Post-Game Talk: Capitals 3, Penguins 1 - Rage Rage Against The Dying Of the Light

[KIRK]

The roster is not as big of a problem as people make it out to be. Even the 4th line being an issue can be sorted. Jank is a coach fav already and needs to sit to spark something out of him. But nah...

It's a coaching issue and I'm tired of saying it.

Imagine living in a world where the coach said 'you know what, this team isn't built to play the way I'd prefer, so maybe I should adapt to the hand I've been dealt and trap and counter.'

 

[Hank Plank]

Cro-Magnon Man didn't score so we have that going for us.

 

[Dinfire]

Also the fire Sully obsessives make me not want to visit the board.

Edit: Just remembered the Ignore option exists.

 

[ChaosAgent]

@DocEmrickSkitters Working so I wasn’t watching the game but I got your request. Here is the expected advanced stats. I assume the game was pretty bad

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Thanks. I looked forward to this game all day. The first like, 5 minutes were promising. After that it sucked.

 

[mpp9]

That was not good.

 

[vodeni]

+ Jarry .929 not bad tonight...
liked Marino Matheson pairing, I really like Matheson, he is sometimes soft on defense, but he s the only one (with Marino that can skate with the puck...Letang doesn't do it anymore...
Ceci and Petts were bad tonight
Lav put Hags and Dowd against our first line to pressure them and they were pretty much neutralized...
Geno looked good but he needs help...Zucker sucks and need to be put somewhere to get him going...I lked the moving Kappy away from geno...I have been calling for that for a while, I thought Kappy is better forechecker but he sucks ...so he will fit with ZAR and Blueger and actually may be better...

They have to do something about that fourth line, they are the worst 4th line in NHL by a mile...they have to do something

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Don't think we're as bad as we seemed tonight. Don't think we're nearly as good as that 5-0-0 record at home would indicate either.

They looked like dogshit tonight. Sully's gotta go, but he'll last until they're either eliminated in the 1st round or the regular season ends.

 

[turd]

If I’m Burke and Hextall, I’m thinking “Rutherford traded first round picks for Zucker AND Kapanen?????”

 

[chethejet]

No question sully has lost any player fear. I think the new GM and Burke have to address his inability to bring that element to the room. To many BS excuses and nothing is ever done. My hope is the new team hired grasp this team is soft, unwilling to pay the price and a shake up will have to happen before 2002 season rolls around. In the meantime. trade the floaters and get some grit and guys who come to play every shift.

 

[BHD]

I'm still gobsmacked by the level of intensity that the Caps played with. Again, it was 3-1, but it felt like 10-1.

 

[EightyOne]

.. |.,

 

[KIRK]

Also the fire Sully obsessives make me not want to visit the board.

 

[vodeni]

I’m not sure how Kapanen isn’t feeling the boards wrath. Dude in invisible for 99% of his shifts.

well I tried but no one seems to second...

 

[Hockeygod66]

Trade the vets. Build around Zar.

 

[KIRK]

I'm still gobsmacked by the level of intensity that the Caps played with. Again, it was 3-1, but it felt like 10-1.

Well, in the Penguins defense, a prerequisite for playing with intensity is a team having a pulse.

 

[LOGiK]

I’m not sure how Kapanen isn’t feeling the boards wrath. Dude in invisible for 99% of his shifts.

When he is visible he's missing the net by a country mile... he pissed me off today big time.

 

[ChaosAgent]

I make an impulse Letang trade tomorrow cause I'm an emotional impulsive fan.

But also I really hope they make a panic trade tomorrow. I can't go outside either way.

 

[ILikeTurtles]

No.

To what part?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

If I’m Burke and Hextall, I’m thinking “Rutherford traded first round picks for Zucker AND Kapanen?????”

Basically. I love both of those guys and I'll die on the hill that they're both really solid pickups and great fits for what we should be trying to do, but man did we pay premium for those guys. Particularly Kap, who I've wanted back for a long time.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Imagine living in a world where the coach said 'you know what, this team isn't built to play the way I'd prefer, so maybe I should adapt to the hand I've been dealt and trap and counter.'

Imagine putting Zar-Blueger-Tanev together again because it worked well last year.

Then not putting GMR together because of pure ignorance and idiocy.

The coach would rather put a lineup together that doesn't work and prove some point that just doesn't fly instead of putting the right players together to get the best usage.

But hey I hear we have a crazy good new brain trust, Shirley they could see the real problems right?

 

[ChaosAgent]

Well, in the Penguins defense, a prerequisite for playing with intensity is a team having a pulse.

This game was the "before" montage in a commercial for an anti-depressant.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Maybe Zucker and Malkin aren't a good mix, but Malkin isn't playing well, period. He's not skating. He's not engaging along the boards. He's not using his body.

I'm a big Geno fan. He gets unfair criticism. He should retire a Penguin. But he's a passenger right now, almost like there's an underlying physical issue with him.

I think Sullivan hit a breaking point with some things tonight. Sceviour played 4:25, Lafferty 5:48, and Jankowski 5:16 at even strength.

Yeah, people didn't like Kapanen being moved off Malkin's line rather than Zucker, but I think we'll see more line changes before Thursday. The fourth line benching and the overall play is usually an indicator that Sullivan is about to hit shuffle.

 

[KIRK]

Don't think we're as bad as we seemed tonight. Don't think we're nearly as good as that 5-0-0 record at home would indicate either.

They looked like dogshit tonight. Sully's gotta go, but he'll last until they're either eliminated in the 1st round or the regular season ends.

You're probably right, but we can always hope otherwise.

 

[The Old Master]

The swap of Kapanen and Tanev was mind blowing. F

at least it shows that sully has finally realized that the 2nd line is broken....and he after wasting most of the season decided to do something about it. so as dumb as it was..... he moving in the right direction.

 

[Captain Hook]

I was hopeful early. The start was decent. I thought the Pens came out strong the first 10 minutes or so but we hit a post and Sid missed the open net. The Caps weathered that brief early storm and took control the rest of the way.

Sheary constantly scoring against us is one of the most annoying current things in sports from a Pittsburgh perspective.