Comments on: Explosive Decompression: Rangers beat Caps 3-2 (OT)

By: The Hangover: Playoffs by the Numbers

The Hangover: Playoffs by the Numbers — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:24:26 +0000

[...] Caps’ two worst possession games were Game Four vs Boston, a minus-35 score in a 2-1 win, and Game Five at New York, a minus-29 score that the Caps lost in a last-minute implosion. Both of those games saw the Caps [...]

By: In a Break from the Past, Caps Are Resilient in Playoffs

In a Break from the Past, Caps Are Resilient in Playoffs — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:11:17 +0000

[...] since 2008 and then pulled out a gritty win the next game. This team was left bewildered after blowing a one goal lead with seven seconds left in regulation before losing in overtime, only to come back and outplay the Rangers in the biggest [...]

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:58:00 +0000

No.

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20112012/PL030215.HTM

Beagle, Hendricks, and Laich lost 7 faceoffs to end the game. After playing a neutral game, the puck was in the Caps zone non-stop at the very end.

It’s a team sport.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:48:00 +0000

Lets see, one goal lead with 20 seconds left to play, 6 on 5, high stick, 4 minute penalty, now 6 on 4, 13 seconds later game tied, OT starts, 6 on 5, Rags win. Yeah it’s lies at Wards feet, pure and simple.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000

FYI, re-watch the Backstrom breakaway. It didn’t ‘cleanly beat’ Lundqvist. He got a piece of it, which is why it hit the bar.

By: Maxrokz

Maxrokz — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:34:00 +0000

You guys are such a joke on this blog. “dimly lit den of sin”? Wasn’t Holtby crying about the big bad bright lights at the garden and how they reflected off the ice in game 1? Go get some cheese with your wine and just be happy the refs. completely blew game 4 and handed the last 5 minutes of that game to the Caps and that your choking team still has life.

By: David R

David R — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Well said…Just shake it off and bounce back.

By: DMV: Caps Kicked In The Nuts, Again | Mr. Irrelevant, a D.C. Sports Blog by the Brothers Mottram

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:46:43 +0000

[...] A guide to decompressing after Game 5, which is pretty hard to do. [RMNB] [...]

By: KareeLyn

KareeLyn — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:32:00 +0000

I’m totally going to rally for tomorrow. I promise. But I need to wallow for just a second… that was unthinkably brutal. It kinda felt like Russian Machine Momentarily Broke….

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:14:00 +0000

I just don’t agree.

To say it’s solely Joel’s fault absolves the PK and goalie, the stars who didn’t convert on odd-man rushes, and the rest of the team for not shooting at all.