GDT: Regrettably, it is a Washington Capitals Gameday (10 PM in Seattle)

[zappa4ever]

In F tanking just yet news:

tonight's relevant scores:
Aisles down 3-0 to BUF (start 3rd)
DET down 2-1 to ARI (late 2nd)
TBL tied 2-2 w NYR (late 2nd)
PHI down 3-1 to TOR (mid 2nd)

 

[Block]

I still don't get the logic of trading Mantha if they think they have a shot at the playoffs. If you're going to do it, get anything you can for Patches, maybe even Oshie and really commit to it..

 

[RedRocking]

Alright fellas, you embarrassed me last night. Particularly that whole Connor Brown business.

@Ridley Simon has taken time out of his busy schedule GMing the Commies to see you tonight - so do some good hockey things & stuff.

(BTW I’m headed up Route 1 to take over the GM office while you’re in Seattle, lol).

 

[PlushMinus]

I still don't get the logic of trading Mantha if they think they have a shot at the playoffs. If you're going to do it, get anything you can for Patches, maybe even Oshie and really commit to it..

I don't think Bmac etc took the view that the team would make the playoffs. They probably felt it was going to be a dice roll and the Caps might just sneak into the final WC spot but were more likely to miss.

Keeping Mantha probably wouldn't be the difference maker.
Doubt there was much interest in Patches and even if there was he has a no trade clause.
Oshie?? I expect he'd be viewed as too fragile by most GM's. I'm not the only one who expressed surprise that he was back in the lineup the other night, but he could just as easily be out again before the season is over. All due respect to the guy, he's a warrior, but trading for him would be very risky.

Just my 5 cents worth.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Flyers getting pasted by the Leafs 5-1.
Bolts doubled the Rags, 6-3.
Wings lost their 7th in a row 4-1 to the Landfill Coyotes!
Sabres shutout the Isles 4-0!
Pens of course doubled up the Sharks, 6-3.

3rd in the Metro and both Wild Card spots are very much up for grabs!

Canes shutout the Panthers 4-0 with Kuzy scoring his 1st goal as a Cane!

So far as I predicted, Flyers/Wings are slipping badly.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Spreadsheets for the win!

 

[SherVaughn30]

I don't think Bmac etc took the view that the team would make the playoffs. They probably felt it was going to be a dice roll and the Caps might just sneak into the final WC spot but were more likely to miss.

Keeping Mantha probably wouldn't be the difference maker.
Doubt there was much interest in Patches and even if there was he has a no trade clause.
Oshie?? I expect he'd be viewed as too fragile by most GM's. I'm not the only one who expressed surprise that he was back in the lineup the other night, but he could just as easily be out again before the season is over. All due respect to the guy, he's a warrior, but trading for him would be very risky.

Just my 5 cents worth.

Patches was going to the Rags, but he nixed the trade! That tells me Patches actually likes playing for this team, so I commend him for being committed to the Caps.

 

[um]

Why can’t these late ass games start on time!

 

[SherVaughn30]

I still don't get the logic of trading Mantha if they think they have a shot at the playoffs. If you're going to do it, get anything you can for Patches, maybe even Oshie and really commit to it..

He was playing for his next contract and not really to help the team make the playoffs.

 

[troyerlaw]

Patches was going to the Rags, but he nixed the trade! That tells me Patches actually likes playing for this team, so I commend him for being committed to the Caps.

Why in the world would Rags want him? Seriously. What does he add to that roster

 

[RedRocking]

The Hershey guys should know Daccord well from the CCF last year.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

All the teams we're chasing except for Tampa lost tonight, gotta take advantage of this.

 

[um]

Why in the world would Rags want him? Seriously. What does he add to that roster

They got pretty bad forward depth.

 

[troyerlaw]

First line doesnt scream ‘chemistry’ to me, but would be happy to be proven wrong.

Such a dumb penalty by 43, my lord. Did he not see what a disaster the early penalties were last night

 

[twabby]

Haha Tom Wilson showing that $45.5 million veteran leadership

 

[Langway]

Real smart.

 

[Monsterrain]

No cross check?!

 

[um]

Great job Wilson. Definitely a team player and not a hot head.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Don’t get Wilson allowing himself to be baited by a weasel like Gourde

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

That's a pretty soft penalty IMO. Let's see if the refs maintain that standard throughout the game.

 

[troyerlaw]

That's a pretty soft penalty IMO. Let's see if the refs maintain that standard throughout the game.

Didnt he crosscheck Gourde like eight times right before that

 

[Hivemind]

It should be illegal to have games start this late

 

[troyerlaw]

I miss Sgarbossa.

(A sentence I didn’t have on my Bingo card for this season)

 

[HTFN]

I liked the way Lapierre dumped that puck in. He held in on the play, took the hit, and used the gesture of the dump to also protect himself.

 

[kicksavedave]

A live look at thew Caps trying to make the playoffs after trading away some of their top players.