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Eller gets five years 17.5 extension

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4 Caps:
However even the so called physical players have gotten faster than they were.  Overall players are just faster.  Wilson is one of the faster skaters on the Caps. He is faster than Oshie, Backstrom and even Ovi.  Vegas is one of the least physical teams in the league but that hasn’t seemed to be a problem for them. 

DC_1908:

--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Saturday February 10, 2018, 08:54:35 PM Eastern ---What makes Vegas so good.  It is because of their speed,  they are one of the fastest teams in the league and that is why we had trouble with them and why we have trouble with Pittsburgh.

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What makes Vegas good is systen, size, athleticism, intellegence and execution

What makes the Hens so good is simple:  The Caps Front Office. 

Sorry man, I know you trust this organization and their statements, but it’s just marketing and covering up for blunders, or worse yet an apathetic approach to winning

4 Caps:
I trust what I see on the ice and that is a pretty darn good team and has been ever since BMac and Trotz took over.  It has nothing to do with believing their statements or marketing. It is based on what I see on the ice and the results. 

Beaglefan2:
I’m no fan of GMBM, and have been begging for turnover, but I like this deal. Eller has really improved this year. He is one player we have that actually can take a shot instead of passing when he has a good chance. His puck control is great and I think he will get better and better.

ArJunaZ:
Crap!!!  I just accidentally closed this window and lost a long post.

I basically said I like the 3.5 cap hit for Eller.  He's worth it.

I agree with Maaco that lack of speed is not our main issue.  We make mental mistakes, careless passes, weak forechecking, and overall poor execution. We are also not as physical as we can be and that has hurt us.  If we clean those things up and our enormous talent can motivate themselves to play 100% for 60 minutes we could keep up with and handle the likes of Pittsburgh and Las Vegas and be a true contender.  We've seen glimpses of this, so I know it's possible.

And here I start to get a bit off topic.
The bullshit bias against Wilson has changed the way he and the team play  We used to beat up teams setting the tone for the games early. Now we are half that at best. Another victim of our insanely PC overprotective culture.

I think that Trotz is too nice and too easy on the player's ego's.  I wouldn't put up with the bullshit of players not starting games at full pace and keeping it up for the 60 minutes.  I don't care if it's Ovie or a new call-up, it should not be tolerated.  I've heard some recent comments by Trotz that got me worried he's too gentle in dealing with these issues, so we don't see much changing. With few exceptions most our guys are guilty of coasting. It's especially bad that our captain sets that example.

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