Series Discussion: Caps vs Canadiens de Montréal (Caps win series 4-1)

[IafrateOvie34]

So embarrassing! MSL should know better, but he was always a whiny brat. Napoleon syndrome.

I always thought his NHL story was great, but it went to his ego. Makes me dislike the Habs more.

 

[Calicaps]

You want X out there on the ice as often as possible. His Keystone Kops act with Guhle freed up Mangi for the goal

Great shot! And yes on X. But also, Ovi man, he just loves goals. Doesn't matter who scores them.

 

[Calicaps]

I always thought his NHL story was great, but it went to his ego. Makes me dislike the Habs more.

Agreed. He was a success story. But he's got a massive chip on his shoulder.

 

[kicksavedave]

Nah, we don’t want him in the box. We want him playing as much as possible — he is dogshit. He is Ryan Reaves on defense if Reaves was smaller and a worse fighter.

Reminds me of Nick Backstrom chirping that dude, I think from VGK, telling him "you're terrible, stay on the ice".

 

[Calicaps]

Reminds me of Nick Backstrom chirping that dude, I think from VGK, telling him "you're terrible, stay on the ice".

that was awesome.

 

[Corby78]

NHL fines Habs, Caps $25K each for player antics

Both the Canadiens and Capitals were fined $25,000 each for players' antics during warmups before Game 4 on Sunday night.

www.espn.com

Very different attitude to refs calls from the two coaches. I’ll take carbs all day

 

[CapsSkins]

Whining about the refs is such a loser mindset. From fans it's one thing but to see that from a HC and his players is a bad sign (for them). Caps in 5!

 

[ovikovy817]

For the long run that would be great to finish in 5 and if possible to get a 3+ goals lead somewhere in the 2nd part of the game so we can play Alexeyev more (to rest the others guys)

I know he won't be trusted to play 18+ but at least somewhere around 14-15 that would be already good for the others. If he continues to play less than 10 minutes it ain't good.

 

[aonb]

im more puzzled by how someone can cry so much over a hockey game. i understand the idea of being a fan, even a loyal one, but we're talking about a game where millionaires skate around and hit a puck towards a goal with a stick. if your team wins, that's great, but if they lose, think about how much influence you actually have over it, and find a better reason to cry like a little girl and compulsively spam posts on a message board. i might not be the biggest forum veteran, but in this regard, montreal fans are absolutely the worst kind - a mix between the know-it-all kid in class that nobody likes and an emotionally unstable teenager who just got dumped. i hope we beat them quickly, if only for the reactions alone lol

 

[kicksavedave]

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Washington, with the chance the home team and top seed in the Eastern Conference gets valuable forward Aliaksei Protas back after missing the past three weeks with a skate cut to his left foot.

"He's right there," Carbery said. "He's full practice. He's ready to roll. We'll see if he gets into Game 5."

Its strange how Carbs acts like Big Pro playing is just some random thing, not something he controls.

 

[notDkristich]

"He's right there," Carbery said. "He's full practice. He's ready to roll. We'll see if he gets into Game 5."

Its strange how Carbs acts like Big Pro playing is just some random thing, not something he controls.

Interpreted as he's less than 100%. If Wednesday was game 7 he's in the lineup. 'Tis the spoils of 2 game lead going into a home game.

 

[kicksavedave]

Interpreted as he's less than 100%. If Wednesday was game 7 he's in the lineup. 'Tis the spoils of 2 game lead going into a home game.

"He's full practice. He's ready to roll" Maybe those words do not mean what I think they mean?

 

[RandyHolt]

We are slowly dismantling the Slabs defense one by one. This is the easiest way to win a cup, random hockey luck and smoking hot G aside. Ovi and Willy in our top 6 aren't going to lead us to a cup playing a finesse game. Ain't happening. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

We already got them to sit Struble for Xhekaj for game 3. We knocked out Carrier in game 4. Cole's little brother is next. Its unleash the fury 2025 edition.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

The mods are driven more by popular opinion than one might think.

If enough posters whine about something, they’ll often just do what people want regardless of any rules.

Mmmm I disagree….

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

It's been a theme - a ton of shit is getting deleted on the main board if it is not in the Habs favor lol.

I mean we all respond to trolls at our own risk of getting caught up the sweep of the Mod sword.

Just report them. More often than not, those get addressed. But if you do respond, toe the rules line, get your shots in, and hope they get seen before deletion lol….

 

[Midnight Judges]

Whining about the refs is such a loser mindset. From fans it's one thing but to see that from a HC and his players is a bad sign (for them). Caps in 5!

Habs fans are convinced a bunch of dudes named Jean are biased against them.

 

[Calicaps]

Habs fans are convinced a bunch of dudes names Jean are biased against them.

POTW!

 

[Calicaps]

"He's full practice. He's ready to roll" Maybe those words do not mean what I think they mean?

Agree. It's a weird quote. If he's ready, play him. If he's not ready, then what is Carbs talking about?

 

[TheSmokingMan]

Not just the fan base whining, but Dobes and MSL too. Embarrassing

It’s the way losers talk. I fully expect the caps to finish them off Wednesday.

 

[marcel snapshot]

So the plane made it back to DC, right?

 

[g00n]

I don't follow the media for other teams, but how often to Cup winning teams complain about the reffing these days?

In the past you'd get some gamesmanship and "working the refs" and that was considered pretty normal. It was expected. But I don't think the league is like that anymore.

The teams doing the most complaining now are getting distracted, and are giving themselves excuses to lose.

 

[Calicaps]

So the plane made it back to DC, right?

Huh?

 

[CapsSkins]

I don't follow the media for other teams, but how often to Cup winning teams complain about the reffing these days?

In the past you'd get some gamesmanship and "working the refs" and that was considered pretty normal. It was expected. But I don't think the league is like that anymore.

The teams doing the most complaining now are getting distracted, and are giving themselves excuses to lose.

Totally right and no fanbase understands this better than us because we were guilty of it for years before 2018

 

[Cappy76]

Totally right and no fanbase understands this better than us because we were guilty of it for years before 2018

Not sure if we out right called out the refs but wasn't it reported that Backstrom said something along the lines of "F this league" during the Pens series of the cup run? Want to say it was around the Wilson suspension maybe?

 

[marcel snapshot]

Huh?

Invoking the haunting memory of being up 3-1 in 2010 coming back from Montreal and being stuck in fog and not arriving until 4 AM. A lot of Halaking followed.

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