Post-Game Talk: Ducks out for maacoshark 10:07pm

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Good time chatting hockey & funny jabs with you folks. Have a Great Weekend.

Cheers

Take care, eh?

 

[txpd]

Gudas got hit again in the 3rd. They showed him doubled over on the bench. Shortly later they had a shot of the bench where you could see him sitting behind the bench talking to the trainer. He didn't play again

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Also note that other than one more trip to Winnipeg/Minnesota the hard travel is OVER for the season.

So on the Western Canadian and the Cali trips they won 5 of 6 and got points in all of them.

Really proud of these guys so far.

14-2-1 on the road is amazing. Above and beyond.

 

[kicksavedave]

Caps with 1.66 GAA in California.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

He got hit again in the 3rd. They showed him doubled over on the bench. Then later you could see him in the background sitting behind the bench.

If Gudas needs time off We can call up Fever or Djoos with our new cap space

 

[txpd]

was it me or was that arena massively full of red tonight?

 

[Sam Spade]

14-2-1 on the road is amazing. Above and beyond.

Oh yeah, this is sweet and impressive!

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Also note that other than one more trip to Winnipeg/Minnesota the hard travel is OVER for the season.

So on the Western Canadian and the Cali trips they won 5 of 6 and got points in all of them.

Really proud of these guys so far.

Don't forget they are away at Colorado, Arizona and Vegas mid February as well. But apart from that it's all East coast trips from now on

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Oh yeah, this is sweet and impressive!

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Boston needs to start playing road games.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Caps on pace for a rather pedestrian 130 points. Lol.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Caps: 3 games in 4 nights
Quacks: 3 days off

Still won.

Thought Siege stepped up today.

 

[Sam Spade]

Boston needs to start playing road games.

Boston and the Caps are on another level right now. And when you think about the fact that the Bruins are winning without Bergeron and the Caps are winning without Backstrom that makes their records more impressive.

Things can change, but right now today, they (and the Blues) are the cream of the NHL.

 

[txpd]

Boston needs to start playing road games.

Islanders have 4 games in hand. All 4 are road games

 

[Sam Spade]

Islanders have 4 games in hand. All 4 are road games

Yep, except now even if the Isles win all four of those game they still come out behind the Caps.

This was their recent west coast swing:

 

[txpd]

Thought Siege stepped up today.

Funny, Ive noticed Siegenthaler getting dumped off his skates a lot the last few games. Happened a couple times tonight. I wonder if he isnt dinged or just gassed. But he did play well otherwise

 

[JayBeagleFanAccount]

Kuzy and the top line getting shelled again. Not really sure what to do about Kuzy at this point, he's obviously not the same player he was a couple seasons ago.

 

[Sam Spade]

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Oh yeah, this is sweet and impressive!

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To think, we should have won the Preds game and lost in OT vs Oilers.

 

[Sam Spade]

Kuzy and the top line getting shelled again. Not really sure what to do about Kuzy at this point, he's obviously not the same player he was a couple seasons ago.

You need to lower your standards.

Kuznetsov: 12g, 17a, +9 in 28 games played.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Kuzy and the top line getting shelled again. Not really sure what to do about Kuzy at this point, he's obviously not the same player he was a couple seasons ago.

He has 12Gs and scored tonight. The 1st line has problems, but Kuzy is the least of my worries.

 

[JayBeagleFanAccount]

You need to lower your standards.

Kuznetsov: 12g, 17a, +9 in 28 games played.

He has 12Gs and scored tonight. The 1st line has problems, but Kuzy is the least of my worries.

Points are a pretty poor way to evaluate how a player is doing on the ice. He gets crushed in possession and allows a ton of high danger chances during 5v5 play, just because he pots a PP goal doesnt mean that his terrible 5v5 play can be excused.

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Points are a pretty poor way to evaluate how a player is doing on the ice.

I see this time and time again on HF Boards, and I think it's the biggest load of bs (not aimed at you personally).

Points are the perfect way to evaluate a player when that player is your 1C or 2C. Or if he's your primary goal scorer (Ovechkin). Or if he's your best passer (Backstrom, assists).

Points are NOT a great way to evaluate a player if he's on your first PK unit. Or if he's on a checking line. Or if he's Jay Beagle (faceoffs, right?)

Kuzy is currently 20th in the league in points per game. Just under 1/3rd of his points are on the PP, which means his even strength points ratio is higher than quite a few of the guys in front of him.
To say he's "terrible at 5v5 play" and you're "not really sure what to do about him at this point" is....well let's just say I'm glad you're not on the Caps coaching staff.

If you're all about puck possession and great Corsi and all those other advanced metrics go and watch the Isles play. You'll be in 7th heaven. Over there points don't matter at all!

 

[Calicaps]

Points are a pretty poor way to evaluate how a player is doing on the ice. He gets crushed in possession and allows a ton of high danger chances during 5v5 play, just because he pots a PP goal doesnt mean that his terrible 5v5 play can be excused.

 

[ovikovy817]

2 minutes for roughing for Kuznetsov? Really? Roughing with the ice or what?

 

[AussieCapsFan]

2 minutes for roughing for Kuznetsov? Really? Roughing with the ice or what?

It's okay, we won! Sometimes that's all that matters