Speculation: Caps General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) -- 2018-19 We Are The Champions Edition - Pt. 5

[twabby]

Siegenthaler has been largely fine so this shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[kicksavedave]

Siegenthaler has been largely fine so this shouldn't be a big deal.

This is true, plus the next game is Friday so Djoos will have time to rest his sore "lower body".

Edited for good taste.

 

[twabby]

I really like the look of this second line and of course the first line has been great. I think Kuznetsov and Oshie form a pretty good duo.

 

[trick9]

I think they should roll with Vrana - Kuznetsov - Connolly as that's been a good line and throw Oshie onto the 3rd line to try and get Eller going. He's having a pretty bad season and if the guys around him wouldn't bail him out night after night, i would start to get concerned. It's nearly 2019 so he should wrap up his vacation soon and get back to work.

 

[txpd]

I think they should roll with Vrana - Kuznetsov - Connolly as that's been a good line and throw Oshie onto the 3rd line to try and get Eller going. He's having a pretty bad season and if the guys around him wouldn't bail him out night after night, i would start to get concerned. It's nearly 2019 so he should wrap up his vacation soon and get back to work.

I don't think throwing a player 1 game back from an 11 game concussion into that roll is a good idea. Let him find his game in familiar spaces first.

Besides Connolly is going pretty good right now

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I think they should roll with Vrana - Kuznetsov - Connolly as that's been a good line and throw Oshie onto the 3rd line to try and get Eller going. He's having a pretty bad season and if the guys around him wouldn't bail him out night after night, i would start to get concerned. It's nearly 2019 so he should wrap up his vacation soon and get back to work.

Is anyone besides Lars going to improve his dismal shooting %?

He’s on pace for 37pts (1 off his career high).

 

[trick9]

Is anyone besides Lars going to improve his dismal shooting %?

He’s on pace for 37pts (1 off his career high).

He's fine points wise. He's bleeding goals against and needs to get rid of trying to dangle through 4 guys and turning the puck over in bad spots. We need him to be effective in a shutdown role once the Playoffs get closer.

 

[Calicaps]

He's fine points wise. He's bleeding goals against and needs to get rid of trying to dangle through 4 guys and turning the puck over in bad spots. We need him to be effective in a shutdown role once the Playoffs get closer.

This is all true. He scored some historic goals last playoff run and maybe it went to his head a little. Just need to get back to the style of play that made him so successful and put him in the positions to score those goals in the first place.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

He's fine points wise. He's bleeding goals against and needs to get rid of trying to dangle through 4 guys and turning the puck over in bad spots. We need him to be effective in a shutdown role once the Playoffs get closer.

I don’t think bumping Oshie down changes any of that.

#callmeinApril

 

[895]

T.J. Oshie on concussions: 'You worry if it ever puts you in...

Sounds like Oshie has mulled voluntary retirement.

 

[Midnight Judges]

I think they should roll with Vrana - Kuznetsov - Connolly as that's been a good line and throw Oshie onto the 3rd line to try and get Eller going. He's having a pretty bad season and if the guys around him wouldn't bail him out night after night, i would start to get concerned. It's nearly 2019 so he should wrap up his vacation soon and get back to work.

It's a good thought but Eller recently got some time with Ovechkin and on PP1 and still looked like butt.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

T.J. Oshie on concussions: 'You worry if it ever puts you in...

Sounds like Oshie has mulled voluntary retirement.

Possibly, however other factors like his spouse have a big role in the decision making process. I can relate to his similar injuries, although not related to hockey.

 

[kicksavedave]

I really like the look of this second line and of course the first line has been great. I think Kuznetsov and Oshie form a pretty good duo.

This line combo conflicts with Izzy's written article from today, which goes like this:

Before Wilson had gotten hurt, he’d returned from his NHL Department of Player Safety suspension with a vengeance, scoring eight goals with six assists in 11 games while averaging more than 20 minutes of ice time per game. As soon as he’s cleared, he’s expected to play alongside center Evgeny Kuznetsov and left wing Jakub Vrana. Oshie, who returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing 11 games with a concussion, will continue to skate with center Nicklas Backstrom and captain Alex Ovechkin.

Bottom line is 8/19/77 and 13/92/43 are going to be great. So is 8/19/43 and 13/92/77. But then so is 8/92/43 and 13/19/77.

Basically TR could tell all six of them to go do this, and it would be awesome.

 

[traparatus]

T.J. Oshie on concussions: 'You worry if it ever puts you in...

Sounds like Oshie has mulled voluntary retirement.

Could you give a summary of the article for those of us who do not have Athletic subscription?

 

[895]

Could you give a summary of the article for those of us who do not have Athletic subscription?

Don't think there's anything there you can't guess.

It does say the Caps held him out an extra week more than they had just to make sure he was 100%. Kudos to the Caps for taking that precaution.

 

[traparatus]

Don't think there's anything there you can't guess.

It does say the Caps held him out an extra week more than they had just to make sure he was 100%. Kudos to the Caps for taking that precaution.

Thanks and I agree on the second point.

 

[kicksavedave]

Don't think there's anything there you can't guess.

It does say the Caps held him out an extra week more than they had just to make sure he was 100%. Kudos to the Caps for taking that precaution.

Well he's already equaled his goal total for 31 games post concussion lat year, so maybe the extra precaution really helped clear the cob webs?

He looked sharper than I expected last night.

 

[Chukcha]

Poor Bura... A borderline bottom-6er, what a decline.

 

[Chukcha]

as we see, 2015 draft was absolutely crazy. Was Samsonov actually a BPA?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

as we see, 2015 draft was absolutely crazy. Was Samsonov actually a BPA?

Samsonov wasn't BPA. We passed on Boeser, Konecny, Beauvillier and (Carolina) Aho.

That being said, we're eliminating a future need for top notch goaltending. You don't know if Holtby won't have a sudden decline or if he prices himself out of Washington.

 

[Chukcha]

Samsonov wasn't BPA. We passed on Boeser, Konecny, Beauvillier and (Carolina) Aho.

That being said, we're eliminating a future need for top notch goaltending. You don't know if Holtby won't have a sudden decline or if he prices himself out of Washington.

but there was Grubie at that moment on the team.

 

[Hivemind]

Scouts viewed Samsonov as a BPA at the time. There's always going to be some players drafted afterwards that rise (and some drafted before that fall).

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

but there was Grubie at that moment on the team.

Grubi wasn't all that good at the moment Samsonov was drafted and even if he became good, there was going to be a battle for the #1 job between him and Holtby.

 

[John Price]

TJ Oshie mailed a signed stick to Maddie Kegley, a young fan who raises money for anti-bullying charities

 

[Langway]

Scouts viewed Samsonov as a BPA at the time. There's always going to be some players drafted afterwards that rise (and some drafted before that fall).

Their scouts did. I'm not so sure at the time it was universally clear cut when it comes to Boeser in particular. He's the one that's always stood out for me, esp. since at the time there was an immediate (and long-term need) at RW. That draft was just prior to them acquiring/signing Oshie/Williams and Wilson has panned out but he could have been either an upgrade over Connolly or someone that more seriously loaded up their top nine.