Comments on: Coffee’s for Closers: Habs beat Caps 3-2 (SO)

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:30:20 +0000

Well, @CapsFan, Yoda was like 26 inches tall, so he’s not exactly neutral on the issue of size.

By: CapsFan

CapsFan — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:10:15 +0000

Hoping the MP85 haters (not just here but all over the blogosphere) will give it a rest for a while. One goal, one assist. More useful than Ovi or a bunch of other players. “Size matters not,” quoth Yoda.

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By: 28ISGREAT

28ISGREAT — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:45:44 +0000

Bile-free post in 3, 2, 1… [ ]. Sigh. Go Caps!

By: J.P.

J.P. — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:14:52 +0000

You do realize that these past few seasons (with a few others thrown in) are the only ones in which the Caps were the offensive juggernaut everyone knows them as…if you really were a Caps fan during the early years, then this should not affect you in the least.
@ CDizz

The problem with comparing this team to teams from the past is the crushing value of expectations. Even the good Caps teams from all the earlier eras were never “seriously” considered front-running Cup contenders the way the current incarnation is. Hoping and wishing that a typically “good” NHL team may make deep playoff run is a very different animal from a team that is supposed to openly challenge for the Cup, especially the kind of team that many analysts picked as serious front-runners this year (and last). Taking that into consideration, it becomes perfectly reasonable for the team’s poor performance to negatively affect a fan’s belief in their team.
In other words, the expectations and values of the past do not equal the expectations and the values of the here and now

By: CDizz

CDizz — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:58:01 +0000

@Collin
You choose to give up NOW after 35 years? You do realize that these past few seasons (with a few others thrown in) are the only ones in which the Caps were the offensive juggernaut everyone knows them as…if you really were a Caps fan during the early years, then this should not affect you in the least.

“Man, that sentence felt weird to write.”
Hahaha it felt even stranger to read. Stellar goaltending with a lack of offense? Thought it would always be the reciprocal.

By: BobbyG

BobbyG — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:04:48 +0000

OK, Peter, I’ll put the bile on hold, at least for a few more days. Where I go from there will depend a lot on what happens Friday and Sunday when the Caps play the Bolts and Pens respectively.

The Caps have a way of bringing out the anger and frustration in the most loyal fans, and last night’s game is no exception. After an awesome first period, the Caps flat out stopped playing. They are lucky to salvage a point, thanks to Varly. Locker said it best post-game, it’s “leaving points on the table” when the Caps should have put the Habs away and not looked back.

There are 30 games left in the regular season, so time is growing short for the Caps to show us if they have the heart and the will for the postseason.

By: deann

deann — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:30:01 +0000

No problem Peter! I remembered that goal well because they were fairly close together and really representative of a bad 2nd period.

Love your articles and RMNB!

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:25:09 +0000

@deann

Thanks. Fixed.

By: From Abdelkader to Zuccarello – 2 Feb 2011 | The Hockey Writers

From Abdelkader to Zuccarello – 2 Feb 2011 | The Hockey Writers — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:02:59 +0000

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