Post-Game Talk: Red wings @ Cup champs **4pm start

[Koized]

And they are first in the division.

 

[Koized]

People might not agree because he was a fan favorite but Boyd is better than Beagle was last year.

 

[Sam Spade]

Is everyone here aware the Red Wings currently have the highest payroll in the NHL? How is that even possible at this point in their rebuild?

Anyway, the Wings gave it their all but just don't have the firepower the Caps do, especially if Larkin doesn't show up.

I anticipate only the Rangers not getting points in the Metro tonight so glad the Caps got two.

 

[Sam Spade]

People might not agree because he was a fan favorite but Boyd is better than Beagle was last year.

Eh, Beagle until the playoffs had a really bad season (excluding faceoffs).

 

[Calicaps]

Willy with the GWG. NHL unwilling to give him the credit he deserves:
Ovechkin lifts Capitals past Red Wings for fourth win in row

 

[Sam Spade]

Willy with the GWG. NHL unwilling to give him the credit he deserves:
Ovechkin lifts Capitals past Red Wings for fourth win in row

Kempny had the GWG but I love a good persecution complex as much as the next person so I will follow you.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[twabby]

lmao Ovie is the best

 

[Calicaps]

Kempny had the GWG but I love a good persecution complex as much as the next person so I will follow you.

Oh shit. I thought 43 had the second goal. Still a stupid headline.

 

[Maldini]

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Willy is awesome!

 

[g00n]

Now everyone loves Willy again. Until the next questionable hit and half the board will say "Bad contract! I always knew he was out of control!"

Caps fan split personality in a nutshell:

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Tom Wilson: do I even need to say it any more?

 

[Sam Spade]

Now everyone loves Willy again. Until the next questionable hit and half the board will say "Bad contract! I always knew he was out of control!"

Caps fan split personality in a nutshell:

Love the contract, hate the contract, love the player, hate the player, there isn't a person on this sub who doesn't realize how important Wilson is to the Caps.

 

[traparatus]

Just finished watching the game.

I know one of these days we will start to miss Kuznetsov and Oshie but so far I am blown away by how the team has buckled down and powered through major injuries.

-Wilson with a goal, an assist, 2 drawn penalties. Just another day at the office.
-Burakovsky is making plays. He still has a mental block when it comes to finishing but he is often in scoring posititons and his passing has been excellent.
-Holtby is looking like Holtby.

Credit to Red Wings, they absolutely took it to us in the 1st.

 

[g00n]

Even after the suspensions, just watch the way so many players pull up short on puck pursuit in their own zone when Wilson and Ovechkin are bearing down.

Kuzy is more likely to try and carry the puck in and make a slick pass, but Backstrom is not afraid to dump it somewhere that causes the opposition to think twice.

 

[maacoshark]

I said possession strength. Kuz has it, as does Eller.

That doesn’t mean it’s done the same way. Possession, that is.

Come on, listen.

I was sure you mention board play as well. You are correct about Eller strength being his strength but the majority if times it ends up being turnover. He just held on to the puck longer than other guys do. At times he hangs in too long. You many remember last game when we had a 2 on 1 which ended up being a 3 in 1 because Burakovsky joined in on the rush. Eller didnt shoot or pass until it was too late then tried to force a pass to Burakovsky. That is very common for him. You dont want that on the pp. You want good puck movement. That's not really Ellers strength.

 

[notDkristich]

He hasn't played very well this year. I did predict that Stephenson would be the guy that would be affected the most with the departure Trotz.

He's been playing non-nonchalantly all season. Dude has the speed and can make some nice plays, but Bura has been outplaying him. Let that sink in. Some press box time is likely coming when Kuzy and Oshie return.

Did Bowie touch the ice in the last 10 minutes of the game?

 

[Sam Spade]

Did Bowie touch the ice in the last 10 minutes of the game?

It's "Bowey" and yes he did.

 

[RandyHolt]

Willy with the GWG. NHL unwilling to give him the credit he deserves:
Ovechkin lifts Capitals past Red Wings for fourth win in row

no surprise - look how long it took for penBC /nhl to market Ovi. S1d or bust even when out with a concussion and ovi in his prime. It was crazy.

 

[Calicaps]

no surprise - look how long it took for penBC /nhl to market Ovi. S1d or bust even when out with a concussion and ovi in his prime. It was crazy.

Turns out I was wrong. Kempny had the GWG.

 

[RandyHolt]

Turns out I was wrong. Kempny has the GWG.

Its ok the story is really all about Willy of late, and seemingly only Caps fans know.

 

[Brucelenok]

Is it just me or Ovi-Backy-Wilson line reminding me of Ovi-Backy-Knuble line back to 09-11? I feel like that exactly what type of player Willy can become. The line totally dominates right now just like in good old days

 

[AtNightWeFly]

I love Tom Wilson and I don't care who he hits or how hard. There! I said it!

 

[artilector]

Is it just me or Ovi-Backy-Wilson line reminding me of Ovi-Backy-Knuble line back to 09-11? I feel like that exactly what type of player Willy can become. The line totally dominates right now just like in good old days

Knuble was pretty good (especially relative to most of the other candidates), but tbh, he had nowhere near the impact that Wilson has been having recently, IMO. It's all about the wheels, man, the wheels!

Wilson's skating + intensity/energy/physicality >> Knuble's crease presence + extra goal-scoring touch.

And if Wilson's skills continue to develop, he's on his way to being a whole different kind of player.