GDT: Caps @ Bruins, 6:30PM

[troyerlaw]

No one is saying that we shouldn't have traded Vrana -- he wasn't a good fit for this team any more.
But NOT for Mantha. And NOT for as much as we gave up.

I’m probably in the minority, but I actually still like Mantha and am excited to see what he does next season

 

[hb12xchamps]

But I was told that in order to win in the playoffs you need to be a big, heavy team that punishes your opponent.

Meanwhile in Florida (both teams) and over in Colorado and Vegas.....

To be fair, those teams are also very, very physical. They have a nice mix of physicality, speed and skill. Washington looks old, beat up (injured). They’ve never been a fast team per say, but they’ve made up for it in other areas. The injury bug hit at the worst possible time and it’s a recipe for disaster with an older, slower team.

 

[troyerlaw]

Mantha trying to fit in and hit but is so slow he has to hit Rask a stationary target

Mantha isn’t slow

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Yea sorry no bud... this team lacks speed.. speed they had and a stupid GM gave away for nothing.

Outplayed and outmuscled is a thing of the past, Just watch the players at the blue line.. when boston is in our zone, they're the first ones back to their zone... the other way, we're the last ones back.

That's even with 2 of our D players playing as far back as they can.

Watch any other NHL series and look at the speed of those games and then watch the caps..

100 percent correct. I think a lot of people here only ever watch the Caps and don't realise just how fast and skilled some of the other teams are. That's why I don't think a team from the East is going to make it to the Finals.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I’m probably in the minority, but I actually still like Mantha and am excited to see what he does next season

Indeed. It's way too early. Some calling this Erat is bewildering to me.

 

[sycamore]

Meanwhile we're going to keep making the playoffs for the next couple for years (and get crushed in the first round),
which means continued low draft picks, which means the roof falls in when OV and Nick decide to call it a day.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

100 percent correct. I think a lot of people here only ever watch the Caps and don't realise just how fast and skilled some of the other teams are. That's why I don't think a team from the East is going to make it to the Finals.

Absolutely.

 

[Melkor]

Panik, Dillon, Schultz, Hagelin. All overpaid and over signed.

We can return to his awful draft record that had prevented him from filling up the roster with cheap youth and instead made him hand out those stupid contracts. The guy just has been doing whatever for 3 years straight and Ted just smiles and nods

 

[Raikkonen]

While a player of Schultz mold is probably needed for 2RD Im fine if he's shipped out this summer (tomorrow would be nice).

 

[crab]

Decisions like these are what made the patriots a dynasty for so long. They let go of players at the end of their prime. Obviously I want OV to retire a cap for sentimental reasons but I think we all know he isn’t a 12/13 million player a year.

Yes agreed and they built a very good team around their star. GMGM wasted so many of Ovechkin’s prime years with one of the worst defences in the league and players that were playoff no shows.

 

[Jarias2311]

While a player of Schultz mold is probably needed for 2RD Im fine if he's shipped out this summer (tomorrow would be nice).

But again whose going to trade for that contract?

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Earlier in the season a lot of us, including me were eating crow with the Schultz signing. Then he got hurt and hasn't seemed to be the same player.

 

[Raikkonen]

Tex, come on

Honestly I dont even care if they win next or not. If Lavi will let CMM play I'd like them to play more though

 

[crab]

Earlier in the season a lot of us, including me were eating crow with the Schultz signing. Then he got hurt and hasn't seemed to be the same player.

Yea he looked great pre-puck in the face. Not so much after.

 

[Capsman]

The whole “BM sucks ...bad contracts” stuff is an example of recency bias. Richard Panik wasn’t his only signing.

 

[Raikkonen]

Schultz is quality player with little risk on a 1 year contract. After ED teams will have holes in top-4 most probably. Some team will take him for a pick.

 

[BiPolar Caps]

While a player of Schultz mold is probably needed for 2RD Im fine if he's shipped out this summer (tomorrow would be nice).

Kuznetsov and Schultz to Vancouver for Vancouver's 2022 1st round pick and Nate Schmidt.

 

[Firsov99]

Yeah, but I"m still disappointed the road warrior spirit didn't show up.

I hear you. It's disappointing to all of us. But I think we just have to admit that we are an old team that simply can't keep up anymore at the playoffs pace. It seems that we've used up all fuel in the first three games (more specifically, ran out after regulation in game 3). The number of lost puck battles today was staggering, and it seemed like a Bruin was always there to pick up a rebound. We were always a step behind. It was difficult to watch.

 

[RandyHolt]

To be fair, those teams are also very, very physical. They have a nice mix of physicality, speed and skill. Washington looks old, beat up (injured). They’ve never been a fast team per say, but they’ve made up for it in other areas. The injury bug hit at the worst possible time and it’s a recipe for disaster with an older, slower team.

I think we are beat up too. There are others few are talking about it - Ovi missed time as the season ended. Whoopdee doo he came back for a game or 2. He trucked Nick proper and they both probably got injured. VV gone. Kuzy is fragile' and is probably injured - I remember him in pain early in the series.

Lavi's best hope is to put in fresh healthy players but he clearly subscribes to the "if it IS broke don't fix it" school of coaching.

 

[Raikkonen]

Arent HDH all signed by GMBM?

 

[Jarias2311]

But again whose going to trade for that contract?

Ha I’m an idiot. I thought it was a 4 year contract but it’s only 2. Carry on

 

[TRASHCAT]

who gives a shit about vrana, he would do nothing this series

 

[txpd]

 

[Langway]

Is normal.

 

[kicksavedave]