GDT: 11/27/15 - 5:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Washington

[Cigar City]

I'm surprised they don't put Latta and Wilson with Ovechkin.

 

[These Are The Days]

We can't even get out of our own zone!!

 

[Stammertime91]

It wasn't like he was left wide open for that split second. He was left open through multiple line changes and at least one whistle, even after he'd had 2-3 clear looks. Looked a hell of a lot like a strategy to me.

Either that, or somebody's not screaming enough on the bench that arguably the best pure goal-scorer in history spent 2 minutes with nobody near him.

He had like 4 shots, 2 went kr 3, boyle got a piece of one. He and the Caps do this to just about every team. Does everyone forget how Stamkos scored? He used to do the same and it worked, get open or they open it up for him.

Coaching or not, players don't just go, "ok since coach said otherwise I won't bother covering the best goal scorer in the league." Then skate away...coaching can't fix 3 morons on one side.

 

[The Macho King]

I'm surprised they don't put Latta and Wilson with Ovechkin.

Is that their equivalent of Callahan and Killorn?

 

[The Macho King]

Is that Kucherov with Killorn and Flip?

God don't punish him like that.

 

[These Are The Days]

Is that Kucherov with Killorn and Flip?

God don't punish him like that.

It's been a while since I've seen Johnson

 

[Cigar City]

Is that their equivalent of Callahan and Killorn?

Gotta try to match Cooper's tactics!!!

 

[dechire]

I missed the first few minutes but where the hell is TyJo ?? I haven't seen him and Killorn and Kucherov are with Flip.

 

[Felonious Python]

It's been noted elsewhere on the internets that TyJo has only played one shift.

 

[These Are The Days]

Man this is brutal... absolutely brutal

 

[dechire]

Gross looks like TyJo is out so no one will win a faceoff or score today.

 

[Brie]

Gotta try to match Cooper's tactics!!!

Our only hope is that once we get our Bäckström back (Drouin) healthy that he and Stammer will be back playing together.

 

[Stammertime91]

Coburn is a big dude but there's nobody on this team I want fighting Wilson. Dude will knock someone out. Wish we had Scott for a shift. Lol.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Callahan and Latta to the box

 

[DFC]

He had like 4 shots, 2 went kr 3, boyle got a piece of one. He and the Caps do this to just about every team. Does everyone forget how Stamkos scored? He used to do the same and it worked, get open or they open it up for him.

Coaching or not, players don't just go, "ok since coach said otherwise I won't bother covering the best goal scorer in the league." Then skate away...coaching can't fix 3 morons on one side.

Yes, coaching can fix three morons.

Ovi spent 2 minutes wide open. Guys were scrambling once he got the puck, but our PK looked nothing like a normal PK vs. Washington, where you see a guy trying to eliminate Ovi at all times.

If it was the players making the mistake in the first 30 seconds, fine. I can buy that. But it's a correction Cooper/Bowness has to make. And if the team is blatantly ignoring him, somebody should be glued to the bench.

I get that Ovi just flat-out beats PKs. He's done that to us. But that's not what we just saw. We just saw a PK pretend he wasn't even there.

 

[The Macho King]

Our only hope is that once we get our Bäckström back (Drouin) healthy that he and Stammer will be back playing together.

Nah - gotta spread out the scoring. Drouin on the fourth line.

 

[Sky04]

Brown and flip to start the 4 on 4?

 

[Stormbreaker]

I woke up for this??? (my sleeping schedule is ****ed)

 

[dechire]

4 on 4? Send out Carle and Sustr.

 

[c_robio]

This whole thing just makes me sick. Ovechkin can live on an island the entire PP without a guy in his face. Stamkos one the other hand is lucky to see a pass get to him because the point man gets the jitters every time he has the puck.

This

Kucherov is an improvement on Filppula at the half wall, but we need a right hand point shot. Hasn't changed since last year

 

[The Macho King]

Calling it now - we're getting shut out.

 

[These Are The Days]

We seriously have one of the most offensively inept defenses in the NHL. The puck comes back to the point and one is EVER ready for it.

 

[Sky04]

Sustr stupid mistake on queue.

 

[Brie]

Why do we always pull the puck back into our own end? I mean I get trying to get control but things like what just happened (that they turn the puck over) are just as big of a chance of happening.

 

[These Are The Days]

Can't wait to watch Ovechkin light it up again... fml