GDT: 02/28/2016

[karnige]

good game. I dont think either team brought their "A" game today though

 

[The Toews Era*]

Caps play like garbage and lose a 1 goal game on a blown icing. Perspective...

Hahahhahaha. Gee i wonder who was tryharding more in february, the hawks or a trotz team?

 

[Frank the Tank]

Ovechkin was barely a factor thanks to Keith. Dude was stellar today.

It's was a Doughty-like performance, who pretty much always dominates his match-up against Ovechkin (which is rare considering how Ovechkin likes to physically target a player matched-up against him).

 

[vippe]

No need to blame the refs.

Good game between two of the best teams in the league.

Pretty much, Caps had enough chances to win the game but didnt conver, and really shouldnt have messed up like they did on either of the first and third goal.

 

[LikeAPheonix*]

Does Toews ever get kicked out of the faceoff?

It was a pathetic display of fixing. Lenient for the Hawks...call imaginary penalties on the Caps. Same 'ole same 'ole.

 

[vippe]

I still don't get why Trotz puts the uncreative Backstrom on that PP1!? Kuznetsov barely gets any ice time and cashes in. Backstrom just stands there.

Backstrom was a part of both goals though.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Holtby wasn't really all that impressive today

That Vezina is slipping away

 

[LikeAPheonix*]

The Vince McMahon picture is fitting. He could do a better job selling the fix than the NHL.

 

[Nameless]

Crawford deserves Vezina

 

[Ducks DVM]

Does Toews ever get kicked out of the faceoff?

He's impressively skilled at taking them, but he also cheats more (and gets called on it less) than anyone else in the league. Good for him for doing it until the other team calls the officials out and makes them enforce the rules, but he definitely gets an edge.

 

[EbonyRaptor]

one of the caps defenders battiling the flu and carlson out. wish we were fully healthy to see where we match up against the hawks

I'm coming in late to the GDT so I don't know if this has been addressed, but, yes having Carlson out is a huge loss for the Caps but having Rasmussen, Panik and Mashinter in for Hossa, Kruger and Weiss leaves the Hawks at not full strength too.

 

[TLEH]

thats not icing, maybe if the defenseman would turn and play the puck, rather than interfere the forecheck the whole way down, they would have gotten the puck eh?

 

[SAADfather]

Bad officating but the better team won. After today I'm really hoping for a Hawks/Caps SCF. That's going to be a good one.

 

[EmeticDonut]

He's impressively skilled at taking them, but he also cheats more (and gets called on it less) than anyone else in the league. Good for him for doing it until the other team calls the officials out and makes them enforce the rules, but he definitely gets an edge.

That's pretty much every player ever who's good at faceoffs.

 

[SkinsFan09]

Holtby wasn't really all that impressive today

That Vezina is slipping away

What was he supposed to do on any of the three goals? Kane wide open in front of the net, puck kicks out to an open player in front of the net and Toews on a perfect pass on the PP.

Of course that second goal was a missed icing.

 

[Paxton Fettel]

Backstrom was a part of both goals though.

My point is that Kuznetsov is the Caps' leading scorer despite playing less than Backstrom. Backstrom gets 5 PP minutes, Kuznetsov 1:30.
And my other point is that unless someone makes a key effort to score a goal, Backstroms's passes don't create goals. He doesn't try to shoot and his opponents know it.

 

[Honey Bear]

Haha, why is there so much anti-Hawks in this thread?

That was a good hard fought game. Pretty evenly matched, the Hawks just ended up playing a bit better than the Caps.

I didn't think either team played at their best though.

 

[Ducks DVM]

That's pretty much every player ever who's good at faceoffs.

Agreed. He's top of the list at the moment though.

 

[SAADfather]

That's pretty much every player ever who's good at faceoffs.

It really is. Any good faceoff man will be the first to tell you that if your not cheating in the circle, youre not trying.

 

[The Toews Era*]

He's impressively skilled at taking them, but he also cheats more (and gets called on it less) than anyone else in the league. Good for him for doing it until the other team calls the officials out and makes them enforce the rules, but he definitely gets an edge.

he cheats more and gets called less than anyone else in the league? that sounds well substantiated

 

[trick9]

Great 1st period but the rules changed after that.

It's nice that refs try to keep the pace up by not calling icings (happened to both sides, they missed 4 in a row once) but that directly impacted to the outcome of this game. I prefer watching good 5-on-5 hockey aswell rather than terrible penalty calls which then lead to phantom make-up calls.

 

[TLEH]

Who is the announcing team today? Really enjoy them.

John freaking Forslund, HES AMAZING, way better than Doc. Wish NBC would keep throwing him out there. He used to do the Canucks games as well.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Hahahhahaha. Gee i wonder who was tryharding more in february, the hawks or a trotz team?

Wasn't the team from DC that's for sure, aside from the 1st...

 

[The Toews Era*]

Bad officating but the better team won. After today I'm really hoping for a Hawks/Caps SCF. That's going to be a good one.

they'll prolly lose to the rangers again sadly, agreed it would be a good matchup though

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

Holtby wasn't really all that impressive today

That Vezina is slipping away

What? 2 goals were scored by a Hawks player being all alone on his door step. He had some great saves, the Caps d left him out to dry today.