Post-Game Talk: stl @ Supreme Champions of the NHL

[SpinningEdge]

Plenty of time to get it together.

It’s not end of the world.

It’s just frustrating.

We haven’t been good lately yet still lead the division - and the three main teams below us in standings have been on fire and won’t keep it up too. No need to panic yet

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

Someone once told me you should only worry when you aren't beating the teams you should be. Welp.

 

[maacoshark]

This is no aberration. This has been a trend. Rierdon, your star is fading fast.

I was never sold on Reirden or his system. I'm not giving up on him yet though.

 

[4thTierSport]

Just ignore Orpik’s stick being held for 15+ seconds.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Pour it on blues. Maybe time for the semi-annual player meeting?

 

[Bladerunner]

Awful game.
If they don't get some points in their next two...

 

[peterthegreat12]

 

[maacoshark]

Why bother pulling the goalie down by 3. Just get this one over with.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Bad game was bad.
On to the next game!

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

I think at this point in the season we know we are not going to outwork teams. We create our offense on rushes and the PP. And when we don't finish on our chances it makes it hard for us to score because we rarely have sustained pressure in the O zone. Lately we have been outworked by more desperate teams.

 

[CapsChamps]

Glad the Caps will not face St. Louis in the playoffs. They are playing so much better now that Berube took over as coach. They make the Caps look small.

Caps record this season after 45 games: 27-13-5
Caps record last season after 45 games: 28-14-3

 

[hb12xchamps]

I’d rather they go through adversity now as opposed to the end of the year.

With that being said, they need their secondary scoring to get going again. All four lines were rolling there for a little bit and that seems to have dried up

 

[StrikingDistance]

Why bother pulling the goalie down by 3. Just get this one over with.

I think it's called practice. Not sure though. I just post gifs and memes and drink a lot.

 

[Foots]

Jake Allen was a wall. Nothing is getting past him beside the Ovi goal.

 

[Fernard]

Cant remember the last quality win for the Caps. What is their record against .500 + teams this year?

 

[Capitals40]

I’d rather they go through adversity now as opposed to the end of the year.

With that being said, they need their secondary scoring to get going again. All four lines were rolling there for a little bit and that seems to have dried up

Our top 2 centers can't seem to score goals either.

 

[maacoshark]

I’d rather they go through adversity now as opposed to the end of the year.

With that being said, they need their secondary scoring to get going again. All four lines were rolling there for a little bit and that seems to have dried up

Our 4th line was our best line. Top 2 lines underachieving right now and the 3rd line is a liability.

 

[artilector]

Let's get riled up -- what's the record since Orpik came back?

Put Jaskin back in -- with him 4th line had way better zone time, at least against most opponents.

Bottom 6 is being kind of useless right now -- top 6 has an "excuse" to "optimize effort", these guys don't, 'cause they can't consistently bring anything else to the table.

Meh.

 

[Capsman]

Kuzy looks like he has been studying Michael Nylander. Backstrom looks like he has been studying Bura.

Teams have been by and large winning one on one battles with us for quite a while now. If that’s going to be a pattern, then we need to outskill them. The Blues outskilled us tonight.

Rierdon appears to have lost the Caps’ focus, and I suspect it’s starting in practice. He needs to do more than sit non-producing players, he needs to demand focus in practice and on the ice. Tons of soft and lazy passes, nobody going to the net, guys playing around with the puck too much...

 

[Randyne]

Don't get it how OV get minus, he wasn't on ice on STL EV goals, and Backstrom didn't get minus for deflection on his own net?

 

[maacoshark]

Don't get it how OV get minus, he wasn't on ice on STL EV goals, and Backstrom didn't get minus for deflection on his own net?

Those are inaccurate. I already commented on that. Niskanen and Orlov should be minus 2 and Backstrom minus 1. And obviously some guys were given minuses when they weren't on the ice. Carlson and Kempny shouldn't be minus 2 in this game.
I assume that will be changed.

 

[RandyHolt]

Assumption is the mother of all f*** ups

 

[maacoshark]

Assumption is the mother of all **** ups

What assumption are we referring to?

 

[troyerlaw]

What assumption are we referring to?

The comment directly above his. In which the poster said he “assumed” the numbers would be changed. There is an old saying about the word “assume.”

 

[AussieCapsFan]

I don't know if it's Reirden, but I suspect he has something to do with it. He inherited a team that was firing on all cylinders and - somewhat surprisingly - came out firing on all cylinders after winning the Cup.
It's as if he didn't even need to coach them or do anything - just activate "Trotz mode" and let them play their game.
Last few weeks the team has struggled and there is zero evidence that Reirden or the rest of the coaching staff know how to fix things. That concerns me - regardless of what month we're in.