Huh.   I'm trying to figure out how to do a poll thingamy...........

For who anybody thinks might be our next leader.

Willy pretty much fucked himself.

The only other candidate, in my eyes, is Chucky.

I'm starting to have serious questions about Carbs........

Well when you say leader...do you mean Captain?  Tom Wilson is a leader on this team, as is JC.  I expect he or John Carlson will next wear the C, but Johnny might be done the same time as Ovi.
Lindy..no...he might not even be here after next year.. He is a UFA after next season.  And you can't have a goalie as team captain even if you wanted to (which you wouldn't)
If you just mean leader and not Captain, then again...Wilson and Carlson are both leaders on and off the ice.  Wilson is pretty active in the community and with multiple charities as well.. Sure some of that is image building and marketing, but he does seem a genuinely decent fellow.
I don't understand what you mean when you say Wilson F'd himself?
Wilson and Strome are committed long term to this team.  I expect Wilson will be the next team Captain, but Ovie has two more years (at least) so who knows what other veterans this team will acquire in the next two full seasons.

As far as Carbs..I think he has done an excellent job with the assets at his disposal.  Most of the young guys have taken a step forward this year and that's what this team needed.  You can't blame the coach when your old guys just get older....and older...and slower.

I say go emergency and bring back this guy

 

I'm certainly not.  And it shows why the team's integrity in willing itself to the playoffs with this crew, while it was noble, has NOT been in the best interests of the franchise.  When you lose your top two centers and have no remotely equivalent replacements, and when half your defense is injured, you can't compete.  It isn't just the players you lose.  It's the guys you have to move up in the lineup to play against opponents they don't match up against.  That's why a few top players can make all the difference to a team.  It isn't just their capabilities; it's that they move other players down in the lineup to play against guys they match up better against.

I agree.  I do.

However...   I am never going to knock a team for trying and putting in an effort.  Just rolling over is not in ANY athlete's DNA.   Yes, we will lose, but let's at least make them earn it.


If you were looking for new players, would you pick a quitter?  Would you even take a second glance at any Caps player?


We need to show some fight.   Unfortunately we don't have a leader anymore.
Unless somebody steps up to that role, we're just a bunch of icecapades.

Right. Nothing to see here. Just be glad Tom Wilson didn’t make that hit, he’d be out 10 games.

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2024/04/44831/no-penalty-for-rangers-panarin-for-oshie-hit-after-review/

So they get three days rest which hopefully will get Ovi what he needs to get going.


I still hope they bring in Sgarabosa.  Ideally he would replace Pacioretti who has been a waste of a jersey.  Apparently he refused a trade at the deadline which ticks me off and should be reason enough for them to sit him - however, the rest of the league would consider that a slap in the face to a renowned veteran - so they won't do it.


If they don't sit Pacioretti, I would it Protas and send him a message.  He has just done nothing the last 30 games and when he does get a chance at scoring he has hands of stone.  They need to light a fire under him.


I hate to say it, but they also should sit Oshie.  He has made a bunch of bad decisions and turnovers and I'm afraid he is just done. Love his heart, but his legs and body can't do it on a consistent basis.