General Sports Water Cooler

we really need holtby to be like he was in game 1 and 2. and we need OV to be just as good offensively and better defensively.

otherwise im super nervous and freaking out but i think we pull this one out something like 3-2.

I'd put Erskine, Orlov, Knuble and Halpern in, sit Schultz, Ward and Perrault and tell Erskine to just go HAM on Seguin and Marchand. Might as well fight fire with fire.

I am just hoping to drink enough to be delirious if we win or not care if we lose.

Despite how well they've played in the series, this has become an "irrational hope" game for me. One where you know what's coming, but you still play the what-ifs and fantasy scenarios to the hilt and hope they hit ONE TIME.

Like, I've talked myself into a 5-1 Caps win tonight. It's just going to be one where it all comes together - Ovi goes off, the Bruins get tilted by being in a hotel, whatever. But there is literally zero chance of this happening, and the reverse is way more likely. Unless it happens ONE TIME.

Kevin O'Shea, cletus...

Not a bad way to start.

gotta stop playing defense though or this lead will evaporate very quickly.

gulp

yeah and wideman(?) crashing our offensive zone for no reason there leaving our last d on an island

Definitely not a good decision to pinch in on that one. Can't give up the odd man breaks like that anymore.

time for our offensive juggernaut pp. oh wait...

Him and Green are definitely hung over.

We can't play any worse in the next two, can we? Also I really want lucic to suckerpunch Wideman. That would be a win win