Talk about Capitals hockey & more! > Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion
GDT#20 Capitals @ Canadiens 7:30 p.m. ET Fri Nov 19, 2018 NBCSWA, TSN2, RDS
4 Caps:
Count me as an Eller supporter, he is a solid third line center who can fill in on one of the top two lines and do an adequate job. He does take too many penalties but overall he is a positive player and BMac made a smart decision in extending his contract at a very reasonable rate.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Wednesday November 21, 2018, 07:49:05 AM Eastern ---I have to disagree with you as well. Eller bad plays out weight the good. Last game he managed to score the OT goal but he did not have a good game. He is a very inconsistent player. He has a couple of good games and people are fooled into thinking we have some special. Those people give him a free pass when he shits the bed for the next 10.
His strength is his puck possession. He has no other strengths. He doesnt have a great shot. He isnt a great passer in fact most of the time he doesnt even look when he passes. The odd time one if his passes gets through. Most are turnovers. He also takes lazy and selfish penalties. Like the double minor against Montreal. He is also overrated defensively. He has been in the ice for more goals against than any other Caps forward. And its not like he is matching against top lines. That's Backstrom line that gets that assignment.
Comparing Eller to Backstrom is an insult to Backstrom. Sure he has some decent games but when he isn't playing well he is closer to a Burakovsky than he is a Backstrom.
I have never been a fan of his game because if his inconsistent play. I have lost whatever respect I had for him in the first game of the season. When he was over celebrating on the 7th goal of a 7-0 game. Eller got his ass kicked for that. I would have kicked his ass too. It was classless.
--- End quote ---
Damn right!
Eller is what he is, a one-way. at best primary offensive center that can’t crack the top two lines. While he gets a big goal now then, he simply is not the excellent two-way, shutdown, possession, and special teams player that is needed for the the cliche “3rd Center” that has been branded on his forehead. I can’t think of many teams that would tolerate their “3rd Center”, being below 50% faceoffs, or the substandard Dplay. or mistakes.
(correction, he’s currently above 50% for once)
Ideally he’d be moved over to wing and let Stevenson/Boyd take over that spot and have Ellen take Connolly or Buras side
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Wednesday November 21, 2018, 04:43:29 PM Eastern ---Damn right!
Eller is what he is, a one-way. at best primary, offensive center that can’t crack the top two lines. While he gets a big goal now then, he simply is not the excellent two-way, shutdown, possession, and special teams player that is needed for the the cliche “3rd Center” that has been branded on his forehead. I can’t think of many teams that would tolerate their “3rd Center”, being below 50% faceoffs, or the substandard Dplay. or mistakes.
Ideally he’d be moved over to wing and let Stevenson/Boyd take over that spot
--- End quote ---
See what I mean. I agree with you on a lot of things. On most teams your 3rd line center is more know as a checker. But on this team Backstrom is the checking center.
PUCKNRUSH:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Wednesday November 21, 2018, 04:43:29 PM Eastern ---Damn right!
Eller is what he is, a one-way. at best primary offensive center that can’t crack the top two lines. While he gets a big goal now then, he simply is not the excellent two-way, shutdown, possession, and special teams player that is needed for the the cliche “3rd Center” that has been branded on his forehead. I can’t think of many teams that would tolerate their “3rd Center”, being below 50% faceoffs, or the substandard Dplay. or mistakes.
(correction, he’s currently above 50% for once)
Ideally he’d be moved over to wing and let Stevenson/Boyd take over that spot and have Ellen take Connolly or Buras side
--- End quote ---
Cool buddy!! I see we’ll be getting drunk again, in the near future! LOL😂 😂
(Skynard was awesome, BTW)! Thanks again!
Rush
Mickstix:
--- Quote from: PUCKNRUSH on Wednesday November 21, 2018, 06:05:35 PM Eastern ---
Cool buddy!! I see we’ll be getting drunk again, in the near future! LOL😂 😂
(Skynard Skynyrd was awesome, BTW)! Thanks again!
Rush
--- End quote ---
FIFY ;)
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version