Will the Caps be bad in 2018-19?

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Yes they will regress hard, just like they were supposed to last summer.

 

[TRASHCAT]

Yes they will regress hard, just like they were supposed to last summer.

They did regress last summer. No presidents trophy this/last season

 

[Soundwave]

Every other team in the NHL would gladly accept a bad season in 18-19 to have that 2018 Stanley Cup, so if I was a Caps fan I'd tell every other fan base to go kiss my ass, lol.

It's basically mission: accomplished, if they can win another Cup with Ovy + Kuznetsov + Backstrom that's basically just icing on the cake, but getting that first Cup was the "must have" and they got it.

 

[Scott Stevens]

no idea. I thought they were a lot better last year, but they obviously got the better result this playoffs. I don't think they will quite be as good, but I guess we'll have to see what that means for them

Of course you thought they were better last year. That fits your precious little narrative where Willie and Auston aren’t choking dogs in the playoffs. Cause last year they played the defending multiple prezzy boys. Except wait, to every other fan base, including yours before tml faced em, Washington was the choking dog. Lol
Leaferooskies and their angles.

 

[Caps8112]

miss the playoffs? really thought they were mediocre last regular season and still won the division. could see a hangover but missing the playoffs seems like a pretty far fall.

 

[Seanaconda]

I know they just won the cup, but is it likely this team seriously underperforms and misses the playoffs? With this celebration and then finally getting that cup, (as well as a new Coach) will this time lose their identity a bit and miss the playoffs? I have a feeling they will. It’s very possible they have a huge Stanley cup hangover, one that they may just recover too late from.
What do you guys think?
- JB

Doubt it this year they were supposed to be done their cup window so next they will have less pressure and will have basically the same team only maybe losing Carlson . He is a big loss but orlov and niskanen are both great odmen.

Ovie will just be ovie and score a goal more than laine or matthews and win his billonth rocket .holtby will probably win another vezina if Bob doesn't

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Backstrom won't forget how to pass and Ovi won't forget how to shoot.

 

[OVrocks]

No chance since we’ll be upgrading Carlson to Karlsson. Beagle and DSP are just 4th line plugs, those are dime a dozen.

 

[tony d]

They'll be fine, probably won't repeat but they're back in the playoffs next yr.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

It depends a bit on what the GM does this off-season

 

[Jordan Belfort]

I think you are trying too hard to crate a thread, so you can get “seen”.

Silly silly silly

Yea my main goal is to get famous on an Internet forum

 

[Jordan Belfort]

Ding ding ding. Winner! And bless him, it’s a Pens fan (so the rest is def NOT meant towards you, good sir).

I loved Trotz, but good lord HF. He was persona non grata just a few months ago. Now the franchise is lost without him?

Oy vey!!

My point isn’t Trotz leaving it’s that they kind of got what they all have waited for after repeated failures and it will be hard to be motivated next year

 

[Ridley Simon]

No chance since we’ll be upgrading Carlson to Karlsson. Beagle and DSP are just 4th line plugs, those are dime a dozen.

No. No we will not.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Depends on if Ovechkin can recover from his bender.

https://sports.theonion.com/ovechkin-hopes-to-inspire-other-athletes-to-power-throu-1826966445

 

[Riddum]

Won't make the playoffs.

Agreed. They're pretty much done for. Losing Trotz is a massive blow.

 

[Name Nameless]

There is no way this team will finish ahead of this season and be better next year.

That doesn't mean they will be bad though.

 

[LeafFever]

They won't be bad, but they will be a little worse and the cup win wastruly a one-off.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

They are possibly only losing john carlson and jay beagle. Now others can be traded but its not like last year when they lost a bunch of people

John Carlson would be a HUGE loss

 

[T REX]

Bad? No. They'll make the playoffs but they won't go far. It seemed like they may have won one for the gipper this past run. It was a great run but I don't think they will repeat.

Has anyone repeated with two different coaches back to back?

 

[Foots]

Agreed. They're pretty much done for. Losing Trotz is a massive blow.

Shut up slut.

 

[EternalOptimist]

If any team is gonna regress heavily and miss the playoffs, its that cinderella team you have in the knights

 

[New Jersey]

If any team is gonna regress heavily and miss the playoffs, its that cinderella team you have in the knights

facts, we got em!

 

[Hivemind]

Their streak of division titles might be snapped, but it would take some key injuries and a real implosion for them to miss the playoffs entirely.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

Oveckin will be too drunk during training camp. Its hard to repeat because the motivation level is never as high. Especially during a long grueling playoffs.

 

[ESH]

Most of their core returns healthy

The new coach is supposed to play Vrana and Djoos and maybe even Boyd if we're lucky, and Stephenson too

It is possible but unlikely

I’m not sure that’s necessarily a good thing. He looked very shaky for a lot of the playoffs in my opinion. He showed some good flashes of skills, but man did he make me nervous when he was in his own end.