Post-Game Talk: Caps @ Wild

[Ovie's Neighbor]

They beat a desperate (and hot) team in their barn.

why are people whining again??

I don't see much whining. Just people pointing out they still have some holes in their game they need to fix before the playoffs.

 

[Firsov99]

Solid road win. Ovi played like a possessed man today. Oshie’s blocked shot in the first period was amazing. This type of fearless play always lifts teams up.

 

[Raikkonen]

Hi. What is your problem here? A check of stats page showed the Caps 4th line skating as much as the Wild 4th. The EVG they gave up was with the 4th line on the ice.

I am curious how much you think Reirden should be playing those guys?

I think there was a shift with 62-20-17 and after 1 shift of rest he sent 62-20-14 out there. I dont think that was necessary. 14-26-21 would hold the fort.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I don't see much whining. Just people pointing out they still have some holes in their game they need to fix before the playoffs.

As does every team.

It’s whining. People simply like to bitch about something.

 

[mad4comp]

As does every team.

It’s whining. People simply like to bitch about something.

No its not...

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

As does every team.

It’s whining. People simply like to bitch about something.

I disagree. It is analysis. The team is making the same mistakes last year that hurt them in the playoffs (inability to exit the zone, needless turnovers, unnecessary penalties). It is not just making up something to complain about for fun. These are real holes in their game. At the same time they are doing a lot of things well too (finishing scoring chances, getting better goaltending, cutting down on odd man breaks).

 

[Ridley Simon]

No its not...

To each their own, Bud

 

[RVACapsFan]

Yo I like this Brendan Dillon guy. As others have said, we have some things to clean up before the playoffs but man we are going to be a bitch to play against in a seven game series

 

[Ridley Simon]

I disagree. It is analysis. The team is making the same mistakes last year that hurt them in the playoffs (inability to exit the zone, needless turnovers, unnecessary penalties). It is not just making up something to complain about for fun. These are real holes in their game. At the same time they are doing a lot of things well too (finishing scoring chances, getting better goaltending, cutting down on odd man breaks).

all anyone talks about are the “holes”, as you put it.

it’s a salary capped league for gods sakes, and the other team is trying their asses off to win. So of course they will make the Caps look a bad at times.

you expect perfection? LOL

 

[Devil Dancer]

Zone exits have been a weakness throughout the TR era. It's something they did really well in the spring of 2018 that they aren't doing as well now. They hit that little pass from the corner to the high slot in the D zone consistently, and then had a lot of ice to work with.

Nisky and Djoos were pretty good at either giving or receiving that pass, and they're both gone. That may be part of the reason they got away from it. Or maybe TR just didn't like it.

Anyway, pretty good win. I see 8 - 92 - 17 is the new post-PK line. That's fun.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Anyone here who wants to raise the awareness of Kevin Fiala is encouraged to bump the Kevin Fiala, reborn thread

 

[txpd]

I think there was a shift with 62-20-17 and after 1 shift of rest he sent 62-20-14 out there. I dont think that was necessary. 14-26-21 would hold the fort.

Seriously? You are giving Reirden shit over that? Reirden does that ALL THE TIME. A line has a good shift and he sends them right back out. This bothers you apparently. Ok

 

[txpd]

Anyone here who wants to raise the awareness of Kevin Fiala is encouraged to bump the Kevin Fiala, reborn thread

No thank you

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Anyone here who wants to raise the awareness of Kevin Fiala is encouraged to bump the Kevin Fiala, reborn thread

He's a terrific player. Glad to see him playing so well after that brutal injury and the "what the f*** was Nashville thinking" trade.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

They need to figure this defense out, though Jensen is... looking better? Kempny was brutal and I have no faith in him finding his game until next season... he just looks gassed, which is to be expected after the injury he had to come back from. Siegenthaler seemed steady which was encouraging. Would like to see Dillon-Carlson, Orlov-Jensen, Siegs-Gudas on Wednesday.

Thought that was one of Kuznetsov's best games of the year. He and Ovi looked engaged and dangerous. And please get this man Kovalchuk a goal.

That Panik snipe is why boosting the bottom six was so important. No chance Leipsic turns that play into a goal.

 

[tenken00]

They need to figure this defense out, though Jensen is... looking better? Kempny was brutal and I have no faith in him finding his game until next season... he just looks gassed, which is to be expected after the injury he had to come back from. Siegenthaler seemed steady which was encouraging. Would like to see Dillon-Carlson, Orlov-Jensen, Siegs-Gudas on Wednesday.

Thought that was one of Kuznetsov's best games of the year. He and Ovi looked engaged and dangerous. And please get this man Kovalchuk a goal.

That Panik snipe is why boosting the bottom six was so important. No chance Leipsic turns that play into a goal.

So glad that the Caps right now have a 13th and 14th forward and 7th dman to even have the option to rotate players in right now. We were fielding only 20 players at one point for awhile there.

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Another solid prediction.

I wish he would change his username to Henny Penny

 

[AussieCapsFan]

all anyone talks about are the “holes”, as you put it.

it’s a salary capped league for gods sakes, and the other team is trying their asses off to win. So of course they will make the Caps look a bad at times.

you expect perfection? LOL

Yeah, as much as I can't stand Milbury, he made a point during the game that there are a lot of teams scrambling for wildcard spots and they aren't going to just lie down and quit.
Especially the Wild. Those 2 points would have put them into a wildcard spot.

 

[Portable Mink]

Seriously? You are giving Reirden shit over that? Reirden does that ALL THE TIME. A line has a good shift and he sends them right back out. This bothers you apparently. Ok

and I’m pretty sure that shift dominated for a good minute of zone time and probably was the most dominant shift of the game lol.

 

[Raikkonen]

He didnt send the same line out.

He said how he can now use all 4 lines after deadline and... That occasion surely wasnt one of those cases.

 

[TRASHCAT]

I wish he would change his username to Henny Penny

If the caps streamed their flights he would predict a plane crash

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Important road win against a team fighting for it's playoff lives at home.

 

[max21]

The Russian trifecta goal was glorious. I keep watching it, More please.

 

[ovikovy817]

that 3rd goal is a nightmare for all russian haters lol.
Ovi (Kuzya, Kovy)

 

[sycamore]

No its not...

Yes, it is.