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

[DWGie26]

Man, we don’t get any calls on reviews. Looked high to me from behind the net angle.

 

[Capsman]

Jensen is no bueno.

He looks hung over. The entire team looks like they were out partying last night.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Don’t know why I expected this team to show up for any coach….

Nice of jensen to sit and wait and see whether RNH could tap it in

All safe and cuddly in the crease…

 

[Capsman]

Breakouts are terrible so they’re getting hemmed in their zone which means they are just dumping the puck in and easily surrendering possession. And of course their defensive zone coverage continues to be brutal.

Guys are fumbling pucks, like they are playing on a different ice surface than the Oilers.

 

[DWGie26]

Alexeyev seems to be on for every goal again. Conversely Edmundson is looking better and better. Just the way he retrieves pucks and moving much faster today. Also, his passes are right on the tape and in position. So get Fever back in and Alexeyev back to 7th Dee.

 

[trick9]

Nice start.

Kuznetsov looks so bad. Doesn't even bother to skate out there.

 

[BallardEra]

Don’t know why I expected this team to show up for any coach….


All safe and cuddly in the crease…

I’m guessing they looked at their own record, looked at the Oilers record and assumed this would be an easy 2 points.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

They’re chasing the game big time. They’ll be lucky if they get out of the period down only two.

 

[troyerlaw]

Our breakout is trash today

 

[twabby]

This cracks me up. so he is washed out at 22? He is right at where he should be. Especially the way the Caps grow their prospects. McMichael one year ahead of him and now a regular for first time. That means next year for Lapierre. There is a business and development part of the game as well.

I suspect Caps want to see Kuzy play before they go on the road. And reality is when Fever gets activated Lapierre is going back to Hershey (waiver free). Possible they try to slide Johansen back to Hershey and keep Lapierre, but i doubt it.

He's not washed out. But why is Washington denying what is likely to be one of his most impactful seasons? So Kuznetsov can put up another 2nd percentile season?

Also the argument that he's a year behind McMichael and therefore needs to wait another year doesn't really convince me, seeing as McMichael should have been playing full time last season.

 

[Coldplay619]

21 shots against holy moley.

 

[um]

29>92

 

[BallardEra]

22 shots against?

 

[traparatus]

"The problem with Oilers is, if you look at them analytically, they allow a lot of goals."

Craig Laughlin

 

[RedRocking]

Tryptophan is a powerful drug.

 

[TRASHCAT]

Well at least I only put 20 in this game

 

[troyerlaw]

What an absolutely pathetic effort

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Super poor effort.

Ovi isn’t Ovi anymore. He can barely skate with the puck.

 

[Eirikrautha]

There is no way that a camera that is above the crossbar and pointed downward can show the puck above the crossbar when it is actually under that height. It defies the laws of physics. I swear that Toronto is trolling the Caps, "Hey, let's see how ridiculous we can screw over the Caps and watch them rage... hehehehe!" It's ludicrous...

 

[Capitals40]

Well, it's only 1 period. And if it continues, it's only 1 of 82.

 

[shtorm2005]

Don't quit on Caps, they can do worse!

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Decent first five minutes, total ass final 15.

 

[troyerlaw]

Super poor effort.

Ovi isn’t Ovi anymore. He can barely skate with the puck.

And took a dumb penalty at the end of the period so we start 2nd on PK

 

[DWGie26]

He's not washed out. But why is Washington denying what is likely to be one of his most impactful seasons? So Kuznetsov can put up another 2nd percentile season?

Also the argument that he's a year behind McMichael and therefore needs to wait another year doesn't really convince me, seeing as McMichael should have been playing full time last season.

My point is the way the Caps cook prospects, it’s probably another year, especially given the contracts that are still here. People will look at McMichael and say “look how good he is, he should have been playing last year. But i don’t think he is the player he is this year unless he got to gobble all of the minutes in Hershey last year. I think the same about Lapierre. Give him a bunch of games in all areas (PK, PP, top 6 minutes) in Hershey this year.

Then i think you can feel better moving Kuzy either at TDL or offseason. But if the Caps are still positioned similarly as they are today, Kuzy probably not going anywhere. Need veterans to make a cup run.

 

[twabby]

There is no way that a camera that is above the crossbar and pointed downward can show the puck above the crossbar when it is actually under that height. It defies the laws of physics. I swear that Toronto is trolling the Caps, "Hey, let's see how ridiculous we can screw over the Caps and watch them rage... hehehehe!" It's ludicrous...

I think you need to take a physics lesson?