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GDT #49 Caps at Panthers @ 7pm
alta:
at least the Caps played better tonight
Surreylily:
Ho hum.
Laters. :hearts:
Mickstix:
Darcy did all he could. Just outmatched, as usual.
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Thursday February 08, 2024, 09:50:13 PM Eastern ---Darcy did all he could. Just outmatched, as usual.
--- End quote ---
Given that the Caps missed the playoffs last year and didn't do anything significant to upgrade themselves beyond taking a flyer on Pacioretti, things were always going to have to go right in order to make the playoffs this year. Instead, most of the elite side of the roster has hit a wall: Ovie looks like father time has caught him; Backstrom is done due to injury; and Kuznetsov has self-destructed. Carlson's offense at least has faded - time may be catching up to him as well.
Because of current rules/style of play, success, especially offensive success, is driven by skill/speed/creativity, which you see especially in the very top draft picks. The Caps don't have any of that any more. The key to getting back toward the top of the league is to get top-echelon tools/skills players. The most straightforward way to do that is to get picks at the very top of the draft.
Mickstix:
Yea, all the "stars" have hit the wall. But the lack of talent down through the lineup is alarming. I've never seen so many missed shots and lack of creativity by NHL players in my life. Protas and McMichael are duds. Probably won't even sniff 3rd line duty if on a good team. All our D suck. Can't believe we paid Jensen 4 mil a year. He makes about twice as much as -ANY- Florida D. :rofl:
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