League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) | 2023-24 Regular Season Edition

[IafrateOvie34]

St Louis giving Vegas and Kings pressure even if those teams have games left.

 

[zappa4ever]

Boyz control their own destiny, which is nice.

cpl of the biggies
TUE 3-26 v DET (gm71)
TUE 4-9 @ DET (gm78)
TUE 4-16 @ PHI (gm82)

tough schedule but if WSH goes like 7-5-1 (92 pts) that might just do it (if DET goes 7-4-0 that's also a 92 finish)...
Imagine if DET doesn't excel down the stretch, could really help our chances

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Wait.. what? TBM’s Last Stand, as it was posthumously referred to, you were invited to that? I wasn’t, but I knew personally all the participants.



The original caps boards and espn back then were pure gold.

Is he still around in any form? I always like his posts.

 

[kicksavedave]

Is he still around in any form? I always like his posts.

He posts(posted) on RMNB boards recently. Hasn't changed his soft and kind demeanor at all

 

[Calicaps]

on coaches:
This Rangers team is what the Caps should have been in Lavi's first year. It's just what he does. f***ing Covid.

And Brunette was the guy I wanted when Carbery was hired. Not sorry how things turned out, but Brunette is proving he's a helluva coach.

 

[PlushMinus]

Yuck, shootout is the worst pat of the sport.

Rags fans sure were excited about it though. Cheering like it was a playoff game. What a bunch of meatheads

 

[Calicaps]

Yuck, shootout is the worst pat of the sport.

Rags fans sure were excited about it though. Cheering like it was a playoff game. What a bunch of meatheads

Honestly at this point I think I hate 3-on-3 more. At least shootouts involve something that actually happens in-game: penalty shots. The OT format is entirely made-up.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Hate the Drake (current OT format)

 

[SherVaughn30]

on coaches:
This Rangers team is what the Caps should have been in Lavi's first year. It's just what he does. f***ing Covid.

And Brunette was the guy I wanted when Carbery was hired. Not sorry how things turned out, but Brunette is proving he's a helluva coach.

I'll point out Lavi is coaching good again becuz he got away from assistant coach McCarthy! McCarthy was disliked in Nashville and we witnessed how he was a problem being Lavi's assistant with us for 3 years.

 

[tycoonheart]

Omg the Pens, lost after leading 4-0

 

[Misery74]

Omg the Pens, lost after leading 4-0

Picked up a point though. Not helping the tank.

Pittsburgh is the 8th place team next year.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

NJ up 3-0.

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

Thank you, NJ!

 

[Ridley Simon]

And thank you Florida!!!

 

[TheSmokingMan]

Philly loses to Florida 4-1. No Eckblad or Barkov for the Panthers either. Today was a good day for the Caps playoff chances. Next game is a big one.

 

[hockeykicker]

Tampa playing ducks right now

 

[PlushMinus]

And thank you Florida!!!

And no goals for Matthews with his stoopid 'stache and equally stoopid face! Thanks Canes.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Awesome day of hockey!

 

[zappa4ever]

The race for M3/WC2:

If WSH goes .500 rest of RS (6-6-0) and finish at 91 points (curr. 28RW) :
PHI needs 5-5-0 for 91 (28RW)
DET needs 6-4-1 for 91 (25RW)

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(the not bloody likely list, unless Isles go nutty)
NYI needs 8-3-0 for 91 (22RW)
NJD needs 8-1-1 for 91 (30RW)
BUF needs 10-1-0 for 91 (27RW)
PIT needs 10-1-1 for 91 (25RW)


So a fairly conservative .500 rest of RS for the Caps scenario, mostly just to show that it's down to WSH/PHI/DET barring a big NYI run

 

[Ridley Simon]

Isles losing today really hurt them. Not a season killer, but def makes their hill far far steeper

 

[DWGie26]

The race for M3/WC2:

If WSH goes .500 rest of RS (6-6-0) and finish at 91 points (curr. 28RW) :
PHI needs 5-5-0 for 91 (28RW)
DET needs 6-4-1 for 91 (25RW)

--------------------------------
(the not bloody likely list, unless Isles go nutty)
NYI needs 8-3-0 for 91 (22RW)
NJD needs 8-1-1 for 91 (30RW)
BUF needs 10-1-0 for 91 (27RW)
PIT needs 10-1-1 for 91 (25RW)


So a fairly conservative .500 rest of RS for the Caps scenario, mostly just to show that it's down to WSH/PHI/DET barring a big NYI run

Nice breakdown. Despite our tough schedule I could see us punching above 500. I certainly would like to see that heading into the playoffs. We control our own destiny though so just win baby!

Isles losing today really hurt them. Not a season killer, but def makes their hill far far steeper

This was great to see. And Pens choking a 4 goal lead. Most importantly Philly losing to FLA. Finally got some help. i’d rather be looking up then down at who is chasing us.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I want the Pens to win a few games (just not the one against us). I’d like them to finish 9th or 10th worst, an be forced to make a decision On their 24 first. Do they keep it, or let it go?

It’s absolutely delicious!

Send the first away now, and face the wrath of “the Big 4”, and most of their entire fanbase?

Or keep it, Try to leverage it this summer, to get someone that can hopefully help them next season? All the while knowing that their big 4 is going to be worse (imagine if they had to deal with what we’ve been thru this season?), and that first next year could be in the top 5. In a much better draft.

Dubas is totally screwed, already.

 

[DWGie26]

I want the Pens to win a few games (just not the one against us). I’d like them to finish 9th or 10th worst, an be forced to make a decision On their 24 first. Do they keep it, or let it go?

It’s absolutely delicious!

Send the first away now, and face the wrath of “the Big 4”, and most of their entire fanbase?

Or keep it, Try to leverage it this summer, to get someone that can hopefully help them next season? All the while knowing that their big 4 is going to be worse (imagine if they had to deal with what we’ve been thru this season?), and that first next year could be in the top 5. In a much better draft.

Dubas is totally screwed, already.

It will be fun to watch. But Pens are like cockroaches. They just don’t die.

 

[Ridley Simon]

It will be fun to watch. But Pens are like cockroaches. They just don’t die.

Oh they are dead this season. 100% Dead Men Walking.

It’s a shame. A real real shame.

 

[Acallabeth]

What's hilarious is that we're still tied for last in goals scored in the East.