Yeah, I dunno. The Washington Capitals didn’t do hockey very well against the Vegas Golden Knights. The only reason that we have anything interesting to talk about right now is because TJ Oshie pulled some hero moves in the third period.
So, a buncha guys scored. Most of them wore the uniform that wasn’t the Caps, except for TJ Oshie, who’s horny for donuts. Those Vegas goal-scorers were usually pretty close to the Caps’ net, which had a Holtby in it, and he is trying so hard. Everything was very bleak, and then Oshie got those two goals, which is like when you find twenty dollars but you’re so blackout drunk on White Claw that you will never remember it.
Anyway, the Caps lost.
Here is this:
- Alex Ovechkin didn’t score. He’s at 698 still, where he’s been for five games now. He did, however, put a righteous hit on Nate Schmidt. I don’t think the quest for 700 has any meaningful impact on how the Caps are playing, but go wild in the comments anyway.
- Braden Holtby allowed three goals, technically. I don’t know about that word choice on “allowed” though. Feels like maybe some other people allowed those goals, and Braden just sorta paid the price for ’em. The problems to me seem to be way ahead of the net.
- This was a very sweet gesture by the Caps. We love you, Ovie!
- Tom Wilson got hurt with ten minutes left as he took a spear from Brayden McNabb and then fell to the ice. He returned to finish the game. Michal Kempny also needed some repairs in the first period but came back to play.
- A lot of folks are complaining about coaching. One thing I think the Caps coaches could do to improve the team’s performance is better explain the concepts of periods one and two. They’re supposed to play those too.
Raspberry checkers #JoeBSuitOfTheNight #CapsKnights pic.twitter.com/NMlVSHgP9U
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) February 17, 2020
That was 90 percent trash and 10 percent TJ.
No hockey until Thursday, when the Habs come to town. The Caps need to reboot some stuff, and maybe some of them need some rest too. Maybe we all do. Everyone seems a little cranky right now. More naps, and maybe eat some vegetables.
