Half-Assed GDT: Blues vs Caps 7pm

[Robb_K]

This team is amazing. All resolve, no give up.

I've watched The Blues since 1967. This season's team is just about as fun to watch as any they've had, including the 1967-71 teams, 1980-81, 1990-91, The Stanley Cupper, and the 1995-2004 teams. I hope they can win The Cup again, within the next 2-3 seasons, and that Tarasenko is still with them when they do it.

 

[BlueDream]

Buchnevich not the best English speaker so of course Darren Pang asks him a 40 word question.

Buch decides when the interview is over by taking the headset off and walking away, it’s hilarious.

 

[ItsOnlytheRiver]

The post-game interviews with the 1st star are usually cringey.

Yeah but there’s good stuff too. Sometimes Pang says the right thing. It gives the crowd a chance to directly interact with the player etc. honestly, I usually watch the other feed but if we are at home and going to win I flip over to see the 3 stars. Unlike that sing a long we always do at commercial, I see some value in this one.

 

[JR1]

I think Kostin needs some better line mates. I’ve heard he is working his ass off in practice. He’s very physical when given the chance. He’s starting to grow on me.

 

[JR1]

I've watched The Blues since 1967. This season's team is just about as fun to watch as any they've had, including the 1967-71 teams, 1980-81, 1990-91, The Stanley Cupper, and the 1995-2004 teams. I hope they can win The Cup again, within the next 2-3 seasons, and that Tarasenko is still with them when they do it.

I’ve been watching since inception and I agree. Someone of the ‘press’ needs to grow a pair and flat out ask him what he’s thinking.

 

[GoBluz24]

The start of a GDT controversy will you get your own thread?

 

[Cape]

Please don't forget that the only reason Washington isn't leading in this game is because they have openly fumbled and missed wide open nets and that has nothing to do with who is in goal.

Which game did you watch?

 

[Ranksu]

How did Mikkola play?

 

[Robb_K]

How did Mikkola play?

He played reasonably well overall (as he has in recent games), but had a couple hesitant, sloppy plays, during The First Period, when most of The Blues were playing sloppily and a disconnected game. They all picked up their game near the end of The 1st, and mostly played well from then all the way to the end. It was a dominant last two periods, really as good as the best of this whole season.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

I think Kostin needs some better line mates. I’ve heard he is working his ass off in practice. He’s very physical when given the chance. He’s starting to grow on me.

I look at him like Barbie. He needs to put in his time and work his way up.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

How did Mikkola play?

Confident.

He needs to keep playing and learning.

I don't expect him to be perfect, but I love that he's fearless

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Well. Blues came out a little lazy but once they got going at some point in the 1st they played a very strong game right until the end. A little luck and great goaltending saved the Blues early on but the last 40mins Caps really didn't have too many chances to come back and it was all Blues. Impressive performance.

Good summary

 

[eibyyz]

What a f***ing game. Dominating down to the final second.

Chief prolly told them that we don't need any of that Minnesota BS again. That 6-2 should have stayed 6-2.

 

[Zezel’s Pretzels]

I bet Buch was extra fired up to lay a scoreboard beat down on Tom Wilson

 

[542365]

I bet Buch was extra fired up to lay a scoreboard beat down on Tom Wilson

I love that Wilson chasing a dumb hit in the closing seconds of the period allowed Barbie to be wide open to bury the dagger.

 

[jura]

RIP Papa Eddy.

sad news! Bob and Lois were the best blues fans during the cup run

The Blues flew in Joel Edmundson’s parents to watch their son get his Stanley Cup ring - Article - BARDOWN

 

[BlueOil]

first 10 mins were a track meet and the blues looked like they might go off the rails. great game from husso to keep it close and a little puck luck turned it all around real quick. momentum is a funny thing like that

 

[ChicagoBlues]

first 10 mins were a track meet and the blues looked like they might go off the rails. great game from husso to keep it close and a little puck luck turned it all around real quick. momentum is a funny thing like that

Puck luck was huge.

Ovi fumbled on a wide open net and another Caps player was right in front of Husso redirecting a pass, but his stick blade was angled toward Husso's left pad.

Had Ovi not fumbled that easy goal and if the other dude opened his blade a little more, then I think we would have lost.

 

[Sgt Schultz]

I only saw the third period but they looked like a different time from the other night against Pittsburgh. Against the Pens they always looked like they were chasing the play and the Pens. It looked almost completely the opposite last night, at least in the third.

Being up 3-1 at the end of two and adding to that as the clock struck midnight on the period is huge. Dan Kelly used to say that a two goal lead was the worst in hockey. Adding to that and essentially deflating the Caps going into the intermission was huge, IMO.

Looks like a good win all the way around.