GDT: Caps and Nucks 1:30 PM

[AhosDatsyukian]

how has Bear looked for you guys? always rooting for him

 

[notDkristich]

Trade DK, and sign this guy to back up CL

 

[IafrateOvie34]

That was one of the most exciting series of Caps play all year for me. I like Pac in that PP spot.

 

[Capitals40]

What do the Caps do with DK? Even if the Caps retained half his salary, I don't think any team would take him, unless Caps put in a sweetner.

Buy DK out after the season. If so, he would be a cap hit for 6 years?

This is a position the Caps could not miss on. The swung and missed In spectacular fashion. I think the Caps will do nothing and say he had a tough year. Doing anything else would be admitting they screwed up.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Boys all over em….

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Ovi is done crowd is pretty silent. Never doubt the Great Eight. He has been incredibly unlucky, hit many posts and faced a few great goalie saves, and had a couple/few goals taken away by review. Now he’s shooting more, getting the puck in great places, and getting some puck luck.

Yeah, he couldn't sustain a 4% shooting percentage. As long as he can generate volume, then they will go in mathematically.

 

[Acallabeth]

Some poor puck luck on that PP, but many good looks.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

What do the Caps do with DK? Even if the Caps retained half his salary, I don't think any team would take him, unless Caps put in a sweetner.

Buy DK out after the season. If so, he would be a cap hit for 6 years?

This is a position the Caps could not miss on. The swung and missed In spectacular fashion. I think the Caps will do nothing and say he had a tough year. Doing anything else would be admitting they screwed up.

No way they are buying him out. Only chance would be for a trade, but who is taking him now? He needs to regain some consistency.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

What do the Caps do with DK? Even if the Caps retained half his salary, I don't think any team would take him, unless Caps put in a sweetner.

Buy DK out after the season. If so, he would be a cap hit for 6 years?

This is a position the Caps could not miss on. The swung and missed In spectacular fashion. I think the Caps will do nothing and say he had a tough year. Doing anything else would be admitting they screwed up.

I believe the Caps can get a good return based on him being a SC winning goalie. Of course winning the SC is a team accomplishment, but the resume is still there.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

how has Bear looked for you guys? always rooting for him

He's kind of mediocre to be honest. Nothing special offensively, and he loses his man defensively a bit too often for my liking.

He's been better than TVR for us, who is having a brutal season.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I have to say I'm a Demko fan. He stopped some crazy shots.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I have to say I'm a Demko fan. He stopped some crazy shots.

Great goalie, but it's crazy how much of an influence coaching can have on goaltending. He was terrible last season compared to how he's playing now.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

how has Bear looked for you guys? always rooting for him

not very good

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

He's kind of mediocre to be honest. Nothing special offensively, and he loses his man defensively a bit too often for my liking.

He's been better than TVR for us, who is having a brutal season.

not very good

not that surprising considering he came in midseason coming off injury but I hope he can turn it around. he's a likeable dude and does have tools to be a very good 3rd pair guy who could step into 2nd pair if needed, but hasn't shown the consistency needed

 

[um]

What do the Caps do with DK? Even if the Caps retained half his salary, I don't think any team would take him, unless Caps put in a sweetner.

Buy DK out after the season. If so, he would be a cap hit for 6 years?

This is a position the Caps could not miss on. The swung and missed In spectacular fashion. I think the Caps will do nothing and say he had a tough year. Doing anything else would be admitting they screwed up.

Don’t do anything, we’re not a good goalie away from being a contender.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

not that surprising considering he came in midseason coming off injury but I hope he can turn it around. he's a likeable dude and does have tools to be a very good 3rd pair guy who could step into 2nd pair if needed, but hasn't shown the consistency needed

He’s getting better. Brutal start then has gotten more comfortable in the system after taking some healthy scratches.

 

[Peeri]

Just today morning our local newspaper was writing a big article on Ovechkins season and how brutal he has been. Looks like he received the news, loud and clear. Godspeed to the record my man, prove the doubters wrong.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

What do the Caps do with DK? Even if the Caps retained half his salary, I don't think any team would take him, unless Caps put in a sweetner.

Buy DK out after the season. If so, he would be a cap hit for 6 years?

This is a position the Caps could not miss on. The swung and missed In spectacular fashion. I think the Caps will do nothing and say he had a tough year. Doing anything else would be admitting they screwed up.

DK has been fine. He’s been an average goaltender which is not what they paid for but he’s not close to the buy out or pay to trade him level of bad.

The goals against him today were a perfect shot on a breakaway thanks to a horrible turnover and bad line change and a perfect backhand shot from in close after his defenseman got walked.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Every time I hear the name “Ian Cole” I can’t think of anything else but this. One of my all-time favorite Tom Wilson moments.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Protas really needs to work on his catch and release shot this off-season.

 

[Eirikrautha]

Two clear interference penalties on the Canucks not called. We're owed something here...

 

[RedRocking]

Great pressure boys. Gotta finish!

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I have to say I'm impressed with how much movement there's been. The Canucks are the 1st place team in the league a fast team to boot.

Even Ovi is skating around a lot more than usual

 

[Eirikrautha]

It's like an Ali fight. They punch and punch and punch, and we bend, bend, bend, but don't break. Then we counter and almost score. So little margin for error. I'll say one thing, it's exciting (and sometimes frustrating) hockey. The Cardiac Caps reborn...

 

[Cappy76]

Every time I hear the name “Ian Cole” I can’t think of anything else but this. One of my all-time favorite Tom Wilson moments.

He tries to go down and Wilson says no I'm not done yet.