Post-Game Talk: Champions vs District 5 (quack)

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

Stop comparing this team to last years team. This team is playing worse. Last year is over.

This years team is playing worse by your opinion. By every other metric they're basically the same. You don't get to disregard every other stat because you push through each conversation with "trust me I watched all of the games".

Yeah bro, we all watch all of the games, haven't you noticed it's the same group of losers in these things?

 

[StrikingDistance]

What happened to Oshie?

This just in: Caps fan posts absurd observation about player on messageboard, yet obviously doesn't watch the full game. Film at 11.

 

[Bladerunner]

Cbus game DUD... SJ game VERY GOOD... Ducks game DUD. Often there's no middle ground for this team. They're schizoid

This is mainly last years team plus one year OLDER, and as someone above noted, they're moving in the opposite direction from last season.
I am not content w/this. SC or no SC.

Glad to see Ovi pot his 40th and Holtby continue to play well.

 

[illpucks]

This just in: Caps fan posts absurd observation about player on messageboard, yet obviously doesn't watch the full game. Film at 11.

I mean who injured him. I watched the game and it said he's not returning but there was no big hit that took him out.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

Holy over reaction Batman.

I mean quit asking me to validate why I post things to you and I won't be such a dick about it. There was literally an entire stream of conversation that was going on for several pages that you sort of busted into and then demanded I stop, sort of annoying, ya know?

 

[BiPolar Caps]

What happened to Oshie?

Post Game Live with Alan May and they showed Perry with a chicken wing hit in the first period where he targeted Oshie's head. They weren't sure if this was the hit that injured Oshie but they went on to discuss Perry and his reputation for dirty play.

 

[peterthegreat12]

I mean quit asking me to validate why I post things to you and I won't be such a dick about it. There was literally an entire stream of conversation that was going on for several pages that you sort of busted into and then demanded I stop, sort of annoying, ya know?

I didn’t demand you stop. All I said literally was I didn’t see the relevancy. You can disagree without making it personal.

 

[BiPolar Caps]

Positive take away, we're improving our draft position.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

I didn’t demand you stop. All I said literally was I didn’t see the relevancy. You can disagree without making it personal.

No one asked if you saw the relevancy though, that's sort of the point.

Not every conversation on this board is going to be relevant to you, especially if you enter mid-point. We're going to be here for a while if you need everyone to explain the relevancy every time something seemingly random gets posted.

 

[StrikingDistance]

I dunno. He didn't look good on the 2nd goal Ducks scored. Also his skating was off. Didn't have his jump tonight.

I'm not sure you would pass the vision test at the DMV, but thanks for the non-answer.

 

[SpinningEdge]

This years team is playing worse by your opinion. By every other metric they're basically the same. You don't get to disregard every other stat because you push through each conversation with "trust me I watched all of the games".

Yeah bro, we all watch all of the games, haven't you noticed it's the same group of losers in these things?

They are not the same but every other metric.

They are worse in almost all categories...

 

[peterthegreat12]

No one asked if you saw the relevancy though, that's sort of the point.

Not every conversation on this board is going to be relevant to you, especially if you enter mid-point. We're going to be here for a while if you need everyone to explain the relevancy every time something seemingly random gets posted.

A message board is where people interact. Holy moly dude. I made an observation on what I had read and obviously I didn’t catch all the context. No need to bite someone’s head off.

 

[illpucks]

I'm not sure you would pass the vision test at the DMV, but thanks for the non-answer.

What's with the personal shots man? There wasn't 1 player that stood out as good tonight. Kuznetsov and Carlson looked good at moments but I'd have to go back and see if they were responsible for goals scored against or not. However Ovi was not good tonight. Milestone or not it wasn't a good game by him imo. Maybe Miller was the difference but idk.

 

[Capsman]

A lot of blame to go around, but I will repeat my unpopular opinion. Wilson is reverting to his mean. He’s a marginally skilled offensive player who had a career stretch. I’m now seeing him
fall a lot, get pinned along boards and lose the puck, throw off-target passes, etc He seems to escape blame around here, but I think he’s a large part of it.

 

[Bananas]

I don’t think the Caps look great but I hated the way they were playing most of last year too.

This season is eerily similar to last year pre deadline imo - and the record backs that up for the most part.

The question is can GMBM make a season altering tweak and can Reirden and Co get this team playing more cohesive and consistent?

I for one am not gonna freak out about it - they made up for decades of disappointment and gave me the sporting thrill of my lifetime just a few months back. I certainly can’t get angry with this bunch so soon after all that.

Also, what I’m noticing is more an energy problem than an effort problem. They seem gassed about every other game to me. It’s good that they should have to earn this title defense, however, and they still have time to pick it up. Just watching them you can see the energy needed to come back after climbing the mountain the season before is pretty monumental.

I don’t know, I guess I just have a lot more faith in this group now and no matter what I trust that they’re gonna leave it all out on the ice. Even if they totally flame out I think it’d just add a poignant layer to how hard they pushed for it last spring. I don’t even think they’ll get to that point either. If I’m being honest I think I’ll be feeling proud again when they skate off the ice for the final time this year.

 

[maacoshark]

Holtby lol

Actually Holtby didnt play bad. He kept us in the game early.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

That blew...

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

They are not the same but every other metric.

They are worse in almost all categories...

They are astoundingly spot on to being just about the same team. Give them 24 more games and those might be mirror images.

CURRENT TEAM:

Team	AvAge	GP	W	L	OL	PTS	PTS%	GF	GA	SRS	SOS	TG/G	PP	PPO	PP%	PPA	PPOA	PK%	SH	SHA	S	S%	SA	SV%	Shooting % + Save %" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">PDO	SO
Washington Capitals	28.4	58	32	19	7	71	.612	194	183	0.22	-0.01	6.57	36	171	21.05	42	197	78.68	3	4	1745	11.1	1867	.906	101.3	3
League Average	27.7	58	29	23	6	65	.555	178	178	0.00	0.00	6.10	35	176	19.93	35	176	80.07	5	5	1829	9.6	1820	.908		3

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LAST YEAR:

Team	AvAge	GP	W	L	OL	PTS	PTS%	GF	GA	SRS	SOS	TG/G	PP	PPO	PP%	PPA	PPOA	PK%	SH	SHA	S	S%	SA	SV%	Shooting % + Save %" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(116, 118, 120) rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">PDO
Washington Capitals	28.4	82	49	26	7	105	.640	256	238	0.21	-0.04	6.07	55	244	22.54	53	269	80.30	4	8	2379	10.8	2601	.913	101.5
League Average	28.0	82	41	31	10	92	.558	244	244	0.00	0.00	5.94	50	250	20.18	50	250	79.82	7	7	2620	9.2	2609	.912

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Also a fun reminder:

Metrics	Cup winners since 2008	2017-18 Washington Capitals
Shot attempt percentage	52.0%	49.7%
Expected goal percentage	53.1%	50.9%
Percentage of penalties in their favor	50.4%	44.6%
Rank of shot attempt percentage	7th	8th
Rank of expected goal percentage	5th	6th
Rank of percentage of penalties in their favor	8th	14th

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[StrikingDistance]

What's with the personal shots man? There wasn't 1 player that stood out as good tonight. Kuznetsov and Carlson looked good at moments but I'd have to go back and see if they were responsible for goals scored against or not. However Ovi was not good tonight. Milestone or not it wasn't a good game by him imo. Maybe Miller was the difference but idk.

Ovi: 1G, 7 SOG, and 2 hard hits I saw. Vrana looked like he had energy, Carlson was 1+1, otherwise it looked like most players thought the Quackers were going to roll over and play dead. I also saw some players opt not to shoot the puck when they had a lane (Orlov in particular). Sure, Miller played well and Caps didn't bury 2 or 3 breakaways. The PP looks static...like everyone is figuring out a way to do as little work as possible and feed Ovi the puck. Without Oshie the Albatross, there was no one to battle and dig pucks out on PP and 5v5 O-zone. Also, I know he's our whipping boy, but Burky was noticeably bad along the boards all night. His stock value took a hit tonight.

That's what I saw.

 

[Portable Mink]

A lot of blame to go around, but I will repeat my unpopular opinion. Wilson is reverting to his mean. He’s a marginally skilled offensive player who had a career stretch. I’m now seeing him
fall a lot, get pinned along boards and lose the puck, throw off-target passes, etc He seems to escape blame around here, but I think he’s a large part of it.

Worst take of the season

 

[illpucks]

Ovi: 1G, 7 SOG, and 2 hard hits I saw. Vrana looked like he had energy, Carlson was 1+1, otherwise it looked like most players thought the Quackers were going to roll over and play dead. I also saw some players opt not to shoot the puck when they had a lane (Orlov in particular). Sure, Miller played well and Caps didn't bury 2 or 3 breakaways. The PP looks static...like everyone is figuring out a way to do as little work as possible and feed Ovi the puck. Without Oshie the Albatross, there was no one to battle and dig pucks out on PP and 5v5 O-zone. Also, I know he's our whipping boy, but Burky was noticeably bad along the boards all night. His stock value took a hit tonight.

That's what I saw.

I didn't like Ovi on this play. He can stickcheck that forward if he hustles.

 

[kicksavedave]

I didn't like Ovi on this play. He can stickcheck that forward if he hustles.

I'm gonna go ahead and say there were four guys in that clip with their heads up their own asses. They all lost 33 and then all loafed back. Holtby didn't play that too well either. Too aggressive with someone on his doorstep.

Team effort boys and girls and babes.

 

[Raikkonen]

Oh no we suck again?

Maybe sky is falling?

Didnt watch obviously

 

[Raikkonen]

A friendly reminder: odds for repeating are slim.

 

[Portable Mink]