Post-Game Talk: Capitals @ Coyotes 9pm

[Alexander the Gr8]

We deserved to lose.

 

[HTFN]

Lars Eller has no brain in his body.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Garbage loss.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Not sure if they played for the shootout or if they just wanted to get an early start on that trip to Vegas.

 

[GoCaps2004]

why don't they put beagle out to take the f***ing faceoffs. We lose the first faceoff in overtime every time. Did we even win one of them during this overtime?

 

[Holtbyisms]

Well that was f***ing weak. We literally could not get the puck away from them in OT. Poor performance all around from beginning to end. No drive at all from anyone, team flat out didn't show up to play tonight except Grubi. Loser point, move on to vegas and play better.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Yup. The passing has been utter garbage and as we have seen throughout the Trotz era there’s no urgency with a lead.

It’s been an issue a hell of a lot longer than that.

 

[Sam Spade]

It's not real hockey so won't lose a wink of sleep but Grubauer looked leaky on two of those goals. I'm not even saying Grubs was bad, just that he probably should stop that tying goal at least.

Take the point and move on.

 

[troyerlaw]

They were getting ready to exit the zone. I think Wilson is responsible for getting that puck out. He didn't, Demers jumped on it and it was an odd man situation down low.

Yeah, but also, we sucked throughout OT. We couldn’t even gain possession. Started to feel like foregone conclusion Keller would finish us off. He looked faster and more confident than anyone else on the ice.

Not an impressive finish for the road squad. Too bad, too, because the 2 points were there for the taking.

 

[mad4comp]

Looks like another quick playoff exit this year as well. Same old throw the puck of the zone to the other team defense and turtle to close a game.

 

[Bladerunner]

The OT continued the later part of the 3rd pd.

Playing down to their opponent - a Caps tradition.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Gruby...meh. Made some nice saves but didn’t when it mattered. No surprise to me nobody is kicking down the Caps door to trade for him as their #1.

Pretty good most nights isn’t enough.

 

[hockeykicker]

Looks like another quick playoff exit this year as well. Same old throw the puck of the zone to the other team defense and turtle to close a game.

so winning 13 of 16 means absolutely nothing now? okay then

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

The OT continued the later part of the 3rd pd.

Playing down to their opponent - a Caps tradition.

Like clockwork.

 

[GoCaps2004]

It's not real hockey so won't lose a wink of sleep but really Grubauer looked leaky on two of those goals. I'm not even saying Grubs was bad, just that he probably should stop that tying goal at least.

Take the point and move on.

There was no one in front of the net except for a coyote on the tying goal. that guy tipped it by grubi. No way to put blame in home for that one. It was shitty D coverage

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Looks like another quick playoff exit this year as well. Same old throw the puck of the zone to the other team defense and turtle to close a game.

Lol...that’s what you realized from this game? Lol...

 

[hockeykicker]

Lol...that’s what you realized from this game? Lol...

yea, lose for the first time in weeks, gonna be eliminated early!!

 

[troyerlaw]

If they play like this, Vegas will eat them alive.

How i see it, too. Vegas can pot 5 or 6 any given night.

Tonight it was Keller.

Tomorrow it’ll be Marchessault

 

[GoCaps2004]

so winning 13 of 16 means absolutely nothing now? okay then

Hasn't meant anything in years past

 

[tycoonheart]

Yup. The passing has been utter garbage and as we have seen throughout the Trotz era there’s no urgency with a lead.

They can't make more than two consecutive passes in a row. Its why their play style is so choppy. There is no flow to their offensive game. We win because of individual effort coming through for us. Its seriously not because they have an offensive strategy. I mean, they will win games. They will compete for this division. We've seen them do that under Trotz. But winning this way isn't going to help them win in the playoffs.

Why won't Trotz try to do something different? The team gets crushed in the playoffs year in and year out. What does he think will happen if they continue along the same path this year?

 

[hockeykicker]

Hasn't meant anything in years past

then why watch? if its always the same no matter what they do?

 

[troyerlaw]

yea, lose for the first time in weeks, gonna be eliminated early!!

Well, to be fair, betting on Caps to exit early is pretty much always a good bet.

 

[hockeykicker]

Well, to be fair, betting on Caps to exit early is pretty much always a good bet.

its just irritating that we've won 13 of 16 and one loss and this board has an epic meltdown. we got a point, they were gonna lose sooner or later

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Looks like another quick playoff exit this year as well. Same old throw the puck of the zone to the other team defense and turtle to close a game.

How do you reach this conclusion based on one game? Not saying we aren't going to lose early in the playoffs, but this seems like a huge overreaction to a single OT loss against a team we face twice a year.

Yeah, but also, we sucked throughout OT. We couldn’t even gain possession. Started to feel like foregone conclusion Keller would finish us off. He looked faster and more confident than anyone else on the ice.

Not an impressive finish for the road squad. Too bad, too, because the 2 points were there for the taking.

My post was before OT. We really need to win that first face-off in OT. I liked it when we had Beagle and Kuznetsov to start OT and Beagle would just head off the ice for Ovechkin after winning the draw,

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

They can't make more than two consecutive passes in a row. Its why their play style is so choppy. There is no flow to their offensive game. We win because of individual effort coming through for us. Its seriously not because they have an offensive strategy. I mean, they will win games. They will compete for this division. We've seen them do that under Trotz. But winning this way isn't going to help them win in the playoffs.

Why won't Trotz try to do something different? The team gets crushed in the playoffs year in and year out. What does he think will happen if they continue along the same path this year?

What does he think? That if he qualifies for the playoffs, even if the Caps don’t re-up him, he’ll find another job almost instantly?