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Stars now 9-3-2 on the road. Despite that, Caps should have won this game as they had 3-1 and 4-3 leads. The younger players made the mistakes tonight that cost them the win.
 
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OV never bothered to evolve his game like other guys who played to that age and beyond. Never bothered to change his body Brady’esque to fight Father Time. IMHO he was such a great natural physical specimen that it hid these flaws to a large extent for years.
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Agreed. If he wanted to continue playing like he always has, he had to cut down his weight and he didn't do it.
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NAK and Wilson aren't young!
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My bad. My feed cut out at times so I got the wrong players.
 
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Way to go losers
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Capsman said:
OV never bothered to evolve his game like other guys who played to that age and beyond. Never bothered to change his body Brady’esque to fight Father Time. IMHO he was such a great natural physical specimen that it hid these flaws to a large extent for years.
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Agreed. Cutting weight to get some speed back would help greatly. And his puck control might be the worst in the league.
 
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Missed opportunities to hold the lead or build on it. Game ended in a tie, Stars were better in the shootout to get the extra point. I wouldn't call the Caps losers. That is just easy to say and lazy from any fans of the team!

Carbery will have to learn to play guys who are suited for OT/shootouts and not play fan favorites.

Let us be realistic. Stars are the higher seed in the standings, and they found a way to hang in there and get the extra point.

OV badly needs a reset and I strongly suggest he doesn't play the 2nd of back2backs. His playing time needs to be kept between 15 -18 mins. He trying to play like he's still in his late 20's when he's age 38. Look at Joe Pavelski who's age 39. Joe is still playing well, but he knows his limits. I think OV knows his limits, but he's still trying to surpass them.
 
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I watched most of the game. I’m sure all the Ovie trolls are out tonight. Does he still lead the team in points? Just checking


I’ll catch up reading and post my thoughts later
 
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Ovechkins Wodka said:
I watched most of the game. I’m sure all the Ovie trolls are out tonight. Does he still lead the team in points? Just checking


I’ll catch up reading and post my thoughts later
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No one is saying he sucks, he just declined rather quickly. Still could turn it around but he is on pace for 18 goals and 50 something points.
 
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Ovechkins Wodka said:
I watched most of the game. I’m sure all the Ovie trolls are out tonight. Does he still lead the team in points? Just checking


I’ll catch up reading and post my thoughts later
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Being critical of a player isn't trolling. It's observing facts about the player. No one questions his desire to play well....he just isn't playing particularly well considering the role he plays on this team which is to produce.
 
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SecretaryofDefense5 said:
Being critical of a player isn't trolling. It's observing facts about the player. No one questions his desire to play well....he just isn't playing particularly well considering the role he plays on this team which is to produce.
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From what he has shown so far this season, he's not a 1st line player anymore. OV has never been known for his skating, so trying to get past younger d-men doesn't work anymore. OV needs to let his linemates do the dirty work and for him to get in open areas to shoot.
 
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Ovechkins Wodka said:
Why can’t he be a 3rd line and PP1 player? It seems coach has already started doing that. His total ice time keeps going down
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He could be a limited role player.

The issue is that the management is attempting a half-baked rebuild/retool while staying somewhat competitive. For this plan to have any hope of success Ovechkin needs to be a great top-6 player.

If not for that, sure, move him to the 3rd line and start rebuilding, if he wants to be a part of this scenario. I honestly have no idea if he does or not.
 
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Another fun Matthew Phillips stat: he has 0 penalties this year!

Disciplined? ✅
Defensively responsible? ✅
Drives play? ✅

Need more players like him in the lineup.
 
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SherVaughn30 said:
Twabby man just stop! Phillips was a turnover machine in his own zone multiple times!
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Yea, he made some nice plays here and there, and obviously set Kuzy up on his goal.

But, if he doesn’t make quick reads and get the puck off his stick, he’s a liability. He’s too easily erased from the play, and worse - opponents take the puck away from him with ease, often in terrible spots on the ice.
 
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Yea, he made some nice plays here and there, and obviously set Kuzy up on his goal.

But, if he doesn’t make quick reads and get the puck off his stick, he’s a liability. He’s too easily erased from the play, and worse - opponents take the puck away from him with ease, often in terrible spots on the ice.
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I'm mostly a mildly interested bystander for the Great Phillips Debate. Still, if a player, as you say, is often erased from the play in terrible spots on the ice, shouldn't this be easily observable in all the goals and scoring chances that the opposition generates from those plays?
 
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