GDT: From Russia With Love: Flyers - Caps Get it on in DC

[DWGie26]

Lots of Angst. Need two points. let’s go get it. Will post official lines when released. For now:

Lineups and now live

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[CapitalsCupReality]

“Run em up, fill em in boys!”…..

 

[HecticGlow]

Dowd-Hathaway will be back together by the start of the second, if they have indeed been split up. Eller will get roughly the same amount of ES ice time as Mantha, if not more. Milano will play a season-low ice time and seem likely to get scratched next game. Caps get an ES goal from Hathaway and a Powerplay goal and lose in OT.

Prove me wrong, Lavi. Prove me wrong.

 

[Jags]

Dowd-Hathaway will be back together by the start of the second, if they have indeed been split up. Eller will get roughly the same amount of ES ice time as Mantha, if not more. Milano will play a season-low ice time and seem likely to get scratched next game. Caps get an ES goal from Hathaway and a Powerplay goal and lose in OT.

Prove me wrong, Lavi. Prove me wrong.

That prediction is way too specific. If you hit on all of those, we'll have no choice but to declare you a witch and drown you.

But at least you'll be right.

 

[Jags]

“Run em up, fill em in boys!”…..

"This team will never lose again!"

(Thanks again for the rec, f***in' classic)

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

Get the 2pts to AT LEAST break even on this home/home.

 

[tycoonheart]

Want them to win but would not be surprised with another loss. They are playing like ass and Lavi is coaching like ass. Philly seems to actually be playing decent hockey lately.

 

[DWGie26]

 

[g00n]

I didn't see the end of the last game vs Philly but in the early stages it was clear the Flyers had more jump.

With the Caps shuffling the lines to get returning players going there's likely to be some sloppiness and lag overall, but tonight I expect they'll at least play with a bit more motor.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[ovikovy817]

Wow. I don't know what happened there. But it's a first - from me for Lavi.
Hope we win tonight.

 

[bacchist]

Swap Strome with Kuznetsov and Hathaway with Oshie, and those lines wouldn't be terrible.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Lots of Angst. Need two points. let’s go get it. Will post official lines when released. For now:

Lineups and now live

These lines are perfect except that Kuznetsov shouldn’t be with Ovechkin, Backstrom should be 3C, Dowd should be 4C, Milano and Wilson should be with Kuznetsov, Strome should be playing and be with Ovi and Sheary, Mantha and Oshie should be with Backstrom, Eller should be in the press box, and Irwin shouldn’t be playing over Alexeyev. Besides that though good job.

 

[Marshall]

I feel like the Big Boy Caps show up tonight. 5 - 2 Caps, Wilson and/or Meatball have a point, and Whip scores a goal.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Still confused why it came down to a Strome or Mantha decision. Eller is the obvious candidate. I’d like to see Strome stay long term so….ugh.

 

[Hivemind]

Still confused why it came down to a Strome or Mantha decision. Eller is the obvious candidate. I’d like to see Strome stay long term so….ugh.

Eller is Lavi's new favorite. Always out first shift of 3on3. Somehow finds himself higher in the line-up when Backstrom and Wilson return. He's not going to be scratched.

 

[DWGie26]

Eller is Lavi's new favorite. Always out first shift of 3on3. Somehow finds himself higher in the line-up when Backstrom and Wilson return. He's not going to be scratched.

He has been Lavi’s favorite for 3 years.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Eller is Lavi's new favorite. Always out first shift of 3on3. Somehow finds himself higher in the line-up when Backstrom and Wilson return. He's not going to be scratched.

I sure hope they don’t screw up the relationship with Strome.

 

[DWGie26]

I sure hope they don’t screw up the relationship with Strome.

Have to think Lavi is talking with folks. Gotta have good communication with these moves. Haven’t heard anything bad out of the room So that’s good.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Is it hyperbole to call this a must win game for the Caps? Losing consecutive games to the lowly Flyers could have lasting effects.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Is it hyperbole to call this a must win game for the Caps? Losing consecutive games to the lowly Flyers could have lasting effects.

Maybe not a must win but losing to the Flyers two games in a row and what some may perceive as desperate line changes seem like a bad situation.

 

[Drakon]

Nice Kuzy, way to just hand it over to the D.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Kuzy already being generous with the puck for the Flyers

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

PP looking crisp tonight.

 

[Drakon]

Kuzy already being generous with the puck for the Flyers

3 turnovers in the last minute of game time.