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

[Lycanthrope]

Youngest team ever in the playoffs.
Tonight they learned what playoff intensity is all about.
Tonight they found out they could hang with the Caps.
This team never gives up.
Next game they'll be ready.
This could be a hard fought series.

Go Go

Certainly can’t predict that we’re gonna win this series, but I think I can predict with 100% certainty that it will indeed be hard fought!

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Great game. Nice 3rd period push.

Same thing tonight on comments with Caufield as there was with Slaf the other night. It’s like people don’t watch the actual game. Great game from Cole.

Full marks to the Capitals and glad we kept pushing back. Ovechkin is a God.

Awesome game from Montie. It could’ve got out of hand early but he kept us in. Terrific game from him.s a

it's sad that scum like Ovechkin are allowed to play in the NHL.

 

[Zorro]

Caps are beatable.

That's my takeaway.

Sure, but it won't be by the Habs if they only show up for the last 10 minutes of regular time.

 

[StCaufield]

Laine is a piece of f***ing shit. Lazy soft garbage

He had a good game. Not his fault that he got heavily cross checked at the end there. He can be better but he’s not the first one I’d blame

 

[zx81]

He got crosschecked. That shouldn't have been icing.

There were at least 3 crosschecks uncalled by the Caps in that short OT

 

[Nedved]

Just felt like we were battling the refs all night too. That one hurt cause I’m not sure they can play any better. When the Icing wasnt waved off it felt like we were going to lose.

Hutson is our most talented and game breaking d-man but Guhle is a number 1. What a player, guess players.

I need to remind myself these playoffs are a bonus to our year but just hate losing games we should’ve won. I will say caps looked slower than us after period 1.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Yup not getting the puck in deep to begin with was minor league.

He's useless, even his PP trick is well known...

 

[donghabs98]

Demidov looked way better when Armia was on his wing and not Laine. I don't understand the people in the Laine thread that think he's a good hockey player.

We should go back to that line. The Newhook line was a straight liability. Armia made a number of great plays tonight.

 

[le_sean]

Once again people looking for a scapegoat and it seems to fall on Laine and Matheson.

Laine had a solid game. Matheson not so much.

You want to know who also had a bad game? Our golden boys Demidov and defensively Hutson as well.

Some people have really pathetic takes.

Overall a great first game.

Is Demidov the veteran that makes $9m a year? Or is he the guy playing his 3rd NHL game?

 

[Hoochi Papa]

I couldn't write in Canadiens area for an hour, what the hell happened?

Second line is our kryptonite.

 

[Habsawce]

I wish we could have challenged it. A game should never end due ro a blown icing call

I'll lose sleep over that one.

 

[Habs13]

Weird... both teams in the Oilers v Kings game are hitting!?!

 

[Lycanthrope]

Well, I guess I can disconnect my intervenous clonazepam drip now.

 

[expy]

It was a scramble play with a puck knocked out of mid air. Not really the point, these are supposed to be the best officials in the world and that icing was a travesty.

Honestly, all game the linesmen were brutal. How many faceoffs are they holding the puck and tossing guys. It's too much, just do your job.

Just doesn't sit well with me, for the boys to battle back like that and have just a ridiculous icing call cost them a game.

It's their fault for not playing 3/4 of the game and getting into that situation. Seriously looked like regular-season Montreal Canadiens the entire game, yes even when they tied it 2-2.

 

[Andrei79]

Yup not getting the puck in deep to begin with was minor league.

Yep. This is why I said in the GDT that the second line lost that game. It wasn't the play per say, but everything that happened before. Somehow we'll get a novel by some Laine-stans about how its everyone elses fault though.

 

[Rozz]

Lots of lessons for them to take from this game.. but A Lot of positives also!

Caps came out hard! threw everything they had at us and we weathered the storm, turned the tables and took it to overtime.. 1st line took over, and Hutson with a big 2 apple performance.. really wanted to be right about him scoring the ot winner tonight lol

but I cant be mad at this one... even a little... they showed they can run with the big dogs and the caps showed they are easily beatable.. as long as they play with the same kind of effort and game as this one .. one or 2 non bullshit calls from the refs goung our way and we are very in this series! exciting to see!

whatever happens, as long as they play with the effort of tonight ill be happy.. this team will be contending soon enough!

 

[le_sean]

He had a good game. Not his fault that he got heavily cross checked at the end there. He can be better but he’s not the first one I’d blame

He was -2. That entire line was shit and he’s a big reason why.

 

[Kimota]

f*** me. Tough way to lose that one.

Anyone that says "i dont mind losing to Ovi" needs to be banned. f*** me.

I hate the mother f***er too!

 

[LV426]

Good effort by the kids.

I'm really not surprised by the refs BS.

 

[domiwroze]

They got Ref'd game1 in Caps building. Nothing really surprising, but frustrating.

They can easily regroup for game 2. They almost won that game with all those bounces and calls going against them. They were by far the best team in the 3rd period.

Get mad, get thirsty for blood. Go and win game2. Go back home with a 1-1 tie.

 

[salbutera]

And he was brutal on key face offs whether it be in o zone or d zone, even though I don’t fully blame him on that last faceoff the support didn’t come but that speaks to the line. Unfortunately they’re going to need to mix up bottom three lines if they want secondary offense generated from ok defense

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

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Knew we were getting f***ed off that icing call.

Eat shit Ron MacLean. Retire already you stupid old asshole

What did MacLean say? I pretty much turned the game off 10 seconds after Caps scored.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[Paddy17]

Bad icing call maybe, Laine rah rah rah, but Guhle could've chosen better options. He had all the time in the world to either skate it up or pass it to Newhook who was facing the play and skating forward.

I'm not blaming Guhle, because it's not a mistake, but it's small decisions like that, that make a difference in the playoffs. It's about managing the percentage of risks in taking a decision or the other.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Yep, team only decided to show up in the third.

But can't go down 2-0, especially with very little quality shots against

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