![]() The Pens lead would only last 25 seconds. It would be the 5th and last shot Bishop saw, who left the game after the first period with some sort of undisclosed injury. The hard rising shot hit Bishop's stick in such a way that it dropped right in the net. Sutter has generated a few chances lately with his speed on the PK, and tonight was no difference when he raced around Victor Hedman and burst away alone on Ben Bishop. Marc-Andre Fleury was great stopping 28/30 shots tonight, including the first 11 shots he saw to hold the Pens in the game until they could get their offense going.Īnd it came in an unlikely way- Brandon Sutter on the penalty kill. Kick off your shoes, crack open a tallboy, and then rove through the city like a pack of wild dogs scavenging for a TV that actually gets CSN+.The Pittsburgh Penguins didn't register a shot on goal into well into the first period and got lucky that their only sharp player early was their goalie. Apparently the four remaining Wizards fans who miraculously survived the mass suicide called dibs on CSN proper. Erik Elrendsson, beat reporter for the Tampa Tribune newspaper.Damian Cristodero, long-time coverage for the Tampa Bay Times newspaper.If you’re looking for their side of the story, follow these guys: There are a couple good Lightning peeps on the Twitters that we got to know during the playoffs. If I have to teach them how to be tough … well then I don’t know how to do that. Contrast/compare with this infamous Bruce Boudreau’s quote, spoken about a similarly sucky squad: Before they were being told but it wasn’t internalized. Players maybe felt a sense of entitlement, so it’s good it’s internalized. Until you say that you’re an alcoholic you can’t make the steps. Check out what he told the Tampa Bay Times: Please please please let him be in net on Friday.Įvil coach Guy Boucher is not happy with his team’s work ethic of late. At the age of 42, Rolo appears to have hit the wall. 925 save percentage) to end the Caps’ post-season campaign. Here’s the best part: You remember Dwayne “The Stain” Roloson? He was the old guy in the cage who stopped 123 of 133 shots (a modest. You come in clean, and then within 5 minutes you smell like you’ve been playing handball in a sauna. Have you ever been to Tampa? It’s like taking a shower in reverse. Starting on Friday, the Caps and Bolts will meet 4 more times this season, 3 times in Tampa Bay.Alan May called the Caps “thick and proud” that night. The first match was in early October, a shootout win. Friday night will be just the Capitals’ second meeting with this Southeast Division rival.We don’t even have grudging respect for Steve Downie, whose continued employment in the NHL is embarrassing.10 goals and 23 assists for a guy we make fun of a lot, but who is actually a terrific hockey player that we wish were wearing Caps red. He’s head and shoulders above the rest of his team. Tampa’s best player by a mile is still Steven Stamkos, who is rocking a league-best 29 goals.Hedman is now nursing a concussion that he caused by boarding himself. It’s like raaaaaain on your wedding day. His boarding hit on Sidney Crosby on January somethingth of 2011 ended Crosby’s season and beyond. Victor Hedman is the Dave Steckel of the Tampa Bay Lightning.They’re atrocious on the road with a 6-15-3 record. Instead, the Bolts are in 4th place– 8 points behind the also-struggling-but-not-nearly-so-bad Capitals. We expected the Bolts to give the Caps a little chase for the SE lead.It was a mess of a type we have not seen since Glen Hanlon’s reign.īut there are 41 pristine games ahead of us, starting with… aw dammit! Tampa Bay Lightning woeugfbwieugwe With that humble 1-0 win, the first half of the Capitals’ season ended. So yeah, the Capitals won that bout with the Penguins, but was that not one of the weirdest meetings between the two you’ve ever seen? Neither team seemed too interested in the whole “shooting” mechanic of hockey, and Matt Cooke didn’t even curl his evil mustache or malevolently pet his shaved cat once. They could be in Marrakesh raising an army horde of bonsai kittens or playing Stratego with Sherpas in Tibet. The dudes skipped town last night and didn’t even leave a phone number.
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