Series Thread: First Round: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals

[elocomotive]

Also, per stats. The Caps iced the puck more than the Leafs in game 4. The team that has iced the puck more often has won every game in the series.

 

[BGDave]

No guarantee of that - the Leafs could still pull off the series win.

I get the wink, but that was kind of my point. Who is to say which team is "better"? IMO, the team that wins a 4 out of 7 is the "better" team. Simple as that.

 

[forty_three]

Who is to say which team is "better"?

Me. I can do that.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

The Matthews goal came on a rare shift against Orpik/Shattenkirk, not Orlov/Niskanen.

Exactly

Not to mention its really not a wash either because a no goal call in a 0-0 game in the first 5 minutes is totally different than a no goal call in a 4-2 game with 11 minutes left)

So, if I'm reading correctly, the goal that opened the floodgates to a 3 goal period for the Caps was less important than a goal when the game was 4-2 which wouldn't have been 4-2 were it not for that first goal?

 

[ritari330]

Exactly


So, if I'm reading correctly, the goal that opened the floodgates to a 3 goal period for the Caps was less important than a goal when the game was 4-2 which wouldn't have been 4-2 were it not for that first goal?

I worded that poorly. The game wouldn't have been 4-2 without the first goal because the whole game changes. There's no way of knowing how the game would've been different had the Leafs challenged and won. The caps could've dominated the 1st like they did but the leafs come out with a 1-0 lead. Or the Caps dominate the first and lead 3-1. Or the Leafs wakeup and its an even period. There's no way of knowing because everything after was influenced by the context of the game and scoreline of 1-0 Washington.

However, a waived off goal that would've put a team up by 3 goals with 11 minutes to go changes the game in a completely different way. I think its a fair assumption that it would've made a comeback much harder on the leafs. The leafs had been pressuring the caps and a goal would've all but finished off the game. The context of the game is what makes them different, not directly the scoreline.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Nothing more to add than this today.

 

[Maverick426h]

The Caps looked awfully nervous in the second and third periods of game four, to the point where that game seemed like it was destined for overtime. One fluke bounce/mistake by a combination of Brown, Carrick and Andersen saved them from some very high pressure moments in sudden death.

This should be very interesting moving forward as Washington does still have home ice to lean on, but not a lot else. They should be spanking the Leafs (on paper), with all due respect, so I give Toronto a lot of credit here.

 

[elocomotive]

The Caps looked awfully nervous in the second and third periods of game four, to the point where that game seemed like it was destined for overtime. One fluke bounce/mistake by a combination of Brown, Carrick and Andersen saved them from some very high pressure moments in sudden death.

This should be very interesting moving forward as Washington does still have home ice to lean on, but not a lot else..

Lol. What a dumb statement. What they have to lean on is a pretty damn good team. Nothing against the Leafs, but you all talk like the Caps have played a bad series even though they've carried most of the play.

I'm going to the game. You guys enjoy the insightful stylings of Maverick...

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[sbb122]

OV just got submarined by Kadri, still down

 

[forty_three]

Awwwww shit. It's gonna go all sorts of crazy now.

 

[BGDave]

Gonna get outta hand

 

[Maverick426h]

Lol. What a dumb statement. What they have to lean on is a pretty damn good team. Nothing against the Leafs, but you all talk like the Caps have played a bad series even though they've carried most of the play.

I'm going to the game. You guys enjoy the insightful stylings of Maverick...

The Caps have carried most of the play in this series? Lol

You're right though, they do have a pretty damn good regular season team.

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[dash]

So if I'm following along correctly, eloco is the commanding officer chewing out Maverick, is that right?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Heard about the hit .. has putin ordered trump to send kadri to guantanamo yet?

 

[dash]

Heard about the hit .. has putin ordered trump to send kadri to guantanamo yet?

A Khadr out and a Kadri in?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Oof ... praying for ov's knee

 

[forty_three]

Oof ... praying for ov's knee

Well, I think we can all agree that this hit will generate some reasoned and well thought out debate.

 

[dash]

Well, I think we can all agree that this hit will generate some reasoned and well thought out debate.

"Surrender pronto or we'll level Toronto"