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Caps trade for Nick Jensen
ArJunaZ:
By juggling I meant the following: Who will be scratched to make room for Jensen. My guess is Djoos obviously, but with Orpik getting older and Orlov sometimes seemingly dipping into Carson's old Quaalude stash I can see some juggling in the near future.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: ArJunaZ on Saturday February 23, 2019, 12:16:31 PM Eastern ---By juggling I meant the following: Who will be scratched to make room for Jensen. My guess is Djoos obviously, but with Orpik getting older and Orlov sometimes seemingly dipping into Carson's old Quaalude stash I can see some juggling in the near future.
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Agreed, Carlson has played long minutes in every game, and Nisky has played all but one. resting them in the near future wouldn’t be a bad idea.
I know Jensen bounced around the D pairings for the Wings, but I’m not sure if he both plays right and left D or not, if so he could push one of the others to keep their spot
Surreylily:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Saturday February 23, 2019, 08:45:50 AM Eastern ---
I think
(1) There will be no "juggling" to get Jensen into the lineup. He will be in there every game as the 3rd RHD. I think the juggling will occur on the left side to see who plays with who. Jensen will take a few minutes from Carlson and maybe a few from Niskanen as well (remember, the right side defenseman on the 3rd pair has been getting about 12 minutes per game. Jensen is likely to get 18-20 minutes per game.)
(2) The acquisitions of Hagelin and Jensen are IMO for one overriding purpose (besides general defensive stability), and that is to upgrade the PK, especially for the playoffs. If you look at NHL team stats, if the Caps finish in the top 4 in the Metro, their road to the Stanley Cup would likely have to go through either Tampa or Boston, and the top 3 teams in the West are Winnipeg, Calgary, and San Jose. The Caps are reasonably likely to have to face one of those teams if they can make it back to the Stanley Cup finals. ALL of these teams are in the top 8 in PP efficiency. And as a side note, another team in the top 8 is Pittsburgh. The Caps absolutely HAD to upgrade the PK if they are going to have any reasonable shot at a repeat.
(3) For those who would say that this organization operates to put people in the seats and money in the till rather than to chase championship glory, these acquisitions fly in the face of that. Hagelin and Jensen together won't put one extra fanny in the seats, but the organization sees them as absolutely critical to its Stanley Cup chances. Watch the amount of PK time these two get once they get acclimated to the team.
(4) The face-off issue is still a huge deal, especially during the PK, when face-off wins can translate to clears, or if not, ability to fight for possession along the boards with a decent chance of winning the battle, all the while killing off time. There are too many times when, even if the goalie gets stops on the PK, the Caps lose face-off after face-off and never get a chance to relieve the pressure. That won't cut it consistently against the top PP teams.
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Good post
richkrt99:
Jensen looks good. Not that you can judge anything by one game, but I really had no idea about him. Looks to be a really good fit. If he IS a/the guy that can START a decent breakout and actually consistently move the puck up and get it out of the D zone (as is reported as his skill set), then ALL HAIL GM BM because that is one of the Caps biggest issue. How many goals yesterday were the result of not being able to get the puck out of the D zone? This is something the Caps desperately need to fix before the playoffs.
2.5 mill is a low budget price tag for an adequate D IMHO. Definitely needed a guy to share some of the load.
Now....WTF are you going to do with Burka, and Orlov? Sure as hell hope Burka is gone and Orlov wakes the F up. I can't see any way the Caps could unload that shitty Orlov deal. Orlov has been a real disappointment this year. His game needed to improve to get close to earning that contract, not take a nose dive.
Hoping that Jensen turns out to be solid and it relieves some burden from Nisky, Orlov, and Carlson. They need some help.
Also, what are we calling him? Need something better than Jensen. Not Jenny (unless he starts to play like Burky)
I saw somewhere someone posted Jensen and Djoos playing together would be.....Jen and Djoos (Gin and Juice) 8)
Go Caps.
Let's see some more please.....Like SOMETHING for BURKA.
alta:
When a players last name can't be hockeyfied, it's done with the first name. But the Caps already have a Nicky. Jensen is easy enough to type..
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