Post-Game Talk: Caps @ Oil 9:00PM EST

[Ovechtrick89*]

It's early...and the playoffs will tell the final story...but that Oshie move is paying dividends...big time.

.... and Williams

 

[hb12xchamps]

It's early...and the playoffs will tell the final story...but that Oshie move is paying dividends...big time.

This.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Wonder if the 4th line will be shifted around next game

 

[sycamore]

- Great game from the top 6. What I took away from the "Kuz Show" is that he is a big
game player. That will be huge come playoff time.
- Nice to see contributions from Mojo and Bura.
- Grubbauer a bad game, though not a disaster. Hope he does (a lot) better next game.

 

[Ovechtrick89*]

Wonder if the 4th line will be shifted around next game

Yeah i keep having this recurring nightmare of the 4th line as it is, costing us big time in the post season. Hope i'm wrong

 

[Ajax1995]

Yeah i keep having this recurring nightmare of the 4th line as it is, costing us big time in the post season. Hope i'm wrong

The 3rd pairing concerns me a decent amount more at this point than the 4th line. Orlov was simply awful tonight...

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Kuz at $3M looks like a steal of a contract. We've got a 2 year window to contend. After that, many deals to our core players expire. Kuznetsov, Oshie, Williams and Burakovsky will be FAs at that time. Williams will be old and Kuznetsov + Oshie + Burakovsky is going to cost an arm.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Gotta keep feeding Orlov and Schmidt minutes, IMO. GMBM and Trotz really need to see what they have with those two by the deadline.

Moar blowouts, so they can play, please..

 

[Ajax1995]

Gotta keep feeding Orlov and Schmidt minutes, IMO.

Agreed. Given the Oilers' speed I was pretty surprised Schmidt didn't get a jersey tonight.

 

[Acallabeth]

GMBM needs to do something to that 4th line pretty quickly, because Stephenson, with all his effort, just isn't an NHL player, and Laich being paid 4.5M is what really prevents us from having a real 3rd pairing without all those experiments, or a really deep roster.

Fun stupid game. A lot of watching hockey from the players bailed out by a pure talent and a weak opponent.

Chorney against Edmonton on the fastest ice in the league is some creative stuff.
Did Orlov forget he's a defenseman?
I give Grubauer a benefit of doubt, 1st game of the year, garbage defending, really talented Oilers offense...

Kuznetsov though, just damn. Malkin once said during a lockout that Kuznetsov and Tarasenko were going to be better than Ovechkin and him one day, and I'm starting to wonder if this day comes much sooner than I expected.

Btw, Ovechkin has looked pretty average so far, and he has 9 points in 6 games. I really hope for a return of 100 point seasons.

 

[hockeykicker]

GMBM needs to do something to that 4th line pretty quickly, because Stephenson, with all his effort, just isn't an NHL player, and Laich being paid 4.5M is what really prevents us from having a real 3rd pairing without all those experiments, or a really deep roster.

Fun stupid game. A lot of watching hockey from the players bailed out by a pure talent and a weak opponent.

Chorney against Edmonton on the fastest ice in the league is some creative stuff.
Did Orlov forget he's a defenseman?
I give Grubauer a benefit of doubt, 1st game of the year, garbage defending, really talented Oilers offense...

Kuznetsov though, just damn. Malkin once said during a lockout that Kuznetsov and Tarasenko were going to be better than Ovechkin and him one day, and I'm starting to wonder if this day comes much sooner than I expected.

Btw, Ovechkin has looked pretty average so far, and he has 9 points in 6 games. I really hope for a return of 100 point seasons.

because someone is totally gonna take brooks laich off the caps hands. there is nothing that can be done

 

[Backstrom #19]

Well, having Kuznetsov, Carlson, Burakovsky and Johansson on my fantasy team really paid off tonight.

 

[um]

didn't see the game tonight but can someone explain why Burakovsky had 9 minutes of ice time and why Wilson deserves more ice time than him?

 

[um]

because someone is totally gonna take brooks laich off the caps hands. there is nothing that can be done

we can give up something. if we can find a good deal for a 3C or 3rd pairing D than I'd be willing to pay extra.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I have Kuznetsov on my fantasy team, but he was on the bench because I put Palat instead. Silly me.

 

[hockeykicker]

we can give up something. if we can find a good deal for a 3C or 3rd pairing D than I'd be willing to pay extra.

but what is extra? it took a good prospect to get rid of sharp (yes one time, but hes better then laich) you really wanna give up a good prospect to get rid of laich?

 

[Backstrom #19]

didn't see the game tonight but can someone explain why Burakovsky had 9 minutes of ice time and why Wilson deserves more ice time than him?

Burakovsky is the odd mad out of the top-6 right now, with the Caps having 7 guys who can play on the top two lines.

And the 3rd line of Chimera - Beagle - Wilson has been great lately, specifically last game against Vancouver.

 

[Devil Dancer]

didn't see the game tonight but can someone explain why Burakovsky had 9 minutes of ice time and why Wilson deserves more ice time than him?

Willy is on the PK and Bura isn't, but more importantly they ran the 3rd out there a lot more than the 4th.

 

[hockeykicker]

just realized the next game is wednesday......

 

[um]

I'd rather see Burakovsky on the 3rd line, while the third line looks good Wilson hasn't contributed that much.

 

[Backstrom #19]

just realized the next game is wednesday......

I actually don't mind it. It'll let the boys get home and get some rest, and then have a couple days practice before a big game against Pittsburgh.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Had fun at the game tonight! The Caps are amazing to watch even if it was at the expense of the Oil and I hope you guys win the East

 

[vippe]

I actually don't mind it. It'll let the boys get home and get some rest, and then have a couple days practice before a big game against Pittsburgh.

From a fans point of view it sucks... feels like the team plays half as much as the rest of the teams hehe. But if the team wins because of that I wont say anything

 

[Tofveve]

Enjoyed reading the thread as I was watching too many other games. Sounds like you guys are in for some fun this year!

 

[Alberta]

I see the Caps had some fun post-game!

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