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You better run.
For these types of situations, this is where Burakovsky is needed. He would always step up when team was crap.
Yeah ok.
For these types of situations, this is where Burakovsky is needed. He would always step up when team was crap.
Here we goFor these types of situations, this is where Burakovsky is needed. He would always step up when team was crap.
Lol! Good one.For these types of situations, this is where Burakovsky is needed. He would always step up when team was crap.
For these types of situations, this is where Burakovsky is needed. He would always step up when team was crap.
Well I guess I’m wrong because you say so? I don’t think Reirden is a good coach but I just want the team to get back to playing good hockey again. I don’t care what that takes whether it is a new coach, trades, etc. It might not be all Reirden but he is unquestionably part of the problem, no?
And short handed goals. And forechecking turnovers. The list can go on and on.JoeB thinks other teams scouted us and saw some f*ck up to have free odd man rushes.
He won't harshly criticize the team. He is not stupid. He has to remain a diplomat.JoeB thinks other teams scouted us and saw some f*ck up to have free odd man rushes.
I get what you mean. There is definitely revisionist history when it comes to Trotz. However to me it always felt like we would lose playing the right way with Trotz. Whereas with Reirden I feel like we win playing the wrong way.Jesus the Barry Trotz apologists out in full force. Guess they completely forgot how Barry was almost fired twice in the season the Caps won the cup.
Go back and watch game 7 vs Tampa and Burakovsky stepped up when everyone else were in frozen choke mode. He isn't great when the team is on, but he's great when the team is off.
Bruce Boudreau is available...ok...so they fire Reirden. They have to go with one of the assistant coaches. Which one? I know. Right?
I get what you mean. There is definitely revisionist history when it comes to Trotz. However to me it always felt like we would lose playing the right way with Trotz. Whereas with Reirden I feel like we win playing the wrong way.
I wonder if Todd will finally think about switching lines for next game?
No he/she just tries to rile up anyone on this board. They only pop in here when the Caps aren’t playing well. Usually trolling the main board with dumb threadsHe is being sarcastic, I am sure.
Well, we don't have the luxury to trade half the team away for fresh blood. If we continue slumping for the next 5 games or so, we are in deep trouble. And it doesn't matter how we played earlier this season.Effort has been an issue with this team since the Red era began. Alzner famously proclaimed that the locker room had a hard time getting up for bad teams. They’ve had long stretches of malaise and shitty play dating back to Bruce. Some of those stretches are worse than others and this is a tough one right now.
The big issue is that the top guys are all playing like dogshit. Backstrom’s game has been flat out embarrassing. Kuznetsov is warm butter soft and a total liability most of the time. Carlson is lost in front of his own net. Ovechkin has been a total non factor. The only forwards pulling their weight are Oshie, the third line, and Hathaway and it’s killing the defense. When your top six can’t break the puck out or sustain a forecheck you’re gonna have a bad time.
Again, not absolving Rierden. I’m just pointing out that these stretches are not unique to him nor do I think all, or even most, of their struggles are systematic. If you put this all on Rierden, who gets the credit for how they played the first half of the season?
Bruce Boudreau is available...
Could always pull an Anaheim...