Proud of the boys tonight, good game specially considering it was nearly full lineup vs full lineup.
I feel like Sanford solidified his start on the third line to begin the year.
Eller looks great and very comfortable on this team.
Ovi already clicking on all cylinders. No slow start this year would be awesome for him.
Orlov keeps looking good, man if he can keep it up what a pleasant surprise that'll be.
Go Caps!
This confuses me. Are they bragging about having draft picks outside of the first round? None of them are NHL regulars yet, so they can't be claiming success on them already, can they?
Yeah, I see nothing to brag about. Most of these guys will never play a full season in the NHL. The top 3 on the list should become NHL regulars and maybe Walker as well, but the rest is meh
He looked good out there today. Great to see a 2nd rounder develop like this.
I will be at the first 2 reg season games but haven't yet been able to make myself care about the Caps this year. Haven't watched a single preseason game. Probably won't watch this one either, but maybe. We'll see if I get excited by the 15th, but honestly I think last playoffs may have been the final straw.
This confuses me. Are they bragging about having draft picks outside of the first round? None of them are NHL regulars yet, so they can't be claiming success on them already, can they? I mean, Hobbs, Lewington, and Djoos aren't even close to the NHL at this point, and Siegenthaler just went back to Europe.
This confuses me. Are they bragging about having draft picks outside of the first round? None of them are NHL regulars yet, so they can't be claiming success on them already, can they? I mean, Hobbs, Lewington, and Djoos aren't even close to the NHL at this point, and Siegenthaler just went back to Europe.
I guess they could be "bragging" that their drafting has resulted in more than the previously touted collection of first rounders, hence the title and subtitle of the graphic. Are we supposed to be reading more into it than "prospects who are not first rounders"? I doubt it.
Sure they can be. Lets start by saying that the website wants to promote these generally unfamiliar names so regular fans might know who they are when they see them.
Trotz has said in the last week that Sanford is a regular in the lineup and Walker will be a regular NHL player one day. I think most of us fully expect Bowey to be an NHL player. Most people like Barber and Seigenthaler. I don't see a problem with that post
As a CSN graphic, I agree it could be informative.
As a Capitals official twitter retweet with "The Kids are Alright," it changes the message from "here's who's in the system" to "hey look how good we are at drafting."
I don't think this bunch is notably better than non-first rounders they've had in the past.There was a point where Holtby, Eakin, Galiev, Grubauer, and Wey were in the pipeline simultaneously and Orlov had cracked the NHL. And then depth guys like Mitchell, Herbert, etc. that match up with the random depth guys near the bottom of that list.
Prospects are prospects. Trotz pumping their tires or fans liking them doesn't make them worthy of patting yourselves on the back. This just seems like putting the cart before the horse and declaring success before any of these kids actually finds success in the NHL ranks. Only one of them in on an active NHL roster, and the collection of them have a grand total of 9 NHL games played.
Prospects are prospects. Trotz pumping their tires or fans liking them doesn't make them worthy of patting yourselves on the back. This just seems like putting the cart before the horse and declaring success before any of these kids actually finds success in the NHL ranks. Only one of them in on an active NHL roster, and the collection of them have a grand total of 9 NHL games played.