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GDT #11 Caps at Hurricanes L 4-2
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--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Monday November 04, 2024, 03:01:08 PM Eastern ---TBH, i don't think this was anything other than coach getting Milano in a game. Vrana did look better the previous game, as did Lappy, and I expect they will be back for next game. Honestly I thought Sgarbossa had a good game vs Columbus, but unless Lappy is just not cutting it, I don't think Sgarbossa will get much work.
Milano and Vrana are about the same ilk in my book, both speed to burn and not much else, tho I do think Vrana has more scoring touch and better shot, and I do think a nudge faster. Neither is very good at board work or back checking, so I don't see either really blossoming on the 3rd line, but Lappy has pretty good wheels so maybe they can generate something.
I tried to look it up to see if I could find any data on who is actually the Caps fastest. Surprisingly, when I searched, Fehervary comes up with 24.21 MPH as caps fastest based on NHL edge stats this year, and McMichael shows up at 22.79mph. Can't find anything on Vranna
I found a stat from last year that Milano 21.44MPH (Kuzy was 21.55 and WTF?...Mantha at 21.73 for the Caps fastest forward)
Didnt mean to turn your comment into a stat page - I agree Milano is not an improvement over Vrana. Although Vrana (both) is somewhat defensively lacking, I do think he has a better chance of putting the biscuit in the basket.
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Not so sure on those speed stats. Milano has never looked all that fast to me. Vrana, though he isn't what he was, is still much quicker.
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