tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post2946847158774725350..comments2024-03-17T21:09:46.268-04:00Comments on The Peerless Prognosticator: A NO-point night -- Game 32: Rangers 7 - Caps 0The Peerlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-76188548588461628842010-12-14T13:00:56.772-05:002010-12-14T13:00:56.772-05:00@ Anonymous...
"How far is: ..."far int...@ Anonymous...<br /><br />"How far is: ..."far into the playoffs" Is winning one or 2 rounds acceptable at this point?"<br /><br />There isn't a team in the East likely to make the playoffs that can't beat the Caps. By the same token, there isn't a team in the East likely to make the playoffs that the Caps can't beat.<br /><br />For me, it comes down to this; the Caps have been bounced out of the playoffs the last three seasons claiming to have taken away a lesson from the defeat. Well...<br /><br />Lesson 1: Don't let Game 7 come down to one play (Flyers winning in OT in 2008). The Caps scratched and clawed through Game 7 against the Rangers to win Game 7 of that series, but didn't show up in Game 7 of the Penguin series...<br /><br />Lesson 2: Experience counts. That was the takeaway from the Penguin series in 2009, but it didn't mean a thing when it came to applying the lesson in the Montreal series.<br /><br />Lesson 3: Close a team out. Losing a 3-1 lead is common in Caps history, but it doesn't make it any more acceptable. <br /><br />This year, the Caps should have the experience (it isn't a "young" team anymore at important positions, except goaltender), they should be well-schooled in Game 7, and they should have the bad taste of gagging on a 3-1 lead fresh in their mouths.<br /><br />So, if it's one-and-done, then clean house. If two-and-through...ditto. If they lose in a conference final, I think it all depends on how they go. Losing a 2-0 or 3-1 lead is not acceptable, nor is losing to a "hot goalie." Teams that win close opponents out, and they fight through hot goalies.<br /><br />The fact is, the window is closing rapidly on this team. It is likely to look very different next year, even if they win. There are a lot of FAs who won't be back, and in my opinion this is the year. If they fail this year, I think we can lay to rest any further talk of the inevitability of a Cup in the Ovechkin era. They might do it, but I can't see how you would pick them to do it.The Peerlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-2211164705680945762010-12-14T12:47:30.658-05:002010-12-14T12:47:30.658-05:001) How far is: ..."far into the playoffs"...1) How far is: ..."far into the playoffs" Is winning one or 2 rounds acceptable at this point?<br />2) I say if they fail to make the conference finals then BB needs to be replaced(if not sooner) <br />3) I'd say he shouild go now, but as the Post article says I'm in a 25% minorityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-54544775538740334452010-12-14T00:12:06.302-05:002010-12-14T00:12:06.302-05:00"We think even Tomas Fleischmann was a minus-..."We think even Tomas Fleischmann was a minus-2."<br /><br />I approve.Jack Hazardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17125145876262181832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-84761822102817450752010-12-13T08:14:53.820-05:002010-12-13T08:14:53.820-05:00There is the part of me that says everyone on this...There is the part of me that says everyone on this team gets this year as a "last chance." If the Caps don't go far in the playoffs, then the window on this team will have closed -- the moment will have passed it by in favor of the Penguins, Blackhawks, and whoever does win the Cup this year.<br /><br />And if that happens, then I would expect a clean sweep -- GM, coaches, and a lot of players whose contracts are up.The Peerlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293195514553989436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14971098.post-61443939103840491812010-12-13T02:16:52.625-05:002010-12-13T02:16:52.625-05:00Is it jumping the gun to say if the team is playin...Is it jumping the gun to say if the team is playing like this in a month Boudreau should be fired?mattymattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08291132296368578632noreply@blogger.com