Lovett's Magnatones Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Your Canadiens travel to Washington DC to play the preeminent Cup favorites in their third meeting of the season. The first two meetings were ceded to the Capitals in close games that bookended a streak of eight losses out of nine. The Capitals have only lost ten games all year, and are on a pace similar to the 1976-77 Canadiens. The Canadiens..well, they announced yesterday that they locked up eight goal man Paul Byron to term, and tonight they get to showoff their trade acquisition Victor Bartley. One can only wonder what took so long? You don't keep a Bartley, or a Ferrari in the garage, but I digress. The prediction for tonight? Pain. While they were two teams on the same trajectory in the offseason, they've taken two different paths with two different results. Washington has chosen to bolster their forward corp with veteran top-6 players TJ Oshie and Justin Williams while the Habs rolled the dice on Kassian, Semin, and then found themselves crushed by the loss of Carey Price. The puck drops at 7:10, and will be televised on RDS, SN, and CSW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 The Caps are likely going to put on a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 The Caps are likely going to put on a show. Well we know Montreal won't . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 As long as we don't get blown out I'll be happy. I HATE getting crushed. I can handle a loss that was a battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Just please make it entertaining. Barberio-Pateryn-Bartley vs Ovechkin should be interesting. A nice close high scoring game would be fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Remember when we were the best team in the league? Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Yeah lets have a 7-6 smoker just love it. We lose but we get a lot of goals. Le Genius says he is going to play the young guys more, so they have thrown in the towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Too bad he didn't play them when he should have. Yeah lets have a 7-6 smoker just love it. We lose but we get a lot of goals. Le Genius says he is going to play the young guys more, so they have thrown in the towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miklin Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 what's with all the empty seats in Washington? Noticed it too on some NBC covered games. (Have noticed this too previously in Detroit and Texas). I guess a positive tonight is the game is not blacked out in the Toronto area but we have the two lispers doing the announcing and colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 what's with all the empty seats in Washington? Noticed it too on some NBC covered games. (Have noticed this too previously in Detroit and Texas). I guess a positive tonight is the game is not blacked out in the Toronto area but we have the two lispers doing the announcing and colour Tickets too expensive. Keep hearing that from people who would buy one or two home games a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Galchenyuk and Gallagher score. Wish I bet money on this game. 2-0 lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Lose to crap teams, but give the Caps hell (for a period at least) This team drives me nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I don't like the defensive zone play at all. It felt like Washington was going to go Globetrotters on them at times. I do, however, like their deliberate plan to get people in front of the net and play to score off the rebound. That's something they haven't done enough of this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miklin Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 full marks to Jason Chimera for longevity. It was 16 or so years ago he played for AHL Hamilton (in the Edmonton affiliation days). Caps assistant coach Todd Rierden was a Bulldog in the Oiler days too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Pateryn and Emelin lead the way in ES TOI so far. That's something you don't see every day. It's a good test for Pateryn in particular. On the who's scouting who watch, Chicago and Columbus each have two at this game. (Also PHI, PIT, SJ, and TB.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Pateryn and Emelin lead the way in ES TOI so far. That's something you don't see every day. It's a good test for Pateryn in particular. On the who's scouting who watch, Chicago and Columbus each have two at this game. (Also PHI, PIT, SJ, and TB.) Shooooowcasing. We just ran the best goalie in the league out of his net. Hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I just looked at RDS.. and saw the Habs up after 2 4-1 Is this a replay from a game last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is it the V Bartley effect? Or is it DD is no longer in the line up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Condon has made some highlight reel saves tonight. Yes, some of them just hit happened to hit him but that's okay. The 3rd pairing is hardly playing. Both Bartley/Barberio are on pace for under 12 minutes. I know Washington's a deep team but you have to think those two could have had an extra shift here or there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Condon has made some highlight reel saves tonight. Yes, some of them just hit happened to hit him but that's okay. The 3rd pairing is hardly playing. Both Bartley/Barberio are on pace for under 12 minutes. I know Washington's a deep team but you have to think those two could have had an extra shift here or there. So ..it IS really happening... OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Is it the V Bartley effect? Or is it DD is no longer in the line up? It's a lot of luck going Montreal's way. Washington has missed quite a few Grade A opportunities while the Habs have capitalized on some iffy rebound control from Holtby. Speaking of Bartley, I haven't been that impressed with him so far tonight. He looks a step slow out there despite being a decent skater. I wonder if that's a by-product of him playing in the AHL for a while; he has to readapt to the faster NHL pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Mike Condon is Cristobal Huet. Wow that game felt like a flashback. Great game by Galchenyuk and Gallagher. They were our best players. Hopefully this game increases the value of Fleischmann and Eller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miklin Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 well put-nice to see a W on the road. Made it a little too close for comfort at the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronthab Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I'll take it. I like winning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 We have too many points to truly tank...so might as well win some games. Was fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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