Game Day: Thrashers at Capitals
by timmyf on Feb 5, 2010 5:19 PM EST
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Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Feb 5, 2010 7:00 PM EST
Tonight's another meeting of two Russian superstars. Tonight your new-look Atlanta Thrashers travel to Washington DC to take on the Capitals. Without Ilya Kovalchuk. I have absolutely no idea what to think.
Guys, writing a game preview at this point is a futile exercise. I don't know what the line combos will be. We know that Niclas Bergfors and Johnny Oduya will play. They will wear their old numbers (18 and 29, respectively.) Outside of that, I simply don't know what to say.
I'm creating this topic so we have a place to discuss the game. I probably won't be watching live (I usually let it run for about 30 minutes on DVR so I can fast-forward through the commercials... sorry, sponsors...) so you'll hear from me after the game. And, I assume, the rest of the BWA writers.
Game's at 7. Go Thrashers!
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what? No “game cancelled due to blizzard” option?
by Pfloyd75 on Feb 5, 2010 5:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The poll is quite pessimistic, maybe we will catch the caps sleeping or looking to Sunday when they take on the Pens. Hockey is the best sport because any team can win on any night!
by kdoyle on Feb 5, 2010 5:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thrashers fans are pretty pessimistic right now. And the Caps are steamrolling everybody.
We never claimed to be Fair and Balanced here at BWA…
by timmyf on Feb 5, 2010 5:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
If I were betting I’d put my money on the Caps—but you never know.
Atlanta could come out and play with a lot of emotion or they could be flat as a pancake. I think the first 10 minutes will be huge in this game.
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by The Falconer on Feb 5, 2010 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Caps have played pretty lackadaisical hockey their last 3 games. I can easily see Atlanta coming out and getting a bunch of good performances from role players, getting a couple bounces, and winning this one big.
I do think this will be a blowout one way or the other.
Good luck the rest of the way, and sorry about Kovy. It kinda sucks, but hopefully the guys coming back will be helpful to you.
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by fat_daddyo on Feb 5, 2010 5:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Man I don’t usually whine about the refs, but dang.
by Andy FF on Feb 5, 2010 7:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So far so good….gotta stay outta the box or we will get crushed. Unreal shot by ovi.
by kdoyle on Feb 5, 2010 7:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Totally Bogosian’s fault.
Being a Thrashers fan - it's kind of like being punk rock in a hick town.
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by aaron b on Feb 5, 2010 9:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Not what we were looking for, but to be honest, it could have been much, much worse.
Let’s write that one off and see what we can get tomorrow.
by timmyf on Feb 5, 2010 10:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The team definitely hustled and didn’t give up. But moral victories don’t get you into the playoffs. I haven’t given up hope on that quite yet.
by ou812jay8 on Feb 5, 2010 11:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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