Yeah, I don't think about the regular season at all beyond getting points and stats for individual players.
Back to backs, who started in net for a team, who's missing from a teams lineup, etc. Come playoff time everything resets.
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Yeah, I don't think about the regular season at all beyond getting points and stats for individual players.
Back to backs, who started in net for a team, who's missing from a teams lineup, etc. Come playoff time everything resets.
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log off.
Good win, keep on rolling
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CBJ keeps winning, they’ll make the loffs.
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CBJ keeps winning, they’ll make the loffs.
Gudas certainly had himself a great game tonight. Play of the game right here, Gudas killed two Bolts and it led to Orlov's goal:
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He had a great set of games last night and tonight. Hopefully he can keep it rolling. Love the confidence he has on the PK now. He makes a ton of plays on the PK.
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Unless they go on some insane Blues winning streak, then no. There are 5 worthy Metro playoff teams ahead of them!
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It’s yours boys and girls and babes let’s go!
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Jensen had the longest shifts on the tram averaging 1:01, there was one sequence he wouldn’t get off the ice with Gudas on the boards, goal was his fault and he chased that with a bad penalty.
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Great Dane! Love that Eller feller.
Nice win! Beat a pretty good team. 
Congrats to Gudas on his first goal as a Cap. Rad Co.
Congrats to Gudas on his first goal as a Cap. Rad Co.
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Interesting breakdown of mins on defense. 2 guys in the 20s. 1 guy near 19. 3 guys in the 16s. This by the way isn't because one defenseman wouldn't get off the ice. Those numbers might have been higher had that defenseman not taken the first minor penalty of his season.
Reirden reveals himself to an extent. Carlson killed 5 mins of penalties last night. When the games count he will be a primary killer but they are saving him.
Siegenthaler killed over 6mins of penalties. The kid is really earning his ice time on what is becoming the best penalty killing in the league. No more pining for Fehervary. We are good with left shooting defensemen.
Reirden has found something on managing back to backs. The team is clearly different in that situation the last two seasons. I am sold. I really really like this coach.
Holtby is a stud.
Interesting breakdown of mins on defense. 2 guys in the 20s. 1 guy near 19. 3 guys in the 16s. This by the way isn't because one defenseman wouldn't get off the ice. Those numbers might have been higher had that defenseman not taken the first minor penalty of his season.
Reirden reveals himself to an extent. Carlson killed 5 mins of penalties last night. When the games count he will be a primary killer but they are saving him.
Siegenthaler killed over 6mins of penalties. The kid is really earning his ice time on what is becoming the best penalty killing in the league. No more pining for Fehervary. We are good with left shooting defensemen.
Reirden has found something on managing back to backs. The team is clearly different in that situation the last two seasons. I am sold. I really really like this coach.
Holtby is a stud.
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I remember there was talk on this board of offloading Orlov instead of Niskanen, which is insane since I thought Orlov was our best Dman in the Canes series.
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nothing insane about (most) discussion. Only one is untouchable. Orlov would/will return quite the bounty.
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Probably his best game of the season, given the opponent and the ridiculous penalties we took late with the game tied or a 1 goal lead.
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The penalties impact the numbers for this game, but the general usage has been consistent recently. Carlson, Kempny, orlov, and Jensen play lots of 5v5 mins (Kempny in particular plays almost exclusively 5 on 5 and often around 20 mins per game). Carlson takes 70% of PP time, with orlov getting the remainder. Gudas and siege play tons of PK time, with orlov and Jensen taking a decent chunk and Carlson being used as needed.
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Yup. That was me. I think it was only me. I was saying that should Niskanen return to norms he was a more stabile player for the role AND that the Caps don't use Orlov's offensive upside because he is left handed that he could return far more than Niskanen.
I was concerned about Orlov on the PK. He is currently 6th on the defense in shtoi/g. but Reirden has found a way to leverage Siegenthaler in such a way as to minimize the lack of pk from both Orlov and Kempny
That's all. Things have worked out just fine.
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I remember watching this discussion. Yes Orly would bring a better haul back than Nisky did, but Nisky was severely underperforming his contract (at the time) and Orlov was and is one of the best values in the league at his contract. Right now DO is playing like a $6/$6.5 guy, for $5M.
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he could be playing like a $7 mil+ a year guy in a different team scenario...
It was the right trade at the time by GMBM and Gudas is proving a nice add at a discount.
My syrupy hot take today, Orlov doesn’t end his NHL career as a Cap.
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I could see that, but only because of the Cap. He's going to get a raise on his next contract and I'm not sure we have the slots to fit that, with two solid rookies coming on board soon enough.
Remember when Orlov requested a trade because of how poorly he was developed by Oates and treated by McPhee? Good times.
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