Comments on: Game One Less than Ideal: Bolts beat Caps 4-2

By: J.P.

J.P. — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:15:57 +0000

Ah, the always predictable Pittsburgh fanbase: when presented with circumstances unfavorable to their point of view, the Pittsburgh fan will always, always use the ghost of distantly remembered championships from the past to justify obnoxious behavior in the present. Professionals sometimes label this the “Big Turd In The Little Toilet Syndrome.” On that note, yinz can put your faded chumpionship banners in the terlet with the rest of the bandwagoneering douches that make up the bulk of yer yammering fanbase and flush yerselves into that sewage infested skankwater yinz have the temerity to call a river. Stay classy ya scum encrusted turdlets, stay classy.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:21:27 +0000

I should start a blog called “angry Caps fan”. Lol.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:14:49 +0000

Also, at the guy called “Pens Fans”, what shutout are you talking about? Pretty sure it was a 3-2, the EN notwithstanding.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:13:59 +0000

Dark Stranger: I didn’t mean I hope he’s right in regards to that particular fable, but I mean more in the way of him saying “Caps are so much better than us.” I hope he’s right about that. I am in no way a Tampa supporter. I can’t stand that franchise. Going to a game earlier this year at St. Pete Times Forum where the Caps won, and the Lightning were still leading the division, the TBL fans were chanting “second place.” Which brings me to my next point:

Hey, Pens fans… no one cares about your past successes. And bringing the Steelers into this is pretty pointless too. The only thing more pathetic than “we have won in the past and you haven’t” is when the team saying it is already ELIMINATED in this year’s playoffs. Enjoy the links, d-bags.

Guess what, if the Caps win the Cup this year, and that’s a BIG if, they will have as many cups as the Penguins have had in the last almost 20 years. Anything before that is ancient history, and completely irrelevant to the current status of the NHL, especially in the salary cap era.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:26:55 +0000

Oh god, the eulogy brought the always civil and highly intelligent Pens fans. I’m scared because they actually watch hockey. I just think Ovi is a hottie.

By: Dark Stranger

Dark Stranger — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:21:32 +0000

@Greg (#24),

Greg, are you a Caps supporter or a Tampa supporter? Agree that the David vs Goliath schtick is annoying. If you’re a Caps supporter, I don’t think you’d want the Caps in the Goliath role too badly, given that David was the winner in that one.

By: Shawb Bane

Shawb Bane — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:12:38 +0000

Hey Russian Machine, Let me tell you if Stamkos, St. Louis, and Lecaviller do not soundly beat you in five games. You will have your heads handed to you by Philly. Whom have the Capitals beat? how many cups have they won? It will be another year of ” What happened to the great Ovechkin. The Pens were beaten in January when Malkin went down. With Geno and Jordan Staal I think not only the beat Tampa bay, They go on to beat the Caps again. Are not the Caps the Pens Bitches? History says so. History will repeat itself in 2012. How is that Mike Shanahan Redskins thing going? The only team that Washington has better than a Pittsburgh team are The Nationals, just face it anyone can beat the Pirates, and the Wizards, Pittsburgh has no NBA team. The last time that any team from DC won something was the Redskins in the 80′s. Since then 2 more Lombardi Trophies, three Stanley Cups.

By: Colin

Colin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:48:33 +0000

I thought they played pretty well the first half of the game, made some mistakes and gave up a couple lucky goals. Then…, it looked liked they panicked just like last year. Does BB not trust ANYONE else to play the PP besides Ovi? He looked totally gassed out there a few times and STILL stayed on the ice. And it’s not like it was working. The Caps do better than almost anyone when they consistently roll four lines because of our depth, take shorter shifts and wear down the opponent. It looks like BB panicked and pressed the PLAY ONLY TWO LINES button.

By: Pens Fan

Pens Fan — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:43:34 +0000

Hey Caps Fans. Your loving eulogy to the Pens makes me laugh. Nice shutout last night… perhaps the Lightning is damn good team that beat us and will beat your sorry asses too. Russian Machine F#$%^ed up.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:52:08 +0000

Does anyone else think Arnott is getting too much ice time, especially on the powerplay? He’s ok, but he doesn’t have a lot of speed, which is what you need to play against TBY. I thought he looked brutal out there last night. The talk in the dressing room is fine, but you need to do it on the ice too–otherwise you’re just the wizard of oz.

Fehr looked pretty good last night, and they seemed better in the faceoff dot (looking for positives).

I’ll add my name to the list of people who think that ovie is completely misused on the point on the powerplay. He’d be much more effective coming off the half wall or down low where he can use his strength and power.

If they can get wideman, green, and carlson all on the ice in this series, ovie has no business on the point. He doesn’t have the experience making plays there the way a defenseman does, which is key given TBY’s aggressive penalty kill. Of course those 3 puck moving d are also a great counter to the 1-3-1.