The Washington Capitals Thread

NatP4 · Post #41 » by **NatP4** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:51 pm

sfam wrote:Really tough loss. You can see the fans in the phone booth cringe and fear the worse. We should breeze through this first round. But wow, Anderson is good.

Toronto has one of the best 4th lines in the league with Martin-Boyle-Kapanen, it's been a huge factor. Plus, they will get Zaitsev back soon, their best defenseman. The caps could actually be in real trouble if they drop the next one in Toronto. They've been outplayed.

Post #42 » by **pineappleheadindc** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:59 pm

Caps with a must-win game tonight.

Game at 7:00 p.m. on Comcast Sportsnet.

C-A-P-S....CAPS! CAPS! CAPS!

Click here to go to the game thread.

Post #43 » by **pineappleheadindc** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:20 am

If you're watching the Caps vs Leafs game, log into the game thread (link in post, above).

3-1 caps midway thru the second period.

Benjammin · Post #44 » by **Benjammin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:34 am

It's remarkable that over thirty five plus years, two owners, three GMs, several coaches, hundreds of players, playing against many different teams, they have consistently underachieved. If you want to not call it choking that's fine, but they don't get it done. Game 4 is a must win now. The series is by no means over, but I'd hate to see what the Penguins would do to them if they get through and they don't play better than this.

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long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #45 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:04 pm

Caps are in BIG trouble.

The season just turned on a failed 2 minute 2 man advantage.

The Leafs seemed to have taken our best punches and come back swinging harder.

I've been pretty shocked to see how open we've let the games get, particularly when we had a two goal advantage.

TGW · Post #46 » by **TGW** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:55 pm

Why are you guys surprised? This is a Ted Leonsis owned team. When has any of his teams achieved anything great? My guess will be never.

Post #47 » by **montestewart** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:56 pm

Man, I let you all suck me back into Capitals hockey for this? This is some EG-type **** right here.

Kanyewest · Post #48 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:43 pm

Benjammin wrote:It's remarkable that over thirty five plus years, two owners, three GMs, several coaches, hundreds of players, playing against many different teams, they have consistently underachieved. If you want to not call it choking that's fine, but they don't get it done. Game 4 is a must win now. The series is by no means over, but I'd hate to see what the Penguins would do to them if they get through and they don't play better than this.

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Did the Caps really underachieve under Abe Pollin? They made the playoffs a lot and made it to the finals once. It would have been nice to win the cup but those teams showed more mental fortitude than these guys.

I still think the Caps can win, but yeah it is an uphill battle.

sfam · Post #49 » by **sfam** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:34 pm

The Caps playoff runs should be sponsored by Rolaids. Every series turns your stomach into knots. The nice part of the Caps is their consistency - Their playoff runs never last long, and consistently crush expectations.

sfam · Post #50 » by **sfam** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:35 pm

TGW wrote:Why are you guys surprised? This is a Ted Leonsis owned team. When has any of his teams achieved anything great? My guess will be never.

Common man, look what Ted did for AOL! Now he wants to do that for DC Sports! Oh wait, um...

sfam · Post #51 » by **sfam** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:36 pm

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:Caps are in BIG trouble.

The season just turned on a failed 2 minute 2 man advantage.

The Leafs seemed to have taken our best punches and come back swinging harder.

I've been pretty shocked to see how open we've let the games get, particularly when we had a two goal advantage.

The game was ready to be put away and the Caps didn't. I don't understand hockey all that well, but it was clear to me that the Maple leafs had FAR more energy and drive as the game wore on. They simply wanted it more.

And their goalie is playing lots better than ours, surprisingly.

Benjammin · Post #52 » by **Benjammin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:38 pm

Even with Abe, the Caps have been favored in several series and blown 3-1 leads. This predates Uncle Ted.

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Kanyewest · Post #53 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:40 pm

Benjammin wrote:Even with Abe, the Caps have been favored in several series and blown 3-1 leads. This predates Uncle Ted.

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True, but it has gotten worse.

Kanyewest · Post #54 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:42 pm

montestewart wrote:Man, I let you all suck me back into Capitals hockey for this? This is some EG-type **** right here.

I didn't watch game 3 which is probably why I more optimistic than you guys.

Kanyewest · Post #55 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:46 pm

sfam wrote:
long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:Caps are in BIG trouble.

The season just turned on a failed 2 minute 2 man advantage.

The Leafs seemed to have taken our best punches and come back swinging harder.

I've been pretty shocked to see how open we've let the games get, particularly when we had a two goal advantage.

The game was ready to be put away and the Caps didn't. I don't understand hockey all that well, but it was clear to me that the Maple leafs had FAR more energy and drive as the game wore on. They simply wanted it more.

And their goalie is playing lots better than ours, surprisingly.

And that's what it comes down to basically in most playoff series.

Benjammin · Post #56 » by **Benjammin** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:43 pm

It's not just that the Caps always seem to face the "hot" goalie that "steals" a series. They also help to make them look hot and unbeatable.

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Kanyewest · Post #57 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:48 pm

Either way, giving up 3 goals in regulation in the playoffs is not great which the Caps have the last 2 games.

Sluggerface · Post #58 » by **Sluggerface** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:21 pm

Benjammin wrote:It's remarkable that over thirty five plus years, two owners, three GMs, several coaches, hundreds of players, playing against many different teams, they have consistently underachieved. If you want to not call it choking that's fine, but they don't get it done. Game 4 is a must win now. The series is by no means over, but I'd hate to see what the Penguins would do to them if they get through and they don't play better than this.

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I wouldn't say they have underachieved. There's only been 2 notable seasons in the Ovechkin era where you could consider the Caps the odds on favorite (speaking in terms of underlying numbers) heading into the playoffs (They've actually been fairly overrated the past couple of years since the firing of Boudreau). The year they ran into a once in a generation performance by Halak, and this year. TBH I didn't expect this to be an easy series going in. The Caps are still the better team imo, but the Leafs are for real. They would have been a tough out for anyone, and probably would have shredded Ottawa.

IMO a lot is falling on Trotz right now. He can't let a team this stacked get pushed around like they did in the 3rd period. The leafs are gonna find ways to score, but it's unacceptable for this team to struggle to get shots up.

Post #59 » by **Rafael122** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:41 pm

It's hard to blame the coaching when we've seen this song and dance before. You look at their run the last what...5-7 years, the Caps should have won at least 1 cup by now. That's all the fanbase needs, just 1.

Post #60 » by **Zonkerbl** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:58 pm

i r sad