GDT #53 Pens vs Caps, 07:00 ET

Postby **columbia** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:43 pm

Guentzel has 3 goals in the last 26 games.
Definitely had some growing pains this year.
Turns out playing with Crosby is easier than not playing with Crosby.

Being a superstar is more difficult than it might appear.

Postby **dodint** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:43 pm

This game is so loose it's almost not fun. Almost. Feels like 1988.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:44 pm

6-3, 5-2, 7-4

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:48 pm

Crosby is 3rd on the team in scoring. Unacceptable.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:59 pm

Damn, second in the division now

SWITCH: FLIPPED

Postby **shmenguin** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:59 pm

Guentzel has 3 goals in the last 26 games.

Very much snake bit. He should have 20 this year. And it's not just choking.

Postby **Ad@m** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:17 pm

Lower body injury for Horny, will not travel to NJ

Postby **Jim** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:32 pm

Watching the slomo of the hit, and then him favoring his right leg going into the nench, I wondered if it is a hip pop.

Or, remember when Jagr had that thigh contusion?

Postby **Orlando Penguin** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:01 pm

Holtby is good people hot garbage

FIFY

Good gravy, he looked just as hell-a-bad tonite as he did in the ASG on Sunday. If he wants to go into a slump, I won't shed a tear.

Sucks to hear about Horny's injury and hopefully it's just a day-to-day thing. Clean hard hit by Orpik caught him in the wrong place and I'd concur after seeing it a couple of times that it's likely a charley horse.

Postby **columbia** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:11 am

Bryan Rust tonight at 5's:

21 shot attempts for
10 against

10 scoring chances for
4 against

xGF%: 72%

Alternatively, one could just watch the games.

Postby **nocera** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:33 am

https://streamable.com/1r5r7

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:07 am

Didn't catch a minute of the game last night

In-laws visiting. Me likey.

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:25 am

Didn't catch a minute of the game last night In-laws visiting. Me likey.

Your priorities are out of order.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:34 am

Didn't catch a minute of the game last night In-laws visiting. Me likey.
Your priorities are out of order.

Agreed. We went out to Victory Brewing, and my mind just completely slipped. Oh well.

Postby **shmenguin** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 7:55 am

this caps team is not scary. was surprised to see how flaccid of a group it is

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 9:52 am

To quote Donnie from the big Lebowski:

Wooo! I’m throwing rocks tonight! Mark it dude

Malkin looked like Lebron cutting through the middle of a defense tonight. A lot of fun to watch

And wtf did oleksiak drink before the game? He was moving gr8

That caps team is extremely flaccid, including their ultra flaccid goaltender, you know, the one that pouted after every goal he gave up.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:16 am

this caps team is not scary. was surprised to see how flaccid of a group it is

I’m actually impressed that they are playing as well as they are in terms of record. I thought that game seven choke job last year would be the ovechkin era killer.

Kudos to them, but holtby sucks and their defense will get exposed in the playoffs again.

Postby **willeyeam** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:25 pm

this caps team is not scary. was surprised to see how flaccid of a group it is
I’m actually impressed that they are playing as well as they are in terms of record. I thought that game seven choke job last year would be the ovechkin era killer.

Kudos to them, but holtby sucks and their defense will get exposed in the playoffs again.

the advanced stats would tell you that they are an anomaly, if you're into that sort of thing

Postby **shmenguin** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:29 pm

I don't watch the caps enough to be confident with this, but it seems like backstrom is a super talented guy who has no interest in playing in high-intensity competitive games.

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:44 pm

That's been his MO since entering the league, IMO.

Postby **Factorial** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:31 pm

Capitals forward T.J. Oshie has been fined $5,000 by the NHL for cross-checking Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang on Friday night. The fine, which was announced Saturday morning by the NHL department of player safety, is the maximum allowed by the league’s collective bargaining agreement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/cap ... a0409e5321

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:32 pm

I'm not sure who I hate on that team more now - Oshie or Wilson.

Postby **Faubert5** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:43 pm

I'm not sure who I hate on that team more now - Oshie or Wilson.

Smith-Pelly is climbing the list but he's got his work cut out to catch either of those dbags.

Postby **shmenguin** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:50 pm

I stopped reading comments on articles a while back and r/hockey is sort of new to me. I have completely forgotten how insane caps fans are. They aren't the worst fans in sports but they are unequivocally the dumbest. "Because he used a stick that elevates it to a fine?" Well...yeah.

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:59 pm

I find that most fans in general that completely avoid the GDTs are significantly better to converse with. This applies to every single team.