Post-Game Talk: Preseason Game #86: Caps @ Blooj | 4/19/18 | 7:30pm EST

[hockeykicker]

 

[Raikkonen]

Djoos impressed me. Still alive and playing calmly.

But the win was done by the Caps core. Just as I said

 

[txpd]

And.....Tom Wilson.

 

[txpd]

Umm....I knew that

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[maacoshark]

Stephenson needs to have more of a shoot-first mentality but I’ve liked his game otherwise. Don’t ever see him being a top line talent but I think he’s shown me more than the 4th line talent I thought he’d max out at.

I agree. He is a very unselfish player. Too unselfish but I like his speed and defensive play. He is also a very good penalty killer and decent on faceoffs.

 

[maacoshark]

Probably the best game they have played all year,

Credit where credit is due. Ovechkin said they would come back tied, he delivered tonight.

Trotz also deserves a lot of credit as well.

When Bura comes back, Chiasson sitsfor sure though.

I'm not convinced about that. Chaisson has played decent.

 

[Capitals40]

Probably the best game they have played all year,

Credit where credit is due. Ovechkin said they would come back tied, he delivered tonight.

Trotz also deserves a lot of credit as well.

When Bura comes back, Chiasson sitsfor sure though.

He will sit Vrana..he always has a problem with Vrana..Chiasson has been good the last 2 games though

 

[Bananas]

Trotz has definitely been solid so far. We’re adapting as the series has gone on and have spent very little time looking like chickens with our heads cut off. He’s effectively deploying speed and finesse players to balance out the plumbers. He’s balancing experience and youth. Not afraid to switch goalies. All positive developments. All paying off with results. He and the team need to sustain this and not rest on their laurels. It’s still anyone’s series rn...

GMBM also deserves kudos for Kempny. By far his best TDL addition so far. Regardless of ultimate outcome he unearthed a gem with that move.

It’s not quite time to turn on the oven but I’ll go to sleep tonight with visions of crow dancing through my head. I consider this a successful season if we make it out of R2. I think it’s unfair to expect a Cup from this iteration of the Caps (not that I’m not praying for it). That’s still a very big hill to climb...but if they keep playing well it’s definitely a solid possibility.

Kudos so far. Really hope they keep it going...

 

[Bladerunner]

After 3 OT where Caps dropped 2.

Ahhhh, that game was refreshing

 

[maacoshark]

12 minutes. Managed minutes for a rookie. Glad to see he is keeping up. That said I am somewhat surprised to find the Caps won the game and Vrana only got 7 minutes

Stephenson played on the 2nd line and got over 17 mins. And it was a great decision by Trotz. Vrana played on the 4th line and also lost mins because he is rarely on the ice for defensive zone faceoffs.
Vrana appears to be our lowest forward in the depth chart.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Better take your raincoat Saturday.

 

[maacoshark]

He will sit Vrana..he always has a problem with Vrana..Chiasson has been good the last 2 games though

I'd probably sit Vrana too.

 

[txpd]

Stephenson played on the 2nd line and got over 17 mins. And it was a great decision by Trotz. Vrana played on the 4th line and also lost mins because he is rarely on the ice for defensive zone faceoffs.
Vrana appears to be our lowest forward in the depth chart.

I know. Referring to the pregame Trotz is an idiot conversation based on that change.

Trotz doesn't adjust and all

 

[Bladerunner]

Trotz has definitely been solid so far. We’re adapting as the series has gone on and have spent very little time looking like chickens with our heads cut off. He’s effectively deploying speed and finesse players to balance out the plumbers. He’s balancing experience and youth. Not afraid to switch goalies. All positive developments. All paying off with results. He and the team need to sustain this and not rest on their laurels. It’s still anyone’s series rn...

GMBM also deserves kudos for Kempny. By far his best TDL addition so far. Regardless of ultimate outcome he unearthed a gem with that move.

It’s not quite time to turn on the oven but I’ll go to sleep tonight with visions of crow dancing through my head. I consider this a successful season if we make it out of R2. I think it’s unfair to expect a Cup from this iteration of the Caps (not that I’m not praying for it). That’s still a very big hill to climb...but if they keep playing well it’s definitely a solid possibility.

Kudos so far. Really hope they keep it going...

I'm in general agreement. Based on the eye test and stats, Caps should be up 3-1.

The X factor is Holtby. If he can more or less play like this, like Vezina Holtby, Caps can win this series and be very competitive w/Pitt.
Philly has next to no goal tending. I don't think - aside from the favoritism they get - that Pitt is some juggernaut.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Can't believe how well Kempny played.
Can believe how well Holtby played, just haven't seen it in a while
Kudos also to Stephenson, Willy, Djoos, and Ovie

 

[maacoshark]

Can't believe how well Kempny played.
Can believe how well Holtby played, just haven't seen it in a while
Kudos also to Stephenson, Willy, Djoos, and Ovie

Got to be honest. When Kempny first got here I thought he played terrible. Maybe he was adjusting to a new system. He is playing well in the playoffs

 

[Raikkonen]

Next season plz

2-9
6-74
29-22

Orpik gone

 

[Midnight Judges]

Props to Trotz. The adjustments they made in defending Panarin are perfect. He was the most dangerous player on the ice the past three games. He had very little open space to operate this game, and he was forced into making a lot of bad passes and bad plays.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Calicaps]

Oh Torts, never change.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Next season plz

2-9
6-74
29-22

Orpik gone

Is Bowey 22?

 

[Teflon Sega]

Good shit boys we did it

 

[Calicaps]

Yes

 

[artilector]

Congrats Caps, value-adding additional entertainment value to "Monumental Sports & Entertainment" in the second quarter of this fiscal year.
Two more games to go of not being surprised about the outcome!
Didn't see most of the game, can somebody fill me in, are we on the cusp of breaking out the bottom-6 offense any time soon? Seeing the usual suspects on the scoresheet...
Also, what's wrong with Holtby -- does he have a misdiagnosed concussion, causing him to think it's 2012? Is Columbus throwing beeachballs?
I say we go back to OT games now. Let the nerves be properly racked.