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GDT#19 Capitals @ Avalanche 9:00 p.m. ET Fri Nov 16, 2018 NBCSWA+, ALT
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Saturday November 17, 2018, 10:24:02 AM Eastern ---
There are SO many ignorant people around the NHL that stereotype Tom Wilson as a no-talent goon.
FWIW, no-talent goons aren't consistently near or at the top of the TOI stats for forwards. Wilson, in his THIRD game back, played more than any other forward last night, 24+ minutes. Even in his first game back he was over 16 minutes. The guy can PLAY, period.
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Agreed. Wilson is a beast. He is a very good all round player. I'm not sure I liked the way the Caps developed him but it seems to have worked out fine.
4 Caps:
Caps did a really good job of shutting down arguably the best line in the league. I thought all our defenseman played well and it was good to get Kempny back. Iam not sure what the reason was for changing the defense pairings but they seem to be working. Orlov has played his best since being paired with Carlson.
Hopefully all our injured players who are eligible to play will be back against Montreal. If they are not I will start to get worried. I could see Oshie missing a substantial amount of time. As I recall he missed several games last season due to a concussion and then when he came back it took him a long time to get back to his usual self. Orpik is eligible to play against Chicago on Wednesday and it will be interesting to see who he replaces if in fact he does play. The reality is he may have a hard time getting back in the lineup.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Saturday November 17, 2018, 11:10:16 AM Eastern ---Caps did a really good job of shutting down arguably the best line in the league. I thought all our defenseman played well and it was good to get Kempny back. Iam not sure what the reason was for changing the defense pairings but they seem to be working. Orlov has played his best since being paired with Carlson.
Hopefully all our injured players who are eligible to play will be back against Montreal. If they are not I will start to get worried. I could see Oshie missing a substantial amount of time. As I recall he missed several games last season due to a concussion and then when he came back it took him a long time to get back to his usual self. Orpik is eligible to play against Chicago on Wednesday and it will be interesting to see who he replaces if in fact he does play. The reality is he may have a hard time getting back in the lineup.
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The pairings were changed because Orlov and Niskanen struggled so much together. For some reason our left dmen have all played better when paired with Carlson. Orlov, Kempny and Djoos all have played their best with Carlson.
I think Kempny has been our worst dman recently but I doubt he gets scratched. I hope they dont scratch Bowey since his game has progressed so much the past few games. The guy that seems to be the most expendable is Djoos. I havent seen any progress in his game. In fact I think Bowey has passed him. The biggest problem with Djoos is he gets pushed around too easily. He can't win a puck battle. He isnt very good defensively because he has no strength. The only thing he does in the defensive zone is try to poke check. I really dont see Djoos as a long term player here. Especially with all the left side prospects we have. Even after Orpik is gone I only rank Djoos 6th as a left dman in the future. Behind Orlov, Kempny, Seigenthaler, Johansen and Alexeyev. That's assuming we keep all of those guys.
Beaglefan2:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Saturday November 17, 2018, 11:58:50 AM Eastern --- The pairings were changed because Orlov and Niskanen struggled so much together. For some reason our left dmen have all played better when paired with Carlson. Orlov, Kempny and Djoos all have played their best with Carlson.
I think Kempny has been our worst dman recently but I doubt he gets scratched. I hope they dont scratch Bowey since his game has progressed so much the past few games. The guy that seems to be the most expendable is Djoos. I havent seen any progress in his game. In fact I think Bowey has passed him. The biggest problem with Djoos is he gets pushed around too easily. He can't win a puck battle. He isnt very good defensively because he has no strength. The only thing he does in the defensive zone is try to poke check. I really dont see Djoos as a long term player here. Especially with all the left side prospects we have. Even after Orpik is gone I only rank Djoos 6th as a left dman in the future. Behind Orlov, Kempny, Seigenthaler, Johansen and Alexeyev. That's assuming we keep all of those guys.
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I agree about Djoos. I had hoped he would work out, but he just doesn’t have the size and strength. After watching Bowey’s start last year I thought he had no chance of making it, but I have to say he is really improving and I think he is with us for the long term. He still makes some boneheaded mistakes, but so do our other men from time to time.
Mickstix:
So, just read on the twitt that both Kuz and Osh have concussions.. :-( Could be a long fall/winter if they can't recover quickly. Who knows what ails Holtby. :sick:
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