| barbogast |
04-26-2017 01:39 PM |
Re: The NHL Thread (where the Presidents Trophy matters!)
Mega multi quote coming!
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Originally Posted by Brohan_Santana
(Post 16774778)
I belive in this team holding a lead more than any other Caps team in years past. Hopefully experience and rest will help them out
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Meh. I just don't know how much more experience they really need. This ain't the first or the second rodeo. And you really trust them? Let's not forget that there was a blown 4-1 lead in the most recent series. I understand the ultimately won the game and technically didn't lose the lead completely, but 4-1 after the first shouldn't be anywhere near as close as it was. They can't pull that shit against the Penguins.
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Originally Posted by Brohan_Santana
(Post 16774786)
For sure. I have thought for the past couple of years all the Caps needed was to get over that mental hump of making to the ECF and they could bring a championship to DC.
I'm not sure if you remember this but the Caps were a goal being called back from Joel Ward in Game 5 against the Rags in 2015 from making it to the ECF.
But to win the Cup the Caps will have to probably stave off the Penns and then beat the Rags in the ECF. Def not an easy task
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I'm not sure I share your sentiment that getting past round two means they'll win a Cup. That's still only 50% of the way there. The Rangers would love to spoil that, and I could most definitely see it happening.
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Originally Posted by Brohan_Santana
(Post 16774791)
I think being a Caps fan we've learned to be optimistic but also logical. At least that's how I've dealt with my fandom.
The Caps have always showed so much promise, and as a fan you want to believe in the optimism but also hold on to the reality of their situation.
Barbs i think you're a very logical person but I think your head goes to a dark place when the Caps fail at times. I don't blame you because the Caps have shown multiple times that they have always let us down as fans. But dealing with this team as a fan mentally for the last couple years certainly hasn't been easy.
But I think the way this team has handled the Leafs series (in games 4 & 6, and all the OT's) has given some sort of relief. But then again it's the Caps...
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Perhaps I am too jaded. But I've done this a lot. Like a whole lot. And the story, through now, has always been the same. I have no reason to realistically think the Caps are 6 weeks away from winning a Stanley Cup. I am very glad that other fans can find reasons to think that. But I've thought that before and have been very wrong. So I take it cautiously and yes I probably do fall into the "same ol' Caps" mentality too fast. But it's basically impossible not to. At some point there has to be a get it done factor. And everyone points to Ovie playoff stats that are fairly good but also underwhelming given how many times he's been to the playoffs, and I get that people wanna defend our guy. I want to too but again at some point it's gotta be enough fucking things away, get it done. All the way done. I still haven't seen that from them or him over this past decade.
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Originally Posted by aeroshady
(Post 16774809)
Oh I remember. It was a great no goal call!:lol
I also remember the Rangers blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Caps...funny how no one ever talks about that now though. Teams are totally different obviously, but that was still a thing that happened. I feel like it got overlooked because the Devils had an even bigger meltdown against the Canes that year.
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Honestly the thing about the Rangers that gets lost is that that's the one team the Caps have proven a couple times that they can beat them. I would hope they wouldn't play too many mental gymnastics over them, especially if they were coming off a win over the Pens (getting way ahead of things here obviously)
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Originally Posted by TMoore4075
(Post 16775068)
So LeBrun and Burnside both gone from ESPN. I haven't gone to ESPN for hockey in forever but the one bright spot for hockey they had, is the web and now...gone.
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Yeah, this is big news for sure. I also haven't used ESPN for hockey or anything really in a long long time so whatever to me but it does suck for those guys. No doubt. Couldn't care less to see that ESPN is fully out on the NHL.
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Originally Posted by TMoore4075
(Post 16775086)
LeBrun still has TSN so he probably doesn't need to write but Burnside will probably find something.
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Of course he will, too big a name not to
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Originally Posted by lockman21
(Post 16775134)
Not anymore:
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Damn. He's always been my favorite.
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Originally Posted by TMoore4075
(Post 16775148)
NBCSN should grab Bucci for NHL stuff. FS1 might go for him but does anyone watch that? I don't, but outside of PTI, I don't watch ESPN either.
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That would be amazing. It would entice me to maybe even tune in for pregame coverage (no seriously, Bucci is the shit. He likes Weezer. I fucking love Weezer.)
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Originally Posted by fonzz41
(Post 16775242)
Well, in common Utah vernacular: Eff that shiz. Eff it right to heck.
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:lol goodness man careful with the language! |
