Caps, Canadiens scoreless after one period

They looked very ready to play from the first drop of the puck! Loved the hard-nosed, agressive "I want the puck" style. Keep up the pressure!!

Lets Go Caps!!!

Montreal is getting as many shots off on our PP as us. They look like they have the man advantage at times on our PP.

I don't know if it's their speed, energy, anticipation, etc... but they are getting to pucks first in all 3 zones.

I'm not sure if there is a good way to deal with their speed other than for all of our players to pay extra attention to their positioning.

Sloan is faster than some of our defensemen but he's error prone and I'm not sure who you would take out of the lineup.

If the Caps start crashing the net we'll see a goal or two scored; otherwise, the long-range shots aren't gonna make it. I wish Bruce will bench Green for a couple of shifts. He's making a habit of sucking.

just got in - no score . . . someone tell me - why aren't we winning??

I would take Green off the PP right now, there's too much pressure on him and doesn't look like he can handle it... he really can't do anything offensively at the moment

it's amazing how confident Carlson looks compared to Green... who's the rookie between the two???

While I'm not ready to totally take Green off the PP, I don't think he should be there the entire 2 minutes. I say, we should put Carlson on the first PP unit and Green on the 2nd.

super nice start

nice just what they needed

KNUBLE in the paint - YES!!! . . . so much for that fake hooking . . .

shoot the damn puck!

Flash owes Varly a nice dinner on that one

how many times does BB have to tell the Euros to just SHOOT the damn puck and let the others crash the net??

nice

NOW WE ARE IN BUSINESS!

There you go BABY!

Laich and Fehr!! Great screen, great shot!

2-0 .

GAME OVER.

Varly is CAT QUICK!

HE IS ON!

Did Halak even see that shot past Fehr? Seemed like he dropped REEEEAAAALLLLY late.

even bmo was in in front of the goal

good goal - no siren when we score tonight - real quiet heh heh heh

why can't i listen to the game on internet as i've done in past??? can't see the game (watching bruins now), but i'm pissed off that erskine's not in the lineup....is he hurt, or does BB just not want the team to play tough/confrontational? several commented on how they thought poti's fight turned the game the other night....why in the world won't he sit shultz or green? sounds like both are having a similar night tonight, even more bothersome

Is the right arm of Halak shaking yet?

Hold the lead please Caps!

I love when Fehr goes to the net like he did on that goal... he is so big, it kills the goalie's vision. Both goals have been with strong presence around the net - keep it up!

Too much emotion for the Habs and not enough creativity...they are going down tonight. Final Caps 4 - Montreal 1.

OV looks sleepy tonight.

nice!

WTF?

SWEET!

1 more goal vs. Habs & Les Quebecois will turn into....
UPDATED - They have turn now! 3 luv!

Wow... this line is looking awesome!!!!

There must be something wrong with the sound on my TV. The Habs crowd seems quiet.

eww nasty ployoff #'s for price.

Eric Fehr. 2 goals for the series. Caps 3 -Habs 0!

Huge games from Fehr and Varly

Fehr crashing the net AGAIN! Bye, Halak!

Goonery stuff...soon

goalie change have those fans somethin to cheer about heh heh heh

VARLY, VARLY
I guess Ovi was right. Halak Was/Is shaky. Bye, bye.

Like seeing the other guys step up. takes pressure off OV Backs and Semin.

Chimera is an effin smart player!!
totally eff you punks who hated on the trade.

Is the right arm of Halak shaking yet?

Posted by: BernieWolfeFan1 | April 19, 2010 8:16 PM

Actually his right leg was shaking as he left the ice.

I believe its called the "Stanky Leg"?

BBs moves...Gordo/Varly 2 and 3 line switch looking huge.

Play smart and simple now.

Montreal will have to start taking chances.

Let's wait for them to make mistakes and not get caught being overly aggressive and giving up numbers.

I'm in California - no access to Caps. What's the score?

I'll be honest - I was iffy on the Chimera trade, until I saw the first couple games he was in. Mainly because the only time I'd seen him was when he injured Ovie. But Chimera is such a great 3rd/4th line player - speed, grit, hitting, decent scorer.

that Fehrsie line's got power tonight

Just came back from dinner, and we're up by THREE?!?!?!?!!?

Since I missed them:

GGGOOOAAALLL!!!

GGGOOOAAALLL!!!

GGGOOOAAALLL!!!

LOL. WTF...what do you know about the Stanky Leg? HAAAhAAAAA!!

pharrrrtt - 3-0, Caps. Gordo got a shortie, Laich and Fehr each scored even strength.

Ahh, thanks for the score update. Go Caps! Must be very quiet in Montreal

Excellent chance by Chimmer

we gotta give that new goalie a little baptizm here pretty soon

the gritty effort guys from Canada score 3 goals ...and the highly skilled highly paid euros continue their playoff majic trick....DISAPPEARING

Chimera is due. snake bitten.

Way to haul the mails Brads. Gotta luv him...

Don't be a xenophobe wendel.

GGGOOOAAALLL!!!

OVIE!@

nite nite!

Now it's a laugher...

OVIE!!!!!!!!!!!1

OVIE!!! Price isn't looking too good either lol.

SWEET, OVI. Sick goal!!

score wendel.

Maybe I need to change my final score to 6-1 Caps. Caps are on Fire! Go Caps!

WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!! i just caught up to the live tv to see this goal! love that we are dominating! go OVIE!

Will the Habs give croque monsieurs instead of wings to any Caps fans in attendance?

wow!!!!!!!!!

U forget Backstrom in game 2 wendy?

So happy that Bruce got this defense together.

So is this going to be another Varly takeover? He absolutely lights up during the postseason.

the gritty effort guys from Canada score 3 goals ...and the highly skilled highly paid euros continue their playoff majic trick....DISAPPEARING

Posted by: wendel2 | April 19, 2010 8:29 PM

Let's see... Backstrom and Ovie now have 6 goals and, I believe, 6 assists. Yeah, that's disappearing.

@vermontcaps: You can listen to the DC radio broadcast at http://www.federalnewsradio.com

mails? typo. Officially getting lax about watching the game I guess. Other games are actually getting some view time.

I am so loving this. This is better than I had hoped for!

BB is looking like an effing genius.

wendle...I guess you missed the 8 points from Ovie/Backs.....

Go eat your shorts d-bag...

if Varlamov's nickname is Varly, and if Neuvirth's nickname is Neuvy, what's Fehr's nickname?

Fairy?

Someone give me a high-five.

Don't leave me hangin'.

Wendel the Tool is back! Still hating Ovi and the Russian players, still loves Don Cherry.

@TIMMY talking about semin oh yeah ov had no shots in first 30 minutes But Backstrom is awesome enough to be an honourary Canadian

PUNK move by Gionta!

high five!

lol.... Chimera getting under the Habs' skin. Dumb play by Gionta.

c ya Giotta

Why is everybody trying to beat up Chimera? I hope he gives every one of them the bizness in the 3rd.

Hahaha Habs are emlting down. Love how Chimera is handling it

oh yes and the other euro forward flash has one lazy penalty so far....and is next in line to sit out

If anyone don't know, you can watch live if ya go to channelsurfing.net - the third Caps entry is the Joe/Locker version.

~SLAP~

That's one!

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high five!

Posted by: chrislarry | April 19, 2010 8:35 PM

HAHA I gave my wife a high five on the second goal. She could are less.

School vouchers missed wendy.
Either that or u are just stupid.

Then say Semin, Wendel. There's a few Europeans on the team.

Now, its SHOWTIME, by the Lakers of Hockey!

hey zmegma watch the game and tell me who our best forwards are!!!!!!

Yeah, Chimera is playing like a veteran leader. Guys like him wear letters.

Good job by Chimera not pushing back.

Wendel's wife/gf was obviously cheating on him with Jagr's mullet....

Hey wendy go catch aids.
Cause your brain dead already.

FEHR!

The Caps are wearing them down...and that's how they'll win this series.

wendel, for the series? Ovie and Backs - aka Europeans. This game, Laich and Fehr. Stop trolling - you're just acting like an idiot.

hahahaha

ooohhhh...

i am loving everything about this 2nd period... and i especially love watching montreal meltdown!

lol.... there goes Tomas Jagr.

oh baby lets get 2 goals now

74 looking back to recognize that the PP is coming, so he rushes.

The guy is MONEY!

congrats to carlson for calming down fehr & pulling him out of the scrum before he took a penalty.

Habs falling down like wendy.

Good PP Practice.

Ovie-Backs-Knubes

I love that line.

Now is the time for the PP to get its SWAG back!

I'm sure the Molsons are flowin'.

PP practice time boys.

would like to see a pp goal

lets practice pp here...get a special teams confidence boost

We should get our 1st PP goal on this sequence.

argh... PP sucks tonight!

Awesome 5v5 and smart no reactions, but what is with the PP? The regular season PP is no where to be seen, but then again neither is the regular season PK -- a wash, I guess.

Anyone concerned about the PP? Terrible.

OK, let's go for 5 on a clean sheet!

i'd love it if they played the 3rd period in an empty stadium. to be honest, the fans have nothing going for them. they should just go to the SICK casino which is about 15 mins away and make some money instead of wasting time.

Don't blame Wendel. He grew up hearing that Canadians have an entitlement to every slot on NHL teams, and Europeans are stealing Canadian jobs. It's a very old story that afflicts the NHL even now.

Fantastic second period... but the PP is still a little off. Maybe we can win this series without our PP.

Varly is awesome tonight.

Now the Canadiens have some goalie issues. I'd love to see Price on Wednesday again!

NEW THREAD.

The PP unbelievable...4 mins might not be enough to get one. They have to figure this out.

@Timmy and rocco........I said BacKstrom was awesome ....ov had done very little in 2 games this series and can play like a Canadian when he wants to BUT SEMIN AND FLASH HAVE DONE SFA

GENO'S BACK, NEW THREAD!

4-0 not sufficiently decisive - stomp them down some more so they know who is boss up there in France - not to be inhumane, but this is a hockey game - if we don't, they might end up thinking they have a chance

Don't blame Wendel. He grew up hearing that Canadians have an entitlement to every slot on NHL teams, and Europeans are stealing Canadian jobs. It's a very old story that afflicts the NHL even now.
Posted by: zmega | April 19, 2010 8:47 PM |

Sounds like an AmeriCAN'T or CAN'Tadian.