GDT: 10/10/18

[troyerlaw]

That’s like the 5th post the Knights have hit tonite

 

[Chips]

Capitals video guy is so good at this stuff.

Is it not NBC national right now?

Either way, the local NBC crew is super bad at replays too. It always takes them like 5 straight minutes to show a replay if at all, and it’s often the worst angle they could choose lol.

 

[Plural]

When you see how many garbage players were taken in front of him it makes you shake your head.

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[JerseyMike34]

That’s like the 5th post the Knights have hit tonite

They should aim for the mesh part of the goal.

 

[SourTemplePilot]

When you see how many garbage players were taken in front of him it makes you shake your head.

Gives me nightmares. We took Jack f***ing Campbell.

 

[BackToTheBasics]

He has literally become a slower player even at his full speed. He just looks very heavy. He’s not exactly tough along the boards consistently either.

Not an insult, just an observation

He's never been good along the boards. And you're right, 33 year old Ovechkin isn't as fast as 20 year old Ovechkin... more news at 11. He looks faster and more agile this year than he did last year or even 5-6 years ago.

 

[Chips]

Wow. Watching Kuznetsov play is just such a treat. Does everything right.

I love him. It seems some players have to adjust to him first, cuz he passes when they don’t expect it... but the fact he’ll pass to anyone any time and pull it off makes him one of my favorite passers

 

[serp]

Gives me nightmares. We took Jack f***ing Campbell.

He does look good .... but its with the Kings now

 

[serp]

Arizona scored a goal !

 

[Sam Spade]

Is it not NBC national right now?

The guy who works for the Capitals who sits up high and reviews the plays immediately then calls down to the bench. Last season they Capitals won almost, if not every, offside challenge.

Brett Leonhardt and Tim Ohashi are the guys who make the calls.

 

[Hivemind]

God I hate that stupid ****ing rule.

This is a textbook case of when the rule is useful, though. This wasn't a ticky-tack offense that made no difference to the outcome of the play, this was a situation in which an off-sides player shielded the puck from the defense. Without the offsides player, there's a decent chance the zone entry is denied.

 

[Chips]

he's my fav all time and this is pretty obvious, however the most impressive part is that even with all that considered, he still scores at ridiculous paces

Agree 100%. Was never insulting his game necessarily. All I care about is results, and he gets them. I do appreciate very much his tougher defensive play though. He makes some legit big time defensive plays sometimes that he never would have made in years past

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Didn’t say he floats 100% of the time.... but he doesn’t skate as hard as often as in the past... there’s a reason Tom Wilson is on his line, and that he doesn’t score a ton of individual efforts as he used to.

I’m an Ovechkin fan, and it’s still working for him so I don’t really care. But there is a noticeable difference in his skating between now and 5 years ago, and 10 years ago.

Oh for sure he has slowed down and doesn't skate as hard as often. But it seems he started to play a better defensive game last season and have seen that a couple of times already this season.
Prior to that I used to get so annoyed with how lazy he could be and how often he turned the puck over. He really seems to have improved in that area (okay he's still no Selke winner but at least he's improved).

 

[SniperHF]

Jeebus finally.

 

[SR]

Arizona scored a goal !

Our season is complete!

 

[204hockey]

thats what vegas gets for paying ryan reeves over 2 million a year what a dumb signing

 

[Sensators]

Good job AZ! And great jynx thread leafs fans for strome!

 

[snowkiddin]

Gives me nightmares. We took Jack f***ing Campbell.

Hey!! He looked pretty good with LA last night!

 

[BorntoLose]

good for Strome maybe the floodgates will open

 

[JerseyMike34]

WTF was that Vegas? 6-on-5 and you decide to play zone defense?

 

[McClelland]

So many empty seats in Anaheim.

Kesler is back!

 

[BKIslandersFan]

It’s too early to panic for a Vegas right?

 

[SourTemplePilot]

He does look good .... but its with the Kings now

Hey!! He looked pretty good with LA last night!

The cliff is approaching. Wait for it..

Hope he pans out well in a backup role.

He gotta have the team psychologist working overtime lol

 

[Del Preston]

Caps lead the series 5-1.

 

[kingsfan28]

Gives me nightmares. We took Jack f***ing Campbell.

We passed on Tarasenko for Derek Forbort, so there's that.

 

[OVrocks]

Vegas regressing to mean, they're now playing up to their talent level.