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Re: How bout them Caps? - Mike - 04-27-2010
that was sad.
Re: How bout them Caps? - Apoc - 04-27-2010
damnit458 Wrote:Green - 1 pt in 6 games
Semin - 1 pt in 6 games
Flash - 1 pt in 6 games
Combine that with shaky goaltending for the majority of the series and you've got a recipe for a first round upset.
The ironic thing about it is their defense hasn't been that bad. I personally think Green has been horrible, but the rest of the defense has played fairly well. Aside from a couple shaky goals, which were mostly Theos, the goaltending has kept them in a lot of games they shouldn't have been in.
If you ask me, and no one did, the offense is 100% responsible for the series being 3-3.
Avg score in wins: 5.66
Avg score in losses: 1.33
Montreal has averaged 3 goals per game. Like I said before, the Caps need to score 4 goals a game if they want to win. They were doing that in the regular season, but the playoffs change goalies and it seems Halak has the touch right now.
Re: How bout them Caps? - damnit458 - 04-27-2010
Apoc Wrote:The ironic thing about it is their defense hasn't been that bad. I personally think Green has been horrible, but the rest of the defense has played fairly well. Aside from a couple shaky goals, which were mostly Theos, the goaltending has kept them in a lot of games they shouldn't have been in.
Yup. Add to that the fact that the Caps have yet to play one game where they've given 60 minutes worth of effort and it's just downright aggravating. Really the only consistent players they've had this series have been Backstrom/Ovechkin/Fehr/Carlson. They just seem to think that they can still get by as they did in the regular season, floating for a period or two and then turning it on and winning the game.
Oh, and for the love of god please do something about the powerplay. It is infuriating to watch Green receive a pass at the blue line, take a huge unnecessary windup, and then either turn the puck over or take a shot thats going to be blocked. Or, Semin along the sideboards where he either tries to force a pass to someone that is picked off or takes a shot that has zero chance to get by Halak.
Re: How bout them Caps? - Mike - 04-27-2010
Uhhh is the offense really the problem or is the fact that the guy made 53 f'ing saves before letting one through the problem? Seems to me like a case of "we didn't lose, but they won."
Re: How bout them Caps? - Apoc - 04-27-2010
Mike Wrote:Uhhh is the offense really the problem or is the fact that the guy made 53 f'ing saves before letting one through the problem? Seems to me like a case of "we didn't lose, but they won."
It's more Caps than Halak. Halak was pretty amazing, but a lot of their shots were when he had a clear line of sight to the puck. Most seem to be predictable, low percentage forcing of bang-bang plays. In the games they scored 3+ goals, there was a lot more throwing of the puck at the net and getting someone in front of the net to either screen or clean up the rebound.
"If you can't score on a 5-on-3, you don't deserve to win." - Adam Oates
Re: How bout them Caps? - damnit458 - 04-27-2010
Mike Wrote:Uhhh is the offense really the problem or is the fact that the guy made 53 f'ing saves before letting one through the problem? Seems to me like a case of "we didn't lose, but they won."
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Thats the shot chart for last night's game. Look at how many shots they took from outside of the circles.
I still think Halak stole the game last night, but I think thats the only game of this series you can really say that for.
Re: How bout them Caps? - Evan - 04-27-2010
Apoc Wrote:It's more Caps than Halak. Halak was pretty amazing, but a lot of their shots were when he had a clear line of sight to the puck. Most seem to be predictable, low percentage forcing of bang-bang plays. In the games they scored 3+ goals, there was a lot more throwing of the puck at the net and getting someone in front of the net to either screen or clean up the rebound.+1
Even a hot goalie cant save a puck he cant see.
Re: How bout them Caps? - damnit458 - 04-28-2010
So I just looked in my email, and found out that I have to proctor a test from 7:00 to 9:30 tonight. Son of a bitch.
I hate being a grad student sometimes :x
Re: How bout them Caps? - Evan - 04-28-2010
do you have a computer at your desk?
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Re: How bout them Caps? - Mike - 04-28-2010
so the odds are 3:1 caps win. i'm not betting, but i think i'd bet against that.
Re: How bout them Caps? - damnit458 - 04-28-2010
Evan Wrote:do you have a computer at your desk?
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I would if I could, but I'm actually proctoring for someone else who teaches the course (who will also be there), so I can't just sit there and watch something.
Last semester when I was actually teaching a course myself I watched a caps vs sabres game during the final :lol:
Re: How bout them Caps? - Apoc - 04-28-2010
It would be a bad idea to put $20 on Montreal.
If they win, you make good money.
If they lose, you bought a win for the Caps.
Re: How bout them Caps? - Evan - 04-28-2010
Mike Wrote:so the odds are 3:1 caps win. i'm not betting, but i think i'd bet against that.that does not compute. no way you can give the caps any better than even odds
Re: How bout them Caps? - Maengelito - 04-28-2010
damnit458 Wrote:So I just looked in my email, and found out that I have to proctor a test from 7:00 to 9:30 tonight. Son of a bitch.
I hate being a grad student sometimes :x
I envy you. I'm not really looking forward to watching it.
Re: How bout them Caps? - Mike - 04-28-2010
Evan Wrote:Mike Wrote:so the odds are 3:1 caps win. i'm not betting, but i think i'd bet against that.that does not compute. no way you can give the caps any better than even odds
you should bet
canadiens are +250
caps are -300
Re: How bout them Caps? - Apoc - 04-28-2010
I am all over Habs +250.
Re: How bout them Caps? - Mike - 04-28-2010
gotta love that $50 that's unaccounted for... life can't be so bad as a bookie
Re: How bout them Caps? - Apoc - 04-28-2010
I didn't get home in enough time to put money on Montreal. :? I really thought the Caps were going to rally and pull it out.
The Caps had a good series, but I think Montreal just played harder the last three games. 30+ blocked shots a game says a lot.
Re: How bout them Caps? - kcook - 04-28-2010
i wanna scream. I havent said a word in like 30 minutes.. literally speechless... fuck
Re: How bout them Caps? - DavidM - 04-28-2010
Unbelievable....the truth is they probably didn't deserve to win. Couldn't score to save their lives, sure Halak was unconscious but when you only score 1 ppg in 7 games what can you say.
I will say that the wash out on the goal at the start of the third might actually be the worst call i've ever seen in professional sports...