Game Blog – Caps/Pens

Doing this from my phone and heading to the arena now. More when I get there.

-just got in now. The seat from the box is quite sweet.

-Caps shoot themselves in the foot early with porous defense and bad penalties. Malkin scores.

-End of one. They’re lucky to be down by one.

-Onto the 2nd…
-Kozzy scores!
-Play is go-him,then Satan scores on an open net.
-And the Caps get it back. Semin on a sick feed from Fedorov.
-End of two, tied at two. PP looked better out there.

-Sorry…couldn’t access anything from the phone.  Anyway, Caps win 6-3 (woo-hoo!).  There were two different games on the ice tonight.  In the first, the Caps were looked listless.  The second one started with Fleischmann’s goal; the Caps looked like they were in complete control afterwards.

A much needed win.

Test

This is only a test…

First Day of School

After Math Camp and Orientation, I think I’m ready to go.

Let it begin!

Thanks, Olie

It was the image of Godzilla on your hockey mask that drew me to the Capitals 10 years ago. Thanks for everything you’ve done in a Caps uniform.

Warrior making a comeback??? Honestly, I just don’t know!?!

Apparently, Warrior called into some radio show stateside and challenged Vince McMahon to a match at WrestleMania XXV next year.

But before that, he’s scheduled to face Orlando Jordan in Barcelona for the NWE World Heavyweight Title this upcoming June.

Part of me wants to laugh, part of me wants to cry, part of me wants to completely mark out.  

You be the judge:

 

Stepping away (from hockey)

I’m emotionally spent over all this.  The Caps loss is a bitter pill to swallow and now I have no rooting interest for any team still in the playoffs.  

I’m taking a sabbatical from hockey blogging, but I will be on to blog about other things.

 

The game so far – Caps/Flyers Game 7

1-1 after 1.  Backstrom strikes early, Upshall strikes later.  Caps kill a 4-minute penalty (including a full 2-minute 5-on-3) to end the period.  

Huet gave up a softie to Upshall, but he came up huge in the Penalty Kill.  Onto the 2nd!

End of 2, tied at 2.  It should really be 2-1 Caps with a goal by Ovechkin, but for some reason if Thoresen takes a run at Shaone Morrisonn and then pins him down to the ice with his stick preventing Huet from getting back to the net, that does not yield an interference call.

3rd!

And we go to Overtime.  Not much of note here, except a few good chances each way.  Play looked a bit chaotic but even. 

 

And the Caps lose.   Earl Hebner?  

Game 7 – Caps/Flyers

We’re an hour and a half away from the puck drop.  This one’s gonna be a big game.  

As Optimus Prime always said, “One shall stand, one shall fall.”

Me?  I think Alex Ovechkin’s got The Touch tonight.

The game so far – Caps/Flyers Game 6

Started watching at the 2nd period.  The Caps looked okay at the start, but then the Semin-Backstrom-Laich line turned it on for them, scoring 2 goals to tie things up at 2-2.  After Semin tied it up, the Caps turned up the hitting and kept their forecheck up.  The Flyers were on their heels towards the end of the period.

Onto the 3rd!

And Ovechkin opens it up with two goals!  Alex gives Martin Biron THA OVECHKIN LUV two times!  And we’re off to Game 7 tomorrow night!

As Good ‘Ol J.R. would say, business is about to pick up.

Rock the Red, Washington.  BRING IT!

The game so far – Caps/Flyers Game 5

1-0 Caps after 1 on a PP goal by Nicklas Backstrom after he connects with Alexander Semin, who is having a phenomenal game today thus far.  He’s earning every scoring chance he gets, he’s standing up for his teammates, he’s getting physical, and he’s not being too fancy with the puck.

Speaking of physical – this team is hitting everything in white right now.  I hope they keep it up…

…and they did through the 2nd.  Nice goal by Sergei Fedorov.  But the Caps go down 2 men on a soft holding call on Fedorov, and the Flyers cashed in.  Alex Ovechkin had much better scoring chances this period, and the Caps are still winning the battles to the puck.  

The third is a different story.  They allowed the Flyers to get back into the game, especially with the spread on the shot total.  SovSport was right — Alexander Semin stepped it up big time and scored what ended up being the game-winner.

It wasn’t perfect, but like the guys at 37signals would say, it was good enough.

The Caps went all in, and the Flyers folded.  The Caps will have to do that again in Game 6.