Fatigue mistake. Schultz played almost 30 minutes. He’s not a 30 minute a night defenseman, and Smitty is a high motor guy and busted his ass as usual to take advantage of a mistake.
5/19- Game 3 Capitals @ Bruins
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I had the same thought about 3 minutes before the goal. Would love an honest answer to a question about how much mental fatigue played into that.
I'll also admit that I was starting to have evil "they've dominated OT and are going to lose on a fluke goal" thoughts. Shudder.
Makes sense. Would like to see the Bruins get out ahead next game and make the Caps chase it a bit. A two goal lead in this series fees impossible but oh what a luxury it would be.
For sure. I was just making a joke at the Capitals expense. Because I don’t care for them.
A tale of two games.
Regulation 5v5:
33-38 attempts
16-19 chances
1-7 HDC
0.96 to 1.62 expected goals
Overtime
30-17 attempts
19-4 chances
6-1 HDC
1.41 to 0.4 expected goals
Regulation 5v5:
33-38 attempts
16-19 chances
1-7 HDC
0.96 to 1.62 expected goals
Overtime
30-17 attempts
19-4 chances
6-1 HDC
1.41 to 0.4 expected goals
Scoring chances were 19-4 in OT
Ugly until then but they really took control when given a chance in OT
Ugly until then but they really took control when given a chance in OT
Yeah Schultz thought it was going up the boards. Starts to turn right then turns back in an “oh shit” moment.
only 20:04 for Chara, least of the d-men by 2:13. Only 5 forwards had less time. They're sheltering him big time.
Only 10:33 for Carr too didn't help them out much.
If only you could run them out there even more.
In contrast, I'd like to see how much time Washington allowed Ovechkin on the ice in the OT. Seemed to me that they were really hesitant to give him big minutes since he still seems to play D like it is an optional part of the job.
Play them for 40 minutes, the 2nd line for 15, and the 3rd line for 5. Dress 8 D and 3 goalies in case we have to take a few penalties on Wilson.
28-3? Further evidence that the Caps were only in this game because they tackle more and better than the Falcons.
flipped to nbcsn on nesn commercial and Felger is bitching about Pasta not scoring in ot. good times. click.
I wouldn't blame him for the miscommunication (or blame fatigue) necessarily. If fatigue played a role, maybe it was the less than sharp way he got back (or failed to get back) into goalie/alert mode. I had noticed earlier in the period there was a play where he had gone down to make a save, and as the Caps D transitioned into offense the camera showed him behind the play very slowly getting back up. That's when I started to wonder if he was spent. I don't play goalie, I don't know how heavy those pads are - or if they absorb water weight during the game the way the old ones did. Either way, 4+ periods of hockey...
Even if it’s a miss-play behind the net, doesn’t he have to protect the far post since the forward is more likely to carry it around the net than cut back?
View: https://twitter.com/SlavaMalamud/status/1395208572544462848
He is literally screaming "Don't sleep, bitch" in Russian.
He is literally screaming "Don't sleep, bitch" in Russian.
Samsonov was really good in his first playoff game, so I hope that the game winner shakes his confidence.
It’s the playoffs. You can’t be making dumb mistakes and expect a pat on the back for it.
No pat needed. But, you know, be the captain? Don’t rip the kid to shreds publicly. Have a modicum of respect for yourself and your teammates.
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Be the captain can mean several things to the point of being useless given we don’t know the pulse and headspace of the team and players. And I don’t think Ovi needs to work on garnering any respect from anyone, let alone himself.
Is it ideal, probably not. But neither is letting in a shit goal in OT in a pivotal playoff game that was due to a mental mistake. Making those mistakes makes it that much more difficult to win the Cup. And Ovi more than makes up for his defensive lapses by being the best goal scorer of the last 30 years. He’s not a complete player but he doesn’t need to be because he’s the greatest goal scorer since goalies learned how to actually play goalie.
If game 4 was on the west coast, I’d just about demand that the thread title be ‘don’t sleep bitch’. Give or take a ‘hall’ pun.
I just learned the hard way not to trust Hulu to record the whole game. Went to fucking horse racing right after Marchand tied it. I guess it was better for my weak heart to miss OT. Let's win Friday.
I went to bed after the 1st OT.
1.) I was tired.
2.) The game obviously rested in my hands.
You’re welcome.
1.) I was tired.
2.) The game obviously rested in my hands.
You’re welcome.
This was a total traveshamockery, and if the refs keep it up, someone is going to get hurt.
I've got to say, I am so glad this game started at 6:30*
(*Eastern Standard NBC time)
The dude was once a -35 in a season he scored 51 goals. That seems impossible to me.
Capitals size advantage becomes a big disadvantage in these long games. They looked gassed and the Bruins looked much fresher and better conditioned. They should come out and try to make it a track meet in game 4 and see what kind of legs the Caps have.