Comments on: Sweet Revenge! Caps Beat Pens 6-3

By: Caps 10 Wins Not Enough To Impress ESPN, Whoever Writes For Their Hockey Section

Caps 10 Wins Not Enough To Impress ESPN, Whoever Writes For Their Hockey Section — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:38:57 +0000

[...] ESPN ignored a ten game winning streak, where the Capitals plowed through the Flyers, Red Wings and Penguins like they were soft snow. Hell, ESPN even ignored their video-game-on-easy goal totals where the [...]

By: Semin Nets 4 Points As Caps Beat Coyotes 4-2, Win 6th Straight

Semin Nets 4 Points As Caps Beat Coyotes 4-2, Win 6th Straight — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:35:08 +0000

[...] a wild week for the Washington Capitals. They’ve downed the Flyers, Wings, and those damned Penguins all within a a few days. I was skeptical about the team’s ability to continue the streak [...]

By: Russian Machine Never Breaks

Russian Machine Never Breaks — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:49:23 +0000

Hell yeah, Bobbielynn. Next time somebody trashes Theo, remind them of the multiple 40+ save games he’s had this year.

By: Bobbielynn

Bobbielynn — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:41:00 +0000

Not a problem, I’m known for throwing my “two-cents” in there, even if it’s not needed.

Truthfully and honestly, I’m sick of Theo bashers. Obviously they are blind to all the amazing saves he’s made. Obviously they are blind to his stats the past 5 games. He is a good goaltender, who like most, tends to make mistakes, but hell, we all do. But he does what he has to do to win a game. If that involves standing on his head to make a save, he does that. If that involves him getting an assist, hell, he’ll do it.
You obviously can’t win them all. I’d like to see a team go 82-0-0 in the regulars season, and 16-0-0 in the playoffs, but that sure as hell isn’t going to happen. And when a team loses, it’s as if it’s all the goaltenders fault. Hello, there are 18 others players out there. 18 teammates to help the goaltender out.

It was good to The Caps got that last night, not for the whole game, but for most of it, with the defense doing what the could, and the offense up there scoring goals, and playing a little D along with that.

By: Russian Machine Never Breaks

Russian Machine Never Breaks — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:14:02 +0000

Hell yeah, Bobbielynn.

Thanks for the remarks. I think I’ve had the shirt since Ovie’s first game as captain, and I didn’t wear it the game the Caps lost.

And thank you for sticking up for Theo! His first goal was unacceptable, but that’s about it. It would’ve been great if he coulda covered up on the 2nd goal, but those slapshots were too damn fast. It’s the job of defense to stay on top of rebounds if the’re unavoidable.

I loved this game, so being able to bicker about imperfections in a win is a privilege.

By: Bobbielynn

Bobbielynn — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:17:14 +0000

Nice picture, and of course I don’t mean the one of Dan Bylsma, unless that was the face he was making after the Capitals scored one of their six goals last night.
What a game, what a game. A bit shaky at first, but things finished out the way they were supposed to, I’d say.
Major props go to Semin, of course, Flash made that goal, but Semin made one nice pass to get him the puck. Then again, I’m sure if you asked Semin about it, he’d say it was a piece of cake.
Ovie played well offensively, as well as defensively. He was all over the place, as usual, and I’d say his goal topped Crosby’s. (considering the fact he actually had to shot the puck to get his)
To all the Theo bashers out there, the first goal was all his fault, I’ll give you that, his bad, right? But please tell me you did not miss the rest of his performance, he was standing on his head on there in the 3rd period! He made 13 saves alone, in just the 3rd. And if you don’t believe the stats, go watch the game again, it’ll be on again soon enough.
Congrats to Carlson on getting his first NHL point. Yes, it was only an assist, and it wasn’t even the primary assist, but he’s up on the board, and he keeps on being a + player, averaging out a +1 per game, that’s pretty nice for a 20 year old rookie, wouldn’t you say?
Of course, I can’t leave anyone out, it was a team play, all game. The team did good from a shaky start in goal, to a great finish for Theo. A bit of a shaky start for the defense, but finished off well, (ShaMo had two assists, one penalty, one shot on goal, and was a +3, look who’s turning into Mike Green over here). And to a pretty nice performance from our offense. I’d say, I can’t wait to see that done again soon!

Oh, and Peter, keep up the good work on wearing that shirt, I’d like to see the Caps record grow even strong in the ‘wins’ category.