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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Powerplay Point Podcast Show #9
Playoffs, here we come! At least if the season ended today, anyway. We are back on the air...this being our 200th post on the Blog. Thanks to all who have stuck aound. And for all those just getting here, welcome aboard! Enjoy!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
ReCap 4/4 vs NY Islanders, win the SO, lead the SE!
Ladies and gentlemen, hockey imitates life. I say this because, just like in hockey, anything can happen in life. And vice versa. And anything is what has happened so far for my favorite team this year. Now, with just a handful of weeks to go in this labor-interrupted season, what looked impossible just a couple of weeks ago is now reality--the Washington Capitals are in first place in the Southeast division.
And yes, while anything still can happen with time left in the season, this has to be a confidence booster for this team. But the only thing I'm afraid of is that complacency will once again rear its ugly head. In other words, the Caps cannot let up. Not for a moment. Not when the prize is within their grasp. Fortunes can turn so quickly, much like life.
Complacency will not be a factor for the team's most consistent players over the last few weeks--Braden Holtby, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Mike Green. Call them the not-so-Young Guns version 2.0. And kudos to Martin Erat for stepping into a new situation and playing very well.
By no means are their opponents the Islanders out of it--trust me they will be heard from. And nothing is set in stone, far from it. But as they have learned, forgotten, and relearned once again, the results can and will come if the Caps stick to their game plan.
Whatever happens it looks to be an exciting finish to the season. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
And yes, while anything still can happen with time left in the season, this has to be a confidence booster for this team. But the only thing I'm afraid of is that complacency will once again rear its ugly head. In other words, the Caps cannot let up. Not for a moment. Not when the prize is within their grasp. Fortunes can turn so quickly, much like life.
Complacency will not be a factor for the team's most consistent players over the last few weeks--Braden Holtby, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Mike Green. Call them the not-so-Young Guns version 2.0. And kudos to Martin Erat for stepping into a new situation and playing very well.
By no means are their opponents the Islanders out of it--trust me they will be heard from. And nothing is set in stone, far from it. But as they have learned, forgotten, and relearned once again, the results can and will come if the Caps stick to their game plan.
Whatever happens it looks to be an exciting finish to the season. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
ReCap 3/31/13 vs Philadelphia
Loser points are for losers. And that's just how the Washington Capitals played for the last seven plus minutes of their game tonight against Philly. So it's appropriate then that all they would come away with, was the loser point. Play them horns!
Play them all night long!!!!!
Honestly, when is this team going to figure out that there are 60 minutes in a game? Not 55, not 52, not 53, but 60. Sometimes more if overtime is involved. This team packed it up with about seven minutes to go. How many times have we Caps fans lamented this fact that nobody seems to realize you don't win unless you're LEADING after 60 minutes of play?????
It was a heck of a run with this team managing 10 wins in March, as Joe B referred to during the Comcast showing (nearly to ad nauseum, might I add). But when you can't win the tough games, you might as well not be playing at all. And so we all know what will happen now. This team will miss the playoffs.
And you can't say I didn't tell you so! Because I did!
Truth is, the Capitals do not deserve to make the playoffs. You can't coast against any team in this league and get rewarded for it. And yet it happens. Over and over and over again.
The trade deadline is in three days. The Washington Capitals better be having a fire sale happening, because everything must go. At least that's what I'd like to see. But it won't happen.
Play them all night long!!!!!
Honestly, when is this team going to figure out that there are 60 minutes in a game? Not 55, not 52, not 53, but 60. Sometimes more if overtime is involved. This team packed it up with about seven minutes to go. How many times have we Caps fans lamented this fact that nobody seems to realize you don't win unless you're LEADING after 60 minutes of play?????
It was a heck of a run with this team managing 10 wins in March, as Joe B referred to during the Comcast showing (nearly to ad nauseum, might I add). But when you can't win the tough games, you might as well not be playing at all. And so we all know what will happen now. This team will miss the playoffs.
And you can't say I didn't tell you so! Because I did!
Truth is, the Capitals do not deserve to make the playoffs. You can't coast against any team in this league and get rewarded for it. And yet it happens. Over and over and over again.
The trade deadline is in three days. The Washington Capitals better be having a fire sale happening, because everything must go. At least that's what I'd like to see. But it won't happen.
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