GDT: MTL @ WAS 7PM - Unleash the MEH

[pman25]

Lol TVR that was graceful

 

[RedRocking]

 

[Coldplay619]

Three goals for Montreal versus three shots for us.

 

[John Price]

I'm in the arena this is very unpleasant. might get a 16 dollar beer

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

This is going to be an 'interesting' back half of the season. Red tank, anyone?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I was about to tune in and I saw the score.

 

[HeyMattyB]

 

[SkinsFan09]

Sell at the deadline. It's full rebuild time don't make the mistake of wasting time.

 

[SherVaughn30]

When does Carbery get put on the hot seat because this team so badly struggles to score goals? Ovechkin can't bail him out and quite frankly there is still good players on this roster as is that are capable to score goals. To me the system in place is suffocating the offense. They play too picky with their offensive chances, when they should be just shooting the puck from everywhere and going for rebounds.

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I guess I'll watch Oilers/Vegas game later on. This is beer league.

 

[SherVaughn30]

I just saw the 3rd Habs goal. That was absolutely embarrassing for TVR. I have seen Beer League D-men skate better than that on a won face-off!

 

[troyerlaw]

Looks like NAK being sat for a shift or two. Or more

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

When does Carbery get put on the hot seat because this team so badly struggles to score goals? Ovechkin can't bail him out and quite frankly there is still good players on this roster as is that are capable to score goals. To me the system in place is suffocating the offense. They play too picky with their offensive chances, when they should be just shooting the puck from everywhere and going for rebounds.

I think he's squeezed a lot of wins out of a team that should realistically not be anywhere close to a playoff position at the halfway mark.

One might argue it was mostly thanks to Lindgren, but I think he coaches defense well. I agree with you that he needs to make some adjustments offensively, they're not aggressive enough on the rush.

The hot seat would be premature for a rookie head coach whose team's been above expectations so far in my opinion.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

When does Carbery get put on the hot seat because this team so badly struggles to score goals? Ovechkin can't bail him out and quite frankly there is still good players on this roster as is that are capable to score goals. To me the system in place is suffocating the offense. They play too picky with their offensive chances, when they should be just shooting the puck from everywhere and going for rebounds.

He doesn’t end up on the hot seat. His roster is crap. The core cratered. That isn’t on him.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

This second half of the season could get real ugly real fast. On the bright side maybe we end up with Celebrini.

 

[SherVaughn30]

I think he's squeezed a lot of wins out of a team that should realistically not be anywhere close to a playoff position at the halfway mark.

One might argue it was mostly thanks to Lindgren, but I think he coaches defense well. I agree with you that he needs to make some adjustments offensively, they're not aggressive enough on the rush.

The hot seat would be premature for a rookie head coach whose team's been above expectations so far in my opinion.

There is always more to it. I don't think the team believes in the system in terms of generating offense. Lavy did a better job in that regard because the D was a scoring threat and that made the opponent respect the Caps D, which opened doors for more offense from the forwards. The two negatives with Lavy were his impatience on young players unless forced to and McCarthy defensive system(Lavy is having more success that he got away from McCarthy, but of course it helps he's coaching a much younger team in the Rangers).

 

[Capitals40]

This second half of the season could get real ugly real fast. On the bright side maybe we end up with Celebrini.

It has been ugly. If I remember correctly, Caps are 4-9-3 since December 23.

 

[crab]

Edmundson for an early 2nd round pick is going to make the trade even worse. Hopefully they can somehow get a late 2nd for the plug.

 

[twabby]

Huh, the Caps are sporting a 7% xG share right now.

 

[McVechkin]

Edmundson for an early 2nd round pick is going to make the trade even worse. Hopefully they can somehow get a late 2nd for the plug.

It was such a dumb pointless trade. Thanks for reminding me ha

 

[SherVaughn30]

Huh, the Caps are sporting a 7% xG share right now.

Twabby needs advanced stats to decipher how bad this team is. The rest of us just look with our own two eyes, using far less brain power to decipher the same conclusion!

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

There is always more to it. I don't think the team believes in the system in terms of generating offense. Lavy did a better job in that regard because the D was a scoring threat and that made the opponent respect the Caps D, which opened doors for more offense from the forwards. The two negatives with Lavy were his impatience on young players unless forced to and McCarthy defensive system(Lavy is having more success that he got away from McCarthy, but of course it helps he's coaching a much younger team in the Rangers).

That's fair, but he's a rookie head coach who seems to understand the defensive aspect of the game very well, and he can develop young players.

I don't think it would be wise to roll the dice again to turn a mediocre team into a slightly less mediocre team.

The root cause of it all is the roster composition. You can't win in the NHL without center depth.

 

[Langway]

Forget stale. MFers in moldy oldie territory.

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Really contemplating opening a bottle of red wine to get me through this game.