Team effort for the win. Wonder if Ovie in the lineup players aren't semi forcing things through him with him slumping goal scoring wise or deferring to him. All lines seemed to play well together today.
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They said it was stemming form that awkward tangle he had in the Hurricanes game. Left lower body.
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Transcendent Jaleco Oshie earns the game puck today with a GWG and some overall solid two way play, finishing with ~70% of the expected goals. Honorable mentions go to Anthony Mantha, Charlie Lindgren, and Connor McMichael.
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I remember when OV was in his prime our record without him was abysmal. Now the opposite seems to the the case.
There’s very few things as a Caps fan I enjoy more than a really good TJ Oshie game. As we know unfortunately, his health hasn’t allowed it to happen as much as we’d like the past few years, but it was great to see him looking good today. Honestly maybe my personal favorite Capitals player.
I joked at the beginning of the game to someone that I wonder if they did drills with Strome before the game of what to do if Oshie or Patches needed to be helped off the ice, but that line looked good most of the game. The issue is if it can stay healthy.
I joked at the beginning of the game to someone that I wonder if they did drills with Strome before the game of what to do if Oshie or Patches needed to be helped off the ice, but that line looked good most of the game. The issue is if it can stay healthy.
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Yes, they lost 4 or 5 straight and fell out of playoff contention. Everyone likes to make the claim that Ovie fell off last year after his dad died, but he scored like 21 points in 19 games or something after returning.
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Pretty good win overall. Didn't expect that. This team continues to surprise. And bring me back down to earth.
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I have 2 words to answer that, SCOTT MURRAY!
That crossed my mind a bit as he only faced 27 shots tonight, but considering he just came back from injury, just might have to bite the bullet and hope Kuemper can hold up 2morrow.
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OV should just take the 2 games off plus Monday off as well. The rest would do him a lot of good at his age. Caps still have half a season left. If I were Carbs, I would not play OV on back2back nights to keep him more fresh. The 82 game season is a grind and the team still needs a healthy OV.
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Over the last 3 seasons, the Caps record without Ovechkin is 3-12.
The 2020-2021 season was an anomaly, when AO missed many games, and the team went 7-2-2.
Before the last 4 years, Ovechkinless Caps had a record of 15-14-2 without him.
So, if anything, they rely on old man Ovi more than ever
Edit: anyway, the knee injury itself and the fact that Ovechkin has to miss a game over a week after the incident don't look good at all. Seems like we'll have more data on the team's performance without the captain.
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Sports bring out the worst in everyone.
Honestly, if you change the names of the players/coach/management the Rangers fans are complaining about, it sounds exactly like this place after most Caps games. (Especially last year, when Lavi was still behind the bench.) The main difference is that there are so many more pages of Rangers fans complaining in their GDT/Post-Game Threads.If you guys want a fun read check out the Rangers board post game thread.
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