That was such a weird game...the 0-2 start was well-deserved, we were incredibly sloppy and didn't look motivated at all. 2nd period we didn't look great, but started figuring it out a bit. Jarvis evens it up on a hard-work kinda goal and we started picking it up. Then when we got that 3rd goal on the PP and we were off after that playing confident again. It's amazing when you take one-timers on a PP you score way more often than when you slow pass telegraphed perimeter point shots. I had a good feeling the Caps had given up on that 2nd PP goal when the puck headed out, Aho dove down to stop it, and he had like 3 full seconds to get up and nobody even bothered to pressure him or anything. Aho and Svech are on a heater right now and it's beautiful. Svech has 7G in his last 5 games..
K quietly got his 2nd point since Dec 1...definitely a bit concerning, but I think it's beyond his prior "streaky" status and has to be playing through something, otherwise I would almost expect the coach to call him out on it or bench him. He's also not a play driver, and that 2nd line has been largely forgettable and invisible lately other than the occasional individual performance. I wouldn't be totally opposed to maybe swapping him and Drury for a couple games just to see how things go, but long-term I still think KK would be our better 2C and Drury 3C.
And what a debut for Pony!!! Might force himself to stay for an extended look
