Post-Game Talk: Capitals win game 1, lead series 1-0

[Habit11]

Newhook line will need breaking up. He’s not a center and it makes every other line have a more difficult game. Can’t win faceoffs and they need too much sheltering. Kapanen can play C. Somebody will have to sit.

 

[habamillions]

Bs pp call for 1st goal. Then a questionable highstick for 2nd goal. Should be icing on 3rd goal. Lol

 

[waitin425]

Can someone with knowledge answer this. Do the refs have a boss who reviews their performance each night. Those guys should know every f***ing call they missed and strive to do better. Bush league that it wasn't called an icing at the end. If they have any pride in their work they'd want to not make that mistake again.

 

[sukimono]

Damn Oilers already Oilering

 

[dinodebino]

Great showing! We will lose this series, but the kids will grow so much! The summer will be A-MAZING!

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Can someone with knowledge answer this. Do the refs have a boss who reviews their performance each night. Those guys should know every f***ing call they missed and strive to do better. Bush league that it wasn't called an icing at the end. If they have any pride in their work they'd want to not make that mistake again.

No to all.

 

[SallyBalls]

I've seen enough.

We do these pricks in 6 games.

They will tire themselves out taking runs at our players. We will rope-a-dope these pricks.

Biggus Dickus Will lead us to victory.

 

[GordonGraham]

Hutson migth have had 2A but he was awful defensively

 

[The Great Weal]

Maybe bump Laine down a line of two and get someone who can skate on that line.

Breaking up the other 3 lines that are working well makes no sense. Pretending like Laine is the only thing wrong is pretty silly, Newhook might have the worst hockey IQ in the league, and Demidov is extremely green.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Any line with Newhook does not work. The guy can't make any play for his teammates. All individual plays that lead to missed shot.

Newhook can’t finish for his life but he’s really good at driving the play. If he could just refine his game a little.

 

[Zalos]

Pretty good game. It was tight and the teams ended up pretty even overall. The Habs showed they can compete in this series.

Guhle and Carrier had great games. Hutson didn't cover Ovi on the game winning goal and he knew he made a mistake there.

First line was clutch as usual.

Demidov barely touched the puck, no shots, minus 2. Ice time around 12 minutes. He had a really good first game, but even with limited ice time, I'm expecting a game breaker to at least have a few dangerous shifts.

On to game two!

 

[zx81]

I also blame the director who chose the camera behind the net for that faceoff.

We are not good with that camera angle

 

[Erika]

It's clear that in the end, when it will be time to compete...Matheson and Laine cannot be near that lineup. And Newhook can't center a line...not even sure a 3rd at this point.

Newhook should be send out to space. I don't want to see this scrub anywhere near this roster next year. He's a complete blackhole with one of the worst hockey IQ I've seen in years.

 

[dinodebino]

@dinodebino wanted some action and … he got some!

I had to LEAVE this Frikkin thread to see this happen???? Bastards!

 

[The Real Timo]

I hate our fans with that dog shit attitude. "Happy to lose to......"

GTFO

Never happy to lose.

f*** yeah!!!

 

[bleuetbio]

Stop guys with Laine, be real. Laine was good tonight and Demidov looks like a learner of the game in defense. Rotenberg stuff starts to make sense

 

[Clumsyhab]

Wow RDS Antichambre are so dumb. They are saying MSL should have put 2 Centre on that faceoff. Not a single of them knows that they cannot change the players after an icing.

 

[le_sean]

Newhook line will need breaking up. He’s not a center and it makes every other line have a more difficult game. Can’t win faceoffs and they need too much sheltering. Kapanen can play C. Somebody will have to sit.

Yeah I can get behind Kapanen for Newhook. I’m sorry but the guy brings nothing other than speed. Can’t win a faceoff, can’t shoot, has chemistry with literally no one on the team.

 

[expy]

Wow RDS Antichambre are so dumb. They are saying MSL should have put 2 Centre on that faceoff. Not a single of them knows that they cannot change the players after an icing.

News at 11.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Newhook is just a mediocre third liner and Laine is at best a PP specialist

This playoffs is also a learning experience for Hughes.

What he has and doesnt have?

 

[Habsawce]

Just need a split going back to Montreal. They'll find a way!

 

[Lycanthrope]

This is really wearing thin. Give it a rest. Montie was easily our best player tonight.

Absolutely the game would’ve been over early without him that’s exactly what you need from your goalie, especially on the road.

 

[sheed36]

Please don't try and blame any one player for this loss guys. Just give the Habs credit for not quitting and battling back to get this game to OT, after they looked pretty over matched for the first couple of periods.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Hutson migth have had 2A but he was awful defensively

He looked much better, after the first two periods.

 

[TRG]

Habs won over 60% of faceoffs but yeah Newhook had a tough time 37%

It showed, that line had trouble getting the puck