Eastern Conference Playoffs (non-Pens) - Discussion Thread

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:04 am

They wonder why they don't win. Sid is the hardest working guy on our team, and Ovi floats for one-timers.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:08 am

He wasn't very noticeable last night...which is odd, because the game wasn't very intense...I guess he was tired from trying so, so hard to get his 50th in game 82 the other day...he tried way, way harder to do that...easily...

Seriously, he played 10:16 of the 3rd period, including 6:04 of the last 8:10 in a meaningless game against New Jersey...comes up empty in game 1 at home...

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:09 am

Seriously, he played 10:16 of the 3rd period, including 6:04 of the last 8:10 in a meaningless game against New Jersey...comes up empty in game 1 at home...

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:17 am

The team had something like 5 shots in the 3rd and OT. None in the last 10 minutes of regulation in the 3rd. There was zero intensity on the Caps part to close that game out.

Postby **Jim** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:32 am

He wasn't very noticeable last night...which is odd, because the game wasn't very intense...I guess he was tired from trying so, so hard to get his 50th in game 82 the other day...he tried way, way harder to do that...easily...

Seriously, he played 10:16 of the 3rd period, including 6:04 of the last 8:10 in a meaningless game against New Jersey...comes up empty in game 1 at home...

They were force feeding him to try to get him 50 goals. It was fun times.

Postby **shmenguin** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:43 am

Backstrom and his fair skin must be very thankful for all that shade Ov is giving him. Dude couldn’t be less competitive.

Postby **Silentom** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:44 am

He wasn't very noticeable last night...which is odd, because the game wasn't very intense...I guess he was tired from trying so, so hard to get his 50th in game 82 the other day...he tried way, way harder to do that...easily...

Seriously, he played 10:16 of the 3rd period, including 6:04 of the last 8:10 in a meaningless game against New Jersey...comes up empty in game 1 at home...

They were force feeding him to try to get him 50 goals. It was fun times.

What a very Caps thing to do.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:52 am

Backstrom and his fair skin must be very thankful for all that shade Ov is giving him. Dude couldn’t be less competitive.

Honestly, he deserves a lot more of the flack than Ovechkin...Backstrom has been a worse playoff performer...even young Kuznetsov could stand to take some of it...Ovechkin is a one-dimensional threat, but that one-dimension is still pretty good...even in the playoffs...but there are some pieces around Ovechkin that don't give him any room for error...which is a tough spot...

Postby **shmenguin** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:54 am

Backstrom racks up statistics against bad teams, and then we’re all supposed to call him underrated because he can’t do it when it matters.

Postby **Silentom** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:56 am

Doesn't seem like that core in Washington will ever amount to anything without someone big leaving.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:59 am

Well, Carlson will leave after having his best season...so I guess there's that...

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:19 am

Orlov stopped moving his feet and completely sold out to attempt that half-assed poke check.

Postby **Silentom** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:23 am

He is pretty bad at the defense thing. Good puck mover, though.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:34 am

Orlov stopped moving his feet and completely sold out to attempt that half-assed poke check.

He definitely screwed that up, but that is still one hell of a shot in tight like that.

Postby **Ad@m** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:38 am

I can’t believe this was 5 years ago.

On April 3 2013, Forsberg was unexpectedly traded by the Capitals to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Martin Erat and Michael Latta.

Postby **Silentom** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:44 am

Didn't McPhee get canned after that for their usual early exit from the playoffs? Lulz.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:56 am

I think he got another year (two?) after that...

Postby **Silentom** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:57 am

Huh, I'm surprised they gave him another chance.

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:55 pm

No supplemental discipline for Wilson after his hit last night.

Postby **crusherstasiak** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:02 pm

No supplemental discipline for Wilson after his hit last night.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:19 pm

I didn't watch the whole game, just the highlights, but Grubauer looked really bad in the goals he gave up and his save percentage is reflected in that

I'd be flabbergasted if they don't go back to Holtby

Postby **IMFC** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:41 pm

Orlov stopped moving his feet and completely sold out to attempt that half-assed poke check.
He definitely screwed that up, but that is still one hell of a shot in tight like that.

Yes, that horrible swipe attempt STILL only gave him a small window to work with... and work with it he did.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:08 pm

Kadri gets 3.

Postby **meow** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:10 pm

That feels right

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:39 am

That feels right

Holy hell, DoPS has surpassed all of our expectations.