Series Talk: [M1] Washington Capitals vs [WC2] Montreal Canadiens (WAS Leads 3-1)

[filinski77]

Pretty sound logic by you. Watertight analysis and reasoning. If penalties are quite even, then they have gone pretty correctly. Although each PP for Habs is worth like 1.5 - 2 PP due to Laine's shot. So Habs are definitely getting their fair share of PPs.

I honestly can't believe how much you fanboy and praise such a below average player.

Hard shot, slow release, bad aim, no IQ.

Impressive

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Pretty sound logic by you. Watertight analysis and reasoning. If penalties are quite even, then they have gone pretty correctly. Although each PP for Habs is worth like 1.5 - 2 PP due to Laine's shot. So Habs are definitely getting their fair share of PPs.

Laine worst player in the NHL

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Habs fans complaining about the refs

Have 1 more power play than the caps this series

???????

In Montreal during the playoffs they get 2-3 power plays in the 3rd period, especially if the game is close. Typical Montreal.

 

[InsideLaineBOOM]

I honestly can't believe how much you fanboy and praise such a below average player.

Hard shot, slow release, bad aim, no IQ.

Impressive

Not a fan of obvious sarcasm I see.

 

[InsideLaineBOOM]

Laine worst player in the NHL

Nah, just needs to get healthy and be utilized optimally.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Nah, just needs to get healthy and be utilized optimally.

Sad!

 

[crab]

A few things:

There have been a number of Montreal blatant penalties not called.

Montembeault has kept the games close to the third period. If not for him it would be over going into the third.

Montreal fans are watching the last 5-10 minutes of the games and forgetting the prior part of the game. The Habs are getting dominated and are full on pressing at the end of the game. The Capitals went down and immediately scored after. Holding a lead and carrying the play is more challenging then when you are down and pressing for the equalizer.

 

[Herregud]

Not a fan of obvious sarcasm I see.

I can't believe how much shit you're suddenly getting

 

[gtrower]

Bruh I've seen Habs players get crosscehcked in the mouth that's dangerous. I don't care about the interference or the trips. I want dangerous things called.

It's hard to let your top goal scorer bleeding from his face go.

Caufield was bleeding after that, I would say that's significant

Meanwhile in the Caps locker room lol.

“Yeah, [I lost] three on top and three on the bottom got chipped a little bit,” Alexeyev said. “I have them at home.”

Later, he joked, “They’re under my pillow.”

 

[ViD]

Nah, just needs to get healthy and be utilized optimally.

Utilized optimally = 4 minutes per game, all on PP

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Utilized optimally = 4 minutes per game, all on PP

He's about to get removed from the PP too

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

In Montreal during the playoffs they get 2-3 power plays in the 3rd period, especially if the game is close. Typical Montreal.

Typical garbage. Can't remember a game where habs benefitted from game management. last night would be one IF they hadn't ignored multiple crosschecks to the face in the first 2 periods.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

A few things:

There have been a number of Montreal blatant penalties not called.

Montembeault has kept the games close to the third period. If not for him it would be over going into the third.

Montreal fans are watching the last 5-10 minutes of the games and forgetting the prior part of the game. The Habs are getting dominated and are full on pressing at the end of the game. The Capitals went down and immediately scored after. Holding a lead and carrying the play is more challenging then when you are down and pressing for the equalizer.

Habs dominated most of the time the Habs 1st line was on. The rest of the time they were mediocre to being dominated.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Utilized optimally = 4 minutes per game, all on PP

This season yes. If he doesn't pick up speed next year he won't be much use.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Meanwhile in the Caps locker room lol.

“Yeah, [I lost] three on top and three on the bottom got chipped a little bit,” Alexeyev said. “I have them at home.”

Later, he joked, “They’re under my pillow.”

Who cares

 

[bossram]

This season yes. If he doesn't pick up speed next year he won't be much use.

He's been like this since his first two seasons: PP weapon, but massive even strength liability.

 

[Captain97]

Meanwhile in the Caps locker room lol.

“Yeah, [I lost] three on top and three on the bottom got chipped a little bit,” Alexeyev said. “I have them at home.”

Later, he joked, “They’re under my pillow.”

Yeah on a legal play... shot/attempted shot follow throughs aren't penalties.

Crosschecking players in the mouth intentionally is a suspendable offense.

 

[mrv52]

Who cares

No one. You know why? The Caps are up 2-0.

 

[zappa4ever]

Yeah on a legal play... shot/attempted shot follow throughs aren't penalties.

Crosschecking players in the mouth intentionally is a suspendable offense.

I wonder if you've noticed any crosschecking this series
I wonder if you've noticed any crosschecking this series
I wonder if you've noticed any crosschecking this series
I wonder if you've noticed any crosschecking this series
I wonder if you've noticed any crosschecking this series
I wonder if you've noticed any crosschecking this series

 

[Canadienna]

Yeah on a legal play... shot/attempted shot follow throughs aren't penalties.

Crosschecking players in the mouth intentionally is a suspendable offense.

That doesn't matter to these Caps fans that are acting like fools in here.

 

[InsideLaineBOOM]

Utilized optimally = 4 minutes per game, all on PP

I would actually like to see this happening. He could practice solely for the PP. Save his energy only for the PP. He could train fighting as well, so that he becomes a double threat:
1. If you take a penalty, Laine will make you pay by scoring,
2. If you tackle and/or manhandle a star player, Laine will make you eat a knuckle sandwich.

 

[qcal1427]

Bruh I've seen Habs players get crosscehcked in the mouth that's dangerous. I don't care about the interference or the trips. I want dangerous things called.

It's hard to let your top goal scorer bleeding from his face go.

Everything in the sport is dangerous.

I get the immediate reaction. That's what being a fan is. We complain about what happens to our team, defend them from things that shouldn't be defended, etc. Perfectly reasonable for a Habs fan to hate Dowd after that one, in fact it's perfectly fine to have a hatred of any player team for any reason!

I just despise the pearl clutching and constant focus on refereeing and calls and bias well after the fact (this is absolutely not a MTL specific or this series specific thing). Refs make mistakes all the time. That's just the nature of all sports. The constant conversation and re-litigation and grand statements are so draining

 

[InsideLaineBOOM]

I can't believe how much shit you're suddenly getting

Yup! Im like Herregud vad fan är det som händer! But when Laine starts scoring again.. yes, then Im back. More popular than ever.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I would actually like to see this happening. He could practice solely for the PP. Save his energy only for the PP. He could train fighting as well, so that he becomes a double threat:
1. If you take a penalty, Laine will make you pay by scoring,
2. If you tackle and/or manhandle a star player, Laine will make you eat a knuckle sandwich.

He's ass

 

[Captain97]

Everything in the sport is dangerous.

I get the immediate reaction. That's what being a fan is. We complain about what happens to our team, defend them from things that shouldn't be defended, etc. Perfectly reasonable for a Habs fan to hate Dowd after that one, in fact it's perfectly fine to have a hatred of any player team for any reason!

I just despise the pearl clutching and constant focus on refereeing and calls and bias well after the fact (this is absolutely not a MTL specific or this series specific thing). Refs make mistakes all the time. That's just the nature of all sports. The constant conversation and re-litigation and grand statements are so draining

The games are over, the Caps deserved to win them. The league should fine players cross checking people in the face. I understand they won't suspended them because it's the playoffs just acknowledge it's not allowed and tell the refs to watch for it.

I don't care about the trips or interferences I was a Habs fan in 2021 when we clutched and grabbed our way to the finals. Cross checks to the head are usually supendable actions for a reason where as interference is a 2 minute penalty