GDT: Lazy GDT: 2/17/18 - Capitals @ TankHawks 7:30 CT on WGN

[TLEH]

Kempny and Murphy playing well in consecutive games where they don't get yanked after one mistake. Who knew.

 

[AmericanDream]

Why are people clapping? Do they not know who Rasmus Dahlin is and how this game reduces our chances at drafting him????

I have a firm belief that 75% of that crowd has no idea that name you just said - they might actually think he was a WW2 dictator...

 

[kuzy]

They're skill players now. Not their role. Can't afford to have them in the box if there are power play opportunities coming.

Yea, it's times like this where our enforcer patrick kane is supposed to jump in and back up his teammates

 

[Fortyfives]

I’ve been bitching for months about this teams performance and management. I’m going to enjoy this win tonight. Dare I say they played a great game and it’s nice to see them have a bit of fun.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Sorry, but if you can't enjoy a dominant win, you don't deserve to have a team to begin with.

Fun game, just roll with it.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

It was a nice win but it does hurt chance to draft a generational defenseman, which will probably bring a lot more joy down the road than a meaningless regular season game. Good to see the team have a great game though. Toews looked pretty excited about it.

 

[clydesdale line]

Yea I don't mind a win like this when we score that many goals. Not to mention guys like Toews, Saad, etc showing up. Kane hits another milestone, etc. These are the wins you root for.

 

[Rolo]

It was a nice win but it does hurt chance to draft a generational defenseman, which will probably bring a lot more joy down the road than a meaningless regular season game. Good to see the team have a great game though. Toews looked pretty excited about it.

Well theres like 0 chance they drop to last overall in the league. They can have the occasional big win like this, but as long as they stay bottom 8, its fine.

 

[kuzy]

Yea, it's not like we're going to go the rest of the season without winning any games (as much as that might help with the Dahlin sweepstakes ). When we do win, I want us to win big.

Scoring some goals could also help the value of some players going into trade deadline too

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Well theres like 0 chance they drop to last overall in the league. They can have the occasional big win like this, but as long as they stay bottom 8, its fine.

They don't need to drop to last overall in the standings to draft #1 though.

 

[AmericanDream]

Yea I don't mind a win like this when we score that many goals. Not to mention guys like Toews, Saad, etc showing up. Kane hits another milestone, etc. These are the wins you root for.

exactly, we still need this core for next year, they can't all crumble the rest of the year. we have the talent to win more than we lose the rest of the way, lets see how they respond next game.

 

[kuzy]

Also the senators, coyotes, and red wings all won as well. Not only that, but the canucks are up 5-0, and the panther's are winning 3-1. Not a bad day for tanking teams

 

[featherhawk]

Likely more fluke than anything else just like the first two games of the season.

Doubt they will duplicate that effort and result the rest of the season.

It is nice to see though, but it's time Stan makes some deals while he can

 

[Rolo]

Games like this show you that the team can be great.. Just need consistency, a new coach/system, and upgrades on D.

Hartman, Debrincat, Schmaltz, Hino.. they are all solid. Kane is still great, Saad and Toews can be good.

AA, Kampf, Duclair, Hayden, Sikura to round it all off.

Saad-Toews-Debrincat
Duclair-Schmaltz-Kane
Sikura-AA-Hartman
Hayden-Kampf-Hinostroza

This looks like a solid core to me GRANTED they play to atleast 75-90% of their top potential.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Over the course of an 82-game season, one game doesn't make or break draft or playoff chances given the impact that the 81 games had over the 1. Don't sweat the small stuff, and for all you know when the lotto happens an additional loss would result in our draft odds not being the ones that get picked just as an additional win could do the same. No point in worrying about where we are over the course of a single game.

 

[Sens]

Nice having a player on a 50+ point pace, on the 4th line

 

[kuzy]

Nice having a player on a 50+ point pace, on the 4th line

Q's gonna Q

 

[CallMeShaft]

Nice having a player on a 50+ point pace, on the 4th line

Scoring depth...

 

[BrianE]

Missed the game and good to see we finally won. Did we play that well? or did the Caps simply stink?

 

[CallMeShaft]

Missed the game and good to see we finally won. Did we play that well? or did the Caps simply stink?

Both.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Even bad teams going scorched Earth want wins like this once in awhile. They let guys breathe.

 

[JaegerDice]

Alex Ovechkin goes without a shot attempt for the first time in 978 career games

This season has just been weird.

 

[clydesdale line]

Other than the penalty on his hit on Wingles, I actually forgot he played.

 

[clydesdale line]

Blackhawks fans ejected for racially charged taunts against Devante Smith-Pelly

Also this disgust me alot. Props to the Blackhawks staff who removed those idiots.

 

[ThatSaid]

Blackhawks fans ejected for racially charged taunts against Devante Smith-Pelly

Also this disgust me alot. Props to the Blackhawks staff who removed those idiots.

No kidding. Should probably receive a lifetime ban for that kind of shit. Just glad it didn't catch on and become a chant. Never know these days.