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Mickstix:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Thursday December 13, 2018, 04:09:44 PM Eastern ---Yeah, we’ve been playing some GREAT pond hockey right now.
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Last 10 games we've held the opp to 3 or less goals 8x.. 6 of those were 2 goals or less.. Holts and Copper have been on point, but hardly pond hockey.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Thursday December 13, 2018, 11:58:08 AM Eastern ---
He also happens to be the best face-off man the Caps have right now, and I'd say they are really getting hurt in the face-off circle, except that they've won 10 of their last 12 games. Plus he's as good a PK forward as they have, especially with Wilson out. THAT is why he won't come out. His chronic problem as a C is that he really isn't a distributor, so he struggles to make the players with him better at even strength.
Anyway, if he comes out, who's going to be 3C? Move Stephenson in? He's been virtually invisible this season. I suppose they could break up the 4th line and try Boyd there, though I don't know if he's yet shown enough to earn the job. Anyway, for all the bellyaching around here, why mess with anything when the team has won 10 of 12 with Oshie and Wilson largely out? Tinkering around the edges is ALL that should be done unless/until things start going south in a much more significant way.
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Eller isnt a great faceoff man. He is under 50% for his career. A little above this year but he is very inconsistent, like the rest of his game. Stephenson is probably our best faceoff man and yes I would put him in Ellers spot in a heartbeat. All anyone looks at with Stephenson is his lack of offensive production but he is here because he is a defensive specialist.
Anyone that thinks Eller has been good this year should really look at his game logs. It has been ugly. And his offensive production isnt very good considering the ice time he gets. He is also a regular on the 2nd pp unit and was on the top unit for 6 games while kuzy was out. His last 5 games have been terrible. Zero goals, zero assists and a minus 4. He was also the culprit that turned the puck over on the gwg in the games we lost to the Ducks. And he has killed the offensive production of his wingers. He has been that bad.
richkrt99:
reading the posts on this board....you would think the Caps lost 10 of the last 12 not the other way round.
Go Caps.
4 Caps:
--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Thursday December 13, 2018, 07:43:52 PM Eastern ---reading the posts on this board....you would think the Caps lost 10 of the last 12 not the other way round.
Go Caps.
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Yeah, I don’t think you are going to see many changes as long as the team continues to play like they have been. In the Detroit game the third and fourth lines had more quality scoring chances than the top two lines. It is nice to have all four lines contributing and the third line with Connolly returning will even be better.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Thursday December 13, 2018, 09:11:53 PM Eastern ---
Yeah, I don’t think you are going to see many changes as long as the team continues to play like they have been. In the Detroit game the third and fourth lines had more quality scoring chances than the top two lines. It is nice to have all four lines contributing and the third line with Connolly returning will even be better.
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Or maybe Connolly's production will drop like all the other wingers that have played on the 3rd line. I still think Eller should take a seat but that will never happen.
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