I stayed up late last night. Went to bed at 1:00 am.
I watched the Caps game on Comcast SportsNet and I toggled back and forth to the Wizards game on CSN Plus. Both teams are out on West Coast road trips.
I though the Caps vs. Canucks game was a terrific game. We lost 3-2 but I thought we played well. It was like a playoff game. They scored on their power plays. We didn’t and that was that. There is nothing to overanalyze. The Canucks are a very good team. We are on the road. It was a close game. No one to blame. Win as a team; lose as a team. The refs played their role and we can’t complain. We just have to rise above it all and fight through it and win against very good teams on tough road trips. That was the kind of game I would have liked us see go to OT and get at least a point. I didn’t understand the 4 minute penalty on Tom Poti where the game was sealed by the Canucks but we have to stay out of the box at game’s end on the road.
We trudged on to Edmonton after the game where we play tonight. December is a tough month for us in terms of travel with two West Coast swings, 13 games and 8 on the road. At the end of December, we will have played 22 games on the road and 18 at home. It all evens up at some point so we can’t complain. Almost half the season will be over come end of the year. Wow. The season is flying by, isn’t it?
It was good to see the Wizards end a losing streak. It was fantastic to see Gilbert Arenas play with abandon and passion and get great results scoring 45 points. The Wizards play tonight in Phoenix, back to back.
Tough schedules on the road for both teams.
Tags: Hockey, Ted Leonsis, Ted's Take, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards
If everyone and their uncle hasn’t already emailed you about it, Poti got two minutes for crosschecking and then an extra 2 minutes “unsportsmanlike” penalty for slamming the door on his way in to the penalty box.
I ‘am a Canucks fan but a Caps fan as well, had to chear for the Since Ovie was my fav player, btw I’m from Vancouver.