ECQF GAME 4 : WARNING: EXPLODING DEFENSEMEN (WSH vs NYR G4, 8pm)

[ViD]

How is that working out in this series?

You’re looking at 2018 Caps vs 2018 Rangers here. It’s just a mismatch

 

[BMOK33]

Its really IMO a must win for NYR this year or next given how old Panarin/Zibby/Gooderow/Trocheck/Kreider are...window is gonna shut fast thereafter regardless of what young talent they have as those guys are obviously big pieces in postseason hockey and once you're 32-33-34 or older the odds of making a run or performing well drop once you've played 100 games. I think whoever gets out of that next series wins it all for sure

 

[hockey4sale]

Ovechkin is an embarrassment, zero physicality, zero effort, zero heart and he is the captain, he is a joke, big f***ing joke, just ship him back to Russia already

 

[ViD]

Its really IMO a must win for NYR this year or next given how old Panarin/Zibby/Gooderow/Trocheck/Kreider are...window is gonna shut fast thereafter regardless of what young talent they have as those guys are obviously big pieces in postseason hockey and once you're 32-33-34 or older the odds of making a run or performing well drop once you've played 100 games. I think whoever gets out of that next series wins it all for sure

Pretty sure they will be a force next year too

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

That was a crappy finish to your season's hopes. That Flyers game thing and all. I remember having to study it just to figure out what happened

Yeah it was confusing as hell. Honestly the Red Wings had plenty of chances to control their own fate and didn't deliver. But it was a messy way to get knocked out at the last minute.

They would've gotten their ass handed to them but it would've been nice for the younger guys to experience the post season.

 

[ViD]

Ovechkin is an embarrassment, zero physicality, zero effort, zero heart and he is the captain, he is a joke, big f***ing joke, just ship him back to Russia already

Calm down, sport

Crosby is already golfing

 

[Pez68]

Calm down, sport

Crosby is already golfing

He's not wrong. Guy looks like he doesn't even want to be there.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Wings would have made it much more interesting, I think. But they lost twice to the Caps to finish the season, right? That's just bad.

Yup. They could've clinched it themselves and not left it to that mess of a last few days but didn't.

 

[nyrallday]

Its really IMO a must win for NYR this year or next given how old Panarin/Zibby/Gooderow/Trocheck/Kreider are...window is gonna shut fast thereafter regardless of what young talent they have as those guys are obviously big pieces in postseason hockey and once you're 32-33-34 or older the odds of making a run or performing well drop once you've played 100 games. I think whoever gets out of that next series wins it all for sure

We've heard it all before. Blah blah blah

 

[BMOK33]

Yeah it was confusing as hell. Honestly the Red Wings had plenty of chances to control their own fate and didn't deliver. But it was a messy way to get knocked out at the last minute.

They would've gotten their ass handed to them but it would've been nice for the younger guys to experience the post season.

I said in early March I felt NYI/PIT would both get in as Caps were a mess since they started hot and Wings/Flyers were young still and not ready for that grind late. I almost was right, Pens needed 1 more W

 

[nyrallday]

Calm down, sport

Crosby is already golfing

Ovie looks awful in this series. He may as well be golfing

 

[ViD]

He's not wrong. Guy looks like he doesn't even want to be there.

He’s 39 after a grueling season where he carried his team to the post season. It’s not 2008 Ovechkin

 

[nyrallday]

He’s 39 after a grueling season where he carried his team to the post season. It’s not 2008 Ovechkin

Still looks horrible. It's ok

 

[Bizz]

Ovechkin can barely skate anymore. It's pretty sad to watch honestly.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I said in early March I felt NYI/PIT would both get in as Caps were a mess since they started hot and Wings/Flyers were young still and not ready for that grind late. I almost was right, Pens needed 1 more W

The intensity picked up for sure as the playoffs drew near and it definitely got harder for a middling Wings team to win games. They were in a pretty cushy spot in February but then Larkin went out and the team fell to shambles and they lost all they had gained.

 

[ViD]

Ovechkin can barely skate anymore. It's pretty sad to watch honestly.

He’s overweight and out of shape. Hopefully he will try to work out and get prepared for the season but realistically his goal now is 20 goals per year

 

[SI90]

Ovechkin is an embarrassment, zero physicality, zero effort, zero heart and he is the captain, he is a joke, big f***ing joke, just ship him back to Russia already

I agree.

That 38 year old who’s played 20 seasons with almost 1500 games played over 1500pts 850 goals and a Stanley cup is an absolute embarrassment. How dare he.

 

[Profet]

Sam and Joe bringing out the jinx

 

[ViD]

Like imagine going from Backstrom, prime Kuznetsov, younger Oshie etc to zero offensive talent on his team

 

[BMOK33]

He’s overweight and out of shape. Hopefully he will try to work out and get prepared for the season but realistically his goal now is 20 goals per year

I have always wondered if he's a smoker given how early he went gray. That can obviously be genetics but many times when people have that much gray hair at 30-32 as he did its a sign they are a tobacco user. That would explain somewhat the fact he had a pretty severe dip in production for a time there til Trotz came in as coach and why maybe now he looks dead compared to guys like Jagr etc we have seen play til 40 or more

 

[hockey4sale]

I agree.

That 38 year old who’s played 20 seasons with almost 1500 games played over 1500pts 850 goals and a Stanley cup is an absolute embarrassment. How dare he.

Exactly why his effort is embarrassing, if he doesn’t care to play just retire

 

[ViD]

I have always wondered if he's a smoker given how early he went gray. That can obviously be genetics but many times when people have that much gray hair at 30-32 as he did its a sign they are a tobacco user. That would explain somewhat the fact he had a pretty severe dip in production for a time there til Trotz came in as coach and why maybe now he looks dead compared to guys like Jagr etc we have seen play til 40 or more

His father was all gray very early

 

[Super Hans]

This game is "wonder what's going on in the NBA game" level of boring. Pretty much watching it just to see the handshake at the end.

 

[GMR]

Imagine having a generational talent for almost 20 years and only making the Conference Finals once.

 

[5cotland]

Who do we think Wilson will start attacking if they get eliminated?