GDT: Maybe? Caps @ isles 12:30pm edit: yes!!! All due respect to The Great One, but The Great 8 stands alone atop the mountain

[895]

I’ll let the isles have the win I don’t care


No injuries and a Leonard goal and we’ll call it a night.

 

[Corby78]

Eight straight games of giving up at least three goals. Not gonna do it!

We are going to get blown out this game. Nobody on that bench is thinking win right now

 

[Hivemind]

You can only hope to contain...Gatcomb...

Gatcomb is the leading goal scorer in the past 2 hours. How long before he breaks Ovechkin's record?

 

[tenken00]

Gordie Howe

And Maurice Rocket Richard. Both wore #9.

The last two goal record kings before Dwayne Jetski and now, Alexander Ovechkin.

9. 9. 99. 8.

 

[Capsman]

Lindgren just does not help defenseman retrieve pucks at all ...

As he shouldn’t. He’s terrible at it .

 

[HecticGlow]

I loved Chuckie in his first two seasons here, and hopefully he can refine his form. But this season I’ve found myself lacking confidence in net when he plays, which makes me nervous for his extension.

Hopefully LT returns to form when he returns from IR.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Roy ouch. Hope he's ok.

Cheap hit.

 

[g00n]

And Maurice Rocket Richard. Both wore #9.

The last two goal record kings before Dwayne Jetski and now, Alexander Ovechkin.

9. 9. 99. 8.

No pressure, Lenny

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

I loved Chuckie in his first two seasons here, and hopefully he can refine his form. But this season I’ve found myself lacking confidence in net when he plays, which makes me nervous for his extension.

Hopefully LT returns to form when he returns from IR.

Wonder if he was in the building to help celebrate? Saw Shepherd who didn’t deserve to be in spotlight.

 

[MW6]

So, every goal by Ove from will be a record breaker, 7 minute break and ceremony for everyone of them?

 

[g00n]

At this point in the season? I’d be highly comfortable with that.

Ok back to this since we were so rudely interrupted.

Here are the hottest teams at the end of last regular season and how they fared in the playoffs.

I'd say that's a mixed bag. Yes you have the SC champ and a few Conference Finalists but you also have 1st and 2nd round exits.

There were similar results the previous season. And the year before that 4 of the 5 hottest teams down the stretch were eliminated in the 1st and 2nd rounds.

Every year is probably like this.

Let's wait and see.

 

[trick9]

Goat goal-scorer.

Ceremony at home coming up and rest of the way it's time to fix the issues. Starting with team defense and starting the games poorly.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Sad I didn't get to see it live but I'm sure we'll get a ceremony at home Thursday. Congrats Ovi, it's been a joy to watch every single one of them. Something I'll always remember.

 

[g00n]

Ok now they'll regroup in the locker room, have a few beers, mount a massive comeback and piss themselves if anyone boards them.

 

[HTFN]

Ok back to this since we were so rudely interrupted.

Here are the hottest teams at the end of last regular season and how they fared in the playoffs.

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I'd say that's a mixed bag. Yes you have the SC champ and a few Conference Finalists but you also have 1st and 2nd round exits.

There were similar results the previous season. And the year before that 4 of the 5 hottest teams down the stretch were eliminated in the 1st and 2nd rounds.

Every year is probably like this.

Let's wait and see.

I get people being superstitious but all hot streaks reset when you play the same team 4-7 times. No pre-playoff L10 is going to mean more than good adjustments in game 2.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Ok back to this since we were so rudely interrupted.

Here are the hottest teams at the end of last regular season and how they fared in the playoffs.

View attachment 1007576

I'd say that's a mixed bag. Yes you have the SC champ and a few Conference Finalists but you also have 1st and 2nd round exits.

There were similar results the previous season. And the year before that 4 of the 5 hottest teams down the stretch were eliminated in the 1st and 2nd rounds.

Every year is probably like this.

Let's wait and see.

Three of the final four teams is a mixed bag?

I don't see how we can just wave away their current form. It reeks of the Flip The Switch years under Trotz, and we know what happened there.

 

[tenken00]

 

[tycoonheart]

Yeah I'm not a fan of limping into the playoffs like this. I think it's concerning.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

We are not worthy….

Amazing stuff. First, to see Gretzky do it, now this.

 

[Calicaps]

Timing of the record is perfect. Time to heal, rest, practice, and refocus before the next game.

 

[Acallabeth]

Most of the guys playing like it's them who've just scored the record breaker.

 

[Random schmoe]

At the about 1:07 mark in the below video, OV gives Protas a hug on the bench. Makes me wonder if Pro has been on the bench all game? I'd imagine if he wasn't, he might've been in the suite with Oshie, Backstrom, Ted, et. al. (Or wherever else injured players sit.)

 

[Calicaps]

Not sure if asked already but why tefuq was Gretz wearing a #9 pin?

 

[Random schmoe]

Not sure if asked already but why tefuq was Gretz wearing a #9 pin?

Repped Gordie Howe.

 

[Calicaps]

Repped Gordie Howe.

Duh. Thx! I kept thinking… does he not know Ovi’s number?!