Post-Game Talk: 3pm Blues @ Caps

[Langway]

Free Stephenson.

 

[Hivemind]

Blues know that the pass up the wall from the point is coming and have jumped on the last 3 the Caps have tried.

 

[Hivemind]

I don't like Ovie at the point.

 

[twabby]

Burt drawing a penalty on the 4th line. That’ll do.

 

[hockeykicker]

I don't like Ovie at the point.

im lost though, people want the pp to change and they change it and its still not ok?

 

[Bladerunner]

I don't like Ovie at the point.

Thought the same.
Like him better at his "office" or down low.

 

[mad4comp]

How about we put beagle on the 1st PP unit... so you know... we can win a face off at least once? Kinda sad how terrible this team is at winning face offs in the offensive zone.

 

[Hivemind]

im lost though, people want the pp to change and they change it and its still not ok?

"People" are not all unanimous in wanting a change, or more specifically, what they want changed. Moving Ovechkin out of the spot he has destroyed the league for over the past several seasons is not he answer.

Good news is it looks like he's back to the left dot on this powerplay.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

How long does that benefit of the doubt last? It's already been 7 bad games in a row, and many around here (myself included) aren't convinced that he's 100% healthy right now. If they gave him today (or last Tuesday) off, he could have had an entire week between games to rest up and work on getting truly healthy.


Give Stephenson a chance at it.

I guess they know better what's going on with him. Maybe it's purely about confidence. Trotz did Oshie a favor by putting him on the top line, we'll see how he responds.

If you put Stephenson at #4C, that means he has to take on Beagle's PK duties. Is he ready for that job too?

 

[mad4comp]

And another offensive zone face off lost... Man this PP is straight trash homie. put PP2 out there.

 

[ovikovy817]

Connollyyyyyyyy

 

[mad4comp]

And Connolly comes through.. Not sure how that went it, it was bouncing everywhere.

Edit.. thought it was ov.

 

[Hivemind]

If you put Stephenson at #4C, that means he has to take on Beagle's PK duties. Is he ready for that job too?

Let 20/43 take over PP1 duty and use some combination of 18 or 19 as second unit PK relief.

 

[ovikovy817]

Not so easy to execute that

 

[Hivemind]

Brilliant tip by Connolly there.

Connolly has 9 goals on 27 shots so far this season.

 

[hockeykicker]

tom wilson looking good

 

[traparatus]

Goals like this give me wood.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Let 20/43 take over PP1 duty and use some combination of 18 or 19 as second unit PK relief.

I'd avoid putting 19 on the PK, I wouldn't gamble with his health.

 

[ovikovy817]

Locker about Backstrom so true

 

[hockeykicker]

what a pass by beagle

 

[aonb]

Locker about Backstrom so true

what did he say? missed it

 

[maacoshark]

I guess they know better what's going on with him. Maybe it's purely about confidence. Trotz did Oshie a favor by putting him on the top line, we'll see how he responds.

If you put Stephenson at #4C, that means he has to take on Beagle's PK duties. Is he ready for that job too?

Yes Stephenson is ready. He is already killing some penalties with the Caps. He killed penalties in Hershey. He was the best penalty killer I saw in juniors.

 

[maacoshark]

Brilliant tip by Connolly there.

Connolly has 9 goals on 27 shots so far this season.

Connolly can score some goals. Its about the only thing he does though.

 

[Bladerunner]

Goals like this give me wood.

Usually gives me composite

 

[ovikovy817]

what did he say? missed it

After his slap shot, "did we just see a slap shot from Backstrom?" and Joe B added "it happens once every decade"