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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #80 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 09:38:49 AM Eastern »
14 games and only 8 points away from (very) early golf!! (And Fl with 2 games in the tank) It'll be hard but I think they can do it!!  :poop:

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #81 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 11:02:22 AM Eastern »
Raise your hand if you were waiting for Carlson to put it in our own net on the delayed PP (stupid) drop pass?  :wackysmile:


I cant stand when he turns his back to 2/3 of the ice so that he has no idea where the opposition is when he leaves it for a teammate. He does it in slow motion and looks so clueless. Like he's thinking well sh!t, I don't have the answer how about you... Eventually someone is gonna steal one of those casual passes and score.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #82 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 11:07:56 AM Eastern »
Backstrom is almost useless now.. Slow as hell and can't win a faceoff to save his life.  He rarely wins a faceoff in the offensive zone. Beagle can't be on the ice for every faceoff


Agree with you there on Backy. He does look slow and definitely like he does not want the puck on his stick. He looks like he's thinking pass even before he has possession. His turnover to carter right in front of the net (Which Grubby grabbed like a ninja) looked like a certain goal.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #83 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 11:56:21 AM Eastern »
I doubt that would make that much of a difference, or for very long.  It would only be a punitive, scapegoat, theatrical gesture.


This team has been built on a “star player platform” and the front office allows, if not wants that.


Really, how many times do you think Oviedo been late since he was scratched for being late a few years ago?  No way in hell do  believe zero.






Agree,on the other hand the team is struggling with offense,defense,the team doesn’t show any performance in away games,we have lost 3-4 matches to Chicago,Columbus,Ducks without any efforts,how we play in power plays,in addition something wrong with Holtby this season,therefore in my opinion the responsibility of those results is the Trotz,as team right now has psychological problems,struggling with scoring goals and loosing every match and the only way to fix it and shake a team spirit is fire him..

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #84 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 04:35:43 PM Eastern »





Agree,on the other hand the team is struggling with offense,defense,the team doesn’t show any performance in away games,we have lost 3-4 matches to Chicago,Columbus,Ducks without any efforts,how we play in power plays,in addition something wrong with Holtby this season,therefore in my opinion the responsibility of those results is the Trotz,as team right now has psychological problems,struggling with scoring goals and loosing every match and the only way to fix it and shake a team spirit is fire him..


But that isn't the only way. We've had like, ten coaches with the  majority of this core. Every single time we fired a coach, people cited this same bullshit. "Coach has lost the team, pysche problem." Ovechkin and co are babies. That is the problem. They have zero heart, work ethic or commitment and they lose because they don't have it in them to do better. The going gets tough and they get going. That old adage has always yelled true to this club. But it's okay we'll keep doing the coach swap dance and wonder why it never fixes our problems. Keep on buying the media hype people, what a bunch of garbage.


Meanwhile Trotz, who is a quality NHL coach make no mistake about that, the moment people heard rumors of him maybe getting fired here, he'll have a job in the NHL again in no time. No different than the other coaches we fired who have no issues making other teams better. We are the problem, it's as simple as that.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #85 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 04:43:40 PM Eastern »

But that isn't the only way. We've had like, ten coaches with the  majority of this core. Every single time we fired a coach, people cited this same bullshit. "Coach has lost the team, pysche problem." Ovechkin and co are babies. That is the problem. They have zero heart, work ethic or commitment and they lose because they don't have it in them to do better. The going gets tough and they get going. That old adage has always yelled true to this club. But it's okay we'll keep doing the coach swap dance and wonder why it never fixes our problems. Keep on buying the media hype people, what a bunch of garbage.


Meanwhile Trotz, who is a quality NHL coach make no mistake about that, the moment people heard rumors of him maybe getting fired here, he'll have a job in the NHL again in no time. No different than the other coaches we fired who have no issues making other teams better. We are the problem, it's as simple as that.


Some years ago I said multiple times Ted needs to get a couple sports psychiatrists on the payroll, and make talking to them mandatory instead of politely asking a player to stop doing something, which Trotz has done with OV. Also not every coach the Caps fired in the OV era went on to success. I'm willing to bet big money on Oates never being an NHL head coach again
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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #86 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 04:46:06 PM Eastern »

Some years ago I said multiple times Ted needs to get a couple sports psychiatrists on the payroll, and make talking to them mandatory instead of politely asking a player to stop doing something, which Trotz has done with OV. Also not every coach the Caps fired in the OV era went on to success. I'm willing to bet big money on Oates never being an NHL head coach again


Haha, fair enough. Oates I think is a special circumstances because he was never NHL head coach material anyways. But Trotz will have another job in no time. I'm with you, this club needs something to wake up it's core star players. Ov, Nicky, Carlson, Kuzy, etc. This team has to realize it's make or break time at some point, and that this window of their age and them having any half decent shot at playoff success is closing. It just doesn't seem that way. Maybe they don't care about a Cup, I don't know. None of us are in that room, but as you mentioned there are clearly problems with motivation and psyche.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #87 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 06:47:35 PM Eastern »
   I was too tired to watch this game. Sounds like I didnt miss much. This team is terrible right now. Only a couple of guys seem to show up every game. Ovie and Wilson are our best players this season. Everyone else sucks. And yes Alta even Carlson.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #88 on: Friday March 09, 2018, 09:31:05 PM Eastern »
With 1:2 and 10 min to go I was sure that Caps won't score.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #89 on: Saturday March 10, 2018, 09:53:59 AM Eastern »

Some years ago I said multiple times Ted needs to get a couple sports psychiatrists on the payroll, and make talking to them mandatory instead of politely asking a player to stop doing something, which Trotz has done with OV. Also not every coach the Caps fired in the OV era went on to success. I'm willing to bet big money on Oates never being an NHL head coach again
   I'm not saying Oates is a good coach but I think the reason he isn't coaching is more about the way his tenure here ended rather than his coaching ability. Calling out Ovi didnt go over very well and it got him fired.
    Trotz has handled Ovi very well. I'm worried another coach won't be able to handle Ovi.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #90 on: Saturday March 10, 2018, 10:52:07 AM Eastern »
   I was too tired to watch this game. Sounds like I didnt miss much. This team is terrible right now. Only a couple of guys seem to show up every game. Ovie and Wilson are our best players this season. Everyone else sucks. And yes Alta even Carlson.
Actually Beagles on a record setting face-off tear these past several games . . .


But, he’s casted into the “4th line” mold, regardless of what he does otherwise.



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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #91 on: Saturday March 10, 2018, 11:17:30 AM Eastern »
Actually Beagles on a record setting face-off tear these past several games . . .


But, he’s casted into the “4th line” mold, regardless of what he does otherwise.
   Beagle has been great on face offs lately. He is also a hard worker. Unfortunately his skills are limited. He does kill some offensive rushes because of his lack of skill. He also gets quite a few scoring chances for a 4th liner but he is probably the worst forward on the team at finishing, which is why he is on the 4th line. He has struggled a bit in the defensive zone this year too but that is on the whole team.
   I have no problem with Beagle but IMO the only thing keeping him in the league is his faceoff ability. Love his work ethic. Wish everyone had his work ethic. I think the only other guy on this team with that kind of work ethic is Wilson.

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Re: GDT#67 Capitals @ Kings Mar 8 @ 10:30pm
« Reply #92 on: Monday March 12, 2018, 01:04:02 PM Eastern »
   I was too tired to watch this game. Sounds like I didnt miss much. This team is terrible right now. Only a couple of guys seem to show up every game. Ovie and Wilson are our best players this season. Everyone else sucks. And yes Alta even Carlson.


Someone hijacked Maako's account?


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