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Did anyone else just see that amazing game winner in overtime by Ovechkin? Holy shit, that was an incredible play.
 
wow, nice goal!

still cant believe they let the islanders take them to overtime, jeebus.

hurricanes barely beat florida last night, what a craptastic team
 
Yeah the Isles controlled 59 minutes of that game until Arnott's sweet pass to Laich to tie it. Wideman got player of the game, looked great. Since it was the first game for the 3 new guys, they were still trying to get that chemistry.

Ovie's coast to coast goal in OT, dam... they need more of that from him.
 
SP33Demon said:
Yeah the Isles controlled 59 minutes of that game until Arnott's sweet pass to Laich to tie it. Wideman got player of the game, looked great. Since it was the first game for the 3 new guys, they were still trying to get that chemistry.

Ovie's goal in OT, dam... they need more of that from him.
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Isles controlled from the 10min mark of the first until the 19min mark of the 3rd... caps showed up for 11min in regulation and all of OT

I think arnott's post game comments said it best:

"It's tough, but I can't hold anything back," Arnott said of being an experienced veteran yet the newest player. "They brought me in for a reason, to speak up in the room, and there are certain things we have to address if we want to go forward. If these guys want to win there's a lot of things that we need to address and play a lot better than we did tonight.

"If that means me speaking up and guys don't like it, that's what I've got to do," Arnott said. "I think they brought me in here for my experience with stuff and I saw a lot of things tonight that we can do a lot better and I'm sure everybody knows that. We've got to talk it over and go out and do it together."
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Bruins 6-game road win streak matches their best since their last Stanley Cup win in '71-'72. Tomorrow's game vs. the Lightning will be a good one.
 
Elganja said:
Isles controlled from the 10min mark of the first until the 19min mark of the 3rd... caps showed up for 11min in regulation and all of OT

I think arnott's post game comments said it best:
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yeah that's true, I missed the first couple minutes.

RE: Arnott, yep... he makes the Caps a legit playoff contender now.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=554715
Button cited teams such as Boston and Philadelphia and said there's no way the Capitals would beat them in the playoffs with Johansson as their No. 2. He said guys like Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Mike Richards and Danny Briere would "eat him alive." Let's not forget either about Tampa Bay's duo of Steven Stamkos and Vinny Lecavalier.

"When you get players slotted too high you're extending them and putting them in positions they're not able to handle," Button added. "It's not that (Johansson) is not going to be a good player, he's not ready to do it now, not at that level of competition."

The role should work for Arnott, too.

He doesn't have to be the leading man because that's Backstrom's job, so he can "just come in and play," Button said, while making players around him better and lending his size, skill and experience to the Capitals quest.

"To me it's a fit that is perfect for the Washington Capitals," Button said. "Very few times on trade deadline day can you say they nailed it, but I think they nailed it. I think the team is considerably improved from this time (Monday)."
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SP33Demon said:
Yeah the Isles controlled 59 minutes of that game until Arnott's sweet pass to Laich to tie it. Wideman got player of the game, looked great. Since it was the first game for the 3 new guys, they were still trying to get that chemistry.

Ovie's coast to coast goal in OT, dam... they need more of that from him.
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I had a feeling Arnott would play better once he left. It's just amazing that the entire Devils team is buying into this long-shot playoff run, everyone from veterans on the last year of their contracts to rookies wants to be a part of this, but Arnott never did, just weird. He'll probably get close to a PPG for the Cap, but I don't think he ever would have done that for the Devils. 🙁

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Anyone see the Yotes/Stars game? Why did they pull their goalie at the end of the 1st?

Clutch goal by Benn, wow.
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Sometimes if there's only a few ticks left on the clock the team with an offensive faceoff will yank the goalie for a sixth skater figuring that the other team won't have time to score on them. Not sure if that's what happened there...
 
Okay, so I'm getting Dainius Zubrus's signature tonight in Freehold (Pro Image). I have a gorgeous 20x30 matte print of him in a dynamic skating position, I want an insciption to memorialize the season a little bit, and the line that he plays on.

Dainius Zubrus
12-26-8
The Immortal Season

seems kind of cheezy to me, especially the third line, but that's the kind of thing I'm getting at. Any suggestions?

(Also, the fee for the signing is actually 2 for 1 so I'm going to get Anton Volchukov too. I think I'm just going to get him to sign an 8x10 "Sorry, Winning!")
 
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canes win, w00t!

/but not in regulation, because they are the hurricanes, and are destined to Movertime.
//they may have won, but i really dont like the mcbain/pitkanen pairing
 
xSauronx said:
canes win, w00t!

/but not in regulation, because they are the hurricanes, and are destined to Movertime.
//they may have won, but i really dont like the mcbain/pitkanen pairing
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Man you guys really are trolling us with those 3 point games. First NYR, now BUF?.

Anyway, the Rangers are in free fall, so unless you guys slip up it looks like you'll be in. Devils need either you or Buffalo to collapse.
 
its the maurice system: play for the point!

theyve given up a few leads or potential wins to 3 point games, it aggravates the hell out of me. (but if it aggravates the hell out of the devils, i can live with it 😉 )

hurricanes might surprise me and stay in a playoff spot after all, we shall see.

either way, i have 3 more games to go to this year. i wont bother with the playoff tickets...be a miracle for them to get into the playoffs and out of the first round.
 
xSauronx said:
either way, i have 3 more games to go to this year. i wont bother with the playoff tickets...be a miracle for them to get into the playoffs and out of the first round.
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No chance you'll play the Devils in the first round, so no miracle for you. 😛
 
JD50 said:
Did anyone else just see that amazing game winner in overtime by Ovechkin? Holy shit, that was an incredible play.
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That game is the epitome of why the Caps will not win a cup until they get their shit together.

They don't know how to play 60 minutes of hockey.
 
AMDZen said:
That game is the epitome of why the Caps will not win a cup until they get their shit together.

They don't know how to play 60 minutes of hockey.
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They had 3 new players and it was their first game. Last night they looked great with the GWer by Arnott. Having a bonafide 2nd line Center could be their missing piece.
Oh btw, Matt Bradley is a warlock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BvHJGsPfl0
Paybacks are a bitch for the jump elbow he took from Jannsen last year. 😉

Versteeg finally woke up in Philly and scored twice but not enough... would have been nice to see them pull one out against his old team. Philly's in a mini-slide and they need to pick it up as evidenced by Lav's crazy conditioning workouts he put them through this week. They looked better last night and no shame in losing a tight game to surging Toronto.

The Canes and B's had huge huge wins last night. For the Canes, it guarantees at least a split in their upcoming game vs Buffalo.

SJ showed it can hang with Detroit.

Gillies needs at least 10 for that hit against the Wild... that was ridiculous. He snapped the poor guy's head off the boards like an 80mph car hitting a brick wall.
 
I've seen quite a few caps games in the reg season this year, last and since Ovechkin entered the league. I've seen just about every caps playoff game since Ovechkin came into the league, including every game last year.

I am not basing my "opinion" on just the one game against the NYI's. The Caps are lazy, and they won't be winning a cup anytime soon, until they change their attitude at least. The fact is that this is more truth than opinion.

My real opinion on the matter is that Russians, the really talented ones in the league today, are predisposed to laziness. They rely too much on their raw talent and not on hard work. Ovechkin in the playoffs is a prime example. An even more condemning example was the Russians in the olympics last year - which again I saw every single game. All the talent in the world on that team, but no will to win and no work ethic. This rubs off on the team when your best players don't give 100% every night.

Malkin had a very similar problem and it really shows sometimes, but he steps it up because the team around him has that 100% work ethic and luckily, that rubs off on him. Ovechkin, unfortunately for the caps, is the one setting examples in DC.

Not that I am just picking out Russians, like its a race thing - its just pretty obvious. They have so much talent they think thats all they need. Lebron is another prime example, I don't think he will be winning a championship anytime soon. Too much talent and "I'm the best" attitude, doesn't work hard enough when it matters. Last night was a prime example, not to mention the playoffs last year. Cutler is another one, all the talent in the WORLD. If that guy would just listen and learn and stop thinking he is the best thing on the earth, he would be the best. Instead he QUITS in the NFC championship game. In the NHL, so many russians have this problem. Ovey is one of the worst.
 
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AMDZen said:
My real opinion on the matter is that Russians, the really talented ones in the league today, are predisposed to laziness. They rely too much on their raw talent and not on hard work. Ovechkin in the playoffs is a prime example. An even more condemning example was the Russians in the olympics last year - which again I saw every single game. All the talent in the world on that team, but no will to win and no work ethic. This rubs off on the team when your best players don't give 100% every night.

Malkin had a very similar problem and it really shows sometimes, but he steps it up because the team around him has that 100% work ethic and luckily, that rubs off on him. Ovechkin, unfortunately for the caps, is the one setting examples in DC.

Not that I am just picking out Russians, like its a race thing - its just pretty obvious. They have so much talent they think thats all they need. Lebron is another prime example, I don't think he will be winning a championship anytime soon. Too much talent and "I'm the best" attitude, doesn't work hard enough when it matters. Last night was a prime example, not to mention the playoffs last year. Cutler is another one, all the talent in the WORLD. If that guy would just listen and learn and stop thinking he is the best thing on the earth, he would be the best. Instead he QUITS in the NFC championship game. In the NHL, so many russians have this problem. Ovey is one of the worst.
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God, I hate rediculous shit like this. Who are you, Don Cherry? Watch Ilya Kovalchuk or Vladdy Zharkov play a shift and tell me that Russians are lazy. Wach Anton Volchenkov diving in front of slap shots and tell me they don't want to work hard when it matters. The Russians fail in the Olympics because they lack depth. They lack depth because of the economic reality in what is in many ways a third world nation. Superstars like Kovy, Ovy, and Malkin are identified early and invested in. But there aren't hundreds of thousands of kids playing hockey throughout their teens like in Canada or the U.S. that second tier talent withers.

Really, it's no better than the people that say Crosby is a crybaby diver. I had lots of people tell me that Crosby would never win a cup - until he did. Now those people look like idiots. Unless you change your tune you will to, because Ovy is a top 3 player in the league, and he will win a cup.
 
Kings fan here:

It boggles my mind how tight the Pacific Div is right now. With one win last night, the Kings go from 9th to 5th place.
 
Bruins move up to 2nd in the East with their win over the Lightning last night. Riding a 7 game winning streak at this point in the season and having played several of the better teams during that stretch is a great sign.
 
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