didn't land a single punch there

Yup, the only punch he threw was blocked/negated but he got the takedown so gets a point for that.

The other/top fight Reaves wins by knocking Wilson down to the ice with a punch.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Who cares? You can’t generalize all the fans of a team here on the few trolls each team has. I’ve never seen a team on any sort of online forum anywhere that didn’t have donkey hole fans.

You make a fair point.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Caps play better and people will say they deserved to win but Knights find a way to take it with some good bounces and capitalizing on chances.

 

[ChanceVegas]

Fancy having to play the most important games of the hockey year on bad ice. You'd never get a football world cup final on a bad pitch. It should never happen.

Still, you've got to make do haven't you. Pretty confident the Caps can take the W here and head home tied. I think the Caps are the better team when the game isn't crazy and uncontrolled

Then don't play the damn game in June!

 

[CapsDC]

How many appearances will the fire extinguisher make tonight???

 

[ChanceVegas]

How many appearances will the fire extinguisher make tonight???

Players will be required to skate around with one on their backs. Ghostbuster's style. Good news is Caps will skate faster, bad news is Wilson won't be able to see Marchy at all through the smokecreens.

 

[ryerockarola]

How many appearances will the fire extinguisher make tonight???

It's Vegas so need a line on that.

over/under 1.5 fire extinguisher appearances, you got the over or under?

 

[IceNeophyte]

Fancy having to play the most important games of the hockey year on bad ice. You'd never get a football world cup final on a bad pitch. It should never happen.

Still, you've got to make do haven't you. Pretty confident the Caps can take the W here and head home tied. I think the Caps are the better team when the game isn't crazy and uncontrolled

Three crazy and uncontrolled games and counting, then.

 

[Dessert Nights]

How many appearances will the fire extinguisher make tonight???

Tonight they have Bruce Buffer announcing "IT'S TIME!" every time they bring out the extinguisher crew.

 

[Cletus Marley]

Drop the puck already

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

There was a concert Saturday night, so the ice was covered and everything was in concert mode.

I noticed the ice looked like it sucked in game one and I commented to my missus that that was the case, it was visibly dry during the game and you could see the ruts more than you could ever see them in previous games throughout the season. Monday wasn't the warmest day we'd ever had a game, but it was close. In the previous warm games, the ice was fine.

Today will be the game with the hottest external temperatures, but I'm guessing the concert had more to do with ice conditions than the weather. I fully expect it to be fine tonight.

As he said, he's made ice in this city for decades during times with hotter temps than today, he knows what he's doing with the ice. I don't think he's ever had to deal with making ice in an operating arena with a concert schedule though. Eliminate the concert, and I 100% trust George Salami to put a a good sheet out since he's done it for years.

Salami is the man.

I don't mind the issues, it's a unique problem given the climate. I mind his BS excuse about players digging harder because it's the SCF and pretending that the ice was "on the mark".

Just admit it's a difficult climate to built ice in and admit the arena has contractural concert obligations. Most arenas suffer from similar situations, that's not the issue. His "nothing to see here" schtick is what is worrisome. I know Perron and Niskanen both said they felt like the pucks might not have been frozen either, that's obviously not on Salami, but that's another issue in itself.


Exclusive footage of George Salami during Game 1:

 

[ChanceVegas]