OT: Around the NHL - Summer Edition

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Their D is bad. Really bad.

Carlson and Orlov good.

Rest average. Siegenthaler? Bad.

Should send him down and play Djoos.

Jensen is okay..

I felt like Jensen was tailor made for the Pens

 

[BHD]

Capitals fans could probably give a more accurate assessment... However, it looks like they became looser after Reirden took over. Not just because Trotz took his system with him, but players were making egregious mistakes.

 

[Andy99]

Capitals fans could probably give a more accurate assessment... However, it looks like they became looser after Reirden took over. Not just because Trotz took his system with him, but players were making egregious mistakes.

The Caps are still very very good, better than the Pens...they will still compete for top of the Metro and are a SCF contender

 

[BHD]

The Caps are still very very good, better than the Pens...they will still compete for top of the Metro and are a SCF contender

I'm skeptical of how they play at times, but the talent is definitely there.

(inserts GIF of Kuznetsov celebration)

 

[Andy99]

I'm skeptical of how they play at times, but the talent is definitely there.

(inserts GIF of Kuznetsov celebration)

They have lapses like every team, including TB...but they know how to turn it on and play solid defense...that's what they did during the RS of their Cup year...they played a loose style until like February and then turned on their full Trotz trapping style and rode it all the way to the Cup...probably will do the same this year...they, Boston, TB, Tor and Car will be vying for the East championship and they have as good a shot as any...

 

[Malkinstheman]

Phil with the longest iron man streak in NHL history. Hes at 777 games now.


Edit: Not the longest in NHL history.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Phil with the longest iron man streak in NHL history. Hes at 777 games now.

On pace for 27 points and a -27 this season too.


*Disclaimer*
This is a Joke. Don't @ me.

 

[Turin]

They have lapses like every team, including TB...but they know how to turn it on and play solid defense...that's what they did during the RS of their Cup year...they played a loose style until like February and then turned on their full Trotz trapping style and rode it all the way to the Cup...probably will do the same this year...they, Boston, TB, Tor and Car will be vying for the East championship and they have as good a shot as any...

Are you saying this just to sound like Eeyore? They don’t have the guy who made the NHLes worst defensive team the stingiest anymore. I’m not saying the Caps are chumps but if they’re gonna win I doubt it’s the same was as 2018.

 

[Turin]

Phil with the longest iron man streak in NHL history. Hes at 777 games now.

I hope he’s happy with it and has no regrets about putting it over winning three Cups.

 

[KIRK]

Phil with the longest iron man streak in NHL history. Hes at 777 games now.

Iron man also has 1 assist in 3 games.

 

[dogthateats]

Phil with the longest iron man streak in NHL history. Hes at 777 games now.

https://www.bardown.com/the-5-longest-ironman-streaks-in-nhl-history-1.636142

 

[Sam Spade]

Capitals fans could probably give a more accurate assessment... However, it looks like they became looser after Reirden took over. Not just because Trotz took his system with him, but players were making egregious mistakes.

They are def "looser" on D but two of these games this season are on Holtby. There won't be many who worry when he leaves if Samsonov is everything a lot of us think he is. Especially when someone like Calgary gives him 9 mil.

Their D is bad. Really bad.

Carlson and Orlov good.

Rest average. Siegenthaler? Bad.

Should send him down and play Djoos.

Jensen is okay..

Agree the D is not good but Kempny coming back soon (hopefully) should steady the top four. Fehrevary needs to come back up not Djoos, he is gonna be a good one. Unfortunately like the Penguins, with the Capitals current cap situation Fehrevary (or Djoos for that matter) can not be called up due to his salary.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Canes look good. Not the most skilled team up front but they just keep coming shift after shift, and their D can spin it.

 

[Malkinstheman]

https://www.bardown.com/the-5-longest-ironman-streaks-in-nhl-history-1.636142

Thats wierd, i saw a graphic on twitter that said its the longest in history. must have been a mistake.

 

[BoysofWinter66871]

Anybody else watching the Jackets get embarrassed? Torts already looks incredulous.

 

[KIRK]

Canes look good. Not the most skilled team up front but they just keep coming shift after shift, and their D can spin it.

A defense that can move the puck is how you neutralize a forecheck like the Islanders.

cc: Jim Rutherford

 

[Andy99]

A defense that can move the puck is how you neutralize a forecheck like the Islanders.

cc: Jim Rutherford

Car hasn’t lost yet...they’re going to be formidable in the Metro

 

[KIRK]

Car hasn’t lost yet...they’re going to be formidable in the Metro

I'm not buying their goaltending and I'm not exactly a Dougie Hamilton believer when the lights shine brightest, but they've got some really nice pieces up front and, as I said, that defense from top to bottom has great balance and just so many legit good puck movers/skaters.

 

[Andy99]

I'm not buying their goaltending and I'm not exactly a Dougie Hamilton believer when the lights shine brightest, but they've got some really nice pieces up front and, as I said, that defense from top to bottom has great balance and just so many legit good puck movers/skaters.

yeah, goaltending I think could be their only issue but 90% of teams could say that as well...

 

[KIRK]

yeah, goaltending I think could be their only issue but 90% of teams could say that as well...

For sure, but for them, my concerns would be (a) goaltending, (b) playmakers up front, (c) do you trust Hamilton to be the #1 workhorse in the playoffs. As I said, love the mix, love the defense, but those questions aren't going to go away.

 

[Andy99]

For sure, but for them, my concerns would be (a) goaltending, (b) playmakers up front, (c) do you trust Hamilton to be the #1 workhorse in the playoffs. As I said, love the mix, love the defense, but those questions aren't going to go away.

so far Hamilton has been fine, of course it’s early...but they don’t play him like we play Letang...their first pair only gets 23 min compared to 20 for Edmundson-Pesce...the playmakers are good enough imo and they have great quality depth...Haula and Dzingel on the third line is really good...the big question would be Mrazek but he got them to the ECF last year so he can do it..just question of will he compared to opposing goaltenders in the POs..no question they’ll be in the POs unless Letang gets traded there and levels all of their top 6 forwards...

 

[KIRK]

so far Hamilton has been fine, of course it’s early...but they don’t play him like we play Letang...their first pair only gets 23 min compared to 20 for Edmundson-Pesce...the playmakers are good enough imo and they have great quality depth...Haula and Dzingel on the third line is really good...the big question would be Mrazek but he got them to the ECF last year so he can do it..just question of will he compared to opposing goaltenders in the POs..no question they’ll be in the POs unless Letang gets traded there and levels all of their top 6 forwards...

Hamilton always has been pretty good in the regular season. When the games get more important, however, I just think he tends to come up short.

Don't get me started on Huala and Dzingel. Barely over 6M cap hit there . . . almost as depressing as realizing their defense costs slightly less than the Pens defense. Almost . . .

 

[td_ice]

Sweet goal by Kakko.

His first. It was a beauty.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I still love Hamilton and think with the right coaching, he could be a Norris-caliber blueliner. Dude's got insane talent. I'd kill to have him on this team.

 

[TNT87]

Stripper night at the game?