GDT: thrashers vs CAPS 7:00

[SherVaughn30]

Nobody cares about the President’s Trophy CBC.

Let the Jets have it and learn the hard truth of the curse! We already have gone through it 3 times and are 0-3 trying to win the Cup!

 

[DWGie26]

We need to win. Full stop! I am happy we are getting points but winning is better!

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Wish we got two, but will accept one. Honestly a Caps-Jets Stanley cup final would probably pretty sick, they’re kind of the equal teams of both conferences, really evenly matched.

Yep. Unfortunately the Jets are one of my alternate teams lol.

 

[Blades Ov Steel]

Let the Jets have it and learn the hard truth of the curse! We already have gone through it 3 times and are 0-3 trying to win the Cup!

As the saying goes, 4th time is a charm!

 

[SherVaughn30]

We need to win. Full stop! I am happy we are getting points but winning is better!

In the postseason! I will take playing the right way over winning the wrong way! Had we won in OT, it would have been the wrong way by coming from behind 4-2 and winning 5-4. We got 30 games left in the regular season to stay a top 5 team in the NHL, but more importantly get in gear for the playoffs.

As the saying goes, 4th time is a charm!

? I have never heard that being the 4th time around.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Other than playoff hockey, Feb-April is my favorite months for the NHL. March madness for me is NHL hockey. Amazing ride this season so far.

 

[Marshall]

That's a good and somewhat undeserved point. Coulda gone awry several times.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Regular season OT and Shootouts, don't mean much other than awarding the 2nd point to one of the teams. Caps overall have played well enough that they don't need the points from OT/Shootout to make the playoffs.

 

[Calicaps]

Hell of a game. Caps looked tired, but they had chances to take it. Ovie goal was great. Glad Carbs isn't letting them off the hook though. They coulda had that one. Still, I'm not too upset. They played hard. Three games to the break.

 

[SherVaughn30]

If I were an NHL coach and had to do any post game presser after an OT game not getting the 2nd point, I would never say it was a loss! "Tied game and the other team found a way to get the 2nd point!" Even if we got the 2nd point, I would still say, "Tied game, but we found a way to get the 2nd point in(OT/Shootout)."

Hell of a game. Caps looked tired, but they had chances to take it. Ovie goal was great. Glad Carbs isn't letting them off the hook though. They coulda had that one. Still, I'm not too upset. They played hard. Three games to the break.

Only thought is maybe we look to acquire some goal clutchness like sort of what Poile did back in the day acquiring Dale Hunter.

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

Want to see fewer "oops" moments but that's any team. One point is better than none. Get a win on Tuesday (and maybe another #8 score?) and move on.

 

[BallardEra]

Ovie’s shot on his goal was clocked at 88.8 mph.

I was watching the CBC feed.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Ovie’s shot on his goal was clocked at 88.8 mph.

I was watching the CBC feed.

Not that fast, but it was the placement as Hellebuyck reacted surprised a bit. No matter what OV's shot is clocked at, all goalies say the same thing that OV has a heavy shot!

 

[notDkristich]

Not that fast, but it was the placement as Hellebuyck reacted surprised a bit. No matter what OV's shot is clocked at, all goalies say the same thing that OV has a heavy shot!

I always chuckle when someone says "heavy shot". Laws of physics...speed of the shot is the "heavy". Nothing else.

 

[Lou Sassole]

I always chuckle when someone says "heavy shot". Laws of physics...speed of the shot is the "heavy". Nothing else.

Here's a quote from Ben Scrivens from an article.

Ryan Rishaug and I had a fun conversation with Scrivens today. We were talking about (Shea) Weber and his shot. "He has a heavy shot," said Scrivens. We asked him what is the difference between a heavy shot and hard shot. "There shouldn't be because the velocity is the same, but I'm telling you there is a difference. I can't explain it (laughs). Guys like Boychuk, Weber, Bergeron (Marc-Andre), who used to be here -- they had heavy shots. When it hits you, it hurts. Guys with hard/fast shots have the same velocity, but they aren't as heavy. I know that makes no sense, but it's true. When their shot hits you, you feel it more," said Scrivens. We spent a few more minutes discussing it, and chuckling, because we all felt there was a difference, but none of us could come up with a theory to properly explain it.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

“Heavy”….

 

[alphabetical]

I always chuckle when someone says "heavy shot". Laws of physics...speed of the shot is the "heavy". Nothing else.

Laws of physics state that rotational kinetic energy and translational kinetic energy both add up the total kinetic energy. A heavy shot spins faster and has more energy. It feels heavier because it hits harder - it literally has to in order for the puck to stop spinning.

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

Laws of physics state that rotational kinetic energy and translational kinetic energy both add up the total kinetic energy. A heavy shot spins faster and has more energy. It feels heavier because it hits harder - it literally has to in order for the puck to stop spinning.

Man, put a warning sign up. I just read this and haven't even had coffee yet!

On to Tuesday, be better Caps!!

 

[trick9]

Pretty good effort late.

Weird game. Absolutely dominated in the 1st (scoring chances 2-15 and high-danger chances 1-9), then they basically took over and scoring chances were 22-15 and high-danger chances 9-3 after the 1st.

Bad bounces (Samberg goal), and terrible mistakes like Fever gifting the Morrissey goal cost them along with CMM deciding not to play defense on OT.

I'm happy with the point anyway given this could have easily been over with how bad they were in the 1st.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

good thing 3 on 3 isn’t in the playoffs. It’s not even real hockey

 

[zappa4ever]

start shitty, get dominated, lots of mistakes
slowly recover, get legs
snag a point

If this is the way we slump, slump on!

 

[stephenball]

Honestly I’m still not used to not counting the Caps out, when the Jets got their third I seriously doubted we’d come back against Helle, scoring 4 against him is no easy task. Going into last night he only gave up 4+ goals 5 times this year in 41 starts. To put that into perspective, LT had given up 4+ goals 4 times this year in 27 starts, and we know damn well how good LT has been this year.

Turns out the two best goalies of the year can both have not great numbers in a game where they’re also playing against the two top offenses.