Official Capitals vs Flyers Playoff Thread

[mooby]

Whew. It's the end of the first overtime in Philly. I have to say I've been impressed with the Caps resilience this game. I gotta admit when Carter scored less than a minute in the game, my first thought was, oh god more of the same. But this entire team has bounced back and it really looks like the changes Boudreau implemented are really working. I've been pretty impressed by switching Federov to the first line and putting Backstrom on the second. It's not only taken some pressure off Backstrom but it's made both lines better. The third and fourth lines are still doing okay, and I'm glad Eminger was actived for this game because that goal he scored was huuuge for us. Huet was extremely impressive in the first overtime and in the third period. I hope he can continue this for us because if they score we're gonna be in a big hole. I've gotten my confidence back for this team.

[mooby]

Well, that's the end of that one. As they say, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I guess we'll see if the Caps have what it takes to win the next two, although the odds are against them. It's hard to watch your team fight it out for 80+ minutes only to come away like that.

[BDBohnzie]

3-1 is just about impossible to overcome, unless you are the Boston Red Sox...but we'll see what happens tomorrow afternoon at the phone booth.

[SmootSmack]

Well, regardless the Capitals and their fans should be proud of the way the franchise turned things around after Thanksgiving and stepped it up when needed down the stretch. And they should be happy with the promising future of this team. Was there a little luck involved along the way? Sure, but anyone who thinks all the Capitals were is lucky is simply being ignorant.

[Monkeydad]

One more win.

[Monkeydad]

So, will they be putting Kolzig back in?

Allowing 4, 2, 6 and 4 goals isn't that impressive by Huet.

[BDBohnzie]

I doubt it. Huet, while giving up the goals he has, has been playing decent hockey. But stranger things have happened...

I didn't realize that 20 years ago, the Caps were down 3-1 to the Flyers and came back to win the series...

[mooby]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

I doubt it. Huet, while giving up the goals he has, has been playing decent hockey. But stranger things have happened...

I didn't realize that 20 years ago, the Caps were down 3-1 to the Flyers and came back to win the series...

I didn't realize that either until I read Caps Insider. Maybe, just maybe, that's because I wasn't alive 20 years ago. It's a little far fetched but entirely possible.

On a more serious note, hearing that the Caps were down in the series 3-1 20 years ago and came back to win it gives me a little more hope. I just hope that they play with all the passion they've got for the next two games (if there is a second game to play) and we can get back in this thing.

[SmootSmack]

Capitals have taken a 1-0 lead early today on a Backstrom goal

[SmootSmack]

Federov with a goal, 2-0 now. This game is key

[SmootSmack]

2-1 now

[mooby]

So far I've really liked what I've seen from the Caps. They have been destroying them in terms of hits and they are playing with nothing to lose. If we win this game then we are gonna have to go back to Philly and do the same thing. This situation is no different than the regular season when we had to win practically every game just to stay alive.

[mooby]

Great game by the Caps, although the Flyers came on very strong in the third quarter. As the announcers said, we lived to fight another day. The battle is gonna be a lot harder on their home ice though so we're just gonna have to take it to them with all we've got. Same situation next game, we've got nothing to lose.

[SmootSmack]

Big win today!

What playoff format do you guys prefer? 2-3-2 or 2-2-1-1-1?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Big win today!

What playoff format do you guys prefer? 2-3-2 or 2-2-1-1-1?

I think the 2-2-1-1-1 format is fine, but I think it would be cool if they used the 2-3-2 format throughout the entire playoffs instead of just the finals like they do in MLB and the NBA. I'd be cool with them sticking with the 2-2-1-1-1 format throughout though.