Post-Game Talk: Kings @ Caps, 7PM

[twabby]

Top 6 looks good. Bottom 6 looks brutal.

 

[maacoshark]

It is not 74’s job to come racing across the ice and play defense over on left side of ice. That’s not how that works.

For sure, he — and Caps bench - should be yelling to 44, if 44 is not noticing.

On the other hand, 44 is also supposed to recognize there are only four Kings in front of him. Where is their fifth player?

Further, it is not really correct to say 44 was “taking the puck carrier.“ Really, 44 was just retreating from the offensive zone, moving casually through neutral zone. He was halfway between puck carrier and cherry picker. The puck carrier was not a big threat in any way.

The main thing is to have awareness where all the Kings are and to keep them in front of you, if you are a D-man retreating from offensive blueline.

I agree. That's a long way to go for Carlson to cover. And I have no clue why Orpik stepped up and left Gaborik by himself.

 

[twabby]

Kuzy

 

[troyerlaw]

WOw. Kuz FEELING it tonite

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Kuznetsov is a freaking superstar

 

[Dr John Carlson]

I was so scared he was going to pass there.

 

[Capitals40]

Nice job by Vrana with traffic on the goal

 

[troyerlaw]

Gaborik almost got behind orpik again on shift before our goal. Kings defines tely working the cherrypick strategy. To stretch us out, if bothing else

 

[maacoshark]

Kuznetsov is a freaking superstar

He is looking like it tonight.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

He is looking like it tonight.

I feel like the frequency of his "superstar games" is increasing.

 

[troyerlaw]

Nice job by Vrana with traffic on the goal

Big time. He neutralized martinez

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

That was an excellent PK, very encouraging.

 

[Sam Spade]

The kind of balls it takes to come in like that and just STOP and then wait two seconds to shoot. That is some cocky stuff right there.

 

[twabby]

Graovac with the drawn penalty! Positive play!

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Top 6 looks good. Bottom 6 looks brutal.

Move 18 to 3LW, fire 91 to the moon. Profit.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Things I have noticed:

A lot of Kings have weird names.
Kempe looks like Russell Crowe.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Vrana has started doing a lot of little things right.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Even the NHL knows that it's Eazy for Kuzy

 

[Dr John Carlson]

The kind of balls it takes to come in like that and just STOP and then wait two seconds to shoot. That is some cocky stuff right there.

Straight out of the Datsyuk playbook.

 

[twabby]

How did he miss that 2v1

 

[Capitals40]

Holtby..uugghh

 

[Capitals40]

Lol

 

[maacoshark]

How did he miss that 2v1

Ya we got lucky. Hit the post on the wide open net

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Holtby is about to get pulled.

 

[Calicaps]

Holtby's puck handling has been pretty weak lately. That was awful.