GDT: Caps @ Copley's Kings - 8:30pm MTN

[um]

In fairness that’s a high stick 99/100 times, not sure why that wasn’t called

Because refs are human, your 99/100 ratio is very generous.

Kuzy should know to keep playing.

 

[troyerlaw]

Extra man and we cant even get possession

 

[lotty83]

Extra man and we cant even get possession

LAK have been damn good tho. Haven't given the Caps much space. They're a better team than I thought.

We do suck tho. For sure.

Pathetic effort from Ovi on some of those loose pucks. He should be f***ing embarrassed.

 

[mad4comp]

Extra man and we cant even get possession

That's because we're trotting out backstrom, oshie and ov and expecting to gain zone entry rofl. You can't have that many slow players on a single team and expect to win anything. The fact that oshie and backstrom still get sweaters every night tells me this team doesn't care about winning. Nothing they do to re-tool is going to change that unless that re-tooling means somehow getting rid of those two.

 

[lotty83]

That's because we're trotting out backstrom, oshie and ov and expecting to gain zone entry rofl. You can't have that many slow players on a single team and expect to win anything. The fact that oshie and backstrom still get sweaters every night tells me this team doesn't care about winning. Nothing they do to re-tool is going to change that unless that re-tooling means somehow getting rid of those two.

We're pretty poorly coached in my opinion. There's no way Lavi is re-signed in the off-season. Not a chance.

 

[twabby]

My game puck tonight goes to Rasmus Sandin for a blistering goal and a sweet dish to Ovechkin on the PP.

Honorable mention to “Marcy” Darcy Kuemper for keeping them in the game.

 

[troyerlaw]

Sweet -3 for the ‘top line’

 

[YippieKaey]

Oh lighten up moderators! I was just joking about everyone cheering on a dude’s brain getting scarred!

Random thought: if Washington acquires Schmaltz in the offseason they will have 5 different Nicks on the roster:

Nicklas Backstrom
Nick Jensen
Nic Dowd
Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Nick Schmaltz

The Washington Knicks?

 

[troyerlaw]

Not enough battle in this group. Roster
needs more than a retool.

Mantha, Kuz, Backstrom constitute a massive, salary-sucking black hole in the center of our lineup

 

[um]

That's because we're trotting out backstrom, oshie and ov and expecting to gain zone entry rofl. You can't have that many slow players on a single team and expect to win anything. The fact that oshie and backstrom still get sweaters every night tells me this team doesn't care about winning. Nothing they do to re-tool is going to change that unless that re-tooling means somehow getting rid of those two.

I blame Lavy for putting Backstrom out there.

Ovechkin and Oshie are our two best goal scorers.

 

[bacchist]

I blame Lavy for putting Backstrom out there.

Ovechkin and Oshie are our two best goal scorers.

Wilson is right up there with Oshie, though. 7 goals in 15 games. Tied for 2nd on the team last year.

 

[PlushMinus]

We're pretty poorly coached in my opinion. There's no way Lavi is re-signed in the off-season. Not a chance.

This is a very risky thing to say.

You are talking about a team that continues to employ Blaine Forsythe!

 

[usiel]

The better team one for sure.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Ovi immobile and watching loose pucks trickle away from him, but scores one from the office, and stellar goalie performance masks how Caps are badly outplayed by a mediocre team. Welcome to Caps hockey for the next 3 years.

Good to see Sandin and Alexeyev play well. Too bad the organization since 2019 has largely disregarded the fact that not only does today’s NHL require continuously integrating younger players with high motor rates into the lineup, it’s also interesting and entertaining to watch. But Ted doesn’t think he can sell that

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Kudos to anyone in the Eastern Time Zone who stayed up for that. Nice to see that Ovie potted one, maybe he'll reach 40 after all.

Capitals currently 11th worst team, so they have the proverbial "puncher's chance" at winning the lottery. The Wings are 10th worst, 3 pts. behind the Caps but with 2 games in hand. Their next 3 are vs. the Hawks then a home-and-home v. the Broons, so it's unlikely they'll vault over the Caps before the week's out.

 

[notDkristich]

My game puck tonight goes to Rasmus Sandin for a blistering goal and a sweet dish to Ovechkin on the PP.

Honorable mention to “Marcy” Darcy Kuemper for keeping them in the game.

You had me at blistering

I'm on board for Sandin running the point on PP1 next season. Let Carslon work the stationary bike to trim some weight.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Ovi immobile and watching loose pucks trickle away from him, but scores one from the office, and stellar goalie performance masks how Caps are badly outplayed by a mediocre team. Welcome to Caps hockey for the next 3 years.

Good to see Sandin and Alexeyev play well. Too bad the organization since 2019 has largely disregarded the fact that not only does today’s NHL require continuously integrating younger players with high motor rates into the lineup, it’s also interesting and entertaining to watch. But Ted doesn’t think he can sell that

I was going to chime in on this during the game but my blood ABV was quite high. Watching Ovi just stand around waiting for someone to pass the puck to him is annoying. A result of Blaine's overly predictable PP system that refuses to change.

In summary, we got out-hustled last night...again. It was like watching the Caps play the West coast Canes. Lot's of Caps vets gliding around, while almost every King was beating them to the puck and winning board battles.

Also, anyone else wish that after the Cup win, Kuzy would have gone home to Russia? He's turned into Semin 2.0 #hindsight2020

 

[RandyHolt]

FAT CAT DISEASE is rampant in the NHL and its the fat ass elephant in the room.

Old timers remember games 30+ years ago when we would see losing teams frantically pressing to score in the 3rd period. Now if we score a goal? Oh good we can let the foot off the gas. Sure its a marathon not a sprint but it didn't use to be this bad. Youth movements or max 1 year contracts would help. BMac f***ed up not developing kids to do the dirty work and retreive pucks for Ovi to 1 time.

Coaches have to get rich people to sweat and their failure is evident. Nick's hip is fine he is playing as slow as before the injury. Can't wait for Carlson to get back and exacerbate our problems.

I hope TXPD saw that a LH shot at right point can indeed complete a 40 foot pass to Ovi's office. That should have been Orlov.

 

[kicksavedave]

Random thought: if Washington acquires Schmaltz in the offseason they will have 5 different Nicks on the roster:

Nicklas Backstrom
Nick Jensen
Nic Dowd
Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Nick Schmaltz

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Oh lighten up moderators! I was just joking about everyone cheering on a dude’s brain getting scarred!

Random thought: if Washington acquires Schmaltz in the offseason they will have 5 different Nicks on the roster:

Nicklas Backstrom
Nick Jensen
Nic Dowd
Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Nick Schmaltz

Nick Kershaw: " Wouldn't it be good "