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GDT#48 Capitals at Blackhawks 12:30pm Sunday Jan. 20 2019
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: zerofox on Sunday January 20, 2019, 03:22:26 PM Eastern ---Media: Todd, can you tell us why you think your defense was struggling this game, letting up 8 goals?
TR: Huh? Not sure what game you guys were watching but our defense scored 5 goals I thought they had a hell of a game. Actually scratch that. 6 goals, one of which counted for the other team for some reason. I tried asking the refs to explain that but they ignored me. In my mind, Carly and Orly both scored twice and they'll be rewarded as such.
Media: And what about getting blown out by the Blackhawks, the worst team in the league?
TR: You know, the Blackhawks are a great hockey organization. They've won 3 Cups in recent memory. I don't get all the comments about the Hawks being in last place. You don't win 3 Cups without being a really good team.
Media: But...you can clearly see in the NHL stand-
TR: Standings schmandings. Read my lips. 3 Cups.
Media: Okay...can you explain your rationale behind the Kuznetsov demotion?
TR: I wouldn't call it a demotion. Kuzy has been a strong player for us, I just wanted to give the 3rd line a much needed spark. When he tries to dangle through 5 defenders I take a video of it and post it on YouTube. Me and the other coaches get a kick out of it. It's pretty cool. Such a skilled player.
Media: And what about the team's Power Play woes? What are you and Blaine going to do about it?
TR: Everyone expects us to score on this so-called "power play." It's 5-on-5 just like the rest of the game how are we supposed to have a better chance at scoring?
Media: It's 5-on-4...
TR: We have 5 players on the ice, they do too.
Media: No they have 4 players plus 1 goalie on the ice, you have 5 players plus 1 goalie on the ice.
TR: Yeah but our goalie is all the way on the other end of the ice. So it's our 5 guys vs. their 5 guys. Even stevens.
Media: Um okay, moving on. Your team has lost five in a row now. What are you going to do to get the team back on track?
TR: I like to take the optimist's approach. My team didn't lose five games in a row. They got on the ice and had fun five games in a row. That's what counts. None of these guys have to play hockey. They do it for the love of the game.
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:snicker: :lol: :rofl:
Now this is funny. Good work by at least one of the Caps fans.
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: apace41 on Sunday January 20, 2019, 01:03:45 PM Eastern ---We have 1 quality D man right now. Carlson. The rest suck.
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I found Maaco. He hasn't disappeared....just hiding
;D
richkrt99:
Hey - where the heck to you find an actual Box score of the game?
Beaglefan2:
--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Monday January 21, 2019, 09:18:51 AM Eastern ---
The total mystery of the combination of penalties that ended up in NO Caps power play is beyond me. They HAD a delayed penalty already called. Then Wilson gets involved with TWO guys and somehow their THREE penalties and our one guy turns up being even? WTF was that? Reirdon should have went berzerk and tossed the entire bench of sticks on the ice. They would not even give him an explanation. That is just wrong. Rierdon should have got himself tossed at that point instead of standing there looking puzzled (which I'm sure he was). GO berzerk - show some heat, heart, passion.....maybe it will trickle down to your team. (Maybe is probably too strong a word there)
Kuzy #1 SCRATCH (Burka doesn't even deserve the scratch, but okay he is #1 scratch until we offload him)
Backy #2 SCRATCH
Smith- Pelly - SCRATCH
Stephenson - SCRATCH
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richkrt99 - great post. For years, I have been screaming about the Caps not ever, ever, ever benching key players for poor performance. I just don't get it. If they don't want to embarrass one established star, then bench 2 or three of them at the same time. Right now, I would bench Backstrom, Oshie and Kuzy for the next game before the break. Then let them stew over the break and come back pissed off.
4 Caps:
Richkrt99, I agree with a lot of your post but note that Burakovsky was actually on the 4th line and Jaskin was on the line with Kuzy and Connelly. FWIW Burakovsky was credited with two assists.
Also watching Florida putting it to the Sharks so they will be in a foul mood tomorrow. Also I believe if they lose to tonight they will have lost 3 in a row. The next two games against the Sharks and Toronto will not be easy. Obviously Caps need to play much better if they are going to win.
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