Caps. Round Two.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

In all seriousness I look at two things this series in terms of, I don't want to say intangibles, but similar to that.

The Penguins during 7 games series almost come to break goalies. There have been blowouts in games going back to last year. Lundqvist lol, Holtby to some extent (although he's not blown up or played bad in comparison), Anderson gave up 7 in a game but still hung in there, Rinne had his troubles, the flyers... well....

In any case, a series against the Penguins offense has to be mentally taxing, and even with a few wins against Columbus, I think Holtby is fragile and if not him - the team certainly can be if a bounce or two doesn't go their way - which brings me to my next point - the capitals mental state.

Last year for games 5 and 6 the capitals just stopped caring.. So what if they lost, who cares... it paid dividends as they dominated those two games. They puckered back up in game 7 - and that's my next question. Does being down 2-0 to Columbus provide yet another learning experience of how to loosen up and just play - and will that carry over to this series?

If we can take game 1 without Geno and Hags have to think that will get in their heads a bit, or it might not.

[meow]

Over/Under for number of penalties resulting in a Pens PP taken by Tom Wilson minus the number of goals he scores in this series.

I say 5

For reals. That number is set at 1.5

Place your bets

1.5 per game? or for the series... asking for a friend.

Oh this is for game one only.

[willeyeam]

The Craps suck and there all dumb ugliez. There (dog) doo.

Amidoingitrite?

their

[willeyeam]

Over/Under for number of penalties resulting in a Pens PP taken by Tom Wilson minus the number of goals he scores in this series.

I say 5

For reals. That number is set at 1.5

Place your bets

1.5 per game? or for the series... asking for a friend.

Oh this is for game one only.

under because they always take 2 guys in the playoffs. i'll still take a few 4 on 4s

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

I am hoping for shut outs on the road. I don't want to hear that obnoxious goal siren.

[Orlando Penguin]

Last year for games 5 and 6 the capitals just stopped caring.. So what if they lost, who cares... it paid dividends as they dominated those two games. They puckered back up in game 7 - and that's my next question. Does being down 2-0 to Columbus provide yet another learning experience of how to loosen up and just play - and will that carry over to this series?

You're pretty spot-on with this one. The Pens got up 3-1 last year because the Caps did everything that they didn't do during their napalming of the regular season. But once they got to Game 5, they were like, 'screw this, we're going back to our normal game' and they skated circles around the Pens in both games. I think the same thing happened early vs Columbus. They're a bunch of mental midgets over there and if they'd stop overanalyzing things and stop answering questions about why the Pens are in their heads, then they could make life very difficult for us over the next couple of weeks.

[shmenguin]

The official position of hockey analysts is that we struggled with Philly because we went 6 games, so this is also why Washington will win.

Oh heavens no...that was not a 6 game series. That was a delayed sweep. Without Elliot and Neuvirth pulling their magic acts in 2 and 5, it’s a drubbing start to finish.

[willeyeam]

The official position of hockey analysts is that we struggled with Philly because we went 6 games, so this is also why Washington will win.

Oh heavens no...that was not a 6 game series. That was a delayed sweep. Without Elliot and Neuvirth pulling their magic acts in 2 and 5, it’s a drubbing start to finish.

it was reminiscent of the Sharks "6 gamer" SCF

[meow]

I heard someone say how close the Preds were last season. Like, dude, they didn’t score for the final hundred and whatever minutes.

[NTP66]

#Pens HC Sullivan on Malkin: "It's great for our team and great for Geno that he's on the ice and skating. That means he's that much closer (to playing)." -SK

[Troy Loney]

The official position of hockey analysts is that we struggled with Philly because we went 6 games, so this is also why Washington will win.

Oh heavens no...that was not a 6 game series. That was a delayed sweep. Without Elliot and Neuvirth pulling their magic acts in 2 and 5, it’s a drubbing start to finish.

I think you can make that case for game 5, but game two was the Pens refusing to get shots on goal.

[shafnutz05]

#Pens HC Sullivan on Malkin: "It's great for our team and great for Geno that he's on the ice and skating. That means he's that much closer (to playing)." -SK

But they said the same thing about Sid!!11111

[nocera]

I heard someone say how close the Preds were last season. Like, dude, they didn’t score for the final hundred and whatever minutes.

They DID score but the NHL and the refs gifted the game to the Pens.

[shmenguin]

The official position of hockey analysts is that we struggled with Philly because we went 6 games, so this is also why Washington will win.

Oh heavens no...that was not a 6 game series. That was a delayed sweep. Without Elliot and Neuvirth pulling their magic acts in 2 and 5, it’s a drubbing start to finish.

I think you can make that case for game 5, but game two was the Pens refusing to get shots on goal.

We kicked their ass in game 2. They scored on their piddly chances. We didn’t score on our many legit ones. There were 18 periods played in that series. By my count, the flyers outplayed us in, at most, 4 of them. And they were never consecutive.

[shmenguin]

I heard someone say how close the Preds were last season. Like, dude, they didn’t score for the final hundred and whatever minutes.

They outplayed us in game 1 and game 3. It was not a terribly close series. Would have been over in 5 games if Guentzel buries a couple of his glorious chances in game 4.

[Robot B9]

I for one am elated that Bettman, every ref and the entire mediasphere has wired it for the Pens to win the Cup again.

**** everyone not rooting for or part of the Pens, especially Wilson. **** Wilson.

Wate, Tom or Ron?

Nvm.

**** em both

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

https://twitter.com/Prospects_Watch/sta ... 9900354562

Elliotte Friedman thinks Barry Trotz told John Tortorella: “I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m not coming back, “I’m gone” at the end of the #ALLCAPS/#CBJ series.


Trotz mailing it in?

[mikey]

That seems unlikely, unless he's retiring at the end of the year, to say that after winning a series...

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

His contract is up at the end of the season. Maybe just knows he isn't getting renewed with the Caps.

[Morkle]

IIRC the rumor is that if the Caps washout here in the second round, he's a goner.

[mikey]

So he wins a Stanley Cup and then the Caps don't bring him back...? I mean, I know Trotz and GMBM don't get along, I got that much...but hell, even beating Pittsburgh in a playoff series is coach-for-life status in "The District"...

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Maybe he wants to go else where or is just simply done.

[nocera]

I find it hard to believe that after a series win, while congratulating the opposing coach, Trotz would say "I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone." That makes no sense.

[Robot B9]

Maybe what Trotz really said was 'oh, it's on, it's on, it's on like Donkey Kong, yo.'

[Tico Rick]