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Gotta say that if this is a Jensen "good" game, that's an issue. I'm trying to figure out how Jensen at RD is better than Djoos at RD (he is one of the few Caps D who seem to be able to play their off side). Both get physically overmatched. Both can skate with the puck. Djoos' hockey IQ is so much better. Djoos makes less than 1/2 the money.

I get that there are not a ton of palatable options, but count me as one of the concerned with Jensen at 2RD if we aspire to the Cup.
 
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Incorrect.

I said, tie it up and win in in OT and get Holtby off the hook.

I was attacked for that for some bizarre reason.

I want the team to win. Holtby had a bad game but I wanted the team to bail him out.

It’s like some people wanted the Caps to lose so that they could pile on Holtby more.
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Really? You were attacked? :laugh:
 
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mad4comp said:
Really? You were attacked? :laugh:
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Yep. Your snarky remark was in response to me wishing the Caps would come back and win it in OT and get Holtby off the hook.

“Uhhh the dude has be abysmal for 3 years straight.. We're paying him alot of money for AHL backup goalie worthy stats. And cost us game 7 in the first round last year.”

Well, I guess you are happy now. The Caps lost and Holtby got the L.
 
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I don't want to say this game is entirely Holtby's fault because we were gifted 2 goals. But just one less goal allowed (the SHG they got because of his terrible pass) and this would've at least gone to OT.

5.11 GAA and .792 SV%. That's brutal. He had some nice saves but statistically this was his worst game of the season in which he played the full 60.

His two worst games overall were when he allowed 4 on 11 shots and got pulled in the 7-3 loss to Boston and the other was when he allowed 3 on 3 shots against the Colorado and got pulled. But I guess you could say that statistically he was infinitely better in this game than that Avs game...
 
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Caps are 7-3 in their last 10 and just killed a 4 game win streak. I don't see any reason for a meltdown over this game. But enjoy
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Because the Pens are surging and might take 1st spot if Caps don't hold them off
 
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Yes... for a 6 million dollar cap hit.. We have the right to be as smug as we want. He's not performing.... not for a week.. or two... but for 3 years straight.
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Holtby was winning the Stanley Cup 20 months ago while you were generating simpleton hot takes on the internet.
 
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This is why I don’t want to touch the forwards (4th line pie squares cut off for me, have to click)
 
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Like somebody else said -- regardless of how Holtby is playing, 50/50 workload makes sense to me. Who cares about the reg. season points. Holtby gets opportunities to work out his issues, Samsonov stays fresh, the team loses some games to stay humble.

Also, the PP criticism is totally understandable in general, but in this game I thought it was working pretty well -- they looked like they were generating plenty of shots.
 
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Yep. Your snarky remark was in response to me wishing the Caps would come back and win it in OT and get Holtby off the hook.

“Uhhh the dude has be abysmal for 3 years straight.. We're paying him alot of money for AHL backup goalie worthy stats. And cost us game 7 in the first round last year.”

Well, I guess you are happy now. The Caps lost and Holtby got the L.
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that's an attack? :laugh:

It's a downright miracle you made it this far in life.
 

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Holtby was winning the Stanley Cup 20 months ago while you were generating simpleton hot takes on the internet.
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Yes, so we must keep him on the payroll forever even though he's been a bottom tier goalie for quite a while now.. :rolleyes:

Matt Murray was a 2 time cup winner... now backup.

Sorry your feelings are hurt.. but doesn't change the fact that he's a terrible goalie.
 
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Caps are 7-3 in their last 10 and just killed a 4 game win streak. I don't see any reason for a meltdown over this game. But enjoy
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It's a fair point, I think there's just frustration that the coaching staff continue to play Holtby over Samsonov despite the former being brutal.

I hope others are right and they're going to do an even split to make sure Samsonov keeps getting reps and Holtby gets a chance to find his game, but if Holtby gets 60-70% of the starts indefinitely you've got to question whether the staff will be loyal to a fault (akin to playing Alzner when his groin was shredded and he could barely walk)

I guess you'll never hear the coach say "he's been playing like shit right now so we're giving him 5-10 more games to sort his life out or he's riding the bench", but boy I hope that's the situation with a guy who is very likely a FA in 6 months time, no matter how much he's done for the franchise (which is a lot)
 
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It’s incredible they are leading the league in points with one of the 3 worst starters in the NHL this year. It’s been a month and a half of this. Time for Sammy to get the majority of the starts
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Very deep F, bottom-6 is defensively competent, top-6 is just overpowered.
Competent D, Norris candidate, improved Orlov, superb human being Jensen, very solid 3rd pair.
Calder candidate in net.

They can stand some G failure.
 
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txpd said:
Caps are 7-3 in their last 10 and just killed a 4 game win streak. I don't see any reason for a meltdown over this game. But enjoy
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It's really impressive how you deflect blame from Holtby. In Holtby's last 10 he is 3-6 with a ND against NYI -- which would have and should have been a loss -- and a .837 save %. Two games above .900. One of his three wins came when he had a .818 save %. He is the worst player on the team right now and has been for almost the entire season, and he is the biggest liability they have on the roster right now. The team’s last 10 game record is irrelevant when discussing player performance without proper context.
 
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Holtby’s confidence seemed to crater after giving up that first goal - which was a baddie. And that can infect the team, but they actually bailed him out and delivered a lead going into the 3rd, and he then he wilted again. I think he’s a bit stuck in his head now, not trusting his technique and positioning, and when you’re stuck in your head everything moves more slowly.

You have to keep Sammy fresh, so it needs to be 50/50 split, because you saw how worn down Grubby was by the end of 2018 regular season.
 
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