Jeezy Fanatic Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Game one is tonight for your Washington Capitals. We'll be facing the Columbus Bluejackets ("BJs" from here forward). A few quick notes / points for those of you that haven't been following the regular season or aren't hockey regulars. 1) Phillip Grubauer will get the game 1 start in net. Braden Holtby has long be the Caps starting goalie, but after a rough patch he was supplanted by Grubauer who played well in the second half of the year and earned the starting nod to start the playoffs. 2) Sergei Bobrovsky, the BJs goalie, is only 3-10 in the playoffs but has been one of the NHL's best goalies in the regular season and won the Vezina trophy in 2017. He had a down year by his standards in 2017-2018, so it will be interesting to see how he comes out in the playoffs. 3) Fresh off his 7th Rocket Richard trophy winning season, you're going to here alot about Alex Ovechkin's lack of playoff success, which as we all know at a team level is true. Individually, however, Ovi averages .91 points per game in the playoffs and roughly half a goal per game. The powerplay will be key for the Caps, so let's look to see if Ovi can get on the scoresheet early, and sets to tone for the series. Jeezy says: Caps in 6. LETS GO CAPS!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezy Fanatic Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 I'll be boozin' for most every game, so this should be a fun thread whether you're a hockey guy or not. LETS GET IT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 the Capitals shocked some people with their record this year. The sure lost a lot in freee agency with a few good defenders leaving and then on offense, Mojo leaving. Ovy and Backstrom has quite possibly the most impressive years of their careers considering how much change went on and their age but they’re pros pros and delivered like the always do. TJ Oshie battled some injuries and has been very ineffective this season as compared to last, which has really hurt the offense and consistency. Trotz has been giving him more rest the past two weeks, hoping thay helps him out, I hope it does because we need him to be a scoring machine in the playoffs. T.J. Oshie - W - Capitals T.J. Oshie has only one goal in his last 32 games. After scoring 33 times last season, the 2017-18 campaign has been a huge disappointment for Oshie who has only four even strength goals this season. "When T.J. is on top of his game, you notice him a lot around the puck," Coach Barry Trotz said. "He has that dogged mentality when he’s getting to the net. He’s keeping plays alive, he’s putting pucks in those tough areas, he’s just quite noticeable. He’s gotten away from some of that a little bit, and we need more five-on-five [production]. ... I know T.J. knows his five-on-five goals are [among] the lowest on our team, but he does so many other things that are good for us and is so productive. That will come, and I hope it comes from now into the playoffs. T.J. is one of those guys that, when he gets hot, he’ll score quite a few goals." Poolies are waiting for this to happen. Source: Washington Post Kuzy and Orlov are two young players with a lot of talent and ability but they need to to be more consistent if the team is going to go anywhere, especially Kuzy. A lot is needed and expected of him and he hasn’t exactly delivered like everyone had hoped so far. The most intriguing part of the second half of this season is the battle going on in net. Naturally, Holtby played most of the season as the starter but he really started to struggle about mid season. So, Trotz started to play Gruby and ever since Trotz made that switch the team has played better, especially on defense. Gruby has been one of the best goalies in the entire NHL this season. Gruby will start game 1 of the playoffs so it will be interesting to see what he does inbetween the pipes. If he continues to play at a high level, it should mean big things for the Caps chances in this series against Columbus and beyond in these playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Worst Caps team in over 7 years. Expect the worst again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezy Fanatic Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 27 minutes ago, MikeT14 said: Worst Caps team in over 7 years. Expect the worst again. 2013-2014 We're winning the Cup this year. Mark my words down right here. How's that for some positivity @oldman9er 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jeezy Fanatic said: 2013-2014 We're winning the Cup this year. Mark my words down right here. How's that for some positivity @oldman9er Oh man. I thought that was in 2011... okay my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I will be quiet and not comment on the Capitals as part of my 25 year "they're dead to me" resolution. I give you guys credit for being able to stick with them and maintain hope. I will say this: at least a reasonable fan can maintain hope with the Capitals (which you cannot say with the Wizards). Unrelated note: the Capital One Arena?! Really? ... I guess that's better than Jiffy Lube Live ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 4 hours ago, MikeT14 said: Oh man. I thought that was in 2011... okay my bad. Man, I was at that game 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Woz said: I will be quiet and not comment on the Capitals as part of my 25 year "they're dead to me" resolution. I give you guys credit for being able to stick with them and maintain hope. I will say this: at least a reasonable fan can maintain hope with the Capitals (which you cannot say with the Wizards). Unrelated note: the Capital One Arena?! Really? ... I guess that's better than Jiffy Lube Live ... My hope is about equal in all 3 DC teams which aren’t the Redskins. I expect them to make the playoffs and to not win a championship. With the Redskins, at this point I just pray they make the playoffs. Baby steps Edited April 12, 2018 by turtle28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavar703 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, Skinsin2013 said: Ted's loyalty is his biggest flaw. Ovechkin is another example. It took him two-thirds of his career to figure out that defense is other "other" part of the game. Hecht, it took Dale Hunter to get him to understand that... and we all know what happened to Dale. Ovechkin and Wall put the butts in seats. Season tickets before championships. Maybe ANOTHER five-year plan will get it done. If you can't tell, I'm not a big Ted guy. That said, I see Wall and Beal in their early 30s looking back and saying... 'If we were less concerned about personal stats/scoring/etc., we actually had a really good club and could have went far.' Capitals fans never deserved a talent like Ovechkin. No matter what the guy does it’s always his fault. Without him the capitals would’ve been a forgotten team long ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just in time to post this gem: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Oh my ... that's just brutal @Slateman. Hilarious but brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezy Fanatic Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 About that time gang, just cracked a nice sour gose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just now, Jeezy Fanatic said: About that time gang, just cracked a nice sour gose And the puck drops on your impending heartbreak ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezy Fanatic Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, Woz said: And the puck drops on your impending heartbreak ... BOOOOOOOOOO!!! Get a load of this negative Nancy @turtle28 @oldman9er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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