NHL 2021 Irregular Season and Plagueoffs

Obsidian

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Nice shot by Marchand to end it. Oh well, need to get at least 1 up in Boston.

Anderson played well after the start, but I think our lack of good goalies is just too great to overcome. We needed to be up 2-0 just to push it to lose in 7, now I assume Boston wins in 5 (although I think every game will be close).
 

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Anderson played well after the start, but I think our lack of good goalies is just too great to overcome. We needed to be up 2-0 just to push it to lose in 7, now I assume Boston wins in 5 (although I think every game will be close).

Gotta worry about Eller being out now, do they put Kuznetsov back in after only a couple days of practice after being off the ice for 2 weeks?
 

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Gotta worry about Eller being out now, do they put Kuznetsov back in after only a couple days of practice after being off the ice for 2 weeks?

If Eller is legitimately hurt there's no alternative really, Kuzy needs to be in
 
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Interesting. I did not see this coming, but I understand why.


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They haven't said how long the extension is for, hopefully not a long one. I know it was never going to happen, but I was kind of hoping they'd sign Torts. At least the press conferences would be entertaining.
 

Merrith

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As much as it seems the org is done with Kuzy, they def can’t keep him on the sideline if they want to win this series.

Still not convinced they're "done" with Kuzy. They might just have gotten to a point where they will listen to offers and consider whether they could make a deal they like (or if the cap space itself is just worth it to have/spend differently). But I totally agree that we can't go anywhere in the playoffs without him at this point. Backstrom looks like he's still nursing whatever he had at end of the regular season.
 

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Obsidian Obsidian Sounds like Eller and Kuzy might both be in tonight.

Heard we brought up McMichael as well. Unlikely that he'll get ice time in the playoffs, but I think he's going to be good at some point. Emergency center depth if either Kuzy or Eller are unable to go at the very least
 

Merrith

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Heard we brought up McMichael as well. Unlikely that he'll get ice time in the playoffs, but I think he's going to be good at some point. Emergency center depth if either Kuzy or Eller are unable to go at the very least

Yeah I don't know if he'll be ready for this playoff run, but he's been checking all the boxes. Maybe he is the plan if they trade Kuzy this offseason.
 

Merrith

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I swear Nic Dowd just decided to high stick a Bruin at center ice for no reason just because we're contractually obligated to go to OT every game.
 

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It's unbelievable how stupid Samsonov is, Marchand should have been given a game misconduct right before the goal as well. No chance the caps win another game in this series
 

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It's unbelievable how stupid Samsonov is, Marchand should have been given a game misconduct right before the goal as well. No chance the caps win another game in this series

That was a pretty bad goalie meltdown right there. And Marchand was a douche for the whole game. Tough loss for the Caps for sure.