Post-Game Talk: Capitals visiting Trotz (1PM ET)

[StrikingDistance]

So watching the replays. I'd like to thank Toews bird celly for turning this game around.

Oh, Sammy Saves too.

 

[Sam Spade]

I couldn’t post cause I was in the car driving through a blizzard in the Allegheny mountains on the PA turnpike in order to get my boy to his tournament. Hockey parents are crazy.

Pulled into the hotel just as Hagelin scores and got to watch the incredible third period.

Man I love this team!!!!!!

Gonna read through the thread now and if you kept the faith, I love you too!!!!

 

[Portable Mink]

What a game. Couldn’t sleep so got up early, screamed when Ovi for his second and when V scored lol.

Ovi...... no words left really.

 

[shtorm2005]

Well, Holtby made it interesting after all)))

 

[AtNightWeFly]

I overslept and missed it all.

MSG will replay it twice so I'll watch and pretend to be surprised.

 

[Capsman]

So watching the replays. I'd like to thank Toews bird celly for turning this game around.

Oh, Sammy Saves too.

Sadly, Reirden's decision was a necessary one. I'm fairy sure Holtby lets in one of those that Samsonov stopped and it's 5-2. Would have hoped Holtby himself could have shut up those chanting fans, makes me sad.

 

[traparatus]

Ovechkin paired up with the peasants on the 4th line is quite a treat to watch when he is going full bananas. Good for Reirden to give him a shot there as I have a feeling we will be seen a lot of it through the playoffs.

I'm so happy not to be an Islander fan right now. That's one sickening loss.

 

[Silky mitts]

Look at this nonsense

 

[kicksavedave]

Trotz, the Isles fans, and the main boards all right now:

 

[AussieCapsFan]

But how can you objectively say the defense sucks, not Holtby but the same defense in front of Sammy is playing?

But is it any doubt it seems like we don’t like playing in front of Holtby? The just play better with Sammy?

You just need to look at San Jose to see what happens to a team when you can't rely on your goalie(s). I'm glad we have Samsonov or else we'd be in real trouble.

 

[AussieCapsFan]

I couldn’t post cause I was in the car driving through a blizzard in the Allegheny mountains on the PA turnpike in order to get my boy to his tournament. Hockey parents are crazy.

Pulled into the hotel just as Hagelin scores and got to watch the incredible third period.

Man I love this team!!!!!!

Gonna read through the thread now and if you kept the faith, I love you too!!!!

They didn't. I watched the game on replay and was happy I did. Being in here "live" would have been agonising

 

[Sam Spade]

 

[Randyne]

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[notDkristich]

Dump holtby for a bag of pucks, use cap room for a 3/4d. Bring up ahl goalie to backup sammie. Next cup incoming?

 

[ovikovy817]

4th goal changed from Orly to Willy.

I think the 2nd one needs to be changed too from Hags to Panik

 

[Susannah]

Is it just me or Holtby and Grubauer situation all over again?

 

[stanleycaps18]

I would seriously consider trading Holtby for whatever, right now. a 2nd or 3rd would be fantastic.

 

[Raikkonen]

I think 3rd line read HFB too much.

 

[Devil Dancer]

Holy shit, I turned it off after the 2nd and just saw the final score.

I don't know the details so I guess I'll watch the 3rd.

 

[txpd]

4th goal changed from Orly to Willy.

I think the 2nd one needs to be changed too from Hags to Panik

Not sure what the Caps cast showed. The MSG production showed Hagelin shoot it in. Not sure why anyone thought Orlov scored that goal. Just the reaction of Wilson showed he scored it.

It would be epic for Hagelin to lose TWO goals in one game

 

[Raikkonen]

The stick change theory has an advantage over health issues theory in my mind. That guy Ovi... glad I became Caps fan one day in 2006 or so. Mostly because I like to ignore ppl here ofc..

 

[Bananas]

I visit here and the caps Reddit frequently

the caps reddit is such a cancer compared to here

Reirden sucks, blah blah. But the amount of Holtby butt hugging over there is so annoying

I wasn’t able to watch the game but I saw Holtby let in 4 and then we put Sammy and that was it, we won after

But if you go to reddit, every single goal Holtby let in wasn’t his fault. It’s the defense. Defense is bad in front of Holtby?

Like I don’t get some of our fans logic. Can you just almost that Holtby is lost and is gone? It’s over. We had a good run with him but he’s been bad for years. Why can’t some fans just admit he bad now?

I visit here and the caps Reddit frequently

the caps reddit is such a cancer compared to here

Reirden sucks, blah blah. But the amount of Holtby butt hugging over there is so annoying

I wasn’t able to watch the game but I saw Holtby let in 4 and then we put Sammy and that was it, we won after

But if you go to reddit, every single goal Holtby let in wasn’t his fault. It’s the defense. Defense is bad in front of Holtby?

Like I don’t get some of our fans logic. Can you just almost that Holtby is lost and is gone? It’s over. We had a good run with him but he’s been bad for years. Why can’t some fans just admit he bad now?

He won the goddamned Stanley Cup on June 7th 2018. Sure, he seems to be declining; SamSOnov is much better right now. But half of you clowns are talking about him like he’s a piece of trash.

It’s a bunch of internet posters having a verbal field day on the starting goalie on the best team in the league. This guy has had a humongous impact on this franchise, and on our lives.

I get it. He’s played poorly for a large part of the year and he’s most likely on the decline. The amount of relish some of you are taking in pointing this out is quite frankly pitiful, repetitive and f***ing annoying. It’s on every page of every freaking thread for Pete’s sake.

It’s clear as day that Reirden is taking the slow approach to grooming SamSOnov so we have two options when the time comes. Completely abandoning Holtby and potentially overworking the rookie is a stupid idea, especially with the cushion we currently enjoy.

That’s what happening. We’re being coached by an intelligent human being. Shut up and deal with it.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Is it just me or Holtby and Grubauer situation all over again?

If it works out the same I don't care if Sammy ever wins another game.

 

[steam whistle]

Are the caps trying to dump Holt's? I can't read it. Show me please.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Is it just me or Holtby and Grubauer situation all over again?

Right - it’s totally that. Which is why you don’t deal Holtby, because playoffs are a whole different animal (as the 2018 run showed) and a Holts with something to prove is the best Holts. He’s playing himself out of the no. 1 gig right now, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t still end up helping the team this year.

That said, the question of whether the org should go through the machinations of trying to re-sign him I think has been answered