Post-Game Talk: Capitals vs. BJs at 7pm

[troyerlaw]

Backstrom's line with a very nice shift, but otherwise, oh my god this is boring

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

This team is worse than last year. They are still good but man they have regressed. They are slow, turn the puck over way too much, and lack any creativity offensively. I really think this team needs to make a trade or two in order to be able to make a deep run.

 

[troyerlaw]

Best line was wilson, winnik, eller IMO

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Good to see that the team came out guns blazing tonight.

 

[troyerlaw]

This team is worse than last year. They are still good but man they have regressed. They are slow, turn the puck over way too much, and lack any creativity offensively. I really think this team needs to make a trade or two in order to be able to make a deep run.

Plus they stopped hitting

 

[twabby]

Okay that was a funny joke Trotz. Now let's get some real lines.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Plus they stopped hitting

I wonder if they are saving that for the playoffs since maybe that style wore them out as the season went along.

 

[troyerlaw]

Bring up vrana. He has the hot hand in chocolate town. Maybe he brings jolt of energy. So sleepy right now.

 

[hockeyfan88]

They are an offensive black hole.

This "grind it out" playstyle has destroyed the Capitals' creativity for good.

 

[troyerlaw]

I wonder if they are saving that for the playoffs since maybe that style wore them out as the season went along.

Or maybe they decided last year's Pens are the blueprint for success now. Smaller, faster, less hitting.

 

[Calicaps]

This brand of hockey is unwatchable. We know they're not real contenders playing this way but they're also boring AF. Barry and McLellan need to fix this.

 

[twabby]

8-92-77
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Enough with the cute experiments. Put the lines that work together.

 

[Coldplay619]

8-92-77
90-19-65
82-20-14
26-83-43

Enough with the cute experiments. Put the lines that work together.

Don't hold your breath.

 

[Zoidberg Jesus]

Or maybe they decided last year's Pens are the blueprint for success now. Smaller, faster, less hitting.

You're leaving out the most important part of the Pens blueprint: spending the first half of the season playing bland, defensively responsible hockey and failing to live up to expectations. I think we've got that down to a T.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Coaches have clearly been telling Eller to shoot more. Too bad he sucks lol.

 

[troyerlaw]

Nisky and orlov competing for worst giveaways tonite

 

[Langway]

We are all Ovechkin carelessly floating offside.

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

This is dreadful, all I can hope is that they're saving their energy to have a Penguins style 2nd half of the season. I doubt it though

 

[troyerlaw]

Great hustle, beags

 

[Calicaps]

Nice pk

 

[troyerlaw]

We are all Ovechkin carelessly floating offside.

Yeah WTF was that. Need .gif

Perfect visual representation of, 'Ahhh, **** it.'

 

[Brian23]

Or maybe they decided last year's Pens are the blueprint for success now. Smaller, faster, less hitting.

They can't be smaller and they've got to be one of the slower teams in the league. So all you've got is a team that hits less.

 

[Brian23]

You're leaving out the most important part of the Pens blueprint: spending the first half of the season playing bland, defensively responsible hockey and failing to live up to expectations. I think we've got that down to a T.

That would entail a coaching change and we don't exactly have any options for a Coach if that were to happen. It also -won't- happen as Ted is the guy who'll ride a coach into oblivion if he can.

 

[troyerlaw]

That would entail a coaching change and we don't exactly have any options for a Coach if that were to happen.

??

We could easily do same thing Pens did with Sullivan and Caps did with Boudreau. Bring up the AHL coach.

Mann should be here at midseason if Caps still look like crap by then IMO.

 

[Bladerunner]

****ing snoozefest. I'm falling asleep.

And it hasn't gotten any better since you posted that