Post-Game Talk: Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils 3/8 7 PM ET

[kicksavedave]

Did what they needed to. No injuries. I’ll take it.

GMBM is a wizard. Jensen and Haglan...just wow.

Well, Jensen and Hags and Burky too! Sometimes the best move is the one not made.

 

[troyerlaw]

They bored their way to SCs, f 'em

They did gave some legends, though. Brodeur, Stevens, Niedermayer. Guys like holik were effective too. And at least Devils provided a counterweight to the DET, CO teams of that era. I didn’t mind the devils back then, compared to the Pens, Rags, Isles, and Flyers anyway

 

[troyerlaw]

Selfish Lars Selfish.

Lars and the Real Goal

 

[Capitals40]

They did gave some legends, though. Brodeur, Stevens, Niedermayer. Guys like holik were effective too. And at least they provided a counterweight to the DET, CO teams of that era. I didn’t
Mind the devils back then, compared to the Pens, Rags, Isles, and Flyers anyway

Yes..and they weren't boring because of their crazy physical play.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

They did gave some legends, though. Brodeur, Stevens, Niedermayer. Guys like holik were effective too. And at least they provided a counterweight to the DET, CO teams of that era. I didn’t
Mind the devils back then, compared to the Pens, Rags, Isles, and Flyers anyway

We gave one of those Legends...

 

[traparatus]

Best thing about this game is that it's over. Holtby stood tall, Hagelin and Eller killed all the penalties.

When Kuznetsov is in the defensive zone, I'm in full clench.

 

[Capitals40]

We gave one of those Legends...

Yes..by way of the limo incident..and he was an innocent bystander..traded to St. Louis for a $1m dollar a year contract if I remember correctly.

 

[troyerlaw]

We gave one of those Legends...

via St. Louis, yea

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Scott Stevens was an awesome Offensive player on DC!

 

[Bladerunner]

They did gave some legends, though. Brodeur, Stevens, Niedermayer. Guys like holik were effective too. And at least they provided a counterweight to the DET, CO teams of that era. I didn’t
Mind the devils back then, compared to the Pens, Rags, Isles, and Flyers anyway

They did, but what if SS stayed here... However I'm a fan of offensive hockey.

Of the teams you listed, ~25+ years ago (wasn't in the DC metro area) I was a casual fan of Pitt - now I feel like taking a shower
I mean Mario, young Jagr, Francis. All they needed was adequate D & GT and they could win SCs.

 

[troyerlaw]

Scott Stevens was an awesome Offensive player on DC!

Jesus, remember the year they put him on the power play. That was nuts. The man was unmovable in front of the net. I believe he put up some numbers that year, but I would have to check

 

[peterthegreat12]

2 points! I’ll take it.

 

[troyerlaw]

Scott Stevens was an awesome Offensive player on DC!

My older brother still has the Scotty Stevens lifesized ‘Got Milk’ growth poster which was given out one year at Caps Centre, lol. How my bro has held onto that thing through the years, and through his various relocations, is beyond me. I guess Stevens fans are fans for life

 

[RandyHolt]

hilarious.

BMac could have traded him to Tampa last summer for a kings ransom.

Or, maybe this summer.

 

[tenken00]

8 goals for the jets.. lets hope they used up all of sunday's goals

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Just glad Sunday's game isn't 1pm on NBC

 

[RandyHolt]

Jesus, remember the year they put him on the power play. That was nurs. The man was unmovable in front of the net. I believe he put up some numbers that year, but I would have to check

I think he had close to 20 PPGs. LW on the PP.

I remember a D was cross checking him as hard as possible over and over and Stevens wouldn't budge an inch. Maybe Langevin or some other big boy. Finally Stevens got sick of it crossed checked him back and got an instant penalty. He was livid.

Coming out of the box he trucked the dumb unsuspecting D with his back turned, and got called for another deuce.

Stevens was f***ing awesome. I remember the poster but never had one. I remember he was listed at 5'11 when he was drafted and later 6'1. Kept chugging dat milk.

 

[troyerlaw]

I think he had close to 20 PPGs. LW on the PP.

21 goals in ‘84-85, i just checked. And one of the hardest hitters i’ve ever seen

 

[kicksavedave]

You guys remembering all these obscure details about Stevens.... I just remember how he would smile at hapless dudes while he was beating them up.

 

[RandyHolt]

He would also smile when goons would try to goad him off the ice. He was told to stop fighting / cooled his temper enough to not have to fight Dave Brown every time we played the Flyers.

 

[Chokingdogs]

My older brother still has the Scotty Stevens lifesized ‘Got Milk’ growth poster which was given out one year at Caps Centre, lol. How my bro has held onto that thing through the years, and through his various relocations, is beyond me. I guess Stevens fans are fans for life

I have the Carpenter one, and.......


The Manute Bol one too. Somewhere they’re in a closet in my parents house. Not 100% sure how I came in possession of them, but methinks a coworker of my pops got them.

As an aside to this game, every so often the xfinity dvr screws me, and it did tonight. Auto recorded the NHL network broadcast, which was blacked out. * rage! * only saw last 5 minutes of game. In this case, based on what I’ve read here, I’m not too upset.

Aside #2. That show with grant paulsen and Brent Johnson is unlistenable. Lloyd Christmas was wrong, the most annoying sound in the world comes from that show.

 

[stanleycaps18]

My older brother still has the Scotty Stevens lifesized ‘Got Milk’ growth poster which was given out one year at Caps Centre, lol. How my bro has held onto that thing through the years, and through his various relocations, is beyond me. I guess Stevens fans are fans for life

I still have my home white #3 jersey!

 

[twabby]

I’m patiently waiting for @twabby to post a statistical analysis of the D pair change up....

My advanced hard hitting analysis is: all of the D pairs were good tonight.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

21 goals in ‘84-85, i just checked. And one of the hardest hitters i’ve ever seen

That season (84-85), he had 5 ES goals and 16 on the PP. With 16 PPA and 28 ES assists.

 

[troyerlaw]

You guys remembering all these obscure details about Stevens.... I just remember how he would smile at hapless dudes while he was beating them up.

The Scotty Smile!

Also, he was the original, pre-Orpik Orpik, nutrition wise. I remember reading an interview with him back in the early ‘80s in which he said he basically never ate any candy growing up. Talked about the importance of nutrition. That was early for that topic.