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By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:40:00 +0000

That accurately reflects how I felt during that power play as well… It’s nice to see that I wasn’t alone.

By: johnnymorte

johnnymorte — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:01:00 +0000

When it’s all said and done, with all the media hype and the admiration, the net result is the same as Gabby’s last year. Whether it’s a four game sweep or a seven game nail biter, we have once again hit a wall at the second round. Our problems are the same as they always have been. Last year we had no second line center for Sasha. This year we had no first line center for Ovi. DH has been good, but I believe the forecheck is not the game for our top guns. It’s not the game that Sasha and Ovi learned to play in Russia. Puck possession is their bread and butter, that’s what got them to this level. I don’t feel bad if Semin leaves, maybe it’s better for both parties. I don’t think his game is suited for the NHL. Certainly not Hunter’s game. He needs a big ice to make plays, move around, show skill. With DH’s system the games have been close but we didn’t get any farther than we have in the past. In fact, they’ve been more boring to watch. Gabby let them play the way they knew how, and when he finally started to challenge Ovi on his bad habits, he got wacked. The NHL is a tough league, the best league in the world by far, but the ice is small compared to the Olympic size. I don’t know if Ovi can learn the forechecking, board cycling, crease crashing style that epitomizes North American hockey. More importantly if he does learn, who knows if he will be able to perform it at the same level as he does his open ice offensive game. Whatever the case may be, the fact that Kuznetsov is not coming to Washington is a huge blow to our Stanley Cup hopes. It’s a bigger blow than this round 2 defeat. Like I said before, our problems are the same as before. We NEED another skilled centerman in Washington or we need major structural changes. The last ten minutes of this game was pathetic to watch. Everybody complains when Ovi takes the puck and tries to do it himself by rushing through the zone. Well, to be honest with you I was praying that he would try something like that because the other way we couldn’t even produce one quality scoring chance. Only an asshole would try to dump the puck in on a powerplay. Why would you give up possession of the puck when you outnumber the opposition? Is this a coaching decision or a player decision? I will never know. Whatever it was, it was garbage. At least we got Holtby. He is the first missing link. All eyes on you GMGM. You built this ship, now bring it home.

By: serpent

serpent — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:45:00 +0000

As usual, the few guys whio have heart showed it and the rest sat on their Prozac or whatever prevents them from playing like they did in Game 6. “Maybe next year” is getting awfully tired and trite.

By: Pat Magee

Pat Magee — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:48:00 +0000

Johansson is terrible. Wideman is terrible. Yet i love them dearly and will miss em when they’re gone…

By: Livia

Livia — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:28:00 +0000

Can’t wait for RMNB’s next post so that this scary photo doesn’t pop up at eye level anymore…

By: OKCapsFan

OKCapsFan — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:27:00 +0000

McPhee = Hulk ?

By: poopfeast420

poopfeast420 — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:24:00 +0000

For once, I was pretty much dreading the offseason since the Caps have nothing to look forward to with all the Kuznetsov Debbie Downer news and finishing the season way too early, as usual.

But this video gave me hope – hope that this man will actually make some serious changes.

(but he probably won’t)

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:48:00 +0000

having faith in your team’s ability to win does not constitute a bold statement, especially not when it comes from bloggers who cover that team, cause that’s just their job. what does constitute a bold statement, on the other hand, is a professional organization assuming a victory that has not yet been earned. the fact that the rangers ultimately won (by one goal, in game 7, against a 7 seed starting their third string goalie) does not validate such hubris and it does not give you a right to come here and rub it in. every fan of every sports team hopes and believes that their team will win, yet at least half of the time, they’re wrong. I’m sure this has happened to you as well. now how about you be a man and learn how to handle victory with grace, dignity, and sportsmanship?