Post-Game Talk: Champions vs Wings

[aonb]

an early start
no mike green

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[Devil Dancer]

Just f***ing win!

And a goal for Ovie please.

 

[DrewGl]

More Ovi goals
Kuzy to wake up
Eagles to lose...
I'll have a good Sunday.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Caps need the W

 

[Corby78]

Lloyd hasn’t gotten his two in a while. Needs to change

 

[traparatus]

Top of the Metro is tighter than a cat's ass so it would be prudent to secure 2 points.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Ohhhhh magic 8-ball......do the Caps care yet?

“All signs point to no”.

 

[Puckclektr]

Holtby in?

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Odd that Rierden says that and then puts Boyd and DSP in. Boyd was the worst player on the ice against Dallas and DSP has been awful all season.

 

[traparatus]

I approve of this message. It's time to stop rewarding good performances with a healthy scratch.

 

[Calicaps]

Odd that Rierden says that and then puts Boyd and DSP in. Boyd was the worst player on the ice against Dallas and DSP has been awful all season.

I imagine he's thinking cumulatively, not just last game. He's nailing down his postseason lineup. And I suspect RS expectations for Devo are virtually nonexistent. He gets in for the chemistry/reps he'll need come playoff time.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I imagine he's thinking cumulatively, not just last game. He's nailing down his postseason lineup. And I suspect RS expectations for Devo are virtually nonexistent. He gets in for the chemistry/reps he'll need come playoff time.

I think Dowd on the whole has been better than Boyd, and Jaskin has been better than DSP. Stephenson-Dowd-Jaskin is my preferred 4th line right now.

 

[Holtbyisms]

I think Dowd on the whole has been better than Boyd, and Jaskin has been better than DSP. Stephenson-Dowd-Jaskin is my preferred 4th line right now.

Completely agreed. I like Boyd for the offensive flair he can bring to a 4th line but I also think Dowd is a better fit to play there as the game gets more important and defense starts to ramp up.

 

[traparatus]

Boyd is as top-6 as they come. Love his vision and passing ability. A 4th line center he is not.

I threw a Burakovksy + Boyd for Ferland idea on the trade board yesterday but it got drowned in an ocean of Leaf flavored manure.

 

[g00n]

All of the returning Cup champs are likely to get roster spots going into the postseason barring injury or totally shitting the bed.

 

[Chukcha]

We aren't peaking too early. An ugly win with Ovi's two and i'm fine.

 

[Devil Dancer]

I just don't see it with Jaskin. He's the ultimate try hard, accomplish nothing player at this level.

 

[Bladerunner]

As I've posted in the mains there is clear separation between the top & bottom 4 in the Metro. Plus only a 2 pt spread among those top 4. Caps are tied for last w/NYI in ROW among those 4 too.

Mid point of season game. Caps don't want to make it easy for any of the other 3 to pass them. One way or the other get a W today !

 

[traparatus]

I just don't see it with Jaskin. He's the ultimate try hard, accomplish nothing player at this level.

Although this is most probably true, this is exactly how I would have described DSP until the Cup run. Or after the Cup run...

 

[SpinningEdge]

How is Dowd not playing more? The kid had like 8 points in last 10 games in December. He was great. He played great on minimum minutes and now is just scratched... weird.

Love Bowey is scratched though. He has t been good. Too many penalties.

 

[Devil Dancer]

Although this is most probably true, this is exactly how I would have described DSP until the Cup run. Or after the Cup run...

That's fair, and I'm not defending DSP's play.

 

[ovikovy817]

2 points would be really nice.

 

[Calicaps]

I think Dowd on the whole has been better than Boyd, and Jaskin has been better than DSP. Stephenson-Dowd-Jaskin is my preferred 4th line right now.

I also really like Dowd. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Boyd was being showcased for a trade. I like the kid but we're a win-now team so potential is less valuable to us. And we need an upgrade on 65, so as someone else mentioned, trade them both for a versatile 2-way top 9 winger who's good enough to fill in in next to 19 or 92 in a pinch.

 

[troyerlaw]

Looking for bigger contributions from 19 & 92 today. On both PP and 5-on-5.