GDT: Bedardapalooza - Flyers at Caps 7:30pm EST

[Alexander the Gr8]

OVI!! Finally!!

 

[Hivemind]

Postvechkin

 

[Devil Dancer]

Ovieeeeeeeee!

 

[max21]

Wowie

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Ovie rewards us for our 62 minutes of pain.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

woooooooooooooooo! Yeah Ovy!

 

[Hivemind]

FOR REAL VECHKIN

 

[Misery74]

1 and 0 in game day threads.

 

[troyerlaw]

Wow!

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

One guy that should be kept is Strome. Young player who they can sign long term.

 

[Marshall]

"They don't ask how, they ask how many."

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

She was big and she was ugly, but she showed up at the end!

 

[troyerlaw]

I thought Oshie looked good in spots, but his hands weren't there - not surprising after an injury.

Yeah good point. He was good too. Had two apples and he radically improved our puck retrieval on PP

 

[Hivemind]

One guy that should be kept is Strome. Young player who they can sign long term.

Alternatively, he's a player they should be able to flip easily at the deadline.

He's a great value add at $3.5M, particularly for a season without Backstrom. But is he worth a $5M+ investment over several years? Is he a long term fit for the team? I would like to see him contribute more consistently at even strength before penciling him as the 2C of the next several years.

 

[g00n]

that's how you 3 on 3

 

[HTFN]

HTFN!

this seems like as good a time as any to mention it stands for "hit the f***ing net"

 

[Planetov]

 

[McVechkin]

Sooooo why didn’t any team want Milano? Seems like a solid middle 6 contributor to me. What am I missing?

 

[YippieKaey]

This game really symbolized the last two season of Capitals hockey. Just barely manages to be mediocre enough so as to be saved in the nick of time by the greatest goalscorer in NHL history.

 

[Hivemind]

This game really symbolized the last two season of Capitals hockey. Just barely manages to be mediocre enough so as to be saved in the nick of time by the greatest goalscorer in NHL history.

Truth

 

[John Price]

 

[Jags]

Alternatively, he's a player they should be able to flip easily at the deadline.

He's a great value add at $3.5M, particularly for a season without Backstrom. But is he worth a $5M+ investment over several years? Is he a long term fit for the team? I would like to see him contribute more consistently at even strength before penciling him as the 2C of the next several years.

With a good season playing in situations where he clearly isn't being carried (which was argued a bunch with him because he played with Kane and DeBrincat) and his restricted status, he could be worth a pretty penny.

This is another reason it was important to me to see where we really stand with McMichael. Giving him at least one long stretch at C in the NHL would have made it easier to make informed decisions about Strome, the Backstrom situation, and probably even Eller, cuz it feels more and more to me like they might look to extend Eller at a lower hit. Seems crazy, but keeping him this long seems just as crazy to me, so I wouldn't put it past them.

We might need Strome if McMike or Lapierre can't step into 3C minutes next year, but if he can net us an attractive return.............

 

[Jags]

Sooooo why didn’t any team want Milano? Seems like a solid middle 6 contributor to me. What am I missing?

Right? He's soft in his own end, but he tries. So it's kinda like having someone like Vrana or Sprong without the headaches. Milano always seems to be in the mix when he's on the ice, and he works to minimize his limitations. Good pickup for sure.

 

[Capsman]

As much as I want a high draft pick this year, I can’t resist being happy after a win like tonight.

 

[troyerlaw]

One guy that should be kept is Strome. Young player who they can sign long term.

I was happy for him when he set up the OT winner. He had been snakebit b4 that. Two posts