Post-Game Talk: Capitals @ Coyotes 9pm

[Calicaps]

Are there refs for this game? WTF?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Vrana will be really good in the playoffs, his game is made for the playoffs. Drives hard to the net and brings the puck through the neutral zone with speed.

 

[maacoshark]

That's some horrible defense by the Coyotes on Kuzy's goal. I'll take it.

Easily the worst defensive team in the league.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Vrana will be really good in the playoffs, his game is made for the playoffs. Drives hard to the net and brings the puck through the neutral zone with speed.

Let’s hope...

 

[Calicaps]

Wow, great save by Gruby.

 

[twabby]

Grubauer coming up huge

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Gruby saved Backstrom there

 

[maacoshark]

Grubauer coming up huge

Ya we got away with a bad turnover.

 

[troyerlaw]

Vrana will be really good in the playoffs, his game is made for the playoffs. Drives hard to the net and brings the puck through the neutral zone with speed.

Maybe. His game is built on speed, and there tends to be less space to operate during playoffs.

But the willingness to go to dirty areas and to absorb abuse around the net is definitely valuable, both regular season and postseason.

Plus he has goalscorer’s knack for finding pockets and soft spots around the slot. Also seems effective at parking in front and tapping home the pass from behind net or across crease.

Has definitely surpassed my expectations so far. I expected more of a yo-yo season with him bouncing back and forth b/w Top 6 and Trotz doghouse.

The Bura and Oshie injuries, combined with offseason departures of MoJo and Williams, gave 13 a great opportunity, and he has made the most of it.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Maybe. His game is built on speed, and there tends to be less space to operate during playoffs.

But the willingness to go to dirty areas and to absorb abuse around the net is definitely valuable, both regular season and postseason.

Plus he has goalscorer’s knack for finding pockets and soft spots around the slot. Also seems effective at parking in front and tapping home the pass from behind net or across crease.

Has definitely surpassed my expectations so far. I expected more of a yo-yo season with him bouncing back and forth b/w Top 6 and Trotz doghouse.

The Bura and Oshie injuries combined to give 13 a great opportunity, and he has made the most of it.

The playoffs are all about speed now. That's how the Penguins won back-to-back championships.

 

[troyerlaw]

The playoffs are all about speed now. That's how the Penguins won back-to-back championships.

We’ll find a way to screw it up anyway.

 

[Calicaps]

f*** me

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Come on now...

 

[Dr John Carlson]

They've gotten what they deserve.

 

[troyerlaw]

Yuck

 

[Calicaps]

Three straight OT games? Don’t like this trend.

 

[maacoshark]

Not sure what Orloiv and Niskanen were doing on that goal. Niskanen was in no mans land. Terrible goal to give up

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Three straight OT games? Don’t like this trend.

We're hitting a bit of a rough patch. Thankfully we're still getting points in the standings but we haven't played very well in the past week or so.

 

[mad4comp]

Games like these are why Caps will never win in the playoffs. Their idea of defense is to just throw the puck out of the zone and wait for the next rush to bring it back in. Horrid defensive strategy. Trotz will never win here, much like he never won anything in Nashville. Every year I see players simply let a puck go and turtle back to the center of the ice (even though the puck is right next to them), makes me wish we got Lavi instead.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Not sure what Orloiv and Niskanen were doing on that goal. Niskanen was in no mans land. Terrible goal to give up

They were getting ready to exit the zone. I think Wilson is responsible for getting that puck out. He didn't, Demers jumped on it and it was an odd man situation down low.

 

[Calicaps]

We're hitting a bit of a rough patch. Thankfully we're still getting points in the standings but we haven't played very well in the past week or so.

If they play like this, Vegas will eat them alive.

 

[Capsman]

They've gotten what they deserve.

Yup. The passing has been utter garbage and as we have seen throughout the Trotz era there’s no urgency with a lead.

 

[mad4comp]

ROFL they won't even get the puck in OT. What a shameful performance.

 

[Calicaps]

Caps have barely touched the puck. :/

 

[Calicaps]

Awful.