DarthEbriate

Super-solid player. I joined the 'Space after his time, but I imagine there had to be consternation about him being a center after we lost Drury/Briere. But one of those guys you can play anywhere on any line. The Rangers are young and starting to unravel. It's good. Now, punish them. (And don't overpass the puck)

Jochen Hecht had 138 goals as a Sabre? Edit: So he did! Hey... I guess those pre- 04-05 lockout years, albeit only 25 goals just slip my memory.

Cozens draws the crosscheck on Miller, but Cozens could've drawn another holding/holding the stick penalty earlier on the shift. And... Eichel.

Catching up... We looked better overall in the first after initial sluggishness. But the shots gotta get on net, rather than pivot and shoot 6 feet wide. Cozens!!! A bad turnover and a last-minute goal... very dismal. But Rieder! The reason we got him! the---almost---shortie. Rieder's goal means we're better 5 on 5, right? 🍺

The opening six against what I think are the cream of the division. Now we get to play 4 against the teams we should be better than (NYR and NJD). Then 4 against the teams we’ll have to go above and beyond to beat if we’re going to make progress (NYI and BOS). But these next four are a set we need to get 6+ points in.

Washington gets 3 points without 4 of their top players... Buffalo gets 3 points, barely. It's... a wash?

Finally, some film on Vanecek and how to beat him in the shootout.

Always curious on this phrase. If you hit the post and out, did you ever really have him beat? It's the same as missing the net entirely.

Hall draws another

It's not impossible. Backstrom used to bulls-eye womp rats in his.... yeah. My heart's not in it.

Ullie just a bit too overzealous there. Backstrom with the savvy off-the-backboard goal. Well. Onward! Go get the next one.

Staal!

All those new muscles on Dahlin... and now he's pulling a circa 2019 Risto.

Why not both? (Other hologram aside: Amos might have saved the season)

When Hall first signed, I figured the logical move was Skinner-Eichel-Reinhart; Hall-Staal-Olofsson. 1 main zone-entering puck-handler/playmaker on each line. But Okposo with Hall intrigues me.

Assistofsson! Wait, check that.... Goooooalofsson!

King is a UFA after this season. Any takers? Any?

So Eichel gets put in a headlock behind the net after a whistle and the only guy that comes over in white is Reinhart, and the entire Caps squad. Huh.

I've got a bad feeling about this.

That's Miller's operational!

Nice.

Gotta score --- then double these punks up on the other side of halftime. Also, kinda wished Hall had just scored on the partial breakaway, rather than seeing another power play.

Montour --- you've got to get that puck out. Thankfully, the end result is a shot directly into Ullmark's Buffalo crest.

I didn't realize the Capitals had such a fast roster... oh, they're just beating us to the puck is all. Very well, carry on then.

^ This many times over. WSH has wanted it every game. Today, it looks like they've been skating 6-on-5 all game thus far.