Post-Series Talk: Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Washington Capitals, 4-1

[george14]

Spin, spin, spin. You can bring up as many irrelevant points but you cannot recite the HHOF fact.

Backstrom has zero award votes in his career. Holtby has the best chance but it's a very long shot. MAF is practically a shoe-in.

That Crosby had more HOFers? Of course he did - no one is disputing that fact. You are choosing to set this as the measuring stick though, which is silly. It does not address why the Caps had far more regular season success yet choked in the playoffs. Again, it's an out for you to ignore the regular season as if an 82-game season has nothing to do with talent.

How many HOFers do the 2019 Blues have? 2023 Vegas? 2006 Hurricanes? Team success is not measured by amount of HOFers, it's measured by wins and losses.

 

[max21]

Ovi is pretty one dimensional at this point. If he isn't scoring from his office he offers nothing.

I just don’t get this honestly, did you watch him at all other than this series? Ovi was a force all over the ice this year, he scored from everywhere and it’s easy to say these things when he has a bad series. I know it matters most in the playoffs and he was a step behind this series with probably the worst matchup for him and the Caps.

 

[I am not exposed]

Hockey is not in your heart

Not in Ovi's either this playoffs as well.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

For a team that wasn't really a Stanley Cup contender this year according to more than a few of their fans on these very boards, the Canes have played pretty well and gone quite far in these playoffs.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

For a team that wasn't really a Stanley Cup contender this year according to more than a few of their fans on these very boards, the Canes have played pretty well and gone quite far in these playoffs.

I mean, that sentiment hasn’t changed. We’d love the opportunity to compete for the Cup, and we’ve certainly made it farther than many of us expected, but if you had asked at the beginning of the year if we considered the team a “Stanley Cup contender”, you’d get a lot of responses about how it’s a transition year, how we lost so-and-so in FA, how goaltending is up in the air, etc.

 

[Saku11]

"doesent have hockey in his heart" . Hf golden boy Ovi escapes without critisizm again after a bad series. Typical. Ovi had plenty of hustle just a few weeks ago when he was chasing the record. How old was he then? 24?

 

[Hank Plank]

When Canada loses out in the cup America wins!

I know but Canada needs this it's all we have.

 

[illicit]

"doesent have hockey in his heart" . Hf golden boy Ovi escapes without critisizm again after a bad series. Typical. Ovi had plenty of hustle just a few weeks ago when he was chasing the record. How old was he then? 24?

Ovi didn't have the best series, but a lot of that comes down to the fact that Carolina is a really tough matchup for him a personal level. If anything, you put the blame on the coaching stuff for continuing to rely on a 39 year old. Haters gonna hate.

 

[Lou Sassole]

Alex has scored the most amount of goals. He's not the greatest goal scorer

You got your record "great 8" now get lost!

Piss off

 

[Corrupt University]

I think this series signifies that they caps aren't done their retool yet. A good first step, but they looked old and slow this series. Interested what they do from here.

 

[Saku11]

Ovi certainly looks like 20 years old always when its Time to celebrate a regular season goal. I laughed when i saw the goal scoring record video where after the Goal he starts to skate back towards his own zone a little. Took probably The fastest strides ive seen a player take in 10 years. Imagine If he put that kind of effort on backchecking. I know 39 is past physical prime, but would be curious to see some study of how much fitness drops with age If healthy diet and athletic lifestyle is maintained .(speed, strenght , endurance etc) I have a feeling its not even close to what people here portray. Ovi is known to drink a lot of beer drinker and to eat a lot of junk food. And somehow because of that he seems to get more fans. It baffles my mind. Doesent he get paid like 10 mil a year? I Know i would be embarrased to receive my paycheck living that lifestyle.

 

[pi314]

I just don’t get this honestly, did you watch him at all other than this series? Ovi was a force all over the ice this year, he scored from everywhere and it’s easy to say these things when he has a bad series. I know it matters most in the playoffs and he was a step behind this series with probably the worst matchup for him and the Caps.

He’s never been a “force all over the ice”.

He couldn’t pick his own goalie out of a police line up.

There are 100 things that go into winning a hockey game. He does the two that show up biggest on a highlight reel.

He hits and he scores.

98% of the time he’s out there floating.

And when the games matter most, that’s simply not good enough.

 

[illicit]

He’s never been a “force all over the ice”.

He couldn’t pick his own goalie out of a police line up.

There are 100 things that go into winning a hockey game. He does the two that show up biggest on a highlight reel.

He hits and he scores.

98% of the time he’s out there floating.

And when the games matter most, that’s simply not good enough.

 

[pi314]

One time in 20 years past the second round.

 

[illicit]

One time in 20 years past the second round.

Must get exhausting being such a hater all the time. How many goals has Ovi scored against your favorite team? Hope you're okay.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

For a team that wasn't really a Stanley Cup contender this year according to more than a few of their fans on these very boards, the Canes have played pretty well and gone quite far in these playoffs.

They’ve also had maybe one of the easiest routes this season to get to the conference finals
Injury riddled Devils, worn out Caps.
Real test will be next round

 

[Lou Sassole]

Ovi certainly looks like 20 years old always when its Time to celebrate a regular season goal. I laughed when i saw the goal scoring record video where after the Goal he starts to skate back towards his own zone a little. Took probably The fastest strides ive seen a player take in 10 years. Imagine If he put that kind of effort on backchecking. I know 39 is past physical prime, but would be curious to see some study of how much fitness drops with age If healthy diet and athletic lifestyle is maintained .(speed, strenght , endurance etc) I have a feeling its not even close to what people here portray. Ovi is known to drink a lot of beer drinker and to eat a lot of junk food. And somehow because of that he seems to get more fans. It baffles my mind. Doesent he get paid like 10 mil a year? I Know i would be embarrased to receive my paycheck living that lifestyle.

Lighten up Francis.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

"doesent have hockey in his heart" . Hf golden boy Ovi escapes without critisizm again after a bad series. Typical. Ovi had plenty of hustle just a few weeks ago when he was chasing the record. How old was he then? 24?

You don’t have hockey in your heart

 

[RussianBum86]

I know but Canada needs this it's all we have.

Fair enough

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Carolina’s lineup at the start of the playoffs last year:

Guentzel - Aho - Jarvis
Teravainen - Kotkaniemi - Necas
Martinook - Staal - Svechnikov
Drury - Kuznetsov - Noesen

Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
Orlov - Chatfield

Andersen

Big difference in talent on paper, but a Rod-er team on the ice now. It’s 12 forwards playing the same way shift after shift.

Avoiding the Rangers also helped. That was an unfriendly matchup with their excellent special teams in prior years.

 

[DeathMetal23]

One of the more one sided series I've seen. hurricanes are very strong. balance, discipline and great goalkeeping.

 

[max21]

He’s never been a “force all over the ice”.

He couldn’t pick his own goalie out of a police line up.

There are 100 things that go into winning a hockey game. He does the two that show up biggest on a highlight reel.

He hits and he scores.

98% of the time he’s out there floating.

And when the games matter most, that’s simply not good enough.

They let people say whatever on this site, I hope no one actually takes you serious. Ovechkin has 726 assists and more primary points than Crosby, how does that fit into your narrative?

 

[Derailed75]

I know but Canada needs this it's all we have.

Just think if the Canes win so does Jarvis, Staal, Burns, Martinook, Walker, Hall, Carrier, Jost, Stankoven, Janokowski. So it's almost like Canada won.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

I mean, that sentiment hasn’t changed. We’d love the opportunity to compete for the Cup, and we’ve certainly made it farther than many of us expected, but if you had asked at the beginning of the year if we considered the team a “Stanley Cup contender”, you’d get a lot of responses about how it’s a transition year, how we lost so-and-so in FA, how goaltending is up in the air, etc.

I was actually reading those comments in the Miko Rantanen for Logan Stankhoven thread.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I was actually reading those comments in the Miko Rantanen for Logan Stankhoven thread.

Yeah, and you could probably have read them after Game 82 as well. Literally, the most many of us were hoping for this year was “Make the playoffs, hopefully win a round.” No one was thinking “Stanley Cup contender”.