GDT #60 Caps vs Ducks @ 7pm

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February 23 vs Ducks at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 28-25-6
PP% 20.4(20th)  PK% 81.5(9th)  Faceoff% 49.8(18th)
Anaheim Ducks 17-34-7
PP% 16.3(31st)  PK% 72.9(29th)  Faceoff% 45.9(28th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Strome 17 - Oshie(A) 77
Sheary 73 - Backstrom 19 - Johansson 90
Eller 20 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Gustafsson 56 - van Riemsdyk 57
Fehervary 42 - Jensen 3
Irwin 52 - McIlrath 25

Lindgren 79

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Alexeyev 27

IR/LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Mantha 39 - upper body
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - face/head

Ducks anticipated lines:
Grant 38 - Zegras 11 - Strome 16
Vatrano 77 - McTavish 37 - Terry 19
Jones 49 - Lundestrom 21 - Silfverberg(A) 33
Leason 20 - Menga 7 - Carrick 39

Fowler(A) 4 - Kulikov 29
Benoit 13 - Beaulieu 28
White 45 - Shattenkirk 22

Gibson 36
Dostal 1 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Garrett Rank 7, Brandon Blandina 39
Andrew Smith 51, Libor Suchanek 60

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-anaheim/c-341386514

scoring summary
1st period:
Oshie(12) PPG from Gustafsson(28) and Backstrom(6) at 11:41
2nd period:
Lundestrom from Fowler at 7:09
Jensen(2) from Dowd(10) and Fehervary(7) at 9:07
Terry from Kulikov and Fowler at 9:51
3rd period: 
Silfverberg from Comtois and White at 2:15
Grant ENG from Shattenkirk at 18:29

Caps lose 4-2

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https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1628801296668016642

[capsfanpdx]

ORlov and Hathaway held out due to trade consideration tonight

[capsfanpdx]

Don't know why Eller is still playing?

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Don't know why Eller is still playing?

My opinion was to keep him as a spare center for the playoffs. Since that ship appears to have sailed, good question.


and, Hathy and Orlov are the last two I’d trade right now. But management doesn’t have the balls to dump the contract that needs to go.

[capsfanpdx]

My opinion was to keep him as a spare center for the playoffs. Since that ship appears to have sailed, good question.


and, Hathy and Orlov are the last two I’d trade right now. But management doesn’t have the balls to dump the contract that needs to go.

I think they believe that Orlov won't sign here so they are trying to get something at least.

[capsfanpdx]

Traded to Boston for pics/players and ?  RMNB

[Mickstix]

Oh well, Adios fellas! Probably 2 of the least "problems" this team has, but I guess getting rid of anything is better then nothing.

[Mickstix]

Until were rid of 3 of: 20, 39, 74, 77, 92 we're just clearing cap space to continue the suck. (And 77 probably needs to be 1 of the 3) Team is just WAY too slow with him, Nicky, Ovi and Wilson/Brown both coming off ACL's.

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps     

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PP GOOOAAALLLL

OSHIE

[Surreylily]

Whoo Hooo!
 

[Mickstix]

We scored a fucking goal! YES!!!!

[Surreylily]

Okay so far.........

[richkrt99]

THIS   

I think they believe that Orlov won't sign here so they are trying to get something at least.

yes, what he said

[Surreylily]

Gonna miss Halfway.  I loved his grit.

[richkrt99]

Until were rid of 3 of: 20, 39, 74, 77, 92 we're just clearing cap space to continue the suck. (And 77 probably needs to be 1 of the 3) Team is just WAY too slow with him, Nicky, Ovi and Wilson/Brown both coming off ACL's.

Agree, but Mantha getting hurt fucked the whole thing.  Not to mention Johnny Q. Dylan (although I believe the Caps would never trade him)
Mantha I believe they were shopping, but you can't trade a guy on IR. (or at least I like to hope to believe they were shopping him)
Plus his salary is a tough pill to swallow.  Orlov as a rental to Boston I get from both sides.  The Caps were going to lose him most likely so why not get a pick for him.  Hathy?  Love to keep the guy, but does he really make a difference to the success of this team?  I mean....what we need most right now is GOALS.  There are lots of guys out there to fill Hathy's shoes.


(actually what we need MOST right now is to dump some dead weight and heavy contracts!!!!)


With Orlov and Hathy gone though...we sure did get softer.  The way this league is going though...will it matter?

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GOOOAAALLLL

JENSEN

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What was that?