Post-Game Talk: Yes there is hockey tonight too, caps vs sens 7:30

[aonb]

dzingel is pretty cool name and he seems to be a decent hockey player

 

[Corby78]

is it me or do we score very few empty net goals?

 

[SimplySensational]

Never crossed the line....

 

[AtNightWeFly]

is it me or do we score very few empty net goals?

Any goals!

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Gutty win

 

[hockeykicker]

3 games in 4 nights and got 5 out of 6 points

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

2pt night! Solid win on a b2b.

 

[artilector]

A game that only a true fan can enjoy.

 

[SimplySensational]

is it me or do we score very few empty net goals?

The only player that can score them is pretty much the only one Trotz refuses to put out for it... I'm guessing a lot of that has to do with the game plan being about being safe instead of trying to win.

 

[Corby78]

2 points, lets move on

 

[Corby78]

3 games in 4 nights and got 5 out of 6 points

I'll take it

 

[Holtbyisms]

it's so hard to watch courtney laughlin ugh.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

The only player that can score them is pretty much the only one Trotz refuses to put out for it... I'm guessing a lot of that has to do with the game plan being about being safe instead of trying to win.

Ovie? He's not good in the d zone.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

it's so hard to watch courtney laughlin ugh.

She unfriended me on Facebook years ago

 

[troyerlaw]

3 games in 4 nights and got 5 out of 6 points

Fantastic!

Winning both games in B2B is no joke. I'll take it

 

[SpinningEdge]

I think a lot of us are expecting Orpik to hit a decline and no longer be a very good defender.

Well, he's playing really good hockey right now.

7 hits tonight and an assist. He's huge on the PK too which right now is hottest in the league.

He's been surprisingly solid - and that's great. Maybe he will hold up throughout this contract and be an important piece of leadership/physical play we don't realize until afterwards.

 

[txpd]

Caps pk. How many of those guys do we want to keep or even like? Orpik? Alzner? Beagle? Winnik? Wilson? Eller? Oshie? Williams? Ok...Niskanen but we are starting to see suggestions they trade Carlson.

So.....LOL

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Caps pk. How many of those guys do we want to keep or even like? Orpik? Alzner? Beagle? Winnik? Wilson? Eller? Oshie? Williams? Ok...Niskanen but we are starting to see suggestions they trade Carlson.

So.....LOL

Thing is 0% chance we can keep all our defenders. Some hard choices should be made before we let them go for nothing. As much as we all love Carlson and Alzner we have to pick one.

 

[hockeykicker]

Thing is 0% chance we can keep all our defenders. Some hard choices should be made before we let them go for nothing. As much as we all love Carlson and Alzner we have to pick one.

Well the nice thing is that Carlson becoming a free agent matches up well with the eller contract also coming off the books. By that time (next summer) one of the Hershey centers will be ready.

 

[Carlzner]

Thing is 0% chance we can keep all our defenders. Some hard choices should be made before we let them go for nothing. As much as we all love Carlson and Alzner we have to pick one.

Says who?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I think a lot of us are expecting Orpik to hit a decline and no longer be a very good defender.

Well, he's playing really good hockey right now.

7 hits tonight and an assist. He's huge on the PK too which right now is hottest in the league.

He's been surprisingly solid - and that's great. Maybe he will hold up throughout this contract and be an important piece of leadership/physical play we don't realize until afterwards.

When he's healthy, he's worthy. Simple enough. He had major injuries and many jumped to conclusions.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Says who?

Math

 

[ovikovy817]

Alzner can't shoot the puck they said (and it was a crucial moment)
Wilson is useless they said (great screen on the 2nd goal)
Waive Chorney they said (and bring another #6-7 D more expensive) at least, he can hit the net

 

[txpd]

Math

There are a lot of numbers at play here. Having to choose between those two certainly isn't the only option. Every day Kuznetsov plays the available salary cap for extending expiring contracts goes up.

 

[twabby]

Orpik's in a position to succeed and he's doing his job well. I'd like to see him thrive in second pairing minutes and assignments before saying he's close to worth his contract. David Schlemko is doing the same thing in San Jose but with a cap hit of $2.1M, for instance, and he was signed as a UFA so it's an apples to apples comparison.

Many people weren't willing to pay Mike Green $6M+ to be a third pairing defenseman (and rightfully so). That same logic should apply to Orpik.