Series Talk: [M1] Washington Capitals vs [WC2] Montreal Canadiens (WAS Leads 3-1)
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There was also a blatant trip on McMichael last night that went uncalled, no footage of that online though. The refs aren't the reason why Montreal is down 2-0.
Habs fans were saying he would play like the next coming of Ovi in this series before it had started.
Turned out to be de "mid" ov instead!
So the refs (who are Canadian btw) are just inexplicably homers for Washington DC? What's the motive here again?
Can't be money. Caps are like the 9th biggest market in hockey. Montreal is 3rd.
Can't be political -- most Canadians are ... not super stoked on Washington DC at the moment.
I guess they're just Ovechkin fanboys. You know how Canadians are always biased in favor of *checks notes* Russian players. Wait, hmmm.
Ok I give up, why are these Canadian refs in the tank for DC?
golgoXIII
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Stop saying ''Habs fans'' ther's like 3 millions habs fan, me and my friends follow habs for 40 years + and noboby believe Demidov will dominate this serie.
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The first video is clearly a trip. However, the Caps shouldn’t have been on the power play in the first place—somehow the Habs ended up with the extra penalty (Guhle, I believe).
The Caps should’ve been hit with two majors (on Caufield and Gally) for those cross-checks, and that floppy clown Wilson absolutely should’ve gotten a penalty for embellishment.
Demidov trip game 1?
The Caps have definitely been getting an armchair ride from the refs—arguing otherwise is just disingenuous.
McMichael footage? Find it.
SallyBalls
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That’s incorrect. It’s about the fans you don’t have in the market. The NHL has 100% adoption in Montreal, whereas in Washington, there’s still room for the league to grow.
The rest of your post is pretty weak.
Demidov looking horrible shift after shift, is ruining a lot of Montreals chances. His skating speed is putrid and his stride is even worse, how can you even fix that?
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Demidov looked much better when he was separated from Laine in the 3rd period last night. The expectations were probably unrealistic for him in this series but I believe he's going to have a real positive impact from now on, the kid has some true gamebreaking talent (not that he's similar to OV in style of play at all though).
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Caps fan here pointing out that Ovie only had one goal in his first 5 career playoff games.
As Treebeard would say, lets not get hasty with crapping on a guy with Demidov's talent.
And would you all cool it with the ridiculous back and forth on the penalties? Step away for an hour or two. Geezus.
As Treebeard would say, lets not get hasty with crapping on a guy with Demidov's talent.
And would you all cool it with the ridiculous back and forth on the penalties? Step away for an hour or two. Geezus.
Habs have been doing a decent job keeping up but the Caps depth is a bit too much to handle.
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Yes, they absolutely should've been. 3 people threw punches in that scrum all 3 went to the box. Bad luck for you that it was 2 Canadiens players. This is getting really pathetic.
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The point is that there are missed calls on both sides.
Which YOU just admitted was the case right now.
You don't get to sit here and be the arbiter of all what is fair or not. You do not have that power nor will the hockey gods ever retroactively change anything.
Grow up. Nothing will ever be fair in life. Not just in hockey. You either suck it up or you go home. Those are facts.
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I'm seeing a number of Habs fans who are not seeming to realize that the reason the Habs are being competitive in these games is because they are playing the wheels off of their top line which is not sustainable in a seven game series. When the Habs are rolling their lines normally they are getting dominated (periods 1/2), but in the third they are shortening the bench to ~6 forwards which helps them push hard short-term, but by games 6/7 and beyond they will be absolutely exhausted
It's a good strategy if you're just trying to get your team a win or two for confidence and to build off of, which I guess is what they are after since the Habs are overachieving even by making the playoffs, but as the series goes on these third period pushes are going to be much less of a thing as Suzuki/Caufield/Slafkovsky have their legs get heavier
Not to mention, Montembeault is playing fantastic between the pipes
It's a good strategy if you're just trying to get your team a win or two for confidence and to build off of, which I guess is what they are after since the Habs are overachieving even by making the playoffs, but as the series goes on these third period pushes are going to be much less of a thing as Suzuki/Caufield/Slafkovsky have their legs get heavier
Not to mention, Montembeault is playing fantastic between the pipes
If you were watching the game last night, you would have seen it. There doesn't appear to be footage of it online, but both ESPN commentators noted it when it happened.
Clearly the refs have missed some calls on both sides, but you're having a laugh or sniffing glue if you genuinely think either of those cross checks are major penalties. Welcome to the playoffs, stop crying.
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2 of the 3 goals they have scored so far in the playoffs have been off broken plays / fortunate bounces.
SallyBalls
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I get to do whatever I like...
No one’s denying that calls get missed, but the majority have clearly gone the Caps' way. Arguing otherwise is disingenuous.
Two majors were missed. Which are game changing pens.
SallyBalls
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Just helping the poster understand how markets work... Stick around, I’m handing out free lessons.
so you're saying the refs ARE in the tank for the Caps but for .... no reason.
"The NHL wants the Caps to win because their fanbase is smaller" is literally the most nonsensical argument i've ever heard.
SallyBalls
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Put some work in.
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