Game 86: Caps @ Cans

[Coldnwindy]

The Habs have a great record at home. And have a hot goalie. Time to sack up

It's a problem when every goalie this team faces in the postseason is a "hot goalie".

 

[EroCaps]

My feeling is if the Caps win tonight they’ll in in 5, if they lose tonight it goes 7 and is a crapshoot.

Time to have their best period of the series if they want to prove they’re serious about winning the series.

My thoughts exactly.

I do expect a big push from them in the 3rd.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

The Habs have a great record at home. And have a hot goalie. Time to sack up

Why do the Caps never have the hot rookie backup goalie?

 

[bacchist]

Yep. I get that people in here want to avoid the doom and gloom in favor of pretending everything is fine, but it's really not.

We have seen this time and time again - doesn't seem to matter who the coach is.

Get over it.

 

[Lou Sassole]

Exactly what happens when you can’t put a team away.

That's why I find the Protas decision so baffling. Unless you can make it worse(and if that's the case he should be out for the series and not traveling with the team), the idea that we "are up 2 to 0, or 2 to 1 so we can rest him" was utter bullshit and stupid.

 

[Coldplay619]

Why do the Caps never have the hot rookie backup goalie?

Holtby.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I don't see the Caps will see another PP the rest of the game and they just need to stay out of the box. Keep Montreal to 5on5 play and do more what Beavy and Strome did the 2nd. Being down 2-1 in the game should be a motivator than being up 2-1 with the Caps. Keep out of the box, hit, and just keep going to the net. Just keep it simple, imho.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Holtby.

Well, he wasn’t a rookie but yeah.

 

[CapsSkins]

Habs don't have a hot goalie, we just aren't testing him nearly enough. Need to forecheck, get the cycle going in the O zone, and get more pucks on net.

20 mins to empty the tank and get a couple. The capability is there; results are TBD

 

[PlushMinus]

Sorry but that call on ovie is bogus. Slowed down it looks late full speed it's bang bang play.

Sure but the Caps got a couple of very soft calls in their favour so we knew there would be some make up calls.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Caps have 16 shots, Montreal with 9….2 goals on 9 shots…not great Bob.

 

[Calicaps]

Habs don't have a hot goalie, we just aren't testing him nearly enough. Need to forecheck, get the cycle going in the O zone, and get more pucks on net.

20 mins to empty the tank and get a couple. The capability is there; results are TBD

THIS.

 

[kicksavedave]

That's why I find the Protas decision so baffling. Unless you can make it worse(and if that's the case he should be out for the series and not traveling with the team), the idea that we "are up 2 to 0, or 2 to 1 so we can rest him" was utter bullshit and stupid.

Yeah I'm not sure why he would travel with them if they are afraid to play him tonight. He practiced with them twice. Whats left to prove?

 

[Holtbyisms]

Too much officiating, I hate what the NHL has become.

 

[crab]

Carlson is so bad

 

[pman25]

Already starting this 3rd undisciplined. They are not a mature team

 

[wickedwitch]

LOL. And now we have no D to PK. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Dumb to send them right to the PP

 

[stephenball]

I hate the 6-74 pairing so much

 

[JayBeagleFanAccount]

is protas going to toughen up and play at any point this series

 

[CapsSkins]

Kill this off and hopefully refs swallow the whistles from here on out

 

[Capsman]

I think it’s fair to say that Carberry is struggling to keep the team composed.

 

[kicksavedave]

Toxic positivity: We need the PK practice.

 

[McVechkin]

Just not adjustments from Carberry?

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

FFS