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GDT R4G4 Knights @ Capitals 2018-06-04 8:00pm EST NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS
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--- Quote from: Devise on Tuesday June 05, 2018, 02:34:55 PM Eastern ---
Yeah sometimes it's fun if the UFC has fights on in another country early in the morning to get up at 8 am and crack a cold beer instead of a coffee and just dig into a long drunken day off haha. I imagine if the Caps win I'll have a few, but who am I kidding with the run they've had I'll probably be drinking regardless after the investment from all this.
But I hear you regarding us playing to the best and them playing to the worst. Obviously on that scale, we don't want to overlook our boys or presume dynasty. I was more meaning that a lot of the "heart" and "club kettler" terms are pretty much erased for some of our core. And I think it's a been a big off-season for some of BMGM's key acquisitions. We all agree Shattenkirk didn't pan out, and I was worried like you that following that blunder he'd be too worried about making a big splash to make up for that.
However if you look at some of our grittiest players and key playoff performers, a high majority of them are not gambles but instead sound underrated signings/heart and soul pieces made to bolster our roster intentionally for these playoffs. BMGM at least acknowledged we had mental pysche problems and the players he brought in are players that have helped change that narrative. Specifically looking at his two big FA signings, Nisky/Orpik both had more history of winning than our club and have been clutch in this deep run. Oshie was a gamer and he got him signed long term and he's absolutely a factor for us in these playoffs. Eller same thing, another underrated signing that is a playoff type player that we knew we needed more of. Kempny was a slick acquisition that is probably doing better than even he thought, but again he was focused more on the mentality and toughness of these players than just how good they were. That is what he was trying to acquire, and in hindsight some of that has paid off and I think BMGM and scouts should get credit for looking for players who could actually help us get through some of our problems.
That was the thing, we didn't need players to "carry" the Caps in the playoffs, we needed players who could help show and mature our core into melding as a team in the post-season. Beating Pitt finally removed the anvil mentally on the core players we hadn't that didn't believe or maybe weren't as keen to pull on that team rope as before because they had assumed that they needed more pieces etc. It just seems to me now that our "playoff gamers" have the impact and freedom to assert their will every game, while our non assumed gamers and core no longer need to be carried. They have find roles and ways to help whether it be scoring etc.
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I think BMAC has done a super job of building this roster and can’t be given enough credit. He has taken a lot of flak, undeserved IMO, for what happened this past off season with the expansion draft and trading Marcus so it is great to see the team’s success this post season hopefully culminating with a Stanley Cup.
Maacoshark:
I didn't like some of the decisions BMac made but it seems to have paid off for now. The only guy we lost that I had a bit of a problem with was Schmidt. I could care less about losing Shittenkirk, Alzner, Williams, Winnick or Johansson. I thought BMac overspent a bit resigning some players and got us in cap trouble. That could hurt us long term.
Considering the cap situation GMBM did a decent job.
justwincaps:
--- Quote from: blee088 on Tuesday June 05, 2018, 09:48:45 AM Eastern ---i kept thinking about how backstrom is invisible and it kind of makes me sad. he used to be the guy. I'm not sure what he does
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He had 3 assists last night.
The reason he is invisible is that he is usually feeding Ovie and the goals get the glory or, as what happened last night, he had 3 assists but Kuzy had 4.
Always overshadowed but never unappreciated.
ArJunaZ:
--- Quote from: Chris19 on Tuesday June 05, 2018, 10:18:29 AM Eastern ---The best thing they can do right now is NOT retaliate. Instead stay the course and smile as big as they can as they shake their hand on Thursday night.
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Welcome to the forum.
Yes, rub it in hard.
KitFisto:
--- Quote from: ArJunaZ on Wednesday June 06, 2018, 03:03:12 AM Eastern ---
Yes, rub it in hard.
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That's what she said.
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