| 8-Ovechkin | 92-Kuznetsov | 43-Wilson |
| 13-Vrana | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
| 62-Hagelin | 20-Eller | 14-Panik |
| 28-Leipsic | 26-Dowd | 21-Hathaway |
| :spacer50pix: 4-Dillon | 74-Carlson |
| :spacer50pix: 6-Kempny | 9-Orlov |
| :spacer50pix: 34-Siegenthaler | 3-Jensen |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 30-Samsonov (starter) |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 70-Holtby |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 72-Boyd |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix: 33-Gudas |
| :spacer50pix::spacer50pix: None |
| 13-Vrana | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
| :spacer50pix: 8-Ovechkin | :spacer50pix: 74-Carlson |
| 20-Eller | 92-Kuznetsov | 43-Wilson |
| :spacer50pix: 8-Ovechkin | :spacer50pix: 9-Orlov |
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:clown: :poop:Our d core sucks but I think this is more of a coaching problem. We are giving up a ton of breakaways and 2 on 1s and it is happening to every defensive pair.
still benched the wrong dman
WHAT THE FUCK DOES RIERDON DO?He is a babysitter.
:wtf:
Coms said earlier that the Devils had a bunch of rookie dmen and they still look better than ours. :raspberry:
As if Vrana would EVER go to the front of the net. LMFAO.Vrana is the definition of a one dimensional player.
And their goalie is hot as hell so the only way you score is net traffic. As if our pussy team will do that.
Oshie goes to the net...
Jus' sayin'
Nice. Kuzy at 27% face-off effectiveness. Shows he's got not fucking regard for anything but his dipsy doo moves. That's just a matter of practice and hard work. That's why guys like Beagle and Boyd are good at it.
Our face offs have been appalling for a while now, right the wy down the lines. Bckstrom's game has been off lately.
lol! :lol:
Agreed. He must feel lonely on this team.
Backstroms game has been off. I have really noticed that his defensive game has really regressed this season. Always a step behind. 2 years ago he was a Selke candidate. I think he finished 7th in voting. Now he is average at best.
Agree 100% on Nicky. I think human nature -- he finally signed his big deal -- has caught up with him. Or else he's hurt. He's skating like in quicksand.
lol! :lol:Probably not. The team he came from was alot worse than the Caps. He played with Karlsson and Burns so he has played with very bad defenders before.
Dillon must be wondering what he's got himself in for.... :huh:
Backstroms game has been off. I have really noticed that his defensive game has really regressed this season. Always a step behind. 2 years ago he was a Selke candidate. I think he finished 7th in voting. Now he is average at best.
Didn't think the garbage ran on Saturday.. I was wrong. :clown: :poop: Came out looking pretty good, farted around for 4 minutes of PP time and gave up I guess. Team has so little heart/fight its nearly unwatchable..
Great pressure and that fucking dog, Jensen, shoots a wrist shot right to the goalie. Loser.He beats a lot of good goalies with that popcorn shot. How many goals does he have this season?
He beats a lot of good goalies with that popcorn shot. How many goals does he have this season?
And here comes another dogshit PP to seal our fate. Ever since Ovi started the "chase from 698 to 700" we've been worse that ever. The only hope I have is that once he gets it they start to relax and play hockey. Not optimistic but one can hope.
I think I said that in my first post in this thread.....
trying to listen on the radio, other than giving up a few breakaways, the Caps don’t sound bad, but doesn’t sound great either
and the big Willy scores
Mac the Black is fun to watch.
This Caps team has the same feel as a couple of years ago ...... when the members of this board seemed to care more about winning than the players.
Greetings from the gatherin. Some are soberer than others 😁
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Burp !!!
And that's gonna be game. 5 v 3 and they will score and we didn't. Bullshit call but you expected it.Kempney deserved that.
There's ball game.. Kuznetsov should of skated to the bench. He's useless on the PK.
Oh stop whingeing and get off the ice. You didn't deserve to win this. ::)
And that's gonna be game. 5 v 3 and they will score and we didn't. Bullshit call but you expected it.Kempny could have been called twice before the ref finally made the call.
Can't do this two days in a row. I'm going to find something else to do rather than watch them get their balls stepped on by a much better team that will be pissed for ITS OWN bad effort today.
You must mean 92. Kuzy did try to give his stick to Backstrom but Backstrom either didn't see it or just couldn't get it. That is the only smart thing I've seen Kuzy do this season. Maybe the lowest hockey I ever.
Nick no stick and 72 out there. It was 5-2.
Kempny did retaliate but that is call the refs always make. Very selfish play by Kempny.
Absolutely, but did you SEE what Palmieri did to provoke him? They cleaned out Samsonov and he held Kempny's stick for the entire PP. Should have sent both off but due to lopsided penalties they only sent Kempny. Of course his slash was a penalty. He should sit tomorrow.
Absolutely, but did you SEE what Palmieri did to provoke him? They cleaned out Samsonov and he held Kempny's stick for the entire PP. Should have sent both off but due to lopsided penalties they only sent Kempny. Of course his slash was a penalty. He should sit tomorrow.
You must mean 92. Kuzy did try to give his stick to Backstrom but Backstrom either didn't see it or just couldn't get it. That is the only smart thing I've seen Kuzy do this season. Maybe the lowest hockey I ever.
Kempny did retaliate but that is call the refs always make. Very selfish play by Kempny.
Before that Kempby vlindsided him and punched him in the back of the head. :raised-eyebrow:
Before that Kempby vlindsided him and punched him in the back of the head. :raised-eyebrow:
Yes, but they both fouled and both should have gone off. The league claimed to have cut down on letting fouls go based on game situation but the NHL talks out of both sides of its mouth.
Rob Carling summed it up when he said it was a laundry list of repeat problems that aren't being fixed.
Well, we know Kempny will be sat tomorrow.
I would be okay to sit Nicky too - call it a maintenance day.....
I'd prefer to sit Panik - for the rest of his contract.
:lol:Eller has been playing well but was bad today. Mind you pretty much everyone was. I think our best all around player right now is Wilson.
He hasn't been great lately, but then who has? Apart from Eller and TJ....
There are others wou I woud put ahead of him in that queue.
Eller has been playing well but was bad today. Mind you pretty much everyone was. I think our best all around player right now is Wilson.I'd go with Oshie, but as you say, slim pickings right now.. :smirk:
I'd go with Oshie, but as you say, slim pickings right now.. :smirk:
That's coaching. The team wasn't ready for the playoffs last season because he sucks and they are in a freefall because he sucks.
Eller has been playing well but was bad today. Mind you pretty much everyone was. I think our best all around player right now is Wilson.
I haven't thought Wilson has played well. He ALWAYS plays hard which is good, but his skill game has sucked of late. If I had to pick one guy who's our best right now it would be Alexander Semin.
Slamming the coach and wanting him replaced is fine, but who with?
It's not really feasable at this time of the year. If we wern't going to make the playoffs, maybe, but we will. If we crash and burn early, than absolutely, but untill then, Reirdon it is.
Agreed. But he still sucks. Deer in the headlights in terms of changing anything other than the top 2 lines.
It's not the line shuffling that bothers me, it's the lack of correcting the repeated mistakes. Our players are making the same mistakes constantly. Over and over again. The passing/giveaways, the telegramed stretch passes, the awfullness on face=offs. Stupid penalties, lack of discipline and jjust pure basic laziness.
This is what annoys me about Reirdon right now.
Has he lost the room?
has Reirdon ever really had the locker room?? Has the talent been able to compensate for the last 1 1/2 seasons and can’t hide it anymore? Last year I wasn’t ready to blame the coach, but this year I am.
Best all around player doesn't translate to skill. Wilson does everything for this team. He is a physical presence, will fight if needed, he is very good on the forehead, not afraid to dig the puck out in the corners, also not afraid to go to the dirty areas in front of the net, he has decent speed, he is also a good back checker. He plays on the pk and pp. He manages the puck fairly well, doesn't try to get too cute. Instead of trying a low percentage toe drag he will chip and chase. He plays within his limits. You say he is lacking the skill. Well he has enough skill to have scored 19 goals so far this season. Wilson is by far our best all around forward.
I haven't thought Wilson has played well. He ALWAYS plays hard which is good, but his skill game has sucked of late. If I had to pick one guy who's our best right now it would be Alexander Semin.
Best all around player doesn't translate to skill. Wilson does everything for this team. He is a physical presence, he is very good on the forehead,
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Lol I fucking hate autocorrect. It supposed to fix typing. I guess autocorrect can't fix being drunk.I hate it when that happens 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol I fucking hate autocorrect. It supposed to fix typing. I guess autocorrect can't fix being drunk.