GDT: Caps vs Rangers 7pm ET Feb 24

[IafrateOvie34]

I'll be honest, I don't see any team this year that spectacular. Florida looks good, but they don't have the experience. Most of this season is a lot of hype. Tamps has the experience and luck, however other than that no team this season looks all that imho.

 

[DWGie26]

We are ahead by 12. 10 after tonight. Columbus is like 8-2 in last 10. Won 4 in a row. That won’t last. And i doubt caps will play the same 500 hockey. It will be more than 10 points difference when the season ends.

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

1st round exit? Probably. Hope Ovi goes on a tear the rest of the way. If we can't get another Cup with this crew, at least get him to the record. :/ Disappointing game.

 

[Capsman]

Far and away the worst players tonight in the following order.
1. Sammy
1a. TVR, I thought he was hideous tonight.
3. Backstrom
4. Carlson
5. Oshie

I thought Kuzy was good, 4th line was good. Rest was meh. I had concerns about the Backstrom line and the didn’t disappoint.

 

[Caps8112]

The reason I watch year after year is the hopes of winning the Cup. Whether Ovi gets the record or not won't change my opinion of him. It is all about winning championships.

Have to be realistic tho. I want them to win too but they haven't had a high end goalie since the cup run and that really seemed like the last bit of greatness holtby had. If they were serious about championships management wouldn't have mediocre vanecek and completely inconsistent samsonov. The second they knew holtby was done they should have really addressed that. On top of terrible goaltending they bargain bin shopped for Jenson, tvr, and other journeyman no name dman. When they won they paid for defense.

 

[Misery74]

We are ahead by 12. 10 after tonight. Columbus is like 8-2 in last 10. Won 4 in a row. That won’t last. And i doubt caps will play the same 500 hockey. It will be more than 10 points difference when the season ends.

Columbus 10 back, but two in hand. Essentially a 6 point lead.

 

[DWGie26]

I'll be honest, I don't see any team this year that spectacular. Florida looks good, but they don't have the experience. Most of this season is a lot of hype. Tamps has the experience and luck, however other than that no team this season looks all that imho.

Right now I would take Canes from East and Colorado from west.

 

[DWGie26]

Columbus 10 back, but two in hand. Essentially a 6 point lead.

If they keep playing 800 hockey which they won’t.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I'll be honest, I don't see any team this year that spectacular. Florida looks good, but they don't have the experience. Most of this season is a lot of hype. Tamps has the experience and luck, however other than that no team this season looks all that imho.

Colorado looks unstoppable right now. You've got MacKinnon, Kadri, Rantanen, Landeskog, Makar and the list goes on

 

[Langway]

We are ahead by 12. 10 after tonight. Columbus is like 8-2 in last 10. Won 4 in a row. That won’t last. And i doubt caps will play the same 500 hockey. It will be more than 10 points difference when the season ends.

If CBJ can get decent goaltending and Washington's continues to largely flop it could be on. If I were Jarmo I'd add a Kessel and a depth D instead of selling. It would be much better for selling Laine on their future and for their core to put up a challenge. They'll fade some but with Laine hot and some confidence brewing you never know.

 

[pman25]

I'll be honest, I don't see any team this year that spectacular. Florida looks good, but they don't have the experience. Most of this season is a lot of hype. Tamps has the experience and luck, however other than that no team this season looks all that imho.

Leafs year! and Shesterkin carries the Rangers to the conference finals

 

[IafrateOvie34]

So to watch the playoffs we're going to need regular ESPN going on out?

 

[Capsman]

Have to be realistic tho. I want them to win too but they haven't had a high end goalie since the cup run and that really seemed like the last bit of greatness holtby had. If they were serious about championships management wouldn't have mediocre vanecek and completely inconsistent samsonov. The second they knew holtby was done they should have really addressed that. On top of terrible goaltending they bargain bin shopped for Jenson, tvr, and other journeyman no name dman. When they won they paid for defense.

Are you complaining about Jensen? They traded a second for him, was a savvy move.

 

[DWGie26]

Colorado looks unstoppable right now. You've got MacKinnon, Kadri, Rantanen, Landeskog, Makar and the list goes on

No Bura on that list? He is 1C!

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Leafs year! and Shesterkin carries the Rangers to the conference finals

I would be ok with Leafs. They have suffered enough.

 

[DWGie26]

I’ll be at Leafs game on Monday. Hope we figure some things out by then.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Honestly what do we do with Backstrom? Normally I would say bury him on the 3rd line but Eller has sucked this year too.

 

[Caps8112]

Are you complaining about Jensen? They traded a second for him, was a savvy move.

I'm saying gm thru shit at the wall with a lot of mediocre dmen. When they won the cup and even the 2 years before they had a defined top 4. Now it's like whatever. Whoever is healthy after orlov and carlson

 

[4thTierSport]

First and last game I’m watching on ESPN.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Switch the goaltenders and the Caps win that game. That’s how. I really don’t care what you think to be honest. I don’t think they played a perfect game. Their PP sucks and so does Samsonov but I thought they played pretty well at 5v5. Agree to disagree. It really doesn’t matter to me.

But there’s more to hockey than 5x5 play. So until the other facets are improved, this team is just not that good.

 

[caps4cup]

But there’s more to hockey than 5x5 play. So until the other facets are improved, this team is just not that good.

I don’t disagree but 5v5 is the most important aspect of the game and the special teams have been good enough recently (as in the PP the last few years) that I would hope they can figure it out before the playoffs.

Samsonov clearly isn’t it in net though and I would assume VV takes over as the defacto starter when he is good to go.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

I don’t disagree but 5v5 is the most important aspect of the game and the special teams have been good enough recently (as in the PP the last few years) that I would hope they can figure it out before the playoffs.

Samsonov clearly isn’t it in net though and I would assume VV takes over as the defacto starter when he is good to go.

VV isn’t the solution either.

 

[caps4cup]

VV isn’t the solution either.

He might not be the solution, but Samsonov definitely isn’t, and VV is the better option.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

He might not be the solution, but Samsonov definitely isn’t, and VV is the better option.

Agreed. If you have to choose between not great and bad..I agree.

 

[bur and 666 others]

Didn't watch it. Did we lose because of goaltending? Or do we suck in general? Not good trend going to the playoffs we'll be lucky to win a game in the 1st round