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Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: justwincaps on Monday May 21, 2018, 04:26:54 PM Eastern ---
I'll agree to disagree on that.
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OK. Who has been better? Because it certainly isn't Orlov or Niskanen.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Monday May 21, 2018, 02:30:53 PM Eastern ---This year has not been a good year for Nisky. He was injured, but most of the problem has been his mental mistakes. They seemed to come in bunches and there were more than a few games during the year that he just made one stupid mistake after another. It got to the point that I wondered if Carlson's low hockey IQ was contagious (sorry Maaco - I just couldn't resist).
Let's hope he has a good solid game tonight.
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Carlson has shown in these playoffs that he has a hockey IQ. He hasn't made many bonehead plays in these playoffs.
Beaglefan2:
Let's not get carried away. Carlson has made plenty of boneheaded plays, he just hasn't been burned when it led to a goal. I will agree that he has played better in these playoffs. I have been pleasantly surprised.
Devise:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Monday May 21, 2018, 05:20:06 PM Eastern --- Carlson has shown in these playoffs that he has a hockey IQ. He hasn't made many bonehead plays in these playoffs.
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Are you just like counting these playoffs as only this round? Because that is the only round Carlson defensively has been better than Nisky or Orlov. Against Columbus and Pitt Nisky/Orly were absolutely clutch defensively for us. On MANY occasions. Forgettnig Nisky sweeping several pucks out of the paint against the Pens?
Carlson on the other hand has been better defensively and playing more within the system, specifically against the Pens and some of the later games this series. But he was one of our worst defenders in our own zone against Columbus, we simply had the offensive firepower going to make up for it.
RavenCp:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Monday May 21, 2018, 02:26:22 PM Eastern --- You say Carlson isnt as good defensively as Orlov and Niskanen. In these playoffs he has been better defensively than either of them. He has been the best dman at both ends of the ice and it really isn't even close. Orlov is not a better defensive dman than Carlson. He is still a better offensive dman, the rest of his game is improving but he is far from a shutdown dman.
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Nisk/Orlov play more minutes for a reason, Carlson gets PP time. And more time you play against the best players, more chances to screw up. I'm not trying to badmouth Carlson. He excels in this playoffs. Considering our D situation, these three D pull a lot by themselves.
Bura was the most irritating to watch he brought just nothing game after games. And without Nisk or Orlov we probably won't be here at this point.
Let's stop blaming, Caps can win only together.
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