Post-Game Talk: Sunday Matinee: Caps @ Pens | 1/17/21 | High Noon ET | NBC4

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Sammy is looking like a backup goalie right now. He was hyped as the future #1 and hasn't come close to it. Last season he played better than Holtby, but after the ATV accident he hasn't quite recovered. In my mind he's still too raw. His mechanics are average, but his mental game looks behind where it needs to be.

Two games for him...

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

overreacting about the goalie situation after 3 games.
poggers

relax, it’s a discussion....

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Sammy is looking like a backup goalie right now. He was hyped as the future #1 and hasn't come close to it. Last season he played better than Holtby, but after the ATV accident he hasn't quite recovered. In my mind he's still too raw. His mechanics are average, but his mental game looks behind where it needs to be.

don’t know about his mechanics, but laterally he’s looked slow to me at times, mentally he’s seems unsettled early in game so far.

 

[g00n]

don’t know about his mechanics, but laterally he’s looked slow to me at times, mentally he’s seems unsettled early in game so far.

Slow and out of control laterally, same thing I saw vs Buffalo.

There is no panic or controversy per some other comments. This is going to be a timeshare for a while, imo. Which is why I have both on my fantasy squad.

 

[SherVaughn30]

F the Pens

Still not convinced that it was a goal. Who cares if they white thing moves, Samsonov could've touched the post, so it made moved the white thing.

Poor officiating, like always.

Dumb NBC TV analysis of why it was a goal. Puck hit the underside of the crossbar. The back view was the worst angle. That white box shape inside the goal is where the camera sits. Strange how they didn't show what the inside the goal camera showed. Could it be because it never did cross the goal line?! In my opinion it was a poor call on the ice for the refs to call it a goal. It seemed to be one of those cases were the video evidence was not conclusive enough to overturn the goal. Had it been called no goal on the ice, then I think it would have been no goal after the stupid long review.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Caps will win on Tuesday. Pens HAD to have this game, and they got lucky in the shoot out.

Worst I’ve the boys look in the shoot out since pre-Oshie, and the leader of Meh.

7 outta 8pts in coming

 

[Corby78]

Penguins hit the post, get credited with a goal. Ovie double hits the posts and it goes out. Not going to overthink a game based on centimeters

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Dumb NBC TV analysis of why it was a goal. Puck hit the underside of the crossbar. The back view was the worst angle. That white box shape inside the goal is where the camera sits. Strange how they didn't show what the inside the goal camera showed. Could it be because it never did cross the goal line?! In my opinion it was a poor call on the ice for the refs to call it a goal. It seemed to be one of those cases were the video evidence was not conclusive enough to overturn the goal. Had it been called no goal on the ice, then I think it would have been no goal after the stupid long review.

yep, which shows just how dumb it is that they don’t have sensors and video covering the entire inside.

FWIW, after that late angle, I thought it probably went in.

 

[bur and 666 others]

We can't go without loosing games. It's good that we lost this game, while picking a point. 3 games in 4 nights after a long break and no pre-season for a veteran team is bad, glad we picked a point. Just move on and play better the next one. As for Samsonov, it's too early, give him a time. As I said it's better to be bad early than later. I'm pretty sure at the end of the season & playoffs, he'll be one of the best.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Post or not Sammy sent a Pizza to a EN goal

 

[SherVaughn30]

don’t know about his mechanics, but laterally he’s looked slow to me at times, mentally he’s seems unsettled early in game so far.

I question some of his mechanics because he's not fluid in his movements. He looks awkward even on some of the routine saves he makes. The bigger issue is his mental game. He's guessing too much, as his reads(following the puck with his eyes) are not good right now. When a goalie has too many challenges following the puck with his eyes, he ends up having to use too much of his reflexes and as a result bad rebound control. On The Guentzel's shootout goal, Samsonov bit on one fake, closing up his five-hole, but that was by design. As soon as Guentzel shifted right carrying the puck, Samsonov open up his five-hole to stretch across and Guentzel easily tucked the puck in the net through Samsonov's five-hole. Samsonov was twisted out a bit that he forget to use his goalie stick with a paddle down technique.

 

[zappa4ever]

Welp we knew we were getting PIT's 100% today and mostly weathered it
Great game from Big Willy, good physical game from most everyone, strong games from Panik and Backis too, 4th line had many good shifts

Some dumb penalties and dumb plays but nothing so egregious in Game 3 that it's time to jettison anyone to Uranus

Hope we dominate PIT on Tuesday on the scoreboard and physically and make Jarry look bad (assuming they go back to him)

 

[pman25]

That goal was a goal, it went in. But you’d think with no fans maybe they could set up a couple extra cameras? Can’t invest in sensors with all those corporate sponsors? I mean come on people!

 

[SherVaughn30]

Welp we knew we were getting PIT's 100% today and mostly weathered it
Great game from Big Willy, good physical game from most everyone, strong games from Panik and Backis too, 4th line had many good shifts

Some dumb penalties and dumb plays but nothing so egregious in Game 3 that it's time to jettison anyone to Uranus

Hope we dominate PIT on Tuesday on the scoreboard and physically and make Jarry look bad (assuming they go back to him)

Why would they go back to Jarry? I would stick with DeSmith till he has a bad game or the team plays 3 games in 4 days or something.

 

[searle]

Man it's so annoying that we signed goon 4th liner Tom Wilson to a long contract. Everyone involved should be fired

 

[SherVaughn30]

That goal was a goal, it went in. But you’d think with no fans maybe they could set up a couple extra cameras? Can’t invest in sensors with all those corporate sponsors? I mean come on people!

There is a camera inside the net, but apparently they didn't want to show what was captured from the inside camera! All the reviews we saw on TV were from outside the goal camera's! It's simple, the inside goal camera showed Dowd's shot crossing the line. Had the Pens goal actually crossed the line, don't you think the same camera would have shown video evidence that the puck had gone past the crossbar? I bet ya if you looked at multiple video shots of shooters hitting the crossbar with the puck, you would catch a twitch of that white camera box inside the goal.

 

[zappa4ever]

Why would they go back to Jarry? I would stick with DeSmith till he has a bad game or the team plays 3 games in 4 days or something.

lol you're probably right, I didn't think of it any further than
Jarry's the starter with DeSmith backing up
vs. DeSmith actually earning the next game (and prob. want Jarry in so Caps can abuse him while his confidence is shiite)

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I would go with VV next game. The good thing about playing the same teams over and over again you can really compare the goalies. You cant say they got the easy starts like Sammy has to start last season.

Lets see if VV looks as good vs Pitt

 

[crab]

I think Carlson and Samsonov can turn it around which the Caps need to be contenders. I just don’t see it with Kuznetsov, and without that 1/2C they won’t contend.

 

[Randyne]

1st goal was literally kicked

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

1st goal was literally kicked

how are the Refs always like this when we play Pitt and its fair to question Lavi why not challenge either goal?

 

[Bieronymus Trotz]

It looks pretty borderline. I probably wouldn't call it a distinct kicking motion.

 

[tenken00]

Not just 3 games in 4 nights, but all on the road too. They haven't slept in their own beds yet.

Sammy looked like he was having trouble tracking the puck from the little I was able to see. Several times he reacted slow to a shot attempt. Its still early and hopefully he has better outings, but he also made some huge saves for us too. Up and down like a young goalie should be.

Tom Wilson is a beast.

Carlson and Orlov just dont fit for whatever reason, but who do you break up? Dillon-Schultz and Chara-Jensen all look to have good chemistry together.

 

[SherVaughn30]

It looks pretty borderline. I probably wouldn't call it a distinct kicking motion.

No distinct kicking motion. It's within the rule book to redirect the puck towards the goal with your skate. I would like to do a strong distinct kicking motion at Samsonov for how dumb of a goalie he was on that play!

 

[SherVaughn30]

1st goal was literally kicked

I commend the video gifs, but no distinct kicking motion as the Pens player just pivoted his skate blade to redirect the puck towards the net. Any chance you have some gifs of the Pens 2nd goal that had a long review? Still is a mystery to me that is was a goal!