I am not a big hockey fan but I will occasionally watch some games. I will watch the Stanley Cup, and some of the other playoffs series, and starting last year the Capitals. Before last year they were bad for about seven years (which is about when I started watching sports). then at about the mid-way point of the 2007-08 season they went from being one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference to winning their division. I for one of the first times ever then watched their series against the Philadelphia Flyers. They came back from 3-1 to 3-3 in the series, but lost in overtime at home to end their season. This season I was afraid that after went down 3-1 in the series they would have another early postseason exit. But after coming back to win the series I have high hopes for their making it to the Eastern Conference finals and beyond. I believe this because after being befuddled by Ludquinst (not sure on the spelling)(the Ranger's goalie) in three of the first four game they didn't give up. They scored four goals in game five, five in game six, and in the decisive game seven after scoring only one goal in the first 55 minutes they scored a second (which ended up being the game winning goal). Ludquinst was great but in my opinion the rest of the team was demoralized and didn't give 100%. in the final five minutes after the Caps had taken the lead (2-1) Ludquinst had a couple of great saves and the other Rangers played without urgency. Normally when you are losing in the last couple of minutes of a game then you shot a lot and you are almost always on the attack. But instead the Capitals often were on the attack and the Ranger's didn't hustle for the puck.
Now the Capitals have a 2-1 series lead on the Penguins. In the first two games, after having the game tied going into the third period they scored the game winner and kept the lead for the rest of the game. Varlamov has been sensational. 30+ plus saves in each of the games so far in the series. Including probabley the best goal of the playoffs. After leaving the goal he stuck he goalie stick to block the incoming puck, the stick pulled the puck back about an inch from crossing the line. In game three he was good but not good enough. The Caps even though they lost I think showed that they can win even if they aren't at Verizon Center. GO CAPS!
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well im speechless. I dont think you can name 5 caps players.
ReplyDeleteGood try. may be next time you will be able to a real story instead of making things up.
ReplyDeleteDan I love your blog, But thing to work on is to write about important things like how you are a Runesape player. No one likes Specific commentary on a hockey game
ReplyDeletePeace out home dog
To Anonymous 1- I am speechless because you cannot count. I only named one Capitals player in my article
ReplyDeleteTo Anonymous 2- I haven't made up any of my stories. Maybe next time you can look at the grammar mistakes of your comments before you post them.
ReplyDeleteTo Anonymous 3- Some people like specific commentaries on hockey games.
ReplyDeleteI don't watch nor like hockey, but if I had to pick a favorite team I'd pick the Rangers or the Penguins. Partly because I'm tired of these DC local teams in sports like the nats and the caps, but also because they are the only other teams that I know!
ReplyDeleteI don't care about hockey. It is fun to go to hockey games every now and then, just to see the action, but I don't follow it or anything.
ReplyDeleteI like hockey because the play isn't stopped very often. I think the wall around the rink puts a whole new twist as opposed to something like soccer or basketball where it goes out of bounds many times in a game.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, hockey can be a very violent sport, and I find it strange that slamming someone into a wall is legal.
hockey is the best. And Dan you can't name 5 caps players.
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