Post-Game Talk: Caps/Sabres, 12/5/16, 7pm ET, Phone Booth

[troyerlaw]

We gonna win this

You were right!

 

[bur and 666 others]

at least Johansson is looking good finally and playing like a veteran.

 

[capsfan59]

Trotz just does not trust our young players. 11 minutes for Vrana who looked really good. Is that how you develop your young players? Not giving them a chance even when they look good.

 

[RaindanceMaggie]

I think OVs problem is not enough ice time early in the games, difficult to get into the game and flow sitting on the bench.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I think OVs problem is not enough ice time early in the games, difficult to get into the game and flow sitting on the bench.

At his age he may be on restricted minutes

 

[RandyHolt]

The rare MJ one timer I have seen a time or 2 before

 

[hockeyfan88]

Vrana, Wilson, Beagle, MoJo were the Caps best players for sure.

Ovechkin MIA once again.

 

[troyerlaw]

I think OVs problem is not enough ice time early in the games, difficult to get into the game and flow sitting on the bench.

Could be. Then again, it's also partly under 8's control. If he would start out the game crushing people and firing everything at net, Trotz would definitely make the TOI adjustment

 

[HecticGlow]

That's Mojo's fifth game winner this season. Think the Caps have only lost one game when he's scored, too.

Go Mojo!

 

[troyerlaw]

Who has the best one timer that's left handed on the team

Mojo!

 

[HecticGlow]

I think OVs problem is not enough ice time early in the games, difficult to get into the game and flow sitting on the bench.

Mojo, Carlson and Ovi each played over eight minutes in the first period according to Joe B. Ovi still don't have a shot on net for most of the game.

 

[twabby]

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9-2
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44-88

Get Vrana with Backstrom, keep the defense the same from the end of the game.

 

[Coldplay619]

90-19-13
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9-2
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Get Vrana with Backstrom, keep the defense the same from the end of the game.

Fixed

 

[Hivemind]

Johansson buys Trotz another few games at the helm.

 

[twabby]

Fixed

Whoops! I hope Oshie's back too.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Johansson buys Trotz another few games at the helm.

Teds giving him at least this season and next

 

[amjay13]

Johansson buys Trotz another few games at the helm.

Lol what? No.

This regular season means zero. Nothing. His fate will be decided in the playoffs. There is enough talent on this team to sleep walk through the regular season, get a 5/6 seed, turn it on and win a Cup.

 

[hockeyfan88]

Lol what? No.

This regular season means zero. Nothing. His fate will be decided in the playoffs. There is enough talent on this team to sleep walk through the regular season, get a 5/6 seed, turn it on and win a Cup.

On the top 6, yeah.

The defense and the bottom 6 are still big question marks.

 

[hockeykicker]

Oh

 

[Hivemind]

Lol what? No.

This regular season means zero. Nothing. His fate will be decided in the playoffs. There is enough talent on this team to sleep walk through the regular season, get a 5/6 seed, turn it on and win a Cup.

Yes, because if there's one thing that both Barry Trotz and the Capitals are known for, it's having teams suddenly turn it on and take deep runs for the Cup.

 

[HecticGlow]

On the top 6, yeah.

The defense and the bottom 6 are still big question marks.

We're one of the best teams in the league right now (best or second best?) in goals against. Niskanen and Carlson are the only two D for whom it's surprising they've yet to score, but they've got a fair number of assists each.

It's the bottom six that gives everyone concern right now. However, if we keep Vrana when Oshie returns we might look a little better...

90-19-77
8-92-14
65-20-13
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If that third line can gel, we'd be a great team.

I'm wondering if one of the reasons Mojo is doing well is because of increased ice team - it wasn't uncommon last year to see his ice time somewhere around the 15 minute mark in a game - he's playing 17-20 minutes a game right now, with better linemates than a lot of last year. It's nice to see him and Backstrom come into their own a bit more - very easy on a team like this to be the guy who's undershadowed by the likes of Ovi. If Mojo and Nicky weren't shooting we'd be dead last in the league.

 

[troyerlaw]

Agree generally, but the slashing call tonight was incredibly weak. That was just a bad call

 

[troyerlaw]

Yes, because if there's one thing that both Barry Trotz and the Capitals are known for, it's having teams suddenly turn it on and take deep runs for the Cup.

Lol. Yes, it's in this organization's DNA

 

[troyerlaw]

90-19-13
8-92-83
65-20-14
26-83-43

9-2
27-74
44-88

I love Beags, but that's a lot of Beags

 

[twabby]

I love Beags, but that's a lot of Beags

Just wanted to make Ridley Simon happy (it was a mistake).