Bruins/Capitals Thread

[spinncognito]

Congrats to the Caps. Hugely disappointing, so glad I did not find tickets (was there when they lost in a game 7 OT against Carolina 2 years ago)

I hope Holtby stays hot and they keep winning.


sigh..............................

[Mr. Sandman]

We were just too beat up this year and could not bring enough O. I wish we had Horton (and Savard) We could not advance too far even if we won last night.
Also TT was good but not like last season.

They peaked too early in the season. Holtby was H U G E in net for them.


Still a solid performance, no complaints. They could use a rest.

It is now officially summertime and I can break free of hockey for a while. (My wife said..."Thank GOD! its over!!! I don't think I could take another hockey season like last year") I will probably only watch the final series.

[Saltheart]

Sad ending. This series should not have been that close. Hot Goalie I guess.

Good Luck to the Caps. Who knows , maybe they win it all this year.

[afterhours]

imo holtby was good but not great, most of our shots weren't quality scoring opps just rubber into holtby.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by afterhours

imo holtby was good but not great, most of our shots weren't quality scoring opps just rubber into holtby.

Yeah, there weren't a lot of real tough ones last night especially. His defense blocked a lot of shots and he also kept himself in good position to make the stops. A lot of Thomas' great saves are because he gets aggressive and ends up out of position and then has to make the spectacular looking ones.

It was a great series to watch, even with the loss last night. I have trouble hating the Caps though. It's so much easier to hate the Flyers or Pens.

[Piscator]

Bergeron’s (upper body/abdominal) injury was apparent last night. He didn’t take many face-offs and it really hurt in the end
Krejci couldn’t win any face-offs last night
Lucic sucked all series
Power Play was even worse than last year and pretty much non-existent
Horton and McQuaid being out was a big factor as well

It’s too bad, with Pittsburg and Vancouver (and maybe New York & Florida tonight) being out of the hunt, there may have been a better chance to make another run this year.

[JackK]

Sorry for your loss, B's fans. It would have been fun to have another series. But the Caps win means that we can't face the Rangers until the finals at the earliest, which is huge. Ideal situation is that Ottowa wins tonight, knocking Lundqvist out, and a Devils win that gives us home ice advantage the rest of the way.

Now let the rest vs rust talk start...

[RIJIMMY]

no mention of holtby? That guy was awesome, a real douche, but an awesome goalie. The Bs couldnt get to him. Every game was the same. Capitals deserved to win.

[sburnsey931]

The whole series was such a grind. It was brutal to watch. Always 4 or 5 defenders in front of the net. No room to move. No room to shoot. The Caps were disciplined and it paid off. Nothing like like the Flyers series
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