Around the League: Capitals and Ovie are Stanley Cup Champions

[FreeBird]

And how will Lou and Ho Sang flourish on the Island.

 

[Albert Iafrate]

From where I'm sitting, this series is all about special teams. In the three games the caps won, there were 9, 6, and 15 penalties called split fairly evenly between both teams. That's an average of 10 per game. There were 4 penalties total called in game 1. Vegas has a terrible Power Play and an average PK. Washington has one of the best Power Plays in hockey. Vegas is the superior team even strength, that is their bread and butter.

Washington has figured out how to beat Vegas. Who cares if you are penalized equally, you will score 2x as many times on the power play as Vegas. So, goon it up, get Vegas to play physical and retaliate, success. Thus, it's all on the refs for tomorrow night.

And I know it's pretty much over, they have to win tomorrow. I wouldn't want to be Washington going home up 3-2 with the possibility that if they lose, you go back to the gong show that is Vegas for game 7. After all, it has not been uncommon for the Caps to choke up 3-2 in a series. All the pressure will be on Washington if it gets to game 6.

 

[PromisedLand]

And how will Lou and Ho Sang flourish on the Island.

On Hockey Central, they quoted Evan Bouchard (draft pick this year) as saying when he met with Lamoriello at the Draft Combine, Lamoriello said "Mark [Hunter] already told me all about you."

boy o boy did we pay two guys to scout for other teams?

 

[Daisy Jane]

And how will Lou and Ho Sang flourish on the Island.

hahahahaa. i just thought of that one

 

[Warden of the North]

Wrap it up tonight please. Time for the NHL to go back to revolving around the Leafs

 

[IBeL34f]

On Hockey Central, they quoted Evan Bouchard (draft pick this year) as saying when he met with Lamoriello at the Draft Combine, Lamoriello said "Mark [Hunter] already told me all about you."

boy o boy did we pay two guys to scout for other teams?

Bouchard's obviously a leaker, no way Lamoriello would take him...

 

[Walshy7]

Go Ovie go. Watching the first playoff game since the leafs lost, tonight.

 

[Nineteen67]

It’s always a special game when Lord Stanley is in the rink. Feels different.

 

[Daisy Jane]

no interference my butt

 

[Daisy Jane]

okay they ain't winning, i'm going to bed
if i'm wrong. woo. hoo. WSH yada yada, sad hockey is done, okay, draft time!

 

[Warden of the North]

This game is wild

Caps up 4-3

 

[htpwn]

Caps go ahead!

7 minutes away.

 

[firstemperor]

Caps are relentless with their forecheck!

 

[Daisy Jane]

what's with the clock?!

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Congratulations Washington. Congratulations Ovy. It was a long time coming.

 

[Daisy Jane]

look at that.

Goal Scoring won the championship.

 

[Nineteen67]

Way to go Caps.

 

[thewave]

Yeah!! Good job Caps!! Grats!! That was great DSP was a boss!

Well done! deserved!

 

[htpwn]

Well done Caps.

Well done.

Great to see Ovie finally get that Cup.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Well done Caps.

Well done.

Great to see Ovie finally get that Cup.

I want one

 

[Warden of the North]

Now, that this is out of the way Dubas can get on with his trades

 

[Nineteen67]

Barry Trotz is the biggest FA this off-season.

 

[Warden of the North]

So doea Barry Trotz still need to worry about his job?

 

[Daisy Jane]

So doea Barry Trotz still need to worry about his job?

i say nopers.

 

[Revolt]

Happy for Ovechkin. Glad to see him win a cup.