GDT: TOR @ WSH - 7:30 PM

[hb12xchamps]

I can’t wait for Lavi to regurgitate his “we’re going through some things in the room” quote for the 5th time this season

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Courtesy of Matt Niskanen

Jesus I miss Nisky so much. He should come back and teach some of these guys how to defend the front of the net.

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Jesus I miss Nisky so much. He should come back and teach some of these guys how to defend the front of the net.

Chara reportedly available. Won't help with team speed, but would improve net-front defense.

 

[troyerlaw]

Brutal game for Kuznetsov and Fehervary.

And eller and Ovie

 

[shtorm2005]

 

[Capsman]

John Carlson has turned into Mike Green.

I think he protects himself better than Green.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

John Carlson has turned into Mike Green.

Mike Green was a much better skater and puck distributor, unless it's 2015 Mike Green we're talking about.

 

[DWGie26]

Just back from game. Brutal. Most crowded i have seen the building this year though.

Lots of things to pick at, but the biggest thing is our defense is slow and loses puck battles. Orlov was worst i have seen him. Fever is gassed for sure losing puck battles like he did to start the Rangers game. Kempny is also really bad right now. Turns everything into a puck battle even when it shouldn’t be. Just no flow.

 

[Langway]

Leafs Top Caps Late, 5-3 (nhl.com)

The loss extends Washington's home ice losing streak to six straight, all in regulation. It's the Caps' longest home losing streak since they moved to downtown D.C. nearly a quarter of a century ago....

The last time the Caps lost six straight home games in regulation, they were getting their mail in Landover, Maryland and they had yet to play in their first Stanley Cup playoff game. From Oct. 14-Nov. 11, 1981, the Caps lost seven straight home games, all in regulation.

Kudos.

 

[DWGie26]

Leafs Top Caps Late, 5-3 (nhl.com)

Kudos.

Ouch!

 

[usiel]

Maybe the need a full system switch maybe not as radical as Hunter Hockey but start trapping more. It is obvious they cannot handle the top teams speed. Amazed how many odd man breaks come out of no where.

 

[pman25]

Fehervary has been bad lately. I think he still ends up being good but man he loses a lot of battles still. His endurance is certainly being tested.

Kempny sucks too. They need a LHD and should make a move to acquire one, with an eye towards next year as well

 

[aonb]

beaten by a much better team, nothing to see here

 

[ovikovy817]

For the past few weeks I'm watching games until the first goal by the opponent.
It happens quickly in the game.
Then I can watch the score in the NHL app, move forward to see the goals and that's all.
Was surprised to see that they've scored 3 goals.

 

[Corby78]

For the past few weeks I'm watching games until the first goal by the opponent.
It happens quickly in the game.
Then I can watch the score in the NHL app, move forward to see the goals and that's all.
Was surprised to see that they've scored 3 goals.

I stopped watching complete games about a month ago. If I’m going to watch bad hockey I want it to be going somewhere. I want it to be kids developing, a team building. I don’t want to watch a team going nowhere with no future, get worse.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

They’re not a team right now. Too many guys adding no or negative value. Carlson and Fever were awful. Too many breakdowns in coverage. Way too many lost battles in the corners or in front of the net. Everything they do looks hard.

Honestly pretty apathetic about all of it right now. Too much other shit going on to get too worked up about it.

 

[tycoonheart]

Honestly pretty apathetic about all of it right now. Too much other shit going on to get too worked up about it.

This is exactly where I am. I accepted what this team was a month or so ago. I'm not as heated right now.

 

[marcel snapshot]

They’re not a team right now.

. Too much other shit going on to get too worked up about it.

And Ted does not really care about that. He thinks we’ll pay big bucks for seats to watch an increasingly immobile Ovie pursue the goal-scoring record. Did you like that Ovie goal with one minute to play against NY in a 4-1 loss. Welcome to the future.
Agree with your last point wholeheartedly

 

[Capsman]

Maybe the need a full system switch maybe not as radical as Hunter Hockey but start trapping more. It is obvious they cannot handle the top teams speed. Amazed how many odd man breaks come out of no where.

Toronto must have beaten out 3 icings last night and turned them into near scoring opportunities.

 

[Capsman]

Just back from game. Brutal. Most crowded i have seen the building this year though.

Lots of things to pick at, but the biggest thing is our defense is slow and loses puck battles. Orlov was worst i have seen him. Fever is gassed for sure losing puck battles like he did to start the Rangers game. Kempny is also really bad right now. Turns everything into a puck battle even when it shouldn’t be. Just no flow.

Fever, Jensen, Orlov, and TVR are not slow. Schultz (when playing) is not slow. I don’t think defensive speed is a general problem, it just looked accentuated last night because of the opponent.

Yes Fever was gassed probably because of chasing their forwards along the boards all day. When we were giving pucks away left and right that easily should have exited the zone we gave them another 30 seconds of cycling. Orlov has not been himself.

This defense has been good most of the season but they are not a “build from the defense” group. Meaning not the type of defense that can handle forwards being crappy and still win you 2-1 games. Let along the shaky goaltending. Our forwards are by and large awful defensively. Through the neutral zone, in the d-zone. Everyone blames Carlson for the Tavares play but it was Eller who completely got his ankles broken first. Then CMM standing around. Then OV standing around on the GWG.

Unless Lavi really changes something systemically (or via major trade) this team won’t make the playoffs let alone make noise. It’s not an issue of just “playing better”, they don’t have the horses to do this.

 

[DrewGl]

This team has me so disinterested in hockey right now. I just check NHL.com every 30 minutes, see we are losing and go back to watching the news. Ukraine/Russia coverage is much more interesting.

 

[HurricaneFanatic]

Has Ovi actually started a decline this season? Don't get me wrong, he started hot but he seems different now than he did before Christmas.

 

[pman25]

Has Ovi actually started a decline this season? Don't get me wrong, he started hot but he seems different now than he did before Christmas.

Well the entire team has sucked in 2022. But I'd say Ovi likely overproduced to start the year and is now underproducing to levels that I think are somewhat unlucky. His on ice shot % has dropped significantly in the new year, the lowest amongst all skaters which i don't think sustains itself. More goals should go in soon, i would hope

 

[HurricaneFanatic]

And Ted does not really care about that. He thinks we’ll pay big bucks for seats to watch an increasingly immobile Ovie pursue the goal-scoring record. Did you like that Ovie goal with one minute to play against NY in a 4-1 loss. Welcome to the future.
Agree with your last point wholeheartedly

I don't think he gets there. Gordie is the goal now.

 

[HurricaneFanatic]

Well the entire team has sucked in 2022. But I'd say Ovi likely overproduced to start the year and is now underproducing to levels that I think are somewhat unlucky. His on ice shot % has dropped significantly in the new year, the lowest amongst all skaters which i don't think sustains itself. More goals should go in soon, i would hope

I dunno man. This just seems like more. But you are likely right.