Speculation: Caps General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2021 Regular Season Part 2

[John Price]

 

[HecticGlow]

So tonight we could have 7 rookies in the lineup, including 3 of 4 centers, a defensive corp where Nick Jensen is one of our best d-men and we have two inexperienced, young goaltenders in net.

Imagine telling someone a few years ago this could be our lineup in 2021 and convincing them we weren’t a rebuilder team

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

nice I just got a bunch of tickets. Glad no more masks!

 

[traparatus]

Jensen has to have one of the best value contracts in the league. Dude makes less than Carl Hagelin.

Powered by twabby's unrelenting support and the lingering smell of Zdeno Chara's jock strap, Nick Jensen continues to lay waste to the opposition.

 

[Misery74]

Man, Hagelin just can’t score goals. When fully healthy, I just cannot imagine him getting a jersey.

 

[shtorm2005]

Man, Hagelin just can’t score goals. When fully healthy, I just cannot imagine him getting a jersey.

It's like he has super precision with his shot, but for some reason, he targets only goalie's chest.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Caps 5th in ESPN Power Rankings…..up from 6th….


I want some asses fired and people shipped out ASAP!

 

[DWGie26]

What is going to be funny is when Oshie, Backstrom, and Dowd come back and we don’t play as well. People here will be saying we should have let Oshie go to Seattle, Backstrom should be traded, and wtf did we resign Dowd.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

What is going to be funny is when Oshie, Backstrom, and Dowd come back and we don’t play as well. People here will be saying we should have let Oshie go to Seattle, Backstrom should be traded, and wtf did we resign Dowd.

Oh hell….you KNOW a little slide and a LOT of bitching and moaning is probably coming at some point lol……it’s a long season.

 

[SpinningEdge]

What is going to be funny is when Oshie, Backstrom, and Dowd come back and we don’t play as well. People here will be saying we should have let Oshie go to Seattle, Backstrom should be traded, and wtf did we resign Dowd.

Not if those players play well...

 

[txpd]

Oh hell….you KNOW a little slide and a LOT of bitching and moaning is probably coming at some point lol……it’s a long season.

Slide? They are on a 5 games points streak and people want coaches fired.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Slide? They are on a 5 games points streak and people want coaches fired.

Again with the generalizations and exaggerations. People want specific coaches fired because specific parts of this team are not good enough, namely the PP. The Caps are 9/51 on the year but if you take away opening night they’re 6/45 or 13.3%, which would be good for 29th in the league above only the Islanders, Kraken, and Penguins. They have the best power play weapon of all time and they stink at it.

 

[txpd]

Again with the generalizations and exaggerations. People want specific coaches fired.

It was a basic comment. You back it up in your post highlighted here. My point was that the team didnt need to hit a skid for posters here to call for firing coaches as they are doing that now. You think that is an inappropriate post?

 

[zappa4ever]

something something Backstrom
something something Oshbabe

c'mon now, when the PP QB and 2nd option (Oshie/bumper) are gone, it's gonna struggle

I also think it should be doing better but I think it'll start clicking at a better rate soon just like how Secondary Scoring all-of-a-sudden started picking up a few games ago... we're not going to be 25+% anytime soon but I'm believing we'll pot a few soon

Again with the generalizations and exaggerations. People want specific coaches fired because specific parts of this team are not good enough, namely the PP. The Caps are 9/51 on the year but if you take away opening night they’re 6/45 or 13.3%, which would be good for 29th in the league above only the Islanders, Kraken, and Penguins. They have the best power play weapon of all time and they stink at it.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

It was a basic comment. You back it up in your post highlighted here. My point was that the team didnt need to hit a skid for posters here to call for firing coaches as they are doing that now. You think that is an inappropriate post?

I think posters have wanted Forsythe gone for a while because there’s zero creativity and their zone entries are atrocious. That they’re saying it now is just a continuation of things as they are and as they will be until things get better. No need to make it more than it is. A lot of people dislike the PP and think it’s underachieving and want the guy responsible for it to no longer be responsible for it.

 

[txpd]

I think posters have wanted Forsythe gone for a while because there’s zero creativity and their zone entries are atrocious. That they’re saying it now is just a continuation of things as they are and as they will be until things get better. No need to make it more than it is. A lot of people dislike the PP and think it’s underachieving and want the guy responsible for it to no longer be responsible for it.

Ok. Thats an explanation for why in a 5 game points streak they want him fired. With the 3rd ranked pp last season, they wanted him fired. I get it. Who is making it more than it is. That is what it is. Ok. I bet there is a reason he isnt fired. I but what do I know?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Again with the generalizations and exaggerations. People want specific coaches fired because specific parts of this team are not good enough, namely the PP. The Caps are 9/51 on the year but if you take away opening night they’re 6/45 or 13.3%, which would be good for 29th in the league above only the Islanders, Kraken, and Penguins. They have the best power play weapon of all time and they stink at it.

I saw this suggested the other day, what if we found out Forsythe this whole time here in DC, wasn’t responsible for the PP design/strategy, only running practices with the guys and doing whatever the HC at the time asked?

who would we be calling for to be fired?

 

[txpd]

Caps 5th in ESPN Power Rankings…..up from 6th….


I want some asses fired and people shipped out ASAP!

I want some butts!!!

 

[txpd]

nope.

 

[Devil Dancer]

something something Backstrom
something something Oshbabe

c'mon now, when the PP QB and 2nd option (Oshie/bumper) are gone, it's gonna struggle

I also think it should be doing better but I think it'll start clicking at a better rate soon just like how Secondary Scoring all-of-a-sudden started picking up a few games ago... we're not going to be 25+% anytime soon but I'm believing we'll pot a few soon

Speaking of the bumper shot, when was the last time they tried that half wall --> goal line player --> slot shot? I know that was Oshie's thing, but Wilson is capable of taking that shot.

It might require Kuzy swapping with the half wall player for a few seconds, but might as well try it.

 

[txpd]

Speaking of the bumper shot, when was the last time they tried that half wall --> goal line player --> slot shot? I know that was Oshie's thing, but Wilson is capable of taking that shot.

It might require Kuzy swapping with the half wall player for a few seconds, but might as well try it.

Based on some of the video and still shots ive seen of opposing pk lately, they are taking that play away. 1 guy stands with Ov. 1 guy stands in Carlson's shooting lane no matter where the puck is. One guy packs in on the bumper. The last guy stands between Sheary and the bumper. They give Kuzy just about the entire RW circle and challenge him to do something about it.

Seems to me the best play has been with Carlson backing toward the left point and pulling his guy with him. That opens up Kuzy's space to include the inside of the RW circle and a much better shooting angle. He is going to have to shoot it though. That or switch with Sheary and let him shoot it.

What they did last season was move Oshie up higher in the slot for high deflections and that broke thru. Both Carlson and Backstrom could provide that and it really worked for Oshie. Thats why Oshie's ppgs were so high last season. Not sure Wilson can do that

 

[SherVaughn30]

It's like he has super precision with his shot, but for some reason, he targets only goalie's chest.

Hagelin plays with very little curve on his stick blade...

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

I think you have to consider moving on from Scott Murray for a proven goalie coach before completely throwing in the towel on Sammy. I know its a pipe dream, but Pay Mitch Korn whatever he wants to return and see what he can do with Sammy.

 

[Hivemind]

I think you have to consider moving on from Scott Murray for a proven goalie coach before completely throwing in the towel on Sammy. I know its a pipe dream, but Pay Mitch Korn whatever he wants to return and see what he can do with Sammy.

I generally agree, but I don’t think Mitch Korn is a real target. The only options for Korn are by Trotz’s side or retirement. Dave Prior and Stephane Waite are both available though.

 

[HTFN]

So tonight we could have 7 rookies in the lineup, including 3 of 4 centers, a defensive corp where Nick Jensen is one of our best d-men and we have two inexperienced, young goaltenders in net.

Imagine telling someone a few years ago this could be our lineup in 2021 and convincing them we weren’t a rebuilder team

This is basically the ideal version of what I was arguing with @Hivemind about during the offseason, they've been forced to test the pieces in their box and what's developing is a nice little 3 year window where they have almost have two separate cores, and have all these sort of "luxury" pieces ready to plug in when they return without being relied on to be vintage. It's what the Sharks very nearly did before the wheels blew completely off.