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I had to suffer through the Ducks broadcast most of this series.  The silver lining being now I get to hear interviews with broken hearted Ducks players. 

Perry with 0 goals and 2 assists in 7 games.

more than anything, just make sure you get the puck deep.

Flip!

you're still in my doghouse but glad you scored! 

It's weird how every once in a while Abby channels a great goal scorer and finishes with moves like that. 

48 seconds left.  caps down 1-0. 

Lundqvist getting shelled but doing a great job battling.

Rangers Caps going to 7 and there's a melee at the end.

Gotta love playoff hockey!

It's surprising to me how many people are defending this awful play on what turned out to be the GWG. 

If this were Crosby it would be a 500 page thread about it.  Something about Crosby's whiny personality that gets him more grief than he probably deserves, whereas Ovechkins allows him to get away with a lot less criticism than he deserves.

There's no need for quotes around it, he clearly gave up on this play.  Even coasting from center ice he managed to get within 10 feet of the guy taking the winning shot.  Can you imagine if he even skated at half speed back into his zone?  He very likely could've broken up the play or at least gotten a stick on the puck to challenge the shooter.

If the Caps don't advance and people are trying to figure out what their issue is, they  should just play that clip in an endless loop.  Even if he gives maximum effort 95% of the time, it's the 5% that's the difference between winning and losing in the postseason.  That that happened with the captain makes it even more of a joke.

EDIT: and it's not like he's scoring to make up for, which according to some people is apparently his only job? 

He has 1 goal and 1 assist in 6 games.  Mikael Samuelsson has 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games, makes $6.5 million less than Ovie, and actually backchecks. 

after giving him so much time and so many chances to see what kind of player he could develop into, I just hope the Wings don't end up losing him for nothing.

Last season was evidently not a breakout year but an anomaly. 

He's 29 years old on his 7th season in the NHL.  Most other seasons he ends up around 15 goals and a 35-40 point guy, and will likely continue to be that at best.

The screw up on the goal the other night is especially irritating because one of the positives of Flip's otherwise unremarkable play is that he's a dependable two way forward who doesn't do dumb things like that.

What were Z and Getzlaf arguing about?

Z pointed out that he has more hair on his chin than Getzlaf has on his whole head.

It's a shame Zetterberg hasn't shown up this series.

Z continues to be the Motor City's clutch.

There is a time to go down and try to draw a tripping penalty and a time not to.  When you are up by one with only a couple minutes left and the calls have gone in your favor f*cking 3 to 0, it is NOT the f*cking time.

 

If we lose, it is Quinceys fault.

It's no one persons fault, but if you're making a list I think Flip needs to be at or near the top.

The Ducks announcers are losing their cool too.  They're not even trying to hide their homerism. 

Now that Homer is gone, Cleary is the gutsiest when it comes to screening the goalie and not moving out of the way.