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[quote=btfoom;1169624]Well, now the Skins face their mortal enemy, the penguins. The Caps are really in the best possible position to finally get by them, so I hope the 'ghost of Caps playoffs past' stays home and the Caps finally get their Cup.[/quote]

I hope so too but I'm not holding my breath. I'm just enjoying the ride while it lasts.

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Mane I want caps to break these fools. I want blood

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Are fuckin kidding me?

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It's ok to give up hope Chico. These ain't the Cavs.

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Holtby has really been a let down this series.

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[url]https://sports.yahoo.com/news/capitals-orlov-kicks-puck-net-video-014917225.html[/url]

only the caps. what a fucking clown

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Yeah, that goal off Orlov was brutal last night. I just remember thinking how unlucky we can get. Even if we win next game I don't see this going to 7. Trotz doesn't seem like the kind of coach willing to make the necessary adjustments.

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Well once again...the Capitals...err...I mean the Capitals Fell Flat on Their Faces

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So I ain't getting my hopes up this year, but having watched all of our games in the 2nd round this year... I really want to get my hopes up.

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[QUOTE=mooby;1194327]So I ain't getting my hopes up this year, but having watched all of our games in the 2nd round this year... I really want to get my hopes up.[/QUOTE][emoji106][emoji108]

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So glad to have the monkey off our backs. But I still want more lol.

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[quote=mooby;1194357]So glad to have the monkey off our backs. But I still want more lol.[/quote]

:food-smil

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While I don't officially have a favorite team (I hate the Canadiens), I've adopted the Caps in recent years through my listening to Washington sports radio.

I'm well aware of the pain and disappointment through the years, so wanted to send out a heartfelt congrats on this amazing win. You guys deserve it, the Caps have a really solid fanbase.

:food-smil

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[quote=CrazyCanuck;1194368]While I don't officially have a favorite team (I hate the Canadiens), I've adopted the Caps in recent years through my listening to Washington sports radio.

I'm well aware of the pain and disappointment through the years, so wanted to send out a heartfelt congrats on this amazing win. You guys deserve it, the Caps have a really solid fanbase.

:food-smil[/quote]
Thanks. It's been a long time coming, and tbh I've been amazed at the amount of support the Caps are enjoying around the NHL. Even the Pens fans have been classy for the most part (which I didn't expect).

I was at Glory Days with a friend watching the game on Monday night, the place just exploded when Kuzy scored in OT. The celebrating was crazy, but at the same time I have this nagging urge that we shouldn't be celebrating getting past the second round. Who settles for that? Still, I'm happy the dc sports curse has been lifted.

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[url]https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/redskins/swaggy-chris-baker-couldnt-stop-trolling-lightning-fans-game-1[/url]

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For some reason I get way more concerned about the Caps playing at home than on the road. Idk why the road has been better for them this year but if we can split at home it will go a long way towards not going to game 7.

Also Burracuda needs to be benched until the offseason, he just hasn't been effective since coming back.

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Fuckin terrible so far...caps so fuckin sloppy.

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Well this will either be the greatest comeback in Caps history or this tradition continues:

1987: 3-1 series lead blown to Islanders.

1992: 3-1 series lead blown to Pens.

1995: 3-1 series lead blown to Pens

1996: 2-0 series lead blown to Pens

2003: 2-0 series lead blown to Bolts

2009: 2-0 series lead blown to Pens

2010: 3-1 series lead blown to Habs

2013: 2-0 series lead blown to Rangers

2015: 3-1 series lead blown to Rangers

2018: 2-0 series lead blown to Bolts

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Pulled this off Reddit, seems appropriate.

After taking a 2-game lead in the postseason, the Washington Capitals are 13-43 all time. That’s not a misprint....

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[quote=mooby;1194681]Pulled this off Reddit, seems appropriate.

After taking a 2-game lead in the postseason, the Washington Capitals are 13-43 all time. That’s not a misprint....[/quote]

Insane

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Game 7...props to the caps pitching a shutout. Feel like there is momentum with the win

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Yeah talk about a dominate win when they needed it. History tells me not to believe for g7, but you couldn't ask for a better performance in game 6. If they play like that again tomorrow we definitely have a chance.

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I will believe it when it happens ... and then I will celebrate with the joy that years of pent up frustration can bring.

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F history. It was by far the dumbest subject in school. Go Caps!

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Yup...we putting the past to bed tonight. Looking forward to the W

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Man...Holtby stepped the f up the last two games. Entire defense just elevated. Very clutch by Holtby.

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Well it's been 20 years since the last time, but the Washington Capitals are finally heading back to the Stanley Cup Finals! [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180524/8652a41d4e31a397f2110bbd8ce2cd5d.jpg[/IMG]

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[url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/23649900/washington-capitals-owner-surprises-200-team-employees-tickets-flight-stanley-cup-final]Washington Capitals owner surprises 200 team employees with tickets, flight to Stanley Cup final[/url]

this is great

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Got nothing but good things to say about Leonsis as owner of the Caps. Zards on the other hand... Grunfield should have been gone 5 years ago, we are wasting Wall and Beal as long as he's around. You can't team build for 15 years when LBJ is in your conference.

Back to the Caps...

I know anything is possible, but it's gonna be a very tough task winning against Vegas. They aren't flashy but they do the little things right which makes them hard to beat. Still we had a decent chance first game until that bogus Reaves crosscheck led to the game winner.

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Holtby's save last night was amazing.

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I don’t follow hockey at all so can someone explain to me how an expansion team gets to the finals? Were they allowed to pick off other teams players or something when putting the roster together?

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1195098]Holtby's save last night was amazing.[/quote]

x1000 this. One of those once-in-a-lifetime saves.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1195098]Holtby's save last night was amazing.[/quote]

PTI was talking about that and if the Caps go on to win , that his save would rank right up there with Riggins run in the Super Bowl as far as Washington DC sports folklore goes..

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[quote=MTK;1195100]I don’t follow hockey at all so can someone explain to me how an expansion team gets to the finals? Were they allowed to pick off other teams players or something when putting the roster together?[/quote]

I'll try to keep this simple because I'm not an expert or anything, but basically the Golden Knights were allowed to pick 1 player from each team.

All other teams were allowed to keep certain players, the rules being 8 forwards/defensemen and 1 goalie. So each team had to select players to keep, but it left the bottom of the roster vulnerable. GMGM (nickname given to former Caps GM George McPhee, the architect of the Knights' roster) made a good strategy focusing on speed and a strong defense. He also made deals with certain teams where he agreed not to draft an exposed player in exchange for getting another desirable player on a good deal for the Knights.

One of the reasons they've had so much success this season is because they kept things simple. It's hard for teams to keep pace, they are very strong between the bluelines (i.e. they make it hard for teams to gain the offensive zone) and they play a simple game very well (i.e. they don't try slick passing, or gimmicky schemes that work well in the regular season but not in the playoffs). Nobody expected them to do anything this year given the lack of success by expansion teams in every sport.

Oh yeah and I forgot to mention their best player is 3 time Stanley Cup Champion (and possible playoffs MVP contender) Marc-Andre Fleury. They were able to get him because the strong play of Matt Murray (Fleury got hurt, Murray stepped in and did a more-than-capable job of backstopping the Pens on the way to another Stanley Cup. At expansion time they could only keep one so they kept the young guy who they thought was the future). This year, up until the Finals he had been the single best player in the playoffs with an amazing .95 save percentage. However the Caps have scored 7 goals in 2 games on him so his percentage has dipped, but it remains to be seen whether we can keep the scoring up.

TL;DR: GMGM still got it (he's responsible for the core of this Caps team and for building the Knights roster from scratch), the NHL kinda relaxed rules a bit (although I'm hazy on the details of it, that's just what my friends say), and a young team with a veteran netminder balled out because nobody expected them to do anything (just ask the Caps how much better it is without the weight of expectations, that is partly responsible for their postseason success this year).

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Thanks for the explanation [emoji106]