GDT: Edmonton Oilers at the Washington Capitals 11/24/23 3:00 pm

[Roshi]

I think Ovechkin can mostly just stand still in a bumper area.

Big one-timers aren't really a thing in modern NHL power plays and making that option A is really hurting the Capitals. I've been mostly ok with Carbery so far but the lack of a different PP setup is concerning.

It can work still, but the passing and screen plays prior need to happen lightyears faster than its happening currently.

 

[DWGie26]

I watched a fun documentary today of Rangers in 1994 when Keenan was the coach. He tried to get through to Brian Leech. He couldn’t so he ultimately benched him. Would be something if Carbery sent a similar message to OV.

The injury doesn’t look good for Alexeyev. Shoulder. he could miss some time.

Will be interesting to see who we travel west with.

 

[4thTierSport]

You're the only person who thinks it was dirty. Even the Caps on the ice knew it was just terrible luck.

Again, where did I say it was dirty? Penalty=/=Dirty. Go watch the Caps’ bench including the coach yelling about it.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Successful PPs in the NHL in 2023 feature lots of interchanges and constant motion from players without the puck and an absence of predictable and unchanging (like Ovie’s office or the bumper) targets. We are now 3 for 50 on the PP. it seems almost impossible mathematically to be that bad.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Successful PPs in the NHL in 2023 feature lots of interchanges and constant motion from players without the puck and an absence of predictable and unchanging (like Ovie’s office or the bumper). We are now 3 for 50 on the PP. it seems almost impossible mathematically to be that bad.

We are tracking for historically bad….lol….eesh.

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Feels like some people owe Blaine Forsythe an apology!!! Dude might have been working miracles and we thought it was the other way around lol….

bwahahaha….we are F’ed…

 

[SherVaughn30]

Caps sure have 5 strange regulation losses.

5-0 vs Oilers
3-0 vs Islanders
4-1 Leafs
6-1 @ Sens
4-0 vs Pens

3 times shutout, GF 2, GA 22

 

[4thTierSport]

Website catching up.

 

[traparatus]

Did you know that through 17 games Caps have a higher goal rate per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 than they do per 60 minutes of power play?

1.98 vs 1.92

It is so remarkable, I'm not even upset about it.

 

[twabby]

So 16 games into the season is when Oshie first gets injured.

I was way under on that TBH.

 

[Ridley Simon]

So 16 games into the season is when Oshie first gets injured.

I was way under on that TBH.

This should make a lot of people happy? I’m not one of them, but I am abjectly in the minority.

 

[bacchist]

We can bounce right back with Phillips taking over for Oshie and Lappy relieving Kuzy

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Seeing that lineup at the opener feels like ages ago.

 

[hockeykicker]

carberry ripping team

 

[notDkristich]

loss incoming

let me know if you need help making bets. i can predict like no one else ;-p

the PP will not score again until Carlson is OFF the point.

 

[RedRocking]

Big one-timers aren't really a thing in modern NHL power plays and making that option A is really hurting the Capitals.

Not sure that’s true at all. Plenty of teams still use the umbrella formation with a featured one-time shooter: Boston, TB, Vancouver, Canes, Buffalo, Detroit come to mind off the top of my head.

The more evolved PP’s have guys that constantly move around and interchange to exploit the 2 on 1’s, a la the Oilers or Leafs. But, even there, the bread and butter of the Oiler’s PP is Drai’s one-timer from below the dot.

We wouldn’t be able to implement something with that much motion until the vets are gone and it’s all kids with young legs.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Real coach at least.

 

[Brian23]

carberry ripping team

Once again, man is it refreshing to have a guy like Carbery behind the bench. No more of that bullshit "bounces didn't go our way" or "we're working through it in the room". Just honest assessment.

I do love that he called them out on the one complaint this core has basically had for it's entirety; immaturity.

 

[notDkristich]

Our best PP opportunity was in 2nd from our second unit. OV, Sandin, Mantha, Kuzy, Milano.

 

[twabby]

This should make a lot of people happy? I’m not one of them, but I am abjectly in the minority.

Him getting injured isn't going to make many people happy. But I do think it'll make the team better. I wish it was a healthy scratch and not a concussion that made the team better.

Also re: Carbery's quote. I'd like for him back up his words with actions before I really applaud the guy. It's easy to call out bad play. Bench a player who has played immature hockey for years, and play the players who play an effective two way game and then I'll believe you're serious!

 

[SherVaughn30]

The way I see it regarding the PP, throw all the fancy shit stuff in the trash! Work hard, win battles along the boards, quick passes, no player should be standing around(even you OV), get shots on goal and go for rebounds, shoot from the left side inside the circle, shoot from inside the circle on the right side, etc. You want to score PP goals, then you have to create advantages in tight spots and get the opponents PK moving out of position. The core players of the PP are just flat out lazy. For many years the Caps PP was explosive because of their talent, but flat out talent doesn't score you goals anymore. The game and PK units are much faster now, so you as part of a unit have to skate more to create and score goals.

Our best PP opportunity was in 2nd from our second unit. OV, Sandin, Mantha, Kuzy, Milano.

The Caps PP has been at their best, when they don't have the PP! It's that bad.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

With no Backstrom and Oshie and with Kuznetsov playing like that, the team passes the puck really poorly.

carberry ripping team

 

[tycoonheart]

Not too angry about this. I figured a loss was coming sooner than later.

But I think I am done with Kuzy. The guy is a huge liability. I think Ovi's play is getting a little worrisome as well. Ovi I feel like is capable of turning things around. Kuzy seems to be a lost cause.

 

[um]

This should make a lot of people happy? I’m not one of them, but I am abjectly in the minority.

Yea people were rooting for Oshie to get injured

 

[g00n]

Rooting for injury? Of course not.

But they'll take it.

 

[notDkristich]

Rooting for injury? Of course not.

But they'll take it.

Wasn't rooting for it, but it was an inevitability the way he plays on top of his age.