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NHL Playoffs 2017 [OT] 100 Years of Playoff Salt

WarMacheen

Member
Sid is going go die before this game is over.


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zroid

Banned
Stunned at how little heart the Penguins have shown so far. It's like they don't even care. Maybe the Capitals just want it more?
 

WarMacheen

Member
Stunned at how little heart the Penguins have shown so far. It's like they don't even care. Maybe the Capitals just want it more?

Caps are in year two of the two year window the GM gave them to win. Maybe looking at restructuring if they choke yet again.
 

Futureman

Member
Stunned at how little heart the Penguins have shown so far. It's like they don't even care. Maybe the Capitals just want it more?

Pens have the heart and are winning faceoffs and hustling, but they can't seem to bring it into the Caps zone cleanly.

They also whiffed on a few shot opportunities which doesn't help.
 

mo60

Member
The Washington Capitals have scored a goal and now lead the Pittsburgh Penguins. If this continues there will be a game 7.

/mo60

Lol. The challenge for the capitals now is to continue to block shots from the penguins and to actually score more goals. I think it's 50-50 right now on who will win this game.
 
Stunned at how little heart the Penguins have shown so far. It's like they don't even care. Maybe the Capitals just want it more?

Pens are trying hard, there's just a huge gulf in quality between both teams this year.

Even though Pens have tried to keep their roster identical, it's obvious this is not the same team as the one who won the cup last year. They are getting outshot in almost every game, their transition is awful, they have no puck possession. They can barely string two good passes together at times. They show glimpses of their cup winning form seldomly.

No Letang, injuries to some key guys like Hagelin/Hornqvist/Crosby, other guys underperforming badly (Bonino, Sheary, etc), a bit less hunger maybe.

The reasons why it's a 3-2 series right now are the goalies and Caps just being terrible at taking their chances.

Pens might still steal this though because Caps are not even putting enough pressure right now and Holtby could well shit the bed again.
 

Socreges

Banned
Pens are trying hard, there's just a huge gulf in quality between both teams this year.

Even though Pens have tried to keep their roster identical, it's obvious this is not the same team as the one who won the cup last year. They are getting outshot in almost every game, their transition is awful, they have no puck possession. They can barely string two good passes together at times. They show glimpses of their cup winning form seldomly.

No Letang, injuries to some key guys like Hagelin/Hornqvist/Crosby, other guys underperforming badly (Bonino, Sheary, etc), a bit less hunger maybe.

The reasons why it's a 3-2 series right now are the goalies and Caps just being terrible at taking their chances.

Pens might still steal this though because Caps are not even putting enough pressure right now and Holtby could well shit the bed again.
What injury is Crosby dealing with?
 
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