GDT: Game 61: Capitals @ Coyotes - 8:00pm - FSA, FSA+ - Smackdown Edition

[cobra427]

We only win those low scoring games. Cant image we won a game like 6-4, 7:6 etc...

So yeah, we have to get a great goalie performance.

You get your wins, but not enough to play hockey in april.

Low GAA gets you wins, and playoff wins if we get there. I had rather win 2-1 than 5-4 any day. No team can give up a ton of goals and expect to do well in the playoffs.

 

[Jakey53]

Rannta played great but so did Holtby, thought it was a wash. Chych miss played his man on the goal, and I know he lost his stick. He could be elite if he cleans up his D play. Team D was better and we had plenty of opportunities snuffed out by Holtby. The Richardson line was great tonight, shut down their top line and was tough on the forecheck. I thought the caps played well too. Maybe they took us a bit lightly at the start?

This team is pretty inconsistent with their execution, flips back and forth from poor to good on a whim. I am glad we got 2 points.

Raanta was better, can't dispute that. Any game where Ovi gets 8 SOG and no goal is huge, and that fourth line deserves much credit for shutting that line down. Chick made a mistake, but I don't change a thing about his play.

 

[Jakey53]

Hey we won. Next!

I think Keller and Schmaltz deserve some credit here. They were skating every shift,and we are finally seeing Schmaltz's speed again. Keller was very shifty.

 

[cobra427]

Raanta was better, can't dispute that. Any game where Ovi gets 8 SOG and no goal is huge, and that fourth line deserves much credit for shutting that line down. Chick made a mistake, but I don't change a thing about his play.

I'll dispute it, pretty even goal tending. I would have Chych work on his D mistakes, just saying, he has had 3 games in a row with clear mistakes winding up in our net

 

[AJ171181]

Low GAA gets you wins, and playoff wins if we get there. I had rather win 2-1 than 5-4 any day. No team can give up a ton of goals and expect to do well in the playoffs.

maybe, but whats a normal score per game!? No statistics at hand, but i think 7,8,9 per game?

watch our wins the last years, IF we win a game its like 2:0, 3:0, 3:1, 3:2 ...
as an nhl playoff team you must react after goals, maybe after 2 bad periods... but we are not the team can change a 1:3 into a 4:3 or something. Every teams needs a good Goalie performance, but for us it’s absolutely necessary. Raanta was awesome in this „special“ situations last night.
Like Darcy did! And we all now, Kuemper made much of this good first 40 games.

Some of my friends here are joking, we watch hockey through the night and the Yotes are coming as one of the last games (4am last night), and its always low scoring.

BTW: i hope u all can understand my language, i try my best and try to learn ;-)
School english was much easier than hockey conversation)

 

[Jamieh]

maybe, but whats a normal score per game!? No statistics at hand, but i think 7,8,9 per game?

watch our wins this the last years, IF we win a game its like 2:0, 3:0, 3:1, 3:2 ...
as an nhl playoff team you must react after goals, maybe after 2 bad periods... but we are not the team can change a 1:3 into a 4:3 or something. Every teams needs a good Goalie performance, but for us it’s absolutely necessary. Raanta was awesome its in this „special“ situations last night.
Like Darcy did! And we all now, Kuemper made much of this good first 40 games.

Some of my friends here are joking, we watch hockey through the night and the Yotes are coming as one of the last games (4am last night), and its always low scoring.

BTW: i hope u all can understand my language, i try my best and try to learn ;-)
School english was much easier than hockey conversation)

Average goals per game is around 6.

 

[BUX7PHX]

I was there for Randy Johnson becoming the winningest left hander ever. I was there for Garthers 700th. Wizards 1000th and DOANERS hat trick.

Over a four year span of regular season home games, I was able to make 158 oout of 164. Doan's hat trick was one of the ones that I missed. I was coaching at a lacrosse tournament in San Diego.

 

[Murf]

I'll dispute it, pretty even goal tending. I would have Chych work on his D mistakes, just saying, he has had 3 games in a row with clear mistakes winding up in our net

The goal against was Goligoski’s brain fart. He’s just standing there watching until the guy he should spooning is already burying the rebound.

 

[XX]

The goal against was Goligoski’s brain fart. He’s just standing there watching until the guy he should spooning is already burying the rebound.

Tocchet talks a lot about guys not 'boxing out' and that was a prime example. Play the body, or clear the puck. Don't just stand there and waive your stick at the guy. Against Ottawa, he turned a routine dump in into an easy tap in goal for the sens because he stopped skating.

It's a routine with him and he should be gone come the summer.

 

[Mosby]

I'd like to see Hayton get into the lineup but Richardson played well last game. So who comes out? I know many will suggest Stepan but that's just not going to happen. Maybe Fischer?

 

[XX]

I'd like to see Hayton get into the lineup but Richardson played well last game. So who comes out? I know many will suggest Stepan but that's just not going to happen. Maybe Fischer?

Has to be Vinny. Moving his feet but still making terrible decisions, took a bad penalty. Fischer had a good game.

 

[justin323032]

"Sorry Barrett, we're winning again. To the press box you go!"

 

[MIGs Dog]

"Sorry Barrett, we're winning again. To the press box you go!"

3 wins in the last 12. Don't want to ruin that chemistry.

 

[justin323032]

Seriously though, Kessel did make ONE nice play with Schmaltz and Keller which almost guarantees Hayton will only get third line minutes and talent. Before he was a shoe in for that second line but not at the expense of stepping on Kessel's tootsies. I keep playing the scenario through my mind. Would I rather Kessel get hot and carry us into the playoffs, or for him to continue to crash and burn so management will get their comeuppance?

 

[cobra427]

The goal against was Goligoski’s brain fart. He’s just standing there watching until the guy he should spooning is already burying the rebound.

Chych went to the ice and slid out of the play, its on him.

 

[Jakey53]

Chych went to the ice and slid out of the play, its on him.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Raanta made the initial save, but no one cleared the rebound. It all started with Chick losing his stick though.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Lost his stick and then made the decision to completey take himself himself out of play.

 

[TheLegend]

Lost his stick and then made the decision to completey take himself himself out of play.

Nyah.... it was Goose who caused Chychrun to do all that.

(did I do that right?)

 

[DOTS13]

Chych went to the ice and slid out of the play, its on him.

I think he had to go down, would have been an easy pass for the skater. That being said, skater recognized the situation and made the better play.

 

[DOTS13]

W
I rather Kessel get hot and carry us into the playoffs, or for him to continue to crash and burn so management will get their comeuppance?

I'd prefer the former... Excellent word choice by the way!