Goodbye Caps

Have a nice summer vacation.

The series was what it was. The refereeing was interesting; in the last game Washington got four minor penalties while Pittsburgh didn't get a single penalty. Overall, the power plays in the series were 34-19 in Pittsburgh's favor. They got nearly twice as many power play opportunities as the other team. Given that that in no way reflects the way the game on the ice was played, it's horrifying.

Having said that, the Caps lost this series on their own. After Game 2, they never played like they meant it. The horrible, lackluster game they played from Game 3 forward is the reason the Penguins won this series. I'll write more about this later, but right now I'd just like to know what Bruce Boudreau's excuse is for the way his team conducted themselves on the ice. It's game 7 of the conference semi-finals, for crying out loud, and your team comes out and falls flat on its face. The first period ends 4-0.

If I were calling the shots in Washington, Bruce Boudreau would be out. Like we say in Finland, the team played like loose shit. All Boudreau seemed to do was stand flabbergasted behind the bench while his guys went out and lost a Game 7 by four goals. Four.

That wasn't the greatest playoff series ever; from Game 3 on it was a total disgrace as only one team showed up. At the end of the day, the Caps didn't deserve to win. Hell, they didn't even look like they wanted to.