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Pastrňák with Fenway Park-themed sticks and skates for the Winter Classic today. Scoreboard on the stick was a nice touch.

http://www.hockeyworldblog.com/2020/03/31/tour-volt-kv2-roller-hockey-skates/ Curious to see them launch a new skate line with a hi-lo setup vs the straight chassis they've had on most skates recently. Anybody know if there are more skates coming in this line or not? So far the models out are the KV2 and KV4. I'd like to see them come out with a model in a white colorway, like they did with the Code 3.one during the last launch.

Last night's game was uh... Not good. Kind of worries me that all the extra hockey and drunken debauchery with the Cup over the summer left the Caps worn out going into it this year. But, just because they laid a turd in game 3 doesn't mean they're out yet. Also, hello, 911? Yes, I'd like to report a murder. I don't like that last punch landed as Svechnikov was going down to the ice at all; it was clearly over, and that's how you earn yourself yet another suspension, Ovi. Yet, there's an old adage for Svechnikov about poking the bear in the butt to begin with: you play stupid games, you'll win stupid prizes. Hope the kid's alright, though. Surely the Caps can rebound from this, but it's not last year's team by any stretch.

Pastrnak's custom designed stick for the Winter Classic. A lot of interesting details and touches put into this.

https://www.nhl.com/news/erik-karlsson-suspended-two-games-for-illegal-check/c-303226462 Erik Karlsson gets two games for an illegal head check against the Kings.

Bruins and Blackhawks Winter Classic jerseys. Interesting that the crests on both jerseys are a felt-like material

If enough orders could be amassed to get BASE to copy this, I'd be interested in getting an SS10 with the Crazy Ovi pattern. Speaking of the SS10, are there any plans to release this in other sizes (intermediate, junior pro, etc.,) or is it just going to be senior only?

He's not even a hockey player at this point, he's a goon. NHL Rule 48, §6, ¶2: Tom Wilson is to do any and all deliberate idiotic actions to harm others and his own career. He'll be lucky if he walks with around 5 games, probably close to 10 given how many times he's pulled this stunt before.

https://www.nhl.com/news/henrik-zetterberg-forced-to-retire-from-detroit-red-wings/c-300112788 Guess that's it for him, if doctors said there's nothing they can do for him. Sucks to see him go out like this.

https://www.sevenstarsports.com/Hockey Helmets.html Has anyone ever heard of this company, or used one of their helmets before? I couldn't find any previous topics about them on here. Website says that the helmets are HECC certified, but to have never heard of them before, this came as a bit of a surprise to me.

I have no idea what to expect. I've never seen the Capitals get this far in my life, so I guess I'll just sit back, not give unwarranted opinions and/or hot takes about either team, and enjoy the Finals.

Any bets as to a player on either side getting their head snapped up and back like a Pez dispenser? This has been one very chippy series, and last night proved that going forward it'll be just as bad, if not worse than the first two games going forward. One has to wonder, are the refs going to keep letting them go within reason, or will this turn into a case of "you so much as look at the other guy wrong and you're going?"

Gotta agree with you there, but I'll even spot Tampa a game and have them taking it in 5. They're bigger, faster, and have better depth across the board; I think Washington can't hang with their stuff, not even if you squint hard at what's on paper and make some alternative numbers. Not to mention Tampa has a nice chunk of ex-NYR players, and most Caps fans remember how much the Rangers gave the business to Ovechkin and Co. in the playoffs in years past.

Holy non-second round exit, Batman! The Capitals actually did it!

I would anticipate at least a game, given his history of borderline/dirty hits, not to mention the public outcry of Pittsburgh and everyone else calling for the DoPS and his head on a pike. He has a hearing today regarding the hit, so we'll see what they level against him. He's gonna cost the Capitals a shot at this series making bonehead moves like that. Sure, you can say he has put up relatively decent numbers, and his physicality has been felt through both rounds so far. I understand making a legal, hard hit, since the playoffs are harder, and every game needs to be played like it's elimination time. You go balls to the wall, but still retain some discipline and be level-headed. Going out and being Matt Cooke 2.0, gooning it up and laughing after you destroy an opposing player while he lies on the ice with a concussion and broken jaw isn't going to win games nor any love from the other side, re: first round against the Islanders in 2015. I want to like Tom Wilson, I really do. I want to believe and hope he could be an asset to this team, but he's been a liability more than anything. From an accounting standpoint, while assets plus liabilities will always equal owner's equity, liabilities still detract from and hurt the bottom line.