At around the 18:00 minute mark of the 3rd period, with the Caps trailing 1-0, my step father sent me a text. It was a satirical remark about the "offensive juggernaut that is the Capitals." Of course Jason Arnott would feed Brooks Laich a minute later sending the Capitals to OT where Ovechkin would eventually seal it with a beauty of a goal.
I do not see much reason to worry about the near loss last night. When you add 3 brand new guys to the lineup you expect to take a step back. Jason Arnott clearly is developing some great chemistry with Laich and Semin, which came to fruition in the game tying goal.
Sturm also seemed to blend well on the top line. He got sent in on a nice breakaway midway through the first and they had some of the best cycles the first line has seen in a while, even if no goals came from it.
As good as Sturm and Arnott were, Wideman was just about that bad. He frequently set up on the wrong side of Erskine, and had quite a few stretch passes lead to scoring chances for the Islanders. Her should count himself luck it was Carlson and not him that gave the Islanders their goal.
The game might have lacked intensity for 59:00. It might have put a few fans to sleep, but these games are just continual proof that this team possesses the ability to grind games out. That is why I think this team is better suited for the playoffs than last year's.
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