BobRouse
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Isn't Lainch injured again? Aren't inner leg injuries the type that can inhibit speed forever? ).
Upper body injury. Has nothing to do with the groin thing. His skating has been fine.
Isn't Lainch injured again? Aren't inner leg injuries the type that can inhibit speed forever? ).
I don't see how you can compare the two. The teams most effective and reliable line was shout down by Laich. As soon as he was moved off the 3rd line they turned it on.
It goes more to the point of finding something..anything..to complain about when there is so much positive to focus on ATM. Just comes across as nit picking when it comes to the salary of Laich, signing of Orpik and stuff like the Forsberg trade that people still lament about.
Caps underlying numbers are stronger this year than they have been since 09-10. Yes its a small sample size but you can't help but get encouraged. Yet there seems to be far more "negative" talk.
beagle to the 2nd line with bura and mojo, ewwww... but in trotz we trust.
@VogsCaps
Beagle will return to lineup in Laich's spot on right side of line with 90 and 65; can offer added right dot face-off support. #Caps
Upper body injury. Has nothing to do with the groin thing. His skating has been fine.
Injured is injured. Guys that take a lot of time away from the game seem to get hurt again, but in other places. Bodies are older, and not used to the banging. Happens a LOT in football...and also somewhat in hockey.
Will see, but I would be really surprised if Laich ends up playing 65+ games again in a season.
It is encouraging. Very encouraging. I've been happy with everything, for the most part, since they fired Geoge.
Doesn't mean there aren't other things that could be fixed.
I also think many people have a Caps related emotional hangover. So it's hard to get too excited as we've been burnt so badly the past 3 years.
Overall, I am extremely happy with how this season has started.
Don't see how that should change attitudes about specific things.
It used to be arguing about flies in a pile of crap. Now it's arguing about flies in a jar of honey. So what, doesn't mean that the transformation from crap to honey (relatively speaking) hasn't been noticed and appreciated.
Also, there's naturally more talk about negative things, in general. I mean, how can there be a big discussion about how awesome Bura has been? "He's awesome!" -"No, I think he's even more awesome!". C'mon, there's nothing to really discuss, lol. Discussions happen about things that bother people. So the prevalence of "negative" discussions has nothing to do with people generally feeling good about all the positive developments. People just vent -- it's natural.
The same as Laich?
What a silly comment. For such a debate king, this is shoddy work from you.
If you'd rather have 4.5m taken up by a non performer, vs having the ability to actually improve he lineup via trade by having cap space, then we will simply not agree.
Plus a 1m or sub player into that 4.5m slot, as we have too many forwards as it is, and then use the cap space to improve the team. You were SO upset about the Caps use of their cap space in Nikanen and Orpik (who are performing well, save a game from Orpik), yet it's ok to waste 4.5m on Laich.
Talk about your dichotomies in thinking.
The comment was obviously rhetorical. Not meant as an end-all, be-all argument, but to demonstrate a point. $4.5M is an absurd amount of cap space to bank. You only need $1-2M at the beginning of the season to bank enough space to make a meaningful addition at the deadline. Banking $4.5M from the beginning of the season would mean somewhere between $15-20M in cap space at the deadline.
The difference between Laich and new UFA additions (Orpik/Niskanen) is a matter of opportunity cost. I don't feel any desire to rehash that debate for the 1000th time, though.
I think you can guess on the why. he is not going to mess with the backstrom and fehr lines to cover and injury. he does not want to use use kuznetsov at rw with the available center/lw combos on the first two lines. or he wants kuznetsov to continue to work at center.
he said he has a plan b. I wonder what that is.
I think you can guess on the why. he is not going to mess with the backstrom and fehr lines to cover and injury. he does not want to use use kuznetsov at rw with the available center/lw combos on the first two lines. or he wants kuznetsov to continue to work at center.
he said he has a plan b. I wonder what that is.
http://www.russianmachineneverbreak...ilson-to-hershey-bears-its-not-a-rehab-stint/
Wilson to Hershey Bears.
Mike Vogel
Doubt he stays there past weekend. @wamps6789 will Wilson get called back up like a conditioning assignment or will he stay down awhile
@alex_prewitt
Sounds like Beagle will skate beside 90/65 tomorrow
Speaking of - why is Beagle getting 2RW in his first game back of all people? It's not gonna matter against crap teams like Edmonton, but still Though Trotz up until this point was in the too good to be true realm.