Post-Game Talk: Game 12 : Flyers @ Caps : 12pm ET

[txpd]

Nope. We don't. If you're speculating please be explicit about it or provide a source.

Apparantly was my speculative calling card. Not good enough. Must I use the word?

 

[illpucks]

Eller -4 wow

 

[troyerlaw]

Caps were better team today despite being so short handed. But that doesn’t matter.

We had more shots, but i wouldnt say we were the better team. Panik line sucked, goaltending sucked, defense was uneven. We needed a win today. Next game won’t be any easier. Flyers again

 

[illpucks]

The new kid Maillet looked pretty good in limited play

 

[SherVaughn30]

VV and Anderson wasn't supposed to be in Washington this year (Samsonov-Hank)

We need a goalie and it's urgent. Need Sammy to comeback quickly.

He won't comeback quick. Realistically, it could be another 2 weeks before he's in game shape.

 

[Corby78]

Brian MacLellan has some explaining to do.

How so? His top two goalies have had medical issues and can’t play. I do t know many teams that would be sitting in third playing their 3 and 4 goalie all season

 

[BallardEra]

Did anyone else also think that at 2-0 the Caps were still losing this game today?

Just had a feeling it would play out like that.

 

[Calicaps]

Apparantly was my speculative calling card. Not good enough. Must I use the word?

If it's apparent, at least say how/where. If it's just you guessing, yeah, say so.

 

[txpd]

Or, you know, it's asymptomatic and he simply hasn't had enough consecutive negative tests. There's multiple possibilities here, but you just prefer to infer whatever you infer based on limited information (as usual when it comes to medical issues).

I will never learn my lesson.

 

[Carlzner]

Meh, I'm not gonna freak out over the last few games. Missing some top players and Vanecek has clearly been overworked.

I talked before the season about how Schultz is the key to this defense working and that's really been apparent. Not like he's that good on his own to totally turn it around but it allows them to utilize the right pairings, and his game is really well suited for Lavi's system.

 

[txpd]

If it's apparent, at least say how/where. If it's just you guessing, yeah, say so.

Its ok. Badly written in a hurry. Next?

 

[Calicaps]

I can think of quite a few players who deserve his roster spot from Hershey at this point. Everytime he hops over the board it looks like a free skate for him.

I take your point, but I mean, has he even had the same line mates for 2 straight games this year? I guess I just think it's tough to judge.

 

[pman25]

We are incapable of sitting on a lead. And the penalty differential keeps driving me insane. Same script every game

 

[Calicaps]

Its ok. Badly written in a hurry. Next?

Next is, why do you say Vrana has Covid?

 

[Hivemind]

Next is, why do you say Vrana has Covid?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...capitals-jakub-vrana-nhl-covid-protocol-list/

Not sure if he has COVID or simply as a result of contact tracing, but Vrana is on the COVID protocol list

 

[SpinningEdge]

This team needs to get their act together and stay on the ice.

This hasn’t been a caps team yet. It’s the Hershey Caps basically.

Still confident when healthy or we have half of our starters back on the ice we’ll be a major threat

 

[txpd]

Next is, why do you say Vrana has Covid?

I just said he was on the covid list. I am starting to feel like a punching bag here.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

I take your point, but I mean, has he even had the same line mates for 2 straight games this year? I guess I just think it's tough to judge.

Fair. I’m judging his game since he arrived in WSH. It just isn’t working.

 

[Eirikrautha]

Given all this COVID stuff, I doubt the NHL finishes the season.

Just to keep from typing it again:

League News: - NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) - 2020 Offseason Edition - Vol. 10
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[Capsman]

Our forecheck is impotent, especially late in games. D-men struggle to keep the puck in the zone. On defense the pinching d-men and forwards aren’t on the same page, leading to odd man rushes. Guys are our of position a lot. It’s that simple.

 

[txpd]

This team needs to get their act together and stay on the ice.

This hasn’t been a caps team yet. It’s the Hershey Caps basically.

Still confident when healthy or we have half of our starters back on the ice we’ll be a major threat

It is an NHL team split squad pre season team.

 

[francaisvolantsparis]

Hi, everyone! I hadn't time to see the game yet. How was our Vanachek guy? Was he more like a dominant NHL G like Samsonov will be at his 25 or was he more like a complete ECHL joke charlatan?

 

[HecticGlow]

Will give him something of a benefit of the doubt since he’s still finding his feet after being held out so long, but Orlov needs to play better. As things stand I’m not even sure he’s in the top-4 when healthy, nor that he’s doing much more than Siegenthaler. At best he’s unnoticeable, at worst he’s turning the puck over and getting scored on. And he’s the one guy I don’t see a good right-handed partner for, unless he plays 3rd pair minutes with Jensen.

 

[illpucks]

Team sort of looks like the Oilers now

 

[txpd]

How so? His top two goalies have had medical issues and can’t play. I do t know many teams that would be sitting in third playing their 3 and 4 goalie all season

You mean his two top goalies with 22 games of NHL experience?