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Just heard that Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room in France of an apparent suicide
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I see what you're saying about to keep pressing, but the Knights had pulled their goalie. With an extra shooter on the ice, the Caps had to play those last few minutes as an extended penalty kill, which was aided in part by Vegas not having a well-oiled 6-man offense. They practice power plays, but they aren't used to looking for that 6th player, only for outnumbering the opposition 5 on 4. Plus if the Caps were able to sink one in the empty net, bonus! And with the clock not functioning, they really didn't know how much time they had to kill. But they killed it! Vegas made it difficult. They out-hit us 39 -27 to keep us off the puck and had 22 take-aways v. our 10 -- but hurt themselves with 15 give-aways v. our 6, plus many more penalties. We didn't capitalize on the power play very well, but it kept the momentum from building. Mostly, though, the Capitals kept playing their game: slow it down, pinch between the blue lines, check the puck and not the player, all five back on defense, and keep moving north. Scoring from all four lines last night: Vrana, Ovi, DSP and Eller. Best goal of the night, I think, was Devante Smith-Pelly. The clutchest of clutch goals to re-tie the game in the 3rd: -
Caps got all the lucky bounces last night. Knights brought it furiously but a bit of desperation yips and the hockey gods turning the tables had them ringing pucks off the posts instead of going in the net. Our guys just kept their heads, kept playing the strong D and playing the full length of the ice, and kept heading north and into the greasy areas in front of the crease -- well, except for Carlson's one-timer from Ovi's office on the power play, as Knights made the mistake of following Ovi and not the puck. And Oshie's incredible coordination to start the scoring: on the move, catching a pass with his skate, kicking it to his blade and elevating it into the net. Plus, Kuzy got 4 assists last night, just incredible! "TJ Oshie Does It Again for Caps with First Goal of Game 5" on nbcsports.com
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Another win and another strong showing by the Caps. Out-shot, out-hit, out-blocked, out- blocked-out and wiped Vegas out on the face-offs tonight even if it looked chaotic a lot of the time. Vegas' only goal was completely on Holtby making a foolish play forward instead of sending the puck back around the boards, that got picked off and dunked in the net immediately. Kuzy's injury on Wednesday night obviously wasn't seriously affecting him. He scored the second goal and was in the play all night long, no shifts off. Jay Beagle's hustle created goals for Kuzy and Smith-Pelly. Fabulous win.
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only saw the Mushroom guys with ramps today, $8 for a small bundle, and they had morels, $12/pint. Strawberries and asparagus are almost gone; only 3 farmers had them today. Cauliflower is coming on strong, as are sugar snaps and snow peas. Lots of beets and young onions and lettuces.
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There's a new place, Stitch Sew Shop, on N. Fayette Street in Alexandria (right across the street from Meggrolls) http://www.stitchsewshop.com/ that may be able to help you. There's also a couple of quilting shops, the Quilt Patch and the Quilter's Studio, in Fairfax City. And Bonny's Quilting & Sewing at the intersection of 395 and Edsall Road in Alexandria.
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One of the NBC guys said it best: The best magic show in Vegas is Braden Holtby. Now waiting for word on Kuznetzov and his wrist/arm injury. Hoping it looks worse than it actually is. It will be beyond difficult to keep winning without him in the lineup. This was my favorite reaction GIF last night in my Twitter feed
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The shooter could see a lot of open net to aim at. Holtby wasn't blocking that whole side of the net, so in hockey parlance, he had a lot of room. The obstacle course is pretty typical. But what looks like an obstacle course to you and me on TV may not be one to a player on the ice. I went to a game once and my seat was lower down, behind and a little left of the goalie. It was amazing how I could see holes suddenly open up in a play where a shooter had a clear look to the back of the net.
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That's a pretty good description. Their defense was able to mostly shut down the Ovechkin-Kuznetzov-Wilson line, and their top 3 are wicked fast. But the Caps have deeper scoring through the lines, so if we can shut down their first line, then on paper we have an advantage. But that's paper and this is hockey.
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Vegas doesn't play like other teams. They have an unusual backcheck, and coupled with their speed, the Caps are going to have to adjust. There were stretches in the game where we were finding good ways to frustrate their rush and we were able to open up holes on Fleury. Two stupid penalties -- Burakovsky early that led to a PPG, and Wilson with a late hit, but with a matching minor by the Knights -- cost us. Also, I know refs let a lot of things slide in the playoffs, but Carlson was cross-checked into Holtby in the crease and no call was made, and that led to a Vegas goal. They'll be better next game now that they've had a chance to live what they've seen in the coaching tapes.
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You're welcome. I've learned a lot from paying attention to Alan May's analyses of games.
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Oh, my beautiful, bloody, beat-up boys!!! Thrilled for them!!! Not the domination seen in Game 6, but a little puck luck on our side and excellent job by the D of boxing out their men in front of the crease to keep them from getting to rebounded blocked shots, that was key, b/c Holtby had a lot of bounces last night. Stupid fighting major by Wilson, losing a top 3 F matched to a 3rd line D for 5 minutes -- especially when it called play dead when we had a good scoring rush underway -- but it didn't hurt the team. Also very very lucky that Orpik wasn't concussed with that boarding hit that wasn't called a penalty. Thank goodness they get a chance to rest and heal until Monday; they're going to need every bit of it!
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I think that was the best game the Caps have played all season. Domination of play through checking the puck and checking the bodies -- Ovi was a wrecking machine -- everyone played all 200 feet, quicker shooting, good at getting the puck in deep behind the net and creating plays there, not taking stupid penalties. They just need to keep it up for one more game and then they can get a short rest. --- These stats from NHL news coverage: Ovechkin finished with four hits. Orpik and forward Tom Wilson led the Capitals with six hits apiece. Smith-Pelly had five. Fifteen of the 18 Capitals skaters blocked at least one shot. "Capitals Get Physical in Game 6 against Lightning To Stay Alive" by Tom Gulitti on nhl.com
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From your lips to the hockey gods' ears.
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Came out in the first period flatter than a pancake, no jump in their step at all. Bolts sniped two goals very early in the 1st & 2nd by getting behind our D on fast legs and reading Holtby well. Caps improved steadily through the game and rang several off the cage and had some good traffic in front of the crease a few times but slow to shoot, lack of sustained penetration behind the blue line, a strong opposing goalie and no puck luck to speak of. Our guys look really beat up and tired.
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<sigh> 50 minutes of really, really good hockey by the Caps thwarted by an excellent goaltender, 10 minutes of power plays by the other team that got them the win.
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I wish they had played that way last night. Tampa has figured a couple of things out and is now chipping shots over our D into the offensive zone and beating us on the boards to keep it in. We also started taking stupid penalties last night and not doing a good job of checking the puck/sticks in lanes. They also looked like they were on dead legs last night, weren't chasing down pucks as before. Hoping Backstrom is ready to come back into the lineup. That may be a way to light a new spark to keep them going. Also worried that Kempny may cost us a lot by penalties/suspensions. He's making more and more borderline or full-out dirty hits and the League is noticing. Doing without forward Wilson during his suspension was tough, but replaceable. Kempny on defense is not as replaceable. We need him on the ice. Player Safety has already levied a stiff fine on him in this series. Next will come a suspension.
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I think the 801 N. FX St location is now a Mexican / Tex-Mex place.
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From Tom Jones' column in the Tampa Bay Times: "We've got to play with some urgency, and our desperation level has got to go up,'' defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. "We've got to be way better." But that might not be the answer. Unfortunately, for Tampa Bay, there might not be an answer. Because the problem isn't that Tampa Bay is playing lousy, but that Washington is playing really well. And that's the part that is disturbing if you wear a Lightning bolt on your jersey. The Lightning actually played better in Game 2 than it did in Game 1. It played with more energy. The bounces that didn't go Tampa Bay's way in Game 1 actually went its way in Game 2. And it didn't make a bit of difference. In fact, the result was worse. It got so bad that fans started filing out of Amalie Arena midway through the third period. Hope they got a good last look because it just might be the last time they see their team in person until next season.
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Loving this sub-headline on WaPo this morning: The Lightning anticipated a better showing in Game 2. It got one from the Capitals. Another masterful showing by the Caps, sticking to the plan and not losing their cool (well, except that one Kempny penalty that was, thankfully, killed), and scoring all over the lines. Cap Center is going to be deafening tomorrow night.
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I've always wanted to try this place, and it's where I would go in your situation
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Another smart game by the Caps, and I think they really surprised the Bolts. Shots on goal 32-21 in favor of the Caps, and in the 2nd period TB had so few shots that Holtby could have brought a book to keep himself entertained. I know TB was frustrated by the strong defensive play of the whole team and their ability to move the goalie out of position, so much so that Bolts pulled him in favor of their back-up for the 3rd period. Burakovsky is back from his injury and his speed still dazzles, but he's a young player and still makes some stupid plays that lead to turnovers, so he needs to get better aligned mentally with this new way of playing D by the forwards or he could be a bigger liability than his speed is an asset.
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It will probably be on in the bar at Coastal Flats and Gordon Biersch inside Tyson's Corner Center (first floor below the movie theaters).
