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GDT R3G5 Capitals @ Lightning 2018-05-19 7:15pm EST NBC, CBC, TVAS
Maacoshark:
No pps yet for guys tonight. Bad thing is the one penalty Tampa should have gotten resulted in a goal against us. That play could have been a turning point.
Devise:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Saturday May 19, 2018, 09:11:41 PM Eastern --- Schmidt isn't better than Carlson defensively. He is in a better defensive system.
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Eh, maybe agree to disagree here. I think it's a tough argument because I think that Carlson has the higher upside to make a better defensive play. But I also think that, for the minutes he plays, the type of mistakes sometimes that Carlson makes are World Jr levels. I feel like Schmidt fits better into a more well coached system, and doesn't stick out.
Ultimately you may be right, Carlson might be all things considered a better defensive player. But Carlson is the one more likely to commit a boneheaded mistake at a key moment, costing the team. He's also the one more likely to commit a good underrated defensive play that leads to a big goal or win too. Sometimes though I think we run with a bit too many Carlsons in our line up. Players that swing too hard, it's a big reason I felt our identity was that. Bending with the narrative, the highs are high the lows are low, if you will.
See the debate I was having earlier about the rookies in the line up. Sometimes, as much as it sucks you'd rather have a plug to fit into the line up and not cause any waves than someone who has more to offer but has high risk and high reward type qualities.
OldHat:
Caps can score three goals and win this period... will they?
RavenCp:
The Caps must be in panic mode.
Devise:
--- Quote from: OldHat on Saturday May 19, 2018, 09:20:11 PM Eastern ---Caps can score three goals and win this period... will they?
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Hell the Caps, if pushed and hungry can score 6 goals in a period and utterly dismantle a team. Even this squad can. We absolutely need Mr. Hyde tonight though, not the Dr. Jekyl we got in the first period.
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