JTM is a GOAT.
Nothing else needed to be said.
This is a very real concern because columbus is struggling and with how amazing Pitt is to everyone they're only what 3 pts up on us?
By the way just saw the Shaw hit on Stepan you have got to be kidding me no call on that?!
Will say what a classy move by Getzlaf protecting Stepan.
This is a much better team than last year. I'm amazed by this thinking.
Really am.
That team was horrible completely worn out from previous runs. Couldn't kill a penalty to save their lives. Nowhere near as deep just crazy to me. But whatever
Yeah I said it at the time it occurred in pretty much same words. What Getz did for Step was bigtime class move. You don't see that much in the league. Not surprising tho that Getz did that as I've always thought very highly of him from both a skill standpoint and as an ambassador of the sport. Tonight just enhanced my uber respect for him.
Should we blow it up? Besides playing clendo over g what should we do this season?
Besides Pitt you don't believe we have a chance to beat anyone else in a 7 game series ?
It's a top 5 or 6 team in the league you are what your record says you are, that I'm being told isn't very good and not better than last year. Can't beat anyone in a 7 game series.
Crazy talk
I'm really starting to get nervous about this as well that we end up moving past Columbus and end up one of top 3 seeds in East. Would love to be able to have the confidence that we could beat both the Pens and Caps this year but I just don't.
Been saying this for going on two plus months now. With the way the stupid playoff system is set up, it's in our best interests if we want to have a long, memorable and fun spring playoff run this year is to somehow finish 4th seed and play the very very vulnerable Atlantic on way to ECF.
This really looks to be the Caps year...they have it all. Great tending, best Top 6 d corps in the league and their 4 lines might even be better than ours which I think is a Top 3 in the league when healthy which we are now(knock on wood). This year's Cap team is much better than the 2010 team that dominated from what I've seen of them. I have no doubt in my mind they will beat the Pens out who have some warts which are starting to play out.
Tho Cap are better than us, I'd give us a punchers chance in the ECF so long as Hank is the Hank who played like he played tonight and who looks like he's got his **** together other than that first game after the all star break. You know of all the teams the Caps would not want to have to deal with in order to get to the Cup finals would be a date with us.
We seem to play our best hockey vs them Caps. So let's hope and pray we keep playing well and somehow end up 4th seed and than deal with a wart filled Canadian team which is very beatable and whoever else emerges in that pretty mediocre Atlantic division and we take our chances in the ECF....
Took the words out of my mouth. I have never noticed Karl Alzner in any way. Like...he's been in the NHL for almost a decade and I have never...anything. The fact that Orpik is still even in the NHL is amazing. Would hardly be the first Caps team to be great in the regular season and then just fry in the playoffs. They're with the Sabres and Canucks, ****ing things up down to a science.caps defense is not that good
carlson is overrated af, alzner is flat out bad, orpik lol. niskanen is their best D for sure. schmidt/orlov have been very good tho. but a team giving carlson/orpik/alzner big minutes against other teams best players isnt gonna last long.
I thought we all knew this was going to be a transitional year? Maybe it's just me but I'm completely content with just letting the core group of forwards grow, not making any major changes just for the sake of change or a supposed "missing piece". Gorton seems to be pretty good at assessing team needs so if he's able to move out Girardi/Staal/Klein I have faith that he will. They don't exactly have a lot of value though.
Have some patience. Enjoy the growth of the kids.
I will always love Girardi no matter how terrible he is. Dude is a warrior and dedicated like no other.
HM: Don't laugh....Girardi. I actually thought he was pretty OK tonight. And pretty OK is a heck of a compliment to be giving G at this point in his career....lol
The PK was what bottom three last year? It killed them
They are 12th right now
Top 10 on PP
2nd in goals per game average
5th in winning percentage playing in toughest division in hockey.
All with our best player having his worst season.
But this team can't beat Ottawa Toronto or MTL in a 7 game series. No chance. Because our corsi sucks? Boston is best possession team in the league. They stink!
I thought we all knew this was going to be a transitional year? Maybe it's just me but I'm completely content with just letting the core group of forwards grow, not making any major changes just for the sake of change or a supposed "missing piece". Gorton seems to be pretty good at assessing team needs so if he's able to move out Girardi/Staal/Klein I have faith that he will. They don't exactly have a lot of value though.
Have some patience. Enjoy the growth of the kids.
Also Montour looked really good.