Speculation: Caps General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2019-20 Season Pt. 2: Happy Hockey Days!

[kicksavedave]

This whole conversation is bizarre. Bogosian doesn’t play anything like Orpik, and is not a player you’d trust with shutdown duties.

The Caps are 22-4-5. We NEED something to bitch at each other about. Give us Orpik vs Bogosian. Its better than Brooks Laich vs a ham sandwich.

 

[JayBeagleFanAccount]

The Caps are 22-4-5. We NEED something to ***** at each other about. Give us Orpik vs Bogosian. Its better than Brooks Laich vs a ham sandwich.

What about Boyd Gordon vs a turkey sandwich? Two very dynamic options.

 

[OviGreat8]

You guys are way too funny.

 

[Sam Spade]

...and Maaco is missed.

Not sure I'm willing to go THAT far.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

The Caps are 22-4-5. We NEED something to ***** at each other about. Give us Orpik vs Bogosian. Its better than Brooks Laich vs a ham sandwich.

Ham sandwich each and every time.

 

[kicksavedave]

Ham sandwich each and every time.

I need to see a heat map of the Ham Sandwich at 5v5 examining xGF/60 to make this call.

 

[Calicaps]

The Caps are 22-4-5. We NEED something to ***** at each other about. Give us Orpik vs Bogosian. Its better than Brooks Laich vs a ham sandwich.

What about Boyd Gordon vs a turkey sandwich? Two very dynamic options.

Ham sandwich each and every time.

I need to see a heat map of the Ham Sandwich at 5v5 examining xGF/60 to make this call.

 

[Raikkonen]

Caps need a player who will be a mix of Gudas and Jensen (with their good sides) as 2RD. Then its someone as 3RD.

In reality its hard to get that player (and dump both G&J) especially in-season. This hand-wringing is just pointless.

The weak link on D is that Caps have only 2 quality defenders. If one of them is injured Caps are f***ed. No game breaking ability in Gudas, Jensen, Kempny or Siege. They are all complimentary players not pair drivers. The best I can think of is Gudas as 3RD (should be able to hold his own with any partner).

PS: Maybe Ham is a good idea after all.

Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Hamonic
Siege-Gudas

Looks not that bad and lots of options for the summer.

PPS: At any moment there will be an option to make it Orlov-Fever and Siege-Gudas. If Ham craps the bed there are still options in Hershey. Including Djoos, right.

PPPS: If Ham is not >>>>> Jensen then I bet latter stays and Fever's ready to replace someone.

 

[txpd]

I'm aware of that. I don't think that's going to stick for too long.

That's how the season started as well. That is what MacLellan and Reirden want to see. They clearly do not want Gudas playing 20 mins a night.

Frankly, Kempny has been a bigger problem lately than Jensen.

 

[txpd]

Also when has a Rental player ever worked out for us?

You can say maybe Federov or Kempny but they weren’t really rentals

Fedorov was clearly a rental. McPhee said as much.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Possibly you're right and very possibly it is going to sink the boat.

I don’t think either is going to matter. Team isn’t built to have Jensen be the lynch pin.

thats ...... absurd!!

 

[Ridley Simon]

You have to be trolling at this point, right? Orpik in his time with the caps got crushed in xG and possession metrics. Trotz's hard on with Orpik lost us Nate Schmidt.

No my friend. Just no.

one of those guys has his name on the Cup as a Cap and was the 3rd to lift the trophy over his head. The other doesn’t/isnt/didn’t.

75-80 % of Caps fans unite on this one.

 

[Ridley Simon]

You guys are way too funny.

They are idiots..... please stop humouring them.

A Ham Sando is comparable to Turkey? WTF?

Salty pork goodness that can have spicy/yellow/sweet mustard applied versus dry white fowl meat, that has to have Mayo or cranberry (or both) to even be edible???????

I mean, honestly?

What’s wrong w you people?

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Fedorov was clearly a rental. McPhee said as much.

The contract extension says no?

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Turkey sandwiches are awesome.

Ham sandwiches are meh.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Bogosian has a 102.6 minute sample size this season where he has been below replacement in almost every area of his game, also Brooks Orpik was a terrible hockey player and comparing a player to him is not a good comparison.

just like that....poof credibility gone.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Ham sandwich each and every time.

With Swiss or provolone for me....lots of yellow, never spicy mustard for me.

 

[artilector]

I'm not worried about the defense. To me, Gudas & Jensen are decent enough, especially given what they are paid.

The Caps have invested heavily in the forwards, and for this team especially, in playoffs almost everything invariably comes down to how much the forwards can tilt the ice on the forecheck and in the neutral zone, how many of those 4 lines are outskating or at least keeping up. If they are mostly taking it to the opponents, this defense should do fine. If they spend significant time on their heels, the odds drop so drastically that any trade to improve the defense (especially of the stay-at-home type) will be pretty insignificant in comparison, IMO.

 

[Corby78]

With Swiss or provolone for me....lots of yellow, never spicy mustard for me.

No Spicy mustard??!?!?! Why even make the sandwich then? Go eat a salad.

 

[Corby78]

In regards to the defense, i would agree Jensen seems like the weak link right now. However; he has started to play a little better lately, and most teams top 6 look a lot worse. Also if we need to change something we have options in Hershey. Unless the performance drops prior to the trade deadline, I don’t know if we need to make a move.

 

[Sam Spade]

As others have stated Jensen really has been playing better lately:

At this moment in time there is basically nothing to complain about if we are all being completely honest.

 

[txpd]

The contract extension says no?

Nah. He was acquired as a stretch run rental. McPhee said as much. He said that he had no idea that he would be such a fit for the team that he would have to be kept. I am saying that McPhee didn't trade for him as a keeper. His play in Anaheim hadn't earned more than that either. His play for the Capitals was completely different

 

[OviGreat8]

No Spicy mustard??!?!?! Why even make the sandwich then? Go eat a salad.

I enjoy salads with just about every meal except breakfast.

 

[Susannah]

No Spicy mustard??!?!?! Why even make the sandwich then? Go eat a salad.

Depends on what types of salad. I prefer honey mustard instead.

Anyway, the defense from Ds has not been a problem lately at all.

 

[OviGreat8]

Depends on what types of salad. I prefer honey mustard instead.

Anyway, the defense from Ds has not been a problem lately at all.

What really is the problem with a 22-4-5 and 49 point team? The last time I looked the Caps have the most points in the league. That is pretty damn good.