Special J
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WSH in 7
I demand extra points for this! I work near the Verizon Center. When I went out to grab lunch at about 12:30 I saw three guys wandering around in Montreal Canadiens jerseys. One had a blue football helmet, which had two can holders with moose-horn-shaped crazy straws that eventually led down to the guy’s facemask. Unfortunately, the holders were loaded with bottled iced tea. The open container laws in DC aren't as friendly as the ones in Montreal. Hard not to root for the underdog, especially when it has a fanbase that cares so much more. But let's go Caps, I wanna see the Penguins in the playoffs without driving up to Pittsburgh. |
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fuser
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What a game
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Strazos
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PIT
PHI
WASH
BUF
PHX
COL
VAN
CHI
Round 1 = 1 pt, Round 2 = 2 pt, Round 3 = 4 pt, Finals = 8 pt.
Just pick the first round winners, and we can pick again after 1st round settled.
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naum
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Scoring at end of first round…
6 points — 01101010, Murdoc
5 points — Bunk, HaemishM, El Gallo
4 points — Naum, Strazos, trotski, Hoax? (no picks other than favorites + Nashville?)
3 points — Paelos, SpecialJ
2 points — WayAbvPar
If I missed something, sorry, please alert me…
Next round starts tomorrow already… …picks worth 2X in round 2
MON (8) v. PIT (4)
DET (5) v. SJ (1)
PHI (7) v. BOS (6)
VAN (3) v. CHI (2)
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naum
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Round 2 selections:
PIT over MON — the dream ends for the Habs here
PHI over BOS — cannot believe I'm riding "waterboy" Boucher
DET over SJ — another disappointing season finish for Shark-town
VAN over CHI — only if Luongo is over opening round jitters
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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Oh that was so nice...
Next round picks anyone?
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Strazos
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The World's Worst Game: Curry or Covid
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PIT
PHI
SJ
CHI
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Fear the Backstab!
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Paelos
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Pitt
Det
Phil
Van
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CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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HaemishM
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2nd Round
PIT
DET
PHI
VAN
For some strange reason, I want to watch that Phi/Bos series.
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Paelos
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2nd Round
PIT
DET
PHI
VAN
For some strange reason, I want to watch that Phi/Bos series.
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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Round 2 selections:
PIT over MON — the dream ends for the Habs here
PHI over BOS — cannot believe I'm riding "waterboy" Boucher
DET over SJ — another disappointing season finish for Shark-town
VAN over CHI — only if Luongo is over opening round jitters
Think I am going to have to go: PENS - have to say the thought of closing out Melon Arena with a Cup on home ice and having the banner raising in the new building next season would be a hell of a christening. BRUINS - I hope the B's keep playing physical hockey, but if Hextall keeps playing like he does... wait, what year is it again? SHARKS - I think they'll settle down and beat the Wings in 7. BLACKHAWKS - I forgot about the Hossa-factor. They'll get to the finals and get beaten by the PENS again - but that is for a later pick. |
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El Gallo
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Pens in 5
Flyers in 6
Hawks in 7
Wings in 6
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This post makes me want to squeeze into my badass red jeans.
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Bunk
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PIT in 6
BOS in 7
SJS in 6
VAN in 6
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Special J
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Woot! I'm not in last!
Penguins in 5 - Habs used their magic. Pens are a better playoff team than the Caps in almost every way.
Boston in 7 - I give them the edge thanks to goaltending.
Red Wings in 6 - The playoffs studs send the playoff duds home. Again. Heatley scores twice.
Vancouver in 7 - Goal again. Not everyone is sold on Luongo, but would you rather Niemi/Huet?
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MON v PIT- 2 of my least favorite NHL franchises in a doucheoff. Pitt in 6
DET v SJ- Red Wings look like they are hitting their stride. DET in 6
PHI v BOS- This is a wildcard series to me- no clue. Will take Boston in 7
VAN v CHI- Canucks revenge their ouster last season. VAN in 6
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murdoc
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PIT
PHI
CHI
DET
I'm not a Washington or Montreal fan, but that game 7 was intense to watch.
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Have you tried the internet? It's made out of millions of people missing the point of everything and then getting angry about it
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Bunk
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By the way, I picked SJS to beat Detroit, because if it does happen it will give me a great chance to win this contest. Plus I didn't think Howard played well in the last series.
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naum
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By the way, I picked SJS to beat Detroit, because if it does happen it will give me a great chance to win this contest. Plus I didn't think Howard played well in the last series.
No he didn't. I expected Osgood to replace him early on. Howard was not challenged much and when he was, he faltered. I figure Howard to get the hook in the Sharks series for sure. I know Osgood has had a crummy regular season but he's been at this scenario before. |
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trotski
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DET
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Xbox live: trotski44
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Miguel
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कुशल
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Has any other team coughed up more 3-1 series leads than the Caps in the history of the NHL?  !!!111!!11one |
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Bunk
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I know Osgood has had a crummy regular season but he's been at this scenario before.
I know, I remember watching him. As a kid. In the 80s... |
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naum
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 Eulogy: Remembering the 2009-10 Washington CapitalsWe hope that when Ovechkin shook Halak's hand, it was shaking with the same ferocity Ovechkin had noticed in Game 2.
We hope the Capitals fans look forward to beating the Penguins in a meaningless NBC afternoon game next year.
We hope the golf course is as green as it's been in the Capitals' players dreams.
Didn't see much of the Caps-Habs series but I was puzzled at the quick yank of a goalie that went 17-0-2 down the homestretch… …just shows you that scoring goals in explosive bouts is nice, but it takes 20 skaters executing in all facets of the game to shine post-season. Or maybe that any given series can be had. Those that got to watch more than me, how did Habs do it?  |
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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Special J
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Well the goaltending didn't hurt. Halak stood on his head.
Really I think it came down to Boudreau getting out coached. Badly. Or maybe his stars just didn't listen. Montreal in their own knew exactly what the Caps would do every time they came into their zone. Down the the wing and shoot. Blocking the shots became simple. After they did that in game 6, they made no adjustment at all for game 7. More easy blocks and perimeter shots. With last change Boudreau still wasn able to keep his top unit away from Montreals shutdown players.
The day before the Caps hold an 'optional' practice. Ovechkin and Semin aren't there. Their captain wasn't there. You think any Habs missed theirs? Or that it was optional?
A really telling play happened in the second. A Cap (I forget, but not Ovechkin) skates into the zone with a winger trailing far side. Three Habs form a line in front of Halak offering no shooting lane whatsoever. What does he do? He shoots of course. Of course it gets blocked but it bounces back to his stick. So he shoots again while by now his winger has a clear lane to the net. Dumb plays like these all night.
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Strazos
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The Habs did it by letting the Caps EPICFAIL themselves out.
1 PP goal in the series, from the #1 regular season unit.
TONS of blocked and missed shots.
Too many attempts for individual plays; Semin was particularly bad with this.
"Not bearing down." Had plenty of chances to win the series.
Not Fucking Finishing. Highest-scoring team in the league scores 3 goals in the final 3 games? Laughable.
Shitty Fucking Defense. Mike Green single-handedly lost Game 7 for the Caps with a dumb penalty leading to goal 1, and a terrible play in his own zone on the GWG.
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01101010
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Just to add insult to injury, I believe the Pens took Halak to the woodshed last night at the Igloo. Going from series savior to getting your ass benched - yeah, I'd say that is a 180 in direction. Washington has to see how a team works rather than a group of individuals on a team.
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El Gallo
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Add me to the "Caps got outcoached" camp. They never adjusted to the trap by switching to a hard dump-and-chase, or by having a defenseman reverse play in the neutral zone, or by trapping themselves. They kept carrying it in with no speed and no lanes over and over and over. Much like the Penguins did yesterday, with much the same result - turnovers, unscreened outside shots, or getting funneled behind the net.
Halak played very solid positional goaltending vs the Caps and yesterday, and did make a few very nice saves, but count me out of the "zomg Halakosaurus is stealing the playoffs" camp.
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WayAbvPar
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Been faintly queasy with anticipation for Game 3 all day. If Luongo can play like he has so far in the series and the rest of his teammates show up, it should be a win. Who the hell knows what will really happen, though.
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Bunk
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Doesn't matter how good the goalie plays if the other team is allowed to push him in over the goal line first.
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WayAbvPar
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Canucks played like shit and didn't finish enough of their myriad chances, but at least 2 of the Chicago goals were directly due to goaltender interference. The 5th goal was just unbelievable. Get Hordichuk out of the press box for Friday night. First time there is a face off in the offensive zone, get him on the ice and have him run Niemi at full speed. At worst he will get two minutes; more likely he will get an assist or a goal.
Dmen have to start clearing rebounds faster, and Luongo needs to control them better. God that game was frustrating to watch.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
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murdoc
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The Canucks let the Blackhawks get in their heads. Why the fuck are the Sisters getting involved with the trashtalk? As soon as they started responding to that crap, the Hawks had them.
Also - fuck the Canucks. Go 'Hawks!
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Have you tried the internet? It's made out of millions of people missing the point of everything and then getting angry about it
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WayAbvPar
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You are dead to me.
At least until the end of the season.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Hoax
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l33t kiddie
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Fuck all of you.
GO SHARKS!!!
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Slayerik
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Yeah, my Wings are done :(
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MuffinMan
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Ha, it looks like they still have some fight left in them.
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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I suddenly REALLY REALLY want a Boston/Montreal series.
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