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Post by ivanbalt on May 12, 2021 10:35:12 GMT -5
So I guess the playoffs are completely divisional until the conference championship?
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2021 12:50:55 GMT -5
So I guess the playoffs are completely divisional until the conference championship? Yup, so we'll very likely face the Pens should we managed to get past the Bruins.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 13, 2021 10:03:54 GMT -5
Ugh, I hate round 2s against Pittsburgh.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2021 7:45:34 GMT -5
Great game against the Bruins, that was one tough fought, entertaining affair. What a great finish! Pens lost to Isles, just makes it even sweeter ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by ivanbalt on May 17, 2021 9:36:23 GMT -5
Definitely some big hits and Anderson filled in nicely. I wonder who will be in goal tonight?
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2021 10:19:30 GMT -5
Definitely some big hits and Anderson filled in nicely. I wonder who will be in goal tonight? My money is on Anderson. Samsonov is eligible, but has to be rusty as hell. I'm thinking Vanicek is done for the year? Looked like a bad injury.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2021 12:02:49 GMT -5
Good article on Tony Mantha - www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31456404/anthony-mantha-wants-difference-maker-washington-capitalsInitially I had some mixed feelings about the trade, but came around quickly. I did love Vrana, but he's a speed guy that isn't very physical, and he often seems to get silenced in the playoffs. Mantha is both fast and huge, and watching him skate and simply overpower people is really impressive. I think he's a playoff X factor for the Caps, that could really be a difference maker. He's a player you can build around post-Ovi, whenever that may be(five years from now, lol?).
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Post by ivanbalt on May 18, 2021 8:28:36 GMT -5
Going to be a tight one. Defense needs to get better so Anderson isn't bombarded.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 20, 2021 8:09:27 GMT -5
Crappy way to lose in 2OT. That said, defense was much better and Samsonov played well but there was no coherent attack in OT.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2021 8:26:36 GMT -5
Caps looked tired in both OT's. Bruins were skating much faster and with purpose.
Frustrating way to lose.
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Post by msmaggie on May 20, 2021 22:39:40 GMT -5
Come on Caps!!!
I'm a Pens fan and with any luck we'll beat the Islanders. Would much prefer to play the Caps.
2 reasons. Wouldn't be playoffs without playing the Caps. Plus we do badly v the Bruins.
Though between us girls, if I had to bet: think the Bruins win out in the East.
Pens/Isles series? Mercy. Isles gooning it up. Which is smart. They can't match Pens skill. Cautiously optimistic.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 24, 2021 5:48:25 GMT -5
Another first round exit, disappointing to say the least. Boston had them figured out and just shut down the offense.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2021 8:20:24 GMT -5
Another first round exit, disappointing to say the least. Boston had them figured out and just shut down the offense. Yeah, which is odd, and usually the Caps have Rask's number and seems like he just stepped up big time. The Caps biggest problem is handling defensive pressure, teams are figuring out that they can't get into the zone if you harass them tightly. Then they resort to the stupid slingshotting method which never works well. It seemed like the Caps adjusted with some really good, quick passing that was burning the Bruins, but Rask was just a stone wall. The Bruins were the preseason favorite this year, so it's not unexpected. I think the Caps have to make an effort to get a little younger. At least two of these games were lost because they simply ran out of gas in OT. I suspect that Ovi will sign his new contract after the expansion draft, and parallel himself with Backstrom. They still have a ton of talent under contract, and some good young players, but they are going to need to get younger soon. I really like the Mantha signing. The more I see of him, the more I think he's about to break out in a huge way.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2021 13:18:19 GMT -5
Listening to post season press conferences, it seems that the team really wants to stay intact. I don't know who will be unprotected in the expansion draft, but all signs are pointing that TJ Oshie is going to be protected, and that Ovechkin will wait until after the expansion draft to sign his new contract so that they can do that.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 25, 2021 13:39:09 GMT -5
Listening to post season press conferences, it seems that the team really wants to stay intact. I don't know who will be unprotected in the expansion draft, but all signs are pointing that TJ Oshie is going to be protected, and that Ovechkin will wait until after the expansion draft to sign his new contract so that they can do that. There's talk on the other board of Kuzy not being protected. Based on the past couple seasons, I'd much rather keep Oshie instead of Kuzy.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2021 14:09:25 GMT -5
There's talk on the other board of Kuzy not being protected. Based on the past couple seasons, I'd much rather keep Oshie instead of Kuzy. Yeah, I totally agree. Kuzy has really tailed off since the SC win. Oshie on the other hand has been great.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 27, 2021 5:23:58 GMT -5
Pens join the Caps on summer vacation. Makes me feel a little better.
I miss the good old days when Trotz would at least get the team to the second round.
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Post by ivanbalt on Jun 10, 2021 5:21:37 GMT -5
Just to rub salt in our wounds, Trotz has the Isles in back to back conference finals.
At least Boston is gone.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2021 7:07:05 GMT -5
Just to rub salt in our wounds, Trotz has the Isles in back to back conference finals.
At least Boston is gone.
I have no problem with that, I root for Trotz, unless he's playing against us. The guy won us a Stanley Cup, he's always going to be someone I can cheer for. The Bruins on the otherhand, I've always despised, so HA. Maybe Marchand can open up a snow cone stand for the Summer so he can have something to lick.
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Post by ivanbalt on Jun 10, 2021 7:12:01 GMT -5
Just to rub salt in our wounds, Trotz has the Isles in back to back conference finals.
At least Boston is gone.
I have no problem with that, I root for Trotz, unless he's playing against us. The guy won us a Stanley Cup, he's always going to be someone I can cheer for. The Bruins on the otherhand, I've always despised, so HA. Maybe Marchand can open up a snow cone stand for the Summer so he can have something to lick. Oh no, I'm rooting for Trotz and the Isles. I'm being critical of the Caps because they probably should have paid the man after the Cup win.
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