[thetrinity]

They lost all 4 of the games people expected them to win. Team is a disgrace, worse than the Buffalo bills.

[nyplayer33]

They lost to defending cup champions..how did they choke?? Do you just type for the hell of it. You could add the black hawks if u want..they were swept..caps lost in 7. The odds series was caps small favs...stick to CNN Anderson clopper. Have you ever thought that other teams are very good.

[lakerboy]

They actually hired trotz meanwhile the team that got rid of him will be in the finals

[kingdom]

They lost to defending cup champions..how did they choke?? Do you just type for the hell of it. You could add the black hawks if u want..they were swept..caps lost in 7. The odds series was caps small favs...stick to CNN Anderson clopper. Have you ever thought that other teams are very good.

When you are very good or arguably better, you shouldn't always lose in the first or second round. Teams that regularly dominate the regular season and play worse when the games matter most aren't considered clutch. And every year you get a chance to lose that moniker but instead solidify it, they are the true definition of chokers. Ovechkin is one man. Holtby has to be held accountable as well. Every team that goes deep has a keeper show up with a super game. He usually doesn't. It's always the other guy.

[Rich Boy]

Ovechkin is too old and slow now, other players on that team are a bigger threat. I knew all those years of run and gun style playing recklessly would catch up to him. Instead of preserving his body he wanted to be a wrecking ball out there, now hes lost more than a step.

[thetrinity]

They lost to defending cup champions..how did they choke?? Do you just type for the hell of it. You could add the black hawks if u want..they were swept..caps lost in 7. The odds series was caps small favs...stick to CNN Anderson clopper. Have you ever thought that other teams are very good.

They do this every year guy.

If it was just this, they may get a pass. They dont get close which makes it even worse.

And the penguins were NOT better then them this year, they outshot them every game.

[thetrinity]

They actually hired trotz meanwhile the team that got rid of him will be in the finals

Thats what makes it even better, team he left goes further without that fat penetrate

[thetrinity]

Backup fluery, no Crosby one game, they still penetrating lose. All kinda momentum going into game 7, didn't matter.

[jjgold]

Ovechkin overrated

[Russian Rocket]

They lost to defending cup champions..how did they choke?? .

Washington has 7 first place and 2 second place overall finishes in the league during the last 10 years (it's a truly remarkable regular season record if you think about it). They've been by far the most dominant club in the league in the last decade or so.

...and during those 10 years, they never made it past the 2nd round of playoffs.

For one reason or another, as a team, they simply don't show up for the playoffs.

[jjgold]

Sasha should be on the Caps and show them what tough Russian players are all about

Sasha I bet you can fly on skates even with your sport coat and jeans on

[Russian Rocket]

I bet you can fly on skates even with your sport coat and jeans on

Coach call me!

[Goat Milk]

Ovechkin isn't a captain. He's an assistant. Successful captains are mostly american or canadian or guys who speak fluent English in the locker room and can relate to all guys. You see that with Chicago, Pitt, the Kings during their run, most of the teams that have multiple stanley cups the last decade...

You saw it with the red wings for so many years. Federov was an MVP and the wings best player (not for a career, but for a 5 year period he was a top 3 player in hockey, and Yzerman was top 15 in the league but Yzerman was our captain). It's not necessarily the best player that has to be the captain. There's a lot of examples too. Datysuk and Zetterberg. Datysuk was the 3rd best player in the NHL for about 5 years but he can't speak a word of English. How is he gonna be the captain?

Crosby is both the best player and best leader in the NHL and that's why he'll be winning several more cups before he's done. Ovechkin will never be Crosby because he's a foreign player that doesn't have the same leadership mentality as a guy like Crosby who is from Canada and has been a leader for club and country since day 1.

Ovechkin needs to go somewhere and take the assistant role.

[Dollars2Donuts]

Ovechkin is too old and slow now, other players on that team are a bigger threat. I knew all those years of run and gun style playing recklessly would catch up to him. Instead of preserving his body he wanted to be a wrecking ball out there, now hes lost more than a step.

He will score 50 next year.

[cankid]

Anaheim stopped a terrible streak in game 7s .... Wash continues to blow it, outplay your opponent last 2 games to set up game 7 and you get shutout, unacceptable for that type of talent but Im sure the track record of the Caps in the playoffs play in their heads before the game. Credit to a nicked Pens team to continue their road to the cup

[funnyb25]

Thought my Ducks were going to follow suit...we pulled it out though...I don't think we have any chance vs the Preds though

[packerd_00]

The Penguins were so banged up,this should have been the Caps series to win,no excuses. Even reading the Penguins forum before the series,just about everybody thought the Caps would carve up that Pens defense.

[packerd_00]

They lost to defending cup champions..how did they choke?? Do you just type for the hell of it. You could add the black hawks if u want..they were swept..caps lost in 7. The odds series was caps small favs...stick to CNN Anderson clopper. Have you ever thought that other teams are very good.

That Hawks core are three time champs,they can afford to lose a series or two,theyve earnt it,the Caps sure as hell haven't.

[k13]

Ovechkin isn't a captain. He's an assistant. Successful captains are mostly american or canadian or guys who speak fluent English in the locker room and can relate to all guys. You see that with Chicago, Pitt, the Kings during their run, most of the teams that have multiple stanley cups the last decade...

You saw it with the red wings for so many years. Federov was an MVP and the wings best player (not for a career, but for a 5 year period he was a top 3 player in hockey, and Yzerman was top 15 in the league but Yzerman was our captain). It's not necessarily the best player that has to be the captain. There's a lot of examples too. Datysuk and Zetterberg. Datysuk was the 3rd best player in the NHL for about 5 years but he can't speak a word of English. How is he gonna be the captain?

Crosby is both the best player and best leader in the NHL and that's why he'll be winning several more cups before he's done. Ovechkin will never be Crosby because he's a foreign player that doesn't have the same leadership mentality as a guy like Crosby who is from Canada and has been a leader for club and country since day 1.

Ovechkin needs to go somewhere and take the assistant role.

Crosby is not even the best player on his team.
Without Malkin and Kessel he would have 0 cups.
He was like the 4th best player last year in the playoffs and gets Conn Smythe ...joke

[Goat Milk]

Crosby is not even the best player on his team.
Without Malkin and Kessel he would have 0 cups.
He was like the 4th best player last year in the playoffs and gets Conn Smythe ...joke

Lol i think you need to watch more hockey. You realize they just did a coaches poll on the best player in hockey...and 16 out of 25 said crosby right? That number would have likely been higher too if not for some injuries throughout the year.

Basically every player and coach in the NHL know Crosby is the best..... so does your opinion count more than theirs? Nope.

Crosby won a ring before Kessel buddy when Malkin wasn't even a top 10 player at that point....

Smh

[Goat Milk]

Oh yeah, and in 2011, they did a players poll (of 318 NHL Players):
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s reputation appears to have improved considerably among the players, topping the categories of smartest player, toughest to play against and the best role model.
He’s also considered the top active player to build a franchise around, garnering 69 percent of the votes.

And that was in 2011.....where Crosby wasn't nearly the force he is today.....

I rest my case. I win again

[Dollars2Donuts]

Sorry k13.....that's just crazy to say.

Crosby is one of those players/leaders that others just follow. If you were a player on the Pens and took even one shift off, you would be out of town. Nobody takes nights off with him around.

MacJesus will be the best forward in the league in a few years....until then Crosby is without a doubt the best.

[Rich Boy]

Caps barely squeaked by the Leafs, that should tell you everything.

[nyplayer33]

They do this every year...well.Mr sports fans..oshie is on caps how.many years..3..ever thonk.players on this team are not the ones on team 5. 7. 9 years ago. Add lumquist as well..
It's his fault they only went to.one finals and lose.n lose. One team wins it all..this.year you have one division.winner.in final.4. What does this tell you..its.very hard to.win. Islanders haven't done crap.since.cups 35 years ago..
Flyers 45 years...maybe just maybe it's the fact.it's ultra hard to win. Caps.had.more.points then pens.by 6 points..guess what they went 7 vs cup champions. No choke.nonsense..as for.ovechkin..he's a def.hof..and one.of the.best wingers ever. He had awesome career. I know it must be red color jersheys..obviously it blinds there eyes in playoffs. This is true sbr morons

[Rich Boy]

They do this every year...well.Mr sports fans..oshie is on caps how.many years..3..ever thonk.players on this team are not the ones on team 5. 7. 9 years ago. Add lumquist as well..
It's his fault they only went to.one finals and lose.n lose. One team wins it all..this.year you have one division.winner.in final.4. What does this tell you..its.very hard to.win. Islanders haven't done crap.since.cups 35 years ago..
Flyers 45 years...maybe just maybe it's the fact.it's ultra hard to win. Caps.had.more.points then pens.by 6 points..guess what they went 7 vs cup champions. No choke.nonsense..as for.ovechkin..he's a def.hof..and one.of the.best wingers ever. He had awesome career

wtf?

[turtlejc]

player had a couple too many soda pops with the hottie

dont mind him