Let's go, Caps!

Here I sit in Washington (almost), with radio coverage....

LOL, yes, you're almost at the game.

I had problems, it was a little slow, but now it's OK, the video is good, but the sound is terrible, because the rink announcer is louder than the TV guys.

While I know it's only preseason, may I just say............

 

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Two bad teams, trying to see who is worse.

Caps going on the PP again, with not a lot to show for it so far- they might want to refuse it.

The beginning of this game is very slow, yes.

Lines:

8. Ovechkin - 25.Kozlov - 43. Fleischmann
28. Semin - 92. Nylander - 19. Backstrom
18. Pettinger - 15. Gordon - 17. Clark
87. Brashear - 39. Steckel - [56. Bourque] 21. Laich

3. Poti - 52. Green
55. Schultz - 2. Pothier
26. Morrisonn - 23. Jurcina

37. Kolzig
(1. Johnson)

Ovechkin-Kozlov-Clark on the PP.

You're right, they should have refused it: Flyers score an easy short-handed goal.

Maybe we should call him Slo-ti, not Poti- he coughs it up and Richards gets a SHG (5 hole, of course).

Caps on the PP again.

No, thanks.

1-0 end 1st, SOGs 13-5 Caps, and.....

1-0 Flyers. Nice.

The Caps are terrible, tonight. The kids played much better the other day. At least in the first period.

Be very afraid for this team this season- the radio guys are talking about how things are "progressing", and point to Kozlov and Nylander- the ancient mariners....

so glad I cancelled my ticket (and so is my dentist... $400 today, $1500 more first week of November....).

The Caps are back on the ice. I want to see them play much better, like they did against Carolina.

They should just refuse these "power" plays. Ugh.

Or get rid of Hanlon.

Or both.

LOL!

I only notice now the "L" that you've already added to the title. And with a second easy goal, it's now 2-0 Flyers, and you're probably right.

Nice goal by Steckel. The Caps were playing a little better since a few minutes (since Gauthier's goal, actually).

2-1.

The Caps were playing a little better since a few minutes (since Gauthier's goal, actually).

You do know they had another "power play" since then, right?

And now, one of the "guns" might not make it to the regular season.... he got his head split open in camp, and now this.

Not good.

"You do know they had another "power play" since then, right?"

Yes, I know, but their previous PPs were so horrible... This time, they played it rather well.

Let's see their PK, now...

Oh, well, another easy goal. 3-1.

Semin is back to the ice, and he looks OK, according to the TV guys.

Knuble to the box.

And now Ovechkin to the box for boarding.

Clark called for holding (it was not that obvious). 5-on-3 PP.

Flyers score again. Kolzig makes the first stop, his right post makes the second, and Briere sends the puck into an empty net.

And while I was typing, Ovechkin fires one again from the left side and this time it goes in! 4-2.

End of second. Average PP work by the Caps (EDIT: but "average" means much better than what we saw in the first period).

Green might be the best player of the Poti-Green pairing, and perhaps our best d-man. I like him. We have some good young blueliners.

Yeah, if they can stay here long enough to grow into what they can be.

Caps are 0/6 on the PP, 10:44 TOI- and that's WITH Kozlov, Nylander, Semin, Ovechkin, and Poti.....

there should be two heads on pikes outside MCI, opening night-

McPhee's, and Hanlon's.

I've hardly noticed Fleischmann in the last 3 games (including this one). I don't think that he deserves a spot on the top line. But I guess that they want to have with Pettinger-Gordon-Clark a checking line that can score, just like Konowalchuk-Halpern-Dahlen in the past, so things should stay like they are... unless we acquire another forward.

"Caps are 0/6 on the PP, 10:44 TOI- and that's WITH Kozlov, Nylander, Semin, Ovechkin, and Poti..."

The PP was much better without them two days ago.

And Green is by far the best player on the PP tonight.

Semin and Ovechkin are not at their top, but they have a good game.

I'm trying to have four games on the screen, I'll see if my computer explodes...

Four games are too much for my computer, back to one.

The Caps had a couple of good opportunities, but Gagne scores an easy one, and it's 5-2.

Pettinger scores a nice one! Great pass by Gordon (one of the best Caps tonight and in the other games).

Woohoo! Kozlov! 5-4.

The Flyers lose a puck, and Ovechkin works hard to pass it back to Kozlov who scores from close.

And Kolzig makes a big save on Knuble to keep us in the game.

Caps on the PP. They were having a good moment, with the Pettinger-Gordon-Clark line once again.

Semin is out of the game, and not on the bench.

Laich is on the ice. Not sure about Bourque on the 4th line; it's the only one that I've not seen, but he was in the roster on nhl.com.

Bourque showing 23:52 TOI, 29 shifts, and a +3.... and so does Klepis????????? I haven't heard either name on the radio.

Ovechkin takes his own rebound and ties the game! Great pass by... Green, I believe.

5-5.

The Caps have a really good third period. If only they could play like that for a whole game.

Fleischmann fires one in and it's 6-5 Caps! And now the blue screen of death!

Yes- everyone at official is pissed they missed the last 2 goals because they were showing replays during the live action, and now everyone has lost the feed.

I'm listening to the radio, now, but I hardly understand anything. I just heard that the Caps scored again and it's 7-5!

Final score, I believe. What a third period!

"Yes- everyone at official is pissed they missed the last 2 goals because they were showing replays during the live action, and now everyone has lost the feed."

Exactly! And we also missed a third goal earlier. They always showed the replays at the wrong moment. We have also missed several good scoring opportunities.

Yes- 7-5 final.

Guess I'll let you take that (L ) down, now.

See you for the next one.

See you, Roger. Too bad TAK is not around, and Misto, and FJC, and JR, and Michael... But it's nice talking with you. This forum is like a giant instant messenger, LOL!