GDT: G25: Scaredy Caps @ Whocares Hawks

[Empty Goal Net]

Disinterested Kuzy on that goal.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Weak…

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Trade Darcy now while his perceived value is up.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Not good enough Protas….

 

[Capsman]

At what point is WIlson’s prefrontal cortex going to develop?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

At what point is WIlson’s prefrontal cortex going to develop?

He’s already too handsome…

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Wow what a nice play!

That's a true "have to piss in an empty water bottle and shit in a plastic bag because you literally can't take a bathroom break from your delivery route" goal.

I guess you are watching the game.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Love how this team plays with the lead. If we had even a mediocre power play we would actually be contending for division lead.

 

[RedRocking]

Nice 2 pts.

Gotta make the most of these games in hand in a crowded Metro.

 

[Carlzner]

Weird team

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Important division games coming up that can put the Caps in a good place. Adopt 80s Caps work ethic and get Lindgren goaltending is a good recipe. We win not scoring first too.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I like the way they’re playing. Defensive zone coverage has been much improved recently.

Thought Kuemper looked good tonight. A few rebounds he could have controlled better but generally an encouraging performance.

 

[DWGie26]

We really needed that one against a bad team. Back to back strong games.

 

[BallardEra]

Another 2 points.

When will Ovechkin ever score again?

This is getting pretty bad at this point.

 

[twabby]

My game puck goes to Nic Dowd for 2 goals and a 63% xGF%. A true "break your body in the meat-packing factory for minimum wage because your employer won't implement basic safety measures due to *makes money gesture with thumb and index finger*" effort from Dowder tonight.

Honorable mentions go to TJ Oshie, Nick Jensen, Rasmus Sandin, and Alex Ovechkin.

 

[Holtbyisms]

14 minutes for being Tom Wilson!

 

[DWGie26]

Lots of penalties dolled out on that play. Kinda BS. I hope they got their money’s worth at least.

 

[SherVaughn30]

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My game puck goes to Nic Dowd for 2 goals and a 63% xGF%. A true "break your body in the meat-packing factory for minimum wage because your employer won't implement basic safety measures due to *makes money gesture with thumb and index finger*" effort from Dowder tonight.

Honorable mentions go to TJ Oshie, Nick Jensen, Rasmus Sandin, and Alex Ovechkin.

I could have just picked Dowd based on eye test! He scored 1/2 of the Caps 4 goals!

 

[WanderingCapsFan]

See, now, this is exactly what I didn't want from this team.

Get my hopes up? Start looking like a real hockey team?

No, no, no.

Go back to where you came from. A bunch of over-the-hill guys and the others that don't care.

My cynical self knows how to deal with the latter.

 

[TheSmokingMan]

I like the way they’re playing. Defensive zone coverage has been much improved recently.

Thought Kuemper looked good tonight. A few rebounds he could have controlled better but generally an encouraging performance.

Isn't it amazing how Kuemper looks fine when the team plays the right way in front of him? I think Lindgren has played better overall, but we don't know how sustainable that is. I think it would be a mistake to trade Kuemper. Teams don't get very far without good goaltending. It's a luxury to have 2 solid goalies and we aren't exactly hurting on cap space.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Solid road game win.

Team is getting scoring from a few sources. Neither of which are their top scorers from last year, Ovechkin and Oshie.

So that’s …. Something. For them to be bereft of goals from those 2, and still somehow be horning in on 2nd in the Metro, is impressive.

 

[RedRocking]

I hate the idea of load management coming to the NHL. But, a rested Oshie with fresh legs looks like he can still contribute (other possible health issues aside). So, he might benefit from sitting out occasionally.

The most encouraging thing about this team is that Carbery seems to know what he’s doing. From developing the kids (the most important task in the next few years) to motivating lazy malcontents in Mantha and Kuzy.

 

[HTFN]

I hate the idea of load management coming to the NHL. But, a rested Oshie with fresh legs looks like he can still contribute (other possible health issues aside). So, he might benefit from sitting out occasionally.

The most encouraging thing about this team is that Carbery seems to know what he’s doing. From developing the kids (the most important task in the next few years) to motivating lazy malcontents in Mantha and Kuzy.

I'll set my table and die on this hill, that dude is a f***ing gem. I feel like in every step of this season I've seen him not only take control, but also give the players relief.

I think I said fairly early on in the first 6-8 games or so where there were some where he let them be themselves and others where he asked for strict adherence to the system, and then negotiated those parts. Since then, I feel like not only has the team improved overall, but that we've watched a lot of games so far and never felt like they took a period off... that's huge for this squad and how they've done things in the past. Not one GDT post to my recollection has had "they took ____ period off, let's see how that goes" because they're not that team anymore.

He's really bridging the attitude of the old team with the realities of the new NHL and the youth willing to take it in stride, and yeah it's taken a handful of games to prove that as well but now I feel like we're seeing the willing ones (Mantha) taking control while the rest find their way into the horizon.

Only question is how Ovechkin can be adapted and handled so far, if we weren't a team on the verge of legacy greatness Carbery would be the biggest breath of fresh air to a team in a long time. This dude has it.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

GDT still under four pages in the not-too-early morning of the day after. Many may have been busy Sunday but I guess this is what happens when you beat a team you should beat. I can't shake the suspicion that they're just playin' with us and will soon revert to what they've shown in the past. But I can get over that with repeated doses of Carbs and guys in sweaters playing the way they're supposed to.

 

[John Price]