Post-Game Talk: Sat, Oct 12, 8:00p ET: Capitals @ Stars

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Samsonov gets the start. Dowd in for Stephenson. The rest is the same.

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[peterthegreat12]

That d core ain’t working.

 

[Midnight Judges]

That d core ain’t working.

Now would be a great time for some of those draft picks to come to fruition.

 

[895]

That d core ain’t working.

Now would be a great time for some of those draft picks to come to fruition.

Has nothing to do with draft picks. We dont have the cap space to bring any other defenseman.

Lewington is the only defenseman who fits under the cap.

Gudas is more skilled and more experienced than Lewington, so he should play his offside instead of Lewington.

This is the best possible defence given the cap constraints.

Whether GMBM should have spent so close to the cap in the first place is a different question.

 

[Hinterland]

That d core ain’t working.

Dowd over Stephenson is a start but yeah.

They have to call up somebody from Hershey as long as Kempny is out. If Reirden wants to play Lewington, he has to sit Jensen. In any case, Gudas needs to play on his natural side and play more minutes for this defense to work. Since it's not gonna happen in this one, Reirden should at least work his ass off to keep that Gudas/Lewington pairing away from Hintz and Seguin...sadly, since he didn't even manage to that at home I'm not too optimistic. Also, Stars apparently getting Dickinson back from injury makes their 3rd line a lot better. Scary.

 

[Hinterland]

Has nothing to do with draft picks. We dont have the cap space to bring any other defenseman.

Lewington is the only defenseman who fits under the cap.

Gudas is more skilled and more experienced than Lewington, so he should play his offside instead of Lewington.

This is the best possible defence given the cap constraints.

Whether GMBM should have spent so close to the cap in the first place is a different question.

They can always move Kempny to LTIR or waive Stephenson...his 1 million ass eating nachos doesn't exactly help the Caps defense...
Gudas has zero experience playing the left side and it's easy to see. Caps need him to play big minutes on his natural side...not learning how to play his off side during meaningful games.

 

[895]

They can always move Kempny to LTIR or waive Stephenson...his 1 million ass eating nachos doesn't exactly help the Caps defense...
Gudas has zero experience playing the left side and it's easy to see. Caps need him to play big minutes on his natural side...not learning how to play his off side during meaningful games.

Kempny to LTIR causes more problems than it solves because then he misses the next 4 as well.

Waiving Stephenson sure.

It's on BM though, not Reirden.

 

[traparatus]

Kempny to LTIR causes more problems than it solves because then he misses the next 4 as well.

Waiving Stephenson sure.

It's on BM though, not Reirden.

It might not be on BMac or Reirden. Ownership is already paying big bucks to Djoos and Boyd to play in the AHL. Maybe they don't feel like shelling out another million bucks on top of that.

 

[Hinterland]

Kempny to LTIR causes more problems than it solves because then he misses the next 4 as well.

Waiving Stephenson sure.

It's on BM though, not Reirden.

He might miss them anyway...and even if not...I don't see the problem.

 

[Hinterland]

It might not be on BMac or Reirden. Ownership is already paying big bucks to Djoos and Boyd to play in the AHL. Maybe they don't feel like shelling out another million bucks on top of that.

Stephenson down, Djoos up. Problem solved. Or would that put them over the cap?

 

[francaisvolantsparis]

Siegenthaler on the first pair, Jensen on the shutdown pair, Gudas playing on the left.

I hope our forwards score 7 goals and Samsonov stends on his head tonight.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Kempny to LTIR causes more problems than it solves because then he misses the next 4 as well.

Waiving Stephenson sure.

It's on BM though, not Reirden.

I think BMac is not waiving Stephenson because by playing him, Stephenson would have some decent trade value. Burying him in Hershey just takes ice time away from other forwards who are trying to develop. By the quarter mark, I could still see both Djoos and Stephenson traded to teams that could sustain injuries.

Caps D group is disorganized right now because they are using 5 RD and 1 LD. When Kempny and Fever are back in the lineup, then things will be more balanced.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Siegenthaler on the first pair, Jensen on the shutdown pair, Gudas playing on the left.

I hope our forwards score 7 goals and Samsonov stends on his head tonight.

The way Holtby has played so far, Samsonov will cut down the goals against by half. If Samsonov were to win tonight, then screw team politics and play him again @ home against the Avs!

 

[Lindemann]

I’m pretty sure BMac is trying to trade Holtby sometime. Or at least, is talking around

 

[searle]

Would like a strong game from IS and a consistent effort through all 3 periods please.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I’m pretty sure BMac is trying to trade Holtby sometime. Or at least, is talking around

Based on what?

 

[Sam Spade]

That d core ain’t working.

Now would be a great time for some of those draft picks to come to fruition.

Unfortunately until they get Kempny back, and some cap space somehow, it is what it is.

Stephenson down, Djoos up. Problem solved. Or would that put them over the cap?

Fehrevary instead of Djoos and I agree with you.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Hope Sammy has a good game. We have some questions on D tonight

 

[Sam Spade]

Hope Sammy has a good game. We have some questions on D tonight

I like Reirdon's comments in the pre-game about insulating Samsonov and that he hopes the guys do that for him.

So do I Todd, so do I.

 

[txpd]

That d core ain’t working.

Except for Carlson the entire D corp is learning a new gig. Kempny is out which means 2 rookies rather than one. Orlov is learning to be the lead defenseman on a shutdown pair rather than Niskanen's wing man. Jensen is a top 4 d on a cup level team. Gudas is new to the team and his partner is a rookie. What did you expect?

My guess is that the new aggressive system is working til they get tired. And then....As they get in condition for it and the rest of the league wears down a step, it will work better

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Feels weird to say it, but we need Sammy to steal one....would be a huge morale boost if he was standing on his head tonight.

 

[895]

This game has 5-3 loss all over it.

 

[Sam Spade]

This game has 5-3 loss all over it.

And we are winning 3-1 heading into the third.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

While waiting on the game to start, it was sure great to see and hear Dick Irvin on HNIC. Lots of great memories.

 

[maacoshark]

That d core ain’t working.

No it isn't.