Speculation: Caps Hockey General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) -- 2017-18 Regular Season Edition

hb12xchamps · Mar 20, 2018

Mr Gone said:
It not nitpicking when you drop the worst and best season. You don't want to count the bad one but you need to have the good the focus point of your argument.

Fair enough, he was .50 ppg as a rookie, good for 4th on the team that year in the playoffs. He was .46 ppg player in the regular season so his production actually went up. Does that fit your narrative?

CapitalsCupReality · Mar 20, 2018

twabby said:
I really shouldn't humor you, but here is Evgeny "fancy perimeter player" Kuznetsov:

Oh and he had 4 goals (all at even strength) and 3 assists against the Penguins in 7 games last postseason. But yeah he's why they keep losing.

Please just find another hobby, I beg of you. The Capitals have broken you and you need to find something that entertains you or brings you some level of personal fulfillment because this isn't it.

He knows you can’t help yourself. Lol...

CapitalsCupReality · Mar 20, 2018

hb11xchamps said:
Fair enough, he was .50 ppg as a rookie, good for 4th on the team that year in the playoffs. He was .46 ppg player in the regular season so his production actually went up. Does that fit your narrative?

One good, one team gutting’ly bad, and one pretty decent for a rookie....that’s how I’d honestly rate his 3 postseason chances so far.

Last year was huge for him to show he can succeed. Now he needs to do that every postseason he’s in and honestly, needs to exceed his best if the Caps are to win it all.

hb12xchamps · Mar 20, 2018

CapitalsCupFantasy said:
One good, one team gutting’ly bad, and one pretty decent for a rookie....that’s how I’d honestly rate his 3 postseason chances so far.

Last year was huge for him to show he can succeed. Now he needs to do that every postseason he’s in and honestly, needs to exceed his best if the Caps are to win it all.

Can't argue with that

MrGone · Mar 20, 2018

hb11xchamps said:
Fair enough, he was .50 ppg as a rookie, good for 4th on the team that year in the playoffs. He was .46 ppg player in the regular season so his production actually went up. Does that fit your narrative?

Let me break down my narrative for you. In 2015-16 he was over a point per game for most of the season. And with over a month to go it just fell off completely. And then he puts up two points in twelve playoffs games in what should have been the teams best chance. To win cup teams need to have guys out play there contracts. He was the one that season. All season long he put 7m numbers while making 3m. And then when we needed him the most we got nothing.

He goes down on the list of regular season all stars like Mike Green and Braden Holtby. That play great all season and don't lift there game when needed most.

AtNightWeFly · Mar 20, 2018

Mr Gone should be banned for trolling at this point. :laugh:

Same thing every day in every post ever.

MrGone · Mar 20, 2018

CapsRuinedMySleep said:
Mr Gone should be banned for trolling at this point.

Same thing every day in every post ever.

Its a process. People don't like waking up. It took three seasons for people to turn on Mike Green. And its been slower with Holtby. Still with another playoff letdown it will pick up speed.

Sam Spade · Mar 20, 2018

Mr Gone said:
Its a process. People don't like waking up. It took three seasons for people to turn on Mike Green. And its been slower with Holtby. Still with another playoff letdown it will pick up speed.

I hope it's not the case with Holtby but when goalies go downhill, they go fast, look at Price and Bishop just recently. I'm just glad the Caps have Samsanov waiting in the wings.

CapitalsCupReality · Mar 20, 2018

Mr Gone said:
Its a process. People don't like waking up. It took three seasons for people to turn on Mike Green. And its been slower with Holtby. Still with another playoff letdown it will pick up speed.

At least he's trending in the right direction though. If he puts up another good postseason like last year, what's your position going to be?

Corby78 · Mar 20, 2018

Mr. Gone's transformation to a penguins fan will be complete once he starts calling for Ovie to be traded.

Calicaps · Mar 20, 2018

Corby78 said:
Mr. Gone's transformation to a penguins fan will be complete once he starts calling for Ovie to be traded.

I'm pretty sure it's happened before.

AlexBrovechkin8 · Mar 20, 2018

calicapsfan said:
I'm pretty sure it's happened before.

It's 100% happened before.

Hivemind · Mar 20, 2018

"Regular Season All-Star Braden Holtby"

CapitalsCupReality · Mar 20, 2018

AlexBrovechkin8 said:
It's 100% happened before.

More than one has called for Ovy to be traded that’s for sure.

AlexBrovechkin8 · Mar 20, 2018

CapitalsCupFantasy said:
More than one has called for Ovy to be traded that’s for sure.

I always could judge the objective posters from the irrational ones depending on their stance re: Ovechkin. Anyone who thinks this team would be (or would have been) better without him doesn't (didn't) appreciate how a rare a talent #8 is. He's the best player any of us will ever see play for the Caps and quite possibly the greatest goal scorer of all time. I am making it a point to enjoy every game we get to see him play because he'll be gone before we know it.

Calicaps · Mar 20, 2018

LOL! The Devils suck. Wouldn't mind playing them in round 1.

Raikkonen · Mar 21, 2018

KoolAid posters spewing nonsense!

Ovechkin is barely PPG player in playoffs. So he doesn't get to another level in postseason statistically. Therefore he should have been traded some time ago.

At least last month.

GMBM will be fired for that mistake, one day.

Sorry for my poor English skills.

Alexander the Gr8 · Mar 21, 2018

AlexBrovechkin8 said:
I always could judge the objective posters from the irrational ones depending on their stance re: Ovechkin. Anyone who thinks this team would be (or would have been) better without him doesn't (didn't) appreciate how a rare a talent #8 is. He's the best player any of us will ever see play for the Caps and quite possibly the greatest goal scorer of all time. I am making it a point to enjoy every game we get to see him play because he'll be gone before we know it.

CapitalsCupFantasy said:
More than one has called for Ovy to be traded that’s for sure.

I've called for Ovi to be traded the day after we lost game 7, because I was really, really, really angry at everyone and everything.

I returned to my senses in the middle of summer

Sam Spade · Mar 21, 2018

What arm did Kuzy crash into? I feel like it was his left, right?

From last night:

CapitalsCupReality · Mar 21, 2018

definitely left.

g00n · Mar 21, 2018

I notice Orlov didn't pose with them. He and Radulov had a little run in.

Bananas · Mar 21, 2018

Man, Radulov could’ve really helped us last two years.

ovikovy817 · Mar 21, 2018

g00n said:
I notice Orlov didn't pose with them. He and Radulov had a little run in.

He took that photo :sarcasm:

Alexander the Gr8 · Mar 21, 2018

Bananas said:
Man, Radulov could’ve really helped us last two years.

Radulov is an underrated player. He's a beast at both ends of the ice. One of the better wingers defensively, and that's the underrated part of his game. Super tenacious in puck battles.

Corby78 · Mar 21, 2018

I always think of Radulov as being big. But really he is the same size as Ovie/Kuzy. Not that means small, but still

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