GDT: Detroit @ Washington - 10.29.14 7:30 PM - NBCSN

[Halpysback*]

Ovi-Bura-Ward
Kuz-Backs-Fehr
Chimera-Mojo-Brouw
Taters-Latta-Wilson

 

[ChibiPooky]

Lines in OP updated to reflect this morning's practice.

 

[artilector]

Backstrom-Johansson sucks, and Backstrom-Brouwer sucks.

Kuz in a top 6 W role solves 90% of the problems with the lineup

I dunno, there's a lot to be said for playing with more skilled linemates, but I think for the sake of Kuz's own career and for the Caps long term, it's really valuable for him to get experience at center.

And I don't exclude the possibility that ultimately Ovi, Backstrom and Kuz would be most effective on separate lines, because at this point I have reservations about overall energy levels if any two of them were to be on the same line. Of course, that doesn't mean that I am against trying it -- by all means.

 

[g00n]

I'm feeling like those lines could be feast of famine. I could see things suddenly clicking for a lot of those players, or devolving into defensive malaise especially for the 2nd and 3rd.

 

[Langway]

Anything that takes the forwards out of their comfort level is positive IMO.

 

[FloridaCap]

I can't wait for the day where Beagle isn't weighing down a line with a player on it that I really want to see succeed.

He killed Tom Wilson's line, with help from Volpatti. He killed Ovechkin's line. He killed Burakovsky's line. Now he's killing Kuznetsov's line.

Kuzy has been playing responsible defense and has also been retrieving pucks pretty well. Just put a 8-19-92 line together and be done with it.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

how does beagle keep getting on scoring lines

 

[ChibiPooky]

All of Trotz's lines appear to be scoring lines (except this game the fourth line is clearly a banger line).

 

[Bananas]

Team Stats

| |
Record | 4-2-2 | 4-2-2
S/GP | 29.0 | 29.5
SA/GP | 25.0 | 26.9
PP% | 25.9% | 6.7%
PK% | 80.0% | 96.2%

Starting Goalies

|
Holtby | Howard
3-1-1 | 3-1-2
.922 | .929
1.92 | 1.96

Statistical Leaders

| |
Goals | Ovechkin (5) | Nyquist (4)
Assists | Green (5) | Zetterberg (7)
Points | Green (8) | Zetterberg (7)
+/- | Green (+6) | Kindl (+3)
PIM | Orpik/O'Brien (14) | Zetterberg (8)
FO% | Backstrom (56.1) | Glendening (57.9)
Hits | Ovechkin (33) | Abdelkader (24)

Ovechkin-Burakovsky-Ward
Johansson-Backstrom-Brouwer
Chimera-Kuznetsov-Beagle
O'Brien-Latta-Wilson/Fehr

Alzner-Niskanen
Orpik-Asshat
Schmidt-Green

Holtby
Peters​

Wow. These teams are statistically identical after 8 games more or less.

 

[trick9]

Zetterberg has 3+7=10 by the way, you have him @ 7pts on the OP.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Wow they just TRASHED Semin on the pre-game show. lmao... Poor guy, even seemed to insinuate that McPhee's one year contracts with him were smart.

 

[SimplySensational]

Zetterberg has 3+7=10 by the way, you have him @ 7pts on the OP.

Chibi probably messed it up.

 

[Vladiator16*]

Wow. These teams are statistically identical after 8 games more or less.

yeah, but listening to these two *******s on TV you wouldn't know it... its Zetterberg's precision and Datsuyk's wizardry (and i like them both),obviously a contending team, on the other hand - the Caps, a redheaded stepchild again... meanwhile, the records are identical...

 

[tycoonheart]

Oh yay. We get to listen to Pierre.

 

[Blades of Steel]

Pierre loves some penguin ****, it's ****ing sickening

 

[malyk]

Pierre slurping pittsburg all over the place talking about Orpik/Niskanen.

puke

 

[Burakovsky95*]

Wings board apparently doesn't realize we are no longer coached by Adam Oates

 

[Blades of Steel]

I love nbc games except Pierre ruins the games, God I wish Pittsburgh had hired that sucker

 

[foundhockey]

Of course Pierre would focus on the fact that two former Pittsburgh players is what's making the Caps better. Trotz has nothing to do with it.

 

[Blades of Steel]

Pretty sure Pierre does it to troll caps fans. He reads this ****. Probably is right now on the bench.

 

[Burakovsky95*]

Lol at Milbury. Lidstrom hasn't played since 11-12.

 

[SimplySensational]

Why isn't the game starting already...

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

lets go caps

 

[SimplySensational]

Zetterberg hooks Ovechkin going in on the forecheck...

 

[Burakovsky95*]

Missed high stick on Chimera as well. Refs have been utter **** against us for 3 games before this.