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#1 DanBryden

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 08:54 AM

Gametime: Saturday Feb. 23, Noon ET

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 12:28 PM

Holtby to start in net for the Caps.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 11:05 AM

Capitals.com: Game preview
http://capitals.nhl....vid=DL|WSH|home

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 11:20 AM

Just got back from Buffalo, excited for some Caps. It was interesting being in BLo this week with all the drama that went down for the Sabres this week. I love how passionate they are about their hockey. The $3 gameday LaBatt's weren't too shabby either.

Interesting we're doing game thread's... hopefully it works.

The Caps are playing better D of late, and the offense is starting to get more used to Oates' system. They remain undisciplined. They can't spend a whole period in the sin bin (like on Thursdsay night) against a team this good and expect to win.

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 11:35 AM

You make some good points.
a) I'm putting up single threads for games I'll be specifically tuned into to hopefully get some interesting discussion going
b) The Caps and Devils play the exact same offensive system (not surprising since Oates came from NJD last year) so this matchup really comes down to execution and D/Goalie play.
c) A lot has been made about the penalties toward the end of Thursday's game. There's no arguing that keeping the NJD skill guys on the ice vs. man-down defense is not a recipe for success. But I think that a lot of the penalties were a result of a lack of offensive execution. Offensive zone time was awful for the Caps and they were outshot at even-strength 30-12. That's very lopsided.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 11:44 AM

Caps Lines:
O:
Chimera,Ribeiro,Ovi
Fehr,Backstrom,Brower
Wolski,Perreault,Ward,
Hendricks,Beagle,Crabb

D:
Alzner,Green
Erskine,Carlson
Poti,Kundratek
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 12:15 PM

Offensive zone time poor so far today...again.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 12:21 PM

Tough call on the caps. But Caps also lucky the ensuing shot on that penalty call didn't go in. Holtby was out of position.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 12:29 PM

Love Ribeiro. But I think he will be a casualty of the trade deadline...
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 12:33 PM

That was a nice series by the Caps. Minus that Wolski miss things looked pretty good in the O-zone.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 01:04 PM

Holtby with a huge save. Can't expect him to make too many of those.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 01:06 PM

Ovechkin-esque pull from Jay Beagle
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 01:08 PM

What an amazing passing play. Beautiful play from the top-line.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 01:09 PM

Roles as they were scripted. Chimera the workhorse working the puck to the pivot Ribeiro with a feed to the finisher Ovechkin.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 01:11 PM

About halfway thru the game and the Caps:Devils goal ratio = undefined.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 02:00 PM

Alright, I'm finally able to follow the game closely enough to post in this thread.

I can't stand Kovalchuk. Painful to see him smile after he scored that goal.

Also, Ribeiro is awesome.

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 02:01 PM

Holy cow, that was vintage Ovi right there. Sick.

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 02:02 PM

I can't tell if that was 1 or 5 hole... but the first replay it looked double 5 hole... through the defender's legs, and then Hedberg's. That was sexy.

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 02:06 PM

Where's AS for his famous "I told you about Fehr" comment? :lol:

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 02:07 PM

Turned it on just in time to see Brodeur get complacent and Fehr score. Nice play.




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